The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-04-18
WHEAT CRISIS FORCES
CHANGES IN RULES
Households, Eating Houses and
Bakers Must Decrease
Use of Wheat.

Coupled with an earnest appeal to all
Individuals, households, public eating
places and bakers Of bread and pas
tries for their cooperation and sup
port, Herbert c. Hoover has issued a
new set of rules designed to further |
reduce wheat consumption In this
country until the next harvest.
These rules and Mr.. Hoover's per. !
scnal appeal are given out through
Mr.. W. 3. Aver, Federal Food Admin.
istrator for Oregon, In the following
message:
IF we are to furnish the Allies with
the necessary proportion of wheat to |
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest land this is q
military necessity we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twenty
one million bushels month as against
our normal consumption of about
forty-two million bushels or fifty per
cent Of our normal consumption, re-
serving margin for distribution to
the army and for special cases, leav-
ing for general consumption approx
mately one and one-half pounds of
wheat products weekly per person.
Many Of our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must
be durable and therefore requires q
larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the home.
THE well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices in the
consumption of wheat products than
can the poor. In addition our popu-
lation in the agricultural districts,
where the substitute cereals are abun.
dant, are more skilled in the prepara-
tion Of breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city and Industrial
populations. With improved transpor-
tation conditions we now have avail
able = surplus Of potatoes. We also
have in the spring months Z surplus
Of milk and we have ample corn and
oats for human consumption. The
drain on rye and barley as substitutes
has already greatly exhausted the sup.
ply Of these grains.
ITO effect the needed saving Of
wheat We are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance Of the Amer
ican people and we ask that the FOL-
lowing rules shall be observed:
Trst-Household to use not to
exceed total Of one and one-halt
pounds per week Of wheat products
per person. This means not more
than one and three-fourths pounds of
victory bread containing the required
percentage Of substitutes and about
one-half pound Of cooking flour. mac.
aroni, crackers, pastry. pies. cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals all com bined.
Second-Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per week. Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. and in addition thereto not
to serve in the aggregate 4 total Of
more breadstuffs. macaroni. crackers,
pastry, pies. cakes, and wheat break
fast cereals containing a total Of more
than two ounces Of wheat flour to any
one guest at any one meal. NO
WHEAT PRODUCTS TO BE SERV.
ED UNLESS SPECIALLY ORDERED.
Public eating establishments not to
buy more than six pounds of wheat
products per month per guest, thus
conforming with limitations requested
Of the householders.
Third-Retailers to sell not more
than one-eighth of barrel of flour
to any town consumer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter of a
barrel to any country customer at
any one time and in no case to sell
wheat products without the sale of an
equal weight Of other cereals.
Fourth-We ask the bakers and
grOcers to reduce the volume of vic
tory bread-sold by delivery of a
quarters pound loaf where one
pound was sold before and correspond
ing proportions in other weights. We
also ask bakers net to increase the
amount of their wheat flour pur-
chases beyond seventy per cent of the
average monthly amount purchased in
the four months prior to March first.
Fifth-Manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely
Sixth-There Is 70 limit upon the
use OF other cereal flours and meals,
such as corn, barley, buckwheat, po-
,ato flour, ct cetera. Many thousands
,f families throughout the land are
now using no wheat products what
sver except a very small amount for
cooking purposes, and are doing so
n perfect health and satisfaction.
There Is no reason why all of the
American people who are able to cook
n their own households cannot sub
list perfectly we'll with the use of less
wheat products than the one and one
lalf pounds week allowed. We spe-
tally ask the wellto-do households
n the country to follow this additional
programme 30 that we may provide
he necessary marginal supplies for
hose parts Of the community less able
o adapt themselves to so large a pro-
portion of substitutes and in order
hat we shall be able to make the
wheat exports that are absolutely de-
handed Of us to maintain the civil
population and soldiers of the Allies
md our own army.