The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20
GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR

The county food administrator OF
this county has received the following
communication from the state food
administration
Sugar for domestic purposes, ex-
cept canning and preserving, shall not
be-
l. Sold to or purchased by any
householder in cities or towns in ex-
cess Of two pounds.
2. Sold to nor purchased by fami-
lies living in rural sections in excess
of five pounds.
3. Sold in either above cases with
out signing the pledges as prescribed
by the administration in duplicate,
one copy to be kept on file by the
merchant for federal inspection, the
other copy preserved by the consumer
and presented to the merchant with
the next succeeding pledge as evidence
that the household is not using sugar
in excess Of reasonable consump-
ton, as shown on the pledge.
Canning and preserving sugar reg
ulations HERETOFORE issued are super
seeded by the following;
No sugar shall be sold to or pur-
chased by any household for cam
ming or preserving purposes in excess
of rs pounds at any one time, and no
quantity whatever shall be sold or
purchased for said purposes except
upon the due execution in duplicate
by the purchaser Of an affidavit, made
upon the blank prescribed by the adj
ministration and duly sworn to before
legal notary.
One fully executed copy of said
pledge must be delivered to the seller,
who shall at the end Of each week
mail all such pledges to his county
food administrator to be checked by
him in order to ascertain whether
there is any abuse Of the privilege
herein granted; and the other fully
executed copy marked duplicate
must be retained and preserved at
all times by the purchaser and to
be subject to inspection by represen-
tatives of the food administration
Also, the seller must promptly enter
in ink in a book to be kept by him
for that purpose, and which shall be
open for inspection at all times, &
true record of all such sales by him
slowing the dates, amounts anC
names of customers.
This certificate win not be furnish
ed by the food administration, bu'
must be furnished by dealers. M
other form that thst above win be per
mitted. both Of these forms can b.
had Of the Leader.
The following is applicable to botl
Of the foregoing regulations:
No merchant shall sell second tins
to the same household if he knows
or has reason to believe that thu
purchaser has in any way violated
the letter or spirit Of these regula
tions, or that he is boarding sugar
or that the pledge, where required, il
not literally true and executed in goot
faith.
| Any violations Of these regulation
will be severely dealt with Also, TIL
offender, if a purchaser, viii be de
MED any further purchases of sugar
| If the offender be q merchant, h
win, if icensee Of the food admin
istration, have his license withdrawn
and if not a licensee, will be subjec
to the blacklist or unfair" order
whereby all licensed dealers viii b
forbidden to sell him any food com
modities, thus effectually closing hi
business.
These regulations are founded j
grim necessity, and must be abso
lutely obeyed. Submarine activitie
on our coasts and the destruction Q
millions Of pounds Of sugar and Q
. large coastwise shipping tonnage hav
greatly diminished our available 81
J gar. This situation can be solve
only BY he strict enforcement Z
J these rec ations, and violations wi
: not ha excused or palliated on tn
groun ignorance.
| County food administrators are o.
dered r a. int and publish list (
volun &c. cffic;ols to administer oat
J vilhort charge and keen re~N~' :
affidayits for information Of foe
Z administration.
Food administrators win give tn
notice to all local papers in the stat
I and it will also be real by pastol
! and at all nublic gatherings through
! out the week.