The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-23

Sugar Shortage 10 Shown BY the
Per Capita Allotment for Month Of
| August-sams as English Allowance.
Nashville, Tenn.-Beginning August
the sugar ration In Tennessee was
reduced from three pounds per capita
per month to two pounds. This ap.
plies to all households and to all pub,
ltc eating places. No more than this
amount will be issued to the retail
dealers so that 1t is up to them to see
that their customers do no exceed the
allotment, otherwise other customers
will have to do without and that will
disturb the plan of distribution.
That the state is facing a serious
sugar shortage il shown by the meagre
allotment made to Tennessee for Au-
gust by the food administration. This
state has been allowed only $500, 900
pounds. Two pounds per capita will
take 1900, 900 pounds OF this. The no
tells and public eating places viii take
ut least 100000 pounds, leaving only
. million and three-quarters Of DoundA
Tor the bakers the essential and non.
essential manufacturers, ice cream
dealers, ETC., and also for homo oan-
ainE. II h estimated that the ordinary
demand for acme canning would 70
Quirs not less than : million pounds,
limiting purchases to twenty-five
pounds, 80 that there win practically
be no sugar for the manufacturers and
the bakers. The allowance OF tive
pounds per person 10 the lowest ever
known in America. 1t lie the same now
~ the allowance m Great Britain, but
il half pound more than the allow.
ence the French have.
Mill Feeds Advanced.
As the result Of the new price sched.
Nle announced by the food administra
ton grain corporation the prices OF
wheat mill feeds have been advanced
about 81 or IS per ton. The price OF
flour remains unchanged, except that
mills, instead of having a profit Of
W cents a barrel, where they sell to
dealers, will be limited to q profit Of
% cents per barrel.
Memphis Conference.
Probably the best conference that
the food administrators of Tennessee
have ever held was that at Memphis
when the county administrators Of the
Memphis zone met at the Hotel CHS.
o., for an all day session. The fol-
lowing named were present: g. G.
Clogs, Obion county; James H. Smith.
Lake county; d. w. Moss. Dyer couR
ty; e. Greer, Gibson county; v. P.
Moriarity, Lauderdale county; X. X.
Mcbride, Upton county; J. B. Sum-
mers, Fayette county; ]. W. @. Num-.
Crockett county; Isaac Levy, Haywood
county and Charles ]. Haase, Of Shell
by county. The meeting was presided
over by ]. l. Finney, assistant to fed,
eral food administrator OF the state.
Reports from all of the counties were
most encouraging, showing splendid
organizations and the people generally
loyal to the food administration.
The conference adopted resolution
requesting that the recent rule allow
ing twelve-pound wheat flour ration
be rescinded and that the limit for
each individual be again placed at six;
pounds, allowing the fifty-fifty rule 10
remain in full force and effect. The
members expressed the opinion that
the underground rule made for waste
and in effect defeated the fifty-fify
substitution regulation.
Or. H. A. Morgan, the federal food
administrator, was pressnt ana an
cussed the sugar situation, pointing
out how serious 1t would be with the
states allowance cut by 80 per cent
There ensued a long discussion over
canning sugar and practically all Of
the members of the conference ex-
pressed the opinion that the regula
tons on this subject should be 80,
changed that families who had al
ready had as much as twenty-five
pounds of sugar should be denied the
right to make any further purchases
for canning purposes.
Hon. P. M. Harding. of Mississippi.
and Hon. Hamp Williams. Of Arkan,
cas-, were present. and both addressed
the meeting. On the following day
The federal food administrators OF the
sixth zone held an interesting meeting
ana discussed tas cotton seed oil and
ginning problem at length, many Of
the leading glnners and oil men Of
that section being present.
Sugar HoardInc.
A motorman Of the Nashville Rail-
way and Light Company was fined sic
by County Food Administrator K
Lockert Doak for having boarded
sugar. A number & ether fines were
imposed By the feed administrator
during the week. ranging from $40 10
go for violations Of various rules and
regulations. There Il : general tight
sning Of the rulss and violstors are
punished.
Ice Cream Restrictions.
Hereafter under N order Of Or.
Morgan. the federal ICED administrator.