The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-01-11
What Il Is and What L Is For.

uS GOfSI llItlclll VI TIC OuilcU
States has seen fit to- establish
Herbert C. Hoover as the admin
istrator for the Food Stuffs of the
United States. In the formulating
of his organization he has seem
fit to procure Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for each State in the
Union, who in turn formulate an
organization consisting of a Fed
eral Food Administrator for each
County in the State.
lhe prime purposes of this or
q lization in the increased pro-
d :tion and the conservation of
a ailable food stuffs The plane
Q set out by the Administration
are approved by the President
and sanctioned by the Courts,
and it is under this regime that
we are now carrying out the line
of work IN Dubois County.
It is not the purpose to work
hardship upon any producer.
manufacturer. wholesaler or re.
taller OF food stuffs nor is the
ultimate consumer to be made TO
bear the blunt Of excess prices.
We are given distinctly to under.
stand that we are not to make
excess profits on the dealing of
food stuffs, but only q living
wage, because the main factor
that underlies the entire organi-
zation is the increased quantities
of foods available for our associ.
ates across the water. and it is
simply up to each of us to take
up our share of the burden, ire.
spec.ive of what our personal feel
ings may be. Many OF the people
think it is plan to cut down
their own living expenses. but it
is not. 1t is simply a plan to
raise the quantity of supply of
foods which do not normally ex.
list These foods are, Wheat,
Meat, Sugar and Animal Fats
and there is a material shortage
of these four foods in the world
and the only way that we can
expect to furnish food for our
associates across the water, is
for us to substitute something in
their place The Food Admins
tration is not SO anxious that we
be economical, as it is that we
eat certain foods instead of the
foods that are scarce. Every
home in Dubois County should be
the proud possessor of a Food
Pledge card, and each member
of that FIRMLY be proud to say
that they lived according to the
dictates Of that card. Every fam
i,y should have a meatless Tues.
days, a wheatless Wednesday,
and a meatless Friday each week.
Immature animals must not be
slaughtered for food. The prac,
tice of rafting food or giving
prizes consisting of food is in
violation of Food Control Law,
and will not be permitted. The
bakers have been pat on Feder-
|al Regulations with the standard
union for the loaf of bread, and
the grocers handling sugar have
been instructed to dole out sugar
according to the Administration
Ruling. And to use Mr.. Hoover's
New Years Message:
Go back to the simple life;
be content with simple food, sim
pie pleasures. simple clothes,
Work hard, pray hard, play hard,
Work, eat. recreate. and sleep.
Do it all courageously. We have
d victory to win"
Import ant Meeting For Dealers
|of Food Stuffs In Dubois County
In order to accommodate the
producers. manufacturers. whole.
salers and retailers of food stufs
in Dubois County. two Meetings
nave been arranged: one TO be
helh in Huntingburg, Tuesday
Jan. 9Th at the City Hall. the
second at Jasper in the Court
House Wednesday afternoon.
Jan 9Th.
Every person in the county en-
gaged in the handling and sell
ing of food stuffs is expected to
be present at one or the other of
these Meetings Each Of you are
directly applicable under the Fed
eral Food Administration, and
you are expected to avail your
self Of the opportunity of attend
ing one OF these meetings, where
information concerning the Ad.
ministratiop will be disseminated
These meetings will begin prompt
ly ut 2:30.
Notice To The Public.
The retailers of Sugar in the
County have been instructed not
TO sell sugar in excess o. three.
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