Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-07-18

Nashville, Te1n.-Under new regu
lauons just issued by DR.. II. A. Nor
gan. federal food administrator G.
Tennessee, farmers who have theil
own wheat may exchange it for &
three months supply of flour, cal
oulated at the rate of twelve pounds
per person for each member OF this
household. family or establishment Il
farmers furnish supplies to their ten
ants they may be included. Farmers
and others who do not have Their owl
wheat raised on their own farms arc
limited to a thirty days supply, cal
culated at twelve pounds per person
The substitute regulations requiring
the purchase Of an equal amount OF
substitutes are unchanged. All vol
untary agreements to discontinue the
sale OF flour in the state have been
Cancelled by the Food Administration
and there is now no embargo on the
shipment Of flour from one county to
another.
Farmers Convention.
GLOW the farmers of the state may
best contribute to the winning of the
war" is the general outline of the
program that has been prepared for
the Middle Tennessee Farmers In
stitute, to be held at the Military
Academy at Columbia on July %, "a
and rs. The people Of Columbia ara
taking q lively interest in this con-
vention and committees are now at
work making the necessary arrange.
ments for the comfort and conven-
fence OF the thousands OF delegates
who are expected to attend. A con.
ference has been held between H. A.
Morgan and J. 1. Finney, Of the U. s..
Food Administration, Col. H. Knox
Bryson. commissioner Of agriculture,
and representatives of the citizens Of
Columbia, at which the details for the
convention were worked out.
The federal food administrators Of
Middle Tennessee will meet at the
same place on July %, for a confer
snce with DR.. Morgan and J. 1. Fin
ney, Of the Tennessee division. This
meeting, it is expected, will last
through the entire day, as reports are
desired of conditions in every county
of the state. Food administrators and
members Of their staffs are urged to
Toe present.
The day sessions of the farmers
convention and the food administra-
tors will be held at the Columbia
Military Academy, but the night meet
ings will be in the auditorium OF the
county high school.
West Tennessee Conference.
Federal food administrators from
several Of the West Tennessee coun-
ties held an interesting conference
with j. |. Finney, educational director
of the food administration at Hender-
son. The following named county ad-
attended: ]. B. Reed,
Weaklsy county; Il j. Hunter, Harde-
man county; H. NJ. Will 'ams, Hardin
county; 0. L. McCallum, Chester couA-
ty; H. W. Hawk, Madison county D.
T. Barnhill, Carroll; John E. Richard
son, Henry county; Terry Alternately,
McNairy county. Conditions in all
Of the counties represented were gem
orally reported to be satisfactory.
After the conference ]. l. Finney ad-
dressed a large audience Of farmers
at the county high school, who had
gathered to enjoy their annual picnic.
Sugar Regulations.
More and more drastic are the sugar
regulations. Beginning July l Ice
cream manufacturers, for example, will
receive only rs per cent Of their form
or allotment, tobacco makers are
transferred from 100 to SO per cent;
soft drink makers, chewing gum, etc,
are reduced from so to so per cent
of their former needs, and all are to
be strictly rationed. Hotels and pub
lie eating places are restricted to not
exceeding three pounds Of sugar per
person per ninety meals served. All
and consumers are like
wise restricted to three pounds per
person per month, instead of four
pounds, the former rule.
Saving Ice.
For the first time probably In o
quarter Of century no soft drinks
were to be purchased on a summer
day in Nashville, when on last Sun
day the food administration regula-
lion to conserve ice went into effect.
Ice cream could be served only at one
meal by some regular eating place, 1t
Is not improbable that this rule VIII
be extended to other parts of the state,
especially if the ice situation ut other
places gets to be critical as 1t has
been in Nashville In Nashville pub
lie eating places and soft drink stanau
are forbidden to serve ice in glasses
On any day OF the week.
The ice shortage has been due 10
an increase in demand of at least 90
per cent, without any increase N the
capacity of the ice plants. Govern.
nsnt demands at Hadley's Bend, Sher-
Held, Collinwood, Lyles and other
places have been enormous.