The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-15
Postmaster Charlton Howell.
Receives City's Al
lotment.
SALE ENDS AUGUST 20
Wants People of Chattanooga
and Vicinity to Come to
Postoffice.

Surplus army foodstuffs will be
sold to the public Monday morning
through the local postoffice. The sale
will continue until Wednesday.
Friday morning Postmaster Charl-
ton Howell received instructions from
the postoffice department at Wash
ington announcing the sale through
the parcel post.
Received with the instructions gov
erning the sale was a price list of
all commodities offered to the public.
the list being the same as appeared
In The News Wednesday of this
week. was Chattanoogas quota of
the foodstuffs, aggregating several
thousand pounds and amounting to
something over $4,000.
Postmaster Howell announces that
TWO additional postal employees win
be detailed to receive orders at the
postoffice and special place will be
arranged for them in the lobby to
which those desiring to place their
orders may come. City and rural
letter carriers are also authorized to
solicit oeders, as we'll as the several
substations.
Come TO Postoffiee.
4 However, in order to expedite pIac-
ing of orders and the formulation OF
requisitions to the zone supply officer
at Atlanta. Postmaster Howell re-
quests that as many as possible come
TO the main postotfice on Eleventh
street instead of placing orders with
tne substationS. Orders placed with
the substations will be filed, how
ever.
Officials at the postoffice anticipate
that the whole stock of groceries as
signed to Chattanooga will be dis
posed of within the three days al
lotted the sale, but should the sup
ply not be exhausted within that
time' postmasters are authorized to
forward requisitions to the zone sup
ply officer at Atlanta so long as the
amount of each item appearing In
the quota allotted his Office is NOT
exhausted. and may receive orders
from consumers until he has enough
TO take up his allotment,
Mlmeograph and multigraph orders
arc being made up by the postoffice
department and will be used by con.
sumers in making their order. This
form will include a description of the
Item, the size can, etc, and the exact
cost to the consumer, including post.
age, 80 that carriers or clerks accent.
ing orders can verify the amounts
and totals with as little trouble a.
possible.
Comes TO Take orders.
All city and rural letter carriers an
wen as employees Of the main and
branch postoffices are authorized 10
take orders for the food on the DAYS
the sale is on. Monday to wednesday.
All orders must be accompanied By
cash and at the end Of each day all
ORDERS Will be consolidated and for
warded to government warehouses at
Atianth, The goods are then shipped
IN bulk to the local postoffice and
POSTMASTER Howell oversees the func.
ton of filling all orders. which will be
sent out without extra postage to con-
sumers. PoatlCc, however. must sc.
company all orao?3 placed with either
carriers or with postal authorities at
postoffice build.rgs. 80
First orders received VIII be frled
states Postmaster Howell.
What tn ,'ood Consists OF.
Chattanooga "uota of the foodstufT
onered the pr1ll@ by the war depart.
ment Is as follow:
4.740 one pound cans Of baked beans.
459 two-pound cans and 1900 three
pound cans; LOGO two pound cans
stringless beans; 6,iS0 one-pound cans
corn beef hash; $500 two-pound cans
ana olo SIN -DoN:d cans; 5,400 cans ,
roast beef In cHe-pound tins, s, 900 in
two-pound cans ard $40 in six-pou
cans; go cans of cherries in tw oand
one-half-pound cans; $500 cans of corn
In tWo-pound cC"~: 400 cans corned
peer nash in pound cans, 3, 900 cans !
In two-pound cars; 42400 cans of peas )
IN two-pound cans 1900 cans beans,
issue; 4.9o2 caas flour, issue; ITO .
pounds rice; 1850 cans jam in two
pound cans; All cans pepper In one
1ourth pound tins; 1,i31 bars toilet
soap; 1913 cans vegetable soup; $40 small ,
cans OF pineapple; TOO cans tomatoes
In ten-pound tins and $500 pounds of !
bacon In twelve pound tins.
Price list of the above commodities,
plus the postage, will be announced
at later date by postoffice officials.