Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — OFFICIAL FOOD NEWS [ARTICLE]

OFFICIAL FOOD NEWS

By Dr. Harry E. Barnard,

Federal

Food Administrator for Indiana.

Indiana hotels and restaurants have been directed by Dr. Barnard to refrain from placing on their menus or serving boiled beef for more than two meals weekly, beefsteak for more than one meal a week; and roast beef for more than one meal a week. Householders are asked under no circumstances to buy more than one and one-fourth pounds of beef per week, clear, or one and a half pounds with bone, for each member of the household. The use of pork and pork products in substitution is urged. The rule is expected to hold until September 15.

For making a false affidavit that they had not purchased any sugar on contract, the establishment of Zarafonetis Brothers of Clinton, Indiana, was ordered closed by Dr. Barnard. The firm was found to have 2,000 pounds of sugar in transit from a Chicago wholesale house when it made application for an allotment of 9,100 pounds for ice-cream and candy making purposes. Dr. Barnard directed William C. Wait, food administrator of Vermillion county, to close the place. George K. Johnson, president of the Indianapolis Retail Grocers’ Association, “has joined the staff of Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, to have charge of the retail grocers’ division. He will work without compensation, and devote himself immediately to the task of establishing a system of price reporting and interpretation, such as has been effective in maintaining uniform retail prices in other states. John H. Bergdoll, county food administrator for Ripley county, was authorized by Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana, to seize all sugar in excess of 25 pounds shipped into his county for individual consumption. Mr. Bergdoll reported the shipment of 100 pounds of sugar from the Kroger Grocery and Baking Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mary Shook of Milan, Indiana. The firm has been warned against this infraction of the rule. *

Every church and every lodge In Indiana has been asked to nominate a member who shall serve as a deputy food administrator. The chief duty to be asked of these deputies is to assist in the dissemination of information and literature bearing upon the food administration’s program. Indiana United States food club presidents will meet in state-wide conference at the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, June 27. The meeting is expected to include representatives of every township in the state. The sale of sugar and flour on public markets, except by established dealers who Serve customers with other staples every day, is forbidden by the food administration. Sales of sugar have been limited to two pounds to city customers and five pounds to rural customers, and the assurance of supply to manufacturers of non-essentials has been withdrawn. Soda fountain operators have been cautioned not to serve sundaes or special drinks requiring sugar syrups. The sugar situation is serious and the strictest conservation and limitation of .the rations of each individual to three pounds per month is absolutely necessary if. the housewife is to be supplied with her canning and preserving requirements.