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THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1918.
cot TICKET SYSTEM NO MB DURING FLOUR PURCHASE PERMITS TO FARMERS-
THIS MONTH; FULL TON LOTS COAL NOW FOOD ADMINISTRATOR ISSUED NEW ORDER
Fii'l Administrator W. F. Dors<y
announced yesterday that the re
quirement of presenting tickets for
coal orders has been suspended for
thi remainder of this month -prob
ably for the rest of the season.
There is coal enough now in Ath
ens on hand or in transit, to make
this course warrantable and unless a
r-io*-1 unexpected and s vere freeze
should fall the situation can b^ han
dled all right by the dealers.
liealers arc allotted to sell to con-
wiimcrs coal dir ct from this date -
in lots of one full ton, or less. D al- mnlgat
ers are required to make daily re- rules
in its to Fuel Administrator Dorsey
of tiie amount of every sale, the
namp and address of evry purchaser.
FORTY A DAT ARE BEING PHYSICALLY
EXAMINED NOW UNDER THE NE
Forty men a day are being now re-
uuired to appear at the courthouse
h<re to be examined as to physical
fitness for service in the army. They
nre members of the first class under
the recent re-classification of the
men. There are 240 who have been
notified to be and appear—forty yes
terday being summoned, forty tomor
row, And forty for several other days.
Of the number to bo examined 108
1 Mist be secured to be sent to camp
at an early date —the latter part of
this month.
The examinations are not final in
some instances—many cases rejected
by the board being sent to the ad
visory board which may affirm or re
verse the decision of the local board.
Yesterday forty men were called;
thirty appeared; eighteen colored
and twelve white nun stood the
tests—and seventeen In all were
recommended as qualified physically.
The following is the day’s work of
the first day’s physical examination:
Saturday's Buslines.
Alex R. Davis, Augusta, Oa.; dis
qualified.
Robert G. Saye. New York (trans-
fci); qualified.
Thomas Aired Anderson, Athens;
disqualified.
James G. Wallace, WatklnsviUe;
disqualified.
Fred Rutledge, Fast Point; dis
qualified.
Harvey J. Reid. Athens; disquali
fied.
Hairy <’ Rhodes, Athens; qualified.
William Douglas Anderson, Ath
ens; ref* rred to, advisory board.
Arthur .M. Kittle, Athens; qualified.
Edwin ft. Suber. Athens; disquali
fied.
Obfp Dawson, Winterville; quali
fied.
Jesse L. Dellinger, Athens; quali
fied.
James Henry Jaxon, 'Bogart; qual-
j tic s in Washington, the following an
Kddio I)rooks. Hogart; cUs.iualirie.l. thorizatJoI1 was sent om , ate this aft
.Matt riiomas, Athens, qualified. ernoon to federal food adniinistru
Eugene Huff, Winterville; diquall- tor8 of al| statPS hy , tPrbert <- Moo
(Special to The Banner )
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 9 - Dr. Andrew
M Soule, federal food adtninislralor
for Georgia, after endeavoring con-
t nuously since the decision to pro-
the new wheat conservation
i ules and particularly since they
wtr. put into effect, to obtain autho.*-
i/.ation for modification of those
Miles, particularly in their applica
tion to 11!e fanning class in Georgia,
whom he, has all along recognized is
ih mainstay in the food proouc;* m
demands, tonight issued an controll
ing order in Georgia which not onlv
modifi.s the rule requiring purchases
of flour to be made only with t.!•»
simultaneous purchase of an equal
weight of wheat flour substitutes, but
is in the nature of a magnetic dis
crimination in behalf of the farming
peopk of the state which should put
them on their metal in the heavily
increased acreage of food crops which
the country so badly needs.
Following advisory and recommen
datory communications which huv-
passed over the wires almost cumin
ously during the past several da
Soule and the autho
!
vigorously j
f;< d.
llezekiah Clark. Athens, R. F. D ;
qualified.
Augustus Sims. Athens. R. F. D.;
qualified.
Jerry Field, Athens; disqualified.
Robert Bruce Foster, Athens. R. F.
D.: disqualified.
George William Thrasher, Bogart;
disqualified.
Henry Pltminer, Athens; qualified.
Scott Castle, Athens; disqualified.
Augustus Hill, Athens; qualified.
McDuffie Powell. Athens; qualified.
Willie Albert Shaw, Athens; quali
fied.
Edward Rosebud Cole, Athens;
qualified.
Ed Sanders, Athens; qualified.
Willis L. Gregory, Athens; quali
fied.
Earnest Thomas, Athens, R. F. D.;
qualified.
ROYAL BELGIAN TRIO TO GIVE FINE
CONCERT HERE ON MONDAY EVENING
No om In Athens if seen personally
would refuse to help saving the life
«*. a baby, but such a cause should
rot need canvassing and begging.
Cme of your own will and help. If
< ihor engagements prevent you from
attending the concert send your vol
untary contribution to Mrs. 'Billups
Ihinlzy or Madame Lustrat, who will
bo glad to receive it and acknowl
edge it.
To givt to the poor is to give to
Cod. Js there a poorer being in the
world than a starving baby?
Belgium lias been helping us giving
Americans time to get ready to de
fend our country, our homes. Let us
help her to keep her babies alive.
One dollar is the price of a ticket
for the Belgian concert, and om* dol
lar is enough to feed a Belgian baby
Ter two weeks.
Not only the price of the ticket but
free contributions arc welcome for
tfiis charitable cause.
A gentleman hearing of the con
cert. a week ago, gave immediately
$10; one of these good Athens wo
men gave $20, another one $10, and
a firm in Athens whose charity God
or.ly can reward sent Madame Lus-
trat Friday a check for $1<»0.
Following is the program for the
concert. Look at it and you will see
that not only you will be charitable
but your money will be well invested
Programme.
1 Concerto (Cello) Servais
Miss Daisy Jean.
t. (a) Benvenuta Diaz
(b) Pauvres fous Tagliatico
(c) Vision fugitive (Heriodio de)
G. Massenet
(d) Air du Teresdor “Carmen”
G. Biset
Mr. Jan Colliguon.
3 (a) Vieille chanson Flaumande
Wieland
(b) Patrouille Ilasselmans
(Harp Solos)
Miss Daisy Jean.
4. La Source Enchante E. Dubois
Miss Gabriello Radoux.
5. (a) Nocturne Ar. Trowell
(b) Tarantelle (Cello) ,.E Popper
Miss Daisy Jean.
C. (a) Het Looze visshertze
Old Flemish Folk Song
(b) Met Kwezelker
Old Flemish Folk Song
(c) At Dawning. Wakefield (’admen
(d) In an old fashioned Town..
Squire
Mr. Jan Collignon.
?. (a) Caprices Olsen
(b) Papillons «01sen
Miss Gabrieli© Radoux.
k. (a) Les Roves (songs)
Gina de Arungo
(b) The Slumber Boat..L. Gaynor
(e) Tantaisie de Faust
V. Ciarlone
Miss Daisy Jeans.
U Duet; 1 Peicatari Gahussi
Miss D. Jean, Mr. J. Collignon.
Talk on Belgium. Miss Daisy Jean
The Belgian Anthem, Mr. Collig-
non.
Star Spangled Banner, Miss Daisy
Jean.
Madame Lustra! and Mrs. Billups
Phinizy hope that the following com
m'ttee will be prestnt and help mak
I»u r this occasion a success:
The Sponsors.
Madame Lustrat and Mrs. Billups
Phinizy are in charge of a commit
tee which is working with single-
minded enthusiasm for this concert
It includes Mrs. D. C. Barrow, Mrs.
Peter Brown, Mrs. Belk. Mrs. W. H.
nocork. Mrs. W. T. Bryan, Mrs. B. H.
Brumby, Mrs. Duncan Burnett. Mrs.
Howell Cobh. Mrs. A. E. Crawford,
Mrs. E. W. Carroll, Mrs. W. A.
t’apps, Mrs. W. A. Carlton, Mrs. Mary
< ampbell, Mrs. \V. F. Dorsey, Mrs.
John I). Moss. Mrs. Frank E. Grlffeth,
Mrs. R. T DuBose, Mrs A. H. Davi
son. Mrs. A. L. Erwin, Mrs. C. D.
Flanigen, Mrs. John Gerdine, Mrs. E.
R Hodgson, Sr . Mrs. J. F. Hart, Mrs.
Harry Hodgson. Mrs. E. L. Hill. Mrs.
Joe Hodgson, Mrs. Heidler. Mrs. J. A.
Hii/inieutt, Sr.. Mrs. W. I). Hoopvr,
Mrs. J. Joel. Mrs. iM. A. Lipscomb.
Mrs. Lynch. Miss Annie Linton, Miss
Lucie l/inton, Mrs. E. K. Lumpkin.
Mrs. W. J. Morton, Mrs, AudJey Mor
ton, Mrs. Manne, Mrs. Hamilton Mc
Whorter, Mrs Merrill, Miss Ellen
Mell, Mrs. Frank Myers. i.Mrs. Simon
Michael. Mrs. R. L. Moss, Sr.. Mrs.
O'Callahan. Mrs. VV. J. Morton, Mrs.
John Morris. Mrs. Pound. Mrs A. S.
Phinizy, Mrs. Ed Porter, Miss Mildred
It therford. Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Hugh
Rowe, Mrs. A. (». Richards, Mrs.
Soule. Mrs. (’. M. Stralian. Mrs Slo-
man, Mrs. M. Stern. Mrs. (’. A. Seud-
uer. Mrs. F. L Taylor. Mrs J F. Tib
betts. Mrs John E Talmadge, Jr.
Mrs. C. G Talmadge. Mrs. S. C. Ep
son. Sr. Mrs. Jam*»s White. Mrs. S
H Williams, Mrs. John Wilkins. Mrs.
W P. Welch. Mrs John R White and
ver:
I To Reduce Consumption.
“To all Federal Food Administra
tors: In the matter of farmers hav
ing substitutes on hand: What we
want is to reduce the consumption of
"feat flour to seventy percent of
normal.
“Retailers will soon find their sup
ple seventy percent of normal
through restrictions on wholesalers
end millers, therefore I suggest tnat
you institute some device by which
both the farmer and the retailer
would give some definite assurance
of not purchasing or selling more
than this amount.
"As a patriotic duty millers and
farmers should do everything they
possibly can to reduce the consump
!y go to all parts of his county.
Purpose of the Plan.
In the handling of the permit
carry out the purpose of the plan
devised for the relief of those peopl- j
who grow wheat flour substitutes and !
at the same time preserve the very |
necessary purpose of the United '
States Food Administration to limit
the consumption of wheat flour to
seventy percent of the normal re
quirements, the modification of the
o!iginally promulgated order will re-j
quire rigid observance of the spirit
of the plan, that is there can be no I
semblance of abuse of it permitted
and, for the equitable protection of
all people, any attempted abuse of
the merchant or the individual pur
chaser will have tc
dealt with.
The administration does not an-
Dcipatt any such abuse, but accepts
if that those people, in whose behalf
• he relief to this extent from the
original order has been provided,
will give the administration an un
stinted and wholehearted patriotic
cooperation. At the same time it is
anticipated that this movement on
the- part of the administration will
s'l ike, as an added incentive to the
Georgia farmer, in addition to his
natural patriotism, to redouble his
efforts to make his land yield this
year its maximum of food and feed
crops.
In his order to the county admin-
1 trators. putting into immediate ef
Oct the permits for farmers. Dr
Sc tile says:
May Authorize Purchase.
“County Food Administrators may
In person, or through an agent
whom they should appoint in each
trade center for this specific purpose
—authorize the farmers to purchase.
Safely First and Always
You cannot afford to be careless
when the Goveremcnt needs all
your savings for the successful
prosecution if the war.
Carelessness is waste--wastenow
is criminal. Auto drivers who
are reckless and thoughtless are
a dangerous menace.
Carelessness with fire threatens
a lessening of savings.
Join the [Safety First Army—
Conserve Your Resources.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR POSSES ON
D
<e> Tommy Lad ..E. G Margetson Mrs. R. W. Lampkin.
Don of wheat flour to seventy per
cent of normal.
“(Signed)
• HERBERT C. HOOVER.” \
Dr. Soule's Plan.
Prior to the receipt of the fore
going message. Dr. Soule began Sat
urday morning perfecting a plan
whereby card permits could be issued
to farmers for the purchase of flour
without the requirement upon them
of the simultaneous purchase of an
equal weight of substitute c: reals.
Though his first efforts to obtain the
modification of the administration
rules lie desired, failed, authority lor
such modification finally came tnls
afternoon, directing that he bast his
plans on his experience in handling
the situation relative to the equita-.
bio distribution of flo.ir, in accord
ance with the plan originally pass.-d
and approved by th»» food adminis
tration in Washington.
Under this Dr. Soule has tonight
issued to ever; county administrator
It: Georgia Instrueitons on the use
of the following card permit, which
is ordertd made effective Immediate
l>:
The Card Permit.
“United States Food Administra
tion-Authority for purchase of flour
without wheat substitutes A produc
er of cereals, is authorized to pur
chase pounds of wheat flour
without the purchase of wheat flour
substitutes, upon the surrender of his
card to any merchant, the producer
1 aving satisfactorily shown that he
has on hand as much or more wheat
flour substitutes as the quantity of
ficur herein specified and having
agreed to abide by the rules and
regulations of the United States
Food Administration.
"Good only when countersigned by
the county food administrator or his
agint.”
iSigned) Andrew M. Soule, Federal
Food Administrator for Georgia.
Countersigned , County
I'cod Administrator for Coun
ty. , Agent for County Ad
ministrator.
"This card to be delivered by the
retail dealer for whom such dealer
purchases flour, to the merchant
miller In order to procure a like
quantity of flour without wheat sub
stitutes.”
To Facilitate Work,
order that there may be the
best possible facility In handling
then© permits and because of the fact
that in some instances the county
food administrator cannot be easily
accessible to all the Important points
In his county. Dr. Soule has directed
that each county administrator ap
point an agent to represent him in
handling card permits to the farmers
in each important trading center In
the country and give the widest pos
sible notice of such appointments so
that the Information may Immediate-
Local Fuel Administrator Dorsey
yesterday received from State Ad-
ui.hout tho purchase of substitutes ( Klln | strator Hardman the following
wheat flour in quantities of one sack
. w #llJ . erder regarding the suspension of
up to one barrel, depending on the on
number of persons in his family, the Hie fuelless Monday program:
character of the package the mer-1 "In view of improved weather and
chant ha* for sale and the amount of transportation conditions, all provis*
flour already In his possession in no
event shall the quantity thus author- thorized or will be permitted to make of the agricultural enterprise in the
Ions of regulation of January 17,
1918, excepting sections one and ten,
are hereby suspended insofar a.s they
relate to the following states: North
Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida. Alabama. Misslssip*
pi, Louisiana. Sections one and ten
of regulations still remain in force.’’
Ized to be purchased, when added to the separate flour sale on verbal
the amount he has on hand, exceed | statement or other authorization than
70 percent of Ills normal supply for U Me surrender of a permit card.
CO days. I The New Construction.
"After definitely determining the f I he farmer Is permitted, under Dr.
quantity which should be sold to the Soules construction of his ruling
farmer and inserting the number of an< ^ order to obtain at one purcha:
pounds in the permit you will cause
to be recorded his name and address.
together with
hi« statem- nts
Member in his
and issue him
“The per
a complete record of
t)f supply on hand and
family, then till out
permit.
must be in all cases.
an amount of from one sack up to
one barrel of flour, on a permit, de
pending on the size of his family, the
character of the package the nnr-
chant has for sale, the size of th
farmer’s family, which is calculated
'on a basis of five persons to a fa mil.
state which is somewhat dependent
on this commodity in its plan of op
eration.
surrendered to the merchant making ftD( ^ whether or not the farmer d
the sale, who in turn will use the
same as a basis for the purchase of
flour in like quantity without wheat
flour substitutes.
“The permits are to be used only
once by the* merchant to balance a
purchase of flour and should be care-
fi.lly preserved by him and held sub
ject to inspection of a representative I flour, with a weight quantity of s:ib-
• f the federal food administration J R DURe cereals equal to the amount
for Georgia. It should be distinctly;^ flour represented by the properly
i uderstood that no merohont shall,
under any circumstances deliver any
ires to obtain 70 percent of hi
clay’s normal supply or 70 percent of
a 30 day’s normal supply.
A further clarification of the order
which I)r. Soule makes is that “tin*
wholesaler in Georgia is hereby au
thorized to credit the retail dealer
who seeks to make a purchase of
flour to any person who does not sur-
rt nder at the same time his permit
unless he purchases at the same
tunc wheat flour substitutes as here
tofore provided
“These and former rules can be
changed by duly authorized state
ments from the federal food admin
i.-trator for Georgia.
Penalty Evasion or Violation
“Any effort on the part of the far
rut or dealeT to evade the spirit, of
the permit or any misrepresentations
in obtaining or in the use of the
same will operate as a forfeiture of
the privilege extended and will cause
an order to he issued preventing fur
ther purchase of flour by the farmer
or dealer for a period to Ih? d» term
ined by tho federal food administra
tor, in addition to such other penal
ties as may be determined.
“The above shall, in no wise be
taken to modify or cancel any prev
ious rule or rules except as is herein
specifically stated.’’
Effective Tomorrow.
In order that the new ruling tnav
bu put into effect without delay, and
that it may be made operative with
out hitch by Monday morning, the
administration office in Atlanta is
working all night Saturday night
dispatching supplies of permit cards
and instructions to administrators in
the several counties. The printing
of these supplies was not completed
until Saturday evening.
It is expressly made clear that far
ers desiring to make a purchas of
flour, without the specified substi
tutes must FIRST secure from the
nty administrator or his specified
agent, a permit properly countersign
ed, and present that to the merchant
from whom the purchase Is requested,
since no merchant in Georgia is au- 1
countersigned permit cards which
are submitted by the retail dealer
together with his order for flour.’’
AnotJier situation which 1r obviat
ed by Dr. Soule's ruling is that a
threatened famine in cereal substi-
t nos which would have interferred
with the equitable distribution of
flour to consumers in Georgia gener
ally has been entirely obviated, and
ell consumers in the state huve been
taken care of as equitably as could
be under the plan devised, with es
pecial care to the forward movement
TO REDUCE LESS
ESSENTIAL TRADE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Feb. 9.—Plans for re
ducing the country’s less essential
foreign trade in order to release
ships for tho transport of troops and
supplies to Europe will be complet'd
within a few- days and the presi
dent’s proclamation putting all ex
ports and imports under license as a
preliminary step will bo issued Feb
ruary 18th. All countries fighting
Germany are preparing to put their
ships insofar as possible directly to
war uses, eliminating services re
garded as unessential.
Railroads and Factories,
No Export Caused Shortage
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Keb. 9.—Greater con
sumption of bituminous coal by rail
roads and factories is one of the rea
sons asstened by the federal fuel ad
ministration at WashiiiKton for the
existing scarcity, according to a state
ment received by the local fuel admin
istrator aad given out tonight. Ex
portation was not an important factor
In the shortage, it was pointed out in
another statement received here.
Without Giving It a Second Thought
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stitution, means much more than would seem apparent to you as a'cus
tomer here.
Because of our affiliation with this United States organization, when you
do business with this Bank, you are not only absolutely certain that your
’unds are safe, but you know we are big enough and strong enough to
extend you every financial help your needs may require, at any and all
times.
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OFFICERS
JOHN J. WILKINS, President W. C. JORDAN, Vice-President
HOWELL C. ERWIN, Vice-President R. W. SIZER, Cashier