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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
6
The Federal Food Administration for Texas praised district men as the dollar a year workers. They gathered in Houston on April 27 and 28 to mingle, build vision, and strengthen service back of the lines, embodying the American spirit of the era.
Telegrams from Governor General Pershing and Administrator Peden report success of the Texas Plan urging a 45 day wheat boycott. The messages emphasize nationwide cooperation and expected shortages to push wartime aid.
Telegram from Governor Hobby to Administrator Peden in Houston praises efforts to teach Texas to maximize efficiency in conserving the state food stores. He assures cooperation of every patriotic Texan and closes cordially.
Administrator Peden of Houston commends the sacrifice of the State toward victory in France. The United States will prevail through men money and comforts and troops in the field will learn via Stars and Stripes how the State contributes to the war effort.
In Houston on April 28 1915 Herbert Hoover U S Food Administrator convened three hundred twenty five Texas district and county food administrators pledging devotion to God and country for war bread to sustain troops and allies Pershing's proclamation boosts resolve to enlist five million Texans in defense efforts led by E A Peden.
The United States Food Administration offers a $1000 prize to hotels and restaurants for the best wheatless and ryeless sandwich bread. Awards include $500 for the whitest, tastiest loaf at moderate price, plus $300, $150 and $50 runner prizes. Entrants must be American citizens, employed as bakers in eligible establishments, with six months in position, and submit a 16 ounce loaf with two typewritten recipes. Entries must arrive in Washington by May 15 with parcel post and special delivery.
At a Sunday noon ceremony in Houston the Federal Food Administration for Texas presented Administrator E A Peden with a gold watch inscribed To Our Chief E A Peden Texas Food Administrators April 28 1918. The event closed the 325 district and county food administrators meeting with praise for Texas support and a pledge of 100 percent efficiency.
Administrator Peden calls a Texas cotton seed industry conference at the Dallas hotel to survey needs and operations. Governor Hobby, F C Weinert, Fred Davis, Fritz Engleherd and others from state agencies, farmer groups, and industry associations will attend along with university representatives.
Texas officials report unanimous support for a wheatless period to aid Allied needs. The gathering, led by John W. Hallowell, praises Hoover’s decentralization, cites 15,000 tons of cotton seed cake moved to Galveston, and notes Texas plans a 46 day wheat abstinence to assist France and allies amid wartime shortages.
A statewide gathering of the County and District Food Administrators of Texas convened at the Rice hotel April 27 and 28 to review production and distribution issues. Speakers including W D Cleveland Jr and E Peden outlined price interpreting roles to curb runaway markets while wartime wheat conservation and federal strategy were highlighted.
A 15 member committee, chaired and secretaryed, will work with the Federal Food Administration for Texas to secure transportation and marketing of the Irish potato crop of the Colorado and Brazos valleys. Meetings at Wharton and Eagle Lake set up sections with major rail partners and plans for car orders and fair prices.
The U S Food Administration announces a special certificate for households needing sugar for canning and preserving. Purchasers must sign and merchants countersign the certificate and forward it to E A Peden in Houston. Any surplus must be returned within twenty days to the selling merchant.
The Federal Food Administration under E A Peden frees retailers to sell over 1000 pounds of sugar to canners to build reserves for 1918 canning, while limiting individual consumption to five to ten pounds. Canners may gradually increase purchases to meet full home canning needs, with enforcement through retailers to prevent hoarding.
Ice retailers are barred from profiteering under a federal notice received by Texas Food Administrator E A Peden. The telegram says the Food Administration now oversees ice manufacture and distribution and will keep consumer prices at or below last year unless ice companies prove higher costs. Any price increase will trigger an investigation.
R F Crow director of the grain and milling division of the Federal Food Administration for Texas becomes first assistant to replace the resigning Herbert Godwin. Crow has served since the agency’s early days and holds a long standing commission. He is a member of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association.
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