Show I i Sheriff Young Unwilling to Continue i i Feeding Prisoners for 12 Cents Meal i Sheriff S. S Grant Young is unwilling I Ito to continue trying to feed county jail prisoners at 12 cents per meaL He said he would petition the county commission in the near future for foran foran foran an increase of at least 1 cent permeaL permeaL per permeaL meaL Former Sheriff Clifford Patten received received re received re- re 15 cents per meal With the decline of food prices however and andIn andin andin in furtherance of a rigid retrenchment retrenchment retrenchment retrench retrench- ment program the county com commission commis commis- mis- mis sion reduced the price to 12 cents per meal Sheriff Sheri Young stated that with the approach of colder weather prisoners have been given meat twice a day and their rations of milk have been increased Often the sheriff aid said he be has had to pay from his own pocket the deficiency on food bills for tor prisoners The federal government allows 25 cents per meal for tor all aU of its prisoners confined in the jaiL jalL The difference between that figure and the price paid the sheriff is retained in jet the county treasury An attempt on the part of the federal officials to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce the cost of feeding federal prisoners prisoners pris pris- criers is still stUl under consideration I |