Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
Join PLAN
FOR RELIEF WHEAT
Will Cooperate With Farm
Board by Grinding at Cost
for JobIesS.

The Federal Farm Boards authorize
ton Of the sale Of surplus wheat 10
various relief organizations was fol-
lowed yesterday by announcement that
the milling industry Will cooperate by
grinding all such grain into -four at
actual cost.
In making the announcement, Her
man Fakler, Washington representative
of the Millers' National Federation, de-
clared: Our organization Is fer COM
plete cooperation. We shall obtain
an agreement to mill all wheat secured
under the Farm Boards purchase plan.
In fact, such arrangements already have
been made with mills in Minnesota,
North Dokato and Montana"
The plan, Fakler pointed out will
result in very material saving of time
and money 1t will give every relief
organization which purchases wheat
from Farm Board agencies the advan-
tage of having such grain made into
-four Immediately, and at the place Of
purchase. thus eliminating freight and
distribution costs"
OFFER TO Red Gross
The Millers' Federation, Fakler add
ed. made similar offer to the Amer
lean Red Gross last January. when the
relief organization was considering a
plan to use the Governments wheat
holdings to feed victims Of the I'M
rrecedented drought
The Farm Board. in offering it's stores
Of wheat and cotton to national relief
organizations to dull the edge Of
Winters unemployment distress. said as
much as is needed will be released to
make food and clothing for the needy
Sales will be for cash or on deferred
payments, as the board has no authority
under the law to give away its stocks,
amounting to about 90,000, 900 bushels
OF wheat and 100000 bales Of cotton
Only Congress can authorize free dis
tribution of the stocks
There have been many suggestions
that Congress reimburse the board
Should 1t do So obligations of relief
agencies would be adjusted by congress
sional action and the wheat and cotton
would go into relief channels free of
charge.
For Deferred Payments
In the meantime. the board has
agreed to accept deferred payments so
that the surplus grain and cotton may
be available Immediately. Drought Suf-
fererS were mentioned for aid as we'll
as unemployed.
Details for purchase and distribution
will be worked out between the board
and the agencies II the latter accept
the boards offer.
President Hoover's organization for
unemployment relief, under Fred c.
Croxton, assistant national relief di-
rector, will meet here Monday to cam
vasS all proposals for helping the I'M
fortunate and will take up the boards
offer then.
The board decreed the relief agencies
must perfect arrangements for milling
OF wheat or spinning and weaving Of
cotton and that the commodities shall
De distributed on a charity basis to
those unable to help themselves before
1t will approve contracts for sale.
Farm Benefit Seen.
In this way. the board believes that
wheat and cotton farmers, their mar
kets glutted, will not be deprived Of
prospective sales; rather, the consunp-
ton by the needy would be in addition
to amounts otherwise consumed.
The Clifford Commission has set
aside f1ve-week period, beginning Oc-
tober 10, for Nationwide drive for
funds. These collections would be
used to buy the wheat and cotton If
the boards offer is accepted.
The directors Of the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States today
urged local chapters to support the
campaign for relief funds.