Evening star., 1940-02-01
Scent Milk
Marketing Plan
is Outlined
Welfare Director
Tackles Many Details
Of Distribution

Welfare Director Robert E. Bondy
today made tentative plans for sale
of Scent milk to persons of low in
come groups, as is contemplated in
the milk-m IKE ing agreement
which went into effect today.
However, he emphasized the pro-
posed program still is tentative. and
it appeared some weeks may elapse
before it can be started, If suggested
arrangements and contracts are ap-
proved. For one thing it appeared
Congress may have to pass an ap-
preparation to enable the District
to handle the necessary distribution
of the 5-cent-per-quart milk 10 the
eligibles since some cost would have
to be carried by the District. The
Welfare Department of the District
now has no funds appropriated for
the purpose.
The welfare director is continuing
series of conferences, begun re-
Gently, with officials of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture and the w.
P. A.
Details Necessary.
He explained it will be necessary
for the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Board of Public Welfare to enter
into an agreement, listing the classes
of persons who are to be permitted
to buy milk at cents quart.
Thereafter the Secretary of Agri-
ely ot,-ia
bids on the cost of processing, bot
ting and delivery of milk to depots
for distribution to the poor.
Mr. Bondy said he had in mind
establishment of 10 milk depots.
Tentatively he has selected proper
ties owned by the Government, in
cluding three police stations and
three schools. BY this means he
hopes to avoid costs for rent, heat
and light.
He estimated the Scent milk
would be made available to about
5000 families. These would include
persons receiving public assistance,
persons awaiting work assignments
on the w. P. A., and persons receiv-
| ing surplus commodities but who are
not getting other forms of relief or
working on the w. P. A.
6,100 Relief Cases.
There are about 6,100 cases now
on the relief rolls, but more than
half of these are old-age and blind
cases, and Mr.. Bondy believed they
would not be able to go to stations
to get the milk. He estimates there
are some 5000 persons listed as
eligible for w. P. A. work, who are
awaiting work assignments, and that
there are about 1000 getting surplus
commodities, but having no other
form of relief or w. P. A. work.
Mr.. Bondy said one of the respon-
sibilities of his Office would be to
certify the individuals to whom
the scent milk could be sold.
1t was reported today that one
chain store corporation is urging
District officials to arrange to have
the scent milk sold through its
stores. A conference on this plan
Is to be held tomorrow afternoon.
New Milk Price.
Meanwhile, new retail milk price
level of 13 cents per quart has been
established by suburban Maryland
dairies for their Maryland consum-
ers under the new milk order.
Heretofore the price paid by con-
sumers in that area has ranged from
II to IA cents per quart, depending
upon the class of milk bought.
Under the new scale, which the
dairies said may or may not be
changed later, the price will be l;
cents quart and only high-test
milk will be sold.
Employees and officials of the Hol.
brook Farms Dairy in Brentwood
one of the largest dairies in Mary.
land, met last night to discuss thu
effect the Department of Agriculture
order would have upon their busi.
ness and agreed upon the 13-cent
figure.
Linwood E.. Lagerson, genera
counsel for the dairy, said thi:
morning the price, representing ar
increase for majority of patrons
was necessary to forestall a large
loss to the dairies because the new
order raises the prices they mus
pay to milk producers.
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