Milford chronicle., 1941-05-16

IOWn spent ounuaY Win their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Hitch
ems.
Nutritionist, University of Della
ware.
President Roosevelt has called a
National Nutrition Conference for
Defense in Washington, May 26, 27
and 2s.
Federal Security Administrator
Paul Y. McNutt announces that
seven hundred leaders in the fields
Of medicine and public health, So
cial work, nursing, home econom-
les and nutrition, agriculture, edu-
cation, labor, industry, government,
and community organization have
been invited to attend.
i 1.-THE purpose of this conference"
Mr.. McNutt says, "is to report on
the present state of human nutri-
ton in the United States and to
outline the effects of inadequate
nutrition on the health, efficiency,
and morale of our people. The con-
ference will make recommendations
to the President for an immediate
program of action.
"ln this time of national emer-
gency, the health of all the people
is one of our gravest responsible
, tiles. Only nation of healthy peo-
pie can be strong. And people are
healthy only if they are adequately
fed. How we'll fed is America? Not
well enough, not nearly well
enough, for our own security"
M. L. Wilson, director of the ex-
tension service, department of ag-
riculture, and chairman Of the ad-
''Fvisory nutrition committee for the
Federal Security Agency, heads a
planning group for the conference
program. General sessions will be
devoted to discussion of nutrition
problems. Section meetings will
consider definite aspects for nu-
triton and formulate specific rec
concentrations for the consideration
of all the delegates
: The sections and their chairmen
are:
Research and National Nutrition
Problems: Chairman, DR.. Z. v.
McCollum, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity; Economic Policy and Social
Responsibility as Related to Nu-
triton, co-chairmen, Miss Lucy
Gillette of the Community Service
Society of New York City and DR..
Hazel Kirk of the University of
Chicago; Public Health and Medi-
cal Aspects of Nutrition with spe-
cial reference 10 needs of women
and children) co-chairmen, DR.. Rus
sell M. Wilder of the Mayo Clinic
and DR.. Richard M. Smith of the
American Academy of Pediatrios;
Nutrition for Defense Workers in
Industry, chairman, DR.. Frank G.
Boudreau of the Milbank Fund;
Methods of General Education in |
Nutrition, co-chairmen, Miss Doro-
thy Williams of Cornell University, |
and DR.. Mildred Weigley Wood, d.
rector of Home Economics in the
Phoenix, Arizona, Public Schools;
Professional Education in Nutri-
ton, co-chairmen, Dr. Lydia ]. Rob |
erts of the University of Chicago.
and DR.. John H. Musser of Tulane |
University; Distribution and Pro-
cessing of Foods with reference
to consumer problems), co-chair- |
men, DIR. l.. v. Burton, editor of |
Food Industries" and DR.. Hector
Lazo of the Cooperative Food Dis
tributors of America; Community
Planning for Nutrition, co-chair-
men, Howard f. MeCloskey Of the
American Youth Commission and /
DR.. H. C. Ramsower of Ohio State
University.
Among the government officials
who will take prominent part in the
conference are: Vice President
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Ag-
riculture Claude r. Wickard, Sur
geon General Thomas Parran,
Adolph A. Berle, Jr., Assistant Sec
retary of State: Miss HARRIET Eli
Oft of the office of Price Admins
traitor and Civilian Supply; DR.. w
H. Sebrell of the National Health
Institute; DIR. Louise Stanley, chief
of the Bureau of Home Economics;
DIR. Helen s., Mitchell. director of
Nutrition for the Federal Security
Agency; Miss Edna P. Amidon of
the office of Education. and DR..
Martha Eliot of the Children's Blu
reau.
In commenting on this confer
epce, Surgeon General Thomas
Parrap said. Il regard this meet
ing as of first Importance. Every
state and every community in this
country has citizens who do not
get the food they need for proper
health and vigor This conference
must tell us how to translate our
knowledge Of nutrition into every
day reality for all the people. For
ty per cent of the American popula-
ton are not properly fed. The i'll
health results mean a slowing down
of industrial production, a danger
of military strength, an da lowering
of the morale of millions.
America must speed up human
power as well as mechanical pro-
duction. Both England ands Ger
many have learned this lesson So