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Evening star., 1942-12-28
Immediate Rationinq
Urged by Montgomery
To Prevent Hoardinq
Resienine Consumers
Counsel Protests
Wiekord's Program

Some temporary method OF ra
.tioning proceSsed fruits and
vegetables should have been put
into effect Immediately on an
nouncement of the point plan
rationing program to begin in
February, Donald Montgomery
who resigned in protest as con-
sumers' counsel of the Agricul-
ture Department, said today.
ITO avoid tipping off trade specu.
lators. pantry hoarders and pocket
book patriots" Mr. Montgomery said
mo rationing plan should be an.
nounced in advance.
Il see that the trade already j.
protesting about the way this thins
was handled. They feel that the
situati ton is likely to become serious
between now and the start of the
point rationing.
Point rationing is a good method
It gives the consumer some freedom
And it it true it will take some time
to educate the public on how to shop
under 1t. But temporary plan, even
though crude one. could have been
made effective with the announce
ment."
Political Issue Seen.
Unless steps are taken soon to
provide equitable distribution. Mr.
Montgomery said, the policy of sup
plying food to other United Nations
will become political issue with
disastrous results.
At the same time Senator Nelson
Republican, of Minnesota said the
Government has fallen down mis-
erably in giving incentive to the
production of food and should al
low prices to advance where short
ages exist.
Mr.. Montgomery since 1885 had
had the duty of looking after con-
sumers' interests in Government
farm and food programs. He said
his efforts had been looked on as
"a pain in the neck by administra- :
tors who didn't want to be
bothered" Since the new food set
up did not include plans for con-
sumers' spokesman, Mr. Mont
gomery added, he had resigned ef-
tective next Thursday.
Many millions of families who
have mot yet hit the war iackpo,
will need help in buying their share
of rationed foods at present high
prices, il they are to eat" his state
ment continued. High wartime
costs of producing and processing
foods should be subsidized by the
Government. as in Britain"
Other Recommendations.
The food stamp plan should be
extended along with the school milk
and school lunch programs, he
argued and ito make up for other
foods that will be hard to get. large
supplies of potatoes and whole wheat
bread and flour should be provided
at low prices Every possible pound
of the 10000 900 900 pounds of skim
milk fed to livestock annually
should be diverted to use as huma n
food"
More than likely we shall have
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Bread Shortage Seen
By Reed Unless Price
Is Raised on Flour
Senotor Says Mi|Iers
Cont Manufacture
At Present Ceiling
BY the Associated Press

BY he Associated Press.
Senator Reed. Republican. of
Kansas predicted today that the
Office of Price Administration
soon would find it necessary to
increase the ceiling price on flour
to avert a threatened bread
shortage.
The Kansas Senator declared that
because OF a price squeeze 80 per
cent of the Nations flour mills had
quit taking orders three or four
weeks ago. He pointed out that
wheat was selling at Sl22 bushel
IN Kansas City when price ceilings
were set on flour, but now brings
about S1.31.
Manifestly," Senator Reed said
"a miller cannot pay sl3l for wheat
and sell his flour on the basis of
$122 wheat.
"A flour shortage which means
a bread shortage. impends unless
this error of judgment on the part
Of OPA is corrected"
Senator Reed said it was likely
that OPA would permit an increase
of about So cents barrel on flour
which would mean a rise of about
II cents a bushel on wheat when re-
fleCted back to the farmer.
High administration officials were
reported to have agreed to such an
increase in the -four ceiling coupled
with a proviso that the Commodity
Credit Corp. be allowed to sell
$50 100000 bushels of Government
owned wheat at not less than the
market price on the day of ap-
proval of legislation granting per-
mission to do so
the Government has taken over
under loans cannot be sold for less
than parity or fair exchange
value, now about Sl50 at the Kan
sas City base.
The Senate Agriculture Commit
tee, however. rejected the provlso
and there were strong indications
that to get the -four mills grind +
ing again, the administration would
be forced to raise the ceiling, with
no strings attached. No general
price ceiling has been tablished
for flour, but millers have been
permitted to sell it at no more than
the highest price they quoted be-
tween September % and October
2, 1912
Senator Reed said the Kansas
Senate and House delegation
'spearheaded the fight. whicn ap-
parently changed the whole situa
ton down at OPA."
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Point Rationine Plan
Proves Simple and
Elastic in Britain
System Approved
BY Both Consumers
And Merchants
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 28.-The British
point rationing system for foods in
short supply has proved successful,
simple and elastic and won approval
OF both consumers and merchants,
the Ministry OF Food said today.
The point system-known as Lord
Woolton's food "currency'-is used
for such commodities as American
canned meats. canned salmon, sar-
dimes, rice. rolled oats, dried fruits
and breakfast cereals. 1t was used
for canned fruits when they were
available.
Each civilian now gets 20 points
monthly.
The point value Of foods rationed
under this scheme goes up and
down IN direct proportion to de-
mand
For instance, the supply of Ameri-
can canned luncheon meat is short
now and l6 points are required for
the purchase of 12-ounce can,
Some time ago the market was
Almost glutted with canned Ameri-
can sausage. The British people
apparently did not like the idea of
that kind of food in cans. So the
points required for it were lowered
Then the public finally realized that
this food was all meat and not pre-
dominately bread, as is British war
time sausage
The demand for the canned
sausage became terrific and the
points required for it had to be
showed up
Besides the fact the point value of
any food may be shifted quickly, it
Is easy to increase or decrease the
number of points to be issued in any
given month BY altering the value
OF the point coupons, the ministry
pointed out.
The basic ration scheme for gen.
eral foods is not affected by the
auxiliary points system.
Evening star., 1942-12-28
BY the Associated Press.


ProceSsed foods to be rationed
in February, and commodities
not included in the rationing or
der, as listed by the once Of
Price Administration:
Canned and bottled fruits and
fruit juices Gncluding spiced fruits
Apples, including crabapples: apple
sauce, apricots. baby foods, berries,
all varieties: cherries, red. sour
pitted: cherries. other: cranberries
and sauce, fruits for salad and fruit
cocktail. grapefruit, grapefruit juice,
grape juice. peaches. pears. pine
apples, pineapple juice, all other
canned and bottle fruits, fruit juices
and combinations.
Canned and bottled vegetables and
vegetable juices
Asparagus. baby foods, beans, fresh
lima; beans, green and wax; beans.
all canned and bottled dry varieties,
including baked beans. soaked dry
beans, pork and beans. kidney beans
and lentils: beets, including picked ::
carrots, corn, peas. sauerkraut,
spinach. tomatoes, tomato catsup
and chilli sauce. tomato juice, all
Evening star., 1942-12-28

ne pointed out. is being used by
soldiers who are killing Germans
The more Germans our Allies kill
the less we will have to put out
of action.
The total sent to our Allies
is less than what is supplied to
our own armed forces; it is small
compared to what is left for us
at home"
Rationing Won't Be Relaxed.
He warned that rationing would
not be relaxed at home-because of
Mr. HenderSon's resignation, or for
any other reason.
"Ration:ng may be a nuisance
but it is the best way anl cody has
yet been able to figure out TO make
sure that what we have i, fairly
passed around" he Said. and added:
Il do not bel ~ye tlcre will be
much boarding. This country was
organized on the principle that if
the American people understood
what was going on. and what had
to be done in their best interest
they would do it. That system has
worked for $50 years, and I don't
believe it is going to break down
now"
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Bond of Buboons
Raids African Town

BaboonS of Table Mountain. which
overlooks Cape Town. South Africa
| continued to be privileged charac-
ters even when they raided nearby
Simonstown.
The people remained indoors and
would not shoot them. consequently
the baboons leisurely pillaged many
gardens before they retreated
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Elmer Davis
Continued From Page A-4l

who can't spend too much time mar
keting, and of the patriotic citizen
who doesn't want to buy more than
his fair share. Ratlonlne may be a
nuisance. but it is the best way any
body has yet been able to figure out
to make sure that what we have is
fairly passed around.
We have tried it. by a different
me hod. on sugar and coffee-foods
Of which we are short because most
OF the ships that used to bring in
sugar and coffee are needed now to
transport troops and supplies to
the fronts overseas. Accordingly,
OPA was directed to ration sugar
and coffee Most people have seen
the point in that. and have become
reconciled TO it as something that
must be done to help win the war.
Evening star., 1942-12-28

War bonds make bombers to bomb
the Axis and lower our taxes. Why
not buy some and help yourself?
Evening star., 1942-12-28
Lond Formed in Cities

Nearly 100000 plots of land are
being farmed in cities of England.
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With a Buckeye
In Congress. !.
Why?


THROUGH a conversation
order issued by the War
Production Board, the total
amount of various kinds of
meats packers may sell for
civilian delivery has been fixed
at two and one-half pounds a
week for each citizen. The or
der is expected to become
effective within a week, and to
act as a stop-gap until direct
consumer rationing Of meat
can be put into effect through
out the nation. The machinery
for consumer meat rationing
is expected to be set up and
IN f111l omar,
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ner cent. Members of the Sem
ate Finance Committee quick
II pointed out that the Treas
ury proposal was simply an
other form Of sales tax, and
that in reality there is little
difference between taxing
what a person buys and tax
ing what person spends
as it is rather difficult to
spend without buying, or to
buy without spending. Charg-
es were made that the "spend-
ing tax" was SO named simply
for the purpose Of misleading
fthe public. A motion was made
during the height of the de.
bate, and quickly adopted bJ
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Youth is Queen Most of rs who
have grown accustomed ta the sight
Of d piquant bow of ribbon in the
hair of middle-aged friends fail te
p0ufler the trend Of events which
have made mother and daughter
rivals on the fashion stage. High
school girls 60 to women's shoe de-
partments for the stylish models,
And mothers are found in Junior or
misses dress shops searching for
youthful casual clothes. Like al.
styles which are genuinely comfort
able and tiattGFing, we predict that
the little girl look in fashion has
come 70 stay.
If YOU are twenty five or over,
you will want to know the processes
by which YOU can, with no incon-
gruousness, look the part of a jolly
junior. First of all. dress comfort
ably. You can't have steel stays In
YOUR corset and not have it restrict
your ease of manner as well as
those parts for which it was in
tended. You can't look as Ii your
feet hurt, in shoes too small, and
heels too high, yet wear the gay.
casual demeanor that goes with q
pinafore. Wear low heels if they
are more comfortable for you, and
whittle your body down with diet
and exercise TO shape that js III
keeping with the youthful mode.
Yet with the best will and ward
robe In the world, youth never sue
cessfully wear ribbons in your hair
If that hair is gray. Color It'll 4
woman is a fool who doesn't us'
every resource of science and ar
to improve on what nature ha
given her. Be cautious. Choose
reputable hair-coloring and the
grow younger over night II yo
are experiencing the first, early, dc
pressing sjans Of age, sou can enlo
40 sWiflcr, inore thorough transitio
In a30ca. hooks, and personality tha
:
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WHY
vi /
(By Ruth Taylor

Lets come right out IN
the open. After all, we are
mature, thinking individuals
end we don't haze to beat
around the bush when we
talk togethes.
There is a concert effort
being mads today to esta-
blish and control a bloc of
Negro opinion, to stir up
stupidity and discrimna-
eminent. Based upon the
foundation laid by white
tapidity and discrimina-
ton, and backed by the
allure Of the ignorant to
how proper consideration
Tor all our. soldiers, regard
.ess Of color. its purposes
and aims have not been to
correct conditions but to
disrupt the nation.
Why?
Because that is the way
the enemy works. They
proved it in the conquered
countries Of Europe. Di-
vide and conquer. Stir up
hatreds. Arouse resent
ment. Separate. Su b.
vert. Divide. Blacks again
st whites, whites against
Blacks. And then let the
enemy march in.
Why2
Because the Negroes are
a Challenge to the Axis.
The mere fact that there
has never been a Negfo trai-
tor is an offense to Hitler
and his coherts, a reversal
Of his theories.
Why?
Because the patriotic Ne
gro, the soldiers in our arm
ed forces, those who are
supporting the government
working in the factories
buying bonds. serving in al
capacities, and they are BY
far the great majority, are
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hy recreating your own youthful
colaring.
Women who take cosmetics for
granted, who employ MI the artifices
in the book, are sometimes known
to hesitate to color their hair. Ihe
excuses are numerous, and mostly
they are caused by lack Of In
formation. Ii you 90 to 4 good oos-
metoiogist, or choose an established
brand and follow the directions of
the manufacturer. hair celorins rs
easy, safe, and inexpensive to apply.
The ethical bugahoo Is as naive
and negligible as the one about lip
stick. suffered by our grandmothers.
| Gray hair is not necessarily sign
of age. You've seen doddering old
sters with hair that is coal black,
and Young women of thirty with
lhair that Is white. 1t Is simply a
physiological phenomenon which
You can accept If you are SO In
clined. But II you would rather
/ assume the modern little girl look''
with unauestionable authenticity.
don't betray yourself by being old
above the neck.
Get plenty OF steep Ii you Wouiu
look young. Be healthy. Eat prop
erlv. drink milk. Get outdoors and
exercise.
| There Is one other prescription
that is sure-fire that you, and
YOU alone can provide. If you can
manage it, fallin love and stay that
way For that little girl look this
has all the formulate of fashion ex-
Iperts and cosmetologtsts beat a mile,
Whdt ore your beaaty proAeas7
Write: Mare Downing. Ldrseuse
!, Beauty Bureau, 550o Lindeu
IL Bird, ST. Louis, Mo-, and she HiN
i be glad to dnsNer them. Be
!, sure to enclose q self -addveslsds
d stamped enyeiops. -.--.
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THE REAL
BOTTLLENECK IN
PRODUCTION
tVerIin ID. Gordan

When are we going to come
TO grips with the vital land
problem It may, on the sur
face, appear to be an unim
portant issue, however upon
it rests our hopes for triumph
ant production and victory in
the conflict. Upon it depends
whether or not we shall have
ample materials and foods to
avoid sending a poorly equip
ped army into the battle, and
a poorly fed multitude of de
fense workers into the shops
and mills. But the fact is, an
incessant stream of propagan
da flows from many sources
proclaiming that taxes on real
estate are already too high.
Certainly taxes are too high
on real estate, because real es-
tate includes buildings and i'm
provements. Many mines, for
instance, remain idle in the
face Of this present material
shortage for the simple rea-
son that at the first sign Of
productive activity, when the
first little shack rears its
head, it will be taxed back out
Of use.
Let us then look to the JUS
tice Of laying tax only on
the land, but not on improve
ments. To lure idle lands and
natural resources into use: to
prevent the reckless razing of
much needed buildings to save
taxes; to insure home owners
against the loss of their
homes, etc, it is only neces.
sary that we shift the burden
of taxation from improve,
ments to the land. If produc,
ton means SO much in this
war, why don't we unshackle
it by freeing it from misplaced
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EDIT 3 RAILS

q most denial Of the whole
program of the war in the
East, a proof that most Ne
groes are too intelligent to
fall for the fake propagan-
da Investigated by Berlin
and Tokyo.
Why?
Because the enemy propa
gandists, white or yellow,
are not trying to gain ad-
vantages for the Negro, but
are trying to make the
whites afraid Of the Negro
and to stir up hatreds, re-
strictions and discrimina-
tions.
Why?
Because the enemy feels
that it is possible to ere
ate a fifth Column of Negro
es the United States will
fall and that then it will
be a simple matter to en-
slave all Negroes and make
them the bearers of burden
which has been Hitler's a.
vowed intention since he
/ first expressed himself II
1 Look out for these enemy
agents when they come a
|. mong you. Report those
who preach treason, ant
/ when they talk ask yourself
one question
1 Why?
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FEAT U R ES

taxation? In the Peoples
Lobby Bulletin" of recent
date, j. Rupert Mason writes:
THE basic question is not
whether the holders of title to
valuable land mineral, urban,
timber, coal, etc. can afford
better to support the govern
ment, but whether it is per-
missible under the letter or
spirit Of our Declaration of
independence longer to per-
NIT those boarding valuable
land to do SO without contrib.
nting a larger part of the cost
of Government and National
Defense.
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tional heavy losses inflicted
upon japanese ships in the
Pacific. United States troops
are participating in North
African battles, while Ameri-
can-manned Flying Fortresses
have been steadily pounding
German industrial centers
With a bombing accuracy
heretofore unequaled.
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alton not lat
er than the
first of the
year. At the
present it is
not conten-
plated that
poultry or
fish will be
i n c | Ii d G d.
TI
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a ENCOURAGEMENT that
- 4rc1r,e, ha1l t,nay,

a ENCOURAGEMENT tha t
~ American troops had been
landed in the Belgian Congo
adds one more spot on the
face of the earth where
American fighting men are
preparing for action. From
the Far Pacific comes word
that American forces have re-
pulsed the japanese attacks
against the recently seized
Solomon Island bases, and
that in New Guinea Austral.
lars and Americans, under
Macarthur, trapped and des
troyed a heavy Japanese in
vasion force. From the Navy
| reports are received of add
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CO NJ NJ E N T S

since June 1st for all applica-
tons received and processed
up to August 29th. Other ap-
plications are being processed
as rapidly as possible and al
lotment checks hereunder
will be mailed shortly.
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other foods may soon be sub,
ject to rationing. Many table
commodities, for which ration
ing may come at any time, in
clude coffee, tea, cocoa, spices,
certain canned soups, shorten
ings, and a few canned fruits
and vegetables. 1t is also rum
ored about Washington that
shoes and other leather prod
ucts may be rationed soon.
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THE Office of Price Admins
| tration has taken Federal
court action against more
than one hundred meat pack
ers scattered throughout the
country. The packers are
charged with violating price
limitation ceilings and other
@. P. A. regulations concern
ing the grading and selling Of
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-09-11

TOR some weeks now the
Senate Finance Committee
has been wrestling with the
new 1912 Revenue Act and
the problem of raising at least
three billion dollars more IN
tax income than provided in
that measure as passed by the
House. MANY tax experts have
long insisted that the funds
needed for war purposes can
not possibly be raised through
taxation unless a general sales
tax is levied. The Administrat
ton, and the Treasury exz
perts, have consistently ops
posed a sales tax. This past
week, after much talk of mys-
ferious new methods Of rails.
ng revenue, Treasury officials.
appeared before the Senate
finance Committee and adva.
eated a spending tax. The
Treasury proposed tax OF
spending would give each citis
zen an exemption for inconR
oaid out for life insurance, OH
debts, and for the purchase OF
war bonds, within certain linz
tations, and tax all other
spending a minimum of ten
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meat products. 1t is alleged
that in some cases the pack
ers have simply increased
prices above the maximums
fixed by the Q. P. A., while
others are charged with sell
ing lower grade meats as be.
ing of higher grade, and
charging higher prices there
for. In Washington officials
Of w. P. B., O. P. A. and the
Department of Agriculture,
continue their conferences in
an endeavor to find some
method by which livestock
prices, on the farm, can be.
controlled without reducing
production-a rather difficult
task.
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BEAUTY = ROMANCE.
!}5 81 az

The lorieuse Beouty Bureuu established BY shs
Godefroy Manufacturing Company 70 study methods
OF preserving womens noturoI beauty. and TO muks
fha fasufs of this reseurch uYniIuhia 10 the public.
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selective serv-

n klATIONAL Selective Serv-
! y ice Director Hershey has
issued instructions to all state
directors to apportion calls
for inductees from their states
among their local boards so
that no board will be calling
one type of registrant sub
stantially In advance Of other
boards, and to place calls to
local boards for inductees so
that the heaviest load right
now is on the boards having
the most single men, or men
with collateral dependents
only, subject to induction. In
plain language this means
that the Federal government
is expecting state and local
draft boards to induct Class
/ rcgistrants, and Class 3 reg
istrants having only collateral
Gal. 3 Forum
dependents, into military ser
vice before beginning the in
duction Of Glass 3 registrants
who have wives (but no chill
dren), with whom they main
tain a bona fide family rela-
tionship in their homes. Ma
tional Director Hershey also
instructed that state and Local
boards not begin the induc-
ton of registrants having
wives and children or children
| for whom they maintain 9
bona fide home, and married
before Pearl Harbor or at q
time when induction was moi
imminent, unless such actor
is first authorized by nationa
headquarters.
II @HECKS for a little NOR
!, ~ than one-third of the al
lotment payments due rela
tives and dependents of en-
, listed men in the four lowe
! grades Of the Army and Nav
) have been mailed during tn
past week. The checks sen
. ant cover al amounts accrue
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the Committee, to instruct the
Treasury officials to prepare
proper legislation for levying
a national war sales tax. 1t Is
now being rather freely pre-
dicted that the new Tax Bill
will not complete its way
through Congress and be
signed by the President be-
fore the November election,