The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-28
Ratlonlng

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however, that no one need go hun.
CRY or without balanced and
healthful diet.
Food Car Claude r. Wickard as.
sured the nation by radio that ra-
toning is designed to prevent waste
Of the worlds greatest food produo-
ton resources. TO insure that the
weapon Of food is used most effec.
lively to bring victory to the Unit.
ed Nations cause.
But that doesn't mean We viii
be poorly fed he said 1t looks as
II we will have a civilian food sup
ply about as big as we had in the
last half Of the 1905
Enough Bread
"Ot course we won't need 10 "a.
ton all foods. We have so much
wheat for instance that 1t is hard
to imagine that We ever will need
to ration bread. Ratoning. in this
country, does not mean sub-stand.
ard diets
Wickard gave the following fore
cast Of the nations food situation
next year: --
Dairy products-9O to 95 per cent
as much per capita for civilians as
was consumed in the 1859 period :
meats 100 to 105 per cent; poul.
try $50 to 100 per cent; eggs 80
to IS per cent: potatoes -95 to 100
per cent; fresh citrus fruits-l25 10
1870 per cent; fresh vegetables 80
to IS per cent. cereals-abundant
supplies. all that we want to eat.
Even as Wickard outlined the re-
lationship Of food to war strategy,
the government was challenged 10
ration at once all foods except GER
cal products and perishable trui'
and vegetables to stop waste and
prevent boarding.
Claims Tip OF"
The demand came from Don +.
Montgomery, whose resignation as
consumers counsel aired a scrap
within the Agriculture Department.
Montgomery criticized the an
nouncement Of food rationing plans
in advance. tipping off trade spec
ulators, pantry hoarders, and peck
et-book patriots
The early disclosure OF canned
foods rationing was defended, how
ever. by Elmer Davis. director OF
the Office OF War Information a
necessary 10 "familiarize' hundreds
OF thousands Of wholesalers and re
tailers and 1,5O0, 900 OPA volunteers
with details Of the program.
Admitting that the interval gives
chiselers and hoarders a chance TO
stock up. Davis declared that the
overwhelming majority Of the Amer
lean people are patriotic enough,
and sensible enough, not to try TO
DO that
No Relaxation
The owl chief agreed that ra'
tioning is "bothersOme' and "a
nuisance, but scotched any faise
impressions that il would be re-
laxed- "as some people nave
seemed to think" because OF the
resignation Of ORA Chief Leon Hen.
derson.
The OPA, which has To handie
the ration .ng programs. will never
be popular. but they aren't In there
to be popular. they are in there TO
help win the war Davis SAID
'Rationing cannot and will not be
relaxed until We have won
complete victory . or better
method is found for using the Amer
lean food supply as a weapon TO
win this war.
1T is only simple common sense
for US 10 spare some Of our food. 10
help feed the British army that -
killing Germans. We send food TO
the Russian army. because every
German who is killed by a Russian
sa German whom We won't have
10 kill. But the total sent TO our
Allies is less than what is supplied
to our owned armed forces. IL Is
small compared to what Is lett Tor
us at home.