Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-19
Thousands Of Race Youths In Many Small
Communities To Benefit By Free Milk Plan
Government
Is BACKING
Big Project

WASHINGTON, D. C.-0SNS-
Thousands of Negro children in
small communities will have
half pint of milk to enjoy with
their school lunches this year, &C
cording 10 an announcement made
shiS week by the Agricultural Agri-
cultural Marketing Administration
of the u. 8. Department of Agri-
culture.
The first step in extending the
school Milk Program to small
communities was taken last week
when Bethlehem Negro Commun-
ity center of Spartanburg, S. c.,
was certified 20 serve penny milk
10 the Youngsters enrolled there.
In discussing the extension OF
the School Milk Program. Roy F..
Herdrickson, ANA administrator,
has this to say: THE School Milk
PROGRAM should be extended to
demonstrate its value to every type
of community end condition.
Previous expansion has been limit
ed 20 large population centers.
AID SMALL TOWNS
Although there is great need in
these large centers, expansion for
the future should be liroi'ed to
smaller reputation CT, ers in
order to secure he widest posi-
BILE coverage to more equitably dis
tribute Pvailable funds between
regions and states and various Siz-
cd prban and rural centers, and
10 aid dairymen in these areas in
their vastly expanded production
effort.
First consideration should be
given to small towns, villages,
small and medium sized cities.
Rural schools from one-room to
consolidated should be included
since the children attending such
schools often receive much less than
the minimum amount of milk re-
ouired for physical strength and
mental vigor."
Extension Of penny milk 20 COM
mrnities Of 10000 population and
less is in keeping with the amend
ed School Milk Program which
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R
Wickard signed last April How
ever. like the school lunch program
communities must take steps to
make the milk available to the
youngsters.
ALL MAY PARTICIPATE
All schools, child welfare GEN.
tero without profit are eligible tc
participate in the program Ar
children who attend or visit such
schools. or centers may be served
penny milk Children who canno:
nay the penny are also served anc
no distinction is made between
those who pay and those who dc
nGt nav.
Schools, Parent Associa-
tions. state and local nutri+iona.
communities, veterans organize
tons and auxiliaries, and civi,
clubs may sponsor the School Milk
Program in community. Indi
vidualS NAV co-SponSor the pro
grem. At Spa!tanburg the Bethle
hem Community center is sopnSor
ing the program and Bethel Meth
odiSt and Board of Missions wom
ems division, are co-SDorsCrs. Be
tween IS and so children be+weer
the ages of and II are expected
to be served penny milk five day:
week.
Here's how the program works
the sponsoring agency buys mill
which meets local minimum health
and sanitation requirements fol
distribution to the children. It alsC
pays all costs in connection will
processing and serving the milk
However, the Agricultural Market
ing Administration pays the spOn
soring agency fer the milk mon
processed, f. O. b.. city PROCESSING
plant which is sold the children
for one cent a half PIN. The enc
cent half pint usually covers tht
cost of processing and delivery
Therefore, the sponsoring agenc.
usually has to pay out of is funds
only the cost Of the processing ano
delivery of milk given to yougSter;
who can't afford to pay the penny
for it.
10000 SERVED
During the school year Of 1941
AZ abou. 10000 Negro children were
served school lunches, and mos
Of those who lived in large cite
also received penny milk.
Information on the School Luncl