Evening star., 1942-01-26
Gamers Must Keep
Part Of 1942Pack
For War Needs
Production Board
Official DiscIoses
Priority Program
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-A War Pro-
duction Board official announced to-
day that the Government would re-
ouire Gamers OF fruits and vegeta-
bles to keep part of their 1912 pro-
duction of the market to meet
Army. Navy and lend-lease needs.
John L. Baxter, chief Of the Can
ned Foods Section Of the w. p B.
food supply branch, said the w. p. B.
was preparing "a general preference
order directing producers to with
hold from sale stated percentage OF
each listed product which they ex-
pect to pack in 1912"
Mr.. Baxter, who spoke at the
opening session Of the National Cam
ners Association Convention, said
that within Is days after the COM
pletion Of his pack the Gamer would
be required to report his production
on forms which would be furnished
by the w. P. B.
THE primary purpose Of this gen.
eral preference order" he said, rs
to promote the defense of the United
States by assuring that SUFFICIENT
supplies Of certain canned fruits and
vegetables for the needs Of the
various Government agencies are set
aside by the producers OF these
articles"
Percentages Listed.
Mr.. Baxter listed the following
tentative percentages as the
amounts of various canned goods TO
be Withheld from sale:
Apples, heavy pack, 80 per cent;
cherries, red sour pitted, n per cent
cherries. sweet, light, dark, un-
pitted, Is per cent; peaches, cling,
freestone halves, sliced, % per cent;
pears, Bartlett halves, 26 per cent;
pineapples, sliced, crushed, Is per
cent; fruit cocktail, is per cent.
Asparagus, all green culturally
bleached, "A per cent: lima beans,
fresh, % per cent; beans, stringless,
cut, green or waxed, round or nat,
q per cent; peas, Alaska 3-4 sieve,
sweets 3 and larger or ungraded, 38
per cent: corn. cream style whole
kernel, yellow or white, l8 per cent;
tomatoes, 80 per cent; tomato juice.
IA per cent.
Mr.. Baxter said that in most
cases the Governments direct needs
would not be so great as to reduce
the amount available for civilian
trade greatly below the usual
amount-'provided you increase
your production to the extent de-
sired"
Price Rise Opposed.
In an address prepared for a later
session of the convention, Harold B.
Rowe, assistant director Of the price
division of o. P. A., said, I'VE see
no occasion for the industry to raise
its prices at this time" on the re-
mainder OF the 1941 pack.
He stated price ceilings would be
imposed if prices went above levels
deemed reasonable by o. P. A.
Rowe expressed dissatisfaction
with pending price control measures
in Congress. stating that If they
were passed in their present form
the Government could not impose
ceilings until after prices had
scared at least IA per cent higher
than last months levels and 20 per
cent above the pre-European war
levels.
The following ofiicers were elected
by the association:
President, Carol E. Lindsey Of
Highland City, Fla; first vice presi-
dent, G. Sherwin Haxton Of Oak
field. N. Y: second vice president,
Alfred w. Eames Of San Francisco,
who was reelected, and secretary
treasurer, Frank G.. Gorrell Of
Washington, also reelected.