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Evening star., 1942-12-18

shortage is attributed to the exhaus-
tion of packer quotas early in this
quarter. Slaughterers now are
ordered to allocate their civilian de-
liveries on monthly, rather than a
quarterly basis
The new price ceilings on poultry,
it was said, are designed primarily
to encourage poultrymen to meet the
Agriculture Departments food for
freedom" production goals, which
call for a record 1943 output of
1000 100000 pounds of chicken and
$50 900, 900 pounds of turkey. The
new prices would reflect a return to
the farmer of from lis to 120 per
cent Of parity.
OPA expects the new retail prices
for chickens to be made public in
few days. These prices will re-
place temporary ceilings placed on
all poultry October 3, when the
price stabilization law was signed.
Since that time the retail price Of
turkeys has been placed under
permanent control.
Covered at wholesale by the new
order are broilers, fryers, roasters,
hens, old roosters, capons, turkeys,
ducks, geese and all other fowl pro-
duced for consumption. Exempt
from price control are breeding poul-
try, young stock and female birds
sold for egg production.
Chicken ordinarily constitutes
about II per cent Of the total meat
consumption in the country, with
turkey accounting for two per cent.
The goals for 1943 call for produc-
tion OF chickens % per cent greater
than the record 1912 total. Pro-
duction Of turkeys is to be in
creased IS per cent.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Fifth Column Linked
To Mexicon Murders

Mysterious murders In Tulancingo
Mexico, the Hdalgo mining and tex
tile center, are linked by the popu-
lation to the activities Of fifth col
umnists and factory workers to rebel
against compulsory military train
ing.
At the time of the sabotage q
German, an Italian and Japanese
were arrested. The bodies of three
murdered men were all found within
a week.
Evening star., 1942-12-18

troll machinery and Of the method
of price fixing. He added that only
in the last two months has the ad-
minsitration been moving in the d.
rection indicated by World War I
experience.
TN the last war all nations had
tried price ceilings, then called legal
maximums," Mr.. Hoover said. I'VE
realized the debacle which resulted
and didn't adopt them. We adopted
a system of fixing prices as close to
the source as possible, with per-
centage profit limit for retailers.
We arrived at the farm prices with
advisory boards.
"The constant shift in demand
imposes insurmountable obstacles
on the present price ceiling system
and one result Is the growth
Evening star., 1942-12-18
0PA Cuts Five Ounce,
From Meat Ration
For Next ) Months
Fights locoI Shortages
BY Lending Packers
Port Of l943 Quotes

The Office Of Price Administra-
ton late yesterday clipped about five
ounces week from every persons
meat diet by reducing the amounts
OF pork, lamb and veal available for
civilian consumption in the first
three months of next year and. at
the same time, moved to relieve cur
rent meat shortages by allowing
packers to borrow on their first
quarter quotas of l94s.
Decision to curtail further the
amounts OF the three meats to be
consumed by civilians was made on
recommendation OF Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard, food adminis-
traitor, who said demands of the
armed services and lease-lend were
greater than had been indicated
earlier. The amount of beef for
civilians remains at 70 per cent of
the comparable 1941 quarter.
In an accompanying action de-
signed to encourage farmers to pro-
duce more, OFA placed specific dol
lars-and-cents wholesale ceilings on
all poultry at prices slightly higher
than those which have prevailed at
any time this year. OPA said new
retail prices for all poultry, except
turkeys, would be announced short
ly, but added that housewives would
find prices at their neighborhood
stores marked up only slightly, II
any, from present levels"
Quotas Available Sunday.
The move to relieve meat short
ages prevailing in many areas, in
cluding Washington to some ex-
tent, enables slaughterers to begin
utilizing their new first quarter
quotas on December 20-12 DAYS
ahead Of time. This will enable imme-
diate resumption of operations by
packing houses which have ex-
hausted their quotas for this year.
and will enable those with restricted
activities to increase deliveries.
Amounts borrowed" from next
years quotas must be made up en-
tirely, though gradually, in the first
three months of 1943.
The meat reduction makes the
following percentages of first quar-
ter 1941 deliveries available for ci-
villains In the first three months of
next year: Beef 70 per cent, pork
70 per cent, veal 10 per cent, lamb
and mutton rs per cent. Quotas for
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Agriculture Merits
First Rank in War
Effort, Hoover Says
Ex-President Declares
Formers Must Be Given
Labor and MACHINERY
BY the Associated Press.

ns the ASSOCIATED PreSs.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Agriculture
must be advanced to the very first
rank of war industries" and farm
ers must be given labor and more
machinery to help the Nations food
production program, according to
former President Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover, food administrator in
World War I, said in a press con-
ference yesterday that the problem
in war-"especially in total war"
was production, and the best rem
edy for price and other troubles is to
have enough of the commodities
wanted"
The former President criticized
what he described as division of
authority" in the present food con-
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Group to Sing Carols
At Seryicemen's Club

The American Association of Uni
versity Singers will give a program
Of carols at pm. Sunday at the
Servicemen's Club sat Ninth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, director
Of the group, will sing two solos,
THE First Christmas Morn" by
Newton, and an old English West
Country folk song. "A Merry Christ
mas"
The Japs have = yen for world
domination. Your dollar, in War
bonds, will defeat that yen.
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Invasion Force Member
Returned Too Soon n
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GETTYSBURG, Pa.-Corpl. Roy
K. Mickey spent II months lesrn4
ing invasion tactics. Then, rarin''
for action. he headed for North
Africa.
Within sight Of land his ship was
sunk. Another craft rescued him
and steamed OF to the United
States before he had set foot on
African soil.
Evening star., 1942-12-18

Of black markets all over the United
States"
He said that the old system had
avoided much detail, and II think
we reduced consumer consumption
more in the last war by voluntary
methods than has been done by
rationing in this war. I don't know
whether the voluntary system would
work, but it certainly should be tried
on some articles" .a
Evening star., 1942-12-18
Just Twice Each
Year Grosner's
SEMI I-ANNUAL
Sale!
CIVILIAN CLOTHES
CIVILIAN CLOTHES

Every months like clockwork It's the clearance sale
that happens only twice year. That's why it
and believe in it-they know back up everything we
say. The valuations actually the former selling prices
of the goods in storenot out Of the air. Here's the
way the reductions For awoo Suits and
One the $3 rs and s suits $2475 Group Two the
3175 and S45 suits $32 Group Three $50 overcoats
45 and $50 suits $685. Group Four 5 and s5 suits and
s62 and S73 overcoats $75 Use "Thirdnthree"
charge plan-Pay b s January 18th, "a February 18TH
Evening star., 1942-12-18

The dollar is = war weapon with
the advantages of q boomerang.
Put into War bonds, ih will return
to you later with interest.
Evening star., 1942-12-18

SOMERV1LLE, N J-EVEN DORIS is SHORT OF GAS-Gas
rationng Is respecer Of wealth. Cromwell
known as the worlds weahiest GIRL" blackboard to
drive miles from for mall Beside her
Is Bob Hannon farm hand The blackboard belonged
father the late James Buchanan Duke. P Wirephoto
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12

school, Mrs. Verona Whittier
spoon, teacher, ST.; Osborne
school, Mrs. Gladys H. Ball, tea
cher, ST.; Stages Creek school,
Miss Maude James, teacher, $2.25.
Stages Creek Community =
Floyd Jones, ST.; and Stella
Reedy, $1.00.
Total Stages Creek school and
community, $685..
Total for II district schools,
$500.
Lansing school-1st grade, Mrs.
j. w. Faw, teacher, $3.50; LIST
grade, Miss Ruth Barker, teacher,
1920; Est grade, Mrs. Frances
Glenn, teacher, $2.25; ;3rd grade,
Mrs. Claude Garnbill, teacher, ST.;
Claude Gambill, teacher, ST.; 4th
grade, Miss Ruby Huddler, tea
cher, &c.; 5th grade, Miss Clara
Perkins, teacher, 81; 9Th grade,
Mrs. Alma Hardin, teacher, $3.50;
7th grade, A, Miss Gertrude Per
kins, teacher, 81; pupils and
parents: Clyde Sheets, ST.; Coy
Ham, ST.; J. @. Childress, ST.; Ar
thur Carter, ST.; 7th grade-B, L..
Wayne Blevins, teacher, $2.25;
pupils of 7th grade-B, $3.50.
Total of Lansing school from
grades l through 7, including all
donations under 81 not listed
here, $37.38.
Lansing high school contribu-
tons include the following:
9Th grade boys-Frank James,
teacher, ST.; pupils, 1854; Wade
Stansberry, ST.; 9th grade girls,
Mrs. Lilly M. Huss, teacher, ST.;
9th grade, Bernard Jones, teacher,
$3.50; 9th grade pupils, $1.75; 10th
grade, Mrs. Bernard Jones, tea
cher, $3.50; '11Eh grade, Miss
Helen Ledbetter, teacher, $3.50;
18th grade pupils, $685.; Princi-
pal Joseph A. Martin, SIS.
Total of high school grades 8
through II, including donations
under ST., $24.89; total for entire
school, $62.77.
Contributions from Lansing
community solicited by Bernard
Jones include Arthur Campbell,
ST.; Mrs. c. E. Welch, Mrs. Tom
Goss and Miss Ruth WEIGH, 81.
each. Other smaller contributions
bring Mr.. Jones's total up. to
1928.
Contributions from Lansing
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
Red Cross Goal
Not Yet Reached
All Those Who Have Not
Made Contributions Are
Asked To Do So.

L. P. Coward announced this
week that contributions to the
Red Cross fund were still coming
in, but that more was needed to
reach the goal of 1900. He urged
all of those who have not given
to this worthy cause to do so.
Recent contributions include
the following:
Mae Oliver, So; F. N. Phillips,
George c. Bower, Mary Louise
Gentry, L. c. Tomlinson, T. E.
Campbell, ST.. each.
Professor Wade E. Eller turned
in $47.79 from the Riverveiw
high school.
Miss Edna May, $1.OO; Mrs. B.
F. Kilby, $1.OO; E. F. Warden, ST.;
Mildred Stewart, $1.0O; H. M.
Bare, $1.OO; Chas Hudler, SOC;
Jake C. Little, $1.O0; Mrs. ]. F.
Miller, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. I. R.
Young, $500.
Jefferson School District, $2O.-
81; Bethany Methodist Sunday
School, $500; New River Baptist
Sunday School, $1.44.
J. r. Rotten, $1.00; Eli Denny,
$1.OO; James Greer, $1.OO; Ellie
Ham, $1.OO; Foster Ham, $1.OO;
Lester Calhoun, $1.00; Walter Mil
Ter, $1.00.
Lansing and Helton school dis
tricts raised at total of $157.6O
Contributors of a dollar or more
to this fund include the following:
Apple Grove school, Mrs. Bina
B. DeBord, teacher, $2.70; Ora
ham school, Mrs. Beatrice M. Nc
Neil, teacher, ST.; White Oak
school, Mrs. Mollie H. Denny, tea
cher, 49,; New Hope school, A. A.
Perry, teacher, ST.; Mrs. Bina M
Davis, teacher, &c.; Flatwoods
school, Mrs. Allie E. Denny, tea
cher, $4.30; Hurricane school
Mrs. Bonnie T. Farmer, teacher
ST.; Meadowview school, Mrs
Ralph Miller, teacher, $3.50:
Thaxton school, Mrs. Frances M
Jones, teacher, So; FairvieW
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
All CLUB MET AT
GLENDALE SPRINGS

The All clubs girls and
boys of Glendale Springs, at their
regular meeting, February 5,
pledged full support of the Ma
tional Victory garden program.
The following program was CIV
en-:
Devotion on the subject of Gar
dens taken from the Bible, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Boney. A discus
sion of the Victory garden and
it's urpose and what All clubs
it's purpose and what All clubs
can do to help promote it, Mr..
The club plans to give a chapel
program on Victory Gardens, Fri
day, Feb. IS. At which time ev-
cry one of the community is in
vited. The club also plans to con-
tract farm families by giving
them information on the garden
ing program, which is based on
pariotisim, economic needs and
better health.
Mrs. Boney CHI eek ed the
sewing project and Mr.. Quessen-
berry gave the boys instructions
on their project work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12

community solicited by L. Wayne
Blevins totalled $6.75; included in
this amount, r. T. May, ST.; j. 0.
Blevins, SIS.
Contributions from Helton COM
munity solicited by Misses Clara
Perkins and Gertrude Perkins
totalled $3.50 and include the
following:
John Littlewood, S.; Jason
Spencer, $3.50; I. H. Stewart,
ST.; Frank Graham, Paul Weaver,
Vince Mcclure, Mrs. Sam Elliott,
J. F. Sturgill, Bradford Waddell,
Mrs. Ida Sullivan, Rev. R. j.
Startling, Glenn Kilby, Joe Emer-
son, Dent Pennington, Byron Sex
ton, Guy Spencer, Cabel Cox, Ray
Sturgill, Mrs. Ada Francis, w. R.
Francis, Isom Sturgill, Mrs. Car
rie Kilby, Mrs. R. J. Startling,
Mrs. Betty Moore, 81. each; Miss
Alta Perkins, 81.
Mrs. J. w. Faw collected a total
of $3.50 from Warrensville. This
includes Raleigh Rotten, ST.; ]. l..
Graham, ST.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
Silas Greek News

Rev. J. F. Startling filled his
regular appointment at Trinity
church Sunday.
Mr.. Bob Porter is suffering
from a bruised ankle caused by
being run over by wagon near
his home Wednesday of last
week. It seems that the rattle of
the wagon frightened the horses
and they got beyond his control.
They ran into a ditch and one of
the horses had to be pulled out of
the ditch by the other one.
Mr.. Wiley Faw is tearing down
part of the old residential build
ing and outbuilding formerly
owned by the late G. D. Dickson.
He purchased the farm from Dent
Baldwin of Piney Creek. Mr..
Faw will move to his new place
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
CLOCKS OF NATION
ARE MOVED FORWARD

WASHINGTON. - The nation
put it's clocks on war duty Mon
day, moving them one hour ahead
of standard time to save electrl-
city for war factories and to give
more daylight for the outdoor
tasks.
"War time" - the designation
of President Roosevelt - came
while most of the nation slept at
2 a. M, standard time in each of
the zones across the country.
The transition was made with
little furry. Most urban house
holders pushed the hand ahead
one hour when they wound the
clock and put the cat out Sunday
night. Railroads, airlines and
communications systems had to
be more precise about it.
The new time come by virtue
of. congressional enactment and
will remain in force until six
months after the war ends. Legal
ly, it can be applied only to COM
mon carriers, the federal govern
ment and the hour at which acts
or orders of the federal govern
ment are effective. In practice,
it is, being accepted by most in
dividuals and business firms -
but the act makes no specific
provisions for either enforcement
or penalties.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
ARGENTINA PREPARING
TO DEFEND COAST LINE

Buenos Aires, Argentina-The
Argentina war department an
nounced plans for the formation
of an army corps to be designated
the 'Patagonian detachment to
protect the Atlantic coast and
Straits of Magellan.
The new detachment will be
formed from the Augmented for
ces provided by extending the
service of the 1920 class of re-
cruits another year. This step is
expected to give Argentina a
standing army of approximately
$4,000 men, about double its nor
NAL size.
The Patagonian force will be
stationed at Rio Grande on TERRA
del Fuego at the entrance to the
Straits of Magellan. The present
southermost garrison is at Como
doro Rivadavia, more than 400
miles from the strategic straits
through the tip of South America.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
THOUSANDS LOOK ON
AT DISASTROUS FIRE

WASHINGTON. - Four hun
dred firemen battled a raging
blaze that Quilted and buckled the
steel skeleton Of an History sky
scraper under construction three
blocks north of the White House
Sunday, attracting thousands of
spectators.
The fire apparently started in
apparatus used by workmen and
a 40 to 60-mile wind famed it
swept the entire structure and
licked at a 10-story office build
ing next door, burning out most
of the window frames.
Police Capt. o. J. Letterman
said that preliminary estimates
placed the damage at 100000 al.
though no authoritative estimate
was available. The fire ragged an
hour and a half before it was
brought under control.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
DUTCH HAMMERING NEW
BLOWS AT JAPANESE

BATAVIA-Sturdy Dutch sea
and air fighters hammered new
blows at the japanese invaders
Sunday, blasting four more enc
my ships, including two cruisers,
and boosting their total bag since
start of the war to 59-almost
one day.
But it was admitted that despite
the terrible drain on japanese
manpower through the sinking
of transport and warships that the
enemy has plowed forward. The
japanese hold most of the key
bases from which direct assault
upon the islands of Java and Sum-
atra and the vital naval base of
Surabaya is expected soon to be
launched.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
LARGE FREIGHTER is
SUNK NEAR N. Y. HARBOR

NEW YORK. - The 15,355-ton
Swedish vessel Amerkaland, one
of the largest freighters in the
world, sank less than 200 miles off
the entrance to New York harbor
Feb. 2 after being thrice torpe-
decd by two submarines, II survi-
vors of the 39-man crew related.
The ore-carrying ship was nder
charter by the Ore Steamship
company of New York from its
Swedish owners.
Representatives of the third ma
val district quoted survivors as
saying the attack occurred at $3.50
p. m. about ITO miles off Sandy
Hook, the torpedoes striking the
starboard side at 10 to 20-mintes
intervals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
u. s. SHOWERS FRANCE
WITH FREE PAMPHLETS

WASHINGTON.-In the most
extensive pamphlet bombing OF
the war, much of occupied France
has been showered with American
pledges that the Nazis eventually
will be thrown out of France and
hammered into defeat.
A total of about 100000 leaf
lets, Presidential Secretary Step
hen Early said have been drop
ped by Raj filters in two extern
sive sweeps over occupied France.
He called it the biggest pamph-
let bombing job ever DONE"
Early did not say when the Sec
ond bombing took place, but dis
closed that on this expedition
397,5OO copies of American
pamphlet No. 2 were dropped in
addition to thousands of copies OF
pamphlet No. which previously
had been made public.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
GERMAN COMMANDER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts).-Maj. Gen. Fritz Todt,
builder of the Siegfried line and
until now in supreme charge
of the engineering of German de-
lenses on the Russian front, has
been killed in what is officially
described as "an air accident
when carrying through with his
military tasks"
He was a close collaboration of
Adolf Hitler's since the very be-
ginning of the Nazi movement and
also was minister of munitions.
His gigantic operations earned
MIN the official title if Ger
many's No. l builder" He had
been on the eastern front since
the beginning of the campaign
against Russia.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
PLAN FOR MARITIME
SCHOOL FOR N. C..

HENDERSONVILLE. - Plans
are underway for the creation of
the North Carolina Maritime
Academy, first institution of its
kind in the southeast, with Capt.
Louis E. Jacket of Henderson
vile as commandant.
The only other such academies
now in the country, the announce
ment said, are in Massachusetts,,
New York, Pennsylvania, and
California. The proposed North
Carolina establishment is num-
Der five on the roster of the ma
wy and war departments and the
maritime commission.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
Brief Review OF State National World News During The Past Week

within the next few weeks We
are glad to welcome him into DnR-
community.
Mrs. J. w. Huneycutt and little
daughter, Midgie Carroll, are.
spending few days with Mrs
Huneycutt's father and mother..
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Dickson.
Mr.. Stanley Kirk Left for Raitl--
more, Md, Sunday, where he VIII
work with the Glenn L. Martin,
airp1ane factory 0n an electric:
defense project.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12

mum of IT'S new buses to main
tain anything like a standard of
safety but it has little or no hope
of getting them. The condition of
the old, rafting buses which it
must use will be made over more
precarious by a shortage of re-
pair parts. The better buses will
be more crowded.
It is with these facts in mind
that the Highway Safety Division,
working with the commission,
makes its plans for a school bus
safety campaign. The danger Of
outworn equipment must be off
set, insofar as is possible, with
more careful driving and better
training of both drivers and their
passengers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
DOUBLED WEEDS

J. w. Howell, of Jefferson, AsSle>
farmer, has phospflated anxK GnaezX
his entire farm in the past: tElree>
years, causing his crop yields lanI1x
the grazing capacity Of E1R. nsss
lures to double.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-02-12
N. G.. NEEDS IT'S NEW
SCHOOLS BUSES NOW

RALEIGH.-The State School
Commission is faced with seri-
GUS bus problem. It needs a mini
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

Palmer shows you how Ifyour grocer hasn't a copy,
write for one (See below
D. Buy for week OF time as many pos
sbe of your weeks food needs in a single grocery
order. shop carly in the week if YOU can, and when
the isn't crowded, Your grocer can serve
you better - you'll see! And think what you save
time work, gasoline, tires,
B. Toke the foods your grocer hos. On this page,
you'll 4 few OF the many Del Monte Fruits and
Vegetables Don't blame your grocer when he doesn't
have just the you want! Look for others in the
same food group instead. You'll be surprised how
often YOU can switch and swap right in the Del
Monte line.
Above all-do buy more of anything than you'll
need Let's prove that this still the land Of freedom
that as individual citizens We are big enough and
broad enough share and work problems
together through the voluntary and intelligent
operation of all,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-13

So please be patient with your grocer
today! He's trying TO do everything
possible for you!
Here's how TO help him - and help
yovrseIf-in these days of war shortages.
If we all heads, everybody will have enough.
Some foods will be pcntiful-use them. Some will
be scarce some will be out for the duration.
They've gone and husbands and brothers
far-Aung fighting fronts
Who would begrudge them one bit of it? Why,
none Of US!
OF course We have to gear buying wartime
conditions. But chat won't be SO hard, if you follow
the Del Monte Buy -for-a.Wcek" plan. Here's how
easy it is 70 do:
I. PIan meals week ahead. It's really simple,
and great time.saver. The Del Monte Wartime Meal
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-07-22
State Watermelon Crop
Bringing Better Prices

RALEIGH, July 81 Up The
states watermelon crop is bring
ing prices considerably above those
of last year, A. B. Hairless, mar
keting specialist of the State Ag-
riculture Department said today.
I'm New York yesterday" he
said, '"Tar Heel Tom Watson mel
ons scaling 80 pounds and larger.
wholesaled at $3.50 to $605, compar-
ed with $500 to $3.50 a car on the
corresponding day a year ago.
Through yesterday, 96 carloads had
been shipped, compared with 26
for the corresponding period in
1941.
Meanwhile" he said. 'the in
dlcated acreage for 1912 is 10000
acres in contrast to 13,6O0 acres
in 1941. The yield per acre, how
ever, is indicated at 210 melons this
season against 1865 last year.
In 1941. a fine crop of watermel-
ons was IN prospect in North Caro-
lima, but rains that started early
in July and continued intermittent
ly for almost two weeks, and a
devastating effect. This season the
hot dry weather is cutting produc-
ton, and growers are rushing har-
vesting in order to reduce sun
burn