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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-09
Regional Views
By Richard Gosser, Director,
Region 2B. UAW-CIO
SOLDIERS BONUS

Sunday newspapers carried the story of the
UAW-CIO advocating $500 bonus for soldiers
following the war. Part of the bonus would be
PAID immediately following the war, and the
balance in installments
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-09
To Tank Depot
Workers
By Melvin Schultz.
President Local IL, UAW-CIO
ELECTION

ELECTION
After 10 years of accomplishment in Toledo,
1t seems scarcely necessary to point out to work
ers OF the Auto-Lite Tank Depot the value of
strong Union, the UAW-CIO
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-09
It's News oMe Pyo;s. p.ss,s
DAY OF RECKONING

Some day. when this for the -Four Freedoms" and
other things has ended there going be day of reckoning
Truth literary goons like
Pegler vocal harlots like Kaltenborn
Some day. when boys marching home again. lot of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-09
On The
Beam
By Clayton w. Fountain.
\ BAD THEORY

A BAD THEORY
The theory that workers will
not act aggressively in the pres
ent crisis because their bellies
are too full is gaining in popu-
larity. 1t indicates a dangerous
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
No Easing
OF Gas Rule
In Prospect

Washington. Jan. l5-(hP)-An
office of price administration Spokcs-
man said today the agency saw no
possibility of relaxing tho cast coast
ban I'm pleasure driving. even for
farmer and suburbanitcS. until the
petroleum shortage is caScd.
Three government agencies are in
agreement. however. on the policy
that the prohibition should not be
extended Ia other parts Of Inc coun-
try-thc OPA. the office Of petro.
lcum administrator. and the office
Of Rbbcr Director William NJ JEFF
fcrS.
The negative decision on relaxing
the ban was voiced following public
suggestions that rural residents were
affected unfairly. and should not be
cut off from normal recreation which
still remained available TO city dwell.
crs vino could use mass transport
system.
at simply isn't possible to libcr.
allie the pleasure driving rule in
any respect until more petroleum
is available for the east" the spokcs.
man said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Appropriations Committee
Continues Budget Hearings

Raleigh. Jan. I5-(hPD-Statc
department heads continued
their parade before the lcgisla-
lures joint appropriations COM
mittcc today rs they sought TO
Justify or get increases in their
biennial budgets.
Some expressed satisfaction
with The budget commissions
recommendations. but others
urged increases for their depart
mcnts.
Among the latter were Fred Handy
chief Of the State bureau of inves-
tigation, who asked Sl50,489 for his
department instead of the S1l0,29z
Handy said the diff
ference would be used in salary
raises, including boost of $3.50 an
nually for himself. the employment,
of an additional investigator and a
$4,000 increase in departmental
travel allowances.
Increases also we're asked by Sec
rotary of State Thad Eurc who wants
to add a securities examiner and a
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Russian Forces Keep Nazis Rolling
Back 7o1Oard Rostou; Berlin Betrays
Alarm; Allies Attack In New Guinea
Surprise Blow Struck
at Japanese in Vicin-
ity of Mubo; American
and Australian Air
men Blast at Salam-
aua and Lac

Allied Headquarters in Aus
tralia, Jan. 15-(AP)-AllietI
troops, striking Il surprise blow
at the Japanese in the vicinity
OF Mubo. some IS miles south
west OF 'Salamaua, were reported
today to have slain 116 of the
enemy in the first ground fight
ing in that area in many weeks
Inc action was disclosed i'm a
communiquc from General Mac
ArthurS headquarters and adj,
vices from the front said the al
hrd troops were cOmbing tnr
hush for more Japanese bodies
indicating that the toll inflicted
nn the enemy might be higher
IMAM announced.
American and Australian airmcn
meanwhile continued TO blast the
Japanese bases at both SaIama,Ia
ana Lac, approximately 25 miles
farther north.
Al Lac. which has been hammered
Steadily since the Japanese landed
rciniorCcmcntS there last week from
inc remnants of a badly crippIed
convoy, allied medium bombcrs es-
c"rtcd by fighters attacked suppIy
dumps along the shore. starting large
fuel fires
Tho cnmmuniquc announced that
the enemy had made no effort to in
tcrccpt the raiders, which was taken
by observers as an indication that tho
Japanese air strength in this theatre
mad been seriously impaired by
losses suffered in their desperate re-
Enforcement attempt.
AT least 1873 enemy planes had
been reported shot down or damac-
cd while trying to protect the con-
voy from allied aerial attacks and
General Macarthur himself dcscrib-
cd the Japanese losses as a serious
blow.
Bad weather continued To delay
land operations on the Papuan pen
Insula but allied headquarters said
American and Australian troops
were slowly closing in on the rem
nants of Japanese force cncircled
on Sanananda Point.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
N. &. RAILROAD co.
DECLARES DIVIDEND

Greensboro, Jan. l5.-(AP)-Di-
rcctors of tho North Carolina Rail-
road Co, have voted u 7 per cent di-
vidcnd, amounting To $28O. 900 on the
company'S capital stock Of $4,000
600.
The dividend. payable in two
equal inStallmCntS. the first on Feb
ruary and tho other on August E,
was voted at the Scmi-annual meet
ing here yesterday The next meet
ing will be held in Greensboro in
July.
The railroad. now under lease To
the Southern Railway. extends from
Charlotte to GoldSboro via Green's
borO. ThrcC-fourthS of the stock Is
State-oWncd.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Restraining Tax Pro.
posed as Possible Com
promise of Sales Tax;
Hearing Is Called for
This Afternoon on An
thracite Walkout
(By The Associated Prcss>

Wy ITtSSb
Washington, Jan. 15-Paving
blocks, taxes and wildcat coal
miners strike drew ma jOr attcn-
ton in the capital today as both
houses OF Congress began 1 week
end recess.
Something nCW IN the way of
ta%CS = restraining tax" designed
to keep people from spending too
much on nuU-cSsCniIdiS while per
hitting them 10 buy Il certain amount
of goods iaX-irCC--waS talked around
on Capitol Till a. possible com
promise 10 overcome the adminis,ra-
tons hostility toward II general sales
tax.
Tho reason for u wildcat strike ri
1000 Pennsylvania anthracite min
erS arc tu be explained 10 the war
labor board Ivy - committee Of IL
miners. The labor board. which also
summoned operators 10 a public
hearing starting at = O'Clock. want
ing 10 know why the miners "arc
on strike against the national no
strike policy and against the welfare
of the nation in the time of war"
cncd expansion of the walkOut.
which now CcntcrS in Wilkes Barre.
Pa.
Behind the closed doors of the
Senate foreign relations committee
in the Capitol Il group of % senator,
meets today Ia decide whether 10
hold open hearings on the fitness Of
Edward j. Flynn H. become minister
TO Australia.
Another conflict which the Pearl
Harbor bombing apparently dulIcd is
that over lcnd-lcaSc. as far as the
House foreign affairs committee is
concerned al least An Associated
Press poll indicated that a majority
Of the members would recommend
that Congress authorize continuance
of the program.
Authoritative source disclosed
meanwhile that publication of a vol
luminous Dies committee report on
a%iS-front activities in this country
is being held up because committee
members cannot agree on whether
IT should include q complimentary
reference TO the Roosevelt admins
tration
Bit the biggest legislative head
ache was taxes. Tho suggested "rc-
straining tax" idea. il was under
stood, embraces the sales tax prin-
ciplc. but would carry exemptions Of
possibly $500 OF so worth of pjr.
chascs year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Flynn, Taxes and Strikes
Get Major Consideration
Flynn Hearing
Is Ordered

Washington. Jan. l5.-(Ap)-
INC Senate foreign relations
committee unanimously ordered
public hearings today. beginning
newt week. on protests against
President RuoScvclt's nomination
of Edward j. Flynn, retiring
Democratic national chairman,
10 be minister Ia Australia.
Chairman Cunnally. Democrat
ri Texas, said he would confer
with Flynn, and other interest
cd parties" Ia determine con-
vcnlcnt time for the opening of
the hearings, which will be CON
Quoted by the full 23-mcmbcr
committee. He said the hearings
would start Wednesday
or Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Sch00IAn,endn1ent
Measures Offered
Senate Group
OK's Brown

Washington. Jan. l5-(APD-
The Senate banking committee
today quickly and unanimously
approved President Roosevelt
nomination of former Senator
PrcntlSS NJ Brown ni Michigan
as price administrator.
Committee attaches SAID the
members voted approval Of their
former colleague almost before
they got their hats Off"
Chairman Wagner. New Yurl.
Democrat. told reporters beiur"
the meeting that no protest.
against the nomination had been
received.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Hitler's Armies on the
Lower Don Sell Lives
at Rate of One a Min
ute, as Russians Cap
ture at Least Six More
Towns
(Bg Thc A$Surirfcd Press,

(BH the AS3"rirfrd PrcS.J
Adolf Hitlcr's armies on the
lower Don, selling their live;
at a rate of one minute. were
pictured IN Soviet dispatches
today as Keeling back on the ap-
breaches to Rostnv, while til"
Russians captured al least six
more towns and killed l.SDo
nazis in ~ hours.
Soviet Headquarters said the
t"d armies crushed repeated
counter attacks by "hig enemy
tanks and infantry forces" and
continued to roll forward.
simultaneously, the Berlin radio
i0r The first time betrayed alarm
over the morale of - nazi di-
visions trapped in the narrow
Don-Nolga corridor before Sta
IlnCrad. In a special broadcast,
the radio preached 4 death and
duty sermon to iiitlcr'S soldiers
who sec no sense in holding
on and told them hIuntIy:
Personal wishes are of no ac-
count. IL is up TO the soldier TO
carry out orders in spirit of
blind and unquestioning conf
dcnce."
me broadcast came IN the WAX
oi Soviet reports yesterday that hien
ranking German Officers were cscap-
ing from the Stalingrad trap by
plane
Hitler'S field headquarters ac-
knowledged that the Russians we're
attacking with ''unabated fiercencSs"
~ the vast battle area along the
lower Don and in the Caucasus.
on the Stalingrad front, the nazi
command said Gcriuan troops were
defending themselves IN bitter COM
bat against continuous and heavy So
wet attacks.
Ioday'S Soviet midday rommlni-
cue SAID Russian shock troops, storm
ing back through the ruins of Sta
llngrad factory district, routed the
Germans out of notifications an,r
houses, demolished 81 blorkh0uscz,
cleared street and captured pr
%onerS.
While the Red armies scored
gains III three major sectors.
Britain'S smashing new air Of
fensivc turned from Germany to
naZi-hcid France, hitting The
German t-bOat nest at Larieni
on the French Atlantic coast.
The British air ministry said
Torrent was heavily attacked" last
rught in the RATS fourth sucCcisIy,
night raid Of the week. Previous a.
saultS were directed at Germany
war ioundl1cS in the Rubr valley.
Other developments IN the gIuhaI
war saw quiCkCning action III south
"rn TuniSIa. now ENF blows against
JHpancSC-CVnqu"rCd Burma, and d
5IrprIS" allied attack on tn" Japan
csc IN northeast New Guinea in
which ZIG enemy trn0pS We're killed.
ON the cast flank Of the ty.o-wav
allied offensive III north Africa, Brit
:%ii u-I,.,ptuItpIS so, ed that At
least eight ANS fighters were shot
down and many other. damaged d.
allied plane smashed al enemy air
drOmC.. COMMUNICATION lines and
truck concentrate n, III the Libyan
desert
L. S. Flying ForircSsos blasted the
supply ports OF SoIsSc and Sfax,
leaving tn" harhOr area aflamc.
while two mutprcd BIG Maraidcr,
BOMBED raj! Inc. aud highways al
MahaI",. on 'hc Gulf ui GaDCS. 20
miles south al StaX.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Stock Average
At New High

New York. Jan. l5-(AP)-Stocks,
on average. moved to new high
ground for more than a year in to-
days market although advances gen.
orally were restricted by light profit
cashing on the recent rally.
Selected stccls. rails, farm imple-
ments. aircraft and specialties were
out in front from the start. Gains,
running to around two points, wers
trimmed here and there near the
fourth hour. Dealings. lively just af-
ter the opening, slackcned later.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Administration Spon-
sored Bills, Calling for
Amendment Vote in
Next General Election,
incorporate Compro-
mise

10 alter the recently adOpted
constitutional amendment con-
SOlihatinC the various school
agencies was introduced i'm the
legislature today by Senator
Brooks of Durham and Repre-
sentative Arch Allen of Wake
and referred to the committee on
constitutional amendments
Tn" measure. providing for anoth-
CT amendment vote i'm the next gen.
"rhl election. would change the new
~ mdiIglTatCd amendment in line
with - compromise effected several
days before the general election las;
November
They provide that administration
:" the public sChuul system shall be
invested IN u board composed of the
lieutenant governor. the State super
nt"Ud"ui If public instruction, and
uE" member from each CungrcSSion-
II district Ia h" appointed by the
E"-"lItrr subject Ia confirmation by
tho legislature. Those from the dis
lrrci> cannot all be members of the
-rn" political party. one or more
must bc women. and there must bc
representatives. of agriculture. labor.
professions, The present law saws
ihm q majority shall be business
T"u
Also, the proposals, would make
ih" stat" superintendent of public
instruction secretary oi the board
.rrd " comptroller &" supervise fiscal
HtiHir- ri tn" board shall be appoint
rd by 'u" board. subject to tho ap-
pInyJl iy Nv" governor III his car .
dCIl" =. budget director The first ap-
continents would hc made from ihc
district. for fOur-yrDr
i"'m%, and from the vcn-numbcrcd
districts, irt "IChi-vCar '""'-- 'r'..
th"' ~ appointments shan =. .o,
eight wears.
Repre- .cu'atrvr Moor" Of Wilson
introduced a bill To- give the county
and town of WI ~ authority to aC-
WIrc and maintain q hOus" ur other
quarters iur the relief and enter
iHinmCnt Of transient members of
the armed forces oi the United
States.
The bill provides authority TO APP
pruprItC not more than $4,000. half
from the county and half from the
city. To purchase land and buildings
with funds moi derived from taxa
ton. The house may bC leased TO the
the tSO or any agency Of the u. D
government al such nominal rental
uS may hC agreed upon between the
city and county, and il may be sold
at either public or private auction
whom the need Tor il NO longer exists
Tho report "t - judicial commits
sion. headed Ivy former Licutcnan,
Governor w. u. Horton. was sent tc
the assembly by Governor Brough-
ton. II recommended that the lcgis.
laturC establish ~ SolicitOrial dis.
(Continuel on Page two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
SCHOOL HEADS SEEK
SALARY REVISIONS

Raleigh, Jan. l5-(AP)-The State
school commission had before il to-
day the request of Is small city
school superintendent for a revision
al salary schedules.
They claimed that revision mace
last July based on average daily at
tendance had resulted in reduction
"i from several dollars Ia 5000 an
nlidlIy. The salaries of The complain
ing superintendent now range from
$1,000 To $2,i0O u year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
INN'HJES Az ININI-

'....s., 3. Ian. Ia-.(APJ.-I. T. Jar
,"sm. ". advertising director OF the
hloIina Power and Light Co.. died
today 81 injuries ne received Satlu.-
day night when struck by a taxrCab
tie was native of ChdttduOoga.
Tenn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
SOLDIER KILLED

Gr"CuvIil". S. e.. Jan. l5--'APp
staff Sergeant Herman Lang of
EcN York "a, t''llIv Injured late
yesterday III the crash Vt glider
near hero.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
BRITISH SUBMARINES
IN MEDITERRANEAN

London. Jan. l5-(AP) - British
submarines ranging tho Medterran-
can have destroyed three more axis
supply ships. probably sunk three
others and have again brought the
sea war to 1taly'S doorstep by shell.
InE targets on the southern Italian
coast. the admiralty announced to-
day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Cotton Prices
Little Changed

New York. Jan. l5.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened 5 cents q bale
higher 10 ; cents lower.
Late forenoon values were I'M
changed 10 10 cents bale lower.
March 1889, May 1o.l7 and july
1897.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15
Executions
Close Feud
South Carolina Takes
Lives of Two Men and
a w ON an as Fina
Chapter of Murders

Columbia, S. c.. YIN. I5-(AP)
The tangled threads of an
Edgefield county fcud that caused
five violent deaths were cut to-
day as the state took the lives
Of two men and. for the first
time, eleCtrOcuted woman-all
convicted of murder.
A former school teacher. i3ycar-
old Mrs. Site Logan. was the first
10 die, convicted with her brother
In-law, George Loguc. SIS. and Clar-
cnce Bagwcll. 81. OF planning the
murder of ncIghbor.
The three deaths by clcCtioCutIon
brought TO eight the number of PEG
pie who have died III the Edgcfield
county Loguc-Tlmmerman vendetta
that began years ago when Mrs. Sue
Loguc was a teacher in rural school
for which Zimmerman was q truS-
tee.
The i'll feeling was brought to
a head in 1910. when Sue Logue'S
husband. Wallace Logue. and Tim
norman had an alteration over a
calf. Wallace Logue was shot TO
death in September. 1910. A year
later Zimmerman was Killed by
gunfirc. and = few weeks after his
death. two law officers and share
croppcr died III u gun battle al the
Loguc farm. where tho officer had
gone to serve warrants.
II was for the latter three muir
derS that The three were clcctrocutcd
fnIov
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-15

Washington, Jan. I5-Paving
blocks. taxes and a wildcat coal
miners strike drew ma jor attcn-
tion in the capital today aS both
houses of Congress began week
end rcrcSS
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
Sailor Urges Poll
Tax Repeal
From Gallery

WASHINGTON - (FP) - The
house was electrified May % dur
ing the hottest part of debate on
HR7, Vito Marcantonio's (ALP
N. " bill repeating the poll tax,
when young sailor stepped out
on a gallery ledge and said, "Mr,
Speaker, l speak for the thous-
ands who can't be here. Why
should a man have to pay to vote
but not to fight?"
Grabbed on all sides by gallery
doorkeepers and police, he said
with dignity he'd go quietly. He
was Evan o. Jones, 21, Of Los
Angeles, veteran Of several battles,
including Singapore, in two years
at sea. Before being sent back to
his ship, the sailor said, "Those
men in here are fighting the Civil
war over again. Why don't thes
get into thinking about this war ?"
He didn't get to stay for it,
but Sailor Jones would have been
pleased at the vote: 265 to 10.
Among the 10 Republicans voting
against it were the antilabor John
Taber IN. W and Clare Hoffman
(Mich.) and Noah Mason (Ill.) of
the Dies committee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
New Jersey Labor
Party SET Up

TRENTON, N. J. (FP)-organ-
ization Of a state labor party was
agreed upon here May 23 by the
American Labor League of New
Jersey at the close of its seventh
convention.
Enrolment will begin in the six
industrial counties: Essex, Hud-
son, Passaic, Union, Mercer and
Camden. A committee of IL will
be appointed by Chairman Carl
Holderman to direct the work.
1t is understood that the new
party will work closely with the
American Labor party state COM
mittee in New York. The league
has a membership of 100000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
Economic Level

getting set now to take an active
part in the postwar international
scene. They do not mean to repeat
after the present war the errors
they made after the last one.
Throughout the land and in all
groups, people are learning to
think globally. They want peace
and want a decent standard of
living. To get it, they have decided
to be tough with the bullies and to
go halfway with any nation that
wants to play fair-even, as with
Russia, when they don't entirely
approve of the way that nation
conducts herself at home" Pretty
good, coming from Fortune.
All of which gives point to a
remark made by Rep. Will Rogers
jr., at legislative conference of
the Newspaper Guild of New
York: "The reason you have the
kind Of congress that sits in
Washington today is that labor
didn't vote in the last election.
There is no use blinking the fact.
And something had better be done
about it in the next election"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
Jones and Davis
Block RoIlbock
Hold the Line
For Farm Bloc

WASHINGTON (FP)-Food Ad-
ministration Boss Chester Davis
and Secretary of Commerce Jesse
Jones between them are bringing
about a series of delays with the
apparent object of blocking the an
nounced rollback in prices until
the farm bloc in congress gets ap-
preparations legislation through
preventing the subsidies needed to
effect the rollbacks.
Davis is following the lead of
Jones, who in a series Of meetings
with various agency officials over
the last weekend brought up vari-
Gus difficulties in the way Of turn
ing over $450,000,000 of Recon-
strpctiop Finance Corp. money to
OPA for the first of the rollbacks
in meat, butter and coffee. Price
Administrator Prentiss Brown has
announced the rollbacks, and date
once was set for them as June l..
A new series of difficulties is
expected to be presented in meet
ings Davis is arranging for the
next few days. No authorization
of congress is necessary for RFC to
turn over the money, but Jones
told a senate agricultural commit
tee he hoped to get authorization
"before congress leaves" Minority
Leader Charles L. McNary declared
May 26: 81 think that congress
will leave first"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-04
Let Congress
Know

Organized labor is letting con-
gress know it is watching the
vote on the following bills:
HR 7-Marcantonio: repeals poll
tax. Passed house, now needs
support to bring it out of senate
judiciary committee.
S 796 - Connaly-Smith: Prevents
WLB from ordering closed shop
or maintenance of union; sub
jects WLB decisions to endless
court delays; makes criminals
of strikers; outlaws anti-injunc-
ton law and makes any union
which strikes ineligible for
Wagner act benefits. Up any
day in house.
8 575-McKellar: makes appoint
ment of all executives in agenc-
les making $4,000 or more SUBJ
ject to senate ratification.
Ready for floor vote in senate
any day.
HR 1928 - Fulmer: freezes farm
labor; before house military af-
fairs committee.
HR 992 - Colmer: makes strikers
subject to immediate induction;
before house military affairs
committee.
HR 1742, S 666 - Austin Wads-
worth: calls for conscription of
labor. Before house military af-
fairs committee.
Tax plan-agreed on by house:
senate conferees, it calls for
1870 Ruml skip-a-year plan and
is another benefit-grab for the
rich. If passed sales tax may
follow. 1t has to go to house for
vote week of June /. May go to
senate late in week.
HR S04-Woodruff: excludes non
citizens from unions. Before
house labor committee.
HR 1483-Landis: requires fed
eral registration of unions, ac-
counting of funds; prohibits
unions from making political
contributions. Before house
labor committee.
HR 2429, 1928, 23O9 and 1882:
abolish exclusion of our Chinese
allies under immigration laws.
In house immigration commit
tee, labor is supporting these
bills.
HR 24s1 - agriculture appropria-
tions. Labor is urging the sem
ate agriculture appropriations
committee to restore FSA and
the Presidents agriculture bud
get requests, including the
school lunch program.