Evening star., 1943-06-29
Marvin Jones
May Intensity
Price Control
Appointment of New
Food Chief Seen os
Sterilization Move
fTert of Roosevelt and Davis
Letters on Page A.
BY he Associated Press.

Letters on Page A..
BY he Associated Press
Judge Marvin Jones took over
today as the third wartime food
administrator in less than four
months as the Roosevelt admin
istration let Chester C. Davis go
and thus evidenced new deter
mination to put stabilization of
prices over all other conSidera-
tions in the Nations food pro-
gram.
Judge Jones. an affable Texan
with a long agricultural background
including legislative leadership in
putting AAA crop control and other
farm aid legislation on the statute
cooks, moved into the job with a
record as a staunch supporter of
President Roosevelts policies.
His appointment to replace Mr.
Davis, who himself was drafted in
March to settle differences which
. had developed among administra-
tion officials, was taken to mean
that future food programs would be
cut to patterns designed, above all
else. to provide food at present or
lower prices.
Davis Criticized Policy.
This change in food bosses came
after Mr.. Davis had offered his
resignation with the explanation
that he did not agree with the
policy of putting consumer prices
above all other considerations, par
tlcularly when it involved the use
OF subsidies and when consumers
have, as he said, excess spending
power.
Mr.. Davis also said that while he
was responsible for meeting food
needs, other persons were exercis-
ing authority over broad policies and
issuing orders affecting his respon-
sibility.
Mr.. Davis had offered to stay on
until the middle of July to get the
1914 food program started and care
for couple of other matters, but
Mr.. Roosevelt rejected this tender
saying that he did not think it "ad-
vlsable' for Mr.. Davis to shape
plans for the future.
Whoever takes over as food ad
ministrator would then be called on
to administer a program which he
had no part in determining. That
would really be case of dividing
authority Mr.. Roosevelt said
! tartiy.
Wanted to See President.
AT a press conference following
announcement of his resignation,
Mr.. Davis told newsman the Presi-
dents letter had just been re-
ceived. He declined to comment on
! the abruptneSs with which his con-
nection had been terminated
| Mr.. Davis, who is expected to re-
sumo his duties as president of the
Federal Reserve Bank at St. Louis
said
Il had hoped to have an opportu-
nifty to discuss the whole problem
with the President. But that op-
portunity did not develop. 1t prob
ably is just as we'll
| Mr.. Davis was asked If he believed
Judge Jones would have any more
power than he had, and responded
that he had been talking to the new
food boss land if he has any more
tools than I have, he didn't say So
The tenor of President Roosevelt &
letter was that the present setuE
would be continued unchanged, with
difficulties between the several agen-
cies resolved by War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes.
Three Main Points.
He expressed belief that success
full war food program would have tt
emphasize three main points:
l. The production of an abundance
of food that can supply well-bal.
anced, if limited, diet. Such foods
he said. would include potatoes, dry
beans and peas, green and yellow
leafv vegetables, supplemented witt
foods in shorter supply, such a:
meats and milk.
2. More effective governmental
control and management of the fooc
supply. He said price ceilings anc
general food orders in themselves
were not sufficient to provide proper
flow of foods. He suggested exten-
sion of the Government meat board
set up in Chicago to regulate dis.
tributior of meat among civilian
military and lease-lend uses.
8. A broad educational program or
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