Evening star., 1944-01-17
Schools Will Receive
More Rationed Food
Under New 0PA Plan
FDA Survey Findings
Provide for increased
Meat, Processed Food

Meat, Processed Food
New allotments OF rationed food
for schools, the Once of Price Ad-
ministration announced today, will
assure Americas school children of
more generous amounts of food in
lunchroom and cafeteria meals. The
plan is based on an estimate of the
amount of rationed food needed
to meet school lunch requirements
set up by the Food Distribution
Administration.
The Governments school lunch
program. in effect since last jan
uary, is wartime measure to guar
antee school children we'll
planned and balanced noon meal.
The FDA has set up definite pro-
gram Of food requirements for two
distinct types Of meals that in
clude rationed foods. The OPA,s
adjustment OF point allowances for
school meals is designed to imple-
ment this program.
Public school ofIlcials said they
believed only one District school
Margaret Murray Washington Voca-
tional Schools now afiiliated with
the FDA and so would be the only
one eligible to apply for increased
allotment. Robert L. Haycock, su-
perintendent of schools, said, how
ever. that he wanted to give the
new order more study before decid-
ing its scope among the District
schools.
Based on Number Served.
Allowances announced today rep
resent an appreciable increase in
the amount Of food allotments for
meat and processed foods In most
schools. Adjustments will be made
on application to local war price
and rationing boards. Schools with
new lunch programs going into ef-
feet may apply Immediately for in
creased allotments for the Janu-
ary- February period.
Today's allowances are based on
the number Of persons served at
schools in January and February
and the amount of food currently
used. rather than the amount of
food used in December, 1912, the
base month under the OPA "in-
stitutional user" rationing program.
Heretofore school lunchrooms and
cafeterias were given aIlotments of
food much like commercial eating
establishments. based on the
amount Of rationed food used,
number Of persons served In De-
cember, 1912, and gross dollars
revenue from food services.
Cooperation Optional.
Cooperation with the Govern
ment's school lunch program is op-
tional. OPA officials estimated that
OF approximately $4,000 schools in
the United States more than half
serve lunch. About 10000 have con-
tracts with the FDA to serve stand
ard-type meals and to receive f.
nancial aid.
Schools under contract with FDA
are designated as type "A" or "B."
Maximum allowances for each are
Is follows:
Type IA" allowances for a COM
plete meal, providing from third
to one-half the daily nutritional re-
quirements: Sugar, .03 pound; pro-
cessed food, s point; meats and fats,
90 point.
Type "B" for a simpler lunch re-
quirtng less rationed food: Sugar,
.03 pound: processed food, 4 point:
meats and fats, S point.
Separate Daily Count.
Dating from January 1. all schools
must keep a separate daily count of
their services Of refreshments" as
distinguished from food services. A
student, for example, who brings
most OF his lunch from home and
buys milk or ice cream at school will
be included only in the .count of
persons served refreshments. A
student who buys soup or a sand
wich or his entire meal will be in
cluded in the count of those served
food. Allotments will be computed
separately for the number of per-
sons served food and those served
refreshments.
Beginning with the March-April
ration period allotments will be is
sued during the first Is days Of each
period instead Of during the IS days
before the start Of each period. To
make 1t possible for schools to
operate during the first Is days of
each period when allotments are
being computed, each board will be
allowed q reserve Of food points
equal to Is per cent of its January
February allotment. A separate
certificate for this amount will be
prepared by the local board when
it computes January-February allot-
meptS