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about 1875 men and women to serve
on a National Famine Emergency
Council, which will supplement
through their organizations and ir
their communities, the work carried
on In Washington by the Executive
Committee of the Famine Emer-
gency Committee.
Chester Davis Chairman.
The Executive Committee named
by the President is composed OF
Chester C. Davis as chairman. Eu.
gene Meyer, publisher of the Wash
lngton Post, vice chairman, ano
James M. Young, chairman of the
Advertising Council, Inc; Miss Ann
LORD Strauss, president of the Ma
tlonal League of Women Voters
and George H. Gallop. director OF
the American Institute of Public
Opinion.
| Herbert Hoover, after appealing al
a press conference for other nom
famine nations to join in supplying
grains and fats for starving coun-
tries. left Washington late yesterday
for New York The former Presi-
dent leaves there Sunday for study
OF food conditions in Europe for
President Truman. Mr.. Hoover is
honorary chairman of the Famine
Emergency Committee.
Savings Planned Here.
Meanwhile, Washington house
wives, restaurateurs and the food
industry generally went ahead with
plans for food conservation outlined
Monday by the Emergency Commit
tee. Most hotels indicated they
would cut down on the number of
rolls being served, trim on slices OF
bread for sandwiches and reduce
service of wheat cereals.
The OPA'S restaurant section is
studying the committees proposals
in connection with regulations that
have required no trimming in por-
lions served in public eating places.
The question has arisen whether
restaurateurs will have to cut their
prices slightly.
When this point is clarified eat
ing places here will go forward with
the recommendations of the COM
mittee, an official of the Washing
ton Restaurant Association said.
In move to help conserve bread.
j. Thomas Kennedy, superintendent
of weights, measures and markets.
said, lin view of the emergency" he
would not prosecute bakers who sold
half-pound loaves of bread, provided
the bakers cut the loaves in the
bakery, wrapped the halves individ-
ually and stamped the weight,
bakers name and address on the
wrappers.
Under District law, a half-pound
loaf OF bread can be baked, but there
has never been any previous author
ity for halving the ordinary pound
loaf. Bread can be sold in half
pound, pound and IL pound loaves,
Mr.. Kennedy said, but baking of the
smaller loaf has been made difficult
by shortage of smaller bread pans.
Among those with Offices in WASH
lngton asked to serve on the Fam
inc Council are Col. Tom Campbell
of the War Department, Livingston
l.. Blair, national director of the
American Junior Red Cross; Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, National
Council of Negro Women; Ray B.
Bowden, executive vice president of
the Grain and Feed Dealers Ma
tlonal Association; j. Russell Clark.
director of the American Hospital
Association; Albert S. Goss, master
of the National Grange; William
Green, president of the AFL: Jack
w. Hardy, national commander of
American Veterans of World War
II; Miss Cecil Lester Jones, Asso-
citation of Junior Leagues of Amer
lea; Clarence w. Kitchen, United
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Asso-
citation; DR.. Julius Klein, business
consultant and former undersec-
Rotary of Commerce under President
Hoover.
Mrs. Dora Lewis, president of the
American Home Economics Associa-
ton; John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers: Jack Logan,
president of the National Associa-
ton Of Food Chains; c. D. McKen-
zle, president of the Millers' National
Federation; j. H. McLaurin, presi-
dent of the United States Wholesale
Grocers' Association; Henry Monsky
president of B'nai Birth: Philip
Murray, president of the CLIO; Basil
|O'Connor, chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Gross; Watson Rogers. Ma
tional Food Brokers Association.
the Right Rev. A. P. Shaw, president
of the Fraternal Council of Negro
Churches in America; DR.. w. T.
Spanton, Future Farmers of Amer
lea Foundation; Mrs. julius Young
Talmadge, president general of the
National Society of the OAR, and
Harold Weston, executive director of