Evening star., 1946-03-09
Pentdgon Cafes
Lead Movefor
Br'ead|es$ Days
Weekly Breakfast
Without Cereal
Also Is Planned
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr.

The Pentagon cafeterias are
taking the lead in instituting one
breadless day a week in what
may become pattern for the
Nations eating places in line
with President Truman's appeal
for food conservation to helr
prevent starvation abroad.
1t is understood this question may
come up before Mondays meeting
of the Famine Emergency Commit
tee, along with other far-reaching
proposals designed to cut down
wastage and effect savings in cereals
and wheat.
Frank w. Hoover, general man.
ager of Government Services, Inc. S
So cafeterias in Federal buildings
here, said he was awaiting the out
come of the Monday meeting to de-
eide what steps to take in food con-
servation. In the meantime, GUS
toners will be urged to buy mini
mum amount of bread, he said.
One Slice of Bread Limit.
The Pentagon cafeterias, which
are separate from those under Gov
ernment Services, also plan to limit
customers to one slice of bread, esti-
mated to effect a saving of $4,000
slices daily; to halt service of break
fast cereal one day a week, effect
ing a saving Of Sc pounds of hot ce-
real and 20 pounds of dry cereal a
week; discontinuance of mullins and
rolls made entirely of wheat flour.
1t is estimated that one breadless
day week will result in a saving
Of $4,000 slices of bread and 12,2OO
rolls.
Seriousness Of the food shortage
in India, which is seeking 1000 900
tons OF cereals from the United
States, was made plain yesterday
at press conference of an Indian
food mission now in this country.
Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar, head
OF the delegation, told reporters that
unless help is forthcoming, 5000, 900
to 100000 persons in India will
die OF starvation within the next
few months. He described it as
the worst situation in so years.
Flood and typhoons have de-
stroyed much of the rice crop, while
severe droughts in Northern India
are cutting wheat supplies, Sir
Ramaswami said. Already food riots
have occurred and the rations of the
people have been cut to IL ounces
of cereal day for adults and s
ounces for children.
Soviet to Increase Wheat Crop.
THE United States is the only
country in position to help us in
this disaster" he said. Americans
are among the worlds most sympa-
thetic people. Once they know what
faces us, We believe they will move
to provide assistance"
The Moscow radio last night re-
ported the Soviet Union would SOW
48 .420, 600 more acres of wheat than
last year and place responsibility
for increased production with the
local Communist party and agricul-
tural organizations.
Meanwhile, there were two new
developments in the food situation
at the Agriculture Department. The
agency took steps to obtain addi-
tional supplies of meat for Ship
ment abroad by extending requisi-
tioning requirements to about 100
non-Federally inspected slaughter
plants.
secretary Anderson designated
State and county emergency food
program managers to help speed
the job of supplying food under
the Presidents emergency program
Managers were asked to set specific
local food conservation goals, work
out locally adapted conservation
measures and marshall forces of
citizens organizations and. food
trade groups.