Evening star., 1946-06-30

AUSIhlA-DeSplte delay IN arrival
of UNRRA supplies, a slight improve
ment is expected in July, due to in
creased ALLEGATIONS and the ailability
OF green vegetables. The normal diet is
approximately 1900 calories a day. A
month ago the ration was only 900
calories in some sections.
A weeks provender for q family of
three was: One and a quarter pounds
of -four, the same quantity Of salt, a
half pound of dried peas, a quarter
pound of soup powder, half pound of
lard or other fats. quarter pound Of
dried meat, half pound of breakfast
cereal, Is pounds Of potatoes and 8
pounds of bread.
POLAND-With most Poles already
living on what amounted to day-by day
allocations. prolonged drought threat
ened to damage seriously farm and
garden crops.
Meanwhile, Poles looked to Russia for
shipments OF foodstuffs, supplementing
UNRRA supplies and homegrown pro-
duce, to prevent famine. Newspapers es-
timated Russia already had turned over
nearly 100000 tons of grains for sowing
ard for human consumption.
The bread allowance has been slashed
from 300 to 200 grams daily. -Four meat
Prices rose rapidly. The cheapest dish
OF meat or foul cost about $3.50, United
States money.
In the country, where SO per cent of
the people live, there seldom was a
change from soup, potatoes and black
bread
RUSSIA-Soviet authorities issue sew
eral kinds of food cards, the highest
priority rations going to scientific work.
ers and intellectuals, officials, foreign
diplomats and other special groups. The
largest number of nonfarming citizens,
however. come within the workers
category.
The monthly rations for typical
family of five average: Two hundred and
twenty-five pounds of bread, pounds
of fats, pounds of sugar, 20 pounds of
meat and fish and ~ pounds of cereal
Besides this man and wife often re-
ceive extra meal tickets enabling them
to eat where they work. Sometimes
they buy additional food when they
have the money.
BRITAIN-As underscored by press
and public speakers, food was the domi-
mating subject. A bread shortage in
early June was followed by a scarcity of
potatoes; the new Food Minister, John
Strachey, before leaving for America,
said bread rationing might be necessary
Previously Minister of Agriculture Tom
Williams announced cuts in livestock
rations which he described as "very
tragic; almost disastrous"
The British diet remained stodgy and
monotonous. Slim rations of eggs and
bacon are boarded for Sundays.
Housewives, saving for the rest of the
family, customarily eat only snack
The meat ration of half to three quar-
ters of pound per person each week
is. as rule, made to last family of
three to five members for three days
For the rest of the time, fish, sausages
(about pound a week to shopper
vegetable casseroles or a salad are
served. Potatoes, cabbage, greens, navy
beans or canned peas, if the ration
points can be spared, are the vegetable
mainstays. Fruit seldom is obtainable.
FRANCE-Harvest prospects generally
are good, especially in North Africa, but
II days rain in May and several in June
caused some damage. Lack of coal to
improve distribution continued to be q
major problem. All vegetables except
potatoes wer derationed as part Of the