The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-20


Haar swung his heavy panel truck
around the corner. The truck be-
longed to the Shoemaker company,
the day belonged to the sun, the
right of way and possibly the world
belonged to Larry Haar. He swung
the truck.
lief needs. We are faced with a
situation in which every additional
bushel of grain that can be saved
in this country will save additional
lives abroad.
"These measures are not a sub
stitute,' he said, 'for voluntary
conservation efforts" T"
The secretary said that the gov
ernment expected to accomplish
two results with the wheat and
corn bonus payments-te make
more grain available for food puf-
poses Immediately, and to en-
courage farmers in the surplus
corn producing states to market
more corn and stop feeding live
stock to heavy weights.
The 30 cent bonus on wheat will
be paid in addition to the price the
farmer may claim under a govern
ment wheat certificate purchase
plan announced early this month,
Chance to Speculate
Under that plan, the farmer is
given a chance to speculate on fu-
ture increases in prices and at the
same time to deliver his grain
now while it is urgently needed
abroad.
The price which the farmer will
receive under the certificate plar
will be that prevailing whenever
the farmer elects to collect for his
wheat, which may not be later thar
March 81, 1947.
Hoover laid down the need fol
more food abroad in hard figures
and set forth a sixpoint plan fol
meeting that need. He said thai
Britain had a million tons of bread
stuffs in pipelines and stocks :
double the pre-war standard-anc
proposed that she turn over hall
Of it to feed hungry people.
He recommended that Russia
raise from $1,000 to 10000 tons &
month her contribution of whea1
to the worlds famine-stricker
areas.
He suggested that Latin-Ameri-
can countries import 40 per cent
less wheat and flour from the
United States, Canada and Argen-
tina.
For the United States, the only
living former President recon.
mended an export goal of an aver
age of 100000 tons of wheat q
month to famine regions in April
May, June, and July.
Burden to Consumers
In addition, Hoover proposed
that all European nations whose
cereal ration exceeded the equival'
tent of 300 grams of bread a day
lper person reduce that ration te
300 grams. He said this would be
a burden to such heavy bread con-
suming peoples as those of Britain
Holland, Denmark, and Yugo'
slavia.
His final point was that smaller
liberated nations, with smaller
domestic resources-the nations
that had suffered 1nost"-be Civ.
en- priority in supplies.
Hoover reported as honorary
chairman of the Famine Ener
gency committee. He is travelling
around the world to survey famine
conditions at Mr.. Truman's re.
quest.
But while the Chief Executive
had suggested that Hoover return
TO this country now to help stinnu,
ate the campaign for food con
servation and sharing at home, the
former President preferred to &c
on from Cairo to India, China ane
Japan to get a more complete
picture of the global situation. Mr.
Truman acceded in telephone
conversation with Hoover, FRIDAY
morning.
Minimum Needs
Already Hoover has studied the
Z minimum needs in II countries ant
! learned about conditions indirectl,
in four others.
And this, he said, is what hi
I has found:
! Half the 800, 900, 900 European
between the Russian frontier an
the English channel must hav
help to ward off famine.
Europe and Asia together wi.
need 100000 tons of cereals
provide even a grim and danger
GUS" 1,500 calories of food a day i
4 the next four months for all tn
= hungry. Normal commercial char
nels can supply only 100000 tons
4 leaving a gap of 5000, 900.
Ihese estimates of requirements
Z E0"ver said, represent ''the mos
4 :. C scaling down. and the
L aalories ha saiS is hoe