Evening star., 1947-12-05
Food Campaign
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On Rising Costs
StiIIweII New Head
Of Intensified Bottle
On Voluntary Basis
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.

The administrations food
conservation progra was
broadened today to take on the
big task of keeping down soaring
food prices.
' Twin objectives Of saving food to
help feed Europe's hungry and pre-
venting undue increases in the cost
of food" will be directed by sub
committee of the Cabinet Food
Committee, with James A. Stillwell,
special assistant to Secretary Of
State Marshall, as the new food boss.
The cabinet committee announced
late yesterday that President Tru-
man had directed an intensifcation
of the conservation in. the face of
"the plain facts" that the food
emergency will continue at least
until the next harvest and that
grain shipments will be urgently re-
quired during that period.
This means full and general OBJ
servance" of meatless Tuesdays and
eggless Thursdays is necessary if
the United States is to feed itself
and help Europe without food prices
rising beyond the reach of millions
OF American families" committee
statement declared.
Rationing in Balance.
Committee members Secretary OF
Agriculture Anderson, Secretary of
Commerce Hartman and Undersec-
retary of State Lovett-indicated
that success of the stepped-up con-
servation program will determine
whether the Nation will have to re-
sort next spring to rationing and
price control of certain commodities,
assuming Congress grants the Pres
ident such powers.
The committee announced that
one of its first steps in the new drive
will be to invite the distilling indus
try to meet here shortly to make
plans for continuing conservation of
grain after the 60-day voluntary
shutdown ends December Is.
This disclosure was followed by an
announcement last night from the
Distilled Spirits Institute that its
members will cooperate by propos-
ing reduced use of grain after the
shutdown.
Beer Production Steady.
Brewers also will be asked to con-
tinue their curtailed use OF grain be-
yond their agreed termination date
of February /.
At Milwaukee Sol E. Abrams, vice
president of the Schlitz Brewing Co.,
said the extension of the grain con-
servation program had been eX-
pected and that he believed beer
production would continue at The
present level. He added that pro-
duction was about the same as 1t
had been before the program started.
The committee also asked Cd
bakers to make further efforts
to curtail consignment selling" OF
bread; (2) State and community cit
izens' committees to step up OBJ
servance of conservation measures,
and 90 each person to save slice
Of bread a day.
Waste on the farm, in homes and
in stores and public eating places
should be diligently and increasingly
combatted," the cabinet committee
declared.
The subcommittee, in addition to
Mr.. Stillwell, is made up of Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F.
Brannan and George BLUR, special
assistant to Mr.. Hartman. Mr.
Stillwen serves as chairman of the
group and also as executive director
of the voluntary food conservation
program.
The Citizens Food Advisory Com
mittee, headed by Charles Luckman,
who resigned as chairman OF the
old food conservation committee
will continue to cooperate and ad-
wise with the Cabinet Committee, it
was said