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chance" Of changing the program.
Last week, however, he told re-
porters the committee would re-
consider its stand If after careful
study it was convinced of error.
Since then, the committee staff and
Government officials have held sew
eral private huddles In preparation
for today's showdown.
The meeting, originally scheduled
to bring only leaders of the National
Poultry Producers Federation to
Washington, was expanded by Mr..
Luckman last week to include the
American Feed Manufacturers As
sociation and the Grain and Feed
Dealers Association.
The conference with the feed and
poultry industries opens another busy
week for the committee. Mr.. Luck
man Is expected to seek grain-sav-
ing pledges from flour mills and
cereal producers and from manu-
facturers OF corn syrup and similar
products.
Meanwhile the committee an
nounced that day Of reminder" of
Europe's need will be held-probably
on the Sunday before Thanksgiving
in all Protestant churches.
The observance was arranged ten
tatively in an exchange Of messages
between Mr.. Luckman and Charles
P. Taft, president Of the Federal
Council Of the Churches Of Christ
in America. Mr.. Taft wired presi-
dent Truman that the voluntary
food campaign merited "the full and
active support of every American
citizen" He reported he was urging
leaders Of all communions, and all
City and State Councils of Churches,
to enlist members In "a vigorous
effort to secure conscientious observ-
ance Of the rules which their Cover
nment has asked the American
people to impose upon themselves %
Self Denial Urged.
II hope and believe" MIR. Taft
added, that the Christian people
Of this country will set an example
Of self denial in sharing available
food supplies, through the national
program and church relief channels,
to relieve the suffering OF hungry
people overseas"
In replying message of apprecia-
ton, Mr.. Luckman suggested a
simultaneous mention in all
churches on a specific Sunday of the
desperate need in Europe" Mr..
Taft sent assurances that the Fed
eral Council would call on its
churches to transmit such a mes
sage, the exact date to be chosen
soon.
In Albany, Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey's administration virtually
urged abandonment of poultryless
Thursdays in an appeal to the public
to eat more low producing fowl as
q grain saving measure.
DR.. Herman E. Hilleboe, chairman
of Gov. Dewey's recently created
State Food Commission, said in a
statement that "an abnormally
large number of low-producing fowl
are damned up on farms, eating
large amounts OF grains, which
birds should be moved to market" :"
Grain Consumption Cited.
DR.. Hilleboe said that more than
a million such birds were consum-
ing approximately 100000 bushels
of feed a month.
Although the food commission
chairman made no direct reference
to the poultryless Thursday pro-
gram, q source close to Gov. Dewey
said the Hilleboe statement plainly
indicated the Governor favored q
different approach from that Of
Washington.
The Commerce Department an
nounced appointment Of George
Blur as special assistant to Secre-
tary Hartman to work in the food
saving program.
He is to work with the Luckman
Food Committee and with trade and
business associations in furtherins
the conservation program, Mr.. Har-
riman said.
A native New Yorker and special
list in advertising, sales manage
ment and marketing, Mr.. Bijur
served with the Air Forces In Europe
during the war and was on Gen
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