The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-06-09
WEEKEND VIEWPOINTS
BY J. w. Fl.

Some Of Washngtons legislators the national capital
&c been CONCERNED about the danger of losing trade in
s built up the European recovery program It is time
I'll this be put into action not only to preserve the
e developed under ERP but also to make it permanent
~ more important what do to increase the cosump
bh OF fruit here home and in other parts of
runtry. rtt
Our trade at home is the greatest trade that we have
erc are more prospects trade with people than
eh any people AT least two conditions necessary
ssake that trade permanent prosperous country in
mich people money to buy with and ~ General
aiicc Of tie idea that consumption of large amounts Of
its necessary the health and happiness Of people.
The total consumption of fresh fruits
rs grown Immensely during the past 80 years The fresh
hut trade has doubled over and again Most of this
Increase improved facilities for handling and
Meser1p fresh fruits Some is the result of educational
sanpags carried throughout the nation And although
e American people consume much greater amount Of
fit than any other people only small part of the posi-
6ities along this line has been tried out . u
Any seppedup attempt to get the American people te
lat more fruit will into obstacles For instance in
nySadvers1g campaign fruits will have to compete with
juch things bars chewing gum beer dairy products
heats and other food items which consumed
loo freely already Fruits and fresh fruits especially
Nuais which back all that be said in their favor
Mhefxss the case OF such things candy campaigns to-
use lesa would be Of greater benefit 4 4
human digestive system is not by any means equal
TO the that 1t is called upon to perform Scientific re-
search experiment have proved that is much better
off with less diet than he gets daily diet
of white bread cakes cookies candy bars and such Fresh
fruits furnish bulk for the digestive tract and vamins and
essential food elements which not be had in sufficient
quantities an average diet The human could live
longer and life would be happier and satisfactory in
many ways large quantities Of fresh fruits eaten daily
Throughout the fresh fruit To add to the opportunity
beneftng physical condition. modern freezing units
possible extend the fresh fruit into winter
stored in freezing units far surpass those put up in
since they preserve natural properties and vita
and they do not require rage quantities of sugar. of
which there often is an overdose in canned fruits.
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Here in Washington, fruit is Of such variety that it can
be obtained for the table fresh from the fields and orchards
from May until late in the fall Strawberries cherries april
cots plums peaches grapes, apples and melons, in
such succession that start his fruit
Strawberries and shift from fruit to another over
perod OF several months With modern transportation
ciltes this neatness the source Of supply of fresh fruit
rs made available to all parts Of the nation The job front
TO sell the idea to the American public that everybodys
duty to himself and his family make fresh fruits available
whenever possible That is job which ends The fruit
growing industry is in the position the retail business
with reference to dposng of what it has sell is not
or tenyear job is permanent growing
itself. s,s sfs
Winston Churchill often says what in the hearts and
minds of men throughout the world Wasn't he doing lust
hat early this week when he said he the great
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