Show From the Farm Front p Early Birds Going Ahead Men and women in the American armed forces overseas o will not mere merey merely ly y talk turkey come Thanksgiving Th g and Christmas holidays Army chefs in Alaska and Africa and and and points east and west around the he globe have globe have been instructed to include a little bit of home on the menus for November 25 December 25 and January 1 Ten million pounds of turkey is home accord- accord according according ing ng to the army's present procure procure- procurement procurement procurement ment plans The entire turkey industry is co co- cooperating cooperating co- co cooperating operating with the army and the war food administration in an ef- ef efort effort effort fort ort to get et the first of the turkey crop will be finished this month and ready for shipment by the first of September This means that U. U S. S civilians will have to forego pre- pre Thanksgiving snacks of Americas America's favorite favo ite holiday bird The turkey crop this year will be ample There will be many hun hun- hundreds hundreds hundreds of thousands more birds than thanin in 1942 Of this total well over 90 per cent will go to the civilian mar mar- The army's purchase of tur tur- turkeys turkeys turkeys keys will cause no civilian shortage at Thanksgiving or Christmas For the next few months how how- however ever Americans can expect to see sec butchers and public dining places displaying posters with picture of fighting men The theme will be beLet beLet Let Them cat eat turkey FEED WHEAT AGAIN |