Show Farm Agencies Unite With Aim at Bigger 1944 Food Program Aiming at a program to bring to to- together together together gether all federal farm agencies un der the U. U S. S department of agri agri- agriculture agriculture agriculture culture in cooperation with farm farm- farmers farmers ers producers and food conservers throughout the the nation the Food Fights for Freedom campaign has hu been launched in Utah and in the whole country this month According to Director W. W W. W Owens of the Utah Agricultural service Food Fights for Freedom is not merely a program connected with farmers but in in- all phases of food in the the- th war today production conservation purchasing the rationing system avoidance of black markets and canning cannin In a recent statement made by President Franklin D. D Roosevelt in regard to the national food pro pro- program program program gram he told congress that food is as important as any other oher weapon on in the successful prosecution of oft t the war It will be equally import import- important ant in rehabilitation and relief in in inthe the liberated areas and in the the the- shaping of the peace that is to come He also listed objectives of oi the campaign first of which is to raise in the most efficient manner enough food and the right kinds of foods and second to see that food for civilians at home is fairly divid divid- divided divided divided ed throughout the country Giving Giving- additional empasis to the wide nation-wide scheme War Var Food Ad Administrator Administrator Administrator Melvin Mclvin Jones testified that the increasing need for food for direct war use and for civilians calls caUs for the maximum food pro pro- production production production possible in 1944 1914 Through his Iris bureau in Washington Jones expects to direct much of the work pertaining to the significant Food Fights for Freedom outline and states and counties wilf wilt through their extension services and govern so government ern ment bureaus attempt to keep the program going at full speed after its of November Through campaign activities of of- officials officials officials of the OPA OCD and VI O hope to effect an put all out all time full-time basis placed upon the im importance mm- mm of food in the war YU |