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Show FOOD PROBLEM VISUALIZED IN FAIR EXHIBIT 3 3 & 5 FEATURES FINE WAR ACTIVITY DISPLAY 1 A CORNER in the United States Food Administration exhibit at the state fair. This exhibit, which includes timely suggestions for the conservation of food, is one of the most attractive at the fair. t K x r - ' ,'s' -' - - Si " - " , 1 PUBLIC UBlY . , , , - t . ! 1 ! - (Needs 'of Allies Told ill Artistic Group at Utah's Big Exposition. ONE of the most striking features of the war activities exhibition at the state fair is the "common table" graphically displayed by the U. S. I food administration. Seated about ! a large table ar John Bull in his usual ; country squire costume; Belgium, in mourning; Italy; represented as the gaily attired peasant; and France in a tricolor cap and jaunty military costume. Standing Stand-ing by the group is Uncle Sam pointing to .the vast cornucopia Tilled with its golden wealth of food. Above all is the guikled American Eade and the flags of the allied nations Corm a background for. the group. The signs about the table explain in part some of the food gospel which Herbert Hoover and his assistant workers are trying to spread. "The World's Common Table." they read, and "We must divide our food supply with 235,000,0ii0 people." The idea portrayed in , the display is to be the basis of the food program for the coming winter. Xever before, food officials declare, has America been called upon to share with her neighbors as she will be called upon this year. France has already found it necessary to put the following bread rations into effect lest some morning her population might wake up and find their larder empty: For children under 3 years, three and one-half ounces per day. From 3 to 13 years, seven ounces per day. For hard workers from 13 to 60, fourteen ounces per day. For other persons from 13 to 60, ten and one-half ounces per day. Pers6ns above 60 years of age, seven ounces per day. Italy is down to almost the very limit of food rations and farther over on the eastern front are starving millions who may have to be helped before the end of the winter. People in the occupied recions of Bel- sium will need from the United States , 4 2..Vm.x0 bushels of breadstuf fs. 2.200,- i'0i.i bushels of beans, 3,300.000 bushels of rice, 26,400.000 bushels of corn beef. 277,-200,000 277,-200,000 pounds of pork products, 66,000,000 pounds of soap, 65,000'OO pounds of condensed con-densed milk and 40,000,000 pounds of suga r. The fighting force must also be maintained main-tained abroad with foods which will give most energy for the big struggles at the war front. A nd standing sponsor for the feeding of all these dependent nations, America must stretch her bounteous harvests har-vests to the utmost, Washington officials declare. The common table idea Is the one which must sink into everv heart In U'tah, local food officials urge, if the : Utah boys at the front are to be taken care of and no matter what the local har-; har-; vests may be, only a part of it belongs to Utah citizens a fair share sufficient ! for healthful maintenance. The rest be-i be-i longs overseas. |