Show House Republican Committee Decla Declares res po poof r Of U. U S. S Agencies Leading to Food Famine j II u WASHINGTON June 14 INS The The government Monday was warned by a committee of Republican Republican Republican lican members of congress that only a change in the policies of federal agencies will avert a famine famine fam fam- ine inc in commercially canned fruits and vegetables for the civilian ta ta- ta- ta ble Representative Landis R. R Ind md a member of the Republican congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional food study committee declared that food processors have been unable to obtain workers because because because be be- cause of 0 O P A price ceilings and the presidents president's wage-freezing wage order order order or or- der and cautioned that unless the policies are revised only enough fruits and vegetables will be canned to provide a small supply for the armed services The civilian population will be forced to do without and much of the 1 1943 pack will rot in the fields for want to pickers Landis said Landis' Landis statement came as the theO theo O 0 P A took a number of steps Inthe in inthe inthe the food rationing and farming picture which follow One One Announced Announced that 45 per percent percent percent cent of the nations nation's steer and heifer beef is being allotted to the armed forces This will curtail curtail cur- cur tail tall civilian supplies approximately approximate approximate- ly 20 per cent in urban areas O 0 P A recently increased point values on beef in an effort to di di- di vert larger quantities to government government government govern govern- ment purchase channels Officials admitted that this move had failed to provide the required supplies TWO Two Announced Announced that commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial eating houses and various in institutions institutions institutions in- in may sell or transfer excess excess ex ex- cess rationed foods at current point values The order applies to hotels restaurants and ins itu- itu of involuntary confinement such as prisons and asylums Three Three Placed Placed under uniform price control all domestic sales of potash used largely in the manufacture manufacture manufacture man man- of fertilizers Landis charged that pleas of the canners have received little consideration from government agencies Landis said that home canning of fruits and vegetables will also be curtailed because of lack of pressure cool cookers ers Home-grown Home products he said cannot be safely safely safely safe safe- ly canned if they are of the acid variety without the use of such cookers If the boys would devote I attempting at least a alution a I lution to the grave fOOd pi instead of trying to prom own pet theories sUch labeling there at as WOUld would h hand be and less foolishness mo jj in he said |