| Show New ew Food Czar Assures U S Sa I Healthful Diet Dietl Chief Will Support I Food Policies Of Administration WASHINGTON June 29 UP Marvin Jones taking office as war food administrator declared Tuesday that the nation will certainly certainly certainly have enough food to assure a healthful diet Jones became the third war var food 1 administrator in three months taking taking taking tak tak- ing over to carry out administration tion policies which led to the resignation resignation nation Monday of Chester C. C Davis and subsequent resignation of other officials Jesse Tapp Tap associate food administrator administrator administrator ad ad- said he planned to leave Wednesday although Jones had asked him to remain Other reported resignations Include include in In- clude elude those of Deputy Administrator tor William E E. Byrd Jr Jones was sworn in by Chief Justice Richard Smith Whaley of the U. U S. S court of claims on which he formerly served Healthful Diet There is talk taUt about food shortages shortages shortages short short- ages Jones said This has created created cre cre- fear on the part of some of our people that they and their children children children chil chil- dren may go hungry We may not throughout the waie have all we want and everything we prefer but we will certainly h have ve enough to assure a healthful diet Jones It was learned has told Davis' Davis aids that he will carry out the subsidy and coordinated controls controls con con- trots food policy advocated by President Roosevelt He asked those who can go along with this program to remain Congressional criticism of the administrations administration's food policy continued continued continued con con- unabated although some voices were raised in praise of Jones Representative Clare E. E Hoffman Hoffman Hoffman Hoff Hoff- man R. R Mich in a speech prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared for delivery in the house urged that congress take charge as asit it did in enacting the antistrike l law w over Mr R Roosevelt's veto and appoint former President Herbert Hoover as director of production processing transportation and distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis of food Speaker Praises Jones Speaker Sam Rayburn said Mr Roosevelt could not have found aman aman a aman man in all aU the United States that Continued on Pace Pac Two Column Four Third r Food Chief r Assures U. U US S. S Of Healthful Diet Continued from Page One can do a better job than Marvin Jones Jones proposed a point four-point food program to include One One A A full allotment of materials materials materials ma ma- for new machines supplies repair parts shelter and storage as well as as processing facilities This is being done but must be followed through and continued al allocation allocation allocation al- al location assured Two Farm Two Farm labor has and will continue to be a problem There Is a shortage of labor in all production production production tion lines but much has been done to keep sufficient help on the farms to produce and harvest our crops I am confident this program program program pro pro- gram will be cared for Three Production requires seed feed fertilizer and credits These essentials must be planned for well in advance of planting time Four Four A A fair return must be assured the farmer for his tion This must be related to other prices in fairness to all Jones' Jones task Is is s to try to bolster an administration food program now faltering under what President President President dent Roosevelt calls coordinated controls a a policy of divided authority authority authority au au- au- au on producing rationing and pricing of food Informed sources said that Davis' Davis sharp disagreement with the president stemmed from irreconcilable Irreconcilable irreconcilable differences between the former former former for for- mer food chief and the new stabilization stabilization stabilization director Fred M. M Vinson who is supposed to referee disputes between the food and price ad ad- Frequent Clashes Those sources said Davis and Vinson have clashed frequently since the latter was appointed to James F. F Byrnes' Byrnes old post early this month One dispute it was said involved the handling of the current corn shortage Davis advocated advocated advocated ad ad- all possible steps to force corn onto the market Vinson was said to believe farmers should be permitted to feed their crops to hogs in order to obtain a higher return on their produce Jones who headed the United States delegation at the recent in international international international in- in food conference at Hot Springs Va told food administration tion aids that he intended to follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low the policy reaffirmed Monday by President Roosevelt with Roosevelt with food production authority centered in inthe inthe inthe the W F A and with food rationing and price fixing authority retained by the office of price I tion Vinson will make final decisions decisions decisions de de- de- de on disagreements Davis said that division of of au authority authority authority au- au threatened a collapse of the entire food program Congress Sorry for or Jones Congressmen generally kept th their ir fingers crossed Both Davis and Jones are well liked on Capitol Hill where Jones served in jn the in-the the house for 23 years Most congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen regretted Davis' Davis resignation tion and feel sorry for Jones who has fallen heir to the capitals capital's hottest seat The food administration shakeup shakeup shakeup shake- shake up will not diminish congressional demands for one man to direct production rationing and price fixing fixing fixing fix fix- ing of food It may increase them It did delay for at least a day final congressional action on 0 O P As A's controversial subsidy rollback-subsidy program program program pro pro- gram which was denounced by Davis as ineffective Senate-house Senate conferees devoted most of their meeting to discussion of the Davis- Davis Roosevelt row Jones takes over at a time when the food problem is much more crucial than earlier this spring Food prices continue to rise and the crop outlook is the worst in in three years Congress and the White House are tangled in bitter battle not only over the rollback- rollback subsidy program but the question of a food czar |
