Show Robinson Asks U. U S Help H S. S L. L Bakeries Meat Packers Join In Sunday Meet On Local Shortages An apprehensive public got ready to take another hitch In its belt Monday as Salt Lake bakers and meat packers refused to hold holdout holdout holdout out any great hope of ot increased basic food supplies The b bread r rea e a d situation rested squarely in the lap of Secy of Agriculture Clinton Anderson following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing a Sunday meeting between Rep J. J W. W Robinson bakery officials officials dais and interested union heads Rep Robinson wired Secy Anderson Anderson An An- derson for Cor relief at the end of oC the discussion and assured the bakers that help would be forthcoming Bakers however pointed out that the help would have to hurry since three of the largest In town are scheduled for tor Saturday shut shut- downs Prompt Relief Two courses of ot action both dependent dependent de dc- de- de I pendent upon Commodity Credit Corp were seen as the only Either the C C C must re release release release re- re lease stored wheat to the mills or it must loan some of oC the export flour now being ground on a round the clock schedule to local bakeries baker baker- ies to be bo repaid when wheat supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies are arc more ample In the former Carmer alternative said A. A C C. Holsum Bread Co manager the tho wheat must be released released released re re- re- re leased to the mills today or tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow if the finished flour Isto is isto isto to prevent a shutdown Holsum Royal Baking Co and Fisher Baking Baking Baking Bak Bak- ing Co are hanging on until the end of the week Salt Lake flour mills which furnished furnished furnished fur fur- most of the Salt Lake flour reported that the picture was as dark as ever where flour for local consumption was concerned A re request request request re- re quest for tor C C C wheat submitted last week was still unanswered Meat Situation Mr characterized the bread shortage hortage as severe but not hopeless at present We uWe would be all right if we could maintain our present production Some sacrifices would be necessary but there would be enough bread to stretch around He admitted however that if it the major bakeries already running on 50 to 65 normal schedules are forced to close bread will become alarmingly scarce Meat supplies are poor and will get worse was the dubious assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance given by L. L W. W Stringer Cudahy Cudahy Cudahy Cud- Cud Packing Co manager Even with increased supplies from last weeks week's stock show his plant is killing killing killing kill kill- ing only 35 of its normal supply It is impossible for the packer to operate under present 0 O P A regulations he reported What little livestock Ii is being offered for sale Is far above legitimate prices The stock show overflow makes a definite estimate impossible at atthe atthe atthe the moment he said but by the end of the week we will know the story story and and It looks like it will be beaU beall beall all aU bad T TI I d ri p r J 4 I I 0 tv c i fr fl i iJ J T c LI L J V V ij r L PAD O OF R ROAD AD OFFICIALS Some of the main cogs In the Western Vestern Association tion of Highway Officials' Officials meet which opened Monda Monday at the Hotel Utah are left J. J S. S Bright deputy deput commissioner public roads tion Dr L L. I. I also of the roads administration admin P. P G. G association acting president president dent and J. J M. M ers Deters chief counsel for the O Ore Oregon Oregon egon e- e gon highway department Meet ends end Wednesday da |