Show Order 1 Cut CutIn In Meat Consumption All Citizens Asked to Limit Themselves To Use of Only 2 21 2 2 1 Pounds Per Week WASHINGTON Sept 24 UP Secretary jp-Secretary Secretary of Agriculture announced Thursday that beginning October 1 civilian meat consumption during the last three months of this year would be restricted to approximately 79 per cent of the amount delivered by packers for civilian use during the last quarter qua of 1941 Simultaneously Sm reiterated reiterated reit relt- that citizens voluntarily should limit themselves to 2 24 pounds of meat a week per person person person per per- son to permit a fair sharing of 1 ef- ef available V bi supplies As chairman of the war production tion boards board's food requirements committee disclosed that to assure sufficient meat for army navy and lend-lease lend needs the c committee had ordered deliveries deliveries deliveries eries for civilian use curtailed on this basis Beef and veal 80 per cent of ot deliveries during the last quarter of 1941 lamb and mutton 95 per percent percent percent cent pork 75 per cent The allowance allowan e proposed the secretary secretary secretary sec sec- declared was entirely adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate for good nutrition assuming assuming assuming assum assum- ing the 2 2 pounds limit was ob ob- ob- ob served It is necessary that individuals hold their consumption at this figure figure figure fig fig- ure whether they eat at home or orin orin orin in public eating places said Public eating places in some sections may prefer some somes s such uch device devic as a meatless day S V plan to consult with the tr ti- e. e groups of people managing public eating places and help them work out methods of enabling their patrons t to b stay tay within sharing limits limits Individual household household may use use any method the family prefers in effecting the limitation he ex ex- However if it there are invalids aged persons young children children children chil chil- dren or vegetarians in the home home- none of whom would normally consume consume consume con con- sume two and a half pounds of meat a week week the the housewife should reduce her purchases accordingly accordingly accordingly ac ac- ac- ac cordingly declared In actual operation he predicted predict predict- ed the over-all over 21 per cent statistical statistical statistical statis statis- cut in civilian meat supplies probably would not be as great since adjustments will be made when necessary to allow for changes in distribution patterns Continued on Pale Page Three Column Six Y ICKARD ASKS MEAT EAT USE CURB Continued from Face PaJe One and wartime food requirements As evidence of the Increasing army navy and lend-lease lend needs said estimated requirements requirements requirements require require- ments have climbed pounds since the pound forecast made by the committee committee committee com com- three weeks ago The total demand for meat Is pounds against a supply of he added Under the wartime meat program program program pro pro- gram civilians will have a supply that would usually be regarded as normal he explained But now the demand is abnormal because of high buying power coupled with witha a decreasing supply of most things to buy The result is a very high demand for meat If each of us with middle or high incomes tries to get all the meat he wants some of us who are in war work or for other reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons cant can't get to the meat counters counters counters coun coun- early in the day will have to togo togo togo go without That is not fair |