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Show Points Out Pressing Need NeedFor NeedFor For Fats and OilsOne Oils One of the most slgmflcant significant slgmflcantstatements significantstatements significantstatements t statements I made by a government govern government ment rnent Irnent official regarding regardmg shortages shortagas shortag es as and food difficulties dlfbcultles comes comesfrom comesrom come ; i I from [ rom Clinton Clmton P Anderson see seeretary secretary Iretary retary of agriculture Mr An Anderson Anderson Anlerson derson lerson underscores the fats and andoils andoils anc 1 oils shortage m 111 in an arm appeal to women wo men - and has authorized authonzed th thAmerican the theAmencan theAmerican < ' American Amencan Fat Salvage commIt commIttee committee committee tee to release his messageIn messageIn message In asking ask111g women shelp s help in m the thefats thefats thfats ( i fats and oils shortage the secre secretary secretary secretary tary of agriculture sees mcreas increas mcreased increased mcreased ed household fat salvage as a agreat agreat ; ' great aid in 111 meeting meetmg the needs needsMr needsMr Mr Anderson says saysThe saysThe The scarcity of fats and oils oilsIS oilsis I is one of the most serious senous prob problems lems confronting confrontmg our nationIBut nationBut nation IBut But It IS one shortage which the thewomen thewomen , women of Amenca America can help to There is little hope of majoi maJor maJorImprovement majorimprovement majoiimprovement r improvement in m the domesticsupply domesticsupply domestic domesticsupply - supply of fats and oils in m the thenear thenear near future nor can we exped expect expeda expecta I a rapid increase mcrease of imported Oils Oilsfrom oilsfrom oil ; from the PacifIcFarmers PacificFarmers Pacific Farmers have responded to tothe tothe the call to produce more ammal animal ammaland animaland anima 1 and vegetable fats and oils But Butwe Butwe Bu Buwe we are still unable to meet warhme wartime war hme time demands war we1iave iiave have I iave changed from an Importmg importing Importmgto to . to :0 0 : an exporting export1l1g nation nahon on fats fatsand fatsmd | . and md oils Our domestic stock stocks stocksare stocksire stockare are ire at a low ebb and our warmdustrIal warndustrial war ' industrial mdustrIal ndustrial and relief needs are areat an ' at SL itapeak a 3 peak peakIn TiGSk TiGSkIn itapeakIn In 1945 we need 250 000 000 000pounds 000pounds pounds of used household fats fatsto fatsto fat fatto . to help fill our existing e"lsbng elsbng " deficitt deficitf deflclt deficit deflcltIIf IIf ' If [ f American Amencan housewives don donmeet tmeet t , meet this goal we will have to tofurther tofurther t further curtail allotments for [ - cIvilian , , , ilor , > mdustnal industrial inriiKtnal and military milltar : ! . uses usesThis This is an important job foi for fortomen v \ tomen , omenI omen I ' Homemakers all ovei over overthe overthe the land-m land m land-in in land - - in cities towns and andvillages andvillages anc villages and on farms-should farms should farmsshouldsave farms - shoulc shoulcsave save and turn in m every available availabledrop availabledrop , drop of used kitchen fat It Itmeans I Itmeans means cash and extra red rabon ration ra tion bon points pomts pomtsBut pointsBut But above all it s a real war warserVIce warservice wa r service women can perform for forthemselves forthemselves fo themselves and for their country country coun try counI I |