| Show A Banners for Record Record Breaking Breaking Crops Will Honor Farmers in Counties of Nation Food Processors Too Will i Be e A Awarded Achievement As cA's Americas America's leading food producing counties will be awarded A banners banners ban ban- ners by the army for their exceptional exceptional exceptional contribution to the years year's food program the War Food administration tion has announced Presentation of the citations for outstanding effort will be made during Thanksgiving week with similar awards being given given given en to food processing plants which made good records Designed by the army's heraldic division the A banner compares with the navy army E pennants awarded Industrial plants It will carry a blue A surrounded by a wreath compo composed ed of a head of wheat and half halt a gear wheel all on a agreen agreen agreen green field Nominations for the county farmIng farming farm farm- Ing awards will be made by state war boards of the U. U S S. S department of agriculture and regional directors directors directors tors of the Food Distribution administration administration administration admin admin- will suggest deserving processing plants The final winner winners winners win win- ners ner will be chosen by the War Food administration from these nominations Allocations of the banners banners ban ban- ners among the 48 states will be made on the basis of the relative farm population of each state Some states will receive several county awards due to the large number of farmers within their boundaries Factors which will be considered In the selection of the most productive productive productive tive counties according to include in include in- in clude elude 1 extent by which 1943 goals were exceeded 2 extent of the shifts shUts made in order to produce war crops not previously grown in the county 3 ingenuity shown in meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing production problems such as la labor labor labor la- la bor shortages 4 record made in increasing yields per acre and per perman perman perman man and In utilizing potential latent I land and labor resources and 5 extent of operation co-operation with other war programs Presentation of the A flags which are arc to be flown from the courthouse of each winning county will be made by a representative of the army at special ceremonies PRODUCE N n 4 I I AY h I Ito to be arranged by the winning coun coun- ties A representative chosen by bythe bythe bythe the farmers will receive the production production production tion award Seasonal food processors those little canning factories those packers pack pack- ers rs of dried fruit makers of jelly and so forth who operate only while the fruit and vegetables are coming in are in-are are also eligible for a spec special al award For outstanding initiative in overcoming the obstacles in the way of producing processed food or for increasing their output notably seasonal seasonal sea sea- processing plants will be awarded the Achievement A banner banner banner ban ban- ner similar to that given to counties counties counties coun coun- ties for farm production but with a white star in the upper left hand corner These little plants have Joined enthusiastically enthusiastically enthusiastically en en- in the nations nation's Food for Freedom program The fact t that at they a are e not year round operators operators operators opera opera- tors makes them ineligible for the navy army E award Standards Are High The same rigidly high st standards must be met for lor both the A and the E awards In awarding the A the War Food administration will consider first of all quantity and quality of production in the light of available facilities Other major factors bearing on their decision will be 1 Ingenuity and operation co-operation with the government in developing and producing war food products 2 operation Co-operation in iD carrying out the purposes of the various food purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase programs 3 Effective management ability abill abili ty to overcome production obstacles satisfactory management labor relations relations relations rela rela- including the avoidance of work stoppages 4 4 Training additional labor forces low absentee records I 5 Accident prevention health and sanitation Victory tory depends depend as a much on our ability to produce food as on our ability to manufacture guns planes and ships Franklin D. D Roosevelt A presentation ceremony will be beheld beheld beheld held for every honored plant as soon as possible after formal announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the award The ceremonies will be simple but impressive In appreciation of the essential role being being being be be- ing played by seasonal processors in the Food for Freedom program program pro pro- gram the army and navy will cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate with in hi making the presentations To protect the prestige of the A and the honor It represents War Foods administration will exercise CONSERVE III u I extreme caution in making the award The procedure for plant nomination however is simple Any employee of the Food Distribution Distribution Distribution Distri Distri- administration in Washington or in the field may propose a plant for consideration Likewise the nomination may be made by one of FDA's regional directors or through the Washington branches of the An Awards board will conr consider consider con con- sider every nomina nomination tion and recommend recommend mend final action to to the director of food distribution Because of the short period of time many operators are in production production production tion prompt attention will be given to every nomination The Consumers Consumer's Part Much as the breasts of farmers or factory workers will swell with pride when they see that A banner fluttering fluttering fluttering flut flut- in the autumn breeze they know it is but a symbol of the mighty effort that every American is making making making mak mak- ing to win the war Not only producers producers producers pro pro- of food but consumers too have their part to play Americas America's mighty home front forces are mobilizing during November November November Novem Novem- ber in a nationwide campaign to help food lood fight for freedom Ranking in importance with bonds machinery machin machin- ery cry rubber guns tanks ships and i planes food is a weapon of war that every civilian can turn against the enemy Rallying cry of the food army is the slogan Produce Conserve Share and Play Square Citizens' Citizens groups in every community community com com- will advise the public of the meaning of these words and of how each person can contribute to making making making mak mak- ing the whole nation food con Four government agencies the War Food administration OPA OWl and OCD are operating co to tell the food story Briefly they explain each part of ot the program Produce and Conserve American farmers have done a remarkable job this year In again agnin breaking food production records and they plan to continue the good work in 1944 with the planting of 38 million acres Helping them plant and harvest is something other other other oth oth- er civilians can do on the production line Home gardens also aid in making more food as does w In processing plants during the rush sea season on Farmers themselves can help prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent waste of food before it goes to market along with transportation companies and other handlers The homemakers homemaker's job is to save food in inthe inthe the kitchen and to can and preserve as much as possible Everyone can cantry cantry cantry try to eat th the right foods those that are nutritious ous and plentiful so as to SHARE f 1 lilt ACHIEVEMENT II A AWARD 1 stretch the available supply Substitute Substitute tute tote when the items wanted are on the scarce list even if jf It means changing long life-long eating habits Another way to conserve Is to buy and store vegetables that will keep well This is particularly Important important important tant in the case of white potatoes this year The crop has hns been ex ex- exceptionally large Including both early and late potatoes it is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that it will total more than million bushels Of this million bushels are late potatoes and are arc now being harvested The late potato crop Is 73 million bushels bushels bushels bush bush- els larger than the late crop of 1942 and the overall 1943 crop is 33 mil mul- mullion million million lion bushels larger than the previous ous record crop of 1928 which to totaled totaled totaled to- to million bushels bushel So it is plain that the farmers' farmers response to the governments government's plea for increased production has hns been splendid It is isa isa isa a great national asset to have this record crop of potatoes It also presents problems of distribution which if it not efficiently handled may result In the waste of or the diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion from human consumption of a PLAY SQUARE ILk ILk- 1 i J SSt T 4 r f U I IH I large part of this bumper crop Although Although Although Al Al- though the War Food administration tion during the past summer set aside 15 million dollars for the erection erection erection tion of additional storage for Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes the 1943 crop will exceed by more than 50 million bushels available approved approved ap ap- ap proved farm and commercial stor stor- age Every consumer who has space in his cellar or other suitable place is urged to buy and store as many potatoes as he conveniently can so that none of this supply of food will go to waste Other vegetables like onions and turnips that keep well should also be put away in storage places Apples and any other fruits that can be kept over the winter should also be stored Share Fairly All Americans share the food with the men in uniform in camps at home and on foreign battlefields with the peoples of the other United Nations helping to win the war and with the countries liberated from Axis oppression Farmers help each other to grow as much as they can canby canby canby by sharing seed machinery fertilizer fertilizer lizer and manpower in order to tomake tomake make short supplies go farther Cheerful willing acceptance of rationing rationing ra ra- ra I rules results in fair shares for all and plenty of food for fitness fitness fitness fit fit- ness and health Food is critical war material The government asks each citizen to pledge himself to accept no rationed foods without giving up ration stamps and to pay no more than top legal prices When hen rationing rules and price ceilings are uc not observed observed ob ob- ob served un American black markets markets mar i appear Do without if what I you want cant can't be purchased fairly I Record food lood production has been achieved for the past seven years yet America still doesn't have enough to answer answer all the thc demands of war and also aiso to fulfill the unusual unusual un usual wants of civilians with tre tremendously tremendously tre tre- increased purchasing power For the duration of ot the war and for several years after it ends the farmers farmer's problem is not going to be whether he can find a market for what he produces but I whether he can produce as much as ashe ashe he hc can selL Increasing Ever demands demands de de- de mands will continue to exceed the supply |
