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Show FARM NOTFS I t BY HYRUM STEFFEN j Beaver County Agent j Establishment of community canning centers throughout the state and nation will be encouraged encourag-ed this year, especially through consideration of work laid out at a special conference on home food preservation, held in Chicago, Illinois, Illi-nois, January 13 to 15, inclusive, according to Hyrum Steffen, county coun-ty agent. Delegate of the Ultah Extension service to the conference in Chicago Chi-cago was Miss Myrtle Davidson, assistant director for home economics econo-mics of the service. The meet was called by the War Food administration, adminis-tration, United States Department of Agriculture. (Following the conclave, which met at the SteA"ens hotel, Miss Davidson went to Peoria, Illinois, and is now a delegate to a special workshop and training conference. Lasting from January 17 to 28, the meet will develop detailed instruction in-struction in the setting up and management of community canning can-ning centers. A statement made by Director M. L.' Wilson of the national extension ex-tension service explains the conference con-ference and its purpose. He said the "Food Distribution Administration Adminis-tration will bring together national nation-al and regional technicians from Food Distribution Administration, Office of Vocational Education, Extension Service, War Relocation Authority, Veterans Bureau, Office Of-fice of Indian Affairs, and representatives repre-sentatives of one or two colleges from each FDA region." The national director added in his statement that '"the total attendance at-tendance at this conference will be limited to approximately 50 persons. We think that in order to promote food conservation and the utilization of our fresh fruit and vegetable supplies, every possible pos-sible encouragement should be giVen to the establishment of community com-munity canning centers wherever there is an abundance of fresh produce, particularly in connection connec-tion with farmers' markets and shipping points, and in areas where victory gardens have grown produce in excess of their immediate immedi-ate needs. The FIA also thinks that such centers are a means of providing outlets for commodities purchased under the FDA price support program, and these community com-munity centers likewise can play a very important part in the de velopment and improvement of community school lunch programs." pro-grams." V |