Show This Week In D. D c. c Washington D. D C. C LAWNS N Al- Al though there have been man many new alphabetical branches of gov government govern govern- rn- rn mont moat established during th tho 0 1 past east I. I r taio U III OP tho J o t the theOFF r OFF etc some etc some of ot the old favorItes favorites favorites favor favor- ites which became famous under I the New Deal are arc now W vanishing I Tho The hou house e of has hasI I voted against the tho continuation of the Ithe Civilian OI Conservation corps corps the President himself has ha asked for a major reduction in in- tho the size sizo of the Works Progress administration and the NYA National Na Na- tonal Youth administration a favorite favorito fa fa- fa- fa orito of or Mrs Roosevelt's may IDay bo bp curtailed All of or these groups were were established established originally because of the unemployment un un- un- un employment situation The Tho reason for tor their existence has now pretty well disappeared In iii view of the labor la labor labor la- la bor shortage In iii many Industries and on farms The NY NYA A may be c continued to the extent that it will train young oung men mon for skilled war Jobs but It looks looka us as though the which at one time had men In Its camps will bo closed up entirely Investigation shows that many of ot the tho CCO camps are aro In areas reas whore men are urgently no ri ff needed COl for farm so en n hn the men ninn o v u who will be dismissed from ro these camps will bo ho urged to lo go to wO work on an tho the fauns farms During the tho past y year r the he department depart depart- I moat ment of or agriculture has been urging un- un tag ing farmers to Increase their production production production pro pro- of food rood In order have have enough supplies to feed feed the United I Nations as wall well as our ur own nation The farmers have 1100 responded admirably ably but ably but to to the tho extent that with mall many farm CarOl boys boya having Joined the armed forces the ho problem of or harvesting and caring for crops has hns become a maj major r one Young women wornon and school school b boys and antI girls have been cd urged tinged to tOr volunteer their services to Present prevent any food tood from going to waste Recently a n now flow committee called the h J Food committee was rt na ed d by Donald Nelson chairman of or the tho War Production board to handle handlo tho gigantic problem of or determining determining de de- the food needs of or tho tiro United Nations and antI seeing to U it that those needs arc are met to the full rull extent of our facilities Tho The committee has Ims sed for reports report from other othor countries on their theil needs need and Is also surveying the situation here In spite of ot the tho greatly g ll increased need for tor food tood from tho the farms of or of orthis this nation one ono of or tho the major mojor r rob rob- lems appears to bo ho shortage an and processing rather than production All Indications are aro that this years yeara 4 crops will be the greatest cst In history Out But tho committee r faces ces problems like these hue This Week In Washington D. D cL Ce Continued from page one This years year's crop of or wheat cou coupled coupled pled pIed with present surpluses Is expected ex ex- pc-ct pc to give give- us a years two sup sup- ply Storage facilities cannot bpI bo bp- I rea readied led to hold all of the wheat wheat and much of It may consequently have have havo I to be plied piled on the ground Should the committee ask farmers to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce their acreage when they do fall rail showing or should we at attempt attempt at- at tempt to store rip up P still greater sup- sup 1 for the future j I Another problem is the record j hog crop to be marketed n next win win- I Ser ter Meat packing facilities do not seem to enough to handle the expected crop Should new packing facilities be rushed th ro should the marketing period be lengthened or what other plan can cane be Ile e worked out to see that there l IP is no waste 7 Then there Is the tIle problem of the greatly increased production of soy soybeans Jeans beans and peanuts requested so that oil oU could bo be from them to take the place of oils which we formerly Imported and cant can't get at M present There Is a definite shortage of or processing eq equipment u to get oil from Crom these crops New facilities probably cant can't be provided In time Can present processing I equipment be speeded up to carr carry the he whole load I adjustment problems continue to face race all branches or of industry as well wen as a agriculture Al- Al Although I though our national Income Is ts at a a record high and millions of p people ople I nave better etter Jobs fobs than they over ever nave e had before there are also a n record re ora number losing their Jobs and their businesses as a re result of war time restrictions Hard as It may seem there Is I no solution which will not interfere our war program to save tho thA Job 10 of or many In these groups Hut But Huta Buta I a large percentage of or them can an I ICor shift to wa war work or farm work for Cor the duration I |