Show A Banners for Record Record Breaking Breaking Crops Will Honor Farmers in Counties of Nation F Food oo Processors Too Will Be Awarded A Achievement As Americas America's leading food producing counties countie's will be awarded A banners banners banners ban ban- ners by the army for their 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 en to food processing plants which made good records Designed by the army's heraldic division the A banner compares with the navy army-navy E pennants awarded industrial plants It will carry a blue A flA surrounded by a wreath composed of a head of wheat and half a gear wheel all on a agreen agreen gr green en field el Nominations lor for the me county farm larm- mg awards will be made by larm-I larm state war boards of the U. U 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 winners winners winners win win- ners will be chosen by the War Var Food administration from these nominations Allocations of the banners 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 of the most productive productive productive tive counties according to in include include include in- in clude 1 extent by which 1943 goals were exceeded 2 extent of the shifts made in order to produce war crops not previously grown in the county 3 ing ingenuity shown in m meeting meeting meet meet- eting et- et ing production problems such as labor la- la l la labor bor shortages 4 record made in increasing yields per acre and per perman perman perman man and in utilizing potential latent land and la labor or resources and 5 extent of operation co-operation with other war programs Presentation of the A flA flags which are to be flown from the courthouse of each winning county I will be made by a representative of the army at special ceremonies I PRODUCE r y yi yr r J i r to be arranged by the winnin 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 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 special award For outstanding initiative in in overcoming the obstacles in the way of producing processed food or for increasing their output notably seasonal seasonal seasonal sea sea- processing plants will be awarded the Achievement A baner baner baner ba ner similar to that given to counties counties counties coun coun- ties for farm production but with a white star in hi the upper left-hand left corner These little plants have joined en enthusiastically en- en in the nations nation's Food for Freedom program The fact that they are not year-round year operators operators operators opera opera- tors makes them ineligible for the army army- army avy E fiE award Standards Are High nigh The same rigidly high standards must be met for both the fI A AU and the E fiE awards In awarding the A flA the War I Food administration will con consider ider first of all quantity and quality of production in the light of available facilities Other major facto factors s bearing on their decision will be 1 Ingenuity and operation co-operation with the government in developing and producing war food products 2 2 operation Co-operation in carrying out the purposes of the various food purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase programs 3 Effective management ability ability ability abili abili- ty to overcome production obstacles satisfactory management labor relations relations relations rela rela- including the avoidance of work stoppages 4 Training additional labor forces low absentee records 5 Accident prevention health and sanitation Victory depends depend as aj much rAuch on our ability to produce food as OJ 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 program pro pro- gram the army and navy will cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate with in making the presentations To protect the prestige of the A flA and the honor it represents War Var Foods administration will exercise CONSERVE I 11 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 VF A. A An Awards board will consider consider consider con con- sider every nomination and recommend recommend recommend mend final action 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 nomina nomination tion 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 might 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 fight for freedom Ranking in hi importance with bonds machinery machin machin- ery rubber guns tanks ships and planes food is a weapon of war that 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 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 con- Four government agencies the War Food administration OPA Owl VI and OCD are operating co-operating to tell the food story Briefly they explain each part of the program I Produce and Conserve American farmers have done a remarkable job fob this year in again breaking food production records and they plan to continue the good work in 1944 with the planting of million acres Helping them plant and harvest is something other other other oth oth- oth- oth er civilians can do on the production I line Home gardens also aid in making more food as does work in processing plants during the rush season 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 s to save food in inthe inthe inthe the kitchen and to can and preserve as much as possible Everyone can cantry cantry cantry try to eat the right foods those that are nutritious and plentiful so as to SHARE jt ACHIEVEMENT A AWARD AWAIT stretch the available supply Substitute Substitute Substitute tute when the items wanted are on the scarce list even if 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 been exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally ex ex- 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 now being harv harvested sted 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 million million million mil mil- lion bushels larger than the previous ous record crop of 1928 which totaled totaled to to- totaled million bushels So it is plain that the farmers' farmers response to the governments government's plea for increased production has 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 not efficiently handled may result in the waste of or the diversion diversion diversion diver diver- sion from human consumption of a PLAY SQUARE 1 I II I IJ M SS J a I large part of this bumper crop Although Although Although Al Al- though the War Var 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 approved ap 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 tre 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 s seed ed machinery fertilizer fertilizer fertilizer lizer and manpower in order to tomake tomake tomake make short supplies go farther Cheerful willing acceptance of ra rationing rationing ra- ra 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 rationing rules and price ceilings are not observed observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served un-American un black markets markets mar mar- appear Do without if what you want cant can't be purchased d fairly Record food production on has been achieved for the past seven years yet America still doesn't have enough to answer all the demands of war and also to fulfill the unusual unusual unusual un un- usual wants of civilians with tremendously tremendously tremendously tre tre- tre- tre increased purchasing power For the duration of 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 whether he can produce as much as he can sell increasing Ever-increasing demands demands demands de de- mands will continue to exceed the supply |