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Show Ait.iv Onidnl Sees No Food Dumping; Farmers have little reason to fear that tho Army will have surplus food to dump on civilian markets after the war, accordnn; to Col. 11. K. McKon.-.ie of the Quartermaster's office, who told a farm group recently that "not even the defeat of Japan will mean any great Army food surpluses sur-pluses for civilian use because we si iv obliged to assist in the relief of the civilian population of the occupied territories." He urged continued high production pro-duction of food and pointed out that food needs of the Army itself will not fall off suddenly when Germany collapses because of the continuation of the war! with Japan. McKenie quoied Maj. Gen. E. P. Gregory the; Quartermaster General: "I can sincerely say that the Army is doing everything in its power to regulate its procurement and 1 stocks so that, the transition from a war to peace basis will be made with the least possible disruption to the national economy." econ-omy." But there must be no let down in the production of food." An incidental but important "by-product" of the varied diets fed U. S. soldiers should be a better market for farmers when these soldiers become civilians again. Col. McKenzie stated. Soldiers who have developed habits of eating greater variety of foods at the camp mess table will continue to demand variety when they return home. |