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BUSINESS SHUNS EXCESS FOOD
STOCKPILING IN PRESENT CRISIS
BY GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA Food and Markets Editor
NEW YORK.—(NEA )-—One en
couraging angle of the food hoard
ing spurred by the Korean war is
that to date there is no evidence
that big food business is repeat
ing its 1942 stockpiling by buying
up supplies far in excess of nor
mal needs,
The U, 8. Department of Agri
culture’s production and mrarket
ing sugar branch reports that from
all they can find out large food
manufacturers have not been buy
ing up unusually large supplies of
sugar.
‘George Dice, acting chief of the
sugar branch, says industrial users
had allowed stocks to run lower
than usual this spring. They were
expecting a drop in demand which
did not materialize. Then on June
23, when it was announced that
sugar prices would go up on July
3 in some areas and on July 10 in
others, thej naturally decided to
save money and buy up some ex
tra supplies,
Their bugng came before the
Korean affa t—at least their or
ders went in before that. Dice
thinks with them it was simply
a question of buying while prices
were lower.
Another Agriculture Depart
ment spokesman admits that in
view of what big business did on
the outbreak of the last war, gov
ernment was greatly concerned
how business would react to the
Korean situation. But up to now,
he reports, no tendency to repeat
1942's rush to hoard has been
seen,
'~ Manufacturers are aware of
marked differences in the food
supply picture today, he points
out,
The 1849-50 world sugar crop
will be the largest in history. Our
own sugar beet crop is also ex
\ pected to be the largest on record
sand our sugar case crop a third
Vlarger than average. Cuban pro
duction is double pre-war output
and our quotas of imports from
Cuba were recently increased and
can be increased further. ‘
The fats situation is also far
stronger., The tremendous growth
of the detergent industry in the
last few years has shrunk a major
outlet for meat packers’ animal
fats and-an important market for
vegetable oils. Furthermore, these
soapless detergents can be made
?ficm petroleum or such oil deriv
' aties as benzine or kerosene, in
stead of coconut oil from the Phil
ippines. ;
The world crop situation this
year has greatly improved, But
every country is dollar hungry.
Therefore, in our strong dollar
position, we can buy food through
out the world in the event any
shortages develop here.
Nevertheless, this Department
of Agriculture spokesman adds, if
; the general public. does not halt
, its unchecked raids on grocers’
* shelves, their panic may cause
| food manufacturers to get worried
‘and begin to protect themselves
‘by unusually large advance buy-
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Paul 8. Willis, president of the
Grocery Manufacturers of Amer
ica, does not expect this to hap
pen. FEe says food processors
know the present shortages in
stores are caused only by delivery
delays.
He explains that in some areas
customers are stripping stores of
their normal weekly supplies in
one or two days. Several “short
age” days follow before the trucks
from the well-stocked ware
houses can deliver more supplies.
Many chain grocery companies
are fighting the hoarding by re
fusing to increase their normal
deliveries to branch stores. Safe
way Stores have warned their
branch managers not to order
‘more than their normal weekly
supplies even though customers
have stripped down their shelves
temporarily.
The A&P Food Stores have not
changed their policy of having in
dividual stores in the chain order
on a day-to-day basis.
John Hartford, board chairman
of A&P, says, “We will make
every effort to hold our inven
tories at the lowest point consist
ent with good service to custom
ers because hoarding, whether by
wholesalers, retailers or consum
ers will cause higher prices.”
Athenian Facing
Larceny Charge
DECATURVILLE, Tenn., July
29— (AP)—Sheriff J. W. Conder
said Friday that James A. Roberts,
jr., of Athens, Ga., has posted $250
bond on a larceny charge.
The sheriff said Roberts and
“two or three” others were arres
ted last week on charges that they
took fixtures from a cabin they
rented on Tennessee Lake 12 miles
below here. The arrest took place
in Humboldt, Tenn. Bond was
made the same day.
Conder said Roberts was told to
;gpear in Circuit Court here Oct.
PIPELINERS WORK
TO SAVE SOIL
HOUSTON, Texas.—(AP)—Soil
conservation work is now being
done by the big pipeline com
panies in cooperation with farm
ers. One firm, the Texas-Illinois
Natural Gas Pipe Line Company,
has a special- department to save
soil, It develops plants to hold it
in place, terraces hillsides, plants
grass and develops other practi
ces.
E. D. Warren, a company exe
cutive, explains that most pipe
line companies have discovered
that their lines face extensive
damage when the soil washes
away. It is cheaper to keep the
soil in place than to repair wash
ed out lines, he indicates.
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Navy will add 48 more fighting ships and
1,100 planes to its present active force,
according to Rep. Carl Vinson, chairman
of the House Armed Services Committee.
Biggest bulge in the Navy’s new muscle is
the addition of nine more aircraft carriers,
INDIA MUST IMPORT
100,066 TONS OF SUGAR
NEW DELHI — (AP) — India
must import 100,000 tons of sugar
to meet essential needs during the
present year, the food ministry has
announced.
Indian domestic sugar produc
tion was short of the target figure
last year and this year’s crop also
appears likely to be less than
hoped. The possibility of making
up the shortage with purchases
from Formosa or Cuba is being in
vestigated.
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increasing the total in service from 15 to
31. The two de-mothballed cruisers boost
the cruiser force to 15 and the additional
destroyers bring that arm’s strength to
172 active ships. Number of submarines
now operating is not announced.
Mighty Rush And "Quiet” Roar
Awe Visitor At Grand Coulee
GRAND COULEE, Wash., —
Grand Coulee Dam is a scenic
spectacle. Not all tourists of the
35,000 a month who visit there say
it in just this way, but the crowds
who come from curiosity are im
pressed by its grandeur as well as
its functional power. @
~Adding to its spectacular fea
ture this summer is the floodlight
ing of the dam and its 11 spill
ways by night. The lights catch
the rich green tone of the river
flow as it plunges in an arc, five
city blocks wide, the height of a
32-story building, to fade into a
foamy white spray and rich blue
tones at the foot of the spillways.
Those who saw the dam in June
witnessed an unusual sight. For
the first time since it was built
eight years ago the dam was dis
charging water with up to seven
of its 11 floodgates completely
open. This was done as a flood
control measure, to lower Roose
velt Lake back of the dam so
more water could be held back if
flood conditions developed later in
the lower Columbia. .
The sight of the full flood, how
ever, was less spectacular than the
usual waterfall. This is because
with the full flood, air cannot fil
ter from beneath to create the col
orful green and white foam. In
any mood, this great waterfall,
twice thie height of Niagara and
four times the volume of the fa
mous Victoria Falls in South Afri
ca, is altogether awesome.
At least one tourist has de-
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scribed the roar of the dam as re
mindful of the deep, quiet roar of
New York, as heard from a high
window at night. It is not a loud,
blustering sound, but one of re
strained power.
In the village that nestles all
about the dam, it is said that the
slightest cessation or change of
tempo in this deep tone is imme
diately noticed.
The houses, surrounded by gay
flowers and green lawns, give a
storybook atmosphere to the scene.
The granite walls of the canyon
enclose the whole in a sheltering
background.
This is one type of Grand Cou
lee’s beauty, but it is in the west
powerhouse that the structural
magnificence of the project is seen.
Here, with. the nine great gener
ators in a row, the perspective is
mindful of modern art with its
symmetry of lines, blocks spaces.
Grand Coulee is an excellent
place in which to catch the atten
tion of tourists on their way to
the West Coast. To this end a tour
ist bureau, maintained by cities on
the coast, is there to direct trav
elers to the Puget Sound area by
helping them with travel instruc
tions. The bureau is reported as
doing an excellent chamber of
commerce business.
The U. S. national debt rose
from S6O per person in 1913 to
$1,970 at the end of World War 11.
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SOUTH AFRICA'S PROSPERITY
LINKED TO FOREIGN CAPITAL
CAPETOWN — Foreign capital,
now flowing in large sums into the
Union of South Africa, is a major
contribution to the inereasingly
properous state of the Union’s eco
nomy.
There are indications of in
creasing faith in South Africa on
the part of British and United
States investors. Numerous indus
lt)rialis‘ts are establishing factories
ere.
By a strict imposition of import
control in -1949, it has been pos
sible to improve an unfavorable
trade balance. South Africa’s
sterling balance in London, which
in August, 1949, had fallen to
17,000,000 pounds ($47,600,000),
presently stands at 41,000,000
pounds. The gold reserve, which
at the end of October, 1949, had
fallen to 29,300,000, has since risen
by 2,300,000.
Gain in Factories
Latest officials statics show
that Petween 1944 and 1948 the
number of factories increased by
2,776—fr0m 10,877 to 13,653. They
use 200,000,000 pounds worth of
raw materials and add 130,000,000
pounds a year to national income.
The introduction of new varie
ties of sugar cane in the Natal
and Zululand belts and other im
provements have increased the
yield by more than 1,000,000 tons
of cane since the early 1930'5. This
‘represents 114,400 tons of sugar
valued at more than 2,000,000.
Collieries in Natal are receiv
ing big orders from Pakiston and
Australia, and coal exports from
Durban are expected to reach
their highest level for three years.
The growth of South Africa’s fish
ing industry during the past few
years has been remarkable. Five
years ago the quantity of pilchards
and maasbankers caught off the
west cdast was negligible, today
150,000,000 pounds are caught an
nually.
More Fish for World ;
In 1948, the total fish caught
amounted to well over 250,000,000
pounds, valued at some 4,402,000
pounds, and this is expected to be
more than doubled by the end of
1950. Some South African fishing
firms are reaching out with ven
tures as far afield as' Tristan de
Cunda, Lakes Nyasa, and Tan
ganyika.
There has been a 10-fold in
crease during the past five years
in the market value of the shares
of the inshore finishing interests.
due mainly to the rapid growth of
canning amd processing planis
along the west coast.
Britain, France, the United
States, and Canada are the biggest
})_lslgers of South Africa’s canned
ish.
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During the 1949-1950 season
South Africa exported 36,000,000
pounds of grapes, the biggest on
record since the export trade start
ed. In terms of foreign currency
this year’s export earned 1,800,000
pounds for South Africa. It is ex~
pected that South Africa will have
earned about 3,500,000 pounds
through the export of fresh decid
uous fruit this season.
A 38,500,000 pounds income—
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the largest ever received—is' ex
pected from the sale of wool this
season. In 1922, when the biggest
wool clip was recorded, the reward
was only 5,500,000 pounds.
The index of retail turnovers
now compiled by chambers of
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big centers of the Union, Taking
the average monthly retail turn
over in 1948 as 1,000, the Durban
figure rose from 788 in January tc
851 in April.
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