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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
8
After the war the need for farming as a profession grows. The community calls for agricultural training in high school programs as a vital educational need to prepare more young people for farming in the nation.
Local paper blends wartime reports with household guidance. Features home-front letters, cautions to keep canned goods safe for soldiers, plus recipes and tips for using Mazola and garden greens to support the war effort. Includes notes on berries and food planning during shortages.
Carthage College reports rising enrollment for the September opening in its 75th year of Midwest service. The increase reflects more women seeking prep before work and more under 18 men in preinduction courses. The college plans a 177000 dollar veteran dormitory fundraiser and expands home economics and a new business department to meet teaching and vocational needs.
An international FAO proposal emerges from the 1943 UN Food Conference to create a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to collect and share data, advise on research and production, and aid governments with technical help. Davis urges mobilizing tools for fighters, stressing home production to supply troops. McNutt and Nelson push reconversion to civilian production as war ends. Plan school lunch programs with a $50 million federal fund for 1944-45 food purchases, coordinating with boards and education departments.
A reflective line compares soldiers planning for their hometown from foxholes to civilians at home who waste weekends. It suggests that safe observers could mobilize significant energy if they chose to act rather than do nothing.
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