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A temporary milk shortage brought about by intense heat, government programs aimed at relieving a national surplus and increased consumption will result in higher retail milk prices throughout Virginia.
The cost increases, which could be as high as 10 cents a gallon, will only partially offset the high cost of trucking raw milk into Southeast dairy plants, according to Dairymen Inc., a Louisville, Ky. based cooperative that markets nearly half of the milk in the 10-state Southeastern area.
“The situation is so serious that some stores may experience temporary shortages in milk supplies,” noted Jim Sumner, spokesman for the farmer-owned dairy co-op. “Our cheese, butter and milk-powder plants have been unable to operate for the last two months.
“This week we found ourselves with about 15 percent less milk than we needed. That’s the equivalent of about one day’s production per week,” he said. “This week we’ll be able to obtain only about half the amount needed from other milk sources in the Midwest. And with schools due to open in the next week or two, it’s going to get worse.”
To help offset the cost of bringing in milk from distant areas, Mr. Sumner said Dairymen Inc. increased the price to its customers — the milk-bottling plants — by 60 cents per hundredweight, effective Aug. 16. He noted this will likely result in retail price increases of up to 10 cents a gallon.
“The Southeast is in a unique sit
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