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Hunters & Farmers. Thus last week a unique and thriving industry was helping some 1,250,000 U.S. families through the present food-crisis. The industry: frozen-food lockers. Founded by hunters in World War I, perfected and expanded by farmers in the late '30s, the food-locker business is now operating at record levels. Scattered through 46 states are 4,600 locker plants (1938 total: 1,269), with some 300 private lockers apiece. Many earn 30 to 100% annual profit on their investment. Business is so good that plants have waiting lists of 10 to 500 customers; new plants...