Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Office OF OPA Gives
Information To Public
toOntinued from First Fagsl

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OiI-November 23 is the last day
on which delivery of fuel oil may
be made to customers on an l. o. U.
receipt basis. After this date de-
liveries of oil may be made only
in return for coupons equivalent
to the amount of the delivery.
This means that all consumers
of fuel oil must get their appli-
cations in to their local rationing
boards Immediately in order that
these applications may be process
ed and ration coupons distributed
to enable those who may need
fuel oil to purchase same on and
after November 23.
8. COffee-All persons and COM
mercial houses who sell coffee to
the consuming public at profit
must register with their local ra-
tioning board on November 23, "a
or %. By so doing they will be
enabled to receive their allotted
inventory for the next two month
period. Those who fail to register
will not be eligible to receive such
an inventory.
4. Stamp No. 27-Stamp No. 27
in War Ration Book No. l will be-
come valid at 1901 o'clock, No
vember %, for the purchase of one
pound of coffee per person for all
those who are over Is years of
age. All retailers selling coffee
should check the data on the face
of War Ration Book No. to see
to it that those who seek to buy
coffee are of the prescribed age
limit of Is. Stamp No. 27 will be
valid for a five week period, at a
value of 1 pound of coffee per per-
son.
5. Illegal Use of War Ration
Book No. I've again remind the
public that War Ration Book No.
1, which was issued to men or wo-
men who have gone into the Armed
Forces since the book was issued,
must be returned to the rationing
board at once. 1t is also necessary |
to return the ration books of de-
ceased members of the family with
in a period of five days after that
persons demise. Under no condi-
tions should such books be re-
tanned for a period exceeding Is
days.
1t is hoped that the speedy re-
turn of these overdue War Ration
Books may be effected on a volun-
tary basis by some other member |
of the family. Should this not be
the case it will become necessary |
for the OPA to exercise its enforce
ment powers in this matter.
We would like to remind the pub
lie that 1900 pounds of sugar are
required for military purposes in (
the firing of every inch she'll. |
Should those illegally possessed |
War Ration Books be retained for
use unlawfully by persons other
than those to whom the books were
issued, it would mean
that thousands of pounds of sugar
and coffee would be illegally con-
sumed. In time such a practice
might defeat the whole aim and |
practice of the rationing program.
To even contemplate the illegal use
of these books constitutes a direct
violation of the spirit of rationing.
War Ration Book No. 1 will be
used to ration coffee and will also |
be used to issue War Ration Book |
No. 2, and may be used to ration
other commodities. 1t is, therefore,
essential that every individual have
a War Ration Book No. 1, regard
less of whether or not be buys sugar
or coffee. No one who does not have
War Ration Book No. 1 will be
eligible to receive War Ration
Book No. 2 when it is time for
this second book to be issued. War
Ration Book No. 1 may be obtained
by proper application to your local
rationing board office.