Evening star., 1943-03-14

war Ration Book No. This book
governs the rationing of sugar,
coffee and shoes.
Blue Coupon, War Ration Book No.
2-Those lettered A. B and c may
be used during March for canned
fruits and vegetables and other
foods now rationed. The coupons
are to be used according to the
polnt-value chart which appears
in all stores handling rationed
food.
2Beginning March %, these will
be used for the following foods:
Meats. including all fresh. frozen,
smoked and cured beef, veal, lamb
and pork.
All meat and meat products in
containers of tin or glass tnow
''frozen").
All dried meats.
Variety meats. including tongues,
brains, hearts, liver, tripe, sweet
breads and kidneys. sa9Icl 5-
/ 1"Boullon cubes, beef, extracts
and other concentrates. -
All dry, semi-dry and fresh
smoked and cooked sausage, inr.
eluding, salami, pork sausage.
baked loaves. wieners, scrapple,
souse, head cheese and others.
Suet. cod and other fats.
All fish, shellfish and fish prod
ucts in Theoretically sealed con-
tainers (now "frozen'p.
Fats and oils, butter. margarine,
lard, shortening, cooking and
salad oils. except olive oil when
not blended with other in
gradients.
Cheeses of all kinds except the
following: Soft or perishable
cheeses such as cream cheese,
neuchatel, cottage, pot. bakers,
camembert. liederkranz, brie. blue;
cheese spreads made with a base
of cheese which is not rationed
and cheese spreads and cheese
products containing less than 80
per cent by weight of rationed
cheeses.
The red stamps will be valid in
the following order: Those let
tered A, from March 20 through
April 80; B, from April through
April 30; C, from April II through
April 80; D. from April 18 through
April 30. and E, from April rs to
a date not yet announced
Persons who did not obtain their
No. 2 books during registration at
the schools may do so, beginning
tomorrow, by making application
to their local rationing boards
Book No. l must be presented be-
fore the new ration book will be
issued
Sugar-Coupon No. II in Book l.
good for pounds of sugar, expires
at midnight tomorrow.
Coupon No. II in Book l be-
comes good for pounds Of sugar
on Tuesday and will be redeem
able for IL weeks. This represents
a slight reduction from the ration
OF half pound per person per
week.
Coffee-Stamp No, 25 in Book is
good for pound of coffee through
next Sunday
Stamp No rs in Book will be-
come valid for l pound Of coffee
on March % and will remain re-
deemable for five weeks. This
represents an increase over the
present allotment of a pound per
person for six weeks
Fuel Oil-Coupon No 4 is valid for
nine gallons through April s.
Coupon No. is valid for 10 gall
Ions through September 30.
Gasoline-No. 4 "A" coupons are
valid for gallons through next
Sunday.
No S "A" coupons become valid
on March %. 1neir value has not
yet been announced.
B" and &C" coupons expire ac-
cording to the dates indicated on
the individual ration books and
are good for 3 gallons each.
IT" rations are issued by local
rationing boards after approval is
obtained from local O4nces of De-
fense Transportation On the basis
OF certificates of war necessity.
Pleasure driving is still banned
for all classes of drivers, but en-
forcement has been discontinued
and motorists have been put "on
their honor"
Tires-All classes of drivers may now
have their tires recapped without
obtaining certificates from their
local rationing boards.
IA book drivers must have
their tires inspected by March 81.
"A" and B" drivers with less
than $50 essential miles OF travel
month are eligible to obtain GER
tiflcates for recapped and used
tires. b and &C" motorists with
at least 500 essential miles per
month may obtain certificates for