Evening star., 1943-06-06

2-To be used for canned fruits,
canned vegetables, fruit juices,
soups, frozen foods, catsup, etc.
Stamps lettered G, H and j ex-
pire at midnight tomorrow. Those
marked K, L and M will remain
valid through July 7.
Red Stamps, War Ration Book No. 2
To be used for all meats, includ-
ing canned meats, and for butter,
margarine, lard, cheese, canned
fish, fats and oils and canned milk
Stamps lettered j, K and L are
now valid.
Stamps marked M and N will
be good until June 80 after
they become effective on the fol-
lowing dates: M on June l3 and
N on June 20.
Servicemen of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates if
going on leaves of 72 hours or
longer. A "furlough ration unit"
certificates good for 8 points of
canned goods, points of meats
or fats. Il pound of coffee, and
4 pound of sugar-will be issued
the serviceman for each three
days of his leave or fraction
thereof.
War Ration Book No. 3-Forms on
which applications for this new
book are to be made are now be-
iop dict rih,1to1 fhro,,rI I,o 1-
Each person receiving an appli-
cation blank should fill it out and
drop it in the mail Immediately.
A postage stamp must be placed
on the front but no addressing is
necessary. All applications should
be completed and returned by
June 10 at the latest Those who
fail to make application for the
new ration books in this manner
by June 10 will not be permitted
to register until after August l.
Applications for all members of
family group should be made
on single blank.
Actual mailing out of the new
books will take place between
ouAAo Az dllu July Il.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. IS and 16 in
Ration Book No. l may be used
to obtain sugar for home canning
purposes. Each of these stamps
will be good for pounds through
October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds OF sugar per person for
nome canning purposes must make
application to their ration boards
for all over this amount. Applica-
ton to the ration board previously
has been necessary in order to OBJ
tain any extra sugar for home
canning. In any event, not more
than IS additional pounds will be
allotted to family.
These new rules governing sugar
for home canning do not affect
the regular sugar allowances for
general use. Stamp No. 13 is now
valid and will be good for 5 pounds
from that date through August Is
Coffee-Stamp No. a is good for
pound and will remain valid
through June 80 Another stamp
will become good on July l.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. 5 is valid for
10 gallons through September 30
Householders facing undue
hardship due to abnormal condi-
tons beyond their control may
apply to their local boards for
supplemental rations for domes-
tic hot water.
Consumers who have used their
fuel oil coupons should retain
the coupon stubs until further
notice from the OPA.
Apartment houses, rooming
houses, hotels, and similar resi-
dental buildings using fuel oil
for hot water may apply to their
ration boards for extra fuel oil
rations If their basic hot water
needs have increased recently.
Gasoline-Pleasure driving is now
forbidden to holders Of all types
of gasoline rations.
No. "A" coupons are good for
3 gallons each but must last
through July 81.
"B" and CT coupons, good for
81 gallons each, expire according
to dates indicated on the indi-
| vidual books.
ct" rations are issued by local
rationing boards after approval is
obtained from local Offices of De-
fense Transportation on the basis
of certificates of war necessity.
| All "I'' gasoline rations have
been reduced about 40 per cent
by a new order from the Office
Of Defense Transportation extend
ing the valid period of all existing
ct" rations from June 30 to July
IS. For those essential CONNER
cial services which would be put
out of business by the 40 per cent
cut, a priority list of those eligible
for additional 1T" allotments now
is being drawn by the War Pro-
duction Board.
New Automobiles-Any one gain
fully employed or doing voluntary
work for the war effort or the
public welfare is eligible to obtain
a rationing certificate for the pur-
chase of cars with list price
OF over $500, or convertibles, re-
gardless of price. The applicant
must show need for car to get
to or do his work and must show
that his present car, if any, is not
adequate.
Eligibility for automobiles with
a list price of less than $500.
except convertibles, is confined to
persons who can show the need
Tor car in any of the essential
occupations (such as war workers,
physicians, ministers, etc) who do
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