The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-03-26
OPA ANSWERS
QUESTIONS ON
RATIONINC
OF MEATS
RED STAMPS MARKED "a"
TO BE GOOD MARCH 20.

Washington The Office of Price
Administration issued the following
series of questions and answers on
meat rationing, which starts March
%:
Q. When may | start using my red
ration stamps in war book two?
A. Red stamps marked "a" in war
ration book two will be valid begin
ming Monday, March %. These stamps
will be used to ration meats and
cheese, butter, margarine shortcomings
and other fats and oils, as well as
canned fish
Q. Will some red stamps in war
book two be set aside for buying
meats exclusively?
A. No. All valid red stamps may
be used interchangeably to buy any
foods on the new ration list.
@. May | use all my valid red
stamps to buy only meat?
A. Yes. You may use all your red
stamps to buy only meat if you don't
intend to buy cheese, or butter--or
any one other food, for which you
will need the red ration stamps.
Q. How long will the red "A''
stamps be valid?
A. The red stamps marked "A",
which will be valid beginning March
30, will be good throughout April.
@. When may | start using addi-
tional red ration stamps?
A. Red stamps marked "B" will be
valid beginning April a; stamps
marked &c" beginning April II, stamps
marked "D" on April Is and stamps
marked "E" beginning April 25
Stamps A through d may be used un-
til the end of April. The expiration
date of stamp E will be announced
later.
O. How will | know how many
points | shall need for pound OF
butter and half pound of cheese?
A. The point price of all foods to
| be rationed with red stamps will be
listed on an official table of point
values similar to the one now used for
processed foods. At least one such ta-
bic will be posted in each store which
sells any of the rationed foods listed
@. Will point prices of meat as
well as cheese and butter be posted
on the same list?
A. Yes. All the foods rationed with
the red stamps in war ration Book 2
will be included on one list.
@. Will the point value per pound
of all meats be the same?
A. No. The point value per pound
of meat will vary according to the cut
just as the point value of cans of pro-
cessed foods now differ according to
to the products they contain.
Q. Will the point value of the same
| cut of meat be the same in all stores
A. Yes. The point value of the same
cut of meat will be uniform through
out the United States, just as the
point value of the same amount of any
one rationed processed foods is the
same now.
@. Will the point value of meat OF
cheese or butter differ according to
quality or grade?
A. No The point value of meat will
depend only on the cut. All hard
cheeses will have the same point
value. The point value of butter will
be the same regardless of quality OF
grade.
@. May | buy meats, cheese and
butter without ration stamps until
March %?
A. Yes. You may now buy any
foods not already rationed or frozen"
without ration stamps.
@. Which of the foods to be ra-
toned with red stamps are now
frozen" at retail?
A. All canned meats, canned fish
and canned shellfish whose sales have
been frozen since Feb. Is, will con-
tinue to be withheld from retail sale
until rationing begins.
@. Will any additional foods be
frozen before rationing begins?
A. That depends on the extent of
retail buying during the next two
weeks. If consumers do not buy ex-