Evening star., 1943-05-09
"a E (l|EEZ Reminders on Rati0ninQG|
War Ration Book No. This book
governs the rationing of sugar,
coffee and shoes.

War Ration Book No. This book
governs the rationing of sugar.
coffee and shoes.
Blue Stamps. War Ration Book No.
ITO be used for canned fruits,
canned vegetables, fruit juices,
soups, frozen foods, catsup, etc.
Stamps lettered G, H and are
valid now and will remain good
through May 81 on the basis of
point values fixed by the OPA
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.
Stamps lettered E, F and G are
now valid and will remain good
through May 81. The E stamps
became valid April 25, the F
stamps became good last Sunday
and the G stamps become valid
todayD
Stamps marked H will become
good next Sunday and stamps let
tered on May 23 These stamps,
along with the E. F. and G stamps,
will expire on May 81.
Wholesale and retail dealers in
products covered by the red
stamps must register with the
local rationing boards before Fri
day, stating their inventories, fig
ured In points, as of the close of
business May l. Dealers who fail
to register will not be permitted
to sell or acquire these rationed
Sugag-Coupon No. u in. Book No
is good for s pounds through
May 81
Coffee-Stamp No. % is good for j
pound through May 30.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. 5 is valid for
10 gallons through September 30.
: The provision in rationing regu-
1ations that previously has per-
mitted 50-gallon emergency de-
liveries-in cases where lack of
fuel oil was serious threat to
life, health or property-has been
Cancelled
wiz lloNC ISSd llltu
fuel oil coupons should retain
the coupon stubs until further no.
tlce from the OPA.
The coupon stubs should not be
turned over to the rationing board
at this time. In cases where con-
Sumers already have given the
stubs to the rationing boards. the
board may either return them or
file them with the consumers
original application for fuel oil
rationS.
Gasoline-No. "a coupons are
good for 3 gallons each but must
last through July 81.
B" and &C" coupons. good for
3 gallons each. expire according
to dates indicated on the indi-
vidual books. but arrangements
are being made to tailor" supple
mental ration books so that ex-
piration dates will be the same
for all drivers
"T' rations are issued by local
rationing boards after approval is
obtained from local Offices of De-
tense Transportation on the basis
OF certificates of war necessity
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 $1,500, or convertibles re-
gardless of price. The applicant
must show need for a car to get
| to or do his work and must show
that his present car, if any, is not
adequate
Eligibility for automobiles with
list price of less than $780,
except convertibles, is confined to
persons who can show the need
for car In any of the essential
occupations (such as war workers,
physicians, ministers, etc. listed
in the &c" group of eligibles in
the gasoline rationing regulation
and who do not now have the use
of an adequate car.
New 1912 model passenger cars
with a list price of more than
$500 and l941 model cars driven
less than 1000 miles are available
without rationing certificates to
any one who has need for a car
In a gainful occupation, or who
needs car for volunteer work in
connection with the war effort or
the public welfare. Both dealer
| and buyer are required to send
to the OPA inventory unit in New
York a statement certifying the
eligibility of the buyer and giving
the description of the car sold.
Tires-All classes of drivers may
now have tires recapped without
obtaining certificates from their
boards.
All motorists whose gasoline ra-
tion cards are intended to permit
them to drive more than 24O miles
a month are eligible for the best
grade of tires. Grade / includes
pre-Pearl Harbor tires, factory
seconds "change-overs' (tires
driven less than 1000 miles,, and
7 tires made of reclaimed rubber.
eThis means that grade / in
cludes all tires that formerly have
heen classed as grades l and q.
The old classification Of grade
| 2" has been abolished.) Il
Holders OF srade 2 certificates,