Evening star., 1943-10-10
|EllG8 Reminders on Rati0ninq6

War Ration Book This book
governs the rationing of sugar
and shoes.
Blue Stamps, War Ration Book No.
2-To be used for canned fruits,
canned vegetables, fruit juices,
soups. frozen foods. catsup, etc.
Stamps marked U, V and w are
good now and will remain valid
through October 20.
Those marked x, Y and z are
good now and through Novem-
ber 20.
Brown Stamps, War Ration Book
No. 3-To be used for all meats, in
cluding canned meats, and for
butter, margarine, lard, cheese,
canned fish, fats and oils and
earned milk.
G, u and E stamps are good
now and through october 30.
F stamps will become good next
Sunday October ID and then will
remain valid through October 80.
Servicemen of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates II
going on leaves of 70 hours or
longer A "furlough ration unit"
certificates good for 8 points Of
canned goods, points of meats
or fats, and = pound of sugar
will he issued the serviceman for
each three days of his leave or
fraction thereof
Members Of the armed forces
who are eligible to use ration
stamps should apply to their ra-
tion board. Their application
should be accompanied by a letter
from their superior officer show
ing need for a ration book
Sugar-Stamp No. IA is good for 5
pounds and will remain valid
through October 81.
Stamps Nos. IS and Is in Ration
Book No. l may be used to obtain
sugar for home canning purposes
Each of these stamps will be good
for 5 pounds through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds OF sugar per person for
home canning purposes must make
application to their ration boards
for all over this amount. In any
event. not more than Is additional
pounds will be allotted to family.
Fuel OihPeriod No. l coupons may
be used now CT at any time before
next January 5.
Be sure to note whether the
value printed on the face of each
coupon is stated IN gallons or units.
The period No. l coupons are good
for 10 gallons per unit.
Gasoline-The expiration date of No.
ga coupons has been changed from
November 81 to November 8, in
effect increasing the weekly al
lowance of gasoline from IL to 2
gallons for motorists holding A
rations. Each No ga coupon,
however, is still exchangeable for
gallons of gasoline.
The first coupons in new A
book, now being issued, will be-
cor , -alid November 9. Applica-
ton forms for use in obtaining
these new books have now been
mailed to District motorists along
with instructions for filling them
out. Persons who have not re-
ceiVed them should apply to their
local boards.
The applications should be
properly filled out and returned as
soon rs possible to the ration board
Of the neighborhood in which the
applicant resides. Motorists who
fail to file completed applications
with their ration board by Novem-
Der probabl- will not receive
their new A books by November 9.
Applications must be accom-
panied by the back cover of the
motorists present "a book and by
his latest tire inspection record
B" and &C" coupons have been
reduced in value from o. to 2
gallons, These coupons expire on
dates indicated on the individual
books.
Ration boards in the District
and Maryland have been ordered
to review rations that have
been issued to all "B" and &C"
book-holders and-to all non high
way uses of gasoline. These rations
are to be reduced to the amount
absolutely necessary" the orders
say.
TT" rations are issued at l74O
Massachusetts, avenue NV. after
approval is obtained from local
Offices of Defense Transportation
on the basis Of certificates of war
necessity.
New utomobiles-Anv one gain
fully employed or doing voluntary
work for the war effort or the
public welfare is eligible to obtain
a rationlng certificate for the pur-
chase of cars with a list price
of over 81 500. 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
list price OF less than $500,
except convertibles. is confined to
persons who can show the need
for a car in any of the essential
occupations tsuch as war workers.
physicians, ministers, etc) who do
not now have the use of an ade-
quate car.
New 1912 model passenger cars
with a list price of more than
$500 and 194l model cars driven
more than 1000 miles are available
M-ithnlt "a atinnlnr nerti Ecatoc to