Evening star., 1943-06-04
Lower Point Values
For Tomato Juices
Go in Effect Sunday
Other Processed Foods
Remain Unchanged
At May z Level

At May z Level
Tomato juice and all vegetable
cent or more of tomato juice will be
reduced Sunday in ration value from
to points pound for the most
popular sizes, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced today.
No other changes are being made
in the point value of processed food
on the June schedule.
Canned and bottled fruits and
vegetables, other than those speci-
fed, baby foods. frozen food, dried
peas, beans and lentils retain the
point value they have held on Table
No. 3, which has been in effect since
May 2.
OPA said the reduction in points
required to buy tomato juice and
vegetables juices at least 70 per cent
tomato juice will place the point
values of vegetables juices on the
same level as most fruit juices. in
cluding orange and grapefruit juice
and prune and grape juice"
Hopes to Limit Changes.
Paul M. O'Leary, deputy OPA ad-
ministrator in charge of rationing,
commented: THE processed foods
program, with gratifying success, has
overcome a number of difficulties
during its first three months of oper-
alton.
Barring unforeseen and unpredict-
able emergencies, point changes will
be restricted to once a month in
keeping with OPA policy as an
nounced at the beginning of proc
essed food rationing on March l,
1943. This will serve the convenience
OF consumers and merchants alike.
1t is OPA's purpose to ease the
burden of rationing in any way that
this can be done without imperiling
the war program of fairly sharing
scarce commodities.
1t also was announced that indus
trial container sizes of frozen fruits
and vegetables, those over 10 pounds.
which have been ration free. will be
brought under rationing Sunday.
Frozen foods in containers of 10
pounds or less have been rationed.
Values of packages ranging in size
from 10 to about 500 pounds will be
listed on the June ration table posted
IN stores, restaurants and other in
stitutions. Point values will be
pound for bulk sizes above 10 pounds
and including 100 pounds and for
those over 100 pounds.
Some Kosher Items Up.
OPA disclosed. at the same time,
that some of the more popular
Kosher beef items would be in
creased point value, while many cuts
OF lamb and mutton and some veal
and variety meats for which there
has been less demand would be re-
duced. This followed Wednesdays
announcement that beef in general
was being made more costly to ra-
ton books.
OPA pointed out that the reduc-
ton IN juices proceSSed from toma-
toes was the second in succession.
On May 2, the point value of the
popular No 2 can size of tomato
juice was lowered from II points to
the present level of 5. This was
ordered because reports showed April
sales 80 per cent below the "sched-
uled movement" OPA added:
Nevertheless. despite this sharp
point reduction, tomato juice sales
have been less than expected, and
with stocks in dealers hands ex-
pected to increase during June, a
further cut is now practicable-from
points for the No. 2 can to only
points"
OPA also announced that. for the
convenience of consumers and the
trade, it had:
Changed the method of figuring
the point value on corn on the cob
IN the frozen foods classification.
Currently posted on weight basis
(6 points a poundD the new point
value will be point an ear. The
change is one of terminology rather
than, for all practical purposes, a
change in point values.
Lists Rationed Items.
"Simplified ration buying and SELL
Ing still further by listing on the
official table the specific items that
come under rationing. Items not
specifically mentioned are ration
free.
Indicated the items where point
values are changed by placing a star
next to the new point value in the
oh1cial table Of point values for
June. This device will save time of
merchants and their employees who
use the table in marking points on
food containers and packages and
on the shelves where such foods are
kept"
"Processed fruits" now include all
spiced, picked and branded fruits,
These groupings are not specifically
listed on the current table, good
through June 5, although actually
they have been rationed all along.
Leafy green's will include beet.
eollard. dandelion, kale, mustard.
poke and turnip greens. Spinach
Is carried as separate item.
Book 2 Good for June.
Mixed vegetables include all COM
blnations containing more than 20
per cent by volume of rationed vege-
tables. Tomato sauces include all
sauces containing per cent Or more
OF dry tomato solids. even when
packed in combination dinners
Packaged dinners such as spaghetti
and macaroni are subject to ration
ing only if the tomato sauce used
in their preparation contains 5 per
cent or more of dry tomato solids.
Fresh shelled beans, on the new
table. will consist of canned and
bottled black-eyed peas. soybeans
and other types of fresh shelled
beans except fresh limas, which are
listed separately.
Dried and dehydrated soups, tenn
porarily exempted from rationing in