The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-08-28
Ration Reminder

shortage area AT coupons are
valid through September 81. B and
& coupons expire according to dates
on individual books All gasoline
coupons in the possession of car
owners must be endorsed with the
owners license humber and state
of registration.
Sugar-Stamp No. IA good for
five pounds through October.
Stamps Nos. IS and 16 are good
for lbs each for home canning
purposes through October 81.
Housewives may apply to their To-
zeal ration boards for more if nee
.essary.
Shoes-Stamp No. Is q pair is
valid through October 81.
Stoves-Consumer purchases of
rationed stoves must be made with
Ia certificate obtained at local war
price and rationing boards.
Meat, Etc.-Red stamps T, U, V
and w valid through August 81
.X valid through October 2. Y be-
comes valid August %, z becomes
valid September 5, and both re-
main valid through October 2.
Processed Foods-Blue stamps R.
S and T remain through Septem-
Der 20. U, V and w become valid
September l and remain valid
Through October 20.
Urges Cut In Labor Day Travel
Stay off trains and inter-city
.busses. over Labor Day weekend
that is the plea of Joseph B. East
man, director of the Office Of De-
tense Transportation. Mr.. Eastman.
lin asking the public to spend Labor
Day weekend at home, said that
failure to follow this advice might
result in travel congestion worse
than that experienced over the
Fourth of July weekend. Mr.
Eastman pointed out that transpor-
.tation equipment formerly available
for holiday travel is now in troop
service or used to handle the
greatly expanded military and es-
sential civilian traffic.
Jobs To Guide Father-Draft
After October 1, when drafting
of fathers begins, those in monde
ferable activities or occupations,
regardless of their order numbers,
will be the first fathers called for
military service Those who trans
fer to essential occupations and
thus release single men for military
service help to decrease the need
for drafting fathers. Generally
speaking, after October l, the oc-
cupation of an eligible registrant
will determine whether he will be
indicted or deferred if his num-
Der is called. However, the ques-
ton of hardship to dependents
must be given consideration in each
case.
Mail Christmas Gifts Early
Christmas gifts to naval and ma
rine personnel overseas should be
sent between September Is and
November 1. This period has been
designated by the Navy Depart
ment in cooperation with the Post
Office Department. Parcels must
not exceed five pounds in weight
Save All Fats
With millions of pounds Of waste
kitchen fats stiII needed to- meet
war demands. Paul c. Cabot De
rector Of WPB Salvage Division
recently urged housewives GO re-
member that even IL accumulated
fats become rancid they SAN re-
tain "a majority of the Ealuahie
giyceriue that e9es iuto uar proc
duction. Some housewives. be-
ieviue that rancid fats Gre value
less have no} been turning fhem
in for salvage. This hes resulted
Ia the less ~ thousands Of pounds
of Elycerine that could hage hcen
pr0ccssed from these fats
Army sslvages Pats
1t is estimated that enough waste
fats are salvaged in army camps
within the continental u. S. TO make /
100000 pounds OF dynamite each
month and still leave a residue Of
rendered grease from which 5000
900 pounds Of soap stock may be
made.
New Gasoline Coupons
Car owners who still hold the |
old type B" and &C" gasoline ra-
ton coupon books should exchange
them for the new mileage ration
sheets of coupons between August |
% and September /, OPA announc-
ed recently. Old type "B' and
&C" coupons become invalid Sep
TENDER l, and gasoline dealers can
not accept them on and after that |
date. The old type coupons are
identified by the words Permits
Delivery Of One Unit of Gasoline"
The new type say Mileage Ration"
plus a large 'B" or &C"
Wheat Goals for 1914
State wheat acreage goals for
1914, representing an apportionment |
of the national goal of SO million
acres-26 percent above this years