Evening star., 1943-05-30

War Ration Book This book
governs the rationing of sugar,
coffee 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 lettered G, H, j, K, L
and M are all valid now. The G,
H and J stamps will expire at mid
night, June 7. Those lettered K,
L and M will remain valid through
July 7.
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., G, H, j
and K are now valid
The E. F, G and H stamps will
expire at midnight tomorrow
monday, May 81.
The J and K stamps, however,
will remain good throughout the
month of June tThe J stamps
became valid last Sunday, and
the K stamps become good todayD
Stamps marked L, M, and N
will be good until June 80 after
they become effective on the fol-
lowing dates: l. next Sunday
lJune g., M on June l3 and N on
June 20.
Servicemen of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates if
going on leaves of 70 hours or
longer. A "furlough ration unit"
certificates good for points of
canned goods, 8 points of meats
or fats, a pound of coffee. and
"a pound of sugar-Will be issued
the serviceman for each three
days of his leave or fraction
thereof.
Var Ration Book No. 3-Forms on
which applications for this new
book are to be made are now be-
ing distributed through the mails
Each person receiving an appli-
cation blank should fill it out and
drop it in the mail Immediately.
A postage stamp must be placed
on the front but no addressing is
necessary All applications should
be completed and returned by
June 10 at the latest. Those who
fail to make application for the
new ration books in this manner
by June 10 will not be permitted
to register until after August l.
Applications for all members of
a family group should be made
on a single blank.
Actual mailing out of the new
books will take place between
June 10 and July 2l.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and l6 in
Ration Book No. / may be used
to obtain sugar for home canning
purposes. Each of these stamps
will be good for 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
Tor all over this amount. Applica-
ton to the ration board previously
has been necessary in order to OBJ
tain any extra sugar for home
canning.
These new rules governing sugar
for home canning do not affect
the regular sugar allowances for
general use. Coupon No IL in
Book No. is good for 5 pounds
until midnight tomorrow Mon
day, May 81. Stamp No. 13 will
become valid Tuesday June l..
and will be good for pounds from
that date through August Is.
coffee-Stamp No %, good for
pound, expires at midnight to-
night May 30).
Stamp No. "a will become good
for pound tomorrow Monday.
May 81 and will then remain
valid through June 30. Another
stamp will become good on July l.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. 5 is valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
The provision in rationing reg
ulations that previously has per-
mitted 50gallon emergency de-
liveries-in cases where lack of
fuel oil was serious threat to
life, health or property-has been
Cancelled.
Consumers who have used their
fuel oil coupons should retain
the coupon stubs until further
notice from the OPA
Apartment houses. rooming
houses. hotels, and similar resi-
Dental buildings using fuel oil
for hot water may apply to their
ration boards for extra fuel oil
rations if their basic hot water
needs have increased recently.
5asoline-Pleasure driving is now
forbidden to holders of all types
of gasoline rations.
No. 5 "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.
"T' rations are issued by local
rationing boards after approval is
obtained from local Offices of De-
fense Transportation on the basis
of certificates of war necessity.
All 1T" gasoline rations have
been reduced about 40 per cent
by new order from the Office
of Defense Transportation extend
ing the valid period of all existing
1T" rations from June 30 to July
Is. For those essential CONNER
cial services which would be put
out OF business by the 40 per cent
cut, a priority list of those eligible
for additional "T" allotments now
is being drawn by the War Pro-