Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

governs the rationing of sugar,
coffee and shoes.
Blue Coupons, War Ration Book
No. 2-Those lettered A. B and C
may be used through March 81
for canned fruits and vegetables
and other foods now rationed.
The coupons are to be used &C
cording to the point-value chart
which appears in all stores
handling rationed food.
Those lettered D. E and F will
become valid on Thursday. This
allows week overlap 50 that
small amounts Of coupons re-
manning from the March allot-
ment may be used in combination
. with the April stamps.
Red Coupons, War Ration Book
No. 2-Beginning March %, these
will be used for the following
foods:
Meats. including all fresh. froz-
en-, smoked and cured beef, veal.
lamb and pork,
All meat and meat products in
containers of tin or glass now
'frozenD.
All dried meats.
Variety meats. including tongues.
brains, hearts. liver tripe. sweet
breads and kidneys.
Boulllon cubes. beef extracts and
other concentrates.
All dry, semi-dry and fresh.
smoked and cooked sausages. in
Guiding salami pork sausage,
baked loaves, wieners. scrapple.
souse, head cheese and others.
Suet, cod and other fats.
All fish, shellflsh and fish prod
ucts in Theoretically sealed con-
tainers NOW 'frozen'D.
Fats and oils, butter, margarine.
lard, shortening. cooking and salad
oils, except olive oil when not
blended with other ingredients.
Cheeses Of all kinds except the
following: Soft or perishable
cheeses such as cream cheese,
neuchatel, cottage, pot. bakers,
camembert, liederkranz. brie. blue:
cheese spreads made with a base
of cheese which is not rationed
and cheese spreads and cheese
products containing less than 30
per cent by weight of rationed
cheeses.
The red stamps will be valid
in the following order: Those let
tered A. from March % through
April 30: B, from April 4 through
April 30; c, from April II through
April 30: D, from April l8 through
April 30, and E, from April Is to
date not yet announced.
Persons who did not obtain their
No. 2 books at the schools may
do so by applying at their local
rationing boards, Book No. l
must be presented before the new
ration book will be issued.
sugar-Coupon No. IL in Book is
good for pounds of sugar through
May 81.
Coffee-Stamp No. Is in Book l,
good for pound of coffee, expires
today.
Stamp No. 26 in Book l becomes
valid for ! pound of coffee tomor-
row and will remain redeemable
through April 25.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. is valid for
9 gallons through April 6.
Coupon No. 5 is valid for 10 gall
Ions through September 30.
Gasoline-No. "A" coupons, good
for 3 gallons. expire today.
No. 5 "a coupons become valid
tomorrow for gallons each, but
they must last through, July %
representing a so per cent re-
duction in "A" rations.
"B" and, &C.. coupons. good for
3 gallons each. expire on the dates
indicated on the individual books,
but arrangements are now being
made to tailor" ration books so
that expirations dates will be the
same for all drivers.
IT" rations are issued by local
rationing boards after approval
is obtained from local offices of
defense transportation on the
basis of certificates of war
necessity.
iew Acknowledging one whose
present car is no longer serviceable
and who can show need for an
automobile for the purposes listed
in the c gasoline rationing regu-
lations (such as essential war
workers, physicians, ministers.
etc. may apply for certificates to
purchase new automobiles costing
more than 81 500, regardless of the
number Of necessary miles they
drive
l94l models driven less than
200 miles may be sold to any
one in gainful occupation who
needs a car, or for work related
to the war effort or public welfare,
without a certificate. Dealers will
be held responsible for getting the
information showing the buyer to
be qualified and must send this