Evening star., 1943-03-25

I tatoeS are to be had. sweet potatoes,
too, but these have gone up quite a
bit. Kale and collards are more eX-
penSive than spinach-an unusual
ituatlor-while peas and string
beans are fairly reasonab BILE. Aspar-
! agus stays high by the bunch, but
can be bought more reasonably by
the pound. Cabbage and broccoli
are good, but summer squash still
calls for a high price per pound
Carrots, beetS. artichokes, celery,
young white turnips, leeks and egg
! plant are all recommended Toma-
toes. mushrooms and cucumberS are
OF fine quality, but high for most
budgets. The mushrooms. however.
can be used as a main dish 50 that
the expenditure does not seem un-
justified.
Here and There: Don't for
get that your ID. f and blue stamps
can be used. starting today. for the
purchase of rationed processed foods
through April 30. Your stamps A. B
and c, also blue, and now in use,
are valid through March 81. If.you
haven't used all the A. B and CI
stamps by that date you're out of
luck . When the Governments
licensing system for meats goes into
ef1ect shortly, you will be able to
actively combat the Black Market,
by demanding to see the Govern
ment's license on the wholesale cuts
OF meat in the possession of your
butcher. Look for this license num-
Der, or for the regular Federal, State
or local establishment number, !
which, in the case of these packers.
is the license number. Do not buy
any meat without it . =. Your grocer, |
next week, may hand you out little
booklet called Mrs. Brown Goes to
War" issued by the womens sec
ton of the Treasury Department, |
war savings staff. In 1t the average
housewife will learn how buying |
bonds will give her a real feeling
OF participation in the fight to beat |
the Axis E. More and more smeltS, |
at lower prices, are due to arrive |
now. The fish are more plentiful |
than ever in the waters where they
are caught, say authorities Shark |
steaks. we are told. are becoming
popular, although the Washington |
survey yields little to this effect |
Shark is also being marketed in some |
areas kippered, or lightly smoked |
This is probably a logical result of |
the fact that since West Coast fish !
ermen discovered the gold mine they
could make out of shark livers. more
sharks have been killed than ever
before -. Banana prices have been
allowed slight increase, in order to
prevent the abandonment of some
plantations in Latin America /
Radio replacement parts will be
available to keep your radio in work
ing order . Electric range repair
parts are under WPB control, and
will be available through normal
trade channels without preference
ratings. But you must turn over the
old or damaged part to the dealer
to obtain the new one, or certify in |
writing that the old one was dis |
posed of through proper scrap chan
nels . People located so far from
stores that they cannot get supplies
Of fresh foods to supplement rationed |
processed foods, may apply to their
local boards for special rations. Sup |
posedly some similar arrangement |
will be made for them when the |
rationing of meats, ETC.. goes into |
effect next week Grape juice is
made available to churches for re-
ligious rites under an Interpretation
of the institutional rationing regula-
tions issued by OPA :. J.. After the war
is over, your old enemy the termite
won't have 4 chance. The Army's !
working on him now. With the
cooperation Of the Department of
Agriculture, they have been making
great strides in ridding military
cantonments Of the pest. 1t is most
ly matter Of preventive medicine"
as the protection of buildings is of
prime Importance Private home /
owners will probably benefit from
this research and practice when |
peace comes along