The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-10-02
TOWN AND FARM
RATION REMINDER.


Gasoline-In II states of eastern
shortage area As coupons are now
good. In states outside the east
ern shortage area A-8 coupons are
now good.
Sugar Stamp No. IA good for S
pounds through October. Stamps
Nos, is and l6 good for S pounds
each for home canning through Oc-
tober 81.
Shoes-Stamp No 10 good for
pair. Validity has been extended
indefinitely.
Meats Fats-Red stamps X. Y
and z good through October 2.
Brown stamps A and B good
through October 2. Brown stamp
G good through October 80. Brown
stamp D becomes good October 3
and remains good through October
80.
Processed Foods-Blue stamps u,
V and w expire October 20.
Cut Expected in Shoe Ration
The new shoe stamp, No. / on
the "Airplane" sheet in War Ra-
ton Book Three, which becomes
valid November /, probably will
have to last six months, OPA has
announced. At the same time OPA
said that stamp 13, originally sche-
duled to expire October 81, is ex-
tended indefinitely and will over
lap the next stamp. OPA's present
plan is to eliminate expiration dates
On shoe stamps and to make new
stamps valid as soon as supplies
warrant This enables a person to
save a shoe stamp until shoes are
needed.
More Leather for Shoe Repair
More leather will be available
for repair of civilian shoes, as the
result of a recent WPB order.
More Soap Provided
Consumers will have greater
soap supplies within a few weeks
The War Food Administration has
announced a program to provide a
% percent increase in soap pro
duction for civilian use. VIA en-
phasized that there will still be
no excess and urged soap-saving
by every possible method.
May RequisitiOn Idle Trucks
Idle used trucks may be requi-
sitioned by district ODT offices or
Agricultural War Boards to trans
port vital agricultural products
where such transport service is vi
tally needed. Requisitioning will
be necessary where owners Of idle
trucks are unwilling to allow the
use of their vehicles in this service.
Market Turkeys Now
Farmers are urged to market
their turkeys as soon as possible
so that the American Armed Forces
overseas can have typical Thanks
giving and Christmas dinners. In
joint statement, Maj Gen. E. B.
Gregory, Quartermaster General,
and Marvin Jones, War Food Ad-
ministrator, appealed to farmers to
go over your turkey flocks care
fully now with view to offering
as many as possible for sale to the
government. Send them to your
professor as early as possible. If
you don't know where to market
them. contact your nearest war
board office or Quartermaster Mar
ket Center"
More Heavy Underwear Coming
The War Production Board has
acted to increase production of GER
tain types of mems and boys heavy
knit underwear in which a short
age loomed.
Glass Cloth Prices Up
Prices for glass cloth, used as a
substitute for glass in hot houses
or chicken houses, will be higher
to consumers since a recent OPA
amendment.
To Issue Ration Book Four
War Ration Book Four, which
will last approximately two years,
will be issued to more than 100
million persons through school
house distributions during the last
10 days of October, OPA has an
nounced. The book combines point
and unit stamps. 1t has eight
pages containing 384 stamps, print
ed in blue, red, green and black.
Pre-InductiOn Training for Boys
More than one million 16- and
17-year-old boys will be enrolled
in voluntary civilian pre-induction
training courses in the nations
schools this fall, according to the
War Department. Representing an
enrolment of more than half of