Evening star., 1943-06-20

canned vegetables, fruit juices
soups, frozen foods, catsup. etc.
Stamps marked X, L, and M will
remain valid through July T.
Red Stamps, War Ration Book No.
TO be used for all meats, includ-
ing canned meats, and for butter
margarine, lard, cheese, canned
fish, fats and oils and canned milk
Stamps lettered J. X, L. M and
N are now valid through June 80.
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, points of meats
or fats, u pound of coffee, and
u pound of sugar-will be issued
the serviceman for each three
days of his leave or fraction
thereof.
War Ration Book No. 3-Persons
who failed to return their applica-
tions by June 10 will not be per-
mitted to register until after Au-
gust /.
Mailing of new books to those
who have complied with instruc-
tions will begin Tuesday and con-
tinue through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. IS and 16 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
for 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. In any event, not more
than IS additional pounds will be
allotted to family.
These new rules governing sugar
for home canning do not affect
the regular sugar allowances for
general use. Stamp No. 13 is now
valid and will be good for pounds
from that date through August Is.
Coffee-Stamp No. "a is good for
l pound and will remain valid
through June 80. Another stamp
will become good on July /.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. 5 is valid for
10 gallons through September 30.
Householders facing undue
hardship due to abnormal condi-
tions beyond their control may
apply to their local boards for
supplemental rations for domes-
tic hot water.
Consumers who have used their
fuel oil coupons should retain
the coupon stubs until further
notice from the OPA. Application
forms for next seasons ration are
to be sent to consumers this
month.
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.
Pleasure driving is now
forbidden to holders of all types
of gasoline rations.
No. S "a" coupons are good for
8 gallons each but must last
through July 81.
"B" and &C" coupons, good for
21a gallons each, expire according
to dates indicated on the indi-
vidual books.
1T" rations are issued at 1740
Massachusetts avenue NV. after
approval is obtained from local
Offices of Defense Transportation
on the basis of certificates of war
necessity.
All "T" gasoline rations have
been reduced about 40 per cent
by new order from tfh Office
of Defense Transportation extend
ing the valid period of all existing
"T" rations from June 80 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 1T" allotments now
is being drawn by the War Pro-
duction Board.
Eew Automobiles-Any one gain
fully employed or doing voluntary
work for the war effort or the
public welfare is eligible to obtain
a rationing certificate for the pur-
chase of cars with list price
of over $1,500, or convertibles, re-
gardless of price. The applicant
must show need for a car to get
to or do his work and must show
that his present car, If any, is not
adequate.
Eligibility for automobiles with
list price of less than 81 500,
except convertibleS, is confined to
persons who can show the need
for car In any of the essential
occupations (such as war workers,
physicians, ministers, etc. who do
not now have the use of an ade-
quate car.
New 1912 model passenger cars
with list price of more than
$2,500 and 1941 model cars driven
less than 1000 miles are available
without rationing certificates to
any one who has need for car
in gainful occupation, or who
needs car for volunteer work in
connection with the war effort or
the public welfare. Both dealer
and buyer are required to send
to the OPA inventory unit here
a statement certifying the eligi-
bility of the buyer and giving the
description Of the car sold.
Tires-All classes Of drivers may
now have tires recapped without
obtaining certificates from their
boards.
All motorists whose gasoline ra-
ton cards are intended to permit
them to drive more than 240 miles
a month are eligible for the best
grade of tires. Grade l includes
pre-Pearl Harbor tires, factory
seconds" "change-overs" (tires
driven less than 1000 niles, and
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