Evening star., 1943-07-04
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War Ration Book This book
governs the rationing Of sugar,
coffee and shoes.
Blue Stamps. War Ration Book No.
@To be used for canned fruits,
canned vegetables. fruit juices,
soups, frozen foods, catsup, etc.
Stamps marked K, L, and M will
remain valid through July 7.
Those lettered N, p and @ are
good through August Z.
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 and canned milk
Stamps lettered P and Q are
valid through July 31-R stamp is
good from July II through July 81.
S stamp is good from July 18
through July 81.
Servicemen Of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates If
going on leaves of 72 hours or
longer. A "furlough ration unit"
certificates good for points of
canned goods, 8 points of meats
or fats, 4 pound Of coffee. and
u pound Of sugar-will be issued
the serviceman for each three
days of his leave or fraction
thereof.
Was 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 continue through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and 16 in
Ration Book No. l 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. 81 is good for one
pound through July 81.
Stamp No. % will be valid from
July % to August IL.
Fuel Oil-Coupon No. 5 is valid for
10 gallons through September 80.
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. Period one coupon
for 1884 heating may be used
starting July l; good through jan
uary 4, 1914, for 10 gallons per unit.
Applications should be returned to
OPA Immediately.
It is essential that consumers
who have received these applica-
ton forms fill them out and re-
turn them Immediately to their
local ration boards. Persons who
fail to do this may have to wait
until next fall to obtain their new
fuel oil coupons.
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.
Gasoline-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 u.
"B' and &C" coupons, good for
21a gallons each. expire according
to date indicated on the indi-
vidual books.
1T" Eations are issued at 174o
Massachusetts, avenue NV. after
approval is obtained from local
Offices Of Defense Transportation
on the basis of certificates of war
necessity.
BY new ODT order, truck ra-
8 tions are cut about 56 per cent and
taxicabs about 26 per cent for the
period ending July Is.
For those essential, commercial
services which would be put out of
business by these cuts, a priority
list Of those eligible for additional
"T' allotments now is being drawn
by the War Production Board.
New Automobiles one gain
fully employed or doing voluntary
work for the war effort or the
public welfare is eligible to obtain
rationing certificate for the pur-
chase of cars with list price
of over $500, or convertibles, re-
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