The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-07-01
Ration Reminder

Gasoline-"A' book coupons No. o,
good for four gallons each, outside tne
eastern shortage area. Within the East
Coast shortage area, "Ap book coupons
5, good for three gallons each, must
through July 81. "B" and &C" cou-
pons cut to. 2h gallons in shortage
area. s-
Sugar-Coupon No. 13 good for 5 lbs.
through August Is. Coupons No. 10 and
16 are good through October 81 for 5
lbs. each for home canning purposes.
Housewives may apply to their local ra-
ton boards for more if necessary.
Coffee-Stamp No. "a q pound is
good through June 30. Stamp 81 becomes
valid for one pound July l and expires
July 81.
Fuel Oil-Period 5 coupons valid in
all zones until September 30.
~Shoes-Stamp No. Is q pair is valid
through October 81. 81
Meats, etc-Red- stamps j, X, l., M,
N, expire June 30. Red stamp p became
valid June ~ and Q becomes valid July
4th. ..~r
Processed foods-Blue stamps X, L,
M, continue good through JulyE7. Blue
stamps n, P, Q will be valid from July
l to August z, inclusive.
What to Write Soldiers "a
"The soldier wants the intimate de-
tails of life back home,' says Chaplain
Major Alvie l.. Mcknight of Cleveland,
Mississippi, who has just returned to
the U. S. after five months of duty on
Guadalcanal. That the girl two doors
down has taken a war plant job, or
that the couple across the street have
had a baby may make your letter read
like a personal column in a small-town
weekly newspaper, but that's what he
wants. By all means, don't tell the SOL
der about your troubles. He has enough
of his own. Domestic troubles affect the
morale of the soldier at the front more
than anything else. Something to live
for and go back to is what keeps a
soldier going. 1t is what gives a man
fight. Home life is everything to the
man at the front" u
Farmers 70 Net ioOiS zr
More than 30 hard -to-get items need
ed on farms will be provided by a
WPB order to manufacturers and whole
salers to set aside specific quantities.
This action puts into effect an emer-
gency program worked out under WPB's
Office of Civilian Requirement to make
available at retail outlets serving farm
ers supplies needed to increase food
production. The list includes such items
as auger bits, batteries, chains, chisels.
hoes, fractional horsepower motors, pals
and tubs, pipe fittings, pliers, screw
drivers, shovels, tire pumps, valves and
wrenches. ~tet~ @ @
Average Income Up, But 1855
In July, 1910, the average American
had an income of about $47.92. Military
expenditures in that month amounted
to approximately $1.507 per person. In
April of this year, income per capita
$S5.03 but if the average American
had been asked to pay April's war ex-
penses on the spot. they would have
1882 of his new $685. 3 income .
S1.00 Apiece for Poor Tires
One dollar apiece is the maximum
price that 0PAi has set for ~low-quality
used passenger car tires which now are
permitted for the first time. Maximum
to this price are provided
tires are given emergency repairs
before being Sold
100000 Dehydrators 1871"
A plan for making 100, 900 domestic
food dehydrators before September / has
approved by WPB., These dehyd-
rators are urgently needed, says the
War Food administration, in time to
farm and victory garden fruits
vegetables. A home food ~dehydrator
removes moisture from raw food, there
~ preserving its flavor and food value
or later use.
Prosecute Gas Ration Violators
Criminal prosecutions for violation of
rationing regulations instituted
~ OPA through April 80, 1913, totaled
Ninety-three cases involved oper-
ltors of gasoline stations. The remain
ng 416 were against individuals rang
ng from private automobile owners and
filing station attendants to criminal
rings" engaged in systematic theft and
,ale of stolen gasoline ration books and
oupons.
Loans Insured by FILA
More than $4,000. 00O. 900 in loans by
lending institutions Financing the
purchase or repair of APP
5,400, 900 homes, lave been
by the Federal Housing Admin
stration since its establishment on
81, 1884, it was announced az the
'HA marked it's ninth anniversary.
one-half of the loans have been
since the start of the war pro-
.Iuction program in the summer of 1910.
Cigarette Brands to Stay
Any rumors that OPA plans to reduce
n eliminate cigarette brands or brand
or to provide for only one Gig
"are absolutely baseless," Price
Administrator Prentiss NJ. Brown de-
recently.
Living Costs Rise
A rise of II per cent in food prices