The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-09-09
Ration Reminder

Ration Reminder
Gasoline-In II states of eastern short
age area A-6 coupons are now good.
In states outside the eastern shortage
area AT oupons are good through
September q. All gasoline coupons
in the possession Of car owners must
be endorsed with the owners license
and state Of registration.
Fuel Oil-Period 8 coupons in old rtaions
remain good through September 80.
Period / coupons in new rations are
good through December. Occupants
Of oil-heated homes are urged to re-
turn their applications for next years
fuel oil to their ration boards
promptly and when issued new %rations
to place orders with their dealers for
summer fill-ups.
Sugar-Stamp No. Ia good for 5 lbs.
through October. Stamps Nos. Is and
I6 good for 8 pounds each for home
canning purposes through October 81.
Shoes-Stamp No. IS is good for i pair
through October 81.
, Stoves-Consumer purchases of rationed
stoves must be made with a certificate
obtained at local War Price Rationing
Boards.
Meats, Fats-Red stamps X, Y. and u
good through October 2. Brown stamp
becomes good September IL and re-
mains good through October 2.
Processed Foods-Blue stamps r, S, and
T, expire September 20. U, v, and W,
now good, expire October 20.
Farmers' War Bond Quota
Farmers nave a war bond quota of IL
billion dollars in the Is billion dollar
third war loan drive which begins Sep
TENDER 9 and continues through the
month. During the campaign, canvass
ers expect to call upon at least $500, 600
of the nations 6 million farm homes.
Farmers income figures point to big
bono subscriptions. 1t is estimated that
their cash income from marketing will
be 10 billion dollars this year.
Ia Start Using Ration Book Ill
The first brown point stamp" in War
Ration Book III become valid September
II. This stamp, A, is good for 16 points
through October 2. Brown Stamps will
become valid on successive Sundays and
will always expire on the Saturday near
est NE end of a month. They will be
used for rationing meats. fats, oils, can
ned fish, cheese, canned milk, and all
other commodities now rationed with
red stamps in War Ration Book ii. The
small stamps bearing pictures of field
guns, tanks, ships and airplanes are
not yet in use. Anyone who has not
received Book Ill may obtain one by
applying to his local ration board.
Farm Items Under Price Control
Used hay leaders, side delivery rakes,
and manure spreaders were recently
placed under specific price control by
OPA. This ruling applies when these
items are sold by any persons, such as
farmers or auctioneers. Maximum prices
will be determined on the following
basis; S5 percent of the price of the
machine when new, if the equipment is
less than one year old, and 70 percent
of the price of the item when new. if
the equipment is one year old or more.
Overseas Christmas Mail
More than 10 million individual
Christmas parcels for overseas soldiers
are expected in the mailing period, Sep
TENDER Is to October Is. The Army
Postal Service will need the full CO.
operation OF the mailing public if pack
ages are to reach soldiers in time. The
public is asked to be sure to put the
correct overseas mailing addresses on
the packages and to wrap them securely,
but in such a manner as to permiut in