Evening star., 1943-08-22
ENlG Reminders on Rati0ninQG

War Ration Book This book
governs the rationing of sugar
and shoes.
Blue Stamps, War Ration Book No
2-To be used for canned fruits
canned vegetables, fruit juices
soups, frozen foods. catsup, etc.
Stamps lettered r, S and T are
valid now and will remain good
through September 20.
Those marked U, v and w will
become good September | and
then will remain valid through
october 20.
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
Coupons lettered T, U, v and w
are good now, and will not expire
until August 81.
Coupons lettered X became
valid today Sunday, August 22)
and will not expire until Octo-
Der 2.
Stamps marked Y and z also
will be good until October 2 after
they become valid on the follow
ing dates: Y on next Sunday (Au-
gust 29) and 2 on September 5.
Servicemen of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates il
going on leaves of 72 hours or
longer. A "furlough ration unit"
certificates good for 8 points of
canned goods, points of meats
or fats, and 4 pound of sugar
will be issued the serviceman for
each three days of his leave or
fraction thereof.
War Ration Book No. 3-Mem-
bers of the armed services who
are eligible to use ration stamps
should mail their applications for
the new ration books tothe OPA
Mailing Center, Chicago, Ill, by
August 81. They may obtain the
forms from their commanding Of
ficer.
These books have been mailed
to all persons in the District who
completed their applications prop
erly and returned them by last
June 10.
Civilians who have not received
their new book in the mail should
apply to their local ration boards.
Those who mailed their applica-
tion to the OPA on or before last
June 10, but still have not received
their book, should take with them
to the ration board the identifica-
tion stub they detached from that
application. Brown stamps in the
new books will be used for meats,
etc, beginning September IL. One
set of new stamps will become
valid each Sunday after that date.
Sugar-Stamp No. IA is good for 5
pounds and will remain valid
through October 81.
Stamps Nos. Is and Is in Ration
Book No. / may be used to obtain
sugar for home canning purposes.
Each Of these stamps will be good
for 5 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. In any
event. not more than IS additional
pounds will be allotted to family.
Fuel Oil-Period No. l coupons for
next seasons ration may be used
now or at any time before next
January S.
Be sure to note whether the
value printed on the face of each
coupon is stated in gallons or units.
The period No. l coupons are good
for 10 gallons per unit.
Coupon No. from last seasons
allotment is still valid and may be
used anytime through Septem-
Der 80. Each unit represents 10
gallons.
Gasoline-All old-type B and C cou-
pons (those in books numbered
SGT, 527A, 528 and 528A) will be
invalid after September /. Mo-
torists who still have some of
these coupons should exchange
them through their local ration
board for the new-type BIS and
C's. The swap will be on a coupon
for coupon basis and must be COM
pleted between tomorrow and Sep
tember /.
Ration boards in the District
open at $50 a m. all weekdays and
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednes-
day will remain open until pm.
to handle the exchange. Be-
tween 4:30 and 9 pm. the boards
will handle no other business.
Motorists may handle the ex-
change of coupons by mail, but
the District OPA warns that this
method should not be used where
delay in obtaining the new coupons
will work a hardship.
Whether made in person or by
mail. all requests for the exchange
must be accompanied by the mo-
toriSt's latest tire inspection cer-
tiflcates Coupons should not be
detached from books.
Holders of A books are cautioned
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