Evening star., 1943-09-19

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 valid
but will expire at midnight tomor-
row (September 20).
Those marked U, v and w are
good now and 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 X, Y and z are good
now and through October 2.
Brown Stamps, War Ration Book No.
"a and B stamps in War Ration
Book 3, used for same foods as red
stamps in Book No. 2, are good now
and through october 2.
c stamps are good beginning
September 26 and through Octo-
ber 30.
Servicemen of the United States
or Allied nations may obtain
special food ration certificates II
going on leaves of 70 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.
Members of the armed forces
who are eligible to use ration
stamps should apply to their ra-
ton board. Their application
should be accompanied by letter
from their superior officer show
ing need for a ration book.
Sugar-Stamp No. IA is good for S
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 gcod
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 5.
Be sure to note whether the
value printed on the face of each
coupon is stated in gallons or units.
The period No 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 30. Each unit represents 10
gallons.
Gasoline-All old-type B and c cou-
pons (those in books numbered
SGT, 527A, 528 and 528A) became
invalid September l. Motorists
who still have some of these cou-
pons 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.
Application forms for renewal of
basic A gasoline rations together
with instructions for filling them
out are now being mailed to Wash
ington motorists.
It is important that applications
be carefully filled out and returned
to the board in which the appli-
cant resides as soon as possible.
Applications must be accom-
panied by the back cover of the
motorists present "a" book and by
his latest tire inspection record.
No. 6 "a" coupons are now valid
and will be good for gallons each
through November 81.
"B" and &c" coupons, good for
2h gallons each, expire according
to date indicated on the indi-
vidual books. Ration boards in the
District and Maryland have been
ordered to review rations that have
been issued to all "B" and "C'
book-holders and to all non-high-
way uses Of gasoline. These rations
are to be reduced to the amount