The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-06-22
TOWN and FARM
In WARTIME
psspersd BY OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION

whiskey dealers have been criminally
indicted on charges of violating the
maximum ceiling prices.
New Point Values
Food shoppers again will benefit from
point values of meats and processed
foods now in effect, the office of Price
Administration has announced.
Highlights are the REDUCTION on all
rationed cheese and cheese products
from IL to 10 points per pound, reduc-
ton of point value of beef chuck roasts
and steaks two red points per pound and
reduction to zero point value of canned
carrots, orange juice, orange-grape-
fruit juice and grapefruit juice.
Only point increases noted on the new
list are for processed grape and pine
apple juice.
Sugar Stamp 81
Sugar Stamp 80 in War Ration Book
Four became good indefinitely on
June 16 for five pounds. OPA %announc-
ed.
The valuation continues the house.
hold sugar ration at the same rate as
previously-five pounds per person
every two and a half months.
Invasion Cuts Civilian Supplies.
Recent shortage Of many civilian sup
plies may be attributed to military de-
mands of the forces of liberation. Ex-
amples are radio tubes and parts, gaso-
line and oil. In spite of a radio manu-
featuring output over 10 times as great
as pre-war military demands for radio
tubes and repair parts have increased,
This explains why civilians are finding
il hard to get these items, the War Pro-
duction Board says. Every military
plane has radio equipment, some as
much as 100000 worth each. Ships
tanks and other mobile equipment also
use radio equipment. A five-month sup.
My Of l00-octane aviation gasoline i.
requjred for each of the ! 1000 plane.
backing up Allied liberation forces, tn,
Petroleum administration for War re
poLts. Heavy and imperative demand
Tor oil by General Eisenhower as earl,
as last winter almost made New York
|. Bastoa, and Philadelphia the first in
direct invasion casualties. Increase,
: production by East Coast refineries, tn,
+big inch" and little big inch" pipe
lines, and emergency deliveries helpe,
a'ert civilian shortages, Of oil and ga
, IN the East.
Farmers Help In Fifth War Loan
The nations farm army of six million
along with their town and city neigh
hDrs want into ac+;,, ~. . IL.
Fifth War Lean, the War Finance Divi
SION OF the Treasury announces. Tota
goal for this loan is 16 billion dollar
oy july $. Last year farm people bough
/, Il zoe 900 900 in War Bonds-about L
/, per cent of their net income. With al
estimated net farm income of l3 billion
5 dollars for 1874, bond purchases by farm
people are expected to be higher thi
year than last. The War Bonds Dough
{ during the Fifth War Loan will enabl
/ our Government to get more and bette
war equipment for its fighters than tn
bonds bought a year ago, according l.
> u compilation of war equipment cost
by the War Department. A heavy bomb
err, which a year ago cost $500, 900, toda.
costs half that much. A Bofors anti
) aircraft gun formerly cost $4,000, nov
| and rifle cost $50. Today it costs $35.
!, costs only $4,000. A year ago the Gar
E Few items, among them the good oil,
army mule, have gone up in price. 4
: year ago Uncle Sam paid $3.50 for n
t army mule. Today such a mule cost
Uncle Sam s2225.