The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-09-13
Repairiaies May
Get Fat Points:
Tire Quota Low

American civilians arriving il
this country from enemy prison
camps may receive 100 extra red
points for meats, fats, fish and
cheese, Harvey E. Guertin, Dis.
trict Director Of the Office OF
Price Administration said today
Repatriates will also receive the
last valid sugar stamp.
After obtaining approval Of the
Deputy Administrator for Ration
ing, the ration boards may issue
to released internees War Ration
Book 4 containing the last three
valid series of meat-fats stamps,
which include the present ration
of so points for one month and
two months extra rations.
TIRE QUOTA
September tire quotas Of pas
senger car tires and truck and
bus tires for civilian motorists
were announced today by the
Spokane District OPA, disclosing
6946 Grade l tires; $50 10-ply
and 144O small truck tires and
995 large truck tires, size 8.25
and larger.
The new quotas, the largest
that could be provided for Sep
TENDER, are far from enough to
enable local War Price and RAJ
tioning Boards to meet the flood
of applications, particularly for
passenger tires, received since
gasoline rationing ended August
Is, District Director Harvey e.
Guertin said.
HOLDING PRICES
Holding down prices on food is
a vital part of OPA's effort to
avoid runaway imitation, because
food is the most important single
item of expense for the average
American family. If the cost Of
food and other goods can be held
steady, and price control kept eff
fective during the reconversion
period, the farmer will be better
off because his dollars will buy
more and 60 farther. Runaway in
Hation now would lead to a crash
which would be disastrous for the
farmers.
CANNING SUGAR
Housewives who have not yet
received their canning sugar
should get their applications in
FAST. September Is is the dead
line for local War Price and Ra-
tioning Boards to receive and
process applications. Boards are
speeding up issuance of canning
certificates. Maximum issuance
is 10 pounds per person up to
September Is, but is limited to 80
pounds even if there are more
than eight in the family.
The sugar shortage is serious,
due to the fact that worldwide
sugar production dropped far be-
low anticipation, imports were cut,
crop damage severe, Philippine
sugar was destroyed by the Japs
and during the first part of the
year military and lend-lease re-
quirements were extremely hea-
Wy. The sugar shortage is a world
shortage with the United States
still receiving 80 per cent Of the
United Nations sugar pool.
WORK SHOES OFF
Rubber boots and work shoes
went off the rationed list Septem-
Der S, being the fifth commodity
group to be freed from the ration
controls since the surrender Of the
Japs. Six types Of rubber foot
wear were rationed-hip boots,
above-knee height boots, below
knee height heavy boots, below
knee height light boots, mine
pact, bootees and other footwear
in this class 10 inches or more
in height, and pacs, bootees and
work shoes below 10 inches in |
height. Production schedules for
1045 call for approximately 3 mil
lion pairs Of these six types Of
rubber footwear, a million and a |
quarter more pairs than were
turned out last year.
I'VE feel the time has come
when rubber footwear can safely |
be put on the free market with |
out Inconvenience to any group
Of users" District Director Har-
vey e. Guertin. said. workers |
in industry, fishermen, farmers
and miners, all should be able to |