The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-01-18
Ration Reminder

Processed foods: Blue Ks, vs., rs.
Az, BE-, CO, DE-, E-2, Fig and CO
Book - now valid at 10 points each.
Meats and Fats: Red Q-5, Rs, S-5,
T-5, US, VS., VS. and ks Book ~
now valid at 10 points each for use
with tokens.
Sugar: Sugar stamp No. "a valid now,
for five pounds.
Shoes; Airplane stamps No. /, No. 2
and No. 8 now valid.
Gasoline: Ala coupons valid through
March 81. Rationing rules now require
that each car owner write his license
number and state on ZACH coupon in
his possession as 100 as it is issued
him by his local rationing board.
Rent: No rent under any circumstan-
ces can be increased over maximum
rent without order of Rent Office.
Sugar retailers were cautioned that
acceptance of counterfeit or expired ra-
ton coupons may result in their inabil-
ity to sell sugar for the duration.
Major w. E. Holcomb, OPA Dist
riot Director at Jackson, pointed out
that under the agency's new charge
back program, sugar dealers inventor
les will be reduced in the amount of
the number of invalid coupons they &C
cept. This means that dealers who
continue to accept Illegal coupons will
force themselves out of business.
The Director pointed out that it is not
necessary for a merchant to be expert
in detecting counterfeit coupons. All
the storekeeper has to do is to refuse
to accept loose coupons" Major Hol-
comb declared. Coupons properly at
tached in ration books issued by local
boards are genuine"
Unexpired suspension orders forbid
ding businesses to deal in rationed foods
apply Immediately when the foods they
cover are restored to rationing, W. E.
Holcomb, OPA District Director at
Jackson, announced. This is also true
if points are assigned to foods that
have been at zero point value, he said.
Suspension ORDERS" Major Holcomb
explained, "are necessary to protect es-
sential commodities in short supply
from diversion into the black market.
They are issued after hearings before
hearing commissioners specially desig-
mated for that purpose"
Suspension orders which expired
while the foods they covered were un-
rationed or had a zero point value
were not revived when rationing was
resumed, the Director said.
The directive of the Economic Sta
bilization Director to place ceiling
prices on live cattle should make it
easier for housewives and dealers alike
to get their fair shares of all grades
of beef at fair prices, W. E. Holcomb,
OPA District Director at Jackson, de-
"Live cattle were the only important
basic food commodity that was not I'M
der ceiling prices" Major Holcomb
pointed out. "As prices of better grade
animals rose, and beef ceiling prices
held stable, a large percentage of choice
and good grade cattle went to a mi
nority of slaughterers selling meat at
above ceiling prices. Legitimate slaugh-
terers and ordinary butcher shops got
less than their usual share of quality
beef" he said.
"Our entire program of meat price
was in danger Of breaking down.
BY placing ceilings on live cattle, it
should be possible to hold meat prices
rigidly to present ceilings" he said.
In addition to protecting the public
against any increase in the retail price
of meat, the program is designed to
prevent any substantial reduction in
live cattle prices which might cut down
cattle feeding or production.
The directive becomes effectiveJ an
uary 20.