Farm and Town in Wartime

Ration Reminder

Gasoline - "A" book coupons No. 7, good for four gallons, must last through September 21. All gasoline coupons in the possession of car owners must be endorsed with the owner's license number and state of registration.

Sugar - Stamp No. 13 good for 5 lbs., through August 15. Stamps Nos. 15 and 16 are good through October 31 for 5 1bs., each for home canning purposes. Housewives may apply to their local ration boards for more if necessary.

Coffee - Stamp No. 22 (1 lb.) good through August 11.

Fuel Oil- Period 5 coupons valid in all zones through Sentember 30. Period 1 coupons in new fuel oil rations are good for ten gallons each. Occupants of oil heated homes are urged to return their applications for next year's fuel oil rations to their War Price and Ration Boards promptly.

Shoes - Stamp No. 18 (1 pair) is valid through October 31.

Meat, etc.--Red stamps P, Q, R and S expired July 31. Red stamp T is valid July 25, expires August 31; U is valid August 1, expires August 31; V is valid August 8, expires August 31; W is valid August 15, expires August 31.

To Equalize Gasoline Rations

Equalizing of gasoline rationing throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains will be recommended by the Petroleum Administration for War within sixty days. This action, aimed to spread the burden of war equally among all people, will propably result in sone in rease in gasoline rations in the East and some decrease in the Middle West and Southwest, according to Petroleum Administrator Ickes. It is not anticipated that there will be enough gasoline for driving which is not necessary.

Corn Needed for War Industries

Farmers who sell their corn to a country elevator buying for the Commodity Credit Corporation before August 10 are guaranteed extra payments to cover any increase in corn prices before the date they sell and October 31. Marvin Jones. War Food Administrator, has commended farmers who sell corn to relieve shortages in war industries and for feed. and has announced that more than 6 million bushels have been purchased since July.

Home Canning Jars

More home canning jars and covers were made in the first five months of this year than in the entire year of 1942, in anticipation of an unprecedented volume of home canning. Housewives will profit from a study of directions that come with each box of jars and covers, for the new three-piece canning top-glass lid, metal screw band, and rubber jar ring - must be used differently from other types of covers. Quality of jars and covers produced this year, says WPB, is high.

Soldiers Get Jobs

Men discharged from the armed services because of disabilities have a direct contact with the Veterans Employment representative in their own home town through a division of the United States Employment Service. Every attempt is made to inform the veteran of his re-employment rights under the Selective Service Act, help him get special training through the Veterans Administration, and to help him get a job in actual war production jobs.

Return Empty Bottles

Empty beverage bottles should be returned as soon as possible, says WPB's Conservation Division, to relieve the unnecessary drain on essential war production that results when new bottles must be made. All old beverage bottles can be put back into use, because they are completely cleaned and sterilized at the bottling plants.

No New Tires for Spares

New tires will not be rationed as spares in the next few months except to such persons as firemen and doctors, OPA announced recently, Drivers that do not have a fifth tire usable for a spare occasionally, may get a certificate for a used or recapped tire for that purpose.

Need Turkeys for Soldiers

Because turkey will be the main course of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day dinners on every battlefront, American turkey raisers have been asked by the WFA to ship about 10 million pounds of turkey meat during August and September for shipping to armed forces overseas. The public is asked to refrain from eating turkey for a few weeks until this urgent demand for the armed forces has been met. Later in the fall civilians will have a supply of turkey approaching an all-time production record.

Home Repairs Are Essential

Wartime restrictions on building new homes make it important that houses should be kept in good repair, according to Federal Housing officials. New home building is largely restricted to war industry areas and the majority of American families must depend on their present housing for the duration of the war.

Price Ceiling for Hogs

A ceiling price of $14.75 per hundredweight, Chicago basis, will be set on live hogs early in Aug-| ust, according to the OPA. This action was concurred on by the War Food Administration. The ceiling is below the 22-year high, but is above prices which live hogs brought before 1942.

Hose Grading Not Required

Women's rayon hosiery does not have to be labeled Grade A Or Grade B, the OPA said recently, although ceiling price and gauge or needle count regulations are still in force. The choice as to whether the Grade A or B mark will be placed on rayon hose is now left to the dealer.

Oven Canning Not Recommended

Home canners have been warned against the oven method of canning food by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Not only is the oven canning slow and unsatisfactory, but it may lead to serious accidents as a result of misunderstanding of canning techniques. Disadvantages of oven canning mentioned . by the USDA are: "Juice bubbles out or steams away; peaches and pears are likely to darken. For the vegetables that need high heat to kill bacteria, oven canning is not safe. Eyen though the oven goes to 250 degrees or higher, food inside the glass jars stays at about the boiling point." And the boiling point of water, 212 degrees, is not sufficient to kill dangerous bacteria in a reasonable time in beans, peas, corn, and other nonacid vegetables and meat. For canning these, the Department recommends only a steam pressure canner, and for fruits and tomatoes the boiling water bath.

War Prisoners in U. S.

Prisoners of war interned in. the U. S. total 65.058, the War. Department has announced. Of these 45,355 are Germans, 19.641 are Italians, and 62 are Japanese. The Japanese are interned at Camp McCoy, Wis., and the others in 37 prisoner of war camps situated in 20 states,

Postpone Induction of Students

Induction of students 18 or 19 years old may be postponed until the end of their academic year, the Selective Service Bureau of the War Manpower Commission has announced, if their call to the armed forces comes during the last half of a school year. This applies to students in high schools and similar institutions.

Dry Onion Prices

Maximum prices that show an increased return for the farmer over last year have been established for dry onions at the country shipper level. Existing prices at retail will not be raised - and may even be somewhat lower says OPA.

Vehicle Registration Down

Although the registration of private and commercial vehicles of 1942 was 5½ per cent less than in the peak year 1941, it exceeded the registration of 1940 by more than half a million, Public Roads Administration of Federal Works Agency reported after completing its annual compilation of motor-vehicle registration statistics.- - Citizen Aug 4, 1943