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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
11
The article lists pantry point value changes for rationed meats through September. Fruit butters prune juice and raw dry beans drop to zero points while canned vegetables and tomato products see reductions. Dairy items change with processed butter at 12 points per pound and creamery butter at 16 points. canned milk rises to 1 point per pound.
The Halifax County Rationing Board issued certificates last week for tire purchases. Eligible beneficiaries include New Truck and Bus firms Safety Transportation Corp Colonial Ice Co and numerous individuals such as Nathaniel T. Lyles Norwood P. Tidwell John H. Faulcon Luther S. Gilliard and Henry L. Davis among others. Also listed are General Amusements Inc Easy Pay tre Store Roanoke Machine Works and Halifax Paper Co with Tractor E. L. Crawley noted.
George W Beard of the U S S Freeman spent the weekend with his parents in Lacrosse Virginia and wife Theresa Beard in town. He has visited several foreign ports and made five war era trips. George spent the weekend in Richmond visiting Mrs A W Paynter and Miss Dorothy Beard. Martha Herrin of Carolina Telephone Co returned from a three week vacation in Washington and Chicago. Pfc Nathaniel E Lowe of Camp Lee Virginia spent the weekend at home with his wife Lois Bossett.
Oil heating stove ration certificates will be issued only to those unable to use any other stove or those replacing an unusable oil stove, effective after September 8.
A memorandum to the local Price Panel of the Ration Board assigns ceiling prices for ammunition. 12 gauge regular load shells cost 1.07 per box, 12 gauge high velocity shells 1.38 per box, and 20 gauge regular load shells 94 cents per box.
The Office of Price Administration authorized a four tenths cent per gallon cut in gasoline and a three tenths cent per gallon cut in kerosene and distillate fuel oil in North and South Carolina. Officials said reduced wartime transportation costs made the savings possible, totaling about 160000 dollars monthly for Tar Heel motorists.
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