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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
6
OPA reports enforcement tightening in Southeast Missouri as merchants fear penalties for violating ration stamp rules. News recalls cases of customers requesting leniency, with clerks stressed to refuse favors and balance purchases against government restrictions.
Washington three million leaflets will be distributed to indepen dent stores nationwide to list only ceiling prices for meat and expose the highest prices consumers should pay. Independent merchants protested two price ceiling sets, but readers will learn the top prices in any case through local ration boards and stores. OPA aims to aid consumers in combating price gouging and restoring fair play.
Washington reports that 3 million of 8.55 million B-card holders qualify for higher gasoline ceilings as monthly miles rise to 650. A-card rations gain a gallon weekly starting June 22. The Office of Price Administration specifies eligibility by essential driving needs and warns against home-to-work applicants.
OPA Administrator Bowles announces that ceiling prices for used passenger automobiles sold by dealers or private owners will drop 4 percent on July 11. Similar reductions apply to charges for extra equipment on used cars such as heaters radios and other inbuilt items.
Agriculture Department forecasts three extra pounds of meat per person in the final three months of 1945, totaling about 390 million pounds. The average citizen would receive roughly 120 pounds for the year, with monthly shares outlined and stabilization director William H. Davis predicting a recovery to early 1944 levels after August and September.
The effective date of the regulation setting limits on labor hours for 56 common passenger car repair jobs has been postponed one month to July 34, 1945. The rule, once to take effect today, aims to curb charges for more labor hours than repairs require.
Ration stamps rules outline meat fats blue and red points valid through June 30 July 31 and August 31 with July 1 restocking. Waste fat exchange details. Sugar and tire and shoe ration instructions noted, fuel and mileage records required.
War Ration Book II allows one pair of shoes per person. Books issued to those who have died or joined the armed services must be returned to the local rationing board immediately.
The OPA announces furlough gasoline rationing for servicemen returning home for rehabilitation and recovery. Applicants must present temporary duty orders and the vehicle mileage record at local ration boards, with a one gallon per day limit up to ten gallons. Additional eligible groups include insurance adjusters, essential plant buyers, and full time social workers for war time economic welfare.
The nation's trucking companies and small trucking industries contribute an estimated 500 million dollars annually in special taxes for highway use, reflecting a substantial burden on the sector and its operations.
The Office of Price Administration restarts canning sugar issuance after a week pause, with local boards enforcing monthly quotas but not reducing total seasonal allotments. Applicants must report end of season canning quantities. no sugar is being allocated for beverage alcohol production during the liquor holiday.
The Caruthersville Youth Center, sponsored by the Allied Club Council, held its official opening last Friday night. Youth members aided by adults prepared the rooms. Membership targets boys and girls aged 13 to 19 from the local high school district. dues are 25 cents a month.
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