Evening star. [volume], February 22, 1943, Page A-9, Image 9

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Point rationing is a method of assuring you and others a fair share of many
important foods. Take these tips; they’ll help you get started right. Published
by Libby, M9Neill & Libby in a spirit of partnership with the housewives
of America and in cooperation with the Office of Price Administration
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1. FILL OUT YOUR “DECLARATION LIST". There is a Consumer
Declaration Form printed in this newspaper. Cut it out. On
this form, you report the total number of cans, jars or bottles
8 ounces or larger, of commercially packed fruits, vegetables,
fruit and vegetable juices, canned soups, chili sauce and
catchup you have in your cupboard. You report just the total
number minus 5 for each member of your household.
You must also report the coffee you had on hand Nov. 28
(the day coffee rationing started ). Don’t include home-canned
or preserved foods or anything under 8 ounces.
2. TAKE “DECLARATION LIST" AND SUGAR RATION BOOKS
to the place where Point Ration Books will be issued (see this
newspaper for announcement of time and place). A slip of
paper with your declaration on it will be accepted if you do not
have a printed Consumer Declaration Form.
Don’t forget to bring all the sugar ration books you have in
your family. You cannot get Point Ration Books unless you do.
One person should apply for all your new books.
3. YOU GET INDIVIDUAL POINT RATION BOOKS FOR EACH
MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. Regardless of age, every member
of your family who has a sugar ration book, or anyone else who
lives with you and eats at your table, is entitled to his or her
Point Ration Book. When you shop, you may use the stamps
from any of these books.
Remember, your grocer can’t give you “change” in point
stamps. So use 8 and 5 point stamps for high point purchases,
save 2 and 1 point stamps for low point purchases.
4. RATION STAMPS ARE LETTERED. On every stamp in your
book you will see a letter ... A. B, C, and so on. These letters
designate the period in which the stamps may be used. For in
stance, all stamps lettered A or B or C from all books in your
household, including children of any age, may be used during
the first ration period which runs from March first to April
first. This newspaper will announce when each period begin3
and ends and what letters may be used.
5. RATION STAMPS NUMBERED. You will sec a number on
every stamp. This number tells you how many points each
stamp is worth. Stamps are worth 8 points, 5 points, 2 points
and 1 point. Each person in your family has a total of 48
points to use during the first ration period.
The stamps are also colored. The BLUE stamps are for the
canned and other processed foods that arc rationed now. You
will use the RED stamps later for meat.
6. SOME FOODS WILL REQUIRE MORE POINTS THAN OTHER
FOODS. For instance, if there are more canned peas on the mar
ket than canned pineapple you will have to give more point3
for the pineapple than for the peas.
Also, the larger the quantity of a rationed food you buy, the
more points it will take. For example, a large can of an item
will take more points than a small can. Note: the point val
ues pictured above are merely examples.
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7. POINT VALUES POSTED. You will know exactly how many
points each rationed food will take. Government regulations
require that there be one or more official point lists in every
grocery store. Signs showing the point values will be displayed
close to the foods themselves.
The official Government list will also be published in this
newspaper. You’ll find it helpful to cut out the list and keep it
handy in your kitchen.
8. POINT VALUES MAY CHANGE. The Government may make
changes in point values for the different foods from time to
time. For instance, if and when a certain food becomes more
scarce its point value will be raised; if and when a food be
comes not so scarce, its point value will be lowered.
These point changes will probably not be made oftcner than
once a month. When they are, they will be announced over the
radio, in the newspapers and your grocer will post them up.
9. BOTH MONEY AND STAMPS REQUIRED. When you buy ra
tioned food from your grocer, you must pay him the price in
money, and also give him the number of points required. You
must tear out the stamps necessary in his presence. He can’t
accept loose stamps. He mud see you take them out of your
bock If your goods are delivered, let the delivery man see you
take out the stamps. Remember, you may use stamps from
One or more of the books in your household when you buy.
10. POINT VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PRICE. You
may sometimes wonder why an inexpensive food requires
more stamps than an expensive one. Just remember that the
price of a food has nothing whatever to do with its point value.
The point value is determined by the Government solely on
the supply of the food in question.
\ou will have to pay for your foods just as you do now.
Point values will be the same in all stores.
11. USE YOUR NEW POINT RATION BOOKS for such foods as
canned or bottled fruits and vegetables (including baby food);
canned or bottled fruit juices; canned soups. Also for frozen
fruits and vegetables, and dried fruits.
Choosing foods on the basis of point values will, of course,
take extra time. With the official list of point values published
in this paper, plan purchases before you go to the store. Shop
early in the week and, when possible, early in the day.
12. USE YOUR SUGAR RATION BOOKS for coffee and sugar just
as you have been. When you get your Point Ration Books you
will be given back your old sugar ration books that you brought
with you.\ou will continue to use these books, just as you have
been doing, when you want to get sugar or coffee.
The new point rationing for foods that are more varied in
types and sizes than sugar and coffee is fair to all and as simpla
as can be devised. Don't worry; you'll get onto it,
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