Show new mileage ration sheets will replace B and C books 0 car owners who still hold the old type B and C gasoline ration coupon books should exchange them for the new mileage ration sheets of coupons between august 23 and september 1 grover rich OPA state rationing officer announced wednesday old type B and C coupons will aeme invalid on september 1 gasoline dealers cannot accept tin in exchange for gasoline on and after that date mr ar rish said also outstanding gallon bulk coupons issuance of which was discontinued june 15 will be invalidated on september 1 the cutoff cut off of old type B and C coupons will not affect a majority of B and C coupon holders it was pointed out since war price and rationing boards in most sections particularly in western areas have been issuing new type coupons to applicants for approximately two months invalidation of all outstanding old fid type B and C coupons will accomplish three important objectives mr rich emphasized i 1 it ait will tighten the gasoline rationing program by rendering useless stolen illegally held and counterfeit coupons of the old type now circulating in the black market T 2 dealers throughout the country will have to handle handl e only one type of each class of c coupon 0 upon 3 the new coupons provide space on the front for the required endorsements license number and state of registration of vehicle for which the ration was issued this will make the notations mutations identifying the coupon with the car for which the ration was issued L more readily discernible to dealers for checking motorists can readily tell if they are now holding new type or old type coupons old type B and C coupons are identified by the words permits delivery of one unit of gasoline new type B and C coupons carry only the words mileage ration plus a large letter B or ic depending on the class of ration B coupons as in the past are printed in green ink and C coupons in red car owners can exchange valid s 1 t type coupons beginning aug continued on page five NEW MILEAGE Continue fd from page 1 23 by applying to their war price and rationing boards boards I 1 will issue new type coupons on a coupon for coupon basis no gallon bulk coupons have been issued by war price and rationing i ning boards s ince june 15 mr rich pointed ont at that time OPA setup procedure for providing large users of gasoline those using gallons a month gr cr more with rations through ration bank certificates however all outstanding bulk coupons remained valid for the period for which they were issued beginning august 23 holders of such coupons must apply to the war price and rationing boards to have them exchanged changed 1 for regular coupons of the appropriate cla class s B C E R or TT or in the case of large users for ration bank certificates in the case of applicants for B C E or R coupons boards will issue a sufficient number of the proper coupons to take care of the ration holders needs fot for the rest of the ration period but no one will receive a higher value than was represented by th the e surrendered coupons if the bulk c coupons 0 u p 0 n s surrendered represent transport rations TT coupons the exchange in all cases will be on a gallon for fo gallon basis the one gallon bulk coupons which are issued to members of the armed forces as a special ration for furlough or leave travel will continue in use those provisions together with others reducing the value of A B I 1 and C coupons from four to three gallons in the middle west southwest and gulf states are included in amendment 71 ty to ration order 50 |