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Show Community Service Release Ration Reminder ProcftesNd Foods Elue stamps U, V and W (Book Two) good through October 20. Meats, Fats, Etc. Red stamps X, Y and Z (Book Two) and brown stamps A and B (Book Three) now valid and remain re-main good through October 2. Brown stamps C becomes valid September 26, remain good through October 30. Sugar Stamp 14 (Book One) good for ' five pounds through November 1. Stamps 15 and 16 good for five pounds each for canning purposes only, through October 31. Shoes Stamp No. 18 (Book One) good for one pair through October 31 Gasoline Stamps No. 8 (A book) good for four gallons thrugh November Novem-ber 21. Community Service Release 49. Live hogs have been placed under un-der dollar and cents ceiling for sales within the United States, Mark H. Greene, OPA district price officer, said this week. This is the first ceiling on livestock live-stock by OPA and was concurred in by the War Food Administration, Administra-tion, it was stated- The ceiling of $14.75 a hundred weight fn Chicago is the key price for the new regulation which allows al-lows a price of $14.46 throughout the state of Utah except at the terminal markets in Ogden and North Salt Lake. In those two markets a price of $15.05 a hundred hund-red weight prevails. Exempted are hogs weighing less than 140 pounds sold for feeding feed-ing for mora than one month, hogs for breeding or for serum sold outside of the 48 states by 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, Ameri-ca, and other recognized farm youth organizations at fairs, shows and exhibitions, where prior approval has been obtained from OPA. Buyers who purchas hogs in the names of packers whom they represent may continue to charge their lawful' commissions. ,' Hog buyers who take title the to the hogs can charge a service commission com-mission not to exceed $15 a carload. car-load. Buyers and sellers affected by the regulations must take complete com-plete and accurate records of every ev-ery sale or purchase, showing date name and address of buyer and seller, place of sale, number and weight of hogs and the price charged or received. These records must be kept as long as the emergency emer-gency price control act of 1942 remain in force. Sellers must provide buyers an invoice or accept from buyers a receipt or both showing names and addresses of both persons. The place hogs sold were weighed weight and number of hogs sold, and price charged or received including in-cluding any advances or payments for service performed in connec- as well as. the price of meat in his showcases, it was said. The grade disignations are AA or Choice, A or Good, B or Comer-cial, Comer-cial, C or Utility and D or can-ner can-ner and Cutter if the meat is beef and Cull if the meat is veal. Pork is not sold according to grade. In 'addition to checking on compliance com-pliance with the price and grade posting requirements, ground beef or hamberger will come under special scrutiny. No ground beef may be displayed for sale at a price higher than 28 cents per pound, it was explained. If customers cus-tomers want higher priced ground meat, they must first purchase the cut grind it within view of the customer. Similarly, OPA price regulations do not permit butchers to cube meat cuts in advance of the sale. tion with the sale. Where the seller sell-er gives no invoice, the buyer's receipt is binding. Community Service Release 50. A meat price and rationing compliance survey of retail meat stores in the area is nearing completion, com-pletion, according to Fred D. Keeler, chairman of the local board price panel. The survey which is being (or was) carried out by price panel assistants, board members and clerks throughout the country was requested by Chester Bowles. OPA's new general manager, with the aim of helping meat dealers to comply with regulations and of discovering what problems are preventing general compliance. The most important aspects of the regulations being checked by the surveyors are those requiring the posting of ceiling prices and grades of meat, it was stated. The price posting provisions require re-quire the butcher to post official price lists furnished by OPA, dated dat-ed June 21, 1943, in a conspicuous place where they may be read by the public. Meat retailers must also mark the price on each cut of meat. Since price ceilings of beef, veal, lamb and mutton vary according to the grade of meat, the butcher is required to indicate the grade |