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Show 'SHOE RATIONING EXPLAINED BY CITY CHAIRMAN The operation of shoe rationing, which became effective Sunday, February 7, is explained as follows fol-lows by Glen Hansen, chairman of the local War Price and Rationing Ration-ing Board: Ration Order No. 17, the provisions pro-visions of which were announced Sunday, covers unused shoes made in whole or in part of leather or with rubber soles, including all ordinary or-dinary types and hard-soled moccasins, moc-casins, casual, play, platform and rubber-soled athletic shoes. Shoe repairs are not rationed. Neither are the following types of fotwear: waterproof rubber footwear, foot-wear, soft and hard-soled house slippers, soft-soled infant's shoes, and ballet slippers. Ration Order No. 6 already covers six types of mena luuuer oools anu ruDDer work shoes. Rationed footwear now may be purchased by using stamps from War Ration Book One. Stamp 17 from this book entitles a consumer to buy one pair of shoes during the period ending June 15, 1943. Other war ration stamps will be designated later for periods specified spec-ified by the Office of Price Administration. Ad-ministration. Stamp 17 may be used by or for the person to whom issued, or for a member of his immediate family. fam-ily. When shoes are ordered by mail the stamp may be detached and sent with the mail order. A consumer who does not have a valid shoe stamp and who cannot can-not get a War Ration Stamp from any member of his family, and who would suffer hardship if unable un-able to buy shoes, may apply to the local War Price and Rationing Board for a special shoe stamp or certificate. Shoes are rationed because wartime war-time demand for leather and manpower man-power have slowed down the production pro-duction of civilian shoes. |