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Show CHAIRMAN TELLS ADVANTAGES OF RATION PLAN The manner in which point rationing ra-tioning can be used to govern the flow of available goods has been aptly illustrated during April, according to Francis J. Quinn, chairman of the Bingham district war price and rationing board. Mr. Quinn referred particularly particular-ly to the changes in point vaules of some meats and frozen foods as well as some other processed foods, during the month. "Just like the battlefronts are constantly changing," he said, "so are the food fronts constantly shifting and point rationing is admirably adapted to meet these changes. "Thus it was found that frozen froz-en foods were not being sold under un-der the old point values and were backing up in warehouses, requiring valuable space. Because of the nature of equipment needed need-ed for storing frozen foods, there is a definite limit as to the a-mount a-mount of goods that may be processed pro-cessed in this way. When it was found that these sales were slow, the point value was lowered, thus stimulating movement of these goods by making them better ration ra-tion buys". Mr. Quinn said OPA policy generally is to confine point value val-ue changes to once a month, but in emergencies such as this, particularly par-ticularly as the program is just getting under way, some mid-month mid-month changes may be expected although they will be held to a minimum. The same situation held true in the rationing of some perishable perish-able meat products earlier in Aoril when it was found that stocks of sausage were piling up. The ration value was reduced and now people are taking advantage ad-vantage of this better ration buy while stocks of other kinds of meat build up to a normal level. Mr. Quinn was also advised by H. Grant Ivins, state OPA director di-rector .that issuance of War Ration Ra-tion Book Three will start in June and warned against ac-ceptin ac-ceptin grumors that this would mean rationing of additional goods. "You will be doing just what our enemies want us to do if you heed these ration rumors," he said. "Besides, there is no surer way to bring on rationing than to start a run on any particular product through ill-advised rumors. ru-mors. Official announcement will come from Washington on any new rationing program. Mailmen will leave post card application forms at every home between May 20 and June, 5. The postcard, properly filled out by the head of the house and mailed to the OPA regional office at Denver, will bring the new book. |