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Show CEILING PRICE SET ON AMMUNITION "Tailoring" of war ration book four by the removal of stamps for excess stocks of processed goods on the pantry shelves of. consumers will not be required when the new book is issued on October 27. 28 and 29 at schools of the state, said Francis J. Quinn, chairman of the Bingham war price and rationing board today. Office of Price Administration executives give three reasons for this change in policy: the saving of time effected for the public; the shortage of paid and volunteer volun-teer labor; and the fact that the excess of processed goods held by the consumer has been reduced re-duced to a negligible point. Rumors that coffee is to be rationed again are completely unfounded, the chairman said. The new books will contain stamps marked "coffee", but only on-ly because printing started months before the decision was made to suspend coffee rationing. ration-ing. With stocks in the United States increasing steadily and the outlook for imports favorable, the need for coffee rationing in the future appears remote. All holders of war ration books are urged by the board chairman to check the information asked for on the front covers. An arrangement ar-rangement has been rrlade with the post office department whereby where-by finders of lost books may drop them without envelope or wrapper in the mail. A postage-due postage-due charge of only five cents will be made for this service when the book is delivered to the owner. own-er. "If the address of the owner is incorrect or missing," the chairman chair-man said, "this plan to save time and money of government and citizens will fail." Sportsmen were benefited this week when the OPA set ceiling prices on ammunition for civilian civil-ian use. Shotgun ammunition of standard size must sell at or below be-low $1.38 per box or seven cents a shell and .30-.30 and .30 calibre rifle ammunition at $1.46 per box or nine cents a shell. Shells of other sizes have proportionate ceilings. Individuals as well as dealers must comply with this regulation. |