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Show RATION STAMP CANCELATIONS WAS NECESSARY Housewives caught unaware by the sudden move of the OPA rationing ra-tioning division in Washington have a right to know some of the facts behind the move, Francis J. Quinn, chairman of the Bingham Bing-ham war price and rationing board stated today. "In October a survey was conducted con-ducted bv the Census Bureau to discover how many unused blue and red stamps were in the hands of the housewife", the chairman said. "The survey revealed that the women had enough blue stamps to purchase 2.8 months supply of processed foods without with-out using any new stamps. It also showed that they could buy 2 5 months supply of meats and butter, and a two months supply sup-ply of sugar." Had housewives been permitted permit-ted to use these stamps, in face of the serious food situation, they could have caused a run on retail re-tail food stores similar to a run on a bank. If all the women with extra stamps had used them at one time, they could have crippled crip-pled the food supply, and caused a really severe shortage. |