| Show Consumers May a Give ive ivea Rationed a ione Items ems as Christmas its mas Presents resen s j Foods purchased with ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion coupons by a consumer may maybe maybe maybe be given as Christmas without the donor collecting ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion stamps from the receiver according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a member of the community community community com com- service division of the county war ar price and rationing board This change in OPA regulations regulations regulations reg reg- was discussed along with many other problems of ra rationing rationing rationing ra- ra and price control by Chester Bowles in his weekly report re report report re- re port is is' is broadcast broadcast from Washington D. D C. C leach each Tuesday evening To make rationing fit the needs of ot American families said Mr 1011 Bowles and to assist charitable organizations in carrying out their traditional gift giving at Christmas the ban banhas banhas banhas has been lifted Henceforth housewives may give rationed foods bought with their own ration points to other consumers or 01 to charitable organizations who In turn may distribute them without collecting ration stamps Ju n addition shoes may be purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased with the family's shoe coupons and may be given away ration free Issuance of ot one brown point for tOr each pound of kitchen fats Mr Bowles estimate will probably probably probably ably more than double the amount of ot this commodity commod commod- ity collected for tor war purposes In addition to ration points the housewife will continue to re receive receive receive re- re the ceiling price of ot four Cour cents a n. pound Attention was drawn to the fact tact that the OPA point value charts charts charts' for December take into account the emergency two-point two cut in pork values made on November November November No No- vember 19 as well as those made on beef effective December 5 Retailers the board member said should not sell pork for less than the point values listed on the charts since these are the correct values |
