Show RATION NEWS Items ferns Worth or Reading During the week of March 13 to 20 and OPA food store survey on price compliance is being made in conjunction with the nationwide nationwide na na- na- na wide tion-wide program Volunteer workers will visit all foods stores in Utah and will chec ten as asyet asyet yet et unannounced unannounced- market I 1 bask basket bas bas- k ket t items in each each store store The items will probably include one or two of meat a couple of vegetables vegetables vegetables and other common food articles The first four days of the statewide statewide statewide state state- wide up check-up on endorsement of gasoline coupons disclosed that over 80 per cent of the motorists motorists mo mo- are in compliance with the theOP theOPA theOPA OP OPA A regulations governing gasoline gasoline gasoline gas gas- oline endorsement If If you have new 1944 license numbers it is isY Y permissible to write new number number number num num- ber on the tha cover er instead of crossing crossing crossing cross cross- ing out the old number on every coupon But Dut remember every coupon must have written on its face either your old or your new license number with the name of ot the state Take care of ration books three and four especially guard ration book four That book is going to last you two years if it the need for rationing keeps up The taxpayers meaning you ou will willbe willbe willbe be saved at least in printing costs if this book is stretched to last that long So treat it gently In an effort to aid the farmer farm farm- er and to put into inlo action the tho only Continued on last page R Ration News Continued from page one ono proof fool way to trace counterfeit counter- counter felt feit or stolen gasoline coupons the OPA a new ruling for holders of oC E or R books which went Into effect March 15 Farmers may now endorse tho the face tace of a whole strip of or coupons Instead of or one at a time Farmers Farmers Farmers Farm Farm- ers and other users of non high way gasoline buying lIuying for Cor tanks s on their property must now endorse their coupons like Ulc everyone else Tank truck drivers are forbidden to accept unendorsed coupons The price control program ha haw has saved the public 22 billion dollars in civilian goods and services announced Chester Bowles OPA administrator This amounts to for Cor every person in the country By comparing this wars war's prices with those of the last war ceiling prices have saved an additional additional additional ad ad- 67 billion dollars in government government government gov gov- military expenditures That adds up to the impressive total of oC 89 billions saved up to toI I 1944 H. H The cost of the price control control control con con- effort Is million dollars or annually for every person person person per per- son In the country A survey made throughout the defense rental area shows a drop In violations of the tho OP OPA A rent control regulations In January there were nine violat violation on complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint cases which arose in the combined area in comparison to 63 in April 1943 and 38 in May 1943 Replies to questionnaires revealed that 10 per cent of the landlords are failing to file tile a registration statement and 30 per cent failed tailed to report change in tenancy New consultation hours have been announced by Glen D. D Reese OPA district rent executive e The of office rice will be open for consultation from 1 15 p. p m m. to 5 00 p. p m. m dally daily Dont Don't forget that No 18 shoe stamp In ration book one expires April 30 Airplane stamp one three is good g indefinitely A new shoe stamp valid on May 1 will be announced lator later |