Show Meats and Fats Rationing Program Bared The recently announced OPA re retail retail retail re- re tail price ceilings on pork are an important adjunct to the meats and fats rationing program which L I begins on Monday March 29 it was stated today According to the pork ceiling regulations regulations reg reg- retailers selling pork are arc required to display the official government government government gov gov- ceilings price list in their establishments by April 1 These price lists may be obtained by Class 1 and 2 retailers those doing doing doing do do- ing an annual volume of business of or less either in person I or by mail from the war price and 1 rationing board Retailers in Class 3 and 4 those doing an annual I volume of business in excess of E will receive the regulations regulations regulations regula regula- by mail Any retailer in Class 5 3 or 4 who does docs not receive the official official of of- list by mail mall should write to the OPA regional office Kittredge Building Denver Colorado for his copy it was as stated Typical of the lie price ceilings established established established es es- es- es by the regulation for class 1 and 2 stores are the following following following follow follow- ing Fresh loin end chops or roasts 39 cents per pound Fresh center chops or roasts 44 I cents per pound Smoked standard Grade A Au de- de sliced bacon 49 cents per pound According to the meats and fats rationing program no restrictions are placed on the farmers own use of these products raised by himself This along with the fact that rationed rationed ra ra- ra- ra products held in cold storage storage storage stor stor- age lockers by individuals need not be declared make it extremely important important im- im that the honor system m established by OPA be followed and that consumption be voluntarily ily curtailed it was said The government government government gov gov- requests that farmers voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily vol vol- retain stamps in their family's books equal to the point value of or the raised home-raised products ts theY use 1 When Then a farmer sells any of his home products meats or other ra rationed rationed rationed ra- ra products he lie automatically becomes a distributor and must collect collect collect col col- lect ration stamps checks or certificates certificates certificates when making such a sale and later must surrender these to the OPA To facilitate sales of meats direct from rom farm Carm slaughterer to consumer the OPA is allowing them to collect from the buyer all of the red stamps required for the purchase even though some of the series needed have not yet become valid for ordinary use Retailers will go to the local postoffice for copies of the official point value chart to be posted in In their stores as they did for tor the processed processed processed pro pro- food rationing charts chars it was was was' I stated I IFor For the benefit of consumers who may run short of or blue stamps for processed foods or who have a few odd ones left but too few for a purchase the OPA validated the April stamps series D E and F beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning on n March 25 These ma may maybe maybe be used at any time until the lie end of April |