Show Point Rationing Brings Equitable Sharing Food Administration Officials Announce Enough F Food Jod for All U. U S. S Promised Sub-standard Sub Diets Said Unnecessary Even though Americans will have to have a ration book with their can opener starting next month when all canned dried and frozen fruits and vegetables are rationed those who live on farms and in the rural section of America will wiIl fare much better than their city dwelling friends and relatives For fresh fruits and vegetables and and those preserved at home w will 11 not be affected by the rationing or or- der Those who have hoarded canned goods will have to declare the amount of goods they have on hand But housewives on farms and in inthe inthe inthe the rural sections of the nation who have always been more canning conscious than those living In the cities will reap the benefit of all their extra housework during the past summer and early fall months But But all in all everyone will have hare enough to cat eat even though there will not be the usual asual assortment as- as of or form formerly available foodstuffs Food Administrator Claude R R. R declared that nearl nearly half halt of next t years year's production production production pro pro- of canned and dried fruits and vegetables will be needed for or military purposes lie He also stated that rationing in inthe Inthe Inthe the U. U S S. S does docs not mean substandard substandard substandard sub sub- standard diets It is possible that eventually all food and wearing apparel will be rationed The rationing system willbe will willbe willbe be carried on through the new so- so S t J t R t tw f r pr Secretary of ot agriculture Claude 1 I. I and chief of the office of or war information Elmer Davis r r. r as they broadcast to the nation announcing the pend pending in food rationing called universal ration book or war ration book No 2 This book is designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to handle two or three ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion programs simultaneously Its coupons are numbered to permit the rationing of consumer items by the expenditure of or an allotted number of points by each individual rather than the coupon system as is used for coffee and sugar OPA officials explained that while the unit coupon system works well for sugar it cannot be used for tor rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra foodstuffs that are diversified diversi diversi- fied fled such as meat Using meat as asan asan asan an example rationing officials showed how impossible it would be beto beto beto to divide the total supply on a per I person basis because there are too toom m many kinds of meat too many cuts of each type besides too many grades of each type and cut Point rationing they say provides provides provides pro pro- vides an equitable share for each and every everyone one besides permitting permitting permuting per per- muting freedom of choice for forthe forthe forthe the consumer Different point values will be en different commodities Using Usina meat again as an example a. a pound a-pound of one kind of meat might bo be given givena a value of eight points A pound of ot another kind of meat more plentiful ful might be given a value of six points The more plentiful a foodstuff foodstuff food food- stuff stull the less point value it will be given The government will determine determine deter deter- I mine the point value of each commodity commodity com corn comI I on the basis of supply and demand As the supply or demand fluctuates the point value can caD be changed accordingly The new ration r books will have stamps that are designated ed as worth eight five Ove two or orone orone orone one points point Virtually any point value alue can thus be computed by using this combination of ot stamps tamps When hen purchases arc are made the appropriate stamps arc are turned In to the dealer The stamps besides having the point value designated on them will also be marked with a letter to indicate the period of time in which it may be used This point rationing system would be similar to the system that has been in use in England for some time There the system is used for food as well as clothing According to OPA officials British housewives learned to welcome point To put the rationing system into effect more than volunteers I I will be required according to Leon Henderson OPA director Food administration officials have hinted that for a while the point rationing plan will be somewhat confusing They feel teel though that the American people will be able to swing into the tho point purchasing plan in a minimum amount of tune time with but little complaint and with the same spirit they have shown the past year of war effort Food Rationing List Here are the processed foods t to tobe tobe be rationed and the exceptions as listed by the Office of Price Administration Canned and bottled fruits and fruit juices Including spiced fruits Apples including crabapples applesauce apricots baby foods berries all aU varieties cherries red sour pitted other cherries cranberries and sauce fruits for salad and fruit cocktail grapefruit grapefruit grape grape- fruit grapefruit juice grape juice peaches pears pineapple pineapple Juice all aU other canned and bottled fruits fruit ruit juices and combinations Fruit juices in containers holdIng holdIng holding hold- hold Ing more than a gallon are ex ex- empted Canned and bottled vegetables and vegetable juices Asparagus baby foods beans fresh lima beans green and wax beans all canned and bottled bot bot- tIed dry varieties including baked beans soaked dry beans pork and beans kidney beans and lentils lentils lentils len len- beets including pickled carrots carrots car car- rots corn peas sauerkraut spinach tomatoes tomato catsup and chili sauce tomato tomato juice all other tomato products all other canned and bottled vegetables vegetable juices and Vegetable juices in containers holding more than one gallon are exempt Other processed foods Canned soups all types and va va- Dried dehydrated fruits prunes raisins all others Frozen fruits cherries peaches strawberries other berries all other frozen fruits Frozen fruits in containers holding more than 10 pounds are exempt Frozen vegetables asparagus beans lima beans green reen beans and wax beans broccoli corn peas spinach all other frozen vegetables Frozen vegetables in containers holdin holding more than 10 pounds are arc exempt The following additional items are exempt Candied fruits chili con carne came fruit cakes fruit puddings jams jellies meat stews containing some vegetables olives paste products such as spaghetti macaroni macaroni mac mae aroni noodles whether or not packed with added vegetable sauces pickles potato salad preserves pre pre- serves relishes |