Show Ration Book IV Become Effective Monday Nov 1 Black Stamps for Sugar Green Stamps for Canned Fruits ts and Vegetables War ration book four now being issued go into use on November 1 Beginning Monday the housewife housewife house house- wife wiCe will have stamps of two types val valid d for use Black stamp No 29 marked sugar good for five pounds will expire January 15 1944 and green stamps of the A B Band and C series with which to buy rationed rationed rationed ra ra- ra- ra canned fruits and vegetables until December 20 These stamps Inthe Inthe in inthe the new book will take place of oC blue stamps X Y and Z war ration book two which expire on November Novem Novem- ber bar 20 Housewives and other consumers will find little in using the stamps in book fo four r. r Except for color and size the green stamps are similar to the blue I stamps in book two Stamps run in series designated by l letters hitters Each series of green stamps contains contains con con- thIns four stamps with a point value value value val val- ue of 8 5 2 and 1 like the blue stamps of or book two I The new nev green stamps provide each book holder with 48 points for the rationing period of one month approximately to buy processed processed processed pro pro- foods which is the same number of points as in the past Book fours four's green stamps will wUl be used only until the new ration token system goes into effect probably early in 1944 At that time the red and blue stamps in book four will be put into use for buying rationed foods These red and blue stamps should be kept intact until they become valid |