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Show The Current Ration Set-Up The following rationing roundup round-up covers the current situation in ell active categories: Shoes: Stamp No. 17 of the sugar-coffee ration book is good for one pair of shoes until June 15. Processed foods: Rationing of canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, canned soups, canned baby foods begins March 1. Retail sale stops at minight, February 20. Registration Regis-tration for ration book No. 2 starts February 22. Sugar: Stamp No. 11 is good for three pounds until March 15. Coffee: Stamp No. 25 is good for one pound through March 21. Gasoline: No. 4 coupons in "A" books are good through March 21. A, B and C coupons are worth three gallons gal-lons in the east, four elsewhere. . February 28 is last day for "B" and "C" motorists to have tires inspected, March 31 for "A" book holders. Failure to meet these deadlines makes a motorist ineligible ineli-gible for gasoline or tires. Meat rationing is scheduled approximately ap-proximately April 1. Rationing of I butter and other edible oils and j canned milk is expected later. |