Show OPA EXPLAINS NEW RATIONING regulations what are the facts about the food supply was OPA arbitrary and despotic despotic when it restored a long list of foods to rationing december 26 increased the value of ot others hers and cancelled the value of ration stamps in the hands of catiz citizens ems OPA administrator n answers these questions present estimates indicate less in meat ea t I 1 less ess b utter butter an and d le less ass ugar sugar and processed foods for civilians in the f first quarter of 1945 than in any three months of the war an end of the war against germany in 1945 will not alter these shortages significantly f fi continuing his analysis mr bowles reports on the outlook for the verious venous foods processed foods military demands are taking 41 per cent of the total 1944 45 pack six times the amount in 1941 42 butter three fourths of the stores in the east are out of butter half the time greatly increased government demands and an annual civilian consumption amounting to quarts of milk per capita as corn com pared with quarts in prewar pre war days have caused the shortage meat utility beef alone will be 51 per cent less in january than in december 1944 armed forces of 11 11 men and women require a lot of meat sugar civilians normally consume tons available supplies S for 1945 will be tons the shortage is obvious not only is the demand greater the supply smaller but sugar is being used for rubber explosives plastics and industrial alcohol an october survey revealed that thai consumers had ration stamp accumulations mu lations equal to nearly three months supply of food had housewives been warned warmed of the approach ing change in rationing policies a run on food stores similar to a run on bangs in panic times would undoubtedly have been precipitated twelve months supplies would have been cut to nine months supply by boarders hoar ders the OPA had to make the lard hard choice mr bowles concludes and protect a vital war reserve the nations food supply |