Show CONSUMERS GUIDE POSTS civilian supplies of meat during of 1945 will be the second quarter 12 per cent smaller than during the first quarter there will be more veal lamb and mutton available than during the first quarter of the year but less beef and pork congested war production centers have suffered from poor distribution of meat in production non areas which complicates tho the problem the army is to get 4 per cent more mea meat t in the second quarter although foreign allocations of food have been substantially stant fally ly reduced relief for beer drinkers of the state was afforded this week the OPA put the operators of beer parlors on the same basis as grocery stores in the cast where buyers consume their purchase off the premises of retailers new ceiling prices were put into effect for such sales Western beer 12 ounce bottles reduced from 17 to 10 and 12 cents per bottle eastern beer 12 ounce bottles from 22 to 16 cents price of beer consumed on the premises were not changed the terrific cost in manpower and supplies required to invade the jap stronghold of two iwo jima gives some idea of the effect of total war on national resources Ac according accordia cordin r to the latest figures that operation a lone alone has required enough fuel oil to fill a train of tank cars gallons each miles long enough gasoline to operate automobiles iles for a full year enough lubricating oil for one complete oil change in automobiles enough food t to 0 feed a city the size of columbus 0 hio for 30 days enough ammunition to fill cars this drain on the nations supplies is the reason for rationing price control pays had prices risen as rapidly in this war as in world war I 1 the government would have had to pay up to december 30 1944 80 billion dollars more to wi win n the war and consumers 56 billion dollars more to live this is a saving of over 1000 for every man woman and child in the united states OPA cost of operation was but 3 per capita tor for this period this is equivalent to a dividend of per cap ita for every dollar spent on OPA operation living costs according to the index had increased points over the base at the end of february 1945 this compares with an increase of 92 points measured by the same index during the first 66 months of world war one inflationary period in other e r words we have about one courtn as much inflation as we had 25 years ago |