Show THAT NEW RATION BOOK uncle sam Is author of 0 the book ot of the month for march it will be entitled life with mother or through the grocery with pen and pencil it will have action excitement drama and plenty of mystery but no romance unless it Is possible for a love affair to develop during an argument with a there will be a foreword by the department of justice and an appendix by the same people it will be read by more people than gone with the wind cross creek uncle toms toma cabin and east lynne but they will have more trouble understanding der standing it it will be linked up with more battles than napoleons memoirs and the founding of the west and it will combine the best features of burnees Bur pees simple arithmetic the nursery A ABC B C book and how to diet with federal operation cooperation co publication date march 1 available at all rationing boards and you cant get it through a circulating library madame its the new 1943 model point system ration book in technicolor it if the ladles ladies think they had fun with the last book wait till they wrestle with this we intended to have our book editor review it but we found him disqualified he had just swapped van loons lives tor for nine cans of tomatoes and was offering anything in the library tor for a dozen bottles of catsup so well have to review it briefly its a snappy fast moving thing in old blue the action revolving around 48 49 coupons of various values ranging from one point to eight and no point for goal after touchdown on the old book you could win only on a knockout but with this one you can win or lose on points its going to complicate life tor for people who cant count fast you can bring along a public accountant but remember he cant have mustard or jam the corner delicatessen store Is going to be afine a fine place to brush up on your arithmetic shopping for or groceries so bad before but from now on its strictly an upper brackets routine SONG ABOUT MEAT the OPA the OPA it has so very much to say it sets up ceilings most confusing and does it just to be amusingly amus it sets with forms and rules galore A price on beefsteak at the store but with the farmer theres no root roof on what he gets upon the hoof he gets more money tor for the cow than what the dressed meat rules allow oh how I 1 love the OPA it makes me more confused contused cont used each dayl private purkey Is lonely des dear r harriet just a quickie to let you know I 1 am okay but it seemed kind of lonesome here in africa on account of there is just the army around no presidents or prime ministers has been here in over two weeks now there was a report last night a prime minister had been sighted off the coast flying low but nothing come of it also a rumor that tour four white house officials had been spotted in the stratosphere between dakar and here was false I 1 will write you a long letter tonight love oscar PS things look better over here the french generals almost trust each other now FAMOUS LAST WORDS oh shouted 11 duce dace an empire te in here today and nd rone one tomorrow R ROELOFS JR Z bials war w will b be won by him who is able to hold out for one quarter of an hour longer than Us his enemy 11 benito mussolini out but I 1 tm iti later than you think mister A loafer la is a person ass assigned ignec to a neediest ne ediest job mr jeffers my eyel eye you ought to see some of the fellows allowa assigned to wholly essential duties BLU bill NO HOPE 01 no ruml plan can get by us of 01 that there Is no fear wed never stand jor for any plan that thai is so 10 crystal clearl A coat has been designed with tour four inside pockets enca isinglass to hold the social s security draft gas ration and other cards which now have to be toted around there are so many cards card that it might be easier to make them into a coat and put in a couple of pockets corthe pants |