Show M l l t 4 ia i 4 H H M 4 town and farm in war time prepared by the floral presa section of the office of war info ri nation store more coffee cocoa in 1041 1944 1 civilians will got get more coffee cDo chocolate and cocoa in 1944 than in 1943 according to the war food administration F four 0 u r pounds more of coffee and on one 0 half pound more of cocoa beans have been allocated tor for each civilian E sale ot of citation five shoes sales of 0 certain chiefly novelty e types ot of shoes ration free at three dollars or less a pair have been extended an extra week through february 6 OPA has announced pot boik ac front from farm fann slaughterers slaughter ers twelve red stamps in book four which are numbered IS 8 and lettered A through IM M may be used tor for buying pork and other rationed meats from farm slaughterers slaughter slaught eiers ers these stamps will not be used by consumers in general until february 27 they will have the same expiration dates for purchasing from farmers as in city markets the stamps aro are worth 10 points each making a total value of points this does not give the individual who buys from a farm slaughterer a larger meat ration than anyone else it merely allows him to buy a fairly large amount at one time in addition brown stamps in book three may be used ahead of their regular validity dates when used in buying from farmers see where war bond money goes employees of the department of 0 agriculture were the first government group to inspect the U S S american mariner new liberty training ship for the IT S merchant marine and see how their war bo bond d money was being chip spent this ship Is the largest ever to sail bail up the potomac river to washington claude R secretary of agriculture told th the employees lie he expected them to achieve their fourth war wai loan goal of and pointed out that they had oversubscribed their third war loan quota by almost 26 per cent to fight oas gai black market i A plan whereby gasoline ration coupons are mailed to individual motorists from carefully guarded central issuing stations Is now being established by OPA the alie plan alan Is expected to eliminate thefts of 0 ration coupons give OPA a check of issuance and elaml eliminate na to a gre great at load from loca pal boards to further fight black markets about february 1 OPA will issue a notice urging endorsement of coupons to 10 be inserted in newly issued gasoline ration books steel springs for or furniture in about 60 days steel springs for upholstered wood furniture will be on the market according to the war production pi board alan manufacturers rs may use a limited quantity of 0 steel springs under a new ruling Ile returned turned war dogs doga sed when the war dog comes home he will return la in his prewar slate of docility with an honorable disel discharge kirgo certificate and service ervice gecora th effar department has announced dogs are reprocessed to assure their welcome return to the community and are taught to be friendly with all rather than the few to whom they were officially detailed tor for war duties dogs are given a thorough physical examination be tore fore being sent home and are returned at government expense ease restrictions on plumbing consumers who wish to buy plumbing cooking and heating equipment in most cases no longer er need authorization from WB some some ol of the items which need no priority rating are bathtubs lavatories lavato iles toilets laundry trays sinks inks 13 showers sli shower stalls condensation pumps chemical toilets drinking fountains septic tanks grease interceptors Intercept ors flush tanks scullery sinks and ana wash fountains Un rationed cooking and heating stoves also may be purchased without authorization price down on some peas retail prices of whole dry peas 6 should hould be about one and one halt half cents a pound lass and the split dry peas about two cents a pound less leas under a recent OPA regulation effective january 26 uvo hog price regulation amended the regulation controlling the price of live hogs has been amended byola to allow public stockyard dealers normal service charges to be collected even when the result is to bring tile the price of 0 the hog above the stated maximum to get 70 percent of seeds farmers victory gardeners and other civilians will receive houndt or per cent ot of the supply of 0 vegetable seeds allocated for all needs through june 30 the war food administration said recently although certain familiar varieties may be missing next spring no gardener will need to be without enough seed for planting set price on wild rabbits babbits wild rabbits cannot be sold tor for meat at wholesale at more than 30 cents a head bead under a recent OPA ruling this action makes no change in retail prices pr ices ol of rabbit meat farmers get copper bull rings copper may be used to make nose rings for bulls has ruled because steel rings had been found so unsatisfactory that farmers had ceased using them |