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Show Efforts Continued To Stamp Out Gas Black Market i Continuing their efforts to stamp out black market gasoline and the use of counterfeit or stolen coupons, the endorsement regulations for holders of "E" and "R" coupons have been changed. Beginning March 15, drivers of farm equipment may endorse a strip or block of coupons when purchasing gasoline instead of writing his name and address on every coupon as he has done in the past. The same rule applies to the farmer with a 50-gallon tank on his farm. Previously he was not asked to endorse his coupons at all, but now he must do so. The tank-wagon driver is forbidden to accept his coupons cou-pons unless, they carry the endorsement. en-dorsement. He may write his name and address across a block I of stamps, and may use an ordinary ordi-nary pencil instead of the indelible in-delible or ink endorsement required re-quired by other coupon holders. "All consumers are urged to ask for red and blue tokens in change for purchases or payment of salvaged fats," announced James L. Purvis, OPA district food rationing representative. "The red and green stamps now given as change will expire March 20, which will cause consumers con-sumers to lose valuable points unless they request the tokens. Retailers are also being asked to give tokens instead of stamps as change." 'Some confusion has arisen over the length of time the "A8, B8, and C8" red stamps are good. These stamps may be used until May 20. On March 12, stamps "D8, E8 and F8" became valid and will remain so until May 20," Mr. Purvis explained. Take care of ration books three and four, especially guard ration book four. That book is going i to last you two years, if the need for rationing keeps up. The taxpayers, tax-payers, meaning you, will be saved sav-ed at least $4,500,000 in printing costs if this book is stretched to last that long. So treat it gently. |