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Show Consumers' Guide Posts Merchant Marines Can't Get Furlough Gasoline Because they are considered civilians, members of the Ma-chant Ma-chant Marine are not entitled to furlough gasoline according t0 the Automotive Supply Rationim; Division in Washington, D. c The Merchant Marine is a civilian civil-ian organization and its members are civilians at all times. The men sign up for a trip and are discharged at the end of the trip They may or may not sign up again as they wish. Time between be-tween trips varies and is not considered con-sidered a leave. Under these circumstances cir-cumstances it would not be possible pos-sible to interpret the merchant seaman as eligible for furlough gasoline. Processed Foods -Go Up In Point Values Canned or bottled fruit point values rose sharply on September Septem-ber 17 when new point values were announced by OPA. Fruit and vegetable Juices are among the items used heavily by the armed forces, and for this reason the points have jumped 10 to 300 points. Tomatoes, the only remaining re-maining canned vegetables on the ration list, now takes 10 to 100 points. Tomato catsup and chili sauce were raised to 20 and 430 points, depending upon size of container.. Recent statements of Chester Bowles, Administrator of OPA, show that he is well aware that the number one problem of post war agriculture will be preserve the present favorable balance between be-tween prices and costs. He is keeping this constantly in mind while developing reconversion price policies of his agency. |