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Show Point Free After Sept. 17 OP A Orders Processed Foods WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 Virtually all processed foods other than canned fruits will be returned to prewar nonrationed status in 10 days, the White House announced Wednesday, and a war food administration spokesman indicated that additional addi-tional meat also may be made ration-free soon. War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes directed the removal from rationing on Sept. 17 of these items: All jams, jellies, fruit butters, asparagus, lima beans, corn, peas, pumpkin and squash, mixed mix-ed vegetables, baked beans, tomato to-mato sauce, paste and puree, and all varieties of soups and baby foods. Byrnes acted on the recommendation recom-mendation of Marvin Jones, W F A administrator, who had advised ad-vised that available and prospective prospec-tive supplies of these foods jus-i tified the step. All other canned vegetables except tomatoes are ration-free at present and are expected to continue so, W F A said in elaborating ela-borating on the Byrnes announcement. an-nouncement. Among the various types of juces, pineapple, tomato, grape and vegetable combinations remain re-main on the point charts, but indications in-dications are that grapefruit and orange juices, blends of these two and prune juice will continue contin-ue to be available without stamps. A W F A spokesman said that commercial grade beefsteaks and roasts probably would be removed from rationing in October Oc-tober or November if heavy marketing of cattle develops as anticipated. He said there was practically no likelihood that the top grades of steaks and roasts "A" and "AA" will be made ration-free this year. Utility grade beef, the classification below commercial, is now point-free. |