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Show ! COMMUNITY SERVICE Relesaed June 22, 1044. ! Meats, Fats. Etc. Book Four red stamps, A8 thro , W8, Good indefinitely. I Processed Foods, Eook Four, Blue stamps, A8 through V8, Good indefinitely. in-definitely. Sugar, 5 pounds, stamp 30, 31, 32, good indefinitely. Canning, spare stamp 37, take to local war price and rationing I board. I I Shoes, Book Three, Airplane stamp, 1, 2, good indefinitely. Gasoline. No. 11 good for three gallonsJune 21 inclusive. No. 12 becomes valid for three gallons June 22. Applications for supplemental ( gasoline rations must be mailed jin to the boards two weeks before be-fore gas is needed. They must be1 I signed, endorsed, and accompanied accompan-ied by tire inspection record. Consumers Guide Post 15. Make a thorugh search before you apply to your war price and rationing board for a new ration book, if yours has been lost or destroyed. Any falsification of record when applying for a new ; I book is subject to a maximum i penalty of $10,000 or ten years in jail or both. Ration books you know; are the property of the U.S. I government, and the stamps are considered as government currency. cur-rency. So' Uncle Sam makes an exhaustive investigation before he issues you another one. You have to do without rationed foods 'while this investigation is going on. So guard your books carefully and if you lose them, search long and carefully for them, before you atp,y to your local board-for- a !new one. i Price control for used cars is I good news for many people. Pas-enger Pas-enger cars are a part of the nat-1 lonal transportation system, and -this is particularly true of thz rural areas. The price on used. cars, for which there has been no ceiling until now, have lately risen to a point where many people peo-ple who need this transportation cannot afford it. The prices will go into effect July lo and cover 23 makes and n,orc than 6,000 models. Have you received your individual indiv-idual community price ceiling lists? They are ready for you.l and can be had at the war price ! and rationing boards or through the district OPA office, Attlas Budding, Salt Lake City. These! lists are small in size.f will . fit in your purse, and best of all, the1 prices of meats are now available From now on, you can send Junior to the store with the correct change, and get the amount ofi meat you need. Not only that, by following the price quoted on the j list you can budget your meals j and money for a month ahead. I and come- out even. j 5 Community Service Release 109. The enforcement division of the OPA in Utah has collected to date a total of $25,406.07 for various var-ious OPA violations in this state, Mrs. R. L. McKean, community service member of the Salt Lake City war price and rationing bo.ard stated. This was based on a report by Edward Richards. OPA District Enforcement Attorney. At-torney. 'fVoluntary contrtbutrons th?S is, contributions which are made to the U. g. Treasury .because of the impossibility of awarding the refund to the actual purchasers -total S19.617.50." the member said. These contributions cover overcharges and violations on everything from meats, chests of drawers, kitchen sets, rent, mattress, mat-tress, scrap iron and steel, bobby pins, trucks, to wearing apparel, both men's and women's. Largest contribution was $7,500 for overcharges over-charges on mattresses. Second largest was $5,850 for rent. Smallest was $3 on hay." Payments made for settling OPA claims for treble damages amounted to $5,788.57. reported for meat. cutting of pies into tenths instead of eighths, hay, men's and women's apparel and and consumers' durable goods, several large cases are pending, one involving $71,462.88 for treble damages for overcharge on the sale ' of turkeys. the member. Largest of these was for $1,500 for overcharges on steel ship plate, and the smallest was for $40 overcharge on onions. Collections were made |