The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 9, 1943, Page 5

1243 + eerste TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, —— ——__— ____- WHY POINT RATIONING?” EDITOR'S NOTE: Soon ¢ sizable portion of your food doller will be spent under the point rationing system. What is point rationing? How does it work? How will it change your buying habits? To give its readers a thorough under- standing of the new rationing plan, The Citizen today begins 2 series of seven articles each of which will explain a dif- ferent ohase of the program. MUST SHARE FOOD WITH OUR FIGHTERS is the “bread basket of ent stamps for differerit products Every day Uncle —hundreds of differefit kinds of plodds of food ts ration stamps. It,obviously-would and fighting be too complicated forestorekeep- Americ @emberacy’ Sam ‘en our , fighting men alligs on all fronts. We cannct send them much in the y cf fresh fruits and vege- tables and other foods. We must send them fighting foods cann dehydrated, frozen, dried—in all the precessed forms American ingenuity has devised. American farmers have done a snifizent job of raising more focd than ever before in our his- tc:y—20% more in 1942 than in 1939. We must ship 25’ of our food this year to our fighting allies—50“ of this s pack cf canned fruits and vegetables. Sharing with our fighters means less for us. We must share with them and with each other. Rationing at home guarantees food for the soldiers on the bat- tlefield—food. for energy....ang. for combating ilnéss®-and-~ dis- int rationing’ is, the.besh.and st method of rationing .can- ned goods. vide up the total supply fairly. but it gives you freedom choice among all the rationed focds. And it makes possible thc conservation of food supplies by Steering the demand away fro the scarcer items in the ratione groups of foods. Until now we have rationed Not only does it di- a ers and the public. There is not enough of the: commodities to give everyone fair share under the straight coupon system. For instance, if} we rationed canned apricots the! way we do sugar, each person! would get a very tiny amount—; less than an ounce a month. iJ A'nd eyeryone dcesn't use ail! canned foods. Some prefer, spin-; ach and string beans; some pre- for canned fruits. Others li irozen or dried fruits. Under point rationing, every- one will be able to choose th> rationed foods he likes best and: wilt get a fair share. All these related fcods—canned, bottled, frozen and dried—are grouped and rationed together. t Each kind and size will be giv-' | en a point value by the Govern- MeNtueeFoods that. are much: scarcet¥han usual will take many ; c-ints. Plentiful foods will take fewer points. ¢Jm, this. way, scarce ' will not be used up right: + Low point values will en- courage you to buy foods that are plentiful. Using low point foods will prevent using up your allowance tco fast. From B. L. Grooms, Mcnroe County chairman of the War Price and Rationing Board, every-! cnc in this county will get a ra- tion book The same _ point THE KEY WE! ‘The OPA Fells HOW 10 USE RATION STAMPS ‘AP Features } Q: Which ration stamps wiil ‘be used during the first period jof point rationing? { A. Vhe blue stamps marked A, B. and’ C. will be valid for the: ifirst pcint-retioning period. IN THE ARMY By SPOON RIVER SAM Ap Features. Ever talk to a man whose dog jhas joined the “service? He’s as proud as the father of some sol- dier boy. One told me he was sor- ry he had only one dog to give to his country. There’s a certain hound in our neighborfiodd I wish they'd draft. He choy pre e202. and likely + @ How many points do the WCvldn’t turn up his nose even at ee sets of 2 eat which will 2 eae Sak She paper boy and be valid during the first point-. ° ‘ Ee Sve eo) “ jraticning percd represent? a cur that’s expendab A. 48 points. Each letter has, izur stemps worth 8. 5. 2. and 1 reint respectively cr a total of 16 Fcints por letter. If three letters are vel.d for the first ncriod. that mekes a total of 48 points. Q. How long must these points last? A. Pcint ration usu: lly last one calendar month. Hewever the length ¢f the first petiod mav vary somewhat, de- Ferding on the date on which 48 }gcint ratisning begins. Q. Will pcint ration be good anywhere? A. Yes. You will be able to use point rction stamns anywhere just 3s vou new use coffee and sugar stemps. { @. May i spend all my points; for ingle rationed food? 5 if you can find suffi- cient suppiies on your deelers’ shelves. Hewever, if the food you wint hanpens to be one that is scarce you may find that its Fcint value is high and you may censider it < better plan to buy} 2 more plentiful focd instead, or to spend your points for a variety | cf foods. { Q.—Suppose my retailer is out! of some particular food I want to} buy before the ration period is over. May I save my stamps and! stamps, a us periods will | ‘FOR SALE—Twelve Course some dogs ain't fit. Like them ligtle long haired shrimps that some women make love to and feed at the table. They’re 4-F to start with, but Uncie Sam decid- ed not to tear them away from their “mothers’” laps on account it would upset the home front. Well, I think service dogs will Ip a lot. Many of ’em have got more sense than people. Being illi- terate, they don’t worry and so have clearer minds. For instance, degs know nothing about s2ort- ages. rationing, though r th mder why they’re never tin- canned nowadays, and why the seeseeereeccc=s=-~--cecccescevescceseseses ST CITIZEN PRISONER MAKES POST-WAR PLANS (ity Associated Press) MELBOURNE, Feb. 9. — The ‘town clerk of Melbourne has re-| ceived a postcard, from a war prison camp in Germany asking; that the writer, a 23-year-old Aus- tralian, be licensed as a taxi-cab driver after the war. The request was ranted.” Grew warns againsi a jitsu” peace offensive by Japan. Fezris, A. A. U. head, stresses d for sports in wartime. cnes they get lately are already icked clean. Now I don’t think they ought to at conscripting dogs. They ht to gather up alley cats, too. s brings up my latest strategy, hich I callScheme No. 1 to con- the enemy. Let these cats in- filtrate into enemy lines, then turn dogs loose on em. But too much can’t vf said for dogs. They can be trusted. Take them St. Bernards that patrol the Alps with a keg of frostbite rem- * 1isht under their necks; they never touch the stuff. They are faithful. eeecee Classified Column eeecene FOR SALE FOR RENT ‘LIEUT. SPOTTSWOOD RECEIVES PROMOTION Special te Phe Citizen? JEFF C LE, Indiana, Feb. 9.—John M. Spottswood has been promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant in recent orders from the War Department. Li Spottswagd,,.was selected as Aide to a Btigadier General of several “months ju. | at which time he. wa: to duty at the Je Quartermaster Depot. ment at this De curement Division, s charged with the Purchases of many kinds of material for entire Armv and in some instance the Navy and Marine Corps. Lieut. Spottswood graduated from Riverside Military Acade: graduated from The Infan €chool and attended the chute School at Fort Georvia. where he was in} was retired. but by t quest he has been re’ given an assignment with limited physical requirements. He is the son of Major and Mrs. Robert F. Spcttswoed of Key West, Florida. Prior to being cailed to active dutv Lieut. Spottswood was employed bv the U. S. Naval Stati West, Flaorida, in the partment. LEGAL NOTICE MOTOR SCOOTERS, Mercury Convertible Coupe, Trailers. Skating Rink. jan25-ti OFFICE SPACE or STORE. Johnson. 419 Duval Street. feb6-tf ICE BOX at reasonable price. Apply 815 Whitehead Street. feb3-6tx white _por- celain Counter Stools. Pric: $18.09. Apply Manager Jeffer- SMALL STORE. Apply 912 Di- vision Street. feb8-3tx WANTED COAT HANGERS WANTED, $1.00 a nundred. White Star All persons are hercb’ that a request has been the United States Nav] Ove ‘ing Base, Key West. Florida, to close the drawspan cf the Mose {Channel Drawbridge for the pe riod from February 8, 1943. to March 8, 1943. Request ha been made to. the United Stati Engineers Office at Miami Beach, Florida, and any person wishing He's the man behind the Flying Fortresses that biast Jep Zeres out of New Guinea skies. He's the man to whom some credit gees for outing Jap - reinforcement flects off the Solomons. *He is 53-year-old Lt Gen George Churchill! Kenney, com- | SP the Allie Air Forces igp@asuth west’ Pacific and aide ‘GEA MacArinat! whose ‘pile have dammed Jap concentratior eased the way for capture of Bu d Gona, ‘knocxea Zeros reg ly into the seas at smal! loss t themselves. Born in Nova Scotia of Amer- ican parents on vacation, Kenney studied at Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, became a con- struction engineer, then head of simce Augus caco where fourth az Parachute which are force. reieased Jap iandimg partes Kennedy & five close cropped. He's democrat about the kids mena. rationing book 2 in Herbert Lnited Sta REAL ICE Is More ECONOMICAL. . It's He de fragmentatuor pienes at iow altitudes te toot t-neupe ack under f on strate 2 cor: them during the next ration period instead? son Hotel. feb3-tf Cleaners, 701% Duval St. ‘to interpose an objection to suc tames are good for any of the int rationed foods. Everyone gets an allowance of so many points per month to use for the ationed foods. This gives every- one a fair share of the total sui ply of all foods in the group and ives freedom of choice. each product at a time—sugar, coffee, tires, gasoline. But canne foods are not one product. The are hundreds and hundreds— hundreds of brands 2s grad and varieti If we ratione them the way we ration su and coffee, we would need diffe: (TOMORROW: How will you register for War Ration Book Two? What must you have to register? See tomorrow's story for a description of the registration process.) i ' i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION \R RATION BOOK TWO WDENTIFICATION (Name of person to whom book ia tasted) (Street address of local 1) Ae SIcNATURE ..... = = a be signed b; to whom thie book te issued. If (To be signed by the person peottleees | WARNING book person 2 Tile eck te mre och Ua See, Coveemege, Ft Peae O ete w Series @ This book must be returned to the War Price = Reslooieg Road whish Jesued is inducted into the ed ines of the United States, or leaves: ‘The address of the Board appescs above. 3 A person who finds a lost War Ration Book must return it to the War Price and-Rationing Board which issued it, Parsons Wuo Viotats Rarionixe Recurations Ana Suazecr To $10,000 Fins om Iuraisonwent, on Bora. OPA Form NO. Bell 6 me ¥ YOU WILL SOON GET THIS POINT RATION BOOK. Here is what the cover and a typical page of stamps from War Ration Book Two look like. Soon every American who has War Ration Book One— the sugar and coffee book—will get Book Two. The new book will introduce ration- ing of canned and other procesged fruits and vegetables under the point system. weeoceeemnseeyeetummenverevervecnenpeseee Raa eet = tem besten oan 0 tocepaey, | A. Your peint ration stamps | are gccd onlv during the period; for which they are declared val- id, just like sugar end coffee | sizmps are now. FOR SALE—One pair Fairbanks- Platform Scales.- All meta Capacity, 250 Ibs. $20.00. Man- ager Jefferson Hotel. feb3-tf FOR SALE—1935 Ford. This car has 5 good 600x16 tires. Excel-. lent mechanical condition. Price $95.00. Apply Manager Jeffer- sen Hotel. feb3-tf* Sabath asks apartment houses men. two $1,000,000 for Congress- A. T. & T. agrees’ to long-line phone rate cut of $34,700,000. FOR SALE—50x20 tent, com- plete with side poles. This tent has never been used. Half price. Apply Manager, Jeffer- son Hotel. feb3-+f FOR SALE—One two-ton chain! hoist. $35.00, Apply, Manager, Jefferson Hotel. feb3-tf FOR SALE—Smith Type D Port- able Automatic Acteylene Gen- erator, complete 50-ft. hose cutting and welding torch. Slightly used. Priced to sell. Apply Manager, Jefferson Ho- tel. i |FOR SALE—1936 Packard 4-door | | Sedan, 5 700x16 tires, Very good. This car worth twice asking price. $125.00. Apply Manager, Jefferson Hotel. feb3-tf {FOR SALE—Fully Equipped i. Trailer, sleeps 3, reasonable | price. Apply 418 Bahama St. feb8-6tx whom it ' Sine ds \LADY’S BICYCLE, used one month. License and basket. $45.00 cash. Box Z, cio Citizen. a s08s-1 feb8-2tx {LIVING ROOM, Bedroom and { Dinette Sets, Refrigerator, Magic Chef Gas Stove, Odd Tables, Chest and Kitchen Utensi $175.00 cash. Box B, cio Citizen. feb8-2tx ‘REFRIGERATOR, “Blue Flash” Beverage Cooler, with side | compartment. A-1 shape. Ap- { ply 214 Duval Street. feb9-2tx | ,FOR SALE—1932 Plymouth Con- vertible Coupe. New top, mo- tor in excellent condition, good thes. 43 plates. $85.00. 714 Baker's Lane. feb9-1tx HELP WANTED |{MARKERS WANTED in Laun- dry, 50c per hour. Apply at | Building 131, Navy Yard. i feb4-tf WAITRESS WANTED. Side- ; Walk Cafe, Duval and Fleming. jan4-tf , WANTED — Fountain Cuunter Girls. and: Waitresses. Gued* salary. Southérnmost City Pharmacy. janl-tt, WANTED—Colored boy as kitch- en*helper. Good salary. Apply Ocean View Restaurant, 520 United Street. febl-tt WHITE GIRL, WOMAN, live in, cook, nurse, one child. Refe: ences. $40 monthly. Phone 150-R after, 5:30 p. m. feb8-6tx Fall = J WANTED — White Woman as housekeeper. Salary $10.09, ' room and board. Address P.O. 845. feb9-3tx | ? E & ¥ feb3-tf * jani-tf WE BUY OLD RECORDS, whole} or broken. Factory needs scrap. ; J. R. Stowers Company. jan26-15t WANTED TO BUY, one washing} machine for cash. 1327 Duncan| street. feb6-7tx | WANTED—Cashier for the laun-| dry. $25.00 per week. Build-| ing 131, Navy Yard. Sebbstt WANTED—A_ Screened Porch} suitable for two adults who will furnish same. Write price and address to Box D, cio Citi- | zen. feb8-3tx | | WANTED TO BUY—Refrigera-| tor, Washing Machine, Bedroom and Living Room Sets. See J. M. Fernandez, 1100 Packer) st., or call Phone 712. i feb9-7t MISCELLANEOUS WILL PAY $5.00 to enyone find-| ing a desirable large cr small) house. 513 Whitehead Street. | feb8-3tx | SITUATION WANTED | COMPETENT RESTAURANT} MAN past draft age wants jo! in Key West. Cashier, waiter captain, night manager or what | have you. Work as waiter for) a time if leads to something better. Good references, bond if you want it. Tee-Totaly so- ber. State pay. Must able to get room walking distance, | reasonable. Places serving al- | coholic drinks save stamps, | others write P.O. Box 300,| Alva, Florida. feb6-3tx | Lost LOST—Wallet, containing sum | of money and important pa- pers. Between Greene and Caroline on Duval. Reward if, returned to F. J. Hartmetz, Del monico Restaurant. _feb6-3tx | LOST—War Ration Book. Wane | Verna L. Ferguson. Return to 396 Division ‘Street. feb9-3tx | PAIR DARK GLASSES, grcund- | ed to prescription, in Aronovic Dept. Store, Monday, between | 11:30 a. m. and 12:30 p. m. Re-| ward. Mrs. Coventry, Casa | Marina Hotel. feb9-2tx | LOST AND FOUND FOUND MAN’S BICYCLE. Own er can have same by identify- ing same and paying for this advt. 16-B, Naval Air Station. 2 feb2-10tx EXCHANGE WILL EXCHANGE new Bicycle for automobile; tires no object Room 415, La Concha Hotel. feb6-3tx REAL ESTATE Business or Residential Lots ail parts of the Island; Terms J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER Realtor Phones 124 and 736-R 505 Duval janf-u Healthy and Safe. . Jt's Pure THOMPSON ENTERPRISES (ICE DIVISION) Inc. closure shall make such_ obje tion in writing to the War D partment, United States Eng. neers Office, Miami Beach, Flo: ida. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER K. M. FENWICK, Public Works Officer, Naval Ov- eratnig Base, Key West, Florida feb9-15-22;mar1-8,1943 | Phone No. 8 ~ SHOPPING TIPS ON POINT RATIONING Use Your &-Point and 5-Point Stamps First, Whenever You Can! When you buy foods that take a let of points, or severa different rationed items at the same time, use the high point-stamps first. Don’t use more stamps than you need to make up the amount. For example, for a 16-point purchase, use two 8-point stamps—not three 5’s and a 1. Save your low point-stamps for low-point feeds yeu may want to buy later in the month. ; REMEMBER: Your grocer will not_be able to give you change for stamps. , SHOP EARLY in the Day——SHOP’ EARLY in the Week! Shopping will take longer hetatige you will. haxete plan and figure your shopping in mqney AND peoimts. It will take your grocer longer to adé up your bill because he must figure out how much yeu owe him in money and in points. And he will be helping you figure out the best way to use your stamps. You will save time for yourself and your grecer if you SHOP EARLY in the day and early in the week when the stores are not so crewded—and if you shop for several days at one time. Leave the late shopping hours for war-workers and others who cannot get to the store early. Take Your Own List of Peinis With You When You Shop! Points Wil! Be the Same In Every Store, All Over the Country! You May Buy in Any Store You Like and Sill Shep Around for Bargains In Prices! é You Car’t Gei Credit On’Stamps! You must give the grocer stamps with each purchase of point-rationed foods even when you buy on a charge ac- count. You must give the delivery boy the right amount <f <t2mps when you have food delivered. You are not allowed to use loose stamps. They must be ee EE OE ee ener os Or very boy. * CHOOT EHEREEEH CORR HE RE OOR ERE R ER OR OREO OR OROEEE