_THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA. Page Three February 25, 1943. Can Supply Will Be Cut In Half By Ration Order 48 Points Allowed for March Buying of Pro- cessed Foods; Values Range From 24 for Pineapple to One for Baby Food he government has announced how much processed food the new ration books will buy, a drastic scale of point values limiting consumption to less than half of normal. he forty-eight ration points al- lotted to each man, woman and child for March will commend two of sliced pineapple, or three of peas, or forty-eight cans of food forty-eight points may be of course, on a variety of dif- rent foods. Here is what some of them will in the most pop- can Peas 16 points, corn 14, tomatoes green beans 14, pears 21, peach- 21, grapefruit juice 23, tomato juice 32, soup, 6 baby food, 1 Nearly 900 Values vs and raisins “cost” 20 points frozen foods mostly 13 ints a pound [he Office of Price Administration ued a detailed tabulation of near- 900 different point values which jetermine how much canned fruits and vegetables, soups and baby cans cans H hy I'he “cost,” izes frozen dried fruits, canned wis may*be bought when the ra ning starts March 1. Sale of these ms is frozen until then he point values for dried beans, and lentils which were brought joning only last night wed later der the 1 I be ann I'he are effect announced today expected to remain in oughout March, although they could be raised or lowered at any ime. At the end of the month the OPA will announce the values for A which may be the same or erent value May Dip Inte April first forty-eight * new points pro- books to week are design- ration ed to cover purchases for the en- | tire month of March, During the last week of March, however, some tof the April ration coupons may be used If necessary. It had been announced previously that the individual allotment for March would be forty-eight points but the value of these points was a closely kept secret and today's an- | nouncement constituted a severe blow to householders who have been relving mostly on canned goods for their tables “This means less than half as much canned and processed foods as we ate the pre- vious year,” commented Prentiss Brown, OPA administrator, “We'll do on this scant ration so that our fighting forces and the fighting forces of our Allies may have the food they need to carry on.” He estimated that civilians will have from March 1 to September, 1944. a total of 254,000,000 cases of canned fruits and vegetables—an average of little more than 13,000, 000 cases a month compared with 30,000,000 a month in 1941-1042 we will be eating ‘Kraut’ Is Cheapest O! adult foods, the only cheap” on the table was saure kraut, at five points a com- mon can, but very little is on the market. Canned meat and canned fish remain under a sales ban but due to be rationed along with meat at the end the month Canned milk, butter and other ed- ible oils probably will join the ra- tion list soon but remain on sale in the meantime. Bread, milk, meat soaps, fresh fruits and vegetables and other unrationed items remain sale ihe grocery thing canned are ol on LOO point table will be posted in stores and cans and shelve will be marked with the point val WAR TIME TOPICS Dangerous to Transfer Food Transferring food from commer- cial cans into glass jars is danger- ous and may in fatal food oning. Housewives were warned J. 8S. Department of Agricul- the practice which is f some persons to escape porting excess canned goods when War Ration Book Two is obtained subterfuge destroys food values nd obviously does not aid the war U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture nu- ition experts have emphasized Many Jobs Are War Jobs resiu Such essential civilian activities us agriculture, food processing, min- ing, textiles, transportation, com- munications, heating, power, and educational services are “war jobs.” ays the War Manpower Commis- ion. People must be housed and fed nd clothed in wartime as well as in pe and essential civilian work- ers are on an equal plane with work- ers in basic war industries ace House Investigations I'ne Pederal House of Represen- tive hi voted to continue the Ce tee's investigation of American activities for another The House also passed a res- creating a T-man commit- nvestigate Government agen- and departments to determine action beyond the withority granted by Congress or ecutive Order, or violates the con- titutional rights of citizens, or in- flicts penalties for violation of regu- 1s without affording the ac- “an opportunity to present ir defense before a fair and im- wmrtial tribunal.” ther any raed No Frills on Shoes Unessential frills on shoes have been eliminated by order of WPB also limited the height of heels on woman's shoes, and re- stricted colors to four—black, white, army russet, and town brown. Some shoes will be discontinued. They in- men's patent leather, men's sandals, men's and women’s metal which clude spiked golf shoes, and women's for- | mal evening slippers. Heavy leath- er may be used only for lined police shoes, Nurses Should Register Every graduate nurse in the coun- try is urged to register with the Nursing, Health and Medical Com- | mittee, Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services of the Federal Se- | curity Agency. Fifty per cent have | already returned their cards, ac- cording to the War Manpower Com- mission, but the need is urgent be- | cause nursing units will be formed on a voluntary basis as fast as pos- sible 1942 Onion Sets Temporary sixty day ceilings have been placed on the 1942 crop of on« jon sets by OPA, at the highest lev- | were made by | els at which sales growers or merchandisers during the five days between February 10 and 14, 1943. Both commercial grow - ers and “victory gardeners” will benefit by the regulation. The new ceilings reflect an average price to! the grower of about $5 a bushel and are more than double the price paid during the 1937-41 seasons. Foreign Crop Situation Despite strict rationing in Swed- en, potatoes will be very scarce by spring. Weekly quota is seven pounds per person but will be less, German requisitioning of potatoes in Norway has in some cases forced peasants to surrender their seed po- tatoes intended for next spring's planting. French wheat crop was below av. erage this year, and 12 months’ sup- ply must be stretched over 14 months. Food shortage has caused increase in tuberculosis, scabies and other diseases in Nazi-occupled paper “L'Oeuvre.” In Poland, Nazi eral has decreed Governor-Cien- that “the entire making | work shoes, cowboy utility boots, and | | family to produce about a ton a r France, says the French Nazi news | of the right kinds of foods Je | will be launched under leadership {of State and County Home Demon- village community” will be respon- sible for agricultural production This is a ‘move to obtain a “secure hold on the entire agriculture” of that distressed country, a Warsaw radio announcement said Appropriations The House has passed the first ap- propriation bill of the new Con- gress, carrying $299,724. 465 for treas- ury and $809.116485 for post office operations during the fiscal 1944 year Retail Sales Total retail sales in 1942 reached record total of $56.382.000,0600, which was an increase of 4 per cent over 1041. Sales at retail in 1942 were 45 per cent higher than in the 1835-1939 base period. Trend of Food Prices Prices of foods under OPA control since May rose 8 percent from De- cember 15 to January 12 to a level 1.8 percent above last May. Prices of uncontrolled foods (about 10 per cent of the family food bill) decreas- ed 23 percent and now stands 27.2 percent above the May level. This is the first decline in prices of un- controlled foods since May Insure Retailers Canned Goods Wholesale grocers have been vised by OPA that they should their own as the acl | in well as the public's in- terest-—unstintingly fill orders from retail stores for processed foods during the retail stocking-up per- iod, February 21 to 28, inclusive During that period retailers will suspend sales of canned foods to consumers. The purpose is to ensure retailers of ample stocks of ration- ed foods to meet consumer buying demands when canned goods ration ing starts REA Allotments Sixteen rural electric systems in twelve states have received alloca- tions of $400050 from the Rural Electrification Administration. The allotments will enable existing REA- financed systems to provide electric service to several important war es- tablishments, { War Boards on Farm Machinery | ! U.S. Dept. of Agriculture War! Boards now have the authority, by temendment to Food Production Or- der 3, to approve changes in distri- | bution quotas for rationed farm machinery and equipment. Set Electric Heater Prices Striking at signs of “black mar- | kets,” OPA has set maximum prices for new model bowl or reflector type electric portable heaters substantial ly below prices asked by dealers in | some fuel shortage areas, Maximum | | prices, including Federal Excise tax, shall be--650 watts or $3.00, 660 to { 799 watts, $4.00-800 to 099 watts, 85, 1000 and over, $6, Loan on Seeds Price-supporting loans on 20 kinds (of hay and pasture seeds have been | announecd by the U, 8S. Dept. of Ag-| iricluture. The program is designed ito encourage 1043 production of | seeds to meet domestic, lend-lease, | and military requirements. Kinds of | i seeds are: Northern and Central al- | | falfa, red clover, biennial white! | sweet clover, biennial yellow sweet i clover, biennial mixed sweet clover, ! |alsike clover, timothy, smoo th | bromegrass, orchard grass, | wheatgrass, blue grama, side oata i i | grama, buffalo grass, Bermuda grass, | | dallis grass, bahia grass, meadow | i descue, slender wheatgrass, western | wheatgrass, and ladino clover. ! Rural Roll Call { All rural women will be visited between March 1 to 20 and asked to | i pledge to produce as much of their {home food supply as possible. Goal of the victory food supply program {and roll call is to get every rural for every member of the family. The roll eall i { 000.1 KO in TE— eons ii mer [9 OWce ofl Price Adminisiraiion OFFICIAL TABLE OF / POINT VALUES,FOR PROCESSED FOODS No. 1—Efective March 1, 1943 wl, Pursuant to Ration Order Number 18 3p POINT VALUES 1 pint = 1 AUIDs [1 eet ptund WEIGHT FRUITS AND FRUIT JUICES =~" Canned and Bottled (including Spiced Fruits) TT» CEU fv at | > = « Inde In be In 12 I HED In [M Ine | 4s IE LAB 454 | | | APPLES (including Crabapples) APPLESAUCE | | } » «| | | | AP7ICOTS | | BERRIES all varieties ~~ - © 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 “a7[ 19 21 23 | 280 31 34 37 23| 26 29 | 32 an - on 27 | 29 127] 29 | BY 44 | 47 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 50 | 1 43 }§ 311 } CHERRIES, rod sur pitied aooww | FRUITS FOR SALAD and FRUIT COCKTAIL ala |_| 1 | | | | 23 26 | 20 | 32 i £88 ! i | 23] 26 | 29 | 32 23| 26 29 | 32 ! E 37 40 LAs | 40 | 43 | | 40 | 43 i y } | 37 | 40 | 43 | GRAPEFRUIT GRAPEFRUIT JUICE GRAPE JUICE | | | PEACHES } | | ] i | | a8 {17 19] 21] 23 X71 I 291 23 1 [37°19 | 21 | 23 "23 26) 29 | 32 | NN | 29 31 | 5127 291 31 nu PEARS | PINEAPPLE | PINEAPPLE JUICE All other canned and bottled fruits, frult juices, and combinations al I CI CENTS NTRS | Yo Ly] | | ®e oon Il (© [eal onl unten ee op w 231 261 29 32 28] 31) 34) 37 | 231 26) 29) 32 17/19) 21 23 | Nga gly Frozen | ! | CHERRIES PEACHES wn whole wwwse | i ou STRAWBERRIES | | BERRIES, Other — AR other frozen fruits ann n | | | I | R. } oeooo0 | NNN papa pa pal pa Wwwww | 28] 31| 34 | 37] "28| 31 | 34 | 37 28 31 34 37 "28 31 | 34 37 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 ated NRNNNN PRUNES RAISINS Ali other 20 20 | 25 | 31 | 38 20 | 25 | 31 | 38 {10 | 13 | 18 43 | 48 | 53 | S8 43 | 48 | S53 | s8 17! 19 | 21 | 23 83.98 \. 63) 68 | 28 | 27 | 29 78 31 20 8 VEGETABLES AND VEGETABLE JUICES eo De Ny HT IL | 26a 20Te 20 TR In2e/inbe Tallel in 2a bul2nBe!2a12e 3a i |3n bu 3a Bu In 12 | PER IndeidnbBe dnl2e 4a | LB. Canned and Bottled | | | EJ i: | i ASPARAGUS BEANS, FRESH LIMA BEANS, GREEN and WAX | 14 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 21 _23| 26] 29 | 32 28 |_31) 34 | 37 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 “34 | 37 | 40 41 | 44 | 47 50 34 | 37 40 40 BEANS, all coommd and hottied dry varisties inchuging Boked Seated Dry Beans, Pork sed Bears, Kidney Best, aod Lents Baar, 0 131s 10 | 21 | 23 43 a2 11 13 11 95 arls0l 92 BEETS (including pickled) CARROTS al fe | —— CORN ee "»N | PEAS } | 17 — 1 8 11 L | 1 Ek 16 0 | 13 | 15 | [21° 721 40 2s 27 (29 31 (8 "34 37 | 40 | 43 | 11 34 | 37 | 43 | “41 | 44 47 | 50 11 13 SAUERKRAUT NER | + | SPINACH }- | TOMATOES Nw {3 | | TOMATO CATSUP and CHILI SAUCE 40 | 12113 | 14 | 15 | 16 | | 321 34137 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 44 34 | 37 ’ I | 47 [ 50 | a3 TOMATO WICE nae Pingo BE alow N | TOMATO PRODUCTS, ail others 34 41 37 | 40 | 43 44 | 47 | S50 AYar SIRint ahd betied vapesties, WigPtse om, roll —Trozen ASPARAGUS BEANS, LIMA NN Pe Nee i BEANS, GREEN and WAX man] i» Ts Nn | | | Pm ~~~ P ~ | sl bo eg i | [ | i ~~ 41 | 4a 47 NN nnn | se “13 | 18 | gee | | NN NN ai wl » Nn w 41 | | 41 | 25 | 27 | | | 44 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 47 | 50 49. a7 | | | SOUPS, CANNED AND BOTTLED ail types sed varieties wl [Wwnnn wl ja 13 | 18 19 | 21] 23 BABY FOODS, Connef & hettied, of typet ad virions excel milk snd ores a 25 | 27 | 29 | Over 51; ounces—incloding § ounces « « 2 Points 3 1 THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED. a 4 al Potato Saled. Preserves. INSTRUCTIONS «Teo find the Point Value of an lta 1. Piond out the met weight of the sontants Green the label, if any). 2. be the line across the top of the chart, showing the weight in sances and pounds, fond the eodumn in which this weight hades ge. 3 Find the item bn the Bating of itaene in the column te the left, & The POINT VALUE of the item appears on the sme ne a the them Byprtaducts of fruite we aod in Ve cobarnn ating the correct weight, At Wgiat Values mouet be determined by weights, I ne welght le maviad wn Ue Maem, tha Hamm suet be weighed, In Goling the Point Vales of » a where The Pole Value of any tem weighing over four (0) pounds hall he srvived at by multiplying the sumer of pownde of thet Prem by the Point Value por pound of thet item se glean in the “Poe Pound” codon. Fractions of & pound should be gored wre ghowm bn Plaid swnees, comebdor tive Build sanes to be the sone ae the eewindupeie wight ounces, Ome pint le one pound ; ene quart le twe pounds. own milk, fruit snd vegetable dye, and siovier products. “N rhis Court Must Be Displaned in a Prominent Place bn guerterpounde. Fractions of o guarter-pound should be Supared te the newt higher gusrteragound. Thus, wn tam weigh. brg 4 prownde B oumces would be considered se weighing € poonde 12 ounces Fur thw prarpose of getting the Polo Veboe of the item. OFA Form Neo. R-1213 stration Agents of the Service of the U. 8 Dept culture Ceilings on Fluid Milk Price ceilings hrive been placed on fluid milk bought from farmers by distributors, Ma cimum prices for purchases of “milk” have been es. tablished at the Lighest paid by in- dividual buyers for milk delivered during January, 1943, or the mini- mum producers’ price established under the provi:#ons of the Agricul- tural Marketing: Agreement Act of 1937, as amergled, which ever is higher Quotas For Boilers Increased Quotas of irra and steel to be used in the manuf gcture of low-pressture cast iron boiler s for war housing and civilian replagement needs, and in repair parts ‘for such boilers, dur- ing the first /f x months of 1943. have been increardd by WPB L and-Lease Aid Total aid = under the lend-lease program tlgrough January 31, 1943, amounted fo $9,064.000000, Admin. istrator Sts ttinius told the House Foreign £.flairs Committee. For January total lend-lease was ap- proximate J y $811,000,000, of Agri- On recipi ¥ cal lend-lease agreements, shipmen's : are rising to several coun- tries. La) est reciprocal agreement is! with th # Belgian Congo, the U. 8. is receiving many products from North Africa, Russia, Britain and other (ountries through these ar- ranger sents. Food shipped under lend-l 3ase in 1942 amounted to less than Kix percent of our total food supply, War Expenditures Wr a expenditures by the United Stat pr. Government totaled $6254, . January. This was 2.1 per cent. higher than December and 185 per cent greater than in January 194 2. The average daily rate of ex- pe 3 diture in January was $240.500 - 00) compared with $235600,000 in D # sember. The January 1042, $81. | 2 ¥ 1,000 was spent daily for war pur. IC ses An A ——— e - Buy nds for future needs, Extension or at ah-| nual rate ! of more than ten billions. | HOUSEHOLD SCRAPBOOK Softening Toothpaste If someone has inadvertently left) the top of the tube of toothpaste off and the contents have become So hardened that squeezing tends to hurst the tube elsewhere, try holding lit under hot water for a minute This will soften it and it will come out readily at the top | Cake Baking i Some cooks find the removal of a cake from the pan easier if it is baked in buttered paper within the pan. Be sure, if you are trying this for the first time, to remove the paper as soon as the cake is taken {from the oven, as if it is allowed to teool on the cake it will stick Loose Chair Rung If a rung comes out of the chair or some other part works loose, it can be mended by use of a little furniture glue and allowing it to stand for at least two days before Lusing Dull-Finish Farniture ture polish on the old mahogany fur initure that is known as the “dull- i polished” variety. It should be wiped (occasionally with a cloth wrung out ished with a soft duster. Substitute Shoe Polish An excellent substitute for shoe polish is lemon juice. If a few drops are sprinkled on either black or brown shoes and rubbed briskly, it will give them a high gloss, Walter Stains | If marks have formed in the lava- tory basin by water dripping from {the faucets, try rubbing with a brush {and some powdered chalk with a 1it- work will also be offered through 45. {tle liquid ammonia. Venetian Blinds | The venetian blind slats should be {dusted frequently with gered lambs wool, rubber sponge dusters, or the round dusting Drush[ buy, buy war bonds. Do not attempt to use any furni-| of vinegar and water, and then pol-| special fin attachment to the vacuum cleaner! If the slats are kept well waxed, it will be easier to brush off the loose dirt The tapes should be brushed frequently with a stiff brush and when they have become soiled, a wood commercial unholstery cleaner can be used on them Remove Odors 1f the glass bottles, jars, or earth- en vessels have acquired a musty, disagreeable odor. fill thésn with some cold water in which soda has xen dissolved Paint en Glass Paint can be removed from win dow glaxs by mixing some powdered pumice stone into a paste with equal parts of turpentine and oll, and rub- ‘bing the paint spots unti] they dis- appear in si CO ——————— PENN STATE NAMED FOR ARMY, NAVY PROGRAMS The Pennsylvania State College has been selected by Army and Na- vy officials as one of the sites for | three training programs designed to prepare enlisted men and flying cadets for commissions or non-com- | | missioned technical ratings. ‘used for the Navy College Training | Program, the Army Specialized Training Program, and for an in-| tensive basic program for Army Air : Corps cadets. i | The College expects 500 potential | Army flyers to report on April 1} i This’ group will rethain at Penn | {cure cases Facilities of the college will be a YOUR HEALTH From the Educational Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Medical Society of the State Pennsyvivania, of which the County Medical Society is a ponent The importance of rest in treat. ment of tuberculosis cannot be over- emphasized Regardless of the stage of disease the tuberculosis patient should be placed immediately absolute bed rest The breathing mate of a person on absolute bed rest maybe 6 to 10 less per minute than when the same person is engaged in slight exercise such as walking Such reduction of respiratory work may mean several] hundred less breathings per hour This enormous reduction in jung activity when on absolute bed rest of Centre com- upon normal lexplaing in large part why tubercu- lous spots tend to heal in most rest The fever of active tuberculosis tends to subside with the complete | rest The appetite improves, weight is gained and coughing gradually dis rs. Favorable influence on body de- fense mechanism thus enables the patient to overcome his infection. | Experience has proved that the shortest period of absolute bed rest required to accomplish such a re-’ sult is at least three months i Much of the success for the great |State for five months, with the final | 4,440 in geaths from tuberculo- {month being given over to actual! flying instruction. ] © Penn State will utilize its own {volved in training the flying cadets. | They will study mathematics, phys- | | jes, current history, geography, and English . Physical training, first ald, | linfantry drill, and indoctrination ‘the facilities of the School of Phy- | | sical Education and Athletics and | faculty for the academic work in- | Mont | Tu gig is due to the recognition and development of sanitorium treat. nt. ; Tuberculosis is still the leading cause of death among the host use- ful amyl productive of age groups. losis Kills one-third of all who die between the ages of 15 and DO YOU KNOW Certain members of the German the department of military science fighting forces are on occasion given and tactics. amphetamine or pervitin. Si MADINA If you are in doubt as to what fo : i These two drugs have the power to in- crease physical energy and the fa- ‘culty of observation. According to for to do is lick for Congressmen ord as i a German it would be difficult 4 Tr ste 310 nigs yt Correct this any {0 get The Dies two more w Lf i= yes an hd nience There ¥ 1 am for the war but the bass hats have done nothing right rationing Committee will continue gs because i to be on rec- opposed to an investigation of Un-American activities THE SHOTS THAT HELP medical to is no use what they ought after the enemy and em and come home How You Can Increase Your Food Production for ‘43 Oukl ountes, announced yes t his office Cuts 1 ‘ 1 oan ior vi now | milly every- fond Oren red prepared thing needed on in Aly Lo Increase Pro- 043 i J t hold back any Operating Loans tire Farmers and Fours w Ar: dong more and more war g - MBE i ience—are woduction y supervisor urged farm- loans to apply soon farmer will prepare year for the biggost ndertaken’ credit The good this job he's thing ad toughest 15 ana $/vue . EAC N Claris wild stand in his wa) ws a————>; Envy a form of self-poisoning ix AT FIRST 2 TL D Ose USE 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS LR ,
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