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4 THE ' JOoSNAL,' PIATTSaiOTJTH, NEBSASZA. M0E3AY. OCTOBEH 18, 1943 PAGE THREE f t V . 4! ? Journal Ration ? t Guid e 4 Sugar: Stamp No. 14 good for five rounds ficm August 1C to November 1. Stamp- No. 15 and 16 will each be goocb for five pounds of sugar for Lome canning until October 31. PROCESSED FOODS: Consult Point Vaiue charts at grocers and in newspapers for points to be sur rendered from War Book Two. "U" ; "V" and "W" good to October 20. "X" "Y" and "Z" good until Novem ber 20. MEATS and FATS: Brown Stamps Book III are good until October 30. "F" good October 17. SHOES: Stamp No. IS of War P.a- ation Book One good indefinitely for should present all War Ration Books one pair of shoes. Airplane stamp in for the entire family at his des No. 1 of War Ration Book III be-! ipnated schoolhouso. He will then be comes valid for one pair of shoes ' directed to fill cut a simple appli- November 1, 1943. Loose stamps are NOT good! Shoe coupons are inter-j changeable among members of the family living under the same roof. ; GASOLINE. S "A" coupons ' good until November 21 for 3 gal- Ions gasoline. All "B" and "C" cou-; ions good for 2 gallons each. TIRE INSPECTIONS: (1) "A" book holders, every months, deadline March 31, 1944. ! (2) "C look holders, everv 4 ! (3) C" book holders, every three i Months, deadline November CO. (4) "TT" book holders, every 6 months, or 5,000 miles. FUEL GIL: Old Period 5 coupons now invalid for use by consumer. New coupons period 1, valid now, each one-unit coupon worth 10 gal lons and each five-unit worth 50 gallons until January 4, 1944. Cou pons with encircled figures are worth that figure in gallons and valid any time up to September 30. 1044. Boards are now ready to accept applications from users who have changed address etc. STOVE RATIONING. Consum ers must now have Purchase Certi ficate Form 11-901. to buy rationed heating and cocking stoves. Quotas are small. Purchase of uu- rationed used stoves is urged. i USED OIL BURNING HEATING j STOVES: Persons contemplating I buying used oil burning heating stove should consult Ration Board before doing so as they may be in eligible to secure fuel oil or kero sene for operation of the stove. PRICE BUTTER: Priced on percentage markup baris. Nebraska maximum for 90 score butter in pound and half-pound cartons, 4Sc lb. EGGS & EGG PRODUCTS: Under price ceilings at retail and whole sale. Hatching eggs exempt. FRESH VEGETABLES: Tomatoes, green and wax snap beans, carrots, cabbages, peas, lettuce and spinach priced on percentage mark-up basis, j PORK, BEEF & MUTTON: Re- j tail pries under specific dollar and j cents ceilings by Zones are posted in all rtores. USED MECHANICAL Refrigera tors: MPR 129. USED domestic washing machin cs: MPR 272. USED Bed Springs: MPR SS0. Coves sales at all levels including dealers nd individuals; also sales by auctioneer. Copies of regulation and prices may be obtained from local rationing board. CERTAIN USED CONSUMERS Durable goods: MPR 429 effective September 1, 1943, covers 15 kinds of furniture, bedding, stoves, f loor coverings, household sewing mach- ines. Extends the coverage of auc tioneers to all sales whether made for the account of a householder or not. MPR 133: (U:ed Farm Equip n,cn) Amendment G, MPR 133. ef fective September 6, includes used hay loaders, side delivery racks, and manure spreaders. REVISED MPR 213: Effective Sep tember 14, establishes maximum prices for new coil and flat bed springs. AMENDMENT 11 TO REVISED Price Schedule 85: Effective October 9, 1943. ection 1360.52(E) now pro vides that after October 9, 1943, no increment shall be included in the maximum retail price for a vehicle if the seller has refused to sell either it or any other new passen ger automobile to a holder of a ra tion certificate having the qualifi cations of a purchaser and willing to pay the maximum price. The period for which the increment .may not be charged will be from the date of the refusal up to and including the dato the vehicle being priced is sold. Arrangements Completed For Registrations R Those Registering are Asked to Bring Book Three for Verification fcr Book Four Final arrangements have been completed for the registration of Ne- ibraska and Iowa residents for AVar i Rat ion Cook IV. This is the new all purpose book i which will go into use on November !l. Early use of the new book makes . is absolutely necesary that all per- ;gon3 reister at Echoolhouses on Oc- jtober 20, 21. and 22. In some cases, ; 'registration will continue through 'Saturday October 23. An adult member of a family 'cation and will receive a War Ratio' Book IV for each family member. AH War Ration Books III will, of j i pS I course, be returned to the a cants, after verification of names and addresses, which must be plainly filled in on all books. Books now being held at heme for people who have gone into the arm ed forces, or who have died, must ,e turned in at local Kationmg Boards before registration for War Book IV. Similarly, all duplicate Ra- ! Ition hooks must be returned to ra tioning boards before registration ' at the schools. School authorities and OPA offi- cials urge all applicants to register early and to make sure all points listed above are thoroughly checked before going to the schoolhouses. Registration Hours The plans of the Plattsmouth schools for the registering of the War Ration Book Four are as follows: October 20. "Wednesday, 5.00 P. M. G:fi0 P. M. October 21, Thursday. S:C0 A. M. r.:00 P. M. October 12, Friday, 8:30 A. M. 5:00 P. M. We will register at the following school buildings: High School, Columbian, and Wintersteen. Navy Yard Workers Skilled and semi-skilled workers and laborers are needed immediately to fill essential war jobs at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash ington, according to Mr. Hughson. seen tarv. Board of U. S. Civil Ser- vice Examiners, Post Office. Transportation will be paid by the navy department from the place of recruitment to Bremerton, Washing ton. Salaries range from SSc per hour to $127 per hour. Time and one-half is paid for all work ever 40 j hours per week and the average work week at present is 52 hours. Pome of the positions open at the jprcstnt lime are for coppersmiths, 'loftnmcn, machinists inside, rr.achin- ists outside, pipefitters, sheetn.etal 'workers, shipfitters, too'makcrs, and 'helpers and laborers. A two-year ap prenticeship or two-years experience in the trade is sufficient to quali fy for most of the journeyman posi tions. Thirty days mechanical experi ence will qualify for the helper posi tions and no experience is necessary for the laboier positions. Sufficient housing is available at j the preSen: time for both workers land their families frcm $30 to $46 per month depending upon the size ! of the unit required. For further information regarding these positions you may contact the Civil Service secretary at any first or second-class post office or local office of the U. S. Employment Ser vice, or the Regional Director, Eigh th U. S. Civil Service Region, Post office and Customhouse Building, St. Paul, Minnesota. l'ersons now employed work sliottld not apply. war Buy STILL HOSE WAS BONDS WHERE THE FUEL GOES A PURSUIT PLANE, at a cruis ing speed of 200 m.p.h. requires one gallon of gasoline for every four miles of flight Would Permit Tax Credit ' Washington, Oct. 11. (UP) The House today voted- unanimously to permit all taxpayers to take immed iate advantage of the "post-war" credits against the Victory tax. These credits range from 25 per cent of the Victory tax for single persons to 40 per cent for married couples. Under the present' law, the-credit can be obtained immediately only ly persons who pay life insurance premiums, buy war bonds, or reduce their net indebtedness in an amount at least eiual to the credit, but under the bill passed by the House everyone would be presumed to have fulfilled that condition and could take credit into account in his final J settlement of 1943 taxes npxt March :r,th- The c.redit coua be used then to reduce the amount of other taxes due or could be obtained as a cash refund in some cases. 0PA Promises New 1 1 Ceiling On Prices For Citrus Fruits y-i Officials Will Move Against the Present Prices of Oranges and Other Fruits . Washington, Oct., 15. (UP) The objective of the next Office of Price Administration move in its anti inflation drive will be the 10-cent orange. UFA Oeneral Manager Chester j Bowles promised to fix flat eents-per pound prices for citrus fruits on a j zone basis "so the housewife may jknow just what she should pay for j oranges, grapefruit and lemons." OPA officials said oranges in some areas now are selling for $1 a dozen. Bowies statement csme with an nouncement cf new price ceil'.ngs for 13 fresh vegetables and a prom ise to add five more vegetables to the list later. Bowles said price control would be extended to all remaining fresh fruits "well in advance of next season's crops." Three-fifths of the 6.2 per cent increase in the cost of living from September. 1942 to May, 1943, was the result of soaring fruit and vege table prices, Bowles said. The new program is resigned to prevent fur ther rises this winter. Ceilings were announced for lima beans, snap beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, egg- j plant, lettuce, green peas, peppers, spinach and tomatoes. Reduction in winter prices will range as high as CO per cent. The five other vegetables te be added soon are beets, asparagus, watermelons, cantaloupes and the 1944 crop of onions Booklet of Facts About WAC - ireatment lor minor cuts and bruises. A new booklet entitled "Facts You There were 342 persons aboard the Want to Know About the WAC" is train. now available at WAC Recruiting) Those seriously injured included" Headquarters here, L. S. DeVoe in j Edwin M. Devitt, Johnstown, Pa .' charge of the WAC Recruiting in j fractured spine; Pvt. Joseph Mirar Platumoutii announced tocb.y. It lmslcha, Philadelphia, fractured jaw; W.- been released through W AC head quarters at Washington. D. C, for general distribution. "Attractively illustrated and con taining the latest up-to-date facts about the WAC, the booklet will be of interest to parents, prospective WACs and their friends' and rela tives," the officer said. "Members of families or friends of WACs m-i.v also like id get oik of these booklets to see bow their WAC lives and wo.ks in the army and what she thinks about it," she l,j-jt(; '-lieluded iu the booklet are sucli things as on nations from the presi dent's talks praisinr; the VAC, from generals' statements and what the buck private thinks of the WxiC," he continued. "It tells what WACs are doing in army jobs, new pay and insurance benefits for, WACs, bow they live and how they are trained, the requirements for enrollment, of ficer's training, questions and ans wers and the type of girls now serv ing their country in the WAC and why they joined. The booklet may be obtained at WAC Recruiting office here at Plattsmouth, at the High School buildingor any of the following places of business and WAC recruit ing substations located in the city: or from Mrs. A. H. Duxbury. War Bonds or Axis Bonds CHOOSE! War Bonds should mean J'-Ji something more to you tban .1 1tt a fond :.-nnd invest ment." Figure it oat yourself. 5 Tiff- ML Ir-DITATCCT A CD I GERMANY COST 600' CREWMEN BY UNITED PRESS The United States suffered its biggest single aerial loss of the war CO Flying Fortresses costing $18,- ! 000,000 and carrying COO men j yesterday in a raid that crippled and J perhaps destroyed plants producing 'half of all the bearings required by the German war machine, it wag revealed today. The giant four-engined bombers encountered the greatest fighter opposition yet seen in the European theatre, an .official statement said, and, with the aid of fighters which escorted them on part of the 900-mile flight, shot down at least 104 and perhaps 15 enemy aircraft. Only two of the escorting Thunderbolt fighters were lost. Returning crewmen reported that the targets, three roller bearing plants at Schweinfurt in central Cermany, were left, wreathed in smoke an:l flames, but only later reconnaissance photographs can prove whether the results justified the cost to the allies iu men and machines. Air experts agreed that if the three plants we're smashed to such a de gree that they will be out of produc tion for many months, the effort was worth the cost. No engine, whether in plane, ship, tank or loco motive can operate without bear ings and Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Anderson, bomber chief command, recently described Schweinfurt the "most important target in Europe." (Washington A total of 593 Fly ing Fortress crew members were lost in the American raid' on Schweinfurt, Germany yester day, but at least half of them are be lieved to be alive as prisoners of war. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the army air forces, said today. (President Rosevelt said at his news conference today that while the loss was serious, it was balanced by the fact that the (bombers put out of commission, a very large German war plant or plants. (We cannot afford to lose so many planes a day, the president said, and losses are not running that tigh.) . Crack Train Wrecked Miles City, Mont., Oct. 15. (UP) Fifty-six persons were receiving hos jpital treatment today for injuries 'suffered when a Chicago. Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific passenger train careened from the tracks on a curve 11 miles west of here. District Railway Superintendent A. W. Hervin said 150 persons were in jured, four Eeriously, yesterday when the crack Olympian, on a run from Seattle to Chicago, plunged into a 15-foot embankment. He said ninety-four passengers were released from the hospital after W. Grim, Butte, Mont., fractured pelvis; and Harry O'Neil, conductor. Miles City, fractured ribs.' Hervin said the accident appar ently occurred when the roadbed slid under the weight of the train, caus ing a rail to snap. All 12. cars left the track. , , t WUdcat Shipyard Strike i Kearny, N. J. Oct. 15. (UP) A wildcat strike at the Federal Build- , -t . t i. : , iing ana ury uock cuiuyauy mi tiic nations VIlitl aniiamcui iiiugioui day by paralyzing work on construc tion of fighting ships for the navy. Early today more than 8,000 workers on two shifts had left their jobs in protest over the dismissal of five shop committeemen, and it was expected the third shift would join in the w alkout. The committeemen were dismissed, according to the management, for attempting a work demonstration protesting the reinstatement of John Dempsey as chairman of the local's grievance board. Dempsey had been ousted from this position and also as president of the local last August after being accused of cooperating with the company against the union's interest. Officials of the industrial union of marine and shipbuilding workers of America (CIO) which declared the strike unauthorized, and the dis missed committeemen appealed for cessation of the work stoppage. Buy War Bonds and Stamps Regularly A T IACC AUCD Allied Forces Make Continue Attacks On Jap Isand Bases Clearing Up Approaches to the Chief Center of Jap Activity at Rabaul Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, Oct. 16. (UP) Allied air and sea forces attacked Japanese chipping and air bases along the western invasion route to Rabaul, New Britain, in a swift follow-up to the crippling air blow struck at that stronghold earlier this week, a communique disclosed today. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's head quarters reported that strong allied air forces bombed and strafed enemy installations along the northern and southern shore of New Britain, while P-T boats raced through the 70 mile-wide Dampier Straits separat- ing New Britain from New Guinea, j to, attack Japanese shore positions. . shipping and The attacks, coming so soon after the big R;baul bombing, suggested the possibility of an allied drive into New Britain from newly-won bases on the northeast coast of New Guinea. Finschhafen, Lae and Sala maua, all within less than 100 miles of the New Britain coast, have been regarded as possible invasion spring boards. The Japanese airdrome at Cape Gloucester, on the northwestern tip of New Britain, bore the brunt of the new nllied attacks. A force of II Over the oceans loaded troopships are carrying new thousands of soldiers to join our attacking armies at the front. Aod every sokJier who goes oof k , ffw fighting fronts must be replaced a on Army job behind the lines. Women are needed in the WAC to take over these vital jobs. Hundreds of thousands of women are needed. You are needed and right away. In tfieWACyeH do vital work. You!l share in one of the biggest experiences of your generation and feel a deep sense of satis faction in helping your country in Its urgent need. Are you an American citizen, a woman over 20 and under 50 years of age? Are you single, or if you're married, are you without dependents, without childrenjunder 14 ? Then you are need ed in the WAC immediately (If you A VITAL Cut THE ADJUTAKT GENERAL U. S. ARMY RECRUITING AND INDUCTION SECTION MUNITIONS BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C NAME. ADD CESS, rrrv STATS. FIFTH ARMY SENDS NAZIS REELING : BACK TWO TO FIVE MILES ' Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Oct. j stream of tanks, tank-destroyers, 15, (UP) The Fifth army aided by 1 Runs shells and other supplies to a leap-frog landing behind enemy lines has sent the Germans reeling back two to five miles from the Vol turno river line all the way from the jWest coast" to the A Pennine mountains, it was announced today. American storm troops struck out from bridgeheads above Capua, 17 miles inland, from the sea, and seized dominating heights to the northeast, protecting the allied flank and en abling aliled engineers to throw pon toon bridges across the turbulent Volturno. Across these bridges and over ferry boats poured a ceaseless heavy bombers ripped and burned the field with 42 tons of explosives Wednesday and Thursday, causing widespread damage. Other medium bombers swept over a 15-mile arc of the New Britain shoreline from Cape Gloucester to Sagsag, bombing and machine gun ning enemy-held villages and des- j troying or damaging five barges,. A third force of raiders blasted the Cape Hoskins airdrome, on the north coast of New Britain midway between Cape Gloucester and Rabaul, and smk u coastai vessel offshore, while other bombers attacked the j Lindenhaf tn airdrome on the south shore of the island. The speedy P-T boats sank a small enemy coastal vessel, wrecked eight barges beached at Tuam Island, and machine gunned Japanese installa tions on Rooke Island. The communique also revealed that Japanese troops halted their headlong it-treat down the Ramu river valley in northeastern New Guinea and to fight a pursuing Aus tralian column in the jungles south of their coastal base at Madang. 0 ii IMl This call is urgent! are ineligible for the WAC because of age or family responsibilities, take over the job of an eligible woman and free her to join the WAC) Don't wait every minute this war lasts costs the lives of American soldiers. Get full details about the WAC to day. Go to your nearest U. S. Army Recruiting Station, or mail the coupon below. f Apply at nearest U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION (Your local Post Office will gladly give you the address of the Station nearest you.) ARMY JOB NEEDS YOU... JOIN THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS out this coupon and mail i should like complete information cbou? the WAC .PHONE NO.. buttress the Fifth army's attack that was moving relentlessly northward toward Rome, now less than 95 miles away. The Germans put up fierce resis tance and in some sectors counter attacked, but nowhere were they able to hold Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's forces. Front reports indi cated that the enemy's Volturno line had cracked. American artillery on the heights northeast of Capua was pouring down a murderous barrage of shells on the Germans on the plains below, and it war. evident that a further enemy withdrawal was imminent. Recruiters Here Monday The womeu and girls of Platts mouth and vicinity will have the op portunity of hearing the service of tiis Womnn's Army Corps explained by two of the young women who are row in service and on a recruiting tour of this state. Lt. Elizabeth Weimer and Lt. Betty Ralston, of the Omaha head quarters will be here on Monday at the Hotel Platsmouh irom 5 o p. m. to meet witn anyoLe intersted and discuss with them the different opporr.nities that this service is of fering. The officers ani the local cam paign heads, L. S. DeVoe and Mrs A. H. Duxbury, are -anxious that the riattsmouth girls find out just what this service is, its part i'i relieving men for active service at the front. Monday evening the recruiters will give a talk before the Junior Woman's dub. NOW! today r ' ... -r n,r,, , .. ,. . , ,.-r--J J