Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mei&iUtl£fc MrtSWvu. K ««< *h cxnm i \ . i, i»46 Ration Calendar For Week Of Jan. S9,1945 the usual five, fivan for four- ' made PROCESSED FOODS: Blue X5, Y5, Z5, A2, BS, C2, D2, E2, F2 and OS (Book 4) ~ now Valid at 16 roints feach. Blue stamps H2, J2, K2, Lfi and Kf2 become valid Feb ruary 1, l$4i>. MEATS AND FATS: ited Q5, R5, S5, T5, U5, W5, X5, Z5, A2, B2, C2 khd D2 (Book 4) now val id at 16 points bach for use with tokens. y SUGAR: Sugar Stamp imo. 34 r^w valid fof 5 pounds. § Su&ar Stamp NO. 35 becomes valid Feb 7 3uary 1, i945. SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1, No. 2 ahd ffo. 3 how valid. FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou- rcfts from last season and Period 1, 2 and 3 coupohfc for current f"a?oh how Valid at 10 gallons each in fo. C. f S. C., Ga. and Fla. GASOLINE: A-14 coupons valid through Alarch 21. Rationing rules now require that each car owner write his license number and state on each cOupon in his possession rs soon as it is issued him by his local rationing board. week ration pferiodS, "Vfefe kOOd, he said. Km, lie ottiu. The stamps, each wotth 10 points, are Y5, Z5, A2, B2, C3 and D2 South Carolina housewives will receive their Usual blue point al lotment of five stahtps worthy ten points each bn February L E. H. Talbert, district Cfejl director, said. .. ^ The stamps are H2, J2, K£, L2 and $12. Housewives have six more red stamps for obtaining meats and fats, E. H. Talbert, OPA district director at Columbia, announced. Since the February rationing pe riod, which began January 28 will last five Weeks instead of the usual lour, six red stamps, instead of Supply conditions make it nec essary to cut off further applica tions tor fuel oil rations for use In heating equipment reconverted to burn oil, E. H. halbert, OPA district dlrtctor at Columbia, an nounced. The move was made at the re quest of the Petroleum Adminis tration for War, he said. This action does not affect those who have received an advance ra tion for equipment now being re installed. It will hOwever, stop any further reconversion except for hardship cases, the director pointed out. He added that although rations so far granted for reconverted fa cilities have not drawn material ly on supplies, they are being ruled out in the effort to use every possible method of holding civil ian consumption to the absolute minimum. Most point values will continue AND NOVBITY yottr selection fmm pieces wo up to $1.50 AND A DIME With The Purchase Of Other Merchandise BELK LUKE CO 845 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. S'fV 'M ... ' will you HELP US HELP HIM COME HOME SOONER? Night and day, J. B. Carr Biscuit Com pany is engaged in the vital job of baking, packing and rushing field rations to our > * fighting men overseas. We don’t want any soldifer to be able to say his fighting effi- fciency was lessdhed because Carr did not deliver the goods on time and in ample quantities. We know you don’t want this war to last a minute longer than necessary. You can help shorten it by taking a job now at J. B. Carr Biscuit Company. We are now working on new and bigger Army orders that must be filled. We pay well . . . the work is pleasant and easy to learn ... so. if you are over 16, why not apply today? Ftfll time workeYs in essential industry need' not apply. Qut-tff- tdwri Employes may foYfn fiar pobfas ahd apply for extra gasoline rations. A V-) 'l , . k, . V' J. (JU/VL I ^ -m I ' r. &Z CARR. BISCUIT CJOMUAlVir Office: Park Street Greenwood, S. C. Phone 2461 Buy Your Furniture From j. s. unchanged during February, E. H. Talbert, OPA district director at Columbia, annuonced. Creamery butter will continue at 24 red points per pound. Also continuing unchanged are point values on all meats except a few previously point-free bacon items and fat pork cuts, which are now being given values of one point each. Points are being restored because the wholesale cuts_from which they are made also ^re used in the production of Ir d, which has been restored to raM n ing, the director explained. The ration value of marg~ ye was increased from two to points per pound on Jahuarr Present point value for all ’ Je stamp foods remain unchan^ d. • r-f V M Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. r u * t will be removed for manufactur ers of essential low and medium- priced garments who will be given priority ratings for fabrics on their garment output in the first half of 1943. This will prevent di- verison of textiles into less essen tial and higher priced products. A new maximum average price regulation will return the average price of each category of civilian garments during the first half of 1945 to the average price levels of the first half of 1943. Under the plan, many of the low and medium-priced cotton ■garments will be pre-ticketed by the manufacturer with the retail ceiling price expressed in specific dollars and cents. A joint OPA-WPB clothing 'ro- gram proposed to the trad ~ In Washington last week is des! ned to reduce the- average far ily's clothing bill by 6 or 7 per cen' and to make more of the essential low and medium-price clothing avail able in more stores, E. H. Talbert, OPA district director at Columbia, said. Under the plan, a high propor tion of civilian fabric production Tax Commission Agents To Assist In Making Income Tax Returns Agents of Income Tax Division of the South Carolina Tax Com mission begin their journeys over the State for the purpose of as sisting income taxpayers in the preparation of their returns on the fifth day of February, 1945. The itinerary of field agents in this section follows, and their services are at the disposal of the public in the matter of giving aid, advice, or information to the in come taxpayers. Every individual receiving an income of $1,000.00 net, if single, or $1.,800.00 net, if married, is re quired to file a return. In addition to the returns of income every person, firm, or cor poration making payments of sal aries, wages, rents, commissions, etc., in excess of $1,000.00, or in terest or dividends or both, in ex cess of $1,000.00 is required to make returns of information thereon, giving the names A*hd id- dresses of those to whom pay ments are made and the arhotmts so paid, and by whom paid. Corporations and partners!' v-? are required to file returns gardless of the amount of come. It is hoped that taypayers take advantage of this aid ac fered by the Tax Commission the filing of Income Tax Returns the dates advertised. Owing to the shortage of experienced help due to the war effort, transportation iifficulties and other causes, it will not be possible for the Com mission to serve the taxpayers oth er than on the dates advertised. Abbeville, Feb. 7, court house, Anderson, Feb. 23-Mar. 15, court i house, Edgefield, Feb. 5, court house, Greenwood, Feb. 8-9-10, court house, MeCormiek, Feb. 6, court house, Saluda, Feb. 13, court house. O I - • T _ , 1 \n —• n M Si jr ✓ s* y. ^ • r- .'*?• t' ‘ A v ** -r.- W- ^ \‘V •' • • a.*-. •« . v*' k »'* :• ' 5 ’*■ V^*| * •** • * t : 1 n