Yes, there were ration boards. I can remember some of our teachers coming to our small village, Burlington Green, to issue ration books. We have some family ration books. Our dad signed for us and one of our neighbors who was on the board also signed. I remember that Dad had to collect stamps from the customers who bought gasoline, sugar, butter, etc. in our country store. Carma (Bull) Stone In a message dated 11/21/2008 3:24:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, tstowell@chattanooga.net writes: Perhaps an odd subject but this week I've seen gas lines for the first time in nearly thirty years due to a price war. Who can drop their prices the fastest? Yesterday at one of our major Interstate exits - 1.759 and heading south. It was for brand x but brand x gets old beat up cars to shiny new ones with $$$ price tags. Exxon across the street though was at 1.76. In rummaging through family heirlooms a few years back I ran across curious items to me, familiar to those who lived through WWII, some of the little red OPA disks. While by then I'd seen one of the posters from the war, NRA (or something like that); postal savings stamps - this was a new item for me. I'd also seen ration cards and heard the stories of the family about such. My aunt got extra gasoline coupons and coupons for tires because she was a school teacher. I don't know but I believe there were ration boards just like their were draft boards for the war. The closest I've come thus far were the printed gas coupons, never issued, in the early 1970s, the odd-even system in the late 1970s. I'm sure many of you may have had similar experiences. Tim Stowell The UNEXPECTED always happens. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001)

I well remember that Dad had just a very few gallons for his car auto as contrasted with a working vehicle. I recall that an uncle claimed he would smudge his signature as he signed his gasoline ration coupons. Whether he said that as a joke or really did it I don't know. There was a gas station in town where one could purchase gasoline without using a ration coupon. I think it cost a few pennies more. ----- Original Message ----- From: <CARMAlotta@aol.com> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Gas lines! > Yes, there were ration boards. I can remember some of our teachers > coming > to our small village, Burlington Green, to issue ration books. We have > some > family ration books. Our dad signed for us and one of our neighbors who > was on > the board also signed. I remember that Dad had to collect stamps from > the > customers who bought gasoline, sugar, butter, etc. in our country store. > Carma (Bull) Stone > >