FILE - In this Feb. 14, 1943 file photo Mrs. Caven holds her new point ration book as the grocer indicates the proper stamps to cover purchases in New York. Each person had 48 points for use during March. Not since World War II, when people carried Ration Books with stamps that allowed them to purchase meat, sugar, butter, cooking oil and gasoline, has the entire nation been asked to truly sacrifice for a greater good. (AP Photo/Carl Nesensohn, File)