The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-04-23
No Ration Book
liz You Have
More Than lbs.
U. S. adopts rationing
for first time in history
. sugar is first

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upon the civil population early next
month when the sugar rationing
plan goes into effect. The local
boards for the rationing have been
appointed and all arrangements
made for the job.
Registration will be at the local
grade school on May 4, 5, 6 and z, at
hours which will be announced next
week. Retailers, however, are requir-
ed to register April $500. The term
retailers includes boarding houses,
restaurants, soft drink parlors, no
tells, canneries, etc. as well as &C
tual sugar sellers. Registration Of
this class is imperative, in order to
secure further supplies for their
businesses.
The consumers War Rationing
book is a four-page folder to which
are attached the % ration stamps.
At present the stamps are to be
used for sugar only, but warning Is
given that the book will be required
for other articles as well.
Each Of the stamps entities the.
holder to purchase one pound Of SUI
gar for the period--preSumably one
week. Retailers must have the
stamps to renew their stocks and
no retailer is allowed to sell single
pound of sugar without the stamp.
Unless instructions are received
from the office Of Price Admins
tration to the contrary, each person.
at the time Of registration, will be
permitted to keep supply Of sugar
not in excess Of two pounds without
having stamps removed for 1t.
War ration books will not be Is
sued TO any person possessing at
time Of registration supply Of SUI
gar amounting to, more than six
pounds. Any person having supply
of sugar in excess Of two pounds, but
no more than six pounds will have
stamps removed from his ration
book at the time of registration at
the rate Of one stamp for each ex-
cess pound 1.-THE value of each OF
the first four stamps being one
pound.) Thus, a person having six
pounds OF sugar on hand would
have -four stamps removed from his
book, according to the following pro-
cedure:
First two pounds: no stamps re-
moved.
Next four pounds: four stamps re-
moved, one for each excess pound.
The bulletin put out by the gov
lernment contains the following cues
tionS which will lbe asked by inter-
ested citizens, and cover nearly every
contingency:
Q. How much sugar can get with
each stamp?
"A. You may buy one pound with
each OF he first four stamps.
q. Can get the same amount OF
sugar with each stamp?
"A. Not necessarily. The ration or
sugar may be changed from time to
time according to the total supply
of sugar in the country. The ration
Tor each stamp will be publicly an
nounced by the government.
Q. How long is each stamp good
for?
"A. Each stamp will be good for
the period to be announced and the
time each stamp Is good for win be
announced.
@. Can 4 save up the stamps ana
get all my sugar at one time.
"A. No. Each stamp is good only
for the announced period.
@. Do we have to take our War
Ration books in person to the stors
in order to buy sugar?
A. No. Anyone may take your
book, providing they buy sugar for
you.
Several other obvious answers are
given, also the following:
Q. What IL / need more sugar
than I can get with my War Ration
Book?
A. II it is absolutely necessary for
you or your family to have more
sugar for home canning, illness or
some other special reason, you NAV
go TO your local Rationing Board.
They win decide whether you can
have this sugar, and how much Won
can have. They may issue You q
special certificate permitting you 20
buy specified amount OF sugar for
specified purpose. You will not
need to use the War Rationing book
IN buying sugar with this certificate.