Evening star., 1942-04-28
Sugar Sales
Banned Until
Next tuesday
Business, industrial
Users Registering
For Rotionine

| Nation today, and Will not De put
back on sale to the general public
| until Tuesday. May S, under the ra-
ton system.
Meantime, wholesalers, retailers,
institutions and industrial users of
sugar planned to apply today and
tomorrow for certificates, which
they may obtain at any one OF seven
schools throughout the city from 4
| pm. to pm These certificates
must be presented to wholesalers, or
refiners. as the case may be, for
sugar purchases, beginning tomor-
row.
No sales can be made to the gen.
eral public. however, until next
Tuesday morning. Then sugar will
be available to the householder only
on the basis of the ration book.
which can be obtained beginning
next Monday.
Four-Day Registration.
The public will have four days
to register for ration books: Mon
day. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, at any one
of l2l public schools throughout the
city. 1t will be important for every
family to register at the schools
between the hours of 4 pm. to 9
p.m. on one of the four days, 1t was
explained by rationing ofiicials. as
this registration will be necessary
not only for sugar, but for any
other rationing due to come later
on.
Administrative offices for the first
six regional sugar rationing boards
for the District are provided in
plan approved today by the Com
missioners on recommendation OF
the Districts Space Committee,
headed by Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Snow.
Space in school. library and other
District-owned buildings has been
assigned by the Commissioners for
six boards which will operate Under
the Sugar Rationing Committee,
headed by L. p. Steuart. The re-
gional arrangement will prevent
congestion at the general offices of
the District rationing boards at l74o
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Office Space Assigned.
once space for the zone boards is
assigned as follows:
For Zone l, the entire first floor of
the building at 458 Indiana avenue
NV; Zone Q, one room on the first
floor of the Eaton School, Thirty
fourth and Lowell streets NV;
Zone 3, the assembly room on the
basement floor of the Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library. Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV, and one room
on the first floor of the Raymond
School, Tenth street and Spring
road NV; Zone 4. one room on
the first floor of the Hayes School,
Fifth and K streets NE, and the
assembly room on the basement floor
of the Southeastern Branch Pubic
Library. Seventh and d streets Sc:
Zone S, one room on the first floor
of the Southwestern Branch Public
Library, Seventh and H streets S.W.;
Zone 6, the entire first floor of the
Van Buren School Annex, on v
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets Sc.
The sugar supply In Washington
will be adequate for all demands,
according to reports this morning
from wholesalers. No shortage is
expected.
There was no excitement yester-
! day among stores and very little ex-
ira demand for sugar as sales came
to a close last midnight, according
to a check of the largest chain
stores by The Star today.
Little Additional Demand.
The public became excited a few
weeks ago when sugar rationing was
first decided upon, but this furry
tapered of, store managers reported.
and yesterday there was scarcely
any additional demand on the part
| of housewives.
Homes will have to get along until
Tuesday with sugar on hand-unless
they can borrow from their neigh
bors, according to rationing officials.
Beginning at 4 pm. next Monday
at all the public schools, repre-
sentative of the family, preferably
its head, will be required to report
the amount of sugar on hand. Any
adult-in this case over 18 years of
age-may represent the family at
the registration. The supply on hand
Monday evening is allowed to be
pounds per person. Thus for fam
lily of four persons there may be
pounds of sugar in the pantry.
For any amount more than that
| stamps will be taken out of the
ration book. If there are more than
pounds per person no ration book
will be issued.
War Ration Book No. 1.
The book will be known as War
Ration Book No. |. 1t will have have
stamps allowing purchase of one
| half pound of sugar per person per
week. Each stamp is good for /
pound, meaning two weeks supply
for one person.
The first stamp in the No. book
will be good only during the period
/ of lday to Is, not earlier or later
One ration book will be issued for
each person, so the family of four
persons will get four ration books
In the case Of a maid living in
home, it was explained by ration
officials, the head of the family
should not apply for sugar ration
book for her. She should apply for
her own book, bring it back to the
household. and pool it with the
family ration books. so long as she
resides with the family. If she
leaves for other employment, she
takes her own book with her.
Commercial and industrial users
of sugar were to apply for their GER
tificates between 4 and Q pm today
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