The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22

aasgNagNANA@N@@f private: convalescent homes, pri- vate schools, colleges, bakeries, bot tiers, candy and ice cream ma1lu- lecturers, canners, hotels, lunch rooms, restaurants, diners, 'taverns, cafeterias and general establish- ments serving food.
 A person operating individually as a candy maker or baker at home is classified as an industrial user.
 Minimizing Forms
 The government is attempting to minimize the number of forms that the retail trade" will be required to fill out. The state rationing administrators office has prepared a form intended to simplify the problem of the small grocer when he makes application for the cer- tificates permitting him to pur- chase sugar from his wholesaler. Wholesalers throughout the state are distributing this form to their customers, and supplies are also in the hands of local rationing boards.
 The supplemental form deals with figures the retailer must present and fill out when he registers. The questions he must answer are: CD gross sales in dollars of all meats, groceries, fruits, vegetables, etc., for the week nding April 25, 1942, or if the registering unit began opera ton after April 20, 1942, the esti- mated sales for the first complete calendar week of operations after April 20, 1942, the estimated sales for the first complete calendar week of operations; and (2) the total amount of sugar in pounds deliv- cred during the month of Novem- Der, 1941.
 Take the case of John Doe, the corner grocer doing business as the Doe Grocery Company.
 Storekeeper Doe gets in touch with his wholesaler and asks for the supplemental form upon which he lists the gross sales of all com modities and products he made for the week ending April 25, 1942.
 He sharpens his pencil again, ex- amines his books and ledgers and determines the total amount of sugar he had delivered to him dur ing the month of November, l941, for resale to his neighborhood cus- toners.
 On either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, he takes his supple mental form to his local high school or the site designated by his local rationing board for registration, and meets the schol registrar to whom he hands the supplemental form upon which he has noted the flg- ures requested.
 The teacher registrar then fills out OPA Form R-305 for MT. Doe as follows:
 MT. Doe states he did a gross business of $50000 during the week ending April 25, 1942. The regis trar, following out the formula prescribed for retailers, then "al- lows" him one pound of sugar equal to each dollar of gross sales, or 800 pounds of sugar.
 Continuing to answer the Ques- tions listed on the form, MT. Doe says that during November 194l, he received for resale to his customers 300 ponds of sugar. A fourth of this 800 pounds establishes his weekly purchases of sugar from his wholesaler at 200 pounds, and this becomes his quota.
 Stipulation
 Though he has technically been allowed" 800 pounds of sugar, the quantity equal to one pound for each dollar of gross sales, the regis tration formula stipulates that as between the quantity based on gross sales and the approximate weekly average of sales during November 1941, the smaller of the figures is to be used in computing allowable" inventory.
 MT. Does final statement to the registrar is that he has on hand in his store on the date of registration total of 75 pounds of sugar. Since he has been allowed 200 pounds of sugar, this 75 pounds is deducted from his quota and a sugar pur- chase certificate is issued to him for 125 pounds. This he surrenders to his wholesaler for replenishment of his stock.
 Instructions for sugar rationing registration will be given at meet ing of sugar rationing board mem bers from 13 towns in the Water bury area at a meeting tomorrow night at Wilby High school.
 Registration of wholesalers, com mercial users and institutions will be held next week. The general population will register the follow ing week.