Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-29
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Defroit's Food Retailers
Brace Themselves for
Run on Their Stocks

.Rationing-of n sort is IN
effect and has been for at least
a month on the foodstuffs De-
troiters demand most.
This became apparent after n
tour Of Detroit groceries selected
at random.
The grocers themselves are i'm
posing the rationing, in a desper-
ate attempt to conserve their
supplies and distribute them
fairly among regular customers.
VOLUNTARY RATIONNG
.Sorry-0 Only ono tn n Gus
toner" is their frequent apology
to the customer.
Some report a heavy demand
for the articles listed as coming
under the February ! rationing
ban.
All are bracing themselves for
the run on stocks which they exc
pect will come within a few days.
AS for meats, most butcher cases
are bare, or nearly so.
The G.. & r. Mcmillan company,
1892 Kercheval avenue, Crosse
Pointe, experienced a Is per cent
higher demand yesterday on the
items listed for rationing, accord
ing to Lossie McInally. manager.
I'VE are limiting two Of any
one item to n customer and re-
mindlng that customer she may
order only once n week." Nc
Inally said.
THE bulk of our orders are
received by telephone, so there
Is little opportunity for a custo-
mer 10 make frequent trips"
he added.
LIMIT CAN GOODS
Kaplan's Quality Market. 17015
kercheval avenue, Crosse Pointe.
also is limiting customers to from
two to four cans of each item.
There haven't been any or
ders lately which would Indicate
boarding." said Nathan Kaplan,
manager. I'VE are limited I'm
eHr supplies and we try 10 dis
tribute our stock fairly among
our customers.
For two months J. L. Thomas,
owner of a grocery at 1901 East
Jefferson avenue. has been re-
stricting purchases.
"Rationing should case the sit
uation," Thomas said. But I
can't see why they announced
II so far In advance. People
viii buy everything they can
get now. You know how they
are"
COULD SELL OUT IN DAT
They would have me out OF
business In a day, II I would
let them have everything they
want" complained George Gust,
manager of the Jefferson Gro
Gerry Company, 1903 East Jeffer-
son avenue.
"You should have seen them
come in here after the broad
cast Sunday night. They would
buy anything. just took some
of the cans away from them and
put them back on the shelves"
Rationing is hailed as the only
solution by the operators Of the
Famous Grocery. 3103 East JEFF
ferson avenue. who point to their
shelves, explaining they have more
coffee and sugar now than for
months past.
Abraham Bahna. manager Of
Hakim's Market. 775l Second ave-
nue.. is another grocer who is
afraid the buying drain will put
him out Of business. To safeguard
against this he has been limiting
purchases for weeks.
LIMITED TO BABIES
Only families with infants can
buy canned milk at the Murray
Grocery, 9046 Hamilton avenue.
owned by~Austin Murray.
I'VE can't begin TO get enough
canned milk" Murray said. Ut
Is only fair that the families
WIN cHhtuTcu On fofu1uths snOuiu
have the milk" Here again Gus
toners get but two or three cans
Of fruit or vegetables.
IT could sell all the merchan-
disc l have In one day." Murray
said.
Despite the announced rationInx
Joseph f. King, manager OF Bren-
ner Bros. 11843 Hamilton avenue,
experienced an average Sunday
and Monday of buying. King said
he has limited customers for a
month.
At the Blue Goose Market. $500
Hamilton avenue. Fred Cohen.
owner. believes the swing over 70
rationing eventually may cause
him TO quit the grocery business
he has operated for Is years and
seek a war plant job.
Demand on the affected items
has been At least twice ne heavy
since the rationing announce
ment," Cohen said. We've been
limiting our customers for
weeks. Rationing should solve n