Evening star., 1943-01-22
Liquor Rationing
SET in Virginia.;
StoresC|osed
Registration Storts
Monday; Sales Bon
To Lost 10 Days
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Jan. 22.-Liouor
stores throughout Virginia will
be closed today and tomorrow
and will be open for the rest
of this month only to register
prospective customers, under a
liquor rationing program an
nounced by the State ABC Board
yesterday.
The rationing system will become
effective February /, after the 10
Gay suspension of sales while the
registration is in progress. The
quantity of unit purchase will be an
nounced February l and will be de-
termined on the basis of the num-
Der of registrations and the amount
of liquor on hand. The unit may be
changed as conditions vary.
All registrations will take place for
Virginia civilians at the liquor stores
and will start Monday to continue
for one week. Members of the
armed forces stationed in Virginia
will be registered under the direc-
ton of their commanding officers as
soon as forms can be obtained
Transients in the State will register
on or after February l.
Book Good for Year.
A civilian resident of the State
may obtain a book of 48 coupons,
good for the remainder of this year,
on presenting documentary evidence
of his identity, such as a selective
service or ration card. The coupons
are so arranged that a purchaser
may obtain one half of the maxi
= mum quantity and still be able to
buy the other half, if he wishes, dur
ing the life of the coupon.
The coupons are good anywhere in
the State. They are not transferable,
although the legal holder of a permit
may buy for another legal holder
provided the latter permit is pres
ented intact with the latter'S sigma
ture on the back of the current
coupon.
Books to Cost Is Cents.
i
rationing after months of heavy
sales and announcement of a ration
ing plan by distilleries which limited
amounts to one-half the purchases
made by the State last year.
Facilities of the distilleries have
been converted to making industrial
alcohol.
Applications for coupon books will
cost Is cents and will be in duplicate
to furnish a check at the central
Offices on persons registering at more
than one store Persons found |
more than once will lose
their ration books and viii be res
ouired to show cause why they !
should not be enjoined Indefinitely
from obtaining book.
Three Types of Permits. u
There will be five types of permits
issued. In addition to the ones for
civilian residents, civilian transients
and military registrants, the board
will issue book of only two coupons
to naval tranSients and card valid
for " hours after being issued to
take care of naval men on short
shore leave.
The 72-hour permit card will cost
nothing and will be issued on re-
quest before leaving their ships only
to men of the Navy and Marine
Corps who cannot reveal their sta
ton. The coupons will be issued at
the naval operating base in Norfolk.
Stores with three clerks or fewer
will be open from 9 am. until pm.
and stores with four or more clerks
will be open from 10 an to 9 pm.
To aid the registration process,
those whose surnames begin with
letters in the group A through C
register Monday, D through E on
Tuesday, G through on Wednes-
day, K through o on Thursday, P
through S on Friday and T through
on Saturday.