The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-02-18
Eligible Persons in
u. S. Must Have
Ration Book No. 2
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of coffee held by the applicant az
of November %, 1942-the day when
coffee rationing started.
In the case of canned goods, the
housewife may set aside five cans
for each person in the family not
including cans, bottles and jars
containing less than 8 ounces, OF
home canned fruits and vegetables
The declaration cover the remainder
of the family supply of all COM
mercially canned fruits, canned
fruit and vegetable juices, canned
soups, chilli sauce and catsup.
The net figure on coffee to be
declared is the number of pounds
on hand on November % in ex-
cess of one pound for each person
whose age is stated as IA years or
older on War Ration Book 1.
The family unit for which one
consumer declaration" may be
filled includes all persons related
by blood, marriage, or adoption,
who regularly reside in the same
household.
Presentation of Book 1
When the applicant presents a
copy of War Ration Book 1 for each
member of his family to his regis
tering officer, that official does the
following things:
He removes coffee stamps (stamps
10 to %, inclusive) from books is
sued to those whose age is shown in
the book as under fourteen years.
He removes one coffee stamp from
every adult Book l for every full
pound of coffee in excess Of one
owned on November %. If the ex-
cess declaration for a family unit
is more than one pound, the stamps
are removed as nearly equally as
possible from the books of the adult
The registrar indicates on Book
that War Ration Book has been
been issued against such Book l..
No Book 2 shall be issued to any
person if his Book indicates that
a Book 2 has already been issued
to him.
Book l is then returned to the APP
plicant. -
Issuance of Book Two
Before War Ration Book Two is
issued by the registrar, he performs
the following duties:
He removes one eight-point blue
stamp from Book Two for each can,
bottle or jar of ounces or more of
commercially processed foods in ex-
cess of five owned by the applicant
on February 81 This may be done
by individual books in the case of
single applicants or from the various
books of a family unit
If the number of eight-point
stamps to be deducted exceeds the
tWenty-four eight-point blue stamps
in the book, the registrar writes the
number of excess cans on the inside
front cover of the books as follows
Cans" When the next ration
book is issued for processed foods,
stamps will be deducted for these
cans. -. - .s-
He pastes a "validation stamps"
on the front cover of the book.
The issuing officer signs the book
and gives it to the applicant.
Before the book is valid for use.
the applicant or his agent must fill
in certain information on the front
cover. This includes the serial num-
Der of the book across the bottom
part of the valuation stamp and all
remaining information called for.
Any person who violates these pro-
visions, which are contained in Cen
eral Ration Order Issuance and
use of War Ration Book Two-may,
by administrative suspension order,
be prohibited from acquiring or us
ing any rationed commodity for such
period as OPA may judge to be
necessary in the public interest and
to promote national security. False
statements on any declaration, APP
plication or other document made in
connection with this order are pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH