The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-24
Controversy Over
Declaration Blanks
Quickly Terminated
local Administrator Voices Personal Preference Estate
OPA ONCE Makes Order Emphatic; 10000
Books Issued Yesterday

trants to use the printed forms
supplied by the board. I'VE are not
allowed to refuse the newspaper
FORMS" she said, but we are doing
all we can to run this registration
ct q minimum Of Inconvenience
to the public and use Of the heavy
paper forms viii help later" She
explained that II ration hooks
should be lost new ones could not
be Issued without reference to the
files and the newspaper blanks can
not be filed. She said volunteer
workers win be secured TO transfer
declaration information from the
newspaper forms to the other type
In cases where the registrants do
not cooperate with the request.
Although local regulations on reg
istratiori are not allowed, Mrs. Root
stated, referring to yesterdays Or
der Of the OpA, she added local
rulings on filings may be made and
the Waterbury ration board plans
to keep all consumer declarations
for further reference and checking,
A suficient number Of regular dec
laration forms are on hand here,
she stated, 30 there will be NO
shortage problem to interfere with
fling plans.
10000 Books Issued
Yesterdays registration was heavy
with an estimated 10000 books is
sued at the city's school buildings
Supplies Of books were exhausted
before the evening was over ct sew
eral Of the centerS and police mo.
tor patrols assisted In rushing adj
ditional supplies for the awaiting
consumers.
Registration today has been
scheduled for the H through L al
phabetical group, and tomorrow's
will be for the M through U cate
CORY. Persons who do not register
this week will be issued books at the
ration board headquarters on West
Main street next week and there
after, but ration oftlcials warn OF
the Inconvenience because Of O LIN
tied number Of workers at the board
headquarters.
Yesterday, as the day before, very
few registrants' declaration forms
showed excess supplies Of canned
goods and very few coupons were
deducted from the new books. Mrs
Root said this was surprising to ra.
ton oflcials who expected q great
deal Of tailoring Of new books. She
said 1t was considered O New Eng.
land custom to store away large
supplies Of canned goods, and thu
lack Of excess stocks here was I'M
expected. She pointed out It Is no
considered boarding to have O large
supply Of canned goods on hand
but that the disgrace lies only II
having 1t and falling to declare It
She warned that 0 penalty Is pro
vided for false information.
Cooperation Good
The registration on the whole wa!
very satisfactory during the first twC
days, Mrs. Root said, adding tina
cooperation from the public wa!
good and very few complaints were
reported.
The administrator advises house.
wives to plan their point purchasing
well In advance, II possible dividing
the months points into each weeE
and following q point budget. She
reiterated that no change can bC
made on presentation Of point coup
ors and that planning should be
conducted to use the right value
coupons for each purchase. Per-
sons who have excess food supplies
on hand also have been warned tc
apply voluntary point rationing.
Some confusion has resulted be-
cause Of misunderstanding on the
age limit for coffee rationing. The
administrator stated all persons who
were IA years old at the time OF
the last issuance Of ration coupons
are entitled to receive coffee
coupons.