Show COUNTY POPULATION IS INCREASED MORE THAN I Residents Slow To Register Cooperation Requested To Speed Book No 4 Finish There are arc more than per per- persons persons sons ons in Davis county at the present time than when the first ration books were distributed in May 1942 according to Mrs Alzina Barton clerk of the lie Davis county ration board Thursday 22 9 individuals had applied for and received book No 4 as compared to in May Ma 1942 for book No 1 1 There has been a slight drop in the number issued for the last book as ration book No 2 distributed in March 1943 recorded 23 names for Davis county resi resi- dents Mrs Barton Darton in giving cause for the slight drop said that many persons have not yet applied for their books and that a number have moved from the county re records re- re records records cords show It is urged by the ration board I in all communities that everyone who has not yet obtained their I book do so at the earliest opportunity opportunity unity as clerks are very busy when new rationing comes up which swamps the office making it difficult to wait upon those who should have gotten their books at the proper time A down break-down in the registration at the ration boards in the county gives ives the following figures of books distributed for the nast Dast I three registrations shown in order o de dewith with book No 1 first and book No 4 last Bountiful Bountiful Lay- Lay Layton ton ton 2523 2523 Clearfield- Clearfield Farmington Farmington- 1613 1345 Kaysville Kaysville 1887 1887 2361 2099 Figures Fi ures shown here do not mean that these towns have that number in population as each board ser ser- serves serves ves Yes several communities and the five towns listed here are those where ration offices are maintain maintain- maintained ed cd said Mrs Barton |