Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-04-22 | Page 1 | Sugar Rations Begin on May 5

SUGAR RATIONS BEGIN ON MAY 5 First Stamp Permits Pound Purchase WASHINGTON April 22 US P- P The nations nation's first rationing of food by stamps will start May 5 the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of price administration announced announced an an- Wednesday with the first stamp good for purchase of one pound of sugar during the period May 5 to May 16 In an order setting forth details of the sugar rationing system O 0 P A disclosed that allotments to restaurants hotels and the like would be cut 50 per cent under the amount used last year while bakers confectioners beverage bottlers and ice cream and dairy product producers would be limited limited lim lini- to 70 per cent of past use Register May 7 4 Household consumers who will register at grade schools throughout through through- out the country lay May 4 to 7 in inclusive inclusive inclusive in- in will be entitled to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase one pound of sugar with each of the first four stamps In war ration book No 1 The first stamp is valid May 5 to 16 the second May 17 to 30 the third May 31 to June 13 and the fourth June 14 to 27 Retail and wholesale establishments establishments establishments establish establish- ments handling sugar will register at high schools April 28 and 29 as will industrial and institutional users The cut in the amount of sugar reserved for restaurants caterers hotels and others supplying food services amounts to 50 per cent of the quantity used in the corresponding corresponding corresponding corre corre- month last year or if records of Jast ast ye years year's rs r's use are not available half the amount used in March Ch ai 1942 the 0 O P A said Explains Regulations 0 o PA set forth in detail the regulations concerning registration tion many of which have been announced announced announced an an- previously One adult member of each family family family fam fam- ily unit may register for the entire family gr group up getting a ration book for each member of the family family fam fam- ily fly it was stated Any family unit not having ah au adult member should be registered by the oldest member or by a responsible adult authorized author author- to act Or beh behalf lf of the minors Consumers Consumers' who are are not members members members mem mem- bers of a unit family should register register register regis regis- ter for th themselves th rh lv Its s Persons confined confined confined con con- fined in public or private hospI hospitals hospitals hospi hospi- asylums prisons or similar in institution institutions in- in I are ae re not eligible for registration registration registration reg reg- while so confined