Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-11-30 | Page 13 | Salt Lakers Find Ample Coffee as Rationing Gets under Way

Salt Lakers laker Find Ample Coffee As Rationing Gets Under Way Ample supplies of coffee were found on grocery shelves Monday as the coffee rationing program got under way in Utah Most shelves were stripped Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- November 21 when the freezing order went into effect but butin butin in n the meantime merchants have managed to stock their shelves sufficiently sufficiently sufficiently suf suf- to insure a successful beginning beginning be be- ginning to the program S. S Grover RIch ich state rationing officer said after a a. check was made with re retailers retailers re- re tailors and wholesalers However housewives were urged by y rationing officials to confine their heir first purchases to amounts they actually need To prevent any shortage which another run would bring about Mr Rich said we ask that only those who need coffee coHee immediately buy it now and then only In the minimum amount Unnecessary heavy buying at atthe atthe atthe the beginning p of coffee rationing will overtax the the coffee distribution distribution tion system and disrupt the even flow of coffee from roaster to wholesaler to retailer Everyone will be required to declare de clare dare his November 28 inventory when hen he registers for war ration t ook No 2 and will be penalized for any stamps missing illegally Mr Rich warned Penalties will also be imposed where coffee stamps are missing from books belonging to persons under 14 years of ot age