Show Rationing System Puts Extra Load On Retail Grocers Secretary Manager of Association Asks Complaining Housewives to Be More Sympathetic of Merchants' Merchants Problems Housewives who complain about extra trouble involved Under under under un un- der rationing should remember that the retail grocer carries this extra duty sometimes duty sometimes to a staggering degree without degree without complaining Sherman P P. P Lloyd secretary manager er Utah Retail Grocers Grocers' association said on Thursday For example he said the purchase purchase pur- pur chase hase of a carload of tomatoes requires requires re rev quires the services of one person working 40 hours a week for seven and one-half one weeks to take care of the he paper work A survey of how the rationing system works was given Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day by Mr Lloyd who pleaded that hat housewives and other purchasers purchasers purchasers pur pur- chasers be a little more S sympathetic sympathetic with the retailers Grocers Dont Don't Complain Although grocers are not complaining complaining com- com laining about abou the system people should realize that most small grocers are are being forced to work at night and on Sundays to prepare prepare pre- pre pare are the way for purchases of rationed rationed ra- ra goods Mr Lloyd said The purchase of a carload of ot tomatoes requires points directly to the wholesaler This is the procedure Average point value for stamps is four which means that stamps are required for a carload These must be pasted on sheets of 50 stamps to a sheet or sheets for the purchase Average time for pasting up the sheets is five minutes or hours for or each carload of tomatoes At this rate one person will work seven and a half weeks at 40 hours per Jer week Mr Lloyd said I If the grocer has a ration bank account the system is slightly different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent but it involves about the same amount of time since he must separate each numbered stamps 8 5 3 and 1 count them and put into separate envelopes to tobe tobe tobe be deposited in the bank Since each separate point must be counted and tabulated this also invoices weeks of work Involves Extra Work Vork Although the average small Independent independent in in- dependent grocer does not buy an entire carload of tomatoes at one onetime onetime onetime time he does buy other rationed goods and each purchase involves relative amounts of work Also being forced to do extra work which is difficult because of labor shortages are banks They must receive check and tabulate all stamps deposited This in involves involves involves in- in additional and time of several bankers kers reported However the bank is paid a a. fee for each check deposited whereas the grocer must meet his obligation obligation obligation obliga obliga- tion without additional compensation tion Mr Lloyd pointed out |