Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-09-03 | Page 3 | Ration Coupons May be on Par with Coin

Ration Coupons May a Be e. e on Par With I t Coin oln e WASHINGTON Sept 3 INS Rationing will be so widespread I after another year of or war the I commerce department announced Thursday that the ration coupon will be almost on a par with money as a medium for civilian purchases Commerce department economists economists economists mists revealed that they are working working working work work- ing out with the office of price administration a plan to ration many essential civilian supplies using what they call the basic ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion unit The plan it was was' learned would give the consumer one food ration ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion book of some 20 units units each each of which could buy meat potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes sugar or any other rationed foodstuff The consumer however would be be allowed a certain amount of freedom to choose which of the rationed commodities he would buy with his coupons Thus commerce experts said total consumption would be limited limited limited lim lim- by the number of coupons is issued issued issued is- is sued but civilian consumers would not lose the right to their own tastes The commerce announcement also said that as more commodities ties are rationed the problem of keeping books on coupons coupons coupons-as as well as on money will money will become burdensome burdensome burdensome burden burden- some unless some method of simplification simplification simplification sim sim- can be found The department suggested coupon coupon coupon cou cou- pon accounts in private banks banks- the system being used now by the British in connection with clothes rationing rationing to to simplify the clerical transfer of ration coupons