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Show 1IEI1E IS PSMULE UM 0F SUGAR RATIONING From the Office of Price Administration, Ad-ministration, the following general outline of plans for sugar rationing ration-ing has been released. Further information in-formation on local plans awaits word from the OPA and will probably pro-bably be released late this month. The plan contemplates limiting household consumption to a specified speci-fied quantity per week. Tins quantity quan-tity was originally announced as 12 ounces ; per person per week. Recently however, there have been announcements indicating that only 8 ounces per week will be alloted. What the final figure will be is not predictable now, but it is almost certain that all" manufacturers, manufac-turers, bakers, confectioners, beverage bev-erage bottlers, etc., and all house- hold users of sugar will have to register sometime in April and in the case of consumers and will be issued food ration books sugar certificates in the case of commercial users. This immense job of registration will be done in the public schools by the school teachers. The book issued there will be known as War Ration Book One, and that its use will not be confined to sugar, but will serve for the many food items w'hich are expected to be rationed later such as tea, coffee, cocoa, spices and others. Necessary to Register Therefore, it is NECESSARY that all consumers register. If you think you have enough sugar to last for the duration, don't think you can avoid registration. registra-tion. If you don't get an issue of War Ration Book One. you'll be out in the cold for later rationing. ration-ing. Good for 28 Weeks War Ration Book One will contain con-tain 23 stamps, each representing one week's sugar allotment. When you will be required to state the 'quantity of sugar on hand. You will be permitted to have two pounds per person on hand, but any quantity above that will be considered hoarded and stamps will be torn out of your book to cover the quantity. Probably if you have more sugar than the stamps in the book (Continued on Tage Eight) HERES PROBABLE PLAN j OP SUGAR RATIONING (Continued from page one) represent, you will have that amount marked up against your account and stamps will be torn from your second book accordingly. according-ly. At any rate, the person who J' lias a stored supply will not be any better fixed than the one who has none. To anyone who has an excess stock of sugar, it is suggested that he find some small manufacturer who is finding it hard to keep his plant running and sell it to him at a reasonable price; or to return it to the grocery store for credit; or to give it to some person per-son who has no supply and needs it. There is no advantage to be gained in holding it now. Under this plan we will have less sugar 'than we are accustomed to using, but unless there are unforeseen losses, enough for the real needs of our people. The proposed pro-posed ration will be more than is permitted in any of the other i nations of the world. |