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Show Rules Governing Lost Ration Books The loss of ration books by consumers con-sumers and the laxness exercised by the public in returning to the local-board local-board books of persons entering the armed forces and of deceased persons per-sons have reached an alarming state, said H. Grant Ivans, state 0 P A director. These "loose books" constitute an incipient black market of such proportions pro-portions as to threaten the very existence ex-istence of the nation's program of assuring needed supplies to our fighting men and fair distribution of scarce foods to civilians. While 1 realize that most persons who lose books or use them improperly would be horrified at the thought that they are sabotaging the war program and undercutting our national na-tional security, yet that is literally the result. Mr. Ivans is urging all local boards to redouble their efforts to have all rations books of deceased persons and those entering the armed forces returned to the local office within ten days. He also sug-guests sug-guests that in no instance should a ration book be replaced in less than ten days and then only in extreme emergencies where the board is convinced that great hardship would result.. In all but extreme cases, the board should not issue replacements replace-ments until the expiration of sixty days as provided by the regulations. The inconvenience of using only non-rationed foods for a time is small penalty indeed for those unwilling un-willing to take proper care of their ration books. In case of lost books the applicant appli-cant should fill out Form 194 and should then be required to report the case to the County Sheriff or the local police and file with them a signed, srorn affidavit outlining: the circumstances under which the books were lost Ten days after the application is filed on Form R-194. the applicant may return to the board which should examine the facts or require the applicant to appear before a hearing of the board to supply information in-formation upon which it may determine de-termine when the book should be replaced Mr. Iiins said. Following recent talks with the state- rationing officials. It appears, thai books are lost principally through mutilation by children or by leaving them in the grocery-stores. grocery-stores. It is suggested that ration boofcs should never be placed on the grocer's counter, cither by the consumer con-sumer or the grocery clerk. If books are not put on the counter, they can't acctdcntly be left there. Alsi it is sutrsvsted that consumers and grocers follow Uie practice of never nev-er putting books in the big with groceries. Apparently, many books arc inadvertently destroyed nlou$ with the empty bag after the groceries gro-ceries have been removed. After .stamps have been removed, the books should bo placed directly into in-to the consumer's povketlvok. With respect to keeping books away from small chiUlivn. consumers consum-ers should be Impressed with the fact that they are not playthings, liivks should be guarded with at leii't as much cave as Is taken of a $.t bill. Applicants who apply lor tiiv must have their the Inspection leo-ovd leo-ovd which must accompany application appli-cation (or new tiles. |