Rations in Hand

This week 131,669,275 U.S. inhabitants were entitled to: 1) War Ration Book Number 1; 2) to one pound of sugar apiece to last them two weeks. Exception: members of the armed forces and persons confined to public and private institutions. Special rules:

> Diabetics, who may not use sugar, were cautioned to register since Book One may be used in future rationing of other commodities.

> Unborn babies may not be registered for sugar rations.

> Families of those who die must relinquish the ration book to their rationing board within ten days.

> Persons leaving the country for more than 30 days must surrender their books to local boards during their absence.

> People eating more than twelve meals a week in a boardinghouse or confined to hospitals or other institutions for more than ten days must turn in books during their stay.

> Citizens requiring larger sugar rations because of illness may obtain special permits from their local boards if they have signed doctors' certificates explaining why.

Now every man, woman and child in the U.S. would feel the weight of Federal regimentation, would have to carry about ration-cards, books; would live by rules.

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