[Plan for Trade Registration]
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION
SUGAR RATIONING
THE PLAN FOR TRADE REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION OF RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, INSTITUTIONS, AND INDUSTRIAL USERS, INCLUDING FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
OFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
State Rationing Administrators Local Rationing Boards Superintendents of Schools School Site Administrators
County Rationing Administrators
County Custodians
Trade Rationing Advisors
Registrars
(O. P. A. FORM No. R-312)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.	Introduction_________________________________,______________ 1
Section 2.	Instructions for State Rationing Administrators_____________ 2
Section3. Instructions for County Rationing Administrators._____________ 5
Section 4.	Instructions for County ■Cuatodiairs_____________________...	6
Section 5.	Instructions for	Local Rationing Boards_______________________ 11
Section 6.	instructions for	Superintendents of Schools___________________ 14
Section 7.	Instructions for	School Site Administrators_'_______16
Sections. Instructions for Registrars____________._______________________ 19
Section 9. Instructions for Trade Rationing Advisors_____,______________	28
Section 10. Instructions Regarding Theft or Misappropriation of Sugar
Purchase Certificates______________________________________,_______________ 30
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
1.	Sources of United States Sugar Supply (Pictograph)_____________ H
2.	Reproduction of War Ration Book One (OPA Form No. R-302)_______ 3
3.	Reproduction of Official Requisition and Protective Receipt (OPA
Form Na. R-307) (Typical Farm filled out with signatures)__________ 8-10
4.	Reproduction of Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form (OPA Form No. R-305) (Typical Form signed by partner for wholesale establishment)___________■____________________________________21-22
5.	Reproduction of Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users form (OPA Form No. R-310) (Typical Form signed by manager for restaurant)________________________________i_____________2_________ 23-24
6.	Reproduction of Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No. R-314)__________________________________._y_______________________ 25-26
7.	Reproduction of Sugar Purchase -Certificate (OPA Form No. R-306) (Typical Farm issued to -restaurant)______________________________27
8.	Reproduction of War Ration Stamp Card (OPA Form No. R-304)_____	29
Sources of United States sugar supply, ii
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
WHY RATIONING OF SUGAR IS NECESSARY
War is cutting off the supply of commodities which the United States usually imports from other parts of the world. At the same time our own war efforts are consuming greater quantities of these commodities than ever before. These facts are creating a serious shortage of some vital products. Among these products is sugar.
The main reasons for the shortage of sugar are clear. First: In normal times 27 percent of the sugar we use comes from the Philippine Islands and from Hawaii. Today we are receiving no sugar from the Philippines and our imports from Hawaii are substantially diminished because of the war. Second: 35 percent of our sugar normally comes from the West Indies, most of which is shipped by water to refineries in the Northeastern part of the United States. Today, the ships which normally carry this sugar are needed to transport vital war materials. Much of the sugar must be transported to southern ports, in order that the available ships may be operated most efficiently. The shortage of rail transportation makes it difficult to assure adequate sugar supplies in the Northeastern part of the United States. Third: Sugar must be made available to supply the full needs of the men,in our armed forces, wherever they may be; and a large amount of sugar must be used in the manufacture of explosives. Fourth: Too many people, thinking only of themselves, have bought more sugar than they need thereby depriving their neighbors of their fair share of the available sugar.
Rationing has become necessary in order to assure an adequate supply of sugar for war needs, and to distribute fairly the remaining sugar supply among all the people.
Rationing, as applied to civilians, consists of two parts: first, rationing to consumers and, second, rationing to “trade” users. Many readers, of this booklet are familiar with the plan of rationing as applied to individual consumers, who will procure their sugar with the use of War Ration Book One (see illustration, p. 3) to be issued at the elementary schools throughout the Nation on Ma^4, 5, 6, and 7, 1942.
To make sure that the individual consumers will be able to obtain sugar with their War Ration Stamps when they go to their grocers, it is essential that an adequate supply of sugar be allocated to retailers. In order that the retailers will be able to obtain enough sugar a supply must be allocated to the wholesalers. Furthermore, in order to do this, with the available sugar, the use of sugar by commercial and industrial establishments must be controlled. In other words, sugar must be rationed from the refiners down, to all levels of consumption. The plan provides for the registration of all such establishments for rationing purposes at high schools throughout the Nation on April 28 and 29, 1942.
A proper registration form will be filled out for each registering unit. On the basis of the information inserted on this form, the Registrar will determine, in accordance with fixed rules, the amount of sugar, if any, that may be purchased. Authority to purchase this sugar will be evidenced by a “Sugar Purchase Certificate” (OPA Form No. R-306). Retailers and wholesalers will obtain their subsequent
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supplies of sugar on the basis of War Ration Stamps and Sugar Purchase Certificates obtained by them through their sales of sugar. Other establishments will obtain subsequent supplies of sugar by means of Sugar Purchase Certificates to be issued by their Local Rationing Boards.
The trade registration will require the registration of approximately 2,000,000 establishments throughout the Nation. These may vary in size from the smallest country store to the largest super-market, and they may vary in type from a boarding house, or a home candy manufacturer, to a fruit-canning factory or meat packer. In a registration involving so many different types and sizes of establishments many complicated problems will arise. The Registrars who handle this job must be capable persons. For this reason, the high schools of the Nation have been chosen as the logical place for holding the trade registration. They have the qualified persons and facilities necessary to do the task efficiently.
The Government must call on each citizen to do his part. Those who are selected to help in this program demonstrate, by their cooperation, the ability of a great Democracy to mobilize its manpower for the common good of all its people.
IMPORTANT: It is most important that each person understands fully the task he or she is to do. You should read carefully the portions of this handbook pertaining to your part in the program.
It is further suggested that you read all instructions in order to know the relation of your own functions to those of everyone else with whom you will be cooperating.
SECTION 2
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STATE RATIONING ADMINISTRATORS
1.	Introduction.—You already are familiar with your duties in connection with the registration of consumers and the issuance of War Ration Book One. Your general duties in connection with trade registration are substantially the same. You are assigned the administrative responsibility for carrying out the trade registration in your state.
2.	Registration materials.—You have received from the Office of Price Administration a list showing the total quantities of each document to be used in the trade, registration, which have been shipped to each County Courthouse in your state, consigned to the County Clerk.
These documents are:
A.	Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form (OPA Form No. R-305).
B.	Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users form (OPA Form No. R-310).
C.	Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No. R-306).
D.	This handbook, “The Plan for Trade Registration” (OPA Form No. R-312).
E.	War Ration Stamp Card (OPA Form No. R-304).
F.	Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No. R-314).
Copies of the “Official Requisition and Protective Receipt” (OPA Form No. R-307) have been forwarded to you for distribution to your Local Rationing Boards.
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3.	Local Board acting as consignee.—You should have advised Local Rationing Boards whose jurisdictional area includes a County Courthouse, if the County Clerk cannot receive these documents, that they should act as consignees and receive the documents from the Railway Express Agency, through which they are being shipped. If you have not already done this, please do so at once.
4.	Custodian to take charge oj materials.—You should already have appointed a Custodian in each county to take charge of all the materials for registration for sugar rationing in accordance with Bulletin 34 dated February 25, 1942. Advise him to take charge of all materials shipped for use in the trade registration, in thé same manner as he has taken charge of the materials for the consumer registration;
Reproduction of War Ration Book One.
If, for any reason, you have not appointed a Custodian, please do so at once in accordance with your previous instructions.
5.	Notice oj receipt oj malerials by Custodian.—You should request from each Custodian a notification of the quantities of each document received, with a list of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates in the shipment.
6.	Check lists oj materials.—-You should check the figures you receive from each Custodian against the fist you have received from the Office of Price Administration, to make sure that each has received the full number of documents shipped.
7.	Discrepancy.—If there is a discrepancy in any county, inform the Office of Price Administration, Division of Field Operations,
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Washington, D. C., of the amount of the discrepancy, so that the discrepancy may be traced.
8.	Advise consignee the name and address of Custodian.—Y mi should already have furnished the County Clerk (or other consignee) of the name, address, and telephone number of the Custodian. Advise him by letter (if you have not already done so) to turn over to the Custodian the responsibility for the trade registration materials which he has received.
9.	Custodian to arrange for County Depots.—The Custodian should arrange for the storage of documents required for trade registration. This storage place shall be known as -the County Depot. The location of the County Depot will depend upon local conditions. It may be found advisable to have the trade registration forms and materials located at a place different from that of the materials for consumer registration. The Custodian is instructed to inform you at once of the location of the County Depot or Depots where the trade registration materials are to be kept.
10.	Inform Local Rationing Boards, of name and address of Custodian.—You should inform ah Local Rationing Boards in each county of your state of the name, addtess, and telephone number of the County Custodian of their county, if you have nqt done so, and advise them of the name, address, and telephone number of the County Depot at which the trade registration materials are to be kept.
11.	Distribute this handbook.—You should send copies of this handbook to each of the County Rationing Administrators and the Local Rationing Boards.
Copies of this handbook are being distributed to each school superintendent for his own use by the United States Commissioner of Education.
12.	Reserve supply.—In addition to the registration materials delivered to the County Depots, a direct shipment of all documents to be used in the trade registration-will be sent to the State Depot or Depots which you have already designated. This is known as the State Reserve.
13.	Use of State Reserve.—Documents in the State Reserve are to be distributed by you as needed to the County Custodians before or during the registration period, according to instructions. (See paragraphs 14 to 17 following.) You should keep a record of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates so delivered.
14.	Distribution from State Reserve before registration.—In the event that a County Custodian has not received a sufficient number of documents for the initial distribution to the high schools, the Custodian is requested to inform you. You should deliver to him from the State Reserve whatever quantity is required to make up his shortage.
15.	Emergency shortage.—If it becomes necessary before or during registration, you may authorize the Custodian of one county to ship directly to the Custodian of another county a supply of trade registration forms or Sugar Purchase Certificates. If necessary, you should replenish from your State Reserve'Hie supply of the’county which has been drawn upon. In such cases keep a record of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates so that you will be able to trace every certificate if necessary.
16.	Distribution from State Reserve during registration.—During the registration period, you may receive from Custodians requisitions for an extra supply of documents. The same procedures as outlined above are to be followed during the registration period, to make sure
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that the»® will: alfw&ys be a sufficient supply of materials on hand in each county depot:..
17.	State JDùptâ	—You will need tos have an adequate staff
and trucking- facilities at the- State depot- o®' depots-t® handle necessary deliveries without delay. During the registration period it may be-necessary to make- shipments immediately, for delivery at a. county depot.
Î-8. Report ta you at close of registration)..—After the close- of registration, you will receive from each County Rationing Administrator (or from each Local Rationing Board in counties where there is. no County Rationing Administrator)’ a report, in writing setting forth:.
A. Total- number of Registration of Retailers and! Wholesalers forms filed.
BL Total' number of Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users forms filed.
C. Total number of Sugar Purchase. Certificates- issued.
D. Total number of Sugar Purchase Certificates spoiled or. mutilated'.
E. Total number of unissued. Sugar Purchase Certificates.
Iff. Delinquents.-—If all of the above, reports have not been received within a reasonable, time, please- get: in touch- with any County Rationing Administrator (or Local- Rationing. Board in counties where; there is no County Rationing. Administrator) who has not reported,, to see that? the report is delivered to you as rapidly as possible.
20.	Your final report.—On the basis of the information received from your counties, you will consolidate alt the information and make a final written report-for your State to the Office of Price Administration, Division of Exeld Operations, Washington,, D. C. This report should be forwarded within one week after the close, of registration.
When you make your final written report you should include the number of Sugar Purchase Certificates remaining in the State Reserve.
21.	Check Sugar Purchase1 Certificates-.—You will cheek the reported figures of Sugar Purchase Certificates issued, unissued, and spoiled“, with your figures« showing th© total of such Certificates shipped to each county. If any discrepancy appears you should immediately ask for- a check-up through the County Rationing- Administrator (or Local Rationing Board if there is no County Rationing Adminis-trator)i. If there is any discrepancy, report the facts to your Regional Office of the Office of Price Administration for official investigation.
£ 22?. Spoiled Certificates.—Each County Rationing Administrator (or Local Rationing Board) will return' to you, after the dose of registration, all* spoiled or mutilated Sugar Purchase* Certificates. These will be held by you« subject to- later instructions from the Office of Price Administration.
23.	Permanent State Reserve.—AW copies of Sugar Purchase Certificates and trade registration forms left in? the State Reserve will remain under your jurisdiction,, to be. distributed by you to the Local. Rationing Boards as- needed.	♦ •
SECTION a
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COUNTY RATIONING ADMINISTRATORS
1>.	Introduction.—From your reading of the handbook entitled“The Plan for Distributing War Ration Book One” (OPA Form No. R-308-) you already are- familial- with most of your dirties- in» connection with
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consumer registration under the Sugar Rationing program. It is your function to supervise the trade registration as well as the consumer registration in your county. In general, your functions for the trade registration will be the same as for the consumer registration. The trade registration will be done at high schools in your county, rather than at the elementary schools. This procedure will require some changes in your duties.
2.	Publicity as to Board areas and school sides.—You should cooperate with the Local Rationing Boards to see that there is adequate local publicity of the boundaries of the jurisdictional areas of each Local Rationing Board in your county and of the names and addresses of all public high schools which will be used as trade registration sites for each Local Board area.
This publicity is important as every registering unit should be registered within the Local Board area where the principal business office of the owner is situated.
3.	Appointment as Custodian.—You will be appointed by the State Rationing Administrator of your State, to take charge, as Custodian, of all the documents to be used in the trade registration in your county. For your duties as Custodian see Section 4 of this handbook.
4.	Final report to you.—All Local Rationing Boards in your county are instructed to deliver to you a final written report after the close of the trade registration. This report will include:
A.	Total number of Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers forms filed.
B.	Total number of Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users forms filed.
C.	Total number of Sugar Purchase Certificates issued.
D.	Total number of Sugar Purchase Certificates spoiled or mutilated.
E.	Total number of unissued Sugar Purchase Certificates.
The Local Rationing Boards also are to turn over to you all spoiled or mutilated Sugar Purchase Certificates.
5.	Final report by you to State Rationing Administrator.—After the close of registration you should consolidate the written reports received from the Local Rationing Boards under your jurisdiction and forward by mail, as soon as possible, a final written report to the State Rationing Administrator containing the information called for under instruction 4 above.
When you make your final written report include the number of Sugar Purchase Certificates remaining in the county depot.
You should forward to the State Rationing Administrator, with your final written report, all spoiled or mutilated Sugar Purchase Certificates.
SECTION 4
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COUNTY CUSTODIANS
1.	Take charge of documents.—Immediately upon your appointment as County Custodian you should get in touch with the County Clerk (or other consignee) and take charge of all the documents to be used in connection with trade registration in your county. These forms are in addition to the ones referred to in the handbook entitled “The Plan for Distributing War Ration Book One.” The consignee has been instructed to turn over to you the responsibility for these docu
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ments. These are the documents described in section 2, paragraph 2, of this handbook.
2.	Information to State Rationing Administrator—On request of your State Rationing Administrator you will notify him of the quantity of each document received and furnish a list of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates.
3.	Provide for storage of documents.—As County Custodian it is your duty to provide a safe and practical place, or places, for the storage of these documents, and arrange to have a responsible person in charge of each depot. The location may be the County Court House, or other place, depending on local circumstances. The location should be such as to permit speedy delivery of the documents to the high schools used as registration sites. Each place selected will be known as the depot, and each depot should have a telephone.
4.	Inform necessary persons of location of depots.—As soon as your county depots have been set - up, inform your State Rationing Administrator, and all Local Rationing Boards in your county of the name, address, and telephone number of the depot or depots.
5.	Supply copies of’this handbook to Superintendents of Schools.—You will ascertain from each Superintendent of Schools having jurisdiction over one or more high schools, the number of copies of this instruction handbook, entitled “The Plan for Trade Registration,” he will need for all the School Site Administrators and Registrars in his area. Deliver to each Superintendent the number of copies requested by him, with the request that he have them distributed to the proper persons at once. With each handbook, furnish a complete set of all trade registration forms EXCEPT Sugar Purchase Certificates.
6.	Transfer of documents to registration sites.—In your capacity as County Custodian you will be called upon to issue, for delivery to the various registration sites, the documents required for trade registration. This you will do in the following manner:
A.	. Delivery of documents (other than copies of this handbook) shall be made only upon the request of a Local Rationing Board.	.
Bi The request should be submitted to you by the Local Rationing Board (or its agent) on OP A Form No. R—307 (see illustration, pp. 8-10) entitled “Official Requisition and Protective Receipt.” If the request reaches you by telephone or in some other way, you or your deputy must fill out such form on behalf of the Local Rationing Board.
C.	No documents shall be surrendered except to a messenger authorized by the Local Rationing Board to receive them.
D.	At the time of surrendering documents to a messenger for the delivery to the registration site, such messenger shall sign the receipt therefor. The receipt shall specify the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates so delivered. This information shall be inserted on the form by you or by the person you have placed in charge of the depot. You or your deputy will sign each requisition as Custodian, in triplicate, and retain the original copy after it has been signed by the messenger.
E.	The School Site Administrator will sign the duplicate copy of the Official Requisition and Protective Receipt form, which shall then be returned to you by the messenger. This is your confirmation that delivery was made.
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OPA Form No. R-307
Official Requisition and Protective Receipt
THE CUSTODIAN OF FORMS RETAINS THIS COPY AS HIS RECEIPT ☆ «PO 16—27073-1
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OPA Form No. R-307a
Acknowledgment of Receipt of Rationing Forms
DELIVERY AGENT RETURNS THIS COPY TO ISSUING CUSTODIAN OF FORMS
☆ OSO 10-27073-1
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OPA Form No. R-307b
Accountability Record
THIS COPY IS RETAINED BY THE SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATOR ' ☆ ORO 16-27073-1
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F.	The triplicate copy of the requisition shall be retained by the School Site Administrator.
7.	Replenishing supplies.—If you find that you will need more of any of the necessary supplies to meet the needs of your county before or during registration, report that fact to the State Rationing Adlnin-istrator. He has at his command an extra supply, and will send you the allotment required. Keep a record of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates received by you.
8.	Allot remaining supplies to Local Rationing Boards.—When registration has ended you will allot to the Local Rationing Boards under your jurisdiction all remaining forms used during trade registration. However, retain any forms which will be needed later for the consumer registration, such as the Official Requisition and Protective Receipt, and a supply of War Ration Stamp Cards. You should inform each Local Rationing Board of its quota within 24 hours after the close of registration.
9.	Delivery of remaining supplies.—Each Local Rationing Board is instructed to pick up its allotment from the county depot as soon as possible after the last day of the trade registration. Keep a record of the serial numbers of all Sugar Purchase Certificates so delivered to each Board. Use the Official Requisition and Protective Receipt (OPA Form No. R-307) for this transfer.
10.	Retain all receipts.—All receipts should be held by you subject to further instructions from your State Rationing Administrator.
SECTION 5
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOCAL RATIONING BOARDS
Li Introduction.—Ai is your function to supervise the trade registration in connection with the Sugar Rationing program in the area over which your Board has jurisdiction and to see that the actual process of registration is properly carried out. Therefore, you and your clerks should study all the trade registration forms, m order to obtain a complete and thorough understanding of the use and methods of completing each form.
2.	Securing information.—You should have furnished to each County and City School Superintendent in your area, your official board number, address, and telephone number, and the boundaries of your area. You should have obtained, from each such Superintendent a fist of the names and addresses of all public high schools under his supervision situated within your area. If this has -not been done, please secure this information immediately. If you should find that there is no high school in your area, report that fact to the State Rationing Administrator. He will, advise you what should ba done to secure adequate registration sites and the appointment of an Administrator and Registrars for the site selected.
3.	Publicity.—It is one of your functions to see that there is adequate local publicity in advance of registration giving only the following information:
A.	The boundaries of your jurisdictional area.
B.	The names and addresses of high schools (or other registration sites) to be used for trade registration in your area.
In performing this function you will have the cooperation of your County Rationing Administrator.
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4.	Appoint Trade Rationing Adnsor^—You should immediately appoint one person to act at. each high school' as a Trade Rationing Advisor. You may also appoint assistant advisors if you deem it necessary. The persons so selected should, be responsible and respected business of professional men whom you believe will be qualified to assist the Registrars and School Site Administrator in furnishing competent advice. Such persons should not be associated with any business which will be registered in connection- with the trade registration." As soon as such persons are selected you should arrange with the Custodian to furnish each of them with a copy of thia handbook. With each handbook, furnish a complete set of all trade registration forms, EXCEPT Sugar Purchase Certificates. You should tell each Trade Rationing Advisor the name of the School Site Administrator for the school to which he is assigned and you should tell each School Site Administrator the name and address of the Trade Rationing Advisor (and of any assistants) appointed for bis or her school site.
5.	Estimates of supplies needed.—You should receive from each Superintendent of School's having a high school under his supervision, an estimate of the number of all establishments which will be registered at each- high school within his area. Prom this information, you will determine the quantities of supplies which should be available at each registration site. It is suggested that your determination be made on the following basis:
A.	Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form (GPA Form No. R-305).—50 percent of the total estimated number of all establishments to be registered.
B.	Registration, of Institutional and Industrial Users form (OPA FbrmNo. R-3Î0)—100 percent of the total estimated number of all establishments to bo registered1..
C.	Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No.
100 percent of the total estimated number of all establishments, to be registered.
D.	Sugar Purchase Certificate. (OPA Form No. R-306)—450 percent of the total estimated number of all establishments to be registered.
E.	War Ration Stamp Cards (OPA Form No. R-3Q4.)'—400 percent of the total estimated number of all establishments to, be registered..
Obtain, at least one week prior to the registration dates, from your County Custodian, a reasonable supply of the following trade registration fwms:
Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form (OPA Form No.
Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users form (OPA Form No. E-3W);.	/
Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No R-314).
These should be available, upon request from registering units, for distribution prior to. the. registration dates. Arrange to secure this supply in the regular manner as explained under paragraph 9 of this section.
6.	Location of supplies.—The State Rationing Administrator has appointed one individual t© act as County Custodian in each county. If there is a County Rationing Administrator he' has been appointed
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as Custodian. If there is no County Rationing Administrator in the county, the State Rationing Administrator has designated a Local Rationing Board as Custodian. In such case, the Board should have designated one of its members to act as Custodian, v Since he will have a full-time job during (and before) the registration period, it is suggested that the regular'functions of the Local Rationing Board be carried on by the remaining members, and such temporary assistants as they may see fit to appoint. Your State Rationing Administrator will advise you whom he has named to this post. Your County Custodian will advise you as to the location of the depot or depots where the supplies are stored.
7.	Confer with School Site Administrators.—At least 3 days prior to trade registration you should confer with all School Site Administrators for the high schools in your area and make sure that they are ready in all particulars to carry out the registration as planned, and particularly that registrars have been appointed.
8.	Confer with Trade Rationing Advisors.—At least 3 days prior to trade registration you should confer with the Trade Rationing Advisors to make sure that they are ready to assist in the registration.
9.	Distribution of supplies.—It will be one of your principal duties to arrange for the delivery of all forms to be used in the registration, from the depots to the high schools. You will fill out a requisition on the form entitled “Official Requisition and Protective Receipt,” for the quantity of forms determined by you pursuant do paragraph 5 of this section. This requisition should be presented by your messenger to the person in charge of the depot. Your messenger will receive the desired forms and then deliver them to the School Site Administrator. Note carefully that it is your responsibility to arrange for the delivery of the necessary forms to each registration site in your area, to see that at all times during the registration period they have on hand sufficient forms, and that the forms, including the final report of the School Site Administrator, are returned to you at the close of registration. Upon request from retail establishments, you are authorized to distribute to such establishments in your area, copies of War Ration Stamp Cards (OPA Form No. R—304).
10.	Secure assistance for delivery of forms.—In arranging for the pick up and delivery of forms, you should request the cooperation of responsible persons who can make facilities available to you for this purpose without cost. It is suggested particularly that school buses, police, or other municipal vehicles be used. Rationing is an essential part of the Nation’s war effort, and everyone in the Nation is expected to help.
11.	Reports to you during registration.—During the registration period you may receive from ,a School Site Administrator a telephone report requesting an additional supply of trade registration forms. You should be prepared io deliver such forms promptly.	.
12.	Reports to you at the dose of registration.—You should arrange to " pick up from each School Site Administrator in your area within 24 hours after the close of the trade registration period a written report setting forth:
A.	Total number of Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers forms filed.
B.	Total number of Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users forms filed.
C.	Total number of Sugar Purchase Certificates issued.
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D,	Total number of Sugar Purchase Certificates spoiled or mutilated.
E.	Total number of unissued Sugar Purchase Certificates.
13.	Pick up supplies at the close of registration.—After the close of the trade registration period, you should also pick up from each School Site Administrator in your area all unused forms, all mutilated and spoiled Sugar Purchase Certificates, all triplicate copies of issued Sugar Purchase Certificates, all completed trade registration forms, and any other supplies. Be sure to give a covering receipt to the School Site Administrator.
14.	Pick up supplies from county depot.—After the last day of registration, you should obtain from the county depot your allotment of the remaining trade registration forms.
15.	Final report by you at the close of registration.—As soon as possible after the close of the trade registration, you should consolidate all information received by you (as shown in paragraph 12) from the School Site Administrators in your area and deliver a final written report to your County Rationing Administrator (or to your State Rationing Administrator if there is no County Rationing Administrator in your county). With this report you will include all spoiled or mutilated Sugar Purchase Certificates.
SECTION 6
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS
1. Introduction.—From your reading of the handbook entitled “The Plan for Distributing War Ration Book One” you already are familiar with your part in the Sugar Rationing program. Your duties are substantially the same both for the consumer and the trade régis-' tration. However, the trade registration is to be held at the high schools; therefore, the instructions in this handbook will not apply to you unless you have immediate supervision over one or more high schools.
Your work is the starting point of the entire registration and is very important.
,2. Preliminary activities.-—Unless you have already done so, in accordance with previous instructions, you should immediately do the following:
A.	Make available for trade registration such space as may bo required in every public high school under your supervision.
B.	Estimate the number of establishments-expected to be registered at each school site. Before doing so, study the trade registration forms. These indicate the types of establishments to be registered. In most communities a business organization such as a Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade will be able to give you valuable assistance in making this estimate.
C.	Get in touch with your Local Rationing Board, County Rationing Administrator, or State Rationmg Administrator (named by your chief State School Officer), and find out the official number and jurisdictional area of each Local Rationing Board, any part of which lies in your own school area.
D.	Deliver to each such board a list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all public high schools under
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your supervision which lie within the territory of each Local Rationing Board’s jurisdiction.
3.	Appoint School Site Administrator.—One person will have to be responsible for supervising the trade registration at each high school on the appointed days, and for selecting and training Registrars. This individual, whose title is School Site Administrator, will be appointed by you. Before making this appointment it is suggested that you read section 7 of this handbook, which explains the duties of the School Site Administrator. The person selected should be on hand at all hours during the trade registration period. This appointment should be made as soon as possible.
4.	Determine necessary number of registrars.—Each School Site Administrator will need the assistance of a number of Registrars in preparing for and carrying out the many details of the registration. They are to be appointed by the School Site Administrator. It is your function, however, to determine the number of Registrars he will need. Before doing so, it is suggested that you read the Instructions for Registrars (section 8) contained in this handbook. The number of Registrars will vary depending upon local conditions which are familiar to you. It is suggested, however, that the minimum number of Registrars should be one for each 16 establishments which you estimate will be registered?at the school site.
5.	Inform School Site Administrator.—Give each School Site Administrator the following information:
A.	The official number, address, and telephone number of the Local Rationing Board in whose area his high school is located.
B.	The number of establishments expected to be registered at his school. .
C.	The number of Registrars that you have calculated will be needed at his school.
6.	Report to Local Rationing Board.—Responsibility for the registration is vested in the Local Rationing Board in whose jurisdictional area each school is situated. The Board will see to it that sufficient supplies of necessary forms are on hand at all times. Therefore, you are requested to report to each Local Rationing Board at least one week prior to the trade registration thé following information concerning each of your schools in its area:
A.	The estimated number of establishments expected to be registered in each school site area (if not already reported).
B.	The name and address of each School Site Administrator appointed by you, with a proper identification of the school to which each is assigned.
C.	The number of Registrars to be appointed by each of the School Site Administrators.
7.	Report to County Rationing Administrator.—You should also give the information called for in paragraph 6 to the County Rationing Administrator of your county.
■	8. Supply School Site Administrators with copies ef this handbook—A Custodian has been appointed in your county to take charge of all documents to be used in connection with the registration for the Sugar Rationing Program. He will furnish you with a supply of this handbook, ‘‘The Plan for Trade Registration”, and with each handbook, a complete set of all trade registration forms, EXCEPT Sugar
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Purchase Certificates, sufficient for all the School Site Administrators and Registrars in your area. These should be distributed by you to the School Site Administrators, with instructions to distribute them to the Registrars.
This completes your specific duties. You will observe that you are not immediately concerned with the actual registration, but rather with the establishment of the machinery through which such registration is to take place. Your continued cooperation with the Local Rationing Boards will be appreciated by them, and by the Office of Price Administration.
SECTION 7
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHOOL SITE ADMINISTRATORS
1.	Introduction.—You have been appointed by your Superintendent of Schools to one of the most important places in the Sugar Rationing program. You are directly in charge of one of the units which will carry out the actual registration of all types of businesses, organizations, and institutions using or selling sugar. You have been given considerable responsibility, but your nation must ask no less than your very best efforts in this time of its severest stress.
Your specific instructions are given in the paragraphs below. Please study them with care, and see that all the essential points are carried out by your Registrars. To a large extent, you must rely upon your own judgment and initiative in the handling of the practical details. ■	°	'
2.	Directions already received.—Your Superintendent of Schools has already directed you to:
A.	Supervise, as School Site Administrator, the trade registration at your school on the appointed registration days.
B.	Appoint Registrars'who will carry out the registration and issue Sugar Purchase Certificates at your school.
3.	Information already received.-—Your Superintendent of Schools has likewise given you the following information: ’
A.	The official number, address, and telephone number of the Local Rationing Board having ’"jurisdiction over the area in which your school building is located.
B.	The number of establishments expected to be registered at your school.
C.	The minimum number of Registrars that you should appoint.
4.	Study forms to be used.—In addition to this handbook, “The Plan for Trade Registration,” you have received a complete set of all trade registration forms EXCEPT the Sugar Purchase Certificate. Please study all of these forms so that you will become thoroughly familiar with the duties of your Registrars in completing the forms.
5.	Appointment of Registrars.—If you have not done so already, you should immediately appoint the Registrars who will work under your direction. You are free to appoint as many as you believe necessary. Remember that it is better to have too many than too few Registrars. You can always adjust their work later if you find that you have more than necessary.
6.	Trade Rationing Advisor.—Your Local Rationing Board will appoint an experienced and responsible business or professional man to act as Trade Rationing Advisor during the registration period.
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He will be available to assist and furnish competent advice. His name will be furnished you by your Local Rationing Board prior to registration. In some cases, the Board may appoint one or more assistant advisors.
7.	Obtaining supplies off or ms.—To carry out the registration on the appointed days you will need to have on hand a supply of forms sufficient for all establishments which will be registered at your school. The forms which will be needed are:
A.	Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form (OPA Form No. R-305).
B.	Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users form (OPA Form No. R-3'10).
Ç. Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No. R-306).
D.	Application fbr Sugar Purchase Certificate (OPA Form No. R-314).
You, will also need a supply of War Ration Stamp Cards to furnish to retailers (OPA Form No. R-304).
These forms are in the possession of a County Custodian. They will be delivered to you in accordance with the following procedure:
A.	The Local Rationing Board has estimated the quantity of each form needed by you.
B.	The Local Rationing Board will arrange for «the delivery of the required forms to you. When they are delivered, the messenger making the actual delivery will present a form entitled “Official Requisition and Protective Receipt.” You will sign the duplicate copy, and keep, the triplicate copy for your use. Be sure that the packages which you receive are the ones identified on this form.
C.	You are not responsible for any delivery arrangements, nor for returning the completed or unused forms at the close of registration. That is a function of you
4	Address :	4976	- Greenleaf. .......... ,	. Urbana______________Champaign____________Illinois______________
Number	Street	City	County	State
5.	If registering unit sells at RETAIL, answer the following: (A UNIT SHALL BE DEEMED TO SELL AT RETAIL IF OVER 50% OF ITS SALES OF ALL MERCHANDISE DURING APRIL, 1942, WAS MADE TO HOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS.)
a.	Gross sales of all meats, groceries, fruits and vegetables, etc, Tor week ending April 25, 1942; or if registering unit began operation after April 20, 1942, give estimated sales for the first complete
b.	Quantity of sugar equal to one pound for each dollar of gross sales (item 5a).........................................   ,	lbs,
c.	Sugar delivered to and accepted by registering unit during the month Of November, 1941...... .........	lbs.
d.	Approximate weekly average (one-fourth of item 5c).......................................................................      1M-
Allowable inventory (item 5b or item 5d, whichever is smaller)........................................................... ——- . „Jbs.
f.	Present inventory (Number of pounds of Sugar now owned by registering unit for sale)......................................    lbs,
g.	Maximum weight value of Sugar Purchase Certificates which may be issued (item fie
minus 5f if item fie is greater)......................................................................................      —..........—lbs.
h.	Excess inventory (item W minus item 5e if item 5f is greater)...............................................................  Jbs.
j.	Weight value of Sugar Purchase Certificates applied for (not to exceed quantity shown in item fig)...:....................... lbs.
6.	If registering unit setts at WHOLESALE, answer the following: (A UNIT SHALL BE DEEMED TO SELL AT WHOLESALE IF OVER 50% OF ITS GROSS SALES DURING APRIL,-1942, WAS MADE TO PERSONS OTHER THAN HOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS.)
a.	Number of months in 1941 during which registering unit made deliveries of sugar........*.......................... 12 mow.
b» Enter the one of the following quantities: 2,500 lbs., 5,000 lbs., 10,000 lbs.; 20^000 lbs., 40,000 lbs., 60,000 lbs., or 80,000 lbs., which most nearly approximates the Shipping Unit by which the registering unit customarily took delivery of sugar on or about December 1, 1941. (For example, if delivery was customarily taken in . n nnn carloads, the Shipping Unit is one carload)........................................................................................Jbb.
«. Quantity of sugar delivered to and accepted by the registering unit during 1941.....................................—lbs.
d.	Divide, item 6c by TWICE item 6a..................................................................................J.02j>0QQ—lbs.
e.	Allowable inventory (item 6b plus item 6d)..................................................................................  lbs.
f.	Present inventory (Number of pounds of sugar now owned by registering. unit for sale).............................—60t000—lbs.
g.	Maximum weight value of Sugar Purchase Certificates which may be issued (item 6e minus 6f if item
6e is greater).....................................................................     \.................................. MyU—lbs.
h,	Excess inventory (item 6f minus fie if item 6f is greater)..................................................................  lbs.
j. Weight value of Sugar Purchase Certificates applied for (not to exceed quantity showri in item 6g)...................... 82jiQ0Q—lbs.
Reproduction of Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form.
F. Determine number of Sugar Purchase Certificates to be issued.— After you have determined the quantity of sugar for which Sugar Purchase Certificates are to be issued to the registering unit, the applicant should state the number of certificates desired. He may apply for the total quantity in one certificate or in as many as four certificates, and may elect to have the certificates issued for different amounts. For example: if the registering unit is entitled to 1,000
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pounds of sugar, four certificates may be issued, divided as follows: 350 pounds, 250 pounds, 200 pounds, and 200 pounds (or in any other amounts).
When the total number of certificates to be issued and the weight value of each has been determined, you should insert the weight value of each certificate to be issued and the effective date, as determined under Instruction (G) (1) below, in the spaces provided therefor on the applicable form.
APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION
(To be made by owner, partner, authorized officer or manager)
Notice:—Section 35 (A) of the United States Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense, punishable by a maximum of ten years’ imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or both, to make a false .statement or representation as to any matter within the juris-diction of any Department or Agency of the United States.
I hereby make application for the issuance to the registering unit of a Sugar Purchase Certificate authorizing the acceptance of delivery of sugar in such amount as may be alloted on the basis of the statements made herein.
I herelpa^^r and reP”®*111 to the Office ol Price Administratiop, an Agency of the United States, that I am the ---------------------------------------(indicate position) of the owner named below; that the facts herein stated are true; that no similar registration has been made by or on behalf of the registering unit or any establishment constituting a part of such registering unit; and that I am authorized to make the statements herein on behalf of the owner.
Signature!.
Acting for: Glencannon and Montgomery
(Name of owner)
CERTIFICATION OF REGISTRAR
I certify that I have witnessed the signature above and that I have issued to the registering unit the following Sugar Purchase vertincate(s) in accordance with the information furnished herein, by or on behalf of the owner.
• Signatures
(Registrar)
CERTIFICATES ISSUED
Reproduction of reverse side of Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers form.
G. Fill out the Sugar Purchase Certificate's).—Having determined the number of Sugar Purchase Certificates--(OPA Form No. R-306— see illustration on p. 27) to be issued, and the weight value of each certificate, you should proceed to issue the required certificates, in the following manner:
(1)	Effective date.—In the space marked “Not Valid Before 	”, insert the date of registration.
(2)	Name and address.—The name and address to be inserted will be that of the registering unit as shown on the trade registration form used.
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OPA Form No. R41I
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Office of Price Administration REGISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS Pursuant to Sugar Rationing Regulations
1. Registering unit: .........Glty ---------------------------------------------------------------------------—
(Store, plant, branch, division, etc., covered by this registration)
2* Address* $60	Ration Ave..	St. Paul	Ramaev	Minn.
Number	Street	City	County	SUU
3. Name of owner? 0. Olson	----------------- „-------------XndXvl^Uftl ...-----------------------
(State whether Individual, Partnership, Corporation, etc.)
4.	Address:______560____________Ration Ave,, St, Paul ______________________________________Ramsey___________________Minn.___________
Number	Street	City	County	State
5.	Type of b»sine*w:	_ ------R6st>aura^^— ..................        ..	------------ ■,	........  '	. . -
(Restaurant. Hospital. Bakery, Cannery, etc.)
6.	Date of commencement of business ,(if subsequent to January 1,1941):___________________________________— ■
7.	Present inventory: Number of pounds of sugar now owned by v registering unit; ...............................................,—Jbs.
8.	Check purposes for which the registering unit will make application for a provisional allowance pursuant to Sugar Rationing Regulations:
( ) Canning Fruits, Vegetables or Juices
( ) Curing or canning of Meats, Fish, or Poultry
( )------------------.------------------------------
( ) Freezing Fruits
( ) Feeding Bees • ( )----------------------------------, ----------
8.	Does the registering unit use sugar for purposes other than those checked in item 8? Yes ) No ( ) (If “Yes” enter the information called for in Schedule I.)
CERTIFICATION
(To be made by owner, partner, authorized officer or manager)
Notice:—Section 35 (A) of the United States Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense, punishable by a maximum of ten years* imprisonment, $10,000 fine, or both, to make a false statement or representation as to any matter within the jurisdiction of any Department or Agency of the United States,
I hereby certify and represent to» the Office of Price Administration, an Agency of the United States, that I am the — Manager(indicate position} of the owner named below; that the facts herein stated are true; that no similar, registration has been made by or on behalf of the registering unit or any establishment constituting a part of such registering unit; and that I atn authorized to make the statements herein on behalf of the owner.	A
CERTIFICATION OF REGISTRAR
t hereby certify that I have witnessed the signature above.
Signature:
Reproduction of Registration of Institutional and Industrial Users form.
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SCHEDULE I
Enter the quantities of sugar in pounds used during each month of 1941 for all purposes not covered in item 8. Actual use of sugar for.meals or food services in March, Ì9a2 may be entered under each month in line (a) adoption of the owner. Entries in this schedule bècqmethe base quantities for the computation of allotments in Schedule II of OP A Fprm Nq. R-3|^.
December	-4												
November	c O'												
October	c												
September	§												
August	375												
July	o *												
June	o IC												
May	037												
April	o												
March	007												
February	600								? V'				
January	400												
	a. Meals or Food Services	b. Bread	c. Other Bakery Products	d. Cereal Products, Batters, Mixes	ei Confectionery, Candy,' ' Chocolate, Chewing Gum, Cocpa	f. Ice Cream, Jees, Sherbets, Frozen Custards	Other Dairy Products, Condensed Milk, Cheese, etc.	h. Preserves, Jams, Jellies, Fruit Butters	j. Production of Bottled Beverages; Flavoring Extracts and Syrups	k. Specialties:“ Desserts; Puddings; Drink Mixes; Pickles; Table Syrups; Mince Meat;’ Catsup; Chili Sauce; Salad Dressing; Soups; Tomato Sauces	m. Non-food Products: Drpgs and Medicines; Soaps; Tobacco; Insecticides: Adhesives; feather		
Reproduction of reverse side of Jlegistratioq of Institutional and Industrial Users form.
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0FA Form N«. K414
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Office of Price Administration APPLICATION FOR SUGAR PURCHASE CERTIFICATE By Institutional and Industrial Users
Pursuant To Sugar Rationing Regulations
USE INK, INDELIBLE PENCIL OR TYPEWRITER
I.	Registering unit:___
J. Address? ___________
Number
3.	Name of owner:______
4.	Address:----^9.—. Number
5.	Typd of business:—!.
~___________Citjr Cafe	_______ .. ...____________________
(Store, plant, branch, division, etc., covered by this application)
Ration Ato.	St. Paul_______________________Ramsey ________________Minn.
‘ street	’ City	County	State
E. C. Olson	-C	Individual______________________
' ’ ~	(State whether Individual, Partnership. Corporation» etc.)
Ration Ato,	St. Paul_______________________Ramsey_________________ Minn.
Street	City	County	Sut.
 Restaurant____________________________________________,_______________________
6>. New provisional allowance (total from Schedule I)...............................................——................1 pOUB lb.
7.	Provisional allowance from last previous application.........,;..    ;....................-—-------------lbs.
8.	Authorized use during past month (attach full report)........... .........................—******--------°3-
9.	Unused portion of last provisional allowance (item 7 minus item 8)....   ......................... <..........-— ----------lbs.
10.	Balance (item 6 minus item 9).............................................................................          ”------>bs.
11.	Allotment (total from Schedule II)-------------------................—.— - -  ----- —....—	• • •..... ■ -—--------------lbs»
12.	Total (item 10 plus item li)...............................   •	• ■ -e • ....................................—----------^3‘
13.	Adjustment.......-........................................................................................      —----------*•*
U. Weight value of Sugar Purchase Certificate applied for (item 12 adjusted by item 13)................................
APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION
(To be made by owner, partner, authorized officer or manager)	___________
NoticeSection 35 (A) of the United States Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense,, punishable by a maximum of tan	i
years’ imprisonment, 310,000 fine, or both, to make a false statement or representation as to any matter within the juris-	.
■ diction of any Department or Agency of the United States.
I hereby make application for the issuance to- the registering unit of a Sugar Purchase Certificate authorizing the acceptance of delivery of sugar in such amount as may be allowed upon the basis, of the statements made herein.
I hereby certify and represent to the Office of Price Administration, an Agency of the United States, that I am the-MaTW^QT__________________________________(indicate position) of the owner, named below; that the facts herein stated are true; that no similar, registration has been made by or on behalf of the registering unit or any establishment constituting a part of such registering unit; and that I
am authorized to make the statements herein on behalf of the ownen
CERTIFICATION /
I certify that I have witnessed the signature above and that I have issued to the registering unit the- following Sugar Purchase Certificate(s) in accordance with the information furnished herein, by oron behalf of the owner. _
Signature of Issuing Officer:-
CERTIFICATES ISSUED
Reproduction of Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate.
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SCHEDULE I
hrlVdaTn?	1? accordance with the Sugar Rationing Regulations, required during the period from the the application is A	& IT &‘edi	** “			
. a. Canning Fruita, Vegetables or Juices.	     lb. b.	Freezing Fruits	 	      lbs. c.	Curing or Canning of Meats, Fish or Poultry	;	 d.	Feeding Bees. . 		          lbs. e.	-- - 	-.. .. f.	- ■		 ■	 	  •	• • 		  •	• •*	   lbs. g.	New Provisional Allowance—Total (enter as item 6) 	 ....	Ih,			
SCHEDULE H Computation of Allotment for the month of	■ May and June	 2	»nicr», u.	.... , X responding month from Schedule I of OPA Form No. R.310.	*'	’	M BASE the quantities for the cor-			
	Base	Percentage Allotment	Allotment Col. 1 x col. 2
a. Meals or Food Services	870 lbs-	70	%	lbs.
b. Bread	lbs.	%	lbs.
c. Other Bakery Products	lbs.	%	lbs.
d. Cereal Products; Batters; Mixes	lbs.	%	lbs.
e. Confectionery; Candy; Chocolate; Chewing Gum; Cocoa	lbs.	%	lbs.
f. Ice Cream; Ices; Sherbets; Frozen Custards	lbs.	%	lbs.
g. Other Dairy Products; Condensed Milk; Cheese; Etc.	lbs.	-, %	lbs.
h. Preserves; Jams; Jellies; Fruit Butters	lbs. .	%	lbs.
j. Production of Bottled Beverages; Flavoring Extracts and Syrups	lbs.	-%	lbs.
k. Specialties: Desserts; Puddings; Drink Mixes; Pickles; Table Syrups; Mince Meat; Catsup; Chili Sauce; Salad Dressing; Soups; Tomato Sauces	lbs.	%	lbs.
m. Non-food Products: Drugs and Medicines; Soaps; Tobacco; Insecticides; Adhesives; Leather	lbs.	%	lbs.
n. Other	lbs.	%	lbs.
o. Total (enter as item 11)	xxxxxxxxxxxx	X X XX xxxxxxxx	609
Reproduction of reverse side of Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate. (The use of 70 percent in making the computation shown on Schedule II of this reproduction is NOT official but is used merely for purpose of illustration.)
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(3)	Amount.—The amount of sugar is the amount which you have inserted for that particular certificate on the trade registration or application form.
(4)	Local Rationing Board No.—Insert the official number of the Local Rationing Board for which you are acting. Also insert the name of the County and State within, which such board is located.
(5)	Date.—Insert the date on which the certificate is issued.
(6)	Signature.—In the proper place in the lower right corner of the Sugar Purchase Certificate(s), in the space provided for “issuing officer/’ sign your name and at the place designated “title,” write the word “Registrar.”
H.	Insert certificate numbers.—Insert on the proper registration or application form the serial numbers of all certificates you have issued. Deliver the Sugar Purchase Certificates so issued to the applicant.
I.	Sign Certification of Registrar.—After you have delivered the Sugar Purchase Certificates so issued, you will sign the Certification of Registrar on the form for Registration of Retailers and Wholesalers, or on the Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate, whichever is used.
J.	War Ration Stamp Cards.—At the time of delivering Sugar Purchase Certificates to a person applying for an establishment selling sugar at retail, give him a quantity of the form entitled “War Ration Stamp Card” (OPA Form No. R-304—See illustration, p. 29). The quantity handed out should be approximately 5 for each 100 pounds of sugar entered in item 5 (e) of OPA Form No. R-305. Wholesalers should be advised that they may obtain through their Local Rationing Boards, Stamp Card Exchange Receipts (OPA Form No. R-309) for their use in exchanging the War Ration Stamp Cards for Sugar Purchase Certificates.
BE CAREFUL
Exercise as much care with all the Sugar Purchase Certificates you handle as though each were your own. Every Sugar Purchase Certificate represents what amounts to a personal draft on the Nation’s supply of sugar. It is a valuable permit issued by the United States Government. Treat it as such.
SECTION 9
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRADE RATIONING ADVISORS
1.	Introduction..—You have been selected by your Local Rationing Beard to assist in the trade registration in connection with the Sugar Rationing program. Your principal duties will be to assist the person in charge of the registration site, who is known as the School Site Administrator, and to furnish competent advice. In some areas where a large number of establishments are to be registered, it may be necessary that you have assistants. Such assistants should be appointed by the Local Rationing Board.
2.	Contact the School Site Administrator.—At the time of your appointment, or within a short time thereafter, your Local Rationing Board will tell you the name and location of the school at which you are to act as advisor, and the name and address of the School Site Administrator. You should arrange as soon as possible to meet With the School Site Administrator to go over these instructions and discuss
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ora Porm Not r-»m	United States of America Office of Price Administration WAR RATION STAMP CARD (Tobeusedby retailers for transmitting war ration stamps to their suppliers inaccordance with regulations and instructions of the Office of Price Administration.) IMPORTANT: (1) All stamps attached to this sheet must bear the same number or same combination of number and teller. (2) Affix stamps securely in the order indicated by the numbered spaces. Each space must be filled unless this is the last.card to be submitted for the current ration period or with a particular order. (3) Do not fold or mail while glue is wet. (4) Vhenlast stamp hat been,attached, write ^preferably with a thick crayon) your name and address, and the name and address of the supplierto whom thesestamps will be delivered, across the face of this card. .									
	2	3	4	1 5	6	7	8	9	10
II ! !	12 I	13	14	15 1	“1 *	17	18	19	20
	22	, 23	24	25	26	■ 27	28	29	30
31	32	M	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
	4t	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
r	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	■ 69	■ 70
71	72	73	74	75	76		78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85 ! ....	86	87	I 88 L	89	90
91	92	93	94	' 95	96	97	98	99	100
			☆ u.	•. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFF IOC 16—26805-1					
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any problems which, you may anticipate. Most of the problems which may arise will have to be decided by you and the School Site Administrator.
3.	Duties.—As explained above, your principal duties will be to give_assistance and advice in solving problems which will arise during registration. Therefore, you must have a thorough understanding of all of these instructions, and particularly of the trade registration forms and the instructions accompanying these forms. Study them carefully. Due to the many types of establishments which are to be registered, a great many problems are going to be presented which cannot be foreseen in advance. Therefore it is important that you be on hand at all times during the trade registration. You should arrange your personal affairs so that you will be free to devote your full time to the performance of your duties as Trade Rationing Advisor during the registration period.
Much of the success of the registration will depend upon the manner in which you perform the task assigned to you.
SECTION W
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THEFT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF SUGAR PURCHASE CERTIFICATES
BE ALERT!
BE VIGILANT!
The trust and confidence of the United States Government is reposed in every person who takes part in the distribution of Sugar Purchase Certificates.
It is your patriotic duty to help prevent criminal sabotage of the registration program. If you have cause to believe that anyone has stolen or misappropriated unissued Sugar Purchase Certificates of has conspired with others to steal or misappropriate them, see that the facts are reported to the Local Rationing Board or State Rationing Administrator, who will immediately advise the nearest regional office of the Office of Price Administration, so that official action may be taken.
Whenever official investigation discloses that a crime has been committed, the Office of Price Administration will recommend to the Attorney General of the United States that criminal prosecution be commenced. [Secs. 35 (C) 46, 47, and 48 of the United States Criminal Code (18 U. S. C. secs. 82, 99, 100, 101) provide for punishments ranging up to 10 years in prison, $10,000 fine, or both, for such offenses.]
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U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942