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BRITISH HAVE 5 ATONING SYSTEMS; WE HAVE ONE; SECOND DUE IN MONTHWomen, Children, Invalids Have Food Priorities In Great BritainL\eitI,(Editor’s Note: After three years of war the British have worked out five rationing systems, simplified rules. In this last of four of their daily columns of Great Britain’s methods of food control business writers James Marlow and George Zielke explain the island kingdom’s distribution, rationing and price controls.)points system is declared to be; worth a specified number of points and consumers arc allowed to choose on which they will spend their points. WIk-ii a food so rationed becomes scarce, its pointcover the cost of the less efficient operators, retailers may sell under these if they can, profitably.Penalties fo» violating food orders were stiffened a ye3r ago so that violators Were subject to a maximum fine Of $5400 and a sum equal to three times the value of the goods sold. Imprisonment for 12 to 14 months can be imposed.Monthly figures are published by the food ministry for violation ofvalue is raised and that of a reia- f°°d orders. These ran under 1,000w,‘i-*11tydtsinistolest •,'Sidlls■lingir-asneis.onheBy JAMES MARLOW AND GEORGE ZIELKE New York, Dec. 26—The British, forced into tight tood controls by shortages, have five rationing systems. We have one. By the end of January we’ll probably have two.British supplies are shorter than ours. Ours will be shorter before they’re longer. The British have been in the war longer than wo. Some of the steps they have taken we may have to take.An American institute of food distribution survey of British food control methods shows:In Britain it’s women and children first — for milk — under a special rationing system called “differential”. There are also other firsts.The differential system takes care oI groups needing special consideration: Children, invalids, persons suffering from particular diseases, vegetarians and certain classes of workers.Children get the same ration as adults except meat, where their ratio is half that of adults. Diabetics get extra butter andlively plentiful product is lowered to divert the ‘demand to the goods in large supply.Thus a buyer may squander all of his points to satisfy a pampered palate or he may use his pcints on food with the lowest point value and assure himself of a much larger supply of edibles.The American points system -a less formal kind- consumers are required to register for certain foods. The food ministry then announces the minimum quantity of this food to be distributed to each registered person.There is flexibility in this since retailers are allowed to distribute surpluses of these foods.This method, according to the institute, is essential for foods whose supply varies greatly and for which a fixed ration would not be workable.The fcod ministry, in setting prices for aood processors and manufacturers, has made it a practice to call in a committee from the trade to work these out and to make recommendations.“Orders fixing maximum prices, says the institute, “are usually put in simple and understandable language, xxx This is in contrast to the complexity and legal phrasing of similar orders in the United States.”fixed or maximum prices or by an Prices are controlled by defining order freezing prices at levels pre-a month until the middle of 1940 but have gradually risen as controls tightened, reaching a peak of 3,120 in October, 1941.BOLD SPRINGSmargarine and meat but must give up suger coupons. Vegetarians re- [vailing in some base period forfceive an extra ration of cheese but must give up meat and bacon coupons for this.In accordance with the system, the British have set up priority distribution to supply a particular food like milk to those who need it most, such as children of certain ages and nursing or pregnant women. They receive it daily and can have it free if necessary.] There are also establishments jwhich have priorities on milk, such as hospitals, maternity homes, convalescent homes, orphanages.Children have also been given priorities in the distribution of oranges and receive free allowanc-j es of cod liver oil compaund and fruit juices. There is also a certain priority in the distribution of eggs for them.There are Tour other types of rationing for the civilian population: Ordinary rationing, group rationing, points rationing and registration rationing.Ordinary rationing is like? our system of rationing sugar and coffee. A fixed quantity is allowed each consumer and this must be taken within a given period, usually one month.Group rationing, allowing the consumer a little wider choice, is based on a fixed amount in portions of a group of foods, such as jams, syrups and treacle or butter and margarine.In butter fcnd margarine the maximum amount of butter is defined and varies with the supply but the ration itself covers the total quantity of butter and margarine combined that may be purchased per person.Great Britain introduced “points” rationing in December, 1941, after 27 months of war. Points rationing in this country is expected in late January, 13 months after we entered the war.Points rationing in Britain, the food institute says, makes available a fair share of the number of foods that could not readily be rationed separately to all consumers, like canned foods.Through the points system it is possible to control the demand for each grade or variety of food rationed. Each consumer is allowed 20 points for every four weeks.These points may not be hoarded and become valueless if not used within the prescribed period. Each food rationed under thethe same or similar goods. In most instances the freezing method is first applied and is followed by an order specifying maximum prices.Most wholesalers margins are fixed by allowing specified additions to the primary prices. Additions are in the form of percent markups and also allow the cost of transport to the buyer.There is no uniformity of controls regarding the inclusion of freight, charges. Where transportation charges are likely to keep commodities from going to more | distant areas, additions are allowed to the wholesale prices.Margins for retailers are fixed by allowing specified additions to the wholesale price or by means of fixed maximum selling prices. Since maximum prices are set toWe are glad to report Mrs. J. R. Peacock slowly improving but we all hone her soon restored to her nor-hope to see soon restored to her normal health.Mr. and Mrs. C .J. Atkinson visited at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Monroe Asbell Sunday afternoon.Mrs. Emory Parrish is spending a few days at this writing with her sister, Mrs. Herman Thompson, in Cairo.Mr. and Mrs. Russell Aldredge from Port Nicho, Texas, visited at the home of their aunt, Mrs. J. R. Peacock, Tuesday.M’isses Junita Cogland and Voider Whigham from Cairo spent the week end at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cogland.Mr. and Mrs. Tess Wade from Thomasville visited at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Atkinson Sunday afternoon.Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Aldredge spent Sunday at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Peacock.Miss Clarice White spent Sunday as the guest of Miss Marjorie Aldredge.Mr. and Mrs. Russell Aldredge of Texas returned to their home Wednesday after being called here on account of the death of the former’s mother, Mrs. Billie Donalson, who was bui'ied Friday afternoon. We all extend our sympathy to ail the bereaved ones.Mrs. Henry White visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivey White Sunday afternoon.Mrs. J. M. Atkinson visited rt the home of her mother, Mrs. J. R. Pea-cock, Wednesday afternoon.SEPTAGENARIAN SPURNS PENSION FOR WAR WORKLos Angeles.-7P'—At the age of 76, Bill Harrison has spurneu a pension for Indian war service and gone to work as a welder in a-def ense phnt.VAv«*..w.V.OV.’.'■m*.vv/.V. V.a . , • « -• V)celluloid .was dented, but the patient was not seriously injured.For repairing faces, the celluloid is molded to form the missing contour. The piece is then fixed in place by sewing it to underlying tissues.Living skin from a nearby part of the body is gifted to cover the plastic. This sk,ln unites at its edges with the surrounding skin and continues to live. Sometimes the skin that covered the depression in the face can be used as the cover over the celluloid.Dr. Owens says there are several advantages over the standard methods of repairing facial depressions. These older methods generally used a piece of cartilege to fill the depression. The cartilege comes from a rib.Getting the cartilege requires a surgical operation on the chest. The cartilege method also sometimes requires two or three further operations.With celluloid, the entire repair is made in a single surgical operation. Dr. Owens said that both hospitalization of the patient and expenses arc reduced.In two years no piece of celluloid has had to be replaced. No^ unfa vorablc reactions have been encountered. The celludoid is a perfectly inert foreign body, that is, sets up no chemical reactions in living tissues.He uredicts that the use of celluloid for rebuilding lost contours will stop tfith head and face. The reason is that other parts of the body have enough fat and tissues to fill depressions./^VNLY| the'; modern ^JCE {refrigerator gives foods triple protection—prevents rapid drying out, guards against' exchange of food flavors, insures against spoilage/, No other \ type provides all three safeguards—proper moisture plus dean-washed air plus constant cold.Yet the air-cohditionediCB refrigerator costs only a third to a half as much as other, types. Phone us todaysThomasville Ice PHONE 6^ *«» _ ^ _ r* '' ' . ' ■ % -‘ _J **- ■«*«*/■DID yo u KNOWThat YO*: can That WE can profit ?PROFIT bv BANKING?help you to INCREASEthatCome in and discuss your business with us. We specialize in helping our customers to succeed. i Written by J. Avon Wurst)‘‘Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.”I* VDED
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Sat, Dec 26, 1942
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