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larger stock than would otherwise have been poasible, visited
division, corps and army ereas. The platoon operating
the static store was ordinarily Installed in or near the
arq depot area, making sa 8s and Drocuring and storing
stock for the mobile unit.' The oporation within the
Communications Sone Was shiler, with the exception that
the majority of storos were more or less static, and that
in more permanont installations,, permanent or smi-permnent
stores were established, The CormKlnding gensrels
of secticns were authorized to establish and close snles
stores as- required upon approve1 of the Chief Q,uwtermnster.7
SECTION 2
SALES STORE OPEIULTIOlJS
199. Operating Units End Parsonnel. The c)uartermoster
seles company sns the nucleus for the OperfitiOn of sales
stores on the continent. Civilians were generally hired
6s clerks to assist in the operntion of the large statio
installations. Occsslonally, provisional sales units ware
orgenized within comhet units to augnent the c$artermeater
sales Store facilities. The 1st Infentry Division dcvaloped
an organization which mdu purchases from the army
seles store on a OOhSOl~dtIted diviaion order, and then
broke down tbc items to unit supply officrjrs for r snle
to the officers of their respective organizations. B
200. Sales ?rocedurvs and Accounti ,9 Sales procedure,
accountability,. and the appointment of2alc.8 off lcers are
covered in appropriato '&r Dcpertmsnt regulations. The
procedures in the European Theater of Operetions generally
followed these re@letions, and were mrther covered by
regulptions pu lisbad in circulcrs of the ruropean Theater
of oDerations.4 Sales offioers were anpointed, bondcd,
and made financially nccountable. The accounts were subject
to monthly cudit by the Sales Audit Division. Normal
prooedures were followed in sales inventories, daposits
of funds, end adjustment of accounts.
201. Procurement of Stocks.7 Pequisitions for sales
Storm itoms -#ere subdnitted to the Chief ?,uartsl.a&stor by
each section Qunrtermastor not leter thnn the 20th of each
month for the followin& month's requirements. The Quertermastor
of the Advance Saction included the requirements
of the armies in his requisitions. Based on thc above
requisitions, credits were astublished at the assignEd
depots in the form of credit letters issued to Section Quuertermsters
by the Chief Quartermster. At the end of tho
perlod unused credits were nutomatically cancelled.
202. Rationin .? Rationing gf sales store itens wos
set up aa-a meas$e to secure more equitnble distribution
of items in short supply. Ration curds were issued to
thuss eligible to make purchases. If, in thc judgment of
the Chief Pwrteraaster, the supply situation required,
he could increaae or decrecse the ration; make special
distribution of rationed items without reference to the
rp-tion card; suspend rationing on any prticiilar item or
Items; and clnssifg sales, varying th6 ration by type OS
purchases to secure D more equitable distribution of the
avail~able supply to all personnel authorized to purchese.
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