Evening star., 1942-05-10
D. {. Gas Registration
Opens Tuesday;;Ration
System Starts Friday
Nine Million Motorists
In Eost Affected; Drives
For Pleasure Near End

For Pleasure Near End
Owners of automobiles and other
motor vehicles, including motor
cycles, inboard motor boats and
motor bikes, will begin registering
for gasoline rationing Tuesday un-
der program which virtually spells
the end of pleasure driving In
Washington and in States along the
Eastern seaboard.
The registration will continue
through Thursday and on Friday
the rationing program, affecting
approximately 100000 motorists
| and covering the seven-week period
between May Is and July /, will
60 into effect.
Any uncertainty as to how much
gas would be permitted "non-essen-
tial' motorists was dispelled. late
yesterday when the Office of Price
Administration announced that
drivers coming within this classifi-
cation would be allowed only three
gallons a week. o. P. A. said the
decision was reached on the basis
of supply figures furnished by Pc
torelum Co-ordinator Ickes.
Motorists Warned Friday.
Price Administrator Henderson
warned Friday that East Coast mo-
torists would be permitted mo
more" than three gallons. but did
not specify the exact figure until
yesterday.
Meantime Mr. Ickes recommended
to O. P A. that both the rationing
restrictions and those limiting the
operation of filling stations be lift
ed for certain counties in New
York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Virginia where there is local
production of gasoline. None of
these counties is near the Dis
trict A spokesman for o. P. A. in
dicated there was no question but
that this body would approve the
recommendation.
Twenty Eight schools in the Dis
trict have been designated as reg
istration centers, and the daily reg
istration will be from to pm.
The hours for registration in the
designated centers in nearby Mary
land and Virginia will vary. District
schools will be dismissed at l pm
each day during the period, and
many schools in suburban communi-
ties will have similar arrangements
Order of Registration.
Washington motorists have been
requested to register in the follow
ing alphabetical order: Those whose
last names begin with the letters
from A through l. on Tuesday; from
M through r on Wednesday; from S
through z Thursday Registrants
are urged to come early and not to
expect to be served after pm,
as it requires about two hours for
the registrars to complete their re-
ports after closing time.
Owners of certain types of motor
vehicles will not be required to reg
lister for ration cards. No card Is
necessary if the motor vehicle or in
board motor falls in one Of the
following categories:
/. A vehicle equipped as an am
bulance or hearse
2. A motor vehicle bearing license
plates. registration card or other
Identification clearly indicating that
it is in use by Federal, State, local
or foreign government or agency
thereof.
3. Motor vehicles clearly identi-
fable as trucks, buses or taxicabs.
4. A vehicle or boat whose occu-
pant has an official military, naval,
Federal or State governmental travel
order authorizing such vehicular or
boat travel.
Legislators Not Exempt.
Their congressional tags notWith-
standing, members of Congress will
not be able to have their cars cata-
logued in the class permitted un-
restricted quantities of gasoline un-
less they can show they use their
cars strictly for Government busi-
ness, o. P. A. officials declared YES
terday. The case of each member
OF Congress will be considered in
dlvidually and on its own merits
and how much gasoline they will
be allowed to buy after next Thurs
DAY Will be decided strictly on the
basis OF need, It was said
Under the terms of the ssmeal
ticket" rationing plan, essential
vehicles-trucks, buses, taxis. trac-
tors, ambulances, hearses, cars of
ministers. doctors and nurses. Fed
eral, State, local and foreign gov
eminent cars, etc-will be permitted
10 OBTAIN an *" card emitting them
10 an unlimited supply of gasoline.
II they are clearly identifable as
essential vehicles, as stated, they
don't even need the cards.
Three intermediate Classes.
Between that group and the non
essential classification fall the
thousands who drive to work or use
their cars for business purposes.
10 take care Of that group, three
work classifications - designated
on the ration cards as B-1. B-2 and
B-3, are set up on the basis of
need, The owner of a work" car
VIII be entitled to %, 80 or 80 GAL
| ions for the seven-week period. or
a little more than three, four or five
gallons a week, respectively.
Drivers in the non-essential''
class, which applies to approximate
| ly one-third of the automobiles in
the area affected by the program.
will be limited to three gallons a
week. Ration cards designated by
! the letter "A" will be given to
motorists in this classification.
| Where the gasoline provided by
| the class A or B cards is not suffi-
clent to permit vehicle or boat to
be used to the extent necessary to