Evening star., 1942-06-06
Directory of Boards Handling
Rotioned Commodities Listed
Procedure for Obtaining Five Items
On Restricted List Presented Here

Five commodities now are under
rationing restrictions-sugar, gaSo-
line, tires, automobiles and type
writer's. Without a ration card, you
cannot buy any Of them.
In an effort to help citizens who
want to apply for sugar purchase
certificates, extra gas rations, new
tires, or other articles, The Star
presents herewith a directory of the
rationing boards handling the ra-
toned commodities.
Five boards are now functioning
Board No. / handles requests for
new and recapped passenger car
tires; Board No. 2, new and re-
capped bus tires and typewriters;
Board No. 8 new and recapped tires
for trucks; Board No. 4. automo-
biles, and Board No. S, sugar and
gasoline.
Boards /, 2, 3 and I are located
in the present District rationing
headquarters in the old Force
School, 1740 Massachusetts avenue
Board No. 5eby far the largest-is
divided into six zones and has Is
auxiliary boards located at key
points throughout the city.
Applications for Autos.
To apply for automobiles, 60 70
Office of Board No. 4 on the second
floor of the Force School and file
application. For typewriters, ask
for Board No. 2, also on the second
floor.
To apply for tires, you must &c
first to one of the Districts two
automobile inspection stations. They
are located at Tenth and F streets
S.W., and West Virginia and Cen
trail avenues NE. There you will
have your tires inspected and fill
out an application. The inspector
will make notation on the applica-
tion concerning the condition OF
your present tires. Then you send
the application to the proper board
at the Force School.
For citizens who want to obtain
supplemental gasoline rations OF
sugar rationing books, the IS auxil-
iary boards have been established
You are requested to 60 to the board
nearest your home.
Boundaries of Areas.
The headquarters and boundaries
of each of these area boards are a
follows (the number denotes the
area and the letter the auxiliary
board:
Area 1-A-Temporary building
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV: The area north OF
Pennsylvania avenue, including the
north side thereof; south Of line
starting at Seventh street and
Florida avenue NV. and running
west on Florida avenue to Fifteenth
street, north of Fifteenth street tc
Euclid street, and west on Euclid
street to Sixteenth street; east OF
Sixteenth street, including the east
side thereof; and west of Seventh
street, including the west side
thereof.
Area 1-B-1740 Massachusetts
avenue NV: The area north OF
Pennsylvania avenue, including the
north side thereof; south of a line
starting at Sixteenth and Euclio
streets and running west on Euclie
street to Calvert street and west or
Calvert street to Rock Creek; east
of Rock Greek; and west of Six
teenth street, including the west
side thereof.
Area 1-C-458 Indiana avenue
NV: The area north of Pennsyl.
vania avenue, including the north
side thereof; south of Rhode Islanc
avenue and Florida avenue, includ.
ing the south sides thereof; east oi
Seventh street, including the east
side thereof; and west of Delaware
avenue and the railroad tracks lead
ing north from the Union Station
Area 2-A--Jackson School, r
street between Thirtieth and Thirty.
first NV: The area north of the
Potomac River; south Of a line start.
ing at the intersection of Massa.
chusettS avenue and Rock Greek
running west on Massachusetts, ave.
nue. to Wisconsin avenue, and or
Wisconsin avenue to the District
line; east Of the District line, anc
west of Rock Greek.
Area 2-B-Oyster School, Twenty
ninth and Calvert streets NV:
The area north of q line starting
at the intersection Of Massachusetts,
avenue and Rock Greek, running
west on Massachusetts, avenue to
Wisconsin avenue and on Wisconsin
avenue to the Distrist line; south
of the District line; each Of the
District line; and west Of Rock
Greek.
Area 3-A-Library. Sixteenth and
Lamont streets NV: The area north
of a line starting at the intersection
of North Capital street and Rhode
Island avenue, running west or
Rhode Island avenue to Florida
avenue, then on Florida avenue te
Fifteenth street, then north OF,
Fifteenth to Euclid street, then west
on Euclid street to Calvert street
then west on Calvert street to Roci
Creek; south Of Quincy street, in
cluding the south side thereof; easi
of Rock Greek, and west Of Park
place and the Soldiers Home.
Area 3-B-Library, Georgia ave-
nue. and Upshur street NV: The
area north Of Quincy street, in.
cluding the north side thereof; south
Of Concord avenue, including the
south side thereof; east Of Rock