Evening star., 1942-01-04
Officials Appointed
To Ration Tires in
Northern Virginia
Montgomery Delayed,
But Boord Is Ready
In Prince Georges

In Prince Georges
Automobile and truck tire ration
ing officials for nearby Virginia
areas were announced yesterday by
Chairman Gardner l.. Boothe of the
Northern Virginia Regional Defense
Council.
In Prince Georges County, Nd,
the tire-rationing board named Fri
day prepared to open its Office to-
morrow, but operations were de-
layed In Montgomery County be-
cause two members Of the three
man board named by Gov. O'Conor
said they found it impossible to
serve.
The Virginia appointments were
made by Brig. Gen. j. Fulmer
Bright, State director Of rationing.
Mr.. Boothe said, and the new OFF,
GERS soon will be sworn in as Federal
officials.
The machinery of rationing tires
is expected to be delayed few more
days. Mr.. Boothe explained, because
of the failure of the Federal Gov
ernment to supply the necessary
rationing forms.
May Name More Officials.
Additional administrators will be
appointed whenever necessary, but
such a move will be left to the dis
cretion of the local defense councils
of each jurisdiction. Mr.. Boothe de-
scribed those whose appointment he
announced yesterday as "eminently
fair-minded citizens"
One or more distribution officers
and a review board of three men,
bers has been named for each juris-
diction. Persons seeking tires will
first apply to the distribution officer
and if his ruling is not agreed on,
an appeal may be taken to the re-
view board.
In Alexandria, the distribution
officers we're listed as David c. Book.
205 Russell road. and John w.
Ayres, 1908 Prince street. The Re-
view Board consists of E. C. Gibbs,
128 South Royal street: Charles
Jones. Virginia Public Service Co.
Building, and James Armstrong, 815
King street.
Arlington Appointments.
Three distribution officers for
Arlington were appointed. They
are John De Lashmutt, 901 South
Highland street; J. Maynard Ma
gruder, 280l Wilson boulevard, and
Thomas Edwards, 6005 North Wash
ington boulevard. The Review Board
is composed Of H. Bruce Green,
county courthouse; r. c. L. Mon
cure. East Falls Church. and Mrs.
E. w. Gaumnitz, 4olo Twenty fifth
street north.
c. Pembroke Pettitt of the county
courthouse, Waite Wilkins of Hern-
don and Manly P. Rust of Falls
Church have been named distribu-
ton officers for Fairfax County.
The Review Board for that county
consists of Andrew w. Clark, Belle
Haven; John w. Rust, courthouse,
and H. A. Storm, Mclean.
Mrs. Daniel c. Sands of Middle
burg is the distribution officer for
Loudoun County. w. S. Francis
OF Hamilton, j. S. Whitmore and
r. J. McCray, both of Leesburg,
comprise the Review Board.
In Prince William County Claude
Hxson Of Manassas is the distribu-
ton officer and the Review Board
consists Of J. L. Bushong, Manassas:
B. L. Trenis, Nokesville, and C, C.
Cloe, Triangle.
Meanwhile 1t was announced that
the newly appointed tire rationing
board for Prince Georges County,
Md, will open Offices tomorrow in
the County Service Building In
Hyattsville.
Leonard Burch is chairman of the
board. Other board members are
Robert M Hardy of Meadows and
Sherman NJ. Hollingsworth of Uni
versity Park.
Mr.. Burch said the location of
tire inspection stations will be an
nounced this week.
Those seeking to purchase tires
should have their need for new
tires certified at a county tire in
spection station before making ap-
phcation to the board. Mr.. Burch
said citizens of the county will be
informed in the near future as to
where application blanks for new
tires may be obtained.
Quotas for January of 65 tires
and 54 tubes for passenger cars,
motorcycles and light trucks and
107 tires and 80 tubes for trucks and
buses in Prince Georges County
were announced Thursday.
Start Of tire rationing in Mont
gomery County will be delayed fol-
lowing the resignation over the week
end of S. Walter Bogley. cashier of
the Bank of Bethesda. as chairman
of the County Tire Rationing Board,
and Frederick L. Thomas of Sandy
Spring, another member of the
board
Both men said the Job was too
big for them" This leaves Douglas
Diamond of Gaithersburg as the sole
member of the board.
The work of the University of
Maryland extension service will con-
tinue unimpaired for the present in
spite of the ban on automobile and
tires sales DR.. T. B. Symons, di-
rector, said yesterday.
DR.. Symons said that he believed
local administrators of the new law
will recognize the importance of the
work being done by the agricultural
extension workers. and that if any
tires are available for general civilian
use the extension workers will not be
overlooked.