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the legal division Of the once oi
Price Administration.
Mr.. Steuart said holder Of an
x card would be held to be violating
the regulations If he uses his car fol
less than 80 per cent Of the pur-
poses for which the card was issued
Mr.. Steuart declared that holder.
of B cards must use the gas bought
on them only for driving to and
from work and in pursuit OF their
gainful cupations. Any other
driving, he said, would be illegal.
From the office Of Leon Hender-
son, price administrator, 1t wal
learned, however, that the o. p. A
policy regarding the use Of B cards
is that the gas available is intended
to be sufficient to carry the driver
to and from work. If. however. the
Beard holder wishes to do some
pleasure driving, he may figure
some other way to get to work
without the use OF his automobile
and then use the gasoline so saved
for pleasure driving.
Instructions Awaited.
Asked when he would be ready to
release the names of persons given
x cards, Mr.. Steuart said he had
received no instructions from O
P. A. and would do nothing about
it until he had.
Two of the nine additional aux
iliary boards to be established are
expected to be in operation early
next week. One will be located In
the Southeast Branch Public Lii
brary at Seventh and D streets Sc,
and the other at 458 Indiana ave-
nue. NV. Locations of the head
quarters of the other seven new
boards will be announced next
week, and a map showing the
boundaries of the IS boards is be-
ing prepared today.
Beginning Monday. Mr.. Steuart
announced, the boards already
functioning will begin receiving ap-
plications from persons who are
seeking supplemental gasoline ra-
tions or who wish to appeal for
cards other than those issued to
them during the registration this
week. The following schedule will
be maintained next week:
On Monday and Tuesday, appli-
cations of defense workers: Wednes-
day and Thursday, applications OF
travelling salesmen, and on Friday
and Saturday. applications of per-
sons visiting Washington who need
gasoline to get to their homes.
Demand for Cabs Persists.
The heavier demand for taxicabs
which was felt yesterday, the first
day of rationing, still was marked
today, officials of cab companies re-
ported, though they had not noticed
that it was increased on the second
day. During the rush hour this
morning cabs were reported "ex-
tremely scarce" in view Of the large
number of persons unable to find
empty ones.
One taxicab official said he felt
that drivers generally realized they
had been given the privilege OF un-
limited gas to serve the public and
they would fulfill this obligation by
hauling as many passengers as pos
sible and giving maximum service.
The pickup service was IN great
demand.
Streetcars and buses observed IAN
ordinary rainy Saturday" it was
said at the offices OF the Capital
Transit Co. No abnormal rush for
public transportation was noted,
considering the congested conditions
which have come to be considered
normal for the duration.
But fewer passenger cars were re-
ported on the streets, with a corre-
spending increase in pedestrian
traffic
Used-car dealers here reported
their business at virtual Standstiil,
with only an occasional car sold and
prices considerably below those OF a
year ago.
Supplies for Week End Here.
Unlike many Eastern cities and
communities, Washington apparent
ly has enough gas to meet the de-
creased weekend demands.
The Gasoline Retailers of WASH
ington, Inc, reported that, although
some stations had run out OF fuel
most of them had enough to supply
holders of ration cards and no actual
shortage, under existing conditions,
was expected.
This favorable situation was at
tributed to the foresight of dealers.
Most OF them refused to be stam-
peded when motorists sought to fill
their tanks just before rationing was
clamped on, it was pointed out,
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