Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05
FIREMEN HERE
AID RATIONING
Lend Services of Fire House
For Fuel RatiOning; Fac
ulty to Aid
TO ASSIST APPLICANTS

Arrangements nave Deen conf
pleted with the Citizens Hose COM
pany here to supply the services OF
their fire house and personnel for
the purpose of providing assistance
to the general public in filling out
the various application forms in
use in the fuel rationing program.
This service to the public began
yesterday and will continue for APP
proximately ten days. The fire
house will be open from A p. m.
until 9 p. m. with members of the
John Bassett Moore faculty and the
Ration Board volunteers assisting.
under the direction of Miss Mildred
Reynolds, chairman.
To Assist Applicants
1t is the purpose of this plan to
provide assistance for all of those
applying for fuel oil rations who
feel that they need advice, or who
would like to have their application
forms checked for correctness of de-
tail by some responsible person be-
fore these forms are mailed in to
the local War Price and Rationing
Boards. Many users of fuel oil
have probably received their appli-
cation blanks from their dealers by
this time. Those who have not yet
received the forms will get them in
the mails during the next few days.
The local Ration Board advises
caution to all those who occupy
private dwellings, on the matter of
filling in their application blanks
correctly.
Not Complicated
1--WE believe that the forms are
not as complicated as they might
well appear at first sight. If those
who are filling out the applications
will be particularly careful to take
the time to read the questions COM
pletely, they will find that it will
not be difficult to answer them. In
most cases the answers required
are SIMPLY Eyes" or no." Therefore,
we urge everyone to read all ques-
tions thoroughly before they at
tempt to give any answers" For
example, Item 3, Section A, on
Page 1, of the application form for
private dwellings, if read too hur-
riedly, the phrase "since March 1,
1912" might easily be overlooked.
Read Instructions With Care
Then, on Page 2 there is a rather
large box in the lower right-hand
corner of the page in which the ap-
plicant is specifically instructed not
to write. However, persons who
would be reading the instructions
too hurriedly might fail to notice
this fact. Also, on Page 2, direct
ly above the box just mentioned is
another box wherein the applicant
lists the dimensions of each room.
Many people live in homes contain
ing more rooms than space is pro-
vided for in the box in question
however, if they read the instruc-
tons carefully they will find that
they are told to use the box on the
back of the application should they
need to do so. If the box on Page
A is used the total should be carried
over to the proper space in the box
on Page 2. Another instruction
that might well be overlooked is
the one in heavy print at the top of
Page 2, pertaining to Item 6. Space
heaters are portable heaters or
parlor heaters, which in some cases
provide the only heat in the home,
and in other cases may be used to
supply additional heat in conjunc-
ton with a central heating plant.
Central Heating
Where there is a central heating
plant the applicant must show
cause in his application as to just
why an auxiliary space heater is
deemed necessary. 1t should be
noted that in the case of dwelling
occupants who rent the property in
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