Evening star., 1942-06-23
Gas Registration
ChangeAdds
Burden Here
Many Teachers to
Leave Before New
Dote, July gil

The shift in dates for the new
nounced by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration will work material
hardship" on school officials seeking
teacher volunteers for the job, Law
son j. Cantrell, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, predicted today.
Mr.. Cantrell said about thirds
of the more than 5000 teachers had
volunteered to serve as registrars on
the originally announced dates of
July l, 2 and 3.
The change announced by OPA to
July 9. 10 and IL, he said, already
has brought several calls to his
Office from volunteers who said
they had purchased railroad tickets
out of the city on the later dates.
In announcing the date change,
the OPA said it was being arranged
to allow an additional week for mo-
torists TO form clubs for car pooling.
To provide gasoline for the extra
week, it was announced the war
bond seal in the left hand upper
corner of the card will be good for
extra gas ratiOnS.
Hopes to Get Staff Together.
In commenting today, Mr.. Can
trell pointed out that, in addition
to teacher vacations, some teachers
will be unavailable because they are
permitted to accept employment in
the Federal Government during the
summer months from July l to
September Is under provision of the
new District of Columbia appro-
priation bill as soon as it is signed
by the President. 1t is expected
some of the volunteers may 60 on
such Government jobs before the
later registration dates.
Mr.. Cantrell also expressed disap-
pointment that July IL falls on a
Saturday, which he indicated would
make balancing of the registration
over the three-day period difficult.
He pointed out that many persons
leave town over the week end, and
said he might recommend register
ing only half day on July IL.
This would throw the bulk of the
registrants into the first two days.
Despite the problems created by
the change, Mr.. Cantrell said, he
hopes large number of experienced
volunteers among the teachers will
still be available.
The changing of the dates, coming
after the close of school, he pointed
eut. will make it necessary for him
70 write to each of the 1900 or more
volunteers to see If they are willing
10 serve on the later date, thus
throwing a heavy clerical burden on
his office. During the school year,
teachers were contacted by mime
ograph circular at their schools.
May Call on OCL or Aid.
Mr.. Cantrell said he hoped to get
additional registrars If necessary
through the volunteer Office of the
District ONCE of Civilian Defense.
In the OPA announcement yester-
day Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson said car-sharing has become
an integral part of the coupon ra-
tioning plan and that he wanted
every effort made to organize as
many clubs as possible.
Pooling cars for driving to and
from work is imperative for two rea-
sons" Mr.. Henderson said. First,
private cars are needed to supple
ment public transportation, and sec
ond. in view of the petroleum short
sge in the East we must make every
gallon of gasoline count.
Car Clubs Stressed.
"Car clubs, in which four or more
persons arrange to ride to and from
work together, have therefore been
made a requirement for any supple
mental rations to be granted under
the plan"
For purposes of obtaining gas dur
ing the extra week. the War bond
seal on each ration card will be con-
sidered as another coupon which
filling station operators will punch.
1t will be good for three gallons to
an A card holder: four gallons for
A B-l card; five for b., and six
for a B-3.
Postponement of the permanent
form of gas rationing followed pre-
dictions by some Senators that ra-
tioning for the entire country, once
proposed as a means Of conserving
tires on privately owned autos, will
not be invoked.
A proposal for Senate investiga-
ton of the gasoline situation on the
East Coast was said to be gaining
supporters.