Evening star., 1942-05-07
Sugar Listing
Ends Tonight,
D. {. Warned
539,Ol0 Reported
Already Enrolled;
Schools Shut Today

Registration OF the more than
100000 sugar consumers in the
Washington metropolitan area
moved into the home stretch today
as rationi1g officials again warned
that there will be no extension OF
time beyond the deadline tonight.
With 539,0l0 District citizens
already enrolled, District Rationlng
Supervisor Lawson J. Cantrell said
Washington should be able TO COM
plete registration of the remaining
10000 to 10000 consumers within
the prescribed time.
All schools In the District and in
some outlying areas were dismissed
for the day to provide additional
hours for the last days registration,
and ofncials were confident that the
extra time would take care Of any
last-minute rush.
IL am. to pm. Listing.
The 121 school registration centers.
in Washington opened their doors
at IL am. and will remain open
until pm. An additional two
hours OF registration, from 7 to 8
pm, will be provided at number
OF the schools.
In Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties and in Alexandria
schools we're dismissed to give the
registration clear sailing Registra-
ton hours in Montgomery County
will be from 8 am. to 8 pm. and
from pm. to pm; In Arlington,
from 9:l5 am. to 9 pm: in Alex
andria, from am. to pm, 4 to 8
pm. and to 9 pm.
School registration centers in
Prince Georges County, some Of
which opened at 9 am, will close
at 7 pm. In Fairfax County, reg
istration hours will be from 4 to 8
pm.
Nicholas Orem. Prince Georges
County superintendent of schools,
said As per cent of the predicted
total had secured their rationing
books during the first two days of
the four-day registration period.
No figures were yet available for
yesterdays registration.
Citizens who fail to register before
the deadline will be unable to OBJ
tain their sugar ration books until
the Sugar Rationing Board sets up
machinery for handling late-comers
and those who didn't register be-
cause they possessed an excess
amount of sugar. How soon this
will be done has not been an
nounced.
Any One May Apply
Washington residents whose last
names begin with the letter S
through z were to be registered to-
day, but rationing officials said all
persons who apply will be registered.
Mr.. Cantrell said that I81 1896 per-
sons filed in and out of the registra-
ton centers yesterday, but of this
number 5,679 did not obtain ration
books because they reported possess
sion OF an excess amount of sugar.
The third days registration
brought to 539,010 the total number
| OF applicants, and to 522,183 the
number who have been given ration
books.
Reports received by Mr.. Cantrell
indicated that, while many people
were forced to stand in line at reg
lstratlon centers. there were few who
mad to wait longer than Is or 20
minutes to be signed up.
In answer to those who com.
planned about waiting, DR.. Robert
w. Eaves, principal of the Thomson
School. pointed out that school
teachers aiding with the registra-
ton already have put in from Is
to 80 hours overtime this week.
Nursery Aids Registration.
AS an innovation at the Thomson
School, a nursery was organized to
take care of small children while
their parents are registering. This
consists of playroom on the third
moor, another in the basement and
a playground outside, all under the
supervision Of teachers.
Mr.. Eaves said ushering was being
done by school children and that
they were doing an excellent job.
Meanwhile, the ONCE of Price
Administration confirmed earlier
reports that 5 pounds of sugar per
person for home canning purposes
Will be made available "for the
present" This 5-pound total will
be in addition to the sugar OBJ
tanned through regular rationing.
Families in the District of CO.
lumbia, the New England States
and in other States designated as
scarcity areas" however, will have
l extra pound per person for can
ming in May and June and will
have to wait until after July l for