Evening star., 1942-07-05
215,000 in Area
To Register for
Gas This Week
Schools to Be Open
From Thursday to
Saturday Noon

ties-will register for gasoline ration
books during the three-day period
beginning Thursday at public schools
and other centers in their commu-
mites.
Registration hours at % District
public schools will be from 7 am
to 8 pm. on Thursday and Friday
and from am. to l pm. on Sat-
urday, Assistant Superintendent of
Schools L. j. Cantrell, in charge of
registration here, announced. He
expected between 1000 and $500
registrars would be required. About
two thirds of them will be school
teachers.
In May 137,447 District car owners
registered. Mr.. Cantrell said he ex-
poets the total registration at schools
this week not to exceed 125, 900, due
to the fact that commercial vehicles
such as taxicab, truck and bus op-
orators will get their gas ration
books at the Is local ration boards.
A Cards Only.
~The registration this week will
be less complex, because only A
cards will be issued at this time, y
Mr.. Cantrell said. The people un-
derstand the system now, and we
should complete the registration
much quicker than was true in the
May registration. He added that
volunteer registrants would replace
those school teachers now out OF
the city on vacation.
In Montgomery County Julius P.
Stadler. chairman of the County
Rationing Board. said that at least
so persons will be needed to assist
in interviewing the 10000 motorists
expected to make application for
gasoline ration books.
Volunteers were asked to get in
touch with Mr.. Stadler at rationlng
board headquarters at the Rockville
Courthouse.
Interviewers will be located at
strategic points in the county.
Schools Open for Listing.
On each registration day the fol-
lowing schools will be open from
8 am. to 11:30 am. and from 3
to 8 pm:
Laytonsville, Germantown, Rich
ard Montgomery High in Rockville,
Jamestown, Alta Vista, Clarksburg,
Poolesville, Colesville, Bethesda Ele-
mentary, Glen Echo Elementary,
Leland Junior High, Somerset Ele-
mentary. East Bethesda Elementary.
Gaithersburg. Damascus, Woodside
Elementary, East Silver Spring Ele-
mentary, Parkside Elementary,
Chevy Chase Elementary, West
brook Elementary, Sherwood High
IN Sandy Spring, Potomac, Ken
sington Elementary, Takoma Park
Elementary, Montgomery Blair High
and Montgomery Hills Elementary.
Colored schools to be used as reg
istration points are Laytonsville,
Rockville, Sellman, Smithville and
Sandy Spring.
The following schools will be open
for registration between l and 8
pm. in Prince Georges County:
Laurel High, Beltsville. BerWyn,
Greenbelt, College Park, University
Park, Riverdale, Hyattsville Ele-
mentary. Mount Rainier Elemen-
tary, Bladensburg Elementary,
Maryland Park High, Fairmont
Heights, Bradbury Heights, Oxon
Hill, Suitland High, Forrestviue,
Marlboro, Surrattsville, Brandywine,
Baden, Lanham, Camp Spring. Cot
tage City, j. Enos Ray Elementary
in Takoma Park, Bowie and Nit
chellville.
Arlington Centers.
Registration centers in Arlington
County will be open from 10 am,
to 8 pm. on Thursday and Friday
and from 8 am to pm. on Satur-
day. Officials urged persons to reg
lister during the middle of the day
SO as to avoid crowding.
The registration points are:
Nellie Custis School, 7l2 South
Twenty third street; Buckingham
Community Center, Glebe road and
Pershing drive; Kate Waller Barrett
School, 4400 North Henderson road;
Patrick Henry School, TOO Soutf
Fillmore street.
Bancroft School, 625 South Wake
field street; Stonewall Jackson
School, 855 North Edison street;
United States Service Mems ReGrea'
ton Center, Tenth and North Irv'
ing streets; Scout Hall, 909 North
Stuart street; James Monroe School
23O0 Key boulevard.
Woodrow Wilson School. 1901 vii.
son boulevard; Robert E. Lee School
5722 Lee highway. Cherrydalt
School auditorium, 3710 Lee high
wav: John Marshall School, Ats
North Twenty-fifth street; Waite
Reed School, 1914 North MckinleA
road: John Langston School, 485'
Lee highway: Hoffman-Bostol
School. 14l5 South Queen street
and Kemper School, 2035 Soutl
Lincoln street.
Alexandria Cards.
Distribution of basic cards t
Measure car owners in Alexandra
will be handled at the Georg
Washington High School under tn
direction of T. G. Williams, super
intendent of schools.
Applications for supplemental gas
oline cards will be received by tn
ration board at the Cooper Phillip
garage July 13 to 81 from l pm. t
o p.m. Hours on Saturday July Ii
will be from a m. to 2 pm
Gasoline dealers and intermediat
distributors must register their tota
storage capacity and stocks OF
hand from l pm. to pm. Weo
nesday, July Is at the Coope
Phillips garage.
The ration board expects to OBJ
tain aid from the Permanent Vol
unteer Organization whose worker
will be trained to do interviewing
clerical work, inspection and regis
tration. Members of this pool Wi
be on call a number of hours weekly
that a staff can be assembled
quickly whenever new rationln
job presents itself.
Registration will be held at al
white elementary schools in Fair
fax County. Hours will be from
to 9 pm. Thursday; 8 am. to 8 pm
Friday and from 8 am. to nool