Evening star., 1942-08-23
Police Asked 10 Help
0PA Enforce Rules
On Gas Stickers
leory Writes Maj. Kelly
How Department
Can Cooperate

| Suggestions as to how the Police
| Department can cooperate with the
! District Office of Price Administra-
| ton in enforcing regulations on
windshield gasoline rationing stick
ers have been forwarded to Mai
Edward j. Kelly, superintendent OF
Metropolitan police, Whitney Learv
OPA director for the District. an
nounced yesterday.
Deadline for display of the stick
ers was Thursday.
The suggestions are contained in
a letter Mr.. Leary wrote to Ma
Kelly Friday, the District OPA chief
said. He would not divulge the con-
tents Of the letter except to say that
the last paragraph included an offer
to take up personally any problems
which may arise in the minds of
police heads concerning procedure
to be followed.
Confident of Accord.
Il feel the letter is complete, how
ever he said, and know there is
absolute accord between the OPA
and the Police Department and this
accord will continue"
Mr.. Leary added that making the
letter public would serve no useful
purpose
Maj. Kelly said yesterday he was
awaiting formal suggestions from
OPA and announced that when
these are received he will take UP
the matter of procedure and the
question OF authority in apprehend-
ing violators of windshield sticker
regulations with Corporation Coun-
sci Richmond B. Keech.
Commenting on the problems fac
ing police in this connection, IN
spector Harvey G. Callahan. as
sistant superintendent of police,
said yesterday that police don t
yet know what constitutes a viola
ton
"As far as police know" he added.
I'VE have no enforcement authority
in this matter"
Preferences Explained.
An OPA spokesman pointed out.
meanwhile, that windshield stickers
must correspond to the type of cou-
pom book held by ration bookholders,
with preference going to the high
est ranking ration if there is a
question of the choice between two
stickers.
B" and "C' books outrank "A"
books with &C" books outranking>" >"B"
books. If a person has an "A" and a
B" book, he must display the "B"
sticker on his windshield If he has
an "A" and &C. book, he must
display the "C' sticker.
ID" books are for motorcycles and
"S' books are for buses, trucks, am
balances. taxis, etc.
The stickers must be placed in
the upper right-hand corner of the
windshield. Viola tors, the OPA
warned, are liable to criminal pros
ecution and suspension of rationjng
privileges.
Cars At Track Face Probe.
Reports that supplemental gas
Erationing stickers have been seen en-
automobiles operated by patrons Of
the newly opened Upper Marlboro
horse race track will be investigated
at the earliest possible moment, -
Mr. Leary said
OPA investigators, he said will be
instructed to check the tags of Dis
trict automobiles and these will be
checked against the files of the local
rationing board.
Offenders will be questioned as 20
the grounds on which their extra al
lowance sticker was secured.
Mr.. Leary refused to comment on
the penalties involved. He said
however. that if and when violators
are found, they will be turned over
to the District OPA investigation de-
partment and any action aiken will
be on the recommendation of the
enforcement division of that de-
partment.