Evening star., 1942-01-04
Leary Names )
Committees 10
Ration Tires
PorIey Is Planned
On transportation
Of u. S. Workers

With rationing of tires and tubes
to begin tomorrow through three
committees named yesterday by
Chairman Whitney Leary of the
District Tire Rationing Boards Exec
utive Committee, Chairman Ran
dolph announced last night the
House District Committee will meet
this week to consider emergency
plans to assure adequate transpor-
tatton during the war for the thou
sands Of Government workers in the
Metropolitan Area.
In making public the personnel
Of the three 3-man rationing groups.
Mr.. Leary said acceptances of all but
one Of the nominees had been
received.
Members Of Committee No. are
j. M. Sanders, 11l4 Vermont avenue
N. W.; DR.. John F. Preston, physi-
clan, who conducts The Evening Star
Medical Clinic, and Milton w. King,
Southern Building.
Covers Medical Profession.
This committee will deal with ap-
plications for tires and tubes for
members Of the medical professions,
for ambulances and for fire, police,
public health, sanitation and mail
services.
Members Of Committee No. 2 are
r. Scott Smith. 47O1 Connecticut
avenue NV; Selden M. Ely, 2918
Cortland place NV, and Raymond
Sparks. 1922 Connecticut avenue
NV. This group will handle appli-
cations for public transportation
vehicles, for transportation of STU
dents and teachers to and from
school, and for necessary transpor-
tation of employees on industrial,
mining or construction projects.
Third Group Incomplete.
Members of Committee No. 3 are
Paul B. Lum. 1918 Thirty first street
NV. and John w. Guider, Colorado
Building. A third member is to be
named to this group, which will deal
with applications for essential trans
portation of materials, such as ice,
fuel building materials and the like,
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The tire-rationing staff is housed
in the old Force School Building,
17O0 block of Massachusetts, avenue
NV, where their offices will open
at 9 am. tomorrow. The first step
to be taken by petitioner for new
tires or tubes, Mr.. Leary has an
nounced. is to drive the vehicle to
one of the two automobile testing
stations, at Tenth and F. streets S.W.
or at West Virginia and Central ave-
nues NE, for a check on conditions
of old tires, and to obtain applica-
ton blanks there.
In announcing the transporta-
tion meeting of the House District
Committee. Mr.. Randolph said rep
resentati tives of all mass transporta-
ton agencies-the Capital Transit
Co., interburban bus lines and taxi
cab concerns-are to be invited to
pool their views as to what steps
should be taken to increase facili-
ties.
The date for the special meeting
Is expected to be fixed tomorrow.
Mr. Randolph said it would be called
before the end Of the week"
Situation Acute.
The TRANSPORTATION situation, al
ready serious, has become more acute
because of the war, he said, and as a
result special arrangements will
have to be made to provide accom-
modations for the anticipated in
crease in Federal workers.
II don't know what can be done
now" he declared. But the agen-
cies that handle mass transporta-
ton should be in position to know.
They are to be called on for advice. "
Mr.. Randolph said the principal
witness would be Gregory Hankin,
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, with whom he has al
ready conferred.
He pointed out he had suggested
to Mr.. Hankin the possibility of
having the Capital Transit Co. use
the rails of the Washington & Old
Dominion Railroad in Virginia for
continuing services from Rosslyn to
the heavily populated sections Of
Virginia, at least as far as Falls
Church. The Washington & Old
Dominion has abandoned passen-
ger service on its line, but is using
it for freight.
Mr. Randolph said he wanted
officials of the taxicab companies
to testify chiefly on resolution
he recently introduced to exempt
cabs from the Governments ban
on new tires and declare their cars
a public utility, and to show approx
imately how many Government en-
ployes use a cab each day to travel
to and from work.