Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-12

sion that this was permitted. It was
necessary to send these persons away
| and instruct them to get the owners
signature on the form.
100 Turned Away at Western.
At Western, up to II am, regis
trants estimated they. had turned
away about 100 persons, many Of
them the wives of car owners, who
had come In to register as agents.
Most of those turned away took ap-
plication blanks with them to get
the signatures of the owners at
home.
One registrar at Western said
that about one-thlrd of those ap-
pearing before her were not owners
and therefore could not sign the
forms.
Some owners declared they had
been unable to find the serial num-
bers on some Of their tires. They
were reminded that when these
numbers are obliterated or other
wise illegible, they may list only
the name of the tire.
Regulations Clarified.
1t was pointed out by rationing
officials that agents may sign ap-
plications for auto owners under
only two circumstances-if the
owner is i'll or will be out of town
all day today and tomorrow N. A.
Donowsky, principal EFF Western,
said his staff had received Is ap-
plications for car owners by service
men, whose, whereabouts were I'M
known to the persons who reported
in their behalf.
Twenty rooms at Western were set
aside for the registration, each
stated by from four to six regis
trants and room chairman. It
required about Is minutes for a
registrant to get his form properly
filled in.
Lawrence G. Hoover, principal OF
Central High School at Thirteenth
and Clifton streets NV, in charge
OF the registration there, reported
many early registrants did not know
they were not permitted to register
for others.
One OF the biggest early rushes
was reported at the Taft Junior
High School, Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE, where about 10 per-
sons were waiting when school off,
Gals opened the doors IS minutes
ahead OF schedule. A steady stream
of registrants poured into the audi
forum there, and Margaret r.
Merritt, principal, was finally COM
PEELED to open an additional class
room to handle applicants.
BY II am. registrants had issued
about $50 applications to be taken
out of the building, many Of which
were given to persons who had come
to the school to register in place Of
the car owners.
The biggest rush was expected
between 3 and pm. today.
1t was noted that at many of
the schools where registrations were
being taken, adjacent streets were
damned with parked automobiles,
indicating that a large number of
motorists had enough gasoline to
make the trip to the registration
points.
During the first hour, only 100
persons had registered at Central,
where a corps of 168 teachers was
ready to handle applicants in two
shifts throughout the day. First to
sign up at Central was w. E. john
son, 2535 Thirteenth street NV, a
fireman, who said there were about
Is persons standing in line IS min
utes before the school opened at
7 am.
Few Appear at Roosevelt.
At Roosevelt High School, Thir-
tenth and Upshur streets NV.
where one Of the largest registra-
tons in the city was expected, mo-
florists were trucking in slowly. Dur
ing the past registration 9,612 per-
sons filled in their applications at
this school.
Registrars attributed the lightness
of the early registration to the fact
that residents of nearby Maryland
and Virginia, who we're allowed to
sign up at schools in the District
during the two previous registra-
tons, are permitted this time to
send in their applications by mail
Only few of the early registrants
reported they had more than five
tires, the maximum permitted under
the new Nation wide gasoline ra.
tioning program. AS Roosevelt High
School not single application hac