Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-23
Black Market
Indictment
Names Oil Man
First Accused Here;
Four Others Face
Rotionine Charges

Inc nrSC lnOlCCment charging
a filling station operator here
with black market" operations
in violation of gasoline rationing
regulations was returned by the
District grand jury today against
Alvin Milton, president of the
Quality Service Angle, Inc, a
filling station at % Florida ave-
nue. NV.
In addition to the gasoline dealer.
four other persons were indicted for
violating gasoline rations.
A true bill listing seven major.
counts named Mr.. Milton as de-
PENDANT, individually and as presi-
dent of the corporation. The cor
poration also was made a de-
PENDANT.
Six of the counts charged illegal
possession of rationing coupons,
while the seventh alleged he sold
gasoline without collecting coupons
from the buyers. Conviction on all
counts could carry maximum Of
seven years imprisonment and fines
totallng 5000.
Cases Seriousness Stressed.
Assistant United States Attorney
Bernard Margolius, who presented
the case to the grand jury, said
Once of Price Administration on
Gals regarded the case as "one Of
the most serious in the entire ra-
tioning area"
The first three counts charged il
legal possession of inventory cou-
pons" Mr.. Margolius explained that
inventory coupons" are those which
were issued to dealers at the time
rationing first started. For in
stance, he said, if an operator had
total tank capacity of 5000 gallons
and on the day rationing began, had
$500 gallons on hand. he would have
been issued inventory coupons to
make up the remaining $500 GAL
Ions. He then would use these
inventory coupons to purchase gas
oline from wholesalers.
Mr.. Millions station, Mr. Margolius
said, has a total capacity of 5000
gallons. The first count in the
indictment charged that August he
was in possession of 100 inventory
coupons" each with value of 100
gallons, which amounts to 10000 GAL
Ions; the second count charged that
August ID. he possessed 200 "ir-
ventory coupons worth total OF
10000 gallons, and the third count
charged that August rs. he possessed
200 inventory coupons worth q
total of 10000 gallons.
IS" Coupons Involved.
The fourth count charged illegal
possession September 81 of 5,941 IS"
coupons, worth five gallons each,
which totals 29,705 gallons. The fifth
count charged illegal possession
September 30 of 1880 IS" coupons.
worth $3.50 gallons, and other
coupons of lesser value. The sixth
count charged possession October 5
Of more than 4,5c0 coupons of various
denominations.
The seventh count alleged illegal
sale of 4S,846 gallons to consumers
without collecting coupons.
Mr.. Margolius said that Mr.. Mil
ton deposited the coupons with
wholesalers and built up a reserve
on which to draw. On October S this
reserve in coupons totaled more
than 10000 gallons.
Four Others Indicted.
Four other persons also were in
dicted today on charges of violating
gasoline rationing regulations. The
defendants and the charges against
them we're:
Sidney S. Cohen, Alexandria, Va,
illegal possession of 233 IS" coupons.
He said at preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioners
Needham C. Turnage recently that
he won them at race track betting
on horse.
Russell Linville. II, illegally SELL
ing Is IS" coupons.
Luther j. Neal, a, of the first
block of M street NE. illegally pur-
chasing 1900 "S' coupons from
Robert B. Smith. As, of the $500
block of Fourteenth street NV. Mr.
Smith was indicted on a charge Of
illegally selling the coupons.