Evening star., 1942-01-04
Tire Rationing
Officials Named
In Virginia
Montgomery Delayed,
| But Board Is Ready
In Prince Georges

Automobile and truck tire ration
ing officials for nearby Virginia
areas were announced yesterday by
Chairman Gardner L. Boothe OF the
Northern Virginia Regional Defense
Council.
In Prince Georges County, Nd.
the tire-rationing board named Fri.
day prepared to open its ONCE to-
morrow, but operations were de-
layed in Montgomery County be-
cause two members Of the three
man board named by Gov. O'Conor
said they found it impossible to
serve.
The Virginia appointments were
made by Brig. Gen. J. Fulmer
Bright, State director of rationing.
Mr.. Boothe said, and the new ofh-
GERS soon will be sworn in as Federal
officials
The machinery Of rationing tires
is expected to be delayed a few more
days, Mr.. Boothe explained, because
of the failure Of the Federal Gov
ernment to supply the necessary
rationing forms.
May Name More Officials.
Additional administrators will be
appointed whenever necessary, but
such q move will be left to the dis
cretion of the local defense councils
of each Jurisdiction. Mr.. Boothe de-
scribed those whose appointment he
announced yesterday as "emnently
fair-minded citizens"
One or more distribution ohicerS
and a review board of three MEM
bers has been named for each turis-
diction. Persons seeking tires will
first apply to the distribution ofncer
and If his ruling is not agreed on,
an appeal may be taken to the re-
view board.
In Alexandria. the distribution
officers were listed as David c. Book,
205 Russell road, and John w.
Ayres, 1908 Prince street. The Re-
view Board consists of e. c. Gibbs.
1913 South Royal street: Charles
Jones, Virginia Public Service Co.
Building. and James Armstrong. Bis
King street.
Arlington Appointments.
Three distribution officers for
Arlington were appointed. They
are John De Lashmutt, 901 South
Highland street; j. Maynard Ma
gruder, 2801 Wilson boulevard. and
Thomas Edwards, 6005 North Wash
ington boulevard. The Review Board
is composed Of H. Bruce Green,
county courthouse; r. C. L. Mon
cure, East Falls Church, and Mrs
E. w. Gaumnitz, 4010 Twenty fifth
street north.
C. Pembroke Pettitt of the county
; courthouse, Waite Wilkins of Hern'
don and Manly P. Rust Of Fall
Church have been named distribu
ton officers for Fairfax County
The Review Board for that count,
!. consists of Andrew w. Clark. Bell
;. Haven; John w. Rust, courthouse
| and H. A. Storm, Mclean.
Mrs. Daniel c. Sands Of Middle
e burg is the distribution ofncer fo
= Loudoun County. w. S. Franci
. Of Hamilton. j. s. Whitmore an
r. j. McCray. both of Leesbure
comprise the Review Board.
: In Prince william County Claud
I Hixson Of Manassas is the distribu
ton officer and the Review Boart
consists of j. L. Bushong. Manassas
B. L. Trenis. Nokesville, and c. c
. Cloe. Triangle.
Meanwhile 1t was announced tina
the newly appointed tire rationin,
e board for Prince Georges County
t Md, will open Offices tomorrow il
0 the County Service Building u
e Hyattsville.
i Leonard Burch is chairman Of tn
: board. Other board members ar
:, Robert M. Hardy of Meadows an
:, Sherman M. Hollingsworth Of Uni
versity Park.
d Mr.. Burch said the location {
:. tire inspection stations will be an
e nounced this week.
n Those seeking to purchase tirt
p should have their need for ne
" tires certified at county tire ir
l. spection station before making ar
% plication to the board. Mr.. Burc
g said citizens of the county will /
'. informed in the near future as
= where application blanks for ne
Is tires may be obtained.
l. Quotas for January OF IS tir'
and 81 tubes for passenger car
l. motorcycles and light trucks ar
CT lot tires and SO tubes for trucks an
} buses in Prince Georges Count
l. we're announced Thursday.
~ Start of tire rationing in Mon
:. gomery County will be delayed TO
W lowing the resignation over the Wet
!, 20 end of S, Walter Bogley, cashier
" the Bank of Bethesda. as charms
of the County Tire Rationing Boar
,e and Frederick L. Thomas of SAINT
'" Spring, another member OF Il
~ board
Both men said the job was +
big for them" This leaves Dougl
l. Diamond of Gaithersburg as the SC
te member of the board.
a The work of the University
i'll MARYLAND extension service will CO.
n tinue unimpaired for the present
n spite of the ban on automobile al
tires sales. DR.. T. B. Symons, {
ne rector, said yesterday.
n DR.. Symons said that he behev
"a local administrators of the new il
W. will recognize the importance OF t
e." work being done by the agricultul
,al extension workers. and that II a
in, tires are available for general civili
les use the extension workers will not
AL overlooked.
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