Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
Ration Signup
Extended Again
In Arlington
2l,600 Not Registered
In County; Deod|ines
Tonight in Other Areas

An estimated 21,6O0 Arlington
County residents who did not sign
for War Ration Book No during
the countrywide registration may
register from l to pm today at
the recreation center at Tenth and
Irving streets, Clarendon, board Off
cials announced. This was the sec
ond extension in the county.
officials described yesterdays
registration in the county as light"
ano added that the one registration
center would be held open again
today to allow as many persons as
possible to obtain their books.
Through yesterday 1886 persons in
the county had registered.
Consumers who have not received
book No. 2 by the end of the day,
it was said, may register at some
later date at the ration board
Offices. 1t was pointed out, however,
that these consumers stand to lose
coupons for the purchase of food
during the first period in the event
no arrangements for issuing books
at the board Offices are made before
the period ends.
Marlanders Register Today.
In nearby Maryland residents of
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties will continue to register for
book 2 today, the final day, as will
consumers in Alexandria, Va.
prlnno b.
will register 9 o'clock tonight at 20
white and "a colored schools. Mont
gomery County consumers will reg
lister until 7:30 pm. at all white
schools with the exception of five
and at five colored schools.
Montgomery County rationing
officials said the registration was
moving smoothly and added that all
consumers in the county should
have their books by tonight.
The largest single declaration of
canned goods occurred yesterday, it
was reported, when one woman,
member of family of three, de-
clared 1,403 cans above the number
allowed. All eight-point coupons
were removed from the three books
issued her, it was said.
In Prince Georges County total
of 1855 ration books were issued
during the first two days of registra-
ton. Officials said they expected
the signup to be completed easily"
today.
The registration is being held from
8 am. to pm. with doors closing
at 7:30 pm, at 80 white and Is COL
ored schools throughout the county.
misunderstanding Blamed.
In Fairfax County, where the is
surance of book ended last night,
board officials reported that approx
mately $1,000 of an estimated $4,000
residents received coupon books
during the five-day signup.
Mrs. Gordon c. Tibbitts. co-ordi-
nator of the volunteer organization
Of the Ration Board, attributed the
light registration to a general dis
regard of the point-sysem rationing
program and to misunderstanding
of the program on the part Of large
numbers of farm families.
Mrs. Tibbitts said reports from
registrars indicated that many farm
families who have home-canned
goods failed to register for the new
ration books. These people, she
said, evidently do not realize that
these books also will be used for the
purchase of meats and other goods
as they are placed on the ration
list.
Book Supply Ran Short.
Fairfax consumers who have not
received book No. 2 will be able to
do so after March Is at the board
Offices, Mrs. Tibbitts said. She
added that plans for issuing these
books would be announced later.
Workers in Fairfax County re-
ported that the only hitch in the
countrywide registration occurred
Wednesday, when lack of supplies
threatened to halt the program.
Coupon books, which had failed to
come through from the Atlanta OPA
office, were secured from Washing
ton, however, in time to continue
the registration Thursday morning.
1892 Sign in Alexandria.
In Alexandria consumers will reg
lister at schools until o'clock to-
night, Ration officials said 9265
signed books yesterday, bringing the
total for the entire registration to
43,942
Residents were urged to be at
schools by o'clock tonight as doors
will be closed promptly at o'clock.
Those who do not receive Book
will not be allowed to register until
some time in March, when books will
be issued at the board headquarters.
officials reported that approx
mately 10 per cent of persons regis
tering have declared canned goods
in excess of the amount allowed.