Evening star., 1943-10-21
ID. {. Residents
Signing Up for
Ration Book, a
OfficioIs Hope to
Avoid Crowding by
Alphabetical System

Washingtonians began regis
tering in 103 District schools to-
day for War Ration Book 4. The
will continue through
tomorrow, with hours from m.
until 8 pm.
It was the ninth time since the
Pearl Harbor attack that the schools
have turned from their educational
routines to aid the war effort, and
1t found the teaching STATS WELL
trained in their registration duties.
The work today was made easier by
the simplified nature of the applica-
tion form
Owing to the alphabetical division
OF the registration between the two
days, school authorities were hope
full that no unmanageable rushes
would develop. No lines had formed
at any of the schools checked this
morning. Only those whose last
names begin with the letters from
A through J are reporting today.
Those with last names beginning
with the letters from K through z
are to report tomorrow.
A crew made UP of two registrars
and an assistant and headed by S.
Harry Baker, principal of Langley
Junior High, was to leave the Thom-
son School at Twelfth and L streets
early this afternoon for the White
House, where it will issue books to
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and
members of the White House staff.
Meanwhile, other crews headed by
heads of various school departments,
elementary school principals and by
professors from Wilson Teachers
College were being dispatched from
the Franklin School. at Thirteenth
and K streets, to conduct registra-
tlons at various Government de-
partments directly connected with
the war effort.
These crews were being sent to
the Senate, House and District
Buildings, the Supreme Court, WAL
ter Reed Hospital. Boiling Field and
Army and Navy centers whose activ-
tiles would be interfered with we're
the personnel required to register in
person at the various schools.
Boise L. Bristor. statistician Of
the public school system, was direct
ing the details of the registration
from the franklin School, sending
out the special crews and keeping
other trouble-shooters on hand to
take care of any unexpected situa-
tions which might develop.
Wilson System Is Model.
The registration moved briskly
from the beginning, school officials
reported, At the Wilson High School,
Chesapeake street and Nebraska
avenue NV approximately 1900
ration books were issued to 400
applicants in the first hour and a
half. The system there. which was
devised by the principal, Norn<n
j. Nelson, is regarded as a model
and has been copied for registra tions
in other sections of the country.
A staff Of At is utilized. % as regis
trars, Is as receptionists, 2 as dis
trlbutors, 5 as checkers and 2 as
doorkeepers
AT the Thomson School the regis
tration was under the direction of
Dr. Robert Eaves, the principal, and
MIR. Baker and for a moment this
morning was conducted to the
strains of Paper Doll" emitted by a
Juke box provided for soldier dances
IN the auditorium The idea was
quickly vetoed. however, by Mr.,
Baker, who shut the record of.
| The registration moved slowly at
the Thomson School. IS to rs per-
sons being issued books during tho
first hour.
Hugh S. Smith, principal of JEFF
ferson Junior High at Eighth and
H streets S.W. reported $50 appli-
cants in the first hour.
Register In Suburbs.
/ Ration board officials in nearbv
Maryland and Virginia counties
estimated today that approximately
329 900 No ration books will be
issued during the registration today
and tomorrow.
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County residents will apply for new
books from $50 a m. to 2 pm. and
from to 8 pm. today and tomor-
row at county schools, and Airing
ton County residents will apply
from $50 am. to pm. today and
tomorrow at all county schools,
! Residents in Alexandria and Fair
fax County will apply for new books
next week.
Montgomery County rationing off,
clals said approximately 1l5,O0O
books will be issued there during
the two-day registration, and in
Prince Georges County it was esti-
mated that approximately l14,O0O
books will be issued. Arlington
County officials were preparing to
issue 100000 new books.
Persons applying for No books
must present their No books and
one member of a family may apply
for all members in his family unit.
A friend who has been authorized
in writing to act as agent may apply
for the book of sick person or a
person temporarily out of the city.
Arlington County officials are re-
questing that persons whose names
begin with A through register
today and those whose names begin
with K through apply tomorrow.
Schools in the three counties have
recessed during the registration,
which is being conducted with the
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