Evening star., 1943-02-13

Prince Georges
Penalties ; for
P|easureDriiviino
13 Cases Continued;
HyuttsviIIe Board
Of Five Is Named

Three Prince Georges County mo-
torists were penalized yesterday for
alleged pleasure driving by suspen-
sion or revocation of their gasoline
ration books at a hearing in Upper
Marlboro Courthouse.
Meanwhile, appointment of five
man board to hear pleasure driving
cases in Hyattsville was announced
by Leonard H. Burch, county ra-
tioning chairman.
Joseph c. Mattingly and T. Van
Clagett, who presided at the Upper
Marlboro hearing, the first to be
held in the county, also dismissed
charges against nine motorists and
ordered the cases of 13 others con-
tinued pending their appearance at
future hearing,
One Loses His Book.
William Hager, colored lost his
A book. while Wilmer Pinkney,
colored, had his B book suspended
for so days. and Edward Ford, COL
ored, had his B book suspended
for 80 days.
Charges against Raymond Ridge
ley, George Pinkney, John P. Mar
shall, Charles S. Binger, Thomas
T. Lewis, w. N. Henderson, Charles
c. Storm and Charles H. Berry, all
colored, and Guy Tibbett were dis
missed.
Sitting at the hearing with Mr..
Mattingly and Mr.. Clagett were
Leonard H. Burch, county ration
chairman; T. E. Pilsch, a repre-
sentative of the State OPA Office in
Baltimore; Merle Hardy, George c..
Cook and Sherman Hollingsworth,
members Of the county ration board.
While no definite date was set
for another hearing it was believed
that it would be held sometime
next week.
Uyattsville Board Named.
Members of the new Hyattsville
board are Hammond Welsh, jr.;
George G. Cook. Sherman Hollings-
worth, Ronald Banford and William
Duvall.
ME-. Burch said letters are now
being sent to each person charged
with pleasure driving and that an
swers must be received by the board
within three days.
If the explanation is deemed in
adequate, the motorist will then be
summoned to a hearing at the
County Service Building. Speeding
violators will be ordered to appear
at the same time.
Mr.. Burch estimated that approx
mately 1000 pleasure driving viola
tions have been reported in the
county-since the ban went into effect
last month. OF this number, about
65 per cent we're District cars, he
added. License numbers of the
Washington automobiles have been
turned over to District OPA author
tiles.
Tire Appeal Made. H.
At the same time, the rationing
director urged motorists applying for
tires not to call the county ration
board in Hyattsville concerning their
applications until at least two weeks
after they have been sent in.
He explained that the board is
receiving 1000 and 1900 such appli-
cations each week and that it takes
at least two weeks to pass on each
one. Regular RATION board employees
are being aided in the work by 10
commercial students from the Hy-
attsville High School. The students
receive credit in school for this
work.
Mr.. Burch also announced ap-
pointment of r. NJ Watkins as head
of a speakers bureau at the ration
board.
Any group of county residents de-
string additional. information con-
corning the point system of ration
ing was asked to call Mr.. Watkins,
Hyattsville 0620, who will send a
speaker.
Mr.. Burch added that the board
plans to have representatives in as
many stores as possible when Ration
Book No. 2 goes into effect These
representative will help explain the
point system of rationing, he said.