Evening star., 1943-01-21
Six Drivers PenaIized
By Rationing Boards
For Pleasure DRIVING
Lose Part Of Coupons;
Six Others Dismissed,
Eight Under Amusement

Six drivers lost part of their gaso-
line rations last night as the result
of action taken by local rationing
boards in the drive to enforce the
ban on pleasure driving and to
discourage speeding above the 35-
mile-an- hour limit.
Meanwhile it was announced that
AZ new names had been added to
the list of alleged violators by OPA
investigators yesterday and over
night. An additional seven drivers
reported by police brings the total
OF motorists reported SO far up to
1863.
Additional hearings were sched-
uled at three boards this afternoon
and tonight. Board 81, in the Pet
worth Library at Georgia avenue
and Upshur street NV, was to hold
hearings between $3.50 and $50
pm. Board AZ, in the Langdon
School. Twentieth and Evarts streets
NE, at pm, and Board II, in the
Force School, 1740 Massachusetts
avenue NV, lat tbs pm.
All those penalized appeared for
hearings. before Board No. go. Fiji
teenth street and Good Hope road
Sc. At two other boards where
hearings were held, the cases were
either dismissed or decisions we're
taken under advisement.
Six persons called in last night
had their cases dismissed when they
proved to the boards that they were
on legitimate business when OBJ
served by OPA Investigators. Eight
others were notified they would not
need to appear when preliminary
check disclosed they were not driv-
ing for pleasure.
PoIiceman's Case Dismissed.
No pleasure driver was Police
man Francis x. Cleary, 1887 Twen-
ty-fourth street Sc, who appeared
at Board so. He was excused by the
board when he explained that his
alleged violation of the Office OF
Price Administration ban occurred
when he drove to his traffic station
at Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. That was nc
| pleasure" he exclaimed. 1T was
cold'
Frank N. Proctor, 1400 S street
Sc, was excused when it was
found he parked in front of Turner'S
Arena only because he worked
| there. The same valid excuse was
given by Benjamin H. Graham, 36le
Homer place Sc, who works at the
Riverside Stadium.
Cadets Case Undecided.
Among those penalized was j. F
Davitt, 449 Mellon street Sc, whose
son, Edward P. Davitt, naval cadet
at the AnacoStia Station. used his
| car on an "a book while on short
leave. He was seen parked at the
Capital Garage, 1880 New York ave.
nue. NV, by an OPA inspector. His
| sons excuse that he was on fur
Tough was held to be invalid because
| he did not have papers. He was
fined one No. 4 "A'' coupon.
Another violator was MachiniSt
First Class Jasper B. Williams Of
the Anacostia Air Station, who
after picking up his wife at hos.
pital, took her 2 miles from home tC
shop and another miles to eat ano
attend a picture show, according tt
his testimony Two No. "a" cou-
pons were taken from his book.
The case against Thomas M
David, 2505 Park place Sc, whose
car was reported parked in front Of
Turner's Arena on the night Of
January IL, was dismissed. Mr.
David brought in two witnesses tc
try to show that he was not there
that night, but at the movies with
friends.
Fined 3 Gallons.
Nils Karlsson, % Eighth street
Sc, was fined one &C" book coupon
after his case had been referred tc
Board 80 by Board 40. Mr.. Karlssor
said he drove from work at Camp
Springs, Md. to pick up his fiancet
at the Agriculture Department anc
then drove to Silver Spring, Md
TO eat and go apartment hunting
His car was seen parked outside OF
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