Evening star., 1943-02-24
Arlington Board
Asks $4,000 10
Register Today
Signup Logs on Lost
Day; Prince Georges
Storts Issuing Books

Registration for War Ration Book
No. began today for approximately
100000 Prince Georges County resi-
dents, while in Arlington County
ration board officials issued an ap-
peal to the $4,000 consumers who
have not yet signed up to do SO to-
day-the final day of registration.
Hours for the Prince Georges
registration, which will be held
Through Friday at 80 white and "a
colored schools in the county, are
from 8 am. to 9 pm. with doors
closing at 7:30 pm.
Mrs. Marjorie Barter, publicity
chairman of the Arlington County
Ration Board, said only about half
of an estimated 100000 books were
issued during the first two days of
the registration. Those whose names
begin with T through 2 are sched-
uled to sign up today. Registration
will be held from am. to 9 pm. in
county schools.
Mrs. Barter warned that the
County Ration Board will not be
open for registration until March
8-13 and that clerks would not be
able to issue more than 100 books a
day due to the limited staff.
The Arlington County Ration
Board will be open today, tomorrow
and Friday and will be closed Sat-
urday.
Prince Georges Center Swamped.
Registrars at the Mount Rainier
High School reported that they were
"swamped" with applicants, many
Of whom could have gone to three
other schools in the area to register.
Horace Blunt, principal of Mount
Rainier High, pointed out that reg
lstration also is being held at the
Brentwood, Mount Rainier and Ager
Road Elementary Schools. He urged
persons living near those schools to
go there for registration rather than
to Mount Rainier High.
Montgomery Signup Is Smooth.
While figures were not available
Tor the registration which opened
yesterday in Montgomery County,
officials said residents apparently
were signing up early at the various
schools with no "bottlenecks" re-
ported in any of the centers.
Registration, which will continue
through Friday, is being held from
$3.50 am. to 7:30 pm. at all white
schools with the exception of Gar
rett Park, Washington Grove, North
Eso1,r Cor,,orc rho,xy CIoco o,d
Rockville Elementary.
Five colored schools also are open.
They are the Ken Gar, River Road,
Choppers. Linden and Takoma Park
Schools.
$4,000 Books Issued in Alexandria.
In Alexandria approximately ID 1000
books were issued yesterday, making
q total of 22,150 given out during
the first two days of registration,
according to T. c. Williams, super
intendent of schools.
Mr.. Williams said he thought this |
number was above the average
necessary to avoid a last-minute
rush. The registration will con-
tinue through Friday from / to 9
pm. at all schools, with the excep- |
ton of George Washington High.
Residents of Chinquapin Village and |
Cameron Valley will register at the
recreation centers Of the two hous-
ing projects.
Registrars agreed that the regis
tration was the easiest they have
ever handled Lines formed at the |
various centers only when books |
were exhausted.
The Fairfax County registration |
will continue from 2:3G to $50 pm |
today and tomorrow at all white |
schools. with the exception of Wood
lawn, jefferson High and Fairfax
High. Persons whose names begin
with M, through r, will register to-
day and through 2 tomorrow.