Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-26
198,007 More
In D. {. Obtain
Ration Book 7
Registration Ends
At 9 P.M.;; 3-Doy
otoI Is Isl ,908

Registration centcrS issued $4,000
No. 2 ration books yesterday-about
$4,000 less than Wednesday-ac-
cording to figures compiled today by
school officials.
A total of 84.559 persons pre-
sented declarations yesterday and
that their families had an
aggregate of 1880 excess cans of
food on hand as of last Saturday.
Only 5,5l4 excess pounds of coffee
were reported
During the first three days total
of sol .812 books was issued to 251 .908
persons. Total excess cans declared
up to last night was 410,973-an
average Of about OF CT a san per
person. or 1.6 cans Der fanfly.
Meanwhile. proprietors Of reStau-
rants, boarding houses, hotels and
institutions servin" meals we're in
formed today that they will be given
assistance in preparing declarations
of canned goods at the Offices of
the Washington Restaurant Asso-
citation, 2003 I street NV.
Office Open Sunday.
Robert j. Wilson. executive secre-
ta.ry of the association, said the
Offices would be open tomorrow and
Sunday and every day next week
through Saturday, from am. to
10 pm. Members of the association
will be on hand, he said, to advise
applicants on filling out their forms.
Restaurants, hotels, boarding
houses, institutions and schools
serving meals must file declarations
on Form 1907 between next Monday
and March 10. They will be asked
to supply information based on the
amount of canned and dried foods
they used and the number of meals
they served during the month of
December.
Mr.. Wilson said copies of the
declarations will be available at the
association Offices. He explained
that this service was being offered
with the consent of Robert K.
Thompson, District OPA director.
and that it would materially relieve
the ration boards.
Deadline Tonight.
Residents of the District have
until 9 o'clock tonight to get their
new books at the public schools.
1hose who have not filed dec
larations before the schools close
tonight will have to wait until
March Is before they may make
application at their local boards,
Even then, If the boards are rushed
applicants may not receive their
books Immediately.
Under the schedule arranged bv
registration officials, residents with
names beginning from IS" through
~ are supposed to get their books
today. 1t was emphasized, however.
that any one who has not yet reg
istered, whatever his name may be.
should go to his nearest school to-
day and register.
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.
Prince Georges County residents
will register 9 o'clock tonight at 20
white and "a colored schools. Mont
gomery County consumers will reg
lister until 7:3o pm. at all white
schools with the exception of five
and at five colored schools.
Montgomery County rationing
officials said the registration was
smoothly and added that ali
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 a 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.