Evening star., 1943-07-10
Panel Fines 10
For Misuse Of
GdsCoupons
Special OPA Unit
Dismisses a Cuses
At Hearing

at the Force School on alleged vio-
lations of pleasure or non-essential
driving regulations, last night i'm
posed penalties on 10 motorists and
dismissed four cases. Charges
against two others were withdrawn.
The panel also withdrew PEN
slties imposed the night before on
Carlin Poland, Naval Hospital The
panel. was informed by John l..
LaSkey, chief OPA attorney for the
District. the the explanations were
satisfactory.
In the case of Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Jones, $500 Woodley road NV, her
husband said that he had driven
her car Sunday to Kensington. Md,
to see friend in the War Produc-
tion Board. He said he had been
formerly associated with the tire
rationing work of OPA and went
to see the WPB man looking for
connections" f0 another position.
B Coupons Revoked.
Mr.. Laskey said he considered
that AN obvious evasion" Of the
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and the panel accepted his recon-
mendation that the present B cou-
pons be revoked and that the right
to receive any coupon above an A
book be suspended for one month
after the expiration of the present
supplemental rations.
The cases Of Raymond Lurba,
r%vAA NJ
Harry Pasalof. SOIL Thirty third
street NV, were heard at the same
time. The panel was informed that
both ears involved were together
and that passengers were unloaded
from them at picnic grove No. IL
In Rock Creek Park. Mr., Lurba,
who admitted to the panel that he
lust went to picnic" lost three
weeks of B coupons and forfeited
one A coupon.
Mr.. Pasalof lost only two weeks
of BIS and also forfeited one A..
He told the board that he had
dropped several people at the picnic
site. but that he was on his way
to see his brother-in-law in Takoma
Park. who had been i'll. He ad-
mitted under questioning by Mr..
Laskey that there was mo urgency"
in making the visit and said he
could have strained the point" and
used the cross town bus.
Only one victory garden figured In
the hearings last night. 1t arose in
the hearing for Charles r. Freith-
sler, 826 Twentieth street NV, who
said he had driven friend to An
nandale. Va, where she had her
home and victory garden. He said
that her son. now in the Coast
Guard. had requested him to drive
his mother from her Washington
Office to the Annandale house when
ever possible, since it was about
Smile walk from the bus line and
she did not drive.
Mr.. Laskey contended that Mr..
Freithaler was using his occupa-
tional coupons for other purposes
than that for which they had been
issued. The panel agreed with Mr..
Laskev and said there had been
violation despite worthy motives"
1t ordered Mr.. Freithaler to forfeit
one A coupon and suspended the B
coupons until they expire in Sep
tember.
Mr.. Laskey said that J. Raymond
Stuart of 1916 Belmont road NV,
who was not present, was with
WPB, that he had been stopped on
his way to Arlington and was quoted
as saying he was going to spend the
night there. The panel ordered a
B book suspended for two months
and three AS forfeited.
A ruling of violation but no pen
atty" was given in the case OF TOTE
Aed. whose son, stationed at the
Aberdeen Md Proving Ground,
testified that he had driven the car
to Glen Echo on a date. Decisions
in the other cases follow:
Lee E. Eynon. driving car owned
by P. C. Bowie, $40 Delaware avenue
S.W., dismissed.
Granville Boul 20l6 Monroe street
NE, charge Withdrawn by Mr.
Laskey.
Charge withdrawn in case of car
said to have been driven by Joseph
Zaroff, 1901 S street NV.
Lacy Byrd, 1928 Corcoran street,
listed by OPA as owner, but not as
driver. forfeit two A couptons.
Mrs. Lola Wilson, 1922 Nichols
avenue Sc, violation found, for
feited one A coupon.
F. J. Chaplin. 1903 Biltmore street
NV. one A coupon forfeited.
Mildred Nordinachi, 1905 Alabama
avenue Sc. whose car was driven
by her husband, Gabriel, violation,
but no penalty.
E. G. Goetz, 270O @ street NV,
suspended two AS.
John H. Cook, 1910 Tenth street
NV, lost two AS and two weeks OF
occupational gasoline.
George H. Bland, 1888 Thirty
sixth street NV, violation, but no
penalty.
Owners Asked to Share