Evening star., 1943-04-18
New D. {. Schedule
Combines inspection
OF Autos and Tires
Cars Tagged ! to 5000
Must Appear at Stations
Within Next 10 Days

A new schedule for District mo-
torists, under which the annual me-
chanical inspection of automobiles
will count as one of the required
periodic tire inspections, was an
nounced jointly yesterday by the
local Off1ce of Price Administration
and the District Traffic Department.
The new schedule is effective to-
morrow. During the next 10 days
cars bearing tag numbers from l to
5000 will be summoned in five
groups to appear at the city's two
inspection stations for the COM
bined inspections.
Other vehicles will be called for
the combined inspections between
now and next March, according to
the order of their license numbers.
Motorists will be notified of the
proper dates by postcard and are
asked not to appear until so sum-
moned.
Designed to Save Trip.
The joint schedule is designed to
relieve motorists of having to make
an extra trip to have their tires
examined soon after their cars have
received the compulsory mechanical
inspection.
In announcing the new schedule
with Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, District OPA Administrator
Robert K. Thompson reminded mo-
torists that under recently revised
regulations holders of "A" ration
coupons must have their tires in
spected every six months; holders
Of "B" coupons every four months,
and &C" holders every three months.
Holders of "T' coupons still must
have tire inspections made every
so days.
These OPA regulations remain in
effect, aside from the provision that
one of the required tire inspections
may be combined with the mechani-
cal examination.
Schedule Lists Dates.
The new schedule lists not only
dates for the combined inspections
at the District inspection stations
but also dates on which the various
types of gasoline ration card holders
must appear at OPA stations for
tire examinations, which do not
coincide with the combined inspec-
ton.
Printed copies of the schedule will
be posted in all garages, filling sta
tions, ration boards, police stations
and at the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic.
Motorists will have to depend on
reading these schedules, or on the
Reminders on Rationing" carried
on Az of each Sundays Star, to
learn when they are to appear for
tire examinations Although car
owners will be notified of the COM
bined inspections by postcard, no
notices of the tire inspections will
be mailed.
= In appearing for their first in
Spection under the new schedule.
whether it is one of the combined
examinations or confined to tires
only, car owners must present their
tire inspection certificate.
Prepared by Engineers.
The intricate schedule was pre-
pared by Traffic Department engi-
neers under the supervision of Mr..
Van Duzer, Mr.. Thompson, Heath
Moorman, District ration chief, and
G. w. Reed supervising inspector
OF the Traffic Department. 1t is
the result of several months study
and series of conferences between
OPA and District traffic officials.
The schedule provides that dur
Ing the next few weeks cars be
called for the combined inspection
In the following order:
Tags to 600. between April 10
and 25; COL to 1900, between April
20 and 26; 1901 to 1900, April q
to q; 1901 to 240O, April o to %:
240l to 5000, April % to 20:
Tags 3oOl to 5000, April 26 to May
2: 360l to 4200. April 27 to May 3;
1901 to 1900, April % to May 4;
4sol to 5400, April % to May 5:
b401 to 5000, April 80 to May 6:
Tags 00l-66OO, May 3 to 9; 66O1
to 1900, May 4 to 10: 1901 to 1900,
May 5 to II; 1901 to 84OO MAY to
IL. and 84Ol to 5000, May 7 to 13.
Inspections This Week.
Tire inspections alone at OPA
test stations are scheduled this week
as follows:
To have tires inspected by tomor-
row are &C" coupon holders with
auto license tags numbered between
77O0l and 77600, and between 1536O1
and 154400; b. coupon holders
with tags between 9O8O1 and e140O
and between 135201 and 10000
BY Tuesday, &C" holders, 77601
to 78200, and 1544O1 to l552oo: b"
holders. e0801 to 914OO, and l36O01
to 10000.
BY Wednesday, &C" holders, 7S2o1
to 1890; "B" holders, 1368Ol to
1376OO. ~ W
BY Thursday, &C" holders 788o1
to 79400; "B" holders, 914ol to
$4,000. "
BY Friday, &C" holders, 1552o1 to
156000; "B' holders, 92oo1 to s26oo
and 1384Ol to 139200.
BY Saturday, &C" holders, l56OOl
to 10000; "B" holders, 926o1 to
$4,000. "
BY next Sunday. &C" holders
79401 to 10000, and 156S01 to $4,000:
"B' holders. 9320l to 93800
Other Groups Slated.
Also scheduled only for tire in
spections are the following groups.
April 20 to 26, &c" coupon holders
with tag numbers ranging from
8000l to 80600, and 1570l to 1584Oo:
"B" holders with tag numbers from
93801 to 94400, and from l392o1 to
100000.
April 81 to 81, "C' holders. 8O6Ol
to 81200, and 1584O1 to l592OO; "B"