Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Boards Prepare
To Issue Nearby
B and { Books
Some to Use Mails for
Distribution to Over
$4,000 Motorists

War Price and Rationing Boards
in nearby Virginia and Maryland to-
day were preparing to issue supple
mentary gasoline ration books to
more than $4,000 motorists whose
B and C coupon books will expire
January %.
With the exception of Arlington
County, Va, and Prince Georges
County, Md, where gasoline ra-
tioning officials will mail supple
mentary books, motorists in nearby
counties will apply for renewals at
their respective board headquarters
and will receive supplementary cou-
pons following review Of their
applications.
H. H. Jackson, executive secre-
tary of the Prince Georges County
Rationing Board, said supplement
tary ration coupons will be mailed
motorists following careful" check
by board officials of the approxi-
mately 10000 original applications
for basic A ration cards.
Bans Personal Applications.
Emphasizing that under no cir
cumstances" should a motorist ap-
ply In person to the board due to
the burden now being thrown on
workers, Mr.. Jackson said supple
mentary books will be mailed mo-
florists just as quickly as applica-
tionS can be reviewed.
He said motorists whose mile.
age requirements have changed
should notify the board by letter.
stating the new gasoline REQUIRE
ments and added that no C books
Will be issued until a careful study
mas been made by rationing Of
ficials.
Arlington County board officials
said 1000 B and C books already
have been mailed motorists within
the last 10 days. and predicted that
the approximately 10000 supple
mentary ration books would be in
tne mails before January %.
Applications by Mail.
Supplementary books are being
mailed. officials said, on receipt by
mail of applications for the re-
newal of B and c books. These
Applications may be obtained at
board headquarters. it was stated.
although the gasoline section of the
board will be closed UNTIL after jan
On receipt of supplementary easo.
ilne ration books. board officials
SAID, motorists should write the
: book number on the margin of their
automobile registration cards.
IN FAIRFAX County motorists will
register for their supplementary IA
1 tlon books next week or the week
following at the Hillwood Square
recreation Center in Falls Church.
! instead of at the board headquarters
In Fairfax, Mrs. Mollie w. Cleve-
iatlo' board executive secretary, an
nounced.
The registration will be held be-
tween the hours of 1880 and 8.3o
pm; Monday through Friday, of the
week to be announced, Mrs. Cleye-
iano SAID. All motorists must regis
Ter IN order to receive supplementary
ratlons, and should state at the
~ AS6AoOA dCiOil ally CQdllPG IN
gasoline requirements.
Alphabetical Sequence Suggested
Motorists whose names begin
with A through E will be asked To
register on Monday: F. through J on
tuesday; K through o on Wednes-
DAY; P through T on Thursday. and
through z on Friday.
Montgomery County rationino
ohclals said blank applications
for supplementary gasoline ration
BOOKS are being mailed motor
lists, and B and C books will he
issued as these forms are filled off
and returned. Motorists will be
notified and will call at the board tn
receive their coupon books, ofrcials
said
j. S. Douglas, executive secretary
OF the Alexandria board, said motor.
ISIS must appear in person at the
board Offices in order to have their
supplementary ration books renew
ed. He said 300 new B and c book,
already have been issued.