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Show PEOPLE PERMIT BLACK MARKETS Shad Polier, director of gasoline rationing, says that illegal transactions trans-actions are draining off almost 2,500,000 gallons of gasoline daily and that "black market" operations opera-tions "may force a reduction in civilian gasoline rations." This warning should interest motorists whose driving is curtailed cur-tailed by the use of coupons. It is to their interest to assist in stamping stamp-ing out the illegal operations of "thieves and counterfeiters, who steal, print and sell gasoline coupons" cou-pons" and "chislers who buy them or buy gasoline without coupons." Mr. Polier says that big-time racketeers have gone into the counterfeit gasoline coupon business busi-ness which is more lucrative and easir to handle than the counter-feitng counter-feitng of currency. He denounces them as saboteurs, no better than the man "who blows up a refinery." refin-ery." We call these facts to th attention atten-tion of law-abiding and loyal Americans who should not hesitate to express their contempt, not only for the racketeers but for so-called respectable citizens who make it possible for the racketeers to operate. oper-ate. Every illegal coupon limits the amount of gasoline to be dis-tributd, dis-tributd, under the rationing system, sys-tem, to honest and patriotic Americans. |