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Show GAS STAMPS MUST BEENDORSED All gasoline users were reminded re-minded today by Francis J. Quinn, chairman of the Bingham war price and rationing board that all coupons in their present gasoline ration books must be endorsed immediately in compliance com-pliance with the new amendment to the rationing regulations. The endorsement entails writing writ-ing the license plate number and the state of registration in ink on each coupon. Coupons in new books issued after July 22 should be endorsed as soon as they are received from the war price and rationing board, the chairman said. In addition, ad-dition, users should write endorsements en-dorsements immediately on any coupons now in their possession or received before July 22. In the past it has not been necessary to write notations on coupons until they were actually actual-ly used to buy gas. Immediate endorsements are required under a new OPA a-mendment a-mendment both as a convenience to the public and as a help to OPA investigators in checking misuse of ration coupons falling into the hands of persons not entitled en-titled to them, the board chairman chair-man pointed out. "Under the new plan the motorist mo-torist by spending a few minutes endorsing his coupons all at once will save delay and trouble when he goes to a filling station to buy gasoline," the board chairman said. "By cooperating in making those endorsements promptly, the rightful holders of a gasoline ration will be rendering invaluable inval-uable assistance to OPA in its job of detecting and preventing a black market in gasoline and gasoline coupons." All car owners who have not yet done so were advised by the local rationing board chairman to mail their basic "A" book renewal re-newal applications in to the local lo-cal board office by July 17. Because of the time required to process the applications, the board cannot assure the return of the new "A" book by July 21, the expiration date of the present pres-ent book, to any motorist who fails to get the application to the local board office by Saturday. The application forms may be secured at service stations or the board office. It should be carefully care-fully filled in and sent to the board along with the present tire inspection record and back cover of the present "A" book. O |