Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-01-27 | Page 6 | OPA Files First Gasoline Count

OPA UP A FILES FIRST GASOLINE COUNT COUNTIn In the first case of ot its kind James A A. Frisby Nephi Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day was charged by the 0 OPA P A with violating mileage rationing regulations by making false statements statements statements state state- ments misusing gasoline and possessing possessing pos pos- sensing ration books received in violation of regulations Frisby was taken into custody at St. St George and was expected to arrive in Salt Lake City some sometime sometime sometime time Wednesday ix in Iq custody of a deputy U. U S. S marshal for arraignment arraignment arraignment arraign arraign- ment before U. U S. S Commissioner E. E M. M Garnett The complaint was filed with Commissioner Garnett by Richard L. L Bird Jr chief enforcement attorney attorney at at- torney for the 0 OPA P A in Utah Maximum penalty prescribed by byo OPA o 0 P A regulations is a fine fino and 10 SO years in prison The formal charges followed investigation Into FrIsby's alleged activities and travels on mileage ration books Frisby is charged specifically with representing he needed supplemental supplemental supplemental sup sup- gasoline rations to travel from Nephi to San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco to obtain work and that he applied under the name nante of Paul D. D Kirby The def defendant then used the gasoline for travel from Nephi to St. St George the complaint said He Is ia accused with having in his posse possession slon two A five B and one C mileage rationing books not acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac in fn accordance with ration regulations Mr Mt Bird said that all ll supplemental supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental rations were issued on representations Frisby sought to travel to war Jobs although the drive from Nephi to St. St George was the only one specifically mentioned in the thEt complaint