Show They've Done a Fine Job I TEACHERS TEACHERS PEACHERS and administrative personnel of ofA A the schools in Salt Lake City City and and we do donot donot donot not doubt this applies to those in schools everywhere everywhere everywhere every- every where in Utah Utah are are to be congratulated on the fine job they are doing on gasoline rationing The program is operating much more i smoothly than in the case of sugar ugar rationing With very little delay motorists who have all the information and papers required are getting getting getting get get- ting their A ration books Students are helping as guides directing applicants to the proper place and helping to prevent any unnecessary congestion At the school where this writer signed up high school schoolboys schoolboys boys in their R ROT 0 T C uniforms were on duty and they did a splendid job Teach rs and students are to be congratulated congratulated congratulated on this patriotic service they are arc doing It isn't easy to handle this rationing work for three days from 1 to 9 p p. p m. m in addition to regular t teaching aching duties and study in the mornings We all owe them a vote of of thanks This newspaper offers that thanks herewith on behalf of the public We hope that many of you have or will offer your thanks as indi indi- Incidentally as s the rationing program is being completed all over the country there has arisen a movement in congress to secure at least a day 90 suspension of rationing on the theory that the rubber conservation need can be met by voluntary restriction on driving by the nations nation's motorists This agitation may lead some motorists to delay getting set for rationing in the belief the program will not not go into effect as scheduled on December 1 1 That might prove very harmful and accentuate the disorganization and confusion in transportation transportation transportation trans trans- which is bound to accompany the start of gasoline rationing Frankly we dont don't think the rati rationing ming program is going to be postponed At least motorists would be very very unwise to count on it It is going to require the cooperation of everyone to prevent a breakdown in essential transportation here in Salt Salt Lake City It might be fatal if any sizeable percentage of motorists failed to cooperate because of false hopes that the program would not actually go into effect |