EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned officers and directors of Crown Central Petroleum Corporation hereby severally constitute Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr., John E. Wheeler, Jr., Jan L. Ries and Thomas L. Owsley, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for us in our names and in the capacities indicated below this Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and all amendments thereto. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - --------- ----- ---- /s/---Henry A, Rosenberg, Jr. Chairman of the Board, President 3/25/99 Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/---Jack Africk Director 3/25/99 Jack Africk /s/---George L. Bunting, Jr. Director 3/2599 George L. Bunting, Jr. /s/---Michael F. Dacey Director 3/25/99 Michael F. Dacey /s/---Thomas M. Gibbons Director 3/25/99 Thomas M. Gibbons /s/---Patricia A. Goldman Director 3/25/99 Patricia A. Goldman /s/---William L. Jews Director 3/25/99 William L. Jews /s/---Harold E. Ridley, Jr. Director 3/25/99 Reverend Harold E. Ridley, Jr., S.J. /s/---John E. Wheeler, Jr. Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer 3/25/99 John E. Wheeler, Jr. (Principal Financial Officer) /s/---Jan L. Ries Controller 3/25/99 Jan L. Ries (Chief Accounting Officer) 48 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION By /s/---Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. --------------------------------------- Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer By /s/---Jan L. Ries --------------------------------------- Jan L. Ries Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Date: March 30, 1999 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on March 30, 1999 by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated: * * - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Jack Africk, Director Patricia A. Goldman, Director * * - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ George L. Bunting, Jr., Director William L. Jews, Director * * - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Michael F. Dacey, Director Rev. Harold E. Ridley, Jr., S.J., Director * * - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Thomas M. Gibbons, Director Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr., Director Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer *By Power of Attorney (Jan L. Ries) 49