The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-21
TO THE PEOPLE
OF GREENE COUNTY

of the request for gasoline saving is.
| am constantly being asked for per-
mission to use cars on Sunday. ]
have no authority to grant permits
sion to violate the spirit Of the re-
quest and those who do not desire to
violate its spirit need no permission.
In order that there may be no
further misunderstanding, | am re-
questing our daily paper to give the
following letter received from Mr..
Myer, state fuel administrator, space
in its columns. The letter in part fol-
lows:
After requesting me to appoint as
sistants to take the names Of unpa-
triotic or misinformed persons who
are violating the spirit of the request,
Mr.. Myer says:
"Those cars which you feel were
within the spirit of the Presi-
dents request will be excused, and
no report made to me or elsewhere.
You will furnish this Office with a
list of those which you feel were
in violation of this request.
will take such action as the situa-
ton may demand.
"Be careful to appoint only level
headed men who will know how to
people in a way that is not
offensive. Do not appoint hot-head-
ed, unpopular or over-zealous men.
"Please call on the sheriff or re-
quest him and his deputies to act as
a portion of your force. Let them
wear the same badge that your other
assistants wear. am enclosing a
letter to your sheriff to this effect
You will appoint more deputies than
the sheriff and his force.
"The situation is now so grave in
France that we are short on gasoline
for ambulances to take care of our
American wounded and for our NUM-
ito ntrucks, and hundreds of other
gasoline war uses.
Below explains the Presidents re-
quest:-
Save Gasoline to Save Lives Of
Our American Soldiers in France.
The United States Fuel Ad-
ministration calls upon the peo-
pie in states east of the Missis-
sippi river to cease using auto
mobiles, motorcycles and motor
boats, including such vehicles for
hire on Sundays during the next
few weeks, as gasoline conser-
walton measure. Motor vehicles
to which the restrictions do not
apply we're announced ass
ID Ambulances, fire appar-
atus, police patrol wagons, UNI
dertakers' wagons and convey
ances used for funerals.
~ Vehicles Of physicians
when used in performing pro-
fessional duties.
go Tractors and motor
trucks employed in actual alb
solutely vital transportation,
such as cannot possibly be done
on any other day.
az Railway equipment using
gasoline.
(5) Repair outfits employed
by telephone and public service
companies.
go Motor vehicles on errands
of extreme necessity which can
not be done on any other day,
where transportation by steam
relectricity or horse power is
not available.
This refers to errands caused by
or death, or similar situa-
lions.
"Taxicab owners should not use
heir cars on Sunday, except on err
rands caused by sickness or death,
or similar situations, or where it is
TOO far to walk and no other means
IF transportation is possible. Case
inc is the life-blood of the struggle |
IN France, and taxi owners should |
rot attempt to coin the blood Of our
American soldiers into money by |
on Sunday.
"The spirit of the Presidents re-
quest in regard to going to church, |
lnless the distance is so far as to
make it beyond their strength, or use
buggy or farm wagon. Hundreds Of
patriotic people ratified to church on