Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-05
Rules and Regulations Under Fuel
curtaiImeDt flTdeT.

The following ruling and instruc-
lions are published for the guidance
of all concerned. Local committees
are directed to give all possible circu-
lation to these regulations. If possi-
BILE, they should be published in this
weeks issue of all county papers.
Following is the schedule of rules:
Amusements: Theatres, moving
picture houses, pool rooms, bowling al
legs, dance halls and places of like
amusements are permitted to continue
on Mondays but required to close on
Tuesday.
Barber Shops: Not exempt.
Building and Loan Associations:
May be kept open the same as banks
if necessary for the payment of obi
cations coming due.
Churches: Exempt.
Cleaning and Dyeing Establish
ments: Not exempt.
Clubs and Lodges: Exempt.
Confectioneries: wholesale and
Retail: Not exempt.
Drug Stores: Exempt from the
order for the purpose of selling drugs
and medical supplies, only. Other
parts of store may remain open If no
extra fuel is required, but not for the
purpose of selling merchandise or bev-
erageS.
Delicatessen: Exempt up to 1900
o'clock, noon Mondays for sale of
foods only.
Express and Baggage: Exempt as
necessary adjunct to transportation.
Foundries, Blacksmith Shops and
Machine Shops: May operate for re-
pair work and to make machinery for
coal mines and oil wells only.
Food Exemptions: Grain Elevators
potato, or vegetable houses, cold stor-
age, all forms of grain storage, grain
and feed mills, bakers, milk dealers
ice plants and refrigerators, insecti-
eide and fertilizer manufacturers.
Garages: Exempt as public utilities
Groceries, Meat Shops and Food
Stores: All dealers in food stuffs
should close at noon, Mondays, unless
exempted by special emergency per-
init from local food administrator
which will only be granted when food
supply is endangered. Deliveries after
closing not prohibited.
Hay, Grain and Feed Stores: I'm
der new ruling not exempt.
H0rseshOers: Exempt, for render
| ing of emergency service.
Ice Cream Manufacturers: Not ex.
empt.
Ice Companies: Exempt as neces-
sary to prevent injury to health anc
preserve food.
jewelers.: Not exempt.
Laundries: May operate as usua
l L. -. - L IA
Living Quarters: Portions of al
buildings occupied as living quarter:
are exempt from order.
Milling Companies: Exempt under
general order.
Milliners: Not exempt
News Stands: Exempt as to Mon
day suspensions, for sale of news
papers and periodicals only.
| Opticians: Not exempt
Partial Exemptions: A manufac
turer or business which is exempted
for certain purposes is not thereb,
permitted to carry on any other bust
ness.
Printers: May operate on Monda,
to publish magazine and other regula
publications periodically issued, only
Plumbers: Subject to same clos
| ing as wholesale and retail stores, ex
cept that emergency work necessar,
for production of health and propert,
may be done.
Photographers: Not exempt.
| Quarries: Exempt for production
of limestone, dolomite or other calcium
products necessary for manufactur
of iron.
Refreshment Parlors: Are not ex
empt from order except those serving
regular meals and operating as a res
taurant.
Real Estate: Not exempt.
Railroads: Nothing in the orde
shall be construed to interfere with tn
loading or unloading of food and fue
or live stock.
Shoe Repairers: Not exempt.
Schools and Public Libraries: Moth
ing in the order shall be construed t
apply to school buildings, or educa
tional institutions.
Shoe Shining ParlOrs: Not exempt
TailOrs: Not exempt.
Wholesale Stores and Retail Ware
houses: Exempt for the purpose o
unloading freight.
Wholesale and Retail Stores Othe
Than Groceries: Are not exemp
from order and must close on Monday
and follow all the usual practices an
customs generally observed on Sun
days and other legal holidays, begin
ming January 21st and ending Marc
25th.
Y. NJ. C. A.: Exempt.
| Y. w. c. A.: Exempt.
| Wood Working Mills: (a) Woo
working mills not otherwise exempte,
may operate only to the extent tina
their product is placed in their owl
yards for seasoning. (b) Other WOO
working mills not otherwise exemptet
which use their own waste as fuel
may operate to produce sufficient fue
to prevent injury to their plant from
freezing. (c) Such woodworkin,
mills as are accustomed to supply fue
to householders in their immediat,
neighborhood must apply to their loca
fuel administrator for permission Il
operate to such extent as is necessar!
for the welfare of the community
such power of discretion being givel
local fuel administrators under Section
8. Government work exempted onl,
by special permit upon request of De
partment for which work is being
done.
j. WALTER BARNES,