The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-04
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Coal Si7crtage Stressed and lnat7uc-
tions Are Issued By the Stcte Fuel
Administrator.

AnGerson.-B. B. Gocsett. state fuel
administrator, has sent to the various
fuel committees throughout the state
a letter in which he directs that inTor-
nation be secured from owners a4d
managers OF theatres, DU0iic halls,
clubs. billiard and pool rooms and OH
or places Of public amUsaments as to
the hours their places are lant oneA.
and the amount of coal ;h"E cGasune
daily. with the view of ordering tAe
places closed entirely or for part tine
If the committees think such steps
necessary in view Of the coal shortage.
The letter Of Mr. Gossett follows:
"Your earnest attention is directed
to the following information AID in
structions:
"Under date of December 10. 1917.
DR.. H. a. Garfield, United States feel
administrator, transmitted to this Of
fee authority to divert coal however
consigned, except railroad fu@, for
use to domestic consumeTs whenever
in NY judgment such diversion shcuid
become necessary TO r-eTc1t actual
suffering. He further gave authority
Temporarily to close industries, thea
ters,. public halls and similar places
if necessary in order to meet the do
nestle need.
"I desire to call your attention to
the fact that the situation through
cut the state is still acute and owing
to the general shortage of coal
throughout the United States, and ]
may say throughout the world. it is
going to be necessary to put forth ex-
traordinary efforts to meet the stu.
alton and unless consumers generally
cooperate to the utmost degree in the
conservation of coal it is going to be-
come necessary to exercise the au-
thority given. Persons who have on
hand large supplies Of coal for their
own use must be given to understand
that it is necessary that they reduce
their consumption Of coal to mini
mum. I am advised that it is i'm.
minently necessary that certain thea.
ters, public halls, clubs, pool rooms,
and other places of social and public
recreation be closed. Before order
ing this done, however, l desire toI
have in hand report from your com
mittee. You are therefore authorized
at once to summons before you own
ers and managers Of the theaters, pub
lie halls, clubs. billiard and pool rooms
and other places of public amuse'
ments and recreation and to obtain
from them full information as to the
hours during which they remain open
and amount of coal being daily con-
sumed by them. II in your judgment
they or any of them should close en-
ti.elv or for part Of the time, please
50 report at once. 1t would be we'll to
SUGGEST Immediately to al persons in !
terested in places Of the character
above mentioned that it is advisable
thct they voluntarily. keep closed for
part of the time at least, and that
they greatly reduce their consump'
tion Of coal.
Early Closing for Stores.
"Ia this connection, would further
suggest that merchants be requested
to voluntarily close their places !
business, beginning On January /, not
later than 6 o'clock in the evening
mad to fire their stoves or heaters not
earlier than 8 o'clock In the nerR.
ing.
"Et would be we'll also again to era.
phasize the importance Of churches
having union serefces through ths
cold weather as far as possible assa
to disense with night services.