The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-01-31
TIE RULINGS ON FUEL
MAKES CLEAR PART EXPECTED
OF PUBLIC.
Questions Raised as to Exemptions
Covered in Definitions by De-
partment.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Fuel
rulings and interpretations designed
to make clear what is expected of the
public in observance of the govern
ment's orders shutting down industry
every Monday for the next nine
weeks were made public tonight by
the fuel administration. They cover
most of the questions raised as to
exemptions. A summary follows:
In forbidding the use of fuel for
general industrial and commercial
purposes the fuel administration
intended that the word fuel cover
everything used for producing heat,
light and power, including coal, coke,
wood, oil, charcoal, natural and arti-
fetal gas, gasoline, kerosene, alcohol,
etc.
The three general classes of manu-
featuring plants exempted from
operation of the orders are shipbuild-
ing yards, airplane manufacturing
plants and industries producing ex-
plosives. Other plants have been ex-
empted on specific orders of the war
and navy departments, but the eX-
emptions cover only that part of their
plants specifically engaged in turning
out products for the government. The
exempted plants have been notified
they are not included in the order.
All manufacturers Of woolen and
cotton goods have been exempted in
so far as they are working on army
or navy contracts. Finishing plants
and dye works coming within this
class have also been exempted.
To Prevent Freezing.
Users of hydro-electric power are
not required to shut down their
plants, but they may burn enough
fuel to prevent freezing.
Wood working mills not exempted
on orders Of the war or navy depart
mente may operate only to the extent
that their products are placed jim
their own yards for seasoning. Others
not otherwise exempted which use
their own waste for fuel, may operate
to produce sufficient fuel to prevent
freezing. Wood working plants sup
plying fuel to householders must ap-
ply to local fuel administrators for
permission to operate to such an ex-
tent as is necessary for the welfare
of the community. All mines of what
ever character are exempt.
Subcontractors supplying materials
to exempted industries are permitted
to operate only if their entire produc-
tion goes to exempted plants.
Exemptions include all concerns
producing foodstuffs Of perishable
nature or foods for immediate con-
sumption. The following have been
listed as exempt: Grain elevators,
potato or vegetable houses, cold stor-
age, grain storage, grain and feed
mills, cereal product manufacturers,
bakers, Gamers, milk dealers, cream
cries, milk condensers, and all other
milk products, manufacturers, pack
ing and slaughter houses, ice plants
and refrigerators, sugar manufact-
urers, binder twine manufacturers,
insecticide and fertilizer manu-
facturers, manufacturers of farm
machinery for spring use, manufact-
urers of cereal mill machinery, bag
manufacturers, manufacturers of food
containers (glas, tin wood,) and
labels for containers.
Publish Price Lists.
Price lists giving quotations or
meat information relative to sscuri-
ties or commodities may be published
on Mondays.
Magazines and weeklies generally
are expected to close if they can put
out their publications on time with
out running on Mondays.
Colleges, churches, schools, public
libraries and public museums are ex-
empted. Other exemptions include
automobiles and garages, manufac-
turers of cans for food, cotton oil,
producers of lime, horseshoers, laun-
dries, locomotive factories, manu-
facturers of surgical instruments,
medicines needed by the government
and the Red Cross, other medicines
if local fuel administrators are con-
vinced their production is necessary
to public health; manufacturers of
supplies for oil products, trans-Atlan-