Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-05
REVISED FUEL RULES
Hydro Electric Power No Longer
Under Ban. .,ina
BUSINESS WITHOUT HEAT PERMITTED
important Notifications In Original
Draft-RssionaI Goal COMMITTEES
Makes Numerous Changes, and Or
der Not Now Nearly So Drastic.

Draft-he9tondI SOdt SoHshhsS~
Makes Numerous Changes, and Or
der Not Now Nearly So Drastic.
Public utilities and private plants
operated solely by hydro-electric power
were exempted from shortened hours
by the regional coal committee We'd,
nesday and industries, stores and other
places Of business were authorized to
remain open between 4 p.sm. and a..
m, provided that during the latter
hours they use no heat, light or power
derived in any fashion from coal, wood
or gas. Grocery meat and milk stores,
barber shops and places OF public
amusement may be operated cut OF
their hours provided they comply with
the same regulations. yz "a. IS.
Hydro electric plants will be re-
quired to show that no coal, wood or
gas is used in generation Of their elec-
tricity and that no coal, wood or gas
is used in any way outside the regu-
lar hours. Heads Of such plants
were asked to come to, Atlanta and
furnish such proof to the committees
as soon as POSSIBLE. ~
Certain businesses and organizaIr
tions have been added by the COM
mittee to those classes that are per-
mitted to be operated at any time.
They are wholesale druggists, drug,
manufacturers, churches, fraternai Or
ganizations, social clubs, coal mines
and coal mine conimissaries and other
necessary branches Of coal mines, The
committee added that gasoline filing
stations may be operated until =
M, and garages, with the necessary
safety lights, at all hours. ~,
Several other important modinca-$
tions have been made in the COM
mittee's statement. 1t follows: st,,A
Following is a summary of interpre-
tations of fuel consumption regpia 2
tions made by the regional coal COM
mittee In response to, questions raised:!
wholesale and manufacturing drug
gists manufacturing opticians, grinding
to prescription and wholesale mafu-
featuring and retail surgical instru-
yent and dental houses are considered
as having the same exemption as pro-
yiied for drug stores, ~
ksaAifirestrlciiens plaasa, epon we use 3
of coal apply to the use OK COKE. 'a''t = j1.sT
"To prevent any possibility OF mis-
understanding the committee stases
that plants, stores and offices open OUT
side of hours fixed by the regulations
NAV use oil lamps, candles, gasoline.
or other means of lighting or heating
in the production Of which COAL gas
or wood are not used.
soft drinks, candy, tobacco, fruits
and perishable stands located IN orus
stores. hotels, restaurants, railroad
stations. pool rooms, bowling alleys or
other places which are exempted from
closing regulations, or for whicn spe-
cial hours are fixed, may do business
at any time provided no additiona'
light, heat or power produced by wood,
coal or gas is used for the purpose
outside of hours prescribed.
"Stores exempted, or for whicn
special hours are provided, may at any
time sell any goods in their stock pro-
vided no lights are thereby required
in addition to those used for the sale
Of food. drugs or other things cover
ed by exemptions.
Chemical laboratories are clas;ssed
as industries engaged in continuous
processes.
"Offces of physicians, surgeons,
dentists and others practicing similar
nrofessions are not subject to any or
the restrictions. ..
additional notifications to the ort-
ginal regulations the necessity ror
which has been pointed out are mere
by made effective at once, as fol-
lows:
"All departments Of coal mines, with
Offices and commissaries incidental to
their operation are exempted.
Garages and automobile filling sta
tions may operate outside Of hours
fixed for mercantile establishments
for storage and for the sale OF gaso-
line oil and accessories, and for en-
ergency repairs, provided only safety
lights are used for the purpose.
Churches, schools, fraternal orders,
clubs and charitable. religious ano
community service organizations are
rot subject to the regulations.
Chambers of commerce., civil COM
mittees, merchants organizations and
other such bodies are not subject to,
the regulations" ..
The committees statement extend
ing the hours of stores and of hydro
electrically driven plants follows:
Industries, stores and other places
of business may open before 8 a. m.
and close later than 4 p. m, IL outside
of those hours they use no heat, light
or power which was produced in any
way with coal, wood or gas. This
modification Is made strictly upon the
condition that those plants and places
of business which use heat during the
hours fixed by the committee will shut
off their fuel consumption at the same