Evening star., 1941-06-17
|ckes Asks Ban
On East Coast
Oil Exports
Would ALLOW Sales
Only on Approval
By Government
3, the Associated Press.

A complete ban on exports of oil
from the East Coast of the United
States, without prior Government
approval of individual shipments,
was proposed to the petroleum in
dustry today by Secretary Ickes,
defense petroleum co-ordinator.
The action followed the stoppage
yesterday of 240. gallon ship
ment of oil from Philadelphia to
Japan, because of the threatened oil
famine on the Eastern seaboard.
Mr.. Ickes' assistant petroleum CO.
ordinator, r. K. Davies, addressed
Identical kilograms to 80 East Coast
oil shippers, as follows:
I'm view of the impending petro-
leum shortage in the Atlantic Coast
area, it is imperative that drainage
of stocks from this region be
avoided. I suggest therefore that no
further sales of petroleum products
for offShore shipments be made
without prior consideration by this
office"
Authority Cited.
This procedure, Mr.. Ickes' aides
said, was taken under the CO.
ordinator's authority to make
petroleum and petroleum products
available adequately and continu-
ously at the proper places" and to
make specific recommendation
- to insure the maintenance of
ready and adequate supply of petro-
leum and petroleum products"
Maritime sources in Philadelphia
said the export ban would affect at
least 10 vessels scheduled to sail
from there for foreign ports before
the end of July with oil shipments.
Seven are Japanese and three are
Danish.
All have contracted for lubricating
oil in containers.
These are in addition to the Jap
anese freighter Azuma Maru, still
docked in Philadelphia after yes
terday's order stopped her from
taking on an oil shipment.
Meanwhile, a Government move
toward standardized production of
civilian goods. coupled with action
to forestall unwarranted increases in
bread prices, today emphasized the
impact of the defense program on
the consuming public.
Donald M. Nelson, purchases di-
rector of the ONCE of Production
Management, told National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers meeting
at Pittsburgh last night that SIM
pliication of production for civilian
needs might mean an increase of as
much as one-third in the Nations S
productive capacity for defense.
Voluntary Action.
The o. P. M, he said, is about to
launch program for voluntary ac-
ton by manufacturers to reduce the
number of fashions, styles, models,
colorS, shapes and brands" of such
goods as automobiles, washing ma
chimes, refrigerators, radios and
smaller household appliances.
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson wrote leading bakeries, re-
questing them not to advance bread
prices without first consulting his
office. Sharply rising wheat quo
tations were understood to have
prompted his action.
Mr.. Henderson said that in the
price-stabilization program bread
was considered especially impor-
tant owing to its prominence in the
diet of all members of the COM
munity and the significance of bread
prices as a symbol of the cost of liv-
ing
Oil to Japan Halted.
A new development in the East
Coasts petroleum situation came
yesterday when aides of Secretary
Ickes disclosed he had arranged with
the Sinclair Consolidated and Stand
ard Vacuum Oil Cos to stop the
proposed oil shipment to Japan.
They said Mr.. IckeS intervened
after a Philadelphia Oil consumer
protested the loading of the jap
anese ship Azuma Maru there
Mr.. Ickes was represented as fesl-
ing that no question of international
policy was involved in his action.