Evening star., 1941-08-07
Gas 'Curfew'
Here Fails 10
Reduce Sales
11-Point Program
Adopted to Avert
Full Rutioning


Tpm.-to-7 am. closing of gasoline
stations here showed little, if any,
reduction from previous 24-hour
sales periods, the District Commits
sioners today called on all users Of
oil heating systems and members OF
the oil industry here to cooperate
in an 11-point program to forestall
any type of rationing or restrictions.
Daily checks of key service sta
tions in Washington indicate most
of them are doing a normal volume
of business despite the shorter work.
ing day. A few of the stations re-
port up to 20 per cent curtailment in
sales under the new schedule, &C
cordiIlg to Harry Wainwright, re-
seafch director of the Retail Case
line Dealers, Inc, but these are off,
set to a large degree by other oper-
ators who sell slightly more.
y Available to Public.
The oil conservation program
adopted by the Commissioners yes
terday was recommended by the Dis
trict Petroleum Conservation Com
mittee, and it will be made available
to $4,000 householders in the Metro
politan Area who use Oil in heating
their residences. 1t will also be sent
to Petroleum Co-ordinator Ickes for
possible use in other areas in the IT
Atlantic Seaboard. States which face
petroleum shortage.
The Commissioners proposals to
householders follow:
l. Householders using fuel oil for
heating purposes should do every
thing possible to conserve heat in
homes and prevent waste by such
means as house insulation, weather.
stripping, storm doors and windows
and similar aids.
2. Householders should be re-
quested to maintain night tempera-
lures at IS degrees, realizing that
this temperature is sufficiently high
at night and that reduction from
10 degrees to IS degrees will effect
3 per cent decrease in oil con-
sumption.
3. Proper maintenance of domeS-
tic hot water temperature is an i'm
portant factor in conservation;
therefore, be sure to have equip
ment checked for proper economical
operating temperatures. Practical
and economical water temperatures,
Of from 140 to 160 degrees, provide
the highest margin of economy.
4. Householders contemplating new
installations, or reconditioning units
now in operation, should make GER
tain that the heating plant meas
ures up to the requirements of
Bureau Of Standards, Commercial
Standard CS75-39, Automatic Me-
chanical Draft Oil Burners Designed
for Domestic Installations, and re-
quest certificate or other recognized
emblem certifying that the system
conforms to the standards set forth.
Humidity Factor Stressed.
5. Householders should be re-
ouested to use appliances designed
to develop moisture to the air,
thereby increasing the relative hu-
midity and providing a more health
full and comfortable atmosphere
with lower temperature. For ex-
ample, room with 70 degrees tenn
perature and 40 degrees relative hui
midity would be much more COM
Portable to the average person than
a higher temperature and a much
lower relative humidity.
Proposals to all users of oil heat
ing systems:
l. All users of oil heating systems
should avoid temperatures over 10
degrees, as every degree of heat
above that point means additional
fuel consumption and correspond
ing cost; l. e.. a 75-degree tempera-
ture means IS per cent increase in
operation.
2. Every fuel oil heating unit
should be subjected to periodical
cleaning, particularly as regards
flue chamber and adjustment of
burner. Failure to do this means
1914 per cent additional consump-
ton Of fuel and cost of operation.
8. Users of oil heating systems
should be requested to shut off the
heat in rooms which are not used.
Proposals for Industry.
Proposals to oil heating industry:
l. The fuel oil-oil heating industry
should exercise every means to keep
the charge for servicing fuel heat
ing units as low as possible, COM
mensurate with reasonable cost of
service. 1t is recommended that the
industry provide all service men
and inspectors with modern scien-
tific instruments for tests to de-
termine operating efficiencies. Fur
ther, the personnel making instru-
ment tests should be thoroughly
trained and carry badge or some
means of indicating their ability as
capable service men. Tests have
proven that a substantial saving
can be made if this service is rem
dered and if adjustments are made
according to these approved scien-
tific tests.
2. 1t is recommended that every
effort be exercised to eliminate fuel
oil deliveries on Sundays, holidays
and nights after 6 pm. with ex-
ceptions only in cases of extreme
emergencies.
3. The industry is requested to
urge customers to make greater use
of organized methods to keep the
tank full'' and to discourage special
order deliveries of less than 200
gallons per trip. This procedure will
permit trucks to make more de-
liveries per mile, thereby conserving
oil and Saving for defense
Sticker Pledges Issued.
Automobile stickers for motorists
pledged to cut their gas consumption
by one-third were issued yesterday
The first sticker was for Petroleum
Co-ordinator Ickes' official car. 1t
reads: I'm the interest of national
defense, pledge myself to use one
third less gasoline"
Officials of Mr. Ickes' Interior De-
partment, meanwhile, disclosed that
Erie P. Halliburton, Duncan (Okla.)
oil we'll supply manufacturer, has
submitted plans for cigar shaped,
submersible oil tankers to combat
the petroleum shortage in the East
The vessels would be IS per cent
s,,brnerped when tranSporting oil