The Wyandotte herald., 1942-10-16
HOW TO SAVE
FUEL OIL T0lO
IN BOOKLET

The Petroleum Industry Committee.
district z, has issued an official heat
conservation handbook, which Will De
distributed free to all users OF fuel OIL
i'm this district The booklet cOntatn6
81 WAYS Of conserving fuel and heat,
and if these methods are followed
there should be no discomfort felt by
anyone as a result Of the ratiOning OF
fuel oil used for heating purposes.
Since many of the suggestions apply
to heat conservation regardless OF
type of fuel used, they will be OF in-
terest and value to everyone and II
followed will TT suit in an aggregate
mOney-Saving of tremendous proper
tions which might well be used for the
purchase of war bonds, thus affecting
another important benefit.
AS a preface to the booklet, the fol-
lowing letter, signed by Harold L
Ickes, petroleum cOOrdinatOr for war,
gives the reason for fuel rationing Ia
the midwestern states:
Il am sure that the residents Of the
midwest are aware OF the Oil supply
problem that besets the east coast area.
You know that in normal times your
eastern neighbOrS received 50 per cent
of their oil by tanker, and that now
the war has made it necessary for 9th
er sections of the nation to share
their petroleum supplies and their
transportation facilities with the At
lantic SeabOard states.
1T is the present policy of this Of
flee to equalize the supplies Of eating
oil throughout the eastern and mad-
.fav hAr I'm
feast" in one region while a famine"
exists in another. The oil supply prob
lem results from the war, and it seemz
only fair that the burdens involved be
shared as eQuitably as possible. We
are therefore calling upon the home
owners Of the midwest to divide their
oil with their neighbors to the east.
1T is essential that every available
barrel of oil be utilized with maximum
efficiency. AS hOusehOlders, this means
that you must get along with consid-
erably less fuel than in normal times.
Or course, one Of the most effective
ways to conserve Oil is to convert oil
fired facilities to the use of coal where
ever feasible. Every homeowner who
is able to obtain the CRATES and other
necessary equipment for using coal
should convert his facilities as quickly
as possible and lay in his coal supply
before the arrival of winter.
If you cannot convert, you will fnd
that there are many ways in which
you can stretch every gallon Of fuel
so as to make 1t do more work than
ever before. For example, you can
save oil by improving the insulation In
your home; you can close OF from
your heating system any rooms not
used during the winter; you can have
service man check the operating ef-
ficiency Of the Oil burner itself. These
are just few illustratiOns-there are
many others.
TO aid the householder in carrying
out these measures to conserve oil.
experts within the petroleum industry
have prepared this booklet. The In.
structiOns in these pages are designed
TO help you to hep your government
and your fellow citizens by conserving
oil. In so doing, you will be helping
to win the battle of oil-and a victory
on this home front will help to insure
Speedier victory in the battle OF
arms"
The booklets will be distributed to
OIL consumers by the petroleum COM
panies.