Evening star., 1942-05-11
Gasoline
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attributed the drop in out t-of town
visitors chiefly to broadcast sent
to its members last week as far as
New Jersey and Richmond, asking
them not to swarm on the National
Capital in their customary Sunday
volume.
William A. Van DuZer, District
traffic director, said he had been
informed by police that traffic in
the city yesterday definitely was
lighter than usual.
U. S. Order Effective Friday.
Federal control of the gasoline sit
uation will start Friday after a
three-day registration period, be-
ginning tomorrow, in which all
motorists will be required to sign for
fuel rationing cards at public
schools of the District.
Washington motorists will register
in the following alphabetical order :
Those whose last names begin with
the letters from A through L tomor-
row; from M through r Wednesday,
and from S through 2 Thursday
The registration will continue from 3
pm. to pm. daily.
In checking yesterdays gas sales
an A. A. A. representative made a
tour of the District between $50
am. and $3.50 pm. and found only
80 stations open. Between 2 and
pm, he reported, a majority Of these
had closed because their tanks were
empty.
At nearly all of these stations long
lines of cars waited their turn to be
served. In some instances, traffic
jams developed and police were
summoned. Additional personnel
was employed by most of these con-
Germs and at least a part of the
extra help was used to direct traffic
rather than to dispense fuel.
Extra Containers Filled.
A number of motorists, it was
noticed, brought extra containers In
the back of their automobiles and
asked that they be filled along with
the tank. AS most of the Sunday
operators were not restricting sales
generally, this made little difference
and the purchasers demands were
complied with as long as the supply
on hand lasted.
Many motorists drove outside the
District In search of fuel. Taking
advantage of the opportunity to In.
crease sales, roadside stations were
open for business.
The quota to be delivered to loca
dealers today will represent a thiro
of each stations monthly allot.
ment and can be dispensed as the
dealer desires.
Most of them were expected tc
proceed on virtually the same basi;
as that put into effect by many last
week, restricting each customer tc
from 3 to gallons and selling
larger quantities only in imperative
cases. Regular customers were ex-
pected to be given preference over
other buyers.
Owners of all motor vehicles, in
cluding motorcycles, inboard motor
boats and motor bikes, will be re-
quired to register for rationing
cards tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday. The rationing which
will start Friday will cover the
seven-week period from May Is tc
July l.
Pipeline Plan Up Again.
Government oil officials an
nounced, meanwhile, that Petrole-
UNI Co-ordinator Ickes intended to
submit to the War Production
Board this week a third applica-
ton for priorities on the metal
needed to build a proposed 1900
mile pipeline from Texas to the
New York-Philadelphia area, sug-
gested as the principal hope for
relieving Eastern residents from ex-
tremely short rations of motoring
and heating fuel.
It also was disclosed that the
Petroleum Industry War Council
had told Mr.. Ickes that the tube
conduit was the only solution to the
precarious Eastern petroleum situa-
ton. Ralph K. Davies, deputy pc
troleum co-ordinator, told the As
sociated Press the line was "the
central and most important part"
of suggested plans to ease the oil
shortage.
I'VE have high hopes" he said,
"for the line from Texas would just