Evening star., 1942-12-26
Fuel Oil Price CeiIinq
Will Go Up 3 3Cent
A Gallon tuesday
Comu'ier Is Assigned
By Henderson to Iron
OUT Situation Here

The retail price of fuel oil will be
increased 3 of a cent a gallon be-
ginning Tuesday, local fuel Oil deal
ers said today after Price Admin
istrator Henderson last night au-
thorized this boost in the ceiling
price.
Meanwhile. Renah F. Camalier.
prominent local attorney and former
counsel to the Senate District Com
mittee, was appointed consultant to
Whitney Leary, District OPA ra-
tioning officer. and assigned the
specific task of solving WaShingtonS
confused fuel oil problem, An
nouncement of the appointment fol-
lowed a conference yesterday be-
tween Mr.. Camalier and Mr.. Hend-
erSon.
Declaring he would try to get local
fuel oil dealers together and work
out the snarled oil situation, Mr..
Camalier said his new OPA as
s!gnment would not neceSsitate his
withdrawal from the 100000 gas
rate increase case now in District
Court, in which he opposes the OPA
as cOnsultant counsel for the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. He pointed out
that he will receive no pay for his
OPA work.
Plans Conference Today.
Il have Simply been asked by
Mr.. Henderson to act as consultant
In the local situation where he feels
he should have closer contact" he
said, adding L guess he wants
little local color"
Mr.. Camalier revealed he has had
several conferences regarding the
local problem and expected to meet
with officials again today.
A native of Washington. Mr..
Camalier has practiced law here
since his graduation from the Ma
tlonal University Law School, He
has served as counsel to several
Federal committees, including the
Senate District Committee and the
Senate Committee on Public Lands
and Surveys
The No. fuel oil used in most
Washington burners has been SELL
ing recently at 81 cents a gallon.
Lifting of the ceiling will permit a
gallon price of 9.4 cents.
Granted to Aid Dealers.
In authorizing the increase. ap-
plicable to all the Eastern and Mid
western States in the rationed area.
Mr.. Henderson explained it was be-
ing granted Ito defray additional
costs being incurred by dealers as
the result of emergency contin-
gencieS."
Dealers here have complained
since the rationing program began
that their operating costs have been
greatly increased by additional cler-
ical work and frequent deliveries of
small amounts of oil required under
the rationing plan. Several oper-
ators have, threatened to quit the
fuel oil business unless given some
form of relief from the extra ex-
pense.
Coincident with his announce
ment of the raised ceiling on fuel
oil prices, Mr.. Henderson outlined
a six-point program for dealers
which he said would contribute
substantially to expediting fuel oil
rationing"
Six-P0int Program.
He suggested that dealers:
l. Urge and participate in pooling
of delivery equipment and facilities.
2. Ask customers to advise prompt
ly the total amount of their ra-
tions and to deposit their coupons
with dealers.
3. Give customers full informa-
ton on rationing.
4. Advise customers to order in
reasonable anticipation of needs
and to report only actual needs.
S. Insist that customers write
coupon sheet serial numbers on all
coupons before depositing them
with the dealers.
6. Handle all orders regardless
of whether they are from old or
new customers as long as fuel oil
supplies are available.
Appeals to Consumers.
In announcing the oil price in
crease, Mr. Henderson said to the
consumers, particularly those who
heat their homes with fuel oil:
1T should be thoroughly under
stood-and / cannot emphasize this
point too much-that the Govern
ment cannot heat homes. That
takes oil. Our supplies Of oil are
limited because petroleum is of the
very highest Importance to our
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