Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-22
Gas Dealers Ordered
To Turn in Ration
Coupons by Midnight
Leory Issues Instructions
On Procedure Following
Cut in B and c Books

wi III D OUO - DOCKS
The OPA ban On the issuance or
renewal of B or c supplemental
gasoline rations until new regula-
tions and tables are formulated was
followed today by instructions to
dealers and suppliers from Whitney
Leary, OPA director for the District
as to procedure now that the value
of these coupons has beenCut from
four gallons to three. .
Mr.. Leary caid gasoline coupons
In the hands Of dealers as of 1901
am. yesterday must be delivered to
suppliers for gasoline by 1901 to-
morrow morning. Suppliers, in
turn, he added, must turn in these
coupons for exchange certificates by
midnight next Monday.
Effective in II States.
Coupons collected by dealers and
suppliers before this past Monday
will be honored on the four-gallon
basis, but after that will have only
q three-gallon exchange value.
The temporary ban on the issu-
ance or renewal of B and c rations
is effective in II Eastern States and
the District. 1t does not, however,
effect the validity of those out
standing
This suspension was announced
last night after James F.. Byrnes,
director of economic Sterilization,
said there lis no hope for lessening of
the restrictions on the use of gaso-
line and fuel oil" in view of in
creasing military demands and
transportation difficulties. The
statement followed a meeting with
Price Administrator Henderson,
Petroleum Administrator Ickes,
Deputy Petroleum Administrator
Davies and Director Eastman of the
Once of Defense Transportation.
Another session is scheduled tomor-
row.
Ickes Bolsters Supply.
Director Byrnes, who called the
meeting in an effort to iron out
difficulties that have cropped up
in connection with gasoline and
fuel oil rationing, said steps would
be taken to improve rationing
methods and increase the supply.
Meanwhile, Administrator Ickes
moved to keep the supplies on hand
on the east coast at constant level.
He issued an order designed to limit
the total amount of gasoline and
fuel oil which suppliers may with
draw from east coast refineries and
terminal supply points to the amount
which can be moved to the east
coast by existing facilities
The petroleum administrator es-
timated LII 900 barrels of gasoline
and home and industrial fuel oils
would be available daily from
December Is through the end of the
month, but that in January only
1,1l7,000 barrels day would be
available. He added that any I'M
forseen military demand would re-
quire a further downward revision.
To make cetrain that available
oil stocks are allocated into the
proper channels, Mr.. Ickes yester-
day issued an order setting up a
system of priorities to be followed
in the disposition of all petroleum
products. Under the order, oil and
gasoline will be released in the
following order:
/. THE construction, production,
manufacturing, processing, fabricat-
Ing or storage aNd the transporta-
ton Of persons or materials to the
extent, but only to the extent. that
any such operations are indispensa-
BILE for supplying any material or
equipment ordered by or on behalf
of the armed forces of the United
States. War Shipping Administra-
ton, United States Maritime Com
mission or the Office of Lend Lease
Administration"
2. Public utilities"
3. public transportation and COM
munication systems, including the
United States mail"
4. Services indispensable to the
public health and safety"