Evening star., 1942-05-08
Henderson Sees
3-Ga|Ion Gas
Limit Weekly
Workers Are Assured
Enough Fuel to Get
To and From Jobs
q, the Associated PreSs.

BY the Associated Press
Price AdminiStrator Leon
Henderson said today that mo-
toristS on the Eastern Seaboard.
using their cars for non essential
driving, could expect no more
than three gallons of gasoline a
week under a Government ra-
tioning system.
Il am going to say two. with no
prospects of getting it above three
Mr.. Henderson told newsmen Just
before going before the House Inter-
state Commerce Committee to
testify on the gasoline and tire situ-'
alton.
He said that this would apply to
approximately one-third of the
cars-"the cars not used for work
purposes"
He said that he had been over
the situation earlier this morning
with the Petroleum Co-ordinator'
Office and added Il don't see how
1 can avoid making public the basic
rationing per unit today"
Increase Still Sought.
with so per cent cut (in the
supply of gasoline) it is going to
fall between two and three gallons
week, probably nearer two" Mr..
Henderson continued. We're still
u-Orkipo to COO IL ~ cao ba ;oora,~.I
but see no prospect of getting it
above three"
Mr.. Henderson told the commit
tee that the rationing program for
use between May Is and July I
involved four groups-A, B1, B2 and
B3-with the basic group (A) get
ting an amount Of about two GAL
Ions week, although he said the
exact amount had not been deter
mined
Mr.. Henderson asserted that 1t
would affect about one-third of all
passenger cars in the rationing area.
He said it would apply only to those
cars that are not used for voca-
tional or necessary purposes" and
estimated that about II per cent of
all available gasoline would 20 to
that classification.
Under questioning by committee
members as to the need for cutting
"non-esSential" motorists to 2 gall
Ions a week, Mr.. Henderson sudden
ly exploded with:
Hes getting a damn sight more
than he's entitled to in view of the
situation. On the basis of Is miles
gallon, he can drive 80 miles" r
He later hinted that the regula-
tion planned after July would be
even more stringent.
Workers Assured Supply. 81
"Of greater significance is this"
Mr.. Henderson said. In the B1. B2
and B3 classes they will be fur
nished enough gasoline to get the
worker to and from his Job. They
will be issued gas on the basis Of
representations of the workers own
need"
He said that the allotments for
the latter groups for the entire
seven-week program, to be used as
the motorists desire, and not divided
on weekly basis, would be about as
follows: B1, IL units or % gallons;
B2, Is units or 80 gallons; B3, l9
units or 38 gallons. -
Meanwhile, the Office of PETROL
cum Co-ordinator Ickes reported
that rail movement of oil to the
East set a new record last week,
with $4,000 tank cars being used to
deliver $40, ,478 barrels day.
This was 1874 per cent over the
564,750 barrels delivered daily in the
previous seven-day period
Total Deliveries $4,000.
Pipelines, barges and production
within the area added about 200 900
barrels daily to petroleum available
in the East, bringing the total to
approximately $4,000 barrels. with
out consideration of any deliveries
by ship tankers. The estimated de-
mand in the populous area now is
1,265,000 barrels daily.
Representative Holmes, Repub-
hcan, of Massachusetts, quoted to
Mr.. Henderson a statement of Sec
retary Ickes Monday that whoever
was responsible for previous esti-
mate of 21a gallons preferred to
remain anonymous"
Mr.. Henderson declared that Mr..
1ckes probably was referring ito
what the average would DE for all
cars during the May 15-July / Pc
riod." He pointed out that it would
"be higher than gallons" even
without including the vehicles which
will be given unlimited use.
AS he testified. the Bureau Of
Mines estimated that total demand
for motor fuel in May would be
S6, 100000 barrels, 100000 barrels,
or per cent, less than the actual
demand in May last year.
The estimated decrease, the
bureau said. reflected the restricted
use of motor vehicles to conserve
tires, and also anticipated the effect
of restricted deliveries of gasoline
to distributors in the East and
Pacific Northwest. .r
Ian Is EAplalneQ.
Mr.. Henderson explained that he
had arranged a basic ration pro-
gram and pointed out that unlike
sugar rationing, where tickets are
good only for given period, at
will be possible to save units for
later period and get them all at
once" prior to July l.
In these States under ration, the
whole direction is toward providing
the gas necessary for the operation
of commercial buses. trucks, taxi
cabs and things like that which are
on an unlimited basis" Mr.. Hender- r.
son said.
He remarked that these gasoline
users also would be on an honor,
basis" and expressed the hope.
that the Government would not
have to ask local boards ito take >.
on the policing of gas to users" :.
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