Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-18
A. B and c Coupons Suspended;
One Ticket Good in Emergency
Coordination Saws
East to Get New
Cuts in January
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Petroleum Administrator
Harold Ickes informed the
War Production Board late
this afternoon that less gaso-
line would be available in the
East during January than at
present.
He predicted that supplies
available for distribution dur
ing the remaining days of De-
cember would be approx
mately 365,000 barrels a day,
while the supply available in
January would be $4,000 bar
rels a day less.
Mr.. Ickes said this gasoline
would be sufficient to provide
"for essential motorcar use,
though it is not sufficient to
meet the recent rate of gaso-
line consumption.
1t was estimated unofficial
ly that demands for gasoline
in the East have run 100000
barrels a day recently.
Mr.. Ickes said lesser guam
titles of gasoline must suffice
if we are to meet more critical
military, industrial and home
heating demands"
It was indicated the OPA
would announce new ration
ing program to replace the
Stop-gap ban on sales an
nounced this morning.
All sales of gasoline, except foI
holders of T coupons, and the US,
of one of any kind of coupon fol
an extreme emergency, wer'
suspended in the District and the
II States of the Eastern rationec
area at noon today.
This announcement was made BY
the Office of Price Administra tior
at 10:40 I'm. 1t was indicated the
drastic order was a Stop-gap step
taken pending announcement of q
more detailed plan to meet the seri-
Gus petroleum crisis in the east.
The OPA said about 100000 We
hicles in the East soon would be
without gasoline if the new regula-
ton remained in effect long.
President Hopes it's Temporary.
President Roosevelt said at his
1890 am. press conference that he
had not seen the actual order, but
believed the ban was temporary and
hoped it would be in effect for only
very few days.
The suspension for a short time
was necessary, Mr.. Roosevelt ex-
planned, because gasoline shipment.
to American armed forces in North
Africa had to be increased to NEE,
transportation problems there.
The OPA said motorists could use
one coupon of their ration book to
get fuel for emergency USE" but
gave no definition of emergency, nor
how it intended to keep motorists
from using single coupons at diff
ferent filling stations.
OPA Defines Emergencies.
The OPA defined an emergency
case under which gasoline could be
sold as follows: Any car found or
necessary travel which would be
unable to reach its destination with.
out additional gasoline. This defini.
ton was forwarded to local OPA
offices from Washington.
1t was explained that all pro.
tesslonaf trips of doctors and nurse.
would come under this classification
Persons who run out of gasoline
trying to get home tonight alsr
might be considered emereenc,
cases. it was said.< Trips to the doc,
tor in an emergency also would en-.
Title driver to use one coupon.
An OPA spokesman refused to q,
INTO further detail on the subiee
of what constitutes an emerpencv
He said it was hoped the whole sit.
uation would be cleared up bv ar
early announcement.
however, the New York repions
once OF OPA ordered gasoline sta.
tlon operators to refuse gasoline tt
all motorists with A, B and G ration
BOOKS If they have three gallons o
fuel in their tanks. "
Instructions Due Soon.
Inc region covers all of New York
rev Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland and the District
Regional Administrator sylvan T
Joseph said the order was issued I,
prevent the practice of "pretende,
emergencies" by motorists now lin
iteo under Washington OpA orde
20 tne use of one rationinp couno,
ior emergency purposes.
Mr.. Joseph said detailed fnstr,,c
lions would be supplied filing sta
ZION operators shortly.
While Mr.. Joseph spoke only fo
legion q over which he has iuris
cictlon. he indicated that the 2
gailon limitation would apply to tn
whole East. '' W I'll
otation attendants should not de
iiver gasoline against any but q I,
coupon without first checking tn
tank TO make certain that it doe
not already contain three gallons O
gasoline or more Mr.. Joseph sale
This order is a temporary one I
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