Evening star., 1942-07-24
Nelson Calls for Highe
Output Of Hard Coal
For War and Heating
Luundries Are Warned
low-Price Services
Must Not Be Dropped

Production Chief Nelson today in
vited hard coal mining men to par
ticipate in the war production drive
to increase the output of coal to
meet the needs of war and heating
next winter. The invitation was
directed chiefly to labor and man.
agement in Eastern Pennsylvania' S
800 mines.
The effort to increase production
through formation of labor manage
ment committees at various mines
has the backing of the United Mine
Workers, Anthracite Industries, Inc,
and Secretary Of Interior Ickes, CO.
ordinator of solid fuels.
Anthracite mines in recent years
it was pointed out, have been pro-
ducing less than capacity. This was
partly due to increasing use of fuel
oil for heating homes. Now, how
ever, because of the oil shortage,
coal is assuming an increasingly i'm
portant role with the conversion of
large number of heating plants
from OIL
Price Administrator Henderson
warned laundries that they must
continue to offer the same low
priced services which they sold last
March, and to sell only high priced
services Is a violation of OPA CELL
ings.
The warning was issued as a result
Of reports that some laundries had
dropped less expensive services, such
as wet wash" rough dry" and
thrift service" and required Gus
toners to buy higher-priced serv-
ices, which generally included full
washing and ironing, for which the
charge is by the piece.
WPB has exercised its requisition-
ing authority to take over during
the past six months nearly 1000
miles Of abandoned and non essen
tial railroad track, including rails,
fastenings, switches and other track
equipment.
Twelve seizures were authorized,
and much of the material was avail
able in existing form for the Army
and Navy. It was stated that ap-
proximately 100000 tons OF iron and
steel products were made available
for strategic purposes through the
seizures.
OPA stated gasoline may be sold
on q coupon credit. basis by serv-
ice stations until midnight July 81,
but placed the dealers in full re-
sponsibllity for all gas sold in ad-
vance of coupons. The station op-
ertor will have to know the customer
well before taking a chance on sale
on this basis.
The action was taken to prevent
undue hardships caused by delay in
filing applications for gas rationing
coupon books and by the last minute
rush of applications which have
thrown a heavy burden on local
boards.
ODT said there will be no further
extension of the order. effective July
81, banning for the duration auto
mobile and motorcycle racing In the
country.
The Once Of Civilian Defense
has appointed David p Goodwin,
United States Forest Service. IS
national oo-ordinator Of the Forest
Fire Fighters Service, recently es-
tablished. The service will be one
of the basic units OF civilian de-
fense. State and local co-ordinators
will be appointed and local working
units will be organized in squads
Of 8 to 10 forest fire fighters.
WPB prohibited manufacture after
September 80 of oil cans made of
any metal. Until that date manu-
facturers are permitted to use in
ventories OF terneplate produced
prior to February II for one quart,
five quart and larger oil cans. It
is expected a new method of con-
tanning lubricating oil will be de-
veloped by the September deadline
Production Chief Nelson and
Lessing J. Rosenwald, WPB's con-
servation chief, sent telegram to
more than $4,000 salvage commit
tees throughout the country urging
them to make immediate use OF
new collection facilities which are
offered by members of the auto
mobile, rubber, oil and farm i'm
plement industries.
Puerto Rico on August l will have
coupon gasoline rationing just like
Washington and the rest of the
East. The petroleum situation in
the island is said to be Extremely
critical"