Evening star., 1943-01-26
Thanks Of Henderson
Frees CamaIier Of
0PA Fuel Assignment
Publication Of Letter
Relieves ConsuItunt
From Volunteer Task

Renah F. Camalier, who has
served as special conSultant on fuel
ratloning in the District since
| Christmas. went back to his law
Office today, relieved of the volun-
teer assignment, he felt, by publi-
cation late yesterday of a letter he
requested and received from Leon
Henderson, former price admins
traitor, telling him he could feel
free to drop "a thankless job" which
he had carried out ably.
The letter was written January
18 and made public yesterday by
the Office of War Information. Mr.
Henderson was succeeded as price
administrator last week by Prentiss
| Brown.
Served without Compensation.
Mr.. Camalier, asked to comment
on the letter, seemed surprised that
it had been made public, but ex-
planned that he had asked Mr.
Henderson to write it, SO that the
new price administrator would not
be hampered in his plans for the
District OPA. Mr. Camalier pointed
out that he had served without
compensation and to the neglect
of his law practice and he would be
| glad to give it his full time again
Since Mr.. Henderson left office
| Mr.. Camalier added, he had con-
| tinued to serve the District OPA
trying to obtain for the city enough
fuel oil to meet vital needs. He
said he felt that publication of the
letter terminated his services.
Il took the assignment only as a
wartime duty" he said.
Laundries' Supply Cut.
Other developments in the D. c
oil situation yesterday included:
l. Application of the 40 per cent
cut in the use of fuel oil for non
heating purposes to laundries ir
the District. This Interpretation
will affect about 10 of the 40 laun-
dries here, it was estimated.
2. A concession by the OPA allow
ing any fuel oil consumer without
coupons, but who has applied fol
coupons, to obtain so gallons of oi
on credit or with the use of coupon,
for future period
3. Extension of fuel oil rationing
to Washington and oregon, where
the use of oil must be reduced BY
about 25 per cent.
4. Clarifcation of the value o
No. 4 fuel oil coupons, which become
valid tomorrow. The OPA ruleo
yesterday that these coupons will bt
worth nine gallons each for house
hold rations and 80 gallons for com.
mercial-the same as No. coupons
Laundries' Problem
, Laundries in the District, alread,
pressed beyond their capacities, vii
5 be restricted even further in pro
: viding services under the 40 per cen
= oil cut, it was predicted. Since
of the local laundries will be force,
: to reduce their output by 40 pc
D cent, it was explained, the remain
= ing 30 laundries will have to absor
= this business. Virtually every laun
r dry is already turning out as mucl
. work as is possible, it was said, an
: the cut will mean that most Gus
{ toners will have to wait even longe
I than they do now for service.
] The OPA'S ruling in regard t.
S emergency oil deliveries for person
1 without valid coupons supplement
other relief measures already set u
/ in the regulations. The new meas
p ure, however, will enable consumer
e who are entirely without oil to OBJ
e tain deliveries Immediately and with
t out first filing applications for aux
O iliary rations and waiting for thes
i applications to be passed on. TIL
I OPA warned, however, that con
= sumers would be entitled to use thi
- form Of relief only once during tn
a heating period.