Evening star., 1943-06-01
81 More Drivers
Called Vio|dtors
Of Driving Ban
lckes Forecasts
Long Period Of
Cos Shortage


easure-driving ban violators to-
day in the face of warnings from
Petroleum Administrator Ickes that
the gasoline shortage in this area
probably will continue for weeks.
Park police, who began checking
on cars last Saturday morning. cited
IS autoists, metropolitan police
halted two more and inspectors
from District OPA headquarters
bagged the heaviest toll of 26. The
grand total since the ban first be-
came effective stood at 1853
John L. Laskey, chief attorney for
OPA. said of the replies received in
response to notices mailed to suspect
cd pleasure drivers about half were
legitimate excuses or sufficient proof
of innocence Replies are beginning
to pile up, he said. and the OPA
was engaged in drawing up form
letters for the use of ration boards
in the handling of cases referred to
them for disposal.
57l ZOO Gallons Arrive.
At noon today OPA announced
1876 tank trucks had brought 57l 200
gallons of gasoline into the WASH
ington- Baltimore area from Green's
boro. N C. Additional trucks. which
left Greensboro early this morning,
were expected to arrive early to-
night, boosting supplies received
since Saturday afternoon to 7l4,000
gallons.
Trucks in this service have been
given emergency pennants, it was
revealed permitting them a speed of
as miles an hour, thereby reducing
the round-trip time to an approx
mate "a hours.
Mr.. 1ckeS last night announced a
Encouragement of supply and dis
tribution systems to speed the flow
of fuel from refnerleS. He also
limited that stocks of MidWeStern
States might be tapped to relieve the
shortage with resulting tightening
of restrictions in that section.
Declaring East Coast levels had
'hit bottom" Mr.. Ickes told radio
audience it was not fake short
age" and warned automobile owners
not to heed the "babblings' of the
uninformed who regarded the sit
uation lightly. The public must cut
the use of gasoline to an absolute
minimum. he said, or a choice will
have to be mace between suffering
complete home front collapse or
calling off the war.
Essential Users Aided.
Meanwhile, District physicians.
drivers Of hearseS. Fire and Police
Department official equipment, or
other emergency vehicles. were as
sured adequate supplies for essential
purposes as A result of a conference
yesterday at District OPA head
quarters. Nine service stations in
various sections of the city were
designated to serve these groups and
We're granted official sanction to
discriminate between holders Of ra-
ton coupons to achieve the purpose.
Stations selected were:
American Service Center, 1000
Wisconsin avenue NV
J. c. Maloney, l10l Eighteenth
street NV.
George c. McCloy, Eighteenth and
L streets NV
HoWletts ESQ Service Sixth and
Maryland avenue S.W,
Sauers Super Service. 3OO6 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Browns Service Station 2lOl
Georgia avenue NV.
Barnes TeXaco, Sixth and H
streets NE.
Connors & Foster. 2244 PennSvl-
vania avenue Sc.
Pryce & Ayers. 339 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc
These stations will issue gas to
the above groups only upon written
order of a member of each group,
the order to be kept AS check
against abuse of the privilege The
stations will get first consideration
in distribution of gas. The plan
goes into effect Immediately.
Sales May Be Limited.
Other stations. OPA pointed out,
may limit sales to a specific num-
her Of gallons. such as three gallons
TO passenger cars and five gallons
to commercial vehicles: thev NAV
refuse to sell to motorists with more
than a specific number of gallons
in their tanks; they may limit hours
of sale. and they may fix daily
quotas to be sold from the station
to stretch out supplies.
The stations designated for essen
tlal distribution, however. must
treat all essential vehicles on uni
form basis and will not be permitted
to conflne sales to one or two
groups. The Set-up may be ex-
panded or increased as situations
arise making such changes desirable
or necessary.
Texas. Louisiana. New Mexico
Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama
are the States affected by Mr.. Ickes'
new order concerning the distribu-
ton of gasoline. A zoning system
similar to that set up earlier in
other areas outside the East, has
been established to facilitate the
handling of petroleum. This is ex-
pected to provide local requirements
of each part of the zone to be sup
Piled from the nearest source, TAX
ing into account all available types
of transportation and combinations
of them that can be effected.
By this, it is hoped to eliminate or
reduce to minimum cross hauling
on back-hauling. shorten routes, in
crease the concentration of surplus
supplies available for shipment to
the East Coast, and generally to free
all possible transportation facilities
fbr movement in northeasterly di-
rection to the coast.
Tank Cars Boost Supplies.
PAW said the auxiliary pipeline
from Greensboro to Richmond.
which drains off some 10000 barrels
a, day from the Plantation Pipeline.
might be pushed up to 10000 barrels
next week. goal PAW has been
STRIVING toward for weeks
sSupplies also will be augmented
by tank car shipments from river
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