Evening star., 1943-06-05
Higher Capacity
0fGas Pipeline
Will Hell p D. {.
Daily Flow Of Oil
To Richmond to Be
Up 100000 GoIIons

An increase in the pumping ca
pacity of the pipeline from Green's
boro. N. c., to Richmond, Va, ex-
pected to go into operation today,
should make an additional 40 900
gallons of gasoline a day available
to the Washington Baltimore Rich
mond area, it was estimated by the
Petroleum Administration for War.
At the same time, however, Pc
troleum Administrator Ickes warned
drivers here not to expect q return
to the relatively favorable condi-
tions which existed here q month or
two ago. Despite the increased
pumping capacity Of the Richmond
line, he said, railroad tank car ship
ments to the East last week were
on an average of 10000 barrels 4
day-nearly four million gallons
from the figure maintained just be-
fore the Middle Western floods.
The Richmond line. with four
pumping stations, will be capable Of
handling 10000 barrels, or 1,2eo 900
gallons. a day. The additional
pumping station had been held up
because Of priorities trouble Affect
ing the acquisition Of filters, it was
said.
Truck Terminal Dry.
Meanwhile, the Washinston Truck
Terminal at 1249 New York avenue
NE, which supplies gasoline to
long distance trucks hauling war
supplies, was out of gasoline again
today, after borrowing 800 gallons
yesterday to keep the essential car
goes moving.
Morris Fox, co-owner Of the ter
mlnal, said 16 trucks were out of
service for periods as long as nine
hours yesterday because he was un-
able to obtain fuel for them. He
succeeded in borrowing 800 gallons
from another dealer at 1l:3O pm.
but heavy movements Of trucks ex-
hausted this supply by this morning.
Mr.. Fox said he did not know where
ne would be able to get more gaso-
line. since his regular supplier has
none to offer.
What burns me up" said Mr.. Fox,
Is that some of the truck I service
are tank trucks filled with gasoline.
They're going somewhere with that
gasoline. I don't know where, but
1t isn't here. They stop to fill up
their fuel tanks here to. keep the
trucks going and all the time they're
carrying enough gasoline to keep me
going here for quite awhile
Realizing the Importance Of keep
ing the war materials moving, Mr.,
Fox said he talked yesterday and
the day before with everybody" in
OPA and PAW.
Nobody knows what it's all about"
he sighed Il talk to one person
and he tells me one thing and then
refers me to somebody else. That
person tells me another story and
keeps referring me until I wind
up talking to the person I started
with. It's quite muddle if you
ask me-"
The Office OF Defense Transpor.
tation reported today that 60 tank
trucks filled with gasoline arrived
I'M the Washington area dthfng the
"a hours ended at noon yesterday.
bringing the total brought in since
last Saturday to $50 loads. The ODT
was uncertain. however, how much
longer these movements would be
permitted to continue.
Mr.. Ickes said yesterday that Dis
trict motorists should not be too
much encouraged by the fact that
there is a little more gasloine in
this area than there was a week or
two ago. He pointed out that the
overall supply in the East has not
changed much but that efforts have
been made to spread the supply
little more thinly in some spots
to provide some gasoline for areas
which have been almost completely
dry.