Evening star., 1943-05-25

iIldlly ufaWn lne OH delivery Or
der was more stringent than the
version announced last night and
that the deleted restrictions will be
revived if the crisis becomes more
acute.
Meanwhile. the gas shortage will
affect Capitol Hill cafes unless
meat dealer, who supplies some food
to both Senate and House restau-
rants gets more fuel The dealer
had one-fourth tankful left today.
w. A. Brockwell manager of the
House restaurant, said that for the
last six months he has hauled some
of the food from the market to his
restaurant in his own car. including
about Is per cent of the meat used
But MI. Brockwell had only 3 GAL
Ions of gas left today, with no pros
pect Of getting more.
An optimistic note was expressed
by w. Alton Jones, president of
War Emergency Pipelines, Inc. who
disclosed in New York that breach
in the big line caused last week by
food waters of the Arkansas River
had been closed and the eastward
flow of petroleum. renewed.
Completely prohibited after to-
morrow are retail deliveries of al
coholic beverages. wines and beer.
soft drinks. tobacco and candy, ice
cream, magazines, flowers except for
funerals. toys, novelties jewelry,
furs, radios, monographs and an
tlques.
Food Deliveries Curbed.
Defining retail delivery as one
made to person. household or fam
lily. the ODT order restricts service
to three week on meat, poultry,
eggs. fruits. vegetables. fish. bread
and perishable bakery products. four
on fresh milk or cream, two on
laundry and dry cleaning. seven on
ice-or dailv-and six on parts of
supplies needed for repairs.
Wholesale deliveries were held to
five in the food category, six on
bread, one on alcoholic beverages.
two on soft drinks. tobacco and
candy, beer in kegs: six on milk and
cream, five on laundry and dry
cleaning, seven on ice, four on ice
cream and magazines, and five on
cut flowers.
The order applies to the shortage
area defined as New England Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New jersey,
New York. Virginia. West Virginia
and the District of Columbia.
From Mr.. Ickes' Office came
report that the co-ordinator was in
vestlgating the possibility of blend
ing alcohol with gasoline to pad out
the supply. Oil industry authori-
ties said the mixture would make a
useable fuel but that alcohol stocks
IN the East are none too high and
the resulting blend would be ex-
pensive.
Arnold Line Service Cut.
Joseph l.. Arnold. general manager
OF the Arnold Operated buses. said
today there had been only a slight
reduction in peak period operations
on that line. but about a SIS per cent
reduction during the middle of the
day
Service on the Arnold lines. during
the emergency, will be as follows:
East Of Glebe road-Lee highway
every 80 minutes: Wilson boulevard
every ~ minutes; Buckingham and
Arlington Forest. every 20 minutes
West Of Glebe road-Lee highway
every hour; Washington boulevard.
every hour; Wilson boulevard. every
hour; Lee boulevard, every two
hours.
Effective today from Alexandria
the columbia Heights schedule will
run on a l5-minute headwav in
stead of 10-minute headwav from
9 am. to 3 pm. and from ON
TO l am. Rush-hour schedule re-
mains unchanged.
New Alexandria buses: From 9.25
am. to 3:25 pm. and 1925 pm. to
l :25 am. only every other bus will
make the trip from the Alexandria
terminal to New Alexandria.
Southbound buses will leave the
Alexandria terminal for New Alex
andrla at five minutes before the
hour during those times and north
bound buses will leave New Alexan-
drla only at Is minutes after the
hour.
The Franklin street buses be-
tween 3 am. and 3 pm. and 7 pm.
and l am. will leave the Alexandria
terminal for Franklin street only on
the hour. Both the New Alexan-
drla and Franklin street buses will
run on regular schedule from WASH
lngton, but will end at ::le Alexan-
drla terminal except where indi-
Gated. All other schedules will re-