Evening star., 1945-01-29
A-12 THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
MONDAY JANUARY
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facturers Association said.
The weather will determine wheth-
er there will be reinstatement later
of the three-day freight embargo.
Col. j. Monroe johnson, director of
the Office of Defense Transportation
told reporter that lit is still too
early" to ascertain whether the en-
barge clamped on at midnight Fri
day brought the desired results.
I'VE won't know at 1east until
Wednesday or Thursday just how
much good the embargo accomplish
ed" Col. johnson said.
Orderly movement of civilian
goods is expected to get under way
tomorrow and relieve the pinch on
various commodities in some areas
which did not have reserve supplies
to tide over the three-day holiday" /"
Since Thursday, in compliance
with an STA order covering States
north of the Potomac and Ohio
Rivers, Washington dealers have
been delivering one ton at a time
and only to those householders who
have supply for days or less.
Plan to Provide Meat.
In regard to the question of food
for municipal institutions - food
being affected as well as coal by
the rail embargo-Roland M. Bren-
nan, District purchasing officer re-
ported to Commissioner Guy Mason
that Swift & Co. will give special
consideration on meats to municipal
hospitals. Mr.. Brennan said if
necessary it might be possible to
obtain some pork from the penal
institutions and the District Train
ing, School.
He said no difficulties were ex-
pected in regard to bread, eggs, milk
and cream and fish. Most institu-
tions, he added, have sufficient in
ventories of staples and canned
goods and the Procurement Division
of the Treasury has sufficient sup
plies to augment the Districts own
stocks.
Mr.. Brennan said he would con-
fer Wednesday or Thursday with
the War Food Administration in the
hope of obtaining fowl for the hos
pitals and the Home for the Aged.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Charleston, w. Va, reported
that 10000 Northern West Virginia
coal miners would be idle again to-
day at production loss of 100000 tons
over a shortage of gondola cars. A
spokesman for the industry added
that the embargo had little effect on
the Southern West Virginia coal
fields, where Washington gets much
of its supply.
Reported "Over the Hump"
Eugene w. Coughlin of the Asso-
citation of American Railroads, who
was appointed as permit agent for
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion with authority to sort and re-
route the thousands of cars standing
in snowbound yards, reported from
Buffalo yesterday that the situation
there was over the hump" He left
Buffalo last night for Chicago to
view the situation there.
Albany schools were closed today
by Mayor Frank S. Harris, despite
protest from George E. Stoddard,
New York State commissioner of
education, against classifying schools
with "taverns, motion picture houses
or bowling alleys" The latter two
types of establishments also were
closed in Albany but as New York
bars also serve food they were kept
open.
Steel Furnaces Closed.
In New York City, Mayor La
Guardia's order prohibited coal de-
liveries to schools, theaters and
places of amusement, but allowed
the buildings to remain open if
enough fuel was on hand. No clos
ings were noted.
In Ohio's great steel belt, furnaces
were closed from lack of coke or
coal. Production of steel in Cleve-
land was cut in half Electric and
open hearth furances closed at Re-
public Steel Corps Canton and
MasSillon plants. It's Youngstown
plant was curtailed and Youngstown
Sheet g. Tube Co. closed one open
hearth yesterday, the Associated
Press reported.