Evening star., 1946-12-06
CIOAsks United Front for Lewis;
Drastic New Fuel Curbs Likely;
Embargo Choking Nations Trade
Meeting Called
Of Conservutors
From All States

Further drastic Tightening OF
fuel conservation restrictions
drew near today for the District
and the entire Nation as the
coal strike continued into its
third week.
With this prospect in the imme-
diate offing, the Solid Fuels Admin
istration summoned coal conserva-
tors from all States to an emer-
gency meeting in Washington next
Tuesday to discuss the situation
Representatives of Governors also
will attend.
simultaneously, District Commis-
sioners announced that uniformed
inspectors will visit apartment
houses, hotels and similar establish
ments to ascertain whether they are
observing the 68-degree temperature
maximum prescribed for heating.
This duty has been assigned tc
inspectors of the Bureau of Santa
ton in the Health Department
working under the supervision of 1t
Col. William H. Cary, director.
New Regulations Next Week.
The Civilian Production Admin
istration announced at the same
time several new regulations will be-
come effective Monday unless the
coal strike is settled, including one
to make the second phase" of dim
out restrictions operative in 81
North and Eastern States and the
District when fuel stocks of utilities
drop to desperate emergency level.
The second phase" of the restric-
tions would deny soft coal to users
classified as nonessential. Hardest
hit would be places of amusement.
However, it did not appear likely
that this particular Tightening
would apply Immediately to the Dis
trict. The Potomac Electric Power
Co. reserves on Monday still will be
ample for more than 80 days of
curtailed operations.
Mason Issues Warning
But District officials warned that
far more drastic restrictions cannot
be avoided much longer, even though
they may be postponed few days
beyond the beginning of next week.
The critical nature of the prospect
facing the Washington area was
emphasized by District Commis-
sioner Guy Mason in broadcast
last night over WRC in which he
warned that shortages threaten to
plunge the community into dis
aster such as 1t has never before
faced"
There viii be insufficient electric
ity for lights, for cooking, for radio
sets and for all the appliances so
familiar to our everyday home life"
he warned In his plea for most rigid
observance of power conservation.
While District officials concentrat-
ed their attention to the areas prob
lems. Edward Falck, chief of CPA's
Office of Emergency Controls, an
nounced the new orders to be put in
effect Monday.
Prospective New Orders.
In ADDITION to that applying to
coal stocks of public utilities, they
are:
l. Extend dimout restrictions to
utilities in all States which use soft
coal to generate electricity. States
most affected, he said, will be Flori-
da, Georgia, North and South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi. Few utilities west of the
Mississippi use soft coal.
2. Require utilities with more
than a specified amount of coal
perhaps 60 days supply-to share
their reserves with other utilities.
: Mr.. Falck said CPA also is con-
sidering freeze on coal of indus
tries forced to close by the strike
and on supplies of other industries,
including railroads, beyond a speci-
fed quantity.
He announced further that coke,
(See DIMOUT. Page A-4)