The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-12-05
Coal Strike Threatens
City; Muil Restricted

Looming beyond midnight Thurs
day was an embargo on mailed ar
ticles and parcels.
Brick divers coal rationing pa
mel had been augmented upon the
instructions of Art Carton, Wash
ington State Fuel administrator,
by representatives Of major coal
using businesses and services Of
the town.
Added TO Fred Simmelink and
Glenn FELTON,, original panel APP
pointees, were Walt Hanson, rep
resenting the Potlatch Yards, Inc,
II. A. Clute, Standard Lumber Co.,
Chester Durdle, Grange Supply,
Paul Richmond, Hover block, e.
c. Smith, Park View Homes, and
E. S. Black, schools.
Two car loads Of coal were re-
ceived by the Standard Lumber
company during the week. Acting
on the instructions of>the Coal Ra-
tioning panel, representatives Of
the firm were alloting il to home
owners a thousand pounds at
time, and then only when the
householder's fuel was virtually
exhausted.
Private homes will be the first
to feel the pinch, as our coal sup
plies get shorter" Oliver said to-
day. I'VE must take every precau-
ton to see that the most essential
users of coal are given enough TO
get through the emergency"
HouseholderS were cautioned
not to refuse drivers of coal trucks
permission to check the contents
of their coal bins when delivering
coal, because the panel has in
instructed them that fuel cannot
be delivered unless the actual sup
ply Of fuel on hand can be deter
mined. When drivers are not per-
mitted to check on coal reserves,
the coal must be returned to the
dealer.
Eve use car of coal q day in
this area" Oliver pointed out,
and there is little coal coming in.
We have no way of knowing how
long it will be until supplies are
more plentiful. Only with the ut
most help and cooperation from
everybody can we hope to keep
going."
j. Henry Gatewood, Solid Fuels
administrator, said today in Seat
tie that car load Of coal is on the
way to Kennewick. However, he
could not say when it would ar
rive. James Huff of Yakima has
been appointed in charge of this
part Of the state and necessary
business for the city will be car
ried on through him.
When Friday is one minute old
first class mail will be limited TO
five pounds. Postmaster Roger
Records stated. Fourth class mail,
usually packages and parcel post
shipments, cannot weigh more
than five pounds, and must not be
more than ID inches in length and
so inches in combined length and
girth.
International parcel post mail
ing will be restricted to serums,
medicines, drugs, surgical instru-
ments and dressings and hospital
supplies. Other mail to foreign
destinations cannot weigh more
than four pounds and six ounces.
Restrictions affecting mail to
Canada, Mexico and territories
and possessions of the United
States will be the same as those
governing domestic mails, Records
said.
All packages of mail containing
materials that are not embargoed
must be conspicuously labeled to
indicate the exact contents. Ship
ments that will still be handled
without restrictions by the post Of
flee department include live day
old chicks and other poultry; cut
flowers, seeds, plants and other
nursery stock; eggs, butter and
other periShable food products
normally accepted for mailing;
serums, medicines, drugs, surgical
instruments and dressings and hos
pital supplies; shipments of money
by registered mail; local parcels
and all local matter for delivery
on local rural and star routes; par
GELS addressed TO members Of the
armed forces and other persons
served through army post offices
and fleet post offices: second
class matter and mats for newspa-
pers and magazines, and films.
Postal officials stressed the ne
cessity for properly labelling such
mailings. -,