Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23

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cos stockpile to about 5000 tons
or enough for 80 days, Mr.. Ferr
said.
AS the District led the Nation /,
program to offset the strike, prep
arations were made by the Civilian
Production Administration to i'm
pose even more drastic restriction
on 81 States, as well as the District
beginning 6 pm. Monday.
Administrator Small's order, sharp
ly curtailing use of electricity II
those States using coal for powel
, production includes Maryland ans
Virginia, as well as the District.
A diMout already was scheduled
, for GO Virginia counties at 6 pm
tomorrow under State Corpora.
ton Commission order. This ordel
affects principally the Eastern hal.
of the State, including that border.
ing the District, and served by Q
subsidiary of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
/ Situation Called Serious.
| Mr.. Small called the situation
much more serious than that
brought about by the coal strike last
spring"
Available figures indicate that
there Is national average of per-
haps 60-day supply of coal now
in the hands of electric utilities
and considerably less among gas
utilities" he said.
The order directs electric power
companies to exchange power with
other systems whenever 1t will con-
serve low stocks of coal. Any utility
with less than 80 days supply OF
coal on hand may apply to CPA for
assistance in obtaining power from
Iother utilities.
Further Restrictions Planned,
CPA also provided schedules for
more rigid controls when stockpile.
are reduced to Is and 10 day sup
plies. Should the latter contingency
arise streetcar service would be re.
duced by so per cent.
More stringent than the Com.
missioners' regulations. the CPA
order will ban all Christmas light.
ing If the strike continues that long
1t also may call for a Is per cen,
reduction in street lighting, depend
Ing on whether the Commissioner.
and District Highway Department,
fixes this Interpretation Monday.
Generally, the CPA directive rule.
out all but essential refrigeration
and air conditioning, outdoor and
indoor advertising lighting, outdoo,
and indoor decorative and orna.
mental lighting, show window Of
show case lighting, Is per cent Of
passenger elevator or escalato,
service In any building having more
than one passenger elevator or es-
calator.
Christmas Trees Affected.
The affected States are Connecti.
cut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massa.
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-.
souri,, New Hampshire, New Jersey
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Ofncials said the Christmas light.
ing restriction applies to HON,
Christmas trees as well as specia
illumination in stores. This dealt {
double blow to prospects for a gay
holiday, for department stores which
have spent thousands of dollars or
unique window and interior displays
must abide by the order.
A companion CPA order prescribes
a formula for utilities furnishins
manufactured and mixed gas to cur.
tail deliveries when coal stocks fai
to three-week supply.
| Gas Company Supply Good.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
which utilizes coke primarily, bu,
using some coal in the manufactur,
OF gas. has enough coal on hand *
complete the year, 1t was said.
The Board of Trades Dimout
Committee, headed by John A
Reilly, announced it would heal
grievances on hardship cases
arising from the dimout.
Mr.. Reilly said the committee
would keep a running record or
the minimum needs of major Goa
consumers and the supply on hanc
for the information Of city heads
The present outlook is that the
District can Withstand a 30-day
siege.
The Commissioners paved the way
for greater deliveries Of fuel oil BY
lifting the maximum truck loads
permitted to come into the District
from 10000 to $4,000 pounds. The
Commissioners said the ruling APP
piled only to fuel oil.
Another effect of the coal strike
was an announcement by Pennsyl.
vania Railroad that the Bowl.
j Md race track trains would b,
suspended Monday. This was nee.
essary to observe the ONCE of De.
Tense Transportation order cuttinf
coal-burning passenger trains q
per cent.
The Southern Railway announced
suspension of "a trains to get under
the deadline set for midnight to-
morrow. Two Of the trains, Nos. 81
and IS, run between Washington
| and Atlanta. Pullman cars on dis.
continued trains will be shifted tt
;. other trains serving the same cities
h Advice on matters of health ans
] safety was forthcoming from cit,
j officials DR.. George c. Rutland
i District health officer, advised resi-.
dents to improve home Temperatures
by keeping humidity high.
II Traffic Hazard Is Seen.
i M. o. Eldridge, acting director o.
vehicles and trafnc, warned thai
traffic hazards would multiply ever
u though street lights and trafilc sig.
mails remain unaffected. He said