Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-12
Conference SET
In Move 10 Ease
Fuel Shortage
Kennedy Will See
Major Oil Firms
In New York

DlStr1ct Fuel Oil C0-orolnatof j.
Thomas Kennedy will confer in New
York tomorrow with representatives
of major oil firms to seek means
of easing the fuel shortage grip
ping this area.
Mr.. Kennedy said he hoped to
have clear picture of reasons for
delays and prospects of relief after
the meeting. The men he will con-
fer with are members of a special
subcommittee on supply and deliv-
cries of the Petroleum Regional
Advisory Committee, formed at the
request of Secretary of the Interior
Krug.
The co-ordinator said new To-day
allotments of oil to small dealers in
the District have eased the situation
slightly" Calls have been so heavy
for deliveries, however, that the
dealers probably will have exhausted
their supplies by this week end, he
said.
Requests Continue.
Hardship requests are continuing
to pour in to Mr.. Kennedy's ONCE.
Fewer certificates for emergency de-
liveries have been issued this week
because residents have been turned
over to the small dealers.
officials still have no word of two
large barge shipments that are
overdue.
One includes 1,050,0OO gallons ex-
pected in Baltimore, and slated for
use here, which was obtained
through efforts of the Senate Small
Business Committee. The other is
a shipment of 100000 gallons, fur
nished by the Navy, which a barge
was to pick up at Norfolk.
Barges Arrive Here.
Coast Guard cutters last night led
barges carrying more than 1000, 900
gallons of oil through the ice
damned Potomac into Washington.
Most of it was heavy oil, of scant
aid to home users.
L. P. Steuart g. Bros. received
about 100000 gallons of No. oil,
used in apartment and other large
buildings. The other barge carried
about $4,000 gallons of household
oil and 10000 gallons of kerosene.
A convoy of three barges carry
ing 100000 gallons of household
fuel oil and 100000 gallons of gaso-
line left Baltimore last night on
consignment to Standard Oil Co.
dealers here. Officials reported
they will be "in bad shape" unless
the shipment arrives by tomorrow
night.
About 100000 gallons OF the oil
will be turned over to the Washing
ton Gas Light Co., Standard off,
Gals said.
Oil Needed for Gas.
Howard B. Moves Of the gas COM
pany said the oil will be used to
operate the firms emergency gas
plant at Eleventh and N streets Sc
in case the weather turns colder.
The supply of natural gas is ade-
quate las OF right now" Mr.. Noye,
said. .'-s
William w. Cockerill, farm agent
for Loudoun County, Va, reported
today that about rs families in the
county are completely out of oil.
They are supplied by the Southern
States Petroleum Cooperative Of
Leesburg. Mr.. Cockerill said he
would appeal today to Gov. Tuck for
aid. The cooperative, he said, gets
its oil from Petrol Corp, major
supplier of the District.
In another development. members
OF the Norfolk Central Labor Union
last night urged that amusement
places in that city be closed until
the current shortage ends.
Theaters Protest.
A. Julian Brylawski, president Of
the Motion Picture Theater Owners
In the District, protested in letter
to the Commissioners yesterday pro-
posals that theaters here curtail
operations to save fuel.
Mr. Brylawski said the theaters
use about 1000 gallons of fuel oil a
day. but that only about $50 gallons
is of the same type used in homes.
In Maryland. some emergency oil
was released for fuel-starved homes
in Easton, but no vessels were avail
able to carry it up the Tired Avon
to the city from the Eastern Shore.
Coast Guard officials said they were
afraid to send ice-breakers up the
river because it is only 10 feet deep
in places.