Show U. U S. S Eyes Mile 2880 i e Limit a Year ear For or Nonessential is Auto Travel rave WASHINGTON June 4 INS A limit of 2880 miles a year on nonessential automobile travel was under consideration Thursday as the issue of national gasoline rationing neared an expected final verdict at President ent Roosevelt's cabinet meeting Friday Direct action by the chief executive executive ex- ex I appeared inevitable to resolve resolve re- re solve olve a conflict which has provoked provoked provoked pro pro- a storm of f hostility in congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional quarters and left the nations nation's war planners at odds on major details of the program to curb urb the use of passenger passenger passenger ger cars Disclosure that millions of motorists motorists mo- mo might be restricted restrict d to less than nan miles of driving annually annual- annual ly y came as the office of price administration administration ad- ad ministration announced details of the he the permanent p program for the 17 Atlantic states from Maine to Florida Under Four Gallons In the event of driving restrictions restrictions ions the weekly gasoline allotment allotment allotment allot allot- ment might amount to little under four ou our gallons on the basis of 48 coupons coupons a year and an average of 15 5 miles to the gallon There was little doubt that the ultimate program would be based on n mileage since the entire undertaking undertaking under- under taking aking has been advanced as a method of preserving automobile tires the ires the country's most precious stockpile of rubber In a lengthy survey on wartime transportation the Brookings Institution Institution In- In recently pointed out that the he current annual driving average average average aver aver- age is miles and suggested curbing the mileage of some 00 nonessential motorists to 2000 miles a year Major details of national gasoline gasoline gaso- gaso line ine rationing are expected to be ironed out cut however in consultation consultation consulta- consulta tion ion with the president particularly particularly arly the question of which agency shall hall administer the reaching far-reaching program the office of defense transportation or the 0 O P A A. A O 0 D T Director Joseph B. B Eastman Eastman Eastman East East- man originally drafted the program program program pro pro- gram for transportation rationing as applied to tired rubber-tired vehicles but it was reported that his proposal proposal pro- pro osal called for a division of au- au a hority a point j h that provoked immediate controversy If the national program falls to the he administration of Price Chief Leon eon Henderson the 0 O P As A's east coast program may become the pattern for the entire nation Ready After July LIn 1 L In announcing the permanent program 0 OP P A officials disclosed that hat it would not be be ready until after atter July 1 origin l-origin original 1 l date for its scheduled inauguration Speculation Specula- Specula tion ion immediately developed that it might be instituted along with the national program since reports were were current that th the latter would go into effe effect t July 15 Under the new eastern plan six types of coupon b books will be available for highway uses Meantime congressi congress o 0 n a 1 I ire mounted at the prospects of national national na- na ional gasoline rationing and Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Ellender D. D La reported that hat hearings will be opened next Tuesday on a bill to keep tires serviceable through a program |