Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-01-25 | Page 14 | OPA Head Warns of Further Gas Ration Cut

OPA Head Warns Warns' Of Further r Gas Ration Cut Cui CuiTe The Te picture of gasoline reserves is a pessimistic ono and a gas gasOline gasO- gasO line lne ration red reduction cUon may be bo Imminent Imminent imminent im Im- Im- Im E. E H. H Azbill o office of ot price administration district mileage mileage mile mile- mie- mie age rationing representative declared de de- de dared Tuesday He added however that tat the Utah Uth office has has' received no word of ot a forthcoming oming reduction in ra ra- ra- ra tons The Utah Uth 0 OPA P A does doc not determine the size aize of rations Mr Azbill Abi continued d. d It only carries carres out the te instructions tons of Washington Washing Washing- ton officials of ot the p petroleum administration administration ad ad- ministration Uon for tor war which set quotas for for ca each h region Mr Azbill AbU asserted that local gasoline r reserves ser s. s are short and ta that supplies on the west coast coat are even less sufficient It I Is expected expect ex- ex d d. d ho said that t this is region may have to contribute to coast supplies Declaring that only about one one- third of ot the nations nation's gasoline supplies supplies sup sup- sp- sp plies ples will wl be bo available for civilian use use in 1944 Mr Azbill said that tat Utah Uth has hM ha a good chonce of avoiding avoiding avoid avoid- ing reduction of rations if i gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line lne is delivered only to holders of valid vaUd coupons The Utah allotments allotments allot allot- alot- alot ments ment depend largely upon how well wel that tat fuel i is I conserved ho he added Mr Azbill emphasized that tat it Is Islip up lip to the motorist to kill kl the te black market Leakage to this channel plus abnormal buying as the te re result result re- re sult suit of rumors of impending cuts may be bc the very thing that leads to a reduction he said The Te gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line Ine Industry has ha promised full fun cooperation and it is essential that tat consumers do their share he con con- sare Mr Azbill added that tat a rationIng rationing ration ration- ing amendment now is being worked out which will wl allow motorists mo mo- mo- mo orist to apply to local rationing boards for tor extra exta rations In hardship hardship hardship hard hard- ship c cases es He said that tat they will willbe willbe wi be required to state specific reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons for tor the te trip planned and nd the hardship they would have to undergo un un- dergo dirgo if I denied the gasoline He expected that that the new regulations would be issued late this week