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Show COAL SHORTAGE IN THE EAST This fuel shortage is causing distressed dis-tressed communities to conserve in every direction. Terre Haute, Ind., schools are saving fuel by shortening the school day. Recess periods have been cut out and the noon period cut down so that school can be let out earlier in the day. County Fuel Administrator Ad-ministrator Weese In Gibson county, Ind., acting through a deputy sheriff, has given notice to tho merchants in Oakland City that business houseB must close at 5 p. m. except on Saturday, Sat-urday, when they may remain open until 9 p. m. Barber shops must close at 6 p. m. except on Saturday, when they may remain open until 10 p. m. Fortunately Ogden has escaped the more serious difficulties which have come to the communities in the middle mid-dle and eastern states whore a freight congestion exists, making the obtaining obtain-ing of coal almost impossible. But Ogden might havo experienced much suffering had not tho local fuel board been named early in the season. Tho men who acted on that board arc entitled en-titled to tho thanks of tho homes of Ogden, for they fearlessly and energetically ener-getically performed their duties and brought to Ogden relief which could not havo been obtained had they failed to make their demands hoard. |