The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-12
Says Tire
Situation May
Be Serious
Rationing Board Member
Speaks to Lions Club
On Timely Topic.
MAY MEAN MUCH TO
PROSPERITY OF COUNTY

AsOOA AAtA1 L Ut OOON 4
The truck tire situation is
a serious one for Lincoln
county and | should like to
have the united support of
Lincoln county people in do
ing something to correct it."
said II. B. Wallace while talk
ing to the Lions at the clubs
dinner Monday night in the
Presbyterian church parIors-
Mr.. Wallace, a member of the
Lincoln County Rationing Board.
had been invited to speak on ra-.
tioning problems. He further said-
Il don't know how many of our
people realize it, but I would saw
that 80 per cent of the business ac-
tivity Of the county is dependent on
a sufficient supply of truck tires
| hope I am mistaken but fear we
are gong to find we are running
short to truck tires before the wear
IS out, When one realizes that the
lumber and logging industry is SO
largely dependent on tires, when
one considers that practically all
our fuel is carried on rubber. and
that our mining industry also de-
ponds on rubber for its transporta-
ton vehicles, when one recognizes
that much of our farming is also
done with the use of trucks, bet
ter idea is obtained of how i'm
portant this tire question is to U.S.
MIR. Wallace went on to explain
that the quota for each county is
determined by the number of reg
istered cars and trucks within that
county. While this would seem
% bc1'a fair way by which to ar
rive at quota, | do not believe Ii
works out quite that way here. T
believe a larger percentage of our
total industry is dependent on rub
Der than will prove true in MANY
other counties where possibly agri-
culture is carried on more extern
sively than it is here. Therefore.
the result, believe, works some
what against us. | do not know
Just how this can be corrected but
If the people will unite in strong
appeal to the authorities I believe 4
more liberal quota may be allowed
for Lincoln county
Il know that the state coordina-
Tor, Tom Gaverly, recognizes the
situation here continued Mr.. Wal
lace, and | believe he will do ev-
erything that he can to help us out
but he is Of course bound by GER
tain regulations"
Mr. Wallace said that tires for
purely passenger cars cannot be
obtained under any condition. Even
a doctor cannot buy a new auto tire
unless he is one who goes out on
calls to the sick. A doctor who
confines himself to office practice
cannot buy new tires. Sales of car
tires are permitted to few others
such as mail carriers and to an UNI
dertaker if his work is connected
in any way with public health. MFR.
Wallace also said rationing of sugar
and other commodities was certain
for the future but that the local
board did not yet have any def
mite information in that connec-
ton.
Following MFR. Wallaces talk.
President Rowland appointed a
consisting of Max Sturm,
Carlton Joughin and K. A. Klehm to
draw up a resolution to be present
ed to the rationing authorities set
ting forth the seriousness of the
need for truck tires here and ask
ing for larger quota. As stated
in these columns last week, the
truck tire quota for the county for
February had been placed at IL
tires but was increased to 20 in
response to the local boards re-
quest That number will prove
much too small in the future
said Mr. Wallace. Both of
the other members Of the local
rationing board, M. D. Rowland and
Harold Gompf, were present and
all statements made
BY Wallace.
Ii was decided to celebrate la
dies night again this year, with a
dinner and dance at Moose hall.
Austin Fraser was named chair
man Of arrangements.
A letter was read from the state
commission in response to
a letter of inquiry by the club Fe--
garding the status of the Lions
on Elk Hill now that the
inc of the highway had been some
what changed. The highway COM
mission wrote that a new approach
would be built to the fountain and
hat the grounds had been cleaned
lp of all brush and down timber for
! distance of 200 feet back of and