Evening star., 1942-02-11
Rationing Of Retread
And Recapped Tires
Will Begin Feb. 19
Henderson Declares
Rubber Available Only
For Eligible Cars
H. the AxSnciated Press.


Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson announced today that
rationing of retreaded and re-
capped tires would begin Feb
ruary 10, and that 1T is probable
there will be no crude rubber
available for retreading, except
for the small number of vehicles
already eligible to obtain new
tires and tubes"
rationing Of Comeback" rubber
compound used in the retreading
process, will be carried out by the
present tire rationing boards.
w. p. B. to Determine Amount.
Mr.. Henderson said the War Pro-
duction Board would determine each
month the amount Of crude rubber
to be used in making the compound,
and that "a certain amount will be
made available each month to
permit the retreading or recapping
Of truck tires"
None will be available this month
for the retreading Of passenger car
tires, and perhaps none for the
month of March.
Events will dictate the future
production of this material. OF. A.
is providing regulations broad
enough to ration as much camelback
as the War Production Board can
make available out Of our limited
rubber supply"
Two groups of eligibles are estab-
lshed under the retreading program.
Clergymen Are Added.
One, except for the addition of
clergymen, is generally the same as
the one In effect for new tire ra-
tioning; the other is confined ex-
clusively to vehicles eligible to ap-
ply for retread or recap tire cer-
tificates. No vehicle on the second
list will be able to obtain a retread
during February, Mr.. Henderson
said.
The second group of retread ell
gibles included passenger auto
mobile" vehicles used for taxicabs,
transportation of executives, en-
gineers,. technicians and workers
connected with essential war oper-
ations such as car companies, trans
portation or communication facin-
ties, agricultural and industrial
operations and military or naval
establishments; Federal, State or
local Government officials and en-
ployes; travelling statesmen, trans
portation OF farm produce and
supplies and transportation of
newspapers for wholesale delivery.
Not Automatically Qualified.
Mr.. Henderson emphasized that
the second class Of eligibles would
not be automatically qualified to OBJ
tain retreaded or recapped tires.
They first must satisfy local ra-
tioning board that the vehicles in
volved are used exclusively on
service essential to the community
and to the Nation"
There will only be q compara-
lively few vehicles in each COM
munity that will be able to pass this
test" Mr.. Henderson commented.
And, with supplies Of camelback
severely limited, only few Of those
who can qualify are likely to get re-
treaded tires"
Mr.. Henderson said new February
tire quotas, to be announced in a
day or two, would list the available
total Of new tires and tubes and Of
retreaded truck tires. He added
that there would be q sharp drop
In the number Of new tires allotted
for trucks, buses and other heavy
vehicles, but that, including the re-
tread quotas, the total number OF
tires available this month would be
larger than in January.
Effective February 10.
The retread rationing plan was
made effective on February 10 to
permit persons who now have tires
in retreading establishments to
have the work finished or get their
old tires back. After February l9
no retreaded tires can be obtained,
the regulations state, even though
the work has been on order for
some time and even though the
worn tire is owned by the person
who ordered its repair-unless his
order is accompanied by rationine
certificate.
o. p. A. officials disclosed that one
phase of the ration plan, dealing
with supplies Of camelback, becomes
effective February Is. After that
date no camelback manufacturer
can use In his own or controlled
retreading facilities more Of the
rubber compound than he produced
and used in 1871.