The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-29
TURN IN YOUR TIRES


ing drive to acquire all tires in excess Of five per
automobile.
The excess tires ore to be pod for, put into no.
tonoI stockpiIe and esoId under strict rotonine to
those who need them for
This is one Of several methods by which, until the
huge synthetic program gets rolling, it is hoped to
keep automobiles running to move supplies, CORY on
essential services and transport workers between
homes and factories.
When automobile owners register for rotionng
books in states off the seoboord they will be
required to give Rotonine Boards the seriol numbers
Of the five tires they keeping and to certify thot
they have than five tires.
In the eastern states where rotioning already is
in effect motorists will be supplied with forms on
which, not later than Nov. 22 they must report the
serial numbers Of their tires and notify the govern
ent thot they have only five in their possession and
ownership
Motorists are asked to keep their best five tires,
and sell the others. The way has been made cosy.
All that is necessary is to telephone to the nearest
RoiIwoy Express Agency and soy: u have some tires
for Uncle Sam. Come and get them."
The Agency will pick them up and toke them to
government warehouse at government expense.
There they will be inspected and opprosed according
to tobe by sze by tread thickness and by need for
repoir The owner can have either check or war
bonds stonps in payment
Theoretically the sole is voluntary No motorists
need feor thot policeman or United Stotes mar
shoI will BRING warrant and seize his tires it he
chooses not to SELL
But Of course there is the compulson OF tit for
It. II any dehord decides not to cooperate for the
GOOD Of his notion at war; the OPA will save his rub
Der for him by withdrawing his gasoline ration book.
We do not think that this conpuIsion will need to
be used The American public has shown trenen-
dous willingness to do anything specific for which it
is given good reason. The need to tires with
which to get war workers to and from their jobs is
good enough reason for anybody.
We expect thot the government will get as full
cooperation in this os in the scrap campaign.
IN DEADLY EARNEST
The fuel oil conservation program is serious
matter. The sooner every householder who uses oil
gets that through his head the better his chance for
moderately comfortable winter.
There is no guaranty of o5-deeiee temperature.
The oil ration will be designed to give that temper.
oture properly prepared building, capable Of keep
ina heat in and cold OUT But there will be no SYM
pothy-or fuel oiI-wosted on householders who have
to use oil but too lethoreo to plug the holes and
leaks in their buildings.
Moreover, one must not be over-optimstic about
that plan to the voue Of coupons if it gets
overeoId or about permission to coupons in 3D.
vance of their normal due dote. There will be just
so much oil to meet all needs When its gone, there
won't be any
ALL YOU'VE GOT
The Citizens Emergency Committee on Monde
Tense Expenditures quotes an unnamed federol Of.
fciol as soyne ut will Toxic all we've got to win.
Whot ore you going to do about it,"
Without knowing the circumstances or the Of
Hciol one can't tell whether this merely gram.
oticoI slip or whether it was the expression of too
xQomnpor ottitude.
81 ANeire mo bod fix. Whot you going to do?
10 h&st 70 be bothered" You'll find it in Wosh.
~, in New York, in Des Moines and in Birnine-
II x,ps won't Be won until the universal attitude
sgvh0t ore WE going to do7"