Evening star., 1942-01-03
General Rules
Announced for
Tire Rationing
No Provision Made
For Sole of New
Cosines to Public

District tire-rationing authorities
today emphasized mo general pro-
vision has been made for sale OF
new tires or tubes to the general
public" as they perfected plans Tor
official beginning Of their operations
Monday in Offices in the old Force
School Building, TOO block OF Mas
sachusetts avenue.
Whitney Leary, chairman OF the
executive board named by the Com
missioners to take charge of the
rationing of tires and tubes to those
groups which may obtain the vital
certificates, announced general rules
which must be followed by apph-
cants.
First, the applicant must take his
vehicle to one OF the Districts two
automobile inspection stations to
have the condition of present tires
checked by technical workers there.
One station is at Tenth and F
streets S.W.. and the other at West
Virginia and Central avenues NE.
Next, if existing tires are found
in need of replacement, the apph-
cant should obtain an application
blank from the station, fill it out
and file it with the Tire Rationing
Board in the Force School,
Wait for Notification.
Finally, If immediate action can
not be taken, the applicant should
wait for notification or a call to
come in and submit any additional
data required.
Mr.. Leary said officials had de-
cided to name three separate boards
to operate under the executive
board to handle separate classes OF
applicants. Names of prospective
board members were withheld to
await acceptances. A dozen clerical
helpers are being provided through
cooperation of the w. P. A. and
one full-time executive assistant Is
being hired, so far. under finances
provided by the District The execu-
tive assistant is T. X. Randall. for
mer sales manager for H. B. Leary,
jr., Il Bros, of which MIR. Leary Is
an executive.
Mr.. Leary and other Executive
Board members issued a plea that
no one apply for new tires or tubes
unless he feels reasonably certain
his case falls within one of the
classifications listed by Federal
authorities as eligible for purchases.
Turn in Old Tires.
He and his associates emphasized
the District has been allotted but
1922 new tires and 1903 new tubes
for apportionment here during
January. They stressed separate
application would be required for
each vehicle and that no new tires
or tubes would be permitted If the
old rubber could be retreaded or
patched. But one spare tire could
be permitted for any one vehicle,
and old tires must be turned in il
new ones are allowed, they added.
Any new tires sold, they said, must
be mounted at once.
Meanwhile, fears were voiced by
some officials that, under present
interpretations of tire rationing
rules, the District Civilian Defense
Office may lose the services of so or
more privately owned cars which are
driven from day to day by volun-
teer workers for transportation for
defense officials. 1t was feared
these owners might decide it will be
necessary to save their tires if re-
placements are not permitted.
j. Alwyn Brown has been named
chief for transportation for civilian
defense in this area and he has
been seeking to build up a list of
private car owners available for
emergency service as well as for
the daily grind of transporting civil
ian defense workers. Whether a
formal plea would be made for
exemption of such cars from the
tire sale ban was not stated.
Conferees Listed.
Conferring with Mr.. Leary at
yesterdays session were: Commis-
sioner Guy Mason, TRAFFIC Director
William A. Van Duzer and the fol-
lowing members of the Tire Ration
ing Executive Board: Edward D
Merrill. R. j. Murphy. Walter B
Guy, DR.. Charles Stanley White
c. w. Turner and Arthur j. Sund.
lun.
The rationing work, Mr.. Lear.
said, was broken down into thre'
groups, by a division of the eligi
bility clasSifications as issued by tn
Federal Office of Price Administra
ton. One of the boards will con
Germ itself with applications TO
tires or tubes for vehicles operated
principally in professional service
by physicians, surgeons, visiting
nurses or veterinarians; or for am
balances; or for vehicles used TO
fire fighting, police services, enforce
ment of public health and safet
laws; garbage disposal and othe
sanitary services; and mail services
A second board is to consider ap
peals for tires and tubes for use o.
vehicles with a capacity of 10 o
more passengers, operated exclusive
ly in a regular transportation serv
ice; for transportation of student
and teachers to and from school
and for transportation of employe
to and from any industrial, mimi
or construction project. except whe
public transportation is readily avail
able.
Transportation Defined.
The third board would handle ap
peals for purchases for trucks use
in transportation of ice and fue
material and equipment for build
ing or maintenance of public road
public utilities. or production facili
ties: transportation of materials {
equipment for construction Of de
fense housing and military an
naval establishments; that essentis
to render roofing, plumbing, heat
ing and electrical repair services
for common carrier transportation
for hauling of waste and scrap ma
terials; and, generally, and with Gel
tain restrictions, transportation {
raw materials, semi-manufacture
and finished products, includin
farm products and foods; and #
provision of tires and tubes II
essential" farm tractors and farl
implements other than automobil,
or trucks; and for essential opers
tion of industrial, mining and cor