Evening star., 1942-03-05

producing areas in the Pacific now
in the hands of the japanese.
He estimated that in 1943 guayule
rubber plants in the United States
would yield 1000 tons of crude
rubber
AS Mr. Henderson was testifying
President Roosevelt announced that
he had signed legislation to provide
for development of guayule sources
in South American countries. as well
as in the United States. He re-
Gently vetoed a similar measure pro-
viding only for growing the rubber
producing shrubs in the United
States.
Fast Driving Must Stop.
The outstanding thought We must
get across to the American public
is that they simply must stop driv-
ing so fast said Mr.. Henderson,
who added some progress has been
made by appealing to governors to
reduce speed limits. He said the tire
situation may reach a point where
the person who speeds-who goes
above 40 miles an hour-will be in
the category of the Stacker"
When the discussion turned to
the possibility of tires being boot
legged for non.essential cars, Mr..
Henderson said the figures he gave
today would make illegal sale of
tires more serious question than
bootlegging was regarded in prohi-
bition days
Mr.. Henderson said it is obvious
from the figures that if the Gov
eminent is going to do enough
recapping to keep even 5000, 900 of
the 30,00o,000 passenger cars going
for doctors, taxi cabs and defense
workers, some form of inspection
will have TO be established.
Taxis Held Not Essential.
In answer to question by Senator
Truman as to the status of taxicabs,
Mr.. Henderson said they were IN
the luxury group, useful, but not as
essential as some other classifica-
tions.
The Missouri Senator said a cab
driver told him the other day that
after enough Senators have had
their toes stepped on in buses we
will get tires"
With smile Mr.. Henderson said
he had been told that, too
When Senator Connally suggested
that in some cases moving people
might be as important as moving
freight, Mr. Henderson drew laugn
from the crowd by observing that
people have more ingenuity than
freight
Senator Truman wanted to know
II 1t will be possible to continue the
movement of freight by motor truck.
After explaining that Government
transportation officials are ct work
now on such limitations as doubling
up, rationing of deliveries and di-
version" Mr.. Henderson added:
I'VE cannot go along on the pres
ent basis"
Then the railroads will face
heavier burden?" asked the Senator.
That's right the price admins
TRAITOR answered.
New Reductions in Store.
He told the committee that dras-
tic new reductions were in store for
civilian 4lses of rubber, as some is
still going into such things as hose,
jar rings and rubber shoes, although
non-tire uses have already been re-
duCed from an average of l7,400 tons
per month to $500 tons
we have got to cut 1850 tons out
of the March list he said, and
we've got to do it beginning in April
While Price Administrator Hen
derson was testifying, the Senate's
Small Business Committee in
separate hearing was striving to
find some way to keep the Nations
$4,000 independent tire dealers in
business so that they could continue
repair and retreading services to
protect and conserve tire rubber now
in use.
President ]. P. Seiberling Of the
Seiberling Rubber Co. of Akron,
Ohio. told the committee that it
was absolutely essential to the Ma
tons vital motor transport system
to maintain the independent deal
ers' services.
Sees Saving in Retreading.
He said he believed a proper ra-
tioning system should give exclusive
ly to the independents as much re-
pair, retread and recapping mate
rials as possible to save rubber now
on automobiles. The plan, the
manufacturer said, would use tre-
mendously less rubber than would
be wasted and destroyed If recondi-
tioning services were not main
tanned
j. w. Wilithead, president Of the
Norwalk Tire & Rubber Co. of Nor
walk, Conn, exhibited to the COM
mittee a tire developed by his firm
which he said used only 2 ounces of
pure or crude rubber, the rest being
reclaimed rubber bound to the re-
claimed carcass by the new rubber.
He urged the Government to per-
NIT use of reclaimed rubber and the
small amount of new to provide such
tires. These tires, he added, would
give 5000 miles service under ordi-