Askov American., 1942-01-01
Local Boards To
Pass On ALI New
Tire Allotments
Three From Civilian De-
fense Council Here Must
Okay Sales in Pine.

A complete rationing plan for tires
and rubber products is being out
lined in Washington and is expected
to 60 into effect by January S. I'm
der the order, no one can sell, lease,
trade, deliver or transfer any new
auto tires until that time, unless the
order carries an AS priorities rat
ing.
The ban does not apply to bicycle
tires, or tires necessary to equip new
autos, trucks, buses, motorcycles,
farm machines and other vehicles, or
used or retreaded tires. Unless driven
1000 or more miles tires are con-
sidered new.
Board Of Three Picked Here.
Initial steps have been taken in
Minnesota to set up local commodity
boards to pass on ALLEGATION of auto
mobile tires and other articles whose
sales later may be restricted in the
interest of national defense. In coun-
ties where the local ALLEGATION boards
are not ready to operate, no new tires
can be sold. In Pine county, board
of three, picked from the Civilian
Defense council, will pass on all al
lotments.
Regulations laid down by Leon
Henderson, Federal price administra-
tor, already have been forwarded to
or are on the way to chairmen of the
ALLEGATION boards so far appointed.
Ted G.. Driscoll, the state director of
commodity ALLEGATION, summarized
briefly the conditions which Hender-
son has said must be met before GER
tificates will be issued for purchase
of new tires. Average motorists un-
der these rules will not be able to get
new tires.
Must be absolute Necessity.
ITO obtain new tires after this
plan goes into effect on January S."
Driscon said, "the car owner must
60 before his local commodity al
location board and prove two things:
81. That use of the car is an alb
solute necessity, which under the
instructions will mean in general
that it is necessary for preservation
of health, as in the case of doctors
and visiting nurses; that it is neces-
sary for the public safety, as in the
conduct of fire and police service, or
that it is essential for defense.
SO. That the tires sought to be
replaced are so worn that they can
not be repaired.
"Owners of trucks and commercial
vehicles likewise must have their
applications passed upon by the local
ALLEGATION boards. Sales of new tires
will be allowed for regular passen-
ger buses, school buses, trucks for
ice and fuel delivery, trucks engaged
in certain industrial and commercial
lines excepting those used to trans
port goods to the consumer for per-
sonal or family use and farm trac-
tors for which tires are essential. Re-
tail delivery trucks under the rule
would be considered not necessity}'
No Ban on Used Tires.
Under the regulations laid down by
Washington, purchase of new tires
for the usual pleasure car virtually
will be banned. No restrictions so
far have been placed on the sale of
secondhand tires or on the RECAP
ping or re-treading of worn tires,
Driscoll said.
Driscoll said that outbreak of the
war with Japan has provided seri-
Gus threat to the nations rubber sup
ply, which comes so largely from the
East Indies. "The government first
froze tire inventories, for IS per cent
of our rubber imports has gone into
tires" he said The tires withheld
from sale amount to only two months
normal supply. The 100000 tons of
crude rubber we have in this coun-
try is less than the amount used in
1941. With all the restrictions being
imposed, it is questionable whether
we will have enough rubber for more
than a year and a half. Rubber is
essential to the nations defense, and
we must all cooperate to conserve it"