The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-01
TIRE RATTONING ORDERS
TO Be BLOW TO PUBLIC
Travelling Statesmen, Taxi Driv-
ers, Farmers Face Problem;
Some Buses and Trucks
to Be Allowed Tires

All the nations average motorists
including even travelling statesmen,
taxi drivers and residents of isolated
rural areas lacking other transporta-
tion-will be prohibited from buying
new automobile tires, under eligibil-
ity requirements established for the
governments new tire rationing pro-
gram.
The regulations, issued by Price
Administrator Leon Henderson for
the guidance of local tire rationing
boards which begin operating Janu-
airy 5, bar issuance of tire purchase
certificates except to owners of mo-
tor vehicles which fall within seven
sharply defined classifications, cover
ing essential services for health, safe
ty and industrial and commercial OPP
erations.
Simultaneously. Henderson urged
the millions of motorists who will be
unable to buy new tires to stop I'M
necessary driving Immediately and
double up" in driving to work. Only
retreaded, recapped or other used
tires, on which no rationing limits
have yet been set, will be available
to them.
The regulations provide that pur
chase certificates for new tires may
not be issued unless an applicant GER
titles that the tires or tubes sought
will be mounted" on:
1-Vehicles used by physicians,
surgeons visiting nurses or veter-
inarians, principally for profess
sional services.
2-Ambulances.
3-Vehicles used exclusively"
for fire fighting services, neces-
sary public police services, enforce
ment of specific laws affecting
public health and safety, garbage
removal or other sanitation SER
vices, or mail delivery
Certain Busses Exempt
4-Vehicles with a capacity Of
ten or more passengers operated
"cXclusively' to carry passengers
as part of Services rendered to
the public by a regular transporta-
ton system" as school buses, or to
carry employees to and from any
industrial or mining establishment
or construction project except
when public transportation facili-
ties are readily available"
5-Trucks used Exclusively" for
ice and fuel delivery, transporta-
ton of materials for construction
and maintenance of public roads,
public utilities or production facili-
ties, defense housing, and military
establishments; trucks used by es-
scntial roofing, plumbing, heating,
and electrical repair services, or
waste and scrap dealers; by any
common carriers; and for trans
porting raw materials, semi-manu-
featured goods and finished prod
ucts-cXcept that no certificates
may be issued to transport such
raw materials, emi-manufactured
or finished goods "to the ultimate
consumer for personal family or
household use"
6-Farm tractors or other farm
implements-eXcept automobiles or
trucks-for which tires are essen
tial to operation.
Industrial, mining and con-
struction equipment-eXcept auto
mobiles and trucks--for which
tires are essential to operation.
Hits Newspaper Deliveries
The prohibition against new tires
for vehicles used to transport COM
moditics direct to consumers was in
tcrpretcd here as affecting such SER
vices as delivery Of newspapers by
automobile to suburban and rural
Observation-Disclosures newspaper de-
livery trucks within city would not
be involved since they carry a Fin
ishcd product to a dealer or distrib-
utor
No exemption other than those
specified in the seven classifications