The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-22
Explains Gas
Rdfioniing
Regulations
Takes Care of Those
In Essential Industry
Who Need More.
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
MATTER AT MEETING

MATTER AT MEETING
That persons not engaged In es
sential industries will not be per-
mitted more than the minimum
amount of gasoline under rationing,
but that those who are performing
necessary work will be taken care
of under special permission was the
information laid before a Libby
meeting Friday night by two state
officials. The officials were Har-
Ian Wells, personnel manager for
the state rationing board, and E. c.
Johns, an officer of the tire ration
ing board. These men met in the
city hall with number of business
men and others who will be af-
fected by the rationing plan. They
explained in some detail the rules
and regulations that will be in force
and asked the cooperation of cit
liens to make this most necessary
program work out successfully
Every person or corporation will
be exactly on the same basis at the
first registration, it was pointed
out at the meeting Each will be al
lowed his four gallons of gas week,
which is supposed to give a mileage
of not less than 240 miles. That will
be general for everyone. If a per-
son can then establish good reason
why he should be allowed more
gas, that can be done by special
permission of the rationing board
1t was also brought out at the
meeting that stores will not be eli
gible for more than the minimum
amount of four gallons per week
Just how the delivery service is to
be managed under that edict has
appear, however that delivery serv-
ice as heretofore enjoyed may be a
thing of the past.
Ranchers Taken Care OF
Provision has been set up for
taking care of the needs of ranch
ers. They are considered engaged
in essential ndustry-producin the
nations food-and they will be able
to secure additional gas to meet
their necessary travel needs. Each
rancher must, however, appear be-
fore the board and establish his
rights to a more liberal allowance
And in each instance the amount
granted him will depend on the
showing he can make.
Peace officers, highway patrol
men, loggers, in fact anyone en-
gagged in an essential occupation
will be granted larger allotment
than the minimum of four gallons
per week
There will be no restrictions on
how an individual uses his four gall
lon minimum. He can take trips, go
fishing and hunting, or even go
joyriding if he wishes But when
his four gallons are consumed there
will be no more for him during
that rationing period.
Must Register Tires
Messrs. Wells and Johns also i'm
pressed on their audience the fact
that before gas c. ecan be issued
one must first have registered his
tires. This must include the serial
number of each tire and the owner
must take oath that he has not more
than five good tires for each car
Any tires in excess Of that must be
turned in to the nearest express
office which will give receipt for
the tires so turned in. The govern
ment will purchase them at the pre-
vailing price. This restriction of
tp ~f
course, apply to such vehicles as
multiple-tired trucks But the regis
tering of ones tires must be done
before gas card will be issued.
Where to Register
The registering for the issuing of
gas cards is to start on November 8.
According to information now on
hand, this work will be done by
school faculties as was done in the
sugar registering However, no of
fetal order to this effect has yet
been received. Announcements will
be made later covering this phase
of the work.
Sugar Rationing Is Reasonable
MIR. Wells took occasion to speak
to those present on the sugar ra-
tioning He sought to show the rea-
sonableness of the work that is be-
ing done. He pointed out that the
thought back of rationing is not to
impose an unpleasant restriction on
anyone but rather to SO handle
available supplies as to put some of
the commodity within the reach of
everyone. If this were not done,
stocks would be cornered, prices
would go sky-high and it would
become impossible for many to OBJ
tain even small amount of those
supplies now being rationed.
Wells said mistaken impression
is prevalent regarding the sugar
situation. He insisted that the war
had r0cl,lfad in q Ok rar ,o~+ -