Evening star., 1943-08-01
klH Reminders on Rati0ninQ1

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a statement certifying to eligibil.
ity of the buyer and giving the
description of the car sold.
Tires-Any holder of basic A ra.
ton book is not entitled to any
grade of passenger tire. Al
classes of drivers may now have
tires recapped without obtaining
certificates from their boards.
Certificates must be obtained
from the rationing board for the
purchase of any type of tire. Ger
tificates are issued only after pres
entation of applications on which
a tire inspector has certified the
need for requirements.
Tire eligibility requirements
have been changed to restrict the
issuance of certificates for tires
where the applicants vehicle is
already equipped with four serv-
iceable tires. Local boards are to
deny applications for a fifth tire
unless the official tire inspection
station has indicated on the report
that the fifth tire cannot even be
used as an emergency spare tire
Through the use of boot, inner
lining, etc..
Inner Tubes-Used passenger car
and truck inner tubes have been
removed from rationing restric-
tions. New inner tubes, however,
are still rationed
Shoes-Stamp No. 1s in Book No.
is redeemable for one pair of shoes
through october 81.
Footwear not covered by ration
ing includes boudoir or house
slippers, ballet slippers, evening
slippers with uppers of gold or
silver leather or imitation leather,
baseball, track and football shoes,
mems and women's knee high
riding boots, infants shoes of size
4 or smaller, overshoes, waterproof
or snow and water repellent foot
wear, burial slippers and footwear
which does not have any rubber in
the soles and in which leather is
used only as hinges, tabs, heel in
serts or other nonskid or sound
proofing features covering not
more than Is per cent of the bot
tom of the sole.
The following types also are
exempt from rationing if shipped
from the factory before April Is:
Ski and skate shoes, locker san
dals, bathing slippers, shoes with
a fabric upper and a rubber sole,
and certain types of play" shoes.
A special procedure has been
established offering relief to con-
sumers who buy shoes they find
are defective.
Persons living in the United
States, but who expect to be away
from source of supply for long
periods of time, may make ar
rangements to obtain shoes in ad-
vance of the regular time.
The procedure for obtaining
safety shoes" when they are
needed in connection with a Job
has been simplifed.
Shoes valued at less than s25
may be exported by registered shoe
dealers to any foreign country
without prior approval if exported
by mail, parcel post, express or
common carrier. This does not
apply to certain areas in Mexico
where special consumer ration
ing plan exists for residents of
such areas.
In the case of shipments to Can
ada, the shipper must show a GER
tificate from the Canadian Ad-
ministrator Of Wholesale Trade
Rubber Boots and Rubber Work
Shoes-Certificates must be OBJ
tanned from local boards for GER
tain types of heavy rubber foot
wear. Exempt from rationing are
mems rubber boots and rubber
work shoes smaller than size 6
lumbermen's overs, mems arctics
CATERS, work and dress rubbers;
women's and children's boots, rub
Der work shoes, arctics, CATERS
and rubbers.
Bicycles - Persons gainfully EN-.
ployed or those who are doing
voluntary work in connection with
the war effort or the public well
fare, as well as pupils, may obtain
certificates for the purchase OF
bicycles if they need bicycles for
travel between home and work OF
school.
Bicycles for adults built specifi-
cally for use as delivery vehicles
may be obtained without ration
ing certificates if needed for de-
livery purposes.
Stoves - Oil-fired and coal-firec
stoves are subject to rationing.
Virtually every one who finds
it necessary to his health or COM
fort to supplement central oil
heating equipment by the use OF
g coal stove may obtain GER
tiflcate from his rationing boarc
to permit the purchase.
Typewriters-Prefe on renta
OF non-portables made between
1927 and 1885 is to be given tt
rationing certificate holders.
To get a rental rationing GER.
tificate an applicant must appl,
to his local rationlng board anc
show that typewriter will be useo
at least "a hours week for pur-
poses necessary to the war effort
-portables made between
1914 and 1923, as we'll as mos1
portables made since 1885, may be
rented for a limited time without
a rationing certificate.
Generally, sales are prohibited
on non-portables made since 1915
Sales and rentals are unre.
stricted on models made before
1915 and on stripped" portables
machines lacking at least tuo nj