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ton book is not entitled to any
grade of passenger tire. All
classes of drivers may now have
tires recapped without obtaining
certificates from their boards.
All motorists whose gasoline ra-
ton cards are intended to permit
them to drive more than 240 miles
month are eligible for the best
grade of tires. Grade includes
pre-Pearl Harbor tires, factory
seconds" "change-overs" (tires
driven less than 1000 miles,, and
tires made of reclaimed rubber.
Motorists who do not receive
sufficient gasoline rations for 240
miles of driving a month will con-
tinue to be eligible for only re-
capped and used tires.
Certificates must be obtained
from the ratibning 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 replacements.
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. 18 in Book No. l
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, baseball, track and
football shoes, mems and women's
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
fabric upper and 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 a 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 simplified.
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 a special consumer ration
ing plan exists for residents of
such areas.
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 childrens boots, rub
ber 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 or
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-f1red and coal-fired
stoves are subject to rationing.
Virtually every one who finds
1t necessary to his health or COM
fort to supplement central OIL
heating equipment by the use of
coal stove may obtain a Ger
tiflcate from his rationing board
to permit the purchase.
Observation-Disclosures on rental
of non-portables made between
1927 and 1885 is to be given to
rationing certificate holders.
To get a rental rationing GER
tiflcate an applicant must apply
to his local rationing board and
show that typewriter will be used
at least "a hours a week for pur-
poses necessary to the war effort.
Non-portables made between
1914 and 1923, as we'll as most
portables made since 1885, may be
rented for 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 two of
certain modern features.