Evening star., 1943-06-06
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not now have the use of an ade-
quate car.
New 1912 model passenger cars
with a list price of more than
$2,500 and 1941 model cars driven
less than 1000 miles are available
without rationing certificates to
any one who has need for a car
in a gainful occupation, or who
needs car for volunteer work in
connection with the war effort or
the public welfare. Both dealer
and buyer are required to send
to the OPA inventory unit here
statement certifying the eligi-
bility of the buyer and giving the
description of the car sold.
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 l includes
pre-Pearl Harbor tires, factory
seconds" "change-overs" (tires
driven less than 1000 miles,, and
tires made of reclaimed rubber.
CThis means that grade l in
cludes all tires that formerly have
been classed as grades l and 2.
The old classification of grade 2"
has been abolished)
Holders of grade 2 certificates,
by presenting them to tire dealer,
may obtain grade l certificates.
Motorists who do not receive
sufficient gasoline rations for 24O
miles of driving a month will con-
tinue to be eligible for only re-
capped and used tires.
Certificates must be obtained
from the rationing board for the
purchase of any type of tire. Ger
tlficateS are issued only after pres
entation of applications on which
a tire inspector has certified the
need for requirements.
nner Tubes-Used passenger car
and truck inner tubes have been
removed from rationing restric-
tions. New inner tubes, however,
are still rationed.
hoes-Shoes made wholly or in
part Of leather or having rubber
soles are, with certain exceptions,
rationed Stamp No. II in Book
No. l is redeemable for one pair
of shoes through June Is.
Stamp No. 18 will become good
on June Is and may be used to
obtain one pair of shoes until a
yet unannomced date.
Footwear not covered by ration
ing includes boudoir or house
slippers, ballet slippers, infants
shoes of size 4 or smaller, over
shoes, waterproof or snow and
water repellent footwear. burial
slippers and footwear which does
not have a rubber sole and in
which leather is used only as
hinges, tabs, heel inserts or other
soundproofing features covering
not more than 25 per cent of the
bottom of the sole.
The following types also are
exempt from rationing if shipped
from the factory before April 16:
Ski and skate shoes, locker san
dals, bathing slippers, shoes with
a 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 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 simpliied.
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 s.,
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 or
school.
stoves - Oil-fired and coal-fred
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
a coal stove may obtain a Ger
tificate 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 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 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 two of
certain modern features.
Ients and adult citizens what they
,end tn know and do to proteot