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Show WAR SERVICE BOARD FIXES TIRE SIZES Local Diamond Agent Gives Out Information In-formation for All Automobile Owners. ' .Ln sttuntarclizing tire sizes, "war has performed a service in one year's time for dealers, manufacturers and ear owners that it would have taken a j score of years to accomplish in normal . times," said Jack lilauck, of tlie! Bhinck Rubber & Supply company, dis- : tributor of Diamond, tires. I "There is really no necessity for tin multiplicity of si.es and tyi.es of tires which manufacvurers have been in: king and dealers have btee carrying carry-ing in stock. -nd yet, 1 doubt whether we would hat- weeded out flu' nonessentials non-essentials short of 1H00 ha.i the old world continued to drift along in 1U12 lashion. " P.v recent action of the pneumatic tire division of the war service board,'' 1 continued Bianck, "rims or, iu".v cars 'will be 1 i 111 i to I to six si.es, and it will ! be simple for tire makers toulUr.v suit ! hv reducing nj nine st.nnlar.i tire si.es. i Tie. new dimensions are as follows: I Rims oi'x.'l'-j climdier, :xo'-2 ! straight side, Xix I straight side, dtxt'-j ! si might side, liiix'i straight side, iibx s'raigiit side. ! Tires :i'ix:;'-j clincher, ::ixl clim-h-cr. ::x2''. straight side. :::x-l straight 'side. Jl-ix1- str;i:gh! side, .'15x." Mraiiit j side. :;iixd straigiit side. :isx7 .straight ; tide. 1'ixS st raight side, i "Some si.es are aban iunrd imme-diatelv. imme-diatelv. Others are com time. I for vprv- :cg p-Fio'is. but bv November I. Itntd, the entire plan will b" in effeef. "It's the be-! thu.g that ever hap-jperied.'" hap-jperied.'" said H'acek. "Tire dealers will carry somber stn.'k. hae linger j overhead exnen-e. and the ma :i u ''a-l 'i r-1 r-1 er- will uoleome tlie n.- v con lition. ! Tills is dire'-iiv ill line villi ;ne pur-i pur-i pose ol" the war scrwee board. I "Tte rew program will tie adopt,., 2 rc i 111;: ll . g:ieg ,-nr nunvrs plenlv r,;' , o port ii:i 1 1 y to .-lutnge tlieir r;m eiiir. IMeljl Where the ivid ouiliv tij.- i supplv ot' odd si 'e tire-. .VI new an tollloblie- roit'orm to tile ppe- : t :: n o;i rd s. gra i 'in ' 1 ei ; m i na i ; :: " nil de I mr nd for "dd-M,.,-."' j |