Show I Civilian Driving Further Curtailed Curtailment of driving mg ing first instituted m in the we west t to con e conser er ere e tires was mCI eased this week as a means of expanding military IO bons operations Winford chairman opera of the Grand county war price and rationing board said tody Because of a lack of tank I cars the t h e chairman sa a a a 1 d motorists In the Rocky moun tam tam and PacIfic states have en I a favored posItion WIth the completIon of the Big Inch pipe line running from Texas I to Philadelphia this situation has been ch From now on the surplus m in this regIOn wIll contribute to accelerating the offenSives of the United states army and navy but 23 per cent of gasoline production IS is con consumed consumed by mIlitary operations Now the army and navy said the board chairman are arc 43 13 per cent Soon this allot allotment merit ment wIll be increased to 52 per percent percent cent The allied nations are liter literally ally floating to victory on a sea of oil said the chairman seal In 15 days MaJor General James Doolittle s a Twelfth Command used 16 gal loris Ions of gasoline or 10 per cent more than the entire monthly ration of regular gasoline on the Atlantic seaboard Furthermore gasoline ration curtaIlment becomes more im imperative I dally daily because of the shortage Bythe of all types of tires By the end of the year It IS estI estImated estimated mated the avaIlable stock of tires wIll be one million tires short of meeting national needs Heavy military demands lack ot of facilities eqUipment and man power wIll further reduce reduce sand sandman the limited production of CIVil CIVilIan civilian Ian truck tIres The board chairman urged truckers when whenever whenever ever possible to accept certificates cates for used truck tIres rath rather rather er than for new tires and all motorists to cooperate for great greater or er conservatIOn of those tires now muse in use |