Show Occupational Use 1 Must Be Shown For G Grade ade III Tires I Ii i.- i. i Stringent Restrictions N Necessitated by byr r Severe Tire Shortage The severity of or the present tire shortage was brought home to motorists motorists motorists mo mo- r all over America by the theOPA theOPA OPA announcement that A ration ration ra ra- ra- ra tion book holders are not eligible I to buy even used tires and recaps unless they can show that they use I their cars for occupational or other I essential purposes W. W V. V C. C Cole chairman of the local war price and rationing board staid mid today Stating that this drastic restriction restriction restriction tion on the issuance of grade III tires for non-essential non cars will probably last for at least 90 days the local chairman pointed out that the new policy policy made made necessary b by bythe bythe the extremely stringent tire supply situation sItuation sItuation-is is a complete reversal of previous OP OPA A policy to allow such tires Ures to every car owner reo re- re o of the use to which It was Ut Coupling his announcement with an appeal to motorists to observe I tire conservation measures strictly the chairman emphasized that reducing reducing re re- reducing re- re I speed to a minimum even below the mile 35 limit Is most Important Important important im Im- Im- Im now He said With hot weather such as we have now unless unless unless un un- un- un less conservation measures are strictly adhered to many cars in inthis inthis inthis this area may be forced off the road because there are insufficient ent replacements for those that fail Car owners were also advised to have their present tires recapped as soon as they are smooth In addition to showing that the car Is used for essential purposes a motorist with an A ration al allowing allowing allowing al- al lowing miles per month must show that he has formed a car- car sharing club where this is possible possible possible ble or that there is no alternate public transportation available to him the chairman said Eligibility of drivers with monthly month month- ly 11 mileage rations in excess of who get new tires when they need replacements as well as the regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation covering purchase of inner tubes and allowing any motorist to have his tires recapped without board certification are not disturbed disturbed disturbed dis dis- dis- dis by the present change the chairman indicated The changes book affect only eligibility of A IA holders to buy used and recapped tires known as grade III |