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Show Grade 3 Tires Motorists heretofore eligible only on-ly for used passenger tires Grade 3, will now be able to obtain new passenger tire "factory seconds," as sa result of a reclassification of these tires into Grade 3, S. Gro-ver Gro-ver Rich, OPA ..District Rationing Executive, announced. At the same time, a new "factory "fac-tory second" passenger tube may be acquired without a certificate, as they are being taken out of rationing. ' ''New 'factory seconds' are tires or tubes which the manufacturer has found to be imperfect, and upon which he has placed a spe- cial identifying mark, or from which he has removed the brand name," Mr. Rich said. " 'Factory seconds' have a ceiling price 25 per cent less than that for perfect new passenger tires. Until now, they were included with all other new passenger tires and tubes; however, they are now being taken out of that category because be-cause of slow movement. An eligible elig-ible motorist who was issued a ration certificate to buy a new tire was unwilling to accept a 'factory second', which resulted in a 'backing up' on the 'factory seconds'." There were about 50,000 new passenger 'factory seconds' made of synthetic rubber in manufacturers' manufac-turers' hands on April. 1. It is expected ' that these tires will be moved out more easily in the used tire Grade 3 category, because they are on a par with, Or of better quality than most of the used tires, and there is now a shortage of used tires in most sections of the nation, Mr. Rich stated. Motorists who are issued gasoline gaso-line rations for non-preferred occupational oc-cupational driving "B" books are eligible for used passenger tires and now, in addition, they will be able to buy new ''factory seconds" as well. It is also announced today that the provisions in the tire rationing ration-ing regulations, in effect since February 16, authorizing increased inventories of new tires and tubes exclusively to wholesale tire dealers deal-ers are to be revoked. This is being done so that when the tire situation improves to a point where the working inventories of other levels of the trade can be increased, OPA will be able to increase all levels, Mr. Rich remarked. re-marked. Under thei provisions the regulations now being revoked, comparatively few tire dealers were eligible for increased allotments allot-ments because only a small number num-ber qualified as exclusive wholesalers whole-salers the only group eligible. They were allowed a maximum allotment of 200 tires and tubes for each establishment and an additional new tire and tube for each $500 of new sales in 1941 to dealers. |