Idle Tire Purchase Plan Seeks to Keep Cars on Road
The Government urges owners to dispose of Idle Tires before November 22 in rationed areas or before applying for ration books. A Government Tire Record Form must be filed, with forms available at War Price and Rationing Boards, post offices, and garages. The plan buys idle tires at ceiling prices for a government pool to keep essential transportation moving.
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America
Uncle Sam
Office of Price Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rubber Director
Railway Express Agency
Railway Express
U.S. Treasury
Idle Tire Program Limits and illegal gasoline use
The Idle Tire Purchase Plan caps passenger car tires at five per car and one per wheel on trailers. Beginning November 22, it becomes illegal to operate a car with Idle Tires or to use gasoline if the owner or any household member related by blood marriage or adoption owns Idle Tires.
Exemption rules and penalties under Idle Tire Purchase Plan
The text outlines exemptions for tires used on government vehicles and dealer inventory, how idle usable tires may be disposed of only to the Government, and penalties for illegal gasoline use and false ownership statements. It notes that scrap dealers may buy irreparable idle tires and that compulsion does not apply to certain tire types while the Government will buy all offered tires.
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OPA
Railway Express Agency
Pearest
Railsway Express
Scrap
Used Tire Prices and Scrap Valuation Notice
Used tires priced by size with various figures and conditions. If tires require repairs, deductions apply as fixed by the appraiser. Scrap value offered only if tires prove suitable as scrap. used tube prices also listed.
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Fred McElroy Texaco
F. R. Johnson Commission
Esso
Tol-E-Tex Oil CO
Hope Auto Company
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M. S. Bates
Gulf Refining Co
C. Bundy
Guies Service
Koolmotor
B. R. Hamm Motor Co
Dodge & Plymouth Dealer
Hempstead Motor CO
Pontiac & Buick
Automotive Supply CO
Murphy
Lion Oil Refining Go
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