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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1943
Page
5
Tire rationing tightens as 60 million passenger car tires face shortage by January 1, 1944. B book holders with high mileage lose access to new tires. A card holders in the East see no new tires. Retail delivery trucks regain access to used tires to replace worn stock. Overall, every tire restriction is being tightened to conserve rubber.
U S tire output in July to September runs about 2.3 million for three months, well below monthly demand of 12 million. Backlog grows to an unfilled demand of about 64 million tires by year end. Synthetic tires priced at 17 dollars, with potential price boosts discussed. Used tires and recapping offer partial relief, with up to 25 million tires recapped in 1943 and more in 1944.
A director estimates demand for 35 to 40 million new tires while supply is not expected to exceed 30 million. With already projected shortfalls for 1843, the deficit will require additional curbs on tire rationing to balance demand and supply.
London reporters note that Canadian built Mosquito and Lancaster bombers, flown 4000 miles to Britain, now serve with the Royal Air Force in the Europe air war. Mosquitos aid test flights with U S Air Force while main role is daylight bombing. Canada converted factories to produce Lancasters and Mosquitos, with 8000 blueprints shipped from Britain.
The Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington studies a plan to connect Troy and Cohoes with air mail feeder routes by helicopter linking the area to major lines. The proposal would serve over a hundred upstate New York towns while other filings seek direct transatlantic routes via Newark and New York. Trucking firms seek permission to move household goods by air nationwide. Additional plans would route Washington to Canada and link Chicago and Boston with upstate stops.
President Roosevelt, in a long Wh ite House message, urged Congress to continue and increase the $500 million food price subsidy program to ensure ample supply and curb inflation. He warned that abandoning subsidies could raise living costs, wages, and trigger a dangerous inflation cycle, while extending the CCC and funding to stabilize prices were urged.
Governor Dewey’s administration orders state police to patrol polling sites in Albany County to safeguard the secret ballot and deter fraud. J Edward Lumbard Jr leads the Election Frauds Bureau with officers on duty from early morning until canvass completion. Deputies G. Diner, J. Gilbert Pedersen, and William Bresnahan will be stationed at Albany Cohoes and Watervliet. The bureau expands offices across New York state as political campaigns head to a close.
The report notes that control measures in this war have restrained the cost of living since August 1939 to just under 26 percent, compared with about 53 percent during the same period of the last conflict, highlighting economic management amid global conflict.
Upstate leanings tilt toward Republicans yet not decisively. Over 4,000,000 voters expected to cast ballots as Haskell seeks a 400,000 plus victory over Democrat Bennett. Albany watchers eye OConnell machine while Dewey targets reforms via three state agencies. Thacher appears assured for Court of Appeals. Congressional race in 32nd district features Fulmer vs Ward, with nine legislative seats and six constitutional amendments on the ballot.
The Vermont steamer built in 1903 for Lake Champlain service at a cost of 200000 dollars is slated for sale. Lake Champlain Transportation Co president Horace Corbin confirms negotiations are underway but declines to discuss reports it may be moved to Mexico via an inland water route. The vessel was a leading part of the Lake Champlain fleet.
The First Ward honor roll committee plans to add names of relatives of residents who have entered the armed services since the last update. Send the names to Mrs. Harriet Dennis at 14 Division Street by November 10. Names are painted on plates and rearranged alphabetically as added.
The Red Cross mobile unit from Schenectady will be at Mary McClellan Hospital on Thursday to receive blood donors. Mr and Mrs Jerome B Rice of Rocky Fern Col have arrived at the Rice home here where they reside for the present.
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