Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Top: Ickes and the OPA cut the amount of gasoline A books allow per month. Center: Public and Ickes discuss the fact that Public will no longer have enough gas to get to work; Public applies for more. Bottom: Ickes and the OPA Ration Board discuss the impact of the changes and how many coupons people will now need. Ickes, Harold LeClair, 1874-1952 Image Access WideTEK 25 Gasoline rationing A books 240 miles a month--90 for home use 150 to and from work as was--! Sure watch me cut them. From 4 to 3 gallon a coupon. A to 3 gallon. C B A 4 gallon. August 16. Our boys need it. Mr. Ickes. Round trip daily to work--60 miles per month. Miles. For family home use 120 miles per month. From 240 total to 180 miles a month. Ickes. A 3 A3. 60 miles for work. 120 miles for all other driving home use. A cut and a boost. Ickes. Home. Ickes. And before the cut you made out okay, eh? Yea! Mileage to work cut from 150 to 60. Well? So! Rationing is by miles not gallons! Work. 6 mile round trip daily 25 times a month is 150 miles as an example. Ickes. So I have to ask for more now. Application. Gas Ration Board. So you only save on a few As using less than 60 mile a month to and from work. 15 miles per gallon/90 miles less to get to work and back=6 gallons or 2 additional coupons per month. Mileage maps. Application. OPA (Office of Price Administration) Ration Board. The As who have 6 miles round trip to work. You took away one gallon on each coupon value--or 4 gallons a month. Now you have to give me 6 gallons a month additional on above example so I get two more gallons than I did before the cut. Or the example of a war plant worker. As was before August 16: 60 miles round trip daily--26 days/month=1560 miles/month-150 out of A book=1410 C Book/15 miles per gallon=94 gallons/month. 94 gallon/4 gallon each coupon=23.5 coupons B or C. I bring 4 riders from Podunk. The B and Cs. Ickes. --NOW-- 60 miles round trip x 26 days/month=1560 miles/month-60 out of A=1500 miles/15 miles per gallon=100 gallons/month at 3 gallon each coupon--now 33.33 coupons.
Origin:	2013
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2158
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	Home Front Genre Scene Economy National Affairs Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Rationing World War, 1939-1945

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