When I found these, I wondered how Grampa Smith got the gas he would have needed to run his tractor. But I then remembered that he likely used his team of horses. In my memory, Dad had a team of horses – Duke & Bess – and only later had a tractor.
However, in my wondering thoughts, I did found this on the internet:
“If you were employed in a factory that supported the war effort, you were issued a “B” card, while doctors, nurses, farm and construction workers, and mail employees were issued a “C” card, each of which allowed them to buy up to 8 gallons of gas per week.”
Its from an American site (https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2019/12/30/how-gas-rationing-worked-during-world-war-ii) but I’m imagining Canada would have a similar system in place.
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