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Show Corporals and Sergeants Pressing Cushions Will Be Found Especially Useful on Ironing Day The United States army today contains only about 20 corporals and 25 sergeants, of all grades, for every hundred privates. As the Armys Tables of Organization provides for ratios of approximately 35 corporals and forty sergeants, there is ample opportunity for promotion to these noncommissioned grades. buy, a sewing machine, all the other equipment is inexpensive and most of it has other uses as well. the first things that the beginner learns is the Importance of pressing. It begins as soon as the first seam is sewn. She may acquire pressing irons for special purposes later, but whatever type of iron serves for the family laundry also does very well for dressmaking. An open-en- d ironing board that will take the full length of a dress is essential but every home-makcounts that a household must. Her seam pressing board and her pressing cushions are the darlings of her equipment. They also may serve lier well on ironing day. It is smooth work with the iron when she tucks them under a shoulder or inside a sleeve. The sleeve form cushion and the tailors pressing form are easy to make. The latter is often called a ham cushion because that is the shape of it. The covering should be of heavy muslin or other One of ANY women are learning to 1 sew as a conservation meas- ure. It is a way to make spare minutes count. They are finding incidentally that dressmaking is as much fun as any other craft. If one has, or can beg, borrow or : (V. (. (U fV. (U (V. ? V (V. (U (V. fV. nate? answers offering information on various subjects 1. rv. O-- ft. ft. V. - O-- (U (V. p ----- Cutting off our rubber supply in the Pacific didnt take us out of the war or even slow us up. For Government, the Rubber Director, the rubber industry, and the petroleum, chemical, and alcohol industries pooled their patents and ideas, worked together, and accomplished the seemingly impossible!. Today, there is no shadow of a doubt that our planes will continue to fly, our ships to sail, our tanks to roll. For America now has nearly enough rubber to meet our essential needs! ' The American people saw the new synthetic rubber e plants spring up like mushrooms. They heard of And rubber. of they applauded. Unsynthetic production to the conclusion that they also jumped fortunately, they large-scal- could stop worrying about tires! It is true that the RUBBER supply crisis is past. TIRE shortage is with us! But, you may say, how can this be when thousands of tons of Government synthetic rubber are being made . . . when such a tremendous tonnage of rubber products is being turned out, as well as more airplane and truck tires than ever before. But the long-expect- 1. A art. luminous circle in sacred 2. From ancient times when men shackled their women. 3. Ambergris, which is worth about $500 per pound. 4. Clock making. 5. Esek Hopkins. . 6. 7. 8. 9. Consanguineous. Virginia. Noah. No, it will take the same length of time. 10. The femur (thigh bone)'. i to take care of the tires ?xa6e Tciet Do no unnecessary driving. Live up to the Government regulation 85 miles an hour. dont exceed Keep your tires inflated up to recommended pressure, and check them every week. Avoid hitting holes in the road, or bruising your tires on curbs or stones. Dont start or stop suddenly. Slow down for sharp comers. See that your wheels and axles are in line. Switch your tires from wheel to wheel every five thousand miles, and have them inspected regularly for removal of foreign objects and repair of cuts. And . . . most important of all . . . recap your tires as soon as they become smooth. 1 more heat. They are given long, hard usage on all kinds of highways. They are all too frequently overloaded. Frankly, todays synthetic rubber bus and truck tires will not stand the abuse that prewar tires would stand, especially overloading. Progress is being made daily but overloading which would have damaged a prewar tire can ruin todays synthetic tire. The Tire Industry is doing Its utmost to solve the serious problem of providing the nations trucks and buses with satisfactory tires in sufficient quantities. But until this problem is solved, a dangerous threat exists to Americas most vital transportation. Therefore, while treads of present truck and bus tires are immensely important . . . the carcasses of these tires have a value beyond all price to America, and to Americas truck and bus operators! These tires . . . every one of them . . . must be recapped the instant the tread wears smooth before any damage is done to the carcass. HOW GOOD ARE PASSENGER CAR ... Another reason is that our military needs are far greater than anyone anticipated. Also, the rubber companies are using a lot of their machinery and manpower to turn out life fuel tanks, and hundreds of rafts, bullet-sealin- g other urgently-neede- d army and navy products, in addition to tires. And you should know that half of todays require- heavy-dut- y ments are for large-sizbus, truck, artillery, and combat tires, requiring much more labor and airplane, materials than peacetime products. e, Finally, the tire industry, like every industry today, is feeling the manpower shortage, and there just arent enough hands for the job. TIRES OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER? It may be a long time before all civilians can get syn- You should not think of synthetic rubber tires as improved tires . . . but as emergency tires. And remember that they have not yet had time to prove what they can do. It is beside the point to theorize on how they would react to the phenomenally high speeds of prewar days. off Every patriotic American knows that tire treads tire treads . . . wear out faster at high speeds, and so drives at todays recommended speed of 35 miles an hour. As time goes on, we will learn more about the effects of of rough roads, and of other abuses. They damage all tires. Indications are that they do proportionately more harm to synthetic rubber tires. ... all tires are rationed to you in trust the for nation; and it is your duty to take every possible care of them, to avoid misuse and prevent abuse. As experience teaches us more and more about synthetic rubber tires, we will pass the information along to you. Meantime, play safe. Be careful! If you use synthetic rubber tubes, be sure they are properly installed. They should be put into the tire, then inflated, deflated, and inflated again. And they should never be mounted on rusty rims. - These problems will be overcome when our enemies are overcome. Meanwhile, we want to put our cards face up on the table. Weve told you frankly why there is a serious tire shortage. Now we want you, and every other American who owns a set of tires, to know that this countrys transportation system can still suffer a serious blow . . . unless must be recapped not once; but again and again! High speeds must be done away with . . . especially on hot roads. Overloads must be avoided. Tires must be properly Inflated at all times. TRUCK AND BUS TIRES ARE A DIFFERENT STORY Truck and bus tires, being larger and heavier, generate ... The responsibility to take care of these tires to make them last as long as possible is a vital necessity! It must be shouldered by all operators, by all drivers, by all garage men! ... No American can fail to heed this warning! The situation is so serious that it is recognized in a new tire warranty. But the real job is to conserve all tires now in use! $ 7tw under-inflati- on Meanwhile; With conditions as they are, and synthetic rubber in its present stage of development, a new tire warranty has become necessary and has been adopted. It applies to all tires. Under its terms, injuries such as bruises, body breaks, cuts, snags, and heat failures as well as tread wear are not subject to adjustment consideration. Nor are injuries or failures which result from improper tire care or misuse or abuse. This includes failure as a result of overload, excess speed: improper inflation, or other ective conditions. Or when tires are used on rims not conforming to Tire and Rim Association Standards. non-kie- f ... Dont forget that everyone the Tire Industry, the Rubber Director, and many others, are working together with all their energy, as they have worked from the beginning, to keep America rolling. And remember that, while the Japs were wrong ...you must help keep them wrongl Take care of the tires you now have! 1 THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Speaking for the following companies Brunswick Tir Company Tho Century Tire & Rubber Company The Cooper Corp. Corduroy Rubber Company Cupplet Company The Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company Denman Tiro and Rubber Company Diamond Rubber Company Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corporation The Falls Rubber Company Federal Tiree The Firettone Tire & Rubber Company Fisk Tires The General Tire Rubber Company The Giant Tire & Rubber Co. Gillette Tires I The B. F. Goodrich Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Inc. Hood Rubber CompJky 'C- Inland Rubber Corporation The Tire Company Lee Rubber L Tire Corporation The Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co. ld I They thetic rubber tires. Meanwhile, if you should be one of the few who do get them, you will want this information: Synthetic rubber tires for passenger cars are good tires, and will give you satisfactory service if you take care of them. j Unless tires now in use are made to last, these two essential services will almost certainly break down! j ed One reason is that as the Baruch Committee foresaw few tires could be manufactured until our synthetic ' rubber supply was well on the way. This resulted in mil- -. lions of tires going out of use at a time when there were no 'replacements. Meanwhile, tires left in service have less mileage in them, and prewar inventories are gone. I you make it your personal duty you now own. McCreary Tire & Rubber Ce. Miller Rubber Company The Mohawk Rubber Company The Monarch Rubber Company - The Answers Lets keep them wrmg! The Japs were wrong. - 10. What is the largest bone in the human body? rings origi- 3. What is worth more than gold? 4. For what was Seth Thomas famous? 5. Who was the first admiral of the United States navy? 6. The marriage of two relatives to each other is called what? 7. In which one of the American colonies did the Bacon rebellion take place? 8. In the Old Testament whose son was Ham? 9. Will food cook quicker in rapidly, boiling water than in slowly boiling water? NOTE This drawing is from Mrs. Spears latest book, BETTER DRESSMAKING. The beginner may learn to sew from this profusely illustrated book; and the experienced dressmaker will find it a useful reference book on modern sewing techniques. Readers wishing to see a copy of BETTER DRESSMAKING should send name and address for complete description and special offer. Address: Mrs. Spears, Drawer 10, Bedford Hills, N. Y. ? ? j) A quiz with is an aureole? 2. How did wedding The. cushion should be stuffed very tightly. A center core of fiat layers of newspaper is sometimes used for the large cushion. Cotton or small bits of clean rags may be used for the rest of the stuffing. O- aimasn : (t. JV. I. (h. 1. What out firmly woven cotton goods. The cover for the sleeve form may be cut by a tight sleeve pattern with aU extra fullness taken mi as t' - (V (V (Wfu (v (v, (v NP Pennsylvania Rubber Company The Pharit Tire and Rubber Company The Poison Rubber Company The Richland Rubber Company Sears, Roebuck and Co. Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated Seiberling Rubber Company The Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co. The United Tire & Rubber Company Faciflc Rubber and Tire Manufacturing Company United Stales Rubber Company t |