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Show ) ON THE (HOME FRONm ylttf; RUTH WYETJj-SPEARSS) workers who are rigging up work benches and wondering what they can make. NOTE Mrs. Spears has prepared a full ' size pattern for all the pieces of this shelf and the two side brackets with a complete list of materials and directions for making. mak-ing. Patterns are 15 cents. Ask for Pattern Pat-tern No. 263 and address: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for Pattern No. 263. Name Address 1 USE PATTERN TO V S7A MARK PIECES- ( I Ciil THEM CUT holes y Sttggr. LPy SLUE GREAT-GRANDMOTHER loved to collect bric-a-brac and so do we. She also liked the graceful green of a trailing vine. Because Df this there was a vogue in her day for what-nots and wall brackets. brack-ets. Each sea shell, each figurine, each tiny animal of porcelain or pottery had its bit of sentiment. Woodworkers, both amateur and professional, leaned towards the sentimental, and hearts were a favorite theme for their cut-out designs. de-signs. This sketch shows a set of these quaint wall brackets in a living room of today. They will delight the host of modern amateur wood- -"- i q. -.. ....MI -jit:' ' i This question is often settled by the quality of the vaccine i 3 , f 1 i used. Cutter Vaccines and Serums are not produced for ' ' .. . ' f J the buyer who wants to save two cents on a hundred dol- r. ( ' f ' Tw"' ; t lar animal. We produce vaccines and serums for your stock Y'''1; 1 v ' i ' ' tne waV we produce them for human use . . . yes, they're . '. , . -' A tJt made by a laboratory which makes vaccines and serums for ' I i I ,v-i , j you and your children, and for the armed forces. See your ,r J p ' af ;J V - !rj jf CUTTER distributor! Cutter Laboratories, Berkeley, Calif. Less than two years ago America faced as fright- that unless you, and all tire-owners continue to make . 1 ening a situation as any country at war ever faced. the preservation of tires a vital personal problem ADflllT TDIIPlf7 Unless something was done, and done quickly, ... our home-front transportation will break down iflUlO ADUUi IllUUli we would soon be without rubber. and slow up the war production of America. IfjQ BUS TIRES And without rubber, no plane could fly, no tank The way out is for you to conserve the tires could move, no ship could sail, no truck could roll, you've got stretch their life in every way you can. ' 1 people could not get to work, materials could not . 0n truck and bus tireS( particularly in over-the- move to and from plants. fftW CO ' 9HO&e Uef tae road, inter-city service, the situation is less satis- That was the situation the Government and the y factory, rubber companies had to lick inside of two years if Do no unnecessary driving. Track and bug tires are operaleci under mor9 America was to stay in the war. Live up to the government regulation don't severe conditions than passenger car tires. They are exceed 35 miles an hour. heavier, thicker generate more heat. They are all Cdtfo "todhMMteam AaMm? Keep your tires inflated up to recommended to frequently overloaded, must travel on any kind pressure, and check them every week. highway-their work requires. Let's see what you think. Right now, there is Avoid hitting holes in the road or bruisin Again we'll be perfectly frank about it: synthetic nearly enough rubber to meet our essential needs. . V01 . oes e roa , or ruismg your truck and bus tires now built will not stand all tho J tires on curbs or stones. Don t start or stop suddenly. uiii.ii. i- 11 i i n Today, this threat to American victory is merely Slow down for sharp corners. abuS,6 prCWar W0U'f take' e,SpeC1f an unpleasant memory, because Government, . overloading. Progress is being made every day-but the Rubber Director, and a group of industries See that your wheels and axles are in line. overloading which damaged a prewar tire can ruin -rubber, petroleum', chemical, alcohol-work- Switch tires from wheeI to wheeI every five today's synthetic rubber tire. ing together compressed into less than two thousand mies have them mspected regularly The Tire Industry is bending every effort to IZZ vit w WU U 7 3 removal of foreign object's and repair of cuts. solve the serious problems of furnishing satisfactory dozen years. But .. . , c , and sufficient tires to the truck and bus field. Because the pubhc saw huge synthetic rubber " . And-most important of aU-recap your But & thjeat &m e tQ Qur mQst plants shoot up almost over night, and heard that tlres as sooa M they become smooth. transportation. synthetic rubber was in large-scale production, they ... So remember this -while the treads of pres- f gured the tire headache was almost over. Though aU dymaja wiu be able to get gyn. ent truck and bus tires are vitally mportant, the , thetic rubber tires in the near future, you may be carcasses of these tires have a value to our truck ft0tO (tfltUM4.! one of those who will. Therefore, you should know operators-, and to the nation, that is beyond price. v and remember ... these facts : Unless these tires are made to last and last, there is This is the situation today the rubber supply : ; almost certain to be a breakdown of truck service. crisis is past, but the long predicted and anticipated u u ji tire shorta e is with s FIATO II mtui Every one of these tires must be recapped the 4u I O AwuU I very minute it needs it before any damage is Why is this so, when thousands of tons of Gov- ABn ln-A done to the carcass. Speeds must be cut down, eminent synthetic rubber are now being made? PASSENGER GAR TIRES especially on hot roads. Overloads must be Why is this so, when the rubber industry is pro- eliminated. Proper inflation is a necessity, ducing a tremendous tonnage of rubber products and J Operators, garage men, drivers, all have a heavy more airplane and truck tires than ever before? The synthetic rubber tire is not yet an improve- responsibility that they cannot now avoid. These Because, as the Baruch Committee foresaw ment but it will keep your car rolling through the are straightforward statements. The warning must the fact that few tires could be made until we emergency. not go unheeded. A new tire warranty recognizes had our synthetic rubber supply well on the In many respects, the new synthetic rubber tires these conditions, but the real job is conservation! way, resulted in millions of tires going out of i i i . .u i 5 u are an unknown quantity. . service without replacement and those re- . Sy - . s?rr7jjAs maining have less mileage in them. Inventories How they would behave at the phenomenally 00 t(( UwPC&fU' of prewar tires are gone. high speeds of prewar days is purely academic. The " Because our military needs are way beyond any- patriotic citizen knows that high speeds wear out his With conditions as they are, and synthetic rub-one's rub-one's anticipations. treads far faster than the recommended speed of ber in its present stage of development, a new tire Because the rubber companies must use a lot of & miles per hour, and drives accordingly. warranty has become necessary and has been adopt- their manpower and machines to make bullet- Under-inflation, driving over rough roads, and J1 T aU, ndeltS term3' l"J"n sealing gas tanks and hundreds of other rubber other abuses are bad for ag tircshu today's evi. suf as b bdy breaks, cuts, snags, and heat products for war, in addition to tires. dence ig synthetic tires wm sUnd ess these failures, as well as tread wear are not subject to Because half of today's requirements are for abuses than the tires you have been used to. adjustment consideration. ( heavy-duty, large-size truck, bus, combat, artil- Nor are injuries or failures which result from lery, and airplane tires, requiring many, many But, since these tires will be rationed to you in improper tire care or misuse or abuse. This includes times the labor and materials of peacetime trust for the nation, it will be your duty to take failure as a result of overload, excess speed, im- needs ... and finally . . . every possible care of them, and to prevent mis- proper inflation, or other non-defective conditions.', Because the manpower shortage hangs over the use and abuse. Qr tires are used on rims not conforming to tire industry as it does over all industry, and there As we gain more experience with synthetic rub- Tire and Rim Association Standards. are just too few hands for the job. ber tires, more and more things will become known Remember the tire industry, the Rubber Di- about them, and the public will be kept informed. rector, everyone is working together with all their SaAm WXiMO If you use synthetic rubber tubes, be sure they enerSy' have from outset to kceP ( 1 are properly installed. They should be put into the America s wheels turning. These problems will be licked when our enemies tire, then inflated, deflated, and inflated again. And Do your part take care of the tires you've "! licked. Meanwhile, we want to tell you frankly they should never be mounted on rusty rims. got nowl THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Speaking for the following companies . . . V tVunswick Tire Company Dunlop Tire & Rubbr Corporation The B. F. Goodrich Company McCreary Tire A Rubber Co. Pennsylvania Rubber Company The Century Tire & Rubber Company The Foils Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co., Inc. Miller Rubber Company The Pharlt Tire and Rubber Company The Cooper Corp. Federal Tires Hood Rubber Company The Mohawk Rubber Company The Poison Rubber Company Corduroy Rubber Company The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company , , . r r. u . a. . . - . , T. Inland Rubber Corporation The Monarch Rubber Company The Richland Rubber Company Cupples Company Fisk Tires ' The Doyton Rubber Manufacturing Company The General Tire X Rubber Company Tn' ke"r-Springfleld Tire Company Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated Sears, Roebuck and Co. Denman Tire and Rubber Company The Giant Tire & Rubber Co. -ee Rubber & Tire Corporation The Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co. The United Tire & Rubber Company Diamond Rubber Company Gillette Tires The Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co. 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