Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 17 | Ab Jenkins Considers Gigantic Charity Drive

I Ab Jenkins Considers Gigantic Charity Drive Drive I By JOHN MOONEY and we e all want to do our parts I believe behee I could help best with 1 Telegram Sports Editor my driving skill and the Mormon Mor Mor- Ab Jenkins Salt Lake City's mon moo Meteor Mayor Jenkins racing mayor plans another assault as as- continued sault on land speed records on If I can secure the same the Bonneville salt flats this purses that were offered me last summer if he can get all aU parties year rear I would be in position to toto toto to contribute their services to turn over some to the charity chanty Red Cross or some other enI enI en en- I am perfectly willing to donate do do- nate my skill and purses to a The fact tact that theres there's a ban banon worthy charity Ab said Thursday Thurs Thurs- Thurson Thurion on tires wouldn't affect me in inday inday day if I can get all aU the AAA any way for my racers racer's tires officials and persons concerned are of special construction and to do likewise already constructed Why This is an extraordinary time t there ere Isn't enough rubber In yr r v I r I vv 4 Ab Jenkins will donate sen services Ices to charity if Salt Flat runs are held this 3 year ear car those tires to keep the government government government govern govern- ment in rubber bands for a day You must realize reaUze that those tires Ures are only 16 1 of an inch thick rubber and that isn't very ery much My Iy only expense would be hiring mechanics to tune up the car and keep it in running order order order or or- der and aside from that Im I'm willing to turn over every cent centI I receive to charity Ab added The ma mayor or has a plan to announce announce announce an an- the date of his proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed hour 12 run so that the general public could attend and the admission price turned over overto overto overto to the charity too It was suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that possibly defense defens bonds and stamps could be sold soldat soldat soldat at the salt flats and a patriotic holiday made of the occasion