Show L SYNTHETIC RUBBER HUBBER The effect of Axis I in the Far East is the loss of our rubber In 1940 this country t ted ed tons tOlls and almost VOl y pound of it came from countries now blocked by Japs For 25 years chem chemIstS chemists fists have been developing a rubber substitute But pro productIon production production of the product was not pushed so long as these thOle was an abundance of cheaper natural rubber Now th the cost question has gone gOll out the window The Tho United States must have rubber to win wm the was wai Hence Renee the present pressure on industry to produce a substantIal quantIty ofa of a rubber substitute Prior to 7 plans were wore under way for producing tons p per r an annum annum annum num ofa of a out ot of petroleum Subsequently the tine government raised its sights to tons ton tonsa a goal expected to be realized sometime in m 1941 1 4 J NO No the is 1 b ing mg furth further r enlarged to tOil tons ItIS it is said 5 that it will tai talu a ear and md a n half to get d plants erected andIn and in fullOP full OP opt operation ratIon In the m meantime the government has enough 1 eSCH e ru uLI H to cover war needs anda and acid a little more Owners of automo automobiles bales bIles must take unusual to make their thur bent care pro sup up supply supply ply of tires last to the ultimate mile |