Show rubbers galoshes Galos hes necessary in war effort monday december 14 will mark the begia beginning ning of a statewide drive by the ofil office ce of price administration the public schools the parent teacher leacher ass elation and the minute women to insure maximum effective uw use of childrens rubber foot year ear now no in 1 the hands of consumer ers mrs eva J jensen community ser service ce member of the morgan war p price r ice and rationing board announced here it Is believed mrs jensen said blut that many fa families milles in this area have rubbers and galoshes galos hes that the children have hav e outgrown and that no do longer fit any member of the family faintly in this campaign we tire are urging all families to go through their closets attics and basements fo for rubber footwear which ran can be taken by the children to their schools where the rubb rubbers ers and ga boshes will be assembled and distributed tri buted to children they will fit this tais program is a part of the nationwide rubber conservation drive and is intended also to assist in the antl inflation program of the nation since inflation is essentially a shortage of supplies the office of price aan administration is doing everything in its power to be sure that maximum use Is made 0 ill a existing supplies of consumer goods in order to reduce the domand demand dorid derid rid for scarce commodities as much as possible while the campaign is essentially a conservation rather than a salvage program it Is urged that all odd or worn out rubbers and ga boshes as well as serviceable ones should be sent in since odd rubbers which cannot be mated as well as those which cannot be repaired will bt bi turned over to the local salvage committee the campaign camPal gri to have rubber footwear oot wear brought into the grade and junior high schools will begin monday december 14 and continue through friday december 18 children will bring the articles to their teachers who rn then them over to the local parent teacher asso catton cation the P PT T A will have charge of sorting cleaning mating and repairing the footwear during the holidays the redistribution will take place when the children return to school after christmas vacation to in so far as possible children without protective footwear who bring in articles which are too small for them to use will be given a pair to tit fit them there can be no guarantee of this direct exchange however since there Is no way of being sure all needed sizes will be turned in mrs jensen continued the minute women of the war production board are urging householders to participate in the drive for childrens rubber footwear during their december visits to the homes the purpose of the campaign is to avoid any unnecessary demand tor for rubber footwear it Is not in way connected with relief or charity everyone is urged to participate wholeheartedly in the program as a war activity to save rub b ber ind and help prevent inflation householders who have no children were asked to send their rubber footwear which Is not now being used sed to the schools with neighbor children Is your subscription paid up |