Show B BETTER ETTER k DRESSMAKING llAM roan i roan M MANY ANY women are learning to sew as a conservation meas- meas ure It is a way to make spare minutes count They are finding incidentally that dressmaking is isas isas as much fun as any other craft If one has or can beg borrow or buy a sewing machine all the theother theother other equipment is inexpensive and most of it has other uses as well One of the first things that the beginner learns Js is the Importance of pressing It begins as soon as the first seam scam Is sewn She may acquire pressing irons for special cial purposes later but whatever type of iron serves for the family laundry also does very well for dressmaking An open end ironing board that will wUl take the full length of a dress is essential but every homemaker counts that a household must Her seam pressing board and her pressing cushions arc the darlings of her equip equip- ment They also may serve her well on ironing honing day It Is smooth work with the theiron theIron iron when she tucks them under a shoulder der or Inside a sleeve The sleeve form cushion and the tailors tailors' pressing form are easy to make The latter is often called a ham cushion be be- because cause that Is the shape of it The cover Ing should be of he heavy vy muslin or other firmly finnly woven cotton goods The cover for forthe forthe the sleeve form may be cut by aUght a tight sleeve pattern with all extra fullness taken out The cushion should be stuffed very tightly A center core of flat 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 This NOTE drawing is from Mrs Spears Spears' latest book BETTER DRESS MAKING The beginner may learn to sew from this profusely illustrated book and th experienced ed dressmaker will find it a useful reference book on modern modem sew ing techniques Readers wishing to see a copy of BETTER BETlER DRESSMAKING should send name and address for complete de and special otTer Address airs l Spears Drawer JO 10 Bedford Hills Dills N. N Y How To Relieve Bronchitis relIeves promptly be- be because because cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw tender In- In Inflamed flamed bronchial mucous mem- mem branes Tell your druggist to sell you youa a bottle of with the un- un understanding understanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you are areto areto to have your money back for Coughs Chest Colds Bronchitis The e Japs a s were wron wrong Lets Let's r ets 9 kee keep them wrong r The Japs were wrong you make it your personal duty to take care of the tires more heat They are given long hard usage on an all kinds of highways They are all too frequently overloaded Cutting off our rubber supply in the Pacific didn't you now own own- own take us us out of the war war-or even slow us up Frankly today's synthetic rubber bus and truck tires k kr will not stand the abuse that tires would stand es- es 7 prewar For Government the Rubber Director the t e rubber in- in 7 2 to ul r eat 7 overloading Progress is i s being made daily but and the petroleum chemi chemical and alcohol indus indus- industries overloading which would have damaged d a prewar tire can tries pooled their patents and ideas worked together and Do no unnecessary driving ruin today's synthetic tire accomplished the seemingly impossible L. L Live lve up t to 0 the th e G Government regu regulation regulation-don't I dont don't exceed The Tire Industry Is doing its utmost to solve shadow of doubt that 35 miles an hour is planes Today there no n. n our the serious problem of providing the he nations nation's will continue to fly our ships to sail our tanks to roll Keep your tires inflated up to recommended pressure trucks and buses with withof satisfactory tires In sum sum- F or A America me ri ca now h has as near nearly I y enough h rubber ru bb er to t 0 and every week weeL dent quantities Avoid hitting holes m in the road or bruising your tires i meet our essential needs But Dut until this problem is solved a dangerous threat on curbs or stones Dont Don't start or stop suddenly Slow exists to Americas America's most vital transportation down for sharp comers tit G G Old I a tt il u See that your wheels and axles are in line Therefore while treads of present truck and bus tires are immensely important th the carcasses oj of these tires tire Aare Switch your tires from wheel to wheel every five rubber a b ond all price rice to America and to Americas truck the synthetic i The American people saw new thousand miles and have them inspected regularly for re- re plants spring up like rooms They heard of scale large m moval 0 val 0 of f f foreign 0 objects b. b Jec ts an and d repaU repair 0 of f cu cuts ts and bus operators production of synthetic rubber And they applauded Un- Un Unfortunately And most Important of all all recap your tires Unless tires now in use are made to last these two fortunately they also c o jumped to the conclusion that they as soon as they become smooth essential services will almost certainly break down could stop worrying about aboul tires Those tires every one of them mist be re- re reBut It is true that the RUBBER supply crisis is past HOW GOOD ARE PASSENGER CAR capped the Instant tIe the tread wears smooth But the thelong long expected shortage Is with us TIRES OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER before is done to the carcass how bow this be when thou thou- nut But you may say can sands of tons of Government synthetic rubber are being It may be a long time before all civilians can get syn- syn They must be recapped not once but again aJain and made when such a tremendous tonnage of rubber prod prod- rubber tires Meanwhile if YoU should be one of the again High f spee speeds d s mus must t b be e d done one away w with I t h is being turned out as well 11 as more airplane 1 an and d tru truck ck few who do get them you will want this information especially It I-It auy on h hot a t roa roads d s. s 0 Overloads ver I oa d s must b bf be e f tires than ever bel ore Synthetic c rubber tires for or passenger passenger cars are good avoided Tires m t be e properly inflated at all allOne allOne One reason Is that that-as the Baruch Committee fore fore- tires and will give you satisfactory servIce service If you take times few saw tires could be manufactured until our synthetic care of them The Th e responsibility bil to take WI k e care or of these tubes tiles to toru ru rubber bb er supply I y was we well 11 on th the e way This Th lS resulted m in m mil mil- it You should not think of synthetic rubber tires as ins ins- maKe make 1 th them em I last as t as I long ong as poss possible ibl e lS is a vital 01 necessity t l y J. J lions IOns 0 of f. f tires bres going out a of f use a at t new a time time when h en th there ere were no peered prore tires but as emergency W I tires And remember that It mus must t b be e S shouldered h 0 uld er ed b by y all opera operators to rs b by y all dr drivers Ivers b bI by y replacements Meanwhile I hiI e. e tires I left e f. f t m in service service t. t have I less they have not yet had time to prove what they can do a all U garage men t til m mileage il cage m in th theme em an and d prewar inventories to rles are gone It is beside the point to theorize on how they would No American Amerlean can fail to heed tillS this wanting The situ situ- Another reason lS is that our military needs are f far ar react to the phenomenally high speeds of prewar days das a t. t Ion lS is so serious serious that wa t t I it lS is recognized recognIZe d. d m in n a new t. t tire Ile war war- greater than anyone anticipated Every patriotic American knows that tire treads aU all nty D But u t th the e real real 1 JO job b. b IS is to conserve aU t. t tires Ira now m in we use tIre lire tre treads wear WeM out faster at high speeds an and so driVes Also the rubber companies are using a lot of at today's recommended speed of 35 miles an hour and to turn out life their machinery sealing bullet fuel manpower tanks and hundreds of As tune time goes on we will learn more about the effects a Jt H n- n nIn rafts of under inflation of rough roads and of other abuses nf f and d products a navy other othe u needed urgently army They damage aU all tires Indications are that they do pro pro- proportionately In addition to tires WIth conditions as they arc and synthetic rubber m mAnd harm to rubber tires more synthetic its of development a new tire fire warranty has present resent stage should know that half of today's require require- And you truck artillery all tires are rationed to you tn in trust become necessary and h been adopted It applies to all for tor size large heavy duty bus meats ments are and combat tires requiring much more labor and for Jor tIe the nation and it is your our duty to t o take every tires Under its terms injuries such as bruises body breaks airplane cuts snagS and h heat t failures as well as tr tread d wear are not net materials than peacetime products possible care oj of them to avoid ot misuse and pre pre- snags subject to adjustment consideration like industry today vent ent abuse Finally the tire industry every Nor are injuries or failures which result from improper arent aren't is feeling the manpower shortage and there just A t teaches h and d about b t a ou lU experience c es us more an more syn- syn tire care or misuse or abuse This includes failure as a re- re enough hands f for or th the e JO job b rubber t. t IJ es we W will ill pass the Ie information in orma t. t Ion a along 1 ong t to 0 suIt of overload ove load execs speed improper er m inflation atlon or o other er you Meantime M play sate De Be careful non defective conditions Or when tires are used on rUll rims 6 a f tf Gyl l f II If you ou use s synthetic rubber tubes be sure they are arc not conforming to Tire and Rim Association Standards properly installed They should be put into the tire then Dont Don't forget that everyone the Tire Industry the when our enemies inflated deflated and inflated again And they should Dont had These problems will be overcome Rubber Director and many others are working together are overcome Meanwhile 11 We want to Put our cards face never be mounted on rusty rims with all their theU energy as they have worked ked f from rom th the e b be- be beup e- e upon up on th the e table c. c gaming to keep America rolling TRUCK AND BUS TIRES Weve We've told you Ou frankly why hy there is lS a serious tire fire And remember that while the Japs wore ware wrong shortage Now we want you f and every other American ARE A DIFFERENT STORY you must help keep thorn wrong Take care of the that this country country's s trans trans- set of tires to know n a who owns system can still suffer a serious blow unless Truck and bus tires being larger and heavier generate tires you now now have I THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INC 1 Sp Speaking for the following companies e I D Dunlop Tiro Rubber Corporation The Th B. B F. F GoodrIch Comp Company ny McCreary Tire b Rubber Co Rubber Company y Rubber Tit The Company Tho Th is Tire and Company The Th Foils Rubber Company Tho Th Goodyear Tire S. S Rubber Co Inc Miller Rubber Company The Th Century Tiro Tir Rubber Company The Th Poison Rubber Comp ny Federal Tires Hood Rubber Company Tho Th Mohawk Rubber Company Corp Tho Richland Rubber Company The Th Corduroy Cooper Rubber Company The Th Tire R Rubber Company Inland Rubber Rubber Corporation The Th Monarch Rubber Company Sears Roebuck Robuck and Co Cu Ie Company Th Th K 0 II y S Tire Company Montgomery Word Co Incorporated Rubber Company Th Dayton Rubber y Company The Th General Tire R Rubber L. L Lee Rubber t. t Tiro Tir Corporation The Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co The Th United Ti d Rubber Company T Giant Tir 3 Rubber C Co and Rubber C Company e States Siale Rubber Col ony Tiro Tir Denman Gill Gillette The Mansfield Tire and Rubber Rubb Co Pacific Rubber and Tire Tir Manufacturing Company Diamond Rubber Company Comp ny |