Evening star., 1942-06-28
Mckinley Graduate 49, Constructs Wind Tunnel Basement of Home
Just
Between
Yourselves
-By PHILIP II. LOVE
Junior Star Editor.

Have you QOne your pdlI Ill Vic
Presidents special rubber salvage
drive? Have you tried every way
YOU know how to help make 1t a
success?
Every boy and girl should be able
to answer yes to both of those i'm
portant questions. Those who { n
not have failed to do their r AIN
duty as loyal Americans.
Have you done your duty?
Maybe you have just been put
ting it of. Maybe you have been
too busy, what with final examina-
tions. commencement exercises. the
beginning of vacation and one thing
and another.
are past and vacation Is well under
way. You are not so busy now and
there is no excuse for further delay
in assuming your fair share of an
obligation that is just as plain as
the nose on your face And, for
tunately, it still is not too late.
The Presidents special drive ends
Tuesday. That means you have
three days, counting today, to do
your part. And if you do not think
three days long enough time-Well,
Just imagine what 1t would have
meant to Pearl Harbor If the brave
men on duty there had been given
that much time to prepare for the
Japanese sneak punch Of December
7 the course of the war in the Pa
cific might have been entirely diff
ferent Yes. three days can be a
long time-if you know how to use
it properly!
Anything you have or can get that
is made of rubber-no matter how
unimportant it may seem to YOU
can be worthwhile contribution to
the Presidents drive. Search your
house now. from attic to cellar, or, If
you live in an apartment, look
through every inch of storage space,
including the lockers in the base
ment. Watch out for anything con-
tanning rubber, including:
Automobile, bicycle and truck tires
and tubes.
Baby carriage. toy wagon and We
locipede wheels
Heels and soles.
Boots. galoshes and other over
shoes.
Tennis and gymnasium shoes.
Rath p1afy stair mats onI innr
mats.
Hot water bottles and syringes Of
various types.
Gloves
Nipples, pacifiers and teething
rings.
Raincoats. raincapes. rainhats and
other rubberized clothing
Bathing caps, shoes and tubes.
And an almost endless variety of
miscellaneous articles, such as jar
rings, fly swatters, toys. plumbers
suction cups
In short, anything-hterally, any,
thing at ADJUST so 1t contains rub.
Der. And 1t makes no difference as
to what kind. how much or how old
just so it's rubber.
After you have gathered up all the
scrap rubber in your home. you
might try door-to-door canvass
of the neighborhood, just to make
sure your neighbors have not over
looked anything of value In fact,
you might even search the alleys
and vacant lots within easy walking
distance. You will be surprised how
much scrap rubber you will come
across. if you will just keep your
eyes open for it.
If you are satisfied that YOU have
rounded up all the rubber available
to you, take it to the nearest filling
station. There your rubber will be
weighed and you will be paid cent
for every pound you turn in. Thus.
you will not only render a valuable
patriotic service: you may earn a
worthwhile amount of spending
money besides.
OF course. if you don't care about
the speeding money and are con-
tent to do your patriotic duty, you
can take your rubber to the nearest
shoe-repair shop, police station or
firehouse. or to any garage affiliated
with the Washington Automotive
Trade Association. Rubber left at
any of these places will be collected
by the Salvation Army. the Good
will Industries, the Volunteers Of
America and the Self-Help Ex-
change.
And don't lose interest in rubber
salvaging when the Presidents spe-
cial drive ends. Rubber will continue
to be Of utmost Importance for the
duration of the war, and you should
continue to save it. 1t may repre-
sent the difference between defeat
and victory. AS the District of Co.
lumbia Salvage Committee of the
War Production Board points out:
In the Revolutionary War
the difference between victory and
defeat was = ''' just enough lead
to make the bullets to win.
Today it is rubber = for
our planes, our tanks, for our battle
ships and for medical supplies for
our fighting forces. Our Gov
eminent needs every pound of rub
ber which can be salvaged. "
Have YOU done your part? Have
you tried every way you know how
to make the Presidents special rub
Der salvage drive a success?
Riddles
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