The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-09
Tube-For-A-Tube Order Not Likely
 On Other Products
No Justification for Impression that MedicnaIs Will Be Brought Under Scope of Dental and Facial Re.
 quirements; Reclaimed Tin Needed By Govt

Rose, president of the Tin salvag,
 Institute (agent of the Metals Re.
 serve company a government agency).
 "This tin" said Mir. Rose, lis ir empty tooth paste and shaving cream tubes which some household. CTS are 'hoardlng' under the impres. sion that at some later time the tube-for-a-tuhe order will be ex- tended to cover products other than tooth paste and shaving cream. have discussed this very point with everyone concerned in Washington and I can say authoritatively that there is absolutely no justification for the impression that any medi- cinals or any goods other than tooth paste and shaving cream will be brought under this order. For that reason I vigorously urge everyone who has one or more extra empty collapsible metal tubes such as are used for tooth paste and shaving cream, to turn them in as soon as possible, The government needs them, They are needed now, not later. Turn them in to your drug store, grocery store, variety store, or any other retail establishment that sells tooth paste or shaving cream.
 "They are not doing anyone any good lying on the shelf. They will help win the war if they are turned In. It is not generally known, but a good slice of the tin that has ale ready been reclaimed from the turned-in tubes has been put to use against the enemy. l know of some. for example, that has gone into air- craft and radio condensers for the armed forces. So, it's a short straight line between your bath cab- met and the enemy lines for tooth paste and shaving cream tubes.
 The public has been splendid so far. Most people have responded with all the cooperation possible. We who work with this day after day are able to congratulate the Ameri- can people on the swift response that has been made as evidenced by the great increase in our receipt of tubes, For example, during Sep- tember, we received some 80,00o pounds of empty tubes per week, but by October were receiving them at the rate of il2,000 pounds per week
 "A few, very few misguided per- sons have attempted to sabotage this successful salvage drive with the assertion that one single tooth paste tube can't be worth much when measured against the gigantic war effort in which we are engaged. The terrible truth is that every tube is of vast importance. Only 240 are required, for example, to provide all the solder needed on a Flying Fort ress. That's how important these tubes are. And in the aggregate they assume staggering proportions, Up to the end of September we had reclaimed some 100000 pounds Of tin. by the end of October we had re- claimed more than 342,800 pounds. That is tin from single tubes turned in all over the country. Your tubes will help win the war, if you get them of your bath cabinet shelf and into the fight. Take them down to your store today and let us send them out to fight the enemy"
 The Tin Salvage Institute Is d. rected and supervised by the phar- maceutical manufacturers and the manufacturers of collapsible metal tubes who serve on a voluntary basis without pay. It is an agency of the Metals Reserve company, which is itself a subsidiary of the Recon- struction Finance corporation. The institute is under the direction of c. W, Nichols, vice president of the Metals Reserve company. It Is a governmental operation which is paying its own way and undoubtedly will show a profit to the taxpayer.