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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY. TEXAS
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waste so much rubber and
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An Important Statement About
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GET THIS BOOK FREE
It will help save rubber for
defense and money for you
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Naturally Human
A man is simple when his chief
care is the wish to be what he ought
to be, that is honestly and natural-
ly human.—Charles Wagner.
The popular legend is that coal
was discovered by Joseph of Ari-
mathea who, near Glastonbury in
A. D. 67, found a black lump and
took it to the monastery where it
was thought to be a stone and
thrown on the fire. It became
known as “seacoles,” and was
first used generally as fuel in 1228.
It is now established that coal
was used in Great Britain much
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earlier. Sir Cyril Fox, director of
the National Museum of Wales,
while excavating in the neighbor-
hood of Bridgend, England, came
across two cairns, both of the
Bronze age. One had buried in it
two adults and a child, and frag-
ments of coal found with each set
of remains show that coal was
used in these cremation burials. It
was also established that the buri-
als took place about 1600 B. C.
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SPEED WASTES
RUBBER
Chart shows
excessive speed is
the greatest thief of
tire mileage. An
increase in speed of
50% may mean a
50% increase in the
cost of operating your
car.
Your tires will be properly
inflated free at any time. Nails,
glass or other objects are
removed from the tread. Breaks ________
in the tire body are located so
that they may be repaired before damage occurs;
CAPITAL CHAFF
The President is wearing a black
four-in-hand tie these days, as well
as the black armband.
Latest addition to Roosevelt’s
trinket-laden desk is a white porce-
lain figure of Churchill with a cigar
in his mouth.
0PM has a defense job waiting
for movie star Marlene Dietrich as
soon as her broken ankle is mended.
They want to use her glamorous
gams (legs) to publicize cotton stock-
ings for women, made necessary by
the shutting off of Japanese silk.
Comparison of rubber supply on hand and amount
needed for one year at present rate of consumption.
Every month part of the rubber imported is
used by the government to build up a reserve.
The remainder is allotted to the rubber companies
who must FIRST manufacture products needed
for defense. They then use the rest to make the
thousands of rubber products needed by
automobile and other manufacturers and by the
public.
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SAVES YOUR T/RES ... SAVES YOUR CAR
SAVES YOUR MONEY/
In every community there is a Firestone Dealer
or Store that will gladly perform these services
without one cent of cost to you.
INSPECT YOUR TIRES AND CHECK THEM
FOR CORRECT INFLATION
Join in tne campaign
to conserve rubber for
defense. Get your copy of
this new FREE booklet
at your nearby Firestone
Dealer or Store or from
The Firestone Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron,
Ohio.
RAZOR BLADES
• ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THE •
OUTSTANDING BLADE VALUE
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“TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM”
KNOWN FROM COAST TO COAST
• CUPPLES COMPANY • ST. LOUIS, MO. •
NEW IMPRESSIONS
Washington newsmen, after see-
ing Roosevelt twice a week for eight
years, have only dull impressions
when they walk into a press confer-
ence. A fresh impression comes
from Jack Moffitt, ace Hollywood
reporter, who saw the President the
other day for the first time.
“There was charm in the setting,”
Moffitt said. “The mementoes on
his desk indicate a man of imagina-
tion who can extract pleasant mem-
ories from past experiences . . .
He costumes well. Hoover’s choker
collar became a symbol of Tory
America. Coolidge dressed like a
small town banker. Roosevelt
avoids the foppish, but hits a cer-
tain suburban ease in his dress
which sells quickly to the public.
“He was impressive in handling
himself. There was ease and frank-
ness, and a quickness in response
to questions. He was at all times
master of the interview.
“I was struck by his paleness and
the lines in his face, contradicting
the smirk I’ve seen in a thousand
cartoons. If I were a casting di-
rector, looking for an actor for this
part, I’d cast him as a man who is
working hard under great strain.”
Among the strategic raw materials so vital
to national defense, rubber is one of the most
indispensable.
Airplanes, scout cars, tanks and trucks — as
well as thousands of vehicles necessary for
transportation in defense industries — require
tires, tubes, and hundreds of other products
made from rubber.
And while no other nation in the world has
such vast natural resources as the United States,
all of our rubber must be imported across thousands
of miles of ocean.
Map showing routes that rubber travels to the U. S.
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CHECK WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND HAVE
BRAKES BALANCED
A wheel only ^-inch out of line
is dragged sideways 87 feet per
______ % mile, scraping off tread rubber.
VsF w/ Unbalanced brakes are equally
wasteful of tire mileage. Save rubber by having
your wheel alignment and brakes checked regularly.
Fully aware of these
serious conditions,
Firestone has taken
many steps to conserve
and increase America’s
supply of rubber. In
cooperation with the
government, Firestone
is now building another
factory for the
manufacture of synthetic
rubber. This will greatly
increase present capacity.
WHEN YOU NEED NEW TIRES
. . . IT’S ALWAYS GOOD
JUDGMENT TO BUY THE BEST .
One of the most effective ways to save rubber — jg
and at the same time save money and save precious
human lives — is to equip your present tires with
Firestone Life Protectors, the new-type tubes that \ >
out-wear three sets of ordinary tubes.
With Firestone Life Protectors on your car you
can drive your present tires safely thousands of
extra miles without fear of blowouts, because
these tubes make a blowout as harmless as a slow leak.
And after your present tires are worn out, replace
them with the safest, longest-wearing tires that
money can buy — the new Safti-Sured Firestone
DeLuxe Champion Tires — the only tires made that
are safety-proved on the speedway for your protection
on the highway.
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These simple precautions increase tire mileage.
TEST YOUR BRAKES WITH THE MOST
ACCURATE MACHINES
Balanced brakes prolong tire
W" life’ ^restone electric brake
machines scientifically balance
eack wheel. Your Firestone
Dealer or Store will gladly test
' ■ • * •• • your brakes free.
CHECK YOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH
MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT
aligned. Your car should be
checked regularly for<^i
alignment — another free °
Firestone Service.
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& ROB El
Washington, D. C.
WINTER PLANS
As far as can be ascertained, the
most important point under dis-
cussion between Hitler and Musso-
lini during their recent visit to the
Russian battle lines was a plan by
which Italian troops would hold
down a sizeable portion of the Ger-
man front during the Russian winter
stalemate.
Naturally, no one outside the
Fascist-Nazi high command really
knows the details of what happened.
However, Mussolini squawked so
loudly over Hitler’s demands, that
their general nature leaked out in
Rome—where a lot of army leaders
are none too friendly to the Axis.
Hitler’s theory, bluntly put, was
that the Italians were no good as
fighters; so during the winter months
when there was no fighting to be
done, they could move into the
trenches and protect the German
lines.
Then Hitler could ship his troops
down to Africa, and could clean up
the whole of North Africa before
spring and good fighting weather re-
turned to Russia. Hitler figured
that during the winter he could take
over all of French North Africa,
Egypt and the Suez canal, then pene-
trate to Dakar—from which he
would have a base against South
America.
It has long been known that Hitler
realizes he has to move fast in Af-
rica and the South Atlantic, or the
United States will be strong enough
to block him.
- Mussolini’s reaction to this plan
was anything but enthusiastic.
Aside from the ignominy of with-
drawing from Italy’s proposed field
of conquest—Africa—Il Duce argued
that Italian troops could not stand
Russian winters. They would die of
pneumonia in such a rigorous cli-
mate.
Whether Mussolini finally agreed
is not known.
Note: The Nazi plan apparently
is to put 250,000 Hungarian troops in
the Russian trenches during the
winter; plus 200,000 Rumanians; plus
about 50,000 Slovaks and about 500,-
000 Italians. The German army
during the winter would be reduced
to a mere skeleton of about 100,000
men.
QUICK STARTS AND SUDDEN STOPS
ARE COSTLY
In quick getaways, wheels
spin against the pavement,
wasting rubber. Sudden stops
cause your wheels to slide.
Save rubber by starting and stopping slowly.
AKFD WHAT YOU AS A CAR OWER AMD A
KOTAK AMERICAN CAM DO ABOUT IT
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UNDERINFLATED TIRES WASTE RUBBER
Look at this chart
— if a tire with
30 pounds of
recommended air
pressure is run at
25 pounds, 32% of
normal mileage is
sacrificed! Save
money and save
rubber by having
your tires checked
every week.
miles. There is no charge!
SAVE RUBBER BY
RETREADING YOUR
SMOOTH,WORN TIRES
If your smooth tire has
a safe body, a rugged,
tough, long-wearing,
non-skid Firestone
New-Tread can be
applied at amazingly
low cost, which will give
up to 80% of the mileage
built into the original
tread. This is one of the
best ways to save rubber.
HOW EVERY CAR OWNER CAN HELP
CONSERVE RUBBER
'Today’s conditions stand as a challenge to
the loyalty and patriotism of American motorists;
Here are a few common-sense rules of tire
care which will save millions of pounds of
rubber annually for your country — and save
As a further step in
conserving rubber,
Firestone scientists and
engineers recently
developed the new wear-
resisting Vitamic rubber
compound, which enables
car owners to get much
greater mileage from
their tires and thus save
more rubber.
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With world conditions as they are today, we
must face the growing possibility that this
country may be cut off from its principal sources
of rubber supply.
Realizing the dangers of a single source of
supply, Harvey S. Firestone began years ago the
development of a huge million-acre tract of
land in Liberia for growing rubber. Today, an
ever-increasing amount of highest-quality rubber is
being shipped to Firestone from these plantations.
At present, this country has on hand or in
transit only enough crude rubber and finished
products to last 13 months at present rate of
consumption.
INSPECT AND TEST YOUR BATTERY
Your Firestone Dealer or
Store will gladly test the battery
^v>Jree uPon request. And their
: equipment will tell the
t exact condition of each cell so
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road delays.
TEST YOUR SPARK PLUGS
Unless your spark plugs have /h
full firing power they waste
gasoline. Your motor will fire
unevenly and cause increased
wear on running parts. Have P M
UNDER WAR SECRETARY
Newsmen sat three deep around a
long polished table in the new war
department building. They fired
questions at the man with a sun-
tanned face sitting at the head of
the table. He was the under secre-
tary of war.
What’s a T-6 tank like? . . . Are
M-3 tanks available for the maneu-
vers? ... Did the French find the
75 mm. tank gun effective? .
What is the altitude range of the 90
mm. anti-aircraft gun? ... Is the
army in Iceland? . . . What do you
think about the Russian resistance?
He ducked the last two questions,
but answered all the technical ques-
tions with the assurance of a soldier
trained all his life in ordnance.
But he isn’t a life-long soldier. He
is a lawyer, an ex-circuit court
judge, who scarcely a year ago was
concerned with such non-military
subjects as the reorganization of the
New York subway.
This was a press conference with
the under secretary of war, Robert
P. Patterson. A judge in 1940, he
is a soldier in 1941, with a complete
grasp of the technical information
of his job.
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rURNED AT INCREASING SPEEDS |
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CHANGE TIRES FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL
EVERY 5,000 MILES
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right shows how the tires (
on your car should be . 0) )
changed from one wheel
to another every 5,000 ———
miles. This plan of inter-changing tires saves
rubber by eliminating uneven tire wear.
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Wade, Mrs. W. J. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1941, newspaper, October 2, 1941; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1371375/m1/3/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.