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1935, at the postoffice at
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"THE TRUTH WILL.
United Nations Are Blasting The Axis Powers
As Defense Plants Are Working 24 Hour Shifts
Thursday. February *1, 1913
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One of the most remarkable jobs ever done by the
fire insurance industry was the recovery of 10,000 tons
of crude rubber which was given up for lost in the
disastrous Fall River fire which destroyed the 30
buildings containing the rubber at the Firestone plant
at Fall River, Massachusetts, October 12, 1941.
The recovery of this rubber illustrates an asset of
the United Nations which cannot be put down in figur­
es, namely, the ingenuity and ability of free enterprise
to adapt itself quickly and successfully to meeting and
mastering emergencies.
American business men, unaccustomed to accept­
ing the word ‘impossible,” would not concede that all
the rubber was lost at Fall River. Despite the hope­
less outlook, the Rubber Reserve Corporation, the
Firestone Company and the fire insurance companies
tackled the salvaging job.
The Underwriters Salvage Company, owned by fire
insurance companies and operated in 36 states, went
to work. “Strip” mining methods were used—Steam
shovels, a crane, trucks and heavy equipment for
mining operations. What amounted to a steam laundry
was built to clean chunks of “mined” rubber of dirt
and muck, by live steam at 200 pounds pressure.
Through winter, spring and summer 65 men work­
ing three shifts “laundered” the recovered rubber. It
was shipped to the nation’s leading rubber goods manu­
facturers. Today it is on the fighting fronts—10,000
tons that was given up for lost.
Once more, private enterprise drives a nail in the
Axis coffin.
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(1) This mountain of machines operated by women "8omswhers In Canada" eject 303 Braes cartridge sates.
(Photo WIB, Ottawa) (2) This olrl
on the floor as she Installs Copper cables on a basic trainer (Photo
Valtee Aircraft). (3) “Somewhere on the Pacific Coast” Norma Rae Is reaching for a high note
part ot the
U.S.O. entertainment. (Photo Acme) (4) Australian women like those of other United Notions are working
This woman Is servicing the staff car she drives. (5) A Girl Coppersmith somewhere In England braiing
Harness Tubes. A perfect joint has to be mads. (Bntith Official Photo).
RODUCTION of Ships. Planes. Tanks. Ammuni­
P tion and other war armament by the United Na­
tions has long since exceeded those of the Axis
Powers. Soon the United State« will be pioduclng
more equipment than Germany, Italy and Japan
The great Copper mines of this country and South
¿merica are working three eight hour shifts so that
'he Brass fabricating planta and other Industries
turning out war materials for our armed force« and
those of the United Nations will have a authclrnt
supply of the red metal to keep them going full
blast until the Axis Nations are uttvrly cruxlu-l
Millions of pounds of Copper and Brass are being
used each mouth in thia country while many other
millions are being shipped through ls>n<i l^-aar to
other of our Allies Three million women ere working
In War Industry plants while more than twice thn>
number are employed In England Russia. Canada
and Australia are also employing many women.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, after returning from
his gruelling experience in the South Seas and his
Ilnmlng Every
United Stativi .consumption of
inspection of fighting fronts, is the only man who has in money saved, and in the greater variety and better eggs
in lfMO was 311 per capita
Wrdnemla>
mid SiHunlm
said what the American people need to hear in con­ quality of products and merchandise offered.
com[mred with the Record high of
Xitra
Retail stores never before faced such problems as 342 in 1937 and the jjccord low of
nection with production problems. In the newspapers
270
in
1935
today.
Securing
goods
for
distribution
requires
ex-
,
and in the news reels he said that if the soldiers could
be transferred from the hell-holes they occupy on the pert knowledge, foresight and an understanding of For the first time In more than
battlefronts, to our factories, and if the employees in laws and regulations here-to-fore unheard of in this 12 years. Russian furs wtll be
auctioned In New York
Rainbow Gardens
the factories could be transferred to the hell-holes, pro-- nation.
There
is
one
request
that
merchants
now
make
of
duction in this country* would double in thirty days.
137 Main St.
Thomaa Jrffcrnon ut oft'-n call-
By the tone of his voice and his expression, you all consumers: Between now and the time full war «1 the god-father of the United
,
could see that he was disgusted with the Pollyanna rationing takes effect late in February, don’t hoard. Stax-e marine band
The
merchants
ask
this
because
they
are
cooperating
talk about workers at home being classed as filling
one would be huccmm C u I In
with the government to the utmost to avoid disruption the If future
A gissi line is the Mhorteet ins­
“battle stations.”
let him-make the mont
Captain Rickenbacker emphasized that nothing the of consumer supplies. Merchandisers, no matter how ef­ of the present Mary Baker Eddy tance between two ilaU-a
people in this country can do will in any measure equal ficient, cannot distribute products that don’t exist.
what the boys on the battle lines are doing. They don’t Lend-lease and military demands have made deep in­
I hç VUorld’s News Seen Through
get overtime pay and they work day and night if nec­ roads on supplies of all kinds. It is up to the consumer
to cooperate in dividing what is left.
essary.
T he C hristian S c ienc e M onitor
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An International Daily Neu *l>al>er
The people agree with Captain Rickenbacker. Just
Pabtokot by itti < IIRISTIAN M If \< I PUBI l-IIISt. SOI It TV
RICKENBACKER
SQUADRON
because some of us wear “tin hats” at home, we don’t
One. Norway Street, hmton, Ma*a<hu«rti«
Ten thousand workers in the Ingalls Shipyards in
it Truthful—Conatruifive—Unbiased—I ree from Sensational-
want to become swelled up with the idea that we are
ism — Editorials Are Timely and Instructive, and Ils Dady
filling “battle stations”—we are not. Battle stations Mississippi have organized the “Rickenbacker Squad­
Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make
the Monitor an Ideal Newspaper for the Home.
are where the bullets fly and men are dying; where ron” in honor of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, and have
Price $12 DO Yearly, or $1 00 ■ Month
men work as long as there is something to do; where agreed to increase production, "stick closer to and
Saturday Issue, including Magazine Section, $2 60 a Year.
orders are obeyed; where freedom for the individual work harder at our jobs and to reduce absenteeism.”
Introductory Offer, 6 Issues 23 Cents.
<
Obtainable al;
The squadron was organized by patriotic Ameri­
are the guiding stars.
<
can
workers
following
the
Captain
’
s
simple
and
sin
­
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cere message on his return from Guadalcanal. Part
RAILROADS WIN NAVAL VICTORY
Pioneer Avenue
Ashland, Oregon <
<
of
his
comment
was
“
If
only
our
people
at
home
The prophets who a few years ago cried that the
could
know
what
those
boys
are
doing
for
us
and
for/
railroads were as out of date as the horse and buggy,
are without honor at home or abroad. Our railroads our future generations, I think we would take this war
more seriously.”
probably saved this country from an invasion.
We venture to recommend the spirit of the “Ricken­ He Who Laughs—-Lasts!
For example, they moved soldiers and supplies to the
backer
Squadron” not only to American workers in
critical danger points in a matter of hours following
war
industry,
but to all Americans who want to share
Pearl Harbor. Without firing a gun they became one
THE EXHHlNRTlON QUE ST/ON WRS :
of the greatest obstacles to the success of Hitler’s a bit in the winning of the war.
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DESCRIBE THE SHRPE OF THE WORLD ?
submarine campaign on the Atlantic.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
James F. Byrnes, Director of Economic Stabiliza­
THAT /s THE HNSlNER.
tion, is quoted in the newspapers of December 30. as
A group of laymen, Episcopal, Methodist, Presby­
TH/3 IMPUDENT VOUNG
saying: “The railroads have done a magnificient job. terian, Lutheran and Baptist in Charleston, S. C., is al­
MRN GRVE !
Before Pearl Harbor there were 5,000 barrels of oil armed that a high percentage of children between the
delivered in Eastern Seaboard territory a week. Two ages of ten and eighteen, do not know the Ten Com­
weeks ago it was 761,000 barrels a day ... we have to mandments. They have organized “The Society for
look for relief from the immediate situation to the the Propagation of the Ten Commandments” and are
railroads and railroad tank cars.”
urging clergymen and parents to resume the old prac­
By their ability to do this unprecedented job of tice, once almost universal, of teaching children the
moving oil overland, the railroads snatched from the Decalogue. The “Society” plans to hold no meetings, to
submarines one of their greatest prizes, thus win­ write no by-laws, but to extend its membership and
ning what might be termed a major naval victory.
to work personally for its stated purpose.
It would be impossible to estimate what the efficient
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functioning of our railroads means to this country in
JEFFERS DEMANDS ACTION
the fight against our enemies.
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers has stated sev­
eral
times that he would “go to the people,” and tell
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TIME TO HELP
them all about the delays in the production of synthet­
The right of any business to advance by the initiative ic rubber. He doesn’t seem to realize that he has al­
of its owner or management, operating on a com­ ready blown-off-the-lid in Omaha style in criticizing
petitive basis, has given this country a merchandising "too many experts in Washington,” in which he has in­
a*.
system that is now of incalculable value to consumers included "experts” in the Army and Navy.