Word: rubbering
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...great land route won at such tremendous cost in life and energy; the line that was supposed to form an invulnerable channel from the resources of the South Seas to the arsenals of Manchuria carried during six months' existence not a single ton of rubber or petroleum, not a single important troop movement...
Britain's babies, of whom there are more now than for 20 years,* are running short of rubber. Last week, dour, determined Laborite James Murray told an attentive House of Commons: "I have a letter from a woman who has given birth to twins. She is unable to feed these two children. She has four bottles in the house with only one nipple...
Oliver Lyttelton, President of the Board of Trade and Production Minister, rose elegantly. Rubber, he said, would be released for nipples, but "we cannot adopt the same policy for soothers [pacifiers]." The Minister explained: "Soothers are a means of deception to which, in view of the imminence of the general election, the Government cannot lend themselves...
...composition is still secret, but it is known to be an organic chemical with a surface tension only half that of water. Its lower tension makes it adhere better to metal and rubber surfaces, thus displacing the water. In a spectacular test an automobile motor was sprayed by hose until the motor died. When PiB was brushed on, it insinuated itself between the water and the metal, thus in effect "dried" the electrical system and allowed the motor to be started. In other tests electric motors have been operated under water after being coated with PiB. A coating lasts...
Hitch. The Government's sudden 50% increase in A gas coupon values had a catch to it-tires. President A. L. Viles, of the Rubber Manufacturers Association, announced that the May quota of passenger tires to be released (1,500,000) will be 33% short of the number needed to keep essential civilian cars on the road through the summer months...