Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1918 — TAG YOUR SHOVEL DAY JAN. 30 [ARTICLE]

TAG YOUR SHOVEL DAY JAN. 30

RENSSELAER SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL AID GOVERNMENT IN FUEL MOVE. The United States Fuel Administration, co-operating with the school officials of Indiana, have proclaimed January 30th as Tag-Your-Shovel-Day. On that day tags, representing a shovel, and bearing suggestions for saving coal, are to be tied to practically every shovel in the country by the school children. Like the proverbial “string around the finger to remember by”, these tags will act as a constant reminder to everyone, to use his coal carefully. The public schools of our city have received enough tags for this work and the children will be busy tomorrow at their spare time in tagging the shovels. Give them a hearty welcome when they come to tag your shovel and by all means, read the suggestions on the tag, for the conservation of fuel. They are as follow: Cover your furnace and pipes with asbestos, or other insulations; also weather strip your windows, or stuff cracks with cotton. • Keep your rooms at 68 degrees (best heat for health). Heat only the rooms you use all the time. Test yuor ashes by sifting. If you find much good coal, there is something wrong with your heater. See a furnace expert. Write to the maker of your furnace or stove for practical directions for running economically. Save gas and electric lights, as much as possible, this will save coal for the nation.