Dear Folks, This a message that Evelyn tried to send to the list but for some strange reason it never got there. Hello all Lately I've been listening to old time radio show tapes from our public library. They include Fibber MaGee and Molly, Phil Harris, Ozzie and Harriet. It was on the latter one that I learned a history lesson. At the end of one of their shows they say - "The war is over but our government needs our tins, to send food to our soldiers in Europe and the Pacific; to send medical supplies for our wounded soldiers and to put civilian goods back on the market. The need is great and the supply is limited. It will take some time before we can get normal shipments to such places as the Dutch East Indies and Malaysia. So for the time being our most valuable tin mines are the American kitchens. Lets make sure to properly prepare our tin cans for salvage; the labels removed, the tin washed thoroughly in accordance with local requirements." I don't know the date of this broadcast, but the continued saving of tin cans was news to me. Wasn't even aware of such announcements, though some of you may have. Evelyn, always learning (Vee here) Well, I have to admit that I don't recall that we continued to save tin cans after the war either. Therefore, I guess it's news to me too. vee