Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-01
PAPER COLLECTION WIZ
TAKE PLACE THURSDAY
school Children Asked to DO Their
Best To Make Occasion
Success.
MEANS MUCH EoR SCHOOLS
Separate Newspapers. Magazines and
Scrap Paper and Tie in Separate
Bu Ill G S-ChristmaS Wrapping
Paper Brings Good Prices.

Public stnoul children VIII make
tncir third ana final collection OF old
newspapers AMI magazines on Thurs
day. winding up the campaign tuadc-
ted " Tho Times Dispatch for tho
dual purpose of teaching the economic
value Of waste material as u source OF
income. ami 1T Tive same time couSerN-
inh Il natural resource which is threat
encd with failure. Two previous col.
lcctions have melted tho public schools
S:C2.c., tho whole plan being for the
benefit OF those who do tn. work
After spending mote than wccE
z; home, the boys sud girls should
have quite an accumulation az pc.cr
to bring With them to school. There
Is no rulc against bringing Il bundle
each day. II an! body has moro than
he or shc can carry in QUO load. In
tact the more energetic tho scholars
are the more tho SCHOOLS will benefit.
Wrapping pap'r aud other paper
which naturally accumulatcs and lit
ters up the home around Christmas
limo, should be brought alcuc with
tho newspapers and magazines. All
three kinds OF paper. however. should
he tied M in separate bundles as
prices differ FOR each variety. Tho mis-.
cellaheous bundle is weighed and
marked down as scrap pnprr which is
the cheapest OF all. ANA tho beuc..i. OF
the newspapers and magazines is lost
their collections separated tho schools
would lose considerable sum OF
money. The TACT that ii takes SO mucl,
time and labor tC separate the paper
according TO the grades in each bun
die. makes II not worth while for the
dealer to attempt the jon, ana conSc-
ouently he ships il all away rs scrap
THE MnNE PAPER COLI .Et TED
TUE MORE SCHOOLS RECEIVE
Get all ct Tho paper YOU cai4 this
week. this viii hc the final collcc-
lion undertaken bN The Times bis.
patch for some time at lcus, The
more paper YOU collect the more money
your school will receive from Tia" sale.
This none! will enable the schools to
get something they need. something
that Will afford pupils and teachers
alike lot Of pleasure. Get MI of the
paper in your homes and then ask Your
ncighbore for some. The waste papar
is only source of annoyance and
trouble to most people. amt YOU ear
bc doing faNor by moving IL rvay
and puttin- il Lack into cumiocrcitl
isc. Piles OF paper which 2ath,r lirt
in your hon, may ia themselves provo
too snail Cor y dealer to send fur. G'.t
il taken TO school VIII add many pen
MICS to the total.
Tho Times Dispatch Il payln2 all
costs If collecting. sending around anu
iomobilcS 1" tho various schools.
rhcsc automobiles arc hard Ia toad.
especially II thc rhpcr rs not bundled
securely. ana. With SO many working.
;hcrc is act 10 10 confusion between
the bundles unlcsa each bundle Is
marked. Now. il viii take little time
far YOU children - put piece of stout
string around your bundle. In fact
that VIII make tho bundle So much
casier I" handle Then take = pencil
and write the ua,uc 90 tho school
plainly on tho bundle. l, viii help
-',.ry body. including chauffeur. weigh
cr dealer ard volt and Tho schools.
Eighteen tons Of old paper has al
ready hccu reclaimed In the two col
lcctions from the schools Wits 4
little cooperation tho same amount
can BE- collected this week. lust bring
Snmn Of Tic namcr 80 Iii Dr.