The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-12-06
GATHER YOUR JUNK, SELL 1T,
INVEST 1T.
The Savings Division Of the Treasury
Department Urges Upon Everyone
In the Eleventh Federal Reserve
District to Observe Salyage-Clean
Up Conservation Week, November
23rd to goth, Inclusive.

The word Junk" as applied to a
stable, merchantable community, is by
no means household word in the
South, and there are millions OF
people in this section who have
given little or no attention to the
serious thought Of the opportunity
ing Junk, deriving from its sale
financial return amply sufficient to
merit their real attention. What at
tention has been given this, has been
in a very large measure spasmodic.
and even accidental. And, even to-
day, with no less than Fifty Million
Dollars worth of Junk going to waste
in this District alone, many of our
people are unmindful of the real OBJ
legation that is theirs to gather up
this vast amount of waste material;
see that it is sold; and the money
invested-the Treasury Department
hopes-in War Savings and Thrift
Stamps.
November 23rd to Goth inclusive
has been designated by the Cover
nors of the four states Of the Elev-
enth Reserve District and by the
Mayors by official proclamation as
Salvage Cleanup Conservation week.
During this week, millions of dollars
worth of copper, brass, babbitt, tin
foil, old auto tires, scrap rubber of
every kind, mixed rags of all kinds,
old rope and string, bones, bottles,
IL, foot bupdrodc of orticlac that h,y
the average individual has been con-
sidered worthless, possessing real,
tangible cash value, deserve to be
given consideration. This is practi-
cal period of time, and it is time for
the American people to get off the
practical period of time, and it is
time for the American people to get
off the high horse" of spending and
sober up. The American public has
been and Is on a spending debauch,
absolutely drunk with spending, Civ
ing no thought at all to saving, but
throwing money away with reck-
less hand, seemingly with no thought
of the future and it's needs.
The Treasury Department has is
sured a Junk booklet for free and
general distribution. and will be
glad 10 send this to anyone wishing
it. 1t contains list of the Junk
Dealers of the Eleventh Reserve DsI
trict besides, other valuable infor-
nation relative to Junk. The Treas
ury Department., however, neither
buys nor sells junk, it merely spon
sors this very practical movement, a
movement quite in line with its gen.
eral plan of Saving and of Conser-
walton.
The Waste Material Dealers Asso
citation of Texas is cooperating fully
with the Treasury Department in this
Conservation measure; while the Fire
Marshals Association of Texas, at its
recent meeting in Dallas, by resolu-
ton, unanimously approved the gov
ernments plan, as outlined in the
present campaign. The Government
is depending upon the teachers to
lead their pupils in this work; is de-
pending upon the civic organizations
in each town to give it active sup
port; upon the postmasters and ban
kers to assist by their sympathy and
cooperation; in fact, is looking to
the general support from every organ
ization and individual that believes
in Conservation, in Saving and in
Cleaning up a town. This is of
sufficient Importance to deserve the
attention of the youngest child in a
community and of the most represen-
tive business man in that same COM
munity.
At time like this when one half
of the world is hungry, one half of
the world is i'll clad, it is certainly
unbecoming in any of us to waste or
to refuse to assist the Government
in any measure of Conservation
Everyone is urged to give this Cam
paign a support that will insure its
success. Don't think you are too
big to do this. Don't think you
have too much money, and that you
need not pay any attention to this
call. 1t deserves your support, and
the Treasury Department certainly eX-
poets everyone to give it liberal
and a hearty encouragement.
Gather up your Junk; in your
closets, your barns, your sheds, your
old trunks, your garages. Gather it
up from the old hiding places. Sell
it, Invest the money so secured in
WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT
STAMPS, and some may even be able
to invest in a $4,000 REGISTERED
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