Evening star., 1941-12-02
Collection Begins
Tomorrow in
D. 6. Schools

Federal officials, among them Leon
Henderson. administrator OF the
Office of Price Administration, to-
day spurred plans for the opening
tomorrow of the first wholesale
waste paper collection campaign in
Washington since the World War.
Mr.. Henderson suggested in his
Endorsement of the drive that Wash
ington was setting an example
which might be copied with benefit
in other parts of the country.
The program to collect waste
paper being sponsored by the Dis
trict of Columbia Parent-Teacher
Association. In cooperation with
The Washington Star. has my full
Endorsement" he said. The de-
tense program has increased the
consumption Of paper so much that
it has become imperative to expand
the collection of waste paper wher-
ever possible. The program being
undertaken here should add i'm
portantly to the collection of waste
paper and may we'll become a
model for similar efforts elsewhere
in the country"
Proceeds Go to Schools.
Under the plan waste paper will
be collected by children and brought
to their schools. where 1t will be
picked up by a dealer, who will pay
prevailing rates for it. All proceeds
will 60 to the school organizations
to be used as they see At. The
paper will be sent to processing
factories for manufacture of car
tons in which to ship supplies to
Britain and will be used for other
purposes designed to lessen the
paper shortage now existing in this
country.
The sponsors explained that the
campaign is not designed to inter-
fere in the least with organizations
now engaged in waste paper COL
lection. 1t is aimed, they said, to
salvage the 95 per cent of scrap
paper which authorities on the sub
ject estimate is burned in incin-
orators and otherwise destroyed.
The paper must be securely tied
with heavy cord when brought to
the schools. Newspapers. cardboard
boxes and similar material should
be placed in one bundle and mag
azines, catalogues and books in an
other.
First Collection Tomorrow.
Elsewhere in The Star will be
found the list of schools as they
have been divided into districts,
with the day Of collection for each
district noted. The first collec-
tions will be made tomorrow. start
ing with district No. 3. On Thurs
day district No. 4 will be visited,
and so on, with collections made
every week on the day designated.
The schools will be visited in the
order in which they are listed.
Mr.. Hendersons Endorsement Of
the project was accompanied by
that of several civic and District
government leaders. all of whom
described the campaign as a worthy
project from the standpoint both
of national defense and local
school programs.
While praising 1t from the de-
fense angle, Commissioner Guy
Mason pointed out that If carried
out on the large scale proposed it
also should aid the District gov
ernment by reducing trash collec-
tions.
In a notice sent out to all school
officers today DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of District schools.
gave a full explanation of the plan
and recalled that it would be car
ried on partially in the interest of
national defense and partially in
the interest of Parent-Teacher and
Home and School Associations.
Benefits Both Countries.
1.-THE aid to defense" he said,
will eventuate in two directions.
There is developing already a
shortage Of cartons in this country.
Thousands of cartons would be en-
ployed in shipments to Britain,
where the paper shortage is worse
than here Thus both countries
will benefit"
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. presi-
dent Of the District Board of Edu-
cation, cited in her Endorsement the
benefit which will be afforded by
the campaign to the children them
selves.
THE paper-saving campaign has
very good effect of training chill
dren to be thrifty and careful about
waste" she commented. "1t makes
them understand that even small