Evening star., 1941-12-02
Waste SALVAGE
Fight 10 Open
In Maryland
State Is Chosen to
Leod OFF Nation in
Defense Phose

Maryland defense omciais today
mapped plans to carry out Fed
orally sponsored drive to salvage
scrap metal, waste paper, rags and
rubber, as an example TO the rest OF
the Nation.
Lessing j. Rosenwald, chief Of the
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Of the once of Production Manage
ment, last night announced selection
of Maryland As the State for launch
ing the program.
The program will be carried out
by a State Salvage Committee.
shortly to bs announced Is 4 new
division OF the Maryland Defense
Council. The Federal bureau Will
provide information and promo.
tional material for widespread dis.
tribution to homes. shops, farms and
factories in every section OF the
State.
Movement to Spread.
Shortly after the Maryland pro.
gram gets under way, the bureau
will start similar efforts In other
States on the East Coast and,
finally, in every section Of the
country. Bureau ofncials empha"
sized that the salvage program will
not be in the nature Of 4 short
term campaign or drive, but viii
be aimed at 4 continuing war
against waste" for the duration Of
the emergency.
Chairman w. Frank Roberts Of
the Maryland Defense Council il
issuing invitations to q meeting in
Baltimore at 3 pm. December 9,
when Federal oficials will outline
the details OF the program. Mr..
Rosenwald and Herbert l.. Gutter
son. chief Of the general salvage
branch of the bureau, will b
present. More than 100 persons are
expected to attend the session, in
Guiding representatives Of the waste
materials industry and Of chari-
table agencies which partially sup
port themselves by collecting sal.
wage, as well as 4 number of civic
leaders
Mr.. Roberts is expected TO an
nounce the appointment Of the
State Salvage Committee at the
meeting. The committee will be
headed by q chairman and An ex-
ecutive secretary, the latter to serve
as liaison oficer between Wash
ington and the State orsanisat tiogl
1t was understood.
Separate Baltimore Unit.
A separate salvage committee fol
Baltimore City will also be set up
and as rapidly as possible thereafter
additional local committees will be
formed throughout the State-in
every case stemmins from local de-
Tense councils.
All Marylanders will be urged to
save scrap metals Of all kinds, waste
paper, rags, inner tubes and old
tires, Mr.. Rosenwald said, and to
sell them through local dealers.
Those accustomed to giving their
waste to philanthropic agencies
which normally collect such ma =
terials will be instructed to con-
tinue the practice, he added. BY
either OF these routes. it was pointed
out. the salvage will be directed
rapidly into production, thus con-
serving materials critically needed
in the defense program.
practically all scrap metals, in
whatever form they may be, are
seriously needed by our defense in
dustries today" Mr.. Rosenwald de-
clared. Iron, steel, copper, zinc.
lead, Alumni and chromium are in
tremendous and constantly in
creasing demand by the plants pro-
ducing our planes. tanks, gun and
other defense weapons.
when it is realised that even In
peace times steel mills rely upon
the return Of scrap metals for
about one-third OF their raw ma te =
rials, 1t Is obvious that the present
vast expansion in production de-
mands the whole hearted co-opera- .
ton Of the entire Nation IN guar
anteeing that none OF the materials
sov italy needed ass wasted or de-
stroyed."