Evening star., 1942-09-22
Scrap Drives
Mapped in Two
Nearby Areas
Alexandra and
Mount Rainier to
Collect Metal

Plans for scrap campaigns this
week end in Alexandria and Mount
Rainier were announced today as
thousands of home owners in Vir-
ginia and Maryland intensified their
search for scrap iron and steel after
the opening of scrap drives yes
terday in Arlington and Mont
gomery counties.
Arlington's campaign will con-
tinue through Friday while the
drive in Montgomery County will
continue for two weeks. Similar
drives are under way in Fairfax
County and in Prince Georges
County.
Alexandria is arranging a whirl-
wind scrap collection campaign
from l to pm. Saturday, accord
ing to Albert Smoot, chairman of
the citys salvage committee. Miss
Mary Lindsey is vice chairman of
the drive
One hundred volunteers will par
ticipate in the drive, which is spon-
sored by the Office of Civilian De-
fense. Citizens are asked to have
their scrap out on the sidewalk to
be collected.
Trucks Are Loaned.
Trucks, loaned by local firms
will be driven by members of city
service clubs who will take the
scrap to depots to be sorted and
turned over to dealers.
Prior to the drive, scouts and air.
raid wardens will call on every
householder and leave cards ex-
planning what sort of scrap is ac-
ceptable.
The committee is stressing the
fact that no rubber, rags or tin
cans are wanted in this drive which
Is for scrap metal only.
Any one having scrap too big to
take out to the street may call
Alexandria 1854 and arrange to
have it picked up.
At meeting of the Salvage Com
mittee yesterday, Mr.. Smoot an
nounced the following chairmen for
the drive: Transportation, Francis
Fannon; transportation vice chair
man, F. D. Mason; manpower Rich
ard Bussard; pickup, c. Luckett
Watkins, and disposition, Wallace
Lindsey
"You put it out, we'll pick it up"
has been designated as the slogan
for the campaign.
"Blitz" Sunday.
Sunday has been selected as the
day for a "olitz" scrap drive in
Mount Rainier, with collections
scheduled to begin at 9 am.
Mayor Floyd B. Matthias, who
heads the towns Scrap Committee,
urged all residents to have their
scrap metal In front of their homes
to facilitate collections by town
trucks.
Afraid wardens in the town will
meet tomorrow night in the town
hall to receive final instructions
concerning their participation in the
campaign.
Estimating that the town will re-
ceive about $40 ton for the scrap,
Mayor Matthias said the money will
be used to purchase equipment for
auxiliary policemen and other
civilian defense personnel.
Scouts to Help.
The Is Boy Scout troops and six
cub packs in Montgomery County
have set up salvage headquarters
at Walsh street and Wisconsin ave-
nue., Bethesda, under the direction
of A. Wade Wells.
While the Boy Scouts drive is be-
ing held in conjunction with that
in the county, Mr.. Wells empha-
sized that the Scouts will continue
their campaign for the duration of
the war. Their drive, he added,
also includes the collection of old
gold.
Funds collected through the sale
of scrap and old gold will be de-
voted to Scout activities, Mr.. Wells
said.
Expect 30 Tons.
Approximately 80 tons of scrap
metal is ready to be collected in
the homes of Bethesda residents,
according to Mr.. Wells. The scrap
will be picked up by volunteer trucks
arranged by George v. Menke,
chairman of the county salvage
drive.
The salvage headquarters is open
from am. to 8 pm. daily, in
Guiding Sunday. Mr.. Wells urged
those having large loads of scrap
to call Bradley 0253 to arrange for
truck to collect the material.
Meanwhile, judges for the State
wide competition in the Virginia
scrap campaign were announced to-
day by Martin B. Williams of Rich
mond, chairman of the Virginia
State Salvage Committee.
A total of $4,000 in War bonds will
be awarded by Virginia newspapers
to counties, cities, towns and indi-
viduals turning in the largest
amount of scrap, the Associated
Press reported.
The judges are Mrs. J. K. Bow
man, l.. M. Walker jr., and Thomas
j. Starke, all of Richmond.