Evening star., 1942-07-05
Ickes Again Warns
OF National Gas Ration
# Scrap Drive Fails
District Must Collect
10000 Pounds More
Rubber to Meet Quote

A warning that gasoline rationing
might be made nationwide unless
the rubber salvage campaign gathers
momentum came from Petroleum
Co-ordinator Ickes last night as
Washington faced the task of COL
lecting $4,000 pounds of scrap rub
ber each day this week if the Dis
trict goal of 100000 pounds is to
be reached.
Asking mayors of principal cities
to speed the gathering of all re-
claimable rubber, Mr.. Ickes said
collections so far have not been
sufficient to eliminate the necessity
for rubber conservation measures
which we would like to avoid"
James E. Colliflower, chairman of
the District Salvage Committee,
urged local residents to search at
tics, garages. closets and cellars over
the holiday weekend for additional
scrap rubber. According to Com
missioner Young, the important
question is, has every citizen in the
District of Columbia contributed his
share regardless of how small it
might be?"
100000 Pounds Needed.
Wholesale gasoline dealers have
collected approximately 1,275,00
pounds. In addition, S6,443 pounds
have been gathered by the charity
collecting agencies This total of
1851 ,443 pounds as of July is
augmented by 311,450 pounds held
by commercial dealers Nearly 400
600 pounds are needed, therefore,
to reach the 1000 000-pound goal.
George B. Markham of 1886
Thirtieth street NV, sector warden
on Zone 3, Sector 8, in the George
town area, revealed that over 500
pounds of rubber were collected in
a whirlwind, Commute campaign
Friday night that took some 27
participants to nearly every house
and apartment in the area.
An equally fine record was made
by a group of boys from to 13
years old At the urging Of Don
Macdonald, 4527 Georgia avenue
NV, who offered prizes for the
largest individual collection, be-
tween Is and 80 youngsters brought
in over 800 pounds from a four
block area yesterday, and more was
promised. He took the happy boys
to movie. TT is these little sources
the odds and ends-that boost
the total" remarked Horace Walker,
Salvage Committee executive sec
retary.
"Give Till 1t Hurts"
Local citizens were asked to in
ject a holiday spirit into their scrap
rubber collection effort, inasmuch
as many families gave up usual holi-
day trips thus giving them time in
which to make thorough search
of their homes.
Community house toulouse COL
lection drives made by AFRAID
wardens, citizens associations, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Police Boys
Club and the Boys Patrol of the
American Automobile Association,
have proved of great assistance to
the District Salvage Committee,
CHAIRMAN COlllllOWel Sdlu yeSteI =
day in expressing appreciation OF
the civic spirit engendered by the
scrap rubber drive.
The national drive, extended by
President Roosevelt until July 10,
reaches its peak this week.
we are pleading with Ameri-
cans" said William r. Boyd, jr.
chairman of the Petroleum Indus
try War Council, Ito give rubber
| till it hurts. We are again asking
them to check and double check
everywhere for any kind of non
essential rubber for the national
stockpile. Victory rolls on rubber
and our boys need every ounce to
win this war. This has become a
national victory drive--lets win!"
A steady stream of freight cars
loaded with old tires. tubes and
mixed scrap rubber, is beginning tc
move from over-croWded petroleum
bulk storage stations to rubber re-
claiming plants, sorting warehouses
and concentration points, Mr.. Boyd
said.