Evening star., 1942-09-19
Ton Of Metal Scrap
Turned In by Students
OF Alta Vista School
Every Child Wos Asked
To Bring One Item for
Admission to Closes

Evidence that the national scrap
metal campaign is reaching into
every phase of American life is
offered by 14S children at Alta Vista
Elementary School, Beech avenue
and Old Georgetown road, Bethesda,
Md.
Yesterday the schsol held the first
in series Of scrap Fridays" to
supplement the regular salvage pro-
gram, the broad theory OF which Is
being integrated with the educa-
tional program.
All students were present and they
contributed approximately one ton
of scrap metal, plus other items,
dropping their contributions in front
OF the school before they went to
classes
According to the rules agreed on
by the students and their teachers,
each child was expected to present
at least one item of scrap, preferably
metal. for admission" to school yes
terday.
Variety Of Objects.
Aho SiA1SiC Gil ulliNCu, dHIiOSt Gil
masse, with everything from an
automobile tire to lawn mower.
Mrs. Louise S. Walker, principal
of the school, and three assistants,
Mrs. Hazel o. Cough, Mrs. Mary
Wirth and Miss Phyllida Bien,
worked out the details of Alta Vista's
program to make the elementary
school children scrap conscious"
The collection of scrap, which is
proving to be highly successful
project at Alta Vista, is merely one
phase of the schools effort to show
the children the Importance of the
scrap drive and what it means to
future generations of Americans.
In classes the children are taught
why steel. iron, kitchen fats. rubber,
rags and other salvageable items are
needed in the war effort and to what
uses these are put in helping keep
America free from Axis aggression.
Wire, TinfoiI Included.
The list of items needed in the
present drive has been taken from
The Star and posted on the school
bulletin board.
This list is supplemented with an
other group of salvageable items, a
cross-section of needs which cuts
through all Current drives. The Sec
ond list includes - materials as
follows: Scrap metal. rubber, keys,
kitchen fats, wool, tubes (tooth paste
tubes, etc., rope, tinfoil, burlap,
aluminium, old wire and miscellane-
GUS junk.
The item miscellaneous junk" re-
fers to scrap items the utility OF
which may create certain doubts in
the minds of prospective donors
Children are asked to bring these
items, which are examined by stu
dent committee. The committee in
vestigates to determine II they are
salvageable and then gives an
opinion.
Even in the art classes, where
students make posters advertising
the scrap campaign and concoct
slogans to be used on the poster, the
impact Of the salvage drive is felt.
Mrs. Walker is proud OF the pro-
gram and her students are enthu-
siastic about it.
Enjoy That School Day.
Mrs. Cough said yesterday:
This is one day the children en-
joyed coming to school,"
From other sections of the Dis
trict came new indications that the
Nations Capital has gone in for
scrap metal salvage on a tremen-
dous scale.
A well-organized campaign to
produce an immediate stock pile of
scrap metal is under way in the
Foxhall area, with Girl Scouts of
Troop 80 and Boy Scouts of Troop
7 combining their efforts under the
direction of Lawrence D. Conway,
scoutmaster, 4428 Reservoir road
NV.
The Girl Scouts notified residents
OF the area Thursday that the Boys
Scouts would solicit scrap collections
Friday and Saturday.
DR.. r. B. Teachout, 441O Volta place
NV, Salvage Committee chairman
for the Foxhall area, and his block
lieutenants are supervising the col
lection, which is being accumulated
in the rear of 4423 P street NV.
Funds to Defense Committee.
Proceeds from the sale of the
scrap will be turned over to the
Foxhall Civilian Defense Executive
Committee for use as the commit
tee may direct. according to Harold
M. Wells, publicity chairman for the
area.
In the neighborhood OF Four
teenth and Taylor streets NV, five
Boy Scouts OF Troop % have banded
together to collect scrap In baskets