Evening star., 1942-06-23
Rubber
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rate, $50 900 pounds would have come
in in the first eight days of the drive.
we know that the rubber Is out
there he said. THE people just
haven't gotten it in
Workers Are Commended.
James E. Colliflower. chairman Of
the Salvage Committee, who attend
ed the meeting, said. however. that
the committee members and the
various organizations working on
the campaign have done excellent
work"
Mr.. Walker said several factors
contributed to the decision not to
close gas stations. First, he said,
it would be impossible for attend
ants to make thorough house-to-
house canvass, and individuals
might become resentful if scrap they
had gathered was not collected.
Another factor was the fact that
motorists already are having enough
trouble getting their gas supplies,
ard filling stations are short of help.
To speed rubber contributions in
the next week, the committee is
sending letters to auto graveyards
requesting that they 60 through
their stocks Immediately to remove
tires and mats.
Rubber Mats From Cars.
The committee is appealing to the
public, he said. to contribute the
rubber mats from rumble seats and
luggage compartments, with en-
phasis on the mats from older cars
which are said to contain fewer i'm
purities. The committee is not ask
ing for the mats in the riding COM
partments Of the cars, because of
District auto inspection rules.
The group meeting today also felt.
Mr.. Walker said. that emphasis has
not been placed on the need for the
rubber heels and soles on shoes that
may be lying around in closets.
Those who attended the confer
ence included j. P. Mcdonald, Dis
trict chairman for the Petroleum In
dustry War Counsel; Washington I.
Cleveland, District manager of the
American Automobile Association;
Harry A. Calevas, assistant manager
OF the Keystone Auto Club: Hyman
Zoslow, representing shoe shops: R.
A. Herrick, of the Gasoline Retailers
of Washington. and William A.
Xanten, superintendent of the Dis
trict Refuse Department.
Meanwhile, a mixup at the In
terror Department thwarted. at least
temporarily, the donation of a dozen
rubber mats which Secretary Ickes
had planned to add to the depart
ment's scrap collection. The mats
disappeared yesterday from the
polished tile floors of the new In
terror Building and for a while
their whereabouts was deep. dark
mystery which had the Secretary
baff1ed.
1t was all cleared up later. how
ever, when the Public Buildings Ad-
minlstration disclosed they had
locked up the mats in a storercom
to protect them from Mr.. Ickes'
scrap rubber collectors.
I'VE got word through the grape
vine that somebody was going out
and grabbing these mats for scrap
rubber" ;" said a spokesman. so we
grabbed them first. We have to
maintain these buildings and we
need these mats"
The mats. each containing about
$50 pounds of rubber, were especially
made for the Interior Building fac
ing Constitution avenue and contain
Indian designs woven into them
under the direction of Indian crafts
men.
Refuses to Give Them Up.
Mr.. Ickes' aides appealed to the
PBA to turn them over, but without
success
At other points in the city collec-
tions continued to come in. The
Volunteers of America were to pick
up at 10 o'clock 5000 pounds con-
tributed by $50 employees of the Ma
tional Gallery of Art. D. D. Shepard,
secretary-treasurer of the gallery,
was to make the presentation.
The Salvation Army was to take
in another 5000 pounds from a pile
behind the Munitions Building at
1880 and Goodwill Industries yes
terday received 400 pound airplane
tire-now of no practical use-from
United Air Lines.