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Evening star., 1942-09-24
Nelson Studies Plan
To Condemn UnusabIe
for Scrap
Legal Move Possibly
Nay Take In Slums
Now Being Occupied

Chairman Donald M. Nelson has
asked War Production Board attor-
neys to investigate the legality of
condemning abandoned or a1nusable
buildings for scrap.
There are thousands of such struc-
lures throughout the Nation, it was
said, from which large amount of
badly-needed materials, particular
" metals, may be salvaged. In many
cases owners have been reluctant
to sell the old buildings or let them
be razed for scrap.
The District building inspectors
Office estimated that there are in
Washington more than so buildings,
abandoned or unused, which would
yield sizable amount of critical
metal Because of crowded condi-
tions here, however, the number of
unused houses and tenements is
smaller than in most other large
cities.
In New York City, for example, 1t
was stated that there are more than
5000 tenement build dings, which have
been condemned AS insanitary as
abodes. These would yield thou
sands of tons of scrap iron, copper,
tin and other metals.
It could not be learned whether
Mr.. Nelson is considering taking ac-
ton against sllm dwellings which
are occupied though obviously in
sanitary. Washington has thou
sands of sub-standard dwellings in
alleys and elsewhere which might
be salvaged in such an event. Civic
leaders and housing officials long
have urged that these dwelling be
razed. The Alley Dwelling Author
ity embarked on sizable slum rec
lamation program here which was
cut short by the war
Should WPB decide to condemn
for. salvage inhabited slum dwellings
as we'll as unused ones, large re-
housing program would have to be
undertaken, particularly in crowded
war areas like Washington, it was
pointed out. One official said fam
lilies removed from slum areas coule
be housed for the duration of the
| war in trailers and temporary hous-
ing, built with use OF little critical
| materials. This, 1t was held, prob
ably would not be done in cities like
the Capital where housing is still
insufficient although full use is made
| OF sub-standard buildings.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Congress in Brief


Senate. ~ u
May reach vote on controversial
parity amendment to anti-infiation
bill.
Finance Committee continues
work on tax bill.
Special Defense Committee cues
tions more Army witnesses on avia.
ton program. 49,.
immigration subcommittee. con.
siders bills to preserve nationality Of
citizens residing abroad and provid-
ing for documentary evidence Of
citizenship.
House.
Considers bill to add $500 900 900
to defense housing authorization.
Small Business Committee calls
for report on progress under Smaller
War Plants Corp. Act.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Scrap Metal Need
Is Truly Critical
Steel Men Warn
Grace and Wotson Soy
Motion Must Collect
Millions Of Tons
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. az
NEW YORK. Sept. A.-The need
for metal scrap was described today
as truly critical by steel men who
said this country had stopped Tvs
ing on its metal fat" and now
must dip back 70 years for steel and
iron Junk.
The statements came IS this Ma
tion's newspApers-more than l,oOe1
have pledged their helpassumed
leadeYship in the drive TO collect
the scrap lying around American
homes, farms. factories and build
inss.
Many millions Of tons Of iron.
and steel scrap must be collected II,
the tremendous tonnage Of steer
needed in the Nations war edortss
are to be produced" said Eugene
r. Grace. president Of Bethlehems
Steel Corp. |.
II Million Tons Needed.
Steel men estimated they woulds
need to pile up at least II millions
tons of scrap between now and.
January /, when war production Isl
expected to reach Its peak. Monthly
consumption Of scrap now is run
ming about four million tons. the
greatest in history, but still not
enough.
'"The recovery of scrap is so vital.
said Ralph H. Watson, vice presi-
dent of the United States Steel
Corp, that every farmer and every
householder has heavy RESPONSE
bility for the country's production
of guns, tanks. ships and shells"
Because scrap collection was
tagging badly the Government asked
the newspapers for the next thres
weeks to stimulate their com-
munities into an all-out effort to dig
up metal junk-items no longer
needed.
Steel men and leaders OF the news.
paper drive. worried that sight Of
large piles of scrap In Junk yards or
elsewhere might give the impression
that scrap was plentiful, pointed
out:
Those piles. even though un.
shipped to the mills for = while,
mean only that the industry knows
where they are, will take them in as
soon as transportation facilities
allow, and can count ahead on how
much scrap is known to be availabls.
Shortage Explained.
/ Mr.. Grace gave this twofold cause
Of the shortage:
/ Less scrap is available from
normal sources, due to diversion OF
steel from peacetime manufactues,
and greater consumption Of scrap Is
occurring because of the record
production of the steel industry on
war work"
4 Mr.. Watson said:
I'VE did not make or collect all
the scrap which was consumed laxt
year. The Bureau of Mines reports
2,746,000 tons less scrap on hand II
the end Of 1o41 than At the be-
ginning. To this extent We we're
living on our fat in 1871 This year
! we are making more steel than last
year. The scrap being collected will
bave to be more than the normal
fiow.'
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Third Army Moneuvers
Help Scrop Pile Grow
ay the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS Sd ARMY,
Somewhere in Louisiana, Sept. "a
Third Army maneuvers are bring
ing children OF small country
school knowledge of military af-
fairs and at the same time adding
to the Nations scrap pile.
The teacher, bombarded with
pleas for pupils to be allowed to
watch the soldiers, solved the prob
lem by telling them they could have
time of for scrap donations.
The scrap pile and the boys
knowledge of things military, the
teacher reported, are both progress
ing satisfactorily.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
BY ERNEST G. FISCHER.

BY ERNEST G. FISCHER.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 24.-Collec-
ton of scrap all over America re-
minds those of us who have been
in Germany that Hitler's hunt for
metals long ago passed the junk
salvaging stage.
There street cleaners even salvage
bolts and nuts which drop from
vehicles.
American nationals interned at
Bad Nauheim saw workmen remove
several large bells from the church
across the street from the hotel in
which the repatriates were held.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Cooper Mines Opened

China has opened new copper
mines and is building refineries In
q drive to make available an annual
output OF 5000 tons Of copper in the
eSechwan-sfkang district.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Only Certain Kinds of
Scrap Are Wanted

WANTED.
Beds.
Electric toasters.
Irons.
Heaters.
Fans.
Door knobs.
Hinges and keys.
Locks.
Hardware trim.
Springs. ~ :.
old knives, pans, pots, scis-
sors. q
Lamps and lighting fixtures.
Metal ash trays, bowls,
statues, vases, metal garden
furniture.
Radios, screens made Of brass
or copper.
Sleds, ice skates, roller skates.
Vacuum cleaners.
Metal stoves, fireplace and
irons, CRATES, pokers, fire ex-
tinguishers, old CRATES, furnace
doors, iron and nickel parts of
old stoves.
Pipes and pieces Of iron,
brass or copper piping, plumb
ing fixtures, bathtubs, faucets,
sinks, ice trays.
Radiators, refrigerator metal
parts.
Tools.
Automobile metal parts,
chains, batteries, license plates,
parts of motors.
Discarded sporting goods. BIZ
cycles and tricycles.
Garden tools, lawn mowers,
hoes, pickaxes, rakes, shovels,
etc.
NOT WANTED AT THIS TIME.
Rags. ts~
Rubber.
Tin cans.
Tin sheeting.
Pianos.
Safes. s.
Salvage officials point out that
while these materials are not
wanted in Sundays drive, later
drives may be started for col
lection of certain of these ma
terials.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Hitler Loots ( wen Churches
To Get Metal, U. S. Writer Says

IAN Associated Press stdf man,
Uho returned from Germany in
June, tells OF Hitler's frantic
search for metals.)
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Cheap Tickets Dropped

Switzerland has abandoned cheap
weekend Hallway tickets because OF
the electricity shortage, but is con-
tinuing summer holiday rates.
Evening star., 1942-09-24

of commando raids" for scrap, and
the club has colonies, captains, lieu
tenants, sergeants and corporals.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

IN pL posea ligc.'aeE feeders may
nov pWcha.c W"ea. 'nseuGh the
agricultural ,."IH.nsn' aMmlistlI.
t.c@. the Z Centre Office cf wnich
allead5 has dlsai5Jtcd many car
Loads on thp nlaju acl".
The AhA alsa j" II trib1ting V1n-
Gu2 Eilds Ct Fertilizers, und the
several governmental and quaise-
luulic ltudln. agencies are making
@v&llab!c ad"qaatc aCney lOr use
III r:.p, ldcd production.
The ig4l tnIec naiur aRencie"
loaned total Of $8J9.l57 in the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

This year also Imperial Valley
'dlmers have been gwen saccesS to
The every normal granary for feed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

government, realizing that it must
Continue to claim the services OF
mere and more agricultural work
crs. has taken ever the state en-
LlCyment offices, and has added
capable workers whose sole duty IL
TO supply agricultural workers.
The United States employment
service at Fl Centro, formerly the
California department of employ
ment, did such a good job this
year that the valley had no labor
Shortage, but surplls.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

valley This figure does not include
private leans by banks, nor LAND
bank commissioner loans. Tie fig
ures CT the three agencies are:
FL Centro Production Credit as
.cciation, S702857; farm security
administration, S115,0C0; emergency
crop and feed loans. Sal 300.
mgtttMF
OTHER BENEFITS
The financial assistance given by
the government is not the only
benefit accruing to Imperial Valley
farmers during this emergency. The
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Farmers Government In
Close CooDeration Here
I 0ed for Freedom

fJed for Freedom.
With that battlecry, farmers and
-cYelnment agencies in Imperial
alley today are working c,gSer to-
ether than ever before, and to BET
:. purpose
Inc government wants incres sed
'.oductiCn. The farmers are Civ
ng It, The farmers want stabilized
narke.e. The government is help
n.
Imperial Valley farmers have
earned the value Of the efforts at
tabilization exterted by the govern
ment here These Efforts are far
more extensive than the Yariour
subsidy plans now in effect.
MACHINERY REPAIRS
IAiS year, for instance. the gov
Ament, conscious Of the severe
hortape in vital metals, is giving
valuable attistance to farmers in
-Lairing their equipment, much of
mich cG..not be replaced until the
ND Of the wal.
With the cooperation Of tho Vari-
Gus equipment dealers in the val.
ey, the government conducted a
cries CT clinics in which the far
nerS learned, many of them for the
lfSt time, just what makes a trac e.
or or disc or combine tick. The
,oVernment also has made avail
1ole additional machine shop faeili-
les IN the various public schools
where agricultural mechanic i,
aught
tFED AVAILABLE
This year also Imperial Valley
'dlmers have been gwen Success to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Unofficial
Host TO

Ell Centro's many winter Wis
itors, Tie Hotel Barbara
Worth has probably done more
than any other agency to eX-
press this community's hos
pitality to thousands OF toW-
lists and business men.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
Hotel Barbara Worth
Ell Centro California
The Winter Capital of This Greet
Horticultural and Desert Region

There's a welcome surprise for you when you visit this
famous modern hostery with its splendid equipment,
furnishings ana decorations with its complete air
diOnng for your comfort with its dining which
food par-exceence with its taproom and Can
tina afford relaxation and where the service is the kind
YOU would expect in the hospitable southland.
Nothing is left undonC to make you feel that tire Hotel
Barbara Worth is your hon..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
EXPLORE TE4E FASCINATING IMPERIAL DESERT!
Make The Barbara Worth Hotel Your Headquarters

Follow the winding automobile trails that lead to rare
areas old and mining fields, and min
eral picturesque waterhoe ana historical monu
ments.
Spend weekend prolonged vocation while you take
good by-roadS that extend into ANA DESERT r<rk
Salton with world famous mldpGa Painted
Canyon the placer gold fields to Imperial Dam
the Colorado to picturesque Old Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04

few miles to the south.
Let help you plan outing trip that viii give you
day week month OF joy and relaxation the
Imperial desert winter playground Southern Cali
WATER is NOW FLOWING IN THE NEW ALL
AMERICAN CANAL THROUGH THE PICTURESQUE
SANDHILLS EAST OF Ell CENTRIC
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-04
MeIOIdnd Station
Is sLaboratOry for
VdNeyF
Continued From Page p
alfalfa and Hub2n clover
CROP STUDIES

alfalfa and Hub2n clover.
CROP STUDIES
4. Forage and cover crop trials.
Such crops are fenu-greek, Egyn-
tian clover. Calcarata and purple
vetch, Sesbania, gllr, Crotalaria
pigeon peas, Mung beans.
MRlg beans sprouts are used IL
Chinese foods, black -eyes and 9TH
er coWpeas, Spanish caAary grass
and early improved sour clover
come unde~ this head. All were test
ed, checked and re-checKed at Tho
station
5. SaffloWer TIE study CT saf-
flower, q thorny plant from WhicA
an oil similar to linsacd and flax
seed, is extracted, made up a COM
plete years project
In its native form the saffieWel
plant is thistle-like with SHAH
thorns that make harvesting diff
ficult Goar is experimenting witt
the plant. trying 10 produce q
thornleSS variety
ION
6. Production of foundation seed
This project works Indirectly with
the Calapproved seed plan Crig-
NAL seeds from which CalapproVed
seed crops are produced cCme IRON
the station.
7. Annual and permanent past
urage. Variety trials of pasture
crops to determine adapability tC
valley conditions were conducted.
8. Condiment and drug crop
trials. Experiments with celery
seed and other crops from which
drugs or table seasoning are made
have been conducted throughout
the year
CROP ROTATION
8. Crop rotation and nutrition
studies. Crops studied under this
project included sugar beetS. flax.
alfalfa, Huban clover, barley, guar
Seshania and cowpeas.
10. Miscellaneous. Under this
head come studies of ornamental
trees, lIoWeTS, SHRUBS, utVelOpment
of rust resistant wheat and expert
menta with different types of fer
tilizerS.
Sc il is easy to see that the
men at the station keep pretty
busy the year round. And thev
must like it for they're continually
urging farmers to bring in then
problems for individual cC,,cdaro
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
DefenseExpense
Deducted From
Murphy Pay
Lieutenant Governor
Receives Only $2.I6 Out
of Usual $lo4.l6 Check
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, April Lieut.. Gov.
Frank Murphy got pay check
for only S2.16 today for his duties
as administrative board member
during the last two weeks. Auditor
General Vernon ]. Brown said
today.
Ordinarily, he would have re-
ceivcd S10416, at the rate OF
81, 500 a year. but he already has
received S102 in expenses for driv-
ing back and forth between De-
troit and Lansing to attend de-
Tense committee meetings.
"I'lI just have TO hold up $10z
out of his pay until the attorney
general rules whether he Ia en-
titled to expense money" Brown
said. There Is no other choice"
Brown previously had voted to
give Murphy driving expenses and
SIS day pay out of defense coun-
Gil funds for attending the COM
mittee meetings. He explained be
felt sorry for Murphy because his
pay was not as high as other
board members. --------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
Iron Out Flaws
In Battle Creek S
First War Alert
Volunteers Show Need
Of More Experience
in Getting to Posts
Times stan Correspondent

BATTLE CREEK. April l.
Civilian defense leaders today
started on the task of ironing out
flaws which appeared last night as
the city underwent its first alert
of the war.
Leaders said that as whole the
alert was. successful. but showed
that considerable more experience
is needed by volunteers in getting
10 their stations with minimum
of confusion. Last nights alert
went unnoticed by the general pub
lie since it was held without any
fanfare.
At 8 o'clock volunteers went &c
their posts and were checked in by
leaders. After each person hao
arrived the group was dismissed
The time needed for the maneuver
varied from a few minutes TO sew.
eral hours.
The next alert. for which no date
will be announced, and will be
called by Police Chief Harold
Ham who will order factor
whistles to blast out the warnil-g
tseHding volunteers to their Jobs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
Hospital Head
Held for Trial

DR.. Frank p Raiford, 81, part
ner in Trinity Hospital, today was
held for trial by Recorders Judge
w. Mckay Skillman on perjury
charges brought by Judge Homer
Ferguson's one-man grand jury.
Judge Skillman said that later
today he would announce whether
Samuel Leve, former chief county
investigator, and also a grand jury
defendant. will be held for trial on
charges of accepting bride.
Testimony in Leve'S examination
has ended.
The grand jury warrant accuses
Doctor Raiford of a false state
ment in connection with its in
vestigation into county graft
which sent County Auditor Ed
ward II. Williams to prison and
brought the custer of his COL
league, Ray D. Schneider.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
Here FIunkS
Csptor Of z Convicts Loses
Job After Exam

LANSING. April Glenn Car
penter. jackson Prison deputy
warden who single-handed and un-
Iarmed captured two escaped con-
victs three years ago. has been
dismissed because he didn't place
high enough in civil service tests
the corrections department an
Inounced today.
Carpenter will be replaced by
Georges l. Francis. director of edu.
cation at the prison since 1885
who was selected by Warde n
Harry II. Jackson from civil serv.
ice lists.
The dismissed deputy ran down
the two Convicts after a two-mile
chase and persuaded them TO give
up a shotgun and pistol, and re-
turn TO prison. They had gone
over the wall and killed a captain
10 make the break.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
War Wife'S Distress !,
Mother Seeks Job to Support Her Daughters
Because Husbands Army Pay Is Too scan+

This is more than a story of the
plight Of Mrs. Beryle Martin of
1887 Chelsea avenue and her
three daughters.
1t is duplication OF the I'm
known number of similar cases in
Detroit.
Since February 9 when her hus-
band, Fred, 3S, was called TO serv-
ice as an army master sergeant,
Mrs. Martin has had SIS to sup
port herself and her daughters
Pauline, Is; Lois, IA, and Donna,
II. The money was all Martin
could spare from his first S126
pay check.
The rent on their income bunga-
low being $40 a month, the &c.
year-old mother has been COM
PEELED TO stretch the dollar to meet
daily expenses.
Since the day her husband left
Mrs. Martin has sought work, con-
fident that employers would have
an offer for a soldiers wife.
But have always been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01

housewife and have nothing to
offer them but eagerness 70
work." she said. "They are In
terested I'm experience, and most
of them believe the government
takes care Of war wives"
She has been offered charity by
the Service Mems Bureau and by
friends, but she wants none of Il.
She wants a job. preferably in
defense work where she can con-
tribute to the cause for which her
husband is fighting.
To tighten her burden, Donna
has been sent to live with Mrs.
Martins parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Overman of 15605 Park
Grove avenue. But the Overmans'
son, George, 26, who was their
main support, is sergeant with
Martin in the 125th Infantry at
Los Angeles.
Thus, all Mrs. Martin, a typical
case, is asking is a single income
to replace the two sacrificed for
waF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
PICTURES HIS GUIDE

Gentry started setting up his
home workshop nearly five years
ago. He had always wanted &c
make a model OF the guns such as
are mounted on United States
Navy battleshipS or on the front
end of destroyers and the decks
Of large submarines. Gentry ex.
planned:
"Of course II was impossible
TO get plans for these ships, 40
i started clipping newspaper and
magazine pictures. Finally,
was able to get an idea OF what
the gun looked like from every
angle.
I'D try my hand at making a
racing car model, when I tackled
the gun. 1 must have put about
100 hours of labor into IL.
ut Is scaled about one-eighth
OF an inch TO n foot"
FIRES .s8 SHELL
The gun is authentic in every
detail and fires a .3S-caliber re-
volver blank she'll with nearly a
.one-inch recoil of the barrel. II
has a swinging door breach, range
finder. wind driftage instruments
and even crosswires in the sights.
Gentry prevailed on a Detroit
hardware dealer TO put the firing
piece in window. Within five
hours he had five offers from
would-be purchasers.
Attorney Harry S. Toy, former
Michigan Supreme Court Justice,
was the purchaser, buying the gun
as a birthday gift for Harry Ben
nett, Ford personnel head.
Nimitz saw the gun on Benefits
desk when he came here for the
opening OF the Naval Service
School at Fords.
They tell me Nimltz practi-
calIy walked Oft with It," Gentry
laughed. 81 had to make Ben
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
$75,OOO
Executive
Divorced

Leroy Gregory Peed, $4,000 a
year automobile executive, today
was divorced by auburn haired
Ann Hardy Peed, to whom he had
been married since Jan. 10. 1885.
Mrs. Peed obtained her divorce
from Circuit Judge Lester S. Moll
on grounds that her husband was
extremely jealous and made dis
paraging remarks about her, re-
lating:
zone time when we were at an
important business dinner he
pushed the platter i'm front Of
me and said: You've eaten
everything else, YOU might as
welt eat this, too.
A property settlement has been
made out of court.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
Toy Gun for War job
Former Times Employees Dream of Tool Shop Puts
Vital Armament Contract in His Basement

Ever since Marvin c. Gentry
was so high he dreamed of a too
shop OF his own where he could
tinker.
When Gentry realized that am
bition he turned out a model of a
5-inch naval gun which eventually
landed on the desk of Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, commander OF
the Pacific feet. and brought him
a lucrative army subcontract.
Today Gentry. a former Detroit
Times pressman. is netting nearly
$500 monthly turning out delicate
parts in his basement toolshop
which he sells TO a Detroit tool
and die firm for use in the manu-
facture OF highly important imple-
ments of war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
Boston Museum BUYS
Fl. Custer PAINTINGS

FORT CUSTER, April 1.-The
Museum of Fine Arts of Boston
today purchased two of three
paintings by Fort Custer soldiers.
They are Landscape" by Pvt.
Miles Tunacliff. and Winter Scene
at Fort Custer" by Pvt. Douglas
b. Gordon. An offer for Blue
Boy" by Private Tunacliff was
rejected and it will remain a part
of the Custer collection. The art
work of Custer soldiers is now be-
ing exhibited in Boston after pre-
viously being shown at the New
York Museum of Modern Arts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
County i'm Line
$50 Auditors EN- 10 ye S
to Take Pay in Bonds

The $50 employees Of the county
auditors will become the first gov
ernmental unit in Wayne County
TO adopt the voluntary pay roll
deduction defense savings plan
within about 10 days, Auditor
James D. Friel said today.
Friel told meeting of 200 audi
tors employees that machinery for
making deductions for defense
stamps would be set up immedi-
ately.
Should the plan prove success
ful. Friel added. il will be adopted
by other county governmental
units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-01
5000 Fewer JobIess

Unemployment in the state
dropped 5000 last week. the Mich
igan unemployment commission
ESTIMATED today. Figures show
1l4,2Sl unemployed are receiving
weekly payments and $4,000 who
get no benefits.