Evening star., 1942-05-24

-Four months After lntrOductlOn
Of the salvage for victory" pro-
gram, Horace Walker, who is direct
ing the war against waste here,
said yesterday the public, despite
its patriotic fervor to cooperate,
does not yet fully understand what
to save and what to throw away.
Because Of this fact the general
salvage section Of the Bureau Of
Industrial Conservation for the
District, Of which Mr.. Walker is
executive secretary. Is confronted
every day with hundreds of queries
and many complaints.
IT find there is still a great need
for education Of the public in this
all-out campaign against waste and
the salvaging OF materials that can
be used to produce weapons for our
fighting men," he declared.
Two Points Involved.
Fundamentally, 1t involves two
points:
"First, teaching people to get
back to the simpler and more eco
nomic way Of life, by patching up
and continuing to use the things
they now have instead of throwing
them In the trash can.
Second, by encouraging people
to search their homes for the things
stored away and no longer needed
and get them into the hands of
people who can use them. Every
attic, every cellar and every garage
may yield something of value to our
war effort"
To illustrate these points, Mr.
Walker used two personal expert
ences.
Il was the oldest of five children
in my family" he said. When I
outgrew suit of clothes my moth
er remodeled it and passed it on
to one Of my younger brothers.
But what do many mothers do to-
day under such circumstances? :?
They throw the old suit away and
buy a new one.
mot 80 long ago I searched the
attic in my home for articles that
might be salvaged for war Use. 1
found great piles of sheet music
special orchestrations for which I
had paid many hundreds of dol
lars. tHere it should be mentioned
that Horace Happy" Walker was
one OF Washington's pioneer radio
orchestra leaders, That music had
a sentimental value to me, but
knew those orchestrations could be
used no longer. Paper was needed
for the war effort and that's where
tn music went"
Here's What to Save.
Briefly, here's what the Salvage
Committee wants the public to save
1-Waste paper which includes
wrapping paper. cardboard cartons
paper boxes, newspapers and maga-
zines.
2-Rags consisting of old clothing
burlap bags, draperies, mattresses
pillows, discarded carpets and all
cloth materials.
3+Scrapt metals such as iron
steel. brass, copper, aluminium. lead
tire chains, metal beds, stoves, pots
and pans, picture frames, coat hang
ers, pipe, hardware and batteries.
Rubber including discarded au-
tomobile tires, tubes, rubbers, over
shoes and garden hose.
Things to throw in the trash in
clude tin cans, razor blades, bottles
glass jars. and oilized or waxed
paper.
A special request is made that
rags. metal and rubber be kept
separately. Newspapers and maga-
zines should be tied in bundles II
possible. Cartons and boxes should
be flattened out in neat piles.
Mr.. Walker said salvagable ma
terials should either be sold to q
Junk dealer or given to charitable
agencies, schools or other organiza-
tions which will collect them. Ma
terials sold to a dealer or turned
over to charity agencies, he ex'
planned, should amount to approx
mately 100 pounds, because this
amount is necessary in order to
make collections practical in the
interest of tires and gasoline con-
servation.
Star PIT. A. Plan Hailed.
Smaller quantities are picked ur
regularly by Boy Scouts and stored
In salvage depots established by va
rious neighborhood citizens associa-
tions. The Star in cooperation with
Parent Teacher Associations is max
ing q regular collection of discarded
newspapers and magazines-a serv-
ice which Mr.. Walker said. has ex'
celled any salvage collection plar
established in the United States
The Star-P.-T. A. plan, he pointed
out, has been furnished Governor.
Of the 48 States as q model.
Success of the collection Of wa
useful scrap and waste in the Dis
trict from December Is up to Apri
l. is reflected in the last report o
the salvage committee. 1t show
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