Evening star., 1942-09-28
with regard to the types Of items

with regard to the types OF items
offered.
Much tin and rubber, neither of
which was asked for yesterday
made their appearance in the scrap
heaps but probably in smaller pro-
portion to the previous week. There
was noticeable lack of paper, the
abundance of which helped slow
down the first Sunday drive.
will Take Time.
The mountain of scrap which the
District piled up yesterday. almost
double the September 20 collection
will dwindle rapidly and make its
way to the junk yards as soon as
pickups can be made. but it will
take several days to clean out the
81 emergency depots, Horace Walk
er, executive secretary of tf/ D. G
Salvage Committee, said today.
The two Sunday collections make
it appear absolutely certain, Mr..
Walker said this morning, that the
District will easily exceed its aims
in its drive for $4,000 900 pounds OF
scrap metal by January /.
july and Angus, collections were
ii 900 900 pounds, regular September
collections to date are approximately
II 000. 900 pounds and the Sunday to-
tails OF 100000 give the District
approximately 28,000,000 pounds,
leaving 5000, 900 to be picked up in
October, November and December.
Mr. Walker emphasized that the
figures are approximate and said
that although it appears the Dis
trict needs about 100000 pounds
more, the difference may run as high
as 5000 900.
In any event. he said, "we're a
cinch to make it,"
Goal Of Six-Months Period.
Meanwhile, District residents are
asked to be guided by the following
suggestions in the disposition of
scrap items during the regular COL
lection.
l. If possible, take your scrap to
your nearest official salvage depot.
If you do not know where the depot
is, call salvage headquarters, Repub-
lie 8488.
2. If you are unable to deliver
your scrap to the depot personally,
call Republic 84S8 and arrange
ments will be made for its DISPOSE
ton.
3. If you are unable to deliver
your scrap to the depot personally
and do not have time to call salvage
headquarters, hold your scrap until
block lieutenants call for 1t.
4. If you have any questions con-
corning the disposition of scrap, call
Republic 8488.
Many people will find it in
convenient to transport scrap per-
sonally to local depots, Mr.. Walker
explained yesterday. but he is
asking the public for all possible
cooperation in order to relieve
the tremendous burden on the conf
mittee during the period when the
kinks, If any, in the depot system"
are being ironed out.
ot savage Cn6lrmen.
Mr. Walker hopes to have 81 local
salvage chairmen in action soon.
He said today that he still lacks
IS or TO-"
Mr.. Xanten. Mr.. Walker, Col.
Beverly c. Snow, Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, and j. B. Cor
don, sanitation chief, toured nine
salvage depots yesterday with pho
tographers and newspaper reporters.
AS the automobile caravan wound
from station to station, it became
increasingly apparent that the rain,
which came down in torrents early
in the day, would not prevent a
successful drive. >
How much effect the rain had in
cutting down yesterdays scrap total
is questionable, with salvake chiefs
leaning to the opinion that it prob
ably hurt the drive, though per-
haps not to an appreciable degree.
Mr.. Xanten expressed himself as
gratif1ed with the showing and
added:
Il AM not overwhelmed by the
quantity. I wasn't overwhelmed
last week, either. I would say that
the collection is normal"
Both Sides Of City Even
Asked if he thought the western
half Of the city made better show
ing than the eastern half, he said:
No, I think they were about even,
all things considered. Neither did
better than the other"
Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Xanten both
asked that the more than 900 work.
ers who were mobihzed with 2l9
trucks be given the, highest praise
for their efforts under extremely ad-
verse weather conditions.
Officials also were deeply an
preciative of the efforts of Miss
Blanche Weaver, Mrs. Aileen M.
Babbage, Mrs. Douglas Tschiffely
and E. c.. Meyer who set up a
lunch stand at Mr.. Meyers gaso-
line station, Connecticut avenue and
Porter street NV, where workers
stopped for refreshments.
Miss Weaver asked that much of
the credit for yesterdays work be
given to SO boys and girls between
the ages of 6 and 16 who comprise
the Connecticut Avenue Area Junior
War Workers.
Mr.. Walker announced this morn
ing that large accumulations at
business houses will be collected in
special pickups later.
Doctors and HosnitaIs