Evening star., 1942-06-29

ministrator Henderson to purchase
from private dealers soon approx
mately 1000 tires it would need for
its passenger cars and other light
vehicles until 1914.
The petroleum co-ordinator said
the oil industry is doing a fine job"
in the collection drive.
Mr.. Early said Mr.. Ickes would
have statement on oil later in the
day.
The only Nation wide tabulation
OF the progress of the drive, released
at the White House a week ago, dis
closed that 10, ,438 tons or l 50 pounds
per capita, had been collected in
the first six days of the drive.
Later State-b State figures will
be released by the White House soon
it was understood District salvage
officials estimated the accumulation
here at about 100000 pounds.
The earlier summary did not in
clude scrap in the HANDS of about
1900 junk dealers, about 5000 car
load lot dealers and reclaiming
plants. In Washington 1t also ex-
cluded rubber contributed to $50
shoe shops, garages, police stations
and firehouses which, District Of
flcials had designated as official
depots in addition to filling stations
d. c. 10 Push Collections.
From this group at least So 900
pounds has been collected. officials
of the District Salvage Committee
said. Charity organizations serving
as pickup agents for these depots are
now rounding up additional supplies
Horace Walker. committee execu-
tive secretary. said Washington SAL
wage activities will continue as
though the campaign ended as
scheduled tomorrow night. dove
failing" the extended drive with gen.
eral collection plans.
War Production Board officials
said they will inaugurate soon efforts
10 bring in fats and ols-including
kitchen cooking greases-and metals.
Mr.. walker said rubber collection
figures to date have been inaccurate
because many depots. particularly
filling stations. have wished to keep
large piles on hand for display pur-
poses.
Figures Ready Tomorrow.
This practice will be discontinued
beginning today, he said, and all
available scrap will be gathered for
accounting. New figures will be
available tomorrow, he said, and
a later tabulation will go to the
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
of the War Production Board July 3.
Uncounted supplies were turned
in yesterday at filling stations, many
of which, although not open for
business, had an attendant on hand
to receive contributions. Mr.. Walker
said that a special telephone pickup
service operating yesterday went
very slow" early in the day but
was very busy" by 1890 pm.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Boyd appealed to
wholesalers and retailers to search
their counters and warehouses for
and obsolete articles for
which there is little or no sale.
He also asked industrial plants
to comb their establishments for the
rubber on obsolete equipment and
"Hoarding" Laid to Dealers.
There was no official reaction TO
charge by Elliott E. Simpson,
counsel of the House Coinage Sub
committee investigating rubber, that
scrap dealers, competing with the
drive. have found a bonanza" and
are boarding" scrap rubber
He asserted that these dealers
are buying up finer grades of scrap
selling for as high as $500 ton,
even getting it from filling stations
acting as official collection depots,
and holding back huge quantities,
the amount of which are not known
even to the Government. since they
have not been required to report
their supply"
An aide to Mr.. Boyd said it was
thought not to be "the place" of
the Petroleum Council to attempt to
answer Mr.. Simpsons allegations.
A few inquiries have come In about