Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-09-17
More Scrap Still
Wanted For War
Effort OF Nation
Recent Junk Rallies Bring
Good Results But Short.
age is Acute.

Recent scrap rallies, held at Sand
stone, Hinckley and Askov, and one
being held in Pine City today and
tomorrow have brought excellent re-
suits but they are still far from ade-
quate. The war production board,
the salvage committees and the steel
mills and factories are asking for
more scrap metals of all kinds in
ever increasing quantities.
Shortage Serious.
According to all reports the scrap
shortage situation is becoming more
serious and drastic steps must be
taken at once to insure a continuous
flow of metal to the hungry steel
plants so that they may operate all
winter. The many scrap piles in the
nation, apparently unchanged in size
and contour from day to day, do
not mean stagnation, as they are
being replenished with more metals
from the homes and farms but every
effort must be made to keep this sup
ply flowing freely.
The Pine county salvage commit
tee of IL members, headed by A. E.
Gustafson of Pine City as chairman,
will also have every township chair
man, every village mayor, every
school board member, every high
school superintendent and every rural
teacher on the countrywide list of
co..
the Victory Aides, the Red Cross
workers, the Boy Scouts, the Four
H Clubs, and other organizations to
lend aid wherever possible.
Permanent Plans.
The 400 newspaper editors of Min
nesota, the $4,000 school teachers
and others are also pledged to take
lead in distributing information
and helping to work out immediate
and permanent plans to aid in the
drive.
Mr.. Gustafson attended special
meeting in Minneapolis September g,
called by L. Vorpahl, head of the
Minnesota War Production board, to
get information and plans as out
lined by Ralph Kemp and Erick
Marks of Washington, D. c., who
spoke on salvage problems. The
following facts were brought out:
The scrap metal supply is now very
low. In all quick methods of process
ing, at least 20 per cent scrap is
needed. In some war industries, as
much as 80 per cent to 100 per cent
scrap iron is used to get quick results
The scrap iron or steel supply at var
ious steel plants is now down to less
than four weeks. Some plants have
less than two weeks supply on hand
Program in Danger.
The entire war production pro-
gram is in danger unless the present
nationwide drive for all metals con-
tinues successfully until snow flies.
For quick and successful conclu-
sion to this world war the plants
must have every available pound of
scrap metal and have it now. Next
spring may be too late. This is
vital. The plants must be kept run
ming all winter. Scrap metal and
salvage days are splendid and offer
good start Yet there are still
hundreds of tons on Pine county
farms and around village homes.
Search carefully. Let everyone take
extra time for careful hunting for
old iron and steel. Dig up the old
dumps.
Efforts will be made soon to have
at least one salvage depot in every
community so that the collections
may continue on through the fall.
The cellars, attics, sheds and barns
fields and woods will yield a large
amount when a careful search is
made.