Evening star., 1942-10-22

WILL De pTOCeSS6Q 11lJO war IuaLeT1dlS
for Uncle Sam.
The Rock Greek truck came rolling
into the lot at 1875 am, an hour
and IS minutes after the official start
of the drive.
Mr.. Krause was greeted by rous-
ing cheer from Horace Walker, Sal
wage Committee executive secretary;
Hairy F. Krams, ST.. principal clerk
to William A. Xanten in the city
refuse department; A. T. Seabright
of the city refuse department, who
will check contributions during the
daytime shift, and four of Mr.. Sea-
bright's assistants, who are oper-
ating highway department port
able crane for segregating heavy
items.
Tubs Go On Stack.
At HOS, the second load arrived in
the form of nine metal galvanized
tubs from the L. S. Briggs Sausage
Co., 435 Eleventh street S.W. Driver
of the truck was Alfred Van Horn.
Mr.. Krams revealed that the plan
for segregating collections is based
on the following broad principle:
Safes will be accumulated in the
southeast corner of the lot, ice boxes
in the northeast corner and miscel-
laneous scrap along the eastern rim
of the lot between the two heavy"
piles.
Approximately 10000 firms are ex-
pected to participate in the drive.
Salvage leaders hope the con-
certed, seven-day effort, will send
District scrap metal collection to-
tails soaring to record-smashing
levels, but predictions as to the
amounts the heavy" drive may
accumulate were lacking.
Business houses have been asked
to make inventory of scrap stocks
then transport the material to the
single emergency depot, Third street
and Constitution avenue NV, at
their convenience during the next
seven days.
Pile to be Guarded.
Refuse department workers will
guard the scrap pile during the day
and police will watch it at night
The police shift will extend from !;
pm. to am, 1t was announced
yesterday from the Office of Maj
Edward J. Kelly, superintendent ot
Metropolitan Police.
A 32-foot sign was placed con-
spicuously in the lot this morning
Chairman Walker announced. The
sign, in red, white and blue colors
bore the words "Our Nations Capt.
tai Business, Commercial and In
dustrial Scrap Salvage Drive"
Third Drive for District.
The start of today's week-long
drive marked the Districts third
whirlwind scrap metal collection
campaign since September 20, date
of the first Sunday drive, which
produced 1877 SOB pounds of metal
in the eastern half of the city.
The following week residents OF
the western half of the city threw
2.444.384 pounds of scrap into the
September campaign.
To date the District has collected
approximately 37,279,568 pounds OF
scrap metal, leading salvage chiefs
to raise the six-month quota, end
ing December 81, from 100000 to
$4,000, 900 pounds.
The success Of the "heavy" drive
starting today will determine, in
part, how close the District will come
to the $4,000, 000-pound quota. There
is every indication that the Nation S
Capital may surpass this second self
imposed level, for Mr.. Walker is con-
fldent the Salvage Committee will
collect 100000 pounds OF scrap dur
ing October.
Many Have Sent in Scrap.
Salvage chiefs cautioned interested
observers not to view the heavy
drive possibilities too optimistically
until the facts, measured by actual
Municipal Center Lot collections
warrant such enthusiasm.
It Is pointed out that many OF
the business houses already have
disposed of most of their scrap metal
accumulations in continuing pro-
gram which started early in Septem-
ber.
A check of The Star of depart.
ment stores and apparel stores sup
ports this viewpoint. Many District
stores have new accumulations fol
the heavy drive, but in most cases
the great bulk OF the scrap has
already gone to the processing
plants.
Tsday The Stars check revealed
that Lansburgh's, Hecht's, Golden.
bergs, Kann's, Sears -Roebuck, Palai.
Royal, l.. Frank ana Philipsborr
have salvaged or are in the process.
Of collecting more than 81 900 pound.
of metal In special store project.
which started several weeks ago.
! Adrian Wick, service manager q
Palais Royal, reports that all OF Z .5Ot