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the District total to approximately
81 900, 900 pounds. The quota Is
34000,000 pounds for the six months
ending January /, 1943.
Last Collection Not Weighed.
Meanwhile, the actual tons of
scrap realized from the one-day
drive in the Northwest and South
west sections on Sunday, September
~, cannot be ascertained until 81 re-
manning stock-piles are cleaned up
by local scrap professors and baled
for shipment to steel mills. On the
basis of the actual 1,317,5O3 pounds
of salvageable material obtained in
the September 20 collection in
Northeast and Southeast Washing
ton, the September 81 final returns
are expected to be in excess OF $780,
600 pounds.
The District government acted
speedily once 1t got under way. On
September % the property officers
of the local government met and re-
ceived instructions as to the type of
material wanted. Al systematic
check was made in all District de-
partments and institutions, with the
result that an estimated 1,70O tons
or 3,40o, 900 pounds have been hauled
to a huge scrap pile. This figure
does not include the water tank at
Alabama avenue and Twenty-frst
street Sc, which was torn down in
September. 1t netted 1000 pounds
when sold on bids.
The scrap dug up by the District
represents material turned in by the
police, fire, water, highway and
other departments. 1t included an
iron fence and obsolete boilers, trac-
tors and other heavy material.
Old Boilers From Schools.
Reports from the school system
will be in by October 16. Six boilers
IN local schools which have been
condemned are included in the scrap
to be gotten from the schools. The
District will advertise for bids and
sell the material to junk dealers
when it's drive is ended next week.
1t has been difficult to get an
overall picture of Washington's con-
tribution to the scrap metal drive,
due to the varying dates of the
drives made by Federal and District
Governments and the civilian popu-
lation. A clearer picture should be
forthcoming this month. Until the
total figures are available, it is a
matter of conjecture as to how
Washington is faring compared
with other cities of similar popula-
tion, it was pointed out by salvage
officials. Their belief, however, is
that Washington will equal if not
exceed the goal set for it.
In addition to the more than
100000 pounds collected from Fed
eral Government agencies here and
delivered to processing plants, it was
estimated by Commissioner w. E.
Reynolds of the Public Buildings
Administration on October 6 that
fixed installations here becoming
obsolete, such as pipes and boilers,
will yield an additional 1888, $50
pounds.
Soldiers Home Boosts Total.
The biggest bonanza of Federal
Government institutions here has
been the Soldiers Home. In April,
Che home officials began gathering
metal scrap. From April through
the present time it has contributed
2,400, 900 pounds of 1000 tons to the
fiery NAV of steel furnaces.
The Treasury Procurement drive
was slow in getting under way, but
once the movement was started it
gained momentum steadily. The
July collection of 344 1893 pounds was
followed by an August total of
b26 1862. September yielded 14l3,640
pounds.
An inducement to business con-
Germs here to part with metal scrap
was afforded in a ruling yesterday
by the Internal Revenue Bureau
that gifts of corporations to the
salvage committee can be deducted
from income tax returns as "busi-
ness expenses"
Meanwhile, as systematic colec-
tions at authorized depots continued
in washington, the rest of the Ma
ton was plunging into scrap drives
with considerable enthusiasm. For
instance, Alex Slaby OF South Bend,
md. drove to the scrap heap his
bullet-ridden automobile which he
had kept as a memento of the days
of the gangster John Dillinger.
Eight years ago Mr.. Slaby, according
to the Associated Press, was parked
IN front of a South Bend bank when
suddenly a gun battle broke out be-
tween police and the Dillinger gang
which was trying to hold up the
bank. -Four bullets went into Mr..
elaby's car.
Confederate Weapons Sought.
In Selma. Ala, residents began
dredging operations for heavy ord
nance dumped into the Alabama
River by Confederate soldiers to pre-
vent Il from being captured by Fed
eral troops under Gen. Sherman on