Evening star., 1942-11-28

The material is in the form of 900
feet of Pinch pipe, 2,760 feet of
6-inch pipe and 1,785 feet of 4-inch
pipe, weighing, a total of $4,000
pounds, which adds to the original
find of 1900 feet of 12-inch pipe,
10,000-pound mattress sterilizer and
a 2.000-pound metal crucible The
12-inch pipe weighs 10000 pounds
Part of the accumulation already
has been sent on its way to pro-
cessing plants and the entire lot
will be disposed of within the near
future, said Mr. Chalupsky, who also
revealed that a 38,000-pound metal
collection, located at the District
Reformatory as Lorton, Va, will be
sold to the highest bidder next
Friday.
Includes Copper Wire.
This collection includes $4,000
pounds of miscellaneous scrap steel,
5000 pounds of scrap aluminium and
5000 pounds of uninsulated scrap
copper wire.
The steel, Mr.. Chalupsky ex-
planned, has been sent to Lorton
from various District government
operations, including the water,
street lighting and highway di-
visions.
These departments, among others,
forward their cast iron accumula-
tions to Lorton, where it is reused as
scrap. Steel parts are separated
from cast iron. The $4,000 pounds
are an accumulation of these steel
castoffs.
Bidders Instructors.
The District Commissioners mailed
instructions to bidders today, noting
the following points:
/. Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at room 500. District Build
ing, up to 2 pm. Friday.
2. Prospective bidders are in
structed to meet at the business
Office, District Reformatory, Lorton,
Va, at $50 am. Wednesday. from
which point they will be personally
conducted by L. G. Rothwell, store
keeper, to inspect the material.
3. Checks or money orders pay
able to the order of the Collector
of Taxes, District of Columbia, COW
ering the total amount Of the bid
must accompany the proposal.
4. Mailed bids must be postmarked
prior to midnight Immediately pre-
ceding the hour set for opening.
S. The material will be removed
only under official supervision.
Train Space "Salvaged.'
From another source. meanwhile,
came significant news on tin can
collections: A survey of prepared
can carloads made by the Vulcan
DEFINING Co., Sewaren, N. j., the
organization which is processing
District cans at its Neville Island
pa plant.
Vulcan Co. figures illustrate the
Importance of preparing the cans
correctly in order to conserve train
load space which is at a premium
A shipment of cans from Toledo,
Ohio, to the Vulcan Co. was so
effectively prepared that the density
weight of the cans per cubic
foot-reached Ala pounds, approx
mately twice the density Of ship
ments containing cans which are
not fattened as completely by
housewives.
Shipments from several points-as
far West as Texas. as far South as
Georgia and as far North as Mas
sachusetts-varied in density from
204 pounds to the high to date of
Ala for the Toledo accumulat ation.
Though no figures are available,
Harry F. Krams, ST., of the District
Refuse Department reports that
local housewives are f1attening the
cans satisfactorily" but reiterated a
previous figure that only II per cent
of residents here are cooperating in
the drive.
From Clinton. Md, today came
news that the Clinton Volunteer
Fire Department has collected 10000
pounds of scrap metal which has
already been sold and is on its way
to the mills.
Participating in the collection
were Chief T. Alan Penn, E. E. Mel
son, c. c. Sellmer, Raymond Schultz.
Francis Costello, j. F. Ripple, B. K
Miller, jr.: Ellsworth Webster, Hugh
Mckinney and E. A. Loveless, jr
Money realized in the sale of the
scrap will be used to purchase War
bonds, which, following the war, will