The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-22

fragments, not
worth salvaging. The wars taught
US that its almost priceless raw
material. 10 turn into guns, armor.
e. cetera, vitality necessary to HEX
the enemy with
or course. when the conflicts
over all this military furniture
will degenerate back into scrap,
but. by that time. ven understand
what 10 10 with IL.
Wen use II to rebuild for peace
time utility, according TO Henry
Kaiser, and Wen need, he remarks,
unlimited quantities Of L. for near
ly everything on earth will have to
be made over, at the existing rate
OF destruction.
II will be 2 great era Of prosper
ity in Henrys opinion - jobs
aplenty, a huge demand for every
thing imaginable and business sim
ply humming. Economists quite
generally agree that therell be a
postwar boom for awhile, but
good many Of EN- forecast that
it'll blow up ultimately, to be fol-
lowed by prolonged depression
Their judgment is that a big war
can't possibly end otherwise
Henry, however. insists that the
imperative urge for production Cor
reproduction Will take perfectly
good care of US. with sound eco
monte craftsmanship" which he's
convinced will be available He is.
IN short, an enthusiastic optimist.
whom it's comforting to listen TO in
the midst Of so much pessimism.
Back to Melting Pots
But scrap
Il figures largely in Henry's
calculations.
Il won't have TO be dug up and
doctored by chemists and miScel-
laneously tinkered with TO make it
disable. tn just be waiting, in the
form OF old, WORKOUT artillery and
armorplate. to be chucked directly
into melting pots. for molding
into exactly what's required, in
short order.
l surmise that scrap collection
from the country's households has
been so energetically advertised as
to have given the average indi-
vidual an impression that the ma
tional supply already is about
cleaned up.
That's a mistake
The campaign was highly
creditable one and the nations
scrap collectors greatly appreciate
II. Housewives contributed loyal
ly. Collectors overlooked no bets.
II you had an unattended lawn
mower loose in your dooryard and
didn't want to see il next in the
guise Of a shooting-iron, il be-
hooved you to get it under cover
II you had an extra jacknife in
YOUR, pocket and didn't contribute
II, you had a sneaking suspicion
that you were remiss in your war
effort.
The fact remains that, speaking
practically, this sort Of scrap is not
in excess OF 20 per cent OF all
that's available throughout the
United States.
The remaining so per cent is in
plants and factories - outmoded
machinery. known as industrial
scrap" Thus far not much has
been done toward its collection.
Plants Like Housewives
II seems that a big industrial
concern can have, thoughtlessly
tucked away in its basement. two
or three tons Of machinery. unused
since heaven knows when, as a
householder can be equally oblivi-
Gus Of can-opener on his pantry
shelf.
These s0-per centers are now
being awakened.
A group Of industries, organized
as the American Industries Sal
wage Committee. under the chair
manship Of President Robert w
Wolcott Of the Lukens Steel Com
pany Of C0atesville pa. has
charge ot the drive
It's a drive on which the COM
mittees spending $1,000 900 Of its
own cash. mostly On advertising.
It's being done in rush. too
before snow flies, where it doesn't
fly too soon.
But scrap
It's important today
A bit later it'll be more impor-
tant yet. according 70 folk Ike
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