Evening star., 1942-11-08
Nine Junk Dealers
Will Begin 10 Collect
.Ja|opies Tomorrow
As Old Automobiles
Already Offered in
Drive for 1000

Nine District junk dealers,
equipped to collect and process any
type Of old automobile, tomorrow
will begin to gather up the As
jalopies already offered in the Dis
trict Salvage Committees campaign
to find 1000 scrapable machines
this month.
The dealers have been assigned
to cover seven areas each and
eventually are expected to take care
OF so cars a day, Horace Walker,
executive secretary of the commit
tee, said yesterday. ->
Fifteen of the IS persons offering
their cars took advantage of The
Stars coupon box The cars range
from a 20-year-old open touring
vehicle to 1886 model sedan. The
Is cars represent approximately
90 900 pounds of valuable scrap, Mr..
Walker said.
"An automobile produces the best
grade steel, highly priced by the
mills" he said, estimating that the
scrap in one car is equivalent to
the miscellaneous metal available
in an average II city blocks
A total OF 100000 pounds of scrap
could be netted from 1000 jalopies,
Mr.. Walker said.
1000 Letters Mailed.
The Salvage Committee yesterday
completed mailing 1000 letters to
parking lot owners, garage oper-
ators and officials of finance COM
panies, requesting cooperation in
locating broken-down cars. Mr..
Walker expected to start receiving
replies this week from this group as
well as from list supplied by the
Police Traffic Bureau
He stressed the Importance of
having a proper title to any car
offered the committee because of
legal technicalities.
Meanwhile it was announced yes
terday that 46 theaters will hold
special scrap metal matinees next
Saturday through the city. The ad-
mission price will be 10 pounds of
scrap.
Some theaters plan to issue admis-
sion tickets in advance because of
difficulties in collecting the metal
on the day of the shows. Others
will have trucks stationed in front
to haul the material away as soon
rs possible after it is deposited.
Special Committee Assists.
A special committee is assisting
John J. Payette and Carter T. Bar
ron OF the War Activities Commit
tee of the Motion Picture Industry
In arranging the shows. The thea
termen are Frank LaFalce, A. Julian
Brylawski, Henry Lohmeyer, Sidney
Lust, Louis Bernheimer, Abe Litch-
man, Fred Kogod, Lloyd Wineland,
Hardie Meakin and Frank Storty.
The chairman of the Howard Park
Salvage Committee, Mrs. Dorothy
Beckley, reported yesterday resi-
dents of the area had donated 3,4O0
pounds OF scrap in special neigh
borhood drive. She estimated an
other 1000 pounds were still In the
depots awaiting collection.
The Salvage Committee an
nounced yesterday the names of
salvage officers who will act as /
liaison between the committee and
junior high schools. They are:
Divisions l through 9-Mrs. Opal
H. Cookery, Anacostia: John M.
Riecks, DEAL Henry Folmer, Eliot;
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Draper, Gordon;
Mrs. Inez w. Ward, Hine; James
T. Gallahorn, jefferson: P. D.
Weeks, Langley; Miss Mary c.
Aitcheson, MacFarland; Miss Jean
McGregor, Paul: R. H. Darby, Pow
ell; Mrs. Florence Duties, Stuart,
and Bertram Manhoff, Taft.
Divisions 10 through 13-E. E.
Tinnen, Banneker: Howard N.
Christian, Browne; Vincent McRae,
Francis; Mrs. Beckley, Garnet-Pat-
terson: Mrs. Muriel M. Alexander,
Randall; Mrs Marguerite w. Stew
art. Shaw; ]. L. Drew, Terrell, and
]. D. Martin, Terrell annex.