Evening star., 1942-06-10
D. {. 10 Set Up
Area Depots for
Scrap Rubber
LocoI Plans Ready
For Drive Proposed
By President

Plans nave been mace Dy tn0
District Salvage Committee for
establishing about 900 neighbor-
hood depots at filling stations
and shoe repair shops, where
householders may bring cast-off
rubber articles contributed to the
Nationwide rubber salvage cam
paign, it was learned today.
President Roosevelt announced
yesterday that a drive, probably of
two weeks duration, will be un-
dertaken shortly to determine ex-
actly the amount of scrap rubber
there is in the country.
AS plans were developed locally
for the campaign Mr.. Roosevelt
continued his search for facts on
the entire picture, summoning for q
mid afternoon conference Secretary
Of Interior Ickes, War Production
Board Chairman Nelson, Price Ad-
ministrator Henderson and Archi-
bald MacLeish, head of the Once Of
Facts and Figures.
The campaign Is closely linked
with gasoline rationing Govern
ment offlcials have said that ra-
tioning for the whole country as q
means of conserving rubber on the
wheels of passenger vehicles may
have to be invoked, but the Chief
Executive indicated that that step
will not be taken until the scrap
drive discloses the exact amount Of
waste rubber there is in the
country.
James E. Colliflower, chairman Of
the District Salvage Committee,
said today that Washington's SAL
wage organization has been prepar-
ing for some days for local rubber
collection and that it Is ready TO
move when the Government gives
the word.
Other Depots Considered.
Establishment of depots, which
would permit individuals to deposit
small quantities of waste on their
way to work, is part of a plan
worked out recently by the commit
tees executive board.
In addition, it was understood
that plans were being considered
for the establishment of additional
depots at the Districts 102 play
grounds and perhaps other points
TO facilitate collection.
Organizations cooperating in the
depot setup include the Washing
ton Gasoline Dealers Association,
the Shoe Repair Shop Owners, the
National Independent Tire Dealers
Association. the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association. the United
States Rubber Co., the American
Automobile Association, the Key
stone Automobile Club and collect
ing charity organizations, the
Salvage Committee announced.
The Executive Committee plans q
publicity campaign that would in
clude posting of placards at the COL
lection depots. Four collecting char
tiles will assume the responsibility
of picking up the rubber from the
depots at least once a week
The plans for the District were
revealed conincident with an an
nouncement in Chicago by Bernard
L. Majewski, chairman of the gaso-
line industry's National Marketing
Committee, that a proposal is being
submitted to Federal officials for
using the Nations 100000 gasoline
stations for purchasing scrap rubber.
Would Pay Price Ceiling.
Purchases of the scrap would be
at the Government price ceiling,
about / cent pound. with the OBJ
ject to establish national scrap
rubber balance sheet" Mr.. Majevski
said, according to the Associated
Press.
He said the industry could be
ready to go" by Monday.
Mr.. Colliflower said he felt the
action taken by Secretary of Com
merce Jones last week setting
guaranteed price of S25 a ton for
scrap rubber would stimulate COM
mercial collection of the material
immensely"
A survey OF Washington rubber
waste dealers made by The Star at
that time indicated that the indus
try was optimistic as to results and
that the flow of scrap will increase.
One dealer said today that CONVEX
sations with War Production Board
officials informed him that Mr..
Jones announcement was "prema-
ture" and that the details Of market
ing the scrap under that price have
not been worked out. There has
been no increase in the movement
of the material as a result Of that
announcement to date, 1t was said.
Lewis Rosenthal, owner of the
Washington Rubber Waste Co., re-
ported he was having difiiculty with
rubber mills because the mills so
far have refused to quote a price on
miscellaneous scrap, such as rubber
hose. He anticipated that means Of
marketing this material will have
to be worked out either through
direct Government purchase or
through an arrangement with the
mills.
Anything That Has Rubber"
Mr.. Colliflower said that ANY.
thing that has rubber" is subject to
salvage and should be contributed.
Every effort will be made to see
to 1t that every garage and house.
hold and every industry Is ransacked