The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-06
SCRAP CAMPAIGN
PLANS COMPLETE
Southeastern Drive To Be
Started At Meeting
Thursday

plans have been completed for
n,e launching Of the fall and WIN
tor industrial scrap drive in south
eastern North Carolina at meet
mo at p. m. Thursday in the
s1nerior courtroom. Senator J. E.
r Wade. chairman of industrial
salvage for the seventh Congress
sional district, said Tuesday.
Principal speakers will be Major
william A. Smith. Of Camp Davis
ord Atlanta. Ga, who was on re-
cent combat duty in New Guinea:
and Col. John M. Author. of Camp
fafellne. who served on Guadalca-
val and the Solomon Islands.
The Army and Marine officers
qre expected to relate their expe-
rjences in the war. illustrating the
rses for scrap from the home front
on the battle fronts.
Arrangements have been COM
nieted with the War Production
Board for the showing of official
Army and Navy motion pictures
in further stimulate interest in the
scrap drive They are Fire Pow
err depicting the Army and its
needs for scrap, and The Life and
Death of the U. S. S. Hornet.
showing the torpedoing and sinking
Of the carrier in the South Pacific.
Camp Davis will furnish the op-
orator for the moving picture pro-
iector.
The ROTC band from New Han
over High school. under the direc-
ton of Lieut. Eugene Aycock, will
Dlav a concert.
industrial scrap chairmen from
New Hanover, Onslow, Duplin.
Fender. Brunswick and Columbus
counties. together with Industrial
isis from each county, and others
interested in the scrap collection
are expected to atteno.
Among those invited to the
meeting are Brig. Gen. James R.
Townsend, commanding general,
and Col. Adam E. Potts, camp
commander of Camp Davis; Gen
eral Lawson of Carp Iejeune; w.
S. Mccall of Raleigh, district sal
wage chairman of WIPE; L. c. Will
son of Raleigh, field salvage re-
preventative of WPB.
These salvage managers of To-
cal industries are also expected to
attend; W. F. Shaw, of Castle
Hayne; L. F. Andrews of Amer
lean Molasses company; o. D. Will
liams of Armour Fertilizer COM
pany; James Pollace (colored),
Boyle Ice company: William G.
Broadfoot. Broadfoot Iron Works;
]. w. Polmeter Corbett Package
company: J. P. Sullivan, Ethyl
Dow Chemical company: W. K.
Hobbs. Gulf Oil company: R. F.
Hamme Hamme Marine Rail
ways, R. H. Everett. Hanover
Iron Works; J. C. Sharp, Interna-
tional Minerals and Chemical Cor
poration Earl West, Johnson Cot
ton company; L. B. HarreIl. Mo-
dern Laundry. H. c. Porter, Naco
Fertilizer company; j. c. May
field, North Carolina Shipbuilding
company; Melzar Pearsan. Pear
sail and company: W, f. Britain,
Shell Oil company: D. L. Wagner,
Southern Box and Lumber COM
pany; Lawson Ballard, Spofford
Mills: L R Orders. Standard Oil
company; C S Hopkins. Swift
Fertilizer Works; H H. Harris.
Iaylor-Colquitt company; w. E.
Curtis, The Texas company:
George Conant, Tide Water Power
company; j. D, Robbins, Jr. Vir-
gmla-Carolina Chemical Corpora
ton W. l. Sheffield, Wilmington
Coca Cola company; E. z. King,
wilmington Iron Works; and H.
l.. Adams, Wilmington Oil and Fer
lllzer company
The entire Industrial salvage
program for the state is under
me direction Of B. B. Cossett of
charlotte, state chairman.
senator Wade will speak over
RADIO Station WMFD, in behalf
OF the scrap program, at 7:15 p.
N. Wednesday.
tie viii also conduct a similar
meeting to be held at Fayette-
Vile in the near future.