Evening star., 1943-01-01
WPB Praises District
For o,5oo,Dt-Lb.
Scrap Metal Pile
Represents 6 Months;
Stress Laid Now on
Tin Guns and Fats

Washington residents, business
establishments and Federal and Dis
trict governments have been respon-
sible for the collection and processing
of, 60,500,79 pounds of scrap metal
for the Nations steel mills since July
/, q year-end report Of the District
Salvage Committee showed today.
OF this total, 13,122,434 pounds
we're sent direct to mills by the
Federal Government, the Potomac
Electric Power Co.. the Capital
Transit Co. and the Washington
Terminal.
The report drew from officials of
War Production Boards conservation
division high praise for the out
standing example of public support
displayed by the citizens of Wash
ington."
A WPB spokesman said the work
OF newspapers here had aided greatly
In achieving lone of the finest scrap
collections in the East"
Salvage Phases to Continue.
The District Salvage Committee
stressed that It's report did not mean
the conclusions of salvage operations
here. Many phases Of the program,
particularly collection of tin cans
and fats and greases, must continue
and be accelerated, an official said,
The report showed that total of
186,827,413 pounds Of all salvagable
material from all sources were COL
lected here since last January 1.
This included 2,281 900 pounds of
rubber, 10027, ,339 pounds of rags,
85,054, 1888 pounds of waste paper,
397 1903 pounds Of fats and greases
and 265, 900 pounds Of itn cans.
Collected in scrap drives, exclusive
OF the two special Sunday pickups
in September. under District Salvage
Committee auspices since July 1
were 42,079,174 pounds, the report
said. This included both ferrous and
non-ferrous metals.
oBsVA,OCs HI oPCClal DIIVCS,
The two special drives netted
3,761 1897 pounds Of scrap.
Contributed to the scrap piles bv
the District government was 1887 .2e6
pounds of metal, according to the
report.
In the Federal collection program
here, $780, 500 pounds of scrap metal
have been dispatched to mills since
July /. This broken down was as
follows:
July, August and September,
1885 ,812 pounds.
October. 686 ,222 pounds.
November, 1.081 ,991 pounds.
December (through Wednesday,
582 ,484 pounds.
The Washington Terminal made
one OF the largest single collections
OF scrap metal here, dispatchine
directly to mills a total of 4,57s, 200
pounds since July 1. The station S
biggest month was July, when
1.225, 400 pounds were collected and
shipped out of the city.
Terminal Figures by Months.
Terminal officials released the fol-
lowing collection figures:
July, 1,225, 400 pounds.
August, 589, 800 pounds.
September, 1,199 900 pounds.
October. 594, 1000 pounds.
November, 76l 200 pounds.
December, 200 600 pounds.
The Potomac Electric Power Co..
since July l, has shipped 507 .279
pounds of scrap out of the city.
The Capital Transit Co. reported
the following collection and ship
ment Of ferrous and non-ferrous
metals to dealers outside the city:
Between July l and September 80,
$50, ,168 pounds.
October, AS, ,178 pounds.
November, SGT 600 pounds.
December, 108, 100 pounds.
This brings the company's total
shipments, exclusive Of scrap sold to
local junk dealers. to 1900, ,446
pounds. During November, the
transit company's biggest month,
200, ,973 pounds Of scrap iron and
steel and non-ferrous metal were
l.