Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-04-09
Industrial Scrap
Setup Changed
Personnel of State
Board Announced

branch, Salvage division, War Pro-
duction Board, has been recognized
to include only members directly
identified with Montana industrial
plants who will participate in the in
dustrial program, it has been an
nounced.
The regional office of the War
Production Board, Denver, has re-
quested Montana industry to organ
ize, direct and manage the Montana
Industrial Salvage campaign, and as
a result, the organization now will
be known as "Montana's Industry
Committee for Industrial Salvage"
The reorganization was effected at
the request of and also under the di-
rection of L. T. Todhunter, regional
salvage manager of the War Pro-
duction Board, and E. S. Boerstler,
regional chief, Salvage division, War
Production Board, both of Denver.
These representatives of WPB spent
several days in Montana recently in
connection with the changes in the
state boards personnel and its meth
DDS of operation.
There are approximately $50 in
dustrial manufacturing plants in
Montana, it is said, and under the
new setup each plant will have a
salvage manager who is connected
with its operations.
Board Personnel
Officers and members of the re-
organized board, together with the
industrial Identification, are as fol-
lows:
James H. Dickey, Jr, assistant to
the vice president of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, Butte,
chairman.
E. Mel. Tittman, manager of the
American Smelling and Refining
company, East Helena, vice-chair-
man.
w. G. Ferguson, manager of Mon
tanans, Inc, Helena, secretary.
c. D. Adams, manager of the
Great Falls Breweries, Inc, Great
Falls, area chairman.
H. F. Root, assistant manager of
the lumber department of the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company,
Bonner, area chairman.
A. K. Adams, manager of the Mon
tana Iron Works, Butte, area chair
NAV.
F. G. Connolly, president of the
Connolly Machinery company, Bill
lngs, area chairman.
Arthur Nelson, special projects
salvage manager for Montana of the
War Production Board has been ap-
pointed also to act as field repre-
sentative for the Industrial Salvage
branch, with offices in the Power
block in Helena
J. L. Markham Director
Joe L. Markham, business mana
ger of the Montana Standard, has
been appointed by the Montana in
duStry committee as well as by the
War Production Board to act as state
director of the industrial salvage
program. Mr.. Markham's appoint
ment was made by the Denver reg
ional office of the War Production
Board upon the recommendation of
the board of directors of the Mon
tana Industrial Salvage division.
Industry plans to conduct its own
salvage campaign following a pro-
cedure prescribed by the WPB, Di-
rector Markham explained. The in
dustrial salvage campaign will have
no connection whatever with any of
the other salvage campaigns and
programs, such as general salvage,
special project OF auto graveyards.
Expedite Flow
Industry, under the salvage plant
manager plan, will expedite the flow
of and the disposal of salvageable
materials, Mr. Markham SAID IN eX-
planning the general procedure to be
followed in future. Montana indus
trial plants have a MUST scrap job
to do, he said. Under the new setup
definite plan will be followed
which will eliminate duplication of
effort and confusion. 1.-THE industrial
salvage program will be managed
by industry in cooperation with the
War Production Board" he said.
Under he new plan the state di-
rector will call on every industrial
plant in the state and will seek to
enlist the cooperation of all manu-
featuring establishments to join the
campaign to stimulate the movement
of industrial scrap for the duration.