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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
8
War production remains strong but scrap piles dwindle causing an estimated 250 000 tons per month below capacity. A new federal agency Waste Materials Inc plans to acquire five million tons of sidelined scrap by year end to boost recovery, with Pittsburgh HQ and regional offices.
The War Production Board's Conservation Division creates the Scrap Producer Merit Award comparable to the Navy E for Excellence. An emblem, 20 by 4 feet, of weather resistant duckin, will be awarded to scrap dealers meeting yard operation policies and delivering tonnage 83 1/3 percent above monthly targets.
Mr and Mrs Emil Wilde marked their 22nd wedding anniversary with a scrap dance in West Faint Nevada. The event invited all of Cuming County to attend, with each guest asked to bring 20 pounds or more of scrap metal.
Delavan Illinois held a Scrap Harvest Day as a test city for the National Scrap Harvest Program. The event yielded about 575 tons, nearly six times the estimated 100 tons, due to strong organization publicity and cooperation among local and county agents with the Scrap Salvage Committee led by Spaford Orwig. The Harvest test covered a 24 by 30 mile area with 12 000 people, and was sponsored by the Better Business Club.
Nevada State Prison donated 50 tons of scrap metal for wartime use. The scrap includes iron and steel cell bars, discarded mangles, a large iron wheel once used to operate cell doors, and other metal items from the facility.
The Sarasota County salvage drive has collected 97 tons of scrap so far, led by Dr. John R. Scully as chair of the County General Salvage Committee. The Sarasota Bay Post of the American Legion and both city and county trucks back the effort, with major contributions from Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circuit, John Ringling Florida estate, and Palmer Growers Association.
Chief Scout Executive James E West says Salvage for Victory is the top priority for America's Boy Scouts as a major war project. He notes about 30 million pounds of scrap rubber collected and urges urgent letters to spur general salvage and restart full Scout activities through executives, field officials and council presidents to aid local salvage committees.
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