Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1942 — Page 18
How can you help? The answer is on this page. | hope every American citizen will read it and act on it.
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D. M. NELSON, CHAIRMAN, WAR PRODUCTION BOARD
. A crisis exists in our war production program which can be solved only by the patriotic cooperation of the American people.
We are faced with a serious shortage of steel scrap, rubber and other vital materials.
This shortage must be filled.
By“ scrap” we mean the ordinary Junk which today is lying in the barnyards and in the gullies of farms; in the basements, attics and garages of homes and stores
. throughout the country.
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The steel industry operates on the basis of half-and-half— about 50 per cent metal from pig iron; and 50 per cent re- - melted scrap metal.
Therefore, about 50 per cent of ¢ every tank, every ship, every submarine and every gun is made of scrap iron and steel.
The steel industry has been rapidly stepping up its production—from 67, 000,000 tons in 1940 to a record-breaking 83,000,000 tons in 1941. Productionin1942
is already ahead of 1941, but we need to
get production up to the industry’s full capacity of 90,000,000 tons—a total equal to the output of the rest of the world combined.
This volume of production cannot ‘be
attained or increased unless an additional
6,000,000 tons of scrap iron and steel is
obtained promptly.
We are faced with the fact that some steel furnaces have been allowed to eeol
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down and that many of them are operating from day to day and hand to mouth,
due only to the lack of scrap. -
The rubber situation ‘is also critical, In ‘spite of the recent rubber drive, there is a ‘continuing need for large quantities of scrap rubber.
‘We are collecting every possible pound of scrap from the factories, arsenals and shipyards; we are speeding up the flow of material from automobile graveyards; we are tearing up abandoned railroad tracks and bridges, but unless we dig out an addi-
‘tional 6,000,000 tons of steel and great quantities of rubber, copper, brass, zinc and
tin, our boys may not get all the fighting
‘weapons they néed in time.
Fortunately, the material exists in America’s great “mine above the ground.”
There is enough iron and steel on farms alone; if used with other materials, to make:
Tien 0 rarer aoa hi are in the whole world today, or
Enough 2000peundbamintodion . three per minute from big bombers incessantly for more than saga years.
Locating and collecting this scrap | is going to require a canvass of every house and
every farm. Even one old shovel will help
make 4 hand grenades.
~ We hav set up the machinery. for this, but it is not perfect. Itis a problem that can
belicked only by American resourcefulness,
American organization ability, American muscle and American will to win.
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We now have in every state a State Salvage Committee of volunteers working
- directly under the governor.
Under these state committees we have county committees and local committees. We have special industrial com tees working’ with executives of plants. 421 industrial centers.
In rural communities we have the
County War Boards. 4
These committees can tell you the quick-
ost way to get your Juak into action.
In behalf of the governor and the state
committee we urge every. committee to organize itself iafo a band of “Salvage Commandos.” :
You can either 95 sol your scrap to a Junk dealer or you can give it to a charity, which
in turn will sell it tc a Junk dealer who per-
forms an import; ant function by sorting it, grading it, pack in; 7 it and shipping it to the right place. |
~~ We urge local charities and civic organizations to :ooperate with the Local Salvage Committee and devise a plan of
~ action and collection.
We urge the scrap dealer to cooperate as fast as he car in the collection and
shipment of mata ‘als.
We urge industrial executives to appoint Salvage Manager: who have both the re-
sponsibility and a.thority to salvage obso-
lete machinery, | Lox ols and dies.
We urge every farmer and every Yo, holder in Ameri: to act at once.
Go over your promises with a fine tooth
_comb. If-you hare already turned in your scrap, look again--you’ll probably find more.
If you do not have enough of your own
~ to warrant someone coming after it, form a
neighborhood pool, or take it yourself to the nearest collect: tion point.
If there is an ¢ 14 heater or boiler i in your
basement too heavy for you to move, get your hsighbors to, help you.
"This is a Peopl’ s job. It is something you can do withaut interfering with other war work or perso nal duties.
‘It is not enough to pile up a little stuff and
expect somebody to come and get it. Most
of the work is being done by patriotic volunteers with :nadequate facilities. They need your help iri collecting scrap ma-
terial in the Jargas: possible amounts and in getting it to the right place.
It is a direct and personal obligation to all of our boys on all fronts.
You ‘may think “My little bit”’ won't
help, but your “‘lii'le bit’’ multiplied thou-
sands and millisiis of times can create a
mountain of ra material which can
actually turn the tide.
27 The situation. is serious. Your help is : d l now. a fo
pot
This message o opproved by Conservatior o Division
WAR PRODUCTION
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HOW SCRAP IRON AND STEEL 60 TO WAR
The steel used i in our war machines i is made by melting together
1. Pig iron (about 50%) °
2. Scrap generated in the steel plant in the process of steelmaking (about 25%)
3. Scrap purchased from outside Junk sources (about 25%)
We have plenty of iron ore to make the pig iron needed. . But our furnaces operate faster when there is plenty of scrap to mix with the pig iron. This so-called ‘scrap’ which goes into the furnaces to make the steel for tanks, ships and guns is actually refined steel—with most impurities removed. Some of the finest quality steels are made 1009, from scrap. The iron and steel scrap which you collect is bought by the steel mills from scrap dealers at established; government-controlled prices.
Throw YOUR scrap into the fight!
JUNK needed for War
‘Scrap Iron and Steel
Needed for tanks, ships, guns—all machines and arms of war.
Other Metals — Rubber — Rags — Manila Rope — Burlap Bags
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Needed %o suake bovhe; fuses, binoculars; planes; tires for jeeps; gas masks; barrage balloons; parachute flares; sandbags.
HOW TO, TURN IT IN
Sell 10 a Junk dealer . . . Give to a ‘charity . ... Tak yourself to nearest collection point....or : Local Salvage Committee = Phone MA rket 3381 If you live on a farm, phone or write yo Board or consult your farm implement de WASTE FATS — After they have Strain into a Jarge tin can and sell . to your meat dealer after you have collected a pound or more.