Show Soldiers at Fort Douglas Join n i r S. S L. L Scrap Metal Drive r r t 4 Urt dd o j t fu 6 T wr yr x 5 S x is d q 6 ry z Xv A tr r t A Lr J rY a 4 St 2 on d y H f ti v g S t d l A r I S 'S A w wY wd Y d Ir l u roVE COVE ONCE MADE IT HOT FOR COOKING NOW IT'LL MAKE 1 IT HOT FOR FOB HITLER iding icing scrap collection were Private First CIa Cla Class ss Everett Frame left Private Raymond fc Bard dard Private First Class John Nanos I t line Trucks Roll o Out of Post Posto o Bring In n Heavy Articles 10 Wp So that old metal may be turned into weapons needed heeded by their ladies on flung far-flung battle battlefronts fronts Fort Douglas soldiers got in ina a 1 ap rap Tuesday Lc Ernie trucks with three men to a truck rolled 11 out of the post I Io only ly after 8 a. a m m. to give a a idly needed boost to the the curat cur- cur at nt sc sera metal collection drive Salt lt Lake City I Their assignment was not only ick ck up heavy metal which has lias I ao d outside Salt Lake homes for foro forwe o we than a wee week weel because of ot lack Civilian c civilian vilian trucks but to aid garge gar- gar ge collection crews in picking e lighter material Arrangements for or using the theY I Y trucks to fill a shortage of ot I facilities were made I ter-e ter Secretary of War Stimson the use of the military ehI ecles les in areas adjacent to mili- mili l ry posts The army trucks s were assigned districts and rapidly began makl maki mak- mak l i calls at hundreds of homes toe here residents have offered bulky e ems eS s and metal weighing more OO pounds which could not tI by garbage truck rew A. A Reynolds acting chair chair- 11 city salvage committee o erred erred with Major Raymond G. G J e post executive officer bel be- be ore l the e trucks rolled into action Army men were hauling metal metales r homes es to junk yards which 1 been designated receiving dints Special orders from the war dear de- de ar ent made possible the use of said Colonel Raymond S. S Pratt post commander Another Another Another An An- other order from the W V P B di directed dl- dl I d B. B L. L Brick Wood secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the Utah general salvage Continued on Page pace Five Column One SOLDIERS HELP SCRAP DRIVE J Continued from Pace pue One to request use of the ji machines chines Use of the army vehicles willbe will be continued Mr Wood said and th the he machines will be available any anytime time they are needed in the city i is long as s1 such h use does not interfere interfere inter inter- fere fire fere with military needs rr fr Wood said that with the Additional trucks now in service h heavy aVY metal which has awaited a for ford days deys d ys can be collected rapidly He thanked Salt Lakers for being patent pati pa- pa ti tent Kent nt in waiting for collections Additional help came from the cIty uty v government IT Through h r 0 ugh arrangements ts by Mayor Ab Jenkins the police and foe fie departments each provided a abuck tr truck buck ck with ith two city jail trusties to each machine These two machines will be liable as long as they are need- need Jenkins said Proceeds lr from m sale of metal by byth th these se trucks will be turned over overt overto t tf to the L D S childrens children's hospital and the hospital for crippled crippled crippled crip crip- pled children The current week two-week drive In which garbage crews have colle collected collected col col- le ted metal along with regular garbage g pickups will end Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- d day y and indications were that the tempo of collections will have to tob tobe b be stepped up if a goal of 2300 tons tons ions is reached aSo So far about 1500 tons have been obtained Salvage officials ben be- be n hued ved however that the collection collection collection tion of heavy metal will send the theto to tonnage nage soaring toward the goa goal More fore than three tons was turned Is Iri Wednesday at the state capitol where ere cre Secretary of State E. E E. E Monson onson found 20 cast Iron lamp posts They were installed near Uie building in 1915 and were removed removed removed re re- re- re moved as changes were made in I driveways and parking areas rOId Old copper cables and parts of ss andiron Hron iron fence that stood on the grounds before the capitol was b built also were turned in Mr Reynolds urged persons ha having hav- hav v- v ing heavy and bulky metal to call salvage Mirage headquarters 5 and make maXe arrangements for its that more trucks are In fn use f a Search Urged Meanwhile the W P B at Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington ton D. D C. C urged all Americans search cellars attics and garages garages garages ga ga- ga- ga rages and turn in all the metal they y can find even though they may y see many old automobiles apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap going to waste in our graveyards Washington Vash officials said a United Press dispatch predicted th that t these seemingly immobilized cars cars soon will be on their way t Tokyo or Berlin in the form of bombs Old Old car cars are being broken up ra faster ter than they are arriving at junk yards it was explained and dealers are turning over their in inventories inventories in- in at least every 60 days Such a e. turnover is required by the W P B. B An n Associated Press dispatch from New York City said that It elmen reported the need for metal scrap is critical iThe The he country has stopped living on wits n Its is metal fat and now must go back 40 years for steel and andiron andiron andiron iron junk the dispatch said The W P B seeks a total of 17 tons of steel this year to Implement new supplies in makIng mak- mak Ing hg war at materials |