Show I Scrap Metal Drive To ToBe ToBe Be Held October 1st To November Every town and hamlet In four states of the Rocky Mountain region will be asked to participate in a gigantic scrap metaL drive October 1 to November 15 to help meet a scrap shortage which threatens to stop vItal war steel pro pro- Leslie A. A Miller regional director of tho War Production Board asks every school school- school child teacher housewife civilian worker and others to Join In the efforts of local civilian defense Councils now being organized to carry on the super campaign Plans are aro beIng completed to rival I the spectacular scrap drIve of last year Weekly anti and daily newspapers of the nation carried a large share or of the re- re in the 1942 campaign Ono of the tho features of the 1943 1043 fall fallI I scrap harvest harvet win bo be the staging st. or of Scores of jalopy parades In cities and andI I towns throughout the intermountain I region I t These para parades will be under dIrection I t or of l lodal al defense councils and will get I I full endorsement from state salva salvage go of- of I who are connected with the tho re- re reI regional I I gional on offIce ce of the War Production Board I The state salvage managers of who will wUl direct the campaign are Leo I J. J Crowley Colorado B B. L. L Wood Utah Edward S. S Moore Jr Wyoming and W. W I B. B McCollum New Mexico I The need for scrap Iron and steel this year Is greater than ever before I Mr Miller said and every resource pos pos- possible possible sible Is needed In this super campaign I He pointed out that large quantities of scrap had to be diverted during the summer from western states to eastern I steel mills to prevent a production shut down Representatives from Summit county will meet In Salt Lake City Tuesday September 28 to complete details of the drive The meeting will be held at the salvage headquarters In the Atlas build build- lag Ing |