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VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 75 Williamiton, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuetday, September 22, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899
Jurist Makes Timely
Charge To Grand Jury
Hits At Those Who
Grumble About Tire
And Sugar Rations
Judge Clawson Williams De
clares All-out Effort Need
ed to Win Total War
In a forty-minute and stirring ad
dress to the Martin County Grand
Jury here yesterday morning, Judge
Clawson Williams issued a timely
warning to all people who love free
dom and urged them to recognize the
dangers and sacrifices that are in
evitable as a result of the world con
flict. Only a few words were ad
dressed to the jury as to their regu
lar routine duties, but he stressed
the importance of waking up to the
dangers about us and preserving the
freedoms we have been prone to en
joy and take for granted. Mincing no
words, the jurist in his fast and even
flow of meaningful thoughts, con
demned those who would grumble
about such little things as rationing,
and went on to say that this is no
half-war, that a man who buys only
half as many bonds as he is able to
buy is defeated already. "This is an
all-out war and it is demanding an
all-out effort," Judge Williams de
clared.
Expressing his pleasure of return
ing to this county after an absence of
five years, Judge Williams declared
that he had enjoyed working with
the jury, members of the bar and
the people of this county
"Today, we meet under strange
and strained conditions. The entire
world has undergone a marked eco
nomic, moral and socfcl change. It
has been turned topsy-turvy and up
side down, and all the intelligence
and energy of the world are being
turned to death and destruction. Ev
erything that we thought was perma
nent and good is disappearing from
the earth. It is useless to think about
the causes for these conditions, but
the important thing to do is to face
the fact that we are in war, an all- (
out total war," Judge Williams de- (
clared.
The jurist declared that every
thing had been done to keep out of
war, but we were caught in the j
whirlwind and we are in it without j
our choosing. Judge Williams point- .
?d out the importance of the grand j
iury under present conditions, and ,
irged the members to support the ^
idea upon which the system was ,
founded. 1
Continuing he said, "The totali- .
arian idea of government insists on
ibsulute and complete authority for
,ne man, and all other men must ex- 1
at to the end of supplying what may 1
yt required of them. Their rights
ire made subordinate to those of the
lictator or state. Today, the world
las never seen a man more greedy
'or power than Hitler. We do not
subscribe to that doctrine, and when
i nation follows that course the ac
.ion will, in the end, destroy that ]
lation The present dream of Hitler
s to dominate the world and com
nerce. His motive, similar to that
if the Syrians and Romans of old,
s to enslave mankind and dictate j
o all the world.
"Persecution led to the develop
nent of this country, and when those
natriots settled here, the doctrine
was reversed. They came here for
ndividual freedom with the state
existing for the benefit of the indi-1
/idual rather than the individual for
he state. Government was instituted
'or the welfare of individual citi
:ens. The Declaration of Independ
ence followed in the due course of
:ime, and there is a golden thread
?unning through our system, giving
ihe individual freedom so long as he
joes not interfere with the rights of
jthers. This doctrine guarantees us
individual freedom, but we are so
constituted that we do not value
what we have and enjoy until it is
taken from us."
Speaking directly to the jurymen,
ludge Williams said, "You are one
}f the courts convening in the land
today. Clubs, organizations and oth
er assemblies are being held. How
many of you think what that means.
Where else do you think that such
s practice is allowed? You meet on
the streets and discuss public affairs
with security. Where else does that 1
right exist? You are informed of the
happenings of the day. How many I
enjoy that privilege? How would
you like to live in a land where eight
or ten persons meet today on the
(Continued on page six)
ROUND-UP
The weekly roundup of
drunks and alleged violators of
minor law reflects a marked
drop in numbers compared with
the police blotter recordings
nude in previous periods. Only
eight persons were Jailed during
the last week-end. Six of them
were charged with public drunk
port. An eighth man was Jailed
far being "erasy" drunk.
Three of the group wore young
FALL SEASON
For once the season and the
calendar makers are working In
almost perfect harmony. Fall
weather made its appearance ov
er night Sunday, and the calen
dar is ushering in the season of
ficially at 12:17 Eastern War
Time, tomorrow afternoon.
There'll be some more warm
days, to be sure, but the back
bone of a long, dry and hot sum
mer has been broken. After
ranging well into the nineties
last Sunday, the mercury staff
ed tumbling that night and was
in the forties this morning at six
o'clock.
Martin County Man
One Of Four Killed
In Wreck Saturday
Another County Man Is Badly
Hurl When Cars Crash
Near Pinelops
Four persons, including one from
this county and two others former
ly of the county, were killed and two
others were hurt, one seriously,
about 10 o'clock last Saturday night
when two cars crashed in a head-on
collision near Pinetops on the Tar
boro-Pinetops highway.
Joe Ben Whitfield, Jr., of near Oak
City, died in a Tar bora hospital Sun
day afternoon of head injuries re
ceived in the accident. Theodore
Smtih, a former resident of this
county and a son-in-law of Mr and
Mrs. J. B Whitfield, Sr., was killed
instantly. Harry F. Stowers. of Ports
mouth, and a nephew of Mrs. J B.
Whitfield's, was also killed instant
ly. Strowers, about 35 years of age,
suffered a bad skull fracture and his
legs were said to have been almost
torn from his body. James Thomas
Williams, 19-year-old Pinetops col
ored man and driver of the second
car figuring in the accident, was al
io killed.
Jasper Whitfield, a brother of the
foung man who was fatally hurt, is
in a Tarboro hospital suffering from
ierious injuries He is expected to
recover. Ronald Earl Tyson, suffer
ing a fracture of the cheek bone and
i sprained foot, has been discharged
Irom the hospital after receiving
treatment and is now at his home,
lear Oak City.
(Continued on page six)
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Missionary Tells of
Experiences While
Japanese Captive
Dr. W. W. Haskell Addresses
Conference in Everetts
This Afternoon
Just returned home last month
'rom Wuhu, China, where he had
jeen held a virtual captive by the
nvading Japs (or slightly more than
leven months, Dr. Walter W. Has
ten declared to a district conference
n the Everetts Christian Church this
ifternoon that he had not suffered
[reatly from his experience, but he
lid point out that in Japan and Ko
ea it was reliably reported that
nany missionaries were tortured
ind grossly mistreated. "They were
lubjected to the 'water cure' and
>adly mistreated," the repatriated
nissionary said, adding that one mis
lionary had sixteen applications of
.he terrible 'cure'.
Returning home on the S. S. Grips
lolm, the missionary told the church
(roup that he was confined to his
tome in Wuhu, China, by the Japan
ese military police from December
3 to June 10, that the police were ra
ther kind to him. "I was permitted
to purchase local supplies and was
not undernourished, but I was not
privileged to see any other mission
ary. My Chinese friends could and
did call on me without hindrance,
and they were a great spiritual com
fort to me," Dr. Haskell said, adding
that they brought him a total of 453
eggs during his imprisonment.
While many missionaries in Japan
and Korea were badly mistreated
and tortured, Dr. Haskell said that
as far as he could observe, the re
ligious leaders in occupied China
were not generally subjected to tor
ture, but that the treatment was ter
rible in other areas
Wuhu is a main gateway from oc
cupied China to Free China, and Dr.
Haskell has been there a quarter of
a century doing religious, education
al and evangelistic work. Mrs. Has
kell and two other woman mission
aries returned to America in Decem
ber, 1040, at the request of the Unit
ed States government because of the
war situation.
"Christianity," Dr. Haskell ex
plained to the Everetts group, "has
a bright outlook in China, but in
Japan the picture Is not so bright
because of the ascendancy of the war
lords and the tying of the church
closely to the imperialistic order."
Tobacco Price Trend Points Upward
Price Range Moves
Up A Notch On The
Local Market Today
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Selling Organization Expect
ed to Clear Three-Weeka
Old Block Late Today
The price trend on the local tobac
co market pointed upward today
when they moved up a notch from
end to end with the top standing at
48 cents. A few sales were made in
excess of that figure, but they were
limited and the 48-cent figure can
be regarded as the top. Prices were
equally as strong for all typos and
grades, some farmers declaring that
they were stronger from end to end
than they had been at any other time
this season.
After experiencing block sales
without interruption for three weeks
the local market is expected to clear
its floors for the first time late this
afternoon, and it is fairly certain
that sales will go forward accord
ing to a strict schedule on all ware
house floors here tomorrow.
Sales passed the four-million
pound mark this morning, and ob
servers are confident that the sea
son's total will exceed the figures
for last year. It was explained that
many new customers have been add
ed to the regular list, that the old
customers are sticking to the mar
ket better than they ever have be
fore. The new customers are con
vinced that they can sell tobacco in
Williamston to a marked advantage
and the set-up offers ideal market
ing conditions. It is estimated that
about sixty per cent of the crop in
this territory has already been sold,
and on that basis the total sales for
the season should reach and possibly
pass the seven-million-pound mark
Little is heard these days about
the price ceiling, and when it is
mentioned, the farmers voluntarily
declare that if the ceiling has had any
adverse effect on prices they have
not been able to tell it. Farmer R. A.
Haislip said this morning that he be
lieved the price ceiling has possibly
helped in many cases.
The marked change in the weather
over the week-end apparently caus
ed some of the tobacco to deteriorate
slightly, but the sales held up well
this morning despite that and the us
ual large offerings of Inferior types.
Peanut digging, just starting in
the county, is pulling some farmers
from their tobacco grading benches
and a slight drop in tobacco sales is
to be expected. There isn't sufficient
labor available to carry on both tasks
at the same time, and then there is
cotton picking to be reckoned with,
causing further delays in tobacco
marketing activities.
Sales on the local market this sea
son have been made by farmers as
far away as Virginia, and a goodly
number of farmers from surround
ing counties have localized their
selling activities here this sea-son,
Sales Supervisor C. U. Rogers stat
ing that more of the "home folks"
are proving loyal to the market here
this year than in a number of years.
Long-Term Convicts
Are Arrested Here
Escaping from a Hertford prison
:amp early yesterday afternoon, two
long-term white convicts were ar
rested at the bus station here a few
lours later by Patrolman W. E
Saunders and Officers J. H. Roebuck
?nd J?H. Allsbrooks assisted by Jack
Hinton, North Carolina Deputy Col
lector, who brought up the rear in
the daring arrests.
Glenn Adams, Raleigh man and
tne of the two escapees arrested, had
lerved two months of a 30-year term
lor murder. Roy Best, Charlotte man,
.vas serving from seven to ten years
for highway robbery.
The arrests were made without
trouble, and the two men are being
turned over to prison authorities.
The convicts are said to have es
caped from under gun.
L D. Roebuck, Jr. Is Reported Missing In
, Action By The U. S. Navy Department
L. D. Roebuck, Jr., of the United
States Navy, was reported missing
by Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs In
a terse message received in this
county last week, the grief strick
en parents, despite the saddening
news, stating last night that they
still entertained hope for his safe
ty and his ultimate return home.
The message read: "The Navy De
partment deeply regrets to inform
you that yonr son, L. D. Roebuck,
Jr., U. 8. N., is missing following
action In the performance of his
duty in the service of his country.
The department appreciates yonr
anxiety, but details are not now
available and delay in receipt
thereof must necessarily be ex
The name of the ship was not
icntlouod, and no details bad been
How to Pack Gifts
An AWVS worker, Mrs. Ethel Hill,
of Now York City, shows you how to
go about the task of packing that
gift for men in the service. The
army and navy asks that shoo boxes
be used; the weight limited to 11
pounds and that the gift be mailed
between Oct 1 and Nov. 1. Most
popular gift according to n service
men's poll ? a waterproof wrist
watch.
Court Completing
Trial of Criminal
Cases Here Today
Will Start Work on the Civil
Doeket Crowded with
;Divoroe Cases
Attracting comparatively little at
tention, the Martin County Superior
Court in regular two weeks session
here, is nearing the completion of
its criminal docket this afternoon.
The docket, carrying a very small
number of eases, was marke d by the
absence of sensational cases and fol
lowing Judge Clawson Williams'J
charge to the grand jury yesterday
morning, the court room was hard
ly half filled at times. The court upon
the completion of the criminal docket
will start hearing the first of a large
number of divorce cases.
Proceedings in the court:
The cases charging Harry Davis
with aiding and abetting forgery
and with false pretense were con
tinued again.
Marvin Smith, charged with reck
less driving, was found not guilty.
The cases charging Donald Kno
bles with an attempted assault and
with an assault with a deadly wea
pon, were nol pressed. It is under
stood that the defendant is being
called into the Army shortly.
A continuation was granted in the
case charging James Arthur Scott
with seduction.
The case charging J. T. Briley with
assaulting a female, was nol pross
ed.
Willie B. Jackson, charged with
larceny and receiving, was sentenc
ed to the roads for a term of two
years. In a second case charging a
similar law violation, Jackson was
sentenced to the roads for a term of
14 to 24 months, the latter term to
begin at the expiration of the first.
Stephen Griffin, charged with
reckless driving, was reported not
guilty.
Howard Griffin, charged with
forgery, was sentenced to prison for
from eighteen months to three years.
(Continued on page six)
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Young Man Sworn In At
Loral Bar Yesterday
Successfully passing his examina
tions recently, Robert Henry Cowen,
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
H. Cowen, of Williamston, was
sworn in as a practicing attorney in
the superior courts of North Carolina
before Judge Clawson Williams here
yesterday afternoon.
Administering the oath, Judge Wil
liams wished the young man much
success. Cowen's career at the bar
is slated for an indefinite interrup
tion, however. Uncle Sam is calling
him and he will leave within the
next two weeks for Notre Dame
where he will work as a member of
the U. S. Naval Reserve.
learned by the distressed father
last evening. Four young Martin
County men have been reported to
have paid the supreme sacrifice
while ni the service of their coun
try, and young Roebuck ia the sec
ond county man ot be reported
missing following action in the
performance of hia duty.
Enlisting in the service three
years ago when he was just about
20 years of age, the young man
last visited his relatives In May of
this year. In making his departure
after a week's visit, his last words
to his father were, "I am ready and
willing to do my duty, and I am
going to do it to the very best of
my ability for my country." He was
last hoard from In June. Earning
one promotion some time age, the
young man was In line for a see
Army Calling Large
Number Colored Men
About Three Busses
Will Be Necessary
To Move Contingent
Group Ik Largest Yet To Get
Call To Army From
TIum Fountv
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The available manpower in the
single ranks is fairly rapidly being
thinned out in this county, a report j
from the draft board stating this i
week that the largest number of [
colored myn yet called from the
county had been directed to report'
for induction at an early date. No
definite number was released, but
it is understood that about three
busses will be necessary to move the
contingent.
; Names of those receiving instruc
' tions to report for possible military
service follow:
j Elijah Boston, RFD 1, Jamesville
I Joe Henry Lawrence, RFD 3, Wil
liamston
Heber Lanier, RFD 1, Oak City
Walter Alexander Rhodes, RFD 1,
Jamesville
Johnny Lee, Williamston
Thurman Williams, RFD 1, Pal
myra
Alphonsa Thompson, Williamston
and Norfolk
Sylvester Thigapen, RFD 1, Par- I
mele
Leaahner Bennett, Hamilton and
Norfolk
Orlando Duke Council, RFD 1,
Bethel and Newport News
Collin Lugene Smith, Roberson
ville
Willie James Harrison, Roberson
ville
Raleigh Jones, RFD 1, Roberson
ville
William Grimes, RFD 1, Rober
sonville
Columbus Blunt Daniel, RFD 2,
Williamston
Leroy Purvis, Williamston
Lee Ward, RFD 1, Robersonville
Robert Lee Evans, RFD 3, Wil
liamston
Willie House, Robersonville
Dossic Hinton, Williamston and
Njorfolk
William M. Britt, Williamston and
Norfolk
Lucious C. Chance, RFD 1, Rober
sonville
Sidney Woolard, RFD 1, Williarh
ston
Elbert Bryant, RFD 1, Oak City
Harding Jauraze Taylor, William
ston and Raleigh
James Andrew Moses, Williamston
and Washington, D. C.
Charles Edward Spruill, William
ston and Raleigh
Calvin Knight, RFb 3, Williamston
and South Norfolk
Lewis Bond, RFD 3, Williamston
(Continued on page six)
Eight New Members
Eor The Grand Jury
Eight new members were added
to Martin County's more or less per
manent grand jury here yesterday.
The law provides for the retirement
of nine jurymen every six months
or after they have served a year.
Only eight had served a full year.
The names of the new members
are, J. E. Bullock, Clifton Keel, Mal
gram Barefoot, L. J. Hardison, Ben
H James, Levi Ange, W. A. Vander
ford and W. M. Myers. The names
of the old members are, J. A Hai
slip, H. S. Johnson, Jr., R. H. Harri
son, T. C. Norwood, H. L Ange, J.
A White, N B. Bland, E. N Harrell,
M. D. Taylor and R. G. Taylor.
The j.ury heard a stirring charge
by J. Clawson Williams at the open
ing of the court term yesterday
morning.
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ond advancement about the time
he was reported missing. While
the young man had lived eloae at
home, helping with the farm du
ties, he soon became an ardent
Navy man, devoted to its traditions
and earnest in his efforts to do
his bit.
The strong attachment for hla
son was apparent as Mr. Roebuck
expressed a great hope that more
and favorable news could be re
ceived. Mrs. Roebuck is in the care
of the family physician, and she
with Mr. Roebuck is trying to of
fer a brave front. Explaining that
he had another son, Craven B.
Roebuck, in the Army, and look
ing around to say that he had other
sons In line for service, Mr. Roe
buck declared that the war mart
be won, that It had to be won.
MEETING
In the midst of the annual
membership drive. Farm Bureau
canvassers will report their ac
tivities at a supper meeting to
be held in the Williamston's Wo
man's Club hall on Friday eve
ning of this week at 8 o'clock.
Secretary John I. Eagles an
nounced.
All canvassers are urged to at
tend the meeting and complete
as far as possible their member
ship drive.
Preliminary reports, yet un
confirmed. indicate that the an
nual drive is progressing rapid
ly and that the canvassers still
have the 1,200 members in sight.
Board Appoints Tax
Collector To Handle
Books Temporarily
IIuihIIpm Few Minor l)uti<*H at
Special Mccliug loist
Friday Morning
Unable to turn the new 1942 tax
books over to the regular tax collect
or until he sells delinquent accounts
and settles for the 1941 taxis, the
Martin County commissioners in
special session last Friday named
Miss Mildred Hedrick temporary col
lector. She will handle the new books
until the early part of November
when the regular collector, Mr M L.
Peel, holds the delinquent tax.sales
j and settles for the 1941 collections. It
was explained that it is unlawful for
a county tax collector to accept the
new books until he has first account
ed for the previous year's collections.
Up until the temporary appoint
ment was made, Register of Deeds
J. Sam Getsinger had handled the
[ 1942 collections. Since the appoint
ment was effected, notices were di- i
reeted to the property owners and
| sizable collections were made. All
j the commissioners were present fori
the special session, the group allow
I ing the temporary collector a salary'
I of $H5 a month.
The commissioners' docket was |
cleared of a few minor matters pend- I
(Continued on page six)
3
Russians Drive Rack
Foe From Streets Of
Battered Stalingrad
Invuilrr* Pii-licd Itai'k Over
The Courtie of More ihaii
A Mile Today
The Russians are still tenaciously
holding to the battered eity of Stal
ingrad, a late report stating that they
had counter-attacked and driven the
Germans back over the course of a
mile and a quarter in the streets of
the important industrial city. Fight
ing there was described as the fierc
est in all history, that the Germans
were losing their best shock troops
by the thousands right in the streets
of the city.
Down in the Caucasus, the late
communique reported, the Germans
concentrated large forces of tommy
gunners for an attack on an inhabit
ed point in the Mozdok area above
Grozny oil fields.
Soviet forces countered the im
pact of superior German numbers,
the high command said. Three en
emy tanks were destroyed by Soviet
riflemen Four more were burned
out. The Germans lost more than
250 men.
Southeast of Novorossisk on the
Black Sea coast the Russians were
locked in heavy defensive battle's.
A scout unit blew up a munition
dump and wiped out a German unit.
Falling into an enemy ambush while
reconnoitering, a Soviet marine unit
cut down 30 Germans with bayonets
and hand grenadfef.
Several German counter-attacks
were repulsed in the Sinyavino are*
of the Leningrad front, where the
Red Army was battling to clear out
communications with the besieged
city.
One Red Army unit drove the Ger
mans from an inhabited point, cap
tured 30 pillboxes and dugouts, and
demolished three German tanks.
But the Stalingrad battle over
shadowed all other fighting.
Front dispatches said the close
packed German shock troops had
won more streets in the inferno they
had made of Stalingrad, but they
paid the price of so many casualties
that they were unable to remove
their wounded and dead from the
shell-pocked ruins.
As the historic battle raged
through its 28th day, the high com
(Continued on page *U)
War As It Relates
To Home Front Is
Rev iewed for Week
Nation Gradually Getting into
The War Deeper and
Deeper
We've been "only ankle-deep" in
war. But we're wading in, getting
deeper as we plunge into a racing
tide of scarcities through which we
must fight our war to victory. And
our strength against swirling cur
rents is the strength which lies in
control?control of scarce manpow
er, raw materials, fuel to run war
plants and heat homes, control of
foods made scarce by the enormous
need for food of our allies and our
own armed forces.
Our latest attack on scarcity comes
from two directions?further control
over distribution of scarce goods and
products in the form of rationing,
and a new offensive against high
costs?in part created by scarcity?
through extension of control over
prices and wages. f
Scarcity of fuel oil in the East and
Midwest, caused by our tanker losses
in the Atlantic and the need to
send tankers to far parts of the earth
has led to fuel oil rationing in 30
Eastern and Midwest states and the
District of Columbia.
Gasoline Rationing To Save Rubber
Gasoline rationing, in prospect for
the entire country, serves a less di
rect but most vital purpose-?the sav
ing of rubber. Every day, by unnec
essary and fast driving, we have
been wasting enough rubber to re
build 200,000 tires. A good deal of
rubber has been saved because ra
tioning limited use of gasoline by
motorists in 17 Eastern states. But
we cannot save rubber in one state
and not in another. Not only would
that be unfair, it would not save en
ough rubber. There's no shortage of
oil and gas in the Southwest?far
from it?but the country's tires are
wearing out at a rate eight times
faster than they are being replaced.
It will take the Office of Price Ad
ministration a few weeks to work
out a nationwide rationing program,
m the meantime patriotic drivers ev
erywhere will ration themselves?
stop unnecessary driving ? keep
speeds down to 35 miles an hour.
Quantities of rubber and gasoline
will be saved because the Govern
ment has taken control over the op
| oration of all commercial vehicles in
the country. Reduction of the num
ber of taxicabs operating in New
I York City and curtailing use of those
| that remain will save 428 million tire
I miles, 15,000 new tires and the same
number of recaps, and 10 million
'gallons of gasoline.
"All Purpose" Ration Books
Sent To Printer
Meats and meat products are
among the foods that are scarce be
cause of abnormal demands. Besides
the huge requirements for our fight
ing men, in three months we have
sent to tlu- United Nations millions
of pounds of pork, fish, dried beef,
army rations and the like. Faced
with meat shortages, the OPA has
been given authority to ration all
types of meat and meat products ex
cept poultry, game, and lard, and to
control their distribution from the
slaughterhouse to consumer. It will
be some TTmrC however, before OPA
is ready to ration meat at the retail
buying level.
In preparation for rationing in
other fields now "allrpurpose" ra
tion books have been sent to the
printer. They may be used for ra
tioning two major groups of com
modities, and three other kinds of
books are in preparation.
Chemical Fertilizers Placed Under
Nationwide Control
Chemical fertilizers that contain
nitrogen, needed for vital war man
ufacture, have been placed under na
tionwide control. Delivery of super
phosphate containing more than 18
per cent phosphoric acid is also for*
bidden. Fertilizers must come in
bags weighing at least 100 pounds,
except for bags of 80 pounds and up
already in manufacturers stocks.
The drums of war are today's steel
drums. Steel shipping drums have
been banned for use in packing some
200 food, chemical and petroleum
products, from cement to tar. In
place of steel drums containers may
be of wood, fiber or glass. The order
is expected to save 100,000 tons of
steel annually.
SCRAP COLLECTION
Stale by State figures on the
shipment of iron and iteel scrap
to the mills during July, releas
ed September II by the Conser
vation Division of WPB, showed
a total of tons.
This was IS per cent leas than
the monthly average required to
keep steel production np to ca
pacity and at the same ttaie
build up stockpiles to carry se
er the bad weather months. The
teal set for the last ( months at
1942 is 17 .MM.OOO tons, which
requires a monthly average col
lection of MU,*M i