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America’s War Plants MUST Have Scrap
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North Carolina’s Scrap Metal
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Steel plants turning out vitally-needed war materials are beginning here and there
to shut down for lack of scrap metal, which they must have to mix with the iron ore/
This fact has been reported in recent press dispatches. If this continues, soon the
manufacturing plants will begin to stop production for lack of steel, and America's
war effort will be disastrously slowed.
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ore thousands of tons of scrap metal on the farms and in the towns and cities at
$3,3001N PRIZES
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Start Now---Contest Opens October Ist
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$ 300. TJaTih"" b “ in “* firm turning in the largest poundage
V $ 1 50. W" Bond lo the individual delivering ft. 1„„„ „ umb ., ~
5 75. laJge^T poundage ft £.^1.<•.««.*., ft.
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T»\ Badges for SCRAP SCOUTS’
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1' 9 <lt #Crap 10 a Collec,ion I,a tion will get a "Scrap Scout" honor
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Contest Details . , 7 Watch Thu
north carolina's scrp can lick the jap!
THE YANCEY RECORD
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North Carolina. The nation needs every pound to keep winning the war of production.
The participating newspapers of North Carolina, to help the national scrap-collection
campaign. Will give $3,300 in prizes in North Carolina, and will publish a number of
largo ads without charge. Let's show the rest of America how North Carolina does the _T_
job! You—your firm—your boys' and girls' organization—some charity in your county—
has an opportunity to win some of the $3,300 prise money—and to help win the warl
Start now to look lor scrap you can add to North Carolina's guota.
RULES OF THE CONTEST
PURPOSE
To encourage the collection In North Carolina of every possible pound of scrap metal to help
meet the nation’s war needs; to make North Carolina one of .’he first states In the nation to
complete an exhaustive clean-up of this material; to supplement and encourage all activities of i
other axencies gathering this vitally-needed war material. /. f
PLAN
Prlsea will be given by the i*rticipating newspapers of North Carolina to the North Carolina
county, business Arm, Individual, and units of junior boy or girls organisations or schools turn
or ,e * Hn * W dealers the most scrap metal in »he three weeks, according to the prize
n °‘ “‘* er l whet )« er ?he scrap meta i Is given free to the government or sold to *
rnvLrnJ.Vf ll *°J u,U ta ***• Prise competition. Tn e main purpose is to get all the scrap for the
government. Get a receipt to show your County Committee. ' r
PRIZES
Prises given by participating newspapers of North Carolina will be aeries E and F War Bonds
aa follow*:
SI,OOO War Bond will be awarded to the county reporting the greatest total poundage of
scrap metal collection per capita.''**
4 !?£ X" 5 0nd *° the count y reporting the second largest collection per capita. *
SIOO War Bond to the county in each Congressional District reporting the largest collcc
ttion per capita. (Counties winning the 2 prises above not eligible.)
s3o* War Bond to the business firm turning in the largest poundage of scrap metal. ’
$l5O War Bond to the Individual delivering the largest number of pounds.
$75 War Bond .to the local junior organisation or school delivering the largest poundage
In the State.
SSO War Bond to the local Junior organisation or school delivering the second largest
poundage in the State.
$25 War Bond to the local junior organisation or school delivering the third largest
poundage In the State.
The prises going to counties pre to be used for some charity or public purpose of general value
to the eounty. The local salvage committee In conjunction with the local chairman of Civilian
Defense shall designate the organisation to receive the prize War Bond. If they so elect a con
ie*t Among eligible organisations may be carried on In the varlona counties.
ELIGIBILITY
Every person residing within a county is eligible to contribute to that eounty’a total collection
Persons and their families engaged in the business of buying and selling scrap iron, or collect*
Ing If on a commission, are not eligible to compete as Individuals or Arms. They mav. however,
help to Increase the county’, total by initiating scrap collection, the contest credit to go to
, - the original owner. .
All On ns, partnerships and corporations and their employes (living in the state) not engaged in
the business of scrap haying or collection are eligible to collect scrap metal to be entered In -
the name of the firm. The same material, however, may not be credited to both a firm and an
individual. Every Individual living In the Btate and not engaged in the business of collecting
scrap metal is eligible to compete for the individual prise. Every school or Btate Junior organisa
tion (In units) such as 4-H Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girl*, etc., is eligible to
compete for the junior prises.
PROCEDURE
The county salvage committee will within each county be In charge of the program. All scrap
metal must be receipted at point of delivery. (Call your local salvage committee or representative
for location of delivery point.) Credit In the contest will be ONLY upon the basis of such re
coipts. iße sure to get a receipt In pounds. Each eounty will telegraph the total of the previous
day * ooUectloiw each day during the eonteat. these results to he published regularly as s box score
- h* C ° n i e *‘- AddlUmul local contests and local prise will be encouraged
****"f . r ? , “ “ ay Pre~ribe. In all o action, of Interpretation
of the rules ot this congest the decision oT the Newspaper Salvage Contest Committee will be final
-JUDGES
Tbs judges of this contest will b« a eonuuHtoo of throe named by Mr. Jamas B. Varfer Executive
* !Tu «M winners iSrS. The doeLons of this committee of judge.
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THURSDAY, pCTOBER 1, 1942