Show Is s Zinc linc hi in 1 Them Hi S1 V I j EPo jJ jJr t r r 4 ij I f I 4 b r 4 y Base Ease metal ces precious metal in in desirability for duration I Zinc the lowly m metal tal an and long Ions tho lie problem child of ot tho the nonferrous nonferrous nonferrous non fer rous metal family has risen to new heights In mechanized World War Val No 2 Instead of gold the gold the slogan is Is' now is zinc in them than hills Lulls so desirous has become the gray metal Every gun from Crom revolver to cannon can cannon cannon can can- non and Its Us requires zinc Shell brass contains 30 per cent zinc Each jeep tank lank and truck requires zinc for their most vital parts A jeep requires 5 pounds of zinc an anas andas and andas as much as pounds po is required for an armored car or large size tank Airplane engines are shaped and amI built with zinc dies Each fighter plane tying fing fortress and transport plane Ilane requires from to pounds 8 of zinc for or its Us various various vari ous parts The Tho bombs and amI flares which light the tho bombers bomber's targets contain zinc Radio sets require from 2 to pounds of at zinc each Even the buttons antI and identification tags of our soldiers are aio 3 1 zinc and the tho fast color of ot their uniforms requires the tho gray metal In making their dye de Zinc oxide has an essential essential essential es es- role in warfare also It is In rubber paint products and is used for camouflage and for smoke smokescreens screens smoke bombs and signal flares Utah Is one ona of the leading producers producers producers pro pro- of this metal and the smelting smelting smelt smelt- ing capacity existing in the four tour smelting plants in and adjacent to Salt Lake Lako valley Is already sufficient sufficient to take care of almost any demand More 1 zinc could be used inthe In inthe the tho war effort an and more stress must be bo placed upon mine production and upon exploration work worle to find new production It Js is gratifying g to noto note that recognition of ot this in Washington has resulted In some liberalization and amI expansion of of premium prices for over oyer quota production pro pro- production which should stimulate mining tinning activity generally |