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Show ! "Thar Is Zinc in Them Thar Hills!" l-' yw i :ji i Turiyi. miiiiii 0....U.W.". '.j .ju.nyj.i.innmj.iww"L"ii i''huwiiw.i ... I t l I?. 1 I -i"-',. - "l K ' j t I V.' I " IT - - - I " 1 ." --mlf t hi I a' I ' I J 1 i I !j' f J .. Base metal replaces precious metal in desirability for duration. iZlna, the lowly metal and long the "problem child" of the non-ferrous metal family, has risen to new heights in mechanized World War 5 No. 2. Instead of gold the slogan u is now "Thar is zinc in them thar ' hills," so desirous has become the gray metal. 9 Every gun from revolver to can- lt non and its amunition requires zinc. H Shell brass contains 30 per cent zinc. I Each jeep, tank and truck requires J. zinc for their most vital parts. A jeep requires 5 pounds of zinc and $ as much as 200 pounds is required is;, for an armored car or large size J tank. Airplane engines are shaped and built with zinc dies. Each fighter plane, fying fortress and transport plane requires from 100 to 450 pounds of zinc for its vari-f vari-f ous parts. The bombs and flares 6 which light the bomber's targets contain zinc. Radio sets require 5 from 2 to 200 pounds of zinc each. Even the buttons and identification tags of our soldiers are 13 zinc and the fast color- of their uniforms requires -the gray metal in making their dye. Zinc oxide has an essential es-sential role in warfare also. It is in rubber, paint products and is used for camouflage and for smoke screens, smoke bombs and signal Utah is one of the leading producers pro-ducers of this metal, and the smelting smelt-ing capacity existing in the four smelting plants in and adjacent to Salt Lake valley is already sufficient suffi-cient to take care of almost any demand. More zinc could be used in the war effort and more stress must be placed upon 11 mine production and upon exploration work to find new production. It is gratifying to note that recognition of this in Washington has resulted in some liberalization and expansion of premium prices for over quota production, pro-duction, which should stimulate mining activity generally. |