WASTE PAPER

Evening Star, Issue 24990, 8 October 1943, Page 6

WASTE PAPER

STILL HEEDED FOR WAR EFFORT Many people seemed to be of the opinion that waste paper was no longer required, but that was emphatically not the case, said Mr U. T. Martin, chairman of. the Waste Paper Brigade. The salvaging of paper was a most valuable contribution to the country's war effort, and full support should continue to bo given to the brigade, as all available supplies were urgently needed. ]f any business concerns had quantities of old records that were of no. further use and wished to obtain assistance in banging them, they should telephone the depot (14-441),' and the necessary arrangements would be made. Since the start of the campaign in Dunedin 1,1(35 tons of salvaged paper had been graded and sorted for despatch to the various paper mills. In addition, another 200 tons of material had been 'handled, ibut was rejected because of extraneous matter. As a result of the sale of reclaimed paper, cheques amounting to £1,54.'l had been sent to the National Patriotic Fund Hoard in Wellington, and the various committees in Otago had been credited with their proportion of that sum. A tribute to the work of the many voluntary helpers was paid by Mr Martin, who said the province had made a fine effort. At the same time he stressed the need for continued co-opera-tion, and also asked that the country .supporters should continue to help the brigade. Giving the instance of a Hoy Scout in Dunedin who had collected between 50 and 60 sacks of paper and worked well over 100 hours, Mr Martin said this was only typical of the fine spirit and useful service given by all the Boy Scouts.