WEAPONS FROM SCRAPS

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 77, 13 June 1941, Page 7

WEAPONS FROM SCRAPS

Anti-Waste Exhibition In Wellington

Designed to educate the public on the possibilities of waste reclamation as a war effort, New Zealand’s firs! anti-waste exhibition will be officially opened by the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan, on the ground floor'of the D.I.C. Building, Wellington. tit 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. 1? will remain open to the public daily till Saturday, June 21, during which time members of the Wellington - Junior Chamber of Commerce, organizers o the exhibition, will act as attendants to explain where necessary the various exhibits.

Simplicity is the outstanding feature of the numerous exhibits and displays. Every endeavour has been. made to obtain articles in which reclaimable waste materials are most commonly found, and to explain clearly theii uses after reclamation. In the carrying out of this idea, considerable skill and originality has been shown by the Government Publicity Studios, under the

supervision of Mr. G. Bridgman

’ The messages and appeals m each phase of waste collection are so clearly presented that even the younger chi! (Iren will gather from them some idea of the possibilities behind reclamation of scrap of all kinds.

The exhibition should be of p.-imen iar interest to housewives, because a fairly large percentage of waste -craps of value in wartime represent mater ials cast out from the kitchen, such a> old pbts, pans, and kettles, waste papei and other odds and ends containing metal and other material worthy of reclamation.

Two striking exhibits are giant robots, standing eight feet high. One will be seen holding a gleaming shield with the words “For Victory” printed on it. This robot stands like a knight in shining armour — the heavy, cumbersome battle jlress of days gone by, but with what appears to be brilliant aluminium, streamlined to symbolize modern metals and their use in mechanized warfare. , Beneath this man-made giant lies a conglomeration of old articles made from copper, brass, lead, aluminium, zinc and cast iron--odds and ends from the scrap heap, yet all vital metals in wartime.

Admission to the exhibition will be free, and no collection will be made inside. Its sole object is to give the

public an idea of the potential value of waste, and to make a universal appeal for assistance in the saving of -craps to help in the war effort