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IBM-- mm BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMISTRY UNISTRUT FRAME RESEARCH BUILDING F kiEEnt* -'Hr* CEILING IN NEW RESEARCH LABORATORY FEATURES TRANSLUCENT PANELS OF EXTRUDED LUCITE* "Durable, flexible, expandable, demountable and reusable." That's one professor's description of the new research labo ratory at the University of Michigan. The Unistrut Space Frame System introduces a third dimension of reinforcement -- diagonal struts to distribute stress in three directions. As a result, supporting columns are needed only at widely spaced intervals and interior walls carry none of the roof load. The walls, ceiling, and roof utilize many 4' x 4' translucent and transparent panels. For example, on the lower level under the north mezzanine the ceiling is constructedof Du Pont "Lucite" acrylic resin. These modular units of "Lucite" were extruded by Gering Products, Inc., of Kenilworth, New Jersey. They transmit all wave lengths of visible light, are glare-free. Panels of "Lucite" are exceptionally strong and can withstand direct and prolonged exposure to sunlight and weathering without discoloring or crazing. "Lucite" permits unusual decorative effects. It comes in a wide variety of transparent, and translucent colors. Extruded "Lucite" can be fabricated into troffer-type panels and cor rugated shapes to meet any custom design specifications. For further information on extruded "Lucite" acrylic resin --its properties and uses as a lighting material--write to E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.), Polychemicals Depart ment, Room 4712, Du Pont Building, Wilmington 98, Dela ware. In Canada: Du Pont Company of Canada Limited, P. O. Box 660, Montreal, Quebec. SEE "DU PONT CAVALCADE THEATER" ON TELEVISION A STUDENT in the College of Architecture and De sign installing a t'x T translucent panel of "Lucite" acrylic resin. The experimental labora tory consists of an enclosed area, 33 by 49 feet beneath a 70- by 90-foot roof. The drafting area on the lower level of the enclosed area uses a ceil ing of Du Pont "Lucite" acrylic resin for trans mitting optimum light without glare. Good lighting is Good Business flCG.U.S, pAt.orf. BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING ... THROUGH CHEMISTRY M A -G .A VOI liMF 4.FI ZfNE NUMBFR S "Dramatic." "Forceful." "Simply do pict.ed." These arc the sort of won is folks around hare won* using uflcr previewing 11ii.x cover of lhe Maj-'a;int\ Artist Vi.ire 1 loffmau, who t-1 a i iris I i 1.1 I e knowledge of (.(h i working of gasoline en gines, f.Ijoiti;!11 litis was a fine Will U> I el rael hyl lonO antiknock gas<)liiicc(iin|K>uri(l a I work. Simply said, wo agree. I )on'|. vi>1:? They eile lire record at. one Company plant where almost, half of t he o.OUO injuries over a I wo year period were dist.rihut.ei I among only seven per eenf of 1 he employes. The Company psychiatrists link I his proneiioss hi accidents with emotional dieturb-inces arising when a person I"ails lo meet his normal responsibilities both on and off the job. They buttress their view with similar observations by oilier investigators. 'Hie menial health specialists go on to say that excessive injui ies npparenl Iv can lx* curbed when management insists that employes with poor safety records observe safety regnlafions. Kvidcitce sug gests that, this insistence is therapeutic I hat it leads a man lo at: just himself bel ter to all ids responsibilities, and cures his sickness. Thai's an oft-asked piiestion, and here ;; : ? :v *. : -::t' .< , 11,f. f: a; y arc some answers t.liai. may help put the 1 n building the defenses of our country, ( 'nmpnnv size in pars] icrl i ve few deny the great ciinl ribution of large t i)u Font is America's largest single industry in supplying material -- the hun chemical company. Yet il.s sales represent dred I hoitsrmd and one things needed by our only a.I.ioiil. 8,2 per cent, of (lie chemical armed forces. At. (be same time, lew are iiidusl rv's total. aware of a mil her of its major defense eo.n- Du Punt, compel es direcl.lv wilh major trioiit.iims. Wilh its highly trained scien produt ers in all its basic, prodiu I lines, and tist s and engineers versed in a wide range is oil ei i smaller ilia a ii.s competitors in of specialized skills, large industry is ;; specific fiel<ls. For example, the following major asset, of defense agencies and a bul linns an* not as li.rj.re in l.ntal asset.;; as wark of tin* nal ion'*; securit v. I )n Foul, lint are suhslaiif-ially bigger in Du Font-, to use i he example most the fields named: Union Uarbido in pasties. fiiinili.iv to us, employs thousands of scien Allied ('hemical and Dye in sulfuric arid tist and engineers with snecali/.ed knowl and nitrogen products, Kastman Kodak in edge ranging from electronios to elastomers . photographic products, llerrules in indus and explosives, from met.a Ik to fibers and trial nifrorellulosis. American Viscose in plastics. The Company makes both its : rayon, and Kherwin.Williams in paint. personnel and l.eelmionl information readily ; I)n Font iiclievcs pmdticl clivcrsifica available t o defense agencies, either I icaring : lion and research ai`e I he hcsl mules to all costs or merely charging a nominal fee. i continued business success, . ; /j < : \ ., ; . i _ j- :. ; ,\.i. : ;... - Fast year, l)n Font, spivialists eunI riinit.ed more than 7(M) rnan-days to consulla turn a in I advice in the fields of plaslies I A man wilh hot I led up emotional and explosives alone. At. the planning and I problems is sick and ripe far an accident, coordination levels of the defense program, ; I hi I 'onl psyeliim risl.s re) itirf.I >til soirei hing Company personnel were key consul I a ill:; ' can hi* done about it. on men: than lb defense agencies. I PHOTO CREDITS CHANGE OF ADDRESS < j \l, Hofloiu i * a'lii'ml M<>Dua ( ns*j>., 1'ti,f'' Ii:;" m*rnl ymir Im'W Jn'K- an tiJ-omptl.v a- (Kjssihlr : I i,'-I,.hi - C ,il>) li ; Su.-M If . S' I'l'CJiJrai-;S| |i n i:' I'lTnilU!?: JMHir Ih.-il yiPi will lod mi,-.:. \<ur c< i|y. ; j'-i 1 mm-.t ^ 'Itir iiqH"!; I ';t>*.v jt>. i `mtrt < =\ I, < M*' f U,i::, I*'i ; l m'it I 'n, j I '.!*-: H ; t 'iiiii lfHy 1 ':irr:il<i Ml};. I ' : I'aj't' I >i. Ir I: Mail |**; I'aiiinr, 1 >u I'-aut. Ma^i/mi! j i -,un'i.--v 11 S i i iiii-H? .M hii ion rij'lu: t -SIm H | Oil ('>.; l`af*** I!.*, lop. i 'iur1<-:-.y fli'iP'iat I'i'I h Iih u ii 1 \>i {'. \V UK, Del j iTy.i* l'.*. i ijili. , iiiit! I*.'!. Ii fl . I `mini' *v Fi-luv iA-unii sin* t\*.; 1 Pjijro "l>. hd I i.||i h-fI : i 'mn-jn-- y i< 'ltr Till X'i i!i> i I 'nrp.: i'iiihl .ilil :k 1s 1h 'h h wills Uu1 ii-v v , i'lM'li::iti|t tl psi'i-uali- \>`dlV 1 ( 'em.`I i--.v I 'iinluf l-'nrml Miv Si I'/. I 'aci- i, i<i,: l !tsl ter rdilri .-1 Iain I. I'nt-l Will inn liirw.i il I luw Maj; S. I % imli'-;.. you j ruviiiv h >D i |ny=l.i^;c w 2 MoTliH FROM A I'lOMOKlf.-i (IIAICV 5 Ih v o i.-;,' euiiTRAi r tir-To-DATi*;? 0 Kl.ASTlNP t'.AI'S NKI-'I) MOT HI- A l*ISl H1IJ-.M H Al u min u m ctoiAMirs emu; in 1)1 tOHH IF 'I'll K CASK OF Til S-t STICKINC siiiti-rr I !. Ak .SKMBI.Y 1 INH poll, CHAliC; 12 No HHIUNKAiilC IN THIS liUSINItiSS 12 Wh it e Ch r is t ma s in a c a n 1 1 Kttt.LINC WITH "C-Ki.-O-SKAI," 15 Se c o n d h a r k k l f o r t iik s t u d nillVRR IH 'Fill'-. IN 11:.! ST RIAL Btlll.lllXit BOOM CDI-tS ON 18 TMit NORT11 WIfS'l'-- -n i<:w FRONTIKK FOR OASOUNE IIHF1 KRUS 2(1 .VhsTI.KTOli -- FOR A SUMMlvt HOLIDAY 2*2 Lo o k w h a t t h h y 'r i.; i'iit t in o in r o u c h k h ! 2(i Th e c u ik mu ia i.i *h a t w i;n 't h a t i n I-: 28 A p r o f it f o r a l l til "Te f l o n " k ih k ic a t *r ik ;r k s s r epo r t ti2 "Ca VALOAUK's " SJXtONI) STORY FEATURES 2.1. Wh a t 's Nk w 2-1 FlUK HOOKS THIS tfmtlKTMAS lAMi-tS II. SW'IIKHICK, r (iOHI)lffi IiaiRSTRR t \`!>yri;:lI lU'a. 1C. \. iln l\ntf X!i rn-mre oiul * \\ ;ti linjftiirl, ni'htwarv. AH rtpblH nt-uTvi-il. Thl: iMtuCifinc or i-aH-i tlu-tvin" nmv tud Ih * ri'iiruiiMi'i'4 ii tins* Hvi I willmnl |nT- mi-i-iioii in nr-ii?: J'mm iIi*- puhli-hi't* I'riiMs-il in U.ti.A, NOTES FROM A PIONEER'S DIARY Modern fil'd i emii|iressioit cii"'iiirs aiv [ ossihle |(k 1:i \ imh hreuitse id' lii.fdi ;in! ifutoek qiuiiilt gastiiine. I if-1 |>i odneed in liii'fi; quantities l>v the a<l<lition of tetraethyl lead, nr TKf Ilul till- eurlv dax * of TKIj development %\ ere filled with terlinieal headaches. courage and touches ol Imitior. I\n one knew better I lie story of the i11f<u11 mnmi(;n:ture of I lf [, i hail llie late William S. (ialeol I (right). research eliernisl who eame to l)n l'onl in 1 *) 1.1 and (lied in 1* He veils made head ol the General organic division al Jackson l.alioralorx in Id Id, mid director in Iddl years during xshieh '1111, grew (mm a hazardous laboratory | (reparation to siieecssln! commercial [iroditelion. From J)r. Cairo I Cs Holes. we have selected Ihe-.e reminisicnees. In duly t!i!i2, an imposing deiogn I ion arrival! at. our dye works in I >eepwn!e>- Point, N. iiieludiug Chartra R Kelleriiif of Central Motors; lrer.ee du Pont, W, l'1. Harrington ruid K. K. Bulhm of Du Pont.. After ninny years work, < ieneral Motors researchers laid eooeluiied that tetraethyl lend was probably the best antiknock fin gasoline engines Ilia I. could he found and had asked Du I-'onl l.o consider its eoinmercia I product ion. These men had come In look at prospective plant, sit.es. Th< y chose an unused sall-petet refinery not. Car from the Jackson Laboratory as a snil.jdile location, ;ind the fol lowing d;iy, I larrington, Bolton and I, accompanied by Kel.l.cring, went. t.o t!M's rese,areh I alls in Moraine Dil.y, Ohio, to go over the work on (.he svnl hesisof t.et.ruei.hvi lead. We found this didn't Iake long I he bromide process was being carried not. on a very small scale. Iit.lt two deri sions were matte that. tiny. One was n> start, production of a liven in relitlixciv curb <I;:ts of the nolo, niore powerful fuel was needed. gallon of TKL a day, i.sing llio iafunrialiim gained during ...a weird app.inu us known as the "in toxica led porcupine." this viait- The ul her was to make a study of the process A contract was signed for the production of liOO gallons so wo could design and const t ml a iiiami Iuel.uring plant. of Ti ll, a day. product ion to begin in January 1025 and < In the first semi -works charge run. our men (mil to lull-scale product!'nl to lx- reached by March. A new do some fast- woi k to prevent the sodium-lead alley from operating crew was assembled for the chloride process, firing. Alxmt. I ho same lime, (ieneral Motors discovered headed by Joseph Flnchslucnder. Steelier was in charge its spontaneous inflammability on exposure to air. hut of plant operation. t.heir telegram did not arrive until I lie <lav after we made The reaction had a had habit, of tuk mg charge of it .self, (.he discovery the hard way. We cut (.he amount, of -indium and scores of salet v discs had blown out during operations in the alloy in half wife much greater success. at. file semi-works. I attic infonnut ion was available on n i i. fifoiti it io n . \ c: mx o ix d u l y what, size vent line was needed to handle safely the volume >! gas produced by the violent reaction if it. did mil wild. 1 hiring August, of that year, we produced I he gallon of TKL a diiy in spite of numerous ditfieif ties due to igno- So we decided 1 hat, an eight, inch vent. Hue was snHieient and passed this Figure on l.o ihe builders. m ranee til" the prneess and high toxicity of fill' product. This TKL was sent 1 o tIeneral Motors for field tests on a licet I lit; t o o -s ma i.i. h.u-'tm mst; of trucks in Dayton. Tests soon proved that, tol.raei.hy I When the plain' was ready and the alloy had been lead alone was not enough. If reduced the knock in (.he charged mio the iirst autoclave, Flaeii.slaender and several (ruck engines, Imf. 1 he mid product, of flic ignition reaction in the cylinders was lead oxide which al. high temperatures is one of the best, (luxes known. Spark plugs, both porce lain and spark points, and exhaust valves were rapidly destroyed. Finally, it was found that i he addition of an organic halogen compound remedied this tlillleulfy. In the meantime, almost- everyone at. the Jackson I nborntory and the semi-works was aware t.hal concen trated tetraethyl lead was readily absorbed through the skill and would t veil penetrate rubber. Two schools of thought developed as fo why (here were no fat aii! ies from lead poisoning one, f.hnl. a man was removed from the study as soon as lie even got a bad cold; (lie other, held * by a number of people including one doctor, was that i-hen lists didn'i. have lira ins enough to know (hey ought fo die...so went on ,iving! Plant upend ions started in September lUTi, but. ( re mentions difficulties were encountered in smoothing out operaf.iim.s. Finally, <1. L. ,Slecher look over mid system came out of confusion. The semi-works and bromide process plant proved that. TKL as an antiknock was prac ticable and that if (illi <1 a long time need in lhr automotive hwh.isf.rv. Bid bromine was scarce. Technical eyes began f o look first, for new bromine sources and I hen fo search for a new process. 'Flic demand for mobe- fuels coniainiug flic new antiknock compound was growing ami product ive capacity had to keep pace. Soon 1 he fdiaries A. Kraus, (hen at (hark University in Worcester, Mass., discovered that a sotUutn-lcad alkiy Bromine |rnr<ws l<>riik ikinaTl\t,h as pracliriiblejmt bromineuus scare** ami v\ pensh e. Thru Dr. t ilmrlcs A, Kraus developed n new process. dsina ehluriite. ami explained lo Du I knit turn it worked. could be caused to react with ethyl chloride, Chlorine, being much more plentiful and cheaper tHr.tl bromine, * seemed an obvious improvement. of us wore realty to start, the first charge. As a final precau We were invited to Worcesler in January 1921 to look tion, the safely supervisor was aimed what, diameter discs into the new process. Dr. Kraus explained very clearly In* had put in those Hues, lie replied, "The standard two inch size, of course." The slory is that, for once h'laehs- how his method worked, and immediately we started developing a process based on his read ion. laender was speechless. 11 is jaw dropped and without warn ing he rose about three feel, in the air, made a 18(1 degree t i i k mm m vi i:i) I'oftci t'lM," `Tin- < hloride process was much more ddlieulf than f he bromicle to carry mil. One problem was (hat. I apt id elfiyl chloride tended to speed up the reacf.ion to uneontrollable violeiH-c. Another was the development, of an agitator f hat turn, and landed running. Such a charge did go hay-wire lour (lays later with an eight-inch disc. But the operation was brought under control and production continued, so that the penally clause in the cimtract was never invoked. ** would si.ir the reaction mixltire and push it- oul of the Si nee 192b Du I 'out tetraethyl load operations have; autoclave willionf.apply iag any pressure. 'Flic agitator I hat. been going strong, and for more then seven years the vvas designed had long and short, paddles arranged on a marketing and servicing have been done hv Du Font itself. shaft with the "maximum possible degree of randomness" Tlie story of Du I `uni's new California plant., and of part. Model i> ol .liioi iim*c I lo maka trh .irtln I leml. slid die lioxl c <>iiinierriid rhrmienl fniiiiil In jireyrni kitnrk in iii^nlinr rnyStn's, ol (In' iiro;i il. serves, is mi page 1,'i. I -i I hr eoi.irse ol I l<ik devt;Jo|imiMii, tunny prernuiintis have been taken In pro i.erl Workers al. grenl cosl. in invesl mrlll. and 1 imt> 'I'lie l*Hroleum C diemiral.s 1 )iv isior- lias il;; own medical director, ;mtl TKL employes art* examined every Ihree weeks. Kv nniinal.ioiis art* also made periodically al relmeries where tin* rom-enl rnf.cd producl in tined. To tbis ilny. mi bettor conmien ial chemical l.lian tetraethyl lead lias boat) found lo prevent Uu* knock ill gasoline engines. I'Ivcn the chloride >tu 11 mil is si.i 11 trsed, alUiiniph I)n Pont, now has learned lo mala* Uu; prndiit(, by ;i i-nnl iiHious iiiittiufarf uring |trot'ess. TKI, develop- nonk I lii-: net:n the work ol" m;in.v md i viilualn and (lm*i* milual rii*s chemical, ruifnnwi: ve and pel rolcmti. All have made ronlriinitmiis In ils success. The developments have I men ihe fruits of advenl uious matingeim-nl and I he name kind of' leotmvork that., al On I 'out. hits helped in 0|x*n many anal her rliemieal IVni'l ier. .-i- a-a-. mBKtm I'linto>>ni[iIirr He MI I II *r I' "eta A I* I In make e\<'citli\c's |> ii 1 i r i I \ [lorli'ii it. lfV>i" Ht'rhahire oxertifires I hr tmstrrr inis no. Herr's irlinl (hr ronipany tlid a funit if. liKADJNt;, I`A. Iterkshire knitting Mills, world's largest manufacturers of fi:ll-fiisliit'iM'if nylon hosiery. recently look upon itself ihe task il' building .ill up-to-dntv file of photographs of ils exocul ivi-s. Tiic |ifi!t;r:im we is launched after Berkshire realized the impntc d leaf ity of depending upon company ndminlsl rat.ors l<> Itavi* recent porl rails on hand. "Only a hotii one mil of nine men could supply a [ mi I rail I hat was `recent,' is an in (.Ik * l>ro:ul<v,(. sense of I ho \v>r<If J\t-har<l Went/el. I )ir<vf.or of I'uhlie Helai.iniis at Berkshire, rival In. "(>nc man never had Imd ,a port rail made." I tearing in mind that I ho natural reaction might he "loo busy, don't have limn," Berkshire arranged with photographer < Icorge Id. I Iriningcr I hnl. si udio sii I in ps should take tin lunger Ihsn :!0 minutes. All ousts wore homi by the company. Should tire o k i viil ive want, additional prints or enlargements for |'ontorial use, he would buy these al his own expense. 1 ieininger, using suit, rivoriled music, places special emphasis on putting his subjects at east* so he ran rapture relaxed, natural expressions. 11 <* lias found I hat, t.his simple device works wonders. particularly with harried business executives. Now Berkshire's public ratal ;orts office has a tile of portraits ready for immediate use in ease of promotions, transfers, civic a] ipoini inents and the (ike. I'riots of the pliutogiaphs were made to reproduce well in newspapers, trade uinga/.hies and company pulilientieuii. In lii.s ten years of portrait and commercial photog raphy, Deininger lias relied exclusively oil .1 )u Pont, photographic products punchromal ie slieel (ilm. Warm (one photographic project ion paper, developers and fixers. "What 1 do here in the way of ,supplying publicity pictures of executives is somel hing most, portrait pho tographers could do liarii 1 ily." I feininger says. "It's good hnsiness for us and for flu* comp mica. And in relurn for his relatively short, period before Ihe camera, each execu tive will have a photograph ideal for a Christmas stiff or anniversary memeniof' iierkdiirr 1%ni11!in Mills a(l i ri>t>. nl) have their jioiiruils (tike those al left) mi file for use in lieu s paper* nr tnagu/,in<\~. .i Wiling art* short, sliittv. (toiictl-'-i/.rtl cyl inder", They tuny have wire- or* I'lt.-i*- ultaelird. <>nh tin* blasting rxjicrl should t*vr*r limrli lli<*iii. In i.lu; mine, quarry nml eon-d ruction lni.sine.su. it's almost a niaxini flint, a blasting rap is lost, only nnf.il tin* first, kill comes along to find if.. And a blasting cap ran be n more deadly play filing than a loaded gun; it. is (.lie intioretif.looking hut. deadly coral s.nake.id' the commercial explosives (amity. If mishandled, it can very easily burl., maim or even kill with its powerful Isfasl. Naturally enough, most, usersuf commercial explosives exercise great care to see that, raps arc kepi, from children's prying eyes nml lingers. As long as humans are involved, it- is ux> much to expert perfection, but it. is a I'd is,h with blasters to eliminate even one lost blasting cap. I're ran! ions for safe handling- vary by industry...the problems of a miner are quite different, from l.bosr of a road builder -- but key points art: always to keep blasting .supplies under "Caps riri* vital for commercial blasting;, 1ml they should always 1m* kepi lot-keel up," mlvise tin: blasting experts. Properly Iniill explosives truck such as I his lias separate woof lined compartment for hauling cup* from magazine In work site This is n bad hole that 1ms filled In with dlii. It won't be loaded for tiring, and lienee foreman pick* up cap. 6 not S>e a vm If>< U and key until Cor each cap. lime line ilium and In account Ilopi'i'sculalive, of tin- successful systevnK worked mil by blasters is tin: o ik * pirlureit hero, il was developed by (.iroves, Lunrlio & ('ox. I no., of Minniuipnlis. Minn. This firm is using sniee TiO.iXIO MS delay eleetric blasting mpa to detonate the dynamite that is breaking up close to a million ruble van In of rock on a sown- mile stretch of the MassaohuHCtm Turnpike, Schools, such groups as !.!x> Roy Scouts, and civic agencies eampnign i.u warn children not n> touch hias-1 iiiii <01 is t'hc Institute d Makers of l''.X| ilosives < <xirdinator. Hits safety program, and u II'it s free posters, discussion data, and tin exeil iug Ti-niiinuu*, I(> mm. color movie to explain dangers of flic caps to youngsters. "5PB1I J ; i S' 1 '~rr f+Th m PS Ti s wond-liard cinder block iiiagit'/.ine hold- cap-, and is always kepi locked for safety. MSiniB Flo drat ire calory In* parts manager is made moitlhh In double cheek oilier records. |v i' Powder Irnek loads caps ol magazine Mon: slur! of day's work, anti returns any unused ones at night. lurch rap is accounted for. ... "?:r .!. T- : : .. i | : ;d ; c M M 1 ' Li.............. --J----i--Jyj-- IL-hlZ:......... . L !! I iirriinm's tall) -beds are elii*eked against records of driver of e\ plosives truck. and daily re purl is made In headipuirleis. On joli sills blaster carefully place.** nips by holes lo be fired. Powder truck driver tallies caps turned over In blasting foreman. H-- I --i---- !------ r.-.-.-yj--- m ;: I H-r 1111 iFf -- 1 --^1 !*: t i ; AI end of da>. driv er leave- lti< Iruek in niaaa/ine area lhal is protected by a high harhed-xt ire fence and padlocked gate. But krooni of V ikon Tile Corporation *s new porwltiin-iHi-aluniiimin tile stays clean with little cure. The light weight lilt: is extremely durable aud comes in range of attractive colors. Cast aluminum cooking utensils with outside coating of porcelain enamel In either turquoise or red are being offered by Club Aluminum Products. ERAMICS COME INDOORS Pry KIM IA|{ M. I IOOPKH 1 ikon Till- < iorpuration President C limrlcs .Iciwn *1 udie* 1 ht? performance of his new porcelain-on-nlmninijm file with I h<- same rapt attention that a fall (or gives his chi id's first slops. "We've pot. .somethin;:, here." he fold me nut long ago in I he laconic way that's charm l.eristio of him. He look a tile, hettl. it. almost double and si might ened .if. The ceramic surface did no) Hake ('IT. ``Now I'll hit. it, with a hammer." The light material denied hut diiln'l, ehip, "The reason this porcelain-onaluminum 1 ile doesn't ehip or spall when it's heni," Jensen explained, "is that tImreY exceptionally line, fusion of the two materials. You can think of porcelain as having many tentacles that reach out to (lie inelat. Aluminum is f>art.iciilarly receptive tu l.hcao."' Vikon makes .sen era I other kinds of tile at its Wash ington, N. J., plant, Hut Jensen is convinced that for certain applies! ions tin- new porcelain im-alumimun tilo is tops, 'I'he light weight, of the material ts an important advantage in building. Aisii, the porcelain on-aSuiriiiturn file is easy for a do-it-yourselfer to install in Ills kitchen or iKit.limuin. 1| may he cut- and formed with tin snips to fill in where standard sixes don't tit. Tins aluminum lilt! resists corrosion, is fireproof, and is not discolored or harmed by common household alkalis or acids, Jle.senrchers hi Du Pnnl.'.s Klcrl.rnehemicnls Dept. pioneered the making of a porcelain coating for aluminum. At, a I ion l the same time that one of them suggested applying the process to tile making, (Tiarles and Harold Jensen were gaining a reputation as tile manufacturer*. Logically enough. ]) I 'out anti the Jensens got logel her. Like file Du Lout, researchers, the Jensens wen: impressed by (he slurduicss of p<>r<(. In i i i-emi moled alu minum. They agreed to give it a trial. f*IE>JK< T I HlJOft \ I OH LOSS Bui Iiceatiso flic porcelain on aluminum process was entirely new. ll (`idled for it different product ion setup. And on die pilot line, problems that, hadn't come up in the laboratory crouped out. unexpectedly. IvoSuet.aufly, Vikon decided In she I vc the project temporarily. One ma jor fault I,lie warping of flic I ile after the porcelain was applied proved easy to correct. Spraying till..* porcelain on lutlh .sides of I he tile prevents this uneven expansion of I he niel.nl. Other problems --like enamel susiieiisiun, bonding to the mein! anil chemical resistance... rec|uireil uxlensivo research by Du I 'out. technical men. Buck on the pilot lino, flit: Jensens ami Du Pont specialists concentniled on smoothing out production details. `Tor a inif t ime Bill Beatty and other Du Pont, technical men came out, two or three limes a week," ( diaries Jensen savs. "WeYe still making improvements. Tin re's a saying around here I hat if you don't like the way .... -,..| Vikon "V < Jiarlr* Jensen (left) mill Hu Pont teeiuiinil Illilli, Hill lieatPx cheek porrelaiii-oieal mil inn HI tile. something's done, come hack next week and it'll probably have iu.'en changed.-' Hast. June the full scale production line was opened, appropriately enough with a ehnsl ening celebration. "We broke a bofl.lo of '7-Up' over the new machines and drank the champagne." Jenson recalls. Hinee then, Vikon has nswliimixed several steps that, formerly were done by hand. To make the tile, workers lirut (.rent, aluminum with a pickling solution that, gives a uniform surface for adding porcelain. After being rut to .size, tile: goes through t lie spraying booth and the linking oven. Pinal step is inspec tion and packaging. The porcelain coating eonsisls of ground glass (lux developed by Du I knit. "Ti-Pure" titanium dioxide, and ceramic color oxides. These ingredients are ground for six to fen hours in a hall mill. Suspended in water, flit: mixture make* a smooth material that can he sprayed readily. The J<ui.seos don't intend 1 hat their file he limited to household uses. They are watching with pardonable eager ness a test panel installed in the Holland Tunnel, when: it must withstand both corrosion and vibration. If reports continue to lie favorable, the tile probably will hi* widely used in tunnels. The Jensens also figure there is a good potential market, in the booming swimming-pool industry. i 'orceinin-enameled aluminum has tine possihilit ies for other household uses besides file. In a model kitchen, designed and built in France, walls, furniture, sink, slim* and door are all made of porcelain-enumeled aluminum. ('lub Aluminum Product,.* ('ompanv, Chicago. Ill,, is now presenting what are probably the lirst, poreelninized aluminum cooking utensils mailt' commercially in the United Stall's. The line, called (dub Holiday, includes saucepans, casseroles, fry in;: pans and Du I eh ovens This line is produced by Monarch Aluminum Manufacturing Company, (lleveland, Ohio, who developed and is coo filming with research on flu: application of ceramics ;o various types of aluminum cnsl tags. .Meanwhile, new marine and archil in I oral applications for poreelninized aluminum art: showing real promise, We plan to report on these developments in later issues. j'': : 111B Wflfi|Pffj^"jg9JJ^PHHHHH|HT';^,! 'Ml:.-.;;': 4 :'MlY* "Oik ' eons of' ililuii' "/flee" 1 \ moll] release ngeiil b all we need for sc*.. I end molding eyries," says I !<>rrii 1II\, ...or it a iv "Zelee ' tiiS math- iiluslir utnlilitii' faster ami h>ss e.tfteti sire far l.-O-F (slims Fibers If doesn't lake much maxing (or men who work with modern plastics to eonvinee you tied they have had their lull share of production headaches. It's only rather re cently, tor example, that a sizable number of plastic rnolderv have figured out a satisfactory way to free mottled items from the molds. The < lorruhix ( hvision of I he L4) I1' (I lass Fibe-n Company is n good ease in point. I n its 1 loicton plant, the division mailt- "(Wrrulux" polyester resin panel sheets like those idustrated on this page. These sheets had fin; nasty habit of stick mg- to the molds in which they were formed. Someone had to clean out file mold and occasionally serai> or down grade (he "(-orruiux''. No need to tell you what this did to production cost. Meatiwh-le flic search for sol nothing t.o keep the rosin from slicking to the mold was going hot mid heavy. "You ran say our goal was clearly iiidit a fed," said chief process engineer (llmrlcs K. Shepherd, "bill, that, didn't mean if was easy to reach. We I tied a variety of prepared mold releases, natural and petroleum waxes. silicones and soaps. Kumel hint; or other w-nsn'l rip, I if. about, an.v of them. We continued to lose pruduei ion unit: and were plagued with dirty molds and (on many rejects." Still looting, <airnilux ran across "Zelee" IfN mold release agent. The product was recommended by a 1'lu I'oni. technical I mile] in for ''isuperior lubricating and parting proper] M>s in a variety of opeml ions involving a wide range id plast ic malerials, both fhermosH.fi in.; and Ihermofilasl ic, in molds made of various inoials." The product, a mix!ure of mono and di-aikyI phosphates, resembles lu bricating oil ic appearance and is readily miscilfc wild petroleum hydrocarbons at, ordinary temperatures. A-; another candidate called upon to prove its worth, "Zelee" 11N got. I lie full treatment. Since then, it's been "Zelee'' UN II ml nothing else for ('-orriilux. Kxplained Shepherd. "A dilute two to fen per com, solid ion ol 'Zelee' lias made it possible for us lo keep equipment clean where previously we'd spent a lot of lime and labor in chipping ami soaking. One coal, of `Zieleif is all we need for several molding r.yrlort." " /.elce' has made il pu-Mtil for ns Jo keep ei|lii|>llienl clrai where pm ioiish w eM r jn-nl a lol of lime ami labor in chip ping anil .soaking," liny report I -- % W L: ;; V L s ! V-. . L j: | , - f Jf M'i~r f M yf 1 ' f ; 1: : : ; ; ; / / ,i : i N y f I ! (y V i/ f ; // :;M` i : i! /;j /i}: ''i i"i. i, J/ .; > ;,!,!!!: : ! ]. ! t ; 'l1J : l>r>5 5 !}'. hi':- j >ft X };'; h': `It : ' [ '* : -I`r} ; . * t * i;<Ti-\- p---- "'frahriiitr is m it mhhori/i'd liuir -uni rollon on lhi> r!ord-ariii * hair. , . -rj:f " : : o ft? Al another [Miinl on the line-, iiijicrr<jtriii<E " cal is. pmhtnh covi-riil willt 11 -oi i icm- . edm ' i'C mi lino, as scut, back anil fiioirr.-t arc joined, ' -ji" HvJAMHH MAC -K Hack in 1.1 m MOk wlien it began making net, eurtain.s, Louis 1 lornick & Company didn't, expect, this end of its business to hold up long. Good for a few months, Mot-nick tigered, or maybe n year or so at, the most. Today, and .for .some nix years past., flic company has never caught up with all of its orders. liehind such a long run success in the up-and-down, fiercely competitive textile field is sound management and a product that, con Huniers find a goof! buy. < ll.her factors, too, have been important in Uiii-i venture. Leifs highlight. I lie whole story. 1 lornick sort of migrated inio tlte curtain I nisi ness. The firm had been making edgings ami other trimmings since World War 1. In the niiil-'dOs some of its it-gulai lines were moving slowly, and the company convert'd a few machines to make net. and mesh curtains. Two features characterized (.he product, during those depression days; first, the net, curtains were attractive, mid, second, they weie inexpensive--;.m excellent value for the price. These qualities ennfimie to hold true today. Rayon...most, of it they use is marie by Du Tout is used exclusively, f lornick officials explain, because of ils "appearance and the ('net that, we can stabilize at a better price than with compelitive yarns." Counting all the impnrhud ways net. curtains can dilfer, I lornick figures if, has turned out a grand lelul of 1 7b patterns. Today (.he mill sells about `20. That pall.eni business can lit; pretty tricky, incidentally. Celling up a machine to create an iisleresf ing pattern can take it full week. Once the machine is threaded, however, it, can knit. I he intricate curtain fabric in one quick operation. < kirrc'iitiy the wider widths... 215 to tvl inches - are more popular than the prewar favorite of 27 inches. Not only do patterns, colors and \vid:.hs change in popularity. .So do such intangibles ax quality. TTs nut a mailer of conjecture. ifs a fact: I li< market has luniim' increasingly mr-e quality conscious," .said I'residenf M. J. llomick, "loir us, that fins meant: vve have to treat uiir myati curiums to stabilize them against, .shrinkaye. or sltvlehmg. We started working on this, iropr veniriit in I t)hd, as I renal I, when we naked I )n Pont fur its advice. "I hi Punt vent liver our operation, with us. did some checking in its laboratories, and recommended id in t we Stabilize our cm tains with `Zi-Ki'l' H fabric stabilizer. We b id already dr. ided In seep our rlnfh relaxed after the (ridding operation to help keep down shrinkage'. Hr li)h-1 t.ln> system was inslalkfl and running .siiioul lily At llorntck's I laverslraw. .N. Y.. plant, rolls of i.lie curtain fabric I wire go through a solution containing *'7,eset," and other !b lisniug chemical.-.. Then, ill turn, flic fabric is squeezed by rollers under throe tons of pressure, positioned to (he proper vvidU) in a tenter frame, and partly dried in a relaxed position. A final dry ini: at. higher temporal ores ceres flu- "Zeset'A ``Maybe we wore lucky,'' .Sal Rinaldi, vice president and milt superintendent, commented, "tiul wo and no big start-up hoatladiort unit no wasted production. Wo had expected to go: an inch ur two of shrinkage in a IK) ilk'll curtain, and we would have accepted I hat, as a preliminary goal. Instead, our shrinkage; is even less t han tlial As I'resilient. I turn irk looks at if, "the housewife gets a smart curtain that keeps its good looks and hand, Hid can he repeatedly hand waslled and reining with Utile or no ironing. It's practically impossible for a consumer not lit get. hci mi Kiev's worth out of these curiums." i . .i a I : : .^ m a.vs.-: turn Hf HI R -- Ittji lHP-M : I = . . ' 1 !. ! Mr Mi ' w f .. 'I o reduce shrinkage of its. net curtains, Itomiek treats fabric soitllioit of "/.CM-r S filirie stabilizer (shewn in Jiirlnrr on I aln ir (uim\c) is then |ii>sitinned to proper "tilth anil partly Ill":.41.iMllllli ||".||.tail `. H.H:'i CMfiCfy' HI Ml, 1. j : iatj.jiv !$q '! ' HR LcH'- : Hi :W. XgrHf terostii snotr, sprayed thnmph stencils, adds holiilux touch to tcintlou's. pat'kopi's Xi reason why a green ('hrisf mas should mala' you blue when a push button blizzard is as close as your variety si ore n muter. Again this year, makers of aerosol snow are ready la come to the rescue with a shower of chemical (lakes- while, if you're tin* type that expects snow to look like snow, or in a variety of colors for those who suspect nature ran be improved on. Many manufacturers of the aerosol product, now arc offering stencils, like the ones shown here, to make deco rating easy. Angels, stars, Mania faces. < 'hristmas tree globes and reindeer can lx- sprayed mi windows, mirrors and gill packages. Or. if you like, you can cut. out. sieneils of your own design. Christ mas packages can also be dec orated wit it aerosol glitter cement. It, too. conies, in a variety of colors. A word of advice on removing the stuff from glass surfaces when the holiday season is past.: use a l)u 1 Ytnl cellulose sponge in a solution of warm, soapy water. Sletici l with ;i liiiliilo theme are being ufi'ered this season In ;i mntiher of manufacturers of aerosol stum . , . , BA I <KS-MINI) 101) glass packers of I'lnxl.-i, drugs a ml toiletries catch (.he attonl inn <f impulse buyers in super markets liy using colorful Du I 'out ''< 'ti O Seal" eelluloHe bands. (Seventy-four per cent of the purchases of glasspackaged .supermarket. items arc "store derision" sales, according to a Du Pont, buying' survey.) . . . TilK OLDEST USER. of "('el O H.-nl" hands, the liquor industry, is still the largest. Special "Wind. () Band" cellulose seals protect government tax stamps on liquor bottles. . . . I-'ISl 11 N(! IWll) and tennis rackel handies are easy li* keep clean in retail stores. Yrurispa reul cellulose bands protect, them against shop wear or .''.oiling. when shrink-tight, bands hold screw cups of containers (irmly in place. (9 ~ f> . . . Y<H) DAN < IKT I Kinds as narrow as 12 millimeters nr as wide as 02 millimeters. I*. -I Bitter < 'n. uses the broad hand as a label on its re-use glass decaliters of tomato juice. Bands hide nornifil bid unaf I raefive Hopura lion of juice near top by shrinking uniformly and ne.il !v around grooved bottle neck. . . . SMALL ITEMS like shower curtain rings dial arc usually sold in sets are easily and securely held togeiher by a "< lel-O-Scal" band. Band makes a good-looking label, too, and because printing is impregnated in (lie bauds, color can'l rub nil'. . . . "CKI i-O-KEAL" BAN I )B keep snoopers, and wiilTen-s from tampering with contents of containers. Be: I also helps insure purity of product. Many blood plasma con tainers, for example, are guarded with this I)u Pool band. . . . I *FEI FI<T]B filth Wf N< 1 (lO., the first American brewer l.o merchandise the use of cellulose bands, keeps 20 automatic banders going bill time to meet demand. Machine application of "< VI-()-Seu>" hands is .speedier and. in many cases, more practicable. J-1 line day recently a worker making alterations in a targe Connecticut aireraft plant anchored ;m ekvt.r'cal coiiciuil ia a sled upright.. fastened a wooden i.wo-hy-fuur tn l.lie concrete floor, and inounU'd a steel plate lo rm t-beam .support nil in four and one half minutes. The secret of his speed lay not in any special skill, hut in the new stud driver lie lined for the job. This is the Model 4f>f> Remington Hind Driver, a product of IleminpUtn Arms ('u., Inc. It comes wit h two inl.i Tchmtgeable barrels ins haul of the usual one. One bar rel handles quart er-iml i and flu* ofher three eijiht.lis-ineii studs. Barrel-; can lie changed on flit: job in less than a minute and a half. The double-barreled feature menus that the tool can accommodate u wider variety of stud.-; and power loads, and so do a greater number of jobs than the earlier model. 'The idea of firing medal pins through wood and metal into steel and concrete lias intrigued construction and nminlenauce men since the late IHOOs, hut- no practical tool was developed until recent yearn. In IPn.I Remington introduced its Model -IfiO Kind Driver, which hammered nail-like alloy steel studs through structural materials with the coni rolled blast of a ,T2catiher blank cartridge, I t won quick approval from build ing conlrsei.ors ami maintenance crews because it speeded up fastening jobs. The new Model -I5f>. like its predecessor, is lighl weigh! and portable. It ncemninodateH 25 types of quarler-inch studs, ranging in length from one to three and one-quarter inches and 12 types of three-eighths-ineh studs from one and one-half to four and three-quarters inches long. The tool is made of polished aluminum and hardened steel By simply removing a set. screw, the stud driver can be ad justed for two-handed operation where regulations require it. Bor added safety, the tool cocks only when the muzzle is pressed against. I lie work. As soon as pressure is released it um-oeks. Interchangeable safely guards are easily clamped In the tool's business <-ml. Studs listened with the Model '155 Hind Driver are securely anchored. In>r example, a t-hree-eighths-inch staid, driven into three-quarter-inch steel, resists a pull averaging 10,0(10 pounds. Ami an average of (i,5il() pounds is needed lo remove a similarly anchored .stud from 2,400-potmd lest concrete. Iilianglng barrels on slnd driver lakes only P0 seconds. 4i .. gtyoacot^ s^ - Stum- Jf#,`J major Du Dimi aim an union propuls am par! of a tail ion a I pattern of ronlitttiiii" expansion II, ic excellent ImmiiKk'i' of our country's economic cli mate. experts ii:ll u k , i.s (-1 lift rate of industrial construct ion. MeaHured 1y such a standard. the 1055 economic weather was fair indeed, I ndustrial expansion proceeded itl. a record breaking pure, even though most of (lie proj ects I hat were part, of flu* post World War 11 boom have been completed, '['he II. 8. Commerce Dept, estimated (lint American expenditures on plaids and equipment in l!)55 will l.nlnl $27.0 billion - nearly four per rent. more (.ban Iasi year. Du Font's share of (his. total: roughly $120 million. All (his eonsl.ruel.ion might he thought of an a threeprongad tool in the traditional effort, to serve customers more effectively. Mim> than half of l.ho motley a lion I. f>ft per cent- went, for expansion and riodemiy.nfiort of I lie Company's existing plants. Another 20 per rent was used to build plants on new sites. New research facilities and sales service laboratories look the remaining 15 per mil. ( 'urronfly I hi Font Iiu k going some Id projects of (.he $150,000 and-up class, roughly one-third nf them involv ing SI million or more. One of the larger plaid expansions will increase flic product ion of "Orion" aery lie fiber si apie to meet steadily mounting' demands. At Hast, ('hie,ago, irnL, a newly eomplefed ,sulfuric acid mill, largest, in (hi- * 0u mu l >i '?*. \ poli/*1it f' pliArjutfdiL i>^ y 1 i fvi^^ "'V .... fO&w rYUL<S V*r** I wuiiil. i;-, turnishing tunny tnidwesl.t I n industries With (his key ehemtesl. SI ill another acid unit is f o he Iniill near ( 'iiu-inua! i. Among other Carilil ies being, expanded :m> I hose Ini' makilis; "11 vlene ' organic isocyanate an:! "Tellon" tel mfliinroclhvieiie resin. Ki'W plants under eonsl rnetii*n include imr costing more limn $10 million tor neoprene ;iid Moni:n>ue. Mi:*h., I a 11:-I j (ill additional licet I lor (lbs cheitiieal rubber. Trll'a- i'11 tv I land will hr made at, a new plant rear A nl.ioeh, ('alt:'., (or Caster dis I rliuit.inn to I he < 'alifonua oil industry as well as l lit* expandinr; Northwest oil refitiini; area (sei article on I tape id a "Freon" thinrtnated hydrocarbons will he made al tin * same site again lo gain geographical advantages, These mal eviui.s. used increasingly in air conditioning, relrigerat ion ami aerosolK. also will be produced at a new plant, at I hi Foot' t .ouisvilt\ i\y., works. Hales development and ti`clmii-al service la ho calories (sec an irle on page TT are expanding. One is. tor work on new and improved use:-; lor neoprene and another for Du 1'niti cellophane. `'Mylar'' polyester lihn, and other products of tie* Film I topi . Tin* Folyvheinicals I )ept.'s new lahnralorv opened Iasi February. I ndividunl const l'ucl ion pn >Joel ,*; may be 11 n nplvl.ci I Coi' slart-up in leas than a year, or spread out over several years. Average is al lout one year. Ki nee I I )u Font has spent, an average of Slid million a year on t-otisd motion projeei.x. Tliis rale, live limes that of average animal spending ill the previous ;'fi years, is one measure ol` how I ht Fold lias expanded since ( he war. -nu- ^ ^Tn i . S', I-v r- --...n r5-- -ft . * . '' ^fyiApe . 'll :h j .*! ' r:rii < S4tuWmd,m. V,. 4 V W^l-A AR ,./f........ lA,'.*-/, , ' if V: I ,v: >V * '.; <p-f.. ;......;...... /rj I\ f, -r L , tern "yf( ` *' ' A ! "' ^| ,, ^ ftf-v, .'V ' A . s* :fci imiu Ii r^h s j. ; si . I 0fc"^ %LnZr,J f |\ ! 1`AH-r 1 *1 ! >-: ' ',A?W.y;Llnv >\ V -i -*i/\\ ifwaH.. v :l \- ' -yfi ft \4? 1 lit i f'A..A'A'#'1- Ach i t> :` a" ...' " ' . ./ 5 i Jr* -P4/J" na r \l \\t 1A:;A ip,- ,:o ,.<u , ; Afcwt bAA/n;^V-"A'LAvp'Xg<e.-*s'AAfito,r'*c "'A<4A. - > : >>.T--; AA 'A, ' pRftpll(tPp t ; ! ..,...: tuiia Ui\ ^"A -l ....................... U* ;\> fi^-y y(,:!! -. v ' f/ | j fcnio^, / f nm. m. . ! 1t/f..........b.....f...iU......!..'. ; . ,. . .. 4'. Al In "A-; .- ' s,*l^rt' i A.' fj"'' 'tnB1 / ./M- "** j .#/ /f f/tt,,rr`;it;< vv " fir rs - iS /j h .immA.*. . V'/ ` MB A Tiri#if local matin Ily 0 KHALI 1 K INC H'lmri Dr. Raymond I'inson. a tloiil.i.-4, in Anarori,i`H. W'lah., aareecl !o run Ibr mayor of l.luit s:ilmoii-]>.`i<*kiiiy oapilal <>(' l*iiol Hound. In; I'MHif'hl. ho uii|h(. have f.o a.f.t.<`iiil cil.y ciHiiH'il incol.itiij.H n noupio. of liimw a inonlii al mosl.. Jin-dead. Dr. I*iitnon and Lhi* oilier hard |>ri*aaed Anm'eirles rity (al.lM'rss have* boca\ iiicoline on the average of twice a week in look after aueli (imjeclK im h $I.fiOO.OOO exiJaiiMion of 1.1 it* cily's water ayntem aiul a $500,000 addil ton lo iln srwiir Caeililies. The reason fur 11is miscaleiilalien, (lie mayor explains with a grin: "1 hadn'tbargained for Shell Oil." 'Not. that he or anyone else in Anacorks w complaining. True. Hie $75 mil lion Shell refinery that recently opened near file city is bringing its .seam-liii.st.ing imibiems, hut. it, also means year roimtf jobs for more than !00 local people. All ot lier cconomie likssing is ilmt, the gaso line refinery's presence is expected t.o en courage oilier industry t.o settle nearby. New Shell refinery, coming 875 million, will create jobs for more than 4411) residents of Annenrles, Wash. gasoline tintl u surplus of vntrfe oil hi neighboring (imniln nthl up lo an important netr industry far the I'ugrl Sound area Thirl,v-odd miles to the north of Anaeoties. (he funks;, pipes and lowers of stiil another oil refinery gladden ll'o resident:; of Ferndale, Wash, Completed only Inst spring, this $10 million plant, was built by (lenoni! Petri ileum (the liirl. refiner to move info (lit: Puget .Sound area. The trail blazed by these gasoline producers promises ii become it busy highway. In addition to .Shell and (!eu oval Pelrnkntm, the \ h S. Oil A Helming ('o rivontly broke ground for a !>H! million relinery in Tacoma, Standard Oil nf (.'alifornin has Ij o iij pit a `2.000-aere site 20 miles, north of Seal ! le. and The Texas (luinpanv has :c mouneiid that, li ih enrcl'iilly considering a relinery in the Pucilie Northwest. The relincrics already built or now being built, will have a combined capacity of some 100.000 barrels of petroleum produels a day. Several fat tors have motivated tin- opening of this Northwest frontier by gasoline refiners. First, in importance is the increasing consumption of petroleum products in Washing!ott, ( hvgon and Idaho. Currently the region use* more than 2f>f),()()() barrels a day. On a per capita basis, tins is I,wire the national average Major impel,us has route, too, from the development of surplus crude oil siippl!os in western Canada. Both the Ferndale and Anaeorl.or re fineries get much of their crude by pipeline from the Alberta oil fields. In (lie past, a large percentage of the Northwest's refined pel roletim products have come by t anker from t 'uliforriia. But. ih iv v Cniil'ornia refineries are being pushed to I lie limit of their capacity, L>eulioi of new refineries in the Northwest,, in addition fo reducing oil product trailsl>nri.a|.i<iit costs. assures the area of a iorpedoproofsource of supply in < inn* of emergency. As :t supplier of chemical additives to oil refiners, Du Font's Pel rolcmn Chemicals Div. is preparing lo meet this expanding demand for its products on t.he West Coast. A new plant, for the nunml'ae.fure of Du Pont leiraethyl lead is being hurt near Aril inch, (lalif., and is scheduled to go on si ream in 1 TW. Ah far as Puget Hound reluvenes ate concerned, this means that ThiL will arrive by rail in four flays iiuslcad of the two weeks it, now takes lo cross (be country from I )u I*init's Deepwater. JM. ).. plant.. To better serve the growing industry in this Nor I Invest area. Do Pont built a TK1, transfer plant near Ferndale. Here the TKI, is I r;titsferred under vacuum from lank cutin tank truck, i.hen hauled to t he refinery's blending plant. As will) other n> linen-!. Do Pont. personnel worked with Cleucral Petroleum on (he planning; and cntislruction of I lie blending plan!, where I )u Font antiknock t ontpou ud is added f.u tlie gasoline. I hi 1 `onI responsibility doesn't end with the de livery ol the product, however.'I'lie (.'tnupsmy sponsored a Ilirce-dav training session fur ri*finery personnel before the new plan! opened. A 1 hr Pool technical service man used a fable-1 op model of 1 he blending plan! lo demonslralc I he proper method of unloading TKh. and when tIk 1 first (auk truck of compound arrived, I >u Pont, personnel were I here to explain and demonstrate proper unloading procedure. The Northwest':; new refineries, in addition to spur ring sui'li suppliers as Du Pont, info aclion, are expet ted in al trad pel rochemieal indust ries to Washington Stale. Ah ample supply of fresh wider in the area and the scheduled complel ion of a natural gas pipeline from New Mex.ii o next, year reinforce Ibis expoi'fat ion. In addition lo I heir eonvetil ional products, in shorl, the new Puget Sound refineries arc producing a barrel of economic opportunity li>r t.he folks in the Norl Invest. 1* in-l gasoline relinery in Pngsi Sound are;i was lliis plan! of (.encivd IVtrnlrinii Forj>. Il is near ihe snmll lown of Fernilitlo. AI site near Kerinlale, I hi Pout aiiliknock ennipouiiil is Imnsfcrrcil fnmi lank ear lo (auk truck lor I nulling into jilmil. 19 Ozark, Ark, High School seniors gather choicest mistletoe from nearby wombs. Mistletoe--for a summer holiday Mistletoe, means a Christmas hiss Ici most people, bul to lltemt high school seniors If stmt (Is for a June mention trip to the East m 1 .: :' . ,: . !-S . t; MM s. Slfc3K? On nn itssraniMy line set up In tin; school cafeteria, students make mistletoe corsages, pack them in Du Pont cellophane. 4IC -- "T In the heavily wooded Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, enterprising high school seniors have built up a profitable business selling mistletoe that's theirs for the gathering, Willi funds raised in this way, the students finance a post-graduation sight-seeing trip to New York City, Washington, D. C., and other historical points. This year's seniors are currently finishing the last, of some 8,000 mistletoe corsages, a project that has taken most of their spare time for the past, month. These cor sages are channeled by wholesale florists and commission houses into retail outlets all over the United States. Shipping mistletoe to eastern markets is nothing new in this part of the country. When tho Ozark High School students first went into the business, however, their efforts failed. Since mistletoe is one of the moat perishable of Christmas greens, many shipments were unsalable by the time they were delivered, About six years ago, students began to experiment with putting corsages in individual bags of Du Pont cello phane. Also they hit upon the idea of packing the protected corsages in ventilated shipping cartons. Repeat orders poured in, and now the project is so well established that it belongs to the whole community of 3,750 persons, Each November senior boys go to the hills hi squads and seek out the choicest mistletoe. Some climb tali frees to recover the waxy green, thickly berried clusters. Others, who are skilled marksmen, shoot the largest sprays down from topmost branches. Meanwhile, tho girls pack the greens loosely in cartons for the truck trip to town. In the school cafeteria, assembly lines form at long tables to transform the piled up mi,si lei.oe 111I.0 corsages, fasten them to cards with gay red cellophane tape, and complete l.lu: packaging job '.vil li bags of I hi Pont cello phane. Teachers, mothers ami other friends provide 1 tnidles and haul boxed mistletoe to the express idlin'. The ueal ly packaged mistletoe is enlluisiasUoally received by busy rots* I tern, ("Wsa gen are clipped in rows on cardboard sheets that, convert quickly to display easels on store counters, 111 Ozark, the school has a celebration on December UP. after the last express receipt, is signed. The real thrill comer, in dune, however, when the new graduates tour liie nation's capital and gaze from liie Empire State Building during a never f<> iK'-lbrgul 1 on vat al.ion trip. < i-llophiitic helps prolecl corsages d iiring the long trip In ciislcrn nuirkcls. I*sck;tges arc clipped lo display easels. 20 * NEW AND CONTINUOUS METHOD of dyeing all gauges of "Mylar" polyester film with colors that penetrate and become part; of the film itself lias been developed by the Martin Processing Co., Martinsville, Va., using special Du Pont dyes. The dyed film is light-fast in many colors and shades, heat stable, acuff-resistfint and rodyeable to darker tones, the manufacturer reports. TITANIUM PROGRESS REPORT No. 2, giving current data on the metal and new uses for it, is available from Du Font's Pigments Dept., Desk T, Room 10831, Wilming ton 98, Del. The illustrated booklet summarizes mechanical properties of grades of titanium, and covers methods of using it in both primary and secondary fabrication. FUR FROST spot cleaner is designee! for removing soil from both natural and man-made furs. The aerosol, powered by "Freon" fluorinated hydrocarbon propellent, is manufactured for home use bv White Frost Chemicals. : Inc., 41 W. 68 St., Suite SC, New York It), N. Y, it. C: Ii clilclll * L\ * NEOPRENE POSTS that outline a traffic island in Salisbury, N. C., are cutting down oh dented oar fenders. Formerly, steel pipes imbedded in concrete were used. The neoprene posts are holding up well, City Engineer J. A. English reports. ELECTRICAL INSULATION MATERIALS highly resist ant to solvents, oils and refrigerants are being produced in pilot plant, quantities by Du Pout's Fabrics ami Finishes Dept. These materials include glass fabrics coated with "Leclon" acrylic: resin wire enamel, and laminates of the coated glass fabric. STRETCH YARN PACKAGE HOLDER which eliminates kinks and snarls in making stretch yam Is made by Syntliane Corp., Oaks, Pa. Particularly well suited to the manufacture of stretch nylon hosiery, the holder uses fine "Tynex" nylon bristles to maintain a constant yarn tension. AUTOMATIC POKER CHIP DISPENSER, made by Autopoiut Co., 1801 Foster Ave., Chicago 40, 111,, has lid covered in Du Pont "Fabrilite" vinyl plastic coated fabric. Called the Autopoiut lh{pinaster, it works like a cash register to give out the required number of chips. 21 If begun willi the baby kmigtn fly HOW,'MU) S. K A 1C NI'IS Nowadays. by l.earinu the tops oil :i low bent jU*(t puekefs, n housewife can make a pul. of soup, bake a layer rake anil frosl it., mix a pitcher til milk, brew a pof. of coffee anil whip up some suds for washing [.he puls and pans. Ah n final gesture. .she can rip (.lie fop off another package ami fake mil, a waslu UfU, already mob'lened, fur Kern hi ling (he kids' laces. While she's doing (his, a .surgeon al file local hc.8pil.al nmv be pulling on gloves dusted wiilt (.1 it- eniileiils of yet another heat si-a led envelope. Fail Iter away. 1,1 in Navy's laical. Anlnmiae expedition will lie .steaming .southward, confident. 1.1ml. neither tropic heal, nor Antarctic cold can harm the iwim powder, dried fruit, and other prm isions s to red below deck in (lie same type of package. in I he spare of a lew years, the pouch package has become almost, as familiar a sight, on supermarket, shelves and in restaurant kitchens ns the I in can. Why? 1 low can we account lor d.s rapid acceptance by marketers and i-on si liners? For answers we went f officials of I he Riegel 1 'nper t.lorp. in New York (lily, makers of a variety of coated and laminated materials from which pouch packages are made, and (<> a leading contract packager, 1 Imnmil J'litlevprises. I nr, of Englewood, N.-l. Hiegel makes three hasie types of nialerial for poueli packagcK, each of (hem mated with IJy Font "Alai hun" polyethylene resin especially developed for coating use. One is a sandwich >" a .special, high atrengih bleached 1< rail and a In mi mini foil coated will] "Alal.Imn", another is bleaclicd kraf't. with "Alai lion". and I he 111 ini is a wnslaminoted glassine coated wilii I )ti Font polyethylene, In each ease, the " Ainl.lmn" is exirusion.-eoat.ed on tin; base material, it. goes on the inside, next to the product. One advantage ot all three packaging materials is I lint l' islier Scientific (In., Pitlslmrgiu !* puls ils reagents hi I'lu'iiiiral-resisliinl lings nf'.'iri-tnto. toil and Iln Punt " Vlnllmii**, Half o million jmckiigcg n day conn1 IrcMii llie 18 mini'lllues oper ated by Duinoul Enterprisiw, Jim*., Englewood, N. J. Bitch packets contain prctnens tired portions of foods, ehciiiicalfi or oilier prod mis. 22 mmmm . . turn- 41 m yriitil of pnulnels. from soup Ut soap, are poiap to market in pouch packages ifiey c;ni be rim Hafisfctetorily mi automatic packaging machines. A roil <>f the m:ib.:*"ial. designs already printer! <n> it, is |nit- through the machine. The machine forms it into a sleeve. foods a amount of product into it, anil heat-seals (.lie inner coating of "Aluihon" In itself to complete the package. 1 lily ethylene is tnosi. important to (.lie success o" the* pouch package. For one thing. it forms a dependable heal, sen) even when the* surface is dusty with particles of dehy drated milk, cuke mix. soap powder nr other dry products. Healing around those powdery substances has been a problem for the packager, according to I himiml's Kd I Vertigo, a ml "A lathotf' has gone a king way t-:> clear if, up. "Another thing is shelf life," Prodigo adds. "Homo materials turn brittle in storage or the plasticizer leaches out Knt I've si o red paper eon ted with `Aiathoii' for as long as a year and a half before put ting if on :t machine, and. to our knowledge;, it wan as good as new. I know wo had no trouble scaling if,.*' Where the exclusion nf moisture is imporlant- as in an instant eollee package an inner coal ing of "Alathoti" alreitgliiens I Ik ; aluminum foil licit, carries 1,1 it; mam burden o( blocking waiter vapor transmission. I{eeau.se "Alailion ' also resists water vapor passage, it can be counted on to .seal adequately any tiny holes in l.he foil. These proper! ies were; rieinoiisl rated eonvinciugly in l.lie (levelojmieul. of a new insltoil, coffee package for the armed fnree.x. By iiit reducing an inner coat ing of "Aiathoii" on a paper-foil taminale. it, was possible lo reduce (lie thickness of the foil layer by two-thirds. This halved tin:; cost of the package with no loss in protective properties, Ifiegol asserts. In t he ease of abrasive materials like kitchen cleansers or sharp-cornered metal parts, .*. lough, flexible coaling of "Aiathoii" protects foil or paper from punelores. For liquid prod oils orange juice enueentra fe and soy sauce, are examples j he leakproof inner coating of polyethylene on either cellophane or sral't is flu; heart, of the package. Besides protecting products, pouch packages boast what- consumers covet, nowadays convenience. One of the first, pouch packaged products rm (he market was coffee, for rest mi rani. use. No measuri ng by t he cop or tablespoon; just tear off (.lie fop anil pour the contents into l.he eoffeemakcr. Pancake mix, cocoa and other products are now pi>r( ion- packaged in the satin* way for restaurateurs. For home use, cake mix, frost ing mix, fruit -flavored drinks and dehydrated milk are similarly packaged. ('oiivenisaiee for (lie traveler is a not her advantage of pouch packaged products. The wet,-pack washcloth, for example, is a natural for dirty bands and faces on a motor trip. After passengers art' fitly, according to users, (be cloth is ideal for cleaning fh' windshield. A heal-sealed packet of soap powder or synthei ie del ergenl it Iso makes a handy, mess-fret' traveling companion. A curious sidelight on |much-packaged soap powder concerns its reeeption in Latin America. Consumers (here, instead of buying (.be giant, economy-sized box so popular in (.bis country, were in the habit of ordering a nickers worth, which the grocer carefully scooped out of the giant, package and poured info a paper bag. The arrival of pouch packaged soap south of the border was greeted wit h enthusiasm. No more scooping tor the grocer, no more broken bags and spilled soap for the customers. Five or six antennal it' machines tire now busily packaging soap powder in Soul h America. In t his country, .soap packet labels < re being printed in Siamese. ('liinese and other languages its Hie idea rnl.rlies on elsewhere* overseas. I low Iasi is pouch-packaging growing'; "The surface has barely been .scratched," says (l YV. Ho III nail, manager of NiegiTs converted packaging maleriats division. The statistics bear him out. ( onsumpi ion of polyethylene resin for pooch packaging in 1(155 will bo at least, double tin* 1 TV! figure, accord ing hr all industry estimate. The 18 machines Dumont operates at Fnglewood, for example, will turn out more than a half million of the packets in a .single eight-hour shift.. How many billions are turned out annually in the 11.8. is tiny body's guess. The* combination of protect ion for the product and convenience for the consumei promises to boost, the versatile pouch still more in the mini!hs ahead. Ifasily .(h! ri billed in tails, these one gram `'packs (left) air equal to a pnniiil hot!Ie. Ilrv xniji itiK is an example of delixdiated prod uct protected In Alallionfi I - paper pack. ;.. 12;%,:- Milk powder emnes in single-scrx ice pit [larks that seal mil moisture, slop rak I'W lasting pleasure.., it good book has always been among the most personal and enduring of gifts. No matter what a person's inleresls arc, there is nearly always a book to suit him. And when it is well chosen, the giver can count upon a book to speak for friendship that lasts long past the hobtlay season. 11 ere is a small hut representative sampling of current books to he examined with your Christmas list in mind. Mulching the inner pun lily of these volumes are handsomeone) durable bindingsofeit.her Du Pont. "Kabrikoid" pyroxylin coated fabric or "PX'' pyroxylin impregnated hook cloth. Id A WITH I'lilM T and Kl \ \\ I I'll <,AMIt III Itl)H, by Fred F vend.t. 'Hie Sfaekpok* Co., $7.50 cadi. Unusual and delightful hooks for the sportsman. The author, a true lover of the outdoors and a careful student of nature, has illustrated both books with numerous drawings and paintings. iSKT'I i;tl IM)tills AND AltltF.NH IIAMttSIAN'S HOOK. Meredith Publishing (hi., $5.95. rJust 1,1 le filing for the do-it-yourselfer. In simple language, with 1 ,G(>0 step- by step pictures, are details of how to rope wilh practically any problem in home repair, maintenance and decorating. Sl'KAKKK'S fv.Ntl'MlLOriilH.Y o/ stories, quotations and imecdotes, by .Jacob M. Braude. Prentice-Hall, $-1.95. Over 2,900 thoroughly indexed items compiled by a Chicago Municipal Court judge with >10 years of public-speaking experience. VTOiH.WS HO.MB (.(Hll'AMdN COOK BOOK, edited by Dorothy Kirk, IF. Collier &. Kou Corporation, $5.95. Newly revised, this standard conk hook offers more than 2,500 tested recipes. Instructions are simple, enough for even (.he kitchen novice to follow. PFN.V'YI.VAIVI \ I.AMWAI'KS. by Kavniunrl K. and Marion 1*'. Murphy, $5.00, and BH It PKIMNSVI.VAfViA, $2.0(1, by Lucille Wnllower, Penns Valley Publishers, Inc. Although written as a high school geography text, Pcnnsyh'unia handscaprs repays read ing by adults especially interested in the Keystone ,State. Your Pennsylvania is a basic state history written at the fourth grade level. Tough covers of Du I `out. "PX" cloth resist soiling and damage even by the .hands of young students. CIIKSAI'KAKK BAY AM) TIDKW ATKK. by A. Aubrey I Iodine. Bodice and Associates, Inc., $10.00. A picture study of historic Chesapeake conn fry by one of America's most distinguished photographers. 'Hit* un usual cover is a photograph of books on the Boy lithographed on T*X"',, mi,t,liars woiti.i) a t ia s \m) id z k t - TI-tl-IK. P. F. Collier d Kmi Corporatiou. $12.5(1. A lumdsome new edition with iipfu date population figures. Articles on a wide variety of geographical topics arc- sup plemented by a large number of charls, photographs and colored maps. HAMMOND'S \\ OKU) ATI AS. classics edi tion. C. K. Hammond & Company. $25.90, This J955 edition contains current gciigraphical and statistical iiitormai.ion. In eluded besides map;! is. a detailed section on the world's resouri es, pi topics and gov ern mei its. Til K SIAM' I KID Mil I It l.iM It I! I Ittf. Oxford l hmersifv I-'reus, $7.75. A compre hensive Bible for students, this edition contains a .synopsis of i ;uh hook, mid chapter subheads that divide the I ext into paragraphs. THU COMPACT III HI 1>'._ I huvlhorn Books, Inc... $4,50. This condensation of f.lk * famil iar King James version is intended to help the general reader grasp the unity and intor-relntodness of Hie Bible. Hill COM!*MT Tl{IASI tt\ OF INCPIItV TH.\, edited by Keimnl.h Beenum (huger. 11awthorn Books, 1 lie.. $5.95. Stories, arti cles and poems on such subjects as courage, faith, brotherhood and eternity. Till-; !*OVi lilt OF POSIT! V t: lilt Mvl\<,. by Norman Vincent, I Vale. I`rent.ice-1 [all, Inc., $5.95, A pocket-size edition of one of flic most, popular non-lict.iou works ot'inir day, bound in red Fabnkoid". FIT Fit I'lli IH> rti I! DO;. C omef Press Books, .$2.50. lien:, ]>rinfed in large, easily reed type, are flic words of great Americans of the past, on I lie subject;, of liberty, rig hi a, pence, unify, equably and freedom. TIIF NATION Yl. POST At .K STV.YIP Al IH AI. Kcott. Publications, J no., $10. Contains space for every major variety of If B, postage and revenue slumps, J ah we leal', with sturdy covers of green "Fnhrifoid"'. 24 Nllriirrllulosc. when db^ohrd in u solvent lie tin* user, forms a clear, siri|H liquid. When it is spread am! dried, a Soimh, durable lihu forms. . . . The colorful pnn!--ant! sotttul future--of Du font nitmcvlliilose liy K. If. AldiUKiin Leave it Trot :eIlttlos;c pk'iif.v of room in file American chemical scene. Wil.h a history Ihaf already reads like a bluebook of important induslfits, new uses promise to keep :l around for a long tune to cnmi;, HI retching its. legs a cetti ttry ago, nitrocellulose be came ( In- first practical plastic ream. It .started the; plastics industry as I he famous ivory substitute for Ini I inn! balls. Him e then, if has been made info thousands of consume! plastic products including con ills. toys, toilet, sets, eyeglass Iramc.H and so forth. Shifting toother fields, the cellulose derivative bellied (lie infant, motion picture industry hi its first fit) years of sues ess with clear, flexible I ilm. The diversity of nitro cellulose, however, was just, beginning. Du I'onf chemists explored many of the product's ol her potentials during (lie cany I hilt Is. liy HIM, it. was not a great, surprise to hear that a limousine for Queen JV1 ariiherila of Italy had a riitroeel lulose-roai.ed upholstery fabric trademarked "FabrikoicI". Thus nitrocellulose reeeived its stamp of royal approval. But this product, was mb for only a few people. Nitrocellulose helped create goods that, have touched flic lives of .most of us. 'Phis was true largely because of one particular quality -the ability of soluble nitrocellulose compounds to form a tough, clear film. The first broad applies!ion of the lihn-forming mate rial was fabric coating, i.o produce simulated leathers of the type used in the Queen's limousine. Those products wore strong, washable and easy to use CAnted fabrics made by many companies., including I )u I'out, were rapidly developed in different, formulations for auto upholstery and tops, handbags, notebooks, train seals and other applications. Tile material even appeared in caps for Now York City street railway conductors. Fabrics coated \v ifh soluble nitrocellulose 1 iclped solve otle of (he young automobile inf I mil rv's. first, production l>U.klm.:e.ks--high rest and insutlieient supply of grind leal tier. Nitrot vllu lose also proved an inexpensive anil useful chemical building hkiek. As a by product of their work fjii smokeless powder, I)u Pont productton men mslalled hi,**.li quality cunt rola and developed safer ways of process mg and handling raw nitrocellulose. Research on t.lie prod net was intensified during (Ju: {OliOs, and I lie importance of nitrocellulose was boosted as it found new applies!ions. With lacquers hast'd cm fast-drying nitroeelluhj.se mix., lures, automobile inanulaetiirers cut. body finishing from the usual `its days to only live hours. Such lacquers imparted tfeeot'al ive beauty, long service mid went her resist mice So a growing list of metal, wood anil fabric products, foe,. (matings ami lacquers for leather, paper and other flexible materials wore developed. 81 rong, waterproof ce ment, of oilroee lutose proved a boon to Ih iI.Ii household sold industry. Iodine impregnated with a nitrocellulose colloid was useful in forming box toes for shoes In 1 <)1>7. cellophane research chemists discovered in niSnk v IIu Io h c pad of (lie answer to the problem of keeping foods fresh. ('ellopliane was coated with {he material to act. ns a carrier for waxes and prevent, moisture penetra tion. Thus moist inepronf cello] thane entered the scene, and chalked up vel another use fur nitrocellulose. . . . ON SIIIV\ ,\K\V C.Ut.s Where will nil.rticeliulosc lx: next, ye'ir? You'II see ii, on slimy, new ears from jet black sedans to pastel sports models. And researchers continue lo evaluate new lacquer lonnnlat ions and develop other new uses lor (.lie fulure, Hiuee World War II, She marker fur soluble nil rood It dose has almost doubled! The rharaei eristics of soluble nit roeelltilose srrw as a .standard against, which the newest resins must init lull\ prove f.hpinsel vtw. This alone is enough I r. give nil roeethilose a front-line posit ion in l.od;t\ 'h . mid tomorrow's. list of important ehoimeal material*. Remember scenes like this from tile earl) nnnies? (They were giinranleiw to tliriii.) `tlmosl all early pietures were shot on uilroeeltidose fa I lit In tile '20s nitrocellulose lacquers were all but revolutionizing furniture finishing. It was in *:!T that rellophatie was lirsl noli si u re proofed with n i I r oeel I u lo.-e, ... <- y^vwjt~. *.k *, ^ '. Cellophane will preserve the freshness and beauty of your packages! TMtMAlKyliiiM.-1. w mim i tltuii lie Ainr* wiipsu-J Hi,. . sleiiHiiii!. .orijv< el . Ciilliplun.' mmhc- the .,* i>l tour liW* m.4 [Ijban ihc nbtiiln, , vniit fmhxh Wtjfjwt wiltl <;riiJi|wM "lt....... will 1'CUIII ithll BUM A-iltJlf imMulfiMKh; ftthiiix Caii, ...Mitriw, ili. . mi *lnm> mft fcjtt a* jiili- limit jpjn'll |H tout I tnii Mill. Winn ullll r.[Tol HI till* flWCfill .11!4 mt.n.fUHSI m ft\i diusfmM <i> tv, keifs * , p!N, ThA, it, * u >j ! P---. X >. 'X - .............. , ..;........:...................................1.......:..............".................:.;.-..,-y....................... , .. i ; . i> b" . . .- / *; ............i .. ............................... '....Hi.ml.),' o\t a,i,..,... o o w j .v i IV, .i Another iin|iort;tnl use for itilroeellnkoe iiotb then and now. is in plaslie oltjrcl i- yr&lu >-I1-*- , '.......... Wh "._ .hit., b-JYJ-e, ,W . . !,- 4,,. ........................ 'V Hi....,:U ,*...f*.,. ,>p,^ -V. J o tau h h- 'r' `-r""1 ** W'-' To he of help to 11 customer, you've got to live with Ills problems. Here a fabric is being tested for porosity in Du Pont'n textile finishing laboratory at Deepwater, NJL Half-dozen Du Pont departments serve textile finishers. .% i ]ii>!oiiiorV eu^hiuHo* is helped by lerlliiiiid ij h ii, loo. |i:iillls iifiiiij* On I'unl jiiijiiicii' i'l l rive s it u li-ri-st.slimrr If; f- A PROFIT FOR ALL t pnuhtcl sitifr is jnstijirtl tntly U'hen buyer, seller mui ultimate user profit J'rom the transaction. Ihi Pont technical serrire tit customers is fount!ml on this belief Ibis week, ns u k iml, ;m odd nssoH.mcid. of appliance hardware tniaHHcmbkal pari h i if refriiyTal.tirs, dishwashers, washing i nudities and dryers-- arrived at. (lie I hi I'mil finishes laboratory in Philadelphia, The partis, bright in their fresh coats of *`Dulux" enamels, wore unpacked and hung in damp cabinets where heat and humidity will assail them for the next three weeks. All told, about 8,000 such pieces will be taken off assembly lines this year by Dm Pont finishes customers and shipped to the laboratory for this humidity resistance test. This fall, scientists from the same laboratory pre- lu research laboratory, n new jiloslic resin is injection, molded. Similar ficjtti[intent in customer service laboratory lets Dll Petti view molding proMeiii* ilirougli midders' eyes* Hr Print colorist dyeft woolens on small-scale dye jig -llial simulatCR dyeing eondilieitH in textile filuiits* On Pont Dyes eltetnists perform hundred* i : i '> i < > >' 5 * i 5 c; / : it > , HHHHEpig How well du Uu Pout vi ircons enntntds protect al ijiiiJiiiini? Here flic ([tieKtiiiii l being answered in n DuPont laboratory loot. 29 seiifed papers, at a (iniiiliiiipf symposium sponsored l>y Du Punt for refrigerator company engineers. The technical ineel big, aimed at di.s.seininating new information on liiiishc-s and finishing p:chr.i(|urK, was I.he l.welft.h in a wms launched by the Company 20 years ago. These two services to customers, one a roll title cheek on finishing qua)il.y mid thenl her a long range contribution l.o improved .standards in refrigerator finishing, aria exam pins of the varied activities one I )u Pont division lists under the head (if technical assist,ancc l.o sales. JJu Pont, is committed to till! philosophy that techni cal service to the customer is an essential part, of the selling process. Nineteen out. of every 2d 1 hi Pont Hides dollars come from other nitinuniehirerH. who process Du Pont product;-! into something else. Processing breeds problems, and problems arc precisely what technical service extols to solve. ...-in MintKits nr t k o imiu h iik 'iv - Standing behind I )u I 'on l salesmen in the held arc 1>2 service laboratories, large and small, and hundreds of technologists. The new {ihcstnuf b'lin technical center near Wilmington is devoted entirely to research on product uses. hoxhminrr', a haver <>l On Pont Malinin silicate wauls to know. It';. Ilic job of On PoolV trrliniriil service mail to help on the qui-timi. It repri'senfs an investment of more than $12 million in buildings and equipment. Ah for the salesmen, three ijiiarl er.s have I id ped t lictn.sd ves to qua lily for handling I he complex problems of mode rn selling by first obtaining college degrees; in chemisl ry or engineering. Assinfillg <-usfoinon; in a Dn Pont pracl ice l.hal. began I DO years ago because of the hazards involved in using explosives, the (lompany's fii-sf product. Much of today's technical service is still concerni'd with helping cum.nrooir, usecliemieai produces properly . teaching personnel I low to tap an open hearth wil h a shaped charge of explosives, for example, or how to clean a lank that has contained leaded gasoline, or how l.o store corrosive chemicals safely. Some service work falls in I he category of (roublesliool ing. Like the occasion when a hospital using Du 1'onl. x-ray film called excitedly l.o reporl Ihal. the developed film, in addition to showing patients' inferiors, revealed si.range images that looked like a building exterior. Iuvestignfion showed that, tile trouble was neither defective filtrf nor was if skv.serapei-.s wallow ing patients, A I Hi Pont speeialisl, found t hat a window in the dark room, blacked out with paint, had sprung a leak. This tiny pinhole anted as a lens and f<<-u;;ef! the image of a building across the street, on the undeveloped lilin. Homefimes a 1 in Pont, wJes-st'rvicc man is privileged to help a customer develop a new product. A case in point is that of the Ohio lollipop maker who was anxious to creole a lollipop slick which would bend harmlessly if a youngster fell with it in his mouth. The cost, had to be low. since this was the penny candy trade. The Du Pont salesman suggested that cellophane I rimming;: from slitting machines might do the job. After weeks of work, machines ill id technique;-; were devised to wir.d cellophane info a snt.iHfail.ory sucker slick. The candy maker dropped out of tlw candy business shortly then sifter mid began devoting himself exclusively l.o the mniuil'acfiire of flic slicks: and similar cellophane items. Technical assistance may include, retie -sign of a cus tomer's product l.o make use of a new material thill lias special advantages. Many plastics, for example, have been introduced in fins way. It may include development of it pm*-ess, as when I hi Pont engineers i lesigned machinery for bleaching textiles conimuously instead of by the balch method. The cost of bleaching was reduced for the cus tomer, and flic market for Du Pont Alhone" hydrogen peroxide was broadened. NKW 1*1(01)1 TTS---MTV ntOlil.K.MS Technical service has a major task cut out. for ii. when a new product, is introduced. Take, for instance, ''Teflon" tef.ra(luoroe.Uvyleue. resin finishes, liquid dispersions of flu: tough plastic. Applying (he material to glue pots, bakery equipment and so on is a job for a specialist, and special finishing equipment. So before the product could lie sold l.o cm! users, a new track' group bad to lie created i usl.om appllerH of "Teflon" finishes. These men had to lie sold on the wisdom of getting into file business in the first place, anil then instructed in I he fundamentals of using the product. Only after this was done could the real job of sidling "Teflon" finishes begin. Back of all technical assistance (o sales is the certain knowledge that Du Font's business can't he: any 1 letter than its customer;-;' bust ness. This holds (.rue even when u I.erlinie.nl innovation reduces rather than increases con sumption of a Du Poiti product. An example is the I Hi Foul, steam spray finishing process, which make;-; possible sub stantial paint, savings for the user. Kven a paint sidesman would have to agree thill, iti this case as in others, the best salesiminship in the long run is to save a prospective customer money. "Sides can lie justified," emphasizes Du Pont. Vice President }. Warren Kinsman, "only when everybody am ccrncfl makoKaprofit buyer, seller and ultimafeconsumer.'' Here's a rttmietrn tut trhfit's keen happening fa "tintgon fur." the lints/ nearly intleslraelihle fiber kmttrn Industry, already a major customer for mnii-msidc fibers, has been evaluaf ing a now fiber l.lint seems In have been burn fur rugged industrial life. 'I'hi;; relative newcomer is "Trlinn" fiber. made by Da Pont from "TelUm" tut.vuthioroefhy lonerosin.Thu fiber ri*tains the su j><*rior chemical ;u h I heal, resistance of I.he parent resin, bn). lias greater ion silo strength limn I he present molded plastic. Whnl's more, virtually nothing sticks (i "Tollon", ami it linn the lima*,si. roeflieicnt. of friel.iiin and the lowest vd-l.alillil.y of any fiber known ''Teflon'' is. practice 11 v immune io chemical attack. Fur example, you can boil it in fuming nitric acid with no oflert. other than to bleach il. Only at high IeinpemUm'.H and |iressures is if affected by fluorine mil chlorine fritluoridc gases, or by molten alkali melats. Fabric of `'Teilon" can work .sleadily in tempemtun's up Id Ihe 100 F. mark. These q unlities feci chemists to christen the rugged fiber `"dragon fur" when il. was announced a couple of years ago. "Tclloii" liber seifs for SM a pound, compared to I he $1.5(1 lc> $2 price tag cm other industrial libers. I .Sul, flu; greater service life of indiiHlrial fabrics woven from '"'Potion'' more, than makes tip for Ibis cost difference ill many ;,ipp!ieal ions. In addition, its unusual properties promise to make' il work oul where libers have been useless before. In fuel., sales have doubled during the past year. Braided packings of'"Tenon" liber lor pump .mil valve shrifts are high cm the development, list at flic nioiiiciil. In some cases the braid is impregnated with "Teflon" resin for added lubrication. The packings are nvrt'urmmg well under oxfrciiH'M of chemical and Ieniporafure exposeire. A typical technical report slates: "Tested iti La Hour pump. Finning nitric acid 101-102 per coni., 1,750 rpm, f-v ,h" shaft.. \ Inkdiricafed "Teflon' liber braid healed up buI braid impregnated with "Teflon' suspensnid Iried and found .successful. In operation seven months atid si til running O.K. Previous packing, asbeslos yarn wtf.lt .mineral fa I luliricnrii. lasted only few weeks.'' Further tests of the braided packing with emiHl.tcs anti wit h such ehemica Is as formaideh vile. builing, concentrated Hiil'tirk: acid, hydrogen fluoride and Ii<|tiid chlorine have boro equally successful. Ollier promising end uses for the new man made liber: liquid and gas filtration fabrics, gaskets, diaphragms, pn>1 (vfive clothing, olecl.mlyt ic anode bags and special cordage. A non woven fell, made from ''Teflon" fiber is aim available, from I )u Pont, at S4`,>. ;< pound on an experimentai basis. It i.s siig'g'c.sl.ih I for filters, for instance, where heat, corrosive chemical*-, or both arc a problem. 1 mpregimted vvif.h "'Pet loo" resin, f.lie felt is .suitable for gasketing under relatively low flange pressures anil high temporalmvs in severe chemical environments. 5.1 "ilraiilcd [mrkings of 'IVIhm" liber for pump noil \nhr shaft.arc number* one mi lh<* <lry< Injunonl li-l." This is ait acid f rrriii'#!-. praH iu* I vr M-aridi on "Zrmiii1'* aulifriT-y.v fur " rimnmrrbil. < Mhrr jn;iv c|iu! h till Pin IS>iM polirb'- mi rm ployr Imu iIj Is * salrly nr ;ml lo rihoaUiHi. ) ^ IT a s is its irmlily ' 'Story <>j C.hmiislry" Americans who watch I,lie `Du Pont ( 'avail n*k Theater' nol, only see a topllighl dramatic program. Through 1,1k commercials t.licv also learn more about how Du I'orii rhnmislry makes t.heir own living better. The commeH-iiils are one way I )u I 'cut keeps the public up-lo-daf.c or. I lie Dompuny and on new and im Iitoved products msdeby Du Pont and ibi eusiomers Ovei a long peril id of time surveys of viewers show that tiny are I letter informed than non viewers about I )u Ponl products and the DoruprinvV role in American life. % m * i *: rj;:-- gij|M HR ; f/ --mm Sfeic story 1. M's : ~.r~ Arty-eb A' In PmID: i-- -4-4- H a,- Nflr -Ttwmr:--i--l-vfi-i- sjli lL ' mmMB HHP .............. nHaMM .... ...e;-i,L. 1 Im\ Be HHHBH mm IDA? ........ ....... i !!)tlUll<`r<'iulx noor man v 1 Si< furs. I Poviiopnotil of proil- uii b'l"i: x-ray liim) l> tmr. Hu h Hii Pool ervU't' nii`n help rn,*tmnrr." { h<`lmv, loll: l;n mor h ilh a crop problem) U uiiiillirr, A lliinl lypr of roiib mrri.iil (nhovi1`i`ibl: floor \s\ n I>ti I'tnM iiijimlioni) proinoh-p ru.-toiiirrw produci**. ( oitipaovV rrsrarrh to IrM both it* mm and p id himrr>" prod m is i> al;-o <"ov"ii"<L ri*` in llos lab H'i'iiP {In-low. i*ilili!), fnr -A- message of interest to cost-conscious plant executives In d u s t r y s p e n d s millions of dollars a year for brushes to do a thousand different jobs. Buyers issue replacement orders daily for paint brushes, brushes for production machines, and the cleaning brushes so vital to good housekeeping around a plant. Too few plants have sound brush purchasing standards . . . based on performance and use-cost rather than initial outlay. One manufacturer who has such standards, and now uses many brushes with "Tynex" nylon bristles, realized an estimated annual saving of several hundred dollars in floor sweeps alone 1 1 n processing of textiles, brushes with "Tynex" nylon bristles have outlasted others 12 to 1. In equipment used to wash trucks, trains, and buses, brushes bristled with "Tynex" not only have reduced brush costs, but have minimized the down time due to change-overs. There is a reason for these savings. "Tynex" nylon bristles possess a combination of properties unsurpassed by any other bristling material . . . excellent abrasion and heat resistance, low water absorp tion, long flex-life and good chemical and oil resistance. These properties measure up to industry's toughest jobs. To help you analyze your brush needs, we suggest you call on your brush supplier for assistance. If you are interested in knowing more about the dollar-saving advantages of brushes bristled with "Tynex", the coupon below will bring a prompt reply. POWER-DRIVEN BRUSHES PAINTBRUSHES MAINTENANCE BRUSHES Specify brushes with nylon bristles BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMISTRY FOR MORE INFORMATION, MAIL. THIS COUPON K. I. tin Pont tit* Nemours & Go. (Inc.) Polychemicals Department, Room 156, Wilmington 98, Delaware 1 would like to learn more about the advantages of " Tynex" nylon bristles in brushes for industry. Mv specific brush problems are: NameTitle Firm ___ Address.._____ ___________________________________________ # CityState Tynex" is the registered tradrmenh fat Du Pont nylon hustles Du Pont developments in High-Temperature Dyeing bring you outstanding fastness, economy! I'lic hydrophobic properties ol the new synthetic fillers cre ated great problems lor tile dyeing industry. I)yers found that with fibers such as "Orion" acrylic, fiber and "Dacron" polyester fiber, duplication was often impossible . . . fastness standards were sometimes barely acceptable . . . methods proved much loo costly. One method lor dyeing these hydrophobic fibers at ele vated temperatures was developed by Du Pont technicians in their laboratory to help overcome these problems. But the proof of this new method bad to be made in commercial dye ings. One of the early conversions to high-temperature dyeing of stock was made at the fired Whitaker Company, where these pictures were taken. The method proved successful, not only for dyeing hydrophobic fibers, but also for wool both in slock and yarn form. o No mailer what type of lilier you are (lyeiny:, this new liifditemperature slock-dydn^ method may save you lime an<l money, loo. I)u Pont will he glad Vo help you determine how you rail adapt this method to your dyeing, or to give you speeilie information on the proper procedure in dyeing your filters by this method, (ret in toueli with your l)u Pont representative or write to: E. I. du Pont de Nemours do. (Inc.), Dyes and ( liemieals Division, N-2 120. Wilmington ()B. Delaware. Improved results with high- temperature stock dyeing: for NYLON --the dye penetrates more quickly into the liber, giving higher light fastness and wet fastness for the colors. for "DACRON"* a carrier for the dye is no longer neces sary, with hetier liglil fastness reselling. for "ORLON 't dyeing time is shortened considerably, using either the cuprous ion method, or the new "SKVKON'T dyes which Du Pont engineered specifically for "Orion". for w o o l -dyeing and chroming time is reduced greatly. * "DftCRON" Is Du Pout's rugistotod ttado-mark for its polynsU'r fiber. 1 "ORLON" is Du Pont':, registered trade-mark lot its acrylic liber. t Reg. U. S. Pat. Oft. *tC.U.S.PAT.Orf. . Better Things for Better Living . . . through Chemistry