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Dene inner jan na ry /WJw. J ' [j\\t\ Hr jr? PP^r bjftl 'HIP # # (jjypoitb REG. U. s. f`AT. OfF. BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMISTRY buyers ... merchandise men... sales people feature a fiber. Fine fibers made by Du Pont NYLON VISCOSE RAYON ACETATE RAYOR are featured by stores throughout the country. ACETATE DIVISION NYLON DIVISION RAYON DIVISION -- Rayon Department, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.) Wilmington 98, Delaware For nylon ... for rayon ... for fibers to come ... look to DU PONT! Ill I In; vein' of I f) 1 f> I'i'Wi'r ili:ui ItM! masters and doctors of ehemisirv were graduated from all she colleges ;m.J tmiversHios in Hie Untied Slates. In 1911, jus! before Hie war, I liere were 77a, nearly eight times as many. TIiis gives veu some idea of l lie import anre of eheeaisi ry in oil" modern world. If a storm look down all of ihe power lines in America Untight, not. a light would burn in your house, no) a healing pad. not a vacuum cleaner wou'd work, and you would be instant !y eonseious of the vital par; elect noisy plays in your lile, li a comparable aeeii.Umi were Us (.`lose down all (lie chemical mainline! nriii" plains in l he Uniled Slidet-t, you would not fee! if as quickly , bul aider a while yon would feel u just ns sharply and painfully. 'Hie United 8l.aS.tw; irus shut off from its main source of chemical pmdueis during World War t who i our chemical industry was only ri fraction of what h is today. .And after a few mtmllw we did not. have inks to color our nosluye stamps, nor dyes to color our tint [ms. and we were wit bout some ol fire valuable medicines needed for the sick. Because of tilt' lesson we learned, we built chemical plants...one of 1 hem described on pa ye two and when World War 1 ended, America had nbiuc a Uimtsand of them.Today. there are about 7.(KM). I )u Pout is only one of these many chemical companies, vet this Company alone !ms enriched tlie Aniorieau economy wit a nylor. chemical pigments, neoprene rubber, plasties such as "Teilon" letratluorethylene resin, and scores of other products. So met hues if seems ilia: developments conic otd of our laboratories fast or ihati \vv can tell you about, (hem in our Magavmo. If it were possible lo visualize all of the achievements of chemical science at one l mu:, you would run live how (.{reni.lv it nas beiielited mankind liulh in com filiations to boiler IT % tog and .ns a creator of new jobs and businesses. What, (hen, will ohetnienl science accomplish in the future'? No one can say, Inti we hone lo on siinue. hoiv at the Du Pouf Company, lurnimr our energies to more a;id more challenging problems, Wo hope 0 guide them through from research to reality. I'or their solid ton holes out ;he groutest. promises of beuelh. lo mankind. Thirty-throe years ago, if you had been flying ovot the Delaware River on the Jersey side upposifo Wil mington, you would have seen he low you (he Du Font smokeless powder works at (ku'riev's I hint. Farther soutli was a muskrat meadow. Today, on this site, stands a vast industrial plant. It grow oul. of America's urgetii need for synthetic dyes and organic chemicals, at the time when World War 1 It ad cut off foreign sources of dyes. In 1 !!!(>, a sulfur black unit, installed at Deepwater ifoint.marked the beginning of Du I Wit's dye manufacturing busi ness. By Ft 19. vat dyes with eseellwil. fastness were being made. With tiie emergency over, the Company found it had a dye works in which it had risked millions of dollars, but which was not yet on solid ground, phys ically or financially. (July a large concern could under take such a project. Not until 1.8 years kii.er. ailer fold,000.000 was risked, did flic business break even. Du Petit's interns!, in organic chemicals soon branched out. fn (.life '20s and '!>(te the Company Darted making tetraethyl lead, ethyl alcohol, ncoprone rubber, camphor, arid other materia Ik . The enterprise that began as a dye works now turns out about 2,000 different organic products, ll/s now.'called I he Chambers Works in honor of Dr. Arthur D. Chambers, who hud much to do with its growth, If you were lo start early in (.he morning on ;-t tour of I he works, you'd see first the long lines of cars and buses .streaming toward Lin* plant, gales as the ferries cross the Delaware. 1 n order to visit this fencedin area, where about 7,00!) Du Font men and women work, even Company employes need a pass - and we needed a guide. Obtaining the services of one, we star led on a trip around the eight miles of paved roads in (be a hi)-acre area, Firsl, we drove down Cana! Road toward the laboratory area where chemists, physicists and tech nicians work in large buildings surrounded by lawns and at 11active landscape. Enron l.e, the guide pointed out I.lie Administration Budding and began to explain what's wind, and where. "At ymir light," he said, "are (he Petmdnrm Chemicals I laboratory, Jackson Laboratory mid the Rubber Laboratory-., just ahead, at the left, is the Technical Laboratory," Not far away were ihe plant si uici.ures flanking River Road, and the semi-works area where processes are fried mil on a semi-eommereial basis. Next, our companion pointed mil I lie lire house, (.lie hospital, and the plaid, where Du Foul tetraethyl lead antiknock compound is made. Approaching another plant, one whiff fold us ils product, "They use turpentine here (<> make say 111 liel-it; camphor," fin; guide coo mien led. He fold about tlx? early days of camphor manufacture, when I he Japanese still liar I a monopoly on the natural product. "We really scared 'em," he said, smiling, "Our product wasn't perfected yd., but we took a few of their officials through our plant. They were so fright (Hied by the prospect of competition from the synthetic chemical industry that the price of natural camphor dropped fast." MOl.ASSKS 4 lt.\W %1 ATKMI.-VL Farther along, a tanker at the wharf was dim charging another raw rnaimal, black-strap molasses, into enormous storage tanks. Soon it would lx? for imill fed to make ethyl alcohol. Turning right on Al cohol I toad, we passed the Kinetic: Chemicals area with its huge piles of fluorspar, "That's used for making * Freon' refrigerants," we learned. Nearby was a pond, where redo lies .are (rented i.n prevent, pollution of (die Deia ware? Rivet. Wafer from this pond, (Knifing through the sluice gate into the: river, passes over wind, used to be the mouth of Whopping John Creek, Soon we were approaching a group of fort like Kinicltiros. "Now there's historic ground," said the guide; "the first, neoprene ever made commercially came from (-here." Next, wo swung south through; other arcus, finally pulling- to a stop as a train of tank cars blocked the way ahead. Our guide took this opportunity to tell about lJu? 24 miles of railway tracks in the area. '`Carrying supplies is a busy branch of our business," he said. "Every day you can see tank cars, gondolas and freight ear:-; bringing in loadsof raw materials. Then these narrow gauge cars she (tie bade and forth among the plant buildings, carrying both raw materials and manufactured products. Finally, trainloads of the fin ished materials move? out." When the tracks wore dear we continued on to Broadway and Main. Here millwrights, carpenters, phi inborn, pipefitters, electricians and other artisans do their shop work, I leaded south, we passed the Acid Aren where a mountain of sulfur waited to be changed into sulfuric acid. At Asm> and Main, the power house loomed up. In this locality the basic sulfur and azo dyes are made?. The big Finished Dye Storage and Shipping House was our next stop. Be yond it stood other large buildings and platforms where raw- materials and other supplies are brought in. Our guide pointed to "PonsoT No. 2 Building-, a five-story structure occupying several acres. "That houses the largest single? vat dye manufacturing plant in the United States," he told us. "There's been so much demand for our anllirucjuinone dyes that we have had to add new facilities almost every year." "Well, you've seen most of it. There's more I'd like to show you if we had time," he eonduded. "We even h a ve a la midi:y, a C red it Un i on with ba n lei 11 g sc?rv ices, a newspaper, a cafeteria and a police force without a jail." As we left to board the Tennsville-New Castle Ferry for home, we saw workmen eating their lunches along the water front and watching the ships go by, "What changes do von suppose the next 30 years will bring to the muskrat meadow?" we wondered. II lien iS;mla Claus comes this year, his warm smile may come from behind a nylon heard, tie'll open hi:.; large loy tilled hay (probably nylon looi in front d'llit* ('hristnins free and reach inside. Then, you iilly; 111 very well see him pall oui. a beautiful little dull, primped for Hie moment with (he latest hair-do. She's the "Toni" (loll, so-called because her nylon hair can he ,shampooed and waved without damage. Washable. woven Ida wig's have been sought by flu,' toy industrv ever since dolls were first made com mercially. Many materials have been tried over ilu. years, i Inman hair, for example, would I angle and snarl if tint handled by an expert wig maker with ye.ars of experience. Mohair failed. So did ail other libers known. Recently, a nylon wig for dolls was (brown into I be ring and promptly picked up. There were prob lems, of course, bul. none were serious. Since lire nylon monottlamenis were smooth, ; hey didn't fa state when washed, eutuhed or cubed. They didn't shrink vtv other wise change ilteir shape. And nylon waits, unlike other types, would not pull loose from the null's head even tin>nh washed repealerIv. About fids time the Ideal Novelty As Toy Co. of New 't oric heard of bus wig .sad recognized that, ii was a naiural fora unique, now dull. Titus she "Tmti" doll was born. The doll comes wit h a complete " play-wave" kiit. Included in lids arc ail tlie necessities required tor the youngster to copy mmhor's Inane permanent rou tine, Tic kil supplies shampoo, curkrs, end-tissues, .simple instruct inns and a ware solution that is liana less, 1 t's ;t `"play-wave" solul ion of plain sugar ; ad Walin'- s; Id enough to drink, lint we'll net dtilc girls will have mure fun using it, lo wave the doll's lustrous nylon hair. JlJLkji* if iii 1 i i or Da |,mi hthotuiloricti. irorliiiix ln>l>}n<f iht- tu-t'tif's, hi'lp tho fK'lnth'tim uiflnshy produrr hdlt-r gasolinti By !><KN \l,l$ C. MrSifLF,Y Our eivilizal ion tilui'allv runs on petroleum. In one form or ,-mol her we use |rim:eum products to power ears. truck;-; ami trains; j impel our ships, I real our homes ami do eomu.lo.ss other tasks that are an in tegral part of our daily lives. Wherever a wheel or nliait t-uviup i, runs on a idio of oil- 11' our oil wore suddenly in ken away, this modern machine age would rapidly grind to a halt, Actually, petroleum consumption is a good meas ure of a country's simulat'd of living. We in the United Stales uiif|ueslionably enjoy (lit* world's highest. and our per capita use o[` petroleum producis amounts iu about 575 gallons a year lor twery man, woman and child. Tlit> next largos! user is (5 mad a with a j>or capita consumption of only about 510 gallons a year. Making I hose prodtieis available at prices everyttiie can afford is the gtvitl American oil industry, this year celebrating its iHhh anniversary. Chief among petroleum products, and probably best known to ev eryone, is gasoline. Our gasoline powered vehicles Iasi year look more than 35 billion gallons to cover a total distance of some .350 billion miles. (duly through constant development and improve ment has it been possible for I he oil industry to pr<> vide such ( reinenrfousquani if ios of petroleum prod nets. Their general high qualify is I lie result of rigid control at. every si ep from production through refining and marketing. Working wilh I lie oil industry to help supply lop qua lily gasolines, l)u Tout maintains live completely equipped laboratories located in Whining!on. Pels wares, Chicago, Illinois; 'Tulsa, Oklahoma; 1 louslon, Texas, and lil Monte. California. These laboratories act as technical service amlem. They advise on (lie use of j>u Pont chemical aihlilives for improving va rious gasoline pro perl, ios and help reii tiers maintain !! high standard of unii'onnhy .and control in IhCr own Inborn!ories. Tm itiNc i ii! mvr i n:i.n ia h o k vmm I f you visiled one of these laboratories, .you would find that it. is dis'kled into I wo main sect ions. One, called the knock led ing section, makes team on gaso- lines to defern lino (heir antiknock rltaraeferisl ios. T: ie other. known as i lie inspecfieri reel inn. checks the physical and chemical propcrlins of gasolines. In the km ic Iciest tag sect ion you would s<re special single cylinder engines that determine octane ratings of gasolines a measure of ihetr antiiuioek dtaraclerIsitcs. The engines.. built, maintained and operated in accordance wilh rigid soecillcat ions of ilie American Society of Test mg Materials- insure that resuils in all the laboratories throughout the cm ml ty will he uni form, J\> maintain high standards of precision mill control accuracy, each of Ihe field laboratories ex changes samples <mce a week for check test ing. i r. addition, all ol the lahorafuries panicipate in exchange groups wilh oil company, Government and oilier laboratories. The octane number, as you may know, influences gasoline performance to a large extent. The "'knock' you sometimes hear in your engine usually comes from. a gasoline wilh poor ant iknock characteris!ics, 'To step i I, :.i N'stinj: I'tigiiic for rlicrkiiig u iu is Ih t o ! gasolim /i lu-.-i miiiiiiiK'i-sliold Hiimplo f l'ui*l h ik Ic i' U-h ! ami nl km-,vn vului* |(r I7. up octane m mi her. Du Foul supplies the refining mmiKi.ry with tel met hyl lead compounds. commonly railed TDL. Minute quantifies greatly improve gaso line ;mtiknock eharueferistics, The knock-lusting en gine is used lo lull just Imiw much TFJ. .s required to bring any given sample of gasoline up lo the re finer's specifications. In the ins'iiet'1 ion see!Inn you would see mruiy types of equipment, designed lo nasi, gasolines and the effect uf mhlilivc-H upon (hem, One of tile most im portant pieces of apparatus, from a qualify control simulpoijil, -s feu* detrimijrni( the `'induction period." In a few hours, a sample of gasoline is aged ihe equiv alent, of several months. Since gasoline may form gum when if is slum!, if helps lo defer tit tin: tit advance win t a particular gasoline's storage stability kmdun-vies will be. To improve the oxidation stability u! gasoline in storage, l.)u I'uni, supplies chemicals. called aid [oxidants, which are added to the gasoline during (fie refining process. A not her im porta nt. factor in gaso line storage stability is cop per. Kvcn minule spurn Li ties have .a catalytic effect, promot mg gum formal.ion. To court uiracf these gum-forming tendencies. Du Pont supplies ;i special ;td< 1 itive, known as Metal Uoacfivafnr. The induction period lest anti files the labora tory to advise a it; I mu r how much antioxidant and Metal Preief.ivrrtor should be added to Ids gasoline. TitsTs (;tu;t k <; vsm.tNi-: i*iioi'i:irm:s Another chock on gasoline qualify which a visitor would see is called the dial dial ion test. This works on the same principle as a boiling tea kef,lie. A .sample of gasoline is heated nnt.il if starts lo distill, a rid the tempera(,tires am recorded as the various fuel com ponents are condensed. From this engineers learn about file starting. warm up and acceleration ehnnu:Ieristics of a gasoline. Dll Pin11 supplies special dyes to give gasolines a distinctive.: color. Trained operators compare visually a sample of known color strength with the gasoline being checked. 'This way if is possible Lo tell how much dye is needed t.o meet, correef. color standards. Ho much for testing and development.. The oil industry is a dynamic one. It, works endlessly to pro vide flic public with improved gasoline and other products. Chemical additives for petroleum anti flu: Du Font field service laboratories will continue t.o play an import,ml., although unseen, part, in this production. f n.-perlioii M i tiim <il a field kiiinrahitp. Apparatus in riidil lin'esiTiimnl !> Ii!~e<| lo d<li-riimu;uii<>in>l id Mtlftn- in ganilinc. Till! iJIsliJJlliltMl, If, one <if untilv sttmduril iiM-llitHlg if ilui 1.1,0. j Iii|iil|iii.!iilforirmking the induction period lesl.Thtsilicas* . : :a' a f r . . .1 ...... t. (-1 i.) goo, (It.. i: u ! 0 !'. This chomirtil supplies out' of the elemrnfs ttcotiot! to flrsrale ttit'lttfs hy flu* nete sotlinnt hytlruh* process Ask any experienced angler how to descale fish, arc! had! tell yon how, from A-I.o-Z. Ask him how the metal in his fish knife was descaled, and he'll probably give you a stony stare and wonder if you've gone crazy. Yet. in milling and processing metals, scaly for1 nations on (die surface must, be removed. Prior to Work! War i 1 this was usually done by sandblasting or by passing (be work through an mad '`pickling" bath to etch off the scale down to the base metal. During the war. when industry had to produce stain less steel at lop spew I with a minimum of waste, Du Pout's chemists imreduced a much quicker, less wasteful way of descaling...I he new sodium hydride descaling process. If came info commercial use in 1M 1. but remained hush-hush until 19-lti. Now it is widely used in American iron and steel mills and fabt i<:ating shops. In fad, the editor of one magazine for i 1 it? iron and steel industry. The iron Aye. calls I hr sodium hydride process ``the most, signiliemt! devel opment in pickling (descaling) in decades," Metal is descaled in a lank containing a bath of fused cmisl.ii- soda and it small percentage of sodium hydride formed in the hath by the reaction o! sodium with hydrogen. The most economical source oi this hydrogen is front ammonia that has been '`disasso ciated," or broken up into its component guses. The Du Pont refrigeration grade of anhydrous ammonia is 99.98 per cent pun4 and is ideal for a job such as tliis where specifications are tough. The hy drogen- and hence tlte ammonia from which it. is made should be free from moisture, oxygen, carbon diox ide, cm bon monoxide, or titty In ice of oil. On each count, Du Pont ammonia is satisfactory. Furthermore, this product is available in cylinders, fi t' the coin)maty with a small hydride descaling operation, and in tank cars for (he larger concern. Here again we have an example oi how busi nesses, large and small, benefit from a new Du Pont development. Oil,:: ... i..!. .Snow iliitii'l *1j v on I his Ihw;dk (luring New York'* blizzard of'1-7* for (lie 1iz: 7 fz ' II "W was " h i h i 1 <<!.*' tty JOHN i:. s l y licetsober 2<1, I Oil dawned grjiy atiff ugly in New York and soon Know began to fall. Before if stopped Hi hours later, New York ('ify had recon led il,s henviestHimwhdl. Idir (] iree iJays. New Yor leers shoveled and sweated arid cussed a I the snow. All, that in, except the nmiiilemmee men ;( flic new .store of Rest mid Company, on fabulous I-'iff 11 Avenue. These men whistled while they worked . . . for a snow-mid ling system was doing their shoveling for them. New Yorkers were bewildered. Like a calm in a storm, Best's sidewalks were clear while streets and sidewalks everywhere else were drifted deep. Bad something new been added to this New York sidewalk? Yes, it had! When the new Best's was built, engineers hud in stalled a snow-melting system. They laid a network of wrought iron pipes under the concrete sidewalks. Through some 4,000 feet of pipe, an electric pump forces! a hot solution of water and permanent-type "Zerex" antifreeze. Winter's worst problem was licked. Si lowmul (in i4 installations like this aren't unique ails'more. The new 2(i-ii|.<it'y home olliee of the John Hancock Mutual Ulb Insurance Company in Host on has just installed one of (lie largest, and {.he new St,miller's Itesiaurant in Detroit will have mi easy time this winter keeping sidewalks cleared. Snow-melting systems have spread to other lields. Large manufacturing concerns, like American Cyamtmid Company, .Bridge vllle. Pa., and iJetlildhem 8i.ee! t'ornpany. Lackawanna, N. Y., have found them use., ful. '1'hey keep roads leading lo main highways snowfree a(. small cost. Pipes are needed only under the wheel tracks to do a thorough job of snow melting. Car. siatiims and car agencies, too, have found ilial. a small snmv-melling system saves hours of labor . . . and dint's money in their pockets. Clear driveways keep old customers happy, and invite new customers in. Liven home-owners are going for these installa tions. A group of them near Boston got: tired of being marooned atop Snake Hill in heavy snowstorms. So they got together, and buried heating pipes mirier the whei`1 tracks of a I wd mg. w Ind Im1; nmo'ler >v. ile si reteh \ ;itui i 5: n . ID D;-.t"!o > ] { offroad. Now, when il starts U* snow, one of them flips a switch. An oil-fired botie!* amt n small puiinp do I he rest, til id Snake 1 lid's residents keep in touch with I he world when winter storms hit. You may have wondered why permanent-ivf a- antifreeze is added to the water in the pipes. It's there .for two purposes: lirsl, to keep t he water from freezing when there is no snow and I he neat, is off; second, to help keep the pipes from rusting. l)u Pont "Xerox" uniirusl antifreeze, as the name implies, is especially formulated to do both jobs. WhoI tier or nut. you figure snow-melting systems are expensive to install depends on li< w serious you consider tlie snow and ice problem. Some systems including labor, pipe, pump, water heater, and inch denials, -have been installed for as iiitle as dll cents a anuaro loot of heated surface. Others have cost more I hati a dollar a Ktpiare foot, Whatever tfie cost.. I hough, you can he sure (bat if will stive you monev most winters. Next, lime you come to a sidewalk, a drive way. or a stretch of road dial, is dear...when every thing else is covered sv:th snow and ice.. you can her that, someone has installed a snow-melting system tor 4't JmfnH rluH it nwi'B ;i< w{ 41 \'dtii48 : ; 1 ! : wli.wl * ? "WiololifJi" lithof'irffihic Jilin is n key mI in helping lime's it rerseas edilitms meet a spiif- seroittl prminriittit srhetiufe liy JA>ll<:s II. M.-OHOIIOi ll's early Kridny morning when Pierre stops at. fho iwnj.ksl.nll on I he Champs Klyseon lor ;i copy oi 'Time Magazine. Then: in nothing extraordinary in this purdm,-n* to 1 'iorro. Since conn nflor I he war. he has lmen one of the 100,000 reader,s who cadi week have bought their copy of the .Paris edition of Time. But the story of how I'ierrti gets his news from Tinta ns soon as yon or l is indeed a remarkable one til" modern repro duction technique and of split second timing will) n deadline literally minutes away. it'a bed Li11in on Monday when compositors in Philadelphia at the (amen .Eastern Press start, setting the magic words of a new Allan tie Overseas edition. Almost at. once proofreaders begin to pore over the copy. Take out a broken letter hero, add a comma there, correct the.spell mg of a word... moments slip hv. Other men are after copy for additional pages to paste them up into a layout wii.li the pictures, ads and captions, Clruh a second for a cup of coffee while tired eyes rest and then pick up another sheaf of copy. Cheek again. Double check. . . . until the clock on (he wall says 2:30 A.M. M's so early the morning papers are still on the presses, but the copy for a whole magazine is done. Meanwhile, staff workers position the first four pages on a cardboard sheet. 'This process is repeated until ,12 pages of the issue are completed. As fast as they are moon fed, sheets are being photographed on Du Pont -Plioiolitir film. By 1:10 Hits is done, mid (lie 20 Iiv 24 inch sheets of film are being deveksped, washed and dried. "Photolitb" can he exposed, developed and dried quickly enough to tit into such a tight, t i metable. 'This film assures sharp, dear reproduction of both type and illustration. Its opacify of background, ease in retouching, and freedom from buckling and pinholes are exceptional. Now it's 4:00. Artists touch out paste-up marks on the negatives and the studio printer begins to make film positives from each of the negatives. More de veloping, washing .and drying.. More retouching..... and..the....pouch..for .the.Parisiplane at the New York airport some 100 miles away Is already being filled. By 5:40, the positives have been cut into indi vidual.page""size, "carefully "inspected," put" "into.page sequence, slip-sheeted, packed and rushed 'bymotor cyde to the train "Station................................................... In New York's Graphic Studios there's another battle against the clock. Here copy in tour colors tor the front cover and advertisements are getting the same treatment . , . the same mounting, photograph ing, hurrying and sweating to make the Paris flight. The magazine with its paps on "Photolith" film -arrives in New York at 7:47 Tuesday morning--if the Philadelphia train is on time--and a special messenger "with"a"jeep roars acrosi the'city,'this time on'tKe filial" lap to Idlewild Airport.' Now the job on this side is. done.and.everyone- relaxes,..In.the.French--capitol, .printers .will take over on schedule.and' Pierre will have .Ms.maga.ilae.lri.dtiy.mqmliii..a|.MUii,;OperaMoii.THiie: meets another Paris deadline. Today yon run buy Timm m ninny ftirrtgn rcninlriiw. Europium Issue is just one. i, >. * deltopkaiie adds glamour to his dhrisimas gifts Santa Claus is jusi a chubby, jolly fellow who isn't loo old-fashioned to learn some new-fashioned tricks about Oiiristmas gift wrapping. Why even now he's busy at the North Pole wrapping gifts with Cellophane, No wonder. Santa's job is to deliver extra thrills for the entire family on Christmas day. Junt in case Santa doesn't personally climb down your chimney, you Ml find many gifts already wrapped in Cellophane ;u, your favorite stores, or yon may easily raid this touch of glamour yourself. Any department, stationery. Ien-eeivi store or gift shop will provide you with the necessary materials: colorful sheets and rolls. Cellophane tape, and tying cords, ribbons mid trans parent drinking straw's for decorative effects. The choice is yours. Buy your gifts wrapped in Cellophane or wrap them yourself. And when you pre sent your gifts-.. don't be surprised if the recipients catch their breaths. Sparkling, filar-1 il Clirisfinar. decorations ln*I| to Imparl \ uU-lttle elteer. I>c|trlM)oit anil vntlrty stores offer sm-ii Ikdloiiltiiur dceoralinus as garland anil nipinji, snow. 1 lolls and wreallis. Mmiv urr made of lluiiir-rr.'isUiml tk'lloiifmin*. DO YOU KNi U / BO> The first ioothhiu?,h used by the rmcierds was th<' "chow stick"- o pendl-d/e twig with one end beaten to a sob fibrous condition. Handler, of tooibhmshe?,, heToie colorful and durable plastics came along, wore made of bamboo or bone. l-o>if oyf of Jive American:, should go out and buy new toofhhi ydies, accoiding to a dudy lepaiteci by dnfir,1s in the September, I 948 issue of "The American Medical Journal," A whopping 80% of Lushes checked by these anihorilies were not fit far brushing teeth. Most toothbrusn bridles were once marie from the I'suif of hugs living in the cold regions of Siberia and China, Nie ifudy oho disdosed that a largo pwcoutage ot aH taotbh rushes should be ddear dee because deohir ice <: : food debris was caked of the base of I be brisilos, Be sme the brush you no\% rue Is in good condition ---mid be suie. loo, that it has Du Pont nylon battles. They dean teeth properly, dry quickly, and are available in three textures ---soft, medium end hard. Wily were these bribes clcodfiecf as unfits invesligation disclosed that there wei three primat y reason^ bristles were bent, broken or matted. _ A newly-developed toolhhrodi is undo entirely of nylon from its long-lasting hi ist'es to the po^e'.-col^s ed hoodie. This hiusii can he *fei hired by boiling a wise pi ccaurion al any time and especially so m hospitals or sick !oom:-  Aii alcohol a s ilry a s d it si helps nia n u facta vers turn Mil heller vms a ml fabrics Your wife's .nylon hosiery, the: rayon carlo ins In your home and even the cords in your automobile tires .-ire all typical examples of products that have been im proved by "sizing" during their manufacture. What Ls sizing and what does it, do for you? In its simplest terms, sizing' is a protective chem ical coating Hint- is put. on rayon and other yarns. The coaling helps the yarn go safely through modem high speed looms with a minimum number of defects or imperfections in the fabric. Flexibility, abrasion re- sistanee and strength are all necessary mpiirenients for this protective ske coaling. After the size has done its job in the transforma tion of yarn to fabric, it must also be easy to remove in preparation for dyeing. Complete removal is essential to uniform dyeing. It. is a relatively simple but vital operation hi textile manufacl tire. Sizing, as one mill superintendent explained It, "Is responsible for the marriage of quan tity production and quality fabric." This marriage is essential to bring you fabrics at today's low cost. In the manufacture of rayon dress fabrics, such as crepes and taffetas, sizing plays an important, role. First, it tends to bind together the numerous fine filaments in each thread of rayon yarn. 11. also affords the protection needed. Without siting, excessive break ing of these fine yarns would take place. Result? An increased rate of "seconds" or imperfections and a decreased rate of production--both expensive items. Rayon dress fabrics are woven from yams which have been sized by aslashersueh as the one illustrated on the. preceding....page. ...The....operaiion....is...simple. The yams pass through.a water solution of the size, fol lowed; by squeezing fhroiigh 'rollers,; and drying, oyer.. steam heated metal ejfinders, Thm it is ready for the weaving operation.' Following this, the dress fabric is 'sco"iired"""in.water"to remove the size; aiM"'lBeii 'dyed.. the desired color. Tops as a sizing material is "ElvanoP polyvinyl alcohol. Widely used by the textile industry, it imparts the necessary binding and protection to the yarn, and makes possible quantity production of quality fabrics. Yams sized with "Elvanol" are strong and abrasion- resistant, yet retain their flexibility.land....elasticity. Fabrics'produced from tiieae yams can bi....im&riiiii.. dyed arid finished because this alcohol is easy -torernove completely. . ................. .......'Y<ju''may;tliini'''of:'all'alfiOliols''ai'tiqtea8lbutpoly.... vinyl alcohol is actually a white powder that cun be ..storedfor months .witliout4iiniping5..moMmg,. or deteri-. orating. Solutions of this synthetic Du Pont product are easily prepared and handled, and will not mold or gel when stored over weekends, holidays and other shutdown periods. In nddilimi in being whaI. one prominent, plant engineer called "t he foolproof textile size," "Elvarnl" has many other major hulusf rial uses. Adhesives and binders, paper coatings and sizings, plasliv film mid .molded produels, emulsifying ami thickening agents, temporary protective coatings. . . tho A-fo-7, list of applications already fills a small book. Every IIfile while Heine company finds a belter way to improve its line or add a new product with the aid of this versalile chemical. TonK'Krrow-^ mGelt*xm No. 2 ifynamiu found best for mining .................................... oil shale.................... ..........'..........................%.R, "II."'SlJ!IftiI5R................................. '.... Out in the Colorado Rockies, engineers of the U. S. Bureau of Mines have been trying for five years to pick a time lock. Tho vault is a mountain of marlstone and the contents Nature's fabulous storehouse of dry oil, large enough to run a machine civilization for a thousand years. the oil of the Green River shale, or marlstone, in the Western Rockies is a product of ancient organic matter that once existed in the waters of inland seas. In some past age, the solid hydrocarbons became locked in stone. Heat of 800-900 degrees F. distills shale oil from the stone. The shale, is. actually..rock that burns, as one man discoyeted after, he had. built .a.. fireplace!out. of it in a rustic lodge. The walls caught fire and burned down the. house, ' .......................... (ML SHAlJi AREA LAltCE.. - "......... U. S. Bureau of Mines men began an Intense de velopment at Anvil" Point 'hear" Rile,"'Colorado' in" the middle of World War II. Core drilling revealed that the principal shale formation was BOO feet thick, and many times that at some points. A yield of 29 gallons to the ton of rock meant that 100 billion gallons of shale oil were stored in the lower 70 feet of that one huge formation. Previous work by the U.S, Geological Survey, showed! 16.,BOO square .miles of .shale land"in ..the Green. River. formation .oi...Colora(iQ.,..!W'yoiiiing..ancl. Utah. It is not surprising that the geologists were ex cited. Like Balboa, they had found a new ocean, - - "... Tle'Syiitli'etic''Ili|'uia''Fuels'''D'ivi8io'i'i''proeeede'i to open a great cavern .'lit a point in the "mountainside where "the -shale 'Outcropped, -They "built" "a "'pilot' "retort plant at the base of the mountain, hauled the ore down from an altitude of 9,200 feet, and cooked it in ovens to extract the oil. ! * ( > G.. > fo>5' S: :L>ito-. J1 ::. L t . ' n oo.- . i I \.:i- . V.--... . \ Dark iiitsns of IWk U.S. Geological Survey nmp show deposits ofoll-Bliiilts in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. The big news is that an estimated 300 billion barrels of oil are trapped in one 'Colorado shale forma tion;'That"is"six times as'much"Oil""&S""the' Whole"planet' has used since Drake's discovery well in 1819. If all ..of. .this ..treasure...could...j36..recovered*...it would be worth 700 billion dollars at present prices. This is.about.seven times as much as the; estimated, total.investment toy. the industry in the first 88 years of its life. Shale oil is not a recent discovery, nor is it peculiar to the Rockies. What is new is the staggering im mensity of these deposits, and the likelihood that wo may have to depend on them if we are to continue m a nation on wheels and wings. Scientists are not agreed as to the first cause of oil in any natural state. Best opinion seems to bs that .......................... 121] 'Fhe project demonKtrofod that evert If this coun try could conceivably be so fenced in during a war that nut a drop of petroleum were obtainable from outside the homeland;, we would have nothing to worry about. Our defenses would not he stilled lor lack of fuel. The wheels of industry would continue lo turn. But hard headed scientists dash a bit of realistic cold water on ibis perl taps so bright picture. 'I'hey grant that the oil is then?, and also the possibility of converting it into hem- For your home or fuel for your soil's jet piano to come. But is it economically feasible 10 tap ibis resource in a big way? Before that question can be answered, they say there are about three lions in the path to be subdued. The first Is to get the ore out of the earth in sufficient quantities and at a low enough cost. Then a practical process of roasting the 011 out of it by mass method must be found. Finally, there is the question of how to refine a product that is not the same thing as petroleum. ;....................... DU 'PONT EXPLOSIVE USED.... . No. 1 seems to be in the way of solution atRlfle. fnsHe-tlie fO-foot-high tuunels-on "Anvil"Point Moun tain, pneumatic drills bore holes for dynamite shots in salvos. After experiments with. 1! grades of explosives, Du I`out's "Clelex" No. 2 dynamite was found bast suited to the blasting job. Loading is with electric shovels. Ore production has reached 50 ions per man day tavernge in coal mines is only b.4 tons) at a cost of 59 cents a Ion. Tlx: system used at tin:* demons I ration plant for "crocking" (lie ore and forcing it Lo yield up its "kerogen" proved incapable of large-scale operation. Now ex txjri meats are being made at i title, and by some of the large oil companies. One commercial petroleum company has already devised a process that will yield a premium grade .Diesei-type fuel. . . " Refining creates several difficulties, particularly in the number of unwanted elements in "kerogen" that: are not found in petroleum, its sulfur content, for instance, gives the crude product a disagreeable odor. On the other hand, it is rich in phenols from which plastics are made. None; of these problems appears harder to solve than those met by the petroleum pioneers. The future of shale oil adds up to this: Petroleum reserves will probably become more depleted before commercial mining lor oil will begin to compete with the liquid oil industry". Significant is the fact that the oil companies have acquired most of the (Irani River nil shale land readily accessible for exploitation. So (.he optimists have the last word in the oil reserve debale. America will not join the extinct civilizations for lack of life sustaining oil. Kohtiiii" nil Irom shale* imolvus s p v o j miI i<p w |>mhh ui.H_aiiii an* t\\ jMTimojtltJi" lo jinril} flu4 YiiJimhh- iinttmtl. Fabric of Dryfat* cool,, treated with ''Zeten", sheds rain, The grass in ihe Holds is brown . . . the trees are a!- iiwsl bare . . . and win lot* snows are not far off. All this menus Hint (lie hunting season is here. Perhaps you'll go to Canada for wild geese. North Dakota lot* pheasants. Pennsylvania for deer, or you may nol have lo venture much farther ihan your own back yard. But wherever you limit, you'll be more comfortable if you wear'the right clothes. The garments pictured here are sensible and prac tical. Of brown or tan, wind-resistant, cotton poplin, these fogs are not only comfortable, but rugged. And both jackets and trousers are made of fabric treated with "Man" durable water repellent..;"This' .Makes.. the fabric.,ahed....water...and..resist.'.non-oUy-spots or stains. "Zeton" protection lasts through many,wash ings or cleanings. ................;....................... This nw lightweight Mottand hunting coot is treated with "Man*1. "lelom" neither coats a fob ric nor affects its porosity Dtybak mod* flits jacket.  Dm Pontfinishes were used by lit of 18 transit companies which received 1949 Maintenance Efficiency Awards ' ' ' . ' " ' Ifjijiy. A* Wll lIWXIIW'f TIl*I Iiffl* U a,i.mI7 . . companies its Maintenance Efficiency Award for an outstanding job in upkeep -of their equipment. More than 1,200 firms have competed for the coveted Ml pennant during the past 20 years, Thirteen ofthe winning contestants keep their roll ing stockspic and span with "Dnetfi* lacquers, "Dulux" enamels'and"OtIier"Dii'"Ponfc"inlshmg materials,'These champions, operating 4,088 buses last year, carried .more..than..'TOO....million., passengers..nearly.2.0.0.. million. bus miles, - -They operate 62 garages and -shops representing a" total- investment" of more..than" $15 "million. At 'a moment's notice, they are -ready to supply anything from a rivet to a refinishing job on a damaged panel. Motor coaches are subject to the toughest kind of automotive service. Intercity buses, for example, are exposed to snow one day and sunshine the next as they roll along the nation's highways. The average hue piles up over fifty thousand miles - a year as com pared to ' im.averaie.cafthat .travels .abontX-SGO. miles, .. The appearance of buses is important because they are constantly in the public eye* They face keen competition' 'with" other.modes'of transportation, "and' it takes a lot of paint materials to keep them in A-l 'condition........................................................................ Presentation of the ME awards pays Indirect trib ute to Du Font's contribution in the field of automo- PriMluelitMl-JIlie techniques, plus ample light and venlilatton, are fettl.ur.es of the modern automotive paint shop. This one is equipped to rcfiiitoli ten couclics at u time. [ 24 1 tiv finishes. For example, the use of "Preparakote" primers creates a foundation that inhibits rust, ad- Du Pont "Duco" lacquers anti "Dulux" enamels are color-matched to exacting specifications, and their use insures durability and beauty. But there is another reason why these products were selected by the pennant winners. Du Pont rep resentatives help solve their refinishing problems. That's why more and more automotive maintenance men "'rely'"on "this 'Company-for the winning finish.- Recipients of 1949 ME Awards who use "Duco" and - `Dulux''' are: At!antie Greyhound- Corporation* i iff ii:jri! m Bristol,...Connecticut; Charleston Transit. Company,. Charleston, West Virginia; Connecticut Company, New Haven, Connecticut; Dixie Greyhound lines, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee; Dixie Traction Company, Blsmere, Kentucky; Harrisburg Railways Company, >. ii:>. r Dttluri* top Mil to lna exterior. This name! provides a loiig.wenrlng finish for severely exposed rolling !*, Houston, Texas;. Johnson Bus Lines, Inc., Milford, Massachusetts; Portsmouth Transit Company, Ports . mouth, Virginia; St, Louis Public Service Company, 'St."Louis, MisSOUrif St JOSOph ' Light "iTO(l' Pl)Wer GoiIW ' pany, St. Joseph, Missouri; Teehe Greyhound Lines, .New Orleans, .Louisiana,..................' If you interpret the IusmHim; literally, \mi piobablv will Hunk it's a ini.s.;hly htg brush to aeltially cover 10 acres. Whsl. W(? mean, of course, is lhal. the nylon bristled (onl on t.liu rigid has brushed ever a surface equivalent to H) acres in a control leal. Yet it si mvvs only 1 C of wear. Compared to the brand now eric- on the left, dial's almost no wear at, all. Specifically, nylon brtsl les mil wear i he bust, grade,-! of ordinary ones from e to a limes, and give milsinmb ins:, performance on i lie roughest surfaces. In addition, these professional brushes cost .less lit.-m oihers made for master painters. They ran be used in lacquers, varnishes, enamels in laet, they can be used or cleaned in any prod net except creosotes rental i dug coal tar acids. Methyl or ethyl alcohol soflen (hem lemuoraritv. but- this is not harmful. Unlike ordinary brushes, fhey are particularly durable when used in calcimine or oilier wafer-vehicle paints. Nylon bristles .for painf brushes are tapered to give improved paint pick-up and better relent.inn and spreading proper! ies. As the bristles arc made in maim sizes, inanufaei urers can include tit each In mb flic proper propori inn of short anti long ones. They also grind the bristle tips to sharp points, which make the brushes spread a smoother film of paint. Nylon-bristled paint brushes, available lor every type of job. are made by leading mamd 'cim -mi hrough out. (lie com dry. IP lnl<- /Ii# /'off/ sells intliislrial ehem#cttIs. its Ivehttivul sereive turn are selling extra customer satis faelimt th I'D, MI Mil* When a ear owner drives u|) to a service station and says, "'Fill 'or up,-- he likes a little extra all tuition. i lots c.Dtiii: 1o expect the attendant to clean his windshield, and cheek I be oil and water. .It's often the ilelerniinmg ktcloi' in wheni lie goes to jxtc*t his gasoline. Service, Du Pont feels, is just as important hi the chemical industry, A good example is found in (Im (IrasHf lli Chemicals 1 lepurtmenL's Hales of industrial, or large-volume. cheniicals. 11` Vij.ii picked up the Company's I *rodads Index and leafed through the (irassdii industrial products, you'd find shic-ale, acids, lluxes, and many types of sails. Hut hardly art inkling of the part played by a friendly policy of assistance that benefits customers and. J)u Port alike. for iiisfaiu-e, 1 litre art: the cold facts you'd find m iht: index listing under S-idumi I'kasphafe He ('ryslnl Technicai . . . Use: As an emulsifier in I he manufacture of proc essed cheese. . . . Bui lei's roar I between: the lines. A year ago Com pany A, a cheese manufacturer, was having trouble. It was following I be usual procedure of adding disodiutn phosphate In (he cheese it produced, as an emulsifier. But the desired results were not being obtained: the cheese was coming out gritty. Du I`util was called in for consultation. "Your difficulty," the service men told Company A, "seems to center around I be method of adding Uio chemical. Why don't you give this other way a fry?" The new procedure was used, the cheese came out grit-free*, and everybody was happy. In ;mnlher inslanen, a concern had been having; a diffc-renI kind of trouble. Hu h lime it was with sodium silicate, used as an adhesive for corrugated (viper board. Their costs for adhesive were running considerably above the average for the industry, and was one reason why ibeir operation was unprofitable. "Well." thought the box hoard people, "henAs where we switch to oilier adhesives." A I. fbaf point Lin: sales represent;!live: learned of the problem. A complete study of the operation was made by (irassolli ('he) meals Department. Technical Service and a num ber of changes recommended, including (he use of a different grade of mir nil irate. A Her the suggestions were adoplod, adhesive costs dropped by about half and the yearly production of excellent board was increased, 'I'lie customer was de lighted to find that in: saved over $3,000 n month. Of course. I )u Font, cameouf. with a very sal isfiwleiislomer. Borne of the best work done by technical service lias started with a complaint about a Company pro duct. Take the cast* of a large k !eel concern. In 1 !J 1(5. they realized that I hey were using too lnueli flux in the sheet galvanizing operation. So, they called in our I reli nk :a I service men and asked, "What's wrong here?" vv r iiau uwii supply Itig nuuil UUX IIU' SOtllO 10110. anil the yearly consumption laid risen Ui about two million pounds. So our representative reviewed tin* galvanizing process and suggested cutting down the size of flux boxes, decreasing tin* strengl.1i of the acid pre-dip, and making cerium other changes. After just one week of supervised operation, dux consumption was tail 2d per eon I. It kepi going down. Say our men. "liver since then, we get a call every year fo check on their operation to see if further savings can he made.'' Occasionally technical service work ends in new products. Thai happened in ihe case of a concern making coated welding rods, kills company was using Du Pont potassium silicate lor binding purposes, but found the particular grade of silicate impractical. It over-dried ami gave roil coaling cracks a tut weak bunds. "How abend our making up a special grade of silicate?" we suggested. Soon a new grade was being used with satisfaction by several customers in the welding-rod coating field. 11 'a not unusual for I echoical service In recutnmemi a switch from one established product to another. By doing that, we were able to save a soybean processing company considerable money. This concern was using chemically pure iC.P.; hydrochloric acid in a soybean protein processing operation. It took lots of acid. They were aware of the desirability of changing io a less expensive grade, but hud been unable In Hud a source of supply. The service men determined that auoi.hcr grade, which they could furnish, was really what, these people should be using. So, in spite of I lie fact that selling CM*, acid would have meant more, dollar-wise, they offered to supply the oflier. Samples were furnished, and trial runs and tcsl procedures discussed. 'Pin' soybean company proved the acid made a good product - and appreciated i he help. They made the change. It's extra service like this that has made so many industries spread the welcome mat. for (Irasselli Chemi cals Department sales and service representatives. They know that these inert don't consider a sale closed until the customer is satisfied in every possible way. In the long run, everybody wins. Here's I hr tlrerUtfiuteitl slaty ufanolhei useful [Kisftvui prtuhtef---Du fhiof rrllulosr ttpiniii'e yarn A low ye,-it;-, ago n cotton yarn salesman in Boslori was worried, 'I\>i> many mop users wore complaining ,il>oul, cotton yam. raid s o h <- |>J:iin(ively naked: "(.'and some thing he done 1 tj make diem 11K>r<. servlet*;idle, .so f.hai. they wouldn't unravel, wear out premarurely, and leave I ill I, on floora?" lie resol vet i iu see if there was any wav to answer iiml. plication. 1 -'( kdi;ij,s some reinlordi i*,, Iilnai' or other ninferiai might he combined will) the yarn to improve its properi k:s. I I<: did ooinc exjieriiuenial work of his own. and oblamcd a pale,if, on il,. hui finally derided to ask Du Pont textile dicnml.K to help him. So lie came l.o Wiimingi oil t.o discu.-.s mop yarns and their shortcoming;-,; saitI Ire had lined ami dis card nil latex and other eoai in<; materials. "Would il, he possible," he asked, "l.o <:nn( f ix* cot am h Iiv iix Ik with cellulose sponge? ' Thai challenging suggest ion led 1 hi Pouf t.o a now program oi research on l.Iio roinlom.-niciU of u h j ]j yarns. 'The problem was to find some wav lo extrude a Ughi fii.i ing cellulose sponges jacket around cadi si rand of (.lie yarn. ('ould this be done? The <j 111 v answer was a conoilional "maybe so." Any spongy material would hawi lo he adapted for use in an extrusion machine designed and eons! meted especially for f.hai purpose, If, was wold Ii a I ry. So Du I 'on I chemists and engineers tackled I hose problems with the mat, of men pioneering in a new, untried field. The first lahorafury made cellulose sponge yam proved l ho method feasible and the product one of merit. .VIops made of this yarn wore strung and dur able. They absorbed more water and held it better I.Jwit cotton yam did. 'They were easy (.<> keep dean and wore free from unraveling Mid. linl in;.:; troubles. Then these mops were: puI through grueling service f,esfs in places whore cleaning lools pel the hardest, us;eye. They performed so well (hat if was decided t.o Ini Id a pilot plan! to perfect Ilia process further and. tinder n license front (he salesman who had (.he original idea, t.o manufacture I he product on a small scale. This e.Hf.alilishinenf at die VorkeH Works near Buffalo was a busy one during the first two years, and was the forerunner of a full-seme plant fliai lias been in opera tion for about a year, Thus, a tier three yearn of ehem- : ient anil engineering research. a ready superior mop yam was produced commercially. This product consists of a core- sfraud of strong' cotton, with the cellulose sponge materia: ex I railed around if, forming a jackelc-d yarn about hi - inch in diameier, lake spaghetti, it: conies out of Hie machine continuously, ready to he cut lo specified lengths for packaging and shipment. Both in form and substance, cellulose sponge yarn lias gone far to solve the problems o: in:o]j makers aiid their customers. It absorbs two to three times more wafer than ordinary mop yarns do. It picks up dirt readily, rinses out clean, dries quickly. It doesn't scratch or tangle, resists chemical attack by ordinary soaps, solvents and oils, and doesn't become sour. What's more, this yarn in a mop outwears the old mop yarn three to five times. Considering' such advantages, it is not at all sur prising that 20 mop manufacturers-from.Massachu setts to California are ...already: using the new .cellulose sponge;yarn, and that; the trade ami consumer demand; for their finished products is growing rapidly.- That's .just what you .'would expect to'follow the introduction oftruly' better products'"of"this "kind;............................ Du Pont, we hasten to add, does not make any mops, but does supply the sponge yam to mop manu facturers, though not exclusively so. You may recall that recently in this Magazine we described and illus trated a car-washing mitt faced with this yarn. Some other practical uses for it are still in the experimental or development stages, and doubtless more will be, ......Nobody.. ...knows, how far.this.better... product ...can... go in the industrial fabrication field. But cellulose sponge yam'is-off. to a good start. That's gratifying to 'alt who' have' had' apart;''ia "tie" research, "development"" and production work. For out ;of their "efforts have oome-more officient afld-eeonomieal-cleaning'-toolS''foruse in homes, garages, factories, hotels, schools, hos pitals and other institutions. Gross section of the new mop yarn. Note that each cotton fiber strand Is jacketed villi cellulose sponge material- Tough,handsome luggage made of DuPont "F*brtlitc'\TlMwe .lags..wens.nude..inXhic&go....by the.PltiM- Luggage-Company, When' "Itt' 'enterprise' "is''"expected to' ring.up' "about' $15 billion in one year, that's big business, which is just, what American'tourists and vacationersaraiWithfourfifths of all those employed by private industry-- and 97 per cent of all office workers--getting paid vacations nowadays, the tourist is an important factor in our national economy. In Marshall Plan language, lie's also an inexhaustible invisible export. But during the past year he has shown signs of keeping an unusually cold and calculating eye on the budget. To give him more for his money, many resorts '"Had" to spnice""np' their"service.and""aooimmodalons.' In New ' England last spring, "resort ' operators at' meetings "even" studied-how to be nicer'to 'theirguests." The Mg items for tourists, of course, are always :..transportation,...hotels,, food.and...entertainment.....But.. getting the most out of the travel dollar applies to other things, too, among them luggage, A suitcase that resists dirt, grease and scuffing--like the new ones made with "Fabrilite" supported plastic sheeting --is a boon on any trip, business or pleasure. This new luggage has a smooth, rich surface that can be cleaned quickly with a damp cloth, and it comes in a variety . of.colors. It's the new look for the smart traveler. [20] ; - * TWO DEPARTMENTS MERGED, The Ammonia and Plastics departments of this Company have been consolidated under the name of the Polychemicals De partment, All product lines now manufactured by both departments will be continued, and the business will be handled through the already established-organization. .."s a f e' CANDY..FOR"YOUNGSTERS.' The Toy' Pop' Corporation;, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York City, now mates lollipops witE'aexible sticks" of brightly colored . Du Pont polythene plastic which can't crack or splin.. ter.;..Tlie'''top'''i)f''each'''"Toy''''Pcp,,'''fofms""a""toy,""wMeli not only anchors the candy but after the last lick provides an amusing plaything. It's a timely sugges tion for Santa. * Till PIGMENTS DEPARTMENT recently an nounced production of a green-shade "Monastral1* light-fast blue pigment for 'printing' inks. It's suitable ... '...for...po9ter..and...display.,work, .food...and-soap .labels,., tin decorating, and similar applications................ FOR COWHANDS UNDER FIVE. Any youngster will'be'overjoyed to find this handsome steed standing "beside' lli.tree.on'"OlmitiiSB"montirig. "Its""head"'aid' body; are" of fiber-plastic construction.' The legs' and' rocker -are liariwood. The t<Happitime"-playhorse -isfinished in white baked "Dulux" enamel with Hue and red trim. Moulded Products, Incorporated, Spring Park, Minnesota, w manufacturing several models for Sears, Roebuck and Company, Till NEOPRENE MERCHANDISER, is a new Du Pont publication featuring consumer products made of neoprene. Its purpose is to assist buyers and jpurchaaing agents "of wholesale "distributors"' 'and "retail"' outlets.' To receive it regularly,, write the'Rubber - 'Chemicals..Division*..D-44, -"8545 - "Nemours" Building,-- Wilmington,.-Delaware... ' ' ' ANEW DU FONT COLOR FILM was announced and' demonstrated recently in Hollywood by the Photo Products Department. It is for use by the motion pic ture industry to print 35 mm. positives for showing in movie theatres. This development, after years of re search in Du Pont laboratories, makes use of a synthetic polymer that serves both as a carrier of the sensitized layerand as "a color former. LK^ bag is easy to take shopping for it folds neatly into its own tiny pouch for carrying in purse or pocket. The sturdy, washable holdall has been tested by the manu facturer to hold 180 pounds, yet it weighs a mere two ounces. "In-A-Purse" bag is made by the Lowenthai Manufacturing Company, 5635 South Harper Avenue, "Chicago, Illinois, and comes in gray or brown. c BRIAKFAST-NOOK SET, Here's a space and time saver. Benches are upholstered in serviceable, colorful tin Pont "Fabrilite" vinyl plastic sheeting, which is easy to keep clean with a damp cloth. Between meals, Denches can be stored on tracks under the table top to ave floor space. Sets are made by the Doeh.hr Metal furniture Corporation, 182 Lexington Avenue, Now Work. City....................................................................... have a fleece lining to keep hands warm and dry. The neoprene eoaiittt' is hnut'll, lung-last mg, waterproof and flexible. TCiUmiltM are made by the Pioneer Rubber Company, Willard. Ohio. A NEW APPROACH to prevent"fires in homes and olds is "Krifon" flame ivtarfluni for iivniing col ion ml rayon fabrics. U Van aqueous solui ton of'titanium nd redimonv salts coiifnining free hydrochloric arid. When properly applied by iexlik' finishing mills, if ives adequate protection to those materials against oread of Ilame and afterglow, '['his resistnneo is main ; tivied even after repeated normal household washings or deanmgs and exposure to weather, The process! tig doesn't change appreciably ilu appearance or feel of the ! routed I a lines. "Krtlhn" is tnanu faelured by I ho I Hi I*oni. Pigments Department. Iw I  sm -_[.j M .. ' '' I.:.|l'4'I Ail:' .."'- "Tvl ''...ifr :..1 f ------ j_ W&12 H|Ih ,f - - ..-Tri+bjfr'--^-J-'--' .i-A'MP ; -5 -i! *. ../ "< ' ... ; : i ;.. . ... ........ : ^I1 : -v^::7^::v::-:-v^T-^:- \....... ffrr l.-r !e:MK::v:..'--;j..jZj: /...'.:..H ':' ' i '11 ivNi'.: vwi) in'w Remington autoloadi. mi: Min it .mi 11;< back up the promise of Met me m shooting fun! They're beau11111V s i r< *; i M11III led Inside and out, light- right, lust, handling, fast shooting, rug- Its superb balance and light weight help your gun pointing . . give you a natural swing, easy follow-through. Ideal for the snap shot or the deli berate pointer. Easy to load and unload. .Ml o ,t ; .... pm-noble! streamlined in construction as well as t t : : m- -a 'streairilined 'flowing...... in.appeafa.ri.ee.and performance, through.'... "Ti'hi ..... ken lilies from muzzle new production methods, design of new bnt.t, olMtc. *j .raceful stock and fore- parts anti new styling. Solid alloy steel hi American "walnut' Tfitlli,.... receivers..give'-extreme..strength" nni l:,rl< ititbli on metal parts. Hand- toughness, yet are lighter. Extra strength -1 - -I""' '11 -I' i "''I"--r 1 mo and fore-end New 'in....' .... i` trigger guard. Large, ' safety button. Sleek, - -- -" with no screw' holes. ,1,,, YOU'LL FEEL t : : : .aid is lighter)_. _Am,a.zipng gun becomes a part o porntdaetf AetoorigMa, i rigger pull is crisp. has been added at points subject to extra wear." 'For ampte,H:he Amide' of' the " fore-end is completely reinforced by a so1l4idA <s-h.1e-.,e^,.t*:' o#f usftoeretll aj nrdl <af os+tui'trwdrlyfi saftceueoll collar at the cap end. 11-48 and Sportsman-48 have been given merciless endurance trials in rain, duat coW and ice> Gim expert*. have enthusiastically praised. t.h. ese gu.m.. a-fter. mo t - ti mu m YOU'LL KNOW--I '.'ccoii in :.i powerful, hard-hitting gun,..... clay" targets,' 'For detailed information ..','iiiiri MTiiim. i'.asy to carry: no sharp .and .free literature,, .write Remington My ' bd":!""Mi':':diorbTOptbeshoulller... * ~ ....... -.. T... "-,J.......... " "..... II ....... Mr WFm% Illm* 1 A, "If It*ft Remington -IT# Right!" psrtaW uiwl '`Extircn'1 pru ITiiij . 0. S, Pol. Of. fey Ktunihijlon Arms Iiony, Inc,. "Roll ylpcty" If a trofie .marIt of Rotors CarlrIrpii 0Ivklorj, ' '' "if" > ' .J'.'.-. 'Juj-iij" ' ' 1 ^ ' l^ r JS .... ^ {fr. .&. . A .1 i i i /: ;:: l.w Vvk'v ' ' " ! f iiiiit! iiii T> =' i- :. in'wlh! atnoufiring to a pound i 3 % for different kinds of huniitta. Csm- guut gun. plftin fii'-tj control come* out as mft. mmtf io-obtain-mtafmutti- recoil for cither light or heavy loads. ftnust fiatorst of 1ho Original Sports* nianarnj Model 11, plys munyoMiars. SUm flWUili-- Positive eroisbolt safety conveniently shed, sailly loeolod tor gun* operation. Trig* fler must b pulled for each shot. -Exfro lafitty ' on eefra-tpial gm. ATTRACfIVi APPIAtANClSgefanutrrdaet,radamc,nolHdirnnoefBpod(irsitsotro#iealmicisg*elrivhipecahrndedeacliksnneidggrn.e'etdrdifgo"gfroeerr I.OAnlN--Extremely easy to boil rtrof!>. exceptionally wide mogcisin '"lijodwfl ' post slot*. oven in cold wnaiher. and whm wmfm heavy glove*, Easy to unfood. NO POWIH LOSS--Barrel and breech bolt are locked together until shot learn the murile. This gives maximum power with either light or heavy leads. SPECIFICATIONS! SparHmait*41A--3-shot rapacity--tak.down, solid breech, WW selection of barrel lengths, 26, 2S mid 30 imslwtti barings*cylinder, modified, full choke and Remington spteial ikeet boring. Chambored far t!" ihiilli, 12, 16 and 20 gauges. Modem heavy lands loch as Remington Express and Peters Hiflh Velocity may be used safely In this gun, Croisbolt safety. Tap of receiver matted, American walnut pistoi.grip stock and fore-end, both finely checkered. Pistol grip with decorative cop. Hack butt plate. Standard stock dimension*--14" long, 2Vi" drop at heel, tH" drop at comb. Weights 20 gauge, about 6'A pounds,- 16 gauge, about Wt pounds; 12 gauge, about 7Vt pounds. The fallowing etroi will be furnished for an additional charge! special drop or special length of stock; recoil pads; matted top surface of barrel or ventilated rib; beavertnll tore-end. TM -" 1I-48A--Same os 5p<jrtiman-48 except m follow*! S-ihot capacity (3-shot plug ' furnished without extra charge), Walnut-colored butt plate. Full pistol grip with rubber cap . ' furnished at m additional charge. ' a PLASTIC UPHOLSTERY ikat s c aa/c q beat uM c mt ieo^~ ^ilioose from the three types of Du Pont "Fabrilite"* . . . anti be sure that you have the right upholstery lor the specific job. Du Pont offers a new sup ported plastic sheeting in addition to vinyl plastic sheeting (unbacked) and vinyl plastic - coated fabric. All these types are made from careful ly blended formulas that produce materials with balanced qualities. No one quality is sac rificed for another. All are in proportion to one another. Resistance to cracking, peeling, Hexing, tackiness, aging, fading and gOeneral wear . . . ease of tailoringc;1 . . . rich "hand"--all are balanced in "Fabrilite." The Du Pont "know bow" has pro duced this high-quality plasticupholstery with balanced prot 'lies to meet specific service conditions. Ask to see samples, and you'll know why "Fabrilite" is the upholstery that serves best--hence costs less. E. I. du Pont tie Nemours C.o. (Inc.), Fabrics Division, (ffU PONTEmpire State Iih York 1, N. V. Neil- mj *"Feibnlite" is Du Pont** registered trademark for us vinyl plastic-coated fabric and sheeting (with or without sabhorring back). *I. U. 1. PAT-OffBETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING , . .THROUGH CHEMISTRY