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yngerous Dinnerware disc, Dr Hamrick said. cause "Hie lead to break through this area have been asked to Houston HeOf 117 stores and outlets the glaze and contaminate food, report cases of lead poisoning chocked in Houston since his he said. Tests were made with with unknown causes because of Carnegie Bo:office was notified Dec 2, only applesauce, salad dressing, to the possibility that this pottery one store, Foley's, has been mato juice and other foods. could have caused it. Object of City SearchSome pottery dinnerware sets containing a lead die that could be dangerous might have been sold in this area, Dr Wendell H, Hamrick, acting director of health for. the City of Houston, said Thursday. 9 PM.OPEN TONIGHT 'Tit The dinnerware is colored; carries the brand name of Cer atila Stone and was made by tile Laurel Pottery Manufactur ing Company of Stockton, Calif, which is calling in the merchan- :~ "~ m found to have stocked the din nerware, Dr Hamrick said. The Sears, Roebuck and Com pany stores were still checking Thursday. A FOLEY'S spokesman said the store was advised by its New York office that the California State Health Department had warned of the possibility of lead poisoning from the pottery and that Foley's immediately re moved the item from its stock. No cases of lead poisoning have been reported from the dishes here, Dr Hamrick said, but Houston physicians are be ing notified of the possibility in Persons who have d o u b t s , about their colored p o t t e r y , bearing the brand name or with i n s u f f i c i e n t identification, should bring just one cup from the set to the city laboratory, the health director said. The city health department was notified of the potential danger on Dec 2 by the Texas Health Department, which was notified in a Nov 28 letter from William E. Noly, director of en gineering services of the Dallas regional. office of the U.S. De-: partment of Health, Education! and Welfare. j Children react rather violent ly to lead poisoning while it merely makes adults sick. Dr Hamrick said. There have been many instances of children's, having been poisoned by chew ing on lead toys or painted fur niture. British Stamp Honored MONTE CARLO--(Reuters)-- A British one pound (82.80) stamp featuring Queen Elizabeth and Windsor Castle Thursday won the International Philatelic Art Society's gold medal as the best stamp printed in 1948-59. Dr William V. Housto cellor of Rice Uiiiversi elected chairman of the of trustes of the Cafnegi dation for the Advancem Teaching at the fotinda'tioi nual meeting recently. Dr ,,Houston, who1recent turned from six months,in land, said that the title w: honorary one. "I will resign, as is eus ;a r , frorh that foundation Feb .1,1since I am retiring president-of Rice," Dr Horn* said. He explained that the pi\ idents of universities autr.i,1 SPECIAL their journal. "IT IS specifically noted and The city laboratory will test emphasized that only the col FRIDAY and SATURDAY free any dishes suspected by the ored Cerama Stone ware pro owner of being a part of the .un duced by the Laurel Potterj RECUNERS safe lot. Manufacturing Company is in "If anyone has the colored volved and that the white Cer by Strotelounger ware, bearing the name of Cer- ama Stone and pottery from ama Stone, it should be brought other California manufacturers Kidney roll feature ^ for extra comfort, Pillow type head* rest, extension 59" in for examination," the health have tested satisfactorily," Noly director said. wrote. HE EMPHASIZED that the ' He noted that four million white Ceram a Stone contains pieces were made before pro Choice Selections 49.88 to 139.95 none of the lead. duction was slopped and that 5.00 Down on White's Easy Terms That which does contain it is the ware has been stocked not 7906 lonq Point-1219 West 43rd coj^fed, mpttled and very at only by large department stores OO CO OD O o o K f 0008380- .. *i -; ~k '* - 'cause tiie M to break through tiorti/andi outlets the glaze aid;contaminate food, 'ItMstfcn,,Since -his he said. Tcsts'were made `with {filled Dec 2, only applesauce^Ssiad dressing, -'jo*: ., W l , /has ;-been mato ^ic^^fj& j^.kfoods, *4Mt Stocked*the. dinHamrick said'. ' ;%^SBck and-Com- checking Persons *fc<S have d o u h t s about tlwir.to'ored p .o .tt e r y , bearing; tht^staad hanieior with in s u f f ii^entadenlfficatidnj elf*--fflcicssmati;said -a#wMdbyits-New f A r t'te California iih Department had V pwadbiiify of lead ft, the pottery and e's -Jewnediately; xe- ` ^ `insn its' stock; t %t',leid; poisoning >-reported from the t, Dr, Hamrick said, physicians are be ta tbr possibility in should brh'i 'just one cup from the, set tstife;Cit^ilab6ratpryi the iheahh ifector said; The dty|&!jdth" department was n oU W iif the potential danger <8i T^c 2 by the , Texas Health PffltSSnent, which;was notified 28 letter from WiUiara^siffy/director of en- gineerln# of-the- Dallas r e g i o n a l t h e U.S. De partment- <f>lknlih, Education and W e ti^ r - /,. ,11 , vrT;; P 'tSffyiealiy. noted and kbsm__to_r,y w..i.l..l...t..ecsnt ly the colinspected by thelored Csff'W'.Banc ware pro itng a part of the AJn* dde<*<t f t taurcli; Pottery *, 1 v Siimw.iaf<i4Ss5 Ccmpnny is in- `fie has the colored jvalved *Nh Use white Cer '&* the name of Cer-sam* " and pottery from , it should be brought;oth*'1' <- &**( manufacturers aWM&pn," the health ;hv<* kil ' y SfiStUclcrUy," Noly rglSiZEP that the; f*wt four million *ja* Stone coatabu'rK*** **' tWe before nro- *.*& ; , * * M^psd 6nd tha(