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Show EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS. CASTLE DALE. UTAH Housewives Aid National Defense Plans By Buying Synthetic Products for Home By VINCENT CONVERSE Washington. D. C. NEW WILLKIE STBATEGT Wendell Willkie already bat one major innovation in Republican campaigning by subordinating the regular party organization to his new network of Willkie clubs. But now his lieutenants are considering another. This is a plan of "direct selling"; in other words, personal solicitation to win votes for or "button-holing- " Willkie. The plan was devised by Hugh Stuart Center of San Jose, Calif., former bead of the state's Associated Republican clubs and organizer of the California Independents and Democrats for Willkie. Here is how the plan would work: In each state, separate organiza tions would be set up in 12 classifies tions: agriculture, real estate, pro duction, insurance, professional, finance, education, merchandising. transportation, hotel, personal serv ices, and religion. Each grcup would finance its own activities, thus lightening the load of the regular campaign organizations and also not pil ing up big totals in their official re ports. Business men would be asked to assign an energetic and personable young man to devote his time to cir culating among workmen in the same business, and to selling them the importance to that business of electing Willkie. Sponsors of the plan claim three advantages for it: 1. "No time is wasted in seeking Each representative prospects. meets them through the day, in the apparent normal course of busi ness." 2 "No sales resistance is encoiuv tered. The prospect does not realize he is being approached political ly. It is just a case of two or more persons talking shop." 3. "No time is wasted on cam paign material that will not interest the prospect, and the cost of the work is carried by the represents tive's employer or firm, thus avoid' ing reportable expenditures." TIN FOR AMERICA capital is full of tin men. Patino is here from Paris, and Hochschild from Bolivia. Pierce has The arrived from Liverpool and Van den Brocke from Amsterdam. National Lead is represented, and the Grace Lines, and Aramayo; while an ex pert is on his way from the Mineral Bank of Bolivia. It is a matter of moment when these men come to Washington, They are Dutch, British, Bolivian only in name. Actually, they are men of all countries. Simon Patino is a Bolivian who lives in France and controls the great tin smelters of England plus tin mines in Bolivia Mauricio Hochschild is an Argentine of Dutch descent who lives in Bolivia and aspires to unseat Patino from the tin throne of the world. But today they are all willing to be Americans. They see that inter national tin control is cracking, and that Uncle Sam, who consumes more refined tin than all the rest of the world, means to smelt his own at last. The tin men have come to talk with the defense com mission and the RFC in order to get In on the business. TIN STORT Here are the latest facts in this tremendously Important tin story: 1. The United States is on the point of signing a contract with one or more American metal firms to establish tin smelting in this com try. is ready to sign a con tract to deliver metallic tin to the equivalent of 1,000 tons per month. 3. Van den Brocke declares the readiness of the Dutch government to deliver 2,000 tons a month from the Dutch East Indies. 4. Grace Lines are ready to reduce freight rates on tin ore from Bolivia to the United States. Behind all this is a tangled skein of conflicting interests. Patino, the Bolivian, is worried that his government is playing a close game with his rival, Hochschild, the Argentine. Van den Brocke, the Hollander, would like to set up a smeltery with Patino, but insists that he should control it, since he would supply more ore. Meanwhile, the U. S. government sits back, dickering over prices. Out of all this frenzied activity, there can be no doubt that a smelting industry will be established e here. But the question remains undecided: Will this new industry outlast the emergency, or will it, as in the World war period, smelt itself oat of existence and return control to the international cartel overseas? 2. Bolivia long-rang- PINCHOT TO BOLT G. O. P. Gifford Pinchot, twice Republican governor of Pennsylvania, will "take a walk" in favor of President Roosevelt as against Wendell Willkie. The bolt will be particularly because a few years ago Pinchot had a personal squabble with the White House, and only a few months ago clashed bitterly with Secretary Harold Ickes over his defense of Richard A. Ballinger, mem-be- r of the Taft cabinet who was forced to resign because of charges involving a sale of government land. THOUGHTS AT THE CLOSE OF SUMMER The summer season Is closing. and the great American public has only a few weeks more in which to: 1 Get its discomforts away from home. 2 Sleep on a mattress stuffed with anthracite coal in a bed that is a souvenir of the metal industry (Released by Western Newspaper Union. I NEW YORK. The housewives of America, through their ready ceptance over the past decade of household articles made of synthetics and plastics, have made possible the building of a 9400.000,000 "ersatz" industry which is now in a position to make priceless contributions to the national defense program. This industry, though only a fledgling enterprise in 1929, today has ac- at its worst Become accustomed to mosquitoes in bedrooms, crickets in the closets, hornets in the sun porch, ants in the table linen and spiders all over the premises. 4 Drive from 100 to 900 miles in an overloaded flivver with poor brakes, no one defective headlight and a constant aroma of something burning. 5 Spend days at a time in heated arguments over what the road signs mean. 3 tun-shiel- d, 3 '1 if'? 4: ft Tour through endless miles of gasoline, tourist camp and souvenir doggie-and-dozones in the insane belief that it all comes under the head of enjoying scenery. 7 Waste hours in country barns displaying "Antiques" signs so the little woman can look at spinning wheels she doesn't want, ox yokes she can't possibly use and early American shaving mugs that don't mean a thing to her. 8 Learn what America's doctors are prescribing for belly-ach- e this summer. 0 Spend two or three terrible nights in those hot-do- g, "ftf iiMflfilir ll piano boxes known as tourist camp cottages. 10 Determine how much the hu man system can endure in the matter of steamed clams, fried clams, clam fritters and clam chowder, not to mention lobsters, crabs, cucumber salads and the strange fish native to stranger communities. Pursue the search for a hotel lunchroom, drug store or drink foun tain that doesn't cut its orange juice down to a point where it might more properly be labeled "HydranUuice." 11 12 some Sample of the world's worst coffee. 13 Find out where the worst chefs go in summer. 14 Make the annual discovery that there is no sense in trying to get any salt from a salt cellar at a shore resort 15 Discover that a change in courses makes no difference in your golf game. 16 Find out that 97 per cent of the instantaneous systems in the rural districts are out of order. 17 Observe once again that not one cook in a thousand can fry an egg without burning the bottom until the whole thing tastes like something cut from a hot brake band. 18 Experience incredible difficulty getting a room that is not located directly over the hotel garage, a new federal proj-ehot-wat- ct if iid ii From ladies' hosiery to a substitute for silk in army parachutes Is the national defense step taken by duPont's nylon, a compound of coal and air. plants and equipment capable of filling thousands of military needs. The development is seen by Dr. Howard E. Fritz, director of the rapidly-growinsynthetics division of the nation's oldest major rubber company, as the direct result of the continued interest manifested in synthetic and plastic products of all kinds by American women from the day 10 years ago when many of the laboratory-create- d products made their first appearance. New Language Developed. The "language of synthetics" is rapidly becoming the "language of security" as well, it is brought out in a survey compiled by Dr. Fritz which lists the military uses to which many of the test-tub- e developments of the past few years are now being applied. The ABCs of this new language are made up of such terms as amer-ipo- l, bakelite, cellophane, catalin, koroseal, lucite, nylon, tenite, and vinylite and a host of others which are well known to the ladies of the nation, he points out "Since 1929 housewives have been translating these bizarre words into practical everyday housewares things like shower curtains, garment bags, tablecloths, draperies, tooth brushes, tumblers and thousands of other products," Dr. Fritz declares. "Now the fact that most of these widely accepted articles can be created through the magic of industrial research literally out of thin air, from scrap wood, salt and other common materials is of profound military importance. And without the acceptance of these products by the ladies, there would be no industry to supply new strategic needs." Plastics Used In Planes. Day by day the news bulletins reveal new cases where materials which first saw daylight in industrial laboratories are applied to the business of national defense, the survey states. Four aircraft companies are developing methods for molding entire plane bodies out of plastics in a single process expect ed, in the opinion of experts, to triple and quadruple plane body production. A material compounded from coke, limestone and salt and called koroseal, which made its home debut as a coating for shower curtains because of its resistance to water, acids and deterioration, now has been found to have high military significance. In tests against mustard gas penetration and hydrogen gas diffusion, koroseal-treate- d fabrics were found to be superior to the best rubber-treate- d fabrics. This enables the onetime shower curtain to be used as protective wearing apparel as well as for covering for both lighter and heavier than air craft, it is emphasized. " Synthetic Parachutes. Latest reports disclose that the filmy feminine stocking is beginning to figure in the military picture. The new synthetic yarn developed from coal and air by duPont and placed on the market recently in the form of nylon silk stockings has passed preliminary tests as substitute for silk in army parachutes. Further tests are now being undergone at Wright field. "While a tooth brush seemingly has small military value beyond its hygienic function, two materials developed for it may now speed the preparedness drive," Dr. Fritz said. "When the Japanese invaded China Chiin 1937, supplies of super-fin- e nese swine bristles were cut off, but industrial chemists quickly produced American-mad- e synthetic bristles. These are now being used for many military purposes, while the cellulose acetate first used for toothbrush handles is being molded into gun g high-spee- d F " ' - What used to be backgammon sets, tea kettle knobs and shower curtains now go into gas masks, as synthetics and plastics first used in the home help speed np the national defense program. stocks in an efficient and rapid operation." Inflammable Plastics. From the coffee table to the aviation hangar is the transition experienced by a wide variety of laminated plastics and cast resins which have high qualities and are now being applied through-ou- t aircraft construction. Furthermore, the chemical cousin of the backgammon set or breakfast table-to- p may some day aid in repelling foes of the nation, for shaped cellulose sheets first used for these purposes are now being used to convey ammunition to guns in planes. Similarly, tea kettle knobs and candid camera developing tanks made from phenolic resins are metamorphosed into noses for shells and mouthpieces and containers for gas masks. And the hair brush that sometimes served to impress the importance of disci pline on the juveniles of the house now becomes a deadlier weapon of chastisement as part of the highly accurate sights used on bombers. Han-Mad- e Robber. Perhaps the most dramatic transformation prescribed by the synthetics expert has been wrought by the koroseal shower curtain and its recently born chemical cousin, ameripol, which signifies a "polymer" or recombination of American materials. One of the most cherished goals of the synthetic experts has been the ultimate production of man-marubber. Now, due to the impetus given research into synthetic rubber by sales of koroseal to housewives and industry, Dr. Fritz' own organization, the Goodrich company, is manufacturing and selling the nation's first automobile tires made wholly from American materials. In these historic tires, ameripol is utilized in proportions varying 'from 50 to 100 per cent marking, as is pointed out significant step toward complete freedom of the nation's most vital form of transportation from dependence upon continrubued imports of foreign-grow- n seas. ber through Housewives Helped. The development of this highly strategic material owes much. Dr. Fritz points out to the interest displayed in its forerunner, koroseal, by American housewives. "Koroseal first saw the light of day," Dr. Fritz reveals, "from the Akron laboratory windowsill of young Dr. Waldo L. Semon, now one of the most noted American research chemists. There it solidified for the first time in a beaker containing a heated mixture of ordinary coke, limestone and salt. For his private use the youthful chemist made a golf ball from the new substance, but it soon was being applied as a lining for the tanks of acid in which stainless steel is pickled, because it was found to be one of the most chemically inert of all substances. The metamorphosis from this point became startling, the leap from shower curtains to protective military appliances being made almost overnight "The acceptance by housewives of this first material enabled the hunt for a material capable of replacing natural rubber for all its uses to go on. Synthetic rubber tires were the result and they point toward the removal of one of the last big question marks on the blue prints being prepared in Washington and wherever industry is girding for the most concerted defense action this nation has ever taken," Dr. Fritz declares. Made From Petroleum. Ameripol is derived from petroleum, of which the United States has vast supplies. By the modern de To seize this world and shake it The question day and nighty Is, "Will the Yankees make it?" Thumbnail description by R. Roe-lof- s Jr. "She loved beauty . . . and was never without a mirror." "She Overheard by Seymour: must be a telephone girl; I said Hello' to her twice and got no an- swer." TO LI HUNG GILES Me no care what Confucius say, But still . . . me lissen, anywayl Majorie Lederer. Elmer Twitchell would like to see a Gallup Poll taken to see whether there should be any more Gallop Polls. Add similes: As bored looking as a member of a night club Hawaiian orchestra singing the words of a native love song. BtTTES 1 I (Hit I V ' Jr v, k r , Oj y vnv. The above map accompanying the September bulletin of V. S. business conditions issued by LaSalle Extension university, shows the relative trade conditions throughout the country. Volume of trade this fall promises to be close to highest on record after a summer which failed to show the usual season decline. By L. G. ELLIOTT President, LaSalle Extension University Business activity has continued to expand and the rate of industrial production is moving steadily toward a new peak. If present trends continue and they appear likely to do so the volume of trade and industry this fall promises to be close to the highest on record. A most encouraging development of the last few months has been the upturn in employment and pay rolls. Fann income this year will be R.'s favorite-friend-, ex-wif- e) r 1 i but fXNE mischievous Scoi enough ly that's just twice as much ughtful new tea towel formed, however, as thearf 7 disastrously inquire intf phase of household work) cross stitch bows and flu stitched day names doM colors will add a cheerful! these kitchen towels. Pattern Rici th i y know 7 but at brlnn Z9193. 19c. ' Scotty designs for tea towtu extra matching panholder mi Wit oraer to: i it int j AUNT MARTHA Kuill d BOX 1H-- teei ta Enclose 19 cents for tick desired. Pattern No Name Address bold to Mrs. Betsy Cushing Roosevelt may have an interesting announcement in November. fhe to Fare (seizure of assets) . . . Uncle Sam is readying another indictment for r. tax tricks against a movie kne w I hide. frely epic-builde- ten Book-of-Mon- ton n th star, is doubling between being an air-rai- d warden in London and evacuating tots . . . Helen Deutsch, Girl Friday to the N. Y. Drama Critics' Circle, it next month with will middle-aisl- e a medical man. Sinclair Lewis is quitting the stage g at the U. of to teach Iowa. Later he will holiday indefinitely in Hawaii. Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" wiU be the Nov. selections . . . Bigbee, the Diamond Dorothy Horseshoer, and Mary Dowell, the ditto, have inherited hunks of airplane stock from Wall street con Bessie Love, silent film kes. bir ole heck few the it d in novel-writin- MLti 1 it, dar soft r Mom! fusfra "johns." Th Dewey Yon cm wash away the uelv mi of fingerprints and din; you cin dull and listless furniture sod clean and spsxklr, yon can letTtj soft warm silken lustn that STAY! that LASTS for weeks and for m ... if tou'U use ttnmnt your dampened cleaning cloth. 1 pleasant msumsoing treat in stota when you do. O-Ce- saves weary hours of Willkie promises intimates that if elected Dewey will be his attorney-genera- l. That Dewey's "material" on New Dealers is "already in the files." Al Capone is richer than ever . . . Hope Davis Kenrig, daughter of Richard Harding Davis and Bessie McCoy, is stranded somewhere in France. Her lawyer is Harding Cowan of 2 Rector street George Jean Nathan has bequeathed his letters and literature to a college after he goes to heaven of the Jolson . . . Jinx Falkenburg show is badly hurt in Philly after a fall. Her fall in Hawaii kept ber in a hosp for Vi a year. ul POtL MOPS, WAX, DUSTIKS, riY AND MOTH CUANsf SPRAT SA Believe in Life ' To believe in immortalitJL thing, but it is first needftTp lieve in life. Robert Louis; son. Pres. ed g. the highest in several years and is estimated to reach close to $9,000,-000,00- Wifififi shower produced koroseal-treate- d curtains for the home. Dr. W. L. noted chemist, evolved Semon, ameripol, combination of oil, gas and soap, now being used In the nation's first automobile tires made from American materials. THE MAIN CONCERN With problems high and mighty. W D. on By continuing research which first .LaSalle Map of Business Conditions Satj F. and Betsy Cushing Roosevelt are expected to an(James nounce it after Election day . . . The duchess of the Bahamas sent a letter postmarked Bermuda to a Washington chum, topping her sta"St Helena, Aug. tionery thus: 15th" Who is that lovely lady Mr. Justice Frank Murphy is frequently seen Supreme courting along Park avenue? . . . Sterling Hayden, her new leading lad, is making Madeleine Carroll forget her French flier. The nation's most radical congressman is in a federal tax jam. Two warrants are out for distraint The wedding plan of Margie Whit-tingtof the Ziegfeld shows and Bandsman E. Hines has been waste-basket. . . Hoot Gibson's slug-fe-st at the Atlantic Beach club was with a husband named Cummings . . . Peter Lind Hayes and Rita Lupino, Ida's kid sister, are cupid-in- mfi son. Night harness racing is to be held for 30 nights on the track built for auto speed racing on Long Island. A million dollars was sunk at this track to make it a motor speedway, and if the horses don't do so well you can attribute it to a major outbreak of what is known as the horse laugh. H. Hopkins. anti-aircra- ft Business Holds Steady Near Peak where the worst orchestra in North America has been engaged for the summer sea- Man About Town Pull involving the ballroom l ( war-troubl- steam shovels on a night shift, or one flight over rz " i 0. Larger pay rolls in industry and higher farm income have been reflected in larger retail sales. The steady growth of a great new industry that of armaments, is becoming an increasingly important factor in the business situation. That the present trend is likely to continue is evident by the fact that new orders received by manufacturers have increased as rapidly as has production. "cracking" process, a liquefied gas called butadiene is obtained which is combined with other ingredients by an exclusive process to form an emulsion of synthetic latex very similar to that produced by Nature herself. Standard Oil company is also building a plant in Louisiana to make synthetic rubber from oiL This significant utilization of bountiful domestic materials to produce urgently needed products is continuing to expand, the survey brings out due to the synthetic manufacturing plants which have sprung up over the country since 1929 and the continuous expansion of research and production facilities made possible by revenues derived from sale of synthetic products to American Latest developments which further accentuate the importance of the synthetics and plastics industry to national defense include the synthetic production of camphor. For years the nation has largely depended on the Orient for its supplies of this medicinally and industrially valuable product. But continued American research and production has now brought down the price of synthetically produced camphor that it is supplanting the Imported commodity throughout domestic industry. The same result is expected as rynthetic rubber production is stepped up. home-maker- s. P. Riedl, German air attache at the embassy in Washington, boasts that the reason he is kept there, despite recent attacks on his various activities, is his pull with the duPont family. Iss dot zo? Haul British and American authorities made a terrific haul of Nazi correspondence when the S. S. Exochorda decided to pause at Bermuda on August 9. The Nazis here relied on the N. Y. post office's official publication, called "Foreign Mails," which on August 7 stated that American Export Line ships would sail to Portugal with no stops. Sherman Fairchild, the airplane magnate, has proposed to Peggy Steele, the model, 10 times to date. Snub The U. S. minister to The Hague. George Gordon, and his wife returned on the S. S. Excalibur, which brought over the duke and duchess of Windsor . . . Some time ago a magazine reported that Mrs. Gordon once gave her old clothes to Wally . . . 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