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Show . plastic Coat Protects , Guardian Of OyrJhores I ' v s Z- ; 'v ! The menace of sudden attack upon the American Shore am American cities has been greatly reduced by radar "is ands" constantly on the alert and stationed in the North Atlantic Officially known as U.S.A.l . c Station, Georges Bank, one of them is located approximately 160 miles southeast of Boston. Measuring 200 feet in length and placed 178 feet above the . ocean floor, it maintains a constant con-stant "watch" en the skies. One unexplainable speck on the radar screen inside and scores of continental defenses instantly spring to action. To protect these radar installations instal-lations has been a problem until un-til recently. Wide temperature changes and salt water tend to corrode the metal track am supports. The coatings former ly used lasted little more thai a year before it deteriorated Today a tough coating mad with Bakelite vinyl tesins pro vides "maintenance-free" pro tection for five years or longei This plastic coating, possessim more flexibility, also resist expansion and contraction o the steel. The protectors of our shor are now getting better protec tion themselves. |