Show Glamorous I U. U S S. S Department of Commerce Puts Ti Title on on Plastic Industry in Bulletin Acting director of the U. U S S. S department department department depart depart- ment of commerce's bureau of foreign foreign foreign for for- eign and nd domestic commerce commerce in a reference service bulletin issued this statement The spotlight of industry today is I focused on our glamorous plastics which are commanding much interest interest interest inter inter- est and attention This gigantic new industry now gone to war is doing a job in meeting the requirements requirements requirements require require- ments of the war effort where performance performance performance per per- counts most Both at the front and behind the front plastics are playing an Important part in war equip equip- ment Through their ever ever Increasing ing use as materials vitally essential es essential essential es- es in both combat and industry industry industry indus indus- try they are now on equal basis with the older fundamental raw materials glass wood stone and metal Although the new and original uses as well as substitutions in the non-essential non civilian classification have been curtailed for the duration the plastics industry we feel assured assured as as- will not rp retreat reat after the war but continue its rapid advance Bulletins being printed for the department department de de- de of commerce contain latest latest lat lat- est information on present-day present arti artl articles cles Iles now being made from syn syn- As each new substitute is put on the market the various bulletins been listing them Along with the articles listed are the trade tradenames tradenames tradenames names besides technical names Celluloid one of the earliest synthetics syn syn- which was used as transparent transparent trans trans- parent windows for early model car carside carside carside side curtains is the forerunner of comb brush and mirror handles |