Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-22
Age of Industrial Miracles
10 Offer New Opportunities
Continued fro-. rage Onc)

" SiS"l abundance. These i'll
ch'oc wood, coal, sulphur. cEly, milk
vegetables, and oils. From these
r:'Sic materials can be dcvclopcd all
KINDS OF plastic and "crsatz" items
NoS' OF them have been known in
chemical and other research labora-
tories Tor some years They have
pech produced and tested i'm small
quantities. Mems hats are already
prHS made from milk as are also
'i"hkctS and bathrobcS. Cascin il
aiSo beng used in the manufacture nr
PANT, thus releasing vital chemical,
necessary To the manufacture of
suhpowdcr. Fibrcboard is replacing
non and steel.
r"pcf containers are being used
'"' mix, OILS and other liquids. Glass
- replacing aluminium and even
'"nt,cH. Wood pulp may be used for
S"'u industrial truck tires: while
bearings are currently made of DOW
"cI'u IRON instead of brass and b,h-
OH metals. Mary other illustrations
'',iU n' gwen such as using .lpnlr
J"''' '"i DurnS. restoring blood vol
"'''c an" N"rpng tobacco moist; us
Ing paper reinforced by chemicals rs
substitute Tor metals in making
'''i'in"rS. flashlights. etc; dcvclon-
my = Hrn-SpnIlablc butte, for shin
ping. and sing sorghum rnr mai, in,
tapI"ca. The drvclupncn,s in nr,,,
metals and what can he done with
Oh a,lu gas arc almost miraculous.
fiicct on IIouSrholdcrS and
Merchants
housewives and homo owners will
hardly miss their old 2adpct. and nm.
plIanccS. Instead OF having ia shnrc
around heavy Stcrl rc,rincr,.nr
lhcy Will have Il light wcirh, nI,s,i,.
n"N showing probably but li,,lc nii-
Whfd chanSc in appearance. When
" comes In rc-dccorating room nrr
wives will have Il variety of uc,,.
ana c"lnriul materials 10 chnnsc
from. These will be better IrrL;iun
man IN" old materials and Will be
dcSl %n"d with efficient living in
mind. Remember that alway- o,l; Of
Inc chaos of war or dcprc--iuu- horn
"i necessity. come ncw article. nf
Unitarian use.
AS merchants find their present
STOCKS "i goods running utIi. .ih,ti-
U't"N Will refill their shelves, Pen
pI" are gong Ia spend their money
l"r something besides war >IanDs
ana bonds. This is why have not
worried yer the outlook for retail
trade. Hence. Il proportion o, o,u
manufacturing capacity. no, USING
critical war materials. will he NOR
mlttcd To make these ncW prudlIc,s
lhcSr substitutes will render q
real service through releasing more
important materials necessary ON the
battle rontS. Mercantile BUYERS
should lose no time in investigating
incSc new products and cooprra,c
with manufacturers in ADVERTISING
campaigns 10 educate the public Ia
buy them.
Management and Labor
Already We hear a lot of talk lis
I" what L. 10 occupy our service
men after the war is over. IF the
war ends suddenly in am armed truce
mlch OF our manufacture of arma-
mcntS will go on. II the war con-
tInucS over long period OF years 10
a final clean up of the axis powers.
labor will uc needed in the rebuild
ing of Europe. In either event sub
Stltutc products developing during
the war period will hold over and
may enter up on Il period of growth
comparable tu the automobile or
radio industry.
Ultimately. ul course. we will run
into - severe depression but for the
ImmCd'tt" years after an armisticr
on u peace Is declared this great new
plastic and wood industry will oc-
.c'il> oar thoughts and hands. Manu-
iaCiur'g~. JObbCrI workers, cnci-
n,'r>. chemists. retailers and design
cr, may al! lind new outlets for their
time and energy in the development.
manufacture and sale of these new
products. These are bound To- play an
impnT" nj part in or industrial and
rcu"'.CIai life in the near future,
After the war. next to Righteousness,
they may Dc our saving grace.
The Investors Angle
Each generation usually cninvs
some profitable investment oppn.-
'Uwi'.cS. We have the age Of ship
building in which great profits were
mad" through foreign commerce. We
nave seen the development of ON.
great transportation system embrace
Iug railroads. street cars. motor cars.
trucks and acrOnautical systems.
Light. heat and power plants as well
as means oi communication "mbrac-
nc The telegraph. telephone. wireless
aud even tClCViSlon. have all come in
my lifetime. out Of these inventions
and developments fortunes have been
made and livcIihoodS for millions of
people the world over have been
provided.
Many of the old line blue chip in
Nc>im"niS may 90 out of fashion. II
may Do smart 10 seek out o.CallCd
especial situations" in which ia place
investment funds. It may be that
the development Of substitutes will
uncover many such situations. They
surely embrace the entire chemical
industry. Tho plywood business may
bC one 0f them. Entirely new bust
ncSSCS on a small scale will spring up
but remember also that some of our
great industrial corporations arc al
ready investigating tho possibilities nf
III, itttttng In, I,tp,,I,. "a,