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Evening star., 1949-08-18
Thief losses Away Brace
Made for Crippled Girl
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

DETROIT, Aug. 18.-Little Sally
Porrett's leg brace was too hot for
a thief to handle.
It was stolen from her fathers
parked car after he obtained 1t
from an orthopedic shop where it
was made under a surgeons pre-
scription just for Sally. The brace
was designed to enable the seven
year old girl to walk normally for
the first time. Since birth, spastio
paralysis had crippled her right
leg.
Two small boys found the brace
yesterday while playing in va
cant lot. The thief had torn open
the package and tossed it into
some bushes.
Pretty Sally is going to the
doctors Office today to have a
plaster cast removed from her leg
and the brace fitted.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s P.-Grains. soy
Board OF Trade today. Grains were
alded by an expanded Government stor-
age program while the continued firm
ness IN fats and oils helped soybeans
Much Of the rain was made in the
nrst few minutes of dealings Some buy.
ing came from the previous shor. sellers.
out showing much price change. hanging
onto the early gains, but not extend
Wheat at noon was H-1H hieher,
September .99h. corn was ss-lsa higher,
September 65ss. soybeans were ss-I !.
higher. November 1924. and lard was
sspt.9b.rs as s9 Is ,s5h hundred D0ards higher
Lard was aided by trade reports that
the Army had purchased 5000 900 pounds
Tor foreign shipment and that Mexico
had taken 100000 pounds. There was
no official confirmation. Fats and oils
again advanced Grease here moved up
Ct. = to ?. cent a pound from yesterdays
The Commodity credi, Corp. bought
q little r.ore cash wheat yesterday than
, II has been taking. II purchased 234.-
900 bushels through the Chicago office
and 351,O71 at Kansas City. The latter
purchase particularly. contrasted with re.
cent inactivity at that market
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Investment Activity
OF Life Insurance
Companies Reduced
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 18.-New in
vestments in securities and mort
cages by American life insurance
companies dropped 18 per cent in
the first half of 1949 under the
similar period of 1948, the Insti-
tute of Life Insurance reported
today.
Total investments of $4,211.-
100000 for the six months repre-
sented an increase of 8 per cent,
however, over the first half of
1947.
Although new investments in
the first quarter of 1949 declined
sharply, the institute said. they
staged a minor increase in the
second quarter over the same
three month period of 1948.
In the second quarter the COM
panies bought corporate bonds
and stocks representing financing
of $1,268 900, 900. Mortgage f.
nancing in the same period to-
tailed s847,o00,0oo, largely for
home financing.
The institute said the COM
panies' total assets were increased
by $3.50, 200, 600 in the six-month
period ended June 30.
New acquisitions by the life
companies in the first half in
cluded 81, 1,078, 900 in industrial and
miscellaneous bonds, $751 1000
in public utility bonds, $318,000,-
900 in United States Government
securities. $54.000.000 in foreign
government securities. $76,000,00C
in state, county and municipal
bonds, $65,000,000 in railroad
bonds, $3.50. 100000 in stocks, Sat-
10000 in foreign corporate Sc
curities. $l0,000.0 900 in world bank
bonds, $182 100000 in farm mort
cages, $643, 100000 in FHA mort
cages, $68.000,000 in Veterans
Administration mortgages, $780,
600, 900 in other farm mort
cages, $126. 100000 in real estate
and $241,0 100000 in policy loans
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Construction Drops Week ,
But Remains Ahead Of 1948
By fhe Assoeioted Press


NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Engi-
neering construction contracts
awarded this week totaled $751;
173, 900. Engineering News-Record
reported today.
This was Al per cent under last
weeks 257,314,000, which was the
years high, but still represented
gain Of II per cent over the
$117,146.000 for the like week of
last year.
Private construction contracts
this week amounted to $55,657,-
900, or So per cent below last
weeks $135,745, 900 and four
tenths Of l per cent above the
SIS, ,420. 900 for the corresponding
week in 1948. Public construction
totaled $81 SIG, 6,000-33 per- cent
under last weeks 1921 ,569, 900 and
80 per cent above the SOL, ,726, 900
total a year ago.
The cumulative total of heavy
construction contract awards for
the year reached $5,213,143,00 a
gain of 10 per cent over last year.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Business Loans Seen
Rising With Uptrend
Till Christmas Due
BY the Associoted Press

Business loans appear definitely
on the increase in volume. The
gain is a sign that businessmen
are stocking up on goods at last
for fall and Christmas sales.
Finance officials here predicted
today this uptrend will 60 OIL
with perhaps some Interruptions
right up to Christmas itself
The rejuvenating effects on the
economy of increased inventory
buying can be judged by the fact
that the Commerce Department
singled out cutback in that buy
ing as the prime cause of the 1949
dip in business.
Cleveland an Exception.
A Federal Reserve Board report
showing an 80,000.000 increase in
loans to businessmen by leading
city banks during the week ended
August 10 mirrored a virtually
countrywide improvement.
All districts shared IN the ex-
pansion except the Cleveland dis
trict, where there was 9 $1,000, ,000
downturn. and Boston, where the
loan volume was unchanged, Off
.cials reported.
The big gains were 5000 900
in New York City and $4,000 900
in the Kansas City district. At
New York. the loan increases ex-
tended to wide variety Of busi-
ness fields, officials said.
With businessmen ordering
more goods to sell in turn to their
customers, factories can be ex-
pected to step up operations and
in some cases recall workers laid
off when orders thinned or stop
ped.
Real Estate Loans Rising.
The stimulus to production ex-
pected to flow from renewal Of
business orders for inventory pur-
poses was expected to help toward
bringing the 100000 increase in
employment Secretary of Labor
Tobin predicted Tuesday will take
place during the rest of 1949.
Climbing business loans would
be in harmony with real estate
loans. Those not only have con-
tinued to 60 up through 1949 with
few Interruptions but lately have
gone up at an accelerated pace.
The Reserve Board reported yes
terday that real estate loans by
leading city banks increased by
more than seasonal $4,000, 900 in
the week ended August 10. They
set a new record of $4,161 ,000, 900
on that date.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aug is R.-Butter
81 ;O34; steady. prices unchanged.
Cheese, 2SS,926; steady, prices un.
changed.
Steadiness predominated today in whole.
sale egg prices. Receipts totaled 13,74t
cases. Spot quotations follow.
Midwestern: Mixed colors-Extra heavy.
weights, 61-63; extra large, 81; fancy
medium. So: extra 2 medium, 50-52; cur
rent receipts, 1880; dirties, 46; checks
32-40; pullets, 40-41
Whites-Fancy heavyweights, 62-65
extra 2 large. 5S; fancy medium, 55-56.
Browns-Fancy heavyweishts, 62-65;
extra large, 6S.
Nearby {Top quotations on nearby white
and brown eggs represent wholesale sellinE
prices for the finest marks, and not paying
Extra fancy heavyweiehts, 74-75; fancy
heavyweights. 71-73; others, 1910; me
diums. $3.50; pullets. 40-41; peewees. 2s
f.nny iansy oySs1s
mediums, 55; pullets, 39-4O; peewees, 2S
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Modernization Work
Starts at Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
By Edword c. Stone

The Washington Loan g. Trust
Co. is the latest bank in the Cap
ital to take on the new look"
Work will begin at once on re-
moval of the old-fashioned tellers'
cages and installation of the most
modern banking counters to be
had. The change is expected to
take only short time.
The woodwork surrounding the
Office of Alfred H. Lawson, presi-
dent, has already been removed.
Low partitions will continue this
as an individual Office.
The large lobby now has the
most modern lighting system OBJ
tainable, this work being COM
pleted ahead of the removal of
the cages.
Bank Stock Near Peak.
American Security g. Trust Co.
stock, selling as % on the Wash
ing Stock Exchange is close to
the high for the year. The stock
is not only strong but unusually
active.
In the latest issue of Current
Business Studies, the Presidents
economic program is fully dis
cussed by Leon H. Keyserling,
vice chairman of the Council of
Economic Advisers. Copies are
being distributed in the financial
district.
District of Columbia families re-
ceived $7,281.000 in insurance
death benefits in the first half
year compared with $5,576.000 a
year ago. Maryland's total was
$14,720,0O0 VS.. $13.03a000 a year
ago.
American Export Lines. Inc, has
declared a 50-cent dividend. pay
able September IA to stock of
record September l.
Early Honored Third Time.
w. M. Early, jr., president, Ma
tional Bank of Orange, has been
named for the third time as chair
man of the Agriculture Commit
tee of the Virginia Bankers AS
sociation, most active committee
in the organization.
H. H. Cooley. vice president and
cashier of the Round Hill Ma
tional Bank. has been appointed
chairman of the Committee on
Legislation. Another Virginia
banker, Charles A. Kramer, presi-
dent of the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank, at Fredericksburg,
heads the Bank Management
Committee.
Eight Agents Get Awards.
For production volumes, eight
agents of the Phoenix Mutual
have qualified for the company
conference at Sky-Top Club in
the Poconos in September. They
are Edwin c. Hege, j. M. Hudg-
ins, jr.; L. c. Hurd, Lawrence H.
Riggles, c. K. Rosenberger, D. r.
Schellhase, L. B. M. Morrissey,
jr., and F. x. Ranuzzi. .
Business Week reports that
house building costs to contrac-
tors are down per cent from
year ago.
Hecht common sold at Is yes
terday, up from 1914, following
the highly favorable second quar-
ter report. Several sales were
recorded,
Evening star., 1949-08-18
N. Y. Bond Market
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WORLD BANk
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NEW YORK CITY
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Belgium Is IS 1o9
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Colombia 3s 20 A5lA
Denmk 5las So %
ItalPuU l-3s IT 32M
Peru End 6s 81 2l
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| Am T&T 31ss59 113N
Am TIT 2As57 1o6N
| Am TIT 2s4s61 Josh
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All DIV lst4s4s 59il
B e. O 6s 95 J 66%
Balt&Oh 5s75B 81
Balt&Oh 5sM96 Sly
Balt&O5s20OOK 81
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Brk q G gas 76 80
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Evening star., 1949-08-18
Business Briefs

DdHk SICdI lu6S AL NS ASeNAAAc
cities totaled $12, 2,643, ,945 900 in the
week ended August II. rise OF
11.1% from the previous week
but 8.79o below the like 1948 week
Dun & Bradstreet.
Business Loans of member banks
in leading cities expanded to
$12,906, 10000 on August 10. a
gain of $50, 100000 from a week
earlier, but remained s1,907 ,000,-
600 below a year earlier-Federal
Reserve Board.
Automobile Production this
week will total 1872 cars and
2l,705 trucks VS.. 1901 cars ans
22,046 trucks last week.-Automo-
tive News.
Life Insurance Sales in the
United States in July totaled
S1,657, 900 900, a drop of 1870 from
the same 1948 month.-Life In
surance Agency MANAGEMENT AS
sociation. Sales in seven 1949
months were 10 ahead of 194S.
Great Western Sugar Co. de-
clared a dividend of 80 cents
share, payable October 8. Pre-
vious payments were 40 cents.
Cities Service Co. and subsidi-
aries earned $30,159,009 or $8.15
q a2share in six months ended June
80 VS.. $35,717,796 or 1854 year
earlier.
Commonwealth g. Southern
Corp. net income for seven months
ended July 81 was $20,482,168 VS..
s17,898,361
Southern Co. earned $3.50, 800
or 70 cents in seven months ended
July 81 VS.. s6,366,23 or 63 cents
year earlier.
Hershey Chocolate Corp. net for
six months ended June 80 was
$5,913,929 or $257 VS.. $4,659. .785
or $1.95 in the same 1948 period.
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
earned $4.656,317 or SO cents in
six months ended June 80 VS..
$6,338,641 or $1.27 a year earlier.
West Virginia Pulp g. Paper Co.
profit for nine months ended July
81 was $6,522,713 or $6.72 VS..
$8,0O1, ,S19 or $8.35.
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.
net for IL months ended July 81
was $5.455, 900 VS.. $4.326, 900 in the
preceding fiscal period.
Melville Shoe Corp. earned $2,-
6o7, 1853 or $1.15 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $2,916,884 or
$1.31 a year earlier.
Diamond Match Co. profit for
six months ended June 80 was
$1,826,121 or $1.61 VS.. $2,295 ,062
or $2.15 in the same 1948 period
United Carbon Co. earned ST.
353,303 or $1.70 in six months
ended June 80 VS.. $1,568,806 OF
$197 a year earlier.
United Gas Corp. net income
for three months ended June sc
was $2.798. .664 or 26 cents VS.. $4,-
1876, 1910 or Al cents.
American Agricultural Chemica
Co. earned $4,244, $50 or $673 il
IL months ended June 80 VS.. $4,-
3l4,623 or $6.87.
General Gable Corp. net for SIX
months ended June 80 was 81, ,159,-
905 or Al cents VS.. $2.180,047 OF
81 cents in the same 1948 period
Truax- -Traer Coal Co. earned
$107,190 or II cents in three
months ended July 81 VS.. $957 OF;
or 81 cents a year earlier.
Raybestos- Manhattan, Inc, net
for six months ended June 80 wa!
$3.50, ,849 or $1.32 VS.. $1,135,456 Of
$190 IN the same 1948 period.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

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NO Pac 5s 78 G e9M
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Nor P cit 4 ias75 lo1
Nor Pac As 81 lo5
Nor Pac IS 2U47 62ih
2acG&E2As 81 lool.
PennRR en5sss 1o2M
PennRR 3i4s52 100
Penn RR 3lsss5 TN
Peoria&Est4s60 53N
Phil Co 4As 81 los
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Reading 3iss 95 SlM
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|Walwth 3As 76 o5
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Evening star., 1949-08-18
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug. Is 0P.-Cotton fu-
day on min buying and Short covering
widespread rains in the Eastern cot
ton belt overnight were unwanted and
One private crop report said that
weevil damage increased considerably
during the past week in Arkansas and
sGuthssss se ehanse Rss nstsd out NJ
Progress Of the crop was reported
fair to poor in the East, fair to good
lent in the Western and Far Western
belts, with few local exceptions.
The Bureau Of Census report, plaeins
slightly lower, than trade expectations.
Noon prices were 10 to SO cents . bale
1881, December 1886 and March 29.S
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and Exchange Commits.
sion reported today these transactions b,
customers with odd.lot dealers or special.
lists on the New York Stock Exchange 10,
August II: 1928 purchases involving 100.
$40 shares: 1884 sales involving 1O9.74t
shares, including 80 short sales involving
Evening star., 1949-08-18

Hourly sales on the Exchanse Today:
n 100 an. $40 600 1900 noon $40 600
ip.m.- $50 600 900 m. 600 900
tUnit Of trading 10 shares. sIn bank.
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed By such companies. Rates of divi:
dends in the foregoinR table are annual
or semiannual declaration. Unless other.
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
not Included cid Called. Ex dividend.
Il ri Ex riafts. Also extrs or extras B Plus
stock DIVIDEND. d Cash Or stock. e Paid
asst year. Payable IN stock. estimated
cash value on ex-dividend date De.
ciared paid so far this year. b Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split-ap.
< Declared or paid this yesr. an eccumula:
this ear. dividend omitted. deferred or ne
action taken at last dividend meeting
{ Declared 1913 PAYABLE in 1949. Ecui.
cash value undetermined On declaration
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Washington Exchange

Lanston Monotype-5O at 90.
Potomac Elec Pwr com-12O at 14ss
Garhnckel common-25 at II.
Capital Transit-5 at 21
Wash Gas S425 pfd-20 at 1924.
Wash Gas S4 80 pfd-5 at 1851.
Garfnckel 512Ss pfd-4O at 90, 5 at 90
GaIfnckel 4laes pfd-50 at Is. 80 at Is
Evening star., 1949-08-18
N. 7. Curb Market
LIST INCLUDES oNLY SEIECTRD TsSC

Am Gas & Fl g.
Am Maracaino
Am Nat G .90g-
Am Repub iag
AmSeal-Kp .16g
Am Superpower
Am Writ Paper
| ArkNatGas .3Ug
ArkNatGsA .3Og
Ash Oil&R 1.20
Atlas Corp v y
Babcock&W A
Basic Refr .35g
Blue Ridge .20g
Drown-FDist.s0
Bunker Kill Ia
Cal&Edm Cp 10
Catalin Am .lbe
Chief Cons Mng
Cit Service "a
| Claude Neon
Colonial Sd & 8
| Col Puel&lr w
Colts Mfe
Cons Liauid.10v
Cont FGM 1.20R
| Creole Pet 2K~-
!! Crown c Pet We
| Cub Att Sug "a
81 Bopd&Sh Ne
Equity Cp .15g-
PansteelMet We
FordMLtd. d.2i2g-
Gen Plywooo
!! GerityMich 40
| Goldneld Con
Humble Oil 3g-.
Imp Oil Ltd u
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Dividends Announced

announced 'ioeho
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings, sculptures by masters.
sculpture and French 18th century
Labor Day.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Col
lection Of Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street--Ameri-
sesomse nns crsft Soc soeiets S1' and r'isiS Kin
Club.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. Division
of Graphic Arts, Independence ave-
nue. and Tenth street-Dahlgreen
acquisitions, through Labor Day.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and jefferson driveM0rt-
ings and etchinEs by Whistler and
other American artists changing
coRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART. Sew
enteenth street between New York
psntns. ana and ssapsue ana he
W. A. Clark collection. American
water colors and drawings. Exhi-
billions by Kainen and Smith.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL, GALLERY.
1900 Twenty arst street-Paint-
paintings from the collection.
bers' show. through September.
DUMBARToN OAKS COLLECTION,
1903 Thirty-second street NV
Closed until September 6.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
Hartnell, through August.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIyER-
sITR sEs5y s.psoI S9sS s5eft ss,Svb MW
August.
PAN AMERICAN UNION, Seventeenth
and c streets N.W.-Exhibition Of
Negro Experimental Theater Of
WHITE GALLERY. 1913 connecti-
cut avenue NV. - WASHINGTON
ALFRED FOWLER PRINT GALLERY,
1714 Connecticut avenue NV
Wood engravings by Thos. Mason,
through August.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, East Capt.
tol and First streets-Goethe Me-
mortal Exhibition.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY GALLERY
or ART. Sixth street and Howard
place N.W.-Student show.
Phillips Gallery)-Paintinss by
Genevieve Long. Week ends only.
through today.
CHEoURE HOUSE. 202 King street,
Alexandria - Washington Sculp-
lures Guild.
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE GALLERY,
727 Fifteenth street N:W;-Retro-
spective exhibition By Richard La.
hey, through August.
SILVER SPRING ART GALLERY.
9216 Flower avenue, Silver Spring.
Md.-Artist Cooperative Group,
through the summer.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY. 127
Randolph place N.W.-Group exhi-
hition Of water colors.
WATKINS GALLERY, American Uni-
versity cAmpus-Gates and group
shows. Closed Saturdays.
GTNN'S ART CENTER, S614 Georgia
avenue, Silver Sprins-Painting
by Donald Robertson. through Au-
| gust 20.
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY, 71e queen
street-one man show By John c.
Rogers.
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Knights of Columbus
Elect New Officers

John j. Eustace was elected
faithful navigator of Washington
General Assembly, Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus. He Is a men,
ber of Carroll Council.
Other officers elected were
Daniel w. Keller, faithful captain;
James J. Nolan, faithful pilot; Guy
r. Moore. faithful admiral; Jack
B. Trainor. faithful scribe; Charles
M. Connor. faithful comptroller;
William j. Fleming, faithful purs-
er; James p, Moriarity. faithful in
ner sentinel; Thomas J. Burke,
faithful outer sentinel.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John X
Cartwright, rector of st. Mat
thew's Cathedral is faithful friar.
Gerald K. Hughes was elected
chairman of the Executive Com
mittee. Alfred Lufrio. organist
and Bernard A. Litchf1eld, mar
shall.
The following committee chair
men have been appointed by Mr.
Eustace:: Thomas F. Murphy, Little
Sisters of the Poor; James j
Nolan. Pan American reception
and dinner: Richard A. Mahar
memorial military field mass;
Shane MacCarthy, current affairs;
Thomas F. Carlin, Good Friday
observance: Joseph B. McCann
book of the month; Thomas j
Trodden, sr., reception and Gerald
K. Hughes, publicity.
Installation of the officers will
be exemplified by Faithful Master
George R. Ellis at the Mayflower
Hotel on September 10.
Evening star., 1949-08-07

deavored to convey. II could not
say 1t nearly so WE'LL" he said.
The reverse depicts Web of
Destiny" which he says Is easily
interpreted. The little fellow is
Eros, who can perform more mi
racles in guiding the strands of
destiny than any other power
known to man."
Mr.. Weinman. now in his 10th
year, is the dean of American
sculptors. Born in Germany in
1870, he came to New York at the
age of 10. early became appren-
ticed to a carver Of wood and
ivory. and began his study of art
at Cooper Union, subsequently at
tending the Art Students League.
He later worked with Philip Mar
tiny, Saint Gaudens and Daniel
Chester French.
He has had q long and distin-
guished career. He is a member
of the American Academy of Arts
and Letters, and is the honorary
president of the National Sculp-
ture Society. He has created re-
lief portraits and medals, as we'll
as the United States dime and
half dollar of 1916; lifesize and
heroic-size statues; architectural
sculpture (such as that at the
ArchiveS and idealistic works.
The Society of Medalists, found
ed in Washington in 1928. but
with headquarters now in New
York City, is a non-proflt COL
lectors' society devoted to the
encouragement of sculptors and to
the wider appreciation of medallic
art. It issues two medals an
nually to its membership IN the
United States and abroad. A
number of Washington collectors
are among those who recently re-
ceived Mr.. Weinman's medal. the
first issue of this year. the seth in
the series. all designed and model
ed by sculptors Of the highest
rank. The Society Is housed in
the Architectural League, lis East
40th street. New York City, and
any inquiries should be addressed
fhero
Evening star., 1949-08-07
New Glass 10 Improve
.Te|evjsion Announced
ky the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. ga new
glass for television tubes that is
said to provide sharp contrast
even in brightly lighted rooms,
was announced here today by the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
D. G. Burnham, vice president,
said the special glass greatly i'm
proves contrast without requiring
excessive brightness of the pic
ture. It will be known as "tele-
glass;"
Mr.. Burnham added that the
contrast range of the new glass
tube face is as good in a brightly
lighted room as that of a con-
ventional tube face in total dark
ness.
He said eye authorities gen.
orally agree the main threat from
protracted television viewing
comes from concentrating on an
overnight image in a darkened
room,