1567 Virginia Avenue,
Glendale, California,

February 16, 1941.

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,

Lawrence, Kansas.
Dear Dr. Allen:

Please do not judge the sincerity of my
appreciation by the length of time I have taken to answer
your most kindly letter. |

Last October when I registered my idea with the Radio
& Sereen Writers Guild, I weit I. had adequate protection,
However; all it does is establish. priority of registration,
I find also that copyright laws were passed before radio,
so I can get no protection there, except each separate
program can be copyrighted, which ae no good that I
can see. “hat I want is the protection of the idea,

First I applied to what I considered the two best

advertising agencies asking them about handling the proposition.

Lord & Thomas do not deal except thru agents, While I do