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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,1950
New Plastics To Replace Older Types
New York—(U.P.)—Now they're trying to think up synthetics to replace synthetics.
Manufacturers of plastic fabrics are, that is. They're worried that new plastics, made with an uncanny resemblance to fabrics like tafieta, straw, linen and leather, won't be able to fill the gap in the supply of the real thing, caused by an American war economy.
Some of the vital synthetics are needed for essential war uses.
"It sounds confusing." R. F. Hansen, an executive at Monsanto Chemical company, said. He is one of 450 plastics experts who attended a conference of the industry's film and sheeting division. "But if we could develop new synthetics to replace some of the synthesites now going into vinyl films, we could supply homeowners with amazing new materials."
Some of those materials were previewed, and will be in the stores in restricted supply after the first of the year. New textured plastics, for instance, have been made with a three-dimensional effect, in tweeny patterns, for raincoats that look almost like wool.
"We're finding out how to take plastics out of the kitchen and bathroom and style them for high fashion decorating," Hansen said. "The men at the conference are more optimistic than ever about the future of plastics in the home—but at the moment they're very pessimistic about getting enough basic materials."
Club Presents Four-Act Play
A four-act play, "The University Club Story," depicting the club's past, present, and possible future was presented at the annual University club dinner.
The play was a satire about women taking over the organization, which is essentially for men. 186 persons attended.
The first act showed the entire male membership of the past. The second act showed the wives in the present coming in to run things. The possible future showed an entire female membership, while the men were allowed to hold one smoker each year.
Mrs. Russell Mills was chairman of the table decorations committee.
Mrs. Alfred Gallup was in charge of the group singing. Prof. Gerald M. Carney led the singing.
After the play there was dancing to the music of Clyde Bysom's orchestra from 8:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Plasticizer, the ingredient - that gives flexibility to vinyl films, is needed also in lacquers and paints.
"We're working on a new plasticizer," the expert said, "but the society of the Plastics Industry also wants to set up rigid standards, so the new synthetics will not be inferior."
One of the vital ingredients in styrene plastics, which are used for things like refrigerator dishes, cosmetics bottles and novelty jewelry, also goes into synthetic rubber.
At present the rigid plastics division is much harder hit by a material shortage than we are," Mr. Hansen said. "They're trying to think up new synthetics too."
The new plastic items which will appear after the first of the year, providing even more serious restrictions aren't imposed on basic materials, include plastic purses that resemble milan straw, place mats and purses with a linen-like finish, heavy, embossed drapery fabric which looks like damask, quilted
Biological Society Initiates 21
Phi Sigma, honorary biological society, initiated 21 new members recently.
The initiates were: Sydney Anderson, Hal Bingham, Ralph Corom, Paul Cook, Kenneth D. Cox, William Cox, James Donnell, James Findley, Edward Gilbert, Tom Haines, Lloyd Hult, John Lattin, Anthony Luzzio, Nota Mason, Lorraine Seibert, William Stallcup, George Truffelli, Dr Edward A. Van Eck, Dr. John Weir, Howard Wright, and Katsuyuki.
Dr. Willard M. Hoehn, pharmaceutical chemist at the Midwest Research institute and associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Kansas City, was speaker at the meeting.
plastic with a taffeta finish, and a plastic fabric for rainwear which looks like moire taffeta.
Bumpus Bumps On Poiter Lake
Suffers Slight Concussion
James Bumpus, College senior, is in Watkins hospital today after a skating accident Monday evening at Potter lake. Bumpus fell while skating and suffered a moderate concussion. His condition is reported good by hospital authorities.
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