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England was in spiritual chaos after its revolt from the Church of Rome, and men were attracted to a moral code which was based on such undeviating symbols as the level, the compass and the plumb. The Masons conceived of God as "The Great Architect of the Universe." The "G" in Masonic emblems can stand for God and/or Geometry. Euclid and Pythagoras became the order's patron saints...
...cell; Plumb the stars depth, your lead bumps
...side: there is some intelligent discussion, and even, in the person of Walter Hampden, a probing professor of philosophy. But as it proceeds, the play becomes more & more a stock thriller, until the tricks of the traitors become indistinguishable from tricks of the trade. Playwright Wouk does little to plumb the presumably complex mind of his young scientist. After giving every indication that Carr is to be the center of a serious drama, the author makes him little more than an instrument of the plot...
...Proto" for "Plomb." Los Angeles' Plomb Tool Co., which closed its plant after a U.S. district court ruled that it was illegally trading on the reputation of Philadelphia's Fayette R. Plumb, Inc. (TIME, Dec. 6), reopened-with a new trademark. Instead of "Plomb," it was now "Proto." Plomb President Morris Pendleton, who is appealing the decision, said the new trademark was just a temporary expedient (estimated cost: $130,000) to resume business. "We have been handed a lemon," said he, "so we are making lemonade...
...least four months, and cost around $1,000,000, to change over to a new trademark. In that time, said Plomb, its markets and most of its skilled help would be gone. In addition, the company estimated that it would have to pay $500,000 in profits to Plumb and $40,000 in costs, a loss that would be sorely felt. It looked as if tool buyers might never again be confused over Plomb & Plumb...