Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, October 09, 1953, Page Seven, Image 7

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    Group Slates Climb
Members of the Universitj
mountain climbing club wlil cllmt
Three Fingered Jack this Fridaj
and Saturday, according to C. T
Bresslc.', assistant profe: sor of ge
ology and adviser of tlic group.
The climbers will leave from Con
don hall at 6 p.m. Friday.
All students interested in mak
ing the climb should sign up at
the Co-op. A sleeping bag, or bed
roll, and boots will be required,
reports Bressler.
Geology Class Plans
Trip to Fossil Beds
A field trip to the fossil beds
near Glide, Oregon, is planned Sat
urday for advanced students in
,'e'ology.
Kwart M. Baldwin, associate
professor of geology will lead the
excursion. The trip will .start at
7 a m. John C. Gregor of the de
partment of geography will ac
company Baldwin on the trip.
I -
Japanese Politics
Meeting's Subject
An address by Paul S. Dull, as
sociate professor of history and
political science, on "Some Dynam
ics of Japanese Politics” will start
the first meeting of the year of the
Social Science club, according to
Alburey Castell, head of the phil
osophy department. The meeting
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday
in the Student Union.
Campus Chest in Last Day
Today is the last day for con
tributions to the campus Com
munity Chest drive, according tc
Janet Wick, general •rhairman
The envelopes containing each liv
ing organization’s contribution*
are to be turned in by the house
representatives to the president’s
office in Johnson hall by 5 p.m.
A goal of $500 has beer, set for
this year’s drive. Only $350 was
collected in last year's campaign.
No figures are yet available &
current collections.
Announcement of the winners in
the competition between houses
will be made next week, reports
Janet Gustafson, women’s chair
man. Last year’s winners were Al
pha Phi and Alpha Tau Omega.
* He built a
$100,000 business
>, with a $1 bill
/\aL - .
1* Georg* Sevelle, at 26, had been a waiter,
window-dresser, candy-maker and race driver’s
mechanic. In spare moments, he dabbled in home
chemistry. Through this hobby he developed a
paint cleaner and preserver. In 1939, be brought
his product to Union Oil.
2« Sevelle demonstrated how it could be used
to “launder” our service stations with better re
sults and for less money than we had been spend
ing. Naturally we were interested in improving
station appearance at less cost. So Sevelle took on
the job of cleaning several Union Oil stations on a
regular schedule. He was in business for himself.
3* The sole drawback was that Sevelle bad no
truck to haul his equipment from station to sta
tion. His capital consisted of a single dollar. So
Union Oil agreed to lease him one truck. He did
such a good job that his contract was soon ex
panded to cover 150 stations.
4* Today Sevelle is almost an institution. He
contracts for the cleaning of 4,000 Union Oil sta
tions in 7 western states. He employs 35 men,
operates 12 big trucks and 6 house trailers where
his crews live in comfort. On top of running a
$100,000 a year business, he’s a Southern Califor
nia community leader, an active member of five
local organizations.
5* This story is important, we think, for several
reasons. First, it’s a real rebuttal to the defeatists
who say there’s no opportunity left in the U.S. A.
for a go-getter who’d like to be his own boss. We
say (and Sevelle seconds us) that there’s ample
room for the ambitious to spread their wings.
6* Sevelle's success also points up something
many people don’t realize - the relationship be
tween big and small business in every field of in
dustry is healthy and helpful. Each is dependent
on the other. So as Union Oil grows, it helps
other enterprises grow too. After all, any company
keeps on growing only as long as it pleases people.
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OP CALIFORNIA
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Company, is dedicated to a disctission of how
and why American business functions. We hope
you’ll feel free to send in any suggestions or crit
icisms you have'to offer. Write: The President,
Union Oil Company, Union Oil Building, Los
Angeles 17, California.
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