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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 10n2
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CONSTANTINO SANDOVAL checks the fit of a barrel and A CHAMBER REAMING job occupies Earl Sweet (left), HEAT TREATING Forrest Hoover (left), Phoenix, Ariz.,
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Drain, and James W. Crosswell, Camas, Wash.
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and Robert L. Cake. Gevserville, Calif., use a tempering
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BLUING Finishing touch is applied to parts by Don Watchman (left), Silverton, and FINAL OK Herbert Butler (center), Freewater, shows a finished product and wins
Jim Yoder, Portland.
. By WALLACE MYERS
Robust young OTI not content
with being one of the nation's fast
est growing schools is also making
quite a name for itself scholastical-
iy.
In the category of gunsmithing,
for instance, Oregon Tech leads the
entire country in enrollment and
has a solid claim to having the
finest course.
Seventy students now enrolled In
OTI's gunsmithing course give the
school the size championship hands
down.
And as for quality of instruc
tion, the UA Army's Ordnance
Department appears to think OTI
funsmiths lead the nation. At
east, the Ordnance Department's
smiling approval of instructors George Harper (left) and Walter Phillips (right).
Ily DAVID , J, WII.K1E
A Automotive Ddltor
DETROIT Ml Twelve million
piiNNoiiKor emu were built In the
punt two yours ami another 0,000,.
DUO will bo needed thin year.
At louxt that's the claim of many
cur bulUtci'H, smai'llUK under rn
NtrlutloiM that promise to limit
1062 car output to not more limn
4,000,000 uiiltn.
Home inumiliioturers claim re
placement riumund ulono will ub
.iorb nil puKfluuuor cur output un
less production uuotua aro aubstiiu
llnlly liivrcused.
New cur sales have limned In
recent weeks, Some sales munn
Dors linvo attributed the drop to
the Imminence of new models.
How imii'li model, chunuc-overa
linvo affeeted new enr nulrs noon
will bo determined; most 11)53 mod
els, especlnlly tlio turtle volume
mukes liuve now been introduced
with the new Ford nppeurnnce
thin week.
All Industry experts don't aiiree
mother 6,000,000 new cars can be
sold thin yrur. Some uv fnctory
output would nut reach that (Inure
even It nil mulerlnls restrictions
suddenly were lifted.
As some experts view the Indus
try's outlook a nhnrply Intensified
sales eflnit will bo needed this yeur
to sen 1.UUU.UUU curs, .
Yet sales executives Buy Unit
there Is nil iinniuil market for t.ooo.
000 new curi for many yearn ahead.
Anulysta who wiitrh anlen very
closely nay the car buyliiK publlu Is
becomliiK InoiTiislimly prlco cons
cious, l'rlccs have Honor up ma
lorlnlly In the past year on most
mnken of enrn and moro Increases
currently nre being applied or are
being worked out.
Muny moUiilsts (Inure Uint an
new cur list prices no up no do the
trade-in allowances .on their one
nnd two year old enrs. Hut the
pricing nltiinllon doesn't alwaya
work out that way, excepting in
cases where drnlern have more
earn llinn orders on hand.
Thero are some such dealers In
certain neclloun of tho country, but
there In Utile price discounting on
new IVM mixlel curs. In most In
slaurea the price cuts are on 1D61
models which drnlern were unnbln
to move bcluro the new cars enmo
in.
Latest surveys Indicate used rur
nales nre higHlng pretty much Uie
same an new car deliveries.
Fantastic Salaries Told
As AEC Men Start Probe
Of Labor 'Pirating' Story
LAS VEOA9, Nev. Wl An I lower linn been erected nuou
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Atomic Energy Commission hear
lug bus uncovered that a wire
splicer received S175.60 n week for
his spcclitlUrd work on the A EC's
Nevada Proving Grounds.
E. J. Mitupln Jr., president of
the Dodgo Construction Co., of Fal
lon, Nov., testified at the flnul ses
sion Friday night Uiat the splicer.
. . T. Singleton, was employed 40
hours a week on regular time and
B'J j hours on an overtime basis.
lie said Singleton was released
from the Nnvy (or the Job at the
Abe refltiest. and that he was here
only during the lime his services
were needed.
Maupln's firm has two projects
under construction at the atom test
site.
Other witnesses testified that
high wages puld by lluddock Engi
neers, Ltd. almost paralyzed some
of Las Vegas' Industrial activities.
iioy Flippln, secretary of the
Employers' Association of Booth-
em Nevada, said Haddock was
paying $100 a day for roofers and
mat oilier workers got from $300
to SiHK) s week.
The hearlnir was called after the
McNeil Construction Co., which lost
a sOol.000 fixed ice contract lor
failure to complete Its work on
schedule, complained that Haddock
piruiva its moor.
Newsmen attending the hearing
were permitted lor the first time
Inside the henvlly-wallcd control
building at Yucca Flats, scene of
the atomic tests Inst fall. The visit
disclosed apparent preparedness
for additional atom explosions
which may be held early In the
spring.
The newsmen were convoyed bv
uniformed security guards and
were restricted only from the con
trol room, containing a labvrlnth
of classified instruments. A new
out 15
miles from the building where sci
entists lust fall observed the ex
plosions, 'the new tower appeared
to be uuuut 300 feet high.
Five miles north of the control
point are a cluster of buildings be
lieved to be new tent Installations
built since Uie last detonation.
Ship Owners
File Appeal
PORTLAND tfl The owners
of Uie Danish motorshlp Errla,
which burned at the mouth of the
Columbia Itlver with the loss ot II
lives Inst Dec. 30, asked Friday
to be freed of liability hi the
disaster.
The firm, East Asiatic Co.,
Copenhagen. Denmark, also asked
In a petition filed In Federal Court
hero that liability be limited to
loss of lite and property.
ine petition said that "all 31 nf
the passengers aboard Uie Errla
were roused and reached the boat
deck."
Seven passengers already have
filed property Ions claims total', I:
sn.aso. Two death dumngo cls.tifi
ioihi ju,b.-)U.
Serve a salad for a first course
sometime. Celery stuffed with a
mixture of cream and Roquefort
cheese, cut Into one-or to-lnch
lengths, and arrnnged on shredded
lettuce In a good choice; drltle
the lettuce with a wcll-neanoned
French dressing boforg adding the
celery wedges.
qualifications for civilian arma
ment artisans stiupulate that they
shall be OTI graduates or having
an eaucation "the equivalent there
of."
Touring the OTI gunsmithing de
partment this week was an eye
opening experience for this report
er. I knew gun work was a highly
specialized field requiring top-quality
craftsmenship but I was amazed
at the intricate layout on the mile
high campus.
George Harper, one of the four
gunsmithing instructors at OTI.
showed me around and explained
the gist of the course.
The OTI course requires a mini
mum of two years. And before a
student may enroll, he must be
Federal Gambling Tax ,
Cuts Illegal Gaming In
US By 90 Percent--So Far
WASHINGTON Wl A revenue
official says the new federal gam.
bllng tax has virtually halted ille
gal gambling In the United States
but he added: I don't know now
long the honeymoon will last."
. Eugene Coy le, the Revenue Bu
reau's expert on the gambling tax,
said Thursday the new tax has
choked off 90 per cent of the na
tion s estimated zo billion dollar a
year illegal gambling business.
Coyle said "most of the big time
gamblers have closed shop" be
cause they are afraid to reveal
their Illegal operations to police,
the public and the press as the
new law requires.
In another development, the
Federal Communications Commis
sion ordered a probe Into how
gamblers are using Western Union
telegraph wires.
Western Union had proposed to
put new regulations governing
transmission of horse and dog rac
1ng news into effect midnight
Thursday night, but tne fcc or
clered a postponement until May 3
to give it tune to noid puunc Hearings.
Regarding the federal gamblers
tax, Coyle gave these ngures:
A total of 8,913 gamblers over
the nation bought tax stamps in
December compared with 1,556 In
November, the first month under
the law. Most of these were petty
. dealers In states where punch'
hoards are legal.
A breakdown of taxes and stamps
shows that business In November
was best in Ohio, where gamblers
paid in 10 per cent of a take of
$383,020 . . . Louisiana Was second
with $351,770, in total business and
Illinois third with $282,020.
As for gamblers registered. Wash-
Ineton State was first with $70.
109 collected for tax stamps. Illi
nois was second with $61,063, Mon
tana third with $43,837, and Ohio
fourth with $26,672.
The high returns from Washing
ton and Montana are partly ac
counted for by Uie fact that punch
boards are permitted in those
states.
Freight Rate
Progress Made
WASHINGTON UP) The long
haul toward uniform freight rates
throughout the nation is a step
nearer the partial reality due next
May 30.
On that date uniform rates go in
to effect east of the Rocky Moun
tains. The railroads began Friday
filing with the Interstate Com
merce Commission new class rates
Under Whir.h an Itjim. mau ha .hln.
ped anywhere In the area at a mile
age rate mai disregards geograph
ic boundaries.
The rates will not apply west of
the Rockies until further ICC pro
ceedings. Class rntpn nnrmnllv anntu in a
single item, particularly manufac-
To. make a quick sunner dish
mix cooked elbow macaroni,
flaked tuna fish, and grated onion,
with a medium cream sauce. Pile
into a casserole, too with buttered
crumbs, and heat In a moderate
oven.
both a finished welder and ma
chinist.
Once in the gunsmithing course.
the student begins studying under
four expert instructors. Besides
Harper, there are Al Winkelman,
Frank Alley and Walt Phillips, son
of Ralph Phillips, widely-famed
tuamam fails gunsmith.
Harper, who formerly had a gun
shop in Portland, beads the Har
per Manufacturing Company here
and holds patents on several gun
parts and tools.
Harper, with justifiable Dride in
his profession, points out that many
of our most important machine
tools were invented and developed
by gunsmiths. He talks of long-ago
gunsmiths whose mechanical ar
tistry led to great inventions . . .
Gunsmith Gottlieb Daimler, the
German who made the world's
first automobile, the Mercedes-
Benz; and Eli Whitney, who
paused in his gunsmithing to make
the cotton gin.
Oregon Tech's fame In the field
has spread rapidly. Students have
come here lrom all over the nn
tlon and three neighboring states,
Idaho. Washington and California,
use the course in their rehabilita
tion program.
Although the OTI students are
not permitted to do outside work
(except free Jobs lor triends) the
class does do all gun work for
both the Oregon State Police and
Game Commission.
One of the most interesting
pieces ol work turned out was a
special rifle for the Game Com
mission. The Commission, long
anxious to check on effects of seals
on salmon, needed an extremely
accurate and high-powered rillc.
The gun was to be used in picking
off seals as they entered the mouth
of the Rogue River. To properly
do the Job, so as not to Injure the
seals' digestive organs, a long
range gun with which the seals
could be shot in the brain cavity
was needed. That meant the gun
would have to be able to send a
bullet over long stretches of water
and into about a one-Inch target.
The OTI gunsmiths went to work
and came up with a .270 rifle that
is a joy to behold. ,
It's a big gun, weighing some
!5 pounds, but it has the accuracy
of a fine target rifle. If such a
gun were available on the market
It would cost at least $600, Instruc
tor Hurper says.
But coming from OTT, the gun
cost the Game Commission only
$200 for materials. All labor was
free
OTI's gunsmith graduates aren't
having any trouble finding work:
they're grabbed up as noon as their
Instructors decide they're readv to
go out on their own. Right now.
there's a list of jobs ready and
waiting for OTI graduates.
If you're interested in guns, you'll
thoroughy enjoy seeing the OTI
setup.
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It took just three days ! .
FOR FARMER'S INSURANCE TO
SETTLE A $1775.00 CLAIM WITH
THIS KLAMAH FALLS MAN!
Just three days after his
car was demolished in a
L. Garrett (Right) of
Klamath Falls receives a
check for $1775.00 from
Farmer's Insurance
Agent, Harry R,
hear.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED . . .
ON JANUARY 23 , . . James L. Garrett's car was completely
demolished in a collision with a truck three miles north of
Klamath Falls.
ON JANUARY 24th . . . Garrett, a Farmer's Insurance Croup
Policy Holder, reported the accident to agent Harry R. Lanp
hear, ON JANUARY 25th ... an accurate estimate of damages was
determined and Garrett received a check for $1775.00! The
next day he was driving a new car!
Yes ... to many Insur
ance buyers this
prompt settlement is
unusual. But with cus
tomers of FARMER'S
INSURANCE GROUP
. . this fait service is
taken for granted!
FARMER'S INSURANCE GROUP
AUTO-FIRE-TRUCK 1016 Main
HARRY R. LANPHEAR
Phone 6923
JACK CLINTON CHARLES BOLESTA WOODY WALP
Lakeview Ph. 3012 Merrill . Ph. 8501 K. Falls - Ph. 2-1047 K. Falls - Ph. 2-3027 (
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