rUKSOAY, MARCH 23, 1952
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Korean Two-Stripers Make
New Engines Out Of Older
Tank Models -- Without Tools
Jets Score
Victory In
Korea Skies
HEOUl., Korea, Ml U. H.
Habre Ji-l pilots rtorl-tl thi-y
destroyed oni- lied let mill ni'ili-
nlilV "licit iluwn uiuitlirr Tuesday
In the second day ill renewed I'll
war uvrr Northwest Korea.
The hntllo was lought near the
MhiktIiiii tint binder between .I'J
II. H. FHil Hahicn mill about (ill
ltumlan-tye MIU-Kis.
'Ihr Kilili Air Korif wild Ihe
tirw vlrliirv brtnutlil to 1H the, i
number nl ''iiiiiiiiiui!"i Jet drain-v- I
nl or damaged In I wo ilny.i. j
American losses, II iiny, mo an-llimiit-cd
mice n week.
Klriiicnls of three U. H, nlr
wing', hlanlcd .111 new cum In
lallwav nelwurk bemeeii (.'huimiii
mill Hliuinjil. U. H. Miillncs nil
Ihr rliinrliiiii'l'yingving line in
places unit Iti'puhllc nl Kiinm
lllcrs added luiir rum near
, Hnilwiin.
Australian plliiln nuii-rnti -alert
their bombs mi livr KUppi v build
ings ncnr llui'Ju mi Wi-al
Cuu.t.
U. H. I'.lKlilh Army reported
illy lo patrol rliiilini along the
l.'f' inilr biilllclront TucMlay iii iin
nm Dnllt wire im Ihe Wri-u-m
limit
Our hkll'llllMl. west nl ntic:lnll.
liiitrrl mi liuiir mill hall !'
Army Mild one Chliicrr Ciimmun
Int was killed. In the oilier bailie
north ol Koraiigpo. Iivo Reds vcre
killed in i 30-uiinulc nil"! "irl
The llclil crul-er Manrhcnler unit
t tin Destroyer Kox bucked roiiKh
. M-n and heavy winds nnil hurled
I1 runnel ol live mill MX mill
Miclla on coniniunlriitioii.i lines on
Korm'ii East CuunI.
Pelplng Hiidln. heard In Tokyo,
Saltl 36 Milled nlallc-. Were, III
alroved between Krb. 1 mid Man h
10. The broadcast Rave no detnlla.
Allied sourcrs rarely coiniiinil on
Keel chilliin.
TOKYO. Tuesday, lift Two
rorpiiriila with Ihn U fl. 26lli tllvls
Iiiii In Korea huvn been converting
oli-olctn liuik engines Inln power-
f ill new models wllhoul plans una
wllliout lacloi-y tools,
They're using only a few gadgets
I hey not through it mull order cata
logue (Montgomery Warrii,
TIib Army told (he atory today
In n nrw release.
oars are Cieorue H.
Murker, Ilniiln f,, Wcnalchee,
Wash., and Wiiyne I,. Throwbrldge,
22H0 N. Midi Bt Bnlcni, Ore.
Holli lire members of the 725th
ordnmiee company, whlrh In attach
ed to 111 SMh division lor repairing
weapons end vehicles.
They Blurted Iho work ss a
hobby.
"Everyone told llirln It rouldn't
be done," r,ld C'hlel Warrant Ol-
Jlcer Joneph Trninmell ol Mcl.enn
Disposal Of
Waste Solved
KKA'ITLK 11 A way hn bren
louiid to burn wuMe Milnhltn II
ipior from piiper mllln without il"-
ol other Iuel mid It wim decrllied
Turndiiy nn development tlnu
1 1 in y holve u vexing dlposul prob
lem. The method, WuMilnutnn BUIe
ColleKii inerbiinlriil riiKlnrer md,
Invnlvrn ueliiK the nulphlle llcpior
Itxell im a luel.
II A. Soreiuion dlM,loied the new
inrlhud In nu nddreiM at the kpiiiik
meetluK of the Auienriin Huclely of
Mi'i-hanlrtil hliiKlneeri.
He punned out thin dumplnx nl
wioilo nulphlle llrpior Into the n
lliin'a waterways Ik the elmplinl
mid moNt economlcnl dlNpoal
method. Hut lie nnld another eo!u
lion la needed because ol public
oppo'iltlon to Atrenm lumping rl
wuslen mid becaiine ol legislation
uiiiilniil avreaiu pnllullon.
Hrnrrhlng lor auch a aolutlon, the
WunhliiKlnn Hlnle College divlalon
of InduMrliil re-.earrh developed a
lurnnce to bum the wnate.
Hoitiimjii anld prrhentlng of h.Vli
the lurnare unit the Milllte liquor
imide it possiblr to burn the hipior
wlthrut mixing In other luel urn
n oil. An ordinary atomltlng oil
burner no.nlr wn uned to -ipriiv
the llipior Into the coinuuMlon
chamber.
Hornuion laid that burning had
been ronaidrrad earlier as the nii
awer to the problem of dltpo.-al
but he Mild thnl prevlouily only
a amnll Irnrtlon of the total output
could be eltertlvely and economi
cally dlMponrd ol In that manner
Va., the company's tank section
chief. "Bui they Instated they
limloled they could convert the en
gines and went ahead to prove II."
The problem was to remove a
burned-out engine from a Pershing
tank a heavy model later Im
proved Into the preaent Pnlton
model and remodel the engine to
power a Brier man tank, an older
and lighter model.
Marker and Throwbrldge search
ed through all the ordnance man
uals available but couldn't find any
conversion plans. Furthermore,
they dldnt have thn special tools
required for the Job.
"We Just hart to make or own,"
Marker said.
They ordered some materials
through a catalogue and (orged the
rest of the tooh In the company's
mobile shops. Then thev set up a
special machine shop and started
In.
Working moitly n their spare
time, they used the Rherman en
gine as a model and drew a set of
plans to find out exactly what was
needed. Fifteen major changes had
lo be made before the engine
switch was possible.
Marker and Throwbrldge anent
HO hours on their first engine. Then
a new-powered Bhermsn wss sent ,
to s line outfit the 1th tank bat-:
tallon. I
The two corporals waited ner- i
vously for an action report to come
back.
"The tank got nothing but I
praise," said Trammel!. "The dri
ver said the new engine had more
power than the old one."
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Morse Blasts
Senate To Eye Dam Project
IT. J A Jaa DaiuAII WASHINGTON ID Sen. Wayne
KPfl AIT rllWrr M m-Oiei Monday criticized
HvU rill I VII VI uio Portland. Ore., Chamber of
I Commerce for Its opposition to
WASHINGTON IjTi The Benule Hells Canyon Dam
preparedness subcommittee plan-, More recently Introduced a bill
!n in,k .! arerrt liilrlluirnce re-1 In the senate authorising federal
lions nn Russian air power whl : construction of the Snake river pro-
levlewlng the state ol Americas
aerurltv.
Chairman Lyndon D. Johnson ID
Tex. i said Tuesday unusual pre
cautions will be thrown around Ihr
hearings, .chrilulcd to open lies'.
Monday. However, whllpa)oinr Wit
nesses will be heard behind rlor.nl
doors, he said others will tcji'l!y
In nubile. '
'Hie Inepilry Is one of a nencs
planned by the hiibroinmltter,
which often has been sharply crlli
nil ol the Pent agon and rtvllii'.n
lelenaft agenrles on grounds they
have beeu slow and wastelul In
erecting defenses agaln.'it possible'
Comuiuiil.sl atlark
J"tl.
The Idaho Power Co. opposes It
and says it minis to build a series
ol five low dams on the Snake
The Portland Chamber recently
adopted a resolution opposing fed
cral construction at this time.
In reply Morse wrote a teller to
Kdgar W. Smith, Chamber presl'
dent. In which he said:
"L have no Intention of standing
by and permitting the Idaho Power
Co. to gain control of Hells Cam-on
Uam site slid carry out ts oro.
posed program for building of low-
head dams on the Snake River
when the evidence Is perfectly
clear that such a nflvate ntllllv
Announced goals of the sludy are -Program would deny to the people
tn riiMprmine how the u b. coin-
pares with Russia In iUaniuy and
nuallty of war planes, and how
the coming months and years may
change the picture.
Easy Case For ,
Canny Judge
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. I.H It
took a Common Pleas Court Jury
Just three nilnules to decide which
man owned "Rover."
Sylvester Gibson of Huntington
claimed the hound dug was his
mid Us name was "Rover." Not
so, ssld Thcrman Dl.ihman of Ke
nova, who contended he owned the
dog and Its name was 'Mike."
Judge H. Clav Warth ordered the
dog brought Into court Monday and
told Dlshman, "Call the dog."
"Here Mike, here Mike." called
Dlshman. but the hound only looked
aorrowlullv at the Kenova man.
"Come here Rover." sBld Gib
son, and Rover trotted over to
Gibson took the dog home will,
hi in.
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HAVANA - Chicken pox ha.'
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personal participation In official
acls for the past four days, his
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The dictator's absence from of
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rumors that he wss a prisoner of
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