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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1960)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31. 1960 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE SEVEN Buying A Boat Presents Many Difficulties Today A weather-hardened old boats man once defined a dilemma as "watching your mother-in-law run jour new boat over a waterfall." If you are buying a boat for the first time you are facing a somewhat less serious decision, but a tough one just the same. It will, in fact, represent a maze of compromises. Here are some things to consider. Do Not Sacrifice Quality Take price. Experienced boat owners will tell you never to sac rifice quality for what appears to be low price. Low price without sufficient quality spells trouble la ter. You'll find inboards cost more than outboards. Inboards, however, are much cheaper to operate. It's easier and less costly to service outboards and they are far easier to transport. It won't take you long to learn that wood boats cost less than plastic on a model for model basis. But wood requires more care than plastic. Red Bluff To Welcome Cow Experts RED BLUFF Some of the West's leading authorities on cat tle will have a part in the Will annual Red Bluff Bull Sale Feb ruary 4-6. Selection of four groups for the work was announced by Charlct F. Stover, chairman of the sale committee. The sifting committee, which will decide which animals are ol sufficient high quality for the sale, will be headed by Bill Owens, Red Bluff cattleman who runs about 1,200 Hereford cattle in Cali fornia and Oregon. Others include Frank Rue of Marysyille, who also has large Angus holdings near Faskenta and Standish, and Drs. Joe Giam broni and King Jarvis, Red Bluff veterinarians. The judging and grading com mittee has as its head Reuben Albaugh, University of California livestock specialist; Harry Parker, San Luis- Obispo; George Hunt, Millville and Harold Thurber, Ba- kersfield. All are nationally known among livestock breeders and have judged at some of the leading auctions throughout the country. Breed consultants will be Fen ton O'Connell of Gilroy, who has one of the largest and best herds of Angus in the West; T. B. Haw kins of Hollister, an extensive breeder of Shorthorns, and Dale Carithers of Mission San Jose, na tionally known breeder of Here- fords. Loose pen lots of range bulls will be judged by Roy Car- michael of Tehama County; Cam eron Cliff of Burns, Oregon, and Abner McKenzie of Tehama County. Judging will start at 10 a m Wednesday, February 3. It will be followed that evening at 7 o'clock by a dinner at the fair grounds where the members of the four committees will meet with consignors and commercial cattle men to discuss production and fi nancing of beef cattle. Among others who will assist are farm advisers Lin Maxwell of Red Bluff and Jesse Bequctte of Redding; Les Berry, Univer sity of California range expert; Arch Bathurst, manager of the Dixon auction yard and assistant manager of the Farm Bureau Mar keting Association of Stockton, and Clare Myers, manager of the Las sen Farm Loan Association of Red Bluff. Boats Designed for Different Uses Boats serve multiple purposes but generally they are designed for a specific use and give their best performance when used ac cordingly. Here's another decision. Do you go for speed and the thrills of water skiing? If so you'll want a stripped down, planing type hull. If day cruising with the family is your intended use, you'll have to sacrifice some speed for a more solid hull with more accommoda tions. If you yearn for blue wa ter "outside," belter plan on a proven deep water design empha sizing safely and stability. Plastic or Wood? Somewhere along the line you will have to make up your mind whether you want plastic or wood In resolving this highly controver sial question you're going to run into all kinds of claims and coun terclaims. Be skeptical. Here are a few points to consider. If you go for fancy fins, flaring hulls, you'll want plastic. This material will take on shapes that wood would never dream of. On the other hand, if you want a boat to look like a boat, you'll prob ably prefer wood. Alterations Easier with Wood Will you want to make changes? After the initial thrill of your new boat wears off, chances are you will. If you would like to move a seat or add another, change the controls about to fit your fancy, or perhaps add a cabin it's not impossible with plastic but it s a lot easier with wood. Plastics require less mainte nance than wood. But don't be led to believe that they require none at all. All boats need care Plastics will have to be kept clean waxed once or twice a year and protected from extreme heat or cold. If they are left in salt water, you'll have to give them a coat of anti-fouling paint once or twice a year, and at some point it will need a fresh coat of resin. Painting Required Periodically Wood needs care, too. You'll want to give painted surfaces a light sanding and a fresh coat ev ery two to four years. Varnished surfaces will need annual care sanding lightly and a fresh coat Anti-fouling paint is necessary with wood, too, if used in salt water. If you are headed for rough water where your boat is in for a real pounding, better lean to ward wood. Plastic is subject to fatigue from flexing if put to the test of continued rough treatment Wood is not. The U.S. Coast Guard has recently gone to ply wood for service on the nasty bars of the Oregon coast and the turbu lent waters in the Great Lakes. If noise bothers you, you'll find less of it in wood. Both wood and plastic are strong but they can be punctured. Repair costs are about a tossup. Comparable models weigh about the same so power requirements don t vary much You've got a lot of decisions to make. Whatever you decide is all right with us. Have fun. And what's more fun than boating? GHOSTLY MISTAKE HAMILTON, Bermuda (UPI) 'Please be advised," said the paid ad in The Royal Gazette, a Hamil (on newspaper, "that Mrs. Velma Burgess is very well and looking after her children in St. George s. Rumors of her passing away were erroneous." Mrs. Burgess, a 47 year-old housewife, had no idea how the report of her death got around, but said she took the ad to end the "nightmare." She said, "people even started touching and pinching me to make sure I was alive. Believe me, living the life of a ghost for seven days is no fun no fun at all!" Photo Contest To Be Held One of the attractions of the coming Range Society convention in Portland on February 2 through 5 will be a photo contest. Any member of the American Society of Range Management may par ticipate. Entries may include ei ther black and white or color slides, and may be on a variety of subjects, including individual langc or ranch scenes, individual range animals and subjects on general range vegetation. George Roskie, a member of the U.S. For est Service and chairman of the local arrangements committee, an nounced that the photo entries will be open for inspection to the general public in the Junior Ball room of the Multnomah Hotel, from Tuesday evening, February 2, through Thursday evening, Feb ruary 4. Judging of the contest will be by the membership of the Range Society in attendance at the con vention. One award will be pre sented to each sub-category. One Grand Champion award will be presented for the photograph judged to be the best of all entries. Recognition of contest winners will be made at the banquet Thurs day evening. Outstanding photographs on a variety of range subjects are ex peeled. Many entries are expected from members of the society from th Pacific Northwest. Another attraction which will be of interest not only to those at tending the convention but to the general public will be displays on various subjects of interest to range managers. The displays are expected from nearly all of the western sections. They will also be displayed in the Junior Ball room of the Multnomah Hotel Frank Stanton, an employe of the Oregon State Game Commission and a member of the society, is arranging (or these exhibits. "We are expecting some outstanding displays," Stanton said, Mem bers of the society are urged to submit entries and we invite ev eryone interested in outstanding photography to come and review them." This annual convention of the American Society of Range Man agement in Portland is the first to be held in the Northwest since or ganization of the society in 1947. The Northwest host section is go ir.g all out in preparations to make this the best convention in the his tory of the society. Steam Iron Tips Given The combination steam-dry iron is fast becoming a part of stand ard housekeeping equipment an improvement over grandma's "combination" of elbow grease and a heavy sadiron. The latest in a series of Pa cific Northwest extension service bulletins on household equipment reports items to consider in buy ing a steam iron, type of water to use, correct methods of iron ing and pressing, and suggests ways to extend iron life. Dry ironing is recommended for crisp starched shirts and pet ticoats, but steaming is suggest ed for "touchups" on minimum care fabrics, new wrinkle resist ant finishes, and washable wool ens. Copies of the bulletin, "Steam Irons," are available on request from county extension offices or the Oregon State College bulletin klerk, Corvallis. Farm Chemicals Usage Confab Slated For Feb. 1 1 Four hundred persons are ex pected to attend a one-day con ference on use of agricultural chemicals at Oregon Stale College Thursday, February 11, under joint sponsorship of the college and the state department of agriculture. The session will open at 9:30 a.m. in the Home Economics Building. The conference is an outgrowth of recent developments in the pray residue field and will at tempt to bring present knowledge on the subject into focus for Ore gon people. Originally designed for ground ind air applicators of farm sprays and dusts, the February 11 ses sion has been expanded to include representatives of county courts, anion clubs, processors, chemical companies, county agents, and farm, labor and consumer organi zutions. HEALTHY OUTLETS HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Vincent Price believes "escape" pictures, including mystery, action and horror films, are the most suitable kind of movies for teen-age audi ences. 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Virgil Freed of the state college staff will keynote the session with in opening address on "The Im portance of Chemicals to Agricul ture." Other speakers will discuss pesticides from the standpoints of industry, governmental regulations and public health. State and federal laws relating to all agricultural chemicals, clear ance under the federal regulations and labeling requirements will highlight the afternoon program. NEW SINGLE HANDLE FAUCET IN YOUR KITCHEN new homts or ok) olso for lavatory and shower G. C. MOTLEY, INC. 812 Klamath Ava. Phone TU 4-6616 TERMITES SWARMING World's largest termite control service SWAN LAKE MOULDING CO. 3226 So. 6th TU 4-5145
