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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1963)
Strike Threat Cost Estimated At $4 Million By SP Railroad r I WIN FIRST PLACE AWARD The Klamath Falls Distributing Company walked off with a first place sales award in their particular barrelage category at Rainier Brew ery's annual Oregon Distributor meeting held at the Multnomah Hotel recently. The award was accepted by Bill Hagerman, owner of the local firm, shown, second from left. Shown here, left to right, Jim Parker, driver-salesman; Hagerman, Burke William son, Oregon sales manager, and Alan Ferguson, executive vice president of Sicks' Rainier Brewing Company. Hagerman repeated as an award winner, having taken the trophy many times in previous years. General Contractors Offer Road Data To AH Counties The Associated General Con tractors today announced devel opmcnt of a program offering research, consultation and techni cal assistance intended to aid Ore gon counties in determining the most economical and feasible method of county road construc tion. In describing the project, Leon aid Hunkle. president of the Portland Chapter, AGC, said the new service would be available to officials of Multnomah County and the slate's 35 other counties so that the county and the taxpay ers may obtain the best possible road construction for the least Amount of dollars. ; "The many years of experience which AGC members have in the instruction of roads, the results of their research and the bene fits of their technical knowledge are being offered without obliga tion In officials of any county with the hope that this assis tance may bring about coopera tive teamwork that could benetit both the industry and the pub lic." Runkle added. A special committee consisting of representatives of the Associ ated GcneVal Contractors, Asso ciation of Oregon Counties and Association of Oregon County En gineers and Surveyors already has been working (or more than two years in preparing the groundwork for the joint coop erative effort. Primary emphasis in the pro gram is being placed upon en couraging counties to adopt an , A "heliambulance" copter ambulance. is p hcli- GUARANTEED TRUCK SERVICE AND REPAIRS We're Specialist! on 4 - wheel drive Willys 'Jeep' vehicles, but we are equipped to serv ice all makes. JOE FISHER Lincoln, Mercury, Comet Willys 'Jeep' vehicles 677 So. 7th PS. 4-8104 Emtrgencr Phone: Chorl.i Ramp, 2-4958 PUBLIC AUCTION VOLUNTARY SALE BY ORDSR Of BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT DOLLAR LUMBER CO. 23 Mttt North 8 Omnti Ptl off Highway 99 GLENDALE, ORE. COMPLETE. MODERN PLANING MILL and CUT UP PLANT & SAWMILL NOT NEEDED IN FUTURE OPERATIONS luiun Mil t 1MB PLANtRMATCHER; WrOrtt 4HM 6.?0 U .nf. itctr. Obi. roil P.irjrti '1 tiblr BREAKDOWN MOlSTi: Moor MO 3 arm ail itai B-eaKJown Mo'l Stl 3-arm BO Mo it m Cot up p. ant th f'arr-t, tc. RE SAWS: McDonnofH Si1' '--fnct'Oi baar.rg t-'t '0" 49 h 0 to b r-eiot: Ut Tu'or 4i ' T n Rani) HmwX. tliuti fd '0"V SURf ACER: Baittr wm, aiiKMiit RE SAW -ceU 14 , miiii hp. MOO D.amoni Mof wth 121 h P TRiMMED.'a'' t'MlrtC, Wlh STEAM INftlNCi Con,t '.m ?ihp nWW .!:W .... JAWS: M D Sab 5, 20 "P. MILTON J.WERSHOW CO Auctioned 72U MUROM Wf 3Ml LOS ANGELES, Lur. 21 JO $ W " A- CA. J economically valid cost account-1 ing system which will give a real-lent Merrill Woman Honored For 25 Years Service MKKHILI- Mrs. M. A. "Eva" Bowman, Merrill insurance repre tentative for many years, received un honor for a quarter of a cen tury of affiliation with lite Queen Insurance Company of America. one of several companies which he represents in the Klamath Ba sin. The presentation of a handsome plaque was made this week by James K. Foley, Portland, state ayent, here on business. The cer tificate of appreciation was signed hy J. C. Qualmann, vice presi dent of the company. i Mis. Bowman, a longtime resi dent of Merrill, leads a busy life with church, club and civic duties in addition to her business schedule. RECOGNITION Mn. M. A. "Eva" Bowman of Merrill, local representative of the Queen Insurance Company of America for 25 years, was presented with en engraved plaque this week by James E. Foley, Portland, state Agent for the company, in recognition of her quarter of a cenutry of competent service. Queen Insurance Com pany is within the Royal-Globe Insurance Group, the largest company in the world with headquarters in Lon-don. TUESDAY MAY 28 10 A. M. CUT 11 PLANT SAWS: Slltinn Rl H. 8. Trim Irvmren Swing Cut -Oft; Band sa. ARMSTRONO UMNO ROOM" C". ( I Sa A Band Saw Sha'ptna't; St'tttntf Roti. B a ttc : (SO) P'nfr, Vattf HrarJi. irtfj 10 pn.if S'aaf Siwi. etc. CUT UP RLANT SAW ( rvif irin Trp i3 Trim St. J500 rprn. rnf ; C'anton Bow Maeh. ALSO: G'a-l.-f CCi.n, ConvtyOf. T'i- U"ta, I'Mi'i, E tcincal. lOUiaMINT LW: won U37 1 T. TC. 4-7Z47 OAKIANO. CALtr. ll PORTLAND. OREGON istic comparison between differ methods of construction. She has served as clerk of the Merrill School Board, city record er, is a past president of the La dies Aid of the Merrill Presbyteri an Church where she has been Youlli Fellowship adviser for five years, has served as president of the Merrill Library Club, past ma tron of Prosperity Chapter. OES. a past noble yrand of the Merrill Rebekah Lodne. and is a charter member of the Merrill Thela Rho Girls Club of the 100F Lodge. She has been active and an offi cer in the Iost River Garden Club and at present is a Nationally Ac credited Floucr Show Judpe. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman have two sons. Vernon, a teacher in Port land, and Donald, education advis er at Kinpsley Field. Bids Asked At Kingsley & " ft Bjrijt are tn he opened on June. our industry's products. Today. 10 and II for two projects at 'that figure is (loser to 2700 sq. ft, Kinelev Field. The Base Procurement Office! announced tins ueek that bids will br opened at 2.30 pm I Mond.iv, June 10. for con- tractural services to construct medical equipment and supply Flora ce building at the field. Bids will bo opened at 2 p m. on Tuesday. June 11. for services necessary to remove and dispose of Rarbace and refuse at both Kinyslev Field and Falcon Plans, specifications and hid! fnrms are available at the Base' Procurement Office. Building 11R.I Kin!ey Field, telephone TV. 2-4411, extension 119. f KA!et (!rom plant on earth i thr Giant kr! Business Space FOR RENT Corner 4th & Klomoth Phone TU 4-9254 Six weeks of continuing strike threats by the Brotherhood ofi Railway Clerks cost Southern Pa- cific over $4 million in lost traf fic revenues during the first quar ter, the railroad's stockholders were told today. "Although the dispute was set tled by negotiation and arbitra tion without a strike, many ship pers took the precaution of put ting their business on other car riers because of the uncertainty created by the prolonged ami Seven Boys Registered For Seminar Several local area boys are reg istered among the high school stu dents who will participate in an Engineering Career Seminar be ing sponsored June 12 in Portland by Pacific Power and Light Com pany. The seminar provides an opiwr- lunity for the boys, who will be attending the Junior Engineers and Scientists Summer Institute at Oregon Slate University June 9 to 22, to observe PP&L engineers at work and to discuss engineer ing career prospects w ith men ac tually engaged in various fields of the profession. PP&L President D. R. McClung and E. R. de Liiccia, PP&L vice president and chief engineer, and other officials of the electric util ity company arc to speak on the need for more young men with science and mathematics apti tudes to pursue full courses of study leading to useful careers in industry. Already registered for the JESSI session at OSU and for the semi nar in Portland from the loca area are Gerald S. Argetsinger James E. Recne, Jeffrey A. P.ing- ham, Larry Robertson and Mi chael Veatch of Klamath Kails: Kim Hale, Chiloquin. and Roger Nicholson of Fort Klamath.. Softwood Plywood Facts Told TACOMA Softwood plywood production for 1962 exceeded even year-end estimates and national consumption made its hipgest leap since 1955. according to au dited figures released by the Douglas Kir Plywood Association. The association also noted that current production levels arc averaging about 1)5 per cent of rated capacity, compared with 85 per cent for the same period last year. Total production reached a rec ord 9 5 billion square feet iH-inch thick basis I in 12. up 109 per cent from 1961's 8.57 bil lion sq. ft. This was an increase of 9:15 million s. ft., biggest since the all-time record of billion sq. ft., set in 1955. Dr PA estimates at the end of the 12 put total production for the year at a level of about 9 2 billion sq. ft. hut high levels of production in the final weeks of the year, plus corrections in figures submitted hy some of the 156 mills in the industry, pro duced the record total. Production in 1W2 was more than triple the figure for 1952. when 86 plants turned out 3 049 billion sq. ft. James R. Tumhull, executive vice president of DPPA. said he was not surprised at the record production level, even though I9S2 was a year in which home build-: ing. the industry's biggest mar- ket. remained relatively stable.' "Our past growth lias been achieved hv expanding the use of plywood in every one of our markets." Turnbull said. "While we look for new markets, ue don't ignore our present capo niers. In Ht.'iO, the average new' home used about 500 ftq. ft. of and we have broadened our sales base to markets that didn't exist for us in 19V)" r ---, - r 28-HOUR TIRE SALE See 6-B widely . publicized threat," South ern Pacific President D. J. Rus sell reported at the company s annual meeting in Wilmington. Del. "It was unfortunate," he com mented, "that this threat should he caused our customers cost ly inconvenience and diverted thousands of carloads of traffic from our rails." Except for this diversion, traf fic volume held up in the first quarter, Russell said, and South ern Pacific rail revenues totalled S189.2K.1.3U, which was $1,099,354 less than in the first quarter of 19K2. Net income of SP and subsidi aries for the three-month period increased to r21.356.348, or $15. 0H8.H31 when adjusted for tax re ductions. Per share earnings were 7(1 cents, or 56 cents with the adjustments, compared to 77 cents! restated on the current basis, or 47 cents with adjustments, for the same period a year ago. MRS. DOROTHY WARD Store Conducts Courtesy Event A Miss Courtesy and Service Contest was recently conducted by the F. . Wnolworth Company store in Klamath rails from May to May 7. This was a customer participa tion contest, also. Mrs. Dorothy Ward, IfW'i Manzanita, was se lected as the winning employe and receives a transistor radio as her prize. A $15 merchandise prize was awarded to Mrs. Beth Roberts, declared the winning customer, according to John Mat- tice, manager. The promotion was designed to analyze the type of service offered at the individual Woolworth stores, and also kicked off the special annual May sales event which lasts for the entire month at the local store, Bll Main Street. Sears Establish Quarter Record CHICA(;0-Sears, Hnrbuck and Company's ales oslablishrd new records for' April And the first quarter. Austin T. Cushman, chairman of the board, and Crnu- dus Baker, president, announced. dross sales in April increased 12 4 prr cent over the previous rcenrd sol last year, they said. and volume for the three months ended April 30 was 11.6 per cent hichcr than last year's record. April sales totaled $428,188,561, an increase of $47. 274. 945 or 12 4 per cent i over sales of $.180,913,- 618 in April. 1M2. Sales in the first three months of Sears fiscal year 'February through April) totaled $1,116,232, fto I. a gain of $115,919,902 'or 11.6 per cent' over sales of $1,000.- .112.949 in the same period of Ust year. , S6W DlTGCtOr nnbert B Wilson of Portland was elected to a three-year term on (ireat Northern Railway's Board of Directors at the annual meetinR of shareholders in St. Paul, Minn. Wilson, president of the Warm Springs Lumber Company of Mad ras, is prominent in business, fi nancial and civic affairs in Port land. 'rW . 1 Page The favorable results, despite1 traffic loss from the strike threat stemmed largely from the rail road's continuing modernization and research programs, Russell explained. Southern Pacific will invest about $100 million in capital im provements this year." he said "bringing its expenditures f o r modern equipment and facilities to over a billion dollars in the decade beginning with 19G4. DFPA Veep Selected For Jaunt James li. Turnbull. executive vice president of the DouRlas Fir Plywood Association, has been selected as one of six members of a U.S. Department of Com merce trade mission tn Denmark and Norway. Turnbull, chief executive of the Tacoma-bascd trade association was informed of his selection in late April. He will leave May 18 and will represent a number of industrial product categories, in cluding lumber, plywood and woodworking machinery in meet ings with potential customers in the two countries to be visited. The mission will be overseas about six weeks. The plywood association cur rently is financing a study of overseas markets (or this West Coast industry in the nations of Lurope s two major trading com munities and the United King dom. Turnbull expects to make a personal spot-check of potential in areas of Germany. Bclcium. France and England, in addition lo Norway and Denmark. II i s impressions, plus results of the comprehensive study, will be pre sented to DFPA's meiuber com panies at the association's annu al meeting at Gearhart, Ore., in June. Turnbull will return to the U.S. for that meeting and then fly back immediately to Denmark to rejoin the mission. SHOW YOUR COLORS A special flag program kit, identified as "Show Your Colors," is being offered by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to the public through July 4. The kit, costing $2.57, consists of a new 50-star ready-to-fly flaq ensemble shown here being hoisted into place. The kit was devised by the company after survey revealed that foreign nationals own and display their respective flags proportionately more than U.S. citizens fly the Stars and Stripes SPECIALISTS IN BUTLER METAL BUILDINGS and building systems Mofrn opprootfi to centfruition utiliiitg prteition mail pfoduetd compontnli. fomoui Bultr ngt from tyifrfn tuppoftt oil loooYCItm ipoM up fo I ?0 ((. Cis'foitt wall m arch i ttc f vol elvt, boutM mtl fovtr pQftfU Of ticM'vt MoAApnftf fotfory.iniulotirj wflNlj comb'Atrf vrfi any rrodi'ienof mri'tnnHi $19' rtpon b'ltty. 'ott csV-trr-iK'-on, h-gS quoliiy, ollroctivt prut left o'l lor tfort, ff(t, bowling lonti, foe 'orii, wortbijt, ffweb trmtnl. 505 Bryonf i - - - EXAMINE PACE CAR The Chrysler "300" which will be The pace car for the In dianapolis 500-mile Memorial Day race is examined here by Walt- Anderson, left, from the Coos Bay Chrysler dealership, and Bill James, right, manager of Jim Olson Motors here. The cars in the rear are part of the display of 44 exact duplicates shown at the Sheraton Hotel recently in Portland, Forty-tour dealers from the Northwest and Alaska each took delivery of one of the 300's and drove it back home. The pace car duplicate is now on display at Jim Olson Motors, 522 South Sixth Street. lalBns HERALD AND NEWS, KlamaUl Hotel Chief Satisfies IRS By Business Breakfast Plan CHICAGO Everybody has beenlciiunt conscious businessman toi talking about the Internal Reve nue Service's str icter approach to exjiense account business lunches hut nobody has liecn able to do much about it. Nobody, that is except the manager of one of Chicago's biggest hotels. Robert P. Lerny, general mana ger of the Pick-Congress Hotel lo cated on Chicago's scenic lake front, has tried a different ap proach to attract the expense-ac- BENNINGTON STEEL BUILDING CO. TU 4 3334 s is jr. i mess By Floyd Falls, Ore. his hotel Since the first of the year. Lc roy has opened his Itoyal Scots Grill dining room for the break fast hour and began promoting a new kind of "business break fast" in it for executives as a place tn eat and discuss busi ness. The room previously had been closed mornings. The planned breakfast meeting no stranger to businessmen This type of meeting, at which a fairly large group of people arc' served the same pie - arranged breakfast and then conduct a busi ness meeting In the same private room, has been around for a long time. The new type of "business breakfast" served at tile Pick Congress, the biggest hotel in the :t2-property Pick chain, serves the samp purpose as the business lunch except it costs 40 per cent less. The average business lunch PPL Employes Share Honors Local crews of Pacific Power k Light Company shared hon ors tliis week with I'PAL employ es who have liecn cited by the Edison Electric Institute for achieving an outstanding safety- .it work record throughout the utility's system during (he past year. The national electric utility in dustry association's award is made to utilities wliose employes have reduced tlie frequency of injuries by 25 per cent or more below their average injury - frequency rates of the preceding three years, according to I'I'&l.'s district manager, S. I. Itllchey. Through the end of last month the local crews of the company had maintained a safety record that has been free of lime loss injuries since February of If2. tolal of 2.10, 280 man - hours nf safe wmk. . YOU YOUR Look for th Stfaco "S" with it protectivt roof, and youll find n airent who mIIi I hi nnt. mnii eomplttt protection at th lowest possibla cost. Stop in to sea your Ssftco a-int toon. Or call him now. He's Juit a phont't Unfth way, 24 hours day! See Bob Jones I. ' f HERN .0 INSURANCE 11 S. (Ih 3 . ' i Review L Wynne Sunday, May 19. 196 PAGE 3 costs $150 per person, including Iho customary two drinks," Leroy said. 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