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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
2
The article explains how walnut trees and squirrels drive gunstock supply. In Missouri, squirrels bury walnuts that sprout into future logs for the Bishop gunstock factory in Warsaw. The process from felled trees through flitching, steaming, kilns, and a four month curing period ends with rough gunstock blanks turned on lathes.
The Sedalia based gunstock maker outlines contouring and routing stages that produce unfinished stocks ready for sanding and finishing. The firm employs about 50 year round with E Pohl as president and plans for growth as a second factory opens nearby. Engraving is farmed out to a Warsaw craftsman.
NEA officials cite technological and social shifts as drivers of safety education in public schools. Students face dangerous chemicals and activities from rocket clubs to auto use, with teachers stressing understanding over fear to promote safe, effective learning. National programs fund student traffic safety projects in about 800 schools and culminate in a national conference each summer.
Davis California reports the nose may no longer guide wine and perfume blending as scientists develop a mechanical Gas Chromatograph. Dr Dinsmoor Webb notes the method promises exact, repeatable scents for consistent blends across batches and industries.
Plaques and certificates of merit reward schools with top campaigns as chemistry and physics teachers cover hazards of fire electricity and accidents. Civil Defense officials have taught most lessons but next year faculty members may handle the curriculum as the U S Office of Education prepares a special nuclear survival course for high schools.
Napa collector George Meilink describes a 1969 penny he calls an oddball after it allegedly shows a double strike that altered the date. He found the coin in a roll from Altoona Pennsylvania via a friend’s East Coast trip and says it could fetch high value but isn’t for sale at present.
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