the bowling pin
Strike! Spare!
Whatever it ^is—when a 16
pound ball, travelling 60 feet
down a slick surface, designed to
give it complete freedom of mo
tion, hits those ten pins or any
part of them after it has been
thrown with considerable force
down a bowling lane—that pin
must have something on the ball.
It takes 22 operations to con
vert a hard maple log into the
rugged pin that every kegler faces
as he spots his ball for a mighty
lunge. Their ruggedness and per
fection is matched against his
skill and strength.
Maple from the region of the
Catskill Mountains in New York
is considered finest for this pur
pose. The operation described
here is that of the Burr Sherwood
plant at Livingston Manor, on the
banks of the Willowemoc in Sul
livan County. This firm has been
turning out pins for. the past 85
years. They can turn out 2,000
ABC regulation tenpins or 2500
candle or duckpins per day. It
takes more than IV2 million
board feet per year for this plant
to supply the demand. ..
The first stages leading to the
finished; product is the cutting of
the logs into approximate length,
then cut into bolts, then through
a cornering saw, and they are
then cut into 18” lengths.
The next step is the most im
portant. The blocks are brought
to the drying building, dipped in
wax on the ends and partly ros
ined on the sides ' to prevent
splitting. Loaded on cars, the
blocks are then kiln dried for a
period of 50 to 60 days.
The Mocks, when dried, are
then cut to an exact 16%” length.
These go to the sizing machine
and back knife, which give the pin
its final exact size and shape.
And now the finishing process—
first through the sanding machine,
with four grades of sandpaper.
Following sanding, the pins are
inspected and graded. After grad
ing, a top and bottom machine re
moves irregularities which, in the
trade, are called ‘‘stub shots.”
This machine also bores the hole
in the bottom of the pin and
makes the groove in the bottom
in which a plastic ring is later
pressed. Following boring and
grooving, a gluing machine ap
plies one coat of glue to the
groove which is allowed to dry
for ten minutes. Another coat of
glue is applied and the ring pres
sed into place.
Next, a tap sander puts the
finishing touches to the tops of
the pins, and now, on a moving
line, like wooden soldiers, turning
on spindles as they go, they pa
rade through the first spray booth
where spray guns apply two coats
of penetrating primer. Following
a trip through a heated tunnel,
they emerge to receive their first
and only application of white lac
quer in a second spray machine.
After they are masked, red lines
are sprayed on, decals applied,
and then two more coats of clear
lacquer.
Pins are then match-weighted
—weights can vary only from 2
pounds 14 ounces to 3 pounds and
ten ounces per pin to be accepted.
Ench pin in a matched set must
weigh within an ounce of each
other.
So, the next time you miss that
spare or wind up with the 7-10
spirt, don’t blame the pins—the
chances are that they were made
with a lot more perfection than
your delivery.
If you want to buy, sell or rent,
jread the Kodiak Mirror.
Speaker Compares
Communism With
Christs Teaching
The promises of- Communism
and the gospel of Christ will be
compared by Rev. Don White at
the Kodiak Christian Center, when
he speaks on the topic “Christ or
Communism.”
During the course of the service
Mr. White will impersonate a
Communist. The purpose will be
to show the ideas and methods
that are employed by the Commu
nists and to present some of their
ideology.
Rev. White will continue his
series of sermons for another
week, and will speak following
a musical program under the di
rection of Rev. Ralph Barris.
On Sunday evening, March 8,
the visiting evangelist will show
some colored slides of a 3000
mile Artie trip which included
visits to Point Barrow and vil
lages in the Arctic.
K. E. A. Operates
On Small Margin
The average cost of generating
a KWH of electricity is. a little
more than 5 cents, it was brought
out by 0. K. Kincaid, certified
public accountant, in his audit re
port for the Kodiak Electric As
sociation, at the annual meeting
Monday. Operating margin of the
Association for the year 1958 was
revealed as $21,271.46.
Below is a condensed version
of the audit report as prepared
by Kincaid:
OPERATING REV.: 1958
Resid’t. Energy Sales $162,653.71
Com. Energy Sales 158,140.42
Oth. Elect. Rev. 1,145.31
Total Oper. Rev. $321,939.44
OPERATING REV.
OPERATING DEDUCTIONS:
Cost of Power $118,129.40
Operating Expense 13,17.67
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Maintenance Expense 9,560.80
Meter Read. & Col. 15,330.58
Uncollectible Acc. 360.00
Gen. Office Exp. . 10,625.64
Insurance 22,235.18
Legal and Accounting 3^173.34
Miscellaneous Exp. 2,960.52
Depreciation , . 62,755-1.2
Taxes 19,451.50
Interest 22,913^23
Tot. Oper. Deduc. $300,667.98
Operating Margin $ 21,271.46
AVE. COST PER KWH: 1958
Net KWH Generated 5,776,895
Generation ' ‘ $ .0204
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Distribution .003
Maintenance .0017
General Expense .0095
Depreciation and Taxes .0142
Interest . .0040
Total Average Cost
Per KWH $ .0521^
CONTEST AIDS ATTENDANCE
2 MORE SUNDAYS REMAIN
Sr. T'
: Oniy two Sundays remain* in the
“Show Your Faith” Sunday School
contest at the Kodiak Christian
Center,, according to Leonard
Wilkinapnv pastor of the church.
On hundred and fourteen people
turned opt .last Sunday, three
more than the previous Sunday.
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Seven of the nine classes reach
ed the quota set. The goal for
tomorrow, March 8, is set at 120.
Prizes are being offered for indi
viduals bringing the most people
The ‘‘Show Your Faith” empha
sis in the Sunday School of the
Kodiak Christian" Center will
reach its’ peak on Sunday, March
18,- W&ch has been designated as
^hcw Your Faith Sunday.
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Depart Kodiak for following stops:
Mon. 11:00 Tues. 10:00 Wed. 10:00 Thurs. 11:00 Fri. 10:00 Sat. 10:00
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Port Wakefield
Kitoi
Port Williams
Port Bailey
Terror Bay
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Zachar Bay
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