Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1962 — Page 2

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Duo - Marine Boat Co. Moving Well Ahead As Infant Industry

The Duo-Marine boat companv of Decatur is much like its products these days—it is above water and speeding happily on its way. Such has not always been the case for one of the city s infant industries, but owners Victor Porter and Neil Hesher had the faith necessary in a quality product in a highly competitive field, and 1962 promises to be a sunny year for Duo-Marine. It still comes as a surprise to many people that there are boats produced in Decatur. Decatur should get better acquainted with DuoMarine, for boat dealers are. In past years, Duo-Marine has gathered considerable dust pounding the roads from dealer to dealer. Now, with the quality of the Duo-Marine product gaining reputation around boat circles, the local firm is happily answering the door to dealers who call on them. ..

No one knows better than Porter and Hesher that there is still a lot of hard work ahead. With a market as fickle as boat buyers, and the terrific competition, DuoMarine can not afford to pat itself on the back too long. Still, after considering the rough early years when they were learning by making mistakes, Porter and Hesher have plenty of reasons to feel confident about the future. Learned From Dealers When a boat is built, it must be sold, and at Duo-Marine, the management, engineering, production control and much of the sales work is done by the top two. Tom Miller is now sales manager, and has been doing a top-flight job of moving boats, since much of his background has been supplied by Porter and Hesher. These two have spent countless days on the road themselves. While on the road, they learned one basic fact of busi- . Bess: if the customer has a gripe, the best thing to do is come back and eliminate the source of the complaint from 5 the product. Through this educational process, the management at Duo-Marine found out just what the dealers can sell, or, in other words, what the buyers will buy. After learning, they came back to the plant, made the necessary changes, and produced a pro-

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duct that would sell. A catamaran style boat was the first product of Duo-Marine, and a discovery was made: the public would not buy the “cat.” So, changes were made. Today, Duo-Marine produces a boat that is right in the middle of the largest percentage of boats sold. Seventy per cent of the boats sold in the United States are in the 15-16-17 foot group. These are the three models produced by DuoMarine in two different styles and a large assortment of colors. In Middle Os Market In addition to producing in the most popular product area, DuoMarine also produces in the heart of the boat market. New York ranks first in boat sales; California is second; but one-fourth of the boats sold in the nation are sold in the five-state area of In-diana-Ohio-Micbigan-Illinois - Wisconsin. These two factors plus the quality that has been learned from dealing direct with those who sell the products make the outlook for the future a happy one for Duo-Marine. All es Duo-Marine’s boats are fibre glass, and the process of building one is interesting. Currently, there are 30 employes turning out 20 boats per week. The work be- , gins in the Jefferson street part of the plant where the molding and put-together work

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is done. A Duo-Marine boat is made in two pieces. The hull is molded in one form and the deck is made in another. Unlike many products which are constructed from the inside out, a fibre glass boat is built from the outside in. Molds Important The molds, which are also made by Duo-Marine, are a very importent part of the process of manufacturing. In addition to giving the boat its general lines, the form also determines the finish of the boat. And the finish of the Decatur-made boats is one of the big factors in the increase in sales—it is as good as any in the business, and better than most. The outside paint layer is: sprayed into the mold first. There is a coat of wax on the mold that keeps the paint layer and succeed! ng layers from sticking to the mold. The paint layer is not just a film of paint, but a layer of plastic which is colored all the way through. Following the paint, several layers of glass are laid in the form carefully, resined and pressed in order to expel all air, and allowed to dry. Both the hull and the deck undergo basically the same molding process. After the basic parts have started to set, different forms and wooden pieces are added in the correct positions, and glassed into place. The entire boat is then allowed to set, and it is finally lifted from the mold, the deck placed on the hull, and the two pieces securely fastened together. Quality Work Following this initial process, the boats are transferred to the Washington street plant for the finishing. A portion of the holes are drilled in the glass hull and deck for hardware mounting.

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Next comes another step that is one of the features that guarantees a satisfied customer—a complete polishing job. A special polish is applied over the entire boat, and it is then buffed off with rotary polishers. Next comes the trim. The hardware that adds both looks and utility is added to the boat by a clever riviting proc«m. Everything possible is riveted onto the beat, as it was learned early that belts and nuts loosen over a period of time from the regular vibration. The steering mechanism is also added at this time, and the cables are put in place. To facilitate transportation, the steering wheel is not mounted on the steering post until the boat reaches the dealer. The final installation is that of the seats. Again, Duo-Marine is on top of the market. The seats in both classes of Duo-Marine boats are covered with three inches of foam rubber, and have a three-quarter inch plywbod backing. This equals the best in the competitive market, and is much better than many. After the seats are installed, the boat is ready for either shipment to a dealer, or storage until a dealer picks them up. Employs Help Both Porter and Hesher give much of the credit for the success of Duo-Marine to the employes of the firm. As Porter says, "the real experts of the boating business are right here,” and he points to the men and women building the boats. It is from these people that the continued high quality of the product comes, and it is from these same people that a lot of the innovations come. Miller was also given a lot of credit. The firm has salesmen on the road, but Miller has done better than most of them merely by using the telephone. A good sales manager is an asset to any business. Porter, president of the firm, and Hesher, vice president, have had a lot of faith in Duo-Marine. Through hard work, long hours, and learning by experience, the two young men have brought a new business into being, and have made it into a going concern. There have been numerous fatalities among boat builders the past few years, and there were days when Porter and Hesher wondered if they might not be next. But, they were able to hang on, make a top-quality product, and now it looks as if the “go” signal is on. The slogan for Duo-Marine in both its products and its business, is “full speed ahead.”

Court Martial Finds Fl. Polk Soldier Guilty FT. POLK, La. (UPI)—A court martial, in 27 minutes deliberation, today found a soldier guilty of two violations of military law for describing as “hilarious” his commanding general's or de r against “we want out” demonstra- ■ tions. The soldier, Pfc. Bemis Owen, 23. Seadrift. Tex., was found guilty specifically of conduct preji udicial to good order and disciI pline and bringing discredit on the armed forces. The court, after a second delibi eration th at lasted 15 minutes, i sentenced Owen to imprisonment' at hard labor for six months and ordered him to forfeit 550 a month in pay while he is in the stockade. He makes $124 a month as a private first class. Owen pleaded innocent Monday, when his trial started, to the j charges. They involved the commander of Ft. Polk and the 49th (Texas) Armored Division, Maj. Gen. Harley B. West of Dallas. Capt. Edgar Nash of WeatherJ ford, Tex., chief defense lawyer, i asked the court to consider youth*.and the fact that he made an honest mistake, moi tivated by honest convictions, j The prosecution contended that ’ Owen made the statement delibI erately and is intelligent enough I to know what he was doing. West banned “we want out demonstrations” at the fort last week and Owen said the order was “a hilarious climax to a chain of injustices.” Owens made the statement by telephone to Sydney W. Cook, manager of the New Orleans UPI bureau. Cook testified today as a defense witness. Cook said that on a previous visit to the fort, he had talked to Owen because he i understood Owen was a leader of I the protest demonstrations. • Cook said that when Owen gave him the “hilarious climax” statement, Owen impressed upon him that the statement had to be cleared with the base public information officer. So. Cook, said, he had another t member of the New Orleans UPI : staff telephone Lt. Col. Fred i Francis, the base public relations j Officer, and read the statement to ■ him. Cook said Francis heard it I and Francis said, “Well, you have j your statement.”

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Pauper Attorney Is Named For Closson Robert S. Anderson was appointed pauper attorney for James H. Closson in the Adams circuit court this morning, but no plea has been ( entered as yet. Closson was arested last week on a warrent for child neglect, but has not entered a plea to the charge. Jobless Pay Claims Are Little Changed Unemployment continued at about the same rate this week, with 87 regular claims and eight Extended claims for a total of 95, as compared with 251 regular claims a year ago. The report was given by Richard P. App, manager of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana employment security division. This past week, ending Friday, March 23, 13 new claims and 74 continued claims were filed. The previous week nine new claims and 66 continued claims had been filed. Only one new extended coverage claims was filed, compared with three the week before. A total of seven extended coverage claims were continued, compared with 12 the previous week. Total extended coverage was eight, compared with -15 the week before. There were 87 regular claims, for a total of 95, compared with 75 and 90 the previous week. A year ago 16 new claim and 235 continued regular claims were filed at the Decatur office. While IESD figures do not include those people who filed in Fort Wayne, Portland, or other neighboring cities, they include everyone who files at Decatur, including some from Ohio and Allen county. Also, IESD figures only reflect those persons employed in covered businesses, such as factories and large stores, and do not cover agricultural workers or small retail stores.

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Confesses Starting Fire At LaFonfaine LA FONTAINE, Ind. (UPD— Dickie Lou Martin, 21, has admitted he set a 875,000 fire at a lumberyard last week accidentally while stealing gasoline from a truck. Martin, who lives next door to the LaFontaine Lumber Co., confessed shortly before he was scheduled to take a lie detector test as a suspect in the blaze last Thursday. Authorities said Martin also is being questioned about a $750,000 fire which destroyed the LaFontaine school last Dec. 27. In preliminary questioning, he told police he had nothing to do with the school fire and said he was not in town when it happened. Martin said he took a two-gallon can into the lumberyard last week to steal gasoline from a parked truck. He said he flicked his cigarette lighter to see how much gasoline was in the can, and the sparks ignited the fuel. When the fuel burst into flames, Martin said, he hurled the blazing can and it landed in a pile of wood. He said he tried to put out the fire but failed. Then he drove his car to the fire department, turned in an alarm and hopped on the fire truck to return to the scene of the blaze. When the leaping flames threatened his home next door, Martin said he carried his crippled brother from the house. The case was solved after an I investigation by the state fire. marshal’s office, state police detectives, local firemen and the town marshal. Arson was suspected ever since the fire and particularly after the fire-blackcned gasoline can was found at the scene. More than 75 per cent of all new houses sold since 1953 were bought by those in the $7,000-and-under income bracket, according to building authorities of Allied Chemical's Barrett Division.

Court Ruling Seen As Far-Reaching

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suit was Mayor Ben West of Nashville, who has often claimed that • bunch of pigs in Moore County had better representation in the Tennessee Legislature than the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County. For the court’s 6-2 majority. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote that “the question here is the consistency of state action with Ute federal constitution.” In a concurring opinion, Justice Tom C. clark cited the remark of Chief Justice John Rutledge 176 years ago that “a chief function of the court is to secure national rights.” Clark said that the court’s decision “supports the proposition for which our forebears fought and many died, namely that ‘to the fully conformable to the principle of right, the form of government must be representative.’ ” Frankfurter Dissents But in a dissenting opinion, Justice Felix Frankfurter declared that die ruling “in effect... empowers the courts of the country to devise what should constitute the proper composition of the legislatures of the 50 states.” Rep. Emanuel Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, summed up much of the favorable reaction with this com* ment: “This is the most far-reaching decision since the 1954 desegregation decision. I think it is the most comforting decision to come down in a long time. It will make a tremendous difference in states where legislatures are guilty of foul conduct, and I use the word foul advisedly, like in New York. “It means that where injustice has been done we can get relief, and that everybody’s vote will.be equal.” In Celler’s home state of New York, eight million people in New York City elect 90 members of the state assembly. In up-state New York, seven million people elect 118 representatives. The court, in its decision, made no suggestion as to how state legislatures should reapportion to guarantee equality among cities and towns. But Washington attorney Charles S. Rhyne, who argued for the Tennessee voters in the high court, said he believed the state legislatures now would go ahead and reapportion as a result of the decision. He said that no legislature ever has flouted a Supreme Court decision. And he also said that the remedies which state legislatures themselves might devise would perhaps not be as drastic as what might happen as the result of a law suit in a federal court.