Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-30
UNDER WAY
FOR THE FORMING
Of A RIFLE CLUB

During the recent visit to Albu-
queraue of the officials Of the Win.
chester Repeating Arms company
plans were begun by them for the
organization of winchester junior
rifle corps, which is to be COM
posed of boys.
The special purpose of the club IS
to teach and promote the saIe ana
accurate handling of a rifle. 1t IS
so planned that it may be operated
perfectly as an Independent orgahi-
cation: or, with equally gratifying
results, be made part of the pro.
gram of any existing boy or girl
organization such as boy scouts,
Y. NJ. c. A.. boy brigades, American
junior guards, churches ana
schools. Rule books and instruc-
tors training courses will be ls-
sued, to the club in connection with
the Winchester junior rifle corps
news.
National headquarters has been
established by the Winchester COM
papy and a camp service depart
ment has been created for the pur-
pose of holding competitions ana
classified matches among the va
rious clubs.
1t is the purpose of the Wlnchesss
ter company to organize a clup OF
this kind in every town and city III
the country. Men who are assoclat-
ed in work among the young peo-
pie are called together and put III
charge of these organizations he
sides teaching the boy how to han
die a rifle and to shoot, it is the
object of the club to also teach nm
to lead clean life, to play lali,
when to shoot and when not "
shoot when after game. In gen
eral all things go to build up char-
| acter In Albuquerque men were
chosen who have had a great deal
of experience with boys and nave
identified themselves with every
boys movement that has peen
started here. ,1
At the meeting which was heiu
with the winchester people, 1t "a'
decided to appoint c. NJ. Barber
L. FL. Fox, Aldo Leopold, can
Amending and Frank Andrews as
an executive committee. IT is proo-
able that the committee Will not pe
able to meet before the first part
of February when it is believer
plans will be drafted for the ltl-
mediate organization of a club.
According to the representa'iEeo
of the Winchester company, "no
were here, the company plans ~
greatly broaden its business anu
| take part in more community ac-
tivities. 80,
According to their plan, when
was initiated by the ReXall dius
stores, which recently bought Dig
interest in the Winchester com
pany, the company will soon pc
gin the manufacturing of all xmas
of tools. This was suggested IN or,
der to give employment to wv
men who would have been LETT iule
at the close of the war when man
ufacture of arms and ammunition
was suspended. 1t is the intenuoil
of the company to handle goods a.
rect from the manufacturer to lne
retail dealer, which cuts out prom
of jobber. This is an entirely ne"
move on the part, of the manula
turer, and will very likely be mos,
generally adopted within the neAl
few months. 1t will be the poilcs
of the company, that the customer
is always right. and if for any reas.
on an article of theirs should prove
defective, 1t will be replaced VIII
new one and no questions asked
The company will have. but our
store in, each town of less than 5V'
900 people, where Winchestes'
goods will be handled. The Whlt
ney Hardware company has peer
chosen as the Albuquerque store
i The Winchester officials Wet'
livery much pleased with AlbuqueF