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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1919)
is THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, 3IAItCH 9, 1919. OVERUND E MPLDYES HAVE NOVEL SCHOOL Workmen of Big Plant Learn While They Earn. Uon were limited largely to those who could afford to remain eight years in grammar school, four years in high school and four years tn college a to tal of 16 years with little or no earning until 21 or 22 years of age. "Upwards of 90 per cent of the. people of this country, however, are unable to continue with these advantages and about 65 out of every hundred have been leaving public schools throughout the country. In the sixth and seventh grades, 14 to 16 years of age. to enter commercial and industrial pursuits." RECORD IVTLIj BE PUBLISHED CHEVROLET DEALERS GOESTS OF COMPANY Washington and Oregon Men Here for Banquet. CLASSES HELD DURING DAY Training Is Offered in Nearly Every Branch of Work With Practi cal Men as Instructors. A flepartment for the technical train ing and advancement of employes, "where learning can be done while earning." la the latest step of the Willys-Overland company in the line of advancement In the mutual Interest of the company and employes. "The new department devoted to this work occupies two floors of a factory building In the Willys-Overland plant," eays an official of .the company. Ma chine shops, tool and die rooms. In spection, drafting and lecture rooms form part of the equipment. "Men will enter this course of train ing only at their own request, as the work is entirely voluntary. "An Interesting Innovation of the plan Is that men will receive Instruc tion during working hours. Old em ployes will be paid within 10 per cent of their former wages while In train ing. They may enter training for a short period of time or for a longer period, according to the instructions they require to fit them for the ad vanced work they desire to undertake. Men Enter Any Time. "Men may enter tne training depart ment .t any time, or leave at any time. They may return to their old positions it thev so desire after this training, or if successful in their training work, they will be promoted to better Jobs with higher wages. "All instructors are practical produc. tlon men, selected for their extensive factory experience. The Instruction therefore will relate in every detail in b. Dractical way to the kind of work for which the man is preparing. "No agreements will be required of those entering training and no contract will be made. No age or educational Qualifications will be asked. Work Will Be Extended. "The new department, In the words f the officials of the company, will fceein in a moderate way. It is proba ble that all who will desire this train ing cannot be accommodated at one time, but every effort will be made to extend the training course as rapidly as conditions permit In order that every man who wants to advance himself mav have an opportunity as soon as Possible to take advantage of the training. "Training is offered at once In gen eral machine work covering various types of machines used In production. tool making and die making, die sink ine. blueprint reading, practical mathe matics and such other technical and manufacturing studies as lead to defi nite opportunities available in the fac tory. In addition to the courses named, there are courses of a technical char acter and a course leading to foreman Ehips. The course will be open to all employes who are qualified, n order as they can be accommodated. Eventually special lecture courses illus trated by motion pictures will be ar ranged for foremen. New Men Have Opportunity. "As opportunity offers, new Inex perienced help will be given the priv ilege of training In this department be fore entering on regular production work. In this way it Is expected that many new employes may learn their work under thorough instruction in stead of being introduced directly into the factory production. "To all employes entering the gen eral machine course a flat hourly rate will be paid, and as soon as such em ployes are promoted to regular fac tory employment they will be advanced to the standard rate, prevailing for the particular clas3 of work to which they are advanced. All employes entering the courses which prepare old employes lor advancement will receive, while under instruction, within 10 per cent as much as they received under former regular production rate. When quali fied for promotion, such employe will be advanced to the standard rate of work' for which they have prepared. "It may take one, two or three months, depending on the previous ex perience of the learner, for the period of training. The employe who sue cessfully completes his course of train ing will more than make up, during his first or second month, at the new ad vanced work after training, the small difference in rate which is established during 4iis period of training to Insure bis (sincerity of purpose. Kutnre Welfare Considered. "This step by the Willys-Overland company is as far-reaching in its grasp of the future requirements of In dustry as any step heretofore taken In relation to employes and employ ers in a long period. It shows a se rious and intelligent purpose on the part of the company to work in the ul timate interest of the employes with the realization that in the end this means the best interests of the com pany as well. "It is being generally recognized that with the decline of the old apprentice chip and the rapid development of spe cialization in modern Industry which the keenness of competition made un avoidable, the individual workman became handicapped. The result has been that our American industries as a whole are now feeling the bad ef fects of this and it is necessary that both employer and employe join hands In appreciation of the fact that all in dustry will suffer where the workman does not know 'every part of his job, It makes him more efficient as : workman and more independent as ; citizen. . New Opportunity Opened. In the past much stress has been Jaid upon collegiate and university education. This has been effective and lias accomplished excellent results, but the advantages of this form of educa 31. O. Wilklns Announces Automo bile Data Will Be Compiled. Publication of the Automobile Rec ord will be resumed about March 25, M. O. Wilklns, the publisher, announced yesterday. The same service as ex isted In pre-war days will be main tained, he said. The passenger car in dustry dwindled to such small propor tions during the last few months of the war that there was not enough de mand for the publication to warrant Its issuance, but now that the Industry Is on its feet again, the Record will again fulfill its mission. VISITORS LIKE AUTO SHOW SALES MANAGER AT SHOW MITCHEID MOTORS MAN &TKES AUTO EXHIBITION. Automotive Display Declared Eqnal of Any Ever Staged In Pa cific Coast Cities. C. W. McKelvey, western sales man ager for the Mitchell Motors company, with headquarters in San Francisco, was a visitor at he Portland auto show, renewing his acquaintance with the Mitchell dealers of the northwest. r . . ............ if V- h3 t V U h , - ' i ' ! h r e f t I ; 4 - - f -. i j T ' & JF s I v X' ' rr f ' I -- f ' V ' Z it i ' T . rf nrrtiraiiiniinr---'- I C W. McKelvey. western aalea manager for the Mitchell Mo tor, company, who vra. In Port land laat week. In speaking of the ehow Mr. McKelvey said it was the equal of any ever staged on tne Pacific coast. "I consider the decorative scheme pecially effective," he said, "and I also was Impressed with the arrangement of the exhibits, which seemed to make the most of the floor space and at the same time avoided the crowded ap pearance of most shows. Mr. McKelvey recently returned from the factory and Eays that In a few days the Mitchell factory will be cleared of war work and quantity pro duction etarted upon the new Victory six, one of which was shown at the Portland ehow. On his way to the coast Mr. McKelvey visited the prin cipal Mitchell distributers and dealers and he reports that he has never eeen the automobile fraternity more 'op timistic He predicts that 1919 will go down in automobile history as the year of all years. The principal trouble, he maintains, will be to obtain cars In sufficient quantity to take care of the demand. Nearry all factories were operating to capacity on war work and it requires considerable time to - change over- to passenger-car production. However, he says that the factories are making rapid strides and by midsummer all of them should be back to the pre-war basis. as far as the manufacturing end is con cerned- General Sales Manager Sills of New York and C. M. Steves of Oak land Axe In Portland. W. V. 6111s, general sales manager ef the Chovrolet Motor company, with headquarters in New Tork. and C. M. Steves, assistant sales manager of the Chevrolet company of California, of Oakland, were Included among some 60 members of the Chevrolet organization representing both the wholesale and retail ends who recently have been in Portland. H. Rath, manager ef the Chevrolet retail branch In Buffalo. New York, was a member of Mr. Sills' party. The Chevrolet company's general sales manager was due to arrive in Portland in time for a banquet in honor of the dealers of Washington and Oregon at the Multnomah hotel last Saturday night, but his train was late and the banquet had to be held without him. After a short stay here Mr. Sills left for Seattle. Mr. Steves was here several days last week. Chevrolet dealers from all parts of Oregon and Washington attended the Saturday evening banquet. All of them came to Portland in time to spend one or more days at the automobile show and were agreed that It was the best exhibition of the kind ever seen in the northwest. Portland Bramek Is Host. The Portland branch of the Chevrolet Motor company furnished a fine even tag's entertainment for the visiting automobile men. The dinner at the Multnomah was preceded by a Key stone comedy and a film showing the natural beauties of Portland and vicin ity as eeen from a Chevrolet. This picture was taken by Regner & Fields, the Multnomah county distributors of the car. C. H. McCabe, manager of the Port land branch of the Chevrolet Motor company, presided as toastmaster. The dealers were assured the best possible service by the factory representatives nd asked to present their views on questions affecting the Industry. Among the guests at the banquet were Messrs. Nicholson, Lllensburg, Wash.; Frank Miller, Aurora, Or.; David Smith, Bellingham. Wash.; Becker, Hoquiam, Wash.; Parsons, Wenatchee, Wash.: Tiernry, Walla Walla. Wash.; Nicholson, McMinnville, Or.; Thueblood, Portland, Or.; Stevens. Seattle, Wash.: Stewart, Aberdeen Wash.; Rosensteln, Chehalls, Wash.; Nugent. Centerville, Wash.; Moylan, Spokane, Wash.; Schultz, Olympla, Wash.; Harold, Albany, Or.; Bower Null, Centralia, Wash.; C. P. Brewer, Spokane, Wash.; James Graham, Van couver, Wash. Portland Well Represented. C H. McCabe. manager of the Port land branch of the Chevrolet Motor company: Frank Potter, warehouse su perintendent: Jack Wright, parts man ager; R. O.- Stuart, factory representa tive for Oregon: C. L. Dunham, factory representative for Washington; Arthur Fields and Le Roy Fields, Multnomah county distributors of the Chevrolet. J. A. Cannon, Portland, v estern Bond & Mortgage company: Chase Bohnen kamp, La Grande, Or.; Mark Rickard, Corvallis, Or.; Sam Cox, Portland: Adix, Kstacada, Or.; William Weismandel and Klliott, Oregon City; Cobie. Bend. Or. Hulse, Portland: H. E. Witham, Port land; Joe A. Wiles. Forest Grove, Or.: J. Vaughn, Heppner, Or.; Cameron and Bret, Hood River, Or.; Strange. The Dalles. Or.; De Lay and Stine, Pendle ton, Or.; Shelley. Condon, Or. Worn Valve Stems. When the valve stems and valve-stem guides of the motor-truck engine are worn, the valve is not held in align ment with the seat and a loss of com pression results. Inevitably this lessens the power output of the engine. If the Settle by the Automobile Question Buying a GRANT Six rS being settled thwt wrjr all over the country.' Folks who txxxxght a great big cat was the only kind theji . wanted to ride in, are today buying tite GJOUfT SXTJ and they Lice it. $1120 F. O. B. Cleveland YOUR CHOICE OF THESE Frtxe-Passengcr Tooting Car, Roadster, troupe, . 4 Afl-Weather Sedan, Demountable Sedan, 11X20 $1120 11625 $1645 $1400 Ml Prica P. O. B. CtevtUnd Tbey are buymg the GxAZtr Sec because It atwum tkaj mwnA for bom beauty and economy. It has power it has style; it has lightness. It weighs only 2500 poorids. It has1 strength, and it stands op in service. Forty thousand naers know these are the facts. The GRANT Six overhead-valVe motor, smooth, powerful, efficimt, appeals to your common sense. It is well known that the overhead-valve type of motor is cleaner and develops more power. The Grant full-floating rear axle with ccjuaEzed brakes, Is one of the best and most satisfactory axles ever put nrwfrr a motor car. And the undrrslung cantilever springs make the Grant Six the easiest riding light-weight car in the world. Don't take this statement on faith. Come, see for yourself. Sound, common sense won't let you overlook the low operating cost of the GRANT Six. Owners, the country over, average 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline; 900 miles to the gallon of oil and 70OO miles and more to the set of stan dard tires. These are facts and everyone knows they are facts. Big as Grant facilities are, it is more than likely that there won't be enough GRANT SIXES produced to meet the urgent demand. You will be wise to order your Grant Srx now. ..Come, see the six new refinements in the latest models. MANLEY AUTO CO. Distributors Eleventh and Oak at Bumside Phone Broadway 217 GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION, CLEVELAND, OHIO wear ia at the Intake valve and guide air will be drawn up between the two on the intake stroke of the piston, di luting the incoming charge and In chronlo cases causing backfire through the carburetor. It is lrr to conceive that In 1896 there wtTL but four automobiles in the United States. COURSE OP GASOLIXE TRACED Cadillac Educational Cartoon Snows I TJses First to Last. The Adventure of a Gas Bug Is the I title of an educational cartoon Just is sued by the Cadillac Motor Car com pany. The cartoon depicts the course of a I drop of gasoline from the time it enters I the tank of the car from the filling eta- tion hose until nothing remains of it I but the burned gas issuing from the I exhaust pipe. It is made plain that the water which I enters the tank with the gasoline Is I left behind in the settling chamber. The dirt is filtered out by a screen in the I gasoline line; and the gasoline is I screened again on entering the carbu- I retor. There are also depicted the f our I strokes of the piston and the exhaust! of the gas through a muffler which I deadens all eound of the explosion. Millions for Good Roads. Out of B04.029 votes cast In the re cent Pennsylvania election on the $50,000,000 bond issue for good roads. 384,780 were in favor of the bond issue. Pennsylvania is over two to one for proper, permanent highways, and is willing to pay for them. HUPM0BILE EXPERTS General Auto and Truck Repairing Rodham & Yollum Auto Co. 93 N. Park St, Corner Flanders Phone Broadway 609 BEARINGS NATIONAL AUTHORIZED SERVICE Alao a JtoM OajimfiJif Portland Branch 24 N. Broadway Phone Broadway 1799, A-2444 PEARTNGSj SERVICE Company A motor truck that fits your business 'Compare the A tier bury design and Specifications with your idea of what a truck should be we'll accept your verdict. The Atterbury truck you buy could not be built more carefully and con scientiously if you went to the factory and superintended its construction yourself. And if you want a motor truck that will give your business the greatest possible service at the least cost with the minimum of trouble Investigate the Atteibuiy i-mpait ih specifications talk to any owner toe will leave the verdict toyom. ATTERBURY TRUCK SALES CO. "Truck Specialists" 343 Oak, Near Broadway. fox" -!" II r1 srvice ! - la -fTREQUENT IN H SPECTION of your battery by competent men insures a longer life to your starting and lighting systems. The Auto Electric Equipment Co. gives any auto owner FREE SERVICE on any battery any time Complete Stock Prest-O-Lite and Willard Batteries We take a personal interest in your battery troubles. iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiMiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiunuiiiuiuHiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiu I Auto Electric I I Equipment Co. 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