The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 20, 1956, Page 28, Image 28

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    ES-(Sec. IV) Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., May 20, "50
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By ROT ESSOTAN
' MOSCOW III -.The Stalls Auto
. worki to th sole producer of the
"tn automobile, th Soviet Union's
finest, but it'i strictly a sideline.
. Bicycle, trucka and buset arc
mort in its line. '--
"We produced a few hundred
passenger cart Ust year and prob-
- auy won t nut any more than
that thia year," aayi Ivan hano
Vich Kanov deputy director of the
(lent plant
'He addi that durltif the tame
period the plant turned out 100,000
trucks, 450,000 bicycles and 1,000
buses. He gsve no meet figures
- for cars. . .
Special Order
The Zis is made only on special
order, which is not surprising be
cause It costs, on the average, 70,-
00 rubles. That's 117,508 at the
official rate of exchange.
'"Each Zis is made according to
the individual requirements of the
high party or government official
luha mrAmr It fmr . lnfrinr
appointments are eoncerneu, rrom
the outside you d have hard
fun distinguishing H front a pre
fer Packard.
: Jut that is purely Occidental,
ays Karzov who explains the
striking and somewhat embarras
sing similarity thus:
; "Modem techniques of automo
bile manufacture have been de-
.'. teloped to such a point that .any
ear today looks like any other car,
I-He didn't explain why the Zis
4ml look like an Oldsmobue.
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The Stalin auto works employs
40,000 workers, 40 per cent of them
women. Outside of a few top of
. ficisls, none of them drives a Zis.
The siie of the plant and its
total annual ruble production is
clouded in the same mystery that
shrouds au such statistics in the
Soviet Union. Karzov says only
that the works encompasses 19
miles of asphalt road and 40 miles
of railroad.
On the basis of DrevaHinf prices
for its trucks, bicycles and buses, !
nrwever, the plant's annual pro
duction must be in excess of J
dollars.' '
Pay Scales;
Kanov says pay, on a piece
work basis, averages 1,150 rubles
a month, about 281. Engineers
and technicians draw 10 to 15 per
cent more. Kanov himself draws
1.000 rublfe 11.150.
Amenetlea inchida two clinks, a
kbspltal, a rest home and a sana
torium. Medical treatment is free
and rest home facilities are pro
' tided at reduced prices.
. The plant lays heavy emphasis
.: an sports and athletic activity.
rentes 74 football teams and pro
vide nursery and kindergarten
faculties lor workers' children.
Twelve per cent of the workers
are communist party members,
another is per cent members of
the Komsomol, party youth organ-
nation.
JCarxov laught off reports that
workers have petitioned for the
removal of Stalin's name from the
plant in line with the current gov-
, eminent campaign to downgrade
,ue jaw dictator.
; Overbad Task
v He says he can! predict the fu
ture but as for the present no such
move is afoot. Any change would
. involve quite an overhaul Job.
Statues, busts and portraits of
Stalin provide the main decoration
fthrnimhniif th nlan
Ana me piant s iraae-mark, Zis,
would have to to in the switch.
It's derived from the Initials for!
Zavod Imini Stalina, which means
plant named after Statlin.
.., The plant started operations In
'J924, putting out one type of truck.
II has one distinguishing feature.
Red banners and posters are plas
tered on every wall and strung
across every aisle In every shop
proclaiming in toot-high letters,
''Peace Will Defeat War."
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Org. 24.95 Up to 22.95 Reg. 7.95 Reg. 16.95 Reg. 19.95 VlltlllJ
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Famous frlagnuson Sofa & Chair Suites
Here is the suitt that sells all over the west for $389.50 and
up. We have ten of thest sets to be offered Sunday and Mon-
day only. Solid foam rubber reversible) cushions. 5-year by h I ( C
guarantee.
Reg. 389.50
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