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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1 945
Canning Sugar
Forms Available
Bend housewives can apply for
their home canning sugar begin
ning May 15, Harold Carlile.chair
man of the local war price and
rationing board, said today.
"Applications may be submitted
1 to the moard in person but since
it won't be possible to act on them
immediately, it is suggested, to
save time for both housewife-and
the board, that they be mailed,"
Carlile said.
Application forms may be ob
tained in advance at the board of
fice located at the south entrance
of the library.
Before mailing the application
to the board, "spare stamp 13"
from war ration book four, for
each member of the family cov
ered by the application, should be
attached.
Only two applications can be
made by a family and applica
tions cannot be received by the
board after October 31, Carlile
said. .
When the applications have
been approved, canning sugar
coupons good for five pounds and
for one pound each will be mailed
to the applicant. When the house
wife uses the 5-pound coupons,
she must sign her name and write
the number of her war ration
book four on each counon before
giving it to her grocer. She should
be sure to take her war ration
book four as well as the coupons
with her to the store.
.Sugar Scarce
Because of the scarcity of
sugar, applicants will be allowed
only as much canning sugar as
they actually need for canning, up
to pounds a person and leo
pounds a family.
The allowance will be on the
basis of a pound of sugar for each
four quarts of fruits and fruit
juices to be canned. Carlile said.
Up to five pounds of canning
sugar for each person named In
the family application can be used
for jellies, jams, relishes, and
catsup.
Persons who procure home can
ned foods for sale will not be per
mitted to obtain more sugar for
this purpose than they used last
year.
Although less canning sugar
will be available foi; housewives
this year than last, there will be
enough in nearly every case for
as much canning as was actually
done last year, Carlile said. There
will be no necessity for cutting
down on the amount of home can
ning. "Last year," Carlile explained,
"there was an over-i s s u a n c e
throughout the country of 300,000
tons of sugar for home canning.
With the supply as tight as it is,
we simply can't afford to over
issue home canning sugar again."
Get Wood Early,
Is Firm's Advice
Get your wood early!
This was the admo.-.'Uon today
of officials of the Brooks-Scanlon
Lumber Company Inc., who urged i
tsencl residents to make it a point
to gather their next winter's fuel
before the fire season starts. The
same advice was echoed by mem
hers of the Deschutes national
forest staff, who pointed out that
aunougn tne HrooKs-Scanlon log
ging operations are in the state
protective area, fires which might
start there likely would spread to
the forests adjacent.
Considerable limbs and other
suitable wood is available on the
Brooks-Scanlon property above
Shevlin park, it was reported.
Wood users were urged to gather
it before the weather becomes
warmer and the state imposes a
closure in the district.
Youngsfers Look Over Trout;
Life Preservers All in Place
Clearing skies today saw girls life preservers. Fox said that he'
as well as boys peering wistfully I found it necessary to replace six
into the placid waters of the Des- preservers. He said that the pre
chutes as it flowed past the banks I servers are on the bridges for the
TWINS NOTHING NEW
Quincy, Mass. 'Ui Mrs. Law
rence Woods of Hough's Neck,
wife of a marine private, is the
mother of two sets of twins aged
there and 16 months. Expecting
again, Mrs. Woods says: "I won't
be disappointed if the next are
twins. At least I'm prepared for it
this time."
Redmond Selects
Cast for Play
Redmond, April 12 (SpeciaD-
The annual junior-senior play of
Keumonu high school has been
selected. It is "Miss Jimmy". Mrs.
Delia Nance will direct the play,
which will be presented in about
three weeks.
, This is a three act comedy, the
leading parts will be taken by
Mary Putnam and Eldon King.
Character parts will be taken by
Dorothy Hofstetter, Bob Daniels
and Maurice Leighton.
of the river.
Now and then could be heard:
"There goes one!"
'No. 'Taint. That's Just a stick
of wood."
But oldsters, who have alrealy
fixed up their tackle preparatory
to the opening of the trout sea
son on Saturday, knew what -the
excited talk was all about. For
as in years past, children have
eagerly awaited the opening of the
angling season because the Dps-
protection of life, and asked that
they be not molested unless nec
essary to save someone in the
water.
At the same time City Manager
C. G. Reiter said that the city
commission recently offered a
$50 reward for information lead
ing to the detection and arrest of
anyone maliciously throwing the
loose preservers into the stream,
or tampering with them. Police
believe that the ropes have been
stolen from tne preservers by per-
INDIANS PLAN FESTIVAL
Madras, April 12 (Special)
The Warm Springs Indians are
celebrating their annual Fresh
Root festival this week-end. They
plan to put on a rodeo and danc
ing. They extend an invitation to
the public to attend.
OFFICERS NAMED
Madras, April 12 (Special)
The Five Point club held an elec
tion of officers last Saturday aft
ernoon." Those elected were: Mrs.
A. D. Anderson, president, Mrs.
Kenneth W. Sawyer, vice-president
and Mrs. W. R. Cook, secretary-treasurer
and Mrs. H. A. Dus
sault, publicity chairman. The
group sewed for the Red Cross.
G TEACH 237 YEARS
Portland, Me. mi Six Portland
teachers will retire at the end of
the school year with a combined
record of 237 years service. They
are Miss Eva Colesworthy and
Mrs. Bessie Bentley, 49 years
each; Mrs. Effie Jqrdan, 44 year
Ernest uicnanipuuu, n
Ruth Newhall, 30, and Miss LuJ
Mann, o.
JAIL STAY CHANGES MINT!
Chicago UP) After spendinl
three hours in a ceii, jtipnonsi
Crepeau decided to pay his $2ii
fine, uonvicieu vi uauu, v,
peau said he would sit out K
days in jail, although he hi
$2,222 on him, rather than pn
the tine.
Buy National War Bonds Now!
chutes, within the city, has been
sort of considered their private I sons needing it to tie up dogs.
limning giuuiiua.
Police reported that they have
seen bicycles parked on the foot
bridges, and huddles of young
sters along the bank of Mirror
pond. They say it is contrary to
a city ordinance to fish from a
bridge.
Chief of Police Ken C. Gulick,
stressed that bridge fishing is
CorvallisTrip
Made by Class
Redmond, April 12 (Special)
Mrs. Delia Nance, Redmond high
school instructor is accompanying
members of her nublic sneaking
dangerous because of the threat class to Oregon State college, for
10 passing peaistrians who might the high school congress being
become "hooked" by flying tackle. , sponsored by the college and in
He said that youthful anglers will j session at the college Thursday
be warned. land Friday.
Meantime Fire Chief LeRoy Redmond high will enter con
Fox has seen to it that life pres- tests in the debate teams, poetry
ervers are in place and well ser-and miscellaneous readings deci
viced. The war, though, has hin- sion. Those going to Corvallis be
dered this safety program because sides, Mrs. Nance are Mary Put
all available rope is being used on ! nam, Janice Davis, Dorothy Hof
ships and none is available for thelstetter and Virginia .Greenwood.
SHOULD MANAGEMENT
BE UNIONIZED?
A Statement by General Motors
JL HE National Labor Relations Board
has ordered a bargaining election among
the foremen and other supervisory
groups of a Detroit automobile company.
This company is not a part of General
Motors, but we are concerned with tha
principles involved.
This confusing action by the Board
means that it js sanctioning and pro
moting the unionization of management
personnel, in spite of the fact that the
National Labor Relations Act includes
as an employer ". . . any person acting
in the interests of an employer directly
or indirectly."
We are sure that Congress did not
intend to approve unionization of man
agement when it passed the Act.
The results if applied throughout indus
try would be bad for the management
groups involved, bad for industry, bad
for labor, bad for America.
Bad for Foremen
We think it would be bad for foremen
if American industry should be com
pelled to make a change in its proven
type of organization, which would un
avoidably reduce the foreman's status,
diminish his responsibility, authority
and inlluence, decrease his opportunities
for personal advancement.
In General Motors, foremen have always
had important responsibilities and
authority.
Wo have always guarded the status of
our foremen, and have provided special
training to improve their abilities, in
crease their efficiency and enhance their
opportunities for promotion to even
more important management positions.
The great majority of General Motors'
principal executives at one time were
foremen.
We are convinced that it would be im
possible for a foreman to follow both
management and union leaderships at
the same time, anil under those condi
tions to carry on all his duties as they
now exist. All elements of management
must have a common objective.
It would obviously bo impossible, for
instance, for him as a fellow unionist
with those under him, to perform his
functions which relate to their working
conditions, wages, promotions and as
signments on the unbiased basis which
is essential to good management.
Bad for Industry
From our experience both before and
during the war, we are certain that the
THE POSITION
OF FOREMEN IN
GENERAL MOTORS
In General Motors, foremen are the
MANAGERS of their departments'.
They participate in establishing man
agement policies in both production
and personnel matters. They hate
full authority to approve or disap
prove the hiring, to supervise the
work, and to make work assignments
of the employes under their super
vision. Tbey initiate wage increases,
transfers and promotions. They are
directly responsible for the efficiency
and safety of their group. Tbey have
full authority when necessary to lake
immediate, appropriate disciplinary
action for violation of shop rules,
and other improper conduct of their
employes. They are the first point of
management contact and make the
first management decision on all
matters relating to the employes
under their direction.
accepted American method of spreading
managerial authority and responsibility
among foremen so that management is
in close, direct contact with compara
tively small groups of workmen is the
best and only sound method of handling
day-to-day relations with the thousands
of employes engaged in modern mass
production.
Anything which would require a change
in this set-up would interfere with employer-employe
relations and with pro
duction. For example, there have been many
strikes in war production plants, par
ticularly in Michigan. Charges have
been made that workmen have been
loafing in plants engaged in war pro
duction and that they nre being paid
high wages for not working. We are
conscious that the public feels that there
must be something wrong. The attempt
to tear down the position and authority
of foremen and to unionize members of
management is importantly contribut
ing to this condition.
Bad for Labor
As a matter of fact, the close-contact
method is about the only way that man
agement and labor can work harmoni
ously together in large organizations.
Much is said these days about coopera
tion. It would be a serious handicap to
any hopes for teamwork and the pursuit
of common interests, if anything were
done to remove this facility for knowing
and understanding each other.
It is our firm, sincere belief that loss
of this close contact would make har
monious relations between management
and labor almost impossible and would
interfere with practical collective bar
gaining. Bad for America
The removal of foremen from their
present position as a vital, integral part
of management would require -reorganization
of factory management on a basis
far more complicated and decidedly less
effective. Necessary factory discipline
would suffer, worker efficiency would
be impaired. '
We believe the effect on you on the
public as a whole would be very real.
It would interfere with the war effort.
It would make war materials cost more.
It would slow up postwar reconversion
to civilian production.
It would delay adequate postwar output
of cars, refrigerators, ranges, furniture
all the things people need so much and
have waited for so long.
Finally-nnd, in the long run, perhaps
most important of all-it would so in
crease production costs as to boost
prices and the cost of living, and make
the problem of reasonably full employ
ment much more difficult.
Action Called For
When people have as deep a conviction
about anything as we have about union
izing management, they ought to do
something about it.
If the meaning of the National Labor
Relations Act can be so confused as to
promote unionization of management
and thus impair the effectiveness of the
American production system of which
we are all so proud then the meaning
ought to bo cleared up.
General Motors believes and hopes
others will feel the same that it. is a
patriotic duty, a duty to the foremen, to
industry, to labor, and to the public as
a whole to oppose the unionization of
management by every proper and law
ful means.
That is our intention.
GENERAL MOTORS
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