14 Capital Journal. Salem. Ore., Wednesday, Not. , 194
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Yankee Accent Sounds Keynote
From British Foreign Office
London U Britain'! first official spokesman for the Foreign
Office speaks with a faint trace of an American accent.
The accent was scarcely intelligible to Britons but to American
interviewers it prompted a surprised whistle.
The "official spokesman," 29-year-old Joan Birbidge, said she
had learned her three R's at
public school in Larchmont,
NY.
"I went to America when I
was six years old," she said
"and returned to Britain when 1
was 14. After the public school
I went to Rye county school,
where I reached tenth grade."
Joan, who joined the foreign
loffice iif 1945, is the first woman
to be given the responsibility of
handing out news to diplomatic
correspondents, both European
and American.
She attends off the record for
eign office talks and is trusted
with many official secrets. It is
her job to decide what to tell
enterprising newsmen concern
ing Britain's foreign affairs of
state.
Disappearing Hemline The
newest thing in hems is no
hem, or the double skirt ef
fect featured In this purple
chiffon evening dress. Shown
In London's Grosvenor House
by Paris designer Jean Gau-mont-Lanvin,
this creation has
the material looping at the
bottom, doubling back to form
a double skirt. In the back
it is tied with a huge bow at
the neck while in the front it
forms part of the bodice. (AP
Wirephoto)
Mrs. Hadley's Dress
'Simple Blue Silk'
Hollywood, Nov. 9 flJ.R) Glam
orous Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley
will be married to Vice-President
Alben S. Barkley In a simple,
blue - silk gown, movie fashion
designer Marusia revealed today.
Marusia said the St. Louis wi
dow selected a street-length taf
feta dress with a "simple, draped
neckline, natural rounded shoul
ders, tiny, nipped-in-waist and
gently-flaring skirt with invisi
ble pockets."
After the Nov. 18 ceremony,
Barkley's bride-elect will wear a
two-piece, mauve-blue wool en
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In her large office in the for
eign office this young girl, who
U one of Britain's 12 women in
the diplomatic corps, told rm
success story.
"America was my first home.
I loved the American way of
life. I was a bookish child at
school but joined in at sports
with my American friends. I
had by first date in America
and I still long for those hot dogs
we ate together.
"My father returned to Brit
ain when I was 14 and I finished
my education here. I got a de
gree in medieval history at Ox
ford university."
After her first job earning $20
a week in the British Broadcast
ing company, Joan joined the
ministry of information and be
gan the work that has led her to
today's post.
"I returned to America once
during the war to work in the
British information service in
New York and again in 1946 to
work in the British embassy in
Washington," the tall, brown
eyed girl said.
She said that she had little
time for relaxation.
"I garden a little and write
detective stories when I have
time. I have had two stories pub
lished, 'Curiosity Killed the Cat'
and "Villainy at Vespers'."
Joan said she hoped her new
job would lead her to more im
portant diplomatic posts.
"I hope one day to return to
Washington in a political post
ing," she ended.
Cotton Estimate High
Washington, Nov. 9 UP) The
agriculture department, in its
semi-final report of the year
today estimated the cotton crop
at 15.524,000 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight.
This is 78.000 bales more than
the 15,446.000 forecast a month
ago. It compares with 14.868,-
000 last year
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I. "BUT WHAT ABOUT THI IAYOFFST" Late in 1917 Ford Engineering stopped for one of the greatest model changes in Ford history. Tsinlljr,
Vice-President Harold Youngrrn gave "clay model X-2900" the last of in the automobile industry, most workers were laid off while machines
manjr approvals. After fourteen months ol work, this top-secret car, with and assembly lines wore chanced over lor new models. It was a hig
tome slight modifications, was ready for production as the 1919 Ford, problem one that had never been solved. But Ford was determined to
The neit problem was: how to keep men employed while machines try started planning and working to keep ford employees on the job.
MEN WORKING TO KEEP MEN WORKING
Ford is trying to lick a major problem
big layoffs for model change-over
2. PLANNING FOR THF FUTURE. Months before change-over,
engineers nude n extended plant survey, stndvinp every operation,
figuring how to keep men working. They worked out a detailed
schedule for the vast change-over, keeping as many operations going
as possible Kesult: in all Ford, Mercury and Lincoln assembly
plants act oss the L.5-, lavoB figures were the lowest in Ford history.
J. STOCK PUB. At "The Rouge" foundry, men and machines
were kept busy manulacturing and storing sixty thousand cylinder
blocks, shown above stacked nine high along entire south end of
building. Foundry worked three weeks out of five during the change
over. It was one of many ways Ford planning avoided layoffs and
brought steadier employment and more wages to Ford workers.
4. MIN AT WORK. Tons of glass were nude and stored during
retooling. Steel operations, loo, continued at top speed. Parts
production was stepped up. All these were unprecedented moves
Some said revolutionary-planned ahead by the men who planned
the new and improved Fords, Mercurys and Lincoln. Thev'ra
planning now for even belter results with lutura ehange-oven.
For many months now. Ford Motor
Company has been making a deter
mined effort to solve one of the great
human problems involved in making
automobiles the large-nrale lavofls
which usually come with retooling
for model change.
Ford's maior attack on this hig
problem developed trom I desire to
provide workers wilh the kind of
security they want the chance to
work conlinuoiisly at good wages.
Result of Ford't first effort wrre
encouraging. Of the 60,000 worker
at the River Rouge factory, only about
a quarter 16,200 to he exact were
laid off for an time at all during
conversion to 1910 models. All plants
set similar records.
The Ford people say they are far
from satisfied with the g.iins made to
date. Hut they can report definite prog
ress. And they're working and plan
ning for future conversions. They
hope to do even better with future
change-overs. Certainly Ford has
made a real advance toward steadier
employment in what has always been
regarded as a seasonal industry.
It'i part of thr Ford u-ay of doing
businrts making thr best passible prod
ucts in the best possible trav fo benefit
employee, employer, and the nation as
a u hole.
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S. NO IAYOFF. During the chanee-over. Joe Lucas, with Ford
since 1928. was transferred from the final assembly line to Plant Main
tenance, under Foreman A. F. Zulewski. He was one of manv thou,
sands kept emploved by such planned moves. Ford believes such plin.
ning pays off with steadier employment and more security for
rord emplovees, more efficient operation for the comoanv, and
better economic health for iht whole nation. That's the Ford way.
6. VACATION WITH PAY. That's Ed Aldrich. Motor Mechanic
at the Lincoln Plant, with Alice his wife and Alice his daughter.
He went to Miami to visit his father during the change-over ont
of many employees who elected to take their paid vacations during
the idle period. That was part ol the plan to keep men on the payroll.
Such careful planning for the future is part of the Ford wa of
doing business to benefit employee, employer, and tha nation.