Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 12, 1946, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTSH MZDFORD MAIL THIBUNI E .LESS EFFICIENT F Auto Manufacturer Says Workers Show 34 Per Cent Drop Than Pre-War Years San Franclnco, Feb. 12 U.R) Workori In Ford plants are 34 per cent 1cm efficient than they were before the war because they are not working ai hard, Henry Ford II said today. "I don't think anyone ia work ing as hard ai he used to," Ford declared at a press conference. "It seems to be prevalent all over the nation. It may also be prevalent internationally, but I couldn't say because I haven't been out of the country." Efficiency Determined The young automobile manu facturer, who succeeded his grandfather as head of the fam ily's vast chain of plants, said his company was able to determine the lowering of efficiency through statistical tests which measured the output of work In relation to expenditure of ener gy down to a fraction. He mentioned as a possible so- lution the incentive wage policy now in effect at Ford steel plants at Dearborn, Mich., and said workers there were making more money on a 40-hour week schedule than they did on a 48- hour week. "The basic wage Is the same," he said, "but if the Individual worker's production goes over a set standard, he receives a per centage bonus." Ford said, however, he did not know whether labor, which gen erally has objected to Incentive wage plans, would approve Its application to other plants or whether the system would work If extended. , Long Walt Seen Ha referred a query on when prospective car purchaser could walk Into a showroom and buy a car on the floor to J. R. When You BUY- When you buy rest Kite, Insist on a Commonwealth Iniured Title. It Is your gold ul of owoenhlp. When You SELL- When you sell, give the buyer a Commotiweelth Insured Title, the simplest, surest, most Inexpensive form of title protection; SevHtern Oreeen Title Cemeeny Interior and Exterior PAINTING PAPER HANGING Work Guaranteed CALL 2419 Younger's Appliance DUTCH BOY PAINTS 31 N, Bartlott Hemorrhoids! 0w!! But He SMILES, Now It wlf m he wan. t'an th F1XS format d'Mlixa u adjunctive ly at holed Thorn ton 111 nor Cllnlr, QUICK palllativ t?t of iiiin, iiriiaMon anil orTtr. Ilflpf oftn antl lruli Irt r-hrinei unfil ing Ut tut Thornton Minor a It tail Ointment or Thornton Minor R-tl PuppoHtorVn. Follow Ubl (tiifctlonn. If not dVllftitr4 with Dill IXH'TOIt.-' way, low coat rvfundad on raquetl. At all food drug ttorta vtrywfaor SELL NOW! YOU WILL GET THE HIGHEST GASH PRICE FOR YOUR CAR from ROGUE RIVER CHEVROLET th and Bartlett hone 2288 Tuesdey. Feb. II. 1I4( Davis, Ford advertising manager and a member of the board of di rectors. Davis said he did not believe it would be possible "for a year and a half to two years. "It doesn't look as if that will come this year," .Davis said. Ford announced he planned to ask the office of price adminis tration for higher ceiling prices when all production cost factors, including the probable increase in the price of steel when the present strike is ended, were compiled. "It's become unfashionable to talk about profits," he said, "but if you don't make money, it's not good business. He said he expected the Rich mond, Cat., assembly plant to operate only three days more be fore it becomes necessary to shut down in view of the short age of steel. New Coast Plant He also announced that a Lin coln and Mercury assembly plant was beginning operation at Los Angeles at the Central Man ufacturing Co. Asked If he always was able to persuade his grandfather to support new Ford policies, he Id: "I wouldn't say that. I have to have things reviewed." He suggested that reporters use their imaginations when they questioned his attitude to the possible elimination of the OPA this summer. AUTHOR DANIEL SPEAKS FEB. 22 Next speaker for the Rogue River Valley Knife and Fork club will be Hawthorne Daniel, the noted American author who has Just returned from the Pa cific. The meeting will be held at the Roosevelt school Feb. 22, according to the Rev. George R. Turney, president of the club. During the trip Mr. Daniel was fortunate in being able to interview scores of generals and admirals and, according to him, "with enough lesser lights thrown In to fill a New York telephone directory". Ho was in Hawaii, the Mar- shalls, the Marianas, the Caro lines, the Philippines, the Mol uccas. Australia. China, the Co coa Islands, Ceylon, Calcutta Egypt, and European spots on his way back to the United States, while he was gathering material for a book recently published. Among others that he talked with were Admiral Nimltz, Gen eral MacArthur, Lord Louis Mountbattcn, Generals Richard son, Stycrs, Krucger, Wheeler Wedemeyer, and Marshall and he also visited with a number of his old friends in the service all admirals who were class mates of his at the Naval Academy. THE GRANGE Gold Hill Grange Committee reports were made February 7 at the Gold Hill Grange meeting, followed by a program of a reading by Denn Jones; Peace or War quiz, and floor work with flag demonstra tion Judged by Sisters Flcne, Edlngton and Walker. Committeemen reporting were Glen Chase on dairy co op, hay, seeds, livestock and milk prices: E. C, Flcne, cannery plans and agriculture planning; John Gray, poultry and feed; and Roy Cam eron, legislation to keep down Inflation. Lynrlal Cameron read an article on radar and Ford Jones stated that Gold Hill Par ent-Teacher association has been formed with 80 members. Meet lugs are to be held the second Thursday of each month. Grange lit sending $11.33 to the March of Dimes. It was voted that the annual dinner for outgoing and Incom ing officers be held February 23 at 7 p. m., to be followed by dancing. Grange will furnish five gallons of Ice cream and Indies will prepare: the meal Those not roasting meat or mak ing cakes arc to bring vegetables or salads. Grangers and pros pective members are to attend. Sisters Edlngton and Walker had decorated the hall in a Val entine motif. Welcome visitors were Sisters Ongman of Dan ville, Calif., and Walker and Wait of Live Oak. Serving committee for Grange meeting February 21 is to be the Chase and Cameron families and John Gray. EX-GOV. CARR TO SPEAK AT WALTON MEETING FEB. 19 The Honorable Ralph Carr, former governor of Colorado, will be guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Izaak Walton League at the Jackson County courthouse auditorium Feb. 19. His subject will deal with valley authority legislation which has been or may be pro posed in congress. Vitally Interested In conserva tion and protection of the out of doors, the local chapter of the league points out that the speak er has specialized in irrigation law for many years and will ex pound the ideas of the rights of western people as opposed to regional authority administra tion from Washington. Vital re sources affected by the estab lishment of valley authorities, it is claimed, Include timber, graz ing lands, mineral deposits, use of water for power and irriga tion and conducting of agricul tural pursuits. Former Gov. Carr is an ex- newspaper man, a graduate 01 the school of law at the Univer sity of Colorado and is president of the Denver Bar Association. His national reputation as a champion of the rights of west ern peoples in the protection of natural resources fits in with the conservation program on outdoor resources of the league. The meeting Is open to the public and the leagues urges a large attendance. COUNTY DELAYED Due to the inability of the county to purchase new road equipment, or repair parts for old machinery considerable plan ncd spring road work is being de layed, according to County Judge J. B. (Blln) Coleman. For the past month the county court has been deluged with petitions from every district in the county ask ing for road work. Due to the condition of the roads from the weather, only makeshift repairs can be made now. Representatives of heavy ma chinery concerns have been in the valley for the past month seeking orders for road ma chinery. None are able to prom ise any delivery before next Sep tember at the earliest, Judge Coleman reports. Since Pearl Harbor, the county has been limited In Its machinery and repair purchases' and the situation has not brightened any since V-J day. The state high way commission is in the same boat, and state roads in the coun ty are also suffering. ACTOR RAFT ILL Hollywood, Feb. 12 (U.R) Actor George Rnft was In Cedars of Lebanon hospital today for observation and treatment after an attack of pleurisy. OFTHI xx cm Wonderland Head Peter Gerig. general chairman of the expansion campaign for the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association, says that he is inter ested in the development of the entire area because it is the finest section of the Pacific Coast, and he wants to help make the association ons of the best in the west. Gerig, prominent rancher in the Big Valley section o Lassen county, has been coun ty supervisor for 25 years, and is a civic leader and ardent sportsman. GIRL SCOUTS OF AREA FELICITATE Girl Scouts of this area today extended congratulations to Boy Scouts, celebrating this week the 36th anniversary of founding, the message coming from Mrs Scott Davis, Medford, Girl Scout commissioner. Mrs. Davis pointed out that the Girl and Boy Scouts of the area have -worked in close coopera tion for many years past, shar ing the same offices. The Girl Scouts have had the use of the Boy Scout camp site for their summer camping project, but due to the growth of both organi zations, it has now become neces sary for the Girl Scouts to have their own establishes)) camp site "In practically every civilized country on earth, Scouts are building together the foundation of world friendship through scouting, Mrs. Davis declared FALL SOWN GRAIN HIT BY CONTINUED RAINS Some fall sown grain in the valley has suffered damage from too much rain and cold, accord ing to County Agent Robert G. Fowler who has received reports of fall sown props being "drown ed out" and "frozen out." Ex tent of the damage will not be known until the weather turns warm and the water recedes from many fields. The weather has not been detrimental to pear trees, however, Fowler said. Use Mall Trlmine Want Ads. ( Qomliuattiu ) f r r 5 Mgits a liixk... all NBC Stations ALWAYS MILDER Q BETTER TASTING (2 COOLER SMOKING E RIGHT COMBINATION WORLD'S BEST TOBACCOS Ml STORE WILL .1 An expansion program which will add 3,300 square feet of store space will be undertaken by the M. M. Department store of this city starting March 1, according to an announcement today by Charles Adair, owner. The project will involve the con struction of a second story on the rear portion of the buildings owned by Clarence A. Meeker and William H. Fluhrer. Cost of building and fixtures will total $25,000. The additional space will be utilized for an expanded ready-to-wear department, Adair said. Present space occupied by this denartment will be increased 400 per cent, and will leave the main floor of the M. M. store for larger dry goods, men's and boys' wear and shoe sections. The second floor ready-to- wear department will refect the latest trends in store designing with the newest tvpe fixtures A new lighting system will be Installed throuHhout the entire store and the front portion re modeled to provide space for a new hosiery section. Walton and Moore. San Francisco store chitects. will have charge of the planning and Frank Clark, local architect, will direct tne Duua inrt construction. Mr. Adair will leave today for San Francisco and Los An- eeles where he will make study of store arrangement and nurehase Increased stocks for the expanded ready-to-wear de nartment. Comoletion of the ex pansion program is expected about July 1. Fenton G. Whitney Leaving For U kiah Forestry Position Fenton G. Whitney, assistant supervisor of the "Rogue River National forest since March 1942, will leave next week for Ukiah, Ore., where he will be in charge of the Ukiah ranger district of the Umatilla National forest. Mr. Whitney is a gradu ate of the school of forestry of the University of Minnesota, and has served on various national forests of Oregon since entering the Forest Service in 1929. . Forester William E. Bate Jr., is being transferred from the Olympic National forest fit Olympia, Wash., to fill the new ly created position of timber management assistant on the Rogue River National forest. He has purchased the Whitney residence at 1021 West Eleventh, and is expected to arrive Feb. 19 with his wife and small son. ESTATE AWAITS Santa Ana, Calif., Feb. 12 (U.R) The missing daughter of Mrs. Daisy D. Cooch will inherit her mother's estate, valued at more than $12,000, if she is found within a year. Attorney Fred Wilbur disclosed today. Phyllis M. Cooch, 29. was named sole heir in the will of her mother, who died Jim. 30. 8 P. M. UNO Jurist Sr.. ( Acme Trie photo) Green H. Hackworth, native of Pre tonburg, Ky.( resident of Washing ton, D. C. a former State Depart ment adviser, named a member of Court of International Justice by U. N. O. Assembly Council. One of 13 international Jurists named, he will receive $26,000 a year. MEDFORD POPILS IN SPEECH TEST Four Medford junior and sen ior high school students entered in the 14th annual Linfield col lege speech tourney last week all won ratings in the finals and the junior high school entry won two firsts it was reported today by the coach, Miss Barbara Compton. Lorraine Greaves, 14-year-old ninth grade student, won first in the junior high school oratory section, competing with 17 other students, and first in the ex temporaneous section, in which 20 young people were contest ants, the coach reported. Jerry Igo of Medford senior high school won second in the impromptu speaking contest, competing against 24 students, and also won third place in the oratory section. Medford's de bate entrants, Bill Moffat and Janet Iorsley, won third in the debate contest and young Moffat also won third in the extemper anccAis speaking section. Igo, Moffat and Miss Horsley are all senior high school students. The contest was held Friday and Saturday at McMinnville, with 90 entries in the junior and 156 in the senior division, Miss Compton reports. The students returned home Sunday. RUBBER ARRIVES . Long Beach. Calif., Feb. 12 (U.R) The first shipment of natural crude rubber to arrive from the Far East since Pearl Harbor was being unloaded from the British motorship Empire Wilson today. The shipment came from India and Singapore and is destined for tire and rub ber manufacturers. KMED Entrances On Both Hound Tooth Check Suits for Spring THEY'RE NEW! THEY'RE SMARTI JUST THE SUIT TO SEE YOU RIGHT THROUGH THE SPRING SEASON. HOUND TOOTH CHECKS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND BROWN AND WHITE. SUPERBLY TAILORED FROM ALL WOOL SUITING. 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