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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
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could walk Into a showroom and
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UNO Jurist
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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.
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