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TWO MEDFOHD (OHECON) MAIL TRIBUNE rrlday, Fsbruarr 24, 1950 Rain Special Just Arrived Values to $4.98 Plastic Raincoats $ 29 While They Last Men's or Women's Models-Sm!.-Med-Lg. O LightWeight O Smart Looking O You Can Fold 'em Up and Tuck in Your Pocket PAR STORES Main fir Holly Phone 2-5550 Elks Lodge Passes Million Member Mark Morris B. Leonard, exalted ruler of the Medford lodge, I Benevolent and Protective Order ! of Elks, said today that the na tional lodge's membership has ; passed the one million mark. Raymond Cole, Bay City, Mich., was the millionth active member oi the order. The lodge, founded In 1868 by 15 men, now has 1,538 units, all in United States or Philippine territory. j The Elks lodge devotes more ! than So million annually to pa ! triotic and benevolent purposes ; including the annual observance of Flag day, which originated with Elks, college scholarships to deserving students, aid to crippled children, sponsorship of boys' clubs, Boy scouts and ama teur athletic leagues. Human Relations In Industry Aired Morse Asks' Funds For Coos Bay Development Washington, Feb. 24 (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse (R., Ore.) to day asked a senate committee to allocate a portion of some $1, 000,000 recommended for im provement of Coos Bay harbor. Morse said funds were needed now to deepen the channel to the Charleston mooring basin and thus provide protection for com mercial fishing vessels operated in the bay. Vice Adm. Mclnthe Visits In Salem Salem, Ore., Feb. 24 (U.R) Vice-Admiral Ross T. Mclntire, retired, who was personal phy sician to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, visited briefly Wed nesday in Salem, where he was educated. Japanese women are engaged in virtually all major industries, with 5,500.000 such workers in non-agricultural employment. Bv Hoaer W, Bnbton Babson Park, Fla. (Special To Mail Tribune) One of the great est problems which will confront m in tne next twelve months is how to bring the break-even point down. When the ores ent artificial b o.o m has burst, produc ers must find ways to make more goods at cheaper prices and at the Mi same lime Keep wages up, con tinue workers' short hours and give more benefits. This problem, reduced to Its simplest form, resolves itself in to a question of what makes men work. It is no secret that in many plants worker productivity per man has tallen off consider ably. Why? For too long a time management has tried to force workers to do their best by threats of liquidation or lay-offs. This policy of fear nourished strife and bred labor unions. Then the government stepped in with the Wagner and the Taft Hartley Acts and said in effect, "We shall legislate cooperation and peace and an attitude of en thusiasm for work." How in heaven's name can you "legis- TRIBUNE Classified ADS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO BUY OR SELL Details And Need Told At Meeting Of Fund Workers The first "round-up" meeting of Red Cross volunteer workers the 1050 fund raising cam paign was held here this week under the chairmanship of Frank Van Dyke, head of the drive. Lol. Ben fata fiord, vice-chair man, told the workers that the advance gifts and industrial so licitations will have been com i plcted by the end of the month. In order that families will not be solicited more than once, he urged those who have given to place Red Cross stickers on their house windows. Residential workers will not call at homes where stickers are displayed. Establish Office The Red Cross fund drive headquarters will be established in the gas company building, it was announced, and Col. W. H. Paine will be in charge. Anyone wishing fund drive information may phone this office at number 2-9853. Chairmen of the 14 county di visions of the fund campaign re ported that their quotas have been accepted, and that their working crews are organized to start solicitations on March 1, in an attempt to raise the Jackson county quota of $25,000 during the first 10 days. Quota Up In discussing this quota, Van Dyke pointed out that it is an increase of 20 per cent over last year's. But the county chapter, he said, like the national Red Cross, has been meeting its com munity and charter obligations by use of surplus funds collect ed during the war years. This is now almost gone, he added. Concluding the meeting. Don Lcgg. San Francisco, Pacific area fund representative, spoke briefly on the relationship of the county quota to the $67 mil lion national quota. Lcgg said that various services such as the national blood bank are shared by the entire nation. Nurses are sent to localities where there are epidemic illness needs which cannot be met by communities. "It goes without sayin," Legg stated, "that the number of serv ices the Red Cross will be able to perform will be in direct pro portion to the amount of money raised. It is necessary, therefore, that every American citizen lend his support to this campaign." Butte Falls Butte Falls, Feb. 14 Mrs. Mayford Price and small son are visiting at the home of her aunt. Mrs. Albert Holmes. The G.A.A. girls had a tea for their mothers Tuesday afternoon. The girls entertained with a square dance and a short pro gram. Refreshments were served. G.A.A. Is supervised by Miss Slnney and this is their 'first year. Unite Falls Grange will meet Monday evening at the high school auditorium. Mt. Pitt club met February 16 at the home of Mrs. B. Boatman. Three new members attended. It ! was planned to have a pot luck dinner for St. Patrick's day. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Ray Price March 2. Every one is asked to bring a small gift for a white elephant sale to be held that evening. At the close of the meeting birthday girls opened their gifts and a lovely birthday cake was served. I Mr. and Mrs. Dewain Burton have returned from their trip to Nebraska. They were gone about a month. Buddy Boatman, small son of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Boatman Is in a Medford hospital with a severe cold. Don Baker of Shady Cove vis ited In Butte Falls one day last werk. A bakery, delicatessen and catering service will he opened in the bank building next week. This service will be a great help to the community and will be operated by Mrs. Clyde Moore and Mrs. Norman Palmer. Bill Roynane has been ron- (inocUto his home with a slight i cae of pneumonia. i Mr. and Mrs Ben Edmondson were In Medford Friday on, business. i late" industrial peace by setting up a political football game De- tween labor and management The backers of one team demand more and more touchdowns, or else the coach will be fired. The rooters for the other team will be satisfied with nothing less than the goal posts and painting the town red. A scheme of this sort is unfounded and can result in nothing but friction. Must Develop Frontier Oi Human Relations . The officials of too many cor porations have inherited this scheme of things , from their forebears. But we too have suc cumbed to their time-worn dog mas about management's prerog atives and labor's place in the scheme of things. Yet, if we are to preserve democracy, avoid state socialism and develop a state of abundance, then we will send teams out to explore, con quer, and develop this relatively unknown frontier of Human Relations In Industry. One small manufacturer, some months ago, became desperate. His break-even point was too high and he faced a shutdown. But a simple formula was evolv ed which resulted in a produc tion increase of 160 per cent in a short space of time. Here's how. Management found that about 38 per cent of its sales dol lar was charged against the cost of labor. Labor was offered the difference between the 38 per cent and whatever savings it could effect. Labor accepted the challenge. Cost dropped pro duction went up new business was available on the basis of de creased costs of production, and deliveries were made on time at a profit to all parties. Labor Productivity Frozen By Management One of my own employees worKed a lew years ago as as sistant to the president of a na tionally-known company with its share of labor troubles. He put on a pair ol overalls, went out into the plant as a sort of labor spy. He learned how to use paint spray gun and after a while was fully accepted by the work ers as one of them. Among oth er things he was taught by them how to hold work back so that management would never know how last they could really work. He learned how to so mix his paint and to so spray that he could collect for a three-coat job when in reality the company was getting only a one-coat job. I his new man observed skill ed workers withholding their skills from new workers. He watched spoilage pile ud. He saw workers (et excellent suggestions for improving efficiency and cutting casts go down the drain and then sneer at management because it was so inefficient. Company problems were none of tneir business, for these men "only worked there." Labor pro ductivity nas been irozen by management. I believe that we can save our private enterprise system only by allowing the wageworkers to be come an entrepreneur along with management. When the workers can have a personally gratifying part in solving their company's production problems; when they can reap a proportionate reward then, you won t need to worry much about "collective bargain ing" In your plant. END Foots Creek Foots Creek, Feb. 24 Tom White of San Jose, Cal., came here February 16 to spend week with his family. Mrs. Frank Daily entertained February 12 at a dinner in hon or of Mr. Daily, their son, Cletus and daughters, Jessie and Ar- lcn's, birthdays. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell and two pons of Applcgate and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fitzgerald and three children of Ashland. Mrs. Flossie Hubbard and son Milton, and Mrs. Cora Taylor of Summit City, Cal., were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLallen, Friday evening, Feb ruary 17. The Hubbards will spend a week at Phoenix and Mrs. Taylor will stay at the Mc- Lallens' home until March 1 and Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLallen. daughter. Sharon, of Medford, spent Saturday and Sunday with them. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bennett spent the weekend at Loiigview, Wash., with their son and family Mollis and DouKlas Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. .Charles O. Mc Lallen entertained February 19 with a hirthdav dinner in honor of her mother. Mrs. Cora Taylor, on her 78th anniversary. Guests were Mrs. Flossie Hubbard and son. Milton, of Summit City. Cal., and Mrs. Taylor's grand son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLallen, and her great granddaughter, little Sharon Mc Lallen of Medford. NOTICE Or AI.I.EV VACATION Notlre is herrhy sivr-n thai the Council pf the Cllv of Mcriford did on the 7th dnv of February. 1930. by rMolullon. Initiate procMrtlniti to vac-ate the alley in Blork 72 of the City of Medford. ortsinal town. the game l deilimated and delineated on the official plat thereof of record and did provide for a public hearing to he held at the hour of 7 30 o'clock pill, on the Slit day of March, 11)30 at the Council Chamber In the City Hall for the purpose of conalderlni! the vacation of and adoption of an ordinance vacating tatd alley and tot Ihe purpose of hearing and conslder knff any ohicctlom or remonstrance thereto which may be made in writ, log and (lied Willi Ihe Recorder prior 10 the time of said hearing Pv order of the Council of the City of Medford. J R Woodford. Recorder drop; HEAD COLD WXTERY MISERY Cordova, Alaska. Feb. "4 vUP, The city of Cordova was without an emhalmer today. Joe n-illin resigned yesterday be cause the city impounded his dog. NowDrnrts 1 J drana of Pentm NrtM Drone In each nostril reduce watery A flow, soothe raw membranes, w Breathe, easier this 2-dropway. 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