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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1953)
IT WAS JUST TOO HIAVT DetroB Uea halfback Bob Heerascbemeyer (14) dropi the baD when kit hud on the Lion's SO-yard tine ia third quarter at Datntt Stopping Bob ara Cleveland Browns' Tommy Thompaoa (tower right) aad Km Boos (tower caster). Brown' and Doug Atklni is tt. Tha sight gama wound ap hi a MM tk. Six General Stops Seen To Speed Aircraft Production Washington At least six gen eral steps can be taken by Gov ernment and industry to speed production of military planes, and at tha same time to reduce their cost according to studies by the aircraft industry. Production of modern military planes is one of the most com plex manufacturing operations of all time, involving thousands of interrelated actions and months of time in assembling reeded parts, materials and components- Some elements of pro duction time are irreducible; others already have been short- ened by manufacturers through continuing advances in manu facturing techniques. Joint Action Suggested ' Aircraft Industries Association studies indicate, however, that the most significant reductions in aircraft lead-time (the tune it takes to procure military planes) can be achieved through Joint Government industry action in six general areas, leading to in creased production ' efficiency and decreased procurement time. Even more importantv'such ac tion would increase the aircraft Industry's ability to accelerate production in event' of attack or other national emergency. Objectives Can Be Met It is, of course, true that lower costs do not always result from time-span. In fact, costs can be a shortening of the production Increased if production is ac celerated through use of such expedients as overtime labor, substitute materials, inefficient makeshift tooling, or extensive modification of aircraft after they come off the assembly line. The combined objectives of cost-reduction and a shorter manufacturing time can be served, however, by improved practices and policies in the fol lowing general areas: 1. New contracting techniques. For aircraft already in produc tion, substantial savings in time can be realized if manufacturers are authorized to place advance orders for aircraft components which take the longest time for suppliers to produce. A major airframe manufacturer's study Indicates that placement of these orders prior to receiving con tinuation contracts for additional quantities of planes would de crease time between receipt of a re-order and delivery of the completed aircraft. 2. Streamlined approval proce dures. Under the Armed Serv ices Procurement Regulation, aircraft manufacturers must defer numerous essential opera tions until they are approved by the military services. For ex ample, if the Government is re quired to provide machine tools under a facilities contract to sup plement a countractor's produc tion line, "even an experienced manufacturer cannot order su,ch tools until a detailed review is undertaken by the military services- Time required to obtain such approval varies from one week to three months and Is factor in lengthened manufac turing time. : 3, Reduction In change-orders. It is, of course, impracticable to "freeze" aircraft designs in period of rapid technological ad vances. Production changes are made for a variety of reasons. Such as changes to facilitate pro duction, changes to substitute for Unavailable material, changes to correct engineering errors, changes to meet military thea ter requirements, changes to in corporate improved equipment, and others. Some of these costly and time-consuming change-orders can be eliminated during the Initial stages of production, however, through a more inten sive service evaluation prior to lull-scale production. Such eval uation of prototypes would also reduce the need for extensive modification of ' aircraft after they leave the production line. 4. Maximum simplicity com mensurate with performance re quirements. The complex and , 4t (V costly equipment in modern air craft saves lives and is respon sible for air superiority in com bat As aircraft become more complex, however, there is an accompanying increase in en gineering design time, manu facturing time, initial and op erating costs, and maintenance difficulty- To improve produc ibillty and to decrease over-all manufacturing time, the military cervices, and the industry must continue to give high priority to studies of methods to simplify combat aircraft without sacrific ing quality. This is, to a large degree, matter of compromise. Efforts are being made to shorten manufacturing costs and decrease production time by standardizing certain aircraft parts and components. Here again, significant progress is a matter of compromise: standardi zation cuts costs; specialization increases performance. 8. Production process engineer ing. Under existing regulations, a contractor can spend only a limited amount of money on so called "process engineering" dur ing the performance of a produc tion contract This restriction prevails despite the fact that de velopment of improved manu facturing processes, is a basic factor in cutting bothy costs, and manufacturing time. ,y Cheapest, Simplest Way For example, the quickest; cheapest and simplest way to make an important part of an experimental engine may be to machine it out of solid metal at a cost of $5,000. Such a part might be produced for $500, and in much less time, if it were cast or welded when the engine is put into high-volume produc tion. A great amount of process engineering would be required, however, to determine whether the engine would continue to operate properly under all condi tions with such a cast or welded part instead of the original ma chined part- ' Any tendency to exclude these process engineerings costs from a production contract leads to an artificial separation be tween engineering-for-design. and results in high costs and longer delivery schedules. Living in Age of Peril 0. Stability of the production program. The president, in a recent speech, said that the na tion today is living in an "age of peril" rather than a "moment of danger." Historically, how ever, the production : programs for military aircraft and related equipment have ben based on the concept of a "moment of danger," during which vast sums of money are appropriated, an almost overnight explosion of production facilities takes place, and all-out production of combat aircraft follows. Invariably, after the period of danger appeared past, sharp cut backs of aircraft production have followed. These fluctuations have been costly in terms of dol lars, quality and military strength. In the long run, nothing can contribute more to decreased costs, increased quality, and re duced manufacturing time than range production program for can a stable and relatively long range production program for military aircraft and related equipment Most important such a program would give the air craft industry the capability of accelerating production rapidly a mobilization require ment which, in national emergency, could spell the difference be tween victory and defeat. To Offer Entire Economy Tne tremendous amounts of money that will have to be raised by -taxation and spent over the years to give this nation adequate air defenses will affect the entire economy of the coun try. The necessarily hish cost of such a program imposes a serious responsibility upon the military services and Industry to take all possible actions to reduce costs i1 K - Roque River Rogue River Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Voss of Old Stage road north of Rogue River are having a new cottage built on , their place. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Smith of Springfield were week end vis itors at the home of their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Smith, and Mr. Smith's sister, Mrs. Wes ley' Brown of Grants Pass. The Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Shaw have returned from a two weeks trip to Santa Cruz and San Pablo, Calif. Eleanor Matthissen of Em mett, Idaho, returned home re cently jtfter attending 1 camp meetings at Rogue River and at Santa Cruz, Calif. Mrs. Florence Milton has mov ed back to her home on Broad way street after - eight - months absence. Silas Shaw of Jamison, Ore., visited his parents here recently, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw. Paul, an other son, returned home with his brother after spending the summer vacation in Jamison. Ralph Coats, former owner of the Building Supply company, now living in Portland, was In Rogue River last week deliver ing a load of lumber to the Main Street lumber yard. - Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Patrick and children, Sherre, Walter and Katby of Casa Grande, Ariz., have returned to their home af ter spending two weeks here with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weaver.' Carol Ann and Charles Weaver returned to Rogue Riv er with the Patricks after spend ing the summer vacation in Casa Grande. Linda Gould of New Ply mouth, Idaho, has returned home after a month's visit here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Powell had a surprise visit recently from an old school chum and his family, the Charles Marrs from San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Irene Horn and Mrs. Nell Wright of Bellignham, Wash., stopped in Rogue River recently for a short visit with Mrs. Horn's aunt, Mrs. Lois Morgan. The visitors were en route to southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jo seph and daughter Laurie Fran cine of Benecia, Calif., were week end guests of Mrs. Joseph's brother and family, the Ray Powells. Mrs. Charles Hill and' grand son of Reno, Nev., visited a week recently with her sister and brother, Mrs. Dave McLar en and Cloyd Dix. Mr. and Mrs. Buster Moore of Creswell are visiting their parents, Mrs. E. Reed Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore of Evans Creek. Moore will teach in the school at Central Point this year. EAT Hobby club held it sreg ular meeting at the horns of Mm. Edward Martin, on Highway 80. and improve quality, while sus taining the ability to meet nro- duction needs in event of attack RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOU FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER tity h Operate Clean and Dwstlets . Low Rental Rate We haadla sinrjiaiag yea asei ClAtlSfS fat WAaaMuaaaa CINTSAL POINT MfOfOKD Sportsman Find Hunting; Fishing Paradise in Monico Mexico City American sportsmen arc finding a hunt ing and fishing paradise in Mex ico. South of the border, few na tives bother to take to tha field or stream except to supply their immediate needs. Therefore, Mexico cornea close to justifying its travel folder description as a sportsman's Valhalla, with abundance of fish and game, long seasons, and generous bag limits. Fishing regulations in Mexico ara simple and costs nominal. A year's fishing license costs only about $2.90, and covers all wa ters and all kinds of fishing. Fishermen may bring their own fishing equipment into the coun try duty free. Foreign hunters In "Mexico, In addition to buying a license, are required to affiliate with a government-registered hunting club a simple procedure as most sporting goods stores are li censed as official clubs. Woods Full af Game From the mountains of Sanora in the north to the hot Jungles near the Guatemalan border, the woods are full of jaguar, moun tain lion, lynx, grizzly, black and brown bear, wild boar and deer. The small game roster in cludes coyote rabbit, squirrel, fox, marten. ' The spotted jaguar or Mexican tigre, sometimes reaching a length! of nine feet, probably ranks with the Alaskan brown bear at top of the western hem isphere's big game list. For bird hunters, Mexico is like a horn of plenty. Winging down from Canada and the U. S. each year, ducks, geese, doves, brant, stork and snipe funnel south into Mexico and concen trate in a narrow land area. They are so -plentiful many farmers Dr. and Mrs. Edward Chance are spending their vacation in Alaska.' They expect to be-home in three weeks. . - Mrs. Day of Vancouver, Wash, is visiting her daughter and fam ily, the Floyd Morrows. nn 1 cwmife NEWSPAPERS OF TOTAL 34.0ft Put it da Um job - MheJaaeasa ssadta; t&M. brings total to sew Ms 2$xE fesSffijSSfiS beg hunters to dean birds out of their fields. WmU Records tet Mexico has long been famous for Its deep tea fishing. World records are set regularly at Mazatlan, Aeapuleo, Guaymas and Manzanillo on tha Pacific coast, and at Tampico, Laguna, Veracruz and Puerto Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific coast waters swarm with saiiflsh, merlin, tuna, shark, albacore, aea bass, barracuda and rayfish. The Gulf provides ideal grounds for tarpon, barra cuda, snook, weakf ish, mack erel and snapper. Inland fishing opportunities are less extensive, but trout are found in numerous lakes and streams, and the waters above Don Martin dam In Coahuila state rank as one of the best bass fishing grounds in the world. Seasons in Mexico are more generous than in the U. S. Mex ico's duck season, for example, extends from November 15 to March IS with a daily posses sion or bag limit of 15 birds. Deer seasons range up to two and a half months for some spe cies. Fishing in the coastal wa ters is open the year around ex cept for mullet and small-mouth bass. In the Interior, closed sea sons are observed only on cer tain lakes with the exception of trout fishing, which is closed from November to February. Dog Nof Punished For Man's Condition BoonVille, Ind. (U.R) Jail Is no place for a dog in spite of what his master does Deputy Sheriff Gabe Feltner decided. When State Trooper Keith Shel ton brought in a motorist for drunken driving Feltner locked up the man, but refused to pun ish the pet which was riding in the car with him. Shelton took the dog-to his home in Evans ville, 17 miles away. 'Wheat in various forms con stitutes about 19 per cent of the total food of an American family. 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Dr. Ray mond Roy, Portland, said the accident occurred about S p.m. yesterday when Sageser lost his footing and tumbled into the 30 foot deep crevasse. Another member of the party, John Knowlcs of Portland,, also slip ped but Roy said he pulled the J. A. Tom!ck 212 No. ' GUCGGQ I kSSi? All RADIO 10e5ft wlMMpogeiblybay t9aften no noaspoper Id MEDFORD (OREGOU) MAIL TRXBUKIT HIKE boy to safety from the lip of the Bageser's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Idmond Eageser, were at the timberline on the peak when their son's body was brought down the mountain. in ROGUE ftd TRAVEL SERVICE A FREE SERVICE Afo RoMfVw) Mwd Sol Airliira and Steartshlp Tickets LCSBY HOTCL JACKXSN IWWMm n wavn Etftfett Phone) 22202 1 ' 0 tAAGAZINES 0.65, 80D Only Mwapapn csa fire yea fan vahia for If vou'rt a rttaUer or whetuakr, demand news paper advertising before you place an order. 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