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o THURSDAY,QOCTOBER 20, 1960 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Impressions of Auto Capital Reviewed by l Frlit.,.'. ... ... . (Editor't noiK Thi. i. h. "fiAl in a series of articles written by Jim Frake. Med ford High ichool senior, who represented the Ore. gon Publisher'! association at the Ford National Teen Age Press conference in Detroit and Dearborn, Mich., recently. The articles Vill be used by the com pany in judging the winner of five college scholarships, which will be awarded to participants of the, confer ence early in December.) By JIM FRAKE Dearborn, Mich. - Most impressive to this writer at the Ford National Teen-Age Press conference were the in cidental and planned events shown the delegation through out the week. ' First to be shown was the 12-story Ford Central Office building, home of the com pany's administrative offices. On a 90-acre site some nine miles from downtown Detroit, the building provides office space for about 2,500 employees. 7?i COTTAGE CHEESE Iender texture, dairy-fresh flavor! Absolutely delicious! Yet it counts down to only 15 calories in a heaping Jablespoonful. Slim-m-m-mmming!' Borden's Cottage Cheese is high in protein, equal to the finest beef . ' Made fresh daily, rushed to your grocer's. Extra fresh when you buy it Get some today! Gold Medal Winner for 1 4 years at California State Fair. mobile Writer Approximate cost of the structure was $43 million, and is now three years old. It resembles the United Nations building, and has penthouses above the 12th floor for Ford executives. Keying Interest Keying interest from boys and girls alike was the Dear born proving ground, some 350 acres in all. It is said to be the only test track in the auto industry located adjacent to all engineering activities, and thus is available for im mediate evaluation of new frames, suspension systems, steering designs, bodies, en gines, axles and transmission. Originally an airport, the track boasts some of the top experimental facilities avail able. Every type of road and weather may be attacked by test drivers here. About 1,000 vehicles are being tested around the clock on proving grounds and road trips. Ford test drivers have logged more than 17 million miles each year - without a fatal or disabling accident. Historic Developments ". . . and on the right . .," the guide continues telling the historic Ford developments. At Greenfield, a portion of Ford's grounds, the entire IEdison Menlo park had been moved piece Dy piece irom New Jersey. Equally as interesting was seeing the Henry Ford mu seum, designed after Indepen dence hall in Philadelphia, Fenn. The well-guarded prop erty is neat, well-kept and presents only the tops in at tractions. In addition, no one can overlook the $180 million en gineering center built and maintained by Ford, in an at tempt to develop progress on the premise of "building to day toward a plan for tomor row." Popular Attraction The show place of the auto industry, the Ford Rotunda here in Dearborn is one of the six most popular tourist at tractions in the nation. An nually, up to 2 million travel ers from the U.S. and 80 for eign countries visit the build ing. Both automotive ex hibits and temporary shows have been acclaimed the world over for this excel lence. .. Of major interest -to most teen-age newsmen was the tour of the final assembly line at Ford's Rouge plant. This manufacturing plant is the "largest concentration of closely knit, integrated fac tories owned by one company in America," company of ficials say. First and only of its kind, the Rogue plant processes the iron ore as unloaded on Ford docks, smelt it into iron, con vert it to steel, and finally transform it to something that is useful and appropriate. Length, of the final pro cessing line was 1,620 feet. In all, several thousand feet of conveyor belt is required for the line to function as it does. Today at Ford with a new car coming off the as sembly line each 55 seconds it is curious to think how Henry Ford managed prior to 1917. Automotive officials esti mate they could produce cars at today's rate for one year and not make two cars exact ly alike. This team-work and production possibilities are most encouraging for the fu ture of America's automobile industry. But that's not all. The Ford picture is always one step ahead of America. Teen-age journalists couldn't help but notice Ford's civic responsi bility' as shown in its assist anc efor the construction of the new civic center in Dear born. This is progress. Evident where ever one might go is the kinetic and potential of Ford Motor com pany, and the American sig nificance of finding Ford and Detroit associated world-wide. Committee Gets Money for Expenses Aefi1nnHThf "HnllpCe'S for Oregon's Future" committee s given an added boost Dy 95 donation from the Southern Oregon college fac- ilty cnapter oi me vjregon itate EmDlovee's association. according to Oscar Bjorlie, chapter president. - Faculty members at use been doing an outstana- job for the. committee the passage of Proposi ti hv contributine funds defray campaign costs and eiving of tneir time w make speeches in the area. According to Hugh G. Simp- director 01 lniormauon the college, clubs, PTA and other organiza tions may secure a speaker this topic, vital to Ore- future hv cantacting office at MUrdock 2-4611. 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