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Show IIELPEK The 3 AGE (Utah) human energy provided well over ninety percent of all the power used. Today human energy is used primarily to direct other sources of power. Even in steel mills a worker no longer has to lift any appreciable weight, and in many industries he does not have to lift anything. This change in the type of energy used has been an enormous boon to both our workers and our economy as a whole. Organization includes both the function of management and production layouts. Both of these have a profound influence upon the efficiency of an organization, and efficiency is a prime element One in output per man-hou- r. also should include under organization the skill of the working force. With increased mechanization of the productive process more expert workers are required even though many jobs become mere routine. The character of our labor force has changed great ly over the years in regard to skill, but there still is a shortage of those with highly technical JOURNAL tastic. Formerly THURSDAY, MAY 26, I960 SIX NATIONAL OUTLOOK By Ralph Robey R OUTPUT PER Productivity is a term which is widely used and just about as widely misunderstood. Yet it is an extremely important concept. Perhaps the most common definition of productivity is output This is accurate pfT man-hou- r. MAN-HOU- but raises the further questions cf hew docs one measure such output and what causes an increase or decrease. This defini-tir- n also has the disadvantage of appearing to place the entire responsibility for changes in productivity upon labor, which of ccur?e is far from true. THREE BASIC FACTORS three basic factors Actually cause variations in productivity. These are energy, organization, and capital. Energy includes both human labor and all other kinds of power used in production. The changes here over the past sev-- J ieral generations have been fan- -. ' ing." TRANQUILIZER a riddle for mothers: what is a comfort for the sick child, a companion for the lonely lot, a pacifier for the angry youngster, and a real godsend for mother herself when the Here's weather goes astray? Give up? TO It's a familiar deck of playing cards. At least that's the opinion of a mother of five active youngsters who relates in the May issue of Parents' Magazine how she rediscovered the fun, excitement and skills that card games can provide children. In an article called, "Let Them Play Cards," Mrs. Jean Orcate describes how a pack of the pop ular pasteboards kept her five small youngsters occupied and amused on a rainy day in a crowded vacation cabin high in the mountain and allowed her to keep her sanity. "Five grimy children began slapping the Jacks instead of each ther and venting their spleen on Hearts instead of on parents," the amazed and delimited mother related. As a result. "The real struggle bowed out to the make-belieone and this is one of the I ' Liiii i iT i flo Comment III hy JAMES W. DOUTHAT Vice President Nixon has provided what could be a strong impetus to enactment next year of Tax reform legislation by Congress. If he should be elected President, he obviously would be in a position to exert powerful influence on behalf of his legislative program. Even if he should not be elected President, he still if nom inated would be titular leader of his party and therefore in a position to influence legislation. The Vice President's statement which greatly encouraged tax reform advocates was as'follows If the .United States had met adequately its responsibility for national security and had a sub- stantial budget surplus 6f around $4 billion, the new Congress training. Capital is an absolute necessity (which takes office next Janufor an overall increase in output ary) "should be able to consider r, and there is a in a temperate and responsible per close correlation between investment and productivity. Granted, in an individual factory it may be where one can prove almost anyhe desires by statistics. By possible to increase output by thing his base year he can show picking orbetter management, improved that the increase has been either and industrial better ganization or small. An honest and large relations, but such betterment is conscientious analyst will not innecessarily limited. Today it takes about $17,000 investment to pro- dulge in such manipulations, but vide the essentials of each job unfortunately a lot of it goes on and the total continues to in- all the time. And one must add crease with the development of that it is not easy to select a better and better machines. In base year even under the best of some industries the investment circumstances. The best protectis to ignore per worker is much less than ion and help on changes is several $17,000, but in others it times this amount. Even in farm trends. Even this does not proing the investment per worker is vide complete protection against wrong conclusions, but at least up to this figure. under this procedure there is an A SIGNIFICANT VARIABLE opportunity for errors to be healthiest things about card play- BABYSITTER AND Letting oil steam in situations where little penalty is exacted is what the experts call sublimation. They say it is important for our mental health to find acceptable ways of releasing anger and aggression without harming others. And, according to the author, "cards certainly rank high on the list of harmless releases." such familiar card Through games as Go Fish, Concentration and Old Maid, "children can bluff happily without being called insincere, can let loose their aggressions without being considered pushy, and can fight to win without being considered unkind or uncooperative." ' Mrs. Orcate says that card games teach specific skills. "Shuffling, cutting, dealing and discarding are all complex motions involving small muscles whose use will serve the child well in a thousand other activities." But most of all, she says that card games teach sportsmanship. "My children learned to give and take, lose to win without crowing, without crying." As a result of this happy vacation experience, the author admits that playing cards have "become a staple with us, like flour, safety pins or aspirin. We learned that wild aces make tame kids, and that a deck of cards can be baby sitter, recreation leader and tranquilizer man-hou- year-to-ye- ar long-ter- With all of these elements influencing productivity it is to be expected, and is true, that outvaries from put per man-hocompany to company, from industry to industry, and from year to year. Measuring the result, there fore, is extremely complicated and many of the data that are published are misleading. This is a field, in other words, ur way a tax reform measure." blocks to economic progress. The Eisenhower Administration Vice President Nixon said the has forecast a $4.2 billion surplus steep rates in higher income brae for the fiical year starting next kets have discouraged saving and LADIES' MAJOR LEAGUE July 1 provided Congress co- - investment. He said also that Wednesday, May 18 operates in approving the Pre-- : more liberal depreciation rules team, single game, to High sident's fiscal proposals. for business would encourage inIt is generally expected that! vestment and expansion. This Frank's Glass Shop, 977. High inthe expanding economy will pro- also is provided in the Herlong-Bak- dividual, single game to Dorothy Miller, of Miners Trading Pooit duce enough additional revenue legislation. in the following fiscal year (start The Vice President's remarks 'with 196. High team, three games, Franki ing July 1, 1961) to make pos- did not come as a surprise for 2725. High individual sible a larger surplus. in 1&53 speech he had urged Glass Shop, a ' three games, Dorothy Miller. 496-- I This is conditioned, of course cuts in personal and corporation TEAM STANDINGS upon Congress exercising restraint income taxes and adoption of a W L in acting on wild spending pro- uniform manufacturers excise tax. 24 posals. President Eisenhower's veto of Miners Trading Post ....36 28 Members of the congressional the $251 million depressed areas Frank's Glass Shop .... 32 34 Kaiser Steel 26 economy bloc contend that if all bill bolstered the hopes of mem 35 25 unessential spending were elimin bers of the economy bloc that the Kaiser Coal l Officers Elected 1960-- t. ated the surplus could be much campaign of the big spenders can New officers for the greater than the $4.2 billion es- - be repulsed during the present were elected as followss ,. year timate. session cf Congress. Vice President Nixon did not! Economy advocates were en . . President, Cookie Hunt; Vice mention specific legislation 'nut. couraged, too, by the vigor with President, Pat Payne; Secretary, there is considerable support in which the President denounced Marion Oviatt; Treasurer, Joann Eccli; Sgt. at Arms Vera Taylor: the oending proposal. Congress for the Herlong-BakHe asserted that the measure Publicity, Angelina Phelps bill which, among other things, would lower personal and corpor "would squander the Federal tax NERVES ! ation income taxes to a - maxi- payers' money where there is he According to Newsweek. mum of 47 percent by a series only temporary economic diffinotion that the exof annual reductions spread over culty, curable without the spec- ecutive suffers more from tension five years. Seven other House ial Federal assistance provided than the "happy-go-lucmembers have introduced iden- in the bill. stiff" isn't necessarily so. For ing tical bills. Then he contended that the one check showed that This legislation is vigorously problem should be handled at example, 12 per cent of executives suffersupported by the National Assoc the local level advice which ed from and 8 per iation o f Manufacturers, the many argue should be applied to cent from hypertension, arteries. The hardening Chamber of Commerce and a a large number of spending and in both figure for large number of other national, control proposals pending in Con- cases, was 15 per cent. " state and local associations. Its gress. supporters contend that the more In the President's words, "lastreasonable rates proposed would, ing solutions to the problems of big spenders will continue to atIn the long run, actually produce chronic unemployment can only to push through Congress tempt more tax revenue than the pres- be forthcoming if local citizens their program for costly federal ent schedule. This would result, the people most immediately subsidies for a variety of what they assert, from removing road concerned take the lead in plan should be local activities such ning and financing them." as school construction, teachers It is certain, however, that the salaries, and housing construction. i er Gl er time-honor- ky es, m W washed out. One final word must be said: increasing productivity is what gives us a rising standard of living, protects the value of our the currency, and determines over-a- ll growth of our production. Even though we have difficulty in measuring it, therefore, we have no choice but to improve productivity. BILL'S Life PRESCRIPTION GETTING A SECOND DOG By Bob Bartos Manager, Frlskles Research Kennels it mj TCTTnr H - cepting the number two dog, not with open arms perhaps, but tolerantly. The most important thing for you to remember is not to let your dog feel that he's being replaced or pushed Into the background: You must always give him precedence. It may seem like a small matter to you to give him the first pat when you return home, put his leash on first before a walk or feed him first but, to the old timer, they're signs as to who comes first in your affection. Don't expect the two dogs to eat out of the same dish or share the same bed. If you have to buy new equipment, don't feel that since Fido's bed is worn, he deserves the new one. He won't regard this as a favor. His interpretation will probably be that you're taking away one of his prized possessions and giving it to the upstart. You'll do better to get a puppy than a dog, for your present pet will be more tolerant of a puppy than an adult dog. It will be harder for you, however, to curb your demonstrations of affection for a small cuddly puppy than for the older dog. Don't let the puppy heckle- ii;e oldster. Your first dog is entitled to peace and quiet. Watch over the pair when they eat, Icr r puppy is apt to gobble v.p his dinner and then head for his pal's. T Tf mid TTT 1L1LL H B M 0 Helper, Utah 61 .... gee US for FIRST - pick out the Car or truck you want to buy. . . . .ln J' a GR HERE'S HOW 1 PHARMACY Bill Fraser, Prop. 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