THE h0ME news
every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
publi»^e<^
wAU«K W. RANEY, EO. ano ruD
S.bKriptio» (100 Per Y.ar in Advance.
-r^^Tsecond-class mat
terEAugust 26, 1915, at the post
ffipp at McCrory, Ark., under
fflrt of March 3, 1879.
Friday. Feb. 16, 1917.
educational facts.
The Ford Motor Company oc
cupies an area or 276 acies, 83
acres in floor space, with 170
distinct departments, having ap
proximately 14,000 tool machines
in operation.
The annual business done by
this Company for the year end
ing July 31, 1916 was approxi
mately 261,000,000 dollars and
each employee received on the
average of $5.00 a day or more.
Declaring a profit of 59,000,000
dollars.
At the factory the average
number of employees, including
Superintendents and Furemen
number 42,000 at the Adminis
tration Building is over 1,000 per
sons At the 28 Assembly Plants
and 52 Service Stations through
out the United States are 12,000
individuals, making a grand to
tal of 55,000 employees, exclu
sive of 4,000 employees of the
Ford Motor Company of Canada
and Manchester, England plant.
Considering the average family
is four or five persons, the Com
pany would be maintaining a
city of 275,000 population, also
taking into consideration persons
that are employed by Companies
working on Ford Motor parts ex
clusively, a conservative esti
mate would bring this up to an
average of 375,000 population.
The Company maintains a Fire
Department of 30 trained fire
fighters and 150 available factory
service men at their immediate
call.
Filtered water is supplied to
the men in glass demijohns by a
corps of 40 men at a daily out
lay of over $200.00.
A window cleaning depart
ment maintaining corps of 110
men constantly cleaning over
’ ^ widows, approximately
WO,000 square feet of glass.
here are 1,005 men sweeping
!nd. leaning continually. The
ociological department consid
ers a big item in its work of
environment with the employees
eeping the working condition
ean, the men will take it into
inmr respective homes.
department of 25 men con
tinually painting floors, side
walls, etc. The factory have to
contend with employees spitting
in the corners of the stairways
and balconies. By painting a
light border of paint around the
stairs, etc., this was eliminated.
The employees that use chewing
tobacco get from their respec
tive tool cribs, paper cuspidors
filled with saw dust which the
the employee himself must empty
and take care of, doing away
with the spitting upon the floor
of the factory and eliminating
the spread of disease.
The Medical Department has
the finest equipped Hospital in
any manufacturing concern in
the country. There are 9 gra
duate doctors and surgeons and
28 first aid men in attendance
at all hours. The Operating
room is very thoroughly equip
ped in every detail with a Ward
in connection, accommodating 8
patients. The X-ray room is one
of the most elaborate and finest
equipped on this section of the
country, also an eye examining
room and first aid room, taking
care of from 800 to 1600 dress
ings of minor disabilities a day.
The Safety department is con
stantly educating the employees
in every line of safety and is
making great headway in all de
partments lessening the average
of accidents each month in every
department of the factory, for
instance: a man was hurt by
crowding and pushing of the em
ployees upon boarding street
cars. This matter was straight
ened out by lining the men in a
line and as the car stopped the
employees would get upon the
car in an orderly manner, elimi
nating a great many accidents
and confusion as hefetofore.
The front axle springs are all
made in this plant at the present
time.
The daily pay roll averages
$175,000.00 a day, about $4,500,
000.00 a month.
The plant is assembling on the
average of 40 cars a day, but
making parts for 3,000 cars a
day, which are shipped to the
different assembly branches and
assembled for their respective
territories.
At the present time we are
using 13 carloads of coal a day
for running and heating the
plant. Ford Motor Co.
Mr. James E. Hyatt, repre
senting the Arkansas Democrat
of Little Rock, was here Friday
and very materially increased the
list of subscribers here for that
valuable afternoon daily newspa
per. We are glad to note that
the Democrat has made arrange
ments to have its papers deliver
ed to us on the “Hot-Shot”
which will put them in our hands
| about five o’clock the same day
it is published.
VIOLATE BONE DRY
LAW; $1,000 FINES
Judge Driver Administers Stiff Punish*
ment to Two Forrest City Negroes.
Forrest City, Feb. 13.- Jim
Pullman and Chunk Fletcher.
Forrest City negroes who were
arrested last week at Wynne for
violating the bone dry law, were
sentenced to spend three months
in jail and pay fines of $1,000
each, at a hearing before Judge
Driver in Circuit Court at Wynne.!
The negroes were arrested by!
the sheriff of Cross county at
the Wynne railway station. The
liquor which caused their trouble
had been checked in trunks as
baggage to Haynes. It was
tranferred at the Wynne station,
where the negroes engaged in an
argument with the baggage mas
ter over the payment of excess
charges. The sheriff was called
and his curiosity was excited by
the weight of the trunks.—Ark
ansas Gazette, Feb. 14.
Pebble Industry.
The flint pebble industry gives occu
pation to many women and children
along the French coast between Havre
and Dieppe. The pebbles collected in
and near Havre are selected for their
spherical shape, and are used for pul
verizing in certain industries, particu
larly in the manufacture of cement
and in copper mines, being employed
in the interior of large cylinders.
Humor in History.
When Laud, as chaplain to the king,
reported on the religious condition of
the people in Scotland, he was not
aware how humorous he was. He
wrote: “There is not a surplice in the
country. I question if there be a tailor
in the country that could cut you a de
cent surplice; the tradition of reli
gion seems lost.”
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Secret of Hi6 Success.
“He is a splendid workman. One
secret of it, outside of his skill, is the
good care he gives his tools. He
keeps every one in the best condition,
ready for instant use. Another secret
is the care he takes of his best tools—
brain, nerves and muscles. He never
dulls them with liquor or tobacco,
foolish or harmful pleasures, dissipa
tion or carelessness. He gets the best
service out of them and the tools
which perform their bidding.”—Ex
change.
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| Sweet and Pure Flour,
| McCall Patterns,
Farm Implements,
Shoes,
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