PAGE FOUR
THE ECHO
August, 1947
Thoughts On Labor Day
Do You Have A Suggestion?
Sometimes in one of our disgruntled frames of mind, | Suggestions need not nec-
we may be inclined to think of work as sort of a necessary essarily be revolutionary;
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evil, but vs^e soon realize that work is as much a privilege
as a necessity. Illness or any other cause which prevents
us from working, teaches us how wonderful it is to be ac
tive. Without work, life becomes dull. Without work, our
many times a minor sugges
tion or improvement might
be just as important as a ma
jor one in the long run. Af-
tive. Witnout worK, me oecomes uun. vviwiuuu .^r Ir i T- f
standard of living slips and we miss the comforts to which iter all, it s the cumulation ot
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we have become accustomed.
Work to one man can be an exciting adventure yet to
another it can be dull and uninteresting. The man who
awakes early in the morning eager to get on the job will
have a good day; the man who drags himself off to work
expecting that everything will go wrong probably will not
be disappointed.
At times all jobs become routine and when that situa
tion occurs, it is time to interest yourself in the work proc
esses that precede yours and study the part your company
is playing in the community and in the nation.
On this Labor Day look about you. Note how well
things go when we work as a team. For Labor Day is a
great day conceived in a nation where a man accepts a
job and is not commanded to do one . . . where any man
by dint of hard work can reach new heights and where
every man creates his own future.
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Life Around The World
In a recent survey, a study was made of the same jobs
in different countries around the world. How these peo
ple live, the employment conditions under which they
work and other points were covered.
The American who was chosen as the typical work
er in the occupation that was chosen had a nice six-room
house with a garden. His wife’s kitchen had an electric
stove refrigerator, and other modern appliances. The cou
ple had some war bonds, a savings account, and insurance
policies with a face value of several thousand dollars
Taking a quick trip around the rest of the world, here
"Y^ig^Yuifg Hai of China gets $.09 an hour works 75
hours a week, and lives in one room with his wife and two
oVtgario Sousa Landin of Mexico makes $1^ a week
while his 13-year-old son brings in $.75 a day as an ap-
pre^k^^aya jjanchandra of India, with his wife, lives in
a 9x8 third floor room, gets $.11 an hour for his labor.
The picture is not as dark -— ——— —
in all countries. Raymond
Day’s Canadian family lives
in a fiye room house and
does very well on his $.82 an
hour. Knut Evert Carlson’s
Swedish household also does
well on his weekly pay
check.
This much is clear to all
of us;
“Because we, as Ameri
cans, produce more in each
hour’s work, we can buy
more with our pay for that
hour. It is high output at
low cost—not planned econ
omy, not subsidized scarcity
—that creates wealth. Only
in efficient production and
distribution lies the hope of
free people who want to en
joy free living with comfort,
with leisure, even with lux
ury.”
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the small improvements that
makes for smoother opera
tion of the plant and gives
us a more pleasant place in
which to work.
Recently the suggestion
boxes were repaired, re
painted, and in some in
stances relocated so they
would be more convenient.
If you have a suggestion,
whether it be in the major
or minor classification, just
write it out and drop it in
the suggestion box most con
venient for you. Suggestions'
may be signed or unsigned
and you can be assured that
every one of them will be
given prompt and careful
consideration.
oOo
Too Crowded
Maybe it’s the ball game or that date that’s on
mind. Maybe some friends are coming over tonight and
you’re thinking about that. Or perhaps you’ve got to hurry
to town this afternoon and make that purchase you for
got the other day. These and other similar thoughts have
a sneaking way of crowding themselves into our head dur
ing working hours until many times, the question might be
raised as to which occupies more of our thinking capacity
—our job or outside activities.
A person who allows off-the-job activities to hamper"
his work is not being fair to himself or his company. When
our thoughts drift too far from our work, that’s when an
accident is most likely to happen or bad work slips through
or a mistake gets by that causes trouble later. To turn in
our best performance, the best plan is to see that oUJ"
thoughts are devoted principally to the job at hand.
AN EVERYDAY ASSET
Courtesy is an asset you will need all your life. It isn’t the casual
politeness we all use. It is something deeper and finer which gives life
and meaning to that politeness. Courtesy is more than words—it col
ors everything you say and do.
It shows in a happy, cheerful expression as you do kindly, friendly
things for each other. It is in the way you say and do the ordinary ev
eryday things of life. It is reflected in the expression of your eyes,
shines in your smile, and gives your manner and words a charm and
graciousness that promises friendship, popularity, and success.
People judge you by what you say and do, and courtesy makes that
judgment a favorable one, so it is worth while to develop it now. Check
up on the successful people in your town, on the social leaders, on the
men and women in high places in every line, and you will find they all
have this asset of couirtesy. It is an important part of their success
equipment and without it they would never have reached the top.
Is courtesy one of YOUR assets? If not, begin to cultivate it today
for you are going to need it all through life.
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