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Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 25

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Fayetteville, Arkansas
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I OUR 1OOTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WEEKEND SPECIALS SWIMWEAR REDUCED YQ Now at the height- of the season we have reduced our entire stock of Swimwear off regular price. Mens, womens, teens and childerns arc included. Selections -are good, Hurry and save now! Price Commission Chairman Can Claim Victory; Nor Be Sure lo By JOHN CUNNIl'T NKW YORK (AP) Eight months after conducting his first meeting as Price Commission chairman. C. Jackson Grayson Jr.

feels "we are at Not Interested Bumpers Says Of Vice Presidency LITTLE ROCK (AP) Gov. Dale Bumpers said Wednesday lie still is not interested in being the Democratic party nominee for vice president. Sen. George McGovern ol South Dakota, fronlrimner foi the Democratic prcsiOc-ntia nomination, said in Atlanta that Bumpers and three other Southern governors woulr he considered for the sec-one spot on the ticket. The others were Reuben Ask ew of Florida, John West South Carolina and Jimmy Car ter of Georgia.

Asked what be thought McGovern's remark. Bumper said, "Yon know I'm not goinj to comment on that." Bumpers is running for a sec one! term as governor. He said McGovern's ri-se the role of leading candidat for the nomination was the re suit of "his willingness to sa the same thing wherever he is and "his apparent willingness lo away from position that he decided were uuwork able. ic point where we can't claim iclorv and can'l be absolutely erlaiii we will reach our oal." Success in controlling price iflatiou is. howDver, a "rea- onable, a feasible" prospect he aid as he prepared for his i acation break, a trip to Eu- ope, following a string of ouhle-lcngth workdays anci veekend sessions.

The real solution to inflation, IE suggested, is not in artificial marketplace restraints but in naking the economy more productive through management incl worker innovation and creativity. "We can treat the symptom." le said in reference to price restraints, "but it's a lemporarj His remarks made in a telephone interview. Increases in produclivilj i a been disappointingly small in recent years. In the first quarter the rale ctroppec lo 2.1 per cent. It was -1 pc cent in the summer of 1971.

it is over a longer period and in contrast to figures from other nations, that the probleir stands out. In the years 1965 1970, the average annual in crease in the United Kingdon was 3.6 per cent, Italy 5.1. Gel many 5.3, France 6.6, Japa H.2. In the United Slates it wa only 2.1 per cent. The importance of raisin those figures should he obviou to all: Produce more goods fo the same cost in time and moi ey and you can profitably se them at a constant or decree ing price, lint raising productivity isn mply a matter of "turning out lore widgets on the assembly ne," Grayson points out.

As as been shown in the past, al- jmpls lo speed up people as if ley were machines is counter- reductive. Nor is the problem simply ne of improving efficiency. It fat 1 more complex, The solu- ion involves not only moi'e pro- uclivc machines and workers, ut creative, innovative ap Broaches lo the very concept ol vork. "If work is exciting, workers vill be more rayson believes. TCul work isn't exciting for a workers.

They complaii isn't meaningful, that Ihcj lon't feel a part of the com any, that they share no pridi the product. This is one of the great chal engcs to anyone conccrncc will) increasing productivity arayson feels, ami he has guideline for seeking the soli -ion; "Spend more lime wit the individual and the indivk ual will think of the ir novation." Other factors are also ii volved. Some economists insis for example, that slructun changes in A i a socicl contribute to the problem. Different norms, laws, pra liccs and attitudes tend to strict output, these economis say. They chum that the ai vcrsaty relationship betwe labor and management has fealed attempts at raising pr ductivily.

And they remind i that the social advances an corrections demanded of bu ness also push up prices. Spassky Storms At Photographers REYKJAVIK. Iceland (AP) Itussiau Boris Spassky. who as a reputation for glacial dm. had an outburst of nerves rtav, less than a week before slakes his world chess title gainst American Bobby Fis her.

Spassky stormed off a tennif ourl and went to his hotel to ilk after three photographers egan taking pictures of i Jivo Nci, a compatrio clping him train for tin match. "You are ruining our pro ram." Spassky said. "This i daily routine which 1 mus on with." The photographers were no nlerfering with his game. The stood outside a fence which cii cles the asphalt court in schoolyard. Because of the great physica of the 24 game cbos championship beginnig ne; Sunday, both Spassky and Fi cher have been working ou regularly for months.

Fischer, 29. expected to a rive Thursday, is a good tenn player and swimmer. He is si years younger than the chan pion. Chess players say the 1 will be the man who tires first Honey Goes Up FORT WORTH, Tex (AP There is a critical shortage honey in the world despite the bustling of all the bees, say Edward Burleson of Waxacha chie. Addressing the Texas Bee keepers Association, Burleso said the cost of honey almos I doubled in 1971.

orthwasf Arkansat TIMES, 29, 1972 AYITTEVILLI, A A A 'We have a world shortage and plant conditions," Burlejoa honey because of weather said. FRI. SAT. ONLY! LADIES' REGULAR MOJUD HOSE Sizes 2 te 11 Reg. $1.00 to $1.35 25 WHILE THEY LAST! EVELYN HILLS SHOPPING CENTER SAVE 4.01 ON EVERY TWO DACRON PILLOWS--REGULARLY $6 EACH Bouncy DuPont polyester fill; polyurethane foam I Ai 1 QQ core; cotton tick.

20 I0l J.77 'FInTihotJ itdetl. SPECIAL BUY 6-PC. Luggage Set Great for that family vacation Personalized initials Durable vinyl finish WE WILL BE OPEN THUR, FRI, 9 P.M. OUR BIGGEST CLOCK RADIO WITH EASY-READ DIAL AND ALARM Wake to music in the morning; UI5G. M.

slumber switch turns music off 10 88 at night. Big 6x4" speaker. I7.OO Girls' Summer Dresses Reduced Spring Summer Merchandise ALL FROM OUR REGULAR INVENTORY k- EVERY ITEM MUST BE SOLD OFF REGULAR PRICE Large selection of dress, ploy suits, and play- wear. Sizes 7-14. Large group of childrens clothes, sizes infants thru 6 also reduced, AND PIMA UNDERWEAR SOFT, DURABLE-REG.

3 FOR 3.69 Men I polyeiter with soft Pima cotton for fif, com- 7 (A fort, absorbencyl S-M-L-XL. IUI aWO PRICES GOOD IN THE STORE THURSDAY ON THE SIDEWALK FRIDAY SATURDAY GIRDLE PANTY HOSE Good Selection of Sizes. Reg. $3.00 HURRY FOR BEST SELECTION EVELYN HILLS SHOPPING CENTER 1 ALL SALES FINAL NO REFUNDS NO EXCHANGES FASHIONS (NEXT DOOR TO WARDS).

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