Word: bankerish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bespectacled, bankerish Burt J. Craig, 57, named last week as treasurer and vice president, joined Ford as a bookkeeper in 1907, was made secretary and assistant treasurer in 1918, has carried most of the treasurer's load since. Quiet-spoken, unspectacular Craig administers Ford deposits in some 100 U.S. banks, never dabbles in production. Because of Henry Ford's complete non-interest in figures, even his own millions, Craig has devised a system which distills the empire resources in a few figures that can be scrawled on a paper, read at a glance...