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These modest words were spoken last week by a modest man: trim, 6-ft., ruddy-cheeked Charles Cameron West, founder-owner of Wisconsin's booming Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., who loves to stride around in muddy shoes, greet workmen by their first names-and build anything that goes to sea. A shipbuilder for 42 of his 65 years, Charles West never broke a Kaiser record, never stole a Kaiser headline. Yet last week he had his own claim to fame as the only inland builder of intricate, tightly packed, oceangoing submarines, was doing so well he had orders for enough...
Reason for the generally bad showing was taxes, which in the first nine months took 72% of net as against 54% a year ago. But a few companies bucked the tide in the third quarter. Crucible Steel got into its stride with a $2 million net, up 27% over last year. Sprawling Aviation Corp., top holding company for Vultee (which now controls Consolidated Aircraft) was up 50%. The earnings of one prime peace baby, Continental Baking, rose 58% over last year...
...this program is not Harvard's first venture into the field of industrial education. It is one of the foremost attempts of any kind, however, on the part of an educational institution to create a well informed labor group. Highly praiseworthy for this reason, the program is a great stride along the path that must be followed if the white dove is ever to be seen flying over industry. Realistically aware of conditions that exist, Dean Donald K. David of the Business School said that a primary consideration in the post-war period must be the creation of an educated...
...twelve years The MacPhail had built himself one of the gaudiest baseball reputations in all the game's 103 years. He broke in to baseball in 1930 as owner of the minor-league Columbus Redbirds. Three years later he hit his stride as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He painted the park orange; introduced usherettes and night baseball; groomed a slick radio announcer, Red Barber (TIME, Sept. 28), to sell the club to radio listeners; founded a farm system that brought Cincinnati two pennants and a world championship...
...Mayor has not responded in kind. Suspicious of the press from the first, he nonetheless got along well enough with them for a while. Then Butch decided to abandon regular press conferences. The occupants of "Room 9" (City Hall pressroom) took that in stride and kept the copy rolling. He got mad at a reporter, tried and failed to persuade his publisher to fire him. Warier after that, Room Niners still kept up the coverage...