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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1948.

AN EARLY SUMMER?

The mind

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FORD'S FRIEND SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE MONEY-GIANT WHO SCORNED MONEY

of a millionaire

NCE upon a time Henry

Ford bought a railway- the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton line. It had not paid a dividend for 50 years. Ford tackled the job of running it with a completely open mind,

After studying the main- tenance costs, he suggested that build it might be cheaper to the track on steel ties laid în rement..

"It will not work, Mr Ford,” said the superintendent of the line.

"But why?"

Two days later

What May Come In Palestine

A

by a Diplomatic Correspondent

S MAY 16-the date on which Britain lays

down her mandate In Palestine. approaches, there is much speculation and intense concern over what is likely to happen there.

The United States has abandoned partition as a polley and taken formal steps to call a special session of the United Nations General Assembly to shape a new one, if possible, In the limited time left. Civil war between Arabs and Jews is already in ' progress. The generally accepted view in that it will flare to considerable violence when Britain ceases to govern. And it is the generally accepted view also that the Arabs will be too strong for the Jews. Many experts more closely in touch with the situation take a different view. They believe that the Arab States are not so closely united in this fight as they would appear to be.

WEAK LINK

They say the weak link is King Abdullah of Trana- Jordania, who is the most important of all the Arab leaders in this matter because his country adjoins Palestine.

It is suggested that he is maintaining a somewhat aloof attitude, and although his Arabs may take part in the Initial stages of fighting, he will have second thoughls when the fighting becomes "hot," and make an approach to the Jews."

n

The outcome of such an approach might well be truce, under which the United States would be asked to net as mediator and to, supply capital for the recon- struction and development of the whole of Palestine, both Arab and Jew.

koor he found that the rosewood box hinc berri unpacked and on dressing-table in a neat row were all 52 pieces-pllers, wrench, viec, and so on. The servant had taken for granted that Mr. Ford, to keep his

id hand in, might wish put au automoble together in the drawing-

The room after dinner."

Ford story that Ford ked best; once he went with a team of

inlo mechantes

the woods of Michigan to test a new model. They felt hungry and called at a farm--

the found

farmer where they

hls

Ford called on him, asked for the gapers, and got them. Nu explanation was offered. Ford had been testing his ability to was told and keep his do what he mouth shut. A week later the man was assigned Job calling fer

qualities. both

Making things work was a le- blaspheming over a decrepit Ford

He would cur that would not start. long passion with Ford.

to

the

bl

to

The Ford Car ORD and his mechanica set work and got the car going. The farmer gave him a dollar and a halt. Ford refused it nnti snid: "I've really cot all the money I want,”

"Don't tell The farmer snorted.

he

"You can't have said. me that," all the money you want and stil driven Ford car."

borrow

watch at a friend's dinner table, produce from pockets the set of miniature, tools that he always carried, and take the watch apart to the last wheel. Then he would reassemble it.

Whenever he went on a journey he took with him a kit of tools in

box. He u rosewood

brought it with him when he came to England with his wife in 1928. They spent week-end at Cliveden with Lord

Ford thereupon took the money. c Lady Astor. As Ford went to

A couple of weeks later the farmer his rooms an hour after arrival a member of the household staff safe, received Ford's, cheque for a dollar a half-together with a note HENRY FORD 1.

"I took the liberty sir, of laying out, and

that rend: "I do have all the money D. Mayo, first went to work for your apparatus.'

Ford nodded blankly, supposing 1 want and I do drive a Ford car,

-G.M.T. stretch own contract. Maye did co-and

When be opened file. to

sign it without for luggage. reading it. Mayo asked if he did not want to know the terms.

"You cannot operate on rigid rail," said the superin- tendent, demonstrating with track

In revol

pencil and paper how a moved under a train.

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Ford did not believe it. He him. Ford told Mayo to draw up his that "apparatus" was a colloqulallsm What's the matter with that?"

ordered a long curved

it

of

of experimental line to be built Ford started on steel sunk in concrete; cost tens of thousands pounds. Then he had a train run over the line to see what happened.

When the train came to the curves it jumped off the line.

Ford, looking on, was uncon- vinced, "Do it again," he said. The train was lifted back on the line. It made two more runs. Each time it jumped the line at the curve.

"That'll do," Hald Ford.

up the track."

If a truce could be achieved on, this basis a peaceful-settlement might be possible.

The Jews will be given. a port on May 15 (probably part of Haifa) through which they could secure. necessary supplies, and Rome 40,000 Jewish Internces we now hold In Cyprus will automatically be freed when the mandate ends, and enter Palestine through Haifa. which money, on The weight of

on the side of supplies depend, the Jews, and with the additional manpower available, plus the lock of unity among the Arab States, it is regarded as likely that fight- ing which at the moment appears to favour the Arabs may favour of the quickly swing in Jews.

TURKEY'S PART

Is regarded 08: favouring the Arabs rather than Turkey, which

the Jews, is unlikely to play any part in developments, because of strong influence of the

Cons.

The change in American

Amori-

partition.

policy was forced by the Chiefs. of Stoff. They warned the Preal- clent that if partition were en- Rusala forced It would coming in on a partnership basis, and this the Chiefs of Staff were not prepared to accept.

mean

"Would you sign it if you were THE TIRED BUSINESS MAN TAKES A HOLIDAY (New York version) me?" sald Ford.

Mayo replied that he thought

the contract was a good one both ways.

"That's good enough," said Ford. He finished the signing and put down his pen. "Now you're work- Ing for us," he said.

Strong Affection

FORD was a man of strong family affection. Apart from motor en- gines his great enthusiasm was for Tear-his small grandchildren. At a time when kidnappings were rife in the United States he feared that some-

Strip-tease Brings

A Night-life Boom

NEW YORK. LONG-New York's 52nd Street America's most one might try to carry off the chil-famous night club strip, just come popular. At his dren and hold them to ransom.

He had to see for himself. It was the way he learned lessons.

high prices for drinks and I get a cut out of what the management. salary takes. I boost my regular By Frederick Cook

from an average-of-£50-a-week-ta. first we gave about £250 this way. It depends shows n night, every on how good my dancing in."

Georgia la 33, a tall, muscular Now we are giving four

never per- He sent for Harry Bennett, the off Broadway-the era of swing only three And the street two hours.

to sea platinum blonde. She crowds want because the chief of his private police. "I can music is over.

mits her mother to see her act. Sho replace

factories, but not grand-now is enjoying a boom unpre-m

Georgia frat sings or husklly never rehearses, either. She says:. Gold In Vault

children," said Ford. "Drop every-cedented in Broadway history.

"It isn't necessary for my kind of THE story of the railway (which thing and got busy. He went him- Night after night tourists and talks a number. Then she engages

Bennett got

busy.

to walk to musle." At present she Ford sold, after running it for

floor, accompanied

awaiting a divorce from her nine years, at a profit of £1,800,000) self to see the gang leaders of the hardened New Yorkers are in an explosive prancing round the dancing. All I need to know is how

gave flocking into its ramshackle thrustings of her head and body is

whom she has is told in "The Last Billionaire." The American underworld and

a message. "If any clubs to sec, not swing bands, cach of them

as the smilingly whips oft another fourth husband, to

married two years. While author. William C. Richards, Is

an harm comes to the Ford children,"

has written Detroit journalist who became

a book cymbals.

is clad walling sho When she Intimate friend of Ford's, and who he said, "their grandfather will cell but the oldest form of enter- plece of clothing with cach clash of been

unly in a pink net brassiere and called Down Yonder and Up. now makes public wealth of his factories and will devote his life tainment in America-strip- the

the briefest of girdles (a strip- hitherto unpublished material about and his fortune to giving gangland tease.

The publishers want to change.

him.

a

1)

taste of cut-throat war on a scale it has never known. At tough games also Henry Ford can play for kecpa."

No harm

came to the Ford children.

or

nol.

Once

Outside

and by music

52nd Street.

the clubs, barkers in teaser's contract provides that sho costumes bellow toy. Ford regarded money as a

of the must receive extra money-upward the title," she said. "But I won't

122 When his son Edsel was 21 he took

fantastic charms of the strippers. They vie of 25s. a week-If the brassiere is let them. I know what sells. Don't.

other in

Even enticing your removed). her act finishes. A few

the well-established night. the young man Into a Detroit bank

with coch

clubs are and asked to see the president.

Anding it necessary" lo enormous pictures of of the spectators applaud, attention to

At this night club the

the takings "Bill" said Henry Ford to

the girls displayed on the pavement. banker, "I have a million dollars

He. Set A Test The night club owners congratulate now average £600 a night. Prices change their policies if they want In gold here. This is Edsel's 21st birthday, and I want him to have FORD had his own

methods of themselves on the fact that burles- charged are enormous. You grope. to share the prosperity that Georgin. them."

testing whether an employee was que-banned in New York since 1941 your way through the cavern-like and her colleagues have brought to Edsel was then taken down to dependable

LaGuardia has made interior to your tiny table and are heby Mayor the vault where the gold was kept walked into one of his offices will a stunning come-back now that Mr. confronted by a card stating that a charge of 17. Od. will be made for

At one famous club in the sircet. so that he could see what a mil- a sheat of papers and gave them to LaGuardia is dead.

each person seated. Your beer will lion dollars looked like.

a young executive there. They

cost you 78. a small glass; whisky there is a new banner advertising Ford himself was Indifferent

This club to were

its "All-Girlie Show." to bo put away carefully, sald

twice as much. money. He was indifferent about It Ford, and must not be given to any- I have been interviewing come

Sicak is 236, a portion, potatoes has no stripteasers; but it has a. as a young man and the landlord one.

girl with hair 40 Inches long who except him, in any circum- of the people responsible for this

» diminutive costume who called for the rent (£4 a stances.

upsurge in New York's night life. 25. d, and a piece of bread 24. month for half a house) could never Three days Inter one of Ford's One of them is

Yet Georgia's act lasts only three appears in a striptease artist

1 found few "Georgia minutes. And the club has cut the to do a seductive dance routine.

women and fow be sure of getting it. He was equal- secretarles came and asked for the who uses the ly Indifferent when he refused papers.. "Whint papers?" sald the Sothern" and works from 8 until supporting show-singer, comedian

Hawallon dancer-from 45 young people at the tables in this three cash offers of £200 millions executive. "Mr Ford gave me nose."

club. The majority of the men a.m. at the smallest, most subter- and In successivo years for the Ford The executive was summoned to

minutes to 25, It is also

who made up the audience were rancan club of them all. Company.

the office of Ford's private secretary. } Fa

split into parties of six or moro. an

"This is usual in most New York words. "I have the money,"

attempt by the police to ban the he secretary. "I can't Imagine your

"They get them out quickly after night clubs now," said the manager. act. said, "but no job." His son Edsel, saying you haven't got them. Mr.

Bald. "We all cater to the business-man. waving_aside the other offers, said, Ford tells me he turned them over

"My dance," she told me, "is a I have appeared," Georgia "What could we do with -the to you.".

modern bacchanale, to show I don't "Then they can get another lot in on holiday or to the visiting out-of- money?"

The executive insisted he had no care. The police were wrong when The club is Intimate, holding only town buyer being entertained by his When his chief engineer, William papers.

they tried to close me up. I've be- 150 people. We therefore charge. New York associates."

He refused the first offer in seven "Bring me those papers." said the the

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