Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-26

cent cooperative system. l recently
attended large church conven-
ton where this thought was being
discussed. CooperativiStS envision the
entire world developed into COOP
erative groups for buying, job-seek-
ing, health, insurance, etc. For CO.
operatives to succeed, however, their
leaders must be inspired by a relig-
ious fervor-not merely by a desire
to save a little money.
Consumer cooperatives have not
made as much Roadway in the
United States as III Great Britain,
although they have grown steadily.
The chain stores have done for us
much what the consumer coopera-
tives have done for Great Britain.
AS handicapS in the paths of chain
stores are built up, however, there
may be a greater need for consumer
cooperatives. Low farm prices will
fertilize the ground for more mar
keting cooperativeS in rural areas.
Recently the cooperative spirit has
been given a tremendous boost by
the Blue Cross hospital plan and
may be due for another big victory
in the White Cross hospital pro-
gram.
Forty Plus Clubs
But the real triumph of the CO.
operative movement in the last year
is in the employment field The
Forty Plus club of Boston has been
the pioneer in this cause. Many
readers have already heard of this
movement which has famed out
across the United States and into
Canada. AS the name implies, all
members of the club are over forty
years of age and have earned over
81 900 per year Tired of the con-
slant objection, Forty is the age
deadline for new employees here a
group of these men formed the
Forty Plus club two years ago.
The members go out to seek jobs,
not for themselves but for the 9TH
ers in the club A meeting is held
once a week to discuss each job
that has been uncovered II some
one III the club has the qualifica-
tionS for the job, he is endorsed by
the Placement committee and an
interview is arranged with the pros
not revealed until them. If no one
in the organization is capable of
filling the job, notice is sent to
all other Forty Plus clubs No men,
Der of the club can accept a posi-
ton that is offered directly to him.
The idea is that each member of
the club is selling jobs for every
other member This is the Golden
Rule working business!
Unselfish Employment Agency
Results obtained by the Forty
Plus clubs have been amazing. Fig
ures show that 27O members OF the
Boston club alone have been re-
turned to industry in the past two
years. This cooperative job seek
ing movement is performing Won
derful service not only for the un-
employed executive but for the
prospective employer The Forty
Plus club acts as a high-grade, I'M
selfish, cooperative employment
agency whose only reward is the
satisfaction of seeing its member
snip decrease! No commissions are
involved, either from the employer
or from the club. Expenses are TAX
en- care of by voluntary contribu-
lions of the members.
The same idea is being worked
out by the Quota club of the Pro-
fessional Women's groups More
over, for the past seven years
very effective plan has been oper-
ated at Babson Park and is known
as the School for Positions. Each
group of students goes through an
intensive course of self-analysis,
vocational guidance, job salesman
ship morale building Each men,
Der of the class carries with him
when job-Seeking catalogue of
the qualifications and experience
OF all other members of the class.
When a member finds an opening
that he cannot fill himself, he
checks his catalogue with the en-
ployer and suggests an interview
with another member of the class
who is qualified
Business Needs Such Spirit
Readers can undoubtedly cite