ARTISAN ASSOCIATIONS COMPETE AMONG THEMSELVES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00039R000200020042-2
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: May 15, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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AI'ISAN ASSOCIATIONS COMPETE AMONG THEMSELVES ?- Sofia,
Vecherni Novini, i6 Oct Si
and increasing the diversity of products are everyday
the.. quality
Together with all working people, the associated artisans
this year have also taken an active part in the noble competition
and for improving the commercial and productive
for higher., quality
activity of artisan associations. The new socialist methods and
forms of labor are being adopted with each passing day by artisan
associat s. Things like overfulfilling production plans, in-
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roductivitY, reducing production costs, improving
creasing labor p
concerns of artisan associations. In addition, Bulgarian artisan
associations are applying criticism and self-criticism, taking
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measures for the cultural servicing of the citizens, rewarding
production workers and shock-workers who have distinguished them-
selves, supporting the rationalization movement, 'exchanging ex-
periences, etc. These socialist methods have already produced
very fine resultsa
This year for the first time Bulgarian artisan associations
have accounted for their achievements through the rayon artisan
cooperative federations. A serious attempt has been made for
the first time to introduce a single and general competitive
system. The rayon federations at Plovdiv, Ruse, Stalin, Pleven,
etc have reported that the results of their activity have been
satisfactory.
The Plovdiv Rayon Federation launched an extensive compet-
itive drive in its rayon, involving 55 artisan associations. The
~plan for the first half year was fulfilled by 102 percent in value
and .106 percent in kind. The associations increased their labor'
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by )J.. percent,' reduced production costs by 7.6 per
productivity
cent, fulfilled their plan as to the variety of products by 100
percent and considerably improved the quality of their production.
The "Metal" Artisan Association at Plovdiv, which won first' place
in the competition, fulfilled its production plan by 116 percent,
reduced production costs by ll Percent, increased labor product-
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ivity by 16 percent and, by turning out high grade goods, ful'
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in variety by 100 percent, for which they won
filled ..the plan
the transferable red banner in the 9 September competition. The
champion shock-worker in plovdiv Rayon is the woman Comrade ya?
~ Tess-Makers Association, who fulfilled
gukhanyan, of the -1 May" D
her quota by 21b, percen turned out products of excellent quality
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and displayed model labor discipline Runner-up in Plovdiv Rayon
is the woman shock-workers Comrade Evtimiya Radivcheva, of the
npersiyski Kilimu Persian Rug Artisan Association at panagyurishte,
who fulfilled her quota by 200 percent.
The Ruse Rayon Federation realized economies of 2 percent,
reduced production costs by 4 percent and increased labor pro-
ductivity by 8 percent. 85 new models of artisan products have
been placed on the market, showing that there is a concern for in-
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creasing the variety of goods The usolidarnost" (solidarity) Art-Y out 18
isan Association at Ruse distinguished itself b turning
worked for 3 whole days 'with economized mater-
new models, and. it
ials. In the 9 September competition 22 associations from the Ruse
Rayon participated. At Sili.stra and Razgrad two expositions were
organized at which the population had an opportunity to see what
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the artisan associations have produced.
of the Khaskovo Rayon Artisan Cooperative Fed-
Of the members
eration, the uRodopa" Shoe?Makers Association worked best of all
and made considerable improvements in the quality of its production.
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In the same rayon, in the metal branch, the DIV. Kolaxov,A,ssaci~
atian at Maritsa ?t~a distinguished itself" by fulfilling its plan. by
130 percent and by completely satisfying the needs of the papa'
lation for services and repairs. The same association has chap
lenged all cart building and blacksmiths', associations in the
country to a competition.
In the rayon of the sofia Rayon Federation 67 artisan
associations have been active, fulfilling the tasks assigned to
theme The n.ght Artisan Association fulfilled its
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productivity. by 3 percent,
plan by 127 percent, increased labor
fulfilled its plan in variety by lpp percent and turned out high
grade production. The "8 September" Foundry Association fulfilled
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its production plan by 112 percent. The. "OsvoboZhdenie" (Liber-
. 1tyavorn Carpenters Association;
ation) DrY` Goods Assoclat~.on, the
the r-Markastrayn , ,tpekhnikokoopn (Technical Cooperative), "Koop-
trud:" (Cooperative r), ~~Kozhizdeh" (Leather products),
(Cooperative Labor),
? he s,Tvorets1' (Creator) Carpenters' Con-.
nstalin" associations, t
an' the Blagaev" Tailors' Association
struction Assoca.ati ,
and others have made great `efforts to increase the volume and
improve the quality of their heir product.ion. The nDim. 1agoev"
rded the shockMwarker Comrade Ivan Se1Zav,
Tailors' Association rewa
A ust of this year he had. fulfilled 2
machinist,.9 timeue By ~
imitrov Five-'gear plan, and P~etur
years and 7 months of the D
5jnadiyski of the same association had fulfilled 2 years and 1
month of the Five-Year Plano
an artisan associations have made great progress
The Bulgari
in the struggle ,for using domestic raw mater?ials. The "Khudotihestven
T le) Artisan Association at Ruse converted
ekstil" (Artistic Teti ,
domestic raw materials and haste pro-
its entire production by ring
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ducts. The 19podem" (Uplift) Artisan Association at Ruse in August
of this year remodeled 10,000 rejected spades and lime rakes The
HBrodshevpletkooptr (Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting Cooperative)
Artisan Association used waste products exclusively in making
children's clothes which turned out to be of very fine quality
The "Knitkoop" Artisan Association made abacuses and clothespins
out of wood scrap. For its production of pyrographic wooden boxes
and towel hangers the ItStuklof (Glass) Artisan Association at Ruse
uses wood scrap exclusively, and the "Metalik" Artisan Association
at Razgrad makes small funnels out of sheet-iron waste and hoops
for tractor-drawn ploughs from steel scrap.
The Bulgarian artisan associations hold many more rich poten-
tialitiewhich must be uncovered and put to use. This will be-
come possible when the cooperators pool all their energy and use
the socialist working methods, namely the constant competition to
fulfill the plan before the set date, and the fight for economies,
reduced production costs, increased labor productivity and improved
quality of the goods produced.
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