Jones, Frank B., 1905-

Employee with the Postum Cereal Company, Battle Creek, Michigan. Jones was responsible for efficiency studies on routine processes at the plant.

From the description of Frank B. Jones papers, 1923-1992. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420620

Frank Jones was born in 1905 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He grew up and went to school in Camp Hill, PA and after high school the family moved to Harrisburg where he worked in the steel mills for several years. In 1928 he moved to Battle Creek, Michigan with his father where he was hired by the Postum Cereal Company in 1929. He worked for many years in the warehouses, loading and moving boxes to be shipped all over the country. During this time, Jones also attended Battle Creek College and had an active social life.

Around 1931, Jones was transferred to a different department at Post where he did efficiency studies on routine processes at the plant. In 1935 the focus of these studies changed to productivity measurements. Jones worked in this area for many years, and in 1952 was put in charge of employee relations. He held this position until his retirement in 1969. As an employee relations person, Jones was responsible for dealing with problems that arose at work and at home with the employees. He would visit them in hospital when they were ill, personally distribute benefit checks and also be a company representative at employee funerals.

Jones had married Majorie Hollabaugh on Christmas Day in 1932. She was a school teacher from Indiana and they had met at Battle Creek College. She moved to Battle Creek after they were married and the two had a happy life together. They did not have any children, but both had active social lives and were very involved in the Battle Creek community. Jones had a love for the Civil War and collected materials dealing with this era, amassing quite a collection of Civil War books. He was an active member of the local chapter of the Civil War Roundtable, giving several talks on Civil War topics and traveling to numerous Civil War battle sites.

From the guide to the Frank B. Jones papers, 1923-1992, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)