Basciano Wins $2500 for Suggestion
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L. ..t:. 6 8# 4*1 1 Li.': . .1<'1111:1 I Sudranski, plant engineer. · · ·ILLI:, ,#11 4 Hubert K. Farley, former _ . , ; , -4.:= 81--'-lf-llI - group leader in Dept. 174, has been appointed departmental foreman of Dept. 114, Final As- Receiving the balance of a $2500 maximum suggestion award, Thomas J. Basciano, center, left picture, the first employe ever to win the maximum award in the sembly Synchro. He will report history of the Packard Suggestion Plan, signs his name for bonds worth $1250. Looking over Basciano's shoulder at the left is Charles P. Christman, superinten· dent. Plants 2 and 4. while at the right is B. N. MacGregor, General Manager . Mr. MacGregor formally presents the bonds, cen*er picture, to Basclano, directly to Mr. Uhlin who also received $1250 when his suggestion was first accepted In January . The bonds have reached the hands of Mrs. Basciano, second from right, right P a u l Murray, picture, who Ts shown at home with all the members of the Basclano family. Left to right ore Joanne, Nelma Jean, Basclano. Mrs. Basciano and Lauren Marie. formerly a fore- man in Dept. 229, They Start 'Em Young On The Links has been prornot- Plant 2 Employe Becomes First In Packard ed to departmen- tal foreman of Dept. 217, report- ing to L. W. Sny- Electric History To Get Maximum Amount Employe's Daughter Cops Title 41:eneral fore- turn));Ctt.'l,f'22TZ'enatf ej.n 112ftf ito t; ti: te ?fl (t °R Other promo- he became the first employe in the history of the Packard Sugges- in 'Pee Wee" Golf Tournament tions include the tion Plan ever to win the maximum award. A group leader in Dept. naming of J. R. 229, he suggested a 12 gauge cable be used in place of 10 gauge on The daughters of two Packard employes may well be the 1 Wagner, an elec- the horn lead for Chevrolet assemblies. Patty Berg or Babe Zaharias of the future if their performances trician, as elec- Farley Basciano, who received $1250 in January when his suggesti,on in the Youngstown District Amateur Golf Association "Pee Wee" trical foreman in Tournament held recently mean anything. Dept. 551, reporting to R. P. Myers, was first accepted, was present- Marilyn Mrus, daughter of John Mi·us, tool maker in 1)ept. while J. Owens has been named night ed with the remaining $1250 high, "I in.wasthe surprisedfirst place,"thesaidawardBasciano,was 552, walked off with top honors among the girls in the 9 to 12 year labor foreman in Plant 5. Owens, a last week by B. N. MaeGregor, .but I never gave it a thought it group. Her victory won for her an expense-paid trip to Orlando, Continued on PILK,· Eixht General Manager. would reach that amount." , Florida, next May to compete in Revealing that he has used most of the National "Pee Wee" Tout·na- the original award toward paying off ment. Cost-Of-Living Rise the mortgage on his home at 2505 Initial Production Is Sussex St., S. E., Basciano said he Although she got her clubs only Started two months ago, Jane Ellen Valiska, would spend most of the balance on Results In One Cent his family which includes his wife five-year-old daughter of Michael Mary, and daughters Joanne, 10, Valiska, Tool and Process Engineer- In New Building At Plant 8 Lauren Marie, 6, and Nelma Jean, 8 ing, made an outstanding showing by Per Hour Pay Raise months. finishing in second place in the three to five year group. Born in Vandergrift, Pa., Basciano, A one cent per hour cost-of- who has worked at Packard since living increase for the quai·ter N. October, 1947, has lived in Warren beginning September 1 for all 1 most of his life. He graduated from hourly-rate employes and 8 com- -11 Warren G. Harding High School in . mensurate adjustment for sal- 1 .'/,. 21*14!naj- 1937 and spent 45 months in the Army - ' .1 - z . aried employes has been an- Air Force, nine of them in Okinawa. L nounced by General Manager "My wife wouldn't believe me when - B. N, MacGregor. _2-XU.Z/*311.99. I first told her," said the maximum 2-Y' The Bureau of Labor Statistics I ¢1 ' - rMim=,0,2,1.1 11 award winner, "but when people be- £ ,-, p) . , .. r r gan to call to congratulate us she , , i j,-4*3·k Zls«f5CTTI. .r'icehi 12reof - was inclined to believe me." 1 1 1- ··No, I wouldn't believe it when .8 Tom first told me," agreed Mrs. Bas- *4, r:2:, rlteexoon l ir:leA a:l This 15 Plant 8, as seen from Paige Avenue. Construction of the two-story wing ciano, ··but he just said, 'You'll be- at the right was completed last year, while fhe portion at the left was pur- - , . - cost-of-livingan hour for hourly-rateadjustmentemployesof five centsand chased by Packard In 1950 from the Federal Machine and Welder Company. lieve it when I bring home the money some day'." $25.00 per quarter for salaried em- ployes was based. Another milestone in the continuing growth of Packard Elee- Continued on Page Six ti·ic Division was reached recently when production operations This change in the Index was suf- started at Plant 8, located on Paige Avenue and Griswold Street. ficient to cause the adjustment in i the cost-of-living allowance for the Part of an overall expansion program announced over two Blood Is Still Needed 1 - 111? next quarter. Accordingly, in line years ago, designed to provide Packard with additional manufac- turing areas necessary to fulfill defense program demands while Despite Korean Truce ," ;f·*' withas revised,the wagehourly-ratedadjustmentemployesformula,will continuing production for the civilian market, the opening of Plant ' ·' ;@ receive a six cents per hour cost-of- 8 adds another operating plant "If anyone thinks that the Korean Marilyn Mrus living allowance for September, Oct- in Packard's main Cable Plant ober and November. The six cents per to the division's manufacturing Truce means an easing of the Red hour cost-of-living allowance will be facilities. are completed, Cross Blood Donor Program, they're Miss Mrus, along with Ed Theis, Trumbull County son of Avalon Golf Course pro, Virgil paid for hours worked bpginning on At present, appr,oximately 175 Plant 8 was purchased from 100% wrong," said 7, 1953. Federal Adhehine and Welder Red Cross Director Charles Francis Theis, winner of the boys' crown in September people are located at Plant 8, Company in 1950 and recently when discussing the increas- the 9 to 12 year bracket. will repre- Accordingly, in line with the salary which now houses Department has under- g·one substantial changes and ing problem of maintaining public in- sentNationalthe Tournament.Youngstown district at the eligibleadjustmentsalariedpolicy,employesas revised,will receiveall 79 422, Screwjector; Department additions to ready it for its an- terest in the Blood Donor Program. f 409, Eyelets and Miscellaneous "The truth of the matter is that In racking up her victory, Marilyn, a $30.00 cost-of-living adjustment for ticipated uses. A two - story, the next three months ( September, Cords; and a portion of Depart- our quotas will remain unchanged who finished second in the "Pee Wee" ment 412, Rubber Molding. It 40,()00 square foot addition was until at least the first of the year Tournament last year, came in with October, November) which will be made to the south portion of the paid in December. is expected that nearly 800 per- and there seems to be very little pros- a superlative finish. She knocked in building which will house, pri- pect of their being decreased much a six-foot putt for a par three on the Any employes who have questions sons will be employed there ul- marily, manufacturing opera- even after that date," Mr. Francis 9th hole to insure vietory. Her 57 as to how this formula affects them timately when other departmen- tions. said, was one stroke better than Margaret should contact their foreman or sup- tal moves and re-arrangements Continued on Page Three Continued on Page Eight Continued on Paige Eltcht ervisor. PAGE TWO PACKARD IG{LL<€*#3 / Kortintrubble THE PACKARD Faagwun Kermit EDITORIAL STAFF JWIN D.