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Vol. II, Number 2 Western Electric, Merrimack Valley Works March,1979 WE sends microwave job fro Kansas City to Merrimack Valley The Works is assuming Western Works General Manager Charlie Electric's entire microwave manufac DeBell issued a letter to all employees ture, a project that will create in 1979 February 2 announcing that WE is more than 100 jobs and an estimated transferring to the Works microwave $24, million in product output. equipment currently being manufac The jobs to be created will range tured at Kansas City. from entry-level bench hand positions DeBell wrote that the Works plans to to positions requiring more experience. consolidate the transferred microwave The equipment to be manufactured products with newer microwave equip constitutes eight different microwave ment that has been introduced at systems. The finished products will be Merrimack Valley during the past year. used primarily to transmit long dis "This consolidation will provide an tance calls and will be associated with opportunity to develop a strong capa the familiar microwave towers located bility to better serve the Bell Operating across the country. Companies as well as potential inter Initial manufacture of the equip national customers." ment is scheduled to begin within the The Works will supply Bell Operat next two weeks, according to George ing companies with microwave equip Ziady, Department Chief, Microwave ment. Western Electric International is Plug-In Panel and Bay Dept. The negotiating with foreign governments department is located in the southwest for additional microwave contracts. corner of the second floor shop. 1978 a' ost successful year' for Western Electric, ell Syste Western Electric and AT&T, in deButts, Chairman since April 1, separate announcements January 30, 1972, retired and Charles L. Brown reported record earnings for 1978. became Chairman February I. ~ ~'. v"'- AT&T reported earnings per share for The Company reported a 12 .6 1978 of $7.74 compared with $6.86 in percent increase in the number of long . , 1977 . Net income for 1978 was distance call s over the previous year . ; .. $5.27 billion, an increase of 17 .7 and a four percent increase in the percent over the $4.48 billion earned in number of telephones added. At the 1977 . Return on average total capital end of 1978, the Bell System had 133.4 of $82.6 billion was 9.7 percent million telephones in se rvice, five compared with 9.1 percent in 1977. * million more than at the end of 1977. During 1978 operating revenues in (continued on page 8) creased 12.5 percent to $41.0 billion, compared with $36.4 billion in 1977 . Operating expenses increased in 1978 Inside -----, to $26.5 billion, up 12.7 percent from the $23.5 billion spent in 1977. **Short or long, income tax forms are Former Board Chairman John D. no fun to fi le. What are the latest deButts characterized the results - rulings that may save you money? " In many ways the Bell System's most Page 3. successful year" - as "testimony to **What's unusual about a Works the skills and energies of the very tester who serves as a Boy Scout nearly one million ... men and women Cubmaster? Page 5. of the Bell Companies throughout the nation whose contributions at every **The Canteen Corporation held a step of the se rvice process - from Health Fair in the Works cafeteria research and development through to teach employees how to count A NEW MEMBER OF THE WORKS PRODUCTION LINE. Western Electric is transferring the manufacture and supply to operations calories and balance their diets. manufacture of the 7-foot TH-3 Microwave Radio Bay (above) and other microwave systems from and customer service - produced Page 6. Kansas .City to Merrimack Valley. them." 2 - -BELL NOTE
Few people have ever heard of Bead Ie Mountain, N. Y. Even fewer Hosford Replaces Nemecek would associate it with the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, located some 100 miles to the north. But Beadle Mt. nevertheless will be an important part of the Games. Becomes Western Electric is now installing power and radio equipment at a new microwave tower site there as part of Vice President, an expanded telephone system in upstate New York. The route will carry over 900 message and private telephone Manufacturing- lines through the Adirondacks, from Mt. Pisgah (a few miles from Lake Placid) to Albany, about 150 miles Transmission away. So, when that first giant slalom Making waves will soon be the job of this Beadle skier streaks down the course at Lake Mountain, N. Y., microwave tower, being looked Placid to the cheers of thousands, over by workmen. Voice and data communi Equipment cations from the Olympic Games at Lake Placid unknown and unsung Beadle Moun 100 miles away will be transmitted through the tain will be silently transmitting the station, after Western Electric in stalls radio and excitement. power equipment at each of ten such sites in the Adirondacks region. JAMES HOSFORD **** Creating incentives for learning is a big part of educating handicapped James A. Hosford, formerly Vice Works from February 1964 to March children. The Telephone Pioneers at the Reading Works and at the Engineering President, Manufacturing-Electronic 1965 . Research Center in Hopewell, N.J., have created those incentives in two separate Components, became Vice President, Hosford has written a number of projects. Two-year-old Chad Wojciechowsky, who is almost totally deaf, works Manufacturing-Transmission Equip published articles dealing with the on making sounds with voice-activated race cars in Reading. In Princeton, N.J., ment, replaci ng John M. Nemecek on design of automatic manufacturing autistic children at the Eden Institute discover with delight that a mechanical March I. Nemecek was elected Exec facilities. He holds five patents. squirrel will climb a pole when they talk into a microphone. utive Vice President in November. While working at the Engineering Hosford, presently located at Gate Research Center, he was elected Mayor way II in Newark, N.J., will be located of the Borough of Rocky Hill, N.J. at the Morristown, N. J. offices for WE and served two years . vice presidents. Hosford married Mary Jones in As Vice President, Manu facturing 1945. They have four children. Transmission Equipment, Hosford will direct the Company's three transmis sion equipment plants, the Merrimack Valley Works, the North Carolina ecord sales, Works, and the Richmond Works. • Born on January 2, 1922 in Chicago, ear 1 gs or Ill., Hosford graduated from Colum bia High School (South Orange, N.J.) WE in 1978 in 1940. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree (1944) in mechanical Western Electric last month an engineering, he served in the U.S. Navy nounced record sales and earnings as an electronic technician'S mate. for 1978 of $9,521,835,000 and Hosford began his Western Electric $561,200,000, respectively. The fig ures are preliminary and unaudited. (ABOVE) And the cars move ahead, as career in N ovem ber, 1946, as an Chad Wojciechowsky, 2, plays with his ass istant engineer at the New York City Sales and earnings for the pre new race set that the Reading (Pa.) Wo rk s Tube Shop. During his rise to Vice vious year were $8,134,604,000 and Pioneers gave him. President, he served as assistant Works $490,076,000 respectively. (LEFT) "Up squirrel! Squirrel up!," says manager at the Merrimack Valley Robert Steller to the cl imbing squirrel. 'Ste ller, a student at the Eden Inst itut e for Autistica ll y Handicapped Chil dren in Princeto n, N.J. , makes the squirrel climb the pole by speaking into th e microphone that hi s in structor ho ld s. Published for the employees of **** Western Electric's Merrimack Valley Works Louisiana's standing as the last bastion of the nickel telephone call in the U.S. North Andover, MA 01845 ended when the state Public Service Commission approved an increase in the coin 617/681-2307 telephone charge to a dime. The PSC's 3-2 approval of the rate increase followed Nancy Rigazio a recent state district court order. The order sent back a South Central Bell Editor Telephone Co. rate case and directed the regulatory agency to allow the company Correspondents: $4.4 million in addition to a $39 million revenue increase approved earlier. The company had requested rate changes to produce $105 million additional revenues Joe Ponti, 01200 Andy Clancy, 27580 Lena Bistany, 21510, 21550 Bob Zingali, 27530 in an April 1977 application. Mike Oeloge, 81980 Bob Grieco, 81943 **** First Aid course enables e ployee to elp in·ured son 3 By Joan Moss Would you know what to do if someone in your family was seriously injured? Would you be able to help? Engineering Associate John T. Cal lahan, 27510, used to ask himself those questions - especially when watching his two sons play hockey for the Junior League. Says Callahan, "Over the past two years I'd seen my sons injured in minor mishaps. But I wondered what I would do if it were a major injury." The First Aid and Safety Program offered at the Works last year provided Callahan with his answers. And soon after completing the course, Callahan had the opportunity to use his training. It was Dec. 9, 1978. Callahan's nine-year-old son Gregg was playing defense. There was some action in front of Gregg's goal. Scrambling. When the mob cleared, Gregg was on the ice - hurt. "I came down from the stands," says Callahan, "thinking it was just another minor injury." But this time it wasn't so minor. It was Gregg's arm - he had jammed it between another player and himself. And it appeared to be broken. "So I asked a friend in the sports Employee John Callahan (right) applies first aid to his son, Sean (left). Thanks to the First Aid and Safety Program, Callahan knew how to make a shop to get me a cardboard box," says home-made splint for Sean's broken arm. Callahan. "Then I folded it around Gregg's arm and the coaches helped me can only tell you what others have told was especially glad to help my son." Joan Moss is a Boston University tape it securely. I placed ice within the me. They've been calling the program Bravo to the First Aid and Personal student majoring in Public Relations. splint to keep the swelling down. We the most popular show in town - with Safety Program! She is serving as an intern in the Works used a hockey shoelace as a sling and three acts a day. They've called it a Public Relations office until May. within five minutes were at the super program. And a super show." hospi tal. " The applause has been so loud for Gregg's arm was indeed broken. the multi-media First Aid course that Fili g your i c me tax may hurt "But the splint had kept the arm in it's been called back for repeat location," says Callahan, "so the performances. A sequel to the program less this year with new tax ruling doctor didn't have to set it. He just had is now being offered: Training in CPR. to pu t the plaster cast on." For more information call Lieutenant The Internal Revenue Service has are in busi nesses that do not offer Callahan's personal success is just a Deacy at X2200. announced several changes in its tax pension plan·s. part of a greater success the First Aid Yes, for John CalJahan the program rulings that may soften the sting of For detailed instructions on this Program has enjoyed. "People have was indeed a super show. A smashing filing your returns and mean more plan, see Publication 560, Tax Infor been most enthusiastic about the success. It enabled him to know what money for you. mation on Self-Employed Retirement course," says Supervisory Instructor to do in assisting .Gregg's coaches. - Personal Exemption. The IRS Plans. Trainer Lieu tenant Vincent Deacy. "I "And as a father," says Callahan, "I increased the amount of personal -Declaration of Estimated Tax. If exemption from $750 to $1,000. This you retired during 1978, or plan to increase is already built into the income retire during 1979, and you think your tax withholding rates and tables. income tax wi ll be $100 or more, you -Energy Credits. You may claim a may be required to file a declaration of new tax credit on your 1978 return if estimated tax. Form 1040-ES, the you installed energy saving compo estimated tax form, must be filed on or nents (insulation, storm windows, etc.) before April 16, 1979. You may pay or solar, geothermal, or wind powered the estimated tax in four equal equipment in your home after April 19, installments, or the full amount when 1977. The credit is limited to 15 percent you file your declaration. The first of the first $2,000 you spent for a instalJment must accompany the dec maximum credit of $300. For further laration. details, see Publication 903, "Energy The 1979 edition of the Employee's Credits for 1ndividual s." Income Tax Guide is available, free, at -Individual Retirement Arrange the WEValley Club office. It includes ment, (IRA). Designed for people not new tax rulings, sample illustrations of covered under a qualified retirement completed tax forms and schedules, plan, the IRA allows a deduction each and the latest tax rate schedules and year for the smallest of the following: tables. 1. The actual amount of the contribu Contact the IRS, 420 Common St., tion to your IRA; 2. $1500; 3. Fifteen Lawrence, if you have specific ques NOW FOR THE 51q HEWS I PROMl~ED VOLl ... percent of your compensation. This tions about this information or any deduction particularly applies to other tax matters. Call 1-800-892-0288 'I WON THE CAUTION GAME. . Works employees ineligible for the WE if you need tax forms - it's a 24-hour pension plan, or to your spouses who line. 4 On the Job Handful of Labor Loan people Fills volumes of orders for BTL Pauline Boudreau is a 30-year Frances Fleming, Lorraine Kozdras, Western Electric employee who coor and Mildred Summers are each as dinates equipment orders for the signed five to seven suppliers to contact Merrimack Valley Bell Laboratories. for materials. WE employee George Ares gets parts "I have to see that the material gets for the Labs from the Works store in on time after I do the ordering," room. says Boeglin who worked four years as An 18-year WE veteran, Pauline a buyer's clerk in the Works Purchas Boeglin orders items from five elec ing Department. "I find the job chal tronics companies for Bell Labs. lenging because I must track down These are three of some 200 WE parts when suppliers don't recognize employees working for Bell Labs here them. That means I have to call the at Merrimack Valley. Called Labor manufacturer for the material. So, I Loan employees, they serve in office have lots of interaction with people positions such as computer operators, outside the office and in." secretaries, and expediters. Labor Boeglin added that she likes working Loan employees work during Bell Labs the Bell Labs hours rather than the hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., but they 7:30 to 4:15 Works office shift. "I'd receive paychecks from Western Elec rather have the extra half-hour in the tric, which receives payment for the morning to sleep." loaned employees from Bell Labs. The Bell Labs order clerks are not Boudreau, Ares, and Boeglin work authorized to place orders over $100 to in the seven-member order service outside suppliers. They send such department. Essential for the Labs to orders to WE purchasing for further conduct research, the department pro handling. vides the equipment Labs employees "It would be nice if we could place need for their experiments. orders for more than $100," says The monumental volume of items Boudreau, "because $100 doesn't go the order detailers must obtain keeps far these days." them on their toes. They make about But it appears that the Bell Labs 1,000 orders a month to outside order service department handles a suppliers and other WE locations. Last sizable volume of orders within the Pauline Boudreau inspects a material order to determine whether the Bell Labs Order Service year, they placed 10,909 orders worth $ 100 price limit. department can service it, or whether to send it to WE Purchasing. nearly $20 million. In January 1979 alone, they placed 1,090 orders worth $308,908. In addition to ordering from outside suppliers and other WE locations, the department fills about 900 orders a month with materials from the Works storeroom thanks to George Ares' efforts. When a Bell Labs employee requests an item from the order service depart ment, Ares sees the order first. It's up to him to recognize whether the Works storeroom stocks the item. He also makes sure the Labs receives the products it orders. "What makes the job difficult is that sometimes we order parts for Bell Labs and when the parts arrive, they are sent to different departments in the shop," says Ares . "So we have to start over again. If the Works shops and the Labs want the same materials, they'll go to the shops first. It all makes the job challenging.' , If the Works storeroom doesn't stock the item Bell Labs needs, Boudreau, who coordinates the flow of orders through the department, sees if any other WE location stocks it. She gives the order to another order clerk to send to the proper WE location once she identifies that location. The order clerks turn to outside suppliers when no WE location stocks the requested item. They track the items and place the orders to the suppliers who stock them. George Ares checks a microfiche that will tell him where to locate materials for Bell Labs. The Western Electric employee says he likes working for Bell Labs: Four order clerks, Pauline BQeglin, "The day goes by fast because I'm so busy." 5 Carol Butler: Scouting the way for worne cubrnasters By Bob Grieco After the initial meeting, results on the committee for Haverhill Boy effort, there would be no scouting. The blue and gold uniform Carol proved positive. Scout Troop 12. believe it's the greatest organization Butler wears two nights per week is a "It gets easier year after year," says "It is difficult to involve parents in around. It brings families together, bit deceiving. At first glance, it appears Butler. "The scariest part of becoming scouting," says Carol Butler. But once helps the boys to understand life, and to be a Cub Scout den mother's outfit. cubmaster was whether I would be you do, they turn completely around. hopes to make them better citizens ... Rather, hers is the Cubmaster's uni accepted. Now, I'm just one of the Without people donating time and It's a lot of work, but it's worth it." form. guys. " Butler, wireman in department During her three years as Cubmaster 81213, is one of two female cub masters of Pack 3S, Rocks Village, Haverhill, in the Boy Scouts of America Lone Butler has proven that a woman can Tree Council, a division including 39 successfully hold the position tradi cubpacks. tionally held by men. Even when her As a cubmaster, Butler holds month son became a Boy Scout two years ago, ly pack meetings, represents the pack she continued devotedly as Cubmaster in the Lone Tree Council, and organ of Pack 3S. izes pack activities. Butler recently received the National Her career in scouting began in 1973. Scouters Key Award for such devotion Butler brought her son to join the local and involvement in scouting. cubpack and ended up volunteering to Presently, a shortage of volunteers be a den mother. requires Butler to serve as den leader Upon moving to Haverhill in 1974, for Pack 3S Webelos while running the she again became a den mother in her entire pack. A Webelo is the highest son's new cubpack. Other scouting rank achievable in Cub Scouting. The officials encouraged her to replace the Webelo den prepares the cubs for Boy cubmaster when he resigned. She Scouting. agreed with one stipulation - that the Butler accompanied the Webelos to Lone Tree Council approve the ap a Camporee last summer. Held for all pointment. the Webelos in the Lone Tree Council, The council members said appoint the weekend camp-out focused on First ing a woman cubmaster was unusual Aid procedures. Each cub pack pre but "alright as long as the woman was sented a First Aid method for the other qualified. " packs to learn. At her first pack meeting as cub "It was my first Camporee, and I master, Butler had been talking ner enjoyed it," says Butler, "but there vously for about ten minutes when her were very few women." son questioned loudly, "Where is the While Butler is volunteering with cub master? " Cub Scouts, her husband, Mike, serves Tester Carol Butler at work in her blue and yellow Cubmaster uniform on the day of the Webelos Scout meeting she conducts. Carter's energy bill gives incentives f or saving energy President Carter, on November 9th, savings for your home. The utility weatherstripping, storm doors and provided the transportation is in signed the National Energy Act which must also help you arrange installation windows, clock thermostats, and auto addition to salary. will influence the way most Americans and financing of these measures. matic furnace ignition systems which Taxes and standards for manufac use energy. -Weatherization grants for low replace gas pilot lights. The credit is IS turers are also included in the act to The act allows natural gas prices to income families. Extends through 1980 percent of the first $2,000 on projects encourage energy efficient products. rise sharply, causing home utility bills the Department of Energy grant pro installed between April 20, 1977 and to climb. Provisions encouraging util gram for insulating lower income 1986. Vacation homes don't qualify. ities to burn environmentally accept homes, particularly for the elderly and -Residential solar credit. Provides able coal will likely increase your handicapped. Low income includes a non-refundable credit of up to $2,200 electric rates. It may also raise the cost families earning less than the federal for investments in solar, wind, and Happy Saint of your new car if its fuel efficiency poverty level. other renewable energy sources for rating is lower than the acceptable -Solar energy loan program. Pro home heating and cooling. The credit is standard. vides reduced interest loans of up to 30 percent of the first $2,000 and 20 Patty s Day Encouraging energy efficiency, the $8,000 to homeowners and builders to percent of the next $8,000 spent act establishes tax credits and loans to purchase and install solar heating and between April 20, 1977 and 1986. help finance home improvements cooling equipment. Loans are available -Removal of tax break for fuels which reduce your energy usage for for five years. Repayment is due within used by off-highway vehicles. Repeals heating and cooling. It also provides IS years. the $.02 per gallon tax reduction on -Energy conservation loans. Pro tax advantages to help lower your fuels for lawn mowers, snowblowers, gasoline consumption. vides federal home-improvement loans and motor boats. of up to $2,SOO for energy conservation Two of the act's sections directly - Tax credit for commuter vehicles. measures, including insulation, storm affect homeowners. Both use economic Allows a ten percent investment tax incentives to help these energy users windows and doors, caulking and credit for van pooling vehicles acquired weatherstripping, furnace modifica change wasteful consumption habits between December I, 1978 and 1986. tion and replacement, and clock ther and switch to abundant or renewable The vehicles must seat at least nine mostats. The elderly and moderate fuels. adults and be used to transport income families receive priority. ENERGY CONSERVATION employees to their jobs for at least 80 -Utility conservation. Requires pe[cent of their total mileage. your local utility to offer energy audits ENERGY TAXES -Exclusion from income of em to its residential customers. These -Insulation and conservation tax plo~' er-furnished transportation. Ex would identify appropriate energy credits. Provides a non-refundable cludes from gross income value the conservation and solar energy meas income tax credit of up to $300 for cost of transportation provided by an ures, and estimate their likely costs and investments in insulation, caulking, employer, such as a commuter van, 6 e c.--
The Red Cross will hold its March Bloodbank at the Works North Cafeteria on Tuesday, March 27,9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and Wednesday, March 28 , 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. **** The Merrimack Valley Engineers and Draftsmen Club will sponsor a Spring Dance and Buffet at the Gay thorne K of C, Methuen, April 21 . The Generation Gap will provide music. Guests are invited. Contact Dick Paolino X3059, or Gil Aspeslagh X2864 for tickets, $16.00 per couple. **** Applications are being accepted for the Merrimack Valley Engineering Excellence Society Scholarship. The scholarship is open to young men and women whose parents are active Works employees, and who will be enrolled as freshmen in engineering or science curricula at accredited colleges. The Society will present the scholarship in June for the academic year 1979-80. Applications are available at the Engineering Personnel Office, the WEV ALLEY Club and the Union (CW A, Local 1365) office. **** The January 22 issue of People magazine features an article about the son of Works employees Clint Rand, Dept. 89390, and Evelyn Rand, Dept. 21768. The article focuses on Clint Rand, Jr. because of his unusual, yet timely occupation: he coaches ski area employees to avoid unjustified law suits against the area. In this day of million-dollar suits held against ski areas by injured skiers, Clint Jr. and his associates will be in demand. Says his mother Evelyn about the article, "From the time he was born, he has always kept my husband and me excited." **** ·...... 1979 Holidays
MARCH AUGUST SUN MON TUES WEO THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU FR I SAT 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Canteen Dietician Lee Starner discusses nutrition with Works employees at the Health Fair. The fair 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 promoted Canteen's new Calorie Corner. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ca teen Health Fair demonstrates APRil SEPTEMBER SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON lUES WED THU FR I SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 The o's don'ts of dieting 8 10 11 12 13 14 2 4 5 6 7 8 15 17 18 19 20 21 9 W11 12 13 14 15 "Oh no! A fig square is 217 calories cold lunches are usually meat or fruit 22 @24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ... I love them, too," groaned a Works plates . 25 27 29 30 23 24 26 28 29 The prices range from $1.35 to 30 employee standing in the cafeteria MAY OCTOBER before a display of some 200 different $1.45. No diet corner lunch contains SUN MON lUES WED lHU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU FR I SAT foods and their corresponding calorie more than 280 calories. 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 contents. Starner, designer of the Canteen 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 9 10 11 12 13 "Hey, this bottle of Michelob has Calorie Corner project, says she is 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14
At a recent Works results meeting, President D. E. Procknow's Pioneer "Through its many service projects, the Pioneers presented a color slide Policy Statement: Pioneering helps the company meet its program showing activities in which "Western Electric recognizes the responsibilities to the community. the Western and Bell Lab peopl~ are Telephone Pioneers of America as an Recognizing with pride this community actively engaged. The program was organization of demonstrated value to service record, the company is com initiated to inform individuals about the company, to its membership and to mitted to providing financial assis the avenues where Pioneers "MAKE the communities in which they live and tance, the personal support of manage THE DIFFERENCE." work. It fosters team spirit and is a ment, appropriate time off the job and Following the slide program Ron strong influence in building and sus the use of company facilities." Lindquist, Manager Industrial and taining the traditions of fellowship, Labor Relations, quoted from WE loyalty and service. DONALD PROCKNOW
Kudos to Dept. 89325. Instead of CJelephone Merrimack Valley exchanging Christmas presents, the of. /f!.~C;PioneetS Works department bought a carton of greeting C/fiiienca cards for the Pioneers to send to the ill Chapter 78 and aged in hospitals and homes. A beautiful idea.
Opportunities Nicosia improves system f or deaf
Available Bell Lab's Jim Nicosia recently the electrical signals generated by the The Lawrence Generals need completed a volunteer project which teletypewriter to acoustic impulses. some Lieutenants. Contact Sam takes another step toward making it Then another coupler at the receiving Winie X3066 or Carrie Headley easier for the deaf and deaf-mute to end picks up the impulses. X3067. communicate. Jim redesigned the circuitry and Senior Hale Volunteers need Jun A while ago, the Merrimack Valley packaged it on a printed wiring board ior Hale Volunteers. Contact Keith Works Chapter of the Telephone to make a unit which is much more Simpson X3612. Pioneers received a request from the reliable and that costs considerably Life Members are looking for regional office asking us to improve less. bowlers to bowl 10 a.m. Fridays at the design and reduce the cost of a And so with the help of people like the Pilgrim Lanes, Primrose Street, coupler for the teletypewriter system Jim, it appears the telephone has come Haverhill. Come on down! used by the deaf and deaf-mute. full circle. After all, the phone was Life Members are also seeking Developed in 1964, the system's conceived by Alexander Graham Bell knitters to meet Thursdays in the teletypewriter terminals allow the deaf largely as a result of his interest in deaf Pioneer Lounge. Old and new and deaf-mute to "talk" over regular people and their problems. And now friendships continue to flourish telephone lines. A coupler supplies the it's being used to help the deaf and here. Join the group! link between the teletypewriter and the deaf-mute escape their world of isola Herb Beshara X2852 needs some phone system. This coupler converts tion. assistance in repairing TV's. He currently has 6 sick sets which hospital patients are longing for. upcoming events ------....., Our Senior Technician requires
some Junior Technicians. JIM NICOSIA March 6 Glynn Memorial Nursing Home 7:00 p.m. 6 Danvers Hospital Bingo 7:00 p.m. 13 Tewksbury Hospital- Men's Bingo. 6:45 p.m. Life members report activities 15 Executive Board Meeting. 10:30 a.m. 20 'Valley Guitar Club - Town Manor Nursing Home. 7:00 p.m. Paul A. Hillman of 283 Lowell St., rently a resident of St. Petersburg, 20 Danvers Variety Show" A" Train (tentative). 7:00 p.m. Lynnfield, Mass. 01940, spends sum Florida 33705. Address: 1475 69th 21 "PEP" - Glynn Memorial Nursing Home. 7:00 p.m. mers at his home in Lynnfield and Place South. He'd love to hear from 22 Pioneer Mystery Ride. Dinner and entertainment, $10.95. winters in Bradenton, Florida. His his old friends! Leave parking lot at 6:30 p.m. hobbies include geneology, stamp col Marge Widdop of 154 Herrick 27 Nursing Home Arts & Crafts Show - Auditorium. During lecting and caning. Road, Boxford, Mass. 01921. Recently Dinner Hours Dora M. Ouellette of 8 Merrimack attended Pioneer Luncheon with ex 28 Rockingham Nursing Home - Bingo. 7:00 p.m. View Court, Lawrence, Mass. Her Westernite Kay Flannery of Port Life Member Luncheon. 12 Noon hobbies include reading, knitting and April 4 Charlotte, Florida. Marge belongs to Danvers Hospital - Bingo. 7:00p.m. crocheting. 10 American Association for Retarded Glynn Memorial Nursing Home - Bingo. 7:00 p.m. Edwin H. Perkins of 6 Canterbury, 10 Citizens and Boxford Senior Citizens King George Drive, Boxford, Mass. June 10 Annual Flea Market. Group. Traveling is one of her joys. 01921. Formerly of Bell Labs, Ed is very active in fields of teaching and Donald A. LeBlanc of 23 Stacey Volunteers needed to share the/un. Call preparing Computer Navagational Avenue, Seabrook, N.H. 03874. En Danvers & Tewksbury Entertainment and Bingo . ... . Bob Donahue X4986 Programs for U.S. Power Squadrons. joys fi shing, watching the Red Sox and Rockingham Nursing Home .. ,., .... . ,', . . , . ... George Durling X2255 He's also an active member of Masons working around home. He's made two Glynn Memorial Nursi ng Home ...... , . , .. , . Mary Chadwick X4835 and Eastern Star. trips to Florida and in September Valley Guitar Club , .. , . , , . .. , . ... . , , . . . , , . , ... Mac Emshwiller X6140 Ray N. Seavey, former Senior enjoyed a visit with relatives in Denver, Engineer, Industrial Division is cur- Colorado. 8 Anniversaries NAME MAR. DEPT. NAME MAR. DEPT. Allen, Florence L. 3S yr. Anniversary 18 81941 Sargent, Christina H. Passages Lavallee, Donald A. 6 89660 21 89643 Fraser, Allister F. Donahue, John R. 7 84533 29 89241 Richardson, Irving E. 8 89691 20 yr. Anniversary Morse, Robert C. Sr. 18 89674 McCarthy, Charles J. I 81145 Hartford, Charles W. 23 84532 Carlson, Roy C. Jr. 2 27480 Burnham, Raymond W. 29 89217 Tattan, Georgette C. 7 89842 Coombs, James P. Retirements 30 yr. Anniversary 16 27480 Carey, Rose M. 23 03011 Johnson, Arnold G. 18 27410 Caldwell, Robert S. 26 89381 Luba D. Galvin, RIC Hybrid Circuit and 170A HIC Dept., January 30, 23 2S yr. Anniversary Noel, Chanel G. 26 89695 years. Marquis, Ida H. 3 84522 Pappalardo, Mary M. 28 89315 Michael J. McLaughlin, Apparatus Shop Service and O.W. Ordering and Beland, Pauline G. 13 02321 Kryzynski, Alan R. 30 03572 Servicing Dept., February 5, 33 years. Helen LaRocque, Tl Repeater, T2, T4 Regenerator Dept., February 20, 20 Obituaries years. Grace B. Martin, Bench Hand, January 20. Joseph E. Brousseau, Crystal Filters CCITT Dept., February 21,25 years. William W. Maker, Plant Construction & Services Dept., February 28, 34 T. Tail Bender, 74, Retired Assistant Manager, February 15. years. Walter H. Signor, Machine & Plant Maintenance, March I, 23 years. Christine C. Bradley, Substrate Metalization and Glazing Dept., March 5, 20 Hatem and Karolisyn split highest years. George W. Miett, Ferrite Dept., March 6, 20 years. Joseph W. Sapronois, Quality Control-Engineering and Appraisal-Devices & Suggestion Award made in Jan. Apparatus Quality Surveys & Sample Reviews Dept., March 6, 25 years. Both Louis Hatem and John Karol Robert Pothier, $56.25; and Ruby Alfred L. Candini, Misc. Coil Dept., March 12, 35 years. iszyn topped the January Suggestion Thurston, $56.25. James Dow, Salva Marian J. Trzcinski, Plant Construction and Services Dept., March 14, 27 Award List, each receiving $245 for a tore Genualdo, Glann J ojokian, Nick years. suggestion they co-submitted. Scatamacchia, and Richard Winmill Clement F. Cadorette, Film Integrated Circuit Dept., March 16,23 years. each received $37.50. They suggested an encapsulation Anna Kacinevicz, RIC Hybrid Circuit and 170A HIC Dept., March 16, 22 Wesley Bishop received $25. Award procedure for the processing of CT cut years. winners of $18.75 were Ronald Al quartz plates. The procedure is expect Yvette B. Forcier, Misc. HIC Manufacturing Dept., March 21, 19 years. drich, Armand Bourassa, Jr., Leo ed to improve overall yield of the Warren J. Flanders, Equipment and Apparatus Stores, Receiving, Transfer Carbone, Eleanor Cote, John Gatti, product by 12 percent. and Container Dept., March 23, 19 years. Edward Gawrys, Michael Kentopian, Eugene S. Jastrem, Quality Assurance Audit Dept., March 30, 23 years. Other January suggestion award David Merrill, Jr., Santo Spina, and Frank M. Taillon, Tool Construction and Maintenance, March 30, 26 years. winners were Ronald Fantini, $120; Frank Verdolotti. Joseph B. Leonard, Quality Control Dept., March 30, 38 years. Angelo P. Psarros, Tool Construction and Maintenance Dept., March 30, 32 years. 1978: Best year yet for AT&T Priscilla C. Reed, O.S.S. and Ordering, and Serving Dept., March 30; 23 years. Walter I. Thomas, Test Set Construction and Maintenance Dept., March 30, He noted that since 1971, while the 23 years. (continued from page 2) consumer price index has increased 61 Katherine M. Buguey, Printed Wiring Board Dept., March 31, 21 years. The overall volume of business (oper percent, the price of telephone service ating revenues adjusted for rate on the average has increased only 29 changes) grew by 10.6 percent. At the percent. end of 1971, on the eve of Mr. deButts' "There is nothing in our experience takeover as Chairman, Bell served 100 of recent years that suggests any Moves million telephones and handled about abatement in the trend of society'S half as many long distance calls as it demand for communications ser W.R. Guffey, Operations Support Systems Manager, South Central Bell does today. In each of the past seven vices," Mr. deButts said. "Indeed, it is Account Management, to Operations Support Systems (OSS) Product Manager, years, the Bell Companies have han my conviction that the Bell System Transmission Equipment Product Line Planning and Management at Merrimack dled a volume of business on the today confronts an era of opportunity Valley. average of eight percent bigger than the unmatched in its history. No business L.J. Peltier, Department Chief, Engineering Personnel, to Department Chief, year before. is more responsible than ours and Special Design and New Development General Trade Interface and Service A record demand for communica none, I believe, is better positioned to Consulting Interface. tions services required capital expen meet its challenges, fulfill its pro G.M. Holmes, Department Chief, Repair Engineering, to Department Chief, ditures of some $13.7 billion in 1978. mises." Engineering Personnel. The company anticipates spending *The earnings statements above J.E.D. Batson, Department Chief, Quality Control Engineering and $14.8 billion in 1979, an increase of recognize the liklihood that a Cali Apparatus Quality Surveys and Sample Reviews, to Department Chief, Hybrid about eight percent. fornia public utility commission's re and Microwave Integrated Circuit Engineering, Laser and Anodize Trimming, In his final message to shareowners, fund order to Pacific Telephone will be In-Process Testing, Special Projects. prepared for the 1978 AT&T annu al implemented and that, as a conse R.A. Manning, Department Chief, Hybrid and Microwave Integrated Circuit report, deButts noted that the Bell quence, the IRS will find Pacific Engineering, Laser and Anodize Trimming, In-Process Testing, Special Projects, System had been materially strength Telephone to be ineligible for federal to Department Chief, Quality Control Engineering and Apparatus Quality ened financially, in its service capa tax benefits of accelerated depreciation Surveys and Sample Reviews. bilities, and organizationally. and investment tax credits relating to R.P. Smith, Department Chief, Plant Construction and Services to But, he said, "In no other aspect of 1974 and subsequent years. Accord Department Chief, Tool Design and Numerical Control Programming and its operations has it been strengthened ingly, income applicable to common Machine Design. so_ much as in the capacities of its shares has been reduced by $72,327,000 N.H. Heinze, Department Chief, Tool Design and Numerical Control management.' , for 1978 and $63,540,000 for 1977 Programming and Machine Design, to Department Chief, Printed Wiring Board He cited his "conviction that the Bell ($ .11 per common share in each year) Dept. System's new leaders will take it to new and reinvested earnings have been J.G. Murphy, Department Chief, Printed Wiring Board Dept., to Department levels of accomplishment, new dimen reduced by $84,152,000 for 1974 Chief, ,Plant Construction and Services. sions of service to the nation." through 1976.