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Vol. 7, No. 25 Copyright 1949 by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester , N. Y. June 23. Work Will Start Soon On New Dallas Branch Processing Station To Facilitate Service Work will start this m onth on K odak's new branch and film proc­ essing station at Dallas, Tex. James E. McGhee, vice-president and general sales manager, said the new unit will enable the Com­ pany to give " faster and better Young Bankers on Tour- These young members of the service" to the Southwest. National City Bank of New York It is expected the pr oject will be stopped at Kodak Park on the tour of industries in 12 states. Shown completed next spring. The ware­ checking their map after breaking camp at the Lake Ave. field are: house is slated to be finished before front row, from left, Alva W. Bedell, Herbert Holden jr.. Joseph H. the processing unit, since, as Mc­ Fleiss, leader, and Edward D. Fluhr. Rear, Bernard J. Martin, left, Ghee explained, " a great amount and Robert W. Franz. John J. McLafferty leans out the truck window. of in tricate equipment will be installed in the p rocessing station.'' A Dallas builder and architect firm have been hired. The engi­ Bank Group N.Y. Visitors neering staff of K odak Park is in charge of the project. Camp at I(P Roster of 120 Picks Folsom McGhee said about 120 people N B h Here's an artist's sketch of how the new Kodak It's vacation time for 10 young will work at t he plant. The build­ ew ranc - branch and processing station in Dallas, Tex.. will members of City ing, two stories high, w ill be 160 look when completed. The two-story building will cover an area 160 For Director Bank of New York. They travel in by 370 feet, with 121,600 square by 370 feet. It will have 121.600 square feet of floor space. Marion B. Folsom, Company a specially designed truck equip­ feet of floor space. It is to be of subsidiary, a lso will use the new Ithe Dallas Store. The new location treasurer, has been nominated as a ped with cooking and sleeping flat concrete slab construction, building as a branch. It now has will afford improved facilities for director of the Federal Reserve facilities. An overnight stop was faced with red brick. The building space in the building occupied by Recordak processing, sales, etc. Bank of New York. It is the larg­ made at the Lake Avenue athletic will be air conditioned a nd heated est of the country's 12 Federal field at Kodak Park last week. by natural gas. Reserve banks. The southwest territory, McGhee Leaving New York City May 12, points out, is now being served by Kodak Leases Gioia Plant First Rochesterian ever to be they will make a 4500-mile swing the Company's Chicago Branch. nominated for the post, Folsom was through 12 of the Eastern, South­ selected by a bank committee " The new setup will give the ern and Central States. Their dealers improved service from the For Exhibits Div., Storage chosen to recommend candidates. itinerary includes visits to l 9 com­ heart of their own business area,•· Formal election by bankers of New panies representing food, coal, A m oving project is under way at Kodak Office. York and parts of New Jersey and McGhee said. steel, paper, photographic goods, Koda k's 8mm. and 16mm. mo­ Kodak has leased the large Gioia Macaroni Company buildings Connecticut is scheduled between aircraft, glass, shoe, textile, m a­ June 29 and July 15. tion picture film customers also at 71 Parkway, near Lyell Ave. T here are 80,000 square feet of chine tool, automotive, rubber a nd will get faster service, McGhee Folsom served for several years other diversified fields. They re­ space. Since leases on other stor­ sta ted. age buildings in current use were three stories and a basement, will as director of the Buffalo Branch turn to New York June 25. He estimated that probably sev­ of the New York Bank and for to expire July 1, it was decided be occupied by the EK Exhibits T he six-week camping tour is eral days would be cut from the to consolidate the outlying build­ Div. Bob Locker will be in charge three years as Chairman of the designed to give young men from time it now takes for the customer Board. ings into one project, according of this section. Offices and work­ the banking field a chance to ob­ in that a rea to get his processed to H. G. Lehrbach of the Office shops will be located on the first The new director will succeed serve a cross-section of this coun­ fi lm back, especially if ordinary Management staff. floor, setup room and display Charles E. Adams of New York try's industl'ia l properties in oper­ mail is used. Advantages of the new setup booths on second, storage on third. whose unexpired term runs through ation. It is expected that they will The Dallas station will process are: The larger building, 61 by 151 Dec. 31, l 950. Adams, chairman of return to their banking duties with both black-and-white and Koda­ 1. Economy in handling costs by feet with five floors and a base­ the board of the Air Reduction Co. a better understanding of the na­ chrome film. having everything under one roof. ment, wiU be devoted to stock. Inc., resigned because of ill health. tional economy. Recordak Corporation, a Kodak 2. Better loading facilities. Advertising and Rochester Branch 3. Savings in trucking costs by material will be stored in it. Lionel having one outside location instead McNeil will be in charge. of several. The building is equipped with a One building, 60 by 90 feet, with new hydraulic elevatoL T his and other advantages are expected to Marchand Bests facilitate operation. Dr. Herzberger by Want One? ~ Ren1ote Control' An unusual chess exhibition was staged recently by the KPAA Chess Club. The purpose was to stimu­ late interest in the New York State Chess Tournament set for KP Aug. 30 through Sept. 5. Dr. Max Herzberger and Erich Marchand, both of the Research Laboratories, were the contestants. They were placed in separate rooms with a chess set and a microphone in front of each. The That beautiful full-color re· audience was in another room with production in Kodak's annual a demonstration board and loud­ report-"Land of the Free"­ speaker facing them. w hich caused so much comment. As the players made their moves now is available at your plant they ~>xplained them to t he audi­ KODAKERY Office. The pic­ D D Eight Kodak members received diplomas and another an honorary doctor of laws ence. They also m ade other com­ ture, suitable for framing, is egree ay -degree at the U. of R. commencement Monday in Eastman Theater. From left. ments on the course of the game. 131A inches wide and 10 inches Gardner Johnson, NOD: Charles Rowley, KP: Russell Lincoln, DPI: Dr. Alan Valentine, UR president, After three hours of play, Mar­ high. The supply is limited and now on leave: Edward P. Curtis, Kodak vice·president who received the honorary degree: Harold chand won. d.istribu.tion will be on a first­ Keenahan. Albert Farley and 'Ruih Service of KP. Donald Ketchum and Lawrence Van Dam of KP Dr. Herzberger is president of come-first-served basis. also were graduated but were not present for the picture. the N.Y. State Chess Association. - June 23, 1949 2 KODAKERY Photography Spreads Tenite Used To Many Danish Fields For Rollers On Conveyor Light weight, tough Tenite plastic is used for the rollers on a portable Alvey - St. Louis conveyor with aluminum or ma gnesium frame. The conveyor is designed for loading and unloading cartons (rom trucks, and for interde part­ menta l ha ndling of cartons. It is made in sections of 10 feet, each weighing only 31 pounds. The con­ veyor has a distributed load ca­ pacity of 500 pounds per 10-foot section. These can be hooked to­ gether in a series. 10 Inches Long The plastic rollers are 2 inches in diameter and 10 inches long. They are in the form of t rans­ pnrent tubes produced by con­ tinuous e xtrusion. Roll heads are injec tion-molded b lack T e nite disks cemented into the ends of the tubes. Bearings are press-fitted in the roll heads; axles running through t he center are held in t he frame by m eans of cotter pins. In ­ ter vals of 4 inches between cen ­ ters separa te t he rollers. T he Tenite rollers replace steel What's New? _Alfred Kirk-Jensen. left. managing director for tubing and skate w heels for this • Koda k in Denmark, d iscusses photographic proc- application . Ten ite is resilient, has oss in tho Graphic Arts Studio at KO. With him is John McMaster high impact strength, resistance to of Graphic Arts Sa les. Kirk-J ensen is h ere on his first visit to U. S. outdoor exposure a nd d irt, and is Beautify Church_ An imp~es si':e ceren:tony was held to de~i - corrosionproof. Rolling perform ­ cate th1s wmdow m the Parma Baphst Photography is being put to many new uses in Denmark, ance of t he plastic roller is said to Church. It was designed, built and installed by Glen CubiU, KP. cente r, rcsuHing in increased sales. be superior. and his brother. Raymond. also of KP. right. The church's minister. the Rev. Francis Hauseman, is at left. Both boys are choir members. That's the r eport from Alfred Kirk-Jensen, managing d irector Ten ite plastic is cellulose acetate Cor K odak in t ha t country. H e's buty ra te, m anufactured by Te n­ now making h is first visit to t he such a n exten t t ha t ra tioning of nessee Eastman Corp. U. S. a nd Kodak Rochester. butler and m eat is necessary. Stained-Glass Window Made H is countrymen always have The Danes genera lly have a very been photographic-minded , he says. good knowledge of English, which Now they a re utilizing photogra­ K irk-J ensen a ttributes to a lar ge By J(P Brothers for Church extent to movies. Althou gh Da nish phy m ore a nd more in professional, Glen Cubitt, KP, was fascinated by stained-glass windows. He industria l, m edical, commercial companies turn out fi lms w ith und scientific fi elds. X-ra y and sound tracks in the native tongue, watched the men produce them . It wasn't too difficult, he decided. cine fi lms a re in grea test demand. many of t he movies shown in So now, Glen and his brother have completed a window to beau­ Shipbuilders ar e among chief in­ Dnnish cinemas ar e imported from tify the Parma Baptist Church. duslri:ll users of X -ra y film . the U. S. a nd England. These have Wh en Glen talked about his English sound tracks w ith titles T he Company sold a la rge vol­ stained-glass project at home, his Early to Bed­ ume of X-r ay fi lm to the govern­ imprinted in Danish. He beli eves th is gives a much better undtr ­ en thusiasm was in fectious. Brother ment shortly a fter the war . Every­ Raymond, al5o of KP, volunteered Too Early to Rise body in Denmark ha d chest X-rays. stand ing of English usage than ca n be learned from books. Schools, to help. Together they designed, The "absent-minded professor" This was done on gove rnment has nothing on Elmer Holzworth of order to determ ine the effects of which a re run by the sta te in Den­ built, and installed it. ma rk, a ll teach English, starting The window has a sky-blue Hawk-Eye. wartime privati ons. Happily , it was Dept. 82 members are not letting in the fi fth year. An interesting background with a cross of gold in d iscovered that the general health sidelight is the fact that the schools Elmer forget his recent lapse of of the people w as good, despite have a 12-year progra m for boys the center. L eaves of bright green memory. He reported in the de­ hardships under the Nazis. an d 13 years for girls. T he " rest frame it on both sides. At the base partment at 6 o'clock one evening. Kirk-Jensen doesn't like to talk year " is m ainly r eview. of the cross is a crown with bright­ That was just 21/2 hours after h e about t hose war years w hen t he colored jewels. A streamer with had left for the day. Com pany ha ndled only a small K irk-J ensen is m ost imp ressed the words " Glory to God in the by the friendliness of Americans. According to reports. Holzworth amount of photogra phic goods Can Take It_ T e nite plastic's H ighest" is near the bottom of the finished his normal working day which cnme from Germ any. As a n example he cites an expe­ toughness serves window. rience 1he morning he landed in it in good stead in the Alvey ­ at 3:30 p.m. Then the genial Dept. Import Restrictions New York. He was ta king pictur es St. Louis conveyor. T he Cubitts are a Koda k family. 82 man went home. He took a nap. with h is camera a t Rockefeller Glen is in the Emulsion Coating awoke and came all the way back Severe im port restricti ons still Dept., Raymond in a field gang. to the department. There he dis­ pi·evuil in Denmnrk . T he country Center when a p olicema n ap­ proached him . Used to e ncounter ­ Their father, Mike Cub itt, is in the covered he was about a dozen lacks dollar s for American goods. Engraving Dept. at KO. hours too early for duty. Koda k plan ts in England and ing r estrictions in Europe, he Lens Boosts France pr ovide all the photo­ feared h e was brea king a la w. graphic m aterlnls tha t come in. "No, you're a ll right," the police­ Photo Patter·------. Amateur photo goods are lacking, man replied, " but I'm a camera Video Screen he says, but conditions are im­ fan myself. If you'll just move ~ap 'lftut~t dJ.~UuzJd. ai 'kJMiz py·oving, " thanks to the Ma rshall over here a bout 20 steps, you'll The sma ll scr een on his tele­ P la n." Demand for am ateur goods fi nd the angle much better ." It was. visiOn set isn't any problem for a lso is grea ter than ever before. K irk - J ensen has been with Fred King when he has a group I

• • • June will be a memorable month for John Braund. Paper Fin­ with, Film Emulsion Coating Of­ ishing, and his family. Commencement exercises at three different fice, Bldg. 29, has left the P a rk to join her brother in Kissimmee, Fla. schools find the Braunds' three children r eceiving diplomas. ... Henry Betz. B ldg. 6, is visiting Carol graduates from School No. Whoa, Boy! 1 the Company's Processing Sta tions 41, John C. leaves John Marsha ll in Flushing and Washington. Tommy Thomp­ High School, a nd Doris concludes son's 11-year-old her studies at the University of Jerry Morris, E&M personnel Arabian gelding Rochester. supervisor, Bldg. 23, recently re­ does one of turned from Peoria, Ill., where h'e the numerous Dr. John Norris, KP medical di­ attended the a nnual m eeting of the tricks his mas­ American Apprenticeship Round ter has taught rector, recently spoke before the him. "Duke Ad Club on the subject, "Alco­ Table at the Caterpillar Tractor Company's plant. .. . Emily Tysall, Thunderbolt" holics in Industry." Dr. Norris is Sundries P ress Div., visited her has appeared a member of the Committee on daughter in Troy, N.Y. She also in horse shows Alcohol or the New York State will go to Ha nover, N.H., to wit­ frequently in Medical Society and of the Mon­ ness the graduation of her son-in­ the U. S. and roe County Medical Society. He is law from Dartmouth College.. .. Canada. a lso affil iated with and a past Ingalls Bradley, Bldg. 120, has chairma n of the Rochester Com­ been awarded the Croix de Guerre mittee for Education on Alcohol­ with Palm by the Belgian govern­ ism .... Ken Pribulo, Sheet Film ment. Bradley held the rank of Packing, spent a recent weekend lieutenant colonel in the Chemica l Oshing at the Thousand Islands. Tho John Braunda pose at home before Warfare Service during World ... Another membe r of the Sheet round of commoncoments atart. War II.... Mildred Muir and Film Packing Dept., Gladys Swana, A luncheon party was he ld by Irene Maloney, P a per Sensitizing, enjoyed a visit with relatives in the Industria l Engineering Dept. Bldg. 57, a re reported burning up Canada .. .. Eleanor Widman, KO­ staff June 10 in the service dining the links a t Genesee Valley P a rk Tommy's Horse Performs DAKERY correspondent in the room in honor of Anita Busch a nd this season.. .. Baby-silting is the Tab & Folder Dept., received the Gordon Fiske. who will be married latest accomplishment of Al Gray sympathy of her friends on the July 30. Congratula tions and best and Ray Parsons, Printing, who For International Audiences recent death of her fa ther. . . . wishes were extended by Maynard gained some valuable experience Floyd Williams, Garage, received Lee, assistant superintendent of recently while visiting in Hilton. Roy Rogers has a fine horse in "Trigger," but Tommy Thomp­ a n interesting letter from his son, the department, and Bob Rohr, de- . . . Ruth Page, Bldg. 30 Office, has son, Yard Dept., wouldn' t take him in trade for his own "Duke Robert, who recently made a fish­ pa rtmcnt head of the Engineering left the Company to take over Thunderbolt." An 11-year-old Arabian gelding, Tommy's trick ing trip to White La ke, Ont. Rob­ Section .... Dr. Max Herzberger. household duties .... Also leaving horse has a mused horse show ------­ c rt descr ibed some trouble with Research Laboratories, one o( the to assume a domestic role is Sea­ crowd s in both U.S. and Ca nada. porcupines in which the two front country's leading chess p layers, trice Tuley, X-ray Sheet Film.. . . Ride out Long Pond Rd. about KPAA Members, tires of his car were so badly was honored May 25 on AI Sisson's Donald Eastma n and James Lu a ny afternoon and you 'll l'ee WHAM radio program .... Rob- Valle, Research Laboratories, have chewed that they blew out.... Tommy astride " Duke." He IS one Friends A wait " Oley" Olsen. Roll Coating Dept., ert Tate, Sundries Press Div., has returned to the Park after bouts of severa l fine horses which m ake has returned from a vacation in returned from New York City, with illness . ... Tom Lalor. Paper Tommy's Willow Creek R anch "God's country" - his home town where he visited his parents and Service, a nd his wife, Jea n, have their home. Lake Cruise of L'Anse in Northern Michigan. attended severa l big league base- returned to Rochester after spend­ The "Duke" was also foaled on "Beat the heat" will be the by- .. . Edwin Behnk, F .D. 9, and his ball games.... Motion Picture ing a three-week vacation in Fort Tommy's ra nch, be ing t rained to word of Kodak P arkers a ttending w ife, Grace. Plate Dept., were in Film Dept. fo lks he ld their annual Wa lton, Fla .... Luncheons were do tricks since he was 1 'h years the four-hour moonlight cruise on Syracuse June 6 to attend the picnic June 11 at Elser's Grove. held recently by the Film Quality old. As a youngster he liked to pull Lak~. Ontario Friday, July .2~. ~t raduation of their son, William, Guests of h onor were Martin Control Dept. for Marie McKenna wash off the line and blow tre Fttends as well as f.am!Ues or from Syracuse University. A for­ Gardner, who retired May I, and and Helena Re ynolds. Marie has horn on th e family car. Tommy's ~AA me~bers ~re 1~v1ted to mer part-time member at the Jack Simpson, who has completed Imo ved from Bldg. 26 to tempora ry w ife wanted to get rid of h im but JOm the outmg, w h1ch Wi ll feat.ure Park, William gradua ted magna 25 years' service with the Com- quarters in Bldg. 12, a nd Helena Tommy, who knows equine ta lent! a Pr.ogr<~~ of games .and da ncmg. cum la ude with a degree of pany. They were presented with has left the P arK to stay at nome. when he sees it, decided to teach Mustc w tll be ~r~tshed by an bachelor of arts in education. He him some less m ischievous stunts. orchestra. The. s.h1p ts scheduled to will teach science at Morrisville­ leave the Mumctpa l Docks In Char- Eaton Central High School in Mor­ Bag of Tricks lotte at 6:45 p.m., re turning at risville, N.J .. this fall. His wife is approxim ately 11. A bufl'et supper the former Mildred Lambert who Now he has a repertoire of some w ill be served aboard immediately was once with the P a rk's Indus­ 20 entertaining fea ts. He sits after the ship's departure here. tria l Engineering Dept. and Roll down on his haunches, takes off T ickets, priced at $2 per person, Coa ting Office. Tommy's hat, pic ks up sundry are available in a ll departments articles for his master, rolls over a nd in the KPAA Office. a nd plays dead, stands up on his hind legs a nd holds a n American D D • • • Cine, Sheet Film flag in his teeth. Tommy says ept. lVlSlOns " Duke" a lso tells his age by paw- C Open House Set ing the ground with his reet. hange Names A native of Rustin, Manitoba, Open house for all members of Tommy learned to ride as