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rom the PRESIDENT'S DESK ...
FELLOW EMPLOYEES:
If you deal with people of integrity, you receive a dollar's worth of value for every dollar spent. Other things being equal, the pur chase is worth more to you than the money, otherwise you would not have made the transaction. On the other hand, as John Ruskin once stated: "It's unwise to pay too much-yet it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money-that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. "The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. It can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better." Likewise, when we sell our goods, we should be sure that we give a dollar's worth of value for every dollar received. If we trade our wares in good faith and leave the purchaser satisfied, we have gained a friend and a long time customer. The building and success of our business- or any business- re solves itself into the simple formula of making friends by giving them true value, whether it be in the form of goods or of services. Friends and customers are most important to our prosperity. When we work for someone, we sell our services. We prosper when we give good honest productive work, and our company prospers with us which helps make our jobs secure.
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Board of Directors of the Credit Union are, left to right: Boyce Ray Harris, Jack Chastain, Hubert Lankford and Austin Free Hendry, Wayne Chamblee, Paul Rhoden, Rod Pittman, Billy man. Not shown is Jim Clark. who was ill at the time. Credit Union Pqy! 5% DtvuiPJtd HE annual meeting of the LFM Hubert Lankford, Machine Shop ; and Aubrey Fuller, Trailer division; Bobby TF e d e ral Credit Union was held Jack Chas tain, Maintenance depart Tucker, Machine Shop; and Paul Clif January 11, in the District Courthouse, ment. Elected to two- year terms on the ton, son of W. B. Clifton, Foundry with Bob Poland, president of Lufkin Credit Committee were R. N. Smith, department. Foundry, as principle speaker. Some Foundry department; and Lee Burnett, Membership in the Credit Union 100 members and guests attended the Accounting department. stands at 1199, with 912 active mem meeting and heard President Rod Pitt Holdover directors with one year bers, a 10 percent increase over last man give a financial statement of the more to serve are Wayne Chamblee, year. credit union. Trailer division ; Aus tin Freeman , On January 15, 1969, the Board of Current assets of the organization security guard ; Rod Pittman, Foundry Directors of the credit union met and department; Paul Rhod e n , Machine total $222,393.11, with a tota l of re-elected offi cers for anothe r year. Shop; and Clovis Hendry, Assembly $192,971,59 in outstanding loans. Total They include Rod Pittman, president; shares on deposit as of December 31, and Shipping department. Jack Chastain, vice presi d ent ; and 1968, amount to $189,320.12, an in C. J . Wilson, Machine Shop, is a crease of about 30 percent over one holdover member of the Credit Com Austin Freeman, secretary-treasurer. year ago. mittee for one more year. Lee Burnett was named chairman of Election of directors was held with Door prizes fo r the meeting included the credit committee. the following being elected to two-year a portable television set, won by Bill The Board voted to pay a fi ve per terms : Jim Clark, Foundry depart Buschman, Foundry department ; and cent dividend for 1968, payable Jan ment ; Billy Ray Harris, P attern Shop ; three $25 savings certificates, won by uary 1, 1969.
TREASURER Austin Freeman, left, presents a portable. tele RECIPIENTS of $25 certificates for shares in the Credit Union vision to the lucky door prize winner. W. J, Buschmann, are, left to right, Aubrey Fuller, Trailer division; Paul Clifton, Foundry department. son of W. B. Clifton, Foundry department; and Bobby Tucker, Machine Shop.
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Shop Talk
IMBE RLY DIANE J ONES didn't qualify as a tax exemption for K1968, but she does have t'he distinction of being the first baby born in Lufkin 111 1969. Little "Kim" arrived on Jan. 1 at 12 :25 a.m. weighing six pounds four ounces and measuring 19 inches long. She is the first child of Donna and BILL y RAY JO NES, Electrical depart ment, first shift. TAYLOR Martin, left, shakes hands with ARTHUR Fowler, left, receives his new Bill Pennington and acc e pts his gold watch from Ghent Smelley on behalf of When CURTIS " FIDDLER" STEPHENS watch. signifying 25 years service. the company, for 31 years service . retired after 26 years of employment in the Welding and Structural Shop, his co-workers presented him with a gift certificate. He was employed on November 25, Martin, Nunn, Fowler Retire 1942. We wish Fiddler a happy, healthy retirement. AYLOR Martin has a sensible at· Richard S. Nunn, concedes that a man who works on t'he ame machine titude toward retirement. When J . D. KEE has been at home recup T for 18 years is bound to feel senti asked how he planned to stay busy, he erating from an injury to his hand. He mental about le avin g th e job. He replied, "Stay busy? Why, anybody is employed in the Assembly and Ship worked on a shape burner for most of who works 25 years ought to 'have a ping department. little time just to be lazy for a change." his 21 years of employment. Taylor and his wife, Eddie Fay, live The Welding and Structural retiree We extend sympathy to SEAMON on their 21 acres north of Lufkin less plans to catch up on his hunting and RIGSBY, Fo u ndry d e partme nt, first than 300 yards from the birthplace of fi shing as well as to roam his 11 acres shift, upon the loss of hi s brother. Taylor and his seven brothers and of land in Leon County. sisters. His sister now occupies that And with four of his six grand· PETE THO MPS ON is back at work in home. children living in Lufkin, Richard now the Foundry department, first shift, One of his first home projects has has more time to enjoy them. after his 28-month recuperation period. been to help Mrs. Martin rearrange Richard's last day at work was Sept. He has been off with a serious leg in t'heir furniture. 31, 1968. jury. An avid squirrel hunter since boy· hood, he is planning to train a do g to Art'hur Fowler is looking forward to Two c'hild ren of LEROY GARNER, accompany him on outings. warmer weather so he can head for Pipe House, first shift, celebrated birth Taylor was hired by Lufkin Foundry Lake Rayburn with his fi shing gear. days on Jan. 4. Sharing honors that in 1943 as a helper on a shapecutter, During the colder months, he likes to day were Darrel, 8, and his sister, but soon he learned the welding pro hunt. He named this past season as the Diane, 7. cesses. For many years his brother, first time in many years that he did Arthur, was Taylor's welding partner. not get a deer. He retired from the W e 1ding and Arthur remembers being hired in Structural Shop on Sept. 31, 1968. 1937 to run the company's only gear cutting machine. He chuckles to think RICHARD S Nunn, left, and Bill Penning that he witnessed the installation of ton admire Richa rd's inscribed W a tch. each new machine, increasing the de partment to the present number of 29 gear machines. He spent his last day at work visit ing the fellows in the Machine Shop during the pre-Christmas festivities on Dec. 23. They presented him wit'h a gift certificate, which he used for new clothes. In appreciation of their combined 78 years of loyalty and productivity, the Company presented these three re tirees with gold wristwatches inscribed with their name and dates of employ JERRY WATSON shot this 5-point buck in ment and retirement. Polk County. Copied from an original at The History Center. www.TheHistoryCenterOnline.com 2013:023
HONORING retiree Henry Finley at the Dec. 23 Material Con William Ballow, Freddie Gibson, Andrew White, Ray Malnar, trol Warehouse party were, left to right, Red Parker, James Thomas Williams, James Weeks, and Roy Davis. Stuckey, Henry, Harvey Berry, Judge Hudson, John Laird,
Sympathy is extended to FRANK RAG JoHNNY McADAMS was missed by his fellow Machine Shop employees when LA 'D, Trailer Engineering department, co-workers in the Foundry department, he retired. Pete retired in December MALCOLM BARCLAY, Electrical depart first shift, during his week stay in the after nearly 40 years of employment. ment, and JACK CHASTAIN, Mainte hospital. nance department, upon the death of Bobby Glenn Rice, Jr. weighed 7 their relative, H. A. Barclay. Words of sympathy go to J. H. READ, pounds 12 ounces when h e was born Foundry department, second shift, upon Dec. 17. The new father, BOBBY RICE, THAD LEFTWI CH has been missed the death of his uncle. is employed in the Trailer division, during his stay in the hospital. He is first shift. employed in the Trailer division, first With beginner's luck and natural shift. skill, twelve-year-old J e rry Watson We are sorry to hear that REX really showed up his father during BAILEY has been away from work re There's a new baby in the home of deer season. covering from a knee injury. He works Mr. and Mrs. AR CHIE WILLIAMS. Con W. B. WATSO N, Welding and Struc in the Trailer division, first shift. gratulations to the new father, who tural Shop, and a friend camped all works in the Foundry department, week, diligently hunting during the JIMMY LAMONT, Traffic department, second shift. day. By Friday afternoon they still sold the most fruit cakes during Civitan didn't 'have a deer. Club's Christmas cake sale. Congratula We ex te nd symp a thy to JEWEL That weekend Jerry decided to try tions to Jimmy on earning this dis SWINT, Foundry, first shift, whose his luck. He camped with the fellows tinction. father died. on Friday night and shot his deer the very next morning ! The fellows in the Pattern Shop are Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. The 5-point buck was shot in Polk kidding WAYNE McMULLEN about hav MILTON 0. DAVIS upon the birth of County. ing deer dogs. They claim that the last their second son Nov. 18. Jeffrey Lee one he had suddenly took "lead poison weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces at birth. PETE LARGE NT already has killed two ing." Milton works in the Jig department. deer with the rifle given to him by Continued on page 9
CIVITAN President Ray Russell, left, awards Jimmy Lamont for DARREL GARNER ... 8 years old. DIANE GARNER ... 7 years old. selling the most fruit cakes during the Christmas sale. Both are Traffic department employees. On the right is Aubrey Elliott, runner-up.
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SP/ 4 MORRIS WEEKS . A. J. McCARTY was given a pump shotgun when h e retired from the Machine Shop. home from Vietnam.
We extend sympathy to GARY DAY, Sympathy is extended to WOODRO W Wh en little Jason Floyd Carr said Material Control, whose broth er-in-law LE E, Machine Shop, first shift, upon hell o to th e wo rld on Dec. 28, JERR Y was killed in Vi e tnam. Sp/ 4 Larry the death of his mother. CA RR became a father and ToM Moo1- Ricks, who served with the ll6th Heli SETTE became a grandfather. copter Assault Group, r eceived full DAVID JINKINS, Machine Shop, first The new father is a Trailer division military honors for his burial Jan. 3. shift, announces the birth of his son. employee and Tom works in the Pat· Born on ew Year's Day, he weighed tern Shop. GORDO N BARRETT, Paint Shop, has 7 pounds 7 ounces . b ecom e a great-granddaddy ! Little Greetings to Mr. and Mrs. En RooT, Scotty weighed 7 pounds 81/z ounces J. M. "SLIM" ASKINS retired as fore· who have been recuperating in the at birth. He and his parents live in man of the Lathe Shop after 15 years hospital from flu . While she was t'here, Alaska, where his father, Gordon Bar of service at Lufkin Foundry. On Dec. Mrs. Root also underwent surgery. rett III, is stationed with the U. S. Air 27, his last day at work, the fellows Ed is employed in the Trailer Ware· Force. surprised him with a rod and reel. house. Slim plans to put the gift to good RUFUS MERL E has been missed dur use by catching up on his fi shing at J u E Drxo and Bu n LO VE TT , ing his illness. He works in the Welding every opportunity. Machine Shop employees, recently went and Structural Shop, first shift. We wish him many happy, healthy on a bird hunt, and the fellows in the retirement years. shop are wondering if the rumor is A. J. McCARTY was presented with true that Bud took June along just to a pump shotgun on his last day of work We are sorry to hear that JERRY flu sh the birds. before retiring. He has been an em TULLOS, Gear Cutting department, first ployee of the Machine Shop for 17 shift, has been away from work with R. 0. PALMOR E, Tool Room, first years. a case of mumps. shift, has been recuperating from a Lufkin Foundry wishes A. J. many happy, healthy years of retirement.
The son of HAROLD WEE KS, Gas Engine department, returned to Lufkin and his family in early January. Sp/ 4 Morris Weeks, a former Trailer Di vision employee, received a unit cita· tion, a bronze star and a purple heart for his bravery in Vietnam. His family has been expectin g his return since before Christmas, but his outfit's radio equipment was blown up by the Viet Cong and Morris wasn't able to contact home. His father said, " For a month, every time the phone rang we expected it to be Morris." He has been serving as a para t~ o ?p e r with the lOlst Airborne Di- v1s10n. LATHE Shop workers presen te d retiring Foreman Slim Askins with a rod and reel.
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SHOP TALK Continued IMARKING AN ANNIVERSARY I
J.C. Malnar Feb. 8, 1966 3 MACHINE SHOP L. P. Gibs.on Feb. 11, 1966 3 Em11loyu1ent Years Pervin Hill Feb. 12, 1966 3 Date with Co. Sam V.Adams Feb . 6, 1968 1 1\1. R. noss Feb. 25, 1937 32 E.W. Sellers Feb. 6, 1968 1 H . ,V. Breazeale Feb. 4, 1937 32 \\'alter Uutler Feb. 12, 1968 1 Bud Lovett Feb. 14, 1941 28 Orvil Stone Feb. 22, 1968 1 Delbert Matchett Feb. 26. 1945 24 l\fa, ,is Parker Feb. 19, 1968 1 L loy 10 Copied from an original at The History Center. www.TheHistoryCenterOnline.com 2013:023 HORACE ASKINS, right, presents Arthur Fowler with a gift BURKE School Auditorium was the scene of a party honoring certificate on behalf of the Machine Shop employees. Charlie Gault, who was presented with a skill saw. brought to an end nearly 25 years of preciat10n of his 31 years of employ 14 by employees of the Assembly and employment in the Foundry depart ment in the Machine Shop. Shipping . department, where Charlie ment. We wish Arthur many years of was foreman. The fellows presented We wish Josh many wonderful retire healthy, happy retirement. him with a sabre saw. ment years. We wish for Charlie a long, happy TED I. HEARNSBERGER underwent retirement. When FLOYD F. "SHORTY" CARSON minor surgery in December. He works retired after 26 years of employment in the Welding and Structural Shop, Marine Lance Corporal Ulysses Gar in the Lathe Shop, his co-workers pre second shift. ner, whose brother, LEROY, works in sented him a rocking chair, cigarette the Pipe House, has been home from li ghter and billfold. CHARLIE GAULT can remember a half Vietnam for a 20-day leave before re We know Shorty will enjoy his gifts century of growth at Lufkin Foundry. turning to his stateside post in San for many years. He was first employed in 1918, but a Francisco, California. break in service decreases his total While serving with the First Marine ARTHUR FowLER's last day at work years of work to 41. Division in Vietnam, he received his was Dec. 23, 1968, when he was pre He reminisced over the many years rank promotion based on his time in the sented with a gift certificate in ap- at a party given in his honor on Dec. service, military appearance and knowl edge of selected military subjects. His division conducted day and night patrols, setting up ambushes and con ducting both large and small scale com bat operations in hostile territories. His unit was also engaged in civic action programs designed to assist the Viet- 11amese people in completing self-help projects, such as building wells, bridges and schools. Cpl. Garner was wounded twice and is the recipient of two purple hearts. Congratulations to newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Claude Penson, who were married Dec. 22, 1968. She is the form er Be tty Ru th Stubblefield, daughter of LEWIS STUBBLEFIELD, Ma chine Shop, first shift. Happy birthday to Stephanie Tarese Redd, who was two years old on Dec. 28, 1968. RAYMOND REDD, Trailer di vision, is her father, and the maternal grandfather is H. M. BASHAM, Foundry SHORTY CARSON tries out the rocking chair given to him by Lathe Shop employees. department. 11 Copied from an original at The History Center. www.TheHistoryCenterOnline.com 2013:023 The Foundry Roundup BULK RATE Lufkin Foundry CS' Machine Co. U. S. POSTAGE PAID P. 0. Box 849 Permit No. 5l40 LUFKIN, TEXAS 75901 HOUSTON, TEXAS ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Johnny: My g r e at-grandfathe r As Uncle Ben was s tanding on a fought with Napoleon, my grandfather street corner, a ragged stranger ap fought with the French and my father proached, asking, "Will yo u give me a fought with the Americans. quarter for a sandwich?" Ralph: My, your folks couldn't get Uncle Ben gave him a good looking along with anybody, could they? over, then said, "Lemme see the sand wich first." Pedigreed poodle : Do you have a family tree ? "Yep, I had a beard like yours once, Curbside setter: No, we aren't par and when I realized how it made me ticular. look, I cut it off." "Well, I had a face like yours once, A Texan was bragging to a visitor "What makes you think your wife is and when I realized I couldn't cut it from New Jersey, "And another thing, getting tired of you?" off, I grew this beard." our do gs are the fastest in the world." "Every day this week she's wrapped "That's ce rtainly understandable," my lunch in a road map." Sam: "I see your wife has a new replied the visitor. "Your trees are so mink coat. That ought to keep her far apart." An office worke r , slicin g a gaily warm this winter." decorated cake at his desk, said to his Tom: "I didn't buy it to keep her If machines get Loo powerful, we can boss, "Hope you don't mind, sir. Just warm. I bought it to keep her quiet." always organize them into committees. a little celebration on the tenth anni That should be the end of their threat ! versary of my last raise." "Did I ask to be born?" cried the youngster. A Texan, completely disgusted with The personnel manager was inter "You didn't ask," replied the father. his playboy son, went to his lawyer's viewing a man for a job. " But if you had, the answer would offi ce to change his will. "How long did you work in the other have been no!" "Just leave that yo un g n o·good place?" scoundrel $10,000,000- and he's lucky "Sixty five years." Moe: " Your girl 1s kinda spoiled, that I'm not cuttin g him off com· "How old are you?" isn't she?" pletely." " I'm 40 years old." Joe: "Naw .. . it's just that perfume "How could you work 65 years when she's wearing." "I didn't imply my wife's a bad you're only 40 years old?" cook. I merely said our garbage di s "Overtime." posal developed an ulcer." Son: "Dad, instead of buying me an The He: Last night you said there was f•dry Roundup expensive g raduation gift, why not Vol. 27 No. 2 something you liked about me. give me something you've made your She: Yes, but yo u spent it all. Published Monthly for self." Employees and Thei r Fam ilies Dad: "What's that?" by Did you hear about the moron who Son: "Money." tied himself up into a package so he LUFKIN FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. VIRGINIA R. ALLE N, Editor could expre s himself ? John: I hear Bill has a new job. CAROLYN CURTI S, Ass't. Ed itor What's his position? Attorney to client: Even though yo ur Tom : He is third assistant guesser wife is a pain in the neck, your medi at the weather bureau. cal insurance won't pay for a divorce. A salesman, holed up in a small One day a golfer asked a friend to Colorado town, by a bad storm, wired join his group to play nine holes on his firm, "Stranded here due to storm. the golf co urse. Telegraph instructions." " I'd love to," explain ed the friend, Back came the reply, "Start summer "but I promised my wife . . ." vacation immediately." "Aw, come on," said the golfer. Member of "Forget about your wife. Are you a Tim: Why were the Indians the first man or a mouse?" people in· North America? AMERICAN [ ! [! I (Q ASSOCIATION "I'm a man," declared the friend. Tom: I don't know. Why? OF INDUSTRIAL EDITORS "My wife is afraid of a mouse." Tim : Because they had reservations. 12 -