FORT WAYNE WORKS JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES

JAN. ii 16-31

Volume 33 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 1950 No. 3 N.L.R.B. Hearing Opens In G-E Representation Case

A formal National Labor Relations Board hearing 6,113 Suggestions Submitted During 1949 opened in New York Tuesday, Jan. 17, before Hearing Offi­ ANNUAL STATEMENT cer, Charles B. Slaughter, on the question of ordering REPORTS ACTIVITY FHP Motor Divisions Receive N.L.R.B. elections to deter­ TOPS PAST RECORD mine the employees' wishes as Four Gold Key Contest Awards to union representation for Suggestion System activi­ approximately 125,000 Com­ ties reached a new high for pany employees within 99 1949 at the Fort Wayne bargaining units at various Works, it was revealed today locations throughout the coun­ in a report issued by A. C. try. Hartman, chairman-secretary The hearing had been called as a result of petitions filed with the of the committee on sugges­ N.L.R.B. seeking clarification of tions. the representation question arising A total of 6,113 suggestions were from the fact that although UE submitted during the year, making is the certified bargaining repre­ an annual rate of 611 per 1,000 sentative, demands had been made employees. The report showed an upon the Company by the IUE-CIO increase of 132 suggestions per for recognition at the 99 locations 1,000 employees over the previous involved. year. A brief verbal exchange occurred Of the 6,113 suggestions re­ between counsel for UE and IUE ceived, 2,375 or 38.8 per cent were at the opening session. David adopted. This is an increase of 2.4 Scribner, UE counsel, challenged per cent over the record for 1948. IUE to agree to an election on or The number of suggestions re­ about Feb. 10, stating: ceived and adopted were the high­ est in the history of the Fort "We have made that offer a Wayne Works and are considerably number of times, and it has been above the average for the Appar­ rejected by the IUE, despite the atus Department and the Company fact that it was the chairman of as a whole. the administrative committee of the Awards amounting to $28,987.50 (Continued on page 12) were added to the earnings of em­ ployees. An award of $1,000, the Individual Gold Key awards were presented last week to T. N. Ness, A. L. Johnson, F. D. Wilson, R. A. Thomas, and K. B. highest for the year, was presented Parks for their efforts in obtaining: orders which brought the Fractional Horsepower Motor divisions four awards offered by the Apparatus Department as a part of the Gold Key Contest. Taking; part in the presentation, shown above, were: (1. to r.) M. E. Applications Offered to Perry O'Neill, of FHP Motor Lord, Manager of Fractional Horsepower Motor divisions; R. C Hanna, Assistant Manager of Sales; Mr. Ness, Mr. Johnson, Mr. (Continued on Page S) Wilson, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Parks, all members of the FHP Motor Sales divisions, and A. W. Bartling, Manager of Sales. For G-E Educational Four orders for fractional horsepower motors were selected FIRST IN A SERIES recently for Gold Key Order Contest awards. The awards Loans, Scholarships were made on the basis of extra effort in the terms of in­ genuity, imagination and industry by members of the Frac­ Results Of Employee, Public tional Horsepower Motor divisions and the district offices in Forms Are Available To All Opinion Survey Are Reviewed securing the orders. Employees, Their Children; Individual recognition awards in ELEX CLUB ANNOUNCES By C. H. MATSON, Works Manager the form of gold key tie clasps Must Submit Before April 1 were presented to five members of Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of four articles in which the results of PLANS FOR MID-WINTER a recent employee and public opinion survey will be discussed. the local sales division by A. W. Bartling, Manager of Fractional CONFERENCE, JAN. 28 Application for loans and What is your attitude toward the General Electric Com­ Horsepower Motor Sales divisions. scholarships available to em­ pany as an employer? A. L. Johnson and F. D. Wilson Initial plans are being made for ployees and the children of Would you say that General Sound Truck To Broadcast received individual awards for their a mid-winter conference of the employees of the General Electric is a friendly or an un­ efforts in obtaining an order from Elex Club, it was announced today. friendly place in which to work? For March Of Dimes Drive Electric Company and its af­ the Martin & Schwartz, Inc., Salis­ The meetings will be held Satur­ filiated companies are now be­ What do you believe can be done bury, Md., for fractional horse­ On behalf of the annual March day, Jan. 28, at the YWCA. to make General Electric a better power motors for gasoline pumps. ing accepted for the school of Dimes campaign, a sound truck The sessions will be open to all place in which to work? This order was obtained by dili­ /ear of 1950-51. will be stationed at the Broadway members. Opening with a lunch­ Which of the leading industries gent and painstaking effort in over­ Since 1924, when the first formal gates today at 3 and 4 p.m. The eon, the conference will be a "pep- in Fort Wayne is most active in coming a difficult problem brought educational assistance program was announcements will tell about the session" for the club's activities working for the betterment of the about by numerous failures of offered by the Company, some 784 activities of the National Founda­ during the remainder of the year. community? motors purchased by this customer loans and scholarships totaling tion for Infantile Paralysis and ex­ What could General Electric do in 1947. This extra effort in meet­ Reservations should be made more than $195,149 have been plain the need for funds. that it is not now doing in order ing the customer's problems, plus with contact girls or at the per­ awarded. to be a better industrial citizen? Cannisters will be available at aid in application engineering, won sonnel offices at Broadway and Funds for the loans and schol­ The above are just a few of the all gates of the Broadway and the order. It has also developed a Taylor St. The cost for the confer­ arships will be provided from the many questions asked of General Taylor St. plants for contributions. customer who is now outspokenly ence will be $4, and reservations General Electric Employees Edu­ Electric employees and the public The quota for Allen County is friendly, even though the situation must be made by Wednesday, cational Foundation, the Charles P. (Continued on Page 4) $50,000. (Continued on Page 4) Jan. 25. (Continued on Page 4) Page 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday. January 20, 1950

IN AMERICA, HE IS NOT FENCED IN! "Pathologist Of Capital" FORT WAYNE WORKS ^—— Harpers Magazine has called him "one of the best known of living pathologists of capitaL" Mr. Flynn served as an adviser to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency in its in­ Don Campbell.. ..Editor vestigation of the stock exchange Volume 33 Friday. January 20. 1950 No. 3 in 1933-34. Later he became economic adviser to the U. S. .Senate Committee investigating munitions. Mr. Flynn was ap­ Isn't A Hundred Years Long pointed member of the Board of Higher Education for New York Enough To Prove A Point? City by Mayor LaGuardia in 1935, Back in 1847, a German gent named Karl Marx wrote a and became head of the board in book he called "The Communist Manifesto." It was during 1937. the era history books call the "Industrial Revolution"—when Mr. Flynn is a past president of machines were beginning to take the strain and sweat off the New York Press Club and a men's backs. member of the Author's League of Marx, and the other prophets of doom, predicted that America and the Player's Club. His capitalism, under the machine age, would gobble up all the home is at Bayside, I^ong Island. wealth, and , leave the working man in a state of pitiful Wrote Rockefeller Biography destitution unless all peoples of the world could be organized "God's Gold," a searching biog­ on a uniform" socialistic basis. raphy of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Now, lefs have a look at how far we have come—and and "Country Squire in the White why—from the day of Karl Marx. House," a campaign year diatribe In 1850—animals and men did 70% of this nation's work. against President Roosevelt, have Machines—only 30%. Crude implements were the rule, backs made his name familiar to the bent under the strain. The work week was 70 hours and the general public. average worker's output per hour bought 27 cents worth of With the approach of World War goods and services, measured in present day buying power. II, Mr. Flynn became an ardent Today—a century later, animals and men do 6% of this isolationist leader and was active nation's work. Machines—94% ! The work week is 40 hours, with Charles A. Lindberg and the and the average worker's output per day buys $1.40 worth America First Committee. of goods and services, measured in today's buying power. Political differences led to a In 1850, with a population of 23,191,876, the number termination in 1940 of his long of gainfully employed was 7,700,000 including farmers, or association with the New Republic, 32.2% of the1 people. In October, 1948, the labor force was for which he had been conducting 60,134,000 not including farmers, in a population of 147,- a column called "Other People's 280,000 or 40.8%. this extraordinary movement Money." So it turns out that the machines men feared have been taking. His principal works have in­ responsible for the biggest labor force, working the shortest "Only when we see the picture cluded: "Investment Trusts Gone hours, at the highest wages in world history. as a whole, can we understand the Wrong," 1930; "Graft In Business," And the ultimate answer to our great productive capacity •eason behind the struggle to 1931; "God's Gold," 1932; "Se­ and wage earning ability is that every American worker is arouse the Negroes of the South; curity Speculation: Its Economic backed by a capital investment twice to ten times that of understand the strange collection Effects," 1934; "Country Squire in the worker in other countries. of forces which have created such the White House," 1940; "Men of American Business now has plans to invest 40 billions in "THE ROAD AHEAD—AMERI­ havoc in the political parties in Wealth," 1941; "As We Go March­ 1950-53. In new and better machines and equipment. In im­ CA'S CREEPING REVOLUTION," New York and other cities; com­ ing," 1944; "Meet Your Congress," 1944; "Truth About Pearl Harbor," proved plants and processes. In expanding the opportunities by John T. Flynn. prehend the extent to which the for jobs. mind of American youth is being 1945j "Final Secret About Pearl Isn't it about time that we put Karl Marx permanently Copies of this book have been shaped in our schools and colleges. Harbor," 1945; "Epic of Freedom," into the moth balls ? Or isn't a hundred years long enough to distributed to all supervisory per­ Strangest of all, to those who have 1946, and "The Roosevelt Myth," prove a point? sonnel and extra copies have been looked upon the Christian churches 1948. —Reprinted in part by courtesy of Standard Steel Spring Company made available for circulation by as the great bulwark against the the Works Library, Bldg. 8-2. march of communism and social­ A description of this book, in the ism, is the extent to which the Advanced Calculus Ask Yourself: 'Is The Trouble words of the author, is as follows: churches have been paralyzed by Will Be Offered "I wrote this book for what our socialist conspirators. seems to me the most obvious With My Work —ME?' "Up to now we have had before By Purdue Center reason in the world—to answer a us the object lesson of Russian question that practically everybody "Let's face it. Maybe the trouble with my work isn't communism, which no one ever be­ is asking: Where are we heading? Purdue University, through its the boss, or the folks I work with, or the tvay the stuff is lieved could be introduced in this More people ask that question than Technical Extension division here coming through . . . Maybe it's me!" . country. But now we have the ob­ any other. It is at the top of all in Fort Wayne, is offering a spe­ And maybe the trouble with you started about the time ject lesson of British socialism the $04 questions. And I have felt cial course in advanced calculus. you decided to skip church foj* some extra sleep, for fishing, which, while it has brought that there was an answer to it. This course may be taken for un­ or just fooling around the house. England to the very edge of bank­ dergraduate credit or may be ap­ "To me the road we are traveling For nothing can take the iplace of church in your life— ruptcy, presents us with a blue­ plied toward a masters degree. The has been obvious for 'some time. in anyone's life. It fills a deep-seated human hunger for print of just how this tragic opera­ prerequisite for this course is one It is a road with several stopovers. peace of mind and all the satisfactions that spring from it. tion could be—and is being—re­ year of calculus. New thousands every day are finding this is so. By The first is socialism on the British peated in the United States." going to church, by reaffirming their faith, they're gathering model. At that point we will come Classes will meet Monday and new strength, new hope, new courage. to a fork in the road. One prong Flynn Is 68 Years Old Thursday evenings from 7:30 to Families, finding themselves through faith, are being leads to communism, the other to Mr. Flynn is a noted American 9 p.m. beginning Monday, Feb. 13. brought closer . . . becoming real families, strong against fascism. This is the road Britain journalist, biographer, and writer Additional information may be ob­ has traveled. She has reached the on financial topics. He was born tained from R. M. Bateman, Direc­ the world, happier, more tolerant among themselves. tor of the Fort Wayne district. Men and women everywhere are gaining a new sense Of first stop—socialism. She is at the in Bladensburg, Md., on Oct. 25, "the balance of things" ... the inner security that brings fork in the road. We will now see 1882, and was educated at par­ success to work as well as to life ... by finding themselves whether she will move off along the ochial schools in New York City. through faith. communist way or the fascist way. He went to George Town Uni­ M. JJ. A. SICK LIST Can you honestly say that things have been better for Or whether she will just blow up versity and later married and had you, going it alone? Or wouldn't you rather join your neigh­ in a vast crisis and then painfully two children. Donna Backofen, Margaret bors . . . and find a happier, more successful life—through retrace her steps to the free Mr. Flynn started his career as Stuck, Ruth Lange, Alfred DiGreg- faith! society. a reporter on the New Haven, ory, Howard Conner, Eva Hoover, Following Britain Conn., Register and was its city Maurice Cox, Bessie France, Bertha "We in America are on our way, editor from 1916 to 1918. Two Witte, Joseph Wauro, Paul Arnold, Machines Make Jobs! rapidly, to the socialist stop. Where years later he became city editor Guy Carnes, Inez Green, Pauline of the New York Globe and was Meehan, Amanda Doty, Robert In 1890, when only a few machines were at work in our we will go from there I do not Reardon, Sr., Joyce Schroeder, country, 18 million persons were gainfully employed—29 know. But nothing could be clearer its managing editor until its Ivan Parrish, and Dorothy Bender. per cent of the total population. than this—that we are following purchase by Frank Munsey in 1923. Returned to Work Today more than 40 per cent of our much larger popula­ in the footsteps of socialist Britain. A successful free lance writer for What Americans do not understand Marion More, Samuel Rhoades, tion have better jobs, with higher real wages and shorter some years, Mr. Flynn began to Glen Thomas, Frederick Bishop, hours. is the manner in which this is being write a column for New Republic in Harold Sherbondy, Gertrude Bert- Machines have created jobs, as well as wealth and leisure, done. Many, I am sure, will be 1931. His first book was "Invest­ sche, Paul Neal, Daisy Rickord, for the employees in the nation that has used them most amazed as I was when I became ment Trusts Gone Wrong," which Edward Farrell, John Redmerski, extensively. aware of the precise shape which was written in 1930. and Stewart Herring. Friday. January 20, 19S0 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Page 3 6,113 Suggestions (Continued from Page 1) Ondrovik, Dolson Receive Gold Seal Awards Division 17 at Taylor St. His idea was to use steel retaining pins in­ stead of wooden ones in winding RECOGNITION IS GIVEN FOR EFFORTS unft bearing motors. Handling Time Reduced IN SUCCESS OF STAB SALES CONTEST Despite the increase in number of suggestions, the speed in han­ Frank Ondrovik, Supervisor of the Promotional Service dling them also was increased last section of the Specialty Transformer Sales division, and H. year. The average age on all sug­ A. Dolson, a member of the section, were presented Wilson gestions was 3.2 weeks, compared Anniversary gold seal awards this week for their part in the to an average of 4.2 weeks for success of the STAB Contest. 1948. The Specialty Transformer and salesman's handbook, including the During the period extending Ballast divisions sponsored the G-E price and information cata­ from Sept. 1 through Nov. 15, a sales campaign, which received its logs, to get the correct answers. Suggestion System Contest was title (STAB) from the initials of In so doing, the salesman became conducted at the Fort Wayne the divisions' name. more familiar with the STAB sec­ Works and a total of $500 in mer­ tions of the handbook and better The nation-wide sales contest equipped to sell its products. chandise certificates was awarded was conducted for the sales per­ as bonuses for the best suggestions Familiarity with the handbook is sonnel of the General Electric no mean task, since the complete contributed by employees during Supply Corp., Graybar Electric that period. Apparatus Department handbook Company, and other distributors of | contains 10,000 pages. STAB products by the Specialty During the contest, a total of For his efforts and the time he Transformer and Ballast divisions 2,066 suggestions were submitted. spent, the salesman was awarded in conjunction with the Apparatus This amounted to OS-") suggestions an attractive desk folder. Nine P. M. Staehle, Manager of Sales for the Specialty Transformer and Ballast divisions, Agency division and the Advertis­ per 1,000 employees. A total of 221 is shown (seated, above) admiring one of the Gold Seal Awards presented to Frank hundred of these folders were pre­ G-E monogramed cigarette lighters Ondrovik and Harry Dolson this week by the Apparatus Department's Advertising and ing and Sales Promotion divisions. Sales Promotion division. sented to successful entrants. were also given out as bonus The contest was the first such Interest Is Created awards during the contest. These sales program sponsored by a prod­ The second part of the contest lighters were presented to every the other eve. Some guy that Al. uct division of the Apparatus De­ was designed to create greater in­ . . . I guess Norma Poorman is employee who submitted one or partment in more than 15 years. terest in Types M & D transform­ more suggestions on which the still trying to reduce. I believe she Its purpose was to more thoroughly is making a success of it as she ers, which are built in Bldg. 26-4; regular award was $10 or more. familiarize distributor salesmen is thinking of wearing slacks one and, at the same time, provide the Assistance Is Offered of these days. ... At last Joe with STAB products and, thus, STAB sales organization with more stimulate sales on a long range "Foremen and supervisors arc Railing can be called papa. His information on unusual and inter­ basis. ready at all times to assist sug- wife, the former June Alger, re­ esting applications of Types M & I) gestors in writing up their ideas," I wonder what that important cently presented him with a daugh­ Sales Quiz Is Used transformers. ter. She is their pride and joy. Mr. Hartman explained. news item is that Ruth Tinkham Each contestant received three Cash prizes totaling $500 were has for us in a few weeks? Come Congratulations, folks! . . . Verena awarded for the five best entries Meyer sure can jump the con­ questionnaires about STAB prod­ The suggestion forms are always on, Nancy, let us know what it is, submitted by salesmen of each of veyor like a Kentucky Alley jumps ucts at weekly intervals. The ques­ available near the time clocks. The will ya? ... Did you people know the three distributor groups. blanks are distributed by members them hurdles. . . . Paul Gould takes tions were written in such a way that Helen Fairchild had a birthday The third portion of the contest, last week. Yep, that's right! Happy the honor of being the proud hus­ that it was necessary to use the of Plant Protection, who also col­ designed to boost sales of Types lect them several times during the birthday, Helen, even though I band of a well dressed housewife. After purchasing her a new plastic M & D transformers and keep the week for the Central Suggestion didn't get a frigie bar. . . . Great day in the afternoon! Jake Eady, aporn, wifey wears that apparel soon. . . . Anyone wanting to race, orders coming into the factory, Committee. Suggestions may also our "ole" friend and commander, after a few alterations. Husband see Phil Baker. He claims his car consisted of cash bonuses offered be mailed through the Company's was in to see us the other eve. lost all appeal for the apron after "cruises 90 miles per hour". Won­ for sales of these transformers. der what's top speed. . . . My, my, mailing system to the Suggestion Thanks, Jake, for calling on us and the alteration. After this, Paul, Approximately 900 salesmen of what late hours Agnes Nesswald office in Bldg. 8-2. come back when you can. . . . Dora give her the money and save the the three distributor organizations embarrassment. . . . Here's good is keeping. She went to Hunting­ All suggestions received at this Mae Fairchild is still at the busi­ participated in the contest. ness of beauty culture and hopes advice for married women—a nap ton to celebrate her birthday and office receive serial numbers and some day she will be qualified for right after dinner dishes are done— came home at 2:30 a.m. . . . The Praises Success Of Contest an acknowledgment is made to the hairdo and barbering. Yes, she it's rejuvenating—thanks to Buck­ new girl with a short haircut is P. M. Staehle, Manager of Sales suggestor. These suggestion records already has a barber's license. ley. . . . Our gage girl, Ina Noack, none other than Dick Steele learn­ for the Specialty Transformer and arc maintained by the committee Need a haircut, fellows ? . . . What has been off work for a week taking ing a new method of typing; says Ballast divisions, issued the fol­ and kept for a period of six years. do you know, I had the pleasure care of her mother, who is quite ill. he's a good wash lady (guess he lowing statement today in regard of meeting the Geneva Whirlwind Receives Prompt Attention Ina, we hope your mother improves does the washing at home). to the STAB promotional sales campaign: Immediately after the suggestion is received, it is referred to the "This contest gives tangible evi­ suggestion committee in the proper dence that our people are making' ingenius efforts to keep the orders division. It is then investigated and Matis Is Honored Before Retirement coming in and our factory busy. recommendations are made for That it has been a success is at­ awards. tributed to the fact that it has Awards amounting to more than turned the attention of 90 busy $25 must have the approval of the salesmen to our products. Central Suggestion Committee. "In this era of intense competi­ Members of this committee are tion, to induce a distributor sales­ Howard Miller, G. C. Michael, F. man to become more thoroughly L. Schafenacker, and Mr. Hart­ familiar with your products— man. chairman-secretary. among the many thousands which he handles—is a tough assignment. I feel that this contest has met GE CLUB TO PRESENT this challenge successfully. By strengthening our relationships SQUARE DANCE JAN. 28 with the distributor, we are able to increase the over-all effective­ ness of our sales force and thus A square dance will be presented insure us a fair share of the avail­ for all employees, their families able business. and friends at 9 p.m. Saturday, "The gold seal awards to Mr. Jan. 28, in the G-E Club audi­ Ondrovik and Mr. Dolson read in torium. part, 'as a part of the team award Music will be furnished by the to those who made key contribu­ Joe Geels family, of Decatur. tions to this project, you have been selected to receive this Gold The G-E Club's entertainment Seal Award of the Advertising and committee has changed the family Sales Promotion divisions for the night dances from Friday to Sat­ month of December. As you know, urday nights to accommodate em­ each of these recognitions is a ployees on the second shift. This symbol of a job well done and is will be the last dance sponsored Friends of Joseph Matis, Taylor St., honored him last week as he left for his vacation before retire­ chosen on the bases of extra im­ by the committee until after the ment. Mr. Matis will retire Wednesday, Feb. 1, after more than 23 years of service with General Electric. agination, ingenuity, and indus­ Lenten season. Left to right in the picture are: Ife Holmes, John Burnett. Mr. Matis, and William Skevington. try'." Page 4 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday, January 20. 1950 Opinion Survey (Continued from Page 1) Richter Serves G-E 35 Years Fractional Facts in an opinion survey conducted by D 0 O o TAYLOR ST. OFFICE Fort Wayne G-E throughout the By Alice Nichens city during August and September. The purpose of this survey was to Everyone in the Taylor Street learn how we rate in the minds of office has marked today on their G-E people and the public as an calendar, as this should really be a employer and as a citizen. red letter day. As we mentioned 750 Are Questioned last week Dotty Karnap is finally Eight school teachers and princi­ tying the noose on a poor unsus­ pecting male, and from arrange­ pals volunteered their services as ments she is making with the min­ interviewers. Through the City Di­ ister, there will be a Schnickelfritz rectory and a method of selecting orchestra playing during the cere­ names which the experts assured mony and rehearsal is to be held us would produce a scientific sam­ at 8 p.m. with the wedding at ple of our community, more than 7 p.m. Everyone possible should at­ 750 prospects were chosen. In view tend, since the way things are go­ ing, it will probably end up with of the fact that from 20 to 40 the minister married to Bud. No, questions were asked of each per­ boys, you're wrong, the forecast son interviewed, it is not surpris­ for today is very dry, so bring ing that it has taken several your own refreshments. ... A. J. months to tabulate the results. But Rose is on a two weeks' business now the job is done—the story can trip at the West Coast. . . . Fred be told—and we can make plans to Schafenacker had to replace the do those things it was indicated we light bulb in his closet last week. The bulb had only been used for the might do to become an even better past 25 years. Will the new light employer and citizen. bulb give him better service or will Vote of Confidence it too have to be replaced ? The an­ Naturally, it was to be hoped swer to this will be found in your WORKS NEWS in 1975.... We want that in general we would find we Paul G. Richter, Bldg. 19-5, celebrated his 35th anniversary with General Electric Wednesday, Jan. 11. were thought to be pretty good to say goodbye to the following At that time he received a special certificate and the congratulations of his friends in the General Tool men who will be temporarily lo­ people. We have lived in Fort division. In the picture are: (1. to r., sitting), August Rodenbert, Mr. Richter, Otto Rodenbeck, foreman, cated in Bldg. 4-6: George Hahn, Wayne for more than 50 years and and Julian Franke. Standing are Clarence Meeks and Bernard English. H. C. Weigman, L. M. Mason, have tried during those years to do G. W. Chambers, R. J. Duras, what was right according to cir­ M. E. Langdon, E. T. O'Keefe, cumstances and our best judgment. Applications up to $300 may be obtained by stu­ P. M. Deal, M. R. Cameron, and It would have been very disap­ dents or their parents to be repaid Four Gold Keys W. K. Williams. Remember this is (Continued from Page 1) only temporary, so we'll be ex­ pointing to learn that the majority by payroll deductions. A limited (Continued from Page 1) of our employees and neighbors Steinmetz Memorial Scholarships, number of scholarships are award­ pecting you back. . . . Louise Goudy and friends spent the week-end in didn't like us. But, as a matter of the Richard H. Rice Memorial ed under the foundation. looked bad not long ago. fact, the good things that were the Windy City. They enjoyed the Scholarship Fund, and the Gerard The $40,000 Charles P. Stein­ A large order for fractional Sonja Heine Ice Revue. . . . Max said about us far exceeded our ex­ Swope Loan Fund. metz Memorial Scholarships were horsepower, unit bearing motors Harris really puts everything into pectations and we are happy to re­ Available in Bldg. 8-2 established in 1924 for aiding stu­ was obtained from the Mitchell the Accounting basketball games. veal this fact to everyone as a real Deadline for submitting applica­ dents either in engineering or aca­ Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111., through the He wants to help the team, of reason to be proud of the place tions has been set at April 1 so demic courses at Union College, application engineering service course, but a good game means a where he works and the people that recipients of the awards may Schenectady. A yearly allowance of rendered by T. N. Ness. The com­ good breakfast of bacon and eggs. with whom he associates. be notified early enough to complete $500 may be awarded. pany manufactures window-type His wife says no win—no break­ room air conditioners. This cus­ fast. . . . We are happy to see The many favorable answers to plans for college. Applications may Lynn Manager Honored Arnold Bowers back to work after our survey questions we accept as be obtained from the Personnel of­ The Richard H. Rice Memorial tomer was working on a new sys­ spending a few days at home fight­ a vote of confidence in those pro­ fice, in Bldg. 8-2, or from the Scholarship was established in tem of motor-mounting to reduce ing the flu bug. . . . Kathryn Wal- noise and vibration. A satisfactory grams and efforts receiving such Secretary, General Electric Educa­ 1924 by a gift of $30,000 to Stevens per's husband will be so happy mounting was developed, therefore, approval. Our attention must now tion Committee, Schenectady, N. Y. Institute of Technology, Hoboken, when she can come home and fix making it possible to continue use dinner herself. He's getting dish- be turned to the unfavorable re­ All General Electric employees, N. J., from the General Electric of standard motors. G-E is now pan hands, and he can't keep the sponses which pointed out some children of employees, and children Company in honor of the former manager of the G-E River Works firmly entrenched as the sole dog off the couch, and his hair is things that can and must be done of retired employees are eligible just a mess, kid. at Lynn, Mass. A yearly allow­ source of supply of motors for this if we are ever to deserve 100 per for the awards. Recipients will be customer for a comparatively new cent acceptance. selected on a competitive basis by ance of up to $400 may be granted a student for four years' study product in a rapidly growing field. Clear-cut among the things we the Company's education commit­ tee. with preference given employees learned was that most of the pub­ and sons of employees at the G-E An individual award was also Seventy-eight persons were C-E Stockholders lic receives its information about Lynn plants. made to R. A. Thomas for his General Electric through us who awarded loans and scholarships to­ efforts in assisting to obtain an Number 250 JOS work here. Public opinion is in­ taling approximately $19,685 last In 1927 Gerard Swope, then order for motor generator sets fluenced accordingly. If, as an em­ year. president of General Electric, made from the Joy Mfg. Co. This cus­ The General Electric Company ployee, we are unable to speak well The $200,000 General Electric a personal gift of $25,000 to Union tomer had developed a revolution­ had a total of 250,705 stockholders of General Electric, our friends and Educational Foundation was es­ College to establish the Gerard ary type, mining machine. The as of Friday, Dec. 16, the record neighbors receive an unfavorable tablished in 1945 as part of the Swope Loan Fund at that school. machine required lighting equip­ date for dividends payable Wednes­ opinion of our Company. It follows $1,000,000 G-E Education Fund in The fund is administered by the ment that would withstand unusual day, Jan. 25, 1950, according to that before the Company can hope honor of two former General Elec­ college, and the recipients are se­ vibration and shock. Mr. Thomas, W. W. Trench, Secretary of the to be considered a good citizen, it tric presidents, Charles A. Coffin lected by the G-E Education Com­ together with R. D. Jones, of the Company. must be a good employer deserving and Gerard Swope. mittee. Loans up to $250 may be Engineering division, and repre­ granted for one academic year. the respect of all of us. May Select Any College sentatives from the district offices The new total is an increase of Winners of the awards will be Some Had Personal Reasons Under the foundation, loans and and the Lamp Department, worked 1,366 over the 249,339 stockholders announced during May. We learned that some of the un­ scholarships are granted for under­ together as a team and developed recorded as of Dec. 17, 1948, but favorable opinions resulted not graduate study in any accredited equipment that met all of the cus­ 359 less than the number recorded from a criticism of a policy or a college or university the applicant tomer's requirements. Sept. 23, 1949, Mr. Trench said. program, but rather from some wishes to attend. Squares Announce Eighty-seven per cent of the K. B. Parks received an individ­ personal grievance where an indi­ stockholders are individuals, the Loans up to $250 a year repay­ Plans For Annual ual award for his cooperative Company's Secretary reported. vidual was unhappy with the han­ able after leaving school, may be efforts with representatives from Brokers, banks, bank nominees and dling of his own personal problem granted to individuals to attend Bridge Tournament the Power Transformer Sales di­ other business enterprises total less or the problem of a f reind or rela­ the school of their choice and loans tive who worked among us. This in­ vision, Specialty Transformer Sales than two per cent of all stockhold­ dicates what we have always known The G-E Squares Club will open division, and the New York office ers, while "trustees, guardians, and and tried to profit by—though gen­ survey indicated. its annual Contract Bridge Tour­ in obtaining a large order for elec­ other fiduciaries" account for 10.7 eral policies are absolutely neces­ Among the 40 questions asked, nament Friday, Jan. 27, at the trical components for U. S. Navy per cent of the number. Various sary, it is impossible for them to only 19 were asked of the public in club rooms. Other sessions will be radar equipment from the Hazel- educational and charitable institu­ held on the following Fridays, Feb. tions owning G-E stock hold, ac­ meet every situation satisfactorily. general. All 40 were asked of G-E tine Electronics Corp. For this reason it becomes clearer employees. 3 and 10. cording to records, more than These orders are of great value than ever that the satisfactory ful­ This story of the survey results Games will start promptly at 410,000 shares. Mr. Trench pointed filling of one's responsibilities as is being divided in four parts. The 8:15 p.m. There will be five rounds because of the possibilities of ob­ out that many others doubtless an employer will never be any bet­ second part in this series, to be each evening of the tournament. taining repeat business in the form have their stock registered in the ter than the way in which the prob­ published in next week's WORKS If a couple is unable to attend of additional orders. This repeat names of bank nominees. lems of a single employee are NEWS, will deal with questions one of the sessions, it will be per­ business can be obtained only if handled. An employer will invari­ asked of employees and their an missible for them to arrange for the customers receive the best of A room hung with pictures is a ably be judged on this basis, as the swers. a substitute. service and product quality. room hung with thoughts. Friday, lanuary 20. 1950 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Page 5

looms and a green house so he can go hunting and fishing. . . . Bill Billue is quite a carpenter along Suggestion Brings $85 Award c with his love for photography and Fyp music. In case of the latter he takes a back seat to his wife Lillian who |AYLOR can really play the piano. . . . y- Harry Rtrfacr Trapshooting, hunting and fishing take the spare time of Norbert This week we turn the spotlight Schmenk. . . . Loren Rex is one of When you have worked real hard on the assembly section in Bldg. those mechanical boys who likes and it's rained all day, you feel real tired and you say, "I'm going 19-1. You may recall that this was to work on autos and tractors. . . . the section that did the rush job to bed right after I eat." When you The skater's waltz and roller skat­ really lie down, oh boy, what a for flooded Fort Worth and it only ing rink hold a fascination for took approximately 10 hours. A treat. In the morning you wake up Frederick Schoefer. . . . Harry just to find you are late, alas and screw driver and small hand Schmidt says "I love to play cards j alack just blame it on fate, you wrenches have no place around the of any kind." . . . Building what­ j look at your bed and sigh, "I guess big motor and motor-generator not shelves takes the spare time units that they build. It takes a I'll have to leave 'er." If you don't of Donald Kee. . . . Jimmy Blake, j believe this just talk to Johnny crane to transport even some of better known as "Punchy," is an the smaller parts to the assembly Weaver. . . . Phil (Tiny) Shoppman ex-Golden Gloves flyweight cham­ came forth with the announcement floor. Let's look this gang over. pion. He is an "overweight" now. i . . . Likable Carl Schafianski is that he has a new Ford car and . . . John Stark another one of the seems to be delighted with it. But the foreman. Fishing and hunting Owl golf league, likes to bowl and are his hobbies but shuffleboard we are afraid that when he gets takes his indoor sports time. . . . keep in trim by using his Y mem­ on board that there is going to be a Two chaps that have probably in­ bership. His friends call him "break ; mighty sag in the wheel base. . . . spired more copy for this writer 'em up clubs Stark." (That's funny, Preston Hille every morning curls than anyone else are Warren Wick­ he played on this scribe's Owl golf | up on one of the rear seats in the liffe and Lloyd Grider. Both were team and he never threw one.) . . . bus sound asleep. One morning he i Harry Huer is one of those boys members of the three-time cham­ 1 failed to awaken when the plant pions of the Owl golf league, "The who takes pride in his home and was reached and the driver carried car. He keeps both shining. . . . Hot Shots." Warren is also the ('. F. Buchanan, Bldg. 6-2, shows Herbert Grueb, right, several him to the end of the line. He is captain and sparkplug of the un­ Probably the most respected of the blanket requisitions he suggested be issued for certain materials going to see if the transit company defeated G-E Club Owl basketball person in Bldg. 19-1 is the will run sleeper buses equipped team. Lest we forget Lloyd has an only gal. She is Magdalen Perrey. at the Danville plant. This suggestion, which netted Mr. Buchanan with alarm clocks. . . . Kenny appropriate handle of "dead eye Her sparetime is taken up reading $85, reduced the handling of a large number of requisitions. Thompson, on hearing that he was Dick." . . . There is a father and about current events and sewing. to be in a group that was to have son team in the group. They are They tell me that she listens to the their picture taken when Ora Goff Eugene (Dad) and Russell Fox. troubles of all of the gang in her say the coon was so frightened was presented with his 30-year Dad likes to paint and do odd jobs section. Her advice is respected by when he saw Bob, that he fell out service certificate, shaved off his while Russ takes to photography. all who seek counsel. . . . We will TOOL BITS | of the tree and died of a broken mustache. Evidently he did not . . . R. D. Norton, Ralph Ober- work the test section in Bldg. 19-1 neck. . . . Lowell Welker is worse want anyone to recognize him. . . . holtzer and Joe Steinau all say over when Bldg. 27 is covered. . . . 19-4 S. 19-5 than a woman about making up his Herbert Saurer, our crow slayer that they like to hunt and fish. Joe RANDOM NOTES: Almost at a mind as to what clothes to wear to extraordinary, wishes to inform all is an ex-footballer from North drop of a hat you can pick up an By Don Clark work. It's reported he changes of his customers that they had bet­ Side. He has two children that argument about new cars in Bldg. trousers at least twice every morn­ ter get their orders for crows in keep him busy around the house. 17-4. Ever since boss man Knepp Meet the men of distinction—Art ing. ... It is very fine to have Dan early as they are becoming mighty Baker, Clarence Wiebke, Louis . . . Rebuilding used cars and bought the "Studie" he has taken Thieme and Lloyd Welbaum. Their scarce and he does not want any­ houses keep J. D. Knupp busy in wives are serving on the jury for Stocker, Everett Anderson, Albert one to miss out on that springtime a beating. Sandy Bennett is now Clark, and Arthur Keller back with his spare time. . . . Herbert Edgar on the pan since his better half the Northern Indiana Federal delicacy, crow pot pie. All of you passed his liking for music to his Court District. . . . Adrian Libbing us again. . . . The flash bulbs have had better place your orders with refused to have any more to do been popping quite often in the daughter, but he says he has to with the "startless DeSoto" and received a phone call the other Herb right now. By the way he keep after her to get her to prac­ night and he casually answered office lately with good reasons too, would like to have it known that he bought a Frazer. Now all we need since Bernard English is celebrat­ tice. . . . Philip Hill likes baseball is a new Ford, Chevy or Plymouth "STEAK". That won him a basket can also furnish black cats to any­ and hunting in the sports line. of groceries. . . . Charles Howell, ing his 30th year of service and one desiring them. to burn up the hot stove some more. Paul Richter his 35th. We wonder Around the house he is handy with . . . Those powerful G-E Owls are who is one of our retired men, vis­ a hammer and saw. . . . Jerome ited us last week. Glad to see you, how that picture of your editor will still undefeated. Next Thursday turn out. It is fun to be the center David likes nature's scenery along morning they take on Indiana Rod Charlie. . . . "Hop A Long" Carl with hunting and fishing. . . . Mar­ Mosser is walking along very good of attraction for once. . . . We and Wire. Come out and back your were sorry to hear that Hayden tin Fuelling likes to do carpenter G-E Club team. without his foot in that hunk of work around the home. He is also plaster. . . . "Robinhood" Robert Rice and his family had to vacate JAfSWCAL quite a hunter. . . . Ben Porsch Kahlenbeck was out hunting with their house due to high water. . . . »f7 keeps his better half busy with rug his bow and arrow. He came Steward Bohrer is singing the Astronomers are lucky. Their blues these rainy days and the song business is always looking up. back with a coon. Reliable sources is "River Stay Away From My M»ry H«rauuui Door." . . . Nothing like being optimistic says Herb Meyer's wife It is always a pleasant experi­ as she bought a new table for the ence to receive a message from a kitchen. But this is no ordinary friend. The section received a Congratulated For Long Service table because it is made to hold a cheering note from Anne Mur- certain item that she hopes to get taugh, who is a patient at Irene for her birthday in the near future. Byron Sanatorium. She sent greet­ Makes it easy to buy a present for ings for the new year to all. . . . a person like that, eh Herb ? . . . Dr. Harvey Murdock has been We welcome Lee Schnepp to the spending some time at home due lathe section on days. Lee says it to illness. Follow your physician's will be swell just as soon as he orders, Doctor, and you soon will learns to hold his eyes open in the be back taking care of your prac­ daytime. . . . We are sorry to hear tice again. . . . Wedding bells will that Chet Stoner is laid up with a soon be ringing for a former mem­ bad cold and hope by the time this ber of our section, George Faulk­ is printed, he has fully recovered. ner. His wife-to-be is Marilyn Mill- . . . Don Martz and the Mrs. at­ man, and the wedding is to take tended the Sonja Heine Ice Show place Jan. 29 in Indianapolis. All at Chicago last Saturday. Don the gang were very excited and claims that it is well worth your happy upon hearing the good news time to see those artists perform and want to extend to George and on the ice. . . . The Richard Poehler Marilyn their very best wishes for family likes pets but has learned a wonderful and happy wedded life. that their cat considers a white . . . If you happened to see Mrs. mouse in the same respect Wimpy Fryback groping around Monday does a hamburger. He took care morning as if in the dark, think of those mice in a hurry. Please nothing of it. She was unfortunate note, Lowell Welker. Maybe you in breaking her glasses and had could borrow the kitty to take care trouble working without them. . . . of that mouse under your tool box. Our column opened with a mention . . . The girls in the Production of the word "friend." How wealthy Section are concerned about Del Rehm's inability to hold his new people are, who can claim as their pipe in place. Would a "Sherlock special prized possession, "friends"! Holmes curved stem" help, Del? "To have a friend is to be one," is Also maybe those kind don't catch an old saying. "Blessed are they on fire. who have the gift of making Samuel E. Baumgartner, Bldg. 27, celebrated his 30th anniversary with the General Electric Company friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but Wednesday, Jan. 4, when he received the congratulations and best wishes of his friends in the Large above all, the power of going out Motor and Generator division. Left to right in the photograph are: Adam Farrell, H. L. Stevenson, Mr. A monopolist is a fellow who of one's self, and appreciating Baumgartner, R. M. Hartigan, Manager of Manufacturing of the Large M-G division; Arthur Druce, gets an elbow on each arm of his whatever is noble and loving in and Murray Johnson. theater chair. another." (Thomas Hughes) Page 6 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday. lanuary 20, 1950

Main St. If you need a boat, Earl, just call, I know someone who has Idea To Re-use Molds Nets $65 one in the barn. . . . We think that Tom Pauley needs glasses. The other day he ordered two ham­ burgers and picked up a bottle thinking it was the catsup and It sure is a pity when one is so poured it over his sandwiches. It poor that they can't afford to buy wasn't the catsup but his bottle of a cake of soap and have to go coke! He ate them anyway! . . . We wish a very speedy recovery around begging for the ends of to Carl Deitche, who has been ill Ami Fett sure has been keeping the other bars of soap. I think what we late hours. He can't seem to get to since Christmas. . . . There is a will have to do is to take up a rumor that Freeman Rohlfing is work on time lately! Better get a really working some in the West collection and buy a cake of soap little more shut-eye, Ami! . . . end. . . . Fred Mennewisch cele­ for Kathryn Hepker, Lorinda Russell Rose is playing in the ABC brated another birthday last Friday Beyerlein, and Clarice Woodruff. At Bowling tournament. He is the cap­ (the 13th). We wish you many least that way they will let Alma tain of the team. Here's wishing more, Fred. . . . Luther McConne- Merwin use her soap without that you lots of luck, Russ. . . . Wilbur hey has always claimed a gas constant begging! . . . One would Stocks finally got enough courage mileage between 25-30 per gallon. think that after 41 years here at to hold his granddaughter, Norma We didn't know till last week, he the G-E one would be able to find Kay, and much to his surprise has a man push him from Busco their way around. It seems that the found out that she wouldn't break. to the city limits. . . . Anyone in­ supervisors had a meeting called Did it bring back memories, Wil­ terested in a 1929 overcoat should for in Bldg. 16-2 and when the bur? . . . Martha Bulliet has dis­ see Gerald Crum. He wants a new ones from our division got there covered her own cold remedy. She four-door Chevrolet. It's just a they kept looking for Martha writes letters with Vicks and sends clean up sale. How about the doll, Scherzinger and couldn't find her. them to people who have colds. Gerald, want to sell her too ? . . . When they got back on the floor Wasn't the Vicks rather hard to Roe Ormiston and Roy Dierstein they asked her where she had been get out of your fountain pen, didn't fight—it was just loud talk. and she told them she was at the Martha? . . . Our thoughts are ... It looks like the night is longer meeting but she couldn't find them with Maxine Root whose brother out in Bloomingdale again. ... I either—you know what? She was was injured in that air-glider acci­ just want to tip you boys off not to at a meeting in Bldg. 8-2! I think dent in the South. Sure hope he put any chicken near Lawrence the next time they will have to has a very speedy recovery. . . . Hosack. You might come back provide an escort for her! . . . Now I understand Freda Farley is an later to find Hosey just picking his Jesse Batchelder, FHP Motor Div. 13, recently suggested the re-use I know why some people like to expert bicycle rider. No wonder teeth. ... I guess we will have to of molds in die casting rotors. He received $65 for this idea. Mr. take their young daughters to a she keeps that figure! . . . Malinda buy a new pipe for Fred Wellen- Batchelder is shown at the left, above, discussing the suggestion with banquet with them. If they get too Behrman and Florence Byers like siek. It doesn't look like he is going his foreman, H. J. Nahrwold. full and can't eat their pie, mother their new car so well they even to buy it. . . . Lawrence Smith is took a ride in all that rain and can always eat it for them. That sleet last Sunday! pretty tough about Roy Dierstein is what happened when Lois Ruth washing his watch in his cleaning word. ... If Karl Kiel is going to went along with Hazel Stauffer. fluid. He doesn't mind if we use it Transformer Tattles, be afraid of mice he ought to learn Hazel had two pieces of pie! . . . to wash our dirty gloves, but no to squeal like a woman. . . . Glenn Birthday greetings to Thelma Pur­ jewelry. . . . Paul Noffze told Roe BLDG 26-4 (Curly Top) Keck is now going to due. . . . We of Div. 1 extend our that he was using too light of oil take John St. Clair to Glenn's per­ sympathy to Herman Buuck, his on the lead pad die. Confidentially, sonal barber. . . . Roy Hosier, who mother died last week. . . . Gil­ I don't think he convinced Roe. . . . The Green Room folks would like made his exit from Nix Settlement bert Walker has his wife working Orville Lepper spent five hours in to know if Vera Everett's cat liked now—she was out helping her son the woods hunting his coon dog. by request, has now made Peabody the mice she took home from the his favorite stamping grounds and deliver the evening paper. She fixed That's what he told his wife, so he G-E. . . . Congratulations to Omar v^LEOU CARRIER will probably go out again to look is known as the Shuffleboard Whiz. a roast for their supper and put it Widner and Mrs. Widner on the in the oven so it would be done for his dog since he was unsuccess­ . . . Not everyone is as fond of his Ask Velva Smith how she likes birth of a 7 lb., 12 oz., baby girl. when they got back and the ther­ ful that night. . . . Last year at relation as Ralph Smith to have a . . . While on the subject, since the mostat failed to turn off the oven to go sleigh riding, especially when county tournament time many were arrival of Margaret Jane in the picture of them close by his wind­ she lands in the ditch. For further riding Monroeville's band wagon. and the roast burned up and the Cumby residence, Fletcher is now ing machine to be kept all year. . . . fire department had to be called details see Velva. . . . Birthday This year the Cub's squeal will be fifth in command. . . . After some­ And on the relation angle Rolland greetings of the week go to Vir­ drowned out by the Lion's roar. to put the fire out! Now, Gilbert, one had put a lock on the handles (Zoot) Mennewisch is in good if you had been at home and not ginia Shambaugh. . . . Don Dicker- Let's go Leo. ... Ed Byers and son has new ways of fixing holes Bill Gepfert have made a g-e-n- of Jim Baker's coffee cups, and he standing. When he started building out sowing your wild oats this ac­ carried them around for awhile, his new home in September he was cident might not have happened. in his pockets. He was seen sta­ t-l-e-m-a-n'-s agreement to let Ed pling his pockets shut. . . . Evelyn flood the chicken market. Will Bill even to the point of washing both going to move in it by Christmas, Oh well, the fire department has to turn to ducks due to the swampy cups, yep, you guessed it, the lock yes, 1950. . . . Let's help keep the keep in practice some way. . . . Daugherty has a new method of condition of his wife's farm? . . . wasn't even locked. . . . Ask Ted "Tattles" appearing in the WORKS We welcome Howard Hamilton ringing her time card. It is upside Gugler if he thinks the song "I've down. . . . Co-workers were glad Did you know that Forest Rup- NEWS every week. back to Div. 1 and also welcome right was the citizen of the week ? Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts," Jennings Horn, Norma Krall, and to see Ruth Cutter back. She had as harmonized by the H K and H Hildagarde Brandenburg who are an operation recently. . . . Every­ Well, he gets a police escort to Save us from the hot heads who Waynedale. . . . Jim (Peck's Bad trio (Harmeyer, Koontz, and new in our division. We hope you body wonders if Tom Blackwell Boy) Stauffer failed to show at 7 Hughes) rates No. 1 on the hit would lead us to act foolishly, and all stay a long time! . . . Earl Sex­ and Barney Heaston are trying to a.m. Saturday. Some of the fel­ parade. . . . The crying towel from the cold feet who would keep ton is singing "River Stay Way start a new fad. They both are lows were pulling their hair out, companies will be able to pay a big us from acting at all. From My Door." He lives on West sporting a so-called mustache. thinking something drastic might dividend this year, as Orie Cagnet have happened. To ease all minds, has really used them, first on the Jim, let's give the shop a ring when Chicago Cubs and now the Mon- you can't make it. What do you roeville Cubs. Let's just hope they say, huh ? . . . Russ Golliver's over­ don't get worse. . . . Tom (King- Goff Celebrates 30th Anniversary haul job on his Studebaker must be fish) Freeman's career as contract quite a bill. At least they seem to and agreement lawyer was short­ be letting him drive a Packard to lived. Once was enough as Dutch ease the shock of it. Norwalt and Al Topp gave him the works. Twelve hundred night crawlers that have been dead for Tool and Sample Shop News three months, may make a believer We want to welcome Kenny out of Tom. . . . Some people never Casselman back to work after a learn. E. J. Schurenberg has started long siege of illness. ... If any­ body is thinking about boarding filling his piggy bank for the an­ their pets out, please don't let nual wager of any team north of Brownine take care of them as U.S. 40 to win the basketball title. she thinks the gold fish would like . . . Wish to welcome Ann Cerne, a nice hot bath during the cold Leonteen Fletter, Ruthie Kruse, spell. She ups and puts them in Ellen Woodward, Doris Summers hot water and you can just imagine and Orval Smith to the west end what happened. She had to make of Bldg. 26-4. .. . Mrs. James John­ an extra trip to town and buy a son, formerly Eva Bobbish, has just couple more, but so far the lucky returned from her wedding trip. things are still alive. . . . We would We wish both of them the best of like to know, how's come Whitey luck. . . . Everything happens to Suelzer always has such a red Otto Braun, so he says. First he nose? . . . The way it sounded out got down on his knees Thanksgiv­ here on the floor of Bldg. 26-2 the ing Day, to paint, not pray and has other day, the sheep were running been limping every day since, which loose again, except for one which leg he is not sure. Now after pur­ must have been the black sheep chasing a new home he found out Ora E. Goff, Taylor St., celebrated his 30th anniversary with the General Electric Company Friday, of the flock. They had him caged he needs a row boat this kind of Jan. 6, when a group of his friends in the Test and Inspection section of FHP Motor Div. 13 gathered up. . . . With the income blanks weather to get to civilization. . . . around to congratulate him for this long service. Posing for the picture, above, are: (1. to r.) H. E. just being passed out, it seems like Russ (Jesse) James will be the Koehlinger, Superintendent of the division; M. G. Pugh, Assistant Supervisor of FHP Motor Inspection there just isn't anything else to news hound for the west end of and Test divisions; Lawrence Ankenbruck, Mr. Goff, Walter Krieg, Harold Hart, foreman, and Harry talk about, so I'll just say so long. Bldg. 26-4, so give him the good Parker. Friday. January 20, 1950 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Page 7 oiTtiei'M|||IS^I| Two Chalk Up 30 Years

9t ,*^L\ "Phijlli* Qrac* E. A. Bolt, a former Wire and SHIPPING: With a bang-smash- Insulation employee, has been clang, the big day arrived last spending his retirement traveling Wednesday for that dashing gen­ around the country and hunting. tleman of the first floor shipping, Joining a party from Richmond, none other than Ed David. The big day of course was Edward's birth­ Va., he went to West Point, Va., day. . . . Speaking of birthdays, a on a hunting expedition last fall. very happy one to Dutch Wilson, They left on their trip at 3 a.m. who celebrates next Tuesday, Jan. When his party reached the guide's 24. . . . It's a brand new Ford for cabin, there was a Southern break­ the Buck Buchanans, with Scotch fast of biscuits, ham and eggs plaid seats of course. Mr. and Mrs. ready for the hungry hunters. Buchanan can really enjoy those While on this trip, Mr. Bolt shot little jaunts to Michigan now. . . . a four-point buck, which weighed We have just discovered the party 155 pounds. He shot this deer with of parties for the food lovers a 20-gauge shotgun, using slugs, among us (and aren't we all) since high-powered rifles are not this little number is known as permissible. He claims that if you a food shower, in which you miss a deer, the members of your shower the bride with food (not party cut your shirt tail off and literally of course). The gal nail it on the cabin. In Pulaski, Va., on the receiving end of said he hunted grouse and got his limit. shower (the one holding the open From there he went to Bland market basket) was our new bride County and also got his limit. He Dorothy (Fletter) Johnson. . . . We've noticed a very strong muscle covered approximately 2,200 miles rising on those very pretty arms on this trip. During the summer, of Eva Westrick. Upon investi­ Mr. Bolt made a trip to Colorado gating the situation we find that Springs, and saw the Frontier Day the muscle has been developed by Glen M. McDonald and Hilda M. Seiler, both of Bldg. 4-3, are shown, above, congratulating each other celebration in Wyoming. He also Eva's moving of furniture from on their 30th anniversary with the Company. A number of their friends in FHP Motor Div. 1 joined in went to Salt Lake City, Sun Val­ her present home to her brand new with their congratulations on the long record of service maintained by these two employees. Left to right ley, Idaho; Yellowstone National home on Vance. Maybe you can are: Hamilton McCoy, O. J. Mettler, Fred Castor, Mr. McDonald, Lester Franke, William Wickliffe, Frances Park, the Black Hills of South recruit some able bodied help Rose, Lewis Clark, Mrs. Seiler, Lloyd Jacobs, Edna Hergenraber, Florian Korte, and George Prince. Dakota, Omaha, and then returned among your fellow employees, Eva, home. On his western trip he 'tis worth a try. . . . MAILING: travelled about 4,300 miles. . . . Birthday Congrats to Earl Co- children. Take it from us, we know. We also heard from Carl Kaufman, vault who celebrates next Friday. They are one of God's greatest who is in the Sunshine State of . . . Have you ever been to a gifts to mankind. . . . ABSENT Personnel-ities Florida. Mr. Kaufman says that demonstration of Mesmerism ? How MINDED PROFESSORS: Bill Rohe By Ceal Romary the temperature was more than 80 should I know you say, perhaps the looked for his car for at least 30 degrees this month and that it was more common name will help— minutes the other evening before Ah-ah-ah-ah, don't touch that a swell place to get a good tan Hypnotism is the other name. Ray he finally woke up. He didn't drive, and enjoy a vacation. He plans to Scribner, Don Pappert, Duane Cole dial. Listen to your favorite pro­ it was home in the garage. . . . stay in Melbourne until the last of and Carl Click were in the audi­ Wimpy Lemper thought he had a gram, "Freeman's Friendly Floor." ence last Friday night. Puddles frozen lock on his car trunk, he This program is sponsored each February. "The fishing here is (commonly known as Duane) re­ heated and heated the key until it week by the General Electric Com­ fine," he writes, "we don't have to mained in his seat this time. One finally came to him, he was using pany in the friendly city of Fort cut holes in the ice to get at them." experience was enough for him. . . . THAT SNORING IN B BACH the wrong key. It's a wonder you Wayne, Ind. Do you wake up . . . Elizabeth C. Saylor says that Jim Nagel would like to have Du­ you have been hearing during lunch guys didn't forget to forget you mornings ? Ed Witte doesn't. Are she is spending her leisure hours ane Cole give him at least a little period comes from Earl Glass. even had a car. you bothered with smoke-filled playing cards, dancing, eating, warning before passing him at a Every day Earl goes in a certain of­ nostrils ? Jean Smith is.. Don't be sleeping 10 to 12 hours a day, and corner. Jim scares very easily, fice, snaps off the lights, and starts half safe! George Waldschmidt was. fishing for bluegills. She has not Duane. . . . We bid farewell to Ed to concentrate on what he should Eat Mother Bilskie's famous done any winter fishing as yet, have for lunch, but before he knows Trabel, Bldg. 18-4 hall desk mes­ strudeled noodles, served every day but hopes to drop a few lines to the senger, who is leaving to enter a it, Earl is asleep and snoring B fish sometime this winter. . . . We Bach. He awakens only when the at Rinehart's Riveria Rendezvous training course in the Purchasing in Bldg. 16-2. This hash house is received a letter from George Lenz section, Bldg. 18-4. Best of luck, noise gets so bad it starts to hurt and a card from Henry Lenz. Ed. his ear drums. That's what you call iy JOAN AU&REY also famous for its Campbell's al­ phabet soup, which gives you the George sends his best regards to all snoring out savings on lunch This game Canasta is a lot of G-E employees, especially those in money. Here's another way we fun but when people start making news as you eat. And now for our heard a story of a man who was play of the week. As the scene Bldg. 4-3. Henry has three children the rules to suit themselves it is still working at G-E. Earl works quite wealthy but a miser. He used apt to lead to bloodshed. Last week opens, we find Evanel, John's other to give his children a dime to go wife, whose boy-friend, Ken in Bldg. 19-4 and has 22 years of Perry O'Neill and his wife were service. His daughter, Lois, has to bed without supper, then when playing a friendly game but it Michael, is engaged to Irene they were asleep took it away from seems Perry started making the Sprunger, talking on the phone to five years; while another son, Eu­ them. Then the next morning gave I rules to suit himself. The next Irene Meyers, noted celebrity and gene, in Bldg. 31-2, has been with them heck because they lost it. night Louise was out to get even local citizen of the week, who knows Don't let this give you any ideas, so instead of dinner being on the Elsa Maxwell, who knows every­ % BELLE BUCHAN Earl. . . . CARRIES A LOOKING table when he got home the cards one—except Kate Smith. Cora is Bolt Hits Deer GLASS WITH HIM: Fatty (Bud) were ready for another game. With sitting by the fireside, while Loyd And now it comes out that Vance Morris, that is. He has been getting the help of everyone in the office is pacing back and forth worrying Burnau and the Mrs. were both fatter and fatter. Bud carries a I think they have Perry straight­ about the possibility of losing the pretty good yodelers in their looking glass with him now and ened out now and he knows the every time he takes in water or mortgage on the farm to Herschel, younger days. We wonder if that rules. . . . The latest Canasta fan the villain. He stands just outside is what makes Vance such a soft food he looks at himself. No doubt I am told is Gene Martz. After to see how much longer it will be the window, viciously twirling his spoken fellow now. If it is, more his wife stood over him with a mustache. Aunt Lois has picked before he will be big enough to go rolling pin to get him started he of us should be yodelers. . . . We up the WORKS NEWS to find a room said our good-byes to Norma Krall up (Like a balloon, Bud?) . . . has finally decided that maybe it MOTH-EATEN: Amel Beck finally for rent in the Ad-Lets, but her last week and a welcome to Doris is not such a bad game after all. got a new pocketbook for Christ­ . . . Last week when Harold Ni­ attention is diverted by the scream­ Sutton who took Norma's place in mas, but, boys and gals, did you ing headlines of the latest exploits the payroll section. . . . Paul Traub swander joined the boys' poker see that moth-eaten, falling-apart club it seems as though he ended of that great Notre Dame football doesn't need to worry about a one he threw away ? Boy, that was up paying for the party. Gee fel­ star, Al Hartman. Dale, younger water shortage, for right across really something; he hadn't taken lows, was that a nice way to treat son, and Veora, his little sister, are the street from him there is a anything out of it for so long that your guest? . . . Marg Stodgell's playing Canasta in the corner; E. A. Bolt and two members of his good sized stream; in the summer, some of the moths actually had father has been quite ill in Koko- while Laureen and Marie kibitz hunting party are shown, above, with that is. Right now it is a rip roar­ whiskers. . . . SHOVELS VS. UM- j mo, but we were glad to hear that with their suggestions. . . . We in­ the deer he shot in Virginia. ing river. River stay away from BRELLAS: The snow shovel busi­ he is much better this week and terrupt this program to announce Paul's door. ... If Mel Kiessling ness at least in this area must have Marge was able to come back to that it is 5:15 p.m. and we must G-E two years. There is a total of has that old tired feeling, it is be­ hit an all time low. The umbrella work. ... Be sure to look up the sign off. Tune in next week to hear 72 years of G-E service in the cause he has been doing the Mid­ business a new high. Who gets next issue of the magazine BRIEF whether Ruth gets out of the jam Henry Lenz family. . . . Grace and credit for making and repairing issued in Schenectady and see the and if Bill Allen kicks in with the Benjamin Frederick, both retired night Waltz with that little new umbrellas? I, yi, yi, such a busi­ baby. . . . Harold Braden not only pictures of Ralph Dennison, his money for the mortgage. For bet­ G-E people, are spending the win­ ness. . . . HE'S NOW AN OLD son Dick and Jack Faust with their ter in Albuquerque, N. M. has knee action but also jaw action GRANDPA: Congratulations ter entertainment, keep your dial hot rod racers. . . . We were glad tuned to this station to hear the too. You should see him putting the George Green who became Grandpa to see Fred Hagadorn back to work miles on that gum. It's all right, for the first time to a wonderful great movie actress, Marian Davies, Statistics have shown that mar­ this week after being off ill for one ried people live longer than single Harold, the only reason some of new granddaughter. Life just be­ week. Glad you are feeling better, in "The Great Lover." us oldsters don't chew gum is that gins, George, when you have grand­ people. Or does it just seem Fred. Any resemblance to persons working; in we are missing some teeth. Bldg. 8-2 is purely intentional. longer ? Page 8 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday. lanuary 20. 1950 -HECE Thomas Completes 30 Years' Service THERE BUILDING U-4r

"ITfaiune.'BaW. These clean windows are almost too much for us—we can actually see the outside. It's wonderful. . . . It's said Howard Brooks keeps warm by wearing loud socks and from what we have seen—it could Only one ad per employee may be in­ be. . . . Our recent "quick freeze" serted. Each ad must be limited to 20 words also included many auto doors. and cannot be repeated. All articles men­ tioned must be personal property of the Among those struggling (and we employee. Ad will not be accepted unless do mean struggling) were Dick accompanied by the name, pay number, and division of the employee. No works build­ Seidel and Sy Semour and their ing; or telephone number may appear in famous Lincolns. Is nothing ad, only the home telephone number or sacred? . . . Ray Greek says he address. "Lost" and "Found" articles must be isn't going to change his ways any cleared througn the Plant Protection office, Bldg. 10-2. or the Plant receptionist, who when it comes to opening doors will place the Ad-let and otherwise adver­ just because his name was in the tise the article. paper. Doggone it—we thought he No ad will be received over the telephone. Send all ads to WORKS NEWS office. liked publicity. . . . This is to wel­ Bldg. 8-2. come Betty Raucci, who comes to us from Taylor St. to replace Beth CLOSING DATE FOR NEXT ISSUE Jacobs. Beth is leaving us for Bldg. Monday Noon, January 23, 1950 4-6. Best wishes to both you girls LOST AND FOUND in your new work. . . . Beth was Glen H. Thomas, Bldg. 4-4, completed 30 years of service with the General Electric Company Jan. 7. LOST—Blue umbrella with blue handle. honored with a potluck luncheon Left on coat rack in Bldg. 19-2. given by the office girls. She had The following Monday a group of his friends in FHP Motor Div. 1 and those who formerly worked with FOUND—Key on Broadway. him in the Meter division extended their congratulations to Mr. Thomas. Left to right in the picture are: FOUND—Pair safety glasses with plastic a real satisfied look by the time frames and in a black leather case. Found all the chicken was gone. Later Robert Hermely, W. W. Dreyer, A. L. Knoll, Robert Blee, Leo Didier, W. W. Winner, Fred Castor, Ed Glen- in Bldg. 4-1. the entire gang presented her with with, Elmer Sible, Lloyd Jacobs, Mr. Thomas, Orville Coleman, Hilda Barthold, Otto Roehm, Elizabeth FOUND—Man's wrist watch. FoundTby the sprinkler shut-off valve at the west side a remembrance and all our best Genthner, and O. J. Mettler. of the Taylor St. plant. wishes. She was real pleased with her gift and her new cat family, FOR SALE KENMORE JUNIOR WASHER—With and wants to thank all you folks Santa (his own office people) re­ hand wringer, good condition. A-16193 for your kindness. . . . We are all placed it for him with a fine foam mornings or evenings. glad to welcome Herb Ufhiel back rubber one. But, his comfort was MOTORS GENERATOR CEMETERY LOTS^Four grave lot, Lin- to Bldg. 17-4. Herb has been away denwood Cemetery. A-60261 after 6 p.m. of short duration—for over last BRAND NEW LIONEL SANTA FE from us for sometime and it seems week-end didn't some so-and-so DIESEL ELECTRIC TRAIN—And many good to see him back on the punch accessories and extra track, with 30% dis­ just up and take it—and he is back count from list allowed. E-38901 Saturday press. . . . Carl Mathias had one of on his chair again! Please page or Sunday. his laughing spells the other day. Butch or Sherlock Holmes. . . . BEAGLE HOUND PUPS—Excellent for He sure gets a big kick out of life *» tlivian. Qoftc/ Did you notice the slight limp of hunting or pete, very reasonable. A-56615. judging from the way he laughs. PLAY PEN—Pad, folding gate," good "My Heart Shall Not Fear" by Dick Fry, Bldg. 18-1, last week. He condition, reasonable. A-75442. . . . Cal Waters has left us to sell got all tangled up with a basket­ SOFA BED—Wlth~slip cover, $12. 2317 coffee. Leave it to Cal to find easy Josephine Lawrence, as reviewed Ontario, rear, or A-95325. by Kathryn Turney Garten, last ball. He wasn't kicked by a pony. jobs. Selling coffee during a coffee . . . Friday the 13th—Fred White, NEW CUSTOM-BUILT~RADIO FOR '41- Thursday evening for the Elex •48 PLYMOUTH—Complete with aerial. shortage is just a sample of his Bldg. 18-4, is positive that there Best offer takes it. 4107 Lillie St. or proficiency. . . . Frank Surface Club, was well worth hearing. The H-02153. story is light but back of it all is is something to it. First he parked has a rabbit dog for sale. He says his car three blocks away from the CROCHETED GOODS — Good selection a timely message to all of us. I Thought For The Week—No matter how now for sale, others made to order, reason­ he knows it's a good one, because railroad station. As you recall, it poor a man may be, he wants to share his able. 3218 Raymond. last week it got into his rabbit will admit I must include myself poverty with a woman."—Luke McLuke. as being one who was a little afraid was raining—so he put up his um­ We would like to welcome Emma 25 WATT SOUND SYSTEM $100. pens and killed all of his tame brella. Being Friday the 13th the E-36529. ones. Trouble is he doesn't know of the future—being a "worrier" by Voirol to our Section. We hope you GIRL'S GREEN WINTER COAT—Size nature. At least the presentation wind grabbed it and turned it like us. . . . We have just one birth­ 12 ; Girl Scout Uniform, size 10 ; boy's rain­ which neighbor it strayed from. . . . wrong side out—so he threw it coat and hat, size 6. H-39151. Bill Mills usually is in a big hurry brings out two points to me: "most day for next week (to the best of of the things we worry about never away and walked on. To add insult FOR RENT to get back to his native town of to injury a second gust of wind our knowledge) Donnabelle Daw­ happen" and "Love is never lost". son, Jan. 26. . . . THOUGHT TWO SLEEPING ROOMS—1807 S. Har­ Ossian after his day's work. In came along and rolled his pretty rison. H-78383. Kathryn Turney Garten presented STARTERS: One way to "save fact, he was in such a big hurry new hat right in the middle of a TRANSPORTATION one night last week that he the story in her usual gracious and face" is to keep the lower end of perfect manner. Our own Elizabeth puddle of muddy water. Next Fri­ WANTS RIDE — LaVon Graft, from grabbed the first dinner pail that day the 13th he will stay in bed all it closed. . . . Many men expect Avilla to Broadway. Works in Bldg. 4-4 looked like his and was soon back Carnell, Bldg. 18-1, was the very the benefit of the doubt when there for Wilbur Putt from 7-3:30 p.m. Exten­ first one to win an attendance prize, day with his fingers crossed. . . . sion 2234. to Ossian. Little did he realize that Among those from Bldg. 18 attend­ isn't any. . . . The only fellow really in his haste he had picked up a an autographed copy of the book. happy over freedom of speech is I think a word of praise is due Eva ing the Ice Revue in Chicago Satur­ dinner pail belonging to Les day were Mr. and Mrs. John Lein- the one doing the talking. . . . found that Big John was sending Stauch instead of his own. His mis­ Tucker and her helpers on the When you meet a pill, take a pow­ efficient manner in which the girls inger and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne them and that 'Stevenson' Baum­ take was discovered by Mrs. Mills Dafforn. . . . Our Bldg. 18-4, Elex der. . . . Some people have con­ gartner and Druce were dropping when she opened the pail and found were served. . . . Dark Story: E. A. crete minds—mixed up and per­ (Gene) Miller, Bldg. 18-3 returned song leader, came out of the Ama­ them in the works mail. The boys a prize winning collection of art, teur Contest Saturday night at the manently set. . . . Chiseling in at the restaurant call me 'detective' which, of course, Bill claims was to work Monday. He must have traffic is a good way to carve your had quite a tussle with one of his Prom Terrace, with equal honors now. Now I understand why mother never in his dinner pail. Bet that with her opponent, Don Ranney. name on a tombstone.. . . Women's used to call me 'son'—it's because was a hard job to convince Mrs. young twins. At least Gene came styles change frequently, but out with a scratched eye ball that She will try again next Saturday I am so bright." Yak, Yak. . . . Mills, eh, Bill? . . . Harold Moore for first place. It would help if some women's designs stay the same. Keeping windshield free of frost has been listening to "Rand was very painful—he had to resort to colored glasses. Now I don't of you people would go out and . . . FEET OF CLAY: Reality has on old model cars—if your car McNally" Lose, better known as help with the applause. . . . Con­ a way of knocking idols off the isn't equipped with defrosters, try the "Human Compass," telling how know that he did, but it would have been a good idea, while he wasn't gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dud­ revered pedestal. Latest along this these tricks for keeping your wind­ to determine direction and never ley Snyder on the birth of Mark line is the revelation that the Royal shield free of frost and ice: Fill get lost. These conversations have here he could have "worked" Cal­ houn St. with a tin cup and a few Steven Saturday, Jan. 14. Norma Canadian Mounted Police now a discarded tobacco sack or similar had a telling effect on Harold as formerly worked in the Photo­ travel by auto. This jolt to romance small bag with rock salt. Rubbed I understand he practically walks pencils or a banjo. I understand it is a good way to pick up some graph section, Bldg. 18-5. . . . My makes us wonder if we won't wake over the windshield, it will clear ice around in circles when he walks to thought for the week is written up some morning and learn that in a matter of seconds. ... If the work in the mornings. Maybe there extra coins. We are glad you are better. . . . Correction: Don Mc- by James Allen. "The will to do Roy Rogers has tossed out Trigger hood of your car opens from the is a reason why he walks down springs from the knowledge that for a bicycle. . . . WE AGREE: rear, insert a piece of rolled news­ Thompson Ave. instead of Broad­ Intire (Bldg. 18-1 Don Juan) spent the week-end in Ann Arbor with we can do. Doubt and fear are the Last Tuesday one of the boys paper under the rear edge of the way, such as the longest way great enemies of knowledge, and stopped at our desk and asked if hood, near the windshield, forming 'round is the sweetest way home relatives. Recently he was in Cin­ cinnati and through error I re­ he who encourages them thwarts we knew that Jack Scott had taken a crack through which warm air and I do mean sweetest. . . . Ossian, himself at every step." . . . We up knitting. He is knitting a pair from the engine will blow against besides being the site of Bill Mill's ported that he was visiting rela­ tives—I should have stated that are happy to report that L. C. of socks. "Bet he makes some the glass, keeping it dry and clear. homestead, is the home of the Swager, Bldg. 18-2, is convalescing . . . SAFETY RAISER: There isn't Drage Radio Repair Service. Not they are not yet relatives. So sorry! woman a good wife." We agree. Anyway, while in Ann Arbor he nicely at the American Hospital, . . . YAK, YAK: Ed Foley came much we can do to prevent what only does Harold guarantee quality 850 West Irving Park, Chicago, 111., happened to us yesterday, and we workmanship at a reasonable price, called Jean Greer, (J. B.'s daugh­ by the other day. He stopped, as­ ter) and she sent back so many where he underwent surgery Mon­ sumed his most superior look, ex­ all know that tomorrow never he also has an attractive time pay­ comes because tomorrow will be appeals to Daddy that he may be day morning. . . . We are sorry to panded his chest, tearing two but­ ment plan. . . . This column has hear that Edna Neiber, Bldg. 16-3, today tomorrow and tomorrow broken out with a rash of poems had the misfortune of spraining tons off his vest and let us have it yesterday will have been today and lately. Just who is the poet lauerate busy filling them all Bldg. 18-1 both ankles Tuesday. We hope you straight from the shoulder. "I am yesterday tomorrow was to be to­ of Bldg. 17-4? Your Editor would Mystery: To others it is a mystery, will be able to be back with us soon. a great detective," he announced day. But that is not important. especially like to thank him (or to Forrest Leighty it is a misery. in his usual modest manner. "Oh What is important is that WE ALL her) for the wonderful (?) con­ Several months ago Forrest sure," we replied. "But, I am," he WORK, PLAY and ACT SAFELY tribution in her behalf. Leighty added a very comfortable continued, "I have solved the postal TODAY, every hour and minute of pillow to his desk chair—just to The surest way to go broke is to card mystery you wrote about in TODAY. have someone remove it. Then— sit around waiting for a break. the NEWS week before last. I Friday. January 20, 1950 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Page 9

Donnabelle Degler wasn't there to guide her. . . . CONGRATS—We & te wish loads of happiness to Mr. and 3fae Big J,nauirin 9 eporler. Mrs. H. C. Hopkins on the birth of their baby boy, Robert Willard, WIND WHAT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR MODERN WAY born Jan. 10, at the Lutheran Hos­ DIVISION 17 pital. All three are doing great. TAVUOU Sriwrr OF LIFE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MADE? . . . YIPPEE—We have another Uj Dorothy Hcinulmuin NUTS? Sure we're nuts. You supporter of the floor sitters club. They moved a new grinder into would be too—if you missed us, She is Frances Jailor, of the Pro­ Oscar Schelper's section the other the way we missed you. Glad to duction division. She is their char­ day. Before moving the machine in, see you back after a four day fight ter member. . . . WANTED BY they had to tear up the floor and with the flu bug, Wally Clayton, RALPH SHOAFF — Accurate pour some cement where the ma­ you sure are looking chipper. . . . weather information; particularly chine would set. Someone got the CONGRATULATIONS—Aren't an­ concerning blizzards at Warsaw, idea of erecting a tomb stone on CHARLES J. MILLER Ind. What's the matter, Ralph, did said spot. As for the inscription, niversaries a wonderful feeling! Decatur Plant Happy birthday to Delores Giltz you get caught ? . . . CONVALES­ you will have to see Oscar. . . . and Tom Doell on their birthdays CING—Verneal Meyers had her Floyd Garland is leaving us to be­ "I would like to have heat Sunday, Jan. 15. Nice to stay home tonsils removed Saturday, Jan. 7, come a foreman in Bldg. 17-2 and relax on your birthday, lucky and she is still home convalescing. again. Best of luck to you, Floyd. brought into the home, simi­ people. Happy birthday also to Wil­ Hope you feel better soon, Ver­ . . . John Quinn was told he should lar to the way sound is bur Boltz, Jan. 16; Bill Pringle, neal EXPECTANT FATHERS come in to work last Saturday and brought in by radio." Jan. 23, and to Harry Gebfert, CLUB—Have you noticed the pin so he tried to find someone to haul Jan. 24. All of whom are in the Bob Langdon is wearing? It has him to work. After that failed, he DC division. Congrats also to Ly- the letters (EFC) on it. What kind asked about what time he would dia Wilkening who celebrated her of a pin is it, Bob, a safety pin have to leave to get here on the birthday Jan. 19. . . . Employee: for diapers? . . . NEW GUY— bus. However, this didn't go down "Oh what nice glasses you have!" Welcome to Gil Knauss in the with him, and so he finally drove Walt Brake: "All the better to Development division. . . . NEWS, himself. Wonder if he brought any­ check you with."—Walt we think THAT IS NEWS—Ernie Spaulding one with him? . . . Bob Boone you look very charming in your is the proud owner of a new Stupid- finally got the chance to try out new glasses, but did you have to baker. . . . HOW MANY PEO­ that new sleigh that he got here go around and tell people about the PLE HAD SORE THUMBS? awhile back. After all, Bob, you four B's ? That just gives your age —Several people in the Develop­ didn't need to do all of the riding JESSIE ROGERS away. (We understand, Walt, that ment division were caught in the in one night and come into work so Taylor St. you are the only one who knows trap set inside a birthday greeting tired the other day. Bob says he what the four B's stand for). . . . given to Betty Puff. Karl Feiertag was afraid the snow wouldn't last "The conveniences such as WELCOME TO A COUPLE OF even had to bandage his thumb. long and wanted to take advantage television, washers, heating NEW FELLOW WORKERS—We . . . LIKE POPCORN? COME ON of it while he could. . . . Roy Orr systems, and others should be bid welcome to Tom Wyatt, new DOWN—Harry Balz quite often would like to know why he gets economized so more people test engineer in the DC division, treats his desk neighbors with a blamed everytime something hap­ might enjoy them." and to Phyllis Braun, new typist, big bag of pop corn which he pens. Hm-m-m should we tell him, also in the DC division. At least, brings from home. He says he pops or just let him guess ? . . . Vern Maxine Lonergan will not have to it in his fireplace. Whitlow should wise up as to what get used to a new name for her streets the buses run on, so that office neighbor. Phyl Braun re­ when his car stops the next time placed Phyllis Hines. . . . UN­ he won't have to walk 10 blocks in LUCKY FRIDAY THE 13—Wal­ ECHOES the rain when all the time the bus ter Hahn knows what Friday the line was only a half-block away. 13th means. As he was walking to FROM 19-2 Si 19-3 . . . "Mac" McMillen sure knows where to run into the ditch so that ARTHUR HOLTERMAN the parking lot at noon he kicked By Gladys McMillan and Ed Dikty at a can as any little "boy" would you have to get a different car. j Bldg. 17-2 do- and guess what happened, off Don't know how you think of all these things, Mac, but we do won­ went the can and Harm's shoe Joseph E. Laisure, well known "I would like to see a cheap, with it. There he was, one shoe on der if you always get the right durable plastic invented to and popular foreman of Bldg. 19-2, things that you grab for? . . . and the other about 15 feet ahead returned a few days ago from a take the place of steel, espe­ of him. You should have seen him Welcome to all of the new guys and cially for use in the automo­ vacation trip to Florida. Some of gals in our division. . . . We want hobbling to pick up his shoe. . . . our pensioners are now living in tive industry. As steel is used EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO to wish Otto Helmrich's wife a the Central part of that state, and very extensively in our mod­ HAHN — Will the person who very speedy recovery. . . . Did you ern way of life and because picked up Everett Letsinger's seed Mr. Laisure brings back the fol­ notice that Maxine Jones and catalog, please return it to Walt lowing reports of their activities: Nellie Williams thought they were our source is rapidly diminish­ Hahn. Walt had borrowed it from Carl Pape, one time AC coil de­ at the Kentucky Derby all day last ing, a cheap plastic would Letsinger, laid it down on the table signer of Bldg. 31-2, now operates Friday? . . . Did you girls all greatly aid in preserving our and walked around the table to talk a restaurant in Ocala. He, notice the lovely new skirt Loretta natural resources." to Wes Goss for a few seconds. Mrs. Pape and their two children Day had on last week? She made Turning around to pick up the and grandchildren are all in good it herself and in one evening, no catalog, he found that it was gone. health. . . . Ira Kellogg, former DC less. . . . Susie Yerger usually has The catalog hasn't been seen since. engineer, and Mrs. Kellogg live in her fingers in the pie, but last What happened? . . . TILL THE Mount Dora. Mr. Kellogg has taken Friday she changed, she put one END OF TIME—Ah, love, ah ro­ up outdoor bowling and excels in finger in her winding machine. mance, ah NUTS! Those don't hap­ that just as he did in designing DC Tough luck, Shorty. . . . Loretta pen to be the sentiments of Al Volz, machines for so many years. . . . Day isn't afraid of mice. She al­ MINNIE PRUMM who claims he won't be a bachelor Toppy Moffatt, who used to de­ ways stands on a wire spool to for long. Yep, he's gone out and sign large shovel sets, is spending wind, don't you, Loretta? . . . Bldg. 26-1 got himself a little gal from South­ the winter enjoying life with his We are sorry to lose Bob Griffin, ern Indiana. Now, he says he may friends with whom he worked for but again Broadway's gain is our "Since air travel is our get married in a couple of years. such a long time. . . . Norman loss. We do want to welcome quick way of traveling, I Imagine! Look, Al, don't you think (Pete) Prince has a fruit orchard Clarence to our group, and hope would like to see something you're being a little impetuous? in Eustes where he raises, accord­ you like us all out here. . . . We invented to make it more . . . FIRE! WHERE IS BOB ing to his story, millions of bushels thought that we were mercenary, safe." STARKEL — How did Charles of grapefruit, oranges, lemons and but we've nothing to compare with Koomjohn's wastebasket catch on tangerines. The perennially young Pauline Hartman Mills. Seems fire ? Jake Sherbondy discovered it, Pete Prince is giving some thought that she had bowled two very low but who and what started it. We to yielding to the pressure that he games. At the start of the third, wonder which was the more red, become a candidate for Congress we all divested ourselves of a Charlie Koomjohn's face or the from his district. All the Kelloggs quarter and pooled the money with fire. . . . SWING AND SWAY and Papes would vote for him, high bowler to win the pool. Know WITH KATHERINE SUSAN— eight votes in the bag already. . . . who won? Pauline Hartman Mills Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Wedding bells rang for Clyde with a 182, and from here on we do Ted Jacobus on the birth of their (Lefty) Musser Jan. 11. Congratu­ some more pooling every week. . . . baby girl, Katherine Susan, born lations, Clyde. . . . We were sorry We extend our sympathy to Gar­ net Zollinger on the death of her DOROTHY J. Jan. 9. Eileen Jacobus formerly to hear of Mrs. Homer Hibler frac­ worked in the AC division as secre­ brother; Fred Adams on the death WHONSETLER turing her hip last week and hope of his step-father; Charles Boren tary to H. B. Carter. . . . WEL­ for her speedy recovery. . . . Bldg. 19-5 COME! WELCOME! . . . The AC on the death of his brother; Ruth Robert Cunningham made us a Gunn on the death of her father, division welcomes back Bill (Fatty) surprise visit. Bob is now an em­ "I would like to see invented Rutledge, who has been in the and Adalene Randolph on the death ployee of Uncle Sam, as a city mail a serum that could be inocu­ Army a year. Last week we said of her brother. ... "I would like carrier. . . . Ray Horstman left us lated in a person to prevent it was just a visit but come to find to thank my many friends and co­ poliomeylitis or infantile pa­ out he was supposed to be work­ this week to take up mechanical workers for their beautiful floral ing. . . . WHAT'S UP, KIDDO— dentistry. . . . We'd advise Frank offering to my brother, Forrest ralysis." Gloria Openlander, the girl who Kartholl to carry a few safety pins Hammond who passed away Jan. types our column, should never be with him from now on—you can 6. They were very deeply appre­ left to walk alone. She got lost a never depend on those zippers, can ciated." Signed, Garnet Zollinger. block from the G-E Her pal, you, Frank? Page 10 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday. January 20. 1950

Congratulations on the pink-bootied and then go through Bldg. 19, east tax deduction at the Lawrence and to Broadway. When they reached Shaft Shavings Caroline Snyder Carteaux home. Bldg. 19, they turned right instead BLDG. 19-3 Caroline was a former co-worker. of left and had to walk back to . . . Gertie Wheat can have bananas Broadway in the rain. . . . Mary By Jim Mitchell all the time now. Laura Starner Murphy is a changed girl but we brought her a pin that was a still recognize her even with her Hello, nice people. It has been bunch of bananas from Florida. new hair-do.. . . We're not sure but . . . Apologies to Marcille Thomas. we think Linda Werling's favorite For some time Ernie Hanauer v« i y quiet here this week on the has been wondering why he was news angle. We don't know if She says St. Joe has won more In the garden of life, just think of the song has changed. It used to be than one game in two years—may­ flowers "Oh Johnnie." moved to Bldg. 20-2. Last week he everybody has suddenly decided to And pass the rest as you go; be even six or seven. . . . We are Remember the bright and sunshiny hours, discovered the reason. It seems bt real good or, if they are just glad to hear that Jerry Snyder's And forget the rain and the snow ; there is quite a fire hazard in the afraid that they will make the Think of the friends who are loyal and form of Jay Greer, who forgets to daughter is recovering from a true, Taylor Stfeet WORKS NEWS if they aren't. . . . recent operation. She wishes to I.et the rest of the world go its way; extinguish his matches before drop­ There is much wailing and gnash­ Remember the years and forget the tears, ping them in the wastebasket. thank Margie Drake and Edith And you will find contentment each day. ing of teeth by Howard Musselman Paxson for the pretty plants. . . . Everybody can relax now since because there is no ice on our When John Magley gets up in the Lavonna and Ernie Clark wish tt-2©-3tf> Ernie is on guard with his faithful lakes. We think this feeling is middle of the night to fix a "Dag- to thank everyone for their lovely fire extinguisher. . . . Pete Helmet- shared by his fishing companion, wood" he doesn't eat it. It's for the iron and clock they received as a Louise Sinn started to work last is on the sick list due to a broken Herman Bobay, Bldg. 81-1. . . . Mrs. and at what hours to eat. . . . wedding present. By the way, Er­ Friday but her car wouldn't start. arch. Hurry back, Pete, we all Eugene Bly has returned to work Our sincerest sympathy to Hazel nie, how does an iron work? . . . She went back in the house, got miss you. . . . We are glad to see after two days of illness. Glad Lockwood in the death of her Ann and Dick Kimball are the her brother-in-law out of bed, and Carl Furge back in General Serv­ you're back, Gene. . . . We missed '' mother. proud parents of a bouncing baby I asked him to pull her car. He got ice. Carl has been in the Motor- Elmer Minnich last Friday because boy born Jan. 7. Congratulations. I up (but wasn't so happy about it) Generator division for some time. of illness; but were glad to see him . . . To look at Mabel Odel you'd i went out and got her car out of . . . We have another familiar face among us Monday. . . . Charlie never think she was the grand­ the garage. He told her to drive his in our midst also. It's Cliff Nail, (Mac) McCormick has been very PFLOTR mother of an 8 lb. 12 oz. baby boy. car while he would try to get hers who has been at Taylor St. . . . sad lately. No ice. He's another She is proud as punch too. . . . started. They put a chain around We're mighty glad to have Evelyn one of those "ice fishermen." . . . Now if you would ask Willard Lenz I the bumpers and Louise started Swartz with us. She's the cute The editorial on Neoma Perry 61D6. 26-5 about cars, he would never recom­ pulling, but the first thing she did little number in Bldg. 20-1 office. drew upon the talents of George mend a Chevrolet because Gene j was start too quick, and she broke . . . Sorry to hear that someone Winans and the resulting cartoon Mettler who owns one, has had a • the chain. They repaired it and stole the pig Charlie Hartman de­ little trouble. It seems the motor j started out again. Louise said she livered to a friend to have butch­ was very cleverly executed. . . . An event of special significance I guess that's all for now, see you falls out at times. Maybe if Wil­ was going pretty fast down the ered. He also delivered two bushels took place this past week. One of road when she decided to take a of corn to kind of tide the animal next week. lard felt sorry enough for Gene he our white collar staff had an acci­ would buy him a pair of roller look out the rear view mirror, and over until the fateful day. . . . Tez dent. The dumb bunny stuck his If you're all bogged down with worry. skates or a skooter to come to work then she noticed she wasn't pulling Trump, how long is it until the And your ilfe don't seem worth while; finger in some hot compound. An on. . . . Dave Mannix says he got j any car. She turned around and next stag party? Did you run out There's a world of real contentment If you only learn to smile. event of this nature and impor­ that cut on his forehead by bump­ headed back, about a half-mile of sick pigs. How long can a pig tance should have some special ing into the kitchen cabinet door. down the road there sat her live on two bushels of corn? . . . SPECIAL BULLETIN: Frank recognition. In true military fash­ At least it's a new story. ... A brother-in-law in her car. This We're convinced that Gerry Didier (Pappy) Archbold, Bldg. 81-1, fi­ ion, by General Order, First Ser­ personal note to Willard Lenz: Wil­ time he really blew his top and told needs a larger chair. She doesn't nally procured new glasses. The geant John A. C. Lea, (No relation lard, when you bet on ball games, her to get in her own car and he seem to be able to find hers when boys say he is now reading his to the southern Gentleman) rec­ why don't you bet on the team that would pull her. They finally got it she needs it. The floor isn't too planning cards with his eyes in­ ommended that the individual con­ wins? . . . Maxine Hathaway hob­ started and, of course, Louise was comfortable is it, Gerry? Well, stead of his nose. cerned be awarded a Purple Heart bled around on a bandaged ankle an hour late for work. What we one consolation, you don't have so medal. The recommendation con­ all week. She says she fell down arc now wondering is if she had far to fall. . . . We're glad to hear tained the approval signature of and stepped on it. Must be the acro- any trouble getting back into the Pearl Coulter is recovering nicely Walter Mertz, Brigadier General. house when she got home that from her operation. We'll be look­ night. . . . Charlie Penn told the ing for you back soon, Pearl. . . . The medal, being made of packing boys a story some time ago about We wish Willard Conner "good material, was placed in an envelope Watch da Boidie! the way to be noticed was to wear luck" in his new position in the labeled urgent, and laid on the a tie. A couple of weeks ago, FHP Motor division. . . . Congratu­ desk of the recipient. Although the Kenny Brown started wearing one, lations also to Garfield Iverson, who envelope was marked urgent, that now we won't say he is trying to will succeed him as Section Engi­ dumb bunny didn't get around to be noticed, because in the story the neer of the Mechanical section. . . . opening it until after the first trick fellow wore a purple tie, and We thought Gloria Wiebke be­ had gone home. In military circles Brownie has worn every color but lieved in taking life easy the other it is customary to present all that. . . . For the most unusual day when she wore her house- It's "How dee do dee" to all our medals during the course of a re­ things to happen, 10-20-30 frame slippers to work. We found out newcomers, and we are still getting view. Therefore, the recipient is line does it. First it was our gal ! later she had run her foot through a lot of them. But that's always a little disappointed to have the Jackie wearing a sweater, and her bedroom door while chasing good news. . . . The last cold snap medal presented in the manner i Newt buying new overalls, but the "Gee-Gee," her pet cocker spaniel. was really a pain to Chuck Coff- described above. However he is most unusual of all is Neva Lutz It seems the pup had taken to man. The first morning his door very grateful for the thoughtful wearing a skirt to work as this is smoking a pipe and Gloria didn't the first time in three years that approve. . . . The fellows don't was frozen and he couldn't get out. consideration of his brothers in How many G-E people can you pick arms. Yes, you guessed it, the reci­ out in the above picture taken at the this has been done. . . . George seem to care much about Art The next morning it was the car Aboite Township School No. 4 a num­ Ryan has to be a good little boy Everett's red wool shirts. Suppose door and he couldn't get in. Plain pient was none other than your ber of years ago? Lloyd Forsyth, Bldg. division editor. . . . Bessie John­ 17-2, is in the fourth row, acting as now, as his wife started working they are jealous, Art? Congratu­ case of "in and outs." . . . It's a end-man. Boh F.sterline, also of Bldg. in the lead section last week. Wel­ lations to George Wralstad for happy birthday to Frances Eck- son decided to shampoo her hair 17-2. is third from the left in that row. Down in front, second from the left, come, Mrs. Ryan. . . . Oral Emrick breaking Art Everett's winning rote, Vera Gennaitte, Bertha Wit- the other night. After necessary is Charles Gass, Bldg. 26-2, and Leon­ has started to bowl again since he streak. . . . Another in our parade ham, Walter Kryder, Elizabeth preliminary preparations she ard Pequignot, Bldg. 26-3. is fourth from the right of that same row. i read in the paper about that fellow of proud grandfathers is Oscar Wert, Grace Jones and Evelyn reached into the medicine cabinet ! with a 156 average rolling a perfect Beaty, who became the grandfather Krueger. Elizabeth baked cup for the shampoo bottle and put a game. . . . Sydonna Fox, who under- of twin boys last week. cakes but brought some wax paper generous portion on her head. bat in her. . . . Blanche Kanning is ; went an operation recently, has left instead. Grace baked us a cake Much to her surprise no lather ap­ back to work after a week's illness. the hospital and is now recuperat­ that dipped in the middle, so we ate peared. Bessie, the next time you Glad to see you recovered. . . . Mr. ing at the home of her father. We candy. Evelyn was our only Friday buy either shampoo or hand lotion Schuman had better tell I.onnie are happy to hear that you are the 13th birthday. . . . Cecil Leslie, it would be well to make sure that Rockstroh what time the first doing so well, Sydonna. . . . Wel- B. D. Brown Dies Betty Collier, Evelyn Krueger, the bottles are different in shape, trick starts to work, or else buy her ! come to Gladys Disler in the lead Bryan D. Brown, 52, died Emma Black, and Mary Asbury since the contents have the same a new alarm clock. . . . Hooray for • section and hope you like it here left us to join the night gang. . . . Lavonna Clark. She had on a long , with us. . . . We sure all enjoyed Wednesday, Jan. 11, at his home color. . . . We are wondering whose in Monroeville after a year of ill­ Bob Walt has been vacationing coat Mary Blanchard wore to lunch skirt last week. Her co-workers j the delicious fudge that Cozy down in Florida, missing all our the other day. . . . Pete Henizer has want to take this opportunity to Walper brought us last Thurs­ ness. Mr. Brown was first employed rain. . . . Jerry Snyder just gave a problem. Recently an announce­ congratulate her. She finally made day, and hope that she decides to by the General Electric Company Margie Drake her Christmas pres­ ment was made that the finals of it. . . . Herb Koch threw his sacro­ make some more often. . . . Mar- in HUM, and since that time had ent. Better late than never. But as the state high school basketball iliac out of whack and had to stay ; guerite Stahl is right proud of her been a machine hand, coil former, far as Margie is concerned, it's all home a week. Now, Herb, you know son who plays on the Lancaster bench hand, armature worker, dis­ tournament would be broadcast Central basketball team, and she right. She says that she is still over television. To date quite a we told you that rumba dancing patcher and assembler. He was a writing "1949". . . . Eileen Stein- was dangerous. . . . Velma Rose has good reason to be as they number of people have invited copped the Wells County tourney member of the Quarter Century acker was seen wearing one brown themselves out to Pete's house to had a leaky roof over her machine and one green shoe. She said she ! last week-end and have won 12 Club. see this event. Pete's seating ca­ and it was none other than "Hop had another pair just like them. games in 18 trys. His survivors include his wife, pacity is limited and he just Along'' Schuman to the rescue. . . . Gladys Lutz decided to rest a Chivalry is not dead. . . . Joe Molly; three sons, Jack, of Cold- wouldn't be able to accommodate few minutes before going home. I'rairie is wondering that since water, Mich.; Tom, of Fort Wayne, Sometime later she awakened from every one. We wish to offer an Lois DeBolt takes the WORKS NEWS and Don, of Monroeville; a step­ a peaceful nap to find everybody alternate idea. We believe your home so faithfully every week if G-E Film Will Be Presented son, Harry Stollbaum, of Monroe­ Editor should be invited, then he gone but one foreman and the night that is the only newspaper she gets ville; two brothers, Victor and shift busily working. . . . MBA could write a story for this column and also if they have electric lights At Indiana Theatre Jan. 25 and everyone would be able to Henry, of Fort Wayne; three sis­ chairman Bill Martin officially in­ and running water at Roanoke The General Electric film, "Look ters, Florence McGee and Gail augurated his rubber stamp Jan. read the column and get the same where she recently moved. . . . and Listen," will be shown at the Mourie, of Fort Wayne, and Mary 3. By the way, Bill thinks he should benefit as they would receive if Some people can get lost so easily. be a game warden, so that when they were actually present. Can At 3:30 the other night it was Indiana Theatre as a part of the O'Dell, of Michigan; and his par­ he comes to the no trespassing anyone offer a better suggestion? raining so hard and, having no um­ feature attraction Wednesday, Jan. ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Brown. sign at the frog pond out "Snook- . . . Latest reports are that all of brella, Dorance Stuckman and 25, it was announced today by Funeral services were held Sat­ ums" Zartman's way he won't have our sick folks are progressing Helen Bracht decided to go over the Henry L. Dursin, of the Motion urday at the Monroeville Methodist to pay any attention to it. . . . satisfactorily. ramp between Bldgs. 19 and 26 Pictures division. Church. Friday. January 20. 1950 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Page 11

G-E Owls Swamp :;:;:x:;:x:;:;:-:v:-:x:xX:x:;:-:-:;;-;; OOL LINE Eckrich Packers In 61-22 Clash By Earl I). Stauffer The power-laden G-E Club kg Owls continued their winning streak in last Tuesday's ses­ sion of the YMCA Owl basket­ • -I-X-X' I"I"I"X*X*-•'"-*-"•*-"-' ball league by soundly whip­ Monday evening the Transformer team, of the Interdivision With three 520 counts or better and 10 other games of ping the Eckrich Packers to Basketball league, defeated Winter St., 54-24. This assured 170 or better, the Friday Night Girls' League was really the tune of 61-22. them a tie for first place with the Firemen. Each have a having a good night. The Zollner Pistons won out in other 600, a 634 on games of 180, record of seven wins and one defeat. Bonnie Workman paced the the last three minutes from In­ 246, and 208. Other 600's were Winter St. played Transformer group with a 538 on scores of 221, diana Hod & Wire. The score was on even terms during the first 160, and 157. Marge Malizzo got rolled by Herb Habig, 221, 191, and 32-26. 202 for a 614 total, and Wayne quarter, but after that it was all ]<.)!, L79 and 157 for a 533, and Gr-E, led by Warren Wickliffe and Weimer, 196, 225, and 188 for a Industrials for Transformer. Every man on Ginnie Mollet, 144, 195 and 182 Bebe Blauvelt, forged into a com­ the winning team broke into the for 521. 609. manding 26-6 lead at the half. Two hundred scores were kegled scoring column. Dick Kent was High scores were rolled by j Eckrich was held to just one fielder by Kenny Bainbridge, 207; Arnie Score Three high-man for the losers, with 10 Grace Plattner, 192; Bess Potts, and four fouls. Bob Markey, Fred points. 190 and 177; Virginia Bowman, Horstmeyer, 209; Art Seidel, 212; Phillips and Joe Schible combined Tuesday evening the Firemen 185; June Getty, 180; Marge Noah Kuntz, 201; Paul Billman, to hold the league's leading scorer, Out Of Four trimmed a stubborn bunch of boys Huber, 174 and 184; Alice Dahman, 211; Andy Anderson, 218; Vic Bob McKeeman, to just five points from the Traffic division, 28-19. 179; Tommy Williams 171, and Rump, 214 and 204; Les Shroyer, for the game. This was his lowest The G-E Industrial basket­ With the score tied at 17-all at the Helen Miller, 170. 2(10; Erv Haugk, 219; Leo Elward, scoring effort for the season. Arlie ball team won three out of end of three quarters, the winners Office League 212; Lee Crowell, 211, and Frank Anders led the losers with seven (Jitter, 206. points, while Wickliffe was high four games this week. scored 11 points in the final period With four wins and two losses, while holding their opponents to the Designers, Clems, and Motor- Les Shroyer and Noah Kuntz for the G-E Club with 15. The Industrials handed the head the league averages with 185. Pennsy Shop team a 65-32 trounc­ two. Generator teams are tied for first Indiana Kod & Wire and Zollner ing last Friday night. place. Claude Holmes banged out Transformer League hooked-up in one of the closest Small Motors, weakened by the the only (100 of the evening. He got No 200 scores were run up last games played to date, until the Lou Goehring led the G-E Club loss of their two key men, Slack a (109 on scores of 237, 197, and week, but l'arent gets honorable last three minutes. Then Frank with 15 points, while Ed Trabel and Richardson, fell before a de­ 175. mention with his 318 total on Ducheteau canned two baskets, and added 13 markers. Bob Cox was termined bunch of boys from the Two hundred scores were rolled games of 107, 106, and 105. M's one by Dick Hockemeyer iced the high for the I'ennsy Shop, with 10 Accounting division. The winners by Frank Schlink, 225; Wade Tyler, lead the league with three wins game. Indiana Rod & Wire led at points. featured a well-balanced attack 213; Bob Kallmeyer, 211, and Hal and no losses. the half, 15-13. The score changed The G-K Club played the X-Cubs with most of the scoring being Fanning, 200. Decatur Fraternal League hands many times and was knotted at Monroeville Sunday and lost done by Harris, Eddington and the G-E Masonic League Chet Kleinknight gets first rec­ at 26 with three minutes to go. 65-46. Monroeville was paced by Raney boys. Kutner and Meyers The Fellowcraft is leading the ognition this week. He rolled his Tall Harry Schrimp led Zollners M. Meyers, with 20 points, while did a good job of bottling up the league by the slender margin of first 200 score. Together with Bob scoring with nine points, while Bob the G-E Club's Lou Goehring had Small Motors attack. one game. May had a 607 for high Lord's 247 and Bob Mills' 217, it Beard tallied a like score for Rod 17. I!ox scores: enabled the G-E Club to take two of the evening on games of 223, & Wire. G-E defeated Raber's Grocery STANDINGS from Moose. W L 171, and 213. STANDINGS Monday night in a 51-49 thriller. Transformer . 7 1 Other high scores were rolled by I'reble took over the lead in the W Bob Baals was the big gun in the Firemen 7 1 second half standings by winning General Electric 9 Small Motors _ 6 2 Chevelier, 210 and 209; Ed Crabill, Zollner „ 4 G-E Club's victory, with 19 points. Accounting _. 6 2 three from K of C. The Elks took Eckrich " 3 Squares _ 4 4 200; Larson, 211; Somerville, 202, Indiana Rod & Wire In a YMCA Industrial League Traffic _ 3 5 and Bill, 202. two from Teeple Truck Line, the G-E Club G. P. T Eckrich game Tuesday night, the G-E Club Winter St _ 2 6 winners of the first half. Baker 3 0 ( Anders Test Engineers _ 1 7 B. Somers heads the league aver­ Blauvelt 13 Kroemer defeated ACWA, 42-25. Jim Walley Apprentice School 0 S Bultemeier and Mcintosh took Scherer 0 0 Arend led the Industrials' attack, with 12 ages with a 183. Lambroff 0 2 Hill Transformer G. F. T. Winter St. G. F. T. Apprentice League over the 600 counts on scores of Markey V 2 McKeeman points, while Bill Butler paced Woodward 6 0 12 Fisher 0 2 2 626 and 607, respectively. Phillips 0 0 Kurtz Phieffer 0 4 Gallmeier 3 0 C The Compasses are enjoying a Anspach 2 12 Shinbeckler ACWA, with eight. Taylor 1 5 Kent 4 3 10 Two hundred scores were rolled Waikel 2 4 Stellhorn Jamison 0 6 Lester 2 0 4 two-game bulge in league stand­ Wickliffe 3 15 Wynn The G-E Club will play Hunting­ Wehrle 1 13 Fremion II II 0 ings. by C. Kleinknight, 208; H. Murphy, Greeno 0 Wilkins ton K of C tonight at the G-E Felger 0 2 Frazer 1 0 2 211 and 213; Bultemeier, 267; Lord, Berrier 0 0 Bratmiller Two hundred scores were rolled Schible 3 1 7 Club gym at 8 p.m. The G-E Club Krasienko 247; Baumgartner, 244; Faulkner, King by Joe Haas, 223 and 213 and a Totals 24 13 61 Totals 7 8 22 will play Westfield Presbyterian 590 total; Harold Fremion, 205; 246; Mcintosh, 234; Mills, 217; O. Half Score—G-E. 26; Eckrich, C. Church, Monday, Jan. 23, at the Totals 4 54 Totals 10 4 24 Don Dimke, 205. Schultz, 209; Werling, 205; Steury, Officials—Waldrop , Crosley Zollner G. F. Ind. K.UV G. F. T. G-E Club gym. This game will also Traffic Firemen G. K. T. Jack Kirlin enjoyed the evening 200; Schneider, 204; J. Murphy, Ducheteau 3 1 Lortie 1 3 5 start at 8 p.m. The G-E Club will Howell Etter 200; and Laurent, 203. Hockemeyer Russo 0 0 Conrad Boyce with a 385 total. Just the other Filler Coffee 1 1 meet Joslyn at 9 p.m., Thursday, Hall Somers Decatur Monday League Schrimp Beard 1 9 Lenz Runnion week he had a neat 600 series. Bradtmiller Sowers 2 4 Jan. 26, at the Central High School Wilson Morkoetter Some guys just can't stand pros­ Inspectors started the second half Waltz Bowser 1 7 gym. Hopper Penkul by defeating the Office on three Montieth Leakey 0 0 Betley Butts 0 0 perity. Don Dimke's 180 average G-E Club G.F.T, Penn. Shop G. F. Schrader Vance 2 0 heads the league's individuals. games. The Office won the first Totals 12 8 32 Totals 9 8 26 Hower 10 2 Redwanski 4 1 9 Angel 0 0 Half Score—I. R. & W.. 15; Zollner, 13 Trabel 5 3 13 Cox 4 10 Meyers 1 1 Small Motor League half. The Flanges took two from Officials—Crosley, Waldrop Lahrman 1 Henning the Stators. What, no 200 scores? Lindholm 3 Wells Totals 11 6 28 The K and R team leads the Zimmerlee 0 Ostermeyer All Star League Goehring 6 3 15 Neuce Sm. Motors G. F. T. Accounting 6. r. T. league by two games. No 600 This week the following G-E Gettys 5 0 10 Freeman Voors 0 0 0 Kuttner 0 0 0 counts this week—must be some­ The League will continue to Baals 4 3 11 Baker Rosswurm 3 0 G. Raney 3 I t • teams will take to the alleys and Adams Wickliffe 0 2 Meyers II 0 0 thing wrong with the alleys. There bowl at the G-E Club for the fol­ . wind up the team bowling: Hires Neu 0 0 Harris 4 1 9 had to be, for Ray Lindemuth shot lowing two Saturdays. Roger Totals 26 13 65 Totals 13 6 32 Keister Wildermuth II 0 0 ; Parts and Service, Brouwers Tire G-E Club G. F. T. Baker Eddington 1 :! 5 Monroeville G.F.T. Lauer Fry 1 1 3 a big 232 count. Vaughn probably won't mind as Trabel 3 0 6 l.ehrman 2 15 ; and Battery, Pierres Dry Goods, Hower Mossberg II 0 he is carrying a 201 average for 1 0 Rein king 3 17 Girod 1 1 1 Other 200 scores were made by j and the Inspection team. Lahrman 1 1 Meyers 7 « 20 Paul Vance, 236; Kammeyer, 225; his 30 games at the club. Lindholm (I Blauvelt 5 2 12 The Brouwers Screwballs will Baals 1 Daugherty 0 0 0 Totals 7 6 20 Totals Madden, 202; D. Hoffman, 203; The season's record for the : journey to Muncie Sunday eve­ Zimmerlee 1 3 Westrick 2 3 7 Andy Anderson, 206; Lowell Wel­ league is: Five-game total, Bob Goehring Kinnely 4 2 10 ning to try their hand in the Beucler 12 4 ker, 217, and Hinton, 214. Ramsey, 1144; Ed Kraft, 1125, and j Roberts Hotel tournament. STANDINGS Herm Muesing, 1121. These totals Totals 21 4 46 Totals 24 17 65 W L Lowell Welker continues to head High scores for these trophies G-E Club G. F. T, Raber's Groc. G. F. T. I.H.A.A. . 8 0 the averages with a 185. were all rolled at the Bowman Walley 0 Pequignot 3 2 8 8 0 are Erv Aumann, 7-3; Bess Potts, Trabel 4 8 Fairchild 3 5 11 6 1 Interdivision League alleys. High Single game: Ernie 580; B. Somers, 269, and Ethel Hower 1 3 Crowell 10 3 23 Gas Company 1 Lester, 277; Roger Vaughn, 268, Lindholm 1 3 Ferrill 0 0 0 I.R.&W 1 The Tools are heading the league Koontz, 232. Baals 8 3 19 Wagner 10 2 G-E Club 6 3 and Ed Kraft, 259. These games Lahrman 2 Wagner 10 2 4 ? standings with a record of eight 4 That little boy with the bow and Gettys 2 8 LaFever G. 0 3 3 4 wins and one defeat. were all rolled on the G-E Club arrow sure plays hob with some Zimmerlee 0 0 Zorger 1 0 2 3 3 alleys. Bob Ramsey is heading the LaFever J. 0 0 0 3 4 The Schueler Boys, shooting the of our bowlers. Not to mention any ... 2 4 league with a record of 14 and one. Totals 20 11 51 Totals 18 13 49 I.&M. Elec. 2 4 league's high three-game total this names, but Homer Carson, with Rea Wire 2 4 G-E Club G. F. T. ACWA G. F. T. For the last five weeks Ernie Trabel 2 5 half, still lost two games to their the wedding bells only a few weeks 0 4 Rowan 1 4 Lester and Bob Ramsey have aver­ Gettys 2 4 Grau bitter rivals, the Brouwer Screw­ off, is quitting the game. I wonder Walley .... 1 2 12 Ross 0 6 aged 211 and 207 respectively. Hower Jordan balls. They lost the first game by what they'll have to eat? Maybe 0 0 A.C.W.A. .... 0 1 Bowling and Stuff Lindholm Butler just three pins. They then got mad Homer had those chickens put in Lahrman Kamp and shot a 1018 actual, their last Goehring Johnloz Perhaps some women carry their We won't mention last week­ deep freeze. Zimmerlee D'Angelo game to subdue the Screwballs. end's debacle of G-E teams in the Definition of spare: "Something Baals years lightly because they have Bill Ort came through with an­ City Tournament. that you can get along without." Totals 15 12 42 Totals dropped so many. Page 12 GENERAL ELECTRIC NEWS—FORT WAYNE WORKS Friday. January 20. 1950

per cent interest is required to facilitate such testimony as the Scientists say the world is slowly N.LR.B. Hearing establish their right to intervene. unions might want to present by being depleted of its oxygen. Guess (Continued from Pane 1) Other Unions Are Involved certain witnesses in support of C^orn o talk: we'll have to dispense with our lengthy telephone conversations. IUE, Mr. Carey, who, a few days The seven unions intervening so their claim to set up a separate TAYLOR ST. SHIPPING ago, proposed such a date." far are: United Automobile Work­ bargaining unit. The Operating . . . Marge Hart, formerly of our office, is now the mother of a fine ers (AFL), International Associa­ Engineers Union joined in this mo­ By Sally Ford In replying, Benjamin Sigal, IUE baby girl. Incidentally our Bea counsel, declared: tion of Machinists, International tion with respect to the Fort Wayne THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Bacon is Marge's cousin. Small ". . . These hearings are opened Union of Operating Engineers units. THE CHRISTMAS AFTERFLOW world. . . . We welcome to our (AFL), Pattern Makers League of Representatives of both UE and The Shepherds returned to their sheep with the same phoney propaganda Did we return to our year ahead with column the boys from Div. 25. From statements that have been issued North America, International Die IUE indicated that they would Christmas meaning more than the year henceforth their didoes and say­ before ? by the UE heretofore, merely to Sinkers Conference, United Asso­ oppose the claims advanced by cer­ If so, our Christmas was worthwhile. ings will be recorded in our news confuse and to delay these pro­ ciation of Journeymen of the tain of the intervening unions to The circus was in town and digest. They take this opportunity ceedings. The IUE is interested in Plumbing and Pipefitting Indus­ represent employees other than proved quite interesting. Edith to wish Robert Maggert best of an election at the earliest possible tries, and International Federation those for which the intervening Robertson and Nancy Woodhull at­ luck on his new job in Div. 13. . . . of Technical Engineers, Architects union was presently the certified tended. As Edith walked the aisle Mother Nature is really cavorting moment on units which can be around. These wind storms she is and Draftsmen's Unions, (AFL). representative. to her seat she noticed Nancy agreed upon or decided by the walking exceptionally close behind. sending are causing near havoc to Board." The employees claimed by the in­ At the conclusion of the first She thought this rather peculiar two persons. The other night the Mr. Sigal referred to the fact tervening unions included eight of day's hearings, it seemed likely but didn't turn around. Upon wind blew a storm window off one that the parties had not been able the locations covered by the joint that more time would be required reaching her seat she turned and of Russ Carpenter's bedroom win­ to agree on certain of the units. stipulation of the UE, IUE and the for the formal Board hearing than there was a dirty old clown. He dows and the banging broke the At this juncture, Hearing Offi­ Company. had been anticipated. However, it made believe he kissed her then other window. Groping sleepily for cer Slaughter stated that the An unexpected source of delay was obvious that the success of walked jauntily off. Of course, the the window Russ stuck his hand Board would "cooperate in every was presented by the claim of two the preliminary conferences in ob­ crowd roared with laughter and through the broken pane and suc­ Nancy nearly died laughing. . . . ceeded in cutting himself and wak­ respect" in directing elections as of the intervening unions, the taining stipulations by the Com­ ing up with a start. . . . The quickly as possible. I.A.M. and the International Union pany, UE and IUE as to the com­ opinion that without these stipula­ wind was really strong, so much in Prior to the opening of the for­ of Operating Engineers. The I.A.M. position of 85 of the units, with fact it knocked a tree down and mal N.L.R.B. hearing, representa­ requested that the hearings with only a few questions left unsettled tions the Board hearings in the it almost fell on your editor's car. tives of the General Electric Com­ respect to units at Fort Wayne, as to the remaining units, had representation case could easily What a relief it was to see the tree pany, UE and IUE had met in New Erie, Schenectady and Ontario, eliminated many weeks or even result in the most protracted and settle down right along side the York in informal conferences be­ Calif., be removed from New York months of prolonged Board hear­ complicated hearings since the pas­ car. The only damage was a bent fore N.L.R.B. representatives to the plant locations in order to ings. The Company expressed the sage of the Wagner Act in 1935. aerial. Slaughter and Reed Johnston in an attempt to reach agreement on the composition of the bargaining units involved and on the holding of consent elections. However, it be­ came apparent that a formal Two Ways To Make Money N.L.R.B. hearing would be neces­ sary in any event because of the fact that the rights of intervening unions were involved. The parties agreed, nevertheless, to attempt to reach agreement on the composi­ A day's pay by itself buys a lot more goods and services in But Who Can Save? tion of as many of the bargaining America than in any other country—now, or in all history. units as possible, subject to the Almost everybody can save—and thus get additional pay. rights of any intervening unions But we aren't limited just to our wages or salaries. There are It's just usually a matter of deciding what are necessities and which could be asserted at the for­ two ways to make money in America what are "extras." mal hearing. 85 Units Covered For instance, the bare necessities of life are food, clothing, and In conferences last Friday and 1. Pay For What We Do. shelter. But, in America we want "extras" in these so-called Saturday, and on Monday of this necessities. We want our food attractive as well as sustaining. week, stipulations were signed The first way we make money, of course, is by trading our We want our clothing smart as well as warm. We want our covering 85 of the 99 units in houses pleasant and comfortable as well as sheltering. question. The bargaining units not skill, care and effort to an employer for a day's pay. covered by stipulation are certain That employer is just the agent of the customers, and of the Practically every family has an automobile, radio, inside salary units where there is a ques­ plumbing, and a hundred other things that we are able to tion as to inclusion of wage rate people who are letting him use their savings, as well as of the and planning personnel or of employees. Thus, the work we get the opportunity to do, and provide for each other because our day's work is done with draftsmen. The Lynn bargaining the pay we get for it, depend on how much value we give to machines instead of with bare hands. units, where there is the additional all concerned. Out of these things—above and beyond actual necessities— question as to whether the salaried there is opportunity for almost everyone to save. and production units should be But, in America there is a second way to make money. separate or combined; and the Schenectady unit where there is a Millions Do Save question as to whether AEC loca­ tions should be included in the bar­ 2. Pay For What Our Savings Do. There are just over 100 million adults—men and women— gaining unit. in the United States. Of these, 78 million have insurance poli­ We get paid for what our savings do... get a return for what In Saturday's conferences, the cies; 70 million have savings bank accounts; 70 million have Company suggested that the ques­ we and other people think the risking of our money is worth. U. S. Savings Bonds; 34 million have automobiles—almost tion as to the inclusion or exclu­ one for every family. And millions have savings laid away in We have lived well in the past—and can live even better in sion of the wage rate and plan­ homes, furniture, refrigerators, washing machines, and count­ the future—because of the savings people have made by deny­ ning personnel be resolved by per­ less other items of personal property. mitting this group to vote sepa­ ing themselves. By risking their savings on the development rately as to whether or not it of more and better tools, factories, designs, and methods, those General Electric employees are above average in the owner­ wished union representation, but who save have made it possible for all of us to do more for ship of such items. In addition, 90% of G. E. employees have no agreement was reached on this each other. substantial savings stored up in the Company's pension plan. proposal. When the formal hearing opened Tuesday, seven unions announced intervention at 15 of the locations In General Electric we are, of course, going to keep on trying to offer pay that is right for the skill, involved. Hearing Officer Slaughter accepted their intervention, sub­ care, and effort applied to the job. ject to the Board requirement that they prove a substantial interest. But at the same time let's all keep in mind that there is a second way to serve ourselves and others Under N.L.R.B. regulations, inter­ and thus get extra pay. And that is by deciding what little or big things we want to forego for the vening unions are required to show present—and how we'll invest or risk what we thus set aside—with the idea of having our money membership applications or other evidence of interest by 30 per cent go to work for us and bring us in some extra pay to add to what we make working at our jobs. of the employees concerned if such unions seek to carve out a craft unit or some other unit different from the one covered by the peti­ GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY tion before the Board. Where the intervening union seeks merely to represent the same unit as covered by the petition, normally only 10 VICE PRESIDENT—EMPLOYEE RELATIONS