Librascope Role Told LIBRASCOPE D.V.S.O*

Navy Unveils ASROC As "Deadliest Weapon"; Librascope Role Told LIBRASCOPE D.v.s.o*. The Navy has taken the security wraps off the ASROC pro- GENERAL PRECISION, ,„«=. gram, on which Librascope has been working for the past three years, and has publicly revealed it as its "newest and deadliest AN EXCHANGE OF NEWS AND KNOWLEDGE anti-submarine missile system." As defined by official Navy news releases, ASROC is "a weapons Vol. 8, No. 1 June, 1960 Commenting on the Navy's system designed to deliver a range- ASROC announcement, Presi- controlled, rocket-propelled ballis- dent Lewis W. Imm made the tic missile against modern, high- Blessed Quiet! following statement to Libra- General Electric Trio To Conduct performance submarine targets. De- zette: For the first time in years an livered from the firing ship through an aerial path, the missile enters "Just as the whole ASROC unusual quiet pervades the work- project was a team effort by the '"Value Analysis" Seminar Here ing atmosphere in Bldg. 3. The the water close to its target. Navy, the prime contractor and reason: loudspeaker paging for "THE ASROC system detects a the sub-contractors, Librascope's "Value Analysis and Engineering," a product improvement interplant and incoming tele- and cost reduction concept developed by General Electric, comes submarine at long ranges, quickly design and manufacture of the phone calls has been discon- computes its course and speed, and fire control system was a team to Librascope next month in the form of a two-week seminar. tinued. From now on, says Larry fires its missile from a 'pepper-box' Cahill, supervisor of plant com- effort, too. The course, running from Wed- launcher holding eight missiles. "It is impossible to name all nesday July 6 through 19, will be an effort to give a full evaluation munications, the paging equip- The launcher can cover almost a ment will be used only for emer- who made significant contribu- conducted by G.E. Analysis Spe- of each component under study. full circle about the ship, while the tions to our effort, but I want cialists Alan Taplow, John Wil- gencies and to transmit lunch vessel remains on formation course. The twelve selected from Ship- and coffee-break signals. The to thank everybody who took liams and Glen Hart. Thirty-one board will include: Mark Allison, "The missile can be either a hom- part in the design, manufacture Librascope employees will partici- sound-free air is welcomed by ing torpedo or a depth charge. Anthony Falco, Byron Hayworth, all! and support activities. By co- pate in the seminar. Herbert Hansen, Virgil Jewell, Paul Either follows a ballistic trajectory operation they succeeded in cre- FROM a rather broad approach, Kreinbring, Fred Kolm, Buzz New- after launching, shedding the rock- ating a design and overcoming Value Engineering is a process of man, E. P. Scleicher, Charles et motor on a predetermined sig- interim problems that led to a getting something less expensive— Sparks, Jim Studdard and J. T. Cowan Reveals nal, and its air-frame shortly be- Navy weapon system vital to the with the required reliability—to do Torbron. fore water entry. When the pay- safety of our country." load is a torpedo, a parachute the required job. For General Elec- Production's Industrial Engineer- tric, the pioneers in this field, it Relocation of blossoms in flight to slow its plunge ing Dept. will be represented by into the water in the target area." "The essential value of the digi- has a very substantial dollars and Donald Guy, W. T. Holmes, Leroy tal computer, in addition to its cents basis. Johnson, C. A. Keesling, Elmer Materiel Units REAR ADMIRAL P. S. Stroop, speed in processing combat infor- Using dozens of teams of com- Pfeiffer, J. A. Rossi, R. K. Smith, Chief of the Bureau of Naval mation, is the readiness with which Future geographical relocation petently trained Value Analysts, A. E. Thompson, Dick Walters and Weapons, described ASROC as "A it can be modified to accept new of various units of Materiel, to per- G.E. production is now geared for C. M. Watson. significant advance in the Navy's data. Freed of the necessity to per- mit closer integration and liaison anti-submarine warfare program." reducing the costs of a product to Materiel will send five men to the form mathematical calculations, between procurement, material and ASROC is the product of team combat personnel can devote full an absolute minimum with no de- seminar. They include: L. P. Fatz, inventory control, receiving and crease in quality. In more concrete Joe Frieberg, V. S. Gillette, Byron effort by the Naval Ordnance Test attention to the making of sound inspection functions in serving the Station at Pasadena and China military decisions." terms, G.E. has 120 full-time an- Roper and Dick Walsh. Engineering, Production and ad- alysts in its many plants, each of Lake; the Minneapolis-Honeywell The Navy's announcement, made THE BURBANK Branch will be ministrative departments, were an- Company of Minneapolis, as prime June 21, followed a successful com- wVii"h is expected to save his plant nounced this month by Marsh Cow- represented by Bob Curran, Leon- contractor and designer-builder of pletion of a two-month evaluation an average of a year. an, Materiel manager. ard Kulesa and Hugh Smith. Design the depth charge; the Universal program by BuWeps aboard the I HI- I- \\ H \l \ neer- Specialist Joe Riddle from Subroc ON JULY 25. the Purchasing and ing can do, but what is it and how Match Company's ordnance divi- Destroyer-Leader USS Norfolk. rounds out the roster for the two- Procurement Follow-up, and the sion designers and builders of the Librascope personnel from—£%w^- week course. L Value Analyst takes a long, hard tions will move from Bldg 1 to launching device; General Electric, board and Field Operations took look at a part or component in the Bldg 26, at 1000 Air Way. Pending which designed and built the hom- part in the tests and directed the light of these critical questions: hookup with the main plant switch- ing torpedo; the Sangamo Electric installation of the fire control ap- What is the part ? What is its func- Date Set for board, the units will be reached Company, which designed the de- paratus. tion ? What does it now cost ? What through a separate switchboard tection system; and, of course, else would do the job, and what with the number of CHapman Librascope's Shipboard Engineer- would that cost? 5-8792. ing department, as designers of the Hewitt Recovering Annual Picnic fire control system. The function of the group is dif- The Annual Precisioneer picnic On the same date buyers in the Following Stroke ferent than that of a cost-reduction for employees, friends and families, Model Shop area of Bldg 1 will "THE FIRE-CONTROL system operation in that it tries to analyze will be held Saturday, July 9, at shift to Bldg 17. During August the marks the first shipboard use of Leland Hewitt, veteran business and apply its critical procedure at Sunland Park, according to Pre- Materiel Control section, Receiving, a digital computer," the Navy's an- agent for Precision Lodge 1600, the point of design. The Value An- cisioneer President Jim Studdard. outside processing buyers and cleri- nouncement said. The computer, as International Association of Ma- alyst is expected to bring into a cal staff will shift from Bldg 1 to the heart of the system, "receives chinists, is recuperating at his project new information on mater- There'll be free rides on ponies, Bldg 2. electrical signals of target course home following a paralytic stroke ials, processes and functions. He ferris wheels, midget cars and sun- FINALLY, completing- the move and speed, wind direction and suffered several weeks ago. puts the dollar sign into value im- dry other entertainment devices for from Bldg 1, Cowan will shift his speed, and the attack-ship's course, A frequent visitor to Librascope, provement opportunities, with cost the youngsters — and free soft own office to Bldg 3, preparatory to speed, pitch and roll. where he represents union mem- advantages to the designer, the pro- drinks as well. Admission — by organizing divisional Materiel staff "These signals are used to com- bers in dealings with management, duction engineer and the buyer. badge—is free, too. functions and policies for use in pute future position of the target, Hewitt is a well-known and re- PRESIDING over the food de- future planning, to accomplish where the launcher should point, spected figure to hundreds of Libra- FOR THE JULY seminar, the branch organization objectives. participants will be divided into partment will be Master Chef John and how far the missile will fly. The scopers. teams of three and will apply this Buckens, Machine Shop, an expert computer-directed fire-control unit During Hewitt's illness his re- new concept of evaluation to a num- in the barbecue department. Co- aims the launcher, sets the missile sponsibilities are being handled by chairmen Charlie McKallor and Jim range and fires the missile upon Business Agent Al Hammond, a one ber of already existing Librascope- command." designed components on the basis Manley will host the beer bar, aided Airborne Group time Librascope machinist, who of a function — cost relationship. by a staff of willing volunteers. THE NAVY announcement, de- has been assigned to the post by The teams will be composed of per- A turnout of more than 3,000 is Transfers To scribing Librascope's fire-control District 94, IAM. sonnel from Engineering, Produc- expected. The gates will open at apparatus, declared: tion and Purchasing departments in 11 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m. Solana Beach A'rborne's building-block computer engineering study and develop- PROJECTED FLIGHT m .nt group is scheduled to move ROCKET MOTOR from Glendale to the Solana Beach DEPTH CHARGE facility early in July, Project Di- SEPARATION rector Bob Bible announced this ^PAYLOAD-ALTERNATE month. Bldg-Eng Cliff Dahl has completed plans for remodeling the TORPEDO \\SEPARATION group's new home on Acacia street PAYLOAD and work was to start as LIBRA- DESTROYED ZETTE went to press. SPONSORED by the Air Force, LAUNCHED the building-block project aims to develop digital computer capabilities for advanced weapons systems ASROC now being planned by the service. The concept represents a big de- WEAPON SYSTEM parture from existing computers in many respects, according to Bible, (ANTISUBMARINE ROCKET) but its manufacture will be similar to the ASN-24 computer. Bible retains over-all direction of the Centaur project, but the work HOW ASRpC MISSILE gets to target is shown in this copy of an official will be carried on here by a team ASROC COMPUTER attack console, with significant information read- Navy drawing. Kept under close wraps of secrecy during development, composed of Bill Scott, assistant out devices obscured, is shown here in official Navy photograph. Control drawing is first official revelation of weapon's nature, answers questions project director, Marv Alberda and center of ASROC fire-control system, the console visualizes target course of many Librascopers who worked on fire control system. Ansel Berglund, project managers. and speed, and attack ship's course, speed, pitch and roll. Page 2 THE LIBRAZETTE June, 1960 Military Sales Forms New L A. District Office Reorganization and expansion of the Military Sales department under its new director, Bob Williamson, has resulted in the formation of a Los Angeles Area Sales Office, which shortly will be established in quarters near the International Airport. Named to head the new activity is F. C. "Chuck" Milner, a member of the Military Sales staff since and a design engineer with Lock- April 4, 1955. The new office re- heed. He is a product of UCLA, is places the former Glendale Military married and lives in Granada Hills Relations office and will have con- with his wife and four sons. siderably expanded responsibilities. It will be located in the brand-new LLOYD WARD, who joined the Airport Arcade Bldg. at 8820 Sepul- Sunnyvale branch in Nov. 1958, is veda Boulevard. an M/E from San Diego State MILNER WILL HEAD a staff of College, who has four, including Ed Forgey, veteran been working as Librascoper, Lloyd Ward, recently a field and ap- transferred from the Sunnyvale plications engi- branch, Herb Holley, who joined neer on Sunny- Librascope last month and a fourth man to be named later. vale's EBW systems projects. Prime purpose of locating the Before joining new office in its new location is to Librascope A SUBROC Spares Analysis conference, sponsored by Ian, OSO; Joe Eisenberger, OSO; Bob McDonald, Lib- place it near present major cus- Ward was with Coleman Engineer- prime contractor Goodyear Aircraft Company, was rascope. Standing left to right: Charles Wilson, Naval tomers, such as Douglas, Hughes, ing, Whittaker and Convair, as a held here last month. Military as well as civilian agen- Ordnance Lab; Don Torrance, Librascope; Chuck AF Ballistics Missiles Division and test engineer in research and de- cies were represented. Seated from left to right: Duane Baumgard, Librascope; Ben Lapenta, BuWeps; Bob others in the airport complex. The velopment activities. He is married, Hague, Goodyear; Ed Pittman, BuWeps; Dick Cairo, Mothersbaugh, Librascope. same building also will house West and the father of three teen-age Ordnance Supply Office; Jim Manotti, OSO; Bill Don- Coast offices for the FAA and other sons, makes his home in Hollywood. organizations identified with avia- ED FORGEY is well known to tion and missilry. all Librascopers who have been Mclntyre Appointed Chief Engineer Librascope Hosts MILNER, an engineering grad- with the company since the end uate of Michigan State, formerly of World War II. Starting out as At Elmsford, New York, Facility Spares Analysis \v a s a i] o i- (1 - a machinist, he has been an optical nance engineer instrument maker, assistant fore- Staff Engineer Bob Mclntyre of Airborne Engineering has with the Red- man and foreman in Production and been appointed Chief Engineer of Librascope's new east coast May Conference stone Arsenal, a senior production engineering as- who also was on sociate. engineering facility in Elmsford, N. Y., and will take over his The necessary flow of spare new post early next month. the missile engi- parts from contractor to customer neering staff at Beverly Schutte, now a stenog- Announcement of Mclntyre's ap- was up for considerable discussion Convair. His rapher in Military Sales' Glendale pointment came from Ralph Bar- at the recent SUBROC Provisioning ; background also headquarters, will transfer to the nett, vice president in charge of Strong Appoints Conference, sponsored by Goodyear | includes work new office and serve as office secre- Librascope's east coast operations, Aircraft and hosted by Librascope. as Signal Corps tary. and resident representative at GPI Hamrick, Schuster Of particular interest to the group liaison officer with Redstone and headquarters. experience in sales with the Na- THE NEW was Spares Analyst Bob McDon- tional Cash Register company. He Russell AFCEA Director FACILITY will To Training Staff ald's newly designed lightweight is a veteran of the Army's Signal Jim Russell, staff military ad- be devoted to shipping units in which the intri- Two additions to the Training cate and sensitive parts that sup- Corps in World War II. visor in Special Devices, was elect- special modifica- or! to f1. tKyoo-yoay toryyl rip n -^i^oo I tions of Bur- staff were announced this month by purl Llic flic control instruments HEItli HULLlil, a systems spe- are shipped to the customer. tor of the Armed Forces Communi- «•* "»» bank's n i- w Wayne Strong, Personnel's director cialist, came to Librascope from the of training. They are: cations and Electronics association RPC-4000 and LIBRASCOPE and Goodyear, Radioplane divi- last month. AFCEA is a national RPC-9000 com- DON SCHUSTER, assigned as a along with three governmental sion of North- training coordinator. A native of group composed of leaders in the ^•v puters, to fit re- agencies, were represented at the rop Aircraft, communications, electronics and Manistique, Mich., Schuster joined mm I t 'f workers.

1960 Blood Bank Roll of Honor

Nora A. Ahlers John Lincoln Frank D. Allen Howard Little Lena S. Allen Margaret McCarthey Don L. Askerman Andrew McFarlane Thomas Badillo Charles McKallor Morris M. Birnbaum Richard J. Martin Bette J. Busch Carl Matschke Robert P. Caffrey Billy A. Matthews Richard J. Carbon! Joyce Mattier Carolyn J. Cardozo Bob Megee Marvin R. Carpenter Herbert Meyer Philip S. Carpenter John Mielkus Mervin C. Cassatt Jean L. Mitchell Paul Castiglione James J. Murphy Patricia A. Cheney Richard H. Myers Cora L. Christopherson Gordon Nash Charles E. Clemens Waldo Nelson Betty M. Clement Tom Netterfield Phil Cohen Ellsworth Newman Bill Coleman William E. Newman George A. Connell, Jr. Anthony Nicastro Jim Conway Maria Nyholm Earl Crawford Fred Oishi Harold L. Davis Sheldon Olney Lloyd E. Davis George A. Parkins, Jr. Ronald L. Dearing Raymond Paul Victoria DeLa Cruze Helen Perez Ralph B. Delle Fave Bruce C. Perkin Terry L. Dixon Hugh Perverse Ron Dobstaff Caswell Phillips Richard E. Dodd George Plate Hiroaki Dote Paul D. Prew Irwin Dubinsky Stephany Prcyborowski Jim Earley Bob Putnam Merrill M. Eisenberg Leonard Rado Calvin C. Elder Bill Reinholtz Jerry L. Emery John E. Resendez John W. Erickson Bob Reuben Jim Fallet Gene L. Rogers Daniel E. Fedele Jan Rosdorff John T. Fleischer Bob Rudolph Charles E. Flickinger Roger St. Glair Phyllis R. Fogle Harvey Saltz Charles Garrett Ray Sanchez Truman Gee Bill Sauber Eunice M. Geiger Roy Scott James L. George Bruce Shearer Norm Gillette Carolyn Shields Rose L. Gitomer Ben Shindell Violet Geoigan Voyle Sipes Ernest Gogolya Harold Skinner Beatrice Gonzalez Jacob L. Smith George Gram Jerry P. Solomon Georgia Graves Helen Soulas Clifford Gregg Ed Stanek Richard Guzman Hester Stanley Blanche Hancock Wes Stupar Edmund Hartwig Joe Suttill Leo Heinz Lorenzo Swain Edwin Heminger Nancy Talbert Gerry Henshaw Harold Tokunaga Vera Hoehn Albert E. Thompson Barbara Holcombe Eduardo Torres Gordon Hoobler William A. Tracy Ben Howard Arville Trostrud Sally Hurwin William J. Tuttle Don Isbell Ernst Ulrich Steve Jackman Darrell Underwood Frank J. Johnson Art Van Essen John E. James Bob Vanoviak Patrick Keegan Grace Vessella Thomas J. Kelly Robert C. Walker THE BLOODMOBILE visit to Librascope brought out nourishment after making their donations. Third row, Albert Kettner Willis F. Wels a record crowd of donors to the field house in Griffith left, Red Cross technician Earl Stroud stores Libra- Fred Killips John E. West Manor Park. At upper left, Dick Dodd lies on a cot as Maurie Kimmel Aula M. Willia scopers' donations in Bloodmobile refrigerator. Third Dick Knight Dolores Wilmington his donation is withdrawn. Upper right, Burbank Per- row, right, Plant Nurse Mary Snyder, Mrs. Thomas Ted Kolb Ronald Wray sonnel Manager Maurie Kimmel and unidentified girl Dick Koslowski Howard Williams staffer get a pre-donation check. Second row, left, and Blood Bank Drive Chairman Charlie McKallor Rafael Landau George P. Wright Georgia Graves receives her gallon-donor pin from pose for the news camera. Bottom row, more of the Marguerite Leahy Frank Yapp several hundred donors waiting for their turn to give Bob Lee Sam Zatkin Mrs. Elmer Thomas, Red Cross blood service chairman. Bob Levine Louis E. Zbylut Second row right (top) Librascopers wait to be called blood. Bottom row, right, Cora Christopherson smiles and immediately below, others take on a bit of added as she makes her gift of life. (Jim Avera photos) Page 4 THE LIBRAZETTE June, 1960 The Quality Control Storj

A shiny new computer is hauled out from an assembly building into an open area. Several men eye the computer carefully, unwind a water hose, then douse it with a heavy stream of water. Capricious? Or maybe angry? Not at all. The men were con- ducting an inspection test, one of the many performed by the Quality Control Department on Librascope's many and varied products. In this case, the water test was carried out to see if the new computer has the required water-proof characteristics under severe and actual conditions. And it is Quality Control's job to assure both management and the customer that all Libra- scope products conform to traditionally high standards. Dave Harrison, Quality Control Manager, says that attain- ing all specifications and standards—predetermined by both customer and management—is no school-boy task in the effort to achieve quality. Because of the complexity of today's products and manufacturing techniques, the rigid performance requirements and short production runs, quality control is an extremely exacting function, and one that extends from the very design stages of a product to the final act of shipping and delivery. ADMINISTRATION—Heading up tensive operations in assuring qua "Nothing," Harrison says, "is left to chance where quality Harrison (seated). He is shown he CIRCUITRY CHECK—Checking master layouts of circuits for correct is concerned. Quality must be attained in the tiniest diode as Bill Hibbard (1), technical assistant dimensional specifications is one of many inspection techniques. Photo administrative assistant to manage plates are later made from the master layouts. Here Ed Feltz, senior well as the largest computer or system. And quality is not in- photo retoucher (1), and Pat Watson, photo plate clerk, discuss a mas- spected into a product. It is designed and built into it. It is up ter layout, located on a light table. to every person involved in the entire manufacturing process to contribute the excellence of workmanship that creates quality." JUST WHAT IS QUALITY? Like beauty and truth, an at- tempt to define it more often than not results in conflicting opinions. According to Webster, quality is a characteristic, and consequently can be good, bad or indifferent. From Quality Control's standpoint, quality is the distinctive characteristic of excellence in a product. It is achieved by meeting all specifications and standards set down in the initial design of the product, and is manifested in the product's design, reliability, workmanship, functional quality and appear- ance. How the Quality Control Department makes sure that quality is achieved is the story of thorough and painstaking inspection techniques,—team-wo^k- in inspection, engineering and production operations, and applied knowledge in a staggering variety of complex manufacturing and assembly processes. "The key to achieving quality," Harrison states, "is control. Control points are set up along the entire spectrum of the manufacturing process, from the sources of raw material to the final packaging and shipping operations." Q. C. ENGINEERING HUDDLE- Control's functions is the develops THE CONTROL MECHANISMS INCLUDE: source of sup- quality control instructions. Huddlir ply approval, incoming and in-process inspection, material design are (from left to right) Q.C identification, changes, checks for discrepancy in materials, and John Johnston. calibration of test equipment, the keeping of accurate records and final inspection and adjustment. control engineers over 40, an RECEIVING INSPECTION—Serge Dilores, precision electrical lead In addition, controls are set up on the interaction of all fac- remainder. man, inserts a tachometer into the temperature chamber of a tachome- tors in the production process that affect quality, such as time, The quality control functio: ter test stand, located in Bldg. 1. The tachometer, supplied by one of Librascope's many vendors, is given a functional test at 75 degrees C. temperature and pressure; on written communications, such as begin on the drawing board. 1 All incoming materials are inspected by Quality Control. the quality control instructions that guide inspection; and on the design groups, prepare qu corrective actions to probe and minimize errors. ments that lay down the insp To implement its program, Quality Control operates with a manufacturing process. staff of some 240. Inspectors number more than 180, quality THE FUNCTIONS OF TH] there. They also inspect the produ in planning test equipment, m standards are being met by personnel, are in charge of soi of vendors and subcontractors. One of the prime tools used For Quality Control, nothing simple nor too complex to insp Whether checking for toler electronic indicator, or for the wires on a matrix section, the inspect, and is always looking J Broadly speaking, there ar mechanical, electrical and opti< An electrical inspection may entire computer, a mechanical act dimensions of a computer may check out the entire optic The inspection techniques vi components vary. To test for bond strength an insulated section of a circuit is used. In this test, the coppe: termine the actual number of p ELEVATED POSITION—Records keeping is essential to any success- PROTOTYPE CHECK—When prototypes of Librascope's products are from the base laminate. ful operation, and Quality Control is no exception. Linda Steele, gen- in varying stages of development, Quality Control carries out the all- eral clerk, checks for one of Receiving Inspection's 7500 data and important inspections. Paul Cain (r), an inspector, measures the in- specifications files. Inspection instructions and drawings are part of terference fit of an end bell for a computer drum shroud. Joseph MECHANICAL TESTS AR] information stored in the files. Vanek, experimental machinist, is at left. with a variety of gages. The June, 1960 THE LIBRAZETTE Page 5 Excellence Is the Byword

ample, can be measured to 0.0000116 inch by use of an optical flat, a super precision instrument that measures with light waves. In many cases, a mechanical inspection kills two birds with one stone, so to speak. Both a part and the tool used to build the part can be inspected in one operation. Because of the complexity of Librascope's products and the intricate workmanship required to produce them, inspection problems are numerous and never ending. For example, dust particles on a sensitive instrument can seriously hamper the accuracy of measurement or function. The answer? Rigid control of the environment, resulting in a room completely free of dust. Such a room is located in Bldg. 2. SINCE QUALITY IS DETERMINED to a significant extent by the material that goes into products, Quality Control's work in materials and source control cannot be understated. In conjunction with Engineering and Purchasing, the department checks out and approves the sources of supplies and maintains harmonious relations with the vendors. Material review is another key method of controlling the materials that eventually make up Librascope's products. If, e Quality Control Department's ex- during production, it is found that a material does not stack y of Librascope's products is Dave MILLING CHECK—Inspection of in-process work is a prime and ex- conferring with his top assistants, up to specifications, Quality Control rejects it. acting function of Quality Control. Ted Cherry, surface plate inspector, o manager, and Don Derrington (r), When a question arises about whether or not rejected mate- checks the milling of a computer panel cover with a plate check gage. rial can be reworked to specifications, a Material Review Board The gage is one of numerous devices used for inspection. —composed of an engineer, a customer representative and a QC representative—conducts a thorough investigation of its own and makes the final decision. THE END RESULT of Quality Control's work is, of course, reflected in the products. A fitting testimonial to QC's efforts is the reputation Librascope maintains for products of high quality. And it is also a testimonial to the teamwork displayed in the entire design and manufacturing process. Just how well Quality Control is assuring quality was recently summed up by Capt. G. L. Heap, Assistant Chief of Naval Material, Office of Naval Material, Washington, D. C. In a letter to President Imm, Captain Heap praised the work of Quality Control. "Considering the importance of dollar value of your products," he wrote in part, "it is understood that the Navy's inspection force is one of the smallest in the United States. . . . "Our small representation at your establishment is in direct contrast to that which we must place with marginal suppliers. In many cases, a relatively large outfit cannot fully insure that the government receives quality material in accordance with specifications on time and suitable for the purposes intended. It is difficult to inspect quality into material. It has to be built in ne of the earliest steps in Quality nt of inspection procedures—called by an organization responsive to ideals such as yours and moni- over the drawings of a new product tored by a group such as Harrison's." Engineers Tom Randall, Sam Baker ASSISTING HARRISON in the QC operations are Don Der- rington, Administrative Assistant to the Manager, and Bill administrative personnel the Hibbard, Technical Assistant to the Manager. Bill Waterhouse is QC's Administrative Assistant. i in the early stage of design Quality Control Engineering supervisors are: Russ Hofgren, COMPLEX BUSINESS—The maze of wiring on a computer matrix is manufacturing area; Carl Cisco, components; and Harrison systematically checked by Quality Control. Typical of the matrices in- e QC engineers, working with spected is an ASROC matrix section, shown above. Irene Pekarcik, ity control instructions—docu- and Hibbard, who double as supervisors in projects and serv- general assembler, is doing the wiring. :tion techniques for the entire ices, respectively. Bill Giles is general foreman of Receiving Inspection, and Paul Metzger is general foreman of In-process Inspection. QC ENGINEERS do not end

in the prototype stage, assist te sure that specifications and )th production and inspection ce control, and aid in selection r Quality Control is inspection, i too small nor too large, too it, Harrison says, ices of 0.000010 inch with an orrect placement of a maze of apartment has found a way to r better ways in the process. three kinds of inspections— I. leek for correct circuitry of an ispection may measure the ex- ase, and an optical inspection system of a periscope, y as much as the products and

adhesiveness of copper on the >oard, a destructive-type test ^s pulled at right angles to de- inds it takes to pull the copper DUAL INSPECTION—Inspection of a part and the tool used to build THE LAST STEP—Quality Control stays with a product down to the the part is often accomplished at the same time. Here the dimensions final adjustment and inspection. Here, Al Castle (r), Quality Control PERFORMED in many ways of a SUBROC casting and the tool used to machine it are inspected project engineer, inspects a ballistic machine cam to be inserted in a with a jig bore machine by Inspector Fred Jensen (r), while Charles Mark 17 computer. Willard Mather, adjustment department foreman, irface of a flat plane, for ex- Pierson, jig bore machinist, observes, is at left. (Jim Avera photos) Page 6 THE LIBKAZETTE June, 1960 June Graduations Bring 23 New Engineers to Librascope The traditional march of June graduates from college cam- puses is under way, and the first of 23 who have chosen Libra- scope careers are now beginning to report. The 23 graduates — all men and all engineering, mathematics and and the universities of Arizona and physics majors — were recruited Utah furnished one each. during the academic year by Per- Following are the new Libra- sonnel's recruiting teams, who vis- scopers, listed by assignment: ited every major western college AIRBORNE: Michael Cianciola, in their search for talent. BSEE, UCLA; Donald Gallop, THE COLLEGIANS hail from BSEE, Oklahoma; Ronald Helms, as far away as the University of BSEE, Wyoming; Thomas Hilton, Wyoming and the University of BSEE, Utah; Elbert Johnson, Texas, and from as near as Los BSEE, USC; Virgil Lemley, BSEE, Angeles State College, UCLA and UCLA; Robert McKinstry, BA USC. In all, 13 colleges and uni- Math and Physics, WSC; Irwin versities are represented. Maltz, BSEE, UCLA; Lorey Mc- The first graduates reported June Glinchey, BSEE, USC; Thurle 13 and the last will report Septem- Schindler, BSEE, Oregon State; ber 1. Seventeen are reporting this Anthony Stankus, BA Math, Cal month, two in July, three in Aug- Poly; Don Whelchel, BSEE, Okla- ust, and one in September. homa; Kenneth Wolfe, BSME, L.A. SHIPBOARD ENGINEERING group visits Navy's Mike Woyetz, Steve Smith, Ed Wachtel, Dan Craft, The men, recruited on the basis State; Walter Wilcox, BSEE, Ari- submarine RONCADOR at Long Beach Navy base, to Larry Daniels, Lieut. D. E. Upshaw, USN, C/O of of their potential and interest in zona. get first-hand experience of environment in which RONCADOR, Al Smith, Manuel Prieto and Perry Librascope's fields of operation, are ENGINEERING SERVICES: Shipboard devices must operate. (L-R) Cliff Rouseve, Gluckman. (Crawford photo) assigned to departments of their David E. Brown, BSEE, Wyoming; own choice. Airborne is scheduled Robert Copyak, BSEE, Wyoming. to get the bulk of graduates—14 QUALITY CONTROL: Richard Patents Pay Off while Engineering Services, Qual- Mielke, BSEE, WSC; Wilbur Wil- Don't Try to Outdo the Fish) Or ity Control, Shipboard and Special liams, BSEE, Texas. 1UJ VJUll^i^., f Under Company's Devices are assigne-• d3 eac~nr*V*h +117two^, ananrdl SPECIA<2r>TT'/~'T A LT T>T7

Personnel's Bruce Larson has but will not exceed 18 months. Functions Grow been selected to serve on a special Unlike the regular federal grand A new indication of Librascope's federal grand jury, called to hear jr.ry which meets every Wednesday, continuing internal expansion is the testimony on rackets. the special grand jury is on call establishment of Data Processing as Larson, an Employment Inter- from the U.S. Attorney. It will a separate department with an ex- viewer reporting to Walt Sertic, meet at varying times and for un- panded range of services and func- Employment Supervisor, was im- scheduled duration as the need tions. paneled on May 31 at the U.S. arises. The new department, formerly a Courthouse in Los Angeles. REFLECTING Librascope's pol- section in accounting, was formed icy on jury service, Larson will re- last month. It reports directly to ONE OF 23 named from a list ceive the difference between the Controller Norm Stevens. of some 200 prospective jurors, jury's $7 per day stipend, plus mile- HEADING the new department Larson received warm congratula- age, and his normal salary, Mc- is Pete Mobley, appointed Data tions from Sertic and from Mac Keague said. Processing Manager. He was pro- McKeague, Personnel Manager. Larson joined Libra scope in No- moted from the position of Data vember of last year. Prior to this, Processing Supervisor under the old The jury's term of court will begin sometime after July 5, and will he was a personnel representative organization. run until all "business is completed, at Sunstrand Turbo, Pacoima. Harry Ewing, formerly Tab Su- A native of Utah, he came to pervisor, is the department's Ad- California in 1940 and joined Doug- ministrative Supervisor. las Aircraft, starting in the shops, The department, located in Bldg. C. P. McKEAGUE, Personnel Manager, left, congratulates Bruce Larson, later going into personnel work. 3, retains all of its accounting serv- employment interviewer, on his selection as a member of a special federal Paul Lee Joins HE ATTENDED the University ices and functions, and will greatly grand jury. expand its data processing services of Utah before moving to the West for the engineering and production Wage and Salary Coast. In January of this year, he segments of the company, Mobley received a Certificate of Industrial Paul A. Lee this month joined the Relations from UCLA. said. Edwards, Meade staff of Hannes Boehm, Wage and A MAJOR step in the expansion Mailroom Moves Larson, his wife Martha, and program will be installation of the Salary administrator for all non- their three-year-old daughter Jen- new RPC-9000 data processing sys- To Central Staff The Central mailroom, previ- engineering areas, as a job analyst. nifer, make their home in Canoga tem. The RPC-9000, earmarked for ously housed in a building adja- LEE HOLDS Park. installation in the near future, is Military Sales cent to Bldg. 3, has been moved an M/A degree a fully transistorized, medium-scale Two new additions to the central to a new location—Bldg. 19— in personnel automatic data processing system staff of Military Sales were an- just west of Bldg. 21 on Air management being designed and built by the Bur- nounced this month by Bob William- Way. The new location, less than from UCLA and Joseph Kane bank branch. son, M/S director. The new Libra- half a block from the Sonora a B/A degree When installed, the RPC-9000 will scopers are: Street postomce branch, is ex- from Indiana Material Control replace most of the punched card REAR-ADM. pected to speed up mail deliv- University. He equipment now in use by Data JACK E D- eries. Telephone numbers re- formerly was Is Dead At 54 Processing, greatly boosting the de- WARDS, USN main the same as before. with Ramo- Joseph Kane, of Materiel Con- partment's capabilities. (ret), a veteran Wooldridge in trol, who would have become a AMONG the many functions per- of many of the wage and salary administration, 10-year Libravet June 5, died May formed by Data Processing is one major Pacific previously headed all personnel ad- 27 at St. Joseph's hospital, Bur- that affects each and every Libra- naval battles in ministration at Revell, Inc., one of bank, of lung cancer. scopor. In this department, payroll World War II. Dan Fitzpatrick Accepts the nation's largest toy manufac- Well-known and well-liked by his checks are made up. A specialist in turers. fellow workers throughout the Processing of accounts payable is electronic com- Federal Mediation Post plant, Kane had spent most of his another principal accounting func- munication?. Kd- An Army ordnance corps veteran, Dan F. Fitzpatrick, who joined Lee saw service as an electronic fire years with Librascope in Shipping tion performed by Mobley's depart- war>is has twice served on the staff and Receiving. He was a native of Hawthorne, Nevada, but had livecr pays all the bills in carrying out as a member of the joint military bore machinist, has resigned from the father of two young children this assignment. the Company to join the Federal and makes his home in Granada most of his life in Los Angeles. He advisory group to the Chinese Na- would have been 55 on June 9. FROM THE DATA gathered on tionalist government and as Seattle Mediation and Conciliation Service Hills. accounts payable and payroll comes district intelligence officer. as a mediator. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lyle Kane of the Pantagraph sec- another important service — the Kdwards is a 1930 graduate of On leave from the Company for preparation of job progress reports. tion of the Machine Shop, a daugh- the U.S. Naval Academy and of the past six years to serve as busi- Stevens Names ter, Shirley Marks, a grand-daugh- Information on costs, including la- the Naval War College. He was ness agent for Precision Lodge bor, material and burden, is ac- ter, Patricia Ann, 9 months, and awarded the Silver Star, the Legion 1600, International Association of son-in-law Bob Marks, of Property cumulated, then processed and pre- of Merit and wears 12 battle stars Machinists, Fitzpatrick was well Charles St. John pared in report form for evaluation Accounting. Funeral services were on his service ribbons. known throughout the manufactur- held May 31 at Holy Cross Ceme- on job progress by engineering and ing area. In addition to serving as As Budget Manager production management. MAJ ROBERT tery. W. MEADE, business agent, he also was the The scope of engineering and newly-elected President of the Cali- Charles St. John, former budget USAF (ret) coordinator for American Potash production services will be greatly fornia Conference of Machinists. expanded, Mobley said. who, for the and Chemical Corp., has been PROJECTS currently under way past four years Married and the father of five named to the newly-created post Waycott Promoted to include the assembly and processing has been a mem- children, Fitzpatrick makes his of Division Budget Manager by of engineering data to determine ber of the legis- home in North Hollywood. He was Controller Norm Stevens. Silk Screen Foreman makeup and production of the com- lative liaison sworn into Federal service June 20. staff in the office ST. JOHN'S Bob Waycott, a Librascoper for plete wiring systems for SUBROC initial assign- and ASROC. A similar task was of the Secretary the past 16 months, was promoted ^ ment is to pre- last month from Leadman in Silk recently completed for the FAA of the Air Force. Meade was a fighter pilot in the Install 7 More pare, install and Screen Processing to Foreman of computer. maintain a com- European theatre in World War II that section by Performance analysis on all Re- prehensive pro- liability Engineering projects is and again in 1950 in the Korean Phone Booths General Fore- gram to provide man Bill O'Mara ~ another key program currently in campaign. He was a member of the management military mission to Turkey and a of Processing. the works at Data Processing. for Employees with data re- In addition to the appointments test pilot for four years with the An Angeleno- quired to make born, who now of Mobley and Ewing, several other Air Proving Ground Command at Seven new coin-box telephone accurate finan- Eglin Field, Fla. makes his home key promotions were made in line booths, earmarked for the exclusive cial forecasts. As part of that as- with the reorganization. in Burbank, use of Librascope employees for signment he will devise a detailed Waycott is a THE PROMOTIONS include: personal calls, will be installed at budget program with special em- graduate of Stan Pidkowicz from Group Leader the Glendale facility within 30 days. phasis on departmental overhead to Tab Supervisor; Eadie Steele Albert Villa Promoted John Burroughs The glass booths, reports Larry budgeting. high, is currently studying mechani- from Group Leader to Data Prepa- Cahill, Supervisor of Plant Com- cal engineering at Valley Junior ration Supervisor; Bob McMullen To QC Junior Engineer A native of Chicago, St. John has munications, will be placed in cen- College. Before coming to Libra- from Group Leader to Computer Promotion of Albert A. Villa been a Californian for 20 years, from Leadman, Inspection, to Jun- tral locations, easily accessible for lives with his wife and two young scope, Waycott was a silk screen Programmer; Chuck White from all personnel. Tab Operator to Computer Pro- ior Quality Control Engineer, was children in Van Nuys. He holds specialist with Olympic Industries and Collins Radio in Burbank. grammer; Terry Ward from Tab announced this month by QC Man- HERE ARE THE LOCATIONS: a Certificate in Accounting from Southwestern University and prior Operator to Computer Programmer. ager Dave Harrison. Two indoor booths in Bldg. 17, Hugh Heron, a new employee, also VILLA, WHO one in the Northwest corner and to being with American Potash was has been named a Computer Pro- jg*fc^ JOINED Libra- one near the Southeast corner. division controller of the Revlon grammer. Bk scope just 27 Corp., and chief accountant for The Librazette The greatest expansion in the de- 1 W months ago, has Three in the Rodier Drive com- American Machine and Foundry Copyright 1960 by Librascope plex of facilities, one each near Corp.'s west coast branch. partment's staff, as the promotions •p been a wireman, Division, General Precision, Inc. indicate, was made in the program- ; Buildings 7, 12 and 16. *§3l| ;?»lr 1 production wire- 808 Western Avenue, Glendale ming staff, Mobley added. man, electrical Two near the main guard gate Contract Drawn Up -. •«"*§,,, j, . inspector and on Flower Street. Editor Bill Keith •„ Leadman in pre- Attend Navigation Meet Two between Buildings 1 and 2. Two Librascope staffers — Bob Associate Editors Al Erickson Three Librascopers will attend ' Wright, sub-contracts administra- Terry Ryan tion. He previ- tor in Materiel and Harry Plunkett the 16th annual meeting of the In- THE WOODEN BOOTHS now in Art Editor Keith Kinnaird stitute of Navigation at the Air ously worked for Hoffman Labs and operation at the latter two loca- of the Legal Dept., flew to Little Assistant Art Editor Paul Kane Force Academy in Colorado Springs Lockheed. tions will be replaced by glass Falls, N. J., this month, to take June 23-25. Those attending are: A native-born Angeleno, Villa is booths. Addition of the new booths, part in a GPI conference at Kear- Photographers Earl Crawford Tom Bryant, Chief Engineer of a veteran of four years in the Cahill says, is designed to meet fott headquarters. Purpose of the Fred Beindorf, Jim Avera Shipboard; Staff Engineer Clyde Marine Corps. He is married, the the requirements of all personnel, gathering was to draw up a stand- Photo Layout Andy Cook Hendricks and Advertising Man- father of two young children and and make it more convenient to ard contract for use in dealing with Jim Norwood ager Mike Cannon. makes his home in Los Angeles. place personal calls. sub-contractors. Page 8 THE LIBRAZETTE June, 1960

GPE Controls Merges New Rotation Policy; Librascope Sports With GPI; To Operate Supervisors to Learn Under Link Division All Assembly Phases GPE Controls, Inc., of Chicago, Assembly has put into effect a heretofore an autonomous company rotation policy of supervisor as- Kilroy's Klick under the General Precision Equip- signments, inaugurated last month ment Corporation banner, is joining by Personnel within its own ranks. Wins Fivesome the General Precision, Inc., operat- As announced by Assistant Fac- ing company. tory Superintendent Herb Darby, Through transfer of ownership, the policy is intended to familiarize Bowling Crown GPE Controls will become a wholly- each foreman with all phases of owned subsidiary of GPI and will assembly work, in order to cope by Fred Killips operate under the direction of the with emergencies and to further After a nip and tuck season, Kil- Link Division. The move reflects train foremen for future advance- ment. roys Klick emerged champions of Link plans to expand its industrial Shifted to new assignments were: the Librascope Mixed Fivesome controls business. bowling league, edging out Hapa GPE Controls management is not BILL SAUBER, from wiring and Haoles by 3% games. affected by the consolidation. G. L. mechanical assembly in Bldg. 17, Third place was captured by the Stancliff is executive vice president nights, to the Printed Circuit Line Pin Busters, five games behind the and chief executive officer; H. J. on the day shift. champions. Fourth place in the final Velten is president and chairman GERRY HENSHAW, from Print- standings was claimed by 4 Dashes of the board. ed Circuits, Bldg. 10, to wiring and & 1 Dot, six games out. Fifth place mechanical assembly of the Mk 130 ended in a tie between 4 Guys and digital computer, Bldg. 17. A Doll and Lucky Strikes, both Others in the Assembly foreman nine games out. ACTION at home plate: Jim Fallet, Precisioneer outfielder, lashes a Lynn Mary Albizati group will be rotated whenever pos- A BANQUET at the Hotel Green hit through the box in a recent game with the Teeco Softball team at sible without disrupting production in Pasadena June 20 capped the Olive recreation center, Burbank. The Precisioneers lost, 5-2. Awarded Scholarship and delivery schedules. 34-week season. Prizes were given and the winners honored. Seventeen year old Lynn Mary In the final week of competition Albizati, daughter of General Fore- last month at the Grand Central man Trent Albizati, Assembly, Jim Takeuchi Joins Bowl, Carls Cadets registered the racked up another scholastic honor highest team series—a 2816. The this month when she was awarded Analog Computer Group Bandits, rolling a 1011, took the the $500 annual scholarship spon- Jim Takeuchi has joined the Ana- honors for the highest team game sored by the Burbank Board of log Computer group in Airborne of the week. Realtors. as Associate Engineer, according Here are the final standings of Lynn previously had won the to Project Manager Al Ladine. the 18-team league: Bausch and Lomb gold medal for TAKEUCHI achievement in science studies and will be evaluat- Won Lost a scholarship from Mt. St. Mary's ing electronic 1. Kilroys Klick 84 52 College, Westwood, where she will components and 2. Hapa Haoles 80V2 55 V2 enroll this Fall. investigating 3. Pin Busters 77 59 Lynn graduated this year from circuit applica- 4. 4 Dashes & 1 Dot.... 76 60 JefiFerson-Bellarmine High in Bur- ••v^k < tions for com- 5. 4 Guys & A Doll.... 74% 61 Ms bank. Two sisters, Leigh, 15, and ponents such as 5. Lucky Strikes 74% 61% Trendy, 12, also are students there, A input and out- Sweepers 72 64 as is her only brother, Kim, 6 years / put devices. Exodus 71 65 old. Proud father Trent says that Previouslj^at Happy Five 69% 66% Leigh also has collected her share Autonetics, Inc., in Downey, Takeu- Four Hits and of awards and is pressing her sister chi was test engineer and prepared No Miss 69 67 for family honors. calibration procedures. 9. Carls Cadets 69 67 Originally from Pahala, Jjawaii. SFoodpetikers 64 72 Takeuchi now lives in Tiuhtington Jennies Brood 64 72 Park. His BS degree is from Indi- Embalmers 63 73 ana Technical College. 12. The Rejects 62% 73% Slee, Johnson Head 13. Odd Balls 56 80 14. The Bandits 51% 84% Wescon Design Group Tennis Club Formed 15. Sleepers 46 80 Ken Slee, Director of Public Re- lations and Advertising, and Dean At Burbank Branch Johnson, Manager of Trade Shows A band of 43 energetic Libra- and Exhibits, have been named scopers at the Burbank Branch have Precisioneers Split chairman and co-chairman, respec- recently formed a tennis club, with tively, of the Industrial Design a standing invitation open to all In First Round Award Committee of the upcoming net enthusiasts to join up. Western Electronic Show and Con- The man behind it all is Stuart Of League Play vention. Leong, founder and club's first The committee is in charge of president. Other newly elected of- by Charlie McKallor Wescon's Second Annual Industrial ficers are: Dan MacArthur, vice- The Precisioneer Softball team, Design Award Program. In last president; Donna Anderson, secre- champions in their league last year, year's competition, Librascope won tary; Glenda Pappas, treasurer. have been having their troubles this an award of merit for the design Tentatively, the first matches will season. Despite generally good SEASON AWARDS for swing shift bowlers were presented at First of the Libratrol-500 industrial proc- be held on the Griffith Park courts. Annual Banquet last month at the Candlelight Inn. At top, members of ess control computer. pitching, which sometimes has been first-place Snollygossers, pose with trophies: (L-R) Butch Hall, Tony For further information regarding inspired, the hits haven't always Ludwig, Clark Erick, sponsor Ray Setty and Carl Frain. At bottom, The Wescon show will be held at the club, contact any of the above come at the right times. second-place Snafu team of (L-R) Murdock Bruce, Don Hutchinson and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports mentioned officers at the Burbank As a consequence, instead of Bill Wood. Dick Nadeau was unable to be present. (Crawford photo) Arena, August 23-26. Branch. leading the league as they did at this time last year, our diamond stars have only managed to play .500 ball, winning four and drop- ping the same number. This aver- All Ties Broken in age keeps you off the bottom, but it doesn't win any pennants. Swing Bowling League; HOWEVER, the lads have been facing much tougher competition Snafus Grab Second Librascope Division this season, teams which weren't even in our league during 1959. by Howie Bennett General Precision, Inc. We're facing them because of the Just for the record, the roll-offs record we piled up the past two to break the ties in the Librascope 808 Western Avenue seasons. The only trouble is—we Swing Bowling League last month Glendale 1, Calif. aren't quite the same team. Time produced bonafide winners of sec- has taken its toll of many of the ond, third, fourth and fifth place. old stalwarts and their replace- So, for the 1959-60 season the ments haven't yet been honed to money winners are: the razor-sharpness you need in 1st—Setty's Snollygossers; 2nd— order to be champions. The Snafus; 3rd—Rico's Bloopers; But the boys are determined to 4th—The Gutter Rats; 5th—The win—and that's half the battle. Spotters. The second round of play, which The other five teams finished in starts next month, will tell the tale. this order: The roster this year: 6th—Moo Fooz; 7th—Pick Ups; Sam Houchin and Al Akins, 8th—Holey Rollers; 9th—Muske- pitchers; Manager Joe Fido, Jim teers; 10th—Mazel Kins. Fallet and Ted Masters, catchers; Members of all teams, wives, Phil Plantamura, Hank Mason, Neil sweethearts and friends gathered Hinton and Irwin Dubinsky, infield- at the Candlelight Inn to celebrate ers. In the outfield are Dick John- the season's end and watch the son, George Hoffman, Jim Arena, award ceremonies. As the saying Ray Cedruly, Jim Stural and Pete goes, a good time was had by all. DeYoung. See you next season! First Class Mail