Ideo Design Development Models Prototype Proof Testing Production Plonning Production Stockpile LIFE STORY of a weapon .is charted by these cartoons. a Sandia engineer to the day it's placed in stockpile, articles beginning here will tell of part Sandia plays in • From the moment it is but a glimmer in the brain of the weapon is in one of these phases. The series of the life of nuclear weapons for Uncle Sam's arsenal. Sandia Corporationls Place in The Nuclear Weapons Program

EDITOR'S NOTE: In this and curity, to provide a word picture five subsequent issues, the San• of what goes on behind the dia Lab News will publish a se• fence, in the next building, or ries of articles on Sandia Cor• even in the next office. We wish poration's job in the nuclear to thank those in the line or• weapons program. The articles ganizations who helped make have been prepared to promote this story possible. Readers are a. b.-tter understanding among cautioned not to e 1 a b or a t e employees, their families and on this material in discussing it friends, of the scope of opera• with their friends and families tions at Sandia. The story at• to avoid disclosure of classified tempts, within the limits of se- information.

Part One chairman. Mr. Strauss described If Sandia Corporation's job this industry as a huge network • of factories and research labora• could be summed up briefly, it Vol. 9, No. 24 Albuquerque, New Mexico November 29, 1957 could be said that Sandia designs tories, all owned by the American and develops strategic and tactical taxpayer, turning out one prod• nuclear weapons around the ex• uct-nuclear weapons-for a sin• plosive systems developed by the gle customer-the armed forces• Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory with one competitor- the Rus• Council Social Agencies Makes in New Mexico and the Univer• sians. sity of California's Radiation L!iib• Naturally it would not be good oratory at Livermore, California. business practice to reveal trade However, just as the complexities secrets to a competitor and so the Plans for Christmas Charity of a nuclear weapon cannot be de• complete story of Sandia has gone In an effort to elimina te dupli• Army, and All Faiths Re• ployee Services Division will serve scribed in a few sentences, neither untold. Although there would be cation of effort and to insure that ceiving Home. as an information center, but will can Sandia's role in the weapons no breach of security if Macy's coverage is complete, the various In recent years numerous San• not have lists of needy families as program be contained in a single told Gimbels, atomic secrets in the social welfare agencies in Albu• dia Corporation organizations ha ve the Council is maintaining the paragraph. hands of an aggressor could caus-:! querque have worked out a coordi• organized their own Christmas confidential nature of such infor• Sandia is as complex and far chaos and destruction. Therefore, nated program for administering program, sharing with the less for• mation. Another method of help• reaching in its operations as the many new developments and tech• Christmas programs for the needy tunate in a variety of ways. These ing needy is to send money to industry of which it is a part, the niques in the nuclear weapons this year. activities are encouraged, not only CARE. One dollar will buy 26 Atomi~ Energy Commission, "the procedures which have brought by the Corporation but by the pounds of food for a family in a nation's biggest industry," accord• about these developments can be Basic change in the plan this told. year, according to the Council of Council. As in the past, the Em- foreign country. ing to Lewis L. Strauss, AEC Social Agencies, is to maintain the • • • privacy of the needy families. No Sandia Corporation, the Los names of charity cases will be As in Past Years Many Sandia Employees Alamos and Livermore Laborato• given out and all deliveries to th~ ries, along with Hanford, Rocky needy families will be made by the Flats, Oak Ridge, Savannah River recognized welfare agencies which To Help Needy Enjoy Happy Christmas and many others make up the are handling such activities the In following with the Christmas Hake (1460) and Leo White will be donated. Last year the AEC's giant laboratories and pro• year around. tr11 dition of giving gifts and good (1470). same department bought a fam• duction facilities. In addition to keeping the will, a number of Corporation or• In organization 7411 A. L. ily a stove and repaired their Sandia Laboratory is operated Christmas program on a dignified ganizations have already organized Ouellette has been placed in house in addition to giving the for the AEC under a non-profit and quiet basis, the Council hopes committees to collect money or charge of "Operation Food Bas• food, toys and clothing. contract. Western Electric Com• to spread the benefits of the food for needy families. ket." On Dec. 2 a collection will Starting next week division sec• pany, of which Sandia is a sub• Christmas giving over a wider pe• For the second year an "in be taken among members and the retaries in 2220 will have on their sidiary, receives no fee for its riod. "No one must be without on money will be used to purchase desks collection boxes for money services at Sandia. Christmas Day," says the Coun• lieu of Christmas card fund" food baskets (through a wholesale to assist needy families at Christ• This $60,000 ,000 laboratory, em_ cil's announcement, "but will policy is being sponsored by the 1400 group. After the first day contact) . Next week will also be mas. playing more than 7000 persons, stomachs filled on December 25 of collecting the enthusiasm the Christmas aid target date for Division 1624 will divide its is the AEC's major laboratory for cease to ache in January, Christmas fund money between shown by 1400 employees for 51-10. the ordnance engineering phases April . . . ?" Members of 5510 have been in• food, clothing, shoes and other • this worthy cause was stagger• o! atomic weapons research and Here are the main points of the ing. The committee handling formed of a forthcoming drive to n eeds for a family. development. Sandia works closely A similar plan will be followed coordinated program in which the details includes: Chet Smith collect money to adopt one or with the Los Alamos Scientific La• more needy families during the by organization 3100. agencies are joining, and which is (1410), Bob Jones (1420), Bob boratory and the University of being offered for the considera• Christmas s: ason. The money will Other organizations are expect• California's Radiation Laboratory tion of those who wish to organize Schowers (1440), Gene Glaze be used to purchase food and ed to join the above m entioned at Livermore, where explosive sys• or participate in some Christmas (1451), Bob Lindsey (1454), Lyle clothing while other needed items groups in the Christmas program. tems for nuclear weapons are de• charity: veloped. 1: All agencies (including • • * churches) will register their The AEC's Sandia, Los Alamos needy families with the and Livermore laboratories share Council of Social Agencies. responsibility in the development A check will be made to of nuclear and thermonuclear avoid duplication. weapons. Sandia's job is to design 2. The Marines will handle the usable military weapons around entire toys distribution pro• the explosive systems developed at gram. Each agency involved ! os Alamos and liv amor ~ . The will be given an allocation Sandia part in this joint under• of toys for distribution to taking is referred to as "weapon• families they are helping. izing" a device. Sandia designs the fuzing and 3. Grocery orders will be distri• firing systems that will detonate buted by agencies in lieu of the weapon at a particular time Christmas baskets wherever ·1ct place, assuring optimum des• possible. truction of a specific target. 4. Donations will be made to Sandia develops the necessary • and through the participat• internal components, including ing agencies. Cash donations power supplies and timing mech• may ba made to any of the anisms, radars, barometric switch• participating agencies or to es and other components and cir• the Department of Public cuitry which make up the intricate Welfare or Child Welfare actuating mechanisms. In addi• Division. These monies are ~'" n. Sandia designs the bomb placed in a year-round fund "body" or casing in which to house for needed services, food and this complex "gadget," with the clothing for individual reci• necessary ballistic features to get pients. Donations of canned the bomb to its destination. In the goods may be made to the case of "warheads," Sandia's job agencies which care for the is one of teamplay with the mis• needy every day: Catholic CHRISTMAS DONATION BOXES are being passed Jones (1420), Bob Lindsey (1454), Bob Schowers sile designers to assure compati• Charities, Brothers of the around by these representatives of 1400 to aid (1440) and Lyle llake (1460), front row, Chairman bility with the delivery vehicle. Good Shepherd, Christina needy families during the coming holiday season. Gene Glaze (1451), Leo White (1470) and Chet The nuclear device must be engi- Kent Day Nursery, Salvation Committee members include: back row, L toR, Bob Smith (1410). Other Sandians plan similar funds. (See "Sandia's Place" Page 4) Page Two SANDIA LAB NEWS November 27, 1957 Sandianotes . . . Weddings and Mike DiBella 'Shanghaied' By TV Engagements Crew; Will Now Be Seen on Network Mr. and Mrs. Goebel Davis are at home in Livermore, Calif., af• Mike DiBella (7123-1) will be ter their recent marriage and wed• Caught With His Shutter Open seen on a network TV program, ding trip to Idaho and the Pacific A photograph in a recent issue "The Seven Lively Arts," being Northwest. of Life Magazine showing TV Eh:>'>' n in Albuquerque, Dec. 15, at Goebel was formerly with or• The Sand:a Lab News is an official publication of the Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, N. M. Western heroes shooting up a sa• 3 p. m. over KGGM. ganization 1291 and is now as• Office: Room 10, Bldg. 829, Employee Services loon prompted the Sandia Lab During a vacation trip to New signed to 8120 at the Livermore News photographer Bill Laskar York City this summer, Mike and Branch. His bride, the former <2 462 ) to call the shots. Telephones Sandia Base E Deadline ./ his sister were "shanghaied" from Jean P arr, was with 5513. Alpine 6-4411 Friday noc;n of week • In a letter to Life published in a 9• their hotel lobby into a waiting The couple was married Nov. 21 Ext. 25253, 26135 prior to pubJiu,tion / • recent issue, Bill pointed out that sightseeing bus. There, along with at Trinity Methodist Church in although the guns were shown fir• about 25 others, they were taken Member Associa•ion of tluclt•ar Editors, Border Council of Industrial Editors, Albuquerque with a dinner at Ca• ing, their hammers were still in hand by a team of directors ..... 7 and affiliated wilh International Council of Industrial Editors. cocked. The editor explained that sa de Las Huertas in Placitas fol• and cameramen to appear in a lowing the ceremony. Life's photographer had left his filmed sequence. shutter open from the time the Best wishes are extended to The sequence shows a group of Cynthia D. Mabery (7225 assigned Safety-An Employee Accomplishment guns were cocked until they were tourists first in Times Square and fired, catching both actions on the to 513 1) on her Thanksgiving later in the bus gaping at the tall The Atomic Energy Commission has presented Sandia film. man-iage to Ramon F . Sedillo. buildings and being shown points Corporation with a plaque in recognition of the employees' ac• Bill, whose perception is as sharp Cynthia has been at Sandia of interest by the guide. complishment of working 3,610,632 man-hours without a dis- as his photographs, had a special since last February. abling injury. ·· interest in the picture. His single Mike said the CBS crew was most cosmopolitan - the dir.ect_or The plaque has been proudly placed action Colt .45 won't fire with the hammer cocked. was from the Midwest, the cam• among the growing display of Sandia safety eraman was from London, and awards in Bldg. 800 lobby. Blue Ribbon Cat the assistant director was from Behind the display of this plaque is the "Jim Tom," a long-haired part• Argentina. satisfying knowledge that Sandia employees Persian cat belonging to Polly have made the Corporation an even safer Loomis (3162), won a blue ribbon Snowbound Horseshoes place to work. The Corporation's prime in• in the Albuquerque Cat Show this A week-end in the Jemez Moun• terest in safety is based on the desire to pre• month. The prize was in the non• tains was enjoyed by nine men serve life and limb and prevent suffering. championship neuter household from 1422-1 recently at the cabin Mrs. Quigley Mrs. Sedillo of C. R. Clyde 0422-U. The men • pet class. The awards resulting from these accom• discovered that a special technique Following a honeymoon in Chi• plishments are a tribute to all employees for their parts in mak• was needed to pitch horseshoes in huahua, Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Ed• ing the fine record possible. The Sandia safety record cannot be the snow. ward Quigley are now living at credited to any one employee or any one organization. It is 10421 Ralph NE. the result of the combined efforts of all employees, and each Called to Holland Ed and the former Evelyn Clark employee may feel proud of his or her share in this achievement. "Joe" Weber, illustrator in tech~ were married Nov. 16 in the chap• nical art, has flown to Holland to el of the First Presbyterian be with his mother who is seriously Church. The informal afternoon ill. A native of The Netherlands. ceremony was followed by a recep• ''As A Student Interested J o~ has been in America since II tion at the Desert Sands. • 1936. Ed is supervisor of Analysis Sec• I n Sc1ence ... tion 2225-1 and Evelyn is a per• "As a high school student interested in science," began the Begins Army Service sonnel representative in 3152-2. letter which asked "should I seek a college education in a chosen R.rprrtin" for induction in the Congratulations to Mr. and field or an on-the-job education program?" Army on Nov. 17 was Gary L. Mrs. Harry Passmore, who were This was the voice of a young American who (before the Sheldon (8112-2). After eight married in Albuquerque on Nov. 8. days of Sputnik) asked Sandia Corporation how he should ob• weeks hasic training at Fort Ord, The bride, the former Jeanette tain his training for the future. Calif., he will be assigned to an• Come (7226-1), has worked for the Believing that this question is probably asked frequently other camu to serve six months. Corporation since last December. Gary, a native of Portland, Ore., Han-y has been at Sandia since by students in high school, the Sandia Lab News is reprinting joined Sandia a year and a half June, 1952, and is in 7412-3. parts of the reply to this young man's letter. ago and plans to return to his job "The need for scientists and engineers is so great that you CORONA AREA provided this at Livermore Branch nExt summer John Kane Wed are advised to pursue a straight college education in the field deer for Albert Angel and an• after completing his military ser• From Illinois comes word from of engineering or mathematics rather than attempt to obtain other for Calvin Jackson during vice. John Kane, (WE retiree while at an education through an on-the-job or part-time plan ... a r ecent hunting trip. Unsuc• Sandia), who was with the Corpor• "Most educators agree that all engineering and mathe• cessful nimrods on the same trip ation for four years. Congratula• were Gene Cox and Chester Cox. Sympathy tions are extended to him on his matics courses are sufficiently rugged to call for undivided recent marriage to the former All are in the guard force, 2742. attention while in school, if at all possible. An engineering de• To A. H. "John" Archuleta Jessie Stephen. The couple is now gree is worth putting forth your best effort and full time for a (3122) for the death of his son, living at 505 N. William St. in period of four years, rather than stretching out the time re• Steven Michael, on Nov. 15. Joliet. quired for a degree through an on-the-job plan of eight to Congratulations To Rollin L. Schneider (7311) 2200 Holiday Dance 1 0 years. Born to: "As you are probably aware, most industries today have for the death of his father in Al• Organization 2200 will hold its Mr. and Mrs. David Webb buquerque on Nov. 16. annual holiday dance at the Coro• some type of plan whereby an employee is given financial 0261-2) a daughter, Danni Lau• nado Club Friday, Dec. 13, from assistance, and in some instances, time off the job in order to rel. on Nov. 8. To David C. Williams (51 31) 8:30 p.m. to 12 :30. Music will be work on a Master's or PhD degree. You can see that if a person Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Cafferty for the death of his mother, who furnished by Ray Giles Orchestra goes to college and obtains a degree first, and then continues (5521-2) a son, Lee Leslie, on Nov. resided in Portland, Ore. Door prizes will be given. his work toward a Master's or PhD degree with industry assist• 14. ance he is in better financial status than by obtaining his degree Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Goebel by an on-the-job process." (5521-3) a son on Nov. 13. Advice was also given on where to look for scholarships Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ferguson (2462) a son. Ronald Allan, on • and fellowships which are offered by colleges and universities in the United States. Bulletin No. 16, 1951, issued by the United Nov. 16. States Office of Education, gives this information. It is available Mr. and Mrs. H . J. Cilke 0423- through the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government 2) a son. John Francis, on Nov. 8. Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Price is 55 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sheldon Publications which would help on the decision of what <2731l a daughter, Catherine Ma• college to attend were also quoted. The Engineers' Council for Jie. on Nov. 14. Professional Development, 29 West 39th Street, New York 18, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Sara• can provide: "After High School What?", "So You Want To Be son (1283) a son, Jay Arthur, on An Engineer" and "Engineering - A Creative Profession." Nov. 14. Mary Jo was formerly in Sandia Corporation employees could well use this infor• 1630. mation in their contribution toward strengthening the scientific Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mikkelsen <71 11 ) a daughter, Margaret, on prowess of the United States. )lov. 14. First Deer ~ ·r. ~nd Mrs. Oro!io Montoya Fern Robinson (7423) is still ex• (16~!i - U ::t daughter, Sheila Marie, cited about her first deer hunting on Nov. 8. trip. While she and her husband Mr. and M~s. Vurles Looney were hunting in the Sacramento (2131-3) a son, Darrell, on Oct. 21. Mountains near Alamogordo, Fern Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blagg shot a 95-pound doe. (2133-U a son, David Lee, on Other successful hunters were: • Oct. 27. Arthur J . Shell (5132), Lee Reames Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Brooks (5132). J..,os B<>lint (5150) and Earl (513 1) a daughter, Nancy Lee, on Anderson (5131) . Nov. 10. Mr. and Mrs. John Foster <712 2- Sick List 3) a son, Kurt Matthew, on Nov. A number of Sandians have 15. been on the sick list for some time. Mr. and Mrs. LorEn Blakely Wishes are extended for their (2221-3) a daughter, Lorell Jean, speedy recovery. They are : Roy on Nov. 6. Kendall (2111 ), Jim Wincek (7411) , Leroy Shoemaker (2152-1), 1\':' r. and Mrs. E. J... Patterson THIS 10 POINT BUCK will Arthur Johns (2 132-1), L. L. Lowe (2721-2) a son, Dani:l Lee, on Oct. keep· Rudolph E. Lovato (2415) (2 132 ), Wally Smith (4153), Carrie 31. ARE THESE YOUR GLASSES? Mary Lou Milligan (3153) displays happy until next hunting season. Vick <4135 ), Wally Nott <4135 ), Mr. and Mrs. J·m Mauldin lhe many lost glasses which may be claimed at the Corporation's He downed the 200 pound deer Lois Kelley <7 422 ) and Bud Tate (2711) a son, Dane Kris, on Nov. Lost and Found desk in Bldg. 829. Mary holds an earring that has in area northwest of Las Vegas. (7122-3). 19. been found-clear plastic covering a tiny model of a rocket. November 27, 1957 SANDIA LAB NEWS Page ThrM

Sandianotes . Sinnotts Watch Parliament Opening While Making Long European Tour Watching Queen Elizabeth open Dogdom Degrees the British Parliament on Nov. 5 High scores in three shows add• was the highpoint of a three ed up 1 to a Utility Degree for Lowell !Stouder's boxer, one of the months' trip abroad by Norman few dogs in Albuquerque to win Sinnott (5213), his wife and five this honor. year old daughter. To obtain this drgree a dog The family sailed from New must score at least 170 out of a York on the Queen Elizabeth Aug. • possible 200 points in three shows. 24 and in Paris purchased a Volks• "Diosa" chalked up 188, 182 and wagen to tour the Continent for a 180 at shows in Pueblo and Ari• month. After a look at six coun• zona. tries they crossed over to England Lowell (who works in 2151) ex• for a week in London and two plains that it's unusual for a box• weeks in Liverpool, Norman's for• er to achieve this degree because mer home, where they stayed with of their limited sense of smell. friends and Norman's sisters. Stops Usual winners are German shep• in Scotland and Ireland completed herds, poodles, and cocker span• their tour. iels. After their return on the Queen Diosa's daughter, Ebony, at the Mary, Mrs. Sinnott went on to NEW BUILDING AT LIVERMORE BRANCH as ness methods, typing pool, security, procurement Sacramento to pick up their young age of 13 months has already won seen from the west. Recently constructed Bldg. 911 and plant engineering. The area in front of the herself a place in the dogdom Hall son who had been staying with main entrance is being prepared as a parking lot. of Fame by scoring 195 points in Mrs. Sinnott's sister. houses personnel, purchasing, accounting and busi- three consecutive shows. Try, Try Again West Texas Looks at Dogs Owned by Davie B. Ray to Manuel Gallegos George Byrne (5126) is a de• 1 Retires This Month termined hunter. First trip he went Sandia Employees; All Earn Praise Retire December in the Grants area with two com• On December 1 Davie B. Ray Manuel Gallegos will retire The recently concluded West panions, they both got their deer, Welsh are the oldest of the ter• 17225 asigned to 1611) will become from Sandia Corporation the end Texas circuit of dog shows found George didn't even see one. Sec• rier breed and are ancestors of the t.he first woman of this month. ond try Gorge went hunting by praise heaped upon canines owned • airdale - a cross between the to retire from He has been or shown by Sandians. himself. He drove to the end of a Nelsh terrier and an otter hound. a night- shift side road, got out of his car, put One of the biggest surprises of Sandia Corpo• on his boots, picked up his gun, the circuit was when Bill Barth's ration. janitor in 2474 saw a buck and shot it. 10-month-old English springer She has been for the past six spaniel was pulled out of the Pup• at Sandia for years. Student Recognition PY Class and took Best of Breed five and one• Manuel comes Proud parents around Sandia in• and third in Best of Sporting half years. from Torrance clude Pauline Vandelinder (5125- Group at Odessa. The dog, Gari• Davie came County and has 1), whose son Stephen was recent• bar's Royalson, has already gath• to Albuquerque J lived in Albu• ly elected president of the student ered two major show wins and 10 years ago querque s i n c e council at McKinley Junior High eight points toward the necessary f r o m Kansas Davie Ray 1922. He and Manuel Gallegos and Marjorie (5125-1) and Carl 15 points for championship rating. and the Duke his wife live at (1613) Endres, whose daughter Another of Bill's dogs, Garibar's City was considerably different 1018 Eleventh St. NW and part of was listed in the latest collegiate First Salutation, acquired enough then: after you passed Hermosa their leisure will be taken up Who's Who. points in the circuit for champion• on East Central there were just a playing with their daughter's four Wedding Anniversaries ship rating. fEw signs and a few motels. children. Wedding anniversaries prevailed Welsh terriers are the specialty Although she has been making in 2111-1 this month. Mr. and Mrs. of Louise "Pat" Patterson (7223). her home at 222 Virginia NE with Charles Horner celebrated their In the West Texas shows Birr her daughter, Terry, a former S. P. Schwartz Speaks to 19th anniversary on Nov. 18 and Burning Bright received eight Sandia employee, Davie plans to Mr. and Mrs. Bill May marked points and Birr Wind Witch ob• move to California aft2r her re• Accounting Conference their lOth anniversary on Nov. 15. tained 10 points in the Puppy tirement. S. P. Schwartz, Sandia Corpora• Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Taylor Class. Both dogs were handled by tion Vice President and General 0473) celebrated their 25th wed• C. A. "Lee" Leemhuis (5523-3) , Manager, is speaking today before ding anniversary on Nov. 23. who showed another of her dogs Welcome an accounting conference at the to championship last fall. C. A. LEEMHUIS shows one of University of New Mexico. He is Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Depore Among Pat's 19 Welsh terriers "Pat" Patterson's prize winning speaking on management controls (2711) celebrated their 34th wed• she numbers three champions. Welsh terriers in West Texas. Newcomers Nov. 12·22 and services. ding anniversary on Nov. 23. Albuquerque In discussing these topics Mr. Another anniversary was ob• Philip L. Archuleta ...... 2415 Walter L. Hammond, Jr. ··········-····2321 Schwartz is telling the conference served Nov. 26. June <2711) and William T. Huntsman ...... 2461 what controls management has California Earl (2225) Brooks marked their Claire L. Grubbs, Livermore .... 8221·1 available and what services the 19th. Roberta M. Cole, Pleasanton ...... 8221 Barbara F. Goldman, Livermore ...... 8221 accountant. can render manage• Flying Article Gordon V. Bjork, San Lorenzo .... 8212-3 ment in putting these controls into Missouri The long-awaited article by M. Marjorie A. Newman, St. louis ...... 3124 effect. V. Gowdey (7123-2) under the New Mexico The conference is being spon• Neil B. Gholson, Hobbs ...... 2462 heading of "I Learned About Fly• Ohio sored by the University of New ing From That!" is appearing in Perry V. Davis, Dayton ...... 4111 Mexico and New Mexico Society Oklahoma the December issue of Flying. The Max E. Crandall, En id ...... 2532 of Certified Public Accountants. magazine purchased the story last summer. Ca II Sent Out For Service Awards Basketball Players • Organizational meeting for the 1957-58 Sand.a Employees Bask:t• ball association will be held today. 10 YEAR The Sandia Base gymnasium will be available for practice sessions PINS beginning Monday. League play is expected to start about Dec. 15.

Promotions Horace J. Montoya Wilbur F. Stearns (1625) to Laboratory Assistant TWO MAJOR WINS were chalked up by English springer span• Manuel P. Bell Louis J. Paddison Charles W. Metzler, Jr. (1625) to Laboratory 2236 1456 5500 Assistant iels belonging to A. W. "Bill" Barth (1442). L to R: Harry Sang• Dec. 8, 1947 Dec. 3, 1947 Dec. 8, 1947 Maude A. Rafter (2464) to Document Clerk ster, professional handler from California; Champ. Garibar's First Glen L. WisherJ7412) to Draftsman Five Year Awards Martha A. Gelt 2350) to Secretary Salutation; Judge Duane Doud; Bill and Garibar's Royalson. Fidencio C. San oval (4135) to Tab. Equip. Dec. 1-6 Mary Lou Hume (2520) to Secretary Agnes l. Cernich 1261, Robert S. Neiman, Jacoba Mata (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning and Jr. 5133, Winton B. Pafford 5233, William H. Polishing) Adam Manzanares John Holcomb Retires Lueders 2711, Henry J . Schroer 2132, Eugene Benito Padilla (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning and Chavez 2722, Marian A. Tillman 2133. Polishing) Preciliano Trujillo (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning To Retire Today With 7 Years Service Pearl ie M. Kelley 2721, Marcus M. Peeples and Polishing) Another familiar face will be 2413, Joe M. Costales 4153, Donnie M. Schuette Joseph T. Plant (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning and Today will be the last work day missing next week after the 2335, Alice M. Graves 2462, Edwin C. Wittwer Pol ishing) re• 5212. William H. Thompson (2474) to Janitor (Clean· for Adam Manzanares who is re• tirement of Jose Floyd M. Mciver 5133, Francis D. Hess 1461 , ing and Polishing) tiring after six Allen L. Thornton 2730, Frank W. Millikin Charles E. Smith (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning M. Holcomb. 1222, Hunter W. Lewis 5524, Joe D. Fulmer and Polishing) and one - half .Jose has been 2232, and Dennis A. Doherty 2412. David L. Chavez (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning and • years with San• Wilfred M. Bacchus Polishing) an assembler in Mabelle I. Weaver Dec. 7-12 Quirino A. Carrillo (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning dia Corporation 5242 1413 :?231 for seven Dec. 9, 1947 Richard 0. Murdoch 1463, Pauline Y. Loomis and Polishing) as a janitor in Dec. 1, 1947 3162, Grafton W. Moses 7312, Gilbert Ramirez Juan D. Espinoza (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning years. 2232, Mary H. Bail ey 7225, Eugene J. Meyer and Pol ish ing) 2474. He and his 5142, and Donna D. Brown 5241. George D. Edwards (2474) to Janitor (Cleaning .A dam is a na• and Polishing) wife live at 855 Herman C. Marquez (2474) to Janitor (Clean· tive of Espanola San Andres Two Year Certificates ing and Polishing) Trinidad J. Montano (2474) to Janitor (Clean. and was em• N W . however, Dec. 1-6 ing and Polishing) pl0yed at Los in late winter Frank E. Burley 2500, Norman C. Lucas 1611, Dixie D. Cain (2464) to Document Clerk Alamos for Robert A. Schroeter 7325, Ruth I. leslie 2461 , John W. Wood (2721) to Inspector (Electrical) Adam they P 1 an to Jose Holcomb Ernestine M. Sawyer 2553, Robert E. Adams Virginia A. Baker (2462) to Mimeograph seven years be• 1421. Operator Manzanares travel to Cali- Melvyn S. Montano \7232) to Utility Operator fore moving to fornia to visit their daughter and Michael R. Silva 2221, William J. Lace 2131, William R. Caldwel (2723) to Staff Assistant Albuquerque. George D. Edwards 2419, Bernard J. Mechen· (Tech.) two sons who live there. They also bier 7412. Richard C. Porter (2723) to Staff Assistant He and his wife live at 1416 Gold have 16 grandchildren. Stephen 0 . Edwards, Jr. (7411·5) to Staff Dec. 7·12 Associate (J?esigner) SE and come spring Adam will be The Holcombs moved to Albu• Charles E. Jackson 1217, Edwin M. Weber Billy M. GragJ! (5242) to Staff Assistant busy gardening. Their two chil• querque in 1944 from their former Jefferson Blaylock Felix Hendren 7411, Anna D. Osle 2314, Robert E. Stewart Pasquale A. ligouri (7411·2) to Staff Asso· 2473 2124 1472, Alvin E. Farmer 7311, and Elizabeth R. ciate (Designer) dren also live in New Mexico. home in Springer, N. M. Dec. 5, 1947 Dec. 10, 1947 Horan 3152. Page Four SANDIA LAB NEWS November 27, 1957 --- J. I. Hegge Speaks (Continued from Page 1) To North Dakota Sandia's .Place. • • Engineering Students What's ahead for engineering neered to fit the size and shape graduates was the topic of a talk limitations of the missile as well presented by J . I. Hegge, Jr. <1470 ) as meeting the operational re• at the North Dakota Agricultural quirements. College last week. In his talk, which was given at Sandia must arrange for the a banquet of the Pi Tau Sigma manufacture of tilese weapons, honorary engineering fraternity, although little actual production• Mr. Hegge stressed the need for type manufacturing is done by • understanding administrative pro• cedures in carrying out an en• Sandia. Manufacturing is done by gineering job in industry. He suppliers throughout the country pointed out that the administra• under contract to Sandia. Quality tive aspects of engineering are lit• assurance in manufacturing, and tle known to the engineering grad• uate "but most useful." surveillance of stockpiled weapons Mr. Hegge, who is manager of to assure continual reliability also the Electromechanical Develop• figure prominently in Sandia's job. ment Department at Sandia, is a It must also design the m echan• graduate of the University of ics' tools, or handling equipment North Dakota. for field assembly and testing of the weapons. It must help test new weapons and prepare training Three Men Back manuals and procedures for the At Sandia After military. * Military Duty Weapons are constantly being More Sandians returned to their developed at Sandia. Although the jobs at the Corporation this month quantity and types of weapons HALF-WAY THROUGH THE JOB of filling the uation. L to R: Alan Pope (5140), Milt Davis, a after fulfilling military obliga• turned out each year are classified wind tunnel's stora,ge tank with empty dog food former Sandia Corporation employee, Amadeo Ara• tions. information, it is well known that • cans these Sandians stop to take stock of the sit- gon, Jr. (2415) and Elauterio Torres (2415). large quantities of nuclear weap• ons are ready for instant use and that the stockpile of these weap• ons is constantly growing. Presi• Tin Cans Solve Cold Problem dent Eisenhower and other high government officials have con• firmed that we have a "whole family of weapons" designed to Faced in Wind Tunnel Work meet various military situations. Sandia Laboratory has been A strange request went through this temperature decrease. It is E. G. Kadlec largely responsible for ordnance Sandians' Sons Play the purchasing organization re• desirable to maintain near con• en gineering of these weapons since cently- an order for a carload of stant flow conditions in the test its establishment in 1946. As an Strong Footba II With section (where model shapes are example, S andia was responsible empty dog food cans. Wilson Wildcat Team located) during a test run. for the ordnance engineering The cans proved to be the To install a conventional heat• phase of the nation's first ther• Among the outstanding players cheapest method of improving the ing· system in the storage tank monuclear weapon. of the Woodrow Wilson Wildcats, operation of Sandia's wind tunnel would cost around $5 ,000. Broadly speaking, Sandia's re• record-breaking junior high foot• used for research purposes. Alan Pope, manager of Aero• sponsibilities in the ordnance ball team. were several sons of Until the arrival of the cans, air dynamics Department 5140, re• phases of the nuclear weapons Sandia Corporation employees. released from the storage tank un• called a previous instance when program are ( !) Research. ( !I) The team wrapped up the Albu• der 300 pounds pressure dropped tin cans were used to stabilize Development. ( Ill) Manufactur• querque junior high school foot• from 100 degrees Fahrenheit to 60 temperatures of air under pres• Sam Jeffers Jack Houston ing Engineering and Production ball chamt:·ionship with an un• Operations. free movie starts at 12 :10 longer run and air flow conditions transferred him to Holloman AFB fields related to Corporation ac• my, M. W. Dznish's (2232 ) son p.m. in Room 3, Bldg. 849 on are far better." in New Mexico. tivities." Applied research , he R.B., and Nelson Radman's (1442 ) Tuesdays and Thursdays and The big problem now is what to Sam Jeffers served his six says, is "that which is more son Jerry. Room B-6 of Bldg. 802 on Wed• do with the 28,000 empty dog food months in the Army at Fort Bel• concerned 'With new applications • nesdays and Fridays. cans that were left over. voir, Va., and Fort Carson, Colo. of proven prin ciples." The next He has returned to his job as staff article will discuss t he role of member in 1218 which he had fill• research in the weapons pro• 2500 Christmas Party Sandia Van de Graaff Operator to ed a year before Army duty. gram at Sandia. Scheduled for Dec. 6 Receive Special Training at Factory Personnel of organization 2500 Supervisory Appointments and their guests will start the holi• An opportunity to learn the Albuquerque for a briefing in San• day season with a buffet dinner mechanics of the Van de Graaff d ia's Pi1Ysical Sciences Depart• WILLIAM R . GUNTRUM to SU• DAVID D. HURLEY to supervi• dance Friday, Dec. 6, at the Coro• accelerator before it is installed at ment and then travel to Cam• pervisor of Environmental Test sor of newly-created Section 8221- nado Club. Sandia Corporation is being given bridge, Mass., where he will be at Section 8122-1, Project Division, 3, Administrative Division at Liv• The dinner will start at 6:30 Elmo Hirni, a staff associate from High Voltage Engineering Corpo• at Livermore Branch of Sandia ermore Branch of Sandia Corpo- p.m. and will be followed by a sur• 5214 at Salton Sea Test Base. ration, accelerator manufacturer, Corporation. ration. prise entertainment skit directed Next week Elmo will return to for six weeks seeing the $120,000 From June "Dave" joined by Paul Callies (2551 ). Dancing instrument assembled and learn• 1951 - August Sandi a last will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to ing how it operates. Organization 1954 Bill was in March after th~ orchestra of Billy Morris. G. C. 5150, the recently created Physi• research and seven years with McDonald (2530 ) is chairman of cal Scifmces Department, is plan• d e v e 1 o pment the Atomic En• the party committee. ning the programs for the facility. work at Sandia. ergy Commis• From May 1956 sion at Han• Elmo was hired by the Corpora• until his pres• f or d , Wash., tion in J anuary 1948 as a junior ent transfer he and San Fran• engineer and was later promoted has been doing • Radio Club Elects cisco operations to electrical technician, field test project work in offices. At San Francisco he was Tom Bank$ President technician and staff assistant• 1245 at Albuquerque. chief of the security operations .. ·, technical. branch . Tom Banks E.5252), president, Bill was an engineering consult• According to Richard S. Claas• ant for Franklin Gates Co. in Al• A native of Spokane, Wash., he heads a new slate of officers for sen, 5150 department manager, buquerque from August 1954 until attended Gonzaga University from the Sandia Base Radio Club. Other the Van de Graaff accelerator will his return to Sandia. 1935- 38 , majoring in philosophy. n ew officers recently elected are probably be installed at Sandia in He holds a Bachelor's degree in He later studied law for two years. Cedric Senter (1451 ) , vice presi• its newly constructed building 803 Electrical Engineering from Mich• Prior to his entry into the ser• dent; John S. Cundy (7232 ) , sec• in late January or early February. igan State University where he vice in World War II Dave worked retary; and Captain Merl Hutto, At that t ime Elmo will be respon• was a member of the following for the U. S. Army Air Corps as treasurer. sible for operation of the machin• honorary societies: Tau Beta Pi, a civilian investigator in the in• Annual Christmas party of the ery, maintenance and safety as• engineering; Eta Kappa Nu, elec• telligence division. He went into organization is scheduled for Fri• pects. t.rical engineering ; Pi Mu Epsilon, the Navy in 1944 as gunnery offi• day, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. at Leon• The accelerator is used in ra• mathematics; and Phi Kappa Phi, cer aboard an LST in the Pacific ard's Restaurant. Tickets a.re $2 .50 diation physics and chemistry re• all college honorary. He also be• Theater. He is still in the Naval per person and may be ob.tained search in the testing of various longs to the American Institute of Reserve, intelligence division, as a from Mr. Cundy, ext. 43133 . Elmo Hirni materials. Electrical Engineers. Lieutenant. November 27, 1957 SANDIA LAB NEWS Page Five AEC Lauds 1957 Sandia Safety Record With Award of Ho,nor Sandia Corporation employees veyed to the employees responsible "During these years, in addi• have earned the AEC's Award of for this fine performance." tion to the AEC awards, the Honor for work:ng 3 ,610,632 man Presented to Mr. McRae Corporation has received seven hours without a disabling injury. The award was presented to Mr. consecutive Awards of Honor The three month period extended McRae by A. E. Uehlinger. Man• and one Award of Merit from from March 20 to June 20, 1957. ager of the Sandia Area Office of the National Safety Council. • In announcing the accomplish• the AEC's Albuquerque Operations. "Compared with the national ment of Sandia's employees Bri5. Mr. Uehlinger pointed out that average of industries in the cate• Gen. K. W. Field, General Man• in fldclition to this second Award gory under which Sandia Corpora• ager of the U. S. Atomic Energy of Honor Sandia employees had tion is classifiEd by the National Commission, had this to say: Earned an AEC Award of Merit Safety Council, Sandia Corpora• "This is the second occasion for working 2 million man hours tion's disabling injury and sever• when Sandia employees have without a lost time injury in 1955- ity rates during 1957 to date arz attained the AEC top award for 1956. 73 per cent and 94 per cent lower, s.afe operation, the f;rst Award Sandia's injury frequency rate respectively. Compared with the of Honor having been earn1:d in was reviewed by Mr. Uehlinger. average rates for all AEC produc• 1953-54. This is continued evi• Quoting the number of injuries tion, research and service con• dence of the effectiveness of per million man hours worked this tractors for the same period, the Sandia accident prevention ef• is the record he cited: cumulative disabling injury fre• forts. 1948-7.32 1951- .81 1954-1.26 quency and severity rates are 72 "Please extend the appreciation 1949-6.26 1952-1.61 1955-1.76 per cent and 96 per cent lower." The plaque awarded Sandia, of the Commission, and my per• 1950-5.34 1953-1.89 1956-2.14 Other Awards Earned along with other safety awards sonal congratulations, to Mr . A. Burton Metzger, Sandia Cor• earned by Sandia employees, is James W. McRae, President, and poration Safety Director, com• displayed in the lobby of Bldg. ask that these expressions be con- mented on the award: 800. • 'New Concept' in First Aid Holiday Festivities Planned in Quantity Training Will Be Presented For Club Members A new concept in first aid will "Prevention of accidents is an The holiday season brings with be utilized in classes scheduled to important subject in the new it some gala entertainment plan• begin this month at Sandia Cor• courses as well as new skills de• ned at the Coronado Club. poration, Ray Sheppard (1441), veloped for control of bleeding Leading off is the arrival of instructor, announces. The new and practice of artificial resp- Santa Claus at the club on Dec. approach, developed by the Red iration." 21 where he will reign during the SINGLES CHAMPION of the Sandia Corporation noon-hour Cross and outlined in a new first Families of corporation employ• club's annual free children's par• horsEsho-e tournament is Parker Burns (7231) shown here tossing a aid textbook, will form the basis ees are urged to attend the sched• ty from 1 to 3. With Santa will ringer in the final match with Ludwig Eversgerd (2722), left. The for two standard first aid courses uled classes, according to Earl be a troupe of twirlers and ma• five game match was close. Scores: 25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22. to be completed here before th::! Wilson, Staff Training and Edu• gicians, and Mike Michnovicz end of the year. cation Division, who with Tom t2462) will squeeze out some LASL Scientist on L. D. Watkins Discusses "The emphasis is now placed Muzzey <3123-2) is coordinating sprightly holiday music on his ac• on lifesaving principles rather the courses. Dependents of Cor• cordion. Bags of candy will be dis• Colloquium Program Analog Computer Before Dr. W. H. Langham, Los Alamos t.han techniques," Ray says. poration employees may tak ~ the tributed to the children. AlEE Members Dec. 3 courses without the employe ~ at• The annual free cocktail party Scientific Laboratory, will address G. A. Fowler Elected for adult members will follow on a meeting of the Sandia Corpora• "Analog Computers" will be the tending. Classes will b~ held in subject of a speech by L. D. Wat• buildings outside the tech area. Sunday, Dec. 22, from 3 to 5. tion Research Colloquium Wed• To Nafl IRE Post Reservations can be made be• nesday, Dec. 11 . ''The Physiology kins (5242) to be presented at a Glenn A. Fowler, Vice President "First aid training is a civic re• ginning Dec. 16 for the big New and Toxicology of Plutonium" is meeting of the American Institute of Research 5000, was recently sponsibility. In the event of an Year's Eve party at the club. Fes• the title of Dr. Langham's talk. of Electrical Engineers Tuesday, elected Director of R ogion Seven emergency or disaster first aid will tivities planned from 9 to 1 include The meeting will be held at 9:30 Dec. 3. The meeting will begin at of the Institute of Radio Engi• take on a new meaning. Families, the music of the MBC Trio and a.m. in the basement conference 8 p.m. in the Electrical Engineer• ing building, University of New neers. Region Seven includes IRE primarily the mothers, would have Leigh Sprague and his orchestra. room of Bldg. 802. Tickets are Mexico. sections in Washington, Oregon, to rely largely upon themselves to Breakfast will be served soon after r,ot required, according to A. K. California, Arizona, Utah, New administer the first aid needs of the new year enters. Tickets for Wheeler ( 5111) of the Colloquium Mexico and the Hawaiian Islands. children," Earl says. members are priced at $2.75, $3.85 committee. Hikers Plan to Climb Last year Mr. Fowler was chair• Anyone interested in taking a plus tax for guests. man of the Albuquerque-Los Ala• first aid course may contact Earl South Sandia Peak mos Section of the IRE and has at ext. 45157. The standard first 1600 Employees Ten miles of hiking up the south served on the Executive Commit• aid course has five two hour ses• To Print Article To Dine, Dance Sandia Peak is planned by the tee of the organization for several sions. An article by George P. Steck, Dining and dancing will be main New Mexico Mountain Club Sun• years. Advanced first aid courses and Systems Analysis Department, will feaures of the annual 1600 Christ• day, Dec. 8. W. C. "Bill" Gal• He has been Vice President of instructor courses are planned to appear in an early issue of the mas party to be held Thursday, lagher (2743) will lead the climb. Research at Sandia corporatio:1 begin after Jan. 1. An employee Annals of Mathematical Statis• D ~ c. 19, at the Coronado Club. The The group will depart from Nob since Dec., 1955. He was Director tics. buffet will start at 7 p.m. with Hill Shopping Center at 8 a.m. bulletin will be issued shortly con• of Electronics from July, 1954, and Mr. Steck's paper is concerned dancing to the music of Tommy Anyone desiring to make the was Director of Field Testing prior taining the complete sch~dule and with A Table for Computing Tri• Kelly's orchestra getting under• trip is urged to contact Bill at ext . to holding that position. enrollment procedures. variate Normal Probabilities. way at 9:30 p.m . 29253. 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Richardson, Dl MICROSCOPE and 3 wheel bicycle. Dunn, shelf, $45; office oak desk, $35. Luna, AX Friday Noon, Dec. 6 4-3082. AL 5-9213. RULES 9-3348. DX- 100 TRANSMITTER, $150, going single POWER TOOLS-lathe, drill press, grinders, LEICA Ill F, new, w/ Nikkar F2 50mm lens side band. Snyder, AL 5-0833. Rayvern etc. Sander, AX 9-5761. 1. Limit: 20 words CLARINET, metal, completely overhauled and case. Schuetz, CH 3-6574, 434 Trailer Ranch, 424 Utah SE, Lot 20. 2. One ad per issue per penon w/ new mouthpiece, $40; wont carrying HEAD- SKIS, used pair, 7 ft. standard. Maple NE. FORD, cylinder, 2 door, Mainliner, case for Hawaiian guitar. Tatum, CH 2- '53 6 Dick, AL 5-5437. 3. Must be submitted in writing overdrive, heater, seat covers, 31 ,000 HEAT LAMP, combination, $10; Westing- 9021. WOOL RUG, used, 12x15 ft. or 15x18 ft. 4. Use home telephone numben house rooster w/ grill, table and plastic miles, clean, original owner, $550. Weber, PHILCO COMBINATION : 3-speed record for wall-wall carpet. Jhn'!Qn, Ext. and 4 chairs; automatic washer. M eyer, Starzynski, AX 9-3489, 2327 Hendola Dr. AL 5-6887. 6-1285. 52164. AL 6-3926. NE. Page Six SANDIA LAB NEWS November 27, 1957 Million Pounds Paper Handled Yearly in Sandia Mail System One indication of the prodigious of the mail requires opening to gers for internal distribution of amount of business performed by determine who should receive it. top secret documents. They dou• Sandia Corporation is the moun• This requires an intimate know• ble as addressograph machine tain of mail-literally a million ledge of Corporation personnel operators printing rolls of ad• pounds of paper-processed and and activities. dressed labels for special mailing distributed by the Central Mailing Mail is quickly sorted and put lists and addressing SCI's for • Section 2461-5 in a year's time. into the right "coop" for the motor distribution. "We face mountains of mail," messengers. A big rack or b·n In the mail room is also located Nick Tarnawsky, section supervi• stands in the m ail room in Bldg. part of Sandia's TWX facilities. sor, says holding a typical month• 802 and is divided into sections Nick Padilla, Adolpho Maes, and ly report in his hand, "for in• marked for organizations or mail C. D. Woodyard transmit and re• stance, we mailed 26,183 pieces of substations. Substations are locat• ceive all of the Corporation's TWX first class mail, 1,885 pieces of ed in Bldgs. 880, 892. and 863 with communications with the excep• which were registered and the sec• another being completed in Bldg. tion of organizations operating tion processed 868 pieces of in• 836. Here again the mail is sorted their own direct tie lines. coming registered mail and han• for organizations and speeded on One-Man Night Shift dled 4,197 TWX messages last its way. One man, Jake Aragon, works OPENING MAIL to determine which organization should receive month." Other duties of these clerks in• an evening shift in the mail room. it is one of the jobs of these mail clerks. L to R are Doris Gallo• These figw·es do not include the clude processing outgoing mail His job is to ready mail that came way, Adelia Vigil, Emma Venderman, Dora Zamora, Anna Canavan. internal flow of mail throughout through the postage meters. The in late in the afternoon for early the Corporation or distribution of Corporation's postage bill aver• morning distribution and to make Corporation publications such as ages $6 ,000 monthly. a trip to the main Post Office in Management News Briefs, Techni• Ted Baldonado and Don Odell, Albuquerque to expedite mail pro• cal Notes, Sandia Lab News, salary mail clerks, handle off base deliv• cessed by the evening shift of records, document prints, or work ery of Corporation mail to post of• Document Control Section 2461-4. orders. fices and also pick up printed rna• Only first class mail is han• Vehicle Messengers terial contracted to Albuquerque dled by the Central Mailing Sec• "Backbone of the whole opera• print shops by the Document De• tion. All outgoing parcel post is tion .is the work performed by partment. Truckloads of mail leave delivered by the motor messen• • the 12 motor vehicle messengers the m ain mailing room daily to gers directly to Receiving Sec• who make as many as six and meet Post Office schedules. Air tion 2353-3 under R. W. Durand never less than four pickup and mail is handed over to the Sandia for processing. deliveries of mail to each buil(J.• Base Post Office to go directly to "Our men enjoy working to• ing every day," Nick says with the airport while other first class get.her both on the job and off," pride. "These men are contin• mail goes downtown at times co• Nick says, "the mail section con• ually on the go with their mail inciding with outgoing train tributes a majority of memb ~rs pouches bulging." schedules. for the 2400 teams that partici• "The Corporation is particular Handle Classified Mail pate in Sandia's recreation pro• when hiring these messengers. "Classified mail requires special grams. Our team won the Soft• We want a man with clerical and handling by four other mail ball Sportsmanship A ward this filing ability. They pass difficult clerks," Nick says. "Outgoing doc• year and has placed high in bas• t ests before beginning the job," uments are specially packaged ketball and other sports in the Nick points out, "and usually move according to AEC regulations and past." up the grade scale quickly." sent only to approved channels." "It is an indication," he says, Nick's chief assistants are Joe Joe L. Ga.rcia, Harold Garcia, "of the teamwork that makes Hernandez and Tony Lopez who Charlie Eden and Gil Tabet are possible the efficient handling of are assignment clerks. Their job approved couriers and messen- a mountain nf mail." is to distribute the workload evenly among the 27 mail room employees and keep the flow of mail moving to its many destinations. Joe, with nine years at Sandia, keeps an eye on all internal dis• tributions while 'I1ony watches over external mailings. Tony has been with the Corporation for six years. Incoming Mail Five document clerk~- Adela Vigil, Doris Galloway. Anna Ca• TWX OPERATORS in the Central Mailing Section handle almost navan, Emma Benderman and 200 messages daily. Shown here are, L to R, Adolph Maes, Nick Frank Toya-process all incoming Padilla a.nd Woody Woodyard all of the Central Mailing Section. mail for delivery. A large portion •

INCOMING MAIL bulging in heavy Post Office sacks is shoved up a roller ramp to the window of the Central Mailing Section. Here Tony Lopez pulls the mail inside for prompt distribution .

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MOTOR MESSENGERS of the Central Mailing to R, Jim Sanchez, Larry Tichenor, Dick Peter• Section 2461-5 hustle mail from Bldg. 802 to all son, Buddy Sanchez, Leo Chavez, Foy Graves, Dave TOSSING a heavy sack of mail onto the roller ramp into the delivery stations in the plant area as many as Davis, Artie Romero and Harold Garcia. Their Central Mailing Section is Don Odell. In the background is a fully six times a day. Loaded with mail pouches are L routes take them to many different buildings. loaded truck just returned from one of many daily pick ups.