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THE Horizontal Forcing Press is capable of exerting a force THIS Vertical Boring Mill has a capacity for machining a of 500 tons to engage or disengage various parts. The ma­ pie ce 101/z feet in diam e t er and 71/z feet high, w eighing chine will accommodate parts 101/z feet in diameter and has 40,000 pounds. R 75 horsepower motor makes possible the a distance between supports of 20 fe et. The operation b eing rapid removal of m e tal. The operation being p erformed by performed in the above picture is that of pressing a shaft into Lee Deggs above is that of machining the slow speed g e ar the gear for a Lufkin Marine G e ar Model DV 4420. Charlie for Lufkin Marine G ea r Model DV 4420. Lee De ggs and Les Harbuck and Malcolm King in the above picture operate this Bullock operate the m achin e on first shift and Wayne Wallace machine on the first shift, and Thomas Bone and Glen Wallace operates it on second shift. operate it on the second shift.

BET A MILLION • • • Take One Giant Step

HE year 1959 will go down in the history of ables us to compete in many new markets that were T Lufkin Foundry and Machine Company as one previously not open to us because of size limitations. in which the Company took one giant step into new To produce a completed gear box to take the max­ markets and th erefore into new plant equipment. imum size gear, it was nece ss~ry to have other With additional heavy machine tool capacity and machine tools in addition to a large gear cutter. A the related supporting equipment, Lufkin Foundry vertical boring mill had to be purchased with ca­ & Machine Company has now stepped into broad pacity to turn, bore and face the gear blank_ A hori­ new fields of growth in the heavy industrial gear zontal forcing press had to be bought with capacity field. to press the shaft in the completed gear. A milling But all this didn't happen in a twinkling of the machine had to he purchased with capacity to rap­ eye, or even in just one year. There was much re­ idly machine large cast iron gear boxes. And a new search, planning, and conferences among plant per­ electrical di stribution center was installed to take sonnel before this new step could become reality. care of the increased electrical load of the large Now, we are able to produce a gear 10 feet in motors of the new machine tools. diameter wi th a 2-foot face width. Previously, we The planning for an expansion such as this re­ had a maximum capacity of a 5-foot diameter gear quired several years. First, of course, was the prob­ with 20-inch face width. The additional capacity en- lem of determining the size of the market for larger

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THIS adjustable Rail Milling machine has the capacity to of machining the fabricated housing for the Lufkin Marine machine a piece 9 feet wide. 8 feet high and 26 feel long. Gear Model DV 4420. avery Lee, above, is operator of the This machine is powered by a 125 hors e pow e r motor and machine on first shift. His helpers are Bob Melton and Wayne the entire machine is controllable from the pendant that the Largent. J. V. Nash is operator on the second shift, while· operator is holding. The operation being performed is that John Hopkins and William Moore are helpers. sfae gear units. Then came such questions as: "How competitive is the market for this size gear unit?" "Can we capture a large enough share of the market to make investment in plant and equipment worth­ while?" "Can th e new equipment be used on our present products until the new product line is estab­ lished?" "How much re-arranging of the existing plant will be necessary to accommodate the new tools?" These and hundreds of other questi ons were an­ swered to the satisfaction of management, and the decision was made to proceed with the project. The next step was to get quotations from various machine tool suppliers, and to assure ourselves that we were getting the machines that best suited our needs and the most machine for the money. Layouts were made to determine the best location THE Farrell-Sykes Gear Generator is capable of cutting the for the tools and equipment. When the layouts were teeth in a g ear of IO-foot diameter with a 2-foot face width. The machine wilt produce extremely accurate gear teeth and approved, work was begun on the foundations. The will be used for our large, high speed gear cutting. The ma­ machines were subsequently installed carefully and chine is shown above cutting the teeth on Lufkin Model N38 gear. This is the largest gear of this type that has been cut. put into operation. Shown in the picture is Horace askins who operates the ma­ The pioneering spirit which built Lufkin Foundry chine on the first shift. John Daniels operates it on the second and Machine Company was very much in evidence shift and a!vin Powell operates it on the third shift. from the beginning of this project. The complete in­ stallation of all the machine tools required a very It would have been an easier task and much less substantial investment. This investm ent was required risky just to spend this money for . new equipment for equipment which would produce a product for for our established products line-or even to pay which we had no orders on the books. This whole out this money in dividends to the stockholders. But project was a gamble-a gamble that we could cap­ Management saw a real opportunity for opening up ture enough of the large gear business to effectively new frontiers of growth for Lufkin Foundry and utilize the new equipment. Machine Company ... and made the bet!

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THE HIDDEN JUMPER Joins TAX BITE Golden Shoe Club Charlie W. Jumper, machine op­ erator hel per in the Welding and HE squawking heard throughout Structural Shop, was recently granted Tthe land around Income Tax Day membership in the Golden Shoe Club. would probably be even louder if the His membership was granted be­ average American realized he is pay­ cause he was wearing safety shoes ing much more for government than when an .accident occurred that would he thinks he is. He is, says T.ax Foun­ have caused him extensive injury had dation, Inc., because in the end only he not been wearing the shoes. He was people pay taxes, and so they really transferring angles from a s torage pay not only their own income taxes rack to a nearby work table, when a but much of the income tax on corpo­ piece of % x 4 x 4" angle, 12 feet rations which must be passed on some­ M. M. FONTENOT. left, holds the certifi­ long and weighing 118 pounds slipped where as a cost of doing business. cate of membership in the Golden Shoe from his grasp .and fell across his foot. Club which was granted CHARLIE W. Although politicians like to talk of JUMPER. right. because he was wearing "making the corporations pay," it's He was not seriously injured because safety shoes which protected his foot not difficult to see that most taxes on the safety shoes protected his foot. when a piece of angle was dropped on it. business are simply passed along to the c onsumers in the form of higher prices. They then become " hidden taxes." It is difficult to say exactly how MEMORANDUM much any one taxpayer pays in hidden taxes during the course of the year. N MAY 20, 1959, Jewel Kolb, an The matter was processed through Some idea of the sizeable .amount of O employee in the Machine Shop, the grievance procedure and when it taxes in any one article, however is w.as given a four ( 4.) day layoff for was denied in the final step, the Union gained from a count the Foundation disciplinary reasons. The Company insisted that the matter be submitted made to show that there are at least: contended that the reason for the lay­ to arbitration. Professor Lennart V. Larson of the Law School at South­ 100 taxes on an egg off was an accumulation of rules' vio­ ern Methodist University was selected 116 taxes on a man's suit lations and of performing his work in as impartial arbitrator, and the matter 150 taxes on a woman's hat a generally unsatisfactory manner. was s ubmitted to him at .a hearing 151 taxes on a loaf of bread The Union objected to the layoff .and held on September 23, 1959. 600 taxes on a house insisted that Kolb be paid for time lost The Company insisted that no dis­ during the layoff. ciplinary action would have been taken One rough estimate of all taxes paid if the particular negligent act had been by a family with a $5,000 annual in­ Specifically, Kolb had negligently obtained the wrong tool from the tool­ the only blot on the employee's record. come, places the total tax burden, in­ The Company did, however, establish room and had cut some keyways too cluding hidden .and direct taxes, at that in recent years it had been nec­ large in some air-balanced unit sleeves. about $1,600. essary to reprimand Kolb on seven (7) separate occasions for rules' violations and negli gen t work. The Union insisted that the Com­ pany was in error in reprimanding the employee and thought that the prior rules' violations should be ignored. The impartial arbitrator ruled that the Company was co rrec t in taking into account prior reprimands given 25,000 85,267 241 to this employee and r e j ect e d the grievance completely. 164,846 230 50,000 E. P. Trout 100,000 341,150 241

500,000 1,751,583 250 It is rumored that a new simplified income tax form for next year con­ 1,000,000 3 ,514.625 251 tains just four lines: Ii. Whal was your income last year? Company cash registers must jingle to Federal corporate income taxes. compa­ 2. What were your expenses? a faster tune these days, or turn up a nies must have more than three times drastic drop in profits. Because of the as much profit in 1960 just to be in the 3. How much have you left ? combined effects of inflation and higher same position they w ere 20 years ago. 4. Send it in.

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MAIN OFFICE Doy le W . Luns ford M arch 2, 1959 1 John A. Martin M arch 2, 1959 1 Employ rn ent Years Geot·g e R . Montes March 2, 1959 1 Date With Co. Robe rt J. Ray March 3, 195 9 1 E . P . Trout Feb. 25, 1926 34 John A. Agan Marc h 5, 1959 1 FEBRUARY Horner Thrash F eb. 2, 1942 18 K . N . Carter Marc h 5, 1959 1 '£. D . L ashly F eb. 2, 1948 12 B . J. 'Vood Marc h 6, 1959 1 W. M. L. Wagner Feb. 19, 1952 8 Ross Nash March 6, 1959 1 C. B. Burris F e b. 11, 1953 7 H. C. Jacobs, Jr. March 9, 1959 1 \V. T. Little F e b. 18, 195 7 3 J. E . Arnold , 1959 1 Anniversaries Detty St e w a rt Feb. 19, 1958 2 Ferris L. Smith J\larch 11, 1959 1 F . R. Arnold J\I arch 18, 1959 1 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Te

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HE first week in April was desig­ they are seen on these pages. We al­ nated as Texas Industrial Week. ways welcome the opportunity to print ThTe theme of this observance was "A pictures of our employees and their good business climate makes industry families in TH E RO UNDUP. and industry makes jobs." For 10 years now, Texas business and industry have One of our favorite contributors to been joining together during Texas In­ this magazine, Guy Croom, sent us the dustrial Week to tell the story of how following piece which was written by business and industry fit into the daily R. G. LeTourneau entitled " Inflation activity and life of the community; and Communism" which we think is how they are dependent upon the com­ good reading : munity and the community is depend­ " I have just read an editorial dis­ ent upon them. cussing which would be the worse, It is a fact that neither can exist inflation or Soviet domination. This LOU ANN. 7 months old and CHARLES without the other in our modern Texas country was s tarte d by God-fearing MEDFORD, 61f2 years old, children of Mr. economy. Bus iness men have but to men. They came here seeking freedom & Mrs. Medford Largent and grandchil- stop and think of what An gelina to worship God. They wrote on our dren of Mr. & Mrs. Pete Largent County would be without industry to coin, "In God We Trust." Becau se fully realize th e intra-dependence they did, God has blessed this land "Election Day." Before we succumb to upon one another. And industry has and given us the system of free enter­ that temptation, let's ask ourselves one but to do the s ame refl ecting. And prise, by far the fin est in the world very important question : "How impor­ each of us who is employed by indus­ today. With free enterprise, men went tant is one vote?" try can be grateful that such a well­ to work and produced. Their produc­ We're getting along in years as a balanced economy exists in our county. tion has given us more food and cloth­ nation. Isn't it time this question was ing, shelter and l ux uries than any­ answered? Remember Rutherford B. Some 75 Cub Scouts and their par­ where else in the world. Hayes? One electoral vote put him in ents attended the Blue and Gold Ban­ "When men stop producing, they the White House. One congressional quet of the Foundry-sponsored Cub are going to stop having. They may vote saved S e lee ti ve Service just 12 Pack 149, which was held at the Scout think they are doing good to mankind, weeks before P earl Harbor. One vote Shack in February. Parents furnished but their feather-bedding and demand­ can take a frightened child off a busy the food, and Bob Cat awards were pre­ ing more money for less work is only highway and onto a new school bus. sented. On these pages is a picture of robbing their fellow laborer and not A wise man once observed, " Liberty the Pack with their Cub Master Jim the capitalist, because he can't get the means responsibility. This is why most Ri ggs, Trailer Division employee. money to build the mills that give us men dread it." But if you dread it a nd our high sta ndard of living unless he ignore it, how long can it last? Free­ can make a profit. And Eisenhower dom, like a receding hairline, isn't lost Pic tures of the grandchildren of all at once . It goes gradually. If you Pete Largent, Machine Shop employee, says, "Stop rising prices which cause inflation." A monopol y by industry can spend a f ew minutes each day were sent to us by Mrs. Large nt, and will stifl e our free enterprise system using h a ir tonic to save yo ur hair, and so will a monopoly by labor. " We are not choosing between infla­ tion or communism. We are going to have to choose between going back to the God of our forefathers or else we will have inflation and communism both. The sociali s tic philosophy of some of the labor leaders is so near to communism that they are making us mighty vulnerable to attack by Russia by stopping production. And they are hurting themselves, because men can't have what men don't produce."

In May we will have the opportunity to exercise our franchise to vote. May is usually a warm and beautiful month, beckoning us to enjoy the outdoors, go fi shing, work in the yard, barbecue, just get outside and do the things we have been unable to do during the long winter months. With this tempta­ KATHY JO. 7 ye ars old. daughter of Mr. MICHAEL RAY. Slh years old. son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Emmons and grand­ tion, we might stay away from the & Mrs. Donald Earl Largent and grand­ daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pete Largent polls on that important Saturday called son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Largent

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STACY ANN, 8 months old, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Emmons and grand­ daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Pete Largent

CUBS of Pack 149 who attended the recent blue and Gold banquet a re, first row, left to right: Keith Glass, David Dorsett. Gean Gardner, Bill Bruce, Jack Dicky, Stevie Barns. Gary Dean, Kenneth Mclane. Second row, left to right: Jerry Blanton, Glenn Williams, Walton Carrington, Louie Short, Danny Hodges, Gale McKnight, Robert Daffern, Henry Hensarling, Ronny Dean, John Walker, David Grimes. Back row: Jim Riggs, Cub Master; Terry Gamble and Jerry Gamble

part that we keep in harness and guard river or a car in a traffic jam. It's also with all care this God-given heritage. true of drinking. If we don 't, servitude will be the pen­ Alcoholic beverage isn't a bad thing alty. in itself. But like a river at Oood stage " If you are a common man, you will or a car in a traffic snarl, it can lead seek opportunity, and not security that to problems if misused. TOMMY DALE, 9 months old. son of Mr. may be give n by th e government, Some 70 million Americans drink. and Mrs. Billy Fred Carrier and grandson which will bind yo u in chai ns. You The great majority of them drink for of Mr. & Mrs. Pete Largent don't want to be a 'kept' citizen. If purposes of sociability, relaxation, a nd you are a real Am e rican , you will pleasure. For them drinking is .a per­ can't you spend a few minutes each w.ant to take chances, to dream and sonal choice; a matter of individual year at the polls to save your scalp? build, risk and succeed. You will not taste. Moderation, common sense, and The Federal Government has long want a 'guaranteed fu ture.' a respect for both self and others de­ been famous for its round-about way of "We would not trade our dignity for termine when and how they drink. The saying something. One good example servitude. We will not bow to a gov­ person who can stop at one or two of verbosity- not too long ago an order ernment giver, but we wi ll support our drinks is not an alcoholic, even if he reducing the price of cabbage con­ heri tage of freedom, and will be un­ or she occasionally drinks to excess. tai ned 26,911 words! afraid to think and act as our con­ Nor is th e s tead y but moder.ate science dictates." drinker. We saw som ethin g in the current What the Alcoholic is : He is one of issue of SUNSHINE MAGAZINE written Recently a l ocal c h apte r of the an estimated 41/z million Americans by Capt. Tom L. Gibson entitled Tex.as Commission on Alcoholism was whose drinking interferes with his "Standing on Your Own Feet." We organized .in Angelina County. Some daily life. He is a sick person. He can think its message is worthwhile. very excel l e nt printed material was no more control his compulsion to "A true American does not feel that brought to the Editor by one of our drink than a diabetic can control his all men by force must be on the same employees who attended the organiza­ reaction to sugar. When he sobers up, level with each other, but that every tional meeting. From time to time we the alcoholic intends to stay sober. But one shall have his full liberty without shall reprint some of the material in a single drink can start him on the government restriction. He will not go th e hope that it wi ll be edu cational same downward spiral. along with theory, advanced by some, and helpful. He and 4% million others, who have that the individual must subordinate This month we quote from a bul­ lost the freedom of choice in determin­ his liberty to the general welfare, and letin prepared by the AFL- CIO ing when they will drink, how they resort to the State for aid and guid­ Community Service Activities in co­ will drink, or h o yv much they will ance. operation with the National Council drink co n s titute one of the Nation's "We must understand that the com­ on Alcoholism titl ed "What Every top health problems. mon fate of the indolent and the Worker Should Know About Alcohol­ complacent is to have their rights be­ ism." ext month we will continue to come the prey of the active. The Cre­ Why P eople Drink: When a thing quote from this bulletin begining with ator has gi ven u s our libe rty, but gets out of hand it usually becomes a the question : "What the Alcoholic Is demands continual vigilance on our problem. This is true of a flo od-swollen ot."

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A burly fellow left a note pinned asked, " What are you going to do to his expensive hat in a restaurant now?" while he made a telephone call : "This "I'm going to run like the dickens," hat belongs to a champion fighter, and said the little boy, "What are you I'm coming back." going to do?" When he returned the hat was gone. In its place was another note: "The Baby-sitter: "While you were gone, hat was taken by a champion runner­ Ma'am, the baby swallowed a bug." and I'm not coming back." Mother: "Great heavens! What did you do?" A drunk asleep in a bar began to Baby-Sitter: (proudly) "Oh, I took show signs of life, so one of the cus­ care of him. I made him sw.allow some The new doctor was the only one tomers meared a little limburger insect powder. available when Mr. Smith's wife was ch.eese on his upper lip. Tom: How can I drive a nail with­ taken ill. He went upstairs to the The drunk arose slowly and stag­ patient's room. In a few minutes he out hitting my finger?" gered out the door. In a few minutes Jerry: "'Let your wife hold it." came down to ask, "Have you a cork­ he came back in. Then he went out screw?" again only to return in a few more "Jones," said Watson, "is the most He took the corkscrew and ran up­ minutes. Shaking his head with dis­ conceited, self-satisfied person I've ever stairs again. But several minutes later gust, he said, "It's no use-the whole known." , he was back down a second time. "Got world stinks!" "What did he do now?" asked a a screw driver?" he asked . And neighbor. bounced upstairs again with the screw A man shoved a note at a bank "Today is his birthday," Watson re­ driver in his hand. Almost immediately teller which read: "I've got you cov­ plied, "and Jones sent .a telegram of he was back down .again, to call : "A ered-hand over all the dough in the congratulations to his mother."' chisel and hammer, quickly." cage." The distraught husband could stand The teller scribbled back: "Kindly Angry wife: "What insane notion it no longer. go to the next window, I'm on my ever posessed you to buy two ele­ "For heaven's sake, doc?" he lunch hour." phants?" begged, "What's the matter with my Inebriated Husband: "The man wife?" Three Scotchmen went to church wouldn't break up the pair." "Don't know yet," the doc replied­ and everything was fine until the col­ "can't get my bag opened." lection basket was passed. They im­ mediately went into a whispered con­ The trophy honoring the salesman ference and solved the difficulty- one of the year went to the man who sold fainted and the other two carried him The Foundry Roundup a farmer a milking machine for his out. Volume 17 Number 2 only cow, then took the cow as a down payment. Modern Goldilocks - Papa Bear: Published Monthly for "Someone's eaten my porridge." Baby Employees and Their Fam ilies Texans, with all their proverbial Bear: "Someone's eaten my porridge, by forthright speech, are always unusu­ too." Mama Bear: "Shut up, you LUFKIN FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. ally gallant around the fair sex. It was idiots. I haven't served it yet." VIRGINIA R. ALLEN, Editor at a political rally during the first campaign that a barbecue was being Last night when all the stars were lit, held in a small Texas town, and an Pa went out to stroll a bit. elderly native was ready to bite into When Pa came in, Ma had a fit. a bit of succulent beef when someone The stars were out, but Pa was lit. jiggled his elbow and knocked his plate to the ground. A little boy was trying his very best He let out a roar that shook the to ring a door bell that was just out fair-grounds. "Haw g," he bellowed. of reach, when a man came by just at "You want all the room they is?" the right time. Then, turning around, he saw that '"Will you help me up?" asked the Member he was directing his anger at a woman. little boy. of the Off came his battered old Stetson, and "Sure," said the man, holding the In ternational Council in a gentle voice, he added: "Lady little boy up. of Industrial Editors hawg, that is, ma'am." Letting him down again, the ·man

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