Newsletter Volume 11, Issue 2

NCR RETIREE NEWS

Official publication of NCR REA, Inc. www.ncr-rea. 2nd Quarter 2007

WHAT’S INSIDE NCR ANNOUNCEMENT

NCR Announcement 1 On Thursday, May 10, 2007, NCR announced that its Teradata Division will From the Editor 2 maintain its headquarters in the Dayton area. NCR also reported that Teradata Did You Know 3 has filed an initial registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Ex- change Commission. The filing comes as a part of the spinoff of Teradata to W.S. Anderson 4 NCR Stockholders. Speech Building 26 7 Pending review by the Internal Revenue Service and approval of the SEC and NCR Board of Directors, the spinoff is expected to occur in the third quarter Welcome to New 8 of this year. Members REA Trustee 8 Teradata will emerge with the name Teradata Corporation, NCR officials said, Recruiting and will own the assets and liabilities associated with the Teradata Division.

In Memoriam 9 Teradata Corp. will apply to have its common stock listed on the New York John H. Patterson 10 Stock Exchange under the symbol TDC. Visits Dayton With its headquarters in Dayton, Teradata Corp. will continue to manage the From our Members 12 business through Dayton and its hubs in Atlanta, GA, and Rancho Bernardo, CA. Calendar of Events 13 “The majority of our corporate functions such as finance, human resources, F.Y.I. and 15 marketing, and operations are in the Dayton area, so it makes good sense to Important Contacts for our headquarters to locate here,” stated Bruce Langos, senior vice presi- The Tale End 16 dent of NCR Global Operations. “This is good news for the community and we’re excited about opportunities for both the new NCR and Teradata.”

Mike Koehler will lead Teradata Corporation as chief executive officer.

As of the record date of the distribution, NCR stockholders will receive one share of Teradata Corporation common stock for each of NCR common stock they own.

“I am pleased with our progress and believe we are on track to complete the strategic separation in the third quarter of 2007,providing new opportunities for the shareholders, customers, partners, and employees of each company,” said Bill Nuti, NCR president and CEO. NCR Retiree News Page 2

Board of Trustees TO THE EDITOR John Schikner, president Dennis Neufarth, vice president Lou Bordonaro, treasurer This issue includes articles about We sure hope you find this issue to be John O’Gorman, secretary Buildings 18, 26, and 31. We con- interesting. There are lots of stories Peg Butts clude the William S. Anderson Ro- because there are lots of changes go- Ken Carr tary speech that was started in the ing on around NCR and its Dayton Vern Henkener last issue. complex. Gordon Meister Bill West Ken Carr has written another great Please keep those cards and letters article—this time it’s about Sugar coming. NCR REA Camp. NCR REA is incorporated

as a non-profit There is an update about the Teradata organization under Ohio spinoff. Dennis Neufarth law. Association [email protected] management is on a And, we have some input from some volunteer basis. of our members around the country.

Mission Statement To keep our members TO THE EDITOR informed on issues related to NCR Corporation and other matters of interest. At CPC this year, Jim and I attended a dinner along side the USS Missouri in Honolulu, HI, in January, 2007. During this event, Bill Nuti, acknowledged the significant contributions of three NCR World War II veterans. Bill Anderson, ______who was captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong and held prisoner by them in NCR Retiree News is Hong Kong and Japan; Clark Reynolds, who was in the Battle of the Bulge and published four times per year, in February, May, August, and was one of only 20 from his division of 200 to return; and Dick Moss, who was November by: in the invasion of Iwo Jima. NCR REA, Inc. P. O. Box 218 Germantown, OH 45327 This is a well deserved honor for three men who gave so much to NCR and to Phone: (937) 285-0014 [email protected] their country. [email protected]

2nd Quarter 2007 printed Sincerely, and distributed by Think Patented, Dayton, OH Peg Butts

Copyright© 2007 by NCR REA, Inc. No reproduction without written permission of NCR REA, Inc. Printed in the USA

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DID YOU KNOW... S TORY SUBMITTED BY KEN CARR, REA TRUSTEE. Y OU CAN CONTACT KEN AT KENC032@AOL. COM

John H. Patterson is considered the father of sales (One of the cabins is on display at Carillon Park in education. The common thinking at the time was Dayton, OH). Administration buildings, an assem- that men were born with or without the ability to bly hall, and ten more cabins were added in 1936 to sell. Mr. Patterson believed, and later proved, that complete the facility as it stood through the 1960’s. salesmen are made through education. Much to During World War II, Sugar Camp was given over the displeasure of the minor stockholder’s who to the U.S. Navy for the housing of Waves who were concerned by the cost to transport, to feed, to were stationed in Dayton to build components and house, and to train prospective salesmen, Mr. Pat- to assemble the secret code breaking machine (The terson opened the first sales school in 1894. Bombe) in Building 26. Normal use of the facility Classes were held on the Patterson homestead in a resumed after the war ended. little house that became known as “the Cottage With the removal of the 60 cabins and the majority under the Elm.” of the other structures built in 1934, construction In 1903, while on a horseback ride over his prop- began on yet another new Sugar Camp. Four field erty, Mr. Patterson stopped on a breeze swept hill stone building were erected. One building con- which overlooked to the North both the NCR fac- tained offices, a second housed 35 special audio vis- tory and the city of Dayton. Within 48 hours, the ual equipped classrooms, the remaining two con- sales training school was moved into tents under tained a demonstration room, an audio-visual cen- the maple and elm trees on that 36 acre hill. Every ter, a library, a 450 seat auditorium, and a 450 seat spring the tents were hauled to the site from winter dining room with a large reception area. The new storage at the factory and a sales school was 165,000 feet square facility opened in 1970 as one erected. Every autumn the process was reversed. of the most modern, state-of-the-art educational fa- cilities in corporate America.

Over the years, Sugar Camp became the symbol of

NCR’s corporate education and remained in use un-

til the late 1990s. At this time it was phased out of

every day use by the company. The facility was

offered for sale and, in 2006, was purchased by a

real estate development company who, working The school was known as the “the University un- with the City of Oakwood, OH, will develop the der the Canvas”, however, because the land had property. [See newspaper article on page 12, The once contained a sugar maple camp, the school Tale End.] Using existing buildings and new con- site officially became known as Sugar Camp. struction, preliminary plans are for single and multi In 1933, construction began on a permanent facil- family dwellings, some retail, a medical facility, ity. When construction was complete in the Spring and office space. of 1934, there stood 50 cabins, a caretakers cot- Soon, for the first time ever, the top of that breeze tage, a dining hall, and an octagonal recreation swept hill will be used for something other than cor- building. There were also two school room build- porate education and Sugar Camp, as we know it, ings, each with three air conditioned classrooms.. will only exist in the minds of the thousands of Yes, air conditioning in 1934. Each cabin housed NCR men and women who had the pleasure of at- four men. There was a two man bedroom on each tending a school or class at Sugar Camp. side of the cabin with the closets, bathroom, and

shower in the center running from front to back.

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S PEECH TO DAYTON ROTARY CLUB DELIVERED BY W ILLIAM S. ANDERSON ON OCTOBER 1,2006. ( CONTINUED FROM VOLUME 11 ISSUE 1)

...In 1947, I was asked by the British War Crimes one among the 30 officers of the parent company . Commission to be a witness at the Minor War that could do the job of saving the company and I Crimes Trials in Japan. The Commandant and 17 was asked. As happy as I was in Japan, which was of our guards were to be tried for their brutality at at that time the most profitable of all NCR's opera- our camp. The trial lasted several weeks and they tions worldwide, I loved and owed the company and were eventually sentenced to various terms rang- accepted. ing from 30 years to 3. It is interesting to note that So in June, 1972, I started the transformation of all the defense lawyers were sent from the U.S. to NCR to be a full electronic data processing (EDP) do the job. They were very aggressive and tried company. Many of you will remember those diffi- hard to convince the judges that the evidence pre- cult days and the problems I had. Not only did we sented by the prosecution and supported by wit- have to change the hardware aspects of a mechani- nesses like myself were exaggerated or false. At cal machine business to one making things that one point a defense counsel asked me to identify worked with bits and bytes, but we had to change one of the guards by name and I said his name was the mentality of everyone in the company to do Fishface. The counsel then said, "How is it that things differently. you were with this guard for nearly two years and you don't know his name is Tanaka?” I replied I also had problems with an unsympathetic media "Because we were never formally introduced" and the UAW. As this is still a large UAW city, you which made the three judges and everyone else, may be interested to know that NCR was the first other than the defense, laugh. This incident was company to force the UAW to agree to a two-tier reported in all the foreign newspapers. wage system. Against my wishes, I was persuaded to meet with Leonard Woodcock, the head of the My first job [with NCR] was manager of NCR UAW at the Dayton Airport Inn. I showed him all Hong Kong, working under George Haynes, who our financial statements and told him that we had no was manager of China, based in Shanghai. Those alternative but close all our manufacturing in Day- were wonderful years for NCR Hong Kong and ton unless he agreed to a two-tier wage where we myself. Being as Brer Rabbit says: "Firstist with would freeze all existing wages but new employees the mostest" and knowing many of the managers would be paid just a little more than the minimum and accountants, I succeeded in selling accounting wage. I must have been convincing enough because machines to all the banks and utility companies, he reluctantly agreed. Interestingly, after over 30 and many commercial and industrial companies. years, GM management has finally bitten the bullet By 1960, we had 97% of the market. At that time and have negotiated a similar contract. One has to George Haynes was promoted from Japan to Day- ask why it took them so long. ton and I reluctantly left Hong Kong to be Chair- Well, as the story goes, "all's well that end's well" man of the Japanese company and vice president and NCR staged a wonderful recovery so that when for the Far East region. I retired on the 100th anniversary of our company in In 1971, NCR was in serious trouble and was in 1984, we were in the best shape ever. I stayed on the danger of going out of business. The company had Board of Directors until 1989 and was not involved been slow to move from mechanical to electronic in the acquisition of the company by AT&T in products. The Board of Directors, with unusual 1991. vision of those times, decided that there was no NCR Retiree News Page 5

S PEECH TO DAYTON ROTARY CLUB DELIVERED BY W ILLIAM S. ANDERSON ON OCTOBER 1,2006. ( CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4)

As all of you know, the so-called merger was a Many of my friends in Dayton have been phoning disaster and Bob Allen, the Chairman of AT&T, to ask me whether rumors that NCR will be mov- has been written up as the man who made the ing its headquarters from Dayton are true. I have worst acquisition in history. He paid $7.4 billion checked this with Bill Nuti, the new CEO, who for NCR which was profitable and lost $4 billion confirms that the rumors are untrue and that NCR in the next four years. In 1996, he announced that has no plans to move. Of course, nobody knows there was no synergism between the two compa- what will happen in years to come. You may be nies and split AT&T into three companies, interested to know that, when I came to Dayton in namely: AT&T, Lucent, and NCR. As you know, 1972, there were similar rumors, perhaps because it Lucent stock has collapsed since then, and would have been easier to change the physical and AT&T has been bought by one of the Babybells, intellectual assets of NCR from mechanical to elec- SBC. The market cap of NCR after the split was tronic products if we were in a new environment. I only $3.4 billion. This, added to the $4 billion in did not give this much thought because the cost of losses, cost the shareholders $8 billion in four such a move would have been more than the com- years. One has to work hard to do that. pany could bear.

There are various reasons given for this failure. Since retirement I have served on various stock First, the danger for all successful companies, exchange Boards of Directors, as well as Boards of especially those who have a dominant market non-profit organizations, including two which gave share, is the arrogance that it breeds. Prior to me more headaches that I had bargained for. The 1972, NCR had some of this problem also. Al- first was RJR Nabisco where I was one of five though AT&T was a younger company than board members on the special committee which NCR, their people felt that their culture and name had to deal with the auctioning of the company. were better than ours. Neither our customers nor Some of you may have read the book “Barbarians our managers felt the same way, so 90 percent of at the Gate” or seen the movie of the same name. our senior officers and mid-managers left the The book is more accurate than the movie. Unless company. New managers, at all levels, were you have been involved in a similar undertaking, hired and fired in rapid succession. Our longtime you have no idea how difficult was for me for customers also left us. From annual reports of about four months. The buy-out by KKR, which to many companies you read "our people are “our this day is the largest on record at $25 billion plus, most important asset."“ But do companies re- did not turn out well and KKR, for the first time, member this and practice what they preach? For did not make any money. Incidentally, if you read over 100 years, NCR believed and practiced the “Barbarians at the Gate” you will note that I was principle that all employees were members of our the only Director that would not give an interview family." or talk to the authors. The same applies to all the newspapers and magazines during the negotiations. NCR today is alive and well even though it has Many other directors and officers did talk. Those shrunk in size. Revenues for 2005 were $6 billion of you who have followed the saga at Hewlett- -- 1% over 2004. Operating profit was $410 mil- Packard, where fellow NCR alum Mark Hurd is lion versus $233 million in 2004. This year sec- CEO, will gather that Directors do talk or leak. ond quarter revenue was up 4% with income of When a reporter presses the right ego button, it's $103 million versus $73 million last year. amazing how many people are tempted to talk. Continued on page 6 NCR Retiree News Page 6

S PEECH TO DAYTON ROTARY CLUB DELIVERED BY W ILLIAM S. ANDERSON ON OCTOBER 1,2006. ( CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5)

The other story concerns the Smithsonian Na- presentation explaining all he had done to appease tional Board. I was Chairman from 1978 to 1981 me and others. I rose to challenge him and pointed and am still an honorary member of the Board. In out some untruths and where he had not done 1994, the Smithsonian planned an exhibit entitled enough. Others on the Board who I had lobbied for "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of support rose and denounced him even more severely World War II." I was leaked a draft of the exhibit and that afternoon he resigned and the exhibit was with the full text. Needless to say, I was shocked. canceled. During the months of this traumatic ex- In a nutshell, there were many questions on U.S. perience, I received hundreds of letters and faxes policies and actions on the dropping of the bomb, supporting and urging me not to give up the battle. implying that the bomb need not have been Martin Harwit later wrote a book in which I am de- dropped, as the war would have been won by us picted as the bad guy who, in his words, "lambasted" soon. Many of these questions were not balanced him at the meeting prior to his resignation. and implied that the U.S. were aggressors and Ja- I could continue to give you various vignettes of my pan the victim. Most of the exhibit was about the experiences in business in China, Japan, and around damage done by the atomic bomb and very little the world, as well as experiences and opinions on mention was made of the Japanese atrocities subjects such as governance of Boards of Directors, throughout Asia and the U.S. casualties sustained ethics, executive compensation, back dating of stock all the way from Pearl Harbor through the islands, options, and other corporate problems, but this including Philippines, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima. would take another one or two meetings which I'm They questioned whether the U.S. demand for un- sure you don't want. conditional surrender prolonged the war. I also wanted, for the benefit of the Dayton Council As you know, this country would never have ac- of World Affairs members attending this meeting, to cepted a negotiated surrender where Japan could give some views on the U.S. China business and po- keep some of its stolen territory. No mention was litical state of affairs and a similar update on Japan, made that as long as the war lasted, the U.S. was but I'm afraid time does not permit. suffering 900 casualties a day and that an invasion of Japan could have caused casualties of 250,000 in the first planned invasion of Kyushu, and 500,000 for the second invasion on the main is- land. Needless to say, they did not include the number of POWs, like myself, who would have Mr. Anderson posing been executed. Also, the millions of Japanese with his portrait in military and civilians who would have died. the William S. Anderson Briefing So, I went to war on this and after many tortuous Center at NCR meetings with the head of the Air and Space Mu- World Headquarters. seum as well as the Secretary of the Smithsonian, various modifications were made but still not enough to produce a balanced exhibit. The crisis came to an end at a Board Meeting where the head of Air and Space, Martin Harwit, gave a NCR Retiree News Page 7

UD WORKING TO FIND BEST WAY TO TELL DESCH STORY ( REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON)

(Editor's Note: This piece appeared in the 1938 structure had been seriously damaged when Dayton Daily News on Saturday, May 5, it was incorporated into expansions in the 1960s. 2007, and is reprinted here with permission from the University of Dayton.) We understood that we had a responsibility to in- vestigate and involve the preservation community There has been much discussion and speculation as well as those with ties to Building 26. We about how the University of Dayton arrived at our asked ourselves and stakeholders how we could decision to remove Building 26. We want to share best commemorate history using our limited re- how that decision was reached. sources, while balancing the many needs of the university and the region. Our goal is not to remove history. In fact, our vi- sion is to create a lasting, significant and visible As early as July 2005, interested parties were in- means of telling the story of the people and techno- vited to tour the building and offer input. Before logical advances that occurred on that site. hiring historical and architectural consultants, we invited members of the preservation community We have heard from a group of passionate people to conduct their own survey of the building, yet who want the University to save the building. We no one came forward. respect their deeply held feelings. As a respected institution of higher learning, community partner In February 2006, the university commissioned and major contributor to economic development, Martin-Beachler Architects to conduct an investi- UD plays many important roles in this region — gative survey. The firm reported that much of the and we take that responsibility seriously. original building, including the glass block lime- stone entry¹s historic face, wood windows and In June 2005, UD bought 49 acres of land and entry stairs had been removed. Doors were cut buildings between Patterson Boulevard and Brown through the building, and most of the internal Street from NCR, including Building 26. This pur- rooms were gutted. chase was a major economic risk. The property is a brownfield and requires the university to address In January 2007, the ASC Group Inc., specialists environmental issues. in historic architectural assessments, provided UD with a report that analyzed whether the building Despite the cost and the complexities, we saw the could be eligible for the National Register of His- potential for UD, the neighborhood and the region. toric Places. The architectural historian who stud- Until this purchase, this prime piece of property ied the structure concluded that ''Building 26 un- had lain vacant and unproductive for decades. questionably fails to meet the threshold require- ment of integrity and, therefore, is not eligible." UD has a long history of preservation, with eight buildings more than 100 years old and a Heritage Center honoring our past. Before we acquired Building 26, we became aware that a historical pro- gram had been housed within the property, but we were also informed that the integrity of the original Continued on page 11. NCR Retiree News Page 8

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

Ahern, Michael F. (Mike), Marlboro, MA Hipps, William (Bill), Novato, CA Anderson, John E. (Jack), Sahuahita, AZ Kanyuch, David (Dave), Centerville, OH Aggelakos, Van H., Atlanta, GA Magilton, William (Bill) San Diego, CA Alfano, Mildred (Millie) , Brooklyn, NY Mergenthaler, Barry , Lawrenceville, GA Barnes, John R., Elizabeth, PA Morgan, William, Omaha, NE Benton, Nila, Grayson, GA Pirozzi, Peter , Belle Terre, NY Bhat, I Narayana (Narayan), Dayton, OH Sears, Nancy, Centerville, OH Brakefield, Susan, Kettering, OH Watson, David, Kettering, OH Carmick, Robert K. (Bob), Hagerstown, MD Willoughby, Michael, Indianapolis, IN Chapman, Stephen L. (Steve), Englewood, OH Winans, Dave, Hillsborough, NJ Davidson, Dennis, Salisbury, NC Winans, Maryann, Hillsborough, NJ Foss, John P. (Pat), St. Paul, MN Young, Melanie, Plainview, NY Freshwater, Terry Dayton, OH Hickman, Brendan, Carlsbad, CA

N EWEST NCR REA TRUSTEE

Howard Reams has become a trustee of the REA Howard stayed with phone and on-site support Board. He is filling a vacancy until September 30, in the Dayton Field Support Center through the 2007. Howard will be among those nominated for Century, Criterion, and NCR 9800 systems. In trustee at the Annual Business meeting held in Sep- the early 1990s, NCR 9800 VRX/E [o/s] support tember 2007. was moved to San Diego and Howard migrated to support Tower systems until they were dis- Howard joined NCR in June, 1961, after graduation continued. He then supported the Wal-Mart from the University of Dayton and was trained on PICS, a PC based system, until his retire- the 315 computer. He joined Programming Re- ment in June, 1961. search and wrote part of the 315 magnetic tape CO- BOL complier. He provided phone and on-site sup- Howard had 40 years of ser- port for the entire 315 computer CRAM & vice. Tape Operating System, NEAT and COBOL com- pilers, and Utilities. NCR Retiree News Page 9 I N MEMORIAM This column depends on your contribution of information about the deaths of your former co-workers and friends who were NCR employees. Please send a copy of the obituary or information to us. W E EXTEND OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF THESE FORMER NCR EMPLOYEES.

Anslow, George L., 81, Germantown, OH McCarthy, Robert Patrick, 78, Wall, NJ Bennington, James (Jack), 84, Verona, OH McKenna, James Walter, 82, Mason, OH Bond, Helen L., 83, Moraine, OH McReynolds, Lucian, 86, Dayton, OH Broughton, Jr., Luther, 83, Kettering, OH Mowery, Vernon R., 79, Miamisburg, OH Clark, James F., Dayton, OH O’Dea, John, 89, Kettering, OH Coleman, Estel, 81, Lewisburg, OH Oehlman, Roberts S., 97, Delray Beach, FL Decker, Robert H. (Bob), 85, Manitou Springs. CO Pyle, Jay, (Jack), 82, Miamisburg, OH Decker, Ronald (Ron), 64, Mankato, MN Ross, Norman Gliddon, 84, Centerville, OH DeVilbiss, Harold E., 85, Dayton, OH Sandor, Louis K., 92, Irmo, SC Dorsten, Adolph N. (Red), 88, Riverside, OH Schieltz, Robert L. 89, Butler Twp., OH Eckley, Thomas R., 85Trotwood, OH Schroeder, William A., 93, Centerville, OH Fogle, Gene Thomas, 74, New Carlisle, OH Shuster-Guravich, Maria, 62, Fugate, Jr., Chester, 78, Plano, TX Sinkoff, Gerald, 78, West Bloomfield, MI Gardner, O. B. (Owen), 92, San Francisco, CA Sipe, David L., 70, Englewood, OH Heller, Eugene A. (Gene), 87, Clayton, OH Snodgrass, Arthur David, 84, Vandalia, OH Ireland, John Walter, 80, Kettering, OH Spidel, Warren L., 83, Pensacola, FL Kuck, Lee R., 84, New Carlisle, OH Stein, Robert L., 85, Stuart, FL Lee, Russell Edward, 81, Beavercreek, OH Stevenson, Anna Marie, 76, Germantown, OH Lowden, Donald, 94, Miamisburg, OH Swank, Herbert Llewllyn, 68, McAlisterville, PA Marriott, George B., 71, Centerville, OH Wilson, Robert E., 84, Austin, TX

“Summer Beauty” Flowers by Carol Clark www.watercolour.ca London, Ontario, Canada NCR Retiree News Page 10

JOHN H. PATTERSON VISITS DAYTON AGAIN

The ghost (?) of John H. Patterson returned to The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is the Dayton in February to participate in the 100th fourth oldest chapter in the country. It predates even anniversary gala of the Dayton Area Chamber of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which the Dayton Commerce. Mr. Patterson was founder of the group helped organize at the request of President National Cash Register Company that has Wm. H. Taft. morphed into today’s NCR Corporation. Though Mr. Patterson is often given accolades for “I was 77 when I departed this earth,” Mr. Patter saving Dayton from the devastating flood of 1913 reminisced at the Chamber gala, a black-tie affair and, shortly thereafter, the Commission-City Man- held at the glittering Shuster Performing Arts ager form of local government, he also shares those Center in downtown Dayton, Ohio. He added, with others. “The flood was different time for all of “And I have been able since then to keep an eye us. But, in reality, it galvanized the Chamber, and on the Chamber and the community.” soon members became advocates for this new form of government, and their support of the idea made it The NCR founder died in 1922 after 36 years at successful…” the helm of this historic firm, regarded widely as the first true business equipment manufacturer To close the program, Dayton Chamber President and marketer in the world. He was born in 1844 Phil Parker commented that “many events that be- in Dayton and, with his brother Frank, estab- came part of this community would not have hap- lished the cash register company in 1884. pened had it not been for Mr. Patterson. We are grateful for his legacy.” Mr. Patterson was introduced to the Chamber gala audience as “an industrialist, a business in- 600 business and civic leaders attended the gala. novator, a sales genius, a social progressive, a health fanatic, a patriot, and a visionary. [Among This article was written and provided his many innovations were] the first ’daylight by REA member Richard Beach. factory’ buildings that set a new standard for healthful working conditions, rigorous training for salesmen, exclusive sales territories, and sales quotas…”

Praised for his efforts to organize the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Patterson modestly shared the credit with others. “At the time, he recalled, “there were three other groups working to sup- port the community and businesses in particular. All I did was convince them that one, unified group, properly organized, could do better. And, it was not what you would describe as a hard sell/ After all, the leaders of those three groups were either current or former employees of the John H. Patterson cash register factory. They understood and (a.k.a. Dick Beach) heartily agreed, almost immediately. Photo by Peg Butts

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UD WORKING TO FIND BEST WAY TO TELL DESCH STORY (continued from page 7)

The building fails to meet six out of the seven UD is looking to our future and the community¹s fu- criteria for historical integrity. According to the ture, embarking on an unparalleled expansion to report, ''Building 26 was substantially altered in breathe new life into this land. In doing this, we are the 1960s and later, primarily through the appli- balancing higher learning, economic development and cation of three large additions to the north, west community leadership and south walls. This building no longer resem- responsibilities while staying mindful of our duty to bles the original structure. Other alterations in- today¹s students — and the next generation. cluded the replacement of the glass block win- -— Article written by Thomas Burkhardt, vice dows, the removal of much of the art deco orna- president for finance and administrative services at ment to accommodate the additions, and the re- the University of Dayton. modeling of the interior, including changing the floor plan."

The professional studies are unambiguous, and the financial commitment is high. According to Martin-Beachler Architects, it would cost about $3 million just to demolish the three additions and replicate the original façade. A complete res- toration of the building would cost millions more.

We will continue to listen to the community and to historic preservation professionals. We will continue to keep an open mind. However, as a tuition-driven university that has already stepped forward to lead one of the largest and most com- plicated redevelopment efforts in Dayton, we must balance competing needs. We cannot justify committing University resources to rebuilding a building that lost its historical integrity decades ago. We can commit to finding a lasting, compelling way to tell the story and honor the achievements of Joe Desch — a distinctive UD graduate and NCR employee — and those who worked in Dayton to build the code-breaking machines. Members of the preservation community will be invited to meet with our Historical Stewardship Group to share their ideas. NCR Building 26, now owned by the University of Dayton Photos by Dennis Neufarth NCR Retiree News Page 12

FROM OUR MEMBERS

On January 22, 2007 the NCR Clemson, SC Plant Customer Services group met for their annual (fourth Monday of January) dinner reunion. As always, it was nice to see our group together again to reminisce about the good old days at the “Cash”.

Connecticut retirees gathered for the March monthly breakfast.. Those attending (left to right) Barth Phelan, John Geary, Peg Birdsal, Chet Koeller, Jay Hertzog, John Connors, Henry Jespersen, Tom Hoyt, Fred Church, Dudley Jenkins and Jim Aldrich.

Photo submitted by Jim Lash.

In attendance this year were: L-R: Deborah & Kahn Chaddock, Lenny De- tuelo, Sandy Beck, John & Veronica Bruckmann, Joyce Carruthers, Dave Hussey, Michael & Bar- bara Fanelli, Bob Nisbet, Faye & Brad Webb, Joan Nisbet

Ft. Myers, FL, March 8, 2007

From front right to back: Tom Schoenheider, Don & Karen Coulton, Pete & June Suller, Bill & Kathy Hamelton, and Harry Coyle.

Photo courtesy of Paul Mailoux C ALENDAR OF ONGOING EVENTS State City Name Venue Date/Time Contact

Tucson Village Inn 1st Monday each Dick Vail AZ month

San Diego The NCR Re- Remington Club 2nd Wednesday Gordon Belgum tirees Club Rancho Bernardo of month except 858-672-0458 CA Mar, May, Jul, Aug at 1:00p.m. [email protected]

Colorado Perkins Restaurant 1st Friday of Fred Miller Springs / 5190 N. Academy month at 7:30 719-578-5182 CO Pueblo a.m.

Orange Chip’s Restaurant 2nd Tues each Jim Lash CT 321 Boston Post Road month 8:30 a.m. [email protected]

Ft. Myers Bob Evans 2nd Thursday Tom Schoenheider 9500 Marketplace Road each month at 239-498-0468 FL 11:30 a.m. [email protected] Atlanta The NCR Golden Corral 2nd Wednesday Roy Greenway [email protected] GA Lunch Bunch Hwy 138 of even months Cal McBroom [email protected] at 11:30 a.m. Conyers John Hughes [email protected] Chicago NCR Pizza Riggio’s Restaurant 1st Thursday Alan J. Helstern IL Night Group 7530 W. Oakton each month [email protected] at 6:30 p.m. Chicago Aurora Break- No regular sched- Mike Ederati IL fast Group ule [email protected]

Chicago X-NCR sales- Stimac’s Restaurant 3rd Tuesday John Roche 773-445-0336 IL men 4843 Butterfield Rd. each month at Gene Gallagher 630-986-9006 noon

Evansville Cracker Barrel 1st Tuesday each Jim Bryan IN month

Indianapolis MCL Cafeteria 2nd Tuesday Harry Kuhn 317-862-4408 IN 3630 S. East St. each month at [email protected] 6:00 p.m.

Wichita Wichita TFY Quarterly Linda Ferguson KS Club meetings 3718 N. Rock Rd. Wichita, KS 67226

Lexington / McDonald’s at Palomar Each Wednesday Bill Malicote 859-299-5125 KY London at 9:00 a.m.

Baltimore VFW 6506 Wed. every Nelson Bengel 410-557-7302 MD 8777 Philadelphia Rd. month except [email protected] Dec. at 5 p.m. Rosedale Marion Sippacan Café Breakfast every Pete Suller 508-295-1016 MA Marion Thursday [email protected]

Metheun McDonald’s Breakfast every Richard Bates 603-394-7760 MA Pelham St. Tuesday at 8 [email protected]

McComb McDonald’s Every Tuesday Lee Brown 810-791-2061 MI Township 45700 N. Gratiot morning 20812 Lantz Street Clinton Twp., MI 48035 State City Name Venue Date/Time Contact

Saginaw Sullivan’s Restaurant 2nd Tuesday each R. J. (Mickey) McDonald MI 5235 Gratiot Ave. month at 8:30 989-781-1556 a.m.

Omaha HY-VEE Grocery 1st Thursday each Henry Lokke 3815 N. 100th St. NE 108th and Fort St. month at 7:30 Omaha, NE 68134 (402)571-6467 a.m.

Central Ye Cottage Inn 3rd Thursday each Ozzie Chavez 732-541-5331 or NJ 149 W. Front St. month except 732-541-0568 June, July, August Keyport [email protected]

Saddle Brook Northeastern Re- Marriott Hotel Every 2-3months Anthony J. Pilato NJ tail & Accounting Saddle Brook 516-561-1144 Machine Sales- men [email protected]

Albuquerque Furrs Cafeteria Lunch each Marc LaChey 505-275-2331 NM Wyoming Mall Wednesday at [email protected] 12:30 p.m.

Charlotte Tryon Restaurant 3rd Tuesday each Walt Miller 704-552-1009 or NC 215 E. Exmore St. month at 7:30 [email protected] or a.m.

Dayton Former R&D NCR Country Club 4th Wednesday Carl Wick 937-433-1352 OH employees Reservations suggested each month [email protected]

Dayton E&M Dayton Marion’s Pizza 2nd Saturday of Ray Roppel 513-777-4399 OH Patterson and Shroyer March and Octo- [email protected] Rd. ber 11:30—3:00 p.m.

Dayton Former NCR Country Club 1st Thursday each Carole Spencer OH NCR Secretaries Reservations suggested month [email protected]

Harrisburg GEO’s Family Rest. Last Tuesday each Dick Eberly PA 6290 Allentown Blvd. month at 9:00 [email protected] a.m.

Warwick Bickford Restaurant Every Tuesday at Don Culton 401-942-5594 RI Jefferson Blvd. 8:30 a.m. [email protected]

Columbia ROMEO (Retired IHOP 2nd Wednesday Jerry Dryden 904-378-7895 SC Old Men Eating St. Andrews and I-26 each month at [email protected] Out) 9:00 a.m.

Greenville Flat Rock Grille Wood- Saturday noon Ted Webb 864-234-7869 SC ruff Road every 2-3 months [email protected]

Tacoma Ma’s Place Every Tuesday at Vern Schrotenboer 253-848-6872 WA Near South Hill Mall 9:00 a.m. [email protected]

Puyallup Bowling Every Thursday at Vern Schrotenboer 253-848-6872 9:00 a.m. Milwaukee Mayfair Mall 1st Tuesday each Don Eggert 414-453-8424

WI Food Court month at 9:00 [email protected] a.m. Canada Vancouver, BC XNCRs Group Lunch 1st Tues- Dick Phillips 604-526-8721 day each month [email protected] NCR Retiree News Page 15

F.Y.I. Important Contacts

NCR Benefits Center P.O. Box 9233 PENSION NEWS Boston, MA 02205-9923 NCR has filed the initial Teradata Form 10 800-245-9035 with the SEC and confirms that NCR's intent TDD# 800-610-4015 that all assets and liabilities related to the U.S. http://netbenefits.fidelity.com pension plan will be retained by NCR.

Cigna Health Claims 800-351-4113 !!!ANNOUNCEMENT!!! http://mycigna.com

This year’s REA Annual Business meeting will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2007, at Medicare the NCR Country Club in Dayton, OH. 800-MEDICARE (633-4227) http://www.medicare.gov

Social Security 800-772-1213 http://www.socialsecurity.gov

NCR Corporation 937-445-5000 http://www.ncr.com

NCR Stockholder Account Inquiries ARE YOU SWITCHING TO THE Mellon Investor Services INTERNET WORLD? 85 Challenger Road If you would like for us to stop sending you a Overpeck Centre hardcopy of NCR Retiree News since you can now view and/or print it from the web, please let Ridgefield, NJ 07660 us know. 800-627-2303 [email protected] http://www.melloninvestor.com MOVING? Don’t forget to tell us your new address so we can ensure you continue to receive your newsletter. Email to [email protected] or write to NCR REA, P. O. Box 218, Germantown, OH 45327. CLIP and SAVE NCR Retiree News Page 16

THE TALE END

In 2006, NCR Corporation sold Building 31 (a.k.a. SDC) and associated land to Cox Ohio Publishing. Cox has subsequently renovated the building to become their Media Center. Michael Greitzer, a partner at Miller-Valentine, said adaptive reuse can come into play with a building that was, at one time, “best in class”.

As a part of this reuse project by the Dayton Daily News, the oldest remaining building of the NCR com- plex, Building 18 (a.k.a. the Garage) was razed to make room for parking.

NCR Building 31 (SDC) now owned by Cox Publishing. Photo by Dennis Neufarth

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