Vision

Jan/Feb 70No 59 House Magazine of Rank Xerox Plant

They've had nearly four hours of fun and food at the annual children's party, held this year in the Social Centre on December 13. Now, clutching their presents from Santa Claus, they are ready for the bus ride home - and, by the look of it, they intend to keep the party going all the way! (See pp 8/9.) THE NEW AGREEMENT

This is the time of year to review the past, and conditions of employment and, provided that we Christmas, and I wish you all a healthy and take a look at the future and at changes in the can continue to prosper, to do everything we prosperous 1970. Thank you for what you have control of the Organisation.It also happens to be possibly can to improve them. done for the Company during the past twelve the end of one year and the beginning of another. I am sure you will understand that the new months. You will have read of the new agreement between ' agreement provides you and me with yet another Xerox Corporation and The Rank Organisation challenge, and opens up further opportunities for concerning the future operations of Rank Xerox. us all. Therefore, whether you be an employee As you can well imagine, it will take some with many years of service, or one who has A special message from the considerable time to sort out the details. recently joined us, rest assured that the present is taken care of and that future opportunities are great i Director of Production and In the meantime, I would like to assure you that Supply Operations it is our intention at least to maintain current I hope that you and yours had a very happy

article about the agreement between Xerox given the opportunity of making their point of Corporation and The Rank Organisation and the view known, both to their colleagues and to the opportunities for the future. Management. It also provides for Management ideas to be quickly communicated in the opposite As a newcomer to Rank Xerox, who had watched direction. the spectacular growth from outside, I am pleased to be at Mitcheldean at the beginning of a new This house magazine VISION is just one of the and exciting period in the development of this ways to ensure that all are well informed about outstanding organisation. developments within the Rank Xerox organisation. We have one of the finest factories in the country During the course of the next few months I which stands here as a tribute to the enterprise intend to do everything possible to strengthen and which has so characterised Rank Xerox in its improve our communications by using both A MATTER OF years of dramatic growth. formal and informal meetings, and making COMMUNICATIONSI find it extremely interesting that so much maximum use of our notice boards and other emphasis is being placed upon communications communication media. within our organisation.It is most important that In a factory as large as Mitcheldean, employing decisions and policies are adequately communicated. about 3,000 people, it is most difficult to get to Mr Wickstead mentioned in his contribution to the know everyone personally; nevertheless. I last edition of VISION that that would be the last With the development of the Productivity shall give much thought and attention to becoming occasion on which he would be writing regularly Campaign, a number of Joint Working Parties known to, and getting to know, as many of you as for our Mitcheldean house magazine. However, have been established and various methods of possible. events have a habit of happening quickly in our communication developed. This must continue. organisation and the developments last month are Participation - which has been the watchword I am looking forward to a most interesting and co important for us that he has written a brief for twelve months past - implies that everyone is inspiring time here in the .

Deputy Dift:ctur of Production and Supply Operations

3 ifictured in the garden of Mr of age. This high percentage is comparable with Iwatsuki Machine Assembly Plant is going Kobayashi's house in Tokyo are most educationally advanced countries in the through a phase of continuous expansion such (left to right) Mr J M Thomas. western world. as we have had at Mitcheldean. In fact, it is now company secretary, Rank Xerox Tokyo is growing at a tremendous rate.It has the necessary to look for an entirely new site to Ltd., Mrs Kobayashi, Mr S. highest population of any city in the world. accommodate future requirements. Kobayashi, president of Fuji During the last three years, many miles of I was very impressed with the enthusiasm of the Photo Film Co. Ltd (who own through-ways have been built in the city. Main Fuji Xerox engineers at Iwatsuki. In fact, I found Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. jointly with streets are being dug up to accommodate an the Japanese generally to be a creative, industrious Rank Xerox), Mr Wickstead. and underground railway, and overhead roads of and dedicated people, with an urge to share some ' 1r Kobayashi's daughter-in-lay. cantilever construction carrying two lanes of of the advantages of the western world. hose little girl is seen holding traffic each way and with the inevitable On reflection,I wonder if, in 20 years' time. they er grandfather's hand. intersections and crossovers, are already in use. will wish that they could go back to the traditional Below: Inside the house, seated The city is no longer one of wooden structures way of life of yesteryear. Japanese style and single-storey buildings - it already has a number of 20-storey buildings. The Fuji Paying their fast visit here on November 26 were Photo Film Building is on high ground, and Mr R. Conn (standing) and Mr Kawasaki, therefore rises above the tallest building (a hotel) executives of Nissho-lwai Co. Ltd., shipping in Tokyo. A new 40-storey building is under agents of Fuji Xerox. Here they are discussing construction. delivery schedules with Mr H. Berry, Manager. Mr F. Wickstead, Director of International Distribution Centre, Gloucester, and Production and Supply Operations, Earthquakes are always a threat, but it will need his deputy, Mr B. J. Ferriman (far left). gives us a one of abnormal strength to destroy modern Accompanied by Mr Berry, the visitors spent the buildings. An earthquake of this strength is following day at Mitcheldean and had consultations expected within the next 30 years, but this does with Mr D. Shryane, Mr J. W. Evans and Mr J. GLIMPSE OF not stop the Japanese. They say they cannot Nankin concerning supply to Fuji Xerox. afford to stay still for 20 to 50 years. JAPAN The geisha houses and clubs in Tokyo seem to be The Editor asked me how I got on during my thriving better than ever, and no doubt the recent trip to Japan. What were the highlights entertaining allowances received by Japanese of my visit ? Did I find Japan different this time business men have a lot to do with this.It is a to what it was on previous visits ? How do the pity that, apart from weddings and on formal people of Fuji Xerox view their association with occasions, few Japanese girls now wear the Rank Xerox ? traditional dress. During the long flight over the pole via Anchorage, really don't know whether you are coming or going. As for Fuji Xerox, it is going from strength to Alaska,I had an absolutely first-class view of the Costs in Japan vary considerably, but housing is strength. The company is in the course of oil well area that has recently had so much terribly expensive. In the desirable suburbs of building an entirely new consumables plant at publicity in the papers.It is a really rugged Tokyo, the cost of a plot of land about the size of Takematsu, which is near the original Fuji Photo country, with thousands of mountainous peaks. one in a modern semi-detached building site in Film Plant about 30 miles west of Tokyo. The My word !I shudder to think of laying a pipeline the UK costs as much as five times the value of in that terrain. the house. On arrival at Tokyo, I was met by representatives Western-style hotels are expensive, but most Links across the Atlantic of the Fuji Xerox Directors, and the Design and everyday goods cost about the same as they did To provide a closer Rank Xerox link with Xerox Roger Pratt recently returned after a year in the Manufacturing functions. Some of them had when I was there two years ago. Corporation Supply Planning, and help with new States as Rank Xerox resident engineer. He motored for an hour to an hour and a half each This is because, although salaries are rising at the model pre-production co-ordination and followed Ray Pyart and Dennis Bendall, and Ron way, just to pay their respects.I wonder if we rate of 15 per cent per annum, productivity is also procurement activities, Maurice Pask is going to Boakes went out to replace him. Brian Lewis would be prepared to do that ! increasing. Many people still work a five and a the USA this January. He is taking his family has also returned recently, his place as PED I stayed at a modern hotel adjacent to the half day week, but there is a tendency to reduce and will live for a year in the Rochester district. liaison engineer having been taken by Sid Palmer. American Embassy in Tokyo. The service was the working week. Maurice has been at Mitcheldean for 14 years, for Two other engineers crossed the Atlantic at the superb - but very costly. Fresh orange juice cost It is quite unusual for the average Japanese, the last four of which he has been working in beginning of November - John Vines of Reliability 800 Yen, which is nearly 19s. so you can guess including those of the upper-middle class, to take Purchase Department as electrical components and Stewart Jones of PED, both of whom have what some of the more unusual things cost. more than two or three days' holiday at a time. buyer. been seconded to Xerox for a 12-month period. During the whole of my stay the weather was They rarely go away with the family for two weeks' This is the first such appointment from the Supply So Maurice will not be entirely on his own in his delightful - round about 70'F. (Sorry !I should holiday. Probably no more than 5 per cent of the side of our Division. But quite a number of men new assignment although his task will be in a have said 20`C). population get away for a week at a time. There from Design and Production Engineering have different work area on the vast site at Webster, In Japan, as in , you don't know whether are. however, many official holidays of one day, spent various periods with Xerox over the past near Lake Ontario, which is about 12 miles outside to refer to metric or English measurements, and the total holiday entitlement is about 75 per five years acting as liaison engineers, studying Rochester - and hundreds of miles from New centigrade or fahrenheit. You also don't know cent of ours. manufacturing methods, familiarising themselves York City ! whether to drive on the left or right hand side of The Japanese are determined to be in the forefront with new products and so on, and where the We hope to tell you something of what it is like to the road.In fact, Japan is still the same as us, but of education. Over 80 per cent of the students length of stay has justified it, they have taken their take up temporary residence in the States and their roads in the cities are so congested that you continue with full-time education beyond 18 years wives and families with them. work at a Xerox Corporation plant next time. 4 A lighthearted look at a very serious subject The last fire at Mitcheldean Plant, says Fire Officer by Scott Shaw of the Fire Protection Tony Cale, was 'about ten years ago' when some A Voice from Association fat caught fire in the canteen. Ten years without The Wilderness a fire is an excellent record, and reflects credit on The bloke now leaving through the roof is Bill everyone at Mitcheldean, but don't be complacent. Mr Brian Cave. MA, BIBiol, Warden of The Hotbottom, calling at Gloucester General Hospital How can you keep that record ? Simple - be Wilderness Field Study Centre, Mitcheldean, and Yew Tree Brake Cemetery. Drinks and light 'fire-conscious' -learn to recognize potentially writes us that he is building up a library of refreshments will be served at his funeral. dangerous situations, and remove them. information concerning the history, geography, Poor Bill. He knew about the 'no smoking' rule geology and biology of the Dean and neighbouring Wherever you are, whatever your job, all around in the paint shop, but the temptation was too areas.If anyone has information, old photos. you there are things that will burn. In textbook etc., they can offer, he will be very grateful. great. What was all the fuss about anyway ? terms, fire occurs when combustible materials and Paint doesn't burn unless you put a blowlamp on a source of ignition are brought together. So keep He also mentions that as a newcomer he is it.Striking a match couldn't do anything. them apart ! 'dispirited by much that I see in an area which should be one of outstanding beauty'. He would He still had the surprised look on his face when Dropping cigarette ends into waste bins, using like The Wilderness to act as a focus for they buried him. Vapours from fresh paint can be portable heaters to air clothing, smoking when environmental conservation and he is offering as explosive as dynamite - hence Bill's quick using thinners or cleaning fluids: these examples facilities for study and meetings. exit from this life. may not be typical of Mitcheldean, but look The Warden is, he says, very conscious of the All right, it never happened at Mitcheldean Plant. collapse. There was nothing left worth reclaiming. around - there's probably somebody taking a risk. good relations he has with our Company. He has Bill Hotbottom is a fictitious character. The production section has its risks, too. Acetone Suppose someone takes a risk and loses - do you met a number of people in the Plant who are Or is he ? Perhaps there's a close relative of his and oil, metal particles and oily rags are ready, know what to do in case of fire ? Think a minute. concerned about amenity in the Forest, and if a lurking somewhere, maybe at the next bench, or willing and able to give you a hot time if given Do you reach for an extinguisher and try to fight group of them would like to meet him, a time sitting in the desk behind you. Perhaps you're half a chance. You'd be a real trail-blazer. the fire, or do you ring the gate police? What could be arranged to suit them. one yourself. Galloping through the shop, trailing flames, smoke about evacuation ? And which way do you go to escape, anyway ? How about the ones working amid a potential and charred overalls, you could cause quite a stir. bonfire - the packing section ? Packing materials Of course, offices are as safe as houses. Except Doubtful? Well then, find out - now. There's a are notorious for fires. In Burnley, Lancashire, that houses are pretty high up in the league when set of instructions on the wall not far away. Read Lost last year, the storage and despatch building of an it comes to fires.Paper, files, desks - they all them, make a note if it helps, ask Tony Cale if Ronson windshield-type gas lighter.If found, electrical appliance manufacturer was gutted in a burn. You could have a grand old blaze going in you're still unsure - but find out. fire which cost £1,175,000. no time. please return to: D. Williams, Internal Transport, Ignorance means panic if the worst happens. It's Bldg 32. The risk was obvious - cardboard cartons, just One of the most valuable and important pieces of too late when the fire's started. A big fire, like waiting for a match or cigarette end to send them equipment at Mitcheldean is the computer, worth nothing you've ever seen. Glass cracking. The Found up, thousands of pounds' worth of goods awaiting between £250,000 and £300,000, according to whole building thundering with the roar of flames. They were rolling back the turf inside the despatch. The building became a fire bomb. In Mr Jack Bonney, Data Processing Manager. A Everything bathed in a tierce yellow light. The Cinderford football ground in preparation for the about ten minutes, all the contents of this fire here, he says dryly, could cause 'a lot of air's hot, very hot. You can't shout because your deer roast - one of the Bank Holiday carnival 600-foot-long building were alight. Another ten inconvenience', even allowing for the fact that he throat's closed up. Everything starts to go dark, events last September - when someone saw minutes and parts of the walls were beginning to keeps spare records in another building. you:can't breathe something shining in the earth. On retrieval this Cartoons by Max proved to be a 6 inch steel rule, in perfect condition, and bearing the name and clock number J. Eales (2981). If anyone recognises this as their property, will they please contact Frank Beard at the !DC, Gloucester.

Sorry Beauty! Announcing a happy event in connection with Beauty, the Alsatian owned by Mrs Hilda Baldwin BILL'S HAS HE LEAVING of Medical Department, we inadvertently attributed A GATE US PASS ' to her six cups which in fact were won by her sire, Freshman of Wye View. Beauty has a sister in South Africa and Freshman a son in Canada and both are first-class prize-winners so, although she has not been shown yet, there would appear to be every likelihood that, given the chance, Beauty will keep the family flag (or tail) flying ! 'The bloke now leaving ...* 'There's a set of instructions ...*

6 7 'It's the best party we've ever had, mister,' said themselves used to come to our Christmas (.1iildren to cheer when he said 'Rank's' and boo boys and girls of differing ages. Last year these one little boy to steward Dennis Barnard as paper entertainment years ago.It was sometimes when he said 'Dowty's' (nothing personal, Sir were handed out by two Santas - Roy Steward plates flew like giant snowflakes through the air. difficult in those days to get enough to make up George!). One little fellow loyally refused to boo, and Ray Davies, but as this led to awkward It was great fun, of course, but it had to be a coachload !" protesting : 'But my Dad works at Dowty's!' questions, only one Santa with helpers appeared stopped as. with nearly 600 children sitting down At one time there used to be a coach outing to a Well, perhaps it was his mother who worked here. this year. to tea, things were getting rather out of hand. pantomime, but as numbers grew and the Social Lessons are learned every year and alterations The party over, the work is far from done. There's This is just one of the minor hazards of helping at Centre appeared on the site, a party seemed the made to keep the children happy. For example, a big clearing up session. There's the difficult the annual Christmas Party given by the Sports & best answer. it became evident that sitting at a film show first task of getting the excited children home - and Social Club for children of employees aged five to Of course it calls for careful organising. Many and then sitting again at tea was too much that doesn't mean just dropping them at the end ten years old. Judging by the ready way in which children are fetched in busloads, so beforehand inactivity for little legs with the result that the of the road. Every steward carries a survival kit some 30 or so helpers come forward every year, Roy Steward sorts out the various addresses into following entertainment did not get the attention including a list of rousing songs, paper hankies they are not easily bothered - in fact they enjoy areas, Messrs Edwards assign buses to each area, it deserved, to put it mildly. and plastic bags for emergencies.If need be, 1 the party as much as the kids. and Mrs Stephens and her cleaning staff have a So this year the entertainment, given by our own they will stop the coach en route and get out, no This Christmas event goes back many years. At busy time cutting up coloured ribbons to attach Variety Club artistes, was put on first, with tea matter if the night is cold and windy and there's the beginning of December we met committee to each child for identification purposes. and a film show to follow (cartoons are ideal for two feet of snow on the ground, to oblige a child member Eugene Lark collecting the names of With 600 to deal with, there is no room for riveting children to their seats). in distress. eligible party-goers and he told us: 'I find I'm gatecrashers, though several do get through. Balloons and sweets to take home have been That's true party spirit ! getting the names of children of employees who At a recent party an entertainer invited the superseded by presents, carefully selected for THE THE ENTERTAINERS This year for the first time the entertainers at the with the assistance of the Sports & Social Club, PARTY children's party were members of the Rank Xerox the band has purchased more orchestrations and, Variety Club and Showband. by the spring of 1970. hopes to be equipped to SPIRIT play for an 'Over Thirties' dance. After amusing the youngsters, they went over to Abenhall School to give the oldsters of By the way, Kritikos was keeping an eye on Mitcheldean a good time at their Christmas things on November 14 and he reports: 'John partya much-enjoyed event towards which the Earl made a valiant effort at standing in for the Sports & Social Club donated their customary £15. compere Arthur Hardy who was ill. Mel Collins replaced our former resident magician who has It is just a year since the showband was formed vanished, and there was the splendid showband and when it made its first appearance at a Rank as already mentioned, but otherwise it was much Xerox Variety Show on November 14 in the the same 'mixture as before'. Like the audiences. Social Centre it got a great reception. Those who I enjoy the reliable performances of the regular suggested the band should play for after-show artistes, but I do look forward to seeing some new dancing in future will be interested to hear that, talent brought in.' Canteen manageress Mrs Lock ley starts to carve Santa Claus. disguised as Ray Davies, is up the cake which this year was topically surrounded by partygoers eager for presents. decorated as a lunar landscape complete with The showband look, and play, like professionals - even when little boys and girls take a hand at Helping him is steward Albert Hatch. rockets and nthrr spacecr,?ft. conducting them, as was the case during the party programme of entertainment. In the battle for the liberation of the Venray area Next morning in company with Mr C. Bron, General Recuperating on Sunday morning, the party went A tour of the Airborne Museum at Arnhem and a in 1944, the greater part of the town was Manager, Rank Xerox Netherlands, his wife and for a walk round Venray and enjoyed coffee at the visit to Oostebeck Church, which was used as a destroyed. Many new buildings have arisen in the secretary, they enjoyed two 'musts' for visitors to home of Mr Corzilius, Technical Manager. hospital by the Airborne troops at the battle of intervening years, among them the Rank Xerox the Dutch capital -a boat trip round the canals They were entertained to lunch by members of Arnhem, occupied the afternoon, with tea at a plant and it was through the General Manager of and an Indonesian lunch. Then it was off to the Venray staff at the Maas Hotel, Arcen, a rebuilt hotel in Hartenstein where General Urquhart, then the plant, Mr Len Stierman, that an invitation to Venray to be met at the Rank Xerox plant by farmhouse which Tom Howells distinctly Commander of the 1st British Airborne Division, join in the 25th anniversary of the liberation came Mr Stierman, Personnel Manager Mr Van der remembers firing on 25 years ago.It was near had his HQ. The 10th Battalion of the Parachute to Mitcheldean. Horst and other executives. At a reception held here that Tom, while serving with the Royal Welch Regiment played a particularly courageous part at It was addressed to those who had served in the at the Cultural Centre of Venray, they were Fusiliers, stepped on a mine and lost his leg below Arnhem and a book recording this was presented area during the war and the lucky ones, chosen received by the chairman of the Liberation the knee -a handicap which few seeing him to each member of the party. from over 20 applicants, flew to Amsterdam on Ceremony Committee and introduced to the today would suspect. It was a tightly packed three days but they Friday, October 10. Burgomaster and Aldermen of Venray. After lunch they visited the War Museum at managed to fit in a tour of the Venray plant before They were Machine Shop operatives Ernest They then attended the opening of the War and Overloon, one of the most fiercely contested flying home on the Tuesday morning. Hancock and Tom Howells, and maintenance Resistance Movement Exhibition after which battlefields in Western Europe in 1944. Attached They returned, not only with memories of a electrician Tom Morgan, accompanied by there was a commemoration service in the Peace to the museum building is a natural park and here, sentimental journey and an enjoyable weekend, Personnel Controller Lionel Lyes, who also served Church, built with donations from the Allies and in the sunshine which shone brilliantly throughout but also with a lasting impression of the suffering in the Venray area with the Monmouthshire the Germans. their visit, they saw tanks, aircraft, guns and other of the Dutch people during the years of Regiment. Another reception at the Social and Cultural equipment displayed amid the trees. They were occupation - suffering which evoked their warm then entertained to dinner by the Directors of the Centre of St. Servatius Hospital was followed by appreciation of and generosity towards their Travelling and hotel expenses on the trip were Museum. liberators. paid by our Company, whose generosity was much a memorable dinner - Tom Howells for one will appreciated, and the Mitcheldean men were never forget it! He sat next to the Burgomaster The evening was devoted to a concert at the The Mitcheldean men would like to say, through unanimously enthusiastic about the and, having explained he was unfamiliar with St. Servatius Hospital given by the 14th-20th VISION, a big thank you to their various hosts in accommodation. In Amsterdam, for example, they Dutch dinners, was invited to 'do as I do'. Tom is King's Hussars who had travelled from Germany Holland, particularly those members of the Venray stayed at the splendid Hotel Port van Cleve (just a sizeable chap and has a pretty healthy appetite for the occasion. Management. behind the Royal Palace) ; Ernest Hancock but he soon found himself outclassed by the On their last full day, the party visited the battle His companions from Mitcheldean also wish to remembers it particularly because it was his first Burgomaster who had obviously had considerable places of Operation Market Garden, driving along express their appreciation to Mr Lyes who acted experience of sleeping in a four-poster ! practice at this sort of thing !The day was brought the relief corridor to Arnhem, and stopping for as spokesman during their interesting and to a successful conclusion at the home of Mr lunch at Nijmegen. This was where Ernest memory-stirring trip. Cleerdin, the Chief Accountant at Venray. Hancock, when he was with the 2nd Bn. Regiment, enjoyed the hospitality of a Dutch family. He had brought with him a photo of them bearing their address and the Venray people lost no time in 'phoning the family and fixing up a reunion for 'Hank' (as he had been known) that very evening.

The Burgomaster of Venray presented each member of the party with a superb book of Pictured in the park attached to the Overloon Back to the Rembrandt's paintings and sketches, signed by War Museum are the four men from Mitcheldean. Looking round the Overloon War Museum, five burgomasters. Here ex-Royal Artilleryman On the far right is Fred Sibley from Welwyn who Tom Howells recognised photographs of his old Battleground Tom Morgan receives his copy. went with them on the trip. unit

10 11 Ian Hale and Brian Fowler. Said Mr Wickstead : Mr Edwards took the opportunity to express POSITIVE 'It is a great tribute to you and a great delight to gratitude to the staff of the Training Department us, and the Company are very proud of what you for their dedication during the past 12 months. POTENTIAL have done.' 'I hope they will go on helping you to help yourselves for many months to come,' he said. With the growing number of apprentices (86 There was special acclaim, too, for Peter Jennings. today compared with 17 seven years ago), it was who won the Saunders Valve prize at Hereford The more serious side of the event over, the young a question of inviting either Management, or Technical College during the past year, and for people made their way to the ballroom for a social wives and girl friends to the annual apprentices Royston Meek, the first Mitcheldean apprentice evening. And providing the music was the dinner held in the Social Centre on November 21. ever to get his indentures for carpentry and joinery. 'Simpleton Bob' group, one of whose members This year it was the fair sex who won ! was newly indentured apprentice Robert Herring ! In a brief speech before making the presentations, The number of presentations grows along with Mr Wickstead said : 'Many of you have, by now, the number of apprentices and Mr F. Wickstead, accepted family responsibilities.It isn't up to us Director of Production Et Supply Operations, as a Company to try and persuade you to further Peter Jennings, who won the Saunders Valve shook hands with some 65 apprentices as he education.I can, however, give you some simple prize, receives his indentures. handed them their indentures, financial awards and sincere advice: if you want to educate and EITB first year training certificates. yourselves further, now is your time to accept With him at the top table was Mr L. V. Lyes. responsibility, not only as a grown man but as an Personnel Controller, Mr F. J. Edwards, Training employee.' Best Wishes Messages of goodwill Puzzled as to how they could best convey Et Education Manager, and the Training School Speaking of his recent visit to Japan. he said he As we went to press we heard that Jim Slade, messages of goodwill to Cyril Evans of Supply staff, among whom it was good to see Mr Len had had an opportunity of seeing 'what our formerly of Supply Planning, had been receiving Planning, who has been suffering with eye trouble, Hart, who was at that time still convalescing after colleagues are doing over there. It was just like hospital treatment and we send him our best his colleagues hit upon the excellent idea of hospital treatment. another Mitcheldean some five or seven years ago. wishes. recording them on tape ; and on his next visit to The 140 or so present also gave a particular They do not fully realise their potential.' Similarly, the hospital, raw materials supervisor Mike Derritt welcome to retired instructor Mr Bill Stearn. when he went to America, he said, he could see We were glad to learn that George Meek (Paint Shop) is making a good recovery after illness and played back the tape to Cyril who was very Mr Wickstead raised a laugh when he said: 'This that the positive potential of the 'very young touched by the kind gesture. science of xerography' was still not fully send him our kind regards also. is the first time I have ever known Bill to be late !' We wish all the best to the following who will be (Bill was never once late in all his 31 years with appreciated here. retiring in January - Mrs Enid Weaver (Spares the Company.) As chairman of the apprentice committee, Ian Surveillance inspector Cyril Jamieson was given Assembly), Ted Baldwin (Press Shop), Fred Bell Adding lustre to the top table was the F. James Currie thanked Mr Wickstead and Mr Lyes for a good send-off by his colleagues when he (Security) and Allen Blomley (Inspection) ; and in Fielding trophy. This has been won for three coming along and expressed his appreciation to retired at the end of October after 13 years with February - Bill Parry (Design), Bill Smart (IDC. years running by Rank Xerox apprentices entering those who had helped behind the scenes to make the Company. Mr V. G. Parry, on behalf of Glos.) and Reg Wilce (E0 section). the Craftsmanship Competition of the the dinner a success. (Thanks were due to Ian Quality Control & Inspection Department. Last Laughs Gloucestershire 8. South Worcestershire too for having organised the dinner so ably, and presented him with a cheque which Cyril, who is 'I must av bin thinking of summat else besides Productivity Association, and there was special to Mrs Lockley, manageress of the canteen, for a chairman of the Caw & Photographic Club, said acclaim for the lads concerned -Adrian Morgan, most enjoyable meal.) 1w would be using to purchase a film editor and what I was thinking of.' splicer. From the LSA he received the handsome 'The trouble with the drivers in the Forest is they n.qir of binoculars seen in the picture don't understand the sheep like I do.' The apprentices who received their indentures chat to Mr Wickstead and Mr Lyes after the presentation.

12 Club News Putting 1YOUlin the picture Making films for the BBC The best club evening for years' was the verdict 21sts Office) to Dave Weyman (Design Records) on John Skilton (Goods Inwards Inspection) on November 16. of some of the 120 members and friends who September 11. attended the Cine Et Photographic Club's meeting Miss Christine Griffiths (Mail Room) to Roger on November 26. Guest speaker was Mr Alan Mrs Maureen Davies (Central Records) on Court on December 6. Richardson, a BBC films operation manager, who November 3. Miss Megan Powell (Cost Office) to apprentice Robert Harris (Supply Planning) on November 15. gave an interesting talk about his work for Graham Parker on New Year's Eve. television. Among the films he showed were Miss Denise Pearce (Stores Et Stock Control) on classics such as 'London to Brighton in four November 18. Births minutes', and the Michael Bentine 'It's a Square John Davies (Supply Planning) on December 12. Paul Martin, a son for Mrs Sue Lewis (formerly World' episode when redskins attacked Lime Liaison Et Distribution, Design Office), on Weddings Grove studios; as a climax, there were some of October 1. Bob Adams (Remodelling) to Miss Valerie the recent, very impressive colour productions. Elizabeth Mary, a daughter for Tony Allen Skillern at Ross Methodist Church on October 11. Mr Richardson acknowledged the co-operation Brian James (Remodelling) to Miss Wendy (Accounts), on October 13. ('Only one this time, Deo Gratias', breathed Tony thankfully ; 'Last time given the BBC by the Rank colour laboratories at Pictured with Mr Richardson (far right) at the Pritchard (Spares Assembly) at Lydney Register Denham in processing films, and mentioned that Office on October 15. it was triplets !') meeting are (left to right) Mr Don Elliott, Works 14 Rank Xerox 720 machines had been installed Manager, Mr Robin Berks, secretary of the club, Miss Pauline Halifax (Supply Planning) to Clive Paula Marie. a daughter for Ron Wilkes (3600 in his department in an efficiency/economy drive. Wicks at St. Stephen's Church. Cinderford, on Assembly) and his wife Hazel (PED), on October and Mr W Fletcher-Cooper. November 29. 25. Part of the evening was devoted to the recent slide competition 'Specials' which was judged by Reliability with his shot of a badger while Mr E, Engagements Jason Rowland, a son for Mrs Barbara Pritchard Mr W. Fletcher-Cooper, former area manager of Lewis, also of Reliability, was runner-up. Miss Sheila Watkins (Liaison Et Distribution, (formerly telex operator), on October 27. the MEB who is well known in amateur movie Hardworking projectionist was Mr Pat Jordan Design Office) to John Reed on November 5. Fay, a daughter for Terry Duberley, Model Shop circles. The winner was Mr Donald James of of TED. Miss Jane Reed (Liaison Er Distribution, Design chargehand, on November 19.

Making the Karate grade After May this year, the club reckons to be ready The Karate Club. whose members now number to accept bookings for demonstrations in aid of some 40 men and women, is preparing for its charity. first grading test (6th kyu) in February. Gloucester I DC has its own karate enthusiast - Fifth dan Mutsusuke Harada, leading expert in 23- year -old Robin Greenslade of the shipping the Shotokai style of karate which the club has section who has passed eight kyu grades and now adopted, is coming to grade them and to put on has his shodan (first black belt). His club, the a demonstration. SSKK of Cheltenham, follows the Wado Ryu style. Junior instructor 011ie Evans of Purchase told us: Robin has been asked to captain, on behalf of the 'We have some very good people and if they British Karate Association, one of the teams to practise hard enough they may even "jump a fight at the British Karate Open Championships being held at the Crystal Palace this January. R. Evans R. Evans belt". Which might explain why, if you wander Mr and Mrs N. Bayliss Mr and Mrs B. James Mr and Mrs S. Wicks Mr and Mrs M. Brown round the Plant at lunchtime, you may see some Practising blocks and blows at an after-work enthusiasts training on their own. session at Mitcheldean. Christmas Hampers for Anglers Poppy Day Despite sharp overnight frost most competitors Nearly half of the total sum - [112 6s. 11d. - caught fish when the Angling Club held their resulting from Poppy Day collections in contest on December 13. John Teague won a £5 Mitcheldean and Abenhall was accounted for by Christmas hamper and the Stan Cherry plaque from our Plant. Compared with last year's total of an unfancied peg with 24 lb 4 oz 8 drms - £38 5s. 8d., the Plant collection of £50 Os. 10d. believed to be a club record. Gary Cooper came was very gratifying, says Mrs Sadie Pritchard, second, taking 19 lb 5 oz, Pete Welch third with a Poppy Day organiser, and she wishes to record bag of 17 lb 10 oz and Roger Roberts fourth with her thanks to all who helped and donated. 10 lb 10 oz 8 drms. An additional hamper and the Jack Williams shield For Sale awarded for the best specimen fish went to Vere Curry's tourist girl's bicycle, 24 in. wheel, complete Christopher for his 3 lb 15 oz chub. with bell and saddlebag, as new, £15. Also Hawkins vanity case hairdryer, three-heat switch, We regret to report the deaths of Ernest Marsh complete with tube, hood and carrying case. (Quality Control) aged 60 on November 20 and Excellent condition, £6. Apply : D. J. Britton, W. 'Bill' Butler (TED) aged 63 on December 20. Reliability Dept. Tel. 247 int. 14 15 CHRISTINE WEARS THE CROWN Perhaps the gate police wouldn't let them in premiere of 'Hello Dolly', starring Barbra Streisand without tickets, or maybe they were just too tired which was attended by HRH Prince Philip. We after the 'Miss World' contest, but no Women's hope she will tell us all about it in our next issue. Liberation Workshop members were seen 'It was very, very difficult to decide who the three protesting outside the Social Centre when the finalists should be: said Mr Charles Loughlin, contest for 'Miss Rank Xerox. Mitcheldean' for Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Public 1969/70 took place on November 28. Buildings Et Works, and MP for West There was no display of temperament or jealousy Gloucestershire, who acted as one of the judges either - in fact Mr Wickstead commented on the together with his wife and Mr and Mrs Wickstead. unselfish spirit in which each girl applauded her As at last year's annual dance, Mr Loughlin competitors. generously handed over to the Sports Er Social By now, 19-year-old Christine Ingram of Accounts Club a cheque for £10 ('instead of spending it Department has become used to wearing a title on Christmas cards') and he asked for this to be (the crown she keeps for very special occasions!) given to some charity. And once again Mr Henry and has enjoyed her special prize from the Phillips, the club chairman, announced that the Management. This was a two-day visit to London sum would be doubled by the club. The total of for herself and boy friend, farmer's son Michael £20 was later shared equally between the local Gwilliam, with five-guinea seats at the royal film branches of the Societies for the Mentally Ft Physically Handicapped.

(left) A line-up of mini-skirted lovelies - some of the 21 contestants for the title. (below left) Mrs Wickstead places the crown on the head of Christine Ingram, daughter of Mr John Ingram of the Standards Room. (below) Mr and Mrs Loughlin pose for a photograph with newly crowned Christine. Standing are Linda Peg ler of Design Drawing Office (right) who came second and Gillian Phelps of Central Records who was third.

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