-- -1 - - - - - -3 .-r--J 2 =-_2'i22 - f,.15 51--= I- .;---, *"* - - _ ___ _ - Amp- PM . .:P -= 1 -_ r -- ,1 9 - Ci - C- - c 1 - -- : _ __1%[L ·T I _; Z fi" - - c -::: - . M 11 0 - - - j 8'-Fl/ R - -IT. /21-pul #1&1 ind f/*45/'4277<4 81 Em /0 m 1 baa AW Al £1 /3 4.....l - -I-r- - - 7. -....1--11 - - Yol, 18 No. 8 February Il, 1957 PACKARD ELECTRIC DIVISION 1 13' GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Suggestion Man Interest 600 Attend Division's Annual Old Timers' Party Hits New *lonth/y High _]"Z» 4 ' Employe participation in the Packard Suggestion Plan hit an Ii _ I,I 11'-2110'14,- ,.- •66.41if '* -' *lif0 all time high in January when 294 suggestions were submitted by . -*..i.-- , ,1, mfz' 1/F *flill ,„ .8&# .L &„, .41!,M -1'1.1, .litze//6//Ill//IA . ill/eisi£ili- ./I//80/"Bul' 69/.-.i 217 employes. Both figures top previous monthly records of 267 1 'fl//NN-,-- 1/ 1//111,! a ==EF= -, 5 suggestions submitted, set in March 1952, and 208 employes parti- -.-- WT dpating, set in March 1953. - J.ChI 11,154Aill/Mdalli.Al li.,I.,pi 4 R.FAIFIHI. a- The record-breaking performances are credited to the recently I 1 inaugurated Packard Suggestion Sweepstakes. A total of 224 sug- I:S geslions out of the record 294 were submitted after the Sweep- lill .'*.4//////0,7*2-42"ufl//-7 ..4, *91 --....Il/////////A///////// < stakes started on January 21. -0 p li- 41:. : To Sove A Life . The 163 employes who submitted ...pill,w L#d./.' :. .w*,1 eligible suggestions during this time * ™ . U. 1 i Nood Donations lip; Ma:icrja nediI tti t»Uctk& afcfs on the first prize drawing as the .''i , , .1. number of suggestions they sub- i =, -, - - , ; . .-0- . 4...,-.,1: . More Donors Needed ...4..: mitted. After the first monthly draw- 4.1./44./01£/* .f:.. *30 ./Ii frii ing their chances will go into the Packard Electric employes made a hopper for the grand prize drawing Special recognition at the Old Timers' Party was given to Damis, Dept. 616, 15-year group; and John E. Tvaroch, Dept. strong showing during the January - two weeks in Bermuda or a $1000 the oldest Old Timers in terms of years and months of serv- 413, 20-year group . Main speaker for the evening, Dr. vigits of the Red Cross Bloodmobile savings ice. in the left photo, B. N. MacGregor, general manager, Charles E. Irvin, center. right photo, chats with Mr. Mac- bond - next January. second from right, discusses the evening's program with, left Gregor, left, and C. C. Rigsby, factory manager. Dr. IrviI to Warren, as 55 employes each gave is nationally known as an author, humorist and educator. a pint of blood. It was the highest Drawings for the first monthly to right. Joseph A. Snyder. Sales. 25-year group; Mary employe participation since 1954. Sweepstakes prizes Will be held March 1 in the Administration Build- More than 600 Packard Old Timers attended the Division's The Trumbull County Chapter of ing Cafeteria at 11:30 a. m. The annual service recognition banquet at the W. D. Packard Music E. Grgurich, E. Bevan, the Red Cross was recently notified lucky winner in the men's division Hall on Saturday, February 2. by the Cleveland Blood Center that will take home a Craftsman power the county Seventy-nine employes attended the Old Timers' Party for the A. Franks Promoted could use only what blood drill and a sabre saw. A Hallicrafters first time this year as a result of having attained 15 years of con- it actually obtained from donors here. personal portable radio is the first In the past it was possible for the monthly prize in the women's divi- tinuous service with Packard Electric or General Motors in 1956. In Inspection Dept. l®al chapter to get as much blood as sion. The drawings cover suggestions Twenty-year service pins were awarded to 118 others who attended wak needed for county residents Continued on Page Eight the event, while 12 employes who attained the quarter century through a surplus from other areas, mark of service received 25-year The promotion of three men to At present there is a shortage of pins. general foreman, Inspection con- blood in most areas served by the Guest speaker tact representative and Plant 10 Cleveland Blood Center. -»1&2,616*£X -g-j---.-I.-- - was Dr. Charles E. Irvin, nationally known humorist and Inspection foreman have been The Bloodmobile returns to Warren -- --1.----- educator, who urged the OId Timers announced by Chief Inspector this week on Tuesday and Friday. to look ahead to the future as it is L. E. Pogue. The schedule and locations of these *0-<21--263=; visits are: always brighter than the past. Edward P. Grgurich has been pro- ff . Packard General Manager B. N. moted to general foreman of the In- ·Date Hours Location MacGregor addressed the group and spection activities in Plants 2 and 4 :Feb, 12 12 :00 - 6:00 St. Demetrios S kil ---- awarded service pins. Special recog- and Depts. 303, 304, 306, 307 and 311. Church nition was given to oldest Old Timers Edward A. Bevan has been named In- 429 High St. and retirees. Honored as oldest em- spection contact representative cover- Feb. 15 10:00-4:00 St, Joseph's - ployes in terms of years and months ing the area currently handled by Mr. Hospital of service were Mary Damis, Dept. 616, in the 15-year group; John E. Employes should take special note A & # Tvaroch, Dept. 413, in the 20-year 1,2#lll//I///Illij,·@111 -- bt the blood drawing hours tomorrow - i i \ group; and Joseph A. Snyder, Sales, i i ,- ' which are from 12 : 00 noon to 6 : 00 ; p, m. This will enable many employes - - , 1 S in the 25-year group. Mr, Snyder, who : f: >- ' 1>,2 1,='2'* is also the oldest employe in terms of TZ . 8*, i. < , service to the Division, has been a 44- 7/ tn ovr o d y unn t o g / (f>3 ··'-I" ° <91--- <% -A --'., ..'-- hi - Packard employe for 43 years. portunity to do so this time. , :2 /0 Continued on Page Eight L ..l 1, GM Gave $3 *1#Non Chevy Registrations 'hL '1 I<U+ i E. P. Grgurich E. A. Bevan For m l ' .7, 53 .,f . Ideas Last Year « a «: Tops In Every State Grgurich. Andrew C. Franks has been ''0 promoted to Inspection foreman of General Motors employes collected 11,''5' r R. For the first time in modern in- Depts. 1010 and 1012. more than $3,000,000 last year for , ,>' V,'. , , S 1'h\ dustriaI history, a passenger car leads i .f. , 1 1 5 \ . Mr. Grgurich has been a Packard their record-breaking contribution of , 'A ,I' in automobile ownership in every employe since October 1936 except for Ideas on ways to better their jobs and '. 9 IN- 111+ 1 state in the union. This fact was three and one half years in service improve GM's operations. 41 !1,1:, /4, '. i --,il, noted by the Chevrolet Motor Divi- during World War II. He has been Packard Electric employes received -«- sion on the basis of cars-in-operation assigned to the Inspection Dept. since $28,027,18 for 408 accepted ideas. ' statistics recently released by R. L. returning from service in November 1/..-- Polk & Co. 1945, The Polk figures show there are Mr. Grgurich became a floating in- 2,122,630 more Chevrolet passenger spector in February 1946 and a Plant , 552*3325of Dept. 220; Harry G. Zander, Dept. ZIL-13 -- .--- . ·434' 4-_-1 cars in service than any other make. 4 Inspection fore- 274; and Elick Yasenchak, Dept. 651. "You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. They also show that Chevrolet leads ,#-Ii,Ii- . ; man in A p r i l The awards in 1956 also pushed the in registrations in every state. This 1% ; 1 1947. He was as- total of GM Employe Suggestion Plan "You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. is the first time since the mid-thirties i. signed to Plant 6 payments since 1942 to over $20,- "You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage that a manufacturer has so domi- = - as an Inspection nated registrations. It reflects the '*"' ' foreman in April 000,000, Louis G. Seaton, vice presi- payer. sales leadership Chevrolet has held \ ' 5.6 ; 1948 and was dent in charge of the Personnel staff, named Inspection announced. "You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging since 1935. -3 : class hatred. While Chevrolet has consistently 1,1·<-1* / contact represen- Suggestions submitted by eligible outsold other makes in new cars 'C*eliR'. tative on January employes in the "You United States and cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. recently, it has never before been Ceada totaled 224,796 of which 55,- "You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. able to capture leadership in all the FC:*041* 18 U A native of 38 , were. adopted. It marked the states in total registrations. The con- Warren, he was tenth straight year that the number "You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you tinuing growth of Chevrolet popu- A. C. Franks graduated from , of ideas and awards exceeded the earn. Iarity, particular'ly in the post-war Warren G. Hard- , previous year's. "You cannot build character and courage by taking away man 's years, made the clean sweep possible· ing High School in 1936.