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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
VOL. YY. No . 50
S&SP DISTRIBUTION
FOR 1970 HOLDING PERIOD
January 4, 1974 is the magic payout day for the
1970 holding period distribution for the Savings
anJ Security Program and the 1968 holding period
for Stock Bonus Plan. This is the earliest payout Jate we have ever achieved.
The U. S. Savings Bonds will be mailed from Philadelphia to your home in two separate mailings:
one for the bonds acquired with Payroll Deduction
Savings and one with the Proportionate Company
Payments . They are separated because of tax purposes .
CL Stock Shares , Mutual Fw1d Units and checks for
unapplied cash wi ll all be mailed separ ately from
Schenectady.
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THANK - YOU
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Van S-i.l.ie .
Jack Van S-i.l.ie.
January 4, 1974
, G.E.
NOTICE
1~auline Smith needs a ride to work for t he 8 a .m.
t o 4: 30 p.m. shift. She lives in Staunton, Va .
Cal l Ext. 353, or her home nlUilber, 886 - 2770.
RECAP OF 1973
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
S&SP DISTRIBUTION
FOR 1970 HOLDING PERIOD
.J:muar: 4, 1974 is the magic payout clay for the
L970 holding period distribution for the Savings
and Security Program and the 1968 holding period
fo r Stock Bonus Pl an . This is the earliest payout <late we have ever achieved .
The U. S. Savings Bonds will be mailed from Philadelphia to your home in two separate mailings:
one for the bonds acquired 1vi th Payroll Deduction
Savings and one with the Proportionate Company
Payments. They are separated because of tax purposes .
c;L St ock Shares , Mutual Fund Units and checks for
unapplied cash will all be mail ed separately from
Schenectady .
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January 4, 1974
G.E .
NOTICE
RECAP OF 1973
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL. XY. No . 51
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
WAYNESBORO PARTICIPANTS
IN GE's SAVINGS PLAN
RECEIVE APPROX. $1,893,865
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*****ENERGY BULLETIN*****
Many of you have probably been wondering how the
current enerlzy" crisis will affect our Plant operations. At the present time, it appears that
we will be able to continue normal operations at
Waynesboro based on information received from
our various energy suppliers.
As you lcrlow, the major energy problem facing the
country today is the lack of sufficient supplies
of fuel oils and oil by-products . Our primary
energy source is natural gas which is used to
produce steam, hot water, and heat . Our natural
gas supplier has informed us that we should expect to be supplied with gas during the winter
months at about the same rate as in the past.
Our contract with the gas company allows them to
curtail gas deliveries t o our Plant during an
extr eme or lengthy cold spell. We have had curtailments several times each year and expect such
curtailments this year.
The Department has always maintained a boiler
facility that could use either natural gas or
fuel oil as an energy source and have, therefore,
always had 40,000 gallons of fuel oil stored to
be used whenever natural gas Was curtailed. This
amount of fuel oil is sufficient to keep the
Plant in full operation for about 25 days with
only 25% gas supply.
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He resides with his wife, Julie, at 2313 Cortland Str eet , Waynesboro.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Arthur, Cafeteria
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FISCAL CALENDAR
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VON' T BE A " JIM WI LSON"
It was 4 :45 011 a winter afternoon.
Jim W ilson, dtiri11g home from work,
was cruisi11g a/011.q the state highway
at 55 m;'les per hour. The road was
.-..,os.t.ly clear of snou with wet spots
. ei'e and there where the sun had
melted it.
Suddenl y, in a shaded area, Jim hit
an icy patch. !11 sti11ctively, he hit the
brakes. The wheels gripped unevenly,
the car spu11 n{f thr rnud an d smashed
head-on iri~o u ",
CONGRATULATIONS
ON SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS
M. A.
L. B.
H. R.
E. G.
J . F.
L. E.
L. L.
R.
C. L.
J. J.
J. L.
U. H.
B. S.
J. G.
Dovel
Huffman
Berrey
McCray
Brown, Jr.
Kyger
Harris
Pompeo
Painter
Meisel
Sipe
Schneekloth
Morris
Huffman
9/23/68
9/24/68
9/3/68
9/24/68
9/3/68
9/4/68
10/7/68
10/8/68
10/23/68
11/18/68
11/5/68
11/18/68
12/27/68
9/30/68
F. Shiflett
W. Moore
A. Tuning
S. Shiflett
G. Osborne
0. Terrell
L. Scarbrough
D. Wood
R. Miller
L. Hicks
V. F. Pultz
W. B. M:Cormick
M. F. Leitch
9/13/63
9/23/63
9/3/63
9/18/63
10/21/63
11/3/63
11/7/63
12/9/63
12/28/63
12/31/63
12/7/63
12/30/63
12/ 16/63
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Ten year:
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Study Says
50 mph Best
To Save Gas
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50
60
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m.p . h.
15 . 61 m il e.s p N ga ll on
m.p.h.
m . p . h.
70 m. p.h.
Fifteen year:
E. Perl
S. T. Davis
C. J . Smith, Jr.
R. M. Lake
A. H. Daniel
R. W. Hilderbrand
T. J. Truslow
E. R. Bishop
A. E . Hidley
A. W. Graham
V. B. Day
W. J. Knebel
J. H. Cale
G. E. Harlow
D. M. Rowzie
R. T. Mccambridge
C. F. Conner
P. J. Moran
9/22/58
9/4/58
9/2/58
9/28/58
9/22/58
10/27/58
10/27/58
10/13/58
10/16/58
10/4/48
10/22/58
11/25/58
11/10/58
11/18/ 58
11/12/58
12/11/58
12/1/58
12/11/58
Twenty-five year
E. H. Gillette
9/17/48
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XYI. No. 4
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
MORN I NG AFTER a;t the. St. Jo hn..6 bu!r.y Tli.uc./Ung T e!l.m{_nal .{.n New Y01tfl IL<Ui emb.te.d
On a Saturday in November just prior to Thanksgiving, an explosion and fire leveled the St.
Johnsbury Trucking Depot in Colonie, N. Y. The
fire gutted the building, destroyed several
trucks and their cargoes at the dock and also
did away with the TerrniNet* 300 printers and
DigiNet 160 private multiplexing units used in
the Company 's traffic control system.
Within a few hours of the fire, temporary offices
and a make-shift depot had been set up but the
traffic control system was obviously beyend r epair. Early the following Monday morning, DCPD
was responding to the trucking company's call
for help.
Mort Vitttun, DSR from the Boston office was the
f irst point of contact. In a few minutes, Mort
had gotten approval from St. Johnsbury to get
equipment on an emergency basis.
Verbal approval for the order was given by Paul
Inserra, Marketing Manager. Through the efforts
of Robert Wasserman, Headquarters Sales Support
~cialist, a plan for innnediate action was de -ioped to meet the situation. Three TerrniNet
300 printers were located in warehouse stock
which could be modified to fit St. Johnsbury's
needs.
SERVICE PIN
D01mie lfuffman' s name was ornitted trom our 1973
list of service pin recipients.
Type pin
Name
Fifteen year
DolUlie Huffman
Date
11/12/58
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Waynesboro, Virgi n ia
CAA
POOL
REPORTED THEFTS
There ha\e been se\eral incidents recently 1,here b~ artic les of clothing , r:ioney and other personal
effec ts ha\e been stolen in our Pl ant . This
t>pe of misconduct is prohibited and individuals
~ngag~d in ~his kind of activity arc subject to
umne<lia te discharge . Person s aware of this il legal acti\ity should report their infonnation t o
the~ r fo reman or superv i sor so that appropriate
act.Lon nay be taken to prevent continuation of
these acts.
REML\'DER TO ALL FO!fil[[0:
Locker inspections must be completed by Friday
night .
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 5
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
February 1, 1974
URGENT! URGENT!
A two-day Bloodmobile is scheduled for February
6 and 7 so that the processing of blood donors
will take the minimum amotmt of time and everyone will have a chance to contribute.
Our problem is that we need more blood donors.
So far, the sign-up has been below that hoped
for and we appeal to those of you able to contribute - please reconsider and sign up. RemembeJt: the p~n;t you g~ve - help omeone .llve.
We know her as our friendly, efficient Receptionist, but to the outside world, Phyllis M.
Pendergraft wears many different hats! She has
~Tticipated in a leadership capacity in at least
)nty state and community activities and eight
major political roles at national, state and
local levels in the last three years. All of
this has culminated in a nomination for a Gerald
Phillippe Award from the General Electric Company - an award made to a maximum of five employees annually for outstanding community service.
FJt.a.n Naunc.hik (JU'..ght) , A~:t.o..n;t Bloodmobile CooJtd-i.11.a.:t.oJt, ge.to Jteady to c.oun;t a lMge numbeJt 06
Phyllis has served since 1970 on the Virginia
Blood VonoJt Ca1td whic.h Glenna Camden (le6tl ~
Connnission on Status of Women after being apJte.tuJt..U.11.g 61tom HMold Knueppel' aJtea .
pointed by Governor Holton. Stennning from her
activities on this Connnission, she received an
appointment to serve on the Steering Corrunittee
for a two -day Governor 's Conference on Day Care
BLOOD DONORS NEEDED
Centers in 1973 .
Carroll Ray Baugher, 13 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Owen Baugher of Elkton, Virginia entered
In 1971, Phyllis served as General Chainnan for
the University of Virginia Hospital on January
the United Comnn..mity Fund in Waynesboro-East
28, 1974 for his second kidney transplant. The
Augusta Cotmty (the goal was exceeded for the
first transplant operation was not successful.
first time in five years),held the same office
Approximately
25 pints of blood is needed. If
again in 1972, and served as Vice-President in
you
would
like
to donate to Carroll, tell the
1973.
ladies in charge of the Bloodmobile when you go
Phyllis is equally well known in this area for her to contribute. This young lad is fighting for
role in the Fall Foliage Festival. In 1972, she his life - let's help him!
~~ in charge of sponsoring and organizing a
~~cessful rodeo, and last year found her in the
General Chainnan's slot for the four-weekend program enjoyed by thousands of persons from all
around the area. (Continued Pa~e 2)
NaTICE
Steve Gaminde would like a ride from the Fairfield area on the 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. shift .
Please contact him on Ext. 303 .
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.Lfety Glass Sam carries a pair of the "wrong kind" of glasses and has noticed that some of his
friends are wearing gold-rimmed frame glasses which do not meet industrial standards . Sam suggests
these employees visit the Medical Clinic ~IATELY and obtain proper gl asses .
Sam i s very happy that Debbie Rose (DCP, Final Assembly) i s wearing the "right kind" of glasses
while working at her de.J.ik ~n the open manu6ac.,tuJU.ng attea. Debbi e ' s glasses are SAFETY GLASSES .
GENERAL
fl ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV I. No. 6
WAYN ESBORO,VIRGINIA
February 8, 1974
ANOTHER FIRST!
ce.n.te.fl .
DCPD DESIGNATED
FOR RAYTHEON AWARD
Notification has been received that Data Communication Products Department has distinguished itself in its dealings with Raytheon Company 's West
Andover Plant in Andover, Massachusetts and an
award will be pr esented as a featu r e event at a
r eception and dinner on Tuesday, February 19.
(Cont'd. Page 2)
CDO PROMOTION
R. T. Lord, Manager-Sales, Control Devices Operation, announces the appointment of Joe
Poleo as Manager-Power Regulation & Control Sales.
IN MEMORIAM
John H. Waite, J r . died February 3, 1974 at the
age of 64. He is s urvived by his wife, Mary
G. Waite and one son, James Michael Waite.
John retired from General Electric in 1971 with
17 years' service.
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Lady at door to salesman : "No! I
don't need none."
Salesman : "II ow do vou know. !adv?
I might he se ll ing grarnmar books.".
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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Be sure t o keep the dryer filter clean to reduce energy r equirements by shortening the drying
time . This increases drying efficiency dramatically.
NOTE OF THANKS
Lucy Gnove., VCP PJtoducA:. Re.plUJl., w-i.4he6 to thank
<LU o 6 he.Jt 6/Ue.nd.6 at. Ge..11vial E.te.cA:.!Uc 6ot1. the.
caJtdJ.i and 6lowvv~ wluch .6he. hM ne.cuve.d .6.<.nce.
OcA:.obe.Jt . Tlte.y ltave. be.en .6.<.nce.Jte.ltj appne.cj_a.;t.e.d
JUJ...d .6 he. wal'!.t.6 he.Jt 6!Ue.nd6 to know that .6 he. -i..-6
JJt0v.<.ng .~.e.ow.e.y. She. -i..-6 now able. to be. up on
..i..U:che6 and ge.t.6 hon1e on we.e.ke.ndJ.i.
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TOMORROW ENTERTAINMENT
SCORES WITH PITTMAN STORY
GE people everywhere can feel as if they're related to somebody responsible for a smash hit of
the entertainment season. It ' s true .
GE's wholly- owned subsidiary, Tomorrow Entertain
ment, Inc . , is the producing organization responsible for "The Autobiography of Miss Jane
Pittman," seen over the facilities of the Co lumbia Broadcasting System, January 31.
The two-hour autobiography captured r ave critica i
notices, including some from critics who rarely
cover the TV scene, like Rex Reed and Pauline
Kael. Reed thought the autobiography was "one
of the most profound and deeply-moving experiences in the history of film ... I predict it wil
make motion picture history."
Ms. Kael was no less enthusiastic . She said,
" ... quite possibly the fi ne st movie ever made
for American t e l evision."
(Cont ' d . page 4)
BLOODMOBIL
One Gallon
Two Gallon
John C. Leffingwell
Peggy L. Noe
LeBron Holden
Harry R. Berrey
Wardell Curry
Henry L. App l
Donald F . Wri gl
Allen D. McDan-
E-HUG E SUCCESS
woi...~..i have to be called a "whopping success."
tal of 473 pints made this one of the most
Waynesboro.
lt
.el
Four Gallon
Robert E. Gunn
Robert Campbell
Jerry Dean
Paul Samuel James
Donald Trohaugh
George D. Baker
Daniel B. Hull
William L. Smith
Mary C. Bussard
Ven.rU,~
Wh,,Ltle..y ,
p~e..J.JJ.JMe
NOTE OF THANKS
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 8
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
Fehrnary
22 1974
NATIONAL ENGINEER
The following are the remarks of Jcones F. Young, Vice President and Staff Executive - Technical Resources, General
Electric Company on the meaning and relevance of Engineers
Week with regard to the troubled pr esent .
; WEEK-FEBRUARY 17-23
1er~ .
Kivistik, J . M. Rhoades, H. A.
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J . R. VanPatten .
, P. J . Moran, I . L. Erle1 n. H. Greene,
'. Kelling , S . M. DePuy , fl . J . Knebel ,
'onlon , D. N. Sitter and fl . J . Folsom .
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Don't play
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 9
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
March 1, 1974
JOB POSTING
UPGRADING AGREEMENT
In December, 1972 , the Company made a pr oposal
to Local ]24 regar ding a self-nominating process for hourly employees to make known their
wishes for promotion to jobs that Managemqnt
planned to fi ll by upgrading . That proposal has
been modified and changed through negotiations
between the Company and Union and was expanded
in scope as a result of national negotiations
in the surrrrner of 1973. The Company's l ast l ocal
proposal has now been accepted by t he Executive
Board of Local 124 and the membership will vote
on ratification of its acceptance on ~1arch 11,
1974. ~1anagement feels the j ob posting/upgrading
agreement is a real step forward in providing a
procedure for hourly empl oyees to express their
interest in promotions .
A short thl.D'llbnail description of the current proposal follows. More det ail ed information will
be made a~aible next week.
The purpose of the job posting procedure i s to
give all hourly employees an equal opportuni ty
to express their interest and to be considered
for jobs to be filled by upgrading from wi thin
the Plant personnel . Jobs to be filled by upgrading will be posted on bulletin boards through
out the Pl ant and wil l be available for employees ' consideration for a mininrurn of 48 hours .
Job Interest/Self-Nomination forms wil l be available where the jobs are posted . Any empl oyee
interested in being consi dered for a speci fic
position may f i ll out a job interest form . The
form will be completed by the employee who wil l
place two copies in the box to go to Rel ations ,
give one to his f oreman, and keep one for his
own records. Management wi ll consider each form
and information will be fed back t o the employee
at various stages in the process . When a job is
fi lled, the name and seniority of the successful
candidate will be posted . The procedure al so
provides for a self-nomination process by which
an anployee can express interest in a particular
job whether there is an opening or not and have
this on file for a period of one year . This wil l
relieve the empl oyee f rom f iling an interest
form every time a job comes open.
(Cont'd . on Page 2)
GE PARTICIPATES
IN STUDENT TRAINING
CLAYTOR TO RECEIVE
COMPENSATION
Recently there has been much publicity concerning
Bobby E. Claytor and his difficulties with insurance claims .
According to the record, Mr. Claytor was injured
in March, 1973, and returned to work in July.
Til.is injury was covered by Workmen's Compensation and Mr . Claytor was paid the stipulated
weekly benefits and all hospital bills were paid
by the insurance carrier.
Shown are John J. Larew (left), Manager-Engineering, CDO, Ji,Jn Bodkin (c enter), Manager-Engineering Support, Kevin Johnson (right) and
Loretta Carter (seated) .
WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 10
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
March 8, 1974
~nt
r>OUJ:
"It's not for use in t ax returns which many employees are now f iling ," they said . "In fil l inO'
out tax returns on 1973 income - - t he ones now
being prepared -- the Tax Information St atement
Ralph Thomas , Jer ry Mounts , Paul Depa, distributed in 1973 - - a year ago - - should be
Vivian Consiglio , Ken Wallace and Pat used ."
Faini.
Harvey Johnson, Paul Inserra, Manager>DCPD Marketing , Dave ROUJan, Hugh
GranberI'!-f, Harold Stover, Manager>DCP Headquarters Sales, Gene Hwnmel
and Rog er> Trimble .
Another fact t o remember : The 1974 S&SP Tax Information Statement and Annual St atement of Account furnishes t ax data in duplicate. Participants are urged to f ile one copy with personal
papers and to attach the t ear -off stub , with duplicate infonnation, to their 1974 "payout" cer tificates -- U. S. Savings Bonds, GE Stock and
Geared to increasing the effectiveness of fiel d
S&S
Program M..itual Fund Units . This will pr event
sales people, the TenniNet* National Sales Trainloss
and the data will be available at tax filing
ing School graduat ed its second class on the first
time
in 1975.
of this month .
Back rOUJ:
''GE
''GE
Impact
Test
Penetration
Resistance
Test
None
Frames
Marking
None
Lens
Marking
Glass or Plastic
Each lens shall be dis ti nct ly marked in a
permanent or legible manner with the manufacture r's monogram. Such marking shall be so
placed as not to interfere wi th the vision of the
wearer. Each filter lens shall be marked with the
shade designat ion. Each glass filter lens shall be
marked with the letter "H" to indicate treatment
for impact res istance.
Lens
Thickness
Plastic Only
A pointed projectile of suitable size, consisting of
WAYNESBORO PLANT
~
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 11
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
McGOWAN PROMOTED
F. E. ' 'Mike" McGowan has been
appointed Manager-DigiNet Assembly according to a recent
announcement by R. C. Berrang,
Manager-Relays/DigiNet Manufacturing Operations.
''Mike" is a graduate of the
Manufacturing Management Program. He had his first assignment in August 1966 with
the Battery Business Section
of the Capacitor Department in Gainesville,
Florida. Assignments followed with the Visual
Corrununications Products and Major T. V. Departments in Syracuse, and with the Aerospace
Electronics Department, in Utica, New York. Upon
graduation, he came to Waynesboro in August of
1969, accepting an Advance Manufacturing Fngi ~eering position.
He has since been associated
Nith the Printer and Data Networks Operations in
a Manufacturing Engineering capacity .
ELIZABETH HAGWOOD
JOINS RETIREES
Elizabeth H. Hagwood has joined our list of retirees af ter almost nineteen years at General
Electric. She came to work for Specialty Control in 1955 as an Assembl e Trainee. Elizabeth
al so worked in Assembly Small Cabl e, Packer
Light, Stamp Nameplates and as a Molder. Her
last assignment was in Shipping for Bill
HLunpbJ:eys .
asked what she planned to~do with all her
'free' time , Elizabeth stated "I have a 4- year>
old grandchild who visi t s frequently and seven
other> gr andchildren with whom I can s pend mor>e
t ime now . My husband is also r>etir>ed and we
plan to travel some (if the fuel situation allows ). We would Zike to take a t r ip to the West
Coast . "
~~en
' 'M ike' s" educational backgr ound includes grad uation from his hometown high school in Alliance,
Ohio; the receipt of an Associate of Science
from Broward Junior College at Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and an Associate of Arts and a BS in
Electrical Fngineering from the University of
Florida in Gainsville . He al so served four years
Elizabeth further stated "It seemed strange last
in the United States Navy.
week not t o get ready and go to wor>k but alr eady
The McGowans , ''Mike," wife Beverly, and daughters, I 'm finding that I don ' t have t ime to get everyt hing done I want to . I enjoyed my year>s of
Laurie, Dawn, Cindy and Denice reside at 1240
wor
k at General Electric and I r ea lly want t o
Chatham Road . Swirraning, hiking and furniture
say
t hat I'm sor>r>y al l of my working years
refinishing create outs ide enjoyment for the
wi th a company who has benef i t s Zike GE .
wer
en't
family. ''Mike" i s a past director of the WaynesWhen
you
ar>e younger>, r>eti r>ement seems a long
boro Jaycees and is a member of the First Presway
off
,
but t ime pass es so quickly that it r ebyterian Church.
ally does make a di ffer ence what t ype benefits
RIDE NEEDED:
you have . "
Sue Simpson (GE Sal es Offi ce) needs a ride to
Afton (top of the mountain) on either the
7:30 a .m. - 4:00 p .m. or 8:00 a .m. - 4: 30 p.m .
shi ft (working schedule flexib l e depending on
transportat i on) . Sue will meet a carpool anyNhere in Charlot t esville , needs ride by 3/ 18
and i s on Dial Comm 8*271-1125/ 1126.
Pl ease call i f int er es t ed.
*****ENERGY BULLETIN*****
Leon P. Harris was presented the Waynesboro Jaycees award for "Key Man" of 1973 . The presentation was made at the "Key Man-Bosses Night"
Banquet at the General Wayne Motor Inn earlier
this week.
The annual award is presented to the local Jaycee who has done the most for his chapter during
the year .
Leon is a past president of the Waynesboro Jaycees; a past director and past vice president.
He i s presently chairman of the board.
Our congratulations to Leon who is manager of ou1
GE TerrniNet* 30 Task Force.
*Registered trademark of the General El ectric
Company , U. S. A.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No . 12
March 22 , 1974
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
itfl!' '~
Relations has been working on arrangements for
bus service from the El kton area . ~fr . Eb
Crawford, who will furnish the bus, has established the following weekl y rates:
$7 - from Elkt on
$6 - Port Republ ic
SS . SO - Grottoes
Rates wi ll be negotiated for anyone l ocated between these specific points on the route .
(Cont ' d to Page 4)
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
SPRING QUARTER 1974
Classes begin Monday, March 25
Last day to add or change classes Saturday, March 30
last day to withdraw without penalty Saturday. April 13
Classes end
Saturday, Jun~ 1
Final examinations Monday-Saturday, June 38
Graduation Sunda~, June 9
Faculty workdays Monday-Saturday, June 10-15
Course
No. Sect. Cr.
Course Title
Day
ACCOUNTING (ACCT)
Accounting Ill
113 11
4
11
11
3
3
ARTS (ARTS)
3
123 11
Auditing
Governmental Acct.
TTh
Th
E6:30-8:50
E6:30-9:20
410 Liskey
WHS Yoder
291
AVIATION (AERO)
128 11
3
Theory of Flight
(Instrument Pilot)
E6:30-9:20
318
Petcher
E6:30-9:20
222
Logan
CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
113 11
4
College Chemistry 111
MW
E6:30-9:20
317
Mast
T
Th
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-8:20
315
315
Keeling
DRAFTING (DRFT)
3
Advanced Technical
213 11
Drafting VII
TTh
E6:00-9:20
415
ECONOMICS (ECON)
3
Survey of Amer. Econ.
160 11
3
Industrial Economics
226 21
Th
T
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-9:20
316 Logan
WHS Lennox
E6:00-9:20
309 James
ENGLISH
103 11
106 25
108 25
113 11
180 11
T
Th
W
T
Th
E6:30-9:20
E7:00-9:50
E7:00-9:50
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-8:20
402 Harlow
VSDB Shipman
VSDB Shipman
316 Hurst
222 Harlow
Th
Th
T
10:00-10:30 or
E7:30-8:00
E6:30-9:20 222
Delaney
FIREFIGHTING (FIRE)
12 11
3
Firefighting 11
3
Firefighting 111
13 11
M
W
E6:00-9:50
E6:00-9:50
401
316
Chandler, G.
Chandler, G.
GOVERNMENT (GOVT)
283 11
3
U.S. Government 111
E6:30-9:20
403
Burris
HISTORY (HIST)
103 11
3
Hist. of Western Civ. 111
253
11
Ml Calabria
Ml
318 Pruchnic
318 Pruchnic
Registration
21
Room Instructor
E6:30--9:20
E6:30-8:20
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-9:20
w
229
256
Hours
(ENGL)
3
Communication Skills Ill
3
Manual Comm. Skills I
3
Manual Comm. Skills Ill
English Composition Ill
3
Fundamentals of Business
3
English
WVPT Channel 51
3
E6:30-9:20
206
Ber~e
Griffin
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BOX 80, WEYERS CAVE, V IRGINIA 24486 - TELEPHONE (703 ) 2342461
<;;12
~ rans
Course
No. Sect.
Cr.
Day
M
13
113
170
183
21
11
11
11
3
3
4
3
(MATH )
El ements o f Math. 111
Technical Math . Ill
Intro . to Calculus
Gen. College Math . Ill
T
Th
MW
Th
Hours
E6 :30-9 20
E6:30- 9 :20
Room Instruct or
206 Lennox
WHS Pierce
246
9 :20
9 :20
9 :20
9 :20
319 Brown
403 Levon
319 Staff
319 Hart
E6:30-9:20
319
Goodrow
E6: 30-9: 20
403
Runkle
E6: 30- 9: 20
E6:30- 9 :20
E6:00-7:50
E6 :30- 9:20
301
301
WHS
401
402
402
Macher
Macher
Slauhaugh
Jordan
Carver
Turner
11
Met allurgy I
Day
25
MW
Hours
Room Instructor
E6:30- 9 :20
E6:30- 9 :20
M3/
309 Chandler. R.
Moyer
SC
M
E5 .00- 6: 20 222 Hackman
T
E6 :30- 9:20
Beard
Effie Ann Johnson Day N ursery , Staunton
Music App reciation I l l
M
E6 :30- 9 :20 222 Hackman
Chorus
Music for Chi ldren
Th
E7.00 8 50 403 Bailey
M
E6 30-9 20 3 16 McKnight
McKn ight
E7 00- 950
T
St. John's Church. Staunton
McKnigh t
\V
E7 00- 9:50
Covenant Presbyter oan Church . Staunton
PHYSICS (PHYS)
13 11
4
Appl ied Physics Ill
4
Intro. Physics 111
103 11
T Th
TTh
PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)
Child Growth and
3
130 21
Development
E6:00- 8 :50
M
Waynesboro Ho spi tal
SOCIOLOGY (SOCI)
Intro. Sociology 111
3
103 11
E6:30-9:20
206
Mcc ready
Th
E6.30 - 9:20
318
McCready
Th
E6:00- 9:50
206
Delaney
187
E6:30-9:20
E5:20- 6 :20
11
MUSIC (MUSCI
D38 11
1
109 25
3
261
E6:30E6:30E6:30E6:30-
Course Title
123
Course
No. Sect.
Cr.
11
Social Problems 11
E6:30- 9:20
E6:30-9 :20
320
320
COVERT NAMED
REGIONAL MANAGER
C..-..rt \va~
R'--,, Lon.
A native o f Tulsa , Ok., Covert has been h'Hh Genera l f l cctric s ince 1965 . He received his hachelor ' s Jegr ee from the Univer s i ty of Tul sa .
11 ow come
MAP.CH 1974
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15
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George McLear, Shipping, and Bonnie R. Wright, Power Regulation, both had reason recently to
be glad they heeded Safet y Glass Sam 's advice and wore the proper saf ety glasses .
Bonnie was cutting solder ed leads on a panel and a lead struck the l ower right-hand lens of
her safet y glasses .
George was driving a nail in a skid , the nail richocheted and struck the left lens of his
glasses .
Both employees could have had real problems had they not been wearing safet y gl asses and
they are welcomed as new members of the Wise Owl Club.
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Bus Serv . Arrangements
(Cont 'd from Page 1)
The bus will accommodate 41 peopl e and this will
be on a first-come first-served basis . The
f i rst servi ce wi ll be with a bus on the 7:30 4:00 p.m. shift . If the response to this i s
good and it appears that the ntnnber of passengers is dependabl e and steady, consideration
will be given to adding a bus for another shift.
Plans for the Stuarts Draft bus have not been
finalized and information will be provided when
available .
Mr . Crawford would like to l ocate a driver , pr eferably an employee from the Elkton area. I f
anyone is interested in this, pl ease get in
touch with Mr. Stokes, Ext. 630 .
The slip shown below should be returned to I. L.
Stokes, Rel ations , :irmnediately with all information filled in if you are seriousl y interested in riding the bus:
Do
CORRECTION :
(News 3 -1 5-74)
~1ay
************
A successful business is:
PEOPLE working TOGETHER,
at REASONABLE COST,
on SCHEDULE,
at a PROFIT.
you plan to ride the bus permanently, even if the gasoline shortage eases?
Yes
No
Name
Address
Horne Phone
Date
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 13
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
20th ANNIVERSARY
OF GROUND-BREAKING
CELEBRATED TODAY
FT2.. EE
DONUT PLUS' CHOICE OF DRINK
Al BREAK FRIDAY
MARCH 19. 1974
COMPLIMENT~
MANAG-EM'ENT
l.m1~M."9'' ,.,,.,._
ree donuts and coffee for all Waynesboro General Electric employees at break today marked
the celebration of GE ' s beginning in Waynesboro
20 year s ago. From the time the first shovelful
of dirt was turned at the ground-breakiDg ceremonies on March 29, 1954 until the first employees came to work in September - construction
moved at a frantic pace .
While browsing through some old records we learned that in 1954, March 29th was indeed a festive
day in Waynesboro. Approximately 500 persons
witnessed a ground-breaking ceremony held in the
open field - where our GE plant sit s today. The
weather was beautiful that day, a little windy
but sunny and lovely. Our own Bill Perry (who
at that time was Executive Secretary for the
Chamber of Corrunerce and Master of Ceremonies for
ground -breaking) told the audience that "The Chamber of Commerce ordered this weather especially!
It's such a beautif ul day that it 's just typical
of what we do for occas ions such as this."
The Waynesboro High School Band furnished music,
the Fishburne ~1ilitary School Color Guard marched and speeches were made by several of Waynes...-boro '?prominent citizens. A handshake between
r . Louis T. Rader, General Manager of the Specialty Control Department, and Mayor Harper T.
Brower tripped the electronic device which droppec
the golden shovel into the earth. Dr. Rader
(Cont ' d next coltmm)
Dr. Rader told a reporter that day that he expected "the contractor to finish the sprawling
one-story plant ahead of the 300-day deadline"
and on September 13, 1954 the first employee reported to work!
You, the employees, know the story from then
until now. Those of you who were early employees remember some of the growing pains we experienced.
From the moment that first shovel of dirt was
turned on March 29, 1954 Waynesboro's General
Electric Plant has progressed to what it is
today - and WE ARE STILL GROWING!
Page 3 of our NEWS carries information similar
to that which will appear in the NEWS-VIRGINIAN
today.
WANTED:
Horseshoe Pitchers
ROBERT GREENWALD
FRED REMILLARD
MORTON VITTUM
Effect i ve immediately, three new District Sales Managers have been named for DCPD Marketing . Robert Greenwald has been named District Manager for t he New York District, Morton W. Vittl.Dll for the
Boston District and Fred W. Remillard for the Depart ment's Detroit District . Pr ior to this t ime,
the three had been in acting capacity.
Messrs . Greenwald and Vittum will report directly to Mr . Donald E. Covert, Eastern Regional .Manager, while Mr. Remi llard will report to Mr. Robert G. Hoffman , central Regional Manager .
NOTICE GOLFERS
Golfers get out your clubs, the SCOGEE Intraplant
Golf League is forming . Get a partner and sign
up. Turn names in to:
D. M. Dondiego
Trail er #1
Ext. 619
More information will be provided early next week. Our best wishes to Carroll, who is out of the
hospital, has gained some weight and is do ing
GE Anniversary Message (Cont ' d from Page 3)
well .
AS WE LOOK BACK over twenty years of progr ess for the employees, the Company,
and the comnnJnity, we are pleased t hat the decision was made to bui l d a Gener al
El ectric pl ant in Waynesbor o. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, we see even more promis ing
...-...
opportlfilities to go forward together .
The Shenandoah Val ley was a beautiful area when we arrived, and we are doing our
best to keep it that way. We look forward to many years of continuing prosperi ty
for the co!TITllfility, our neighbors, and fri ends.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
WaynesboWvirginia
On March 29, 1974, we plan to run the following message in the Waynesboro
NEWS-VIRGINIAN, to celebrate the ground-breaking t wenty year s ago.
ASSOCIATION
o.
Box 412
March, F-174
* * *
A young man burned to death in his car after
it ran off the road and burst into flames. Three
five-gal Ion cans of gaso line we re in the back
seat and another extra tank was in the trunk.
* * *
One family tried st oring a n extra suppl y of
gaso I i ne in a 55- ga II on stee I tank Some gas
fumes escaped and were ignited accidentally
by a cigare tte. The resu lt was an explosion and
fire that destroyed the garage and the car in it,
and badl y damaged the nearby house.
Material for this bullet in contributed by W. S. Kitchen, Appa lachian Power Company, Roanoke, Virginia
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 14
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
April 5, 1974
JOB POSTING
EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 197 4
TURNER #1
READIED FOR OCCUPANCY
r;/~ 7 l/
ADVANCE JOB INTEREST MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR
NONEXEMPT SALARIED EMPLOYEES
Relations Specialist, Joan Mar shall will conduct
meetings with Nonexempt Salaried Employees next
week to explain the new ADVANCE JOB INTEREST
PROGRAM. This program (effective Apr il 15) is
designed to provide nonexempt salaried employees
with the opportunity to be considered for ad vancement as future openings occur by indicat ing
their individual interest in particular jobs .
A list of nonexempt job titles with grades/ranges
and forms for nominating one 's self (AJI forms)
will be available at Subsection Managers ' Offices
Nonexempt salaried employees who are interested
in and are qualified for another job may indicate that interest by filling out the AJI form.
NOTE OF 11-IANKS
Lucy Grove, DCP Product Repair, continues
to improve and was discharged from the Tower s,
Charlottesville, Virginia on March 29. She again
sends thanks to friends who have remembered her
with cards, flowers and visit. Lucy will continue her recuperation at home (Route 2 , Box
436A, l\Taynesboro, Virginia).
~frs.
* * * * * ** * *
.-...
There ar e three tours available: (1) AcapulcoTaxco -Mexico City ; (2) Hawaii -Las Vegas and
(3) San Francisco-Los Angeles-Las Vegas . The
dat es are for the two-week shutdown in July .
You can almost taste the Dinner Buffet at
(San Franci sco Hotel ) ; feel the warmth of
sun at the bay of Acapulco or swing with
r hythm of the hula dancers in Hawaii. I f
that sound s like a great time - take your
and take a tour.
Th~re
Henri' s
the
the
all
choice
_J I
. . . and
READ ON!
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No. 15
WAYNESBORO ,VIRGINIA
HA VE A HAPPY EASTER
******* ** ********** *****
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MANUFACTURING
ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
D. L. Cought ry , Manafer-Manufacturing , Data Corrnnunication
Products Department, announced
the appointment of Arthur K.
Hyzer, ~1anager-Qual ity Control, effective April 1, 1974 .
Art received a BS in Elec trical En_gineering from Union
College in Schenectady, !'Jew
ART HYZER
York York . Prior to attendinfl
Union College he studied Elementarv Education at ' J:ember s c Jr the A.u9-u.cta Count1-1 Chapter, Nat i onal
Secretai>~Ze s Association (Int . ) , listen atte-nPl attsburgh State Universitv~ in Plattsburnh .!ew
t i ve l- as Boe B-roughnan, Ur.ion Pe lations Spe York . He also has a Technician Certificate from
c
i alist, ex plains the oper ation of the punch
the Air force Technical School, Keesler Air Force
pr
ess in the sheet metc.Z shop . NSA member s
Base , Biloxi , i'-lississippi .
1
'
..
'
~lanufacturing
active member of the Jaycees and April 8 , received an m,ard from the state Javcee' s vice presiclent in recognition of his role 'in the social
" speak up" project . Whil e Chainnan of the
"Junior Ski" pro j ect in Syracuse, he played a
major role in est~blishing a nation~l prececknt
,,h]ch al 1ohed registered amateur skiers to corr.:
d
. h
.
l
pete in ~n unsanctione race wit recreationa
ski.er s. /\rt is also a member of the /\merican
Society of Quality Control.
111e Hyzcrs, Art , wife Celes t e, and children,
/\my Md Steven, reside at 12 20 Crofton Avenue,
\\'a:11eshoro. TI1eir varied outside interests inc lude crunpinp:, sailing and carpentry . They are
active members of St. John's Cathol ic Church .
*********
R. C. Rerrar:g , tanager-Relays
and Data Networks Operations
announced the appointment of
Kenneth E. Cline , SupervisorRelay Operations, effective
Apri l 1 , 1074.
CONCILIATION AGREEMENT
REACHED
Local GE management stated agreement has been
reached after negot i at i.ng hi. th LJE Local 124 anc.l.
the EEOC for many months to concilia te charges
made against lfaynesboro CL. The principal
charge alleged that management by-passed lernale
hourly employees in fi.lling certain accw11ufotor
jobs in 1970 and 1971 at a time when such positions 1~e re norn1ally being filled by males .
1fa\11eshoro is Ken ' s home tm,n and he currentl v reSURVEY FOR BUS SERVI CE
s i des at 276 Elizabeth Street with his wife .
Lorraine, and their flve children, Chip, Linda ,
\'le have had many requests for buses for the
Li sa , Angela and Robby .
8 :00 a.m . - 4 : 30 p .m. shift f or the Salaried
Office Personnel. 111c rossibili.ties are un The Cline family are member s of the Second Presknown until the munber or er:1p1o;.ees desiring th i s
byterian l.hurch in Wayneshoro . Their hobby jnservice can he <letermincd . In orrlcr to establish
tcrests inc-lude hunting , fishin g and cMping.
hm~ many peop1c - - from any location - - ::ire seSalesmanship
rjouslv interes ted in dding <1 bus to work on the
"R11~ a ho11q11<'l of flowC'rs for \'Our
8 : 00 a .m . - 4 : ~O n .m. shift, a form i. s included
wif<., .. ~11gc;PstC'd tlw salesman to tlw
!or your use .
hand~omc \ '011ng
man.
''Dont have a w ife:' he nnli<d.
"So h\I\ som<' for v our girl. "
''J)01d han a !!irl Pitlwr.'
"1lw11. !>11\' son.w because , 011.rc ~o
l11cky."
Please !ill in the requested infonnation and r eturn t o \{rs . .Toan 'Im-shall, Relations . II there
are any questions, plcn se call ~!rs. 'larsha11 on
Lxt . 120 .
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no vo11 plan to ride the bus permanently , even if the gasoline shortage e::ises ?
Yes
No
Name
Address
Home Phone
Supervisor's Name
Date
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI. No. 16
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
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ROUND-TABLE SESSION
C. A. Ford, Manager of the Control Devices
Operation, held his second Rol.ll1d-Table meeting
on April 10, this time with a group of hourly
employees. The response of several i ndividual s
wro participated in this meeting confirmed the
feelings of non -exempt empl oyees who met in the
f i rst Round Table l ast month. The consensus
seems to be that the time is well spent from the
viewpoint of both the employees and the manager.
Questions which were brought up during the meet ing that could not be answered on the spot are
being explored and when evaluation is complet e ,
the results will be corrununicated to the employees.
GEORGE BAKER
HUNTER EARHART
ROBERT A. RHODES
LOUIS J. HAUSRATH
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 17
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
NATIONAL SECRETARIES
WEEK
April 21 - 28 is designated
Nationa. l Secretarie s
Week. By this time, we
hope that all of you
"bosses" have let your
secretary know that she
is a special person, but
if you haven ' t, please
tell her you appreciate
the good job she does for
you all year. She might
not look like "Miss Secretary 1974" but most of
the secretaries at General Electric are exceptional and this is the
time to let them know !
Ten year :
S. M. Lant z
.
Fifteen year:
D. P. Vey
J. A. Breen, Jr .
A. D. Coll ins
J. M. Karalevicz
L. R. Doyle
R. A. Fuller
But t he VP ' s of General Electric ' s Major Appliance Group, from the Louisville, Ky . headquarters are heading out to homes around the
country for the t hird consecutive year in a program they call "Riding the Trucks. And that's
just what they do . Vice Presidents, including
Group Executive Stanley C. Gault, and general
managers board repair trucks as they make their
rounds, responding to customer ca lls.
Gault says, ~ve ' re proud of our product service,
and we constantly monitor and evaluate it. W~
believe the personal contact our executives h,
with customers should be instructive about both
senrice and pro<lucts .
11
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71
There ar e some days that newspaper editors get wrong pictures with right names, right pictures
with wrong names , wrong pictures with right articles, etc . After the mistake is al ready circulat ed , it' s a littl e difficult to keep it a secret and, by now, our secret is out . Last
week, we showed Rohert Rhodes running for City Col.ll1cil in Ward III and Htmter Earhart rurming
,.or City Col.ll1cil from Ward IV. This sure surprised Messrs . Rhodes and Earhart (and us) . Let's
y aga i n !!
GEORGE BAKER
ROBERT A. RHODES
HUNTER EARHART
LOUIS J. HAUSRATH
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Magazines carry articles about it. Television docu mentaries deal with it. Research studies are conducted
on it. And, of course, it seems as if manag ement has
always been talking about productivity. So, what's
different about it this time? In fact, what exactly is
productivity anyway?
As to what is productivity, here's a textbook definition : "Productivity is the effectiveness with which a
business utilizes its human, capital, and material resources in creating goods or services." For most of us
though, productivity is a lot less complicated. It simply
means how well we do our jobs.
Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to the problem. If there were, it would have been solved a long
time ago. What's more, what needs to be done is likely
to be different for every business. The answer may be
more modern machinery, or better product design, or
improving quality and reducing waste, or more cooperation and teamwork. Certainly it will take a government
tax program that will encourage investment.
The first step, though, is for all of us to agree on the
need for improvement. And to be open to change-to
new ideas. Be will ing to support improvement where
we work.
One thing is certain - improvi ng productivity is in
everyone's interest. And, there's a lot at stake.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI . No. 18
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
PLAN COLLEGE
FOR YOUR CHILDREN
May 3, 1974
DCPD ROUND-TABLE
HELD WITH HOURLY
~is
Month
January
February
March
Stock Price
$
62 . 267
56.599
54.839
C. M. JONE::>
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RECEIVES PATENT
Our F,ngineering Section cont inues t o s trj de for ward in the world of progr ess . Recentl y, C. ~I.
Jones , ~1anager-TermiNet Des i gn Engineering and
Earl e B. ~lcDowe ll (retired) were m,ar ded a pat ent jointly in the fjeld of da t a corrununications .
The invention r el ates to print sel ection systems
for high- speed printers and specifi cally relates
to print sel ection systems for the control of
partial line printers .
This i s the 13th patent which Cliff has received .
No doubt in this case , he f eel s 13 is a lucky
number.
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Fifteen year:
D. 0. Ward
R. J. Williams
F. W. Clements
M. C. Hewitt
S. C. Snyder
V. C. Meek
A. O. Scarbrough
F. S. Hite
K. L. Brooks
H. M. Barker
R. I. Whitley
T. M. Fitzgerald
L. R. Robinett
I"'.,
Ten year:
H. M. Felton
J. L. Harlow
J. M:Dougall
C. D. Swecker
Thirty-five year:
H. E. Vigour
Who's Listening?
Griping about your job may turn
youngsters against business careers
The average school year is but 280 days. In this time
youngsters are expected to learn about many thingsthings that will affect their choice of an occupation.
Some of them are going to work right here in town
when they complete school. Some may be employed in
this plant.
What these students lack at this point is knowledge
about their future vocation and their role in the business system.
Here is where we come in. If we go home and gripe
about the job, about the boss, and how wewish that our
work were different-then the prospective employee
within earshot starts off with a tremendous handicap.
So when we discuss the job-relate its advantages,
and why it makes sense to work so close to home. Don't
tum the youngster off before he even starts.
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVT . No . 19
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
AREA GUIDANCE
COUNSELORS VISIT
MANUFACTURING PROMOTIONS
ANNOUNCED
The appointment of Luther L. Trott to Manager Turner Operations, effective May 1, 1974 was recently announced by D. L. Coughtry-Manager-~fan
ufacturing , Data CoJTUTTUnication Products Department .
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Vice President
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GEORGE BAKER
JOINS CITY COUNCIL
GE
&SUN
I f the system generates more heat than is re quired, surplus hot water will be stored in a
2,000-gallon heat storage tank, where it can be
pumped to t he sol ar heat exchangers whenever
cl ouds obscure the sun.
Grover Cleveland is one of four U. S. publ ic
schools that will be using solar energy this
year as a suppl emental heat source under the
same Nat i onal Science Foundation project . The
other schools are located in Warrenton, Va. ;
Baltimore, Md.; and Osseo, Minn.
*General El ectric Company registered trademark
Place:
Band :
Life
Time :
9 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Price:
$4 - Members
$8 - Non -Members
Tickets are availabl e from June AldhizerRelations, Nancy Baker-Second Shift, and Audra
Hartman-Parts Center.
cle~up
on
The
Cleanest nay of the Year" and come ~o work Tuesdav morning with our whole Plant spic and span.
,
s2.; ),&T-9xSF-Rcs2'< )~,(~~L~~:i-&<~'0.1.i
One of our rieaderis contriibuted this and we think
it ' s 1,;orth passing on .
SMILE
43 muscles to frown.
Conserve energy."
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VOL . XVI. No. 20
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
ASSESSMENT CENTER
TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN WAYNESBORO
NEW OCCUPANTS
TOUR TURNER #1
ASSESS~lEJ\~ CENrER
(Cont' d f r om Page 1)
session after part1c1patmg in the Center will
al so provide the candidates with infonnation concerning their perfonnance on the various exercises and the overall assessment of their supervisory potent ial .
Parti cipants in the Assessment Center are nominated by their foreman or supervisor. The
Assessment Center will be used to develop a pool
of candidates for both present and future foreman
openings.
Other major companies using thi s method of screening include AT&T, Sear s Roebuck, and J. C. Penny.
A number of other G.E. locations have al so adopt ed thi s approach, including Columbia, M:l . , Ports mouth, Va., Lynchburg , Va . , and Florence, S. C.
For the 17th consecutive year, the General Electric Company is sponsoring a team in the ''Jaynes boro Babe Ruth League for boys ages 13 through
15. The opening day ceremonies were held at
10 a .m. on Sa turday , May ll at Ridgevi ew Park.
City ~tana ger C:harles Yancey started the seasc
by throwing out the first ball . League Pr esiu--llt
G. \\'. '_'Sonny" Easton presented each of the sponsors with an appreciation plaque.
The League i s made up of six teams, the GE In di ans, Monofilaments-Orioles, Fraternal Order of
Police-Yankees , Virginia ~ational Bank- Col t s ,
Crompt on-Reds and nuPont -Braves . Each team
plays 15 games during the season .
Saturday, the General F. lectric Indians (managed
by Fr ed Robert s and coached by Gary Fl oyd) pl ayed
the Colts i n their firs t game and lost by a score
of 11 to 8.
of our Indians are : Rodney Hunt , William
Duncan , Chet Alston, Tim Roberts , Tommy Berry
.Jeff Morris, Tim Mayes , Steve Yancey Ted Rar~er
Ricky Floyd, Mar k Day , Sean Shull and Bri an Smith.
~!embers
TWO REMINDERS:
SCOCEE lla1icc Elks ' Lo<lge
Satur<l;:iy : 1\lay 18
9 'til 1
Tues .
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI . No. 21
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
FOR CREATIVE
ENGINEERING CONFERENCE
ARNOLD ALEXANDER
PETER J. CLARKE
On
/111#'~--1"'4.
~e
The
April
12th session, with Jones as his guest, Riesel
want~d t? ~ow.why t~e Na!ional Advisory Collllcil
on Minorities m Engineering, of which Jones is
the chairman, is working so hard to get minority
people into engineering. The GE chainnan answered? ''The real problem that American industry
faces is not drawing the minorities into the
~lan!s and offices, but getting the upward mobility into management. We are being criticized
because we are not integrating our management.
You look at the situation across .American industry and you will find that while the minori ties.constitu!e some 18 per cent of the pop~lat1on of this country, they're an infinites~1 percentage of the top management of .American
industry.''
.And the reason for that, Jones explained is that
surveys have established a high percentage of
~ m~agement jobs are held by people with
~hnical degrees.
Thus far, minority people
~0unt for less than two percent of all the engineering school graduates.
Riesel asked why it was the minority people
were not attracted to engineering and Jones
said, ''I thi.Tlk it's because a job' has got to be
done at the secondary school level in tenns of
guidan~e an~ motivation. We've got to go to
work with high school teachers, with guidance
counselors; we've got to go to work with black
leaders, the Chicano leaders, and build an interest in the engineering profession. I think
a lo! of yo1:1Ilg b;acks turn off the minute you
mention engineering. To them, it is an unapproachable profession."
.And this, Jones said, is where the National Advisory Council on Minorities in Engineering
enters the picture. Four task forces have been
establ~s~ed to go to secondary schools in black
communit~es to develop interest in engineering.
Jones said that GE's F..xpo Tech mobile van full
of engineering exhibits that children can' work
wi!h th~ir ~ds is a company contribution to
this obJective. Other task forces he said are
~king with colleges to be sure that once inrest has been developed, minority people get
the proper counseling; to work on co-op, sumner
employment programs so that minority engineering
people can come into industry between semesters
(Cont'd. next col.)
som~
PRODUCTIVITY
AND
WAGE INCREASES
There is a close relationship between pay increases, productivity, costs, and inflation that
needs to be l.D'lderstood by all of us involved in
the business of making our products. We can begin with the fact that a pay increase is an increased cost, and a pretty big one at that. For
example the 16 cents per hour increase for hourly
employees and $6.40 a week for nonexempt-salaried
will mean a cost increase of about $700,000 per
year for the Waynesboro General Electric Plant.
If it is going to cost us that much more for the
labor alone to make our products then you can see
that we are going to have a problem when we go to
the marketplace. That increased cost is going
to have to be offset somehow. One way to handle
it would be to raise prices. However, if everyone passed on the total increased costs of the
products they make to the constuner as higher
prices the increased inflation would further erode I
purchasing power
There is another way to offset the effect of increased costs such as pay raises. That way is
through increased productivity and cost reduction
in other areas. Textbooks define productivity as
"a measure of the effectiveness with which a
business utilizes its htunan, capital, and material
resources in creating goods or services." It is
measured in output per manhour of work.
What increased productivity is all about is getting more today out of our efforts, money and
materials than we did yesterday. And what that
all ~omes down to for Waynesboro GE employees is
working more effectively -- keeping our quality
hj..gh, watching costs, working together, and meeting and surpassing our production targets.
$151,838,144
213,500
(99.9%)
(.1%)
321,799
has provided broad, flexible protection for employees and their dependents, the cost of~
protection and how this increasing hospitaI
medical cost was shared. We believe it essent1a1
ly meets requirements for a summary of the
annual report under the Federal Welfare and
Pension Plans Disclosure Act.
By employees
Life Insurance
Accidental Death or
Dismemberment
Weekly Sickness and Accident
Medical and Maternity Expense
TOTAL BY EMPLOYEES
By dependents
Medical and Maternity Expense
TOTAL INCURRED CLAIMS
Other charges
$55,080,800
$22,050,945
i~
(71.4%)
(28.6%)
225,787
The original aim of the Company was to devole the major 1>orlion of i1s
contribu1ion to employee coverage and to assume only the administrative
rnsts of the dependent c:overage with employee payroll deductions covering the mst of incurred claims for dependents.
However, in 1973, employee payroll deductions again fell far short of
1he amount needed to cover the cost of claims incurred by their dependents, and the Company paid the balance of the claims rnst as well as rhe
administrative c:ost of dependent coverage.
$206,918,944
(90.3%)
$ 22,264,445
(9.7%)
The combined cost of the Plan-including the cost of coverage for both
employees and dependents-was over $229 million. This amount is an
impressive all-time high. Since 1955 the annual cost of this Plan has inc:reased by over $200 million.
GENERAL
ERAl72 4/74
Gross Cost
Less interest credits
NOTES
fl ELECTRIC
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 22
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
PHILLIPS RECEIVES
MMP CERTIFICATE
PAY INCREASES
WILL ESCALATE VALUE
OF GE's BENEFITS PACKAGE
JUNE 7 CHECKS INCLUDE INCREASE
The 16-cents-an-hour increase for hourly paid employees and the $6.40 weekly raise for nonexemptsalaried employees will appear in paychecks distributed on June 7, 1974.
Those hourly and nonexempt-salaried employees
who received a general increase in pay May 27
also received some important "extras" in the
employee benefits portion of their total compensation package.
H. W. Tulloch, Manager of Bnployee Relations,
points out that several GE benefit plans are
linked to the individual' s earnings so that as
pay goes up so does the value of these benefits .
"For example," said Mr. Tulloch, "the 16-cent-anhour increase in hourly rates can mean about $660
additional in free life insurance under the GE
Insurance Plan."
~11es M. Phillips received his Manufacturing Management Program (M-1P) graduation certificate
from D. L. Coughtry, ~tanager -Manufacturing, Data
Corronunication Products Department, at this month's
Summary of Added Values
~lanufac turing Business Review meeting for exempt
personnel .
The following is a short summary of how this pay
increase will improve various benefits:
Jim joined IXPD as a Manufacturing Engineer, new
products, on ~1arch 11, 197 4, inunediately upon
r,F. Insurance Plan: More regular life insurance
graduat ion from the Training Program . His Pro($2 more for every $1 increase in straight-time
gram assignments were with Appliance Control at
earnings), more accidental death or dismember Morrison, Illinois and with Aircraft Engine in
ment insurance , and improved coverage under the
Everett and Lynn, Mass.
weekly sickness and accident benefit provisions.
All this, with no additional payroll deductions!
Jim ' s hometown is Sacramento, California . He
graduated from East High School at Des Moi~es ,
Pension Plan: Higher earnings result in a
Iowa and received his BS degree in Industrial
faster buildup of pens ion credits, meaning an
Technology from Cal Pol ytechnic State College in
employee can look fonvard to increased reSan Luis Obispo, Cal ifornia.
tirement income . There is still no deduction
on the first $6600 of this year's earnings.
Jim served in the United States Navy for three
years . One of his non-General Electric work ex Savings Plan: Participants in the GF. Savings
periences was with Kentucky Fried Chicken in
&Security Program will have more invested in
Long Beach, California as assistant manager .
U. S. Savings Bonds, mutual fund units, GE
stock, or life insurance because the weekly
,.5.lnce coming to Waynesboro , Jim has become very
savings through payroll deductions are a per:ive in the local Jaycee programs. He' s on the
centage of up to 7% of earnings. With GE adding
uoard of directors and is coaching a Farm League
50 to every $1 invested by the employee, the
baseball team.
(Cont'd . next page)
v
anY.one
unaer the
sun
can get
skin cancer
Five year:
Ten year:
J. C. McKenney
F. R. Maiden
D. A. Hughes
R. E. Wampler
M. McKinney
K. C. Coffey
J-f. E. Simms
C. H. Field
Fifteen year:
S. A. Armentrout
E. Rowers
P. D. Baker
W. G. Madison
H. K. J1ulaney
B. G. Marshall
R. C. Martin
M. M. Farris
A. D. Jordan
A.
V. A. Myrtle
M.
N.
V.
H.
T. Ross
H. E. Henderson
J. A. Baber
C. Holton
R. Trykowski
E. Martin
C. R. Waggy, Jr.
C. r10chenour
E. R. Beahm
R. R. Smith
W. Curry
N. T. Noe
W. H. Pleasants
D. M. Saufley
L. W. Ellinger
B. L. Cale
PAY INCRFASES (Cont'd. from page 1)
pay increase will mean higher proportionate payments from the Company into the ~loyee's S&S
account.
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VOL. XVI. No. 23
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
JlUle
7, 1974
ENROLLMENT
CARDS NOW OUT
<.
On the evening of May 29, C. A. Ford, ManagerCDO, held a Round- Table Session with 34 second
shift employees . The meeting was interesting
and infoT'111ative.
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PLANT CLEANUP
Second Monday of each month is cleanup day but
this month we have to do two months ' cleanup
in one because July is vacation time. Since a
"two-in-one" cleanup deserves some extra effort,
let's double check to be sure that when we leave
on vacation, it won't look like we forgot to
pack !
Spend a little extra time cleaning off cabinet
tops, storing loose materials, and putting away
any articles which "~11 be in the way of the
vacation maintenance crew.
June 8, 7974
9 TiZ 1
Life
$6/non- members
than
plan .
billion
a partic-
Bill Perry, benefits administrator here in Waynesboro, points out that PAI is a way for employees
to carry low cost term accidental death coverage
in $10,000 blocks at the SS cents per thousand
per year. It' s like having the short-period
low cost high coverage of an airline t rip, but
having it 24 hours a day , and all year long.
The cost of the average coverage of $30,000 is
only $16.SO annually . The Plan allows any employee to purchase coverage of as much as
Sl00 ,000 .
Fmployees currently insur ed under PAI \vill have
their coverage renewed automat ically . The first
payroll deduction for the new policy year will
come from t he last pay in June .
Current part icipants in PAI who wish to chan{-.,
their coverage should obtain forms from Leo
Huntley , Payroll, this week .
Employees not participating currently can also
start participation with the beginning of the
new policy year .
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PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 24
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
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HOURLY
UPGRADING/JOB POSTING
2-MONTH REVIEW
J,,,,-;;i..,
cc..
Conley
(7,)
~moration .
Waynesboro General Electric is now offering an other bargain in the way of entertainment prices.
As everyone knows, we have offered the Disney\\Urld discount ticket s for many years and starting this week, the employees are able to get discount tickets to Opryland USA. The general public cannot purchase these and we are happy to
make them available t o our empl oyees .
'ROAST KENNY'
TOXIC PART
------
Bulbs
Letvci'S,-Branches
Dietfe".;bachia. ({)~~~b~a~e)
Elephant ear
Rosary ~~castor t>ean
All parts
f!>inse~t~~-- ...
Leaves
i5ieaii<t8r__ _
----sc-;;ds
H9USE Pl.AN'fS
----
...
--------.
Mistletoe
-----~F-o_x_g-lo_v_e
(Dutchm_!~'sbree_c_h_c~s)'------------------------~------------------------
Rhubarb
Fatal. Large amounts of raw or cooked leaves can cause convulsions, coma,
followed rapidly by death.
Leaf blade
Daphne
Berries
Fatal. A few berries can kill a child.
_W_i_ste-ri-a-----------S-ee_d_s_,_P_o_d_s__________M_i_ld-to-se~eie digestive upset. Many_c_h_i-ld-re_n_a-re_p_o-iso_n_ed_b_y-th""'i_s_p_la_n_t-..- Golden chain
Laurels, Rhododendron,
Azaleas
Jessamine
Lantana camara --------G-reen ber-r-ie_s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F_a_ta-1.-A'"'tiects lUngs, kidneys, heart and nervous system. Grows in the southern
U.S. and in moderate climates.
(red sage)
Fatal. Foliage more_t_o_x-ic_t_h_a_n_be--r....,ri-es-.-=o""'"e-a-th,......,.is-usu-a""11=-y-su-d:-d:-e_n_w_,i,...th,....o_u_t_w_a_rn-:i:-n-9
Yew
Berries, Foliage
symptoms.
TREES AND SHRUBS
Like dumb cane, contains small needle-like crystals of calcium oxalate that
All parts. especially roots
Jackinthe-pulpit
_____________________________ca_u_se
__in_tense irritation and burning of the mouth and tongue_._ _ _ __
Blue, pu~pi~ coi0-r~7e;;,"b1T,;g wilctg~apes." Contains a single seed. (True wild
Berries
Moon seed
grapes contain several small seeds.I May be fatal.
Contains-at. least-l6 acti.vetoxic-prlnclples:-P,1marily in the roots. Children
Apple, Foliage, Roots
Mayapple
often eat the apple with no ill effects, but several apples may cause diarrhea.
PLANTS IN SWAMP OR MOIST AREAS
Water hemlock
Aii'parts
Fatal. violent and painful convulsions. A number of people have died from
hemlock.
Pl l\NTS IN fll 1.D';
Buttercups
All riarts
Irritant juices may severely injure the digestive system.
Nightshade--------- ..... All parts, especially the - - .. --- -Faial. Intm1re dig1]stivi! disturbances and ncrV'Oussvmptoms.
11111ipc berry
.
-Po-i-so_n_he-~l;ci< ----------A1i'pdrts ___________ ---Tat;1-:-fic~-.;bles a large wil~ c~~;oLUsed in ancient Greece to kill condemned
prisoners.
Jimson weoo (tii0";;1 appl_e_)----A'ii'j).., 1;-------- . . ... - -Ab~o,m~i u;i, si. distortcd-;ight:- d;~lir~;;, incohcrencea;;zfC"O;;-a: Common
cause ol poi!.011i119. Has proved lal;JI.
0
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VOL. XVI. No . 25
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
UNIQUE SYSTEM
SCREENS APP LICANTS
HER B MORRISON
REACHE S 35 YEAR MARK
.....
WHAT PRICE-HORSEPLAY?
"It is felt that the Training Center wiU be extremely benefic ial to aU concerned, " stated
REMINDER: EMPLOYEE
SOLICITAT IONS PROHIBITED
Department policy states t hat solic itations bv
employees for any purpose during working hours
is not pennitted . Any exception to this rule
must have the compliance of management. Distribution of material, literature or other items
for any purpose by employees in working areas
without permission of management is prohibited.
NOTICE!
Margaret Weaver, Drives and Devices, needs a
ride from Stuarts Draft on the 7:30 shift . If
anyone knows a carpool Margaret can join or
would be will ing to br ing a rider to work, pl ease
cal l Margaret on Ext . 550.
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HOURLY
UPGRADING/ JOB POSTING
CONTINUES EFFECTIVELY
The upgrading/job posting system for hourly employees is now 10 weeks old. To date 100 jobs
have been posted. This new method of notifying
hourly employees of job openings and providing
feedback infonnation appears to be well acceptec
and is generally working very well.
One problem that was encotmtered tmder our old
upgrading system appears to be creeping into the
new. That is; (1) when an employee accepts an
upgrade to a higher job; (2) then his/her replacement and perhaps several others at other
layers in the job structure are being identified;
(3) the first employee changes his/her mind about
taking the job thus negating everything that
has been accomplished toward filling the higher
rated opening and all the replacements.
Employees are urged to fully consider the many
aspects of a new job that are important to them
prior to making a decision on upgrading. This
can save a lot of time and will make the system
work even better.
--In_ad~tion,
tnbu~iol?-
,,....,...
. ioyee contributions of nearly $39 million $7 million more than in 1972 - brought the total
receipts of more than $344 million.
(Cont 'd. next co}J
"When I was a kid I us~d to
eat what my parents liked.
Now I'm a parent I have to
eat what the kids like."
to releivc pensions in the future. None of the assets c:an ever revert
tu General Elec.:tric: Company. General Elec:tril pays all the c:osts of
administering the Pension Plan and Trust (brokerage fees and trans
fer taxes are treated as part of the pric:e of the sec:urities when
purc:hased and as a reduc:tion of pric:e when sold).
Sl.267,0'i7
111,47.!
34,2014
.\4,WO
Thl'l' ;arc rhe coniribucions mat.It: Jurin,: l 1)7 j by parcicipan1s on 1he excess over
s<. <.oo of cli~ible compensa1ion. less refunds of contributions as a resulrof death
or withdrawal from participa1ion.
12'i,1Pl(bl
Thi~ i" che ;imount which with income. and employee contriburions is required to
rnnr chc: cost of pension benefits which apply 10 service durin~ 1973 plus a pay.
mcnr of SW. S million on unfunded prior service liabili1ies.
115. Hd (cl
Sl.496,037
~SHOW
Rc,ulrinJ: from inves1mem of concrihurions made by the Company since 1927 and
.\H,'i'J'> lo}
HERE
lj
The. ;iss .. rs of 1hc TruM arc requirc.J specifically ro provide fur (I) pensions pay.
ahlc ro prcscnl pensioners and beneficiaries as well as for ( 21 pensions buih up
~ rhrou,.:h 1973 by present employers and vc:srees who will re1ire in 1he fu1ure.
Pensions arc payable only from 1hc assets of the Trust and they will continue to
,:row as employees' service and earninl(s increase. It is necessary, therefore, thac
rhl rotal assets of 1hc Trust increase: correspondingl) so 1here will be sufficient
fumls to pay these pensions when employees retire.
FINANCIAL STATf.ME:NT
:\SSE TS
( i.S. Govtrnflicni ohliJ!;llions
C:orporart< and 01hcr obli!-:ations
':nlli:non ,,,.::
i,Mtl
.Hi.":'>.?
1.Hf<,00'>
B,'ii.i
170,7'>1
Sl,32'i
238,867
21,006
1.104
.?,.'\4i,077(o)
'i'i,8B
Hl'J, 5""0
2,'i07A90
1 !,4'i3
il.4%:o37ibi
S IP-i, 1JU
1,6.!l,IO'i
S2.496,0371cl
AUl>lT: The records of the General Eleciric Pension Trus1 are audired each year by
J>c;u, M;arwick, Mi1chcll & Co . cer1ified public accoun1an1s. The lares1 audil was made
:as of Scpicmber 30, 1973.
A<:TlJAHIAL REVIEW: The firm of indcpendcni consulling acruarics, The Wya11 Com
p;1ny. lus rcporred as follows: "We have reviewed the cakularions of 1hc pension cosr
:applicable: ro 1hc year 1973 under the General Electric Pension Plan. In our opinion, as
indcpcndcnr actuaries, 1he actuarial assump1ions and procedures used for the 1973 c:1l
lulacions arc in accordance: wi1h accep1ed acruarial principles. Based on 1he da1a sub
miued hy General Elecuic for our analysis, we find rhe resuhs 10 be reasonable in
representing 1he pension cost of the Plan applicable 10 1he year 1973."' The Wyan Com
pany has also reviewed anJ approved 1he valua1ion of liabiliries for bene61s accrued
rhrough December 31, 1972.
FUNDING PROGRAM: The program which was in effecr from 1967 1hrough 197.\
includes 1hc systematic recognition of unrealized apprecialion in rhe common s1ock
pordolio which it is conservatively eslimated will be JVailable for 1he payment of
pension bc:nefics. Appreciaiion will not be recognized, however, if 1he resulring book
\'aluc of common stocks exceeds 90% of 1heir average marker value for 1he current and
preceding rwo years. Unfunded liabili1ies are being amortized O\er a 20-year period.
1 he ac1uarial assump1ions used in 1973 include, in addition 10 1he 6% es1imaied rare of
fu1urc eunings, morraliry, employee 1urnover, oprional retirement and disabiliry re1irc
mtnt races derived from experience under 1he Plan.
(b) Includes ne1 asscis applicable: to Internacional General Elccrric Pucr10 Rico, Inc.
Pcn)ion Plan amounring to S477,000 which arc commingled for imesrmenr purposes.
(c) Unfunded liabili1y at che end of 1973 was esrimaced by rhe Company on a pre
liminary basis IO be approximacely $474,000,000.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 26
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
VACATION
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
If you aren 't <loing a cotmtdown to vacation, you
are certainly in the minority. After today,
~ re are four more working days because next
\,~ck, we celebrate July 4 on Thursday.
The last
day to work is Jul y 5 and emp loyees return to
work July 22.
You 'd better start gathering up those fishing
poles , bathing suits , tents and miscellaneous
gear necessary for wherever you' re going and
whatever you' re going to do. The cotmt is down
to "4"! !
~ICE :
Our vending machines have a bad case of indigestion because customers aren't being careful
what they feed the machines . The intricate
mechanisms of the vending machines are m2de to
accept smooth, round, flat coins not curle .~,
cut ~d s qu~re coins. If you are guilty of
putting mutilated money in the cafete ria vend ing machines , please refrain from doing so.
The person who follows you might be the one who
has to complain that the machine is not working
properly because you put money in the slots
that jammed up the gear. We didn't realize
that there is anything but good money tmtil we
saw the mess of coins above which have been
received through the vending machines in the
last month . After looking carefully at this
large number of marred coins, we can think of
nothing to call them but bad money . Please
don't put bad money in machines!
form.
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1973 .
Even without a refund , the Insurance Option
under S&SP offers unique important coverage at
exceed ingl y low cost . To obtain coverage , and
receive a matching company payment of half of
his deduct ions . This goes into one of the other
S&SP investments .
!low good is the coverage?
Timothy Spears , Sheetmetal , has a neh appreciation for salcty shoes . After an incident on
June 19, Tj mo thy can really understand a rule
hhid1 sa~s s a lc ty shoes are a necessary part of
his personal prote ctive equipment . Three angle
irons (heighing approximately 150 l bs . a piece)
h hich \\/ere suspended lrom overhead hooks in the
1vash racks acciden t ally !ell from their hooks
and dropped on Ti mo thy ' s right foo t .
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CONDITIONS DEPLORABLE
Recently there have been different types of ,...-.. 1fi ti campaigns throughout the country involv ... _,,
the energy er is is and other current situations .
Evidently, some or our emp loyees have gotten the
mi s taken i mprc s s ion th;1 t hie are conductin g some
o I the campa j gns ;md the entries are to be sh01m
on the restroom halls . l t is not surprising to
go into pubJ i c restrooms and find slogans all
over the wall 1vhere lips ti ck proclaims that "Jolm
loves ~ lary " but he should hope that mature adults
,,ould not fee I compelled to hTi te messages on the
1valls of a res t room . In the \:eh York subh1ays everyone lca\es mess age s but , at General Elec1-.,
he use le tte r~ , te lephones or comersations . :\lon ba with the de Cacin ,-,o of the halls , there have
been t01-1cJs j n conunodes, che1ving gum stuck to
half the e qui pment in the restroom and just general disorder.
(Cont'd . page 3)
course , it 1vasn ' t easy. For someone less mo than Gerald, one might say it was downright difficult. But Gerald had t he motivation .
I le had begun making his plans three years before
he quit his job at GE . lie and his wife, Ruby,
paid most of their debts, saved the ir money, and
Gerald began taking night courses at v1e University of Virginia in preparation . By the time he
decided to begi n college as a full-time student
he and his family ( family included a daughter,
Angie) were financially prepared to meet the burden, with the aid of two scholar ships and a GE
_.t va ted
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Stock Price
January
February
March
April
May
62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
$ 29 . 940
28 .395
29 . 442
27.834
27 .699
May 24 .
May ? .
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Fifteen Year:
Ten Year :
R. C. Hoge
J.M. Critzer
J .1-1. Cook
E.K . !!all
R.L . Dudl ey
R.A. Fitzgerald
R. E . Eaves
G. C. Ryder
M. S . Hende rson
C. B. Musick
H. L. Houseknecht J . iv!. Stevens
C. D. Rexrode
G.G . Ritchie
S.C. Surratt
M. D. Huffman
J.M. Cart er
F. Marshall
T.A. Fitzgerald R. S . Williams
111i rty-fi ve Year : H. J . Clark
H. R. Morrison
J.R. Napie r
F.C. Zirkle
J.E . Patterson III
R. E . Musgr ave
Five Year :
D.E . Crocker
G.E. Lohr
E.W. Geiman
R.P . Meek
J .N . Gilliam
M. A. Coffey
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GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 27
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
July 5, 1975
*
HAVE A SAFE VACATION
*
1
Stop Work
Turner # 1 Factory
7 :15 a .m.
3 : 45 p.m.
Turner #1 Office
7:45 a .m.
4: 15 p.m.
Met Scan was developed by GE ' s Re -ent ry and Envi ronmental Systems Division. Raymond F. Welsch,
Program General Manager - Specialty Programs, described Met Scan as an example of how the company
is appl ying a portion of its aerospace technology
base to benefit li fe on earth. He said Met Scan
had proved its reliability in over 2, 000 clinical
tests conducted during the period of f ield prototype testinsz bv Metronolit:m T.i fP. .
Not e that these hours will not be effective until July 29 but we wanted to noti fy employees
involved in or der that they may make arrangement for rides and babysitters .
~!ATERI
PHONE BOOKS -
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RA L@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No . 28
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
NONEXEMPT SALARIED
JOB POSTING BECOMES EFFECTIVE
The pos ting of nonexempt salaried job openings
became effective July 22, with the first job
(for a s t eno-typist) being posted on Tuesday
of this week. Jobs will be posted for a period
of bvo working days on display boards located
as follows:
~lain
TWO-DAY BLOODMOBILE
SCHEDULED
Increased emp loyee par ticipation j ust i f ies a bvoday Bloodmobile visit on August 7 and 8. Blood
donor cards have been distributed t his week.
Satellite operations will be handled as previous ly. As always , we are looking forward to a good
response from our employees .
N0rIO::
rust colored coat was put in the Cafeteria several weeks ago and we wondered i f some employee
had forgotten where they lef t it . If you can
come to Relations , describe the coat and it fit sit' s yours .
BEST WISHES
TO THREE NEW RETIREES
WILLIAM EVANS
./
LOIS CLINE
MADELINE MIZE
REMINDER:
Lois Cl ine , DCP Product Repair, i s going t o be
one of our busiest retirees . She and her husban d buil t ci new home in Br i dgewat e r before
OlY1stmas and she s ays no1.; s he can really fi nish
unpacking ! She en j oys sewing , fl ower gardening ,
and i s an accomp lis he d or ganis t . Loi s was the
organ i s t at the Chur ch of the Br ethren in \\laynesboro for over 20 years and has purchas ed a Bald1vin Organ for her home . She says s he r eally
Cont " cl next co l.
Stop Work
Turner #1 Factory
7: 15 a.m .
3 :45 p. m.
7:45 a . m.
4 : 15 p.m.
7(2
Cont' d from page 1
icy and procedures covering the Nonexempt SelfNomination/ Job Interest Program are outlined on
t~ r everse side of the nomination form.
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1973 CORPORATE
~LUMNUS PROGRAM
,\JNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE
The General Electric Foundation Corporate Alumnus
Progrwn is currently operating in its twentieth
year since be ing es tablished in 1955.
All employees with one year of service are eligible to participate in the program. However, inasmud1 as approximate l y 6 ,000 to 6, 500 employees
report contributions eligib le for matching each
year, the Foundation had not attempted t o distribute a Corporate Alumnus Program Annua l Report to
every e ligible employee. Rather, individual annual reports and matching gift forms have been
distributed to all employees of the Company who
either held a de Hee or had at tended college for
at l east one year, which numbered approximately
65,000 employees.
Beginning this year, in order to substantially
reduce the printing and distributi on costs of
t he Report, the Foundation has distributed a
limited supp l y internally but will not distribute a copy to all the employees who are included in the above two categories.
numbers of reports and matching gift
rms have been sent for their use in respondl.ng to requests from employees. If you are
interested, your form can be obtained from Pat
lhompson, Relations . The blue matching forms
developed last year to reflect the January 1,
1973 Program changes have not been changed and
may continue to be used.
Congratulations are in order for our most r ecent Apprentice graduates. Proudly disp laying
diplomas (left to right) are Lyle House r, Jr. ,
Larry Coffey , and Freddie Dillon, Jr . Diplomas
were presented by Paul Warren, Supervisor
Apprentice Training (left) and D. L. Coughtry ,
Manager, Manufacturing DCPD (right) . The
trainees were graduated as Tool Room Machinists
upon their successful comple ti on of 6000 hours
of on- job training and 600 hours of academic
work at Blue Ridge Community College .
S&S PROGRAM
1971 AUTHORIZATION
FORMS DISTRIBUTED
Participants in the Savings &Security
Program
will be receiving in paychecks this week, Holding Period Authorization Forms for 1971 Savings .
Be sure to read the instructions and take whatever action is necessary at once. We will be
publ ishing addi tional information in futur e
issues of NEWS.
WANTED:
A ride from Stuart s Draft to the main plant on
the 8 :00 - 4:30 shift. John Eichelberger is in terested in either joining or starting a car pool.
He can be contacted on Ext. 794.
LAUGHOUT
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 29
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
August 2, 9174
SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
Five Year:
Ten Year:
G. M. Weisenborn
R. D. Wesner
R. M. Schooley
C. D. Shuey
T. L. Hawks
W. E. Hazlett, Jr.
H. S. Hughes
L. W. Dudley
D. K. Kyger
W. R. Eckard
L. W. Smallwood
P. D. Bosak
R. Colella
I. L. Erler
C. E. VanLear
J. T. Wriston
D. G. Saben
P. A. Marshall
D. E. Cook
R. W. Harris
J. L. Currie
Twenty Year:
Fifteen Year:
R. S. Billings
S.
G.
S.
J.
S.
T.
A.
M.
H.
K.
L.
P.
B.
H.
M.
R.
L.
L.
H.
D.
Callender
Black
Gibson
Whitesell
Sandridge
Heitzenrater
Lively
Brinkley
Cook
Neff
Twenty-Five Year:
C. W. Hewlett
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Stock Price
January $
February
March
April
May
June
62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
29.940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098
?s/ 2/ 7Lj
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EMPLOYEE OBITUARIES
GE #1 IS NO. 1
fA'IP4'6"Ri'6"Rl'5PllnaJiVIPJpPINOTE OF APPRECIATION:
1HANK YOU:
Thanks to everyone who had a part in my re tirement dinner and lovely gifts. Everrything UJas
~ce and really appreciated.
I will miss
tt._ people a:t GE but feel sure I'm going to enjoy my retirement.
Best wishes to all,
Made line Mize
I'm early activity was the Pony Swim at Chincoteague Island (Virginia ' s Eastern Shore) where s he
and a friend tent camped. Henrie wanted to go to the Pony Swim fo r years but was always working
( that age -old problem). Recently a new t ent was purchased and has had frequent use .
Some peopl e hardly leave their native state during a l ife time: Henrie has visited 40 foreign
countries ! To say " vis ited" isn't enough. Before a tour, Henrie does research on all the countries ' points of interest. She has learned several languages in anticipation of conve r s ing with
the na tives , buying at local markets and trave ling within the countries with less problems.
Henrie was a Tour Director for a Spanish Tour in 19 72. While on the island of Mart inique during
a ' 72 Carribbean Cruise, Henrie acted as interpreter for a French speaking bus driver on a bus
tour of the Island because French is her second language . This was a lso the tour on which Henrie
found herself and a friend in the middl e of the ship' s ballroom doing the Charleston with an
audience of approximately 500 pe ople. At fi rst, Henrie was aghas t but her slogan is the old
thea~er slogan "The Show Must Go On."
In ' 72 , she also visited Scandinavian countries.
During 1973 i n Greece, Henrie dress ed for a cos tume ball as a "Restored Grecian Um" and won the .-..
grand prize - a Swedish doll. She also became an expert donkey "horsewoman??" Trans portation
to the top of Santorini, a Greek volcanic i s land in the Aegean Sea, is via donkey - up 471 steps and down 471 steps ! You have to second-guess the donkey because should he stop suddenly , the
trip down might be much faster than the trip up. (Donkey and rider survived trip) .
In '71, ' 72 , and ' 73 , Henrie returned to GE part - time to he lp as a t echnical writer and instruc tion book administrator.
In her "spar e time" Henrie has become a Certified Instructor in communication for UVA Continuing School of Education. She is a substitute teacher for Waynesboro High for French and English;
she does travelogues; she is an Independent Con tractor for editing, translating and consulting;
she narrated for tape "Bookworm Journey" by James G. Shaw ; she is an Oak Grove and Theater Wagon
actress , having recently done a part in The Lady and the Unicom. Already in ' 74, she has att ended her 9th ( rea lly the 45th but Henrie on l y attendS every 5 years) AllD'lll1i reunion at the
University of the Stat e of New York at Albany . (One of the highli ghts was doing the Charleston).
One of Henrie's true loves i s photography and a ll of these wonderful activities a r e documented
by some exce llent photographs.
When as ke d for a statement, Henrie ' s only comment was 11Since I ' ve been suhstituting as a t eacher,
I have found that today 's young people are bright and courteous . They are just grieat! 11
It is very fi tting that Henri e ' s statement concerns today's youth because she has a l ways been
a student at heart and has thei r enthusiasm. Whatever she a ttempts , it ' s with vigor and imagination . Afte r all he r year s of study and travel, Henriette Davidge has a very large vocabulary
but she is one pensioner who will never know the meaning of the work "bore d" or for that matter,
Webster ' s de finition of "retired!"
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 30
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
Augus t 9 , 1974
Employees shown with completed excitation system are (left to right) : Steve Rowe, Pieter Juchter, Jr.
John Rose, Danny McGann, Verna Rudine, Martha Gibson, Mary Barker, Myrtle Balser, Bonnie Wright,
Bobby Wright, Bunny Bell, Guy Coffey , Dave Balse r, Joe Ellinger, Vinton Cook, Ward Chapman, and
Fred Zirk le .
The Control Devices Operation has completed the
assemb l y and test of the first excitation system
to be used with the new Mode l C gas turbine.
This is the largest excitation system bui lt to
date for gas turbine app lication.
The system i s comprised of two equipments : a
Saturable Current Transfonner assemb l y for mounting on top of the generator built by the MediLnn
Steam Turbine Generator Products Department in
Lynn, Mass. and an Exci tati on Cubicle which will
be located adjacent to the gas turbine built by
the Gas Turbine Division in Gr eenvill e, S. C.
These weatherproof compartments contain the gen~tor to be driven by a gas turbine .
Shown in the phot ograph are COO employees responsib le for the assemb l y of the equipments that
took place in an enlarged ar ea in Building 9.
All employees associated wi th the design and manufacture of the new equipment are to be congratulated for completing the job ahead of schedule .
The new excitation system will be
Wharton Substation of the Houston
Power Company . Fi ve mor e systems
ished to this customer l ater this
shipped to the
Lighting and
will be fu!llyear .
Eight more orders have been received and additional orders are expected in the future as par t of
the growing l ine of products built by the Control
Devices Oper ation for the utility industry.
SOFTBALL
There's an advertisement on TV conveying the message "We t ry harder ; we ' re number 2" and GE #2
Softball team insist their s pectators are guaranteed a thrill perminute. They might be number
2 but their games are always a surprise: you
don't know who wi ll win and they 'll keep you on
the e dge of your seat! They are really just a
bunch of guys who would like to win softball games
and can do this be tter if they h ave a cheer ing
section.
5% ABSENTEEISM
OOLLARS LOST
82.5 - peopl e
8 - hrs. per day
~ - hrs. per day due to absenteeism
GE #2 vs Crompton
Wednesday, 7:00, Industrial Par k, August 14
660.0 - hours
3. 400 - average pay per hour
_ _2_6_4_0_
GE #2 VS NIBCO
Thurs day, 7:00, Jackson Wilson, August 15
1980
m44:01r/<lay los t in wages .
*****
GE Il l won its 11th & 12th games this past week;
12-8 against Crompton and 15-1 against DuPont Orlon with the heavy bats of Bill Waggy, Kenny Gray,
Allan Hmtley, Roy Rexrode and Cl ement Waggy .
GE #2 vs GE #1
Monday, 7 :00, Jackson Wilson, August 12, 1974
GE ff l vs DuPont Independents
Thurs day, 5:45, North Park, August 15, 1974
Come out to see us .
* Assembly
* * * * *is* *the donor ana
Jerry Kestne r , *
DCP
Be.tty Dickerson is the nurse . Betty i s with the
Red Cross from Roanoke and had never been here
with the Bloodmobile before. She said she enjoyed it very much.
At 2 p. m. on August 7, the Bl oodmobile had al ready processed 100 donors ~t the main GE Plant.
A Comt for the Parts Center was not obtained at
that time but we ar e s ure the quota will be
r e ached.
The NEWS will carry a comp lete picture story next
week and we ' 11 have all the figures available.
111is is considerab l e l oss in output because output is re l ated to total hours worked.
'I11ere is considerab l e added expense t o cover this
absenteeism rate with time and one-half labor expense,
There i s cons i derable troub l e meeting customer
commit ments and schedules .
111ere is considerable loss of business when we
can ' t do this .
Please <lo not be a considerable contributor. Consider working each day , all of our jobs may depend on it.
OVER QUOTA
'15-/et
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WAYNESBORO GE
CAR POOL PARKING DISCONTINUED
GROWS AND GROWS
This year has indeed been a year of expansion
for Waynesboro General Electric. In April, the
NEWS carried an article on the exterior and interior plans for Tumer #1. Now we can add to
that large addition, plans for two more buildings: Turner #2 and the Tumer Office Building.
ConstIUction on both buildings has been started
and the scheduled completion date is January 1,
1975.
Tumer #2 will have 47 ,500 square feet and will
be used for assembly and test of new TenniNet*
products. Turner #2 will be a m:irror image of
Turner #1 and approximately 300 employees will
be hired or relocated for that facility. Turner
Office Building will be 20 ,500 square feet in
size.
We have included, for your infonnation, a map
of the layout of the new buildings which also
shows the future parking plans, the proposed
railroad spur and the proposed streets.
We will keep you up-to-date as the completion
on the two projects and definite plans
..:e finalized. We plan to feature a series of
articles on our Turner Operations and will carry these in future copies of the NEWS.
~ars
Ray Cline
Joe Smith
Ken Gray
Dan Kemper
William Woodson
June Aldhizer - Financial
Advisor
!""".
Bill Perry - Advisor
m./fICE TO SCOGEE MEMBERS:
Tentative plans are
Pirnie on September
Sidney. Be sure to
as soon as definite
SCOGEE members will
duct change from the conception of Specialty Control Department in 195_4 to the present. He
traced the growth pattern which now includes
Turner Operations, Wilson Building, 250 Parts
Center and Main Plant.
The talk was well received and Kiwanis members
greatly enjoyed being brought up-to-date on our
Manufacturing Facilities.
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GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 31
WAYNESBOIO,VIRGINIA
MARION S. KELLOGG
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT
WILL HEAD
CORPORATE CONSULTING SERVICES
tion .
As Vice President of Corporate Consulting Services, Miss Kellogg will be responsible for
supplying to operating components throughout
the Company and to external clients a variety
of consulting services, primarily in the areas
of marketing, engineering and manufacturing.
Miss Kellogg joined GE in 1944 and after working in many different functions now enjoys an
international reputation as an authority in the
~ld of professional and management personnel
}JJ.vcesses.
ANOTHER INSTANCE
OF SUPER SERVICE
On July 5, 1974, Dan Dondiego, Installation &
Service Engineering, received an urgent call
from a GE Service Manager indicating that a
Steel Mill in the Chicago District was flooded
and that a large quantity of C!Xl Excitation
equipment was needed within days. An Emer gency meeting was called in the office of Paul
Schatz, Manager - C!Xl Manufacturing. At the
meeting a plan of action was outlined and because of the urgency of the situation, it was
decided that all material would be built and
accumulated during shutdown .
By Wednesday, July 10, 1974, all the necessary
equipment was packed and ready for shipment.
Keystone Steel and Wire sent their private
plane to Shenandoah Valley Airport to pick up
this equipment.
This excellent service was possible because of
the extra effort extended by Wayman Balser, C!Xl
Materials; Steve Rowe, C!Xl Stockroom; Doug Ponton and Raymond Hildebrand, Gas Turbine; Ralph
Martin, Shipping; Ertle Hewett, Project Engineer; Russell Culver, Engineering Technician;
and Joe Miller, Design Technician.
We think you should take a bow, fellows, for a
job well done!
CANDID SHOTS OF
LOODMOBILE DONORS
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The recent meeting of the Safety Corrunittee included a presentation of a Wise O.Vl Certificate and
pin to Linda B. Brown, Assemble Reg. Drives and Devices.
On May 1, 1974, Linda was assembling a part made of glass to an electronic Drives and Devices product. The gl ass part shattered into the employee's face with a number of gl ass parts striking the
employee's right Safety Glass lens.
Linda ' s award represents the 146th Wise O.Vl Award presented to employees in the Plant's 20 -year
history .
Herb Morrison, Foreman, TSI, made the presentation to Linda and she asserted, "I am a finn believe..-...,
in the Safety Glasses Protection Plan at GE. I fee l that it ' s very necessary to have comp lete eye
protection."
SOFTBALL
BLOOIMOBILE
(Cont'd from page 1, Col . 2)
GE #1
"A most attractive Honor Roll Board of Donors ha.s
been mounted and we owe some special thanks for
GE Ill won #14 by beating GE #2 and DuPont Orlon
the personal time and effort contributed. Gordon
7 to 6 . TI1e Te lephone Company (in extra innings)
Batey constructed the board, Betty Fields prepared beat GE #1 6 to 5. Super batters were: Don
the name tags, and Charlie Minter did the letterStinespring, Roy Rexrode, Bill Musick , Dale
ing on the board itself."
Thompson, and Jerry Stallings .
New achievers in the last Bloodmobile Drive were:
GE #2
One Gallon
Two Gallon
Freida S. Hite
Fredric Zirkle
Shirley F. Wingfie ld
Lawrence E. Smoot
Robert G. Akins
Joseph D. McLaughlin
Anna C. Wood
S. Joseph Bookataub
Ollie L. Craun
Dennis G. Whitley
Donald B. Falk
Monty M. McPhatt er
Robert E. Killian
Helen Barker
Three Gallon
Four Gallon
Guy W. Hoy
Harding W. Lonas
Joseph K. Ellinger
Five Gallon
James P. Tipton
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TOURNAMENT CHAMPS
GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM
Diggs .
CORRECTION :
La.st week we made a mistake in the article
"Another Instance of Super Service ".
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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
sire to participate in these courses will quali fy for tuition assistance under the Individual
Development Program and that those interested
should file their applications directly to Bill
Perry's office as soon as possible . Applications may be obtained through any foreman or
from Mr. Perry's office in Relations .
Valley Ted1 has indicated that enrollment in
each of the courses will be limited to approximately 10 students. The students will be selected on the basis of seniority and date of receipt
of application in Relations. A copy of each
course description and sd1edule fo llows :
Basic Electronics : A basic course in the fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits, and ci1e components in these circuits. It
is intended for persons with no previous electrical background who desire to engage in t esting electronic circuits and circuit boards . The
course will also cover an introduction to diodes
and transistors . The three hours each week will
be divided between discussion, and in attaining
P-G.ctical experience in the laboratory . The
oratory work will emphasize the use of common meters and test equipment in making electrical measurements . Length of course: 14 weeks.
Instructor - Larry Long .
(Cont'd page 2, column 2)
1973.
REGISTR~ild.t.l
DON'T FORGET
FOR VALLEY TECH COURSES
~ayout
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IEEE MEMBERS:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The first meeting of the new season for all IEEE
members will be held Tuesday evening, September
10th at Ramada Inn in Lynchburg . The speaker for
the evenin g will be Mr . Roger ~!. Hogg of Babcock
and Wilcox who wi ll speak on the subject " uclear
Energy --Our Assurance of Independence" . Come
along and bring a guest.
For further information or car pool arrangements
contact Don ~tiller, Room 265A, Ext. 720 .
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WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
ER SPECIALIST CHANGEOVER
September 6, 19_7_4-'-----
"Some conmentators have wamed that many Americans may be 'tumed off' by politics this year,"
Mr. Tulloch pointed out. "This would pose a
serious danger to the strength and stability of
our governments at al l levels- - federal, state
and local . ''
Mr. Tulloch said that "a concerned, active citizenry is still the best assurance of having responsible govemrnent--govemrnent that serves the
best interes ts of all." He urged employees to
support those candidates and causes that "best
express your own individual hopes and beliefs . "
He also stressed that the Constructive Citizenship Program is completely non-partisan and vol lilltary. "It is not designed to further one party, candidate, or issue at the expense of another. Participation will be purely voluntary ," he
emphasized.
"But along the way," Mr. Tul loch continued, " I
hope it will lead to 100% voter regis tration
through a registration drive, to getting to know
the candidates better through their vis its to the
are a to employees working for and contributing to
the candidates, and of course to all of us voting
in November- -at our local polling places or by absentee ballot, if necessary."
(Cont ' d from Col . 1)
Joe, his wife, Catherine, and 2-year ol d daughter,
Jennifer, live in Waynesboro. Joe' s hobb ies are
golfing and sports. (Maybe in addition to his
Relations ' duties, Joe can become Bi ll 's new golfing partner and Bi ll will stop crying!)
Wa'1J
But even if your cookies crumble, your cake collapses, your bread is blighted or your pastry
proves pungent, never fear. Every BAKE-OFF contest finalist is a winner, receiving a General
Electric Cmmtertop Microwave Oven, Model JET 83,
featuring "Defrost Plus," a GE stand mixer, a
round-trip to Califolll.ia plus $100 expense money.
GE also is sponsoring for the third year a special
Microwave Cooking Award Contest in conjtm.ction
with the Bake-Off contest. Judged separately, the
event offers a $5,000 prize, and a J845 Superstove*
range, for the best recipe prepared entirely by
microwave energy.
Women
ASQC MEETING
BOWLING
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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
M ARV STON ER
NAME D TO SCHOO L BOARD
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IN M EMOR IA M
Charlie Minte r
Today , we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the \l/aynesboro plant. Quite a
few things have changed since we opened our doors to the fi rst group of GE employees back
in 1954.
For instance, the Waynesboro GE plant began its operation with only 10 hourly employees,
6 of whom are still here. Today we boast over 1700 hourly with a total of 2689 GE employees \vhich gives us an aimual payroll of over 22 million dollars ! The plant itself has
grown from 215 , 000 sq . ft. to 488,000 sq. ft. and i s still grmving.
Noteworthy by- products of our harmonious progress at GE have been continued gr owth and
strengthening of our business , steady work, gr rnvth in pay, development of skills, countless promotions and fami l y securit y . And our jnterests don 't just stop there. GE employees assist in comrmmity programs of every kind -- civic , safe ty, health, educational,
religious, youth, and First Aid. General Electric employees and the Company contribute
over one - third of the United Fund goal and our employees have donated over 9600 pints of
blood to the Bloodmobile. GE has purd1ased over $14 million of materials and services
from local businesses .
..........._
Yes , we have come a long 1vay . We have undergone a great deal of chan ge i n the past 20
years , but one thing seems to remain the same year after year , from one anniversary to
the next--and that is the calibre of our employees . It i.s this fine ca.li bre of our hork
force that has helped to make the Waynesboro GL plant 1vhat it is t oday . 'J11e dedica tjon
and determination that employees exhibit are what i s needed to keep a company grrnving
st rong-- along with the concern the company itself has for its employees . The prospects
20TH ANNIVERSARY
of future progress for all of us are good as we work togethe r with mutual respect and
unclerstandi ng.
'll1is mutual display of concern between GE and i t s employees became clearly evident as
1ve talked with some of the six original employees remaining here at GE. When talking
to them a few of the 1 1 first hires 11 brought this out through their praise of the excellent
benefit programs the company has to offer . As Mae Hostetter put it "I really like the
benefits ( the company) has. I tell everyone 1vho wants an application down here about
the benefits . " Mary Coffey expressed some of the same: 1 1 I hope I can make it a :few more
years until re ti remen t . I am l ooking forward to collecting some of their good benefits. 11
The 1vide b" ;i t program is one 1.,r ay by which GE shows that it appreciates the effort s of
is emp l oyeL . ~!any employees display their appreciat ion through their loyalty to the
company and declication to the job. 01arlotte l!arrnon told us that "I l ike the people I
1vork with in my section . I woul d like to stay unti l retirement . " Isabelle Fitzgerald
added, " I l ike my job and my bos s . I' 11 probably be around another 20 years . 11 Mary Wood
s ununccl it all up when she said, "1 l ike my job better now than I ever have . I hope to
be here until retirement. It 1 s a good place to work. "
Thi s s ort of feeling could not have been generated 1vithout considerable effort, ability,
co-operation, and patience on both the part of the company and the emp loyees . Today 1 s
NE\l/S is proud to salute each and everyone of you for making the firs t two decades so
s uccessful. A HAPPY 201H ANNIVERSARY TO ALL !
Ski in comfort and in any weather. The course will teach skiing to beginners or persons who still
don't feel "at home" on skis. All equipment will be furnished. Class starts November 5, 1974, at Skiland,
located just off Interstate 64 at Shadwell (east of Charlottesville). Twenty hours of instruction. Hours
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There is a $39 equipment and slope charge plus usual tuition.
PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN-PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY
Want to understand your children better? Want to be able to discipline them without feeling
remorse? If so, this class is for you! Meets Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:20. (If you have teenage
children, there will be a class dealing with your problems in the winter quarter.)
PROFITABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYEES Af\!D CUSTOMERS
A course for employers and supervisors to demonstrate by case studies and experiences how
good relationship with employees will in turn bring more profit from customeis. Meets Tuesday evenings
If you car goes ping, plop, drip, and pop, this may be the course to explain it all to you.
The course meets at the College Mondays at 7 p.m. and is open to both women and men.
RESERVE OFFICEn TRAINING CORPS (ARMY)
The Collcgu, in cooperation with VMI, will offer R.O.T.C. on-campus. Free uniforms and
textbooks. The Counseling Center can provide more information.
LITERATURE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
This course will meet Tuesday evenings at the First Baptist Church on Frederick Street in
Staunton starting at 6:30.
PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL
We can't teach you how to fly the plane, but we do offer an FAA approved course to prepare
students to take the ground school test. Meet at the College on Tuesday evenings at 6:30.
CALCULUS USING COMPUTER TECHNIQUES
This course is for beginning calculus students, as well as for those who want to review. Learn
to use the IBM 360 computer. No prior knowledge of Fortran or calculus is required. Meets Tuesday
and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 at the College.
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL STUDY OF WOMEN
. If you arc a wife, mother, executive, or just plain curious, you can learn about the social role
of today's woman as well as investigate the changing role of women in the 1970's. Class meets Monday
evenings at 6:30 at the College.
CHILD HEAL TH
If you work with young children or arc a parent, you will want to learn the physical needs of
pre-school children-hygiene, feeding and clothing habits, and other health routines. Meets Wednesday
eveninns at the College starting ut 6:30.
REGISTBATION FOR THE f-ALL QUARTER HAS STARTED
CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEI< OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1974
WAYNESBORO PLANT
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EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP LEAFLET
Attractive red , white, and blue leaflets encouraging participation in the polit i cal process are
being distributed this week to all empl oyees as
part of this years ' s Constructive Citi zenship
Program.
The leaflet details the four areas of political
activity -- REGISTER, WORK , GIVE, and VOTE - - in
which employees can make their contribution to
the poli tical process. (Local area information
for registration was carried in last week ' s NEWS,
and information regarding absentee voti n g i s described elsewhere in today 's issue.)
Both the Republican and Democratic Committees of
Waynesboro are seeking volunteer workers for this
year ' s campaign . Chai 1111an of the Waynesboro Re publi can Committee is Mr s Lois Kindt, telephone
942-2886, and chai1111an of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee is John J. Hi ll, te l ephone 942 -1503.
VolLIDteers are needed for telephoning, preparing
and addressing meetings, door-to- door canvass ing,
manning headquarters, and working at the poll.
As the Cons tructive Citizenship l eafl et puts it :
"C-etting your candidate ' s messages to the votero
is a vital part of the political process . But
they can ' t do it without volunteers , So why not
contact your local party headquarters and find
out how you can give needed help . It 's really
not har d, but it 's necessary for the success of
your candidates . ''
A 1944 BSEE graduate of Case Insti tute of Technology, Dick joined General Electric that year
and began various assignments as a Test Engineer
in the Turbine, Transfonner, Locomotive, and Motor Departments.
In 1946, Mr. Thomas went to Ft. Wayne where he
completed assignments in production and marketing at the General Purpose Fractional Horsepower.
and Specialty Motor Departments.
Then, in 1954, the Specialty Control Department,
here in Waynesboro, claimed Dick's talents as an
application engineer for regulated drives. He
has stayed here in Waynesboro since that time,
completing various assignments in Product Planning of such diverse products as relays, drives,
rnili tary systems, and automation control systemsIn 1961, Dick began working on the application
of computer software for Numerical Control systems, and participated in several industry technical comnittees involved in the fonrrulation of
N/C languages such as APT and ADAPT .
His active participation in industry trade associations over the course of several years has
brought Dick wide recognition as a Numerical
Control software expert, and his business friend!:
and associates mnnber in the hundreds within the
Machine Tool Industry.
Mr. Thomas, always a sought- after speaker at
trade association meetings, has published several
technically-based papers, and continues to repre sent General Electric energetically and effectively to the industry's technical groups, trade magazines, and trade shows.
Dick is currently the Manager of Software and
Sales Support with the N/C segment of ICPD, where
his responsibilities include software co-ordination and production of advertising and technical
literature, as well as the continuation of his
very effective representation of General Electric
to our customers .
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2. Act promptly once you decide
what to do.
3. Proceed with confidence.
4. Concentrate on the task.
5. Keep your goal constantly before you.
6 . Start some one th ing every
day.
7. Set a standard of accomplishment for each day, and keep going
until the job is done.
8. Do it NOW.
1974-75
a-IILD CARE :
A six-quarter certificate progr am to prepare
persons to work as a teacher or teacher aide in a
day care center, nursery, or kindergarten. Meets
proposed St ate requirement s .
SUPERVIS I Q\J :
A six-quarter certificate program "tailored"
for the employed part-time student attending
classes primarily in the evening . Intended for
presen~ly employed supervisors or persons seeking
promotion to a supervisory position.
DIESEL MECHANICS:
A three -quarter certifi cate program for full
time students . It will include specialized
courses t aught at the college shop pl us on-thej ob training with a local t rucking company.
his brakes 1,339 times, including four emergency stops. He passed 2,004 other cars and
was passed by only 13.
The slower driver braked 652 times (with no
emergency stops), passed 645 times and was
passed 142 times. His driving time was 20
hours, 43 minutes.
Experienced drivers from West Germany's
biggest motoring club were skeptical and tried
a test of their own-an 800-mile run from
Cologne to the Brenner Pass.
In this test, the fast car took 16 hours, 52
minutes; the slow car took 21 minutes longer.
In both tests, besides risking his life and
endangering others, the fast driver paid a
penalty of about 10 more gallons of gasoline,
plus obvious wear on his brakes, tires, suspension and engine.
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35 YEARS WITH GE
AN AUTUMN FESTIVAL
IN WAYNESBORO
The Fall Foliage Festival, scheduled for October, will be Waynesboro 's fourth annual. Many
of the City's residents have worked hard all
year to roll out a figurative red carpet of welcome for the thousands of expected Festival
visitors.
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Call your GE Central Air Conditioning Dealer Today for Free Estimate.
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
DONALD D. SCARFF;
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
TOURS PLANT
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Sand!ta W.l.e.:t, Ma.ln:tenanc.e He.lpe!t, .l6 fl hown pM:ting :the 6.lM:t in a .6e!t.le.6 06 6.{...ve po.6:te!t.6 on :the
Cono:tJw.c.:t.lve C.ltizenohip P1t..09Jtam. One 06 :the.tie.
po.6:te!t.6 w.il1. be. pla.c.e.d in ail majoJt Me.cu a:t ail
GE Wayne.tibo1to loc.a:t.lon.6 e.ac.h we.e.k. Falt molte. .ln601tma:t.lon on :the p!togJtam, .6e.e. :the. Ed.l:to!t.lal be.low.
who cares?
The art of voting r e quir es a littl e mor e
effort than ju s t ge tting our s el v e s to th e
polls and pulling l ev e rs on th e vot i n g
machine. Be for e we v ote, we should mak e
the effort to l ear n ab ou t eac h c andida t e ' s
record and plat for m. Othe r wise , our un informed s hot -i n- t he-dar k vote c a n do
more harm than g ood.
get your
weathertron heat pump now
GE #1 SCORES AGAIN!
GE SCHOLARSHIP A WARDS
General El ectric employees and their children are
reminded of the availability for qualified candidates of the Richard H. Rice Memorial Scholarship
Awards at St evens Ins titute of Technology, and
the Steinmetz Memorial Scholarship Awards at Union
College . GE employees and their children must
appl y directly to the institution for information
and application .
The softball season wasn ' t yet over for GE :: 1 after winning the second place trophy for the In dustrial Division. Second pJ ace 1vasn' t quite goo<l
enough, so the zealous ball c lub 1ven t on to win
first pl ace in the Tri-Plant RoW1d Robbin Plavoff in Lynchburg Saturday , September 21 .
'
Wi ~h the. hot bats of Larry ~l<J rt in, Kenny Cray , ~n
Stinespring, Steve Barnett, B i 11 l\laggy , and St,
Huffer, Waynes boro scored a total of 60 runs in
5 games . In ?oing so , they upset L;11chburg' s
apple cart which had a 17-0 record be for e bowing
to Waynesboro by the scor e o f 4- 2 .
The final t1,o games of t he dav "ere anainst Salem
II in which Q: # 1 bree zed through hi ti~ the overw~elming scores of 17-3 and J7- J.
Another hi ghlight of the day came 1vhen Uon Stlnespr i n g and
Kenny Gray, both of the GE # 1 tccun , \\'ere nominated
for the lost Valuable Player J\i-ard .
h'hen asked if the so ft ball se ason 111as 11011 over
Clement Waggy replied, "Yes , bul we are 0till
looking for someone else to plcq1 ." You can ' t
beat that for enthusi asm !
NOTICE:
DON'T FORGET PLANT CLEAN-UP MONDAYJ
OCTOBER 7J 1974,
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Among the product s for which he has had responsibility are El ectronic Motor Controls, Photoelectric Devices, Timer s , Battery Char gers and
his present line . With strong dedication to
hi s product line and an optimistic out l ook he
has won both the r espect and friendship of his
co-worker s .
Joe i s married to t he former Bonita Patterson and they r es i de at 233 Henry Avenue , Waynes
boro with their daughter , Nancy .
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from the hood latch to the frame works great.
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Recently a number of employees have raised quest i ons concerning the Upgrading/Job Pos ting procedures and minimwn qualifications for job openi ngs .
In response to t hese employees ' concern, starting next week, a series of articl es will appear
in the plant newspaper which will describe these
procedures for both hour ly and non-exempt employees .
WAYNESBORO PLANT
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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
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EDITORIAL:
~STRUCTIVE
CITIZENSHIP PRCXJRPM
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As our nation looks forward to its 200th birthday in 1976, we have much cause for pride in
the devotion and sacrifice by countless men and
women who have made this impressive anniversary
possible and who despite incredible trials have
held fast to principles of freedom and justice.
There are those who say that our country has
seen its best days, that its greatness is behind us. Is that a fair judgment? The answer
lies not with a handful of leaders but with the
millions of people who make up this country.
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Ronnie Richardson (left), DCP-Subassembly, 2nd
shift, is shown discussing the hourly Job Interest Form with Joe Murphy, Relations Employment Specialist . Ronnie said, "The. Howi.R..y
UpgJr.a.cllng/Job Po-0tA..ng -0y-0tem ,[!;, good, howe.veJt,
U c.ould be. muc.h be.tieJt A._6 U c:Udn't .take -00
.tong A._n ge.ttA..ng bac.k the 1tuu,Uo 06 the. -0ubmU.:ted job J.,nteJtut 601tm." Joe said, "We a.Jte.
woJtkJ.,ng to -0pe.e.d up the pJtoc.e.duJte both J.,n
teJtrn-O 06 6eedbac.k to the employee and movement 06 the people to the.A._!t new job-0. One
thJ.,ng the employee c.an do to help A._ to make
-OUJte they have. 6ille.d out all the A._n601tmatA..on
on the. 601tm, palttic.ula.Jtly the employe.e'-0 wOJtk
expe)(.J._enc.e and -0enJ.,0JtJ.,ty date. 16 thi.,o A._noOJtmatA..on A._ not on the 601tm, U defuy-0 the p1toc.u-0J.,ng 06 U bec.au-0e. we have to -Oea.Jtc.h out
the A._n601tmatA..on."
INTROVUCING:
1ELE-TALIS
By Jean Brydge
Have you ever read a book or watched a performance and said "Oh , for Pete ' s sake! I
could do better than that. " ? Me , too. Well ,
it ain't necess arily so ! It might not be as
easy as it looks.
For ninety years more or less , I ' ve been boring all my fr iends to tears and driving all
my relatives bananas declaring daily to anyone who would listen , " I want to write , I
want t o write !" I tried poetry and short
stories and paragraphs and sentences (even
though no one was b ~ying this pontifical
literature I was producing) and kept proclaiming at the top of my lungs "I want to
write ! "
Why , way back in the ' 50 ' s (before Women ' s
Lib) I promised Louis Spilman when he was running for public office and I was running a
country sto re that if he could get me a pupi l ' s
seat in the School of Journalism at Washington
and Lee , I would get all our customers to vote
for him . Well , Mr . Spilman didn ' t win the
elect i on and I didn ' t go to W&L .
But I kept right on boring anyone who would
l isten - or read! Finally , even my boss got
tired of hearing me and said "O. K. write ,. ,
write a weekly column for the plant NEWS , 11
I couldn ' t beli eve i t . At last , my very own
column with my very own ideas and my very own
sentences and , THEN : all the little "ON"
buttons shut off , there was a loud " Ka- b oom"
and a puff of smoke , the little wheels groun d
t o a halt , the "Malfunction" button started
f l ashing and there wasn ' t an idea in my whole
wo rld ! Not one . Not even an inkling o f an
idea .
I searched everywhere . In the yard, the
cl oset, the refrigerator , I ki cked over old
tin cans , searched up in the attic - to no
avail ! Nothing . So here I am: front and
center without a word ! And looking at news
reporters with new respect.
On second th ought - that other guy ' s st ory
wasn ' t so bad after all !
Iu /
These stickers are not only helpful in identifying cars that do or do not belong in the
parking lots but they are also a requirement
of all GE employees who park in the GE lots .
Mr. Curto has noticed that there are several
cars in our lots which do not have parking
stickers.
If these cars belong to employees of the
Plant then they are required to obtain the
stickers and place them on the left rear
btnnper of the car.
The pink application form for these stickers may be picked up from Relations, filled
our and sent to Maintenance. The parking
sticker will be mailed to you with a clear
plastic protective covering which is to be
applied over the sticker.
If you don't have a sticker, Mr. Curto urges
yf""""-.. to get one as soon as possible for your
c safet y and protection as well as the
Company's.
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&Metal
SCOGEE HALLOWEENDANCE
9 PM - 1 AM
19) 1974
PLACE: ELKS LODGE #2270 RT. 340S (lMILE)
TICKETS: $5,00 MEMBER - $7,00 NON-MEMBER
SATURDAY) OCTOBER
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VOL . XVI No . 49
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
A Satisfied Employee
KEEPING A REPUBLIC
NOTICE
Carl L. Jones, Foreman-Sheet Metal, is in the
University of Virginia Hospital for open heart
surgery. Carl will be allowed visitors after
Tuesday, October 22. His address at the hospital, for those who wish to send flowers or
cards, i s: University of Virginia Hospital,
South 5, Room 40, Charlottesville, Virginia.
We all wish Carl a speedy recovery.
Robert C. Bowen
Receives
Promotion
Mr. C. W. Powell, Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for Data Corronunication
Products Department announced the appointment of Mr. Robert C. Bowen as Manager of
Cost and Government Accounting effective
October 1, 1974.
Mr . Bowen received hi s BS Degree from American International College , Springfield,
Massachusetts in 1963 and a MBA from Syracuse University in 1964. Following graduation, Bob joined General Electric's Financial Management Training Program in Syracuse
with the Television Receiver Products Department.
During his t en years service, Bob has held
Specialist and Managerial pos itions in General
Accounting, Distribution Cost, Operations Anal ysis and Product Cost .
Bob and his wife Joyce r eside at 300 Pelham
Drive, Waynesboro, with their two sons, Chris
and David.
Employees Can Buy
New GE Shock Protection Device
GE employees are eligible for a special employee discount of nearly 50% when purchasing
a new solid st at e GE product that can protect
people against the hazards of el ectrical shock
in and around the home .
The devi ce i s t he CB3 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt er (GFCI). It' s manuf actured b~ GE' s .
Circui t Protective Devices Department in Plainville , Connecticut and r etails for $47 . 70 . It
is bei ng offered to GE emp~oyees for $25.00
a discount of about 47%!
Si nce January , 1973 , GFCI' s have been requ~red
to pr otect all out door outl et receptacle~ in
new construct ion, including those on patios,
bal conies and around swimming pools, but many
homeowners are expected to appl y GFCI protection t o existing residences .
(Cout'd nexl calLDnn)
THANKS TO YOU
IT'S WORKING -- THE UNITED WAY
-7-Ci
10 / 18 ! -;y
OPENING
FrEl;)BACK
tte.c.ott.d $56, 000 h.a..6 be. e.n 6 e.t a..6 Ge.n eJUtl
Ele.wuc. employe.v.i ' goal -<.n the. c.uNte.n:t
llnde.d Way Campa.-<.gn.
A
~ROCEDVRE
George B. Lukens
The annual Family Day Picnic proved to be another SCOGEE success as approximately 200
people came out for a day of fun and "eats"
under amazingly clear October skies. Activi ties nf the day included games and gifts for
the children, hayrides , horseshoes, volleyball, live music and, the finale of the day,
door prizes.
To Join
Technology Operation
In Schnectady
The following won gift certificates from Leggett Department Store : Joseph Burch , Sr. ,
James Cross, James Patterson III, Werner
Mailer, Don Theado, and Joseph Miller.
D~Ncf
scoGEE
WHEN
TIME
PLACE
ELKS LODG E #2270 ON ROUT E 340S
COSTUME OPTIONAL
MUSIC
uTHE FR ANK CO FFE Y QUARTETu OF LYN CHB URG ; OFFERING THE LATEST
IN A VARI ETY OF MUSIC,
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TICKET$
$5 ,00 - MEMB ER
$7 , 00 NON - MEMBER
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 41
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
THIRV IN A SERIES
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JOB Ell I ED BY
JOB EII I ED BY
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ORIGI~TOR
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These happy peop le were instrumenta l in shipping the first TermiNet 120 advanced production printer to marketing. Standing, left to
right, are: Rick Bahr, Assembly Manufacturing Engineer; Joe Brown, Methods Planner;
Jerry Smith , Quality Control Engineer; Frank
Rexrode, DCPD Production; Jim Phillips, Parts
Manufacturing Engineer; and Ritchie Ferrier,
Assembler.
The TermiNet 120 is an interi m pri nter to the
TermiNet 340 Line Printer and wil l be assembled and tes ted in the main plant. Marketing
plans are to use t he T-120 pictured for a
product demonstration to DATA SAAB and then
to provide it with a specia l interface to
HAZE LTI NE for evaluation.
Also contributing to the advanced T-120 effort, bu t not pictured, were: Gary Gearhart
and Jack Crouse, Testing; and Beverly Mish ,
Judy Wright, James Curry, and Wil li e Woodard,
Assemb ly.
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Carl L. Jones, Foreman- Sheet Metal, can have
vi sitors now. He is in Room 35 at the University of Vi rginia Hospita l.
Visiting Hours:
10:30 a .m. - 12:30 p. m.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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NOTICE
OPEN HOUSE FOR ENGINEERS
The SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
at the Un i vers i ty of Virginia wi l l conduct an
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 26, 1974 i n Thornton Hall . Everyone i s invi ted to come see the
engineering laboratories and exhibits on display. There will also be a conference on
"CAREERS FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED
SCI ENCE" by outstand ing pr of ess ional women in
eng i neeri ng .
For further i nfonnation. ol ease contact Dean
David Morris (804 924-3164.
Campaign Chairman.
United Way employee group meetings are continuing today, ~1onday , and Tuesday with final wrap-up and make-up meetings on Thursda~
~y
Continuing, Mr. Perry said, "I wa.nt :to pM.6onai.ly :thank :the. 69% 06 e.mploye.u who ha.ve.
.6 een 6-U :to .6 up po~ :tfU.6 ye.a.Jr.' .6 Un-Ue.d Way
PttogJtam. " Also, Mr . Perry extended thanks
to the many employees who helped sch~ule
the meetings, arranged displays, distributed
pledge cards and countless other things during the campaign for without this kind of
assistance and cooperation the results of
the United Way fund drive would not have
been nearly as successful.
A fina l United Way report will be published
in next week's plant paper.
REMINDER
New Improvements:
New Cafeteria Manager
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VOL. XVI No . 42
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
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L. J. Lane (2nd 6~om le6tl, CVO Sen,.o~ Development Eng-Ute~, and A. L. Co!t;ten (2nd 6~om
!Ught), CVO Tee.We.al Spe~t, Me p~e.6 ented :theJ.A W.lo e Owl Awa.Jtd c.eJttJ..Mc.atu and
lapel p-Ut.6 by R. K. GVL.U.;tz (le6tl, Manag~
CVO-Spec.,{,al Sy-0tem-0 and B. Coop~, Manag~
CVO-Co~ol and Ex~on Sy.6tem.6.
1Elf-TMES
LAST IN A SERIES
IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
THE WAYNESBORQ SKI CLUBNWILL MEEI AT
7:30 P,M, ON IHURSDAY, OVEMBER I AT
THE News-VIR~_~_NIAN AUDITO~IU~-~
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SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY
R.
35 YEARS
A. Holcomb
15 YEARS
R. G. Assid
P. K. Baber
K. L. Carter
5 VEAR
J. G. Burcin
R. L. Conner
R. L. Kerby
Y. F. Mitchell
L. C. Graham
H. H. Harmon, Jr.
I. K. Hull
0. D. Jenkins ~
J. B. Ralston
A. E. Stover
R. L. Woosley, Jr.
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
SAMUEL R. PIERCE
Named To Board of Directors
Al ert
Evacuation
A11 cl ear
HELP NEEDED
The Augusta County Service Authority requests
the cooperation of all area empl oyees who travel Route 250 between Staunton and Waynesboro
to assist them and the Highway Department in
r educing the traffic f low. The Service Authority i s presentl y involved i n the i nst allation
of sanitary sewer lines along various portions
of Route 250 which has pr oven to be inconve nient, as well as hazardous to the travel ing
public.
has been indicat ed that construction along
ute 250 will continue for f ive or six more
weeks . Therefore , we are asking all GE empl oyees who travel this route to take other routes
to work during this time ; such as Inter stat e 64
or Route 795. Any effort to reduce the traffic
flow on the GE empl oyees ' part will be most
helpful .
we made it'
OVER $56)000 CONTRIBUTED BY GE EMPLOYEES
TO THE UNITED WAY FUND
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I NOTICE I
Mr. F. B. Curto was hospitalized Sunday, November 3 at the Waynesboro Community Hospital . His
condition has been repo rted as sl ightly improved.
However, he is not all owed vi s itors at this t i me,
but feel assured he wi ll wel come cards and/or
f l owers. His add ress at the hospi tal is Room 262,
Waynesboro Community Hos pi ta l .
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FEAST
Marriott will feature the Annual Thanksgiving
Dinner for all main plant personnel on Thursday,
November 14, and Macke will feature its dinner
at the 1\.irner Building, the Parts Center and
the Wil son Building on Friday, November 15. The
meal, with all its trimmings, is being made avail able for all shifts and is priced at $1.75 (including tax), and includes a choice of ice cream
and beverage.
The Blue Ridge Dining will be closed as usual on
the day the special dinner will be held at t P.......
main plant (Nov 14) . The full compliment of
vending machines will be available for those
wishing a lighter meal.
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Campbell
Collins
Dunaway
Greene
Marshall
Meadows
McLaughlin
Quick
Tankesley
White
Widener
L. w. Wright
M. J . Wright
10 Years
R.
L.
L.
W.
W.
s.
Colvin
P. Harris
B. Irvine
L. Lunsford
J . Vance
15 Years
M.
P.
E.
R.
P.
w.
R.
E.
C.
C.
V.
E.
R.
M.
J.
W.
R.
M.
R.
A.
J.
L. Cash
I. Chil dress
L. Coss, Jr.
Cromer
H. Diggs
E. Eutsler
s. Gilbert
K. Graves
W. Kanney
M. Leake, Jr.
A. Marks
M. Martin
L. Miller
Y. Moneymaker
W. Ours
M. Rittenhc
L. Rodgers
C. Shull
c. Talley
A. Willis
L. Zimmerman
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NOTICE ON PARKING PERMIT TAGS
~ORTANT
SAMUEL R. PIERCE
Judge Pierce received his A.B . degree from Cornell University, a J.D. from the Cornell Law
School, an LL.M. in Taxation from the New York
University Sch9ol of Law, and an honorary Doctor
of Laws (LL.D . ) from New York University for his
accomplishments in the academic world, the l egal
profession, and public service .
In addition to being a member of GE ' s Board of
Directors, Judge Pierce is a trustee of Cornell
University, of Mt. Holyoke College, of the Institute of International Education, and of Hampton
Institute . He is also a member of the National
Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America.
Joard of Directors of the General Electric
Company is primarily an "outside" Board consisting of leaders from the business, finance,
law, education and public service professions.
The election of Judge Pierce brings the GE Board
to 20, 16 "outside" and 4 "inside" Directors.
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James E. Small j oined DCPD on August 19, 1974
as a Manufacturing Engineer T340/T30 Mag Tape .
Jim i s from Transfer, Pennsylvania . He received
hi s BS in Cer amic Science from Penn State in
1970 . His MMP assignments were with Reactor
and Fuels Operation and Nuclear Power Generat i on at San Jose, California ; also with Aircraft
Engine at Lynn, Mas sachusetts. J im ' s training
program was interrupted by two year s of service
with the U. S . Navy from September 1971 t o June
1973 .
Jim lives at the Highland Hills Apartments i n
Stuarts Draft , Virginia . He lists sports as
hi s hobb.i es . He ' s presently coaching a Pee Wee
football team. Jim is also a member of the
Jaycees .
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI No . 44
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
NEED CASH?
Help Is On The Way
Another
Po.
Wi ll Hel p
lnc1eosc
Ag a inst
Thi s M on th
Infla tion
lElE-TALES
By Jean Brydge
J
Glenn A. Keller, Manager- Manufacturing Engineering Data Communicat ion Products Depart~en t ,
announced the appointment of W. D. (Doug) trumheller to Manager- Advanced Manufacturing Engi neering effective November 1 , 1974 .
Doug is a native of Waynesboro and a graduate
of Waynesboro High School . He attended VPI
under the Co- op Progr am and received his BS in
Mechanical Engineering in 1970 . His Co- op work
segment was performed at our local plant in the
Engineer ing Function for Specialty Control and
the Numerical Equipment Control Depar tments .
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SCOUTING POSITION: _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __
GE WORK AREA:
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HOME ADDRESS: _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __
Month
January
Februar y
March
April
May
June
July
August
Sept ember
St ock Pri ce
$62 . 267
56 . 599
54 . 839
53.875
49 . 597
49 .156
46 . 739
41.205
34 . 350
$29 . 940
28 . 395
29 .44 2
27 . 834
27 . 699
28 . 098
25 . 091
21 . 934
19 . 760
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SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
30 Years
J . E. Davi s , Jr .
5 Years
20 Years
G. R. Allebaugh
M. L. Coffey
D. R. Hostetter
c . L. Harman
15 Ye ars
R.
N.
H.
F.
V.
D.
J.
W.
G.
A.
M.
B.
N.
P.
E.
A.
M.
L.
Allamong
Brydge
Childress
Elli s
Fi sher
Hall
c . J ohnson
D. McKay
A. Mc Lear
Mi ller
L. Smallwood
B. Winegard
10 Years
R E. Coiner
D. M. Dondiego
H. T. Lord
D.
P.
R.
H.
J.
L.
w.
J.
H.
E.
D.
R.
s.
L.
M.
P.
W.
c.
J.
B.
T.
B.
c.
B.
M.
B.
s.
J.
A.
L.
D.
R.
K.
J.
M.
H.
D.
E.
Archambeault
Ayers
Baber
Balser
Belcher
Blevins
Ca r ter
Davis
Doy le
Furrow
Gough
w. Guthri e
H. Hamilt on
s. Hughes
M. Humphreys
Juchter , J r.
L. Lyle
E. Marks
D. Mi ller
L . Mish
M. Petrie
A. Pidhir ny
M. Poole , Jr.
W. Ros s
J . Shelor
s . Shifflett
E. Steven s
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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV I No. 45
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
A PENSION
1\vo hundred tickets are available on a first come , first-serve basis . Dot Mauzy , Ext . 550
or Ollie Grant , Ext. 469, are handling ticket
sa l es and reservations at GE. Tables of 4 or
8 couples arc encouraged . Last day to make
reservations is December 10 . Hurry and make
plans for a gala New Year ' s Eve!
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Jo hn and h,(_)., w,{. 0e, Helen , who Jte.t.,{.de ,{.n Wayne.t. boJto aJte ex.c.J..,tedly mafU.ng p!tepa.Jtation.6 601t
t he,{.Jt annual .t.ojouJtn to FloJt,{.da btd: took t,{.me
to p1toudly fu play p,{.etuJte.t. o 6 the,{.Jt t h/tee
lovely 91tandehild!ten who Jte.t.,{.de ,{.n Seaw6 6,
Long I .ti.land .
An increase in the basic pensions of ap-
lELE-TAlfS
By Jean Beydge
Flowers were coming to life, trees were budding and children's toes wiggled ecstatically
in the dirt after release from a winter's
prison of shoes. Just being alive was a miracle and returning home from picking up my
little Renault at the garage, my heart sang
with the wheels.
Tears streaming down her face, the mother sobbingly told me that Johnnie had been punished
the night before for crossing the road without
looking. Wanting to cry with her but determined
not to, I could only pray Johnnie would be all
right. I watched their suffering sadly knowing
I had to live with the outcome of all this.
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Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Stock
$62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41. 205
34.350
35.940
Fund Unit
$29.940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098
25.091
21. 934
19.760
19.810
PENSION INCREASE
(CONT'D FROM PAGE
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COL,
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This will be the fifth voluntary adjustment in pension payments made for many
retirees . The four previous increases
were made in 1961 , 1963, 1967, and 1971 .
Regarding the general increase, pension
plan consultants poi nt out that there is
a good reason to use a for mula that results in the largest percentage increase
going to those who have been retired
longer. Such individuals have felt the
effects of inflation to a greater degree
having been on a relatively fixed income for a longer period . In addition,
they have not had the bene fi t of the most
recent pension plan improvements.
The new voluntary increase and the "update " of credits will increase the
liability of the General Electric Pension
Trust . Start ing in 1975, the company
will have to put additional contribut i ons
into the Trust to cover the new liabili ties .
The increased liability of the Tr ust for
these pension improvements is estimated
to amount of about $150 milli on .
NOTE : Next week the Plant NEWS will publish an article on how the Pension increase
formula wo:i:ks .
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NOTICE
SCOGEE MEMBERS
GE SCOGEE WILL HAV E A BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE
MEN' S CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE. ALL INTERESTED
SCOGEE MEMBERS MAY CONTACT OLLI E GRANT, EXT.
469 OR LARRY MARTIN, EXT. 197 TO SIGN UP .
PRACTICE WIL L BE NE XT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 26 & 27 , AT 7:00 P. M. AT TH E ROSENWALD GYM.
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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
N vember 27
1974
TO ALL
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holiday e.x.c.e.pt Ch/U.,o.:tmM. MemoJU.e.o 06
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:th.e. e.c.onom-i..c. .6duation, :th.e. polit-i..c.a.l .6duation., on .the. wotld .6-i..:tuation., we. w,i,U t h.-i..nk :th.Jz.ough .the.
c.1..oud.6 to a c.1..e.aJteJt tomoMow. Let U.6 U.6e. :th.-i..-6 mo.6t valuable. pe.n.6on.a.l poMU.6-i..on to g-i..ve. :than.lu :th.-i..-6
1974 Th.a.n.lug -i..v-i..ng Se.Mon .
cHILDRENs
BRrisfmas
PARTY
G. P. Batey Elected
President of BRISA
ANOTE OF THANKS
Mr. J. H. Saker, Chainnan for the Industrial
Division of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County
United Way Campaign wishes to thank all those
employees of the Waynesboro GE Plant who made
contributions to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham
County area. The total Waynesboro G~ co~tr~
bution was $506 . As Mr . Saker puts 1t: Th,i,o
,v., a. ve..Jty 6,(,ne 1tupon.6e tol.AJO.Jt.d6 ou.Jt c..oYY!mu.~
nee.do a.nd 1 would Uke. to e.x.pltU.6 my .6-<..nc..e1'
a.pp1te.c.i..a.tJ..o n 601t yo u.Jt pa.Jttiupilio n. "
The wise man doesn't expect to find life worth
living-he makes it that way!
DROP ON IN TO THE
SCOGEE CHRISTMAS DANCE
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SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
FOR 1HE MONTI! OF OCTOBER
5 Year
SM Ross
WH Sipe
MR Diehl
MD Harris
DR Capriotti
FB Cole, Jr .
JC Leffingwell
TR Gray
SF Wingfield
10 Year
r.r:
Johnson
JL Kennedy
JJ Funk
BM Campbell
15 Year
MF
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Gabbert
Chandler
Franklin
Milstead
SP
PH
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Taylor
Ross
Moyer
Crapser
20 Year
He also attended the University of Maryland School
of Law in Baltimore . He was previously the District
Manager for the Department ' s Pittsburgh/Akron District.
Bud reside s at 116 Ivy Dri ve, Charlottesville .
DK Alexander
CE Burkett
BT Cullen
RT Dillon
CW Thompson
DF Kowats
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV I No. 48
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
Vav e. Bo.tan (.) and Vale. KoJme.ke. J.imtllngly fupla.~ one. on .th~ awa.Jtd6 .the.y e.ach Jte.c.eJ..ve.d nOJt.
.th Ult ou,t,6 :ta.nding e. 66ow on Ma.Jtk mng aM .<.g nme.n...t.6.
- Fi rst , decorat e your home for the holidays keeping in mi nd that judges will be
looking for quality i n the use of light ing.
- Send a photograph , s ketch or desc ription of your indoor and/or outdoor holiday lighting to this address :
GE EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS
LIGHTING CONTEST
P . O. Box #6797
CLEVELAND , OHIO 44101
o entry forms are r equired . Simply
print your name , home address , and com-
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By Jean Brydge
My
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J e.llJUj S c.hudeJt happ.U'..y .6 h OW-O o 66 h-i.-6 th1te.e.
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M 1DDLE AGE
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 47
WAYNESBORO.VIRG INIA
W. F. KIN OT REVIEWS
EXEMPT ATTITUDE SURVEY
WITH TASK FOR CE
December 6, 1974
Today's Paychecks
Contain C-o-L Raise
Today's paychecks for hourly and none xempt-salaried employees contain the
latest cost-of-living increase. For
hourly people it's 14 cents an hour,
and for n-e salaried it's $5 . 60 a week.
This is the fourth pay increase within
the past 18 months, and there will be
two more within the next year.
Those in the GE Savings & Security Program are reminded that both their payrol 1-deductions savings under this plan
and the company's 50 % contribution are
automatically increased as a result of
this pay increase.
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ANNOUNCED
Three new Management appointments in Quali ty Control include H. J . F. Meineke to Manager
of Quality Control Engineering , L. J . Gabrovic to Manager of Process Control Engineering and W. B. Hurst to Manager Quality Information Equipment Engineering .
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Mr . Gabrovic graduated
from Pulaski High School,
Milwaukee , Wisc onsi n . He
received a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Wisconsin
and did postgraduate work
in math and mechanics at
Penn State .
Mr . Meineke graduated
from Valley Stream High
School , Val ley Stream,
New York and received
hi s B. S . in Mechanical
Engineering from Widner
College in Pennsylvania.
After college , he entered
the Army Basic Training
School and pr ior to his
di scharge from the Army,
he attained the rank of
Captain .
Mr. Meineke joined GE i n 1968 under the Manufacturing Management Pr ogram as trainee. Upon
graduation in 1971, he accepted a position with
DCPD as Supervisor, Incoming and Process Control, and later, Manager Printed Circuit Board
Quality Control .
In his new position , Mr. Mei neke will be responsible for quality plans, systems and measurements for all TermiNet and DigiNet Products .
He is also a member of the American Society
for Quality Control .
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and her Br av es In an Indian Fantasy
CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF '75
GE HAS THE FUTURE FOR YOU
GENERAL. ELECTRIC
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GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
WAYNES BO RO ,V IRGIN IA
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and W/\ YB. The s chedu l e fo r t he programs are
as fo 11 O\\'S :
Stmc.b y, December 22
Tucsdar , December 24
\\'ednesday , December 25
- 4: 00 p .m. - 4 : 30 p.m .
- 5 :00 p. m. - 5: 30 p . m.
- 2: 00 p . m. - 2: 30 p.m .
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TELE-TAtfS
By Jean Brydge
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household h i nt that said to put Clcur on eggs
to keep them from spreading . 11 1 t sou.>JC1eCt
feasible so she durr.ped twc cups c :' ~~loc:.r c::
the eggs . That 'as rr:essy :ockin;; b:.::t -::--.e
flour needed tirr.e to soa.k up the eggs , ;:; CJ s:.e
left all that in the middle of the floor .
'.E~RY
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A NOTE OF
THAf~KS
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rnclnn ~ (',~ clu/iu1g mtj W-<1n e 1 ~ t..vute.~
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at tlte t l.me d It e.'t de.a.tit . YOU.fl c.eutd),
,<u :1,c. ':) , :.~a.'>) c.a./td~ , and donation,.'> to t:ie.
A111, '<.(c wt Cai rel' '1. Soc,i.e.tl} 1t1c.1te a.U ve ~u mu.di
I ,t ,ttt'd
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Cl).').' ~l'C..i.O.tC.d .
Joe Ponz i 11 o
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Oliver Gran t (abo ve l eft) i s presented a contr i bution by Go rd on Pa rke r, representing the
offi ce and management personne l of DCP Assembly . The contrib ut ion wa s f or t he annual
Jay cees "Ch ildre ns Chri stmas Sh?pping Tour"
for un de rp r ivi l eged chi ldren which was condu cte d l ast Saturday wi t h over 150 youths
pa rt i ci pa t i ng.
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. explaining th e tour , Ol i ver Gran t, co~ chair
man stated : "Tl1e. cJul dAe.vt we.11.e. ac.c.ompavtA...e.d
Al ong wi t h t he child ren , about 35 senior c1t1 zen s we re given money t o enable them to buy
gi fts fo r t hei r gra ndch il dren .
.to have. a
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J av! ~ g~
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~1d 3ec~rii:y
R. c. Eerrang , l-'.a.riager Re l ays a.rid Met al :::-ab rication Cpe rations announce d the appoi ntment
of Layi:on Warble to Foreman- Pla ting , Second
Sh i ft , effective rlovember 25 , 197h .
Layt on started in t he Plat ing Room in Feb r ua ry
14 , 1966 as Me tal Fini sher . He bec ame Monitor
i n Pl a t ing on the t hird s hi ft on No vember 1 1
1973 .
He is frorr. McGaheysvi lle a.rid now re s i des with
hi s wi fe !>'.yrtle and the i r th ree sons and fi ve
daughters ir. Featherstone Man or , Lyndhurst .
Layt on enjoys fishing , gol f i ng , and hu.riti'."' - .
S&SP
(Con t ' d from col. 1)
"Curren t ly
a part i ci pant ' s al l oca ti ons must re main
t he s ame t hr ough ou t a particu la r year and
any change to take effec t th e f oll ow i ng
year must be made before th e year begi ns , "
Mr . Huntley s a id . "This mea ns t hat cha nges
for 1975 mus t be recei ved by December 31 of
1974 . " He pointed out , h owe ve r , that an
Acc ounti ng here in Wayne sb or o .
'All I Want
For Christmas Is ... '
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV I No. 50
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
TUESDAY IS LAST
DAY TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES IN S&SP
INVESTMENT FOR 1975
\ Last week, the NEWS printed
an article entitled, "TIME
\.TO CONSIDER YOUR S&SP INjVESTMENT FOR 1975". As
~ was stated in that article, the de~dline
date for making any changes in the allocation
of your investments will be Tuesday, December
31, 1974 . In order to help you in your review of your investment election, the following i s some general information about the
four S&SP investment options:
_,fe Insurance:
Thi s is basic to any investment plan when
others are counting on your earnings to continue . Review your present life insurance
cover age -- including your GE Insurance Plan
coverage -- in relation to what others would
need if you were to die . If you qualify,
S&SP life insurance can provide a substantial
increase in coverage (dependi ng on your age)
for an investment of just 1% of your earnings. As with other S&SP investments , GE
makes a 50% matching payment to your S&SP
account. This , in effect , makes the cost
of your insurance , or other S&SP investments,
a lot less .
R. C. BeJUl.ang , Man.age.Jt RelayJ.i and Me-tat FabM.c.a.,Uon OpeJULt,{,on and L. L. TttoU, Manage.Jt
TUil.nett Complex, look on a1.i R. E. Hugh.6on dAAplayJ.i hu.i Manu6ac,tWU:.ng Managemen..t Pttogttam
( MMP) gtta du.a.,Ung c.eili fr<-c.a;t.e .
Robert actually graduated in October 1971
from i!MP , however , his General Electric career
was interrupted by almost three years of military service . While in service Bob went to
OCS graduating 15th in a class of 125 and made
the Commandant ' s Honor List.
Mr. Hughson ' s hometown is Randolph , New Jersey.
He received his degree in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University in 1969. He had
his MMP assignments in Pittsfield and Detroit
before accepting a position with DCPD as Manu~acturing Engineer- Relays /Metal Parts on July
29 , 1974 .
He resides in the Summercrest Apartments in
Waynesboro and is currently active wi th the
l ocal Jaycees .
THE WHY OF THE TOAST
D rinking a toast was just that in
Anglo-Saxon da,s. The rccipt' for
wassail bowl was mt'ad, beaten eggs.
sugar, and nuhneg .. . wi th toast floating on top.
Anyhow, Ilappy New Year!
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SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
Mr . Kennedy graduated
from Glassport High School ,
Glassport , Pennsylvania.
He r eceived his B. S. in
Electrical Engineering
from the Univers i ty of
Virginia in Charlottesville and joined GE in
1968 as a MMP trainee with
assignments in Lynchburg ,
Virgini a and Schenectady ,
New York . Upon completion
of the t r aining program ,
he accepted a position as Plant Engineer with
Outdoor Power Equipment Department, Scotia ,
New York where he held two supervisory pos itions. He joined Ridge Electronics Corporation, Charlottesville in May 1974, and rejoined GE in his new assignment . He is responsible for all production test and inspec~on on TermiNet and DigiNet products .
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MONTH OF NOVEMBER
I. E. Cox
R. T. Estes
W. D. Kestner, Jr.
J. G. May
M.
L.
E.
S.
J.
R.
S.
R.
J.
S.
Redmond
Rodeheaver
Robinson
Urogolites
Wallace, J r.
20 Year
J.
V.
C.
Z.
W.
W.
C.
H.
P.
J.
Beatt y
Coffey
Gentry
Hughes
Humphr eys
B. J. Mawyer
M.
L.
W.
J.
J.
S.
J.
D.
F.
C.
R.
M.
G.
N.
A.
W.
Miller
Parr
Per ry
Reid
Rusmi sell, JT.
Shi r key
Sims
Wampler
D.
C.
D.
M.
H.
E.
R.
I. Annstrong
R.
M.
H.
A.
P.
W.
Edwar ds
Glover
Naoroz
Sacr a, Jr.
Smith
Snead
15 Year
J.
F.
B.
M.
P.
J.
B.
G.
M.
R.
R.
S.
S.
P.
J.
A.
E.
A.
G.
B.
W.
L.
F.
W.
V.
Y.
H.
C.
E.
M.
B.
D.
Aldhizer
Bailey
Burkholder
Buzzard
Caul i er
Dovel
Evans
Furr
Griffith
Grove
Hall
Harris
Hostette~
Pendergraft
Wimer
Wood
MONTH OF DECEMBER
10 Year
5 Year
20 Year
15 Year
J.
M.
R.
J.
B. Allen
Laws on
E. Proffitt
R. Sensabaugh
w. W. Smi t h
W. L. Wil sh usen
10 Year
s. A. Rai nes
5 Year
R. Lotts
D. G. Whitl ey
s. A. Zawhordony
H.
G.
E.
M.
W.
B.
H.
E.
H.
w.
B.
W.
V.
J.
D.
c.
R.
E.
G.
L.
F.
B.
C.
K.
T.
S.
Appl
Bl ack
Bradshaw
Cash
Col eman
Downs
Dudl ey
A. Ell i son
C. Eppard
c. Hammer
L. Harri s
D. Henderson
Hi llern
C. Moyer
S. Niednethol
E. Rodger s
L. Saunders
M. Snelson
B. Thurna u
'Ihe increase resulting from these two calculations will be adjusted for early retirement
and any survivorship option election. In
addition, if a pensioner is receiving an additional payment to provide a minimtnn pension,
any increase resulting from these calculations
will increase the total payment only to the
extent that it exceeds the additional payment
already being paid.
After the calculations for the pension 'update'
are made, the result will be compared with the
pension resulting from the percentage increase.
'Ibe retiree will receive the larger amotmt.
'Ihe "update" applies to all who retired, or
will retire directly from the Company on or
after Jl.Ble 1, 1973.
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Stock does not provide you with a sure return of either your invested dollars or
dividend earnings. However, it offers t~
opportunity for your investment dollars tL
grow as the market value of the stock climbs
But, of course, market value can decline,
too.
MONTH
STOCK PRICE
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
$62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41. 205
34.350
35.940
36.881
$29!940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098
25.091
21.934
19.760
19.810
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GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI No . 51
WAYNESBORO ,V IRGINIA
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HAVE A SAFE HOLI DAY
Tomo rrow marks the f i r st pai d holiday of t he new year.
For t hose of you who will be trave li ng , we urge you to
dri
ve safe ly i n order to ma ke t hi s a very ha ppy new
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u,!Juai p:w blvM o 6 liv.{.rtg , lov.{.rtg , artd loo/Ung 6oJt .60me.th.{.ng
be.tto .
But the ti:o:zl.d nwvu art artd man/Und, mov.{.ng wdh
tl' i..mpJtove . At le.a.-6.t .the. ma.j oltdy ruu.
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So no ma,Ue.,'t what .the ha!td.6 h.{.p.ti Oft di-6 a.ppoin:tme.n.t-6 , Jteme.mbeJt .the ho pu and valuu o 6 mank. .{_nd and keep
!fCL(...'t 9cod che.eA 601t .the new yeM .
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