GE Waynesboro Plant News (1970)

WAYNESBORO PLANT -- GEN ERAL @ELECTRIC

Volwne XII, No . 50

1969

IN

REVIEW

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA Ja:nuary 2, 1970

A YEAR OF CHANGE The year 1969 was one of change for our

Waynesboro Plant. The fami liar name "Specialty Control Department" was changed to the Communication and Control Devices Department; the Nume rica l Equipment Control Department completed the move of its manufac tur i ng f acilities to Richmond; and the Aerospace Electrical Equipment Department further consolidated its aerospace systems operations.

CCDD INTRODUCES "TERMINET 300"

The fi r s t quarter of 1969 began on a high note with solidly increa6ed business, although slackening Depart ment of Defense orders wer e r eflected in some product l i nes , The introduction of a new product, the TermiNet* 300 Data Communication Printer, was announced in April by Warren F. Kindt , General Manager of CCDD.

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AN ERA DRAWS TO A CLOSE FOR NECD

With the December announcement that the Numerical Equipment Control Department had ended manufacturing operations in Waynesboro , an end of an important era drew to a close at the Waynesboro plant where the development of numerical controls for the machine tool industry began and grew into a major segment of the plant's bus iness. While manufacturing activi ties are being carried on in Richmond, Virginia, the headquarters for NECD and the Finance, Engineering, and Marketing operations r emain in Waynesbo r o .

AECBS CONTINUES AID IN LUNAR PROGRAMS

In 1969 the Aerospace Motor and Generator business was combined with the Aerospace Electrical Control business t o become a unified operation . The new operation is known as the Aerospace El ectrical Products Business Sect ion and is headed by Mr . Harry S. Sechrist . Commenting on the past year 's accomplishments , Mr. Sechrist praised local GE employees for their exceptional performance in designing and manufacturing the electrical systems fo r the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 Lunar modules which l anded on the moon last year . At the same time he revealed that a new contract had j ust been obtained for suppl ying electrical p ropulsion and control equipment for a new two-seated lunar rovi ng vehicle. The vehicl e will be used by astronau ts in 1971 for exploring the moon's surface.

STRIKE CALLED

On October 27, a coalition of a ll major uni ons in the Genera l Electri c Company, including the United El ectrical, Radi o and Machine Workers of America, called a national strike against the Company . Some of our customers have had to accept late deliveries while some others pl aced their orders elsewhere . Overall, however, t he workforce turnout at the Waynesboro Plant has been a good one and most of our product lines have withstood the effects of the national strike .

A LOOK AT

1970

TERMINET 300 PRODUCTION HOLDS KEY TO SUCCESS

Looking ahead to 1970, Mr. Warren F. Kindt, General Manager fo r CCDD, said that the major challenge facing the plant will be to return the manufacturing operations here to normal after the strike and to enlarge the TermiNet* 300 Data Communication Printer business . According to Mr. Kindt, the successful production of the Te rmiNe t* 300 units ho lds t he key t o increased business and employmen t during t he for thcoming year. However, he added , if the strike continues there could be a harmful effect on the bus i ness picture at GE Waynesboro.

NECD MARKETS EXPANDING

Accordi ng to Mr. Joseph F . Ponzillo, General Manager for NECD, bo th the domest ic and fo r e i gn markets for numerical control equ ipmen t are growing rapidly. At t he sales conference he l d here ear l ier this month the reports from some one hundred sales engineers representing all of the Uni ted Sta tes and most of Europe were enthusiastic abou t the new i ndustri a l marke t which i s expec t e d to more than double in size i n the next five years . Mr. Ponzillo said, " I have every confidence that the exceptiona l team we have both in our plants and in the marketplace will keep our department in the f oref ront of the indus try. "

VSCF SYSTEMS GAIN ACCEPTANCE

Mr. Harry Sechrist, Manger for AECBS, said, "Our VSCF Sys tern is continuing to gain acceptance in the aerospace industry. " VSCF s tands f or Variable Speed Cons tant Frequency, a Waynesborodeveloped system that s upplies e lectrical power to modern jet aircraft. "This improved generat ing system has a l ready been ordered for the giant new Uni ted States Supe rsonic Tr ansport which will fly at speeds up to 2000 miles per hou r!" he said . " The VSCF system i s the most reliab l e an d the highest quality electrical power availab l e fo r aircraf t today and we i ntend to purs ue new uses for this sys t em next year . "

Effective Now For

Non-Represented

Employees

The following i mprovements in the GE Insurance Plan scheduled to go in to effect on January l under the Company ' s new proposal to unions have been installed for non-represented emp l oyees:

. Surgery fees will n ow be included in hospital and re lated expenses (Type A) . The first $500 will be paid in ful l and 85% of the r emainder will be paid by the Plan .

. After the $50 deductible, 85% of Type B expenses wil l be paid instead of 75%.

. The new " range of minimums " unde r the Pension Plan will be effective for those eligible employees who retire after January 1, 1970 and will r ange f r om $5 .00 t o $7 . 50 per month for each year of service . The minimum wi l l depend up on an empl oyee ' s average earnings during the best five consecutive years of his f inal ten befor~ retirement.

. A new Long Term Disability Ins urance Plan for h ourly employees plus an amended Long Term Disab i lity Insurance Plan fo r salaried employees is now available .

. The inclusion of eye exerci ses as prescribed by an optometrist under Ty pe B expenses of the Ins urance Plan and an improved health insurance conversion feature for those whose coverage is ending .

. Immediate advance payment, where needed, of $500 of a deceased employee ' s life ins urance coverage to aid in covering the emp l oyee ' s dea th-connect ed expenses.

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC

voZwne XII, No 51 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA January 9, 1970

Eleventh Week George Bradt Completes

Strike Round u P Thirty Years Service As the eleventh week of this regrettable strike draws to a close , some new developments have emerge d. The most important of these may prove t o be the entry into the talks of J . Curtis Counts , Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

The union has a ttempted to make " poli tical hay" from the reques t by Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY) to establis h a fact- f inding board . Senator Javits ' proposal was seconded by Mayor Tate of Philadelphia , who in turn, has sent letters to 30 mayo r s of cities in which General Electric has manufacturing facilities . U. S. Repres entative Silvo Conte (Mass . ) has also joined those seconding Senator Javits' pr o

sal . The s udden rush of political activity ~s r eceived mor e comment by coalition unions

than the entry of Mr. Counts . Why?

We believe the union is inte res t ed i n establishing a fact- finding board because this would provide an addit i onal time period during which hard- nose negotiating would be avoided and a se ttlement prolonged .

It should be apparent that most of the facts have been brought out during the long negoti ation process which began last s umme r. We believe the fastest way to resolve this s trike is to negotiate a set tlement r ather than inven t the whee l.

CAREFUL: LOT OF ICE

Keep your head - - don't lose your foot i ng , is the advice of Bill Perry , Safet y Specialis t .

Bill ' s warning i s t o remind all empl oyees to use extreme caution in the parking lot . Snow, which melts during the day and turns to ice at night, can lead to dangerous falls .

Watch your s t ep -- and your driving -- during this icy period and avoid injuries .

(Lef t to r>ight) Mr . J . W. Rannie, Mater>iaZs Mana.ger for CCDD presents Mr . George Bradt, Superoisor>- Requisition Pr>ocessing and ~larehou.se, a thirty- year> service pin . Mr> . D. L. Coughtry, Manufactur>ing for CCDD, was also on hand for the pr>esentation.

Mr. Geor ge M. Bradt, Supervisor of Requisition Processing and Warehouse , has recently completed thi r t y years of service wi th the Company . George began his career with General Electri c as a stockroom clerk at Schenectady , New York , in 1939 .

Mr . Bradt i s a native of the Schenectady area and attended Al bany Business Coll ege where he maj ored in accounting . Geo r ge moved t o Waynesboro i n 1954 to become the Supervisor- El ec tronics and assumed his present posit i on in 1965 .

Geor ge and hi s wife Ethel have two childr en , one of which, Ro dney , is a school teache r at Kate Collins J unior High School .

************ i./2 FORMS IN THE MAIL

The W2 forms showing 1969 earnings and withho l dings are being prepared by Per sonnel Accounting . They will be in t he mai l by early next week .

LOST ANYTHING LATELY? ~!any ar t icle s retu r ned t o "Los t & Found" during the pas t y ear have not been c laimed . We have printed a lis t of t he items below. You can claim any of t he artic l es by prope r ly i den ti f ying t hem i n t he Re lations Off i~e . Se e Pa t Thompson , Room 105 .

(.lasses Blue ea r ring ~Ian ' s b i-fo ca l b r own rirruned sung l a sses Bla ck rimmed sa fe t y g l asses

Wh i te bead ea rring Pear l necklace with clove r chann Da rk blue birthstone ring Grey r irruned s afety g l asses

Ladies ' b rown r irrune d p r esc r iption gla s s es Lad i es ' blac k r i nune d pe r s c ript ion glas ses

Li ght b l ue bi rthstone r ing Gre en births tone r i ng

Clo th J ng Child ' s white hat Child ' s 1·ed hat Green c lutch b ag ~I an ' s bla ck glo,·es Fl owe r ed change pu r se Br own coin purse Bla ck coin purse Burgundy n e ck s ca r f

.Jcwe l ry S tring Wooden beads

Me n ' s wedding bands (3) Ladies ' wedding band Gi rl ' s Waynesbo r o ll i gh Sch oo l cla ss

r ing wi t h ini t ials 'DIG

Ke vs Bl ue ke ycase with IN <.e ys Pau l Freed keycase wi t h ke ys Set of keys with menna i d bo t tle O?Cnc r Se t ~le rcury keys Set uf keys with an Ess o tag Various kcys--includi~g GM, Fo r d and

house ~ilson Memo rial High S choo l r ing- - no i n it ia l s Go l den chain b r a celet ~Ii see llaneous

USS lighte r Butane lighter ~Ian ' s pipe Pocket knife

S i lve r ch a i n bracelet \.lh i l e Sea rb brace le t - - cos tun:e Go l den Tie ba r Te ar-drop pea rl necklace S t . Ch r ls toph e r n ecklace

LTDI Enroll ment Deadline

Dra ws Near For

Salaried Employees

The deadline f or newly- e ligible emp l oyees t o e nroll in the Long Term Disability Pl an withou t having t o submi t a s tatemen t of hea l t h i s Janua ry 31 , 1970 .

Accordi ng t o Mr . Le r oy Be cke rle , ManagerPersonnel Accounting, this important benef it remains exce ptionally i nexpens i ve Roy t ells us t he cost is on l y 60c per mon th fo r each $100 of monthly cove r age . Ile estima t es this wou ld cos t mos t s alaried emp l oyees on l y t en t o thi r ty - fiv e cen t s a week .

You can de termine what you i ndivi dua l cos t would be by r e fe rring t o page 7 of t he Long Term Disabi l i t y Ins urance Plan bookle t mai l ed ou t this week . Mr. Be cker l e r eminds al l empl oyees wh o rece ived the mailing that thei r f orms must be r e tu rned t o Pe r s onnel Acc oun t i ng by the end of this mon th , whethe r they e l ec t t o p ar t i c i pate in t he pl an or no t .

lllue zippered rosary case

A Safety Reminder Severa l employees have been no ticed ente ring and leaving the pl an t during shi f t changes wi t hout wearing thei r saf ety glas se s .

Many of these empl oyees have been newly hi r ed pe r sons . Bi l l Perry , Safe t y Administra t o r , r eminds a ll employees that i t is mandator y to wear sa f ety g l asses when wo r king in or pass ing t h r ough t he manufacturing areas of the p l an t . Ple ase obse r ve t his r ule .

"Let him do the ta lking."

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WAYNESBORO PLANT ~ GENERAL@ELECTRIC

Volume XII, No. 52 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA January 16, 19 70

Dr. Koeritz Visiting

The Plant Today Dr . Erwin M. Koeritz, Deputy Division General Manager of the Manufacturing Automation Deputy Division, was we l comed this morning to the Numerical Eq uipment Control Department' s Waynesboro Operation by J. F. Ponzillo , General Manager. During his visit , Dr. Koe rtiz will mee t with local management and t our plant facilities.

Nruned to his present position on January 1, Dr. Koeritz is responsible for operations of the Manufacturing Automation Syst ems Operation, the Automated Equipment Operations and NECD. His offi ces are ~cated i n Charlottesville .

Dr. Koeritz began his career with General Electric in 1952 as a Process Development Enginee r at the Silicone Products Department , Waterford , New York . He was l a t er named to posit ions as Supervisor-Process Enginee ring and Manage r -Manufacturing Eng i neer ing . In 1960 , Dr. Koeritz transferre d to GE ' s Metallurgical Products Department in Detroit as Manager - Manufa cturing. He became General Manager of the Phoenix-based Computer Equipment Depar tment in 1966 . A yea r late r he was named General Man ager of the Processor Equipment Department also locate d in Phoenix .

Dr. Koeritz, a native of Chicago , was awarded a bachelor's degree i n Chemical Engineering f rom Georgia Tech in 19 47 and a doctora t e in the same field in 1952 .

Stock & Fund Unit Prices ~re is the average GE s t ock price and the

~rage fund unit price us e d in crediting participant ' s accounts for the month of December, 1969 .

STOCK PRICE FUND UNIT PRICE

$77.693 $28 .022

WHAT THE UNION WON'T SAY

ABOUT PRICES AND PROFIT

Union officials have accused the Company of charging high pri ces and r eaping excessive profits . Let' s examine the fairness of this allegation .

Using the Bureau of Labor Statis tics as a source, we find wh olesal e prices of electrical equipment and machinery are up only 9.5% since 1965. Wholesale prices for electrical household appliances have risen still less at only 4.9% during this same period. These figures clearly show that the highly competitive natur e of the electrical industry limits the Company ' s ability to raise its pri ce to its customers.

More importantly, during this same period, General Electric profi t s have risen only $2 mi llion while employee pay and benefits have gone up over $884 million. This means fo r every dollar of sal es, 40c goes to employees and only 4c goes to profit.

These are some of the things union offi cials won't say ab ou t prices and profits as they continue their inaccurate statments and empty rhe toric.

Plant

Closed

Sunday

The pl an t wi ll be cl osed for the entire day on Sunday, January 18 to enable maintenance work crews to repai r broken wate r mains . No one wil l be admit t ed to t he plant , except t he, maintenance crew.

Medical Deduction Rules For

-federal Tax Return Explained

In filling out your 1969 Federal income tax returns, you should pay close attention to the rules on deductibility of the amount paid for medical expense coverage.

A taxpayer who itemizes his deductions may take a deduction (not to exceed $150) for one half of the amounts paid by him for medical expense insurance for himself, his spouse and other dependents.

Any portion of ~he amounts paid for medical expense insurance which is not deductible in this manner may be added to any other reimbursed medical expenses incurred by the individual, his spouse and other dependents and then deducted as "medical expenses" to the extent the total of such expenses exceeds 3% of the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer.

Under the terms of the General Electric Insurance Plan with Comprehensive Medical Expense Benefits, the contribution rate has been 9% of Normal Straight-Time Annual Earnings for complete employee coverage. However 2/3 of this amount is used for life insurance, weekly sickness and accidental death and dismemberment coverages. Therefore, 1/3 of the contributions paid by employees with full coverage represents their cost of medical exexpense coverage.

Employee contributions toward dependent coverage (2% of Normal Straight-Time Annual Earnings up to $5000) are entirely for medical expense coverage.

VMFA To Hold Monthly Program

The Virginia Musetml of Fine Arts, Waynesboro Chapter, will present its monthly program at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 19, at St. John's Episcopal Church. The pz:ogram will be "The Lens As An Art Tool" p~esented by Mr. Ralph Craig.

Mr. Craig is well known as a Double Olympic Champion, a Production and Management Executive in private industry, and now, a successful retired Sports Photographer, Artist and free-lance writer.

GE PAYS INSURANCE

Company advances $2 million monthly to striking employees

~ General Electric has been advancing tt striking employees a Stml of nearly $2 million per month for their personal life and medical expense insurance, as well as for the cost of medical expense coverage for their dependents.

This effort by the Company is in addition to the regular Company contribution of approximately $3 million each month; thus, a total of $5 million monthly is being paid by the Company for the insurance of employees on strike and their dependents. The portion of this monthly total which normally would be paid by employees must be returned following the end of the strike through doubling up of deductions.

The Company has no contractual obligation to carry on the insurance of those on strike once the contracts ended and this is the reason for the month ,to month review to determine whether or not it is still feasible to continue the insurance. The Company will try to continue the insurance as long as feasible because the c~ cidents and illnesses which can bring misfortune to employees and their families are not on strike.

TAX WITHHOLDING CHANGE

Tax withholding tables have been altered as a result of a recent change in the Federal Income Tax Law.

As a result, many employees will note a slight change in the amount withheld from their paycheck for Federal income tax.

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"Good grief, Agnes, haven't you put your face on yet?"

WAYNESBORO PLANT ~ GENERAL @ ELECTRIC

Volume XII , No . 53 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA January 23, 1970

NEW OFFER WOULD ADD $800-900 MILLIGN TO GE COSTS Counts' entry best hope for settlement; arbitration, fact-finding could frustrate mediation effects, GE's Baldwin tells mayors

General El ectric ' s offer to employees involved in the current 13-week strike amounts t o a Company corrnnitment to take on between $800 million and $900 million in added expense over the nex t three years, John R. Baldwin, General Electric ' s d1ief negotiator, said on January 15 at U1e Mayors' Conference, in New York.

lie stated that despite "union claims U1at General Electric profits are excessive and have risen out of proportion to wage increases , it should be easy to see that in proposing this huge outlay we are not casually throwing figures out as a starting point fo r debat e ."

Mr. Baldwin pointed out that the -.;ompany ' s first year offer was in line with t he trend in other recent settlements and would r esult in an average increase of 24 cents an hour. This would bring Genera l Electric wages , already well over the average in the el ectrical equipment industry, still f urther ahead.

He said U1a t proposal s for compulsory or binding arbitration ar e not the answer in settling the strike . "As l ong as anyone holds out hope for imposed settlements," he sai d, "efforts of the Feder al mediators will be frustrated ."

WAGES LOST BY

STRIKING EMPLOYEES

As the 13th week of this regrettable strike dr aws to a close, the average s triking empl oyee has lost over

$1300 .

Robert Missman Completes

Twenty Five Years Service

(Le ft to right) Mr . C. ~ . Ford, Engineering Manager f or CCDD, presents Mr . Rober t Missman, Power Regulation Design l'ngir:eering , with a tuJen ty- five year s ervice pin . Mr . B. Coope r, Manager- ?ower Regulation f-';:gineeri;'f} , was also on hand io congratulate .~tr . : . .rissman. A s t ory on Mr . Missman appears on the back of t oday ' s NEWS .

Glasses Are A Must

J\SK ANY ONE OF 111.E 12 6 \\'ISE OWLS \\110 llJ\VE !!AD AN EYE SAVED BECAUSE 11 IEY \\'IRE 1\fEJ\JU NG 11 IEI R SAFETY GLASSES.

That' s right! Since 1964 , 126 employees in U1e pl a11t have been spar ed t he l oss of an eye because t hey wer e wearing safet y gl asses .

Yet Mr . W. R. Perry, Safety Spec j_alis t, not ed this week that employees ar e becoming lax about wearing safety gl as ses . I le said, "employees entering and l eaving the cafet eria and other routes t o and from the plant negl ect to put glasses on promptly or r emove them befor e actually being out of the pl ant, and correction notices will he given fo r these infractions .

Bloodmobile Due Feb. 11

The first visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to the Waynesboro Plant during 1970 is scheduled for Wednesday, February· 11. Donor cards are now being distributed to all employees in order that those who wish to donate may sign up.

Although there are many faithful donors, some giving as much as 5 pints of blood a year, the need for new donors must be stressed. What is it like to be a first-time donor? The procedure is really very easy--a thorough interview by a doctor; personal attention by the nurses aides; orange juice before giving; coffee, sandwich snacks, and a timed rest afterward.

To be a part of this worthwhile cause, watch for your card to sign up for the February 11th visit of the Bloodmobile.

THANK YOU

The Joseph A. Jackson family would like to express their appreciation for the tnlderstanding employees have shown them during the recent death in their family.

Tax Forms Available In Plant Cafeteria

Beginning Monday, a limited supply of 1969 tax fonns will be available in the Plant Cafeteria on a first come-first seived basis.

RIDE NEEDED

Dorthea Sanders, 1st shift-Relays, needs a ride from Elkton. Call Ext. 487.

'60 CASE TO HIGH COURT On January 12 the Company filed a peti

tion asking the Supreme Court to review the decisions of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1960 NLRB case.

It will probably be at least two months before the Supreme Court will act on the General Electric request for review.

GNP Growth Stalled

All of the 4.5% annual rate of increase in the gross national product during the fourth quarter of 1969 was ascribed to price rises. ~

This marked the first quarter without real growth since early 1967.

U. S. Conunerce Department analysts noted, however, that the GNP would have shown a small advance without the General Electric strike.

MISSMAN RECEIVES SERVICE PIN (Story from Pa.ge 1)

Mr. Robert Missman, Design Engineer for Power Regulation, has just completed twentyf ive years of seivice with the Company.

Bob began his career with General Electric on the test program in Schenectady, New York, in 1945. He held several positions while in Schenectady, most of which~ were related to the design of photo-electric controls.

Mr. Missman is a native of Iowa, where~ he attended Iowa State University and recei. ~ a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Bob moved to Waynesboro in 1955 to assume a position as a Product Design Engineer. He also worked as a Standards Engineer here before assuming his present position in Power Regulation.

Bob and his wife Marjorie have two children, Paul and Denise, both attending school in Waynesboro.

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL @ELECTRIC

Volume XI I, No . 54 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA January 30, 1970

ALL CARS SHOULD HAVE

PARKING STICKERS For the benefit of all employees , a

parki ng s ticke r is required to appear on the back of ever y employee car parked in the lots here . This enables maintenance to readily iden tify the owners of car s so that the employees can be contacted if the i r cars need to be moved.

This is necess ary when cars block a lane, obstruct the movement of traffic block effective removal of snow, or an ' accide nt occurs . If your car does not have an identification sticker , one can be obtained from the Maintenance office by filling out a request form . These forms can be obtained from Employee Relations .

OVER $500,000 LOST IN WAGES

The loss of regular pay during t his long and regrettable 14- week strike has ex ceeded half a million dollars t o local strikers . This does not include potential overtime pay or any shift differential.

The average striking employee has los t $1400 or more and some have lost as mu ch as $2400 . For example, an SR 19 Assembler has los t $1408 . 40 in s t raighttime earnings. An SR 11 DCP Assemb l er has los t $1187 .20 while an SR 21 Inspector has los t $1481.20 during this regrettab le s trike. A Tool Maker "A" has l ost $2436 as a result of the 14-week long strike.

Since most of the Waynesboro GE factory workers have continued to work during this s trike, they have avoided t hese pay less paydays . Another way t o l ook at these pay figures then , would be not how mu ch strikers have los t but how much most working employees have gained .

Richard Smith New

Manager-Purchasing

Richard R. Smith has recent ly joined CCDD as Manager-Purchasing. Mr. Smith comes to Waynesbo r o from the Processor Equipment Department in Phoenix .

Mr . Smith i s a native of Bangor, Maine. He att ended the Unive rsity of Maine and received a BSME in 1954. After spending

four years as a pilot in the Army Signal Corps , he joined the Manufac turing Training Prog ram. He held varied as signments in Providence, Rhode Island ; Lynn, Mass., and Tiffin, Ohio, befor e taking a permanent posi tion as Subcontrac t Buyer in Utica, New York, in 1962. Dick moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina, in 1965 as a Procurement Engineer before accepting his position in Ph oenix in 1967.

Mr. Smith's wife, Ruth, and their children, Nancy , age 13, Pamela, age 11, and Richard , Jr., age 8, have now joined Dick and begun to make Waynesboro their new home .

BLOOD DONORS NEEDED

~ the magic medicine ... comes only

from people

More donors a re needed f or t he Feb . 11th visi t of t he Bloodmobi l e . Si gn up to give blood t oda y so a life can be sa ved t omorrow.

Pooled Purchasing Council

Holds Meeting Here An Industri2l Electroni cs Pooled Pur ch

asing Council meeting HP..S hel d here o n Monda y and TuesdP..y , The hos t : ·or the meeting Has Mr . C. A. Quick , Buyer :or CCDD. Representatives attended the meeting from GE Depart me nts located i n SP.. l e m, Rnd Lynchburg , Va .; s~n: Jo se , 03. lif ; Phoe nix , Ari z . ; Okla homa City, OklA .; and Lynn , fv'ias s .

h~t8r the group ~as we lcomed by Mr . ~ .

Smith , fv'ianage r o f Purchasing for CCDD, various Pool ed Pur chns ing proje cts Here di s cussed . Vost o~ the topics cente r ed a round present pooled projects , achi eve ments , and neHly plRnned proj e cts .

t'Jr . J . F . Lope x of Te rmi let fv'.a r keti ng , presented a talk And demo~strati on of CCDD 1 s Tcrmi l\et JOO Datn Communica t i on Print er. CCDL 1 s newest produc t wns enthus i asti ca l ly r e ceived by the r·ouncil. Mr . !<: . Ackley o f Lynchburp; , i..:as rr:- e lected chairrran of t he group for 1970.

LTDI CARDS DUE TODAY TodP..y is th (' lA st day for those newly-

eligible employees 1 .. :ho h::i ve rece ive:l L~DI ci:.rds

t o e nroll in the l~ ng Te rm Di sabil i ty Insurance Pl'1n without havic r, t o s ubmit a sta t e me nt of he;:i.l th .

All pe rsons who ha ve received LTDI card s must return them to ?e r sonnel Account i ng today , whether bey elerL t o p,g.rti cipa t e in the plan or not .

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'One day y ou 're unhappy because the air's polluted , /hf' next da y y ou 're unhappy because

!h e water's polluted.'

REGISTRATI ON SET FOR MADISON

COLLEGE EVENING SESSION Registration fo r the Second Semester E,..-..

ning Session at Mad i son College (Harrisonbu~b , Va . ) will be he ld :'.7ebruary i.tll , from 6 : 0 0 to 8 :00 PM in Keezell Gymnas ium .

Registration r equirements , procedur es , a nd class scheaules cac be obteined by con~acting

W. R. Perry (Employee Re lations--Rm . 105E ) . Bill al so has a c opy of the i r 1970 Surrune r Sessi on Brochure .

PHILLIPPE AWARDS TO BE GIVEN

Sixty- four Ge ceral Electric employee s ha ve been nominated for the 1~70 GerAld L. Phi lli ppe Awards for DisEnguished ~iiblic

Se rvi ce f rom the General ~lectric ?oundation . A ma ximum of five fi rnl Phillippe Ai,!ards will be p r esented l ;:i te r thi:; :1e2r .

The awa r ds cor.sisL o~ e m0dal fo r the winner and ;~1 on<J f rom L:1-s ?ounda t i o n to be presented to :.he publ i c ch::i ri ty or eci. ucn t ional . "'. t t · . . "' :l L 1 • ..-,.. ins t..i u ion aes1pnav3r ,:r t:ie \..'l nne r . The a1,:ards were est::ibl : s~rrj ::.!! memory of the late Mr . Phillippe , f'o rmer GI•; boP.rrl Ch;:i irrmn .

Class Ring Lost

Ronnie T::i gg:.:irt ( . ild shi: ·t /v:Cin t<~mnce) h::i s lost hi s 1970 ~ilso!1 r ~mo rial Clsss Ring somewhe r e in the pla nt . !In a sks 11nyone who mi ght find the ring to return i t to him or to the lost And :~ound i n l-.rr.plo:r:; e '.t"'lations .


Vol. XII No . 55 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Dear Fellow Emp l oyee :

Feb ruary 6 , 1970

We are i ndeed pleased that this 14- week strike has drawn t o a clcse . In

our judgment , t he se t t l ement i s fair t o a ll concer ned , but we reg ret th :1 t the

s trike has lef t many difficult problems f or the Company to solve .

This has been the l ongest strike i n t he history of the General Ele·~ t ric Company

and it is now quite clear t hat eve rybody ha s been hurt by it . Striking employees

in Waynesboro have lost more than half a million dollars in wages; the ?lant has

los t earnings ; and some of ou r produ ct lines have been weakened by lost orders .

We rea l ize that some of you who have been working during th e s trike and some

of you who have remained out , may have str ong fee lings about your fellow workers .

We know that t he se t t l ement o f a l abor di spu t e does not necessarily mean an end

to the harsh f eelings creat ed by it . But we must a ll face up to t he ch allenge

o f putting t hese feelings behind us . By doing th i s , we can return the ~anufac turing

operations to normal and move ahead as an effective t e am t o maintain and enlarge

our business in 1970 .

Gene r al Manager Conununication & Control Devi ces Departmen t Numer i cal Eq uipment

Control Department

Manager- AEPBS Business Section

Yields On

Bonds

U.S. Savings

Increased As 1969 ended, new legislation put

new higher interest rates on United States Savings Bonds. Bonds will now pay 5% when held to maturity as compared to the fonner rate of 4~.

The new interest rate will apply to all outstanding Series E and H United States Savings Bonds regardless of when they were purchased. The new rate will be retroactive to June 1, 1969. Thus, there is no reason for a savings bond owner to redeem a previously purchased bond in order to buy another one. Series E Bonds are the type purchased by participants of the Savings and Security Program.

WESTINGHOUSE EARNINGS UP

The Westinghouse Electric Corp. has reported new highs in sales and earnings for 1969. A Company spokesman would not comment on what effect the strike against General Electric has had on Westinghouse's operations.

Thank You

Mrs. Wilda Rexrode, production engineering clerk for NECD, woul.d like to thank everyone for the kindness they have extended to her on the recent death of her brother.

SCOGEE ANNOUNCEMENTS SKEET SHOOTING LEAGUE PLANNED

On Thursday, February 19, at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium, there will be a meeting for SCOGEE members interested in fanning a Skeet Shooting League. The location, the cost, and a proposed league structure will be discussed.

SPECIAL GOLF RATE OFFERED BY SWANNONO~

Pete Lang has extended a $60 yearly membership rate to GE-SCOGEE members. The only stipulation is that SCOGEE must have 20 members sign up. If interested contact D. M. DonDiego, Ext. 619.

SAVINGS PAYOUTS BEGIN

158,000 GE-ERS to receive payments early in February on S&S and S&SB . ___

- _....., Nearly 158,000 individuals will be on

the receiving end of the 1970 'payout' under the GE Savings and Security Program and the Savings and Stock Bonus Plan. The 'payout' is scheduled to begin in early February.

Individuals on the receiving end of the '70 'payout' will receive the millio~s the Company has contributed in matching payments or bonus as well as the millions they invested during the period for which the 1970 payout is being made.

Despite the handicaps created by the strike, it is planned for securities resulting from Savings and Security Program participation in 1966 to be mailed beginning February 2. GE stock certificates will be mailed beginning on that date from the Company's Schenectady office, and the U. S. Savings Bonds will be mailed from the Philadelphia Regional Disbursing Office of the U. S. Treasury Department about the same date.

Company Has Paid More ~

Thar-

$12 Million For Strikers Insurance

"As far as we can determine General Electric voluntarily contributed more to aid striking GE employees than all the much publicized gifts of outside unions combined," said E. S. Willis, Manager of Employee Benefits for the Company.

By the end of January, GE had paid out more than $12 million for GE Insurance Plan coverage of employees on strike and their dependents. Mr. Willis cited the case of a Schenectady striker, injured in an auto accident since the strike began, in which GE insurance will pay the lion's share of more than $13,000 in bills which have accumulated so far. As a matter of fact, during the last two months of 1969, medical expense claims piled up to larger amounts than in 1968.

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~ Don't forget the first 197u visit of the Bloodmobile on Wednesday, February 11.

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ ELECTRIC

Volume XII No . 56 W AYNESBORO, VIRGINIA February 13, 1970

AEPBS Manager Announces

Partial Relocation To Erie

In an announcemen t in t he plan t auditorium yesterday , Mr . H. S . Sechrist, Manage r of the Aerospace Electrical Products Busi ness Secti on , stated that the engineering and marketing func t ions of the business will be consolidated in Erie, Penns ylvania , during 1970. The move , expec t ed t o take place starting next month and be comple ted by the end of the year , wil l affect approximately 70 employees.

Mr . Se ch ris t s t a t ed the r e l o ca t i on of t he manufac turi ng po r t i on of the bus i ness will be delayed i ndefini tel y . This will ~._p assure meeting custome r commitments, ~Lnce Er ie a lready has a l arge backlog of orders . Mr . Sechris t added t hat " delaying the manufa cturing move will offer the business section improved oppor tunities for planning , s i nce we will bet t e r know , in a year or two, t he degree of mar ket pene tration of our new pr oduc t offerings . " I t is p l anne d t hat t he manufac turing ope r ations in Waynesboro wi ll be moved t o t he former Bowl i ng Alley on Rou te 250 . However , l a r ge mach i ne t oo l s wi ll not be moved .

Mr . Sechrist i ndica t ed a " Ge t Acquain ted With Erie" meeting will be held short ly for employees and their wives whose jobs a r e being t r ansfe r red .

According t o Mr . W. F . Kindt, General Manager of t he Cor.ununi cation and Cont ro l Devices Depar tment, the move will help make availab l e those facilities at the Waynes boro Plant that are needed to accommodat e the continuing gr owth of our new data communicati on p r i n ter bus iness . ~

Bloodmobile Surpasses Goal

Mrs . Harold S tover, Chai rman of the Cant een Facilities when the Bloodmobile vi sits General Electric, i s shown presenting Betty Hodge - - a caf eteria employee- - and Art Smi th--Mana,ger of the Cafeteria--with a Cer tificate of Appreciation . The Marriott-Hot Shoppes CafeteY'?~a provides many canteen supplies crad services to the Bloodmobile .

The f irst vis i t of the year by the Re c: Cross Bl oo dmobile was a successful on~. The goal of 225 pints was s urp ass~d

as 239 emp l oyees donated blood .

The s uccess of this visit was gre~ tly aided by the services of Ine z Hi te , JoAnn Simms a nd Char les Bowles who designe d and dist r ibuted t he posters announcing the Bl oodmob ile visit .

JANUARY STOCK & FUND UNIT P~ICE

The St ock Pri ce and Fund Unit Price fo r the mon th of J anuary are:

Stock Pri ce $73 . 988

Fund Unit Price $28. 086

.x/~MHigh/ights of the New Offer

EDITOR'S NOTE: These are the highlights of the final settlement terms provided in the 1970-73 GE-UE National Agreement. To communicate these terms to you, we have used the f oremat of the Company's second offer (made last December 6) and shown which items have changed and which have remained the same.

PAY RAISES EACH YEAR

Same •First year general pay increase of 20 cents per hour (same as in the original

proposal)

Same • 5¢ to 25¢ per hour more for high-skill day workers (as in original proposal)

''¢ Cha.nge •Second and third year general pay raises o~plus cost-of-living increases:

Effective Immediately:

• 3¢ more per hour ($1.20 per week for salaried),

Cha._nge reflecting c-o-1 increases since the previous con

tract expired.

Change

Change

Effective Oct. 26, 1970:

•Adjustment of 1¢ per hour for each full 0.3% of

CPI increase during the preceding year, to a maxi

mum of 8¢. (The immediate 3¢ c-o-1 increase is

included in the first year's 8¢ maximum.)

Effective Oct. 25, 1971, and again on Oct. 30, 1972:

•Adjustment of 1¢ per hour for each full 0.3% CPI

increase during the preceding year up to a maximum

of 8¢.

PB NS IONS SAVINGS

Pensions Rise for Long Service --~hange. ... effective:Jan.1, 19'i'9 "Jt:ut·.26,197()

Savings Plan-Increase ... effective immediately

~ • Present monthly minimum of $4.50 per year • Stock acquired under the plar; may be sold directly to the Company at a savings of $6 per transaction.

Same. of service increased to new levels ranging from $5 to $7 .50 at age 65. Same.

Change.

Same.

Same.

Change

Same

Same

• As an added feature, subsequent increases in the pension minimum on the following schedule: Effective Jan. 1, 1971-$5.50 to $7.50 Effective Jan. 1, 1972-$6.00 to $7.50 Effective Jan. 1, 1978-$6.50 to $7.50

• GE to pay supplemental benefits of $126 a month to disabled pensioners not eligible for Social Security.

: .. and further provisions effective Jan. 1, 1971 • Past pension credits rise for all employees

with service prior to Jan. 1, 1961, based on their aver~gJ earnings dyril)g 1i59, 1960, and 1961.("7~1,~ /f'3)

• Improved Survivorship Option facilitates election of option and liberalizes employee pension.

• Improved death benefit guarantees lifetime pension for surviving spouse of eligible employees who die before retirement.

INSURANCE

VAC'ATIONS Vacations Improved for Longer-Service Employees

Change. .. effective: Jan. 1,~ 197/ same. • 5 weeks after 30 years

• 4 weeks after 15 years

SICK PAY Sick Pay Benefits

Gha.nga .. effective: els.A. 1, 19?2-~· .241170 Same. • 2 paid days for 5 thru 9 years service

Same. • 3 paid days for 1'0 ~Yl~s service Same. • 4 paid days for 15 yeere eerv1e~ C~e. • 5 paid days for 25 years service or over

CITIZENSHIP A DEATH-IN-FAMILY

Benefits Improved L~ C"hange.·. effective:-Oet. 28, 19?0- F..,,..1, 197/

Same. - • Military service paid time off liberalized

Same •Court duty pay when subpoenaed

Insurance Plan Improved Change. ... effective: JaA.1,19'te-.)ut .1..6~ 197()

11 Death-in-family provision expanded

INCOME EXTENSION AID

Change

Same.

Change. Same

Same

Change.

Change.

• A further improvement in Type "A" coverage in addition to those proposed in the Dec. 6 offer: 1000/o coverage of hospital room and board for up to 365 days of confinement in a calendar year.

Better Income Extension Aid Cha.na-e. .. effective: Oet. 28, 19'i'8 /l,~. !,1971 ~- ~"" Same • IEA available sooner

Same • Your credits reinstated 1 year after layoff if working (instead of rebuilding 4 weeks per year of service after returning) • Hospital expenses and surgeons' fees are in~'- -

Type "A" coverage, with no deductible./~ • Four weeks pay (eight weeks of benefits) available after 24 months service • Company will pay first $500 of (Type "A"-~ ) Same

costs instead of present $225.(~"""',t!IK.. • 85% of Type "B" expenses ove; 50 are INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMPNT

covered. New Program To Improve Skills •A new Long Term Disability Insurance Plan Change. .. effective: Oet. 28, 1990 ~.I, 1971

(employee-paid) is available to all hourly Same. • Tuition refund up to $400 employees who elect to participate.

• Expenses for eye exercises are now covered. Same. • Identical benefits to employees on layoff

• Higher weekly sickness and accident pay- Same. • GE to continue local training programs ments (Qet. 28, 1979) EMERGENCY AID PLAN

... and further improvements effective"later iA- Change. ••• effective: Oet. 28, 191'6- IL,... ~ 1971 tt:.e seRtraet include these: /tMt. I, 1911 /"""'

• GE to pay employee's Insurance Plan costs: Same. • Emergency aid plan available sooner practically an added 1% pay boost (Oet. SERVICE CREDITS 28, 19?8} Change. ~

•Added coverage for dental care and hear- ···effective: Oet. 26, 19?8-~ra,, .1, 197/ ing aids (Oat. 26, 19'1'6) • Up to 12 months service credits for absences

due to layoff, illness or accident. Up to 18 months for compensable illness or accident. • Plus other improvements Change.

LAY OFFS ANNOUNCED

AT TWO LOCATIONS

At Utica

A major cutback in business levels will affect as many as 1500 employees at General Electric's Utica! operations beginning immediately and extending over the next several months.

About 1000 of these will be production and maintenance workers; the others will be management and office employees.

Among the factors responsible for the cutbacks are: substantially reduced levels of defense spending coupled with stretchouts of procurement of equipment; a general turndown in the economy that began during the latter part of 1969; and further inroads of foreign competition in the consumer electronics field.

At OWensboro

The stretchout of military orders for microwave devices, the loss of an order for such devices to a competitor, and the national strike against General Electric which caused some customers to switch to competitors to be certain of deliveries have caused a layoff of 100 Tube Department employees in Owensboro, Kentucky.

INSURANCE DEDUCTIONS TO DOUBLE-UP

FOR RETURNING STRIKERS

Roy Beckerle, Supervisor of Personnel Accounting, reminds all employees returning from the strike that:

Insurance deductions missed due to the strike are doubled up on a week to week basis until the amount owed is repaid. The make-up deduction for employee and dependent insurance is at the rate in effect prior to the strike, while the current deductions are based upon the current rate of pay. Makeup deductions are shown in the blocks on the pay stub marked "other." Uniform deductions, Personal Accident Insurance, and Wage Assignments also appear in these blocks and if there are deductions for any of these latter items, the make-up deduction for insurance coverage will be added to these amounts.

NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES RECEIVE SAME IMPROVEMENTS

General Electric employees not represented by a union will receive the same applicable pay and benefit plan improvements as those negotiated in the ~ strike-ending agreement. This is in line with the Company's long-standing practice of treating non-represented employees at least as well as those represented by unions.

In this instance, because of pay losses suffered by many union members during the 15-week coalition strike, non-unionized employees will obviously fare better than their associates in collective bargaining units. While the unions were on strike, non-exempt salaried employees here received the general increase beginning October 27 and were also able to take advantage of improvements in the GE insurance, pension, savings and security, and long-term disability plans.

Third Monogram Special

Tuesday Night

The third GE Monogram Series special, "The Man Hunters," will be aired by NBC-TV on Tuesday, February 17 from 7:30-8:30 p.m., EST. The color special, narrated by E. G. Marshall, was produced, written and directed by Peabody and Emmy Award winner Nicholas Noxon for the MGM-TV Documentary department.

Filmed in Africa, Europe and Asia, "The Man Hunters" starts at the present and moves backward in time, past the age of Christ, past the great ancient civilizations and into an area of time that was inhabited by man's evolutionary ancestors. It focuses on the clues that have enabled archaeologists and anthropologists to peice together the great puzzle of man's origins.

Three kinds of prehistoric man are featured, each of whom lived in remote periods of prehistory--Neanderthal, who existed as far back as 100,000 years ago;~ Homo Erectus, who apparently inhabited Earth a half million years ago; and the Australopithecines, or man-apes, who have been traced to Africa more than a million years ago.

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC

Vo l ume XI I , i~ o. 5 7 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA Feb ru ary 20, 1970

PRESIDENT NIXON SALUTES

NATIONAL ENGINEERING WEEK

T !I E W!II TE II O L' S E

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NATIONAL E N GINEERS WEEK , 1970

It give s me great ple a sure to greet the Nation a l Society of P rofessiona l Engineers on the 20th annu a l ob se r vance of National Engineers Week .

More than e v e r befor e , our n a tio n needs the tale nts and the energe tic de d i cation of your members. No wh e r e is thi s need more evide nt tha n in the area of the human environment whi ch you ha-;e chosen as thi s year ' s theme . Only with the fulle s t u se of our highest e ngineering skill s can we hope to find -- and apply - - e ffective a nd economica l s olutions to our

-oble m s o f air and w at e r pollution, s olid was t e -..1sposal, noi se, a nd othe r a r e a s of e nvironmental de terior at~on.

I ,vish you e v e ry s uccess in your continuing efforts t o focu s the attention of enginee r s on this salient n a ti on a l top i c ; and I comme n d your prog r a ms to l.Ilvolve mor e yow1g pe o ple in r e w a rding, problem.;olving c a r eers in you r fine profe s sion.

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Ernest Hutton Completes

Thirty Years Service

Mr. C. A. Ford, Manager- Engineering f or CCDD, is s hown pres enting Mr . Ernes t W. Hutt on, Manage r- Engineering Support , I.Ji th a money c lip in honor of his t hirty years ' seroice . Other rnembers of !1r . Ford ' s staff who were on hand to congratula te Mr . Hutton 1Jq1•e from l ef t to right : ;.; , vi . i,/alker , J . K. Snel l , C. f.J. Haus ler anJ B. Cooper . A s tory abou t Mr. Hutt on appears on the back of t oday ' s ~EWS .

BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE $31 M ILLI ON

FROM GE LIFE INSUR ANCE

More than 3000 life ins urance clai ms we r e paid by General Ele c tric in 1969 wi t h more t han $31 mi lli on going to th e benef i c i aries . With the 1969 total s inc l ude d, GE life insurance has paid ou t $341, 616,933 sin ce the plan was formally organi zed in 1920 .

While t he Plan became a f onnal program in 1920, the Company pioneered i n emp l oyee life i nsurance long before that date . The Edis on General Electri c Mu t ual Benefit Ass ociation has a r e cord of de ath benefits paid t o empl oye es as early as 1892 . Today ' s plan , inaugurated in 1950 , pays twice an employee ' s norma l annual e arnings as a death be nefit- - three t imes annual ea r nings fo r a cc i de nta l death .

IT IS Tl ME FOR

RESPONSIBLE REPORTING

Inaccurate statemen t s are often made b y UE Local 124 concerning General Electric. We have not t ried to answe r all o f them because that would be a n endless task, b ut a t times it is essen t ial to set the r ecord s traight.

This week a union bulletin r eferred to a movement among certain employees to obtain a different bargaining r epresentative as being a "Company union. " The f ac t is that Genera l Electri c had nothing t o do with the pe t ition fi l ed recen tly by the independent union movement .

Th e pet itione r s fi l e d a request fo r an e lec ti on with th e Nat ional Labo r Relation s Board , who--by law--is the sole de terminant of whethe r a n election should b e cal l e d. If an elec tion were held , th e NLRB would c onduct it and the emp l oyees would h a v e the resp onsibility of choosing h ow they wis hed t o be represe n ted .

In this case, the NLRB has dismissed t he petition. We n ave no word on whether the inde p e ndent union has appealed the di s missal .

THANK YOU

The Harlow fami l y wishes to thank all GE employees who donated blood fo r Albert Ha rlow during the r ecen t visit of the Bloodmobi l e .

Hutton Honored For 30 Years Service

(Stor y from Page 1)

Mr . Ernest W. Hutton, Manager-Engi neering Support f or CCDD, has just compl eted 30 yea rs of service with t he Company .

Ern ie i s a native of Fa irmont, West Virgin ia , where he attended West Virgi nia Univers ity and received a BS in electri ca l engineering. He began hi s career with General Electric on the test program in Bloomfi el d, New Jersey i n 1940 .

Mr. Hutton moved to Waynes boro i n 1954. He hel d severa l managerial pos itions here before assuming his pres ent t i t l e in April, 1969. Ern ie and his wife, Ve ra, have three chi l dren--Ernes t Jr . , Jon and Doug l as (who i s a senior at Way nesboro High).

AEED General Manager

H.B. Fancher Elected IEEE Fellow

Mr. Fanaher

~Ir . ll . Brainard Fancher , Ceneral ~ t a n age r of th e Aerospa ce Ele ctrical Equi pmen t De partme nt to whi ch th e Ae r o space El ectri c al Pr oduc ts Bus iness Section in Way n es boro reports , has r ecently been e lected a Fellow of the lns titute of Electri ca l an d El ec tron i c Eng inee r s . Ile h'as c ited for h i s "cont ribu ti on s to te levision broa d

casting , and fo r leade r s hip in th e eme r g i ng semi c onduc t o r indus try . "

~ r. Fanche r pionee r ed i n the develop ment of t he e a rl y tele vi s ion h i g h powe r trans mitte r s a nd i n r adar beacons . lie was direct l y r espons i b l e fo r t he des i g n and deve l opment (1f the f jrs t a irbo r n e tel e v i s i o n equj pment .

THIOKOL EMPLOYEES VOTE DOWN

A BID FOR UNIONIZATION

Production and ma i n t e nance e mployees of Thiokol Fibers Divis ion turne d down a bid fo r r epresentati on b y the Textile Workers Union of Ame ri ce. . Th e vote was 130 n o union, 119 uni on, and 2 vo tes were challenged.

Th i s was the th ird unsucces s ful attempt t o unionize t he plant . I n 196 1, employees at what was th e n Dawbar n Br o t he cs , Inc., defeate d this s ame uni on and a g ain in 1968 employees def eated a union bid f o r r ep r esentation .

""llis rlect ric lool hbru' h s hort ed ou l and \\ elded his bra('t\s to !..! t't her.··


Volume XII, No . 58 WAYNESSORO, VIRGINIA F ebruary 27, 1970

Loca l Business Situation With three weeks now past since the strike

ended, a ll hourly employees who were on str i ke will have been called back to work by next Monday or notified that a lack of work exists for them . Meanwhile, 54 empl oyees in the R elay area have been notified of a reduct io n in force effective today. This reduction is the result of l oss of orders due t o the strike, cancellations o f previous orders due to inability to deliver as originally promised, pr ice cutting by competitors below our costs, and a slowdown of defense and government spending for space prog rams . Every effo rt is being made to recover from

~ se blows, but the immediate outlook is ._A es p ec ially favorable .

The Power Regulation b us iness continues t o be difficult to predict because o f the in ability to secure needed materials from other GE plants that had been on strike, and the stretch - out of o rd ers from GE plants at Schenectady and Lynn because of the strike . These plants are our main customers for Puw er Regulation equipment. One effect of thi !;; situation her e ha s already been the layoff of 15 em ployees due t o r educt i o n in the S h eet Metal area . It h as a lso caused d e lay i11 calling back to work the employees in Powe r Regul ation who had been on strike . On the brighter side , production in T e rmiNet is grow ing, and the Specialty D evic es and Aerospace a r eas a r e h o lding th eir ow n at this time .

In refe rring to this factory s ituati on, Mr . W. F . Kindt stated that 1 119 70 h as b een a .-,1g h year thus far, but every effort is being ,.,ade to recover from the damag ing s trike

and a declin e in th e ec onomy. The ass i stance of e v e ry employee in h e l p ing the busin ess ge t back on its f ee t a nd s t a y competi

tive is essential. 11

NECD WINS TWO

ADVERTISING AWARDS

(Lef t to right) Mr . Jospeh F. Ponzillo, General Manager for NECD, watches Al Brancati, ManagerAdvertising & Sales Promotion for NECD , ac-cept thlo advertising Cl);)ards from Mr. John Richardson of AMERICAN MACHINIST magazine . Mr . D. 0 . Dice , Mcraa.ger- Marketing for NECD was also on hand for the presentation . A story ab out the award appears on the back of t oday's NEWS .

Strike Has Sharp Impact

On 1969 Company Earnings Chairm a n Fred Borch has announced that

sal es of the G ene r a l E l ectric Com pany t otal ed $8, 447, 965, 000 in 1969, s lightly higher than the $ 8, 38 1, 633, 000 o f 1968. E arnings for the y e a r w e r e $ 2 7 8, 0 1 5 , 0 0 0 or $ 3 . 0 7 per sha r e, off 22% fr om the $35 7, 107, 000 or $ 3 . 95 per share earned in 1968.

Mr. Barch said that the Company's 1969 result s r e fl ec t the impact of the prolonged strike which adv er s el y affected what is tra -ditionally the Company 1 s strongest quarter .

Sa l es in t his fou rth quarter of 1969 were off 18% fr o m the last q uarte r of 1968.

(c ont inued on r everse side)

Fire Brigade Celebrates

15th Year Of Service

(ShoUJn above) The Firn B:"?:gade on one of its prac~~ce runs is connecting a hose to the fire hyd1~ant to extinguish a mock grass fire .

The Waynesboro P l ac.t V o l untee r Fire Br igade has rec e ntly cele bra t e d it s 15 th year o f servic e to the plant. Sinc e its beginning in 1955, the Fi re Brigade has had only one re por table fire. This outstanding record is one of the b e st in the G e neral Electric Company.

TODAY'S NEWS takes thi s oppor tunity to congratula t e the 70-member volunteer crews of the fir e fighting, salvage, and fi rst a id sections o f the Fire Brigade , and to express appr ecia tion f or a job well done.

CHARLESTON EMPLOYEES VOTE

TO REMAIN NON-UNIONIZED

Production and maintenanc e empl oyees vote d to remain without a union in an electi on on Fe.brua ry 18 at th e Turbine Depa r tm ent' s Charlest on, South C a r o lina, p l ant. T h e r esult s were 2 70 for n o union again st 51 for the IBEW .

Thank You

M r . Rober t Lam would like t o e xpres s hi s appreciat i on for the sympathy ext e nded him by employees d uring the r ecent death of his father .

Mr s . Gordon Dedrick wou ld l ike t o thank a ll employees who contributed their blood t o her during the recent visit o.f the B lo odmobil e .

FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS DOWN (C ontinued from P age l)

Mr. Borch said that until the s trike, l~

had been "shaping up as a favorable yea r lvl"

the Company. " Ear n ings th rough the first nine months had risen 1 1 % abov e the 1968 n i ne -m onth level, and f o r the year, t he Com -

pany "had every expectation of exceeding t he previous earnings record of $4. 01 per share in 1967. 1

' Earnings for the fourth period of 1969 were 21 cents per share, c ompa red w ith $1.35 per share in the same period o f 1968 .

In commenting on the prospects for the first quarter of 1970, Mr . Borch said, "Whil e the longe r p o rtion of the strike period fe ll in the fourth quar te r of 1969, the impact of the strike upon operating res ults will be c onsid erably more severe in this first quarter of 1970. In the fin a l two month s of 1969, con sid e rabl e sal es volume was derived from shipments of finish ed goods inve ntory. In the current quar ter, we will not o nly have to r ebui l d t he deplet e d inventories t hrough o ut o ur product i on and distribution sys t em, b ut ope ra tions will b e furthe r burdened by t he c onsidera ble cost invo lved in starting u p pr oducti o n. These a dd e d co s ts will r e s u lt in an unprofitab l e fir s t

qua rte r.

AMERICAN MACHINIST Grants Advertising Awards

(C ontinue d fr om Page 1)

The Num erical Equ ipm ent Control Department h a s won two awards fo r t op advertis i ng r eadership in 19 69 fr om AME RICAN MACHIN -IST m agazine . The presentati o n of plaques in rec ognition of thi s performance was made by Mr . John E . Richa r dson of AMERICAN MA CHINIST, a McGraw Hill publication which serves the metalw o r king ind ustry .

Mr. Richardson sai d , " You should know tha t it was n o s m all achieveme n t for Al B rancati to produce one, let a lone tw o w inne rs l as t y ear . AMERICAN MACHINIST carries clo s e to tw ice the adve r tis i ng volume of any o the r journa l i n the field , which means the com~i -

tion for a ttention is fierce, albeit worthwL 1 1

The awards are made o n the basis of a study perfo rm ed b y an inde p e n dent r esearch organi zation on sel ected issues of th e magazine. In 1969, only s ix issues of AME RICA N MACHINIST w ere studi ed .

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL @ ELECTRIC

Volume XII, No . 59 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA March 6, 19 70

How Doe s New Sick Pay-

Personal Time Benefit Work ?

Employees are showing a great deal of interest in the new Sick Pay and Personal Time Off benefi t in GE ' s newly improved job package . Many have asked how it works and what a re its values . Printed below are answers to many of the ques tions which have been raised.

QUESTION : How can an hourly employee tell how many "paid days off" he has? ANSWER: This schedule tells the story . If you have--

5 through 9 years of service-- 2 days 10 th r ough 14 years of service-- 3 days

,-.... 15 th r ough 24 years of se r vice--4 days 25 or more years of service--5 days .

QUESTION: What about approval for payment of Sick Pay fo r absence due to personal illness or necessary personal business? ANSWER : Payment is sub ject to approval by an employee ' s immedia te supervisor or manager .

QUESTION: Does that mean I need a doctor's statement? ANSWER : When you are ill, a call to your s upe rvisor telling him you are sick and indicating the na ture of the illness will usually be enough .

QUESTIOt\ : What does the " personal business" par t of the plan cover? ANSWER : "Pers on al business" includes legal or banking mat t e rs, dentis t's or doctor's appointments, serious i llness in immediate family , and other compelling personal business which the employee is unab le to t ake care of outside of regular working hours . Paid time off for personal business is n o t meant t o ~ovide vacation, holiday , or weekend exten-

>ns. Payments will n o t be approved fo r absences which are taken for the purpose of engaging in various forms of l eisure or social ac tivity including participation in sports.

(continued on back)

Ted Swanson To Head NECD'S

European Business Operation

Mr. J. F . Ponzillo, General Manager for NECD , has announced the appointment of Ted A. Swanson as Manager of European Business Oper ations fo r the Company's Numerical Eq uipment Control Department. Mr . Ponzillo said that "Mr. Swanson ' s appointment is being made at a time when General Electri c is acknowledged as number one in the

Mr. SbJanson world today in the raanu-f ac ture and sales of

Numerical Control Eq uipment. " He added, "the European market for Numeri cal Controls is in a stage of exp los ive growth, making Mr . Swanson 's new business operation inc reasingly significant to the Department."

In his new position, Mr. Swanson will have all of t he business operation responsi bility in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom for t he Numerical Control business.

(Story continued on back)

SCOGEE ORGANIZING GOLF LE AGUE

The SCOGEE lnterplant Golf. League is now organizing for the 19 70 season . Matches will be played at the Swannanoa Golf Course where Pete Lang has ex tende d a $60 yearly membe r ship rate to SCOGEE members . The league will be split into tw o conferences,

with each team playing all teams in both conferences . The two conference winne rs will meet in an 18-h ol e playoff for the championship . For details, con t act Frank Gum, Ext . 482, Room 12 NOW , as league play starts April 28 . Teams and entry fees must be in no later than April 10.

1969 STOCK AND FUND UNIT PRICES

Stock Fund Unit January $91.670 $27.797 February $89.715 $27.690 March $88.825 $27.050 April $91.667 $27.684 May $95.994 $28.717 June $91.095 $27.369 July $86.554 $26.380 August $84.048 $26.734 September $84.292 $27.326 October $85.701 $28.244 November $83.230 $28.853 December $77.693 $28.022

The Stock Price is the average of the closing prices of GE stock on the New York Stock Exchange for each trading day in the calendar month while the Fund Unit Price is the average of the daily fund unit prices, determined by dividing the number of fund units· into the net asset value of the fund for each trading day.

SICK PAY QUESTIONS:

r~ontinuP.d from page one) QUESTION: Can I collect sick pay for time also covered by Weekly Sickness and Accident or Workmen's Compensation? ANSWER: The sick pay days are not intended to give double coverage for days of absence already covered under the Insurance Plan or Workmen's Compensation.

QUESTION: What's the minimum time which can be counted in this benefit? Can I take an hour off and count it against Personal Days? ANSWER: Payment will only be made in half day segments for absences of a half day or more. A full day's pay will be the normal number of hours regularly worked up to a maximum of eight.

QUESTION: When does this new plan go into operation? ANSWER: It's in.effect right now.

RIDE NEEDED

Judy Burns, 1st shift employee in Relays, needs a ride to and from work from the Rockfish Road vicinity. Contact· her on Ext. 481.

Use 1969 Tax Info Statement

When Figuring Your Income Tax If you are making out your Income Tax re

turn, don't forget to hunt up the Tax Infc~tion Statement on your 1969 "payout" under '-ne General Electric Savings and Security Program. Most S&SP participants will have to report a certain amount of the 1969 payout (the payout of a year ago) as taxable income for that year. The Tax Information Statement to use in completing your tax return is the one issued a year ago on the securities you received in 1969 as a result of S&SP participation. It's not the one that's being distributed this year.

The 1969 S&SP Tax Information Statement furnished the tax data in duplicate. Participants were asked to file one copy with personal papers and to attach the tear-off stub with duplicate data to their 1969 "payout" securities--U. S. Savings Bonds and GE Stock. As in the past, the statement on each participant's 1969 "payout shows not only taxable income for 1969 resulting from S&S Programs but also the tax cost of each share of stock. The latter figure should be used for tax purposes if the shares are sold.

NECD'S Swanson Promoted (continued from page one) Mr. Swanson's duties include managing

NECD's European Marketing operation and representing the Department's business interests in its dealings with European affiliates. His offices will be located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

A native of Chicago, Mr. Swanson graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1953 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He joined General Electric shortly afterward as a member of the Company's Apparatus Sales Training Program and later transferred to Waynesboro in 1954. From 1955 to 1957 he was with the U. S. Army's Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville Alabama, before returning here in 1957 as a Sales Specialist

Mr. Swanson became Manager of the Numerical Control Product Sales Operation in 1963 and in 1965 he transferred to Ger~ many as Manager of European Numerical Control Sales. Mr. Swanson is married to the former Mary Lou White of Waynesboro. The couple has two children.


Vo l ume XII, No. 60 WAYNESBORO, VIRGI N IA March 13, 1970

B. Stickley And J. Tipton

Granted First Patents

Mr. Michael Masn ik, J r., Patent Counse l f o r t he Pl ant, has announced that Mr. Beryl Sti ck l ey and Mr. James P. Ti pton have each been granted their first patents .

Mr . Stickl ey of Relay Pr oduct Engineering , received his patent for an invention which re l ates to the installation of a r ee d capsule within a coil bobbin by use of an e lasti c inser t. This enables speedier assembly of r eed r e l ays .

Beryl came to Waynesboro in , -J!eyryl 1960 a f t e r completing t he Engineer-

i ck l ey ing Prog ram and became a Design hngineer fo r Relays in 1962.

James Ti pton

Mr. Tipton of Produce Service was gr an ted his patent for an inventi on relating t o the utilization of two tape readers and associa t ed electronic circui try. This allows identical tapes to be used on two different tape readers and thereby permits keeping the tapes to a reasonable length while simplifying tape preparation at t he same time .

Mr . Tipton trans ferred to Waynesboro in 1955 as one of the Specialty Contro l group moved here from Schenectady .

FEBRUARY STOCK AND FUND UNIT PRICES

Here is t he average GE Stock Price and the average Fund Unit Price used in crediting ~participan ts accounts fo r the month of

Jruary under the Savings and Security Pr ogr am:

Stock Price Fund Unit Price

$69. 921 $27.007

Paul Freed ,lnc. Selected As

V endor O f Th e Month

Shown above ( f r om left to right ) are Mr . F. B. Cur to, Manager - Plant Utilities an.d Maintenance and Mr . R. R. Smith, Manager- Purchasing for the Communication a:nd Control Devices Depart ment . They are presenting the Company ' s "Vendor of the Month" OJ.;)ard to Mr . Paul Freed, ChaiY'l11Qn of the Board of Paul Freed, Inc ., and Mr. Guy Towler , Service Manager> for t he Freed agency . Mr . Smith said Paul Freed, Inc., had been se lected "for their• continued excellent ser vice which they have provi ded i n such a timely and efficient manner . "

Waynesboro Public Library

Launches 1970 Book Driv e

LIBRARIES ARE NOT The Waynesbor o Public Li b r a ry has launched i t s

MADE; THEY GROW dr ive t o acquire books , magaz ines, and ?aperbacks

t o add t o t hei r co llect i ons . 'Tile theme o~ the 19 70 drive is "Li br a r ies ar e no t made; they grow. " To a id in the drive , boxes will be placed in the plan t cafeteria toda:,: an.u cm-P l oyees wi shing to donate books 'Uay depos it

them i n one of t he boxes th r ough Friday, March 20 . All books and magazines that a re contributed dur i ng t he drive will be accepted.

AIRCRAFT ENGINE GROUP

LOOSES MILITARY JET JOB

"Disappointing as was the decision of the U. S. Navy and the U. S. Air Force not to select GE powerplants for their F-14B/F-15 aircraft, the General Electric Company will continue to offer the finest possible engines to the military services in the future," said Edward Woll, Vice President and General Manager, Military Engine Division, Lynn, in conunenting on Pratt & Whitney's winning of the contracts.

Mr. Woll added that "curtailment of development work will require a reduction of several hundred jobs in developmenttype activities in the innnediate future. An additional downward adjustment of employment has become necessary because of other business factors, including the effects of the recent strike. Altogether it will be necessary to reduce the number of jobs in the Aircraft Engine group by well over 1000--including professional, salaried, and hourly--over the next several months.

American Society For Quality Control To Meet

The Blue Ridge Section of the American Society for Quality Control will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday night, March is: at the General Wayne Hotel, Waynesboro. The social hour will start at 6:00 p.m. with dinner following at 7:00 p.m. The topic of the meeting will be "Corporate Profit Through Quality." To make your reservation for this meeting, call Bob Trader, Ext. 311 or Mel Redmond, Ext. 476.

WESTINGHOUSE REACHES SETTLEMENT

Westinghouse Electric Corp. has reached agreement with four of its major unions on contracts that parallel the General Electric settlement. They achieved settlements with the IUE, !BEW, UE and the Federation of Westinghouse Independent Salaried Unions in contracts which cover nearly 80,000 employees and run until June 10, 1973.

Full details of the Westinghouse settlement haven't been available long enough for complete study. But it appears that the minor differences in the new GE and Westinghouse contracts result from longstanding variations in a few provisions-p~nsions, for example.

Hourly Employees Now Eligible

·For Long Term Disability Insurance

Hourly employees with one or more y~s of credited service, who are participating in the Pension and Group Insurance Plans, will now be given an opportunity to participate in the Long Term Disability Insurance Plan. Benefits in this plan begin after the expiration of the twenty-six week per~od, during which the employee is eligible to receive Weekly Sickness and Accident Insurance benefits. Details of the plan are carried in the booklets being distributed to. eligible employees.

Roy Beckerle, Supervisor-Personnel Accounting, explained that his office is required to obtain either an application for participation or a waiver from every eligible employee. Therefore, those receiving a carrl and booklet should promptly return the card with their decision. to thei~ jor~an.

MIRA CLAIMS CREDIT FOR

FEBRUARY BOMBINGS AT G.E.

An underground Puerto Rican revolut~-:ary movement that favors independence an~ calls itself Mira claims that it was responsible for three bombing incidents against General Electric facilities in New York on February 8-9 and the vandalism against the Washington office on the night of February 6.

In a mimeographed sheet sent to news media in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mira claimed it had carried out 19 terrorist acts since last December, including the four against GE. The New _York City Police declined to comment on the Mira statement.

1970 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The Company and the union have finally agreed on the 1970 holiday schedule for the rest of this year. The schedule is reprinted below:

Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Eighth Paid Holiday Ninth Paid Holiday Christmas Day

Friday, March 27 Friday, May 2 9 Friday, July 3 ~ Monday, Septembe; , Thursday, November 26 Friday, November 27 Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25


Vo lume XII , No. 61 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA March 20, 19 70

PARKING PROBLEMS CITED Fred B. Curto , Manager-Plant Utilities and

Maintenance, asks all employees to observe the plant parking lot regulations. He stated that some employees are parking in the wrong zones and that a numbe r of employees do not have parking stickers on their automobile bumpers.

Mr. Curto as ks all employees t o be certain that t hey are parking in the proper zones. Any employee who does not know his correct parking zone number should call the Maintenance Office for this information. Employees who do not have parking stickers s hould make an application imme diately by obtaining the necessary forms from the Relations Office, Maintenance or by a~1g their s upe rvisor. Mr . Curto also requ~~ted that fade d or defaced sticke rs be r e placed by s tickers available at the Maint enance Office.

In addi tion, Mr. Curto said that incident. of employees running to their cars in the parking l ot have increas ed. He said this mus t be s t opped , befo r e someone is injured. He also asked all emp loyees to observe the legal speed limit when entering or leaving the p lant. The s pee d limit i s 15 m.p.h. and will be enforced .

FIRST LONG WEEKEND

OF 1970 NEXT WEEK

The second of nine paid holidays for the yi comes next Friday, March 2 7. Good Fri-day will bring Waynesboro Plant personnel the first of six long weekends made possible by paid holidays . After Good Friday , the next paid h oliday will be Memorial Day , May 29 .

RETIRING

SERVICE

GEORGE BRADT

AFTER THIRTY YEARS

Mr. Bradt

Mr. Geo rge M. Br adt , Supervisor of Requisition Processing and Warehouse, has announced that he will retire at the end of this month after having completed 30 year s of service t o the Company. George began his career with General Electric in 1928 in the Development Lab in Schenectady, New Yo rk. He l ef t in 1931 t o a ttend Al

bany Business College where he majored in accounting. He re-joined the Company in 1939 as a stockroom clerk , in Schenectady.

(continued on Page 2}

Company Announces Voluntary

Increase In Current Pensions

Volun t ary increases in the pensions and othe r benefits of r etired Gene r a l Electric emp loye es have been announced by GE Board Chairman Fred J. Borch . The pension increases will be effective January 1, 1971, the same date the new improvements take effect for those wh o re t ire under the pension plan in the f uture. It wi~l be the fourth time since 1960 that the Company has voluntarily increased pensions of retired employees.

The increases for those already reti red wil l be substantial and wi ll go to some 37 ,000 retired employees. I n a letter to pens i oners, Mr . Bor ch said the increases will "have the approximate effect generally of increasing pensions for service prior to 1961 by about 10 percent to 15 pe rcent, a lth ough the amount will vary in each case.

(continued on Page 2)

Employees Educational loan Program

Approved For 1970-71 Term

The Employee Educational Loan Program has again been approved for the 1970- 71 academic year. The progr am is administe red here by Mr . Bill Perry.

:Ir . Perry informed us that loans to eligible individuals or their ch ildren can be made up t o $1000 in a calendar year . Anyone wishing to check on eligibility requirements , a pplication procedures , and terms of the loans should con tact Mr. Perry in Employee Relations , Room 105E .

App lications fo r loans are currently being accept ed and Mr. Perry s uggests that those inte rested i n applying should do so by the firs t of May .

VOLUNTARY PENSION INCREASE

(continued from Page 1)

Mr . Bor ch also announced tha t new i mprovements in th e GE Medi cal Car e Plan fo r pens ioners would go into effect January 1, 1971 . Those retirees not ye t 65 , who have continued the CE insurance pl an comprehensive medical coverage , already have the advan tage of recently announced improvements in that plan . Both improveme n ts are subj ec t to necessa ry approvals of gov~ rnment agencies .

BRADT RETIREMENT

(continued from Page 1) George moved to Waynesboro in 1954 to

become Supervisor-Electroni cs . lie ass umed his present position here in 1965 . George and his wife Ethel have two children--Rodney (currently teaching at Kate Collins Junior lligh School) and Joyce who lives in Schenectady . The Brad ts have 5 g randchildren 1-rhom they hope t o be able to visit more fre quently now .

George and his 1,iife are planning on spending much o( their time traveling and fishing . They arc going to begin by taking a trip to California and Hawaii this sunune r .

RIDE NEEDED

Margar e t Fi tzgerald needs a r ide frorr. the Ol d Blue Ridge Chapel Road , 1 mile f r om the Dooms Fire Station for the 7: 30 -4 : 00 shift . Contact her on Ext . 535 .

SCOGEE SPIKERS WIN THIRD CONSECUTIVE TITLE

The SCOCEE Spikers won their t hird consecutive City Vol l eyball title ~onday nigh t. Members of the team are f rom l ef t to right : Bill Potwora , Len Salafia, Phi l Russell , Will Sutphin, Don Hughes , John Dvorscak , Jack Summer ford , and Dave ?liller.

S&SP Tax Information Statement

Being Distributed Today

Individualized Savings &nd Security Program tax informa ti on statements arc bei ng distributed t oday to S & S partici pants who receive d a Prog ram "payoul" i.n 1970 . The sta tements provide each pa rti ci pant with tax in fo rmation on the dislributi on of his 1966 S & S savings and Company payments .

The tax in fonna tion in the ~La tements is for use nex t yea r in reporting 1970 Laxab l c income . The in formation also is 11.ct e:-;s;i.ry i ( any stock rccei ved in the payulll is subsequcn tly sold .

The statement f urnishes ta;{ infonnation in duplicate (or the convenience of participants . The l arge se ct ion of the sLatemcnL can be detached and retained for llSC in pr e paring i ncome tax returns , 1vhile L;ie smalJe r section can be attached Lo stocks (and bonds if they we r e acquired \vi Lh Company paymcn ts) . lt is for future tax referen ce in determining gain or loss in t!1e cvenl securilies are ~ sold .

Participanls 1-ril l 1va11 L to s ufeguard t he two parts o r the s t atements in sepa r ate places because of the imporLmt in;ormation which the y contain .

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENE RAL@ELECTRIC

Volume XII, No. 62 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA March 26, 19 70

1970 VACATION SHUTDOWN

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fn Sat

July 1970 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

L'.6 27 28 29 30 31

The 1970 vacation shutdown in the Waynes-boro Plant will be the two weeks of July 6 t h r ough 17th.

Hourly employees who will complete two years' credited service during 1970 and nonexempt salaried employees who will complete one year ' s c redited servi ce in 1970 are entitled to two weeks of vacation this year. Those paid on an hourly basis who will complete one year's service wi ll be entitled to one week ' s vacation this year .

DID YOU KNOW?

Worldwide employment by the General Electri c Company averaged over 400,000

ing 1969. Employee compensation, in-L . j ding benefits , rose to a record high of $3,5 10, 787 ,000 during the year while sales wer~ $8,447,965,000. That meant employees' compensat ion accounted for more than 41.5% of every dollar worth of sales!

Children Of GE Employees

Excell In Local Spelling Bee

Mr. Phil Tipton ' s 12- year ol d daughter Carol Lee i s Waynesboro ' s new spelling champion and one of three ci ty f i nalists to the 24th Annual Twin Valley Spellin5 Bee . ~1r. Tipton ' s <laughter was declared winner of t he spelldown when she correctly spelled the wo rds "isinglass " and "parochial. " Mr. Tipton works for NECD Marke ting.

The second and third place winners were 13-year old James Marvin Stone r, J r. and 12 year old Kimberley Ann Stoner. Both are the children of Mr . J . M. Stoner , Re l ations.

In addition t o Mr . Tipton ' s and Mr. Stoner's children, nine other sons or daughters of General Electric employees reached t he City Finals . They were : Kent Folsom, Timothy Quick , J udy Isack, Debbie Kyle , Gina Niedenthol, Mary Ann Krogg, Martin Chow , Malinda Br ooks , and Dianne Naoroz .

HAPPY EASTER

1969 INSURANCE CLAIMS

SHOULD BE FILED PROMTL Y Claims for 1969 medical expenses covered

by the General Electric I nsurance Plan should be filed promptly.

The plan pr ovides that proof Qf claim should be made not later than 90 days afte r the end of the calendar year in which the expense occurs. If this deadline cannot be me t because of special circumstances , proof of claim should be filed as soon t hereafter as i s re asonab ly poss ible .

The necessary forms may be obtained from the personnel accounting office.

In an employee or dependent did not have enought medical expense to go over the deductible in 1969, medical expenses incurred in the last quarte r of 1969 may be sent in on claims to be app lied to the 19 70 deductible. (The l ast quarter of 1969 i s October 1 through De cembe r 31.)

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ENTRY DEADLINE FOR PARTIOPATION

IN GOLF LEAGUES DRAWING NEAR

Shenandoah Valley Industrial Golf League being f ormed--Applications are being accepted from all interested golfers to participate i n this year 's indus trial gol f l eague. Tentative plans are to play Ingleside , Shen-Vlee & Lakeview Golf Course. There will be a total of 6 ma tches, all being played on Sa turdays. If interested, send name and handicap, if known, to Sam Preston, Room 4, Ext . 311. Application should be made befo re the f irst of April.

SCOGEE

The SCOGEE Interplant Go lf League i s now organizing fo r the 1970 season . The mat ches are played on the Swannanoa Golf Course. This year, the league will be split into two confe rences , the SCO and the GEE . Each team wi ll play all teams in each confer ence , with the two conference winners playing an l8-hole playoff fo r championship. For further details, contact Frank Gum, Room 12, Ext . 482, NOW. League play starts April 28. Teams an~ntry fees must be in no late r t h an Ap ril 10.

MEDICAL DEDUCTION RULES FOR

FEDIRAL TAX RETURN EXPLAINED

In answer to s everal requests , we have reprinted the rules regarding medical deductions for your federal tax return. I n filling out your 1969 Federal income tax returns, you should pay close attention to the rules on deduct ibility of the amount paid for medical expense coverage.

A taxpayer who itemizes his deductions may take a deduction (not to excee d $150) for one half of the amounts paid by him fo r medical expense i ns uran ce fo r himself , his spouse and other dependents .

Any portion of the amounts paid for medical expense insurance wh i ch is not deductible in this manner may be added t o any other reimb u r sed medica l expenses incurred by the individual, hi s spouse and other dependents and then deducted as "medical expenses" to the extent th e total of such expenses exceeds 3% of t he adjusted gross income of t he t axpaye r.

Under t he terms of the General Electric Insurance Plan with Comprehens i ve Medical Expense Beneefits, the contributi on r ate has been . 9% of Nonnal Straight- Time Annual Earnings fo r comp lete emp l oyee coverage. However 2/3 of this amoun t is used for l ife insurance weekly sickness and accidental death and dis memberment coverages . Therefore, 1 /3 of the contrib utions pai d by an employee with ful l coverage represents the cos t of medical expense coverage for himself .

Employee contributions toward dependent coverage (2% of No rmal Straight-Time Annual Earnings up to $5000) a r e entirely for medical expense coverage.

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Volume XII No. 63 WAYNESBORO, V IRGINIA April 3 , 19 70

NLRB DENIES APPEAL

BY UE LOCAL 124

The Director , Office of Appeals, National Labor Relations Board, in a letter to the president of UE Local 124 has denied an appeal filed by the union over communications initiated by the Company early in the strike over continuous service credits and seniority. The letter to the president of the local said, "Your appeal in the above matter has been duly considered. The appeal is denied .

"While the Company ' s s ta temen ts of Oc tobe r 31 and November 6 regarding service credits were deemed ambiguous, there was no evidence t hat the Union sought clarification by he Company before filing this charge and

making its statement to the newspape r on November 8 . Further, on November 10, the Company undertook to clarify the matter by s tatements in the same publication and t he text of the Company's stat ement was thereafter repeated in a radio broadcast. Moreover, it would appear that the Un i on ' s initial pub lic statement might have tended to aggravate any apprehension that may have existed among the strikers."

SCOGEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

Nominations fo r SCOGEE officers and the board of directors fo r the year beginning June 1 are now open fo r the period April 3 through April 10. Nomina tions shou ld be given to Mr . F . Gum, Room 12 (Ext . 482) .

Offices available are : president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The board of directors' positions include: spe~al activities, cultural , s ocial, recrea

_on and athletics, publicity, membership, building fund and finance .

Measures Stepped Up To

"Look at us go! This is the fastest car on the road!"

Increasing instances of employees failing t o observe the 15 m.p . h. posted speed limi t while driving on plan t property have created a real hazard for employees.

To deal with this problem, Maintenance has prepared a numbe r of barre l s with the 15 m. p .h. limit painted on them . The barrels will be pl aced along the entrance r oad t o t he parking l ot.

In addition to this , speeding ti cke t s will be issued to a ny empl oyee caugh t excee ding the 15 m.p.h. l imit. A speeding ti cke t can resul t in written correction wi th loss of plant pa r king privileges .

V irginia Employment Down The Virginia Departmen t of Labor and In

dustry has releas ed its February s tatis tics for manufac turing fi rms in the s tate . Manufacturing payrolls declined fo r the fou rth s traigh t month with 7000 fewer per sons on payrolls than this same period a year ago . Factory wor kers were on the j ob an average of 39.6 hours per week in mid-February . This was the first time since January, 1968 , that the average hours of w'ork has fallen below 40 hours . On the b righter side , the Stat e ' s un employment r ate of 3. 0% was well be l ow the national rate of 4 . 7% for t he month of February.

BUT IT DOES CONCERN YOU!

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F o r the past sl'\' l'rnl years. sale's ha\'(' C'limbed highl'r and f or th(' Sf'l 'Ond yP11 r in a row. \\e'r1> an Sh hillion a yea r com

f'll ny . But thE' nPl •·11rn1nL(,, or profit,... h1l\t ' not kPpl pun• ( ><<'<' ch11rt abo,<' ). l.11,-1 ~<·rtr. ~tung h~ th<' fir"t major -tr ikC' in :!:J YL'>HS. GE l'nm1ng,.. f<' ll off oOlll<' ~:!";. from 1960.

\ l·THTllE H c .u ·:-;1.; for concern is 1lw s tPad~ dec l111•' the pll :--l :-:P\Pral ~Par ... of Parninµ:~ a:-: a pt>rct•nu1gt• of ~alt• .... . In l!lti9, the Comi:nn~· rr>1d1zL•d only :1.:1 ce nt s p rofit on •·ach dol l ar of sa les. l-: \t>Il \\Jtho ut n .... trik1• 111 l~Jli~. thl• fig:urt- for

tlm t y<'nr was onl! 4 .3 ce nts, 11nd in l!lt;i , 4.7 cent s. :O:o mt• ,~ m ployr•t~ ... might :--n~. ' 'I don't carP .. . ju .... t a-.. 101 !.!

" " I L(Pt rn~· pn~ d1t•ck 1 •• B ut thl' r.. .. 1- '"" that uni<·-- th• Com r:11ny's profi t p11·tun • 1n1pro\PS. 1111 o f ll • ""uld h11\l' f1·1q•r op1xi rtun1 tit>~ "1th (;J·'. in thP futur('. Out of profit.' mu-'I <'<HIP l \\O ~~~~ntial ill'm:->:

(1) \lolll'.\ 10 pa~· dividt•rnb 10 our sharC'ownNs ( about n thi rd of whom an• t•mployees)

a:-: a rC'turn on lht•1r in\e~lnwnt.

(:?) \Ion•'.' tu n •in\CSl 111 th1• bu.-1n<'•" to hPlp mak (-. u:-; more' compc-t1t1\ P and to mnkt' -.:urc ou r joh-.. r oma1n u~ :--t• t 'tfft' a~ 1x1 .... :-:iblr- .

From the c.:orpurntt• ~tandpo1nt. ( ii-: 1...; \\ ork1n~ to ohtl\1n

~ig nificunl increu :-< P . ....; th1:-> YPlH in produ<·ti\i t y Hild 11u>r1· t•f. fpctivP cos t impro\l' lllC'nl prowa m" .

1111 ..\T (' ..\\" -\ \" l\"Dl\' IDC.\L ern pl o!ee do about sol vi ng such n larg<' problC'm·!

lh·ll. big probl<'ms ure oft<•n mad <' up of mn ny small o nes 1h111 ! iPld lo Sf"lall so lutions Dnl' nt a ti mo . l::ven if an individuul ·, dforto to a\'lud waste ... o r to do it right the [irst lune . . . or to do lht• j ob a bPtt er " a .1 seem not ver y large l'Ontrihu1 ion.' . try it a n~·wny. It'll hP lp.

\ ny"" ! · it ' ; al1'11y- rnort• ,,Hi-f,·ini.: 10 h<• 1:nn of the s olu-11on. ho'"'"'r " mall. thnr. to Ix· part of thl' problr>m.

frd ing the

Profit Pinch

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL @ELECTRIC

Volume XII . No. 64 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA April 10 , 1970

John Zimmer Completes


(Left to right) Mr . G. M. Hausler, Relay P~ct Engineer i ng Manager for CCDD, presents M. J . S . Zimmer, Re lay Product Engineering, with a tie bar symbolizing 30 years of servioe to the Company . Mr . R. A. Holcomb, Relay Product Engineering, was also on hand to congratulate Mr . Zimmer . A story on Mr . Zinuner appears on the back of today ' s NEWS .

Half Price Sale On

Safety Shoes Begins Today

Severa l sty les of safety shoes are on sale in t he dispensary today . All of the sal e shoes wi ll be HALF PRICE. All shoes are men ' s sty les . They are available in the following sizes:

SHOES BOOTS

SIZE NO. PAI RS SIZE NO. PAIRS

6120 - 1 pr . 7~ 1 pr . 7 0 2 pr. 8 0 - 2 pr . ~ - 1 pr . &20 1 pr. ' J 1 pr. 11 0 1 pr. -9 E 1 pr. 9120 1 pr .

10120 3 pr . l l ~jl. 1 pr.

GE PIONEERS BENEFITS

Employee benefit plans or "fringe benefits" as they are sometimes called, are considered by most people to be relatively new aspects of any job. Still others believe that benefits came about as the result of pressure being placed on businesses. The fact is that most of our present plans and improved working conditions were initiated by General Electric many years ago.

Since their inception, Company benefits have been almost continually changing and improving. These plans, voluntari l y started long ago by the Company i n recognition of the need for them have been liberalized and improved as the years have passed.

We here in Waynesboro take pride in being a part of the Company which pioneered in many of the employee benefit pl ans which make today's jobs in Ameri can industry among the best in the world.

Some of the major plans and their anniversary dates are:

1892 Vacation, salaried 1902 Health Insurance 1907 Safety Program 1912 Pensi on 1915 Vacation, hourly

1917 1919 1919 1924 1930

Savings Plan Life Insurance Tuition Refund Education Asst . Continuous Serv .

JS.limmer Honored For 30 Years Service

(Story from Page 1)

Mr. J . S. Zi mne r , Re l ay Product Eng ineering, has just completed t hi r ty years of service with the Company.

John began his career with General Electric on the test program in Schenectady, New York, in 1940. He held several positions wh il e in Schenectady, most of wh ich, were related to t he design of aircraft and regulator contro ls .

Mr. Zimmer is a native of Cardoba, Argentina, where he attended Colegio Nacional and re ceived a Bachelor of Arts in 1934. He then moved to America and attended the Uni vers i ty of Cincinnati. He received a ~.S. in Mechani cal Engi neeri ng i n 1940 j us t prior to joining the Company .

John moved to Haynesboro i n 1955 to assume the pos i tion of - Deve lopment Engineer for Relay Products. Mr. Zimmer i s a Senior Member of IEEE. John and his wife Toni have two children, Jacque line (living in Texas ) and Ru t hi e (a senior at Bridgewater College) .

ASQC Schedules April Meeting

·me Blue Ridge Section of t he American Society for Quality Control will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday night, April 15, at the Holiday Inn, Harrisonbur g, Va . Tm: social hour \vi ll s t ar t at 6: 00 p.m. with dinner foll owing at 7:00 p.m. The group will tour the Space Conditioning Division of Dunham-Bush, Inc To make your reservation for this meeting, call Bob Trader, Ext . 3ll , or Mel Redmond, Ext. 476 .

THANK YOIJ

Mr. and Mrs. George Bradt wish to thank their many f riends who attended George ' s r etirement party last Monday night. "It is something we shall never forget and always cherish.''

MARCH STOCK & FUND UNIT PRICE

The average GE Stock Price and the average Fund Unit Price used in the crediting of participants ' accounts for the month of March under the Savings and Security Program is as fo llows :


$72.268 $26.304

SCOGEE HOLDS CHESS TOURNA MENT

Members of the SCOGEE Chess Club are shown par ticipating in last Tuesday 's second annual Chess Tournament.

Bob Will iarns , (Engineering Technician) TermiNet, won the second annual sccx;EE Chess Tournament last Tuesday night at Grace Lutheran Church , with ]).-.right Phelps of the Engineering Laboratory finishing second in the meet .

'This was the second year for the d1ess group whid1 is nolV orga:ui zing a pennanent Chess Club for those who ;·:ish t o play on a regular basis. Club meetings will be scheC:uled for 7: 30 p.m. on Tuesday nights at Grace Luthe~ Church . Anyone interested in j oining the ~ J is urged to come to one of these meetings. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Apri l 14 .

LOST The telephone company repa i rma n left a

black loose leaf binder containing MO D 35 and DATA MODEM circuit diagrams etc., near the north office door. Will whoever picked i t up please return it to J. R. McEckron, Room 135.

"We finally reached a settlement. My wife gets a package deal of a $12.80 raise in her allowance spread over the next three years"


\'oll.une Xl [. !'Jo. 64 W AYNESBORO,VIRGINIA Apri l 10 . 1970

John Zimmer Completes


- ... - ......

( :.,e"£'-r; to 'fig(zt) :.Jr . G. M. iiaus ler, Relay fJ~.-lct J·:ngineering Manager f or CCDD, presents M. J . S . Zimmer, Re lay Product Engineering, 1,Ji, r;;1 a tie bar symboliz ing 30 years of service to 7;he Co"!l:pany . MY' . R. A . Holcomb, Relay :C'Poauct f:.:Y..ginee r 1:11g, was also on hand to C'Yr{i'Y'atu lc;,te .'·!r . :..;:'.,1:iT'1er . A story on Mr. Zirruner appears on the back of today ' s NEWS.

sa le sa le are the

SIZE

6120 7 0 ~

9 E 9\10

10 120 11 !;,,A

Half Price Sale On

Safety Shoes Begins Today

Several styles of safety shoes are on in the dispensary today. A 11 of the shoes will be HALF PRICE . A 11 shoes

men's styles . They are available in fol lowing sizes :

SHOES BOOTS --NO. PAIRS SIZE NO . PAIRS

1 pr . 7~8 1 pr . 2 pr. 8 0 2 pr . 1 pr . 8!-20 1 pr . 1 pr. 11 0 1 pr . 1 pr. 1 pr . 3 pr . 1 pr .

GE PIONEERS BENEFITS

Employee benefit plans or "fringe benefits" as they are sometimes called , are considered by most people to be relatively new aspects of any job. Still others believe that benefits crune about as the result of pressure being placed on businesses . TI1e fact is that most of our present plans and :Unproved working condi tions were init iated by General Electric many years ago .

Since the i r inception, Company benefits have been almost continually changi ng and improving . TI1ese plans , voluntarily started long ago by the Company in recogni tion of the need for them have been liberalized and improved as the years have passed .

\\ie here in \\iaynesboro take pride in being a par t of t he Company which pioneered in many of the employee benefit plans which make today's jobs in American industry among the best in the world.

Some of the major plans and their anniversary dates are :

1892 1902 1907 1912 1915

Vacation, salaried Health Insurance Safety Program Pension Vacation , hour ly

1917 1919 1919 1924 1930

Savings Plan Life Insurance Tuition Refund Education Asst. Continuous Serv .

J5Zimmer Honored For 30 Years Service

(St:OY>JJ fY'Om Page 1J

Mr. ,1 . S. Zi mmer, Relay Product Engineering, has j us t completed thirty years of service with the Company.

John began his career wi~h General Electric on the t est program 1n Schenectady , New York, i n 1940. He held several positions while in Schenectady, most of wh ich, were re lated to the design of aircraft and regulator controls .

Mr . Zimmer i s a native of Cardoba, Argentina, wh ere he attended Colegio Nacional an d received a Bachelor of Arts in 1934 . He then moved t o Amer ica and attended the Uni ve rsi ty of Cincinnati . He received a B.S. i n Mechanica l Engineering in 1940 just pri or to joining the Company.

Joh n moved to l·Jaynesboro in 1955 to assume t he posi t i on of - Development Engineer for Relay Products . Mr. Zimme r is a Senior Member of IEE E. John and his wife Toni have two children, Jacq ueli ne ( li ving in Texas) and Ruthie (a sen i or at Bridgewater Co ll ege).

ASQC Schedules April Meeting

The Blue Jhdge Section of the American Soci ety for Quality Control will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday night , April 15 , at the Holiday Inn, I larrisonburg, Va. Tne social hour w_i ll start at 6: 00 p .m. with dinner fol-101.,ring at 7: 00 p .m. The group 1.,rill tour the Space Conditioning Div_is ion of Dunham- Bush, Inc To make your r eservation for t his meeting, call Bob Trader , Ext. 311 , or .\!el Redmond, Ext. 476 .

THANK YOIJ

/llr . and /llrs . Ceo rge Bradt wi s h to thank their many f riends who attended George ' s retirement party last /llonday night . "It is something \\'C s hall never forge t and always cherish ."

MARCH STOCK & FUND UNIT PRICE

111c average GE Stock Price and the average Fund Uni t Price used in the crediting of participants ' accounts for the month of March under the Savi ngs and Securi ty Program is as follows :


$72.268 $26.304

SCOGEE HOLDS CHESS TOURNAMENT

!1embers of the SCOGEE Chess Club are 3hown participa ting in last Tuesday 's second annv.al Chess Tourraarnent.

Bob lVill iams , (Engineer _ing Technician ) TenniNet, won the second annual SCOGEC Chess Tournament l ast Tuesday night at Gr ace Lutheran Church, 1,·i th J).,· i ght Phelps of the Engj neering Laboratory finishing second i n the meet .

'lhis 1vas the second year for the chess group 1.,rhich is 1101.,r or gaJt.izing a pennanent Chess Club for those h'~lo ·::ish to play on a regular basis. Club meet jngs will be scheC.ulecJ for 7:30 p.m . on Tuesday nights at (;race Luthe""'""' Church . .4nyone interes ted in joi ning the , .!) is urged to come to one of these meeting::; . The next mee ting will be Tuesday , April 14 .

LOST

The telephone company repa irman left a black loose l eaf binder con ta ining MOD 35 and DATA MODEM circuit diagrams etc. , near the north office door. Will whoever picked i t up please retu rn it to J . R. McEckron , Room 135.

"We finally reached o settlement. My wife gets o pockoge deol of o $12.80 raise in her allowance spread over the next three years"

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ELECTRIC

Vo 1 u me X I I , l Jo . 6 5 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA Ap ri 1 17 , 19 70

COMPANY'S lST QUARTER SALES

AND EARNINGS OFF SHARPLY Sales of the ~enera l Electric Company were

Sl ,563 ,934 ,000 in the first quarter of 1970, a decline of 22% from the S2 ,004 ,560 ,000 recorded i n the corresponding pe ri od of 1969. Chairman of the Board Fred J . Bo rch attributed the drop i n sales revenue to the long strike . He said the lm·1er sales volume, combined with the substantia l costs of res tarting operations an d rebuilding depleted finished-product i nventories resul ted in a loss of $42.6 million for the first quarter of 1970 . This compared with earnings of $77 .5 million or 86 cents a share for the f irst qua r ter of 1969 .

Mr . Borch pointed out that while the effec ts of the strike were felt throughou t the entire first quarter, Company operat io ns in March were profitable . Th i s was due, he said, to the speed and effectiveness

,...-.with 1·1hich managers of strikebound operations suc-: eeded in resumi ng produc t i on , "and by the constructi ve spirit with which employees generally returned to 1'/ork . 11 He added that , "Emphas is is being placed on effor ts to regain the momen tum tov1ard improved earnings which was evident before the strike began . Th ese efforts should lead to i mp roved results as the year progress es . //

A SALUTE TO SECRET ARIES WEEK

"Better Secretaries Mean Better Bus i ness" is the theme of the 19th consecutive Secretari es \•leek, Apr il 19-25 . Wednesday , Apr il 22, has been set as ide as Secreta ri es Day .

The purpose of Secretar ies Week i s to bring recognition to secretaries for the vi ta l role they play in business, industry, education, governmen t , and professions . The Pl ant NEWS would like to take th is opportunity to commend the fine jobs that secretaries in this plant perform every day .

No FICA Tax o n Sick Pay

Mr. L. F. Becke r le , Supervisor, Pe rsonnel Accounti ng , explained this week that paymen ts made to hourly employees in accordance with the prov i sions of the nevi sick pay plan for hourly employees are not ~ubjec t to social security taxes . Of course, pay-

1ents made for any other reasons are taxab le; and a ll payments , i ncluding sick pay , are subject to with ho lding under the te nns of the federal and state income tax la1-1s .

GE Efforts To Interest Nation

In Environment Began Years Ago

In 1966, when General Electric rece ived the Nat i onal Wildlife Federation's Nat i ona l Conse rvation Award, the Federation cited GE for "setting a compe lling example fo r industry to follow in water polluti on control , " and for "imaginati ve engineering , unusual research and successful deve l opment of equ i pment and techniques to preserve America's na tural beauty . " In its statement to t he press , the Federation added that "General Electri c has pi oneered in work i ng with electric utilities to ... make American cities and the countryside cleaner , safe and more beautiful ... has developed new sys tems and equi pment for lighti ng of street s, high ways, bui l di ngs an d othe r facili t ies . .. has been a leader in deve l op i ng and promoti ng el ectric heating equi pment 1·1hich he l ps protect the air from soot , smoke and furnace fumes . "

The Company was call i ng the nati on ' s attent i on to polluti on--and t rying to do something about it-long befor e i t received the Federation Award i n 1966. It is stil l push i ng and wo r ki ng to safeguard envi romental resources , both in providing for pollution cont rol and careful ly monitori ng any env i ronme n ta 1 consequences of its operati ons or products . In 1945 GE produced and distri buted the motion picture "Clean \~aters," attempting to win the in terest of the publi c , the communities , univers iti es, and the government in the fight against pollution of the nati on ' s waters . In the early 1950's, "Clean Hate rs" 1'/as follov1ed vi i th another motion pic ture called "P i peline to the Clouds." \·lhile our attempts to 1·1in concern fo r the preservation of the environment fell short of our goa l, we welcome the concern that has been aroused tod ay .

The re l'lill be a special supplement to the Plant NEWS next wee k summarizing ways in wh i ch Company products are contri but i ng to a better environ ment . It wi 11 deal vii th 1'/ork be i ng done to make our existi ng products more useful in environmental contro l s ; entirely new products and new dev elopments from ou r research labo ratories ; and our continu i ng efforts to mi nimize the environmenta l i1npact of our 01·1r1 facilities.

BARR!:.'LS PLACJ-,'U AT CATI:. lA

Beg in ni ng th is mo rning, barrels l i ke t he ones in place outs ide Gate 20 wi ll be added to the entrance of Gate l A. It is hoped that they wil l have the sa me pos i t i ve effect i n s l ow ing t raff ic as those at Gate 20 have had .

Our Challenge

Relieve the Prof it Squeeze; Hike Productivity, Cut Costs

1965 Annual Roport

4.73

D..Jr st<iin'a'· of (;cncral Llectric Annual Reports , stepping off tlw fi\·c-)'ear period from 1%5 t hrough 19<>9 , and the accompany1n~ per centages , dramatical I:· illustratt.:s the prof it squee=c ~·au hea r so much t.1H. about these days .

Al though CE ' s sa I cs reached a record $8 . 448 billion in 190Y , ou r net profit , a>' a percentage of sales , fdl to a disnal !oh of 3 . 3'i. (sec page 28 of report) . Re flee l i ni~ the impac t of the str ike , 19hY (;I. profi t s here down ~2':. from i%8 .

·111e challenge TlOh', as Joa rd ('ha i nnan Fred .J . llorcl1 points ou l in the report, 1 s t o "wor k to ob t a in s igni firant incr<'asc:; in producit iv ity anJ mor e cffectl\"c cost iJnprO\·cmcrn programs . "

....... o . 4.33

3.33

Some one mi 11 ion cop ies of the 31-page r eport a re being di stributed to s h:1 reowners, customers :rnd others th roughout t!1c world .

Shareo1-ners- including more than 2 ,000 ll ap1eshoro GE employees- -rece ived copies in the mai l las t 1\eck. Emp l oyees 1~ho a rc participating in the S:n'ings and Securi ty Program or the Stoel-. Bonus !'lan , but who ha,·c not rccei\·ed a share o r stock as a payout , will receive thei r reports late r.

The ;cport i·catures 18 full-color pho t os of Cor.ipan:· people and products and deta iled t"inancial sLUnma r ies . The cover is a night sc<.!nc of Salt Lake City , s howing new GE Lighting Systems ' installa tions on freeways in Utah City .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

How are we at General Electric helping to meet the environmental challenge? Pre."'ident ~ 1.xon':--. 1ir~t otlicia l a ct ot' !his llC\\

decade was to e.,tahlish a n J·: n , . i r o n m e n ta I Quali t.1· Counci l. ll is words set a new na~ tional goa l : tha t these "absolutely mi.st be the ,·ears \\'hen A rne ri ca

.\Ir. Borch p a y s its de bt t o the past by reclaiming the purity of its ai r . its water and our Ji,·ing en,·i ronmenl."

Cerlainh· we at General Elect ric sha r0 the concern fo;. en\"ironment;1l p rotPct io n. In fad, GE people expressed t heir concern some :!ii years ago in such conc rete ways a s the film Clean Waters-an early attempt to arouse interest in the equipment a nd systems that could combat water pollution. Our efforts \\'ere recognized by the ~ational Wildlife Federation in 1966 "for setting a compelling example for industry to follow in water pollution control."

Today, with the em·ironment r ecei,·ing a

frc,;h surge of attention. it's time fo r us at General E lectric to re-e\'aluatc what \\'C a r c doing, and what more we can do, LO hel p.

T his spec ial supplement is a progress report. It summa?'izes the results of a recent Company-1\'ide sun·ey of the ,·arious ways in wh ich our products and ser\'ices a re contributing to a better em·ironment. You wi]] see in it three main types of GE contributions .

First, there is the work being done to make our existing products more useful in environmental controls. ?\e"· low-pollution gas turbines . special controls for air-cleaning systems, jet engines with less noise and smoke -these are the ongoing, if no less important, types of de,·elopments that aid environmental protection.

Second, there are the e nti rely new products and new de,·elopments out of our laboratories that benefit the environment-and, of cou rse, open up further new markets fo r the Company. The range her e is from a promising new incinerator to the application of space tech-

nologics lo dO\\'n-to-cart h probl ems. And third , there are our cont in uing eF.orts

to minimize the em·ironmenta l impact of our own facilities. ForturJ<1lel~', GE operat ions ha\'e been installing pollution abatement facilities O\'er the ,·ears . Ours is a ta sk of acceleration rather th.an a start from a s tandstill.

To remind ourseh·es of these constructi\·e steps toward a better em·ironment does not mean that we are compla cent about what remains to be done. The erH'ironment fu lly merits its place among the most critical social challenges of the '70s . \\' e of General Electric can be counted on as con t inuing allies in the effor t to achie\'C a more responsible ba lance with the limited resou rces on \\'hich the qua lity of life, e\'en life itself. depends.

Chairman of the Board

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ ELECTRI C News.

Special Supplement April 1970

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As a source of c:l ean e11err1y. 111ic/1r11· 110wl r is 1cin-11i11g 11cccpla11c1 in !hi' fi!lhl 11ua i11s/ po//11/i1111 . sina 1/11d1•f11· p/1111/s 1/isch1t r!J1 11n 1'•1111h11sl io11 produ!' l s lo 1/1, 11/11111sphu1-. Sho1c 11: .1/r .' . .\'i.ron 11 / dulicut ifm of ('h imuo's /J n>.-;d1 11.!1>i<n1/ . 1;/,"-·r1111ippl'd.

.Yell" (; /:.: "clear s lack .. gas t11rhi11e adds lo ,·11mh11s. tiou ' f}ici1nci1s. r('(/ Uciny tlu nlr"s1 1 ~j un!ntrwd yo;;;1.s to lhl' almosplu n . . \ ho, ·~: work on fir.-: / of ll " ll' units al Sc/11 nectady gas /11rl1i111 p/11111.

Reconciling energy needs with environmental protection

,\me ricans want more electric power- twice as much, on the :l\·erage, e\·er;· decade. But there are those today \\'ho claim that increasing electrical usage is incompatible with protection of the natural en,·i ronmenl.

In a recent talk the head ot" GE 's Po\\'er Generation Group, Huber t \V. Gouldthorpe. urged the induslr;· to a lwo-fo!d response.

One r es ponse is tech no logical : the cont in ued de,·elopmcnt of better solution:; to crl\·ironmental problems . Mr. Gouldthorpe is confident that "what a pplication of tcdrnolog.'· has wrought, fu r t he r appl ication of technology ca n correct." He secs problems of generators' thermal effects on water as "far from insolu ble." :l'loreover, " there a rc product allernati ,·es - a nd General E lectric is pr i\'ilcgcd to represent qu ite an assortment of these - which wi ll help us to reconci le load growth with em·i ronmental cons iderat ions fo r man;· yea rs to come."

The othe r res ponse is informational. Oh· scn·ing that the public 's concern toda;· results in par t from misinformation. he called on the industr;· as a whole to communicate more cffecti,·el;· with t he public.

Fears as; oc iated \\· it h nuclear plants in partic-ular need a better pe rspect i, ·c : "I low man.1· people unde r.-; t a nd that these planL~ ar<' pahaps the only products of hu man technology de:- igned from the beginn ing \\'ith total safely and mi nimum harmful effects of the ,.,,,·i ron ment in mind·: l! O\\' many realize that tht• radia tion released to the atmos phere is onJ.'· a s ma ll fraction of that cons idered a ccepta ble by the Atomic Energy Commiss ion""

Pntcer plants remote from cities hat'< 111 n, Jilul f ro m (;/·.' f ra 11s111iss io11 d1., ·c/op111e11ts ~uch a« /hos< j o r Iii• hir1h -1·olta!} ,. r/ in 1·f-rurrc11/ dF1 fopm, nl sys{, m fot rcliahk . , couomical t ran:-;mf . ...,·sion l)j 111111· l' r jrom Or1'g1111 l 11 Sr,uthern Califomia .

,)fore nllrnc/fre e/ec/rirnt dislributiun ft, l11s tu 11r11id " 1sllutic pollution. " /J1rclu/J/11n1 ts jrnm (;/'I/I' m / 1-:lrclric inc/udr sUIJ.sll r jacr transf ormers th11 / 1'11111>1!' d is/ ri/111/ion I n go und1 rgro1wd. as 1C11l 11s /1) 1c-11rojilc I nrnsf ormei-s and su·itchgecu-.

Toward a better environment ...

' Ideal' city farmed from today's leclmulugies : I he lwae model of a city 011 display al the General Electric Carousel of Progress al Disneyland looks like some vision oi thr distant f 11t11re. But the fact is tha t all of its most farnrnble rlcmrnls-its lmlanced lrans)Jorta t ion S!fsll ms. convenient "]Jeo)Jle movers," smog. less generating s lalio11s. pol/ulion-jrcc i11d11st rial plants and ndi:ancrd uses of lighting fo r safet y and securil!f-are rcali:abl1 from c.risting General Electric technologies.

Many GE advances help to improve community life Of millions of tons of .. aerial garbage" that Americans dump into the a tmos phere each year, about one third is released from indust rial plants and elt~tric generating stations. The remaining two-thirds comes mostly from individuals, aulos and municipaliti es. Transportation alone dumps nearly 100 million tons of wastes into the a ir annually.

The U.S. urban population is generating solid wastes at a rate of over 5 pounds per person daily, or 200 million lons per year. And a year's consumption of water runs to some 25 trillion gallons.

These facts lend special relevance to the range of General Electric acti,·ities pictured here: de,·elopments to help commu nities and indi\·iduals cope more effectively with threats against the quality of urban li fe.

But the work of GE people goes well beyond these examples :

• Elec tric heati ng equipment r ed uces ind ividual use of fuels and mo,·es t he fuel usage back to power stations where pollution can be better controlled.

• A stud~- into the practicality of a combined refuse incinera tion a nd power generation plant is being conducted by the Medium Steam Turbine-Generator Department.

• A GE-PAC process computer is on order for water and waste control, and others a re already at work in two auto makers' pl....-.. automatically testing and adjusting cart tors to meet rigid anti-pollution standards.

• GE dr ive motors power new devices to shred and process junked automobiles and ot her metallic wastes into usable scrap.

{;/:,' hiah-te111peral11re rorlex i11ci11eralor """ 1irnn d 11ro111isin!1 jor n •d1tcinr1 romh11slih/( wa .... ·/, lo sf, n/1 ,,_..,.,, w1/huut po/lut111r1 wa/1 r 11r air. Curnpac/ unit ins/a//.d rr/ 111 111· .. \ ,ii . Uh io (,,/.,,,.,) .has rn)Jftrit!l t" iilfnr//r 11, Ions of lypi('((/ in l/11s/rur/ 1ila r1/ was/. 111 r luwr.

S eu· aid ayainsl tea/er poll11/io11 : r.cneml b'lcclric's 11cu: 1·crlica/ aerator 111ol11r is'" ill!/ 11sr d 1.rlr nsirc/y for )Jo1crri11g 1catcr pollution con trol C(/ill /1-

111 1 nl. Th is '''/llipm r 11 / p11111ps. cir urns and mi.us 1caste 1rntcr 1cilh oxyacn j rom /hr air. 11kr11 step i11 ll11· treat11101t of sc1cage.

Keeping dou:11to101 dou·11ton·11.· !'art uf Lincoln. X cbmska's plan for revitalizing its urban cu11i 1· is to 11s1 new Geni rnl l':lectric Spaceglo1c(J)

.-..ninaires that are f unctionally efJcctivc at night and risually attrnctive day, making the city more inviting to shoppers and sa f er for traffic.

Comballi11u j et smoke a11d 11aisc pallutio11, 1/11· CH en; cnr;ine for the Mc!Jo1111d/ /Jo11y/us /JC-Iii ll' ijl'I , slw1cn on a modified fl -:iZ f/yin[} trst br-d. is smok<·-fn'•' 1111d 1111ie/1 r al/hu11r1h ll<'i<'< ' 11s 1101rrrf11/ as liOs ' l'>l[}incs.

Industry's drive to reduce poll11lio11 has /n·ought a rush of new orders f or such GE products us sp1 ria/ motors und cm1trols fo r electroswtic precipitators that n 11101·1· dust purt ir/1s jrom smukislack gases. Controls shown are being rradied for shipm• nt at Industry Control's Salem, Va ., plant.

Quiet, fumeless. ballery-opernled home tractor is 1101c being offered b!I Ge1u ra/ f,'/ cctri1" .·\ J"'l/11tu111-fn, . r• ch11rf1u1blr po1crr source f or jobs Qr(J/Olr! tl11 honu . r;f."., 1-:1, ('-T r11k I yard1 II lrflclOI' i.~· also a rro/1 .. "ific s/1 /} fnwor1/ 1/1 r1 lupou ''' .,, 1 /1 rt,.,,. ,., hid, s fnr t nu/SfJflf'falion .

•High-speed ra{lid /ra11.,it s11sfr111s he/fl //11' urban e111'ironmenl l•y dccrerising cit io; ' <It JH' Ud1 11c1 un "''"1 f11u ... ·t ion-( ny/;11 1·r h iclt . .:. One s1 t of tracks of Ott Chicago Tra11sit .·\ ulhuril!f 1/1/I I . (ur 1 »·11111pl1'. rail c11n-y ~0.000 people per hour l'r,.su.'i .!.000 for on auto /ouf' .

A 1Lard-wi1111i11g pollutant detecto1· is Ordnance System's portable Condensat ion Nuclei Counter, selected os one of 196!1's m ost significant new technica l v roducls. It measures sub-microscopic airborn e coutamincints.

Environment gets new push from GE research Today at Genera l Electric, scientists and engineers are probing deeper fo r answers in a number of a reas of study important to environmental con t rol.

As s ho\\'n he r e, t he Company's efforts spring not only from Resea rch and Development Center p rojects but also from t he laboratories of operati ng com ponents and study contracts awarded to aerospace operations.

Some add itional speci fics : • T he Compa ny's TEMP O "think-tank" op

eration has un der taken such pr ojects as a study of t rends in t he control of photochemical smog in the Los Angeles basin .

• A mobile laser ai r pollution pr obe has been designed. bui lt a nd field-tested by the S pace Sciences Laboratory. It detects, mea sures and tracks pollutants in t he atmosphere at ranges up to fh·e miles.

• Under a ne\\' s t udy contract, t he Re-entry and En\'ironmental Systems Di\'is ion is assessing the effects of long exposure to carbon monoxide pollutants on cardia c systems.

-• • The Oi\·ision is also studying the feasib il-

··-· :;i ity of automation in \\"ater t r eatment plants ~ fo r the City of Philadel phia .

Urban expressway pollutants in N ew Y ork City are being monitored by R e-E n try and Environmental Systems Division . The study will prov ide design data f or planning expressways that w ill cause less pollution in su rroundin g m·eas.

b'sthel icnl/11 pleasin{J fa cilities are a Ge11eral E lectric co11lrii>u/io11 to licttrr communit y envir on-11101/s. :111 f'.Wmph· fabol'c) : new gas turbine p rod11ctio11 plant i11 Grl'1'111'illr. S .C.

A 1rnrd-wi1111i11y pl<mt desi{Jt1S: Ge11eral E lectric has 1co11 / he 111c<11"<i fo1· "Top T en Plants of the l'rnr" more than any other romprrn y. S hown : Spa!'! /Jirisi11 11 jacilily a l Falley Forge, Pa .

• The La rge S team Turbine-Generator Division is par ticipating wit h ut ility customers in studies concerning the use of cooling towers and other means of minimi zing the thermal effects of generation on water.

Company's own facilities stress environment controls

How is General Electric doi ng in its own antipollution effor ts '!

"T he Compan>· is \\"Orki ng ha rd to be sure thal pollutio n is under >atisfactor.\· control at ou r planb. but the job ahead is fa r less than it might ha1·e l>een . for one simple r eason : GE operations ha\"C been \1·o rk ing a t pollution abatement for years.''

That's the estimate of Edga r S . Weaver , Manager of GE's \{ pal Estate and Construct ion Opl' ra t ion. l !is opinion counts, fo r RECO has the responsibility for monitoring and advising opcr:1t ing components on pollution cont rol programs 011 a Com pany-wide basis.

"Our newe r plants genera lly have ver y good scores in meeting. and usua lly in exceeding b.v a good n1a q.; i11 , the s ta nda r ds fo r acceptabili ty in tl 1c i1· local ities," Mr. Weaver a dds. "And plants 110\\" bei ng built or in planning s tage;. such as .-\ppliance Park-East, wi ll include he:ny in\"cst rnents in environmenta l conlrul faci lities."

:\Ian>· older pla n ls ha\·e g reatl» stepped up thei r anti-pollution prog rams. At P it tsfi eld, Eric, Fort \ \'a>·ne and other sites. multi-million-dollar im·esimcnts in new cont rol equipment a nd facilities a rc bei ng made.

"\\' e want to be a ~oud business citizen in GE plant eommunitiPs." Ed \Vc:n·er sums up, " a nd that i11d11des continuing to apply the resou rces to keep pare with e,·oJ\·i ng em·ironmental standa rds. "

Special .~trains of waste-digesting bacteria a1'e un der study at the R esearch and Development Center . They promise evrntua lly to solv e the refusedisposal problem by convert ing solid wastes into protein-rich fodder for animals.

Advanced battery systems that may som eday serve as power sources f or electric vehicles ar e under development at the R and D Center. Above: Dr. Stephan P. Mitoff, at w ork on ?naterials f or batter ies to be operated at elevated t emperatur es. ..-..

New step.~ in e11viro11111e11tnl controls are being taken al c1~· facil it irs. New dust collector for the Erie. P a., f oundry is 1mrl of 1/11 plant's p1·ogram to reduce air and 1calcr pollution .

Comprehensive pollution co1111'0/s are being plan11ed into n1·w GE f acilil ies . .-1 t .-l pplfrwce Park t;ast. pollution co11 trols 1cill iuclude 0 11c building d<Toted entirely to I rca l ing industria l w aste wat er.


Volume XII, No . 66 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA April 24, 19 70

P. W. WARREN PROMOTED

Paul Warren has been named Supervisor-Time Standards and Work Measuremen t for CCDD.

The appotntment was announced by Mr. Robert York, Jr., Manager-Manufacturing Engineering. Mr. Warren's primary responsibility is in the area of productivity measurements.

A native of Waynesboro, Paul joined the Company in January, 1955 . He held pos itions as

Mr> . War>r>en a cost clerk technician and in time s t andards and production control before becoming a foreman in power generation. In 1968 he became a specialist in time standards

.-....,,d work measurement.

Prior t o joining the Company, Paul had att ended Wo odrow Wilson Technical School and served in the Air Force. Paul and his wife Dorothy have 4 children--Michael, Jeffrey, Deb r oah and Cyn t hia.

A UST IN PROMOTION ANNOUNCED

James Aus tin George Bradt

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has been selecten t o replace Mr. as Supervisor-Requisition Pro

cessing and Warehouse. Mr. Austin's primary responsibilities will be the edi ting , processing and distributing of all incoming customer orders and requisitions as well as warehousing of finished stock and renewal parts.

Mr. Austin is a native of Way-Mr> . Austin nesb oro and attended Waynes-

boro High School, Fisburne Mili tary School and VPI. He joined the Department in 1956

,..-4fter 4 years of service in the Air Force and brief stint with Virginia Engineering .

Among the positions held by Mr. Austin ar e incoming inspector, time standards t echnician, foreman-re lays, s upervisor of third shift, and specialist-advanced materials. Mr. Austin and his wife Pa t have 3 children.

The Pr>esident 's br>other>, Mr>. F. Donald Nixon, visited our> plant last Friday and tour>e d our> factory oper>ation after> meeting ~ith CCDD Gener>al Manager> War>r>en F. Kindt , and J. F . Ponzi Uo, Gener>al Manage r> of .VECD. Mr> . Nixon is Viae- Pr>esident of the MaY'Y'iott -Hot Shoppes Corpor>ation .

SOFTBALL LE AG UE BEING ORGANIZED

The Interplant Softball League for 1970 will be starting next month, prcvided there is sufficient interes t.

Anyone desiring t o enter or play on a team or wishing to umpire in the l eague , should contact Dan Dondiego, Ext. 619 .

HAVE YOU SEEN

A 16mm movie proj ector is miss ing from the A & SP area. If anyone knows the whereabouts of the projection, please contact Jack J effers, Ex t. 561.

RIDE NEEDED

Frances Bruno needs a ride for the fi r s t shi f t from 301 Filmore Street, St aunton, Contact her on 885-1946 aft er 5 : 15 p .m.

REMINDER!!!

Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Don't fo rget to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night .

An increasing concern for cost makes it ••

A Completely

Different

Ball Game

Back in the late 1950's and the 60's, our custaners placed about equal emphasis on reliability, perfonnance, deliveiy and cost.

Now, it's a completely different ball game.

Our customers still have the same high standards for reliability, for perfonnance and for delivery but today they have increased conceTil for cost.

And that's what makes it a completely new ball game.

In the past, we have always satisfied our customer requirements, be it the deliveiy of relays, the reliability of our aerospace equipment, the canpatability of our power-regulation controls, or the cost of our products.

Now we have to satisfy the increased concern for cost at no expense to perfonnance, quality or deliveiy.

Whose job is that? EVERYBODY'S!

Eveiything we do is related to cost. And cost is made up of big things and "little" things.

"Little" things like--

•••.. Safety glasses. How often do we lose them and then check out new pairs of glasses?

...•• Supplies and stationeiy. Do we use them as efficiently as we would at home where we pay for them individually?

.•••• Work habits. Have we worked effectively and consistently? Have we expended that little extra effort to make our jobs and our future more serure?

.•••• Absenteeism and tardiness. Are we making that extra effort to be at work and on time?

•••.. Quality. Do we make it right the first time? If we don't tlllderstand, are we asking questions? And when we do 'llllderstand, are you using that lmowledge?

'!he increasing concern for cost makes it a completely different ball game. But it's a ball game that we can win if we all join the team.


Vo lume XII , No . 6 7 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA May 1, 1970

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GeneY'al Ma.nageY' ~laY'Y'en F. Kindt makes a point o:-'ng his talks with hourly employees.

CCDD GENERAL MANAGE R OU T L INE S 19 70 CHALL E NGE S

On Tues day and We dnesday of this week, Warren F . Ki ndt , General Manager of CCDD, in a series of talks with the Waynesbo r o hour ly employees, reviewed the Depar tment' s cu rrent bus i ness outlook and laid ou t p l ans f o r the road ahead in 19 70 .

Mr . Kindt said, "Ou r bi g job is to nurse our older 'core ' businesses in r e l ays , power regulation, specia l ty devices , mechan ical produ ct s and ae rospace cont r ols back to health while at the same time we keep Te rmiNets r o ll i ng off the lines to meet the rapid l y expanding communi cation market ."

Mr . Kindt noted some of the many s t eps management has t aken to cut cos t s , meet cus tome r s chedules , bring i n wor k and s e cure mo r e business for the Departmen t : He a l so out line d several areas where all emp l oyees could concentra t e their ef for t s to he l p the business and t~selves--absen teeism, qua l i t y , safet y , cons __ Jc t ive i deas , and " say a good wor d f or your Company. "

FOU R NECD ENGINEERS PROMOTED

D. B. Schneider, Manage r - Engineering for NECD, announced the promotion of four engineering managers effec tive Friday , May 1.

J oseph F. Bakel has been appointed ManagerCommanDi r Hardware Proje ct . Th e CommanDir system is a new innovation in the use of numerical cont r o l s whe r e many machines may be controlle d s imultaneously through the use of a small computer. The s ystem bypasses

pr e s en t methods i nvolving the use of punched t ape and tape r eade r s . The first CommanDi r system i s s cheduled fo r demons t r ation at the 1970 Machine Too l Show in Chicago . Bake l, a 10-year veteran of GE has former l y he ld vari ous posi t ions in Product Design and Deve lopment Engineering Operations including Manage r - New Cont rols Oper ation . Tle is a 1955 g r aduate of Bradley University .

Nam ed t o the posi t i on of Manage r - Circuits & Funct ion Development Opera t ion i s Ear l E. Meese . His ope ration will be r esponsible fo r the inves tigation and developmen t of new concep t s fo r nwnerica l cont r ol systems . Special emphasis will be place d on new circuits and f unctions util izing both medium and large scale integrated circuits . In addition , maj or deve l opment programs involving the newly emerging adapt i ve control techniques wi l l be car r ied ou t by this operati on. Meese began his car eer wi th GE in 1955 fol l owing his graduation that yea r from the Uni ve r s ity of Neb r aska where he was awarde d a BSEE . Formerly Manager- Standard Contro l s Ope r a ti on , his work has involved various positions i n the Custom Con t rol s Operati on and Product Design Engineering.

Thomas P. Haught has been pr om oted t o Man-.. ~....... ager- Standard Controls Operation .

This segment of the business is r esponsible for the engineering of new des i gns for s t andard contro l s and t he eng i neering s upport necessar y t o i ;1e

f actory and fiel d ope r a t ions.

(See back page )

~ '.X e"'tployees a.hove~ aU r1e"ilJf:rs of the .. .':~>. ~. ' °::,m•o ?~:Y's t _!._i cl CY'e":-: ~ are : 'Y'.,;';'(' '.:-Ct; r..g tf:e .- r.::'· c:· :-',~_~ Zcr! use Z ·in teaching c;< Lc:1·•;n o:{ L;:.' , ·0'77'-r~·2 - 1 about i,he J,a;:ar·rl." c1•owui an aver>-

"PEOPLE WHO HE LP PEOPLE" - - -THE FIRST A ID CREW

fhe Waynesboro First Aid Crew is well known for its se rvices of providing first aid trcat~ent and emergency transportation t o those in need of help because of illness, accident or unexpected situations which threaten lives . One of the important ser vices rendered but not publicized widely is the Crew ' s educ<lt i onal activities in t he schools of the area. Vo lunteer members of t he Crew take the disp l ay of dange r ous items found in every home into the classroom and teach the s tudents about these hazards . The Crew has already vis ited all the Waynesbor o elememtary schools and many of the schoo ls in Augusta County .

Ti~L First Aid Crew has 36 volunteers , a ju!,ior crew of 15 , and an aux Lliary crew of 16 , all well trained and ready [or act ion. GE employees who are members of the Crew are: James Duncan , Main tenance; Jack l'lumme r, TermiNe t; Al Scarbrough, Engineering ; William Smi th, Manufacturing Enginee ring ; Paul Ross , Engineering ; and Fred Zirkle, Quali t y Control.

GE - TV SPECIAL SCHEDULED MAY 5

" Once Befo r e I Die," the fou rth and final telecast in this season ' s GE :Vlonog r am Series will be s hown on NBC-TV Tuesday, May 5, 7: 30 to 8: 30 p .m. This speci al exp lains why a 54-year old California attorney and six other amateur mo untaineers set out t o conquer Koh- iTundy, a 20 , 000 foot peak i n the Hindu-Kus h mountains i n Afghanis t an.

S&SP PR OSPE C TUS DISTRIBUTED

The 1970 Pros pectus of the Savings and Security Prog ram wi 11 be d.i.s L ::-ibuted today to all S&SP participants. The Prospectus will con~.n full informati on un the Program, including annual fi nancial statemen t of the S&S? Mutual Fund as of Deccn:bc r ~I , 1969. Former emp l oyees who have Mutual Fund lnits credi ted to their accounts will receive copies of t he Prospectus through the mail as will employees who are temporarily absent.

PROMOT IONS . . . (c ont 'd fr om page l)

The engineering of new designs includes preparation and maintenance of documentation sys t ems, inco r por ation of design improvements and dis seminati on of information to other engineering operations. !laugh t , a 1961 graduate of VPI (BSEE) joined CE i n that same year . He h as held o ther positi ons in Custom and St andard Control Systems Engineering areas , including ~lanagcr of ~lachine Operations.

C. Earl Brad ley, a 196 1 g r aduate of the Unive rsity of Virginia (BSEE) has been appointed ~anage r-Boring,

Drilling , Mil li ng Machine Oper ation. 1bis area of th e Systems Engineering Opera t ion is oriented to customer needs in t e rms of de t ermining materials , cos ts and engineering schedules for control s being ordered as well as the prep arat i on of al l assembly and wi ring documents needed t o build t he equipment. Bradl ey has been a Senior Project Engineer with the Company and :tanager-Turning Machines Operation. lie has been with GE since 1957 , except for a brief period of t i me las t year, when he was a f fil i ated with Conrac Corporation of California.

IN MEMORIAM

How a r d Knox , a long ser vice employee ,1[ Lhe Gene ral Electric Company, died in the Waynes

boro Community Hospital on Friday, a AE[lH i l 1 7.r Mr . Kn~x 1j

1

oinedbthe Gene ral ect ri c ~ompany in ~aynes oro on

J anuary 21, 1957 , as a s heet metal fabri cator and fo r the past several years was a monitor in the metal

finishing area .

Carl Hyde, Mr . Knox's foreman, had high pr a i se for Howard as an employee and as a m~. Mr . Hyde s aid , "Howard was an outstanding .:-a-tor . His attitude and work efforts were excellent. He was th e t ype of person I want for a persona l f riend . " On behalf of the Waynesbo r o Pl an t employees , the NEWS extends its sincere sympathy to his wife Gertrude, his fami l y and close f r iends .


Volume XII , No . 68 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA May 8 , 1970

NEW SCOGEE OFF ICERS ELECTED

~EE officers j'or 1970- 71 are (from left to 1 vat) : first row--Larry Martin, Vice President; Frank Gum, President; Connie Miller, Treasurer; 2nd row--Don Theadc , Wayne Bowles, He len Johnson, Sandra Grose, Helen Dedrick and ,John Miller, III . 3rd row--Joe Smith, Juan Brown, Kenne t h Kent , Bob Dedrick, Charles Bowles, Dwight Phelps , and Dan Dondiego. Absent from photo is Ronda Lake, Secretary .

PROTECT YOUR LIFE--- OBEY THOSE SAFETY RULES

W. R. Perry, Safe ty Specialist, says there are some emp l oyees who ignore safe t y r ope barr i cades. These are areas that are r oped off whe r e maintenance pe r sonnel or outside contractors are making repairs or doing ins tallation work in the plant. The work being perfo rmed, many times is overhead wo r k and emp loyees have been stepping ove r or crawling under t he rope . This is a very dange r ous t hing to do. A workman could accident l y drop a wr ench or a hammer on someone' s head r esulting in a serious injury or even death.

All employees mus t observe the areas that are roped off with safety r ope by not stepping over or crawling under this r ope. Protect your life by avoiding these unsafe acts.

CH.ANGE IN VISI TORS' PARKI NG LOT

Parking a r eas fo r customers, visitor s , and applicants have been clearly ma rked wi th ye llow painted lines on the pavement and new yel l ow signs . The visitor s ' parking area is opposite t he Employment Office entrance on the south side of the building .

Additional parking for empl oyees in Zone 4 has been provided on the Bou levard. Employee par king zones are marked with wh ite paint and white signs .

It is i mportant to all of us that our customers and visitors a r e ab l e t o par k on our premises without being subjected t o undue delay and inconvenience . We have had numerous complaints from customers and visitors who we r e unable to find parking spaces fo r their car s . Employees had taken the visitor s ' parking spaces in violation of parking rules . The new ye llow pai nted signs pr ovide unmistakable designation for visitor parking now .

The visitors ' par king area will be checked regularly to see that t he spaces ar e kept open fo r visitors and that t he a r ea is not being used by employees . Pe r s istent employee violators of the visitor s ' parking area will have the ir parking privileges revoked.

------IN MEMORI.AM- - ----

On behalf of the Waynesboro Plant employees , the NEWS extends its sin cere sympathy to the family of Mrs. Warren (Peggy) Huffman. Mrs . Huffman passed away Thursday , Apri l 30 , 1970, in the Waynesbor o Community Hospi tal.

Mrs . Huffman had been employed by the General Electric Company s ince May 21 , 1956 , as a secretary. Her most r ecent position was secret ary to the Manager- Manufacturing fo r the Communications & Control Devices Department .

******************* Dave (Production) and June Harrell (Swi tch

board Operator) would like to exp r ess their appreciation fo r the many ac t s of kindnes s s hown t hem during the ir recent time of sorrow .

IUE ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT IN STRIKE VIOLENCE CASES

The IUE has assented in several settlement agreements in NLRB cases growing out of incidents of violence during the strike to refrain from such illegal conduct.

IUE Local 786 in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay back wages to two employees prevented from working at specific times during the strike by its actions.

The NLRB has issued consent orders against IUE Local 301 in Schenectady and Local 359 in Waterford, N. Y., in which the unions promise to "cease and desist from res training and coercing employees" of General Electric.

GOLDSBORO REJECTS IJ\llON

Production and maintenance employees at the Lamp Metals and Components Department's Welds Plant in Goldsboro, N. C. voted April 9 to remain without a union. The results: No union--122; IUE--107. This was the second P&M representation election thus far in 1970. On February 18, employees turned down the IBEW's bid to represent them at the new Charleston, S. C. plant of the Turbine Department.

Cav1PANY SAFETY DATA SHOWS GOOD 1969 PROGRESS

The Company made progress in reducing its work injury experience last year, according to statistics reported by our Safety Consultant in New York. The number of lost-time accidents per million manhours decreased to 1.81 in 1969, a new low at a time when occupational injury rates of all industry are rising or maintaining a plateau. The number of days charged last year per million manhours was 141, much better than the 228 in 1968. Although the fatality rate decreased to five deaths in 1969, compared to eight in the previous year, even one is too many.

W. R. Perry, Safety Specialist, stated that the Waynesboro Plant experienced 3 losttime injuries in 1969. This is slightly higher than the Company's average. Although we slipped slightly in our safety performance in 1969, Waynesboro had no lost-time injuries in 1968, Mr. Perry indicated if all employees would reassess their work habits and work more safely in 1970, our safety performance should improve.

HOW TO SELL YOUR STOCK BACK TO GE (Here's information on one of our new benefits-- -sale of GE stock to the Company) ~

Numerous questions have been received as to the procedure to follow in selling stock purchased through the Savings and Security Program. The rules for the purchase of GE stock by the Company from employees are as follows:

1. Only stock certificates originally distributed under the S&S Program or the Savings and Stock Bonus Plan will be purchased. The initials "SS" or "SB" appear on such certificates following the name registration, except for SB certificates issued in 1962 and prior years. Stock certificates were issued in the name of the employee, or at his option, in his name and that of another individual as joint tenants.

2. TOTAL shares shown by the certificate(s) must be sold. For example, the Company will not buy two shares of a seven-share certificate.

3. Stock will be purchased from employees and ex-employees, but will not be purchased where the owner is deceased or is an incompetent.

4. Stock will be purcharsed free of odd-lot charge, bank fee, and brokerage commission, but the applicable New York Stock Transfer Tax, ~ a maximum of 5¢ a share, will be deducted from the proceeds of the sale.

5. Value paid for the shares will be the closing market price on the New York Stock Exchange on the day the certificate is received in Employee Savings Operation in Schenectady. If the stock is not received on a trading day, the closing price on the next preceding trading day will be used.

6. Checks in payment of stock will normally be mailed within three days after receipt of the stock and no later than seven days after receipt barring unusual breakdowns.

7. Stock certificates should be sent registered mail to Employee Savings Operation, General Electric Company, 1 River Road, Schenectady, N.Y. The Registered Mail Clerk should be advised that the value of what is being mailed is a figure $4 times the number of shares being mailed. This is to cover the costs of insurance to replace a lost certificate.

8. General Electric Company reserves the right to change, suspend or terminate this purchase of stock arrangement at any time. ~

**************** SKEET & TRAP SHOOTERS LEAGUE BEING FORMED. IF INTERESTED, ATTEND THE MEETING MAY 11 AT 4:30 PM IN THE PLANT AUDITORILM.


Volt.nne XII, No , 69 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA M

SIX EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PATENTS

M. Masnik, Patent Counsel, announced this week that patents have been awarded to six Waynesboro employees. Two of these employees, Wally Kennedy, CCDD Engineering; and Dick Thomas, NECD Marketing; were awarded patents for the first time.

Mr. Kennedy's invention was related to an electrical connector provided to effect both electrical contact and mechanical s tability between a terminal pos t and a conductive portion of an electrical circuit board.

Mr. Thomas received his first patent for the invention of a tracer pr obe rnechanicism for tracing at any desired angle relative to ~he s urface of the body being traced. John

.tfuoades and Leroy Kelling, both of NECD Engineering , also received patents for this same invention. This was the 13th patent awarded to Mr. Rhoades.

Mr. Kelling also received a patent, his 23rd, for his invention relating to the deriviation of coarse, intermediate, and fine ranges of data from a singl e input nt.nnber.

Ed Dinger, CCDD Engineering, was awarded a patent for his invention of a control circuit in which a pair of inductive reactors are used to establish the reference voltage level of the device being controlled . This is Mr. Dinger's 19th patent .

BENEFIT BOOKLETS AVAILABLE

Distribution of revised benefit booklets will begin this week with the improved insurance plan . Othe r booklets will be availab l e in the next few weeks .

:EMINDER:

Friday, May 29, 1970, is the next paid holiday for Waynesboro Plant emp l oyees,

WAY NESBORO PLANT C ITED BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Warren Kindt, CCDD General Manager, accepts congratulations from Mr. W. B. Robertson, the Governor's Special Assistant for Minority Affairs, at the presentation of the citation to the Waynesboro Plant by Mr . T. E. Temple, Commissioner of Administration for t he State of Virginia .

Warren F. Kindt, CCDD Gene r al Manager, and Dave Coughtry , CCDD Manager-Manufac turing, accepted a special citation f rom the Small Busi•· ness Administration (SBA) on May 11 in Richmond. The citation recognizes the Waynesboro General Electric Plant for ac tive participation in the voluntary s ubcon trac t ing progr am i n assisting small bus iness concerns to obtain a fair share of government contract s .

In addition t o the award gi ven to the Waynesboro Plant , recogni t ion was also given to the General Electric Pl ant i n Lynchburg , Hercules , Inc., in Radford , Spe rry Rand Corp., in Charlottesvil l e, and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News .

The citation covers all three GE businessei located in Waynesboro--CCDD, NECD and AEPBS . Special note was made of AEPBS ' s contribution on its special ized work connected with government contracts for the Department of Defense and NAS A.

The awards were given i n connection with Small Business Week pr ocl aimed by Governor J.inwood Holton fo r the week of May 17-23 .

EMPLOYEES COMPLETE SPECIALIZED COURSES

With the arrival of May come graduation thoughts to many people, and Waynesboro General Electric employees are no exception.

Charles Spangler, CCDD Engineering; and Olev Kivistik, NECD Engineering, have recently completed the Company's 8-month Creative Engineering Course.

The objective of this course is to broaden the technical awareness of the Company's engineers and help them develop greater insight into innovative opportunities for product improvement.

Another employee, John Wolf, Data Processing, completed a thirty-semester hour course in Data Processing Systems conducted at the University of Virginia School of General Studies.

The program in Data Processing, a nondegree offering of the University, consists of courses equivalent to a full year's college work in this specialized field.

STOCK AND FUND UNIT PRICES FOR APRIL

Here is the average GE stock price and the average fund unit price used in the crediting of participants' accounts for the month of April under the amended Savings and Security Program.

Stock Price Fund Unit Price

$74.165 $25.047

--IN MEMORIAM--

Raymond Hall, a long-time employee of the General Electric Company, died Saturday,

New York.

May 9, in the Waynesboro Community Hospital.

Mr. Hall had worked in the Engineering Section since 1955 when he transferred to the Waynesboro Plant from Schenectady,

The NEWS extends its sincere sympathy to Mr. Hall's family and close friends on behalf of the Waynesboro Plant employees.

GE BABE RUTH LEAGUE MANAGER GETS ADVICE FROM AN 11 0LD 0 R0 11

Dayton Cunningham, a Relay employee and Manager of the GE Indians , s ought out Andrew ("Pop") Tullooh for advioe on managing his team this year.

Dayton Cunninghrun is the manager of th~ GE Indians in the Babe Ruth League for boys _ 13-15 years of a~e . The league i s !nacle up of 6 teams, all sponsored by businesses in the Waynesboro area. Carl Jones , For eman in Sheet Metal, is president of the League . Twentyone boys who play in the league are from GE namilies and participate on various teams.

Mr. Tulloch, a retire d GE employee with 51 years service, was given a special award at the opening game of the season by the Babe Ruth League f or his he lp in starting the l eague in 1954 and supporting it ever since . 11 Pop 11 retired as a coach only a year or so ago, but he s till maintai ns an active interest in baseball even though he has pas t his 88th birthday.

UNIVERSIT Y ST UDENTS HEVOLT

A limited number of copies of a r eport made by Communications Research, Inc., on the origin, purpos es, policies and activities of the Student~ for A Democrat i c Soci ety (SDS) a r e n ow available in the Relations Offi ce . The report provides basic informati on on SDS leaders, and background material on student riots in universities ~ss

the country today.

The r eport rep rints in its entirety a study of SDS prepared by t he staff of the House Corruni t· tee on Internal Securi ty. In addition, CRI has provided supplement al informa t ion on SDS acti vities since the House Committee s tudy was made.

WAYNESBORO PLANT - GENERAL@ELECTRIC

Vo 1 XII . , No . 70 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA May 22 , 1970

Know Your Compet itors :

ENGLI SH TURBI NE SALESMAN GETS FOOT IN U. S . DOOR

(Editor 's Note : The foUowing is of par ticular interest to CCDD Power Regulation employees as it gives a good look at one of our s tronger competitors . The comp l ete ar ticle was printed in t he New York Times , May 1 ?, 19 ?O . )

Peter J . H. Pattins on, president of Eng lish Electric Corporation, hopes to sell American uti lities three t o five l a r ge, Britis h made turbine gene rators a year. That ' s a maj or part of his job as president of the cor po r a ti on. In ear ly April , he convinced the P""°""'n t S0uthern Calif orni a Edison Company of

. merits of buying at leas t one--and poss ibly t wo--f rom his company . Jack K. Horton , cha irman an d chief exe cu tive office r of the Wes t Coast Utility , said at the time that t he price quo t ed by Mr . Pa ttinson was more favorable "by a substantial ·margin" than those from any o ther produce r .

Mr . Pattinson emphasized in a recent interview here that English El e ctri c has no plans for set ting up a manufac turing fa cility in this country: "Why should we put in the giant equipment neede d t o make r epairs on giant .. turbine gene rator s ? I f we did and us e d the s ame e quipment to manufacture s uch items, we ' d l os e t he price advantage we have and why s h ould any utility pay 15 to 20 percent mor e for a Britis h machine made here when they can ge t it f or l es s there ?"

Mr. Pattinson intends t o have English Electric measure up t o the compe t itive standards nere. He pointed out that a merger, whi ch was consummated i n Novemb e r> 1968, resulted in ~gi ant company with many products t o s ell.

; annual volume is around $2. 5 billion and there are s ome 200 different manufac turing divis i ons . In addition to heavy e l e ctric generating equipment and gas turbines and complete contro l s ys tems for s hips, the company produces s mall r ef rigerators for mobile homes .

BRI SA HOLDS FIRST fv1EETING AT GE

Jcones Sohn, Acme Visible Recor ds , and Bernard Gibson, Virginia Depar tment cf Labor and I ndustry , chat 1Jith /,/ , R. Perry , J . E. Stoeckel and D. L. Coughtry during a plant t ouY' .

The Blue Ridge I ndus trial Safet y Assoc i a tion (BRISA) held its fi r s t meeting a t t he Waynes b or o Gene r al El ect ric Plant We dnes day , May 20, 1970.

Mr . D. L. Coughtry, Manager-CCDD :tanufa cturing , we l comed 23 safe t y pe r sonnel r epres enting 18 manufactu ring firms f r om the four- county area of Albemarle, Augus t s , Rockb ridge and Ro ckingham. Firms r ep r esent ed we r e : Cheme tron, Corp ., Bonded Fiber s , Dunham/Bus h , Inc ., IMCO Con t ainer Co ., E. I . duPont de Nemours , Go rdons vil le Industries , I nc ., Pa =kaging Corp. of America, Murray Manufacturing, Vir gin i a Department of Labor and I ndus t ry , Marv al Poultry Co., Ovenaire , Inc ., Bas ic-Witz Furni ture Indust r i es , I nc ., Cr ompton-Shenandoah Co ., NIBCO of Vi rgini a , GENES CO, Acme Vi sible Records , Un iversity of Virginia , an d Gene r al Electri c .

Fol l owi ng a buffe t dinne r an d a short business session, th e v i s i ting guests we re gi ven a comprehe nsive plant tour . W. R. Pe r ry , Safety Sp'ecial ist for \faynesbo r o ' s GE Plant and the tempo r ar y pr esiden t of BRISA, pr es i de d ove r the mee ting . Membe rship in BRI SA i s open t o a1 1 i ndus tr:=_al manufac tur ing f irms . The next meeting is tentatively schedul ed fo r Waynesbor o duPont Plant .

NO WILMINGTON UNION

Production and maintenance employees voted May 8 to remain without a union at the new facility in Wilmington, N. C., of the Nuclear Energy Division's Reactor & Fuels Manufacturing Operation.

The results: No union--381; IBEW and Boilermakers--198; International Chemical Workers Union--5. An unusual aspect of the election was that the !BEW and Boilermakers made their representation bid jointly. If they had won, both unions would have represented the bargaining unit together. This was the first time in memory that such a situation haa arisen in a General Electric representation vote.

DISTRIBUTION OF S&S REPORTS AND REGISTRATION FORM3

The authorization for delivery and registration of securities following expiration of the 1967 holding period will be distributed to employees today. Part I of the report will show each employee who participated in the S&S Program in 1967 the total of his 1967 credits, including bonds, GE stock, mutual fund units, and cash. Delivery and registration information may be required from participants in Part II of the form.

This will be the first distribution of Mutual Fund units provided for under the S&S Program. Detailed information concerning the registration of :the mutual fund units is provided on the reverse side of Part I. In some cases, it will not be necessary for employees to make any changes. However, these forms should be reviewed carefully to determine if any registration changes are required or other changes desired.

Part I of the form indicates how all securit:tes are now registered. This should be reviewed to make sure the securities are registered as you want them. Please verify that the address is correct as shown and the retirement option feature is as you want it. If "Registration Required" is indicated in any of the securities fields, Part II of the form must be completed.

Before filling out Part II of the form, be sure all instructions on the backs of both forms are read and understood. Part II only should be returned to Personnel Accounting prior to June 12, 1970. If you have any questions, please call Leo Huntley, Ext. 125.

MAY 29--Al\IOTHER PAID HOLIDAY ~

Friday, May 29, will be observed as the t~ird oaid holiday this year as Memorial Day falls on Saturday.

Many employees plan to take advantage of these three days off to travel long distances to visit relatives, or to enjoy recreational activities. Safety first is the key to having a good time and still being back to work on June 1.

Payment for the holiday will be made to employees with 30 days or more of service prior to May 29 and who work the last scheduled workday before the holiday, Thursday, May 28, and the first scheduled workday after, Monday, June 1.

If for any reason an employee must be absent on either the 1ast scheduled workday before or the first workday after the holiday for personal business reasons, approval must be obtained from his manager before the absence if the employee expects to geL paid for either the personal business day or the ...., holiday. r 1

Employees planning to take one or more days of their third week of vacation in conjunction with the holiday must make arrangements with their manager well in advance of the days planned for vacation.

If personal illness keeps an employee from working the last workday before or the first day after the holiday, the employee must contact his/her manager at the start of the normal work shift to explain the absence.

Pay for the holiday and sick pay, if otherwise eligible, will be made only if the manager has been contacted and he is satisfied that the reason for the absence was definitely due to personal illness. In some instances, the manager may request the employee to provide verification of the illness.

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A MAN'S LIFE: Twenty years of hearing his mother ask where he is going--f orty years of having his wife ask the same question-and in the end, the mourners are wondering, too.


Volume XII, No. 71 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA May 28 , 1970

LTDI FCF SALARIED EMPLOYEES TO COST DONNA BURCHAM- - MISS AUGUSTA LESS, PA I MORE

The new Miss Augusta is Donna Kay Burcham , daughter of Mr . and Mrs. Earl Burcham of Waynes boro. Her father is a tool designer at the Waynesboro Plant.

The 1970 Miss Augusta, a sophmore at Madison College, is working toward a degree in musical education and plans t o teach on the primary school level . A member of Sigma Alpha Iota professional music fraternity for women, she is accompanist for the Madison College Concert Choir and secretary of the Student Group of the American Guild of Organists .

She is regular organist at First Baptist Church here in Waynesboro and in 1967 was organist for the Miss Augusta Pagent. A piano student since the second grade, sh e now majors in organ and minors in voice at Madison.

The NEWS would like to congratulate Miss -._cham and wish he r luck as she takes her ,, ...: ..<t s t ep toward the Miss America Pageant when she competes in the Miss Virginia contes t in July.

The Long Term Disability Income P}an fo r Salaried Emp loyees on August 1 will elimina te contributions for at least three months for all who were participants at the end of 1969.

This significant change in t he LTDI fo r Salaried Employees was announced by E. S. Willis , manager of Employee Benefi t s for General Electric. He pointed out that favo rable experience under the plan has ma de the i mprovement possible. The Long Term Disability Insurance Plan for Hourly Emp loyees has not been in existence long enough to allow for experience adjustments , Mr . Willis added .

Howeve r, Mr. Willis said that unfavor able experience occurred in another plan during 1969 . This was the Personal Accident Insurance Plan which provides employees with up to as much as $100,000 of coverage in blocks of $10,000 a t a minimum cost . Since July, 1968, the rate f or PAI has been 45 cents per year pe r $1000 of cove rage. Th e high f r equency of accidental deaths--especially in auto accidents --and the larg e r claims has made it necessary fo r t he rate to be increased to 50 cents per $100 of coverage beginning July 1. This is the same rate that was in effect prior to July , 1968, when favorable experience made it possible for t he insurance ca r rier to l ower t he rate. Unde r the new rate , employee contributi ons for $30,000 i n cov erage wou ld be $15 per year as compared with the 1969 cost of $13 . 50 per year.

Mr. Willis reviewed the procedure f or making changes in your coverage by noting, "PAI may be ob tained on an annual basis beginning with July 1 each yea r . I f yo u are al r eady covered t he Insurance in effect now will be renewed aut omatically for t he same amount fo r another year in July unless t he Company has re ceived a written notice of cancellation or r eduction from the empl oyee before June 15 . You may e l ect Lo increase the a:i10unt of your covera ge at any time . You may dec rease or t ermi nate your coverage only as of Ju l y 1 of any yea r except as otherwise provided . I f you plan any changes in your PAI covP- r age , contact Payroll .

Job security

and profit

-like two peas in a pod

As rising unemployment, layoffs, wildcat strikes and continued economic uncertainty capture the headlines, more and more people are beginning to think more seriously about job security. It's a natural thing to do. ~

Unfortunately, however, job security doesn't come in a neatly wrapped package. It depends on a number of things, including economic climate, business level, meeting competition, customer satisfaction, and other factors.

Or you could boil it down and say, generally, that job security depends on profits. Like two peas in a pod.

There was. no profit at Genera 1 E 1 ectri c in the first quarter of 1970. Instead, there was a net loss of over $42 million-the first time the Company has had a profitless quarter since the depths of the Depression.

And profit is the foundation on which job security is built.

Obviously, the strike and the costs of restarting operations were the largest contributors to the loss. The strike is over, ~ however, and production is back in full tilt. Yet General Electric is still $42 million in the red.

There can no longer be any question about our position. We've got a lot of catching up to do. And there can no longer be any room for personal indifference. Every employee, if only out of selfishness for his job, has a responsibility to help reduce cos ts •

Each of us, in some way, has an opportunity to avoid waste, no matter how small it is. Each of us can find ways to reduce shrinkage and scrap, saving both time and

-money. Or we can increase productivity, if only by a single unit or two. We all can make suggestions, because we know our own jobs better than anybody else. We all can

. cooperate with plans and programs to increase efficiency, safety, or whatever. We all can play a part in improving quality, delivery and service. And we all can boost the Company and GE products to friends and neighbors.

If we don't act, if we allow rising costs to go unchecked, the Company's profits will continue to be squeezed. And when profits get squeezed tightly, job security gets squeezed, too.

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Volwne XII No . '12 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA June 5, 1970

J . R. NEET TO RETIRE

H. ~i . Tulloch , Ma:nager- Re lations (left ), congratulates Mr . Neel on his forthcoming retirement from GE after nearly 36 years of seYVice.

James R. Neet , ~tanager-Marketing Adminis- t i on and Personnel Development for the Aeros11ace Dectrical Equipment Department , has announced his r etirement from General Electric effective July 1, 1970, after almost thirty-six years of service.

~Ir. >leet, a native of Rosedale , Indiana, i s a graduate of Rosedale High School, attended Indiana State Tead1ers 1 College- -now Indiana State University- - in Terre llaute, Indiana, and was graduated f rom the United States Naval Academy in 1934.

His assignments \vi th General El ectric started with the Student Engineering Program in 1934 and progressed through several assignments as a specialist in engineering and in both headquarter s and fi eld sales. He served as an application engineer and as Supervisor, Power Plant Engineering at GE 1 s Knoll Atomic Power Laboratory during the design of one of the first two nuclear submarines . Later, he joined the Specialty Control Department as Manager-Power Ceneration and ~lili tary Sales and moved with that Department to Waynesboro in 1955 . When ~e Aerospace portion of the Specialty Control

,partment was spun off to be a part of the new AIED with operations in Waynesboro , Lynn, Mass.; and Erie ~ Pa:, he ~swne? hi~ current pos it ion and marntarned his office rn Waynes-boro .

ARE YOU JOHN DOE? Let ' s take a look at one day in the life

of John Doe, an imaginary empl oyee at the GE Waynesboro Plant.

John overslept this morning and whi l e he was dressing for work his ride came. Hurried ly, John slipped on his loafers (\vhich are not safety shoes) and rushed to get in the car.

Upon arriving at work, he and a fellow empl oyee were instructed to unload a shipment of sheet metal that has just come in. The unloading process is in the final s t ages when John 1 s hands .c;lip and the metal falls on his foot . It is not hard to imagine what happened to John 1 s shoe and his foot .

Since many of our factory operations in the Waynesboro Plant involve the handling of heavy equipment and/or materials, it is neces sary to have effective safety precautions fo r ma.ximt.nn protection against injury to our employees. For this reason, it i s mandatory that safet y shoes or toe caps be worn by employees assigned to certain areas of our pl ant. Those areas are:

Maintenance men Sheet Metal operators Plate Room operators (male) Machine Room operators (male and f emale) A~~ Assembly operators (male) Stockroom Accumulators (male and female) Receiving and Shipping (male) Quality Control Personnel (Sheet Metal,

Plating and Machine Room) Coil and Transfonner Operators (male) Tool Crib and Tool Room Operators

Employees not working in these areas but \vho have close association with them should wear safety shoes or toe caps .

Safety shoes may be purchased through the medical clinic. A payroll deduction plan is available to those who wish to use it.

Failure to comply with the ins tructions for wearing safety shoes could result in disciplinary action. r or your O\m prot ecti on, don 1 t be like John Doe . Are you?

S&SP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS INCREASED 40%

A tremendous improvement in benefits for all participants in the Savings and Security Program's Life Insurance coverage--with substantially more for yoWlger participants--is scheduled to go into effect July 1, 1970.

This significant change was armounced by E. S. Willis, Manager of Fmployee Benefits for General Electric. He pointed out that favorable experience under the insurance portion of the S&SP has made the improvement possible.

In explaining the improvements in S&SP Life Insurance coverage, Mr. Willis said that the life insurance.option has been available since July 1, 1967. "Favorable experience to date has enabled us to revise the table of benefits resulting in substantial improvements in this coverage, particularly at younger ages."

Under the improvement a new age bracket has been added for those under 30. For beneficiaries of these participants, benefits will be increased from 50% of pay for 18 years to 60% of pay for 40 years. For other participants the percentage of armual earnings paid as a benefit has been increased in varying degrees, depending on experience. Overall, the improvements represent about a 40% increase in benefits.

The new table of benefits is shown below along with the old schedule so that comparison will indicate the substantial improvements which have been made. The new benefits will apply to deaths occuring after July 1, 1970. Mr. Willis pointed out that in view of the improvements many may wish to take a new look at the Insurance option of S&SP. The insurance benefits derive from the contribution of 1% of earnings which employees make for this option. As under the other options, GE makes a 50% matching payment llllder the program in U.S. Bonds, GE stock, or Mutual Fund units as the participant desires.

Age Bracket (Only change in ls t class)

Under 30 30 - 35 3S 40 40 - 4S 45 - so 50 - SS 55 - 60 60 - 65

Period of Payment

OLD NEW

18 yr. 40 yr. 18 30 lS 18 10 13

7 8 5 5 3 3 2 2

~-I t

Annual Bene-~· fit as % of Armual Earn-ings. OLD NEW

50% 60% 50 60 so SS 40 45 30 3S 3S 30 25 30 2S 30

PARKING STICKERS REQUIRED

For the benefit of all employees, a ~

parking sticker is required to appear on the back left btunper of every employee's car parked in the plant parking lots. These stickers enable Maintenance to readily identify the owners of cars so that the employees can be contacted if their cars need attention. These stickers also indicate zones in which employees are to park their cars.

Sometimes cars need to be moved when they are blocking traffic or blocking the effective removal of snow or when an accident occurs. If your car does not have an identification sticker, one can be obtained from the Maintenance Office by filling out a request

. fonn. These foITilS can be obtained from Sandy Grose in Relations.

LOST

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a book entitled "Feedback Control System Analysis and Synthesis" by D'Azzo and Houpis, please contact Inez Hite in the Engineering Library, Ext. 666. ~

SCOGEE SKEET LEAGUE

If anyone is interested in joining the SCOGEE Skeet League, contact JotJl Glenn, Room 220, Ext. 691. The League starts Jlllle 18.

TAKE ME rOR GRANTED .•.

You say you love me but sometimes yru don't show it. In the beginning, you couldn't do enough for me. Now you seem to take me for granted ..• some days I wonder if I mean anything to you at all.

Maybe when I'm gone you' 11 appreciate me and all the things I do for you. I'm responsible 0for getting food on your table--for the clean shirt you wear--for the welfare of your home--for the thousand-and-one things you want and need. Why, if it weren't for me you wouldn't have a car to drive.

I've kept quiet and waited to see how long it would take you to realize how much~ you really need me.

Cherish me .. take good care of me .• and I'll take good care of you. Who am I? I am your job.

- WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL @ ELECTRIC

\'o1wne XII, No . 73 WAYNESBO RO, VIRGINIA

I:' lPRO\ltMENTS IN PENSION PLAN

June 12 , 1970

Gene ral Elect r ic employees who leave the Company with vested pension rights will now be crcJite<l with past service credits and can return to GE employment with their vested rights intact. II. \\I . Tulloch, Manager-Relations announced the improved benefit this week . Under the im1,rovemcnt, the procedure for obtaining restoration of service for such eligible returning employees r equires only a 6-month period of r e -employment and in certain cases a r epayment o{ Income Extension Aid benefits , Mr . Tulloch said . In the past , individuals who returned to Company employment have been treated as new employees. This will still be the case fo r r eturning employees who leave t he Company before acquiring vested rights . The res t or ation of pas t service to employees returning to the Company will increase the value of s uch benefit s as pensions , insurance , vacations and the Savings and Security Program .

~ Ir . Tulloch sai d t hat in most circwnstances , the greatest obvious value of the new pol icy h'ill be in pens ions . Under the new policy , an employee who left GE after vesting, for exampl e 15 years of pension participation, could return and would build pension credits on his pr evious 15 years. Formerly, he would have had to start as a new employee after one year of servi ce following re-employment to build a new pension.

\\II V\T ARE YOU GOING TO ID?

- \\'i t h vacation bei ng only three weeks away, plans for fun and relaxation are getting a l ot of attenti on by each of us. A few of us, perhaps , will rel ax on some exotic isle whi l e o t he r s will groove in a hippy corrnnune for two weeks.

..-...

I f you f ee l that your vacation is going to be something extraordinary this year, drop a lit t le not e in the mail with your name, foreman ' s name and vacation plans to NEl\IS , Room 105 . \\"c ar e planning to do a round-up of employees 1 vacation plans in the July 2 i ssue of the NE\\iS .

A.S .Q.C. HOLDS ANNUAL LADIES NIQff

The Blue Ridge Section of the American Society for Quality Control is presenting its aru1ual dinner and dance on Saturday , .Tune 20, 197n, Ht th.e In~lesid~ Count~' Cl uh in Staunton. Cos t for the entire affair is $12 per couple . Reservations may be made by calling Bob Trader , Ext . 311, or Mel Redmond , Ext. 476.

I'.'-JSURANCC BENEFITS REAGI NEW HIGH

Benefits under the GE Insurance Plan in 1969 reached a new record of $129 million- - $129 , 658, 807 to be specific. While total benefits paid have generally increased ead1 year, last year' s t o t a l was a 1vhopping $19 million more than was paid out in 1968 , the Mggest increase ever . Both employees and dependents are covered under the plan. For employee coverage Gene r al Electr:i c paid 72. 2% of the cost while employee contributions provided 27. 8%.

·111er e we re 66 , 000 more claims paid under the plan in 1969 than in 1968. Tota l claims paid wnounted t o 550,000-- a total that kept benefits achninis trators as well as process ing departments of in :.urance carrier s working hard all year .

TI1e det ai l s of the Insurance Plan 1 s 1969 operat ions were announced this week and a statistical swm11ary of the report is published on the back of this issue of the NEWS .

Report for 1969 on Your General Electric Insurance Plan ~

In 1969 the benefits paid under the Plan to employees and the ir beneficiaries once again reached a new high-over $19 mill ion more than

in any previo us year. More than 99% of all General Electric employees co ntinue to enjoy the valuable protection of the Company Plan

which pioneered in the development of com prehensive medical expense insurance in 1955.

"lh1 ... rt.:p11n ,Jio\\.., the 1969 fin.111t.:1.tl .ll"i1\1; 1l"' u: :he (,l'IH.' r.il I ktlrh In·

s.ur 11Hc PL1n \\ h1d1 h .1:-. providl'd l1roa, I, fll·\thlr protn:t1t1n for cmpln~·lTS

.llld thnr dt·1wndcnt~. lh l· ..: o~l 111 t h 1~ ~H4~t1.-·L"t ion .md how li11.., i tH:rci...in!!

•;r:,;~~~;;.· , '/1.> ; . -. .... . . . , .•

' .. ERE~S HOW THE COST WAS SHARED .. \·,·· . .... .. .

Employee Coverage . Total Cost $85,644,976

l l rh ~t11.k ' I .1fc I tl'\\Jrancr. :\ ccidrnt.d Dc.nh or 111-;rncmbtnnc n t I rt'.'>ur rnre.

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p.u11~·1p.1nng: a t iilia tcs

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$61,825.825 r 7.! .! 1

$23,819 .151 f .!i.N•\, )

330.326

I ht· C omp.Ill:':\ nliJ1..·i.:tlV<..' I'• 1n pro\ l\k ( ;cnn,ll E \tTlrn.: l·111plu\ n·.., w11li 1hc

"0lll~d t:">t po-;.,jJ1k ~roup lO.,llr,lllCL' pr~HC'CllOl1 !" ht: pt ) rlillH pf llll.' tot.il <."OS(

p.ud lhrcul~· h ~· tlw Company fo r th1.., pn nn·uon ,,,i.., 72.l'"· Ill 11)<• 9.

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pan1c1p.111ng affil 1.lll:S

Total Cost $48,71 4,162

$28.240,297

$20,473,865

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220 ,924

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nf t he dq1cndt:' 1H t·nn:ra gl' wi th cmployct.: payroll d l.'dm: 1i nns r o \'t' l"lll)! the cn'i t

i ,j 1111,.:urrnl dJ1111.., lor dcp1..·mknts. Tim. pro1..'t•th1r1..· wo uld help to .1 .... un: th.it .di

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1 I.<:~ :1.1,·<· lkpcndcn t ....

l lo \\l'\n. 1:1 11)(•1), cmplu~cc p:1 \·r11ll dcd11rt1ons a i.:.11n fr!\ f.1r ... hon dt' rhc

i: i:ovlt n1..·cdeJ tn l'd\'t.'f thl' i.::o~l of i.::L11m~ incu r red h:· tlH.:1r dt:'pcndl'nt'i, ;rnd the

( ••mp.111~ p:ud the luL.1111.. c of rtu: dauw. U)St a., \\c.:11 .J'li t ht· .td1111111~1raun: \t>Sl of

d c pcndcn 1 .._·o\ l'r.tgc

Combined Cost of Plan

( . cm· r.il I· k1.. t :!c Ctlmp;in: .rnd

part1np.1ung affil1.ttc-.

l·111p\oy1..T l' .1:· roll Jkduu ion-.

Total Cost $134,359,138

... $90,066,122 11J7.tl' )

$44,293.016 IU () ',.)

The combined co..r o f thc Plan - 11H.: lud1ng tht· t·oq ot t'O\t·r:lgl· l11r bnth cm·

ploycc~ and depe ndents- was uvcr $ 1 J·l.J m ill1 011. Thi"' .1111ount "'an imprc:-;~ivc

.11l-1imc: h1~h . Sinct' 1956 thc :tn nu.il t.:ust of r h1 ., Pl.m h,c, incn-.1,nl by 1.wcr S~7 1:11ll11ni.

I · 1,111fn)1t ' •' t·nurnl>flliUll.' , /i ov.: 11 ,J/11n•,· do 11u1 1111.:lui/1 · ,11>10111//' ,1,/:·,t111·l'd i1y

th· ( o mf'.llll' ,/,111nl!, rb,· ,tnk1· to ou1r111u1· 1·m11/rJ)'t'1' .t11.f ,f<.!'1'11,/01! (u~ i't.tgt'

I

hn;;ptt.11 .rnd 11wd1\·:1t (n;;;t '' ,1., ... h.irn!. \\'L' bcl1l'vc n t.'S:o.l'nt1;1J!: mn:ti.. rc<1u1rt·

11 H:n t., lnr .1 "'umnun o l 1lic an mul n.:port 1111dcr the h.:dcr.11 \\'dfarl' .111d

Pension 1'1.ms f) i-;ddsurc Al'!.

. : . . ... ~ ·.·:..~ ~ . .. HERE1S HOW THE MONEY"WAS~SP.ENT . . ~· ,:)" .... ~lf .. -1 ••• •

Claim~ rnntrrcd during the: year:

Hy 1·mpl1)y1·c,

l .1tr ln-.ura1HT

,\ 1..Tidc.: ntal lh'.1t h ur 1>1 .. -

1111..·niht·rmrnt

\\'t·ckl~· S!i.·knns ::.nd .\ .. \ 11.km

.\ \ c\!1 1..·.d and \\ .ttcrn1t\ E-..::pt·n.,t·

TOT,\I H\' F\\l' I 0\ I I"-

H\' .l1'/l1'U./cttI\

\kd1tJI anJ \\:nl~rnny l·. xpen~1.· ..

nn \I INC:ll!U U,l> CLA l ,\1 S . . ...

.\,ld111em to rt'-.cr\'e fu r rt' l trcd

(in,.,.~ Cost

\:l·t C11mhinl.'d Cos t of lhl.' P b.n

1.-113,0 ll

15,4 55.2·17

3-1.823 . -169

82.321.187

-17.337,620

129,658.807 ...

-Lo73 .595 ""°

5. 19·1.1 87 ...

139,526.58'1

5.107.451 ...

Sl.1-1,359,1.lll

NOTES

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111.11: lL j')(1X .ind hnid~I' ( I I

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th.11 \c:lr, \\L'ft' ui..:rc.iwd II\ ss .. ~ 1) 2.60 1. n 1(· ... t: ['.\' 1..1 1tc,:11~ .. 111.1~c up tht· 111n1rrcd d:1i111:-. tol.tl of $12 1J.(15X .H07

I h 1' l' tht• ,\!'l •'dlH "Lt .1, .• 1\ 111 19c19 with tL.._· \1<.::r11poi 11.111 l .1k lri...nL1ll1,1..• Co111;,:1n ~

111 hdp pr11\i.I. Ide ·i'" ;• Ul\t't.1;.!1' !t•I j'\'~1'l1dh

lh1'1,th1..·a•1·1111·1fo:~ ~,, 1~1'11'1'"• l 1\-, ,-, ., : ~

na·nt nl l'lht'.r n ·,1..· n1. .ill 1.Hhn purp,,....._.,

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General Note s Re ga rding The Insuranc e Plan

Cost of Plan . flurin~ 111<•'1 lil·m·r1b pro\1dl-.I d1rc.:1h I)\ th1.: '''· !. ··

'i-l .'iX.~All3 ~ii.I !he h::d.111 .. c 11! 1h1..· 1wl l"O't t 'S 'J.575.'i~::;;I rq•~L"tt.t' r tn 111 ... ur .t1Kl' t..';l rr11· " · \: n ..:oi1rn11v,,ion' \\ t•rt· p.11d

Rcs.crvas At tht· end ot 1969, tht.• in.,.ILltln ~·.1rr1n' \q:r1..· hnidi~u· r'-·,,_ f\1 ~ t•< 5137 I 111illion ''' 111'-·'-·t P l.11111hlif!: .Hion ... lh1:pr11i.1p.1l 0 11ht:.• •111i• 1 ... to1"•~\:t, · · to f'l'll,IOIH.'r ....

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thh ('.,lL'~' .1d\;1tll' l' dl'pO .. il to Oll i) ')_:!(1.2.;2 in 19b9 1t-.... th.rn 1110 .. 1 l ··I j t

prl'm1t11n paid. ·1 h i' tl'mpor.1ry :1dv:uld', h:lvini! hl·t:n p.Hd f n1111 uirpo•,111 tu:,! •. '' ,·01.1 r .,i:. f\'lUfrl\'d 10 1hc.; ( :0111 p .1ny ;irhl "' c'dudc.l lrt1111 t!~c l1~l1(t'' 1n th1' t1..t•11:t

Other Costs .. . ,\ .,11lJ.,1 ..t nu.d 111..·nl ~11111~ 1 1 ... 1rc1tc.l In the lltri .. ·;it ,rnd otht·r .1d:t:1111,1r:i11n· w or k \\hll"h ,., p\·rh1rtnnl hy 1lu· Cwupall\ tn 01•n.1tr.: l

0

h t· ln,1i1.tt1c(' i'l.111 .u1.I thl' '''"' c1f 1h1., worf-. (t1thn llun d1t.· a1..h11111t,tr.1t10 11 of tlw ( :d1!;1rfl1.~ \\1! 1·t.11\ l ' L1nl '' •1·•l rdll'· 1c.l 1•0 !bl· fi~ri.1a· ... 111 th1' rqH.1n. 111 19<1') [h1' \\1.o~k 1n.IL1.k,I th ;111!1i:1111 1•r· ·~-t ....... r;..: sso.rnw11n ... l1r~11ot1· d.11m,

\:cnhcr d o tht..• ri~llrl:~ rcnl:i'! t /1t: h n 1t'tit'> 01 :)J,777,412 i\l!tll ,.hCJ 111 )'lf)'I [ti Jh'\l,Jl'tH'T'.

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Empl oyees Protec ted _. _ l'ht· 3ctu:1l ll :1rt1\·ipalu >r1 .,ht)\\!\ ;1l>t1\·c J., ;11 1h1..· \·nd 111 l9t\1) I D urini: ch1..· y 1..·ar ~1n :wt:r:lJ.!l' of 328.0l 5 l' lll ploycl'' h ;id pcr..,1,ln ;tl ~·ovt·rag1· wldt: .u 1 .l\t'r.lg"l' ot..-.. . 21H A93 :t.l">O h:id l·over:igc tor th1..·ir d l'l1'-"1Hknt ... . ,--~

ER/\ IV8 'J/5//0 GENERAL fj ELECTRIC

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL@ ELECTRIC

WAYNESBO RO , VIRGI N IA June 19 , 1970

I :,'.'C\TORY cmffROL CA.\IP.\fC:\ U:\DER\·.'AY

,, 1 i e , . · z,: 'C 1•11ic 01~-/1.EPLJ:; / '1'0Jua l·ion ( ·m1-

.. .• ; .. ::"ii. : the ir:..v-~: . ·;c: ·.· ·onc !·o l . . . : · i, ., i, ... 1•c:1":..: t., secr;1.c;z ..

.\n overal 1 L! Liort to control in\·cnto ry and tu reducl' i L wh e rever poss ible has been launched in Li1c .. a\· n L'sbo r o !' Lrnt by t he :·lanuCactu ring :·l~i teri a ls ~lanage r J . i .' . Rannic . The camp;tign cons i s Ls 0 f a s~ries of p res entations made by p r o du cliun mate rials supen:isors in each area oi the pLmL . The campa i i;n theme· i s " '.,'hat Is lnven t o r y? " "'.{ow Do \~c Control lnvcn t o r y ?" a n d 11 \vhat Can \~e All Do Lo lle lp?" Signs and pos t e::s

0 laced throughout th e plant like the one belm• ~re anothe r part of the campaign .

EMPLOYEES RE CE IV l:\G iiOSPITi\.L I 1.1£;\Tl FICATlO~ CARDS

Each Genera l El ectric employee wh o has cove r age un de r t he Insurance Plan will receive in the nea r fu tu re an individualized " Hospita l Iden t i fication Card" for use in t he event he or a covered dependen t is hospi.talized .

" The Identificati on Card should be signed and carried i n a wallet or purse so t hat it can he l p speed any necessary hos pital admission procedures , " Bi 11 Pe rry , in cha r ge of Employee Benefits here in Waynesbo r o , exp lained .

Mr. Per r y said that hospitals i.n plant communi ties th r ou&hout the country have been informed of the new ca rc.i and its purpose . The ca rd contains t he name of t he employee , his socia l security nunber , and pay number , and indicates whet he r he h as coverage fur ltL~·isel[ , ;:. :r for himself and dependents . The (;roup lnsurance Policy number wj 11 abo be on Lhe ca r d .

" The card bives the hosr iLal th e name ot the GE component fo r \.Jhi ch t he employee vrnrks and its add ress . lt also provides a phone nu: .. ber which th e hospiLaJ can qu i ckly telephone t o verify coverage , " said :Ir . Pe r ry .

" Of importance , too , is Lite l· i.lct that the carci t el l s th e hosniLal Lha t unpaid ':overec.i medical e:-~penses b i lled i)y the hospi tnl \..rill be paid direc t ly t o th e hos:1ital. 11

~ir . Pe rry po int ed ou L t ha L th e back o f cite ca rd f urn i shes an easily understooci sun:·:i a rv of cove r ed hos pita l e xpens es under the Insu r 3nce Plan . " llos pita l i.lu tlt o ri Lies a rc constantly amazed at how valu able and Ii : c ral the Ci.:: coverage i s , " lie sai d .

A sa:nple copy of til e hos1' ita l i dentificLit i on card has been re p r inted on pag e 2 of the NE\~S .

STOCI' AND FUND l 'N lT !'RICES

The stock and f und unit l'r i ces fo r ~t ay <J r e :

Stock !'r i ce Fund U11 i. L l'ricL'

$66 . 429 $21. 950

PARKING LOT PROBLEMS

w~ are continuing to have a series of incidents involving employees' vehicles in the company :a~king lots during working hours. Cars have been entered illegally with some items stol en a~d others abused in childish pranks .

W'.".' caution all those who have been involved in such pranks or in thefts that severe disciplinary action up to and incl uding possible discharge will be taken upon apprehension.

We strongly advise all employees t o lock their cars wb..ile they are parked in the plant parking lots.

SVIL GOLF LEAGUE RESULTS

Below are results of ma tches played in the SVIL Golf League and the League Standings.

Westinghouse Reynolds

TEAM

Westinghouse DuPont GE Merck Reynolds Reeves ASR

114 10~

STANDINGS

WON

40 32 37 32Yi 24 30~ 20~

CE 6Yi ASR 7Yi

LOST PERCENT

14 .741 22 .593 35 .514 40 .444 30 .444 41Yi . 424 33~ .380

Umpires are needed at the GE Ballf ield fo r games s t ar ting at 5 :15. Pay is $2 per game. If interested, contact Dan Dondiego, Ext. 619.

RED CROSS URGES SUPPORT

Numerous articles have appeared recently in newspapers and magazines throughout the country concerning North VietNam ' s capture and treatment of Americans serving with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. The American Red Cross is urging everyone to write to the President of North VietNam, Hanoi, North VietNam, requesting better treatment for the prisoners and asking that North VietNam enter into negotiations with our Government for the release of war prisoners. Your letters will be appreciated by the prisoners and their families. Airmail postage for s uch letters i s 25y per Yi ounce.

HOSPITAL IDENFICATION CARDS Side 1

.. ·.·. - . } ' ~ .. }',. \ ~ .. . : . ' . . ' , , .. ' . ' '

ii> .6 E)• E __ RA~·@:··.E ·_~E. C_T .RI c· ·. .· .~E:mJ:t.o;iJ .~ ::;."\. , . . : .: : · .• '.• . .••. ; ~ : .. ~ r .· CARO ' , .

Name of Employee

So;ial Security or Pay Nu'11Der

Coverage for

BENEFITS FOR ALL UNPAID COVERED MEDICAL EXPENSES BILLED BY A HOSPITAL WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE HOSPITAL. This card is issued for the convenience of the employee and the hospital. It 1s not a guarantee that coverage 1s in effect. For verification of coverage please contact the General Electric component shown below: '

Name of Component

Address of Verifying Unit

Telephone Number

Signature of Employee

Side 2

SUMMARY OF HOSPITAL BENEFITS ( Non-Occupational)

This is onl y a suMmary. For a complete description of the benefi ts provided by the General Electr ic Insurance Plan, see the Plan Booklet currently In effect.

;~e!u~11a.n pays, for each covered ind 1v;dual, the following hospital charges

ROOM AND BOARD- up to fu ll semi -private room charge.

SPECIAL HOSPITAL SERVICES- for medical or surgical care or treatmentin confinements of 18 hours or more: for emergency care for accidental_ injury recei ved within one day of the accident; and for any operation.

·Benefits will be paid for up to 365 days each year subject to the $100.000 lifetime maxi mum for each covered individual to all med ical expense benefits payable under the Plan.

The Plan al so pays, in_ 1>hole or in part. for surgery, x-rays. anesthesia. registered nurses, physicians, pre$Crobed drugs and certain other med ical expenses.

C666 EDP (17500) Printed in U.S.A. (1-70) FN686l

GE WINDS UP 11 YEARS AS SPONSOR OF COLLEGE BOWl

On Sunday, June 14, General Electric ended an 11- year spons orship of the College Bowl television program. The exciting educa tion- oriented youth show will not be sponsored by the Company's Hous ewares Division in the 19 70-71 s eason.

The College Bowl show was the winner of a 1960 Peabody Award as the outstanding t e l evision youth program. The award citation 3aid the program "helped to focus the nation's attention on the intel l ectual abili ties and ach ievements of college students." It was awarded an Emmy for the 1962-63 seas on as the outstanding program in the field of panel quiz or audience participation.

During the 11 years of sponsorship General ~ El e ctric presented more than $1,000 ,000 in grants and scholarships to the nation's colleges and universities through the program .

WAYNESBORO PLANT -.. GENE RAL@ ELECTRIC

LCIJD 11(1::) rs POh'ER REGULATION SCHOOL

Communi cat i on and Cont r o l Devices De pa rt::.L'll L' s ;rnnua I Powe r Regula ti on Schoo l has been in pro>; res s a L tlh' \fay nesbo r o PJ an t this \.;eek . Thi s school Ls conduc t ed by CCDD · ~a rk e t; ng and En g i.neer i.ng Sections for I nstallation a n d Se r vice Eng ineeri ng pe rsonn e l, who insta l l and r e pai.r Powe r Re~ula tion lquipment . T~e week-lon g a~ Liviti.es were concluded Thursday , June 25 , \·Ji Lh a g r aduatLon banq uet held ;:i t the Genera l Hayne :lot or Inn .

\HTHllOLDD:G TAX GOI:\G DO\.!:\

Pay checks distributed after JuJy 1 will n 1' l ec t a r ed u ction in Fe de r;:il wi thho l di n g Laxes due t o the r emoval o( th e s urtax .

L~ : La r ge q ua ntity of J ey ros Brushes used f r emovin g s olde r flakes and 48 smal l Weis sc i s sors used to c u t wire harness cord . 1 (

anyon e has in fo r ma tion on these i t erns , please contacl \'irg i.nia Coffey , Ext . 306 .

D. W. LOEBLE COMPLETES 30 YEARS

Mr. Dex ter W. Loe ble comp l e t ed th ir ty years of service with the Company this week .

Mr. Loeble began his caree r with Gen e r al Elect r ic on the test p r ogram i n 19 40 a n d had assignment:in Phi lade l phia , Ly nn , Schenec t ady , a n d Pittsfie l d . He also held position s in the Generato r Voltage Regula t o r Depa r tmen t and I n du s t r y Con t rol Department before trans

fe rri n g t o Waynesbo r o in 1955 .

A na t ive of Tro:; , New Yo rk , :I r . Loeble r eceived h i s BSEE de gree from Rensse laer Polytechnic Institu te . lie i s a memb e r of Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi .

Mr. Loeble a n d his wif e Evelyn have two sons , WilliaM , J r ., age 26 , a n d Richar~ , age 22 .

SERVICES DURI~G VACAT lO:\

CAFETERlA- - The cafeteria will u ~ o• e n duri n g its reg u la r hou r s during vacat i on shut · d ow n. A limite d h ot [ ood s ervice \.Ji 11 be provided on first sh ift:. and v e nding only wil 1 be a v a i l;:ible for the small number of people on the second s hi f t . Br eak ti:ne will be the same as duri.ng re g ular \vo r k schedules . The Blue Ridge Dini 11 g Room will n ot b e i. n ope ration .

The r e wi l l be n o hot \vate r becaus e of major r epairs to the plant boile r s . For hygenic reasons , theref ore , P-'·l·er serv Lce \vlll be use d du rlng both week s . In addLt ion Lo other ve nd Ln g , t h e mic r O-\vav c oven f o r hot s~ndwi ches wi ll be avai l ab l e 2 4 h ours d<1 ily .

MEDICA L CL I Nl C- -Th e '!cdical Cllnic wilJ be open du ring fi r st s ili(t th r ou ghou t the pLlllt s hutdown . Th e s upe rv i. so r o n second sh i fl wil I h ;:ive a key to t h e c l ini c SO t h at f i. r s t ; 1 id C ; t ll

b e rendered .

ENJOY YOUR VACATION--SLOW DOI.JI'-. AND LIVE

"· ,./ '

;fow that vaca tion time is he re, \faynesboro GE employees will be taking to the highways in incre as i ng numbe r s .. . and again t hi s s eason, a heavy fo o t on the acc~le rato r can be f a tal :

\-lhi l e mos t of us \.Jill probably be driving around i n our 01._rn area or on short trips , we have a couple of employees who wi l l be taking t o the ai r fo r interes ting vaca t i ons.

Eleanor Ell i son, AEPBS Enginee ring , plans to fly t o Hawa i i f or three we eks of vacation . While vis i t ing r e l atives (built-in tour guides ) in Kailua and Hon olulu, Ele anor hopes t o see as many of t he " Paradi se I slands " as poss i b l e •nd a ll th e Naval fa cilities locate d i n Hawaii .

Gunda Zi nunerman , Re lays , wi l l vacation in Germany afte r having l i-~-ed i n the United Stat es for 16 yea r s . Accomp anying Gund a will be he r hus b and and th r e e childr en.

(see next co lumn)

The Zimmermans hope to visit s uch places as Munich and the Burg (Castle) in Nurenberg before going to Switzerland . Then they w~ visit Gunda ' s home t own in Germany before returning to the United States.

Even though your vacation may not take you to a foreign country or to one of ou r newer stat es , you can sti l l have fun and excitement on the homefront if you put safety first while driving, b oating , swi mmi ng , etc .

The NEl-!S hopes each of you will have a r elaxing vacation and we will see you again on July 20 .

SVIL GOLF LEAGUE NEl-!S

Printed bel ow are the r e s ults of golf ma tches pl ayed at the Lakeview Go l f Course on June 20 :

\-Jes tinghou:·_. e 412 ASR 134 DuPont 94 Merck 84

The League s tandings age :

TEN-'l \.JON LOST PERCENT

Westinghouse 444 274 .6lb DuPont 414 30!2 . 576 CE 37 35 . 514 ASR 34 38 . 472 Me rck 40 1-2 49 4 .450 Reynolds 24 30 . 444 Reev es 304 414 . 424

KILLDEER POPULATION EXPLOSION

A pair of ld l l dee r have s et up thei r "home 11

and the .fami ly - raising process has begun ~t outs i de Gate 20 . !!ume rous e1'7p lo~1ees hGJJ f walke d by the "home " and "Mr s . Ki lldem 0 11

runs fron her nest perf arming her broken- w'ing act to di s t 1°act attenti on f r om he r eggs . Unfortunate ly , s he wouldn ' t pos e f o1° a p-i cture.


Volume XII, No. 76 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA July 2' 19 70

A RE LAXING, SAFE HOLIDAY ~ VACATION TO ALL

With another paid vacation beginning tomorrow, hundreds of General Electri c emp loyees will find themse lves on the nation ' s highways during the next 17 days, intent on using their added leisure time to the best advantage .

That leisure time can be wearisome, however, if you let the other fellow's thoughtless behavior on the highway upset you and rob you of the pleasures of the holi day . To prevent t hat upset feeling, we're suggesting that you respond to t~oughtlessness on the road with patience and courtesy . It won 't i mprove the other fellow's driving at al l, but it may he l p to bri ng you peace of mind- -and help you to keep control of your car.

- why not try th i s duri ng vacation? Be extra cour-teous, be extra patient and be extra safe. We'll see you, relaxed and refreshed from a pleasant vacation, on the twentieth!'.

ELEVEN-WEEK STRIKE AT AL LENBRADLEY IS ENDED

The 11 -week stri ke by some 5200 UE represented producti on workers at the Allen-Bradley Company ended last week after workers voted to accept a three -year contract .

Although the union has cont~nded t hat . Allen - Bradley sustained substantial loss during the 11-week strike, a company spokesman said that it was ab le to ma intain a "very high" level of order- filling.

12,000 IUE MEMBERS STRIKE RCA

Some 12,000 members of the IUE struck p..QD.inst 12 RCA Corp . plants rejecting what RCA

!led its final offer.

An RCA spokesman sa id the offer had pre viously been accepted by t he IB EW and four other unions representing approximately 24,000 RCA employees.

CORPORATE ALUMNUS PLAN RAISED $1 .2 MILLION IN 1969

The General Electric Corporate Alumn us Program contributed $1,245,718 i n 1969 to 766 American institutions of higher education .

Some 6, 842 GE employees reported contri butions of $703,461, an d the General Electric Foundation contributed $542,257 las t year in matching funds.

Over the 15-year history of the program, $12.7 million have been contributed by employees and the Foundation. The beneficiaries have been 1,085 colleges and universiti es, with private institutions receiving the bulk of t he funds ($8,342,241) eli gible for matching.

The Corporate Alumnus Program was established to encourage employees to join with the GE Foundation in the financ i al support of the primary needs and objectives of institutions of higher education.

The Program provides that the Foundation will make contributions to eli gib le schoo l s or to properly certified associated organiza tions i n amounts equa l to contributions made thereto by eligible General Electric employees up to a total of $2,000 per person and $25,000 per institution per calendar year.

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Volume XII, No. 77 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA Ju ly 24, 1970

DONORS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR AUGUST 5 BLOODMOBI LE VISIT

When you think of blood, you remember the ti mes and places you've seen it--usually after an accident or wreck--and it's not a pretty sight. There's another side of the picture when blood is the most wonderful thing in the world--when it saves t he lives of persons mangled on our highways; when it saves the lives of those suffering from a condition such as ulcers; when it saves the lives of mothers at ch ildbirth; when it saves the lives of our servicemen in VietNam.

Then blood becomes the mos t mi raculous thing in the world--the only thing that will save a human . life. Blood is unique--you can't buy it with all the money in the world. Modern man with all his scientific know ledge,

)l-1..l his techn ical skill and all his mechanical Jenuity cannot make one ~roh of human blood.

lhe only place in the worl w ere the surgeon can get a pint of human blood when a life is hanging by a thread is from another human.

Giving blood is safe and simple. The whole procedure takes less than an hour. The actual donation time is less than 10 minutes. Over 450 pints of blood a year are contributed by local Ge neral Electri c employees . This has helped assure an excellent blood coverage program for residents of Waynesboro and East Augusta County. Under the program provided by the American Red Cross Blood Bank, any resident of this area or a member of their immediate fam ily can receive blood at no cost for the blood itself. This means that as an employee of GE, you or any member of your family will be covered for any blood you may need.

The quota for t he Genera l Electric plant th i s vis it i s 225 pints of blood. Although there are many faithful donors, some giving as much as 5 pints a year, there is a constant need for new donors. To be a part of this worthwhile cause, watch for t he donor s i gn-up 9'"'-(ds which are being distributed this week

·the August 5 visit of the Bloodmobile.

2ND QUARTER EARNINGS UP 8% OVER SAME 69 PERIOD

Earnings of the Genera l Electri c Company were $98 .3 million, or $1.09 per share during the second quarter of 19 70, an increase of 8% from the $9 1. 4 mi llion or $1.01 per share reported during the same pe riod of 1969, Chairman Fred J. Borch announced .

Sa les dur ing t he second quar ter were $2,307 millon compared with $2,257 mil li on for the same period of 1969, an increase of 2%.

During the first quarter of 1970 the Company ' s operations were serious ly affected by the strike which ended during February. As a result, earnings for the first half of 1970 amounted to $55.7 million compared with $168 .9 million in 1969 . Sales during the firs t six months of 1970 were $3,871 million compared with $4,261 million during the same per; od of 1969 .

Co:imenting on the Company's results , Mr. Borch said, 11 The outstanding performance by General Electric peop le during the second quarter enabled us to enter the second half of 19 70 with encouraging momentum in earni ngs improvement. 11

KERBY CITED FOR FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS

Robert B. Kerby , NECD Technical Writer , has been awarded a certificate by the American Radio Relay League, Inc., for his outstanding work in prov idi ng communication equipment and his own services during the f l ood in August, 1969 .

George Hart, col11l1unications manager for the American Radio Relay League, Inc ., stated , 11 The public service certificate is not an award that is specifica ll y worked for, asked for, or expected. It is given as a spontaneous recognition of outstanding work by individual amateur radio operators who provide services during an emergency situation. 11

NLRB OFFICIALS RULE 0 GE CASES

- -The New York Reg ion l c f i ce of the NLRB has dismissed IUE' s un ai r bargai ni ng charges against the Company and GE's charges against the uni on that grew out of t he rece nt nat i onal negot iati ons.

--An NLRB t rial examiner has upheld the cla im of Company ma nagement at the Some rset , Ky ., plant that IUE Local 767 vi olated t he

,Taft-Hart l ey Act by th reate ni ng to f ine ti-JO employees who res i gned from the un i on an d crossed the pi cl:et line during the recent na t iona l stri ke.

- - The NLRB's general counsel has affirmed t he dismissal of an IUE charge against management of App l iance Park i n Loui svil le concerni ng the use of v i ~eo cameras at the plant gate duri ng the recent stri ke .

--An NLRB regional director has di smi ssed an IUE cha rge aga inst manag emen t i n t he Rome , Ga., pl ant r i s ing fr om a stri ke i n January , 1968. The IUE ch a rged t he Compa ny ' s di smissa l of a number of emp loyees for refu s i ng to work overt i me and par t i ci pati ng in weeken d strikes was i mp roper.

- -The NLRB has ups et an electi on · l ost ty the IAM at a GE pl ant in Puert o Rico .

SICK PAY POLICY CHANGED

As a res ul t of eva l uati ng the fi rst few months of expe ri ence i n admi ni stering the Si ck Pay Plan for hou r ly empl oyees cer ta in cha nges have been ma de in t he plan. The si gnifi cant changes are :

l. Si ck Pay will au t omat i ca ll y be paid, when approved by the manage r fo r a pa r t i cula r illness absence and wi l l no t be sub j ect to an electi on by the employee as to whether or not Si ck Pay shou l d be pa id for s uch absence.

2. The defi ni t i on for hal f days was changed to be ei t her ha l f of the hours i n t he emp loyee ' s estab li shed regular daily schedu l e or the entire segmen t of hi s workday precedi ng or fo ll owi ng the establ i shed lunch peri od. Thi s means tha t if an emp l oyee obta ins pri or approval for a pe rsona l bus i ness absen ce of 4 hours or l onger, which i s conti nuous bu t not cont ained complete ly in ei t her the before or af ter lunch segment of the day , he can be pa i d for s uch absence.

EARLE MC DOWELL AN D GEORGE HAUS LER PRES~NTE D SERVICE AWARDS

Mr . Earle B. McDmve ll, CCDD Eng i nee r~ recent ly comple ted 40 years of se rvice wit,, the Genera l El ectri c Company.

Mr. McDowe l l began hi s caree r with GE in 1930 and he ld va rious pos iti ons before being t ransferred to Waynesboro in 1955. He i s curren tly a devel opment speci ali st i n t he Engineeri n~ or gani zati on.

A na ti ve of El dridge , Iowa , Mr . McDowel l recei ved hi s BS degree in e lectrical eng i neering f rom Iowa State Un i vers i ty. He i s a member of IEEE and is a professi onal engineer .

Mr. McDowell and his v1ife Netha res ide at 1912 Forest Dri ve in Waynesboro.

Al so rece i ving service recogn i t ion was M r . Ge o rg e M . Ha u s l e r , w h o ha s c om p 1 et e d 3 5 years of se rvi ce .

Mr. Haus l er joi ned the Company as a test engineer i ~ Schenectady in 1935 . In Sep \. .uer of t he fo l lowi ng year , he receivec his first permanent assignment with the Industri al Cnntrol Depar1 ment . He transferred to Waynes

boro in 1955 and i n 1957 he became ManagerRelay Product Engineering.

Mr . Ha us ler is a native of Bag ley , Wi s consi n and rece i ved hi s BS and MS deg ree from t he Uni vers i ty of Wi scons i n i n 1935. He is a member of th e IEEE and t he Kiwan i s Club.

Mr . Haus ler and his wi fe Catheri ne res i de at 2433 Cort l and Street in Waynesboro.

SERVICE WITH GE Weekending 7- 26 - 70

5 Yea rs

Jack T. McKenz i e Rona l d H. l~eaver Sus i e D. Bri dge Roge r L. Sutton John P. McAli ster

10 Yea rs

Li sa P. Fi l es


Volume XT I , \o . 78 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINI A .July 31, 1970 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =============~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~dlNk F LI~ST Sl X ~10:\TllS SHOh' O.UR " CATCH - U? " JOB ll/\S 13/\RELY BEGUN

GE sa l es we r e $3 . 9 b il l ion--Tha t ' s n early $400 million less than the S4 . 3 b illion first half sales of 1969 . h'e ' re 9% behind .

GE profits were only $56 million--Tha t ' s $ Ll3 million l ess than the $169 million of 1969 ' s first half earnings . We ' re a huge 67% behind .

PROFIT ON EACH SALES DOLLAR (first six months)

1'65·-------· 5.4¢ '66 5.2 I '67·---------4.51 ,,...!.._·-----· ,/ 3.8 )' '69··········- ,/ 4.0 )'

·10••••· .I • .4" ... we've got a lot of catchin g up to do L_ _ ,

To build job security for GE people , Gene r a l Electric needs earnings t o invest in the added facilities and eq ui pmen t t ha t can keep us competitive and support our ne1·! job package . He r e ' s th e r ecord of profits retained f o r investment in b uilding GE jobs at th e 6- month ma r k over the past few yea r s :

In 1965 : $53 miL:.ion r e i nvested from p r o-f its of $152 million.

In 1966 : $55 mi_l lion r e i nves t ed from p r o· · f i ts o f $173 million .

In 1967 : $5 2 mi lli on reinves t e d from p r o-f i t s of $169 mil lion .

In 1968 : $36 mi ll i on r e in vested from p r o-f i ts of $153 millio n .

In 1969 : $51 million reinves t ed fr om p r o-f~ of $169 mi lli on .

In 1970 : ToLal rrofi t s we r e only $56 mil-li on . Thi s 1.J<1s no t l'nough to cove r the $1 1 8 million in dividends pa i d to share owners , o r the.: reinves tment that ' s needed t o keep winn ing c ust omers and bui l din g jobs .

\.JE ' VE C:OT i\ LOT OF CATCH Ii\G - UP TO DO '.

OF SAFm GLASSES

\.'E :\EED \'OCR llELP : h'e cont inue to expecL al l employees t o ob ey the sa fcty g I ass rules th r ough out th e p l a nl . Bu t now we nee d your help in one othe r a1·ea on safe t y g Lassl!s . Plano safe t y g las sc.:s have been furn i shed t o all emp J oyees 1>•i th out question .

• This has become very expe ns ive . '!any employees leave the l' L111 0 g lnsses in t heir loc:~ ers, .Jt ho::ie , in their cars o r 1:hc rcve r the\' tnkc LhL!::: o ff aiLcr • .. :o r k . ,\ 'H):: 1-:i 11 be placed in Lhc cafet~ria nt::'t l·.'eek ior Lile pu rpose of colLL'CLing all till' e :,tra pa ir ,.; of Plano safe ty g b sses that employees have . h'e nsk \'llU r .Jssls tan cl! in returning these gJas~es h'h i ch l·IL' h'i ll ste r i li ze and use ove r again .

-f/Jelf;0111R 'Back Voe PONZILlO

h'a rrcn Kindl (lL·ft ) , Ce1w r;1J ' lanage r f,,r CCDD , welcomes Joseph l'lll1Zill1.1 , C:,•:1l'raJ ~1iln<l ).!. c'r , \ECD , ba c k Lo Lhe p I an L and Lu \,'.t\'!1L'sht1n1 at LL' r a n CXLl'nded absence . ~lr . Pc.,11z i 1111 h ;1s ih' L' ll atten di ng Lh c ,\dvanccd ~1 a nagcmen L l'rograrn n L llai·vard University ' s Craduate Schnol of HusinL'SS i\d

mi nisLraL i c n iL1r Lit e lasL s i :-: h'L'cks .

ORRIN LIVINGSTON TO RETIRE /\FTER 43 YEARS \.!ITH GE

A 43 - year career with the Gene r al Electri c Company will draw to a close tomorrow fo r Or r in

W. Li vingston , Sen i or Consu lting Enginee r . In 43 years , a man can devote a lot of time to h i s wo rk and those he wo rk s with - - Orrin Livingston has done both .

For the past 15 yea r s , ~!r .

Livingston has served as a cons ult a nt here in the Hay ne s boro Plant . As one man stated recently, "He is probably the best t eacher one is apt to run across . He ' s dmm to earth . He g uides you through your p r oblem . I\ lot of consultants give you answe r s . Orrin says , 1 \-!hat if you tried this? ' The next thjng yo u kno1.; , through his g uidan ce , you ' ve solved your own problems ."

'.'l r . Livingston began h i s GE ca r ee r in 1927 as a tes t e ngineer in Schenectady , ~ew Yo rk . \.Jo rk in the Company ' s r esearch Laborato ries brought him into association 1.;ith some of the well- known names in electron i cs --me n like Coo l idge , Ale;<anderson , and llulL . Those ea rly days were spent in th e deve l opment of thyrat r ons (gas -filled t ubes ) fo r indust r i a l applLcation . In 1929 this 1.;ork t ook him t o Chicago 1vhere he was involved with l ighting conlro l s for the Civic Ope ra llouse . [t h·asn ' t all 1.;ork ! He ad-mits to seeing e very production of the c i vic ope r a ' s 1929 season. llis 1.;ork in 1.ighting control systems led t o his r eceiving GE ' s coveted Coffin Award .

In the years that follrn.;ed , he r emained at Schenectady in vari ous engineering assignmen t s until 1943 when his 1.;orl< took him to Oak Ridge and the :!anha ttan Project . :tr . Livings t on h'as involve d wi t h design of eq u ipme n t [or curren t a nd voltage r egula ti on . Th i s equipment 1.;as used in the production of th e materials which we re later to be use d in Lh c first atomic bomb .

ln 1948 , he was n.::uned Cons ulting Enginee r fo r the I ndustrial Control De partme n t , 1.;hich was the forer unner of several Gene r al Elec t ric Departmen ts , includi n g Specialty Co ntro l here in \.Jaynesboro . li e transferred here in 1955 . However , Mr . Livingston recalls thrit it was in the mid-1930 ' s that he had his f irst view of h'aynesbor o . lie r emembers th,•t he a n d a colleague 1.;e r e on their 1.;ay to Logan , h'est Virginia to 1.;ork on a motor cont r ol . " l·le decided to go by car and ride a new r oad that had just openedt he Blue Ridge Drive . \-}(> pnsscd by fl little to1vn ; it was \.Jaynesbo r o ," he says .

Becaus e of his unusua l knowledge in t he

field of industrial elec t ronics , >Ir . Living a has been ca ll ed on severa l occas i ons to serve as an expert witness in pa t ent infringement trials . A successful ;.;ew Yo r k patent atto r ney recalls that in one case the judge conducting the hearing was so impressed by ~r . Livingston ' s ability to explain technical matters in simp l e lan guage th at he asked him to testify for both sides in the case ! :Ir . Livings ton , hims e lf, holds 57 different patents , plac i ng him am ong t h e General ElecLric Company ' s lead i ng inventors

Born and raised in Roselle Park , ~ew

Je rsey , '.·!r. l.ivingsLon attended Ru tgers Un iversity where he was a Phi Be ta Kappa and graduat e d in 1927 with a BSEE . But what about t oday ' s e lectronics eng inee rs" Ile says , "The engineers o f tod01y are [<H more expert than in my time . ln my early yea rs , we 1o1cre GP ' s of electronics - - tuday ' s young me n a r e all specialists . " >Ir . Liv ingston explai ns that cha nges in Llw stale uf the art have made spec i alization a necessity .

1\s for retirement p l a ns , i'lr . L.ivjngston says he ' ll takl' it a day at a Lime . Buth does p l an ri tr ip across the Un ited State s L_

car 1·.1ith h is 1.; i fe Te r esa . The Li vingstons 1.; i_ ll continue Lo make Lhei r home h e r e i:1 \.Jaynesbo r o .

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BLOO D DU:\ ORS ST LI .I. :\HOED

At J e<Jst 50 more b l ood donors arc sti l l needed , if o ur next IHoo dmobile visit to t he Plant o n /\ugus t 5 i s Lo be successful. lf yo u did not s i gn ;:i donor ca rd Dnd 1.;ish t o do so now , please co nL acL Hi l l Pe rry , Re l ations .

FOU:<D o;,; LYNDllURST IW,\D--A sel of ca r keys and a house key on a key ring with a CE ins i gnia we r e found on l.y n dlwrsL Road and \·.ie r c Lurnec in t o Employee Relat i ons .

P r acticE' the advice of the psvcl1iatrist 1vl10 g i ves his norn1a l pat ients this pi·cs c ri pt i on :

"Don ' t take you rse lf so d;-mned se ri ous I\· . "


Vo lume XII, No . 79 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA August 7, 1970

HOU SEWARES DIVISION LOOKING FOR ANTIQUE GE APPL IANCES

The Genera l Electri c Housewares Divi s ion in Bridgeport, Conn., is asking GE em~loyees to write i n about antique GE appli ances they might have which wou l d quali fy as the ol dest GE or Hotpoint electri c housewares fo r an exh i bi t i on at the Smi thsonian Institution in \<Jash i ngton.

If you have a fan made in 1890 , for instance , Ed Pease at Housewares Di vi si on Headquarters, 1285 Bos ton Avenue , Building 22 -W, Bri dgeport, Conn., 06602, would like to hear from you . As a gesture of appreci ati on, if your fan i s the oldest, he \<Jill ask you if you would li ke to con tribute i t and i n exchange he wil l send you a new fan . .-.

The same goes for a 1908 toaster, a 1917 clock , a 1919 mi xer , a 1926 floor cleaner, a 1932 heater , a 1932 heati ng pad, a 1932 waffle iron or a 1933 coffeemaker.

Who has a curl ing iron made in the 1920 ' s or earl ier? It ' s exact time of int roduction i sn't known . Of coures , i f it is avail ab l e as a gift to t he Smithsonian, he 'll send you a modern . hairsetter for i t.

He wi shes to emphas i ze t hat he doesn ' t want anyone to send in any product j ust yet . Fi rs t, he vlO u l d l i k e you to w ri te hi m des c ri b -ing wh at you have, i ts condition and you r estimate of i ts age. If you have a snapshot of the ol d app li ance or could take one , t hat would be even better than the wri tten des crip ti on . He cautions that dates of pate nts on the product do not usua ll y indi cate whe n the product was manufactured.

BLOODMOBI LE EXCEEDS QUOTA

The Red Cross Bl oodmob il e received 238 pints of blood on Wednesday, August 5, in their l atest vi s it to the plant. The quota was 225 pin ts . A spec i al bl oodmobil e report wil l be iss ued early next week.

KORNEKE AND ROGERS COMP LETE 30 YEARS

George L. Rogers, a Deve lopment Spec ia l is t in CCDD Engineering, began his career wi th GE in Schenectady , N.Y. , after rece i ving his BSE E from Clarkson Co ll ege of Techno l ogy . He tra ns fe r red to Waynesb oro in 1955 as a nume ri cal control engineer . He has i nstructed vari ous techni cal courses for the Company and has been awarded several paten t s for hi s inventions . Mr. Rogers i s pictured above re ce iving hi s se rvice pin from J . F. Ponz illo, NECD Ge neral Manager whi le D. B. Schneider , Engineering Manage r, watches .

Pau l B. ~orneke , NECD Ma rketing, joined G~neral El ect ri c in Schenectady after re~eiving his BSEE from t he Univers i ty of P i ttsbur~. He held pos i t ions i n Eng inee ri ng and Ma rketing before coming to l~aynesboro i n 1955 as the Manager of Produ ct Planni nq . He beca111e Ma nage r-P roduct Service and Product Planning in 1962 and hol ds thi s pos i tion at the present ti me. Ile i s shown bel ow receiving hi s se rvi ce pin from D. 0 . Di ce , Mana ger-Ma rket i ng for NECD .

NEW TRUCK TO HANDLE R~FUSE

Way ne Batten, Main tenance , demonstrates how eas il y t he new truck , purchased by t he Company to handl e refuse in t-Jaynesboro, can "do its t hin g."

. Th~ new refuse t ru ck wi l l provide a s i gn i-f i cant i 1nprovement i n the pl ant 1 s hand li ng of refuse and re duce t he poss i bi li ty of pol l ut i on. The truck combines a powe rful hydraulic sys tern wi th a cy lindrical packin g acti on body des i gned to compress l oose refuse in to a soli d core . Th i s core requires l ess space for burying and prevents scatte rin g of refuse .

The new truck al so provides an imp roved m~thod of ~o ll ectin g refuse along with a s i gn if i cant sav i ngs in the numbe r of tr i ps to t he ci ty dump each day .

TWO NEW PATENTS AWARDED

Leroy U. C. Ke lli ng has just recei ved hi ~ 24th patent . His latest i n~ti on relates to an appa ra tu for tracing the three di mens ion, contours of a surface of a body

Mr . A. M. Gibson has recei ' Ke lling hi s l st paten t award for an

in vent ion rel ating to a method and apparatus for joining sma ll diameter insul at ed wires t o heavier condu cto rs without requi r ing in s ul a t ion st ri pp ing .

STRIKE ROUN 0- UP

Accordin g to t he la test reports, the UE has the fol l owing strikes stil l in progress :

P~ESENT LEN GTH CO~PANY LOCATION OF STRIKE Jones l Lamson ~pr1ngfie l d , vt. 7 weeks Crown I ron Plafit Mi nneapoli s, Minn. 7 weeks Butler Mf g. Minneapo li s , Mi nn. 11 weeks

The IUE i s cont in uing its strike against RCA. The st ri ke is now in its third month anc the union has no\.<1 gone to a nation -\.<1ide b~o· of all RCA products . The IUE says t he ma v sue is "RCA is seeking to v1ipe out the hi stor · wage reopener. " The union a lso states, "This wage reopener is vita l." r.·.10':~ : ':Id,.: Cs ihc; sarze union that ~v1.:•t1:ciuateti in :)!" cool i ti on against r;.i',1 an(i r...:.l'7..ir1cJ ·that Ci. 1 3 o .,,· ~· ·r)1 · o.r z.:i<J.I..J' !'e ope;1e r>s 1Jw; ' ' :; c; r--i..oiw drcaJoac:i-: ·z:;· ow· pr cposa. l . )

SOMETllING l~EH IN THE ,L'SEP.

I f yo u have been look i ng for something new and di fferent to do, consider the Al bema Playhouse Dinner Theatre l ocated on Route 250 west of Charlottesvi ll e.

The Albemarle Pl ay House vJill open on August 7 and run through September 2 . The dinner theatre wil l privide a buffet di nner, a pl ay and danci ng to a combo orchest ra on We dnesday through Sunday eve ry v1eek . If you are interested , ca ll 296 -0111.

Re i n Kerber , DCP , would like to t har all hi s friends and co-workers at GE fo r wei thoughtful sympathy expressed to him and his fami ly over the recent death of his father.

WAYNESBORO PLANT _, GENERAL@ELECTRIC

Volume XII, No. 80 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA August 14, 1970

LONG SERVICE RECOGNITION POLICY

The local plant, for a number of years, has been recognizing employees with long.service by presenting pins for 5th, 10th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th and 40th anniversary. The policy will be continued and the GE NEWS will, each month, run a list of the names of those receiving recognition for 5, 10, and 20 years of service. All of those eligible to join the Quarter Century Club with 25 years and those receiving recognition for 30, 35 or 40 years will have their picture in the paper plus a small article.

To inaugurate this policy, below are the employees that were recognized during the month of July:

5 YEARS

Sandra G. Fix Patriaia M. Morgan Harr-y C. Quiak Jaak T. MaK.enzie Ronald H. Weaver

10 YEARS

Mary J. Dorman Landon R. Coffey Ralph T. Hammond Paul A. Antonop los

20 YEARS

Susie D. Bridge Roger L. Sutton John P. MaAlister Alfred O. Rose Harry L. Jenkins

Shelda B. Shaner Lisa P •. Fi Zes Mary H. Smith

Riahard K. Gerlitz Billy B. Niahols L. Jubin Lane

30 YEARS

· LoweU L. Holmes George L. Rogers

35 YEARS /"""..

Jeorge M. Hausler

40 YEARS

Earle B. MaDowell

A NEW GUARANTEED EDUCATIONAL LOAN PROGRAM ESTABLISHED

Effective immediately, a new Guaranteed Educational Loan Program for employees and their children has been announced with the Unitetl Student Aid Funds, Incorporated.

The new program will supplement the present Employees Education Loan Program under which loans are made directly by the Company. As a result of this arrangement, eligible employees and their children may obtain loan funds from participating banks, in their local communities. Participating banks in the City of Waynesboro are First & Merchants and Virginia National Bank. For those employees living in other localities, it will be necessary for them to check their banks to determine if they are participating agencies in USAF.

The new program will permit employees or their children to borrow up to $1500 per annum per student and a total of no more than $7500 per student. Borrowers must be fulltime post-secondary students at institutions approved by the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Interest at the rate of 7% will be payable on approved loans except that, for those whose adjusted family income does not exceed $15,000 per annum, no interest will be charged while the student is attending school and for the ninemonth period immediately following completion of studies or termination of attendance. In addition, a service charge of one-half of 1%

1 per annum is payab 1 e by the student for the term of each loan.

Further details on Educational loans and how they can be obtained can be furnished by W. R. Perry, Relations Benefits Specialist.

SST - JOB MAKER WAYN ESBORO JOBS AT STAKE

Sometime in the near fu ture, the U. S. Senate wi l l vote on a bill, already passed by the House of Representatives, which i ncludes funding for continued development of an American supersonic transport (SST) . President Kennedy first said it would be in the naticn's interest to have an American Supersonic Transport and President Nixon reiterated this pos i tion, but the debate over the SST Program has continued .

Some opponents argue against the SST from an environmental viewpoin t. But th eir arguments can be refuted, or at best are bas ed on hypothe t i cal conclusions which hav e been seriously challenged. One of the mos t loudly protested complaints was the possibl e annoyance t o people crea ted by an SST sonic boom . This complaint was eli minated when the decision was made that an SST would not be flown at supersonic speeds (wh i ch would produce a boom ) over populated areas.

Some of the opponents argue the program from a viewpoint of national priorities . One of our most i mportant national priorities is to provide productive jobs for people today and in the years ahead . The SST Program, when carried to producti on, can make a major co ntribution . It is esti mated that up to 250,000 people wi ll be spread across t housands of businesses and firms in practically every sta te of the union. First- tier subcontractors alone would total about 6,500 companies.

The Waynesboro plant of GE has a real interest in the SST airplane. Contracts for the VS CF (V ariable Speed Constant Frequency) electrical generat in g system for the first two prototype planes have been placed on the Aircraf t Bu s iness Section here. The VS CF sys t em provides all of the electrica l power for the plane and there will be 4 such units on each pl ane . Manufact uring on the prototype wi 11 be gin in the l ast quarter of this year here i n Waynes boro. Some of the areas involved in maki ng the prototype will be machine room, plating, aircraft assemb ly, magnetic wi nding, qual ity control and production peopl e at t ached to t hese sec tions.

Product ive jobs for many people in t he years ahead, and continued U.S. leadership in the avi at i on industry--one of th i s nation ' s largest job supplying industries--are at stake i n the SST Program.

UNION AUTH ORI ZES IN CREASE IN DUES

The Company has been offic ia lly notif~d by l~i ll iam Freema n, pres ident of UE Local 124 , tha t the membership of t he union has voted f or an inc rease i n dues in t he amount of $1.50 pe r mo nt h, effe ctive September, 1970 .

The next dues dedu cti ons will be made in the paychecks to be rece ived by employees on September 4. Dues wi 11 be deducted at t he ra te of S5 . 50 per month fo r a ll t hose hav i ng authori zat i on cards on f il e in Pay ro 11 .

iY-..P~'l.'JE.0".· ioes;. ' l omc ,,rY'OT'1 d.oing UJhat lJe n<.e to io, : .,- :''Nf. ::=· ir:e 'J;_a.-; z...;e 1,ave to do .

Mrs. Rob er t Wel l s woul d like to thank all th ose who donate d bl oo d f or he r mother, Mrs. Florida Vi rgi nia Crome r.

Anyone hav i ng i nformat i on concerning . red RCA Trans i s t or Manual s miss i ng from the Vendo r Ca t alog Library , please ca ll Ext . 405.

Led:' :j~e -P1 · 1 l:: (:, ~~'"-, ,- ) . ;,~o:l·: · ;' e :r· ..,r .J1.-,errza•1 John Miller the ear•r·1>g." , ; ; 11.;, ;!o:: 1·;aa,r af t e i· r e ceim:ng l1,Jo 5- :'1 ·ayi :·r rv icc· Fins . Lady j"ii_ cc.lnc with the ··,.i:-co· :· /.; 19 !i .' . 1l fte1• r•eceiving a 5- yr>ar p1:11 , ·:1r le//, ow• employment and rwved out <1.1' · o .·1, . Lod71 1or:tumeJ lo the Corrqany ·i;. l9C: 11;·; ";z l.9c"1 1;he rs ceZ:ved he r second 5- !1em· f' i 11.


Volume XII , ~o . 81

l30DKil\ /\}!D CRAPSER PRm!OTED

Hr. C. A. Ford, Manage r-Engineer ing for the Conununication and Control Devices Depart ment, announces effective September l the appointmen t of ~r . Theodo r e (Ted) Crapse r as i'!anager-Components and Standards and ?-! r . James (Jim) Bodkin as Manager- Engineering Lab . Mr . Ford also anno un ced that :-I r . I~ .\~. (Bill ) Walker , '.'!anage r - Engineering Lab , will be on a special assignment reporting to the ~tanagerEngineering pri or t o his planned retirement early next year.

Ted Crapser graduated from Clarkson College of Technology , Potsdam , Jew York, with a BS in Electrical Engineering . He came to the General Electric Company in October , 1959 , as a Seni o r Standards Engineer . He ha d held the position of a Standards Pr oject

Engineer prior to his new pos ition ns :tanagerComponen t s and Standards .

Ted is a native of Springfield , :-tass . , and a membe r of the Grace Lu theran Church . He is also a senior member of the Institute of El ectrical and Electronic Engineers . Ted and his wife Phy llis have two daughters , lleother and Ellen . They reside a t 1803 N. Talbot Place .

Jim Bodkin was [irst employe d by the Gene r al Electric Company in Way nesboro as a Co-operative Engi neering Program student from Virginia Polytechnic Institute . He received his BSEE from VPI in 1965 and became a full -time employee in Relay Product

Engineering . In 1969 he transferred Lo the Enginee ring Lab as a Relay Evaluation Engineer, the position he held pri or to his ne1v assignmen t as Manager- Engineering Lab . .-.

Jim is a native of Jama i ca , New York and a member and former Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Kiwanis Club . Jim and his wife Diane live at 2232 Fores t Drive in \faynesboro.

August 21 , 1970

BUSI:JESS ST/\TUS

Orders for CCUD continue to run at a lower rate than forecast .

REL/\YS : i\n order for 8 , 000 QPL one- half size relays was l ost to ~ comnetitor w~o quoted a price below our cos t s .

SPECIALTY CONTROL DEVICES : i\ sizeable orde r was received for AC dr ives from lfoste rn Electric and anotli ~r large order is anticipated later this yea r .

DAT/\ COMMUNJ.CATIOilJ PRODUCTS : Do1v Jo nes has agreed to pu r chase a number of additional uni.ts with shipmen ts to begin in January of next year . GE Ccmp uters have stretched out its req uiremen ts for data communication printers ove r a longer pe ri od of time . An order was received fo r 65 units for the \.Jest PoinL :tilitary ,\cademy fo r t he use of the cadets .i.n communicating 1vith a r:E 600 comp uter . :fogotiations arc continuing on :0 e veral othe r inquiries for possible sizeabll• o rders .

PO\vER REC:UL/\TlON : General EJ ect ric was c ited recently for the installation and se rvice of 14 large turbine gene rators s i nee :·!arch This ncimber of turbine generators has ne ver been insLalled be f o r e i.n such a b r ic f per i.od by any manu[ acture r.

1\ll 14 of these ~ys teos han~ CCDD des i gned and built excitat i on control systems .

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Volume XII, No. 82 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA August 28, 1970

DEPUY, GARCIA AND JONES PROMOTED

Mr . C. A. Ford, currently Manager-Engineer; ng for the Comi1uni ca ti on and Contra l Devices Department, has announced three new appoi ntments effecti ve September l. Seymour DePuy has been named Consu l t i ng Engineer, Raimundo Garcia has been appointed Manage r - DCP Design Engineering and Clifford M. Jones has been na med Manager-DCP Engineering.

Seymour DePuy is a native of Woodbourne, New York, and a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . He began his career with the Company in February, 1942, as a student engineer wi th the Industria l Control Department i n Schenectady. In 1945, he beca1re an engineer in the Aviation Section of the Department, and two years later was assigned as line engineer in the Control Labora tory. From this period un t il

1955, Seymour held various supervisory ,assign rrents in Engineering unti 1 he transferred \vi th the Speci a 1 ty Contra 1 Department to l•laynesboro. In 1964 he was named Manager of Re lay Des i gn Engineering and in 1966 he became Manager- DCP Deve l opment Engineering. Seymour and his family live at 2000 Monticello Street.

A native of Huma cado, Puerto Rico, Raimundo Ga rcia attended Cornel l Universi ty and recei ved an MS degree i n electri ca l eng i neering from Syracuae Un i versity. He joined the General Electric Company in 1962 as an engineer with the De fense Systems Department in Schenectady. In 1963 he transferred to the Apollo SL fft Departrrent in Daytona Bea~n, Florida. Ra i mundo came to Waynesboro in 1968 as a De sign Projects Engineer and became a Senior Des i gn Projects Engineer in 1969. Raimundo and his fami ly reside at 340 Shore Road.

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Dayton Cunning/icon of the Industrial Elect ronics unit <rad manager of the GE Indians ; champions of the Babe Ruth !Jaceba l l League; watches as H. r.; . Tu lloch; Manage r - Re lat ions congratulates Timothu Cunningham; son of Dayton; and Cary Laffe r ty ; son of Shirley Lafferty; 'I'ermiNet; on the-ir successful sea.son . Other errployees ' sons playing on the chconpionship tean but not present :~or the picture were Carry T'r'!.orrrps on; son of' 'i'homas 'i7wrr!t)SO"r1 ; 'ieY'Tr:iNet; anc 11 lec Herron ; son of' :-lood;1 ffe r ron ; 1lircraft .

PROMOTIONS . ..

Cliff Jones joined the Company at Schenectady after earnin g a BS degree in e lectrical engineerin g from the Univers i ty of Minnesota . Starting as an engineer at the Electrical Lab, he has since worked on seve ral new so li dstate technical devices such as li ght emittin g diodes , mi cro-ci rcui ts and in tegra t -ed AC powe r switches . In tll 1965, Cl iff transferred to Waynesboro as a Projects Enginee r . He was named Senior Design Projects Engi nee r the following y~ar and in 1969 he was given his present position as Manager- DCP Des i gn Engineering. Cliff and his fa mily live at 601 Meadow View Cove .

A SIGN OF THE TIMES?

Faced with the stiff competition from overseas, the Royal Typewriter Company announced recently it will cut its 2,600 member production force in half at Hartford, Conn., and move production facilities to England.

"Roya 11 s need to compete more effecti vely against lower-cost foreign-made machines makes this change essential," said the president of Royal in a recent letter to employees.

A Wall Street Journal article went on to report that the production will be moved to Roya l' s plant at Hull, England, during the next year . \fo rkers in Royal's plant at Hu ll earn about one-third as much as those in Hartford, according to a company spokesman.

FALL COURSE SCHEDULES AVAILABLE

The Relations Office has fall course schedu les available for Blue Ridge Commun ity College and Madison College. Schedules for the University of Virginia will be available at a later date.

RIDE NEEDED

A ride is needed for the 7:30 - 4:00 sh ift from Wayneridge Road , beginning the first week of September . Contact Ruby Gi lbert at 942-2634, after 5 p.m.

PHYS I CAL INVENTORY SHUTDOWN

Monday, August 31, the Plant will be shut down for a physical inventory. This is an annua l requirement of al l businesses which re quires the cooperation and hard work of everyone. The inventory process won't be completed un t il the books are reconciled wi th the physi cal inventory later this year .

The inventory started severa 1 months ago when the first plans were made, cards were ordered and an overall schedule was produced. Pre-inventory counting began August 10 when the regular stockroom emp loyees were joined by 21 emp l oyees temporarily transferred from Re lays to help in the counting.

All of the stockroom, receiving and incoming areas have completed their inventory count. Monday, the asser11b ly and production areas along with shippin g will be counted by the foremen and some of the employees from each area. The remainder of the employees not needed for inventory have been notified and wil l have the day off.

DON MCKECHNIE TO RETIRE

Exactly 16 years ago on August 31, 1954, five employees were transferred to GE's new Waynesboro P 1 ant and among them was Donald F ...-... McKechnie, Supervisor-Time Standards, who is retiring on August 31, 1970.

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Do~ is a native of Glovers ville, New York, and a graduate of Union Coll ege in Schenectady . He began his 29 -year career with the General Electric Company in 1941 as an accumulator leader in the Induct ion Motor Department in Schenectady . In 1942 he was assigned as a Wage Rate Clerk in the Control Division. As a Wage Rate Clerk, Don's responsibilities included

trouble-shooting on methods and wage rate activities throughout the Division.

When plans were b~ing formulated in 1953 for the new Specia l ty Control Department in \~aynesboro, Don was selected as a Time Standards Speci alist for a pl anning study group responsible for all t i me standards and related activities. The next year, he was transferred to Waynesboro. At the new l ocation, Don was one of the peop~ gi ven the responsibility of selecting new fa ~ tory emp l oyees and he operated the Department's first employee training program. He had the additional responsibility for deve l opment, appl ication an d auditing of all ti me standards for the factory operations. Don's outstanding performance and contributions during the initi al phase of setting up operations in Waynesboro has been recognized down th rough the yea rs.

In 1957 Don was assigned to his present position of Supervisor- Time Standards and in 1966 he was also appointed Supervisor-Apprentice Program. He has had a number of ~rticle s publ ished in Company and various trade publications, and he has been a frequent speaker at many semi nars dealing with standards and measurements subjects .

In evaluating his past 29 years with the Company, Don bel i eves he has received the greatest satisfaction from the training and developin g of others for the betterment of both the individual and th e Company .

After retirement, Don and his wife Geri --., plan to purs ue t heir golf-p laying on the sunr11 courses of Florida, where they will make their new home at 1100 Curlew Road, Dunedin. Don' s son Al i s employed with GE in Waynesboro as a Planner and hi s daughter i s married to Dona ld Coffey of Waynesboro.


ORDERS- -JOBS ; No ORDERS- -NO JOBS

. ..-\ vi v~d example of how closely orders and Jobs a r e t1 ed together was made evident this las~ wee~ on the 4-pole relay line. The episode begrns IHth the llughes Aircraft Corp . located in Tucson , Arizona . Hughes has a large order from the Air f.orce to s upply modification kits for the f.al con missile laW1d1ers which are used on t he 01c0o1mell F-4 fighter plane . In the control system for the missile laW1cher a munber of relays are needed. One of the relays qualified t o be used is the 3SAI I 4-pole relay made he re in \\°aynesboro.

Hughes Aircraft made an inquiry r egarding the purchase of the 4-pole relay from us early in July. !lughes stated delivery would be re quired early in October and a s ubs tantia l rate each m:'n.th thereafter . Negotiations then followed between our ~larketing section and I !ughes ' pu;;Q1asing unit regarding contract specifications a.i :he price of the r elays . T11ese negotiations became quite protracted and the lead-time began t o disappear. As late as last week it appear e d questionable as to 1vhen and how much of the order woul d be placed with us and if we did r e ceive t he order , there was some question of being ab le to meet the delivery schedule . ~lanagement had been building up the 4-pole l ine in anticipation of this order and had been making standard 4-pole relays. Because of a missed shipment from a vendor, 1ve ran out of coils for the standard 4-pole relay and without Hughes ' order, we had no work on the line. We reluctantly gave all the relay employees on the 4-pole line a temporary lack of work to run f rom 9 -1 to 9 -8 , 1vhen 11•e expected to have the coils for the standard relay .

On 9 -1 , we received a lett er contract from Hughes r e l easing about 25 ~<> of the . order fo r manufacture and delivery on the original schedule for October. On the same day , we recalled the r elay empl oyees who had been given temporary time of f and they r eported for 1vork 9-2 . >low the problem is in our hands. The balance of the or-...- may rest with our abili ty to make up lost ti ... ~ a.i1d deliver the r elays to !lughes for their schedule. Simpl y s tated, no Hughes ' orde r --no jobs on the 4-pole l ine; with the order, 1ve can maintain jobs on tJ:ie line , provided we can J!leet the customer ' s del ivery requi rement s and maintain our qua lity standards.

JOII; \\"ITRY PRO~IOITD

Mr. D. L. Coughtry , Manage r-~lanufacturing ,

Corrununi cation and Control Devices Department a.imow1Ced t h i s 1~·eek t he ap -' pointment of John P. Wi try as ~tanager of ~ letal Parts Fabricat ion and Pl ating Operations , effective Sept ember 1.

J ohn, who joine2 t he General Electric Company i n 1955 , gr aduated as a 01ed1anical Engineer from Virgin i a Poly tedmic Ins t itut e in 1950 . Since joining the Company , he has he l d positions as Buye r ,

Manufacturing Engineer , Advanced ,\lanuf acturing Engineer and Supervisor o( >Ie t al Parts f.ab rication .

John and his h'i fe Dorothy and the ir three d1ildren reside at 777 >Iaple :h enue in lfaynesboro .

PLA\T EVACUATIO\ PLA\

In order t o provi de as mud1 protection as possible for all empl oyees , their property , and Compan:; property , a plant erncuation plan ha.s been developed . 111 t s plan h"ould be put in to force and used i n case of a di saster or emergency , sud1 as a lar ge fi r e i n any portion of the building .

Complete infonnat ton on the evacuation plan 1vill be maJe available t o :ill emp l oyees over the next several 11·ceks . ·111c plan h·il l include special signal s , designated paths of evacuation , ass igned areas of assemb ly outside the building and soecial <lisaster c r eh·s to mee t the emergency·. ~la.n::igement asks for your cooperation tn the i mplementation of th ts plan to protect evc1-:·one .

00 YOU VIOLATE THE RULES?

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THIS .SHOP WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION ... . -=- "

Arlon Hotti nge r , Sheet Metal , -is shown above put t ing his safety g l asses 011 be fore entering the p lant f or wor k .

~ Ir. \\f . R. Perry, Safety Special ist for the plant, 11·ants t o remind all employees that rules regarding the 11·caring or safet y glasses arc continuing to be violated.

Many cf forts have been ma<lc to remind empl oyees that the 11·caring of so.fety glasses in the factory a r eas is a condition of em ployment and must be observed. The Depart ment's safety glass rule states that"

"Ir. order to provide maximLm1 protect ion from eye injuries, it is mandatory for all pe rsons to

1-.rear the prescribed eye protection 1-.rhcn 11'orking in or passing through the ~lanufacturing area of the pl~mt, including all ~lanufacturing and [ngincering Labs , regardless of time of day or clay or week. This also includes 11·hen entering or leaving these areas. 11

To remind employees about the neccssi ty of 1-.reari ng safet y glasses, s i_ gns arc pos tcd on factory ent ranee doors, mm1erous a rt j c lcs have been published from time to time , t he same subj cct is per ioc.lically covered in 1nformati ve Conferences , and special Tcmindcr signs arc posted at the cafeteria entrance door to the factory . In spite of these reminders, however, ~Ir. Perry i ndicat ed that violat ions continue to be not i.ced, part i cularl y those em1)l oyees who enter or leave t he factory. Mr. Perry s tated t hat the cl1w1Cc

of eye injury when walking down the aisle is just as great as when working at the 1-.rork bench.

Mr. Perry stated that 127 employees in this p lant are we ll aware of the importance of wearing their safety glasses at all times, since they are recipients of \\fise Ol-.rl A111ards . One of the fi r st m-.rards , in fact , 1-.ras the result of a flying piece of metal across an aisle . Each \\fise Owl Award is based on the fact that the empl oyee was wearing safety glasses a t the time of possible eye injury.

In conclusion , Mr. Perry added, "There are a number of different and attractive artificial eyes on the market ... but you can ' t sec 111i th them. 11

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1\fAYNLSBORO PUBLIC SO !OOL OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Adult Lducation Program , 1vhicl1 offers courses for non-credit, 1vill be conducted at Waynesboro High School beginning September 21 and ending ~larch 22 , 1971. 111e one tc1111 courses \\·ill be 94 clock hours in length and 1vill cons ist of 47 c l ass meetings from 7: 0C.-.. to 9 : 00 p. m. A limited munbcr of copies of the classes offered is a\·ailable in Relations .

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AUGUST SCRVICI RECOCNITIO:--J :i YJ::.Al~

Alfr ed Rose Russell \\·ashington 13etty Raines Ralph :. la rt in Katherine Parrish I la rry Jen kins De lores Shifflett Charlotte Pri tcl1ard Usie I lcnder son .John Jucl1ter Ruby Craig Lucille Batman

.LO YLARS Paul A. J\ntonoplos Patricia Chi ttwn

20 YEARS 13ill Nicl10ls

30 YEARS

William .Joh11

Julian Branstetter Ricl1ard Gcntzlinger .Jeanette \\·ampler Barbara Campbell Virginia Alexander Sandra Kanney >li l dred Snyder Lois Bat ton Carolyn Campbell Scott \\finf icl<l Gilbert 01onger ~le 1 vin ~Ion i_ s

Ollie Crmm Thelma Terry

Conlon l\fads1~·orth ~

Paul Kon1ekc

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENE RAL@ELECTR IC -

Volume Xl1 , ~o . 8 4 WAYN ESBORO,VIRGINIA Septembe r 11 , 1970

MUTUAL FCND SEi'lI. - 1\..~ 1 UAL REPORT SHOWS :\ET ASSET VALt:E AT $100 ~!ILLION

'.-io re Lhan $100 milli on--$100 , 59 8 , 395 t o be exact. Tha t 1vas tile net asset va lue of the Cenera · Llt..:ctri c S&S Pr og r am Mutual Fund as of June 3U , 1970 , acco rding t o the fund ' s semi <rnnual r'- ·iurL jus L iss ued .

In VL:s Lment or employee savi ngs and Company :·<.etch i n g l'avment !:' duri.n;:; the f irst s ix months

19~0 ;i .,mte:c' l" ~?4 million . As of June 1•), ap!Jroxirr.ateJ:- St· , 000 employees had i nves t e d

1 t\~e fu:id as nart of their partj cipation in : ..... :>a·v•inh~· & Sc>l't.Jity Pr og r am . The semi a1rnual report lists i nves tr.ien ts of the fund as of June 30 , 1970. Ct can be found on page 4 cf this issue of tile NEHS . The r eport a l so cor::p a r es the net <JSSe t value of fund unit s as of Jun e 30 Lh is year with t i:e value on t he last day o f December an d on the last day of .,....,. ~ , 1969 .

The Mutua l Fund was inaugurate d unde r ci1e S&S Program in Julv, 1967 , a nd f und units were then set at a n initial pr i ce of $25 . The val ue of t he uni ts decrease and i nc r ease 1vith changes i n the mark~ t value of the 69 stocks held by tile f und . The r e po rt point s o u t tkit Lhe ne t asse t valuP of a fund un it was $21 . 02 on J une 30 of t his yea r . This compa r es 1.Jith $2 8.57 on December 31 , 1969 , and $2 7 . 05 on Jun e 30 , 1969 . I n t he f irst s i x mon ths of th i s year- - during a period of gene r al decli ne in s t ock shar e values - - th e f und unit value decrease d 25 . 2%. For th e 12 - month pe riod e nding June 30, th e val ue de crease d 20 . 9 %.

On June 30 , the date of t he evalua tion , the s tock market, as repres e nte d by the Dow Jones Indus trial Ave rage , was near a seve n- ye a r low point. The figures relate th e cost pe r uni t a t t he beginning and the e nd of a 6 o r 12 mnn th period . The de creases in value h ave been ~d · usted for the di st r i bution o f inves tme n t in '-ome in ~larch of this year . The income, ,.-,mt i n g to 48 cen t s pe r fund uni t , was ap -

·d t o the pur chast: 0£" <Jdd i tional fund unit s for ~ ach aclive parti •.::ipant . Unit holders who

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MECHAN I CAL PRODUCTS AJ.\ID DRIVES AND DEVICES TO MOVE

A r ealignment of a small port i on of the Manufact uring Operati ons i n Waynesboro a nd Charlo t tesville IV ill begir. within t he next seve ral weeks . The '.-!echanical Products Ope rati on , now located in h1aynesboro , will be moved t o the CC plant j n Char l ottesville and the Drives and Devices ~anu facturing Operations , n ow located in Charlo ttesvi lle , wi l l be b rought to l~ay nesbo ro . lL is expected that bo t h mo ves IVill be completed by th e end of t his year .

The ~lechanicl Products Manufacturing Ope ration is being moved i n order to provide c l os e r co- or dinati on bct1Veen i ts p roducts and othe r Numerical Equipm~nt Contro l Department produc t s with whi ch ic is associated . The Dr ives and Devices Manuf acturing Ope r ation is being brought t o \fayncsboro to be c los e r t o th e Enginee ring and Ma r ke ting s upport func t ions for its products . Th e emp l oyees presently working i n the m<Jnufacturing operations i n bo th locations IVi.lL , for the most part , remain in those loca tions and will be given opportuni ties fo r work in llne with their quali f i cat ion s and leng th of service .

The General Electric Company , Tr ansportati on Sys tems Division at Erie , Pennsy l vania , has announced the appointments of Paul J . Ca r on ac; "" M<rnaRer of F,rnplo~1 ee Pel ;:itions ci.ncl John J . Reyn olds a s a .1a n a ge r of Manufac t uring . Mr . Ca r on ' s i ni tial assign men t wil l be with t he Diesel Engi ne Department IVhile Mr. Reyn o lds wil l :Je with the Tr ansl t Sy s terns Depar t men t.

~r . Caron he ld a variety of resp onsib i l ities in Employ e e Relations and a man ufactur i n g ass ignment as a fac t ory fo reman . While at Way nes b o r o Mr . Reynolds held manufacturing assignments i n Quali t y Control , Manu fact u r ing En gin eering and ~ate rials . He is c urrently Manage r o f ~anu

fact u ring Engineering with the Numerical Eq uipment Contro l Dep a rtment at Richmond .

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Accidents happen because peop le don ' t e xpect t h em. The more acci dents you expect and guard against, the fewer th a t will happen t o you and your fellow workers .

This is why we have a mandatory p lant saf ety glass rule, so that eye acci dents won't happen to you. Mary Crickenberger, a C&T employee, will attest to the fact t hat the wearing of her safe t y g l asses wh i l e working in or passing through the Manufacturin g shop i s important.

Mary i s the mos t recent r e cipien t of a Wi s e Ow l Award . Early t hi s year, Mary was working a t her work p lace t ap ing insulation on coils . The tape dispens e r was moun t e d i n front of he r, and as s he was pulling the t ape and a t temp ting t o cut it with scis s ors , t he tape snapped suddenly f or cing the scissor s i n t o her f ace. The point of t he sci ssor s struck the right lens of he r safe t y g l asses with such impact that it chipped the lens . Mary knows t hat by having he r safe t y g lasses on, she avoided ser i ous damage to he r eye and the poss i bility of l osin g he r r ight eyes i gh t.

The above points out again ve ry vi vidl y t he i mpor t ance of wearing your safety gl asses a t a ll times while wo r king i n or passing t h rough the Manufac turing ope rations . An eye i s very eas ily dama ge d; even a tiny s live r of metal or a pi e ce of emery or o the r dus t can damage it and this i s why wea ring saf e t y eye pr o t e ction i s a must i n th i s plan t .

Mary Crickenberger , C&T, receives her vlise OWl Ill.Jard from Bill Perry , Safety Specialist .

CONSTRUCJIVE CITIZENSHIP

ACT NOW--

REGI STER SO YOU

CAN VOTE NOVEMBER 3

Many employe es and members of their f amilies must ac t now or t hey wi ll fo r feit the i r opportunity to cast a vo t e in November . Re gi s tra t ion is r equi r e d befor e any cit izen can vo t e , and r egistra t ion continues fo r jus t th r ee mor e weeks . Oc t ober 3 i s t he dead line .

Th is year, the race for t he Un i t ed Sta t es Senat or fr om Vi r ginia p res ents t he voter with a ch oice i n a th r ee- way ba t t l e . Incumbent Senator Harry Byrd , Inde pendent , is being ch a l l enged by Ray Carl and , Republican , and Ge or ge Rawlings , Democ ra t . A few votes one way or t he othe r could de cide t hi s impo r tant pos ition fo r the nex t 6 year s . ~

In the Se ven t h Congr e ss ional Distr i c t , Mura t Wil l i ams , Democ rat, and Kenne th Robi nson, Republi can , are seeking the seat he l d by John Ma r s h who is not r unning fo r r e - e l e cti on.

Registra tion is simple and e asy . Each applicant for regist r at i on i s asked to comp le t e a fo rm n ot i ng his name , address , r es i dence a yea r ago , place of b i rth , date of bi rth , leng t h of residence in the election dis trict, occupa tion now and a year ago , and wh e r e he las t vote d . Severa l othe r ques t ions ar e as ke d concerning t he s t atus of the vote r ' s citiz ens hip if a naturalized ci t i zen and i f he has eve r been convicted of a c rime which could di sq uali f y him f r om vo ting.

Regi s t ra t ion loca tions an d t i mes a r e as fa llows :

Waynesboro : Ci t y Ha l l - - Wednesdays only f r om 9 t o 12 and 1: 30 t o 5 p . m.

Staunton : Ci ty Hall , second f l oo r --Mon. through Friday f r om 10 : 00 a . m. to 1 : 00 p .m.

Augusta County : Coun t y Cour thouse - - Monday through Friday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 p.m .

HIGHER SAVINGS RATE .. . .. (CCNTINUED FROM PAGE l)

!!e re jn the \\'a;.11csbor o plant, a total or 580 employees arc eligible to increase their rate of saving, ~Ir. II. \\'. Tullod1 , >tanager-Relations, said th is h·eck. ! le s aid that an empl oyee may save up t o b0

o of hi s earnings \\'hen he i.ni ti aJ ly joins the progr am . l ie becomes eligible to in crease his sa\·ings rnte to 7~ a ftcr he h;1s parU -cipatcd in the program !or three ;.·cars anJ h;1s qualified for a holding periou distributi.on . ">lany employees h·ho first part ic ipated in the program in 196 7 h' i 11 he e ligible to increase their savings, as \\·cl] as others 1d10 ha\'e been participating at a 101,·er rate even though eligible !or the 7~ rate ."

>Ir. Tulloch .'.1ddcd that noh· is the ti.me !or partic i.pJ.11 ts to make any dcsi r ed d1ange i.n the kind of securi tics they arc buying Lmder the program. "Increasing the rate o l ~a\'ing , ol course , means an increase in r.r contributions to the participant's accow1t , " \Ir . Tulloch sa i.d .

"Under S&S , the Compal1y makes a nwtching pa;.111ent or Sl for each $2 sa\·cd by the empJoyec w1der the program . To be eligi b le to reta in the matching pa;.111ent, an employee mus t let his sm·ings remain in his ;:iccoLmt for a spcci r ied three-year holding peri od ;md quali ly lor <1 p<iyout. 111ere a r e emergency s ituations in h·hich sa\·i1ws can be ". i thdrah11 h·i th out loss of the

0

Company pa;.111en t . "

>tr . Tulloch po i ntcJ out tJwt sa\'ing Lmder the S&S Program <illoh·s an indi\·idual to im·est in a combi.nation or altcrnatin:s--CL stod , U.S . Sa\·ings Bon<.ls, a mutual fW1d Jlld a spec i.a l l i le insurance option .

The S&SP h·as in i.t i.ated jn 195~) and e<1c h vear since 1%3- - the enJ of the ri r s t hoJ ding perio<l- -there has been a huge 1x1;.-out or securities , including those purchased h·ith employee sa\·ings an<l those com i.ng from Cl: matching payments. Last year ' s pa;.·out i nvoJve<l secur i ties valued at SllS mil J i on . The next pa;.'out i.s due earl y in 1971 .

>lr . Tulloch saiJ that those h·ishing to change the i.r rates or sa\·ing un<lcr S&SP shoul<l obtain proper forms rrom the person11cl <lCCOLU1ting office. lie also remin<lcd participants again that nm,· i s the time to ma kc any des ired change in the allocation of sa\· ings to the <lifferent i nvestment options or the program.

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REMINDER: THE PAYCHECKS ISSUED FOR WE EKENDING 1-8-71 WILL HAVE 4 DAYS OF INSURANCE PAYMENTS DEDUCTED TO COVER DECEtv\BER 28, 29, 30, AND 31 . EFFECTI VE JANUARY 1, 1971. TJ-lE INSURANCE WILL BE PAID FOR BY TJ-lE COMPANY.

BROUGHMAN APPOINTED SUPERVISOR- GAS TURBINE EXCI TAT ICN MANUFACTUR ING

~ I r. C. II. I.cc, >lanager- l n<lust r ial and Poh'er Regulation Control ~lru1Ufacturing annow,-...ed recent l y the appointment o r ~Ir . Robert L . ( Bob) Broughman as Supervi sor-Cas Turbine Excitation .\lanufacturing, effective .Jru1uary 1 , 1971.

Bob h·as ro1111erly SupervisorRclay i\sscmbJ y , Finish and 1\lachine Shop Operations . Prior t o that he had assignments as tool and die maker, plrumer ~md methods , and ForemJ.n i.n the mad1ine shop . lie i s a native of Lorn,· >loor, \'irginiu , anJ an apprentice graduate ol the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad progr am .

lie served in the U. S . .. \ml\· in 1951 and \\'O rked I or the Seaboa rd J\ t I ru1 t j c Gas Company lor a s hort pe riod before joining CE in February, l9SS .

Bob and Ii i s ". if e \ Ii 1 drc<l make their home 111 I .add .

1971 SAV INGS PLANS PAYOUT nu1: EARLY

IN JANUARY

The 1971 "payout" or securities due e::;pl o;.-ccs 1.m<ler t~c CT :i~n·in~s a..1d Security Prog1·arn and the Sa\· i ngs and Stock Bonus Plru1 "·i.l I come earl~· th is year . The sci1cdulcJ <la t e i s early Jru1L1a ry , nearly a month prior to any or the arurnal " pnyouts" o l the ~as t. The S&SP part or the payout is t he result of employee Sa \ · ings and Compru1r matd1i11g payments under the S;J\' i ngs and Security Progrnm i n 1967. The Company makes a 111~1td1 ing pa)1nent of $1 !or every S~ sm·ed by the parti.cLpa.nt.

Sccuri ti.es purdwscd Lm<lcr the program a re held in t r ust fo r a s pcciCic<l three-year period and <listributeJ in an annua l "pa:·out" \\'hich has alh·ays im·oh·cJ Cl Stock ;u1d U. S . Sa\·ings 13onds \·alued at nun;- millions or dollars . Last year the payout of securities Lmde r Companr savings pl ru1s has valued at about $1 15 million .

The Stock Honus Plan part of the payout results lrom empl oyee part icipa.t i on in this pL.rn i n 1965 . It has ::i specifi ed 5-year ho ng Deriod .


VOLUME XIII , NO . 100 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 31, 1971

BUSINESS WEATHER FORECAST : CLOUDY BUT CLEARING

The year 1970 has been a <li ffLcult one for General Electric in \fayncsboro , ;iccor<ling to ~Ir . \\' . r: . Kindt, General ~tanaocr of the Conununi-o ca tion an<l Control Devices Department. The loss of customers <luring the strike , the economic dO\vnturn , and planned reductions in Jcf ense and the ~p".lcc program all con tributed to a gradually declrnrng cmplo>incnt l evel . In sp i tc of these conditions , hoh'c \·cr , the plant \,·as ah l e to achieve a gr oh·th rate jn the nch' <lata corrnnunicat ion pr inte r bus incss Lmparallclc<l in the plant ' s hi.story . Excellent teainh·ork b\· eiitployees hc lpe<l buil<l the basis for con.tinued expansion o f th is bus iness in the future \d1en economic conditions jmprovc .

Regarding muner ical controJ s , \ Ir . J . F. Ponzillo , General ~tanager of the >Jwnerical Equipment Control Department , stated that the machine tool business on \•:hich the department depends is off 50% across the nation . Although the DeparOncnt has increased its market share s ubs tantia lly , the competition for or<lers is very strong for h·hotevcr business there happens to be . Stiff foreign competition i s also an increas ing factor in the mar ketplace .

Looking ~1ca<l to 1971 , the outlook is about the same as 1970. Whereas jt ha<l been anticipated that the economic si tuation \vould :iJnprove significantl y by early 1971 , t here is nothing on the horizon a t this t ime to i nd icate any significant turnarOLmd (or the lfayncsbor o plant before the second half of 1971. Al though some pro<luct l ines , such as power regulation equi pment , arc in a s trong posi tion due to the na tion ' s need for electric power , continued s oftness in the cconomv a nd reduced (ederal spending for space and' defense can continue to have adverse effects locally .

,,-...,. ~teanwhile , every cf fo rt is being made t o

ot tset these fac t ors through increases in f i eld sales forces , s t epped -up advertis ing and sa les promotion , and nch' and i mpr oved produc t s . To the ext e nt these are s uccessful , the emplo)ment level will be stabil i zed and hopefully turn uo later in the year .

C. R. MIETUS APPOINTED MANAGERF I NANCI AL Al\IAL YS l S & P!_/\NN: NG

,\Ir. R. F. Tufts , \lanagcr o( Finance , Crnmnw1ication l.lnd Cont rol Devices Depar t ment, has armowlCc<l the appointmen t o ( C . R. (Chuck)

\Ii ctus as ~lanager- r inancial A1wl>·s is t; Plcuming . >tr . .'!ictus is replacing\\'. F . Ostrander h·ho h·as recently assignc<l responsibility for r j n:_u1c i al analysis h'i th the nchJ\·-cstahlishcd Control Ile\' i ccs (~)Cration .

Chuck joined the Company 111 1~)5() on the financial '.l:1m gemcnt Program h·ith t he llanro rd .. \Lamie Poh·cr Opera

tion . \\11iJc :_1t ll;1n!"orJ , he hcl <l \·arious assi,gnmcnts in Fi11;111cc , Purchusing , and im·cn to ry c ont ro I . In I ~lb-! , he j o incd the Compa11:· ' s Corpo rate .. \uJit S:aff and sen·ed as a Tr::n·cJ in£; .. \u<li t o r for three :·cars .

ln l%-:- he t r;ms rcrre<l t o the \ledica l Systems llcp;1rtmcnt, '.ti ]h·auh.1..';.' , \\'iscons in , h·herc he h·as loci t cd u11 ti J thi s appointment . His last nssjg1unc 11t h i lh .\lcJjcal Systems Department h'JS ~tanager-Cost .. \cco;.ult ing .

Chuck c;1 med Ii i s i)S Jegree in Bus incss Management Crom l~ ri gli : u11 YoLU1g University . Ile and his h' ifc C:aro ly11 h;_1vc five chi ldren and they Cl re p I ;inning to move to the \1'a;11esboro area c..iuring .hlllu;iry .

THOUSN~DS OF S&SP PARTICIPANTS ELIGIBLE FOR HI GHER SAVINGS RATE

\e;nl:· SO, 000 Ce nc ra J Electric employees h·ho a r c noh· pa r tjcipating in the GE Sa\·inos

cl S . I:>

an ccun t:· Pr ogram at l ess than the ma'<imwn n rate hill he eligib le t o increase their sa\·ings rate to the full 7~ hcoirmino Januan-

"' I:> ' 1, 1971.

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GE BENEFITS GET IMPORTANT NEW IMPkOVEMENTS ON JAN. 1

Jobs at General Electric will become more valuable begimling January 1, 1971, when many new improvE ments in GD benefits go into effect. Here's a n.mdown on the major values:

INSURANCE PLAi\J: General Electric will pick up each employee's contribution for his or her ow~ coverage tmder the Insurance Plan--0.9 of 1% of armual straight-time earnings. This means about 1% increase in take-home pay for most employees. Dental coverage will expand to include extractions and root-canal therapy. New hearing aid expense benefits will also be provided for the first time.

PENSIONS: Pension minimtDTlS, which climbed in 1970, will increase further--up to a range of $5.50 to $7 .SO per month for each year of service for those with 15 years or more of credited service. As a result of an increase in past pension credits for employees with service before 1961, pensions for such service will increase 10% to 15%. Similar increases will apply on January 1 for eligible retired employees. An improved Survivorship Option will become available to help protect your husband or wife in case of death after your retirement. An improved death benefit for active employees guarantees a lifetime pension for your spouse if you die before retirement and have service or age eligibility requirements.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPME.J\JT PROGRAM: A self-improvement program that can be custom-tailored to the educational needs of hourly and nonexempt employees will begin. It will pay up to $400 annually in tuition and compulsory fees for courses ranging from basic literacy study, to advanced college courses and ~ccupational programs, as long as they are related to job and business needs. For those on layoff who are not eligible for tmemployment compensation, a training allowance is available.

INCOME EXTENSION AID: Minimtnn benefits for those on layoff will go to four weeks of pay (eight weeks of benefits). IEA will be available sooner--after two years of service. Benefit credits will be reinstated faster--complete reinstatement one year after layoff if you are back at work. ~

VACATIONS: They will be longer. five weeks of vacation with pay.

GE people with 30 or more years of service will now receive Those with 15 or more years wi 11 get 4 weeks.

ABSENCES FOR FAMILY DEA1HS OR CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS: The payment for three days of absence caused by a death in the family will be available to employees after just 30 days of service instead of after one year as required previously. "Family" will now include spouse, brother, sister, parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, stepchildren and foster children if they reside with you.

If you are subpoenaed for a court appearance and not a party in the case, GE wil 1 make up the difference between your nonnal earnings and your witness fee in the same marmer as for jury duty.

Militaiy service make-up pay for emergency duty of up to four weeks will now apply af ,er just 30 days of company service. Saturday and Sunday military pay won't be cmmted in computing the difference between military pay and nonnal GE earnings.

CREDITS FOR ABSENCES: For eligible employees, service will be granted following re-employment for up to 12 months of absence caused by illness, layoff or accident, or for up to 18 months if your absence is job related and covered under Workmen~s compensation.

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Those employees in our plant contributing to charity instead of sending Christmas ~ cards to fellow employees include:

C. R. Ramsey R. G. Thuresson R. P. Kuykendall

S. Hurst

J. W. Linderuneyer A. R. Dorman R. L. Broughman

~ HELPERS

·olyn I !ah·kin.s t Black v Petrj e :aine Rusmise 1 · J1..rie :-1p.ssie la Hilleren ·n Dedrick ·ia \1' i tt :ic rit;:g ibbons

,\Jm :\n tonopl os ~ic ~nes c K, .k \\Ii J l oughby

Jeffers ell Br ;uicati y ~!in ter Thompson . Cu r to

Rue Taylor Caronly Amos Terri Tay l or l\ilda Rexrode T\,illa Jean Trus low Debbie Rexrode Joan Carrol Diane Pittman Vicki Shifflett Becky Taylor i'lary .Jane Kern Barba r a ~!orri s !Jan· l Kern Jam.ie Kern Davi d Kern \\arneshoro 11 i gh Sd1001

Pep Club members .-\11 \bin tenance Pe r son11e .I

. hi th the Ch ildren's Ch r is tmas Pa r ty . . .\ spx i a l gh School Pep Club membe r s 1d10 por trayed the

empl oyees 1\'110 helped Lmselfishly in the backh·ell as the sincer e thanks from aJ l PJant

ch· Year to al 1 .

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Jackie Collins Inez ll ite Sue Booth Geor gie Cash ~lary Lee Cash Rosa Lee 01ris tman Sandie Grose Sandy llami lton Betty llarris ~ lary I larrison ~lay llos tet t er Claud inc ~k:All is ter \lartha \lcAllis ter JoEt ta \\'r i s t on Dori s Craig Ronda Lake June Alcll1 i ze r Gail Alcll1izer Shirley Via

Q-!RI S1i\1AS PAR'

P:lyllis \lullenax P:tt Gibson ~bbie Pet rie Smdy \loret z L i.nC:a ; ia rr is ll"m<la Poats Barbara r:ickes '!'c rrie hckes Karen 1\fo1vbry Marj ori e Campbell Etta Lake llelcn IJudlcy Patsy \lassie lle l en Corbett Susan Campbell Bet t r I lodge Phyllis Ramsey

Ca· (;\,·i1 Ter Lor 'far~ Lin< Hel( Syl' ~lam ~laT)

\fari Dav: rrai Jacl Rus: Bem Pat F. 1

l\1e are grateful t o each and everyone who helpec "thank you" is extended to the 18 llaynesboro I lj anima 1 charact e r s and also the ma.nv \ laintenancE gr ow1d . Please accept our heart-felt thanks a~ :•1anagcment . ,\ \·cry Yie rr;.· C1ri s tmas a.nc.1 Happy ~

BlLL PERRY RA.LP! I CC

December, 19 7 0

Dear Empl oyee :

This is a o;peci<tl nulv tu say it, 111 bnef, t he \va y i t 1 s never quite printed 1i 11 a c11rd -- Our \·ery best wish<.'s

fur ~1 \\'ondc.:ri.il ye ;, r a he ad <1 nd a happy h o liday t o each uf yuu and yo l: r ia rn ti y .

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS USE COO PRODUCTS

Power Regulation products made by Control Devices Operations here in Waynesboro, have played a big part in the success of bvo l arge nuclear power plants .

During the past year, Niagara-Mohawk Power started thei r 620 megawatt ~Jine j\li le Point Nuclear Power Plant , located 30 miles northwest of Syracuse, >Jew Yor k . Also, at about the same time , J ersey Central started their Oys t er Creek 640 megawatt unit in northeastern New Jersey.

Since both of these nuclear plants use General Electrc t urbine generators , we supplied excitation cubicles and hydrogen cooling control cabinets, both of which are similar t o those that we furnish for conventional power plants burning coal, oil or gas .

In addition, specially-designed electronic pressure regulators were furnished, to perfonn a function required to control turbines used 1vith boiling water nuclear reactors.

Emmett Summe rs and Freddie Dameron of Power Regualtion Manufacturing , put the finishing touches on excita~ion cuhicle for Duke Power Company 's Oconee #2 nuclear unit, which is under construction near Greenville, South Carolina.

Nuclear power plants ar e built to extremely exacting quality standards. Gener al El ectric 's quality control organizations in all of its manufacturing locations have contributed much to the good reputation of GE in the nuclear business thus making it possible for GE to continue to get a large share of L~is growing market. Nothing proves better that sales make j obs and quality makes sales.

Pictured above is the Niagara-MohaJ;Jk Nuclear Power Station being built on the shores of LakE Ontario, 6 miles from Oswegen, New York . This nuclear power station utilizes much GE equipmer

Another product furnished for these nucle; power plants and several others is the "SA-211' volts -per-hert z regulator, used on the motorgenerator sets driving variable -speed pumps in the recirculation loop of ci1e nuclear reactor. Recent AEC safety regulations require sev .1 diesel-generator sets for emer gency shutdL, .. ,t oj the nuclear reactor in event of failure of the normal power supply.

At present , there are about 107 nuclear power units on order, shipped or in service . Some of these for which Power Regulation products are being built include TVA, Browns Ferry, #1 . #2, and #3, Baltimore Gas & Electric Calvert Cliffs #1 , Northeast Utilities, Millstone point #1 and #2 , Duke Power, Oconee #1, # 2 an<l # 3, and Philadelphia Electric Co . , Pead bot tom #2 and #3 .

The nerve center cf the Niagara- MohaJ;Jk nuclear

power station i3 the control room pictured ahov

SGIT\'E IDER ELECTED FELLOW BY 1EEE

Darren B. Schneider, Manager-Engineering for the Numerical Equipment Control Department, has been honored by the Ins titute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers by conferring upon him the grade of FelloK.

This r ecognition was given for "contributions and leadership in developing numerical equipment for machine tools, and in establishing national and international standards. 11

In the notification of the citation, Mr . John\' . >;, Granger, president of IEEE , s tated that the honor of Fellow is reserved "to a limi_ ted mu;ille r of indivi duals each year who have shu\\TI evidence of outstanding and extraordinary qmJ ificati on and experience in the field of electrical and e l ectroni cs engineering." 111e recepients of the Fellow mvard 1vill be honored at the annual IEEE banquet in New York m ~iard1 .

Uarren Schneider has been 111i th the General EJ ~r] c Company since 1944 in a nw11ber of vai ncr assiQilffients. Ile has been with the

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Industrial Control Division since 1949 and has been respons ible for much of the design an d t echnological improvements over the vear s in products made by the o ld Specialty Control Department and the \wi1erical Equipment Control Department .

\Ir. Sdillcider has been very active in ·~he IEEE l ocally , nationally and interna~ionally . le has served as a delegat e to the IEEE rnter

nati onal committee meetings in France , England <~ __: Be lgium. ,\lr. Schne i der lives 1vith his Lr. , i ly at -108 Bader Avenue in lfaynesboro .

UE STRIKES AT l'fESTINQ IOUSE AND J&L NOW LONG.ER THAN 11 !I 1969-1970 GC STRI KE

Some 5300 VE-represented Westinghouse empLo;'ees are s till off their jobs in a s trike t hat began back on August 28 , at Les ter, Pa.

'-1ecu11·.hi le, another lJE strike has been rroi1w on for over 26 weeks at the Jones & -, b

Lan~ ~lad1ine Company, Springfield, Vt . 70( . ~loyees have been off their jobs at plaIH .

Some that

Both of these s trikes nrnv exceed the 101-day mark se t by the UE in its s trike agains t GE in 1969- 1970 .

1HREE APPRENTICES GRADUATE

LeRoy B. Earhart, Jr. (second from left), Jerry D. Redifer a:nd James T. Rose have r ecently completed the requirements for graduation from the General Electric Apprentice Training Pr ogram. They are shown receiving their Ce r tificate of Apprenticeship from D. L. Coughtry (right) M-;.nager -Manufactur:ng, and Paul Warren (left) Supervisor-Apprentice Program . Leroy i s married and lives at 419 Marquis Street, Staunton; Je rry Redifer is married and lives at Route 1, Churchville; and James Rose is married and lives at Route 1, Waynesboro.

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,WHEN FLASHING MEETIN&

IN PR06RESS

Jim Duncan, MainteY!ance- Se cond Shift, puts the finishing touches on a flashing light system which tells employees that there is a meeting in progress in the Auditorium.

SERVI CE A\VARES (continued) A native of Ab ilene , Texas, Mr. William

(Bill) W. Walker is a graduate . of Texas T~ch where he received his BSEE . Bill began his career with the General Electric Canpany in 1945 at Industry Control Laboratory in ~cJ:ienect~dy , where he acted as the Department Liaison with Undenvriterrs Laboratories, Inc., handling a l l Industry Control products submitted for approval.

On April 28 , 1953, Bill started w?rking on Electronic and Specialty Control Planning Study , and moved to Waynesboro with the Specialty Control Department in 1954. He became Mcu:iagerEngineering Lab for the Wayne~b?ro Plai:t rn 1957 and remained in this position until recently, when he Kas given a special assignment _until his planned retirement shortly after the first of the year .

Bill and his wife Laurine reside at 1619 ~!ulberry Street in lfaynesboro. Th~i~ son Bi ll, Jr., is employed at General El~ctnc s Ap?llo Systems in Daytona Beach, Florida an~ tJ:ieir daughter Julie resides in Corpus Christi, Texas.

MY' . ? . A. 0u3Y'idge , !-1a:r?.ageY'-:::ngineering, is shown pY'esenting the 25- yeaY' seY'vice C/lJard to Bill ~lalkP.r .

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Charlotte Harman needs a ride foY' the second shift from New Hope . She can be reached at 36 3- 55 76 .

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Anyone 1vishing items placed i1:1 the pl~t ~lE\\iS must submit them to the Relations office rn wri tin a by noon on Wednesday of each week. Items ;.ece i ved after this deadl i ne will have

to be helrl 1mt:i 1 the nt?xt i ssue 0f tl-ie NI\\"S .

LA.ST GIANCE TO ffiANGE INVESTMENTS l ''lER S&SP FOR 19 71; FOR\1S AVAILABLE

"Before the year is out, Savings and Security Program participants will want to ccnsider changes in the a llocation of their S&SP investments during the year ahead," L. F . Beckerle , manager of personnel accounting here in Waynesboro, said this week.

He pointed out that, under S&SP, a participant has a r eopener for changes in the allocation of his savings once each year . ''A change will take effect only at the first payroll disbursement of the calendar year following the written notification of the desired change," he explained. 11As a result, a change made after January 1 1971, will not take effect . ' . . until the beginning of 1972 . If a part1c1pant wants to change his investments for 1971, he must make a written request before December 31. "

Forms and instructions for making im·estment d1anges are available at personnel accounting. Mr. Becker le pointed out that the dead -line for changes in 1971 S&SP investments .-.. applies to both a participant' s own payroll deductions for the progr am as 1vell as to the 50 percent matching payment made by General Electric.

Under Savings and Security, a partici -pant can invest his savi ngs and the company matching payment in any combination of four options : U. S. Savings Bonds , General Elect ric Stock , a special mutual fund, and speci~l life ins uance .

Mr. Beckerle reminded participants, hrn, cve1· , that the Company matching payment of Sl. Cor every $2 saved by the employee must b~ rn:Ts t eJ in a single option, and that the special insurance option calls for an investment. of 1% of annual earninas which must cane entirely from

0 . the employee's own payroll deductions.

In 19 71 , many employees , 1vho fonneLly . were only e ligibl e to participate at a max unum investment of 6% of earnings, will be eli g ibl e to invest the full maximum of 7% . To invest the full 7%, a participant must have im·es te~ in the program for three years an? ~ave quall fied for an S&SP "payout. " Secun ties purchas"....1 under ci1e program ar e held in trus t for a specified three-year holding period and then distributed in a "payout ."

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VANPATIEN & WALKER RECEIVE SERVICE AWARDS

~-ohn VanPatten (center) i s pictured above receiving his 30 year service (]};)ard from Mr. C. A . Ford as Mr . John Larew looks on .

During his 30 years of senrice , Jolm VanPatten has nldde signi ficant contributions to u1e Department, especially in rj1e design of the famil iar "blue block" Statotrol and in his work on a novel heat sink a ttachment which has resulted in our STlOO AC Dri ves being significant-ly smaller than competitors. He has been awarded three patents and a fourth i s exoected to be granted soon .

General Manager ~larren F. Kindt (left ) is welcomed back lo the ~laynesboro Plant after the completion of the Advanced Management Program at Harvc:rd Universi ty Graduate School of Business by C. A . Ford, D. L. Coughtry and R. F. Tufts

WARREN KINITT CQ\1PLETES AD\'A\CED MANAGEMENT PROGRAJ\I AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Warr en F. Kindt, Gener al Manager of rj1e John, a native of Schenectady, joined the CommWlication and Control Devices Department

Company in 1940 as a test man in rj1e Radio Trans - was r ecently graduated from rj1e Advanced ~lanage mitter Department . In 1942, he moved to the ment Program of the Hanrard University Graduate Engineering Section as a field engineer in Radar, School of Business Administration. He had supervising radar instal lations at Norfolk, Va., been studying at the Business School since Casablanca, Morocco and Mare Island, Vallejo, September 13. Calif., navy yards.

In 194 7 John joined the nucleus of what was to become the Waynesboro Plant. Since that time he J· ls held a number of positions in production

,..-qng1neering and design. He or ganized the major .. !Tafting effort which "·as required to convert all S_henectady drawings from fractional to decimal dimentions. John and his wife Laura have two children and reside on South Magnolia .

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Hanrard' s 59th AHP class was composed of 160 senior executives , including high- ranking businessmen, military officers, and government officials. 1\,renty- eight of the United States were represented, as well as the District of Coltmlbia, Canada and t wenty-three coW1tries overseas.

JAYCEE Q-lRISTMAS SHOPPING TOUR

Each year, the Waynesboro Jaycees pr?v~de a Christmas shopping tour f or the unde~rivile~ed children in this ar ea. The goal this year is to provide each child with $10 to buy the other members of his fami l y a gi f t, such as socks , shirts, or other necessary items.

After the shopping tour, each child will wrap his gifts with the assistance of Jaycee wives and various church youth groups . Then each child wi ll receive a gift and wi ll be treated to a turkey dinner with all the trimings.

~!any groups within the pl ant have donated in the past . Some groups , rather than send Christmas cards to the people they see every . PeteP Stravh (stcrading) of Power Regulation day, have donated to t~is shop~ing tour. As in Engineering describes the new power system past years , the NEl\IS will publlsh _the_names of stabilizer to Karl Grund and Mel CrenshcnJ of employees who elect to make contnbut~ons to_ ElectPic Utility Engineering, George Chambers charity of this type r ather than sending Christ- and Jubin Lane of Power Regulation Engineering, mas cards. Names should be sent to Pat Thompson and /1ike Temoshok of the Generator Department . in writing by the end of the day, December 16 .

For anyone interes t ed in d?nating to this shopping tour, twelve dollars will_ sponsor one child for the complete day. Donations of any amount may be mailed to the l\faynesboro J aycees, Box 36 3, lfaynes bo ro, or given to any Jaycee member .

CAFETERIA SPECIAL GIRISTMAS DI ER

Paul Jones Cafeteri a Manager , announced t oday that the Cafeteria wil~ ser ve its annual Christmas dinner for both shifts on Thursday , December 17 . TI1e menu will include baked ham, glazed sweet potatoes, baby greem limas , col e slaw, roll & butter , choice of beverage and pumpkin or mince meat pie .

TI1e price of the dinner wi ll be $1 in~ el uding t ax . The Blue Ridge Dining Room \Vlll

be closed on Decenilier 17 for the Christmas dinner and will also be closed on Dec~mber 18 in preparation for the Child:en ' s Chri~tmas Party . Vending, as usual, will be available on December 17 for those not wishing a heavy meal .

Mr . Jones al so ext ends season ' s greetings to all Waynesboro Plant employee~ on behalf of the Cafeteria Staff and the .Marnott-llot Shoppes Corporation .

ENGINEERS BRIEFED ON POWER REGULATION DEVELOPMENTS

A group of six engineers representing thE Generator Department and Electric Utility Engineering Operation spent two days in Waynesboro recently for a thorough revieh' of two of the major developments in Power Regulation.

One is a new model of a Power Stabili zer, or Supplementary Signal Panel . Orders for these ar e anticipated from a nunilier of electri c utility companies i n the Mid-1\fest and Far Wes t. The new model will .j.ncoporate several improvement s and additional features based on experience with approximately 50 earlier panels shipped and installed in 1969 . The other i s a digital regul ator, which may be used in large excitation systems such as Alterrex . 1his regulator could perform additional functions in controlling the generator and excitation systems , which may be needed for the larger generating units of the future .

Although neither of these products is expected to be in commercial production f or at l east a year, close coordination with Generator Dept . and El ectric Utility Engineering i s r equired throughout the development phase to assure customer acceptance . 'This is only one example of the many steps required in deve loping Power Regulation products for the Electric Utility Market . These customers demand the utmost in perf onrance and reliability so that they can continue to furnish you reliabl e electri c power.


Volwne XII, No . 96 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA December 12, 1970

PAUL JONES, NEW CAFETERIA f.1/-\J"JAGER

Paul Jones (right) receives welcoming greetings as the new Cafeteria Manager from Art Smith, who recently retired.

Paul F. Jones, Jr ., has asswned the managerial duties of the Hot Shoppes Cafeteria, replacing Art Smith, who recently retired and moved to Florida.

Mr. Jones graduated from tvlurphy High School in Mobile, Alabama in 1961. He has also completed food training courses with Morrisons, Inc. and Marriott, Inc.

Mr. Jones has had 9 years of food service experience and two years of vending experience. Some of his most recent food service assignments have been with IBM, C&P Telephone Company , fr~t, and prior to his new assignment, he cowi-ileted the opening of the Wachovia Bank & Trust Company Cafeteria at Asheville, North Carolina.

Mr. Jones's wife and one child plan to join him in Waynesboro in the near future.

110! IIO! HO! SANTA CLAUS IS ON HIS WAY

A r eal t reat is in s tore for all of the General Electric employees ' li t tle boys and girls when Santa visits with t hen next Sat urday 1

December 19 , in t he Plant Auditorium .

Ralph Cole and Charlie Minter have designed, constructed and assembled a brand-new Christmas Party show . Through thei r vast creative abilities they have produced another colorful and festive program which will include nwnerous animated animals portrayed by local Waynesboro High School student s . Davie Kem , a r egular party participant will be the star actor and Frank \Villoughby has volunt eered to play the role of Sant a Claus again this year .

In addition, over 50 General Electric SCOGEE member s will help wit h ticket s , ushering of parents and d1ildren to their seats, ass isting Santa Claus and helping the children as they visit Toyland . (A complete l isting of employees helping with the party will appear in the next issue of the NEWS .

Last , but not least , the chi l dren , as usual , will watch their favorite cartoon movies at the beginning of each show.

Distribution of ~1e children's tickets will begin Monday , so i f you failed t o request your ticket s , be sure to contact your supervisor today , so that he can arrange t o get them for you .

"'\ none to :-;t• t) \OU >lr. F rlnt pl. Tti, .", ·,...all h«n' io ~"" """ ..

\OVDIBER SERVICE PINS

James Ralston Dorothy ~lauzy

5 years

Bet tv \\.iseman Ellouise CJ ark Randolph \\"ells .Jw1ia Clark i\ellie Riley Saylor I latter Una R. Jenkins Grover .Johnson Betty Sorrells >lane~ G. C:ook Bett~· A. l\r ight \\·reathea \\l1j tese 11 'larv Blackburn Cl vcle Di eh I

Brenda Huffman \larvin Anns trong Juanita Curry George Anderson Connie Barker Glenh·ood Jones Arbutus Breeden ~!vrtle Bl ack Geor_ge Snider Sharon ~lasincup Shirley M. f. ix Ernaline Landes \lar:-· Corbin Reha \!orr is John Rubb

\Ii le.ired 1 lalm James Bvrarn Orrin \\"anclsnider

30 years

John R. VanPatten ************

J\ JSLF TO RI: CLOSED

The porti on of the Record Retention Y:i lcs ( cornrnon 1 :· k.J1ohn a~ "<lead storage") pr esent 1 y located in a building on Commerce Avenue ,,·i 11 be moved hack into the plant begirming \londa:· , December 7 , through Friday, December 11. TI1c ai slc that nms b,· stationen· and the back of the Eng ineering Lab from the rnarn off j cc area to the TerrniNet assembly area "·ill he closed to all traffic during this period . For safety purposes , please obey the safety s igns posted along this aisle.

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~ I. 0 . BASSLTI' RETIRES

~lerton 0. Bassett , NECD Engineering , re cently ret ired from the renernl 1:1ect~ic Co ...... -pany after more than ~3 years of service .

~Ir. Bassett , a nati\·e of \\.aterbury, Conncticut , started his sen· i cc "·j th the Company as a L<ihoratonr Assistant at Gener<il J:lcctr.i c' s General Engineer in(!, Laboratories in Schenectady . 13y 1932 , he had become a Test Eng i.neer in the development of refrigeration systems ~uid turh ines .

In the mi<l '30 's, he jojne<l the Company ' s Indus trial Cont m l Department \\·he re he was involved in product engineering of panel and sh·itchhoard type control equipment . In subsequent years , .\~ . Bassett concentrated his efforts in the area of product des i.gn engineering . I le joined the Specialty Control Depa:rt men t here in lfavneshoro in 1955 . Prior to his retirernent , -~lr . Bassett' s mos t recentlyheld position 1vas that of Senior Design Project 1:ngincer with the Numerical Equipment Control Department.

~Ir . Bassett has no dcfinj tc plans for h i.s rct i rernen t . I le p I ~rns to rest and re lax at his home with his wife Grace . The Rassetts reside at 400 Bader :\venue , \\'a)11csboro .

I\SlJRl\.\CT: PLA\ I~IPROVE.\E'-lTS

:\s noted in the art i.cle on page 1 of today 's \El\·s , the Insurance Pl an impro\·cments will begin .January , 1971 . Under the Insurance Plan improvements , the Company will pick up each employee's contribution to the plan for his or her own coverage . This contribution has been 9/lOths of J ~; of an employee's annua l straight - time earnings .

"\\'i thout this contribution, an employee h'ill have about 1% more of his pay to take home,"

service \Ir . Tulloch said . "This. means he wi~l now . have free coverage unde r industry's pioneering medical expense and life insurance protection. This benefit, arnong other t.11ings, offers 100% cO\·erage of hospital room and board for 365

Ed Brennan, a long employee Ki th the General Electric Company , died on \o,·ernber 23 , 1970 . Ed had made plans to retire as of \overnber 30, 1970, after serving a number of years in

the Purchasing operations.

Section of the l\'aynesboro

Ed was an enthusias t ic sports follower and in his earlier days played professional baseball in the '.'\eh· York Yankee chain . On behalf of the lfaynesboro Pl ant ernploye~s t~e .\TE\'JS extends i. ts s incu ·e sympathy to his 1n fc, Laura, family an<l close f r iends .

days in a year , plus excellent coverage of surgeon's fees, physician ' s fees and other medical expense." Other Insurance Plan improvements s tarting January 1, include coverage for dental extraction and root canal therapy , plus hear ing aid expense benefits . Also , there will be improvements in payments for hospital expenses of retirees 1vho are 65 or older.

1eople will take care_of his problems . In '--ontras t, .Jap an seems to have followed the course laid out in the Unned Sti tes in the past -~ter individual initiative and desire to sell t bes t products of the highest quality and to increase sales based upon this quality . Tiley have completely automated many of their fac tories in orde r to improve their output and to provide quality products . Tiley have ambition and are ,,·orking hard to become world leaders in many areas . I think all of this is a warning to the United States and to its people that we mus t return t o the old principles of individual initiative, ambition and desire to be the best . \Ye must stop continuing to weaken ourselves from within. TI1e tendencies to socialize , for instance, is weakening.

Q. WllAT I !AS l3EEN 'lHE GREATEST STEP FORl\IARD IN 11 IE COMPANY TI !AT YOU 1-!AVE SEEN I N THE LAST 40 YEARS?

A. I think the decentralization of the management of the Company has been the biggest improvement . Each Department is just like an outside company , e ach depar tment is on its own an<l has its 01vn rcspons ibili ties for management for i t s mvn future , it makes its mvn business decisions on its own, plans its own progress and l ives with i ts O\vn problems . Tilis wasn ' t true in my early days "'jth the General Electric Company . We had a centralized operation with all decisions made at one point . Decent rali zation has made it possible for a sma lJ Depart1r,_~nt, li ke our s, to knm,· its customers intimately , to be able t o perform a ::;e n·icc !or each o r them instead o[ trying to f ulfill some overall management policy made a. ,.-.. <:)ffiC' di. s tant point by people 1vho are not familiar 1vith our customers and their needs .

Q. '-IR . !J: CI. TO \\'llAT 00 YOU ATl'RIBITTE YOUR SUCCESS T\' BUSI\TESS?

A. I have ;)ecn \·cry for tunate . I ah·ays kne"· what I wanted to do- -i t was to be in mar keting . I was very lucky when I was yow1g that I was able to get into marketing . I al1vays l iked it and have al1vays been cible to stay in marketing and have had no desires to 1vor k e lsewhere . I have been very happy '" i th my "·ork in the Company all these years . I have had f ull experience in marketing from selling lj ght bul bs and trirmning \vindmvs in a ten-cent store to negotiating contracts with government and business officials on the highest l eve l s around the world. Marketing has led me into a dive r s ifi ed life an<l contacts 11ith many people . I have enj oyed every bit of it.

Q. \\fl lf\T ARE YOUR PLANS FOR '11 u-: FUTURE?

A. 11/ith continue<: good heal th, my desire is to work to1vard an early r e t irement at t he age of 60 . I am looki n g !ornard to ,gettin.g up in the morning 1vhen I want , going 1.,ihere I want when I want to go , seeing 1vhat I 1vant to do and doing it. All of t his I hope will begin next Apr il when I tum 60. My 1vi fe and I have purchased a home in Florida and are hoping to be able to keep the one in \\'a~·ncshoro as well. \\.i th my good GE pension, I have been p l anning this for a long time . I see no r eason at this time 1d1y it won ' t he a success . In fact , I ' m l eaving the fi r st week in December to spend the whole month on vacation in Florida .

Q. 00 YOU ll/\' :· A\l'r' 1 ':n1ER 1110!!\JITS ABOUT TllE BUSDJESS OR ABOITT 1l!E PEOPLE WORKING FOR TllE COMPA\ry 11 lAT Y ,l: ;·:OUU J I.IKE TO GIVE?

A. 111c important thing is fo r each individual to find out what he would like to do , get into the f ield and s t av '" i th it. Try to look at yourself and do the things you like to do , not the thi nc;s t ha t other~ think you ou.ght to do or things that look good tempor arily . Success seems to corr:~ to those who like what they are doing and enj oy it. I f you like what you ar e doing , r e gardless of the level in the Company, you will do it well and find success . Don 't do something just because it i s a better way tu uecome a manager. It doesn ' t matt er wher e you are in the business , if you l ik~ the work and are ·willing to do it, you are making a contribu tion.

fields--the utility business, defense business, industrial aut0mation business--and each one has several different products. When one of the businesses is slow, one of the others is usually high, and this helps to provide steady employment and an optimistic outlook to the business as a whole. Today, power regulation business along with TermiNet is keeping this business going, as the defense business has slowed down.

Q. WHAT IS 1HE FlIT1JRE FOR NUMERICAL CONTROLS?

A. The future is very good. The overall market is slow at this particular time, but this Department is known as a world l eader in the industrial automation business. The machine -tool business is very slow in the United States and has been for the past several months . We, in NECD, have accomplished something out of the ordinary in the General Electric Company, during this period of slowness in our market in that we have gained in our market position. General Electric businesses generally gain in the market when business is booming and when our competitors are not able to deliver, but in this instance we have been gaining overall market consideration in a declining market . One of the reasons fo r this i s that some of the machine tool manufacturers have been making their own controls, but they now realize that their policy was a defensive position and was teful of their talents and energies. Instead, they are willing to buy from an expert in the field and a known l eader, which is the General Electric Company .

Q. HO\\i IS 11-IE FOREIGN MARKET FOR NUMERICAL CONTROLS?

A. The foreign market in machine tools and controls has been booming, although we are beginning to see a leveling off at the present time . This may be a good sign. In the past, whenever the machine tool and control industry was down in Europe, it was up in the United States, and vice versa. So if things are beginning to l eve l off in Europe, this is the best indicator that times ahead for the United States may be improving.

Q. WHAT 00 YOU SEE FOR 11-IE FlITURE OF TIIE BUSINESS, MR. DICE?

A. For the future, as for the past, we can always anticipate that there will be changes . People, naturally, are always concerned whenever changes are announced, but my experiences haven proven to me that changes have eventually led to the best for the people as well as the business. Changes provide a growing opportunity for individuals and for extended sales of our product s . My advice, based on my own experience, is not to wor ry about changes.

Q. 00 YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS OF ADVICE, BASED ON YOUR 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE I~ THE BUSINESS WORLD?

A. T don 't lmow that I have any advice, but I have a little philosophy. I have been in all parts of the h·orld, selling products and observing the way different economies operate and how the people react . I am afraid that we in the United States are gravitating toward the type of country England has become--a social istic state. Employees in England seem to work without any pride in their workmanship . TI1e employee has a distinct lack of individual initiative and desire to get ahead. He has an expectation that the government or other


volv.me XII , no. 95 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA December 4, 19 70

GE JOB PACKAGE VALUE GOES UP :~S

BENEFITS ARE IMPROVED JA1\TlJARY 1, 1971

A myri ad of empl oyee benefit improvements go into effect fo r GE people on January 1, 1971, II. lV. Tulloch, Manager-Rel ations, here i n Waynesboro, sai d this week .

''111c benefits can mean a great deal to each in<livi dual . For example , one benefit has immediate meas ura!::> l e value because it will me an an i ncrease in take-home pay of nearly 1% fo r al most all employees. Others are als o significant, though their value may not appear immediately ."

The new improvements include company coverage of employee contributions to the Insurance Plan, and Pension Plan improvements that will increase retirement income for many re....-..rees, both past and future. In addition, rnere will be Vacation Plan impr ovements, i mprovements in pay for certain absences, i mprovements in the Income Extension Aid Plan, the i ni tiati on of an Indivi <lual Development Program, and improved continuity of sen rj cc prov1s1ons .

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INTERVIEW WI1H MR . OON DI CE

The edi t or of the GE NEWS i nterviewed Mr. Don Dice , Manager- Marketing for the Numerical Equipment Control Department, and before that, ManagerMarketing for the old Specialty Control Department, at the t i me he was r ecogni zed on his 40th anniversary; with the Company . Mr . Dice has unique kn01.Jledge, gained through years of experience in market,inq al], of the products associated with the 1-laynesboY'O Plant--those of AEPBS, CCDD and NECD.

Q. MR. DI CE , YOU HA VE BEEN \VI TH 1HE IV AYNES BO RO BUSINESSES SINCE THEY C.AME TO WAYNESBORO. \\ll-IAT !{AS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE?

A. The \faynesboro operation has been an out standina achievement. We came here as a very

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small Department and we have grown tremendously. We have now expanded into two Departments.and t he Aerospace Business Section . All 3 still have great opportunit i es in f ront of them-- C~D~ in the corrununications fie ld has almos t unl1m1ted opportunities as the tenninal business is just starting . By the way, the TenniNet is an outstanding example of a new product that was developed right here in Waynesboro. There are

,,-....rrmy Johnson, Maintenance, displays a new great advantages here in having a diversity of 0vat- shaped, peY'lilanent - colored parki ng sticker products. This keeps our business viable and which is nOl.J available f'rorr. the Maintenance pretty steady because we are in so many different office on an as- needed basi;; . R~ques t forms fo1' parking stickers can be obta~ned ~n t he Relations office.

D. 0 . DICE ..... (conti nued f r om Page One)

and Sa les Promotion at the Un i versity of Mich igan and Wayne University.

Mr. Dice ~v as with the Lamp Divi s i c 1 unti l 1952, worki ng in Advertising and Sales Promotion and Sal es i n Detroit, as Nationa l Sal es Special i s t in Cleveland, and Di strict M~nage r in Chicaqo . He left the General Elect ric Company ~n 1952 to become Vice Pres i dent for C. M. Hal l Lamp Company in Detroit. He rejoined the Comp any in January , 1954, as ~arketina Cons ul tant fo r the Low Voltaqe Switchqear Department in Philadelphia. In November, Mr. Dice 1·1as named Manaqer-Marketi no for t he Specialt'1 Cont rol Department. Mr. ~ice i s . nO\•t ··~a aoer- '~arketin g for the Numerical Equipr1ent Cont rol Department which was formed in Janua n· , 1968, to handle the numerical control porti cri of this busi ness formerly ha ndl ed by the Specialty Cont rol De partment .

He is a past member of the Rota~y Club, Ai rport Cammi ttee, United Community Fund Boa rd of Di rectors, and the YMCA Board of Di rectors. Mr . Dice and hi s wife Dorothy have a riarri ed daughter and two qrandch i lctren . The Oice's make their home at 133 Crompton Road in Waynes boro.

************************* A lir"ited numbe r of copies of the Blue Ridge Cori1Pur ity Coll ege class schedu les for the. winter qua rter are available in the Relations Office .

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THANKSGI VING DI NNER ENJOYED BY MANY

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Jim Collier , Magneti c Winding, gets ready to enjoy his Thanksgiving Di nner.

R. T. HAMMOND NAMED PROJECT MANAGER

Effective November l, 1970, Mr . R. T. !.........._~)

Hammond joined the Numerical Equipment Contr~ . Department Engineering Section as a Project Manaqer. In hi s new position, he will partici-

- pate in the design and deve l opment of new features and functions for a wide variety of Numeri cal Control products.

Tom was born in Great Falls, South Carolina, and graduated from La ncaster Hi gh School in 1949. Afte r a tour of duty 1tti th t he United States Navy duri ng the Korean l·lar, he ente red t he Uni ve rs i ty of South

Carolina where he graduated with a BS in electrical engi neerinq i n 1959 . The fo llowing year was spent at the University of New York, Be ll Lab Extension, doin g graduate work . In 1960, Tom came to Specia l ty Centro 1 Departmen t as a Produ ct i on Systems Engineer. He remai ned i n that capaci ty until 1964 when he was assi gned t he position of Quali ty Control Engineer in~ Numerical Control Test Operations. In 1968 , Tom was name d Mana ger-Quality Control Ope rat ions, the pos i tion he held unti l his new assi gnment .

Tom, his 1•1ife and two children make t hei r home at 228 Lee Drive i n Waynesboro.

NEW LINE OF DONUTS BEGINNING MONDAY

The Hot Shoppes Cafeteria has arranged for a new source of donuts beqinning Monday, Nov. 23, from the Dixie Creme Donut Company. The new vari ety 1ttill i nc l ude : fa ncy-fill ed donuts for 15¢, olazed donuts for 10¢ and cake donuts for l0¢. In addition to this new l ine the cafeteria wi l l conti nue to provide the ~eqular 7¢ donuts pl us muffins once a week and biscuits which are 5¢ each.

GE HOUS EWARES CATALOG AVAILABLE

General Electric ' s 1970-71 Housewares catalog i s avai l able today in the cafeteria. Employees can pick up one at any of the entrances to the cafeteri a. Th i s full - color ..-.. catalog covers all of GE ' s portable applian~-- . personal care products, home cleaning products, as wel l as clocks, fans, heaters , dehumidifiers and automatic humidifiers . The products are available at an emp l oyee discount through Freed Company, Inc. in \~aynesboro.

WAYNESBORO PLANT ·~- GENERAL @ELECTRIC

Volume XII, No . 94 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA Novembe r 20 , 1970

VENDOR OF THE MONTH AWARD PRESENTED

The Commun ications and Control Devices Depart1re nt 1 s Ve ndor of the Month Award was presented to the Worthington Corporati on, Custome r Service Divi sion, on Tuesday , November 17, in recognit ion of outstanding service and.effort extended by all its personnel.

On Septembe r 16, 1970, the air con di t i on i nq uni t in the Relay Man ufacturin q area fail ed: caus in g a work sh utdovm. A call to the Sal es Engi neer at Beltsville, Mary land, brought hel p t o our plant the same day . Afte r the problem was quick ly si zed- up, arrangements . were made for the i mme diate return and repa1 r of pa r ts at Worth ington Corporation's Fairfield, New Jersey, plant. The parts were returne d by a Waynesboro emp loyee to Fairfield ~~t evening and brought back the following

Jj . A field enginee r from Worthin gton Corp. t hen pe rformed the necessary repair and insta ll at ion vwrk. The compl ete repair vio rk was accompli eshed i n an outstanding manne r, thus en ab ling manufacturin g l i nes to resume operations in a mini mum of time .

~ck .~mi thJ 11anager- Purchasing (second from rt) ~resents Vendor of The Month Award to

Mr·. ii . · 11 . ThoY'YlackJ Manager- Easter-a Region) ~lorthington Consume r Seroice Divis ion) as Fred Curto ) Manager - Pl ant Facilities for the Waynesboro Plant) and Mr . E. C. Podrazik , ManaaeY' of the Baltimore Office o.f the ~lorthinqton CorpoY'ation , looks on .

D. 0. DI CE COMP LE TES 40 YEARS SERVICE

!1r . ,Joseph Ponzi llo J General Manager- NECDJ congratulates Don Dice J Manage r - Mar keting- NECD J

during pres entation ceremonies this week of the Company ' s 40 year service award. The NEil8 will print an interoiew with Don in its next &ssue .

Mr . Dice has been responsib le for the marketinq of General El ectric's nume rical contro l business s i nce i t s incep t i on . It was under hi s di rection that numeri cal control sa les and service organ izat ions we re formed and policies were formulated . He has also been respons i bl e fo r the product planning .

Mr . Dice foresaw the grow t h potenti al of numerical controls i n Western Europe and initiated action for the General Electric Company t o enter t his marke t in 1962 . He fonned a sa les , appli cation and service organiza t i on to se l l in Europe ; and after i ts successful ope ration, manufacturi ng fac i l it ies were established .

A nati ve of Can t on , Ohi o, he j oi ned the Lamp Division of the General El ectri c Company , Michi gan Dis t ric t , Detroi t , i n 1929 as an office boy . Whi le workin g at the Lamp Di vision, Mr . Di ce took ni ght courses in Business Adminis tratior Bus iness Law , Pub l ic Speak ing an d Advert i si ng

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BURLINGA~lli APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT . EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

The appointment of John F. Burlingame as Vice President, Employee Relations for the General Electric Company was announced recently by Hershner Cross, Senior Vice President and Head of the Corporate Adminis trati~e Staff. The Appointment was effective Novembe r 1.

Mr. Burlingame, a General Electric Vice Pr esident since October , 1969 , succeeds Philip D. Moore, who recently was appoin t ed Vice President , Labor Resources, on the Company ' s Corporate Executive S taff .

As Vice President, Employee Relations, Mr . Burlingame will have overall responsibility for both union relations and for o ther Relat ions work involving hourly paid employees and nonexempt salaried employees . This includes empl oyee compensation and benefits, employee communication, pe rsonnel research and planning , employee safety , employee relati ons consulting and union contract administ ration .

Mr . Burlingame, a Gene ral Elect r ic employee since 1946, brings to the Employee Relations Vice Presidency a variety of ope ra ting and s taff work e xperience . In 1955, following a number of eneineering and program assignments , he joined the Company ' s ~anage

ment Consultation Services at Corporate Headquarters in ew York. In 1962 he returned t o operating work with assignments in Ut i ca and Syracuse, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona. After serving as a Department General Manager in Syracuse, he was named a Division Gene r al Manager and Company Vice President for the Info rma t ion Systems Eq uipment Division wi t h headquar t ers in Ph oenix .

PLANT TURKEY FEAST WILL BE THURSDAY

Art Smith, Hot Shoppes Cafeteria Manager, announced today , a 1banksgiving dinner will be available for Waynesboro Plant personnel next Thursday , November 19, one week before the holiday . The meal will be available for both shifts and is priced at $1 (incJuding tax).

Menu for the dinner includes hearts of l ettuce salad, roast turkey with bread dressing and gravy , whipped potatoes , green beans, roll and but ter, choice of beverage an d pumpkin or mince pi e .

The Blue Ridge Room wil l be closed on Novemb e r 19 , but vending service wi l l be available for t hose wishing a lighter meal.

KNIGHT AND RAMSEY COMPLETE APPRENTICE TRAINlNG

Fredrick A. Knight (second from left) wd Rodger D. Ramsey (second from right) have rec:er,;;ly completed t he requirements for griaduation from the Genera l EleciY'"'ic Appren~ice ~raining FrOJr>alTl. They are shown receiving their CertiJ·~"z'.cate of Apprenticeship from D. L. Coughtry (right), Manager -ManufactuY'"'ing and Paul ;v'arren (left; Supervisor -Apprentice Program. Fredric~ 7-r.igr.t resides in McGaheysville , va ., and Rodger ?am~ makes his home in ~laynesboro.

19 70 STOCK AND FUND ur;n PRICES

The Stock Price and the Fund Cnit Pric~ for each month of 19 70 a r e as follows :

MONTH STOCK PRICE FU:\ o U:\IT

January $73.988 $28.086 Feb ruary $69.921 $27 .007

March $72 . 268 $ 2fi . 30 4

April $ 7 4 . 16 5 $25 .04 7

May $66 . 429 $2l.950 June $6 7 . 6 36 522 . 022

July $73 . 023 $21.475

August $76 . 214 $21.547 September $80 . 702 $2 3. 276

October $84 . 72 7 523 . 958

PLANT WAYNESBORO GENERAL @ ELECTRI C

Volume XII , No . 93 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA November 13 , 1970

HEAVY '.'IAGNETICS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS BEING MOVED AND EXPANDED

Starting next Monday, the recently established Control Devi ces Operation will assume manufacturing r es ponsibilities for a portion of the large heavy magnetics now being done by the Aerospace personnel. Operations being taken over are coil winding and assembly , whi le test operations will continue to be performed in Ae r ospace for the time being . There will be no change at this time in the number of pe r sonnel assigned to the coil winding area as the s tart- up ope r ations will involve only a transfer of operations from the Aerospace section to the Control Devices Oper ation.

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Buildings SA and 6 are being prepared now to house additional equipment which will expanc and improve the manufacture of heavy magnetics locally . The hole (pi cut red above) i s being prepared for a vacuum impregnation sys tem which should be in operation some time in February . An asphalt compounding sys t em is also being ins tal l ed to treat primary winde r s . This operation is due to s tart about the middle of next year. Presently, the vacuum impregnation ope ration is being perfor med on our heavy magnetics at a Richmond Se rvice Shop , while the asphalt compounding is done at the :ledium Steam Tur bine Department in ~nn , Mass .

This is only one of the many s t eps being taken to provide imp roved manufacturing capabilities he re in Waynesboro which in time provide more opportunities for good jobs locally .

Ga len Heatwole (2nd from left) and Arthur Bowers ( 2nd from right) are shown receiving their ~lise OWl AWaY'ds from Carl Jones , Foreman iYl Sheet Metal , and Clyde Spears, Sa fety Representc.tive .

1i~O SHEET METAL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE WISE OWL AWARDS

Arthur Bowers and Galen Heatwole , both Sheet Metal employees , know from actual experi ence the importance of wearing their safety glasses . Both men recently saved their eyesight from serious injury or possible loss because t hey we r e safety- consci ous and wore their safety glasses with side shields .

Galen ' s accident happened on October 5 while he was welding do or s . He received weld splatter on both l enses of his glasses, some of which was embedded very deeply in the lenses . Arthur ' s accident happened on October 21 , while he was also spo t welding. Metalli c fragments s truck both lenses of his glasses and these fragments also became embedded in his glasses. Arthur's award represented a speci al citation as i t was his second Wise Owl Award . He r eceived his fi rst one in 1965 .

Ironi cally , las t month, Ar tl1ur saved serious injury to his l eft foot when a heavy "brass hold-down b l ock" was accidental ly knocked from a tab le. The block st ruck the top of his s hoe and crease d the steel toe cap wh e 1' i. cut through the leathe r.

SCOCEE Skeet League Pr esident .John Glenn presents 1\°ayne Kite h'ith first place trophy as Wayne lxn·e (second place "·inner) and Dennv Capriotti (sportsmanship ah·ard h'inner) look on . \lonty \lcPhatter and Tom \loor e (second roh·) also r ecei\·ed ~lh'anls Ca r shootino pe r fect scor es of 25 scratch during lea;e competition .

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PROPOSED CONSTITLITIQ\AL RE\'l SlO>JS Main Hody of the Constitution

Quesrion: Shall rhe Constitut io n be general ly amended and rev ised. as agreed to by the Genera l Assembly at its 1969 ancl I 970 sess ions (except for the three proposa ls separalely sta red below)?

Lotteries

Quest ion: Shall the Constitut ion .be amended by repealing section 60 (which prohibits lo t1eries) . le <.~ving it to t~e G~neral Assembly to dern..le whethe1 to .iuthorize or prohibir Jot1eries?

General Obligation Bonds

Quest ion: Shall the Consritu tion be amended to perm it the Ge:ieral Assembly. subject to approval by the people i~ a 1.·eferendum. to authorize general obltgat1on bonds for spec ific capita l projects. the tota l not to exceed 1.1 5 times the annual income and sa les tax revenues of the Commonwea lth?

No. 4 Revenue Bonds

Question: Shall the Consrirur ion be amended to permit the General Assembly. by a 2/ 3 vote. to pledge the fu ll fa ith and credit of the Commonwealth to revenue bonds issued for revenue-producing capital projects if the Governor certifies that the ant icipated revenues from such projec ts will be sufficient to pay pri ncipal and interest as they become due. the total not to exceed I . 15 times the annua l income and sales tax revenues of the Commonwealth?

111e Frate rnal Order of Police wi ll sponsor a Gospe l Tal ent Shmv on November 1 in the lfaynesbor o I ligh School auditorium . Tickets wi l l be $2 . 50 per person . Proceeds will be used [or underpri vileged children in the are;:i . for further information contact Thomas Bellamy , 9-12 -426-1 .

QU,\ RTER CE\TLJRY CLUB \!EETS

'!embers ol the \\·a:mesboro Plant ' s Quarter Century Club g;:ithere<l October 28, 1970 , at the General \\'c1:~11 e ~lotor r IU1 tor the Club's annual dinne r.

Offi cers c lec t e<l ror the coming year were Earle 1\lcllrnvell , pres i Jent ; CJ1arlcs ..-.. llughes , vice pres i <lent ; an<l .Jolm Ra1mie, Secretary-Tre~1su rcr (pictureJ hc loh· left to right ) .

Guest speah'r for the Ji.1me r meeting h·as \lr. Ross \'. lle r~ c:-·, h·cll -kJ10h11 fo r his h·o rk h'ith the l oca l Kih·:mis Uub .

Currently , there a re 81 membe rs in t he Quarter Centm)· Club , hith Robert (Bob) >lissman of CCl)]) Engineering becoming the nehes t member .

Approxima tcl;- 70 pe rs ons attende<l the <linner , inclu<l i.ng l () ret i re<l pensioners I rom the Company Ji v i ng i1~ the lfoynesboro ;:irea .


Volume XII, No . 91 WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA October 30, 1970

VICE PRESIDENr GIFFDRD COMv1ENTS ON REVISION OF VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION

,.-.... ''We should look upon the new Virginia Cu1istitution as one which gives more voice to the voters on many different issues. "

Vice President Dick Gi fford viewed the newly proposed document in this light and pointed out that it offers more safeguards for the citizens of our state. The much publicized Consi tutional revis ion will be considered by Virginia voters next Tuesday, November 3.

Mr. Gifford, Vice President and General Manager of the Corrmunication Systems Division, a member of the corrmittee for consti tutional revision noted that "in balance , the new constitution i s a bipartisan one which provides greater protection for the voice of individuals and their rights." As an ext ension, he added that the voters will give to the General Assembly the adequate and respons ible capacity to i ssue general obligation bonds. ''Virginians are again safeguarded in that they may accept or reject the General Assemb ly ' s proposals in a referendum.

r'°"\ "Our present constitutional bond lirni t i s .... er than that of other s tates . Consequently, we cannot compete with other s tates in such areas as education and highways. Voter ap-

HAMER APPOINTED .MANAGER-MEGIANICAL PRODUCTS AND QC IN CBARLOTIESVILLE

Numerical Equipment Control Department Manufacturing Manager C. W. Gerni announced this week the appointment of Ray Harner to

position of Manager-Mechanical Products and Quality Control at the Department's Charlottesville plant effective November 1.

"This new position, which wil l report to Plant Manager Don House, has resulted from the move of the mechanical products line from the Waynesboro Plant to Olarlottesville and the in

creased emphasis we are placing on providing customers with the very finest quality products, " he said.

Ray, who is presently Manager of the Mechanical Products Shop Operations here in Waynesboro , joined General Electric in 1959 as a program engineer in Schenectady, New York, following his graduation from the University of Alabama, where he was awarded a BSEE. He f irs t came to Waynesboro in 1960 as a product engineer. Subsequent promotions brought him i nto the positions of senior product engineer, pr oject engineer- -production engineering and supervisor-quality control and aerospace and defense.

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proval through the use of the referendum will change this limit. "It mus t be remembered," concluded Mr. Gifford, "that this Constitution i s not a totally new one, nor is it a has tily prepared one. It was constructed by carefully sel ect ed people with broad political knowledge from both parties. It has been before the General Assembly, and has been subj ected by them t o much deliberation and discussion."

The proposed revisions as they will appear on the ballots for the November 3rd el ection appear on the back of this issue. Vote yes or no on each individual i ssue .

CCNrRIBUTIONS TO SALARIED LTD! PLAN WAIVED '!WO MJRE MJN1HS

The three-month elimination of employee contributions to the Long Tenn Disability Income Plan for Salaried Employees has been extended to five months, E. S. Willis, manager of employee benefits for the Company, announced this week. The elimination of contributions applies only to those who were covered by the plan a~ the end of 1969.

Mr. Willis said that the waiving of contributions began on August 1, 1970, and was made possible by favorable experience under the plan. He said that continued good experience made it possible to extend the elimination of contributions to the end of 1970.

The Long Tenn Disability Insurance Plan for Hourly Employees has not been in existence long enough to allow for experience adjustments to be reflected in contributions. The plan for the hourly employees was effective in 1970 while the Salaried Employees' Plan began in 1965.

ATI'ENTION HUNTER.5

With small game season about to open, it might be well to note that 6 cases of Tularemia (deer fly fever) occurring in Virginia this year, have been reported by the Virginia State Department of Health. Most cases of Tularemia are transmitted to man by tick bites or contamination of the skin with blood or tissue from infected animals. To avoid infection, remove ticks from the body as quickly as possible and wear rubber or plastic gloves when cleaning squirrels or rabbits. This is especially important if there are cuts or scratches on the hands.

DAYLICHI' SAVING5 TIME ENUS SUNDAY

Daylight Savings Time tenninates this weekend at 2: 00 a.m. on Sunday, October 25. At that time clocks should be turned back one hour to read 1:00 a.m.

CARA.VPN '70 TO BE HERE TIIE 301H

Watch for EIN' s (fonnerly Electrical Design News Magazine) fourth annual Caravan tour which will be at our plant on October 30 from 9:00 to 12:00 noon. Caravan '70 is a traveling exposition of products and ideas visiting over 100 leading electronic manufacturers throughout the U.S.A.

UCF A Success ••••••••••• (continued frcm Page 1)

in maintaining approximately the same level of giving this year as in 1969. This was achieved even though the level of employment at our ~ General Electric Waynesboro Plant is consi~ · ably less than a year ago."

Bill expressed his appreciation to all solicitors for their fine efforts. Bill said, "A special thank you should go to the ten key chainnen for the in-plant drive." They were: CCDD: Finance and Administration-L. F. Beckerle; Manufacturing-F. B. Curto; Marketing and Administration-D. W. Garber; Control Devices Operation-B. Cooper;.ERgineeri~g-T. L. Crapser; New Products Development-D. N. Sitter; NECD: Finance and Administration-D. P. Russell, Marketing and Administration-A. V. Brancati; Engineering-E. G-.. Menaker; and AEPBS-A. J. Haas.

Bill also stated that he wanted to make special mention of the eight areas which achieved 100% employee participation for their united support of the Drive. They were: CCDD: New Product Development and Business Analysis and Administration; NECD: Advertising and Sales, Bwtlness Information Services and Administration, Business Analysis, Cost Estimation and Accounting, Resources Planning and Administration, and Mechanical~ Products Operations.

****************** Notable Quote: "Unions and management must come to aacept the "new ideals of coizeative consultation." Boulwarism, perhaps under a different name, wi U become the general working practice • •• Labor and management "have a common interest in moving toward collective consultation as a substitute for primitive coZZective bargaining. "--John Charriberlain in the June Freeman's review of Collective Bargaining: The POl.t)er to Des troy by Merry Ze Stanley Rukeyser.

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VolLUlle XII, No . 90 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA October 23, 1970

GEi\JERAL ELECTRIC RECEIVES OIC ' S HIQ-IEST Al\IARD AT PHILADELPHIA MEETING

Citing outstanding contributions to the uplifting of t he Lll1ski lled in Amer ica, the national Opportunities Industri alization Center has awarded the General Electr ic Company its highest recognition at the organizati on's annual dinner meeting in Philadel phia. The event occurred October 15 .

TI1e OIC Key Award, presented by Rev . Leon Sul livan, fol.ll1der of the OIC 's which ar e now in 90 cities throughout the country, was in r ecognition of the nati onwide support General Electric has given t o the movement over the past sever al years . It was accepted by Vi rgil B. Day, General Electric ' s vice president of e,-.._ ronmental services and a member of OIC's naL1onal i ndustrial advi sory board.

In accepti ng the award for General Elect ric Mr. Day paid tribute to Rev. Sullivan's personal contribution to OIC's self-help concept , saying that in the area of community responsibility, it "has given i ndus t ry the i deal avenue through whid1 i t can channel i ts considerable energies. "

Recent ly, Gener al Electric Board Chairman Fred J . Barch toured OIC facili t ies in Phi ladelphia and reaffirmed t he Company ' s enthusiastic support for the organizati on ' s work.

PAY INCREASE OOES INTO EFFECT MJNDAY

A cost-of- living pay increase will go int o effect Monday, October 26 , for many of this pl ant ' s employees. Under the provisions of the curr ent company-union contract , hourl y pay rates will be adjusted upward by five mor e cent s. At the same time, the weekl y rates f~on-exempt sal aried j obs wil l increase $2.

This wi ll be the second cost-of-living increase this year at our plant. A special three -cent s-per-hour adjustment went into ef-fect on January 26 as an advance payment on the t otal c-o-1 pay boost.

PLANT UCF DRIVE A SUCCESS Total Pledged Over $35,000

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Don Russe l l , NECD Finance , one of the key chaiY'l71en for the UCF campaign in the plant this year, points out to Charles Minter, Display Designer, the level of the thermometer for the f inal tabulation of employee partiai:pati on.

Employee UCF pl edges and contributions, coupled with the Company ' s contribution, netted over $35,000 for the l ocal UCF agenci es. 111is is indeed a real success story and congratualtions are extended t o each one of the 51% of empl oyees who partici pat ed.

111is year ' s contribution is the second l argest in the history of the plant with 1969 being only s l ightly gr eat er . Bi ll Perry, Plant campaign d1airman, s tated, "Incr eased empl oyee partici pati on was the main fact or

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SQ{OLARSHIP REMINDERS

Ge11eral Electric employees and their children are reminded of the availability for qualified candidates of the Richard H. Rice Memorial Scholarship Awards at Stevens Institute of Technology, and the Steinmetz Memorial S?1olarship Awards at Union College. Application for these awards must be made directly to the respecdve institutions on their regular application fonns.

_Candidates_fo~ these scholarships must qualify for admission on the same basis as any other student applicant and all decisions regarding admission and qualifications for fi~ancial aid will be made by the institution. Wlnle Stevens is primarily an engineering school, Union College offers both engineering and the liberal arts .

Eligible for these scholarship awards are (1) children of employees of the General Eiectric Company and (2) children of residents o~ Schene~tady "if there should be no qualified applicant from any of the General Electric Company's works." Application deadline is February 1, 1971.

UCF IN -PLANT DRIVE EXTENDED

The UCF in-plant drive guidelines were established prior to the campaign kickoff. One of the guidelines was to eliminate individual cash contributions because of the tremendous amount of record keeping and accounting that is required. General Electric felt the payroll deduction method for UCF contributions was the best and easiest way for everyone. There is no advantage to the Company in this method, but it appeared to be more convenient for the employee.

However, because of numerous requests from employees to make cash contributions to the UCF, an arrangement has been made for those employees to do so. Beginning today contributions of $10 or more will be accepted ' and plant solicitors will be contacting those employees who have expressed the desire to give cash and others to give them an opportunity to make their contributions. The individual cash contributors will count toward achieving 100% participation in the individual's area.

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There will be a country music show at the Centre for Shopping on Sunday, October 17, from 4:00 to 7;00 p.m. Featured will be Harry Snyder and the Upt~mers, Wayne Snow, The Chancellors and many more area artists. The show is for the benefi. t of the United ConmW1ity Fund and a silver offering will be taken.

INCOME EXTENSION AID PLAN HAS PAID our $13.5 MILLION IN DECADE ~

General Electric's Income Extension Aid Plan is 10 years old this month and on January 1, 1971, the Plan will be improved for the third time to make it even more valuable to General Electric employees. Over the 10 years of its existence, the Pl an has paid out a total of more than $13.5 million in benefits both as income to those affected by longterm layoffs and as tuition payments to affected employees who have wanted tc train for new or better jobs.

Income Extension Aid was pioneered by the Company in 1960 to ease the impact of employment reductions on individual employees and their families, and to offer such employees an opportW1ity to retrain or improve their skills for the opporttmities of the future.

In general, the Income Extension Aid Plan offers eligible employees one week's pay for each /ear of credited service when they are affected by long-term layoff, or if their job is being eliminated by change or plant closing. The benefits are paid as income extension after unemployment compensation benefits run out, with the employee receiving I"""".. half a week's pay each week until his total benefit of a full week's pay for each year of service are exhausted. However, benefits also can be taken in a ltunp stnn within 60 days after layoff, but in this case, GE service is terminated and recall rights given up.

Several improvements in the Plan will begin on January 1, 1971. The requirement that an employee have three years of service in order to be eligible for benefits will be lowered to two years for layoffs and plant closings starting in '71. In another improvement an employee who is recalled after receiving benefits will have all his Income Extension Aid credits restored 52 weeks from date of layoff if he has returned to work instead of having to rebuild his credits gradually as in the past. Under this "new start" for example, an employee with 10 years of service who has been on layoff and has collected his full benefits will have his benefits once more available in full one year after the date of layoff if he has returned to work. This provides significant additional "back up" protection for those who might experience a second layoff after exhausting previously built benefits.

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~yo~e having information about dial indicators missing from the relay machine room, please contact the Process Control Lab immediately.

WAYNESBORO PLANT ~ GENE RAL@ELECTRIC

Volwne XII , No . 8~ WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA Oct ober 16 , 1970

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRA.'.I EFFECrIVE JANUARY 1, 19 71

The Individua l Devel opment Program, a new pr ogram for hourly and non -exempt s a l a r ied empl oyees , will go i nto effe ct on January 1, 1971 accordino to Mr . H. \\I . Tulloch , Manager-

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Relations , here i n Waynesboro. A brochur~ out l ining the hi ghligh t s of the program wi ll be ava i l ab l e shortl y to eligi bl e employees .

"l\'hile application fonns wi ll not be availab l e until after January 1 , i t i s not t oo ea r l y for eligibl e empl oyees t o be gi n th i nking about how they can make use of the progr am ," Mr. Tulloch sa i d . Ile added t ha t late r on -probabl y in Decemb e r - -a full booklet will be issued descri:·,ing all det ails of the p l an and

..,..4s ope r a tion . Mr. Tulloch sai~ t~at the . di vidua l Deve lopment Pro?,Yarn i s intended t o

provi de financial ass istance t o GE hourly and nonexempt empl oyees \,·ho may want t o t ake ad vantage of educationa l oppor tunities t o im pr ove ·· job s ki lls and qualificat io~s an<l 1vho ar e 1villi ng t o devote some of the ir 01,rn t ime out s ide "'or king hours .

~Ir . Tulloch pointed out tha t ther e a rc three areas of benefits which may appl y w1der the pro~ram. 111c firs t area ~rovicles t ui t i.on r efund fo r full - time hourly or nonexempt salaried empl oyees who have at l east six months o [ se rvice c r edits . '!11c se cond one offer s t ui t i on re fund- -and in some c ases a tra i ning a llowance - - to empl oyees on l a yo ff \~ho have s i x months of ser vice c redits a nd r c t a rn reca ll rights . The third area deals with company-sponso red t r aining pr?grarns basc<l on needs of the business for t rarnc<l persormcl. 111esc l at t er courses nay be offer ed before or aft e r \vor king hours or r.i.ay be g i \·en in con -j unction with the l ocal s chool sys t ern .

~ Ir . Tulloch said that the t uition r c -~1<l bcncfi t for both active and l a i d 0 rr emp l oyees \\'i ll refund 10 0% of t he ~os t o r t uition and fees for empl oyees taking ma na.r,c ment-a ppr ovcd e ducation and training cour ses at approved educa tiona l ins t itut ions , up to $400 :)e r yea r .

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'\l/Y'. :·.'r3s Petrie ( cente:!') 1-eceives his 30- ,JP?r· tie cla.sp frorn Ml' . R. !l. DuB ridge a.s Mr . F . if . ilu t ten wr ~chef .

\\tS DETRI E co:,!PLETES 30 YEARS

i'lr. \\:cslc:· Pet ric bc .~an \\'Or k \\'i. th the General El ectric Company in 1934, but his empl oyment \\·as inter rupted . ! le r esLU:ie<l h·ork in 1940 and his continuous scr nce dat es r rom tha t year .

Aft er a nLUnbcr of <.tss i gnment s i n ~lad1 inc Shop and Product i on in Re fr i. ge r a t or ~. lanur::icturino an <l in l nS•)CCt ion fo r the Trans -

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mi ttcr Dcp::irt;;1ent , \\.cs jo inc<l the Control D i \'i~ i. on in 1947 . lie has filled Yari.ous su!Jervison· nosi tions s incc 1949 , <.tn <l j oined th~ Spccia·l t )' Cont r ol Department in _ 1954 . Cur r ent l y , \\.cs is ~lana"er-Rc;)roduct ion and Cus tome r Da t.::i .

I le mo\·c<l to \·\a\·ncsbo ro in >lard1 , 1955 , and presen t l y r esi des :.it 2-H5 >It . \"crnon \\

1 jth iiis wife Dol ores ~u 1d Daughter s Rosemarie , Terr i ~-laric , an<l Deborah ,\nnc . Another d.::iugh t er Su::;umc li\·cs 111 Richmond .

The s t ock ~uH.l fLuHJ LU11l pri ce !o r t :ic · .on th of Scptcmhc r .::i re ; 1s rollrnv·s :

Stock Price SSU. 70 2 hmd Unit Pri n' <::'-). "'7 '1

BOB CALE RECEIVES "SERVICE PLUS" AWARD

---The i,gency & :Jistribv.tor Sales Operation r e cently launched a major interraal recognition pr ogram under t he banner of "Service Plue . " Objectives of thi s program are to provide our distributors with ser vice "above and beyond" the -r:.onnal anc!. to recognize out s tanding service perfonnan~e by A &DSO employees and product depar tment employees . i3ob Cale (right) of I rice :::di t received a "Service Plus " CMard j'02° the month of ,June . Bob and Jim Austin, Supervisor-Requisition Processing and ~la:Mhouse , check the ballot box for more votes . Bu being elected to receive the aJ,Ja-Pd, Bob is no.,; eligible .cor other pri zes includir..g a b~li lding lot i;i ?lorida. ':fze iiE:·.'S ex :,enll.s best wis;·wr; to Boo i ;. 6ze co;:tes i:. .

KEY PLANT UCF CHAIRMEN ANNOUNCE D

For the Plant ' s United Community Fund Drive Scheduled for the week of October 12, the fo ll owing employees have been chosen to serve as key UCF chai rmen for their respective sections:

L . F . Beckerl e CCDD Fi nance T . L. Crapser Engineed ng D. N. Sitte r New Prodi..c t Deve l. B. Cooper Con trol Devices

Business Section D. w. Garber Marketing F. B. Curto Manufacturing J . M. Stoner Re l ations D. p. Russell NECD Finance E. G. Menaker Engineering A. V. Brancati Marketing A. J . Haas AEPBS All

\~ . R. Perry , UCF Plant Chairman, will conduct a meeting with the above chainnen today at which time the progr am will be outlinea .

AN EDI TORIAL: CAUSE FOR CONCERN

Waynesboro GE employees--faced with the cont inuing post-s t rike " ca tch-up" task--are keeping a wary eye on the uncertai n econo: conditions in the country.

While some economists pr edict a b usiness upturn i n the last qua r te r and the stock market s howed s trength recent l y , there are s till some dis turbing economic signs-- both nationally and close r to home.

Fo r examp l e:

--Bus i ness acti vity in the country today remains s luggi sh according to the l atest issue of Bus i ness Week magazine .

--Unempl oyment na t i omli de has cli mbed back to 5% of the l abor force.

--Job vacancies are down 48% from a yea r ago, the Burea u of Labor Statistics reports, a fi gure t hat explains why many college students --in cluding in our own area -had di ffi culty linin g up s umme r j obs.

- -Twenty- four of the 150 met ropo li tan areas in the coun t ry now have unemp l oymen rates at 6% or more --up from j ust five sue .. cities a year ago .

--Locally, we have had layoffs over the last several months as orders for such products as relays fai led to be oGtained as planned.

--Seve ral man ufactur ing businesses in the area have reduced forces very recent ly which adds to the depress i ng effect on the loca l economy .

These examples of pessimism a r e not cause for pressing the panic but ton. But they are a cause for concern . Co upl ed with the a lready difficult post- str ike job of t rying t o do a year ' s business in less than 11 months , it ' s a timely reminde r t o do our jobs right . .. everyone needs t o apply his f ull ene r gies to producing high- quality products, on time , with the lowest amount of waste, r ewo rk and s c rap as possible. This is the only way to get a bigger share of a smalle r amount of available business and thereby pr o t ect jobs.


Volume XII , No . 87

HEALTH NOTE

At this time of t he year, questions concerning influenza usually begin t o arise. The following information regarding influenza is based on the recommendations of the U. S. Public Health Service :

Influenza is a common respira tory illness which occurs in the United States every year, although n o t always in an epidemic form . While it is n ot possible to control the disease in the general population, pe r sons of all ages who have chronic il lnesses which involve the heart , lungs, and kidneys should consider being vaccinated. Examples are asthma, chronic bronchi t is, emphysema, rheumatic heart disease and heart disease ~sociated with high blood pressure . Dia

_tics are als o advised to have the vaccinations, as ar e the elderly.

Although the Waynesboro Plant is not planning to conduct an influenza immunization program, further informati on , if desired, may be obtained by consulting the Medical Clinic or your personal physician .

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SEPTEMBER SERVICE PINS

5 Years

Bonnie Alexander Mildred Garrison Betty Van Fossen Danny Mccann Alma Sorre U Sheila SmaU

Jerry Comer ,.-...

10 Years

Irnne Harris Mary Ann Hutchinson Hermon A. Price Randolph Foltz Be tty Turner Frank Casey

Reggie Hiner

RusseU Culver

W. J. MILLER PROMOTED

W. Joseph Miller has been named Manage r Small Exciters and Station Con trol Engineering

in the Power Regulation Engineering Operation .

A native of Bristol, Tennessee , Joe received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Tennessee in 1960 and 1961, r espectively . From 1960 and 1961 he was a Graduate Assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Tennes see .

Joe has been with the General Electric Company since 1961 and has held positions with the Engineeri ng and Science Program and the System Planning and Control Section . Until his recent promotion , he was a Project Engineer in the Communication and Control Devices Department , where he worked on project engineering and development of thyrist or excitation sys tems for large system t urbine gene rators .

He is a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church and a member of the Institute of Elect rical and Elec tronic Engineers. Joe makes his home at 215 Randolph Avenue, Waynesboro.

REGISTER TO Tomorrow' Oct . 3' is

V 0 TE the last chance you have to register for

1 the November 3 election . . #'~ -~ The reg i strati on offices

J~ ff(:::~- :~\ ' will have special hours \\ :a-..::::~/ ~ Sa turday for those who

• . · ""9 _.,, · have not reg i s te red . ~

_./ \ Jon 1 t th row your vote . '"0> away by fai li ng to -~' '.;--- . . \ , . , re g i s te r .

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STATE OFFICIAL ADDRESSES BRISA

I·/ , R. ?errt' , President of Blue Ridge Industrial sa: etb Assoc:iation (3RI.';A) along with Mr. Bernard Gibsor.. ( Yignt) , Vi ce President of BRISA, ere shown we laonring Mr . Edr'IOnd Boggs to ~layneshoro as ouc;., t srieakeY' ro11 BRISA 's dinne r meetin9 held~ at i/;,1.Po1:t .-;e&~e:;day night . Mr . Boggs is the Commissioner for the Virginia State Department o f Labor and Indus try . The meeting was attended by 56 p.2rsons representing 24 industries from 11 lbemar le , Augusta, Rockbridge and Rockingham Counties .

LOST : American Standard Book , volwne 6 , from u1e lib rary files . Anyone having this book , pl ease return it to \1r. Crapser ' s office .

RI DE \ EEDED

f-r ances ,\laiden needs a ride from U1e Mt . Sidney ar ea for t he 8 to 4: 30 shift. She can be contacted on Ext . 411 .

If you enjoy homecooking , country s tyle , come to the 4th Armual Augusta Relief Sale Saturday , September 26 , 1970 , 3 mi l es south of 1\°ayncsboro on U. S . Route 340 .

For more information contact Alvin lleat wole at 942 -7685 or Dennis S1.;artz , 942-3987 .

BOTTO\lS UP

In r1a,ry lan~ , a police officer advised a l ady U1at her license plates were ups ide down . She replied that it made it eas i e r f or he r to l ocate he r car i n a parking lot.

FINE ARTS O-IAPTER OPENS NEIV SEASON

A Lectur e - Demons tration opens the 1970- 71 year of the Waynesboro 01apter of the Virgi r \lusewn of Fine Arts . ~1r . Barclay Sheaks , Associat e Professor of Fine Arts at Virginia Wes l eyan and artist-advisor for llunt Manufacturing Company will pr esent his tedmiques of using acrylic palme r emulsion paints and his methods of composing a pa inting on Sunday afternoon from 4:00 to 6 :00 p .m. in t he Mul ti-purpose Room of the \l/aynesboro Public Librar y . Mr . Sheaks will bring with hi m exampl es of his work which will be exhibi t ed on the walls of the Multi-purpose Room on Sunday onl y. The public i s invi t ed t o join Chapter members in a ttending this event.

~10NOGRl\i' I SERIES RETIJRNS

"KI FARU !", a study o[ the African Rhino, will l ead off the second season of the Gener al Electric Monogr am Series on Thursday , November 12 , 7: 30-8 : 30 EST , on the NBC -TV networ k .

PARR COMPLETES APPRE:.JTICE TRAINING .-..

Blaine D. Parr has recently comoleted the requirements for graduation fro~ the General Electric Apprentice 'l'raining ?rogrom. He i shown receiving hiR Certificate of Apprenti~ .. -ship from D. L. Coughtry , Manager- Manufacturing as Paul :varren, Supervisor-Apprentice Program wat ches . Blaine resides at Route 3, Waynesboro wi t h his wife Lynn and their new- born son .

WAYNESBORO PLANT ~ GENERAL @ELECTRIC

PO\\'LR SHORTAGE AFFECrS OPERATIONS

The current power s hortage which i s affectina the enti r e East Coast of the United States h~ a Jso had its repercussions i n Waynes bor o , and particularly in this plant. Management received an urgent call from VEPCO on Tuesday afternoon asking for voluntary assis tance . in conserving power whe r ever possibl e ~o assis ~ the power company i n keeping essential services going . Vf:PCO said that this "b rrnvn_o:it~" a partial reduction of poh·er, would minimize the danaer s of trying to continue t o carry an ext;a heavy load' caused by the heat and high humidity 1.;hich coul d easily black out the entire sys tem.

,-.. Management took steps immedia tely to .nply h'i th the VEPCO r eques t and s hut ?ff

prnver to all equipment not currently bern.g used and c losed drnvn s ome auxiliary equipment. In the futur e , i f the extreme heat and humicli t y continues and the power s hort age r emains acut e , management has several plans under consider ation to help in so l ving the prob l ems , such as. shuttina off the a ir conditioni ng in the office porti on of the bui l ding and looking a t r e schedulina s ome pieces of equipment that are heavy prnv~r use r s from the fi r st to the second s hi f t 1vhen more power is available . Management does not an t icipate the need fo r shut-ting dohrn the air circulation sys t ern in the fac t ory.

VIPCO expressed its thanks to the Company and t o the empl oyees for wi llingly ass i sti ng in overcornina this acut e pO\ver s hortage and accepting in~onveniences 1vi th a minirnlUTl amount of complaints .

Pl IYLL I S PENDERGRAFT NAMED TO GOVERNOR Is CO\MIITEE

,.-..._ Congratul ation s go to Phy llis Pendergraf t, r eceptionis t fo r the \faynesboro Plant, upon her r ecent appointment to the governor ' s 19-rnernbe r Conunission on the Status of Women. Phv llis is vi ce chairman o[ the Seventh District Republ ican Commi ttee .

September 25 , 1970

UCF I:.J-PLANT DRIVE TO BEGIN OCTOBER 12 - 16

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Shown above are Ed McCray (Apprentice ), Char lie Minter (Maintenance) and Robert Lenn (Maintenance) out7:-inc the rina l touches on the ins tallation of the large UCF employee participation t hermometer . The sign will be l ocat ed on GE Blvd. and each day e1"'?~ loyees will be able to see the progress c: the in- plant drive a.s they come to wor k .

The in-pl ant United CommLmitr fund (UCF) drive is s l a ted for the 1"°eek of October 12 , 1970 . Bi ll Perry, UCf chairman for the l\faynesboro Plant s t ated t his year ' s UCf s l ogan is , " If you don 't do it , it h'on ' t ge t <lone ." 'T11e fund drive ' s objective t h i s year wi 11 be t o i mprove employee partici pation .

Bill notes , "I t ' s a drnllenge but the need is so gr eat because this year' s l\'aynes boro -Eas t Augusta Count y United Fw1d goal is $165,000 , an amount which will s upport 14 member agencies fo r the next operating year. ~lost i mportant of all--if sLq)port ed, these 14 agencies will not be knocking on your doors fo r contributions during the year .''

NEWS AROUND TI-IE CO~IPANY

Bangor, Maine, To Vo t e

About 135 employees at the Mechanical Drive Turbine Department ' s Bangor , Maine , plant will vo t e on October 8 whether to remain without a union or to have the IUE represent them.

This is the first representation e l ection since the department acquired the facility about a year ago .

Asheboro, North Carolina , Votes No Union

At the Housewares Division's Personal Appliance Department plant in Asheboro, N. C., 169 employees vo ted f or no union and 168 for the I UE. 1\vo ballots we re void. The union has filed objections to the conduct of the campaign .

This is the s econd representation election in the 18-year history of the pl ant. The first occurred in 1964 when the IUE also los t, with about the same number of votes for i t.

Indi anapo lis, I ndiana , Votes No Union

At the Gene ral Learning Corporation-Time, I nc. , warehouse in Indianapolis , Ind . , 59 employees voted fo r no union and 26 f or the Who lesale , Retai l , and Department Store Employees . General Learning Corporation is j oin t l y owned by Gene ral Electric and Time , Inc.

Oakland , Cali f ornia , To Vote

The NLRB h as orde r ed an election to dete r mine whe ther employees at the Oakland, Calif. , Service Shop wis h to have the UE or the IBEW repres en t them or t o have no union . The UE h as r e presente d them s ince 196 3.

SCOGEE SVIL GOLF TEAM

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Front row- kneeling : C. Thompson , S . Preston (ho lding runner-up t rophy) , R. Kerbe r. 2nd r ow : R. Assi d , G. Hall , F . Gum, J . Mc.Kay , S . Mi l l er . Back row: D. Phelps , K. Kent , L. Swanson , B. Dedrick, D. Fitzger ald . Absent f r om pho t o : B. Coope r, A. Haas , G. Rankin, B. Rankin , D. Har r ell, and D. Dondiego .

SCOGEE ' s 19 70 SVIL Golf Team shown above did an ou tstanding job on the golf links this s ummer and likewise for the final all-day golf tournament held at Lakeview Golf Course on September. They placed third in the ma t ch .

U. S. SAVINGS BO~DS TO HAVE INTEREST "BONUS " IF HELD TO MATURITY

U. S . Savings Bonds, Series E--the kind i nvested in under the General Electric Savings and Securi t y Pr ogram , Stock Bonus Plan a.~d

Savings Plan--now earn an extra one- hal f of one percent "bonus" for t hose who keep t hem until ma turity .

Th e increase brings the rate on Ser ies E Bonds t o 5~% if t hey a r e held t o maturi t y . That ' s t he maximum a l lowed under a new law r e cently signe d by Presjdent Nixon. Previously the bonds paid onl y 5% interest at matur ity .

The new r ate applies to all bonds pur chased afte r June 1 , 1970, with the bonus applying to the ful l term of the bond . Series E Bonds purchase d before that date wi l l re ceive a one- hal f pe r cent increase in interest fo r s emi-annual interest periods beginning af ter June 1 , but payable after maturity .

The new bonus means that an i nves tme of $18.75 i n a bond today will bring $25, tJ when the bond is r edeemed five years and t en months from now--the cur rent mat uri t y date. A $50 b on d costing $37. 50 will b ring $5 1. 46 a t maturity ; a $100 bond costing $75 will bri ng $102 . 92. I f the bonds are held past maturi ty they go on earning the new 5!2% r a t e .

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL @ ELECTR IC

Vo lume XII, ~o . 85 WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA September 18 , 1970

RELAY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILURE CAUSES WORK STOPPAGE

The main air condi t ioning unit in the Relay Area s topped working ear ly Wednesday morning, September 16. Attempts to keep operating proved uns uccessful, and all personnel wor king in the main Relay Assemb l y area were sent home at 1: 30 p .m.

Since the Relay Machine Shop , the Solder and Stamp Room, Coil Winding and Header Assembly area are on a diffe r en t coolin g system, these ope rations were continued .

Service personnel from the equipment manufactu r er arrived at 4:00 p.m. on September 16 . The unit was disassembled and the prob l em f,..._nd early in the e vening . Since it could not t repaired here, the in-operative assembly was boxed, loaded in a station wagon, and started toward the factory i n no r t hern New Jersey. It will be re- worked on a "round-theclock basis " and r e turned at the earliest possible time .

Hopef ully, we can resume operations on Friday, Se ptember 18 . If this is not possible , the affected r e lay personnel will be called and to l d when to report back to work .

STOCK & FUND UNIT PRICE

The Stock Price and the Fund Unit Price for the month of August, 1970 , are as follows :


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

$76 .214 $21.547

"Unions now find that strikes realZy don 't set t le a thing . "- -George Meany , President AFL-CIO unions at a Lahar Dery press Conference, September ? , 19 70 .

Verna Rudine, Engraving operator in Electronics , i s shown using compressed air. The safety air knoz zle shown in her hand is one of hundreds that have been installed throughout the plant as a safety measure for emp loyees . The knozzle reduces the air flow rate to 30 psi, but even at this rate operators must v.se ex tr-eme care .

COMPRESSED AIR--DANGER

The Plant's safety regulation on compressed air describes the use of compressed air as very hazardous , even to t he point of death.

A blast of compressed air can rupture an eardrum; worse yet , it can cause a brain hemorrhage and can be fata l. An air jet can drive metal chips and other deb ris at high rates of s peed . Also, an air jet directed into the mouth can rupture lungs , and intns t ines. Aimed at the eyes , it can even cause blir. '.:1ess . Directed a t the skin, compressed air can damage the tissues so as to resemble a burn, qu~,_cc

apart from dirt, f ragments or chips that ca' be driven into the flesh .

Use your air hose carefully . Don' t use the air for the wrong purpose. And don't ·'er us e it fo r horseplay . It i s sheer stupidity for a prankster to turn an air ho~e on a fe llow

worker. It ' s just air , but so is a typhoon jus t air--and deadly .

GENERAL ELECTRICS & S PROGRAM MUTUAL FUND Semi-Annual Report, June 30, 1970

To Program Participants and Fund Unit Holders: This report shows the net asset value per Fund Unit on June 30, 1970 and December 31, 1969 and a list of investments on June 30, 1970.

Asset Value. The net asset value per Fund Unit was $21.02 on June 30, 1970. This compares with $28.57 on December 31, 1969 and $27.05 on June 30, 1969.

The value of a Fund Unit decreased 25.2% for the 6 months ended June 30, 1970 and decreased 20.9% for the 12 month period. These decreases have been .adjusted for the distribution of$.48 per Fund Unit paid in March 1970. (The distribution was

credited. to participants in the form of additional Fund Units in accordance with ·the Savings and Security Program.)

Note: Employee savings and Company contributions are credited at the average Fund Unit Price in the month for which such credit is made, and not at the asset value as of the end of particular periods specified above.

General Electric S & S Mutual Fund• List of Investments, June 30, 1970

Shares

43,400 36,700 43,600 53,500 30,700

16,300 30,000 15,000 55,600 35,000

59,900 30,000 55,000 30,086

30,000 40,000

100,000 51,000 45,000

12,400 19,800 47,750

25,000 16,200 55,000 15,600 40,000 40,000 50,000

22,200 20,700

37,500 30,006 25,000 24,200

COMMON STOCKS 94.00%

Building 6.40%

Carrier Corp. Cousins Properties Fishbach & Moore, Inc. Rouse Company Trane Company (The)

Business Equipment 11.71%

Burroughs Corp. Digital Equipment Corp. International Business Machines Corporation National Cash Register Co. Xerox Corporation

Consumer Products 8.21%

Burlington Industries, Inc. Coca-Cola Company (The) Heublein, Inc. Simplicity Pattern Co .• Inc.

Drugs 9.67%

Abbott Laboratories American Home Products Corporation B<Jxter Laboratories, Inc. Betz Laborutones Medtronic, Inc.

electrical 2.36%

Emerson Electric Co. lnt'I. Telephone & Telegraph Corp. Pic;kwick International, Inc.

Merchandising 9.62%

A.R.A. Services, Inc. Heinz (H.J.) Co. Mammoth Mart, Inc. Mercantile Stores Company, Inc. Penney (J.C.) Co. Sears Roebuck & Co. Woolworth (F.W.) Co.

Metal and Mining 1.82%

Kennecott Copper Corp. Phelps Dodge Corporation

Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4.33%

Caterpillar Tractor Co. Diebold, Inc. Lenox, Inc. TRW, Inc.

At Market""

s 1,437,625 1,036,775 1,046,400 1, 190,375 1,726,875 6,438,050

1,491.450 1,665,000 3,750,000 2,314,350 2,555,000

11,775,800

2,066,550 2,081,250 1,918, 125 2, 196,278 8,262,203

1,845,000 2,280,000 2,287,500 1,989,000 1,327,500 9,729,000

633,950 683, 100

1,056,468 2,373,518

2,081,250 526,500 838,750 904,800

1,640,000 2,225,000 1,462,500 9,678,800

960, 150 874.575

1,834,725

1,298,438 1,590,318

803, 125 6G5,500

4,357,381

Shares

15, 700 45,000 20,000 22,700 35,200

70,000 62,740 54,300 80,000

35,000 36,000

32,000 32,400 34,800

25,000

25,000 45,000 29,500

30,000 45,000 20,000 35,000 45,000

26,100 31,200

Oil 6.10%

Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. Mobil Oil Corp. Schlumberger. Ltd. Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) Texaco, Inc.

Paper and Containers 7.32%

International Paper Co. Kimberly-Clark Corp. Scott Paper Co. U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers, Inc.

Photography 4.11%

Eastman Kodak Co. Polaroid Corp.

Public Utilities 2.77%

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Duke Power Co. Southern California Edison Co.

Publishing and Services 6.96%

Burns (William J.) International Detective Agency Disney (Walt) Productions, Inc. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc .. Pinkerton's, Inc.

Soap and Cosmetics 9.66%

Avon Products, Inc. Gillette Co. International Flavors and Fragrances Plough, Inc. Revlon, Inc.

Other 2.96%

General Motors Corp. Marlennan Corp.

Total common stocks 94.00% Cash, corporate short-term notes,

receivables, etc., net 6.00%

Total Net Asset Value

At Market•

s 7:35,938 1,968, 750 1,277,500 1,242.825

915,200 6, 140,213

2, 135,000 1 ,929.255 1,391,438 1,910.000 7,365,693

2,222,500 1,908,000 4, 130,500

1,320,000 664,200 800,tlOO

2,784,600

581,250 2,934,375 1,951,875 1,534,000 7,001,500

2, 111,250 1,698,750 1,067,500 2,327,500 2,508,750 9,713,750

1,621,462 1 ,357,200 2,978,662

94,564,395

6,034,000

s 100 ,598,395

'S>!curities l1stecJ nr1 ·1ational exchanges are valued at the closing sales price at June 30, 1970; securities traded in the over the-counter n,arket are valuen at the last bid price at that date.

MCTUAL FUND .... (continue d)

have received actual ce rtificates prior to the first r egular payout of uni ts included pensioners and others. ,-.

Of course, fund parti cipants invest a fixed amount of dol lars each month r ather than purchase ~ fixe d number of units. As a result, when prices are l ower the same amount of money buys more uni ts than when pri ces are higher.

The first holding period distribution of f und uni ts under the S&S Program wil l be ear l y in 1971 after the end of the specif i ed threeyear holding period.

The S&S Program Mut ual Fund does not have a sales--or loading-- char ge f or purchasing fun d units, and the re is n o charge for redeeming units.

SPUDNUTS DISCONTINUED

Mr. Art Smith, Cafete ri a Manage r, announces with ?·eg r e t that the make r of "Spudnuts " can n o l ong<::r supply us due to circums tances beyond his cont rol.

,.-. Mr . Smith says he will seek other sources ~-· replace the popular " Spudnut" pas tries and in the mean time, will continue to offer the re5uL. r donuts and pas try items.

WHAT LOSES JOBS?

To listen to the union these days, it would seem very s imple to answe r this ques tion. This week's un ion leaflet said "GE ' s g reed for profit s harms jobs. " At other times the unions say busjncssmen don't pay enough wages ... at ot'1, ,: times unions say that businessmen charge

t1ii)1 r. ices . . . e tc.' etc .

Now Lf the causes are this simpl e, then the solution is also very simple--j us t pass a law to elimina te profits, raise everybody ' s wages , and lower all the prices . If that's too complicated, maybe there is an even easier solution ... just take businessmen off the job altogether and hand it over to someone else . .. but who? The government (who might make up 1'A_ t profits wi ~h increased ~axe~)? The u~ions

~ seem to think the solution i s t o castiga te the businessman)? Forei gn compc ti tors (who pay low wages)?

All our employees know better . Everyone knows that without profi t there is no opportunity t o pr ovide a product t o sell to the cus tomer and without sa les there are no jobs .

SCOuEE INTRA- PLAN1 SOFTBALL CHAJ1PIONS

The Stockroom team finished the season with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss. They also won the playoff tournament. Members of the team are : (kneeling, left to right) Cl arence Henderson, Phil Babe r, Wayne Bowles, Larry Martin, Willie Woodson , Julian Branstetter; (standing) Clement Waggy, Gary Mawyer, Kenny Cray, Al ~l cDanie ls, Cliff Anderson, Fred Huffman, Hm•a rd Henderson, Dan Wells, Jim Johndrow, and Ron Johnson , team captain, being congratulated by SCOGEE President, Frank Gum . Other teams competing were CCDD Engineering, Marke ting, and NECD Engineering , finishing in that or der . (Missing from photo-Warren Sp rouse.)

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Jane and Kenneth Reid would l ike t o express appreciation for the kind expressions of sympathy shown in the death of Jane ' s brother, James F. ~cLaughlin.

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Would the person who borrowed a "Minimi te " Thermo- Potentiometer f rom Carter Swann please contact him on Ext . 421.

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A limited number of University of Virginia Course schedules are avai lable in the Relations Office .

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A.S.Q . C. TO MEET

The Ameri can Society for Quality Control will hold its Sept. meeting next We d . , the 16th, in Charlottes ville at the Dutch Pant1~. The social hour will begin at 6:30 at the Mount Vernon Motel directly behind the Dutch Pantry. Cost for the dinne r meeting will be $4 . 25 . Reservations should be made by Sept. 14 by calling Alma Humphries, Ext . 318.

GE Waynesboro Plant News (1970)

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