GE Waynesboro Plant News (1977)

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ELECTRIC

VOL XIX No. 1 WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA Januarv 7, 1977

New Year Means New Start

In the past, the new year began at many different t imes. The ancient Egypti ans began the year on September 21; the ancient Greeks on December 21. March 25 was the usual ~ew Year's Day among Christians during the medieva l days. The Gregorian ca lendar, introduced in 1582, put January 1 in t he position of New Year's Day and was inmedi -ately accepted by all Catholic countries. It was accepted by Germany, Denmark, and Sweden about 1700, and by Eng l and in 1752 .

. No matter when the new year began, it ~a time to forget the past year, look i .ard to the coming year, and plan for the future.

J .

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K. G. w. E.

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

35 YEARS 20 YEARS L. Archambeault T. M. Br ooks

J . R. bryant , Jr . M. H. Buehl er I II

10 YEARS J. K. Elli nger J . A. Hask

B. Audia J . P. Via M. Blair v. R. Vi a M. Chaplin R. Dri ver 15 YEARS D. Fee A. Heatwole G. E. Gr ove A. Norvelle c. w. Powell B. Will J . M. Wiseman

A. B. Carson, G. F. Gier complete 25 Years of service

Andrew Boyce Carson, Senior Engineering Project Support, and George F. Gier, Design Draftsman, have each completed 25 years of service with the company.

Boyee Ca!t.6on (2nd 6~om le6t) ~eee-(.ve..6 hAA ~ eJtviee a.wa.11.d 60~ 25 yea/t.6 6~om J . KA.Jtk Snell. , Man.a.geA-VCPV Engine~g, ~ SeymoWt Vepuy (l ), Con.ouLU.n.g Eng~eeA, and E~Me Hutton, Manag 0 -Suppo~ Engine~ng, o66eA th~ eong~a.:t.u.e.a;t[on.o .

Boyce, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, recei ved his BSEE from Clemson College in 1948. He began his career with GE as a Design Engineer in the Aeronautics and Ordnance Divi sion in Schenectady, New York in 1948. In 1955 he relocated to the Aerospace Department here in Waynesboro where he worked un ti l 1970 when that Department moved to Erie.

Desi ri ng to remain in a warmer cl imate , Boyce chose not to make the move with t he Department and in 1970, he left the Company to accept a pos i tion with ESB, Inc. as a Standards and Packaging Engineer. In 1973 , Boyce returned to Waynesboro GE as a Senior

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25 YEARS OF SERVICE (Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 2) Engineer Project Support for DCPD. He stated t hat he came back to GE bacause he liked the Company and he liked Waynesboro. "It i.A one. 06 :the. be;t;teJt c.01tpoll.atloM to wo1tk 601t," he added.

Boyce and his wife, Marion, reside at 1215 Crofton Avenue in Waynesboro .

P1tu e.nt.i.ng Ge.01tg e. G,{.eJt ( 2 n.d i)1tom Jt,{.g ht) wl:th hi.A 2 5 ye.a.Jl,6 ' 6 eJtv,{.c.e. p,f_n. i.A J. IGUr..k Sn.ell, a.6 Cli66 Jon.u (l), Ma.n.a.geJt-Vu,i_gn. En.g,i_ne.e.Jt,{.n.g, and Ke.n Mc.Ca.Jttn.e.y, Ma.n.a.geJt-P1todu.c.U Vu,i_gn. En.g,i_ne.eJt,{_ng, look on..

George is a native of Utica, New York where he attended the Utica Free Academy. He served three years in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

George joined GE in 1951 as a Machine Operator in the Radio Receiver Department i n Utica, New York. He later worked as a Draftsman in the same department for 8 years before transferring to the Audio Electronics Products Department where he remained prior to coming to Waynesboro in 1973.

George feels that his career at GE "ha.6 had a. veJty 6.ta.biliz,(.n.g e.66e.c.t on. my li6e. . I've. ba.6,{.c.a.lly e.n.joye.d my woltki 6ome. job6 pltoba.bly mo1te. than. othe.ll.. Bu;t the. c.ompa.n.y a.6 a. whole. i.A a. good c.ompa.n.y to wo1tk 601t."

George and his wife , Barbara, reside at Rt. 1, Penn Lai rd, Virginia with two of t heir five daughters .

8dilo-iial A Really Big Year for Payk

As we review the 1976 events at our plant, one fac t sticks out -- it was a big year for employee pay. Most hourly and nonexemp t salaried people were pleased when it was announced in June that, as a result of negotiation with unions on a new contract, they were getting an immediate pay raise of at least 60 cents an hour and even more for high-skill jobs.

This was certainly not a typical pay increase! For many this was the largest single pay increase of their working lives. The recent cost-of-living raise tops off this unusual year.

The unusually large increase was respon-s ive to what emp loyees had identified as their pri mary need and concern -- fattening up and protecting t he paychecks which had been eroded by the high inflation of the past three years .

The encouragi ng downward trend in the rate of inflation, plus t he improved pro-visions of the cost-of-living pay escala1....-.., make i t unlikely that such large increases will have to be repeated. GE paychecks are now protected on an ann ua l basis i n the event of another period of runaway inflati on.

As we've found out in recent years, it's not how much money you receive that counts. It's how much that money wi ll buy. Fight-ing inflation by productivity improvements on the job is one way we can hel p keep those pay increases looking as good as they now do and help keep our business competitive .

THANK YOU NOTES

1 w.l6 h to thank all my GE 6Jt,{.e.n.d 6 olt the. c.a.Jtdo , g,{.6t, 6lowe.1t a.n.d phone. c.a.ll e.x:te.n.de.d to me. dWL-i.n.g my ,{_lln.u6.

Marjorie Cash 1 woul.d like. to e.xplte-66 my a.pp1te.c..ia..t.,{_~

to all my 6Jt,{.e.n.d a.n.d c.o -wo1tke.1t at Gene.A . _ Ele.c.;tJt,{_c. 6 Olt :th.Ult un.dn.U6 a.n.d g e.n.eJto6ily . May God blu6 e.a.c.h 06 you .

Carol Le i gh Ba ll and Fami ly

EMployEE RElA1ioNs ,-., 0RGANiZATiONAl CHANGES

Marjorie G. Grimes, Manager of Employee Rel ations, has announced several organi-zational changes. Effective February 1, Alonzo Pettus will become Manager-Hourly Relations, Robert L. Broughman will assume the responsibility of Manager-Employee and Medical Services, and William R. Perry will become Relations Consultant until his retirement during the first half of the year .

Al, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, received his AB degree in History and Economics in 1958 from Talladega College in Talla-dega, Alabama. In 1972, he obtained his MBA in Manage-ment from Xavier University

in Cincinnati, Ohio. He also attended the University of Cincinnati Law School for two years . Al has served two years of active duty in the U. S. Army Signal Corps and two

J"""l'{ears of reserve duty in the U. S . Army ilitary Intelligence where he held the

rank of Specialist Fourth Class.

Al has held a variety of positions during his eight (8) year tenure with GE. In 1968, he joined the Company as an Internal Auditor in the Finance Department in Evendale, Ohio . From there he transferred to Louisville, Kentucky where he held the position of Professional Minority Specialist with the Relations and Utilities Operation.

In 1972, he was appointed Manager of Equal Opportunity/Minority Relations for the Relations Operation in the Steam Turbine Generator Products Division in Schenectady , New York . Before coming to Waynesboro, Al held the position of Professional Relations Representative . In this position he was responsible for providing counsel and Relations support on exempt compensation and manpower planning .

Al has already moved to Waynesboro wroth his wife, Marva, and son, Randy, to relocate later this month.

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A native of Clifton Forge, Bob graduated from Allegheny County High School in 1946 . His career at General Electric began February 14, 1955 as a Tool Room Machinist. Since that time he has held several positions in the Foreman and Supervisory capacity and in

April, 1973 he was named Specialist- Hourly Relations for the Data Communication Products Department . In February, 1974, he was named Specialist-Union Relations and later, he became Manager-Union Relations.

Bob has completed many company- sponsored courses as well as the Manufacturing Training Program, subsection managers' courses in Crotonville, New York and the Supervisory Training Program.

He and his wife, Mildred, make their home in Ladd where he enjoys his hobbies of hunting , fishing and golf .

Bill, a native of Greens-boro, North Carolina, is a graduate of Greensboro High School and attended North Carolina State College in Raleigh, North Carolina. He began his career at General Electric in November of 1954

as an Employment Practices Specialist . He has hel d several positions in the Employee Relations section, the latest being Manager-Safety & Services .

Bill has completed the Company ' s Profes-sional Management Course. He is an active member of the Blue Ridge Industrial Safety Association of which he is one of the founders. He i s also a member of the Waynes-boro Kiwanis Club.

Bill resides at 373 S . Wayne Avenue. He and his wife, Joyce, have two daughters .

"Car pooling with Joe is a real pain."

20 Years of Service Recognized

The. GE NEWS w-

WAYNESBORO PLANT ,_., GENERAL@ELECTRIC

VOL XIX No. 2 WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA January 14, 1977

William D. Henderson First to Join Retirement Family in 1977 Bil l Henderson brought in the New Year i n a new capacity -- as a member of

the growing General Electric family of retirees.

Bi ll began his retirement with mi xed emotions . Although anxious to begin enjoying his new-found freedom, he also misses the daily routine of coming to \'/Ork every day. "Eve.n .though you c.omp.ta.ln abou.t having .to ge..t up e.veJty moJtn-ing .to C.Ome. .to WOJtk. , IJOU .te.nd .to m,Ll1.> U Whe.n IJOU 6,{,nd .tha.t IJOU WOn 1 t be. doing a anymoJte.," he said. " Be.1.>ide.1.>," he added, "I've. a1.wa.y1.> e.njoye.d my WOJtk. . "

Bi ll began his career with GE in December, 1954 as a draftsman. He had been in this line of work since 1943, so when the Waynesboro Plant opened he app li ed and received a position as a draftsman in the Specialty Control Depart-ment. Upon retirement, he was a design draftsman in the Numerica l Control Department.

A native of Lipscomb, Virg ini a, Bill now lives in Waynesboro where he and his wife, Elsie, pl an to remain. He says he has no definite plans for his retirement other than vi siting his family, w h consists of 1 daughter and 2 sons . However, he and his wife do share a hobby -- collecting o,_ and unusual objects -- which they will continue to enjoy together.

Waynesboro GE employees wish Bill a very enjoyable and fulfilled retirement~

A $164 Million Bundle: GE People Now Sharing Big "Payout" Under Savings Plans

About 163,000 employees, retirees, and former employees are sharing the bundl e of securities and cash being distributed in the annual "payout" under the General Electric Savings and Security Program and the GE Savings and Stock Bonus Plan.

How big i s the bund le?

It's worth $164 million. That's based on 197~ ' s year-end ma rket va lue for Stock ($55.625) and S&SP Mutua l Fund Units ($28.63) t'~aturity value of U. S. Savings Bonds, as w .. , as the cash being distributed in the 11 payout. 11


'STOCK PRICES' AND I FUND UNIT PRICES' FOR YEAR 1976

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Stock Price

$52.220 53 . 329 52 . 098 53 . 190 51.469 54 . 722 56.899 54.790 54.798 52 .000 51. 444 52.858

Fund Unit Price

$26.986 28.042 27 .962 28.088 27 . 547 27.317 27.978 27.759 28. 310 27 .255 27.175 27 .961

Bloodmobile Forms Being Distributed Today The new sign-up forms for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit next month are being distributed to ....-...

all employees today . Eligible blood donors throughout our facilities are being urged to serious ? consider dona t ing a pint of. blood when the Bloodmobile pays us a call February 2 and 3.

The new form this year contains information on donating blood as well as the sign-up card (illustrated below ). The sign-up card is to be completed, detached and returned to W. R. Perry, Blood Donor Coord inator, no later than January 24, 1977, if the employee wishes to donate blood. Cards will be returned to employees indicating the date and time employees are to visit the Bloodmobile.

Remember . . . blood is always needed, so pledge to give a pint next month by signing your blood donor card right away.

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Blood Do n o r Coordinator Re l a tion s - Ro o m 10 5

I wish to be a Blood Donor.

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Emp l o y ee Name: Shift: 1 st 2nd 3rd __ (_P_r_i-n_t_N_a_m_e~)----------~ ~-(Che~One)

Fo r e man/S u pervisors Name: _____________ ~Location:~~~~ (P r i n t Na me )

Phon e Ex t ensio n: (Ch e ck Location)Main Turner

Pla n t Compl~

If you wish to donate blood to a specific person , provide the in for -mation req u es t ed :

HOSPITAL NEAREST RE LATIVE_~~~~~~~~ DATE OF _A_D_M_I_S_S_I_O_N _ _ ___ _ ______ DATE OF DISCHARGE_~~~~~~~-

TO BE FILLED IN BY COORDINATOR

DATE: Fe bruary 2 , 197 7 Time: ___ __ _ February 3, 197 7 Ti m e =~~~-

J. R. BITTNER

Patent Awards

John R. Bittner, Manager-Products Mechan-ical Engineering, and Ronald D. Wesner, DCPD Design Engineering, have recently received a U.S. Patent. This patent relates to margin control apparatus for use with recorders, such as printers, which are operable auto-matically from characters stored on tape or available from a data line, or from characters produced in response to manual keyboard operation.

This is Ron 1 s first patent and John 1 s eighth.

R. D. WESNER

Lift With Your Head First ~ If you have to raise something higher

-, 1 your waist, don 1 t try to do it a 11 at once. First set the load on a table or bench, and then change your grip for lifting hi gher .

*When it's necessary to hand an item to another person, be sure your partner has a good grip before you let go, whether you are handing it up or down~

* A l ot of back i nj uries are caused by twisting the body while holding a heavy load . Instead of pivoting at the waist with something, shift your feet and turn your whole body . Maybe you have to take a step or two, but that's better than straining your back.

* Don't forget the basic rule: Lift with your legs , keeping your back as straight as possible.

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!!NNOfJNCEMENT

BINGO ANYONE?

The Augusta County Fire Department will be playing bingo every Wednesday night at the fire house beginn ing January 19, 1977 at 7:30 p.m.

UNI TED WAY DEDUCTIONS

The first deductions on 1977 United Way contributions for COO and NCO employees will be Friday, January 21. Due to a processing problem in Salem , the deduc-tions were unable to be made on the pre-viously scheduled December 3, 1976 date.

THANK YOU NOTES

We. would like. .:to .:thartk a.U.. ouJr. 6rv

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC VOL XIX No. 3 WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA Janua ry 21, 1977

CAN you bE

A blood doNOR?

rreq uen tl y , people ask if they can qualify as a blood donor. Sometimes it is possib le to defi ni t el y answer this question but more of ten it is not. This is because there are generall y ques tionable areas wh i ch can be answered pos iti vely on ly as the prospective c,........_ r pa sses t hrough the medical hi s tory at tr1t= bloodmobil e. However, there are some basic mini mal requirements and some basic reasons for re ject ion.

For examp le, to be accep t ed a prospec-t i ve don or must :

(1) no t have gi ve n blood withi n the l ast 56 days nor more tha n 5 t imes within the l ast 12 months;

(2) be between t he ages of 17 and 66; (3) wei gh at least 110 pounds ; (4) have a temperature of l ess than 99 . 7 degrees ;

(5) have a regular pu l se between 60 and 100; (6) be in genera l good health. Thi s l ast i s establi shed by a series of ques tions asked the prospective donor prior to don at i on.

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prospective donor will be rej ec ted i f he- she ha s : ever had an attack of hepatitus; been exposed to j aundice or hepatitus wi thin t he l as t 6 mont hs ; been t attoed wi thi n t he last 6 mon t hs; been given blood or pl asma

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Gault to Head Consumer Business Sector in First Step in General Electric Reorganizat ion

As the first step in a reorganization of the General Electric Company , Chair~an Reginald H. Jones has announced the appoint -ment of Stanley C. Gault as Vice ?resident and Sec~or Execut ive of the Conswner Products and Services Sector with responsi~ ility for all of GE ' s conswner businesses . The appoint -ment is effective February 1 . Gault is pre-sently Vice President and Group Executive of the Maj or Appl iance Business Group .

.;ones said, 11 In olldeA to c.ope.. w ' Se.c.toM ' JcatheA than GJLoup.6 be..c.aM e. in 1.iome. c.MV-i the. Sec.toll Ex:e.c.u.X.ive. w.

BLOOD DONOR (Cont'd from Pagel, Col . 1)

within the l ast 6 months; had a tooth extracted within the l ast 72 hours; had a child within the last 12 months, or i s pregnant; ever had heart troubl e.

There are many other bases for rejection fo r the Red Cross ta kes extreme care to insure: (1) it wil l not be harmful to the prospective donor to donate; (2) there i s nothing in the donor ' s blood wh i ch will be harmfu l to the recipient . But many rejec-t ion areas cannot be determined until the prospecti ve donor is started through the donor- bel t -li ne and has ta l ked to the nurse .

So if you are still uncertain , why not sign up for the Bl oodmobile and go through the medi ca l hi story line . It's t he on ly way t o f i nd out for sure if you are qua lified to be a bl ood donor . It won' t cos t you a th ing and it just may save someone' s life .

Next month ' s Bl oodmobil e wil l be at the Ma in Pla nt \>Jednesday , February 2, and Thursday , February 3, and at Turner Wed nesday, February 2. All employees who have not yet si gned up are urged to do so as soon as possibl e .

GE REORGANIZATI ON (Cont'd from Page 1, Col . 2) tady and a Technical Resources Staff in Fairfield , Conn.

Gault and Frederick will report to Vice Chairman Walter D. Dance . Dr . Reed will report to Vice Chairman Jack S. Parker .

Jones also announced that Richard 0 . Donegan will replace Gault as Vice Presi-dent and Group Executive of the Major Appli ance Bus i ness Group i n Lous i ville. Donegan i s present ly Vice Pr es i dent and General Manager of the Major Applianc e Product Management Division .

AUCTION

The Wilson Memori al Band Boosters wi ll be conducting a publ ic auction next Saturday, January 29 , at Fishersvi l le Elementary School. The obj ective of the auction i s to raise money f or the band ' s upcomi ng t r i p to Disneyworld. Do nations will be accepted and all employees are invited to attend.

Lease Accounting Organizational Change

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J . F . Housley, Manage1 -Distribution Ac counting , announced that e ffect ive January 1 , 1977 , L. F . Mader was appointed Super-visor- Lease and Serv i ce Billing. Prior to the establishment of t h i s new Unit at Waynesbor o , l ease and servi ce b i lli ng was per for med at Lynchbur g .

Fred, a native of 3taunton , Virginia, received his B. S. degree in Mar ket i ng i n 1967 from Virginia Tech . In 1972 he received his MBA degree in Management f r om the University of Utah , while stationed wi th tb.e U. S . Air Force in West Germany. While in the Air Force, he served as Inventory Control Supervisor and was di scharged in 1972 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. After leaving the Ai r Force , Fred worked as Purchas i ng Agent for Par agon Design until j oining General Electric i n March 1974 as a buyer . Since j o ining General Electric , he has complet ed many Company- sponsored courses and several add~ tional college courses .

Fred res i des at 105 Audubon Street , Staunton, with his wi fe , Nancy , and their daughter, Kimberley.

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THANK YOU NOTE

I :t!luly c.an 6A_nd no app~op!U_a,te.. wo~cU, to exp~e.!.> , 60~ my 6arnA.,ty and mye6, ouJt dee..p and A_nc.eAe.. g~a.,U.tud e.. 6M aLe. the.. IUndne.J.>, love.. and c.onc.eAn hown UJ.i, A_n 0 many thoug~6u1 way, be..6o~e.. and A_nc.e the.. lo 06 ouJt love..d one.., F~ed B. C~o .

Eac.h A_n~vA_dual au will ~e..maA.,n a :t!le..Mlv. e..ac.h o 6 you ~c.hty.

Mrs Fred B. Curto, Cindy Lotts and t he Curto Fami ly

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ ELECTRIC VOL XIX No. 4 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA January 28, 1977

Blood Is NEEdEd

BLOOD IS NEEDED

Next Wednesday, February 2, and Thursday , February 3, the Red Cross Bloodmobi l e wi ll set up its ant i septic shop here at our facilities. All Waynesboro GE employees are being cal led upon to donate that vital gift ~ li f e---blood.

Your gift of li fe may he lp to ...

* Replace blood lost by an accident victim.

*Make it possibl e for a sick child to run and play.

* Enable an elderly pati ent to withstand surgery .

* Give a newborn baby a healthy start in 1 ife.

With all of these reasons why you shoul d gi ve blood, how can you choose not to? Si gn up today, if you have not already done so, and pledge to give the gift of life.

The Bloodmobile will be at the Ma in Plant auditorium from 11:00 a.m . to 5:00 p.m. on both days, and at the Turner I cafeteria from 11:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday only.

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Understanding $ $ Inflation is that peculiar economic

condition whic:h a llows you to live in a more expensive area without the nl'c:ess ity o f moving.

Statesman Award Received By

Fisher & Meek

Presenting Jack Fisher with the Statesman Award is Bi ll Bare, Manager Relay Sa l es .

GE ' s Electronic Components Sa les Depart-ment has presented two Waynesboro GE employees with the ' Statesman Award' plaque for their "superior efforts in both the growth and development and support for orders and sales for the General Electric Company." The employees who received the awards are Jack Fisher, Production Man-DCPD, and Ray Meek, COO Production Scheduler.

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STATESMAN AWARD (Con 1t from Page 1, Col. 2)

At a time when DCPD production lines were in trouble, Jack worked with the field sales office in revising schedu l es to two of our customers. He allocated the material in such a way, both were ab le to maintain their production li nes. Because of this extra effort by Jack, the Department still receives re l ay orders from both of these customers. Jack was nomi nated by Barbara Parrish of our Southeastern Region for his outstanding support.

Ray Meek (L) receives the Statesman Award from Joe Polee, Manager-Power Regulation/Control Sales for the Control Devices Operation.

Ray Meek was presented the presti gious award for an outstandi ng effort i nvolving de li very of a critical component required by the Westinghouse Drive Systems Division in Buffalo, New York. In September last year, Ray had originally managed to ship a group of Selsyn Indicators to Westinghouse on a very acce lerated delivery schedu le. Later that month, the customer advised that upon receipt of the equipment it was found that some of the equipment had been damaged in transit. Ray provided repair parts for shipment the same day which enabled the customer to meet their commitment on a large steel mill job.

The customer and ECSD felt that this instance was a continuation of the constant support of critical needs supplied by Ray . This particular instance should enhance CDO's ability to conti nue to maintain Westinghouse's position with the us as a major purchaser of Selsyn products.

Both Jack and Ray receive our sincerest appreciat i on for their outstanding efforts.

c . K. K.

s . M. H. M. J . L. J . M.

FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY

35 YEARS

J . R. McEck.ron

20 YEARS 10 YEARS

L. Colli ns J . N. Burns N. Kent I. Y. Campbell H. Re i d c . L. Davis

D. s. Lindsay s . H. Mc Gann

15 YEARS D. W. Myers F. G. Redifer

L. Craig H. c . Si pe M. Cr ickenbar ger R. L. Sir on E. Devor e H. w. Templeton E. Henderson c . W. Wilson F. Kit e E. Smoot 5 YEARS H. Weeks H. Woods P. F . VanSiclen

All The World Demands . . . The French call it-Qualite. The Spanish call it-Calidad . The Italians call it-Qu~lita . The Portu&ruese call it-Qtwlidade. l11e Germans call it- Qualitat. 11ie Afrikaners call it-Ku;aliteit. The Dutch call it-Hoeveelheid. The Swedish call it-Egenskap. The Japanese call it-Shina . The English call it- Quality. U and I help to spell qUallty

GE CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS MAY BE "GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" FOR US

~ If the old adage of ''there ' s no business 11ke show business" holds true, GE has cer-tainly drummed up a lot of customers with its longest running show -- the GE Carousel of Progress .

The curtains for the popular show, depicting progress through electricity,

~ecently rolled up for the ten millionth guest ~n less than two years at Walt Disney World 1n Florida. And this is in addition to the 46 million other people who vi sited the show when it made its debut for GE at the 1964-65 New York World 's Fair and then reopened for an eight-year run at Disney-land in California.

On hand to help GE mark the occasion of its millionth guest were Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Stepping through the turnstile on a sunny Florida December 9 morn ing for the honor was Mrs. George Houseweart of Greensboro, North Carolina. With her was her husband and their two children, Susan, 9, and David , 4. The family received a gold key to the Magic ~gdom from Mickey Mouse and a GE Toast-

,ven from GE Resident Manager Tom Widmer.

BECCMING THE TEN MILLIONTH guest (and potential customer) at GE's Carousel of Pr ogress at Walt Disney World last month was Mrs . George Houseweart of Greensboro, North Carolina. She and her husband and their two children, Susan , 9 , and David, 4, are shown being welcomed and receiving a gold key to the Magic Kingdom by two of Disney World ' s most renown figures.

!/ z~/ lj In commenting on the entertaining an

educational show, which has also informed the public of contributions by GE employees in improving the qua l ity of life, Widmer noted there are special value ticket books for GE employees . These can be obtained by writing Georginne Edmon, GE Carousel of Progress, Walt Disney World, Post Office Box 40, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 38230. The ticket books give employees membership

i ~ ~he Magic Kingdom Club and are good for v1s1ts to Disneyland in California as well as Walt Disney Wor ld in Florida. Member-ship also gives you reduced rates at participating Howard Johnson motels across the country.

Even if you don't happen to be one of the lucky ones t his year making a trip to see GE 's "greatest show on earth," you might want to te ll your friends and neighbors about the show.

COMPETITION FOR QUALITY Perhaps the best answer to the problem of keen compet ition today is quality. As one company has ph~a~ed it , reliabi lity or quality is the

pro~ab1l1ty that the product will perform as designed for a specified time.

That is a pretty good definition. Poor quality porudcts may serve well enough in the beginning, but time will expose their defects i f there are any.

Quality begins with product design, but it rests with employees to carry out the quality called for in the desi gn.

One company executive said, "It is easier to make a good part than it is to make a bad one. 11

When all the headaches of rejection and re-working are considered, it is evident that it is easier on everyone to make a good part or a good product than i t is to make a bad one.

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"NO SMOKING" DURING POWER FAILURE

Whenever the plant experiences a power failure such as the one early this week, it is imperative there be "NO SMOKING" anywhere in any of the buildings during the entire period of the power fialure.

BINGO - EVERY SATURDAY

At Waynesboro First Aid Crew Building sponsored by Waynesboro First Aid Crew Ladies Auxiliary. Time - 7:00 P.M.

ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

The deadline for the open enrollment period for Additional Life Insurance and Dependent Life Insurance for Exempt employees is January 31, 1977. If cards are not turned in by January 31, 1977, a statement of health will be required.

PLANNING TO RETIRE SOON!

For those employees who may be contemplat-ing early or regular retirement, W. R. Perry, Relations Pension Consultant, asks that he be contacted at least 90 days in advance of the employee's contemplated retirement date. This advance notice is necessary in order for him to obtain from Lynchburg and Salem Personnel Accounting Operations retirement information

to review with the employees. The formal pre-paration and processing of the retirement applications plus other supporting data follows the review and allows enough time for the Pension Board review, approvals and issuance of the first monthly retirement check on time.

10 HOT TEA

Mr. George Tilton, Marriott Cafeteria Manager, Main Plant, has announced the re-duction price on Hot Tea from 15 to 10 for a period of 4 weeks, beginning Monday January 31, 1977.

This reduction is for those employees who wish an alternative to coffee and also who wish to support the boycott against the spiral-ling coffee prices so, if you are a coffee drinker, why don't you join the Hot Tea Drinkers. This may help to stop or even reduce the coffee prices.

THANK YOU NOTES

I w.i.6h to explte.6.6 my .6.i.nc.ell.e tha.nfu to tho.6 e emplo yeu who .6 e.n.t 6toweJL6 , c.aJul6 a.nd otheJL explte.6.6.i.on 06 thought6ui.nU.6 upon the dea;th 06 my motheJL, MIL6. Edna Cotllelt.

Clarence Ward

VSDB-THANK YOU

Peggy Michael, DCP Assembly, wishes to express her appreciation to all employees who responded to her Virginia School for Deaf Posters, just prior to Chri~tmas. The posters appealed for toys, stuffed animals, etc., for the students at VSDB.

Peggy stated the response was tremendous for the items needed, including monitary con-tributions.

AN APPRECIATIVE EMPLOYEE

VeaJc. G. E. Emptoyeu:

1Uc.h & I, OU.It 6a.mihJ a.nd MaJLv.i.n Cook, oUJt bJtotheJc. who wo1tk.6 ht Powell. Regula.ti.on, would !""""i Uke to peJL6onai1..y Willie you tfU..6 tett.eJc. 06 than.tu 601t the wondeJL6ul wa.y you aU. 1te6ponded to ouJt mi.I.> hap R.tut Sunday mo1tning-;-la.nua.1ty 16. TheJc.e Welte .60 many 06 you nil.Om eac.h Vepalt:bne.n.t .that I c.outdn'.t e.ven name you all untu.6 I Welte .to W!Llte a book 06 namu. We c.a.n haJc.dty beLle.ve .the love :that you people have .6hown .towaJr.d.6 U6 wUh youJt ge.nell.OU6 money c.ontlri.buti.on.6 and donation.6 06 6ood and c.tot.king.

I U6e .to be a pU.6~.t, t.kink.i.ng :th1..h old wolll.d Wa.6 1teady 601t .the dog.6 a.6.teJc. he.a/Llng on Jr.a.d.io and T.V. 06 mwu:leJL6, .the6.t.6, and all the bad :thing.6 they publli h. I 1teal.l.y wl6 h they' d make a b.i.ggeJc. deal 06 .the good people. like you who go oveJc., beyond and ou;t 06 .theilt way to hel.p .6omeone .i.n need. My e.yu have opened and .6 o ha.6 my heaJLt.

I 6 any one 06 you eve.It need oUJt help, pleMe pte6e ta U6 know! We love you and thank

oil. aU. you--na.ve done. God btu.6 aU. 06 you. I know he w.ill.

Than.tu again wUh i..ove.,

The 1Uc.k.i.e V. Cook Famil.y, ~ 1Uc.k,Ann,Che.1tyt, Ellzabeth, Vee.Vee and baby-41Jayne

WAYNESBORO PLANT ~ GENERAL@ELECTRIC

VOL XIX No. 5 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA February 4, 1977

Bloodmobile Passes Half-way Mark

Vivian Dean, TSI Monitor, was one of t he irst to donate blood Thursday morning as

the Bloodmobi l e attempted to reach its goa l of 400 pints here this week. By the time the NEWS went to press donors were still standing in line so it was not yet known how close we were to meeting our goa l.

Vi vian has donated a total of 14 pin ts of blood to the Red Cross Bloodmobile and stated that she fee 1 s "e.veJtyone. ;.,hou.ld tJty :to give. blood whe.ne.veJt :the.y can. I:t ' -0 one. 06 :the. mo-O:t impoJt.ta.n:t :thing-0 a pVt-Oon can do . " Administering to Vivian is Bloodmobile Nurse Lindia James.

"Yes, I've heard the old say ing that you can't get blood out of a turnip. However, the IRS disagrees with that."

Those Payroll Taxes--GE Pays Them. Too

It's that time of yea r again. And checking those W-2 forms also reminds us that we're paying more - and so is GE - to help build a good retirement income for ourselves through Social Security.

Not only does GE match our contributi ons to Social Securi ty , but the company foots the entire bill for unemployment compensation taxes which are also based on payroll . Ideally, it would be nice if business conditions were always favorable and employees would never need these layoffs benefits . But these bene-fits are t here when we need them. And such payroll taxes like Soci al Security and Unem-ployment Compensati on - while helpful to emp l oyees - do represent a cost of doing business, too .

SOCIAL SECURITY

The company's tax on Social Security - -which helps provide a good total retirement income for emp loyees -- has gone up just like it has for employees.

For each employee i n 1976 , GE paid 5.85% on employees earnings up to a maximum of $15,300. If you earned that max i mum, GE paid the same as you did - $895.05. In 1977 the maximum taxable earnings went up to $16,500. This means that by this ti me next year, if you earned that max imum you will have paid $965.25 . And GE will have matched it.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

This year employers li ke GE, who pay the entire cost of unemployment compensation (there is no employee tax), are being faced with appreciably higher federal and state unemployment compensation taxes.

The increases are cal led for because of more and hi gher benefits being paid in the past years. The federal unemployment compen-

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PROTECT YOUR FT RIGHT WRONG

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Safety rules were made for one purpose only --- to protect people from i nj ury or dea t h. Those of us who are concerned about our own safety as well as the safety of ot hers , fo ll ow these rules closely . But, sometimes we slip-up. In our preoccupation with other things we forget to follow the rules, or we may not be sure what the rules mean exactly.

This has been the case with th is faci li ty's safety regulation regarding proper footwear. We are al l aware that such a regulation exists but vie are not all aware of what it actually says and how i t is appl i ed .

The policy states : "Personnel v1ho work in or regularly traverse the Manufacturing areas must wear completely closed , substantial shoes with heels no hi gher than 2 inches." A "substantial shoe" is described as either a s li p-on ( l oafer ) shoe or a l ace-u p shoe . The shoe should be of f i rm leather wh i ch wi ll provide good protection to the foot and the sole should be of l eather or any type of rubber or synthetic mater ial . Sneakers , ball erinas , t ennis shoes, etc ., are absolute ly di sa ll owed .

The shoe heel should be rubber or of a non-s kid type and the bac k of the heel shou ld not measure hi gher than 2 inches from the floor . The heel must be sturdy enough to give firm stance and ankle support. Spike heels of any type are absolutely disallowed.

What this mea ns i n terms of the types of shoes we normall y wear is that many of these shoes are not safe in a factory environment and should not be worn.

The pictures above i llustra te the types of shoes which are and are not acceptable for factory work:

NUMBER 1 - - ~his is the bas ic type of man ' s shoe wt.ich can be wor n throuGhout the factory . It i s a sturdy shoe of firm l eather which will gi ve the : oot the protection it needs . The heel i s low which g ives the wearer good a~kle support .

NUMBER 2 - - ~his type of s hoe , called the "wedgie ", is one o: the latest styles we s ee worn by both men and women today and is acceptable as long as the back of the heel measur e s no more than 2 inches high .

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PROTECT YOU R FEET (Cont'd from Page 2) ') I y f 7 7 NUMBER 3 -- Thi s shoe i s accept able for .,,omen because the patent leather gives t he f oot t he pr otect i on it needs and t he heel i s not mor e than 2 i nches hi gh .

NUMBER 4 - - This is another of t he f a shion des i gners ' lat est creations f or men and women ca l led the " plat form". (It i s gi ven thi s name bec aus e of t he r aise d sole of t he shoe which i s some-t i mes a s hi gh as the heel . ) Dependi ng on t he type of plat f or m and the he i ght of the heel and s ole , it may or may not be acc eptable as pr oper factory att ire . Si nc e the shoe i s r elat ivel y new to t he fas hi on scene , spec ific regulat i ons have not been made r egardi ng it . The best c r iter i a to use would then be to appl y the he i ght of the heel r equi r ement , whi ch s tates t hat the heel shoul d not be mor e t han 2 i nches high .

NUM BER 5 -- Although ~hi s shoe neets the requirement o : bei ng completely closed and made of fi r m leather , it i s not acceptable for facto r y attir e becaus e the heel i s higher t han 2 i nche s .

NUMBER 6 -- This type shoe , like #5 , is acceptabl e in all ways except the he i gt t ~= t he heel r equirement . Also , being a spike heel , it i s not sturdy enough to g i ve a firm s t ance and ankl e support .

NUMBER 7 -- This is another exarr.ple of the platform shoe as described i n ff h . This shoe is not acc ep~able f or s ever al r easons . Not only is the heel and sole too hi gh t o Give s tur dy support , but the opened toes and the opened hee: c f the shoe do not provide enough pr otection fo r the foot t o shield it against i nj ur y . NUMBER 8 -- Although this i s a wedge heeled shoe and in #2 , it was stated tha t t he wedgie i s acceptable , this shoe i s not because i t is not completely c l osed and wi ll not gi ve the pr ot ect i on needed .

The examp l es above should give you some idea of t he ty pes of shoes wh i ch can and cannot be ,,,,,,,..... worn in our factory areas. As you can see , t he rules all ow f or a wi de range in styles of shoes

as long as t hey meet the necessary requi reme nts.

However, emp l oyees who v1ish to gi ve t heir feet the add 2d protecti on a steel t oe can provide are reminded of the availability of GE sa fe ty shoes . These shoes can be purchased from Martin ' s Shoe Store in the Centre-for- Shopping in Waynesboro by any empl oyee of Genera l Electr i c. Emp loyees who wi sh to purchase a pair of safety shoes must f irst obtain a Purchase Authorization Form from Payroll . The form should be taken to Martin ' s Shoe Store where the employee can select the styl e of shoe he or she desires. The emp loyee should then return to Payroll to make ar ra ngements f or payment, e ither by cash or by payroll deducti ons .

Now t ha t we al l know the rules and understand thei r me ani ng , we should all be able to better appl y them. If we all remember tha t t he rul es were made for our ovm safety , t hen it should make i t t hat much easier to abide by them. Let ' s all protect our feet for our own sake by wearing the proper footwear in the factory area at a ll ti mes.

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>!any rE err.ployees were saddened to lear n o:' the deaths of Naomi H. Mundy , h8 , and Ter esa C. 3r own , 28 .

Naomi began her empl oyment wi t h GE in July of 1973 and was wor king in the printed

........_ c ircuit board area before her death Monday , January 17 . She is s ur vi ved by her par ents , Ridy and Fr ee.a Ryder Halter man of .-.raynesbor o ; her husband , Wi lliam M. Mundy ; t wo daughter s , Mrs . Linda M. Weekley and Mr s . Trena M. Branch , both of Waynesboro ; a son , Will iam M. Mundy , J r .

of Waynesboro ; two brothers ; two grandsons ; one granddaughter; and a number of nieces and nephews .

Teresa bean her enployment wi t h GE i n Aur,ust , 1973 and was working in the metal parts area befo~e her death last Thursday , January 27 . She i s survived by her parents , Fauntl e r oy C and Marj ori e Cash of Fis hersvil le ; t wo daughters , Diane Mar i e and Kimber ly Ann , and a son Randy Scott , all a t home ; : our br other s ; both pat ernal and mater nal grandparents ; and a number of nephews , aunts and un cles .

The NEWS wi s hes to extend our sympathy to the fam i l ies of the deceased .

ANNOUNCEMENT ATTENTION SCOGEE SOFTBALL TEAM MEMBERS

Ke nny Gray, team manager, has requested tha t all softba ll uniforms be retu r ned to hi m by Wednesday, February 9. The un i forms need to be returned for i nventory purposes and i n order that all repa i r s be made i n ti me for the upcomi ng softba l l season .

AUCTION The Wi ls on Memor i al Band Boosters ' publi c

aucti on was pos t poned last Saturday , January 29, and pl ans have been made to hol d t he auction next Sat urday , February 12 at Expoland .

. The obj ecti ve of t he aucti on i s to r ai se money for new band un i forms and an upcomi ng trip to Di sneyland . A f ew of the i tems to be aucti oned off i nc l ude th ree automob il es , a Magnus chord organ, gas and electric ranges , a Turner Road- King 70 CB mi ke, a 3 hp gar den tiller, and much, much more . The arr ay of merchandi se in cludes new and used i t ems.

The auc tion wi l l begi n at 10 :00 a.m. i nside Expo Ha ll. Donations will be accepted and all employees are i nv i t ed to attend.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ELECTRIC VOL. xix No . 6 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA February 11, 1977

On behalf of the Red Cross Bloodmobile Pr ogram , Bi ll Perry ( r ) is presented with a certificate of apprec i ation by Gina Snell (c) , co- chair man of the Program. Bill received the certificate for the outstanding cooper ation he has g iven the Pr ogram for the pas t 20 years . Looking on is Bob Broughrnan who will become the future coordinator of the Program when Bill retires later this year .

Although we didn ' t quite reach our quota l ast week , this past Bl oodmobi le vi sit by the Red Cross was sti ll very specia l for one individua l . The reason? It was the last of some forty-odd Bl ood-mobile visits Bil l Perry will have coordinated for the Waynesboro GE Plant . And to commemorate the occasion, Bill was presented with a Certi f i cate of Appreciation by t he co-chairmen of the area ' s Red Cross Bl oodmobile. The certificate and a vo l un -teer pin were awarded Bi ll "for his outsta ndi ng cooperation with the Red Cross Bl ood Prog ram."

For the past 20 years Bill has been coordinating the semi-annual vi sits to this Plant and when he retires this year his experi ence and abi lity, as well as his good-natured personality, wi ll be sore-ly missed .

Bill has been Bloodmobile coordinator almost since its inception here at t he Pl ant and for him , coordinati ng the Program has been rewardi ng. "I've. e.rijoye.d d , I Jte.a.Le..y have., " he said . "Lt.' .6 be.e.ri a c.ha.Le..e.nge. e.ac.h ye.AA tJtyA..rig to ac.hA..e.v e. ouJt quota . Knowing that the. Re.d CJto.6.6 pJtov,{_de..6 a Jte.a.Le..y woJtth-wWe. .6 e.Jtv,{_c.e. t o t he. c.ommunlty arid aU the. c.dA..z e.Yl.6 06 the. c.ommurtdy ha.6 made. d woJtth the. e.66oJtt. .

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Bloodmobile Misses Quota By 2 Pints

Be;tty M e.ha.M:. [Jt ) M e.a Bl ood.mobile. Cha,{)unan, c.ha;t.6 w-Uh donoJt Paul, Mytt.t:le., Mac.IU.ne. Shop, M NUM e. Cindy W~ pJte.pMe!.> to take. IU6 bl ood.

Co- c./ta,Uunan June. Mc.NcU.A (Jt ) ,{)., -0 hown helping out the. vofunteeJt WOJtke.M at the. Jte.c.e.J..ving u n.e. 06 t he. Blood.mobile..

The Red Cross Bl oodmobile j ust mi ssed i ts quota of 400 pints by 2 pints l as t week when the ant i septi c fac il ity vis i t ed t he Plant. Al though t he goa l wasn 1 t quite reached, Bil l Perry , Bl oodmobile coordi nator , s t at ed that the response was exce ll ent and extends his apprec i at i on to all those who vi si ted t he Bl oodmobil e l as t Wednesday and Thur sday .

~ He al so wi shes to congratulate t hose who achieved one- , t wo- , t hree-, f our- and fiv e-gal l on ma r ks . Those emp l oyees were :

FIVE GALLON: Van Demore Pi t cher

FOUR GALLON : George E. Varner, Marvin L. Chapli n and Ronald Assid

THREE GALLON : Joseph c . Mi ller , Boyce Carson

TWO GALLON : Myr tle L. Balser, Geor ge E. Harlow, Robert E. Dedr ick , Helen D. Harper , Pat r i ck Rus sell , Shi rley M. Sandridge and James Dwight Moomaw

ONE GALLON : Geor ge Hawke , Stephen F . Rowe , Al i ce Sumner , Kenneth Fi t zgerald , Landon R. Coffey , J r . James M. Lipes , Sr . , Harry T. Payne , Denni s S. Yeago , Curtis n. Layne , J r ., Rober t H. Rowe , Boyd T. Wood and J anet Allen .

PROFILE (Cont 1 d f rom Page 1) 11 The. MMJtioti c.a6ete.JtJ..a hM alway-0 c.oope.Jtate.d 6u.Uy i n pJtovidJ..ng eo-0 e~ 6oJt the. opeJtatJ..on

06 eac.h 06 t he. Blood.mobile. vV-iil-0 -00 they al-O o deo eJtve c.Jt e.dd 601t t he. -0 uc.c.eo-0 06 the. PJtogJtan1. And 06 c.ou.Me., d goeo wdhout -tiaying t hat the. c.o - c./ta,Uune.n 06 t he.. M e.a Bl oodmoW e. PJtogJtam and t he.J..Jt vofuntee.M weJte eo-ti e~ to the. p1to9Jtam il-0 el6. 11

But the bu l k of the cred i t he bes tows upon those employees who gave a li ttle bit of themsel ves each t ime so that they migh t help another . 11 To t ho-0 e. empl oyee!.> who have. c.on-0V-ite.ntly -0igne.d up t o give thw pint o 6 blood e.ac.h time., I woud u ke. t o -ti ay thank.6 6oJt helping t o make. tiu:/.i pJtogJtam a c.omplete. -0uc.c.eo-0. Ne.e.dleo-ti to -0ay, wd hout t hem t he. pJto9Jtan1 woud not hav e. be.en po-0-0ibl e. . -.

11 I am happy about the. -0uc.c.eo-0 o 6 the. Bloodmobile. PJtogJtam , 11 he added , 11and I wV-ih d c.ontinue.d -tiuc.c.eo-0 in the. ye.a.M t o c.ome. . "

And we wi sh you conti nued success , Bill Perry , and much happi ness f or you r future retirement'.

THREE MILLION BENEFIT PLAN BOOKLETS ~ow ON WAY TO EMPLOYEES

New employee benefit plans booklets near ly three million copies of them -- wi ll be in the ha nds of GE employees across the country during the next few v1eeks .

The new booklets reflect the i mprovements made recentl y i n GE employee benef i ts . Each emp loyee wi ll receive a "Document" booklet--containing complete text of all major benefi t plans plus a packet of eight "Summa ry" book-lets--each one providi ng hi ghli ghts of one or more major benefit pla ns in easy-to- read la nguage accompanied by helpful charts, examples and illustrations.

Included in the "Summary" bookl et packet will be an "event-ori ented" booklet. This one is built around the many real-life situ-ations faced by a typ i cal indivi dua l in his or her lifetime. For example, it indicates that benefits work together to help when you face medical bi lls, disability or lay-off, and how they he l p you achieve lifeti me goals, such as owning a home, educating chi ld ren and enjoying retireme nt. A special chart i n this ~ook l et refers to which benefit plan summary

JOok le t to check when you face specific situ-at ions .

Employee Benef i ts Specialists point out, v1hile the Summary booklets are he l pful in building general understand i ng of the plans, the l arge "Emp loyee Benefit Plan Document" contains the compl ete text of every major GE benefit plan. I t is the basic document for the maj or benefi t plans that wi ll be used to determine j ust how a plan may app ly in any specific situation .

11 Be.ne.6-U:.6 a.Jte. an hnpoM:.a.n;t pcvr;t o 6 e.a.c.h e.mploye.e. ' -6 :to:ta.l c.ompe.na.;U.on , 11 says Marjorie Gr imes, Manager of Employee Relations here i n Waynesboro. 11 Eac.h 06 U6 nee.do a good undeA--0.t.ancl

ANNOtJNCEMENT BLUE RIDGE DINING ROOM ATTIRE

All empl oyees who wish to dine in the Bl ue Ridge Di ning Room may do so but there are certain rules wh i ch must be followed regarding proper atti re. Men who visit the Bl ue Ridge Dining Room should wear a coat and tie whi l e women should either wear a dress, skirt or slack suit, or some other su itable outfit.

AUCTION

The Wilson Memorial Band Boosters' public aucti on 1-1il 1 be he l d Saturday , February 12 at Expoland. The aucti on wil l begin at 10:00 a. m. inside Expo Hal l . Donati ons will be accepted and al l employees are i nv i ted to attend.

NOTICE: BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Tr iP l an t Bowl ing Tournament to be he l d at Lynchburg Ma rch 12, 1977 . The top 16 bowl ers with the hi ghest average among those si gning up will parti cipate. See or call Willie Woodson, Ext. 1197 , by February 18, 1977.

NONE XEMPT JOB CODE CATALOG CHANGES

The f oll owing changes are current ly being made in our nonexempt salari ed job code: Job Added: 990900G05 514200G07 514200G09 Revi s i on :

Cus t omer Da t a Clerk Lease Account ing Cl erk Lease Accou nting Cl erk

318000G08 -- EAM Operator/ Data Clerk

" This one looks serious, Mavis."

SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOLDER MAY DUPLICATE SOME INFO BUT IS REQUIRED

This week all GE employees rece i ved a copy of "Summary Annual Report - 1975 for Funded/ Insured GE Employee Benefit Plans" with the i r paychecks.

Some empl oyees may have asked why this Report is being di stributed. They may point out tha t the information is for 1975 and some was reported in the plant newspaper l ast year.

Ma r j orie G. Gr imes , Employee Reiat i ons Manager here in Waynesboro, expl ains that "The 1tec.ent Employee Retiltement In.c.ome S ec.LJJU.;ty Ad o 6 7 9 7 4 1te.q uA1teo ;tha;t ill c.ompaiUu -

WAYNESBORO PLANT GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC VOL XIX No. 7 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA February 18,

Vion!Jialulaliond f!lO - - -

J,LJn BodfU.n plloucle.y d,U,pla.y the plaque he llec.uved a..o Out6ta..ncU.ng Young Man 06 the Yeall 6oll 1976. The in6C/Upt,,(,on on the plaque !lead : "In applle~on 60'1. out6ta..nd-ing 6ellvic.e to c.h~y, c.hUllc.h, c.ommu~y, and otate."

Congratulations to James R. Bodkin on rece i ving the Outstand in9 Young Man of the Year Award for 1976 . Jim, Manager of Engi-neering Support for COO, received the award from the Waynesboro Jaycees this past Tuesday during a banquet at the Red Carpet Inn. He was presented with the award in recognition of his outstanding serv i ce to charity, church, community, and state.

Jim 's service to the community has been extensive. He has been cha irman of the Waynesboro Planning Comm ission since 1974 and has been commended for his fairness, creativity

_,..-.,cid his sense of humor in admini stering that ;s i ti on. He is a member of the Waynesboro

Board of Zoning Appeals, a past director of the Fa ll Fo liage Festival, Inc., and initiated a Woodrow Wilson Rehabi litation Center


DR. RADER TO SPEAK AT JOINT MEETING OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES

"Energy and Production" is the title of the address to be given by Dr. Louis T. Rader at the Engineering Societies meeting Thursday evening, February 24, at the Holiday Inn Restaurant j ust east of Waynesboro. The meet ing will start with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

Dr . Rader was the first General Manager of the Waynesboro GE Plant when the Plant first opened its doors back in 1954. He is presentl y Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Professor of Business Administration at the Un i vers i ty of Vi rgin i a in Charlottesvi lle, Virginia. From 1969 to 1974 he was Chairman of the Electrical Engi neering Department .

Prior to his affiliation with the Univer-sity of Virgi nia, Dr . Rader was Vice President and General Manager of the Communications and Control Division of General Electric Company with headquarters in Charlottes ville. He has held various engineeri ng and executive positions with Genera l Electric since he first joined the Company in 1937 . He has also been Pres i dent of the Un ivac Division of Sperry Rand Corporation, and a Group Vice President and Director of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation .

Throughout his indus t rial career he has been closely associated with the devel opment and design of numerica l control, computers, and automation equipment.


Joes Reports. '76 R~ults Reflect Improved Economy, Higher Sales, Cost Control

NEW YORK~ N.Y~---Preliminary, unaudited, results indicate net earnings of General Electric for the year 1976 were approximately $4.12 per share, Chairman Reginald H. Jones reported today. This is an increase of about 34% from 1975 earnings per share of $3.07 as restated to reflect the pooling of interests with Utah International Inc. On this con-solidated basis, sales for the year 1976 are expected to be about $15.7 ~illion, an increase of 11% from $14.1 billion for 1975.

Earnings for the fourth quarter of 1976 were about $1.29 per share as compared with $1.12 restated for the 1975 quarter. Sales for the 1976 fourth quarter were around $4.52 billion, or some 14% higher than the $3.96 billion for the same quarter of 1975.

"Utah's results," he said, "conformed to General Electric's calendar-year reporting period, added about 7 cents to our earnings per share for 1976."

Mr. Jones, in commenting on the year, noted that "all major categories of the Company's business reported better earnings for 1976 than for 1975. Operating results for 1976 were favorably affected by the strengthening of the United States economy compared with the depressed conditions which prevailed throughout much of 1975. Higher sales combined with effective con-trol of costs resulted in impDoved operating margins. Several of our major business categories had record earnings in 1976."

Reviewing the various categories of the Company's business in 1976, Mr. Jones said:

"Higher sales and continued expense control resulted in substantially higher earnings in the Consumer Category for 1976 than for 1975 or any other year. For major appliances, retail sales continued to recover from the 1975 lows, although the rate of improvement moderated during the latter part of the year. Sales of major appliances to building contractors for installation in new dwellings were up in 1976, reflecting somewhat higher levels of home construction.

Air conditioning results were markedly improved in 1976. Our lamp operations experienced a very strong year in sales and earnings growth. A modest increase in sales of housewares and audio products

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(Cont'd from Col. 1) was accompanied by a good increase in margins. TV receiver operations shared in the general 1976 improvement.

~ "Industrial Components and Systems 1976 \.... /

sales were up from 1975, and earnings were also a record for this category. Sales and earnings of components related to consumer products showed good recovery. The man-made materials such as engineering plastics and silicones showed particular improvement. Information and apparatus services businesses continued their high rates of growth on a world scale. Sales and earnings of products related to construction markets reflected improvement from the depressed levels of 1975. Operations which supply producer equipment for industry remained at about the same levels as the previous year.

"The Industrial Power Equipment category reported somewhat higher sales and earnings for 1976 than for 1975. Sales of steam.-turbine generator units were up from a year earlier, producing a favorable impact on earnings. Gas t~bine sales, particu-larly to overseas markets, and earnings were also better than a year ago. Although sales of electrical distribution and trans-mission equipment were down somewhat from 1975, earnings were up as the result of ~ productivity improvement programs and bette._ ~, cost-price relationships. The favorable earnings results from most oomponents in this category were partially offset by a loss in nuclear operations. General Electric is spending significant amounts of engineer-ing and development in support of nuclear projects now in the backlog. These expendi-tures, when coupled with the effects of deferments of shipments and cancellations of orders, are likely to result in several years during which the nuclear business will operate at a loss whereas it had been marginally profitable in recent years. It ls management's belief that any such losses will not impact materially on General Elec-tric' s profitability.

"As to the Aerospace category--earnings reached an all time high in 1976, primarily because of increased sales of electronic equipment, jet engines, and spare parts to military and commercial customers.

"International sales of GE products and services were higher in 1976 than in 1975. Earnings were up even excluding a non- ~ recurring pre-tax gain of $20.7 million in' , the second quarter from the sale of securi-ties in AEG-Telefunken. Earnings from exports of GE products from the United States in 1976 were well ahead of those for 1975 ..


Patent Awards

G. S. Chambers A. B. Carson

' H. R. Berrey A. C. Hupp George S. Chambers, COO Engineering;

Andrew Boyce Carson, DCPD Engineering; Harry R. Berry, DCOD Production Engineer-ing; and Arthur C. Hupp, DCPD Design Engineering; were recently issued patents.

George's patent was for a regulator for controlling synchronous dynamoelectric machines. This is his 4th patent, most of which have involved equipment in t he Power Regulation business.

Boyce's patent relates to inked ribbon cartridges and more particul arly to a cartridge for mounting i n a printer or typewriter or similar machine for storing a substantial length of r ibbon and deliver-ing i t in a continuous or i ntermittent motion for printing purposes. This is Boyce's first patent .

Harry's patent re lates to dot matrix printing apparatus and more particularly to an arrangement for reducing the stresses and hence resu l tant breakage of printing styli emp loyed in such apparatus. His is

~rry's firs t patent.

Art's patent re l ates to electron ic impact printers and more part i cu l ar ly to methods and means for protecti ng the hammer drive circui ts used in effecting printing. This is Art's 4th patent.

PROF ILE (Cont 'd from Page 1, Col. 1) Student Internship Program here at the Plant in which WWRC students gain on- the- job experi-ence. To date, he has worked with 49 students in that program.

He is elder at the First Presbyterian Church, served on the Waynesboro Republican Committee, and is Vice Chairman of the Head Waters Soil and Water Conservation Di s trict. As Pres ident of the Waynesboro Kiwanis Club , he initiated and completed t he Steeles Run Park project, a softba ll field for area children.

Jim has been with the Company since June, 1960 when he worked as a CO-OP student on t he VPI Cooperative E~ucati on Program. He resides at 2232 Forest Drive in Waynesboro with his wife, Diane, and their two children, Susan Brooke, age 5, ar.d David Kirk, age 2.

DR. RADER TO SPEAK (Cont 1d from Page 1, Col . 2)

He l ectures frequently . In addition to topics in the engineering field, he lectures on educati on and bus iness administration. He is the author of many papers.

The dinner meet ing is part of the activities of National Eng i neers Week and i s co-sponsored by American Institute of Industrial Engineers, Ameri can Society of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Quality Control , Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Society of Ma nufacturing Engineers, and Vi rgin ia Society of Professional Engineers. Members shou ld contact their technical society for reservations.

JONES REPORTS (Cont'd from Page 2, Col. 2)

"Utar. had a substantial increase in earnings, principally due to higher sales of Australian coking coal and of uranium. A small partial recovery of amounts written off in 1975 in connection with the expro-priation of Marcona Corporation assets in Peru was recorded in 1976 and additional recoveries will be recorded as re8.J.ized.

"Preliminary, unaudited results for the General Electric Credit Corporation indicate that a good gain over 1975 was realized in 1976 despite moderate levels of consumer and inC.ustrial borrowing."

For the General Electric Company as a whole, Mr. Jones said 1976."was also a year of strengthening our financial structure in order to finance future gr.owth. 11 He pointed out that not only was the debt-to-total capital ratio down tp around 26%, but surplus cash had been built up to over a billion dollars.

"Despite the cash build-up," he said, "General Electric--including Utah Interna-tional--invested approximately $740 million in new plant and equipment in 1976, or about 25% higher than the combined amount for 1975. 11 He said that our planning is for about a 15-20% increase in this category during 1977.

Mr. Jones stated that the Company's "financial objective remains unchanged: high and_ sustained earnings growth achieved in ways that earn the approval and support of the societies we serve." He added that a "new General Electric" has been developed in the past decade to ensure continued growth. It is a new General Electric, he said, that is

less dependent on traditional product lines and more widely diversified into fast-growing services and materials businesses;

more international in scope;

less vulnerable to inflation and cycles;

. better contained and diversified in its risks;

more efficient and productive;

better able to finance future gr.owth; and

more sophisticated in management than ever before in its long history.

ANNOUNCEMENT BAND BOOSTERS DANCE

The Waynesboro High Band Boosters and th~1 Lions Club wi 11 sponsor a Mardi Gras Dance "b11 February 25, 1977 at the Moose Home on Hape-man Parkway. The dance is part of the fund-raising program to pay for the cost of the Band's travel expenses to the Lions Interna-tional Convention Parade in New Orleans on June 29th. The dance will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Price per couple is $15. Tickets for the dance can be obtained from Lions Club members and Band Boosters.

S&SP DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL & TAX STATEMENTS

Statements showing combined Annual and Tax Information for employee participants in the Savings and Security Program are being dis-tributed today. Additional information on the statements will be forthcoming in the Plant NEWS.

THANK YOU NOTE

I would .6-i..nc.eJLei.y like :to expJteA.6 my de.e.pu:t a.pp1te.ci.a.tlon :to aLe. my 61li.end6 and c.o-wo1tkeJU> a;t GE 601t :the 6ood, money, 6low~ ~ vl6-lt6 and o:theJL e.xpJteA.6-i..on.6 06 .6ympa;thy I Jt.e.c.uve.d dU!Ung :the. ili.nu.6 and upon :the. dea;th 06 my mo:theJL, Mlt-6. Gla.dy.6 E. Cha.ncll.eJL.

Gracie Dickerson QC - Turner #2

THINK SUMMER - THINK FUN

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gnlei 'IJtewa Joan

PROFI LE (Cont 1d f rom Page 1, Col. 1) have. to be. pe.ople.-o.tU..e.nted and not jutit ~e.c.hl'Uc.ally o.tU..ented. They have to -0ee how a new pttoduc;t oft a. new development a.66ect-O eve.:r.yone. . "

Joan' s i nterest in engineeri ng began with t he influence of a high school teacher. 11 1 uk.e.d phy-0i~ in h-

He.ten Co1tbin and RogeJt Ra.m6ey pltepcuz.e to magne.,,t{,ze a vib~oJt detec.,t,oJt in the neJ,1.Jfy hie..lded magne.,,t{,zeJt.

"Safety is freedom from unnecessary danger, "i sk or inj ury." This definition explai ns saf ety quite exp li citly; and Hel en Corbin , Assembl e/Wi re in t he COO TSI area, had th i s definiti on in mind when she suggested that the magneti zer i n he r area needed a safety sh i eld .

The machine , whi ch Helen uses t o magnet i ze her vi brator detector, has such a strong force that i t could pull an obj ect from a person' s hand standing approximately 1 foot away . Helen recogni zed this cou ld be a safety hazard and could cause serious injury to someone j ust wal king by holdi ng a metal obj ect.

Roger Ramsey, Methods and Planner in charge of t he area, proved He l en' s concern was j us t i f i ed . Whi l e t esti ng the force field of the magneti zer, Roger was standi ng approxi -mately 6 inches to 1 f oot from t he machine hol di ng a meta l di sc when the machine l iter-ra l ly pull ed hi s hand toward i t. The resul t was a deep cut to th i s r i ght foref i nger .

The machine now has a safety shield ..-'.,Overi ng t hanks to He l en Corbi n's safety-

Jnsc i ousness. The safety awa reness that rle l en exhi bi ted shou ld be a part of eve ry-one ' s dail y routi ne. As Helen s tat ed, "EveJtyone hM to be a6ety-c.o~uou.6 . 16 you 6ind a p0~ble a6ety hazMd in youJt own woJtk. M ea you hould JtepoJtt it."

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(Cont ' d from Col . 1) J 2 '2 l/ 77

Al though the cut to Roger' s finger was seri ous enough , Helen feel s t hat i t coul d have been even worse . "A.6 601tc.e6ul M t~ mac.hine ~ Omeone c.ould have Jtec.eived a mM hed MngeJt oJt two, " she sai d.

Al ong with the instal l at ion of the saf ety shiel d, Hel en had something el se to cel e-brate . Last week her ma nager , John Sa rtin, presented her wi t h her 15 years' servi ce pi n, and i n al l t hose 15 years she stated that she has always tri ed to keep safety i n mind. "EveJtyone hould, " she added. "Sa6ety hould be a paJtt 06 eveJtyone' woJtk. Jtou;tA..ne. PJtac.-tiung a6ety ~ one ot) the mot .llAME- - - ---- ------ ----- - -- - - ------- - - ------PAY NJ. - ---- - --

tl0:4t: PHO:l [ NO.---------- ------------- -------- - --- -----t:XT. -----------.. The i tem(s ) r e ferred to in this ad i s /are rr-.y ~rsona l proper ty and hi a re in no way ccnnec ted with Of>Y bus i r.ess. vi?nt u~e.

S!t1iAH:RE

GENERAL ELECTRIC SEES GREAT CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE NATION'S ENGINEERS. General Electri c is completely in accord with the theme of t he 1977 Nat ional Engineers W eek.

A br ief look at the history of t his great nation 's growt h makes it ev iden t that engineer ing does in-deed hold t he key to its future.

Consider the contributions engineeri ng has made to energy, t ran spor tat ion and commun ication since the days w hen A merica fi r st began to reali ze its potential strength.

Consider the count less engineer ing contr ibu t ions of prod ucts and serv ices w hich have made our

coun t ry the most product ive of all industrial na ti ons in the wor ld.

General Elect ric is pro ud of the part its engineers, in al l their roles in t he Company. have played in these enormous accomplishments.

Today and tomorrow presen t us with new and com-plex problems which sophisticated engineeri ng, by dedicated engi neers, alone can solve.

Key 10 the future . .. engineering. T his I believe!

Charles E. Reed Senior Vice President Corporate Technology Staff General Elect r ic C ompa ny

GENERAL. ELE CTR I C

WAYNESBORO PLANT .,~ GENERAL@ELECTRIC

VOL XIX No . 9 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA March 4, 1977

LMt week, ~n hono~ 06 Na-t

PRO FILE (Cont 'd from Page 1)

With this understanding of what we mean by quality, .it becomes a relatively simple task to define the role of a Quality Engineer as one of insuring that the Data Communica-tion Produc~s Depa:tment ship quality pro-ducts . It is a slightly more difficult

tas~ to define exactly what the Quality Engineer's role is in helping to achieve this objecti ve.

~t GE, Waynesboro, the term Quality Engi~e~r ~overs several different types of specific Jobs . We have a position entitled QC Engineer that i ncludes the responsibility to ~evelop a total integrated quality plan to insure products meet Department quality standa1'ds . We have Quality Information Equipment Engineers whose job it is to design, develop, improve and automate test equipment. We have Process Control Engineers whose job it is to implement quality plans,

develop techniques to economically control v~rious manufacturing processes and to pro-vide data and measurements to validate con-formance to plans.

Specifi c tasks that our Quality Engineers are involved in incl ude developing, issuing and maintaining test and inspection procedures; defining, investigating, reporting and resolv-ing qual i ty problems; conducting product audits and evaluations to confirm product quality levels; defining and conducting pre-production product quality studies; determin-ing process and machine quality capabilities and many other tasks from the idea stage of a product to the cus tomer feedback stage. At GE, qua l ity encompasses a total system at all levels of work and affecting all fun ctions of the Department.

Because of our total quality concept, GE Quality Engineers are required to interface with almost all functional areas of the Department in order to perform their j obs. They interface with Marketing to de termine customer needs and determine the Department ' s quality image; they interface with Desi gn Engineering to determine test and inspection requirements as well as product reli ability criteria; they interface with Finance to eval uate quality costs and the business impact of quality decisions; they interface with Purchas ing to insure vendors comprehend our quality requirements; and the li st goes on and on.

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For a Qua lity Engineer to perform this very demanding and important job, many skills and ab il ities are requ i red . Our job require ~ents demand eng ineering expertise that cove . Jus t about all fields including el ectrica l mechani~al, _industria l and systems disciplines to menti on Just a few. The Qua li ty Engineer must possess sk ill s in statistical analys i s to be able to support his decisions and set priorities on hi s problems; he must possess the.technical knowl edge to review engineering designs and pursue alternatives ; he must have the necessary writing sk ill s to define in clear, concise and objective termi nology the many subjective quality characteristi cs of our products; he needs verbal communication skills and a flare for effective presentati on to be ab le to interface with people in all functions of the Department and outside the Department; and he must be skilled at cost analysi s to maintain a perspective on all hi s plans and deci sions .

It is ho ped that this brief outline will give you suffi cient insight into the job of a Quality Engineer at GE, and an appreciation for the magnitude and cha llenge of such a position.

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S&SP Participants: Just in case you're wondering about our tax info statement

Just as we do every year, a l ot of us who are participants in the Savings and Security Program have recently received our 1977 S&SP combined "Tax Informat i on Statement and a Statement of Account ." As we do every year , many of us are ask-ing "What's this for? "

Here's the answer to that question:

Information in the Tax Statement is for use in reporting 1977 taxable income when income tax time rolls around in 1978 , according t o Bob Broughman, Benefits Manager here in Waynesboro. 11Tha,t mea.n6 the 'Taxable Ineome' eolwnn 1teoelt6 to the taxable ineome on thlo yeM' .6 S&SP ' payout. ' You. 1tepo4t it a yeM 61tom now when you. eomplete and 6ile yotl..4 F edeMl Ineome Tax 1tetu..4n on 1977 ineome.

"It' .6 not oM Me in tax ltett/..4n6 Whieh many employeu Me now oiling, II says Bob . ~n 6illing ou:t tax 1tett/..4n6 on 1976 .lneome--

-te onu now being 6iled--the Tax In6o4ma-tion Statement fu~bu:ted in 1976--a yeM ago--1.ihou..ld be Med. 11

In addition to showing the amount of income to be reported as a result of the recent 1977 S&SP securities distribution, the tax statement shows the "tax cost" of each share of Stock and each Fund Unit . For tax purposes , Fund Units are valued at the net asset per unit on January 1, 1977.

If you sell or redeem any of your 1977 S&SP securities you should use the "Tax Cost" figure on your Tax Information State-ment in determining gain or loss for tax purposes. Similarly, S&SP participants who sold or redeemed Stock or Fund Units during 1976 will require the "Tax Cost" information in the Tax Information Statement for the year in which they received the securities in order to determine gain or loss .

11Thi.6 i.6 a.n. impo4tant ltea..6on why you. 1.ihou..ld .6ave thue an.nu.al .6tatement.6 ," says ~ b. 11 In addition, o 6 eou..lt.6 e, the annu..a,l

::ttement 6u..4n.l.6hu you. wUh in6o4mation on you.It holding.6 u..ndelt S&SP. 11

KEEP A RECORD OF THOSE WEEKLY S&A BENEFITS

Leo Huntley, Personnel Accounting Speci-al ist , reminds all employees to keep a record of paymen ts made this year under the GE Insurance Pl an Weekly S&A Benefits . The record, Leo expl ains , will have to be main-tained in order to be reported on next year's tax return .

Under the new law , employees who receive Weekly Sickness and Accident Benefit payments must report this as i r'1come when they prepare their Federal Income Tax returns. If vou receive S&A payments this year you will be required to report it on the tax return you fill out in 1978.

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

35 YEARS

S. M. DePuy

25 YEARS 15 YEARS

C. A. Ford c. Burnett H. s. Corbi n

20 YEARS K. H. Dean D. F. Johnson

A. B. Chepalis J . P. Lyons c. w. Claytor, Jr . H. A. Mabry B. L. Hammer D. A. Miller J. H. Kent D. K. Moyer

M. L. Pitcher E. J . Seabolt

5 YEARS v. G. Snider

R. D. Bammer N. c. Floyd 10 YEARS s. M. Simmons J. R. Turner C. J. Ludwick

ANNOUNCEMENT

WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM FORMING

All women employees interested in playing softball for GE should contact Judi Garber, Ext . 1624, or Kenny Gray, Ext . 1141. This will be the onl y notice on the formation of a women's team this year.

ATTENTION GOLFERS

There wi ll be a meeting Thursday, March 10 , 1977 at 4:30 in Room 108 to elect a new director of the 1977 SCOGEE Golf League . In order that the League begin its new season in May, someone must be elected at this meeting to help organize t he League . Please plan to attend.

THANK YOU NOTES

1 wan;t t o -0ay a veJty .6pe.c..,la.l Thank. You to aLe. the. employe.e.-0 6oJr. the,Vi. eoyt,tJr,,,{,,bu-tion-0 an~ g-i.6t.6 g-i.ve.n my 6a.mil..y a6;teJt the. de.-0:tJc.uc;t

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENERAL@ ELECTRIC VOL XIX No. 10 WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA March 11, 1977

MECHAN ICAL INSPECTION and TESTER B COURSES

TO BE OFFERED

The Valley Vocational Technical Center in Fishersville proposes to offer Mechani cal Inspection related courses this spring if enough i nterest in these courses i s generated. VVTC ha s also proposed to offer a course in Electroni cs for individual s i nterested i n R12 Tester B openings. The classes and t heir schedu l es are :

Bas ic Shop Math --- Beg ins Ma rch 23, 1977. Classes will be held every ~Jednes day ni ght f or 8 weeks. Clas s length is 3 hours. 10 - 12 students.

Blue Print Reading --- Begins March 21, 1977. Cl asses wi ll be held every Monday ni ght fo r 7 weeks. Class length is 3 hours . 10 - 12 students.

Basic Metrology (Inspection Methods) - -- Begi ns Ma rch 23, 1977. Classes wi ll be held every Wednesday ni ght for 13 weeks. Cl ass l ength is 3 hours. 10 - 12 students. Must have bas i c knowledge in Shop Math and Blue Print Reading.

Electron i cs --- Begins Ma r ch 21, 1977. Cl asses wi ll be he ld every Monday night for 14 weeks. Class length is 3 hours . 10 - 12 students .

Employees who wish to take the Bas i c Metro l ogy course must pass a qui z in bas i c shop math and blue print reading as a pre-requ i s i te to the course .

Any indi viduals in terested in parti cipat-ing in any one of these courses must contact Reg i nia Wilson, Ext. 1118, by 4:00 p.m.

__.;(uesday, March 15 . After nominati ons have . en taken, the most senior emp loyees will be

selected for the courses. Once candidates have been sel ected , t hey wi ll t hen be given an IDP form to comp l ete.

DCPD Introduces the MFP

DCPD has introduced its new TermiNet* Mul t i- Form Printer, the MFP, with the cap-ability of producing crisply printed , high-ly legible nine-par t forms at a speed of 30 characters-per-second.

Ideally suited t o appli cati ons which routinely require hi ghly legible mul t iple copy forms for efficient system operation, t he MFP offers the convenience, speed and price performance of the TermiNet 30 matri x printer coupled with the flexibility offered by t he MFP.

Confi gured for operator convenience, the MF P allows a selector to be used to pick t he number of copi es needed from a s ingle copy up t o nine copies wi t h settings in between whi ch can be eas ily adj usted. A knob sel ector provides the forms setting and can be read easily. It is simply a matter of lift ing the machine's top cover and r eleas ing the paper release lever and rotating t he knob to t he desired setting .

Because of the other flexible options avai l abl e fo r TermiNet* 30 printers, such


Here's your chance to obtain a technical degree while you work

Have you always had the desire to obtain a technical degree but fi gured you never had the time nor money to pursue i t full-time ? Well, now's your chance to obtain a degree on a part-time basis .

For the first time in the history of Blue Ridge Community College, associate degree level courses in El ectronics Technology wi ll be offered at night. These wi ll start in the Fall Quarter of 1977 with ELEC 114 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DIRECT D~RRENT. FUNDAMENTALS OF ALTERNATING CURRENT and CIRCUIT ANALYS IS will be offered in the Winter and Spring Quarters.

These will not be special courses. Instead , the regular full-time students wi ll have one course each quarter schedu led at night. Thus the success and continuation of the night program will not depend upon the number of part - t ime students enrol led. As long as there are any students in the program who are classed as Special (part- time) , the pro-gram will continue until every electroni cs course in the curriculum has been offered at night .

Each course will meet two ni ghts per week with a lecture session one night and a labora-tory session the other.

A word of caution! The math requirements for admission to the Electronics Technology curriculum are two years of high school math excluding "General Math." This means Algebra I and Geometry or Al gebra II. The regular full-time students will also be taking Techni-cal Math III, a college-l evel al gebra course. Thus any part- time student taking ELEC 114 should have two years of high school math with at least a "C" average.

For those ~rospective students who are deficient in math, or need a refresher, t he Col l ege offers several alternatives. There are formal courses in hi gh school level math given each quarter and in the summer. In addition, these courses can be taken at any time through the Learning Laboratory on an individual basis, with hours arranged to su it the student .

For further information on the program, contact Mr. Jack Songer at the Coll ege.

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BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF ASQC

TO HOLD MONTHLY MEETING

The Blue Ri dge Section of ASQC will have its next monthly meeting on March 17 , 1977 at I ngleside Red Carpet Inn in Staunton, Virginia. The program will be presented by Mr . Nathaniel Geary , Director of Industry and Government Relations Staff f or the FDA, and will be entitled "FDA , Friend or Foe . " A social hour is scheduled for 6:15 p .m., dinner at 7 : 00 p . m. and the presentation at 8: 00 p .m.

On the following day , March 18 , the Blue Ridge Section of ASQC will sponsor a one- day seminar with Mr. Thomas S. Woods , The title of the seminar will be "How to Turn Your Quality Problems Into Profit Opportunities ." This seminar is designed to provide the part i cipant with a unique blend of theory and practice, aimed at helping him to create a breakthrough t o new levels of customer satisfaction, a more economical manufacturing process, and greate r profitaoil i ty for his company.

Mr . Geary entered FDA ' s Executive Development Program in 1967 , successfully completing it i n 1968. Ee joined the staff of the Bureau of Voluntary Compli-ance where he directed FDA ' s cooperative qual i ty pr ograms with industry .

He later served as Directo r , Division of Industry Services ; Director , Divis i on of Petitions process ing ; and most r ecently , Director , Di vision of I ndustry Progr ams .

Mr. Geary i s Juni or Past Chairman of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic s Di vision , American Society for Quality Control , and Jun i or Past Chairman of the Wash ington Sec -tion, ASQC . He is l i sted i n Who ' s Who i n Government and i s a Fellow of the Interna-tional Platform Associat i on .

Mr . Woods is Associate Director , Proc ess and Product Quality Division for Rath & Strong , I nc . , located in Schiller Par k , Illinois .

He has provided clients with a vari ety of professional services, including the design and implementation of Quality Assurance Systems and Reliabi lity Project~ . He has had extens i ve experience in indus-trial problem- solving for a wi de var i e ty of products and processes .

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$2 .3 MILLION REFUND BEING DISTRIBUTED TO

ELIGIBLE S&SP PARTICIPANTS

Cbtdy Lo-tU , Pe.Ma n.n.el Ac.c.oun,Un.g, p!te.-pa!te...6 :to cl

THE MFP (Cont 'd from Pagel, Col. 2) as Mag net i c or Paper Tape, 80 or 132 col umn pr in t i ng on 8>~' x 11" paper and TWX/ODD capabi l ity, the newly in troduced MFP shoul d provide mul t i ple copy users with a new dimensi on in prin ter capabil i ty.

Tested extensi vely over t he last few months , the MFP has been used to produce thousands of nine-part ai rl i ne t i cket forms wi t h r emarkabl e pr in t clari ty . The prin te rs are now in servi ce wi t h maj or ai rl ines as we ll as t ravel agenci es across t he country.

Ticket pri nt i ng i s only one of dozens of appl icati ons where t he Termi Net MFP prin ter can provide effici ent servi ce. Monetary exchange systems, i nvoi cing, ware-hous i ng, real es t ate transact i ons, au tomobil ~ and t r uck r enta ls and other heavy multi-part form users will find the pri nt er espec iall y

val ua~le s ince i t al lows t he same cl ar i ty of pri nt and leg ibi l ity from t he first copy to the last copy i n t he carbon set .

The MFP can be ordered from the factory wi t h 30 t o 60 day del ivery and is equipped with a newly desi gned t ear bar to i nsure effi ci ent handling of mu l ti- copy forms. The MFP accepts paper stock ranging i n t hi ckness from .00251' ( .0635mm) to .0280" ( . 7110mm) .

*Regi stered Tradema r k of General Electric Company, U. S.A.

SRCC RELEASES SPRING SCHEDULE

The Blue Ri dge Communi ty Col l ege Spring Schedule of Evening Cl as ses ha s been rel eased. Empl oyees may obta i n copi es of t he schedu l e f rom Bob Broughman in Re l at i ons .

THANK YOU NOTE

We w.U h ::to e.xp!LM..O ou::t ;tha.n/u ::to all n 0 '1. t he filoweJW t n ood t c.cvuio and -fl ifmpathy -fl hown to LL6 upa Yl ;the dea;th 0 O OM mot hell.

Ma l col m Monroe 1st Shi f t - MOl

June Monroe Rhodes 3rd Shift - MO l

CHANGE IN MATCHING GIFT FORM

-OF CORPORATE / ALUMNUS PROGRAM

ANNOUNCED Two changes have been made t o the

Cor porate Alumnus Pr ogram matchi ng gift fo rm as a r esult of act i on taken by t he General El ectric Foundat ion Trustees .

In order to provide bet t er understanding of the reasons f or employee gi f t s t o t he colleges or universities of their choice , a section of t he matching gift f or m asks t he employee t o indi cate whether the s chool t o which the g i ft wa s given was att ended by the empl oyee , some member of t he empl oyee ' s immediate family , or none of t hese .

Anot her change i n the f orm clarifies t he de f init ion of a matchable contr ibu-tion , i ndi cating t hat "Gifts , must be personal contribut i ons from the empl oyee ' s own assets . Funds borrowed f rom, or ..-.... given by others to the employee to suppo~ -a g i ft , are not accept able. Gifts mus t be made , not merely :pledged , in cash , securi-ties, or real estate .u

In the f uture , those who make g i fts f or matching under t he Corporate Alumnus Program s hould make use of the new f orm (PRD- 57Y 12/76) . The new f orms ar e ava i l -able from Conchita Munn i n Relations .

The General Electric Foundat i on Corpor ate Alwnnus Program (CAP) , the f irst employee matching gift program, is currently opera-ting in i t s twen~y-third year s ince being establ i shed in 1955 . All employe es wit h one year of continuous service are el i gible t o participate in the Program. 1976 pr oved to be another banner year ~or the Program with mat ching contribut ions reaching $645 , 802 , j ust under t he a l l t i me high of $648 , 437 r eached in 1975.

The 1976 Corporate Alumnus Pr ogr am Annual Report will be available in Apr i l . A copy of this report will be avai l able at that time f r om Conchita Munn . .-..,

Any questions related t o the Pr ogr am can be addressed to : Ri chard E. Kramer , J r . , Corpor ate Support Operat i on , 1285 Bost on Avenue , Bridgeport, Conn . 06602 .

WAYNESBORO PLANT GENER AL@ELECTRIC VOL XIX No. 11 WAYNESIOIO, V

GE Waynesboro Plant News (1977)

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