WAYNESBORO PLANT

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYN ESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL. XV No . 1

DCPD ANNOUNCES
NEW APPOINTMENTS

January 5, 1973

SCOGEE CHRISTMAS DANCE

WELL ATTENDED

Several new appointments to key positions in

the Data Communication Products Departm ent
have r ecently b ee n announced.
Warren Kindt, Department
General Manager, ha s
announced that Richard A.
(Dick) DuBridge, who ha s
been se rving as Manager Custom e r Se rvice , is
being appointed to a Com pany -wide Communications
Task Force. The Task
Force is composed of individual s from many Company divis i ons and is
responsible for s tudying
trends in communications and for recommending
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Shown abov e ar e s om e of the nearly 90 couples

w ho attended SCOGEE 1 s Chri stmas Dance . The
music wa s g reat, the food delicious - and ' a g ood time was had by all 1

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DNO - Foreman Mel Cowles

Bo b Armstrong

Two appointments were recently made by Dick

DuBridge in the Customer- Service Section in
~ynesboro. Robert C. (Bob) Gill was appointed
iv.Lanager-Service Franchises and John A. (Jack)
Moren was appointed Manager- Parts Adminis tration.
(Continued on Page 4)

L.O Years

5 Years

ager-Customer Service of DCPD.

R. P. DeMattia, Jr.

G. C. Parker

10 Years
M.
G.
A.
B.

R.
L.
R.
W.

Bradley
Diehl
Hartman
Hevener

D. Johnson
R. C. Shoebridge
F. C. Snider

CDO - Foreman Stu Pitts

Jack Plummer

CONGRATULATIONS!

DCP (2nd Shift)

Foremc:
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Additional Be st Buy .A

C. Hyde (Cont'd. from page 1)

His carefully maintained notebook on processes
and their cost contributed innnensely to making
his operation, without question, an extremely
efficient and economically run operation.
Before he was made foreman, he was already being
recognized for his keen interest in the plating
function. As early as November 1956 he received
letters of commendation for his outstanding work
in the Plating operation from representatives of
the concerns who designed our Plating Room. His
great interest in the Plating function is further
evidenced by the fact that he joined the American
Electro Platers Society and continues to receive
their periodicals.

C. Hyde (Cont'd. from col. 1)

Carl says he doesn't have anything special in
mind regarding his retirement plans. He plans
on keeping his home in Lyndhurst in tip top ~
shape. His wife, Maudie in DCP Production, ~ .i..
probably schedule a few things for Carl to do.
His two sons, Perry, almost 7, and Gary, 13, will
keep him active in sports most assuredly. Our
best wishes go out to you, Carl. Enjoy it. Come
see us often.
Carl didn't want any elaborate going-away party
much to our disappointment. Many of his friends
have gotten together and he will be given a monetary gift which should keep him in golf balls
for some time to come. If you have a chance,
stop by and see him before he leaves on June 29.

Carl hasn't always been "Mr. Plating". He has had

Contract Language Changes (Cont'd. from page 1)
a very interesting career before joining General
Electric. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey
Another improvement in the contract is the eatabon April 11, 1911. How many of you know that he
lishment of definite time limits on the prowas a very successful Heavyweight? In 13 years
cessing of grievances between step 1 and step 2
of boxing, he 0 ~ lost t~o 0 : his_5 2 professional of the grievance procedure. This will help to
fights. Forty-eight of his victories were by knock- insure even more rapid processing of grievances
out. "I could hit.pr~tty good with either hand"
and will assure management as well as the Union
Carl told a News Virginian reporter several years
that prompt attention is given to significant
ago, There are no marks or scars on his rugged
grievances that cannot be resolved at the first
face which are so connnon with fighters. He
step of the grievance procedure.
says he keeps in shape by "the work around the
house, the yard, the garden" and doesn't resort
Although none of the changes in contract lan~
guage have direct effect on pay, they certai1~
to any special effort with punching bags or other
do have an indirect effect. Employees who
equipment to stay in tip top shape. He sparred
through the job posting procedure obtain a higher
with Joe Louis when Joe was preparing for his
rated job, reap the benefits of higher pay as
fight with Jack Sharkey. His job lasted only
they qualify on their new jobs. And, any pay
four days for which he was paid $5.00 a minute.
increase automatically increases the value of
Carl lost his job because he "got to" Joe Louis
several benefit plans: life insurance, weekly
pretty good with his right hand. Carl quit
sickness and accident benefits, savings and
boxing when he felt he began to lose his coorsecurity, income extension aid, long term disdination. His successful fighting record drew
ability insurance, etc.
a lot of attention. Walter P. Chrysler, the
automobile tycoon, saw him fight, liked him and
Restoration of senvice and pension credits for
hired him - first as a chauffeur, then as his
rehired form.er employees automatically increases
personal estate manager. After working for Mr.
vacation benefits, sick pay, and income extension
Chrysler for 9 years, from April, 1934 - July,
1943, 6arl decided he wanted something a little
aid as well as the value of the GE pension.
better so he joined the American Viscose ComChanges in contract language as a result of this
pany in Front Royal, Virginia where he evenyear's negotiations have added even further value
tually moved up to an assistant foreman's poto the new GE job package of pay and benefit
sition. He left there in May, 1954 and began to
improvements.
look around for a better opportunity which
brought him to GE.
Carl has recently picked up the game of golf.
We don't know if he's keeping a book but you
can be sure he'll know every blade of grass on
the greens and on the fairways so look out you
after-hour golfers.
(Cont'd. next col.)

OLD DESKS FOR SALE

We have recently received some old and damaged
desks that will be scrapped. If anyone is i~
terested in purchasing one of the desks, diE
ext. 431.
Average cost is $20.00 each plus tax.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. X:V. No. 26

CARL HYDE RETIRES

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

June 29, 19?3

CONTRACT LANGUAGE CHANGES ADD TO

VALUE OF GE's 1973 JOB PACKAGE
Somewhat overshadowed by t he emphasi s on pay increases and benefit plan improvements, Union
officials and Company management also reached
agreement on several changes in "contract language " that provide additional value for represented employees.

For emost among these is a provision that permits

local Union officials and l ocal management to
work out arrangements for "job posting" . Job
posting will assure that all employees will receive advance notice of open jobs to be filled
by upgrading or t r ansfer to such jobs. The exact
procedures for posting jobs will vary from pl ant
to plant, but the Company has committed to post
j obs. Each local job posting procedure will be
developed to meet the needs of the business and
Carl Hyde retires today with 18 1/2 years of
to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity
~cated service with the General Electric Com- ob j ectives

~DY .

Details of the j ob posting procedure herein will

Carl ( 11 Mr. Plating") entered the doors of Spebe announced as soon as the procedure has been
cialty Control Department on January 24, 1955
worked out by local management and agreed to by
for the first time as an employee at which time local Uni on officials.
he was given the assignment of plater. He had
very little knowledge about the subject of
A significant change i n t he new contract provides
Electro Plating but set out immediately to do
for employees rehired by the Company , who had
something about it. In a matter of a few years ten or more years of service when they left , to
Carl proceeded to accumulate knowledge about
have their service restored after six months back
this thing called "plating''. He listened, asked on the payroll. The employee must r epay any inquestions, made notes, took a correspondence
come extension aid benefi ts previously received.
cour se in Electro Plating and compiled a detailedHowever once service credits have been restored,
and carefully organized notebook.
Armed with
they wiil count towards computation of vacations
this acquired knowledge, it wasn 1 t long before
(three or more weeks) , sick pay, possible f uture
he was recognized as having foreman qualities.
IEA benefi ts, etc .
He became Foreman of Plating on March 1 , 1961.
It is al so possible for employees with restored
(Cont'd. page 2)
service credits to restore pension plan credits,
if necessary. Those who left the Company with a
vested pension (10 years or more pension credi ts)
NOTE OF TILl\.NKS
will automatically pick up where they left off
as
soon as their service has been restored. HowJanet Swisher of ICPD/Engineering wishes to express appreciation for the kindness and concern ever, employees who elected to withdraw their
pension contributions at the t ime they left must
shown by the GE employees during the illness,
repay the contributions before their pension
~d the re cent death of her father, Jacob E.
credits are restored . An employee can restore
.:verage.
service credits wi thout restoring pension credits,
although this is probably not desirable .
(Cont'd. page 2)

1003 PENSION AT 62

WASSERMAN PRESENTED CERTIFICATE

OF ACHIEVEMENT

Yes , you get 100% of your

62 under the improvements
But don 1 t forget that you
at age 64 and at age 65 .
means a bigger pension at

earned pension at age

in the GE Pension Plan.
also get 100% at age 63 ,
And of course the 10C,......._
each year above 62 .

That 1 s because you not only have no reduction in

pension of early retir ement, but a l so each year
of service adds more earned pensi on to the total
you 've accumulated .
Here 1 s how the new schedule of pension reduction
f or early re t irement compares wi th the old schedule .

Robe.,'l,t V. WaJ.i.6e.Janan ( c.e.Me.Jt) -L6 .<Shown Jte.c.uv{.119

Ce.Jr,tt~-<-c.a,te. 06 Ac.IU.e.veme.nt 6Jtom HMold Stove.ft ,

If you think of your

either the career or
quickly see how y our
the new schedule for
above 60.

Alana9e.Jt - VCP He.adqu.aft,;te.M Salu . M. H. Bue.hle.Jt, Age

ldanaqe)t
Sa.le,~ ,(A .61WLt'l'l. loolunq Oil .

om

Robert D. lfassennan , recently appointed OCPD

Sales Specialist, 1vas presented a Certj ficate
o( Aclii.evement last week for the successful comT?lct i on of General Electric's " On-the - job Training an<l Related Study Course" in preparation for
his career in Teclmical Market ing.
l3ob's On- the - job Training assignments, in addi tion to 1~aynesboro, included Schenectady, Pittsburgh and Bos ton . It is interesting to note
that during Bob 1 s GE Service Shop training in
Boston and Schenectady, he was introduced to and
became acquainted 1vi th our TenniNct Pro<luct Line.
Gaini1:g this advance knowledge of our products
certatnly enhances his job capabili.ties in his
ne1dy appoi nted position as Sales Specialist.
l3ob is a native of Newton , Massachusetts and r e cei\'C<l his 13SEE degree from Northeastern Univers i. ty i.n Bos ton. I!is hobbies are sailing and
tennjs and he has a privat e pilot' s license.
Exercise caution vvhen around lift trucks.

Lift trucks and other in-plant vehicl es shou ld

be operated by authorized personnel o nly . If
you are so aL1thorized, remember that pedesLrian t raffic is your number one co ncern and
respons ibility. In addition, observe these fun dflmental rules :
Never park vvith load in up position.
Don 't exceed p la nt speed restrictions.
Avoid driving vv ith obstructed visio n.
Unbalanced loads are dangerous . Bal ance the load or d on't move it.
Don't overload.
Keep forks vvithin one o r tvvo inc hes of
the floor vvhen t ruck is in m otion.

65
64
63
62
61
60

pension in terms of 100 under

minimum f ormula you can
pensi on will be improved by
retirement at every age

Before JuJ,.y

Effective JuJ,.y

100%
97 . 6
95 . 2
92 . 8
90. 4
88 . 0

100%
100
100
100
94
88

Of course, the 100% of earned pension at 62 arn.-..

beyond, and only 6% reduction at 61 , is only
half the story :
Even without the new reduction schedule , pensi ons
of many employees would increase significantly
under the improved schedule of minimums with the
new $9 . 50 top as compared to the old t op of $7 . 50 .
In addition, the pay increases wi ll automatically
move many people into still higher minimum br ackets .

New dishwashers
Ho tpo 111 t's new five-model line o f po rtable dishwashers is
to help solve tt1e problems o f homemakers who are
cramped for space. o r who w ant a po r tabl e dishwasher now but
c an see the need for a bu11t-ir. when they remodel o r move into
a new hom e.
de~1gned

Two models 111 the cu rrent line are top -loading compacts
w h ic h toke up a minimum amo unt of kitche n spoce. and three
a re fron t-opening convertibl es - portables now which ca n be
conve rt ed later for un dercoun ter 1nstallat1on.
The large-capaci ty c onver tibles feature beautiful Cherrywood
or MJplewood work su rfaces and "Whisper Clean"- sound insulation to hel p redu ce operating noi se. Standa r d features inc lude three-level washing action. dua l de tergent dispenser. a
soft-food dispo~er to el1m1nate the necessity for hand prer1ns ing. a water r eci rculation filter to prevent food soil from
being redeposited on dishes. and a durable porcelain-e namelfin1sh int erio r.

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ORRIN LIVINGSTON HONORED

'BIG TOP VALUES'

As a G8neral Electric employee you can get a special pleasure out of the circus atmosphere at your
local GE appliance dealers during "Big Top Values "
in July and August. And your discount makes big
values even bigger.
Stars of the show are top- performing GE appliances
such as the crowd- pleasing convertible "Potscrubber" dishwasher with the Power - Scrub cycle that
gets heavily soiled pots and pans sparkling clean.

Own LivingJ.> ,ton ( c.e.YL-tvr.) .u.i .oiwwn .'l..e.c.uv-<-n9 hJ,,s

awoJtd Mom Rl1X9e.M Unive/tJ.>,Utj O(ifi,(_c.,l._a_,f,,) .

You ' ll also enjoy seeing the teamwork of GE's 18pound capacity washer and dryer. Washer model
WWA8500P features the new DispensallTM system
which automatically dispenses soak agent, detergent, undiluted l iquid bleach and undiluted
fabric softener at the proper t i me in the wash
sequence, Team it up with DDE/DDG 9200P dryer
for a dazzling performance.

Another "hot act" is the Model JJ51 range with

self- cleaning oven, infinite hea t controls and
tilt- lock CalrodR surface units. It appears at
Orrin Livingston, retired Consultj ng Engineer for your dealers with the entir e line of GE microGeneral Electric, and one of the main contribuwave, self- cleaning , Clean Look and standard
tors to the deve lopment of the Mark Century Series ovens during "Big Top Values . 11
Numerical Control, 1vas recently honored by his
~a Mater , Rutgers University, 1vhich named him
Another crowd- pleasi ng favorite is GE's line of
tstanding Engineer" from among the many gradu- room air conditioners. From the popular 43a Les of its Engineer ing School.
pound Carry- Cool unit with a 4 , 000-BTUH capacity
to whole- house units, GE offers a parade of air
Orrin retired in July 1970 from the lfaynesboro
conditioner models jus t the right size to crack
Plant and quoting from Orrin' s retirement article the whip on swnmer heat.
that appeared in the July 31, 1970 issue of Plant
News it stated, "For the past 15 years, ~Ir. LivIn ref rigerators and freezers, GE offers Big Topingston has served as a consultant here in the
mount Values, sensati onal side- by- side selections
Waynesboro Plant. He is probably the best teach - and fantast ic feature- filled freezers.
er one is apt to run across. He i s drnvn to earth .
I le guides you through your problems . A lot of
Now, add televisi on, from GE's personal portable
consultants give you ans\\ers. Orrin says : '\\'ha t
5- inch battery powered monochrome model to a 25if vou tried this ?' 111e next thing you kno1v,
inch color console and you have the complete l ine
through his guidance, you ' ve solved your own
up of "Big Top Values" dnring July and August.
problems ."
The many of us 1vho kno1v Orrin can readily undcrYMCA CAMP KIWANI
s tand why he 1vas r ecently honored as an "Outs tanding Engineer . "
There are a few vacancies left f or children to
attend one week camping sessi ons at the YMCA Camp
Our congratulations are extended to him fo r this
Kiwani.
outstanding recogni tion and 1ve arc pleased that .
Orrin and his wife, Teresa, continue t o make their
The weeks beginning July 2 and July 9 are re sident
home here in Wayn esboro .
camps, the weeks of July 16 and J uly 23 are day
camps. For those of you who have children in the
7- 12 bracket, y ou will not find more camping fun
...-ise machine safety guards. Where necesand education for the money anywhere. The resi.a r y, all equ ipment has been outfitted with
dent camp is $50 per week .
safety devices to prevent entry into moving
part s. Mak e sure that these devices a r e in
pla ce and funct ioning properly before operating you r machine .

For more information call the YMCA 942- 9054.

NICHOLLS COMPLETES
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

ADVANCED VACATION SAFE DRIVING TIPS

In just one week many employees will be leaving
on vacati on t r ips by a uto . Listed are some advance dri ving tips that might be helpful i n pro...-...
vi ding each a good safe trip .
Be sure your lights , tires , brakes , and suspension a re ready for trips and hi gh- speed
driving .
Don ' t block windows and mirrors wi th l uggage
Plan reasonable mileage for each day
Remember th e stati stics on safety belts--and
use them!
. When you 're on the road, take your time and
drive defensively.
Stay aler t on hills , curves and in heavy tra f fic.

Tho~

V. N-i_c.hoffi M 1.>how1t Jte.c.uv-uig c.ongJta;t:CLta.tioYIJ.i and :the. c.e.Jttif/..c.at.e. o(i gJtadua-t,i.on 6Jtom ;the.
Ge.ne.Jtal Ele.c.t.Jt,{_c. Mana9 eme.nt. PJtogJtam 6Jtom V. L.
Coug{U:Jty, Manage.1'1. - Manu&ac.-tUJt,{,ng, Vat.a Comr1wU.c.aruon PJtoduw Ve.pcvr.,bne.nt. .

Stop at Jmst every two hours for a short break .

Adjust to weather and r oad conditions.
Understand t he risk of carbon monoxide poisoining :

Tom i s a native of Thomaston, Connectic ut where

he received his high school education. He received hi s BS degree in Electrical Engi neering
from the Universi ty of Bridgeport i n 1971 . Bef ore
j oining the General Electric Comptlny and while
attending Waterbury Sta te Technical Institute and
the Universi t y of Bridgeport , Tom wa s a Patr olman
wi th the Thomaston Police Department . Tom joi ned
General Elec t ric i n Febr uary 1971 under the Manufacturing Management Program at Tiffi n , Ohio .
His first assi gnments in t he Her metic Motor
Products Department included Pr oduction Contr ol ,
Process Control and Facili t ies Planning . He then
went to the I ndustrial and Power Capacitor Depar t ment in Hud son Falls, New York where he had assignments as QC Process Contr ol Engineer and
Foreman- Winding .
Tom j oined the Data Communicati on Products Department on Apri l 2, 1973 a s Manufacturing Engineer.
The Nicholls ' fa~i ly , Tom , his wife, Rosemary , and
their t wo son s , Jason and Aaron, reside in the
Brandon Ladd Apartments .
Congratulati ons upon your fine achievement of
graduating from the General Electri c Manufacturing
Management Program.

SAVE
For Your Dream House
Through a GESavings Ph1n

--Shut off the engine if y ou ' re in a parked ,...._

car f or more than a few minutes.
-- If y ou get sleepy while driving , the cause
may be carbon monoxide . Stop immedi ately , get
out and breathe fresh air . Then be sure to
open the wi ndows wider when you get back on
the r oad .
--If the r ear window of the stati on wagon i s
open, be sur e pl enty of a i r is coming in
thr ough t he front of the car.
Pack a flashlight , first aid ki t , emergency
flares and a dry chemical f ire ex tinguisher .
Sven if y ou never need this equipment, you ' ll
be ready to aid another motorist in t r ouble .
Finally , keep a check on y our gas gauge in view
of gas shortage . Don ' t get too low before
getti ng a refi ll .

NOTICE!
We wi sh t o express our thanks to everyone f or
being so kind and showing l ove to us during our
r ecent bereavement . May God bless y ou all . ,.-...
Crawford, Jani e and
Lina Randolph

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL . AV. No . 25

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

JOHN GARRETT RETIRES

June 22

1973

AUGUSTA COUNTY SUPERVISORS

VISIT PARTS CENTER
Wednes day Night , t he Augus t a County Board of Supervisor s accepted General Elect r ic ' s spec ial
invita t ion to visit and tour the new GE Parts
Cente r whici1 is located i n Augusta County . Those
Supervisor s 1vho at tended were Messrs . Dave Sh01vker , Chainnan of the Board, Ray Hull, ViceChai rman , Stan Quillen , Bill Brooks and Lyl e
Kindig .

\Vith 37 year s of i llus tri ous and de dicat ed service t o the Gener al Elect ric Company , John liar....-rett, f\lanage r OCPD Sales Admi n is tra t ion has r e cire d.
John star ted his car eer with General Electric
Company i n 1936 . lljs first assjgiunent "as Test
Engineer on the Test Progr am . I le t hen became a
Design Engineer for the ~~ter and I nstrLUTient Department in Lynn , f\lass . After various assign ments as Service Engineer , Sales Engineer , Special ist, and Sal es ~lanager, John became ~la.nager
of Mar ket ing Administration and finally Manager
of Mar keting for the Me t er and Ins t n unent Depart
ment . He then 1vent from that assignment to f\lanage r of Manufactur ing Automation and t hen to
Manager of Marke t ing for the Manufacturing Automat ion Ope r a ti on i n Charl ottesville , Virgi nia .
I n 1971 , John came over the mountain to Waynes bor o (but not ent ire l y - he sti ll resides i n
Charl ottesville) t o j oin DCPD as 1'1anager of Sal es
Adminis t ration - t he tit l e he held until he ret i r ed .
We will all miss John ' s friendship and cheerful
wor ds of encour agement as he "ent about doing
hi s work and guiding us in ours .
John ,;i,s he pl ans to do a lot of fishing and
..-.:olfing . In addition , he plans extensive travel
throughout t he United Stat es .

f\lr . \\.. F. Kindt , OCPD General f\tanager , "elcomed

the guests . O. L. Coughtry , Manager - DCPD f\lanufac t uring , and Harold Knueppel, f\lanager - DCP
Manufacturi ng,apprised the group about the new
operation and Bob \\Thi tley , Part s Center Manager ,
conducted them on a tour of the faci l ity describing t he maimer and sequence of t he assembly of
the Printed Cir cuit Boards .
During t he tour , Mike Shel or , Foreman - Over haul
and Repa i r, demonstr ;:ited t he opera tion of TermiNet 300 mounted on a \Vestern Union pedesta l and
a Termi>let 1200 "i th a f\lagnetic Tape Accessory .
The Supervisor s 1vere very impressed with the complexity of our product , manufacturing methods ,
cleanliness of the factory, and the improvements
made t o t he buj l ding and the groLmds .
In addition , the Supervisors here apprised on
t he Parts Center t r af lic and are wor king 1vith GE
f\!anagement on a sol ution to the probl em.
The t our 1vas concluded 1vi t h t he serving of refres hmcnt s i n t he Ca feteri.a .
Trr"'k ,,,,.,.,

J ohn Billington , engineer on a Jersey Central

corrunuter train , slammed on the brakes near
Balmar, N. J . Several passengers got off to see
what had happened . 11 If I t old you , you wouldn't
believe i t , 11 Billington said . The train had just
avoi ded hitting a car headed along the tracks in
the same directi on . The driver , in his ?O ' s insisted he was on a r oad and accused the engineer
of followi ng too closely .

PARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE CONCLUDED

SOUNDSCENE
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DOOR PRIZE WINNERS
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Approximately 500 employecb, family members and

Vir ginia Village Neighbors toured the Parts Center, second and final day Open House last Saturday . Comnents by many who attended were compli mentary of the fine looking fa cili ty . The flow
of traffic through the Plant was at a steady and
even pace and gave the guides along the tour
r oute plenty of time to describe the various operations to all attendees .
A General Elect1ic pictu.-re rad.lo was drawn for
at half hour i ntervals and r efr eshments were
served to all in t~e cafeteria.
Pictured below are some of the final day Open
House scenes.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

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. 'i:'J . No . 24
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-- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - STEINMETZ AWARD NOM INEES

The Special Systems and Products Group ' s select i on c::nruni ttee f or a Steinmetz Award, headed by
Richa r 1 P. Gifford , is soliciting nominati ons
from profess i ona l technical personnel thr oughout
the Gr ou::i which includes the Data Communicati on
f-'roducts Department . A simi lar solicitation is
underway for COO and ICPD Components . The awards
are being pre sented f or the first t i me this year
to honor OJtstanding tect nical achievements by
eng in eers and scientists in the Company . One
:inner ,,rill oe chosen frcm each of the Company ' s
t en operating gr oups .
1
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June 15 , 1973

GE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE SE RIES

"International Per fc r mance, 11 the series of music and dance programs funded by the General
Electric Company and telecast nati ona l l y last
season by t he Public Broadcasting Service , a re
being repeated .
The programs , hosted by Robert Merril l , a re being
shown on Tuesdays at 9 : r O p. m. (EDT). Unless
present plans change , these programs will begin
over channel #51 vNPT- Harri sonburg on July 3,
1973 . Oper a , ballet and concerts of music which
were originally produced f or the Fr ench ORTF
(France 's nat i onal television network) a r e
scheduled .

If you know someone who se outstanding technical

achiever.ients shculd be considered for a Steirur.etz
Award, nomina ticn forms can be obta ined in Employ- Inc luded in the series are such works as Stra vi nee Relati ons . Completed fo r ms , al::mg with supsky's 11 Fi r ebir d 11 ballet , Oscar Wilde's 11 Salome , 11
porting data , cover such matters as detailed
Offenbach ' s "Orpheus in HelJ , 11 Tchaikovsky' s
esc r ipti on of tl.e contri bution , s::iecial technical "Romeo and Juli et " over ture , Pi ano Concerto No ,
contribution of the nominee , impact on the Com1 and Symphony No. 7 and the ballets 11 La Sylphi de "
pany , peri od of time inv olved , current status of and 11 Tancrede and Chorinde . 11
c,he contribution , and special recognition of the
MAY STOC K- FUND UN IT PRICES
nominee through patents , publications , professi onaJ organizations , etc . Nominations deadline
The "Stock Pr ice" and " Fund Unit Pri ce" f or the
is J une 30 .
month of May are as follows: Stock Price An employee can receive only one of the Steinmetz $59 . 403 ; Fund Unit Pri ce - S34. 874.
Awa r ds in his career . However , once an individ1al has tieen nominated , he wi ll remain an active
candicla Le for the awar d whi le employed by General
Fund Unit Pric e
Month
Stock Price
ElecLric .
Januar y
$ 71 . 827
~ 39 . 727
February
38 . 041
68
.
L93
YOUR SKIN AND THE SUN
March
37 . 621
66 . 125
April
62 . 613
J5 . 990
The American Cancer Soci ety estimates tha t 115,
May
34. 874
59.403
r;oo Americans will develop skin cancer this
year .
Ski n cancer, the mosL corrunon cancer, is cRused
MEN ' S CLOTHING DISCOUNT STORE OPENS
mo st l y by overexp csJre to s unl i ght . So , sun
worshipper s, if you a re under the sun for long
Today is Gr and Opening f or Verona Men ' s Clothing
peri ods , use pr otective creams on exposed sk in ;
Surplus Outlet (Genesco) .
and if you work outdoors , 1-1ear a r.a t and pr o,,-..., t ecti ve clot:.ir.g as .,,ell.
'~ h is ~.ay Y JJ c,n preThe locati on is on Rcute 61 ~ , Ver ona between J . S .
:ent ski n cancer , says the A:nerican C:rnce1 Su11 and 81 next to Sccttish Inn . The Outlet will
ciety .
be open 5- 9 daily and 9- 9 Saturdays. Prices
advertised as below wholesale.

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SAVINGS AND SECURITI PROGRAM (1/1/76) (Cont'd)

Payroll Deduction Savings may be withdrawn for an emergency similar to the
Retirement Option arrangement now existing;
amend Program language to facilitate qualification for Federal Estate Tax
marital deduction;
favorable experience tmder the Insurance option which produces cost lower
than contributions by participants ~ be recognized by appropriate partial
reftmds of contributions. (Currently, the Program language infers that the
insurance benefits can only be improved in case of favorable experience,
but in 1972 a reftmd was given because limits of insurable benefits have
already been reached.);
Mutual Ftmd units will be carried in the fonn of book tmits and shown in
staten:ents of accotmt sent to participants. Participants could, however,
request certificates. (Currently, Mutual Ftmd certificates are provided which
are expensive to issue and may create storage problems for participants.)
In add~tion to these improvements, the Company will restore service credits to those
who lost time during the 1969-70 strike. These restored credits will move up eligibility dates for such benefits as vacations, sick pay and disability pensions.
Income Extension Aid payments will also be affected by the restoration.
The Company has also agreed to indemify the tmions against liability that may
arise out of a law suit filed in Virginia conceTil.ing weekly sickness and accident
payments to women on pregnancy leave.
A special edition of the GE News with more details on each of the changes in pay,
schedules and benefit plans will be distribution next week.
John R. Baldwin, GE chief negotiator, tenned the settlements "good, competitive
agreements which reflect a balance between employee equity and business needs."
He said the "final agreements represent nine weeks of hard but constructive bargaining on both sides of the table."

* ** *** *** ****** ****** ************* ** ****

THANK YOU

Ruby G.Ube!Lt, P.e.ating Room, w~hu to th~nk eve.Jtyone. 6oJt :the. /Undnu-0 .t>hown to hvr. dwung .the
Jte.c.en.t loM 06 hvr. bJtothVl., Robe.Jtt L. Sand!U.dge..

NOTICE!

Barbara King needs a ride from South Bath Avenue

Waynesboro, on the 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. shift.
'
Call Relays ext. 583.

' OPEN HOUSE'

NOTE OF THANKS

It -iA -in ou.Jt Wne o 6 M!Ul.ow :tha.:t we. Ji.e.a.Uz e. the.

.t.Jtue meaning o6 6!U.e.nd6 hip. FJi.om my 6ami.l.y and

me, we ex.tend a J.>inc.e.Jte. :thank you 60'1.. the. many

aw 0 6 fundnu-6 -6 hown :to U-6 dwUng the. Jte.c.e.n.t
.()J.>J.> o 6 my na:!-he.1t,. Elzy Via.
Lo~

Randall

TomoJr.Jr.ow, Ju.ne 9, ~ the big do..y 6M oWt J.>ec.ond

OPEN HOUSE a.:t the Pa/LU Ce.n:tVt. ThVte w.i.U be
~ooJt pll.i~u eac.h ha.l6 hoWt, 1te61tuhmen..t6 and an
-<..n.teJtu:Ung toWt with a chance. to me.et V-i.Jtginia
V.lUa.ge nughboM .
~

PleaJ.>e plan to be on :ti.me 60'1.. you.Jr.. touJt and pll.e-

-6 ent lJOWt

:tlc.ket a.:t the dooJi..

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INCOME EXTENSION AID

can be used to supplement tmemployment compensation in event of layoff
to bring total of IEA and UC to 50% of normal weekly pay (7/1/73);
special continued aid to older employees (55 to 62) with 10 years of
service affected by plant closings (7/1/74);
life and medical insurance continued for one year instead of three months
in plant closings (7/1/74).

MILITARY PAY DIFFERENfIAL

tmused summer encampment time can be used to cover weekend duty (7/1/73);
pay for holiday which occurs during military encampment period (7/1/73);
use Federal fiscal year for annual encampment differential (7/1/73).
SERVICE CREDITS

restoration of service for 10-year er:1ployees who return to GE for more

than 6 months and who repay any Income Extension Aid; restoration of Pension
Plan credits upon replayment of any withdrawals (7/1/73).
~

JURY DUI'Y

payment for a holiday that falls during jury duty (7/1/73).

SAVINGS AND SECURI1Y PROGRAM (1/1/76)

change investment elections quarterly (instead of annually);

6% investment maxirrrum in GE stock to be removed;
education withdrawals == expand definition of "child" to include child
living in home of employee;
educational withdrawals - include schools for handicapped children;
optional additional mmatched savings up to
6% or 7% present matched maximums);

3~~

more (i.e., 3% beyond the

Payroll Deduction Savings (the indivicual's own savings) may be put into
Retirement Option - as well as the Company's Matching Payment;
Retirement Option payout may be in the form of an annuity in addition to
present lwnp Stml payout;
Retirement Option payout may also be in fonn of ailllual installments over
5, 10, or 15 year period;

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PENSIONS
increased pension mininrums ranging from $6.50 to $9.50 (7/1/73);
full life insurance and medical insurance coverage to age 65 for early
retirees;
5-year certain guarantee for those selecting the survivorship option (7/1/73);
a new supplemental payment of up to $150 per month for those retiring
ages 60 and 62 (7/1/73);

betw~en

increase basic pension credits for years 1946 through 1965 (1/1/75);
increase past service for men to equal that of women (1/1/75);

VACATIONS
opportllllity to bank vacation money in excess of 3 weeks in S&S program
retirement option (1/1/74) .

HOLIDAYS
liberalized qualifications for holiday pay (1/1/74).

SICK PAY
accumulate and carry forward a maximum of 10 days (1/1/74);
use for absences other than personal illness (snow stoI11lS, floods,
inventory days, etc.) (1/1/74).

DEA1H IN FAMILY
expand paid absences to cover grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law, sisterin-law, stepparent, and grandchild (7/1/73).
INSURANCE
raise lifetime maximum medical benefits from $100,000 tO $250,000 (7/1/73);
expand coverage to include psychologists (1/1/76);
expand dental coverage to include gingival curretage (7/1/74);
improve insurance for pensioners increase medical care plan maximum from $8,000 to $10,000 (7/1/74),
provide a new medical insurance plan which pensioners can purchase to
supplement Medicare (7/1/74),
use highest consecutive 5 years of insurance (of last 10) to detennine
ultimate life insurance for future pensioners (7/1/73).

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RA L@ ELE CTR IC
VOL. All. No. 2J

WAYN ESBORO,VIRGIN IA

June 8 , 1973

HIGHLIGHTS OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

The. G~ner::il Ele~tric ComI?ai~y JLme 6_, r 73 reached tentative agreement, subject to
ratification , \vl th bargarnrng corr11m ttees from the Internationa l Union of Electrical
Workers (IUE-AFL-CIO) and the United Electrical Wor kers (UE) on a new contract.
The IVE represents about 85 , 000 GE employees , and the UE about 17,000 .
Under the terms of the agreement, which \\'ill nm for 37 months , GE empl oyees can
receive pay increases totaling 88 cents per hour.
The initia.l pay increase will be 25 cents an hour, retroactive to May 28. Included
in the 25 cents wi ll be a 10 cents cost-of- living adjustment . Another 5 cents in
cost-of-living will be payable on November 26 , 1973 bringing the first year wage
increase to 30 cents .
The second year calls for a general 1vage increase of 16 cent s on May 27, 1974,
plus up to 14 cents cost-of- living increase , with 10 cents guaranteed, on Nov. 25,
1974, adding up to as much as 30 cents for the year.
The third year general wage increase will be 16 cents on May 26 , 1975 plus up to
12 cents in cost-of- living on November 24, 1975 depending upon the r ise in the
National Consumer Price Index (Base 1967=100) . Thi s last 12 cents i s not guaranteed,
and the formula to be applied is the same as under the present contract .
In addition to these pay increases, the new contract will provide substantial benefit plan improvements including the fo llmving:
full pension at age 62 instead of age 65 , with a reduction of 6% at age
61 , and 12% at age 60;
another paid hol iday on the day before Chri stmas effect ive December 24,1973;
5 weeks vacation after 25 years of servi ce effective June 1, 1974 ;
2 1/2 weeks of vacation after 5 years of service effective June 1, 1974;
2 days pai<l sick l eave for hourly employees with 1 to 4 years of service.
The firs t day available .July 1, 1973, and the second beginning January 1,
1974 (making a total of two) .
Beyond these major improvements, a m.nnber of other attractive changes have been nego tiated. These 1vill become effective at various times during the contract period.
llere is a summary of t hese features, with their effective dat es :

NEW ROTARY OUTLET COVER

A simple, yet effective method 0 protecting
children from their curiosity about electric
extension outlets has been developed by General
Electric.
With Tamper Guard(TM), patented rotary covers
prevent children from inserting hair pins, toys,
or other foreign objects into the outlets, eliminating the shock hazard 0 ordinary extension
cords.
Although the outlet covers cannot easily be
turned by a child' 's fingers, they can be opened
and closed with a simple twist 0 any standard
two-prond electrical plug. Even the best safety
devices are useless i consumers ind them annoying or unsightly, and GE kept that in mind when
designing the new Tamper Guard extension cord.
The cord's rotating ou~let covers are permanently attached and color-mated to the rest 0 the
unit, which is available in either white or
brown, in five lengths from six to twenty feet.

GE benefits:
Tbe unseen values in your
compensation package.
When we think of compensation.
most of us consider pay only. Yet
compensation includes benefits. Benefits have a far higher value than we
might casually expect.
To get an idea of those values. GE
News compiled a table of what it
would cost if you had to duplicate
your benefits by buying them outside
the company on your own or the
value (in the case of vacations. holidays and jury duty) they provide as
payment for time not worked.
Every individual's value is different. Different benefits would cost diferent amounts to duplicate for each
person depending on age, service,
earnings and other factors. But for a
rough idea of the extra value. take

Benefits cost comparison:

(for a typical employee)

Benefit

Child safety is enhanced by the single color

feature and the unobtrusive design, which should
prove less interesting to children than previous
models. The new cord actually exceeds the requirements 0 Underwriters' Laboratories latest
child-safety standards.

'Low Down' On Dental

Benefits-Clip & Save
Although the Insurance Plan booklet describes new dental
benefits, it does not go into as much detail as some employees (or
dentists) would like. Here are full details. You should "clip 'n
save."
I. Extraction. removal of tooth. uncomplicated, including local
anesthesia.
2. Extraction, multiple removai of teeth, including local
anesthesia.
3. Extraction-0dontectomy, soft tissue, including local anesthesia. Odontectomy is the surgical removal of a tooth. This is a
more involved procedure in removing the teeth than the simple
extractfon. In this procedure, it is necessary to bend back the
mucous membrane and remove the bone from around the root or
roots before the application of force is used to effect the tooth
removal.
4. Alveolectomies. This is the surgical removal of part of the
alveolar process of the upper or lower jaw. Alveolar is--the bony
socket of a tooth.
S. Pulp capping. This involves a badly decayed tooth when the
decay goes into the pulp. Instead of doing a whole root canal
therapy, the dentist cuts away part of the pulp and puts a dressing
on it and then closes it up. Pulp Capping is the process of putting
a dressing right on the pulp and closing.it up.
6. Vital Pulpotomy. The surgical removal of part of the pulp
of a tooth.
7. Root Canal Filling. The root canal is a small channel wuning from the pulp chamber to the end of the tooth, norm.:!!'y
filled with pulp tissue.

(Cont'd. next col.)

the case of a 40-year-old employee

with a wife and two children. He
earns $8,000 annually and has
worked for GE for 15 years. We pick
this hypothetical employee to simplify the calculations. For an employee earning less than $8,000, the
extra values from benefits are an
even higher percentage of pay. In
fact, some benefits can't be duplicated on an individual basis.
For the hypothetical employee,
the extra value of GE benefits is
$4,179. (Social Security, for which
the company pays half the cost, is
not included. Nor is state unemployment compensation coverage for
which GE pays the full cost.)

Insurance Plan
(Personal)
Insurance
(Dependents)
S&S Program (not
counting any increase in Investment value)
Pension Plan
Personal Accident
Insurance ($30,000)
Vacation (4 weeks)
Holl day
Sick Pay (4 days)
Jury Duty (2 weeks'
pay make-up over
N.Y. State jury fees)
Military Encampment
(2 weeks' pay make-up)
Income Extension Aid
(Annual credit toward
benefit)

Total

Employee's
Annual
Contribution

Actual Annual Value

Or Annual Cost if
Purchased Outside

Extra Value
Of GE Benefit

$ 0

$ 805

$ 805

100

733

633

840
1,000

280
958

560 (7%)
42

40.50

0
0

615
277
123

24
615
277
123

188

188

122

122

0
$718.50

154
$4,897.50

16.50

154
$4,179

(Cont'd. from col. 1)

8. Anterior tooth. This is root canal fi1ling with root-end
amalgam. Anterior is foremost - situated before or in front of.
Amalgam is any soft alloy used as filling in this procedure.
Covered medical expenses of the above listed oral surgical
procedures would include the fees of a legally licensed der.tist or
dental surgeon for his professional services in performing a listed
procedure. It also includes the cost of an X-ray examination
made by the operating dentist or by another dentist or physician
when such X-ray is necessary in connection with the performance
of oral surgery.
Such expenses will be considered Type A-2 covered medical
expenses. A-2 benefits pay, during any one calendar year, J00
percent of the first $500 of such expenses and 85 percent of any
additional expenses, for any one employee or any one covered
dependent.

PARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE

SECOND SHOWING-JUNE 9

!""' VIRGINIA VILLAGE NEIGHBORS INVITED

_ckets to the Parts Center second open house
day scheduled for Saturday, June 9 are now being
distributed to those employees who indicated a
desire to visit the facility.
Employees receiving their June 9th tickets
should be sure to check them for their tour time.
There are twelve group tours and it is urged
that the tour times be followed. Also, employees
receiving tickets are asked to fill in their
name and pay number in the space provided on the
ticket in advance of their tour. Employees are
to present their tickets upon their arrival at
the Parts Center.

EmployeeA who did not ttequeA.t .tA..c.ke..t.6 6ott .the

open hoUl.>e, but would now .li..ke .to ttec.eive one,
ma.y do .60 by c.ori:ta.iling .thebc. 6ottema.n ott .6upVLvi...6 Oft.
A door prize will be drawn for at half hour intervals throughout the day. The first drawing
will take place at 9:30 a.r~. Refreshments will
be served in the cafeteria to all.

(Awards Program cont'd. from page 2)

Final selection of the award winner will be made
by the Group Executive of each Group on the recommendations of the selection committee. Ea.ch
Group may select one winner each year, or may
elect to grant no award in a given year.
An employee can receive only one of the Steinmetz Awards in his career. However, once an
individual has been nominated, he will remain an
active candidate for the award while employed by
General Electric.
The Steinmetz Awards represent an excellent opportunity to identify and honor technical brilliance and leadership characteristic of the man
for whom they are named. A giant in his field,
Steinmetz used mathematical analysis to grapple
with problems of magnetism and alternating current and, by the age of 30, had achieved national
prominence. During his career, his inventions
won him more than 200 patents. In his memory,
General Electric has now instituted the Charles
P. Steinmetz Awards -- to emphasize the Company s continuing commitment to technical leadership.

Service
Mi lestones

a.dcll:ti.on .to employeeA a.nd 6amily membe.M

1U)()_ng .the Pa.Jr.;to CentVL, a. .6peci.a.l inv-Ua;ti..on
ha.I.> been ex.;tended .to a.ll V,i,f[.girU.a. VUla.ge tteAident-6 .to v-i.AU .the Pa.m Centett on June 9.
Let' .6 all do outt beA.t .to ma.ke outt Mne neighboJL6

We

wish to con
gratulate the

welcome.

YOU ARE THE SOLUTION TO WATER POLLUTION

The Shenandoah Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be conducting a Stream and Road Cleanup project Saturday, June 9, from 8 a. m. to 4
p. m. on the Back Creek Watershed. The project will be started approximately 250 yards below the Mt. Torry Furnace and extend up to the
entrance of Sherando Lake. Any persons interested in assisting with this project may contact
Mr. Don Fickes at 942-4663 or by being at the
Mt. Torry Furnace just prior to the cleanup
activities. Precautions should be taken to eliminate the possibility of snake bites.
"You are the Solution to Water Pollution 11

SCOGEE ELECTIONS JUNE 6

1973-1974 SCOGEE election of officers and Board
of Directors will be held in the cafeteria,
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 during lunch and supper
periods.

following employees who

rea.ched scrvi cc
miles tones la st
month.

5 year

F.

c.

c.

Willoughby

R. Cline

D. G. Kemper
15 year
R. A. DuBridge

10 year

c. G. Moran
G. B. Comer
J. F. Housley
o. F. Salisbury
M. v. Bower
30 year
J. R. DeVoy

Safet:y shoes vvill protect your toes and feet

from injury in most cases, even if a heavy
object is dropped on them. Your safety shoes
may be all that stand betvveen you and a
severely injured foot.

COMPANY ANNOUNCES
NEW AWARDS PROGRAM

TWO FORMER EMPLOYEES

ASSUME POSITIONS WITH DCPD
~

Two former Specialty Control Department emplo~

ees have returned recently to assume positions
with the Data Communication Products Department.
Leon H. Harouff has become Foreman - Plating and
Charles E. Rodgers, Supervisor - Warehouse.

Mr. Harouff is a native of Waynesboro.

He graduated from Wilson Memorial at Fishersville. He

later attended Bridgewater College and VP!.

In January 1959 he joined General Electric at

Waynesboro as a Manufacturing Technician - Chemical Processes. From July 1966 until July 1968
when he rejoined General Electric at Richmond as
Specialist - Plant Facilities and Construction,
he was operating an installation and delivery
business of his own.
A top engineer or scientist in each of the Company's ten operating groups will receive special
recognition this year for outstanding technical
contributions to the General Electric Company
and to society. It was announced today.
Created in honor of Charles P. Steinmetz, the
GE electrical engineer who achieved fame as the
mathematical genius of the early electrical industry, the award will be granted each year to
GE men and women who have distinguished themselves through unusual technical achievement.
Winners of the ten Steinmetz Awards will be
jointly honored in September at a special banquet at which each will receive an engraved silver medal. Names of the wirmers also will be
inscribed on plaques to be hung in suitable Company locations.
General Electric engineers and scientists constitute one of the strongest teams of technical
people ever assembled anywhere at any time,
the announcement stated.
All GE engineers and scientists (excepting only
Corporate staff component employees) are eligible for Steinmetz awards. Criteria for selection will include individual achievement over a
sustained period, patents, publications, and
recognition by fellow employees or other professional groups.
Although managers of technical work may qualify
for the awards, they will be judged on the basis
of their individual technical contributions,
rather than for their management of technical
work.
A selection committee of five or more persons
engaged in technical work has been appointed by
each Group Executive.
(Cont'd. page 3)

Leon has had various assignments at the Richmond

Plant including factory scheduling, testing, expediting mechanical designs and performing methods and planning functions.
Leon, his wife the former Frances Jones, and
their three children, Paul 10, Leslee 8, and
Christine 5, will be moving into Grandview
Heights on or around June 15th.

Mr. Charles E. Rodgers returns as Supervisor Warehouse from the Television Receiver De?artment
in Portsmouth, Virginia where he has been a
Material Analysis and Production Control Specialist since 1967.
"Ernie" is a native of Lynwood, Virginia, a graduate of Port Republic High School and Shenandoah
Valley Junior College. He joined Specialty Control in December 1954 as an expediter. He also
worked as a production man before his transfer to
Portsmouth.
Ernie and his wife, the former Joyce Patterson of
Charlottesville, reside at 1240 Hewitt Lane with
their two children, Charles Lewis 4, and Hollie
Neal 6 months.

THANK YOU
We. w.l.6h to e.xpJte..M OWL .6inc.Vte. thank.6 to a1.l oWL
6illow employe.u and 61Lie.nd6 6oJt the. c.aJLd6, 6ood
and 6lowe.M .6e.nt to U6 at the. time. 06 Jun.loJt John.6on '.6 de.a:th.
~
FloJte.nc.e. JohMon, Mothe.Jt (Re.lay.6)
Evonne. CaJVt, Si.6tVt (VNO)
Pa.:to y FJte.:twill, Si.6 te..Jt (VCP)

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. r'1 No . 22

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

W . G. MADISON JOINS COO OPERATION

June 1 , 1973

WISE OWL AWARD WINNER

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J. A. Schlick, Manag er - CDO Power Reg ula ti on

Sal es and Mar keting Pla nning announced today
t ha t W. G. Madi son ha s j oined the Control De~aJtl. J onu , _She.e;t Me...ta.t FoJz.eman , ,U., J.ihown p!tU e.tU:
vi ces Oper ati on as Manager , Marketi ng , Pl anning ~ng Clyde. R~chmond a W,U.,e. Owl Awa.ltd Ce.f{,t,,(,6~ca.,te.
~Administration effective May 21 , 1973 .
Bi ll
and _tape.? ~n . Clyde. ' .6 e.yu We.Jz.e. J.iave.d 61t6m
~1 be responsible for pr oduct planni ng , mar J.i~oLL6 ~nJU!tY oft poJ.iJ.i ~ble. e.yu~gh;t loJ.iJ.i due. :to
keting administr ation and adver tisi ng and sales -0e. 6uU e.ye. pJz.o:te.ction he. WM we.aMng a.,t the.
pr omotion.
~e. 06 a weld J.ipMk e.x.ploJ.i~on .
Clyde. WM MJ.i,iJ., ;t..
~ng ano:the.Jz. ope.Jz.a.,toJz. on a we.l~ng op~on whe.n
Bill gr aduated from Iowa State University and
J.iudde.nly :the. we.lde.Jz. go:t :too ho:t and e.x.plode.d weld
coffie 3 to CDO f r om the Appl eton , Wisconsin offi ce J.ipMkJ.i o~o bo:th le.M0 06 ~ glMJ.iu . Clyde.
of the Industrial Sales Division. Pri or GE ex- w~ we.a~ng gfuM u W<..:th the. new app!to ved J.i~de.per ience includes sales assignments in the Speed J.i ~e.ld . Clyde. J.iud "I' ve aiJvayJ.i be.en J.i old on :the.
Variator Products Department , Small AC Motor and plan:t ' J.i e.ye. p!to:te.ction p1to91tam btLt now I am e.ve.n
Generat or Pr oducts Depart ment , General Purpose
moJz.e. J.i old on d ."
Motor Busi ness Depar tment, and sales as si gnments
in t he Por tland , Or egon and Omaha , Nebr aska
NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT
sales offices .
The br oad sal es exper ience t hat Bi ll brings to
his new position wi l l be of r eal benefi t to CDO
Mar keting .
Mar y Ann , Bill's wife and their 1 1/2 year old
daught er , Tashia will move to the area soon.

This week on Thursday morni ng at separate sessions , Company negotiators formal l y revi ewed for
the full I UE and UE bargaining commit tees the
contents of a pr oposed contract offer.

REMINDER

The detai ls of the proposal are not bei ng made

public at thi s time i n order to permit t he union
bargai ni ng committees to study and asses s t he
contents a nd to give their r eacti ons to the Company .

Satur day , June 2

8AM - 12 Noon
Building 4
$2. 50 Per Chair
6 Chair Limit Per Employee
First- Come-First -Served

Accor di ng to GE negotiator s , the proposed wage

and bene f its package was constr ucted over a period of time during weeks of negotiati ons a nd is
highly responsive t o the unions ' initial demands
and t o their suggesti ons during negotiaticns.

CAFETERIA CHAIR SALE

PARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE PICTURE STORY

So;twr..d.ay WM a be..a.uti6ul. day! Who;t :to do WM a haJr..d de.w-<.on 601t mcrny :to make.. Shoul.d I
attend :the. Open HouJ.ie. , wonk -<.n :the. yand, pa-<-n:t :the. 6e.nce., go on a p-<.cn-<-c, play gol6 on go
J.ihopp-<.ng -- and :that' J.i abou;t what e.ve.Jtybody d-<-d . Howeve.Jt, 137 empl oye.e.J.i :took :thU!t 6wmlie.J.i
60Jt a :touJt o6 :the. Paft:tJ.i Ce.n:te.Jt and :they Me happy :that :they d-<-d j u;.,:t :that . P-<-auJte.d below
Me J.iome. 06 :the. 6-<-M:t day Open HoUJ.ie. J.ice.ne.J.i . The. ne.d Open Hou;.,e. d.a:te. 60Jt :the. PaJt,t.J.i Ce.n:te.Jt
,{_).) JW1e 9, 7973.

GE' s 50,000th PENSIONER

NO CHANGE IN PAI PREMIUM

The current a nnual rate for coverage under the
Personal Accident Insurance Plan will remain
the same f or the new policy year that begins
J uly 1, a ccording t o Mr. H. W. Tulloch, Employee
Rel ati ons Manager here in Waynesboro.

Mr. Tulloch said that Travel er s Insurance Compa ny, which underwrites t he Plan, had informed
GE that the r a t e of 55 cent s per thousand dollars
of coverage would remain in effect. Travelers
sets the rate for the Plan each year on the basis
of the pa st yea r's exper ienc e .
As of Apri l of thi s year there were 171,459 employees participating in the Plan. They carried
a t otal of $5,442,51 0, 000 of cover age. The average coverage for a pa rticipant was just over
$30 , 000 .

50, OOOti1 - - Ha:wtd S. Go ve enjous lti6 (i avo!U.te

pastune o(i ga.:Lden.tHg .

lie

t.s the 50 , 000tfi pe./usc11

to be added to the. Gene.w [.fec.t'L{c. CoH1pa.ny ' 6

a.c.tcve. pels-Con twUs. ,\111. . GNc 1e ti..,'te.d 'le.c.e.n:Uy

a(ite.11. n1011.e. tf1a.11 33 yea'US U.'ctli GC.Jt(' "u.U E.fec.,t.uc.
M a. qu.a.f,{,ty c.ont11.ol ,{,Mpe.c.to11. a t the. lUv., ,t Lynn
and lUU'.nU.1tg-to11 , i\IM6 . pta.HtS .
,,..-.....1e 50, 000t h name t o go on General Electric ' s
active pensi on r oll i s thPt of Har old S, Gove,
Mr. Gove r etired in April from the Wilmingt on,
Mass . plant of t he Aer ospace Instr wnents and
Contr ol Sys tems Dept .
Harold Gove joi ned GE in 1939 r ece1v1ng the caution that "Thi s may be only temporary, you know . ,.
That y ear the nwnber of people receiving GE pension benef its was only a few th ousand . \.Jnen Mr .
Gove re t ired rec ently a t age 65 i t wa s a f t er
33 1/2 year s of service and hi s retirement
br ought the size of the pension fan:ily to 50 , 000 .
More than 100 , 0GC employees have retir ed under
GE Pension Plan si nce the fi r st pJan was ins t a l l ed in 1912, some 60 years ago . The active
roll grew slowl y thr ough t he f i r st half of the
century, but with the bi g gr owth of th e employee
family in the 1940s a nd ' 50s , the nwnber of individuals recei ving pensions has grown r apidly
during the past decade or 3o . In 1)62 , for instance, ther e wer e 25 , 000 on the active pension
r oll. In 1970 , the 40 , 000th name was added to
the roll ; and now, j ust three years later , the
active pensi on family n~bers 50 , 0C::J . Pensi ons
..-...,r thi s gr ow'ing fa.If1J.ly of J.1ensioners depend on
sound and growi ng Pensi on Trust .
Statistics indicate that thi s nwnber will nearly
double agai n -- to 90 , 000 -- i n abo~t a nother
decade.

The Personal Accit"..:mt Insurance Plan provides a

way f or emp l oyees t o obtain low cost term accidental death coverage in $10 , 000 bl ocks at the 55
cents per thou sand r a te . The cost for the aver ag e coverage of $3 0, 000 per year is only $16 .50
a nnua lly. The Plan allows an employee purcha se
coverage of as much as $1 00 , 000 .
Pa rticipants in the Plan are being notified of
the continuance of the current rate. Coverage
under the Plan will be renewed automatically but
participants can change the amount of coverage by
r et urning the pr oper forms to Personnel Accounting . Thos e without coverage can obtai n it by
a pplying a t Payroll .

BELT CASTING PRO CESS UNDER STUDY

The Department of Labor has recently i ssued

Emergency Tempor ary Standards affecting the
processing operation in use in making TenniNet
belts . In this process , we have been using
a chemical manufactured by DuPont under the
trade name MOO-\ . It contains one of fourteen
chemical s the Department has detennined to be
"carcinogens ."
Tests on anima l s who were fed this chemical on
a sustain ed bas i s of at l east a year revealed
abnonnal growths while other t ests on animals
wer e negat i ve. Examination of 230 people who
ha\e worked in the manufacturing process at
DuPont did not r eveal any abnonnalties. No
record exists that the chemical i s responsibl e
for cancer in any hwnan .
:\onethel ess , we inunediately stopped the process using H:X::A and are searching for a suitable substitute . i'leanwhile, it i s to be noted
that the ~'DCA chemi cal is changed by the
curing process and ther e is no danger in the
handl 1 n~ or use of f inished belts.

CAFETERI A CH AIR SALE

S & A TEST LAWSUIT DECLAR ED CL A SS ACTION:

SATU RDAY, JUNE 2

NOTICES BEING POSTE D

Notices a r e going up in GE plants a cross the
country to notify all women employees absent
from GE work for pregnancy on or after Septe
ber 14, 1971 that they are part of a "class
action" suit to obtai n weekly sickness and accident benefits of the Insurance Plan f or pregnant
-..,romen.
The suit was originally i nitia ted by seven women
employees in Virgini a . In newspaper intervi ews
at the t i me of the filing some pointed out that
they wer e happy with their jobs and with General Electric but t hey believed the Insurance
Plan discriminated against women by not payi ng
weekly S & A benefits f or pr egnancy absences.

Empl ofees wi ll have an opportunity to purchase

the old cafeteria chairs on Saturday , June 2,
1973 between 8 a . m. and 12 noon. The chairs will
be sold t o empl oyees on a first- come- firstserved basis . Each chair wi ll sell for $2.50
wi th a limit of si x chairs per employee.
The chair sale will tak e place at Building 4.
Employees a r e to park i n the South Parking Lot.
30 3 DISCOUNTS O N CAR RENTALS
FROM AVIS AND H ERTZ
Employees who plan to r ent automobiles f or
business or per sonal use can take advantage of
the new rates which went into effect May 1. Tht
30% a t-the-counter discount on gross time a nd
mileage char ges for car rentals at standard
rates from Hertz and Avis applies within the
continental United States . This i s a n increa se
from the former r ate of 20%. It is importa nt tu
note t hat 30% di scount i s given when payment is
made .
A further saving for employees r ent ing from
Avis or Hertz is the elimination of all 11 dropoff11 charges . These are i ncurred when an automobi le is rented in one city a nd r etur ned t o
another .
The at- the- count er I nternational discount will
r emain "3.t 10%.
I n order to obtain the discount, po si t ive General Electri c identificat i on is r equired. This
may take the form of a standard ident ifica t i on
card, hospital identifi cation card , or any
other document containing the emn l_;)yee ' s name
and t he Gener al Electric mon~ "~~ Employees
ar e reminded that this di s
.c does not apply
to " special" r ate s such as 7-Day Unlimited
Mileage" .

GE representatives have pointed out t hat the

Insurance Plan covers all medical expense of
pregnancy but that , in signing contracts, i ncluding provisions r el ati ng to Sickness and Acci dent benefits, both GE a nd the various unions
with which i t bargai ns had in e ffect agreed that
pregnancy was not a si ckne ss or a ccident and
benefits would not be payable .
The distri ct court , in noti ng that the Weekly
Sickness and Accident provisions of the In sur a nce Pl an had been mutually agreed upon by GE
and the Internati onal Uni on of Electr i cal Wo~
ers, indi cated that the IUE may be l i able f c
damage s if the plan is found to vi olate the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- the basi s of the
suit.
The trial of the case was origi nally scheduled
to start in March but was postponed to July 24
at the earliest after the deci sion to make the
suit a "class action" .
General Electric attorrieys indicate that the
" class'' could be as many a s 85 , 000 women employees . They point out that , since thi s is a test
case, the outcome , if favorable to the plai ntiffs , may a ffect group insurance plan s thr oughout the country and will pose massive new insurance costs amounting t o hundr eds of millions
of dollars which might have been used to improve
other benefi ts. Other observers point out that
such a deci si on may also put up a barrier to the
insta lling of new sickness and accident income
pl ans by employers .
' STOCK PRI CE ' AND
'FUND UNIT PRICE '
FOR APRIL 1973
The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of April are as follows : Stock Price
$62. 613 ; Fund Unit Price - $35 . 990.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO ,VIRGINIA

VOL. XV No. 21

500 ATTEND PARTS CENTER

FIRST DAY OPEN HOUSE

May

25 , 1973

NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT

V-0!! c.Uf.i~ -<.oM buwe.e.n .the. Company and IUE and UE
c.on;tt.n.u.ed ;t~ wee.I<. in Ne.i,o Yo1tk., b[.l,,.t, a,t plte.J.if.i
time., no b1te.ak. in. ;the talk.f.i had be.en ac.YU.e.ve.d .

Compctny and U1U.on 1tep!te.f.i e.nta.-Uve.f.i ha ve. me.-t daily

6011. the pMt 1O dayJ.i -<..n. 01tde.1t to f.i pee.d ;ta..lk.f.i
a,f_on.g and to Jte.J.iolve. d.{,6t)e1te.nc.e.f.i on the many
Uemf.i J.iu.bje.c..t ;to ne.go-Ua.tioM.
While p1tog1te.J.if.i haJ.i be.e.n ma.de. on. ct n.wribeJI. 06 .{,f., f.iu.e.f.i , theJI.e. aJte J.itiU f.ieveJr.a,f_ l<.e.y mclt;te.M ;tha-t
n1Mt be. J1.e.J.ioved be.601te Mnal ag1te.emen.L
Company n.e.gotia-toM e.xplte.J.if.ie.d the hope tha-t the.J.ie
cou.,f.d be. wo1tk.ed out and tha;t ag1te.e.me.n..,t on. n.e.w
contltaw i\J,{,;th e.ac.h 06 the. .two Un,i,oM cou.l.d be.
1teac.h e.d .{, n a ,t,(Jri e.,ty 6M hi on. .

CORPORATE ALUMNUS PROGRAM

,,-..._

.m Ce.rite.ft e.mploye.e. and he.It 6o.m-Lly a!te. f.i hown

ge.,t:ti,ng 6A..A.l.,t hand in6oJtmation 61tom V.{,Jtgin,i,a
Co66e.y, 60Jte.l ady on .the. Manu. J)ac.tWLe. o& PJt,{,nte.d
Ci1tc.u.{,,t Boa1tdf.i dufL,{,ng Ope.n HouJ.i e. a-t the. Pafv"U!i
Ce.n;te.1t .ea,.o;t Sa;tWLday. Ne.a!tlu 500 e.mploye.e.J.i and
6(JJ)'l,(_j_Y me.mbe.M toWLe.d the. ne.w 6ac.J.LJ.y . A doOJt
prv<.ze. WM dn.awn {JO!t a;t hal(i hoWL .{,n.teJI.valf.i a.n.d
1te.61te.J.ih.rne.n.tf.i we.1te. f.ieJI.ve.d ;to au in. ;the. c.a.6e.-twa .
The. doolt pfL,{,ze. win.ne.M Me. note.d ,(.n the. pic..tu.Jte.
be.low . Othe.1t Ope.n l-louJ.ie. p.{,c..tUJLe.J.i c..an be. J.iee.n on
page. 4 o 6 .:f:h,t.f.i e.<iLt.{on o 6 ;the ne.LVf.i.
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The Corporate Alumnus Program was established by

action of the Trustees of the General Electric
Foundation in 1954 to encourage General Electric
Company employees to j oin with the Foundation in
the financial suppor t of the primary needs and
ob jectives of insti tuti ons of higher education.
The program provides that the Foundation will
make contributions to eligible schools or to
properly certified associated organizations in
amounts equal t o contributions made ther eto by
eligi ble General Electric employees or directors
up to a total of $3 , 000 per person and $25,000
per instituti on per calendar year . A minimwn individual contribution of $15 to any i nstituti on
must be made to qualify for the matchi ng gift.
Regular employees of the General Electri c Company, with one full year of continuous service ,
are eligible to make contributions to this pr ogr am. A supp l y of Corporate Alumnus Program
applicati ons are available from the Relat ions
Office.

Cf.;#"6,.41~,.;-,.

A SINCERE THANK-YOU

6/lAPLO YEIS lfEEP #11 8 PllE SlllT FOTl ORAWIN6rMPt.0Yl WIUU.S AU TO "(K, ur TlAPIOS'FllM ,.., 1CRR.YS 0111c1 ~==>. . . .

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Jim Cr oss and hi s family wishes to thank everyone for the kindness shown them during the recent loss of his mother .

REPORT FOR 1972 ON YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

This report shows the financial activities of the General Electric
Pension Trust during 1972 and its status at the end of 1972. It
contains information similar to that which the General Electric

Company has provided voluntarily to employees during the past

several years and, we believe, essentially meets the requirements for
a summary of the annual report under the Federal Disclosure Act.

The General Electric Pension Trust wa'i established in 1927 to pro

vidc for General Electric pensions. le is administered by 6 trustees
who invest Trust funds in accordance with sound investment principles and policies. The assets of this Trust arc for the benefit of
those receiving pensions and those participants who will be eligible

to receive pensions in the future. None of the assets can ever revert
to Gener.ti Electric Company. General Electric pays all the costs of
administering the Pension Plan and Trust (brokerage fees and trans
fer taxes arc treated as part of the price of the securities when
purchased or sold).

HERE ARE THE CHANGES DURING 1972

NET FUND 12/31/71 $
Amounts received from:
Interest, dividends, and other
investment net income . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Common stock appreciation:
Realized : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unrealized but recognized . . . . . . . . .

2,071,791,042

l_

101,813,153

$
$

44,790,435
21,255,108

Employee payroll deductions, lcs.'i

refunds for death and withdrawal

32,332,988

101

These arc the contrihutions m;uk during I 972 by participants on the excess over
$6,600 of eligible compensation, less refunds of contributions as a result of death or
withdrawal from participation.

General Electric Company and

participating affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102,211,376

(bl

This is the amount which with income and employee contributions is required to cover
the cost of pension benl"fits whid1 apply toservicl' during 1972 plus a payment of
$ 29. 7 million on unfunded prior Sl"l"\'ilc liabilities.

These payments to pensioners and beneficiaries will inaeasc with the increase in
pension rolls as nwrl presently participating employees 267.283 at December 31.
1972 retire. The number on the pension rolls at lkccmhcr 31. 1972 was 48.446-an
maeasl of 87% over the number Io years ago and 39";, over the number just S years
ago.

1'111,io11~p.1id d11r111g l'J72 . . . . . . . . . .

107,137,530 '"

Net increase in assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

195,265,530

NET FUND 12/31/ 72 $

2,267,056,572

Resulting from invcstmem of l"ontrihutions made hy the Company since I 927 and by
the Company and employees sinn: I 946.

lncludc:i; following amounts a1lplkahl\ IO llu: ln1crna1ional General Ele,tric

Puc:no Rico, Inc. Pension Plano (a) SI ,HHO, (h) S32.IHS (hefore deferred
gain!>), (c) S 11.206.
0

The assets of the Trust arc rel)Uircd specifically to provide for ( 1) pensions payable to
present pensioners and bencfiliaries as well as for (2) pensions built up through I 972
by present employees and vcstecs who will retire in the future. Pensions arc payable
only from the assets of the Trust and they will continue to grow as employees' service
and earnings increase. It is necessary, therefore, that the total a.'isets of the Trust
increase correspondingly so then will be sufficient funds to pay these pensions when
employees retire.

HERE IS HOW THE PENSION TRUST STOOD AT THE END OF 1972

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ASSETS
U.S. Gowrnment obligations . . . . . . . .
Corporate and other obligations ......
Common stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other equity types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mortgages - Industrial
Mortgages- U.S. GO\'t.guaranteed
Real estate (leased to others) . . . . . . . .
Mineral interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary and other investincnts .....
Total in\'estments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.

Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reni\'ables . . . . . . . .. .
Total assets . . . . . . . . . .
Less miscellaneous liabilities ...
Net Fund . . . . . . . . . . .
. ...... .

AUDIT. ACTUARIAL REVIEW AND FUNDING

4,7!0,205
327,119,866
I. I 54, 799, 102
56,254,073
143.333.742
55.378,CJIHI
2 54,296,259
21,546,925
180,348.591
2, I 97, 787,663 (a)
2.438.837

I02, 196.2 5 I)
----

AUl>ITo Th records of 1he Geru:ral Eletri<" Pension Trust arc audil\d each year by Peat, Marwick,
Mi1d1cll & Co . certified puhlk al"l"nu111:111i-. The la1cs1 audi1 wa ma<k a' of Scptt>mher 30, 1972.
ACTLIAIUAI. REVIEW: The firm of indcpl.'ndcnt consuhinj? :11:1uaric,. The \\')au Company, has
rcportt"d as follows: "We have rcvit"\H"<I tht cakulations of liahilitic appli.-ahlc 10 the year 1972
under 1hc (;C'neral Elec1ri.: Ptninn Plan. In our opinion, as indcpcndenl a<"lu:mcs. the actuarial
a ...ump1inns and procedures u....-d for the 1972 calculations are in acconlance wi1h acc<"pled
actuarial principles. Ra.'i<:\I on lhC' <la1a ,uh11111tc<1 hy General EIC'clri for our analvsis. we find tht"
rt"iUhs IO h rC'asonablc in rcprc....-111i111? 1he liahili1ie' of the Plan applic:ll1k 10 1he yt"ar 1972:' The
Wyau Company ha.~ also revicwt-.1 aml approved the valu:11ion 01 hah1hllt" tor benefits accrued
throui..th lkemher 31. 1971.
l'UNl>ING l'ROGRA.\I: The proi:rnm which wa' in effect from 19h7 throui:h 1972 includL..,. the:
yMem:iti recognition of unrtali1cd appreciation in the common ,11,.k por1folio whi.-h ii is conser
va1ivdy estimated will he available for 1ht pa)'lllc:nt of pension henl"fil. Apprccia1ion will not he:
rcoi:nitc<I, however. if the rcuhini: honk \aluc of common s111ck cx.-ecds 911'\, of tht"ir average
market value for the currcnl and prcn"llinj? two year.. Unfunded liahililits ar<: hdng amortized over
a 211-)'car p1:ri0<.l. The actuarial a"ump1i1111' U!oCd in 1972 indmk, in addition 10 the 6"0 estimale<I
ralt of fu1ure earnings. mortalil)'. l'llll'lo)'cc lurnover. optional rc1irerntn1 and disability retirement
ra11:' 1lcrived from experience under 1he Plan.

2,302,422,759
35,366,187

Notes to Financial Statement

i2.26;._.os6.s7i~>

PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY
For payment of pensions to 48,446 pres
ent pensioners and beneficiaries ..... . $ 799,837.531
Required to pay pensions for ser\"ice
through I 972 for employees who will
retire in the future .. .
1,467,219,IHl
Total participants" equity . . . . . . . . . . . . ~.~7.<l56:Si2f.:>

Ca) .\tarkt1 valut approximate!)' $2.HlJO.Hti.1100.

lnvcllncn1s art" carried al amorti11:cl .:os1 plu unrealit.cd apprcciacion recognized. No :t."-"''"
were inve,1ed in !i<.'curi1i... , or properly uf (I) General Elec1ri.: Company or i1s affiliates or (2) any
offinr. 1rus1cc or employee: of 1h1: Trusl. So loans were made during 1hc: year. nor were any
ouhlanding al year-end. 10 Gen.-ral l'lt.-tri Company or it. affiliale or 111 any officer. trustee: or
emplorec: of the Trust.
lndudc net :t.'i.'ietS applicahk to International General Ele.:tric: l>uerto Hico Inc. l'ension Plan
:unounling to S412. I 11 whic:h arc .-ommingkcl for invcstmenl purpow.

(h)

(.-) llnfundc:d liability at lln en<I of I \17 2 was tstimated on a prdiminar)'

matcl)' $323,000,000.

hasi~ IO

he approxi

HERE ARE SOME FACTS ON RETIRED EMPLOYEES

As of December 3 I, I 972, there was a total of
48.429 persons receiving benefits under the General
Electric Pension Plan, of whom 46,288 were pen
sioners (33,710 men and 12,578 women) and 2.141
beneficiaries. There were also 17 persons retired
under the IGEPR Plan.

During I 972 thlrc were 6, I 7 I additions to tht

pension rolls. Of these 5,467 employees and 408
hencficiarit-s were added to the regular monthly
payroll and 75 employees and 22 I bcnefiliaries
were given lump sum settlements.

The a\cragc age at retirement of the employees

atldcd to the re!-'Ular monthly pension payroll was
61.2 years; their a\'cragc lcngth of service at retire
mcnt was 25.0 years and their a\crage monthly pay
ment under the Pension Plan totaled $228.30

NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT

ELECTRONMASH '73

VJJ:, c.uo,o,{,on,o c.ont.cnu.e.d ;thi,o we.e.h. at .:the. EM ex

)4i_uo e. ,tn New Yo.ttk Cay wilh bo.:th .:the. IUE and UE.
npany and UMon .tte.p.ttU e.nta;t.,{,vu a.tte. ma.ung
e. ve..tty e. 66oJt.:t ,to ,a pe.e.d u.p the. .:tallv.i and to g,{, ve.
6ill afte.11.:t,{,on to .:the. majOJt JJ:,,ou.u . Both ,o,{,de.,o
have. ,{,nckc.ate.d .:the. goa JJ:, a ne.go.Uate.d ,oe.;t.tie.me.n;t. by May 26 .
AUhou.gh c.onbr.a.W We.Jte. ,a c.he.du.le.d .:to e.xp,{,Jte. on
May 26 bo.:th TUE and UE e.xe.Jtc,.{,,oe.d .:the. option 06
mod,t 0y,tng .:thu.tt c.ont.Jtac.U ,{,n,o.:te.ad 06 .:te.Jtmtnating
the.m.
Th e. Meal.> o 6 ,o,{,gn,tt),{_c.an;t. at.te.ntion du.Mng the.
we.e.k ,{,nc.lu.de.d pe.n,o,{,on,o and .:tho,o e. JJ:,,o u.u ,{,nvolve.d
,{,n the. biwad Me.a o (i pay 6OJt time. not wo.ttke.d ,a u.c.h
M vac.atioM , houday,o, and ,o,{,c.k and pe.M ona
.:time. .
Company .tte.p.ttu e.Mativu ,a a,{,d the. fu c.uo,o,{,on,o duJt - Shown above. JJ:, .:the. G.ttou.p .:that 11 Manne.d 11 Ge.neJta
Ele. c_,lli,,{_ c. ' .6 Thr! e. S ha/Ung e. x.hib,{,.:t Jte. c.e.ntiy at 11 Ele. c.,{,ng the. we.e.k c.on.t<.nu.e.d to be. c.oM.:t.!tLtc.tive. and
;t.Jtonma.ch 73 11 ,{_n Solwlne.ky Pa.ttk, Mo.cc.ow. FJtom le.6;(:
p.ttogJtU-6 WM bung made..
to f!,tgh.:t : I gOJt Fom<.nov , GE' .c Ru,o,o,{,an ,{,n;(:e.Jtp.tte..:te.Jt;
Coun Chu.Jtc.h , ISBV-Be.,thuda, Md . who aMange.d the.
KEEP YOUR STATEMENT
e.x.h,{,bd 60Jt ~!o,o c.ow; 1llM. Jane..:t Srt,,(.bu , Se.c.1te.;t.a.Jty
Ke.e.p you.Jt Pe.Mona ShMe. State.me.n;t. tha.:t WM fu - ,{,n the. GE Ge.ne. va 06Mc.e.; Ed Tu.tie. , ~lanage..tt - VCPV
;t.f!,(.bu.;t.e.d .:to you. .tM.:t we.e.k.
L,{,c.e.M,{,ng and I nte.Mational Ve.ve.lopme.n.:t, Waynubo.tto; and M,{,k e. Mye.M , GE ' ,o Ruo,o,{,an- ,ope.aung Ame.Jt,.-..,1at , ,a good adv,{,c.e. . No.:t juot be.c.auoe. a .:te.U,o
,{,c.an. Eng,{,ne.e.r~/CoMu.Ua~;t.. The. .mM.:t hripo.tttan;t. 6e.at<JOU. how good you.Jt GE be.ne.6-{.u Me , bu.;t., mo,ot hr!- u.Jte. ,(.n .:the. p,(_c..:tu.Jte., .wh,{,c.h ~bv,(_ouo~y n~ one. c.ou.ld
+~ .. +o
be. , ,, : +
,,,, A ;, h y
w: +h e.e.de.d poM,(.bly ove.rtf.ook , -VS VCPV ,a Te.Jtm,(.Ne..:t 30 0 - - a
p01fA.LlYLAA..y ,
c.acv.Je. Vt. c.an 1ucvLTVV.J l OU. Vt. n
"S
" . II w
t \I
,{,n6o.ttma.Uon whe.n you. o.tt you.Jt 0am,{,.ty have. de.uma,o ung
a, 1 Oise.ow .
,o,{,oM .:to make..
(Cont ' d . from col. 1 )
The.Jte. Me. a g.tte.at many oc.c.a.c,(.on,o du.Mng .:the. ye.alt The power station's steam output is used primarwhe.n you. may ne.e.d good u.t<.matu o(i youJt .ttlli.tte.ily for manufacturing oper ations , testing and
me.n.:t ,{,nc.ome., oJt yo uJt -6 a v,i_ng-6 , oft. yo Ult ,i_n,o u.Jr..anc.e.,
main plant heating. A by- product of this steam
distribution is the genera tion of elect ric power
e..:tc. .
to meet plant requirements . The station ha s a
FD'..e. tM,c, ,otate.me.nt w,t,t.h you.Jt pe.Mona.t pape.M
capacity of one million pounds per hour .
u.n.Ul the. ne.x.t one. JJ:, JJ:,.cu.e.d.
The award was presented to Donald E. Craig, Vice
GE RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
President and General Manager of the Steam TurThe General Electric Company recently received an bine- Generator Products Divisi on and Rober t F.
award from one of the country ' s leading industriaJ Case , Manager-Schenectady Utilities Operation.
Accepting the award for the company, Craig said ,
magazines for its part in the continuing battle
"The conversion of our power plant from coal to
to improve America ' s envi r onment. The award
oi
l f iring exemplifies GE 1 s ongoing environmental
went to GE for the multi - mill i on- dollar converimprovement program. " The multi- million- do l lar
sion of i ts Schenectady power station from coal
project
demonstrates the company 1 s ecological
to low-sulfur fuel oil firing. The conversion,
commitment.
plus the installation of modernized boiler controls, enables the GE power station t o run cleaner than a typical home oil burner per pound of
In addition to boiler conversions and cont rols
fuel burned.
moderni zation , the project included construction
,,.........,
of a 12- mill i on- gallon oil storage facility, a
kmes J. 0 1 Connor, Editor- in- Chief of Power
433,000- gallon- capacity work tank and pumping
Magazine commended GE 11 for setting a pacemaker 1 s
facili t ies.
role in protect ing the air by conver ting the power pl ant " He observed, "Much has been said
The conversion pro ject got underway i n 1971 , the
about what industry has not done , but too little
culmination of a GE s tudy designed t o examine
has been said about what industry is doing."
ways to abate polluti on at t he power stati on.
(Cont 1 d. next col.)

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERA L@ ELE CTR IC
VOL . XV No . 20

WAYNESBORO ,VIRGINIA

PARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE

TOM ORROW
SECOND DAY - JUNE 9

May 18, 1973

THIRD PAID HOLIDAY COMING UP

Memorial Day, Monday , May 28 , is the third paid

holiday for most Waynesboro employees for 1973 ,
and provides a long weekend for employees .
Let's hope the weather become s a l ittle warmer
so that we all can en j oy the three day weekend.
Mo st important though , if you take a trip please
drive car efully .

J. R. DEVOY RECOGNIZED

C/t(t}LUe. 1\l{..1lte..Jt, V,Wp.la.ij Ve.;.,ign.e.Jt, ,W -6hown. pa.in.,t.ing c1t f i.naC toudte.J.> to the. Pa!zM Ce.n.,t.e.JL Open
HOlL6 e. po !> te.rvs . Bob WIU.tie.y , Manage.It - VCPV Pa.Jr.M
Ce.1t:te1t, Lo 6 lt0Wll e.xp1te.J.>1.iin9 lu.J.i a.ppit0va1 o 6 the.
p!tofie-!i!>i.c:aatty done po-6:tvus .

S ah1/ida~1 , ,1.lau 19 , -0!> Open. HOlL6 e. day a.t tlte.. Pa../tt,6

Ce..n,t e.tL . Ti.c./~e,t/!> we.1te. clLotiUbLLte.d e.cuU:.y in. the.
wee.le tc: e..111pCc:ue..e,!> tdw ct!te.. ;to ct:tte..nd on ;t/u.;., da:te. .
Tlt e bcttcuice. c (i e.mp.fc:ye.e,s w/io 'le..que.J.>t.e.d uc.lze.:t!.i
fio,'l .tl1e. Open Home. tv{..U be. able. .to a;t,te.nd 011 Sa.:tUJtdalJ Jun e. 9 . Tlte.M. tic.kw wiU be. cll.orubu:te.d
la,te.JL'.
fo1ptouee..!> tl'lw lta.ve. 1te.c.uve..d t.he..-i./t tic.l<.e.t.1.i 601t
.tlu.J.i Sa.tWLdw; 1.ilwutd be. J.iUJte. to c.he.c.k the.m 601t
t/1e,i.11 toU!t wne.. . The..1Le.. a.Jte. e..te.ve..n g/toup .toU!t!.i
and i. t ,i.,t, tL'L9ed :tha.,t the. t.oUJt .ti.me.;., be. (ioUowe.d .
AR_,!> o En1p.toye.e-!> tdt0 tte..c.uve.d .ti.c.lze.,U f., ott .tomoJt'lO!"-' ' !> a 66a.i. 'L a 'le. aJ.i lze..d to M.tt .i.n .thU!t name. a.nd
pal) llwnbe. 't Lil .the. ,!> pa.c.e. p!tov.i.de.d on :the. tic.lzu
.i.1t ad.vane.<'. o (i .thu/t toUJt . EmpCoye..e.;., aite. .to pile..-!> en t tite..i. 'l ti.c.he..:ts upo ll ;t/te_,{,,'l a 'l.M.vat a,t .the.
Po~~

Ce.11.te.Jt.

Re. (i 'te.!> lune.1t.t,s tl'-i..U be. ;., e.1tve..d .to e.inptoue.e.1.i and 6am.i. Cu me.inbe.'1,s tll the c.a f.,e.,te.Jt,i.a. at .tlte. end 06 t.hutt
.tott 'l.

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~IJ-c. ~ A.tva.Jte.z , 1\_lana.9e.1t, I CPV Eng,(.~e.V-vi..~~9 .u., 1.ihot\!n
a.:t 1u.gli:t p1te.1.ie.ntin.g a. 30-ye.a.Jt S e.Jtv,(.C.~ P,(.rt _to J . R.
Ve.voy , Man.age.It , S o 6.:twa.Jte.. an.d I JO En.9,(.ne.e.ft,(.n.g . 1\l/t .
~ C. Law , Manage.it, NC Engin.e..e.M.ng ,{_)., -6hown. took ,(.Yl.9 on. .

Mr. Devoy completed JO years of General Electric

service on Sat urday, May 5.

Mr. Devoy was bor n in Indianapolis and earned a

BSEE degr ee from the University of Missouri
before j oining General Electri c in 1942 at Fort
Wayne, Indiana , on the Test Program .
(Cont ' d . page 2)
"Titan/<. - Vou"

Home.Jt Ca.i.n w,{_)., ite.;., .to :tha.nk e..ve./tl}Orte. 6o''l the. 1-U.ndn.e.J.i!.i ,s 1-wwri to lt..i.m dwi,i.ng .tite. Jte..c.e..nt. toM o 6 li..Lo
6athe.Jt .

Report for 1972 on Your General Electric Insurance Plan

In 1972 ch e benefits paid under th e Plan to employees and their beneficiaries once again
reached a n ew high-over S 15 million more than
in any previous year. All regular General Electric employees en joy the val uable protection of
the Company Plan which pioneered in the development of comprehensive medical expense

insurance in 1955. Since 1955 Company contribution s unde r Plan have increased I 727 r;; from
S I I million to over S 194 million.

This report shows the 1972 financial activities

of the General Electric Insurance Plan which

Here's Row The Cost Was Shared

Employee Coverage ...Total Cost $139,313,856
( Includes Life I nsurance, Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insura nce,
Weekly Sickness and Accident Insurance, Medical Expen se Insurance. and
Maternicy Benefits.)
Amounts received from:

General Electric Compan y and

participating affiliates ......... .

$139, 176,509

( 99.9% )

Employee Payroll Deductions

137,347

(.l'/6)

has provided broad, flexible protection for employees and their dependents, th e cost of this
protection and how this increasi ng hospital and
medical cost was shared . We believe it essentially meets requirements for a summary of the
annual report under the Federal Welfare and
Pension Plans Disclosure Act.

Here's Bow The Money Was Spent

By employees

Life insurance
Accidental Death or
Dismemberment

S :'U.985,298

claims were paid in l 972

than in 197 1 and benefits of

l.610,018

<lircctly co or for employees

5197,055,563 were paid

25,672,401

Medical a n d Maternity E xpense

64,232.375

TOTAL BY EMPLO YEES . .

I 2 5.500,092

By dependents

and their beneficiaries. In ad

dirion, ch e funds held in re.
str\'c co pay claims for covered expenses incurred b y
employees an<l th eir dependents in a g iv en year. but
whid1 arc not reported in
th::lt

Medical and Maternity Expense

TOTAL INCURRED CLAIMS

The Company's objeccive is to provide General Elcctdc employees with the

soundest possible group insurance procection. Beginning in 1971, the Company paid the full cost of the coverage except for the cosc of special addi tional benefits required by certain state laws.

Under the Plan 80,000 more

Weekly Sickness and Accident .

312,837

Employees Covered ( at year end)

NOTES

Claims incurred during t he year:

'-\'Crc

increased by

53,6 12,432 . These two items

nuke up the incurred claims
200.667.995 ... tocal of 5200,667,995.

This is the amount set aside in

1972 with the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company to

Addition co reserve for retired

employees

yea r,

75.167,90.'I

16.06 1 ,000 ... help proviJc life insurance

coverage for pensioners. Pensioner s death claims are in.
duded above.

Dependent Coverage ....Total Cost $77,087,978

O t her drnrges

This is the arnounc f o r taxes,

Gross Cost ....... ...... ..... .

expenses, necessary adjustment of other reserves and

all ocher purposes.

223.793,930

(Includes Medical Expense Insurance a nd Maternity Benefits)

Less interest credits.

Amounts received from:

Net Combined Cose of the Plan

in 1972

General Electric Company and

participating affiliates .....

$55,687,914

(72.2% )

Employee Payroll Deductions

$21,400,064

(2 7.8% )

220,124

Employees with Coverage ( ac year end)

The original aim of the Company was to devote the major portion of its
contribution to employee coverage and to assume only the admjn istrative
costs of the dependent coverage with employee payroll deductions covering
the cost of incurred claims for dependents. This procedure would h elp to
assure that all employees would share equitably in the Company's contribution, whether or not they have dependents.
However. in 1972. employee payroll deductions again fell far short of the
amount needed co cover the cost of clain1s inc:urred b y their depen dentst and
the Company paid the balance of the claims cost as well as the administrative
cost of dependent coverage.

Combined Cost of Plan ..Total Cost $216,401,834

Amounts received from:
General Electric Compan y and
participating affiliates ... ..

$194,864,423

( 90.(Y';b )

Employee Payroll Deductions .....

$ 21 ,537,411

( 10.0%)

The combined cosc of the Plan-including the cost of coverage for both employees and dependents-was over 5216.4 million. This amount is an impressive all-time high. Since 195 5 t he annual cosc of this Plan has increased
by over 5 I 68 million.

i 392,096...,_ This is the amount of inter

5 216,401,834

General Notes Regarding

Th~

est credited by the insurance

company on resencs built
up over the rears.

Insurance Plan

Cost of Plan . .
During 197 2 benefits pro vided directly by the Company
amounted to S J 26, 5 77 ,7i6 and the trnlan cc of the net cost ($89,82-1,088) represents p remiums payable to insurance carriers. No commissions were paid.
Re serves . . . At the end of 1972, t he insurance carriers were hold ing reserves
totaling S 186.6 million to meet P llln obligations. The principal obligation is to
pro\'ide life insurance to pen sioners.
Premiums . . . During the year, the Company pays premiums co the ins urance
carriers duH ;ir e designed to cover insured <:Osts plus a small additional amount
w provide for unprcdietable claim <.. osts. Accurate forecasting, based on experience, a nd dose liaison with the ins ur<in{c carri ers helped 10 keep the excess to
only 5351,919 in 1972 - a h om :?/5 of ! 'JO of the tornl p remium p;tid. This excess)
having bcl."n paid from Company fonJs w;is, of {ourse, rccurncd to th e Company
an<l is excluded from the figures in chis report.
Other Costs . . . A s ubstantial item of cost is cr eated by the dc ri lal and other
adminiscrncivc '\\Ork which is perfo rmed by the Company to operate the Insurance Pl.-in and th e cost of this work (oth er th.in the ::tdministr;ition of the Cali
fornia Voluntary Plan) is no/ refielte<l in che figures in chis report. In 1972 this
work indudcd the preliminary processing of about 850,000 insurance cl;i.ims.
Neither do chc figures reflect the benefits of 52,590,998 furnished in 1972 co
pensioners, their spouses and suni\'ing spouses under th e Genera l El ccrric Medical Care Plan for Pensioners. In ad<lition the Company paid $14 . 3 million in
197 2: for !\"lcdicarc in Social Securit y rnxe s.
Employees Protected .. . The actual participation show n abo"e is at the end of
197 2 . During the year an average o f 311,42 1 employees had pcrsOnlll coverage,
while an average of 2 19 .,3 7 also had cover.-igc for their dependents.

GENERAL. ELECTRIC

NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT

Pe.JIL6,{.oJ!L6 and e.c.onorntco we.Jte. the. pJt,{.nc.ipal. ;., ub~ o 6 fu c.UJ.iJ.i,{.on a..t. both I UE a.nd UE ba.1tga.,{.nta.blu duJt,{.ng na.t,{.onal. le.ve.i ne.go.ti.a..:t<.oYL6 in
fliu,iJ Yottk ~ we.e.k.

Ec.o nomtco ha.d c.ome. up 6alt fu c.MJ.i,{.o n ;., e ve!tal.

Q.MUe.Jt ,{_n .:the. ne.go~OYL6 , Wdh both
;.,idu ma.lung pttue.nta.t,{.oJ!L6 on the. ;.,ubje.c;t. The.
UrtioYL6 have. gene.Jtal.ly ta.ken .:the. poJ.idion .:that GE
empfoyeu have 6ailen be.hind bee.a.Me. .:the. c.oJ.it-06uving ha;., Wen ove.Jt 15% duJt,{.ng .:the. pMt thJte.e.
and a hal.6 ye.alt}.,. The. Company ' ;., Jtevie.w 06 the.
6ac.-t6 ;.,how GE wagu have. we.n mo1te. .:than 25% dUJting .:the. ;., a.me. plliod and .:tha..t. .:the. !teal e.aJU'l,{_ng;.,
Wa l ter Carter, Foreman - DCP Quality Control,
presents Mary Money make r her Personal Share
06 GE employee.;., have kept ahead 06 the c.oJ.>t- 06uving We by ne.a.Jtly 70%.
Statemen t. Ma ry was very compli mentary about

WriU

T~

week, Company negotia.toM J.it!tongly made. the.

point tha..t. d iJ.i UMe.a.wtic. to ex.pec;t 6uli c.oJ.ito 6-living pJtote.c.tion in adddion to ;.,izable ge.ne.Jtal. pay foc.Jte.Mu. The.y ;.,a.,{.d .:the c.Mt- 06- living
mMt be. pa.Jtt 06 the total GE ;.,e;ttieme.nt c.o;.,t ju;.,t
M d iJ.i w e.whe.1te, and riot added on top .

Eailie.Jt in the. negotia.t,{.oJ!L6 , .:the. UrtioYL6 had p!te;., erite.d .:th.Ult pe.YL6iori de.marid!.i , arid ~ we.e.k d
WM the. Company ' ;., twm to 1tupond with data that
me.MUJte.d GE';., peYL6ion plan agMYL6t o.:theJt}.i in -i.n~t!ty .
GE rie.gotia..t.oM po-i.nte.d out tha..t. .:the. GE
. .6-i.ort plan ave.It all c.ompa.ttu ve!Uj 6avo1ta.bly
with t he o.:th eJt}.i

th e tota l Genera l Electri c Benefits Package .

She sai d, "Sa.v-i.ng th1tough .:the S&S P1togttam iJ.i

e.My! The. money iJ.i ta.ken out 06 yoUJt payc.hec.k.

a.n.d you. do n. ' t t~f.i -i.t. I am 1teally l oolun.g 601twa.1td to my 6-i.Mt pa.yo~t whe.n. I qua.li6y 601t t he
Company ' -!i p!topolttiona.te. payment . "

Mary was particu la rly comp l i me nta ry of the Insurance Pl an. She stated her husband had been hos pi ta li zed several ti mes and that GE ' s payment of
hi s medica l expenses was excellent. " In. 6a.c;t, I
t h-i.n.k. GE ' -!i med.i..c.al. ex.peYL6 e p1tog1tam iJ.i mu.c.h bette.Jt
than c.ompa.1ta.ble plaYL6 . "

They al/.io emphM-i.ze.d that Soc.-i.al. Sec.U!tdy , wh-i.c.h

,{.}., pMd 6ott by both Company a.rid employe.u , -i.J.> a.rt
iric.Jte.Mirigly -i.mpo!tta.nt 0a.c;toJt -i.ri p1tov-i.d-i.rig Jteti!te.d empfoyeu w-i..:th a. ;.,~ 6a.c;to1ty -!ita.ndaAd 06
uv-i.ng .
Towa.ttd the. end o 6 the. we.e.k , fu c.MJ.i-i.oYL6 JtetUJtrie.d
to c.ont!ta.c;t language. -i.;te.m;., .
CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE PROCEDURE
Begi nning on May 14 the Waynesbor o Genera l Elect ri c Employment Office will make a change i n i ts
procedure i n order to a ccommodate appli cants and
to pr ovide more personal contact bef or e employment.

Bil l Burle igh , Manager - COO Materi als , is shown

pr esenti ng Del bert Nie dentohl hi s Persona l Share
Statement. De l pra ised General El ectric ' s Benef it Package as being the bes t . He app rec i ated
receiving his Personal Share Statement but sai d,

Applications will be accepted for employment at

" I have only one 1te.g1te.t, a.n.d t ha..t. -i.J.> when. I Mopany time between 8:00 a . m. and 4:30 p . m. Monday
ped out 06 the S&S Plan. . Howe.ve.Jt , I have Jtejo-i.n. through Friday. All applicants wi l l be a sked
e.d
the plan and I don ' t -i.nte.rid t o eve.It c.a.n.c.el out
to be present f or an interview with a member of
agMrt
. I.t ,(.,~ .the. only way I c.an. -!iave -!i ljf.i tema.:t.the Relations Staff at one of thr ee times most
-i.c.a.Uy
and u pe.Ua.Uy when. Genvr...a..t El e.c;t:Mc. g-i.vu
....-..:i.venient for the applicant--Tuesday , 10 : 00 a . m.
me.
50
60'1. e.ac.h doila.tt I f.ia.ve . "
12: 00 noon; Wednesday , 1: 00 p . m. to 3:00 p . m. ;
and Thursday , 3:30 p . m. to 5: 30 p . m.
NOTICE !
Supplementary interviews and a physi cal exami nati on will be schedul ed as needed .

Joy L. Bentley , L.P . N. f r om Stuar ts Draft, needs

a ride on the 4 : 30 PM - 1 AM shift . Contact her
in the Medical Clinic on ext. 320 or 443 .

(Cont ' d . f r om page 1)

The computation assumes that each employee's
earnings will be at the same per c entage of the
Social Secur ity wage base as it was in 1972. "If
you were earning 10% under the Social Security
ceiling in 1972, the calculation assumes this
relation s hip will continue . While this assumption w ill not be lOOlo c orrect in actuality, it
provid es a basis that enables computers to give
a very valuable Social Security benef.:.t estimate,
Mr. Tulloch expl ained.

11

" Proj ecting each individual's monthly pension at

the date of normal retirement was a difficult
job, too, 11 said Mr. Tulloch. "Basically the com
puter programmers used an individual's 1972 pen
sion credits and multiplied it by future years
to age 65 to get the estimated futur e buildup.
They then added pension c redits up through 1972.
In most cas es the real future buildup of credits
for pen sion may well be larger than those projected on the basis of 1972, because earnings
tend to r is e through the years . Howe.er, the
estimated figure provides a very u se ful estimate
of an individual 1 s GE pension at age 65. 11
The compute r also calc ulated eac h person's pension under the "ca r ee r formul a" and the "m inimum formula" and provided the one which was
larger.
The two figures - - GE pension and Social Security
p lu s data used in developing the fiture s - - are
furnished in the PS Statement. There 1 s also a
line for an employee to add in the Social Security of hi s or her spouse if he or she is married;
and another in which to place any other monthly
inmme an employee expects at r etirement - insurance, Savings and Security Program income,
etc. The figures, when added, present a good
estimate of full retirement inc ome at age 65.
In anothe r section of the Perg)nal Share Statement an employee receives an ac c ounting of the
amount s being held in his or her a cc ount under
the Savings and Security Program or the Stock
.
B onus P lan, h ow muc h c omes f rom h is own
investment and how much from mmpary payments.
In addition, to calculations of eac h individual's
retirement income and savings plan investments,
the Per sonal Share Statement cont:i:.1s brief de scriptions of special pension a '.1surance plan
value s .

Barbara Raynes, ICPO Operat1cn Analysis is happi l y

accepting her Personal Share Statement from Roger
Hulett, Manager - ICPO Accounting. Barbara's comrrents were, I have. watc.he.d .the. GE Be.ne.6w 'Pac.k11

age. 1 g1tow c.on...t{.nuoUJ.ily 6inc.e. I have. be.e.n w..L:th the.

Company. I 6e.e.l that aU be.ne.6w Me. .<.n tine.
wah mo6.t majoJt c.ompaMU and 6M 6up~M .to
1m11y .
To me. , thM ~ Se.c.~y . It' 6 a gJte.at
6e.e.ting .to k.riow that my 6t..U:Me. ~ we.li plto.te.c..te.d .
"I paJU,lc.ulMl..y e.njoy
91tam and 6e.e.l .that U
me. and my 6C1Jnily i 6 I
e.6 e c.an I gu 50 011
.<.n.te.Jtu.t on all? 11

the. Saving6 & Se. c.~y P1toWould be. a gJte.a.t foM .to
d.<.d not pM.tiupate.. Whe.Jte.
e.ve.Jty doUaJt 6ave.d plUJ.i

GE PARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE

REVISED SCH EDU LE
I n order t o a ccommodate t he a pproximately 3100
employees and family members who want to tour
the Parts Center, i t has been decided to hold
the a ffair on two Saturdays . Therefore, in
addition to May 19, which was p reviously announced i n last weeks Plant paper, the 'open
h ouse ' will a lso be hel d on Saturday, June 9 .
This additional Saturday will p r ovide a more
c omfortabl e flow o f traffic t hr ough t he Center
and ample parking .
Employee family tickets are now being prepared
for Saturday, May 19 and Saturday , June 9.
Tickets will be distributed early next week . Be
s ure t o check y our ticket t o learn which Saturday
you a re t o visit the Center , a lso the time .
Mark y our calender accordingly .
"A few empl oyees may not rece ive a statement,"
Mr. Tullo c h said. " Some may have had such
h
.
. .
.
s ort pension p 1an participation - - or none at
.
a ll - - and ther e wa s no way to es timate future
credits. In addition , they may not have any
savings plan parti c ipation to report. In these
cases there is no repo rt to make. Some peopl
may have transferred to a differ e nt work grout
re ce ntly and the Statement will be forwarded. If
you do not receive a Statem ent , and neither of
the se s ituations is the reason , you should le t
your s upervisor know. 1 1

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL .

"f:'J

No . 19

WAYNESBORO,VIRGIN I A

RAY DEPA PRESENTED 30 - YEAR SERVICE PIN

May 11, 197.3

PERSONAL SHARE STATEMENTS

DISTRIBUTED TODAY
"If you ' r e interested i n some major i ndividual
and specific dollar value s you have in GE employee b e nefit s you will want t o pay a lot o f attention to your ' Pe r sonal Sh a r e State ment ' . The
Statement s are be ing di s tr ibuted to nearly all employees today . 11

Those ar e the words of Mr. H . W . Tulloch , Employee Rela t ion s Manager of Data Communi c ation
P roducts D epartment, as he aske d the News to
call everyone' s attention to the P e rsonal S ha re
Statements . He poi nted out t hat t he documents
were pr epa r e d as an i ndi vidualize d special employee se rvi ce t o fur nish eac h employe e w ith
important per s ona l info rmation on estimated r eR. J . Pepa , ,\!anageA - ,\!arw6c(c.,,tu.'Vc11g AcbriinV.d1w tirement inc ome fro m GE Pension and Social Se;tl.01t, .c6 );t0(i:11 Jtec.uv.l.119 /1,0) 30-yeaJt ,) eJt v-<-c.e p-<-r:
curity a s we ll as the values of sav ing s plan par 6~' V . L. Couglt:tJLy , ManageJt - ,\!a11.u6aduJi,{.rig ,
ticipation as of t h e e nd of 1972 .
f
Conmun-<-c.atiori PJtoduc. u) Vepa10tmenL

Mr. Depa joined Ge nera l Electric in April , 194'3

as a time clerk fo r the Transmitter Depar tment
in Schenectady,
New Yor k . He bec ame a c ost
.
~
clerk in the rall of 1944 beginni ng a choice of
assignments which led to his becoming Manager of
Cost Accounting of Specialty Control in February
1954. He moved t o Waynesbor o in March of 1955
in that capaci ty . On Ja nuary 1 , 1972 , he assumed his p r esent position as Manager-Manufact ur ing Administrati on .

Mr. Tullo c h point ed out that the P e rsonal Shar e

Statem e nt s a r e issued pe riodically, a l ways a bout
th.is t.ime o f yea r. "Th e pur po se is
t o give

eac h
.
empl~y ee the late~t info r mation on h is o~ her
11
b e n efits under maJor GE employee b enefits plan .
He said that "T h e St a t em ents are distributed at
this t ime of y ea r because they are based on information as of t he end of the previous year
in thi s case 19 72. I n a ddition, as everyone mu s t

Ray is originally f rom Amster dam, New York wher e

he graduated from the Wilbur H. Lynch High
School. He also is a graduate of Albany Busi ness College .
Ray and his wife , Kay , l ive a t 1.317 Chatha m Road
They have three children , Berna d ette , living at.
home , Paul, a senior at Xavie r University ,
Cincinnati a nd Raymond A. living in Raleigh ,
North Carolina. They also hav e two gr ~ndchi J
dren , Michelle and Damian .

b e aware, changes in the P e nsion Plan a r e u p fo r

revi ew thi s year, and all of us should k no w what
w e have in orde r to understand some of the
c hange s whi c h may be c onsider e d . "

A SINCERE THANK- YOU

.-..

V
inia Acker , DCP wishes to sincerely thank
all her fello w empl oyees and f riends f or their
kindness and expr essions of sympathy shown t o
h er at the t i me of her mother 1 s death .

"A great d eal o f prog r ess h a s been m ade in

making pen s ion and social sec urity income es t i mate s more c ompl ete in this new statement , as
c ompa r e d to the one i ssued las t yea r ," Mr.
Tulbc h said. "The Pe r s o nal Sh a re Statem ent
complete s the calc ulc.tion of your est imated re tirement incorne from So c ia l Secur i ty, inc ludi n g
the effect of the mos t r ecent SS changes. The
c omputation includes So c ia l Sec urity benefit s
projecte d to the year of each individua l' s normal
r e t irement. "
(Cont 1 d . page 2 )

SCOGEE'S TILL REPLENISHED

MANAGEMENT'S REPORT
ON THE BUSINESS

Ju.a1U:ta

V,{.a.

Boa,'ld o ~ V,{_,'le.cA:orvs, Jwie. Atdlu:e.'l,

'
"
Ruri
Ke/z.be.'l,
Cfta,i.1ana.ri - In - P.f.a.1Lt
Atlite:Uc..s' and Joe. SH1i..tlt - Cltcu./1ma1i o 6 Pu.buwy
Ptte..6-<.de.1Lt

a,1e. s ltc:,i,;11 :1appLt~1 cU,s c.u.s s i.119 the. 'le.cupt o 6 tfte.

Company ' s 1na. tc.l!.-i ng SCOGff du.eh c.lie.c.1~ ~Ott the. tM.t
hal 6 0 6 19 72 .
Receipt of the Company ' s check was very timely
in vi ew of many athletic programs getting under way. The SVIL Golf League started two weeks ago ,
three In- Plant golf leagues started knocking the
golf balls this week with over 60 players participating . Also t wo softball tearrs a r e getti ng
ready to compete in the Waynesbor o Ci ty League .
In-Plant bowling league s wind up ttis weekend
with over 100 bowl er s having par t icipated .
Three bowli ng teams were sent to the state to urnament .

.'deh.6M . K-<.rid.t and Fottd

.6 even p,'le,,s e.nta.tiorvs to

Me ~ hOU,'ll du 't,t1tg c:ne. 05

hotULl' people .

W. F. Kindt, General Manager - DCPD and C. A.

Ford, Manager - CDO r eported last Thursday and
Friday to al l hourly employees on where our busi ness stands a nd wher e i t is going . Their r eports covered 1972 , first quarter 1973 and t~
forseeable future. In the near future Messr~ .
Kindt and For d plan t o make a simi lar report t o
all sa lari ed people .

ht :em, GE employees got a

$283 million increase,while GE investors
got a $5 million increase.

Tomorrow night is the SCOGEE- DuPONT dance -these a re j ust a few of t he activities that
SCOGEE sponsors . \.r)y not join up and have some
fun .

1 11c CJtlL'8lion of CE pny ;1ml

<: E

profit s ulwuys ncmM to co nfu st

so~ ~pl('.

And le t's fm.."t' it- 80rl

ing out fimmcinl foct8 nnd fi1i:urf'8

can I.Jo n pr('tty compltx businNl.S
11\~

statisti ci!ln.s do 1hc 1r ix-st 10

try lo "aimplify" it und L"OJHC up
with Iota o f pcrconlnRt'8, v t ctor

(Cont ' d . from page 2 )

t'UlllJJ.:l ri sonio, :rnd othN Caney fi~

llrt'l'I. M ost p<'Ople end up as confu~-d :1s c\fr
M a~lA 1t ' f' tum for soml.' straight
tnlk on 1h1 s ubject o! pay and
And nothin~ talks much
s trnil:htcr thon the plain old dollnrs and cMH~
L.'_ls l vtnr (; E profits rmw ~bout

profi ts

S58 million P:iy and lxnrfits to

t111ployf'4 l't rOSt.' S2S3 million. T hoscm11nbtrl'I

happened very often employe es would be concerned.

Mr . Willis concludes : "Yes , the Trust paid out
$107 milli on in 1972 . But to keep it sound and
help assure that GE pensi ons would be available
30 or 40 years from now f or the many more who
will be getting them , the Trust had to continue
gr owing . The total input was $302 milli on.
$1 02 million in dividends and interest .
$1 02 million from GE contributions . .
$32 million from employees .
And a sound $66 million from the increased market value of assets r ather than the ri sky total
increased value on one particular day .

t:ilk

p retty

pla in.

Whnt'R ino rC', whilt CE profits

in creused h y S58 mil l i on - t he
iuuount o! profit reinvcgl(od in tlw
businC!SS incrC'asecl $.1)3 million. T o
build more jobs and bettf>r job S("-curily . GE in\cstors got o nl y a S.~
mill ion increase in dividends.
There they nr c. The stwight
facu. No lnncy 1>ercentn1.:cs. Re3 1.

honest.i.o -goodness doll.a.rs E\'er

try to spend n percenta gl"? I

N ext tim e you hea r someo ne

plDining that CE profits :tre too

compared to GE pay-usk him

like to awnp the tot.als

Service
Milestones

WISE OWL AWARD WINNER

\Ve wish t o con

gratulatc the

follrnving empJ oyees who

r eached SC' rvi cc
milestones la s t
month .

15 year

5 year

c.

D.

A. Fr eed

w.

Hube.,.

R. D. Morris

L to R:
te.y .

R.

Ve~.n H~ ,

EaJtl Fo x and GOJtdon. Ba -

Go1tdo n Bate.y , Ma.n.u6actWU:.n.g Eng,{,ne.eJL - Sa6e.ty &

Poll~on Con.:t.Jtol -<A 1.ihown pltue.nting EaJtl Fox Re.lay Ma.c.h-i.ne. Room w,{_;t,h a W-<A e. Owl Awa.ltd C~6,(,c.ate. . Alo , R. Ve.an H~, FoJteman. - Re.R..au
Mac.h,{,n.e. Room pJtu e.n.te.d EMl h-<A W-<A e. Owl Lape.
Button .

30 year

20 year

R.

c.

R. J . Dep.::.

Carter
10 year

n. H. Bowman
D. A. Thea do

P.

c.

Sc i1~. t;

,,-.....

J..Jtl ' J.> e.yu-i.ght wa.J.> J.>ave.d 6Jtom 1.ieJL,{_ow.i ,{,njUJty o"
po1.iJ.>,(,ble. e.yu,(,ght loJ.>l.i due. to the. pJtote.~on a6 6oJtde.d by h-<A Sa6e.ty GR.a.MM will 1.i-i.duh,{,e..lcl!l .
He. (,IK{,6 peJL60Jtnu.ng a we,.ld,{,ng ope.Jtation whe.n J.> (.t.dde.nly the. we..ldeJL ble.w la!tge. amountl.i o 6 l.i p&!. /1 011
both le.n1.iu 06 h,U., 1.ia 0e.ty gla.Mu . Ea!tl -<A veJL!f
gJt.a.;te.fiut that the. plant ha.1.i a Sa 0e.ty Gla.l.i1.i P1wg1tam .

New GE Device May Mean Home

TV Camera Small As Cigarette Pack
A stamp-sized electronic device invented
at the General Electric Research and Development Center may someday result in a television camera no larger than a pack o f cigarettes.
The tiny GE device, a solid state imager,
performs the same function as the large video
vac uum tube currently. used in television
came ras. It converts an optical image into an
electric video signal.
With a solid state camera, a small video
tape recorder, and a home television set, a
family could make home "movies" for instant
replay. In oth er applications, cameras built
aro und the imager would be invaluable in military and security installations and in color
imaging systems for commercial television
cameras.
The d evelopers o f the imager, GE project
engineers Gerald J . Michon and Hubert K.
Burke, anticipate broad applications for this
invention.

GE PARTS CENTER
OPEN HOUSE MAY 19
T h e interest is fanta sti c ! Nearl y 3000 r-~--.;J~ ~y
e e s a n d famil y members have indicate(: '.l Q('f:' i 's
to tour t he New G . E . Parts Center. With tL >
kind of inte r es t i t h as b ee n d efi n ite l y <l ::-c.:.:icd t:>
hold t h e affai r on Satur d ay , May 19 , 19 13.
l' h e open house a nd self gui ded to ur ' ' i~l ;-,.;~v i ~
a t 9 A . M. and co ncl u de a t 6P. M. E mp~c.;c,,
[amily t i c ket s will be p repa r ed a n d uistr ihrtcci
dur i ng the week o f May 14. The tic ket ::. \" ~li ::;l-. ow the time t he empl oyee and hi s fa mily hcui a
v i s i t the Cen te r. It i s u rged that employ:.-<' r; adh e re to the i r assigned visit times. It i s ~::p0ct
c d an e mployee and hi s fa mily can to ur tl-:.c faci lity i n 3 0 m inutes . If this time sc h e dl'le i ~ followed i t w ill a lleviat e con gestion, parkin '.j p:-o b lems a nd m a ke fo r a m o r e enjoya bl e t our.
Sho uld a ny empl oyee u pon recei pt of hi e; ti,->:ct
be u n a ble to attend a t the specifie d time . tickc'Ls
maybe e x c h a n ge d, e i t h er amo n g empl o:rc:;;, tiwm.s e l ves o r thro u gh thei r sup ervi sors.

WINNERS-LO SERS!

(Cont'd . from page 1)

Electric's, must be prepared to pay the pensions
of current retirees through their lifetimes and,._.,_
a t the same time, build a fund which will cover
all the pensions that will eventually be owed to
current employees. Private plans do not have
'taxpayers' who are going to be able to fill up a
Pension Fund 'well' if it runs dry. We have to
bui l d it so it won't run dry.
To build such a fund one of the inputs must be
the ea rnings of the Trust -- that $102 million
for 1972 -- and it takes expert inve8tment to
keep earnings high.

SCOGEE BOWLING TEAM - (L t o R) Seated cUte JeCc!z.l.

Wade, La.Jl.Jly Ma.Jt,t{_n and John VvoJLOcaR. Stanckng
aJte Von Theado, L e..B~on Holden - Capta,(,n, and J,(m
Belch~.

1972 - 73 Season
Name of Team:
Name of League:

GE SCOGEE
Shenandoah Valley I ndustri al
League ( SVIL)

Team Members & Averages:

Jim Belcher
Don Cook
John Dvorscak
LeBron Holden (team capta in)
La rry Martin
Don Theado
Jearl Wade

185
171
162
174
179
173
190

GE SCOGEE bowl ers were wi nner s of f irs t hal f

but lost sea s on champi onship t o Powel l & Co,
(second half winners ) in a 5- game r ol l off.
Our team had the l eague hi gh game of 1041
(scratch) while Jim Belcher had league high individual game of 267 . Jearl Wade led the
league with his most impressive average of 190.

'SHORT SHORTS'
Just about a year ago we were all getting t he
past year ' s report on the GE Insurance Plan.
One big figure for 1971 was the total of $181
million contributed by the Company t o cover
cost providing insurance for employees and dependents. What will the figure be for 1972?
The new report on your I nsu~ance Plan will be
out soon. Watch for it and see how well this
GE employee benefit has served you.

Another important input is the increase in market value of the Trust's investments. The stock
market is always going up and down. This means
the full value increase on a particular day
can ' t be relied on. But careful investment
mea ns that, over the long haul, part of the market value increase can be expected to remain.
In 1972, $66 million of the increase i n the value
of Trust investments was included as an addition
to the book value of Trust assets.
There is GE 1 s contri bution l a st year - a whopping
$102 milli on. This, with employee contributions
of $32 million, brings total additions to the
!Tn.st t o $302 million.
,.-...
"The liabilities of the Trust grow larger every
year, 11 say s Mr. Willis . 11 Tha t 1 s because more and
more employees are building more credits toward
bigger pensions. And also because the number of
retired employees is increasing every year. In
1962 ther e were about 25,000 persons receiving
pensions. In 1972 there were nearly 50,000. By
1982 we expect pensioners to number more tha n
90 , 000. And even if empl oyment doesn't increase,
t ber e will still be nearly 300, 008 bu.ilding up
still bi gger pensions for their retirement. 11
Some people have suggested that the Trust should
add the entir e increase in market value of the
Trust i nvestments to its assets at the end of
each year. They say this might r educe the need
f or any company or employee contributi ons.

Mr. Willi s says this kind of thinking should concern employees. 11 We must be careful in adding
market value increases into the assets of the
Trust. What happens when market values go down?
Take a l ook at what's happened to stock market
value s since December 31, 1972. As everyone
knows the market has dropped s ubstantially in u..a-past few months. If i,;e had counted on all the
millions of dollars of increased market value of
our Trust 's investments on December 31 to pay
pensions, our Trust would now be short by the
amount of the decrease in value . I f this
(Cont ' d. page 4)

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
'101 . XV No. 18

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

GOLDEN QUILL AWARD

PRESENTED TO VANPATTEN

May 4, 1973

EDITOR ' S NOTE: The. noUow-<.ng atttic.fe. ,{,~ the. 2nd

c.onc.e.Jtn,i__ng ,the. Pe.n.6,i__on TttuJ.i:t, w
ope.ttat-<.on and 61Ltwie ~e.qu,{,Jte.me.n..t.6.

oc a .6 wv.i

How much did the pension plan pay out and how
much was pai d into the Pension Trust in 1972?
And why?
A total of about $107 million in pensi on benefits was paid out in 1972 - - almo st a 10% increase over 1971, and triple the amount of 10
years ago.

....-..\. Fottd, Manag eJt - CVO, pttv.i en..t.6 Golden Qu,cLC.

a11vuJLd to John R. VanPatien, S e1uott Tec.hrt,i__c.a-t
Spe~t, C{,6 J. J. LMe.w, ManageJL - Spe.c.,wUy
Con,tJi.ol Vev,i__c.v., Eng,i__ne.eJL,{__ng loolus on .
John, a 32 year GE Veteran r ec eived the awar d
for his article on the use of an 11 H11 gasket for
positive sealing published earlier this year in
Machine Design Magazine. The "H" gasket is 'l
new and very unusual gasketing approach developed by John for the new full wave drive.
John is to be congratulated for this outstanding
achievement.
NOTICE !
SCOGEE - DuPONT DANCE
Saturday - May 5, 1973
9PM - 1AM
"Life"
$3.00 Members
$5.00 Non- members

While the earnings of the Trust hapfened to nearly equal the benefits of current retirees, it r equired much more than just $107 million to keep
the plan soundly funde d to cover the pension
credits built up by those still working. The total input was actually $302 million, bringing the
assets of the Trust to $2 . 3 billion as of the end
of 1972
What made up the huge input t o t he Trust - - and
why wa s it s o much more than the out- go?
All of the important figures are available from
the Pension Tr ust section of the General Electric
Annual Rep ort for 1972, recently dis t ributed t o
shareowners and most GE employees.
E. Sidney Wi llis, manager of employee benefits
f or GE, points out that a ma j or input was the
earnings of the Trust -- dividend s and interest
on investments. That amounted to $102 milli on.
With earnings like thi s, and $2.3 bi lli on on
hand in the Trust, is ther e need for more input?
" There sure is," says Mr . Willis, 111w9 have to be
prepared to pay out an estimated $6 billi on just
to pay the pension benefits of current retirees
and the pensions built up right now by present
employees -- and that doesn ' t even include pensi ons to be built up in the future."

Mr. Willis explains that 11 The GE Pensi on Plan

cannot be a pay- as- you- go plan like Social Security, i n which the well runs almost dry of
dollars every year. Of course, the government
can count on taxpayers to fill the Soci al Security fund up again -- and we all do this by paying our Soci al Security tax and having GE match
i t . But a private pension plan, like General
(Cont ' d. page 2)

00

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Employee discount
Plus Cash Refund

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Employee discount
35.00
Plus Cash Refund
10.00
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45.00
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Plus Cash Refund
25.00
SAVE 80.00

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6 .bOO to t0.500
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dealer and appl y fo r the regular em ployee
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up to $25. 00 by submi tting a " Cash Refund "
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Models AG TE304F and AG TE604F excluded from
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SYMBOL
OF
APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION

Governor Linwood Holt on, in part of his proclamati on designating Apri l 22nd through 28th as
Secretaries Week in Virginia stated, "There will never be a sub stitute for a good secretary. 11
Also, there could never be a better theme than "Better Secr et aries Mean Better Business" for
the 22nd Annual Secretaries Week, sponsored by the Nat i onal Secretaries Associati on .

I
Sallie RCU.ne,,s - SeCJLe):a}i.l:f ,
SpeUa.Uy Conbwl Vev,Cc.v.i
Erig,Criee.JU.ng, ConbLol Ve.v,Cc.eJ.i
Opvw.tiori.

BaJtbaM. f-/a~ - Se.CJLe,t.cuti:f ,

CuotomeA Se.Jr.v,Cc.e, Va.,ta
ComnuMc.cttion P1todu.ch
Ve. pa!l..:tm e.n.-t .

Atma ClaytoJt - SecAe.ta!t y,

Nu.me.!U.c.al Conbtol Ertg~rt
eeJt,trtg , I riduJ.i t!t~al Co nbl..o.l
PJto du.ch Vepa.Jt:tment.

Locally, National Secretaries Week has been observed throughout the Plant ,
adorned many secretaries ' desks .

A number of secretari es have been t reated to l unch and

,,-..._,, others have been r ecogni zed with gifts -- so it should be!
taries.

Roses have

We are proud of all the secre-

We are appreciative for their daily contribution to the success of our business

Congratulat i ons to all .

(Cont'd. from page 1)

Contrast that $6 billion to the $2.3 billion of
assets now in the Pension Trust and GE employees can see why it is vital for the Trust to
earn all possible interest, dividends and other
income just to meet pensions now earned. Pensions to be built in the future require still
greater growth of the Trust through future company and employee contributions and their earnings on investments.
Mro Willis points out that "on book value, our
Trust has been growing right on target. However,
thanks to a good securities market last year, the
market value of Trust assets on December 31, 1972
was actually greater than the amount anticipated
at this stage of the Trust's growth."
But market value is a momentary thing, explains
Mr. Willis. Hundreds of thousands of GE employees and pensioners are dependent, not on the market value of the Trust assets at a particular
moment, but on the sustained value and earning
power of those assets.

NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT

The Company met .6epaJta.:tel.y wUh bo.th IUE and~

.t.hiA week 6oJz. 6ull baJtga-lning .6U.6-i.on6 on Tu.e
da.y, Wednu da.y, and Thu.Jz..6 da.y.
On Tu.uda.y, .the Company Jz.ev-lewed w Jz.UeaJz.c.h on
c.wuc.en.t: ec.onomlc. tJtendh. The. Company pJz.U e.nta.tlon .6tll.U.6 e.d .the. po-ln.t .tha,t, du p.l.te. A..:t6 u.p.6
a.nd down.6, .the. long-.te.JUn we. -ln .the. C.0.6.t-06Uv-lng .6-lnc.e WoJz.ld Wa.Jz. 11 ha.6 be.en a.bout 3%.
Company J.>pokumen mo po-ln:t.e.d out .tha.t mo.6.t expeJit.6 v-lew .the. 61..M.t quaJLteJL .6pu!Lt -ln pJvlc.u a..6
.tempoJUVty and .that. mo.6.t Jz.e.lla.ble. 6oJz.ec.a..6iA .6how
.the t.Jz.e.nd wLU. .6low down .60 .tha,t .the. we. 6oJz. .the
ye.a.Jz. w-i.U be u.nde.Jz. 4%.
~a..t<Vt Union6 pJz.Ue.n.ted .thei.Jt dema.ndh on pe.n.6-i.on&,
..tn6LJ.Jz.a.nc.e., and o.theJL be.ne.6i..t -i..tem.6. The. Union6
wo Jtev-i.ewe.d .the.-i.Jt .th-lnk-lng on .the. gene.Jta.l e.c.onomlc. .6-i.tuat-i.on -lnc.l.u.cli.ng c.o.6.t-06-Uv-lng.
C.O n:tllac..t .fangu.a.g e. .6 u.b j e.c.t.6 W O c.ame ,ln
6oJt 6Wt.th<Vt cll6c.Ul>.6-lon a.nd Jz.e.v-lew dU!Ung .the. wee.k.

VaJUO U6

"As a matter of fact," says Mr. Willis, "The

cushion' existing at year end 1972 has already
been substantially worn away by the decline in
security prices in the first few months of 1973."

1.t -l.6 e.xpe.c..te.d .tha..t ba.Jz.ga,ining will Jz.Uwne. on

Tc:uc!ay a.nd .th<Vte. w-i.U be .thJz.e.e 6u.ll da.y.6 06 nego:U..a.Uon6 ne.x.t we.e.k.

The fact is that the Trust is still a long way

from the billions that will be needed in order to
pay out the pension benefits that employees have
already built up when they're due. The $2.J
billion of pension reserves is a huge amount of
money -- but even so there is unfunded liability
of $323 million. If we added in the several hundred millions of increased market value ~ much
of which is already lost -- the total still is
far short of the $6 billion eventually needed.

SCOGEE ELECTION COMING UP

Once again, it's time for SCOGEE elections. If
you are interested, or know of anyone who is interested, in running for an office or becoming
a member on the Board of Directors, please indicate below and mail to June Aldhizer, Room
205, no later than May 5, 1973.
President

Wear appropriate clothing. Loose, ill-fitting

clothing can be deadly. The guiding rule: Keep
it simple. Long hair, loose clothing, jewelry,
neckties, untied shoelaces-all signal potential danger when working around machinery.
Take particular care to avoid dangling or
partially rolled-up sleeves.

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer
NOTICE!
Woman needs ride to and from work. Lives in
Grottoes. Contact Diane Poindexter-Relay
Department. Call Ext. 287 or 589

Board of Directors

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELE CTR IC
VOL. XV No. 17

WA YNESBORO,V lkGINIA

W EBER GOLDEN QUILL WINNER

April 27 , 1973

EDITOR1 S NOTE : The. 6oUow.{,vtg cvd,{,cle.. JA .the.

6VU:d, o 6 a J.ie.Jr),e..J.i c. oYlc. e.J1. MYlg -the.. Pe.. YL6 .{,o Yl TJu;,~ -t,
.{,U ope..Jr.atiovt and 6utuJte.. '1..e..quJ.Aeme..l'lU .

ll All of us i n General Elec tric can be proud of

t he f i nanci al s oundness and str ength of the i nvestment assets set aside i n the Pension Tr ust
for our benefit , 11 says E. Sidney Willis , Manager
of Employee Benefi ts for the Company. 11 But we
should not be lulled i nto a false belief that
there is an over- abundance of dollar s simply because there have been a couple of years of unusually f avor able Investment Markets. 11
The Pension Trust has a bi g job to do, says Mr.
Willi s . A lot bi gger than most people think . It
must be pr epared to pay out a lot more t han the
$2. 3 bi llion i n the Trust ' s a ssets plus the several hundred mill ion i n i ncreased market value
~ hard T. W
eber, DCPD- GC Engi neer, was presented that was listed as of December 31 , 1972 . Her e 1 s
how some of the future payments can be esti ma ted :
_ . .: ently a Golden Quill plaque by W. F. Kindt ,
General Manager-DCPD.
On the average , emp loyees have a l ife expectancy
Dick won the plaque for technical wri ting excel- of an additional 15 y ears when they retir e at
lence in connecti on with an article published
age 65 . Thi s means t hat the Trust must be in a
earl y this year i n Quality Contr ol Management
positi on t o pay out a total of about $40 , 000 t o
Magazine . The ar ticle concerned the use of tem- an average long- servi ce employee goi ng on the
pl a t es to test Printed Circuit Boards.
pensi on r oll today .
-In additi on to the Golden Quill plaque, Dick al so The 50 , 0008 people a heady on the pensi on r oll
received cash awar ds t otaling $150 . 00 for hi s
have, of cour se , alr eady rec eived some of their
signed article.
benefits , and today ' s 300 , 000 acti ve employees
have not yet bui lt their full pensi ons . Let ' s
Congr~~ulations to Dick Weber f or this outstandconsider only the pensions built to date by 300,
000 active employees , a l l owing for mortality a nd
ing a chi eveme nt .
turnover before retirement, and then add in the
amount t o be paid t o the current 50 , 000 on the reIt's a fact
t ired roll.

Ever hear of a
"free basic pension?"
(;E has o ne . I t ~ tlw p<'nsio n cndits bui lt on tlw fi rs t $6.fi()() of .vour
a nnual pa ~ . If ~ ou ..:1rn S6.r>OO :i Yl'ar or less. it nwa ns you ge t y our
.~.pension f r<'<'. If y ou Parn mo.r~ ~han '.he b:is ic fi gu rP, yo\' con t rihut P
:l'f,, of you r l':irn rngs o ver Sh.1100. ( ,E pays tlw rest. 1t s n pPns1011
JC t hat's h ard to hpat!

This gi ves us an estimate of t he amount the Trust

must be prepared t o pay on pensions already earned .
This t otal is about $6 bill i on - - a huge amount .
And , r emember, it doesn ' t even pr ovide f or any
pensi on benefi ts to be bui l t in the f uture by cur rent employees .
(Cont ' d. pag e 2)

Half of last year's profits

went back into the tiusiness.
Pay for GE employees was up $283 million
in 1972 over the previous year. That's good
news. It meant that GE jobs stayed among
the best in industry.
Another increase that was every bit as important to employees as the paycheck increase-was the profit increase that went
right back into the business, to keep it growing.
Last year it accounted for over one-half
of the company's total profits. A whopping
$275 million, an all time record.
The fact is, that while total GE profits rose

54.1%
suPPlie~, taxes
services

$58 million last year, $53 million of that increase was reinvested. Including such things
as new facilities, new equipment, research
and development on new products.
The increased dollars for pay and benefits
in '72 is a big plus for employees. But, every
additional dollar of profits that goes back
into the company also helps employees. Both
help create more and better jobs.
When GE is growing, GE jobs are growing.
,;

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U!Lc.u.-L.t boaJz.d at the. CcULou..-s e.l AM e.mbly

LIFTING
T h ese are t h e seven basic rules for safe
li fting :

Stand c l ose to the load placing one foot a

fevv inches in front of the other. toes
point ing s li ght ly out vva rd a n d feet a bout
as far apa r t as you r shou lders.
Keeping your back straight . squat as c lose
to the load as yo u can.

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Grasp t h e ob j ect f ir mly by d iagonally

o p pos ite corners. pu l ling it tovvard you
vvith one hand vvh ile li ft ing vv it h the other.
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THC NMiONAI -.cnuAniEs AssociAriON(iNrERNATiONAI)

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Lift yourse lf and t h e load vvith your leg s.

not you r ba ck .
M a k e tu rns vv ith your legs and feet ; d o
not tvvist y our back .
Keep the load as c l ose to your body as
possible to avoi d u nn ecessary strain on
your arms .
Squat aga in vvhen setting the load dovvn.
Ease it dovvn on one corner to avoid p i nching your f i ngers.

'NATIONAL SALE DAYS' IS SPRING SAVINGS TIME

TWO VIDEO TAPE

Spring home improvement pro jects and Gener al

Electric' s "National Sale Days" s elling spree on
appliances and television go hand in glove.

COURSES COMPLETED

During the April 2 - May 30 event at participating dealers, employees can take advantage of
"sale" pricing on many popular conswner products to spruce up the home and rate a substant i al employee courtesy discount as well .
Among the appliances bei ng highlighted during
"Na ti onal Sale Days" is the just introduced
GSM560 portable 11 Potscrubber 11 dishwasher. The
fir st time GE has offered the 11 Potscrubber"
featur e in a compact, top- loading machine, the
new model has four-cycles, three- level wa sh
acti on, doubl e-lift upper r ack and a Textolite
work surfa ce top in simulated leather.
Other appliance values being featured during the
third annual promotion are an 18- pound capacity
automati c washer (WWA8420N) with Mini - Basket
and Mini- Q.lick cycle, a matching 18- pound capacity electric dryer (DDE8205N) with automati c
termination control and Permanent Press Extra
Care cycle, a 17 . 6- cubi c-foot No- Frost t op-fr eezer r efriger ator (TBF1 8SP ) , an 11. 6- cubic- foot upright freezer (CA12DP) and a Total Clean P- 7
Oven electric range (J355).
Featured television models are a 25- inch diagonal
100 per cent solid-station color consol e with
modular chassis and GE 1 s One Touch color system, (MA9108WD ) , and a 15-inch diagonal monochrome model (SF3102VY) .
Pri ces and employee discounts on these featured
sale items are:
Employee
Model
Price
A1212liance
Discount
Washer
WWA8420N
Dryer
DDE8205N
Refrigerator TBF1 8SP
CA1 2DP
Freezer
Di shwasher
GSM560
Range
J355
Color TV
MA9108WD
Port . Monochrome TV
SF3102VY

$239 . 95
179 . 95
319 . 95
199 . 95
199 . 95
319 . 95
599 .95
94.95

$30
25
40
20
25
40
75
15

Shown above a.Jte a polttion o 6 C.lM-6 v-<.ew-<.ng the

TV PJi.og.1umnU.ng T ec.luuqu.e .

Two v,tdeo :tape tec.'1.rt-<.c.al. c.ou.Jr'6 e-6 have j M t beer

c.ompleted 60.ll abou-t 50 Wayne,,s bOJi.o Eng-<.nerung
people . The c.ou.M M , M-<.ng TV pll.ogttamri,i_ng tec.h
n-<-que-6 no.I!. twenty- 6-i.ve hou.M ofi v,{_e.i,v-<.ng, (
p.1!.epa.Jted by tfte Tex..M Irvst.Ji.wnen;t;s Company . Gen
eJi.a.t Etec.Wc. pu.Ji.c.ltMed tfte tape-6 and -<.-6 U.1!.c.u.la;ti.ng them to vcvvi.ou.-6 GE loc.a.t-<-oM . One c.ou.M
c.oveJi.ed the i\IOS c.lfl.c.~ used -<.1t many WaynMbo.1t
pll.odu.c;U and t lte o the.I!. d0s c.u,s s ed s eini.c.ondu.c.tofl.
meino 'l.i.e,,s , wlt-<.c.f 1 aJi.e a 1Ja!t;t o 6 some o 6 oll.'1 nwfl.e

c.onrplex.. p.1!.oduc.t6 .

It's a fact

..

Who says GE pa~ is

above average?

11:1\'

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quit< btlievt!" ht'

S ~wtting

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1,.. ,h111dd Tha.1's ,uhwc1i,, :111cl indi' idual But how ahou ! ohj1eti,.,.
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Prices are manufacturer 's suggested r etai l

pr ices, are o~ti onal with the dealer and subject to Fair Trade where applicable.
During this same time per~d , GE i s int r oducing
the new Custom Carry Cool
(AGTE604F) twospeed r oom air conditioner. This 4, 000- BTUH
model weighs just 43 pounds a nd has a built- in
carrying handle for r oom to r oom portability .
While this is not on sale, the $10 empl oyee discount shoul d bring the net pri ce to employees to
under $100.

l h ;1 11 \ 11u ;uu n ~ft1I

11t Hl ~(''\f'l;lpl

p:a\

1.1tP~

;1-: i!\ ;t t op contpPci to r in hourly ~ 1 11cl

l h1 1lu :t\lr;1g1 . <;1: pay~ hourly pl'oph fi I ".,

111t . 1... u11 . (

llhJr~

than 0 1h1 r 111.u111t.u 1t11t r :-;. T h;11'.. h ;1Hd on a co111 p.1ri:-:on lu l\\ ('('Jl
p ; 11d 111 1\ tr; u.!1 cro:--!- hourly ;trning:'- :incl \\hat
11tht-1 111. 111 111.H t111t -1 .. 111 ,1 n11n1n1111t1t ... n porttcl . t:-- t lh1r ; n~Llf!t ' l!tO~~
h1H11h 1u~ \ \ ' h1t rn. ech- 1111 ... nunp. 111 .. on 1 Thf' l"nitf'd :--;t :itc~ l)C'part
11H111 111 l..tl tu1 :-- l~ \ltt'.IU 11 1 l..1ho1 ;--;1 ;tt1stiC'~ >:" ot ~lll C~E comrnuruti(:-:
w 1r1 i ndudtd i n th1 ,0111p: 111~on . hut 11 11 nf CE'~ large-. mo~t
midd lt> :-oit.'<I .1 11d .1 ft\\ ol 1b ~ r n; tll c:o111mun iti ~.s. 1: ere includPd
( ;1: pay is good. IH'tt1 1 t h;111 1110:--t o tlwr n1anufrlctur<'rs . Si:\ : ..
qu:11 tt r pt 1ttn1 IK'llfr
\ \h; 1t tht n1111p; lll\

M"

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL @ELECTRIC
April 19, 1973

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VUL. XV No. 16

MONGER APPOINTED
FOREMAN

FM.day I!.:i Pa,,i.d Hotiday

HAPPY EASTER!

,-...,,

E
td N. Monger was appointed Foreman- DCP Subassembly, Second Shift, on March 19, 1973 .

Good Friday -- Tomorrow , as we all know, i s Good

Friday and it is the se cond pai d holiday for most
Waynesboro Plant employee s f or 1973 .

Ed is a native of Elkton, Virginia and is a

graduate of Elkton High School. He served two
Let ' s hope the weather cooperates so that we all
years i n the United States Army before j oining
can enjoy a fine three-day spri ng weekend.
the Specialty Control Depar tment in September
1955 . He has held positi ons as stockroom accumulator , producti on and purchasing expeditor , and Happy Easter to everyone .
production order clerk. Hi s most recent assignment was that of a time standards techni cian.
DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL
Ed has taken many of the Manufacturing Studies
Courses including Accounting Princip les , Manufacturi ng Or ganization and Supervi sion , Employee Relations in Manufacturing, Indivi dual and
Group Relations, Materials and Processes , Effective Pr esentation, Manufacturing Engineering
and Materia ls Management.

SHARE STATEMENTS DELAYED

SCOCEE N0rlCE

Boyd Mitchell , Manager - Benefi t Communi cati ons

Systems Divisi on , in Lynchburg, informed the
Plant News that one of the diffi culties in
distri buting Personal Share Statements in his
location was the gr eat number s involved . The
Lynchburg Personnel Accounting people face the
task of sor ting 10, 000 Per sonal Share Statements that are bulk shipped to the Divisi on
according to social securi ty number and must be
br oken down into individual work units for distribution by the Supervisor .

G,,-.1 So t):tbaU Te.am will pMctic.e. e.vVu:f Moncfay.

emu 1 'e.dvte,,.) day a:t. 5: 00 p . m. An yon~ ,i.vt:t.Vl.U:t.e.d ,(.ll
pf.ay-<-ng may c.ome. to GE So ()tbaU 6-<..e.ld /.)ta/!.,t,wg

This sorting problem at Lynchburg may sli ghtly

delay a local distributi on of the Shar e Statements in Waynesboro .

Hunting, fishing , kni fe and wood wor ki ng are

=_i sted among Ed 1 s hobbies . He , his wife Kay
and daughters, Kimberly anci. Mi hele , reside at
~'.31 Shore Road, Waynesboro .
0

Aptril.. 2 3ttd .

MARCH STOCK-FUND UNIT PRICES

Here is the average GE "Stock Price" and the average "Fune Unit Price" used in the crediting of
participants' accounts for the month of M.arch
under the Savings and Security Program.
The "Stock Price" is the average of the cl osing
prices of GE stock on the New York Stock Exchange for each trading day in the calendar
month.
The "Fund Unit Price" is t he average of the daily fund unit prices, determined for each trading day of the New Yor k Stock Exchange in the
calendar month by dividing the number of fund
units into the net asset value of the fund.
The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of March are as follows : Stock Price $66 .125 ; Fund Unit Pri ce - $37 . 621
Stock Price
January
February
March

Fund Unit Price

$ 71.827
68 . 493

$ 39 . 727
38.041

66. 125

37 . 621

NEGOTIATION PROGRESS REPORT

Negc.:Ua,tionJ.i w.Wi I UE cmd UE c.orz..Un.ued .i_n. Ne.w

Yo1tl~ th-U week on. Tuuday, Wedn.uday an.d Thu.Mday .
The clWc.UhJ.>.i.onJ.i we.Jte. c.on.Q.i.ne.d by mutuct-C. agJz.e.eme.n..t
to vcur),ollh pM.t6 06 .t he c.on..tf!.aa lan.guage , and
cli.d not cli.'1.ec.tly touc.h on wage.J.> , ben.e6.Lt6 oJt
ctheic ec.ovw1n<_c. ma;t;te.M .
. . o:t 06 :the .tune WM :ta.ke.n. up by ;the. UvuoM' pl!.e -

,:, e.n..ta.;t,i_oYlJ.i and d WM no.t until ;the. e.nd o6 the

t0e.ek :that :the Company began ;to o66e.Jt a '1.e.J.ipon.oe
;to home 06 :the. Ui'UonJ.i ' deman.dl. Among J.>ubjec..tl
c.ove.Jte.d we.Jte. clwCJWri.i_na,Uon., J.>a6e:ty, job poJ.>.:Un.g,
J.> e.1tv.i_c.e c.1tecll:to , automatic. pl!.ogf!.e.J.>J.>.{_on. u . hedule.J.> ,
c.orz..UnuoUh J.>h.(_6t WOf!.ung houM, Mbdf!.a..ti.on , and
ui'Uon ,:,fio p.
.Sl 6M the .taJ_l<.J.> have be.en go.i.lig J.>moothl y, and

acc.OJz.cli.ng .to Compan.y n.egouatoM .

The. J.> c.hedule ne.x.:t wee.I<. c.alli il of!. J.> e.pMate. me.e.t.i.ngJ.> on. Tue.J.>day, We.dnu day, and ThuM day , .i..n the.
mof!.tung only, w..U:h both UVU:.o;v., .

Last year we took in $10.2 billion,

but we paid $9.7 billion right back out.
Our business results for 1972 have now been released. In a tough, competitive market situation,
we were able to obtain $10.2 billion in sales-the
highest in GE history.
But the cost of doing business also hit an alltime high. Employees claimed a record slice of
4.2 billion dollars-40.73 of the sales dollars-nearly
eight times as much as went for profits.
The largest slice, 54.13 went for supplies, etc.a $5.5 billion total-much of it going into local plant
communities for goods, services and taxes.
As for net profit-the difference between what we
gained in sales-and what we spent-that was only

5.23 of GE sales. Just about the same as last year.

And more than half of those profit dollars went right
back into the business. To build job security.
Profit is the only tool we have to ma ke jobs. And
to hang onto jobs.
So, while we did pretty good in 1972, we must
not add unrealistic costs to the business that could
jeopardize i ts ability to provide secure jobs. Keeping the business cost-competitive while achieving
equity for all employees is the challenge for negotiations.

GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEE PRODUCT PU RCH ASE PLAN

Ooe of the many advantages available to employees of the Waynesboro General Electric Plant, is
the privilege of purchasing a wide variety of
G ral Electric and Hot Point major appliances
a. ___ other products f or their personal use in
their own home .
Unfortunately, however, a few employees abuse
the privilege so Bill Perry , benefits specialist, periodically issues ~ rem.inder -- so that
the plan can be administered fair ly -- e~pha
sizing that maj or appliances pur chased un1er the
pla~ must be for per sonal use in the employee ' s
own home .
The "Application for Courtesy Disc.Junt" form
(available through payroll) which the employet
signs authorizes the company to inspect, in his
home, any appliances or television receiver he
purchases under the plan for his use. The plan
r equires that the application form be submitted
within 30 days of delivery and/ or installati on
of the appliance.

It is extremely important for the employee to comply with the plan 's requirements so that he will
not place himself in the positi on of forfeiting
his discount money and having his purchasing
privileges with the plan suspended for five years
-- or subjecting himsel f to more serious corrective action.
Guidelines for the GE Employee Product Plan are
covered in detail in the benefit booklet with
this title whi ch is given to all employees .
(Your foreman or manager can obtain one for you
if you have misplaced yours, or you can ob tain i t
from the Relati ons Office . )

Sourtesy discounts vary with the product and model purchased. Generally , the discounts on major
appliances range from a minimum of $10 to as
high as $80 or $90 and even more for such products as central a ir conditioning and heating
systems. E~p loyees can get as much as $160 back
on one model of GE 1 s 11 Electrac" t r actors . So
considerable savings ar e possible but it's a
good
ide~ to study the plan booklet and also to
Yne applicati on form ~lso includes a promise by
check
and make sure the particular model of the
the employee not to dispose of the purchased proproduct
you select is eligi ble for courtesj disduct for any r eason f or at least six months afcount.
ter delivery and installation unless he noti ?L2s the company a nd refunds the discount he
Most important for you is that you take ful1
1.:, =- received .
advantage of the se savings without abusing the
privilege by purchasing major appliances for
other
than your own personal use ... The plan
THE BORCH CLOCK
is desi gned solely for the purpose that you
THAT JOHN BREEN WON
and your family will benefi t from using GE
products.
The heart of this Borch Ah1ard Clock i s the ne1v
General El ectric Torsion Band battery-operated
movement, made in the GE plant a t Ashland , _ ~lassa
chusetts . It represents a major tecl'.11olo?1cal
advance in batte ry clock accuracy . _1 he _t1m~kc ep
ing e l ement operates through elect:1c_circu~ts
without friction . Adjus tme nt t o w1th~n a m11:ute
a month accuracy i s possible . By moving a simple
regulator a dis tance of one _mark , you can change
the clock ' s speed by approximately 15 se~on<ls i:er
week . There is no spring to 1vind or un.1-1md. I\o
ticking or hum. The clock uses a "D" size f~~s h
light battery 1vhich nonnally lasts a year . 1imekeeping does not s low dmm near end of battery
l ife when battery voltage becomes too 1veak to
keep' clock accurate , the s weep second hand will
s top completely . The Borch A1vard Clock 1vas a
special incentive named in honor of General Electric Chainnan Fred J. Borch, awarded to GE employees who made dis tinguished contributi?ns und~ t he 1972 Best Buy banner .
The clock is a
~
ial model ; its handsome ly designed ~eavy
b1ctSS case i s not available on the retail marke t.
Approximately 360 Borch A1vard clock~ were awa:ded
to like nwnber of employees for therr outstandmg
1972 Be s t Buy achievements .

MAGIC KINGDOM CLUB OFFERED AGA IN

Again this year, Waynesboro General Electric

is offering the employees the chance to become
members of Walt Disneys ' Magic Kingdom Club.
Membership in the Magic Kingdom Club is open to
all employe es and entitles them to r educed ticket pri ces at Disneyland in Califor nia and the
new Walt Disney World at Orlando , Florida . The
Magic Kingdom Cl ub is designed to give personnel of member or ganizations greater values than
are r egular ly offered to the general public .
There are no membership fees or dues. A family
membership can be issued through the local club
by employee request only . Contact Conchita
Munn in Rel ati ons for club member ship applications . All cards issued will be good through
Dec . 31, 1973 . Magic Kingdom Club members
simply present their cards (good for entire family) at any main entrance ticket window and
purchase the de sired number of Magic Kingdom
Club special ti cket books .
I f you ' re definitely planni ng your 1973 vacation at either of the Disney parks in California or Florida, it i s important that you request _your full Magic Kingdom Club membership
well in advance of your vacation trip (at lea s t
three weeks) . The membership cards will be
sent to the employees through the mail .
(Breen Award Cont'd from Page 1)
Instrumental i n helping the Department meet
i ts customer requirements . Early in 1972,
John was involved quite heavily with the planning and fabrication of parts for the DigniNet
1600 , He not only planned the parts but instructed op erators on how to set up the equipment to make the di fferent parts . It was this
type of effort that helped the Department satisfy customers such as ISBD - Bethesda, Australia GE , and Canadian Toronto Police .
A mor e important example of John ' s attitude towar ds customer service involved the Hazeltine
problem. Hazeltine needed printers so badly that
they offered to paint the control panel s for us
in order to exp edite delivery. However, when the
parts were received it was discovered that a parti cular hole had been cut in the wrong place and
the parts would have to be r e- made . John had the
fabricati on tape checked immedi ately and within a
few hours had another order of parts made correct ly . This enabled us to complete the fabri cation
?f the par ts on Saturday including f orming, welding studs to the parts , painting and silk screening . This i s typical of the effort John has exhibited on many other programs such as Full Wave
and Width Gage f or CDO.
(Cont ' d next colunm)

A fitting ending to John 's letter of recommendat i on said, " John Breen doesn ' t work a t his j ob -he l i ves it." John was one of 3fi0 empl oyees
throughout the General Electric Company who r eceived the Barch Award . Congratulations John , 09--..
your well deserved Bor ch Award .

SCOGEE SKEET WELCOMES YOU

The great sport of skeet shooting , designed in

1920 by a group of Andover , Mass ., upland game
hunters to improve their wing shooting, has
rapidly caught the fancy of people in all age
groups and of both sexes . I t is now a major
sport, with its own international and state or .,....._
ganizations . A dedicated group is guiding it
carefully on to even greater popularity and
prestige.
Skeet has developed into much more than just an
aid to better wing shooting or a substitute for
hunting . It is now a competitive sport equalled by few i n universal appeal .
We believe that in skeet you will find the finest fellowship of sportsmen in the world . This
is a r ewardi ng recreational adventure where the
best of sportsmanship prevails .
The ~OGEE Skeet League is now forming and looking for new shooters . The league wi ll have a
pr acti ce shoot Thursday May 3, 1973 beginning
at 5:30 P . M. General Electric employees are invited to this event to shoot or watch and get
aquainted wi th skeet shooting .
There will be ~OGEE 12 Ga . shells available at
the range for $1 . 60 per box for anyone desiring
to shoot. Range fee is $1. 30 per r ound of 25
targets. Total cost $2. 90 per round.
Directions to range : North from Waynesboro on~
340 to Dooms , turn right on 611 appr ox . 1 mile
Turn left on 619 approx . 3/4 mile , sign on
right .
For additional information call Mike Shelor,
ext . 380.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . AV No . 15

WAYNESBOR O , VIRGINIA

JOHN BREEN BORCH

AWARD CLOCK WINNER

April 13, 1973

COMPANY'S FIRST QUARTER

SALES AND EARNINGS
Sales of General Electri c Company were $2 ,547
mill i on in the first quarter of 1973 , compared
with $2 , 218 milli on i n the first quarter of 1972 ,
repre senting an i ncrease of 15%, Reginald H.
J ones , Chairman of the Board, announced . The
earnings increase , however, wa s pr opor t i onately
lower, at 11% over the same 1972 quar ter. Earnings were $114. 4 mill ion or 63 cents a share in
the first peri od , vs . $103 . 5 milli on or 57 cents a shar e in 1972 's f irst three months .

( L-R ) Jolw P. ttJ,U:Jly, John B1te.e.11

and R. P.

G~6601td .

John Breen, DCPD Machine Room Foreman , is shown

receiving his Fred Borch Best Buy award clock
from Mr . R. P. Gifford , Vice Presi dent & General
V~nager of Communicati on Systems Busi ne ss Division. Mr . John Wi try , Manager - DCPD Metal Parts
Fabricati on was also present for the presentation which was held in Lynchburg last week.
John joined the company in January 1964 and has
had various a ssignments as light machine opera tor, NPC drill pr ess , milling machine and grinding , monitor machine r oom, methods and planner
and machine methods . In January 1973 , he was
appointed to his present posit ion as foreman . In
r ecommending John for the Borch Clock , the letter
of r ecommendati on said in part, "John conti nuall y
demonstrates i nitiat ive , perseverance and drive ,
and has been a great asset in helping the Department to meet its 1972 Best Buy goals" . A few
of John ' s ma j or Best Buy contributi ons were :

....-...

Jevised new ways of reducing costs wi thout

adversely affecting quality . In 19721 he
achieved actua l cost improvements of ~17 , 880
against a budget of $9 , 463. ( Cont ' d page 2 )

"Our fi rst quarter gains were br oadly ba sed with

most major sectors of our operati ons capitali zing on the a ccelera t ion of the U. S. economy, "
Mr . Jones noted. "Our shorter cycle businesses
--major appliances and other consumer goods- showed continued strength as di d components and
materials supplied to the consumer- goods market. Businesses in chemicals and in high performance materials such as plastics remained
strong ," he said.

Mr. Jones a lso noted that commercial aircraft

engi ne sales i ncreased over the same quarter of
1972. Although other Aerospace B.lsinesses continued to r eflect current low cycles of work in
nati onal security and space pr o j ects .
The Executive also sai d t hat the Gener al
Electric CrP.di t Cor por ation again cont ributed
to the compa ny's i mproved earnings.
In comment ing on the recent currency devaluatioq
Mr . Jones poi nted out that the net i mpact was a
minor loss which has been i ncluded i n the first
quarter r esults. He a l so noted that the effects
of phase II I economic contr ols on the company
ar e still unclear.
LAST CALL FOR GOLFERS
The 1973 SCOGEE I nter plant Golf League wi ll begi n May 1 so get your entry fees paid. All fee s
must be turned in to D. Phelps , room 11, by April
18 so a schedule may be drawn up .

THESE GE-ERS WERE FIRST WITH PRODUCTI

N EGOTI AT ION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

NOW CO M PETITION'S BA CK
How long can being f irst on the mar ket with
a product give you t he j wnp on the competiti on?
Not long . The f olks at GE 1 s Ontario , Calif.
plant , where they manufacture household i r ons,
can tell you so .
At Ontari o, back in September , 1972 , they had
just introduced the GE F- 110 self- cleaning iron
- - the first of i ts kind. And an edi tori al in
t he Ontario GE News emphasized that competi tors
11
like Sunbeam, Proctor - Silex and Hamilton
Beach weren't going to sit sti ll and watch us
grab a bi gger share of the market . 11
A new editorial at the end of January told
Ontari o GE- ers how it had wor ked out: 11 Well ,
they didn ' t sit still (said the News) - - and
they moved even f aster than we had antici pated .
This week, out at the Housewares Show in Chicago ,
where most new pr oduct s are intr oduced , two of
these manufacturers a r e showi ng their ver sions
of ' self- cleaning ' i r ons. We had the jwnp f or
four months--now we ' r e ri ght back in ful l competi tion again . 11
But the GE News knew that GE people ar e competiti ve . 11 That shouldn ' t be anythi ng new t o
us (it said) . That 's t he kind of business
we ' re in. That's the kind of business we can
stay in, too, a s the i ndustry leader, if we
can keep coming up with the extra effort i t
takes
Yes, we thought we had more time. We didn ' t .
The cold , har d fact of life in this busines s i s
compete or die . 11

~IJt .

John Bctldw,{,vi, Man.a.gVt Uvi,{,on. Re.ta;t,loY!/.i , COJtpoJz.a.te. Etnploye.e. RelatioY!/.i OpeAatiOVl ~ c.h,i_e.fi
vie.g otiatOJt 6OJt t he. c.ompan.y .
,,,-...,

Company and Uni on negotiators me t last week

i n New York Ci t y to work out bar gaining
agendas . Separate sessions were held with
I UE a nd UE .

11

And , at Ontario , GE people are competing .

19 73 SCOGEE DUPONT DANCE SCHEDULE

The f ollowing i s a list of co- sponsor ed dances
between Scogee and DuPont fo r the year 1973 .
Date

Band

Life
5/5/73
Time piece
6/16/73
Laser s
8/18/73
9/22/73
To be annocillced later
10/20/73 (cos twne) Lasers
Keep this schedule handy and start maki ng plans
to attend these s ocial affairs .

The schedule agr eed on with i UE called fo r

two meetings of this week on Wednesday Apri l
I,. , and Thursday, April 5.
Next week
negotiati ng sessions will be held on April
10 , 11 , and 12 .
There wi ll be six meetings between the
company and UE during the same time period .
Sessi ons were scheduled for April 3 , 4 , and
5, a nd f or next week , April 10 , 11, and 12.
The schedule for next week calls for a full
r ound of bargaining with both unions on Tue s day,
Wednesday, and Thursday .
It is expected that di scussions with both
uni ons during the next two weeks will focus
on contrac t language.

Never t r y t o o p erate unfamil i ar m a chinery.

Unl es s you a re abso lute l y s ure hovv to use a
parti cular piece o f eq ui pment, don't 1 Ask y our
sup erv isor for hel p if a ny part of your
ma c hine' s oper ati o n is unc lea r to you.

BASIC ELECTRON ICS COURSE UNDERWA Y....

N
.

Shown registering f or the special Basic

,..-....~lc c tronic Testing Course that is being
taught a t the Bl ue Ridge Community College,
are part of the twenty employees who were
elected to take the course .
The course got underway Monday night , March
26 , 1973 and wi t h the successful compet i t i on
~ f the course t hat is being prepaid under
Gener a l Electric ' s Individual Developement
Pr ogram, it will qualify these employees as
candidat e s f or future antici pated openings in
the Te ster / Troubleshooter R9 j ob cl assi fica t i on .
The j us t t went y employees selected were
cased on the date of thei r IDP appli ca tions .
A tot al of thi rty four employees applied for
the course. The employees selected were as
f ollows :
Ida F. Mor r is
Jean 3 . Chandler
Anna YI. Sw~e t
Betty M. Boyers
Anni e L. Perr y
Shirl ey A. Lot"':. s
,,-....., Mar y Y. Y!oneymaker
Olivia A. Damer on
Phylli s I. Chi l dre ss
Sarah B. Gi b son

k.idra R. Hartma n
Nadeline C. llewi tt
Betty C. Baber
Anna M. Bear d
Bet t y L. Morris
John C. Wine
Hildegard G. Mai shc:.::.l
Wi lli am L. Luns1'0r d
Dor othy I . Arms t~ o ng
Myrtle L. Bri nk l ey

EDUCATIONAL LOAN PROGRAMS- 1973

I n 1973 ,
tinue t o
Electric
to W. R.

t wo educati onal loan pr ograms will conoffe r f inanci al assist ance to General
Employees and t heir children according
Perry, Safety a nd Services Speciali st .

GE Employees Educati onal Loan Pr ogram

Employees may borrow up to $1500 per individual student with a maximum of $5000 outstanding f or one student and a total of
$10 , 000 per employee borrower . All l oans f or
use during 1973- 74 academic year must be approved by De cember 31 , 1973 .
GE Guaranteed Educational Loan Program
This program provides for the guarantee of student l oa ns by the United Aid Funds I nc . (USAF)
on the basi s of deposits made by the General
Electric Company . Under this program , it i s
signi ficant to note that t he annual maximum
loan per individual has been increased from
$1500 to $2500 per annam.
Employees who de sire full information on these
educational l oan pr ograms may contact Mr. Perry
i n the Relations Section and explanatory brochures i ncluding applicati ons wi ll be provided
then .

PE RSONA L SHARE STATE MENT S

EXPECT ED SOON

Employ ees ar e to pur cha se safety shoes on

his own personal t ime and fo r his own personal use . Empl oyees will not be allowed
t o purchase saf ety shoe s for family, re lati ves or fri ends.
....-,..
Cost of shoes to employee will be the same
as General Electric 1 s cost.
Brand of shoes to be st ocked i n West Shoe
Store will be Hy- Test, Divi sion of I nternational Safety Shoe Co
Employee may arrange with West Shoe Store
to special order Hy- Test Safety Shoe s of his
choice if those stocked by We st Shoe Store are
not to their likening
Defecti ve shoes must be reported i mmediat ely
to West Shoe Store in order to get adjustments or r eplacements. Normally, shoes that
beco~e defective after having been worn cannot
be considered for adjustments or replacements.
West Shoe Store business hour s are as
follows :
Monday thr ~ Thursday
Friday
Saturday

~.lae. Ho!.>teftVt

In.c.om,tng I 11).)pe.c.tion , who ~ a

Sav,{..11g/~ & Se.c.~uU.;ty PaM:A..upant ~ !.>how11 wdh Le.a
Hu..n:tee.y, Pay!!.cU , e.xcurU.1ung a Mmpl~ c.opy OQ th~
S&S Pe.Mon.al ShMe. Stateme.nt that W<_U be. fu:Uubu..te.d Mo11 to Wayne.}.)bOl!.o Plant eJ~ploye.e.}.) .. The.
!.>tateme.n,.t mu 6u..!!.~h pe.Monal ,{,l16o~a.Uo11 t~
e.a.c.h GE employe.e. 011 ~ pe.11).),{..o n, S o~l Se.c.wUty ,
and tte....U!!.eme.nt ,{..nc.ome., plw.i da.t.a . o11 /~ ol!. he.!!.
;, 1tve/~-One.YL-U u..11dVt Ge.nVtal Ele.c..trcA-c. Sav-<..ng!.> Plan!.> .
(Ne.HJ

Sa 0e.ty Shoe. Pu../td1M,{..ng Cont ' d 6!!.om Pctge. 1)

Empl oyee s will first pick up an a uthorization for m from payroll prior to vi si t i ng
West Shoe Stor e . The f or m becomes invalid
unless used wi thin 3 days of its i ssue
date .
West Shoe Stor e 2.!!l:l upon r ecei pt of authori zati on form f r om t he employee, will transact the sale of a pair of safety shoes to
the employee.
West Shoe Store will prepare a sal es t i cket
for each employee purchase whi ch will i nclude employee s name, pay number , da te , shoe
style number , pr i ce and sa les tax
. West Shoe Store wi ll give copy of sale s
ticket to employee with i nst r uctions that i t
is to be pr esented t o the GE Payroll Offi ce
for final payment arrangement. The employee should contact t he Payroll Office duri ng
the next nor~a l work day.
Employe e upon pr esenting his copy of sales
ticket to the payroll office may pay for hi.s
shoes either by ca sh or by payroll deductions.
( Cont ' d next col.)

9AM - 5: JOPM
9AM <)PM
9AM - 5: JOPM

Payroll hours for employees to obtain their

safety shoe purchase authori zati on form
a nd a l so to pay for their safety shoes wi l l
be as follows :
Fi r st Shift Employees 8AM - 4:30PM Mon.-1- -
Second Shift Employees Befor e start of shift
Mon . - Fri .
Thi rd Shift Employees After 7 :45AM Mon. - Fri .
new condime nt packa ge
dispensers for cafet e ria

Ruth Dedrick, Cafeteria Cashier is shown sc ~t

ing a package of Ketchup f r om the ne1v cond i 1, ,._.11t
dispensing rack that will be in service on both
serving 1.i.nes beg:iJming Monday. In addi t j on to
Ketc hup, the dispenser 1vill contain Mayonnai se ,
Mus t ard, 1000 Island Dressing and f.rench Dressing . This new improved service will be quicker
and more sanitary.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELE CTR IC
W AY N ESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL . XV No . 14

NEW SAFETY SHOE PURCHASING

ARRANGEMENT ANNOUNCED

(W . R. Pe/UtU aiid Sam lVe..-6t ex.ruHui,utg a

ta.d.<..e,~ ' Htj-Te..-6-t

JXLC'L ,.:;\

l:>a6ULJ ~/web)

VI. R. Perry , Safety Specialist , announced today

that a new and i mpr oved safety shoe purchasing

pr ocedur e has been a rranged for employees with
West Shoe Stor e , 504 W. Main St . , Waynesboro .
The new a rrangement will provi de professional
f i tting service , in- stock safety shoes to select from , and the regular payroll deduction
plan. tv'tr . Perry sai d , "with more emphasis
being placed on the wear ing of safety shoes in
:actory , i t was decided an improved method was
needed to provi de qui cker service for employees
to obtain shoes and most important of all , profess i onal shoe f i tting service for the employees". Therefore, begi nni ng Monday , April 16,
1973 this a r rangement goes into effect. The
new ::mployee purchasing procedure will be as
~lows :

( Co1tt ' d pa9e.

2)

April 6 , 1973

TermiNet 300 Performs In Moscow

W1.e.a.tl1a. Wft,{,,te,:.ill , Slupp,i.ng , ,{,,~ bhown be:. cdc.

c.a1.fr 1 L~ pac.f.:.ed and 1tea.dy -t.o biup to Mo:.c.ow .

The Russians are seeing their f i rst TermiNet

300 .... as part of a Ti me Share demonst rati on

which Bethesda ISBD has taken t o the Ind'.lstrial Electr onic s Fair, Electr onmash 73 i n
Moscow , Russia , Apri l 4- 15. Thi s is a br oad
based e. ectronic fair whi ch i ncludes many
exhibits by computer equi pment manuf acturers .
ISBD did not make their decisi on to exibi t at
Electrorunash 73 until the very l ast minute . As
a result DCPD had l i ttle t i me to r eady their
TermiNet 300 equipment. Through super b effor t
on the par t of many individuals in Manufacturing , Production, Quality Contr ol and Shipping , our partici pation in this inter national
event was made possible .
To our knowledge , thi s i s the first time a shipment has ever gone directly f r om our Waynesbor o
Plant to Russia .

GENTLE CORDLESS
DETANGLER ANNOUNCED

A good iob isn't...

General Electric 's Hous ewa r es Busine ss Di vision

introduced recently the Gentle Detangl e r, the
industry's fir s t cordles s detangler, acco rding
t o G . H . Holley, product mana g e r - p e rsonal
c a r e produc t s. "Thi s significant innovation
bri ng s ca refre e eas e of use to thi s exc iting new
product c ateg o ry," Mr. H o lley stated. "We w ill
b egin s hi p m e nts to our cu s tom ers during the fir s t
qu a rter a nd will have exc e llent s t o ck s in time t o
c a pitali ze on the important Moth e r' s D ay se lling
pe ri od . "

A good job isn't j us t one with good pa y.

A good job isn' t jus t one with good benefit plans.
A good job isn' t jus t onC' with good working conditions.
A good job isn't jus t one with good job s ecurity.
A good job isn 't a ny of th ese .. . unless it is a ll of them.
The job with great pay, fantasti c benefits, and excellent working conditions ca n be t he lous iest job in the
world . .. if the risks a rc too high.
GE jobs combine pay, benefits, conditions, and security in a way tha t makes them good jobs, proba bly better
than most jobs across the country.
Now, a few jous outs ide CE ma y pay better. And a
few may have bl'llN ben<'fi ts plans. And , some jobs outside CE may ha VC' hC't t0r wo rkin g conditions. Some may
Pvcn hav1 bcltpr joh sPcurity.
But, very few jobs ou ts ide GE combine all of these
plusses th!' way a( ; E job dews.
Why? CE has ulte rior moti v<s. It. believes tha t , only
by paying attent ion to all parts of the job, can it keep
good people.
Tha t 's why GE has been keeping pace in a ll of the
things tha t ma ke a good job. In pay. ( GE pay has actua lly increased fa sl1r than the cost-of- living! ) In benefits.
In working conditions anrl job security. And that's why
GE jobs will kee p gettin g better.

T h e G entle D e tangler i s designed to de t a ngl e wet

o r dry hair w hile minimizing hair breakage and
pu ll ou t. Waterproof con s truction allows u se in
the sho wer o r rinsing und e r wat e r f o r quick,
GE wa nts to kee p you!
eas y cle a ning . A dditional f eatur es in c lud e s l e nder , compact handle, p o w e r system which re c h ar ge s in th e stor age ba se , n o radi o/ TV inte rferen ce and cord storag e in the ba se . Th e cord l ess feature p ermits th e unit t o be us e d anywher e
This n ew product wi ll receive ext e nsi ve p r o m o - even at th e beach.
tional suppo rt thr o ugh ext ensive t e l e visi o n adve rtisin g in th e sp r ing and thr o ug h h a rd - se ll i ng
Be s ure and check our empl oyee s tore outlet
point o f purcha se packaging a nd d i splay aids .
at Freed Company, Inc . , East Main Street ,

Waynesboro for the GE Detangl er a s a possibl e

Day gift - - - and bes t of all , a t

~ !othe r's

a discoun t!

In add iti on t o th e new G e ntl e Det ang ler, th e

Per sonal C a r e Pr od ucts Gr oup p l ans a spr ing
con sum er o ffe r fr o m Ap ril l - M ay 15, 1973 o n
a ll female beauty produc t s plus toothbrushes .

..-...

SAFETY SHOES PAYOFF

WHO WILL BE 50,000th PENSIONER?
GE 1 s Pension Plan will pass another milestone this
Spring. That 1 s when statistics indicate the pension r oll will reach 50,000.
"More than 100,000 have retired on pension since
the Pension Plan began in 1912 '', says E. Sidney
Willis , manager of employee benefits for the
company. "But many of the early retirees are no
longer with us . However, the fact that about
half of all those who have r etired will be on
the roll soon, indicates how the company grew in
the 1940's and how fast our retiree family is
growing."

Mr . Willis pointed out that i t was only a few

years ago that the roll reached the 40,000 mark.
"And it ' s now double the 22,000 on the roll in
1960," he said.
\lalcolm Claytor , ~ lachinist , Tool Room is a fii .
believer in the wearing of Safety Shoes while
working. Recently, ~lalco lm was moving a SO l b.
die . The die s lipped, fell and struck the left
toe top of his safety shoes. Ile did not note
any injury to his toes and without any further
thought to the incident continued performing
his normal work duties .
,.-..ronically, the next morning , Malcolm noticed
d. leather cut to the toe of hi s shoe 1vhile he
was dress ing for 1vork . lie 1vas momentarily shaken after remembering what caused the cut , but
inm1e<liate ly wa s appreciative of the protec tion
thc> safety shoes ha<l afforded him .

SERVICE MILESTONES FOR MARCH

10 Year
B. 1.
s. P.
R. M.
W. H.

w. s.

Harris
McCauley
Meek
Burleigh
Balser

J . R. Bodkin
D. F. Balser
R. K. Bryant

5 Year

15 Years

c.

L.

Miller

B. c. Matheny
P. E. Bonivich

R. J . Eshenour
J. J. Misantone
J. H. Crouse, J r.
,.-._
30 Year

J . J. Lar ew

" Within a decade or s o the number on the pension

roll will nearly double again -- to about 90 , 000- and the total amount paid out in GE pensions
last year is only a f r action of what will be paid
then . Our Pension Trust planning today must take
these increases into account," Mr. Willis said.
Sever al letters have been received from readers
of the GE News indicating belief that the GE Pensi on Trust could pay the cost of pensions from
dividends and interest on the Trust.
"I wish it were that easy ," Mr . Willis said. "The
writers of the letters forget that the number of
pensioners and their pensions don ' t stand still.
For example , in the mid- sixties pension payments
for a year were about $40 milli on. Now the total
is above $100 million and it will go much higher .
For instance, 6333 new additions to the roll were
made in 1972 -- 12% more than in 1971 .
"That ' s why those who understand the scope of the
Pension Trust are concerned that any i mprovements
i n our pensi on plan be made wisely and with a good
deal of thought to the future safety of GE pensions . After all, we don't want GE pensioners to
be left without adequate pr otection . To assure
this protection all payments to the Fund by employees and the company, plus all the income on
investments, are necessary to meet pensions promised .
"Our GE Trust is one of the soundest in the country ," Mr. Will is said. "As l ong as we all treat
it responsibly , it should be adequate to cover
pensions of curr ent retirees as well as pensi ons
of those retiring in the future."

NEW FOREMAN AT APPLIANCE PARK TYPIFIES CHANGING WORK FORCE

Active in community affairs , Mrs. Payne sings with
the Joshua Baptist Church Young Adult Choir and
serves as a cons.ul tant with the Jackson Ar ea C
cil . Her past activities with the Council inc~ -~e
the f ormation of a non- pr ofit business to put
young people who had dropped out of school to
work doing jani tori al duties . For this she was
recognized in the Congressional Record of August
3, 1971 . She has also served on the Board of
Directors of the Louisville Family Planning Council .

GAR/3ARA. PAYNE HAS A '"ElV JOB -- Fo,'1.emw1 Ba1tba,'1.a

Pay11e Ui :il1011m ize '1.C' d ('.l cu,'.l '.l-tng ,'.lpec:,{.6,{_ca,ti.oiu o j
a p,tece o{i 111ua1 wdli Ge11e W,i.l6011 , c_u.,t-o{i6 mac./1i.11e ope1ta,t0Ji , MM , Pc(u11e ' o ,o;fo,'1.y ih uhe that
o{i mcmy othe!L Gf: en1p,f ouee,,) who Me mov,i_ng up by
w.,,tng .t/1. e oppo1Ltw1 Lt<-v.i wl1i.c:h a1te ,{_ncJceao i.ngly
ctl'<1,J,ab.te now {io,'1. eve ~11 one ,

The story of Mrs. Payne ' s career is like an updated Horatio Al ger tale -- but more i mpr essive .
Having dropped out of high school a t an early age ,
she married and became the mother of f ive children.
When she and her husband were divorced, she decide d that life had more to offer her and her
children than welfar e checks , so she enrolled in
the local "Learn More -- Earn More" Program.
After earning her Hi gh School Equivalency Certificate she went on studying and received a certificate from the Department of Health, Physical Educat i on and Recreation of the University of Louisville f or completing the Wor kshop i n Recreati on
Leadership .

Befor e j oining the General Electric Company

Mrs . Payne worked with Olin Ms.thieson where she
took internal company courses in industrial
relations , communication a nd other areas that
would a i d her as a super visor and received a
certi f icate from the College of Computer Science
f or completing the Computer Pr ogramming a nd
Analysis Course . Although she admits she f ound
A new foreman at Appliance Park who sings i ~ a
it very diffi cult to work at a full- time j ob ,
church ch oir , attends college and is r a ising five go to sch ool and raise her five children, Mrs.
chi ldren is an example of the changing patter ns inPayne stayed with it and , in fact , received
the work f orce at GE and throughout the country . exce llent gr ades i n a ll her courses. She has
By i mproving their skills thr ough t r aining a nd
j ust completed a course f or experienced supereduca t i on people ar e moving up -- ~o longer held visor s at Appliance Park.
back by the old- fashi oned barri ers of sex , race ,
origin of bir th or age .
Mrs . Payne's story , like those of many other
GE employees illustr ates the point that people
Barbara Payne is part of this new surge of emar e using the opportuni ties which are increasployee upwar d mobi l ity . She has been pr omoted
ingly available now f or everyone . It ' s the tale
to Foreman of Steel Prepar ation f or the Horne
of getti ng ahead by di nt of hard work. And it
Laundry Pr oducts Divisi on at Appliance Park .
underlines the point that the i mportant thing is
Seventeen men repor t to her . She i s r esponsible to do the job . and t o do i t well .
f or the steel used in the manufacturing of washers
and dryers f r om ~he time it is received until i t
YOUR HELP PLEASE!!
goes into pr oduction . She moved up fr om the
assembly line .
It ha s been orought to the attent ion of our ed i Mrs . Payne feels her career with GE is just beginning and to aid her in taking advantage of opportuniti es , she is enrolled at the University of
Louisvi lle under the General Electric Tuition Ref und Plan . The pr ogram is designed to help employees meet tuition expenses so ttey can further
their tducati on and , thus , their pers onal careers .

t or that there is a problem wi th conges tion in

the cafeteria because too many employees arc
saving scats for friends . Our number of empl ~
ecs ha s inc reased gr eatly and our ca feteria ~
~mct i oning almost at capacity .
Please r emembe r
next time you 1vant to save a seat for t hree or
four buddie s that you coul d be that person s tandi ng i n the middle of the cafe t eri a t rying t o
fi nd a vacant seat!

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV No. 13

WAYNESBORO , VIRGINIA

TERRI PETRIE CHOSEN

APPLE BLOSSOM PRINCESS

March 3 0 , 1973

FOUR GE RETIREES
PASS 99 YEAR MARK
Four General Electric retirees have passed the
99- years-young mark . All but one have been
receiving GE pensi ons f or longer than their years
of service wi th the Company - - some almost twice
as long.
Ol<les~ GE pensi oner i s John Ryan , Schenectady,
who was 103 on January -4. He retired f r om
Schenectady in 1933 a f ter 23 years of service.
He ' s been on pension nearly twice as l ong as his
s ervice .

Christ ian J . Schultz wi l l reach 100 this year.

He lives in Clarksville , N. Y. and retired from
Schenectady in 1942 after 33 years of servi ce .
Dr . William D. Cooli dge wi ll reach 100 t his year .
He r etir ed from the Res ear ch Laboratory, Schenectady , in 1945 after 38 yea r s of servi ce . He's
been on pension nearly as l ong as his GE service.
Hor a ce W. Sext on r eached 99 early this year. He
'.llss Terri Petrie o f l\'ayncsbor o h'ill r epr e sent
r~ tired in 1945 after 32 y ear s of service .
Mr.
Blue Ridge Comml.ll1ity Co ll ege as an :\pplc BlosSexton
r
etir
ed
from
the
Pittsfield
Works
.
som Princess in the forty-sixth Shenandoah :\pplc
Blossom Festival, according to Dadd E~ l cr, Dean
of Student Services .
SCOGEE INTERPLANT GOLF LEAGUE 1973
Dr . Ey l e r sta t ed that i\ li ss Pe t r i e h'as chos en in
As in the pa st there will be two divi sions of the
an e l ection conducted by the s tudent gove rnme nt
association . Seven gjrls competed for the tit l e 1973 SCOGEE GOLF LEAGUE . One division will play
at GYPSY HILL GOLF COURSE in STAUNTON and the
of Princess .
other will play at SWANNANOA COUNTRY CLUB .
Matches will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Terri is a graduate of Waynesboro ll igh School
begi nning May 1.
and is in the data processing program a t the
College . She i s employed by General I: lee tr ic
Entr y f ees will be $5 . 00 per team and $1 . 00 per
and works as Secretary to J . L. Ar chambeault,
alternate
. All entr ies must be t urned in to
Mgr, Second Shift Operation.
D. PHELPS , Room 11 , befor e April 18.
\\Then our ne1vspaper cdj tor called Terri ;ind asked
her about t he honor o f bei ng a Princess , s he ex
GOLF BALLS ANYONE???
claimed, " I' m ab-6ol u;te..tl} thuUe.d t o de.cLtli. 1
cU.dvt ' t th,i.nk I !i :tood a c.liance. o 0 be. i.ug !ie.t ected
An "Outlet f or $1 . 25 golf balls fo r $5 . 75 per
be.c.aUI.> e. I ha ve.n ' :t oe.e.n at Bl ue. R-i.dg e. VC!.'LIJ fo 1tg dozen" has been obtained .
avtd I'm jll-6:t tic/z.te.d p-i.HI~ '."
Terri , daughter of ~Ir. and ~lrs . l\les J ey ~ I. Petric
~Waynesboro , 1.,ri ll go t o \\linchestcr on ~la y 4 t o
!Jdrt icipatc in the coronat i on of Queen Shenandouh
XLV I.

These ar e t op quali ty balls, not rejects. If

you a r e interested in buying - contact Bob
Dedri ck , Ext . 353 or Fr ank Gum , Ext. 482 today .

How come both of your pension plans

don't cost you the same?
Every GE employee has two pension plans.
One is voluntary. The other isn't. The same
is true for employees in most other big
American companies.
Two pension plans. You pay for both. GE
pays for both. One is your GE plan, and the
other is Social Security.
Your GE Pension Plan, and its partner,
the Social Security plan, work together. Both
have been improved periodically to provide a
good total income for the retirement years.
But have you considered how differently
the improvements in each have affected your
pocketbook?
Take the case of a typical employee. He's
retiring now. His age-65. His service-35
years. Since he joined GE he's been earning
at or near the ceiling pay subject to Social
Security tax, with final average earnings of
$9,000.
What are these two plans now contributing to this GE employee's retirement income:
His Social Security brings him about $266
a month ... His GE Pension brings him about
$262 a month. Each is about the same.
But what did this employee contribute
toward those incomes in the year
prior to retirement?

His Social Security tax in 1972 was $468

(GE paid an equal amount for him) ... But
his Pension Trust contributions totalled only
$99. Which makes a GE pension a great
value. The reason is, in 1972, the company
contributed $102 million to the Pension
Trust, and through wise investments the
Trust increased by additional millions to
cover its added liabilities.
Will the Pension Plan be improved? Improvements in the GE pension plan must be
made in the light of total costs for both GE
pension and Social Security, and other benefits too. The total retirement benefit package
now obviously must include the Social Security pension as well as the GE pension.
Combined, the two pension plans make up
by far the most costly of all benefit areas.
But, as always, in making benefit improvements, GE will strive for the balance that
benefits most GE people.

REPAIR AND RETURN - FIRST UNIT TO SET UP IN PARTS CENTER

Joe Bookataub, Engineer; Mike Shelor, Foreman; DCP Repair & Return, and his employees were the
first Group to move into the new GE Parts Center. The below pic t ures show the employees busily
etting up their work stations . Some employee comments; "Just GrP.at'', "Like it very much ", "Live
in Staunton - very convenient", etc.

(1 t o R) Dot Armstrong , Audra Hartman , Mabel

Phillips & Mike Rebich are shown unpacking and
identifying parts.

(L to R) Richard Sabrin , Joe Bookataub & Mike

Shelor checking the layout f or next setup .

~
(L to R) Riba Dudley, Joe Chapman & Ron Guthrie
getting their s tati ons ready for producti on .

Work benches being put i n plac e in main part of

~ la nt - Contra ctors performi ng finishing to uches
t o the Manufac t uring Pla nt .

New col or ful a nd pleasant cafeter ia vending f ood service . Carolyn

Clayt or , Macke attendant all set t o provide service f or t he employees .

Q:

Wha.:t a.bout athe.Jr.

pe.n6,iow.,?

aJteM

ou:t6-<-de. o6 pa.y a.nd

Q: What ab 0 ut a.U the. p!LO 6,{;(:)., GE YYi1 de .f.L6 t tje.a.JL?

Baldwin: There is always considerable interest
Von' t tho.o e Mnanci.al 1tepo1Lt6 Jr.aiA e eve.Jtyand time paid to analysis of the language
one. '.o e.xpe.ctati.on6?
in the contract. These are usually very tech
nical discussions. From some of the prelimBaldwin: The Company's profits were a little
inary discussions we've had with Unions, I
over a nickel on the dollar - 5.2 cents to
think it's accurate to say we're both interbe
exact. That's two-tenths of a cent better
ested in making sure the contract is not in
than
1971 - hardly sensational. In tenns of
conflict with recent court decisions on discrimination.
dollars, GE profits were p $56 million,
which sollllds like a lot, but you have to
remember that $51 million out of the $56
million went back into the business for new
facilities, new tools and new equipment to
keep
us competitive. The other $5 million
Q: Any a.theft Ltem6 you .tJU.n.12. w,{,.lt be fuc.u6~ed?
went to share owners in dividends. When you
consider that the pay and benefit improveBaldwin: Oh, yes, quite a few. The Medical Inwe negotiated in 1970 cost nearly $1
ments
surance plan, Holidays, Vacations and Sick
billion,
you can see this profits thing is a
Pay, for example. I expect every aspect of
in
the
bucket. If you took the whole
drop
the benefit package will come tmder discus$56 million and divided it up equally for
sion, and what we do will have to depend on
every employee, it would amotmt to less than
what the priorities are. Obviously, we can't
$3. 75 a week each. If you can find any
improve every one, so we' 11 have to decide
llllion
that'll settle for that, we can sign
with the Union negotiators where employees'
new
contracts
right now.
needs are the greatest and where we should
put the emphasis.
Q:

Q:

The. UJIUoM alLva.y-6 c.ome to the. ba.JtgCU.JIUng

:table wi.:th demi.ncl6 60lt .tJU.ng.o they a.nd the,i.Jz.
membeM want. That'~ ex.pede.d. BCLt what
a.bout the Company? Me the.Jr.e any .ope.ci.Mc.
rung.o the Company wavit6 ~ time aJLound?

Baldwin: If you're truly going to have give-andtake bargaining, it can' t all be just one
way. Naturally we've given thought to some
things we'd like to get in return for the
pay and benefit improvements we expect to
give. For example, we certainly want to make
sure that Management's right to make necessary business decisions is clearly established. Beyond that, we're conceITied about the
growing number of court actions over the contract the IUE in particular is bringing
against us. We like to think that neither we
nor the Union would knowingly sign a contract
that violates the law. We feel the IUE
should join us in defending the contract and
discouraging law suits. After all, i f two
parties write a legal contract in good faith,
and both understand the intent of each part,
there should be no need to go to the courts.

Wha.t IUnd 06 a. baJtgCU.JIUng c.Li.ma..te. do you e.x.pec.t ~ ye.alt?

Baldwin: I think it's going to be much better

than in 1969. We've already had some preliminary sessions with the Unions, and it's
my opinion that both sides are dedicated to
finding solutions and not building confrontations. We hope we can have the kind of
give-and-take bargining that can result in
a settiement satisfactory to everyone.

LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN

MARCH 28

Local negotiations between UE Local

#124 and management representatives
from the Wciynesboro Plant will begin
on Wednesday, March 28.
Negotiations locally will concentrate
on modifications to the Layoff and R
Recall Supplement.

GE'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR DISCUSSES 1973 BARGAINING OUTLOOK

This year, contracts with most un;on~ reprcs0nting GE employees expire at the end of 1-!ay. Negotiations between the Company and mo!:'t of these
unions are now getting underway. To r1vlp put
things in perspective, John R. Rnldwin, Chief Negotiator for the Company at the l~ational level,
di~cusses the outlook for contract talks.
Mr.
Baldwin will be in charge of negrtiations with
both IUE and UE in New York City.

Q_:

Le,;t '-6 -!dcUr,t 06 f, with the. fun.de::. t qLte_,~ ti un.

What cute the. pJt.of.ip,'.c.t~ ;)o't a ~.etttc>Jne.nl u.:Ltliol.rt J.>.tfl.,{k.e_,~

tw

What malz.e.6 you

0e.e.l

1 :

.1

t:1('

:,

L~

a pay c.atc.h-u.p pJto-

Baldwin: Definitely not. Everyone wants a pay

increase and we expect to negotiate one. But
GE pay has risen at least 10% more than the
cost of living during the past three years.
This is we 11 above the average for all lJ. S.
manufacturing. So I would say there can te
no valid claim that a catch-up is needed for
GE employees.

c.lian9e~ .{.It

I guess that depends on what you mean

hv "major changes." There arc t\\'O thinos to
keep in mind ... First, by any fair stanc1~r<l,
our CE pension plan is one of the best arolUld
Every s tu<ly ;md comparison we make shows that
lt is sound, it is progressive, and has many
features that other plans don't have. \Ve
just recently completed a survey of people
who lwve retired during the last five years.
It shows that a very large majority arc well
satisfied with their retirement incomes and
have fotmJ they Gm maintain a good standard
of living without working. Now, it's always
possible to find some other pension plan
that may be better in some particular respect, but overall, ours is a very good one.
So our bargaining will have to be on the ba~ is of making a good pension plan better.

What -Ui the d<.6 0vie.nc.e.?

You. don.' t thln.k the.Jte.

bte.m thU :time.?

Ve ucu c.xt e.ct to 11e.goti..a,te. rnajoJz.

tf 1.c. pc 11~ i o11 a.'te.a?

l~aldwin:

tfU-6 way?

Baldwin: The wage/price spiral that was operating when we negotiated our last contracts in
1969-70 has slowed down considerably. The
pressures for catch-up type pay increases
that were a major cause for President Nixon
to declare Phase I controls are no longer so
apparent. During the last 18 months, the
r isc in the cost of living is less overall,
despite the recent spurt in some prices.

Q:

'(

Bahh'>'in: l\c ha\~ heen getting the signal loud

and clear th:1t pensions are going to he an
important item on this year's bargainill'.!
agenda. r promise you we will be pay i n,t;
part icubr attention to what Union rcprcscnt:1tives say on this subject.

Baldwin: There are several reasons. I don't

think either the tmions or the company want
a repeat of the 101-day strike that took
place last time, and the economic climate is
considerably different this year.

Q:

,(bc:d l'tfl(!,'z. i.Hue,~? Otlt' (,'~ t:ic

o~ i'11tc'l.~t .~cem~ to i.>e ,{mp1wve.ment~.
1.1 c.11~ <(11 1. 1 l'c'.1t.
Wf1at c.m we. r.x.pec:t :1 ,'

'.'.!,,~d

1/(>.att?

Bald\'1in: I C:X.lJect we will be in for some very

tough bargaining this year. The tmions have
made a munber of major dcrn~rnds that wi 11 not
he easilv resolved. But if the discussions
stick to' the issues, I'm optimistic about the
outcome of this year's negotiations.

Q:

n~

.Q:

You. Mid theJt.e. aJte :two t/U.ng~ to keep -i.n

mi.nd about pe.n6iorL6. Wha,t' ~ .the. otlieJt?

Bald\vin: The other - which both we and Union

representatives know very well - is the
pension plan is a very costly bencfi t nowa~ays.
Major improvements in the early retirement area for example or an increase
in the level of pensions, can cost an awful
lot of ~loney. When we come to bargaining
on pens10ns, we' 11 be faced with the choice
of trading off parts of potential pay incre".1-ses, or other benefit improvements,
against changes in the pension plan. It'll
be a question of where we and the Union
~grce to place the priorities.

11

Just in Case" -- Continued from Page 1)

"It's not for use in tax returns which many

employees ar e now filing , " they said. "In filling
out tax returns on 1972 income -- the ones now
being prepared -- the Tax Information Statement
distributed in 1972 -- a year ago -- should be
used."
Another fact to remember : The 1973 S&SP Tax
Informati on Statement and Annual Statement of
Account fur nishes tax data i n duplicat e . Par t icipants are urged to fi l e one copy with personal
papers and to attach the tear- off stub, with
duplicate information, to their 1973 "payout"
certificates -- U. S. Savings Bonds, GE Stock
and S&S Program Mutual Fund Uni ts . This will
prevent loss and the data will be available at
tax fi l ing time in 1974.
In addition to showing the amount of income to be
reported as a result of the recent 1973 S&SP
securities "payout" , 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 value per uni t on the date of delivery to participants. I f you sell or redeem any cf
your 1973 S&SP secur iti es you should use the "Tax
Cost" figur e in determining gain or loss for tax
purposes .

NEW FORELADY APPOINTED IN D CP

J oyce B . Ralston was appointed
Forelady , Data Communications
Products, Printed Wire Boe:..-.
As sembly, effe c tive March l,
1973 according to Mr. H. R.
Knueppel , Manager-Data Communcations Produc t s .
Joy ce i s a native of Stuarts
Dr a f t, Virginia and a graduate
of Wilson Memo rial High Sdiool.
Sh e joined General Electric in
July 1959 and ha s worke d in Relays as Assembly
Operator, Adju ste r and Monitor.
Joyce, her hu s band Walter and 10 year old daug h ter, T ess i e, r e side at 506 Spott s wood Road,
Staunton, Virginia. She ; s a member of Eastern
Star- B e verley Chapter 1178 a nd t h e Covenant
Presbyterian Chur c h in Staunton . H e r hobbi es
inc lude sewing, knitting and croc heting .

AUSTRALIAN ROTARY
AMBASSADORS VISIT PLANT

S&SP participants who sold or redeemed stock or

fund units during 1972 will require the informat ion in 1972 Tax Information Statement in order
to determine gain or loss. Participants who have
sold securities received in a previous "payout"
should check the Tax Information Statement for the
year in which the payout was na de to obtain appropriate information for tax returns .
"This is an impor tant r eason why you should save
these annual statements ," say administrators.
"In addition, of course, the annual statement
furnishes each S&SP participant with information
on his holdings under S&SP .

Stock, Fund Unit prices

Here is the average GE "Stock Price" and the average
Fund Unit Price used in the c redi ting o f participants '
accounts for the month of February und er the Savings
and Security Progra m .
The "Stock Price and Fund Unit Price" for the mon th
of February are as follows: Stock Price - $68.493: Fund
Unit Price - $38.041.
Month

Stock Price

Fund Unit Price

January
February

$71.827
68.493

$39.727
38.041

The Waynesboro Plant hos ted the above Australian

Rotary Ambassadors to a plant visi t last week .
The group was given a plant tour by Iv. R. Perry,
Relations Specialist . H. \\. Tulloch ~ lanaoer Re l ations spoke t o the group a t the conclusion
of the tour.
'

,.--.
Res pect fire . F ire i s a friend to man in

mo ~

cases. Given th e c hance h o weve r , it ca n b e a

killer . Deny it that cha nce by obse r vi ng all
smokin g regulations .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
.--

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . AV No . 12

WAYN ESBORO,VIRGINIA

DCPD HOSTS
DIVISION STAFF MEETING

Mar ch 23 , 1973

G E OPEN 'S CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

WITH IUE, UE
The General Electric Company today opened
separrite negotiations on new contr acts
with the International Union of Electrical
Radio and Machine r-iorkers , (AFL- CIO) , (JUE) ,
and the UnUed Electrica l , Radio and Ma chine ~lorkers of America ( UE) . Curr>ent
contr>acts which were negotiated in January
1970 expire on May 26.
'l'he tone of the opening meetings was de scribed as constructive . Both sides pre dicted tough bargaining on the issues ,
but expressed confidence in achieving a
s ettlement .
The JUE represents about 85, 000 GE employees and the UE about 16, 000 .

,,-..... L. Cou.gfU:Jty c.01tdu.c.ti11g ct pl'..aYLt :touJL t)o!t D1 .

1 A. Vandvusuc.e., W. F. K-<-nd:t and me.mbvus

CS13V S:ta 66.

n1c Col1Ul1unica ti on Systems Business D:i vis ion

St aff held its meeting at the \faynesboro Pl ant
Thursday , ~larch 15 . Mr . IV . F. K:indt, General
M<mager - OCPD 11as host to the group . After
t he business session an<l lunch in the Blue
Rj dge D:in:ing Room, Dave Cough try conducted a
comprehensive plant tour.

JUST IN CASE
YOU 'RE STILL WONDER IN G
Just as we do every year, a lot of us who are
parti cipants in the Savings and Security Program
recently received our 1973 S&SP Tax Information
Statement and a Statement of Account . And as we
do every year , we ' re a sking "What ' s this for? " or
"What do I do? I 1 ve already sent in my tax retur n. "
Information in the Tax Sta tement is for use in
r epor ting 1973 taxable income when income tax
time r oll s ar ound in 1974, according to benefi ts
~nistrators throughout the company .
So, the
.<abl e I ncome " column refers to the taxable
income on thi s year ' s payout which you report a
year f r om now.
( C o nti nue d on P age :!. )

Jn addition to these two nationally ne gotiated contracts , there are over 100
local contracts with nearly a dozen other
unions covering another 35, 000 GE employees ,
which expire on or shortly after May 26 .
New contract talks at these individual
olants will begin during the next seveyial
weeks for the most part .
(See Insert in f/aynesboro Plant NE~IS "CE ' s Chief Negoti ator Discusses 19 73
Bargaining Out look ")
NOTE OF THANKS
We wish to thank al l the fri ends at Gener al
Electr ic who r emembered our f amily with flowers,
gifts of food and othe r ki ndnes s es duri ng t he
recent death of our father, Char les Patter son.
Eva P. Campbell
Whiteprint
ATTENTI ON! ! !
TRYOUTS FOR GE #2 SOFTBALL TEAM
Mar ch 27th - 5 PM.
Contact : Char les E. Bow l es , Ext . 574
Har ol d Temple t on , Ext . 269

PROFIT IS WHAT
KEEPS IT ALL TOGETHER
Profit is what is left when the costs of running a business are deducted from the earnings of the company. If there is no profit it
stands to reason that eventually there will be no company. No
company means no job. Simple? No, it isn't. Corporate structure
is complex. It is hard for the individual to see himself in relationship to the whole. Suffice it to say that when an opportunity arises
to bolster profits-do it. It's your own iob that you are protecting.

CONTROL DEVICES OPERATION ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PROMOTIONS

A

Two promotion s wer e announc ed last week by John J. Lare w, Manage r-S pe c ialty Control Devices
1gineering, CDO. Mr. Charles W. Spangler was named Manager-Drives Produc t Engi n eering ,
td Mr. Charles R. Yemington wa s named Manag er-Devices Product E ngineering .

A nativ e of Peterstown, West

Virginia, Mr. Spangler was employed by the Celanese Corporation, N arrows, Va. , after grad uation from h igh school. From
1951-55 he s erved in the U.S .
Air Forc e , attainin g the rank of
Staff Sergeant. His work in the
Air Force involv e d ground electr onic countermeasures e quip ment operation and maintenance
in J a pan, and a y e ar at the USAF E l ect ro nic
Analysis L a b m San Antonio .

Mr. Yemington, a n ati ve of

Torrington, Wyoming , rece i ved
hi s BSEE de g ree from the University of Wyoming in 1963 .
Following graduation, h e was
employed by the Electrical D e sign Section, Los Ange l es
D e par tment of Water and Power,
where he worked w ith alarm,
telemetry, and c ontrol syst em s.

In 1966 he joined the General

El e ctri c Apollo Systems D e partment a t the K e n n e dy Space Center as an Aerospace Systems
Fo llowin g this experience, Mr . Spangl e r attended Engineer conc erned with r e lia bility of the Apollo
W . Vi rginia University where he received a BSEE command/ service m odule and associated ground
and was elected to Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa N u support equipment.
ho norary fraternities .
Followi ng the fir s t mann e d moon l anding, M r .
Upon grad uation in 1960, Mr . S pangler j oined the Y emin gton was t r a n sferred to the Control Devi ces Operation h e r e in S eptem ber 1969 as Drives
Spec i a lty Contr o l D e partment in Waynes boro i n
Project Engi neer in Specialty Control D evi ces
~ives Engine e ring.
Through t he yea r s , h e ha s
Engine
e ring , w her e he made a s ub s tantia l contri~ .. ercised an increasing l y influential rol e in the
butio n to the new Full W a ve Driv e Program.
Dri ve s business, c ulminating mo st r ece ntly in
his coordina tion of the new full wave drive
deve l opment program .
Charle s is a licensed professional engin eer and
a membe r of IE EE . H e lives with hi s w ife,
Mr. Spang l e r liv es wit h h is wife , Ro se mary and Judith and two c hildr en on B ookerdale Road ,
son , Billy at 1825 N. Talbot Place , Waynesboro. Wayne sboro.

Pollution Free Paint Chambers

In tense ultra violet radiation may ho ld
the key to the deve l opment of a n e ss entia lly
pollu t i on-fr ee process for creating decora tive, prot ective, a nd ins ula ting coa ti ngs
on industria l products, a ccording to s cientists at GE ' s Research a nd Development
Center.
The GE studi es -- st il l i n the l abor a tory
stage --use specia l formu l at ions that a re
applied like c ommon paints . The coat e d objec t is then expos e d to intense ultravi ol e t
light whic h tri ggers c hemi ca l re ac tions
~that make the coatings completely hard and
lry in l ess than thr ee mi nutes. Under most
conditions , only a b ou t two perce n t of t h e
weight of t he coati ng i s r e l eased i nt o the
a i r . By contrast , convent iona l p ai nt s take
an hour or more ~ o dry, du ring whic h time
up to 65 percent of the w~ i g ht evapora te s
in air.

'FIRST WEEK OF SPRING ' CAFETERIA SPEC IAL

The ne xt Cafeter ia Special, a s previously
announc ed, w ill be se rved next Thursday, March
22, 19 7 3 . The "First Week of Spring Spec ia l "
will i nclude the follo w ing:
C o le Sl aw
S paghetti
w /m eat s auce
Green B ean s

Garlic Br ead
Beve r age
Ice C r ea m

The price of the Spe c ial will be $ L 0 0 including

ta x . The B lue Ridge Dining Room will a l so offer
the s a m e S p ecial. Vending as u s ual w ill be avail
a b l E: for those not w i s hing a full meal.

*** ** * * ** ** * * * * **
i\ sm a ll hm leadi 11 g a donkt'v passt'd IJ, a 11 :irrm c :ir11 p
and a so ldi er ,,a11ted to h ave so mt fu 11 "ith tlw lad.
\ \ ' h, a re \O u lw ldi n).! rn ur brot h er >o t ight., ..

"So's h e \\ 0 11't joi n t he ;1rm,." the hoy rcplit>d .

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE

PROGRAM BACKED BY GE SINCE 1897

(Larew Recognized - from page one)

Mr. Larew has 15 is sued patents and has written

Back in 1897 when a young man went off to serve articles about photoelectric controls for a num~
of magazines.
his week at his State Military Camp each year,
he packed his gear, wrapped his legs in puttees,
He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and
hung on a Sam Browne belt and put a wideElectronic Engineers and Eta Kappa Nu Honorary
brimmed campaign hat on his head. Seems a
Electrical Engineering Fraternity. John is also
far cry from the men who serve in the National
an elder in the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
or State Guard or U. S. Re serves of the Army,
He and his family reside at 1840 Westminster
Navy or Air Force today.
Road, Waynesboro.
But there is one thing that has not changed for
General Electric employees. They got paid then
NOTE OF THANKS
and they get paid now.
I wish to express my appreciation to all who
Since 1897 the company has had a tradition of
sent the lovely flowers, beautiful cards and for
supporting those of its employees called up for
the prayers of my many kind friends. This all
annual military training periods. The earliest
helped my recovery while in the hospital. I am
record available shows that the company paid for grateful also for those of you who donated blood.
one week at State Military Camps each year.
May the Good Lord bless each of you.
This was separate from his vacation. Today GE
grants service credits to employees attending
Florence Smith
annual encampments in the National Guard and
Keep your work station clean and orderly.
Reserves. The company also pays employees
A messy, unorganized work area is not only
who have 30 or more days of company service,
unpleasant, it's dangerous! Hand tools should
the amount by which normal salary or wages
be out only when being used. Spills of water,
exceed pay received from the State or Federal
oil and other liquids should be cleaned up
government for up to the fir st 17 days of such
immediately after they occur. Scrap should
be
kept in proper receptacles. Don't allow
military service. And if the militia is officially
your
work area to become an accident trap
ordered out on temporary emergency duty such
for you or a fellow employee.
as fire, flood or other disaster the company
grants service and allows a military pay differThe National Guard is an outgrowth of the early
ential for up to four weeks.
militia concept. It has the longest oontinuous
history of any military organization in the
Although GE has provided this money since 1897
United States. It provided approximately
many companies do not. According to a 1973
165, 000 of the 396, 000 men raised for General
nationwide survey of 783 companies 41 percent
Washington 1 s command during the American
of the companies examined provide no pay for
Revolution. Later, it furnished the major
military encampment training.
manpower of the Northern response to Pre sident Lincoln's first Proclamation.
Under the GE plan any employee may also schedule his vacation and annual training period separA ''Statement of Support for the Guard and
ately and in such cases employees will receive
Reserve" which is being sent to all oomponents
the military differential for the training period
for display was signed by Boam Chairman
and will also be able to take their scheduled
Reginald H. Jones, Secretary of Defense,
vacation at a different time.
Melvin R. Laird and J. M. Roche, Chairman,
National Committee for Employer Support of
The General Electric Company has tiaditionally
the Guard and Reserve. It says, "We recog~
supported employees in their activities in fulnize the National Guam and Reseive as esser..
filling their roles as good citizens and patriots.
tial to the strength of our nation and the mainIn backing the program for training in the
tenance of world peace. They require and
National Guard the company has encouraged
employees to serve their country, while at the
deserve the interest and support of the Amerisame time continuing to woik at their civilian
can business community, as well as every
occupations.
segment of our society. "

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GEN ERAL @ ELECTRIC

VOL . XV No . 1 1

WA YNESBORO ,V IRG IN IA

JOHN J. LAREW RECOGNIZED

FOR THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE

Marc h 16, 19 7 3

R. L. BROUGHMAN JOINS RELATIONS

Robert L . Broug h man , Sup e rvisor o f Manufactur ing , C D O ,
has been promo t ed to Speciali s t Hourly R e l ations in Empl oyee
Rela tions as of Apr i l 1, 1973 ,
a cc ording to H . W . Tulloch,
Manager , DCPD - Re lations .
Born i n Cl i fton Forge, Vi r ginia,
Bob graduat ed from A ll egh eny
High School in 1946 . He p la y e d
baseball for the Philadelphia
Athl eti c farm class fo r three years and se r v ed
in the U. S , A r my.

,,,-._A. Ford, Manager-CDO, pr esents a thirty

yea r service pin t o John J . L a rew i n the pre s e nc e of CDO Staff.

Bob j oined G e neral E l ectric in Wayn esbo ro in

Feb ruary 195 5 . Prior to that time h e se r ve d a
four year M achin i s t Apprentice Course w ith the
Cheasepeake and Ohio Rai l road in C l i f ton Forge .

Bob ' s fir s t assignment wit h GE w a s in the tool

room as a Machinist. Other po s iti ons he has
John J . L a r ew, Manage r -Specialty Contro l
h eld a r e Tool and Die Maker , Methods and
D evices Engineering of the Control Devices
Plannin g in 1956 , Fore man-Mac h ine Shop in
Ope ration , complete d 3 0 yea r s of service w ith
1 957 , and Su perviso r of Relay Manufa c tur ing in
the General Electric Company on Ma r c h 4, 19 7 3 . 1965 . In January 1971 he w a s tran s ferred to
C DO Oper a t ion s in Bui l ding #6 to supervi se the
Mr. L a rew j oined the Company in 1943 as a Te st manufacture of large tra n s forme r s for Gas TurEngineer in Bridgeport , Conn. after receiving
bine exc itation equipm.ent. In November 197 1
a BSEE from Georgia Tech. Following several
h e ass umed the duties of S up e rvi so r of Manuass i gnments on this trainin g program, he spent
facturing for the c omplete C DO Manufa c turing
10 years in the R&D C e nter, Schenectady, in
area .
the Electromechanical Division . Mr. L arew
h e ld po s i t ion s as D eve l opment E ngi neer, Group
Bob ha s comple t ed the cour ses of the Manufac t Lea d e r and Senior Pro j ect Engineer before b euring Training prog ram , Advanced Manufact coming Mana ge r- Indu s t rial Control Produc t
. ur i ng Work s hop S eminar, U nit Man a ge r' s
Eng ine e ring Uni t in 1957 and Manage r- E l ect r onic Course and o t h e r company - s p on s o r e d pro C o nt rol Product Engineering- D e s ign Engineering grams . '
in 1965 . Prior t o Mr. L a rew' s appointment to
h is pr e sent po s ition, he was U nit Mana ge r of
Bob and h i s w ife Mildre d r eside at Ladd .
~ta Co mmunication Print e r Engineering in t he
_ ec i a lty C ontrol Department, now the Data
Thi n k how hap p v \O u wou ld h e if \ ou lost C'\Tnthi ng \ 1li 1
Communi c at i on Product s D epa r tment .
havt ri g h t now -

(c ontinued on page two)

t he n g ot it back agai n.

PROFIT IS WHAT
KEEPS IT ALL TOGETHER
Profit is what is left when the costs of running a business are deducted from the earnings of the company. If there is no profit it
stands to reason that eventually there will be no company. No
company means no iob. Simple? No, it isn't. Corporate structure
is complex. It is hard for the individual to see himself in relationship to the whole. Suffice it to say that when an opportunity arises
to bolster profits-do it. It's your own iob that you are protecting.

CONTROL DEVICES OPERATION ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PROMOTIONS

Two promotions we r e announced last week by John J. Larew, Manager - Specialty Control D evices
Ang ineering, CDO . Mr . Charles W. Spangler was na med Manager -Drives Product Engi neering,
id Mr. Charles R . Yemington wa s n amed Manager -Devices Product Engineering .
A native of P e terstown, West
Virginia, Mr. S pangler was employed by the Celanese Corporation, Narrows, Va., a ft e r graduation from high school. From
1951-55 he se rve d in the U.S.
Air Force, attaining the rank of
Staff Sergeant. His work in the
Air Force involved ground electronic countermeasures e quipment operation and maintenance
in Japan, and a year at the USAF Electronic
A nalysi s L ab in San Antonio.

Mr . Yemington, a nati ve of
Tor rington, Wyoming, received
h is BSEE degree from the University of Wyoming in 1963 .
F o llo w ing graduation, he was
employed by t he Electrical D e sign Section, Lo s Angeles
D e partm ent of Water and Power,
where he wo rked with a l arm,
telemetry, and control systems .

In 1966 he joined the General

Electric Apollo Systems D epartm ent at the Ken nedy Space Cent er as an Aerospace Systems
Following this expe rience , Mr. Spangler attended Engineer conce rned with r eliability of the Apollo
W . Virginia University wher e he rec eive d a BSEE command/ service module and assoc iate d ground
and was elec t e d to Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu support equipme nt.
honorary fra t erniti es .
Following the fi r st manned moon landing, Mr .
Upon graduation in 1960, Mr . S pangl er joined the Yemington was transferred to the Control Devi ce s Op eration h ere in September 1969 as D rives
S p eci alty Cont rol D e partment in Waynesboro in
ives Engineerin g . Through the year s, he h as Proje ct Engineer in Specialty Control Devices
E ngineering, where he made a substantial contri .__,ercised an inc r easing ly influential role in the
bution to the new Full Wave Drive Pr ogram .
Drives busine ss, culminating most recently i n
his coordination of the new full wave drive
development program .
Charles is a l ic e nsed profe ssional engineer and
a member of IE EE. He lives with his wife,
Mr. Spangler lives with his wife, Ro sema ry and Judit h and two child ren on Bookerdale Road,
son, Billy at 1825 N . Talbot Place, Waynesboro. Waynes bo ro .

Pollution Free Paint Chambers

Inte nse ultraviolet radiation may hold
the key to the development of an essentially
pollution-free process for creating decorative, prote ctive, a nd insulating coatings
on industrial products , according t o scientists at GE ' s Research and Development
Center.
The GE studi es -- s till in the laboratory
stage --u se special formu l ations that a re
app li ed like common paints. The coated object is t hen exposed to intense ultra violet
light which tri gge r s chemical reactions
,.-..._t hat make the coatings completely hard and
Jry in less than three minutes. Under most
conditions, only about two percent of the
weight of the coati ng i s released into the
air . By contrast, conventiona l paint s take
an hour or more ~o dry, during which time
up to 65 percent of the w~ight evaporate s
in air.

'FIRST WEEK OF SPRING ' CAFETERIA SPECIAL

The n ext Cafeteria Special, as pr eviously
announced , will be s erved next T hur s day, March
22, 197 3 . The "Fir s t Week of Sp r ing Special"
will include the following:
Co le Slaw
Spaghetti
w/meat sauce
Green Beans

Garl i c Bread
Beverage
Ice Cream

The price of t h e Special will be $1 . 00 including

tax. The Blue Ridge D ining Roo m will also offer
the same Special. Vending as usual will be avail
able for those not wishing a full meal.

* ** ** * *** ** * * * * * *
:\ small bov leadin~ a donke\ passed b\ an arm\ camp
and a sold ier wanled to ha ve some fun wi th t he lad .
Whv art vou holding vour brothl' r '0 tigh t?"
"So" s he won 't join the arm\". .. th e hm replied .

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE

PROGRAM BACKED BY GE SINCE 1897
Back in 1897 when a young man went off to serve
his week at his State Military Camp each year,
he packed his gear, wrapped his legs in puttees,
hung on a Sam Browne belt and put a widebrimmed campaign hat on his head. Seems a
far cry from the men who serve in the National
or State Guard or U. S. Re serves of the Army,
Navy or Air Force today.
But there is one thing that has not changed for
General Electric employees. They got paid then
and they get paid now.
Since 1897 the company has had a tradition of
supporting those of its employees called up for
annual military training periods. The earliest
record available shows that the company paid for
one week at State Military Camps each year.
This was separate from his vacation. Today GE
grants service credits to employees attending
annual encampments in the National Guard and
Reserves. The company also pays employees
who have 30 or more days of company service,
the amount by which normal salary or wages
exceed pay received from the State or Federal
government for up to the fir st 17 days of such
military service. And if the militia is officially
ordered out on temporary emergency duty such
as fire, flood or other disaster the company
grants service and allows a military pay differential for up to four weeks.
Although GE has provided this money since 1897
many companies do not. According to a 1973
nationwide survey of 783 companies 41 percent
of the companies examined provide no pay for
military encampment training.
Under the GE plan any employee may also schedule his vacation and annual training period separately and in such cases employees will receive
the military differential for the training period
and will also be able to take their scheduled
vacation at a different time.
The General Electric Company has tiaditionally
supported employees in their activities in fulfilling their roles as good citizens and patriots.
In backing the program for training in the
National Guard the company has encouraged
employees to serve their country, while at the
same time continuing to woik at their civilian
occupations.

(Larew Recognized - from page one)

Mr. Larew has 15 issued patents and has written
articles about photoelectric controls for a num~
of magazines.
He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers and Eta Kappa Nu Honorary
Electrical Engineering Fraternity. John is also
an elder in the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
He and his family reside at 1840 Westminster
Road, Waynesboro.
NOTE OF THANKS
I wish to express my appreciation to all who
sent the lovely flowers, beautiful cards and for
the prayers of my many kind friends. This all
helped my recovery while in the hospital. I am
grateful also for those of you who donated blood.
May the Good Lord bless each of you.
Florence Smith
Keep your work station clean and orderly.
A messy, unorganized vvork area is not only
unpleasant, it's dangerous! Hand tools should
be out only vvhen being used. Spills of water,
oil and other liquids should be cleaned up
immediately after they occur. Scrap should
be kept in proper receptacles. Don't allow
your vvork area to become an accident trap
for you or a fellow employee.

The National Guard is an outgrowth of the early

militia concept. It has the longest continuous
history of any military organiation in the
United States. It provided approximately
165, 000 of the 396, 000 men raised for General
Washington's command during the American
Revolution. Later, it furnished the major
manpower of the Northern response to President Lincoln's first Proclamation.
A "Statement of Support for the Guard and
Reserve" which is being sent to all components
for display was signed by Boam Chairman
Reginald H. Jones, Secretary of Defense,
Melvin R. Laird and J. M. Roche, Chairman,
National Committee for Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve. It says, "We recog~
nize the National Guard and Reseive as esser. .
tial to the strength of our nation and the maintenance of world peace. They require and
deserve the interest and support of the American business community, as well as every
segment of our society. "

WAYNESBORO PLANT
,_.._

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV No . 11

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

JOHN J. LAREW RECOGNIZED

FOR THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE

Ma r c h 16, 1973

R. L. BROUGHMAN JOINS RELATIONS

Robert L . Broug hman, Su p e r visor of Manufactu r ing , CDO,
has been promoted t o Speciali stHou r1 y Re lations in Employee
Relations a s of April l , 19 73 ,
accord i ng to H. W . Tulloch,
Manager, DCPD - Relations.
Born in Clifton Forge , V i rg inia,
Bob g raduated from Allegheny
High Sc hool in 1946 . He p l ayed
baseball for t he Philade lphia
Athleti c farm class for three years and served
in the U . S . Army.

,-... A. Ford, Manager-CDO, present s a thirty

year service pin to John J. L arew i n the prese nce of CDO Staff .

Bob joined General Elect ri c in Waynesboro in

February J 955 . Pr ior to that time h e se r ve d a
fo ur year Machini s t Appr e ntice Cou r se w ith t h e
C he asepeake and Ohio Ra ilroad in Clift on Forge.

Bob's fi rst assignment with GE was in the tool

ro om as a Ma c hinist. Other positions he has
John J . Larew, Manage r -Spe c ialty Control
held are T ool and Die Maker , Methods and
D evices Enginee ring of t h e Control D evi ces.
Planning in 1956 , Fo r eman - Mach ine Shop in
Operation , compl eted 30 years of s e r vice with
l 95 7 , and Superviso r o f Relay Manufacturing in
t he General Ele ctric Company on March 4, 1973 . l 965 . In January 197 1 he was tr ansferred t o
Mr . L arew joined t h e Co mpany in 194 3 as a Te st
Enginee r in Br idgeport, Conn. after receiving
a BSEE f rom Georgia Tech. Following several
assignments on t hi s t raining pr og r am, he spent
10 yea r s in the R &D Center, Schenectad y, in
the Electromechanical D ivision . M r . Lar ew
held positions a s Developme nt Enginee r, Group
Leader and Senio r Proj ect Engin eer b efo re be c oming Manager- Industr ia l C ontrol Produ ct
.
Engineering Unit in 195 7 and Manager - E l ectronic
Control Product Engineerin g- D e s i g n Enginee rin g
in 1965. Prior to Mr. L arew ' s appointment to
his present pos i tion, he wa s Unit Manager of
,.aa. ta Communication Printer Eng ine e ring in the
,ecial ty Control D epartment, now the Data
Communic ation Pr oducts D epartment .

(continued on page two)

CDO Operations in Building # 6 to supervi se the

manufa c ture of large transfo r me r s for Gas Turbine excit ation e quipment. In Novernbe r 197 1
he as s umed t he dutie s of Sup e r viso r of Manufa ctur ing for th e c omple te CDO Manufa cturing
ar ea.
Bob has c omp l e t ed the c ou rs es of the Manufa c t u rin g Tra ining P r ogram, Advanced Manufact ur in g Workshop Semi n a r, U nit Mana ge r ' s
Cour se and o the r company - sponso r e d p r o'
gram s.
Bob and hi s vvife Mildred reside at Ladd.

T h ink how happ, nH1 w o uld h e if , 011 los t PH'n t hi11g

h a\'(' right now - then got it lial'k again .

\Oii

SCOGEE VOLLEYBALL TEAM CHAMPS

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l .................

Not Really Stealing . . . Or Is It?

One day it's a pencil or pen. Then maybe a pad
of paper or an envelope or two . They're cheap
and t he Company has scads. I t 1 s not stealing
at all .
Or is it ?
One employee , after year s of c onsci ence -fre e
car ry- off has some doubts . Bel ow are e xcerpts
of a le tt e r he sent t o the Company :

"It has beer. and s till is the common policy

of most Evendale emp l oyees , when they need bolts ,
pe~s , pencils, screws , nuts , paper, etc ., to
t ake them . The Company is fair game . At one
time, I was such an employee, not hesita ting to
draw on s uch items as were use f ul .
"There is a poss i bility that I will soon
leave the Compcmy and be f orie I leave it is my
desir e to make riestitution of some sort to the
Company for those supplies which I took . Enclosed i s an amount which should cover the cost .
In the envelope were several $20 bi lls . No lie ,
no put- on, no exaggeration-- $20 bills . You ' r e
thinki ng that nobody could take that much in
ni ckle-and- dime items . Think again--two or three
i tems a week, 50 weeks a year , over five , 10, 15 ,
even 20 years or mor e with GE. The employee who
wrote the letter thought a bout it. He figured i t
up . And those #20 bills wer e his t otal .

F,(.Mt koW (l - k ) Rod Be.u.ke.nka.mp, J.Un ~layu , Roy

Re.XJto de., J,{_m Ed.t,{.ng, 2nd k OW - G.te.n Ke.lle.k, Ke.rt
Gtw..l) and Von Stinu p!U_ng .
Gener al Electric Scogee dethroned G&H Restaurant 1 s volleyball leag ue champions f or the past
two years in the Waynesbor o Recreati on Department Men' s Divisi on acti on l a st week.
The Scogee team led the l eague t hroughout the
enti r e sea son , l osing thei r only game in a 2-~
match to G&H whi ch was a ver y close contest a __
the way . That l os s came late in the s ea son.
G&H fini shed a close second, whi l e Hughes
Landscapers edged t he Du Pont Misfi t s f or t hird
place . Playoffs were completed Wednesday .

FINAL LEAGUE STANDING

Sc.oge.e.
G&H
Lan d6 c.ape.M

M-W fiao

w
14
12
7
6

L
1
3
8

9
11
12

PTS .
38
34
19
17
14

What would be yours? J ust take your figur e and

GE R e..f.a.y~
4
multiply i t times the almost 2, 000 people who work GE Eng,i_n.e.e.M
2
4
here . That ' s not nickel- and- dime business a nymor e .
That ' s big money--money tha t could have gon~ t~NOTE: ~ OWt n~v~pape.k Wct6 ke.ady to go to pku~
war d lower pr ices on our pr oducts , maybe bringing we. We.ke. -<..nf;ol!me.d :the. ALW 0,{.a ckd Mt ~how up 6M
i n mor e or ders, making mor e work for all of us .
:the. PR;atJo6 6 game. wh,{.c.h WM ~c.he. dule.d 6ok (Ve.dn u Is it stealing? Yes . Bu~ not so much from th~
da.y l'IA.:ghL
T~ au,tomat,foally pub.i the. Sc.oge.e.
Company a s ourselves . Think about that next time team -<..rt t he. f;-<..nahi 6ok :the. c.hamp,(.o~lup .
you reach f or that pencil or bolt.
The. Sc.oge.e. te.am ((),{.U c.haUe.nge. the. G&H team 6M
Almost as bad as taking from our employer i s
:the. PR;a1Jo66 c.l~mnp,i_o1ulup We.dn u day, i\la.,~ c_li 14, at
tempting others t o take things from us . It ' s our 7: 3~ -<..~ t he. H-<..gh Sc.hoot g,(.k.t~ ' gym . The. pu.b.l<..
duty as good employees not to tempt co-workers by ,U., -<..rtvde.d at no c.ha:tg e. .
leaving personal items where they are easily
accessi ble . When we place money, jewelry or other
valuable possessi ons in a place that other people
T:le..k e. ,U., no ke.Wakd 6ok hav,i_ng bfl..a.,{.~ .
ca n st eal t hem - we ar e as guilty as t hey.
be.g,i_n w,l;th ~ing bfl..a.,{.1v.,.

EM PLOYEES INTRODUCED TO NEW GENERAL ELECTRIC CENTER

Thirty- ~ our DCPD Customer Service employees wer e intr oduced t o their new office facility
located i!'l the Wilson Building on Br oad Street last Friday. Mr . Paul Inserr a , Manager JCP~ ~~rketing hosted ~he group on an office t our .
The tour ended in the Cafeteria where
box lunch e . wer e served.

:1ir . D. L. Cough try , Manager - DCPD Manufacturing welcomed the gr oup and recognized
L. L. Tr ott , Manager - Manufacturing Engineering and C. C. Smith , Manufacturing Engineering for their outstanding effor t in r enovating the old building into a fi rs t class
office facility . The employees reported to wor k i n thei r new facility on Monday

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optc ) , Bcb SJti.veeit

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hott , ,lfg't. , .116g . C:1t9i.11ee'Li.119 .

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( ba c.1~ to c.cm1c 'l.a) , I 'l.a Ho.11Lctt T"-ctt , Rue Ta~1 C.o ,'l., 0011 .'!C') C'. ,'l. , :.let
Re.ch11c11d, V,11 GM.belt and Ruli-6 WiJ'...) OH.
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Ve tue. .\IMti.11 , l3a 'tba1ta HMJi,i.,) and Jae.Ivie. CctU Jv) V'u.J Ottt tw1cl11wom 6ac..i.U;ti..e.-6 .

GE Payments to Retirement Income Have Climbed Two Ways.

Examples of GE Payments to Social Security
(Dollars in Millions)

$120

$119

Examples of GE Payments to Pension Trust

(Dollars in Millions)

$100

$100

100

80

80
60
60

40
40

20

0
1962

1967

1970

1972
EST.

Only half of the workers in the U.S. are

covered by private pension plans. At General
Electric there has been a private pension plan
since 1912, and, of course, Social Security has
been in effect since 1935. Right now General
Electric is supporting the GE Pension Plan
and Social Security, side by side, and the cost
of each has skyrocketed during the past decade. In addition, employees who earn more
than $6600 annually are helping to support
the Pension Plan and all are contributing to
Social Security.
One chart above shows examples of how

1962

1967

1970

1972
EST.

GE payments to Social Security have climbed

in the past 10 years. The yearly payment was
three times larger in '72 than in '62. It was
$37 million in 1962. In 1972, the payment
was about $119 million.
The other chart above shows how payments into the Pension Trust by GE have
climbed about as much. They were $28 million in 1962. In 1972, they were approximately $100 million. But the fact that the law
requires still further increases in payments to
Social Security must be taken into consideration in planning for the future.

GED TEST DA TES

Did you fail to get a high school diploma?
You can get a General Educational Development
(GED) diploma which is usually considered the
equivalent of a high school diploma if you can
pass a series of tests which will be given during the last two weeks of March.
The first series of tests runs from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, March 24.
The second series runs from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday,
March 26.
Both series will be given in the school board
room of the Administration Building of the
Staunton city school system.
Applications to take the test, however, must
be filled out and submitted by March 16. The
cost of $1 a test must be paid at the time of
registration in the school division in which
the person lives.

The following should be contacted for further

information:
Waynesboro - - S. B. Kiger, principal of Waynesboro High School, P.O. Box 580, Waynesboro
( 943-5466).
Augusta County - - James H. Scott, Box 1263,
Staunton (886-2151)
Staunton - - Howard R. Cassidy, Box 2626,
Staunton (885-0354)
Highland Countv - - Charles Childers, Box 295,
Monterey (468-3150~
SOFTBALL PLAYERS NEEDED
Players needed for General Electric's
#2 team in the City League
Contact:
Charlie Liebal, Ext. 572
Tom Thompson,
Ext. 643

********
Be;t;t.e4 to have been a HAS BEEN than a NEVER WAS.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ ELECTR IC
VOL . AV No . 9

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL AND
TAX STATEMENTS

M ICH A EL J. SHELOR APPOINTED FOREMAN

Mi cha el J. Shel or was appointed
For eman- Repair a nd Over hall effective Mar ch 1 , 1973 a ccordi ng t o
Mr. H. R. Knueppel, Manager-Data
Communication Pr oducts .

Statements showing combined Annual and Tax

Information f or employee Par t i cipants i n the
Savings and Security Progr am a r e being delivered
wi t h your paychecks t oday .
The upper por t i on of the form wi l l consi st of
Annua l Statement infor mati on and will i nclude
credi ts fo r the years 1970 t hr ough 1972 , as well
as f r acti onal shares of Stock and fracti onal
units of the Mutual Fund carried f orwar d f r om
1969 and accumulati ons r etained under the Ret irement Opti on featur e of the Pr ogr am. The Statements reflect credits in the accounts as of
December 31 , 1972 excl usive of 1969 securi ties
~nd/or cash deliver ed in Januar y , 1973 .

March 9 , 1973

Mi chael is a native of Meadows of

Dan , Virginia . He is a gr aduate
of Danville Technica l I nstitute
majoring i n El ectr onics Technol ogy . He al so completed one
year at VPI in Electri cal Engineering .
Mike began his servi ce wi th Gener al Electric i n
September 1969 as a DCP Test Techni ci an~ ~nd ~
Quality Control Repair and Return Technici an in
Mar ch , 1971 . He was pr omoted to Qual ity Co~trol
Pl anner f or Repair and Retur n and Overhaul i n
March 1972 .

Tax information for Participants receivi ng a

distributi on of 1969 cr edits will be pr ovided
Mike ha s a l so r eceived another honor recently .
in the lower porti on of the form , and duplicate
R. I. Whi tley , Manager, Print ed Wire Boar d
tax infor mati on will be shown on the stub
Assembly pr esented the SUPERSERVICEMAN AWARD attached to the Statement. The purpose of proan engraved plaque and certifi cate - to Mike
viding duplicate tax information is to allow
ci t i ng hi m as Superser vicernan for the mont h of
Participants t o retain t he lar ger portion of the
December . This award is pr esented to a differStatement f or use i n pr epa ring your indivi dual
ent GE ser viceman each month f or s ome out standTax Retur ns (for the year of 1973) and affix the
i ng ser vi ce achievement , and t hi s i s the f irst
smaller stub to the secur ities for use i n deter time one of our employees ha s been cho sen. The
mining any gain or l oss for tax purposes if the
recipient i s deter mined on t he basis of inputs
securit i es ar e subsequently sold or redeemed .
to our Customer Ser vice Section f r om t he fie l d,
It is ver y i mportant to safeguar d t he Statements management , and customer s .
against loss t o avoid the inconveni ence and delay
resul ting when you a r e r eady to prepar e your tax
Mike di d an exceptional j ob in getti ng a custreturns f or 1973 .
orner ' s broken printer repai red in recor d time,
thus creating one happy customer and once mor e
demonstr ating to the buyer s of our equipment
that we do ca r e!
** * * * * * *
TiiANK YOU NOTE
Si ncere thanks to friends and f ellow empl oyees
f or their pr ayers , cards , f l owers, f ood and
~xpressi ons of l ove extended during the bri ef
llne s s and death of my br other , Billy Owen
Painter .
Fay P. Cash

Michael and hi s wife, the f ormer Mar sha Spurlin

of Galax , r eside at Route #1 , Waynesbor o .
ATTENTI ON - GOLFERS
Shenandoah Va lley I ndustrial League ( SVIL)
Scogee Gol f League - - Now Forming
Contact:

D. M. Dondiego , Ext . 619

that were sluggish last year - heavy industrial and

power transmission operations - also anticipate
Profits help provide the vital funds needed for improved opportunities. Although the bulk of our
reinvestment in equipment and facilities that
defense work is in long-term projects which will
keep GE competitive and build jobs and job
n?t be strongly a~fected by the much-desired
~
security. In 1972, more than half of the $530
Viet~ ceasefire, the trend for our aerospace
million in profit - $1.51 of the $2.91 per share, operations continues downward."
or $275 million -- went back into the business to.
help finance the total of $436 million that was .n a concluding point, Mr. Jones emphasized that
invested in plant and equipment during the year. 'Overall, there is th? never-ending task of buildThe remaining investment dollars had to come from .ng public understanding of the vital need for
borrowing and other sources.
>rofit in a competitive market economy - a need that
>ecomes particularly acute in times of economic
The $275 million in 1972 profit dollars which
~xpansion. The fact is that despite current high
were earmarked for reinvestment in the business Levels of.business activity, U. S. industry is still
is the largest amount of profits dollars ever put~n a profit sq~eeze, with the rat~o of profits to
back into the business in a single year. It was rNP (Gross Nati?nal Product) remaining below levels
24% more than the $222 million in 1971 and almost .eeded to sustain the economic health of the U.S."
three times the amount reinvested in 1970 when
most of the investment had to come from b~rrowings.
(Company's 1972 Pay & Benefits -fm Pg 1)

Service

The $255 million profit dollars which were not

reinvested - $1.40 per share - were paid out in
dividends to share owners. More than 100,000
employees who are share owners are among those
receiving these dividends.

Milestones
We wish to con
gratulate the
following employees who
reached service
miles tones la st
month.

The total of all GE costs and expenses for 1972

also set records. It amounted to $9.9 billion,
about 9% above 1971's costs.
The General Electric Annual Report, now in the
mails to share owners, including many employees,
stresses the theme that GE is one company with a
wide range of products springing from a unifying
core of related technologies. GE manufactures
more than 200,000 products, has thousands of
competitors and probably faces more diverse competitive situations than any other company.

5 Year
W. H. Griffith
W. R. Grove
K. L. Slowey

10 Year
G.
P.
D.
P.

A.
M.
W.
L.

Keller
McKee
McLear
Noe

In his comments on 1972 and the outlook in the

Annual Report, GE Board Chairman Reginald H.
Jones points out, "Out traditional 'core' bus15 Year
inesses in consumer goods, power generation
25 Year
apparatus and component products all achieved
a year of profitable growth. The substantial
B. R. Kidd
ventures we have been developing in nuclear energy, J D L
Thomas H. Smith
h.ig h-perf ormance p1as t.ics, medical
.
. a ym an
.
gas t urb ines,
W.
systems and commercial aircraft engines moved ahead R. Rexrode
rapidly. The Company gained a stronger position
in the fast-growing services sector through the
progress of our operations in financial services,
NOTE OF THANKS
computer time-sharing, education, broadcasting,
entertainment and repair and installation operaKen a.nd I .would like to thank. a.U oWL 61Li.end6
tions. 11
60JL. the g..c.6.U o 6 6lowe.M, 6Jr.ui:t, 0ood, money,
c.aJLd6, thoughU a.nd pll.a.yvu, dU!Ung Ken';., f.>WLLooking to 1973, Mr. Jones said, "We have the
gVLy. A .t>peual. tha.nk.6 to evvr.yone. who donated
advantage of working against the greatest backlog
~lood: We. Me ha.ppy to Jr.e.po!Lt tha.t Ken ~ do-~
of unfilled orders in the Company's history ..c.ng 6..c.ne..
exceeding $11 billion. Businesses that were strong
during 1972 should continue to participate in the
Tha.nk.6,
further expansion of the economy, while two sectors
Ken a.nd Jea.n Kent
(Continued in next column)

CHAIRMAN JONES CALLS FOR

NATIONAL 'ENERGY CRISIS' POLICY
Jordinated n a tional energy policy based on a
c o mprehe nsi v e, long - t e rm look at the nation ' s
energy needs is the fir st r e quirement in solving
the nation's s o - call ed " e nergy-crisis", accord ing t o R e ginald H . Jones, Chair man a nd Chief
E xecutive Offic er, Genera l El ec tr ic Company .

In a r e cent speech Mr . Jones made thre e sug gesti ons : Fir st, g ov ernm e nt should re m ove
restrictions and a ll ow natural gas gradually to
s eek its competitive price level. Thi s w o uld
reduce demand and spur the d eve l opment of
la rge - scale coal gasificatio n .

TERMINET ANNOUNCES - - - TWO NEW FOREMEN POSITIONS

Mr . H. R . Knueppel, Mana g e r - Data Communi cation Pr o ducts, announced th e appointment o f
K e nneth C. Glass as F o rema n -Da t a C om muni c ation Printer Wire Harn ess a rea a n d J e rry L .
D eel as F o r e man-DCP Assembly , S econd S hift ,
both effective February 19, 19 7 3 .

Kenneth Glass, a native of Afton ,

Virginia where he still r esides, i s
a graduate of Nel son C ount y High
School. Ken joined the GE Company
in Octo ber 1 962 as an Accumulator.
He ha s had assignments in the Relay
and D a ta Networks Pr oduc ti o n Units
as Exp editer and Order Cle rk.

Next, government leaders should con s ide r ways

t o enc oura ge more rapid d e vel o pment o f our in digen o us e n er gy re so urces, of c oal, o il, gas
and uranium, th o ugh we will in the near term r e Ken's o utsid e intere sts incl ude
q u ire inc reasing amounts :.:i f impo rted o il and
c a mping and all s ports.
liquified natural g as.
Jerry Deel is a native of Fincastle,
Virginia and a graduate of Lord
Finally, he noted th e n eed t o mo ve fa s ter in
Botetourt High School , Daleville ,
br i nging nuclear pow e r pl ants into commercial
Virginia. Jerry j oi ned DCPD in
~a tion; a more orderly and expeditiou s pr o September , 1966 on the GE Apprentice Training Pr ogram . Hi s assign...i r e for siting and licensing today's nuclear
ments
included t he Tool Room, Machpower plants, while pushing ahead with breeder
ine Shop , Coi l and Tr ans former
reacto r d eve l o pment.
Assembly, Tool Design, Sh eet Metal ,
Maintenance and Te rmiNet ManufacturAs Mr. Jones pointed out ther e has been a shorting. Upon gr aduati on fr om the Proag e of gas and fuel o il supplies thi s y e ar, and
gram in October 1969 , Jerry a ssumed the positi on
some e l ectric utilities have had probl ems in keep -Jf Methods and Planner in DCP- Final Assembly . I n
ing up with the d e m a nd s on their systems. As a May 1972 , he was assigned to Methods and Planning
r esult , a few scho ols and factories ha ve been ob - DCP Repair and Return, the po si t i on he held unti l

y, and some o f t h e his r ecent appointment.

hged
to close down tempo raril
consumer s of he a ting fuel and e l ectr icity hav e
been asked to r es tric t the i r use of these energy
sources .

Jerry a ctively participates in a ll spor t s . HP- is

a member of the Waynesbor o Jayc ees and participates
i n c oordi nating youth ac t ivi t i es s ponsore d by
that organization.

Responsible spokesmen for the gas and o i l indus

tries have stated that sho rtages could persist for Jerry and his wife, the former Susan Campbell of
Waynesbor o , reside at 501 Twelfth Str eet , Waynesboro .
ab o ut a d e cade, and o ur growing depen dence on
foreign o il and gas supplies could, by th e 1980 ' s ,
If w e a ct now t o enc o urage the d evel o pm ent o f
p os e some serious balance of payments probl ems
the abundant U . S . e ner gy res e rves and resour and security r i sks. At the same tim e , electric
ces, and to conserve the n1 thr ou gh impr oved
ut iliti es have fac e d unwarrant e d de l ays in bring energy c o nv e rsi o n technol o gy, ou r n a ti on can
ing power plants o n line, particularly nuclear
re t urn to self sufficiency thr o ugh a combinatio n
r x er p l ants, becaus e o f the inter ve ntion of .
of nuclear and fossil fuel res ou rc es, he said .
E
ronmentalists and a nearly chaotic s 1tuat1on
with r espe ct t o siting and lic ensing of power
"The best way o f all t o conserve r esou r ces a nd
plants .
reduce p oll ution is t o increase the effici ency of
energy u tili zation in all its aspe ct s. W e at
(Continued in ne xt column)
General E l ectric view thi s a s a p r imary respon~
sibility. "

19 73 COST IMPROVEMENT KICK-OFF BANQUET

SPIKER NEW SUPERVISOR

William R . Spiker ac cepted a position as Supe rvis o r-Process Con - ~
trol, D a ta C ommun ication Produ(.
as of F eb ruar y 12 , 1973, acco rd ing to Mr . H . T . Tierney, Manager Qua lity Control, DCPD.
Bill is a nativ e of Parkersburg,
W es t Virginia. H e graduated fr om
W . Virginia University from which
he received a BA in Math ematics . Bill joined
the Aerospace In s trument a nd Control Systems
D epar tm e nt in Binghamton, New York in May
1967. He became a Specia list-Quality C o ntr o l
Planning in August, 1968. In May 1970 until he
came to Wayne sbo ro, Bill ha s been a Specia l ist Q ual ity C ontrol Engineering at the same Gen eral
Electric l ocation.

R. E . Von Stetina, Master Df Ceremonies for

19 73 C o st Impr oveme nt Kick- o ff Banquet. Shown
seated are (L) D . L . Coughtry and ( R) P . H .
Bill, his wife Janet and their two sons, Robert 5,
and D av id 1 , have established residence in the
lnser ra .
Brandon L a dd Apartm e nts.
One hundred sixty- two empl oyees from all func t ions o f Data Communication Pr o d uc t s D epartment and Contr o l D ev ic es Op eration a ttended the
1973 Cost Impr ovement Kick - off Banquet hel d
at the G e neral Wayne H o t e l, M onday night, F eb ruary 26, 197 3.

Reminder -

BASIC ELECTRONIC TESTING COURSE

This is to remind employees that the Company ha5

arranged to have a Basi c Electronic Testing Course
taught at Bl~e Ridge Community College , star t ing
March 26 . The course is t o be taught on Monday
Congr a tulations for the highly successful 1972
and Wednesday from 6 : 00 PM til 9 : 00 PM. The
Cost Improvement Program were extended t o
course qualifi es for tuition assistance under the
the gr o up on behalf of Data Communication
Individual Development Program . The first class
will be limited to 20 students. Therefor e ,
Pr oducts Departm e nt by P. H . Inserra, Man age r - . t
t d
h ld f " l
.
.
. .
.
_
.
. .
in eres e emp 1oyees s ou
i e thei r applica.
Ma r ketrng, J. K. Snell, Manage1 -E ngineering,
ti

ons
ass
"bl
A
t

.
oon as possi e .
pp 1 ica ions are
and D . L . C ough try M anage r-Manufactunng .
available thr ough the Relati ons Offi ce . Student
Ben Cooper, M a nag er -Pow er Regulation Engiselection will be on the basis of the date of
neering spoke on beha lf o f CDO.
thei r applicati on .

As previously indicated in the course announceR . E . V o n Stetina, M a n age r - C os t and G ove rn ment Acc ounting and Chairman o f the Cost lmpr0-ment in last week ' s paper , considera t i on will b e
.
.
given for a simila r class for 2nd and Jrd shi ft
vement Ste e ring Committee, noted that 893 Cost employees i' f th e re is
signi

"f"ican t i nterest shown.

Im?r ove ments had bee n reported during 1972 and
resulted in savings t o the two Waynesboro C o m CAUTION
po nents to taling m o r e than $ 4 millio n. '' This
kind o f effort and obvious cost consciousness on
W a ynes b o r o Plant Safety Regulation A-4, states
the part o f its employees" , stated Mr . V o n Ste tina that th e careless use o f c o mpressed air is a
"ensures the W aynesboro based o perations o f con - definite haz ard. Improper use of compressed
tin ued s uccess in the face of m o unting pressures air lines can be fa t a l. Th ere have been several
in the market place". Th e Banquet was a fitting
cases where fataliti es have occurred because,,..-..
: eward for a job well done and, n eed less to say ,
air entering th e body . Ey e inj uries m ay a l so
a good time was had by all.
be caused by flying particles as a resu l t of using
M ed icines should be kept in chi ld - proof con LC'l inor s compressed ai r.
Therefore, e mpl oyees a r e
and out of c hi ldrens reach. Dont save o ld prescrip- cautioned n ot t o use com pres scd air f o r any
tions o r m1sma rked medicine bottles . They can only reason unless permission is first obtained from
ca use trOL1ble.
th e empl oyee's supe rvi s o r .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RA l @ ELE CTR IC
VOL . J....'V

:fo .

W AYNESB O RO,V IRGINIA

ED DI NGER WINS BORCH A WARD

March 2 , 1973

DCPD FINANCE MANAGER NAM ED

~lr. Curtis 1\1 . Powell , Manager - Manufac t ur ing
and Lng ineering Operat ions Ana l ysis , of t he Televis i on Receiver Pr oducts Department has been
named Manager - Financial Planning a nd /\na l ys i s
of t he Data CommLmicati on Product s Depart ment ,
according to an ai1110Lmcemen t by \fa rren F . Ki ndt ,
Gene r al ~~rnage r, DCPD . The appoi ntment is ef[ecti ve ~larch 26 .
~Ir .

(L-R) C. A. Ford , ~!gr - COO; 1: . II . Di nger , S r.

Jevelopment Engr . ; J . .J . I.arch, 1\lgr-SCD l:ngr.;
P. C. Schat z - 19 72 CJX) Bes t lluy Chairman
~ Ir .

Prn\ell is a nat ive of Danville , Virginia and

received a BA Degree in Business Administ r ation Economics from Lynchburg Colle~e in 1961. ! le
joined General Electric in 1962 at the Corrunw1i cation Product s Departmen t i n Lynchbur g Lmder
the financial ~lru1agement Program . In 1965-66 ,
~Ir . Powe ll "'as a t r aveling Audi t or on the Co11) orat e Audi t Staff, alter which he became an in terna l Audi tor 1v i th t he Per sonal Te l evi sion De pa r t ment in Port smout h , Vir gini a . I ~ was pr omot ed to ~lanager , Business Analys i s and Plarrn i ng
for the Col or '!'c l ev i s ion Depa rtmen t in 1968 and
in 1970 he 1.;as named to his present assignment .

LdM1rd 11 . Dinger , Senior Dcvc Lopmcnt Fngi n ~Ir . Po1vcll and hLs '"i f e , f r ances , have t1,ro ch il eer , at the GJ: :\.'.l:11eshoro Plant , has \\on the
dren ai1d plan to rel ocate to \\aynes boro shortly .
coveted Borch Clock Ahard, accord i ng to an an nouncemen t b: \Ir. C. _.\ . rord , '~rnagcr of Cont rol
COMPANY ' S 1972 PAY AND BENEFITS
De vices Ope r a ti on . The ah ant is named in honor
of fomer Gener al Uectric Cha inn,_
1J1 fred .J . Borch,
SET RECORD
and presented t o one in e\er:< thous~1d GE employ e es 1vho made distinguished contr i but ions Lmder
A r ecord $4. 2 billion total of pay and benefits
t he Company 1 s 19 72 Best Buy Prog1am .
went t o General Electric employee s in 1972,
accor di ng to the final audited re s ult s of the year
In 1972, ~Ir. Dinger conce i\ed the appr oach of
r eleased recently and now in the mails to many
using packaged poher moduJcs .'.ll1d c ustom inte employees through the Annual Repor t .
grat ed c ircuits on the fu J I \\lave Sta totro 1 II
Drive Packa ae
hhich is recoQn
i zed as a product
The 1972 r esults inc luded record sales of just
b
'
leader by both customers a11d compet i t ors .
ov er $10 billion - $10, 239 , 500, 000 to be exact.
This was 9% over 197 1 1 s $9 . 4 bi lli on.
~lr . Dinger holds 25 p.'.ltents i n the contro l field,
is author of many tecl111ica l papers and s igned
General El ectric earnings reached $530 milli on
arti c le s , and is a contributor to the Indus trial in 1972 , or $2 .91 per shar e . Pr of i t on each
El ectronics 11::1.ndbook .
sale s dollar was a little over 5 cents (5 . 2 ) ,
as against last year 1 s 5 cent s exactly. While
In presenting the A\\ard , \lr . ford sa id that ~Ir .
the earni ngs rate was hearteningly above the
; n ger ' s knrndedge of pohcr semi conductors ,
five- cents- on- the- d ollar mark it was still
.. tt egrated circuits , digital techniques , cos ts,
below 196 5 1 s rate of 5. 7 cents - the best rate of
awar eness of customer needs, and indust ry-1Vi de
r ecent years .
r eputation 1,ere the key factors in sc 1ectin0;
him [ o r this outstanding c1: (lh'ard .
( Continue d on pag e fo u r )

GENERAL ELECTRI C BENE FITS PACKAGE ... ..

A SECOND PAYCHECK
(tJl1evi you. .took a,t: yoUJL payc.hec.h. :today, don ' ,t ju;.,t look. at :the. ne..-t wnow1t .

,sec.and payc.hec.lz--the pac.kage a 6 bevie6.i.t;., pJWv{.ded uou. avid

~ou/t

Looi:!. beuond- -to yoUJL

(icvnL.ty by Ge11e1Lal Etec;t;Uc..

S.l.11c.e GE eA:tabwhe.d Lu 6{.t1.,0t be.ne.(i{..:ts {.vt the 1890/s , tite. ,to:taJ_ bene6{..:ts 1:;ac./w9e. hcl6 been c.hanged
and mod,t.(i{.e.d :to ke.e.p abJte.Mt at) emplotje.e.J.i ' vie.eds {.Jt :tlte ,soc.C:. cd'.. en v,C:.to1v11e11:t at) .:the. t une.,s.
.!o,s,t on .US .se.J~.do111 !Lea.li.ze. tlte value a(\ OU./t employee be.;1<:.M-t6 ('JI a dcu1-.to -dai1 bcui6 . Howe ve.Jt , whe.11
.:the nee.d ,fo .:take advantage. a 6 a be.ne.t){..:t a.11hs e.;.,, .:the. e.x,tfta vclfoe o 6 ,tfwt "s e.C.ond pauc.he.c.h" l!.i aH
ob v{.o.U6 .tteaf,l,tu.

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a valuable. pac.lzage , and a b.Lg OJ'IC. a,t tJ1a..t .

ycu. and yoUJL fimnd:.y.

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ilE-._EF IT PLAN

INS URANCE PLAN

EL IGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
All full t iaie GE employee s

PLAN PROVIDES

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PlRSONAL ACC IDENT

INSLJRANCE

All full time GE employees

LON<; TERM DISABI LI TY

INSURANCE

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.~ H ' INGS AND SECURITY

;>?.OGRAM

Ui ~OME

EXTENSION

A!D PLAN

2\ o f Annual earnings
up to $5,000 for
Dependent Coverage

Free Emplo:vee
Cove rag e

Contnbut 1ons bas ed

on Cove rage ~cs1red

All full time GE employees

l year of Ser vice
Pa r tic ipate in :
Medical Pl an
Pension p 1 a.n
~ctively at Work

Income for Employee s

Disabled be cause of
Long Term total
disability

Exemf & Sal a r i ed - S l . 5 '.l

per lOO of Coverage
Hourly-Less than 14 yr s.
Service - I. 3\ s t raiiht
sa lary
Hour l y-14 o r more years
Se r vice-Sl . 20 per week

All ful 1 time GE ll!!!ployees

with l yea r Service

Pe:nsi on Ir.come upon

norma l o r earl y
retirement or total
disability

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Adm1 n1strat1ve

Costs

Adm 1 n l s tr at 1 v e

Costs

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Al l GE employees

f'~OG RAA

STOC K REDEMPTION

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COMPANY CONTR IBUTES

CASH PAYMENT FOP.:

Ac cident Death
Ac ci dental Dismemberment

.
PENSION PLAN

li fe Insurance
Accidental Death
and Dismemberment
Insurance
Weekly Sickness and
Accident Insu~ance
Comprehens i 1e Medi cal Insurance
Maternity Benefits

EMPLOYEE S CONTRIBUTE

A Personal l n1estment
Pr ogram for empl oyees
Also provi des Life
Insurance

Employees or former
employees who partic ipated in S&S and S&SB

A Compan y re-purchase
p l an for stock
recei ved in S&S and
S&SB pa you ts

Available to employees
with two or more years
continuous servi ce, who
are on LOW

In come fe r employees
due to LOW or plant
closing

VACATION PLAN

Ali full time GE employees , Paid vacations to

depend ing on l e ngth of
employees
service

EMPLOYEE PRODUCT
PURCHASE PLAN

Al l full time GE employees

Provides discounts t o
empl oyees on GE a nd
Hot point pr oducts

3\ of Annual earning

above S6,600

.
.

Free to emp l oyees

earn in,; l e s < th&!\
Sc . .,no annueily
Ve s ~1ng prov1s1on
aft<' r

Up t o 6\ of ir.corr.e

{may contri but e

less )
Afte r 3 years part i ci pation and at least
l payout may invest 7\
Nothing

10 ye.'l rs se r vice

50 \ cf amo~1n t
empi oyee i nvcs ts
each _,,car

GE wi 1 ! ?urc hase

Savings and Security

and Savin&s aP. d Sr ock
!\onus <h ares f r ee o f
off l ot char~e and
hr okerage commission
Servi ce to the Company

One "ee l< s pay f or

each year of c or:t1n uous se rvi ce . '1 1n I mum pav;nen t w1l! he
4 weeks pay .

Ser v i ce to the Compan y

Full >a 1a rv "'h l le 0 ~1

vacation . Amount of
paid v acat 1on cepends
on l ength of serv:ce.

Nothing

-- - - - -

Reduced pri c e> t o

employe"'s on GE and
Ho tpo 1n t produc ts

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK RECOGNIZES

ACHIEVEMENTS OF EN GINEERS

WALTER CARTER - NEW ONO/QC FOREMAN

lfal t er J . Carte r was appoin t e d
Foreman-Quality Control - Data
Ne tworks Opera ti on er fecti ve
February 5, 19 73 accor ding to ~ Ir .
II. T . Tierney , Mana ger-Qualit y
Con t rol, Data CommlIDicati.on Prod ucts Department .

~he

approximately 28, 000 GE empl o y ees w ho

.: t ec hnic a l degrees there are more than
22, 000 who are engineers . Thi s week the nation
ha s be en r ecogn i zing these a nd enginee rs through
ou t the U. S. as the people who create and main t a in t he technology of the c ountry .

Mr . Carter, a n a t j ve of Ti dewate r
graduated from II/est Point lligh
En g ineer s fo rm a key group of empl o y ees a t GE .
School . I le t he n g raduate d from
Na~ional Engineers We ek was o b se rved thi s week , Danville Corronunity College in Augus t of 1969 .
F e br ua ry 18 - 24 with th e slogan ''Engineering
Walt s tarted work at General Elec tri c a s a Test
. . . . . . a bett e r e n v ir on m ent thr oug h techn o l og y . "
Technician in Septembe r of 1969 . lie 1vas pro moted t o Electri ca l Planner in Test in June , 19 72 .
Enginee rs a r e workin g through ou t GE in such
dive r se fields as basic r esearch a nd d eve l opment lfalt and his IVifc , Fr ances , live in Crimor a wi t h
their th r ee - year old son , Wal t er , Jr .
envi r onmental p r otect i on, marketing, manufac turing ( bo th heavy industry a n d consumer proSPECIAL SAFETY SHOE SALE
d uc ts ), the p roducti on of clean electrica l e nergy,
c o mmuni ca tio ns systems and m edical sys t e m s .
The ,\ ledical Clinic has 2 1 pairs ol La<lies and
>lens Safety Shoes in odd s izes and str l es that
In the t op 20 percent of the exe m pt sa l aried ranks arc on sale toda y on a firs t -come, fi r st - serve
basis
GE
h
60
th
afo ur - year

The (~,as h sale ])r i cc 1vi 11 he ".t hal { price .

in
m o r e t an
pe r ce n
ave
Listed beJohilTC ~avai lab le sizes :
t ec hni cal degree .
0

Ladies

Peopl e at GE a re no t only concerned with t h e

_,P-Q blem s uf today but also a r c l ooking t o t he
,ir e . There is an a n t icipat e d sho rtag e of en gineers commencing in th e mid-70's. Pr ofessi o nal
and tec h nica l occupati o ns are e x pected Lo expand
t wice as fast as em ploym e nt general l y.
A cco rding t o Senior Vice Pre sident J . Stanford
Smith, " .. . we a r c going to b e cal l e d upo n t o
demonstrate, in total sincerit y and by visible
resul t s, that min o rities and wome n can rise to
any le vel o f the enterprise, based on merit
a lon e ." Mr . Smith added t hat , ' 'The d oo r s are
o p e n and t h e c ha nne l s o f upwa rd m o bil it y hav e
b"en c lea r ed . 11
Ho wev e r , the suppl y is short. T h ere is a n c('(I
throughout th e coun tr y for a m any-fold increase
in minority e ng ineering graduates . GE has given
f inancia l aid t o educati o n for this pu r po se a nd
has ca ll ed for coope r a t i o n from t he whole business community and a ll major ins tituti ons in
the nat io n inc l uding g o ve rnrnent, the a r m eel
f o rces, p r ofc ssi o nal so cie ti e s , fo unda t io ns, a nd
m in : n ity o r ga ni zations .

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{ j a .ll;t.;t,R.e. wate.ti., a c.oo.t b11.e.e.ze. astd ~ome. good
pe.op.te. to j e. tte.e. :1e.11.e. ," fie. ja,cd . "Maybe. ,j o, 11 H'. pue.d the. 0aJcme.ti. , "bu,t t.ha,t ' ,j aU He...e. ne.e.cts f(' e:'

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t l1e <.e a <.e. o n.t~1 2.' 1:xu<. 011 SALE .

IN MEMORIAM
\\e extend our S)11lpathy t o the family of Richard
C. ~la~', 1vho died on Februar~ 8 , 19 73 .
Ri chard ha s born July 30 , 1928 and i.s survived
by h i s h'ifc, Phyll i s ancl daughter , Candace . 1\,o
brothers, Albe rt and 0 1ar l es , are emp J oyed he r e
in General Electric .
Richard ca.me t o IVOrk a t Gene ral Electric on
>lay 23 , 1955 a s an assembler . lie 1vas transferred
t o Test Equipment Constrncti on in 1969 and at the
time o f hi s il lnes s ivas e mployed i n Tes t Equipment . Ile ivas a loyal and dependab J e emp l oyee
1"110 took pride i n doing good hork and a ll of his
! cllrnv wor kers thought highly of hj m. \Ve arc
sorry fo r his W1timely death .

EU GENE WARD 111 - NEW 2nd SHIFT FORMAN

Eugene Ward , III became Foreman Machine Room, Second Sh ift , Feb ruary S, 1973 according to Mr .
J . P . Witry , Manager - Metal Parts
Fabrication and Plating.

73 LUE RIVGE COMMUNTH' CO LLEGE . .

ESTABLISH ES COURSE TO TRAIN GE
EMPLOYEES TO BECOME QUALIFIED TESTERS

----

I n a c ontinuin g effor t t o provide promotional

o pp o rt uni tie s for empl oye es , the C o mpany has
a rr a n ged t o have a Basic Electronic T esting
course taug ht at the loca l C ommun i ty C o llege .
~ Ir. 1\iard, a na tive of Fal111Ville,
Successful
c omple t ion o f t hi s course will qualify
Vi rginia and a graduate of Wils on Memori a l lligh School, joined e mploye es as candi d ates for fut ure antic ipate d
the Apprentice Program at Wayn es - ope nin gs in t he T e ster /Troubleshoo t er R9 job
bor o in June of 1966. Upon grad- classification .

uating fr om this Program in Sept ember , 1966, he

made a ~lachinist B in the Tool Room. In May , Bill Perry h as indicated that employees who
1970 l.ene 1vas promoted to Technician in the Madesire t o participate in this course w ill quali f y
ch i.ne Shop . In Augus t of 1972 , he was promot ed
for
tuiti on assistanc e un d e r th e Individual Deve lto ~!achining ~lethods Planner .

1~as

Gene and his wife , " Beth", reside at the SLUnmercrest Apartment s in Waynesboro .

GE AW ARDS GRANT TO SCHOOL

Th e D epar tm e nt o f Busin es s a nd Ec o nomics at
Fl o ri da A and M Univ e rs i ty has rec e iv ed a
$25, 0 00 grant from th e G eneral El ec tric F o un dation to underw rit e t wo fac u lty positions fo r
the current academic year .
ln announcing th e grant, Dr. Donald J . Watson,
Se creta ry of th e F o undati o n, said that the
"Department of Business and Ec o n o mics is
prov i ding graduates t o fill a critic a l n ee d in
ind ustr y a n d business - well trained and qualified minori ty personn el in the fi e ld o f finance."
" T he Fl or ida A a n d M program has gained
statur e as an out sta nding sour c e of B l ack bus iness gradua te s, especially in ac c o unting, and
th e faculty is continually be i ng upgr a ded whil e
being expande d to meet t he d emands o f a rapid l y
i ncreasing stude nt body . 11

opment Progr am and t h a t thos e interested shoul d

fil e their a pplicati ons as soon as possible .
Applic a ti ons may be ob ta ined fr om a ny foreman
o r from the R e lations Office . Mr . J . R . Songer,
El e ctr o nic D ivis i on Cha irm an, Blue Ri dge C om m un ity C ollege, has in dica t ed t h at enrollm en t
for the first class w i ll be Lim ited t o 2 0 s t udents
who will be se l ected on th e basis o f t heir ela t e
of application . A copy of the course description
and schedule f o llows :
D es cri ption : A basic course in the funda m ent a l s..-..__
of dir e ct a nd a l te rn ating current circu i ts, and
th e c o mpunents in t hese c i rcuits . It i s intend e d
for persons with no previou s electrical bac k gr ou nd who desi1 e to engage in te sting a nd tr ouble shooti ng electronic c i rcui t s and c ir cui t boa rds .
Th e course will also cover t he pr actic al t esting
of di odes a nd transist o rs . Thre e h ours wi ll be
s pent each week in Lec t u r e and disct1ssion, and
t hree h ou rs in at taining practical experience in
th e labo r a t o ry . The lab orat ory work w ill e m pha si7.e the use o f common m e t ers an d test equipment
in md.i<.ing electrical measurements .
.Sche dule : Spr i ng Quarter starting March 26,

T he success of th e bu s iness department program

has resul t ed in incr ea s ed a ppr op ri a tions from
the Florida S t ate Legislature and substan tia l g ifts
and scholarship funds from ac c ou nt in g a nd indus -

The school's M a ster Plan , Dr . Wa tson n o te d ,

includ es crea tion o f a School of Busin es s in its
own building, ac e red ita t i o n by the A m er cian
As s oc iation o f Collegiate Sch o ol s o f B us in ess,
and annua l g racluat i on o f 3 00 - 4 00 h igh ca lib e r
student s .
( conti nued

111

n ext c o lumn)

19 7 3 . The class \\'ill me e t on M ond ay and W ed n es cl ay evenings from 6 to 9 PM in Room 3 09 .

R e gistration sh,rnld be cornpleted p1 ior to the
bLginning of th e cou r se .
NOTE:: Con sidera tion will be g iven for a similar
cla ss for 2n d and 3 rd sh if t employees if t he r e is
significant i nterest sh uwn .

The Genera l Electric F oundation grant wa s pa!

o f a more than $3, 285, 000 educationa l support
package spo nsored in 197 2 b y th e General
Electric Company and the General El ectr ic
F oundation, an i ndependent t r ust es t ablished
by the Company in 1952 .

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GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV No . 8

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

NEW OU ARTER CENTURY CLUB MEMBER

February 23,

1973

E. A. TUTLE WINS . .. .

BILLIO NAIRES CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Tom Sm ith has recently congratulated b\ C. A.

Ford , \!gr ., Control Devices Operation and IL
Aoopcr, 01gr ., Poh'er Regulation Engineering Car
-)!lip let i.ng 25 year s of service with the General
Ue c tri c Company .

Bob O'Flaherty, M anag (' r DCPD - Int c rn a ti o nal

Devl! l oprncnt, and Haro l d Slover, M a n ager
DC P H cadqu;1 rte rs Sales ;-1 re shown presen ti ng
Ed Tutle , M a n agL' r D CP D -L ice nsing A cl minis traliun a memb e rs hip c . :rl if icate in the
Int e rn ational Sal('s Divi s i o n B i ll iona i r ('s Club .
Tom attended \\'enth'Orth Institute and joined GenThe
certific a t .. was a,,a r ckcl t u E d because of
era I Electric , Control Engineering , in 19-1 8 . lie
has had various assignments in Contr ol Automation , his extra effort in hel ping lSD r each its 1972
Automat i.c Testing Equipment 8ncl POlver Regu.Lation
billion do ll ar u rckr ,; r l'ce ivccl and sales billed
equipment . In more reccn t ~'ca rs he has been r e budgets .
sponsible for the excitation systems such as
c . rngratulati un s t u Ed f u r h is ou tstanding effo rt.!

those designed for t he Dalles llyclro Poher St<1tion

and !or nuclear standby power !or APED .

STOCK AND UNIT FUND PRICES

Tom ;m<l his hifc , J8net , Jwve two sons . The old- //(";e. 0.i the. av<.>'l.age. GE "Stuclc Ptticen and tire. avccst son is a graduate of \'PI and is presentl; do- 'Lage "F w1d Uiut r~i c e " tL)C d in t ltc o e. d<t<..n9 c6
ing graduate 1vork. The yoLmgcst son is stud;'ing 1:x1~tiupan.t) ' accuwtt) (, c ~ tire 1noi1.tlt d Jcurna..-'l.l}
z,t the Unhersity ol Virginia . n1e Smiths reside w1de 1 tire Savin g) aJl d S e cu..1it ~1 P!i.og 'l.cu11.
al 1 :>10 Kee sling Avenue .
Tire "Stoclz Ph,(.ce. " .0.i the aveJwge. 06 tlte. c.10.c{.ng
r.1..{ce o 0 GE stuck. 011 tlie 1\l c.>1t' Yc'tlc Stod Lx.c/1w1qe
:o'l. e.ac/1 :t./tcidi.. Hg dae <..11 tlte caCe.Hda.'l. 1J1c11tft .
A S,(.11cc .'l.e. TItan le Yc LL
Tire. " fond U1iet Pticc" {,.j tit(' ave:wgc cf t/ie_ de: We 11' u 11 to tlurnk. tlw.c e who exp,'l.e/.i -6 ed tituti .j 1.J1ll.ty (iun d w1.<..t p11{ce/.i , de...te'1.nii..11e d fiM e.cicJ1 .t.,'l.adpatl1u i 11 ,) o mclYl!J be.au,.U. (iul a11d pMctic..al itau)
.i..Hg day o fi tltc NeN VoJti~ Ste cl~ L x.cltmr ge rn tlte
cc(..(e ndct 't month btt cli..v,(.di..Hg tlte nwnbvi o (i fiwt d
dwi i..Hg tlte Jtecen.t death o (i outi btw.thVL , Ri..cha!td
C' . ,\.l(lli .
wu.tJ.i ,{__nto the net M ) e.t l'ClL UC. 06 .tJte 6u..nd .
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A.tbe.,1.t & CltatiieJ.i 1\lau

& The. R,(.cfw. 'l.d ,\lau

Famau

Tlte. "Steel<. r1..-<..ce" cur d " Fund UH it Ptr,.cce." 60,1 the

inon.tJi o (i ] aHttC( 1!J a "Le a;., (ioC l'.ciJ-6 : Ste el<. P.1,i.ce $71 . 827; Fu..Hd U1 1..-Lt P1,{__ce - $39 . 727 .

EMPLOYEES TOUR PARTS CENTER

Shown i n the pi ctures below a r e some of the approxi mately 225 f.irst and second s hif t employees who will be r el ocat ed in t he near f uture to the new General Electric Par ts Center.
These empl oyees wer e gi ven a tour of the facilit y on Thursday, February 8, 1973 .

(D F1te.d Cwr.,to ckl!.e.ct.i._119 a g1toup o 6 16 t f) /1,t 6t

employe.e,,s to one. 06 th1te.e. buau that t'll1ispo:r.,te.d
them to tlte. Pa.Jz.;to Ce.nte.ll. 601t a .toUJt on tlte. New
FaUW,{,u .

@ F-{,JLst g1tottp 06 140 F0-us;t Sfz,i.,~t employe.u

e.11 te.u11g the. Pa:r..-ts Ce.n. te1t .

G) Bob (1)/1,ttle.y - Alglt ., GE Pa!!M Ce.1tte1t -0s

J.ihown duc.JU.b,<.1tg the. Plant layout a1td 1iew (iac,U-0Uu to F,{,M;t SluO;t employe.u .

Ha1tcld Knueppel
.\lg1t ., VCP i\lanunactUJt<.ng
ducJL<.b.i.1tg to 2nd Sli,(.fi_.t en1pf.oye.e,6 a .oc.a;ti._o n o(i
one. o {i .the. PILtHte.d c,<.Jr.c.u,i._.t Boa1td ope,1La;t.i.01u .

G)

Joe. A1tc.ltambe.au.U, ,\lg1t . , 2nd Slu(i t OpVteU,to11J.>

a 91toup o 6 .01rU..Ung 2nd Sli,{.fi;t e.mp f.oye.u
;the,,{.)!_ .toe.a t<.on on the. new fiaciWy layouL

J.i how,{,ng

on

@ Sec.an d SI t(i,t c.mpfoye.u pa.,'Utalung ;the. nl!.e.e.

1te.6JtUfone.n.tJ.i . F,{,11,s.t Sft,{.(i t emp.loye.u a.lM we.Jr.e.
,tJr.e.a..te. d .

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GENERAL@ELECTRI C
VOL . XV N o . 7

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

February 16, 197 3

NATIONAL ENGINEER'S WEEK

TI I I: \\ I 11T F I I< > l <.; E
\ \ .\ S H l >: CTO:-..

National E n gine e r s Week, 1973

IT IS 'di T'i DEE 0 EST PR I DE T ;,L..T I SALUTE Afv1ERI CA ' 5

ENGINEf:P S ON THE OCCASION OF W\TIO'~AL LNGINEE RS
vlEE K .
YOUR AC'-! I EVEME'!TS 'iAVE BE:::: J BAS I C TO OUR COLN TRY ' S PROGRESS A>.JD TO OUR DEVtLOPM'.:i'H .
YOU
HAVE HELPED TO fv\AK[ US THE LEAD I NG TEC HN OLOG~
CAL NATION I N THE \..,iQR LD TODAY .
' ~vE FACE THE CHAL LENGE S OF T'IE SEVENTIES ,
YOUR 1973 THEME REFLECTS THE SA.ME SENSIT I VITY
THAT HAS CHARACTER I ZED ALL YOUR PAST ACCOMP LI SH IT I S I NDCED Fl TT I NG Tl lA T THE FOCUS YOU
MENTS .
PLACE CT-! YOUR PROFtSSION FOR THE COMING YEAR I S
TOWARD " A BETTER EN V I RO\IMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY . 11
AS YOU KNQI.!, MY rn.;~, CONCERN FOR UP LI FT ING
TH E QUA Li TY OF LI FE IN Afv1ER I CA L ED ME TO ES TAB LI SH THE ENVI RONMEmAL PROTCCT I ON AGENCY AND
I Afv1 HOPE THE Ei'JVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUi'JC IL .
FUL THAT IN THE YEAR AHEAD YOU \II LL LEND YOUR
! !"MEA SURABLE EFFORTS TO THE I MPORTANT WORK OF
TH ESE ORGANI ZAT I ONS , AND I AM CONF I DENT THAT
YOUR ASSI S TANCE \'11LL l'3E li'JVALUAl3LE IN SOLVING
THE SERIOUS ENVI RQ\JMENTAL PROBLEMS ~-IE FACE .
I WHO LEHEARTEDLY APPLAUD THE CON TI NU ING LEADE RSH I P AND D IRE CTI ON YOU PROV I D[ AS I ND IVI DUALS
AND AS A PROFESS I ON TO.-JARD A c; IRO'\JGER AND MORE
VITAL SOCIETY .

L- R: Gvte. BCac ~ , NCO Ptioject Eng.Lne eti , John

Bl-ttJtn , DCPV - S't . Ve,,s,(gn Prcoject Eng.{.ne~ and
Re d Lcunon , CVO Ptwjea E11 g.Lneeti wetie /:ielected
to tie.p'Lc>....'i e.nt tf 1e,,,i.ti .'te.6 pect,(ve Eng,tneeJU.ng opetiat i.011.,s i 1t .tJte lvau1te.f.i botio Plant. John 13,(.U neti ,(f.J
licCdi.1t g a tn..t:U.e.n Mitde ;to AmeJU.c.an Eng.{.nee..M
b~' r Le..s i.de.Jet Ni.x.o n - :the. ~ al.tde ,(f.J tieptio duced
i.11 oppcs,{,te. cotwrn z.
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL
~ Ir . llarry Creen , Marriott' 5 Ne\v
Ct [cter ia ~lanage r annoW1ced to day that the Cafe t e ria 1vi ll be g in a s e r ies o f cafeteria spe c ial s . lhcsc s pecials wil l be
in ;:id<l it i on to the 111anksgiving
~md Chris tnns Dinner Spec ials.
To kick t he se ries off , a Geotige
( 1Ja,.s/z,i.ng-ton ',.., B,(tithdalf spec i al
\\j 11 be served next Thursday ,
Fe bruary 22 , 1973.
The s peci al 1v dJ include the follow i ng:
Toss Sala d
Roast Beef
Beverage

Creamed Pota toes

Ro ll & Butte r
Ice Cr eam

The p r zcc of t he s pecial 1vj 11 be $1. 00 includi. ng Tax . n1c Blue Ri dge Dining Room \vill also
offe r the same spec ial. Ve nding , as usual will
he a\a i.L1b le f or those not 1vishing a full meal.
Fu t ure s peci al s \\'ill be annoLU1Ced in advance in
the p 1ant nehs pa pe r .

RECORD NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

SIGNED UP TO GIVE BLOOD
The response from General Electric employees to
give blood at Wednesday's Bloodmobile was ttpantastic", stated Bill Perry - Plant Blood Donor
Coordinator. A record number of employees, 445,
signed up to donate their blood, a 40% increase
over prior sign-ups. Of this total, 274 actually gave, the third largest collection in the
plant's history. Although no records were broken, Mr. Perry co11ID1enting further said, "It's a
good feeling to know that our employees always
come through when there is a need and the need
for blood all over the state and country has
been very critical, and Wednesday's 274 pints of
blood certainly helped relieve this problem."
Mr. Perry also noted more pints would have been
given if it had not been for a number of employees having the flu and other illnesses.

(GE PARTS CENTER 6.1tom Page. 1)

Lou Trott, Manager, Mfg. Engineering and his

people, Harvey Wilshusen, Chuck Smith and Gordon
Batey are responsible for the facility renovation. Lou expects the facility to be ready for
full occupancy by March 30, 1973. It is e~
ed that some operations can begin as early a.
March 15.
New Manufacturing and Quality Control Equipment
will be installed to make the PCB facility modern and up-to-date. Such equipment as a Dee
Soldering Machine, Universal Component Placement
and Sequencing Machines, transistor preparation
and insertion equipment, a Board Lead trinnner,
Board and Bustle Bulllin equipment and new Fixit
Board testers are planned.

Initially 150 - 200 people will be relocated to

the Parts Center. By year end, over 325 will be
employed there, including both 1st and 2nd shift
operations. Printed Circuit Board output is exto grow from our present 1200 per day to
pected
A personal ~anks is extended to all that signed
over
2500
by January, 1974.
up and especially to those who were able to gi '.'e
blood. Also thanks is extended to all Plant
PIPE ORGAN FOR SALE
Blood Donor Chairmen, Maintenance PersoIU1el Ca- A once-in-a-lifetime opporttmity has come to our
feteria Personnel, Jean Brydge, Assistant Piant
attention. The pipe organ in the Chapel at
Donor C?ordinator ~d ~~ others who helped
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center at Fishersmake this Bloodmobile V1s1t a resotlllding success. ville must be sold innnediately because the build~hown on.the centerfold of this paper are some
ing is to be torn d<JWil. The original installed
1nterest1ng Bloodmobile Visit pictures.
cost was many thousands of dollars; it can be
bought now for a tiny fraction of that. If~
Listed below are employees who were presented
you've always wanted a pipe organ or you kn~ -~
one gallon or more donor pins - congratulations
of a church that wants one, contact Ed Menaker
to each.
at
942-6920.
One Gallon
Five Gallons
Virgmia Day
Wade HutChmson
Carburetor Heater Cuts Exhaust
Doris Merriken
General Electric has annollllced the development
Donald W. Garber
Six Gallons
of ~ new carburetor heater designed to reduce
Ben Cooper
engine wann-up time and aid in the reduction of
Two Gallons
automobile exhaust emissions. It's manufactured
Alma B. Sorrell
at GE's Shelbyville, Indiana plant and is being
on all 1973 Chrysler cars.
used
Three Gallons
KeIU1eth M. Humphreys
~e hook-shaped.air heater reduces the warm-up
Charles W. Kanney
t~me of t~e engine, cutting down the length of
Jesse Bridge
t~me :equ1red by the engine to use a richer gasRonald G. Assid
a1r mixture.

FUTURE BLOODMOBILE VISIT

W. R. Perry, annmmced today that the next visit
for the Bloodmobile will be Wednesday, August 8,
1973. Also, Mr. Perry stated he had been able
to arrange new hours for the Bloodmobile Unit to
visit the Plant. The new hours will be 11 AM to
5 PM instead of 10 AM to 4 PM. According to Mr.
Perry, this new hour arrangement will be more
suitable for second shift employees.
My f.ihiceJte .tha.nk.6 :to all .thof.i e who e.xpJte.6.6 e.d
.theht .6 ympathy and .o howe.d oWl. 0amlly aw o 6
kindne.1.>.6 dwvlng ou.Jt Jte.cen:t be.Jteavemen..t, the
de.a.th 06 my b.1to.the.Jt, Geo1tge Bowman.
Be.Uy Wine.gaJtd

NOTE FOUND ON WINDSHIELD RECENTLY

"This is not an official- pa-Pking ticket. Unfo-Ptunately I am only a private aitizen and have
no ~utho:rity to tag imp-Pope-Ply pa-Pked vehicles.
I d7.-~ want you to know, hOlJJeVe-P, that anyone
who 7,,S such a lousy d'Pive-P that he can't pa.Pk
any bette-P than you shouZd have his license -Pevoked. You have taken enough -Poom fo-P two ~
teams, an elephant and a high school band. 1._.J.
you done a decent job of parking I ~ould have
b~en ab le to pa-Pk my cap behind or ahead of you
W7,,th no t-Pouble. I sign off wishing uou an ea-Ply tmnsm-ission fai Zu:rae on I-64 at 5: 00 PM."

PIC TURE

Temper ature,
Lee

(Mech . Insp . )
give blood

~o

in Full Session

STO RY

Enj oying some ' delicious'

refreshment s aft er donation

Mrs . Kirk Snell pi ns a 5 ga l lon pin on

Wade Hutchins on, Plant Guard . Ben Cooper
received a 6 gallon pin, but coul d not be
present f or the picture.

Mrs . Bertha Mugele is shown taking John

Spitzer's blood t ype.( Termi Net 2nd Shi f t)
J ohn ' s pint was t he 274th a nd la s t pi nt
donated .

BLOODMOBILE

9: 00 AM Arrival and Unloading

of Bloodmobile Van

Setting up Bloodmobile Unit

in AuditoriLUn

First Donor, Charles Moyer (Maintenance)

regi sters . Bob Berrang (Relays) second .

VISI

Blood Typing,
and Ju

Dottie Alexande
being prepared

Bloodmobile Uni1

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. Y.V No. 6

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

NEW COO APPOINTMENT- -

February 9, 1973

GE PARTS CENTER PREVIEW

C. A. Ford, ~!anager, Control Devices Operation , recent ly annoW1ced the appointment

of Mr. Richard T. Lord as ~Ian
ager of Specialty Control Devices Sales for the Control
Devj ces Operation .

~1r.

Mr. Lord, a native of Chicago ,

received his BS in Electrical
Engineering from Ohio UniverRICH ARD T. LORD si ty and has done graduate
\vork at the Northwestern University. He is also
a graduate of the Teclmical Marketing Program.
His experience includes assigruncnts in the Specialty Motor Department, General Purpose Control
Department and Industrial Sales Division in Chicago before moving to Waynesboro :in 1969 as
Sales Specialist in Power Regulation Sales. Ile
~so had an assignment as Sales Specialist in
Lne Data Corrununication Produc ts Department and
W1til his recent promotion, was Manager - Marketing Planning & Administration in the Control Devices Operation.
ck makes his home at 1833 N. Talbott Place
with his wife , Jeanne, and their two sons .

])j

NEW COURSE DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITS

There will be a new course, VIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITS, offered at Blue Ridge Community College
starting March 27, 1973. 'D1e course munber :is
ELEC 237, worth 4 credits, and it is a comprehensive study in the design and use of digital
logic circuits. I t is intended for graduates
of two -year electronics programs or the equivalent. Class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 6 to 9 PM in room 309.
Instructor for the course will be Mr. Garrett
O' Brien, Electronic Engineer, General Electric: .
.....~iday NA..ght, Fe.b. 12, at 7 PM will :the. the. .tMt
~1{aY1.c.e. :to .oA..gYl u.p 60!t :the. U. S . Coa.o:t Gu.Md AuxiliMy sa 0e. BoatiYlg c.ta.o.o whA..c.h A..-6 be-i..Ylg :tau.gh:t
a:t Ka:te. ColliYl.-6 JwuOJt HA..gh School.

ri..rc6:l emp.C.oye.e..o bocuuii..ng bu..o t)O!L GE Pcur,t;., CeYltvz. ToWL - Ylex:t we.el< ' 1.'i papVt w.i..l.t have. o:the.Jt
p.i..c.:lWLe.-6 OD the ToU.il.
As was announced earlier , the former "250 Bowl"
is w1dergoing rcnova ti on . When completed it will
house our Data Communication Print er printed circuit board assembly and all overhaul and repair.

A tour of this facility , the General Electric

Parts Center, \vas conducted on Thursdav, February 8, 1973, for all the people who will ivork
there . The emplovees were from PCB Assembly,
Materials, Quality Con trol and R&R/Overhaul operations.
Fi rs t and Second shift employees \ver e bussed to
the Parts Center arriving at approxima t ely 9 : 30
AM anJ 5: 45 P~! , respectively . They were wel comed by ~lr . H. R. Knueppel, \lanager, Shop Operations and ~!r. R. I. Whitley , !'>!anager, PCB Assembly, \vho gave a presentation on the Plant
Layout and neh facilities . Refreshments ivere
served, follohed by a tour of the plan t.
At this time , the Parts Center is in a general
state of r enovation. Office partitions are being constructed , a sprinkler system is being in stalled, restrooms are being enla r ged and the
cafeteria is be ing equipped. by the food vendor .
The ne11 facility \vill provide an additional
22, 000 square feet of manufacturing space , and
in tun1, Hill relieve the present conges tion
that we are experiencing in our Main Plant .
f CoYltiYlu.2.d oYl.

Page. 4)

Pe!U>onal Shane Statement . . ... .

YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

How do you predict an individual employee ' s Social Security benefits a t the time he or she is
scheduled to retire - - five, ten or twenty
year s from now?
That was just one of the questions facing employee benefits and personnel accounting experts as they planned the individualized information that would go into the "Personal Share
Statement" which each GE employee wi ll receive
in the Spring. The s tatement will furnish personal information t o each GE employee on his
pens ion, social security and retirement income,
plus data on his or her investments under GE
savings plans .
"Developing an estimate of each individual's
Social Security benefit at retirement 1.,ras j ust
one of the tasks whi ch personnel accounting
people undertook in preparing the statements"
says Sid Willis, manager of employee benefit s
for the company . ''The final decision was to
prepare a Social Security estimate based on
each employee's 19 72 earnings with GE, since
this was available for each employee ."
As a result, the Personal Share Statement t hat

each employee will r eceive 1.,ri ll show his month ly Social Security income estimated under provis ions of the most recent changes in Social Security law, including the Social Securit y benefit increases slated for the future, and projected out to the year of each individual's nor mal retirement. The calculation will assume
that each employee ' s earnings up to retirement
will be at the s ame percentage of the Social Security ceiling as it was in 1972. If he was
earning 10% under the Social Security ceiling in
1972, the calculation assumes this relationship
will continue .
"Projecting each individual's monthly pension
at the date of his normal r etirement was difficult, too," s ays ~Jr . \Villis . "\Ye basically used
his 1972 pension credit and multiplied it by
f uture years to age 65 and added pension credits
up through 1972 . \\fe are computing each person ' s
pension on the bas i s of the ' career average formula' and the curren t 'mini mlnn formula ' and using whi chever is the 1argest. "
The two f i gures - GE pension and Social Security
plus the data used in deve lopi ng the f igures are furnished as part of the Persona l Share
Statement. Ther e i s another line in the statement for the employee to insert the Social Se curity of his or her spouse , i f he or she is
married; and another in which to place any
other monthly income an empl oyee expects at retirement - endo1vment insurance, Savings and Security Pr ogr am income, etc . The tlvo , thr ee or

11;e his h t o con

r~r a tu la tc the
fol lrn,i ng cnp l ove e:' hho
r ea ched :;l 1'. i ...:c
milestones last
mon th .

5 Years

R.
P.

w.
c.

D. J . McKe e

Cimbala
Craig
0. E. Grant

H.

J. M eineke

1 0 Years

c.

E. Bowles

G. H. Howard
M. H. Hrebinko
P . E . McDonald
H . R. Mo rris

E. J. Breeden

J.

v.

c.

Colli n s

D. C ollins
A . R . Floyd
15 Years

D. 0. S c hlegel

four figures need only be a<lde<l in order for

each employee t o obtain an es timate of his retir ement income at age 65 .
The Personal Share Statement 1vill also shoh'
how much i s being held in each per son ' s Savings
and Security Program account , hoh much is the
result of his own inves tment , and hm-v much
comes from GE's matching payment. For t hose
in the St ock Bonus Plan, the sta t ement will
show the maturity value of U. S. Savings Bonds
being held and the Stock Bonus shares cr edited
to his or her account.
1

In addition to per sona l calculations on each

individual' s projected r e tirement income , and
his or her savings plans investments , the Personal Share Stat ement wi.J J conta in brief lis t ings on special employee pension oncl ins urance
plan values . J t is expt'ct ecl t hat the s t a tements
1~ill be ready for de ] .i.very early in April .
A COMPETI TOR i6 h aJtd t c u ve lt:,i_t/i, but itaJtd~'
uve wd:hold . Compe_,t(t{_on b'T.i.119~ pnC:J '<. 06 ~ blj enc.oWUig,i_vig the de \.dop1n'1':t :: '.J be.Ue..J1. r-1 '1.('d ttc. t-0 at
betteJL prvi..c cu.i. It mctfz.cu.i YOU, (~~ c1 CcStc1muz ,
1

boM

6 t he..

2.C.Ol lL'tntj .

SCOGEE HOSTS
SVIL INDUSTRIAL AS SOCI ATION
_,..-..,.

CTJ:e f~llowin g ~di torial appeared in another publlcatl?n, but it contains a message which mi ght
be of rnterest and concern to \llaynesboro Plant
Employees)
"LITTLE" MISTAKES
TO LOSE A CUSTOv!ER IS NO S/vl;\LL TI-J ING
"It's only a little mistake; it doesn ' t really
matter. "
Have you ever said that? You ' re wrong, friend .
If you' ve made a mis t ake bi a or little i t
0
'
'
d oes matter .. . . to your company and t o YOU .

A t r ansposed

fi ~Jre on a l edger . . . . a smal l err ? r, bu~ i f it res ults in a customer ' s being
billed improperly, it ' s a very i mportant error!

An incorrect tolerance in a production part ....

( L-R: R,tc.ha1td Ha!1.low, 1972 SVI L PJte..o,{,de.n;t ,iA
6 itown. .:tu.Ji.VU.ng ov e.Jt :the. 1te.c.0Jtd6 :to B,tU Ha..U,
New P1te..o,{,de.n.:t and Sandy Snyde.Jt , T!te.MWLe.Jt)

just a few thousandths off may be enough to

hundreds of parts ! An important "little"
mistake? .... you bet!

The Annual Shenandoah Valley Industrial League

Association held its Annual Officer and Board
of Directors Meeting in the Blue Ridge Room on
Wednesday . GE -SCOGEE hosted the group.

"I ' ve checked h mdreds of parts like this and

it ' s near quitting time . . .. I'll give this l ast
batch the once over li ghtly." A sma ll error?
.. . . sure , but what if the pieces in that l ast
batch aren ' t right? Some customer may get an
unreliable product . . .. and your smal l error be comes a tragic mistake!

-..-....

L, _J...l Hall, Manager - Public Relations ASR , was

elected Pres i dent of the Association for 1973 Randy Snyder was re -elected Treasurer .

The Association sponsors Golf, Bowling and Softball . Participating industrial firms are Merck
and Company , Westinghouse , Reeves Brothers, ASR,
DuPont, Crompton-Shenandoah , Kawneer, NIBCO,
Reyno lds ~le tals and General Electri c.
R. V. Gentz linger, DCPD - TermiNet Design Engine~ring represents GE -SCOGEE in the SVIL.

****************
l:Jan.t .to le.arcn .to 6 quafl.e. danc.e.?
SquaJte. Vanc.e. tO!!. S,{,ngle..o
Sa..tu.Jtdau, Fe.b1tua1ty 3, 1973
8: 00 P.M.
,\!cu'..n Sbte.e..t ~!e,,thoci0~ .t Chu.Jtc.h
(l)ayne..o botw, V,{,Jtg,{,n,ta
Calle.1t : L~~1te.nc.e. Follv.i

s~rap

Yes, they seem like small errors, but just one

error, small or large, can cancel all the good
effort s of your co -workers. Because whatever
the reason, little mistake or major error, if
that product doesn't perform, t o the customer
the impress ion is the same .... he might not be
back !
And if he doesn't come back , you may not have
to either! Your job security depends on your
company delivering error-free, reliable pro ducts. And Hhateve r your job, you have a respons i bi li ty in achieving th at goa l.
Small error! There i s no s uch thing ... . A job
done l ess than per fe ctly just i sn ' t good enough
anymore. ~lake quality production your goal.
RH !INDER

RI DE \\'A\rrED_
From Staunton 7: 30 - 4 : 00
Contact \larg Davi s , Relays Ext. 481
~

U. S. Coas t Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Clas s

s tarts February 5, 1973 , at 7 P.M. at Kate Collins Jr. High School.

IMPORTANT COMING EVENTS

National Electri cal \lleek

feb . 11-17, 1973

National Enginee r s 1\feck

f eb . 18-24, 1973

It's funn y how a ma n's attitude can

fluctuate regarding fro zen dinners. It
depends on whether his wife is well or
whether he suddenly has to do all
the cooking.

ADDITIONAL CAFETERIA CLOSED I !OURS

Company's Results (continued from page 1)

ln commenting on forthcoming union negotiations,
jllr . Jones said , "Major union contracts expire
at Genera l Electric in May of this year. The
Company will be negotiating nationally with the
JUE and UE unions , which together r epresent
some 100,000 employees at various locations.
There are also local contracts being negotiated
\vi th a number of other union locals representing particular plants.
"The Company has two goals in these negotiations. First , achieving a contract that wi ll
keep our employees ' compensation competitive
in their community, and second, one which lvill
also permit us to stay cost-competitive in the
marketplace .

"On the basis of information discussions that

we ' ve had with the unions , we fee 1 that ne got ia tions will be frank and constructive. We're
hopeful that a balanced and peaceful settlement
will be negotiated this spring , and we think
there is good reason to believe that the target is realistic and achievable . "
Reviewing 1972 operations for the six categories in which GE reports on i t s businesses, Mr .
Jones cited power generati on apparatus and marine propulsion systems as areas of particular
strength in the industrial power equipment cat~ He said 1972 was the most active year
in history for the nuclear power industry and
for General Electric, and told of GE's study
aimed at the possibility of developing plans
to move into the uranium enrichment field ei ther as an equipment supplier or as a suppl ier
of enrichment services . The steam turbine and
gas turbine businesses both are doing well . The
power delivery businesses experienced tough
domestic and foreign competition , he sai d, but
he hoped for improving trends in both sales and
earnings this year.
In the industrial components and systems category , Mr . Jones said that in both t he transit
car business and in medical equipment General
Electric moved in 1972 t o the systems approach ,
becoming a prime contractor in transit cars and
providing medical equipment in all areas of the
hospital.
He report ed continued growth in enginee ring
plastics, and profi tability for the company ' s
time -sharing business, which has recently expanded into a global system . He said the appliance components and construction materia ls
businesses continued s trong in 1972. The heavy
industrial businesses were sluggish in 1972,
but he hoped for significan t improvements in
these businesses in the year ahead .

( Ch.ailie. Min-tvi, MiUn-te.nanc..e. Vi-6 play Vu,{,gne.JL,

i6 .oh. own pMn-l~ng ,{_n the. additio na.t ca 6e.-te.JL{a
c..fo.o-<-ng time )

In order for the Cafeteria Personnel t o haYe

time to prepare and clean the Cafeteria for t he
morning break , the Cafeteria doors \vill be s e cured from 8 A. M. to 9 A. jlf. Th is closing time
is in addition to the 1: 30 P. jll. t o 3: 30 P. ili.
dosed hours.
In the aeros~ace business category, Mr. Jones ...-._
cited the w1 espread use of GE jet engines in
the DC-10 aircraft, and marine appl i ca t ions,
the GE-built Earth Resources Technology Satel lite, as \vell as the contributions of GE people
in the Apollo 17 flight. Over all , holl'eve:r, Geneneral Electric's aerospace bus iness \,as de pressed in 1972 and will r emain at this lrn\er
level in 1973 .
Mr . Jones said General Electric ' s international
businesses enjoyed a new hi gh in U. S . exports
during 1972 and in the results of overseas af filiates. "We ' re quite pleased ," he announced,
"t hat this good performance made a pos itive
contributi on of about a half bi llion dollars to
the U.S . trade balance while demonstrating the
vital contribution that \vorl d trade makes to
employment here in the United States . "
General Electric ' s consumer bus inesses , including major appliances , lamp products, ho:ne entertainment and hous ewares , "enjoyed a very
good year in 1972 and s et the pace in both
sal es and earn ings gai ns," jllr. Jon es saj d. In
speaking of the major appliance group, he announced the company wi 11 begin constructi on of
a nehr plant soon in Columbia, Mary l and, for the
manufacture of gas and electric c l othes dryer s .
In the final category , the Gene r a l Electri c
Credit Corpora ti on , "growth has been \ery goo<l,
with an earnings improvement about one - t hird
over the previous year ," he said .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XV No . S

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

New AppiW ve.d S,tdu /Ue.td6 . .... .

PROGRESS REPORT ON THE

CHANGEOVER OF SAFETY GLASSES

February 2 , 1973

COMPANY'S RESULTS FOR 1972

Preliminary , unaudited r es ults indicate that
earnrn gs oI General Electric will approximate
$2.91 per share in 1972, compared with $2 . 60
for 1971, an increas e of 12% Chairman Reginald
l l. Jones said here today during a press conference .
Sales for the year 1972 1,ere expected to be
about $10 . 2 billion compared with $9 . 4 billion
in 1971, an increase of 9% .

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SAMPLE ,t?AFETY G-LAggfs

11~;" ~Jfith the APPROVED t~pe .C:JDESH/ELD8

r-i
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1I .....--3 .
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'6.-/n
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GaJtlj Batton and Ve.Jtnon Be.li, Maif'l:te.11anc.e.
Fo1tk T1tu.c.k ope.Jta:toM aJte. ohown we.aft,{_f'lg :thu!t
oa 0e;ty glaMU wilh :the. app!tove.d :type. o,tde.olue..td6 . GaJty af'ld ve.Jtnon c.hoo e. :the. w,{_Jte. .111c6 h
:type. af'ld o:ta:te.d :the.u we.Jte. ,!J atio Me.d u:dh :the.

,...,-..[ L-R:

1CM --'> C!>

The changeover of Safety Glasses \\'i th neh approved sideshields began last Thursday and Friday. The manufacturing areas affected by this
changeover are Sheet Metal , Plating, ~laintenance
Engineering Model Shop, Chemical Building, Tool
Room , Chemical Lab, Machine Room and Re l ay ~la
chine .Room.
Bi ll Perry, Safety Specialist, stated that all
employees in the above areas who wear non-pre scription glasses ;1ave no\v received their ne\~
gl asses .
AJ so , the changeover of prescripti on glasses is
progressing on schedule . I lrnvever according to
>Ir . Perry , this will take longer because of the

necessary checking of lenses, measurement s , e tc.

'l\vo visits per employee to the optic ian will
be r equired before the changeove r can be com,.-...1)lcte<l . The prescription changeover is being
onducted by Mr. Claude Whitehead in the Medical
Clinic each Thur sday afternoon .

In connnenting on the fourth quarter, the General

Electric Chief Executive Officer said earnings
s howed an improvement from the prior year at a
some\vhat better rate than during the fir st nine
months . "Some of the contributors to t his favorable condition as compar ed "'i th the fourth
quarter of 1971," he said , " were continued
strength shrnm by the GE Credit Corpora ti on and
our consumer and component businesses, realiza tion of better resul ts in aircraft engines as
shipmen ts of the CF-6 picked up , a good showing
by our Canadian affiliate, and lower charges
associated 1vith dispositions of marginal businesses . ''
Turni ng to the overall economic outlook for the
ni1ti on in 1973, '.'Ir . Jones s aid GE economists
agrc0 hith the broad consensus that "it's going to he another improved year for business
opportw1i ties .'' ! le cited a predicted 10% ris e
in Gr oss National Product, an employment increase of 2 . 5%, an w1emplo)1nent rate dropping
belrnv 5%, a 10% increase i n spending for plant
and equipment, and strong consumer spending
resulting f rom a s harp rise in consumer spendable income . He predi c t ed, however, that there
\vould be difficulty in keeping wages and proc.lucti vi ty moving together during the year , and
c.lescri hed U. S . trade and ha lance of payments
deficit s as "nagging problems ."
Looking at General Elcctr ic ' s prospects for
19 73, i'- lr. Jones said \\'e see strong momentum
for improved opportuniti es .
11

"Gene ral Electric entered the year \vi th a backlog of over $ll billion i.n orders -- which i.s
the largest in our company's history.''
(continued on page 2)

1973 VA CATION AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

1973
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NEW APPO INTMEN TS FOR DCPD-MANUFACTURING

\falter B. Hurst has been ap pointed \lanager-Quality Control
Data Corrnnunication Products ,
effective January 8, 1973 according to f'. lr. H. T. Tierney ,
Manager-Quality Control - Data
Corrnnunication Products Department.

.John Breen 1"as appointed Foreman->!achine Room, effectfre

.January 1 , 1973 according to
~Ir . .J . P. \\'i try , >lanager->letal
Parts Fabrication and
Plating .

Jolm is a native of Crozet,Virginia. I le served four years in

Mr. Hurst is a graduate of
the Navy before joining General
Heald Engineering College , San
Ucct r ic in J anuarv of 1964 as
JOHN BREEN
WALTER HURST Francisco, California from
a li ght machinist. lie became
1vh ich he received a BS degree in Electrical Engin- a methods pla1rncr in /\ugus t of 1968.
eering . lie joined General Electric at Syracuse,
1 eh York in 1961 as a Technical Specialist in the
Jolm lives 1,ith his t1vo children , a son , >lichacl,
~liss i-1eborne Radio Guidance Equipment Repair Fac- and daughter , Tracy , in t he ~lanches ter To\\nJ10LLsc
Apartments i n StaLU1ton .
ility. After six years he became SupervisorQuality Control in that unit.
For the pas t 27 months he has been an EngineerQualit r Control in the Power Transformer Products
Department, Pitts fi e ld, f'. lassachusetts .
\\'alt i s a native of Middlesboro, Kentucky . He
and lli s wife, Arlene, now reside in Stuarts Draft
with the ir three children , Gregory , age ll, Mat thew, age 7 and Susan, age 8.
Mr . Tierney a l so announced that
effective January 15, 1973,
David Crocker had accepted a
position a s Software Systems
Engineer .
Dave was born and rai sed in
Utica, New York . He attended
Utica College for b vo years ,
then trans ferred to Syracuse
Univers ity from 1vhich he reDAVID CRO CK ER ceived a BSEE <le gree in 1969.
Out of college he joined General Electric ' s
Ileavy :vlili tary El ec tronics Department in Syracuse . After a brief s tay in circuit design in
a Sonar Unit, he s tarted a career in Software
design on the Perimeter Acquisition Radar project for the Saf eguard Sys t em. During the past
three year s , he has been involved in computer
program design , doclIDlentation and maintenance,
and hard\\ar e/sofbvare interface t es ting .
Da\e and Sally haven 't established permanent
residence in this area as yet but expect to do
~:-J in February .

* ***
We wish t o thank everyone for their kindness and
sympathy during our recent be r eavement .
Robert and Marie Campbe ll

C(i6 .tomeJt ErneJz.geHclJ (co11t 'd 6Jz.om page 1)

In l ess than 24 hours, Vi r ginia and Dot ,,ere on

a plane flight [ r om \\'eyer s Cave, carrying along

the wor k tool s required to make the board modifica tions . They r eported to 1~estem Union bright
;md earl y Friday morning , January 19, worked all
day Friday and Saturday , compl eted the modifi cations on 21 LITT i t s , <md r eturned to Waynesboro on
Saturday evening, tjred, but pleasan t ly happy
over thi s re1varc.ling trtp. Virginia and Dot
brought the rema tnder 0 r the boar ds back h'i th
them, completed the boa rd modifica t ions , and on
Tuesday , Bob \\11j tle~, >lanager PCB Assembly , handcarried the boards hack to a much r elieved and
sa t isfied customer .
Commen t ing on thi s tmusual customer senicc , >Ir .
Pat Recca , ~lanager o l Western Union ' s EDP 300
Engineering sa id "l 1vas extreme l y pl eased 1,ith
GE ' s res ponse to our pr oblem . The girls did an
excellent j ob . l\'i thout their he lp 1ve would not
have been able to meet the cus t omer ' s sd1e dulc ."
Congratulations arc tn order t o Virginia, Dot
and all the others 1vho were invo l ved i n thi s
very fast and clfccttvc response t o a good customer' s urgen t need !o r he l p.

A CO~IPETITOR ' S abd!...i._.tlj .j/wu..C.d neveJz. be w1dc.1 0jUma..te..d. Tlic. bu,j{.Jte,jj gwveya-'td (.,j 1u1.( cci
co111paiU.0s cdw n{.guJte.d the compe.t..l.:Uon ( \)({;j s tup.{.d, j/w:z.,tJ.i <.g/1.te..d Oil juJ.i t plCU.n la.z~r .

A COAIPE TI TOR helps mal2e.

1e cco:1..:tf1 tiv.(.ag . He
'2e.ep1S uJ.i a..f.eJt.t ai1 d .tn peak c.oncktion . (tJ.U:lt0LLt
1-0.i tU.vaf..JuJ we cvould fy<..nd .the Jz.ac.e. .te/.J .j .tn.te11..v.iting and the v.(.c;t,0Jz.1r f.ej-6 sa..:t.M 6u.tng .

STOCK AND FUND UNIT PRICES

VENDOR OF THE MONTH

The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for each

month of 1972 are as follows:
Month

Stock Price

Jan.
Feb .
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun .
Jul.
Aug .
Sept.
Oct .
Nov .
Dec.

$ 63 . 125

$ 32. 704

60 . 394
63.517
68.163
67.761
67.023
64 .531
66 . 739
65.581
63.852
66.456
69.434

34.358
35.247
35.884
36.315
36.687
36.629
38.001
36.380
36. 270
37.694
39 .193

Fund Unit Price

IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY GLASSES

(Standing from left to ri ght are Charlie Quick ,

Buyer, Dick Smith, ~lanage r- Purchasing , Mal Rus sell and Sue Simpson of ECSD. )
The Data Conm1unication Products Department 1 s
Vendor of the ~bnth award was presented to General Electric Company, Electronic Components
Sales Department, 01arlottesville, Virginia,
Friday, January 12 during a presentation ceremony here in \\iaynesboro.

Implementation of the Safety Glasses with the

appr oved and pennanent l y attached sideshields
(either clear plastic or wi re mesh shields) began Thursday. The changeover will t ake several
weeks, according to Bill Perry, Safe ty Specialist . The manufacturing areas affected are
Plating, Sheet Metal, Maint enance , Engineering
Model Shop, Chemical Building, Tool Room, Chemical Lab, Machine Room and Relay Machine Room.

BLOODMOBILE VISIT FEBRUARY 7

280 employees have indicat ed a des ire to donate

the ir blood on Wednesday, February 7 in the
plant auditorium. Bill Perry, Plant Blood Don or Coordinator, says "This is a fine response
so far but there is a need for more donors,
therefore, won ' t you give 45 minutes of your
time and a pint of your blood to provide a lifetime for someone else ."

In presenting the award to GE -ECSD, Dick SmiL .,

lfaynesboro 1 s Manager of Purchasing commented
that "our business is closel y tied to the co operation an<l service from many suppliers some
of 1vhom stand out above all others in their
ability to meet our requirements . GE-ECSD was
selected in r ecognition of their continued high
standards of customer sati sfaction as demonstrat ed by their cooperation and ser vice over the
past months ."
REDEMPTION OF S&S FUND UNITS
Should you find it necessary to redeem General
El ectric S&S Program mutual fund units purchased through your participation in the Savings and Security Program, you need only com pl ete the reverse side of the certificate.

In the appropriate space, indicate the number

of W1its you desire to sell . If you are redeem i.ng less than the total number of tmit s on
the certificate you will receive a check for
the va l ue of the uni ts being r edeemed and a
new certificate for those not redeemed .
The form must be signed by the owner on the
signature line . If t he certificate is regi.
tered to joint t enant s , both must sign, exactly
as the names appear on the face of the form.
Th is transaction wi ll be handled by S&S Mutual
FW1d, Unit Record Operation , and that address
is on the back of each certificate. There i s
no char ge for this servi ce.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL . XV No . 4

DCPD EMPLOYEES RESPOND

TO A CUSTOMER EMERGENCY

January 26 , 1973

GOLDEN QUILL AWARD PRESENTED

BE RESPONSIVE/
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Thci e.. e.n1pto1fe..e.6 we..11.e. 1te.6 porz.6,{,ve. to a Cti,~ -ton1e.tL ' ~
- '.J-0 ( L-R) Bob Wlu.t.te.y , Dot Fox, Viii9i.1ua Co6 , . , Ju/111 Cwv1ie. and Je.tr.Jty Lo 6:t0~ .
One 0 r Oll r \er y best cus tomers 1,as in trouble !
The customer , \\lestc rn Union Data Sen ices of
'.llal1\\ah , \e\\' Jersey , notified Jolm Currie , DCPD
Sales Specialist, that they 1,ere having di Hi culty \\'i t h the printed circuit boards used in
the Tcrmi:-Jet-300 tape cassette . \\'estern Union
had -10 or these unit s that could not be shipped
to their customer s because of the problem . Jolm
ancJ Jerry Loftis , Senior Product Engineer , fl e1,
to ~laJ11vah, detennined what the problem was ,
then had modifica t ions made to tlvo boards a t
l\'avnesboro and hand - carried them back to \\es tem Union along \\'ith modification instructions .
So far, so good . But then J o hn lea 111ed that
\\estern Union did .1ot have the knrn,-ho\\' to make
the modifications on the other 38 units . So
"hat to do?
Unfortlma te ly , Engineering ma.nprn, cr \\'as not a vai lablc so DCP >lanufacturing \\as called on for
help - and 1,ithout a moment ' s hesitation , llarold Knueppel , Manager OCP- ~lanufactur ing, i.nnncdjately called Virginia Coffey and Dorothy lo:x
~ 1-iomc that ni ght to get the ir a~sistancc
1

( c.on.tistu.e.d on page.

3)

\\'. r .

Kindt , General \lanager - -DCPD presents Go ld

en Qui.11 .A.ward t o Iv. A. Surber, OCPD Des ign Project Engineer for his signed article appearing
in the \o\em'.Jer-Dccember 1972 issue of Data &
CommLmications Design . Al' s article entitled
"Opt i mum Design Pr ocedure for Large Scale I nte gra t ed Circuits" r cviched a computer-aided de s i _gn pr ocedure established hy t he Data Communi catjon Products Department. \frth this design
sys tem General Ucctric's des i gn staff is cap able of designing \cry complex and reliable
electronics systems . At t he same time , GE
maintains a reasonable des ign time and excellent design cycle control by keeping the LSI
design t ask in-house .
The end result is the abili t~ to offer our Cus tomers s t a t e of the art equipment at a compet itive price .

* * * * * *
\\'e sincerely thank our many friends and fellrn,
employees for the cards , fl o\\er s , food and
prayers during our sis t er's l ong illness and
death .
:--.lar j orie Campbell
1lclen Corbett
Harold Coss
EarJ Coss

Is it worth the gamble?

There's $2 billion dollars in the GE Pension
Trust, and that's a lot of money.
It got there because GE employees, past
and present, put it there. And because the
Company made substantial contributions.
And because the Trustees invested the
money wisely.
Some people believe there's enough money
in the Trust to pay bigger pensions now.
They say, "Use the surplus."
The trouble is- there is no surplus!
$750 million must be there to pay retired
GE employees the pensions they earned while
working-50,000 of them!
The rest is required for the nearly 300,000
present GE employees who are participating
in the pension plan.
And who expect money to be there when
they retire.
Increasing pensions without increasing

contributions to the Trust means using up

money set aside for you when you retire to
pay to people retiring now. Or next year. Or
the year after.
It means gambling that ten or 20 years
from now when you get ready to retire, somehow there will be enough contributions coming in to pay for your pension.
That's risky financing. Even a big pension
plan could go broke because of inadequate
funding.
Right now, GE employees have good reason to believe their pensions will be there
when they are ready to retire.
Shouldn't we keep it that way?

l. 0. COLLIE
~Ir .

R. C. Berrang, Manager of
Relay Manufacturing Operation,
annoLmced the promotion of
Leonard 0 . Collie to the position of Foreman in Relay Manufacturing .

Leonard is from l!alifax CoLmty,

Virginia, where he graduat ed
from Turbeville High School. He
served four years in the U. S.
Air Force attaining the rank of
Airman First Class. After return to civilian life, he entered Danvill e Technical Institute and completed the refrigeration
and air conditioning school in 1960 . He then
worked two years as a refrigeration service me chanic prior to joining Westinghouse as an Engineering Laboratory Technician in 1962. Leonard
j oined General El ectric Company in Waynesboro on
August 28 , 1967 as a ~lanufacturing Engineering
Teclmician.
Leonard currently resides in Verona, Virginia,
1vith his wife, Barbara, and two children, Kim
and Pamela .

....-._,

SPECIA L REQUEST FOR DONORS

1t has been reported to the Relations Office that

there ar e several employees who will be having
major surgery and will requi r e a considerable
amoLmt of blood. 1\vo of the employees that we
know about are Kenny Kent and Florence Smith.
Anyone wishing to specify their blood as a re placement for these individuals or others , please
complete information on donor card.
~!rs . Smith' s address will be the University of
Virginia Hospital and her date of admission is
February 1, 1973.

Kenneth ' s address i s Cleveland Clinic, Room 3B31

9500 Euclid, Cleveland, Ohio. He was admitted
January 15, 1973 .

* *** * * * *****
Kenneth Kent, Relay Production, is a patient at
the Cleveland Clinic and is scheduled for heart
surgery . Anyone des iring to send cards to Ken
may do so to the following address:
~Ir. Kenne th Kent
Cleveland Clinic
Room 3B31
9500 Euc l id
Cleveland, Ohio

Ken will be hospitalized for approximately 20

days . J ean , wife of Ken, is with him in Cleveland .

REDEMPTION OF GE STOCK CERTIFICATES

The annual distribution of Savings Plans cert ificates always
raises questions on the redempti on of GE Stock and Mutual
Fund Units. So, let's rev iew again the r equirements of thi s
procedure.
If you wish to sell the GE Stock yo u have rece ived th rough
the Savings and Security Program o r the Stock Bonus Plan.
the Company has made arrangements for you to do this
without payment of the usual broker's com missio n and odd lo t fees. The only cost to you is the New York State tra nsfe r
tax of 5 per share.
To complete the transaction. you mu st endorse the ce rtificate on the reve rse side. and there are four items to complete:

1. On the top line. insert General Electric Co .. after the word s

"' Hereby sell. assign and transf er unto"'.
2. Indicate the number of sha res shown on the cert ificate.
3. On the line .. dated"' insert the date you sign the cert1f1cate.
4. The share owner(s) should sig n the certif ica te in the appropriate space below the date. bei ng sure to sign exactly
the same as the name(s) appear on the face of the ce rt ificate. Finally print the complete mailing address (inclu di ng
zip code) to wh ich the proceeds should be ma iled.
That's i t. Now add ress the envelope to:
Employee Savings Operation
General Electri c Company
1 River Roa d
Schenectady. New York 12345
For you r protection. certifica tes sho uld be sent by reg istered
mail and valuation . for in surance pu r poses . should be reported as $3 multiplied by the num ber of shares bei ng mai led.
Th is assu r es replacement of the certifi ca te shou ld it be lost
in transit.
The price you will receive for the stock will be the c losing
market price on the New York Stock Exchange on the day the
certif icate is received in the Employee Savings Opera tion 1n
Schenectady. Normally you can expect that a check will be
mailed from Schenectady within three to seven days a fter receipt of the stoc k.
If yo u have occasion to sel l shar es that we re issued in Savings Plan participation prior to the stock spli t of June 7. 1971 .
there is a f urther requirem en t that must be observed in order
to benefit from the stoc k r edempti on program. When se lling
these sha res, you should su bmit the .. stock spl it .. certificate
so that the .. split .. sha res can be r edeemed at the same tim e
as those represented by the ce rtifica te dated pr ior to June
7,1971.
Should you fai l to submit yo ur .. stoc k sp lit .. certif icate when
redeeming prior-dated stock shares. you may lose eligibility
for f uture r edemption of some of the remai ni ng shares. Or if
yo u attempt t o redeem the .. stock spli t .. cert1f1cate without the
matching earlier dated certificates. 1t will be necessa ry fo r
Savi ngs Operations to return the cert ificate without rede mption.
Next week we will discuss the rou ti ne for sell ing Mutua l
Fund Units and answer a quest ion that' s bee n raised on the
transfer of Genera l Electr ic stock .

BENEFIT TIDBIT

TI1e insurance option under S&SP may be 1vi thout

equal in industry. For example , an employee who
i s t.mder age 30 and earning $8000 per year can
purchase as much as $192,000 in benefits payout
for only $80 - 1% of his compensation under the
program.

D. E. COOK

GE SIGNS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AGREEMENT

Donald E. Cook was r ecently ap111e 11 Stm1dardized Affinnative Action Plan Fo~"
pointed For eman -Printed Wire
involving equal employment opportunity at GE
Boards , Final Assemb l y , accordmeans that "we can put still greater effort i11i.:o
ing to ~1r. l-1 . R. Knueppel, Manour equa l opportL01ity/minority relations program ,
ager - Dato Corrnnunication Products and less time and energy into papenvork . 11
Operation.
These were the sentiments of J . Stanford Smith,
Don is a native of Waynesboro .
GE senior vi ce president, at the signing of an
!-le joined General El ectric in
agreement between the Company and the Defense
1964 irrnnediately upon graduating Contract Administration Services (DCAS) , recent from Waynesboro High School . He
ly, at GE ' s corporate headquarters in New York .
served bvo years in the Navy r e - 11le agreement put into effec t a standar dized forjoining GE in 196 7. He has been mat for Affirmative Action across the Company .
a producti on and a purchasing expeditor prior to
his promotion.
Going back several years, Presidential orders
Don is marri ed to the former Delores M. Campbell. were issued which required that govenlffient con'Tiley have bw sons , Harold and Hichae l, and retractors, such as C~ , develop Affirmative Action
side at 1520 Fir Street , Waynesboro .
Plans which would be subject to compliance reviews to assure that indus t ry provide equal emDon 1vas very active as a Little League manager
ployment opporttmity . DCAS and Corporate Equal
for six years and is now League President for the Opportunity and Minority Re l ations (EO/MR) recently entered into a joint effort to develop a
Babe Ruth program.
standardized fonnat and procedure to assure the
development of these plans in a more un i form
CORPORA TE ALUMNUS PROGRAM CHANGES manner across the Company , and improve the efficiency of the conduct of compliance reviews .
,\J, increase in the annual maximum for individual
gift-matd1ing contributions to colleges and uni ...-..
versities, and estab lishment of a $15 minimum in- Before the "Standardized Affirmative Act ion Tdividua l contribution to any one institution are Format", GE locations across the cotmtry had
among changes to General Electric ' s Corporat e
been subjected to different procedures on comAlwimus Program this year .
pliance reviews conducted by government agencies.
The papenvork m1d effort involved wer e monumen'TI1e annual maximum to be matched pe r person under tal.
this program has been increased to $3000 from the
Now the standardized fonmt provides for more
former $2000 ammmt.
efficient and streamlined procedur es in the con111e $15 amount is now the nummun individual con- duct of these reviews , minimizes extra costs for
tribution 1.;hid1 can be given to any one ins ti tu- GE by eliminating duplicat ion and ambiguities ,
and provides the opportllllity for consistent aption to qualify for the matd1ing gift, except
where an individual contribution is part of a
plication of Federal , State, and Municipal reggroup gift t o a particular institution .
ulations m1d requirements . The format also
avoids the pre-submittal of large quan t ities of
The matd1ina0 gift form 1vhich is used in this pro - costly
stati stical
data and supporting material
.
.
.~ram also has been amended .
It now includes vari - prior to compliance reviews .
ous opt ions for the donor to designate a preference for the application of his contribution and Commenting on some of the problems in meeting
minority and fema l e employment requirements,
the matching gift for purposes s uch as student
aid , faculty assistance , endrnvment, and bui l ding Smith noted that , "There is a great l ack of
minorities and 1vomen with engineering and finanfw1d .
cial backgrotmds who can move into t hese proi.esThe changes in the Corporate Alwimus Program,
sional ranks. These are jobs in which one must
1vhich is administered by the General Electric
have the necessary educational backgrotmd, but
foundation , were approved by the Company Board
they ar e a l so jobs for which an individual can
of Direct or s and became effective on January 1 ,
be evaluated solely on his or her measurable
1973.
skill."
11. R. Perry, Relations Specialist , says a supp:!.:

* ** ** ** * * * * * *

Plumber : "I understand you have something

of the ne1v matching gift fonns have been ordered here that doesn't work . "
anJ a notice will be placed in the plant newsllousewi f e : ''Yes , he ' s in the f ront room on
pd.er 1.;hen they have been r eceived.
t he couch. 11

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. Y:V No . 3

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

DCPD - MANUFACTURING

January 19, 1973

1973 VACATION AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

R. I. Whitley was appointed

Manager-Printed Wire Boards
effective January 1, 1973 according to an annollllcement
issued by Mr. D. L. Coughtry,
Manager -Ivlanufactur ing.
Bob graduated from Windsor I ligh
School, Windsor , Virginia. He
attended the Technical Institute
of the College of William and
Mary in Norfolk , Virginia and
served 18 men ths in Gennany in the U. S. Army
before joining General Electric.
Bob's most recent assignment was that of Supervisor-DCP Quality Control. Ile has held several
,.....-....itions since joining the Specialty Control Dei~- tmen t in 19 59 as a Technician Trainee.
Included in these positions were duties as Quality
Control Monitor, Foreman-Program Control, ForemanLarge Regulators, Buyer, Supervisor-Process Control and Supervisor-Quality Control Power Regulation. On 11/ 1/69 he became Supervisor-Quality
Control -Printer.
Bob and his wife, Marianna, r eside at RFD #1 ,
Waynesboro; they have a son, Ivan, and a daughter
Leslie.
(See other appointments on pages 2 and 3)

Negotiations betwee n UE Local 124 and the

management of the Waynesboro Plant were
successfully compl eted this week when an agree ment was signe d regarding the nine paid holidays
that will be observed in 1973.
The agreement provides for all nine paid holi days to be observ ed either immediately before
or after a weekend, thu s making seven long
holiday I weekend s . At Thanksgiving, Christmas ,
and New Years', 197 4 , employees will have
two holidays, back to back, adjacent to a weekend.
The holidays for 197 3 are:
New Years' Day, Monday, January 1
Good Friday, Friday, April 20
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28
Labor Day, Monday , September 3
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22
Extra Holiday, Friday, N ov ember 23
Extra Holiday, Monday, Decembe r 24
Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25
Substitute Holiday, Monday, December 31

The plant vacation shutdown will s tart on Monday, July 2 and will la st ten working days with
employees returning to work on Monday, July 16.
Since July 4 will fall during the vacation shutdown, by ag re ement between the Local and the
BLOODMOBILE
Company, this holiday has been moved to
D ecembe r 31. For those employees working
Blood donor cards were sent to all employees this during the vacation shutdown, July 4 will be a
week for the Bloodmobile which will be here in
regular work day.

the Auditorilllll February 7.

TI1ere is a dire need for blood donors across our

State. Special drives have been held in other
areas because of the acute s hortage of bl ood.
~ th this in mind, we are r equesting that our em_oyees make this a "record-breaking" Bloodmobile
visit !

WANT TO LEARN TO SQUARE VANCE?

Squa.11.e Vance &011.

S~ng le,6

Sat. ]a.rt. 20 , 7973

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Main St11.eu Melhocl06t CitWtch
CaLe.e11. : LawJi.ence Fol/us

LTDI RATE INCREASE ANNOUNCED

FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES
The yea r 19 72, among other things, ha s brought
higher-than-anticipated claims by salaried
employees participating in the Long Term Disa bility Income P lan fo r Salaried Employees. As
a result of the unfavorable experience Metropolitan Life, the carrier, ha s d etermine d that a
s lightly higher cont ribution rate is needed in the
year ahead.
Beginning Janua ry 1, 197 3, the rat e for each
$ 100 of monthly benefit under the plan w ill be
$ 1. 50, an increas e of 3 0 cents over the 1972
rate of $ 1. 20. The change in rate i s in accordance w ith the provisions of the LTDI plan and
Metropolitan has applied for Wage - Price Board
approval on the increase .

GENERAL ELECTRIC INSURANCE PLAN

-- 'DOUBLE CREDIT DEDUCTIB LE'
Waynesboro employe es are reminded that
"doubl e cr e dit d e duc tible time" under the GE
Insurance Plan be g an on Oc t ober 1. The t e r m
double c r edit refers to any deductible expense
which is incurred in the last quarter of 1972
hence making it possible to ext end the expense
into 1973.
The advantage, of c ours e , is t h at insurance pla n
participant s won't have to pay a second deductib le
if their i llne ss or ho s pital iza t i on runs into 1973.
For example , if an e mploy e e had no cover e d
medical expense durin g the fir st nine month s of
1972 and incurs $ 20 o f cov ere d Type B expe ns e
during the final qua rt e r , he will be unable to
obtain any type B bene fit s for 19 7 2 because of
hi s l o w expense.

The first ded uction s for Waynesboro Pla nt

weekly salaried employees will b e noted in thei r T hi s $20, ho we v e r, can be appli ed against hi s
January 19 paychecks, r e troactive to January 1 . deductible for 197 3 to help him become elig i ble
Monthly salaried employee s LTDI d eductions
for benefit s s oone r.
will start with their J anuary 31 check.
Suppo se an employ ee h as no T ype B expen ses
Mr. H. W. Tulloch, manage r of employee rela- until the l a s t qua rte r of 19 72 a nd the n inc u rs
tions h ere in Waynesboro, pointed o ut that there Typ e B expe n ses o f $4 00. I n t hi s ca s e hi s
was no change in the contribut ion rate of the
deductible is e v e n m ore obviou sly e ligible fo r
Long Te rm Disability Insurance Plan for Hourly "double c r edit. "
Employees . Mr. Tulloch said that despit e the
increase in cost, the LTDI plan for salar i ed
F ir st i t i s a p pl i ed w 1972 and h e obt ains be n e fits
employe e s s till offers val uabl e disability incom e on hi s ex pe n se above the dedu c ti ble . I n addition,
protection. Benefits vary by earnings and s e rh is 1972 d e ductible also cove r s h i s needed 19 73
v i ce . For a very low rate the benefits purcha s ed,deduc tible requi rement a nd h i s f ir s t Type B
when added to Social Secur ity disability payments medical expenses of 1973 will b e eli g i bl e for
a nd GE 's disability p ens ion, are approximately
be nefit s unde r the In s ura nc e P l a n .
55% of pay. Benefit s begin a fter 26 we e ks of
WHAT IS A COMPETITOR?
weekl y s i ckness and accident income h ave b e en
pai d under the GE Insurance Plan.
A COMPETITOR is a person who s pend s his days.
and often h is nights. d reaming up ways to give
our customers bett er service. When he finds out
Mr. Tulloch urged that no one drop the extreme l y
how, it wil l be our turn to fi nd still better wa ys
good coverage of the plan on impulse b ecau se of
to keep o ur custom ers happy .
the increase in the rate. Such a move should
receive care ful consid eration before b e ing tak~ n,
he s aid.
A COM PETITO R sometimes does more for us
than a friend . A fri end is too polite to point out
our we aknesses, but a competitor wil l t ake the
Dad c ritici z ed the sermon. Mothe r thought
trouble to ad vertise them.
the organist made a l ot of mi s takes . And
s i s t er didn't l ike the c hoir's s ing ing.
A COM PETITOR is ne ve r too far away to affect
B ut the y a ll s hut up whe n little Jo e y r e m ar k e d:
our jobs. If the .qu ali y 0 f our wo rk dec reases.
or the a lert ness o f o ur service, he wi ll prosper-"I tho u ght it was a pr e tty g ood s how for a
11
a nd we will a ll feel the effect .
nic k l e !

* * * * * * * * *

( S&SP 1 P clyout ' co n tinue d from page 1)

D.R. WINTER

D. R. (Don) Winter has been

named Manager of Account~t thi s w eek there will be mor e than $ 12 million
ing Ope rations according to
,._ cLced in the re tirement option for S&S P partici Communication Systems Fin
pants wh o have chosen to use the option and more
Finance Operation Manager
than $7 million in fractional shares of GE s tock
Jim Milne. Don h as be e n
and Mutual Fund Unit s carried fo rward. This
serving s inc e May 1971, as
r es ult s i n the $2 09 million tot a l.
MRD manage r of budgets a nd
The $190 million that went direct to partic ipants
financ ial analys is. A native
i n the savings and investment plans include s
of Cincinnati, Ohio, Don is
$69. 5 milli o n in GE stock, $68 million in U.S.
a graduate of the Univers ity
Saving s Bon d s (maturity value), $51. 1 million
of C i ncinnati w ith a B. B. A.
in S&S P Mutual Fund Units and $ 1. 6 m illion in
de g r ee in 195 7. He joined
cash . The $ 190 m illion total is the l argest
Ge neral E l ectric in 1959 in Evendale, Ohi o, on
"delive r y" in the history of GE saving s pl a n s.
the Financial Management Program.
In addition t o the se curit ie .,; a nd cash being paid

Securities being d i stributed in the payout this

mo r1th represent 953, 400 GE shares., l, 285, 000
S&S Prog ram Mutual Fund Units and 1, 393, 500
U . S . Savings Bond s i n various denominations.
Under the Savings and Se curity Program participants l eave the i r investe d s a v ings in trust for a
s p ecified thr ee - yea r holding period and GE
~akes a matching payment of 5 0% of the a mount
.ch individua l s ave s under the program - :ji 1 for every $ 2 saved by the empl oyee. Under
the Stock Bonus Plan t he participant l eaves hi s
year ' s savings in trust for a s pec ified five-year
holding period and GE makes a bonus payment
i n c ompan y stock of 15 % of the participant' s
s avings for that year .
T he over $ 12 million in secu ritie s a nd cas h
being held in the retirement opti on w ill continue
to be held i n trust for the Savings and Serur ity
P rog ram participants who have chosen to h av e
company matching payments and relate d income
paid out at r e tirement to s upplement the ir pensions and other re tir ement funds.
T h e nearly $7 million in frac tional s har es will
b e car rie d forward to the next "payo ut" in 1974
under both the S &SP Program a nd SB Plan.
The $ 209 m illion invo l ved in t h is month' s payout
reflects the marke t value of GE s tock and the
Fund Unit price on De cembe r 29 , 1972 , t h e end
~f the holding periods for S&SP and SB . At
cha t time e a c h GE s har e was valued at $72. 875
a nd eac h f und u nit had a n e t as se t val u e of $39 . 77

Upon compl e tion of the program in 1962, he

b ecam e enginee ring cost analyst with the Larg e
Jet Engine Dept. in Evendale, and in April 1963 ,
was appointed t o the company's traveling auditors staff.

In F e bruary 1966 h e joine d the Audio Product s

D e partment in D ec atur, Illinois , and w orked as
interna l auditor, manager of business planning
and audi ting , manager of a ccounting operations,
man age r of bu s iness analysis and operations
pl a nning , and manager of auditing. Don completed the Management Deve lopm ent Co urse in
Crotonville in 1968.

Although the pr i ce of common s to ck can and do es

vary widely over the yea rs, it i s inte r estin g to
note that the average purchase price for GE
stock unde r S&SP was $43 . 77 during 1969; for
mutual fund unit s the average purcha s e p r ice
was $2 7. 656 that year.
The stock share s , F und Unit s and U. S . Savings
Bonds to b e 11 delive r e d 11 to savings plan parti cipants wa s mailed to 14 7, 000 Savings a nd Se rurity
Pro g r am partic ipant s and to 32, 3 00 Sto ck Bonus
Plan participant s beginning January 8 . It was
the 11th payout under S&SP a nd the 20th unde r
t h e Stoc k Bonus Plan.
Here in Waynesboro 1250 empl oye es began
r ece iving their share of the $ 190 m illion payout
which includes 41, 12 8 Bond Units, 5, 0 89 Stock
Shar es , and 7, 905 Fund Units .

GE PENSION MINIMUMS CLIMB

FRANK PIPER

If y ou are planning to r e tire in 1973 - - or lat er,

for that matter -- and y our annual earnings are
l ess than $8,040 , we hope you ' re wear ing a wide
New Year smile .

Frank Piper has joined the

Control D evices Ope ration a s
Supervi sor - Drives and
Devices Pr oducti on Control.
In this position he \vill be
r espons i ble for all of t h e Pru duction Contr o l activities r elating to the Drives and Devi ces product lines as w e ll as
Price & Edit and Warehouse
control fo:c a ll of the C ontrol
D evi ces Operation.

Becaus e if you have chal ked u p 15 years or more

of credite d service by the time of retirement,
you'll be eligible for the new higher minimum
pensions that went into e ffect on January 1 for
people earnings up to $8, 040 . That new minimum is $6. 50 per month for each year of full t ime c redited service.
Higher minimums for those earning over $8, 040
per year went into effect earlier. Minimum GE
pensions for those eligible now range from $6 . 50
to $ 7. 50 per month for each year of full-time
credited service, depending on earnings .
Pensions can b e higher than the minimum s, of
course, "say s H. W. Tulloch, employee r elations manager here in Way n esboro. "Each
e ligibl e individual who retires will have his
pension computed under the 1 ca reer earnings '
formula as well as the minimum formula. The
pension will be whichever result i s larger. 11
Under the " career e arnings" formula an employ ee's pension credits are built up each year unde r
provisions of the pension plan in effec t during
the particular year - and any lat e r improvements
which e ffect the previous build-ups.
"You c an estimate your pension under the 'care e r
earnings' formula by using infor mation in the
'Your Personal Shar e ' stateme nt distributed last
spring - - or the up- to - date statement to be
distributed this coming spr ing. Howeve r, mini mum retirement inc om e is much easie r to d e termine. Just add estimated Social Sec urity payments to the estimated minimum GE pension. 11
Mr. Tulloch cited the followin g example to illustrate ho w the computation should be made .
Assume an e mployee retires at 65 with 35 years
of credited service . Also a ssume his average
annual ea rnings during the highest five of hi s
final ten years was $8, 000 . Here's the computation of minimum retirement income:
( continued in next column)

Frank comes to Waynesboro upon c o mpl etion of

General Electric' s Manufacturing Mana geme nt
Program which he joine d in 19 7 0 aft er graduation from Penn State Unive r sity .
H e ha s h e ld the positions of Specialist - Methods
and Proc esses , Specialist - Advanced Materials,
and Speciali st - Master Scheduling in Erie, Pa .
at the Propulsion Equipment a nd Off- Highway
Vehicle Departments . His last assignm ent was
as Foreman - Final Assembly at the Spec ialty
Motor Products Department, Jone sboro, Ark .

.....-..

Frank and his wife Karen will re side at the

Summercrest Apartments, Wayne s bor o .

$6 . 5 0 (new min. for $8000 ) times

35 (years of service)
= $227.50
Social Security (estimated
from new law)
= 260 . 00
Individual's retire ment income
48 7 . 50
Social Sec urity for spo u se
=
130 .00
Monthly Retirement Incom e
= $ 6 17. 5 0
"In thi s typical example, the r e tir ement inc ome
of thi s employee will be more than $ 5, 800 per
year, 11 Mr . Tulloch said. "That's o ver 7 3%
of final average compensation . If the social
security benefit for the dependent hu sband
or wife i s added it would rai se the total to
$7, 400 per year or over 92% of final av e rage
compensation and probably more than tak e
home pay while at work. 11

STOCK & FUND UNIT PRICES

fhe Stock and Fund Unit Prices for the month
of November are as follows:
Stock
Fund Unit

$66.456
$37 . 694

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV No. 2

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

IN MEMORIAM
The Waynesboro Plant was
saddened by the sudden death
of Robert L. (Bo bby ) Davis,
age 34, on Tuesday, January
9th .
Bobby was Marriott s Head
Chef for the Cafeteria. He
had b een employed in the
cafeteria for 12 years and
was well-known and l iked by
General Electric employees.
Bobby ' s wife, Genniebea,
and daughter, Ro setta, are
both employed in the DCP area. There are nine
c hild r e n, t wo boys , seven girl s, all at home.

P-...l;lby ' s body rests at the Lewis Funeral Home.

~ vice s will b e conduct ed at 2 :00 P. M. on
Satur day at The Union Baptist Church, with
bur i al in Fairview Cemetery.

NEW /CPD GENERAL MANAGER

NAMED

Will i am C . Mackey, manager of General Electr i c 1 s Bu sway and Motor Control Produc ts
Bus ines s Section, w ith plants in B lue A sh, Ohio
and Selmer, Tenn ., has been named the new
general manage r of the Industrial Control Produc t s Department. The Numerical Control Oper
ation , located in Waynesboro, is a portion of
the Industrial Control Products Department.
Mr . Mackey ' s a ppointment was e ffective January 1, 1973 . He succee ds James A. Baker, who
became general manage r of the Lamp Products
Op .; ration a t Nela P ark in Cleveland on January
1. Mr . Mackey ' s headquarters w ill b e in
S~ rn, Virginia.

January 12, 1973

1250 W'BORO PLANT EMPLOYEES

SHARE IN S&SP 'PAYOUT'

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'

GEllERAl ELECIRIC CO IH AN Y

The key fi gures are 180, 000 a nd $209 m illion.

The date was January 8 . The 180, 000 is the
number of GE ernploye es , retirees and former
employ ees who will be sha ring in the big 11 payout 11
of employees sav i ngs and com pany payments
under the two GE s avings a n d investme nt plans.
Ja nuary 8 was the d ate that mailings of the U. S .
Savi ngs Bonds, GE S tock Shares, and S&S Prog ra m Mutual Fund Units and cash began to go
out to those who are expecting them.
T h e bi g fi g ure -- $209 million -- is the amount
of money involve d in the 11 payout 11 It i s the total
market value of the securities and cash involve d,
and it is the larg e st eve r under GE savings plans.
H e r e is how the $ 209 million is divided.
There will b e $ 190 million (ma rke t value ) in
sec urities and c ash sent direct to S&SP and Stock
Bonus Plan participants. T he thre e -year holding
period for sec uriti es purchased in 1969 under
S&SP e nded De cembe r 3 1, 1972 and the fiveyear holding period for securities purchased in
196 7 unde r the Stock Bonus plan ended on the
same date.
( c ontinued on page 3 )

(A ppointme n ts C0:1t 1d from Pag e 1)

B o b Gill will be re s ponsible for the
ext e n s ion of s ervic e: on our product s to n ew
cities by opening up new franchis e d se rvice
c e nte rs. J ack M or e n ' s responsibilities in C us tomer Se rvice w ill include wa rranty administration, the exc hange plan and emer gency part s.
ROBE RT C. GILL
B ob Gill was born in
Rich m o n d, V ir g inia a nd
e d ucated in public sc hools
the r e . H e graduated fro m
Virginia Polyt echnic Ins ti tute w ith a BSME and did
g r adua t e w ork toward his
Mas t e rs in B u s iness Admini s tration at the Unive rsity
of C alifornia in Lo s Ange l es.
H e joine d GE in 1956 at
Waynesboro as a Sal es Servi ce Spe c ialist in
Rel ays . Transfe rr ed to fi e ld sales in Los
Ang d c ::: in 19 o 0, he r e turned to Wayne sboro in
19 66 with various a s signme nts, including Di s tributor Sales , Manager P roduct Planning Min i at ur e D evice s a nd the m o s t re ce ntly held
po sition oi Manage r Rel ay Sa l es for D CPD .
J. A . MOREN
J ack M or e n w as educat ed
in the public s c hools of
Bristol, Rhode I sland. He
g radua t e d from the Univ e r sity of Rhode I s land in
1954 with a BS d eg re e and
began his tour of duty with
GE in 1956 i n Waynesboro .
During this 17 yea r p e riod,
J ack ' s assignments have
bee n in Purchasing, Ser v i ce Enginee r ing and Marketing Admini s tration.
A l s o, he ha s se rve d a s Manufacturing Product10n S upervi so r a nd Manager - Marketing Analy ::: i s .
NEED S RIDE
HOURS : 8 :00 - 4:3 0
To and From Ve ro na
Darl e n e Be rr y
E xt. 192

( Best Buy Award Winners - Cont ' d from Page 3j

DATA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS DEPT
Fir s t Shift
R e l ays
( M . G . Bliss)
(R . D. Harri s )
(R. W. Hull}
(W. R. Morris)
(N . M . Snider )
(K. E. Cline)

Margaret Cas h
Anna Sweet
Mildred Johnson
Faye B rown
Rhudene J e nkins
Virginia M. Fisher

fool Room
(G. Sh e ffer)

A s hley Daniels

Q uality Control
(A rt Hyzer)
(Jim Belche r)
(Hank M e ineke )

Ma r g i e Hufford
Stan Stark
Marvin Henderson

Me tal Parts
(Joe Whits e ll)
(Carl Hyde )

Yvonne Mitchell
Ruby Gil be rt

M a intenance
( C . Ho wdyshell )

Ro bert A. Lam

DCP
(Ge orge Har low)
(Georg e C r a i g )
(John Mille r)
(Jim Ours)
(Bob by Hoy)

Audra R. Hartman
Ma r y M. Farris
Kathleen D a vis
Louise I rvine
Josephine Gyo r ko

Mater i a l s
(Bi ll Humphr e ys )
(Ken H umphr eys )

Ir ene Dov e
Helen Barker

D NO
(Vir g inia Coffey )
(Paul Warr e n )

Fonda Redifer
Shirley S nyder

Second Shif t
( G . Brad shaw )
(L. Dr umheller )
(O. Fox )
(F. Sha v er )
( E . S nelson)

C . 0. Mc Griffin
Mary Taylor
Boyd Wood
J i mmy Pool e
Stanley Hoste tter

CONTROL DEVICES OPERATION

SQ UARE DANCE FOR SINGLES
Saturday- January 6, 1973
Main Str ee t Me thodist Church, Waynesboro
Caller: Lawrence Folk

Fir st Shift
( C arl J ones )
(Jim Ro s e )
(Harding Lonas )
(Rav Coffey )

M ilford Hartman
Luthe r Martin
L e gatha Furrow
Nancv Paxton

~D IO

AW ARDS ANNOU NCED

C D O - Fo r em an P at Russell
F r a n k B allard

F r a n k M onge r
:c Coy, J r.

DCP - For e man Donnie Cook

Dorothy L. Fox

m C. B. Wa rd
) . ~er man

R e lay s - Fore man Leon Harris

L e onard Collie

.wa rd Win ne r s on Page 4

CONGRA TULATIONS!

NEW QUARTER CENTURY

CLUB MEMBER

VACATION SHUTDOWN POLICIES

Listed below are some pertinent Plant vacation
shutdown poli cies that should be of interest to
those employees who will be working one or both
weeks of the shu tdow ~
The Relati ons Office will oper ate during
shutdown with a limi t ed staff to handle
emer gency matters . During these two weeks ,
please make calls t o Relations on ext. 418 .
The cafeter ia wil l be open duri ng it s regular
hour s . Both hot food ser vi ce and vending
wi l l be avai lable fo r f irs t shift . Second
shift , vending food service only . Br eak
time will be the same as during r egul ar work
schedules

( L-R) Von Law - Mg1t., NCO Ertg-<.11e.e1z,i..n~ -0::i oliclVn

admuung John Rhcade.,::i ' Q_u.a/1-te.'i. Ce.ntu..:t~' Ti..e Cetv::ip
.tJ1a.,t he ftad )Jlte.J.i e1t;ted t o fwn rllOHH?.ld!:J e_a,LlteJt .
Joe Devoy, Mg1t . , NCO-CNC/ VNC [ ng i.1tec> 'u 1tg .i.-6
o holVn too lu ng o1t
-

John M. Rhoades completed 25 years of General

Electr ic service on Thursday, J une 21 .
John was born in Venedocia , Ohio a nd earned a
,.-...:isME degree fr om th e Ohio Sta t e University .

He j oined General Electric on the Engineering

Program a nd complet ed the Creative Engineering
Program in 19 51. In 1951 , he became a Control
and Fuel Syst em Desi gner in t. ie Aircr a f t Gas
Turbine Depart ment a t Lynn , ~~ssachus e tts . In
19 53, he reloca t ed in Schenectady in the Engineering Labor atory as a Development Engi neer.
John wa s transf erred t o the Speci alty Contr ol
Department at Waynesbor o i n 19 55 as a Devel opme nt Pro j ects Engineer. In 1965 , he worked
as a Consul t i ng Engineer at t he Computer Department in Phoenix, Ari zona and at t he end of this
year re turned to the Spec i alty ConLr ol Department a s a Development Speci alist . Since January
1968 , John has held vari ous posi tions ~n t he
Numerical Equipment ConLrol Depar tment . At the
present t i me, he i s a Pr oj ec t Engineer in the
I/O and Peripheral Engineering Gr oup i n the NC
Engi neer ing Sub- Sect ion of the Industr ial Cont roJ
Pr oducts Depart~en t .
John and ti s ., ; ife , ? :-.y llis , r esi d.., .qt L.17 Ridge
Circ l e .
Every job is a better job if your

co mpan y is milking a good profit. Do

your pa rt t o keep it tha t way.

There will be no hot water for di shwashing

because of major repairs to the plant boilers. For hygienic reasons , therefore , paper
servi ce will be used during both weeks .
The Blue Ridge Dining Room will be closed.
The Employment Office wi l l not be open during
the shutdown ; however , a supply of application blanks will be available in the waiti ng
room and it will be possible for indi viduals
t o leave their completed applications.
The Medical Clini c wi l l be open duri ng f i rst
shif t . The supervisor on second shi ft will
have a key t o the Clinic so that first aid
can be rendered .
All parking will be in t he South parking lot
unless otherwise directed by signs .
_ le Boul evard gates and Gate 20 wi ll be
closed for t he ent ire vacation period unless
otherwise direc t ed by signs.
All boi l ers will be cut off during the firs t
week onl y . This means t hat there will be no
hot water or steam throughout the fa ctory ,
offi ce , and cafeteria areas .
Relay area air conditioning cooling t ower s
will be cleaned all day Monday , July 9 on
the dayli ght shift .
Old office area a ir conditi oning cooling
t owers wi l l be cleaned a l l day Wednesday ,
July 11 on t he daylight shift.
. New offi ce area air conditi oning cooling
towers a nd a l l a ir distri buti on coils will
be cleaned on r riday , July 13 during the
dayli ght shift. Thi s means there wi ll be no
air conditi oni ng in t he computer r oom and
cafeteria on t his date .
(See page 4 of t his edition of the news fo r
additional vacati on reminders . )

A HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE VACATION TO ALL

TO All OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO WILL BE VACATIONING ... TAKE IT EASY, WATCH THE SUN,
~

RESPECT THE WATER, DRIVE CAREFULLY ... BUT ASIDE FROM THIS HAVE A HAPPY AND ENJOYABL
TIME.

COME BACK TO US SAFE AND SOUND..

Formula for a Successful Vacation:

Plan Ahead, Then Follow Your Plan
The first and most important step toward
an accident.free V-dcat io11 is to plan ahcadanticipate the problems before they get
there. Make a checklist of what you need to
do and what you will take with you. Be

lmt aKt

sure to includ e a first -ai<l kit , since minor

accidents can become serious on vacations
when no doctor is nearby .
Vaca tion plans should begin with the
car trip tha t gets you to your destination.
Vacatio n trips aren' t like ordinary car rides.
The who le family is cooped up togeth er.
the trip may b e long, and the car may be
towing a trail er that makes maneuvering
awkward .
For these reaso ns . sa fety rules for the
highway sho uld be fo llowed w it h special
care. Make sure everyo ne has his scat belt
fastened, and that c hildr e n stay in place
away from t he driver. It 's a good id ea to
bring along toy s and ga mes for th e kids.
When traveling thro ugh heav il y wooded
regions, keep in mind the magne tic attraction between automobiles a nd <leer. The
National Safety Co uncil has put the figure
of deer killed b y cars at more than 120,000
a year. That's about 330 a day.

de Cf

Families with campers or trailers have an

added safety problem. These vehicles should
be checked out thoroughly before the vacatio n begins; the ow ner' s manual gives directions. Guard against c arryi ng too great a
load for the trail er tires. 'Ilic o nl y solut io n
is to lighten t he load; overinnat ing tires to
compensate will inc rea se t ire wear and
heighten the possibilit y of a blowout.

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Owner s o f c:1n1pt1s arc 111 for special

problems, too, al tcr I hey ge l to a camp ing
site.
One possible haz:ird is the liquid-propane
gas used to fir e 111ost ca111pc1 app liances./\.
leak may occur along the supply line from
the tank to the appliam:c. even if the camper is new . To find a leak be fore it causes an
accident. brush thick soapsuds 0 11 th e gas
line system at the beginning of the season
and several times th e reaft er.
Watc h out for o ther ca uses of escaping
gas. Pilo t light s, for exam pk. can he blown
out by th e wind pressure th 11rngh a sidewall
vent, or someone ca n brush against the
stove and unknowingly t111 non the valve
k nob s . Make sure your children can recognize the dist inctive odor th.it manufact urers
add to odorless gas, an<l teach the m that the
presence of th e odor is a warning signal
m ea ning gas is escaping tha t can build up
to cause an explosion.

Of cou rse yo u don't need to own a camp er to go c amping: lul s of" pc<lp lc bring along
sleeping bags and a tent fo r weekend out ings
o r longer vacat ions . If yo u do this, make
sure that your lent is fireproof. Unless the
manufacturer spec ifically says it's firepro o f",
it probably isn't .
Once you decide on a tent and sleeping
bags o r a camper, th e next question is wh ere
do you camp?
About 50 million Americans each year
o pt for established campgrounds such as
trailer parks and natio nal or state parks or
fores ts. Anot her three million strike o ut fur

the backwoods and une xplored territory,

where they enjoy m ore privacy but rislc. the
dangers of less familiar surroundings.

While the established campground

prom ises a ma ximum degree of safety , even
the n there arc certa in risks. Fire is o ne of
the gr ea test. Although th e 1ulcs about fire
arc no t difficult . a su1 p risingly large number
o r p eople do not follow them . Whe n build
ing a wood tire . clea r away leaves, pine
needles , a11d anything that m ight catch fire.
/\.void build ing the fire nca1 a log or low
tree branch .:s, a nd p bcc it downwind from
the ca111psitc so you won 't he breathing
smoke whil e th e food is cooking .
TI1mw ;1way a ny food you suspect is
tainted . h>od poison111g 1s a common hazard
of ou tdoor coo king.

be
Wild an11 11als tha t roam th e wood s can
cause truuhl c. an<l it' s a good idea to teach
child re n rhat Smokey th e Hear and his relatives arc not as fr iend ly as the cartoon would
ha ve us thi nk .
/\. nothc1 outdoor da nger is po iso no us
plan ts -poiso n ivy. su111ac. and oak. Herc
the rule 1s to coun t the leaves o n the plants
and remember . " leafl ets th ree, let it be ." If
som eo ne docs get exposed to a poisonous
plant , wa sh the expo sed area with strong
soa p a nd wa ter . the n with rubbing alcohol.
L1vmg uut-of-<loors poses a nother prob lem for ca mpers severe 1hunderstorms that
ca n rui n more than a good night's sleep. Be
alert for diangc> 111 tile sky sig na ling bad
weather a p proach111g. a nd t urn on y o ur car
or portable rad io fur loca l weat her warnings.
If you do get caugh t 111 a thunderstorm.
never seek shelter u11<lcr a lu ne tree or o ne
so tall t hat it stand s o ut fro m o thers in the
fo rest. If your tent is p it ched among ma ny
average-sized trees . you act ually have little
to fear from the light ning of thundersto rms.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XV. No. 27

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

RESTORATION OF SERVICE CREDITS

FOR 1969-1970 STRlKE PERIOD
The Company has agreed to grant all currently
active employees covered by the 1973 national
union agreements, for the purpose of determining
eligibility for certain benefits on and after
May 28, 1973 only, the periods of absence during
the 1969-1970 strike which were excluded from
their service credits for benefits purposes by
the strike Settlement Agreement dated January
30, 1970. Specifically, such credits will be
added to each employee's total length of "continous service" only for the purpose of determining eligibility for vacation pay, sick pay,
income extension aid and disability pension.
This is a one-time change applicable only to the
1969-1970 strike and there is no authority im~ed or granted for local management to grant
1 a credit for any other period.
All currently active employees as of May 28,
1973 (including employees absent with protected
service on May 28, 1973 for less than twelve
months due to illness or layoff, or for less
than eighteen months due to compensable occupational disability or on an approved leave of
absence) who had lost service credits due to
strike absence during the 1969-1970 strike period are eligible for the service restoration.
Forms are being prepared in Employee Relations
at this time recomputing continuity of service
and they will be available through your foreman
for employee's signatures in the near future.
BLOODMOBILE VISIT-AUGUST 8

The Bloodmobile's second visit to the Plant for

1973 is scheduled for August 8, beginning at
11AM and concluding at 5PM.

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July 20, 1973

NEW PRODUCT LINE

TO BE MANUFACTURED HERE
C. A. Ford, Manager - Control Devices Operation
announced today that the General Electric Company s line of Turbine Supervisory Instrumentation products presently manufactured in West
Lynn, Massachusetts will be transferred to the
Control Devices Operation here in Waynesboro.
The new line is related to CD0 1 s Power Regulation products and will be sold to the same types
of customers.
The transfer will begin with the assignment of
Engineering and Marketing responsibility to
Waynesboro and will be followed shortly thereafter by the transfer of complete manufacturing
responsibility. The relocation of the product
line will add 30 to 35 additional jobs in the
Waynesboro facility.

BACK TO WORK REFRESHEV ANV RELAXEV!!

Thi6 week., U WM ba.c.k. to wo1r.k., a.6te.Jr. two wee.k.6
o6 Jr.ela.xatio n ~ the -0 <.m, .&w.imrilng, c.amp-lng,
e:tC.. 6oJr. mo.6t 06 U6. ARA o, upon Jr.e.:tu.Jtn to woJr.k.,
many -impJr.ovement6 We.Jte. noted .6uc.h M .6paJtkii.ng
clean w-lndo~, new pai..nted yxutlU,ng Unu , pol,U., he.d 6loo/fA, c.lea.ned Ught 6-lx.twtu, 1r.e.d~c.0Jul.te.d
c.a.6e.tvUa a.nd many otheJr..t> tha;t c.oul.d be. .ll6ted.
06 c.oWL6e, the. mo.6t -impolt.ta.nt th,ing tha.t. ha.ppe.ned .l-0 that e.veJtyone. came. ba.c.k .6a.6e. a.nd .6ound.
STOCK PRICE AND
FUND UNIT PRICE
FOR JUNE 1973
The nstock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of June are as follows: Stock Price $58.452; Fund Unit Price - $34.375.

R. Perry, Plant Blood Donor Chairman, stated

"the need for blood is always great. However,
Month
~is even greater during the summer months due ,
the accidents that take place."
January
February
Blood donor sign-up cards were distributed ear- March
lier this week to all employees. Each employee April
is urged to sign up for this important life
May
saving program.
June

Stock Price

Fund Unit Price

71.827
68.493
66.125
62.613
59.403
58.452

39.727
38.041
37.621
35.990
34.874
34.375

90-YEAR YOUNG GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSIONER VISITS PLANT

'lr. Fre d \~i nt e r, 90-year yoLmg r.E pensjone r recently visjted the
lfaynesboro pbnt l ooking !o r s t i ll -1vor ki ng fr iends of hi s . ~Ir.
\1'inte r r e t i r ed from Schenectady \l'orks ol GI i n 1948 after 38 1/2
yea r s of sen rice . lie gre1v up i n a litt le town of Comp t on , Ka11sas
1"he r e there \\'ere no ccJucat i ona l fac i li tics hut he man;1ged to get
an Electr ical En gineering degr ee from the Uni 1ersit, of 1--:ansas .
i'lr. \\'intc r' s Gr andfathe r had s l a\es and ll vcd some1d1er e in 11cst
\'irgin ia or \'irgini;:i ;m<l his f;:ither has horn in \'irgin ia. There
1"as a n J\w1t in t he lami.lv 1d10 lived at Pbins, Virginia - \\est ol
the Blue Rid<Te

.-. .
Dur i ng i'lr. \\ inte r' s college rears , after _just S months of practice
he 1von t1vo stat e mecla b - the discus and 11igh hurdles - i.11 the
Dr ake Rel;:i~s . lie i s still 1c1;.' interested ~n all t:;JcS of s;1orb
and keeps up ". i th a 11 the h;:i 11 teams .
\1l1ilc cm;)loyecJ by General Electric , \!r. 11inter r ecei\ed 28 pa tents .
lie i s a l so an author a nd h;1s recently submitted a paper to Prince ton
on his conccptj on of the formati on of the )!aL1xi.es . One sc ient i st
said t he paper has " mystic;:i l and philoSOj' hica l but ve.Jw scientific . "
J\ fte r r et irement from CE - ~I r. \\inter \\orked 11i th the !\tom i c Energy
Commiss ion and then !or a t extile I'lanufacturer because at bS he
"didn ' t feel \'CIY ol d ." In fact , \lr . \\inter didn ' t t;:i.ke UJ' ski in g
u.nt i 1 lie has 60 .
\Ir . \\'i n te r noh li\es in Br clilen , Gco r g i ;i. lie ;U1d hi s daughter , Laura ,
her e on their .,a\ to Schenec tady to vis i t his grnndchilclrcn . \Ir .
\1.inte r 1va s 86 h'hcn hi.s lirst gran dchi l d \:;is ho r n .
During his brief sta, i n \\.urnesbor o , \Ir . \\' i.nter \'is i tcd Dr . ~Uld '.1 lrs. L.
Rade r, o l d :fr i cncls or hj s from Schenectad; . I le first becar!lc acoua in ted hi ti1 Dr. R;:i.dcr throu Qh the Bov Scouts . Both of the \\.inter
sons here Eagl e Scouts .
,
,
\ Ir. \\rintc r said he ~1::id just recently he;:inl on TV th;:i.t the; lwve di s covered a fo rmula to star the ar;ins.; roccss - in fact, cw1 reverse
the pr ocess . They p J ;m to have t h i s !JCr lectcd i n about 10 year s a nd
~lr . Wi nter :fee l s that i I he can just "h;in~ o n" t hat long - he h. i 11 he
back to 1 is it us . 1.1e -..:[ 11 he g lad to h;ne h i 1:1 r eturn an;. ti me !

lh.. W.i..1t.te'i d i..d 11ct d.()cxW 't a1t~1 (ic m1e,'i. c(-l':C"ll~en but di.d eujc~, d(,) c.tv)) .(Jtq 1Hu.tu.ae ac.ou.aintaHcC) u:Lt/1 a HwHbc'l c{i c.11,1:if.cr'CC S, c>,)~_1cc.i.atf11
Ru.th [ 1.'add,(1~9 tc11 cu id .'f((0(f i.c F i..t:g i.bbe1i) .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV. No . 28

WA YNESBORO, VIRGINIA

JOHN RAN NIE HONORED

FOR 40 YEA RS OF SERVICE

July 27, 1973

DR. VANDERSLICE VISITS PlAMT

Dr . T. A. Vanderslice, Vice President and Group
Executive of t he Special Systems and Products
Group vi.sited Waynesboro on Tue sday to review
the business plans of Departoent and Division
Management . After the review, he was given a
tour of the Service Center a nd t he Parts Center
by Mr. Kindt and Mr . Coughtry.
Dr . Vanderslic e i ndicated his favorable impression of the speed wi th 1~hich the new :acili t i es
had been brought into f ull u~ili za tion and with
the excellent renova t i on of these buildings.

,w

,-..,hn Ra.nni_e (.te.(it)

~lwwn Jte.c.uv.tng 1-U.O 40-ye.M
_ <'-!tv-tc.e P-tn a.nd c.o vtgJta,,tua;tj.,o M {ifLom VIL . T. A.
Va.nde.M .u c. e. a.nd VIL . L. T. Ra.deft . Sea,,ted ,i_n the.
.e.oweJt pa.Jtt 06 p,(c;tLUte. Me Me.MM . K-tnclt crnd G-t6{iO!Ld . Tlze. p'le,,je.n,ta,,ti_on tool<. ptac.e. du,u11g the.
Ve.pcvi;One.nt crn.d Vi.v.0s-ton Ma.vta.ge.me.n.;t me.e.;t,{,ng l1Ud
-tn the. ptaii.;t fo e.sda.y . VIL . L. T . Rade.ft, the.
(iJ..Jist Ge.neJtcd'. A!a.nageJt ol) oLUt p..a.1z.,t, tt'a6 a gu~t
a,,t the. f!.i.utc.l 1e.o1t .

John W. Rarmie, .Manager- Materials , completed 40

years of service with the General Electric Company this week.

V. L. Coug ltt1u; .0s slwwn a,t lligfi,t Jte.vi.eJ~'tHg tl1e.

PMtj Cei1.t2 1 Ope.wuc11 ( "{.t/1 .'f'c . Ri..C.:1."t'Ld P. G{. {i {iO!td ( e{it), VtvWfor1 Ge.1te'lctl ,1.lana.9<!,'l, and VI/. .
T. A. VandeAs,(c.e (c.eHtM) , V(c.e.-P.'Lc...s.tdent and
GJtoup Exe.c.rtuve c ) tlic Spec{.a f S116tems and
P1todttc.,t,s Giw up . 7 H addLUoH , Alll. Ccug/1 tJuj c:..nd
M!t . K-tnd:t. c.ondttc.Cl!cl McB~,s . Vcu 1c/e.J7.,Sli.cc awl
G.tfi{ioh.cl Of! a (OWL tl11wug lL t/1c. Cus.toine.-'c .Se.!tv-i ce
Ce.n te.:r.
1

John , who is a native of Yoker , Scotland , began

his career wi th Gener al Electric on July 24,
19JJ as a messenger in the Schenectady Warehouse
and Shipping Department . He later had assignments as Production Cler k , Service Clerk and
Leader of Requisition Distri bution Activities in
the same department . In 1949 he transferred to
t he Control Division War ehouse and Shipping Oper ation. Shortly t hereafter he was promoted to
Supervisor of Contr ol Devices Warehouse .
\-/hen the Specialty Control Depar tment wa s formed,
Rannie was appointed Supervisor of Warehouse
ld Requisition Processing f or the new department . He came to Waynesboro in ~~rch 1955 jn
that capacity.
lCont 1 d. on page 2)

PLAN AHEAD !
Saturday, Augu st 19 , 19?3-SCOGEE/DuPONT DANCE
DuPONT Recreation Center
Masic by : "The Lasers"
Saturday , Au.gc.1st "'5 , 1973- SheP..anooah Ac res
SCOGEE Farr~ly Day Pi cnic

JAMES 'BUCK' BYRAM RETIRES

RESTORAT ION OF SERV IC E

FOR RETURN ING EMPLO YEES
Empl oyees ( a ) who had 10 years or mor e ncont i nuous Servi ce 11 at the time of a previ ous t ermina
t ion of service and (b) who ar e acti vely a t wor~
on July 1 , 1973 or who have been absent less than
twelve months on July 1 , 1973 due t o i llness or
lay- off or have been ab sent less than eighteen
months on J uly 1 , 1973 due to compensable occupat i onal disabili ty , or a r e a bsent on July 1 , 1973
on an appr oved leave of absence ar e el igi ble f or
r estoration of ser vice .

James Nirr.rod Byram reti red from Gener a l Ele ctric

t oday after almost thirteen years of ser vice.
Jame s 11 Chi ef 11 Byram attended Langley Juni or Hi gh
School in hi s hometown of Washi ngton, D. C. Pri oJ
to j oi ni ng General Electric , he worked for Mechani cal Development Company i n Salem , Vi r ginia .
He j oi ned General Electric at Waynesbor o , Virgini a August 22 , 1960 as a Tool Maker 11 A11 whi ch is
also his la st assignment .
Jame s and his wife , Elna , resi de at 229 Loudoun
Avenue . They have two sons, Ronal d , a State
Tr ooper, and James , a Hi ghway Engineer. 11 Buck, ''
a s some of us call him has many hobbie s which i nclude fish ing, anti que col lections , and coin collect i ons . These hobbies , in additi on to 11 taki ng
it ea sy 11 f or a while should keep him busy and
a ctive .

Any employee who had 10 y ear s or mor e of "conti nuous ser vi ce 11 with t he Company or de signa ted
affi l iate s at the time of a previous t ermi nat i on
of service , shoul d apply f or ser vic e r est or ati on
t o the Employee Relati ons Office , givi ng the
da t es and locations wher e such prior ser vi ce was
acquir ed.
When it is established t hat a n employee had i n
fact , accwnulated ten years or more of 11conti nuous service 11 at t he t i me of a pr evious t erminat i on of service, s uch pr i or service shall automati cally be restor ed after six months of service
f ollow ing r eemployment , except ing only t ho se
case s where f ul l repayment of Inc ome Extensi on
Aid ( or equivalent benefi t s f or exempt employee s )
i s required before s ervice r e stor ati on may be
granted. I n cases where such IEA ( or equivale1....-...
benefi ts) repayment is required befor e ser vi ce i s
r e s tored , such r e s tor ati on will not be effecti ve
until the date when s uch IEA (or equival ent ) benefits have been repaid in f ull.

Al l of us at General Electric wish 11 Chi ef 11 or

11 Buck 11 a happy and l ong rethement life .

An employee who has pri or 11 continuous s ervi ce 11

r estor ed under thi s 10- year - service- r es t or ati on
r ule , wi ll also have the oppor t unity t o have restor ed t he 11 cr edi ted service 11 whi ch he had accuJ . W. Rannie (Cont ' d . f r om page 1)
mulated a s a Pensi on Plan par t i cipant at the time
Since coming t o Waynesboro , John has held sevof the pri or ser vi ce terminati on, cont i ngent on
er al posi ti ons. He was Supervisor of Ai rcraft
the f ull r epayment of the pension contributi ons
and Mi l i tar y Control for a peri od . I n December
appli
cabl e t o the period of cr edi t ed ser vic e t o
1959 he became Purcha si ng Agent . Hi s next asbe
restored
pl us accumul ated inter e st .
s i gnment was that of Manager of Pur chasing ef fective i n July 1966. This was followed by hi s appointment in November 1967 to his present posiKOTICE!
t i on of Manager-Materi als .

Mr . Ranni e has always been an active par t i ci pant

i n sports . He played soccer in the Centr al New
York Soccer League and in the fast Ger man- Amer ican League while he was in Schenectady . His
Waynesboro activities incl uded managerial and
admini str ative duties in Li t tle League , Babe
Ruth and Ameri can Legion baseball. His current
intere sts ar e in fish ing and boating .
John and hi s wife Alice resi de at 1116 Lyndhurst
Road . They are members of the Westmi nster Pre sbyterian Church . They have two sons , John Jr . ,
Sterling Park , Virginia and Thoma s , who is empl oyed by Gener al Electric at Erie , Pa .

Payr oll deduct i on f or Long Term Di sabi lity I ns urance will be hi gher thi s week due to i ncrea se
i n cover age appl icabl e t o ret r oact ive wa ge r a t e
adjustment.
NOTE OF THANKS

--.

The family of J on Cook wishes t o thank everyoLfo r t heir many ki ndnesse s and expressi ons of
sympathy during the r ecent i llness and death of
Mari e , sister of Car ol yn Hit e and sister- i n- law
of Judy Ashby .

THREE NEW QUARTER CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS

C. W. Potte.re., i\fa1tage..'t - Fi.11a11Ua..t f'cann.<.ng &

Ano.1.tjJ.i,{,.) , p'te,s e 1tf) Von (t1U'.ml'.tii ci,;..{,.t./i IU-6 25-ue.a.Jt
Se.1tv i.c.e. Pi11 .

DON WILMOTH
Don became associated with this Plant on September 1 , 1972 when he wa s appoint ed Manager - Accounti ng by Communi cati on Systems Divisi on Accounting Oper ati ons . Just pri or t o this appointJ.lll'"'<lt , he was Manager-Cost and General Accounting
h Visual Communication Products Operati on in
Syr acuse .
A native of Beling ton , West Vir ginia , Don completed five years of servi ce with the U. S. Army
dur ing World II . Upon release from service he
attended Bentley College , .Boston, Massachusetts ,
where he r eceived an ASA degr ee i n Finance in
1948 . He j oined GE the same year on the Busines s
Tr a i ning Course .
Don and his wife Louanna , and his son Brian res ide at 960 Northgate Avenue , Waynesboro , Virginia.

C. A. Foftd (2nd 0.1io111 Ce.6..tl , f.la11age.ft- CVO , i,)

)/iown ma/U.119 du.al. Q.uaite't Ce11tuJ1.1j Cfob Pi.11
p,'te.J.ie.1t.t.ati o1v) ..to E.l!Lte. B. Hewett and La'tll.~1
Bcwr,i_nge.Jt . B. Co ope.It ( oa't eC' ot) and J. A.
Sc.liL<.c.h ( 0a 't 'itglz..t) pa.It ti.upa te.d i_n tlze. p'l.c,!> e.11.ta;ti.o 1M

ERTLE HEWETT
Ert le , after servi ng in the U. S. Navy duri ng
World War II , attended Duke University . Following his gr aduati on , he joined the General
Electric Company i n Schenectady , New York . Hi s
assi gnments pri or to corning t::i Waynesboro also
included working i n the Swi tchgear Department in
Phi l adel phia unti l 1955 when he joined the Power
Regulati on gr oup in Waynesboro . Si nce that time
he has been r esponsible f or most of the excitation sy stems f or hydro- gener ators supplied by
the General Electric Company throughout the
United Sta tes . He has been the aut hority on
our mechanical regulators and has been responsible f or their applicati on.
Ertle and his wi f e , Jackie , have two children
and r e side at 301 Loudoun Avenue , Waynesboro .
LARRY BARRINGER

BLCODMOBI LE
Larry began his employment with General Electric
on July 19 , 1948 as a mail carrier f or the IndusDon ' t f orget the Bloodmobi le vi si t on Wednesday ,
August 8 . Sign your card to give a pint of blood t rial Division , Schenectady , N. Y. In 1949 , he
if y ou have not alr eady done so .
transfer r ed to the Contr ol Department as an Order Edi tor . I n March 1955 , he moved to Waynesboro with the old Specialty C::intr ol Department .
He was Supervisor of Price Edit from 1957- 1963
RIDE NEEDED !
when he t r ansferred to Marketing as a Parts
Speci alist
.dy ne eds ride to and from work on 7: 30AM 4 : 00PM shift from Lynhurst - River Road Area .
Larry has been very active in scouting for the
Call ext. 238 or 942- 9583 .
past 17 years 15 of these years a s advisor of
Explorer Po.3t. He is married and ha.u three
children (Lynne 17 , Carole 15 , and Jeff 12) .
He lives at 2305 Courtland St . , Waynesboro .

GE SALES AND PROFITS UP

JACKIE GLEASON WILL 'STAR'

IN GE TV COMMERCIALS THIS FALL

Commedian Jackie Gleason will make his debut in ~
Both GE sales and profits for the second quarter TV connnercials this fall when he appears on beef 1973 climbed 13% in the second quarter of 1973. half of the General Electric 1974 line of teleFor the full first half of the year, however,
vision receivers. These commercials will be feaprofi ts trailed sales with sales up 14% and prof- tured in GE TV spots on NCAA College Football,
its up 12%. Profit on each sales dollar in the
NFL Monday Night Pro Football, and during three
first half of the year was 4.6 cents as compared Monogram specials late this summer: "Bighorn,"
to 4.7 cents for the same period last year.
"Conquista," and "Land of the Small."
IN 1973's FIRST SIX MONTHS

These were significant facts in the company's

report for the second quarter and first six
months of 1973.

Jackie will star in one of the two prime time fall

specials sponsored by the Television Receiver and
Audio Products Departments -- "General Electric
. . Presents The Great Entertainers." The program
In announcing the second quarter results, Reginald to be shown on CBS in October marks Jackie's reH. Jones, GE Board Chairman, said ear~ng~ of the turn to television comedy spectaculars after a
General Electric Company were $137.3 million or
three year retirement.
75 cents a share in the second quarter of 1973.
This is an increase of 13% over the $121.5 milSine~ our 1974 line of television receivers will
lion or 67 cents a share reported in the same
be called "GE Television, The Great Entertainer"
quarter of 1972.
in national advertising, it is fitting that it
will
be promoted by the comedian who has long
Sales in the second quarter of this year also
been considered one of the nation's great enterwere a record $2,887 million compared with $2,556
million in the second quarter of 1972, which also tainers.
represents an increase of 13%.
-- GE Joins Government Program
to Find Jobs for Former PO W's
For the first six months of 1973, net earnings
General
Electric is one of 16 major companies ~
were $251.7 million or $1.38 per share, compared
and
associations
which are taking an active rol~
with $225.0 million or $1.24 per share in the
in
a
government-sponsored
industry program to
first half of 1972, an increase of 12%
find jobs for returning prisoners of war.
Sales in the first six months of 1973 were $5,434
Members of the industry committee are expected
million, 14% higher than the $4,774 million in
to work closely with military counselors and
the same period of 1972.
state employment service personnel at each o~ the
31
military hospitals where returnees are being
In commenting on results in the second quarter,
treated.
GE has been assigned the lead responMr. Jones said that the company's gains continsibility
at
Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery,
ued to be broadly based. "Shipments of most
Ala.;
the
Naval
hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.;
goods exhibited the pattern of growth shown earand
the
Army
hospital
at Fort Monmouth, N. J.
lier in the year. Specifically, consumer durables were above prior levels, benefiting from the
GE DONATES ERIE CANAL LANDS
continued strength in contract or builder-oriented markets; deliveries of industrial capital
TO PUBLIC FOR RECREATION
goods reflected the growth in overall plant and
equipment spending reported throughout the doApproximately 38 acres of historic Erie Canal
mestic economy; and shipments of capital equiplands owned by GE's Schenectady, N. Y. plant
ment to electric utilities showed further insince 1918 were recently given to the town of
creases.
Rotterdam, N. Y. for public recreational use.
"Also, our international businesses maintained
their steady growth, and the financial impact
of currency devaluation continued to be insignificant.

The property stretches for three and a half miles

along the canal and consists of four segments,
including parts of the old towpath and one of the
remaining canal bridges.

"In view of depressed stock market conditions,

we departed from our program of regular disposition of holdings in Honeywell shares and made
only minimal sales in the past quarter," Mr.
Jones added.

In announcing the decision, the company express~

the hope that the GE gift of land would advance
plans for development of a public hiking and bicycling path along the entire length of the Mohawk River in Schenectady County.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELE CTR IC
VOL . X:V. No. 29

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

MR. GIFFORD APPOINTED

TO NEW POSITION

T. A. Vandersl i ce , Vice Pr es ident and Gr oup

Executive , has armounced the appoint ment or Mr.
R. P . Gifford to the pos ition of Vice President
Commw1icati ons Pro j ects for General Cl ect ric ' s
Special Sys tems and Pr oduct s Group effective
Augus t 1. ~lr. Gifford has previous l y been the
Vi ce President and Gener al \tan ager of the Communic;:i tion Systems Bus iness Di,ision .

August 3, 1973

TERMINET PRINTERS
TRACK CALIFORNIA DRIVERS

J oJ.ie.plt Bwd 06 Ge.nVtal Efe.c;t!r,cc. ' .6 Va,,ta Comriu.rU..c.a:t<.on P1todu.c.,t6 Ve.patvtme.YLt , avtd F1tank VA..a.6 ,
Su.pe.ll.v,L,~ott , Ce.n,t,'l..al Inqu.A..ll.y U1U-t , 06 the. Cali(io1t1Ua VA..vA..J.iA..ovt o(i 1\lotott Ve.luc.R.u c.he.c.k ,~yJ.item
orVLet:t<.on 06 Te.JLJni..Ve.tR 300 data tefe.p!tA..1i:tVL
wdh Che.Ji.yf. Ull.ton .

At present, t he California Department of Motor

Vehi cles maintains records f or 12 . 6 milli on drivers a nd 15 million vehicles . Both f i gures have
\ Ir. Gi fford ' s s uccessor \vill be named at a l a t e r been increasing at a rate of approximately 300,
dat e .
000 per year. Processing the inquiry t raffic to
DMV 1 s files has become a seri ous prob lem.
In h is new pos1 t1on, Mr. Gifford will be re spons ible for develop ing the Group' s overall plans
Getting i nformati on in and out of their computand strategie s in the cornmwKation field on a
ers wa s a ma j or par t of DMV 1 s pr oblem. More
1,orl<l1dde as 1vell as a domestic basis . He wi ll clatteri ng data telepri nter s of t he type previmaintain hjs office in Lynchburg, Virginia .
ously used would increase noi se levels in the
working
areas, a nd DMV wanted a fa s ter , quieter
NOTE OF THANKS!
machine and hoped to reduce the number of remote
The family of Jim Ar endall wishes to thank ever y- i nquiry terminals without reducing daily output
one for their many ki ndnesses and expressi ons of or incr easing cos ts .
sympathy during the death of rey father, Earl
Data Communica tion Products Department ' s TermiNet
Arendall .
printer was t he answer . Data Communication ProdJim Arendall
ucts Department received the contract award to
i
ni t i a lly supply DMV with 16 TermiNetR 300 TeleSCOGEE- DuPONT DANCE
printers. The 16 new GE printers have replaced
26 older printers. Production f or each device
Saturday, August 18, 1973
has
increased by almost 80%.
DuPONT Recr eati on Center
11
Featuring The Lasers"
(Cont ' d . page 2)

LUNDSTROM COMPLETES
25 YEARS OF SERVICE

TermiNet printers (Cont 'd. from page 1 )

Each TermiNet 300 printer interfaces with DMV 1 s
communi cations computer through a General Elec~c
DigiNet 11 0 data modem.
Describing the operation, Division of Electronic
Data Processing Service Acting Chief Margery Lucy
poi nted out that an inquiry could be originated
at DMV in Los Angeles and be transmitted between
t erminals and computers in Sacramento in a matter
of seconds.

V . C. Law, Manage.ft, NCO Eng,i_ne.e.!U1t9 , p11.~e.n.t6

C. R. Luvtd6:tJ1.0rn w,{,;th hM 25-ue.cVL Se.Jtv,{,c.e p,i_n. .
J. F. Balze.l, 1\lavtage.Jt , .llac.lt,{,11,,{_11g Ce.nteM , CU>J.i,(/.) ,te.d w,{,th :the. p11.u e.vt:ta:ti..on.

A typical inquiry might be a request from Los

Angeles for an individual ' s driving record. The
communicati ons processor would receive the inquiry and transmit it to the proper data ba se
computer for further processing. When the requested r ecord had been assembled, it would be
returned to the communications computer for
t r ansmission back to the requesting terminal.
Speed is essential. Data Communication Products
Department ' s TermiNet 300 printers are now providing this speed for DMV in California.

Curt Lundstrom completed 25 years of General Elec - With proper quality control, good service and
t r i c service on Saturday, June 30 .
continued effort to please the state of California , perhaps we can achieve similar instalCurt was born in Sweden and raised in Worcester ,
lations in other states .
Massachusetts and is a graduate of Wentworth
Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Curt joined General Electric as a t r ainee in the
Control Division at Schenectady. In 1948, he
worked as an Engineering Assistant in the Industry Control Department. In 1955, he became a
Technical Specialist in the Specialty Control De partment at Waynesboro. Since then, he has had
var ious assignments in Numerical Control Engi neering and presently holds the position of Seni or Technical Specialist in the Machining Center
Engineering Unit of the NC Engi neering Sub-Secti r>n
of the Industrial Control Products Depar tment .

KENNETH KITE
APPOINTED FOREMAN

Curt a nd his family reside at 207 Court Road.

JUNE SERVICE PINS
5 year

w.
w. A.
J. w.
J.

F.
J.
R.
R.

P.
J.
L.
J.
R. E.

Loftis
Surber
Stallings
Tucker
Kaczmarek
Friberg
Edling
Deaton

1 5 year

w.

P.
A. L.
R.
G. E.

Wilson
Perry
Jenkins
Varner

10 year
J. H. Kite
R. P. Brooks
R. T. Weber
w. L. Floyd
20 ;year

R. A. Prudhomme
D. H. Miller

Kenneth Kite has been recently a pp ointed ForemanSecond Shift-DCP Wire Harness and Button Up.
Ken a native of Shenandoah, Virginia, graduated
from Northside High School, Roanoke, Virginia in
1965. In February 1966, he j oined General Electric as an assembly and wire man in the Program
Control area. His next assignment was in Sheet
Metal as a punch press operator. Prior to be,........_
coming a foreman he was an assembly and wire
on Power Regulation equipment.

25 ;year
J . M. Rhoades
c. R. Lundstrom

Ken and his wife , Marcia, l ive a t 206 Link Road ,

W~ynesboro.
Hi s hobbies include golf , hunting
and fishing .

VACATION BIKE TRIP

AUDIO SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

AVAILA B LE UNDER PURCHASE PLAN

The l ist of audio systems and component s eligib:

for employee courtesy discounts has been broade1
to i nclude new stereo systems and comp onents re
cently announced by GE 's Audio Electronics Products Dept.
The newly eligible products can be purchased f r c
ei t her employee stores or retail dealers, depeno
ing on l ocal avail ability. The discount can the
be appl ied for as it is with major appliances a~
other items on the Employee Courtesy Discount
Schedul e .

( L-R) J,{_rn DJr.ive11. 1 Jwuofl. SaCJr.a , Woody Hef1.flovt,

Ke vine...tlt G.UVH and P/Ul Mac.Donald

The ma j or audi o systems additi ons to the employe

courtesy di scount listing i nclude such items as
new four channel 8 track stereo tape player and
t uner , a stereo phonograph component and tuner,
matched speaker systems, and 34 additional r elat
items. Applicati ons for discounts on the models
available under the Employee Product Purchase Pl<
are avail able through Personnel Accounting.

VEHIC LE SECURITY CHECKS GETS 'NEW LO OK '

Five strong- hearted employees tackled the countr y.-..side on a 65 mile bicycle trip during vacation
,hutdown. The brave, hearty souls were Jim Driver
expeditor, J. R. Sacr a - expeditor, Woody Herronproduction , Ken Glass- DNO Production and Phil
MacDonald- expeditor.
The group left New Hope on July 2 at 8AM and biked
through For t Defiance , Spri nghill , Moscow , Mt .
Solon to Stokesville recreati on a rea, arriving at
11:45AM. After a good lunch the group enjoyed
swiruming, horseshoes and side trips in the area.
The second day took the gr oup to Natural Chimney ' s Park and back to New Hope. The second day
bike trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all and best
of all, the trip was inexpensive. Also the
gr oup was able to enjoy the real beauty of the
Be-tty Je.avi F-<-eldJ., A..J.i -)hown ina.10tvig a vc.IU.c.te. Hc.ucountryside, e specially as they wheeled themM;ty c.hed<. on Vale MoMoe, (!J,i_..,)ovi T11.clc.!0i.119 clf/..i.ve.!L .
selves slowly up and down the roadways .
Vale a.ppeeut.6 :to be plle.t.t~r ple.M ed w.Lth the c.!iecl~.
Another bike trip is on their agenda for thi s
Motorists t r afficking in and out of the Plant r emonth . The r oute this time will be from Waynescently have been confronted with a "new l ook " .
boro up the Skyline Drive to Loft Mountai n, Bi g
The
"new l ook " is the pleasant and pretty securiMeadows and then to Elkton .
ty guard, Betty Jean Fields. Betty j oined the
Maintenance Guard Force on J une 19, 1973. She
S&SP AUTHORIZATION FORMS O UT formerly
worked in TermiNet as an assembler.
Betty ' s primary duty as security guard is t o
RETIREMENT OPTION TIM E
check vehicular traffic as it moves in and out of
the Plant. Also, she is mainly i nterested in
Read about this in next week's issue of the Plant seeing that drivers operate their vehicles in a
safe manner while on Company property.
News.
Betty and her family reside at Stuarts Dr an.,
Virginia.

1973-197 4 NEW SCOGEE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bob Dedrick, Vice-Pres.

Dick GBntzli nger . Pres.

Juanita Via, Treasurer

Diana Taylor, Secretary

A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

Nancy Baker
Second Shift Re pr.

The SCOGEE Officers & Board of Directors want to

take this oppo rtunity to thank all of you for your
note of conf idence. Our job this corning year will
be to provide a broad program of activi ties , in the
hopes of r Aaching as many members as possible .
Your heln is especially wanted and needed if we are
to attain our goal of 11 pumping new life 11 into the
SCOGEE organization . I would like to also congratulate the outgoing Officers and Board for the
excellent job they did in the past year. Remember
now---don ' t keep your good ideas to yourse lf ! Inform any of the people shown, and we'll try to make
it happen!
Di ck Gentzlinger

Audra Hartman
Parts Cen t er Repr.

Seated, left to right: Sallie Surratt, Dot Mauzy, Lou Showker and June Al dhizer .
Standing, left t o right : Larry Martin, Monty McPhatter , Ken Gray, Dan Kemp~ r, Joe Smith
and Rein Kerber. Absent when picture was taken: Don Vey .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. rJ. No. JO

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

August 10, 1973

NEW GENERAL MANAGER

NAMED FOR CSBD

S&SP AUTHORIZATION FORMS OUT

Christopher T. Kastner has been named Vice President and General Manager of General Electric
Company's Lynchburg-headquartered Communication
Systems Business Division, it was announced this
week by Dr. Thomas A. Vanderslice, Vice President
and Group Executive of the Company's Special Systems and Products Group. Mr. Kastner succeeds
Richard P. Gifford who last week was named Vice
President-Communication Projects for the group.
Both Mr. Kastner and Mr. Gifford will maintain
their offices in Lynchburg.

With S & SP Authorization Forms for the 1974

"payout" distributed last week, i~'~ time for .
Savings and Security Program participants to give
special consideration to the Retirement Option of
the S & S Program.

For the past year, Mr. Kastner has been serving

as General Manager of the General Electric Company's Europe Business Division, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. From 1970 to 1972
he was President and Chief Executive Officer of
COGENEL, General Electric's affiliate in Italy.

RETIREMENT OPTION TIME

If the "taxable income" relating to y our 1973

payout was higher than you liked, y ou should consider that use of the Option can result in lower
taxable income for your next "payout" under current tax regulations. In addition, under S & S
Program improvements effective in 1976, the Option can help provide you with still greater extra retirement income than in the past.

What is the Retirement Option? Under S & SP the

participant may save up to 7% of pay in several
investment areas _ u. s. Savings Bonds, GE Stock
or & special Mutual Fund. The Company makes a
/"8'.
. matching investment to the individual 's account
native of Memphis, Tennessee, Mr. Kastne~ ~oin- of 50% of the participant's own investment. The
ed General Electric immediately after receiving
total is held for the specified three-year holding
the BSME degree from Yale University in ~946.
period and paid out. Or _ under the Retirement
He served as manager of marketing for GE ~ Po~er Option _ the company matching payment and income
Transformer Department, as plant manager in Hick- credits can be held in trust until retirement and
ory, N. c. and as manager of manufacturing for
paid out when annual income and taxes may be lowthe Department.
er.
(Cont'd. page 4)

Beginning in 1976, a participant who leaves as a

result of retirement can elect, under the S & S
NOTICE!
Program's Retirement Option, to have the trustees
purchase an annuity with the securities and cash
Make your plans now to attend our annual SCOGEE being held for him instead of distributing them
Family Day Picnic to be held at Shenandoah Acres- to him in a lump sum as at present. In addition,
Saturday, August 25. This is free to SCOGEE
a participant who leaves GE for any reason - exmembers and their families. If you are not a
cept death - can elect to have the trustees dismember, sign up now (Membership Chairman, Sallie tribute his securities in cash over a five, ten
Surratt, ext. 191) and join in the fun on the
or fifteen year period.
25th.
Also beginning in 1976, a much greater amount can
be put into the Retirement Option. But to have
SCOGEE/DuPONT DANCE
the greatest possible amount in the Option by reSaturday - August 18 - 9 'Til 1
tirement, an individual should begin now. It
DuPONT Recreation Center
should be remembered, too, that beginning in 1974,
Featuring "The Lasers"
if you're eligible for more than three weeks of
vacation, you can take three weeks and "bank"
your remaining vacation pay in the S & SP Retirement Option - even t hough you don't participate
in S & SP.
(Cont'd. page 4)

PLANT'S BLOOD DON

328 PINT.

RUSSELL

MADD ~X

"The response from General Electric employees to give blood at

Wednesday's Bloodmobile visit was 'Fantastic' " stated Bill
Perry - Plant Blood Donor Coordinator.
A record number of employees, 505, signed up to donate their
bload. Of this total, 328 actually gave blood, breaking the
Plant's August 5, 1964 record of 314 pints .
Perry, counnenting further said, "It' s a good feeling to know
that our employees always come through when there is a need
and the need for blood all over the state and country has
been very critical. Wednesday's 328 pints of blood certainly
helped relieve this problem."
(Cont'd. next page)

Mti..6. RobeJtt SuddaJtth, VonoJt

RtL6.6 ell Maddox, T eJrJn,{,N et/ M6f
JteeoJtd

Ffut gJtou.p 06 Pa/tt,6 CenteJt employaJULlving to donate blood.

ee.

Ruth Lo:tt6, CV0/Manu.6ac.;tu.JUng - 200th

pint.

06 314 pin;tA.

MaJtgaJtet Rocc, TeJrJn,{,Net/Manu6aetu.Jt-

-i.ng, p!teAe.nting the 6fut pint 06

blood on WedneAday.

Jame. Cla!tk, TeJUn-i..Net/ Manu6aetuJt-i.n"""

300th pint.

OR RECORD SHATTERED

; DONATED

srAKS THE RECORD

(Cont'd. from page 2)

Perry personally thanks all the blood donors, including those
employees who were so faithfully shuttled back and forth from
the Parts Center by Roy Rexrode. Also, Perry stated "The
success of any Bloodmobile visit involves many other people
working in the background. For example, Messrs. Curto, Howdyshell, Snelson and most all of their maintenance personnel
became involved in setting up and taking down the Bloodmobile
unit, plant recruiters getting employees signed up to give
blood, the volunteer nurses, the canteen helpers and many
others--to these people, a geniune 'thank you' "

~o om A.6.6 JA ta.n:t, c.o n.g Jt.a.tula;ti.n.g

, , who.6e. p-ln:t 06 blood b1tok.e. the.

Euge.n.e. Ra..tzla.66, VCP/Man.u6ac.tuJt,(,n.g

Qu.a.Ll:ty Con.tltol En.g-ln.e.e.Jt - 50th
pin:t.

M. M. Mc.Pha..tte.1t, NCO Sale.-6 - 100th

pin.t.

Employe.e.-6 pat-le.n.tly wcU;tln.g to g-lve.

thU!t blood.

Se.c.o n.d Shl 6t PaJt.:t Ce.n.te.Jt e.mplo ye.e.-6

1te.gJAte.Jt,(,n.g to give. blood.

FOOD SERVICE PRICE INCREASES

Both Macke Company serving Customer Service and
Parts Center and Marriott Corporation serving the
Main Plant will be raising prices on selected individual items where their cost have been raised
by wholesalers. The price increases will be no
higher than the base prices established by the
Economic Stabilization Commission.
A spokesman for both vendors stated "It was imperat i ve to bring those food prices presently being sold below base prices up to the a pproved
prices in view of the recent spiraling food cost."
New General Manager (Cont'd. from page 1)
From 1961 to 1963 he was in sales management positions with Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, and was named
president and general mana ger of the Security
Engi nee ring Division of Dresser Industries in
Dalla s, Te xas, in 1963. He r e joined General
Electric in 1967 as General Manager - Tube Department, Owensboro, Kentucky, and served there
until his move to Milan, Italy in 1970.
Mr. Ka stner is married, and he and his wife have
a daughter, 16, and a son 12. They expect to be
moving to Lynchburg in the near future.

Service
Milestones
gr atulat e the
foll owing empl oyees 1"ho
reached sC'r vicc
mil es tone s la s t
mont h .

5 year

c.
c.
w.

M. Ewer s
P. Paci one
D. Dr umheller
25 year

E. B. Hewitt
L. Barr i nger
D. H. Wi lmoth
40 year
J . W. Ranni e

S & SP Authorization For ms (Cont'd. from page 1)

Use of t he Opti on has alway s made it po ssible to
delay receiving the company matching payment s
and income of the S & S Pr ogr am until after ret irement when i ncome i s usually l ower and taxe s
may be l ess. The use of the new annuity and in-~
stallment pr ovisions wil l spread the payment of
the Option "payout " over a longer period after
retirement and not onl y t end to de crease taxes
still further, but also provide some a ddi t i onal
regul a r income to be added t o GE pension and
Social Security payments.

Here in Waynesboro more t han 1200 have received

Authorizati on Forms for the 1974 "payout" of
Savings and Securi ty Pr ogr am i nvestment s f r om
1970 saving s and company matchi ng payments . The
1200 employee s r ecei ving forms her e are among
the t otal of 117 , 000 across GE who have a "payout" coming as a result of 1970 participati on i n
the S & S Progr am. The hol ding peri od f or 1970
investments ends December 31 , 1973 a nd the "payout" i s expected t o be made earl y i n January
1974.
If you are not now in t he S & SP Retirement Option, you ca n use your recently received Authorization Form to take advantage of it.
The recent ly distribut ed Author ization Form is in
two par ts. Part I provi des each participant with
a summary of secur ities and cash avail able f or
delivery i n 1974 . I t shows how the indivi dual ' ~
securitie s wer e r egistered i n t he last "pay out"
and whether or not t he Retir ement Option ha s been
chosen. Par t II of the form, which is for providing informat i on to t he Employee Savi ngs Operation, in mos t cases i s for use i n case an individual wishes t o change t he r egistrati on or address of securit i es from t ha t used in the 1973
"payout" or change hi s or her el ection on use of
t he Retirement Opti on. I f no change s are t o be
made , securiti es wi l l be r egist er ed and deliver ed
a s in t he past .

Stephen J . Lucas , Manager of Empl oyee Savi ng s

Oper ati on in Schenectady, emphasizes , however ,
that new government regulations requir e t hat
some i ndi viduals expecting a 1974 payout must
10 y ear
comp l ete and r eturn the Authori za t i on Form even
though no regist r ati on or ret i rement option
R. R. Her ber t
choic es are changed . These individuals are those
who wi sh to have U. S. Savings Bonds i n the pay15 y ear
out r egistered i n names of i ndividuals ot her than
themselves . In these ca ses, the soci al security
D. F. Moser
number of the i ndividual desi gnated as owner, or
f irst co- owner , of the Bond must be provi ded by
30 year
r etur ning the Author i zation Form. If t hat i nR. E. Waddi ngton di vidual i s a minor and has no SS number, a number must be obtai ned from t he l ocal So cial Security Offi ce.
Leo Huntley, Payrol l Specialist ur ges S & S participant empl oyee s t o r et urn the f orm immedi a tely i f r egi str a ti on i s r equired.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
.-.

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XV. No. 31

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

MR. KASTNER TO VISIT PLANT

August 17, 1973

GENERAL ELECTRIC CONTRACTS FOR

A BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK
W. F. Kindt, General Manager - DCPD announced today that the Company has contracted with J. M.
Turner Company of Salem, Virginia to construct a
building to house light assembly manufacturing in
the Waynesboro Industrial Park off Hopeman Parkway.
Construction will start immediately on the building, which is to be of blue siding and will contain 47,500 square feet of floor space . The
building will house approximately 400 employees
when completed and in full operation.

The structure itself is planned t o be completed

late this year. Finishing work on the interior
of the building is scheduled for completion so
as to allow occupancy and the start of assembly
operations late in the first quarter of 1974.
Parking will be provided for approximately 250
~ Ch!r.M:tophe.tt T. Ka..6.:trie.tt, newly a.ppo,(,rt:ted V,i_c.e vehicles.
A hard surface road will be installed
,(,dert.:t a.rid Gerie.tta.l Ma.nag eJt o6 Gerte.tta.l Elec. between the new building and Hopeman Parkway .

Conmuyt,{_c.a.;t,i_ori Sy~:teJM Bu.6,i_n~ ~ V,i_v~,i_ori,

Lyric.hbuJtg, V..iAg,i_yt,(_a., w.-i..ll mak e ~ 6.-Ur...6.:t 066,(_c,l.al This will be the third facility into which the
v~,(_;t :to Va:ta. Comnuyt,{_c.a.;t,i_ori P~oduc;t:,o Vepa!itmert:t
General Electric Company has expanded within the
on T~da.y a.rid F~ay 06 nex.:t week.
last year, the others being the Parts Center on

.tJv<..c. '~

U. S. 250 West, and the Service Center, located

be v~,{_;t,{_ng M~. W~en F. Kirtd:t, Gerte.tta.l in the former Wilson Trucking terminal. These
ManageJt 06 Va:ta. Comnuyt,{_c.a.;t,i_ori P~oduc;t:,o VepaJt-.tmentexpansions are the result of increased requireV~ng :the v~,i_;t, ~ . K,{,nd:t w.-i..ll a.c.qua,i_rt:t ~.
ment s for General Electric manufactured data comKa..6.:tneJt w,i_;th :the ope.tta.;t,i_on arid w,(_,tl c.onduc.:t rum munication products. This new facility will be
Ort a :touJt 06 :the 6a~~.
operated in conjunction with, and as a part of,
He

w,(_,tl

the main Waynesboro Plant.

'STOCK PRICE' AND 'FUND UNIT PRICE'

,

FOR JULY 1973

The "Sto ck Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of July are as follows: Stock Price $60 .113; Fund Unit Price - $35 . 568 .
NOTE OF THANKS
The family of Art Dorman wishe s to thank everyone for their many kindnesses and expressions of
sympathy extended to us when our mother entered
f ...-.... eternal rest.
May God bless you all.
Mary Jane, Marion and Art Dorman

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DuBRIDGE NAMl:D TO NEW POSITION

NEW GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

APPLY TO S&SP RETIREMENT OPTION
AS WELL AS PENSION PLAN

..-.

"Since the Retirement Option feature of Genera

El ectric's Savings and Security Program has some
aspects of a pension plan, it falls under the
recently revised regulations of the Federal Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act," according
to E. S. Ylllis, Manager of GE Employee Benefits.
The revised regulations require that pension plan
adminis trators file appropriate Descriptions of
the Plan and Annual Reports with the U. S. Labor
Department and notify participants of their right
to examine copies and request plan descriptions
and annual report summaries.

Mr. Willis points out that, like GE Pension Plan

participants, those participating in the S&S Program, including its Retirement Option feature,
W. F. Kindt, General Manager - Data Communication may examine copies of the Plan Description (forms
Products Department, announced earlier this week D-1 and D-lS) and the latest Annual Report (form
a new planning section has been formed in line
D-2) on regular working days between 10:00 a.m.
with the greater emphasis wi thin t~e General_Elec- and 4:00 p.m. at the Employee Benefits operation,
tric Company on Planning as a distinct function.
lO h Fl
L . t
A
N York city
.
t
oor, 570 exing on venue, ew
.
The Manager of this Operations and Resource Plan- Th
b
. d t th p bli
.
.
.
.
.
ese reports may a 1 so e examine a
e u
c
ning Section is Richard A. DuBridge. Most recent- d
f h Off.
f Lb
Ma
t
.
ocument room o t e
ice o
a or
nagemen
ly, R. A. DuBridge has been ~ pa:ticipant in a
and Welfare-Pension Reports, U. S. Department of
Company Task Force on communica tions.
Labor, Washington, D. C. a nd copies of a ll re. quired filings may be obtained from that Office.
Concurrently with the announcement of the Pla nn1ng
~
Section, Mr . Kindt also announced the responsiPa rticipants and b enefici aries may a lso obtain
bility for leasing and customer service is asa
copy of the D- 1 and D-lS forms and of the
signed to Paul H. Inserra, Manager - Marketing.
latest Annual Report of the GE S&S Program by
Richard DuBridge is a graduate of Harvard Univer- written request to Mr . E. S . Willis, Manager of
sity with a BS in Physics and also attended Stan- Employee Benefits, General Electric Company , 570
Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
ford University for studies in business law.
Copies
will be furnished within 30 days.
After serving in the U. S. Army, he joined Gene ral Electric in 1958 on the Manufacturing ProMr. Willis said that "S&SP participants are
gram with assignment s in various locations proroutinely provided with a copy of the Plan which
ducing jet engin es , medium s t eam turbines, and
includes a description of the Retirement Option."
atomic power equipment. Mr. DuBridge held a num- He also noted that in keeping with the Company' s
be r of engineerin g management posi tions in GE's
practice of fully informing employees on employee
Nuc l ear En~r gy Division prior to coming to Waynes benefits that "Each participant receives an anboro. Since moving t o Waynesboro in 1970, he has nual S&SP report showing his own and the company
been Manager - Engineering and Manager - Customer credit s in S&SP including the amount, if any, inService for DCPD.
vested in the Retirement Option Account plus the
Program's Prospectus, with its financial deHe is married, has two children, and resides at
t ail s. " An individual report to participants of
192 5 Cherokee Road in Waynesboro.
their savings in S&SP is also found in the c urrent Personal Share Statement .
REMINDER
SCOGEE Family Day Picnic
Saturday, August 25
at Shenandoah Acres
Free for SCOGEE members and their families
DON ' T FORGET!
SCOGEE/DuPONT Dance tomorrow night at DuPont
Recreation Center -- 9 til 1 featurin g the
''Lasers ". Buy your ticket at the door.

Use care in opening cartons and crates.

A l vvays use the co rrect tools to gai n a ccess to
boxed or crated m ateri a ls. Watch for exposed
nails. staples or vvood sp li nters . Band in ~
shou l d be removed vvith extre m e care anc.
p l aced in t r ash barre l s imm ed iately. Make
sure that yo u a n d those i n you r v icinity are
vvearing safety g l asses vvh e n c r a ting o p erat ions a r e b e ing perform ed .

CLOSEOUT SAVINGS ON ELEC-TRAK TRACTORS

Here's a final chance to take advantage of a speNEW COURSES TO BE TAUGHT
cial July/August clearance sale on two models of
the cordless Elec-Trak tractors that can mean dou~ AT BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ble discounts to General Electric employees. From
If you want to become an interior decorator, learn July 20 to August 31, the summer clearance sale
how to ride a horse, or become a tax expert then discounts can mean up to $396 off the price of a
Blue Ridge Community College will be offering
model E15 Elec-Trak tractor, up to $368 off on an
these courses and others beginning in September. E12 with heavy duty batteries and up to $355 off
Listed below are some of the interesting and dif- on an ...E12 with standard batteries.
ferent courses to be offered.
Add to those discounts the normal Employee Cour"Taxes For Businessmen" - This class will be of- tesy Discount of $185 on the E15 with mower and
fered at Virginia National Bank in Waynesboro on $165 on the E12 with mower and the resulting tractor prices become doubly attractive.
Tuesday evenings. The instructor is Theodore
Taylor of the Internal Revenue Service.
The clearance sale is being conducted to make room
for
brand new 1974 Models of these totally elec"Theory And Practice Of Drawing" - on Tuesday and
tric
General Electric lawn and garden tractors.
Thursday evenings and "Fundamentals Of Design" on
rhe
summer
clearance sale is being held only at
Monday and Wednesday evenings. Both courses are
participating Elec-Trak dealers.
for students interested in commercial art.

Inte1tut.i.ng a.nd V.l66e1te.nt

Elec-Trak tractors are cordless, powered by spe"Introduction To Photography" - will be offered

cial batteries that recharge on normal house curon Thursday evenings at Waynesboro High School
photo laboratories. Students will study cameras, rent for pennies per use. Powered attachments,
developing and printing, enlarging, and mounting like the 42 inch rotary mower for the ElS and
El2, plug into the tractor and turn on and off
photographs for exhibition.
with a convenient dashboard switch. The ElS and
E12 will cut up to three acres of grass per
"Interior Decorating" - will be taught by Joan
charge,
depending on lawn conditions.
Young on Saturday mornings from 9 to 10:50 at the

~llege.

"Fundamentals Of Flight" - on Tuesday evenings

will prepare students to complete the FAA pilot
ground examination.

Elec-Trak dealers service what they sell, and they

are listed in the Yellow Pages under "Lawnmowers".

GE TO MANAGE NEW COMMUNITY

"Dimensions Of Death And Dying" - will be on Thurs-EMPHASIZING FARMS URBAN AREAS
day evenings at the College.
'
General Electric has undertaken management of the
"Introduction To Parapsychology II" - will be of- development of an innovative 6,000 acre agri-urfered on Wednesday evenings. Students will study ban community in Southern New Jersey.
psychic phenomena through the ages.
GE 1 s Re-entry & Environmental Systems Division,
"How To Enjoy Watching Football-For Women" - a
headquartered in Philadelphia, will manage develfour-hour seminar directed to women who want to
opment of the community which will be known as
know about the game of football. Tuesday, Sep"Seabrook Farmingtown11
tember 18 and Thursday, September 20, 1973-7 to
9 p.m. Fee $5.00. Students may pay and register It will be the first new community development
the first night of class.
which is planned to preserve prime farmland, upgrade agricultural revenue, and allow modest pop"Equitation" - a fifteen-hour course instructing
ulation and compatible industrial growth as well.
students in all levels of riding, care, and grooming of horses. Hours may be arranged. Regular
The multi-million dollar development will ulticollege fee ($6.25) plus $115 for the riding
mately accommodate more than 45,000 people. Aplessons. All classes will be held at Oak Manor
proximately half of the 6,000 acres will remain
Stables.
as recreational lands, open space or in an agri~
cultural use. This is a 11 first 11 in the community
s social and economic life, and a unique
n.Ll evening classes are from 6:30 until 9:20 unnew
Career
Development Center will educate youth
less otherwise noted. Fall classes are from
for
specific
meaningful roles in industry.
September 27 to December 14, 1973.

JOHN F. BUR LI NGAME PROMOTED

MARK D' AR CA NGELO SUCC EEDS BURLINGAME
G.::neral Electri c Company announced recent ly that
John F. Burli ngame has be en named Vice President
and Gr oup Executive of the Internati onal ANA
Canadian Group. At the same time it was announced that the Board of Directors had ele cted
Mark J. D1 Arcangelo as Vi ce President of Corporate Employee Relations , suc ceedi ng Mr. Burlingame . Both appointments are effective immediately.

903 OF ALL POTENTIAL CUSTOMER S

TO SEE HOUSEWARES ADS IN FALL
GE employees may want to call the attention of
friends and neighbors to the adver t ising progr~
of the Housewares Business Divisi on and, of
course, to the values of the GE pr oducts being
pr esented .
The second half of 1973 wi ll see one of the most
extensive televisi on and print advertising campaigns in the history of the Division.

Mr . Burlingame , who has held numerous key posi -

The increased scope of the second half progr affi

will
insur e that approximately 90 percent of al l
tions in both Op erati ons and Corporate Staff
work si nce joining General Electric in 1946, has households buying a housewares pr oduct duri ng the
been a GE Vice Pre si dent since 1969 and head of sec ond half of 1973 will receive a GE message
Corporate Employee Relations since 1970 . In his an average of 50 t i me s, according to the divi si on.
new posi t i on he will have over all responsibility
for the Company ' s operations in Europ e , the Fa r GE Housewar es televisi on commercials are scheduled
East and Latin America, as well as for the Inter- on all thr ee ma j or networ ks , ABC, CBS and NBC .
Products to be featured i nclude: the Zoom Plus
national Sales Divi sion.
Dryer Detangler ; Zoom 1 N Groom Power Dryer; Hea t Mr. D1A.r cangelo , who began his GE career in Em- ed Shaving Cream Dispenser; "Gentle" Cordl es s
ployee Relations in 1952, comes to his new asDetangler; Self Cleaning Iron; Toast-R- Oven toast signment f r om the Company's Lamp Business Divi- er and the Immer sible Stainless Steel Coffeemaker.
sion where he managed the Large Lamp Department
During the fourth quarter of the year it i s exand mor e recently had headed t he Divisi on ' s
Str a tegi c Planning Operation. In his new posi- pected over 400 commercials will be a i r ed on
approximately 200 TV stations, a total i n exce ss
tion he will have overall r esponsibility f or
both union relations and for other employee r e- of 50,000 TV corrnnercials in 50 days .
lations work , including compensati on and beneThe print advertising will be seen by over
:i ts , safety , equal opportunity/minority r e250,000,000 readers.
lat i ons , per sonnel r e search and planning, and
emp l oyee relations pr actices and consulting.
L oad h a nd truc k s properl y . Unbalanced
Both Mr. Burlingame and Mr . D1A rcangelo will
maintain offices at Gener a l Electric 1 s Corporate Headquarters , 570 Lexington Avenue , New
York City.

l oads or over loads are JUSt as danger 0 1 JS o n

h and t r ucks as on l ?.rger fork lifts. Take t he
care a nd attention n ecessary to load prop e rl y
the first t i me. Never a ttempt to pus h a h and
t r uck up an i n c line. L oss of cont r ol and i n j u r y
can result.

FAR A WAY PLACES T errniNtjr: units make the scene

LE~T

PH OTO: Chinese
,1: sitors at Peking Trade
r;air view TermiNet displ ay
ar ran ge d by Edu c ational
Resea rch of Middlesex,
Canada . AT RIGHT:
Ambassa dor John Volpe
gets description of
Termi Net teleprinter in
Milan fro m Paul Inserra,
marketing manager,
General Electric Data
Communication
Prod ucts Department.
Tradem ark General Elec t ric Company. USA.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

MR. KASTNER VISITS PLANT

August 24, 1973

PLAN NOW FOR USE OF IDP

EDUCATIONAL COURSES THIS FALL
Now is the time to begin thinking about educational courses you may need in order t o develop
your potential value on the job or prepare for
advancement. When school terms begin this fall,
thousands of GE e mp loyees across the country will
be taking vocational, high school , and college
courses unde r provisions of General Electric ' s
Individual Development Program.
IDP i s designed t o be custom-tailored to fit the
r.eeds of lourly and nonexempt salaried employees.
The program offers extremely flexible bene f its
in the form of tuit ion refunds, as well as company sponsored in-p lant education and training
courses.

J . K. Snill, ManageA - VCPV Engiv1.ee.tu.ng i-6 .ohown. Courses which may be approved for any employee
d~JU.. bing an enginee.JU..ng model to Mei>M...6 Kindt a re th os e related t o maintaining and imp r oving
c,
KMtneA.
job S<.ills o r cont r ibuting t o the i ndividua l's
career dev elopment within the Company . GE will
ref und 100% of tuition and other compuls ory fees
Mr. Christopher T. Kastner, Vice President and
up t o a maximum of $400 in a calendar year fo r
General Manager of General Electric's Communicasatisfactory comp l etion of an app r oved course or
tion Systems Business Division concluded his
courses. The ins t itutions at which courses are
first off icial visit t o DCPD today. His visit,
taken must be approved in advance as must t he
which began Thursday included a r e vi ew of DCPD ' s
courses themse lves .
business operation and a tour of the facilities
including the Service Center and Parts Cente r.
In r eminding emp l oyees o f this i mpor tant Comp any
bene f it, W. R. Perry, Benefits Specia l ist, said
Mr . W. F . Kindt, Genera l Manager - DCPD and the that the key requirement of thi s program is prior
section managers were host to Hr. Kastner during approval for any course by the employee's superhis vis it.
visor . "Individuals shou l d refer quest ions concerning I DP to their supervisors or contact me
in the Empl oyee Rela ti ons Office ," Bill said .

PHYSICAL INVENTORY-SEPTEMBER 4
1973 BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEG E
Tuesday , September 4, some operations in the manufacturing area will be s hut down for physical
inventory. Thi s is an annual requirement of all
businesses wh ich r equires the cooperation and
hard work of ev eryone. The inve ntory process
won't be comple t ed until the books are reconciled
...-..h the ph ysical inventory later this year .
The assembly and
shipp ing wi ll be
of the employees
of the employees
been notified .

production areas, along wi th

counted by the f oremen and some
f rom each area . The r emaind er
not needed fo r inventory have

AND UVA FALL CLASS SCHEDULES

8ill Perry ' s office, Room 105E , has rec eived a
limited supply of Blue Ri dge Community College
and University of Virginia fa l l schedules . The
schedules are very complete , includ ing course
listing, course cre dits, inst ructors , course
meeting days , cost, registration schedule, etc .
Pick u p a copy today .

LOIS GRAHAM
APPOINTED FORELADY

BARRY DULA APPOINTED FOREMAN

'

Lc~3 Gr aham has been appo inted fo re lady-War ehouse --D CP as of August 6 , 1973 .

Lois is a native of St a unton, Virginia and is a

grad uate of Churchville High School. She also
attended Dunsmore Business College in Staunt on .
She joined the Gene r al Elec tric Company in Ju l y
1959 as an Industrial Elec tronics trainee . Lois
has held several ass i g nmen t s including tha t of a
general cle rk , secretary , and sever a l ope r ations
planner positions . In Sep t ember 197 2 , she was
made pl anne r for the Shee t Metal Fabrication
a r ea , t he pos it ion she held unt il her recent appointment .
Loi s is an Elder in t he Thi r d Pr es byterian Church
Staunton a nd enjo ys sewing . She r es ides at 33 1
Campbell Street, Staunton .

LOST AND FOUND

below are a number o f l os t items t hac have
been turnec into the Rela tions Office . Contact
Conchi t a Munn , Room J OSE if you thin k one of the
li s ted it ems belong t o you .
L~Sled

Those it ems which have not been iden t ified and

picke d up by the owners wi thin 30 days o f this
date will be donated t o the Salva t ion Army .
2 swea ter s (blue)
1 Relay un ifo rm
3 pr . Saf e ty Prescriptio n Glass es
key chain coin purse
high school ring ( Na tural Brid ge Hi gh School)
Contact Lenses (light blue)
men's sunglasses
miscellan eous ke ys (car keys , house keys , etc . )
l adies ' Wadsworth ~atch
ch il d ' s watch
ring (e me rald b irthstone )
high school ring (Coeburn High Sc hool)
6. t. edd ing bands
tie clasps
1

., - ..1 ..: ' \ c- f

- .,

6a r r) Dula has been recentl y appointe ~ ~~~o n d

shif t fo reman in t he Machine Shop . He held a
simila r position from October 1, 1967 until J une
14, 1968 when he left to work as a service manage r fo r an auto fi r m in Staunton, Virgi nia .
Ba rr y is a graduate of Chu r chville Hi gh School .
He comple t ed two yea rs at Woodrow Wi l son Technical Sc hool, Fishe rsville, before joining General Elec tri c the firs t time in December 1961.
Barry ' s assi gnn:ent as Light Machine Operator i n
1961 include d operating automa t ic , milling , a nd
g rind ing machi nes . lie also op erated t he turret
lathe . He became a planne r in August 1965,~en
was promo t ed t o the fo reman - ~ P ~0nd shift Ma
ne
Shop in 1967 .
He attends Dee r field Baptist Church wherL ~L is
treasurer of th e Sunday Schoo] . lie is also Pr esident of the Deerfie ld Volunteer Fi r e Dep a r t ment
and e njoys hunting, fishing and softball .
Ba rr y and his wif e , Susan r eside at Deerfield ,
Virginia . They have t wo chj ldren, Timothy 6 and
Bethany 4 .

GE HOUSEWARES BUSINESS WINS AWARD

GE' s Ho usew~r~a ~usi n e ss Divis i on has received
the 11th Annual Brand :\ame Award of Retail Directions magazin e . The awa r d is made annually t o
the-;anufactur e r who a ttains the highest r e cognition in it s fi eld fo r con s istent product quality , e xcellence in adve r tising and promotion anc
o utsta nding l eadership . This is the 4 t h yea r in
a row that t he General Elect r ic Housewares Busi ness Divisi on has won the a~a r d for ~~Pll appliances .
OF TH/\NKS
~e wish t o t hank our many f ri e nds for t hei r ~Lnd
exp r essions of sympathy shown us a t the death o(
our fn th er .
'OTE

I t helps t o know othe rs arc concerned and care .

Bet t y

Wisp~q n

& ~ancv

~a r rl

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
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THREE EMPLOYEES COMPLETE

MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM

Tl1M.e Jte.c.e.11,t Ge.ne!LcU. Ele.e,,t;Uc. Ala.nu 6ac..tuM rig

Manag eme.11.t P!Lo9Ji.am 9Mdua.tv.i Me. ~hewn w.Uh
(le6.t) V. L. Cou9 li.t!L1j , Manag Vt - 1\la;iu 6ac..tu.Jt,i.n9
Va.ta Co1rmun.-(c.cU-,.(.011 p,'todw:th Ve.pa.JL-011e.n.t a.6,te/l
..-.... u v,(.ng .the,i.lL g1wdua.th1.9 c.eAU6,(.c.cl.t<v.i .
11te.y Me (L-R) R. Al. Sc.lioo.te.y , S. R. Weal2.ley ,
and J. J. New h .
ROBERT M. SCHOOLEY
Robert M. (Mike) Schooley joined the Data Communication Products Department on June 18, 1973 as
Process Contr ol Engineer for T-30. Mike is the
son of Milt Schooley - DCP Manu fact ur ing and a
native of Staunton , Virginia. He g raduated f r om
Wilson Memorial High School, studied chemistry
for one year at Randolph-Macon and the n received
his degree in Mechanical Engineering from VPI in
1969.

STEPHEN R. WEAKLEY
StE:1.111en R. Weakley, a native of Gallatin, Tennessee , accepted a position in Relays as Manufacturing Engineer on J une 18, 1973. He graduated from Gal l atin High School and received
his Industrial Engineering degr ee f r om Tennessee Technical University , Cookeville, Ten nessee in 1971.
Before joining General Electric and the Manufacturi ng Management Program in 1971, Stephen
worked as an Engineer ' s a id for the Tennessee
Valley Au thority both f ull time and on a co-op
basis while attending Tennessee Tech . He then
served almost three year s in the U. S. Army,
part of which was spent in Viet Nam as 1st.
Lt. Corps of Engineers. He completed the OCS
and Mechanical Maintenance Officer ' s Course
while in service .

JAMES J. NASH
James J. Nash graduated from General Elec tr ic ' s
Manufacturing Management Program on June 4, 1973
at which time he accepted a posi tion as Manufacturing Engineer-Relays . Jim is a native of
Philadelphia . He graduated from St . James High
School in Chester, Penns y lvania. He received
his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from
Penn State in 1971. Jim also attended the Universit y of Cincinnati working on his MBA while
at Evendale .

After serving 3~ yea rs with the Air Force as

Electronic Techni cian/Crew Chief, Jim joined the
General Electric Manufacturing Management Program at the Ordance Department at Pittsfield,
Massachusetts wher e his first assignment was
The younger Schooley joined the Management Prothat of QC Engineer . He then had a foreman asgram at Personal Appliance Department at Asheboro , signment in the Power Transformer Department
N. C. as Manufacturing Engineer in 1969 . His
also at Pittsfield.
G. E. career was interrupted by two years in
the U. S. Army in Europ e as Computer Programmer . Jim's second yea r in the Program was spent at
Mike rejoined GE and the Program in 1972 at the
General Elec tric' s Evendal e plant where he had
Room Air Conditioning Department at Louisville
assignments as Manufacturing Engineer and then
with a foreman assignment . He then went into
as Contract Administ r ator. Jim and his wife,
a Process Control position a nd completed hi s
Grace, reside at the Summercrest Apar tments in
Program assignments as an Adva nced Manufacturing Waynesboro .
~ ngineer .

Mike, his wife Linda, and their children, Jane

3 a nd Paul 1, reside in Verona , Vi rginia.

MONDAY-PAID HOLIDAY
With summer drawing to a close , there will be a
wild rush to enjoy t he last fun filled activiti es associated wi th this time each ye ar .

GOLDEN QUILL AWARD PRESENTED

TO O'BRIEN AND DINGER

The occasion is that Monday, September 3 which

will be ce l ebrated and enjoyed as a paid holi day by most employe es.
The NEWS wishes everyone a very enjoyable holiday weekend filled with lots of safe activi t ies.

GE FOUNDATION AID GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

IN PROVIDING CAREER COUNSEL
Gran ts of $ 180,000 from the General Electric
Foundation provided fellowships fo r app roximately 200 secondary school guidance counselors who
attended summer programs this year at four universities . The programs were designed to improve the quality of career guidance, particularly for non-coll ege-bo und and minority yo uth.
The six- week sessi ons took place at Boston Uni versity, Indiana University , t he University of
Louisville, and the University of South Caro lina
and each program inc l uded opportuni t ies for 'l ab oratory experienc e ' in indu s try to help strengthen the counselors ' acquaintance with the "world
of work".
During the past decade, the General El e ctric
Foundation, a pioneer of in-service programs for
teac hers, ha s centered its s upport of s umme r programs aro und guidance counseling . Mor e than 1400
counselors have attended s uch programs to date .
The g rants were pa rt of a more than $3 , 720 , 000
educa tional support package sponsored in 1973 by
the Gene ral Electric Company and the Gene r al
Electric Foundation, an independent trust es tablished by the Company in 1952 .

NEW GE JOB PACKAGE GIVES MORE PAY

FOR TIME YOU DON'T WORK
The new improved Gener al Elec tric job package
brings more than jus t more pay fo r work, be tter
bene fits in pensions and insurance and built-in
income protection. The re are significant increases in your pa y for time yo u don ' t work .
Some of these "extra days " wi ll be available to
all employees and some are app l icable in parti c ular c ircumstances . They fa ll int o seve ral
categories .... another holiday, l onger vacations,
"s ick pay " days which can be used for emergencies , expanded de fi nition of relatives for deathin-family pay and holidays if they fa l l during
se rvi ce in the milita ry or while on jury duty .
(Cont 'd. next c ol . )

M!t . C. A. F01td, Manu.gvz. - CoH.tltal Vev.<.c.e.o Cpe1tcttio n , p!teJ.i eYLU the Goldeft Q_u,,J1 Awe.Ad ;to G. G.
O'B!Uen (le6;t) and E. H. V,,i,nge!t (!Ugfi.t) 601t the-<A
J.i,{_9 ned aJL,tcc.lv.i w/Uch appea/led ,,i,n Jtecen,t e~o n1.i
06 AUTOMATION 1na9azA_ne. GMJte;t;t O' BM.en ' J.i aJL,ttue e1~ed " LEV Pliotoue.c:v':.-tCJ.i" empltM i.:ed the
plU!.i 6ac.-toM O 6 tt1.iA_119 ughA: ein.J,un9 d,lode_,,~
(LEV ' !.i) ,,{,JL hotoelec.t!Uc con,t!tol!.i . Ed V,,i,119e..Jt 1 J.i
~cle "A New BJteed 06 AdjUJ.>table Speed p,~iJ.vv.i"
dMc.Lt1.iJ.ied :the dJtamat-<.c chCL119e bJtougfi.t abou,t bu
tlte appl,,i,catio n o 0 Mud J.ita-te , IC , and d,tgd,-...
;te.chn,,i,quv.i ;to adjt..v!itable J.ipc.ed d!Uve dv.i,,i,9n .
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,,{,J.i M!t . V,,i,;!g Vt ' J.i J.i ecc rid cuvMd .

GMJte;t;t 0 ' /3iuen .0!! P!to j eu En9A_neeJt and Ed1rn1Ld

V,,i,n9e.Jt , {_)., a Sen,,i,OJt DeveJ:op1;ent Speua.l0!i t Eftg A_ neeJt .
(Cont'd. from co l. 1)
fir s t of all , the re will be bnother ~dLd holiday
for everyone . Here in Way ne s boro, Ma nagement
has r ecommende d Frid ay , October 12 as our 10t h
holid a y for this year . The Union s ti l l has the
recommendations und e r consideration.
Many employees wi ll be eligible for l onger vac a t ions beginni ng June 1, 1974 . Af t e r five years '
serv ice , people will get two and a ha lf weeks
vacation. This is an increase of two and a ha l f
days vaca tion . Starting J une 1 , 1974, GE employee s with 25 or more yea rs servic e will get five
weeks ' va ca tion time with pay .
Sick pay benefits for hourly employees have been
expanded . Under the impr ovement s you can be
paid for two " sick pay" days a ft e r just one yea r
of servic e . Those with one yea r of servi ce ,~
el i gible for one paid sick day starting July ~,
1973. A second will be avai l ab l e after next
J anua r y 1 .
(Con t ' d. page 3)

UNIT MANAGER APPOINTEES

;1iJ.../:te.e. n.e.w UrU-t Manage.JL6 have. be.en. n.ame.d by M!t.
K. Sn.ell , ~lanage.Jt - Eng,(.n.e.e.Jt,tn.g VCPV . E66e.c.uve. Se.p-tembe/t 7, 1973 , John R. B,{_Un.e.Jt ~ill be
i\lanag e.Jt - P1todu..ctio n. ~le.c.haiuc.al Eng,(.ne.e.Jt,{_n.g,
Will,{_am J. Foloom w,{,,U be. ~lanage.Jt - P1todu..ction.
Voc.wne.n,ta..U.011 Eng-<-ne.e.Jt,{_n.g an.d (V . Allen Su..Jtbe.Jt
l v,i_,te_ be. i\lanag e.Jt - I n.-te.g Jta-te.d C,(.Jtc.l.UM V v.i ,(.g n
En.g ,(.11 e.e.Jt,(.ng .
Mr. Bittner received a
BSME degree from the
Cooper Union College of
Engineering in New Yo rk
Ci ty in 1966, following
experience as a mach inist with the US Navy
(SEABEES) and the New
York Naval Shipyard in
Br ooklyn. He j oined
General Electric in
Way nesbo r o in 1966, and
has been a subs tantial
contributo r to the mechanical developmen t and
desi gn of the Termi Net 300 and the TermiNet 1200.
Most r ecentl y , he has led a project team for
designing a new addi t ion to the product line, the
--= rmiNe t 30.

( Cont ' ~ - from oage 2)

These a~e added to t he former schedul e under
which five years of service employees had two
sick days : 10 yea r s, three days, 15 years, four
days and, after 25 years, five days .

What happens to unused "si ck pay " days? Starting

with 1 974 unused s ick pay time you will be ab l e
to a ccumu late up t o 10 days . These will be
carried forwa rd until you need them. They c~n
be a pp lied to approved sick pay absences . Also,
starting in 1974 with the approval of your manager, you may use sick pay days to cover days
l ost beca use o f plant i nventory, snow storm ,
f l ood , fir e or power failere .
Payment f or time lo s t due to deat h i n the family
has been liberalized for hourly emp l oyees . In
the past the Company paid for absences due t o
the death of spouse, parent, bro ther , sister,
chi ld, mother- in-law or fat her- in- law . Beginning July 1, of this year this benefit plan included the death of a grandchild, step- parent,
brother-in- law , sis ter-in-law or grandparent- inlaw.
Hourl y employees will continue t o receive make-up
payments f rom the Company while on j ury duty or
in court as a s ubpoenaed witness as in the pa st .
However , afte r July 1, employees r ece ived full
pay f or any sc heduled holiday that fell during
s uch a period .

For employees who are members of the r eserves or

Nat i onal Guard there is a new " plus ." They wil l
be paid f or scheduled holidays tha t occur during
thei r annual training period. In addition , if a
Mr. Folsom received a
day
of make -up pay is unused for an annual enBSME degree from the Unicampmen
t , this can now be app li ed to pay lost due
versity of Oklahoma in
to
week-end
duty if it i s necessary to leave ear195 4 , following service
lier
than
Saturday
.
with the US Army in Ko(Cont ' d . from col. 1)
r ea . He joined General
Mr . Surber gr aduated in
El ectric i n 1956 as a
1968 from the University
Design Enginee r with the
of Vir ginia with a BEE
Large Jet Engine Departdeg ree , after six years
me n t and tra ns ferred to
of experience as an apthe Outdoor Lighting Deprentice and journeyman
partment in Hendersonville, N. C. i n 1961 .
elec tr ician wi th the Norfolk Naval Shipyard . He
He came to Waynesboro in 1966 as a Development
joined General Electric
Engineer, and contribu ted much to the mechanica l
in Wayne s boro in 1968 for
design of t he Te rmiNet 300 and Termi Ne t 1200 .
an i nitial assig nmen t in
Most recent l y, he ha s been responsible for a l l
designing soli d s t a t e defactory instructions and documen t ation for pro l ay relays. Following
duction of TermiNe t products .
assignments in th e design of various TermiNet
produc t s fo r special applications , he ha s reMr . Folsom , his wife Nan , and fo ur children r e cent l y been r esponsible for es t a bl i shing a de~ide at 1834 Mt . Vernon Street, Waynesboro .
sign and test facility in Waynesboro fo r inte (Cont' d . next col. )
grated circuits . He is active in Company - wide
int egrated circuit work , and i s pr esently chairman of t he Centra l Virginia sec tion of the IEEE .
Mr. Bit tner, his wif e Leona, and four childre n
reside at 1079 Jefferson Avenue , Waynesboro.

Mr. Surber , his wife Carolyn, a nd two children

reside at Ro ute # 1, Waynesboro .

MOTORCYCLE PARKING AREAS

MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE IN FRANCE

MEANS A BIG ORDER FOR LYNN ;
THIRD OF MT & CPD BUSINESS IS FROM ABROAD

----- -------Another example of why GE overseas manufacturin

associate agreements are important to GE jobs
and business came recently a t Lynn .
The Marine Turbine md Gear Products Department
there received an order for two 38,000 SHP
marine steam turbine-gear propul sion unit s
through its manufacturing as sociate in France,
Construction Navales et Indus tri e ll es de la
Mediterranee (CNIM) in La Seyne.
It i s the first o r der MT & CPD has rece ived
from CNIM since t he two fi rms entered into a
manufacturing associate ag reement in December,
1970. CNIM is a leading French shi pbuilde r and
a major manufacturer of mechanica l machinery.

Rec.e.11-t c.ongu-t<.on -tH cu'l pa:tlu ng .tot,~ nec.U.6d.cU:.ed

~e,.U.tng M-<.de 06 a g-<.ven Me.a -<.n ea.dt pcvtlur:g
The two propulsion units a r e for con tainerships
: cne 60 't oit't mo.tcr..c.yde pa.,'t/Ung .
tha t CNIM will build. The parts to be buil t in

the

S-<.gYl..6 have been po.6te.d -tn 6ou'1. a.Jr.e.a..o now. Shown

above. ,0!) the. motOJtc.yue. a.Jr.ea. 60-"c Zone. .J adjac.e1U.
.tc Ga;te. .J.
NEW REVISED SAFETY GLASS PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15, 1973
For several months, the changeover of Safety
Plano Glasses a nd Safety Prescription Gl asses
to include the ANS l approved permanently a tta ched
side shields has been taking place . The implemen tation of the changeover should be complete
and will become effec tive September 15 , 1973 .

The areas that r equire employees to wear safety

glasses with the approved sideshield s are Machine Shop, Tool Room , Maint enance , Chemical
Labs , Engineering ~odel Shops, She e t Metal, Re l ay Machine Sho p, Plating and Chemical Building .
In addit ion to the above employees , there are
o ther empl oyees who f requently visit these areas
that will be r eq uired to wear safe t y gl asses
with the sideshields. Other eye protection will
be provided t o those employees who visit these
areas on an infrequent basis . These emp l oyees
should con tact the affected area foreman for the
eye protection. Full details of the new revised Safety Glass Program is covered in Safety
Regulation S-1.
Keep aisles and exits clear. In a genuine
emergency. a safe path avvay from danger
could mean the difference betvveen li fe and
death. N ever c lutter aisles vvith carts. ba rre ls.
mobi le equipment or anyth i ng e lse t h at might
obstruct safe passage. N eve r bloc k access to
ex it s vv ith plant veh ic les. pallet s or other
mate ri als.

Lynn a re scheduled for delivery in late 1974 or

early 1975.
" We are extremely pleased with the receipt of
this order, our first from CNIM ," said an MT
& CPD s pokesman.
"Without our agreement with
CNIM , we would not have obtained the orde r ."
MT & GPO pioneered the conc e pt of overseas manu factu ring associate agreements more than a decade ago . For the past several yea rs, approxi matel y one-third of the department's business
has come from the offshore ma rket. MT & GPO ha s
continuously s tre ssed that without thes e unique
agreements , it would have l os t thi s business,
and its employment levels ove r the yea rs would
have been adve rsel y affected .

U se proper ladder t ec hniqu es . For maxi mum safety. use step l <1cfcl ers only 1n thei r
full open pos i t ion .
Use this gener al fo r mu l o for p l acemen t of
standa rd st raight ladders A line dravvn on
the ground from t he base of th e l adder to a
spot immed i ately IJelovv t he poi nt of support,
sriould equal about ~ the nctua l length of the
laclder to its support point Thus. 1f a ladder
1s r esti ng against c:i hort /Onta l bcc:im 10 feet
high. its base should be 2 '12 feet from a spot
1mmed1ately bel ovv the point flt vvh1ch the
lfldder meets the beam .
Alvvays use both hancls to c li mb a lnclder .
Tools should be ca rr1 ecl on ly o n the p ro per
belt o r handed up l:>y sorneone on t he ground.
Don't a ll ovv the feet of .:1 ladder to r est in
grease. oil o r other spills vvl"11ch might cause
1t to slip.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOi.

XV

No.

34

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

September 7, 1973

DCPD MARKETING ORGANIZATION

APPRECIATION DAY-WHAT IS IT?

For employees who were employed here on October
16, 1966 we hope Appreciation Day evokes some enthusiastic memories. For our newer employees we
hope you will have enthusiastic memories after
October 7, 1973. Because APPRECIATION DAY is
our Management's chance to say "Thank-you". It's
Management's opportunity to let each and every employee and their families know that without our
fine personnel there would be no General Electric
in Waynesboro, Virginia.

'CHANGES ANNOUNCED
Mr. Paul H. Inserra, Manager - Marketing, of the
Data Communication Products Department has announced a restructuring of the Marketing Section to inelude Headquarters Sales, Field Sales, Customer
Service, and Relay Sales and Administration.

Mr. Harold Stover, Headquarters Sales Manager,

.
will be responsible for International Sales activity that is under R. J. O'Flaherty; Leasing-L. F.
Through Boss Talks earlier this year, our Managers Role~ter; Other Equipment Manufacturers and Regave us a verbal "Thank-you", but on October 7th seller Sales-M. H. Buehler; and User Sales with
their thank-you will take ~ more concrete form.
Mr. Stover as Acting Manager.
There will be a day of food and fun at AUGUSTA
Field Sales has been re-organized into three ReEXPOLAND near Fishersville on Sunday, October 7
gions with F. W. Schempf appointed National Sales
starting at 1 p.m. Many surprises are in store
Manager. The Central Sales Region is headed by
in the way of entertainment, and we hope that
R. G. Hoffman and the Western Sales Region is
everyone will come and join in the celebration.
headed
by J. M. Burt. Mr. Schempf is Acting Man~
ager of the Eastern Sales Region.

.PAUL ROSS
1 SPEAKER FOR ASQC MEETING
Mr. Paul D. Ross, fonner General Manager of the
General Electric Plant in Waynesboro, will be
the featured speaker for the next meeting of the
.American Society for Quality Control. Mr. Ross,
who is presently President and Chief Executive
Officer of Virginia Panel Corporation here in
Waynesporo, will be speaking on ''Management's
View of Quality Control."
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Mr.
Ross has held management positions with Ashland
Oil Company, Standard Oil of New Jersey and at
one time was a regional Vice-President of the
General Electric Company.
Members, guests and managers are cordially invited to attend this meeting which will be held
at the Holiday Inn, Downtown Statmton, Thursday
September 13. The meeting will begin at 6 p. m.
with a social hour followed by dinner at 7 p. m.
~be cost of the meal is $5.00.
Contact Mel Red..1ond, ext. 751 by Tuesday, September 11 to make
reservations.

Customer Service with Mr. Inserra as Acting Manager, includes Franchises-R. c. Gill, Parts and
Administration-J. A. Moren, Service EngineeringD. O. Ward, Product Service-R. D. Stapleton, and
Training and Documentation-R. A. Prudhomme.
Mr. C. T. Humphrey continues as a ~.anager of Relay Sales and Administration, with the functions
of Order Entry-W. D. Workman, Relay Sales-W. o.
Bare, and Forecast Specialist-L. A. Osgatharp.
Product Planning, formerly a Marketing function,
now reports to the Operations and Resource Plan ning Section headed by R. A. DuBridge.
Mr. W. J. Vance, formerly Eastern Sales Region
Manager, is now on special assignment to Mr.
Inserra with several projects in the Customer Service area.

Clli..:tlc. to .t>c.ulp.toJr.: "It' .6 a. 6lne .t>ta:tu.e, all.

Jei.ght, bta .Un' t thtLt a. JUttheJL odd po.6.ulon 6oJr.
the geneltal to a..6.6 wne?"
"Ma.ybe .60," Jr.ep.U..ed .the .t>c.ulptoJr., "but I WM
hal..6wa.y 6ln1Ahed when the c.omnlttee IL4n old 06
money a.nd decA..ded they couldn't a.66olL.d a. hollAe
6oJr. hbn."

GE benefits add value

to your paycheck
each week

What are the other ones

that GE contributes to as
well as the employees?
DPtrndrn Insurance
I1tr!''1n.1 I 1\cc .dent J n~u1 , t 'H.:C'

l.1n1t Trrm Di<ab1ht} Plans

p,.." . ,., r

1:,

~thr'\'' '\;F) fl()() 1

Is my paycheck all of my
income for the week?
No. Employee compena t1on
consists o f both pay .inrl heneflts . Benefits make up a s:zahle.
valuable and o ften non- tax.-:l
part o f compensation. You
s hould add to your paychrck
those hidde n vnlu~ provide<!
by benefits you're rccrl\ing
from ; he compan~

Why does the company

provide benefits when it
is obviously costing them
money?
GE

hcheves that such proarc essPnllal to hoth the

rmplo}ces and the company's
husinr" 'IJCcess They help at.
trnc1 ~uod employees anr! en
courn..:<' thoi;.e w ith lo ne: ~(\rv1ce
~rnms

10 "t"~ with GE.

Who pays for the be nefits I receive as an employee?

~ntirely hy
thf' c11mpany whil<' 1he cost of
n1lwr~ .ire sh111'i"d hy the 'm-

Somi1 ,\rf' pau t l<1r

plov..1 an t

t hP

How do General Electric

benefits compare with
other large companies?

company

GE has a reputa tion for pro

\'Jdlng cmployres with one at
the leadrng benefits packages in
inrlustry. It pioneered many o f
the hencflts thnt are now common in indu,try. Through t he
years, the company hM updatcrt its bc~cftts package to
meet cmployce n e e rt s n n d
changin~ soc1nl condltlflns To
Ide ntify these needs. ~ne fl ts
specialists arc continually re
v!ewini: the company programs.

What benefits does the company pay for?

Savings & Security Proi:rnm
The
company
contributes
50'; o ( whnt l"mploy('(!S in
ves t each ycnr

Pc11<1on Pl;in rn ntrihut ions

on the flr,1 .~f\ f\00 of your
rn rnin~s
<~E l'~mp loyN" l n . . ur11rur Pl:'1n
t-: 11w1 l,!('IH'\ 1\ut Pl an

\",1r~llH1n

Pl.1 n

lnrome Extf'n!r.10n J\1d Pl,1n

Sorrnl SM'url!)' I GF:'s payroll
tnx 1s thf' 'n1111

.t-\

your">I

;\lc<l1cal l"nre !'Ian for Prnstoncrs

ProchlC" Pu1 dLh PJ;1:1

Jnd1\1<tual Dc\'Cl11pnwnt Pro1.{ram and Tuition !lefund

l'11v fnr

nnw

:it \\ 1)rkN1 'l

rhuki~

.Jur) I >uty, I l"hrlays .

Sir k ,e Pf:\r!'tu1111l Tune 1f
nf'Nhd1 Dr,1th 1n thr F amily
Corpor.t te Alummh Prn~ram
\\'orknn n "' CnrnpPnsa t 1<m
1 1 11r-111plo~ n1nt lnsurancr
.\ 1 1l1t11ry ~"'' .t'l ' Brnrtit ...
1.rn\t' of A lt ... ,nrr J1P.,f'f\1.

What does all of this mean to me?

llorwr\t,

'tretch

take-home

p uy 111 ntld 111on to relieving you

of muny rlnu11nal worri~s F'or
rn ... lhnl"C, some> or the n1ajor

heneftl plan:, are drsii;n~d lo

pro1cr1 l ou and your fam.!ly
from 1ho" uncJ<J*Ctc<l cmergi\rwu-i Tht' Indi\ idual Devel
<frmf'nl
,1nd Tu111on Hefunrl

Prograrns he lp )'OU lo get additional t raining or to comlnue

your educat ion. Savlnp plans
arc a\'ailable lo help you put
aside something for that " rainy
<lay" or lat er needs. And, the
Pension Pinn hcnefl t~ follow
you into ynur retirement to
help you enjoy the year< nhrnd .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL @ELECTRIC

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:::...G::..:..:.IN..:..:l=A:___ _ __ _~S~e~pt~e~m~b~er 14 , 19 7 3

MANUFACTURING PROMOTIONS
ANNOUNCED

MRS. ZEISS REVIEWS

GE FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Mrs. Rowan Zeiss , Guidance Counselor at Blue
Ridge Commun ity College, visi t ed us this week to
review her experiences this summer as a recipient
of a GE Fellowship. She had been awarded thi s
all- expense paid , six-weeks course at the Universi t y of South Carolina as one of 46 sou t hern educators who r eceived g r an ts from the GE Educational Foundation.

LEON P. HARRIS
Mr . L. L. Tr ot t, Manager-Hanufac turing Engineering, Data Communication Produ c ts Department announced that Leon P. Harris has been promoted to
Manage r - T30 Task Fo rce as of September 1, 1973.

"The. pll.OgJtam WM Ve.ll.lj WOUhwYU.le. to me.," Mrs.

Zeiss said, "b e.c.a.!M e. 1 now have. mu..c.h be.tte.ll. A._de.M
6Oil gu..,{_d,i__ng :the. Blue. M.dg e. bu,~,{_ne.J.>-6 -6:tu..de.n;t6 .u1
:thw c.hoA._c.e. o 6 c.ouM eJ.> 6Oil thw c.Me.e.M . "

J ust as impo rtant to Mrs . Zeiss was that part of

the program called "shadowing" in which she actuall
y went into factories and s pent a day with an
Leon is a native of Floyd, Virginia. He graduated from VPI in 1964 with a de gree in Industri- employee. One such day was at t he GE Capac i t or
Plant in Irmo , South Car olina in which Mrs . Zeiss
....-._ Engineering. In August 1964, Leon was enfollowed an expediter around for a day to learn
~olled in the General Elec tric Company Manufaceverything
poss ible about his job . "He. -6hou..ld
tu r ing Management Program . His t r aining under
have.
be.e.n
c.a..lle.d
a ' p-6 yc.holog,{_,6;t', " Mrs. Zeiss
the progr am wa s interrupted for two years by a
remarked
,
"by
t
he.
way he. :talfz.e.d pe.ople. ,lYLto gett our of duty with the United Sta t es Army Engiting
what
he.
waYLte.d
and mak.,{_ng ~ job ;., u..c.c.e.J.>-6 neers including an assignment in South Vietnam as
6u..l." Mrs. Zei ss was es pe c ially i mp ressed wit h
an Executive Officer.
the excellen t wo r k ing c onditions at the GE Irmo
Plant,
especially in contrast with othe r fa ctories .
During his MMP Tr aining, Leon has assignments at
"1
d,i__d
not le.Mn mu..c.h 6-'tom '-6 hadowing ' a pe.M on
Locomotive and Car Equipmen t Department, Erie ,
one.
06
the. plan.;tJ., 1 v,{_,6<le.d ," s he said, " be.,ln
Pennsylvania; Service Shops, Plantsville , Connect
c.a.!Me.
<l
WM
-60 no,{_,6y 1 ne.ve.ll. he.Md a WO!l.d he.
icut ; Circuit Protective Devices , Plainville, Con
,oa,ld.
"
necticut; Pr ocessor Equipment , Phoenix , Arizona;
and Spec ialty Moto r Department, Ft . Wayne, IndiMrs. Zeiss said , "1 had ne.ve.ll. be.e.n e.x.po,o e.d t o an
ana.
,lndu..-6rual e.nv~onme.n.t be.6olle. and 1 mMvel. that
Upon graduating from the Manufactur ing Hanagement people. WO!l.fz. du,Ung the. day and pu...t 6ouh :that ,ope.c_,{_a{ e. 66ou to go to ;., c.ho o l at Mg h.t . "
Program, Leon accepted a posi tion in Waynesboro
in Nov ember 1969 as a Manufacturing EngineerTermiNe t* . He was made Hanager- Hanufacturing and OCTOBER 12th - NEXT PAID HOLI DAY
Adva nced Development Relays on May 1 , 1972 and
that was his most recent position prior t o this
October 12 has been aMoW1ced as the 10th pa i d
promot ion.
holiday fo r 1973. It will be a float i n g holiday and the da t e will be detennined at the he Leon is a past pres ident of the Waynesboro Jaycee~ gillling of ead1 year .
He is now Chairman of the Board for that organi~tion.
He is a l so on the Board of Directors f or
Schools i n lfaynes boro , StaW1ton and Augus ta
gu st Expo and Vice President of the Berkel ey
CoW1ty are a l so taking a holiday on this dat e
Glenn PTA .
so emp l oyees will have a nice long \veekend hi th
their fami l ie s .
*Registered tradema rk of General El ectric Company
USA.
(C0 YLl I d pag e. 2 )

( ConA:' d . 6Jwm page 1)

( Co11,t ' d. 6.1tom c.ol. I )

Leon, his wife, ~argaret , and their c hildren ,

Pamela, 5 and Vickie , 3 r esi de at 1318 York
Drive .

W. DOUGLAS DRUMHELLER

JOSEPH S. BOOKATAUB
Mr. H . R. Knueppe 1, ~lanager-Da ta Communication
Print e r ~lanufa cturing Ope rations announced that
as of Ju ly 1, 197 3, Joseph S. Bookataub was appointed Man ager DC!' Fin< I Assemb ly, Wi r e Harness
and Accesso rie s and W. Douglas Drumheller was
appointed ~ana ger-DCP Assembly .
J . S. Bookataub joined the Data Communication
Produ c ts Department on July 17, 1972 as a Manufacturing Engineer in the Repai r and Overhaul
Unit in the Te r miNet* Operation upon graduating
from the Manuf acturing :1anagement Program .
Joe is a native of Ashaway , Rhode Island . He
graduated from Chariho High School, Wood River
Jct . , Rhode Island and received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Unive rsity of Rhode
Island in 19 70 .
He l:egan hi s General l:.lectric ~NF assignment in
Personal Appliance Oepd rtment, Housewares at
Bridgeport, Connecticu t. He also had an assignment i n the Wire a nd Cable Depar tment at that
location. He then went to the Pit t sb urgh Apparatus Service Shop aL Wesl Mifflin , Pennsylvania fo r
an assignmen t and fi:1ished his Program work at
Morris on, Illinois wit:1 the App liance Control Products Department .

W. 0. Drumheller is a nat i ve of Waynesboro and a

graduate of Waynesboro Hi gh School . He joined
DCPD on June 17, 197 2 upon comp leting his General
Electric Manufacturing Management Program. Doug
a c tually began his CE career several years ago
when he worked in the Engineering Function for
Specialty Control and Numer!cal Equipment Control
Departments under the Co-op program while attending VPI . Upo n re ceiving his degree in Mechanical
Engineering in 1970 from VP l, he ob tained his
first assignment under the program with MAPD in
Richmond, Vi rginia. His remaining a~ signments
were with the Med i cal Sys t ems Department as Mi l waukee , Wisc onsin .
Doug is married t o the forme r Ellen Ross of this
city and they reside at 2454 Mt . Vernon Stre~
with their daugh ter Amy . They are members o
.1e
Hermita ge Presbyterian Church . Mr . Drumheller
is con tinuing in his studies toward an MBA by
attending ~ladi son College . (Cc:iit ' d . age 3)

NIGHT COURSES OFFERED AT VALLEY CENTER

Valley Vocational-Technical Ce nter has anno unced
12 adult night courses to be offered .

Final registration for all will be held from 6 : 30

to 8 p .m. Septemb er 18 a t the Vo- Tech business
office . Advance registration and co urse information is available a t the off ice from 8 a . m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday by telephoning 886J oe is currently working toward his MBA by attend-2379 .
ing Madison College , Harrisonburg, Virginia in the
evenings.
Applicants may pre-register by mailing the fee
along with name, address , telephone number and
Joe, hi s wif e Phyllis and Joe III have established course title to Valley Vocational-Technical Center,
residence in Stuarts Draft, Virginia .
Fishersv ille, Va . Those who pre-register are
asked t o be at the Cen ter on the final registratior
*Registered trademark 01 General Electric Company date .
USA .
Courses are : Shorthand I , Sho rthand I I , Typing I,
Key Punch , Be g i nning Bookkeeping , Ar c and Acetyl ene Welding , Automotive Tune-up, Home Ho rt~l.
HELP!
ture, Basic Elec tronics Math, and Basic Oral. 11g .
A set of Chevrolet car keys (in a brown key case)
Schedul es and applications may be obtained from
we r e lost on 9/6/7 3 . If loca t ed, pl ease contact
Mr. Pe rr y ' s Office in Rela ti ons , Room l OSE .
Dot Hartless ext. 474.

HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?

( Cc1z,t ' d . 61!.om page 2)

R. JAMES EDLING
Nr . Knueppel also announced that effec tive September 1, 1973, R. J ames Edling was appointed
Manager-Manufacturing Engineering Printed Ci rcuit
Boa rd Operation under R. I. Whitley-Manage r PWB
As sembly .
James is a native of Salem , Ohio and graduated
from Salem Senio r High School . He received his
degree in Elect rical Engineering from Youngstown
St ate Unive rsity in 1968 . He then joined GE unde r t he Manufacturing Management Program. He had
assignments with the Turbine Department and Knolls
Atomic Powe r Labo ratory at Schenectady , New Yo rk,
GE Televis ion Components and Integrated Ci r cuits
Pr ojects , Electronics Park , Syracuse, New York ,
~d Electronic Capacitor and Battery Department,
mo, South Ca r olina.

So that Gene ra l Electric employees will be awa r e

of the extra ho ur s provided by the General Registrars i n Waynesb or o and Augusta Coun t y for those
who wish t o "Regis ter to Vo te" , we are listing
the times below :
WAYNESBORO
Genera l Registra r located in City Hall , Waynes bor o.
Regula r Office ho urs are : Tuesday , Wed n e s~a y , an c
Thur sday
Extra hours i n Se ptember thro ugh Oc t ober 6 are:
Friday , Septembe r 7, 5 p . m. t o 9 p . m.
Friday , September 14, 5 p . m. to 9 p . m.
Saturda y , September 22, 9 a . m. to 5 p . m.
Septembe r 24 through 29, 9 a . m. t o 5 p.m .
October 1 through 6 , 9 a . m. to 5 p . m.
Sa turday , Oc tober 6, 9 a . m. t o 5 p . m.
NOTE : The last three Saturdays (before t he books
close 5 p.m . Octobe r 6) the office in City Hall
is open all day.

ACGUSTA COUNTY
General Registrar located in Augus t a County Office Building, First Fl oo r, Staunton
Regular hours a re: Daily 8 :15 a . m. to 12 noon
and 1 2 : 45 to 5 p . m.
Extra hours -- out of the office
Sep tember 5
Fort Defiance High School 5:30 t o
8 p.m .
September 7 - Stuarts Draft High Schoo l 5 : 30 to
Hi s first off -prog ram pos Ltion was with the Power 8 p.m.
Circuit Breaker Products Depar tment , Philadelphia, Sep t embe r 10 - Dooms Community Center 5 : 30 t o
8 p . m.
Pennsylva nia effective 12 / 15/70. On October 18 ,
September
11, 12, 13 , and 14 - Augusta Expo 5 : 30
1971 Jim came t o Waynesboro as Manufacturing Ento
8
p.m
.
gine e r in the TermiNe t * Ope rations .
Sep t embe r 17 - New Hope Element a ry School 5 : 30
to 8 p . m.
The Edling ' s , Jim , Kathleen, and children, Dona 4 and Trent - 1 ~ , live in Feather stone Manor, Lynd - Sep tember 19 - Craigsville Fire House 5 : 30 t o
8 p.m .
hurst. Jim i s pursuing his MBA by at tending
Sep
tember 20 - Riverheads High School 5:30 to
Madison Co llege du ring off hours.
8 p .m.
*Registered trad ema rk of Gene ral Elec tri c Company September 21 - Staunton Plaza 5 : 30 t o 8 p . m.
October 6 - Augusta Coun ty Office Building 8: 00
USA .
a . m. t o5 p.m .
'STOCK PRICE ' AKD
' FUND UNIT PRICE'
The Augusta Count y Registrar ur ge s all registered
FOR AUGUST 1973
v oters who have moved t o please come to her office

The "Stock Pr ice " and "Fund Unit Price" for the
mo nth of August a re as fol l ows : Stock Pr ice $59 .973; Fund Unit Price - $35.930 .
0

and
he r

f ill out t he change form, this will enable

~ put you in t he righ t pr ecinct .

Books close October 6 for November 6 , 1973 election.

Prec:oc:ious Kid

. 11e !iub j ec...t a;t Sunday School wcu pl!.ayeJt and

the. .te.ac.lie.I!. cu k.e.d , "!Vha.,t mU.6..t we. do be.6 ol!.e.
He. 6oJtg{.vu oU/1 ,!i-<.M ? "

A11d tlte wwe.

e<...tte.e.

bDtJ 'le.plied, "S{.n . II

\ITTl: : Leon I lar ouff \\'GS presented his Scnricc

Pin ror 5 years senr1cc on J uly 1 , 1973 .

How To Sell Mutual Funds

EVERYBODY'S

Fu nd Cnits may be rtde1rnC'CI for cash only hy corn pl Nrng the re

\'erse ,.;uJe o f t he F und l'nit certificates.
,.\ holder may rcdtem a ll o r lts,.; than the loud numhcr of Fu nd Cni ts
covered by a ccrtificntc. Th<> spec ific nu mbe r o f units to he sold
s hould he entered in the spac<' given on the re verse of tlw certifi cuu. -..._

COMING

Check Plus Cer tifi cate

If l c~s than all o f the F und l'nits on a giHn cenificnl<' arc to !)('
redeemed, the holder will rect>i\'c a check for the value o f the F und
Cnits being rede<'nl<'d and n n<'w certifi call' for the numl"'r of Fund
Un its not redeemed.
In add it ion to the numbe r or s ha res to be red eemed . the ho Ider or
ho lde rs (i f joint lcna nc:;l must s ign the form exa c tly as their names

TO THE

app ear on the face of the c ertHica1c.

T he redemption rnluc o f en<h Fund lini t will he the net asset va lu<'
of n Fund Uni t on t he day the certificate , properl y corn plotcd, is re
cc ivcd in Schenectady. If a cNti fi cute is not rec e ived on n tradi ng
day. the ne t a ssN value o n the XEXT trading d"y will be used .
F und l ' nits will he redeemed without charge .
Wi thin Three Days
ChNks normall y will be mni l<'d within three days a fter receipt o f
the c ertifi cate and no later t ha n s e,en days aflC'r rc>ceipt.
The com pleted certificates 'hould be sent to General Electric Com
pany, S&S \lutual Fund t:nit Records Operation, I Ri ver Hond, Schcn
ectndy , N.Y. 12305
As 11 s nfeguard . holders arc onc ournged to se nd t hei r certificates by
rcgis tored mail .

PICNIC!
HOW ABOUT YOU?
DATE - Sunday, October 7, 1973

TIME

GE AND EXXON TEAM UP

TO STUDY URANIUM ENRICHMENT

1:00 p . m. to 6:00 p.m.

PLACE - Augusta Expoland , Fishersville, Va .

(off I-64)
SECOND CHANCE FOR TI CKETS

General Electric and the nuclear a rm of Exxon Corporation, Exxon Nuclear Company , Inc., have announced a j oint s tudy into the technology and econ omics of uranium enrichment by private industry .

The study i s in resp on se to the Atomic Energy C~

Sorr y , I fo rgot to hand in my ticket request last
mission's announced policy of encouraging privaL_
week . I will need
and
tickindustry to assume a r ole in helping to meet the
adul t
children under 6
sharply increasing need fo r uranium enrichment
ets fo r my immediate family * .
services .
Signed

Unit

(Turn t his coupon in to your foreman or s upervisor)

*Immediate family - those family members r esiding
in the employees home .

The AEC now supplies enriched uranium to fuel nuclear power plants from its facilities at Oak
Ridge, Tennessee; Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah,
Kentucky. The demand for enrichme nt services is
expected to exceed their current capacity by 1979
and the c~mulat ive demand will exce ed the supply
and inventory by 1983 .
To meet this anticipated need, the AEC is conducting an industrial part icipation program to encourage private US companies t o invest i n the enrichment business. GE and Exxon Nuclear are
among seven qualified companies authorized by AEC
to engage in classified, privately funded work.
"I t is vital to much of the world's e nergy needs
that t here be an adequa t e and continuing supply
of enriched uranium f o r nuclear power plants,"
said a GE spokesman . "Our balance of payments
si tuation and our position as the world leader in
the peaceful uses of atomic energy demand that
the United States continue to be the leading su ~
plier of this critical service . "

Scene 06 ' a.tt a.Jtound ' 6un at

App~e~on

Vay ' 66. The Exxon r ep r esentative pointed out t he complementary capabilities of GE and Exxon Nuclear underlie the formation of the new venture .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
xv . No. 36
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
REALIGNMENT OF COO PRODUCTS
CONTINUES
VOL.

A further realignment of the products manufac tured in the Control Devices Operation was announced today by C. A. Ford, Manager. Mr . Ford
stated that the photoelectric device product
line will be transferred from Waynesboro to the
General Purpose Control Products Department in
Bloomington, Illinois. "This is another step in
the realignment of products within the General
Electric Company, " Ford continued, "and follows
closely on the heels of the previously announced movement of the Turbine Supervisory Instrumentation (TSI) products presently manufactured
in West Lynn, Mass. to Waynesboro. "
It is expected that the manufacture of photoelec tric cells will gradually decline throug h
the rest of thi s year and the first quarter of
1974. Mr . Ford indicated that the TSI manu~fac ture wil l overlap t hi s schedule and will be
~n f ull production shortly after the first of
the year. No reductions of employment or layoffs are contemplated here as a result of this
realignment of products .

IN MEMORIAM

CALVIN ESTES

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Calvin

Eugene Estes who died from injuri es sustained
in an automobile accident early Sunday morning .
Calvin had been employed by General El ectric
since February 5 , 1973 and was a monitor in DCP
Assembly on s econd shift .
He was born in 1953 and the son of Mr. a nd Mrs.
,_...... Roy Estes. Calvin is s urv i ved by two brothers,
Larry and Tony and two sisters, Mrs. Terry
Chandler and Miss Van essa Estes. His sister-inlaw, Mrs . Larry Es tes (Jacqueline) is on leave
from DCP Wire Harness.
We deeply regret Calvin ' s untimely passing.

September 21, 1973

~-:-.:

The. Champ-<..on!.>M.p ha..o not be.e.n de.ude.d bt.d: a

JtatheJt e.xUt-<..ng SCOGEE GOLF VAY on Se.ptembeJt 15
tr..e..ou1.:te.d -<..n Btr..-<..an Han!.> on, I &SE, w-<..nrt-<..ng the. ttr..ophy 6otr.. low gtr..oM -6c.otr..e. and Own Wand-6M.deJt,
NCO Eng-<..ne.e.JU.ng, w-<..nrt-<..ng the ttr..ophy 6otr.. low net
-6 c.otr..e. .

EEOC CHARGES DISCRIMINATION

UE, IUE, UAW, GE, GM, FORD, & SEARS

Equal Employment Opportunity Corrunission has made

charges of employment discrimination against
General Electric, several other corporations and
their unions .
General Electric Company Officials issued the
following statement :
This blanket charge comes as a surprise to us.
1'/e fail to see how it can result in findings
that can be applied across a company that has
thousands of job classifications and produces
thousands of diffe r ent products in hundreds of
differ ent plants .
We are pr oud that we have passed all of the hundreds of compliance reviews conducted by government agencies in recent years . r.lhere individual
complaints have been lodged against General Electric, we have moved quickly to find acceptable
solutions . In no case thus far have we been
found guilty by a court of law of violations of
the Civil Rights Act.

!3e sure to read "Appr eciation Day" story

on page 3 of this i ssue of the news .

DCPD's FIRST

RED CROSS ACCLAIMS

RECORD- BREAK ING BLOODMOBILE

DATA PREPARATION UNIT

Mrs. Betty Arehart, Blood Program Chairman for ~

the American Red Cross, forwarded t he followin~
letter to us from Mr. Jeff Jones, Director, Recruitment and Education fo r Appalac hian Red
Cross Blood Center, Roanoke, Virginia.

"Ve. aJt Be,t,t.y:

6oft youJt
6iguJUU:,,{_vely) blood06
To ~how you how ~
potttant ,(;t WM to u.6 , we. had Mve. otheA bloodmobil~ ~c.he.dule.d 6ott that we.e.k, all 06 .them
w,(;th quotM ove.tt 100 a.nd none. 06 .them ma.de. d.
So GE c.o~ng in wdh almo~.t 100 pi~ motte. .than
We. Mke.d 6ott WM uke. a. ~c.le., uke. going in.to the. ba.c.k ttoom and c.ha.nging wate.tt into blood.
Ple.M e. e.x;te.nd ouJt thank.6 .to .the. pe.o ple. at GE,
~pe.Ually .tho~e. 328 donoM i6 .that ~ poMible..
I am a. .l{,;(:;tle. We. wdh my thank.6

,t,i.6e.-~a.ving (both .f.i-teJuLte.y

Augu.6t 8th .
mobile. v~,(;t

Pictured is the fir st production Data Preparation Unit buil t by DCPD. This new product consists of a standard keyboard a nd tape cassette
accessor y mounted in a housing with a cathode
r ay tube and assorted electronics. The Data
Pr epar ation Unit enables the editing and recording of information on magnetic tape without
the use of a TerrniNe t * printer. Those individuals responsible for production of this first
unit are (left to righ t) Mrs. Betty Slack - QC
Inspector, Rober t Smith - Manufacturing Speialist , Ma lcolm Campbell - Manufacturing Technician, Edward Armentrout - QC Planner, Luke
Gabrovi c - QC Engineer, and Mrs. Linda Landes DCP Assembly Operat or. Absent are Galen Hughes
- Production Expedit or and Donald Gough - QC
Technician, and Robert Harper - Production.

I am happy .to be. able. .to tell you .that v~,(;t

06 the. 8.th, and tho~e. donoM who tte.a.c.he.d gallon ma.ttk.6, will be. a. 6e.atuJte. ~totty in .the. 6ott.thc.o~ng ARTERY.
We. ' ll be. ~U!te. .that e.a.c.h 06 tho~e.
donoM tte.c.uv~ a. c.opy.

Again, thank you. I w~ h the.tte. we.tte. a. muc.h

wottd whic.h me.a.n.6 .the. ~ame. .thing, M ,-...
muc.h M youJt v~,(;t me.ant .to u.6
~.tttonge.tt

Je.66

DCPD extends appreciation to all those indivi 6ua ls who he lped i ntroduce this new product.

. r 0~

tJt~1

*Registered trademark of General Electric Company USA.

NOTICE!
A package (24 inches square) from Genera l El ectric, Schenectady, New York has been l os t . It
was addressed to the attention of Mr. T. Hewitt .
If fo und , please contact Mr. Hewitt on extension
720 or in the Receivi ng Department, exte nsion
586.
have saved many lives. They can
prevent skull fractures. d a nge ro u s cuts a nd
co ncussions. Hard hats should be vvo rn vv it h out fail in those jobs requiri ng protective
head gear.

Jon~"

-~_.,

! ~

\\@

Hard hats

" I I "liar ,/,, .you :;..a111 lo be :;..h 11n .you gro~; up?"

.-..

" . / s11 b-sy.;re111s con11111111ica1io11s engi11t!cr i11 sy11chro11011s -sa1e/li1t! dtn '<'
op111 1111, 11.<!t1hlishing m od ule tiejig11 and d i!/ini11g i111er11al- external i111cJr ft1<"e rt'q11i11111enls t1JI[/ pnfon n ing hrt'adbo anl and .flight-harrl:carcJ /es!s."

WHAT PRICE PEACE OF MIND?

APPRECIATION DAY PLANS NEARLY COMPLET H

Pl ans for Appreciation Day -- Management's action-packed way of saying "Thank- you" to all
Waynesbo ro General Electric employees who have
helped our business grow in past years and espe
cially this year -- are nearly completed.
The event is set for Sunday , October 7 ( rain or
shine) at Augusta Expoland and from all appearanc es, it will b e a red- let~er day.
At present, the commit t ee composed of Fred Cur i
Dick Gentzlinger, June Aldhizer , Connard Howdyshell, Larry Martin and Bill Perry have signed
and s ealed the following:
Barbecued Chicken Dinner - prepared on s ite and
served by Camp sit e Caterer s of Richmond, Va.

"Twenty- one d ays II d oesn ' t sound like

.
a long time
but i f you're in a hospital waiting to see i f

major heart surgery is going to be successful , it

seems like an eternity. Kenneth and Jean Kent can
well t estify to the "length of 21 days " a nd the
time following that when you ' re still hoping everything is going to be O.K. because last January
Kenny entered the hospital in Cleveland for a major heart opera tion . This week ..we chatted wi th a
very healthy-looking Kenny and his wi fe, Jean,
- d they said "W,(;thou,t. :the be.ne.6,(;t 06 oUA Gene/Utt

5 Music Gr oups - Waynesboro High S~ hool Band ,

"Life" Group, B.:irbershoppers, Sweet Adelines,
Stonewall Jackson Bri gade Band and The Coui1try
Rockers.

11 Mechanical Rides including pony, horse, and

surrey rides.
10 Games such as Crazy Ball, Baseball Cat, Balloons and Darts, etc.

25 Animated Char ac ters entertaining all afternoon.

~ewuc. ,.{,vv.sUJLa.nc.e. the p11..oblent6 wotlld have be.en

woM e..
At .t e.M;t we had pe.ac.e. o 6 riUnd 11..e.ga11..ding
ex. pe.vv.s e.,o 6OJr.. the op e.Jta;t,{_o n fl

Volleyball

Kenny said, 11 Fo11.. :the 6,.{,Jt.6;t two datj-O a6;te.Jr.. mtJ op_e.Jta;t,{_o n, ju.o;t ;the c.o-0;t 06 my 11..oom and n()}l,je.J.i WM

The gates and ab ove events get underway at 1:00

p.m . and continue throughout the afternoon.

$170 pe.Jr.. datj ! Mtj ;total b,{,.t.t 6011.. Cleve.land WM

$7,445.71. GE pa,{,d $6,963 . 77. My doc.;tOJr.. and
me.diune. bilh we.11..e. $430. 53; GE pa,{,d $323.46. fl
He continued, '1 I n fuc.u.o-0,.{,on.6 w,(;th at.he.Jr.. pa;t,{,e.Y!.-U ,
I fu c.o v e.11..e.d ;t hat oUA Ge.n eJutl E.te.c.;tJr..,{,c. ,{,yt,j UJLa.nc.e.
g,{,ve.,o be.;t;te.11.. c.ove.11..age. than. almo-0.t antJ a.the.Jr... 11

As you can see, App recia tion Day promises to b e

a fun day for everyone and a must for all Wayncsboro employee s to be there . More Appreciation
Day information forthcoming in next week's newspaper .

Jean also had occasion to us e the insurance during

confinement to the hospital for two weeks . She
s aid , "OU!l doc.;tOJr.. bilh 60'1.. 7973 M 6M have

amounted to $8,965. 16. GE pa,{,d $8,31 1. 34 plu.o

Wee.Uy S,.{,c./me.1.i-0 Be11e6ill ,{,n. the. amount o 6
$7,543.43. fl
I n addition to insurance benefits, Kenny and
Jean's father (who was in the University Hospital)
both received blood through our Bloodmobile .
As long servic e employees, Kenneth and Jean Ken t
both realize our General Electric " Paycheck " is
~t j ust what we take home each week. Everyone
.. dS emergencies and part of our paycheck is knowing that General Electric looks after its emp loyees; definitely an inducement to be a member of
Gener a l Electric's family.

App11..e.umon VatJ Comn.Ltte.e. me.mbe.M -0hown -0e.a:te.d

Me (L-R) F11..e.d CU!r..to, B,{,.t.t Pe.Jr..Jr..tj, V,.{,c.Q Gentz linge.Jr..; J.itanding Me ( L-R) June Aldh,{,ze.Jr.. and
LaJr..Jr..tj MaJr..t,{,n. ConnaJr..d Howdtj-Ohell, the 6.th
Comn.Ltte.e.man, WM not p!r..e.1.> e.nt 6OJr.. p,.{,c.:tUJle. Bill
Pe.Jr..Jr..tj ,{,J.i Coo11..dina:t0Jr.. 6011.. Oc.;to be.Jr.. 7 a6 6a,{,Jr...

NOBODY PLANS DISASTERS, BUT

A GE PLAN IS READY FOR THEM
"You could look off in all directions in the
storm and see this red glow, and it looked like
the various towns and cities around were on
fire. What that turned out to be was the ionization of the high and low pressure fronts.
The atmosphere actually ionized." For Will Barrentine, manager of the data service laboratory,
NASA-GE test facility at Bay St. Louis, La., the
world seemed at an end.
The date was August 17, 1969. The event was
Hurricane Camille, and at that time, President
Nixon called it "The worst natural disaster we
have ever had in this country." (A record
since topped by 1972's Hurricane Agnes.) For
hundreds of GE employees on the Gulf Coast, and
at locations as far inland as Waynesboro, Virginia, Camille would bring new understanding of
an important GE benefit, and a surge of deep
appreciation for the spirit that unites GE people. And the best way to verify that claim is
to go back four years in time, and to the shock
that awaited so many GE people immediately following Camille's passing.
When Will Barrentine emerged from the wreckage
of his two-story house at Pass Christian -having ridden out the hurricane and brought 28
neighbors into his home -- he found incredible
destruction wrought by Gulf waters and winds
that had reached 200 miles an hour. Life was
at the nadir.

Then, three years later, when Hurricane Agnes

struck, they again suffered similar flood damage,
and again received a GE Emergency Aid Loan. Sh~
adds to her story the emphatic note, "We have sin
moved t o higher ground. "
Warm feelings for the GE help they received still
color the 1houghts of many Bay St. Louis employees
who cannot shake the memory of Camille's destruction. Dottie Geroux, a secretary in Employee
Relations, and the mother of five recalls the
morning after the storm. "My husband walked
across the bridge to where we used to live, and
there was nothing there but a flat area of land.
Most of the houses were gone." But the Geroux's
were lucky. 'lhey had sold their home before the
hurricane struck. Yet not so lucky at that because everything they owned was in the house.
"We got a tremendous amount of help from GE," she
says. Not only in terms of money but, "railroad
cars of c lo thing and toys came down from other
GE locations, like Valley Forge, in particular."
These o ther locations also callee ted money and
this was distributed to Camille's victims.
Others, having no connection with GE also helped.
At Waynesboro, M. H. Buehler is warm in his praise
for a comm.unity of Mennonites, who were themselves
badly mauled by the floods, but who came to his
home and helped him clean away the muck.

For Tom Dickerson, program accountant at Bay St.

Louis, the memory he's fondest of after a lapse
of four years is, "The encouragement (the company) gave us to proceed." When he surveyed the
Now, four years later, Will Barrentine's home 3 damage to his house, he admits he was about
rebuilt, but it still shows the scars of Cami~ i.e. ready to give up. "But we survived because of
Looking back to the hellish weeks following tie all the grants and things GE did for us. And we
storm, he says: "It makes you real glad you
benefited from the help sent to us from all the
work for a company like General Electric. They wonderful GE employees all over the United States
roll in there, concerned about you, they look
States."
He said he knew of no other business
out for what it takes to get you back on the
in the area 1hat provided such a high degree of
grou~d; they make grants and loans available to
help and encouragement for its stricken employees.
you right quick. They fixed appliances at no
While lhlrricane Camille and Agnes were cataclyscost to get you back in business. They gave a
double courtesy discount to replace appliances. mic wreckers, storms with no names can create
Then we set up GE teams to go around to employee hardships for GE people, and when that happens,
the Emergency Aid Plan is always avaible, as it
houses in the area to help clean it up."
was to Camille's victims. Early this summer, for
The financial help Barrentine mentions is GE's
example, in the town of Ludlow, Vt. where GE's
Emergency Aid Plan which provided loans or grantsAircraft Engine Group maintains a plant, the Black
or both for GE people afflicted by Camille and
River, swollen from heavy rains, destroyed a
other disasters. For example, in Waynesboro,
portion of the plant and inundated the homes of
Va., Ml{. Georgia Gosnell's home suffered flood
several employees. And, as in the past, while
damage when the tiny Back Creek overflowed its
the cleanup operations were underway, those
banks as a result of torrential rains following afflicted employees were receiving all-important
Camille. She and her husband got a GE Emergency financial help from the GE Emergency Aid Plan.
~
Aid loan, and a grant.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. Y:Y . No . 37

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

J. F. PONZILLO NEW MGR.MANUFACTURING-MRPD

Mr. Joseph F. ("Joe") Ponzillo has been appointed Manager - Manufacturing for the Mobile Radio
Products Department, with headquarters in Lynchburg , Virginia, according to an announcement by
Glenn R. Petersen, General Manager, MRPD. The
appointment is effective October 1, and will in~ude responsibility for both the Lynchburg and
- ~orence, South Carolina manufacturing operations of MRPD.

September 28, 1973

PAUL KORNEKE APPOINTED

MGR.-DCPD CUSTOMER SERVI CE
Mr. Paul Inserra, Manager Marketing, Data Cornmt..n1.ication Products Department,
announced September 21 that
Paul Korneke has been appointed Mc.nagcr Customer
Service effectiv~ Octuber 1.
Mr. Korneke i s presently the
Manager - NLDTierical L -nt ol
Product Service, &:!r\ k ~e
Training, and Retrofit Equipment Sales.

Mr. Korneke r eceived his BS in EE from the University of Pittsburgh and joined General E :~c tric
as a Test Engineer in Schenectady. In 1953,
after various engineering assignments, he became
the Manager of Product Planning, Specialty Control. Paul was one of the original group of
managers who moved to Waynesboro in 1954 when
the Plant was started here. In 1956, he was
A graduate of Albany Business College in New
promoted to Manager - Sales Industrial ElectronYork, he came to General Electric in Schenectad) ics. In 1962, he transferred to NLDTierical Conin 1941, joined the Company ' s Business Training trol as Manager of Product Service .
course in 1942, and after various accounting
ass ignments was appointed Internal Auditor for
Paul and his wife, Marie, reside at 613 Binford
Schenectady Works in 1947 . In 1952 he became a in Waynesboro. Mrs. Korneke is a teacher in
Section Supervisor in Device Warehouse, and in Special Education at Berkeley Glenn. Their son,
1953 was appointed to the Planning Study Group Dale, is employed at Salem GE and a daughter,
responsible for establishing the Specialty Con- Susan, goes to Madison College. Paul is an
trol Department in Waynesboro. In 1955, he
active aavisor iii. the Boy Scouts. His hobhies
transferred to Waynesboro as Manager-Materials
are astronomy and amateur radio operation.
and was named Manager-Manufacturing in 1959 .
(Cont'd. from col . 1)
On January 1, 1968 he became General Manager of
the Specialty Control Department, and in March,
1969 was named General Manager of the NLDTierical During his 18 years as a resident of Waynesboro,
Equipment Control Department located in Waynes- Mr. Ponzillo has served as a member of nLDTierous
boro . On January 1, 1970 he was appointed Gen- public and business organizations, including the
Waynesboro Housing and Redevelopment Authority,
eral Manager of the Manufacturing Automation
the Board of Directors of Waynesboro Corrmrunity
Products Department. On March 1, 1972 he was
Hospital, Board of Directors of First &Merchants
appointed Manager of Manufacturing for the InNational Bank, the Industrial Connnittee of the
dustrial Control Products Department, and in
Waynesboro Chamber of Connnerce, and the Board
December of 1972 he was named Manager-Product
of Directors of the Waynesboro YMCA. A li~rvice Operation for that Department .
censed pilot, he was named last year by Governor
Linwood Holton to the State's Aviation Advisory
11T . Ponzillo is a graduate of the 6lst Session
Board.
of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard
University Graduate School of Business Administration.
(Cont'd next column)

DCPD MANUFACTURING ANNOUNCES PRO MOTIONS

Mr. R. C. Berrang , ManagerRel ays/ Data Networks Operat i on announced t he appointment of Robert M. Wirt to
Foreman-DNO Assembly effective September 1, 1973.
Robert i s from Buchanan,
Virginia and graduated from
James River High School. He
studied Accounting and Draft
ing while attending George
Washington University and Columbia Tech in Washi ngton , D. C.
Before joining General Electric, Bob served 4
years in the United States Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Korea. In May of
1955 he became a stockroom clerk with the Specialty Control Department. Bob has been a Production Man, an Expeditor and an Order Clerk
with Specialty Control. He also was a Production Man with the Aerospace and Military
Unit when it was in Waynesboro . Prior to this
new appointment he was a Production ~Ian in
TenniNet*.
Bob and his wife, Gal e , res i de at 1015 S. Winchester Avenue . They have a daughter, Debby,
a sophomore at VPI and Suzanne, a senior at
Waynesboro High School . Hi s hobbies include
hunting, fishing and bowling.
*Registered trademark of General Electric USA .
Mr . H. R. Knueppel, ManagerData Communication Printer
~lanufactur ing Operation, announced the appointment of
Robert "Bob" Dedrick as
Foreman Printed Circuit
Board Assembly as of September 17 , 1973 .
Bob is a Waynesborian and a
graduate of its high school .
He spent two years in the
Navy before attending Bridgewater College and
t he Medical College of Virginia at Richmond
where he majored in Chemistry .
He had two years with the Research Development
Di vision of the Albemarle Paper Company at Richmond before joining Specialty Control Waynesboro
on 0 ctober 2, 1967. Bob spent 18 months in
Relays as a Manufacturing Technician. The next
6 months, he was a wireman in Power Regulation.
Since 0 ctober 1969 he has been in the Material
Pr ocess Laboratory as a Chemical Process Technician .
Bob resides at Route 2, Waynesboro .
We might add that Bob is also pictured elsewhere
in today's News as a golf champ !

Mr . J. W. Ranni e , ManagerMat eria l s , Dat a Communication Pr oducts Department announced t he appointment of

Richard J . Lerz as Produc-~
tion Supervisor- IXP as of
September 17, 1973.
Richard is a graduate of
his home town high school at
Great Neck, New York. He
received degrees at St.
Jolm' s University (BBA Industrial Management )
and llofstra University (MBA Industrial Management Statistics) .
He has also studied Computer Application at
Rollins College PAFB, Flori da and Computer Science at the Florida Insti tute of Technology at
Melbourne, Florida . His most recent positions
were with General Electric Kennedy Space Center
in florida, which he joined in August 1965 .
There for varying periods, he was a Program
Planner , Monitoring Apollo Launch Facilities a
Specialist/Group Leader ADP Systems; Systems
Analyst/Project Leader; Crew Specialis t coordinating the suit and portable life support configuration requirements. This l atter effort
was closely r elated to the present "Space Pl atform" Project .

...-...

Richard, his wife Eleanor and their two chi l d1 ,

son, Richard, Jr . - 6 and daughter Dona - 10 will
establish pennanent res idence in the area in the
near future.
Mr . L. L. Trott, Manager Manufacturing Engineering ,
Data Communication Product s
Department, announced the
appointment of John S. McKi l lip as Manufacturing Engineer T30 as of September
10, 1973 .
John is a native of Philadelphia and he received
his BS degree in Commerce
and Engineering from Drexel Uni versity, also in
Philadelphia . He joined the Manufacturing Management Program as a trainee, in June 1971,
working as Specialist Methods pl anner in the
Pm;er Systems Management Products Department
\\'hile still in Philadelphia . This was followed
by an assignment as Foreman/Specialist Traffic
in its Switchgear Products Department.
Jolm then went to Schenectady, New York where he
had assignments as foreman in the Small AC Mo;-.;.
and Gear Department. He compl eted his traini .. ~
a s a Manufacturing Area Planni ng Engi neer in
the Large Steam Turbine Department .
John and his wife, Barbara, wi ll establish res idence in Verona at the Ridgecr est Apartments as
of October 1, 1973 .

CONTROL DEVICES OPERATION

MAKES APPOINTMENT

SCOGEE GOLF CHAMPS

Mr . W. H. Burleigh, ManagerMaterials, Control Devices

Operation announced the appointment of George C. Beakley to Supervisor, Drives
and Devices Production Control, effective 9/17/73.
George is a graduate of Arizona State University with
a B.S. in Engineering Science and an M. S. in Operations Research. In August, 1971, he joined the
Manufacturing Management Program with ass ignments in Grove City, Pennsylvania, Erie, Pennsylvania , and Shreveport, Louisiana.
Ilis last assignment was as an Advanced Materials
SpeciaU st in the Distribution Transformer Products Department at Shreveport, Louisiana.
George, his wife, Penney , and two children plan
to reside in lfaynesboro upon relocation .
PRICE INCREASE
Both Macke Company serving Customer Service and
Parts Center and Marriott Corporation serving
the Main Plant announced today that hot and cold
~ ' s prices will be increased to 15 including
~ ..
This includes coffee, tea, hot chocolate,
etc . sold either through vending machines or over
the counter in the cafeteria. Also ~ pint of
milk will increase to 20 and some pastries will
advance to 2 0~ .
The increase will be effective Monday October 1,
1973.
'
FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 5

In the Fall o f each year the residents of

Waynesboro and East Augusta County are witnesses
to one of nature ' s great attractions, the turning
of 1he fall oliage, resulting in a breathtaking panorama of color along the Skyline
Drive and the llirkway.
Thousands of p ersons travel from near and far
to view the turning of the leaves, often for
only a brief time. Civic-minded groups and
individuals wishing to extend the enjoyment of
this natural beauty wi.th which we are blessed
and to enhance our area in the eyes of those
coming from other parts of Virginia as well as
other states have dedicated themselves to sponsoring an annual Fall Foliage Festival with
...-....grams and events to attract a wide range of
~ .. 1.erest
and to hopefully acquaint our many
visitors with the benefits of our co1T11TUIDi ty and
the quality of life available to its residents.
The fe stival gets underway next weekend and will
continue throughout the month of October .

In March when interested golfers were requestea ,

the turnout was so good that our 1973 SCOGEE
GOLF LEAGUE was made up of three divisions because there were too many golJ":Jh; for the two
divisions originally planned. A ver'i u.ccessfi.~
year has now been completed w ch - .,,. ' " "h '.e s

ai..;arded and the champions deter:'7i1.e._,.

0

Two divisions played at Swannanoa Coun .

and one division played at Cy[ sy iiiL ,v._
Course in Staunton . One of tr1e C:.""::is ions a-;
Swannanoa was won by Dennis Shueu '.Y 1 ;.,'..;: 7 _.
Campbell (absent when picture wa~ t 1ken): th::
other Swannanoa division was won bb Jim M! .':au
and Bob Dedrick . Leon Stokes and Bill Pe 0 ~v
won the trophy for champs of the CjpC':f .:., . ~
division and Jim McKay and Bob Dedrick smilingly
display their trophies for Overall League Champions .
0

APPRECIATION DAY COUN TDO WN

"A ppltecA.a.tio n Vay p.ta.Y!.6 Me mo v-<.ng a.fang a;t a
6M.t cl-<.p", reports Bill Perry, Coordinator of
the affair.
"One 06 .the majo!t plloblemo 60JL an even..t 06 .tfz,W
.type," Bill stated, "..U how to 6eed 7, 000 .to
8,000 peop~e." This alone is a staggering ordcc
However, Bill remembered the 1966 Appreciation
Day affair and the caterer who took care of the
chore at that time. Campsite Catering Service
of Richmond, Virginia was the caterer and Bill
immediately contacted Mr . Paul R. Abbey, owner
and operator who stated he was still in the bus i
ness and would be happy to supply the needs for
feeding of this expected number of employees
and members of their household on Appreciation
Day, Sunday, October 7, 1973.

So, Appreciation Day promises to offer l oads of

fun and relaxation and "m-<.ghty 6,(,ne ea..:t-<.n ' 001t
e~eJLy~ne" _and Bill said, "Beg-<.nn-<.ng Monday,
d-0.tJUbu.Uon 06 oveJL 7500 tic.12.w .to employev.i
w,i,U .tak.e r:.ta.c.e . " Also Bill stated, "Monday,
Oc...tobeJL 1 ,u., .the deadl.<.ne 6oJL llequv.iting App!tecA.a.tion Vay tic.12.w, -<-6 you have not al!teady
done J.>o."

STEINMETZ AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Steirunetz Awards, presented for the first time thi s year, and created in
honor of Charles P. Steirunet z, electrical genius, are given by General Electric to l eading engineers and scientists in the Company in recognition of their
outstanding contributions to the Company and to society.

As recipients of the Steirunetz Award , winner s will be honored at a special banquet in New York City on October 9. Each of the ten winners -- one from each
of the Company's ten operating groups -- wil l be presented with an engraved
silver medal . Names also will be inscribed on plaques to be hung in suitable
Company locations .
The winners were selected on the basis of individual achievement over a sustained
period, patents, publications, and r ecognition by fellow employees or profess ional
groups.
In each of GE' s ten operating groups, a selection committee appointed by the Group
Executive sol i cited and evaluated nominations from professional technical personnel .
Final selection was made by the Group Executive on the recommendation of the sel ection cornrnittee.

Mr . Will iam Speicher, Tr ansportation Syst ems

Division, has been nominated by his peers in the
Special Systems and Pr oducts Group and with the
enthusiastic concurrence of Dr. T. A. Vanderslice, Vice President and Group Executive , is
herewith honored for his outstanding technical
contributions in behalf of General Electric.

Dr . F. Meade Bailey, Consulting Engineer of the

Industrial Control Products Department has been
chosen for his imaginative technical contributions to the Industrial Group in the field of
Industrial Controls, R. B. Kurtz, Vice President
and Group Executive announced on September 24 ,
1973.

Bill' s contributions have been development of

speci al machinery for high production of railway motor parts , technical innovations that
created the concept of the motorized wheel which
has revolutionized the capability of man in hi s
ability to move earth in establishing new and
safer highways for recreation and commerce, in
providing safer and more efficient means t o
access the raw materials of the industrial age,
and finally to make possible hitherto impossible
feat s of flood control and water conservat ion.
The motorized wheel provided the breakthrough
inearth-moving machinery -- and Bill ' s inspirational and creative efforts put General Electric
in a unique position of leadership .

In addition to applying his knowledge to patentable inventions at the rate of almost one per
year for the past fifteen years, Dr . Bailey has
extended his engineering ability to society
around him. He has been active in technical
society committees, especially in the areas of
student activities and college curricula . He
is a regular judge for the Western Virginia
High School Science Fair and was instrumental in
establishing a local Science Museum, as well as
the Roanoke Valley Guidance Center for retarded
children. He serves on the Engineering Education and Accreditation Committee of the Engineering Council for Profess ional Development.
NOTE OF THANKS

Bill Speicher ' s technical contributions have led

not only to j obs for people, profits for General
Electric shareowners , but also superior quality
products for our cus tomers . .

Than.RJ., to e.veJLyon.e. 6oJt the. .6!J>npathy e.x.pfte.Me.d to

me. and my 6a.rn,Uy dwtin.g ouJt Jte.c.e.n.t beJLe.ave.me.n.t.
The. c.aJtd.6, v-Uw, a.n.d 0.towe.M weJLe. e.;.,pe.c.J..a.ll.y
app!te.c.),ate.d .
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERA L@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV. No . 38

WAYNESBORO , VIRGINIA

8,000 EXPECTED TO ATTEND

APPRECIATION DAY

October S, 1973

APPRECIATION DAY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets since
no individual seating will be provided.
2. Bring play pens

&strollers

if you wish .

3. Everyone is invited to bring cameras and take

pictures.
4. Don't forget your tickets -- they are needed
for:
Entrance to Expoland
For meal (main portion of ticket)
For Bingo (ticket stub)
For prizes (ticket stubs should be filled
out and deposited in appropriate prize
drawing boxes).
After f inishing playing Bingo, drop your
stub in appropriate prize boxes.

Preparations are complete for Sunday's marrnnoth

*
Appreciation Day fes tivities which will be hel d
~at Augusta Expoland.
Beginning tomorrow morning,
Expoland wi ll become a beehive of activity as
t he food caterer , ride and game proprietor s and
*
many others get ready for Sunday's expected
crowd of 8,000 employees including fami l y members and invited pens ioners.
S. There will be plenty of free cold drinks all
afternoon.
Tickets have been distributed, the gates open
at 1:00 p .m. See pages 2 &3 of this issue of
6. Restrooms are located just inside the foyer
the newspaper and read what a real special day
of the Expoland Building .
this i s going to be for everyone .
7. ~Charles, well known area r adio personality ,
will be the Master of Ceremonies.
CE N TRAL VIRGINIA 1.E.E.E. MEETING
There will be a meeting of I . E.E. E. Central Virginia Section on October 11, 1973 at the Ramada
I nn, 1901 Errunet Street , Charlottesville , Virginia.

8. If you have any que stions or problems, contact members of the Appreciation Day Committee -- Bill Perry, Fred Curto, Dick Gentz linger, Larry Martin or Connard Howdyshell.

The Social Hour begins at 6: 15 p .m. and the buffet dinner at 7: 15 p . m, cost is $6 . 00 .

9. Appreciation Day will be held rain or shine It's going t o shine!

Dr . Harold Chestnut , Pr esident, I . E.E . E., i s the

guest speaker and his topic is "I. E.E. E. As a
NOTE OF THANKS
Force for Technologica l Change". Dr. Chestnut is
a leader in Systems Engineering which is inWe warit to thanR evVtyone 60~ the ..U.c.e 6loweJL6
volved in the use of computers, both analog and
and c.aJui6 .6 erit to lL6 dU!Ung the ~ec.erit death o6
ligital and in the so lution of all phases of
ouJt mothVt and g~ndmothVt.
systems work from prob lem de finition to systems
operation and phase- out .

KathvU-ne

For reservations, call W. A. Surber Ex t . 392.

Mo~oe

&

Betty L. HaJtJUJ.i

Your Management would once more like to emphasize the fact that a fine perfonnance
on the part of all employees has made a great year for our business and they are
saying "thank-you" with Appreciation Day. Much time and effort have gone into the
plarming with the thought in mind that this should be a very special day for everyone! Tickets have been distributed and we hope you and your families are planning
to attend. SEE YOU AT EXPOLAND, SUNDAY OCTOBER 7th.

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WELCOME TO APPRECIATION DAY

OCTOBER 7, 1973
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

PROGRAM OF EVENTS
1:00 p.m.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

MUSIC (Inside Expoland Building)

Waynesboro High School Band

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

RIDES
Large Ferris Wheels - Full Size Merry-Go-Round - Flying
Swings - Moon Rocket - Kiddie Train - Kiddie Ferris Wheel Kiddie Merry-Go-Round - Horse &Surrey - Ponies - Hayride

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

GAMES
Baseball Cat - Balloons &Darts - Crazy Ball - Hoop Game Dip Game - Glass Pitch - Hoop Toss - Bean Bag

It's Open - APPRECIATION DAY

It is kindly requested that no individual monopolize any

particular game. Be considerate and give others a turn to
play.
1:00 p.m. - 5:3.0 p.m.

MISCELLANEOUS GAMES - MISCELLANEOUS REFRESHMENTS

Horseshoes
Free cold drinks
Volleyball
Free apple cider
Unsupervised
First-come-first-served

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT
25 animated Characters entertaining children, passing out
balloons and prizes.

1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

DISPLAY(Inside Expoland Building)

TeririiNets-In-Action

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

BINGO (Adults only - 18 yrs. or older)

First-come-first-served. 75 people per game. Limit 3
games per person. .Appreciation Day ticket stub llUlSt be
presented.

1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

FOOD (Tickets required)

Barbecued chicken dinner prepared on-site and served
continuously. Everyone should not try to eat at the same
time. This creates long lines. The caterer will not ruh
out of food.

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

M:>RE MUSIC (Inside Expoland Building)

"Life" group (Dancing invited)

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
~45

p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Barbershoppers
Sweet Adelines
Stonewall Jackson Brigade Band
Country Rockers (Dancing invited)

Drawing of :prizes for children (Blue Stubs)

Drawing of grand prizes for adults (White Stubs)
You need not be present for drawi.Iu?s.
BE SURE AND DEPOSIT YOUR TICKET STIJB IN APPROPRIATE PRIZE BOXES.

5: 45 p .m. tmtil end of drawing

and final adjournment

(Cont'd. from col. 1)

USE PRODUCT PURCHASE PLAN

M:>st important for you is that you take full

advantage of these savings without abusing the
privilege
by purchasing major appliances for
~
One of the many advantages available to employother
than
y
our
own
personal
use.

The
plan
i
ees of the Waynesboro General Electric Plant, is
designed solely for the purp>se that you and
the privilege of purchasing a wide variety of
your
f arnily will benefit from using GE products.
General Electric and Hot Point major appliances
and other products for their personal use in
their own home.
SERVICE MILESTONES FOR AUGUST
Reprint from Plant NEWS on April 13, 197 3

5 year
Unforttmately, however, a few employees abuse
the privilege so Bill Perry, Benefits SpecialM. L. Cupp
ist, periodically issues a reminder -- so that
M. H. Leroux
the plan can be administered fairly -- emphasizing that major appliances purchased llllder the s. J. Lukas
plan llUlSt be for personal use in the employee's
15 l'.:ear
own home.

The "Application for Courtesy Discount" fonn

(available through payroll) which the employee
signs authorizes the company to inspect, in his
home, any appliances or television receiver he
piirchases tmder the plan for his use. The plan
requires that the application fonn be submitted
within 30 days of delivery and/or installation
of the appliance.

w.

10 year

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L.
L. w.
R. E.
N. L.
D. L.
s. B.
w. T.

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A. Hanger

Howze
Thompson
Dove
McCune
Fisher
Fox
Bulle
Jenkins

25 year
J. A. Schlick

HOLIDAY-OCTOBER 12

The application form also includes a promise by

the employee not to dispose of the purchased product for any reason for at least six months after delivery and ii1stallation tmless he notifies the company and reftmds the discotmt he
has received.
It is extremely important for the employee to comply with the plan's requirements so that he will
not place himself in the position of forfeiting
his discotmt money and having his purchasing
privileges with the plan suspended for five
years -- or subjecting himself to more serious
corrective action.
Guidelines for the GE Employee Product Plan are
covered in detail in the benefit booklet with
this title which is given to all employees.
(Your foreman or manager can obtain one for you
if you have misplaced yours, or you can obtain
it from the Relations Office.)
Courtesy discolllltS vary with the product and
model purchased. Generally, the discotmts on
major appliances range from a mininrum of $10 to
as high as $80 or $90 and even more for such
products as central air conditioning and heating
systems. Employees can get as DUlCh as $160 back
on one model o f GE's "Electrac" tractors. So .
considerable savings are possible but it's a
good idea to study the plan booklet .. and also
to check and make sure the particular model of
the product you select is eligible for courtesy
discotmt.
(Cont'd. next col.)

A great day for going somewhere. A great day

for sleeping late. A great day for fishing,
flying, eating, shopping, hiking, cleaning,
golfing, or visiting. A great day for doing
nothing!

WHAT IN TIIE WORLD IS "GINGIVAL CURRETAGE"?

That's a type of dental care newly covered by
the GE Insurance Plan beginning July 1, 1974.
Simply stated, it is a dental procedure involving scraping of the gum tissue with a curette to fight gum diseases connnon to middle
age and older people. Gingival curretage co~
erage is another improvement in dental cover~~
under the plan.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XV. >Jo. 39

WAYNESBORO.VIRGIN IA

BETTY SLACK-STEREO WINNER

October 11, 1973

GE ANV PILLSBURY SPONSOR BAKE-OFFR

Von ' t 6011.get to obta-<-n e.rttlly bla.rt~ at 9.tz.oc.e.fly
J.ito.tz.v., Oil GE majo.tz. app.l<.a.n.c.e. to.tz.v., to e.nteJt the.
Silve.fl Amuvelt.6a.tz.y Bake.-066 P.tz.,{_zv., w.-LU be.
$50, 0 00 plu.6 and aU il takv., to walk. o 66 wd.h
the. 11 loot" A.A a little. -<-n.ge.n.udy an.d c..tz.e.ativily.
Contv.,t de.adli_ne. ~ Oc.tobeJt 31 - -60 hU/l.tz.y a.n.d
get yoU/l e.rttlly bla.n.k. an.d c.ool<. yoU/l wa.y to 6~e..
WILL YOU HELP US?

Will the parents of the little boy who won a

Be,tty Boy<Ul.J.i Slac.k , I1i6p . /Tv.,;t , A.A J.ihown J.inu..l<:.ng doll at Appreciation Day , please see "Bill"
Perry.
happily a6teJt bung the. winneJt o 6 the. GJtand
P!Uze. SteJte.o .
We have a boy's prize for him .
Betty said, 11 My hu.6 band had wo11.ke.d late. the.
n,tght be.60'1.e. J.iO we. d-td not get to J.ipe.nd the. whole.
~e.flnoon at Ex.pola.nd.
We. le.M- .the. 6v.,tiviliv.,
************** ********** *** ** ** ****** ******* ****
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_y and whe.n my 6!Ue.nd, L-tnda Lawhollrt, c.ail.e.d
*GE ' s Home Entertainment Business Division
*
ana J.ia-td we. had won , I .thought J.ihe. WM pla.y-i..1ig
* wiU sponsor "The J ackie Gleason Show" star- *
a joke. . We. J.i.:t,,i,,lf_ c.an' t bilie.ve. il . Even whe.n
*ring ' The Great One ' . Telecast will be over*
we. p,{_c.fz.e.d ,{_,{: up - I J.itill had a hMd U .me. be.* CBS network, Thursday evening, October ll at *
u e.v-<-ng we. had WOYL . 1 'm J.iU/le. we. I u J.ipe.rtd many
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happy hoU!LJ.i e.n j o y-<-ng oU/l J.ite.fle.o ! 11
** ****************** *** ** ** ************* **** ****
Betty has been employed with GE since 1966 when
she came to work in Light Assemb l y.
Congratulations, Betty !
S&SP INSURANCE REFUND

St\SP Insurance Opti on Partj cipants are

ge tt ing a reflll1d on their 1972 contYLbutions as
a r es ult of better-than-anticipatecl claims experience last year . Checks arc being distributed
this week. (Due to complet e coverage on Appre ciati on day , details of payout on insurance
will be spelled out in next \\eek ' s \l:\\"S . )
Elig ~_ ble

SCOGEE GOLF NOTES

SCOGEE was informed this \\eek that Leabrue members and families can take advantage of a spe~ membership rate through Oc tober 31 at the
manoa Go l f Course . The rate per i ndividual
is $75 and the r ate per family is $115 . After
10/31/73, these rates will be increased to $100
per year per individual and $150 per year per
family . Green lees h'ill ;iJso increase 10/31/73 .

ADD ITIONAL PARKING FACILITIES

" An appropriation has recently been approved
for the construction of 102 additional parking
spaces adjacent to Zone 6 . The boundaries of
Zones 6 and 8 will be slightly changed so that
these additional parking spaces will be equally
distributed between off ice and factory personnel .
Construction is expected to begin this month
with little, if any, disruption to normal parking operations . The completion of this project
should relieve much of the congestion currently
being experienced i n this area ."

NOTE OF THANKS
I would like to express my sincer e appreciation
to my many good friends at General Electric
in Waynesboro for the many thoughtfu l ex pr essions
of sympathy r eceived on the recent death of my
wife, Louise .
Jim Tate - CDO Marketing

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NEW INSURANCE PAYMENT PLAN INITIATED

A new insurance payment plan system became effective October 1, 1973. This system has a newly designed payment check and reporting document to the employee.
GENERAL (t ELECTRIC

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. J0/. No. 40

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

GE EMPLOYEE UCF DRIVE

BEGINS NEXT WEEK

General El ectric's emp loyee United Community

Fund Drive for 1973 will get underway next
week.
W. R. Perry, UCF Plant Coordinator, stated
"TIU,o ye.O.Jt '.6 employee. dolla!t goal ha.o be.en .c.e;t
at $42,900 o~ 23% 06 the Wayne.c.bo~o-Ea.ot Augu.c.;ta County UCF goal 06 $179,000:'
This year the employee solicitation procedure
has been changed. Instead of the individual
solicitors in the past, small employee group
meetings will be held on a scheduled basis in
conference room 108 (next to trophy room).
The UCF program will be conducted by supervision
Recently, Marriott Corporation and the Florida
assisted by W. R. Perry. Two excellent UCF
f ilrns have been obtained and both wi ll be shown Department of Citrus were co-sponsor s in a Sunshine Recipe Contest seeking creative ways to
during the meetings.
use citrus products. We are proud that our
Also, Perry stated "The pledge. c.O.Jtd.6 have be.en
own General Electric's Marriott cafeteria here
in Waynesboro had two winners, Dorothy Caricofe
~e.-de.c.-<.g ned whlc.h .c.ugg e.c.t.6 mi.nhnwn amount.6 that
wee.Uy pa-<-d on monthly pa-<-d e.mp.toyee..c. c.an pledge. and Madge Williams.
ba.oe.d on thw ~e.c.pe.c.tive eO.Jtn.-<-ng.o ."
There were ten winners overall with each winner
receiving a check for $25.00 and a plaque.
At the conclusion of each group meeting, employees will be given the opportunity t o fill
Mr. Harry Green, Cafeteria Manager, says "I'm
out their pl edge cards .
e.x;Ute.mely happy to have. e.mploye.e.c. 06 t!U,o c.alThe list of the UCF agencies that your pledge
-<.b~. We. 6elt v~y 6o!ttunate. :to have two w-<.ndollars will support is shown below.
n~ 6~om ou.Jt c.a6e;t~a h~e. at GE."
$ 30,750
Salvation Anny
23,500
YMCA
23,500
Red Cross
21,000
Mental Health Association
20,000
Boy Scouts
Association For Retarded
18,000
Children
11,000
United Church Nursery
10,040
Girl Scouts
3,400
Children 's Camp Council
2,233
Children's Home Societ y
2,000
Cystic Fibrosis
660
Artificial Kidney
8,117
Emergencies
4,800
Expenses
$179,000
Total

Congratulations, Dorothy and Madge.

NEW CONTACT AND RATING FORMS:

SAVE YOUR

HOURLY EMPLOYEE W ill RECEIVE COPY

New fonns for recording contacts between employees and their f oremen/supervi sors will go
into use next week. These new three part forms
will provide a copy f or the employee's files,
for the supervisor's records and one for the
employee's permanent personnel file in Relations. The forms will be used to doct.nnent s ignificant discussions between the supervisor
and the employee concerning work related situations . Examples of a f ew of the topics that
could be covered ar e: special job instructions,
corrnnendation for outstanding work efforts, notice of infringement of work rules, discussion
of absentee and tardiness pr obl ems , safety ,
special pay arrangements and etc ...

It has been not iced that a number of employees

are entering the shipping door entrance to the
factory before work each morning and proceeding
to the cafe t eria or work stations without wearing
safety glasses.

Thi s is in violation of the Plant's safety glas s

rule. It i s very necessary for the protection of
The contact form will not replace the Correcemployees eyes that safety gl asses be worn a t all
tion Notice which is given for disc iplinary
times when entering the factory regardless of
purposes for violation of work rules. The new time of day or day of week. This includes ent ercontact form will provide space for the employ- ing and leaving the Plant during shift changes.
ee's corrnnents concerning the subject of the
contact and for the employee ' s signature .
The new Hourly Employee Rating Review form,
which will also go into use next week, will be
a three part form with a copy for the employee's files, the supervi sor's records and the
empl oyee ' s permanent personnel file in Relations. A Rating Review i s given an employee
annually and after an upgrade to a higher rat ed
job at each step in the progression schedule
until job rate is reached.
The Rating Review form will provide for a rating on five work related areas, namely; work
effort, quality, tardiness/absentee ism, ability/desire, and job interest . Space will be
provided for corrnnents on each work area rated
and for an overall surrnnary rating by the supervisor. Employee corrnnents will al so be noted
on this form and a place for the employee ' s
signature has also been provided.
Both of these new forms will provide an excell ent vehicle to stimulate and assist in
open and frank corrnnunications between an employee and hi s/her supervisor.

Lu.c.y G1tove., VCP P1todu.c.t Re.paht, ).-6 hown Mu.1.{.ng p!tou.clly be..{.de. he.It "TeJun<_Ne;t BA.Athday Cake.."
Th e. ;two "c.he.6" Gvunanu. 01tndo66 , JJt. and Vave.
Y.{.ngung, Te.t Te.c.h , d.{.d not volunte.e.Jt thU!t
1te.upe. but the. c.ake. wa...6 ve.Jty c.olo1t6u1.. The.
T eJr.mil.J e;t c.M e. had blue. .{.ung W-{;th a yellow ke.yboa1td and Jte.d ke.y .
Lu.c.y had not de.ude.d at the. .tA.me. 06 the. photo91ta.ph .{.6 he. would 6e.Mt We.It .{.n the. c.a6e;te.Jt,(a
O!t take. the. c.ake. home. to how to 6Jt,(r nd .
EMPLOYEE'S DAUGHTER-LOCAL MODEL
Mrs. J une Harrell, Switchboard and Teletype
Operator, was surprised and happy t o discover
that her daughter, Debbie Painter, was t he model for DuPont's ad in the new Waynesboro Chamber of Corrnnerce publication . Most of the photographs were made at Penn Hill, home of ouv-..
former plant phy5ician , Dr . S. Randolph Peru.
Debbie i s employed at DuPon t and jus t recently
started model ing for them.

J une began her empl oyment at GE in the Transcribing Bureau (no longer i n operation) in
1957.

WAYNESBORO PLANT

GENE RA L@ ELECTRIC
VOL . X:V . No . 41

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

October 26, 1973

UNITED COMMUNITY FUND FIRST REPORT-NOON-10/25/73

BETTER THAN 163 OF OUR TOTAL EMPLOYEE DOLLAR GOAL
APPROXIMATELY 733 PARTICIPATION IN AREAS REPORTED

Bright and early l\londay morning the United Fund

campaign has kicked off in Room 108. As many
of you knoh by noh, it is organized a little differently this year : infonnation and solicitation
are being handled through small emp loyee group
meetings . The campai~rn is no\\" in full swing and
\\e are horking very hard to achieve our goal .
Bill Perry (in a rather hoarse voice !) explained,

ljOu.'1. c.he.c.k ,{_n u e.u. 0 6 we.e.kly 0'1. mo nth.fy C.O 11 Some. o 6 .the. employe.u ha.d '1.e.qu.u.te.d
90.t. .the. 'o . k . ' 61tom Lync.hbu.Jrg . I 6
you. have. a.l!l.e.ady .tu.Ji.ne.d ,Ln you.Ji. c.a.'1.d wdh .the.
11i..(.n..<Jnwn de.du.mo n a.nd woul_d uke. .to -tnc.'1.e.M e. the.
amou.n..t ~,Lnc.e. .t.I~ ~ u~e.1i.t,i_a..lf_y .t.he. ,_same. M a.
c.Mh c.01i.t!t,{_bu.;ti.on , p.le.Me. ha.ve. tjOu.'1. ~U.)?e.'1.V~O!t
p,Lc.k u.p you.Ji. c.Md 6Jz.om my o 6Mc.e. . We. do no.t
lmow wluc.h we.e.k the. tota.l de.du.man w,{_.l be. made.
but ~pe.U.6y on you.Ji. c.Md tha..t you. it:an..t one. de. du.man ,L11 .the. 6ill amount o 6 you.Ji. ple.dge. ."
rubutio~ .
.t~ a.nd we.

"It -iA go,Lng .t.o .t.ctke. a.pp'1.('wna..te.ly 85 g!l.ou.p me.u.to c.ove.1t e.ve.'1.yone. . Ou.Ji. employe.e. -i..nte.Ji.u.t
hM be.e.n good a.nd we. Me. hop,Lng 60'1. 100% pa.lt.t,Lc.(.pa.,t,{_on . " Bill mentioned , "A.loo 06 ,L1i.te.Ji.u.t
Residents outside of Waynesboro , don 't forget
t hat it is possible t o pledge to the Staunton ,
nU.g li.t be. the. 6ac..t .t.ha..t we. ha.ve. tt-'O!l.ke.d out a.n
Harrisonburg , or Charlottesville areas by mark a.'1.'1.a.ngeme.11..t w,L,th Lyn c.hbu.'1.g Pa.y!l.o.ll tha..t you.Ji.
c.o 1L-t!l.,{_ bu..t,{,o n c.a.n be. d e.du.c..t e.d all a..t one. ..Um e. 6'1.0m ing your card for the se locations .
LiUJ I u..~" \ii.
,(.119~

POWER\

Con,tu.ta.vi.U {iofl i\{,W,s UrU,te.d Fund (l .to 11),

J oa.11 B1i.e.ue.'1. ( 11..e.pJz.U e.n.t,{,ng Sa.lva..t,{,o n AJrmy) ,
SheJLe.e. ~ion!l.Oe_ {A!l.tiMua.l K,Ldne.y) , SorU.a
Vame.:wn ( Re.,ta:tde.d Cluld!l.e.n) , a.nd Cun Lwu 60'1.d (CWdJz.c.n ' ~ Camp Counw) p1tue.ii.t FJz.e.d
K1ugli..t, Te.c.h, M6g . Eng ' g, (c.e.nte.'1.) wdh UF
nia..te.Jt.W..l .

W. R. Pe/Uttj , Coo'1.d,Lna-t0'1. 601t .the. UrU.te.d Fu.nd , ~

~ how11 maung a p!tU e.n.ta.,t,{_o n .to She.e..t. Me..t.a,l emplo ye.u .

THANKS TO YOU IT'S WORKI NG - THE UNITED WAY .

ANNUAL DIVIDEND RATE INCREASED

Earnings of the General Electric Company were

$142 .3 million or 78 cents a share in the third
quarter of 1973, Reginald H. Jones, Chairman of
the Board reported last week. This reflects an
increase of 11% over the $127.8 million or 70
cents a share reported in the same quarter of
1972.

UVA GRADUATE
BUSINESS SCHOOL VISIT

Sales were $2 ,878 million showing an increase

of 10% over the $2,625 million reported in the
comparable quarter of 1972.
TI1e GE Chairman said, "Our third quarter re flects improved perfonnance in almost all sectors of the Company's businesses over l as t
year's third quarter.''
He said the Company's industrial components
and materials businesses gained, shipments of
industrial power equipment were up over the
previous comparable period, and sales of steam
turbine generators and gas turbines ran well
ahead of the 1972 quarter.
"TI1e Company ' s international sal es continued
to show substantial growth as expected," Mr.
Jones also said .
The Board of Directors of the Company appr oved
an increase in the current annual dividend rate
to $1.60 per conunon share and declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on Sept ember 14th . TI1e previous annual dividend
rate was $1. 40 per conunon share , and the quar terly dividend per share of conunon stock was
35 cents.
GIRL ' S VOLLEYBALL!!!
SCOGEE is forming a women' s volleyball l eague .
Girl's inter ested in playing should contact the
following people or any other SCOGEE officer.
ext.
ext.
ext .
ext .
ext.

Diana Taylor
Audra Hartman
June Aldhizer
Dot Mauzy
Rein Kerber

~,i.c.ha.Jtd Web eJL , SupeJtv,i.J.ioJt - VCPO Quo.Li.,t.y Covr;t;wl,

,w J.ihowri ex.plcU1u,11g Te;u1u.Net Quo.Li.,t.IJ CorWr.o.f
p!toc.eMM .to UVA J.i.tllder!U .

On Thursday, October 18, 97 students from the

University of \'i.rginia Gr;iduate Business School

were entertained at the General El ectric Waynesboro Plant 1vi th tours, refreshments and information.
They were introduced to GE's fac ilities by H. W.
Tulloch, Manager, Relations. I le gave them an
outline of Company organi w ti on, local manufacturing setup including our Parts Center, and
told them about our product s . Eight tour guides,
Leon Harris, Loren Sw~mson, Mike McGowan, Dick
Weber, Dave Ellefson, Paul Zel enak, Gordon
....-..
Parker and Gordon Batey conducted the student!:>
through our factory and points of interest in
the office area .
P. I!. Inserra, ~lanager - ~brketing, described
our Data Conununi cation Printer Business and
held a discussion period .
Comments by the v j s i tors \\ hich were overheard
seemed to indicate that t hey cons idered a morning at our Plant a very inter esting experience.
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370
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550
476

CAUTION

' STOCK PRICE ' AND

' FUND UNIT PRICE '
FOR SEPTFMBER 1973
The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of September are as follows : Stock Price
$60.408; Fund Unit Price - $36.217.
HELP!
Jean Noonan, first shift empl oyee , needs a ride
to work f rom Mt. Vernon St . and Cr ompton Road ,
Waynesboro . Contact: Nancy Snider , ext. 583 .

Please remember that these very special vehicles

with their very special cmgo are on t he road...-..,.
again . Occasionally the occupants forget to L
careful when crossir.g r,treets and getting on and
off the bus . You and 1 need to take an extra
few minutes to wat c h out f oi them becaus e once
this Cal [JO fr loD t - l !.. ccnmo"t be 'f'C[J laced .
0

llil 0'''l1:11

DON'T FORGET - THE WAY TO HAVE A BETTER GOVERNMENT IS TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE. GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE DEMANDS YOUR PARTICIPATION. WHATEVER YOUR POLITICAL
AFFILIATION - BE SURE TO VOTE NOVEMBER ~973.

Candidates for Governor .

MILLS EDWIN GODWIN, JR.

HENRY EVANS HOWELL, JR.

REPUBLICAN

INDEPENDENT

AGE 58

AGE 53

Candidates for Lieutenant Governor

FLORA CRATER
INDEPENDENT

AGE 59

JOHN DALTON
REPUBLICAN

AGE 42

J. HARRY MICHAEL, JR.

DEMOCRAT

AGE 54

Candidates
for
Attorney-General
M. PATTON ECHOLS, JR.
REPUBLICAN

AGE 47

ANDREW P. MILLER
DEMOCRAT
AGE 40

SAFETY BULLETIN
WITH THESE HANDS
Have you ever tried to understand,
The reason you were blessed with hands?
If not, let's just cite a few,
Of the many things hands let you do.
You can eat food with a fork and spoon,
Unlock a door to enter a room.
Hold a loved one with tender caress,
Put on or remove, a suit or a dress.
Show appreciation by clapping your hands,
Play in an orchestra or lead a band.
Pick up objects both large and small,
Play games of checkers, golf or ball.
True, there are those with hooks for hands,
Performing feats that are hard to understand.
But, we're sure you wouldn't trade positions,
So, work safely and report any unsafe conditions.

********************
ELIGIBLE S&SP INSURANCE OPTION PARTICIPANTS RECEIVEV REFUNV
The average reftmd to those eligible was about
About 24,000 participants in the Life Insurance
$45, although, in individual situations, it was
Option of the GE Savings and Security Program
higher or lower. The amotmt, of course, depended
were eligible for a reftllld on their 1972 contributions as a result of better-than-anticipated on the amount an employee contributed in 1972.
claims experience last year. The total refund:
The benefits available tmder the Insurance Option
More than $1.1 million.
are extremely high. If a participant tmder 30
The distribution of the reftmd was made two weeks and earning $10,000 were to die, the beneficiary
would receive an annual payment equal to 60% of
ago from the reserve ftmd of the Life Insurance
the participant's yearly earnings for a total of
Option. To have been eligible for the refund an
40 years. This would mean a total payment to the
employee nrust have been participating in Savings
beneficiary of $240,000.
and Security in July 1973 and, of course, must
have had some 1972 contributions to the Insurance
The Insurance Option of S&SP is one of four
Option.
options into which participants can put their
The amotmt of the reftmd was approximately 30% of savings. The others are U. S. Bonds, GE stock,
the 1972 contributions of an eligible participant. the GE S&SP Mutual Fund. The company matche~
savings under S&SP after a specified three-}
As a result of the reftmd, eligible participants
holding
period with a payment of $1 for every $2
had 1972 coverage of the option for about twosaved
by
the employee. The company matching
tenths of one percent of pay. This came about
because GE made a 50% matching payment for the 1% payment is invested in any one of the options
except insurance, which must be paid for with the
vhich a participant- 0riginal1 v contributed for
~m vee's own contributions.
L
.~e after 0 t.
~e-, :ar h,)lding peri1d.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV. No . 42

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

NEW BENEFITS BOOKLETS

BEING PREPARED

November 2, 1973

MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM GRADUATES

Nearly 2 million copies of new publications

which provide complete details of General El ectric' s newly improved benefit plans will be
going to employees within the next few weeks .
All employees will receive personal copies of
bookl ets dealing with plans for which they are
eligible .

"Benefits are an important part of each employee's total compensation," says H. W. Tulloch,
Employee Relations Manager, here in Waynesboro.
"Each of us should develop a good understanding
of the plans for which we are eligible by reading artic les about them in our plant newspaper,
participating in meetings devoted to explaining the plans , and referring to the plan booklet. Every GE employee should file the copies
U't . C. A. Fo1td, ManagM - CVO (he.c.ond 61tom le.6t)
of the various benefit plan booklets so that
-0.i
6 hown p!te.6 e.nt-<.ng Ge.Mg e. Be.akle.y (c.e.rt-t:e.Jt) and
he or she can refer to them when information
Ludw-<.c.k (6e.c.011d 61tom JU.ght) the.,{,Jt g1tadu<Ltion
Ca!tl
is needed . ''
(Cont'd . next page)
c.~6ic.ate.6 61tom the. Ma11u6ac..tu!U.ng Managwe.rt-t:
P1tog1W.m M M!t . W~ Bu.!tlugh, Manage.It - MaUCF GOING UP!
te.11~ /CVO ( Le.6;t.) and M1t. C. H. Le.e. , Manage.It CVO Manu6ac..tu!U.ng (!U.ght) lookb on .
Carl Ludwick , Unit Manager - COO t>lanufacturing,
and George Beakl ey , Supervisor Production Control, COO are recent graduates of the Manufacturi ng Management Program.

F1tan Na.unc.hJ..k , ouJt B1tad601td g.-Url_ and ' G.-Url, FJU.day' 601t the. Uni,te.d Fund,-0.i hhown h~ng M bhe.
addb anothe.Jt pe.Jtc.e.rt-t: t o employee. paAtA..up<Ltion.
We. have. now ac.hJ..e.ve.d 85% 06 ouJt doUM goal (M
06 noon ThuMday, Nov. 7) a11d 1te.po~ Me. c.om<.ng
-<.n c.o iutant.e.y . &U PeMy, ouJt Co-OJtd-<.natM, -0.i
c.ont-<.nu-<.ng to hold the. 0nploye.e. me.et-<.ngh and
hayh -<.t will take. 90 -<.nhte.ad 06 85 tne.et-<.ngh M
oJU.g-<.naUy p.fa.nne.d .

Carl joined General Electric in 1964 in the Relay area . He belonged to the Apprentice Program and then attended Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute where he received a BS i n Elec trical
Engineering . Carl then joined the Manufacturing
~lanagement Program and completed assignments at
the Gas Turbine Department, Large Steam Turb ine,
Switchgear Products Department and t he Power
Circuit Breaker Department. He retuTiled t o
Waynesboro General Electric on his present job
in Jul y of 1973.
Carl, his wife, Ellen, and son, Greg, r eside at
Verona.
George graduated from the Arizona State Universi -

.-..The.Jte. Me. 26 Me.M w-<.th bette.Jt than 90% wploye.e. ty with a BS in Eng ineer ing Sciences and an MS
paAtA..up<Ltion and we. Me. ~y-<.ng ve.Jty ~d to ke.e.p in Operations Research.
that 6-<-guJte. go-<.ng up'.
(Cont ' d. next page)

GE SCIENTIST W INS NOBEL PRIZE

AN OTHER BELIEVER

"It is poetic justice that today, October 23,

the hundredth birthday of one of General Electric' s greatest scientists, Dr. William D.
Coolidge living in Schenectady, New York, that
another General Electric scientist should also
reach a significant milestone in his lifetime."
That's how GE Board Chairman Reginald H. Jones
began his announcement at the GE Share Owners
Informati on Meeting in Chicago that Dr. Ivar
Giaever (Gaver) of General Electric had 1von the
Nobel Prize.
"I'm proud and happy to acknowledge the receipt
of the Nobel Prize by Dr. Ivar Giaever of our
Research and Development Center," Mr. Jones
said . ''Dr. Giaever' s award is for experimental
discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in
semiconductors and superconductors. The award
was announced in Stockholm thi s morning. We are
proud beyond words . Dr. Giaever does honor to
his profession , his associates and his Company ."
Dr. Ivar Giaever is a physicist at the General
Electric Research and Devel opment Center in
Schenectady, New York. A native of Bergen, Norway, he received his Ph .D. in phys ics from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1964.

Lyn VJunnhell.eJt, FOJtema.n - Se.c.ond Sh,i,6-t, A..J.i 1.ihown

p1te1.ien:U.ng a. WA..J.ie. Owl a.wa.Jtd to Ja.VU.c.e. Zhmtvuna.n Sh,i,ppivtg .

Seeing the beautiful mountains this fall has special meaning to J anice Zimmerman because she has
h~d the opportunity to fu lly appreciate her eyesight. On September 7, Janice was nailing a top
t o a crate when the nail richocheted and struck
the right lens of her safety glasses dead center.
Had she not been wearing safety gl asses - that
nail would have struck her eye - DEAD CENTER.
Many times it seems a bother to always have to ..-.....
wear our safe t y gl asses when we 're in factory
areas but incidents of this sort remind us that
a little inconvenience is a small price to pay
for seeing the whole world instead of half of it
-- or none of it .

Dr. Giaever joined the General Electric Research

and Development Center in 1958, and was awarded
the American Physical Society's Oliver E. Buckley
Prize in 1965 . In addition, he is one of the
few industrial scientis ts to have received a
Guggenheim Fellowship (1970), on which he spent
a year at Cambridge University in England studying biophysics. He i s the author of 36 technical papers, and has been awarded seven patents.

Janice came to work for Specialty Control Department on August 10, 1959 as a relay operator .

BENEFITS BOOKLETS (Cont'd. from page 1)

Good work - Janice .

In the near future, employee benefits booklets

covering full details of the GE Pension Plan
and the GE Insurance Plan will be distributed
to each employee here in Waynesboro. The new
Income Extension Aid Plan booklet will al so be
distributed to all hourly and non-exempt sal aried employees. In addition, all employees
will receive a copy of a supplement to the
Vacation Plan booklet. The latter will bring
the current booklet up-to -date.
A few days after the first distribution, special material updating the Savings and Security Program and explaining the new vacation
banking arrangement will be distributed to all
eligible employees. This distribution will be
accompanied by a letter which will explain the
actions each eligible employee should take immediately in order to make use of the vacation
banking arrangement in 1974.

(Cont'd. from page 1)

George joined General Electric's Manufacturing
Management Program in August 1971. He has had
assignments in Pennsylvania and Louisiana with
responsibilities in the areas of manufacturing
engineering , information systems, production control, and advanced materials . Since compl eting
the program, George has taken a position as Supervisor-Production Control, Control Devices Operation.
George and his wife , Penney , have two daughters .
They are Sara , age 3, and Amanda, age 1 . They ...-...
plan to reside i n Waynesboro upon relocation.

REMEMBfR TO VOTE NOVEMBER 6

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL . YY . No . 43

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

'THANKS TO YOU , IT WORKED'

UNITED FUND CAMPAIGN GOES OVER THE TOP
$60, 589 PLEDGED

November 9, 1973
GE TI-IEATER WILL RE11JRN TO TELEVISION
DECEMBER 18

Those of you who have been with the company fo r

a dozen years or more will r emember the GE Theater on televis i on. Those of you with a l ot less
service may not know that GE had a popular show
on the tube, fea turing as host the now- Governor
of California, Ronald Reagan.
Why bring it up now:' Well , the GE Theat er is
coming back t his year on the CBS Television ~e t
work for some 90-minute dramas f ilmed on l ocation.
The premier production December 18 from 9 :30 t o
ll p .m. is titled, "I Heard An Owl Call My .\lame."
It will be produced by Tomorrow Entertainment
Inc ., a subsidiary of the General Electric Company .

,.-1;!. lV. Tt.U...oc.li ( 1t)

, Alg1t . , Remtion.J.i , ,(,,6 ,sh.own

_etwuung th.e U1uted Way 6,Lt'.m6 to " Ollie"
G1tant, IH du.s;t;Ual Clui0v11a11 . M1t . Tt.U..loc.li ;.,aA..d,
" Tfte.;s e 6-tems WVl.e ILWl ahnof.Jt 100 Wne.f.J to ,show
h.ow -Lt wo1tl~ - the Ui i-t.ted WalJ ."

The fi lm, shot on the rugged coas t of British

Columbia , stars Tom Courteney and Dean Jagger .

"The new GE Theater wi ll emphasize s t rong dramatic entertainment," said David W. Burke , GE ' s
Manager of Public Rel ations Pr ograms. He added,
Thanks to almost t hree-fourths of the empl oyees "We hope to i lluminate through drama , contemin Waynesboro GE , the United Fund in this area
porary events and help bring a better w1derhas $60 , 589 more to appl y to its many wort hwhile standi ng of our time."
causes. In r eviewing t he campaign , 1-1. W.
Tul loch, Employee Rel ations Manager, said ,
"It is a pleasur e , indeed , to see so many empl oyees r espond so wholeheartedly t o the appeal
of the United fund Campaign. We are particularly pleased ld th the rise of 27 % in the average
~londay , i\Jove.mbe.1t 5, 7973 , an AnMveMa.Jty war.,
pledge of those employees cont ributing. This
is the highes t level of empl oyee contr ibutions
c.eleb.>r..a.,ted wluc.li c.h.ang ed .the u vu o 6 ei o many
o 6 UJ.i th.a,t d ' ;., c.eltt.a,{.rtly WOJt,tJi 1te.memb VL-tng !
in the Plant' s history ."
"The total dollars pledged by employees and
the Company to Waynesboro -East Augusta Uni t ed
Corrnrrunity Fund "as $57, 555 , an increase of 56%
over 1972" Mr . Tulloch continued . In addition this year, for the firs t t ime , employees
pledged $3034 to United Connnunity Fund Campaigns in surrounding cities . Mr. Tulloch concl uded , ''Personal thanks ar e due all empl oyees
who a ttended the group meetings and particpat ed
by s i gning a pledge car d . It has been a gr eat
r esponse to a very worthy program ."

Wha,t weui -t.t? We :tlwu.ght you. ' d a;., I<. tha,t ! Tha,t
weui the da y .the Way11ubo1to Ne.wei - V,i.Jtg-tiu.an c.aJtltied the headU1te!i " GENERAL ELECTRIC PLANT
PROJECTED FOR VALLEY AIRPORT : FLYING SERVICE
LEASES COINER FIE LV" eui 1tep1todu.c.ed on .the bac.I<.
page 06 owt papVl. todatj . We ltave eihown a 6e.tV
othe.IL headLi.nu 06 gene.Me. ,{.n,,te.Jtu-t and -thought
you. 11U.gh.t ul~e to !Leiru'.ri,{,6 c.e (t],{_t/i UJ.i about 20
yecvvs ago .

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INFORMATION AND FORMS FOR VACATION BANKING TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

Approximately 120,000 GE people are eligible

for the new "vacation banking" benefit of the
GE job package. It goes into effect in 1974.
If you're one of those eligible, you're probably asking yourself: "How do I take advantage of vacation banking? What are the details?"
answer those questions, a ntnnber of special explanatory publications plus vacation
banking "election fonns" will be distributed
beginning next week to all eligible employees.
~o

One t~ing you need to consider right now:

Election fonns stating your decision to "bank"
a specific number of vacation days must be
turned in by November 30 prior to the year you
want to use the new banking benefit. That
means that you must complete and turn in the
election fonn by this November 30 if you want
to bank any of your vacation in 1974.
Under the new vacation banking benefit if you
are eligible for more than three weeks'of vacation during a given vacation year, you can
~le~t t? "Bank" one or more full days of va_at1on 1n excess of three weeks vacation - or
~n ~xcess of your plant's primary shutdown, if
1t 1s longer than three weeks. If you choose
to "bank" some days, you will work during the
banke~ vacation days and be paid normally.
The
vacation pay for the "banked" days will be
credited to your Retirement Option accotnlt
tnlder the Savings and Security Program.
If you're not P?rticipating in the Retirement
Option, or in S&SP, an accotnlt will be opened
for you. The banked amotmt will be invested
in one of the three securities which can be
chosen -- U. S. Savings Bonds, GE Stock or the
S&S Program Mutual Ftnld.
Your banked vacation investment tnlder the Retirement Option -- like all investments under
the option -- will be held until your retirement or tnltil you leave GE for some other reason.
What are the advantages? Investments held tnlder
the option provide an extra bonus at the start
of retirement. In addition, improvements in
the S&S retirement option that go into effect in
~76, mean that your retirement option invest.ents can be paid out to you in installments or
as an annuity, thus increasing regular retir~
ment income.

Another important value is that amounts going

into the retirement option are not taxed until
you receive them. If this comes after retirement, the tax may be lower since your taxable
income probably will be less.
Here are the explanatory materials you can expect to receive:
All 120,000 eligible employees will receive
election fonns which must be completed and
turned in to personnel accounting by November
30 in order to use the new vacation banking
arrangement. Those who don't want to bank any
vacation need take no action but should become
familiar with the details of the plan by reading the other material which is being distributed.
If you are one of the 50,000 eligible employees
who are not S&SP participants, you will receive
full infonnation on S&SP. This will include a
copy of the new S&S Program booklet which describes the program in detail including all of
the new benefits recently added. You will also
receive a copy of the S&SP Prospectus, a copy
of the GE Annual Report for 1972 and a copy of
the S&S Program Mutual Fund's semi-annual report, all of which are provided to help you
make your decision and to fulfill legal requirements.
These materials will be explained in a letter
from H. W. Tulloch, Employee Relations Manager
here in Waynesboro, which will accompany the
material.
If you are one of the nearly 70,000 employees
who are already participating in S&SP, and who
are also eligible for vacation banking, you
will receive a copy of a folder explaining the
recent amendment to the S&S Program to bring
your S&SP booklet up to date, and a copy of a
supplement to the S&SP Prospectus, which updates the one received earlier this year, plus
the election form and an explanatory letter
from Employee Relations Manager, H. W. Tulloch.
Employees with less than 14 years of continuous
service who are Savings and Security Plan participants will receive a copy of the amendment
to S&SP which details the changes made earlier
this year

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV. No. 43

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

'THANKS TO YOU, IT WORKED'

UNITED FUND CAMPAIGN GOES OVER THE TOP
$60,589 PLEDGED

November 9, 1973
GE 11-IEATER WILL RETURN TO TELEVISION
DECEMBER 18

Those of you who have been with the company for

a dozen years or more will remember the GE 11leater on television . 11lose of you with a lot less
servi ce may not know that GE had a popular sho,,
on the tube, featuring a s host the now-Governor
of California, Ronald Reagan .
Why bring it up now? We 11, the GE Theat er is
coming back this year on the CBS Television Network for some 90-minute dramas filmed on loca tion.
11le premier production December 18 from 9: 30 to
ll p.m. i s titled, "I Heard An Owl Call My Name ."
It will be produced by Tomorrow Entertainment
Inc . , a subsidiary of the General Electric Company .

.A_. W. Tu.Le.oc.h ( 1t) , Mg1i. ., Re.fu:ti_ort.6,

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2.t wuung t he. U1U;t.e.d Way 6wrv.'i t o " Ollie."
G1tavt-t , Indu,.<itJUa.1 Chabiman. i\{Jt . Tu.Le.oc.h J.> o.J..d,
"Tlte--.'i e. 6,{..em.<i wu..e. tr.un almo!.i t 700 Wriv.i t o '->how
!tow d wo1tl06 - the. L/1[,{.te.d Way . "

The film , shot on the rugged coast of British

Columbia , s tar s Tom Courteney and Dean Jagger .

"11le new GE 11leater will emphasi ze s trong dramatic entertainment," said David \\'. Burke, GE' s
Manager of Public Relations Programs . He added ,
11lanks to almost three-fourths of the employees "We hope to illuminate through drama, contemin Waynesboro GE, the United Fund in thi s area
porary events and help bring a better w1der has $60,589 more to apply to its many worthwhile s tanding of our time. "
causes. In r eviewing the campaign, H. W.
Tulloch, Employee Relations Manager, said,
" It is a pleasure, indeed, to see so many employees respond so wholeheart edly to the appeal
of the United Fund Campaign. We are particularly pl eased \,i th the rise of 27 % in the average
pledge of those employees contributing. 11lis
i\{onday, Nove.mb e.Jt 5, 79 73 , an Ann,{.ve.M M Y WM
i s the highe st l evel of employee contributions
c.e.e.b'1.a.te.d wh,{.c.h c.hange.d th e. ,{_vv.i c6 !.i o man y
in the Plant' s history."
o 6 LU.. t ha;t ,{.t ' '-> c.ewun.!y wo 1t;t/ t 1teinemb eJt.i.ng !
"11le total dollars pledged by employees and
the Company to Waynesboro -East Augusta United
Corrununity FW1d \vas $57 , 555 , an increase of 56%
over 1972" Mr. Tulloch continued. In addition this year, f or the f irst time, employees
pledged $3034 to United Conununit y Fund Campaigns in surrounding cities. Mr. Tulloch concluded, "Personal t hanks ar e due all employees
who attended the group meetings and particpated
by signing a pledge card. It has been a great
res ponse to a very worthy program."

Wha;t wa1.i d? We. thought you' d Mk that! Thclt

WM the. day :the. (IJayHe.!.i bo!to Ne.L\i.'i- VA../Lg-{JUaH C.a!tJt,{.e.d :the. he.ad,{_nu "GENERAL ELECTRI C PLANT
PROJE CTED FOR VALLEY AIRPORT : FLYING SERVI CE
LE ASES COINER FIE LV" M 1tep1toduc.ed on the. back
page on OlL/t pape.Jt today . We ltave '-iftoWn a ne.L\I
othe1t he.a~nv.i 06 ge.ne.1tae. ,{.n-te.1tv.i t avid thought
you nught ,{_/u to 1tei1U.1L-0.<ice. t1,ith U,,.'i abou,:t 20
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INFORMATION AND FORMS FOR VACATION BANKING TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

Approximately 120,000 GE people are eligible

for_the new "vacation banking" benefit of the
GE JOb package. It goes into effect in 1974.
If you're one of those eligible you're probably asking yourself: ''How do' I take advantage of vacation banking? What are the details?"
answer those questions, a nwnber of special explanatory publications plus vacation
banking "election fonns" will be distributed
begilll1ing next week to all eligible employees.
~o

One t~ing you need to consider right now:

Election forms stating your decision to "bank"
a speci~ic nwnber of vacation days must be
turned in by Novemb~r 30 prior to the year you
want to use the new banking benefit. That
means that you must complete and turn in the
election fonn by this November 30 if you want
to bank any of your vacation in 1974.
Under the new vacation banking benefit if you
are eligible for more than three weeks' of vacation during a given vacation year, you can
~lec:=t t<:> "Bank" one or more full days of vaation in excess of three weeks vacation - or
~n ~xcess of your plant's primary shutdown, if
it is longer than three weeks. If you choose
to "bank" some days, you will work during the
banked vacation days and be paid normally. The
vaca~ion pay for the "banked" days will be
credited to your Retirement Option account
under the Savings and Security Program.
If you're not p~rticipating in the Retirement
Option, or in S&SP, an account will be opened
for you. The banked amount will be invested
in one of the three securities which can be
chosen -- U. S. Savings Bonds, GE Stock or the
S&S Program Mutual Fund.
Your banked vacation investment under the Retirement Option -- like all investments under
the option -- will be held until your retirement or until you leave GE for some other reason.
What are the advantages? Investments held under
the option provide an extra bonus at the start
of retirement. In addition, improvements in
the S&S retirement option that go into effect in
~76, mean that your retirement option invest~nts can be paid out to you in installments or
as an_ annuity, thus increasing regular retir~
ment income.

.Another important value is that amounts going

into the retirement option are not taxed until
you receive them. If this comes after retirement, the tax may be lower since your taxable
income probably will be less.
Here are the explanatory materials you can expect to receive:
All 120,000 eligible employees will receive
election forms which must be completed and
tun:ied in to personnel accotmting by November
30 in order to use the new vacation banking
arrangement. Those who don't want to bank any
vacation need take no action but should become
~amiliar with the details of the plan by reading the other material which is being distributed.
If you are one of the 50,000 eligible employees
who are not S&SP participants, you will receive
full infonnation on S&SP. This will include a
copy of the new S&S Program booklet which describes the program in detail including all of
the new benefits recently added. You will also
receive a copy of the S&SP Prospectus, a copy
of the GE Annual Report for 1972 and a copy of
the S&S Program Mutual Fund's semi-annual report, all of which are provided to help you
make your decision and to fulfill legal requirements.
These materials will be explained in a letter
from H. W. Tulloch, Employee Relations Manager
here in Waynesboro, which will accompany the
material.
If you are one of the nearly 70,000 employees
who are already participating in S&SP, and who
are also eligible for vacation banking, you
will receive a copy of a folder explaining the
recent amendment to the S&S Program to bring
your S&SP booklet up to date, and a copy of a
supplement to the S&SP Prospectus, which updates the one received earlier this year, plus
the election form and an explanatory letter
from Employee Relations Manager, H. W. Tulloch.
Employees with less than 14 years of continuous
service who are Savings and Security Plan participants will receive a copy of the amendment
to S&SP which details the changes made earlier
this year.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL. YJ/. No . 44
DID YOU NOTICE...

November 16, 1973

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING

TO TOWN!

tha;t the. pla.rt-t -0 e.em.6 WaJtmeJt than. be.6o~e. the. 6ue1. -0ho~ge.? We,ll , ,Lt'-0
~e.--an.d heJte. ' -0 why ! The. thvvno-0.tat-0
on the. a.AA eon.cl<;ti.orU.ng u~ have.
be.en ll..CIJ...6e.d 4 to ~e.duee. the. amount
o6 el.e.c:t!Ue,Lty n.e.e.de.d to opeJtate. them
wh.Lch me.an.-0 that the. 066.{.ee.-0 get 4
wcvuneJt than. p~e.v~ou-0ly be.6o~e. the. a.AA
eond{-l{_on.~ take. oveJt.
See Page 3 for our plans to combat fuel
shortage.

WHAT ARE 1974 HOLIDAYS?

Management is happy to annol.lllce that the follow ing is the holiday and shutdown schedule for
Waynesboro General Electric for 1974 :
Tuesday, January 1
Monday, March 4
Friday, April 12
Monday, May 27
Thursday, Jul y 4
Monday, September 2
Thursday, November 28
Friday, November 29
Tuesday , December 24
Wednesday, December 25
July 8 - July 21

New Year's Day

Floating Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Floating Day
Day before Chri stmas
Christmas Day
Vacation Shutdown

We suggest you clip this from the paper for

easy reference when figuring out vacations
and trips.

JUST CAN 'T WATT!

W. R. Perry, Relations Specialist, announced

today that General Electric's Annual Children~
Christmas Party will be held on Saturday,
December 15, 1973.
In announcing the date , Mr. Perry stated "This
year 's Christmas Program will be held at Augusta
Expoland. With the enlarged seating capacity Jt
Expo - it is expected that two shows wi ll accom
modate the children and parents.
''We need volunteer helpers to assist with each
of these shows. If there are employees or
employees who have a teenage son or daughter
who is interested in helping with one or both
shows , please call me on Ext . 241. Any assis tance we can get will be most appreciated.

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CALITION!

WHAT IS TIIE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE NOW

62 or 65?

Hl.lllting season for deer starts November 19

and l asts l.llltil December 1. Dress properly,
know what your target is before you pull that
trigger and be sure you don't shoot someone
else ' s "dear."

It's still 65. You can retire with an unreduced pension at age 62 , but ther e is no requirement that you quit working until you reach
your 65th birthday. The age 65 pension will
reflect 3 more years of work .

MANUFACTURING PROMOTIONS ARE ANNOUN CED

Mr . J. W. Rarmie , ManagerMaterials , DCPD, announced
t hat Robert H. Rowe has been
appointed Production Control
Supervisor, DCPD Production.
Bob began his employment with
General Electric in 1965 as
a swraner empl oyee. After
gr aduating from Michigan
State Univer sity he was assigned to the MvlP Program.
He received assignments with
the Re-Entry Systems Dept . in Philadelphia , Pa .;
Jet Engine Dept ., Lynn, Mass ., and DCPD in Waynesboro .
Bob completed the MvIP Program in June, 1970 , at
Waynesboro and joined the Aircraft Dept. as a
Buyer. In 1971 he helped transfer the Aircraf t
Purchasing responsibility to Binghamton, New York
and in August , 1972, Bob t ransferred back to DCPD
as a Buyer.
Bob, his wife, Sandy, and son, David, 5 ~, are
currently re sid ing at 442 Link Rd . in Waynesboro .

Mr . J. W. Rarmie , ManagerMaterials , DCPD, announced

t he appointment of Albert C.
Clark as Manager, Advanced
Material, DCPD, effective
October 1, 1973.
Al is f rom Pittsfiel d, Mass . ,
and a graduate of Pittsfield
High School . He gr aduated
from GE's Apprentice Course
in 1957.
He held pos1t1ons at the Ordnance Dept ., Pitt sfield, and Mi ss i ss ippi Test Support Dept. , in
Bay Saint Louis, Mississ ippi as Buyer-Support
Equipment for the NASA Test Compl ex .
He transferred in 1965 to the Capacitor Dept.
in Hudson Falls , New York , wher e he was the
Senior Buyer-Indirect Materials. Part of this
work was to head up t he Procurement of all
Equipments and Installations for a major plant
expans ion in 1966 . From 1968 until his promotion to DCPD he was Special i st-Advanced Materi als
where he designed and implemented many Materials
and Factory Infonnation Systems.
.Al and his wife, Margaret, and their three chil dren will be r elocating in Waynesboro in the
near f ut ure .

Mr . H. R. Knueppel,
...-..
Manager , Data Communication Printer Manufacturing Operation , an nounced the appoi ntment
of Janet Wiseman as Fore l ady , Pedestal Assemb l y
and Accessories effective
October 1, 1973 .

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Janet is a native of
Fishersville, Virginia ,
and is a gr aduate of Wilson Memorial High
School .
She joined the General Electric Company in
December , 1961 , as an assembler in Relays .
Janet has held several assignments since ,
including that of Assembly-Aerospace , Plating Room and light machine operator . In
September , 1972 , she assumed t he position
of General Machine Restricted , t he job she
held until her most recent appointment .
Janet and t wo daughters, Fr os tie and Shannon ,
reside at Route 1, Fishersville , Va . She
enjoys reading and "good ol e Nashville
country music . "
~rr . H. R. Knueppel ,
Manager , Data Communication Printer Manufacturing
announced the appointment
of Sadie C. Smith as
Forelady , Frame and Drive
Assembly , effective October 1, 1973 .
Mrs . Smith i s a native of
Augusta County . She grad uated with honor from
Central Augusta High School
of Staunton, where she was active in Futur e
Business Leaders of America and Student
Council. In addi tion, she was editor-inchief of the yearbook staff . She also
reigned as f\h ss NHA Queen and as Miss Central
August a High School Queen .
She began her car eer with General Electric
in 1965 as a Re l ay Assembler . In 1970 she
was promoted to TermiNet Final Assemb l er ,
and in 1972 she became monitor in that ar ea .
Mrs. Smith resides a t Route 1, Grottoes , ,.-....
along with her husband, Lawrence, and the i1
children, Cassandra Aleta and Rhonda Jo .
Mrs . Smith i s a member of Mt . Tabor United
Methodist Church, New Hope .

(Cont'd. from Col. 1)

NOf ICE
In case
I"".. taxable
$12,000
rate of

you hadn't heard -- the 1974 F.I.C.A.

wage base was recently increased from
to $12,600 with no change in the tax
5.85%.

GE's RESPONSE TO FUEL SHORTAGE

Following is an "Open Letter" from Reginald
Jones, Chainnan of the Board, to all employees
on GE's response to the Fuel Shortage.
NovembeJL 12, 1973
Ve.all Fellow Employe.e6:
In hl6 Jz.e.c.e.nt .6pe.e.c.h the. PJLuide.nt .6ta.:te.d t.ha:t
the. c.wvr.e.nt 6ue.l .6hoJLt.a.ge. i..6 the. mo.6t ac.ute. e.xpe.M.enc.e.d by the. n.a.tion .6inc.e. wolli.d Walt. II. Thi..6
M.6e6.6me.nt i6 in agJLe.eme.nt with the. view.6 06
otheJL goveJLnment le.a.de!L6. A6 a tr.uuU, bU.6ine..6.6
and indU.6bt..y, a.6 well a.6 indlviduai. AmeM.c.a.n6 ,
Me. being uttge.d to in6Utu:te. the. 1>bt..ongut 6ue1.
c.on6eJLva.t.lon me.a.6utr.U po.61>ible.. I'm l>Wt.e. I had
youJr. 6uU .6uppoll.t when I indlc.a;te.d t.ha:t the.
Ge.neJtal Ele.c.tlU.c. Company would 1Le..6pond 6ully.
We. have. ple.dge.d to me.e.t c.on6e.Jtva..ti.on ta.llge.t..6
outlined by Fe.deJtal and Sta;te. goveJLnme.nt6.
do thi..6, 06 c.ot.lllA e., wi1..l Jz.e.qu.i.Jr.e. the. c.oopeJLa.t.lon and unde!L6ta.ndlng 06 eve/Ly one. 06 U.6 in
Ge.neJtal Ele.c.tlU.c.. Outr. appll.oac.h wlll be. to ini:t..i..a:te. and .6uppoll.t toe.al e.neJt.gy c.on6eJLva.t.lon ptr.og~ whlc.h wi1..l be. :t.o.iloJLe.d to the. 6ue1. U.6 e. and
1>upply .6itu.a.t.ion6 whlc.h pll.e.vail. a.t .6pe.ci6ic. loc.a.t.lo n6 Thei, e. lo c.a.t pll.ogll.am.6 wi1..l be. the. ke.y
to the. .6uc.c.U.6 06 outr. total GE e.66o1Lt.

~To

The.tr.e. Me. many a.c.Uon6 that we. a.6 iruli..viduai..

emplo ye.u c.a.n take. Jti.g ht now wfU.c.h wi1..l help
C.O n6 flltV e. e.ne/Lg y and ke.e.p pla.nt6 0 pe.Jta.t,i.ng
Some. on thue. wi1..l be. pub.ll&he.d in youJL Plant
papeJL, a.nd I hope. you will have. a.ddltionai..
ide.a.6 on youtr. own. Mo.6t ..i.mpoJLta.nt, howe.veJL,
I want to .6ha.1Le. with you my c.onvic.tion that
in e.ac.h 06 U6 give6 hi6 OlL heJL null .6UppOJLt
to the. toe.al 6uei.-c.on6e.Jtva.:ti..on plLogJt.am we.
!>hould be. able. to me.e.t a.nd oveJLc.ome. the. p1Le..6e.nt C!LiA.<A with a minimum 06 cli..6JLupUon.
Sinc.eJLei.y,
Reginald H. J one6
Chabrman

In response to the appeal of both the

Government and the Company, local management is taking several actions to reduce
the consl.Uilption of oil, gas, and electricity:
1. Equipment whenever possible will be shut
down on 2nd and 3rd shifts and weekend.
l

2. Remove lamps over aisles (50%).

3. In old C&T Area - keep new lighting system burning - disconnect old.
4. Set all heating thennostats to 68?F set all air conditioning thennostats to
80F
5. Remove all portable electric heaters in
office areas.
6. Review outdoor security lighting system.

I c.an a.6.6Wt.e. you t.ha:t the. .6Uua.:ti..on i..6 .6eJUOU.6.

In 6a.c.t, the. 6ue.l .6hollta.ge. i6 going to be.c.ome.
e.ve.n moJLe. CJr1...:tlc.ai.. in the. month.6 a.he.ad. A6 a
JLuuU, we. c.a.nnot a6 6o1Ld to c.ontinue. "bU.6ine6.6
a.6 U.6uai..".
And theJLe. i..6 no doubt t.ha:t c.on6eJLving e.neJt.gy a.c:tJ..w.ll.y me.an.6 c.on6e.Jtving j ob.6. The.
6ac.t l6 t.ha:t e.ve.Jty ounc.e. 06 6ue.l U[)e.d unne.c.u1>aJt1.ly i..6 one. lU.6 ounc.e. available. to ke.e.p pll.oduc..tlon Unei, moving -- a.nd employe.u woJLking.
Th-i.6 l6 a. majoJL c.ha.Ue.nge. 6acing a.i,,l 06 Ame.M.c.a.n
indU.6bt..y today. Vupite. e.ve.Jtytkln.g a.i,,l 06 U6 do
to c.on6e.Jtve. 6ue1., .6ome. bU[)inU.6e..6 may e.xpe.M.e.nc.e.
clUJLuption6 in nollmal pJtoduc.ilon opeJr..a.:t,ion6, inc.l.u.dlng the. ne.e.d to alteJL woJLk .6c.he.dul.u. Th-i.6
i6 be.c.au.6 e. 6ue1. a.i,,loc.a.Uon6 may not be. .6u66icie.nt
to me.e.t ne.e.d..6 oJL be.c.au.6e. CJr1...:tlc.ai.l.y ne.e.de.d
"""'upplieJL.6 ma.y have. thehr. pll.oduc.ilon c.wi.:talle.d
~ a. Jz.Uu.lt 06 the. 6ue.l 1>ho1Lta.ge.. Hope.6ully,
a.t Ge.neJtal Ele.c.tJU.c., outr. joint e.66o1Lt w.iU
mi..n.i.mlz e. .6 uc.h .6itu.a.t.io n6

(Cont'd. next Col.)

7. Improve discipline on keeping entrance

doors closed.
8. Repair air leaks in air distribution
system.
9. Encourage car pools.
10. Review use of exhaust fans, roof ventilators, etc.
11. Review the use of 162 process
throughout the factory.

ovens~

12. Investigate the possibility of running

one air compressor instead of two over
the weekends.
13. Install thennostatically controlled
dampers on air conditioning fresh air
intakes.
14. Turn off all equipment when not in use.
(Cont'd. Page 4)

(Response t o Fuel Shor tage

Cont ' d. f r om Page 3)
15. Company vehicles will observe the SO mile
per hour recorrnnendation.
Ideas which are being investigated for
feasibility are :
1. Switch lights on later and off earlier
with a r educed number of bulbs in some
ar eas .

2. The parking lot will be rearranged t o pro vide a discharge and pickup area for commercial bus transportation.

EATING OUTSIDE OF CAFETERIA

IS PROHIBITED
Code of Conduct Cards are given to each ne\,
hourly and nonexempt employee which spel l ou.-..._
the rules of the Waynesboro General Electric
Plant. One of the rules clearl y states that
a Correction Notice will be given to any em
ployee eati ng outside of the designated area s
(cafeterias) .
Recently, there has been considerable abuse
of this rule . Our Janitors have found coffee
milk and coke containers in the offices .
'
Si gns on the Cafeteria doors read :

3. Possiblity of revising starting time for

office and factory .
We are seeking suggestions from employees on
further ways to ass i st in the necessary conser vation . Harvey Wilshusen in Room 104 will be
gl ad to receive \ffitten inputs which might contribute to our effort.
How will the fue l shortage affect the Waynesboro plant's ability to keep running? This is
the big question, and employees can rest assured that plant Management is doing - and has
been doing - everything it can to insure continued operation . In special meetings t his
week , Management reviewed its responsibilities
to (1) keep our employees employed and meet our
customer needs ; (2) keep discomfort to a m1n1mt.nn; and (3) to reduce our consumption of energy
while meeting (1) and (2).

W. R. Perry, Food Service Specialist, coITUnented

In fact, many steps had already been taken even "It is very necessary that we adhere to this
before the announcements , including installation rule both from the standpoint of sanitation and
housekeeping requirements . Please refrain
of an additional oil tank which will increase
from taking any type of food or beverage outside
our operating capacity from 20 to 30 days in
the cafeterias . "
case our gas requirements during cold weather
for the gas -fired boilers cannot be met. More
can and will be done, of course, and a gr eat
deal of hel p can come from employees themselves .

As Dave Coughtry put it to his Manufacturing

management this week : ''We know our people are
anxious to do their part, and I 'm sur e they wil l
all hel p by putting up with a little di scomfort,
shutting off equi pment, closing doors, turning
off lights, and doing what ever else they can to
do their part. We've never failed to meet a
crisis and we don't plan to fail on this one
either ."

Swel'l C hrist mas season cometh ,

So h e not poor prepared For dollars quickly godh.
Lest ye be millionaired.

"Don't go away, fans! We have some interesting half-time activities coming up."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RA L@ ELE CTR IC
VOL. YJ/ . No. 45

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

November 21, 1973

I'.\ T l i:\'.\J\:S
I thought , upon a tim e. that a great
fin<' hou sL: and two lux11rious cars
handmade b\ <'Xpcrts. along with hag~
of t!;olcl and mon ey to sprnd as I
wished. would make nw h app\ - ali so l11t e l> a nd completely happ\.
But as I gre w a nd found lmT and
fr i<' nd s and 1wac< \\ithin tn\self. I
frnmcl that ca rs and gold \ \ 'l'JT not th<'
ri ches of life.
I mu st gi\c thanks , thcrcfow. fo r
lwalth v eves a nd <'ars and taste and a
h<'art filled with th e jov of lo>a l
fri<1Hls and jo>ous clays.
I do <'Xp rcss my gratitucl<'.
ll opdull>-. you ca n . too.

0000000000000000000000000

HAPPY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS

197 4 VACA TI ON BANK ING DEAD LINE EX TEN DED

TO DE CE MB ER 17 ,1973

RELAY MANUFACTURING
PROMOTION

As a result of Companywide distribution delays,

the 1974 vacation banking election deadline has
been extended from November 30 to December 17,
1973.

Mr . R. C. Berrang - Manager Relay/Data :.Jetworks

Manufacturing Operations
announced the recent appointment of Loren K. s,,anson to Manager - Manufacturing Engineering and Factory Development-Relays as
of 10/1/73.

The extension of time, which is effective for

this year only, will give el igible empl oyees adequate time for consideration of this important
decision.

hrplanatory materials were distributed to all eli gible employees last week and the change was
Loren's hometO\vn is in Alnoted in the cover letter but just in case you
bion, Michigan. He is a
missed it, we wanted to call it your attention.
graduate of Albion High School . He attended the
University of ~lichigan and Jackson Jr. College
majoring in Engineering at both schools . Loren
then went to Western Michigan University Kherc
THAT'S A NO - NO
he received his BS in Industrial Engineering.
~!any employees seem to have gotten the idea that
In February 1965,Loren joined General Electric
General Electric is a Mexican bargaining pl ace
and started on the Manufacturing Management Proto which you bring all sort s of wares and sell
them to your friends. Well, ' it ain ' t necessar- gram . He had assignments ir. the General Purpose
ily so' .
Motor Department and the Specialty Transfonner
Department at Fort Wayne; both the Large Jet and
Commercial Jet Engine Department at Evendale;
There is a rul e ,,hich forbids the purchase or
and the Large Generator and Motor and Small AC
sale of any products on Company property. ReMotor
Departments at Schenectady .
cently there has been much abuse of this rul e
and we can only assume that it ' s due to an overIn February 1968 , Loren joined the Specialty C
sight .
trol Department in \\'aynesboro as a Manufacturing
Engineer . In February 1971, he was made SuperPlease do your part to make General Electric a
visor-Production - Data Communication Printer .
better place to ,,ork by not breaking the rul es
and not imposing on your friends to buy products
Loren likes to golf , S\vim, is an active member of
from you .
SPEBSQSA (.if you \.;ant to know what all that stands
for, better ask him) and also the Coast Guard
ALL-xil
iary . He is a past Vice President of the
IN MEMORIAM
Waynesboro Jaycees .

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Many General Electric employees were saddened to

learn of the death of James D. Tate. Jim started
his employment with General Electric in March of
1955 as a Sales Service Specialist in Speci alty
Contro l Department Marketing . He currently ,,as
"orking for Control Devices Operation in Specialty Control Device Sales .
Tate "as preceded in death by his ,,ife Louise
on September 30 and he is survived by a son, J.D.
Tate II. and a daughter, Melissa.

~fr.

In addition to being employed by General Electric,

Currently Loren, his wife Christie, and children

- 4 years old, and Clifford - 1 year old,
re5ide at 330 Loudon Avenue , Waynesboro .

~lark

PRICE INCREASE
Corporation has announced that there
will be a number of 5 increases on food over the
next three or four weeks . One price in particular - the 65 Special will be r aised to 70 .

~larriott

LET THE GENTLE BE

Jim fanned near Middlebrook and raised Angus

Cattle.

Th e. wo!Lld ,o g11.e.cU: wonk hM not be.e.n done. by the.

poweJr..6ul, but by .the. !Urtd.

Our sympathy is extended t o Jim ' s family.

And .t.he. mo,o.t. be.a.u.;t .i..6ul. hM no.t. be.e.n con1p.le..t.e.d L:.,

the. giQte.d , br.d. bij the. -6 e.nJ.iiUV e. .

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The. 9e.11.tie. pe.op.le. wdh .t.hw !Und he.M,t,~ and

-~e1'V~iUve. -00w:..ti mu.-6-t e.v eJr.. wa..e.fz. .t.he e.a.JL-th .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

\'OL . X.-V . Pio . 46

~ovember

30 , 1973

ARE CAR POOLS ANSWER

SECOND C-o-L INCREASE

FOR '7-1 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 2()

TO THORNY PROBLEM~

This year's second cost -of-living pay increase

h:ent into effect Monday, November 26 for hourly
and nonexempt salaried employees at this Plant.
Hourly rates Kill increase five cents an hour,
and nonexempt salaries by $2 a \,eek.
With the ne\, increase added on, our hourly rates
\vill have been boosted by 30 cents this year and
our sa laried rate s by $12 a week. On May 28
there \vas a 15-cent-an-hour ($6 a week) general
increase and a 10-cent -an-hour ($4 a week) c-o-1
adjustment. This month's pay rais e will thus be
the second c-o-1 increase this year.

Is car pooling an ansKer to the national energy

cri sis? Well, it would certainly help.
Some already practice it for reasons ranging from
saving on gas costs to the long distances traveled to get here.
Ami dst a nationa l energy crisis and the prospect
of gas rationing, car pooling may be an idea whose
t ime has really come .
ADVANTAGES OF "POOLS"
On the plus s i de , car pools help to conserve that

scarce gasoline, reduce air pollution, lower

General increases of 16-cents-an-hour ($6 . 40 a
accident
frequency, save money , lessen traffic
heek) are scheduled in ~lay of both 1974 and 1975,
congestion,
and free up badly needed parking
~d there are also provis ions for cost-of- l iving
.justments in November of those years , including spaces close to the Plant .
a guaranteed cost-of-l iving adj ustment of 10When you consider that three out of every four
cents-an-hour in 1974 .
cars enroute to work contain only one person, you
In contrast to some other year s when there Ker e can see that doubling up can help .
delays in getting the c-o- 1 rates into the pay
Still there is resistance to the " inconvenience"
checks because of retroactive provis ions, this
month's pay increase won't be delayed . The high of car pools .
er pay rates will first be included in checks
In Juneau, Alaska, it has been proposed that emdistributed on December 7, 1973.
pl oyers pl ow snm, from only half of the employee
parking l ots in that city in order to make them
This three-year schedule of pay increases for
union-represented employees was developed by the scarcer . We will still pl ow our parking l ots -Company and the Union duri ng this spring ' s con- but h'C al so hope car pools \,'ill grow.
tract negotioations .
It may not be everybody ' s favori te idea, though .
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You may find members of your car pool unpleasant .

Perhaps , your car-pool m"te has body odor, or
Res ponse to our request for people .interested in uses a cologn e or perfume you don't like. Maybe
he or she is habitually late, or al ways early ...
ha\ i ng bus s ervice from StaWiton t o Genera 1
or a poor driver . Or , perhaps you are a married
U ec tr.ic has not been sufficient enouah to arrange for this scnricc . \\1e still need"' more
man in a car poo l \,ith an attractive woman, and
peop le . \\e ha\e extended our deadline w1t.il
you have a jealous wife \,ho nags you about it .
a f t e r Chris tmas . r\rn.one 1,ish ina to s .irn u11 ma\ Perhaps you like to arrive at \,ork earlier than
s t LI I <lo s o by tu ming in their name , address
most, or stay later, and your car-pool mates
an<l phone nwnber to Deborah Brans t ette r 111 care don't.
- \\'. R. Perry , Relations - Room 105 .
These are probable reasons , but we 're rapidly
Thj s bus service houl<l be availab l e to firs t
approaching a serious national gas short age and
shi ft emp l oyees only .
inconvenience may become a way of life .
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RELAY PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED

,\C't. R. C. l3e.1vurn9 , ,\!anagVL-DCP Pa:1,t) .1.!anu.6ctc.twucng Ope.Jt.c(,UOVIJ.i, cmnou.nee.d the. (i o Ctow,i_ng
appo,i_1 i..tinen.t) :

De1U1is G. Whitley was appointed For eman, Relays , as

of October 1 , 1973.

Ro1U1ie McCray Shafer has

been appointed as Foreman,
Relays Quality Control as of
October 15, 1973. He is a
nat ive of Buena Vi s t a and
gr aduated from their high
school. i\!any of us remember
him we ll for hi s e:xploi t s on
the football f iel d and basketball court against Waynesboro
High Sc;iool .

De1U1is is a native of Windsor,

Virginia . After graduating
from Windsor High School, he
worked for three years as an
Engineering Draftsman for the
Vir ginia Department of llighways .
He then served three years i n the United St::ites
Army , attending the signal school in fort Mon mouth, New Jersey, and graduated as Micro \\'a ve
Repairman. In December, 1969, De1U1is joined
General Electric at Waynesboro as a Teclmician
in TermiNet.
De1U1i s , who enjoys fishing, hiki ng , and gardening, lives with his \,ife, Lillian Carroll, ;.md
daughter, Lori , at 2637 W. Main Street, Waynesboro.

Riley i\l. Phillips was ap pointed foreman, Relays, on

October 1, 1973 .
Riley is from Alderson, West
Virginia. He graduated from
lligh School in Greensville ,
West Vir ginia . He al so attended Essex College , Baltimore, i\laryland , \, here he
studied Business and Industrial i\lanagement Cours es .

Following two years at VMI,

\vhere he s t udied Civil Engineering, Ron worked
for 7 years as Construction Inspector for the
Virginia Dept. of llighways . In April of 1968,
he j oined General Cable Corp . as Production
Dept. i\lanager, the position he held until he
joined thi s Department.
Ron, his wife , l\brtha Lou McConni ck, and the ir
t\,o children , Jeffrey , 5, and Lynn, 3 , reside
at 470 Linden Avenue , Buena Vista .
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r:i shi ng , photography , \vood h'orking, and gardening are among the hobbies the Shafer ' s enjoy .

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i\lr. R. C. Berrang also annoLmced the promotion of

J . L. Ray to Foreman - Relay
l\lachine Shop and Coils on
October 8 , 1973 , having come
to us from hi s pr evious position of Foreman - Process
Comput er Products Section,
Phoeni x, Ari zona.

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His prev iou ~ vork experience ha s been h'i th

Bethlehem Stee 1 as a Cost Ana lyst and Public
Relations Spec ialist . From June, 1968, until
joining the Data Communication Product s Department, Riley worked for the General Cabl e Corp .
at Buena Vista, Virginia. He wa s first r espons ible to the General l\lanager for oper ating the
second s hift then became the General Manager
responsible to the Plant i\lanager for Coordinating
and t-.lam.ging three tvlanufacturing Departments ,
operating three shifts.
Riley enjoys hunting, fis hing, and golfing .
The Phillips , Riley and Lora, have 4 children ,
Cynthia, 5, Judi th, 13 , Kathryn, 12, and
J e1U1ifer, 7. They currentl y r es ide in Natural
Bridge, Vi rginia.

J ac k graduated from l\orth

High School at Wichita , Kan sas . I le \\as in the United States J\ir Force for
eight yc;:ir s , from J ul y 1956 through July 1964 as
Munit i ons and Weapons Specialist . He attended
evening classes at Gl endale Community College in
Glendale, Arizona, majoring in Business Adminis tration \\'hile working in the Process Control Products Section at Phoenix.
Jack, hi s wife Ellen , and children, Robert and
Cathy currently r es ide at 1203 12th Street ,
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\\ayncsboro .
Jack likes to golf , f i sh , hunt and go camping
hi th the fami l y .

MARKET ING APPO IN T MENTS

ANNOUNCED
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ScU.v.i
lw.;., wu1ow1c.e.d two lleL'>' appo-tn.tme.1 Lts -l11 /1,{,s G" t9a1U.:(l,tcc1t , a,une.d at b 1cade.1ii.119
the. Ve.pcvi.trne.iut '.s sa[e,,s bas c .

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AL H. "Bu.d" Bu.e.lit<!_,'L fw., s be.e.11 ncone.d i\!w1age.Jt 06

Use.'t Sa.tc,,s tdi.uc H. .I.! . Fc,ltc11 hcvs tal~e.it tlie.
po-0 .(,tioH 06 i\!aitage..'!. 06 om Sale;., .

MAKE YOUR RESERVATI ONS EARLY

The. day o 6 ouJt Child.tte.111.i ' Ch!rMtrna-0 PaJt.ty
(Ve.c.embeJt 74) .<-.6 6Mt appJtoac.h-tng . Le;t;teN.i o 6
-<-nv.UCLtion have. be.e.n -Oe.n..t to all employee;., along
w.Uh a 6oJUn Jte.q u.v.i.U.ng the. YUm1beJt o 6 tic.kw
e.ac.h ~ Jte.qu.-l.!te.. Whe.n you. Jte.c.<Uve. ycuJt l e;t;te.Jt ,
ple.M e. don ' ;t delay .tu.JtrU.ng -<-n lfOU.Jt .U.c.k.u Jte.qu.v.it 0OIUn.
LITTER CASE

" Bud", a graduate of Cornell

University , becomes part of
an increased sales or ga.nization \\hich hill hroa<len DCPD' s
markebn g efforts in the Data
Conunw1icat i ons nwrket .
I le has been hi t h the Depar tment since 1969 ;m<l first
j oined Cene ral Ucctric in
Syracuse in 1956 . Familiar
\\"Lth conunw1ications equ ipmen t
of many t\pes , " Bud" held seve ral cnoineerin o
Ghetto ? Nooe - it's our own. Our own what ? Our
~md market i ng posts 1~ith the Comp;my'?s broad~
cast and closed ci rcuit tc]c\is i on w1its prior own TenniNet* Lad ies Restroom. This si tuation
existed one mornirnr thi s week at 9 a .m. \,hen the
t o joining DCPD and modng to lfo:ncsboro .
above picture s were taken and it i s not due to
l ack of janit orial senrice . Thi s restroom i s
1n 196~1 , he has n:JJned :'.lanager of 01}1 Sales , a
being c l eaned r egul arl y.
pos it ion he hehl W1til t\\o months aao h'hen he
\\as named to a special \"aluc An al vs is Team .
\\'. R. Perry , Safety Specialist, said "FOJt the.
pM t thJte.e. oJt 6ouJt mo iuth.,,s , I have. Jte.c.<Uve.d c.cm,\ larr ied ~md the Lit her ol lour chd dren , t1,o
p.tcUn..U on pOOJL ho u.-6 e.k.e.e.p.i..ng .<_n .the. TVUntNeA:
girls and t\\10 boys , " l ~ud" an d his \lli fe , Pa t ,
Lad-le;., Re;.,bto om . I have. made. -<-111.i pe.ffio YVS 06 tli-i..-6
l ive at 830 Kent Road .

"~ lax", a.n l~lcc trica l Engi neer Lng gr;iduat e o I the Uni vers Lt: of Arkansas , completed
his .\ill..\ stud Les at Claremont
C~raclu:ite School Lil California
in 1969 . Ile joined c;eneral
Ll cctrLc in 1964 as a member
of the Comp~m: ' s >!anulacturing
1\lanagemen t Program .

,'L e;.,btoom and have. 6ou.n.d the. c.ond.<.;t.(_011.1.i to be. de.plOJtable. . I do vwt 6e.el .U .<-.6 6cv0t to t:ie. maj oJtU LJ o 6 employe.v.i who would uk.e. .t o have. a de.an
Jte;., btoom to -Ou. 66UL be.c.ai.w e. o 6 a 6e.w thou.g/z.ti.e;., ,o
-ln.cl{_v-ldu.a.JA who appaJte.YLti..y have. v Vty .l<,.ttle. Jte. -Ope.ct 6oJt thenv.,e.lvv.i oJt otheN.i . I ju.-6 t c.annot
,{mag-<-ne. that .the;., e. 6e.ic employe.v.i bte.a.t titWl. own.
p!Uva.te. ba.thJtoom-0 -ln thWl. home;., .i..n t?i0~ manneJt .
I appeal .to tho-0e. 6e.w emploue.v.i , whoe.veJt the.y cUte. ,
to be. thou.glit.6u.l o 6 .:the.0'L 6e..Uow wo:i.ke.M - and
t 6 the.u have. n.o JteJ.ipe.c..t 6oJt othe.M - at le.Mt
hav e. Mme. Jtv.ipe.c.,.t 6oJt .tltem-~e.lvv.i '."

11 LS fi rst ass i gnmen t w1der

the pr ogr am 1vas in Erie .

Later , he mm 'ed to L:11chbur g , \'i r ginia , h"here
he held the position of Product 01arketing 01anager for t he Sem i -Conduc tor J>roducts Depa rtment.

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he c:ime to DCPD as a Senior Sales Spe 1 i st , a pos t he held Lmtil be ing named to
his nC\\' pos l tion .

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EDITOR'S NOTE:

You tal~ about Japanese technocracy, and you

get radios. You talk about German technocracy
and you get automobiles.
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We do no:t on.ten JtepJU..n:t alt.:Uc.lu 6Jtom otheJt pa.pe!L6, bu:t onc.e -in a. whlle, one c.omeo a.long :tha.:t
You talk about American technocracy and you
we 6ee1. eveJty employee would Uk.e to Jtea.d. I6
find men on the moon---not once but' several
you. .didn't .6ee tlil6 one be60Jz.e when U Wa..6 pJU.n:t- times---and safely home again.
ed -t.n the NEWS VIRGINIAN, heJte U L6 a.ga.ln.
You_talk_abou~ scandals, and the .Americans put
theirs right in the store window for everybody
(Exce:i>ts from a television editorial by the
to
look at.
Canadian connnentator Gordon Sinclair.)

'LET'S HEAR IT!' FOR U.S.

This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up
for the Americans as the most generous and
possibly the least appreciated people on all
the earth ..

Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and

hounded. They are here on our streets, and
most of them---unless they are breaking Canadian
laws---are getting American dollars from Ma and
Pa at home to spend here ...
When the railways of France, Germany and India
were breaking down through age, it was the
Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went
broke,_nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both
are still broke.

Gennany, Japan and, to a lesser extent Britan

and Italy were lifted out of the debri~ of war
by the .Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None
of these colllltries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United
I can name you 5,000 times when the Americans
States.
raced to the help of other people in trouble.
When t~e franc was in_danger of collapsing in Can you name me even one time when someone else
1956, 1~ was the .Americans who propped it up, raced to the Americans in trouble?
and their reward was to be insulted and
I don't think there was outside help even during
swindled on the streets of Paris.
the San Francisco earthquake.
I was there, I saw it.
Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
~e~ distant.cities are hit by earthquakes,

C~adian who is danmed tired of hearing them

it is.the ~ited States that hurries in to help kicked around .
.
. Tins spring, 59 .American conununities (were)
flattened by tonadoes. Nobody helped.
They w:11 come out of this thing with their
flag high. And when they do, they are entitled
Tl_le ~rshall Plan and the Trwnan Policy ptnnped to th':lffib their no:e at the lands that are
billions of dollars into discouraged countries. gloating over their present troubles.
Now newspapers in those countries are writing
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about the decadent, wannongering .Americans.
I hope Canada is not one of these.

I'd like to see just one of those countries

NEW PARKING AREA
that is gloating over the erosion of the United
States dollar build its own airplanes.
A new parking area located on the Northside of
the main building and which will provide parking
Come on, let's hear it!
spaces for an additional 102 cars has been completed. This new parking area can be used effecDoes any other country in the world have a
tive ~1onday, December 3, 1973 by any employee
plane to equal the Boeing Jtnnbo Jet, the
designated to park in Zone 6.
Lockheed Tristar or the Douglas 10?
Also, in order to relieve the parking problem in
If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all
Zone 8, a total of forty-four spaces present!~
assigned to Zone 6 have been re-zoned to Zone
the international lines except Russia fly
These new Zone 8 spaces are located just to the
American planes?
East of the electrical sub-station.
Why does no other land on earth even consider
New signs will be in place by Monday indicating
putting a man or woman on the moon?
these changes.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV . No. 47

WAYNESBORO.VIRGINIA

RELAY PROMOTION
Mr. R. C. Berrang, ManagerIX:P Parts Manufacturing Operations, announced the
appointment of John E.
Fairchild to Foreman, second shift Plating on October 1, 1973. His previous
employer was the General
Cable Corp . at Buena Vista,
where he was first shift
Manager, reporting to the
General Manager. Prior to
his service at General Cabl
which began in April, 1968 , John was with Gene's
Radio and T.V. as a service man at Boone, N.C .;
with Burlington Industries at Glasscow, N. C. as
Laboratory Technician; G.M.A.C. at Roanoke; and
with Reeves Brothers in Bueria Vista as a Lab

~.hnician.

John was born in Boone, N. C. and graduated from

Appalachian High School. He attended Lees Mccrae
College at Banner Elk, N. C.
John and his wife, Rebecca, and their 2 sons re side at 1427 Forest Avenue in Buena Vista, Va.

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ENERGY BULLETIN * * * * *

In view of the energy crisis and Management's desire to help conserve power, the Guards are going
to start turning off the office lights at 6 p.m .
on Monday , December 10, 1973. If you know where
the switch is for your area, you can turn the
lights on or off but if you do not, be sure to
have someone show you . Should you forget to turn
them off, pl ease tell the Guard in the boiler
room as you leave the Plant .
If you should find yourself in the situation that
you are working and the Guard turns your lights
off at 6 p.m. - call to him innnediately. Most of
the light switches are close enough to the areas
they control that the Guard can hear you call to
him.

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THINK 'CAR POOLS'

Last week we published our first article on the
advantages of forming car pools and we would like
to elaborate on that by letting you know our l ocal
Management's wholehearted enthusiasm for car pools
and buses.
Some of the advantages pointed out in the first
article were conservation of: (1) scarce gasoline, (2) reduction of air pollution, (3) lowering accident frequency, (4) monetary savings,
(S)less traffic congestion, and (6) better parking possibilities. We would like to particularly
discuss Items 1 and 6.
When we think in terms of one car pool, that
doesn't really sound like much, but if we think
in terms of twenty or thirty car pools - we could
be talking about reducing the nt.nnber of cars here
at our Plant by as many as 80 or 120 cars. That
does sound like a lot! If we consider the amount
of gas saved by eliminating the traveling to and
from work of 80 or 120 cars - you can see that
means quite a few gal lons of gas. Therefore,
we think this i s an excellent reason for car pooling.
In an effort to encourage car pooling by all employees, Management is considering establishing
preferential parking areas for those cars containing three or more employees. Preferential
parking areas would be reserved parking spaces
closest to the entrances to t he Plant. Such
reserved areas would be set up in all parking
zones.
Before the final deci sion is made on preferred
parking areas, we will conduct a survey in the
near future to determine the number of employees
who may be interested in forming a car pool or
who already belong to a pool. Please be thinking about the possibility of making arrangements
with some of your friends to share rides to and
from work prior to receipt of the survey form.

In addition to car pooling, some interest has

been shown in the possibility of employees driving
.is ~ew arrange~ent is.not intended to d~scourage bus loads of people to work. If there i s suffiovertlllle or working during off-hours but is merely cient interest, Management will provide special
one more way to support th~ ~equest of our Govloading, unloading, and parking spaces for buses.
ernment to conserve electr1c1ty and energy. Please
cooperate by r emembering to do your part.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CH ILDR EN TO BE ENTERTi

SATURDAY, I
\Vaynesboro General El ectric employee ' s children will
be entertained differ ently this year at the Company's
19th Annual Christmas Party. Internationally famous
artists,who have appeared at state fairs , parks, night
clubs and on 1V, have been booked to appear on stage
at Augusta Expoland on Saturday , December 15, 1973 for
two shows , 11 a .m. and 3 p . m. Tickets are now being
distributed to employees and the t ickets indicate the

show time employees ~the]

The shows will st art
:ime
employees should l eave cheir
arrive at Expoland, get par~
11 a .m. or 3 p.m.
The live entertainment whict
and gifts wi ll i nclude a rec
clowns, web act , trampoline

DAGAYAR TROUPE

J ACK IE MARNS Rll

lINED BY INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ARTISTS

)(EMBER 15
c~dren are to attend .
an
t is suggested that
homts in ample time to
ed and seated prior to

. replaces cartoon movies

1 ringmaster, organist,
act, trapeze act, etc .

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"PALACE DUO"

Also, Santa Claus \vi ll be present to greet the children

and pass out candy and fruit. A special invitation has
been extended t o Mrs. Claus to come this time with her
husband to give him a helping hand in greeting all the
boys and girls. We think you and your children will
love this show.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES-COO

.
. C. A. Ford, Manager-Control Devices Operation,
aJ?-d local_Mana.geme~t.a~e lllterested lllannollllced several organizational changes that will
dolllg everything. J>C?Ssible to fillll~ze the effects take place effective January 1, 197 4. The new
of the el).ergy crisis. We feel t~mg the above
organization will be arranged alongf\mctional
steps to conserve P?wer and pro!ide a means f?r
l:ines with a Manager of Sales, a Manager of En~
you to reduce g~soll.lle consumption are effective neer:ing, a Manager of Manufactur:ing and a Manager
ways to meet this goal.
of Financial Analysis.
~Company

ABC NEWS CLOSE-UP:

"FIRE"

WSVA-TV (Channel 3) will re-run an interesting

and infonnative ABC doa.unentary on "FIRE" on Swiday, December 9, 1973, at 5: 00 p .m. We urge you
to ttme in.

NEW CAFETERIA DISHWASHER

TO BE INSTALLED

Mr. R. T. Lord will assume the position of Manager

of Sales. He was previously Manager of Specialty
Control Devices Sales; Mr. J. J. Larew will asS\lllle the position of Manager of Engineering. He
was previously Manager of Specialty Control
Devices Engineering; Mr. P. C. Schatz, who was
previously Manager of Manufacturing Engineering/
Quality Control will asSt.Dne the position of Manager of Manufacturing, and W. F. Ostrander will
continue as Manager of Financial Analysis.

Bill Perry, Safety &Services Specialist, stated

that the installation of a new Champion Automatic
Dishmach:ine for the cafeteria kitchen will beg:in The changes are expected to improve the ability
after llDlch today and continue through the week- of CIXJ to respond to changes :in product scope and
end. In view of this, the cafeteria will insti- tc:> handle increased growth in sales over the next
tute paper service. "Hope6ull.y, the ma.chlne will f 1ve years. * * * * * *
be in ope.Jratlon Monday moltnin.g, Bill said. "How(Cont'd. from col. 1)
eveJL., -l6 U -i6 not compte.tely w.t:a.U..ed by Monday
5. ALVEOLECTCMIES. This is the surgical removal
moJc.nA.ng, co nt.i.nued U6 e o6 papeJL. .& eJtv-lc.e w.ill be
of
part of the alveolar process of the upper or
Jc.equi.Jr.ed~" Employees' lDlderstanding on this
lower
jaw. Alveolar is the bony socket of a
matter will be appreciated.
tooth.
DENTAL BENEFITS
Although the Insurance Plan booklet describes
GE dental benefits, it does not go into as nruch
detail as some employees (or dentists) would
like.

Here are the full details, which you would be

wise to clip and save.
1. GINGIVAL CURRETAGE will be covered -- effective July 1, 1974 -- wider tenns of the new
National Contract. Gingival curretage is a dental procedure for dealing with pocket fonnations
lDlder the gum tissue--a relatively connnon occurrence in middle-aged and older people.

2. EXTRACTION, REMOVAL OF TOO'IH, tmcomplicated,

including local anesthesia.

6. PULP CAPPING.

This involves a badly decayeh

tooth when the decay goes into the pulp. Instl
of doing a whole root canal therapy, the dentist
cuts away part of the pulp and puts a dressing on
it and then closes it up. Pulp capping is the
process of putting a dressing right on the pulp
and closing it up.
7. VITAL PULPOTCMY. The surgical removal of part
of the pulp of a tooth.
8. ROOT CANAL FILLING. The root canal is a small
channel running from the pulp chamber to the end
of the tooth, nonnally filled with pulp tissue.
9. ANTERIOR TOOTH. This is root canal filling
with root-end amalgam. .Anterior is foremostsituated before or in front of. .Amalgam is any
soft alloy used as filling in this procedure.

Covered medical expenses of the above listed oral

surgical procedures would include the fees of a
legally licensed dentist or dental surgeon for
4. EXTRACTION-OOONTECTCMY, soft tissue, including his professional services in performing a listed
procedure.
local anesthesia. Odontectomy is the surgical
removal of a tooth. This is a more involved procedure in removing the teeth than the simple ex- It also includes the cost of an X-rayexamination
traction. In this prodedure, it is necessary to made by the operating dentist or by another denbend back the nrucous membrane and remove the bone tist or physician when such X-ray is necessary~
from around the root or roots before the appliconnection with the perfonnance of oral surgery.
cation of force is used to effect the tooth reSuch benefits will be considered Type A-2 covered
moval.
medical
expenses. A-2 benefits pay, during any
(Cont'd. next col.)
one calendar year, 100% of the first $500 of such
expenses and 85% of any additional expenses, fo}'l
any one employee or any one covered dependent.
3. EXTRACTION, MULTIPLE REMOVAL OF TEETH, including local anesthesia.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. A.'V . No. 48

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

'TRUCKLOAD' OF EFFORT
FOR DODGE TRUCK

(l-Jt) Bob ShwriUe. , Itta. Hamnac.k and Bob Ga1tc.Ml

look ove./t Vodge. hue.I<. Sub-J.l!f~tem .

,..._,_ There's a poss i bility that the next time you or

o~e of your friends buys a Dodge truck - it
will be one that was assembled with the aid of a
TenniNet* Printer.
How could this happen you ask. Aha ! We hoped
you would ask because that ' s what this story is
all about .
The Dodge Truck factory near Detroit, Michigan,
approached Data Communication Products Department Marketing with an idea for a sys tem that
could be used to pick up orders from an in house computer, pass the infonnation to Termi Net printers located throughout the assembly
plant and tell the assembly line what to put
on each truck as it came down the line . Sounds
complicated
doesn ' t it? Well ' to be honest-.
.
it
wasn ' t simple
.
Engineering designed t he approach , Manufacturing produced it and lots of people worked to
make it a success . We started with standard
TermiNet Pr inters and used a special cabinet
of DigiNet equipment . The critical factor in
this_whole order w~s quality and reliability.
A f a~ lure C?uld cr~pple Dodge Truck production
and i t was imperative to design so that each
part of the system was as near failsafe as
possibl e . In fact , it is no secret that future
orders depend on the reliability of the syst em
we have already sold to Dodge Trucks .
(Cont ' d. on Page Z)

December 14 1973

5,000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS

EXPECTED TO ATT END

CHRISTMAS PARTY
Excitement i s in the air, the acts are ready,
Mr . &M:s . ~anta Claus ar e on their way, and
~he music will be playing , come Saturday morning at 11 a .m., when G.E. ' s 19th Annual Children's Christmas Party get s underway at Augusta
Expoland. W. R. Perry, Christmas Party Coor~inator stat es "Over 5,000 11 a .m. and 3 p.m.
chi l dr en and parent tickets have been distributed ." Continuing, Perry said "It is hoped
the pa: ents will leave their homes early enough
to arrive at Expoland at l east a ha lf hour in
advance of their assigned show time in order to
get parked and seat ed ." The shows will s tart
on time.

****ENERGY BULLETIN****

J . R. McEckron, Manager, Infonnat ion Systems &

Services, called to our attention this week
one very real problem regarding airl ine reservati?n~ that has devel oped because of the ener gy
crisis .

Mr. McEckron stated ''Many flights have been r emoved from schedules and the remaining flights
are becoming overloaded. There. have been, and
are going to be, reductions in the a irlines personnel which makes it more and more difficult
to obtain reservations and almost impossibl e to
obtain them on short notice. It is rapidly becoming a thing of the past that we are able to
secure flight accorrunodations for the same dav
or even the day fo l lowing. Not onl y i s it almost impossible to ge t immediate fl i ght s - it' s
almost as difficult to get in touch with the
with the airlines ' res ~rvations desks. Our
Receptionist, Phyllis Pendergraft, is well
aware of the problem but she can only obtain
Khat is available in the way of r eservations .
"Let me repeat - until such time as the airlines
regain the ability to schedul e flight s in a
nonnal manner, you must pl an you trip in advance
and request reservations as far in advance of
your trip as possible."
An added not~ : Do not arrive at the airport
late - even i f you have reservations. It ' s
better not to take a chance !

DCP /QC PROMOTIONS

MISS HOLLY- MANUFACT URING

Mr. H. T. Tierney, Manager,

TRAINEE

Quality Control - Data Comrrrunication Products Dept . ,

announced the promotion of
Denny R. Capriotti to Foreman, DCP Quality Control
Printed Circuit Board Test
as of October 1, 1973.
Denny is originally from
Fairbanks, Pennsylvania,
where he graduated from
Brownsville Area High in 1967 .
He is also a graduate of Penn Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and joined G.E.
in October, 1969. His assignments at G.E. have
included DCP Quality Control Technician; Monitor,
DCP Quality Control Printed Circuit Board Test
Area; and Senior Quality Control Planner, the
job he held prior to being promoted to Foreman.
Denny lives in Stuarts Draft with his wife,
Michelle, and two sons, Dante and Shawn. His
hobbies include hunting, golf, bowling and
skeet shooting. He is an active member of the
SCOGEE Bowling League and Skeet League.
H. T. Tierney, Manager,
Quality Control, Data Comrrrunication Products Dept.,
annoW1ced the recent appointment of James Burcin,
Foreman Production Test
and Inspection - Second
Shift.
James is a native of
Whitaker, Pa . , and a graduate of West Mifflin, Pa.,
North High School. He is
a 2-year graduate of Penn Tech at Pittsburgh,
Pennsy ania.
Mr. Burcin joined General Electric on July 1,
1969 as a Quality Control Technician in Waynesboro. After one yar he went into the Army where
he served 2 years in Artillery Units in Oklahoma
and in Korea .
Jim rejoined the Data CorrnnW1ication Department
in 1972. He became a monitor in Quality Control
in ~larch of 1973, working in that capacity until
his most recent appointment.

R. J. Depa, Manager,
..-..,
Manufacturing Adrninistra
tion, Data Communication
Products Department announced the recent employment of Miss Genana Holly
as a Manufacturing Trainee .
Miss Holly is a graduate
of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas,
where she received her BBA

,
in AccoW1ting.

Genana will work through several assigrunents in

Finance and Manufacturing and attend related
classes as she is being trained to become a
Specialist - Operations Measurements. At present, she is on an assignment in Cost Accounting,
not only learning the procedures but also helping with the year-end closings.
Genana resides at the Brandon Ladd Apartinents.
DODGE TRUCK(Cont'd. from Page 1)
Every day equipment is shipped out of our
factory door and it's good equipment - because
we're still in business. It's not possible t~
recognize everyone who works on every job; bu,
this job did demand much extra effort and help
on the part of all the employees involved, and
we would like to recognize a few of those who
made exceptional contributions: DNO Production:
Fonda Redifer, Betty Kelley, Lorraine Mays ,
Donna Henderson, Viola Martin, Vivian Dean,
and Dot Rowzie. DigiNet QC: Fred Demastus,
Janice Moyer, and Jim Johnson. Production:
Harvey Goff and Glenn Hite. TerrniNet QC:
Grover Peery. Life Test: Betty Baber.
Rework: Louise Irvine, Carol Bradley, Martha
Gibson, Mary Ht.nnphreys . Monitor: Ruth Painter.
Pedestal Area: Barbara Day.
(We hope we didn't miss anyone.)
This is just one more example of tremendous
team effort here at our plant in r esponse
to customer needs.
TI-IANKS!---to every one of the se people !
LOST

Jim and Connie have one child, Christopher,

and live in the Windsor Apartments, Waynesboro.
His hobbies include tropical fish and auto
mechanics.

FarrUJ.y Rin.g
Two Lo.Jtge Ston.e..o
f ,{,ve Sma.U Ston.e..o
Lo~t ~omewhen.e
Oft Laclte..o Re..ot

Con.tau:

,(n. Mo 1 - In.eomi.n.g
Room.

I~peet,{,on.,

Pwy Ma1.i-fl,{,e, Ext. 440, I n.eomi.n.g

I~ peet,{,o n.

BENEFITS NOTES

(Cont'd. from Col. 1)

period distribution. Many employees who
first participated in the program in 1970
can increase their savings to 7% as well as
others who have been participating at a lower
rate even though eligible for the 7% . "
Remember - for every two dollars you fail to
save through S&SP - you are forfeiting $1.00
that the Company would give you.

IN MEMORIAM
Vacation Banking
Leo Huntley in our Payroll Off ice wants to remind ever yone that December 17 is positively
the l ast day on which to turn in the form requesting vacation banking. Leo said "I have
to stamp each of these fonns with the date on
which they are r eceived. Anything r eceived in
my office after December 17 will not be considered. Please get the forms in prior to
that date."
INVESTMENT CHANGE IN SAVINGS & SECURITY DEADLINE NEAR
Leo Huntley also reminded Waynesboro Plant emloyees that only once each year do we have
~ chance to make changes in the allocation of
our savings to S&SP 1 s various options. He explained, "A change will take effect only at
the first payroll disbursement of the calendar
year following the written notification of the
desired change. A change made after January 1,
1974 will not take effect until~beginning
of 1975 . 'Iherefore, any changes desired must
be indicated in writing prior to December 31,
1973 ."
Forms and instructions for making changes are
available in Payroll. Leo pointed out "'Ihe
deadline for changes in S&SP investments
during 1974 applies to both a participant 1 s
own payroll deductions for the program as well
as to the 50%matching payment made by General
Electric.
"Under Savings and Security, a participant can
invest his savings and the company matching'
payment in any combination of four options:
U. S. Savings Bonds, General Electric Stock,
a special mutual fund and a special life insurance.
'Many employees here are eligible to increase
t heir rate of saving, beginning next year.
An employee may save up to 6% of his earnings
when he initially joins the program. He becomes eligible t o increase his savings r ate
to 7% after he has participated in the program
for three years and has qualified for a holding
(Cont'd. next Col . )

Ralph J. Cordiner, retired Chairman of the

Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
General Electric Company, died in Clearwater
Florida, December 5, at the age 73.
'
Mr. Cordiner's activities in business and .
go~ernmen~, as well as his widely-discussed
p~ilosophies of professional management, made
him one of the best known men in American
industry.
Mr. ~ordine:'s 40-year career ran from selling
appliances in rural areas of the Pacific Northwest to heading up the General Electric Cd.
He retired from G.E. in 1963 .
~
Frequently quoted in the press, Mr. Cordiner
was the subject of a BUSINESS WEEK cover story
on May 12, 1956 and of a TIME cover story on
January 12, 1959.

Mr. Cordiner is survived by his wife,

Gwyneth A. ~ewis, four daughters, and twentyone grandchil dren. '!he Cordiners resided in
Clearwater, Florida .
Reginald J ones, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of General Electric stated:
"The death 06 Ralph COJtcltneJt b!Ung.6 MM.ow
to h.iA many 6!Uend.6 ~n Gene!ta.l Elect!Uc.. In
~ c.a.JteeJt o 6 6otd.y yea.Jt.6 ,tn the elect!Uc.a.l
-<.ndUJ.itJty, he made h.iA ma.Jtk. upon the wo!tld
not only M CMe6 Exec.utive 06Q,(,c.eJt 06 th.<A
C~mpany, but a.l-60 M a p,i_oneeJt ,i_n the p1to6M.o~on 06 man.a.gemen.t .
He peA601tmed ma.ny .OeJtv-<.c.e-6 60~ h.iA c.oun.tJty -ln wa.Jt and peac.e, -'
a.fJIJa.y.o w<..:th c.ouJtage and -lnc.-l.o-lvene.6.6 . He
Uve-6 on ,i_n @ult memo1ty. "

RFMFMBERING
OTHERS
,
We have had inquiries .regarding the condition
of Lucy G:ove! rx::P Product Repair, who has
been hospitalized for a period of time at the
University of Virginia Hospital. We are ~appy
~o report that her condition is slowly i.mproving .

It has been suggested that we remember Lucy

and any other fellow employees who are ill
with a Christmas card .

TERMINET MANUFACTURING
SPONSORS LOCAL YOUTHS
IN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TOUR

ADJUSTMENT IN CONTRIBUTIO N RATES

ON LONG TERM DISABILITY PLANS

It is provided in the Long Term Disability

Plans that the insurance company will establish
the rate of contributions for employees each,...._._
year on January 1. These rates are based u1claim experience under the pl ans.
Metropolitan Life, the carrier, has informed
us that based upon a complete revie\v of experience, which has continued to be unfavorable,
the following changes lvill be made :
Long Term Disability Income Plan for Salaried
Employees

Joe Brown i s shown presenting the money for

the Jaycee's Shopping Tour to Leon Harris
The TermiNet off ice personnel and foreman broke
tradition this year by sponsor ing four underprivileged children in the Chris tmas Shopping
Tour made possible by our local Jaycees.
In past year s it had been the practice of the
TermiNet off ice employees to exchange gifts
and candy and other goodies. This year , the
group decided that a more meaningful way to
express the true Christmas spirit was to share
their gifts with others less fortunate .
BUS SCHEDULE FROM STAUNTON

Deborah Branstetter stated "The Quick-Livick, Inc.

bus will use the following schedule :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Leave 708 "C" Street at 6: 15 a.m.

Go east on Churchville Avenue
North on Donaghue Street to Springhill Rd.
South on Springhill Rd. to Churchville Ave .
West to Grubert St.
South on Grubert St. to West Beverley .
East on Beverley to Jefferson St.
South to Middlebrook Ave .
East to Greenville Ave .
South on Greenville Ave . to Barterbrook Rd.
East on Barterbrook t o Sanatorium Rd.
North to Route #250
East on 250 to General Electric .

The present contribution r ate of $1.50 a month

per $100 of monthly benefits \,ill DeTncreased
to $1. 70 a month per $100 of monthly benefit s .
Long Term Disability Insurance Plan [or Hourly
Employees
Hourly Employees With Less Than 14 Year s of
Credited Service
The present contribution rate of 1.3% of normal s traight-time weekly earnings'-Tll be increa~ed to 1.5% of normal straight -time weekly
earnings.
Hourly Em~loyees With 14 Year s or
Credited ervice

~lore

of

The present contribution rate of $1 .20 per week

will be increased to $2 . 20 per "eeCMetropolitan Life has filed the r ates with the
Cost of Living Council and they are subject to
t heir approval.
These new contribution r ates will be effective
January 1, 1974 .

Plans to arrive at the Parts Center will be between 7:05 a.m. and 7:10 a.m.
January 7th will be the first day.
THE KILLERS

WCVE -TV Channel 23

Second in a series called "The Killers" is a

film and discussion on re spirat ory diseases
including Lung Cancer, Emphysema, Chronic
Bronchitis, Cystic Fibrosis, As thma and Tuberculosis as well as occupational diseases such
as Black Lung and White Lung . 111e s howing
is Monday, December 17th, 8 p.m ., Channel 23 .

Cong1ta:tu1.a;U_oM :to :tlie. ~!ARRIOTT CORPORATJOM , ~

who c.e.1.e.b!ta:te.d ,{,,tf> 13th amU.v e...t!>cuty ct6 pa:t..t .
oWt P.ant on Ve.c.embVt 1Uh.
The. above. employe.u ( 61tom .t :to It) , Rdh Ded!Uc.h.
W~b0:t JohMon and EUe.n Ande.Mon Me :the. only'
otug-<..nal eJ11ploye.u 6.t.,i,U. wa1tlU1tg he.':.<?. . Bob bu
Vav.i..6, who WM a.l6 o palt:t o 6 :th e. o!Ug.i.nal g1toup
<lied e.a.Jt.LtVt :tli.U ire.a.1t .
'

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

December 21 1973

GENERAL ELECTRIC MANAGEMENT WISHES

ALL OLIR WAYNESBORO EMPLOYEES

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

THERE'S A SONG IN THE AIR

Waynesboro General El ectric is again sponsoring
a var iety of Christmas programs for your listen' ng pleasure on the local radio stations.

WAYB:

WANV:
WfON:

Dec. 23rd- 4-4:30 p.m. Christmas ~lagic

(music)
Dec. 24th - 5:05-5 :30 p .m. Christmas Carousel (music)
Dec. 25th - 2-2:05 p .m. News
2:05-2:30 p .m. Christmas Carousel (music)
Dec. 25th - 9:30-10:30 a .m. Nutcracker
Suit e
Dec . 23rd - 3:00-4:00 p.m. The Johnny
Cash Christmas Show

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
H olly, with its brilliant green leaves a nd bright red
berries was revered by ancient people as a symbol of eternal
life. Because it bore fruit in winter, it was regarded as one
of the most highly favo red plants of nature. The early
Romans believed it possessed medicinal and magical powers.
They sent sprigs of holly to friends as a protection from
evil and a repellent for poisons.
With the spread of Christianity, holly became associated
with the promise of everlasting life. A German legend claims
Christ's crown of thorns was plaited from holly; that before
the Crucifixion the plant bore white berries, afterward its
berries were blood red.

4 - DAY HOLIDAYS FOR 3rd SH IFT

Special arrangements have been made between Management and the Union to provide 3rd shift employees with 4-day weekends for both Christmas
and New Year's, same as for individuals on other
shifts.
If you have any questions regarding your schedule,
please consult your forem!ll1.
WE' RE WORKING ON IT . ..... .

The lines are increasingly long in the cafeteria

and this matter is receiving attention to determine what changes can be made to alleviate
the situation.

Hangmg mistletoe is a pagan custom which has survived

to become part of our Christmas holiday traditions. Druid
priests cut mistletoe with a golden sickle and caught it in a
white cloth before it could touch the ground. It was then
distributed to their followers to hang in t heir homes. Its
magical powers were supposed to bring happiness, romance
and peace.
In ancient Scandinavia, enemies meeting by chance beneath a tree bearing mistletoe were obliged to disarm, embrace in friendship a nd keep peace together for t he rest
of the day. Perhaps from t his legend comes the English
custom of kissing beneath the mistletoe.

MMP GRADUATE

PRODUCT LINE TRANSFER

C. A. Ford, ~1anager of CID, announced earlier
this week that the Packaged Drives product line
will be transferred to the Direct current Moto;;...,._
and Generator Products Department over the ne:
six months. The move is expected to have no
major impact on the level of employment in the
Waynesboro Plant .

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY FUN

John S. MeK~p ,W hown ~e.eeA.ving h-W eeJr.;t{.6.{_ea;t.e. o 6 gM.duilion 6Mm the. Ge.ne!tal. Ele.et.Ue

One of Santa's elves indicated to your editor

there was a good turn out for the Children's
Christmas Party and all the children (and el ves)
had a great time!

Manu6actu!U.ng Management

P~og~ 6~om 0. L.
Coug~y , Manag~-Manu6actu!U.ng/Oata Comnuniea-

;t;.on P~odu~ Ve.paJt:fJne.nt.

John graduated from Central High of his native
city of Philadelphia, Pa. He received his BS
in Conunerce and Engineering from Drexel University in 1971.
In June of 1971, John joined the ~lanufacturing
Management Program with General Electric at
Philadelphia where he had assignments as Speci al ist Methods Planning with the Power Systems
Management Product Department and as ForemanSpecialist Traffic with the Switchgear Products
Department. His next assignments took him to
Schenectady , New York where he received additional foreman experience with Small AC Motor
and Generator Department and completed his Program as a Manufacturing Area Planning Engineer
for Large Steam Turbine Department.

"Let.' e.e. - I 6ottgot."

John and Barbara reside in Verona wher e they

are busy refinishing furniture and getting ready
for the first addition to their family in about
5 weeks.

OFF-HOUR PARKING
NOT PERMISSIBLE IN GE LOTS
Employees have been leaving cars in the parking
lot for various reasons. This is a problem during the winter because the lots cannot be cleaned
with the snowplows when necessary.

"I hope. he.

~e.me.mbe.M

wliat I tell !Um !"

Also, car s have been l eft in the lots without

parking stickers and Maintenance does not have
any way of determining who the car belongs to.
Each employee must secure a parking sticker as
as soon as he or she is employed. If you do not
have a sticker, request one immediately from
Maintenance.
If, for any reason, it is necessary to leave your
car overnight - please call the Maintenance Office , Ext . 431, and tell them the s ituation.

"And I'v e. be.en good all ye.AA."