WAYNESBORO PLANT

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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL. YY. No . 50

S&SP DISTRIBUTION
FOR 1970 HOLDING PERIOD
January 4, 1974 is the magic payout day for the
1970 holding period distribution for the Savings
anJ Security Program and the 1968 holding period
for Stock Bonus Plan. This is the earliest payout Jate we have ever achieved.
The U. S. Savings Bonds will be mailed from Philadelphia to your home in two separate mailings:
one for the bonds acquired with Payroll Deduction
Savings and one with the Proportionate Company
Payments . They are separated because of tax purposes .
CL Stock Shares , Mutual Fw1d Units and checks for
unapplied cash wi ll all be mailed separ ately from
Schenectady.
~

you do not receive your mailings the same day

_...; :our friends , do not be alarmed. Please allow
a fe1v extra days before inquiring.

TAKE TIME

Sunday,

and set your

January 6, 1974 at 2 a.m . so that on January 7,

you will look like

Q
.

not

THANK - YOU

OuJt -<.nc.eJte .:tha.nfu .:to ouJt 61U.e.nd6 a..:t Ge.ne.Jta.

Ete.c..:tJU.c.

60~

.:the con.:tJU.bu,t)_ort made. .:to .:the

Cance.It Fu.nd -i.n memo~y 06 my -i./.i.:teJt, E.UnM

Van S-i.l.ie .
Jack Van S-i.l.ie.

January 4, 1974

'TWAS THE DAY OF THE PARTY

' Twas the day of the big party and we're at
Expo-land
There's talking and laughing by the large crowd
on hand.
We arrived quite early and got a seat on row t\vO
And everything was fine, with a wonderful view.
The crew was busy - getting ready for the show
The children were waiting - their faces a-glow.
The show was late, but we were entertained by
a clown
Who "shot balloons" at the kids, as they jl.UTiped
up and down!
The performers were beautiful as they performed
with ease
And we even saw the sirg on the flying trapeze!!
The kids clapped their ands and shouted with
glee
And when volunteers were needed, all shouted
"pick me."
The clown was so funny - all the performers
were great

With such an exciting show, it was well worth

the wait.
The highlight of the day was still yet to come
It was excitement for most, but frightful for
some .
And in through the door in his colorful sled
Came Santa Claus and the Missus looking mighty
well fed!
They were dressed in red and white-as white as
the snow
They were beautiful and smiling and so jolly,
you know .
Some kids got in line to talk to good ole St .
Nick
While others got in line for a f ruit and candy
pick.
The show was for the kids of the employees at

, G.E.

And what a show it was - as everyone could see.

So our thanks to you all from all of us here
For helping make Christmas, the nicest time
of the year ! !

NOTICE
1~auline Smith needs a ride to work for t he 8 a .m.
t o 4: 30 p.m. shift. She lives in Staunton, Va .
Cal l Ext. 353, or her home nlUilber, 886 - 2770.

Carl, Peggy and Kelli Jones

1973

RECAP OF 1973

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XV. No. 50

'TWASTHE DAY OF THE PARTY

S&SP DISTRIBUTION
FOR 1970 HOLDING PERIOD
.J:muar: 4, 1974 is the magic payout clay for the
L970 holding period distribution for the Savings
and Security Program and the 1968 holding period
fo r Stock Bonus Pl an . This is the earliest payout <late we have ever achieved .
The U. S. Savings Bonds will be mailed from Philadelphia to your home in two separate mailings:
one for the bonds acquired 1vi th Payroll Deduction
Savings and one with the Proportionate Company
Payments. They are separated because of tax purposes .
c;L St ock Shares , Mutual Fund Units and checks for
unapplied cash will all be mail ed separately from
Schenectady .
~t

you do not receive your mailings the same day

...; ;-cur friends, do not be alarmed . Please allo1v
a fe1, extra days befor e inquiring.

TAKE TIME

and set your

Sunday ,

January 6, 1974 at 2 a.m. so that on January 7,

you

1dll look like

Q
.

not

""'

THANK-YOU

Ou!t J.i.t.n.c.eJte. than.k.J.i to Ou/!. 6.tU.e.n.d.6 at Ge.ne.Jt.a.l

Ele.c.t!U.c. 60~ the. c.on.tJU.bu,tj_on.J.i ma.de. to the.
Cane.Vt Fu.n.d -Lrt memMy o 6 my J.i.t.J.iteJt, E.l<..rto~
Van S.(.).i e..

J ac.k Van S.t.J.i e.

January 4, 1974

'Twas the day of the big party and we're at

Expo-land
There's talking and laughing by the large crowd
on hand.
We arrived quite early and got a seat on row t\iO
And everything was fine, with a wonderful view.
The crew was busy - getting ready for the show
The children were waiting - their faces a -glow.
The show was late, but we were entertained by
a clown
Who "shot balloons" at the kids, as they jumped
up and down!
The performers were beautiful as they performed
with ease
And we even saw the ~irk on the flying trapeze!!
The kids clapped their ands and shouted with
glee
And when volunteers were needed, all shouted
"pick me."
The clown was so funny - all the performers
were great
With such an exciting show, it was well worth
the wait.
The hi ghlight of the day was still yet to come
It was excitement for most, but frightful for
some.

And in through the door in his colorful sled

Came Santa Claus and the Missus looking mighty
well fed!
They were dressed in red and white-as white as
the snow
They were beautiful and smiling and so jolly,
you know.
Some kids got in line to talk to good ole St.
Nick
While others got in line for a fruit and candy
pick .
The show was for the kids of the employees at
I

G.E .

And what a show it was - as everyone could see.

So our thanks to you all from all of us here
For helping make Christmas, the nicest time
of the year! !

NOTICE

Pauline Smith needs a ride to work for the 8 a.m.

to 4:30 p .m . shift . She lives in Staunton, Va.
Call Ext . 353, or her home number, 886-2770.

Carl, Peggy and Kelli Jones

1973

RECAP OF 1973
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL. XY. No . 51

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

WAYNESBORO PARTICIPANTS
IN GE's SAVINGS PLAN
RECEIVE APPROX. $1,893,865

.I

Bill PeNty .tD:-ku time. out nJz.Om a duk

null on

wo~k_to happ-<..ty look ov~ h,U, Sav~ng-0 Bond. He.

1 me.~one.d ~hat tM-0 ~ jf.L6t the. Company'-0 poJt.t.,<..on

on ~ -0av~n9-0 _no~ the. 1970 p~od . H~ poJt.t.,<..on

he. W-{4h~e.w (W-{4h no penalty ) no~ p~ on h,U,
da.u.ght~' -0 e.du.c.ation . Th,U, ~ one. ne.<U:wte. on the.
S&S plan.
''Thinking green !''

That ' s what over 170,000 GE employees, retirees

and former employees were probabl y doing on January 4. That was the date that more than $212
million in securities and cash was distributed
in the annual "payout" of the General Electric
Savings and Security Program and GE's Savings
&Stock Bonus Plan.
Our local participants received a total of 23,034
bonds, 9,568 fund units, 6,423 stock shares and
$31,340 cash.
The $212 million involved in the payout reflected
Dec . 31 cl osing market values for GE Stock and
nrutual fund units, maturity value of U. S. Sav,.....:lngs Bonds, plus cash. It included securities
)Ught with employee savings plus those purchased with company matching payments under the
two plans . Despite the current decline in stock
prices , it was the largest "payout" ever .
(Cont ' d to Col. 1, Page 2)

January 11, 1974

*****ENERGY BULLETIN*****
Many of you have probably been wondering how the
current enerlzy" crisis will affect our Plant operations. At the present time, it appears that
we will be able to continue normal operations at
Waynesboro based on information received from
our various energy suppliers.
As you lcrlow, the major energy problem facing the
country today is the lack of sufficient supplies
of fuel oils and oil by-products . Our primary
energy source is natural gas which is used to
produce steam, hot water, and heat . Our natural
gas supplier has informed us that we should expect to be supplied with gas during the winter
months at about the same rate as in the past.
Our contract with the gas company allows them to
curtail gas deliveries t o our Plant during an
extr eme or lengthy cold spell. We have had curtailments several times each year and expect such
curtailments this year.
The Department has always maintained a boiler
facility that could use either natural gas or
fuel oil as an energy source and have, therefore,
always had 40,000 gallons of fuel oil stored to
be used whenever natural gas Was curtailed. This
amount of fuel oil is sufficient to keep the
Plant in full operation for about 25 days with
only 25% gas supply.

Shown above. ~ the. unloading on the. ad~onal

nue.l o~ tank, ~n-Otalie.d ht Oc.tob~, 7973 .
(Cont ' d to Col . 2, Page 3)

(Cont'd from Page 1)

COME RIDE WITH US

How was the January 4 payout of $212 million divided?

More than $192 million went direct to participants in the form of U. S. Bonds, GE Srock,
nnitual fund units and income checks.
How did participants in the two GE benefits plans
Recently bus service was started from Staunton to
~ave their "payout" savings and company payments
lllVested? Here's how the $192 million which went Waynesboro for General El ectric employees who work
the 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shift. We are now eninto the mail to participants was divided:
counterii:g_difficulties because we are not getting
the part1c1pation necessary for Qui ck-Livick to
$70 . 9 million was the market value of the GE
keep
this bus running. We stated in the beginStock distributed.
ning that it would be necessary to have 30 pas$70.0 million was the maturity value of the U. S. sengers and evidently some empl oyees expressed a
desire to ride the bus who ar e not do ing so.
Savings Bonds mailed.
Russell Maddox, the dr i ver, stated he had 15
passengers one day this week and 13 one day .
$49 .4 million was the market value of the S&SP
Mutual Fund Units distributed.
Our Plant management i s quite enthusiastic in its
$1.7 million went out in checks as cash payments. support of the bus service because this is certainly an excellent way to combat the fue l shortage.
The problem is - if gas rationing should
In total, the mailing included 1,125,900 shares oJ
occur
and if the price of fuel continues to skyGE Stock; 1, 584 ,800 units of the S&S Mutual Fund;
rocket
- driving a car to work is going to be a
and 1,409,200 U. S. Savings Bonds in various
very
difficul
t proposition. Figuring the mileage
denominations.
from Staunton to Waynesboro at 13 miles one way As the most recent holding period for the two GE you drive no less than 130 miles per week as compared to the 10 or 15 you would have to drive to
savings plans ended , securities on the N. Y.
Stock Exchange had been declining in value. De- meet the bus if you are not directly on the rout,p-..
spite this, it is interesting to note that the
We asked several employees for estimates of just
average purchase price for GE Stock under S&SP
gas
expenses (at today's prices) for one week's
in 1970 (when the holding period began) was
driving from Staunton and the estimates ranged
from $5.50 - $8.00 weekly . The bus ticket is
$38.152. However, the market value on December
only $5.00.
31, 1973 was $63.
For mutual fund units, the
average purchase price in 1970 was $24.157, while Please give strong consideration to riding the
the net asset value of each unit on December 31,
bus. Call Mrs. Debbie Branstetter (885-0422) or
1973 was $31.21.
Russell Maddox (886 -6517) or call either of them
at work on Ext . SSS to make arrangements .
The payout on January 4 was the 12th under the
Savings & Security Program and the 21st under the If Quick-Livick should take this bus off - we will
Stock Bonus Plan .
not be able to get t hem at a later date to put
another one on .

Naf ICE TO RECIPIEN1S OF S&S PAYOUT

Be sure to check that all of your stock shares,

bonds, and fund units are made out properly. Leo
Huntley, Payroll, stated "There have been several
instances in which the payout was improperly
addressed . Please examine al l certificates for
proper names."

"Visiting hours are over"

COO MANUFA CTURING PROMOTION

j 11 , 7i

(Cont'd from Page 1)

As a further guarantee against the possibility of

work interruptions , we recently installed and

filled an additional 20,000 gallon fuel oil tank.
CJ)() Manufacturing, armouncThis extra supply will allow the Plant to coned the appointment of Mr.
tinue full operations for about 40 days even if
Patrick Russell as Manager - natural gas supplies were restricted to 25% of
Manufacturing Engineering
nonnal usage. Since 40 continuous days of inQuality Control for the
tern.ipted natural gas suppl y is extremely unControl Devices Operation
likely , it appears we ar e in a very good position
effective January 1, 1974
to get through the winter withou~ a major problem

Mr. Paul Schatz, Manager -

Patrick joined the General

Electric Company in 1966
after graduating f rom the
University of Leeds, England, with a BSME.

Our fuel oil supplier has indicated that at the

present time he feels he wil l be able to meet
the needs of his c1 lS tomers .

A native of Southampton, England, he has held

assignments in Power Circuit Breaker in Philadelphia, Static Power Conversion in Philadelphia,
Aircraft Instrument in West Lynn, Aircr aft Engine
in West Lynn, and Data Corrnmmication Printer in
Waynesboro. Prior to the present appointment,
he was Manager - Power Regulation QC for the
Control Devices Operation.

Electric power, the only other major energy sourc

we presently watch very closely , does not presen~
a problem at this time .

He resides with his wife, Julie, at 2313 Cortland Str eet , Waynesboro.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Even though our own energy situation appears gooc

we are doing many things to r educe energy const.nnption.
Some of these measures include reduction of:
light level in rnanv areas, hot water t emperature
f rom 140PF to 11SF in all restrooms, temperaturf
in all office areas, outside security lighting,
and number of trips per day between the main
Plant and the Parts Center and Wilson Buil ding.
We eliminated the use of individual supplemental
electric heaters (except in the Lobby) . We are
encouragi ng the practice of car-pooling among al;
our employees .
Our future pl ans for conserving even more energy
include insulating hot water condensat e return
lines, providing a better control syst em to
regulate off ice area temperatures and r evi ew of
all manufacturing processes to ensure the most
efficient use of equipment . Other measures will
be put i n effect as they are thought of or as
they ar e brought to our attention .

We would certainl y welcome energy conservation

ideas from all General Electric employees in
Betty Hammer (Accurrrul at 0 r DCP Stockroom) i s
Waynesboro. The concerted effort and cooperatio
shown proudl y displ aying the writeup f r om the
of each of U 5 is necessary if we are to maintain
NEWS-VIRGINIAN which stat ed that her firs t grand- our present lifestyle and standard of living.
child, Shane Eldridge Hannner , was the New Year' s
Baby for Waynesboro for 1974 . Betty says "We
were expecting a Christmas Baby but he arrived
too late to be a tax deduction for 1973 so he
became the New Year 's Baby by arri ving at 12:31
a. m. January 1. I haven't gotten used to being
a grandmother yet but the r est of the family i s
doing fine!"
NOTE OF 11-fANKS

Our fami l y would like to express our appreciation

for the cards, food, prayers and expr essions of
sympathy extended during our recent bereavement
the death of our s i ster, Robert Thompson Mayo. '
Ann

Arthur, Cafeteria

(LI L. L. Tno-tt, Mana.ge11.-Manu6ac;tuJU,ng Engineell.

and G. P. Ba.,t.ey, :the Vepa!t;bnen:t ' ;., En.e11.gy Con;.,e11.
v~on CoMMnaA:.on, Me ~c.uMing :the od-gM
c.han9eove11. method 6on one 06 :the main baden;.,.

HOLIDAY AND VACATION SCHEDULE 1974

197 4

FISCAL CALENDAR

197 4

MO

F S S

F S S

M T W T

wk

MO

M T W T

FIRST QUARTER

JAN

7
14
WKS 21
28

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15 16 17 18 19 20 3
29
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29 30 31
1 2 3 5
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1 2 3 4 31

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35

MAR (4) 5
if 12
4 18 19

6 7 8 9 10 10 SEP (2) 3 4 5 6 7 8 36
13 14 15 16 17 11
'tf 10 11 12 13 14 15 37
20 21 22 23 24 12 4 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 38
WKS 25 26 27 28 29 30 31. 13 WKS 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 39
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APR

4 ~

FOURTH QUARTER

14

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3 4 5 6 40
9 1o 11 12 13 41

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18 19 20 ~ ~ 23 24 47
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4

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4 10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 1'~ 20 21 22
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MO

M T W T

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9 23 DEC 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 50
16 24 4 16 ~ J. 19 20 21 22 51
23 25 WKS 23
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SAFETY GLASS SAM

We. wou,ld like :to in;t;wdu.c.e. you. :to a new membeJt o6 oWt :team . H,U, name.
,U, Sa6e:ty G.ta.J.i-0 Sam and Sam ,U, a Sa6e:ty G.ta.J.i-0e.-0 wa:tc.heJt . Sam wa:tc.he.-0
:to -0ee :tha:t ill 06 h,J., 6/Ue.nd-0 Me. we.Ming :theJA -0 a6e:t1J glaMe.-O . Sam
made a New Ye.M ' -O ~e.-Oolu.:tion :tha:t in 1974 - no one wou,ld have. an eye.
injWtlJ be.c.au.-0e. 06 ne.guge.nc.e.. We. ne.ed :to he.lp Sam k.e.e.p :tha:t ~e.-Oolu.
uon.
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Sam wa:tc.h{.ng employee.-0 we.a/Ung :theJA -0a6e:ty g.ta.J.i-0e.-0 while.

wo~k..<.ng

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pa-0-0,i,ng :tMou.gh :the.

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Sa6e:ty Gla.J.i.o Sam do h,J., job - be. a Sa6e:ty G.ta.J.i-0e.-0 wa:tc.heJt - and we.Melt.

********************
VON' T BE A " JIM WI LSON"
It was 4 :45 011 a winter afternoon.
Jim W ilson, dtiri11g home from work,
was cruisi11g a/011.q the state highway
at 55 m;'les per hour. The road was
.-..,os.t.ly clear of snou with wet spots
. ei'e and there where the sun had
melted it.
Suddenl y, in a shaded area, Jim hit
an icy patch. !11 sti11ctively, he hit the
brakes. The wheels gripped unevenly,
the car spu11 n{f thr rnud an d smashed
head-on iri~o u ",

Th i rty one years earlier it had

taken Jim W ilson five hours and sixteen minutes to be born . Now, ninetenths of a second after his car hit
the icy JJatch, he was dead.

1. The car may be difficult to stop.

2. It may be difficult to steer-reacting slowly or skidding. ,,
3. The brakes must be used with
great caution .

Jim Wilson died because he r efused

to face the fact t hat winter dr ivi ng is
always dangerous and a djust his driving to allow for winter conditions.
The safe winter driver must always
ha\"C thrre th ings in mind :

The winter driver w ho keeps these

facts constantly in m ind, and who
slows his pace to fit the weather, w ill
rarely cause trouble either fo r h imself
or f ellow dr iver s.
J im \Vi lso1 . d idn 't ha ve to die.

(Cont'd . from page 2)

Waynesboro Comnrunity Hospital is considering the
possibility of becoming a participant in thi s,........,
The following people received service pins during information handling system later this year .
the last half of 1973.
*Registered trademark General El ectric Company
Five year:
USA.

CONGRATULATIONS
ON SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS

M. A.
L. B.
H. R.
E. G.
J . F.
L. E.
L. L.
R.
C. L.
J. J.
J. L.
U. H.
B. S.
J. G.

Dovel
Huffman
Berrey
McCray
Brown, Jr.
Kyger
Harris
Pompeo
Painter
Meisel
Sipe
Schneekloth
Morris
Huffman

9/23/68
9/24/68
9/3/68
9/24/68
9/3/68
9/4/68
10/7/68
10/8/68
10/23/68
11/18/68
11/5/68
11/18/68
12/27/68
9/30/68

F. Shiflett
W. Moore
A. Tuning
S. Shiflett
G. Osborne
0. Terrell
L. Scarbrough
D. Wood
R. Miller
L. Hicks

V. F. Pultz

W. B. M:Cormick
M. F. Leitch

Dri vin~ you r <'ar a t ~O

9/13/63
9/23/63
9/3/63
9/18/63
10/21/63
11/3/63
11/7/63
12/9/63
12/28/63
12/31/63
12/7/63
12/30/63
12/ 16/63

mile ~

an

hour o n th<' h ighwa.v ca n .sa \'<' you

s ut>Qt antial mo n<'.\ and .stre> t"h rat ion
eo upon.s if thly'r. ne>e>rltd . That's
what a ctual LN<t figure:; . pu h li.shPd
by the U.S. Ocpartm e> nt of T ran:<
portalion .s how .

Gas mi lcagP for a

cn r a r c a :; f o l low:<:
Speed

Ten year:
B.
T.
J.
E.
C.
R.
B.
H.
M.
B.

Study Says
50 mph Best
To Save Gas

30
40
50
60

:i ,9 !10-po un<l

Gas M i lPag<

m.p. h.
m.p . h.

15 . 61 m il e.s p N ga ll on

m.p.h.

16.98 miles per ga llon

m . p . h.
70 m. p.h.

l:l.fi7 mil e>s pN gallon

I I . OR mile>s per g a l l on

14 .8!1 m i l e>.s per gal lori

No ll' tlw s tali .st i cs al.so show

t hat go ing al vcr,v slow ::< p<'ccls cloe.s
not inc rPa:-O: t m i l t' ag<" ~

Fifteen year:
E. Perl
S. T. Davis
C. J . Smith, Jr.
R. M. Lake
A. H. Daniel
R. W. Hilderbrand
T. J. Truslow
E. R. Bishop
A. E . Hidley
A. W. Graham
V. B. Day
W. J. Knebel
J. H. Cale
G. E. Harlow
D. M. Rowzie
R. T. Mccambridge
C. F. Conner
P. J. Moran

9/22/58
9/4/58
9/2/58
9/28/58
9/22/58
10/27/58
10/27/58
10/13/58
10/16/58
10/4/48
10/22/58
11/25/58
11/10/58
11/18/ 58
11/12/58
12/11/58
12/1/58
12/11/58

Twenty-five year
E. H. Gillette

9/17/48

"I'll be glad when we get the new

c:omputer."
More Good Than Better
:\bou t half the marriages in th<:>
country end in d i\'C>rce.
That's lC'rrihlc !
So instead of ma rrvi ng fo r better
or worse. couples shouid lw instnictt:'d
to marry for gcxxl.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XYI. No. 4

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

January 25, 1974

DCPD PEOPLE AID CUSTOMER STRUCK BY FIRE

~ c.e.nv.i 61tom Wo!tld WM

I I. Sho!tily a.6,te1t the. 6.{.Jte., VCPV people. Welte. wOJt/Ung hMd to 1te.p.ta.c.e. the. tltuc./Ung 01tga.n.{.za.tion ' ~
;.nte.M a.nd mu.ttip.te.xe.M wh.{.c.h Welte. dv.itltoye.d .{.n the. .{.nUde.nt. Wfth.{.n th!te.e. day~, the. tltuc./Ung
~pa.ny '~ .tJta.66.{.c. c.ontlto.t ~y~tem .{.n the. Co.lon.{.e., N. Y., Me.a. UkL6 ba.c.fl .{.n b~.{.nv.i~.

MORN I NG AFTER a;t the. St. Jo hn..6 bu!r.y Tli.uc./Ung T e!l.m{_nal .{.n New Y01tfl IL<Ui emb.te.d

On a Saturday in November just prior to Thanksgiving, an explosion and fire leveled the St.
Johnsbury Trucking Depot in Colonie, N. Y. The
fire gutted the building, destroyed several
trucks and their cargoes at the dock and also
did away with the TerrniNet* 300 printers and
DigiNet 160 private multiplexing units used in
the Company 's traffic control system.
Within a few hours of the fire, temporary offices
and a make-shift depot had been set up but the
traffic control system was obviously beyend r epair. Early the following Monday morning, DCPD
was responding to the trucking company's call
for help.
Mort Vitttun, DSR from the Boston office was the
f irst point of contact. In a few minutes, Mort
had gotten approval from St. Johnsbury to get
equipment on an emergency basis.
Verbal approval for the order was given by Paul
Inserra, Marketing Manager. Through the efforts
of Robert Wasserman, Headquarters Sales Support
~cialist, a plan for innnediate action was de -ioped to meet the situation. Three TerrniNet
300 printers were located in warehouse stock
which could be modified to fit St. Johnsbury's
needs.

DCPD Warehouse Supervisor C. Ernie Rogers and

Production Clerk Charlotte Holliday worked
throughout the day to assemble the necessary
optional equipment to meet the customer's need.
By early Tuesday, the equipment was on its way
to the customer.
(Cont'd. to page 2)

BLOOD DONOR CARDS

DISTRIBUTED
Each employee in the Waynesboro operations should
have received a blood donor sign-up card by now.
The card gives each employee the chance to circle
"yes" which means the employee wants to donate a
pint of blood on February 6 or February 7, the
next Bloodmobile visit dates for General Electric
employees. After circling "yes" on the card,
it should be given to the individual's supervisor. Later, the same card will be returned
to the employee indicating the day and time the
employee is to give blood. It's just that simple! Won't you please circle "yes" on your card
and give it to your supervisor now -- your pint
of blood is needed.

HOW'S YOUR 'AQ'?

HANDICRAFTS CLASSES SCHEDULED

Interest in various crafts has oeen expressed by
several SCOGEE members. Jack Zimmer, Manager of
The Mushroon on Main Street, will instruct. the ~
following classes:
Plaque Decoupage
Cover wooden objects with paper prints, following this with successive coats of lacquer
to obtain a glossy finish. Three 1-hr. classes
in successive weeks will be needed to complete
the project. Cost of Materials .... $7.50 .....
SCOGEE,will pay $3.00.

Several years ago, one of the most :important tenns

in the educational and business worlds was "IQ"
Porcelain Flowers
(intelligence quotient). If you had a high IQ,
you were destined for great things - if you had
Turn plastic flowers into beautiful porcelaina low IQ - you might as well throw in the towel
like flowers to be used in shadow-boxes, on
when you were tested! Well, that theory has been
plaques
or as table arrangements. Two classes
revised slightly over the passing years because
are necessary to complete projects. Cost of
IQ did not measure a person's will to accomplish
Materials . $6.00 .. SCOGEE will pay $2.00.
things. Some of the people who didn't read
1000 words per minute, couldn't quote Shakespeare Candle Making/Candle Decorating
at the drop of a hat and didn't know what "ad
infinitum" meant became millionaires because they
Two classes are given by demonstration only.
had detennination and were willing to spend a
This includes types of candles, candle molds,
little extra effort.
wases, methods, etc. No materials needed. FREE.
One wonders if IQ should not be changed to ''AQ''
If you are a SCOGEE member, remember, this en(attitude quotient). Everyone kno~s the guy w~o
titles your wife and immediate family to take ~
works down the hall who is so afraid that he might advantage of this opport\.Dlity. If you are n?t
do some little chore that is not exactly his duty. a SCOGEE member, join now by contacting Sallie
He always says (when asked for a favor) "That's
Surratt, Membership Chainnan (Ext. 191).
not my job!'' He doesn't ever take a minute to
think of a better way or make it just a little
Dates will be anno\.Dlced later.
easier for the people with whom he works. His
attitude is: why should I help anyone else?
Contact Dick Gentzlinger-Ext. 435, June AldhizerWHY? Because when you do the very best job that
Ext. 607, or Juanita Via-Ext. 682 for sign-up.
you can and the guy following you does the same our customers get the very best products and we
(Cont'd. from page 1)
stay in business. This company is our job!
At the same time, Ken De Simone, DigiNet Parts &
Production, was working with Paul Moran of EngiA person can keep his job by doing just exactly
neering
to procure three DigiNet 160 remote.mulwhat is required - that's true. But instead of
tiplexing
\.Dlits to loan to St. Johnsbury while
~he coDDnon negative attitude - why do I have to
their
new
equipment was being produced. The
work so hard? Why not - can I be a better team
three
units
were shipped the day before Thanksmember? Wouldn't that make for a better Company
giving.
and working envirorunent?
Some of today's millionaires whose IQ test did
not show them as a genius became millionaires
because they were willing to put out that extra
effort and that little bit of positive thinking! want to help you! How is your "AQ"?

SERVICE PIN
D01mie lfuffman' s name was ornitted trom our 1973
list of service pin recipients.
Type pin

Name

Fifteen year

DolUlie Huffman

Date
11/12/58

Meanwhile, the Thanksgiving holiday was causing

a service cnmch. The nearest ASBD Instrumentation Shop was closed and Mort Vittum worked
with Paul Desmaris of the Boston shop to insure
that modification and installation could be completed as quickly as possible.
So the drama came to a close with a happy endi~
insured by the fact that dozens of DCPD peoplt
had provided emergency help over a short period
of time to put a customer's fire-devastated syste1n
back into operation.
*Trademark of General Electric Company, U.S.A.

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CAR POOL RESERVED AREAS

TO BE READY MONDAY
Belo1~ is a facsimile of the car pool tag that has
*****ENERGY BULLETIN*****
he groKing necessity for car pools has been noted been sent to your innnecliate supervisor for disin .sc\eral previous issues of the Waynesboro Plant tribution during the week. ~lease note the re\"[hS. TI1e General Electric Company and the \Vaynes-served areas '.or car pool dnvers on the map on
boro Plant ~re I?romoting car pools as one "'a)' we
~he reverse si<le . Your car P?Ol number is the
car. all assist in meeting the energy crisis and
same as yo~r pay numbe~ an~ will be cross refuel shortage . In a company-hide effort to inferenc_:ed \\'ith the application that was turned interest people in sharing a ride, the separate GE
t? Maintenance and your parking tag on your veplants have made special parking accormnodations
Incl~' s ~eft rear bumper . The important part of
for the participants of car pools . In an effort
parking ~n the re se~ecl 1 are~ is to plhbe the "car
t,o s upport our Company ' s promotion of car pools ,
poo l tag on .the dnver s side of das oanr:\\a)n~sboro . Manc:-ge1~ent has worked out a plan for
Red flags (seven f cet high) will outline the bor p~ rking 1\lnch is mcluded in today's NEWS.
Don't
der areas and/or the parking lines to guide the
miss the e:\.-planation of the ne1, parking syst em
drivers . The flags are portable to allow snow
(page 3) and the map on the back page.
plm,ing and increase/ decrease in the reserved
area .

.-

VISITORS ' AREA BEING MOVED

E~f~ctive

t-londay , January 28, 1974 , the present

\' is1 tors ' parking area will be moved to both
sides of the ~oulevard facing the grass area ,
thus , comert1ng the present visitors ' area to a
car poo l area for Zone 4 .

PARTS CENTER CAR POOL

A car pool area has been set a.side at the Parts

---=enter and Kill be recognized by the same type

of red flags (seven feet high) as posted at the
main Plant .

F~ture car pool changes such as new applications ,

disbanding, etc. 1,,ill be handled by t-laintenance .

GENERAL. ELECTRIC
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Waynesboro, Virgi n ia

CAA
POOL

REPORTED THEFTS
There ha\e been se\eral incidents recently 1,here b~ artic les of clothing , r:ioney and other personal
effec ts ha\e been stolen in our Pl ant . This
t>pe of misconduct is prohibited and individuals
~ngag~d in ~his kind of activity arc subject to
umne<lia te discharge . Person s aware of this il legal acti\ity should report their infonnation t o
the~ r fo reman or superv i sor so that appropriate
act.Lon nay be taken to prevent continuation of
these acts.
REML\'DER TO ALL FO!fil[[0:
Locker inspections must be completed by Friday
night .

is one of the most intriguing i-ords in

the Engl i sh language - until it ' s appl ied to your
checkbook!
~trswry"

PRINI'
NAl'.E

PLACE ON DRIVER' S SIDE OF DASHBOAR

WREN PARKED IN CAR POOL AREA .

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 5

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

PHYLLIS PENDERGRAFT NOMINATED

FOR GERALD PHILLIPPE AW ARD

February 1, 1974

URGENT! URGENT!
A two-day Bloodmobile is scheduled for February
6 and 7 so that the processing of blood donors
will take the minimum amotmt of time and everyone will have a chance to contribute.
Our problem is that we need more blood donors.
So far, the sign-up has been below that hoped
for and we appeal to those of you able to contribute - please reconsider and sign up. RemembeJt: the p~n;t you g~ve - help omeone .llve.

We know her as our friendly, efficient Receptionist, but to the outside world, Phyllis M.
Pendergraft wears many different hats! She has
~Tticipated in a leadership capacity in at least
)nty state and community activities and eight
major political roles at national, state and
local levels in the last three years. All of
this has culminated in a nomination for a Gerald
Phillippe Award from the General Electric Company - an award made to a maximum of five employees annually for outstanding community service.
FJt.a.n Naunc.hik (JU'..ght) , A~:t.o..n;t Bloodmobile CooJtd-i.11.a.:t.oJt, ge.to Jteady to c.oun;t a lMge numbeJt 06
Phyllis has served since 1970 on the Virginia
Blood VonoJt Ca1td whic.h Glenna Camden (le6tl ~
Connnission on Status of Women after being apJte.tuJt..U.11.g 61tom HMold Knueppel' aJtea .
pointed by Governor Holton. Stennning from her
activities on this Connnission, she received an
appointment to serve on the Steering Corrunittee
for a two -day Governor 's Conference on Day Care
BLOOD DONORS NEEDED
Centers in 1973 .
Carroll Ray Baugher, 13 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Owen Baugher of Elkton, Virginia entered
In 1971, Phyllis served as General Chainnan for
the University of Virginia Hospital on January
the United Comnn..mity Fund in Waynesboro-East
28, 1974 for his second kidney transplant. The
Augusta Cotmty (the goal was exceeded for the
first transplant operation was not successful.
first time in five years),held the same office
Approximately
25 pints of blood is needed. If
again in 1972, and served as Vice-President in
you
would
like
to donate to Carroll, tell the
1973.
ladies in charge of the Bloodmobile when you go
Phyllis is equally well known in this area for her to contribute. This young lad is fighting for
role in the Fall Foliage Festival. In 1972, she his life - let's help him!
~~ in charge of sponsoring and organizing a
~~cessful rodeo, and last year found her in the
General Chainnan's slot for the four-weekend program enjoyed by thousands of persons from all
around the area. (Continued Pa~e 2)

(Cont'd. from Page 1)

MMP CERTIFICATE AWARDED

Many local clubs and organizations have reaped

the benefits of Phyllis' experience and leadership, including the Children's Home Society, the
Children's Camp Council, the Waynesboro Women's
Club, the Business and Professional Women's Club,
the PTA at Berkeley Glenn Elementary School (President), the Waynesboro Beautification Commission
and the Augusta Historical Society, to name a
few.
The political affiliations of Phyllis have been
many and varied. She was a National Delegate to
the Republican Convention in 1968 and served as a
member of the Pl atform Committee. She is pre sently Chairman of the 15th Legislative District,
Chairman of the Candidate Selection Committee,
Chairman of the 6th Congressional District Patronage Committee, and Vice-Chairman of the 6th
Congressional Republican District of Virginia.
Phyllis was selected for the 1973 edition of The
World's Who's Who of Women, 1971-72 editions of
the Personalities of the South, and Who's \\'ho in
American Politics.

Curtis C. ~tilton was presented with a certificate

for completion of the Manufacturing Management
Program. The award was made by D. L. Coughtry at
a recent Manufacturing Business Review.

Curtis, from Mobile, Alabama, graduated from

Central High School at Chatom, Alabama. He
The National American Red Cross cited Phyllis for
received
his BS in Mathematics from Alabama A&M
Outstanding Conununity Service .
located in Normal, Alabama.
Recently Phyllis was requested to serve on a pro Curtis began his MvfP assignments in Lynchburg,
ject and the reason given was "If I ask Phyllis
Virginia
as a Planning and Methods Specialist
to work on this - I know it will be a success."
and
then
a
Buyer for TPD. His next assignment,...-...,.
The list of successes which Phyllis has already
were
in
Philadelphia,
first with the Switchgea1
achieved seems to bear this out. Hard work and
Department
as
an
Advanced
Material Specialist
true dedication to a better community are attri then as a Methods Speci alist for the Technical
butes which we are proud to claim in one of our
Resources Planning Operation. Curtis ' fina l Proemplovees at General Electric.
gram assignment was in Louisville, where he was
a foreman associated with the production of room
Phyllis is one of only 80 nominees for the
air
conditioners.
Phillippe Award in the entire Company. Our
congratulations to her .
On 12/3/73, Curtis accepted a position as Material
DCPD MANUFACTURING
Specialist with DCPD and is currently working in
PROMOTION
the Purchasing Unit.
H. R. Knueppel, Manager Data
. .
.
.
Conununication Products announced Curtis is married to Faith Pannell of Lynchburg .
the recent appointment of Robert They are expecting their first child in mid-April.
B. Via II I, Foreman Printed
The Miltons reside at 1635 Wickham Lane, Windsor
Circuit Board Assembly.
Apartments in Waynesboro, Virginia.
~orth

Robert is a native of Waynesboro.

Virginia and a graduate of
Waynesboro High School. Bob
had two years of active duty
with the United States Navy before joining General Electric in
September 1966. His assignments prior to his recent appointm~nt included expediting in Relay ,
Power Regulation and TermiNet Production units .
B?b, his wife, Shirley, and daughter , Kristi, reside at Route 1, Fishersville. They are members
of the Fishersville United Methodist Church .
Camping, fishing, swimming and bowling provide
recreational outlets for the Via's.

NaTICE
Steve Gaminde would like a ride from the Fairfield area on the 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. shift .
Please contact him on Ext. 303 .

CAR POOL DESIRED

If interested in forming car-pool from Charlo~
ville ~n the 8:00 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m . shift, ple.
contact John Gibbs on Ext. 367.

;_ I

THE MIDDLE MAN?

Have you ever found yourself in the situation
that you were the middle man? Well, it ' s a most
__..interesting position. Waynesboro General Elec:ic Management finds itself in this position and here's why .

I/ 7 'I

JONES TO HEAD PAYROLL

.
SAV INGS CAMPAIGN

General Electric's Board Chairman, Reginald H.

Jones , has been named to the U. S. Industrial
Payroll Savings Cormnittee by Secretary of the
Treasury George P. Shultz . Mr. Jones will serve
as Chairman for the Electrical Equipment InThe General Electric Company is supporting and
dustry during the Cormnittee's 1974 Campaign to
promote the sale of Series E Savings Bonds
encouraging car-pooling as one way to help reduce the energy crisis . So local Management set through the payroll savings plans. He'll be proup special parking zones because it seemed like
viding leadership in meeting the goal of the
a good idea. That's where the fun began!! The
Cormnittee which is to stimulate employee particgroans and complaints have echoed all over. Some ipation in payroll savings plans in businesses
and industries nationwide. The goal for the
declare that there is no fuel shortage; others
nation is the enrol lment of at l eas t 2,400,000
claim the fuel shortage is critical.
new and increased savers in Seri es E Bonds.
General Electric employees are among the leading
The fuel companies say they are do ing all they
can to alleviate the problems, and the service
Bond buyers in industry . In 1973 GE people purstation owners say they aren 't . And so it goes . chased Bonds with a maturity value of $129 million under the three plans .
Well, local Management wants to support the ComLocal General Electric employees have an imprespany in its ideas and promotions. And on the
sive savings record with $54,393 invested for
other hand, does not want to irritate employees.
the month of J anuary in the Savings &Security
The parking areas for car pools have been reProgram and $13 , 873 for January in payroll devised two or three times already, and changes
will be made as needed to fit the situation. By ductions for Bonds.
the time we went to press, things were going
much better - but the energy crisis is still with If you do not already invest in Series E Bonds,
us, and steps to help reduce it are still needed. now is a good time to start. By the end of 1974,
it i s possible to have a sizable savings "nest
egg" . Visit Leo Huntley in Payroll for further
information.

SAFElY GLASS SAM

.Lfety Glass Sam carries a pair of the "wrong kind" of glasses and has noticed that some of his
friends are wearing gold-rimmed frame glasses which do not meet industrial standards . Sam suggests
these employees visit the Medical Clinic ~IATELY and obtain proper gl asses .
Sam i s very happy that Debbie Rose (DCP, Final Assembly) i s wearing the "right kind" of glasses
while working at her de.J.ik ~n the open manu6ac.,tuJU.ng attea. Debbi e ' s glasses are SAFETY GLASSES .

Last year, out of44,190

engineering graduates
only405were black.
General Electric is trying to do something about it.
Less than 1% of America's graduating engineers are black. And
only a handful are from other
minorities or are female.
General Electric is trying to
help increase the annual number of minority engine e rin g
graduates 10 to 15 times by the
mid 80's.
We've been working w ith
educators, minority groups ,
technical societies, other companies and the government t o
plan a national attack on the
problem.
Motivating minority youth.
A lot of minority kids don't even
know what an engineer is. No
one's ever told them about en gineers. Or about the importa n t
problems they can help solve .
GE is out to tell them. We're
aiming a national information
campaign at minority students
from grammar school to college.
We 're asking the nation' s
teachers and counselors for
help. This year alone, we expect
to reach over 18,000 counselors.
We're also bringing minority
kids inside our plants. To meet
engineers. And see what kind of
work they do.
Grants for minority education.
Besides making more kids want
an engineering education, we 're

h e lpin g m a ke s ure they'll be

ab le to find one . With major
grants to the six trad itional lv
black engineering seh ools. With
grants to :JO other sehools and
organizations that a re t rying to
help solve t he shortage.
Helping- minority students
s tay in engineeri ng-.
Man y w hi te e n.1dn eering students have parents or re lat ives
who are engm eer s. They've been
exposed to engineers und engineeri ng all t h ei r lives . Mo st
minority kids don't huve t hat

spL'C'i a l baekgTmmcl t<.J give t lw m

the conti denee and extra inl'en
t iVL' to " sta \ with it.''
ca~ is \.\:orking on many programs to help fill that vo id.
Thest' include \ilans whl'J'C' eollege s tud tnts ( ivide their time
between sehool and work at GE.
Al s o s ummer job progTams ,
plan t vis its and more.
GE wants minorities to make
it to the top in enginee ring-.
The r eason 1s simpll'. Amc ri('H
depends on engi l1l'e rs. An d so
docs General F:lectri\'.

Progress for People.

GENERAL

fl ELECTRIC

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV I. No. 6

WAYN ESBORO,VIRGINIA

FIRST DAY OF BLOODMOBILE

OVER QUOTA
As our newspaper was get ting ready to go to press,
we were able to obtain the figu r es for the first
day ( February 6) of our two-day Bloodmobile. The
results we re quite satisfactory.
44 Pints - Parts Center
208 Pints - Ma in Plant
252 Pints - Total
The quota for the first day was 200 pints , so
once a gain, we are thanking the Gener al Electric
employees for wonde rful support of the Red Cross
Bloodmobile .
In next week's NEWS, we will give you comp l ete
coverage of the t wo-day Bloodmobile and have
pictures of some of our generou s donors.

February 8, 1974

TAKE THE 'UN-POLLUTE' ROUTE

Occasionally we get so busy trying to get our
work done that we forget that plant cleanliness
is part of our job. Clean work areas, neat ly
arranged material and s up plies, c l ean machines
and well kept aisles suggest efficient wo rkers
and high quality products . To help achieve these
objectives, a regular plant cleanup and inspection is scheduled for the second Monday of
each fiscal month .
A new system has been instituted whereby the inspector scores each area on a check list. The
inspector will then contact the Subsection Manager whose area he scor e d and discuss his find ings. MONDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 11 is t he fi rst
plant inspection under the new system. Let's
make this a 100% CLEANUP FOR EVERYONE .

ANOTHER FIRST!

Sue McGann, Maintenance, adjust s Plant Cleanup

sign.
Fofl .the. 6,{;u.,t Wrie. , we. 1.:>c.he.dule.d a Bloodmobile.
6ofl a 1.:>a..t.e,U,i;te. opeJULt,{_on. an.d .the. fle.J.:>ult.I.:> We.fle.
qu),te. gfla,t,i.6yin.g. M<..c.hae.1. OaRe.1.:> (le.6.tl Re.paifl &
RUu.Jtn. Te.c.hn.ic.ian. , -<.i:i c.on.gfla..t.ula..t.e.d 601t bung .the.
Ve.fl.IJ 6,{;u.,t don.ofl by Gale. Feat.he.fl ( -6 e.c.ond 6flom
,f,,....U:) , He.ad NuJtl.:>e. wd.h .the. Re.d CttoM 6ttom Roan.oRe.;
,_ md don.ofl , Dorne. MM.tin. (1.:>e.c.on.d 6ttci11 flight.) ,
Cifl.c.u),t BoMd Atte.a, 11.e.c.uve.1.:> he.fl don.ott c.Md 6ttom
Bob WIU.tle.y (!tight.), Man.age.fl, PWB AMe.mbl y.
Fott.t y- 6ouJt pin.ti.:> We.fle. c.oUe.c..te.d a.t .the. P~

ce.n.te.fl .

DCPD DESIGNATED
FOR RAYTHEON AWARD
Notification has been received that Data Communication Products Department has distinguished itself in its dealings with Raytheon Company 's West
Andover Plant in Andover, Massachusetts and an
award will be pr esented as a featu r e event at a
r eception and dinner on Tuesday, February 19.
(Cont'd. Page 2)

CDO PROMOTION
R. T. Lord, Manager-Sales, Control Devices Operation, announces the appointment of Joe
Poleo as Manager-Power Regulation & Control Sales.

BOARD CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES

PRELIMINARY RESULTS
AT PRESS CONFERENCE
"The company's improvement in 1973 earnings, in
the face of substantial inflation and other uncertainties, and following three previous yearly
increases , is evidence that we are beginning to
attain our goal of sustained earnings growth at
a rate which over a period of time should be
faster than the economy as a whole," said Reginald
H. Jones, GE's Olairman and Olief Executive Officer at the annual press conference for business
and financial editors, held in New York, January
24th.

Joe will have sales responsibility for power regulation

equipment, selsyns, hot journal
detector equipment, radiant
heat detectors, and pinhole detectors. An eighteen-year veteran with General Electric, Joe's initial assignment was with aircraft and military engineering
product design with the Specialty Control DeA ereliminary, unaudited results statement, he
partment. Moving into sales in 1959, Joe has
said, indicated that earnings of General Electric
been actively involved in selling of airborne
will
be about $585 million or approximately $3.21
elect rical control systems, Navy support equipper
share
in 1973, compared with $2 . 91 per share
ment, sealed relays, and power regulation equipin 1972, an increase of about 10%. Sales for
ment.
Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Joe was educated in the Richmond public schools and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg . He and
his wife, Nancy, and son, Tony, reside at 2152
Fo rres t Drive, Waynesboro.
(Cont'd. from Page 1)
Mr. Wallace B. Haigh, Manager, Andover Reliability
Department, Raytheon Company, stated in his letter
"We. con.J.>,{,deJt :the. Ve.ndott Excel.le.nee. Pttogttam a.n .{m-

pottta.n:t M pe.c:t o 6 oUJt Pla.n:t '.6 Pttoduc:t Excel.le.nee..

The. Ve.ndoIt PIto gttam ,(,,6 e..6 .6 e.n;t,(_a,.t ,{_ 6 we. a.tte. :to live.
up ~o ~~ Company' .6 goal 06 manu6ac:tUJt,{,ng fvi_gh
tte.liab-<-li:ty pttoduc:t.6 06 .6upe.ft,{,ott quality . The.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION ,(,,6 :the. me.an.J.> by wh.,i.ch
w~, ~ :the. AndoveA Plant, can e.xptte..6.6 oUJt apptte.Ua.:Uon 6ott yoUJt .6uppolt:t 06 oUJt goal.ti ."
C. T. Humphrey, Manager, DCPD Marketing Administra t ion, will a ccep t the award on behalf of the
Data Communication Products Department and Raytheon will publicize DCPD's achievement by appropriate news releases to trade and news media.
SCOGEE REMINDER
Don 't fo rget the Decoupage and Porcelain Flower
classes that you signed up for.
Decoupage - February 13, 20 and 27 - 7:30
in the Auditorium.
Porcelain Flowers - February 19 and 26 - 7:30
in the Auditorium .
Due to lack of interest, the Candle Making class
has been cancelled.
0

Mr . Jones cautioned against over-optimism about

first -quarter 1974 results. "It seems to be a
Electric pattern in most years to be a
little slow out of the starting gate and to gain
momentum during the calendar year . However ''he
added, "it gives a Olief Executive some confidence
to face into a new year with an orders backlog in
excess of $14 billion, up some 25% from that at
the end of the prior year."
G~neral

IN MEMORIAM
John H. Waite, J r . died February 3, 1974 at the
age of 64. He is s urvived by his wife, Mary
G. Waite and one son, James Michael Waite.
John retired from General Electric in 1971 with
17 years' service.
.-..

Ain't It So?
Lady at door to salesman : "No! I
don't need none."
Salesman : "II ow do vou know. !adv?
I might he se ll ing grarnmar books.".
0

the year 1973 were expected to be about $11.6

billion, up about 13% from the $10.2 billion for
1972.
He also noted that on the international side ex~ort orders, benefiting from favorable chang~s
m monetary exchange rates, were well over a
billion dollars .
As for the economy in 1974, he said GE economists
think "the most reasonable expectation now for
the national economy is a drop in the f irst
..-...
quarter, and possibly the first half, followed
a rather quick recovery so that the economy should
head into 1975 with good momentt.DTI based largely on
strong ca~ital spending." However, he stressed
~he mru:iy 111lpOnderables -- Middle East politics,
inflation, fuel and material shortages , and unsettled government policies.

Our sympathy is extended to John' s family .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XVI. No. 7

'NATIONAL ELECTRICAL WEEK

M
FOR FEBRUARY 10-16
~1

Feb ruary 15, 1974

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

With energy savings the

theme of this year ' s National Electrical Week,
February 10-16, here are
some timely hints from
Hotpoint home economists
on how to "save curren t ".

JLll1

* Frost acts as an insulator and makes it harder for your freezer to

remove heated air . If
yo u do not have a frost free model , defrost yo ur
frozen food section as
soon as the frost becomes

...

We. JU.6t ce.le.bnated the. B.<.nthday ( Fe.blW.aJt.y 12 ) o 6

th.<..6 gaunt, .6ad-e.ye.d Pne6.<.de.nt who pnobably d.<.d
moJte. to change. the. de6t.<.n y 06 oun countny than
any othelt one. Ame.!Ucan. In the. datj.6 whe.n thelte.
Welte.
no automob.i..le6, no .<.11do0Jt bathJtool.6, no
1/4-inc h thick.
e.le.cA:.!Ucal conve.n.<.e.nce6 and no te.le.phone6 , h.<..6
Thaw most frozen foods in the re f rigerator be- 6aJt.6.{.ghte.dne6.6 .6ave.d the6 e. Un.<.te.d Sta.i.e6 6Jt.Om
.<.nteltnal fu.60.ut.<.o n. A.6 he. .6tud.<.e.d by 6lickeltfore cooking. Putting a frozen roast directly
.<.ng candle. light and dying com , the. Me.artl.6
into the oven requires more cooking time .
Welte. 6oJtme.d .i..n h.<..6 youth wh.<.ch 1te.ache.d 6~on
* Soaki ng heavily soiled garments in a detergent whe.n he. be.came. a man: e.aclt man -i..-6 Jte6 po rt.6.i..ble.
or soak solution before washing will allow shorte1 6OIL h.<..6 bJtoth elt - n0 :t :to 0 wn lt.i..m but :to It e..p rum
wash times .

Be sure t o keep the dryer filter clean to reduce energy r equirements by shortening the drying
time . This increases drying efficiency dramatically.

If you don't need dry dishes innnediately at

the end of the dishwasher cycle, turn the dishwasher off when the wash portion of the cycle is
finished and open the door slightly . This can
save 20 to 40 per cent of the power normally consumed by the appliance.

NOTE OF THANKS
Lucy Gnove., VCP PJtoducA:. Re.plUJl., w-i.4he6 to thank
<LU o 6 he.Jt 6/Ue.nd.6 at. Ge..11vial E.te.cA:.!Uc 6ot1. the.
caJtdJ.i and 6lowvv~ wluch .6he. hM ne.cuve.d .6.<.nce.
OcA:.obe.Jt . Tlte.y ltave. be.en .6.<.nce.Jte.ltj appne.cj_a.;t.e.d
JUJ...d .6 he. wal'!.t.6 he.Jt 6!Ue.nd6 to know that .6 he. -i..-6
JJt0v.<.ng .~.e.ow.e.y. She. -i..-6 now able. to be. up on
..i..U:che6 and ge.t.6 hon1e on we.e.ke.ndJ.i.
.,

He!t adMe6.6 -i..-6:

The.

Tow~

Ho.6p.ua.l

Je.66~on PaJtk Avenue.

Ch~otte6v.{)!.le., V.<.ng.<.n.<.a 22903

1214

TOMORROW ENTERTAINMENT
SCORES WITH PITTMAN STORY
GE people everywhere can feel as if they're related to somebody responsible for a smash hit of
the entertainment season. It ' s true .
GE's wholly- owned subsidiary, Tomorrow Entertain
ment, Inc . , is the producing organization responsible for "The Autobiography of Miss Jane
Pittman," seen over the facilities of the Co lumbia Broadcasting System, January 31.
The two-hour autobiography captured r ave critica i
notices, including some from critics who rarely
cover the TV scene, like Rex Reed and Pauline
Kael. Reed thought the autobiography was "one
of the most profound and deeply-moving experiences in the history of film ... I predict it wil
make motion picture history."
Ms. Kael was no less enthusiastic . She said,
" ... quite possibly the fi ne st movie ever made
for American t e l evision."
(Cont ' d . page 4)

BLOODMOBIL

The two-day bloodmobile at General El~_cri c

We went over our quota by 73 pints and a t o
commendable Bloodmobile visits ever held i n

There was a lar ge number of first time dona

people because if you've never given befo re
that first time .

It took approxima t e l y 150 people to make tr

ganization and many of these were rela tives
Plant Coordina t or, expressed his gratitude

Wayneobotr.o GE emptoyeeo and the.AJt 6amL.lleo

mUr.ac.uloUJ.i ! I, peMona11..y' would uk.e. to A
-<.nto an ouA:.J.itand-<-ng ac.h-<-eveme.nt ."

One Gallon

Two Gallon

John C. Leffingwell
Peggy L. Noe
LeBron Holden
Harry R. Berrey
Wardell Curry

Henry L. App l
Donald F . Wri gl
Allen D. McDan-

Jo e A'1me.rW1.ou.-t, Toof Room , loolu ve.tr.y tr.elax.ed .

J eNr.y Ve.an, Tool Room, {,;) mcd~Lng 1)U/Le the nU!t6e.

wn ' :t: g o-<.ng to tah e n10tr.e than a p-LrLt: .

Ha.tr.old CIUldJtu,~ , PJtoduc.til

M.6-Wtant ne.c.U.6MIJ -<-n6otr.mc

E-HUG E SUCCESS
woi...~..i have to be called a "whopping success."
tal of 473 pints made this one of the most
Waynesboro.

rs - 158 - and special thanks go to these

- it takes a little extra courage to donate

e two day Bloodmobile a smoothly operating orand friends of GE employees. Bi l l Perry,

in this way: "I kn.e.w we. c..ould c..ou.n;t on
bu,t to have a. tu!tn.ou,t uke. th,,i.,}., UXL6 .:tJtuly

hank i l l thoJ.ie who he..lpe..d tu!tn th,,i.,,6 Bloodmob-ile..

lt

.el

Thr ee Gal lon

Four Gallon

Robert E. Gunn
Robert Campbell
Jerry Dean
Paul Samuel James

Donald Trohaugh
George D. Baker
Daniel B. Hull
William L. Smith
Mary C. Bussard

n., g,tv,tn.g Bloodmob-ile..

uon. .

Ven.rU,~

Wh,,Ltle..y ,

Fo~ema.n. - R e..la.yJ.i, wa.Lt{,n.g h.<.4 tMn.

CVO - En.g,i_ne..~n.g , g,i_vu ,i_n-

wWe V,{c..k GeJLR.);tz,

6oJuna.Uon. to He..le..n. V,ta, Re..fa.;t,{_on.J.i .

Pat Holloway, Ac..c..wnulato~- CVO , hav,i_n.g blood

c..he.c..ked .

p~e..J.JJ.JMe

ADVANCE IN FASTER DIAGNOSES

MICROWAVE COOKING AW ARD

WINNER NAMED

D. F. Johnstone, General Manager-Marketing for

High speed data communications coupled with auto- General Electric 's Range Products Division conmated blood analyzers can produc e for a doctor in gratulates Mrs. Jean W. Sanderson of Leawood,
90 seconds test results which formerly required
Kansas, on being named winner of $5,000 in the
hours to obtain. A new kind of technological
annual General Electric Microwave Cooking Award
support for physicians developed by Hycel, Inc.,
Contest.
Houston, Texas, assists in faster, more accurate
diagnosis, leading to shorter hospital stays and
Mrs. Sanderson's winning recipe , Fiesta Chicken
improved medical care.
Kiev, was selected as the "best recipe cooked by
microwave energy only" in the special microwave
A General Electric TermiNetR 1200 teleprinter is
cooking contest held in conjunctionRwith the
...-...,
used in Hycel's new Organ Profile System to proPillsbury/General Electric BAKE-OFF contes t.
duce results a lmost instantaneously for physiaddition to her ca sh prize, Mrs. Sanderson recians .
ceives a Model J 885 Versa tronicR oven system microwave range and an expense paid tri p to Phoenix,
A blood sample i s placed in a Hycel Organ Profile Arizona, to demonstrate her recipe at this year ' s
System and up to 17 discrete tests are completed
Silver Anniversary Pillsbury/General Electric
and carr ied electronically to a CAI mini-computer BAKE-OFF contest, to be held February 16-19.
with 8K memory. The computer is preprogrammed
(Cont'd . from page 1)
with information about 10 diffe rent organ profiles selec ted following ext ensive con sultation
The aut obiography was produced fo r Tomorrow Enwith physicians specializing i n pathology, diagtertainment by Rick Rosenberg and Bob Christiansen,
nostics and internal medicine.
who told The New York Times that the story of
Miss Jane had been turned down by a number of pro By being able to study information related to
ducing organizations, until they came to GE's
more than one condition at a time, the physician
Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc . where it was acis in a better position to d iagnose patient
cepted . The producers plan to release the autoproblems quickly.
biography as a full-length feature film in Europe,
"The heart of the Organ Profiler system", says
after CBS shows if for a second time . (Date to
Arthur Saluk, product manager for Hycel, "is
be announced.)
the unique report form which combines the
Cicely Tyson starred as Miss Jane Pittman. John
TermiNet unit's quick digital prin t out accuracy
J.
O'Connor said of her performance, "Cicely
with the simplicity of a graphic display. This
1
Tyson
transforms that role into the kind of
report form provides a valuable diagnostic too1!
event for which awards are made," and - "firmly
Saluk stated "We needed a machine which was reestablishes (her) as a major American actress ."
liable and durable for day-in day-out operation. 11
"Particularly, we wanted a machine which was
(Recommendation from Editor of NEWS : If you
quick. The 120 cps speed of t he TermiNet unit
missed this the first time it was shown - don' ~
can produce copies so quietly that normal office
miss second showing . It's magni f icent.)
work can be carried on without distraction."

NOTE OF THANKS

1Registered trademark Gener<ll Electric Company

USA.

MylLtle Ba.l.6e!t 06 PoweJt Regulation would like :to

:tha.nfl eac.h pe.M on wh u do ncv~e.d blood 6OIL heJt
nephew, Lun.o6M.d Sp1Lou-6e., JIL. an.d hiVL mo:the.Jt ,
:the. late MM . MaJty Campbell .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 8

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

NEW CAFETERIA MANAGER

Mr . Robert Webb, Marriott Corporation, is the

new manager of the Cafeteria at Waynesboro GE.
He has been with Marr iott for six years and came
to Waynesboro from DuPont at Mart~nsville , Vir-.
ginia. Prior to that, he worked in the cafeteria
~~ ACD, General Electric in Johnson City.

DCPD ENGINEERING PROMOTION

The appointment of Mrs. Joan
Carroll as Technical Specialist and l eader of second shift
Printed Wiring Board Design
was recently announced by Mr.
J. K. Snell, Manager, DCPD
Engineering .

Fehrnary

22 1974

VENDOR EXCELLENCE AWARD

Ruby Roach (center) , 4- po Ze reZay line, represents

aZZ of the reZay people as she accepts the Raytheon Award for Vendor ExceZlence from C. T.
Humphrey (right) , Manager of ReZay MarketiYlfl . The
award was presented to Mr . Humphrey at a d~nner on
Tuesday, February Z9 at the Andover Plant of Raytheon in Andover, Mass .
The award states that DCPD was named aZong with
20 others from over 4, 000 vendors for outstanding
achievement in high r eliability and superior quaZity . Our reZays used on the Hawk Missile which
is part of our nationaZ security program and are
used extensiveZy by NATO .
Bob Berrang (Zeft) , Manager - ReZays proudZy
.;atches the presentation.

The group designs artwork for

MEETING SCHEDULED
the printed wiring boards used
in TenniNet printers, controlThe American Society for Quality Control (A. S.
lers and other DCPD products.
Q. C. ) along with th~ profess im:ial En~ineering
groups in the area will meet Friday mgh~, ~e~
Joan graduated from Janesville High School in
Janesville, Wisconsin and attended the University ruary 22nd at the Ingl eside, Staunton, Virginia .
of ew t-fexico. She came to work at General Elec tric, Waynesboro in 1965 as a Junior Draftsman in The meeting will cormnemorate National Engineer's
Week and will be the final activit y of the week.
Don Trohaugh ' s Drafting group.
Mr . Andrew Hiller, Attorney General wi ll be fea Joan, her husband, Jim, and family, r eside on
tured speaker for the evening .
Talbott Place, Waynesboro.
NOTE OF APOLOGY
The meeting will begin at 6 p .m. with a social
hour and dinner following at 7 p .m .
~ast week's paper carried a thank-you note f rom
yrtZe BaZser, Power ReguZation, for the bZood
Cost of the dinner will be $6 . 50 .
donations for her nephew and her mother, the
Zate Mrs . Mary Camp be U . Due to a printing e rror, Ladies and other guests are cordially invited to
Mrs . CampbeZZ's name was e liminated from most of
t his meeting.
our papers.

NATIONAL ENGINEER
The following are the remarks of Jcones F. Young, Vice President and Staff Executive - Technical Resources, General
Electric Company on the meaning and relevance of Engineers
Week with regard to the troubled pr esent .

This year 's observance of National Engineers Week has been

scheduled for February 77- 23 under the sponsorship of the
National Society of Professional Engineers . Its theme is
"Engineering--Our Greatest Energy Resource ."
One purpose in selecting this theme is to recognize and
pay tribute to the past accomplishments of engineers -and, in particular, those whose efforts have provided
and harnessed an abundance of energy for the benefit of
man.
A second purpose of this theme, and a more compelling one,
is to focus attention on the future role of engineering
in coping with shortages of energy the world over. In
this view there is tacit recognition that technology is the
essential foundation for achieving sufficient, environmentally clean, and politically secure energy . Engineering,
as the developer and applier of technology, thus emerges
as our greatest resource in tailoring energy supply to
our future energy appetite.
While national energy policy has not yet been enunciated,
three broad outlines are emerging . The immediate cornerstone is what Willicon E. Simon, FEO chief, describes as
the "energy ethic" -- the recognition that from here on
energy will be expensive and scarce, deserving continuing
effort to avoid its waste and conserve its use . Everyone
can play a role in meeting this objective, as the very encouraging response to Company energy- saving measures attests . Engineers will find particular opportunity in selection of less energy- intensive materials and processes
and in efficient application and operation of products .

Front row ( l ef t to righ t) J . F~itt

Alexander, R. E. St okes, C. S . /nc
Back row (left to r ight ) E. H. Dinge
C. E. Millis er, H. C. McCartney, L.
M. J . Ouellette, C. M. Jones , B. L.
Not pr esent ar e C. R. Yemington, S .
Caulier .

In industry today, all segments of a

The second outline covers the steps that can be taken
To achieve these, it is necessary to
under the banner of Project Independence to improve our
velop new technology applicable to p
supply of energy on all fronts by 7985 but without abanmanufacturing high quality equipment
doning our objectives for preserving the environment. This
will involve a host of major projects ranging f rom exWe choose thi s part i cular week to sa
tensive application of existing technology having high
thrust of an engineering organizatio
energy efficiency to challenging demonstrations of new tech- ity of the group .
nology .
Since the beginning of the Waynesbor
The third outline is those research and advanced developorganization has been fortW1ate in h
ment activities that should be undertaken now with the aim
patents awarded is l ong and impressi
of economic application in ten to twenty years . Exconples
were issued to the engineers in the
here range from tapping other energy r esources -- like
for patents were filed. The subject
solar heating or harnessing fusion -- to improving the
the continuing advancement of the re
efficiency of energy conversion - - like advances in combut also the basis of technology on
bined- cycle electr ic power plants, higher voltage power
business was foW1ded .
transmission, or improved mass transit systems .
,-...
The
fie
l
d
of
technology
covere
.s b
(Cont'd. Col. 3)
control giant steam turbines, genera
machining systems, high speed mechan
miniature circuits onl y slightly lar
(Cont ' d .

; WEEK-FEBRUARY 17-23

(Cont'd . f rom Col. 1)

Pros pects then for engine ering contributions to meeting the

energy crisis are both bright and extensive. Identi fication
with a key social problem should be rewarding . Yet , paradixically, enrollment kn the schools of engineering remains at less t han 60% of the nwnber that will be needed in
the years ahead. And the traditional lag continues in enrollment of minorities or women in engineering . So, if
demand has anything to do with encouraging supp ly, the
futu re role of engineering should attract more young people
to its ranks, thus enlarging our greatest energy r esource .
(Cont'd. from Col. 2)

The Data Corrununication Printer bus iness was conceived at

this location in the mid-sixties and its progress has been
remarkable - because our engineers are constantl y seeking,
evaluating and promoting new ideas for our printers.
The relay, control devices, and numerical control businesses have seen many improvements and impl ementations of
better ideas because of the research and curiosity of our
engineers.
For the ability to find a better way - we thank our Engineers !

1er~ .

Kivistik, J . M. Rhoades, H. A.
1t
J . R. VanPatten .
, P. J . Moran, I . L. Erle1 n. H. Greene,
'. Kelling , S . M. DePuy , fl . J . Knebel ,
'onlon , D. N. Sitter and fl . J . Folsom .
1

. Lukas , L. S . McNaughton and P. W.

organization must strive for profits .

be competitive in the marketplace, deoduct lines , devi se cheaper methods of
and fos t er engineering cr eativeness .

The following i s a r epr int from TODAY' S News , Engineers'

\\'eek , 1960 .

ute our engineer s and the fon vard

t i s of t en measured by the patent activ-

>General Electric Plant in 1954, our

1ving prolific inventors . The list of
e and in 197 3 alone , f i f teen patent s
>i cture above and s ixteen new appl ications
; of these patents represent not only
.ay , regulator, and control businesses
ihich the Data Corrununicati on Printer
oa
~ncluding equipment de s i gned to
:ors , circuits to operate prec i se
.sms, relays used in space, and micr o
;er than the head of a pin.
Col. 3)

TOMORROI./ . .... , . A
ING

NE~/

WAY OF LIVING---THANK.S TO ENGINEER-

Tomorrow, in many ways, your life will be different .

You ' ll cook mea ls without heat; you ' ll use paper clothing and throw it coay after one wearing; you ' ll travel
in autos that drive themselves; you ' ll take weekend
t ri ps to Italy; you ' ll learn a new s l ogan: "See Earth
First "; you ' ll carry your personal telephone in your
pocket; you ' ll eat 5- year- old steaks out of a plastic
bag; you ' ll heat your home with sunligh t ; you ' ll dictate to a typewriter; and you ' ll watch TV from Eur ope .
Don ' t believe it? The n you have not been paying much
attention lately to the enormous accomplishments of
science and engineering . Like it or not, we ' re all in
the middle of an ex citing technological revolution that
is rushing us into just that kind of tomorrow . In
fact , every item on the list above is either available
now, working experimentally, or, the experts say, just
around the corner .

SJ-llITTLE So-IEDULE CHANGED

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PROMOTION

The Shuttle Bus service to Wilson Building and

Parts Center has been changed this week to eliminate one morning trip in order to save gas.

Mrs. Virginia C. Miller was

recently appointed to Supervisor - Accounts Payable a:
announced by D. H. Wilmoth,
Manager - Accounting . In her
new position, she will be responsibl e for paying and accounting for al l of the vendor
invoices for Waynesboro , Richmond, and Charlottesville.

The neK schedule is available from Maintenance.

INTERESTED IN BUS SERVICE?

The Relations office has been advised that it may
be possible to start a bus service from both the
Elkton and Stuarts Draft areas if a sufficient
number of employees desire such a service .

Vi rgini a is one of Waynesboro

General Electric ' s long service employees having
If you are interested, please advise your foreman transferred here from Automatic Blanket Departto notify I . L. Stokes, Ext. 630 so that a comment, Asheboro, N. C. in November of 1954, as an
plete study of this proposal can be conducted .
accounting clerk . She has had various assignments in ~ccounts payable since that time .
Additional information on this subject will be
published when it is determined if there is suf- After graduat ing from Los Angeles Junior High in
ficient interest.
California, Virginia attended Woodbury College in
Los Angeles and Corranercial College of Asheboro,
Question of the Month

~.

\\"lwre did dear old Dad lt-arn all

thos(' nru;ty things h<' tells Junior
11ot to do '?

c.

Virginia has one son, Carl Jr . , and resides at

201 Isle Avenue , Waynesboro.

0<@@@1>@><1@0@)0 ~<1 @)@

Don't play
practical jokes!

DO's AND DON'Ts

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 9

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

H. E. VIGOUR REAC HES

35-YEAR MARK

March 1, 1974

JOB POSTING
UPGRADING AGREEMENT
In December, 1972 , the Company made a pr oposal
to Local ]24 regar ding a self-nominating process for hourly employees to make known their
wishes for promotion to jobs that Managemqnt
planned to fi ll by upgrading . That proposal has
been modified and changed through negotiations
between the Company and Union and was expanded
in scope as a result of national negotiations
in the surrrrner of 1973. The Company's l ast l ocal
proposal has now been accepted by t he Executive
Board of Local 124 and the membership will vote
on ratification of its acceptance on ~1arch 11,
1974. ~1anagement feels the j ob posting/upgrading
agreement is a real step forward in providing a
procedure for hourly empl oyees to express their
interest in promotions .

From left : W. C. Mackey , General Manager, ICPD,

H. E. Vigour and J . R. Devoy, Mgr ., Software &
I/O Unit.

Mr . Hervey E. Vigour compl et ed 35 years of General El ectric service on Wednesday, February 20 .

Mr. Vi gour ' s f i rst position with the Company was
in Schenectady in the Radio Tranrnitter Department. He held an assignment in Pittsfiel d , Mas sachusetts in 1939 and from there returned to
Schenectady . He transferred to the Specialty
Control Department in Waynesboro in Mar ch 1955.
He began working with N.nnerical Control in 1956.
In 1958 he was made a Senior Development Engineer. At the present time, he works in the Soft ware and I/O Engineering Unit in the NC Engineering Sub-Section of the Industri al Control Products Department .
Mr. Vigour and his family reside at 1221 Keesling
Avenue.
NOTE OF THANKS

The Serrett Family woul d like to express their

appreciation for the cards, f lower s and sympathy
extended to us during the illness and death of
__Qur sister and s ister-in-law, Marg i e Landes.
LSO, our thanks for the many blood donor s during
ner illness .
"Lody" Serrett (sister- in-law)
Inspector, COO

A short thl.D'llbnail description of the current proposal follows. More det ail ed information will
be made a~aible next week.
The purpose of the job posting procedure i s to
give all hourly employees an equal opportuni ty
to express their interest and to be considered
for jobs to be filled by upgrading from wi thin
the Plant personnel . Jobs to be filled by upgrading will be posted on bulletin boards through
out the Pl ant and wil l be available for employees ' consideration for a mininrurn of 48 hours .
Job Interest/Self-Nomination forms wil l be available where the jobs are posted . Any empl oyee
interested in being consi dered for a speci fic
position may f i ll out a job interest form . The
form will be completed by the employee who wil l
place two copies in the box to go to Rel ations ,
give one to his f oreman, and keep one for his
own records. Management wi ll consider each form
and information will be fed back t o the employee
at various stages in the process . When a job is
fi lled, the name and seniority of the successful
candidate will be posted . The procedure al so
provides for a self-nomination process by which
an anployee can express interest in a particular
job whether there is an opening or not and have
this on file for a period of one year . This wil l
relieve the empl oyee f rom f iling an interest
form every time a job comes open.
(Cont'd . on Page 2)

(Cont'd. from Page 1)

Til.e procedure provides for consideration of employees for upgrading on the basis of individual
qualifications and, as an important factor -- the
relative length of continuous service of the
candidates. Fmployees may be disqualified because
they lack the min:inn..un qualifications for the job
or if they have not been on their present job for
60 days or more at job rate. If an employee is
disqualified, this information will be supplied
in a feedback session .

GE PARTICIPATES
IN STUDENT TRAINING

CLAYTOR TO RECEIVE
COMPENSATION
Recently there has been much publicity concerning
Bobby E. Claytor and his difficulties with insurance claims .
According to the record, Mr. Claytor was injured
in March, 1973, and returned to work in July.
Til.is injury was covered by Workmen's Compensation and Mr . Claytor was paid the stipulated
weekly benefits and all hospital bills were paid
by the insurance carrier.

Mr. Claytor re-injured himself at his home on a

Sunday afternoon in July, 1973. Til.e Company's
Workmen's Compensation insurance carrier questioned as to whether this was a recurrence of
the March injury or a separate non-work related
incident. Til.e insurance carrier appealed the
case to the Workmen ' s Compensation Board in a
procedure provided by law for cases which are in
question. A decision has now been rendered in
the case and checks have been mailed to Mr .
Claytor covering the benefits since September,
1973.
During the period since March, Metropolitan Insurance Company, the administrator for G. E. 's
Comprehensive Insurance Plan, paid Mr . Claytor
his full 26 weeks of S &A benefits, either as
a supplement to Workmen's Compensation, or regular full benefits. When these benefits were
all used up, Long Term Disability Insurance
benefits were applied for by Mr. Claytor. After
a long delay, partially caused by a slow submission of the necessary statements of health,
Metropolitan Insurance had prepared the LTD!
checks for mailing when the decision on Workmen's
Compensation was made known, and the checks were
voided.
Management regrets the inconveniences caused to
Bobby and his family by the delay in the legal
process. It is hoped that he will recover sufficiently to return to work in the very near
future.

Shown are John J. Larew (left), Manager-Engineering, CDO, Ji,Jn Bodkin (c enter), Manager-Engineering Support, Kevin Johnson (right) and
Loretta Carter (seated) .

1be Waynesboro Plant is cooperating with the

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center on a student
training program. 1be program was established
to give the students on-the-job training in an
effort to determine whether a student is ready
for permanent placement on a job . General Elet
tric is the first major industry in the Shenandoah Vall ey to participate in this state prosrram.
1be students, Loretta Carter and Kevin Johnson,
have been v.urking in Control Devices Operation
Engineering on a variety of assignments. James
R. Bodkin, Manager-Engineering Support, and John
J. Larew, Manager-Engineering, C!X), are very
pleased with the quality of their work, and have
expressed appreciation to those employees who
have helped to make this venture successful.
\t the end of a 6-8 week peri od of training,
Loretta and Kevin will be evaluated by their
supervisor at General Electric and the Woodrow
Wilson Rehabilitation Center will determine
whether they are ready for permanent employment .

Monday, M.arch 4 for anytn1ng you would like to

do. It's our second paid holiday for 1974 but
it's our very first holiday that i s not a leg~
holiday so that makes it a "freebie". It's y1
day to use for any purpose you choose: plowing
the garden, cleaning the house, sitting by the
fire or digging f lower beds. Whatever you do enjoy it!

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 10

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

TERMINET NATIONAL SALES

TRAINING SCHOOL

March 8, 1974

S&SP TAX INFORMATION

Today participants in the Savings and Security
Program received our 1974 S&SP Tax Infonnat ion
Statement and a Statement of Account. And as we
do every year , we 're asking "What ' s this for?" or
"What do I do? I've already sent in my tax return."
Information in the Tax Statement is for use in
relorting 1974 taxabl e income when incom tax time
ro l s around in 1975 , according t o benefits administrators throughout the Company. So , the
''Taxable Income" colt.DTI11 refers to the taxable income on this year' s payout which you report a
year from now.

~nt

r>OUJ:

"It's not for use in t ax returns which many employees are now f iling ," they said . "In fil l inO'
out tax returns on 1973 income - - t he ones now
being prepared -- the Tax Information St atement
Ralph Thomas , Jer ry Mounts , Paul Depa, distributed in 1973 - - a year ago - - should be
Vivian Consiglio , Ken Wallace and Pat used ."
Faini.
Harvey Johnson, Paul Inserra, Manager>DCPD Marketing , Dave ROUJan, Hugh
GranberI'!-f, Harold Stover, Manager>DCP Headquarters Sales, Gene Hwnmel
and Rog er> Trimble .

Another fact t o remember : The 1974 S&SP Tax Information Statement and Annual St atement of Account furnishes t ax data in duplicate. Participants are urged to f ile one copy with personal
papers and to attach the t ear -off stub , with duplicate infonnation, to their 1974 "payout" cer tificates -- U. S. Savings Bonds, GE Stock and
Geared to increasing the effectiveness of fiel d
S&S
Program M..itual Fund Units . This will pr event
sales people, the TenniNet* National Sales Trainloss
and the data will be available at tax filing
ing School graduat ed its second class on the first
time
in 1975.
of this month .
Back rOUJ:

The intensive program, 13 days in length, provides

a well -rounded view of rx::PD ' s products, people
and operation as well as offering field sales
peopl e a comprehens ive look at how our products
function in data corrununication systems .
Combining formal cl ass l ectures with informal
discussion sessions with key DCPD marketing people, the School provides its students with a
wealth of i nfonnation.
In addition, it offers them the opportunity for
"hands on" practice with the Department's pro~t s as well as involving the students directly
realistic customer case history problems stem ming from simulated sal es situations which they
are asked to solve .
(Cont ' d . page 2)

In addition to showing the amount of income to be

reported as a result of the r ecent 1974 S&SP se curities "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 unit on the date of
delivery to participants . If you sell or redeem
any of your 1974 S&SP securit ies you should use
the "Tax Cost" figure in determini ng gain or l oss
for tax purposes .
' 'This is an important reason why you should save
these annual statements," say administrators .
"In addition, of course, the annual stat ement
furnishes each S&SP participant with infonnation
on hi s hol dings under S&SP.

HELPING ENE RGY SHORTAGE

At midnight 011 Sclrutday night, February 16, Dee

Miller, \!aneiger -Targe Exc itation Systems Engineering, COO, recehed a phone call from General
Electr]c engineers at the Peach Bottom Power
Stat1on of the Philadel phia Electric Company.
They were hav1ng probl ems check ing out the excitation system on Peach Bottom #2. Because of
damage in :\ovember, due to misoperating the ma chine, t hev ,,ere wait ing for a factory eng ineer
t o arri ve at the job s ite before continuing the
startup of the turb ine generator. Dee promised
that he woul d be there as soon as he could get
some gaso]ine anJ cash t o make the t r ip.

(Cont'd . from Col. 1)

\\lhen this generator gets to fu ll load, after all
acceptance tests for the Atomic Energy_C~ission,
it will be producing 1,150,00n KW. This is enough
electricity to supply 25 cities the size of Waynesboro. The fuel that this nuclear plant will be
saving in two hours and twenty minu~es would b<:
enough to drive all passenger cars rn Waynesboro
for one year.
It i s nice to know that GE in Waynesboro is
making a significant contribution to help ease
the energy shortage. CDO builds the excitation
systems for General Electric Turbine Generators.
During 1973, 63% of all large Turbine Gener ators
ordered by utilities in the United States were
for nuclear power plants. Our work in Waynesboro
i s helping save a lot of coal, gas and oil.
We, at General El ectric in Waynesboro, are fortunate to have co-workers like Dee Miller, Fred
Curto and Don Wilmoth who are wi lling to sacrifice part of their weekends to look out for
aistomers and get the job done !

Gett1ng gaso] L10 on Sunday morning was a probl em

even though a nucl ear power plant was being held
up. Rental car ngencies were closed, General
Electric Company cars were all out, and there
wer e obviously no gas stations open . A call to
Fred Curto, ~1anager-Plant Utilities and Maintenance set up arrangements f or gasoline for the
emergency trjp . ~!r. Don l\.ilmoth, Manager-Account ing arranged for a cash advance from his
own pocket and Dee was on the road by 9 :30 a .m.
After arri\ ing ,1 t the poKer plant at about 3: 00
p .m. , t here has ,1 meet ing with Philadel phia Electric Compan y eng ineers t o di scuss the s ituation.
The t urbine generator was then "rolled" at about
8:00 p. rn. J)uring check-out of the excitation
syst em several problems wer e found and irronediately
corrected. By mjdnight on Sunday, February 18 ,
the excitation sys tem check-out was compl eted
and the generator Kas ready to go "on-line ." The
generator was synchr oni zed (connected to the
power system) at 1 :30 a .m. and within several
minut es was alleady producing 50,000 KW. This i s
enough poweT to satisfy a cit y the size of Waynesboro .
When Dee left L hi,, pm,er station on Tuesday , after
checking out excitat ion limit circuits , the gener at or lv&s pro<lucing 200,000 KW. Ther e was no
smoke, no oi l anJ no coal. This i s a nucl ear
power plru1t uncl a] J of t he ener gy was coming from
a General Elec.t-;--ic Boiling Water Reactor .
(Cont'd . next col.)

(Cont'd. from page 1)

Some of the topics included in the curriailt.nn are:
TermiNet printer theory and operation , techniques
of selling, competition, DigiNet modems and multiplexers, remote computing systems, TermiNet printer options description and usages , typical TermiNet systems, and the TermiNet marketplace .
The school' s aim i s to provide field sales per~
with the knowledge and the tools they need to
continue to increase the sales of TermiNet printers and products and to meet the claims and capabilities of competitors i n the arena of the
marketplace .
*Registered trademark of the General Electric
Company, USA.

HAVE YOU BEEN MISSING

YOUR MAIL?
Personnel Accounting must have an up-to-date address on every General El ectric employee for the
purpose of mailing information to the home. At
times, financial informat ion is sent to an employee ' s home inst ead of distributing at work.
Fr equently , large nt.nnber s of envelopes are returned to Personnel Accounting because they are
using an old address .
If you have moved r ecentl y , and if you have not
already done so , please notify your supervisor of
your new address so that he may send through your
status f orm and get the proper address on all your
records.
How Brilliant Are You?
A b ore is tha t wav b ecause he talks
about himself.

A gossip is that way because h e

talks about otlie rs.
A brilliant con\'c rsati onalist is that
way because he talks about me.

NOTE TO SALARIED PERSONNEL

Regarding the Attitude Survey taken last week,
most of the forms have been returned. However,
if you haven't turned one in and would like to,
~se mail it to Relations in a sealed envelope
~
later than Monday.
Compilation of survey should be available for
conmu.mication in a few weeks.

(Cont'd. from col. 1)

) / ~/ 7
Mr. Cleveland organized and directed a drive to
establish a Sickle Cell Center in Milwaukee.
When the threat of this disease to the black comJlllllli ty first became known in 1970, he was selected chainnan of the neighborhood mobilization
conunittee to screen more than 1,000 inner-city
residents for the disease. Through his initiative,
Sickle Cell Center was established at Deaconness
Hospital, and he played a key role in obtaining
federal ftnlds for it.

Mr. Corwin, (a fonner patent attorney for OCPD),

PLANT CLEANUP SQIEDULED:

Plant Cleanup is scheduled for March 11 at

4: 30 p.m. Please be sure your work area is
clean before you leave for the day.

tmdertook a project to rehabilitate a rundown

home for the elderly in the Portsmouth area. Two
years ago when he arrived in the area, he discovered Senior Citizens' Village, a dilapidated
home for 60 poor, black, elderly people. In his
campaign to improve it, he enlisted 170 other
families, raised ftmds, painted and redecorated
the building, refurnished the rooms, started an
arts and crafts program, arranged for movies and
field trips, and supplied food, clothing and cotmseling to the residents. He also chairs the Board
of Social Ministry of Oasis, a humanitarian group
which works with underprivileged youth in Portsmouth.

Miss Curry has compiled a record of detennined

leadership for 20 years to advance the cause of
~ivil rights and improve the lives of disadvantaged people in Erie. She joined the new NAACP
~VE EMPLOYEES
chapter in Erie in 1953, became recording secretary and headed NAACP events for ten years. As
WIN PHILLIPPE AWARDS
a director of the Booker T. Washington Center in
Five General Electric employees who have headed
the inner city, she spearheaded a ftnld drive for
projects to improve the lives of handicapped,
a new facility. She was elected treasurer of the
elderly, disadvantaged and minority people have
Greater Erie Anti-Poverty Committee and, in 1967,
been named winners of the 1974 Gerald L. Phillippe became the first black to seek an Erie school
Awards for Distinguished Public Service by the
board post. Recently, much of her work has been
General Electric Fotmdation.
as a director of the Erie Housing Authority with
responsibility for screening applicants for new
The 1974 a.ward recipients are Lucille M. Boehm,
housing for the elderly.
a mounting operator for the Tube Products Department in Owensboro, Ky. ; Joe Cleveland, a service Mr. Warr has worked tirelessly to achieve equal
opportunity for minorities and to improve racial
devel9PJ11ent engineer for the Medical Systems
relations in Syracuse during the last 12 years.
Division in Milwaukee, Wis.; Stanley C. Corwin,
a patent counsel for the Television Receiver Pro- When he first carne to Syracuse, he led a successducts Department in Portsmouth, Va.; Ellen Curry, ful fight for full integration of the public
a medical claims review clerk for the Transporschools. He subsequently became the first to
tation Systems Business Division in Erie, Pa.;
serve on the Syracuse Conunon Cotmcil. He served
and Robert E. Warr, manager of advanced reliabil- as president of the Syracuse NAACP chapter and
ity studies in the Electronics Laboratory in
helped to organize the Urban League of Onondaga
Cotmty. He established and became first president
Syracuse, N. Y.
of the Onondaga Neighborhood Legal Services program.
Miss Boehm has been a voltmteer member for 26
ApoloCJetlc Possibly
years of the Spastic Guild in Owensboro, an orgaDear sir:
nization which supports a home and school caring
Please forgive my former excuses
for children "Wilo suffer this affliction. She
for not doing it right the first time.
You see, my explanation was not too
~rted this public service when she was 15 years
clear, for I truly didn't mean what I
l and has worked an estimated 25,000 hours with
said regarding my failures since I
cerebral palsy patients. She has been particdidn't consider each fault and decided
ularly active in taking the children on trips to
to change my mind about not corvarious points of the cotmtry, often for home
recting them.
That is, I think.
-Confused
visits at Christmas.
(Cont'd. next col.)

Safety Sam says :

employees NO . "

''GE

Safety Sam says :

employees YES . ''

''GE

The Semantics of Safety Eyewear

Many workers regard impac1 -rcs istan1 lenses as ~ynony
mous wi th safe1y glasses. It's jusl not so. Herc's a painless .
effective way 10 demonstrate 1he difference. Show th em
the chan belmv illustrating 1hc difference 111 1c s1111~
procedures followed by 1he Food and Drug Adm1111s11a11on
(FDA) for eye glasses and sun glasses with im pac1-rc~1s1a111

k11scs and testing procedures followed by the American

National Standards In st itute (ANS I) for "occupational and
cduca1ional eye protec tion" (safe ty eyewear) in conformance with the requ irements o f ANS I's Z87. I standard.

Eye Glasses & Sunglasses

FDA Requirements

Occupational & Educational Eye Protection

ANSl-Z87.1-1968 Requirements

Glass & Plastic

None

Glass & Plastic

Not less than 3.0 mm
Not more than 3.Bmm

Impact
Test

Mu s1 withstand - 5/8" steel ball - weight approx

imately 0. 56 ounces dropped f1om a height of 50
inches upon the horizon tal uppe1 surface of the
lens. Ball shall strike within 5/8 inch d iameter cir
cle located at geometric center o f lens.
Ball may be guided but not restricted 111 its fall by
being dropped through tube to w1 thin approx imately 4 111ches of lens. The lens must not frac
tu re .

Must withstand 1" diameter steel bal l - wei ght

approximate ly 2.4 ounces dropped in free fall
from a heig ht of 50 inches onto the horizonta l
upper surface of the lens, im pinging the lens
within a circu lar area of 5/ 8" diameter of the lens'
mechanical center.
The lens shall not fracture 1n this test.

Penetration
Resistance
Test

None

Frames
Marking

None

Safety spec tacles require specia l frames. Comb ina

tion o f street wear frames with safety lenses
meeting the standard are definitely not in compliance. Frames shall bear the trademark , identi
fy1ng the manufacturer, on both fronts and
temples.

Lens
Marking

Invoices. sh1pp111g documents, all packages and /01

sh1pp1ng con tainers of 1mpac1 resistant lenses,
o ther than impact-resistant glass lenses. but 111
clud111g laminated glass lenses fo r p1escr1pt1on use,
shal l bear a code or mark in a form or manner th at
will perm it future identif1ca1 1011 of any given p10
cfuction batch by the manufacw1c1 .

Glass or Plastic
Each lens shall be dis ti nct ly marked in a
permanent or legible manner with the manufacture r's monogram. Such marking shall be so
placed as not to interfere wi th the vision of the
wearer. Each filter lens shall be marked with the
shade designat ion. Each glass filter lens shall be
marked with the letter "H" to indicate treatment
for impact res istance.

Lens
Thickness

Plastic Only
A pointed projectile of suitable size, consisting of

a new Singer number 25, size 135 x 17 need le,

fastened into a holder weighing approx imately
1.56 ounces shall be freely dropped, pointed
downward, from a height of 50 inches onto the
outer surface of the lens. Th e projecti le may be
guided but not restricted in its fall by bei ng
dropped t hrough a tube extend ing to within 4
inches of the lens.
The lens sha ll not be pierced through from the
impact.

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 11

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

McGOWAN PROMOTED
F. E. ' 'Mike" McGowan has been
appointed Manager-DigiNet Assembly according to a recent
announcement by R. C. Berrang,
Manager-Relays/DigiNet Manufacturing Operations.
''Mike" is a graduate of the
Manufacturing Management Program. He had his first assignment in August 1966 with
the Battery Business Section
of the Capacitor Department in Gainesville,
Florida. Assignments followed with the Visual
Corrununications Products and Major T. V. Departments in Syracuse, and with the Aerospace
Electronics Department, in Utica, New York. Upon
graduation, he came to Waynesboro in August of
1969, accepting an Advance Manufacturing Fngi ~eering position.
He has since been associated
Nith the Printer and Data Networks Operations in
a Manufacturing Engineering capacity .

March 15, 1974

ELIZABETH HAGWOOD
JOINS RETIREES

Elizabeth H. Hagwood has joined our list of retirees af ter almost nineteen years at General
Electric. She came to work for Specialty Control in 1955 as an Assembl e Trainee. Elizabeth
al so worked in Assembly Small Cabl e, Packer
Light, Stamp Nameplates and as a Molder. Her
last assignment was in Shipping for Bill
HLunpbJ:eys .
asked what she planned to~do with all her
'free' time , Elizabeth stated "I have a 4- year>
old grandchild who visi t s frequently and seven
other> gr andchildren with whom I can s pend mor>e
t ime now . My husband is also r>etir>ed and we
plan to travel some (if the fuel situation allows ). We would Zike to take a t r ip to the West
Coast . "

~~en

' 'M ike' s" educational backgr ound includes grad uation from his hometown high school in Alliance,
Ohio; the receipt of an Associate of Science
from Broward Junior College at Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and an Associate of Arts and a BS in
Electrical Fngineering from the University of
Florida in Gainsville . He al so served four years
Elizabeth further stated "It seemed strange last
in the United States Navy.
week not t o get ready and go to wor>k but alr eady
The McGowans , ''Mike," wife Beverly, and daughters, I 'm finding that I don ' t have t ime to get everyt hing done I want to . I enjoyed my year>s of
Laurie, Dawn, Cindy and Denice reside at 1240
wor
k at General Electric and I r ea lly want t o
Chatham Road . Swirraning, hiking and furniture
say
t hat I'm sor>r>y al l of my working years
refinishing create outs ide enjoyment for the
wi th a company who has benef i t s Zike GE .
wer
en't
family. ''Mike" i s a past director of the WaynesWhen
you
ar>e younger>, r>eti r>ement seems a long
boro Jaycees and is a member of the First Presway
off
,
but t ime pass es so quickly that it r ebyterian Church.
ally does make a di ffer ence what t ype benefits
RIDE NEEDED:
you have . "
Sue Simpson (GE Sal es Offi ce) needs a ride to
Afton (top of the mountain) on either the
7:30 a .m. - 4:00 p .m. or 8:00 a .m. - 4: 30 p.m .
shi ft (working schedule flexib l e depending on
transportat i on) . Sue will meet a carpool anyNhere in Charlot t esville , needs ride by 3/ 18
and i s on Dial Comm 8*271-1125/ 1126.
Pl ease call i f int er es t ed.

The Shipping employees gave Elizabeth several

gifts and a f arewell party . Bill Ht.unphrey said
"Elizabeth was tr>Uly an outs t anding employee and
she will be missed ver y much by her> co- wor>ker>s
and superoision ."
We wish you a long and happy retirement,
Eli zabeth .

*****ENERGY BULLETIN*****

'KEY MAN' OF '73

Waynesboro Plant NEWS has voiced Management's

approval and promotion of car pools many times
but once more would like to reiterate the "pooling" and set forth the figures below as supporting evidence of the idea :
You carpool with ONE other person using a standard size automobile with a consumption rate of
13.60 miles per gallon and if the price of gas
is 50 per gallon, you would each save about
$140 per year on a 30-mile round-trip to work.
In addition, 573 fewer gallons between the two
of you would be used.
You carpool with TWO others, you each would
save about $190 per year and use 1,150 fewer
gallons among the three of you.
You carpool with THREE others, you would save
$216 per year and use 1,723 fewer gallons.

PLAN TO VOTE MAY 7?

REGISTER NOW

Apply to Registrar ' s Office, Room 200, City

Building, 250 S. Wayne Avenue . The office is
open:
'IUesdays 9-12 and 1-5
Wednesdays 9-5
Thursdays 9-12 and 1-5
Friday , March 22 and March 29, 5-9 PM
Entire week of April 1,2,3,4,5, and 6, 9-5
each day
Other times by appointment, call Registrar,
Mrs. Richard S. Whitlow - 942-1902 (office)
or 94 2-6467 (home).

Leon P. Harris was presented the Waynesboro Jaycees award for "Key Man" of 1973 . The presentation was made at the "Key Man-Bosses Night"
Banquet at the General Wayne Motor Inn earlier
this week.
The annual award is presented to the local Jaycee who has done the most for his chapter during
the year .
Leon is a past president of the Waynesboro Jaycees; a past director and past vice president.
He i s presently chairman of the board.
Our congratulations to Leon who is manager of ou1
GE TerrniNet* 30 Task Force.
*Registered trademark of the General El ectric
Company , U. S. A.

Registration is closed from April 6 until May 8 .

To vote May 7, register by April 6.
To r egister, you must be a U. S. citizen, age 18
by May 7, and live* in Waynesboro. You register
only once in Virginia, provided you vote at least
every four years . If registered elsewhere in
Virginia, go to Waynesboro Registrar's Office to
transfer your registration. If you have moved
since registering in Waynesboro, go to Registrar' s Office or write Registrar giving old and
new addres s. To vote, you must be registered in
ward you were a resident of on April 6.
Anyone who expects to be away May 7 can vote by
absentee ballot between March 27 and May 7.
*No length of residence is required, you can
register the day after moving to Waynesboro.
Question of the Month
I low do you know the illlJIOSsi/1/e
<:an 't be done until you've tried '?

"Remember how we used to come

here before we were married? Ralph
... Rolph ! ! Are you awake?"

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No . 12

March 22 , 1974

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

ROUND-TABLE MEETINGS STARTED

BUS SERVICE ARRANGEME NTS

NEAR COMPLETION

itfl!' '~
Relations has been working on arrangements for
bus service from the El kton area . ~fr . Eb
Crawford, who will furnish the bus, has established the following weekl y rates:
$7 - from Elkt on

$6 - Port Republ ic
SS . SO - Grottoes
Rates wi ll be negotiated for anyone l ocated between these specific points on the route .
(Cont ' d to Page 4)
,,-...

In pl ace of t he annual "Boss-Talks , " a new t ype

of meeting called "Round -Table Discussions" will
be held for empl oyees of Data Conununication Products Department and Control Devices Operation .
Mr . Kindt and Mr. Ford will meet with small
groups of hourly and nonexempt empl oyees, se lec ted at random, once a month to discuss employee
concerns, the business situation and the viewpo int of att endees regarding plant performance .

UR;RADING / JOB POSTIN G

AGREEMENT SIGNED

Mr . For d hel d the fir st of these informal dis-

cuss i on sessions with about twenty empl oyees in

t he Bl ue Ridge Room this week .
Commenting on the program, Mr . Ford said: "This
is just one more communicating vehicle for our
employees. It ' s a way for them to give their
ideas directly to me and a way for me to learn
more f r om employees . I plan to hold these meetings monthly for an hourly and nonexempt group. "
Ollie Gr ant who attended the first session stated
"I think it's a great idea. Instead of sitting
in a meeting listening to the boss do a ll the
talking, at a get- together of this type which i s
more social in nature, the employees feel free r
to express ideas and ask questions . Actually,
Mr . Ford said we could write questions and pass
them in anonymously if we didn ' t want to ask
them verbally . I think I got a different pictur e
of our operation and I felt that I was really
part of a good discussion period ."

Attendees watch as Bob Suddarth (second from

right), President-VE Local l24 , affixes his
signature to the Upgrading/Job Posting Agreement
on March l5 , l974 . Seated (l- r) are J . M.
Stoner, I . L. Stokes , Bonnie Wright, Virginia
Acker, Anna Franklin, Dot Armstrong, Earl Via ,
Roy Wells , UE Business Agent, Bill Freeman ,
Chief Steward - lst Shift ; standing : Pat
Thompson, R. L. Broughman, and Homer Cain, Chief
Steward - 2nd Shift .

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Box 80, Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486

SCHEDULE OF EVENING CLASSES
SPRING QUARTER 1974

COLLEGE CALENDAR
SPRING QUARTER 1974
Classes begin Monday, March 25
Last day to add or change classes Saturday, March 30
last day to withdraw without penalty Saturday. April 13
Classes end
Saturday, Jun~ 1
Final examinations Monday-Saturday, June 38
Graduation Sunda~, June 9
Faculty workdays Monday-Saturday, June 10-15

Course
No. Sect. Cr.

Course Title

Day

ACCOUNTING (ACCT)
Accounting Ill
113 11
4

11
11

3
3

ARTS (ARTS)
3
123 11

Auditing
Governmental Acct.

Theory and Practice of

Drawing 111
Advanced Photography I

TTh
Th

E6:30-8:50
E6:30-9:20

410 Liskey
WHS Yoder

291

Pre-registration for Spring Quarter classes will begin on March 4, 1974,

and will continue through March 22, 1974. Presently enrolled students
are expected to pre-register during this time. Registration will be conducted
Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the
Counseling Center. Students desiring to register should make an appointment
with their counselor i~ order to expedite registration. When registering for
the next course of a sequence, students should register for the same section
that they were enrolled in for the Winter Quarter. All fees must be paid at
the Business Office, and all forms must be processed by the Admissions
Office in order for registration to be official.

AVIATION (AERO)
128 11
3
Theory of Flight
(Instrument Pilot)

E6:30-9:20

318

Petcher

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BUAD)

176 11
3
Admin. Office Mgt.

E6:30-9:20

222

Logan

CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
113 11
4
College Chemistry 111

MW

E6:30-9:20

317

Mast

DATA PROCESSING (DAPR)

256 11 4
Computer Programming
(Advanced COBOL)

T
Th

E6:30-9:20
E6:30-8:20

315
315

Keeling

DRAFTING (DRFT)
3
Advanced Technical
213 11
Drafting VII

TTh

E6:00-9:20

415

ECONOMICS (ECON)
3
Survey of Amer. Econ.
160 11
3
Industrial Economics
226 21

Th
T

E6:30-9:20
E6:30-9:20

316 Logan
WHS Lennox

ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS (ELECI

C04 11
2
Home Electric Power
W

E6:00-9:20

309 James

ENGLISH
103 11
106 25
108 25
113 11
180 11

T
Th
W
T
Th

E6:30-9:20
E7:00-9:50
E7:00-9:50
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-8:20

402 Harlow
VSDB Shipman
VSDB Shipman
316 Hurst
222 Harlow

Th
Th
T

10:00-10:30 or
E7:30-8:00
E6:30-9:20 222

Delaney

FIREFIGHTING (FIRE)
12 11
3
Firefighting 11
3
Firefighting 111
13 11

M
W

E6:00-9:50
E6:00-9:50

401
316

Chandler, G.
Chandler, G.

GOVERNMENT (GOVT)
283 11
3
U.S. Government 111

E6:30-9:20

403

Burris

HISTORY (HIST)
103 11
3
Hist. of Western Civ. 111

Monday-Thursday, March 25-28 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Friday, March 29 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to register as early as possible. Classes are filled
on a first come, first served basis, and a delay may cause students to be denied
admission to a class.
Bookstore Hours
Textbooks and materials may be purchased from the College Bookstore.
The normal hours of operation for the Bookstore are 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon,
and 1:00-4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. In addition to the above
hours, the Bookstore will be open 6:00-7:00 p.m., Monday through Thur~da'y,
March 25-28, to accommodate evening students.
Tuition and Fees
Virginia residents, $6.25 per credit hour or $75.00 full-time. Out-of-State
residents, $21.00 per credit hour or $250.00 full-time. New students must
pay a $5.00 application fee.
Audit
Any student who wishes to audit a course should so indicate at the time of
registration. Changes from audit to credit or credit to audit must be made
during the first week of classes.
Cancellations
The College reserves the right to cancel, withdraw, or combine classes
when necessary. Courses with insufficient student enrollment are normally
cancelled the first night of class. All course changes arising from a cancel
lation must be completed by Monday of the second week of classes.
(The minimum number of students required for a course to be taught
is usually 15).

253

11

Ml Calabria
Ml
318 Pruchnic
318 Pruchnic

Registration

In addition to the above period of pre-registration, the College will hold

registration for evening students on the following dates:

21

Room Instructor

E6:30--9:20
E6:30-8:20
E6:30-9:20
E6:30-9:20

w
229
256

Hours

(ENGL)
3
Communication Skills Ill
3
Manual Comm. Skills I
3
Manual Comm. Skills Ill
English Composition Ill
3
Fundamentals of Business
3
English
WVPT Channel 51
3

Survey of Amer. lit. 111

E6:30-9:20

206

Ber~e

Griffin

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BOX 80, WEYERS CAVE, V IRGINIA 24486 - TELEPHONE (703 ) 2342461

<;;12
~ rans

!teran students are r eminded th at in order to receive GI Benefits f or a

course, the course must be applicable to their approved program cf study.
Al l veterans must foll out the Veterans Student Schedule in order to continue
to receive GI Benefits. This form os available on the Adm issions Office and
when completed, should be turned on to Mr. Snyder . the Veterans Affair s
Officer. Any change of program. cpange o f status (full-time t o pa rttime. etc.)
or withdrawal should be repor ted promptly to Mr. Sny der.
Programs arc open to all qualified appl icants regardless of race,
creed, sex, or national or igin.

Course
No. Sect.

Cr.

Cou rse Title

I NDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (INDT)

170 11
3
lndusmal Mgt.
3
Quali ty Control
2B6 21
(One hour TBA)

Day
M

LAW ENFORCEMENT (LWNF)

Police Organ1 zat1on and
115 11
3
Th
Administrat ion I I
Criminal Behavior
T
128 11
3
Legal Evidence
T
136 11
3
176 11
Criminology
M
3
Industrial and Commercial
276 11
3
Security
w
MAR KETING (MKTG)
Traffic &
133 11
3
Transporta t ion 111
M
Sales Promotion & Cust omer
228 11
3
Relations
M
M
Coordinated Internship
3
.)QQ.. 3
r. .- THEMATICS

13
113
170
183

21
11
11
11

3
3
4
3

(MATH )
El ements o f Math. 111
Technical Math . Ill
Intro . to Calculus
Gen. College Math . Ill

T
Th
MW
Th

Hours

E6 :30-9 20
E6:30- 9 :20

Room Instruct or

206 Lennox
WHS Pierce

246

9 :20
9 :20
9 :20
9 :20

319 Brown
403 Levon
319 Staff
319 Hart

E6:30-9:20

319

Goodrow

E6: 30-9: 20

403

Runkle

E6: 30- 9: 20
E6:30- 9 :20
E6:00-7:50
E6 :30- 9:20

301
301

WHS
401
402
402

Macher
Macher

Slauhaugh
Jordan
Carver
Turner

11

Met allurgy I

Day

25

MW

Hours

Room Instructor

E6:30- 9 :20
E6:30- 9 :20

M3/
309 Chandler. R.
Moyer
SC

M
E5 .00- 6: 20 222 Hackman
T
E6 :30- 9:20
Beard
Effie Ann Johnson Day N ursery , Staunton
Music App reciation I l l
M
E6 :30- 9 :20 222 Hackman

Chorus
Music for Chi ldren

PH I LOSOPHY AND RELIGION (PHIL )

E24 11
L i t. of the Bible I
2
Intro. to Philosophy 111
103 11
3
222 25
3
l.1 t. of the Bible 11
Extrdsensory Percept ion
& Paraosychology I

Th
E7.00 8 50 403 Bailey
M
E6 30-9 20 3 16 McKnight
McKn ight
E7 00- 950
T
St. John's Church. Staunton
McKnigh t
\V
E7 00- 9:50
Covenant Presbyter oan Church . Staunton

PHYSICS (PHYS)
13 11
4
Appl ied Physics Ill
4
Intro. Physics 111
103 11

T Th
TTh

PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)
Child Growth and
3
130 21
Development

E6:00- 8 :50
M
Waynesboro Ho spi tal

SOCIOLOGY (SOCI)
Intro. Sociology 111
3
103 11

E6:30-9:20

206

Mcc ready

Th

E6.30 - 9:20

318

McCready

Th

E6:00- 9:50

206

Delaney

187
E6:30-9:20
E5:20- 6 :20

11

MUSIC (MUSCI
D38 11
1
109 25
3

261

E6:30E6:30E6:30E6:30-

Course Title

MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY (MECH)

187 11
Intro. to Instrumentation TTh
4

123
Course
No. Sect.

Cr.

11

Social Problems 11

SPEECH AND DRAMA (SPDR)

267 1 1
3
The Art o f the Film

E6:30- 9:20
E6:30-9 :20

320
320

WHS - Waynesboro High School

VSDB- Vrrgoni a School for the Deaf and Bl111d

COVERT NAMED
REGIONAL MANAGER

C..-..rt \va~
R'--,, Lon.

Prior to his ne,, position ,

Di s trict Sal es ~ !anage r in the Central

A native o f Tulsa , Ok., Covert has been h'Hh Genera l f l cctric s ince 1965 . He received his hachelor ' s Jegr ee from the Univer s i ty of Tul sa .

11 ow come

MAP.CH 1974
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Lynch
Bailey

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Box 80, Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486
Telephone: (703) 234-2461

Dona ld r, . Covert Jrns hc0n

named to head the fa1s t ern P.er ional Sales office o f the
General n ectri.c Company ' s
Data Corrrrnunication Product s
Depart ment in Tot o~a , N. J .
/\s rer,ional manar,er , he has
admin i st rat i ve and sa les pl annjng re~pons ih i lity for orders
recefred for ~c\eral states
in the Region .

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WISE OWL AWARDS

Safety Glass Sam says "Congratulations to George

McLear and Bonnie Wright for
adhering to the safety glass
rule !"

George McLear, Shipping, and Bonnie R. Wright, Power Regulation, both had reason recently to
be glad they heeded Safet y Glass Sam 's advice and wore the proper saf ety glasses .
Bonnie was cutting solder ed leads on a panel and a lead struck the l ower right-hand lens of
her safet y glasses .
George was driving a nail in a skid , the nail richocheted and struck the left lens of his
glasses .
Both employees could have had real problems had they not been wearing safet y gl asses and
they are welcomed as new members of the Wise Owl Club.

******************************************
Bus Serv . Arrangements
(Cont 'd from Page 1)
The bus will accommodate 41 peopl e and this will
be on a first-come first-served basis . The
f i rst servi ce wi ll be with a bus on the 7:30 4:00 p.m. shift . If the response to this i s
good and it appears that the ntnnber of passengers is dependabl e and steady, consideration
will be given to adding a bus for another shift.
Plans for the Stuarts Draft bus have not been
finalized and information will be provided when
available .

Mr . Crawford would like to l ocate a driver , pr eferably an employee from the Elkton area. I f
anyone is interested in this, pl ease get in
touch with Mr. Stokes, Ext. 630 .
The slip shown below should be returned to I. L.
Stokes, Rel ations , :irmnediately with all information filled in if you are seriousl y interested in riding the bus:
Do

CORRECTION :

(News 3 -1 5-74)

In the articl e regarding r egist er ing for the

7 el ection, the l ast paragraph should have
read:

~1ay

Anyone who expects to be away May 7 can vote by

absentee ballot between ~1arch 27 and May 2 by
mail and through ~lay 4 in person at the Registrar ' s Office.

************
A successful business is:
PEOPLE working TOGETHER,

to provide a PRODUCT or SERVICE,

of QUALITY,

at REASONABLE COST,
on SCHEDULE,

at a PROFIT.

you plan to ride the bus permanently, even if the gasoline shortage eases?

Yes

No

Name
Address

Horne Phone
Date

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 13

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

20th ANNIVERSARY
OF GROUND-BREAKING
CELEBRATED TODAY

CElEBRATINGG.fNERAL E/..EC1RIC ~ 20 r.' ANNIVER~ARY

OF G-R OLJND BREAKJNGMAR<'tl 29. 1954

FT2.. EE
DONUT PLUS' CHOICE OF DRINK
Al BREAK FRIDAY
MARCH 19. 1974
COMPLIMENT~

WAYHEgBORO G-ENERAJ.. ELEC'TR.le

MANAG-EM'ENT

l.m1~M."9'' ,.,,.,._

ree donuts and coffee for all Waynesboro General Electric employees at break today marked
the celebration of GE ' s beginning in Waynesboro
20 year s ago. From the time the first shovelful
of dirt was turned at the ground-breakiDg ceremonies on March 29, 1954 until the first employees came to work in September - construction
moved at a frantic pace .
While browsing through some old records we learned that in 1954, March 29th was indeed a festive
day in Waynesboro. Approximately 500 persons
witnessed a ground-breaking ceremony held in the
open field - where our GE plant sit s today. The
weather was beautiful that day, a little windy
but sunny and lovely. Our own Bill Perry (who
at that time was Executive Secretary for the
Chamber of Corrunerce and Master of Ceremonies for
ground -breaking) told the audience that "The Chamber of Commerce ordered this weather especially!
It's such a beautif ul day that it 's just typical
of what we do for occas ions such as this."
The Waynesboro High School Band furnished music,
the Fishburne ~1ilitary School Color Guard marched and speeches were made by several of Waynes...-boro '?prominent citizens. A handshake between
r . Louis T. Rader, General Manager of the Specialty Control Department, and Mayor Harper T.
Brower tripped the electronic device which droppec
the golden shovel into the earth. Dr. Rader
(Cont ' d next coltmm)

March 29, 1974

(Cont'd from Colt.mm 1)

stated "I am sure you people of Waynesboro wiU
be interested to learn why we selected this community as headqua.Y'ters for our Specialty Control
Department .... the chief ~eason was you - you
members of this community. We Zike your city
because it is growing .... it is looking ahead ....
you come to grips with any problem that arises
and you 1.J0rk hard to solve it."
:
Following the ground-breaking, a luncheon was
held at the General Wayne Hotel at which more
than 100 local guests were present.

Dr. Rader told a reporter that day that he expected "the contractor to finish the sprawling
one-story plant ahead of the 300-day deadline"
and on September 13, 1954 the first employee reported to work!
You, the employees, know the story from then
until now. Those of you who were early employees remember some of the growing pains we experienced.
From the moment that first shovel of dirt was
turned on March 29, 1954 Waynesboro's General
Electric Plant has progressed to what it is
today - and WE ARE STILL GROWING!
Page 3 of our NEWS carries information similar
to that which will appear in the NEWS-VIRGINIAN
today.

WANTED:

Horseshoe Pitchers

The SVIL is reorganizing the Horseshoe League'.

So all you "Ringers" who are interested please
contact Gordon Parker, Ext. 694 or Tom Thompson,
Ext. 643 by April 3.
SOFTBALL TRYOUT
Tryouts for General Electric No. 1 Team, SCOGEE
Softball League, will be held Tuesday, April 2
and Thursday, April 4, at the Softball field
about 5 p.m. Anyone interested, please show up
with spikes and gloves.
Any questions, call Kenny Gray, Ext. 141.

INSERRA ANNOUNCES FIELD PROMOTIONS

ROBERT GREENWALD

FRED REMILLARD

MORTON VITTUM

Effect i ve immediately, three new District Sales Managers have been named for DCPD Marketing . Robert Greenwald has been named District Manager for t he New York District, Morton W. Vittl.Dll for the
Boston District and Fred W. Remillard for the Depart ment's Detroit District . Pr ior to this t ime,
the three had been in acting capacity.
Messrs . Greenwald and Vittum will report directly to Mr . Donald E. Covert, Eastern Regional .Manager, while Mr. Remi llard will report to Mr. Robert G. Hoffman , central Regional Manager .

BOARDS BEING PREPARED

FOR JOB POSTING

NOTICE GOLFERS
Golfers get out your clubs, the SCOGEE Intraplant
Golf League is forming . Get a partner and sign
up. Turn names in to:
D. M. Dondiego
Trail er #1
Ext. 619

Entree Fee: $6.00/Team

Courses: Swannanoa and Gypsy Hil l
League will start playing the end of April so we
need your names by April 17 .
THANK-YOO

Undoubtedly you have seen recent act1v1ty in the

factory centered around the preparation and
mounting of boards like this one. These hourly
job posting hoards have been prepared in anticipation of the startup of t his new hourly upgrading which is now in New York for approval at
that level.

When our last Bloodmobile was here, a plea was

made for donat ions to Carroll Ray Baugher, a 14year old youth from Elkton . A total of 59 pints
of blood have been credited to his account at
the University of Virgini a and a thank-you note
has been received from his parents, Mr. and Mrs .
Carroll Baugher stating :
"Our thanks and appreciation go to each one who
gave . May God bless each one of you . "

More information will be provided early next week. Our best wishes to Carroll, who is out of the
hospital, has gained some weight and is do ing
GE Anniversary Message (Cont ' d from Page 3)
well .
AS WE LOOK BACK over twenty years of progr ess for the employees, the Company,
and the comnnJnity, we are pleased t hat the decision was made to bui l d a Gener al
El ectric pl ant in Waynesbor o. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, we see even more promis ing
...-...
opportlfilities to go forward together .
The Shenandoah Val ley was a beautiful area when we arrived, and we are doing our
best to keep it that way. We look forward to many years of continuing prosperi ty
for the co!TITllfility, our neighbors, and fri ends.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
WaynesboWvirginia

GE's ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE

GENERAL ELECfRIC - WAYNESBORO, VIRG INIA 1974

Two of the participants in the 1954 Ceremonies .

Note : If anyone recognizes either one or both
of these young men, please not ify Relations; we
would like to give them a copy of our Annivers ary
NB'JS.

On March 29, 1974, we plan to run the following message in the Waynesboro
NEWS-VIRGINIAN, to celebrate the ground-breaking t wenty year s ago.

A Message to the Corrununity

From General El ectri c
TI\TENTY YEARS AC/J TODAY you welcomed General Electric to the Shenandoah Valley.
Many changes have occurredsince grolITld was broken on Mar ch 29, 1954, but one
thing has r ema ined the same - - the mutual efforts of the peop le of the community and General Electric empl oyees to mainta in t he warm relationship
started in 1954.
Here are just a few of the facts which indicat e our growth and progress
s ince we became part of the Waynesboro area:
Over 2600 individuals now hold GE jobs in Waynesboro.
Annual payrol l is now over 21 million do llars , and has exceeded a
quarter of a billion dollars in the twenty-year period .
Our employees have donated over 9200 pints of blood to t he Bloodmobil e .
General Electric employees and the Company contribute over one - third
of the United Fillld goal .
The plant has grown from 215,000 sq . f t. to 488,000 sq . f t . and i s
still growing .
GE has purchased over $14 million of materi als and services from
l ocal bus ines ses.
GE employees assist in conununity programs of every kind -- c1v1c ,
safety, heal t h, educational, r eligious, youth, and First Aid.
(Cont'd to page 2)

ASSOCIATION

500 Fidelity Building P.

o.

Box 412

Richmond, Va. 23203

Phone 643-7489

March, F-174

Bui leti n No. 56

Spare Can of Gasoline

A Potential Auto Death Trap
That spare gal Ion can of gaso l ine you've
hurriedly stored in anticipation of an
emergency is a "liquid bomb" equa l to 14
sticks of dynamite.
Any kind of an impact from a car, even
from a sharp tool in the trunk, can puncture
these cans. Gasoline vapors come out of
gasoline cans, even at cold temperatures.
It's not the gasoline that explodes , it's the
vapors.
Never store it in a room with hot wa ter
heating equipment. You set off an explosion
with a ccumulated vapors.
- National Fire Protection Assn .
THE ONLY SAFE PLACE TO
STORE GASOLINE IS IN THE
TANK OF YOUR CAR.
A pickup truck hit a stalled car that pol ice
said had a fu l I can of gasoline in its trunk.
The car burst into flames and a mother and
three children died .

* * *
A young man burned to death in his car after
it ran off the road and burst into flames. Three
five-gal Ion cans of gaso line we re in the back
seat and another extra tank was in the trunk.

Young man siphoning gasol ine from gas tank of

car (with permission o f owner ) struck a match
to see how much was in the can and was badly
burned from the explosion.

* * *
One family tried st oring a n extra suppl y of
gaso I i ne in a 55- ga II on stee I tank Some gas
fumes escaped and were ignited accidentally
by a cigare tte. The resu lt was an explosion and
fire that destroyed the garage and the car in it,
and badl y damaged the nearby house.

Material for this bullet in contributed by W. S. Kitchen, Appa lachian Power Company, Roanoke, Virginia

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 14

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

MR . KINDT HOLDS ROUND-TABLE

MEETING FOR DCPD

April 5, 1974

DISNEYWORLD AND DISNEYLAND

MAGIC KINGDOM CARDS
W. R. (Bill) Perry, Relations, is continuing to
of fer the Magic Kingdom Club membership cards to
those employees who are definit ely pl anning to
visit Disneyworld or Disneyland . The membershi p
in this club offers employees and their fami lies
considerable savings f or ticket s and motel s at
Di sneyworld or Disneyland .
Mr. Per ry asks that you do not r equest member shi p
cards unless you are definitel y pl anning to vi sit
one of the attractions because all tickets must
be ordered from New York. It t akes at l east
three weeks to obtain the cards - so i f your vacation plans include Disneyworld - do not wait
until the l ast minute.

..-..,_s week, W. F. Kindt , \,eneral Manager of DCPD,

ueld the firs t of his Round-Table sess i ons with
twenty randoml y sel ected nonexempt employees in
the Blue Rid ge Room . After gi ving a short sl.Dl1mary of the DCPD business pi cture , Mr. Kindt re viewed the various concerns and ideas of the
participants.

To r equest a card, simpl y call Pat Thompson on

Ext. 241 and give Pat your name and home address .

JOB POSTING
EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 197 4

Mr. Kindt was enthusiastic about the meeting and

st ated that "I feel these meetings are very
beneficia l to me and, I hope, to the employees .
It gives me a chance to meet with individuals
to communicate our concerns and impressions to
each other on a fac e- to - face basis . In the
casual atmos phere of a small informal meeting,
it is much easier to exchange our viewpoints
and to discuss the problems we all fa ce in having
a successful business. I also hope it gives
emplouees a chance to better understand my views
and problems in guiding the business. I plan
to continue these meetings on a monthly basis
Above are (front r ow, le ft to right) John Jenkins ,
for factor y as we ZZ as office emp Zoyees . "
Francis Clements ; (back rOlJ, l - r) Eugene Fitch ,
Virginia Day and Peggy Noe , 2nd Shift employees ,
George Cr aig who att ended the f irst meeting
discussing
Job Posting br ochure with Beccy Gleason,
expressed his opinion that the meeting was very
Relations
.
11
helpful.
I think thi s type get- together is
~ch better than the lar ge me etings, 11 he sai d,
ecause you are more r elaxed and have a chance Meetings we r e held in the auditorium this week
with all _hourly personnel to explain the Upgrading/
to bring up things that you feel affect you
Post~ng Procedure which will be effective on
personally . I was ver y much impr essed with the Job
April 8, 19 74. The brochures were distributed in
11
whole meeting .
the meetings which ex plained the procedure .

TURNER #1
READIED FOR OCCUPANCY

Harvey WiZshus en teZZs Jean Brydge future pZans

for Turner #Z.

For weeks , we've wondered what they're doing in

that "building acr oss the road" and this week
Harvey Wilshusen, Mfg. F.ngineering, grac iously
consented to conduct a guided tour for Bill
Perry and me (Jean Brydge) through 1urner #1 .
Fir st of all, ther e are two items of apparel
necessary for a visit to a construction site
s~fety gl asses and a hard hat. Bill Perry h~d
In s . own J:a t and Lou Trott, Mgr. Manufacturing
Engineering , who had the major headaches of the
whole construction job , loaned me his hat.
(Women ' s Lib notwithstanding , I can see why
there aren't too many women in commercial construction work - hard hats are certainly better
l ooking on men!)
To begin our tour - Turner #1 is being leased
from J. M. Turner and it will house upon complet ion DNO, Wire Harness, TermiNet* R&R and
Overhaul , ru:td T30. Initially, approximately 190
empl oyees will be r elocated to this facility and
225 by year end .
Outside the buil<ling , there are huge machines
and truc ks frantically mo\' ing earth. \Ve learned
t~ese are employees of the State Department of
Highways who are putting in the :icccss road.
Phone lines tieing into the central switchboard
in the ma in GE Plant have been brought across
Hapeman Park:Kay and connected by underground
cabl e beneath the access road to the inside of
Turner #1. If you have ever looked at the open
end of a 400-pair cable, you certainly have a
new r~spect for the telephone company employees ;
t he wires are color coded but look about the
size of a pinhead and very confusing!
(Cont 'd to Col . 2)

(Cont' d from Col. 1)

Upon entering the front door of Turner #1, the
impression is one of spaciousness . There ar e
about 50, 000 sq. ft . in the building but you
cannot appreciate the size until you l ook the...-..
l ength (398 ft . ) of the building inside.
On March 18, the shell of the building was ready
for General Electric to start compl etion . In
the past two weeks , an unbelievable amount of
work has been done . Normal procedure on con struction work i s for one contractor to follow
another, but due to good planning and the size
o~ the building, when Gordon Batey and Harvey
Wilshusen requested the bids for the job, they
were able to give a date for the contractobs to
move in. And move in - they did! The pllDllbers
el ectricians , sheet metal workers , carpenters , '
VEPCO , Telephone Company , Waynesbor o City employees, sprinkler system employees and Turner
people have all been doing their part of the
construction at the same time. One gets the
impression of a giant centipede putting parts
her e , there and yonder with rolling scaffolds
h):draulic lifts and buzz ing saws all moving i~
different parts of the building.
The Medical Clinic (to the right of the front
door ) will have two examining rooms , a treatment
room and an office. There will be a vending
machine Cafeter ia with seati ng for 175. The ,.-...
Cafet eria (left-front) will be ready in about
three weeks for equipment and furn iture. The
o~fices are all at the front of the building
with a shipping and receiving dock at the rear
(toward the railroad) . Also at the rear will
be_a ~rash compactor and a small separate
buil ding for an air compressor to supply compressed air to the building . Parking facilities
to accommodate 175 vehicles will be l ocated at
the Southeast side of the building.
The ceil ing has a very attractive whi te finish
which I discovered is the vinyl covering on the
insul ation. It gives a nice appearance and
saves an additional covering on the ceiling.
Part of ~he bui~ding will have suspended ceilings
(cafeteria, offices , restrooms and medica l
clinic).
Three lines (city water , waste water, and compressed air) run the length of the building and
they were being installed whil e we were on' tour
as were the flourescent lights.
The floors are yet to be tiled; suspended ceilings , restroom facilities , and out door lightin~
installed; paneling put on partitions and park
ing areas compl eted. Guard Service is already
in effect 24 hour s a day .
(Cont 'd to Page 4, Col . l)

CURTO HOARDS GOLD (SHOVEL)

r;/~ 7 l/
ADVANCE JOB INTEREST MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR
NONEXEMPT SALARIED EMPLOYEES
Relations Specialist, Joan Mar shall will conduct
meetings with Nonexempt Salaried Employees next
week to explain the new ADVANCE JOB INTEREST
PROGRAM. This program (effective Apr il 15) is
designed to provide nonexempt salaried employees
with the opportunity to be considered for ad vancement as future openings occur by indicat ing
their individual interest in particular jobs .
A list of nonexempt job titles with grades/ranges
and forms for nominating one 's self (AJI forms)
will be available at Subsection Managers ' Offices
Nonexempt salaried employees who are interested
in and are qualified for another job may indicate that interest by filling out the AJI form.

After our NEWS was published last week with the

Anniversary s t ory, we discovered that Fred Curto,
Manager-Plant Utilities and Maintenance, had the
"Gold Shovel" which was used to break ground in
1954. When Mr. Curto reported to Waynesboro to
go to work for Specialty Control Department , one
of his first work orders was to have the shovel
gr,..__plated for the ground-breaking ceremonies
wh~_11 were held on March 29th.
The historic shovel was first tripped into
action by an electronic device which initiated
the dropping of the shovel into the ground when
Dr. Louis Rader and Mayor Harper Brower shook
hands.
This same shovel was used to break ground for
the offi ce addit i on to the General Electric
Plant in 1959 and the new relay area in t he fall
of 1963.
Mr. Curto has promised to save the gold-plated
memento for future possibil ities.
ATrENTION GOLFERS!

Program details and information relating to

methods of determining qualifications will be
covered at the employee meetings.
Mechanics of the program have been discussed
with Managers/Supervisors and they are prepared
to discuss any phases of the program with employees after April 15.

TO ALL EAGLE SCOUTS:

If you ever earned the Eagle Scout Award of the
Boy Scouts of America, you have an opportunity
to join other Eagles on Saturday, April 20 at
7 p.m. at the Eagle Banquet in Fishersville. The
Banquet i s sponsored by the Stonewall Jackson Area
Council, 13oy Scouts of America, which serves 13
counties in this area.

At the affair the "old" Eagles of the area will

honor the "new" Eagles - the boys who have joined
their ranks in the pas t year . Speaker for the
occasion will be John 0. Marsh, Jr. an Eagle
from Harrisonburg, and now Assistant to the VicePresident of the United States.
Tickets ($5.00 apiece) are available from the
Scout Center in Staunton or from Ed Menaker on
Ext. 396 at the Wilson Building.

The 1974 Shenandoah Valley Industrial Golf League

(SVIL) will get underway on April 20 with the
General El ectric pl aying Reynol ds at the Lakeview
Golf Course near Weyers Cave .
The SVIL is a handicap league which pits the best
fr~local industries agains t each other in a
se
~ of Saturday morning enjoyment and fe llowsh1.
Al l interested should contact David Fitzgerald
on Ext. 545 for additional information .

NOTE OF 11-IANKS
Lucy Grove, DCP Product Repair, continues
to improve and was discharged from the Tower s,
Charlottesville, Virginia on March 29. She again
sends thanks to friends who have remembered her
with cards, flowers and visit. Lucy will continue her recuperation at home (Route 2 , Box
436A, l\Taynesboro, Virginia).
~frs.

TLJR\ER /11 READIED : (Cont ' d from Page 2)

May 15 is the expected date of occupancy and

when you r ealize what has been done in three
weeks - you don't doubt for a moment that everything will be r eady .
We doff our hard hats to the guys who did the
planning and the arrangements - the end r esult
i s impressj ve in every sense of the word .

* * * * * ** * *

MARY JUNE BROWN

ST ATE CF SECRET ARY

Mrs . ~lary June nrown, ncPD Customer Service , was

r ecentl ) elec ted State Secretary of the Old
Dominj OJ t 0 1aptC'r of the National Cystic Fibrosis
Research Foundation at the state chapter's 4th
annual meet ing i n Ri chmond.
The Old Dominion 01apter i s a voluntary agency
which rai ses fonds and conducts public education
progrcuns through \'ir ginia on cystic fibr osis
(CF) and other children's lung diseases.
Dr . Walter () 'Donohue, Di r ector of Inhalation
Therapy and Respiratory Intensive Care at the
~ ledicnl l.ollegc of Vir ginia stated "Great advanc~s h'.1V<' r een made in research in the past
s evma l :1-'?C.Y'S rind . .. .for every year the Nationa Z
r71stie Piln'oM:s Research Foundation has been
_rormer!, a JiPm' o."" Zi.fe has been added for a CF
chi Zr! . "
~lary

June first became interested i n CF for

personal Ycasons and has been a very active
member of the organization both on a l ocal and
st ate

The SCOGEE vo lleyball team won the 7974 Waynesboro

City Men 's volleyball championship with a 72- 0
regular season r ecord and a 2- 0 playoff record .
Team members included (top row, left to right)
Hank Meineke , Ken Gray, Don Stinespring, Jim
Edling and (bottom r ow, left to right) Bob
Shumate, Gl enn Kel l er, Roy Rexrode and Jim Mayes .

.-...

YEN FOR ROAMING?

Th~

m?nth is April and many people are already

thrnkrng VACATION! Well, so is SCOGEE because
they are sponsoring some ' f antabulous ' fun t ours
for SCOGEE members.

There ar e three tours available: (1) AcapulcoTaxco -Mexico City ; (2) Hawaii -Las Vegas and
(3) San Francisco-Los Angeles-Las Vegas . The
dat es are for the two-week shutdown in July .
You can almost taste the Dinner Buffet at
(San Franci sco Hotel ) ; feel the warmth of
sun at the bay of Acapulco or swing with
r hythm of the hula dancers in Hawaii. I f
that sound s like a great time - take your
and take a tour.
Th~re

Henri' s
the
the
all
choice

are poster s g1v1ng full details (including

prices) at al l the entrances to the Cafeteria
and all the Office Time Clocks. Please take time
to read the information and treat yourself to a
fun vacation this year . If you have any quest~on~ - contact Phyllis Pendergraft, Recep- ...-.....
t1on1st, Ext. 372 .

_J I

. . . and

READ ON!

miss you too, Honey. But

I've asked you not to call me at w ork."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No. 15

April 11, 1974

WAYNESBORO ,VIRGINIA

The General Electric Plant in

Waynesboro will celebrate its
third paid Holiday on Friday ,
April 12 . !-'ave a nice hol i day
and ....

HA VE A HAPPY EASTER
******* ** ********** *****

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

MANUFACTURING
ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
D. L. Cought ry , Manafer-Manufacturing , Data Corrnnunication
Products Department, announced
the appointment of Arthur K.
Hyzer, ~1anager-Qual ity Control, effective April 1, 1974 .
Art received a BS in Elec trical En_gineering from Union
College in Schenectady, !'Jew
ART HYZER
York York . Prior to attendinfl
Union College he studied Elementarv Education at ' J:ember s c Jr the A.u9-u.cta Count1-1 Chapter, Nat i onal
Secretai>~Ze s Association (Int . ) , listen atte-nPl attsburgh State Universitv~ in Plattsburnh .!ew
t i ve l- as Boe B-roughnan, Ur.ion Pe lations Spe York . He also has a Technician Certificate from
c
i alist, ex plains the oper ation of the punch
the Air force Technical School, Keesler Air Force
pr
ess in the sheet metc.Z shop . NSA member s
Base , Biloxi , i'-lississippi .
1

'

..

'

tour ed the !.'crJ:nesbor o facd Zi ties , unde1 the

quidar:ce
of Fiill Perr.it and Bob Brouql':nan /.1onda-
A native of franklin, New York, Art began his Genni
ght
.
eral Electric career in 1966 at the Heavy i'-lilitary

Electronic Systems flepartment in Syracuse. He

held positions as Quality Control Engineer , Procurement Q. C. Representative and Test Proj ect
Engineer , while with JIMf.S . In March 1971 he
ioined DCPD as ~lanag er 0uality Information f.quipment Engineer .
_,..........t was the recipient of Delta
~Jveted "[" Key AKard in 1965 ,
out standing Alumni Secretaries
(Cont ' d to Page 2,

Chi Fraternity ' s

given to on l y four
annually . He is an
Col. 1)

?l!I! \'"K- YOU i!O':c

The family of Fred !! . Cavi.c u.1 ishes to thank all

tf:e1'. r _.eioiend s at r:ener>a l Flectric ;or tl:e _.rZoi..1ers ,
mone!J , and tlouphts o_f kfru!ness extended to them
during their 1eccnt hereavement .
Dechie Dav-:_s , Dt!O, lst Ehi.ft
Edward P . Davis , P.ecei vi.ng , 2nd Shi.ft

~lanufacturing

Promotions (Cont ' d)

active member of the Jaycees and April 8 , received an m,ard from the state Javcee' s vice presiclent in recognition of his role 'in the social
" speak up" project . Whil e Chainnan of the
"Junior Ski" pro j ect in Syracuse, he played a
major role in est~blishing a nation~l prececknt
,,h]ch al 1ohed registered amateur skiers to corr.:

d
. h
.
l
pete in ~n unsanctione race wit recreationa
ski.er s. /\rt is also a member of the /\merican
Society of Quality Control.
111e Hyzcrs, Art , wife Celes t e, and children,
/\my Md Steven, reside at 12 20 Crofton Avenue,
\\'a:11eshoro. TI1eir varied outside interests inc lude crunpinp:, sailing and carpentry . They are
active members of St. John's Cathol ic Church .

*********
R. C. Rerrar:g , tanager-Relays
and Data Networks Operations
announced the appointment of
Kenneth E. Cline , SupervisorRelay Operations, effective
Apri l 1 , 1074.

Ken joined the General flcctric Company in 1957 , aftn

-Four years \d th the United
States ~avy (Aviation branch) .
KEN CLINE

He held various technical

posi tions in Relav Oualitv Control until 1~67
when. he \\-c1s J>r01'1ote<l to foreman i n the rte lay Operation.

TI-IF. i\IGHTI-ll\Rf OF ''LARRY" !\1EXT ON GE 11-IF_ATER

.

s~em~ s~ra~g~t fr~m rr~nz Kafka or Rod Ser

Serlrng s. 1\.r~~ llg~t LOne~ a yom1g mai:i wh? sp~nds
It

mos~ of his life rn a ~n:ra~e mental rnst1tut10r

h::iv11:g been wrong l y clc1ssified ~s a menta~ retai~;
~i:t it happened, and ~he case hsto:y ~f Larry,
'' ~ll be se~n on the Gf: Theater~ .~pnl1 -3., _from
9 .30 to ll.00 on the CRS Television Net,,01k .
"Larry" ,,as ,,Ti tten by David Seltzer from an
actual case study by Dr. Robert McQueen of the
~Jevada State Ho spital and Professor of Psychology
at the University of Nevada.
The producing or,r.anization is GE ' s wholly-m,ned
subs idiary, Tomorrow f.ntertainment, Inc .

CONCILIATION AGREEMENT
REACHED
Local GE management stated agreement has been
reached after negot i at i.ng hi. th LJE Local 124 anc.l.
the EEOC for many months to concilia te charges
made against lfaynesboro CL. The principal
charge alleged that management by-passed lernale
hourly employees in fi.lling certain accw11ufotor
jobs in 1970 and 1971 at a time when such positions 1~e re norn1ally being filled by males .

A Company spokesman indicatC'd that r esol u tion

of this matter to the sat islaction of the employees involved ha s been highlr des irabl e for
everyone .

1fa\11eshoro is Ken ' s home tm,n and he currentl v reSURVEY FOR BUS SERVI CE
s i des at 276 Elizabeth Street with his wife .
Lorraine, and their flve children, Chip, Linda ,
\'le have had many requests for buses for the
Li sa , Angela and Robby .
8 :00 a.m . - 4 : 30 p .m. shift f or the Salaried
Office Personnel. 111c rossibili.ties are un The Cline family are member s of the Second Presknown until the munber or er:1p1o;.ees desiring th i s
byterian l.hurch in Wayneshoro . Their hobby jnservice can he <letermincd . In orrlcr to establish
tcrests inc-lude hunting , fishin g and cMping.
hm~ many peop1c - - from any location - - ::ire seSalesmanship
rjouslv interes ted in dding <1 bus to work on the
"R11~ a ho11q11<'l of flowC'rs for \'Our
8 : 00 a .m . - 4 : ~O n .m. shift, a form i. s included
wif<., .. ~11gc;PstC'd tlw salesman to tlw
!or your use .
hand~omc \ '011ng

man.
''Dont have a w ife:' he nnli<d.
"So h\I\ som<' for v our girl. "
''J)01d han a !!irl Pitlwr.'
"1lw11. !>11\' son.w because , 011.rc ~o
l11cky."

Please !ill in the requested infonnation and r eturn t o \{rs . .Toan 'Im-shall, Relations . II there
are any questions, plcn se call ~!rs. 'larsha11 on
Lxt . 120 .
--- ---- ------ ---------- ----------- - ------- - --------- --- ---- ---------- -- ------- ---- --------- --- - -- ---- -

no vo11 plan to ride the bus permanently , even if the gasoline shortage e::ises ?
Yes

No

Name

Off ice f:xt. No .

Address

Home Phone

Supervisor's Name

Date

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI. No. 16

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

COURT CASE ON S&A BENEFITS

FOR PREGNANCY TO BE APPEALED

April 19, 1974

SVIL BOWLING LEAGUE CHAMPS

The decision by the Federal District Court in

Richmond, Virginia that GE women employees who
are absent because of pregnancy are eligible for
weekl y sickness and accident make-up pay for the
period of absence will be appealed to the Court
of Appeals for the 4th Circuit by General El ectric. Until the appeal is heard and ruled upon,
"\\Omen employees who become pregnant may elect to
take maternity leaves as they have in the past.
If the final ruling is favorable to the seven Vir ginia women employees involved in the class action
suit, it would raise the costs of the GE insurance
plan, and ultimately affect group insurance rates 1973- 74 SCOGEE GE JETS . Seated are: Gene Dale,
Del Niedentolh and Gary Tomey; Standing (L- R) are:
for employers all across the country.
Like most employers, General El ectric treats
pregnancy leaves differently from absences due to
illness, since pregnancy i s not an illness . How........._r, the GE insurance plan does cover medical
~ . 1 1enses of pregnancy . The suit involving the
seven women in the Virginia court claims the GE
insurance plan discriminates against women by not
paying weekly sickness and accident benefits for
pregnancy absences.
In a similar case involving Delta Air Lines,
another federa l judge found that ~regnancy was
"neither a sickness nor a disability" and ruled
against payment.

C. A. FORD HOLDS SECOND

Tom Thompson , Captain, Gordon Parker, Dwight

Phelps and Charlie Liebal; Missing when pictupe
was taken: Bob Dedrick .

This seems to be the Year of Champs for GE's

Teams. We saw Tom Thompson struggl ing in to
work the other morning with that beautiful trophy
pictured above. When we contacted Tom for information regarding the award - we found out sure
enough - we had another Championship Team.
The SCOGEE GE JETS who participated in the SVIL
Bowling League competed with teams from Wayne
Manufacturing, Thiokol, Crompton, ASR, Powell &
Co . and DuPont. The Jets beat out DuPont for
first place in the five game series based on
total pins . Congratulations!

**********
ROUND-TABLE SESSION
C. A. Ford, Manager of the Control Devices
Operation, held his second Rol.ll1d-Table meeting
on April 10, this time with a group of hourly
employees. The response of several i ndividual s
wro participated in this meeting confirmed the
feelings of non -exempt empl oyees who met in the
f i rst Round Table l ast month. The consensus
seems to be that the time is well spent from the
viewpoint of both the employees and the manager.
Questions which were brought up during the meet ing that could not be answered on the spot are
being explored and when evaluation is complet e ,
the results will be corrununicated to the employees.

WAYNESBORO CITY COUNCIL ELECTION-MAY 7

An Election gives you your right to "speak up . " On May 7 two members will be elected to the
City Council and your vote helps determine the future of Waynesboro. Elect the candidate whose
viewpoint agrees with yours and RB\ID-IBER: All voters in the City of Waynesboro can vote for
the candidates; you do not have to live in the Ward for which they are seeking office.

CANDIDATES FOR WARD Ill

CANDIDATES FOR WARD IV

GEORGE BAKER

HUNTER EARHART

ROBERT A. RHODES

LOUIS J. HAUSRATH

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

AUTOMATED AUDIO / SLIDE

Holiday Inn of Staunton, Virg inia . General El ecTRAINING PACKAGE PREPARED tric Company trains technicians on the trademarked TermiNet 300 Printer and the 1200 Printer,
both of which are high speed electr onic units
able to transmit and receive data up to 120
characters per second .
*Registered trademark General Electric Company,
USA.

~!iss Gail Goodrow, a bookkeeper at the downtown

Holiday Inn, rests at the General Electric
TermiNet* 300 Magnet ic Send-Receive Data Corrununications Printer . Miss Goodrow is working with
the General Electric TermiNet Training School
during the production of automated audio/slide
training packages to be used to train technicians
that provide customer support maintenance . The
training school is located at the downtown
(Cont'd to Col. 2)

"You might just as well come back in .. .

They're staying for dinner."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 17

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

NATIONAL SECRETARIES
WEEK

April 26, 1974

ROBERTS HALL WINS GE DRYER

April 21 - 28 is designated
Nationa. l Secretarie s
Week. By this time, we
hope that all of you
"bosses" have let your
secretary know that she
is a special person, but
if you haven ' t, please
tell her you appreciate
the good job she does for
you all year. She might
not look like "Miss Secretary 1974" but most of
the secretaries at General Electric are exceptional and this is the
time to let them know !

How many times have you dropped your name in a

box for a prize drawing and said "Boy, that's a
waste of time!" But - just in case , you signed
up anyway. Well, Rohert S. Hall, Test Technician
in QC, knows that you should keep on dropping
PROFIT RATE DOWN, EARNINGS UP IN FIRST QUARTER
your name in the pot because his was the one
OF I 74 ' JONF.S REPORTS
sel ected for the GF. Dryer at the Goodyear Service
Stores in Staunton on April 18 at the GE PmployGeneral Electric profits dropped from 4.5 cents
on the sales dollar in the f irst quarter of 1973 ee Sal e. Robert said "I had never won anything
in my whol e l ife and I just couldn't believe it
to 4.2 cents for the first quarter of 1974 it
when
they told me I had won the dryer! "
was announced in New York by Reginald H. J~nes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
'
Mr . Jerry Tear, Store Manager, was very pleased
At the same time, Jones said, employee compensa- with the r esponse to the Employee Bulletin and
said approximately 65 employees and members of
tion, and all other operating costs rose from
their families attended the special sale of GE
$2,368.7 million in 1973 to $2,710 million for
products.
the first quarter of 1974.
But earnings reached a r ecord $122 .3 million or
67 cents a share in the first quarter of 1974 .
This i s an increase of 7% over the same quarter
last year.
Jones said sales were also a record - $2 909
million compared with $2,547 million for' the
first quarter of 1973 , an increase of 14%.
"The quar~er was highlighted," Jones said, ''by
strong gallls for the company's industrial com....-.inents and systems operations. Substantial
>vances in both sales and earnings were realized
by a number of operations serving industrial
markets, particularly automation systems, plastics
and other materials, components and contractor
equiproent.~
(Cont'd. to page 2)

We know at least one employee who was delighted

that he attended. Right, Robert?

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

JANUARY
Five year:

Ten year :

S. M. Lant z
.
Fifteen year:

D. P. Vey
J. A. Breen, Jr .
A. D. Coll ins
J. M. Karalevicz

L. R. Doyle
R. A. Fuller

See next week ' s paper for

Feb . &March .

DCPD ENGINEERING HOST

TO SPRING WORKSHOP

"Riding The Trucks"

A CALL FOR SERVICE MIGi-IT BRING A VEEP
Any day now, some American housewives are go ing
to answer the ir doorbells and find General Electric vice presi dents on their steps.
The housewives may be just a little flustered ;
after all, they called a GE Servicecenter for
an app liance repai rman. And that's what they
expected . ~ot a vi ce president.

The Waynesboro General Electric Plant was host

on Tuesday and Wednesday to 70 visitors from
20 other GE locations, to discuss the latest
developments in Fngineering Design Automation.
Sponsored hy the Corporate Computed Aided Des ign
Center, in Syracuse , the Spring Workshop included tours of the ~lain Waynesboro Plant and
the Parts Center l-Jith special attention to the
automated procedures that have been developed
here for design, assembl y and test. Workshop
sessions were devoted to printed wiring board
design, automated doctnnentation and mechanical
design automation . Vendors were invited to
demonstrate latest equipment for graphic des ign.
A banquet at the Hotel General Wayne on Tuesday
evening featured ~Ir. R. A. DuBridge discus sing
a case history in plarming the strategy of
deveJoping data communication products.
PROFITS RATE DO\'JN (Cont'd frait Page 1)
customer goo<ls sales increased slightly from
l ast year's high levels, but the squeeze between
prices and increased costs adversel y affect ed
earnings compared with the 1973 quarter , Jones
said.
The GF. Chairman noted that Aerospace products
and services reported higher sales and earnings
for the quarter , l ed by commercial aircraft engines. International sales continued to increase
with exports from the U. S. at high l evels .
"Earnings from international operab ons ," he
said, "al so improved from the prior year ' s fir st
quarter, despite a four-week strike that affected
Canadian operations."
Earnings of $10. 2 million for the General Electric Credit Corporation 1.,rere dmm about 14 % f rom
the comparable quarter in 1973, as a result of
higher interest costs .

But t he VP ' s of General Electric ' s Major Appliance Group, from the Louisville, Ky . headquarters are heading out to homes around the
country for the t hird consecutive year in a program they call "Riding the Trucks. And that's
just what they do . Vice Presidents, including
Group Executive Stanley C. Gault, and general
managers board repair trucks as they make their
rounds, responding to customer ca lls.
Gault says, ~ve ' re proud of our product service,
and we constantly monitor and evaluate it. W~
believe the personal contact our executives h,
with customers should be instructive about both
senrice and pro<lucts .
11

Lester E. Pankonin, Vice President and General

of the Distribution Finance and Service
nivision adds, "We decided to get out of our
factories Kith the men and l ook at the real
wor l d. Going out like this reaffirms the dec i sion we made years ago, to build a strong Customer Care Service network of our own factoryservice employees and franchised independent
services. life fe lt it was the best way to ensure the conslilller's sati sfaction with our products. "
~tanager

~!any

of the complaints, Stan Gault has found,

''are not product problems . They' re customer
education . A matter of not reading or not
understandi ng the instruction books . " For example, a Georg i a woman who called for seryice
and got a service man and a VP , said her ice maker wasn't making ic~ The serviceman checked
her almost-new refrigerator and found the problem right away. He flicked the icemaker switch
f rom "off" to "on . " Said the woman: "I cannot
figure out how that happened."
~
customer reaction to this personalized service
and a chat with a vice president has been good .
In fact one Bowie, ~Id . , housewife was so pl eased
with St~ Gault's visit, that she presented him
'"ith a jar of homemade preserves .

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There ar e some days that newspaper editors get wrong pictures with right names, right pictures
with wrong names , wrong pictures with right articles, etc . After the mistake is al ready circulat ed , it' s a littl e difficult to keep it a secret and, by now, our secret is out . Last
week, we showed Rohert Rhodes running for City Col.ll1cil in Ward III and Htmter Earhart rurming
,.or City Col.ll1cil from Ward IV. This sure surprised Messrs . Rhodes and Earhart (and us) . Let's
y aga i n !!

WAYNESBORO CITY COUNCIL ELECTION-MAY 7

CANDIDATES FOR WARD Ill

CANDIDATES FOR WARD IV

GEORGE BAKER

ROBERT A. RHODES

HUNTER EARHART

LOUIS J. HAUSRATH

P. S. Our first a<lvice still holds: BE SURF. TO VOTE !

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LAST CALL FOR BUS SURVEY

On Apri l ll, 197 4 , we r equested that any office

personnel who were interested in riding a bus to
and from work fi ll out a survey form and send to
Joan Mar shall. To date, we have received these
form s from 6 peopl e .
Before cons iderati on will be given to bus service
for off i ce employees - there must be at l east
45 people interest ed . If the necessary number
of f orms have not been returned to Joan Marshall
by ~. no further cons ideration will be given
to tl1i:Sprobl em .
We are repr inting t he form for your convenience.

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for, I wouldn't even have gotten this
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Neither would ar:iyone else.

Yet the fact is, in 1953 a GE dishwasher cost
$399.95 and 20 years of inflation would have
brought that price tag to $710 today. Except that
we would have long ago been forced out of the
business by our competitors who sell them for
far less. But that didn't happen. Today you can

Magazines carry articles about it. Television docu mentaries deal with it. Research studies are conducted
on it. And, of course, it seems as if manag ement has
always been talking about productivity. So, what's
different about it this time? In fact, what exactly is
productivity anyway?
As to what is productivity, here's a textbook definition : "Productivity is the effectiveness with which a
business utilizes its human, capital, and material resources in creating goods or services." For most of us
though, productivity is a lot less complicated. It simply
means how well we do our jobs.

Sure, GE has talked about productivity before. And

for good reason. Good productivity has always been
important. What's changed is that improving productivity has become even more crucial to all of us. Not
just as GE employees, but as Americans.
Our economy has had some shocks none of us would
have thought likely a few years ago. Rapidly risi ng
inflation. Two successive devaluations of th e dollar.
Critical shortages of grain, meat, and now fuel. All this

buy an even better dishwasher for $150 less than

the price in 1953. Because by all of us working
together to improve productivity, GE has been able
to keep the price for dishwashers-and the thousands of other products we make - at a level
where people are willing to buy them. Preserving
jobs-creating new ones.

in a world where the dollar was a1ways "as good as

gold" and America was considered the land of plenty.
Everyone looked to us as the most productive nation
. . . the most productive people .. . in the world. But no
more. In fact, not for some time. For the past ten years
the United States has had th e lowest annual increase in
output per man hour of any industrial nation in the
fre e world.
The lowest. This translates into the prospect of a
declining standard of livi ng unless we do something
about it.

Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to the problem. If there were, it would have been solved a long
time ago. What's more, what needs to be done is likely
to be different for every business. The answer may be
more modern machinery, or better product design, or
improving quality and reducing waste, or more cooperation and teamwork. Certainly it will take a government
tax program that will encourage investment.
The first step, though, is for all of us to agree on the
need for improvement. And to be open to change-to
new ideas. Be will ing to support improvement where
we work.
One thing is certain - improvi ng productivity is in
everyone's interest. And, there's a lot at stake.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI . No. 18

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

PLAN COLLEGE
FOR YOUR CHILDREN

May 3, 1974

DCPD ROUND-TABLE
HELD WITH HOURLY

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EDUCATIONAL

LOAN PROGRAMS

General Electric offers financ ial assistance for

higher education to General Electric employees
(with one or more year's service) and their
children. There are two educational loan programs and we have had many questions regarding
the difference. We will try to define, as simply as possibl e, what is availab le.
Guaranteed Educational Loan Program
This program provides for the guarantee of student loans by the United Student Aid Funds, Inc .
QJSAF) on the basis of deposits made by the General Electric Company.

Warren Kindt, General Manager, DCPD, described

his first Round-Table Session with Hourly employ_.1e maximum loan availabl e per individual, subees as "very thought -provoking." One particularject to the recommendation of the educational
institution, is $2,500 per annlDTI, and a total of l y interesting fact was brought into the discussion by Janis Moyer, who described the com$7,500 for undergraduate study and $10, 000 for
plicated manner in wh ich she obtains reworked
undergraduate and graduate study combined. Inparts. With increased productivity as one of
terest will continue to be 7% per annlDTI, except
our goals for the year - it was obvious from
that; for those who qualify for the federal inJanis'
concern that there is real opportunity
terest subsidy , which will be based on need and
to
simpl
i fy procedures in the Plant. Mr . Kindt
a case by case analysis of the famil y's financial
reported
that along this same line of thinking,
situation as determined bv the educational inhe
had
already
obtained outside assistance to
stitution, no interest will be charged while the
determine
some
of
our needs in the way of better
student is attending school and for the ten
methods
and
procedures.
month period immediately fo llowing completion of
studies or termination of attendance. All borro~
ers pay a service charge of 1/2 of 1%per annlDTI. Other questions whi ch needed further investigation
are heing checked into.
The rate of repayment, once begun, shall be a
minimlDTI of $30 per month. Under this program,
the employee is required to locate a bank who is
'STCX::K PRICE' AND
willing to loan the money. If an employee is
'FUND UNIT PRICE '
unable to locate a lending bank, it will be
FOR ~!ARCH 1974
necessary to contact W. R. Perry for further
help.
The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
month of March are as follows: Stock Price Fmployees Educational Loan Program
$54.839; Fund Unit Price
$29 . 442.
is a long-standing program for l oans to em)yees for their own use or that of their chiluren for full-time higher education, day or
evening. These loans are appl ied for and approved by local GE management.
(Cont'd. page 2)

~is

Month
January
February
March

Stock Price
$

62 . 267
56.599
54.839

Fund Unit Price

$ 29 .940
28.395
29 . 442

PLAN COLLEGE (cont' d . )

The rate of interest for loans approved for the
1974 -75 academic year is 7-1/ 2% per annum or the
maximum legal rate in the state in which the l oan
i s made , whi chever i s lm,er.

!DYNAMIC FIVE' DYNAMIC

Fmployees may borrow up to Sl , 500 per individual

s tudent with a ma"\'.imum of $5 , 000 outstanding for
one student and a total of $10, 000 out standing
per employee borrower.

Front row : (L- R) J . Branstetter, J . Campbell &

C. Tomey; Standinp : ( L- P) 'f:.' . Yabry , r; . Baker,
J . Sacra t Y. . Humph.re'!:'s ; .'1 issing i;her:. pictur e
was t aken : n. Fitzgerald.

Doug ~lorkman, Supervisor- DCPD Sales Service ,

is one of the parents who has taken advantage of
our !ruaranteed Educational Loans for his daught er , Terri Linn, who is a student at Elon College
in North Carolina .

The SCOCJ:E Intraplant Bo1ding League made up of

12 teams has proclai med t he Dynamic Fi \e the
Champions for the 1973-197-1 season . The League
bo1"1ed at th e St a w1ton Lanes and t he Dynami c
Five had an impress ive record of 86 h'ins and
34 losses .

C. M. JONE::>

The rate of r epayment per note , once begun,

shal l be a min imum of $300 per annum .

W. R. Perry, Relations , hand l es our educational

promotional programs and has r equested that employees start appl ying now for the 1974 -75
school vear well in advance of enrollment for
college. Brochures and applications are availab l e in Bill ' s office . If you have questions,
cal l him on Ext . 24 1.

VACATION WITH SCOGEE

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If you plan to fly away on one of the SCOGEE

fun tours for vacation , it' s time to think in
terms of paying a deposit . There have been many
interested inquiries but a definite number of
deposit s are necessary before t he f inal arrangements can be made .

May 31 is deadline for paying deposit . Ga ther up

the pennies, nickel s and dimes (and dollars !)
and put them in the sa f ekeeping of our Receptionist, Phyllis Pendergraft , so that you will
be a ssured a seat on one of the ' really big '
tours .

RECEIVES PATENT
Our F,ngineering Section cont inues t o s trj de for ward in the world of progr ess . Recentl y, C. ~I.
Jones , ~1anager-TermiNet Des i gn Engineering and
Earl e B. ~lcDowe ll (retired) were m,ar ded a pat ent jointly in the fjeld of da t a corrununications .
The invention r el ates to print sel ection systems
for high- speed printers and specifi cally relates
to print sel ection systems for the control of
partial line printers .
This i s the 13th patent which Cliff has received .
No doubt in this case , he f eel s 13 is a lucky
number.

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WHO'LL PAY THE RENT?

UP RETIREMENT INCOME WITH SB & S&SP

U. S. Savings Bonds and the GE Savings and Security Program car:i team up
to make your retirement income significantly greater than it could be with GE's
Pension Plan and Social Security alone!
It can be done simply by postponing the
receipt of S&SP benefit dollars and using
the plan's Retirement Option feature to
good advantage. And that can have tax
advantages, too.
How can S&SP. plus Savings Bonds.
push up retirement income? First. review your knowledge of the options under the Savings and Security Program:
Under S&SP you can invest up to seven
percent of earnings in a number of options. including U. S. Savings Bonds at
their new six percent interest rate. The
security investments are left in a trust for
a specified three-year holding period. GE
matches your investment with a 50 percent payment to your account - $1 for
every $2 you save. This is invested in one
of three options - including U. S. Savings Bonds. Normally. all the securities
and income from your own investment
and the GE matching payment are distributed at the end of the holding period.
However. the S&S Program has a Retirement Option. Under it you can leave
the investment made with the Company's
matching payment in trust until you retire. Then you can receive it immediately or - in an improvement that starts in
1976 - you can receive it in the form of
a life annuity. To make your Retirement
Option trust fund even larger. you can
choose to work and be paid during your
vacation weeks in excess of three. and
then have the pay for the vacation you
didn't take invested under the Retirement
Option.

Source of Retirement Income

Lifetime per Month
Social Security- for self only (estimated)
$362.00
(1974 provisions applied to 1989 retirement)
Estimated GE Pension ($8.25 minimum x 35 years)
288.75
(1974 provisions applied to 1989 retirement)
Social Security plus Pension Total
$650.75
Percent of former pay ($833 per month)
78 percent
Added annuity from Retirement Option
$117.00
(Resulting from.six percent Savings Bonds)
Total Retirement Income
$767.75
Percent of former pay ($833 per month)
92 percent
Assume you're at age 50 with 20 years
of service and will have annual earnings
of $10,000 for each of the next 15 years.
If you have longer service. or you're
younger, or if your pay will increase over
the next 15 years (as it probably will) the
total resulting will be even better. Now
you're ready to have Savings Bonds under S&SP go to work for you:
Have your seven percent investment
under S&SP returned to you at the end of
each holding period, but invest the company's matching payment - equal to 3%
percent of your earnings - in U. S. Savings Bonds at the new six percent interest
rate under the Retirement Option. In addition. bank one week of your vacation
each year under the Retirement Option.
It. too, could go into U.S. Savings Bonds.
Result: Your own Retirement Option
account - growing with each holding
period - plus the 6 percent growth rate
of Savings Bonds, will total $12.606
when you retire at age 65. At current
rates. that will give you an annuity of
$117 a month to add to Social Security

SERVICE PINS A WARDED

FEBRUARY
Five year:

Fifteen year:

D. 0. Ward
R. J. Williams

F. W. Clements
M. C. Hewitt
S. C. Snyder
V. C. Meek
A. O. Scarbrough
F. S. Hite
K. L. Brooks
H. M. Barker
R. I. Whitley

T. M. Fitzgerald
L. R. Robinett

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Ten year:
H. M. Felton
J. L. Harlow
J. M:Dougall
C. D. Swecker

Thirty-five year:
H. E. Vigour

and GE Pension for life! For details, see

the accompanying chart.
The $117 is about an 18 percent increase over what retirement income
might have been without the Retirement
Option investment in Savings Bonds. Of
course. the Retirement Option account
could also be invested in GE Stock or the
S&SP Mutual Fund. These are more likely
to fluctuate in value, however, and those
who desire a guaranteed rate of return
may prefer U.S. Savings Bonds.
It should be remembered, of course,
that earnings traditionally increase over
the years so that your investment in
S&SP will increase as will the Company's
matching payment. This will increase
the annuity figure. Also. Social Security,
under present law, would provide another
$180 per month for your spouse at age
65. In addition, Social Security will increase with rises in the cost of living. All
these possible improvements will probably bring your total retirement income
to an even higher figure than that shown
in the table by the time retirement age is
reached.

Who's Listening?
Griping about your job may turn
youngsters against business careers
The average school year is but 280 days. In this time
youngsters are expected to learn about many thingsthings that will affect their choice of an occupation.
Some of them are going to work right here in town
when they complete school. Some may be employed in
this plant.
What these students lack at this point is knowledge
about their future vocation and their role in the business system.
Here is where we come in. If we go home and gripe
about the job, about the boss, and how wewish that our
work were different-then the prospective employee
within earshot starts off with a tremendous handicap.
So when we discuss the job-relate its advantages,
and why it makes sense to work so close to home. Don't
tum the youngster off before he even starts.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVT . No . 19

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

AREA GUIDANCE
COUNSELORS VISIT

May 10, 1974

MANUFACTURING PROMOTIONS
ANNOUNCED

The appointment of Luther L. Trott to Manager Turner Operations, effective May 1, 1974 was recently announced by D. L. Coughtry-Manager-~fan
ufacturing , Data CoJTUTTUnication Products Department .
,..

,,_rhe above indi vidun.l8 weY'e rart o_r a group of 25

:rea guidance coun.c: ctors 1Jho tour Pd our Plant
r ecently . This indiwtrial -tour 1Jas sponsored by
the local Chamber o..r Corr'J'?erce in an effor t to
provide area cour:.sc lors 1Ji tr an ormortu ni t i; to
observe e ntrv l evel rosi -::ions a-:: OUY' Plant,
Paragon Design - Inter'locl< I nr1.w:tr1' es, Cromnton Shenandoah, and DuPont .

ANOTHER PAY INCREASE

THIS MONTH FOR MANY
OF THIS PLANT'S EMPLOYEES
HOURLY f./ILL CE':' 7C CF:!iTS AN fin11p ;.;ORE,
N- E SALARIED RATF:S RISE $6 . 4fl f./l~F'KL Y

Many of this PlCJnt ' s employees 1,ill r eceive a

pay increase on ~ !onday , May 27 . As a r esult of
a "general increase" in their pay structures,
hourlv ernplovees i-ill ha\e their pay rates increased by 16 cent s an hour, and nonexempt sa l aried employees will receive iln additiona l $6 . 40
a week.

Mr . Trott's responsibility will cover all the

activities to be performed in the building currently referred to as Turner #1. Very shortl y
it will house a new product, Termi Net T30 , the
Repair and Overhaul operation (now at the Parts
Center), the Data Networks Operation, TermiNet
\Vire Harness and TermiNet Accessories (now in
our main Plant location) . The relocation of the
above operations will permit a more orderly
growth in our Overhaul Operation and provide
needed space for anti cipated increase in our
present TerrniNe! products assembled in the Parts
Center and in the main Plant.
Mr. Trott has held several managerial pos itions
since joining the Specialty Control Department .
Just eight years ago , on May 1, 1966, he was
made ~1anager-Magnetic Winding Operation . He became Manager-Metal Parts Fabrication on December
26, 1967 . In February 1968 , he became ~1anager
Relay Operations . On May 1, 1973 (May 1 seems
to be a significant day) Lou became ~fanager
~fanufacturing Engineering .

Lou ' s Waynesboro GE service dates back to 1957,

when
he joined Specialty Control as a J i g and
THIPD INCREASE IN 1 2 MONTHS
Fixture Specialist-Relays, corning to us from
~ This will be the latest in a series of pay boost~ . the Insulator Department in Baltimore where he
On ~lay 28 of last vear both general and cost-of - s ~arted his General Elec~ric car eer in .1952.
living increases were put into effect. These
His oth~r Wayn~sbor? ass ignrn~nts were rn Mans irnultaneous adj ustments totaled 25 cents an hour ufacturing Engineering, Quali ty Control and
or $10 a week. Then on Novemher 26 another cost - Purchas ing.
(Cont ' d . page 4)
(Cont'd. page 2)

PROMOTIONS (Cont'd. from page 1)

Lou i s a graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Insti tute and received his BS in Industrial Engi neering from Johns Hopkins University .
His out side i nterests are quite varied. Currently he i s on the Industrial Park Development
Cormnittee. He has served until recently on the
Recreation Cormnission. Lou's wife, Dor othy, is
also quit e active in various Civic endeavor s .
They are member s of the Main Street United
Met hodist Church.
The Tr ot t 's live at 1318 Keesling Avenue . They
have three sons, David Lee, attending V. P. I .,
and Dougl as and Donald attending Waynesboro
High.

SCOGEE OFFICER NOMINATI O NS

SOLICITED
SCOGF.E'S annual election is fast approaching . ...-......
Therefore , we need nominations from the member
ship for the following offices:

Vice President

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Board of Directors - - - - - - - Please take a moment of your time to write in

your nominations and mail same to June Aldhizer,
Room 105 by ~lay 17.
Take into consideration all of our new empl oyees .
They could greatly contribute to our or ganization .
Also remember, there's nothing wrong with nominating ymHself !

Mr. Gl enn A. Kell er was appointed Manager -~1anu

fac t ur ing Engineering , Data Cormnunication Products Department, eff ective May 1, 1974 , according
t o an announcement by D. L. Coughtry, ~1anager
~ufac turing , Data Cormnunication Product s De part ment,

ANOTHER SAFETY PR OBLEM

SO LVE D ~...

He joined General El ectri c in February 1963 under

the ~lanufac turing ~1anagement Program as trainee
at the Large Jet Engine Department at Evendale ,
Ohio . Gl enn then had assignments at Schenectady
in the Large Motor and Generator and the Medium
A. C. Motor Department. His final MMP assignments
brought him to Waynesboro.
Upon graduation, in February 1966, he r emained in
Waynesboro, accepting a position as Advanced Man ufactur ing F.ngineer . In March 1968 he was made
Supervisor-~1anufacturing Engineer in Industrial
Electronics. In June 1969, he assumed a simil ar
post with Dat a Cormnunication Printer, contribut ing
to t he introduction and successful growth of t he
new product , the TermiNet-3 00*
Glenn was appo inted Manager-Data Networks ~lan
facturing in August 1971. In January 1973 he
became ~lanager-TermiNet 30 Task Force . From May
1973 until ~lay 1, 1974 he has been ~1anager-Fa
cil ities Pl anning.
Gl enn, his wife , Carolyn, and sons , Michael R.
and James P. live at 2145 Forest Drive . Sail ing,
hunting, f i shing and camping are the chief outside
interests for the Keller ' s.
*Registered t r ademark of the General El ect ric
Company, lJSA .

Effective next Monday , the Staunton bus will be

relocated alongside the motorcycle parking area
in Zone 8 . This will eliminate the passengers
from crossing in front of the main line of exit
traffic. All discharging and pickup will be
from this newly assigned area.
BICYCT .F. RACKS
Special bicycle racks have been ordered t o be
placed alongside the motorcycle parking ar eas
and should be delivered within the next ten days .

GEORGE BAKER
JOINS CITY COUNCIL

GE

&SUN

KEEP A SCHOOL WARM

When the sun smiles on a certain Dorchester,

Mass., Junior High School, the first to feel it
wil l be the water. Water and anti-freeze, that
i s, in tubes covered by a black heat-absorbing
surf ace under two r igid sheets of Lexan* plastic.
And that is go ing to make all of us who are concerned about clean air and fuel conservati on
happy.

l\That we're talking about is solar ener gy f or the

Grover Cl eveland Junior Hi gh School. It i s an
General El ectric employees extend their conexperimental solar heating system from General
gratulations to George Baker who was elected to
El
ectric 's Space Division at Val l ey Forge , Pa . ,
C~ ty Council May 7. We are confident George
funded
by the National Science Foundation. It
will make worthwhil e contributions to the Council
was
designed
to provide up to 20 percent of the
and be constantly alert to the needs of the
heat required to warm the thr ee-story building.
citizens of Waynesbor o.
The remainder comes from the school's conventional el ectrical heating system.
George has been empl oyed by General Electric
since 1962 and has held various positions in
About 4,500 square feet of GE experimental sol ar
Office Services. He is currently Supervisorheat collector panel s have been installed on top
Data Processing .
of the school roof in three rectangular rows .
When
energy from the sun passes through the
George stated "I am very ~ ver>y pleased that I
astic,
it is absorbed hy the dark surface and
pl
was elected and I intend to wor>k as har>d as I
into heat, which in t urn is transferred
converted
can and to the very best of my ability . I feel
to the liquid. After that, t he l iquid i s pumped
the success of my campaign was due to the e:x:to a pair of special solar heat exchangers that
ce ZZent effor>ts of my campaign committee and I
'n.cer>eZy thank each and every citizen who voted work in conjunction with two of the schoot s 10
conventional heating units. The exchangers heat
P me . Your> confidence is appr>eciated and I
the air which warms a portion of the building.
Ji ZZ tr>y to live up to your> expectations. "

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COLLEGE CALENDAR
SUMMER QUARTER 1974

Classes begin - --- ------------------------------------- Mond ay, June 17

Last day to add or ~hange classes - - - ------ - - ------------ Monday, June 24
Independence Day Holiday - ------------ - - - ------- Thursday, July 4
Last day to withdraw wi thout penalty -------------------- Monday, July 8
Classes end------------------------- -------------- Friday, August 23
Final examinations and faculty workdays ------ Monday-Saturday, August 26-31
Registration
Pre-registration for Summer Quarter classes will begin on May 6 , 1974, and will
continue through June 14, 1974. Presently enrolled students are encouraged to preregister during this time. Registration will be conducted Monday-Friday between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 : 30 p.m. in the Counseling Center. Students desiring to
register should make an appointment with their counselor in order to expedite registration. All fees must be paid at the Business Office, and all forms must be processed
by the Admissions Office in order forregistration to be official.
In addition to the above period of pre-registration, the College will hold regis
tration for evening students o n the fo llow ing dates:
Monday-Thursday, June 17-20--- 8:30 a.m.- 7 :00 p.m.
Friday, June 21 ------------------- 8 :30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to register as earl y as possible. Classes are filled on a first
come, first served basis. and a delay may cause students to be denied admission t o a
class.
Bookstore Hours
rextbooks and materials may be purchased from the College Bookstore. The
normal ho urs of operation for the Bookstore are 9 :00 a.m.- 12:00 noon , and 1:004:00 p .m . Monday throug h Friday. In addition to the above hours, the Bookstore
will be open 6:00-7: 00 p.m., Monday throug h Thursday, June 17-20, t o accommodate evening students.
Tuition and Fett
Virginia residents, $6.25 per credit hours or $75.00 full -time. Out-of-State residents,
$21.00 per credit hour or $250.00 full-time. New students must pay a $6.00 applicat ion fee.

I f the system generates more heat than is re quired, surplus hot water will be stored in a
2,000-gallon heat storage tank, where it can be
pumped to t he sol ar heat exchangers whenever
cl ouds obscure the sun.
Grover Cleveland is one of four U. S. publ ic
schools that will be using solar energy this
year as a suppl emental heat source under the
same Nat i onal Science Foundation project . The
other schools are located in Warrenton, Va. ;
Baltimore, Md.; and Osseo, Minn.
*General El ectric Company registered trademark

SCOGEE SPRING DAN CE

Date:

Saturday, May 18, 1974

Place:

Elks ' Lodge

Band :

Life

Time :

9 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Price:

$4 - Members
$8 - Non -Members

Tickets are availabl e from June AldhizerRelations, Nancy Baker-Second Shift, and Audra
Hartman-Parts Center.

PAY INCREASE (Cont'd. from page 1)

of-living adj ustment added five more cents to
hourly rates and $2 a week for salaried people.

BUILDING 10 NEARS COMPLETION

When this month' s schedul ed increases are added

to those pr evious pay r aises, hourly rates in
our Plant wi ll be 46 cents higher than a year
ago, and weekly salaried rates will be $18.40
higher than they were on May 27 , 1973.
PROMO'l'IONS BRIN(; HIGHER PAY

GE's hourl y and nonexempt salaried employees are,

of course , not limited to general pay increases
as a way to increase their earnings . Many pay
increases come about through promotion to higherpay jobs. Tn 197 3, for example, there were 734
promotions in our Plant among thes e two groups
of employees .

As -our Plant continues to gr ow, it's necessary

t o keep adding space to accormnodate the growth
and t he latest addition is Buildi ng 10 which
adjoins Building 9 on the west sid~ of the Plant.
Building 10 i s being built and equipped to house
the MOl - Raw Material Operation .

Exempt-salaried employees do not receive the May

27 general increase . Their salaries are adjusted
individ;o~. lly and periodically to take into account sue factors as job performance , time s ince
the last p t '/ raise , pay changes for other GE em ployees , th~ effect of inflation , and the salarie: One of the most interesting parts of the new
for similar work in the marketplace from which
bui l ding i s a 5-ton monorail which i s being inGE recruits exempt empl oyees.
s t al l ed to unload fl at bed trucks. From the
large doors on the south (front ) end of the
buildincr
the monorail has a huge hoist which
PLANT CLEANUP ON MAY 13
will em"''
er ge , hover over the bed of the truck, ~
So~ething happened this week that I am sure is a
lower t o pick up the raw steel and unload it
i-airly cormnon occurrence in our Plant. I ~pened
ins ide the buil ding. There will al so be a dock
the middle drawer of my desk and when I tned t o
for unloading t rail er s car rying other types of
close it ther e was so much "junk" in it that it
freight. This will be a receiving operation only.
wouldn't' go shut. Before you decide I should
improve my fi ling system , have you looked at the
A new Shear and Radiac Saw are part of the equip top of your bookcase, or machine, or storage
ment being purchased for Building 10. Five to
bins or filing cabinets? Aha ! I bet your workt en people will be moved into this new facilit y
place could stand a little spring cleaning also.
and the ar ea vacated by them will be used for
Mr. Curto sensed that many areas in our Plant
bacU v needed machine shop expMs ion.
mi ght have the same sort of problem and set a
specific day to get the whole place clean . . ... .
l\1onday, May 13th.
Let's really put special effort into

cle~up

on
The
Cleanest nay of the Year" and come ~o work Tuesdav morning with our whole Plant spic and span.

~!onClay, then proclaim Tuesday, May 14th

,
s2.; ),&T-9xSF-Rcs2'< )~,(~~L~~:i-&<~'0.1.i
One of our rieaderis contriibuted this and we think
it ' s 1,;orth passing on .
SMILE

"It happens in a flash but the memory of i t l as ts

forever . It cannot be begged , borrowed, or

stolen, but i t is no earthly good to anyone until

it is given away. So if in your hurry you meet
someone who is too weary t o smile, leave one of
vours , for no one needs a smile quite as much as
he who has none to give !
"It takes onl y 17 muscles to smile ...

43 muscles to frown.

Conserve energy."

' Part of Monorai l Equipment

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No. 20

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

ASSESSMENT CENTER
TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN WAYNESBORO

May 17, 1974

NEXT PAY INCREASE CAN AMOUNT

TO OVER $330 ANNUALLY
In last week's Plant newspaper there was a
story about the 16-cents-an-hour pay increase,
for hourly and nonexempt that goes into effect
May 27 in our Plant. Let's consider what this
will mean over the course of a full year of work.
To employees averaging 40 hours of straighttime pay per week, this amounts to more than
$330 over a year's time. Overtime work could,
of c?urse, increase this total considerabl y; and
unpaid absences could cause individuals to ean1
less than this amount from their May 27 raise .

H. W. Tulloch, Manager of Relations, announced

today the est ablishment of a new approach for
~ se l ection of first- line supervisors in
.. c1ynesboro .... the Assessment Center. All candidates for foreman positions in the future will
be sel ected from participants in the Center.

Last ~1ay ' s 25-cents-an-hour increase amounted

to an annual gain of more than $520, and the
November increase was worth approximately $100.
MILITARY MAKE-UP PAY BENEFIT
TO BE ON CALENDAR YEAR
BASIS TO PROVIDE GREATER PAYMENTS

In order to provide more complete benefits for

GE employees participating in National Guard and
reservist encampments, the Company's military
The Assessment Center provides an opportunity to make-up pay benefit will now be computed on a
a~sess the potential abi lity of supervisory cancal endar year basis. Benefits will be recomputed
didates to per form in such a position by directly to January 1, 1974 so that the new basis will
observing their behavior in simulat ed situations . apply to everyone taking part in encampments this
The Center will be composed of a panel of asses - year.
sors drawn from Relations, Manufacturing , Quality
Control and other support areas . The panel will For th~ past year, benefits have been computed
assess the performance of candidates in typical
on a fiscal year basis. However, it was diswork exercises designed to simul at e real life
~overed that some employees lvere on military duty
situations in a supervisory position .
m c;.n en~amprnei:t last fall and were participating
ag~in this spring .
On a fiscal June-to-June year
The Assessment Center also gives the candidates
t~i s would mean two encampments in the same year
an opportunity to l ean1 more about the various
with total days much greater than the 17 days
~spects of the foreman position by participating
covered by the GF. benefit.
in group and individual exerc i ses tests and
.
.
'
'
interviews . The panel members will assess each
GE's employee benefits administrators point out
candidate in all areas of performance and this
that by retun1ing to the cal endar year basis,
information, together with the traditional back- encampments falling within a few months of each
ground data, job performance evaluation , and in- other, but in different cal endar vears will now
terview material, will be presented to the hiring be more completel y covered by mak~ -up ~ay.
manager to provide the most in-depth information
~ssible in ch?osing t~e best _ candi~ate for the
Uncle: the military make-up pay benefit, employees
b . ~l. can~ida~es will be interviewed prior
receive i:iake-up pay for up to 17 days of military
to participation in the Center to determine their duty durin? ~he year. The benefit adds GE payinterest in becoming a supervisor. These inter- ments to mil itary payments so that an individual
views are unden.-ay at this time. A feedback
does not lose normal GE ean1ings income as a r e (Cont'd to Page 4)
sult of mi l itarv duty .

NEW OCCUPANTS

TOUR TURNER #1

ASSESS~lEJ\~ CENrER
(Cont' d f r om Page 1)
session after part1c1patmg in the Center will
al so provide the candidates with infonnation concerning their perfonnance on the various exercises and the overall assessment of their supervisory potent ial .

GE 'PLAYS BALL' AGAIN

Parti cipants in the Assessment Center are nominated by their foreman or supervisor. The
Assessment Center will be used to develop a pool
of candidates for both present and future foreman
openings.
Other major companies using thi s method of screening include AT&T, Sear s Roebuck, and J. C. Penny.
A number of other G.E. locations have al so adopt ed thi s approach, including Columbia, M:l . , Ports mouth, Va., Lynchburg , Va . , and Florence, S. C.

DICK WOLKE NAMED

FLORENCE PLANT MANAGER
FOR MRPD
Dick Wolke has been named Marty Locke' s succe s sor as Manager-Florence Plant . ~!any empl oyees
'dll remember Dick as a fonner Waynesboro empl oyee who joined SCD in 1955 as an engineer. He
transferred to Computer Department in Phoenix in
1966 but returned to Waynesboro as Managerf.acilities Planning for Numerical Control. In
1971, he relocated to take another pos ition.
Dick Wolke ' s appointment as Manager of the
Florence Plant i s effective June 1 and we extend
congratulations.
ATIF.NTION :

MINI -BIKE ENTI-IUSIASTS

The Waynesboro Elks Lodge will hold a mini-bi ke

rally Saturday ~lay 18 at the lodge grounds on
Route 340 south of the city l imits . To be
eligible, students must be 15 year s of age or
under with a bike engine of 90 cc or l ess . There
is no entry fee , but a par ent or guardian must
~for each entrant. Sign-up and practrce-runs are scheduled from 12 noon t o 1:00 with
the actual races beginning at 1 :30 . Trophies
will be awarded in each cl ass . Food service will
be available .

Carl Jones , F'orieman- Sheet Vetal CDO, receives a

plaque fr>om the l eague president for his outstandin.g past ~Pars ' service as president .
Carl is now helping as coach o.f the Du.Pont
Braves .

For the 17th consecutive year, the General Electric Company is sponsoring a team in the ''Jaynes boro Babe Ruth League for boys ages 13 through
15. The opening day ceremonies were held at
10 a .m. on Sa turday , May ll at Ridgevi ew Park.
City ~tana ger C:harles Yancey started the seasc
by throwing out the first ball . League Pr esiu--llt
G. \\'. '_'Sonny" Easton presented each of the sponsors with an appreciation plaque.
The League i s made up of six teams, the GE In di ans, Monofilaments-Orioles, Fraternal Order of
Police-Yankees , Virginia ~ational Bank- Col t s ,
Crompt on-Reds and nuPont -Braves . Each team
plays 15 games during the season .
Saturday, the General F. lectric Indians (managed
by Fr ed Robert s and coached by Gary Fl oyd) pl ayed
the Colts i n their firs t game and lost by a score
of 11 to 8.
of our Indians are : Rodney Hunt , William
Duncan , Chet Alston, Tim Roberts , Tommy Berry
.Jeff Morris, Tim Mayes , Steve Yancey Ted Rar~er
Ricky Floyd, Mar k Day , Sean Shull and Bri an Smith.
~!embers

TWO REMINDERS:
SCOCEE lla1icc Elks ' Lo<lge
Satur<l;:iy : 1\lay 18
9 'til 1

Girl s ' Soft hall Pr act ice

(5/: I) ancl Thurs . (5/2 3)
GE Back l.ot 5 : 30 p.m.

Tues .

"All t his work to do ond hc;s s till

fooling around w ith that stuff."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI . No. 21

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

MAY 27th IS HOLIDAY

WITH HIGHER PAY
The 4th of this Plant's ten paid holidays for
1974 will be observed Jvfonday, May 27 which i s
Memorial Day. The Plant will be closed that day.
Those whose services may be needed that day will
be notified by their supervisors.

May 24, 1974

CERTIFICATES AWARDED
FOR CREATIVE
ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

Something extr a special about this holiday is

that the new higher pay rates for hourly and
nonexempt salaried employees will go into effect
on that day. That means an additional $1.28 a
day for nonexempt salaried employees and those
hourly employees who normally work an eight-hour
day.
The scheduled pay increase is 16 cent s an hour
for hourly job r ates and $6 .40 per week in salaries .
, ioliday pay is one of the many benefits in the
GE job package.

ARNOLD ALEXANDER

PETER J. CLARKE

Two of our Waynesboro Plant GE engineers were

among those completing the 1973-74 series of
Creative
Engineering Conferences: H. Arnold
NEARLY A MILLION CLAIMS HANDLED
.AJ.exander-Drive
Systems Product Department and
UNDER INSURANCE PLAN LAST YEAR;
COST
Peter
J.
Clarke-Industrial
Control Products DeTO
COMPANY CONTRIBUTED $206 MILLION
partment.
More than 930,000 claims - nearly a mil lion of
A total of 65 engineers from 19 different plant
them. That 's how many employee cl aims under the locations were awarded certificates at two sepGE Insurance Plan were handled by GE and passed
arate graduation luncheons. Certificates were
on for final processing during 1973 . In Waynes- presented
by Lloyd C. Harriott, Manager-Engiboro, Charl ottesville and Richmond, we accounted neering Consulting Service, which sponsors the
for 6,794 of that heavy l oad.
program. Emcee for both days was Joseph D.
Thompson, Consulting Engineer with ECS, who diHow many dol lars in claims were incurred under
rects the Conferences.
the Insurance Plan in 1973? The answer is
another huge nlDllber - $210,095,879 .
This year ' s graduates bring to a total of 661 the
nlDllber who have compl eted the progr am since its
Those eye-popping figures are new records . They inception t en years ago.
stand out, even in the multitude of fact s and
The Creative Engineering Conferences comprise
figures which are contained in t he "Report for
eight monthly 2-day sessions reviewing advances
1973 on Your General Electric Insurance Pl an,"
in Technology, GE's technical resources , and
which has just been completed and released.
(See page 4 of this week's GE News.) The Report opportunities for engineering innovation . They
..-..is similar to the one which General Electric has are sponsored by Engineering Consulting Servi ce
in Schenectady for the benefit of product and
.ssued each year for a decade and a half - bemanufacturing
engineers all around the Company.
ginning long before such summaries were required
Requests
for
nominations
for next year's series
by the federal government' s disclosure act re will
be
going
out
to
Engineering
and Manufaclating to welfare and pension plans .
turing managers in June .
(Cont'd. to page 2)

fMPLOYEE CLAIMS (Cont'd. from page 1)

NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF VIDEO

TAPE OPTOELECTRONICS COURSE
Other big figures in the Report indicate how well
employees and their eligible dependents are protected tmder the GE Insurance Plan. And how smal: The ne:i:t session of Video Tape Optoelectronics
course will be on Monday, June 3,at 3:00 p.m. ~
the cost to employees. For example:
in the auditorium; three tapes will be shOUJn._
The
follOUJing alass will be held on FRIDAY, June
GE paid the total cost of employee coverage 7,
at
4:00 p.m.; two tapes will be shObYn.
$152 million - except for a small amount of .
$200,000 paid by employees in a few states with
This should put the course baak on schedule for
disability benefits laws.
Monday, June 10.
GE also contributed $55 million - 71% - of the
B. I. Florey, Mana.ger
cost of dependent coverage. Although the origComponents Standa.rds Project Unit
inal aim of the Plan was to have GE pay only .
administrative costs of dependent coverage, with
BEWARE OF SUNBURN
employee payroll deductions paying for cover~ge
of claims, the Company has actually been paying
During the spring when the air is aool, it's easy
an increasing amount for depen~ent coverage.
to get too muah sun before you realize it. Heed
This past year employee deductions covered only

a few simple rules and you can ma k e your 11+-Jun ~n

about 29% of the cost.
the sun" enjoyable.
Considering both employee and dependent coverage,
Limit exposure - first day l5 minutes
GE contributions of $206,918,944 covered more
front and baak, seaond day 20 minutes,
than 90% of the total cost of the Insurance Plan
third day 30 minutes, fourth day 40
a huge $229,183,389 and also an all-time record
minutes. Remember you aan 't get a tan in
high.
one day, but you aan get a burn.
How were all the benefits allocated?
Don't be fooled by a haze or overcast;
ultraviolet rays penetrate through
Nearly $33 million resulted from life insurance
these.
claim and over $1 million for accidental de~th.
or dismemberment benefits. More than $70 million
. l et ~
White sand and water refleat ultrav~o
was due to medical and maternity expense claims,
rays, so be more Cll.l)(lre at the beaah or
and over $30 million went into weekly sickness
on the water.
and accident benefits.
You get burned before you aan feel it.
Nearly $76 million resulted from claims for deWhen you begin to feel the effeats of
pendents
the sun, you've had it! But the real
pain
aomes l2 to 24 hours later when
The huge company payments to the Insurance Plan
you
are
trying to sleep.
in 1973 do not include the multi-million dollar
cost of n.mning the plan, the $2.5 million paid
Medical authorities say that repeated
out to pensioners l.lllder the Medical Care Plan for
and prolonged ea;posures to the sun are a
Pensioners, or the $28 million paid by GE as
source of some serious skin disorders.
part of its 1973 Social Security tax payments to
support Medicare.
Enjoy the sun but do it wisely. If you
use good judgment, there is no ~ause
Since 1955, when GE pioneered in providing comfor being severely sunburned.
prehensive medical expense coverage to employees,
GE contributions to the plan have skyrocketed
from $11 million in 1955 to more than $206 million
in 1973. This past year 321,799 employees were
covered at year end and 225,787 had dependent
coverage. The result is that an estimated
800,000 or more persons enjoy the protection of
one of the leading insurance plans in in9.ustry.
NOTE OF THANKS
behalf of the entire family, we would Zike to
express our heartfelt appreciation to our GE
friends for the many acts of kindness shown during the sickness and Zoss of our loved one.

On

Chuck & Ann Ramsey

/111#'~--1"'4.

"Yes, b11t that step right there doesn't

have a sign."

JONES TELLS RIESEL MINORITIES

NEEDED IN ENGINEERING
Talk of New York" radio audience heard GE's
. 6 Jones explain why American industry must
work to help_increase the ntunber of minority
people entering the engineering profession.

~e

~roadcast is ~ost~ by nationally kn.own

synd1cat~ collJl!U11St Victor Riesel. On the

The

April
12th session, with Jones as his guest, Riesel
want~d t? ~ow.why t~e Na!ional Advisory Collllcil
on Minorities m Engineering, of which Jones is
the chairman, is working so hard to get minority
people into engineering. The GE chainnan answered? ''The real problem that American industry
faces is not drawing the minorities into the
~lan!s and offices, but getting the upward mobility into management. We are being criticized
because we are not integrating our management.
You look at the situation across .American industry and you will find that while the minori ties.constitu!e some 18 per cent of the pop~lat1on of this country, they're an infinites~1 percentage of the top management of .American
industry.''
.And the reason for that, Jones explained is that
surveys have established a high percentage of
~ m~agement jobs are held by people with
~hnical degrees.
Thus far, minority people
~0unt for less than two percent of all the engineering school graduates.
Riesel asked why it was the minority people
were not attracted to engineering and Jones
said, ''I thi.Tlk it's because a job' has got to be
done at the secondary school level in tenns of
guidan~e an~ motivation. We've got to go to
work with high school teachers, with guidance
counselors; we've got to go to work with black
leaders, the Chicano leaders, and build an interest in the engineering profession. I think
a lo! of yo1:1Ilg b;acks turn off the minute you
mention engineering. To them, it is an unapproachable profession."
.And this, Jones said, is where the National Advisory Council on Minorities in Engineering
enters the picture. Four task forces have been
establ~s~ed to go to secondary schools in black
communit~es to develop interest in engineering.
Jones said that GE's F..xpo Tech mobile van full
of engineering exhibits that children can' work
wi!h th~ir ~ds is a company contribution to
this obJective. Other task forces he said are
~king with colleges to be sure that once inrest has been developed, minority people get
the proper counseling; to work on co-op, sumner
employment programs so that minority engineering
people can come into industry between semesters
(Cont'd. next col.)

(Cont'd. from col. 1)

for

som~

direct work experience. The fourth

f?rce, Jones said, is looking into the
financing problems as far as both the student
and the university are concerned. ''We're fortunate," he said, "in that some foundations have
been interested in this problem and we feel will
be willing to give us some very considerable
support."
t~sk

In winding up the program, the GE Board Chainnan

made a final point He said, (in the future)
"We are going to be up against an extreme shortage of engineers in the United States. The de~nd !s.goin~ to.be there. So I feel that if the
minorities will interest thernselves in this, will
g? through with th~s activity, they're going to
find a very, very interested and very concerned
American industry looking for them."

PRODUCTIVITY
AND
WAGE INCREASES
There is a close relationship between pay increases, productivity, costs, and inflation that
needs to be l.D'lderstood by all of us involved in
the business of making our products. We can begin with the fact that a pay increase is an increased cost, and a pretty big one at that. For
example the 16 cents per hour increase for hourly
employees and $6.40 a week for nonexempt-salaried
will mean a cost increase of about $700,000 per
year for the Waynesboro General Electric Plant.
If it is going to cost us that much more for the
labor alone to make our products then you can see
that we are going to have a problem when we go to
the marketplace. That increased cost is going
to have to be offset somehow. One way to handle
it would be to raise prices. However, if everyone passed on the total increased costs of the
products they make to the constuner as higher
prices the increased inflation would further erode I
purchasing power
There is another way to offset the effect of increased costs such as pay raises. That way is
through increased productivity and cost reduction
in other areas. Textbooks define productivity as
"a measure of the effectiveness with which a
business utilizes its htunan, capital, and material
resources in creating goods or services." It is
measured in output per manhour of work.
What increased productivity is all about is getting more today out of our efforts, money and
materials than we did yesterday. And what that
all ~omes down to for Waynesboro GE employees is
working more effectively -- keeping our quality
hj..gh, watching costs, working together, and meeting and surpassing our production targets.

Report for 1973 on !oar General Electric Insurance Plan

In 1973 rhe benefirs paid under the Plan to employees and their benefidaries once again
reached a new high-over $17 million more than
in any previous year. All regular General Electric employees enjoy the valuable protection of
the Plan. Since 19'55 when the Company pio
neered by offering rnmprehensive medical ex-

pense insuranc:e, Company contributions under

the Plan have increased from $11 million to over
$206 million.

This report shows the 1973 financial acuv1t1es

of the General Electric Insurance Plan which

Here's Bow The Money Was Spent

Here's Bow The Cost Was Shared

Employee Coverage Total Cost $152,051,644
(Includes Life Insurance, Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insur
ance, Weekly Sickness and Accident Insurance, Medical Expense Insurance, and Maternity Benefits.)
Amounts received from:
General Electric Company and
participating affiliates
Employee Payroll Deductions

$151,838,144

213,500

(99.9%)
(.1%)

321,799

Employees Covered (at year end)

has provided broad, flexible protection for employees and their dependents, the cost of~
protection and how this increasing hospitaI
medical cost was shared. We believe it essent1a1
ly meets requirements for a summary of the
annual report under the Federal Welfare and
Pension Plans Disclosure Act.

The Company's objective is to provide General Electric employees with

sound ~roup insurance protection. Sinc:e 1971, the Company has paid
the full rnst of the coverage except for the cost of spec:ial additional
benefits required by Jaws of certain states.

By employees
Life Insurance

Accidental Death or
Dismemberment
Weekly Sickness and Accident
Medical and Maternity Expense
TOTAL BY EMPLOYEES

By dependents
Medical and Maternity Expense
TOTAL INCURRED CLAIMS

Addition to reserve for retired

employees

Other charges

Dependent Coverage Total Cost $77,131,745

(Includes Medical Expense Insurance and Maternity Benefits)

Net Combined Cost of the Plan

in 1973

General Electric Company and

participating affiliates

$55,080,800

Employee Payroll Deductions

$22,050,945

$ 32, 797 ,897

1,362,213
30,073,326
70,214,480
134,447,916
75,647,963
2 l0,095,879IJI>

Under the Plan 80,000 more

claims were paid in 197:\
than in 1972 and benefils of
1214,874,148 were paid di
reedy to or for employees
and their beneficiaries. The
funds held in reserve to pay
claims for covered expenses
incurred by employees and
their dependents in a given
year. but which are not r1:
ported in that year, were re
duced by $4,778,269. These
two items make up the in
curred claims total of S210,
095,879.

This is rhe amount set aside

in 1973 with the Merropoliran Life Insurance Company
17,151,000 to help provide life insurance coverage for pensioners.
Pensioners claims for life in
surance are included above.

11,151,629 This is rhe amount for raxes.

238,398,508

expenses. necessary adjusrmenr of ocher resen-es and

all orher purposes.

9,215,119 This is rhe amount of

$229,183,389

i~

est credired by rhe insu,.company on reserves

up over the years.

(71.4%)
(28.6%)

General Notes Regarding Tbe Insurance Plan

225,787

Employees wi1h Coverage (at year end)

The original aim of the Company was to devole the major 1>orlion of i1s
contribu1ion to employee coverage and to assume only the administrative
rnsts of the dependent c:overage with employee payroll deductions covering the mst of incurred claims for dependents.
However, in 1973, employee payroll deductions again fell far short of
1he amount needed to cover the cost of claims incurred by their dependents, and the Company paid the balance of the claims rnst as well as rhe
administrative c:ost of dependent coverage.

Combined Cost of Plan Total Cost $229,183,389

Amounts rec:eived from:
General Electric Company and
participating affiliates ..

$206,918,944

(90.3%)

Employee Payroll Deductions

$ 22,264,445

(9.7%)

The combined cost of the Plan-including the cost of coverage for both
employees and dependents-was over $229 million. This amount is an
impressive all-time high. Since 1955 the annual cost of this Plan has inc:reased by over $200 million.

GENERAL
ERAl72 4/74

Gross Cost
Less interest credits

Amounts received from:

NOTES

Claims Incurred during the year:

Cost of Plan . . . During 1973 benefirs provided direcrly by rhe Company

amounted 10 1132,986,652 and rhe balance of rhe nee cosr <S96,196,737) represenrs premiums payable 10 insurance carriers. No commissions were paid.
Reserves . . . At rhe end of 1973, the insurance carriers were holding reseC\'es
toraling S204.6 million to meer Plan obligarions. The principal obligation is to
provide !ife insurance 10 pensioners.
Premiums . . . During rhe year, rhe Company pays premiums 10 rhe insurance
carriers chat are designed to cover insured costs plus a small addirional amount
to provide for unpredictable claim costs. The excess for 1973 was SI,944,317about 2% of rhe total premium paid. This excess, having been paid from Company funds was, of course, returned to rhe Company and is excluded from rhe
figures in this report.
Other Costs . . . A substanrial item of cost is created by rhe clerical and other
administrative work which is performed by the Company to operate the Insur
ance Plan and rhe cost of this work (other rhan rhe adminisrrarion of the Cali
fornia Volunrary Plan) is not reflecred in the figures in this report. In 1973 this
work included the preliminary processing of about 930,000 insurance claims.
Neirher do the figures reflect the benefirs of 52,501,051 furnished in 1973 to
pensioners, rheir spouses and surviving spouses under the General Elecrric Medical Care Plan for Pensioners. In addirion the Company paid 528.0 million in
1973 for Medicare in Social Security raxes.
Employees Protected . . . The actual participarion shown abO\e is at tbe end of
1973. During the year an average of 317,234 employees had personal co\erage,
while an average of 222,208 also had coverage for rheir dependen1s.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 22

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

PHILLIPS RECEIVES
MMP CERTIFICATE

May 31, 1974

PAY INCREASES
WILL ESCALATE VALUE
OF GE's BENEFITS PACKAGE
JUNE 7 CHECKS INCLUDE INCREASE

The 16-cents-an-hour increase for hourly paid employees and the $6.40 weekly raise for nonexemptsalaried employees will appear in paychecks distributed on June 7, 1974.
Those hourly and nonexempt-salaried employees
who received a general increase in pay May 27
also received some important "extras" in the
employee benefits portion of their total compensation package.
H. W. Tulloch, Manager of Bnployee Relations,
points out that several GE benefit plans are
linked to the individual' s earnings so that as
pay goes up so does the value of these benefits .
"For example," said Mr. Tulloch, "the 16-cent-anhour increase in hourly rates can mean about $660
additional in free life insurance under the GE
Insurance Plan."

~11es M. Phillips received his Manufacturing Management Program (M-1P) graduation certificate
from D. L. Coughtry, ~tanager -Manufacturing, Data
Corronunication Products Department, at this month's
Summary of Added Values
~lanufac turing Business Review meeting for exempt
personnel .
The following is a short summary of how this pay
increase will improve various benefits:
Jim joined IXPD as a Manufacturing Engineer, new
products, on ~1arch 11, 197 4, inunediately upon
r,F. Insurance Plan: More regular life insurance
graduat ion from the Training Program . His Pro($2 more for every $1 increase in straight-time
gram assignments were with Appliance Control at
earnings), more accidental death or dismember Morrison, Illinois and with Aircraft Engine in
ment insurance , and improved coverage under the
Everett and Lynn, Mass.
weekly sickness and accident benefit provisions.
All this, with no additional payroll deductions!
Jim ' s hometown is Sacramento, California . He
graduated from East High School at Des Moi~es ,
Pension Plan: Higher earnings result in a
Iowa and received his BS degree in Industrial
faster buildup of pens ion credits, meaning an
Technology from Cal Pol ytechnic State College in
employee can look fonvard to increased reSan Luis Obispo, Cal ifornia.
tirement income . There is still no deduction
on the first $6600 of this year's earnings.
Jim served in the United States Navy for three
years . One of his non-General Electric work ex Savings Plan: Participants in the GF. Savings
periences was with Kentucky Fried Chicken in
&Security Program will have more invested in
Long Beach, California as assistant manager .
U. S. Savings Bonds, mutual fund units, GE
stock, or life insurance because the weekly
,.5.lnce coming to Waynesboro , Jim has become very
savings through payroll deductions are a per:ive in the local Jaycee programs. He' s on the
centage of up to 7% of earnings. With GE adding
uoard of directors and is coaching a Farm League
50 to every $1 invested by the employee, the
baseball team.
(Cont'd . next page)
v

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

MARQ-1

anY.one
unaer the
sun
can get
skin cancer

If you have a fair complexion, red hair, green

or blue eyes, Scotch or Irish heritage and a
tendency to freckle rather than tan, you are
among those individuals most susceptible to skin
cancer.
''Skin cancer is the most c0JID11on type of cancer,
but with early detection it is also the most
highly curable cancer," according to Dr. Peyton
E. Weary, Professor of Dennatology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville. Dr. Weary has headed a series of
Skin Cancer Detection Clinics held by the .American Cancer Society in n.iral Virginia cOITIJ1lllllities
the past eight years.

Five year:

Ten year:

J. C. McKenney
F. R. Maiden
D. A. Hughes
R. E. Wampler
M. McKinney
K. C. Coffey
J-f. E. Simms
C. H. Field
Fifteen year:

S. A. Armentrout
E. Rowers
P. D. Baker
W. G. Madison
H. K. J1ulaney
B. G. Marshall
R. C. Martin
M. M. Farris
A. D. Jordan

A.

V. A. Myrtle

M.
N.
V.
H.

T. Ross
H. E. Henderson
J. A. Baber
C. Holton
R. Trykowski
E. Martin
C. R. Waggy, Jr.
C. r10chenour
E. R. Beahm
R. R. Smith
W. Curry
N. T. Noe
W. H. Pleasants
D. M. Saufley
L. W. Ellinger
B. L. Cale
PAY INCRFASES (Cont'd. from page 1)
pay increase will mean higher proportionate payments from the Company into the ~loyee's S&S
account.

Some 2,400 cases of skin cancer are recorded

annually in the state, accotnlting for 20 per cent
of all cancers among Virginians. Dr. Weary noted
that skin cancer is more prevalent in males than
females and is tnlC0JID11on among blacks. He also
Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan: Benefits
cited certain occupational groups such as fanners, tmder
this plan are also pegged to the level of
f ishennen, and constn.iction workers who risk
annual
straight-time earnings. Those additi~l
developing skin cancer because of prolonged Stnldollars
in the paycheck give added protectio.
light exposure.
in the event of disability over a long period.
For those with less than 14 years of service,
Emphasizing that "repeated over-exposure to the
there will be a very slight increase in paystm is the deadly culprit in skin cancer," Dr.
check
deductions -- about three cents per week.
Weary cautioned people to avoid the StDraner stm
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. He suggested arranging
Vacation & Holiday Pay: As an employee's pay
increases for days worked, so does his or her
sports and outdoor excursions betore or after
pay for days off on vacations and holidays.
these hours. He also advised wearing protective
clothing such as a broad-brinuned hat and a light,
long-sleeved shirt or blouse when stmlight avoid- Sick Pay: This too is based on nonnal straighttl.Jlle earnings so that it increases with the
ance is impossible. Stm protection creams also
job's pay rate. Personal time is treated the
are important for those who stay in the stm.
same way for those eligible for payment.
The most connnon warning signal of skin cancer is
And others: Benefits will also be higher to
"a sore that does not heal, change in wart, mole
employees using the Income Extension Aid Plan,
or birtlnnark, change in a scar or other skin
entering military service, attending an annual
blemish." Dr. Weary said "It is vital to get in
military reserve encampment, carrying out jury
the habit of examining oneself every three or
duty, or absent due to the death of a member
four months for any sudden changes.''
of the family.
NOTICE TO ALL CAR POOLS
Automatically in Effect
Starting immediately, the Car Pool Parking areas
Just to
clarify the :rules: th.Pee people constitute a
car pool. If one of those th.Pee people is absent,
the drive:r must pa.rk in his assigned zone. For
thPee o:r mo:re people - park in the Car Pool
Parking area and have your Car Pool penni t visible
on the dash of your car.

UJi l l be policed for imprope:r para king.

Please be su:re that you:r car is p:roperly parked.

Mr. Tulloch emphasized that it won't be necessary

for any employee to take any special action to
get this added coverage tmder the benefits plans.
"These improvements in the value of an indivi~
ual's employee benefits package," he explain~,.
"go into effect automatically because they are
all tied to an employee's earnings. They're
really a substantial bonus that goes with every
increase in GE pay.''

WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 23

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

JlUle

7, 1974

U.S. SAVINGS BONDS

EARNING EVEN MORE
There will be a "flyer" on wise investments dis tributed with the nonexempt and hourly paychecf-r-.
this week and a distribution at a later date for
exempt. Please take the time to read this pam-ph let - it might mean a great deal of difference
in your future .

The Series E U. S. Savings Bonds that GE people

can invest in llllder the pioneering Savings and
Security Program, the Stock Bonus Plan or the
direct GE Savings Plan, have a new higher interest rate in case you didn't know:
Bonds purchased i n r ecent months - ever since
December 1, 1973 - are now earning 6% annually
when held to maturity of five year s. The former
rate was 5 1/2% and maturity was reached in 5
years and 10 months. Result of the change:
Mr . C. A. Ford, Manager-Control Devices Operation
presents the Golden Quill Award to C. R.
Yemington for his monthly series of signed articles currently appearing in POWER TRANSMISSION
DESIGN. Under the special heading "Chuck
Yemington on single-phase DC drives " the series
discusses the many factors influencing the successful use of DC drives . This is the second
Golden Quill Award for Chuck.
NOTE OF THANKS
Cecil Beckner, Shipping Department- Wilson
Building, wishes to thank everyone for the kindness shown to her during the r ecent Zoss of her
mother, Mrs. Burnett.

B. P. 0. E. FLAG DAY CELEBRATION

B. P. O. E. No. 2270 will celebrate Flag Day
Ceremonies on Sunday , June 76, 79?4, at 3:00 p.m .
at the Waynesboro Elks Lod.ge in accordance with
the statutes of the Grand Lod.ge . Dr. Louis T.
Rader will be the guest speaker . The ceremonies
~ll be followed with a band concert by the
Charlottesville Municipal Band. The general
public is cordially invited to attend this event.

Bonds purchased for $18. 75 are worth $25 after

five years .
The interest on outstanding bonds, both new and
older issues , has been improved too - rais ed by
1/2 of 1% for their remaining life t o maturity.
This is effective with the first semi -annual interest period starting on or after December 1,
1973 .
Bonds provide a safe way to save . They are a
guaranteed investment backed by the U. S. gov ernment . They may be cashed in at full purchase
price plus any interest due at any time after
two months. They can al so be easily replaced
i f lost, stolen or destroyed. As a special
bonus, they are not subj ect to local or state income tax. Federal tax can be deferred lllltil the
bonds are redeemed .
Bonds purchased llllder GE ' s Savings and Security
Program ,y Stock Bonus Plan and left in trust
for the specified hol ding peri od, bring you an
extra "bonus." Under the Stock Bonus Plan
General Electric adds a 15% bonus in GE Stock to
your investment in Bonds which are left in
holding period accollllts until the specified payout of the Plan.
(Cont 'd . page 4)

N'EW HOSPITAL BENEFITS

FOR PENSIONERS BEGIN .JULY 1,

ENROLLMENT
CARDS NOW OUT
<.

CDO SECOND SHIFT

ROUND-TABLE HELD

New and improved hospital benefits for eligibl e

GE pensioners go into effect Jul y 1 and current
eligibl e retirees are now studying infonnation
and enrollment card s that have been sent to
them. Those who will retire in the future will
r eceive i~fonnation and enrollment cards as they
retire.
The new hospital benefits are part of the improved GE job package of 1973 t hat included many
improvements ]n pay and benefits for empl oyees .
The improvemen t s coming July 1 that will apply
to eligible current r etirees wi ll provide higher
maximum medical benefits under the Medical Care
Plan for Pensioners and will offor eligible pensioners an oppor tunit y t o obtain an addit ional
coverage under a ne,, plan that provides cash
benefits f or each day in the hospi tal.
The July 1 improvement s in the /\ledical Care Plan
for Pensioners will provide $10,000 in total
benefits for el] gible pensioners and spouses,
rather than $8000 as in the past. The Medical
Care Plan provides free benefits to supplement
Medicare payments . To be eligibl e a pens ioner
must have retired directly from the Company with
at least 10 years of serv]ce, be over 65, and
have heen a member o F t he Insurance Plan for a
r equired period . 'The new plan that becomes
effective Jul y 1 is the Pensioners Hosp ital Indemnity Pl an . This wilJ be available at a minimum
cost to all pensioner s who r etired directly from
the Company, are 65 and over and who are receiving monthly pension payments . It v;ill pay cash
be;iefits for each day i n the hospital -- $10 a
day f or t he f i rst 60 days , $1 5 a day for the
next 30, and $50 a day in excess of 90 . Maximum
benefits amount t o $20,000 for each individual
covered .

On the evening of May 29, C. A. Ford, ManagerCDO, held a Round- Table Session with 34 second
shift employees . The meeting was interesting
and infoT'111ative.

JUNE 1-MAGIC DATE!

Why? Because for hourly and nonexempt people

with f ive years of continuous service, paid
Cos t of the Hosp i tal Inderrmity Plan for a revacation increased from 2 weeks to 2 1/2 weeks.
tired empl oyee is onl y $3 . 75 per month . Coverage Therefore, the paid vacation granted will be as
for a r etir ee's snouse who is at least 65 i s also follows:
$3.75 per month . 'Appl icat i on fonns have been sen
to all eligible pensioner s and will be given to
Yrs . of Cont. Serv.
Vacation
employees as t hey retir e in the future .
Hrly. Emp.
Material mailed to retirees points out that the
1 week
1
increased benefi ts of t he \!edical Care Pl an for
2 weeks
2
Pensioner s go into effect automatically for
those el igibl e . However , the mat erial emphas i zes Sal. Emp.
t.hat it i s necessary for t hose eligible who want
2 weeks
1
coverage of the Pens~oners Hospital Indemnity
Plan to complete the enrollment fonn authorizing
Al l Emp .
deductions to cover the cos t and return it
2 1/2 wee .. ~
5
within the specified time.
3 weeks
10
4 weeks
15
5 weeks
25
5 weeks
30

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH

PRODUCTIVITY?
Whenever profits rise there is concern expressed
Jut it, as though "profit" is a dirty word.
rd.th the cost-of-living rising, this concern is
not unfounded. In fact, it would seem to be
the most l ogical thing to do to place the blame
for everyone's troubles on high profits. But
what some people fail to realize is that profits
are needed both to maintain present jobs and to
create new ones. It costs well in excess of
$20,000 investment to create one job. Profits
after taxes and dividends (called retained
earnings) are used for reinvestment, which
creates new jobs or improves upon old ones . 'Ibis
benefits both the business and its employees.
Without profits to reinvest, a company cannot
continue to produce quality merchandise upon
which it is so dependent and upon which the
consumer relies.
'lbe word "productivity" is another term that
needs understanding. Increased productivity
does not benefit the business al one , while overl ooking its employees, as has been suggested.
It benefits workers also, in helping to increase
demand over supply so that prices can be lowered .
Both business and employees reap the benefits of
such efforts: the corporation in increased pro,..;i..,ts for increased investment; and the worker s
increased and improved jobs.
When employees and compaJ1ies work together to
constantly improve and increase production, then
everyone benefits. We at GE 1nust continue work ing towards the goal of a more stable economy
and a lower cost of living through increased
product ivity.

PLANT CLEANUP
Second Monday of each month is cleanup day but
this month we have to do two months ' cleanup
in one because July is vacation time. Since a
"two-in-one" cleanup deserves some extra effort,
let's double check to be sure that when we leave
on vacation, it won't look like we forgot to
pack !
Spend a little extra time cleaning off cabinet
tops, storing loose materials, and putting away
any articles which "~11 be in the way of the
vacation maintenance crew.

SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE CHANGES

lew shuttle bus schedul e is being set up to
include t he Parts Center, Turner Building and
Wilson Building.
'lbe new schedule goes into effect Monday morning.
F. B. Curto will distribute the schedule .

"Frankly, Mother, I think it's time I

read myself to sleep."
l1 2l12l

DID YOU SEE THAT OUTFIT?

'lbere is a growing concern that part of our employees are not us ing good judgment in their
clothing for work. If you saw a person at a
baseball game in an evening dress, you would
think it was inappropriate; and you woul d not
expect to see someone i n church dr essed in a
bikini for a swim party; by the same token, you
expect to see employees properly dressed for
factory and office work . By "dressed," we mean
midriff covered, feet covered , and shorts that
aren' t short enough to go streaking . Skimpy
att ire is great for the beach or a picnic but
not for work . We have customers who tour our
factory fr equently and visitors from neighboring
businesses. 'lbese peopl e take an impression of
our Plant away from here and if they see peopl e
half-dressed, unclean and shabbily attired, then
they assume we make the same kind of product.
'lbe next time you are tempted to wear that latest
skimpy outfit to work - think t wice ! Always try
to remember that wear ing apparel that creat es a
good impression for your company can create more
orders because you ar e your company's best sal esman.
SCOGEE DANCE
Satul'<.iay

June 8, 7974

9 TiZ 1

ELKS ' LODGE

Music by :
$4/member>s

Life

$6/non- members

Tickets avaiZabZe from J une AZdhizer- Room 705

Audra Hartman- Parts Center, Dot Mauzy-Ext. 142
and Nancy Baker-Second Shift.

SAFElY GLASS SAM

NEEDS HELP

COVERAGE UNDER PAI TO

COST THE SAME IN YEAR AHEAD
TOTAL COVERAGE OF $5.7 BILLION IN FORCE

Safety Glass Sam has a problem and the problem

involves good news and bad news. The good news
is that people coming into the Plant on week
nights and weekends are picking up vis itor
safety glasses from the Boiler Room to wear
through the factory. The bad news i s that they
are never taking the glasses back to the Boiler
Room.
Sam's question i s : If they need them to come
in through the factory - they need them to go
back through the factory when they leave and
why aren't the glasses being l eft at the guard's
desk?
If you have your own safet y gl asses , please
wear those . Maintenance has been losing about
50 pair of visitor glasses per week and thi s
gets expensive! You have to have eye protection
to come through the factory but Sam reminds you
to please be sure to leave visitor's glasses
as you exir-through the guardhouse.

Ray Coffey , Foreman- Plating, stated " I joined

the PAI plan because I think the rates are more
than reasonable . For the amount of money I
contribute, it gives me better benefits than any
policy I 've ever seen - in fact, I joined when
it was first offered and have belonged ever
since ."

SAVINGS BONDS (Cont'd. from page 1)

Under the Savings and Security Program GE makes
an investment of $1 for you for every $2 invested
by you and lef t in trust for the specified hold ing period. Under S&SP participants can invest
in various media including U. S. Savings Bonds,
Company Stock, a special mutual fund and special
life insurance . A specified minimum investment
must be i n Bonds .

The rate of 55 cents per thousand dollars of

coverage will remain in effect for the Personal
Accident Insurance Plan in the policy year ahead.
Travel ers Insurance Company set s the rate each
policy year on the bas i s of the past year's e...-..,.
perience .

In 1973, under the three plans available, GE

people purchased Savings Bonds with a maturity
value of $129 million.
"THE ENEMY"
I am more powerfu l than the combined armies of
the world. I have des troyed mor e men than all
the wars of the nation . I massacre thousands of
people in a single year . I am more deadly than
bullets and I have wrecked more homes than the
mightiest of guns . I steal in the United States
alone over 37 billion dol lars each year . I spare
no one and I find victims among the r ich and
poor alike; the young and the old; the strong
and the weak; widows and orphans know me to
their sorrow; I loom up in such pr oportions that
I cast my shadow over every field of labor . I
lurk in unseen places, and do most of my work
silently; you are warned against me, yet you
heed me not . I am relentless, merciless and
cruel. I am everywhere ... in the home, on the
streets, in the factopy, at railroad crossings,
on land, in the air, and on the sea . I bring
sickness , degradation and death ... yet, few seek
me out to destroy me . I crush, I maim, I devastate. I will give you nothing and rob you of
all you have . I am your worst enemy . I am
CARLESSNESS .

As of April this year , there were more

17S , OOO empl oyees participating in the
They carried a total of more than SS.7
in coverage. The average coverage for
ipant was about $30 ,000 .

than
plan .
billion
a partic-

Bill Perry, benefits administrator here in Waynesboro, points out that PAI is a way for employees
to carry low cost term accidental death coverage
in $10,000 blocks at the SS cents per thousand
per year. It' s like having the short-period
low cost high coverage of an airline t rip, but
having it 24 hours a day , and all year long.
The cost of the average coverage of $30,000 is
only $16.SO annually . The Plan allows any employee to purchase coverage of as much as
Sl00 ,000 .
Fmployees currently insur ed under PAI \vill have
their coverage renewed automat ically . The first
payroll deduction for the new policy year will
come from t he last pay in June .
Current part icipants in PAI who wish to chan{-.,
their coverage should obtain forms from Leo
Huntley , Payroll, this week .
Employees not participating currently can also
start participation with the beginning of the
new policy year .

FLAG DAY REMINDER - ELKS CLUB - SUNDAY, June 16 - 3 pm.

-.. WAYNESBORO

PLANT

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No. 24

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

June 14, 1974

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LEN PARTRIDGE REACHES

40th MILESTONE

S&SP INSURANCE REFUND

S&SP Insurance refunds are being distributed
with this week paychecks. If you are eligible,
you will receive a refund amounting to 50% of
your 1973 payroll deductions for insurance under
S&SP. Note: Only those employees who participate in Insurance Option of the Savings and
Security Program will receive these checks.
(See next week's NEWS for more information on
refund).

HOURLY
UPGRADING/JOB POSTING
2-MONTH REVIEW

J,,,,-;;i..,

cc..

Conley

(7,)

presents Len Pa.Y'tridge 40th yea:r>

~moration .

Len Partridge recently completed 40 years of

service with the General Electric Company. He
began his career with the Company on May 31,
1934, after graduation from Nott Terrace High
School, Schenectady, New York.

Mr. Partridge's General Electric career began in

the Industrial Division in Schenectady, New York,
where he worked in the Test Department, and as
a Renewal Parts Specialist in the Control Department. In 1954, he moved to Waynesboro with
the Specialty Control Department as Sales Service
Specialist, with responsibility for renewal
parts for all products of the Specialty Control
Department.
In 1969, Len joined the Nt.nnerical Equipment Control Department, and at present, he is the Renewal Parts Sales Service Specialist for the
Numerical Control segment of ICPD in Waynesboro .
Len's hobbies and outside interests include golf
and bridge. He resides with his wife and daughter
at 1042 Woodrow Avenue. Len has a son David,
w~1s a sophomore at UVA, a daughter and grandd, iter in Luthersville. M:i . Rnd a daughter
and grandson in Colt.nnbia, S. C.
Len, may your next 40 years be as beneficial to
you and to General Electric, as the preceding
40. Congratulations !

Beccy Gleason is shown with part of the more than

8,000 pieces of paper she has handled since hourly
upgrading/job posting began.

This is the first of a series of articles on this

subject.
IX.iring the f irst two months of its use in the
Waynesboro Plant, the new upgrading/job posting
system has produced the following results :
Nt.nnber of jobs posted ... 79
Job Interest and Self-Nomination forms submitted . .. Over 2,000
Generally, the system is working well. Every
day employees are being identified for promotion
and the majority of our openings have been filled
in a timely fashion.
(Cont'd . page 3)

OPRYLAND USA BECKONS

FINANCIAL DISASTER AVERTED

Waynesboro General Electric is now offering an other bargain in the way of entertainment prices.
As everyone knows, we have offered the Disney\\Urld discount ticket s for many years and starting this week, the employees are able to get discount tickets to Opryland USA. The general public cannot purchase these and we are happy to
make them available t o our empl oyees .

DEPENDENT COVERAGE EQUALS NEED

For adults (12 and over) the general admission

is $6.00 but with the discount ticket, it's only
$5.50. For children (5-11) the general admission
is $4.25 but with the discount is $3 .75. Chil dren under 5 are admitted free.
The admission tickets are the only price for
rides, shows and events . The shops and eating
pl aces are not includ ed in this ticket . Mor e in fonnation is available in Relations i f you will
call Ext. 241 or stop by to see Pat Thompson or
Bill Perry.
You pick up the tickets in Relations but you do
not ~until you reach Opryland USA. I f you~
plan to visit Opryland during vacation - don't
forget to get your discount tickets but get them
early because we have a limited supply .

EARL MEESE HOSTS

GOSAM MEETING

Waynes boro General Electric Plant was the scene

of a 'Jepy large Group or Solid -State Applications
and Measurements ( GOSAM) meeting on ~lednesday.
s~~ty seven visitors , in addition t o Waynesboro
attendees J represented lUJelve states including
Qalifornia and Texas . The two Program Chairmen :
RichCZY'd Burt (r) (Specifications , Measur ements
and Reliability Panel) from Syracuse , N. Y. and
Marsha ll Kidd {l) (Micro - processor Panel) from
Schenec tady , N. Y. co- ordinated the meeting with
Earl Meese, Local Host .
1/0TE OF THANKS

Walt !lurst keeps GE insurance book let handy just

fo r reference .

Most people do not know what Pectus ExcavatlilTl i s;

but to Mrs. Ar lene Hurst , wife of Mr. \falter B.
Hurst, it is the difference between l iving a l ong
and productive life or one laced with incr easing
doctor bills and days of great discomfort
Pectus FxcavatlilTl is an "operation to expand the
chest cavity such that the heart and lungs woul d
have enough space to expand nonnally," expl ains
~!r. Hurst.
According to Mr . Hurst there are
"not a great ntilTlber of specialists to perfonn ..-...
the operation" and they had looked for years
before finding one . It is indeed a critical
operation, and an expensive one. But expense
was one thing about which Mr . and Mrs . Hurst did
not have to concern themselves . When Mr. Hurst
signed up for dependent insurance coverage , he
never dreamed he would be the rec ipient of one
of the largest amounts ever paid out by our
Division.
\Vith GE ' s splendid insurance benefits , the
Hursts could feel s ecure in knowing that a great
portion of Mrs. Hurst's medical expenses would
be paid. During her stay in the hospit al the
bills really began to add up until , at the end
of six months, the expenses for hospital stay
alone had totaled $19,759,45 . GE paid the fu ll
amount! In a ll, Mr s . Hurst's medical expenses
amounted to approximately $23 ,100;. GE paid
approximately $22 , 600 of this leaving the Hursts
a remainder of $400 . One can clearly see the
benefits of an insurance plan like the one GE
offers . Hr. Hurst describes the plan as "one
of the best you wi ll find ." In his appraisal of
GE's insurance he noted that "a medical expense
of this type could spel l financial disaster for
someone if they did not have benefits of this ...-...,
kind. "

Mrs. Hurst is now in "good health" although her

Alouise (Allie) Stover, Turner Build1:ng #7, wishes complete recovery period will still take some
to express her gratitude and appreciation for all time. All of us here at GE wish her t he very
the kindnesses shown during her recent bereavementJ best .
the death of her mother .

UPGRADING/JOB POSTING (Cont'd. from page 1)

The system will work even better when we find
solutions to a few problems which we appear to
h-ce . Please review the following carefully and
~y the principles to your own use of the upgrading system.

'ROAST KENNY'

a. Employees who submit a job interest form

for a job RlO or below need not complete
another form for that same job if an
opening occurs within 3 months of the
date of their original submission.
b. Some employees are abusing the system by
submitting forms requesting lateral moves
or downgrades. The upgrading/job posting
system was designed to handle only upgrades . Those empl oyees who continue to
ignore this fact are slowing down the upgrading process for others by flooding
the system with unnecessary paperwork .
Additional i nformation will be published for the
next several weeks.

CHECK YOUR ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS

Questions arise frequently regarding the dependent coverage under the GE insurance plan. Bill
Perry, Benefits, wi she s to explain the eligibility
.-.1irements briefly .
"For unmarried children, the coverage ceases at
the age of 19, unless the child i s principally
dependent on the employee for "support" and the
child is not employed full -time. Children can
r emain on dependent coverage until they are 22
under the above conditions . As soon as a child
marries, they are no longer covered, regardless
of their age .
"If your children continue their education af ter
high school, even after the age of 22 they are
eligible for coverage i f they are only employed
part-time, or are a full-time college student .
Of course, if they are incapable of being employed because of mental illness or a physical
handicap they are eligible r egardless of age."

It' s a good policy to doubl echeck once a year to

ascertain if al l of your dependents are really
eligible (a notice of eligibility _is posted at
each time clock). It \\Quld be quite a shock to
hospitalize one of your children and then find
they were ineligible for GE dependent coverage .
NOTE OF THA NKS
'-'-- e Brenneman, QC Tech . , CDO, who i s r ecover ing
f r om extensive injur ies r eceived severa l weeks
ago, wishes to thank all his f riends fo r. the
cards, flowers , fPUit and prayers . P.e w~ll probably be hospitalized for several more weeks .
Dave ' s address is :
5 North, Room 27
University Hospital
Charlottesville . Va . 22907

There are parties - and then there are parties

and we hear the party held for Kenny Humphreys
v..ras something else! ! The way word got to us,
it was a "Roast Kenny" evening .
Seems that when Kenny' s people (Stockroom, Receiving, DNO, Relay Stockroom, TermiNet ) found
out he \\Quld be moving t o the Turner Building ,
they decided to surprise him with a farewell
that was the most . Nancy, Kenny's wife, and
Mr. and M:rS:'JOFin Rannie were invited as special
guests along with Jerry Tisdale.who was MC for
the event,and over 45 of Kenny ' s employees .
The steak dinner and party was held at Brooks
Restaurant at Verona . Af t er the dinner, Kenny
was presented numerous "gifts" with appropriate
poems written by Alda Saufley accompanying each
gift. Some of the speeches were literary masterpieces! To show their r eal appreciation of
Kermy (in spite of all the gag gifts), he was
presented a gift certificat e to the Man ' s Shop
and a very old Yale key made into a tie clasp .
One of the mementos was a "crying towel" with
the accompanying poem:
Now that i t 's all over and past
f. Te .c~aver1 t his gift for you ' til last .
Betty and Shirley have always been,
Some of your helpful right hand (men)
So when all else seems to fail
And you would Zike to let out a great big wail
Just take this gift and go off by yourself
Always keep it handy on the shelf.
You can use it for drying your tears,
I t wi l l a lso be handy for cleaning your ear s .

Glenny Huf fman preserved all of the fes tivities

for post erit y by t aking l ot s of col ored photos
and i f the smiles on t he faces of the partic i pants are any indication, it must have been quite
a farewell.

PLANTS THAT POISON

PLANT

TOXIC PART
------

Hyacinth, Narcis.sus, Daffodil

Bulbs
Letvci'S,-Branches

Dietfe".;bachia. ({)~~~b~a~e)
Elephant ear
Rosary ~~castor t>ean

All parts

f!>inse~t~~-- ...

Leaves

i5ieaii<t8r__ _

----sc-;;ds

H9USE Pl.AN'fS

Nausea, vomiting, di.mhea. May be fatal.

-----Ixt;emciv .rois0rious:'Aitect5 the hl)art: proci~ccs;vere <ligestiv.eupset and has
caused dc<1th.
------,n.lensc burning ~~d irritclliO~c,, the n~outh a-~.;du,,;g~~ot?~th-c;;Q~Cur if base
of the tongull swells enough to block tht! air passage of the thro.it.
---- Fatal._ A single roSJrv pea sct!d h,1s cilused death."One-o~ t~o ~astor be~;$;ecis
are near the lethal dose for adults.
-.

----

...

--------.

Fata~._ One lc;if c~n kill a child:- __ . __ . - .. ____ ----. - - - - - - - - -

Mistletoe

FLOWER GARDUI PLANTS

Larkspur
_ _ _ _ _Young.plant, Seeds
Digestive up~t. nervou"";e;C:itement, depression, May be fatal.
Monkshood
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F-leshyroots__________
Oigesti~e-up5et-andne-rvous exciten\e_n_t._- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Autumn -:rocus,
Bulbs
Vomitingand nen;"o~-excitemenL.
Star-of-Bethlehem
--~----Irregular heart beat and pulse, usually accompanied by digestive upset and
Lilyofthevalley
Leaves, Flowers
mental confusion.
Severe: bUt-not'Usuatly- serious,digeSiive upset.
Iris
Underground stems
___________
Leaves
One of the sou1ces- Ofthedrugdl!Jitails. u_se_d_t_o_st-im-u-la_t_e_t_h_e...,.h_e_a_rt___l_n_l_a_rge_
amounts, the active principles cause dangerously irregular heartbeat and pulse,
_____
us_u_a_ll-'-y digestive uset and mental con_fu_s_io_n_._M_ay_b_e_f_a_ta_I._ _ _ _ _ _ __
Bleeding heart
Foliage, Roots
May be poisonous in large amounts~Has proved fatal to cattle.

-----~F-o_x_g-lo_v_e

(Dutchm_!~'sbree_c_h_c~s)'------------------------~------------------------

Rhubarb

Fatal. Large amounts of raw or cooked leaves can cause convulsions, coma,
followed rapidly by death.

Leaf blade

Daphne
Berries
Fatal. A few berries can kill a child.
_W_i_ste-ri-a-----------S-ee_d_s_,_P_o_d_s__________M_i_ld-to-se~eie digestive upset. Many_c_h_i-ld-re_n_a-re_p_o-iso_n_ed_b_y-th""'i_s_p_la_n_t-..- Golden chain
Laurels, Rhododendron,
Azaleas
Jessamine

Bean-like capsules in which-

the seeds are suspended
All parts
Berries

Severe poisoning. Excitement, staggering, convulsions and coma. May be fatal.

Fatal. Produces nausea and vomiting, depression, difficult breathing, prostration
and coma.
Fatal. Diges-ti_v_e_d-ist-u-rb_a_n_c_e_a_n_d_n_c_rv_o_u_s_sy_m_p_t_o_m_s_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Lantana camara --------G-reen ber-r-ie_s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F_a_ta-1.-A'"'tiects lUngs, kidneys, heart and nervous system. Grows in the southern
U.S. and in moderate climates.
(red sage)
Fatal. Foliage more_t_o_x-ic_t_h_a_n_be--r....,ri-es-.-=o""'"e-a-th,......,.is-usu-a""11=-y-su-d:-d:-e_n_w_,i,...th,....o_u_t_w_a_rn-:i:-n-9
Yew
Berries, Foliage
symptoms.
TREES AND SHRUBS

Wild and cultivated

Twigs, Foliage
Fatal. Contains a compound that releases cyanide when eaten. Gasping, excite
_ch_e_r_r_ies
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _m_e_n_t.;..,_and prostration are common symptoms that often appear within minutes.
Oaks
Foliage, Acorns
Affects kidneys gradually. Symptoms appear only after several days or weeks.
Jakes a large amount for poisoning. Children should not be allowed to chew on
acorns.
Elderberry
Shoots, Leaves, Bark
Children have ~en poisoned by using pieces of the pithy stems for blowguns.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _____N_a_u_se_a_and digestive_u...;p_se_t.______________' - - - - - - - Black locust
Bark, Sprouts, Foliage
Children ha~e Si;fiered nausea, weakness and depression after chewing the bark
and seeds.
PLANTS IN WOODED AREAS

Like dumb cane, contains small needle-like crystals of calcium oxalate that
All parts. especially roots
Jackinthe-pulpit
_____________________________ca_u_se
__in_tense irritation and burning of the mouth and tongue_._ _ _ __
Blue, pu~pi~ coi0-r~7e;;,"b1T,;g wilctg~apes." Contains a single seed. (True wild
Berries
Moon seed
grapes contain several small seeds.I May be fatal.
Contains-at. least-l6 acti.vetoxic-prlnclples:-P,1marily in the roots. Children
Apple, Foliage, Roots
Mayapple
often eat the apple with no ill effects, but several apples may cause diarrhea.
PLANTS IN SWAMP OR MOIST AREAS

Water hemlock

Aii'parts

Fatal. violent and painful convulsions. A number of people have died from
hemlock.
Pl l\NTS IN fll 1.D';

Buttercups
All riarts
Irritant juices may severely injure the digestive system.
Nightshade--------- ..... All parts, especially the - - .. --- -Faial. Intm1re dig1]stivi! disturbances and ncrV'Oussvmptoms.
11111ipc berry
.
-Po-i-so_n_he-~l;ci< ----------A1i'pdrts ___________ ---Tat;1-:-fic~-.;bles a large wil~ c~~;oLUsed in ancient Greece to kill condemned
prisoners.
Jimson weoo (tii0";;1 appl_e_)----A'ii'j).., 1;-------- . . ... - -Ab~o,m~i u;i, si. distortcd-;ight:- d;~lir~;;, incohcrencea;;zfC"O;;-a: Common
cause ol poi!.011i119. Has proved lal;JI.
0

----------------- .. --------

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
--.

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI. No . 25

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

UNIQUE SYSTEM
SCREENS APP LICANTS

June 21, 1974

HER B MORRISON
REACHE S 35 YEAR MARK

.....

George Ire land, Ins t ruc t or, is shOtJn with two

of the students at the Trai ning Center .

The new Tr aining Center for entry level factor y

applicants began operat i on thi s week at the
Woodrow Wi lson Rehabil i tation Center l ocation
in Fisher sville. Ins tructor s are being supplied
by the Spec ial Training Cl asses Di vi s i on of the
Virginia Corrnnunity College System. All applicants for entry level jobs are now berng referred
to the Virginia Bnployment Collililiss ion Off i ce in
Waynesboro who will scr een and process the appli cants and make r eferral s to the Tra ining Center
of those who appear t o be qualified.
The Center then provides one week of pre-empl oyment training for those appl i cants appl ying for
jobs . It also serves to screen out those candidates who are not suitabl e for a factory job ,
t hereby saving time and expense . Prior to
accepting empl oyment the Training Center offers
the candidate the opportunit y to l earn and experience the type of work he or she would be
doing in a factory and to determine whether
~ctory work seems to be a suitable occupation.
1ne facil ities at the Center can handl e as many
as twelve candidates per week. The manual practice portion of tra i ning revolves around four
(Cont ' d . page 2)

C. A. Ford (l) , Manager - CDO presents Herb

Morrison ' s ti e t ac for 35 years ser>Vice as P. C.
Schatz (r) , Manager - CDO Manuf acturing looks on .

Herb Morrison recently compl eted 35 year s of

service with the General Electric Company. He
began his career with the Company in January
1939 in West Lynn, Massachusett s . He graduated
from Lynn Engl ish High School .

Mr . Morr i son ' s General El ectric career began in

the Meter Division in West Lynn, Massachusetts
where he was a gear hobber . He held various
jobs such as testing demand meters and pol yphase
meters and worked with QC s ingl e phase meters
and specialty instrumentation. He then worked
in Turbine Supervisory Instruments(TSI) - Generation 1 and later became Foreman - TSI GETAC.
On January 2, 1974, he moved to Waynesboro as
For eman - TSI in Control Devices Oper ation. He
is quite enthused about the ar ea and enjoys
s i ght seeing in t he mountains and visiting the
historical spot s . His hobbies are watching
hockey, football, and baseball and likes rai s ing
f lowers and gardening. He res ides at 1016
Bridge Avenue with his wife, Margaret. Herb has
a daughter and 2 grandsons in Saugus, Massachusetts .
Our congratulations to you, Herb, on this 35th
anniver sary and best wi shes for a mutually r e warding future for you and Gener a l El ectric .

UNIOUB SYSTEM (Cont 'd . from page 1)

work centers, where candidates practice the basic
operations involving wire harness fabrication,
wire stripping, terminating and soldering,
printed wire board assembly, and complete assembly and wiring of devices . Each candidate practices at each of the four work centers for one
day; thus , putting to use 100 corrunonly-used
technical terms and the 25 different hand tools
used in the course.
The Center opened this week with eight candidates
They began with a brief background of information
on American industries, were given a glossary of
factory terms to learn, and took a scrambled
nl.llnbers test to show that instruction saves time
and eliminates trial and error l earni ng .
During the course of each day the training period demonstrates as much as possible a normal
work-a-day schedule of a factory job. Rest
breaks, lunch period, and smoking privileges
are the same as the prospective employer allows.

PROMOTIONAL POLICY CHANGE

FOR NONEXEMPT SALARIED
In conjunction wit h the Advance Job Interest ~
gram, effective Monday, July 22 , 1974, all nor.
exempt salaried jo~ openings will be posted .
This is an addition to the Advance Job Interest
Program in an ef fcTt to keep Nonexempt Salaried
empl oyees bett er informed of promotional opportunities.
You will now have the dual opportunity of nominating yourself for a job i n advance of its
being avail able and/or when a job becomes avail abl e and is posted . Details will be published
shortly.

WHAT PRICE-HORSEPLAY?

"It is felt that the Training Center wiU be extremely benefic ial to aU concerned, " stated

Paul Warren (Facilities Planning) who, with

Leon Stokes (Relations) was instrumental in assisting with the setup of this center . "It not
only provides 'on the job' trainirr.g but also
gives the candidate a chance to see uJhat factory
life is reaUy Zike before he commits himself,"

continued Paul . "It is also expected that this

method of selecting employees will reduce the
rapid turn.over> L~i.Jh is encountered during
hiring periods. C.hen a pctentia l emp Z.Oyee is
aware of the Company 's expectations regarding
his performance, he can determine be f ore acc epting a job whether or no t he ' s i r:.t er>ested. . "
There i s no guarantee that everyone who enters
the program will obtain a j ob upon completion;
but the chances are much greater for those
applicants who do take the course and success fu lly complete the training .

REMINDER: EMPLOYEE
SOLICITAT IONS PROHIBITED
Department policy states t hat solic itations bv
employees for any purpose during working hours
is not pennitted . Any exception to this rule
must have the compliance of management. Distribution of material, literature or other items
for any purpose by employees in working areas
without permission of management is prohibited.
NOTICE!
Margaret Weaver, Drives and Devices, needs a
ride from Stuarts Draft on the 7:30 shift . If
anyone knows a carpool Margaret can join or
would be will ing to br ing a rider to work, pl ease
cal l Margaret on Ext . 550.

The picture above at first glance looks like

chair l egs with a string attached to one l eg of
each chair . Right? Right ! But what this
picture represent s is not that simpl e . This
past week, we had an incident that could have
had very tragic results .
An empl oyee (or employees) t i ed the legs of t\\D
chairs toget her in the cafeteria with a fire cracker or similar device and when someone pulled
the chair from under the table to s i t down , the
device exp loded . The person was considerably
shaken and had to be t aken to the Medical Clini c .
You say "Oh, heck! What's a little firecracker?
Don't they have a sense of hl.llTlor?" That's not
the point !! If t he person involved in this incident had a bad heart and the results been
much more serious , no doubt the employee who
dreamed up thi s little prank woul d have felt
pretty bad .

This sort of "f un" is not funny, and there is

no room in this Plant for pranksters of this s...-......._
NOTICE :
A few Tour Master seat s are left on a Hawaiian
Tour . Anyone interested, please contact Phyllis
Pendergr aft, Recepti on i st , Ext . 372 .

PENSION TRUST IN 1973 IT GREW TO $2. 5 BILLION;

REQUIRED RECEIPTS OF $344 MILLION;
PENSIONS PAID REACHED $115 MILLION
~

1_.Jlll

$2.27 billion to $2.50 billion.

Just a change in decimal figures but it am01.mts

to $230 million. And, it also represents the
gr~ in the book value of the General Electric
Pension Trust during 1973!
'!he. size of the Trust, and the facts on the growth
m its assets, are itemized in the "Report for
1973 on Your General Electric Pension Trust "
which was released this week. It is reprinted
on page 4.
The huge am01..mt in the Trust, and its ::continued
growth, are necessary if the Trust is going to
pay the pensions of. GE employees already retired,
as well as the pensions of those who will retire
in the future. As 1973 ended, there were 51 822
persons receiving benefits tmder the Pension'
Plan. Pension benefits paid during 1973 amotmted to a huge $115 million -- $115,561,000 to
be exact.
That $ll5 million payment will grow in the future
~ the 380, 900 GE peopl: currently. participating
~th: Pension Plan retire and begin to receive
3fits. Last year there were 6 013 additions
to the pension roll. The number ~n the pension
roll is now double what it was 10 years ago.
Beca';15e of the :teady growth in the buildup of
pensions by active employees, the increase in
the n~er of ret~red employees, and the improvements m the Pension Plan, the Pension Trust
needed far more input than simple replacement of
the $115 million paid out in pension benefits
during 1973.
I~ needed a total input of more than $344 million to get ready for payments in the future.
Here's where the $344 came from:

--Dividends, interest and other earnings of the

Trust reached $111 million. This, when combined with $68 million, the progranuned amotmt
of conunon stock appreciation added to book
value in recognition of long- tenn market perfonnance, equals $180 million.

PENSION TRUST (Cont'd. from Col. 1) It/ zf / 7 <.J

~nvestment experts point out that the drop
~market value of nearly all investments during the past year illustrates the sotmdness of
GE practice in preceding years of taking into
accotm.t only a portion of the market value increases in trust investments.
The P:nsi?n Trust Report notes that company
contributions to the Trust included more than
$39 million as a partial payment to finance
~e tmftm.ded liability created by Pension Plan
improvements. These additional payments will
have to continue tmtil all improvements are
fully covered. At the end of 1973 there was
still an tmftm.ded liability of $474 million
remaining to be financed.
Pension Plan participants are urged to study
tJ:ie stnnmary of the 1973 Report on the GE Pension Trust. GE first began issuing these
surmnaries many years ago.

HOURLY
UPGRADING/ JOB POSTING
CONTINUES EFFECTIVELY

The upgrading/job posting system for hourly employees is now 10 weeks old. To date 100 jobs
have been posted. This new method of notifying
hourly employees of job openings and providing
feedback infonnation appears to be well acceptec
and is generally working very well.
One problem that was encotmtered tmder our old
upgrading system appears to be creeping into the
new. That is; (1) when an employee accepts an
upgrade to a higher job; (2) then his/her replacement and perhaps several others at other
layers in the job structure are being identified;
(3) the first employee changes his/her mind about
taking the job thus negating everything that
has been accomplished toward filling the higher
rated opening and all the replacements.
Employees are urged to fully consider the many
aspects of a new job that are important to them
prior to making a decision on upgrading. This
can save a lot of time and will make the system
work even better.

the Trust required a large confrom GE - a lYhopping $126 million,

$24 IJUllion more than in the previous year.

--In_ad~tion,

tnbu~iol?-

,,....,...

. ioyee contributions of nearly $39 million $7 million more than in 1972 - brought the total
receipts of more than $344 million.
(Cont 'd. next co}J
"When I was a kid I us~d to
eat what my parents liked.
Now I'm a parent I have to
eat what the kids like."

REPORT FOR 1973 ON YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC P&JSIOlt TRUST

This report shows the financial activities of the General Electric
Pension Trust durin~ 1973 and its status at the end of 1973. It

contains Information similar to that which the General Electric

Company has provided to employees for a number of years.

The General Elec.:tril Pension Trust was established in 1927 tu pro

vide fur General Eleltril pensions. h is administered by 5 trustee~
who invest Trust funds in ac:rnrdanc:e with sound investment prindples and polkies. The assets of this Trust are for the benefit oi
those releiving pensions and those participants who will be eligible

to releivc pensions in the future. None of the assets c:an ever revert
tu General Elec.:tric: Company. General Elec:tril pays all the c:osts of
administering the Pension Plan and Trust (brokerage fees and trans
fer taxes are treated as part of the pric:e of the sec:urities when
purc:hased and as a reduc:tion of pric:e when sold).

HERE ARE THE CHANGES DURING 1973

(Dollar Amounts in Thou,and,)

NET FUND 12/31/72

Sl.267,0'i7

Amounts received from:

lntercsc, dividends, and olhlr
invc:scment net income .
Common stock appreciacion:
Realized
l lnrealizc:d portion rc:co1enizc:d

111,47.!
34,2014
.\4,WO

Employee: payroll deductions, less

refunds for deach and wichdrawal ...

General F.lc:c1ric: Company and

par1icipating affiliarc~

Pe,1.1i1Jm ''''"' 1J11,-illg I 'J 7 I

NET FUND 12/31/73

Thl'l' ;arc rhe coniribucions mat.It: Jurin,: l 1)7 j by parcicipan1s on 1he excess over
s<. <.oo of cli~ible compensa1ion. less refunds of contributions as a resulrof death
or withdrawal from participa1ion.

12'i,1Pl(bl

Thi~ i" che ;imount which with income. and employee contriburions is required to
rnnr chc: cost of pension benefits which apply 10 service durin~ 1973 plus a pay.
mcnr of SW. S million on unfunded prior service liabili1ies.

115. Hd (cl

Th .. sc pa)mcms 10 pensioners and beneficiaries will incrusc wi1h 1he increase in

1,c.n,ion rolls as more presently participatin~ employc:cs-279,638 at December 31,
~ JJ7.i-rctire. The number on chc pension rolls at December 31. 1973 was 51,822an inrrlasc. of I00'1t over rhe number 10 years al{O and 41>'* OVl'r the number just
'\ yc;irs a,.:o.

Sl.496,037

~SHOW

Rc,ulrinJ: from inves1mem of concrihurions made by the Company since 1927 and

~ h) 1he C:ompanr and employees since 11J46.

.\H,'i'J'> lo}

lndud .. ~ followini:; :imounlS, in rh<.us.:n<l;, ap1,licablc to 1hc Jn1erna

1ional c;lncral J:li:c1ric Puerro Hic.:o. Inc. Pi:nsion Plan: (a) S.f, <h)
S.\11 <hef1m deferred ~ains), Sil.

HERE

lj

The. ;iss .. rs of 1hc TruM arc requirc.J specifically ro provide fur (I) pensions pay.
ahlc ro prcscnl pensioners and beneficiaries as well as for ( 21 pensions buih up
~ rhrou,.:h 1973 by present employers and vc:srees who will re1ire in 1he fu1ure.
Pensions arc payable only from 1hc assets of the Trust and they will continue to
,:row as employees' service and earninl(s increase. It is necessary, therefore, thac
rhl rotal assets of 1hc Trust increase: correspondingl) so 1here will be sufficient
fumls to pay these pensions when employees retire.

THE PENSION TRUST STOOD AT THE END OF 1973

FINANCIAL STATf.ME:NT

AUDIT, ACTUARIAL REVIEW AND FUNDING

iOollor Amou"I\ in Hou.and')

:\SSE TS
( i.S. Govtrnflicni ohliJ!;llions
C:orporart< and 01hcr obli!-:ations

':nlli:non ,,,.::

( )ch.:r lqui f\ Ill' ClnlUlt~ '<IOVc:rtibl ..

inio n>mmor:,
Mo~r..:ai:cs- lr.dustrial
U.S. Government morcga!o(C:S
Real es1are (leased to ochers)
Mineral in1trcsts.
Miscdlanltou!> inveslments
ro1J: in\nl n.n;; /excJ1,di11~
'horr-1crm inn:stmt-ni~
Cash ;ind ,h1r: erm innstmenc~
H<.-rc:-..,,,1,..
Tnul as)tcs
Less miscellaneous liahilicic.s
Net Fund

i,Mtl
.Hi.":'>.?
1.Hf<,00'>
B,'ii.i
170,7'>1
Sl,32'i
238,867
21,006
1.104
.?,.'\4i,077(o)

'i'i,8B
Hl'J, 5""0

2,'i07A90
1 !,4'i3

il.4%:o37ibi

PAHTICJPi\NTS" EQl ilTY

For paymeni of pensions 10 'i l ,Hll
!)rn.-nt pemio.1('rs and bene6ciaries ..
Hcquircd co pay pensions for service
through 1973 for emplorcc:s who
will n:i;e in the huurc
101al p.1r11dpan1~ equity

S IP-i, 1JU

1,6.!l,IO'i
S2.496,0371cl

AUl>lT: The records of the General Eleciric Pension Trus1 are audired each year by
J>c;u, M;arwick, Mi1chcll & Co . cer1ified public accoun1an1s. The lares1 audil was made
:as of Scpicmber 30, 1973.
A<:TlJAHIAL REVIEW: The firm of indcpendcni consulling acruarics, The Wya11 Com
p;1ny. lus rcporred as follows: "We have reviewed the cakularions of 1hc pension cosr
:applicable: ro 1hc year 1973 under the General Electric Pension Plan. In our opinion, as
indcpcndcnr actuaries, 1he actuarial assump1ions and procedures used for the 1973 c:1l
lulacions arc in accordance: wi1h accep1ed acruarial principles. Based on 1he da1a sub
miued hy General Elecuic for our analysis, we find rhe resuhs 10 be reasonable in
representing 1he pension cost of the Plan applicable 10 1he year 1973."' The Wyan Com
pany has also reviewed anJ approved 1he valua1ion of liabiliries for bene61s accrued
rhrough December 31, 1972.
FUNDING PROGRAM: The program which was in effecr from 1967 1hrough 197.\
includes 1hc systematic recognition of unrealized apprecialion in rhe common s1ock
pordolio which it is conservatively eslimated will be JVailable for 1he payment of
pension bc:nefics. Appreciaiion will not be recognized, however, if 1he resulring book
\'aluc of common stocks exceeds 90% of 1heir average marker value for 1he current and
preceding rwo years. Unfunded liabili1ies are being amortized O\er a 20-year period.
1 he ac1uarial assump1ions used in 1973 include, in addition 10 1he 6% es1imaied rare of
fu1urc eunings, morraliry, employee 1urnover, oprional retirement and disabiliry re1irc
mtnt races derived from experience under 1he Plan.

No1es co Financial Sra1emenr

Market \'alue approximarely $2,650,947,000. lnvcstmenrs arc carried ;n amorriud
t'os1 plus unrealized apfreciation recognized. No asselS were imc:s1ed in sccuriric:s or
propcrcy of (I) Genera Electric Company or its affiliates or ( 2) any officer, 1rus1ee or
employee of the Trusc. No loans were made during 1he )ear, nor were any oursranding
ar ycarc:nd, 10 General Electric Company or iu affiliates or 10 any officer, rruuec: or
cmploycc of 1he Trusr.
( .1)

(b) Includes ne1 asscis applicable: to Internacional General Elccrric Pucr10 Rico, Inc.
Pcn)ion Plan amounring to S477,000 which arc commingled for imesrmenr purposes.
(c) Unfunded liabili1y at che end of 1973 was esrimaced by rhe Company on a pre
liminary basis IO be approximacely $474,000,000.

HERE ARE SOME FACTS ON RETIRED EMPLOYEES

As of Dcnmbcr .'II, 197~. there was a roral ot
"i 1,802 pNi.r>ns rcc.:ivin,.: l><ne6u uncler rhc Gen.
cral 1:1tc1ric Pension Plan, of whom 49,40.1 wen
pcnsio:wr~ ! 3'\, ::.63 men and 13,840 women) and
2 .W9 hcn1ficiaries. There were also 20 persons
rl"tircd 11ti.l1r tht TGEPR Plan.

Durin~ l'J73 there were 6,013 additions 10 the

pension rolls. Of 1hese 'i,263 employees and 509
beneficiaries were added 10 the regular monthly
payroll and 70 employees and 171 beneficiaries
werl givtn lump sum seulements.

The average a~c at retirement of the employees

added 10 1he rc~ular monrhly pension payroll was
61.0 years; chcir aYera~c lcn~th of service at re.
1irement was 24.8 years and chcir average monrhly
pa)mcnt under rhe Pr.nsion Plan 101aled S230. 1)"i.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 26

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

BUSING SERVICE CHANGED

June 28, 1974

VENDING MACHINE ABUSE

Earlier this year an arrangement was made with

Quick-Livick to operate a bus from Statmt on to
~eral Electric for the 7:30 shift as long as
re were 30 passengers or more per trip . During the last sever al weeks , the m.nnber of passengers has dropped tmtil there are not enough to
keep the Quick-Livick bus on , therefore, QuickLivick service will be discontinued on Jtme 28.
Starting July 1, Ebenezer Crawford has agreed to
put on two 15-passenger vans tmtil after vacation .
At that time, if there is sufficient interest, Mr.
Crawford will furnish a bus . The cost , route, and
schedule will be the same . Charles Pomphrey, the
driver, may be contacted in Maintenance on Ext.
431/312.
~$5

a week for bus service, you must admit the

.- is less than you can drive your own car with
the high price of gas . We do hate to see the bus
removed permanently. Please reconsider i f you
have recently stopped riding the bus because once
the bus service is stopped completely, it will
not be started again. If you are interested in
riding the bus or have questions, please contact
Debbie Branstetter in Statmton on 885-0422 .

VACATION
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
If you aren 't <loing a cotmtdown to vacation, you
are certainly in the minority. After today,
~ re are four more working days because next
\,~ck, we celebrate July 4 on Thursday.
The last
day to work is Jul y 5 and emp loyees return to
work July 22.
You 'd better start gathering up those fishing
poles , bathing suits , tents and miscellaneous
gear necessary for wherever you' re going and
whatever you' re going to do. The cotmt is down
to "4"! !
~ICE :

uarlene Coffey, 1820 Wine ~VGC;.~~ (iwar Calf

Motmtain Rd), needs a ride on the ti30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. shift . If interested coll D.
Coffey, Asm-DCP, Ext . 535 .

What 's wrong with this money?

Our vending machines have a bad case of indigestion because customers aren't being careful
what they feed the machines . The intricate
mechanisms of the vending machines are m2de to
accept smooth, round, flat coins not curle .~,
cut ~d s qu~re coins. If you are guilty of
putting mutilated money in the cafete ria vend ing machines , please refrain from doing so.
The person who follows you might be the one who
has to complain that the machine is not working
properly because you put money in the slots
that jammed up the gear. We didn't realize
that there is anything but good money tmtil we
saw the mess of coins above which have been
received through the vending machines in the
last month . After looking carefully at this
large number of marred coins, we can think of
nothing to call them but bad money . Please
don't put bad money in machines!

KNOW YOUR SENIORITY DATE

FOR HOURLY UPGRADING / JOB POSTING FORMS

Emp loyees f illing out job posting forms should

make sure that the correct Seniority Date is
put on the form . You can get your Sentority
Date ~rom your time card but if you have any
questions, pleas e be sure to check with your
Foreman before putting date on job posting .

form.

...

S&SP INSURANCE RERJNDS

TOTALLING MORE THAN $2 rnLLION
ON NAY TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS

SAFETY SHOES 1 TOE' THE MARK

It was like getting a bargain on top of a barga in!

That ' s the effect which a scheduled refund had
for eligible 1973 participants in the Insurance
Option of the Savings and Security Program . The
refund was the result of favorable experience
or this life insurance coverage in 1973 .
The refund amounted to 50% of your 1973 payroll
deductions for insurance under S&SP . That meant
you received the insurance for half price . GE
made a matching payment equal to 50% of your O\\TI
Sf,SP in surance deduction. The l.E matching pay ment plus the current refund equa led 100% of
your contribution to S&SP life insurance .
Result : For those eligible for the refund, S&SP
insurance was a bargain on top of a bargain in

1973 .
Even without a refund , the Insurance Option
under S&SP offers unique important coverage at
exceed ingl y low cost . To obtain coverage , and
receive a matching company payment of half of
his deduct ions . This goes into one of the other
S&SP investments .
!low good is the coverage?

If you ' re und er 30, for example , your beneficiary

,,oul d recefre 609. of vour annual pay for 40
vears. For an fodi vidual Ki th annual earnings
~f $8000 per year that ' s $192,000 spread over
40 years.

'l'i m-:;thy .;pear '. ; .;a_ret;; ,:hoe s hows n o i ll e 'J ects

..;-rom ae:(n>Je;; l .

Timothy Spears , Sheetmetal , has a neh appreciation for salcty shoes . After an incident on
June 19, Tj mo thy can really understand a rule
hhid1 sa~s s a lc ty shoes are a necessary part of
his personal prote ctive equipment . Three angle
irons (heighing approximately 150 l bs . a piece)
h hich \\/ere suspended lrom overhead hooks in the
1vash racks acciden t ally !ell from their hooks
and dropped on Ti mo thy ' s right foo t .
1

Timothy ' s safety shoe h'as not even scarred a...J

instead o I having crushed or broken toes , he
had bru iscd toes . I le lws temporarily been put
in an area that all01vs him to 1-.rear non-safety
s hoes Lmti 1 t he brui s e s clear up . Timothy s aid
"I :.Jae 1.:,f' -'r' ~.c; 'ul -;;,;,rz;, .: u;a.:; :..;e ar:ng s a~ely
shoes wiirn. i' !tu.(i chi0 accident . ~lithout th em,
I or. s u 1~2 _~ .;c;v Li ::a::>e i1ad a very serious i n' .'-<r";f .

Coverage goes dO\,rn,ard a s age climbs , but at

any age, S&SP insurance is an excellent buy!

VOTE FOR SCOGEE OFFICERS TODAY

'lhere 1vill be an elect i on for SCOGEL Ollicers
held toda\ . Ballot boxes ,,. il 1 be p J ace d at the
\\'ilson Building, Turner Building and Parts Center so that all SCOGJ :L membe r s may vote . J\t the
outlying operations , cnip loyecs will have to use
the honor sys tern and rnte on I y i I they ' re SCOGEE
members.
i\t the main plant, the ballot hox and lonns 1,ill
be in the back of the cufeterja . DON 'T FORGET TO
VOTE .
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SOME RESTROOM
CONDITIONS DEPLORABLE
Recently there have been different types of ,...-.. 1fi ti campaigns throughout the country involv ... _,,
the energy er is is and other current situations .
Evidently, some or our emp loyees have gotten the
mi s taken i mprc s s ion th;1 t hie are conductin g some
o I the campa j gns ;md the entries are to be sh01m
on the restroom halls . l t is not surprising to
go into pubJ i c restrooms and find slogans all
over the wall 1vhere lips ti ck proclaims that "Jolm
loves ~ lary " but he should hope that mature adults
,,ould not fee I compelled to hTi te messages on the
1valls of a res t room . In the \:eh York subh1ays everyone lca\es mess age s but , at General Elec1-.,
he use le tte r~ , te lephones or comersations . :\lon ba with the de Cacin ,-,o of the halls , there have
been t01-1cJs j n conunodes, che1ving gum stuck to
half the e qui pment in the restroom and just general disorder.
(Cont'd . page 3)

IT WAS WORTH THE TRIP

(Cont'd. from Col . 1)

But he feels that this 11part- time preparation
really helped." Even though he found his time
rather limited he s till managed to receive A' s
and B' s in al l his courses.
Like most students , Gerald loafed most of the
time in high school and graduated with a Caverage. He had no college preparatory courses
while in high school although he did attend
Valley Vocational Technical School for two
year s .

,,,.....,,ald Bmdfield a:ad his wife , Rvhy (L) and his

.ughter, Angie all wear big smiles because a goal
set seven years ago has finally been achieved.
How many miles is it from an R9 in the factory
to a Production Engineer? Gerald Bradfi eld
could give you an estimate of the mi l es because
he drove them nearly every day for three years
from Waynesboro to Charlottesville in the pursuit of a bachelors degree in Engi.1ee ring . Ile
would also be the first to achnit that the trips
were "well worth it . "
Right after graduating from high school in
1964, Gerald joined GE as an Assembler and
\\fireman in Ntnnerical Control. Later he trans~ rred to Aircraft Test in Quality Control as
_ components tester. \\lhen he left here five
years later he was a systems technician.
It was during this time Ge rald decided he wanted
to better himself within the company . He states
that ~/hen I got out of high school I didn ' t
know what I wa-ated to do ; but when I came to GE
my interests in engineering be cCJ7le more acute . "
This interest was so strong that he quit his job ,
went back to school , and attained a degree in
Engineering with distinction in order to reach
his goal. Today he holds the position of a General Electric Production Engineer after having
turned down job offers from two other companies .
11

course , it 1vasn ' t easy. For someone less mo than Gerald, one might say it was downright difficult. But Gerald had t he motivation .
I le had begun making his plans three years before
he quit his job at GE . lie and his wife, Ruby,
paid most of their debts, saved the ir money, and
Gerald began taking night courses at v1e University of Virginia in preparation . By the time he
decided to begi n college as a full-time student
he and his family ( family included a daughter,
Angie) were financially prepared to meet the burden, with the aid of two scholar ships and a GE
_.t va ted

..--....dI1.

He considers those three years of preparation as

v1e most difficult . While holding down a fulltime j ob and taking part-time courses at night,
he fOlilld v1at he did not have much free time .
(Cont'd. next col. )

He fee ls that his desire to learn along with

his desire for advencement were the factors
1vhid1 helped him get through college - not
his high school record . "Anyone can do the
work but it's just the matter of applying
yourself," he states. "No one 's going to hand
you anything - you have to work for it . Whatever you want to do you have to do it with
full force . 11
Ge rald ' s s tory like those of many others illustrates the point that a desired goal is not
w1obtainable if one has the motivation , selfdiscipl ine , and is willing to put out a little
extra effort to reach it. For Gerald, the
drive is stil l there. He plans to go back to
school part-time for his Masters degree in the
Fall and from there, he intends to work towards
his PhD. I le believes that "Whatever you want
to do, if you really want to do it, it can be
done !"
CONOITIO~S

DEPLORABLE (Cont ' d. f rom page 2)

It is a normal assumption that

employed by General Electric.
mal asstnnption that adults are
having to vent frustrations by
on walls.

only adults are

It is a lso a norpast the stage of
writing messages

1his is official notification that we are not

conducting a graffiti campaign at this plant.
The next time you feel compelled to write a
message - write a letter. That ' s cheaper than
losing your paycheck!

'STOCK PRICE ' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE'
FOR MAY 1974
111e "Stock Price" and "Fun<l Unit Price" for the
month of May are as follows: Stock Price $49 .597 ; Fund Unit Price - $27.699 .
Mon v1

Stock Price

January
February
March
April
May

62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597

Fund Unit Price

$ 29 . 940
28 .395
29 . 442
27.834
27 .699

HOURLY-NONEXEMPT ROUND-TABLE MEETINGS

HELD BY FORD

Rcund- Tai>le meeting with non- exempt emp loyees heZd

June 20 .

Round- Table meeting with hourly employees held

June 19 .

Round- Toh le meeting with non- exempt employees he ld

Round- Tahle meeting with hourly employees he ld

May 24 .

May ? .

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

APRIL

~~ iS1

Fifteen Year:
Ten Year :
R. C. Hoge
J.M. Critzer
J .1-1. Cook
E.K . !!all
R.L . Dudl ey
R.A. Fitzgerald
R. E . Eaves
G. C. Ryder
M. S . Hende rson
C. B. Musick
H. L. Houseknecht J . iv!. Stevens
C. D. Rexrode
G.G . Ritchie
S.C. Surratt
M. D. Huffman
J.M. Cart er
F. Marshall
T.A. Fitzgerald R. S . Williams
111i rty-fi ve Year : H. J . Clark
H. R. Morrison
J.R. Napie r
F.C. Zirkle
J.E . Patterson III
R. E . Musgr ave
Five Year :
D.E . Crocker
G.E. Lohr
E.W. Geiman
R.P . Meek
J .N . Gilliam
M. A. Coffey

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
-

GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 27

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

July 5, 1975

W. F. KINDT ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATION CHANGES

Warren F. Kindt, General Manager
of the Data Communication Products
Department recently announced two
important o~ganization changes
both of which became effective
July 1, 1974.
In keeping with General Electric's
growth in the local comrmmi ty, as
well as i n the state, Mr. l-1. W.
Tulloch, presently Manager - Relations, has been appointed to the
position of Manager - Cooummity
Relations. This new position, reporting to Mr. Kindt, will draw on
Mr. Tulloch's broad experience in
this field. In addition to handling the increasing requirements
on business as a corporate citizen,
Mr. Tulloch will also carry on
MRS. MARJORIE G. GRIMES
H.W. TULLOCH-MANAGER
special related assignments for
MANAGER-RELATIONS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Corrnnunication Systems Business Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia . Taking up his new duties on July 1, Mr . Tulloch will
continue his office in the Waynesboro Plant.
Marjor ie G. Grimes has been appointed to fill the position of Manager - Relations .
Mrs. Grimes, a native of Ohio, received a BA in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and
also did graduate work there. She joined General Electric' s Aircraft Engine Group in Evendale, Ohio
in 1954. She held a ntunbe r of Relations-oriented positions in Evendale. From 1966 through 1968 she
(Cont 'd. page 2)

*
HAVE A SAFE VACATION

For those who are taking vacation shutdown - it's

finally arrived! You can check all those lists to
be sure that you have packed everything and taken
care of the newspaper and the mail, and turned off
everything in the house which needs to be turned
off, and go tten your travelers ' checks and squirreled away those several dol lars to be spent for
fun things. If you've done all that - all you
need to do is hop in the car, on a bus, on a plane
or on a train and go ! No matter how you are traveling, do it safely.

*
1

(Cont d. from Col. 1)

riod for maintenance overhauls, window washing,
et cetera .
The Relations Office will operate during shutdown
with a limited staff for emergency matters. The
cafeteria will be open during its regular hours.
Both hot food service and vending wi ll be available
for first shift. Second shift, vending food service onl y. Break time will be the same as during
regular work schedules. The Blue Ridge Dining
Room will be closed. The Medical Clinic will be
open during the first shift.

>--- will have approximately 450 people working in

; plant during the shutdown. All of the plant's
facilities will be offering curtailed services be- Whether you are working during shutdown or vacacause this two-week period is a p l ant catch- up pe- tioning - do it safely . l-IAPPY VACATION.
(Cont'd. next col.)

(Cont 'd. from page 1)

NEW FROM GE
also served as lnstructor of "Psycho-metrics in In- Rx FOR A WAIT IN DOC'S OFFICE
dustrial Medicine" at the lh1iversity of Cincinnati,
College of Medicine . In 1968, Mrs. Grimes trans - For decades, it has been standard practice for
erred to the Switchgear and Applied Systems Busi- person applying for li fe insurance to be sent t
ness Division in Philadelphia as Manage r-Relations a physician for the required physical examination .
Systems.
Physicians are usually busy, so the prospective
policyholder has some waiting to do before he gets
She has been responsible for special Equal Employ- his insurance .
ment Opportunities Workshops and for EEO modules
in the ~lanagement Development Institute in Croton- All of that is changing at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and it ' s because of a GE innovaville, New York.
tion called Met Scan . It is an easy - to- operate
tabletop unit that records the health data requirMrs. Grimes , officially taking up her new duties
on July 1st, will shortly move to Waynesboro with ed for most personal life insurance evaluations .
her husband and 15 year old son . At present they And these lll1its are being placed in ~~t ropolit an
reside in Ridgefield , Connecticut .
Life local district offices where prospective policyho lders will be able to obtain their insurance
HOURS CHANGED AT TURNER #1 evaluations in less than half an hour.
We are encountering increasing traffic problems
and congestion at the intersection of Hapeman
Parkway and General Electric Drive. This has
become a real safety problem .
After extended observation, management has de cided to alleviate this problem by changing the
working hours at Turner #1. Effective July 29 ,
the following will be the schedule :
Start Work

Stop Work

Turner # 1 Factory

7 :15 a .m.

3 : 45 p.m.

Turner #1 Office

7:45 a .m.

4: 15 p.m.

Met Scan was developed by GE ' s Re -ent ry and Envi ronmental Systems Division. Raymond F. Welsch,
Program General Manager - Specialty Programs, described Met Scan as an example of how the company
is appl ying a portion of its aerospace technology
base to benefit li fe on earth. He said Met Scan
had proved its reliability in over 2, 000 clinical
tests conducted during the period of f ield prototype testinsz bv Metronolit:m T.i fP. .

Not e that these hours will not be effective until July 29 but we wanted to noti fy employees
involved in or der that they may make arrangement for rides and babysitters .

PAPER SHORT AGE MORE ACUTE

DUE TO WASTE
If you've seen the 1V ad where the grandmothe r
is whispering about the toilet tiss ue, you realize it must be a sensitive subject . Problem
is : we can 't 1.;hisper in the newspaper and we
need to get a message to you. Due to a severe
paper shortage , it was necessary for Mr. Curto
to purd1ase a large amount of odd-si ze rolls of
toilet tissue which do not exactly fit the dispensers . Consequently , the pape r i s being
wasted by having the rolls strewn all over the
floor.

So far , 1.;e are not in trouble on paper towels

but the forecast is a possible shortage . All
types o r stationery are al so in short supply
and it is necessary to be careful to use only
what we need .
PLEASE HELP CO.\JSERVE ALL TYPES OF PAPER
ALS (especially toilet tissue) .

~!ATERI

"Your dinner's cold and you've mine d

th e ev eni ng news. What happened?

Didn't anyon e wake you up at quitting

time?"

PHONE BOOKS -

U.S. vs. U.S.S.R.

Americans arc fort11natc. indeed,
when it co mcs to getting free telephone boob. If vou livcd in \[oscow
vou would han; to shell ou t Sl 6.00
for a 4.,ol11111c p hone book set - first
issued since 19.58 ! Rut hurn be fore
the limited edi tion of .50.00() sets arc
sold. r-.Joscow's phone book has only
personal listings of its inhabitants if
vou're Russian - t,io fore ig ners allowed.
Also left out are th<' stores, offices.
hospitals, and instit utio ns, wh ich arc
governm01t op('r:J. tcd.
Thev\e rC'ccntlv introduced di rect
dialin g, too, hu t you must finger 18digit numbc rs compared with 11 di gits
for lf. S. phones. At an~ rat<', perhaps
the Russians ca n't say too much ...

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RA L@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No . 28

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

TEAM EFFORT PAYS OFF

IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

July 26, 1974

NONEXEMPT SALARIED
JOB POSTING BECOMES EFFECTIVE
The pos ting of nonexempt salaried job openings
became effective July 22, with the first job
(for a s t eno-typist) being posted on Tuesday
of this week. Jobs will be posted for a period
of bvo working days on display boards located
as follows:
~lain

Plant - - one in the hallway near the Plant

Cafeteria, one in the upstairs hallway near the
stairs ascending from the Plant reception room.
Parts Center -- near R. I. Whitley's office.
Customer Service Bui ldin g -- near the Cafeteria .
Turner Building -- near L. L. Trott ' s office.

Lil lie Gibson and Mary Griffin, who work for

,-....riding Lonas in Asm. Reg . D&D, CDO, did a "supe r.per " job of combining team effort, hard work,
and speed to make a customer happy r ecent ly.
Cheshire , I nc. placed an order with us for 30 J unior Full- Wave Controls . Mary and Lillie teamed
up to make the products in record ti~e -- 6 days
ahead of schedule ! The cus t omer was extremely
pleased with this performance and at a time when
most shipments are late - receiving products
ahead of schedule definitely demonstrates our
spirit to the customer. It 's this type of effort
that creates new or ders .

TWO-DAY BLOODMOBILE
SCHEDULED
Increased emp loyee par ticipation j ust i f ies a bvoday Bloodmobile visit on August 7 and 8. Blood
donor cards have been distributed t his week.
Satellite operations will be handled as previous ly. As always , we are looking forward to a good
response from our employees .
N0rIO::

rust colored coat was put in the Cafeteria several weeks ago and we wondered i f some employee
had forgotten where they lef t it . If you can
come to Relations , describe the coat and it fit sit' s yours .

You are eligible t o nominate yourse l f for any

job for which you be lieve you are qualified:
(1) if you have been on your present j ob for at
least six months (this does not apply if you
have recall rights); (2 ) if you are not on probation ; and (3) your performance reviews for
the past s ix months indicate overall satisfactory performance. It wi ll not be necessary to
nominate yourself for a job to which you have
recall rights , since you will be considered for
recall to any such opening prior to the promotion of an individual who has never held the
job. Job openings occurring to which employees
have r ecall rights will not be posted until all
recall rights have been exhausted.
The job posting opportuni t y is in addition to the
already existing opporttmity of nominating yourself i n advance for a j ob opening. I f you have
"advance nominated" yourself for a job which i s
posted, re-nomination is W!l1ecessary . The advance
nominations on file will ba considered/processed
in the same manner as nomin ations received for a
posted opening . 1f your advance nomination has
not been applied to a job ti.1ring a twelve month
period, it will be returned to you through your
manager/supervisor.
The same nomination form , availab l e in a rack on
ead1 display board, can be used fo r nominating
yourself for either a job currently posted or tor
a job in advance of its being available . The polContinued on page 3

BEST WISHES
TO THREE NEW RETIREES

WILLIAM EVANS

Cont ' d from Col . 1

looks fo nvar d to en j oying he r mus i c again because r ecently she ' s been too busy to play . She
woul d also like to find some sort of part-timf-..
job and pe rhaps do some volunteer work for chei.
i t ies. She be l ongs to the Eastern St ar Lodge
and will have more time fo r their activities.
Lois and her hus band, who is plant Engineer for
a finn at Br i dgewater , have four chi ldren and
6 grandd1ildren.

./

Back in 1955 , Fred Curto saH Bill Evans working

wi th the cons truc t i on crew that he lped build the
Gene ral Electric l\iaynesboro Plant and hired him
to wor k for t he Company . Now 19 ye ars later,
Bi ll is r eady to r etire . Evident l y , Mr. Curto
kne" a good thing when he s aw it; Bill has worked
the en ti re 19 ye ars in Mainte nan ce be cause he
said, " I really enjoyed it ."
\Ve ' ve heard Bill occas i onally grumb l i ng about his
car and 1vhen we fig ured up the miles he ' s driven
t o work, i t' s no wonder ! Accor ding to our calcul at i ons , app r oxima t e l y 328 , 32 0 miles .
Bi ll an d his 1-'ife own a country s tore with a
snack bar and service station and he pl ans to
work in t he stor e and just enj oy hi s re tirement.
The Evans li ve ne ar Lovingston and have a married
daught er in Richmond and a son in col l ege at
Radford.
\fo ta l ked to Bill about his year s at GE and he
ment ioned that he had to mi ss ve ry little t ime
from 1vork but tha t he was absent 5 days during the
flood in 1 69 .

Approximately 50 co-1~o rke rs and fri ends t ook Bill

to lwKh on J une 30 . The y pr esented him with a
ift as a fare1ve ll t oken; a nice crisp , framed
;:, 100 bil l. We couldn ' t get him to tell us if he
planned to spend i t or save it .

LOIS CLINE

In April of ' 62 lois started working fo r GE in

Re l ays . She has he l d vari ous jobs in the factory and moved to Product Repair in November of
' 73 . Lois s ays "I enjoyed my twelve years at
General Elect ric but I am l ooking fon.;ard t o
havin g time to do things I ' ve wanted to do and
couldn ' t . 1 1

MADELINE MIZE

Madeline Mize came to work for Gene r a l Electric

as an Assemble r Tr ainee . She worked in Relays
during her 18~ years of employment and on August 1, Madeline plans to retire and just "take
l i fe easy ."
Both ~tadeline and her husband are retired and
they are going t o spend s ome time traveling .
She says now she ' ll be able to catch up on some
r e ading an d t e levi s ion progr ams s he enj oys.
Her s on, Buddy lforrell, works at our Charlottes ville Plant and Madeline has two grandchildren,
Ricky and Karen.
Madeline ' s co- workers gave her a retirement din ner at the Moose Club. She confessed "It will
be just gre at being home all the time but I will
miss the peop l e at the plant very much . "

REMINDER:
Lois Cl ine , DCP Product Repair, i s going t o be
one of our busiest retirees . She and her husban d buil t ci new home in Br i dgewat e r before
OlY1stmas and she s ays no1.; s he can really fi nish
unpacking ! She en j oys sewing , fl ower gardening ,
and i s an accomp lis he d or ganis t . Loi s was the
organ i s t at the Chur ch of the Br ethren in \\laynesboro for over 20 years and has purchas ed a Bald1vin Organ for her home . She says s he r eally
Cont " cl next co l.

DON'T FORGET CHANGE IN HOURS

AT TURNER #1
The re will be a change of working hours at Turner
#1 beginning July 29 . For thos e of you who need
to make a note :
.-...
Start \fork

Stop Work

Turner #1 Factory

7: 15 a.m .

3 :45 p. m.

Turne r 11 1 Off ice

7:45 a . m.

4 : 15 p.m.

7(2
Cont' d from page 1
icy and procedures covering the Nonexempt SelfNomination/ Job Interest Program are outlined on
t~ r everse side of the nomination form.

1.,-/ I

Lj

APPRENTICE PROGRAM GRADUATES

Nonexempt sal aried entry level jobs will not be

posted .
The job catalog will be maintained in each sub section manage r's office and changes will continue
to be corrununicated to you by Information Letter .
\\The re an opening receives no nomination, or no
self-nominated employee meets the required qualifications , management will take steps necessary to
fill the job.
Upgrading in formation will be posted \veekly as
available on the display boards .
Each of you are encouraged to read the policy and
procedures on G~e reverse side of the nomination
form sent to you with Information Letter No. 74-5 .
TI1ese changes to our- existing procedure are a step
fonvard in providing greater oppor tunities for you
and for the business. Used correctly, it will pay
dividends .

1973 CORPORATE
~LUMNUS PROGRAM
,\JNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE
The General Electric Foundation Corporate Alumnus
Progrwn is currently operating in its twentieth
year since be ing es tablished in 1955.
All employees with one year of service are eligible to participate in the program. However, inasmud1 as approximate l y 6 ,000 to 6, 500 employees
report contributions eligib le for matching each
year, the Foundation had not attempted t o distribute a Corporate Alumnus Program Annua l Report to
every e ligible employee. Rather, individual annual reports and matching gift forms have been
distributed to all employees of the Company who
either held a de Hee or had at tended college for
at l east one year, which numbered approximately
65,000 employees.
Beginning this year, in order to substantially
reduce the printing and distributi on costs of
t he Report, the Foundation has distributed a
limited supp l y internally but will not distribute a copy to all the employees who are included in the above two categories.
numbers of reports and matching gift
rms have been sent for their use in respondl.ng to requests from employees. If you are
interested, your form can be obtained from Pat
lhompson, Relations . The blue matching forms
developed last year to reflect the January 1,
1973 Program changes have not been changed and
may continue to be used.

Congratulations are in order for our most r ecent Apprentice graduates. Proudly disp laying
diplomas (left to right) are Lyle House r, Jr. ,
Larry Coffey , and Freddie Dillon, Jr . Diplomas
were presented by Paul Warren, Supervisor
Apprentice Training (left) and D. L. Coughtry ,
Manager, Manufacturing DCPD (right) . The
trainees were graduated as Tool Room Machinists
upon their successful comple ti on of 6000 hours
of on- job training and 600 hours of academic
work at Blue Ridge Community College .

S&S PROGRAM
1971 AUTHORIZATION
FORMS DISTRIBUTED
Participants in the Savings &Security

Program
will be receiving in paychecks this week, Holding Period Authorization Forms for 1971 Savings .
Be sure to read the instructions and take whatever action is necessary at once. We will be
publ ishing addi tional information in futur e
issues of NEWS.
WANTED:
A ride from Stuart s Draft to the main plant on
the 8 :00 - 4:30 shift. John Eichelberger is in terested in either joining or starting a car pool.
He can be contacted on Ext. 794.
LAUGHOUT

~mited

" The boss has this thing about cutting

down on unnecessa ry expenses' "

Reginald H. Jones asks:

Can we afford the future?
"The capital needs
of this country
are mind-boggling."
l{l' ~in ald

I I. .Jorws. Chairman oft lw 13oard.

Cl'lwral F.lcctrit Compan~ .

lVIosl Americans recognize by

nmv that increased procludivily is lhe
key to a rising s tandard of living.
But it has a price: capital investnwnl to ])l'O\'icle Llw fadlili es and
maehinen- t hat e nables people to hl
1110l'e JffO;lucti\e. ('~1pital in veslmenl
to providt the envl'g,V and materials
tha t are rnnning s hort.
Tlw capital 1weds of th is country
an mind-liogglin,g. Elect ric uti lities
w ill have to raise and invest 8500
bill ions lwt\\een nm\ and 1985.
Tlw oi l and pl'lrochernirnl industries must i1west S:270 billions in lhe
same pe riod.
To upgradv our transportation
syslern-rn il. air and wat('r - will lake
anoth er 8170 bill ion s.
Frnrn 1%:2 through rnn. capi tal
inveslmenl Lola Iled Sl .G trillions in
th is countn-.
Blll .in t he l/('.l'f t \.\cl vc yea l's.
l hrough El8i"l. our eapilal t1L'ed s will
come to aliou l s:3.;3 ll'illions in today's
clol lars. enn \\i l hou t infla tion being
ta ken into rnnsid (ra t ion.
Most of that incredible sum w ill
ha vc to be raised and im::'stecl by t ht
business eomrnun il y.
WhcJ'e in l lw world will il come
from'?
The rnp ital a\ailal>le lo business
comes onlv frnm profils- profits t hat
mav be r~i nvested directly or used lo
all;act and support inn'slrncnl h>
ollwl's . The high er t he prnl'ils, t he
higher th e kvels of investment that
a!'e possible.
The head lines have bee n carrying
announceme nts of record profits. In
197:1. a ver.v prosplrnus year. afte1-tax
profi ts of industrial rnrporal ions
reeovered from their low point in
Thi s statement by Mr Jones appears 1n one of a series of ads

1n

1969-70 and were up 30% higher lhan

the\ were in 19fi5.
B11l wait a minute .
In the same eight yeais. the
gross nal ional product - the total
value of every thing prndueed - went
up 88%.
So. inclu sl r~"s profits now l'qual
onlv 3.9% of Lhc gross na tional product
con; parcd with 5Ji% in 1%5.
We're losing gro11nd .
If profits become a smalltr and
s maller part of the pict11 re. we' ll n en~ r
be able Lo raise the mom'_v thal will
have lo he iiw csled bet \\'l'en nm\ and
1985 lo keep America prospe rous .
If profits keep s hrinkin.~ we' ll
have lo live wil h ever -worsening s hortages and inflation and unemployme nt
and go vcrnmenl controls.
There arc many things government and business mana.g enwnl can
do to help business earn t he profits it
needs lo fund America's futurl>.
But one thing we all can do. And
l hat's Lo improve our pt>l'sonal prndueLivily on the .ioh. Work vv ilh en thusiasm
and care. w halever our assignnwnt.
Consenc energy and materials. Come
up wit h money-saving id eas. Help Lo
make more ou l of less : llwt's
product i\ ity.
This w ill not on ly help indu stry
earn more and invest more in Amerirn's
fu t ur e. It w ill also help taeh
of us earn more as we produce more.
\Vi l h increased productiv ily, every body wins .
And with increased
producti vity. we will he
able lo afford t he in vestment neec kd to
assure a heallhy
future.

nattonal publlcattons sponsored by U S S teel Coro

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 29

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

G:1ve A ' BUNCH Of 'G0RPUSCLES

Blood Donor sign-ups have been brisk. As of
Wednesday, July 31 , 460 employees had returned
their "Yes" cards . This number is about 150 shy
of the number of blood donors needed for the
August 7 and 8, two- day Bloodmobile visits .
Therefore, to be assured of having a successful
Blood Donor drive we need every employee who
still has a card and wants to give blood to get
their card turned in today to their supervisor.
GIVE A BUNG! OF CORPUSCLES!

August 2, 9174

IDP PAYS YOUR WAY

INTERESTED IN FREE EDUCATIQ\i?
Read On .
The General Electric Individual Development Program provides ful l - t ime hourly and nonexempt
salaried employees with the opportlll1ity to take
tuition-free courses in sub jects that will help
you advance. This fall, thousands of GE employees across the col.ll1try will be taking advantage
of this plan. A few guidelines are as follows:

SQ\1EBODY WILL TI-1.ANK YOU FOR IT !

C. T. KASTNER TOURS TURNER #1

1) The course or courses you take must update or

improve your skill or knowledge of your present
job or enhance your opportlll1ity for advancement
in the logi cal development of your career.
2) You must counsel with your foreman/supervisor/
manager we ll in advance of the starting date t o
determine i f the course you want to take meets
the requirements as descr ibed in item 1 above .
3) You must determine if the desired course will
be taught at any of the nearby colleges, particularly Blue Ridge Connnl.ll1ity or Val l ey Vocational
Technical Center, this fall. Lists of courses at
Blue Ridge will be placed in the cafeteria next
week. At the moment, we do not have a schedule
for Valley Te ch .

Mr. Christopher T. Kastner, Vice Pr esident and

General !1anager of Communication Systems Busi ness Division visited our Waynesboro Plant today for a business review and his first tour of
the new Turner #1 f aci li ty .
L. Trott , Mgr ., (2nd from right) Turner Operons explains the floor plan of the new build1,,.g to W. F. Kindt, (left) General Mgr. - DCPD,
D. L. Coughtry , Mgr . - DCPD Manufacturing, and
Mr. Kastner .

4) After requirements of Items 1, 2 and 3 have

been met, you must comp l ete an IDP application
(FN986) three or four weeks before the starting
date of the course and have it processed through
your foreman/supervisor/ manager for appropriate
approvals. I f you comp l ete the course and earn a
passing grade , GE will reimburse you at the end
of the course .
In reminding employees of this important Company
benefit, W. R. Perry, Specialist, Emp loyee Programs, said the key requirement is prior approval
for any course by your supervisor . "Individuals
should refer questions concerning IDP to supervisors or contact me in the Employee Relations
Office ," Bill sai d.

GE Fort Wayne Motors to

Power New Electric Car
When the first electric cars to be mass-produced in the U.S. in 50 years start hitting the
streets soon, they'll .be pow,ered by General
Purpose Motor Department motors manufactured in GE's Fort Wayne Plant.
Sebring-Vanguard, Inc., the manufacturer
of a battery-powered two-person car has
placed an order for a third of a million dollars
worth of DC motors to power their vehicle.
The 3.5 hp. motor ordered by the Florida
firm will be "similar to the GE motors
currently used on golf carts and industrial
trucks."
The Sebring-Vanguard vehicle - called the
CitiCar (TM) - is designed for short trips at
relatively low speeds in urban areas.
Sebring-Vanguard says reaction to the
95-inch long car has been "fantastic/' with
orders coming in from "all over the country,
the Bahamas and Australia." Sebring-Vanguard officials say 1974 production of CitiCar
should reach 2,500 vehicles.
50 Miles Per Charge
The car's brightly colored body is made of
Cycolac (R) a rugged plastic-like material. The
body and an aluminum frame help keep the
vehicle's weight at just 1100 pounds. CitiCar
has a top speed of approximately 30 miles per
hour and can travel for about 50 miles depending on temperature and terrain before its six 6-volt batteries need an overnight recharge.
Officials describe the car as almost noiseless and corrosion-proof.
Based on current utility rates and battery
replacement costs, Sebring-Vanguard officials
estimate that the operating cost for their
vehicle is approximately 1.5 cents per mile.

SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
Five Year:

Ten Year:

G. M. Weisenborn
R. D. Wesner
R. M. Schooley
C. D. Shuey
T. L. Hawks
W. E. Hazlett, Jr.
H. S. Hughes
L. W. Dudley
D. K. Kyger
W. R. Eckard
L. W. Smallwood
P. D. Bosak
R. Colella

I. L. Erler
C. E. VanLear
J. T. Wriston
D. G. Saben
P. A. Marshall
D. E. Cook
R. W. Harris
J. L. Currie

Twenty Year:

Fifteen Year:

R. S. Billings

S.
G.
S.
J.
S.
T.
A.
M.
H.
K.

L.
P.
B.
H.
M.
R.
L.
L.
H.
D.

Callender
Black
Gibson
Whitesell
Sandridge
Heitzenrater
Lively
Brinkley
Cook
Neff

Twenty-Five Year:
C. W. Hewlett

POISON-PROOF YOUR HOME

Each year hospitals treat thousands of emergency cases because poisons and medicines have
not been properly labeled and locked up.

"Here's good news! This article

says water pollution is in danger of
killing all the fish in the sea!"

Some good preventives to remember are:

1.
2.

3.

4.
5.
6.

Keep household products and mediaines out of

reach and out of sight of children.
Store medicines separa.tely from other household products and keep these items in their
original containers -- NEVER IN CUPS OR SOFTDRINK BOTTLES.
Be sure that all products are properly labelled.
Always turn the light on when giving or
taking medicine.
Clean out your medicine cabinet periodiaa l ly.
Do not call medicines "candy" to get your
children to take them.

'STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE'

FOR JUNE 1974

Month

Stock Price

January $
February
March
April
May
June

62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156

Fund Unit Price

29.940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098

?s/ 2/ 7Lj
~dsitdilfeistlfeS9*-t.. . .

EMPLOYEE OBITUARIES

The employees of General Electric extend our

pathy to the families of Helen H. Crawford aiiu
Shenaan W. Byrd (fonner employee) who died during the two weeks our plant was on shutdown.

GE #1 IS NO. 1

Helen Crawford joined General Electric in Septe"

ber of 1955 and at the time of her death was a.
tester in Relays.
Helen is survived by her father and stepmother.
William L. and Eliza Dickerson Hogan of Buena
Vista, two sons, William P. Crawford of Wayriesboro and Randolph Crawford of High Point, N. C.,
one brother, Kyle G. Hogan of Buena Vista, a
grandson, and a stepgrandson.

Does anyone know that we have a winning softball

club here at GE? Well, it's true.
On July 29 at North Park, GE Softball Team #1
downed Skyline Plastic 15-7 to take their 10th
straight game. They have not lost any games this
season!

The schedule for the innnediate future is:

""' DuPont Orlon vs. GE Ill - Mon. Aug. 5
Jackson Wilson 7 p.m.
Telephone vs. GE #1 - Wed. Aug. 7
North Park 7 p.m.
GE #1 vs. DuPont Orlon - Thurs. Aug. 8
Jackson Wilson 5:45 p.m.
GE #1 is sponsored by SCOGEE and they are members of the Industrial League. The next time
your family is sitting arotmd complaining ''We
don' t have anything to do" take them to see a
winning team. Not only will the family enjoy
it - GE players would appreciate the support.
An enthusiastic audience makes for an even better ball club.

Helen was bom November 30, 1919 and died July

15, 1974. A funeral service was held at McDowTyree Ftmeral Home and a graveside service in
Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista.

Shennan W. Byrd was bom in St. Joseph, Missouri

on February 23, 1918 and died July 10, 1974. He
is survived by his wife Dorothy H. Byrd, two
daughters, Mrs. Dixie Hammer, Mt. Sidney and Mrs.
Shenna Walrath, Wayriesboro, one son, Timothy D.
Byrd of Johnson City, TelUlessee. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. C. K. Bendure of Kansas
City, Mo., two brothers, Howard W. Byrd of Brownwood, Tex. and Donald E. Byrd of Kansas City, Mo.
and two grandchildren.
Shennan was employed by General Electric from
January 3, 1955 tmtil February 1, 1966 when he
retired because of illness. He was an inspector
in QC at the time of his retirement from the
company.
The ftmeral was held at McDow-Tyree July 12 with
intennent at Augusta Memorial Park.

fA'IP4'6"Ri'6"Rl'5PllnaJiVIPJpPINOTE OF APPRECIATION:

1HANK YOU:

Thanks to everyone who had a part in my re tirement dinner and lovely gifts. Everrything UJas
~ce and really appreciated.
I will miss
tt._ people a:t GE but feel sure I'm going to enjoy my retirement.
Best wishes to all,
Made line Mize

We would like to thank all of our friends and

co-workers for the beautiful flowers and the
kindness shown during the recent loss of our
Grandfather and Father-in-law, Leslie Griffin.
Dora McLaughlin)
.
GleJU1 Griffin ) - Grandcluldren
Griffin
)
Meredith Griffin) - Daughters-in- law
Maiy

DID SOMEONE .SAY. RETIRED?:

If you are approaching retirement with trepida tion and apprehension; feel ...-...
that life has passed you by; or aren 't in either of thes e categories, keep
reading because you either won't believe this or you'll enjoy it!
Webster defines "retired" as "to have withdrawn especially for privacy" but
using this term to describe Henriette Davidge is ce rtainly a misnomer .
"Henrie " retired from GE in June 1971 and her activities s ince then are almost unbelievable. To Henrie , it is glorious not to have to work because
she has 24 hours a day to spend exactly the way she likes and she gr eets each
new day with awe and enthusiasm.

I'm early activity was the Pony Swim at Chincoteague Island (Virginia ' s Eastern Shore) where s he
and a friend tent camped. Henrie wanted to go to the Pony Swim fo r years but was always working
( that age -old problem). Recently a new t ent was purchased and has had frequent use .
Some peopl e hardly leave their native state during a l ife time: Henrie has visited 40 foreign
countries ! To say " vis ited" isn't enough. Before a tour, Henrie does research on all the countries ' points of interest. She has learned several languages in anticipation of conve r s ing with
the na tives , buying at local markets and trave ling within the countries with less problems.
Henrie was a Tour Director for a Spanish Tour in 19 72. While on the island of Mart inique during
a ' 72 Carribbean Cruise, Henrie acted as interpreter for a French speaking bus driver on a bus
tour of the Island because French is her second language . This was a lso the tour on which Henrie
found herself and a friend in the middl e of the ship' s ballroom doing the Charleston with an
audience of approximately 500 pe ople. At fi rst, Henrie was aghas t but her slogan is the old
thea~er slogan "The Show Must Go On."
In ' 72 , she also visited Scandinavian countries.
During 1973 i n Greece, Henrie dress ed for a cos tume ball as a "Restored Grecian Um" and won the .-..
grand prize - a Swedish doll. She also became an expert donkey "horsewoman??" Trans portation
to the top of Santorini, a Greek volcanic i s land in the Aegean Sea, is via donkey - up 471 steps and down 471 steps ! You have to second-guess the donkey because should he stop suddenly , the
trip down might be much faster than the trip up. (Donkey and rider survived trip) .
In '71, ' 72 , and ' 73 , Henrie returned to GE part - time to he lp as a t echnical writer and instruc tion book administrator.
In her "spar e time" Henrie has become a Certified Instructor in communication for UVA Continuing School of Education. She is a substitute teacher for Waynesboro High for French and English;
she does travelogues; she is an Independent Con tractor for editing, translating and consulting;
she narrated for tape "Bookworm Journey" by James G. Shaw ; she is an Oak Grove and Theater Wagon
actress , having recently done a part in The Lady and the Unicom. Already in ' 74, she has att ended her 9th ( rea lly the 45th but Henrie on l y attendS every 5 years) AllD'lll1i reunion at the
University of the Stat e of New York at Albany . (One of the highli ghts was doing the Charleston).
One of Henrie's true loves i s photography and a ll of these wonderful activities a r e documented
by some exce llent photographs.
When as ke d for a statement, Henrie ' s only comment was 11Since I ' ve been suhstituting as a t eacher,
I have found that today 's young people are bright and courteous . They are just grieat! 11
It is very fi tting that Henri e ' s statement concerns today's youth because she has a l ways been

a student at heart and has thei r enthusiasm. Whatever she a ttempts , it ' s with vigor and imagination . Afte r all he r year s of study and travel, Henriette Davidge has a very large vocabulary
but she is one pensioner who will never know the meaning of the work "bore d" or for that matter,
Webster ' s de finition of "retired!"
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 30

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Augus t 9 , 1974

COO COMPLETES LARGEST EXCITATIO N SYSTEM

EVER BUILT IN WAYNESB ORO

Employees shown with completed excitation system are (left to right) : Steve Rowe, Pieter Juchter, Jr.
John Rose, Danny McGann, Verna Rudine, Martha Gibson, Mary Barker, Myrtle Balser, Bonnie Wright,
Bobby Wright, Bunny Bell, Guy Coffey , Dave Balse r, Joe Ellinger, Vinton Cook, Ward Chapman, and
Fred Zirk le .
The Control Devices Operation has completed the
assemb l y and test of the first excitation system
to be used with the new Mode l C gas turbine.
This is the largest excitation system bui lt to
date for gas turbine app lication.
The system i s comprised of two equipments : a
Saturable Current Transfonner assemb l y for mounting on top of the generator built by the MediLnn
Steam Turbine Generator Products Department in
Lynn, Mass. and an Exci tati on Cubicle which will
be located adjacent to the gas turbine built by
the Gas Turbine Division in Gr eenvill e, S. C.
These weatherproof compartments contain the gen~tor to be driven by a gas turbine .

Shown in the phot ograph are COO employees responsib le for the assemb l y of the equipments that
took place in an enlarged ar ea in Building 9.
All employees associated wi th the design and manufacture of the new equipment are to be congratulated for completing the job ahead of schedule .
The new excitation system will be
Wharton Substation of the Houston
Power Company . Fi ve mor e systems
ished to this customer l ater this

shipped to the
Lighting and
will be fu!llyear .

Eight more orders have been received and additional orders are expected in the future as par t of
the growing l ine of products built by the Control
Devices Oper ation for the utility industry.

SOFTBALL
There's an advertisement on TV conveying the message "We t ry harder ; we ' re number 2" and GE #2
Softball team insist their s pectators are guaranteed a thrill perminute. They might be number
2 but their games are always a surprise: you
don't know who wi ll win and they 'll keep you on
the e dge of your seat! They are really just a
bunch of guys who would like to win softball games
and can do this be tter if they h ave a cheer ing
section.

5% ABSENTEEISM

OOLLARS LOST

If you heard we had a 5% absenteeism rate yes-

te rday, it probably woul d not mean very much to

you . Normally we see absent eeism as it r elate..-._
t o us personally but let ' s take a few minutes
and see what happens when we have 5% absenteeism
as far as Company and Department dollars are
concerned. (Figures used are approximate - not
actual. )
1650 - no. of hourly employees
.05 - % absenteeiam
ST.SO - total employees absent/clay

111eir next games are:

GE #2 vs GE# 1
Monday, 7 :00, Jackson Wilson, August 12

82.5 - peopl e
8 - hrs. per day
~ - hrs. per day due to absenteeism

GE #2 vs Crompton
Wednesday, 7:00, Industrial Par k, August 14

660.0 - hours
3. 400 - average pay per hour
_ _2_6_4_0_

GE #2 VS NIBCO
Thurs day, 7:00, Jackson Wilson, August 15

1980
m44:01r/<lay los t in wages .

On August 5, GE # 2 beat Skyline Plastics 18- 1 and

any way you look at it, that' s an impressive

score .
Thei r record so far has been 5 wins and 6 losses
(does not include games played this week) . GE
Softball Team # 2 is sure their record would improve i f they had some enthus iastic supporters:
they ext end a hearty invit a tion t o one and all t o
come join them at their next softball game .

*****
GE Il l won its 11th & 12th games this past week;
12-8 against Crompton and 15-1 against DuPont Orlon with the heavy bats of Bill Waggy, Kenny Gray,
Allan Hmtley, Roy Rexrode and Cl ement Waggy .

Games Next Week:

GE #2 vs GE #1
Monday, 7 :00, Jackson Wilson, August 12, 1974
GE ff l vs DuPont Independents
Thurs day, 5:45, North Park, August 15, 1974
Come out to see us .

* Assembly
* * * * *is* *the donor ana
Jerry Kestne r , *
DCP
Be.tty Dickerson is the nurse . Betty i s with the
Red Cross from Roanoke and had never been here
with the Bloodmobile before. She said she enjoyed it very much.
At 2 p. m. on August 7, the Bl oodmobile had al ready processed 100 donors ~t the main GE Plant.
A Comt for the Parts Center was not obtained at
that time but we ar e s ure the quota will be
r e ached.
The NEWS will carry a comp lete picture story next
week and we ' 11 have all the figures available.

111is is considerab l e l oss in output because output is re l ated to total hours worked.
'I11ere is considerab l e added expense t o cover this
absenteeism rate with time and one-half labor expense,
There i s cons i derable troub l e meeting customer
commit ments and schedules .
111ere is considerable loss of business when we
can ' t do this .
Please <lo not be a considerable contributor. Consider working each day , all of our jobs may depend on it.

FIRST DAY OF BLOODMOBILE

OVER QUOTA

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WAYNESBORO GE
CAR POOL PARKING DISCONTINUED
GROWS AND GROWS
This year has indeed been a year of expansion
for Waynesboro General Electric. In April, the
NEWS carried an article on the exterior and interior plans for Tumer #1. Now we can add to
that large addition, plans for two more buildings: Turner #2 and the Tumer Office Building.
ConstIUction on both buildings has been started
and the scheduled completion date is January 1,
1975.
Tumer #2 will have 47 ,500 square feet and will
be used for assembly and test of new TenniNet*
products. Turner #2 will be a m:irror image of
Turner #1 and approximately 300 employees will
be hired or relocated for that facility. Turner
Office Building will be 20 ,500 square feet in
size.
We have included, for your infonnation, a map
of the layout of the new buildings which also
shows the future parking plans, the proposed
railroad spur and the proposed streets.
We will keep you up-to-date as the completion
on the two projects and definite plans
..:e finalized. We plan to feature a series of
articles on our Turner Operations and will carry these in future copies of the NEWS.

~ars

(SEE PAGE 4 FOR MAP OF TURNER OPERATIONS).

SCOGEE OFFICERS FOR 197 4-7 5

In the recent SCOGEE election the following em~
ployees were chosen by SCOGEE members to be their
officers for the forthcoming year:
President: Dick Gentzlinger
Vice President: Larry Martin
Secretary: Diana Taylor
Treasurer: Juanita Via
Board of Directors
Monty McPhatter
Winky Wingfield
Nancy Baker
Audra Hartman
Julian Branstetter
Dot Mauzy
Nancy John

Ray Cline
Joe Smith
Ken Gray
Dan Kemper
William Woodson
June Aldhizer - Financial
Advisor
!""".
Bill Perry - Advisor
m./fICE TO SCOGEE MEMBERS:
Tentative plans are
Pirnie on September
Sidney. Be sure to
as soon as definite
SCOGEE members will

being made to hold a Family

7 at Seawright Springs, Mt.
keep~ this date in mind and
plans are fonnulated, all
be notified.

The reservation of special parking areas for

the use of car pools will be discontinued effective Monday, August 12. At that time employee parking will revert to the previous
practice. Each employee will park in his/her
designated zone but there will be no special
spaces designated for car pools only. The motor cycle parking areas will, of course, remain
'as is'.
During the height of the "gasoline cnmch" special car pool parking areas were set up with
the hope that this would cause more people to
ride together thereby stretching the available
gas supply. Many people participated and it
did help.
Now that the supply of gasoline has improved,
there are fewer car pools and a number of the
reserved spaces are not being used.
However, now that the supply of gasoline has
improved, there are fewer car pools and a ntDnber of the reserved spaces are not being used.
Though the energy crisis is still very real
and there is a continU:ing need to economize on
our use of all fuels, the reserved space for
car pools seems to have out-lived its usefulness.
Should the need arise, the department may reinstate the car pool parking plan or other plans
to assist in the conservation of energy. We
will continue to monitor the situation and take
whatever action everyone thinks the situation
requires.
Remember now: no more reserved spaces for car
pool parking starting Mon~y moming, August 9.

GE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY

W. J. Vance, Mgr. Training and DoCtDnen tati on,
recently made a presentation to the members of
the Hi-Noon Kiwanis Club of Waynesboro. He illustrated his talk with slides showing the printed circuit board operation at 250 Parts Center
and the aitomatic test and automatic insertion
equipment.
Mr. Vance gave the history of products and pro-

duct change from the conception of Specialty Control Department in 195_4 to the present. He
traced the growth pattern which now includes
Turner Operations, Wilson Building, 250 Parts
Center and Main Plant.
The talk was well received and Kiwanis members
greatly enjoyed being brought up-to-date on our
Manufacturing Facilities.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 31

WAYNESBOIO,VIRGINIA

MARION S. KELLOGG
ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT
WILL HEAD
CORPORATE CONSULTING SERVICES

ion S. Kellogg has been elected a Vice

President of General Electric Company by the
Board of Directors and appointed a member of
the Company ' s Corporate Administrative Staff.
Miss Kellogg ' s appointment as Vi ce President Corporate Consulting Services, was announced
today by Hershner Cross, Senior Vice President
- Corporate Administrative Staff. The appoint ment is effective immediately .
Kellogg succeeds Vice President Leonard C.
Maier, Jr., who recently lvas named head of the
Company's Corporate Employee Relations Opera~tiss

tion .
As Vice President of Corporate Consulting Services, Miss Kellogg will be responsible for
supplying to operating components throughout
the Company and to external clients a variety
of consulting services, primarily in the areas
of marketing, engineering and manufacturing.

Miss Kellogg joined GE in 1944 and after working in many different functions now enjoys an
international reputation as an authority in the
~ld of professional and management personnel
}JJ.vcesses.

August 16, 1974

ANOTHER INSTANCE
OF SUPER SERVICE
On July 5, 1974, Dan Dondiego, Installation &
Service Engineering, received an urgent call
from a GE Service Manager indicating that a
Steel Mill in the Chicago District was flooded
and that a large quantity of C!Xl Excitation
equipment was needed within days. An Emer gency meeting was called in the office of Paul
Schatz, Manager - C!Xl Manufacturing. At the
meeting a plan of action was outlined and because of the urgency of the situation, it was
decided that all material would be built and
accumulated during shutdown .
By Wednesday, July 10, 1974, all the necessary
equipment was packed and ready for shipment.
Keystone Steel and Wire sent their private
plane to Shenandoah Valley Airport to pick up
this equipment.
This excellent service was possible because of
the extra effort extended by Wayman Balser, C!Xl
Materials; Steve Rowe, C!Xl Stockroom; Doug Ponton and Raymond Hildebrand, Gas Turbine; Ralph
Martin, Shipping; Ertle Hewett, Project Engineer; Russell Culver, Engineering Technician;
and Joe Miller, Design Technician.
We think you should take a bow, fellows, for a
job well done!

BLOODMOBILE ACHIEVES QUOT A

The GE turnout for the Red Cross Bloodmobile was
impressive as usual . A total of 416 pints was
given during the two-day visit with 38 of those
contributed at the Parts Center. The donors from
the Wilson Building and Turner Building were accomnodated at the Main Plant . As ir. the past,
the strong positive attitude of our employees
toward the Bloodmobile helped us achieve our
quota.

Bill Perry, Bloodmobile Coordinator, stated, " We

sincereZy thank aii donors. AZso, we received
our usuai fine coope ration from Fred Curto, Connard HowdysheU and Ed SneZson in heZping to set
up and take down the necessary BZoodmobiZe equipMany of our employees will remember Miss Kellogg's ment.
specialized training course for managers which
was offered in the late '60 ' s here in Waynesboro. (Cont'd page 4, Col. 1)

CANDID SHOTS OF

LOODMOBILE DONORS

--

LINDA BROWN JOINS WISE OWL CLUB

SAFETY GLASS SAM

SAYS
CONGRATULATIONS

The recent meeting of the Safety Corrunittee included a presentation of a Wise O.Vl Certificate and
pin to Linda B. Brown, Assemble Reg. Drives and Devices.
On May 1, 1974, Linda was assembling a part made of glass to an electronic Drives and Devices product. The gl ass part shattered into the employee's face with a number of gl ass parts striking the
employee's right Safety Glass lens.
Linda ' s award represents the 146th Wise O.Vl Award presented to employees in the Plant's 20 -year
history .
Herb Morrison, Foreman, TSI, made the presentation to Linda and she asserted, "I am a finn believe..-...,
in the Safety Glasses Protection Plan at GE. I fee l that it ' s very necessary to have comp lete eye
protection."

SOFTBALL
BLOOIMOBILE
(Cont'd from page 1, Col . 2)
GE #1
"A most attractive Honor Roll Board of Donors ha.s
been mounted and we owe some special thanks for
GE Ill won #14 by beating GE #2 and DuPont Orlon
the personal time and effort contributed. Gordon
7 to 6 . TI1e Te lephone Company (in extra innings)
Batey constructed the board, Betty Fields prepared beat GE #1 6 to 5. Super batters were: Don
the name tags, and Charlie Minter did the letterStinespring, Roy Rexrode, Bill Musick , Dale
ing on the board itself."
Thompson, and Jerry Stallings .
New achievers in the last Bloodmobile Drive were:

GE #2

One Gallon

Two Gallon

Freida S. Hite
Fredric Zirkle
Shirley F. Wingfie ld
Lawrence E. Smoot
Robert G. Akins
Joseph D. McLaughlin
Anna C. Wood

S. Joseph Bookataub
Ollie L. Craun
Dennis G. Whitley
Donald B. Falk
Monty M. McPhatt er
Robert E. Killian
Helen Barker

GE #2 beat Orlon 5- 2 on August 7 and beat Crompton 8- 2 on August 8. GE #2 lost to GE #1 6-2 in

a hard-fought game on August 12.

Three Gallon

Four Gallon

Guy W. Hoy
Harding W. Lonas

Joseph K. Ellinger
Five Gallon
James P. Tipton

GE #2 record is 7W, 7L and we are fighting for a

playoff berth in the city playoff' s sd1eduled to
start August 19.
NOTE OF APPRECIATI O"l

.-.,

Our sincere thanks to all GE employees for th.

flowers and cards and the many acts of kindness
shown to us in the death of Pat ' s father .
Junior and Pat Sacra
The Roy Smith Famil y

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL . XV I No . 32

August 23, 1974

WAYN ESBORO,VIRGIN I A

CAFETERIA CHANGES IMMINENT

An Employee Bulletin was issued yeste rday describ -

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS
GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM

ing f uture service by Marriott in the Main Plant

Cafet e r ia . Bleak sales and pr ofit pi ctures have
necessitated changes .
Beginning Monday , August 26 :
2nd Shift Cafe t e ria hot food line service will be
reduced to a self- service/fast - food line with hot
sandwiches , soups , french f ries , sal ads and des se rts.
1st Shift will have the same except the second
food line wi ll be open and offer a full hot meal
menu.
Full vending will continue to be offe r ed on all
three s hift s .
Signs will be pos ted designating t he
fast - food line . Also, please note :
r ees using the ful l hot menu line
be db l e to order hot sandwiches such
hamburgers, e tc. from this line .

self- service/First Rou;, ~eft to right : Roger Wimer, Coach , and

1st shift em-Carol Ph~ii~ps . Second R01.J: Louise Rodgers , Ruth
will not
Holl01.Jay , D~lores Martin, Jane Johnson, Olga Sandy ,
as hot dogs, ~d EUen Mdler . Thir:d Row: Dora Coffey, Marian
S~ron , Dot Cook , Ph~ll~s Ward, Margaret Turner,

HATE DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE? ~ap/~:za~~t~~~

BUY A BARGAIN FOR WINTER

Bargain prices offered for t ransport ation to and
from work in the Staunton area are worth your
c?nside ration . For approximate l y 4 per mile,
rides are avai l able from the St aunton-Fishers v~lle ~ection of the County and at today ' s gaso~
line , insurance, and tire p ri ces , this is definitely a bargain . Charles Pomphrey and Harry
Simmons (Maint enance) drive two vans daily . One
van leaves the T- Mart at 6:20 - arrives at 7:10
and the othe r van leaves Middlebrook St ree t at
6:20 , goes up Gr eenville Avenue, and arrives at
7: 10. Passengers will be picked up anywhere
al ong Rt. 250 and the Parts Center is on the
route .

Diggs .

Absent were Ruby Roach

The . 1FL might be having trouble , the go lf pros

might have put ting trouble and the baseba ll batters might not be connecting with the pitches but
one t hing is sure : our gi r ls ' softball team is
we ll and happy! \Vi th the expert coaching of
Roger Wimer, they just won a tournament in Elkton
comprised of 10 teams and representing a SO -mile
radius .
Also of note is the fact that in a tournament
which boasted only 4 home runs - two of t hose were
hit by Judy "Han k Aaron" l)i. ggs (Sheet Metal) and
they were ove r the fence (210 fee t ) !

As a member of the St aunton League , the team played

16 games during the season with a 5-ll r ecord .
Conside r ation will be given to a van from the
Churchville area i f i nterest i s shown. Employees They placed 6th in the Cit y League but then \vent
on to gr eater accomplishments in the tournament .
from Cr aigsvi lle may mee t the van at the 7-11
On
Friday , they beat Nat ' l Fruit &Produce (Broad Store on Wes t Beverley Stree t .
way) ll-6; Sat . 10th Legion Ruritans (Harr isonburg) 14- 10; Sun . Bluebe ll Wranglers (Elkton) ll -4
F~ more infonnation, contact Charles Pomphrey
and in the l ast game again played Bluebell Wranotarry Sinnnons on Ext. 312 .
l ers and beat them 4-3.
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Remember: Save your se dan,
Congratulations , 01amps !
Corne ride our van !

GEORGE BAKER BAFFLED,

BUGGY BORROWED
In that headline, we needed to say "ripped off'',
"stolen", "lifted" or just plain "took" but none
of t hose words started with a "B" and we wanted
this headl ine to have class. We also want the
buggy back!
George Bake r is Supervisor of Data Pr ocessing
and rj1ey need their buggy to haul tons of paperwork . Please , i f you took the buggy from the
mail room - r eturn it! Thanks.

USE YOUR S&SP AUTHORIZATION

FORM TO OBTAIN VALUES FROM
PROGRAM'S RETIREMENT OPTION
If you were an S&SP participant in 1971 and l eft
your holdings in the Program, the Authori zation
Form applying to your 1975 "payout" under the
Savings and Security Program is in your hands by
now .
If you want everything handled as it was with your

1974 payout you need take no action. But if you

aren't us ing the S&SP Retirement Option- - and you
want to improve your retirement income (and maybe
decrease your t axable income under S&SP in 1975)
then now' s the time to consider the Opti on.
If you decide to use the Option--or take any of

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Use of t~e Option has always made it possible to
delay receiving the company matching payments
and income of the S&SP Program until after r~
tirement when income is usually lower and t;
may be less. The use of the new annuity and
installment provisions will spread the payment
of the Option "payout" over a longer period after retirement and will provice regular monthly
income in addition to GE pension and Social Security payments .
Also, beginning in 19 76 , a much greater amount
can be put into the Retirement Option. But to
have the greatest possible amount in the Option
by retirement, so that the new improvements can
be most valuable, an individual should begin
now.
If you are not now in the S&SP Retirement Option
you can use your recently r ece ived Authori zation
Form to take advant age of it. While the deadline is not unti l November 1, now is the time to
consider any action you want to take and to return the Part II Form if this is necessary.
Other actions requiring use of the form are noted on the revers e side of each page of the Form.

CORRECTION :
La.st week we made a mistake in the article
"Another Instance of Super Service ".

the orj1er actions described in the i ns tructions

on the reverse s ide of the Authorization Form--you We inadvertently put the wrong Joe Miller. We
meant to list Joe Miller, CDO Engineer.
shoul d complete Part II of the Form properly and
return it. For those who aren't familiar with the
"Stock Price and Fund Unit Price for July, 1974 "
Retirement Opt ion, here's how it works.
The "Stock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for the
Under S&SP an eligible participant may put up to
month of July are as fo llows : St ock Pr ice 7% of pay in seve ral investment areas--U. S . Sav$46.739 ; Fund Unit Price - $25.091.
ings Bonds , GE Stock or a special Mutual Fund.
The Company makes a matching investment t o the
Fund Unit Price
Month
Stock Pr i ce
individual ' s account of 50% of the participant' s
own inves tment. The total is held for the speciJanuary
62 .267
$ 29.940
$
fied three -year holding period and paid out. Or28 .395
56.599
February
-under the Retirement Option--the company matching March
29 . 442
54 . 839
payment and income credits can be he ld in trust
27.834
April
53.875
until retir ement and paid out when annual income
27 . 699
49.597
May
and taxes may be l owe r.
28.098
49 .156
June
25 . 091
46.739
July
Also, beginning in 1976, a participant who l eaves
GE as a result of retirement can elect, under the
S&SP Program' s Retirement Option, to nave the
trustees purchase an annuity with the securities
and cash being held for him, instead of distributing them to him i n a lump sum as at presen t .
Beginning in 1976 , a partici pant who leaves GE
for any reason--excep t death--can e lect t o have
the trustees dist ribute the securities and cash
held for his account in installments over a five
ten or 15 year period.
(Cont 'd next colurrm)

"Gentlemen, it isn't easy to maintain an.

office temperature that suits everyone!

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No . 33

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

August 30, 1974

GE#l TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

IN INDUSTRIAL DIVISION

VALLEY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL

CENTER ESTABLISHES COURSES
FOR GE EMPLOYEES
In a continuing effort to provide promotional
opportunities for employees, the company has arranged to have three courses taught at the Valley Vocational Tecimical Center, Fishersville,
Va . Each course is directly related to a specific job and successful completion of the course
will qualify employees for future anticipated
openings .
TI1e courses and related jobs are:
Basic Electronics - Tester R9
~~chanical Inspection - Inspector Rl3
Machine Shop - Entry into Mad1ine Shop up
to and including R13 Milling Machine and
Grinding
Bi ll Perry has indicated that employees who de-

sire to participate in these courses will quali fy for tuition assistance under the Individual
Development Program and that those interested
should file their applications directly to Bill
Perry's office as soon as possible . Applications may be obtained through any foreman or
from Mr. Perry's office in Relations .
Valley Ted1 has indicated that enrollment in
each of the courses will be limited to approximately 10 students. The students will be selected on the basis of seniority and date of receipt
of application in Relations. A copy of each
course description and sd1edule fo llows :
Basic Electronics : A basic course in the fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits, and ci1e components in these circuits. It
is intended for persons with no previous electrical background who desire to engage in t esting electronic circuits and circuit boards . The
course will also cover an introduction to diodes
and transistors . The three hours each week will
be divided between discussion, and in attaining
P-G.ctical experience in the laboratory . The
oratory work will emphasize the use of common meters and test equipment in making electrical measurements . Length of course: 14 weeks.
Instructor - Larry Long .
(Cont'd page 2, column 2)

Proudly displaying their 2nd PZace t r ophies for

the Industrial Playoffs are : (Firs t Row, left to
right), Alan Huntley , Jerry Stallings , Clement
Waggy , Manager, Bill Musick, Roy Rexrode , Bill
Waggy. Second Row, Steve Barnett, Cliff Anderson,
Kenny Gray, Oliver Grant, Don Stinespring, Willie
Woodson , Willie Meek , and Randy Garth . Absent
when picture was tdk.en were Gary Sroka, Steve
Rowe, and Dale Thompson .

GE# l ended the season with a 14-2 record winning

ci1e Industrial Division but dropping the city
championship to DuPont Independents . The Industrial Playoff proved to be a match of skill and
playing abi l ity as the two teams battled it out,
with the DuPont Independents finally winning 7-5
in extra innings. SOJGEE sponsors the GE#l team
as well as a second GE team .
Clement \\laggy, team manager, and Kenny Gr ay
agree that this season's GE#l team was 11 one of
the best spirited bali clubs we 've had together".

They would like to thank all the people who came

out to watch them play and cheer them on , and
especially for ci1eir support at the tournament.
11

The turnout at the tournament was one of the

best we 've had all year 11 s ays Clement .
In addition to league play, the team was invited
t o an Invitational Tournament at E. C. Glass
Sd1ool in Lynchburg on August 24 &25 . After
dropping the 1st game to llamilton Electric of
Charlottesville, Q:ff 1 came back to win 3 straight
games before dropping the 5th game . The team
:cont'd page 3, column 1)

PROFIT INCREASE TRAILS SALES

INCREASE IN SECOND QUARTER
EARNINGS RATE IS 4.4 CENTS
ON EACH SALES DOLLAR
GE sales in the second quarter of 1974 were a
record $3,419 million compared with $2,887 mil~
lion in the second quarter of 1973 -- an increase
of 18%. Net eamings, while a record, failed to
keep pace with sales, climbing only 8% over the
same period in 1973 -- $148.9 million, or 82
cents a share, as compared to $137. 3 million, or
75 cents a share. Profit rate for the second
quarter was only 4.4 cents on each sales dollar
as compared to 4. 8 cents in the same period of

1973.

Sales in the first six months of 1974 were a

record $6,329 million, 16% higher than the $5,434
million in the same period of 1973. As with second quarter figures, profit for the six months
did not keep pace. For the first six months of
1974, net eamings were $271.1 million or $1.49
per share, compared with $251. 7 million or $1. 38
per share in the first half of 1973, an increase
of only 8%.
In connnenting on the second quarter Reginald H.
Jones, GE's chainnan, said, "The squeeze between
pnaes and inaPBa.sed aosts continued to be the
pnnaipal faator pPBventing the aompany 's earnings gains from keeping pace with sales grO/JJth.
Costs, espeaially for P(Jb] matenals, ?Ue.re up
sharply from a year aeo. Ina.reased interest
rates being paid on the higher level of boPPO/JJi~
neaessary to support increased sales grO/JJth Pates
ha4 a fuPther impaat on the quarteP's .resuits.

IJunng the quarteP the industP'iaZ aomponents and

sys terns catego-py remained among the strongest
seatoPs of our business in both sales and earnings," Mr. Jones said.
"Intemational sates and earnings atso were
strong, led by exports from the U.S. Our Canadian affiZiate Pebouruied from a four-week stnke
that had affeated operations in the first quaP"ter. "

(Cont'd fPom CoZ. 1)

turbine-generator shipments ?Uere also tOIJJer as
compared with ta.st year's strong seaond quarter.
Earnings foP six months for the p.redominantty
long aycle industnal pO/JJer equipment busineR,s
we.re about even UJith last year's firet haZf.
Earnings of $10 .1 million for the General Elec t!ic Cr7dit Corporation reflected the impact of
higher interest rates, dropping 12% from the
comparable quarter of 1973.

(Cont'd from page 1, Col. 1)

Mechanical Inspection: The class provides both
theoretical and practical educational aspects
involved with making mechanical measurements.
The disciplines which will be covered in the
curricula include review of shop mathematics,
print reading, and use and care of measuring
equipment. The conononly used inspection equipment will be made available to the students in
order to provide additional experience. Length
of course: 12 weeks. Instructor - Henry Eels.
Machine Shop: The course will consist of actual
training m the machine shop. The student will
learn to operate Drill Presses, Milling Machines
Lathes, Grinders, and miscellaneous hand tools.
Also the course will include blueprint reading
and safety in the shops. Students will be ~
quired to wear safety glasses with sideshielu::;.
Students should wear work clothes . Length of
course: 12 weeks. Instructor - J. Willard
Blough.
Schedule (all courses) : Fall Quarter starting
Septeiriber 19, 1974. The class on Basic Electronics will meet on Thursday evenings from
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Electronics Room and
the Mechanical Inspectors Course will meet also
on Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in
the Drafting Room. The Machine Shop Course will
be taught in the Machine Room (Valley Tech)
Tuesday beginning September 17, 1974 from 7 p.m.
to 10 p .m. Registration should be completed at
the Valley Tech Admissions Office prior to the
beginning dates of the courses.

Further improvement in aerospace results was led

by increased shipments of both camnercial and
rnili tary engines
Mr. Jones said, "A Zthough aonswner good.s and serviaes showed a modBrate ina.rease in do ztara vo twne of sates, earnings we.re adverseZy affeated
by Pieing aosts

."IndustPiaZ pO/JJer equipment sales exaeedBd the

1973 seaond qua:Pter although earnings we.re
doum. Shipments of gas turbines continued betO/JJ ta.st year and, a.s scheduZed, Zarge steam
(Cont'd next aoZwnn)

1 think 1r1 exaggerated.

I've spent twenty years In parka
and haven't been mugged yet

S&SP AUTHORIZATION FORMS

THEY HAVE VA LUABLE INFO

REGISTR~ild.t.l

DON'T FORGET
FOR VALLEY TECH COURSES

Waynesboro employees who are going to receive a

in January 1975 were recently given an
lthorization for Delivery and Registration of
:::iecurities Fonn. They are among the 142,000 who
have a payout coming under the Savings & Security Program in 1975 for 1971 S&S participation .
The holding period for S&SP 1971 investments
ends December 31 of the year.

Final registration for ALL courses will be on

the dates designated on the course sd1edule (see
page 4 for course schedule). Registration 1vill
be from 6:30 p. m. to 7: 15 p.m. at the Valley
Vocational Tedmical Center. Students will r e port to their individual classes for final registration on date and time indicated for ead1
course.

Too few of the people receiving Authorization

Fonns give them adequate attention . On many of
these fonns registration is required for the se curities to be delivered and some of these have
not ye t been returned to Personnel Accounting .
In other cases employees decide too late to take
advantage of the Retirement Option 1vhich can save
on current taxable income and S&SP .

Advanced regis tration and course information is

avai l able from 8: 30 a.m. to 4: 30 p .m. , Monday
through Friday at the Ted1 School Office. Ap plicants may pre-register by mailing above fee
along with name, address , telephone munber and
course title (and night) to the Valley Vocational - Tedmical Sd1ool , Fishers vi lle, Virginia
22939 . Pre-registration is highly recommended
as some classes fill quickly .

~ayout

So please study your S&SP Authorization Form to

be fami liar with what your payout in 1975 will
be--If it reads "Regis tration Reguired" or you
need to make changes in B1e mailing address or
retirement option bring it to Personnel Account ing at once. This i s extremely important since
securities cannot be delivered unless a registration is received.
GE#l 0-1.AMPS
~ont ' d from page 1, Col. 2)
Jlle home an exhausted but tmbroken group after
playing five s t raight games in 98 heat! The
team has also played 9 games in the last four
days and won 6 of the nine . We couldn ' t blame
them if they would happen to fall on their face
any minute .
But ad1ing bones and sore muscles won ' t stop
GE# 1. Next week , starting September 3, the team
will travel to Keezletown for an Invi tational
Tournament. 11We need all the support the fans
can give us " says Clement, and with the backing
they ' ve had all season, they'll get it, too.
Congratulations GE#l for a great season !

Refunds cannot be given after the class begins.

Those who have pre-registered are also requested to be at the Ted1 School at the above date
and time. The telephone number is 886-2379.
(Cost does not include textbooks which will not
exceed $15 for any course.)

*****

IEEE MEMBERS:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The first meeting of the new season for all IEEE
members will be held Tuesday evening, September
10th at Ramada Inn in Lynchburg . The speaker for
the evenin g will be Mr . Roger ~!. Hogg of Babcock
and Wilcox who wi ll speak on the subject " uclear
Energy --Our Assurance of Independence" . Come
along and bring a guest.
For further information or car pool arrangements
contact Don ~tiller, Room 265A, Ext. 720 .

HOURLY-NONEXEMPT ROUND-TABLE MEETINGS

HELD BY FORD

Round Tab le meeting with non-exempt errrp loyees

held August 2, 1974.

Round Table meeting with hourly employees held

August 8, 19 ? 4.

VALLEY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA 22939
WILL BE OFFERING THE FOLLOWING ADULT NIGHT-SCHOOL COURSES
BEGINNING ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
M~DAY,

SEPTEMBER 16, 1974

Home Horticulture - 7-10 p.m. (12 weeks)

..........

.$20

Beginning Typing - 7-10 (20 weeks)

.$27

Beginning Shorthand - 7-9 (30 weeks)

.$27

Automotive Front End Alignment - 7-10 ( 13 weeks)

.$22

Basic Air Conditioning & Refrigeration - 7-10 (12 weeks)

.$20

Carpentry-Framing & Layout - 7-10 (14 weeks)

$23

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1974

Ward Secretary - 7-10 (12 weeks)

$20

Hospital Aide - 7-10 (12 weeks) .

.$20

Bookkeeping - 7-10 (15 weeks)

.$22

Beginning Computer Progrannning (RPG-11) - 7-10 (15 weeks)

.$23

Automotive Engine Tl.me Up - 7-10 (12 weeks)

.$20

&Acetylene Welding - 7-10 (12 weeks)

Reading &Sketching-Bldg. Trades - 7-10 (12 weeks).

Beginning Arc
Blue Print

$23
. $20

WEINESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1974

Advanced Automotive Engine Tl.me Up - 7-10 ( 12 weeks)

.$20

Advanced Air Conditioning & Refrigeration - 7-10 (12 weeks).

.$20

&Acetylene Welding
Carpentry-Framing &Layout - 7-10

.$23

Beginning Arc

- 7-10 (12 weeks)

(14 weeks)

. $23

1HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1974

Key Pun.ch - 7-10 (12 weeks)

Basic Office Machines - 7-10 (12 weeks).
Automotive Engine Tune Up - 7-10 (12 weeks).

.$20
$20
$20

Advanced Arc & Acetylene Welding - 7-10 (12 weeks)

$25

Carpentry-Mill Work & Cabinetry - 7-10 (14 weeks).

$25

WAYNESBORO PLANT
Gt NERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 34

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

ER SPECIALIST CHANGEOVER

September 6, 19_7_4-'-----

197 4 CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP

PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
General Electric's Constructive Citizenship Program for 1974 to encourage employees to participate in the important Mid-Term Election campaign
was inaugurated this week with a statement by
Mr . H. W. Tulloch, Manager - Comrnuni ty Relations.
The local Program is part of a company-wide effort launched first in 1964, and repeated in
succeeding years, that has won many awards and
has been emulated by other companies .
Mr. Tulloch noted that "in the curr ent troubled
political climate it is more important than ever
that all citizens make it their business to play
a role in this election campaign.

Joe Murphy (left) receives congratulations from

Leon Stokes (right) on his new assignment as
Hourly Relations Specialis t.

, week sees us bid a fond farewell to Leon

Stokes and a hearty hello to Joe Murphy. Leon
is relocating to the D01&G Department and Joe will
be replacing him as Hourly Relations Speci a list .
Leon joined Specialty Control Department in 1966
as Technical Recruiter, following a 20-year stint
in the U. S. Navy as Senior Olief Petty Officer.
In 1968, Leon assumed responsibility for hiring
hourly and has since handled all phases of hourly
relations.
Leon graduated from Ouachita Parrish High in Monroe, La., attended many special school s and courses
in the Navy and has completed and taught several
GE sponsored courses . He is married and has four
children.
We tmderstand Leon is a golfing enthusiast and
Bill Perry is " crying the blues" because he is
l osing his golfing partner!
John J . Murphy, J r. ("Joe") , the son of a GE pensioner, came to work at GE in ASM-DCP in 1973 and
then became an Assembler and Wireman B for COO on
second shift. Joe has been working at the gruel...,;....~ pace of college during the day and employment
ring the evening . He will receive his BA in
December f rom Madison College.
Joe graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1970
and has attended Emory and Henry College in addition to Madison.
(Cont ' d to next colwnn)

"Some conmentators have wamed that many Americans may be 'tumed off' by politics this year,"
Mr. Tulloch pointed out. "This would pose a
serious danger to the strength and stability of
our governments at al l levels- - federal, state
and local . ''
Mr. Tulloch said that "a concerned, active citizenry is still the best assurance of having responsible govemrnent--govemrnent that serves the
best interes ts of all." He urged employees to
support those candidates and causes that "best
express your own individual hopes and beliefs . "
He also stressed that the Constructive Citizenship Program is completely non-partisan and vol lilltary. "It is not designed to further one party, candidate, or issue at the expense of another. Participation will be purely voluntary ," he
emphasized.
"But along the way," Mr. Tul loch continued, " I
hope it will lead to 100% voter regis tration
through a registration drive, to getting to know
the candidates better through their vis its to the
are a to employees working for and contributing to
the candidates, and of course to all of us voting
in November- -at our local polling places or by absentee ballot, if necessary."
(Cont ' d from Col . 1)
Joe, his wife, Catherine, and 2-year ol d daughter,
Jennifer, live in Waynesboro. Joe' s hobb ies are
golfing and sports. (Maybe in addition to his
Relations ' duties, Joe can become Bi ll 's new golfing partner and Bi ll will stop crying!)

Our best wishes to both Leon and Joe.

LOOKING FOR 'EASY' MONEY?

BREAK OUT YOUR
'BAKE-IT-EASY' RECIPES

SCOGEE FAMILY PICNIC TOMORROW

(SEPTEMBER 7)

The SCCXIBE Family Pirnie will be held at Seawright

Break out those "Bake-It-Easy" recipes you've been Springs, Mt. Sidney, from noon tmtil dark on Sat.,
working on this past Winter and Spring, it's time Sept. 7.
~
once again to enter the annual Pillsbury/General
Letters,including tickets and a map,were mailed
Electric Bake-Off* contest.
last week to SCOGEE members and, tmforttmately,
The 100 finalists selected for the 16th annual
many have been returned due to incomplete or incooking classic will be vying for two grand prizes correct address. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR
of $25,000 and six category prizes of $5,000 when TICKETS ( LEITER .AND MAP, please contact DiCk Gentzthey pre-heat their GE ovens in San Francisco next linger EXt. 798) or Joe Smith (Ext. 336)today.
Febniary at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel.
You must have tickets to be admitted to Seawright
To get invited to Baghdad by the Bay for the cul- Springs for the pimic. Plan to attend and join
inary competition, though, you have to submit your in the ftm.
entry in one of the six contest categories by October 31. Entry blanks are available at GE appliWu~
ance dealers, and in most supennarkets and bags
HE/SHE
EQUALITY
of the sponsors' flour.

Wa'1J

But even if your cookies crumble, your cake collapses, your bread is blighted or your pastry
proves pungent, never fear. Every BAKE-OFF contest finalist is a winner, receiving a General
Electric Cmmtertop Microwave Oven, Model JET 83,
featuring "Defrost Plus," a GE stand mixer, a
round-trip to Califolll.ia plus $100 expense money.
GE also is sponsoring for the third year a special
Microwave Cooking Award Contest in conjtm.ction
with the Bake-Off contest. Judged separately, the
event offers a $5,000 prize, and a J845 Superstove*
range, for the best recipe prepared entirely by
microwave energy.

Microwave category entries are eligible only for

the $5, 000 BAKE-OFF contest Microwave Award; participants, however, can submit additional entries
in other BAKE-OFF contest categories.
GE employees (with the sole exception of those in
the Range Products Marketing Department and their
advertising agencies) and members of their families 10 years or older are eligible to enter any
of the BAKE-OFF contest categories or the GE Microwave Cooking Award Contest.

Women

What are the future job prospects

for women who set their sights on
becoming engineers, fire fighters or
scientists - or decide to become doctors rather than nurses, accountants
rather than secretaries?
Improving!
In a number of recent tests administered to 17-year old boys and girls,
no difference was found between
male and female abilities in 14 important aptitude areas. These included
such skills as analytical reasoning, preciseness in certain types of manual
dexterity, memory, and acquired
knowledge.
In eight other job-oriented aptitudes
tested on both women and men, the
females had a slight edge in the skills
related to teaching, writing, accounting, insurance adj us ting, and police
work.
Men outscored women in two skills:
structural visualization and grip.
The Johnson O'Connor Research
Foundation's Human Enginering Laboratory, which conducted the tests,
concluded that, occupationally, "there
is no field which can, with absolute
assurance, claim to be the exclusive
domain of either sex."

ASQC MEETING
BOWLING

.AMER! CAN SOCIETY FOR QUALI'IY Ol'ITROL

- BLUE RIDGE SECTION -

WHAT - 'MANAGEMENT NIGIT'

Dr. Louis T. Rader - Speaker

WHERE - DUTQI PANTRY

Charlottesville, Va.

1 can hardly wait lo soo his face. I slipped

a honeydew molOft in his bowling bag I"

WHEN - SEPTEMBER 12, 1974

Social Hour - 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner - 7:00-8:00 p.m.
FOR RESERVATICNS CALL MILTrn BLISS
INCil\llNG INSPECTI<.l~, EXTENSION 440

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XVI. No. 35

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION

September 13, 1974

M ARV STON ER
NAME D TO SCHOO L BOARD

As announced last week in the NEWS, employees are

being urged to participate in this year's election J . Marvin Stone r, Manager of EO/MR & Personnel
campaign . However, to be able to vote it is necRe lations , has been named to the School Board by
essary to be registered, and now is the time to
the Waynesbor o City Council for a fi ve -year tenn
check your situation . Here are the guide lines:
to succeed Warren F. Kindt.

You may vote i f you are a citizen of the U.S.,

a resident of Virginia, and registered.
Registration is permanent unless you fail to
vote once in four consecutive [ears. If that
happens your name is taken of the books.
For Waynesbor o residents, you may register in
person up to 30 days before the election with
the City Registrar, Room 200, City Building
(Office hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
~ :30-5:00; other days by appointment.)

A native of Indi ana , Mr. Stoner r ece ived his .l\B

de gree from Indiana Unive rsity and his MA from
the Universit y of Michi gan. He has been a GE
employee fo r 23 year s , and came to Waynesbor o i n
September 1968 .
He is a membe r of Sigma Nu frat em i ty and t he
Waynes boro Kiwanis Cl ub .

~~~ltebllfehltteb~!'il

IN M EMOR IA M

Charles Francis Br aman died Saturday , Sept. 7, in

Kings 'Daughters' Hospital, St aunton, Vir ginia.
He is survived by t wo nieces and a nephew. I le
was the l as t member of his i mmediate fami ly. His
Staunton residents register with the Registrar, wife, Irene, died October 9, 197 3.
Staunton City Hall on Beverley Street.
Mr. Braman was born in Troy, New York on Sept . 1 7,
1904 and was firs t employ ed by Gene ral Elect r i c
Nelson County residents register with Mrs.
in Schenectady, New York. He t r ans ferr ed to t he
Helen W. Gantt, Lovings ton, Virginia.
Waynesboro Plant in March of 1955 as a Designer
for Specialty Control Department and r etired on
Albemarle County r esidents register with Mrs.
Sept.
30, 1969.
Rachel Brown, County Office Building, Charlottesville
Mr. Braman was a member of the Gr eenvi lle Metho dist Church and h is fune ral s e rvice was held t here
Charlottesville r esidents register with Mrs .
Charlotte Reddick, City Hall, Charlott esville. on Tuesday, September with burial in the church
cemetery.
Rockingham County residents register with Mrs .
Iva H. Long, Cotmty Office Building, Room 508, Our sympathy is expressed t o the fami l y of /\Ir .
Braman.
Harrisonburg.
Augusta County residents may register with the
County Registrar, 11 South Augusta Street,
Staunton.

Informa ti 00 .eded to register is full name,

age, marit ~~ s tatus, Social Security number,
date and place of bi r th, res idence, occupation,
and place and date of previous registration.
I wish to thank aU my fri ends at GE for their
....-,
many ki ndnesses and thoughtful acts duri ng our
. ou do not declare your politica l party and no re cent ber eavement, t he death of my f ather,
fee is charged.
C. R. Minter, Sr.
Next week the NEWS will describe the regulations
for absentee voting.

Charlie Minte r

TODAY MARKS OUR

Today , we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the \l/aynesboro plant. Quite a
few things have changed since we opened our doors to the fi rst group of GE employees back
in 1954.
For instance, the Waynesboro GE plant began its operation with only 10 hourly employees,
6 of whom are still here. Today we boast over 1700 hourly with a total of 2689 GE employees \vhich gives us an aimual payroll of over 22 million dollars ! The plant itself has
grown from 215 , 000 sq . ft. to 488,000 sq. ft. and i s still grmving.
Noteworthy by- products of our harmonious progress at GE have been continued gr owth and
strengthening of our business , steady work, gr rnvth in pay, development of skills, countless promotions and fami l y securit y . And our jnterests don 't just stop there. GE employees assist in comrmmity programs of every kind -- civic , safe ty, health, educational,
religious, youth, and First Aid. General Electric employees and the Company contribute
over one - third of the United Fund goal and our employees have donated over 9600 pints of
blood to the Bloodmobile. GE has purd1ased over $14 million of materials and services
from local businesses .
..........._
Yes , we have come a long 1vay . We have undergone a great deal of chan ge i n the past 20
years , but one thing seems to remain the same year after year , from one anniversary to
the next--and that is the calibre of our employees . It i.s this fine ca.li bre of our hork
force that has helped to make the Waynesboro GL plant 1vhat it is t oday . 'J11e dedica tjon
and determination that employees exhibit are what i s needed to keep a company grrnving
st rong-- along with the concern the company itself has for its employees . The prospects

20TH ANNIVERSARY

20 Years Ago Today : thes e s &x employees repor ted

to wor k at the new Gene r al El e ctric Pl an t . They
are : Front Row (l to r) Mary Co ffey , Ins p. Comp .
Asm. ; Mary ~lood, Pt . Bd. Overcheck; I s abelle Fi tzgerald, Scheduler/Dispatcher; Second Row : Charlotte
Harmon, Mech . Insp . Re lays ; Genevieve Alleba:ugh,
I nsp. Me ch.; crr?.d Mae Hos te tter, Insp . Ma t erials .
Shown wit h t hem i s If . ~I . Tu l loch , Mg r. - Community
Re l ations . Mr . Tulloch was Manag er - Emp l oyee
Relations when these employees were hired in 1954
and a:.;s wned t he position of Manager - Communi ty
Re l ations July 1, 19 71 .

of future progress for all of us are good as we work togethe r with mutual respect and
unclerstandi ng.
'll1is mutual display of concern between GE and i t s employees became clearly evident as
1ve talked with some of the six original employees remaining here at GE. When talking
to them a few of the 1 1 first hires 11 brought this out through their praise of the excellent
benefit programs the company has to offer . As Mae Hostetter put it "I really like the
benefits ( the company) has. I tell everyone 1vho wants an application down here about
the benefits . " Mary Coffey expressed some of the same: 1 1 I hope I can make it a :few more
years until re ti remen t . I am l ooking forward to collecting some of their good benefits. 11
The 1vide b" ;i t program is one 1.,r ay by which GE shows that it appreciates the effort s of
is emp l oyeL . ~!any employees display their appreciat ion through their loyalty to the
company and declication to the job. 01arlotte l!arrnon told us that "I l ike the people I
1vork with in my section . I woul d like to stay unti l retirement . " Isabelle Fitzgerald
added, " I l ike my job and my bos s . I' 11 probably be around another 20 years . 11 Mary Wood
s ununccl it all up when she said, "1 l ike my job better now than I ever have . I hope to
be here until retirement. It 1 s a good place to work. "
Thi s s ort of feeling could not have been generated 1vithout considerable effort, ability,
co-operation, and patience on both the part of the company and the emp loyees . Today 1 s
NE\l/S is proud to salute each and everyone of you for making the firs t two decades so
s uccessful. A HAPPY 201H ANNIVERSARY TO ALL !

YIHAT'S HAPPENllJG AT BLUE RIDGE THIS FALL?

BEGINNING SKIING

Ski in comfort and in any weather. The course will teach skiing to beginners or persons who still
don't feel "at home" on skis. All equipment will be furnished. Class starts November 5, 1974, at Skiland,
located just off Interstate 64 at Shadwell (east of Charlottesville). Twenty hours of instruction. Hours
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There is a $39 equipment and slope charge plus usual tuition.
PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN-PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY

Want to understand your children better? Want to be able to discipline them without feeling
remorse? If so, this class is for you! Meets Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:20. (If you have teenage
children, there will be a class dealing with your problems in the winter quarter.)
PROFITABLE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYEES Af\!D CUSTOMERS

A course for employers and supervisors to demonstrate by case studies and experiences how
good relationship with employees will in turn bring more profit from customeis. Meets Tuesday evenings

at John Lewis Jr. High on Coalter Street in Staunton at 6:30.

AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS FOR MS.

If you car goes ping, plop, drip, and pop, this may be the course to explain it all to you.
The course meets at the College Mondays at 7 p.m. and is open to both women and men.
RESERVE OFFICEn TRAINING CORPS (ARMY)

The Collcgu, in cooperation with VMI, will offer R.O.T.C. on-campus. Free uniforms and
textbooks. The Counseling Center can provide more information.
LITERATURE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

This course will meet Tuesday evenings at the First Baptist Church on Frederick Street in
Staunton starting at 6:30.
PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL

We can't teach you how to fly the plane, but we do offer an FAA approved course to prepare
students to take the ground school test. Meet at the College on Tuesday evenings at 6:30.
CALCULUS USING COMPUTER TECHNIQUES

This course is for beginning calculus students, as well as for those who want to review. Learn
to use the IBM 360 computer. No prior knowledge of Fortran or calculus is required. Meets Tuesday
and Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 at the College.
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL STUDY OF WOMEN

. If you arc a wife, mother, executive, or just plain curious, you can learn about the social role
of today's woman as well as investigate the changing role of women in the 1970's. Class meets Monday
evenings at 6:30 at the College.
CHILD HEAL TH
If you work with young children or arc a parent, you will want to learn the physical needs of
pre-school children-hygiene, feeding and clothing habits, and other health routines. Meets Wednesday
eveninns at the College starting ut 6:30.
REGISTBATION FOR THE f-ALL QUARTER HAS STARTED
CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEI< OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1974

WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI Noo 36

WAYNESBORO, V IRG INIA

INDUSTRIAL CONTROL ENGINEERING

APPOINTMENT
ANNOUNCED

Wi ll i am Alvarez, Manager of Engineering for the

Industrial Control Products Department has announced the appointment of Jospeh F. Bakel to
Manager- Design and Development Engineering Subsection replacing Bruce I. Doyle. The organization structure of the subsection remai ns unchang
ed as follows :
.erical Control Design & Development Unit D. 0. Schlegel, Maaager
Industrial Equipment Des i gn & Development Unit R. H. Wahl berg, Manager
Control Systems Design & Development Unit B. I. Florey, Manager
Joe Bakel attained his BSME from Bradley Univers ity in 1955 . He spent several year s with Bendix Aviation Corporation on development of hydraul i c systems , and with the U. S. Anny before
joining General Electric at Waynesboro in 1959.
Joe has held several engineering management positions in the various segments of the numerical
cont rol business, both i n product engineering
and in design and development enginee.cing. His
present appointment gives him design and development respons ibility for all segments of the
Industri al Control Products Department . Joe ' s
office will r emai n in Waynesboro.

A NOTE OF IN ' ER EST

As a matter of interes t, the 197 4 Vir ginia Gene1 Assembly passe::l a new law, effective as of
~ ..tl.y 1, whereby reckless driving may be d1arged
on the "premises of any industria l estab li shment
providing parking space for customers , patients ,
or empl oyees ."

September 20, 1974

EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP LEAFLET
Attractive red , white, and blue leaflets encouraging participation in the polit i cal process are
being distributed this week to all empl oyees as
part of this years ' s Constructive Citi zenship
Program.
The leaflet details the four areas of political
activity -- REGISTER, WORK , GIVE, and VOTE - - in
which employees can make their contribution to
the poli tical process. (Local area information
for registration was carried in last week ' s NEWS,
and information regarding absentee voti n g i s described elsewhere in today 's issue.)
Both the Republican and Democratic Committees of
Waynesboro are seeking volunteer workers for this
year ' s campaign . Chai 1111an of the Waynesboro Re publi can Committee is Mr s Lois Kindt, telephone
942-2886, and chai1111an of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee is John J. Hi ll, te l ephone 942 -1503.
VolLIDteers are needed for telephoning, preparing
and addressing meetings, door-to- door canvass ing,
manning headquarters, and working at the poll.
As the Cons tructive Citizenship l eafl et puts it :
"C-etting your candidate ' s messages to the votero
is a vital part of the political process . But
they can ' t do it without volunteers , So why not
contact your local party headquarters and find
out how you can give needed help . It 's really
not har d, but it 's necessary for the success of
your candidates . ''

J. R. VAN PATTEN RECEIVES

SECOND GOLDEN QUILL AWARD
Mr . C. A. Ford, Manager Control Devices Operation has presented John R. VanPatten with his
second Golden Quil l Award for a s igned article
" Epo:x.'Y Bonding Creat es Multi-Purpose Heat Sink"
published in t he July issue of DESIGN NEWS . The
article discussed ~1e system of epoxy bonding
which had been primarily devel oped to meet the
needs for a grounded heat s ink capable of moLIDting solid state power devices at several different vo ltage levels .

R. A. THOMAS RECEIVES 30 YEAR PIN

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL!

(THIS INCLUDES THE GE PARKING LOT, T_~O)

Boy, are we ever tired of hearing that slogan !
But we wouldn't have to if we would just automat ically do what it says. It's not too difficult
for an individual to walk those extra few steps
to a trash can to throw something away. And i f
there isn't a can in sight, it wouldn't hurt to
carry the trash inside until you come across one.
R. A. Thoma,s (ri.ght) receives his 30 year service
pin from J . P. Conley, Manager-Domestic N/C Sales .
Mr. Richard A. Thomas, currently with the Numerical Control segment of ICPD, completed 30 years
of GE service on September 1, 1974.

A 1944 BSEE graduate of Case Insti tute of Technology, Dick joined General Electric that year
and began various assignments as a Test Engineer
in the Turbine, Transfonner, Locomotive, and Motor Departments.
In 1946, Mr. Thomas went to Ft. Wayne where he
completed assignments in production and marketing at the General Purpose Fractional Horsepower.
and Specialty Motor Departments.
Then, in 1954, the Specialty Control Department,
here in Waynesboro, claimed Dick's talents as an
application engineer for regulated drives. He
has stayed here in Waynesboro since that time,
completing various assignments in Product Planning of such diverse products as relays, drives,
rnili tary systems, and automation control systemsIn 1961, Dick began working on the application
of computer software for Numerical Control systems, and participated in several industry technical comnittees involved in the fonrrulation of
N/C languages such as APT and ADAPT .
His active participation in industry trade associations over the course of several years has
brought Dick wide recognition as a Numerical
Control software expert, and his business friend!:
and associates mnnber in the hundreds within the
Machine Tool Industry.
Mr. Thomas, always a sought- after speaker at
trade association meetings, has published several
technically-based papers, and continues to repre sent General Electric energetically and effectively to the industry's technical groups, trade magazines, and trade shows.
Dick is currently the Manager of Software and
Sales Support with the N/C segment of ICPD, where
his responsibilities include software co-ordination and production of advertising and technical
literature, as well as the continuation of his
very effective representation of General Electric
to our customers .

The condition of our parking lots has not yet

reached the state of being described as "deplorable", but it can and would if we don 't start
doing something about it now. The major area of
concern, as expressed by F. B. Curto, ManagerMaintenance, is the broken glass strewn about the
parking lot areas. This is not only unsightly
but it can be hazardous. As Mr. Curto states,
"We aU need to take pri.de in our work area and
grounds whenever we disauss housekeeping. Recently, excessive amounts of gla,ss (Coke) bottles
and other litter ha,s necessitated the Maintenance
Department to keep the area clean. 11

Whether it be broken bottles or pieces of gum

wrapper, it does not belong on the parking lot
grotm.ds. Put trash where it be longs- -in the """"'
trash can!
DRAFTING & MATH COURSES
being offered at

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

. Starting Sept. 23, 1974

DRAFfING 111 - BEGINNING TEGINICAL DRAFI'ING

Meets Wednesday Evenings, 6:00 - 9:50 PM
Room AllO
$12. 50 + Text
DRAFfING 211 - ADVANCED TEGINICAL DRAFfING (For
anyone having completed the DRFT 111, 112,
113 series.)
Meets Tuesday and Thursday Evenings , 6:00 9:20 PM
Room AllO
$18. 74 +Text
MATH 11 - MA1H FOR DRAFTSMEN; Elementary high

school algebra, geometry, and trigonometry

applied to technical drafting applications .

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Meets Tuesday Eveni ngs, 6:00 - 9:20 PM

Room Fl17
$18. 75 + Text
Students may register anytime prior to the first
class, including 6:00 - 7:00 PM on Sept. 16, 17,
&23.

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CLARENCE W. HEWLETT - TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC

Mr. Clarence W. Hewlett is recognized for twentyfive years of service to the General Electric
,-...,ipany . Mr. Hewlett's career is dotted with
11.dly accomplishments, which include seventeen
issued and many pending patents.
He is also noted for his social accomplishments
in both Bridge and Chess . In chess he has held
the title of expert and was chess champion of
the state of New Hampshire in both 1966 and 19 70 .
Mr. Hewlett's career as an engineer has been
spent predominantly with the Lynn, Massachusetts
GE Plant. But his career prior to that included
a period with the Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Plant
and an instructorship with the Instituto Technologico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico . He
now works with the Data Connnlll1ication Products
Department of GE and has been concerned with the

application and design of micro computers and

associated circuitry.
In March of 1973, Mr . Hewlett and his wife, Joan,
crune to Waynesboro. They reside at 920 Northgate Avenue, with three of their four children.
RULES FOR TODAY

ABSENTEE VOTING REGULATIONS

Anyone who expects to be away on election clay may
vote absentee between September 26 and October 31.
This may be done by going in person to the Office
of the Registrar in the area where you live, completing the application, and marking the ballot in
~ visit.
Absentee voting may also be done by
~1, in which case the ballot must be mailed by
October 29.

HONESTY IS STILL THE BEST POLICY

A mans' wallet containing a significant stun of
money, including a number of credit cards , was
found in one of the mens' factory restrooms.
The individual finding the wallet turned it over
to his foreman, Ken Glass .
Ken innnediately determined ~1e identity of the
owner of the wallet and contacted him. Upon
checking the wallet, the owner folll1d that the
money and credit cards were still there . He was
so overjoyed and elated to know there are still
some hones t people arolll1d that he inmediate ly gav
the finder a $5 reward. So you see , honesty does
"pay off1' !

8 Rules For A Profitable Day

I. Be decisive.
2. Act promptly once you decide
what to do.
3. Proceed with confidence.
4. Concentrate on the task.
5. Keep your goal constantly before you.
6 . Start some one th ing every
day.
7. Set a standard of accomplishment for each day, and keep going
until the job is done.
8. Do it NOW.

NEW CURRICULUMS AT BLUE RIDGE

1974-75
a-IILD CARE :
A six-quarter certificate progr am to prepare
persons to work as a teacher or teacher aide in a
day care center, nursery, or kindergarten. Meets
proposed St ate requirement s .
SUPERVIS I Q\J :
A six-quarter certificate program "tailored"
for the employed part-time student attending
classes primarily in the evening . Intended for
presen~ly employed supervisors or persons seeking
promotion to a supervisory position.
DIESEL MECHANICS:
A three -quarter certifi cate program for full
time students . It will include specialized
courses t aught at the college shop pl us on-thej ob training with a local t rucking company.

" I'll park it, Alice! I'll park it!"

HEAL1H TEQ-INI CIAN :

A four-quarter program to train assistants
to provide speciali zed services in one or more
hospital areas .

Aato test Aas iaterestiag results

AN INTERESTING experiment in Europe points
up the folly of "passing every car on the
road .,
Two identical cars, fitted with instruments
which registered every driving detail, made a
test run of almost 1,000 miles from Hamburg to
Rimini on the Italian coast. More than half the
distance was over expressway-type routes.
One driver was told to make the best time
he could, to pass when it was safe and take
bends at maximum possible speed. The second
was told to take it easy, to avoid any risk and
to move as the traffic flow permitted.
Result: After almost 1,000 miles, the speed
demon finished only 31 minutes ahead of the
relaxed driver. Taking every advantage, he
averaged less than 50 m.p.h. He was behind
the wheel 20 hours and 12 minutes and used

his brakes 1,339 times, including four emergency stops. He passed 2,004 other cars and
was passed by only 13.
The slower driver braked 652 times (with no
emergency stops), passed 645 times and was
passed 142 times. His driving time was 20
hours, 43 minutes.
Experienced drivers from West Germany's
biggest motoring club were skeptical and tried
a test of their own-an 800-mile run from
Cologne to the Brenner Pass.
In this test, the fast car took 16 hours, 52
minutes; the slow car took 21 minutes longer.
In both tests, besides risking his life and
endangering others, the fast driver paid a
penalty of about 10 more gallons of gasoline,
plus obvious wear on his brakes, tires, suspension and engine.

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INTER-PLANT BUS SCHEDULE

The new inter-plant bus schedule will go into effect next Monday, September 23 and will continue
tmtil Friday, September 27. The schedule is, at present, a temporary one and everyone is expected
to co-operate. The bus will service passengers only and the truck will carry materials.
We suggest that the schedule be cut out and pasted or stapled onto the inside back cover of the
intemal. phone book for your convenience. That way it will always be at your fingertips.

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. rvr No . 37

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

COO STANDARD PRACTICE MANUAL

COMPLETED

September 27, 1974

GE VICE PRESIDENT SCARFF

TO SPEAK AT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Donald D. Scarff, Atlantic Region Vice President
of General Electric wil l be the guest speaker at
the annual meeting of the Waynesboro-East Augusta Chamber of Corronerce October 12 at the Staunton Red Carpet Inn.
Mr. Scarff has corporate marketing and public
relations responsibilities for Pennsylvania ,
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia,
New Jersey and the District of ColLUnbia.

C. A. Fo~d loofu th/tough a volwne 06 the new Stan~d P~c...tiee Manual all J. J. LMew (eeond 6~om
!Ught) and membeM 06 the ma.n~' eompil.ing team
~ on.
P.letMed Me, le6t to !Ught: C. A. Fo~d,
j
.. BodfUn, M. P. MillM, R. A. FullM, I. G.
MatM, C. S. V.lneent, J. J. LMew, and R. C. ~
man.

Not Shown Me B. T. Vown and A. B.

Following his presentation for the Chamber on

Tuesday evening, Mr. Scarff will tour the Waynes
boro Plant on Wednesday October 13.

SCOGEE FAMILY DAY PICNIC

So~ell.

The new six volLUne COO Standard Practice Manual

ALL SCOGEE members and their families are invitwas completed and presented recently to C. A. Ford, ed to join the fun and festivities at this
Manager - Control Devices Operation.
year's Family Day Picnic . All the fun activities will take place next Saturday, October S
The updated standards are the first comprehensive
at the Waynesboro Ridgeview City Park.
pooling of engineering design information and procedures, and manufacturing processes and proceThe festivities will begin at 12:00 noon and
dures for COO product lines in the history of
l ast until 6:00 p.m. Featured events will be
the operation.
hayrides through the park, adult games, kid
games and live music featuring Bill Clark and
Fifteen months of effort by COO Engineering Support the Sundowners.
personnel were required to gather, write, type and
publish the information illustrated in the 1700
Refreshments of soda and Ice Cream wil l be
paged volLUnes. J . R. Bodkin, Manager - COO Engiserved and prizes consisting of a color 1V and
neering Support coordinated the efforts of Compoother small appliances will be given away. Park
nents and Standards, Drafting and DocLDnentation,
ing areas will be in the Westwood Elementary
and Manufacturing Engineering.
School and the Park's own parking lot.
The_manual~ are lis tribut~d through?ut COO and
So bring your picnic baskets full of goodies,
their use i s al r~ady f?rmmg the mam t~rust for
your folding chairs or blankets and join the
s~andard ~zed des1~s w1~h mer~ ~orronon~l1ty of parts.fun! Who knows, you may get lucky and come away
Jlffi Bodkin sta~es it this way. By.U~ng the new
with a brand new color 1V set or, least of all,
~n~d P~c.:t<..ee Manua.l6 , the eng~neeM and ~eeh- a full stomach!

,lan have the eomb.lned knowledge and exp~enee

06 many peopl e at th~ 6.lng~p. W.lth th.l
NOTE : In event of bad weather, listen to local
.ln6oJr.mation we ean make bettM dec.AA.lon; 6oUow
radio stations WANV, WAYB, WfON, and WSVA for
.lntMnal p~oeedMU ea11.lM; peed-up the du.lgn
notice of cancellation.
(Cont'd on Page 2)

R. A. HOLCOMB
35 YEARS WITH GE

AN AUTUMN FESTIVAL
IN WAYNESBORO
The Fall Foliage Festival, scheduled for October, will be Waynesboro 's fourth annual. Many
of the City's residents have worked hard all
year to roll out a figurative red carpet of welcome for the thousands of expected Festival
visitors.

~obvr.,t A. Holeomb, Sen,(.oJt VevelopmeYLt Engineen

-<.n R~y-6 ' ~ -6hown bung pltMen:ted ~ 35- yeaJL
-6eltv~ee p-<.u by J . K. Snell, Managen- Eng~ne~ng.
L oo~ng ~n aJte J.'H. Ha.Jttne.:tt., Managen-Relay
~ng-<.neeJt-<.ng and E. W. Htd:.:ton, Managen- Engineen-<.ng Suppoltt.

Bob received his BSEE from Michigan State in

1939 and joined t he Gener al El ectric Company on
t~e Te~t Program. Aft er ass i gnments at Lynn and
Pittsfiel d, Massachusetts, he joined the Indust~ial Contr?l Department as a Requisition Engineer working on paper mill and indus trial
heating control panels.
In 1944 , Bob joined the Aircraft and Appliances
Sub-Sect ion as a Device Designer. His early
work on AC contractors and appliance control
devi ces l ed to work on open relays from World
W~r II and the new GE Miniature Relay - our
f irst hermetically sealed military type. He
transferred to the new Specialty Control Depart
ment and was made a Line Engineer in 1955.
For sever al year s, Bob helped put the world' s
~irs t microminiature relays into production her~
rn Waynesboro. But his main career has been tu
r~p~ace the "art" of r el ay making with scientific study and innovations. The Nationa l Assoc
iation of Relay Manufacturers elected him a Fel~
I ow in their College of Relay Engineers in 1964
as a result of his contributions . Bob has one
patent to his credit.
Bob r esides with his wife, Kay , and son, Chris
a t 341 Shore Road in Waynesboro. A daughter,
Barbara, is employed by General Motors in Michigan and a son , Scott, attends VP I.
Congratul ations, Bob l

Antique buffs will be treated t o two events - an

Antique Fair on October 18-20, and an Antique Auto
Meet October 19th. The Waynesboro High School
Concert Choir will ent ertain Festival- goer s in
concert on October 15th. Barbershop quartets
will harmonize in near by Stuarts Draft on October 6th, and the Waynesbor o High School band will
pl ay on October 14th .
Other featured act ivities are scheduled all
through the month. The schedul e of these activities can be found in almos t any store down~vn.
For GE employees, they may be picked up from
Phyllis Pendergraft in the Reception Off ice .
Stranger s to the Waynesboro area need have no fear
of gett ing lost or not finding any of the Fes t ival events. On the weekends of October 12th-13th
and October 19th-20th , members of the Waynesbor o
High School Distributive Education Class will be
manning court esy information booths at all entrances to the City. At these booths, visitors will
get directions to all act ivities as well as information on restaurants and overnight accomoda tions .

Bus service will al so be available dir ect to the

Fall Foliage Fes t ival from Dayton, Bridgewater,
Harri sonburg, New Market , Luray, Stanley , Shenandoah, Elkton, and other Shanandoah Valley cormnuni ties.
For further information on the Waynesboro Fall
Fol iage Festival , write William E. warden , Chairman, Public Re l ations , P. 0 . Box 396, Waynesboro,
Virginia 22980.

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COO MANUAL

(Cont' d from page 1, Col . 1)

eyce; have ~nc.Jr.ea-6ed knowledge,

Highl ight of Waynesboro's Festival will be the

Art Show t o be held Oct ober 12th and 13th. Many
tal ented men and women will be displ aying anq
selling t heir creations and vieing for more than
$2,000 in prizes .

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INTER-PLANT BUS SCHEDULE

The following is the official inter-plant bus ~chedule. The sche~le.as. it now st~s, will b~
used
three weeks on a trial basis. There are now a few 1ninor problems with the bus schedu1.e
only wtuch may call for future revisions. If this becomes necessary, the NEWS will carry .the .
revised schedule. Again, for your convenience, we advise you to cut- out the .scl:ledt4.e and p~te it
to the inside back cover of your inter-plant directory.

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it you are planning to replace your old wannair

fumace this year, General Electric will make
it worth your while to replace with a compact
system that gives you BOTH heating and
Central Air Conditioning, too!

CASH
REFU

direct from GE when you purchase this

General Electric

~llnTnfth

WEATHERTRON.
HEAT PUMP
between Sept.16 and Oct.18, 1974
All refunds will be paid to you by General Electric. Fill out th e cash refund
fonn supplied by your GE CAC dealer at time of sale.

60,000 BTU/ H CAPACITIES

The Weathertron is a single system ... totally auto

matic ... switches itself from heating to cooling and
cooling to heating as weather demands. Simply set
the automatic thermostat and forget it.
The Weathertron System uses much less energy than
an ordinary electric furnace. Delivers from 1 V2 to 2V2
units of heat (depending on climate) for every unit of
electricity it uses. Operating costs are surprisingly low.

The Weathertron System is dependable, too. General

Electric started buildin g heat pumps in 1935. The
Weathertron unit built today is the resu lt of exhaust ive
testing and technical ski ll. And GE not only designs
and manufactures the Weathertron heat pu mp, it also
designs and manufacture s all of the motors and most
of the components that go into it. Result ... everything
works together, effic iently, for quality pe rformance.

Call your GE Central Air Conditioning Dealer Today for Free Estimate.

CHARLOTTESVILLE
RAY FISHER & RON MARTIN, INC.

2955186
RHOADSVILLE
DUNAWAY HTG. & COOLING

854-4493

STAUNTON
AUGUSTA SHEET METAL

8861334
NUCKOLS

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 38

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

DONALD D. SCARFF;
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
TOURS PLANT

C. H. Fo1td, ManageJt-CVO (c.en:teJt) and V. L.

Cough:Ut.y, ManageJt-VCPV Manu6ac..tWU.ng (Jt..ight)
~:ted ~ :toUJt 06 :the Wayne.tibo1to GE pla.n:t 601t
. ; L. Vaw. .d v. Sc.M6 6, Atlantic. Region Vic.e P!te.tii
den:t 06 Ge.neJr..al Ef..e~c.. M!t. Sc.M66 Wa.6 heJte
in Wayne.ti boM :thU week cu gue.ti:t .6peakeJt 601t
:the annual. meeting 06 :the Wayne.6bo1to-Ecu:t AugM:ta. Chambe!t o 6!.CommeJtc.e a:t :the I ng.ie.tiide Red
CMpe:t 1nn.

IEEE MEETING AT GENERAL WAYNE

Professor G. R. Powley from VPI&SU will speak to
the Central Virginia Section of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers. His topic
will be "Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engi neering Technology - A Comparison."

Oct ober 4 , 1974

CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP PO STERS

EMI

Sand!ta W.l.e.:t, Ma.ln:tenanc.e He.lpe!t, .l6 fl hown pM:ting :the 6.lM:t in a .6e!t.le.6 06 6.{...ve po.6:te!t.6 on :the
Cono:tJw.c.:t.lve C.ltizenohip P1t..09Jtam. One 06 :the.tie.
po.6:te!t.6 w.il1. be. pla.c.e.d in ail majoJt Me.cu a:t ail
GE Wayne.tibo1to loc.a:t.lon.6 e.ac.h we.e.k. Falt molte. .ln601tma:t.lon on :the p!togJtam, .6e.e. :the. Ed.l:to!t.lal be.low.

who cares?
The art of voting r e quir es a littl e mor e
effort than ju s t ge tting our s el v e s to th e
polls and pulling l ev e rs on th e vot i n g
machine. Be for e we v ote, we should mak e
the effort to l ear n ab ou t eac h c andida t e ' s
record and plat for m. Othe r wise , our un informed s hot -i n- t he-dar k vote c a n do
more harm than g ood.

Too much troubl e to go to ? All that' s a t

stake is the hundr e ds o f mi l lions of tax
dollars that s t a t e and loc al gov er nment s
spend each ye ar and the ma n y important
Mr. Powley will discuss how the Engineering Tech- decisions
they mak e , not t o men t i on th e
nology degree program meets the needs of industry
far-reaching
a c tion s of t h e U.S . Co n gr c s.
and how it fits into the engineering profession.
Our
democrat
i
c
pro ce ss gi v e s us t h e op prr
He will use the familiar BSEE degree program as
tun
ity
to
hav
e
a voice in th ese ma t t ers
a reference.
Who cares? All of us s hould.
All members and interested guests are urged to
REMINDER: COME TO THE
come out, meet your colleagues, and learn about
SCOGEE FAMI LY DA Y PICNIC!
this new degree program before you are introduced
to one of the degree holders.
To all SCOGEE member s : Don't forget t he picnic this Saturday , Oc tober 5 at the Wayne sborn
.-..
= meeting will be Tuesday evening October 8.
Ridgeview City Park. If you know of someone
r or further information contact Don Miller, Ext.
who did not receive a t i cket have them contact
720.
Dick Gentzlinger on Ext. 798 .

get your
weathertron heat pump now

GE #1 SCORES AGAIN!

Last Week , the NEWS carried an advertisement

on Q: ' s new IVeathertronR heat pump. Employees
who act now can retire their old warm-air furnace and enjoy savings over and above normal
courtesy discounts.
During GE's nationwide pre-season Heat Pump
promotion which began September 16, 1974 and
ends October 18, 19 74 , employees can shop for
"best buy" prices on any of five IVeathertronR
s ystems and enjoy a special $50 cash refund
from Q: plus additional savings of $70 to $160
1vith their regular employee courtesy discounts.
Purchase of a WeathertronR unit during the promotion also qualifies the buyer to receive another $30 cash refund from Q: if he also purchases an electronic air cleaner. There are
two models and they a lso rate $30 and $35 employee courtesy discounts.
GE ' s National Service Contract Plan is available at the time of purchase or installation
of the IVeathertronR unit and covers the second
through the fifth year of ownership. Present
cost of the plan for a typical 36,000 BTUH
heating/cooling installation i s only $185,
plus applicable state and local taxes.
GE franchi sed WeathertronR dealers are Ray

Fisher &Ron Martin, Inc . in Charlottesville ,

Augusta Sheet Metal and Nuckols &Nuckols , botf.
in Staunton, and Dunaway Heating & Cooling in
Rhoadsville.

GE SCHOLARSHIP A WARDS
General El ectric employees and their children are
reminded of the availability for qualified candidates of the Richard H. Rice Memorial Scholarship
Awards at St evens Ins titute of Technology, and
the Steinmetz Memorial Scholarship Awards at Union
College . GE employees and their children must
appl y directly to the institution for information
and application .

A p!toud GE # 1 :te.am, dMpla.y-<..ng :thez. 6VL6:t plac.e.

:t!tophy aJte., le.6:t :to !Ugh:t: (knee.l.<:.ng) W,{,lf)_e.
Wood6on, LaJtJty Ma/ltin, JeNty Stalling, Clement
Waggy, WaMe.n Sp!to lL e., Bill. Waggy and Vo ug Wagg tJ
(Ba:t Boy). (S:tanc:Ung) Randy Ga!t:th, S:te.ve. Ba.1tne.:t:t ,
Von S:tinv.ip!Ung, C.l<:.66 Ande.1ton, S:te.ve. Hu66e.1t ,
Kenny G1tay, Vale. Thomp-6on, and R~c.k F~zge.Jtald.

The softball season wasn ' t yet over for GE :: 1 after winning the second place trophy for the In dustrial Division. Second pJ ace 1vasn' t quite goo<l
enough, so the zealous ball c lub 1ven t on to win
first pl ace in the Tri-Plant RoW1d Robbin Plavoff in Lynchburg Saturday , September 21 .
'
Wi ~h the. hot bats of Larry ~l<J rt in, Kenny Cray , ~n
Stinespring, Steve Barnett, B i 11 l\laggy , and St,
Huffer, Waynes boro scored a total of 60 runs in
5 games . In ?oing so , they upset L;11chburg' s
apple cart which had a 17-0 record be for e bowing
to Waynesboro by the scor e o f 4- 2 .
The final t1,o games of t he dav "ere anainst Salem
II in which Q: # 1 bree zed through hi ti~ the overw~elming scores of 17-3 and J7- J.
Another hi ghlight of the day came 1vhen Uon Stlnespr i n g and
Kenny Gray, both of the GE # 1 tccun , \\'ere nominated
for the lost Valuable Player J\i-ard .
h'hen asked if the so ft ball se ason 111as 11011 over
Clement Waggy replied, "Yes , bul we are 0till
looking for someone else to plcq1 ." You can ' t
beat that for enthusi asm !

The team is offering a special thanks to all the

member s ' wives who ha<l to " put up" with all the
Both awards are being offered annually at the regames and traveling the past several months . The\
spective institutions with no limitations as to
are
planning to take thei r 1, i ves out to a steak
the subject field . Eligible for both awards are
dinner on the team. According to Cl ement, "~le
children of employees of the General Electric
Company. Appl ication deadline is February 1, 1975. want them to know ha.J much we appreciale t heir
patience with our hectic schedules ." But he a l so
For further information candidates for these awards added with a 1Hy smi l e , "Bes ides , we ' re i rying
to prepare them for next s ea.s o ."
....-...
mus t contac ~ the r espective colleges.

NOTICE:
DON'T FORGET PLANT CLEAN-UP MONDAYJ
OCTOBER 7J 1974,

1\lell, if the team is as goo<l next seas on as it

was this season, they s hould han' 110 problem convincing the ir 1"ives o r anyone l'l s e.
Once again, Congr atulalions GJ:

JJ

l!

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MARETA BOWLES RETIRES

/7y

J. E. DAVIS RECEIVES 30 YEAR PIN

After 19 years of dedicated service, Mareta Bowles plans to take

life a little easier beginning
this week when her retirement became effective . Although she
says she has "enjoyed wo1tfUng
he1te a.nd wo11.IU.ng w.d:.h the people"
she is happy to lalow that she
can now spend more time with her
children.
Mar et a started work here on October 1, 1955 as an
assembl er trainee . From there she moved to Relays
where she has worked the majority of her 19 year s
with t he Company.
She has t hree children: (Ed , Wayne, and Freda) all
of whom have worked at GE and one, Wayne, who has
recently been promoted to Foreman in the Machine
Shop . Although she will be spending more time with
her fami ly , she s tates that the main thing she
plans t o do is charity work in a hospital or "a.ny-

whe11.e that -00meone need.6 me.

lhis month marks another mi l est one in Joe Davis'

life - his 30th year with the company. Joe
joined the Control Department in Schenectady
in 1944, starting first as a laboratory assistant. He l ater progr essed through a series of
jobs which brought him t o his present position
as Senior Technical Specialis t handling the
Hydr ogen Control Produc t l i ne .

enjoy helping othe/t.6 ."

s t ated that since she's been working her e

she has never had any problems with the people
or with management and she says "I lik.e. to 6eel
t hat I am leaving .the. wa.y I c.ame.. " - Well, we can
~uredly say t hat GE is going to miss one of its
~s t employees and we wi sh Mareta the best of
l uck !
~~ret a

KENYON APPOINTE D MANAGER

MACHINING CENTER ENGINEERING UNIT

Mr. D. C. Law, Manager of NC

Engineering for the Industrial
Control Products Department announced the following appointment effective September 30,
1974:

Mr . J ames C. Kenyon has been

designated Manager of the Machining Cent er Engineering Unit withi n t he Numerical Control Engineering Sub -Section
l ocat ed in Waynesboro . Mr . Kenyon attained his
BSEE degr ee from Wes t Virginia Univers ity in 1961.
Jim joined General El ectric following graduation
with his firs t ass ignment in the Evendale, Ohio
pl ant of t he Large Jet Engine Department .
In between that assignment and coming to the
Specialty Control Department in 1964, he
served in the United States Army for a period
t hree years . He has he ld several Engineer- -6 pos itions in the various segments of our
numeri cal control bus iness, both in Product
EngiReering and Des ign and iJ-;;.;;elopment Engineer ing.
(Cont ' d page 4, Col. 2)

J. E. Va.v..W (c.enteJt J 1tec.e.lve..o h.-W 3O yea.Jt pin

61tom C. H. Fo1td (le 0t) cu. J. J. La.Jtew loofu on.

Among the product s for which he has had responsibility are El ectronic Motor Controls, Photoelectric Devices, Timer s , Battery Char gers and
his present line . With strong dedication to
hi s product line and an optimistic out l ook he
has won both the r espect and friendship of his
co-worker s .
Joe i s married to t he former Bonita Patterson and they r es i de at 233 Henry Avenue , Waynes
boro with their daughter , Nancy .

ABSEN TEE VOTING REGULATIONS

The Regis trar of the Waynesboro Elect or a l
Board, Cathleen D. Whitl ow, has been most help
ful in bringing to our attention t he followi ng
information on absentee voting and correct ing
the dates we previous l y mi ss ta t ed .
Please note that all persons voting in person
must do so not l ess t han t hree days nor more
thc;tn forty days prio: t o the election, or by
mail not l ess than five nor more than for t y
days prior to t he election. The Registrar'~
off ice in Waynesboro will be open on Saturdd}'
October 26 and Saturday, November 2 for persons who mus t vote in person . They may also
vote during r eguJar office hours, TuesdGy,
Wednesday, or Thursday.
Absentee ballots for General Election are now
available . However, ballots for Special Elect~ons for St at e Senate and llousc of Delegates
will not be ava ilable w1til approximatel y t he
middle of Oct ober . Persons voting in per son
would only have to make one trip to the office
if they wait until all ballots are available .

vandalism in our backyard

GE EMPLOYEE UNITED WAY DRIVE

There just seems to be no end to destruction,

especially of someone else's property. Mr. Curto
has reported that there has been some vandalism
and theft in the GE parking lots as we work.
Such things as a screwdriver being run across
the side of a car and a tape deck being stolen
are the type of activity to which we are referring.

BEGINS OCTOBER 14th

Mr. Curto is asking everyone to do everything

they can to safeguard against vandalism and
t heft. Here 's a checklist of some things you
can do to make your vehicle safe when parked in
company l ots:

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Always l ock your car when it's parked.

Never leave items of value on the seat or

the floor. I f you have to carry them with you,
lock them in the trunk.

On cars that don't have an inside hood release, a piece of chain and a padlock looped
from the hood latch to the frame works great.

* Be sure you have a company parking sticker

on your car so it can be quickly identified as
belonging on a GE parking lot. This makes it
easier to identify cars that don't belong there
* Report suspicious individuals or cars to

the plant security guards immediately by calling Ext. 431 or 312.

If you are a victim of a crime, r eport it. Mr.

Curto will be vigilant in his efforts to prevent this sort of activity with extra parking
lot checks during working hours.

UPGRADING/ JOB POSTING ARTICLES

PERl<JNS, YovR
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TOnoiu;z.ow Yov
T/l.A llVJIV(;-

IS

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'S'v.e.c;.e-oN.

W. R. PeJLJty (le6t), In-Plant Cookcl<..tia.tok 6ok

United Way VJU..ve and J. M. Stanek, Cha.,iJunan 06
the Tndu.otJU..al V-tv-Ui-<.on 06 the Wayne..boM-EMt
Augu.ota County United Way Campa-tgn fond, po-<.nt
to the 100% goal expec..ted to be keaehed -<.n the
United Way Fund VJU..ve th-Ui yeak .
United Way of Waynesboro-East Augusta County Fund
drive officially got underway Tuesday, October 1
and in conjunction with this Annual Fund Drive,
General Electric's Employee United Way Drive will
begin Monday, October 14, 1974 .
W. R. Perry, United Way coordinator for all
Waynesboro GE locations, stated this year's employee goal has been set at $56,000 or approxj,~
mately 24% of the United Way of Waynesboro-Ea~
Augusta County ' s goal of $234 ,000.
Mr. Perry stated further that complete details
on General Electric employee United Way Drive
Program will be announced in the plant newspaper
in the near future.
KENYON APPOINTED MANAGER
ccont'd from page 3, coi. 1)
He was the Project Engineer for the 550 MPM
control and more recently assisted in the
development of the 550 TX. In his new assignment, he wil l be responsible for the Product
Engineering activities of the machining center
boring, drilling and punching type numerical
control applications.

MfRCY
iJOSf!TAI-

Recently a number of employees have raised quest i ons concerning the Upgrading/Job Pos ting procedures and minimwn qualifications for job openi ngs .
In response to t hese employees ' concern, starting next week, a series of articl es will appear
in the plant newspaper which will describe these
procedures for both hour ly and non-exempt employees .

"I gave at the office."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No . 39

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

another winner

EDITORIAL:
~STRUCTIVE

October 11, 1974

CITIZENSHIP PRCXJRPM

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As our nation looks forward to its 200th birthday in 1976, we have much cause for pride in
the devotion and sacrifice by countless men and
women who have made this impressive anniversary
possible and who despite incredible trials have
held fast to principles of freedom and justice.
There are those who say that our country has
seen its best days, that its greatness is behind us. Is that a fair judgment? The answer
lies not with a handful of leaders but with the
millions of people who make up this country.

PJtoud.e..y -OuMounMg thUJt. Znd Pfuc.e tltophy 60Jt

the SVTL Gol6 Lea.gue a.Jte: F1tont Row (.tent to
Jt.J._ght), Wayne Bow.tu, Bob LaWll.enc.e, John Pahr;teJt,

"The future of this Repub lic", corrunented the

late President Eisenhower, "is in the hands of
the American voter.''
If that is so , there is some cause for alarm.
For in the 1972 presidential election only 55
,Jercent of the eligible voters cast their ballots, the third straight national election in
which the voting percentage was down. While
a record total of more than 76 million Americans
voted in 1972, that turnout was the poorest compared to the potential since 1948.
Certainly, our heritage places on each one of
us a trust to exercise the right which our
forebears struggled and died for. For your
own sake , don 't forget to vote on November 5.
PLEASE--Help Us!

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Van Kowat, Ken Kent, Cec.J.,.t Thomp-Oon. Sec.and

Row, RogeJt WJ.,meJt, GJtOveJt RankJ.,n, Van VondA._ego,
Paul Sc.he.J.,b, GeoJtge Beakley, Vave FUzge!ta.td
(CaptaA._n), Paul Luc.k, CuJtt Lundotltom, Ron A6-0A._d,
VJ.,c.k HA._ppea.Jtd. Not -0hown a.Jte Von Hughu, Leon
Stoku, Ralph PA._c.kA._ng, VwJ.,ght SmJ..:th, Von Gough,
Bob Ved)(.J._c.k, JA._m Mc.Kay, and Vw.lght Phelp-0 .
GE has another team to be especially proud of.
On September 28, the GE Golf team, sponsored by
SCOGEE, came away from the SVIL Golf League with
the second place title and a handsome trophy to
prove it .
The team played eight matches over a seven
month period against the impressive teams of
Merck, Reynolds, Westinghouse and DuPont. But
it was the outstanding shmvrnanship of the Westinghouse team that beat out the GE team in the
second half for the number one spot.
Although they did have to settle for second
place this time, Dave Fitzgerald, GE team
captain, said, "OUJt -0ec.ond plac.e OA_ni.,!;,h A._ a
g1tea.t A._mp1tovement oveJt the pa-Ot -0 eveJtal yeaM
and a-0 team c.aptaJ.,n, 1 6u.tly expec.t a 6~t
pfuc.e OA_ni.,!;,h A._n 1975." OK team members- -that' s
a real challenge!

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Ronnie Richardson (left), DCP-Subassembly, 2nd
shift, is shown discussing the hourly Job Interest Form with Joe Murphy, Relations Employment Specialist . Ronnie said, "The. Howi.R..y
UpgJr.a.cllng/Job Po-0tA..ng -0y-0tem ,[!;, good, howe.veJt,
U c.ould be. muc.h be.tieJt A._6 U c:Udn't .take -00
.tong A._n ge.ttA..ng bac.k the 1tuu,Uo 06 the. -0ubmU.:ted job J.,nteJtut 601tm." Joe said, "We a.Jte.
woJtkJ.,ng to -0pe.e.d up the pJtoc.e.duJte both J.,n

teJtrn-O 06 6eedbac.k to the employee and movement 06 the people to the.A._!t new job-0. One
thJ.,ng the employee c.an do to help A._ to make
-OUJte they have. 6ille.d out all the A._n601tmatA..on
on the. 601tm, palttic.ula.Jtly the employe.e'-0 wOJtk
expe)(.J._enc.e and -0enJ.,0JtJ.,ty date. 16 thi.,o A._noOJtmatA..on A._ not on the 601tm, U defuy-0 the p1toc.u-0J.,ng 06 U bec.au-0e. we have to -Oea.Jtc.h out
the A._n601tmatA..on."

INTROVUCING:

The Worth Of Day-time TV?

1ELE-TALIS
By Jean Brydge

Have you ever read a book or watched a performance and said "Oh , for Pete ' s sake! I
could do better than that. " ? Me , too. Well ,
it ain't necess arily so ! It might not be as
easy as it looks.
For ninety years more or less , I ' ve been boring all my fr iends to tears and driving all
my relatives bananas declaring daily to anyone who would listen , " I want to write , I
want t o write !" I tried poetry and short
stories and paragraphs and sentences (even
though no one was b ~ying this pontifical
literature I was producing) and kept proclaiming at the top of my lungs "I want to
write ! "
Why , way back in the ' 50 ' s (before Women ' s
Lib) I promised Louis Spilman when he was running for public office and I was running a
country sto re that if he could get me a pupi l ' s
seat in the School of Journalism at Washington
and Lee , I would get all our customers to vote
for him . Well , Mr . Spilman didn ' t win the
elect i on and I didn ' t go to W&L .
But I kept right on boring anyone who would
l isten - or read! Finally , even my boss got
tired of hearing me and said "O. K. write ,. ,
write a weekly column for the plant NEWS , 11
I couldn ' t beli eve i t . At last , my very own
column with my very own ideas and my very own
sentences and , THEN : all the little "ON"
buttons shut off , there was a loud " Ka- b oom"
and a puff of smoke , the little wheels groun d
t o a halt , the "Malfunction" button started
f l ashing and there wasn ' t an idea in my whole
wo rld ! Not one . Not even an inkling o f an
idea .
I searched everywhere . In the yard, the
cl oset, the refrigerator , I ki cked over old
tin cans , searched up in the attic - to no
avail ! Nothing . So here I am: front and
center without a word ! And looking at news
reporters with new respect.
On second th ought - that other guy ' s st ory
wasn ' t so bad after all !

P . S . Worthwhile thought of the week : don ' t

fo r get to drive up on the Blue Ridge this
weekend and see the vivid reds and o ranges
on the trees that are changing to fall
fashions . They are magnificent !

A group of nonexempt salaried employees (108

to be exact) got a treat and learned a lesson
last week when they participated in a 3-hour
class led by Joan Marshall, Relations Speciali st for nonexempt employees . The .tlte.at was
sitting through 25 minutes of a TV pr esentation whi le the le.6-0on dealt with the commun i cation process as it relates to interpersonal
skills and probl em solving abi lities.
The classes were not a regularl y scheduled
course for nonexempt secr etarial and clerical
employees but, rather, something to enhance
their abilities and effectiveness on their
current jobs . Joan stated that she was in- "'"'vited t o review the program on loan from GESalem. She found i t to be quite interes ting
and thought that secretaries and other interested c l erical employees at Waynesboro might
benefit from it.
Her assumption proved to be correct . After
talking with a few.of the participants in the
class, t hr gener a l feeling was that the class es were very helpful and enj oyabl e . Joyce
Norcross, Engineering Clerk-DCPD, stated that
she really enjoyed it and came away quite informed . As she put s it, "I.t WaJ.i a good 1te.minde1t .to Jte.-e.va.luate. youMe.l6 ." Doris McLear, Secretary-CIX), had much of the same to
say about the classes : "I c.a.n'.t help bu;t
.think. a made. aU 0 6 lL6 UJa.n.t .to c.ome. a.way a.nd
do be..t.te1t. "
Opheli a Salisbury, Steno-Typist - ICPD, had
more to say en the subject: "I .though.ta
wa..o Ve/tlj he.lp6ui. . I le.a1tne.d Mme. .th,i,ng-0 a-O
6M a-0 c.ommW't,.{_c.a;t,(,on be..twe.e.n bo-0-0 a.nd -0e.c.1te..ta1ty. I.t le..t-0 you k.now what you have. .to do
.to do a be..t.te1t job ." Judy Kite, SecretaryDCPD Manufacturing, also thought the c lass
was very helpful and enjoyable . She stated
that "I.t .took. u.p quae. a. ba 06 ;t,Une., bu;t I
wa-0 glad I we.n.t ."
So if any of you notice that the secretaries
are more courteous and efficient lately, just
ask yourself- - - "Who -0a.y-0 a. l,(;t.tle. day - ;t,Une.
TV i.A a. wa-0.te. o6 ;t,Une.?"

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PROTECT YOUR CAR

Get Your Parking Sticker Now
L~ week the NEWS carried an article on vand. ;m and theft in the parking lots and what
we can do to prevent it. One of the suggestions made was to be sure you have a company
parking s i t cker on your cars.

These stickers are not only helpful in identifying cars that do or do not belong in the
parking lots but they are also a requirement
of all GE employees who park in the GE lots .
Mr. Curto has noticed that there are several
cars in our lots which do not have parking
stickers.
If these cars belong to employees of the
Plant then they are required to obtain the
stickers and place them on the left rear
btnnper of the car.
The pink application form for these stickers may be picked up from Relations, filled
our and sent to Maintenance. The parking
sticker will be mailed to you with a clear
plastic protective covering which is to be
applied over the sticker.
If you don't have a sticker, Mr. Curto urges
yf""""-.. to get one as soon as possible for your
c safet y and protection as well as the
Company's.

~RLY

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UPGRADING/JOB POSTING PROCEDURE

THE NOTICE OF OPENING AND JOB INTEREST FORM

Last week the NEWS announced a series of articles concerning the Upgrading/Job Posting
procedures and minimum qualifications for job
openings. The article THE NaTICE OF OPENING
AND JOB INTEREST FORM will kick off the series.
The purpose of the job posting procedure is
to give all hourly employees an equal opportuni ty to learn the minimum qualifications for
any job, to determine whether or not he/she
is qualified and, if not qualified, what he/
she can do to become qualified.
Notice of 0pening
All jobs to be filled by upgrading are posted
on bulletin boards throughout the main Plant
and at all other GE Waynesboro locations for
a minimtnn of two regularly scheduled work
days. The notice includes the job title, R#,
job code, job description, work area, shift
foreman, anployee response deadline date and
a serial identification ntnnber.
Job Interest Form
The employee indicates his/her interest in
the posted open job by filling out and submit
ting a Job Interest Form . Parts I and II are
deposited in the box at the job posting board
for Employee Relations. The employee gives
Part III to his/her foreman and keeps Part IV
for his/her own record. The employee becomes
a candidate for the o~ening on the date the
Job Interest Form is received in the Employment Off ice.
For jobs Rll and above, the Form expires when
the job is filled or when the employee refuses
the job offer.

GUESS WHO GOT A PARKING TICKET? It -<A oUJt own

&U PeNttj. To 6~heJt .lmp!r.eJ.iJ.i upon &U a.nd
otheJtJ.i t he. .lmpolr.ta.nc.e. o 6 pa.Jr.king 1.itic.keJtJ.i, Bwy
Fiei.do , Se.c.UJ!.Uy Gua.Jr.d, 1.i how1.i wheJte. the. 1.itic.keJt
1.ihoul.d be. pla.c.e.d.

For jobs RlO and below, the form expires three

months after the deadline date for the original job or when the employee r efuses the job
offer. During the three-month period , the
employee is considered for all openings in
that specific job classification.
You have the right to nominate yourself for
any job if you meet the minimtnn job qualifications.
Remember it's your responsibilit y to check the
boards to see what jobs are open and to fil l
out the information on the Job Interest Fe nn
so that you will receive full consideration .
NEXT WEEK - Filling the openi ng and Feedback

MANUFACTURING APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Mr . R. C. Berrang , Manager-Rel ays
appointments :

&Metal

Parts Manufacturing Operation, announced the following

Javier R. Urioste has been

appointed Manager- Quality Control for the Relay unit. Born
in Bolivia and raised in Argentina, Javier came to the U. S.
and graduated from Bucknell
University with a BS and MS i n
Mechanical Engineering. After
graduation he returned to Argentina where he taught Engineering while continuing further masters programs at Catholic University .
In 1970 , Javier joined the General Electric MMP
program and held assignments in Morrison , Illi nois and Bridgeport, Connecticut . Transferri ng
t o the Relay Operation shortly thereafter, he
has held positions as Manufacturing Engineer
and Quality Control Engineer in that unit .

Wayne Bowles has been appointed Foreman- MOl

Machine Shop, first shift . A native of Waynesboro, Wayne j o ined the General Electric Company on March 5, 1962 and has held positions
in Wire Harness, Sheet Metal, Machine Shop and
Purchasing prior to his recent appointment as
a foreman .

Javier and his family reside at 1230 Chatham

Road in Waynesboro.

Wayne and his wife Nancy live at 56 Anthony

Circle with their three children
General Electric i s a family affai r wit h Wayne
as his mother , Merita Bowles, recently retired
after nineteen years in the Relay Operation.

Ronnie Hyden has been appointed Foreman- Relay

Assembly and comes to this position from the
Materials Operation where he has been employed since rejoining the General Electric Company in October of 1973 .
A Wilson Memorial High School graduate , Ron
has held previous positions with W. R. Grace
and W. T. Grant Corporati ons of Waynesboro.
An active musical enthusiast, Ron has played
the drums with the locally popular Pete Martin
and the Versatile Keys.
Ron , his wife Sherry and two children reside
at 230 Henry Avenue in Waynesboro .

SCOGEE HALLOWEENDANCE
9 PM - 1 AM
19) 1974
PLACE: ELKS LODGE #2270 RT. 340S (lMILE)
TICKETS: $5,00 MEMBER - $7,00 NON-MEMBER

SATURDAY) OCTOBER

Fre d Zirkle was appointed Relay Quality Control

Foreman on September 30, 1974 . Fred started his
cP.reer with General Electric in Waynesboro in
1964 and has been an active member of the CDO
Test Organization for the past ten years .
A native of Rockville, Maryland , Fred's family
relocated to the Waynesboro area and he is a
graduate of Wilson Memorial Hi gh School . Fred
spent four years with the US Army. He graduated
from Air Defense School , receiving training in
electronics and guided missile oriented systems .
A long- standing member of t he Waynesboro First
Aid Crew, Fred has served on the Department Safe..-..,.
ty First Aid Squad since 1968 . Act i ve in comm~
ty affairs, Fred is a member of the Ladd Ruritan
Association and the Wesleyan Church .
Fred r esides in Grandview Heights in Waynesboro
with his family .

~T

VOL . XVI No . 49

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

CONSTRUC TIVE CI TIZENSHIP EVITORIAL

October 18, 1974

A Satisfied Employee

KEEPING A REPUBLIC

In two years we sha ll be ce l ebra ting

the bicentennial of our count ry . Back
at the beginning in 1 776, Benjamin
Frank lin was asked by a woman what kind
of governmen t had been created.
Franklin rep l ied, n~ REPUBLIC MADAM,
IF YOU CAN KEEP IT,'
The United States has come a long way
from that little collection of co loni es
200 years ago. Now we are a nation of
more than 200 million, and with so
many fellow citizens many of us tend
to forget our indiv idua l duty as Franklin saw it.
,s t of us take our politics through
our te l evis ion sets, making it seem as
remote as a t yphoon in Asia or a
drough t in Africa . While Franklin
would not have said it this way, he
would probab l y have agreed that politics
is not a spectator sport.
Polit ic s is a game any number can play.
The more of us who partic ipat e in th e
political process, the more r epresent ative will be our governments. No one
can play your role as c itiz en better
than you. To WORK, to GIVE, and to
VOTE is the way to keep a republic.
####

NOTICE
Carl L. Jones, Foreman-Sheet Metal, is in the
University of Virginia Hospital for open heart
surgery. Carl will be allowed visitors after
Tuesday, October 22. His address at the hospital, for those who wish to send flowers or
cards, i s: University of Virginia Hospital,
South 5, Room 40, Charlottesville, Virginia.
We all wish Carl a speedy recovery.

Jonathan "Joe" Cunningham is one of the many

satisfied employees who have received pgrades
through the Hourly Upgrading/Job Posting Procedure. Joe went from a RI-Wire Harness Repetitive job to a R6 -U t ility Material Handler by
way of the Job Posting procedure.
Upon tal king with Joe he stated that "I like my
job 6-{.ne. I like moving a.Jtoun.d. The job doel>n ' t
tie. you down w.Jh too muc.h pJc.eJ.>.6Wte on e6Muenc.y. "

When asked about how he felt about the upgrading

procedure he replied: "I think il ' .6 6ine; although the 6eedba.c.k .6y.6tem c.oui.d be. imp1toved."

He said that he put in for about seven jobs and

never got any feedbac k about being disqualified
on any of them. It was explained to Joe that
the paper work involved was of such an enormous
quantity that it was somet imes difficult to get
the feedback material out in time but that this
would be worked on and improved in the future.
In general , he was quite sa tisfied with the system and felt that Lt was "betteJt tha.n the old
.6y.6tem. Th-<. way you get to know the job--wha.t' .6
1teqtU!ted 06 you-- be.601te you go to the -<.n.te1tv-<.ew."
Don't let the opinions of othe rs discourage you
from doing anything u;hich you feel in your
heart you can or should do. The decision should
be yours alone.

Robert C. Bowen
Receives
Promotion

Mr. C. W. Powell, Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for Data Corronunication
Products Department announced the appointment of Mr. Robert C. Bowen as Manager of
Cost and Government Accounting effective
October 1, 1974.
Mr . Bowen received hi s BS Degree from American International College , Springfield,
Massachusetts in 1963 and a MBA from Syracuse University in 1964. Following graduation, Bob joined General Electric's Financial Management Training Program in Syracuse
with the Television Receiver Products Department.
During his t en years service, Bob has held
Specialist and Managerial pos itions in General
Accounting, Distribution Cost, Operations Anal ysis and Product Cost .
Bob and his wife Joyce r eside at 300 Pelham
Drive, Waynesboro, with their two sons, Chris
and David.
Employees Can Buy
New GE Shock Protection Device

Now they ' ve done it !

Society has a hard time functi oning without
some way to determine who ' s rich and who ' s
p oor . The phrase " all men a re created equal"
i s a wonderful thought but i t isn ' t true .
Measur ements of intelligence , physical
prowe ss and emotional stab i l i ty all indi cate t h e fall acy of thi s s tatement . Therefo re , i t i s as i nevitable as the changing
of the seasons that as long as man e xists ,
there wi ll be social f r ames enc ompassi ng
these separate strata.
But now t hey ' ve made it so obvious , it ' s
rathe r di sheart ening ! On a recent day in
a nor thern state , in a very nice restaurant ,
in a Ladies ' Restroom the author started to
drop a dime in the little money gobbler on
the door to the booth and real ized with a
start that the money gobbler sai d 25 . Ye
Gads ! 25 to use the restroom? Oh , f or
the days of the outdoor john . But then
upon closer observation said auth or saw a
door about 4 booths away whi ch said 10 .
And an even clos er inspecti on reveale d
th ree doors back in the corner with n o
money gobblers which meant they were free !
Then came t he moment of decis i on . What to
do . Do you drop in the 25 so you won ' t
look tight and at the same t i me convey the
impr ession that you are well heeled? Or ,
do you wander on down to the 10 door which
was obviously put there f or the benefit of
those who want money , haven ' t acquire d it ,
but don ' t want t o fee l poor? Or , do you
use the " Free" j ohn an d thereby acquire the
means for alternative (1) and/or (2) ?

At Saving Of Nearly 503

GE employees are eligible for a special employee discount of nearly 50% when purchasing
a new solid st at e GE product that can protect
people against the hazards of el ectrical shock
in and around the home .
The devi ce i s t he CB3 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt er (GFCI). It' s manuf actured b~ GE' s .
Circui t Protective Devices Department in Plainville , Connecticut and r etails for $47 . 70 . It
is bei ng offered to GE emp~oyees for $25.00
a discount of about 47%!
Si nce January , 1973 , GFCI' s have been requ~red
to pr otect all out door outl et receptacle~ in
new construct ion, including those on patios,
bal conies and around swimming pools, but many
homeowners are expected to appl y GFCI protection t o existing residences .
(Cout'd nexl calLDnn)

This really involved sorr.e s oul searching

but in these days of ever increasing pri ce s ,
we sh ould be patri otic : stamp out inflation
and i nequality . Help eliminate the 25 john .
P . S . This col umn is uncensored and the views
exp re ssed do not necessar i l y c oincide with
those of management !

(Cont'd f rom column 1)

The Gener al Electric CB3 Ground Fault Cir cuit
Interrupter circuit breaker may be order ed by
writing to Genera l Electric Company, 41 Woodford Avenue, Plainville, Connecti cut 06062 ,,
ATTENTION-Ground Fault Devices Program, and
enclosing a check or money order along with
your ful l name, street addr ess , corrnnunity ,
state, GE Department and zip code . Pl ease
specify Catal og Number: THQLlllfGF - 15
Amper e ; THQL1120GF - 20 Ampere; THQL1125GF 25 Amper e; THQL1130GF - 30 Ampere .

/t-te- I 7-VHOURLY UPGRADING/JOB POSTING PROCEDURE

SECONV IN A SERIES

THANKS TO YOU
IT'S WORKING -- THE UNITED WAY

-7-Ci

10 / 18 ! -;y

FILLING THE OPENING AND FEEDBAC K

This week the NEWS presents
on the Hourly Upgrading/Job
The art i cle this week deals
used to fill an opening and
~LLl~G t~E

the second article

Posting procedure .
with the procedure
the feedback process .

OPENING

en1l 1ng an opening for an upgrade, the

Company will consider only those employees who
have fi l ed a Job Interest Form by the deadline
date or, who rave on file a Self-Nomination form
for the particular job. In determining from
this group which employee is to be upgraded, the
Company will take into consideration, as an important factor, the continuous service date of
the qualified employees .

FrEl;)BACK

tte.c.ott.d $56, 000 h.a..6 be. e.n 6 e.t a..6 Ge.n eJUtl
Ele.wuc. employe.v.i ' goal -<.n the. c.uNte.n:t
llnde.d Way Campa.-<.gn.
A

Shown above, a.tte. a 6e.w employe.v.i who have.

expttv.i6e.d 6Lllt c.on6-<.de.nc.e. that :th-<-6 goal c.a.n
..-. be met. The.y a.tte. a..6 6ollow6 : Ftton:t Row,
Bill Ftte.eman , Tool Make.tt "A" and 16t 6h-<.6t
UE Ch-<.e.6 Ste.wa.ttd; John Wdtty, Mana.ge.tt-Me.tal
Pa.tt:t6 & Pla.t-<.ng; J-<.m BodfU.n, Manage.tt-Eng-<.ne.e.tt-<.ng Lab; Roy Bee.kettle., Spe.~t-Le.a..6e.
Adm-<.n-<.6:ttta.:tott; Bac.k Row, Sam Cook , Apptte.n:t-<.c.e. Pttogttam; Re.g-<.n-<.a. W-<..e.6on, Spe.~t
Re.la.t-<.0116 and Un-<.:te.d Way a..66.-i.J.itan:t c.oottd-<.na.:tott; and EdL\Ja.Jtd Vtt-<.ve.tt, Ma.-<.n:te.nanc.e. .
"The United Way is the American way and our
way of supporting 13 agencies which prov ide
needed serv ices for peopl e in the WaynesboroEast Augusta County Community" were the open
ing remarks made by W. R. Perry to a group of
employees gathered in the auditorium at 7:30
a .m. today.
This meet ing was the first of a series of
United Way Campa ign meetings which will be
held in the Plant audi torium, Wil son Building,
Turner Bui lding, and Parts Center.
Mr. Perry, who i s the Plant ' s 1975 United Way
campaign chairma n stated further: "We, as
General Electric employees, have a strong and
moral obli gation to do a good job in this
year's drive . We can do this job-- if we believe in the United Way ."
Last year 71% of Waynesboro General Electric
emp l oyees had this belief and they contri buted,
through payroll deductions, $52,000 against a
$42,900 goa l.
(Cont'd next colt.nnn)

~ROCEDVRE

I 1t iseterm1ned that an employee is not

qualified for a job, Part II of the Job Interest
Form will be sent to his foreman explaining why
he/she was not qualified and a recorranendation of
steps to take to correct the situation . The
foreman will then go over the recorrnnendations
with the employee and fi ll out a Contact Report
stating the employee ' s plans .
The foreman will keep Part II of the Job Interest
Form, destroying Part III, and Part I will be
fi led in the employee ' s Personnel folder in the
Relations Office .
A weekly list is posted of all upgrades made on
the .bulletin boards where Not ice of Openings are
posted.
(Cont'd from colt.nnn 1)
Continuing, Mr . Perry said, "In view of last
year ' s outstanding employee performance we
should have very little trouble--if every
employee believes the United Way--of reaching
this year's employee goal of $56,000.
In Mr. Perry's cl osing remarks, he said "General Electric's position is that we should go
' all out' for the United Way fund as the one
major charity donat i on. This is the only
fund we sponsor at our Waynesboro operations-not because other oroanizations are unworthy,
but we feel the United Way Fund:

* i s t he Ameri can Way

* covers the broadest charitable needs
* does not burden company emp l oyees with
multi ple req uests."

In addition to Mr . Perry's remarks, a United

Way movi e , "Little Boy Lost", was shown to
the employees .

SCOGEE PICNIC A BIG SUCCESS

George B. Lukens

The annual Family Day Picnic proved to be another SCOGEE success as approximately 200
people came out for a day of fun and "eats"
under amazingly clear October skies. Activi ties nf the day included games and gifts for
the children, hayrides , horseshoes, volleyball, live music and, the finale of the day,
door prizes.

To Join
Technology Operation

In Schnectady

The following i s a list of the winners and

their prizes:
Reed Hoge - Color 1V Set
J . R. Devoy - Clock Radio
Floyd Draper - AM/FM Radio
Art Lively - Coffee Pot
Ron Nahay - Novelty "Cube" Radio
Clifford Jones - Toaster
Dolly Jenkins - Hair Dry-Groom Set
Ken Cline - Hair Dryer
Leroy Kelling - Variable Speed Drill Set
Don Greene - Portable Radio
Dewey Powell - Electric Skillet
Donald E. Cook - Electric Slicing Knife
Bill Griffith - All-purpose Vacuum Set
Brin Gyorko - Novelty "Coke" Radio
Bob Rowe - Cordless Grass Shears
Bob Kuykendall - Electric Mixer
Cecil Thompson - Glass Lazy-Susan Set
Richard D. Cox - Serving Set
Mason Fitzgerald - Bar Mixer and Carrying Case
Dick Gentzlinger - Wallet
James L. Kennedy - Wallet

George attained his BSEE degree from West

Virg inia University in 1957. He joined the
General Electric Company fo llowing graduation
with his first assignment as Test Engineer in
Heavy Military Electronics Department in Syra
cuse , New York .

The following won gift certificates from Leggett Department Store : Joseph Burch , Sr. ,
James Cross, James Patterson III, Werner
Mailer, Don Theado, and Joseph Miller.

He was Project Engineer for 8500 CNC and the

1050 Control here at t he Waynesboro GE Plant.
We are sure to miss a fine employee here in
Waynesboro and we wish George the best of
luck in his new ass ignment .

Mr . J . F. Bakel, Manager-Design and Devel opment

announced that Mr . George B. Lukens will joi n
the Technology Operation in Schenectady as
Consulting Engineer-Control Systems effective
November 18, 1974 .

George served in the U. S. Army for a period

of two years . He joined the Specialty Contr o 1
Depar tment in 1959 as Design Engineer. I-le
has held several Engineering positions in the
various segments of our numerical control
business .

D~Ncf

scoGEE
WHEN

TIME

SATURDAY) OCTOBER 19) 1974

9:00 P,M, TIL 1:00 A.M.

PLACE
ELKS LODG E #2270 ON ROUT E 340S

COSTUME OPTIONAL

MUSIC
uTHE FR ANK CO FFE Y QUARTETu OF LYN CHB URG ; OFFERING THE LATEST
IN A VARI ETY OF MUSIC,
.

....

-.....

TICKET$

$5 ,00 - MEMB ER

$7 , 00 NON - MEMBER

TICKET SELLE RS ARE :

JoE SMITH - RooM 210 - ExT. 336

NANCY JOHN - RooM 21- B (RELAYS) - ExT , 613

JUNE ALDHIZER - RELATIONS - Exr. 676

NANCY BAKER - MACHI NE ROOM - 2ND SHIFT

Dor MARTIN - PARTS CENTER

AUDRA HARTMAN - TURNER BUI LDI NG - ExT, 777

..--.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No. 41

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

October 25, 1974

First TermiNet 120 Shiooed

THIRV IN A SERIES

HOURLY UPGRADING/JOB POSTING PROCEDURE

THE FEEDBACK PROCESS
This week the NEWS is carrying a follow-up article on the Feedback process of the Hourly Upgrading/Job Posting procedure and the minimtnn
requirements for filling a job.
When the employee looks over Part III of the
Job Interest Form he will notice that it contains
an explanation as to why he was disqualified. In
most cases, it will be a stamped-in explanation
stating one of the following: JOB FILLED BY M:lRE
SENIOR EMPLOYEE, FILLED BY BUMP, FILLED BY RECALL,
CANCELLED BY ORIGINATOR, NOT QUALIFIED, and, for
Self-Nomination Forms, WILL BE CONSIDERED.

JQB
,.-....

~II

I ED BY t='QRE SENIOR

~LOYEE

Int is instance, there ma~e several candidates

applying for a job with equal qualification, with
the person with more seniority given priority
over the rest.

JOB Ell I ED BY

In cases o~thiSSort an employee who has been

bumped wil l be given first consideration for a
job which has been posted, if he/she is the more
senior employee and if he/she qualifies for the
job posted.

JOB EII I ED BY

~E~l.l.

The employee w o as recall rights to a job,

whether he/she is the more senior employee or
not, will be given first priority over the }ob.
~CE!

I ED BY

ORIGI~TOR

is stamp lS somewat self-explanatory . It

means that, for whatever reason given by the section posting the job, it no longer needs to be
filled.
~o~U~IFIED
nterest Form stamped with this explanation will usually explain further why the candidate was not qualified and will make recommendations to correct the situation.
~U-

CONSIDE~ED (Self-Nomination Forms)

stamp mere y means that the Job Interest
Form will be filed away for reference for a
period of one year. Candidates applying for
a particular rated job under the self-nomination procedure will be given consideration,
within the one-year period, whenever the
rated job is opened.
lS

BE

These happy peop le were instrumenta l in shipping the first TermiNet 120 advanced production printer to marketing. Standing, left to
right, are: Rick Bahr, Assembly Manufacturing Engineer; Joe Brown, Methods Planner;
Jerry Smith , Quality Control Engineer; Frank
Rexrode, DCPD Production; Jim Phillips, Parts
Manufacturing Engineer; and Ritchie Ferrier,
Assembler.
The TermiNet 120 is an interi m pri nter to the
TermiNet 340 Line Printer and wil l be assembled and tes ted in the main plant. Marketing
plans are to use t he T-120 pictured for a
product demonstration to DATA SAAB and then
to provide it with a specia l interface to
HAZE LTI NE for evaluation.
Also contributing to the advanced T-120 effort, bu t not pictured, were: Gary Gearhart
and Jack Crouse, Testing; and Beverly Mish ,
Judy Wright, James Curry, and Wil li e Woodard,
Assemb ly.

***************************
Carl L. Jones, Foreman- Sheet Metal, can have
vi sitors now. He is in Room 35 at the University of Vi rginia Hospita l.
Visiting Hours:
10:30 a .m. - 12:30 p. m.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

*******

SIGN UP FOR VOLLEYPALl PRACTICE m!

~Jm:ERESTED

PARTIES CONTACT KENNY GRAY,

753 OF GOAL REACHED TO DATE:

Nume rGus hours of r esear ch and techni cal study

and a constant , persevering search for the truth
h ave not clarified this mysterious phenomen on .
First observed many years ago , i n co untry music
terms it co uld be call ed "The Ballad of One Sh oe ."
On any daily- trave l e d , or even remote , hi ghway ,

dri ving 15 or 20 mi l es is almost impossible

without seeing~ shoe lying on or besi de the
road . Shoes are manufacture d in pairs ; ever
wonder where one comes from ?
Typically , a car moves at 55 mph with door s an d
wi ndows closed . Occupants wear shoes but with
f ee"t on the floor and windows at l east two fe et
higher , how would a pers on lose a shoe?
Poss i bly a weary hi tchhiker with aching f eet
dis carded a shoe - but why one? ( Seems t o me
walking l op- sided would be wo rse than achi ng
corns . ) Did a poor old drunk lurching t oward
home stagge r out of one shoe? Are there a bunch
of pogo s t icks hopping around t he country sans
shoes? Did Denni s the Menace wait ' til Mom
turned her head and happily t oss a sh oe f r om the
car?
Like Brer Rabbi t , a fe l low meanderin g along t he
r oa d popping tar bubbles might have gotten hi s
foot stuck in t he t ar a.~d just walke d out of
his sh oe . A dog could have discovered an old
boot at a nearby trash pile - but a lot of dogs
wou2.d h ave t o be carrying old boots .
In all my years of studyin g this s t range situat i on , I ' ve personally never seen a s hoe put on
t he hi ghway . Maybe the little e l ves wh o make
s hoes at night scatter t he reje cts along the highways as they travel back t o elf- land . Do pe op l e
from outer s pace have only one foot? You must
admit - it is a very puzzling case !
A gre at r e cyc l ing i dea would be re uni tin g these
s hoe mates wi "th a poss i ble slogan " A i3oot fo r
A Boot " .
P. S . This was a good i dea in t he be ginning but
meth inks i t has no sole .

NOTICE
OPEN HOUSE FOR ENGINEERS
The SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
at the Un i vers i ty of Virginia wi l l conduct an
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 26, 1974 i n Thornton Hall . Everyone i s invi ted to come see the
engineering laboratories and exhibits on display. There will also be a conference on
"CAREERS FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND APPLIED
SCI ENCE" by outstand ing pr of ess ional women in
eng i neeri ng .
For further i nfonnation. ol ease contact Dean
David Morris (804 924-3164.

Bobb-i.e SfU.Q6,left A.A -0hov.m hav-i.ng a. UrU:t.ed

Wa.y pledge bu;t;ton pinned on hVt by V-i.ltgirtia.
Co66ey, PaJL;tt, Cen:tVt Fo~eR..a.dy.

Bobbie Shifflett, Parts Center printed cir-

cuit board operator, is one of hundreds of
General El ectric employees who are cont ributing through payroll deduct i ons to the United
Way Fund. With Bobbie ' s pledge, combined
with all the other empl oyees ' pledges, we
have reached 75% of the General Electric
employee ' s goal of $56 , 000 .
"Th-i..6 a.c.c.ompwhme.Af :t.o da.:t.e A.A vVty good
a.:t. :t.h-i..6 li:t.a.ge o 6 :t.he. c.a.mpa,lgn and ULUh :t.h-i..6
/Und 06 employee. ~upoMe, :t.he GE employeu'
UrU:t.ed Wa.y goa.l 06 $56 ,000 lihou.e.d be -OUl!.pa.Me.d," stated Bill Perry, GE United Way

Campaign Chairman.
United Way employee group meetings are continuing today, ~1onday , and Tuesday with final wrap-up and make-up meetings on Thursda~

CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSH I P EVITORIAL

THERE ' S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO

"Democracy", said Pl a to, " is a c harm ing form of go ve rnment, full of var ie ty and disorder."
Mo r e than 2000 years afte r the ancient
Gr ee k philosopher u ttered th ose works ,
we i n the Uni t ed States may have ca use
to ruefully acknowled ge his wisd om.
Th e temptatio n i s to hold ourselves
a lo of f r om the di$orde r. The trouble
with th at posi ti on is that if many of
us adopt it condi ti ons wi l l never impr ove.
As ci ti ze ns of a d emoc r acy , we hav e a
dir ect cour se of action open to us
when we are dissatisfied wi t h go vernment . We can support cand id a te s who
we be li eve wil l do a be tter job. That
may mean t o work active l y in their ca~
paigns, or to give money so they can
reach more v ot ers with thei r messag e s.
I t ce rtai1 ly means voting on Ele ction
Day .
(Cont ' d page 3, Col 2)

United Way Fund Drive Nears Goal

rDRE 00 lST Tl20 IfLIVERY

$55,155 of the GE employees' $56,000 United

Goal has been reached. W. R. Perry,
.1ited Way Chainnan, stated "Th,U, amoun,t exc.e~<Ui :the fU.6:totty-mafU.ng amou.n:t. 06 $52,000
:that wa..o pledged by Gene.Ml Ue.ctJU.c. e.mploye.u la..o:t ye.a.Jr.. Th,U, pe.tt6o~anc.e. by :the
e.mploye.u ..U VMIJ .6at-U6y.Wg . A numbM 06
e.mploye.u have. ye.t :to be. c.on:tac.te.d and hope.6uliy, wah :thw ple.dgu, :tfU.6 ye.a.Jr.' .6 goal
w.{ll be_ .6 uJtpa..6.6 e_d II

~y

Continuing, Mr. Perry said, "I wa.nt :to pM.6onai.ly :thank :the. 69% 06 e.mploye.u who ha.ve.
.6 een 6-U :to .6 up po~ :tfU.6 ye.a.Jr.' .6 Un-Ue.d Way
PttogJtam. " Also, Mr . Perry extended thanks
to the many employees who helped sch~ule
the meetings, arranged displays, distributed
pledge cards and countless other things during the campaign for without this kind of
assistance and cooperation the results of
the United Way fund drive would not have
been nearly as successful.
A fina l United Way report will be published
in next week's plant paper.

NEW PASSENGER DROP-OFF & PICK-UP LOCATIOO

StandA..ng, lent to !tight, a.Jr.e. : John Mc.Wlip,

Ta..o k Fottc.e Manu6ac.tutting Engine.Mi B.<.U Vu6.We.tz,
Pa.Jr.t.6 CentM Manu6ac.tWtA..ng Eng.We.Mi &i.ll. Ba.c.k,
Pttoduc..t-<.oni Jim Humphttiu, Pttoduc..t-<.oni and Ric.k
Pettl, Manu6ae.tW!.ing Te.c.hnic-<.a.n.
Pttoud o6 the ac.c.ompw hme.Af: o 6 bea.t-<.ng thw
.6c.hedu.te 6ott .6Mpme.nt 06 OVM 50 Ptt,{_n,ted Ciftc.ult
Boa.Jr.<Ui 6ott the new TeJur0J e.t 120 Advanc.ed Ptte.pttoduc..t-<.on Pft,{.ntM, :thu e Man.u6ac.tutting Engineett,{.ng, and Mat~ peM onnel j a.Wed :tog e.thM
to attain a ttathe.tt ,t,:tft,{.ngent c.ommlttme.Af:. Th,U,
would no:t have been po.6.6ible i6 :the e.660~ on
evMyone.'.6 p~ - Eng.We.~g , Ma.nu6ac.tWtA..ng,
Qua.tity Con:tttol, A.6.6e.mbly, and Pttoduc..t-<.on - had
no:t been matte :than 100% . No:t pic.tWted, but
jM:t a..o involved WMe a.U :the PttiAf:ed Cittc.ult
Boa.Jr.d people at :the Pa.Jr.t.6 CentM and :the.itt
6otte.men.

REMINDER

Po.6.t-<.ng the. .6ign 6ott the new loc.a.t-<.on 06 the.

pM.6engM dttop-066 and pic.k-up a.Jte a.Jte. ChaJr.L<.e
Pomphtte.y and Jean Hett1ton .

A new two-lane location outside of Gate 12

has been designated for passenger drop-off
and pick-up area effective November 4. The
new location was necessary in order to re1ieve some of the congestion of vehi cl es
round our present passenger drop-off and
,ii ck-up area .
This safety precaution has numerous advantages, ma inl y during bad weather season.
Also for safety meas ures, it i s importan t
the area not be used as a shortcut or thoroug hfare for all other traffic.

The above picture is a reminder to employees

that General Electric Major Product Spec Catalogs are located in our Payroll Office. 1975
Spec Catalogs are expected soon including
employee discount schedules. Plans are to
provide sets of these catalogs to Turner; Wilson and Parts Center locations in addition to
the Mai n Plant .

New Improvements:
New Cafeteria Manager

CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP EDITORIAL

In addition to choosing between
dates for public office , vo ters
be r 5 will have the opportunity
on two questions. One question
fo llows:

candi on Novem to vote

is as

Shall Section 11 of Article VIII of the

Constitution of Virginia be amended so
as to allow grant s to or on behalf of
students attending nonprofit institutions
of higher education and to empower the
General Assembly to permit the State or
any political subdivision thereof to contract with nonprofit institutions of higher
educati on for the provision of educational
or other rel ated services?
Rori 01trtdo66, Ma.JUUott' !.> Ca6U:e!Ua. MartageJt, ,U.,
1.>howrt ehee!U.rtg oveJt mertCL6 W-Lth Vavid Bltowri,
Ca6U:eM.a. Che6 .

We hoi:ie you have noticed that t he quality of

food rn the cafeteria has improved considerably
and the many services offered are much better.
Credit for these improvements should be attributed to Mr . Ron Orndoff the new Marriott
cafeteria manager.
'
Since coming to the Waynesboro GE Plant on
September 3, Ron immediately became aware of
some of the problems and took immediate action
to improve the hot foods being of fered. One
such. impro~ement is in the upgraded hamburger
patties which are now being hand molded rather
than the standard pre-molded patties that were
being served .
Ron stated that in the future he plans to introduce theme promotions such as special
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners . Service
is much better in the cafet eria these days
because, as he put it, "I am eommU;t{_rig my1.>eJ.6 to burig a v,U.,,[b.te ea 0e,teJt,[a ma.rtageJt. I
have made a. eommLttmertt to GE arid to Ma.JUUoti
that I will do a betieJt job." And he has
done it.
Ron has worked for Marriott for eight years
on various assignments in such pl aces as
Cortl~d, N~w York, Richmond, Virginia, and
Phoenix, Arizona . Prior to coming to Waynesboro , he worked in the Rohmnandhaas Cafeteria
in Phil ~delphia. He resides at 755 Highland
Avenue in Waynesboro with his wife , Betty,
and their two sons.

A YES vote would empower the Gene r al

Assemb ly to make grant s and loans to
Virginia s tud ents who attend privat e
co ll eges in the St ate , just as is now
prov ided fo r students a t state -owned
institutions .
A YES vote would also authorize the Gen era:l""Assembly and po litical subdivisions
to contract with private col l eges for
educa tiona l ser v ice s . Examples might be
the contracting for ha nd icapped person s
to be tra i ned at a private college or
pe rmitting studen t s at pu blic institu tions to take courses offered by nearby privat e colleges.
A NO vote would mainta in the p r esent r estrTction s on the s tat e aiding student s
attending private institution s and pre vent the sta te from contracting with
priva te col le ges for educat io na l serv ic es .
The other issue in wh ich Waynesboro
vo ter s will be expected to vote on is:
Shall the provisions of 18.1-363.1 of
the Code of Virginia (corrnnonly known as the
Sunday Closing Law) be effective in Waynesboro?
A YES vote will keep the present Sun da)Tlaw r estrictions in ef fe ct in
Waynesboro; a NO vote wi ll eliminate
the present reStrictions on kinds of
work a nd transactions that can be
co nducted by businesses in Waynesboro
on Sunday .

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For GE Employees Only

Freed Company, Inc., the l ocation of General
Electric employees ' store, is celebrating
FACTORY SALE DAYS f or the month of November .
The store will be having a private Open House
for General Electric employees on Monday and
Tuesday nights, November 4th and 5th at their
stor e location on East Main Street beginning
at 6 p.m. each night.

Empl oyees can expect extra savings on many

General Electric products t hat will be offered
to them during the two-night Open House. For
complete details on these special savings be
sure to pick up a copy of Freed's "Special
Employee Open House Flyer" and a copy of the
"Factory Sales Tabloid" which are located in
the cafeteria .

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XVI No . 42

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

WISE OWL AWARD WINNERS

Nov ember 1, 1974

Pumpkin Contest Winners Announced

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L. J. Lane (2nd 6~om le6tl, CVO Sen,.o~ Development Eng-Ute~, and A. L. Co!t;ten (2nd 6~om
!Ught), CVO Tee.We.al Spe~t, Me p~e.6 ented :theJ.A W.lo e Owl Awa.Jtd c.eJttJ..Mc.atu and
lapel p-Ut.6 by R. K. GVL.U.;tz (le6tl, Manag~
CVO-Spec.,{,al Sy-0tem-0 and B. Coop~, Manag~
CVO-Co~ol and Ex~on Sy.6tem.6.

Ron Orndoff, Cafeteria Manager, has announced

not one but twelve winners of the Pumpkin Contest this week. Ron explained that out of the
560 responses it was very difficult to choose
the winners for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes,
but he finally narrowed it down to the twelve
who came the closest.

Art Corter. and Jubin Lane became the 147th

and 148th Wise Owl Award winners of the General Electric Waynesboro operations. Their
Wise Owl Award applications stated that while
they were testing a large transformer in
Building 8, a short circuit developed in onE
of the coils causing an electrical explosion
destroying a portion of the transformer wind ing and throwing molten copper in the air .

For the "Free lunch for one week" first prize

there were two recipients: Carter Swann and
Paul Myrtle who both guessed t he weight to be
68lbs. 4oz.

The employees' safety glass lenses were struck

with small pieces of the f l ying molten copper.
The pieces were embedded in both l enses of
their glasses .
...-...1bin's award is a special citation as this
~ s his second Wise Owl Award to be presented
to him. Needless to say, both employees expressed great respect and approval for GE's
safety gl ass program.

Second prize winners were Fran Thomas, Brenda

Shiflett, Sandra Wilt, Charlie Moyer, Katherine
Monroe, Elwood Yowell, Ricky Framer and Jean
Herron who all made the same calculations of
68 lbs. Their prizes consisted of free coffee
breaks for one week .
The "One free lunch" third pri ze winners were
Del Niedenthol and Ken Browne who each guessed
the weight to be 67lbs. 14oz .
All the winners of the contest should contact
Ron Orndoff for their prizes. Incidentally,
the actual weight of the pumpkin is 68lbs . 6oz.
There is a Great Pump kin after all!

1Elf-TMES

LAST IN A SERIES

IDJRLY UPGPADING/JOB PffiTitli PJEOOJE

Progress is driving me Bananas! Oops, no,
that's what we' re using for soap these
da;ys - or is it the furniture polish??
Yesterda;y was the last straw! I tried to
buy our favorite shampoo and searched diligently for it but could find only herb,
lemon, rhubarb and catnip. Finally in
desperation, I called the clerk over and
asked what they had done with plain old
Brand X. "Oh," she exclaimed, "we don't
have that any more. They've improved it. "
"But I don't want it improved," I insisted.
"I just want plain old Brand X." She looked
at me as though I belonged in the last century and very haughtily replied "Well, I'm
very sorry Ma'm but ~people want things
improved and we alwa;ys carry the latest
brands!" If I wanted to wash my hair in
carrot juice - I'd just dig some carrots
out of the patch. I switched to a brand
that is not vegetable garden, spice or
fruit juices.
Then there's the terrific new top which
they put on everything from aspirin to shoe
polish to prevent children from getting in.
Ha? Who are they kidding? The other da;y I
wa.rited an aspirin and acquired Excedrin
Headache No. 3 before I could get the bottle open. After many push-downs, turnarounds and a few bad words , I sought aid
from one of the neighborhood kids to help
break the code. Frankly, I think some precocious child invented that top to irritate
adults.
Frustration never ceases. I bought my
favorite kind of baking powder and, would
you believe it - they'd improved the top?
lt's a new, easy seal, etc., etc. :aack in
the "good old da;ys", there was'some sort
of inner satisfaction when you had conquered
the bread dough and could very authori tati vely sock the lid down on the baking
powder can. It just isn't the same when
you daintily seal the little plastic lid
around the edges.
One more improved pro4uct might drive me
to the edge I might drink the detergents
and pG}ur my shampoo in the spaghetti?!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
THE WAYNESBORQ SKI CLUBNWILL MEEI AT
7:30 P,M, ON IHURSDAY, OVEMBER I AT
THE News-VIR~_~_NIAN AUDITO~IU~-~
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MINlfll.t1 QUALi EICATION REQUIRErNIS

When a job is posted the description of the

work to be perfonned is noted on the posting.
Most of the lower rated jobs (Rl through R6)
do not require candidates to have special
skills or knowledge to be minimally qualified.
These jobs are usually filled in upgrading
situations by th~ longest serviced employee
who completes a Job Interest/Self Nomination
Fonn.
'Higher rated jobs will often have mininn.un
qualifications which a prospective candidate
IIUlSt meet before he/she is interviewed for
the open job. The posting will note these
requirements in an additional _statement included in the description of the work to be
perfomed.
For example, a candidate for an R14 turet
lathe job nrust have previous experience and
knowledge of operating machine shop equipment. Experience with measurement instruments, such as micrometers and calipers, and
lmowledge of tools are basic to the job.
The mininn.un qualifications provides the ~
basis upon which additional training for
that particular job can be built after the
selected employee is upgraded to the.job.
When a prospective candidate is infonned
that he/she does not meet the mininn.un qualifications, his/her foreman is prepared to
discuss with the employee the steps neces~
sary to remedy the deficiency through expanded job experience and increasing knowledge through classes. -

SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY
R.

35 YEARS
A. Holcomb

15 YEARS
R. G. Assid
P. K. Baber
K. L. Carter

5 VEAR

J. G. Burcin
R. L. Conner
R. L. Kerby

Y. F. Mitchell

L. C. Graham
H. H. Harmon, Jr.
I. K. Hull
0. D. Jenkins ~
J. B. Ralston
A. E. Stover
R. L. Woosley, Jr.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Plant Alert Practice

SAMUEL R. PIERCE
Named To Board of Directors

On Tuesday af ter noon, Novembe r 12, t here will

be a practi ce soundi ng of the pl ant alert si gnals as fo ll ows:
2:00 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
2:10 p.m.

Alert (horns sound intermittently)

Evacuation (f i re bel l s ring a
contin uous beat)
All cl ear (horns sound one continuous blast for 20- 30 seconds)

Second sh i ft will also have a practi ce at t he

fo 11 owing time:
7:00 p. m.
7: 05 p.m.
7: 10 p.m .

Al ert
Evacuation
A11 cl ear

ing the practice soundi ng of the si gnal s

empl oyees shou l d remai n at work as usua l.
The practice sounding is merely to famili ar ize
them wi th the various sounds so that in case
of an emergency in the future, they will be
completely fam i l i ar with the si gnals i nvo l ved.
u . I

Each manage r should have someone posted in the

area and report immediate ly i f there is a
possibility the bells are not being heard .

HELP NEEDED
The Augusta County Service Authority requests
the cooperation of all area empl oyees who travel Route 250 between Staunton and Waynesboro
to assist them and the Highway Department in
r educing the traffic f low. The Service Authority i s presentl y involved i n the i nst allation
of sanitary sewer lines along various portions
of Route 250 which has pr oven to be inconve nient, as well as hazardous to the travel ing
public.
has been indicat ed that construction along
ute 250 will continue for f ive or six more
weeks . Therefore , we are asking all GE empl oyees who travel this route to take other routes
to work during this time ; such as Inter stat e 64
or Route 795. Any effort to reduce the traffic
flow on the GE empl oyees ' part will be most
helpful .

Reginald H. Jones , GE' s Chairman of the Board

announced that Samuel R. Pierce, Jr . has been
elect ed a member of the Board of Directors of
the General El ectric Company, effective immediat el y .
Judge Pi erce , 52, is a former Judge of the New
York Court of General Sessions and is a partner
i n the New York law firm of Battle, Fowler,
Lidstone, Jaffin , Pierce and Kheel . He was appointed General Counsel of the United States
Treasury Department by the former Pr esident
Nixon which made him the first Black person to
be appointed to a subcabinet position in the
Treasury.
In addition, he was Executive Director and General Counsel of the Emergency Loan Guarantee
Board; a Director of the Securities Investor
Pr otection Corporation (SIPC); General Counsel
t o the National Advisory Council ; and Director
of the Off ice of Equal Employment Opportunity
in t he Treasury .
While General Counsel , Secretary of t he Tr easury
George P. Shultz presented him with the Treasury's
highes t honor, the Alexander Hamilton Award, for
"outstanding and unusual l eadership in the worlr
of the Treasury.
(Cont'd Page 3, Col. 1)
11

we made it'
OVER $56)000 CONTRIBUTED BY GE EMPLOYEES
TO THE UNITED WAY FUND

' f 11

-".llil

PVUty , Rei.atloY!).,, i6 6hown eonduc..ting

one 06 the many "Thank You" mee,t.i.ng6 held
dwU.ng the Un.U.ed Way Campa.ign he1te a..:t the
Wayn~bol!..o GE Plan,t.
Thanks to yo u, the United Way of Waynesboro-East Au gusta County has worked
over th e years. And thanks to you, it
wi ll continue to work with the assistance
of the $56, 00 0+ contribut ion made by
t he Waynesboro GE emp l oyees.
&i.,lf,

Earlier th i s week our goa l of $56 ,000

was met and surpassed, which brought us
to a total of $56,356, t he largest amount
ever rai sed in the history of the Waynesboro GE Plant.
In reviewin g the campaign, Marjorie G.
Grimes, Manager - Re l at i ons, sa id "T t A..6
6A..ne, A..ndeed , to 6ee 60 many emp lo yee6
Jr.e6pond to the appeal 06 t he UnA..ted Wny
ea mpaA..gn . The total dollal!..6 pledged by
e.mploye. e.6 and the. eo mpany eo ntJr.A..butA..on
to the. Un A..te.d Way wa6 $66,356 whA..eh A..6
a 9% iri c.l!..e.a6e. ovel!.. 7974. Pe.Jr.6onal
t hank6 al!..e due all e.mployee6 who eontA..nue.d the.A..l!.. ple.dge.6 and/al!.. made. ne.w
pledge.J.i. Tt ha6 be.e.n a gl!..e.at l!..e.6pon6e.
to a woJr.thwhA..le. pl!..o gl!..am. "

I NOTICE I
Mr. F. B. Curto was hospitalized Sunday, November 3 at the Waynesboro Community Hospital . His
condition has been repo rted as sl ightly improved.
However, he is not all owed vi s itors at this t i me,
but feel assured he wi ll wel come cards and/or
f l owers. His add ress at the hospi tal is Room 262,
Waynesboro Community Hos pi ta l .

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FEAST
Marriott will feature the Annual Thanksgiving
Dinner for all main plant personnel on Thursday,
November 14, and Macke will feature its dinner
at the 1\.irner Building, the Parts Center and
the Wil son Building on Friday, November 15. The
meal, with all its trimmings, is being made avail able for all shifts and is priced at $1.75 (including tax), and includes a choice of ice cream
and beverage.
The Blue Ridge Dining will be closed as usual on
the day the special dinner will be held at t P.......
main plant (Nov 14) . The full compliment of
vending machines will be available for those
wishing a lighter meal.

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FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

5 Years
M. E.
s. E.
L. K.
D. R.
v. L.
N. D.
J. D.
J . F.
B. E.
M. B.
W. L.

Campbell
Collins
Dunaway
Greene
Marshall
Meadows
McLaughlin
Quick
Tankesley
White
Widener
L. w. Wright
M. J . Wright
10 Years
R.
L.
L.
W.
W.

s.

Colvin
P. Harris
B. Irvine
L. Lunsford
J . Vance

15 Years
M.
P.
E.
R.
P.

w.

R.
E.
C.
C.
V.
E.
R.
M.
J.
W.
R.
M.
R.
A.
J.

L. Cash
I. Chil dress

L. Coss, Jr.
Cromer
H. Diggs
E. Eutsler
s. Gilbert
K. Graves
W. Kanney
M. Leake, Jr.
A. Marks
M. Martin
L. Miller
Y. Moneymaker
W. Ours
M. Rittenhc
L. Rodgers
C. Shull
c. Talley
A. Willis
L. Zimmerman

FLllSH
NOTICE ON PARKING PERMIT TAGS

Naunchik Appointed Foreman

~ORTANT

The following is a reminder to every employee

that parking is pennitted in employee parking
lots only if the correct parking tag is affixed to your vehicle. If you do not currently have an affixed tag, application fonns are
available at the parking tag sign displayed
in the cafeteria.
A large number of unauthorized vehicles currently have access to our employee parking
lots. The correct parking pennit tag on
every car is a good first step to avoid unauthorized use of these parking lots .
Beginning Tuesday, November 19, 1974 a che~k
of parking pennit tags will be made as vehicles
are driven onto Company property . Vehicles
without tags will be pulled over and infonnation requested so that the proper action can
be taken. In the case of employees, followup will be made by your supervisor.
Beginning Monday, December 2, 1974 vehicles
without parking permit tags will not be perm~ed use of employee parking lo~s. Wh7re
e Jyees are involved, these vehicles will
be turned around and required to park off
Company property.
It is hopeful that all employees will have
their parking tags by then so that this action will prove unnecessary.

SAMUEL R. PIERCE

(Cont'd from Page 1, col. 2)

Judge Pierce received his A.B . degree from Cornell University, a J.D. from the Cornell Law
School, an LL.M. in Taxation from the New York
University Sch9ol of Law, and an honorary Doctor
of Laws (LL.D . ) from New York University for his
accomplishments in the academic world, the l egal
profession, and public service .
In addition to being a member of GE ' s Board of
Directors, Judge Pierce is a trustee of Cornell
University, of Mt. Holyoke College, of the Institute of International Education, and of Hampton
Institute . He is also a member of the National
Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America.
Joard of Directors of the General Electric
Company is primarily an "outside" Board consisting of leaders from the business, finance,
law, education and public service professions.
The election of Judge Pierce brings the GE Board
to 20, 16 "outside" and 4 "inside" Directors.
T

L. L. Trott , Manager-Turner Operations announced

the recent appointment of Steve Naunchik to
Foreman, Second Shift - Turner Operati ons .
Steve is a graduate of Plum High School, Plumboro, Pennsylvania . He has a two year Electronics Certifi cate from Penn Tech. Before
joining General Electric at Waynesboro he
served four years in the U. S. Navy and worked
three years with the Plumboro Police Depart ment as Radio Di spatcher.
Steve began his Gener al Ele ctr ic service as a
Drafting and Documentation Technician with the
Industrial Electronics Engineering Section on
September 13 , 1966. On June 1 , 1970 he became
a Production Eng ineering Technician with ICPD.
Steve, wife Fran and children, Jeffery and Lisa
reside in the Vesper View Sub Division RFD 3,
Waynesboro. Steve ' s hobbies and interests are
fishing, hunting , gar dening, and auto repair.

Edward M. Boggs To Host ASQC Meeting

The Blue Ridge Section of the American Society

for Quality Control presents as its speaker
for the November 13, 1974 meeting, Mr. Edward
M. Boggs . Mr . Boggs i s presently Connnissioner
of the Department of Labor and Industry for the
Corrnnonwealth of Virginia.
The evening will begin with social hour from
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner begins at
7:00 p.m. with the meeting innnediately following. The dinner and meeting will be hel d
at the Sheraton Inn, east of Charlottesville,
on I-64. For reservations call, Mil ton Bliss,
Incoming Inspection , on Extension 440 no later
than November 12, 1974 .

FIVERECEIVE MMP CERTIFICATES

Gary F . Peltier joined us on August 19, 1974 as

Manufacturing Engineer- Controller Task Force .
He received his BS in Electrical Engineering
from the Univers ity of Detroit in 1971. Gary ' s
program assignments were with t he Aircraft Engine Department at Evandale , with T. V. Rec,.-....er
at Por tsmouth and with GE Apparatus Sales l.u
Pittsbu~gh, Pe nnsylvania .
Gary and his wife , Ann , reside at Highland Hills
Apar tment s in Stuarts Draft, Virg i nia. He lists
as his hobbi es hiking , handball , tennis a nd golf .

****

G. A. Kell.eJt, ManageJt-Manu6a<U:wU.ng EngineeJt,

(c.en-teJt J ,U., .6 hown wUh Jtec.en.:t MMP g1tadua.tu .
Le6:t :to ~g h:t Me : Robe.Jt:t G. Kac.huJt, Jamu
E. Smaii., M!t. Kell.eJt, GMIJ F. PeUieJt, and
John L. Eic.helbeJtgeJt.
Robert G. Kachur, James E. Small , Gary F . Peltier
and John L. Eichelberger wer e pre sented their
General Electric Manufacturing Management Program (MMP) gr aduat ing certificates by Glenn A.
Keller, Manager-Manufacturing Engineeri ng , at a
recent Manufacturing exempt personnel Bus ine ss
Review Meeting.
Robert Kachur accepted a position as Quality Cont r ol Engineer T340 Pr ogram wi th DCPD on September
22 , 1974 . Bob ' s hometown is Follansbee , West
Vi rginia. He received his BSEE from West Virginia
University in 1972 . He had training ass i gnments
with Aircraft Engine at Evandale , Ohio ; with Industrial and Power Capacitor at Hudson Falls ,
New York ; and with T.V. Receiver at Portsmouth ,
Vi rginia . Bob and his wi fe, Terri , reside at
1710 Ivy Street, Waynesboro.

****
James E. Small j oined DCPD on August 19, 1974
as a Manufacturing Engineer T340/T30 Mag Tape .
Jim i s from Transfer, Pennsylvania . He received
hi s BS in Cer amic Science from Penn State in
1970 . His MMP assignments were with Reactor
and Fuels Operation and Nuclear Power Generat i on at San Jose, California ; also with Aircraft
Engine at Lynn, Mas sachusetts. J im ' s training
program was interrupted by two year s of service
with the U. S . Navy from September 1971 t o June
1973 .
Jim lives at the Highland Hills Apartments i n
Stuarts Draft , Virginia . He lists sports as
hi s hobb.i es . He ' s presently coaching a Pee Wee
football team. Jim is also a member of the
Jaycees .

John L. Eichelberger graduated f r om the Manufactur ing Management Program on June 17 at

which time he accepted a position with DCPD
as Manufacturing Engineer- T30 Task Force.
John r eceived his degree in Industrial Engi neering from Ohio Univers ity in 1972 . He had
his assignments with Aircr a f t Engine at Evandale and with Distribution Transformer at
Hickory , North Carolina .
John served over 21~ years with the US Marine
Cor p earning two Naval Achi evement Medals
with combat "V" . He and hi s wife, Di ane , res ide at Highland Hills Apartments in Stuarts
Draft , Virgi nia .

Ale.en P. Sc.hwa!l;(:zbeJtg ,U., .1.>hown Jtec.eA.v~ng hi.I.>

MMP g1tacf.ua.t,{_ng c.elt:ti6ic.a;te 61tom H. R. Knueppel,
Manag eJt-VC P~n.:teJt Manu6a<U:WU:.ng .
Allen P . Schwartzberg was presented with his
graduat i ng certificate from the Manufacturing
Management Program by H. R. Knueppel , Manager
DC Printer Manufact uring . Allen accepted a
position as Manufacturing Engineer - Value
Analysis on September 9, 1974 .
All en refers to Miami , Florida as hi s hometown . His BS in General Engineering was o~
tai ned from t he University of Illinoi s in
1972 . His MMP ass i gnments were with Atom i ~
Power Equipment at San Jose and with Miniature Lamp at Memphis, Tennessee .
Allen and his wife, Fran , reside at t he Br andon Ladd Apartments .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI No . 44

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

ANNUAL QUARTER CENTURY CLUB

MEETING A BIG SUCCESS

NEED CASH?
Help Is On The Way
Another

Po.

Wi ll Hel p

191'.fi ME'ETINGUARm CENTURY CLJJB

GENERAL ELEITTll1
WAYNECBORO. VA.

November 15, 1974

lnc1eosc
Ag a inst

Thi s M on th

Infla tion

Some more he l p aga in st inflati on is on the way

la ter thi s ~ont h when another cost -of- l iv i ng
pay increase goes into effect . On Monday,
November 25 hourly rates wi ll go up 14 cents ,
while the weekly nonexempt-salaried rates wi ll
advance $5.60 .
This will be at least the second pay increas e
this year f or most of these peop le. In May
the rates were boosted 16 ce nts an hour and
$6.40 a week through a genera l increase . Many
empl oyees have also earned additional pay in creases through promotions and upgrad i ngs.
The higher rates will f i rs t be not i ced in t he
paychecks to be passed out on December 6.

R. A. ThomM (6.ta.n.CU.n.g), a.n. a.ct:.{_ve. me.mbeJt 06

.the. Qu.a.JL.t eJt Ce.nXWt.lj Club a.rid gu U .t 6 pe.a. k eJt , -i...t;
6hown. ma.IUng a. hunwJt.oWi po-<..n..t dUJt.-<..n.g h-<-6 .talk
on. w<.n.u. R. W. VJt.a.tjeJt (le.6.t) a.nd H. W. TuU.oc.h
(c.e.n..teJt) Me. obv-<..ow.ily e.njoy-<..ng .the. hwnoJt..

The 19th meeting of the Waynesboro General

Electric Employee Quarter Century Club wa s held
Wednesday night , November 6, 1974 at the Hotel
General Wayne .

For an employee who is se l dom absent from wor k,

this i ncrease could raise his or her annua l
income by about $290. At the same time th is
latest round of increases i n the payroll will
add about $641,000 to the annual operating costs
of this plant.
For uni on-represented peopl e, th i s month's pay
increases are part of a 37-month contract negot i ated las t year by the company and the union.
At that time the company announced that simi lar
increases would be given to nonexempt-salaried
emp loyees not represented by a union.

Eighty-four of the 98 membership attended the

affair which includes 7 new members . H. W.
Tulloch, President conducted the meeting. Other
officers were R. W. Drayer, Vice President and
L. F. Beckerle , Secretary-Treasurer . R. A.
(Dick) Thomas, an acti ve Quarter Century Club
member was guest speaker and he spoke on wines ,
which inc luded the different variety of wines
and ho" they can be identified.
During a short business session, new officers
were el ected for 1975 and t hey were R. W. Drayer,
Pres ident; L. F. Beckerl e , Vice President; and
..--... B. Cooper , Secr etary-Treasurer.
interesting highlight of the meeting was the
presence of W. W. (Bill) Walker, a retired
employee of Waynesboro GE who now r esides in
Texas .
An

( &U ) Wai. k Vt, a Jt.e.tilt.e.d Qu.a.JL.teJt Ce.n..tult.y

Club me.mbeJt, who c.ame. a.,U .the. wa.y 6Jt.om Te. x.M
.to a,,tte.n.d .the. me.eung ,i.,.t; 6 hown. .tel'.ling a "TaLe.
Te.x.all S.tOILLj 11 .to . W. 1-lu,t,tort.
W. W.

lElE-TALES

FOR THOSE ELIGIBLE:

By Jean Brydge
J

Rece ipt of a " government gold" envelope from

Memphis almost always causes heart palpi tations and sweaty palms . Most people quake
when they receive any sort of communication
from the Interna.l Revenue Service and I ' m one
of "most " people . As you tear into the mis ile , you keep wondering what did I do wrong?
Well , I ' ve heard the IRS acc used of many
dastardly deeds but a recent communication
could wreak havoc in many homes throughout
the country .
My husband received a single page query which
asked if his "spouse " was filing taxes under
a different name and social security number !
Oh , Boy ! Can you i magine the commotion that
could cause in some families .
Fi r st and foremost , I don ' t want to be a
"spouse 11 It sounds like something the Board
of Health should investigate . I ' m very happy
to be " Mrs . , Mrs . Leonard Brydge , Mrs . Lee
Brydge , wife , homemaker , cook , dishwasher ,
partner , better half" or whatever else wives
are called - but n ot a spouse ! On the Ugly
Scale of 1 to 10 , " spouse " deserves a 10 1/2 .
Without even gett in g past the first paragraph ,
I was already boi ling mad .
On top of that , they sent a questionnaire which
had to be filled out . If the assorted forms
we ' ve received from IRS had been made into food ,
we could feed a starving nation for six months.

ELECTION TO BANK '75

VACATION DAYS DUE SOONi
FACTORS TO CONSIDER
If you 're eligible for "vacation banking , " then
now' s the time to decide whether to el ect to
"bank" any of your 1975 vacation . Provisions
of the "Banking" feature are t hat a decision to
use the benefit must be made on proper "el ecti on"
forms by November 30 of the year prior to the
vacation year involved.

"Tha.:t meaYIJ.> tha,t to u;., e the 'banJung 1 bene6il -<.n

79 75 , the el.ec...t{_on mu;.,t be made by Novembvz. 30 ,
7974," accordi ng to Marj orie Grimes , Manager of
Employee Relations here in Waynesboro .

Vacation banking l ets you "bank" one or more

full days of vacation in excess of three weeks- ..
or in excess of your pl ant ' s primary shutdown
if it ' s longer . You are paid normally for work
and your vacation pay for the "banked" days i s
credited to your Retirement Option Account
under the Savings and Secur ity Program . I f you
don't have such an account, or don't partici pate
in S&SP , an account will be opened for you and.-..
the "banked" amount will be invested in your
choice of one of the three kinds of securities
available-- U.S. Savings Bonds, GE St ock or the
S&S Progr am Mutual Fund .
Your "banked" vacation investment under the
Retirement Option--like all investments under
the Option--will be held until your ret irement
or until you leave GE for some other reason .

I ' ve been sending information to them for almost

21 years with th i s name and this Social Security Your election to bank vacation days i s irrevoNumber and now they have discovered they ' re not
cable- -if family or production needs suddenly
mine . That ' s really a put-down ! . ... and caused
change next year you can ' t chai'1ge those "banked"
much consternation as unanswered ques ti ons kept
days back into vacation days .
zipping through my mind . Did IRS f ile my taxes
separate from my husband ' s? Did they file my
"Apptto Wria.:tel.y 10 81 emp.to yev.i Me wg-tb.tc 6Oft
taxes with someone else ' s husband? Di d they file 'Vac.at-<.on Banr...-i.ng '," Mrs . Grimes said . "I 6 you
my husband ' s taxe s with someone else ' s wife? Did
Vte wg-<.b.te---<.6 you have matte than t~ee week..6
they file his taxes separately? Do I owe them
06 vac.at-<.on due -tn 1975--and you atte ~ntvz.~ted
money? Do they owe me money? Did they file my
~n bank.A..ng any wg-tble day~ . you c.an obt~n
.
taxes? Do I owe them interest for not filing my
6uU det.a.A.,l6, -tnc.lud-tng a ptto~pec.tlL6 and el.ec.tion
taxes? If all that is not incentive for a ner6ottm 6ttom youtt payttoU wiLt. " _Mrs. Grimes ad~ed
vous breakdown , I don ' t know what is . But you
that "TYU..6 i.A not a Mlic.ila;t,{_on 06 an el.e.c.tion
don ' t dare ask t hem , because you might find out
to p~upa.:te -tn the Pttogttam, wh-<.c.h c.an only
the answer !
be made by meaYIJ.> 06 the pttMpec.tlL6. "
I envision the year 2001 with an IRS official
rapping smartly on my door and saying , "Hello ,
Spouse . I have a check for you for $1 , 000 , 000 . "
or . o oit could go the other way .
P.S . I can ' t afford taxes for one name , why would
I want to use two?

Two CATERPILLARS were crawling across the

grass when a butterfly flew over them. They
looked up, and one nudged the other and said:
"You couldn't get me up in one of those things
for a million dollars!"

TWO NEW PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED

H. R. Knueppel , Manager- Data Communication

Printer Manufacturing Operations announced
the appointment of George E . Harlow to Manager- DCP Assembly effective November 1 , 1974 .
George is from Lexington, Virginia where he
attended high school . He then served with
the U. S . Marines from March 1954 to November
1956 and with the U. S . Navy f rom November
1956 to J anuary 1958 . While in service he
obtained a one year college equivalency certificat e .

Glenn A. Keller, Manager- Manufacturing Engineering Data Communicat ion Products Depart~en t ,
announced the appointment of W. D. (Doug) trumheller to Manager- Advanced Manufacturing Engi neering effective November 1 , 1974 .
Doug is a native of Waynesboro and a graduate
of Waynesboro High School . He attended VPI
under the Co- op Progr am and received his BS in
Mechanical Engineering in 1970 . His Co- op work
segment was performed at our local plant in the
Engineer ing Function for Specialty Control and
the Numerical Equipment Control Depar tments .

....-..

He j oined General Elect ric on November 18 ,

1958 just about sixteen years ago as a tester
in the Coi l and Transformer Unit . Other
assignnents included Numerical Control Test
Technician, QIE Design Technician , QCForeman second shift , DCP Assembly Foreman, For emanRepair ~nd Overhaul , and Manufacturi ng Specialist - DCP .
George is married to the former Shirley
Hamilton of Buena Vista . George, Shi rley
and children, George and Sel ena, resi de in
Greenvill e , Virginia . The Earlow ' s enj oy
hunting , fishing and hiking .

He joined the Manufacturing Management Program

in June 1970 and had assig runents in Richmond ,
Virginia and Milwaukee, Wiscons i n . Upon graduating form the Program he accepted a position
with DCPD as Manufacturing Engineer-Data Communication Printer and was later appointed ManagerDCP Assembly .
Doug is married to the former Ellen Ross of
this c ity and they reside at 2454 Mt . Vernon
Street with their daughter Amy and son Daniel .
Mr . Drumheller i s continuing his s tudies toward
a MBA by attending evening classes at Madison
College .

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SCOUTING INFORMATION NEEDED

STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE '
FOR SEPTEMBER 1974

AL L EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REGISTERED IN ANY

SCO UT I NG CAPAC ITY- -PLEASE COMP LETE THE
FOLLOWING AND MA IL TO DON HALL, RM, 1U3A.
NAME: _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __
TROOP PACK POST :

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

SCOUTING POSITION: _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __

GE WORK AREA:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

HOME ADDRESS: _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ __

Month
January
Februar y
March
April
May
June
July
August
Sept ember

St ock Pri ce

Fund Unit Price

$62 . 267
56 . 599
54 . 839
53.875
49 . 597
49 .156
46 . 739
41.205
34 . 350

$29 . 940
28 . 395
29 .44 2
27 . 834
27 . 699
28 . 098
25 . 091
21 . 934
19 . 760

HOLIDAY & VACATION SCHEDULE

FOR 197 5 RELEASED

Ibe 1975 calendars containing next year's holiday

and vacation schedule can be picked up at the
cafeteria serving lines at all Waynesboro GE
locations.
Ibe ten paid holidays which employees will be
receiving .next year are as follows:
January 1
March 28
~fay 26
July 4
September 1
November 27
November 28
December 24
December 25
December 26

New Years Day

Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Floating Holiday
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Floating Holiday

L. F. Be~ketz,le (2nd 6~om !U_gh,t ), outgo,[ng Se~e

:t.afty-T~eMuJt~ 06 :the Qu.aJi;t~ Cent.utty Club , ,f_,6
-0hown ~ea~ng the ~nuteJ.i a:t the annu.a. m e~ng
held l M:t week . I:t :took Mme hunting and ~e-0 e~~~ng t o 6,nd :the Clu.b ' -0 la-Ot ~eeo~ded
~nuteJ.i but M~. Beeketz,le eame up wdh them and
p~eJ.ien:ted t o the 6eJ.itive g~oup the m,nuteJ.i 06
the QuaJi;t~ Cen:tutty Club Me~ng o 7971 !

Plant Shutdown will begin on July 7 of next year

and end on July 20. Add to that the 4th of July
paid holiday, which happens to fall on a Friday,
and you get three extra days of vacation! Next
year's vacation and holiday schedule appears to
be a very pleasant one indeed !

~(

SERVICE PINS
AWARDED

FOR TI-IE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

IT'S HERE AGAIN--4rH QUARTER

'DOUBLE CREDIT' DEDUCTIBLE TIME

30 Years
J . E. Davi s , Jr .

It ' s here once more-- 11 doub le credit deductible

t i me," that is .
Under the GE Insurance Pl an, "doub 1e credit
deductib l e time" i s what benefits specialists
call the final quarter of each year in connection with administration of the comprehensive medical expense coverage of the pl an .
The "double credit" quarter of 1974 began
October 1.
Under the provis i ons of the comprehensivemedical expense coverage, individuals pay a certain portion of covered Type B expenses--rrostly doctors' office visits and prescription
drugs--before they are eligible for benefits .
This portion is ca lled the "deducti bl e" and
is the first $50 of Type B expense .
The double credit deductible features comes
into play when any deductible expense i s incurred in the final quarter of the year . If
thi s happens, the med ical expense in the deductib l e can be carried over and used for the
fo l lowing year as well as t he current year-leading to the term "double credit quarter"-so that a plan participant won't have to pay
a second deductibl e if hi s illness runs into
the new year .

5 Years

20 Years
G. R. Allebaugh
M. L. Coffey
D. R. Hostetter
c . L. Harman

15 Ye ars
R.
N.
H.
F.
V.
D.
J.
W.
G.
A.
M.
B.

N.
P.
E.
A.
M.
L.

Allamong
Brydge
Childress
Elli s
Fi sher
Hall
c . J ohnson
D. McKay
A. Mc Lear
Mi ller
L. Smallwood
B. Winegard

10 Years
R E. Coiner
D. M. Dondiego
H. T. Lord

D.
P.
R.
H.
J.
L.

w.

J.
H.
E.
D.
R.

s.

L.
M.
P.
W.

c.
J.
B.
T.
B.

c.
B.
M.
B.

s.

J.
A.
L.
D.
R.
K.
J.
M.
H.
D.
E.

Archambeault
Ayers
Baber
Balser
Belcher
Blevins
Ca r ter
Davis
Doy le
Furrow
Gough
w. Guthri e
H. Hamilt on
s. Hughes
M. Humphreys
Juchter , J r.
L. Lyle
E. Marks
D. Mi ller
L . Mish
M. Petrie
A. Pidhir ny
M. Poole , Jr.
W. Ros s
J . Shelor
s . Shifflett
E. Steven s

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV I No. 45

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

ELIGIB LE RETIREES TO RECEIVE FIFTH

VOL UNT ARY PENSION INCREAS E SINCE
196 1; TRUST LIABILITIES CLIMB

November 22, 1974

'... For Auld Lang Syne'

Come To The SCOGEE New Year's Eve Dance

\\fhy not sing AULD LA>JG SYNE \~ith your friends

at the "r-e-a-1-1-y g-r -e -a- t" New Year's Eve
Dance h'hich is being co- sponsored by the Waynes boro Jaycees and the General Electric SCOGEE
Club?
The dance is to be hel d at August a EArpo l and
from 10 p .m. - 2 a .m. on December 31st and
promises to be a truly enjoyable evening with
music by CHESS of Richmond , an 8-piece ensemble
who play anything but specialize in rock . The
pr ice is $16 per couple which includes admission ,
party favor s and ice . Setups will be sold at
cost . You may bring your own hors d 1 oeuvres .

A PENSION

INCREASE IS ON THE WAY and J ohn W.

Cooley ,(_)., .6 hown a;t home .t.rniLi.ng bJtoadly a.ti he
Jtead.6 the good ne.w-6 01tom GE ChMin1an, Reg,{.nald
H. Jone.t. . John, a 40-y~aJt Gene!tal Elec;tJUe
employee, Jteti!ted 01tom loeal GE opeJta;t,{_on.6 ,{_n
796 7. He WM qu.J..i:.e enthUJ.i,{_a.t.tie abotd: the pen.t.,{.on ,{.neJteMe (e66eetive JanuaJty 1, 1975) and

ex.c.e.Mned, "General Electric is j us t great '.

It has always had a deep concern for its empl oyees and it's good to have this concern
carry over to its 1 reti rees 1 . "

1\vo hundred tickets are available on a first come , first-serve basis . Dot Mauzy , Ext . 550
or Ollie Grant , Ext. 469, are handling ticket
sa l es and reservations at GE. Tables of 4 or
8 couples arc encouraged . Last day to make
reservations is December 10 . Hurry and make
plans for a gala New Year ' s Eve!

-----'

Jo hn and h,(_)., w,{. 0e, Helen , who Jte.t.,{.de ,{.n Wayne.t. boJto aJte ex.c.J..,tedly mafU.ng p!tepa.Jtation.6 601t
t he,{.Jt annual .t.ojouJtn to FloJt,{.da btd: took t,{.me
to p1toudly fu play p,{.etuJte.t. o 6 the,{.Jt t h/tee
lovely 91tandehild!ten who Jte.t.,{.de ,{.n Seaw6 6,
Long I .ti.land .
An increase in the basic pensions of ap-

proximately 48 , 000 retired GE employees

wi ll be made by General Electric effect ive January 1, 1975. The inc rease will
range up to 12% with the maximum going to
.-.O...hose who retired January 1 , 1971 or
.arlier . To be elig ible, a pensioner
must have ret ired directly from the servic e of the company and be receiving a
pension as of January 1, 1975 .

(CONT'D PAGE 3) COL. 2)

&<..Le. MeC.em19 , loeal Jayeee , and Vot Mauzy,

SCOGEE '.6 1tep1te.6 ent.a.;t,{_ve fueu..6.6 aJtJtangement-6
001t the New YeaJt ' .t. Eve Vanee.

lELE-TAlfS
By Jean Beydge

(This story is told hoping each reader might

pause and consider: it could happen to me.)

Kneeling helplessly, becoming more and more

frantic while wondering what to do, I looked
up and couldn't believe my eyes: there stood
Sheriff John Kent who happened to be driving
by. Never have I been happier to see anyone!
He immediately called the Crew via radio and ~
stayed with me until they arrived.

Flowers were coming to life, trees were budding and children's toes wiggled ecstatically
in the dirt after release from a winter's
prison of shoes. Just being alive was a miracle and returning home from picking up my
little Renault at the garage, my heart sang
with the wheels.

By this time, Johnnie's father had gotten there.

Ashen, he stooped and lovingly touched his boy's
cheek, turned and shakily inquired, "Jean, is
there anything I can do?" I was quite relieved
when he went for a blanket to keep Johnnie from
going into shock, and thanked God for a father
kind enough to ask what he could do instead of
screaming at me for hitting his child.

Driving into Lyndhurst, I noticed several

boys on the left side of the road shouting
and gesturing frantically to a little tyke
on the opposite side. Fully expecting them
to dart across in.front of me, a sixth sense
warning of impending danger caused me to immediately reduce my speed.

Tears streaming down her face, the mother sobbingly told me that Johnnie had been punished
the night before for crossing the road without
looking. Wanting to cry with her but determined
not to, I could only pray Johnnie would be all
right. I watched their suffering sadly knowing
I had to live with the outcome of all this.

Suddenly, the boy on the right side whirled

to run and there was the dull thud as his
small body hurled itself into the side of my
car, hitting between the front and rear doors.
Cautiously, not knowing if he was thrown under
the car and afraid to slam on the brakes, I
stopped as soon as I could see him in the mirror. Then, I reluctantly walked the million
miles back to that little still body thinking
silently, "Dear Lord, don't let him be dead!"

The story had a happy ending. Johnnie had a

concussion and a scar, but was alive to tell
about it. He said he didn't see the car and
perhaps he learned to watch.

Blood spurted from his head and the small

arms defenselessly flung to the side testified to the limpness of the inert form. He
had simply dropped, unconscious, where the
car hit him. How vulnerable his crumpled
body looked as I knelt there in the gravel
beside him. The hair on his forehead was
damp from running and the smudge of dirt on
his cheek was dark against the pallor of his
skin. He had a pulse but I couldn't tell
how badly he was hurt.
At home, we've discussed handling crises and
repeatedly my husband had admonished me,
"Keep your cool. In an emergency, you can
only depend on yourself. If you fall apart,
do it later!" I discovered that is absolutely correct.
People materialized from everywhere but they
were all so upset, I could not get anyone to
call the First Aid Crew. With a possibility
of internal injuries, I was afraid to leave
Johnnie (because some well-meaning soul might
move him).

(coNT'D NEXT COLUMN)

I went home and followed the second part of my

husband's advice: I fell apart! Time does no~
erase the sound of a body against a car and
r '
subconsciously, I'll always flinch just a little when I see children by the road. The
accident could not have been prevented short
of just not being there, but I like to think
my being alert possibly averted a tragedy.
Please drive defensively! The next time it
could be you and one second can change a lifetime: yours and the victim's.

####

'STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE'
FOR OCTOBER 1974

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Stock
$62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41. 205
34.350
35.940

Fund Unit
$29.940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098
25.091
21. 934
19.760
19.810

'Original Drafting Group'

Celebrate 20th Anniversary

PENSION INCREASE
(CONT'D FROM PAGE

lJ

COL,

1)

On the same date, the pens i on "update"

announced in mi d- 1973 , to improve accrued
pension credits of active employees , will
also become effective and will apply to
pensioners who retired on or after June
1, 1973 , if it would give them a larger
increase than the percentage improvement .
In a recent letter to all elig ible retirees , GE Chai rman Reginald H. Jones
told them of the new percentage pens i on
increase and explained how thi s would
relat e to the previously announced "update" of pension credits which applies to
recent retirees, as well as to active
employees .

Some o 6 the o!Ug)..11al me.mbe.!t.6 o 6 the d!ta6ting

gttou..p who we.tte. ab.le to attend the .lune.he.on
wette: Se.<Lte.d (.le6t to !Ught) , Guy Rw.inii-6elie.,
Vave. Wample.tt, Ueanott E.U.,,W on and Hatto.ld Hattv e.y .
Standing: EttnA..e Hutton, who WM the gttoup ' -6
-6upe.ttvMott, Stan Sh.AAke.y, Sunny Millett, Cecil.
ThompMn , and &<fl He.nde.!t.6on. Not -6hown Me
the ho-6-t-6 6ott the .lunc.heon, W. F. K,i,ndt, Ge.ne.tta.l
~agett, C. A. Fottd, Manage.tt-CVO , and V. C.
, Manag e.tt-NC Eng,i,ne.e!Ung .

Another 20 year anniversary at the Waynesboro

GE Plant 1vas celebrated this week . The celebration noted the anniversary of the first
group of GE employees to be enrolled in the
drafting training course on November 15, 1954 .
To celebrate the occasion, a luncheon was hel<l
in their honor by the department managers . All
of the people in the group have remained here
with the exception of Harold Harvey, who i s
r etired and living in Waynesboro; Clint Hevener,
who is now employed at Harr i sonburg , Virginia ;
Charlie Young, who i s now with GE in Phoenix ,
Arizona; and John Waite , deceased .
Regretfully, JoAnn Sims was unable to attend
the luncheon due to being hospitalized ear l ier
thi s week.
Charlie Young , the instructor of the group ,
sent a letter explaining that he couldn't make
it but, so as not to feel l eft out, he was
having a special luncheon for himself on that
~ and was sending the bill to the same manas who were holding the luncheon for them!
11v1v' s that for togetherness!
We wish all of the members of the "Original
Drafting Group of Spec ialty Control" a very
happy anniversary!

This will be the fifth voluntary adjustment in pension payments made for many
retirees . The four previous increases
were made in 1961 , 1963, 1967, and 1971 .
Regarding the general increase, pension
plan consultants poi nt out that there is
a good reason to use a for mula that results in the largest percentage increase
going to those who have been retired
longer. Such individuals have felt the
effects of inflation to a greater degree
having been on a relatively fixed income for a longer period . In addition,
they have not had the bene fi t of the most
recent pension plan improvements.
The new voluntary increase and the "update " of credits will increase the
liability of the General Electric Pension
Trust . Start ing in 1975, the company
will have to put additional contribut i ons
into the Trust to cover the new liabili ties .
The increased liability of the Tr ust for
these pension improvements is estimated
to amount of about $150 milli on .
NOTE : Next week the Plant NEWS will publish an article on how the Pension increase
formula wo:i:ks .

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NOTICE
SCOGEE MEMBERS
GE SCOGEE WILL HAV E A BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE
MEN' S CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE. ALL INTERESTED
SCOGEE MEMBERS MAY CONTACT OLLI E GRANT, EXT.
469 OR LARRY MARTIN, EXT. 197 TO SIGN UP .
PRACTICE WIL L BE NE XT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 26 & 27 , AT 7:00 P. M. AT TH E ROSENWALD GYM.

Q uality Control Promotions Announced

W. J. CARTER , T. A. HARR IS, AND G. W. PEERY
WERE RECENTLY APPO INTED QUALITY CONTROL FOREMEN
BY A. K. HYZER , MANAGER OF QUALITY CONTROL FOR
DATA COMMUNICAT ION PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT.

Mr. Car ter received an Associate Degree in

El ectronic Technology from Danville Community
College, Da nville, Virgin i a. He joined General
El ectri c i n 1969 as a QC Test Technician. In
April, 1972, he was made a Senior QC Planner.
Hi s f i rst assignment as Foreman was with Data
Networks Qua lity Control , and subsequently was
Foreman of TermiNet Test. Hi s new assignment
is Foreman of TermiNet 30 and Dig i Net Test and
Inspection in the Turner Compl ex.

Mr. Harris received an Assoc iate Degree in

Electronic Techno l ogy from Va lley Vocational
Technical School, Fishersvil l e, Virginia. He
joined General Electric in 1965 as an Assembler
and Wireman. He held various Tester assignments with a two year interruption for service
with the Navy aboard the USS Recovery. In
October, 1973 he was appointed a Test Monitor
in TermiNet Quality Control . His new assignment is Foreman of Printed Circuit Board Test
and Inspection, third shift .
Tom, wife Jan i ce, and two sons Tommy , Jr. an.Q.....
Travis live in Stuarts Draft .

Wal t , wife Lou ise, and Wa l ter, Jr., live in

Cri mora.
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SOCIAL SECUR ITY CONTRIBUTION AND

BENEFIT BASE UP IN 1975
As provi<le<l by the December 31, 1973,
amen<lrnent to the Social Security Act,
the contribut ion and benefit base with
respect t o remuneration will be increased
from $13,200 t o $14,100 f or 1975 .
The 5. 85 percent tax rate continues in
effoct.
In 1974 pers ons earning the $13,200
taxable base had to pay $772 .20 (and, of
course, this meant that an employer such
as GE had to pay the same amount) . In
197 5 persons earning $14,100 or more will
have t o pay $824 .85 ... and, again, GE will
have to match this .

Mr. Peery received an Associate Degree in

El ectronic Techno l ogy from Danvil le
Community College, Danville, Virgi nia.
He joined General Electric in 1966 as a
Qua lity Control Test Technician. He held
various Test Technician ass ig nments wi th
a short interrup t i on for an active tou r
of duty with the U.S . Navy Reserves . In
February, 1973 he was appointed to the ,.__
position of Senior QC Planner. His new
ass i gnment is Foreman of Termi Ne t 300/120u
Test.

Grover, his wi fe Dora Ann, and two chi ldren,

Sharon and Christopher, live near Dooms.

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WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

N vember 27

1974

TO ALL
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c. om pa.It e.d wdh. the. de..6 .t.-i..:tu:te. :th.o U.6 a.ncl6 .
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6on a. pWte.ly pe.n.6ona.l po.6.6U.6-i..on :th.a;t -i...6
OUM a.nd oUM a.lone. . It c.a.nnot be. bought,
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:th.e. e.c.onom-i..c. .6duation, :th.e. polit-i..c.a.l .6duation., on .the. wotld .6-i..:tuation., we. w,i,U t h.-i..nk :th.Jz.ough .the.
c.1..oud.6 to a c.1..e.aJteJt tomoMow. Let U.6 U.6e. :th.-i..-6 mo.6t valuable. pe.n.6on.a.l poMU.6-i..on to g-i..ve. :than.lu :th.-i..-6
1974 Th.a.n.lug -i..v-i..ng Se.Mon .

Bring the 'Kiddies' Out to the

cHILDRENs

BRrisfmas

PARTY

Bring the kids out to tl~e Childrens Chri stmas Party

on Saturday, December 14 , 1974 at the Augusta Expol a nd .
There will be two shows at 11 : 00 a.rr. . and 2 : 00 p . m.
f eaturing cartoon movies, l ive animal acts and vi s it s
from Mr . and Mrs . Santa Claus ! Beginning next week,
employees will have the opport unity to request tickets
fo r the December 14 Party . In the meantime, rr.ark your
calendar for this i mportant event .

G. P. Batey Elected
President of BRISA

DON'T MISS GE THEATER

NOV. 27 -- ESPECIALLY THOSE
DON HERBERT COMMERCIALS

Don Herbert gets a charge out of sauerkr.'/.-...

That make s perfect sense if you know that
Don Herbert is TV' s Mr. Wizard, who for
eight year s was General Electric's Progress
Reporter on GE television shows and has
probably taught many viewers more about
science than they ever learned in the classroom .
Herbert will be back at his old stand explaining t he mysteries of electricity with
"informational messages" on the GE Theater
November 27. The GE Theater ' s presentation
on that dat e will be the drama 11 Thi ngs in
Their Season, 11 starring Patricia Neal and
Ed Flanders . The program will be seen on
CBS- TV, at 9 : 30 to 11:00 p . m.

L. Va.v.<_d Mc..Va.l'Ue,l o6 Vu.Pont, ou,t.go.<_ng P1tu.<_dent

o 6 BR 1SA, ,V., .6 hown tlta.Yl.6 6e_M,{_ng h,L6 pa.pe.M a.n~
othe..Jt ma.t~ to Go1tdon P. Batey, the eui-0ou.a..Uon' .6 newly e,iec..ted P1tu.<_dent.

Gordon P. Batey, Ma nufa cturing Engineer , was

elected President of the Blue Ridge Industr i al
Safety Association for 1975 at a Dinner meet ing
held at DuPont, Thursday, November 21, 1974.
Other offi cer9 and directors were:
Vice Presi dent - Rodney Campbel l
Virgini a Metalcrafters
Secretary - W. Ell i ott Boyd
Crompton Shenandoah
Treas urer - James W. Moore
Reynolds Meta l s
L. David McDaniel
Direc tors
DuPont
Wi lli am B. Wagner
Modine Manufacturi ng
Howard Morris
Acme Visible Records
Herbert E. Shady
American Safety Razor
H. H. Floyd
Bonded Fibers
Mr. Fred Freiberger of IBM, Manassas, V i rgin i~
spoke to the BRISA gro up which has a membersh ip
of 52 industries in the Al bemarle, Augusta,
Rockbridge and Roc kingham County area . Mr .
Freiberger's safety ta l k, "Caught in the Act, 11
was timely an d we ll received .
Employees attendi ng t he meet ing from GE were
Oscar Fox, Fred Zirkl e, J i m Rose , Bob Ded rick,
Jerry Deel, Bi l l Perry, and Dr. Stoec kel.

"Things in Their Season " is about a stoic,

hard- working farmer whose wife is stricken
with a fatal dis ease . The drallla beautifully
develops the misunderstandings, f ears, hopes
and ultimate tenderne ss of this family whose
life is inextricably woven into the daily
functions of its farm .
GE employees will want to note the Don Hr...-..._
bert commericals. I n one commerical , he
demonstrates that electricity can be made
from almost anything. By using a jar of
sauerkraut he shows how the acid in t he kraut
causes an electrical current to flow between
a zinc strip and a carbon rod. He doesn't
ask the audience to take his word for it-they can see a t iny motor actually run on
power f r om this offbeat source of energy .
So don ' t miss out on a truly enjoyable show
this Thanksgiving a nd a chance to visit with
our own Mr . Wizard again .
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ANOTE OF THANKS
Mr. J. H. Saker, Chainnan for the Industrial
Division of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County
United Way Campaign wishes to thank all those
employees of the Waynesboro GE Plant who made
contributions to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham
County area. The total Waynesboro G~ co~tr~
bution was $506 . As Mr . Saker puts 1t: Th,i,o
,v., a. ve..Jty 6,(,ne 1tupon.6e tol.AJO.Jt.d6 ou.Jt c..oYY!mu.~
nee.do a.nd 1 would Uke. to e.x.pltU.6 my .6-<..nc..e1'
a.pp1te.c.i..a.tJ..o n 601t yo u.Jt pa.Jttiupilio n. "
The wise man doesn't expect to find life worth
living-he makes it that way!

DON'T GET LEFT OUT

IN THE COLD

SAFETY GLASS SAM

SAYS

DROP ON IN TO THE
SCOGEE CHRISTMAS DANCE

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BEGIN TO MAKE PLANS NOW FOR A PART YING GOOD

TIME AT THE SCOGEE CHRISTMAS DANCE. The
dance will be held at the El ks Lodge this
year on December 7 from 9 p.m. ti l 1 a.m.
A variety of musical entertainment for t he
evening wil l be provi ded by 11 LIFE 11 of Harri sonburg.
The cost for this night of fun and pleasure
is onl y $6.00 a couple for members and $8 .00
a couple for non-members. Only 80 tickets
wil l be so ld so hurry and get your tickets
now while t he getting is good! Fol l owi ng is
a li st of the ticket sellers:
Joe Smi th - Room 210 - Ext .336
June Al dhizer - Relati ons - Ext . 676
Nancy John - Room 21~B (Relay) - Ext.613
~ ancy Baker - Machi ne Room - 2nd Shift
Audra Hartman - Turner Building
Do t Martin - Parts Center
Do t Mauzy - Room T- 120 - Ext.550

MORE THAN AWORD

We can build a sa fety program and
Show that safety pays ,
We can organi ze for safety in a
Hundred differen t ways
We can ha ng our safety posters far
And wide throughout th e p l ace
We can quote our rules on safety ' til
We're purple in the face
We can hold our safety me eti ng every
Morning of the week
And smi le and nod agreement as our
Fearless foremen speak
But we'll never really make it
Until we see t he light
That SAFE TY is n't just a wordIt's more a way of life
So join the sa fety movement, lift
Yourself above t he thr ong
As you set a good e xample,
Others then will go along.

SERVICE PINS

C. H. 'B ud' Orndorff Appointed Mana ger

Telephone Industry Marketing

Claude H. "Bud" Orndorff has

been appointed the new ManagerTele phone I ndustry Marketing
for GE ' s Data Conununication
Products Department .
In this newly created position
he wi ll have the responsibility
of foc using the department ' s
marketing efforts in the telephone industry . The department ' s major goal will be to
get it s highly successful
TermiNet product l ine tariffed as a general offering.
Orndorff has been with Gen eral Electric Co. for
more than five year . He received his B. S. in
B~ness Administration from the Univers ity of
~
~an d and his M. B. A. in Marketing from the
American University in Washington D. C.

AWARDED
FOR 1HE MONTI! OF OCTOBER
5 Year
SM Ross
WH Sipe

MR Diehl
MD Harris

DR Capriotti
FB Cole, Jr .
JC Leffingwell

TR Gray
SF Wingfield

10 Year

r.r:

Johnson
JL Kennedy

JJ Funk
BM Campbell
15 Year

MF
JS
AK
EP

Gabbert
Chandler
Franklin
Milstead

SP
PH
RW
TL

Taylor
Ross
Moyer
Crapser

20 Year
He also attended the University of Maryland School
of Law in Baltimore . He was previously the District
Manager for the Department ' s Pittsburgh/Akron District.
Bud reside s at 116 Ivy Dri ve, Charlottesville .

DK Alexander
CE Burkett
BT Cullen

RT Dillon
CW Thompson
DF Kowats

COO ROUND-TABLE MEETINGS END

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The last in a series of CDO Round- Table

meetings was held last month by C. A. Fo~
Manager- Control Devi ces Operations . Th~
twelve group meetings which be gan in Marc ..
proved to be very rewarding as employees
had a chance to voic e opinions and ask
questions in informal discussion ses sions.
Commenting on the Round- Table meetings ,
Mr . Ford had this to say : "I felt this

was a good method for heari ng first hand

the kinds of situations and problems that
concern both the hour ly and non-exempt
employees. The meeting environmen t ~lowe d
individua l s to speak ope ~ l y and I appreciated the ir candidness in identifying problems. The most reward ing aspect was that
a large pe r centage of the situations that
were di scuss ed were not perso nal in natur~
Empl oyees were very much concerned with
the bus i ness and ta l ked about what they
felt would i mprove t heir abi lity to get
the job done at lower cost and with better
se rvi ce to the customer.

HOURLY ROUND- TABLE HELD SEPTEMBER 24, 7974

I also appreciated the fact that many of

the i nd i vidual s obv iously took the time to
prepare lists of items t o discuss which
made the meetings more f r uitful. The pr~
gram was so successful I ' m reasonably c (
f i dent t hat we wil l conti nue these na:tin gs
in 1975 . "

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/IOURLY ROUND-TABLE HE LD OCTOBER 17, 1974

RE MJ ND ER

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* that beginning Mon da y, Decem ber 2,

1974, vehicles witho ut park in g per~

tags wil l not be perm i tte d use of
: employee parki ng lot s . For t ho se of
* yo u who have no t yet obta ined yo ur
tags we urge you to get them as s oo n
: as possible so as to avo id hav i ng t o
* park off Company prope rty.

HOURLY ROUND-TABLE HE LD OCTOBER 23, 7974

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XV I No. 48

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST

SEEKS HTASTEFUL NOT WASTEFULH ENTRIES

One hundred prizes will be awarded in

the outdoor and indoor holiday li ghting
categor i es . The two Grand Prize Winners
of the outdoor and i ndoor divisions will
each receive a GE Toast - R-Oven . The
ninety-eight other winners will choose
t heir own prizes f r om a selection of
cooking appl iances , personal care items ,
irons, clocks and timers.

D. P. Korneke and D. A. Bolan

Recent Recipients of the 197 4 TMP PEAK Award

Vav e. Bo.tan (.) and Vale. KoJme.ke. J.imtllngly fupla.~ one. on .th~ awa.Jtd6 .the.y e.ach Jte.c.eJ..ve.d nOJt.
.th Ult ou,t,6 :ta.nding e. 66ow on Ma.Jtk mng aM .<.g nme.n...t.6.

Congratul at i ons are i n order f or Davi d A. Bolan

and Dale P. Korneke of Numerica l Control Sa les
i n \foynesboro, who were recent reci pi en ts of the
1974 Technical Marketing Program PEAK Award.

IT'S SIMPLE TO ENTER

Dav~ rece ived hi s TMP PEAK Award for ourstandin g

ach i evement on an ICPD Waynesboro ass ign me nt,
and Dal e for his outstanding achievement on an
ICPD Sa l em ass ignment.

- Fi rst , decorat e your home for the holidays keeping in mi nd that judges will be
looking for quality i n the use of light ing.

In winning this Awa rd, t hey will join a se le ct

group of other program members so honored for
thei r achieveme nts and be recogni zed in the next
i ss ue of t he TMP Report .

- Send a photograph , s ketch or desc ription of your indoor and/or outdoor holiday lighting to this address :
GE EMPLOYEE CHRISTMAS
LIGHTING CONTEST
P . O. Box #6797
CLEVELAND , OHIO 44101
o entry forms are r equired . Simply
print your name , home address , and com-

(Cont ' d page 3, Col. 2)

December 13, 1974

We are confident that they will cont inue th eir

outstan ding performance on TMP ass i gnments and
our personal t hanks f or a job well done.
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When Thoreau, the naturali s t, was close t o death,

he was vis i ted by a very pious aunt who asked
Henry, have you made yo ur peace with God?" ,
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ever quarre l ed.
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1ELE-TALES

GERALD D. SCHUDER Recieves the 197 4

OUTDOOR LIFE Conservation Award

By Jean Brydge

When my intelligence units were programme ~

someone forgot to put one in for handling
keys. I lose l arge keys , small keys , square
keys and round keys . I had reached maturity
before I became aware of this problem .
first inkl ing of trouble was arriving
home at 1 a.m . and trying to get in our
house . With a lucidity born of very late
hours and fatigue , the bri lliant conversation went something like this:

My

Husband:
Reply :
J e.llJUj S c.hudeJt happ.U'..y .6 h OW-O o 66 h-i.-6 th1te.e.

be.auti6u.l btoph-<..e..6 he. won .:thJ,o ye.aJt 6M. h-i.-6

e. 66ow ,{_n c.o Yt.6 Vtvin g oWt na.,tuJz.al. wa;te./fj)J ay.6

For some of us it took the energy crisis to

awaken us to the importance of conserving
our natural resources; but for Jerry Schuder,
conservation is practically a way of life.
Jerry , a design specialist for ICPD, who has
been interested in conservation for over 20
years , was the recent recipient of t he 1974
OUTDOOR LIFE Conservation Award .
The Conservation Award is a national awar d
presented by OUTDOOR LIFE magazine to an
individual for his/her dedicated service in
saving and defending our natural resources.
Jerry received the award for hi s efforts in
curbing indiscriminate channelization of our
rivers and st reams . And if one award wasn ' t
enough , he also became the recipient of two
other awards this year- -the Trout Unlimited
Award, a l so a national award which is presented to an individual who has made the
most outstanding contribution to conservati on
of the col d water fishery resource; and the
1974 Virginia Wildlife Federation Water Conservationist of the Year Award, which was
given to him for his outstanding contribution
to the conservation of Virginia ' s water
resources .
Jerry is now President of the Virginia Council
of Trout Unlimited and puts out the newspaper
for that organization . He and Corbin Dixon,
another Waynesboro GE employee who is Secretary-Treasurer of the Virginia Council of 111,
expressed their gratitude to GE ''who e.nc.oWtage..6
,{;t6 e.mploye.u to be.c.ome. involve.d in publ,tc.
}.) e.J!.V,{_C,e_ a c.t,{_ Vili e_.6 , II

(Cont 'd next column)

Husband :
Reply :

Do you have the key?

No, you do .
No I don ' t .
Oh , Golly .'

Husband : Do you mean to te H me you locked

the door and left the key inside? No one
could be that (expletive deleted) stupid!
At that moment , I suspected a crisis . After
we got our in- laws out of bed to let us in
our own fr ont door , I vowed to do better. ~
That was 14 years ago ; if anything , t he
problem has mushroomed .
It is abso lutely effortle ss for me to misplace house keys, car keys , desk keys , and
safe deposit box ~eys. Wi T.h no pan.iali ty
shown , the moment keys are p l aced in my
hand , a Witch-of- 3ndor magi c potion makes
them disappear. The ensuing (sometimes
frantic) search inc ludes e1eryone nearby
and oc casi onally we call in he l p .
If I were presented a key to the city , t hey
would have to leave the city attached so I
c ould find the key . Becoming a locksmith or
a safecracker might improve the situation
because at least I could pick the lock.
Expounding at length on thi s subject could
cause a solution to surface and ... oh , dear!
Now what did I do with those typewriter
keys?

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We offer our heartiest congratulations to
Jerry on his receiving of the Conservation
Award and wish him the very best in his
future efforts in conserving and protecting
our natural resources .

CHRISTMAS CONTEST

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(Cont'd from page 1, Col.1)

3/ 7y

plete employment location on your entry .

A detailed description of your display,
such as number and type of bulbs used
will help the judges but is not required
- Entries will be judged for their overall des i gn, originality and the "tasteful not wasteful" use of decorative
lights .
- Entries become property of the General
Electric Company.
- Entries will be accepted unt il January
31, 1975. Winners will be announced in
Company publications as soon as possible
thereafter.
NEXT WEEK : Tips on Christmas lighting
for the Contest.

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Laurence Rogers Appointed

Su pe rv iso r- Sy stems/ Programming
Mr . Rogers graduated
from the University of
Tennessee with a B. S .
in Business Administ r ation . He joined General
Electric as a Financial
Management Program recruit in the fall of
1951. His first work
assignment was work in
Schenectady , New York
in the Aeronautics and
Ordnance Department . He completed the
FMP program June 1953, came with Specialty
Control Department in February 1954 , moved
to Waynesboro February 1955 , and has been
a Specialist- Budgets and Measurements , Internal Auditor and Supervisor Custome r
Bi lling before joining the Systems Programming group in 1960 . Larry lives at 1332
Chathrm Road with his wife Ann and four
children .
In his new assignment as Supervi sor- Systems/
Programming , Larry will be re sponsible for
the development and coordination of all computer business information systems for the
~ta Communication Products Department .

is tha t difficult period between adolescence a nd retirement w hen you h ave to take
care of you rself.
M 1DDLE AGE

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ANNOUNCEMENT

- vm1 NaIF

The local Elks Lodge 2270 would like to

thank all employees who contributed items
for Veterans Remembrance Month . The response was tremendous and greatly appreciated. All items will be delivered to the
veterans hospital in Sal em, Virginia .

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The Waynesboro East-Augusta Mental Health

Association i s looking for volunteers who
are willing to give two hours of their time
to the SHARE program. Your time will be
spent offering friendship to a young person badly in need of a friend.

The program has proven to be effective . If

you are interested in helping, call 942-0169
t -or more information.

GIV SOM.ONE A Mf:RRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR

years ago, employees expressed an

tt Several
in terest in taking t he money t hey usually

spe nd on Christmas cards, and donating i t

to chariti es instead. Well, this year som~
emp l oyees have decided to ini t i ate the
practi ce aga in . The names of these indivdt ual s or their uni ts (in case of a group
donation) will be printed in next week's
pa per . If there i s anyone el se who wishes
t to do t he same, please submit your name to
Reg i nia Wil son, Relations, by 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 17.

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THE ENERGY CRISIS-

Farce or Reality?

For those of you who think the Energy Crisis

has come and gone --think again . It ' s true,
we don't see the long gasoline lines of
last winter , YET---but that does not mean
that the crisis is over and we can begin
wasting our precious fuel supply once
a gain . The energy crisis is not over but
merely submerged below the surface a bit ;
ready to reappear to reclaim our attention
i f we should become too lacadaisical about
our f uture supply of energy.

Reduced some of the li ghting in the office area.

A nation that has grown as rapi dly as ours

in population over the past half century
cannot afford to be wasteful with any re source. This is why it would be to our
advantage to conserve as much as we can,
whereever we can, with anything we can .
One important place to begin is in the
home . Another is at ones place of employment. GE has already begun t o take steps
to conserve our energy supply this winter,
as it did last winter . Some of the measures
taken are carry- overs from last year; others
are newly initiated ones . Below are some
illustrations of what GE has been and is
doing to conserve energy with explanations:

Reduced the hot water

tempera tu re to 115.

Keep ing a constant

che ck on thermostats
to make sure air
conditioning thermos tats are set at
7go an d heating at
680.

Installed dock seals on some of the truck

docks to reduce the entry of col d ai r into
the factory. Addi ti ona 1 ones wi 11 be ins ta 1led in the ne xt couple of months .

Insu lated steam lines to re duce our usage

of na t ural gas.
These are just some of the things GE is doing .........._
t o conserve energy, but there is yet more to ~
be done. Any feasible suggesti on from emp loyees which would help in our energy conserving efforts are most welcome. If y ou
have a suggestion , write it down and send it
in to Gordon P . Batey, Room 104A .

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GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL. XVI No. 47

WAYNESBORO.VIRG INIA

W. F. KIN OT REVIEWS
EXEMPT ATTITUDE SURVEY
WITH TASK FOR CE

December 6, 1974

Today's Paychecks
Contain C-o-L Raise

Today's paychecks for hourly and none xempt-salaried employees contain the
latest cost-of-living increase. For
hourly people it's 14 cents an hour,
and for n-e salaried it's $5 . 60 a week.
This is the fourth pay increase within
the past 18 months, and there will be
two more within the next year.
Those in the GE Savings & Security Program are reminded that both their payrol 1-deductions savings under this plan
and the company's 50 % contribution are
automatically increased as a result of
this pay increase.

Three meetings were held this week by W. F .

Kindt , General Manage r DCPD , in which he
gave a progr ess report to the exempt atti tude s urvey study teams. The report noted
the acti ons taken by management. Some of
the items noted were new divisional poli cies and instructi ons concerning salary adminis trati on , performance appraisal , and
career planning. Meetings were held with
the Engineering , Marketing , and Manufacturing study teams with Planning and Relati ons
pers onnel attending .
In addition , Mr . Kindt commented on the
department ' s performance over the past year :

"ThM yeaJt .the depa.M:ment ,()., ac.JUev.lng A..M

budge;ted goa.Lo . It ,()., gene.ttai..ly 1tec.ogl'Uzed
.that we aJte 6aung a 1tec.u.tiion.aJtY pe.Jtiod
and .that 79 75 wiU not e.xh<.bd .the g1tow.th
we've expe!tienc.ed .ln .the. pMt .:tJ.oo ye.aM .
We have. much to be .than.R. 6u.l 601t A_n .that, .ti o
~. we. have. had no ne.duilion in 6onc.u 601t
, loye.u in .the. Wa.ynu b alto p.fant. We have.
had Mme. inte1t11ai adju.titme.n.,t;., nec.u.odate.d
by changu in p!todua m,Lx whic.h have. 1tequ,lJted
moving .ti ome empfoye.u to a.then job.ti an.d we.

{CONT'D NEXT COLUMN)

ASQC TO HOLD LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR

The Blue Ridge Section of the American Society for Quality Control will hold 1974's
l as t meeting tonight at the Country Club
of Staunton (Route 4, Staunton) . Mr. Albert
Sprouse, Department of Labor and Industry,
will be speaker for the evening .
The Social hour is from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A special buffet for Ladies Night has been
prepared and \'!ill be served at 7:00 p.m.
with the meeting to follow.
All ASQC members are cordially invited to
come and bring their wives (or girlfriends)
to the last ~eeting of the year. For reservations, call Milton Bliss, Ext. 440 .
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have wo had .tiome J.iefed,lve tempoJtaJty lac.k06- wonk. bee.au.tie 06 ,~cJi.eduling p!tobR.emo . We
6eel we aJte ve/LJj 6antwiate. M many a.the.It indu.titltiu ,ln .th,()., aJte.a, M well M a.the.It pOJttiaM 06 .the Gene/ta. Ele~c. Company, have
e.xpe.Jtie.nc.ed extended tempo!taJUj lac.k- 06- wo!tR.J.i
M well M Jte.duiliaM 06 601tc.u .
We have no aMUJtanc.e .that oun pnue.nt .tiitua.tion will c.ont.lnue bu--t, you J.i hou.ld R.now .that
management ,()., ma.ung e ve.JLJJ e 66ant to exp.lone
all poMibil,ltie,o to R.eep .the bu.tiinUJ.i on an
even c.oWL6e."

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Exasperation vas a contributing factor but

indecision was the clincher. Poor soul, I
guess it was just too much.
Mrs. Cribbl.y' patrioti'call.y' listened to the
President's speeches encouraging frugality and
bargain shopping. She cut off lights, wore
thermal underwear, d:iid without sugar, and sowed
turnips in the flower bed. She also heated coffee over a candle, made a bookcase out of the
TV and rode a bicy~le five das a week. Her
only' recreation was driving the car to the grocery store. Obviotisl.y', she was a conscientious,
pennywise shopper.
On a recent Saturda, Mrs. Cribbly cried all over
the store. Up one aisle and down the next she
calculated the high cost per ounce, per pound,
and per can. Using her handy-dandy little calculator, she figured amount spent and completed
her shopping, exhausted, discouraged and bedraggled.
With the checkout counter in sight, she stopped
at the ice cream counter her one weakness!
Mrs. Cribbly bought 1/2 gal. of ice cream each
week with justification: it was nutritious,
fattening and enjoyable. Also, Mr. Cribbl.y'
occasionally drank milkshakes and she kept ice
cream on hand for himo
Now the dilemma: she wanted peach ice cream
(which he didn't like) and for the milkshakes,
he needed vanilla (which she didn't want).
Without thinking, she picked up 1/2 gal. of
peach and a pint of vanilla. With millions of
starving people, she decided that was extravagant, so she took the 1/2 gal. from her basket,
walked the length of the counte~ and returned
it. BUT, one pint of vanilla was not enough
for milkshakes and eating. Mrs. Cribbly retrieved the vanilla from the buggy and returned
it to the collllter and put the 1/2 gal. of peach
back in the buggy.
Alas, her conscience wouldn't permit this; she
wasn't buying ice cream for her husband. Glancing furtively arolllld to see if anyone had witnessed this display of mania, she retraced her
steps and got the vanilla. Now Mrs. Cribbly
was right back where she started: both were
too expensive - one was not enough.
Poor soul, she solved the problem the only way
she could. She stomped her WIN button flat,
tossed her groceries in the air, leaped into the
ice cream collllter and pulled the Tutti-Frutti ice
cream over her head!

Madison to Offer MBA Courses

in Waynesboro Area
The Department of Business Administration
and Economics at Madison College has ex--~
pressed an interest in offering graduate
level courses, which are part of a program
leading to the Master of Business Administration degree, in the Waynesboro area.
Minimum enrollment for courses to be offered
in Waynesboro is expected to be 10 to 15
students. One or more of the following
courses may be available for the Spring
Semester, 1975, if there is sufficient
interest in participation:
BA 515 - Financial Statement Analysis
(3 credits)
BA 531 - Seminar in Personnel Management (3 credits)
*BA 602 - Research Methodology and Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
*BA 645 - Seminar in Organizational Theory
(3 credits)
BA. 660 - Security Analysis (3 credits)
*BA 670 - Seminar in Policy Eorrnation and
Administration (3 credits)
Econ 651 - Economics Seminar: Market
Organization and Structure
(3 credits)

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Required courses in MBA program.

To date the greatest expressed interest has

been in BA 645. In order for the courses to
be offered in the Waynesboro area, it has to
be determined how many people would be interested in taking the courses. If you are
interested, please contact Wayne R. Ashby,
Ext. 674.
IEEE to Hear Labs Engineer

Mr. Andrew Plitkins, Research and Develop-

ment Engineer, Bell Telephone Laboratories,

Whippany, New Jersey, will speak to the
Central Virginia Section of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. His
topic will be "The New, High-Capacity Mobile
Telecommunications System."
This dinner meeting will be Tuesday, December 10, 1974 at 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn-South, Lynchburg, Virginia.
All members and interested guests are u~
to join a car pool, enjoy a ride to Lynt.._
burg with your colleagues and hear a most
interesting discussion of some new technology.
For further details and car pool arrangements
contact Don Miller, Ext.720.

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3 NEW QC APPOINTMENTS
ANNOUNCED
Three new Management appointments in Quali ty Control include H. J . F. Meineke to Manager
of Quality Control Engineering , L. J . Gabrovic to Manager of Process Control Engineering and W. B. Hurst to Manager Quality Information Equipment Engineering .

Mr . Hurst graduated from

Middleboro High School ,
Middleboro, Kentucky and
recei ved his B.S. in Elec trical Engi neeri ng f r om
Heald Engineer i ng Coll ege
in San Francisco , California .
Mr . Hurst served with the
U. S . Army Infantry and
Signal Cor ps from 1949 to
1958 . He joined GE in
1961 after college and has held several posit ions including Supervisor of Quality Control
Engineer . He j oined DCPD as Manager DCP Quality Control in January , 1973, a posit i on he
held until his latest appointment on October 1 ,
1974 .
In his new position, he will be responsible
for the Design procurement construction and
maintenance of DCPD Test Equipment .

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Mr . Gabrovic graduated
from Pulaski High School,
Milwaukee , Wisc onsi n . He
received a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Wisconsin
and did postgraduate work
in math and mechanics at
Penn State .

Mr . Meineke graduated
from Valley Stream High
School , Val ley Stream,
New York and received
hi s B. S . in Mechanical
Engineering from Widner
College in Pennsylvania.
After college , he entered
the Army Basic Training
School and pr ior to his
di scharge from the Army,
he attained the rank of
Captain .
Mr. Meineke joined GE i n 1968 under the Manufacturing Management Pr ogram as trainee. Upon
graduation in 1971, he accepted a position with
DCPD as Supervisor, Incoming and Process Control, and later, Manager Printed Circuit Board
Quality Control .
In his new position , Mr. Mei neke will be responsible for quality plans, systems and measurements for all TermiNet and DigiNet Products .
He is also a member of the American Society
for Quality Control .

OUJt 6am.Uie6 w-Ui h :to e.x.ptz.e6o oUJt J.i,lnc.e.tz.e6:t

apptz.e.cJ..a;t(.on 6otz. :the. :though:t6u.l e.x.ptz.e6J.i,lono
o6 o ympa:thy tz.e.c.uve.d 6tz.om oUJt 6tz.,le.ncl6 a:t
Ge.ne..Jtal. Ele.c.:ttz.,(_c. duJU.ng oUJt tz.e.c.e.n:t be.tz.e.ave.me.n:t, :the. de.a:th o6 Ve.tz.non F. Haabutz.:ton .

Ftz.,le.ncl6 lup -0.i moJ.i:t o 6.te.n dU> playe.d dUJt,lng

a time. o 6 ne.e.d a.nd :the. many 1Undne6o e6
tz.e.c.uve.d 6tz.om outz. 6tz.,le.ncl6 a:t Ge.ne..Jtal. Ele.c.ruc. w~ rte.veil be. 6oJtgo:t.te.n.

LOOKING FOR THAT LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFT?

THEN H(XI) ABOUT GIVING THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE

Before joining GE in October ,

1961, as a Mechanics Engineer with the Spacecraft Department, Mr . Gabrovic
was first employed as a Project Design Engineer
with Sundstrand Aviation, Corporation . In 1965
he transferred to Apollo Systems Department in
Houston where he was a two time recipient of
the Apollo Astronauts ' Snoopy Award .

Mr . Gabrovic has held the positions of Supervisor

Data Networks Qual ity Control and Manager TurnerComplex Quality Control over Data Networks and
TermiNet 30. His latest assignment will include
responsibility for implementation of quality
plans, problem identification/corrective action
programs and process controls for all Ter miNet
and DigiNet products . Mr . Gabrovic also holds
a NASA patent for a gas bearing and has authored
several technical articles .

A VACATION IN HAWAII FOR THIS SUMMER?

Tha:t 'J.i tz.,lgh.t, :the. Hawa,i_;_-Lao Ve.gao SCOGEE

ToUJt hao be.en tz.ele.aoe.d. The. 1Yi we.e.k- long
tM.p w,i_.U_ be.g,ln July 6 and end July 16 . But
you muo :t hutz.tz.y and maR e. Jte6 e.Jtv a.;t(.o no now !
Ph If.tlu., Pe.n de.tz.g Jta 6:t, Re. c.e.p.:Uo n-Ui :t , ,lo now
ac.c.e.pting a Jte.qu,l!te.d de.poo-Lt 06 $25 , due.
,lmme.c:Ua:te.,fy. I n6oJtma;t(.on c.onc.e.tz.n,(_ng :the.
.toUJt c.an be. p,(_c.ke.d up ,ln :the. c.a6e.:te.!Ua
J.ie.tz.v,lng Li.Yte6, J.ioon . FoJt adcU.t,lonal ,ln6o ,
c.all Phy.ttu., on Ex..t . 37 1 oJt 372 .
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DON'T FORGET TO GET YQUR TICKETS FOR THE

NEW YEARS DANCE SPONSORED BY SCOGEE AND
THE WAYNESBORO JAYCEES,
The dance wi l l be hel d at Augusta Expol and
on December 31, 1974 . To get your t i ckets,
contact Dot Mauzy , Ext . 550, Olli e Grant ,
Ext. 469 or any Jaycee . The dead li ne for
tickets wi ll be Decembe r 10 and t he pri ce
i s $16 .00 pe r coupl e .

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FOR THE CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 14, 197 4
Christmas comes but once a year . . . and so
does the General Electric d1ildrens 01Tistmas Party: We promise to make this 01Tist mas one to r emember for the kids with live
animal acts, cartoon movies , and a chance--to get in las t minute dibs with Mr . &Mrs.
Santa Clause !
There 1~ ill be two parties again this year
on December 14 at 11 : 00 a . m. and 2:00 p . m.
and 1.Joth will be held at the Augusta Expo] and . Tickets ar now being distributed to
employees and the tickets indicate the
time parents and d1ildr e n are to attend .
TI1e l ive animal acts being presented thi s
year 1vill feature Angela Wilnow and her
Braves in an Indian Fantasy (the "Braves"
being portrayed by seven collies) , Lil l i
Kristensen and her ferocious(?) leopards,
and three agi le mastodons with their very
channing trai ner, j ust to name a few .

" LI LLI

K R I STE NS E N AND HER LEOPARDS"

So b ring the d1ildren to see the shm~ th.:..s

)'ear ! l\c ' re sure you ' 11 enj oy it as much
as the> hi 11 !

ANGELA W ILN O W
and her Br av es In an Indian Fantasy

CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF '75
GE HAS THE FUTURE FOR YOU

Someone once sa id : "A company is known by the men

i t keeps . 11 Today that slogan should read "A
company is known by the men and wome.n it keeps. 11
Yes, things have changed considerably, and for the
better, since the days of old . But one thing that
has not changed is the quality of GE's work force.
Yes, a company ,i/.:, known by the men and women it
keeps and GE prides i tself on retaining the finest
group of employees worldwide. You see , we bclieve,
and have always believed, peopl e make a company;
and the best people make the best company . That
is why GE would like to have you, the young graduate, take a look at us and consider a career with
General Electric . We have a diverse array of
fields to encompass everyone, from the technically
inclined to the communi ty service oriented. Come
check us out . A company can never have too much
of the best .

GENERAL. ELECTRIC

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GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
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p.(.!U,,t a.Lt-ye.a.It-

Have. a ve.1ty ,l. !e.tUUJ Cit t{s tma,) - - now and :tl11tough-

cut tlte. c.cmwg

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'Hear th e Ca ro ls on Christmas M orn '

MERRY CHRISTMAS, With Love

'Ilw rollrn,ing peop l e have Jec ided t o t a ke the

money they no rma lly spend on Chr i s tmas cards
;u u ~ g ive it to a \vorthy char i ty t h i s year :
R. C. Bc r rang
Bo,ce C:a rs on
Don <:md Barbara Fickes
>tr . fj >!rs . \\. F. l\i ndt
R. l' . l\u,kcnclal l
Charles )'cmington
111e >taintenance Employees

:\, cl1ough the above -named \\'i] l not be senJing

c.irds , they hould lihe to send their best
h'i sh cs for a very ~ler ry Christmas and a llappy
New Year !

\\;1)ncshoro GE \\i ll be spons oring its tradi t i ma I mus ica l program t his year on stations WANV
and W/\ YB. The s chedu l e fo r t he programs are
as fo 11 O\\'S :

Stmc.b y, December 22
Tucsdar , December 24
\\'ednesday , December 25

- 4: 00 p .m. - 4 : 30 p.m .
- 5 :00 p. m. - 5: 30 p . m.
- 2: 00 p . m. - 2: 30 p.m .

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Christmas '.llorn i ng

9 : 30 a .m. - 10: 30 a .m.

TELE-TAtfS

STEVE TILLM AN - A WINNER

By Jean Brydge

Delightful , delectable a r omas alwEJS

emanate from Mrs . Cribbly ' s k itcher. at
Christrr~s as all sorts of enchantir.g goodies
are prepared for friends and neightors . ~a:r.
year seerr:s to be more excit i ng thar. tf:.e :.1e ar
be fore and the treats she prepares are eagerly
awaited by the recipients .
::'.:t !-las remained a ..rell- guarded secret t.hat
many o f lirs . Cribbly ' s cor:fections are p~e
accidents . In her disorganized fashion , cuckb ook pages get turned during preparation Gf
ca.kes , she has actually been known to use ha::
of ~n e recipe and half o f an other, she suts~~
tutes crazy ingredients , an d uses wrong a.Y.1L:z,-i;s.
In spite of that , complete order seems to be
spawned from this complete d i sorder and the
results are enviable .
Compar..y was present when :lrs . Cri ubly sta:rt.::: l
her baking venture this year s o it was a bit
more disorgan i zed than usua l . She wasn ' t sure
if her hands were soapy o r i f the eggs were
da.'Tip , but as she reached for four eggs t_, . :c.r~
to roo~ te~perature - (you guessed it ! ) ~::
four of them landed in the middle cf tne ::~e r.
If paint covered a surface the WEJ eggs do, a
whole house could be painted with a c-.1p o i"
paint .
I.fr . Cribbly inunediately exclaimed :

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I reao c.
household h i nt that said to put Clcur on eggs
to keep them from spreading . 11 1 t sou.>JC1eCt
feasible so she durr.ped twc cups c :' ~~loc:.r c::
the eggs . That 'as rr:essy :ockin;; b:.::t -::--.e
flour needed tirr.e to soa.k up the eggs , ;:; CJ s:.e
left all that in the middle of the floor .

Seeing no need for a Sr.!all i ncident to dete!

the baking process , she reached in the .:e::::-i;e rator for the :r..argarine . ':be b'Jx was open Gr.
the wrong end (she suspected ~r . Cribbly did
that ! ) and three sticks o f margarine fell into
the conglomeration already on the floor. ..
perso!1 <:i -:;!-, less sta.-r.i!1a a.>Jd forti t.ude ._, ~:.:: l
have cried but ste mused that i : t:1ere 1,ere
such a thing as a 11 fl oo r rr:ixer", ::;he could
just do the cake right there .
~c~ua::y , ~rs .

:~!bt:y ~a~~ta!~ed ~e.:

cci:r.pcsu:-e unti: :.:r . ' "ribb:y ye: 1e.i

from t.he living r oom , 11 Jh , h ey !
That ' s supposed -:o be bread
instead o -f flcur ! 11
i' . S .

'.E~RY

CHRlSl' :-'.J\~ i !

Sten' l'i I ban (right) , \\.inder in Coi1 an<l

Transkrn1cr, recei\es the \\'ise O.d Ahard from
llarclin g l.cnas, Foreman . 111e ahard makes him
the 1 l~lt Ii h'inne r 1or the \\'a>ncshoro operations .
:)te\e ;no i~kd possible injury or loss of
sig:1t tu his icrt eye \,hen the \d r e or a
lJ-1--1 \\ i 11de r backed off the machine an<l
strud. t lic left lens of his safety g l asses .
The "irc s t ntd. the lens h'ith s uch force
that it k rt o.pproxi1nate ly a 3/8" deep - long
mark on the lens .
Steve rcn'cnt]\ st atc<l, "I lzavc. afwatj~ be.e.n
a ~i.:uri be l'tevc:'t (11 Gene.we [Ccct!Uc. ' ~ Safie.,ty
Ell~ P.'!.ot_-cti. ci1 P~cqwoi. On Octobe.'t 15, my
bel.i.d u ! t:ic /."tu~1;,am be.came. c.ve.n g1te.a..tc.'t."
.\s ;m interesting sidenote to this story ,
Steve is the Safety Representative for h i.s
\\Ork a rca .

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A NOTE OF

THAf~KS

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,<u :1,c. ':) , :.~a.'>) c.a./td~ , and donation,.'> to t:ie.
A111, '<.(c wt Cai rel' '1. Soc,i.e.tl} 1t1c.1te a.U ve ~u mu.di

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7y

Lay ton W arble Appointed Foreman

GE Employees Help M ake

'Childre ns Christmas Shop pi ng Tour'
A Success

.-.,

Oliver Gran t (abo ve l eft) i s presented a contr i bution by Go rd on Pa rke r, representing the
offi ce and management personne l of DCP Assembly . The contrib ut ion wa s f or t he annual
Jay cees "Ch ildre ns Chri stmas Sh?pping Tour"
for un de rp r ivi l eged chi ldren which was condu cte d l ast Saturday wi t h over 150 youths
pa rt i ci pa t i ng.
,...-...
. explaining th e tour , Ol i ver Gran t, co~ chair
man stated : "Tl1e. cJul dAe.vt we.11.e. ac.c.ompavtA...e.d

bu 6 e ve.JUL<'. Jayc.e.e,,~ and .thuJt w-<.ve,o .to a.b ot.Lt

:tfLJte.e. ~ .to1te,,!i down.totWt whe.1te. .the.y .6 hcppe.d 6oft
g,{, 6t~ .
A6te.Jt .the. .touA ,tJi~u _ we.Jt~ .take.vi .to a
11
c.ltu.Jtc.lt 60Jt d,{,nvie.Jt an d a v,().i,{,.t wdh Sa~.ta C~~.

Al ong wi t h t he child ren , about 35 senior c1t1 zen s we re given money t o enable them to buy
gi fts fo r t hei r gra ndch il dren .

Ol i ver wishes t o th ank DCP Assembly; White

Print; COO Drive , Tes t , an d Regulator; Mainte nance an d i ndi vidua l contr ibu t ors from through out the pl an t for th eir chari tabl e contribut i ons . He stated that " YoWt c.ovt:t.M.bLLti..on ,

a.t'.oHg wi_ th th e. hel.p o 6 the. c.ommwUty, w-<.li make.

i.;t poM ,{,b Ce. ~ o ft a ~w hu.ndAe.d people.
:<UuJ lia pptj C'htU-ti.:bnao thM ye.AA . 11

.to have. a

TI ME TO CONSIDER YOUR S&SP

INV EST MEN T FOR 1975 ; ANY
CHANGE MUST B E MADE IN '74

=t '..;

:iear !'o r partic ipar1ts in

Program to deci de
~ ether :. :~.a.'.\.e any change in the allo cat i on
'"'t" Lhei r ~ r .rnstments to the var ious opti ons
under .;&.'l .
the

:..:.e

-_ j r:.e

J av! ~ g~

'-=~

~1d 3ec~rii:y

?l.at -.,ras -;:,l:e rerr:c.naer given employe es t h i s

,,:eek by : c--: :'cL"tley , :::Opec i aLst - Pe rs onnel

(Cont 'd next column)

R. c. Eerrang , l-'.a.riager Re l ays a.rid Met al :::-ab rication Cpe rations announce d the appoi ntment
of Layi:on Warble to Foreman- Pla ting , Second
Sh i ft , effective rlovember 25 , 197h .
Layt on started in t he Plat ing Room in Feb r ua ry
14 , 1966 as Me tal Fini sher . He bec ame Monitor
i n Pl a t ing on the t hird s hi ft on No vember 1 1
1973 .
He is frorr. McGaheysvi lle a.rid now re s i des with
hi s wi fe !>'.yrtle and the i r th ree sons and fi ve
daughters ir. Featherstone Man or , Lyndhurst .
Layt on enjoys fishing , gol f i ng , and hu.riti'."' - .

S&SP
(Con t ' d from col. 1)
"Curren t ly
a part i ci pant ' s al l oca ti ons must re main
t he s ame t hr ough ou t a particu la r year and
any change to take effec t th e f oll ow i ng
year must be made before th e year begi ns , "
Mr . Huntley s a id . "This mea ns t hat cha nges
for 1975 mus t be recei ved by December 31 of
1974 . " He pointed out , h owe ve r , that an
Acc ounti ng here in Wayne sb or o .

i mproveme nt to take e f f e ct in 1976 will provi de f er char.ges to b e ma de on a quart erly

basi s , i f desired .
~h e S&S Program offers f our dis~inct invest ment o~ t i on s : U. S . Savi ngs Bonds , l i fe
insurar.ce , the General ~ lec t r ic S&S Progr am
Mut ua l Fund and GE Stock . Each is des i gned
t o mee t di fferen t employee objectives . Now
is a good time to re vi ew y our investmen t
e l ection to see if your obje ctives are likely
to be met by your pr es ent s e lections and to
make a.riy desired changes i n 1975 befor e the
deadline .

'All I Want
For Christmas Is ... '

Over 3500 children and parents ,,rere ::.:: :~a:. l

last Saturday to enj oy the entertain~ent a:
the Childrens Christmas Party . ':he party 1,;0, ~;
a great succes s as the chil(~ren thrilled L, ,
the antics of the 7- foot + cJown and hi:; sn.a lJ fry friend as they performed after each o f Lile
e xciting animal acts . And , of course, n)
Christmas party would be complete wit~ ::. Ll~ a
visit fr om Mr. & Mrs . Santa Claus , ,:C.o r ... ie ir.
on their sleigh ! All- ir.- a::.l, it has a ;:.!'i. ~
mas Pari;y t v rer.:e mbe r !

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV I No. 50

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

TUESDAY IS LAST
DAY TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES IN S&SP
INVESTMENT FOR 1975
\ Last week, the NEWS printed
an article entitled, "TIME
\.TO CONSIDER YOUR S&SP INjVESTMENT FOR 1975". As
~ was stated in that article, the de~dline
date for making any changes in the allocation
of your investments will be Tuesday, December
31, 1974 . In order to help you in your review of your investment election, the following i s some general information about the
four S&SP investment options:
_,fe Insurance:
Thi s is basic to any investment plan when
others are counting on your earnings to continue . Review your present life insurance
cover age -- including your GE Insurance Plan
coverage -- in relation to what others would
need if you were to die . If you qualify,
S&SP life insurance can provide a substantial
increase in coverage (dependi ng on your age)
for an investment of just 1% of your earnings. As with other S&SP investments , GE
makes a 50% matching payment to your S&SP
account. This , in effect , makes the cost
of your insurance , or other S&SP investments,
a lot less .

U.S. Savings Bonds:

They do not entail the risk of decli ne in
dollars returned as does investment in stock
or mutual fund unit s , nor do they offer the
opportuni ty for your investment to i ncrease
in value in the market . However , they provide you with a sure return of your invested
dollars along with predictable interest
earnings . Whether your investment objec~ves are short or long range , you can de!rmine at any time what your investment in
oonds will return in dollars .

(Cont'd page 4, Col. 2)

December 27, 1974

Robert E. Hughson Receives MMP Certificah

R. C. BeJUl.ang , Man.age.Jt RelayJ.i and Me-tat FabM.c.a.,Uon OpeJULt,{,on and L. L. TttoU, Manage.Jt
TUil.nett Complex, look on a1.i R. E. Hugh.6on dAAplayJ.i hu.i Manu6ac,tWU:.ng Managemen..t Pttogttam
( MMP) gtta du.a.,Ung c.eili fr<-c.a;t.e .
Robert actually graduated in October 1971
from i!MP , however , his General Electric career
was interrupted by almost three years of military service . While in service Bob went to
OCS graduating 15th in a class of 125 and made
the Commandant ' s Honor List.
Mr. Hughson ' s hometown is Randolph , New Jersey.
He received his degree in Industrial Engineering from Rutgers University in 1969. He had
his MMP assignments in Pittsfield and Detroit
before accepting a position with DCPD as Manu~acturing Engineer- Relays /Metal Parts on July
29 , 1974 .
He resides in the Summercrest Apartments in
Waynesboro and is currently active wi th the
l ocal Jaycees .
THE WHY OF THE TOAST
D rinking a toast was just that in
Anglo-Saxon da,s. The rccipt' for
wassail bowl was mt'ad, beaten eggs.
sugar, and nuhneg .. . wi th toast floating on top.
Anyhow, Ilappy New Year!

Another Long Cold Winter?

* The cost of e lectricity at the Waynesboro

GE Plant went up 22.48 7% in October.

* Our natural gas usage for

January, Feb ruary,

and March has been cut 45% and , in Octobe r,
rates we re raised 10. 8%

* As of December 2, 1974, this wint er has been

30% colder than last winter.

Some pretty bleak (cold?) statistics , aren ' t

they? Especially since we use natural gas for
such things as : (1) heating air in the factory and out-buildings , and (2) making s tea.l'.1;
which is used to heat the office area, to give
us hot water, to heat tanks in the plating
room, and to dry parts that have been painted.
Although all this may solll1d discouragin~ , it
isn ' t hopeless . Last year we made considerable headway on energy conservation, and this
year we can do even more . By re1!1indi':1g ourselves to do s uch things as closing big overhead doors, turning off exhaust fans_when not
in use, turning out lights when l eaving the
plant (for those who work overtime) and wearing warmer clothing or sweaters on cold days ,
we can he lp a great deal in our energy conservation effort s .

HERE'S HOW THE PENSION

INCREASE FORMULAS WORK

Several weeks ago the NEWS printed an artic le

on 11 EL1GlliLE RETIREES TO RECEIVE FIFTH VOLU~
TARY PENSION INCREASE SINCE 1961. 11 A5 a S<
!l
to that article, this article will explain now
the voluntary percentage pension increase -and the previously annmmced "update" -- will
appl y to eligible retirees:
1he percentage increase applies to all who retired directly from the company and are re ceiving a pension a s of January 1, 1975. It
will be equal to 3% of the _retiree's basic
pension multiplied by the nwnber of years of
retirement since January 1, 1971.
For example, a pensioner who retired on or
before January 1, 1971, will receive 12%. One
who retired on January 1, 19 72 , will receive
a 9% increase. For a pensioner who retired
on January 1, 1973, the increase wi ll be 6%
and so on. Pro-rated increases will apply
to portions of a year. For example , ~pen
s ioner who r e tired on Jul y 1, 1972, wi ll
receive a 7~% increase .
1he percentage incr ease which applies to a pensioner' s retirement date will be applied to
his or her bas ic pens ion after adjustment for
s uch factors as early retirement or the e l~
tion of a survivorship option. Of course ,
any supplemental payment s or additional payments to provide a minimt.nn pension are not
included in cal culating the basic pens ion
increase but the amount of the increase wi ll
.
be added ' to the current pension
payment, even
i f this was determined under one of the mini mt.nn pension formul as.
1he pension "update" for those who have retired directly from the company on or after
Jlll1e 1 19 73 and are receiving a pens ion as
of Jan{mry 1: 1975 , means that an addi~ional
calcul ation will be made for these retirees
to be sure that they r eceive the full increase
for which they are e ligib le. Here' s a st.nnmary of what happens in cal culating the
"update :"

By tte.duung the. amount 06 light bung

Ulie.d ,(.n t he 066,(.c.e Me.a, "WMte-Watc.he.Jt"
Fttedd,{.e ?le.M an.to, Ma,(.nte.nanc.e, demon-0t.Jtate.1.i one 06 the way-0 to -0ave. el.e.c.t.Jt,(.c.,.(,ty.

Under the "updat e" formula, basic pension

credits will be increased by one-tenth of 1%
of average annual pay for 1964 through 1966
for each full year of service f rom September
1, 1946 , through 1965. 1here is a minimum
increase in annual pension of $5 for each
such year.
.
.--...
Also under the "update", men will have tr
pens ion credits for servi ce be fore September 1,
1946, reca l culated to give them the same credits for this service that women have a l ready
received.
(Cont'd page 4, Col. 1)

1?

/ 77 / ~ Y

QC APPOIN TMENTS ANNOUN CED

SERVICE PINS

A. K. Hyzer, Manager- Quality Control for Da t a

Communi ca tion Products Department , announces
~o ma nagement appointments in Quality Conol. Willard C. Kennedy has been appointed
Manager-Quality Appraisal and Richard T. Weber
has been appointed Ma nager-Purchased Material
Quality Control .

AWARDED

Mr . Kennedy graduated
from Glassport High School ,
Glassport , Pennsylvania.
He r eceived his B. S. in
Electrical Engineering
from the Univers i ty of
Virginia in Charlottesville and joined GE in
1968 as a MMP trainee with
assignments in Lynchburg ,
Virgini a and Schenectady ,
New York . Upon completion
of the t r aining program ,
he accepted a position as Plant Engineer with
Outdoor Power Equipment Department, Scotia ,
New York where he held two supervisory pos itions. He joined Ridge Electronics Corporation, Charlottesville in May 1974, and rejoined GE in his new assignment . He is responsible for all production test and inspec~on on TermiNet and DigiNet products .
#N###

MONTH OF NOVEMBER
I. E. Cox
R. T. Estes
W. D. Kestner, Jr.
J. G. May

M.
L.
E.
S.
J.

R.
S.
R.
J.
S.

Redmond
Rodeheaver
Robinson
Urogolites
Wallace, J r.

20 Year
J.
V.
C.
Z.
W.

W.
C.
H.
P.
J.

Beatt y
Coffey
Gentry
Hughes
Humphr eys

B. J. Mawyer

M.
L.
W.
J.
J.
S.
J.
D.

F.
C.
R.
M.
G.
N.
A.
W.

Miller
Parr
Per ry
Reid
Rusmi sell, JT.
Shi r key
Sims
Wampler

Parma Senior High School,

Cleveland , Ohi o and received his B. S . in Engineering Sc i ence from
Case Institute of Technology.

It is good to make a dozen resolutions.

It is better to keep one.
0

D.
C.
D.
M.
H.
E.
R.

I. Annstrong

R.
M.
H.
A.
P.
W.

Edwar ds
Glover
Naoroz
Sacr a, Jr.
Smith
Snead

15 Year

J.
F.
B.
M.
P.
J.
B.
G.
M.
R.
R.
S.
S.
P.
J.
A.

E.
A.
G.
B.
W.
L.
F.
W.
V.
Y.
H.
C.
E.
M.
B.
D.

Aldhizer
Bailey
Burkholder
Buzzard
Caul i er
Dovel
Evans
Furr
Griffith
Grove
Hall
Harris
Hostette~

Pendergraft
Wimer
Wood

MONTH OF DECEMBER

Mr . Weber graduated from

Mr. Weber joined General

Electric in June , 1963,
as a Field Service Representative on polaries
guidance system with Or dinance Department, Pittsfield. In September
1966 , he joined Apollo Systems Department,
Cape Canaveral, Florida, as a Rel iability
Systems/System Safety Engineer. He joined
Data Communication Products Department,
Waynesboro, in September 1969 as a Quality
Control Engineer and has held two supervisory
positi ons since then. In his new position ,
Mr . Weber will be responsible for quality
planning , vendor certification and surveil,......nce and vendor quality corrective action
,r all purchased material.

10 Year

5 Year

20 Year

15 Year

J.
M.
R.
J.

B. Allen
Laws on
E. Proffitt
R. Sensabaugh
w. W. Smi t h
W. L. Wil sh usen
10 Year

s. A. Rai nes
5 Year
R. Lotts
D. G. Whitl ey
s. A. Zawhordony

H.
G.
E.
M.
W.
B.
H.
E.

H.

w.

B.
W.
V.
J.
D.

c.

R.
E.
G.

L.
F.
B.
C.
K.
T.
S.

Appl
Bl ack
Bradshaw
Cash
Col eman
Downs
Dudl ey
A. Ell i son
C. Eppard
c. Hammer
L. Harri s
D. Henderson
Hi llern
C. Moyer
S. Niednethol
E. Rodger s
L. Saunders
M. Snelson
B. Thurna u

A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is
fighting a hard battle.

INSURANCE PLAN NOW COVERS

CERTAIN PSYCHOLOOISTS FEES
An amendment to the General Electric Insurance Plan concerning psychologists' fees has
been approved and will apply retroactively
for covered services rendered on or a~er
January 1, 1970.
The improvement expands the GE Insurance
Plan to cover the fees .of psychologists as
Type B medical expenses if the services are
performed within the lawful scope of a psychologist's practice and would have been
covered if they had been performed by a
physician or psychiatrist for treatment of
illness or injury.
This improvement, which was originally
scheduled to go into effect on January 1,
1976, was made to apply retroactively from
January 1, 1970 as a result of a study of
various legislation relating to coverage of
psychologists' fees under group health insurance plans. An insert to the Insurance
Plan booklet describing the change in detail
will be distributed to employees in the near
future.
Employees may submit insurance claims for
psychologist's services performed since
January 1, 1970 if the patient was covered
under the plan when treatment was given.
Claims should be turned in to Payroll and
should include a statement showing name
of patient, diagnosis, dates of treatment
and charges by the psychologist. "Nai:.wta11.y,
the pMcU.6.ing 06 c.laim6 will. pMba.bly .involve .6 ome delay.6 .in they Jr.e oeJr. to .6 eJr.v.ice.6
1te.ndeJr.ed .in o.thu tje.a..JrA," sS\Vs w. R. Perry,
employee benefits specialist here in Waynesboro.

PENSION INCREASE FORMULAS

(Cont'd from page 2, Col. 2)

'Ihe increase resulting from these two calculations will be adjusted for early retirement
and any survivorship option election. In
addition, if a pensioner is receiving an additional payment to provide a minimtnn pension,
any increase resulting from these calculations
will increase the total payment only to the
extent that it exceeds the additional payment
already being paid.
After the calculations for the pension 'update'
are made, the result will be compared with the
pension resulting from the percentage increase.
'Ibe retiree will receive the larger amotmt.
'Ihe "update" applies to all who retired, or
will retire directly from the Company on or
after Jl.Ble 1, 1973.

~t'd

from page 1, Col. 1)

GE Stock:

Stock does not provide you with a sure return of either your invested dollars or
dividend earnings. However, it offers t~
opportunity for your investment dollars tL
grow as the market value of the stock climbs
But, of course, market value can decline,
too.

S&SP Mutual Fund:

A mutual fund is an investment in the stock
of many companies; therefore, what has been
said about an investment in stock, also
applies to a mutual fund. However, with an
investment in a mutual fund, you are, in
effect, investing in a number of companies
in different industries. The opportunity
for grovth may be somewhat less since, as
the market value of one stock climbs, it may
be offset by the decline of another. The
risk of decline may also be less because the
decline in market value of stock of one company in which the fund is invested can be
offset by the climb in value of the stock of
another. Many invest in mutual funds because the risk may be less.

'STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE'
FOR NOVEMBER 1974

MONTH

STOCK PRICE

HJND UNIT PRICE

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

$62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41. 205
34.350
35.940
36.881

$29!940
28.395
29.442
27.834
27.699
28.098
25.091
21.934
19.760
19.810

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of Now Yur rnolutlon1 for

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI No . 51

WAYNESBORO ,V IRGINIA

December 31, 1974

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Wayne.-6 bo1to Plant a 6 GeneJtal E.tec.t!Uc. had a veJty f.ia.:t-iA 6ac.tO!ty yea1t
.{.n 1974 , w,J,h new h.{.gh-!J .{.n oJtdeM , J.iale.-6 and employment . S.{.nc.e ea!tly
1972 oveJt 1000 new job;., Welte added .lac.ally, de.-6pde. the t!taM6eJt 06
Mme p!todu.c.t line.-6 to otheJt .loc.ilioM 06 the Company . Loe.al pay1toll
exc.eeded $2 5 mll.l,i_on dolla!tf.i.
G1towth .{.n jobf.i ha;., been du.e pJt.{.maJt.{,ly to the wo!t.ldwide popui.~y 06
the new te.lep~nteJt that war., developed .lac.ally 601t Mp.{.d c.ommu.Mc.ilior
06 data . Re.layf.i 601t ~f.iue.-6 and f.ipac.e a.lf.io c.ontinu.ed f.it!tong , and th~
mac.h.{.ne to ol c.ont!tol bu.J.i.{.ne.-6f.i -Unp!toved c.0Mide1tab.ly. Regu..la,t{,ng
equ.ipmen,t bu.J.iine.-6f.i c.ontinued healthy u.n.ti.l neM the end 06 the yeM ,
when r.,tJtetc.h- ou.t 06 tu.Jtbine 01tdeM by pu.blic. ~e.-6 du.e to thw
weaR 6inanc.ial por.,~on c.au.J.ied a downwa1td Jtevif.iion 06 pRanned p!toduc.tion.
Rega1tding 1975, p!tof.ipec.tf.i Me u.nc.e!ttain in view 06
the gene.Jtai ec.onomic. f.idua,t{,on. New 6 a~e.-6 in
the indu.f.i~al pMR will bec.ome available in the
-!ip~ng 601t MMReting and Manu. 6ac.tu.Jting, bu.t the.-6e
will be u.J.ied 601t WMehou.J.iing and t o Jtelieve the
p!te.-6ent c.Jtowded 6loo!t r., pac.e JtatheJt than expaMion
o ~ employment. Bac.Rlogf.i in Mme p!toduc.t line.-6
~
Me J.iUU ..'.tr._ :119 , bu.t otheM Me weaReMl'l.g . Un.le.-6f.i additional f.it!tetc.li - ou.tf.i
"'
and c.anc.ellilio>'l.f.i a 6 01tdeM oc.c.u.Jt, employment Jtedu.c.tionJ.i r.,houi.d not be r., ubr.,;tantial. The int!toduc.tion 06 two new p~eM in 1975 if.i expec.ted to Jte;.,u.U iit inc.JteM ed o tdeM, w.Uh Jte.-6u..lting 6avo1table -Unpac.t on the employment
;.,du.ilion .
P1tedic.tio >'l.f.i 601t t lte .lac.al f.idu.ilion in the .lMt hal6 a 6 19 75 c.ontinu.e to
depend pJt.{.maJt.{,ly on the 601tec.Mt 06 ove!taU nilional and inteJtnilional
ec.onom,Lc. c.ondJ.,tJ_onf.i. Su.c.h p!tedic.tioM g ene!taUy 6oJtec.ar.,t Mme -Unp!to vement
in the latteJt pa!tt 06 1975, and ,(,6 that oc.c.u.Jtf.i the Wayne.r.,b o!to Plant r.,houi.d
have. anotheJt f.iuc.c.e.-6.6 6ui. yeM.

*****
HAVE A SAFE HOLI DAY
Tomo rrow marks the f i r st pai d holiday of t he new year.
For t hose of you who will be trave li ng , we urge you to
dri
ve safe ly i n order to ma ke t hi s a very ha ppy new
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GOOD CHEER FOR NEW YEAR

Ano.theA

it ew

yeM .

TllA.J.> one happen,,6 .to be 1975.

Tlt e. e.ve.1i,l,!i artd neM c.a.ta...6..tltophu
e.nc.e.d, a1td Me gone .

06

1974 c.ame., weAe. e.xpe.JU-

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u,!Juai p:w blvM o 6 liv.{.rtg , lov.{.rtg , artd loo/Ung 6oJt .60me.th.{.ng
be.tto .
But the ti:o:zl.d nwvu art artd man/Und, mov.{.ng wdh
tl' i..mpJtove . At le.a.-6.t .the. ma.j oltdy ruu.

a,

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blJ tltc. yea/t . Yet .the. li.tile. irtc.hu o 6 .60ua.l ,
i nc 'tac , a.11d ae,!J,tlte.tic. gJtow.th.ti Me .theJte..
Orte need
crtltj took 6oJt .thvn.
And beautie.-6 o 6 li6e Jtemairt whe.,theJt .the.y be. .the.
beg-i11iu1tg.6 o(i a rte.w da.u OJt .the hopu 6oJt .the. 6u.tuJt.e..
Be o 6 go ad c.he.Vt , .then, 6oft JtemaiMrtg w<..th a..U o 6 U.6
Me .tilia .6LLC.lt ple.MU!t.e.li a...6 .the. J.imile. 06 a c.hild , .the /,
.tendeA look o 6 a lo ved orte, .the IUrtdnu .6 o 6 mo.6.t people,
.the. valuu 06 6a,i..,th , c.hcvU.ty, humility, jUJ.itic.e ... Thue c.a.rt
be wdh U.6 601t a -li..6et-Une.

So no ma,Ue.,'t what .the ha!td.6 h.{.p.ti Oft di-6 a.ppoin:tme.n.t-6 , Jteme.mbeJt .the ho pu and valuu o 6 mank. .{_nd and keep
!fCL(...'t 9cod che.eA 601t .the new yeM .
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THOUGHTS FOR ANEW YEAR

Wr i te i t on your heart that every day i s the best day

~. i n the year.

He i s rich who owns the day, and no one

owns the day who allows i t to be invaded with fret and

an xi ety .

Fi nish every day and be done with i t .

have done what you coul d.

no doubt, crept in .

You

Some blunde rs and absurdities,

Forget t hem as soon as you can,

t omorrow i s a new day; beg i n it well and serenel y, with

too hi gh a spi rit to be cumbered with your old nonsense .
Th i s new day i s too dear, with its hopes and invitations ,
to waste a momen t on t he yesterdays .
- Ralph Waldo Eme.Jt.6on