WAYNESBORO PLANT

GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGIN I A

VOL XVI No . 52

January 3, 1975

'A stitch in time--saves nine'

The object you see to the left is not a
miniaturized blimp; nor is it a monstrous
bomb . Actually, it is the new 20,000 gallo:
f uel oil tank which was installed outside
the plant last week. The new tank was adder
as extra standby fu el supply in case of an
unfores een na t ural gas reduction here at th l
plant.

As was stated in last week's energy article _

(ANOTHER LONG COLD WINTER?), our natural g1. ~
usage for the first quarter of the new year
has already been cut 45%. According to
Harvey Wilshusen, Plant Facilities and Construction Engineer, "The. 6owz. -0.ta.ndb y ta.nlui
we. now poMe.-0-0 buy-0 u-0 a. Wile. mM.e. hioWta.nc.e. in c.a.-0 e. o6 a.no:thVt gM c.LJJLtaJ.hne.n;t.
Wah the. 0owz. ta.nlui alJc.e.ady hiotail.e.d, we.
c.a.n ph..Ompily -0wUc.h oWt boilVI. 6Jtom na.:tWta.l
9a.-0 t o oil i6 e.vVt :the. 9a.-0 c.omp_a.ny Jte.quu.:t.6
u-0 :to c.Wt:ta,,l.l on na.:tu!tal ga.-0 . \
.

Although a major cr1s1s is not anticipated

here at the Waynesboro GE operations, every
precaution is being taken to guarantee
against the possibility of work interruption.
The energy cris i s is still a ~erious matt~r
and we urge everyone here at GE to continue
taking it seriously by doing a.11 that is
necessary to conserve energy .
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Oliver Gr ant , coach of the team, stated , "We.

to e.X-te.nd a.n i nvda.tion t o e.vVtyo ne. to
c.ome. on out a.nd c.he.Vt yowz. lac.al. te.a.m on t o
vie.tatty . 11

SCOGEE Basketball Team G ets Off

to a Good Sta rt!

~h

The GE SCOGEE Basketball Team won its first

game on December 19 against Crompton , 51- 35 .
Leadi ng scorer for the t eam was Tom Carper
as he swished his way to a total of 20 points
for the ni ght.

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Alive In '75
Tell yourself - believe it, too that you arc too big fo r worry, too
noble for anger, too brave for fear.
too happy to allow troubles to destroy
vour life .
Easier said (or written ) than done?
Yes . ..
But it's worth t rying if you intend
to enjoy each day - alive in 1975.

The second game of the season was played

January 2 agai nst DuPont PersoIUlel with the
.. third game to fo llow on January 9 agai nst
'...6o he "D" Shift from DuPont. The games will be
pl ayed i n t he girl' s gym at the Waynesbor o
High School- -starti ng time at 7:00 p.m.
(Cont ' d next col umn)

We at Gt ex t end our congratulations t o 81 I I on

his re t irement and wish him the very bes t !
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wa nt ed , Kide want ed, Kl ders wan t ed, ~ r ee,

Los t, and Found .
5. The form must be submitted in order for
the ad to appear i n the paper . Ads will not
be taken over the phone under any circumstances.

Spead-typink
"I used to type slow like t his by the
hunt-and-peck method," typed t he
student on her paper. "Bu t now," she
continued, "after t$ki ng thax coarse
in spccd y-typink, I can t yp 100 wordz
an minite."

6.

The form will contain only a specific

amount of blanks to be fi l led in . Each space
should contain one letter and an empty space
between words . Abbreviations, if nec essary ,
will be accepted . The ad must not exceed the
number of spaces provi ded on the f orm .

(Cont ' d Page 3, Col . 1)

- - - - -

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

7.

All ads must be submitted by 4:30 p . m.

each Monday in order that the ad be printed
in that week's paper .

8.

Only one ad will be allowed per person

per week.
9, In concurrence with company policy, all
items which are for sale must be personal
property only and in no way connected with

FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY SECTIONS OF

PENSION ACT APPLY TO MANY PLANS;
GE APPLIES FOR STUDY TIME
"A .6tudy o6 j Mt about ail. o6 oWt GE be.ne."L pl.a.M and p11.a.ctic.u .06 now bung made. .6 o that
we. c.an be. l>uJte. thal the.y o.Jte. in line. with any
1te.9ul.a.tion6 and !t.U.ling.6 wlUc.h mlght be. .iv6.6ue.d
und e.1t ' 6.J...duc.ia.lty lte.6 po M -i.bilily' .6 e.c.tio M o 6
the. 1te.ce.ntty e.nac.te.d Employee. Re.tilte.me.nt Inc.ome. Se.c.uJUl.!} Ac.t 06 1974."

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ANNOUNCEMENT
BRISA MEETING TO BE HELD
The Blue Ridge Industrial Safety Association
will hold a dinner meeting Thursday, January

30 here at the GE Plant. The meeting will

begin at 6:00 p.m. with a buffet dinner at
the ma in plant, and a short business meeting
immediately f~llowi~g. The eveni ng will end

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE

CAMPER--17 ft., low price -- 942 -507 3--="""'~=

ROLLER SKATES--Man's 9--Black--$15--942- 8755
MUSTANG--67--2+2--943-1498

FOR RENT

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI No . 52

WAYNESBORO ,V IRG IN I A

January 3, 1975

'A stitch in time--saves nine'

The object you see to the left is not a
miniaturized blimp ; nor is it a monstrous
bomb. Actually, it is the new 20,000 gallo
fael oil tank which was installed outside
the plant last week. The new tank was adder
as extra standby fuel supply in case of an
unforeseen natural gas reduction here at th e
p1ant.
As was stated in last week's energy article ~
(ANOTHER LONG COLD WINTER?), our natural g1.~
usa ge for the first quarter of the new year
has already been cut 45%. According to
Harvey Wilshusen, Plant Facilities and Construction Engineer, "The. 6oWL .6ta.ndby ta.nk..6
we. now poMe.M buy.6 M a. ,U,t,tte. molte. WWLa.nc.e. in c.M e. o6 a.nothe.Jt gM c..UJL:ta).hne.nt.
Wah the. 6oWL ta.nk..6 abt.e.a.dy wtall.e.d, we.
c.a.n p!tomp.tly .6witc.h OWL boilVUi 6Jtom n.a..:tuJta
gM to oil J..6 e.ve.Jt the. gM c.ompa.ny 1te.que..ct.6
M :to c.Wtta.il on na..twr.al. gM. ", ~ .

Although a major cr1s1s is not ariticipated

here at the Waynesboro GE opera.ti ons, every
precaution is being taken to guarantee
against the possibility of work interruption.
The energy crisis is still a ~erious matt~r
and we urge everyone here at GE to continue
taking it seriously by doing all that is
necessary to conserve energy.
*****************************************************************************************************~

SCOGEE Basketball Team Gets Off

to a Good Sta rt!

The GE SCOGEE Basketball Team won its first

game on December 19 against Crompton, 51-35 .
Leading scorer for the t eam was Tom Carper
as he swished his way to a total of 20 points
for the night.
The second game of the season was played
January 2 against DuPont Personnel with the
~hird game to follow on January 9 agains t
he "D" Shift from DuPont . The games will be
played in the girl's gym at the Waynesboro
High School--starting time at 7: 00 p .m .
(Cont'd next coll.D11Tl)

Oliver Grant, coach of the team, stated, "We.

w,Uh to e.X-te.nd a.n invilation to e.ve.Jtyone. :to
c.ome. on ou,t a.nd c.he.e.Jt yoWL .lac.al te.a.m on to
vie.toity. "
#####
Alive In '75
Tell yourself - believe it, too that you arc too big for worry, too
n oble for anger, too brave for fear.
too h ap py to allo,, troubles to destroy
vour life.
Easie r said ( or writte n ) than done?
Yes ...
But it's worth trying if you intend
to enjoy each d ay - alive in 1975.

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

7, All ads must be submi tted by 4: 30 p . m.
each Monday i n order t hat the ad be printed
in that we.e k ' s paper.

8.

Only one ad will be al lowed per person

per week.

9.

In concurrence wi th company policy, all

items which are for sale must be personal
property only and in no way connected with
any business venture . The f or m wi ll state
this .
10 . The form wi ll request the name and home
phone nlL~ber of the employee . No commerc i al
phone numbers will be accepted.

These are the rules and regula t ions set up

for our new Want-Ads section in the paper.
It shou l d be noted that any of the above
regul ations are subj ect to change whenever
t he need arises .
SWAP SHOP
O FOR $1\ LE

OFOR REIH
OTRAOE
Dh'MHED

CJ RID E WMITEO
OR I JERS WANTED

ROCM 105 - RELATI OllS

OLCS T

a FREE

\--r--Eft_j

Acs :.;':. ' Le in ;ccr lU~ 1<0 late r than ~ :JO . Monday preceding ?;.zt::l\cttioii
c!.::tc. /..'.!~ .. J..st "'C~ ~\CceC ':.;i~ces ;-iro.,.1C'e~. iHiC C"lly Mc aC: t t~r- ..Jy Cle

:iC~l

The

"A .otudy o 6 j Mt a.bou;t all o 6 oUJt GE be.ne."U _

plan.a a.nd p1ta.c.tic.e..o i..-6 now bung ma.de. -6 o tha.,t
we. c.a.n be. J.iUJte. t ha,t the.y Me. ,{,n line. w.<;th a.ny
1te.gula.tion.o a.nd '1.Ulingf.i w/U.c.h m,(,ght b~ i..-6.oue.d
unde.Jt ' 6,(,duuMy Jte..o po n.o,(,b,(,lity' J.> e.c.,t;_o n.o o 6
the. Jte.c.e.ntly e.na.c.te.d Employe.e. Re.ti!te.me.nt Inc.ome. S e.c.Wtily Ac.t o 6 7974. "
Edward H. Be ekman, GE ' s manager of Employee
Benefit s and Compensat i on told about the
effort go i ng into the study . "CU!t!te.ntly,

CO!tpo!ta,te. Employee. Be.ne.6m .ope.~t:-i .

a.nd f..cw.Jye.Jt-6 Me. c.he.c.IU.ng e.ve.Jty po.o.o~b,(,lity
06 the. ne.e.d 601t a.ny a.me.ndme.nt to a.ny plan, "
he said. "The. Ac.t a.pplie..o to ma.ny mOJte.
be.ne.6,(,t plan.a tha.n the. pe.n.o,(,on plan, e.ve.n
though il ' !.> c.a.Ue.d the. Employe.e. Re.ti!te.me.nt
Inc.ome. Se.c.Wtily Ac.t. Fo!t e.xa.mple., ,{,n.oUJta.nc.e. plan.a a.nd va.c.a.;t,(,on plan.a ma.y be. ,{,nvolve.d. Be.c.a.U6e. GE ha.-6 J.>o many be.ne.6;tiJ.,
il' !.> go,(,ng to ta.k.e. time. to c.he.c.k all ,(,mplic.a.;t,(,on.o 06 the. Ac.t a.nd applic.a.;t,(,on 06 po-6J.>,{,ble. Jte.gula.;t,(,on.o.

O FOUND

E
f--!-1--l! f-+-1
I -+-+_I1---+-I-t--t-1
sub":"ittc-<l pe r \<.ee~ per e~p1oycc .
pho M under any circuo:ist.snccs .

FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY SECTIONS OF

PENSION ACT AP PLY TO MANY P L ANS;
GE APPLIES FOR STUDY TIME

r.n:s

wfl l not accept ad~ over tne

PtiO-. E '0 .- ---- --- ---- ---- - ------ -------------- - --..:: --- ---- -------

The 1 a-r{S) referred to ;n t h;s a<! ls/are i/ persoral prope rty anc ls/
are tn no way cor.nected wi:n any bu s1r. css v~n:u:-e .

" In OJtde.Jt to do t hi..-6 c.he.c.ung ,{,n a. tho1toug h

6a.J.iiU.on a.nd ,{,n ke.e.p,(,ng W-{;th Jte.c.e.ntly i..-6!.>ue.d
gove.Jtnme.nt p!toc.e.dWte..o, GE ha.-6 6~e.d ~n a.~~
c.a.;t,(,on 601t po!.>tpone.me.nt 06 c.eJtta,<_n 6~duCAM,~~
Jte..opon.o,(,b,(,lity p!tOvi..-6,(,on.o 06 the. Ac.t, " Mr.
Beekman said . He added that it appear ed that
many companies with broad a rrays of bene fits
like GE 's are having to do the s ame , as provi ded for under t he Act.

S!Gr:Af1..Rt

lir . Beekman emphasized that the purpose of

The. a.bove. i..-6 a. J.ia.mple. 06 the. Want-Ad!.> 601tm,

e.nt,(,;tle.d SWAP SHOP, w/U.c.h ,(,}., to 6,(,lle.d ,{,n
a.nd Jte.tU/tne.d to Re.la.;t,(,on.o. Be.low i..-6 an
e.xa.mple. 06 how the. Swap Sh~p 601tm .oho~d be.
6,(,.t.te.d ,(,n and how t he. ad w..i.l.e. appe.M ~n the.
pa.pe.Jt:

0 FO R Sl\LE

OF OR RENT

H~~;;~~0

the postponement is merely to provide time

f or a careful review of status of GE benefit
plans with respect to the fiduciary responsibi l ity sect i ons of the Act and will not
affect the administration of the plans.
Therefor e, it wi ll i n no way adversely affect
the intere st of any plan part icipant or
beneficiary .

SWA P SHOP
ROOii 105 - RELATIOllS

O RID E WANT ED

OR l DRS ,..'ANTED

O LOST
O FOU" O

a FREE

A notice of the application f or postponement ,

including a list of the vari ous GE benefit
plans b ei ng studied during the postponement
and other information , is posted on pl ant
bulletin boards .

:.cs

us: 1.c- in ?otr !C:> ro lat er tha n .:; JO . ~:;nday ~rtceclnt; pu:l1catlcn
;.~s ... _.st nc e..cced spaces rr oviC:<"~ .
,;,rd cnly O'le .id i t e":l ;-dy brp<' r ,.,eek per c~1ployce .
:tic ll(WS will not accept ads over the
phone 1J1IJ<:r any circ umst.1nccs .
~<1t1_.

sub~lttcd

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i -<"~ { ~ ;. ,.eferrcd t c ln thl s .l~ h/Jre r-1 ;), send 1 p r o;:>e'"t.)" .~nr1 Is/

ace i n no -.y cont.c<ted 1'.h any business

'kC,.A~~

drawkcaB dae R *
,a s tsurn um dn a. d al'r 11m . kool u oY
ton dna l;l'a('t ts 11 111 s dr ow IahT
. t lll'lll l' O t

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t'>l1j ~i esrc, roo p siht tuB

. l lll' JlSS i lll \\'Oil ~-taht l'lll it doog ruoy fQ

TRADE

OPEL- -69 for J eep or pickUp.

SSS 1010

Head hacktrn rcl

'Happy Retirement'
To Bill Pleasants
Bill Pleasants began his
new year by not showing
up for work the next day;
or the day after. No,
he hasn't thrown in the .
towel and decided to call
it quits; but what he has
done is join our list of
happy and carefree retirees
this month.
,Bill joined GE March 30,
1964 in Light Machines.
Before t hat he worked for 16 years at Virginia
Meta lcrafters as a brazeman and welder. The
sk ill he has acquired over the years may come
in handy later on for , as he stated, "I have.

ha.d an o 66Vt to woJtk -<.n a we.lc:Ung c.ompa.ny bu;t

I would only wo!tk pa.Jtt-thne.. I'd .t.i..ke. to enjoy my !te.t-<.Jtemvit. and, al;though I wouldn't
nU.nd wo!tk-<.ng ome. I'd a..l6o .t.i..ke. to be. able. to
take. 066 6o!t t.Jt-<.p w-<..th my w...6e. o!t to go
6,( h-<.ng . I !te.ally .t.i..ke. all typu o6 pow . "

Fi sh i ng and welding are not the only things

B;i.J.l can do. He also likes to refinish furnit
and plans to put this skill to work, too,
atter he retires.
On December 14, the Relay Machine Room group
and other friends gave Bill a Retirement Party
at the Shenandoah Heights Baptist Church, with
approximately 60 people attending. Concerning
the party and gifts, Bil l extended his thanks,
stating: "I would .t.i..ke. to e.xp!te. my de.e.p
app!te.c.-<.a.t-<.on

-<.n my hon.Oft .
me. .

0o!t

the. !te.t-<.Jteme.nt c:Unn.Vt g-<.ve.n

It WM a c.omple.te. uJtpWe. to

The. 6ood WM de.l-<.uoM and the. g-<. 0u thne.ly.

A.l6 o, I w... h to e.xpJtM a pe.ual thank. t o

all my 6Jt-<.e.nd out.-<.de. the. Re.lay Ma.c.h-<.ne. Shop

oOtt the. be.au;t-<.6ul Watc.h . I hall o.1..wo.ij t.Jte.MuJte. my many 6Jt-<.end and c.o-wo1tkeM at GE.
EvVtyday ,{, a day 06 thank.. Thank. a.gain 6oJt
!temembe;Ung M I will not 001tge.t you. God
blu e.ac.h o 6 you."

We at GE extend our congratulations to Bill on

hi s retirement and wish him the very best!
#####

PUT IT IN THE WANT-ADS

Thinking about selling your home and mov ing
into a tree? Maybe you have considered
giving up that old money- grabbi ng , airpolluting Studebaker of you rs for a unicycl e
to ride in to work on but just didn/t know
how to go about getti ng it advertised.
We ll now you've found the way . The Waynes boro GE Pl ant NEWS i s now offering to the
employees, at no charge, t he chance to
advertise t hose goods you have been trying
to sell, rent, trade, or give away. Even
if you're getting t ired of riding in to
work alone and want someo ne along to share
in an enlightening conversation concerning
the weather, you can now advertise i t in
the Want-Ads. Not onl y that, you ca n al so
adverti se items that you may ha ve lost or
even found.
Beginning Friday, January 10, 1975, the
NEWS will carry a fu ll column of ads , submitted by emp loyees. The following is a
detailed descripti on of how t he new Want-Ads
section will work:
1 . The Want- Ads sect ion shall comprise one
column of ads in our us ual f our- page paper ;
depending on the number of ads submitted .
2 . The section wil l contain ads whic h are
to be s ubmitted one f ull week pr i or t o t he
distributi on date of t he plant paper . The
ad secti on will also c ontain the necessary
form that is to be fill e d out and sent t o
Relations in or der fo r t he ad t o appear in
the paper .
3 . All ads wil l be carried for a peri od of
one week (one i ssue ) . I f within that week
(by the t ime t he next i ssue is printed) the
ad has not b een f ille d , anot her f or m s hould
be filled out and t he ad resubmitted t o
Relations to be printed in the following
week' s paper .

4. The section may b e used for i t ems which

are to b e adverti s ed under t he following
categori es: For Sale, For Rent, Trade ,

Wanted, Ri de Wa nted, Riders Wan ted, Free,

Lost, and Found.
5. The form must b e submitted in or der f or
the ad to appear in t h e paper . Ads wi ll not
be taken over the phone under a ny circumstanc es .

Spead-typink
"I used to type slow like this by the
hunt-and-peck method,'' t~']){!d the
student on her paper. "But now," she
continued, "after t$king thax coarse
in speed y-typink, I can typ 100 wordz
an minite."

6. The fo r m wi ll c ontai n only a s pe c i f i c

amount of blank s to be f ill e d i n . Each spa ce
should conta i n one letter a nd an err:pty spac e
between wor d s . Abbr evi ations, i f nec essary ,
will be accepted . The ad must not exceed the
number of spaces p r ov ide d on the for m.

(Cont ' d Page 3, Col . 1)

TEAM WORK GETS THE JOB DONE

Another outstanding exampl e of t eam coordination and all out perfonnance by CDO people
was the completion of three l arge Synchronous Condenser Exciters for Zaire. With
the requisition arriving in l ate January,
portions of the design were rel eased over
the next four months as soon as engineering
was completed and coordinated with t he
customer's consultant and other GE pl ants
in Schenectady, New York; Chambl ee, Georgia
and Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Then, through diligent expediting and excellent cooperation among all fWlctions during
manufacturing , the three special purpose
exciters valued at $285,000 , wer e shipped
i n early December; l ess t han one year after
receipt of requisition.
The Synchronous Condensers, each rated at
70,000 't..'VA, are part of an extensive power
transmission system which transfers power
generated at the Inga Dam on the lower
T :\l.E:\T is Cod-Cinn ...
.. . lk l!11rnhlc.
F:\\IE is \la11-Cin11 ..
... lie Cr:1td11 l.
CO:\CE IT is Sclf-Ci\cn .. .
. . . Be C.1rcful.

Zair e (Congo River) to the southeastern

highl ands more than 1000 mil es away .
The people involved in the completion of
the Synchronous Condenser were: Assembly- Dave Lutton, Lynn Higgs , Don Snodgrass ,
Herman Clark, Emmett SUJnner , Albert May,
Harlene Vest, Glenna Burns , Patrici a Mawyer ,
Myrtle Balser, Barbara Wright, Nell Sharpe ,
Martha Gibson, Eva Annentrout , Marie Hottinger , Gl adys Morri s , Joe Ellinger , Piet er
Juchter, Verna Rudine, Bill German, Keith
Dalton, Bernard Campbell, Alfred Rose ,
Dwayne McLaughlin ;
Test--Larry Kyger, Alvin Allen, Lody Serrett
Florence Bell, Jack Smith, Ray Hilder br and;
Marketing - -Jack Kaczmar ek
Engineering-- Ertle Hewett , Arthur Corten ,
Joseph Miller, Russel Shiflett, Ward Chapman,
David Wampler;
Painting- -Al Nonrellc
Production--Del Niedentohl, Joe Brunetto ,
Carl Ludwick, Doug Ponton, Buddy Spears
A Threat In Time
"Jk a good gny a nd h(lp me do this
hom('work, ]);1cl. If you don't, I'll refuse to he lp your g randson with his."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL XVI I No. 2

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

A SALUTE TO ...
JOHN ESTES, I&SE; DAVE DRIVER, SHIPPING
DEPARTMENT-COO; AND LUTHER LONG, PRODUCT ION
DEPARTMENT-COO.

January 10, 1975

Manpower Reduction
Although 1974 was a very satisfactory year
on the whole, the last quarter of the year
presen ted a few problems for t he Waynesboro
GE Operations. We were fortunate enough to
be able to keep all emp loyees through yearend of 1974 and the holidays; but i t has
been necessary to rearrange the work force,
due specifically to stretch-outs of contracts in COO and problems in ou r own DCPD.
Therefore, it was necessary to lay-off 107
hou rly employees, 3 nonexempt salaried
employees, and to place a few exempt employees on lack-of-work . Also, there are
approximately 180 other employees who were
directl y affected by the situation through
bumps. The total adjustment was less than
4% of our tota l work force.

John EteJ.i (l) a.nd Vave V.tUveJt ~ead oveJt the

letteJt 06 QOmmenda.:ti..on they eaQh ~eQe,.lved
60~ th~ ot.Lt.6tancli..ng e66ow on.a ~eQent
pM j eu. Not p~eJ.i ent when the p-<..c.:twte WM
tak.en WM LITT:heJt Long who WM alo QOmmended
6M h.w e66ow on the p~ojeu.
These three Waynesboro GE employees have
earned a special salute from all of us for
the extra effort they expended on a recent
project . The project came about quite by
accident when, on November 22, a rheostat
failed in far-off Trinidad, resulting in a
temporary loss of electrical power to the
islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Emergency
repairs were made to this component and the
unit was returned to service on November 25,
but the customer wanted to replace this
component and make a permanent repair.
The customer called International Sales
Division in New York during the same weekend and steps were immed iately i nitiated to
~mp l ete l y identify it and secure an exact
'1 a cement.
The rheostat was originally furnished by
Waynesboro as part of a Lynn turbine genera(Cont' d next column)

We hope that this cutback will meet the

business need and that the economic condition will not be the cause of any further
reduction.
####41

(Cont'd from Col . 1)

tor set. Mr . Estes provided information
regarding identification of the component
and located an exact replacement in the
factory. Messrs. Long and Dri ver processed
the necessary paperwork on a rush basis
resul ting in prompt shipment to New York .
Miss M. McVitie of IntSD in New York, made
necessary plane arrangements to Trinidad .
All this was done wi th in four working days.
The customer has recently advised IntSD tha1
the component was pic ked up at the airport
and installed immediately in the turbine
generator set. He also expressed t hanks to
General Electric for their assistance in
providing quick delivery of a non - standard
item.
This extraordinary effort between interdepartments resu lts in building customer
confidence and future additional orders for
General Electric equipmen t. So, John Estes,
Lu ther Long and Dave Driver -- we salute
you for a job well done!

Valley Tech Will Offer

Job-Related Courses Once Again

lEIE-TAlfS
By Jean

B~dge

If anything in the world can put a strain

on an otherwise happy home, an epidemic of
flu can. Two occupants with flu equals
100% participation and that's an epidemic!
I'm convinced the marriage vows should be
revised to promise "in sickness (especially
flu) and in health." After a week of shuffling around carrying a thermometer, a
laboratory of assorted pills, and mounds
of Kleenex for a security blanket, the lack
of enthusiasm for anyone or anything is
evident. Added to all the paraphernalia
necessary for survival are a red nose,
watery eyes and scruffy-looking hairdos.
Sound romantic? Hardly.
It's difficult to be sympathetic over someone else's aching muscles when your own
feel as though they were kicked over in the
second round by a kangaroo. It's terribly
annoying to have to listen to someone cough
and hack and cough and hack when your own
throat is too sore to talk and every time
you cough, you feel like the man with his
head bouncing down the sidewalk in the TV
commercial. You just wish your coughing
companion would shut up so you could
cough in peace.
Convinced your hours are limited before
departure for the "Happy Hunting Grounds",
a little moral support would be in order
from your ailing partner. Is this forthcoming? Nope. Because he/she can hardly
get upset over your early demise when
he/she feels that he/she is bound for the
same destination.
You sit around like two blobs with lilting
personalities comparable to old Army mules
and take turns asking: "Do you want some
gingerale?" The muffled "Un-unh" or
"Un-huh" from within several handkerchiefs
is barely intelligible. It's questionable
whether people really conquer influenza they wander back into the world to escape
the brilliant repartee.
If our scientists could use their advanced
technology to devise a method of scheduling
ailments, it would sure make things easier.
When I'm dying with flu, I want someone to
really care! ! Not just cough with me.
0

No opportunity is ever lost.

Someone else picks up each one
you miss.

The Valley Vocational Technical Center h~

offering job-related courses once again to
area GE employees.
The courses and related jobs are:
Basic Electronics - Tester R9
Inspection - Inspector Rl3
Machine Shop - Entry into Machine Shop
up to and including Rl3 Milling
Machine and Grinding

Mechani~al

Bill Perry wishes to remind all interested

employees that if they decide to take the
courses they will qualify for tuition assistance tm.der the Individual Developnent
Program. Application fonns may still be
obtained through your foreman or Mr. Perry's
office and should be returned to Relations
as soon as possible.
Just as before, enrollment will be limited
to approximately 10 students and students
will be selected on the basis of seniority
and date of receipt of application in Relations. (Exception: Mr. Perry stated the
Machine Shop course was over-subscribed ~
the 1974 Fall Quarter Session. These pa~
cular employees will be given consideration
first to take the course beginning this
quarter.) A copy of each course description
follows:

Basic Electronics: A basic course in the

fundamentals of direct and alternating
current circuits, and the components in
these circuits. It is intended for persons with no previous electrical background who desire to engage in testing
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
practical experience in the laboratory.
The laboratory work will emphasize the
use of common meters and test equipment
in making electrical measurements.
Length of course: 14 weeks.
Instructor: Larry Long.
Mechanical Inspection: The class provides
both theoretical and practical education~
aspects involved with making mechanical
measurements. The disciplines which wil~
be covered in the curricula include review of shop mathematics, print reading,
and use and care of measuring equipment.

,t

(Cont'd page 3, Col. 1)

l /l u

(Cont'd from page 2, Col . 2)

The c ommonly used inspection equipment will
be made available t o the students in order
t o provide additional experience .
..-..., ngth of course: 16 weeks
-nstructor: Henry Eels.

Another NEW YEAR Retiree

After 19 years of dedicated
service to GE, Cecil Beckner plans to beg i n this
year dedicat i ng her time
to her husband and her
church activities. Cecil,
who began he r retirement
Janua ry 1, says she "c.oul.d
ne.veJt be. -O~ 6-{..e.d being
ide.e.." She and her husband, who is also retired,
expect to spend a l ot of
time trave ling.

Machine Shop: The course will consist of

actual training in the mach i ne shop . The
student will learn to operate Drill Presses,
Milling Machines , Lathes, Gr inders , and
miscellaneous hand tools . Also the course
will include blueprint reading and safety
in t he shops . Students will be requi red t o
wear safety glasses wi th sideshields . Student s should wear work clothes.
Length of course : 14 weeks.
Instructor : J. Willard Blough .

Schedule (all courses): Winter Quar ter 1975The Machi ne Shop Course will be taught in
the Machine Room (Valley Tech) Thursday
beginning February 6 fr om 7 p .m. to 10 p . m.
The Mechanical Inspectors Course wi ll meet
on Wednesday evening beginning February 5
from 7 p.m . to 10 p . m. in the Drafting Room
and the class on Bas ic El ectronics will
meet on Thursday eveni ngs beginning February
6 from 7 p . m. to 10 p.m. in the Electron i cs
Room . Registration should be c ompleted at
.....-,~e Valley Tech Admissions Offi ce prior to
vne beginning dates of the courses .

Madison College Dean to Conduct

'Information' Meeting on MBA Courses

In the December 6, 1974 issue of the NEWS

an article was pri nted stati ng that Madison
College was interested in offering, to the
Waynesboro area, graduate leve l courses
toward an MBA degree . But, in order to do
so, it had to be determined whether in terest
in the courses wou l d be suffi cient enough to
warrant the undertaking of the proj ect.
The response to the article was more than
sufficient. Therefore, on Thursday, January
16, Dr. Bi ll Hanlon, Dean of the School of
Bus i ness at Madison Co ll ege, will visit
General Electric to conduct an "Information"
Meeting in the Auditor ium beginning at 1:30
p.m. Dr. Han lo n will be available to discuss the details of such a course offering
for t he Spring Semester 1975 .
.. ucification of the meeting has already
been sent to the 30 employees who have
expressed an interes t in taking the courses.
Everyone else interested in these courses
should plan to attend this important meeting, also.

}7<,

But be twe en the i r t raveli ng escapades, she

plans to spend some ti me gardening and, her
favorite pasti me, playing the piano. Cecil
has pl ayed the piano for many years for the
Central Baptist Church in Waynesboro and she
is now ass isting in playing for the First
Nazarine Church .
She stated that although she "ha.-0 e.nj oye.d
heJt wo.1tk. cit GE," especiall y Shipping, and
she thinks "GE ha.-0 wondeJt6ul. be.ne.6.do ,"
she can ' t help but be ":th!U.,Ue.d oveJt no
moJte. 'c.loc.k. in - c.loc.k. ou;t ' houM " which
she has had for over 19 years.
Cecil received many nice re t irement gifts
from her friends during and after Chri stmas
whom she wishes to thank. She would also
li ke to t hank her fellow employees for t he
Retiremen t Dinner they had fo r her at Bonan
za Restaurant. "T:t {the dinner ) wa.-0 -00
:though:t6ul. and i t made. me. .1te.a1.,{,ze. and app.!te.c.icite. e.ve.n mo.!te. :the. 6hie.nd6 I have. made.
whle. wo.1tk.in.g cit GE. "

*****
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
We. wi-0 h :to -0A..nc.Vteltj thank. a.U OU.It 6.!tie.nd6
and ne.ighboM 60.!t :the.i.!t k.A..nd e.x.p.1tcv.i-0ion.-6 06
.6 ympcithy du.!tin.g OU.It Jte.c.e.n.:t beJte.ave.me.n.:t , :the.
loM 06 OU.It 6citheJt , Wcv.ile.y Gwn . The. 6loWeM,
c.a.1td.6, ptta.tje.M and :though:t.6 o 6 OU.It 6.!tie.nd.6
helpe.d .6U.6:taA..n U.6 du.!ting :thM pe.Jtiod.
J e.an Gwn , TUltneJt # 1
Vuk.A..e. Cape. {6O.!tme!t e.mplo ye.e.)
ROCK AND WORRY
Rocking i n a rockin g chai r gi ves
yo11 soml'th ing to do w ithou t getting
an\'\dwr<'.

;r hat's w hy worrying is simi lar to

rocking.

SAV INGS PLANS

'PAYO~) ~

MADE JANUARY 6
IS SIXTH LARGEST

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SWAP SHOP

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PICK YOUR PUP--Mi xed small breed--943- 2950 .

SINCE 1963

WANTED
CARPOOL-- Vicinity of South Linden--942- 3691 .

Many Waynesboro GE employees

were happy to open their
,
mailboxes and find some-( (~ ~
thing there besides
bills , for a change!
On Janua~y 6 a huge
~~
"payout ", or distribu.//
tion, of securities and
cash -- valued at more than
$137 mill ion as the year began -- was on its
way to more than ~63 , 000 GE people -- employees,
ret i rees and former employees . It was the
sixth l argest i n total dollar amounts since
1963 when the first c ombined savings plans
dist ribution was made .
The $137 million made up tl:e a nnual "payout"
of the General Electric Savings and Security
Program and GE ' s Savings and Stock Bonus Pl an.
GE Stock certificates, S&S Pr ogram Mutual
Fund Units purchased under the plans , as well
as cash, were mailed from GE 's Treasury Opera tions in Schenectady . U. S . Savings Bonds purchased by partic ipants were mai led from the
U. S. Treasury ' s disburs ing center in Phi ladelphia.
The distribution represented the investments
of participants in the S&S Program in 1971
and savings of participants in the Savings
and Stock Bonus Plan in 1969 . It also inc luded securities purchased for part icipants
with Company matching payment s in those
years.
S&SP participants leave the i r investments
in trust f or a speci~ied three- year holding
period and receive a 50% matching payment .
Stock Bonus Plan users leave their savings
in for a specified five- year period and
receive a bonus in GE stock of 15% of their
savings .
More than 140 ,000 were on the receiving end
of the S&SP payout while over 23 , 000 received
the Stock Bonus Plan securities .
The t otal va lue of the payout is based on
Dec ember 31 closing market values for GE
St ock and S&SP Mutual Fund Cni ts , plus maturi\Y value of the U. S . Savings Bonds being
otributed, as well as cash .

SWAP SHOP

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a "OR ?. EllT

ROD''. 105 - RELAT ID'lS

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O R I DE ~/A NTED
a RI :lERS W,\NTED
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r:o late r" tha n 4:30 , Xonday precedtn; pJbl i cation

c!u~f~ .
;.c~ - ... !.t "':C~ e'tcee~ <;;;:'JCes :>rovtcec .
and only or.e ac it En ri:.y be
sub .. t :cC ;.er "'ee~ pe r e'."'plOJH.' .
The r: E~S wil 1 no t acce pt ads ove,. t he
Aci

t:c tn ;:cc

;>horiE- und<?r any ci,.cu .. stanc~s.

i.f.''E- - - - -- -- -- - - - - ---- - - --- - - --- - - - - - -- --- - ---- - -- - --- PAY 110 . ---- ---- - -1 "'E PHO:, 110 . -- - - - - - --- - - - - - -- -- --- - -- - ------- - - - - - -- EXT. --- - - - - -- -- -- 7r.e i t e-:(s) referred to i i this a ~ is/are rry pe rsor.al pr ope rty and is/
are in no "'ay cor.nected with any busir.e:>s vi:nture.

s!G:.1'lvRE

ThU, 6oJLJn will a.ppe.M week.ly -<.n t he pla.n-t NEWS.

When .6ubmU:tin.g a.n. a.d, c.ut the 6oJLJn out 06 ~
pa.peJt, 6ill d -<.n, a.n.d .6en.d t o Room 105, Re..c....
.Uon..6.
HERE'S GOOD NEWS: LTD! RATES
FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
MOVE DOWNWARD ABOUT 20 %

A rate decrease~ You don't hear of too many

these days, but there's one coming for participants in the Long Term Disability Insurance pl an for hourly employees . The reason:
favorable claims experience in 1974.
Beginni ng January 1 the ra te for hourl y p~id
employees with less than 14 years o~ cred'.ted
service will be 1. 2% of normal strai ght time
weekly earnings -- a reduction of 20% from
the 1974 rate of 1. 5%. Hourly employees
with 14 or more years of credi ted service
will pay a rate of $1 . 75 per week -- a 20.5%
reduction fr om the $2 . 20 per week ra t e of
1974.
For salaried emp loyees, the rate of $1.70
per month per $100 of monthly benefits wi l
remain uncha nged.
The LTDI plans provide that the insurance
carrier will establish the rate of contri butions for each year on January 1 on the
basis of t he prior year's experience.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI I No . 3

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

1975

HOTLINE
Got some interesting news to print? We ll,
then, te ll our new reporters about i t '.

Aloha!

The NEWS is proud to announce that it has

increased its staff by adding four reporters
to it. The reporters are l argely responsible for gathering news in their respective
sections but are not necessari ly li mi ted to
it.

The new reporters and their sections are:

Frank Gum ----------Inez Hite ----------Annabelle McChesney Alice Wood ----------

DCPD Accounting
DCPD Engineering
NCO Marketing
NCO En gineeri ng

~is

possib l e that i n the past, we may have

vve rlooked interesting news that would have
made new swo rthy artic l es, si mp ly because we
di dn ' t know abou t tham. But now, by having
reporters in the different areas, the NEWS,
hopefully, will be ab l e to l earn of events
and activities in the various sections
which may have gone unnoticed.
So, if you have any in t eresting news (worthy
of pri nting, of course) about your section
or you r own outstanding achievements , don't
hesitate to see your area reporter about it.

If you are still undecided about what to do

on your vacat i on this summer then maybe we
can help. It i s still possible for anyone
to sign up and submit a sma ll deposit for
the SCOGEE HAWAII-LAS VEGAS TOUR for th is
summer.
Now you can pl an to spend a gl orious weekand-a-ha l f in the sun in Waikiki or at the
gameing tab l es in Las Vegas. Cost of t he
trip --- ONLY $699 per person; inc luding
transportation to and fro, hotel expenses
for 9 nights, baggage handling in Honolulu
and other miscellaneous services.
Phylli s Pendergraft, coordinator of the
tr i p, urges you to make your deposit as
soon as poss ible. A second deposit of $100
i s requ ired by March 15, 1975 with the
final payment due by June l, 1975.
Information on the Tour can be found in the
cafeteria serving lines at all l ocations.
For any add i tional information, contact
Phyllis Pendergraft, Ext. 371 or 372.
Phyl li s Pendergraft, Ext .
VA...6p.ta.y,i,ng -the new.6pa.peJt :they w..<.ll Mon be
g a.-theJU.ng ,tn 6oJtmatio n 6Olt Me : S e,a,ted
(l -to Jt ) F1ta.nk Gwn a.rid Atice Wo od; .6:ta.nd,tng,
Anna.belle McChuney a.rid Inez H,t,te. R. J.
Vepa. (.6ea.-ted on :the 6M )[,{.gh-t ) 1tep1tuen-t.6
VCPD Ma.nu6a.c...twUng. Th!tough Ra.y '.6 coo1td,tnatio n, ea.ch Ma.nu6a.c...twUng .6ub-.6 ec:t,{.on ha.-6
-the 1tupon.6,tb,(,l{;ty 60Jt p1tu enting a. .6pec.A.a..l
new.6pa.peJt A...6.6ue on -thU!t ope/tatio n-6 . The
.6ub-.6ec:t,(on.6 ha.ve been a..6.6,.gned .6peu6,{.c
mo n-thly pubticatio n da.-tu

THEllVl:S

PATENT APPLICATION AWARDS

t'.:s.

iihbly had never been considered pretty,

she was rather homely , but in the
ir... e: i:c-:sses of her he art she had a secret
Jrel:l.!:1.
:10 Lll"le ir. the whol e world suspected
tut, ii' she nad imd her '' druthers ", she would
l:a\e cl, :3en 1.0 '::le bea u tift.:l.
ji.

fL.,~L

r!ever LL r er ..L i fe ha d heads turned as she

walli:.ed DY ; never had she enjoyed the thrill
oi' Ka_1,ir~~ i:n.o a crowde d room and having
men brea,,[;Jessly watch h er entrance. The
Lruth \I-~, whe. she went t o the beach in a
bath i11,: .; , 1 t., t.ne wnbrell a boys sometimes
calJ.e i !..... r "s :. r " .
l:," re:::cvel.i t he leading ladies from
TV soap '.t'era.:; anJ iL'lag i ned herself in their

S:.i:::

J.rec..J.':

place, a hrays tant a.li z ing ly mysterious and

beauti.'.L.
vii th t.ln s backgroW1ci on Mrs . Cribbly, you
can app1ec i ate t he i ncident which o ccurred
one Scm.:iay r..,crr:inr.; .

t>p:c in1 ~, , _, ,:c1:.i:-:i:: alive a nd the warm April

breE:ze cc!1TiE:<i. !1int3 o f the aroma of ear ly
bloomiiw flcr..,ers . Mrs . Cribbly carefully
selectecl her att.ire fo r Chur ch and was very
lHppy a.:> s::-ie ar:praiseG. he r reflect i on . Her
new blue tress was de licately enhanced by
the fancy pink sweater she had received for
Christ1:as anl as sf:e t. u r ned from the mirror ,
;;;ne r.::B .. . '.'::. _-: reat ! Quite exuberantly
:"nC. en. re j sei.:'- sa.tisfied , even a little
c <:.nee i Le1 c v er her :ippea r nac e , she arrived
ar

*****
Keep Your Driving Slate Clean
A plan which rewards good driving and also
provides a means of improving those drivers
with bad records was put into action by the
Division of Motor Vehicles on January 1 .

c:1L..!' ~: .

!!rs . iibtl;,; was Lrct:;__y de lie;hted when a car

fJ~ . 2. ",, ~ enr .:.~ sn.e :1a.d. ne ver seen before
smilt::d c.c !1er quiLe enthus iastically and
shE: preL'l<ec like a peac o ck . Mentally con1:!'2.t. tl u Li r., t'.".e::: -'or b e ing s o discerning ,
'.'.:s. d bi ~:, a.:.::,cs t irr.Eedi a tely received
her se...:or:a accoJ.ade of the morning . As she
passeJ u .;rnu1, ot men o n t he steps , they
tur::e..: h .-l ~!-- and all smiled most admiriEgl:/.
.. i LK. nc; rerhap s s[)e had finally
1:>.chie" :<I . er urec.!;1 o f " f emme fata le", she
J'.)ur.d " .E:<.iL i .. Church .
,iit.bly l '""'Wed her head for pr ayer,
.:.::. e'..b.:,cly deflated .
She almost
1_)c;g_x ! i-.i.-nt ,, .lt. iouci whe n she d iscovered
why t:\'('1yo11t:: had snlil ed - and smiled ! There
l.ll her .! o'n' ;;r:i ,;t:-.c.s sweater was a very large
p~ _:_ 2 t; '- -'- - (,!.a :,ar; t -~; rroc lai ming to the whole
W< c J.,-: 1. ! 1 '. s be Ka s worth $16 . 2 5 .
'r1~1.e:::;

r:c.

R.-<-c.haJtd F!Ub eJtg (.t J a.nd U.t!Uc.h Sc.hne.e.klo.th

.look. OVeJt .the. c.e.Jt;ti..OJ...e_d pa,te_n:t awaJtd .le;UeJt
the.y ~e.c.eA.ve.d 60~ th~ pa-te.n:t a.pplic.a.tion.6.
The.y e.ac.h ~e.c.eA.ve.d a mone.ta.Jty awaJtd ~e.c.e.nt.ty
60~ the. pa-te.n:t a.pplic.a.tion.6 the.y .ou.bnU.:t:te.d.
R...<.c.haJtd' .6 awaJtd wa.6 6M fU.o 6-i.Mt pa-te.n:t
applic.a.tion on .the. Va.!Uab.te. Modu..lu.6 VJ..g.Ua..t
I n:teJtgMteJt. U.t!Uc.h'.o WIU> 6M hM 6-i.Mt and
.oe.c.ond pa-te.n:t applic.a.tion on .the. To~c.h Rotation Fe.a-t~e. in the. Applic.a.tion 06 a. Flame.
Cu.tteJt Co~o.t and .the. R~c.J..ng A.long a.n
A~c. o~ S.lo pe. .

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The heart of the new plan is a point system ,

by which the state awards credit points to
conviction- free drivers and keeps track of
demerit po i nt totals of errant motori sts,
some of whom will be required to take driver
improvement instruction if their offenses
are sufficient to a ccumulate a certain number of points .
The Di vision of Motor Vehic les has ass i gned
varying demerit poi nt s for traffic violations,
and pamphlets listing these will be available
soon at each General Electric plant .
Points have been assigned according to the
seri ousness of the traffic offense . If a
driver receives s ix demerit points in on~
year, or nine in two years, he gets a wa
ing letter f r om the DMV . Further demerit
point accumulation beyond the advisory
letter stage may require attendance at g r o up
or personal intervi ews or part i cipat ion i n
( Cont ' d Page 3, Col. 2)

(Cont ' d :Yorn Page 2 , Col . 2)

What Is A French Toasted

Monte Cristo Sandwich?
....-..... you don't know what a French Toasted Monte
Lri s to Sandwich i s you wil l find out next
week when it will be on the menu in the plant
cafeteria. Thanks to Ron Orndorff, Cafeteria
Manager, we can now bring you a sneak preview
of what will be offered to employees for l unch .
Starting today, the NEWS wi l l publish a week ly
menu of the meals being offered in t he cafeteria for the fol lowing week. A copy of next
week's me nu is printed below.
In addition to being printed i n the paper,
the menu will be placed on the bulletin board
at all three en trances to the cafeteria. For
your convenience, we suggest that you cut the
menu out of the paper and tape it to your
desk, or even carry it around in your pocket .

C8FEIER I A f"Et:U
JANUARY

20 -

JANUARY

MONDAY , JAtlUARY

llavy Bean Soup

24

. 35

Baked Meat Loaf w/B r on Gravy

. 65
\irilled Ha m Steak w/Gl azcd Pineapple i Cherry
Steak " n" Cheese Sandich
. 90

Twa:o Soup

The program also assigns credit points that

can be used to offset demerit points . A
driver ~ho has performed wi thout any con\ic ti ons :'or a year may rece ive a maximum of
five points by successfully completi ng a
driver improvement clinic .
Every driver beg ins with a " clean slate" -no demerit points or credit points . Previous
offenses will be held on file , but will not
affect ~he driver ' s standing in the new system.

*****
Consult ing Engineer Speaks To IEEE

Mr . Warren Brown, Consult ing Engineer,

President and General Manager of ComSonics
Research and Development Corporation,
Earrisonburg , Virginia , will speak to t he
Central Virginia Section of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
His topic will be "The Joys and Sorrows
o:' a Consulting Engineer ."
This dinner meeting will be Tuesday , Janua ry
21 , 1975 at 6: 15 p . m. at the General Wayne
l<!otor Inn .

2Q

TllESDAY , ,IAtlllARY

driver improvement clinics . The $20 cost

of the clinic is paid by the driver .

.80

A:l members and interested guest s are urged

~ o come , ,.;in a door prize , meet your col leag~es and hear a most interesting discus sion about a topic of interest to all .

2l

. 35

Roast Top Round of Beef. Au Jus

.85
*Beef, Ma ca ron i & Cheese
. 65
French Toasted f!ontc Cris to Sandwich
. BO

For further details, call Don Miller , Ext . 720 .

11.E..!lliill AY , .JMllJ/IRY 22
Po ta to Chowde r

. 35

Spa9hett i w/:1 ea t Sauce , Pa r -,sao Cheese

. 75
Harr Croquet:es , >.'Creared >e Sauce
. 70
Hi ght '.'o Sandwich
. BC

TH \JR SD I\ Y, ,I AllUA!lL.22.
Chi den flood 1e Sour

. 25

Veal Steak. Italia. S:yle

. 80
Sau teed Chicken Li ve ..s , w/R i cc l. =-r i ca see
7een i... i5:. Sand\ .tC~
. oO

S~uce

. 7;

FRIDAY . JA'.'~

:,e"

Er.{' l t ... d Cla- C.. ; .. .!cr

.35

Golden Br on Per:n . " ' ;ar:ar Sauce

~ar & S>< ss C"icne
.15
t'ea tba 11 Sandwich
. 90
,,-.._pecial of the Day is
and butter for BSc .

~ar~ed

.75

,, ith a as '. er';I 0c ;cclc:cs ce . c;e able,

Pe r sons with diet restr ictions "1ay ca!i ' ne ca'~tcria r:ana<;er to arracge
special platters. Ext. 423
Menu i s s ubject to change withcut notice.

Ron 0Jz.ndoll66 (l ) a.nd S:tuaJr.-t Blr.ya.n:t ( M~na.geJt

a.nd A.6.6.(,~:ta.n:t Ma.na.geJt. 06 :the. Ca.6e:te.JU.a. ,
lleJ.ipe.c;t,{_ve.J..y ) l ook oveJt. ne.x.:t we.e.k 1 .6 me.nu :to
be. MV!.e. :tha.-t e.veJty:th-<.ng -Ll .{.n o'1.deJt..

ANNOIJNCEMEN!

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

SWAP SHOP
NOTICE
The Red Cross Bloodmobile's first 2-day
visit for the year will be Wednesday,
February 5 and Thursday, February 6.
Employees will be receiving their signup cards soon. We urge you to fill out
these cards (hopefully, checked "Yes")
and return them to Relations as soon as
possible.

FOR SALE
CHAINSAW--16 inch McCulloch--$75--942-0589
TWO GM RIMS--14 inches--942-5973
BOWLING BALL--16 lbs.--$10.00--942-9755
CHEVY 327--350 HP--Pistons & Rods--942-5642
3 BEDROOM FRAME--on 4 acres in W'boro--942-1353
650-13 KEYSTONE MAGS--with Tires--337-1547
74 VW SUPERBUG--extras--priced low--885-5353
MESH PLAYPEN--excellent condition--$15--363-5777

REMINDER
Don't forget to register for the Basic Electronics and Mechanical Inspection courses.
The Machine Shop course has been over subscribed and no other applications will be
accepted. The schedule for the classes are
as follows:
Mechanical Inspection -- February 5, 1975
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Basic Electronics ------ February 6, 1975
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
As we stated in last week's article, enrollment will be limited to approximately 10
students and students will be selected on
the basis of seniority and date of receipt
of application in Relations.
Also, Bill Perry wishes to remind all emP1oyees who .. pl an to take the courses that
the Individual Development Program Application deadline is January 22, 1975.

WANTED
BIKE--Girl 1 s 26 11 --single speed--886-8226
SINGERS-DANCERS-MUSICIANS--for H.M.S. Pinafore-TRYOUTS-Tuesday, January 21, 7:30 p.m.--Main
Street Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
SWAP SHOP
OFOR SALE*
DFOR RENT
OTRADE
DWAN TED

ROOM 105 - RELAT!QNS

oFREE

OR IDE WANTED
a RIDERS WANTED
DLOST
OFOUND

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Aas r.:ust tie in Rcom 10~ no later than 4:30, Monday preceding publication
da tc. Ads must r.ot exceed spaces provf ded, and only one ad f tcm may be
submit tcd per week per emp 1oyee.
The NEWS wfl 1 not accept ads over the
phone under any cf rcums tances.

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are in no way connected wHh any business venture.

SIGHATURE

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THANK-YOU NOTE

DO YOUR U.-S. SAVINGS BONDS BELONG TO YOU?

Leo Huntley, Specialist-Personnel Accounting, is advising all recent recipients of
S&SP Savings Bonds to check those bonds to
be sure that your name is on them. Several
employees have returned bonds to Payroll
which were sent to them during the recent
payout with someone else's name on them.
It is important that you check this out
immediately because bonds with someone
else's name on them will not be redeemable
later.

One. on .the. highligh:a 06 OWL C~:tm~

HoUda.y.6 Wa6 the. Ope.n Ho<.L6 e. whi..c.h Ali...c.e.
Wood a.nd BaJt.baJLa. Flc.ke..6 hel.d ln my hono4
on the. 19.th 06 Ve.c.e.mbeJL. 1 e.nj oye.d .60
muc.h .6e.elng a.U. my 6Jr.le.nd.6 a.nd 601UneJL
c.o-wo4k~ 64om Ge.neJUll ~le.~c. a.n~
app4e.ci.a.:te. .6lnc.eJLei.y .theA.JL :ta.IUng t.lme.
to vi.AU dwr.lng thi..-6 ve1r.y bw,y :time. 06
.the. y eaJt...
Slnc.e. 1 am home. mo.6t 06 the. ti.me., c.ompa.nlL_
1..4 ai.JAJa.y.6 wei.c.ome.!
~

Sincerely,
Virginia Palmer
(Former Employee-NCO Eng 9)

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL XVI No. 4

A Matter Of Life

January 24, 1975

ASWEET TAKE-OFF

and Blood
If someone were to ask you
what was the one most important thing you could not do
without, it is doubtful that
very many people would answer-BLOOD. Blood is such a normal
part of our everyday lives that
we sometimes take it for granted,
until we need it.
Some of our own employees know what it means
to despe rately need blood. Ben Cooper, Joe
Cote, Jack Evans, Joe Hall, Bi ll John, Carl
Jones, Kenny Kent, Dan Kowats, John Painter
and Florence Smith have all undergone major
eart surgery within the past few years and
all felt assured t hat the blood would be
ava ilable for the operation when it was needed.
In all, the ten of them have given, over a
period of time, app roximately 120 pints of
blood and have received through surgery,
app roxi mately 100 pints in return.
All these people are glad they gave blood
when it was needed and are equally happy
that it was there when they needed it. The
Red Cross Bloodmobile will be visiting the
plant on Wednesday, February 5 and Thursday,
February 6 and it i s hopeful that all eligible empl oyees will take the time to donate
blood.
Blood donor cards have been distributed to
al l supervision. We urge you to fill in
these cards and return them to Reginia Wi l son
in Relations as soon as possible. Yo ur contribution may mea n a matter of li fe--and
blood--to someone in desperate need.

..-.CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO LEON P. HARRIS

ON RECEIVING THE JAYCEES "OUTSTANDING MAN
OF THE YEAR AWARD" WEDNESDAY~ JANUARY 22.

JA..mmy Lane (le 6t) , Mac.h,{,ne Shop, wa.o p!t..U ented

wah a mo1.i,t u.nw.iual giQt la.o:t week.. The g-t6t
wa.o a c.ak.e du-<.gned ,ln :the .6 hape o6 an AJ..Jc.
Fo11.c.e ~plane -tn honoll. 06 hu.i enl-t.6:tmen:t in
:the U. S . AA.A Fo11.c.e. The mo1.it c.olo11.6u.l c.ak.e
(baked by the 1.i IULted handJ.i o 6 MM . Clement
Waggy) WM done ht the c.of..oM 06 11.e.d, whae.,
and blue, wah "USAF" p~n:ted on :the w,lng1.i
and "Good Lu.c.k. , JA..m" in1.i~bed a~0.6.6 :the.
:top. Tho1.ie 6e1ow employee1.i who w~e. -tn on
the p11.e1.ien:ta.:t,ton w~e: (l to Jr.) Ubby GMve.6,
Be:t:ty H~, Joyc.e WA..m~, Willamae. Eu.:t.6.R. ~,
Clemen:t Waggy and Ma1ty Campbe. (not. p11.e1.ien:t
when pic.t.u.11.e WM :taken) . JA..m le6:t e.Mli~
,th,{,J.i we.ek. ,to be.g,Ln hi.6 du.tie1.i w.Uh the USAF.

EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
During my recent stay in the hospital and
co nvalescnece at home, so many of my friends
at GE have remembered me with cards, flowers
and visits . I sincerel y appreciate all the
kindnesses and take this opportunity to
thank everyone .
I am improving and hope to return to work
before too long.
Ann Arthur, Cafeteria

lELE-TALES

WHERE DOES ELECTRICITY COME FROM?

By Jean

If you've already read your energy pamphlet

that came with your paycheck this week, you
probably already know the answer to this ~
question and many more besides.

B~dge

At a very young age, I watched rrry Mother and

Grandmother whip needle and thread in and
around collars, hems, and buttons with great
dexterity and was duly impressed. In those
days, the skill of darning holes in clothes
was a highly practiced art and anyone who
was anyone knew how to patch. Even with all
that exposure to the fine art of sewing, I
didn't quite acquire the knack of stitching
up a rip or producing exquisite clothes.
I did make one tea towel which to my inexperienced eyes looked pretty good and,
frankly, I never did understand why my
Grandmother pleaded with a very sad face
that I not tell anyone she taught me to sew!
The process is based on very simple principles: take a piece of material, cut it
to fit and sew up the edges. Elementary,
dear Watson! With this basic concept and
the learned conviction that it could not be
but so complicated (because so many people
understand it), I undertook the task of
sewing a button on the waist of my husband's
best pair of Khakis.
Confidently I laid out the matching thread
. d"
and rummaged through some " well-organize
storage places until I found a needle.
Knowing it was useless to s~arch for a
thimble, I got the needle threaded (tied
three knots) and shi~ed into high gear.
(It was a shame about the thimble because
I stuck the large end of the needle, thread
and all into my finger which got severely
infected.)
Approximately 45 minutes later I had done
what I considered an admirable job of attaching the button and anchored everything
with three more knots.
I showed my handiwork to my husband and he
was extremely complimentary. Feeling quite
proud and )nvinced that there's nothing to
sewing, I was somewhat surprised to hear
Lee say, "It's a shame you did all that work
and I have to give the pants away."
Confused, I asked "Why on earth?"
"Because," he replied, "either a contortionist or a man with one leg will have to wear
them!" As he held them up for inspection,
I could see that I had very neatly sewn the
bottom of the left pants leg to the waistband.

Today's paychecks contained an extra bonus

for employees in the form of a pamphlet
entitled, ANSWERS TO FORTY OF THE MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
This pamphlet may not seem to be much of a
bonus at first glance, but if you stop a
while to read through it, you will discover
that it contains a great deal of information
that can help answer some of your questions
concerning electricity.
The pamphlet gives short, precise answers to
such questions as: "Does the human brain
produce electricity?~' "Why don't they make
electric cars?" "Will America ever run out
of electricity?" ... and many more. We urge
you to read this pamphlet fully. It will
only take a few minutes of your time and
will supply you with some answers the next
time your son or daughter asks "WheJte dou
elec:tJUc.1.:ty come 61t.om?"

CAEITTRIA MENU
JANUARY 27 - JANUARY 31
27

MONDAY, JANUARY
Tomato Soup

35

Corned Beef and Cabbage

*Hot Turkey Sandwich w/Vegtable Garnish
Tuna Ff sh Mountain Climber Sandwich

. 85
.85
. 70

TUESpAy, JANUARY 28
Cream of Mushroom Soup

35

*Fried Quarter Chicken w/Cranberry Sauce

Bowl of Chili Con Carne w/4 Crackers
Grilled Ham 'N' Cheese Sandwich

29

WEQNESpAy. JANUARY
Split Pea Soup

.35

Baked Lasagna
*Knackwurst w/Sauerkraut
Chili Dog

THURSDAY

.85
. 70
.45

30

.JANUARY

Vegtable Soup

.75
70
. 70

.35

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich w/Veg Garnish

*Frankfurters and Baked Beans
Italian Hoagfe Sandwich

FRIDAY, ,JANUARY

.80
. 70
.B5

31

Manhattan Clam Chowder

Si cil fan Chopped Steak
*Baked Macaroni au Gratin
Ff sh 'N' Cheese Sandwich

.35
. 70
. 70
. 65

The Special of the Day is marked with an asterisk and

includes one vegtable. roll and butter for 85.
Persons with diet restrictions may call the cafeteria
manager to arrange special platters.
Menu is subject to change without notice.

~Cont'd

Experiential Learning at GE

from Col . 1)

~ome ex.po~Wte to indlM A6 a Muology majoJt, I am veJty inteJt~ted ,{_n hwnan JtuaUo~ , wh.ic.h M a veJty
-Unpo!Ltant M pec.t o 6 bM,{n~~. I 6ee1- the
whole ex.pVU.enc.e hM been ext!teme1-y wo!Lth-

6ee.l we have to have

VuJ .

whle. 11
Si nce the projects are somewhat of a school
assignment , they have been keeping indi vidual
logs or. what they've learned through their
indeper.dent research on business organizations . Nancy informed us that their assignments uealt with "the pJtac.t,{.c.al applic.aUon
06 thw majoM" to the business world . She
added that she fel.t "any fUnd 06 c.U!tftic.ula.Jt

bac.kgJtoc.md M eqUA...pped to deal w.<;th the many

,i,n bw.,,i,n~ ~ ." Both agreed that

pJtoblem~

CULLEN CRADDOCK
How would you like to work at GE just for
the experience and without pay? Well, two
Mary Baldwin sutdents are doing j ust that.
Cullen Craddock and Nancy Nowak, who are
seniors at Mary Baldwin College this year ,
are taking the month of Jar.uary to "go out
and ~ee what go~ on ,i,n ,i,nd!Mtftlj," as they
put i t .
Cullen and Nancy came by t:'leir 1 month- long
jobs ' through the fo r me r Vice Pres i dent of
~
r Baldwin , Mr . Craven Willi ams , who was
i ,_ volved with career placement . Mr . Wi l liams
got in touch with H. W. Tulloch , Manag er Co!Illnunity Relations , who set up the assignment for the two students . Nancy, a Soc i ol ogy major , is working on t he problems of
motivat i on and how to r educ e absenteeism;
while Cullen , a psychology major, is working
with R. A. DuBridge and E. H. Gi llette on
gathering information a bout our competitors .

through the experience they have gained while

on the assignments here they felt that they
were 11 -60 muc.h moll.e awMe 06 what M go,i,ng on

,i,n the wo!Lld and pMtic.ula!Lly ,{ndw.it!ty. "

This mcy not be the last time we will see
student s working on s i milar pro j ects here at
GE . Mr . Tulloch stat ed that he felt proj ects
of thi s sort "Me go,i,ng to gJtow 601!. vall.,{.ow.,
JteMo~; one bung t hat MMy Bafc{w,{_n M ll.,{,ght

neu dooJt to w., . T~ M t he beg,i,nn,i,ng 06

a p!Lo gJtaJn that ma y take o 66 and c.o nt,i,nue .
We need ~uc.h a p1Log1Lam to g,i,ve young people
a c.hanc.e to betteJt know what the ' wo!Lld 06
woJtk' M ,{n ,{n.dw.,tll.y be601Le they plunge ,i,nto
,i_,t ,

II

When asked how she felt about the pro ject,

Cullen had this to say : "The whole ex.pVU.-

enc.e M en.u.ghten,{.ng. I've gotten ,{nto

I hadn ' t been ex.po~ed to be601Le.

thing~

It
hM opened up Mmeth.ing new and d,{66eJtent
6oJt me. Be601Le, I had no ,i,dea what a TeJtm,{,Net d,{df" Nancy added that "A~ ~eMOM, we

(Cont'd next col umn)

WE RE ON T. v. !
I

If you were wondering what was go ing on with

today wel l, it's j ust poss i ble
: you may be on T.V . Jim Jones of WVPT
was here to take some mov ies of t he factory
fo r a two to four mi nu t e T. V. spot in a program on area i ndustry. Mr . Jones took some
shots of pri nter ass embl y, regulators, and
the re l ay room, t hereby i ncluding all three
major product lines.
~camera

NANCY NOWAK
COO AND ICPD BILLING MOV ES TO SALEM
On January 1, 1975 , Divi s ion Finance of the
Automation Business Divis ion in Salem assumed
r esponsibility for the billing of the Waynes boro CDO and ICPD components in order to
further consolidat e accoWlting operations i n
Salem for that Division. According to Don
Wilmoth, Manager -AccoWlting, the increase in
the volume of DCPD's Bill ing greatly offset
the reduction caused by this transfer of
work.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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

SWAP SHOP

BRISA MEETING TO BE HELD

The Blue Ridge Industrial Safety Association
will hold a dinner meeting Thursday, January
30 here at the GE Plant. The meeting will
begin at 6:00 p.m. with a buffet dinner at
the main plant, and a short business meeting
immediately following. The evening will end
with a tour of the Parts Center and the new
GE Turner Building Complex.
H. W. Tulloch To Speak To Mary Baldwin Students
H. W. Tulloch, Manager-Community Relations, has
arranged with Dr. Bernard S. Logan of Mary Baldwin College to meet with his class in Business
Organization at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28.
Mr. Tulloch will review Company and local organization with the 20 students. A. K. Hyzer and
H. R. Knueppel will perform a plant tour for
the students through the printer assembly and
Quality Control areas.
BRING YOUR LOVED ONE TO THE SCOGEE SWEETHEART
DANCE:
SCOGEE will be sponsoring a Sweetheart Dance
February 8 from 9 til 1 at the Elks Lodge.
Price to members will be $7 and $9 for nonmembers. The price includes breakfast after
the dance served by the Elks Lodge. Tickets
will be on sale Monday, January 27 from the
following people -- Dot Mauzy, Relays; Nancy
Baker, 2nd Shift Power Regulator; Audra Hartman, Turner Building; Dot Martin, Parts Center;
Joe Smith, Room 210; Nancy John, Room 21B;
and June Aldhizer, Room 105.
HURRY! HURRY!
ONLY A FEW POCKET PLANNERS AND CALENDARS LEFT
Jean Brydge wishes to inform all employees
that there are a few extra pocket planners and
GE wall calendars (for home use) available in
Relations. Anyone who is interested in either
or both of these items may pick them up from~
Jean Brydge or Reginia Wilson on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
ALL YOU CAN EAT!
There will be a Spaghetti Supper with Homemade Sauce this Saturday, January 25, from
4:00 p.m. until the food runs out. The
supper will be held at the Blue Ridge Chapel
Church of the Brethren and everyone is invited.
Cost for the meal is $1.75 for adults and $.75
for children under 12. The menu will include
Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, French Bread, Jello,
and Tea or Coffee.

FOR SALE
CAMPER--17 ft., low price--942-5073
ROLLER SKATES--Man's 9--Black--$15--942-8755
MUSTANG--67--2+2--943-1498
FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATION APARTMENT-- Ext. 386
HOUSE-TRAILER--2 Bedroom--Greenville--X304
WANTED
HORSE--Gld, app. 15Hands, gentle--943-2639
SLEIGH--one-horse--Collect, 234-8224
TRADE
RIFLE AMMO--for Pistol ammo--943-1875
SWAP SHOP
CFOR SALE*
DFOR RENT
OTRADE
DWAN TED

ROOM 105 - RELATIONS

oFREE

CRIDE WANTED
DRIDERS WANTED
CLOST
DFOUND

1111111111111
Ads must be in Room 105 no later than 4:30, Monday preceding publication
date. Ads must not exceed spaces provided, and only one ad item may be
submitted per week per employee.
The NEWS wil 1 not accept ads over the
phone under any circumstances .
HAME--------------------------------------------------PAY NO.---------HOME PHONE NO. ----------------------------------------EXT.-------------

The item(s) referred to in this ad is/are my personal property and is/

are in no way connected with any business venture.

slGNATuRE

ADELIGHT FOR THE KIDS!

SCOGEE is sponsoring a trip to the Richmond
Coliseum for all GE employees to see the
performance of the Ringling Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Circus. Performance dates
and time are as follows:
Wednesday Thursday -Friday ---Saturday --

February
February
February
February

19
20
21
22

4:00
4:00
4:00
3:00

p.m. & 8:00 p.m ..

p.m. &8:00 p.m.
p.m.
p.m.

All seats reserved (tax included) $6 - $5 - $4.

Group rates: $2 off $6 and $5 seats with a
minimum group of 25.
Contact June Aldhizer on Ext. 676 if you a.e
interested in attending one of these performances. Deadline for reservations will be
Monday, February 3, 1975. Early reservations
mean
best
--seats!
--

WAYNESBORO PLANT / (1
GENERAL@H~cnw;

'
.s:' ::._1\

January 31, 1975

WAYNESBORO, VIRG INIA

VOL t'. Vll r,o . 5

~- ;'-

I
GE on WVPT-TV

GIVE A GIFT
OF LOVE

... GIVE BLOOD

The Red Cro ss

G l oo~ m ob i le

will be

v i s i t i n .: o u r P 1 a n l n e x t 1-. e e k t c r e ce i ve d~natiuns from all e l i g iole

e mp loyees who wish to give blood.

A g ift of blood is a gi f t of l ove
and can rean the difre r ence between
li f e and dea th for so meone in g re at
ne ed of it.

Jo:111 -~< ue'l

, P,1wduc.e_,1-D-Utec. to1t 6c1. .
a.11d J,ur; Jo1:c .~ , P1Lodu.GU.c1: Ma.nageJt, Me
p-<_c,tuJr.ed MA: ~ {,,! ,1 u1. :t.hw equ-<-pmen;t
:t_.i,,
.~hol; t :.i.'1 i \, -_ , ( tt the. l'LV"v<.ou~ ,ne.M 06 ,..,:
Plcu1t . Th e. ~::.'t:.. 11<..if. be 611t-.cli on a ,tw.
~c t;:;. r!Um~l T. i . ~ i:,t c1: ;.~ ?T -6cmc,:t.,Une. ,._,
'.{a,1c.li . fmr,_ :1cn 1.( <' t k 110.u6-<-cd -Ut t.ht
1:ea,,';. r)u.tu::.c .-.~ ~ ( ti . .__ exa.c,t t,,Unc a.1;d da.J:c.
the ~ 1!,'..' uJ.Z..l' t be tuc.c.a,~,t.

oM

o nat i on ca r ds ha ve been complet e d

~ i t h a pp oin tme nt t i mes an d dat es and
returned to emp l oyee s . Please, do
not f orge t y our scheduled ap poi ntme nt
and br in g your appo i ntme nt ca r d s wi th
you to the Bloodmob il e .
Th e antiseptic Bl oo dmobile will be set up i r, th e a uditoriu r. all day Wednes day,
Febr uar y 5 and Thursday , February 6 .
A sp ecial unit will be set up at the Pa rts
Cen t er on Wednesd ay , February 5 . Em pl oyee
donors fro m t he ~ils on Build in g and Turner
Buildi ng will utiliz e th e Shu ttle - Bus in
or de r to mak e their donations at the ~ain
Pl ant .

ABOVE
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INSUR A..~ CE :?LAN HOSPITAL

BENEF1TS TO BE PROVIDED
THROUGH BLUE CROSS

ID.E-TG
By Jeer. 3 rydge

I '."'. e.:e L:-. a:ly : c u:-.d out why a L : :.:._e know ~

edge is a ian ge r c us t h in ~ . It 's because y ou
thi:1k y e.:.. kn c.- -che a.11 s..-ers a.r: d. you de b c;t
only :;-a::. c f i:.hen and part y ou kn ow, nobody
eve:- ?: 5 !1.S .
I "cs v e ry, very y c;.;ng wh en I

fir st. ci.isasked n:e ~ ::; go the g r oc ery s:.ore an d told ne v e ~J ca:-e fully
wiat. : c buy . ::: go"t 1:'.1 e di s "tin ct impres si on
that s ~e expecte d me to f o r ge t something so
a 2.l :'."'. e wey t c i:.he s :.'- :e , I k ep: ::-epe &:. i n g
:.o cys c.:.. r , " e. can o :' pe a:; , a l .:iaf c f t r ead
~: d a .: ..- :.en ee;gs . "
: pU2--c:--.a.s e:. :.:--. e g:: . . .:e!ies
an d all :.he -,;~' h o:r.e ::: a ;u.'.. :: r e pe at-ed :,:;, :ey s e :_ : , " .=. c a:'. c f pe c.s , a ::_ ' ~ :"" o :'"' -~ :!"e a. :l a:. ~
a : . . . zc:~ ei::53 ; a car: of ~ cas , a :.. ::a:"' c: treLl-..i
'.:.."ld a C:c::en eggs ." 2:-eath.:..ess:y, ::. :- 1..tshe ' i ::. r.
the ci.cc :r ai ting f e r :-l v t.he : t o s e;;; , "8 i (l y c u
ge t e1e:-y t hin g ? " sc l co u 2.d pc 1.:C:.=:: :::ep ly ,
"A c u.n c f peas , a l_a f of b :-e a C. ar1 l a cioze!1
ei;gs ! "

cc:e re i :.:ii s :'"'act .

1< c~:--.e r

She a s ked , " Eo,.; n ':..lch cr. an c::e did '."'. e give y c u? "
I t ook the car to the gar age f o r repairs .
Not wenti ::e; the :'e cvice 1-'. a:-.ag er t ::: t hink :::
was a sti.;;;id woman , I ask ed the h u~; len d h v ..;
t o describe the c ar ' s ailmen t . He exp lai ned
what might c e wro ng .
Tryi n g :.c ::. - ~ k v er:; i'.1 ~ e::. lig ent , :i: :-:on c:-:alant :i.; s~ :- c::.:e d i. rn'J ~:~ e g e.r age . The Sc 1--1ir:e

Manage:sa::.'d It..- na t ' s ..1r on g ?. "

:Ln stea:. -:;:' s ayi:-..-: " C. K. ", he a s ke d , "Y.'.l e'.1

t he _ '.;::.::-: t i=e :~~e ~c=-::....:: : o:; c :::t:- 02. .~a: 1e

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3css as k eJ. ., " ~ 2 e s s:-:e T- ~ B.11 -:.:, :--e !-. e~e :.:1e \.1ce!:

of Ma ::::'.; c': "

=' ;;i get:: i:~ ;s t~c wron g i n-for::iat i o r.;

n o , i c, ' :; :-i ght '.. n '.:'.Jr:::<J.t' n . ~.n 'lt I r.. e ed
-:o d G '..s ge t the h~lf ~the i n po = ~
::-. ::.ssi:-. ~- ~'1 C :~:-p:et ab r-_;-:; ,.;'."'. ?."'.: : ' ::. 2'" "'" ~:'.:1g .
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She emphasized the change will have no effe

on el i gibil ity for bene f i ts , or on the benet1LS
provided by the Pl an. It ' s mere ly an admini strative change . I t fo l l ows an experimental
period i n whic h the arrangemen t was in effect
for GE employees in Massa chuse tt s .
on the change and i nd i vid General Electr i c hospital
will be distributed to
changeover.

'STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UN1T PRICE'
FOR DECEI\-IBER 1974

tack, i : she w:;.s i :1 cc:itinu,)us r.:eet i:i gs , u::J

:. : :r.e 2:;..... 2.t t: e ~eac:--.e ~ :y ph c~e .
:e r J c :'fi c'..e:-.:::.:: :::ele.ye d S<L-:-.e -:o :0.os:; .

v~ vi o i..is~:.: .,

The ann ounceme nt was made this week by Marjorie

G. Grimes, Man ager of Employee Relations here
i n Waynesboro. The change to Blue Cross w~ l~
expedite hos pita l adm iss ions and should el1 m1nate t he need to comple te GE c l aim forms fo r
ho sp i tal expenses, Mrs. Gr imes said.

Detailed info rmation

ualiz ed Blue Cross iden t ificat io n cards
employees before the

r ep:'..ie d ai:-i l y '..:'. ::-.:: c ost e ::.e ga."lt ga r age

vo ice (bec a1.:~e I ~ad re n ear s e d t h is a ::.::._ ~~c
v1ay t o 7- own ) " Oh , t h e r e ' s pro':J a t ly a vap cr
2.c::J: c :- p .:::s sib l y dirt i n the g as lir..e . "
(Thc:-e ::: ,ct tr. r ough .:. t : )
I

,.;:::_s

Type A-1 hos pital benefi ts under the GE Insurance Plan wi ll soon be paid through Bl ue Cross
as a result of a cha nge i n i nsurance carr ie rs .
It is planned that the cha nge wi ll take pla ce
on all hospi tal admissions of GE emp l oyees and
covered dependents which oc cu r on or after
May 1.

MONTH
January
February
March
Apr il
May
June
Ju ly
August
Septembe r
October
November
December

s-;-ocK PRICE

FUND UNIT PRICE

$6 2.267
56 . 599
54 .839
53 .875
49. 597
49 . 156
46. 739
41. 205
34 . 350
35. 940
36 .881
33 . 27 4

529.940
28 . 395
29. 442
27.834
27 . 699
28. 098
25 . 091
21.9,j<.+
19 .760
19 .810
20 .889
19 . 335

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prevent battery e xp losion s

M3ny people may not know t hat lendi ng a
to he l p a fr i end s tcrt hi s ca r by
,pi ng t he batte ry cou1d be dangerou s.
The f oll ow i ng i s a ch eck l is t of what to
do f or saf er s ta r ts :

P. CONLEY RECEIVES APPOINTMENT 10

GE PLANT IN PHILADELPHIA

J,

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v

J . P . Conley , Ma nager - vomest ic

..

Cont r ol Sa l e s , hes accept ec

t he newl y - c rea ted position of
t-'. a.nager- .t..t lar.tic Distri ct i n
the Nationa l OEM Sales Region
o f t he : ndust r i a! Sal e s J i vi si on .

l . 'L:.c:: off -.; ::-, e ie;::: e,:'..c :. a r.d all e::..e.:t ci cal
a c ces s or i es in both car s (de fr os ter, wi pers ,
:_: g ins ) .

J i o wi ll r epor t to hi s new
off ic e :n Phi l ade l ph i a o ~
Februa r y 3, 1975 , wi th his
fa:: ily to re- l oc a -.; e f r o=
t he I vy a r ea a t a l a ter date .

s ure ';;ot h ':ae,e,eries ace o :' -;, '.l e s2.:::e

v olta~e .
~ os 1- ba-.;:ecies e, oduy a:e ::.2 v c ::.:s ,
but so=e o::.d er or s=aller car s s: : ::.::_ =a;
hav e si x volt bat te r ie s .
2 . i'v'. ake

3. Re~o v e fi: l er caps f r om b o th batte r ie~

and rr.ake s-.::e the fl ui d level is e: the : ul l
~ar k .
Ea1,terie s low o:: water shcu:~ be

As ke~

how ~ e felt abo~~ leaving the J OO ~e

has f',e l c :or abo ut 3 y ear s , he sai d : "AWwugh

6oltllJal'u:i t o t he. n. ew c. ha.Ue.ng v.,

PIU!ad el,: h.<..a , I w.<,U m{,ei c, t he
6-<Yte people .Z.n Wayn.uboltO who hav e. WOllke.d c,o
lta,u:f dU!Ung .the. M t c.cu.p.l e o 6 ye.aJL6 t o ma.k.e
cu.A NC bu.:i-<..nec, c, .the. .6uc.c.ec,.6 thcit i..,t -i..-6 .
r.I n.citu:i.a-lly loo k

a:1.<L{,t.{.n g me .<_n

re:'"'il :. c c. .

:.. . ;,:.,:a.: h c r. e e::d c:' one ~ -1!:.re r c<:.:>: t: o tr.e

po::; i ti ve te r mi :-.:.1 (r e d col or or r.:a ri:\eC. +, :0 ,
or Pos . ) cf the g ood b att: ery . ht:t a ch the
8ther enu c: t '.:c sa.-::e c able to c.e te rr::inal
of t~e car wi t h t he ~ead bat~ery .

5. t.t t a cL or.e e:-:c:. c f t r.c seconc ca": le t o the

::egati ve t er:::: nal ( i ce:-:t. i '.' i ed by ::.::.e el<. c o l or,
: , or ~e c . ) o f t~e good batt er; .

t . J, t, ;:.ac l: the ot!.e: e!.-.: v :' tr.e ne,;at::. :e

cabl e to the <iead car ' s i'ra:r:c , a t leas t 12
::riche s a way f r o::i '.'.:e be tt er,,- .

bee..11 a.n exc.i..,Ung a.nd c.ha.ile.ng-i..n g Lune. 60Jt r

a.nd d ' .6 been pa.Jt:t,{_culaJtly Jz.e.:-Ja.Afu g t o ft.:
fta.d the. l e.a...5 U'1.i.!. 06 WN /Un g \.!.J:.h a.fl the.
?Ughlu ded,(,c.cited a.n.d c.ompe.tent pe.op.te -U1 u :..
NC b((.-0-<..n e.-!~ .6.
I .6al/ ' tha.n.k,!i ' ;to a.il .the NC
u ..ei1. 6oJz. a. tJz.u.ty memoJz.a.ble. e.xpe.Jz.-i..e.nc.e. "

:\

:- r.c . i-:~~1 1

1~ '>1 1 n cth in~ ~o n

can gf't a lo1 1g

"ilh rn 1t tn h11y ~11 nw t l1i ng \ u11 simpl ~ m 11st

li .1 \ e
Tte :as t step oay r:. c~ be -...-:-.et ycu ' ve to ne
if you ' ve e ve r haC. t o j u.r:ip a batter:, t e fo r e ,
but :t ' s tte safest . ...n e r; a cat t e cj' : s
c haq; ed , hy dr o ge :~ gas i s g,er.e:a t eci . As th'"
a:::'.OU.'1t -c :' i:;as i nc re a ses, so does t ~ e da nge r
o :' ex,:::. os i or. . A si;a r k : r e:- t t e j .:.-:..;:.er cacl e
is e nough to i gnit e t he hydr cce r. ~as in t he
bat te r; ar.d ca ~ se a:: explo s ion .
::o.: star ~ e, '.:e c a!' -.-: c;t tte JeaC. tc.t: e ry .
Di sconnect the n ccat i ve cabl e fi r s ~, start i ::: \.:i 7..~ t::e e:-i :i cc. :u: ect.e.:. tc t:-_e = e:.c. =._

:' r ame .

Re.'llove the pos i t! ve C2.ble ";;y d i s at ~he booster j attery f !rst .

Repla ce batter y caps .
o ~nect i ~[

F11 A ~K LJ :o.;

I' . jO:-h

MIKE BRANCATI RETURNS TO AREA

?~ r a ll ~ h cs e who re=e=te r hl fi o V. Er ar.cati
0hc ~a s on c e Manager -Ad~ e rtis ! ng & Sales
?ro~ : t! on :e:c re be! r. g tran sfe r r ed tc Sa ::.e= )
you m i ~ ht be i nt e r e st e d to know t hat hi s
s e n , ~ ike , ~ 1:1 ~ e r e~~ rr.:n r t o t h e a cea a s
a studer.t at t he Ll r. i versit y of Vi r g inia fo r
the c o~ :r.c :a::.: s e=est e r.

~! ke , ~he ~ il:

Fi nally, have t he c a r with ~h e de ad bat tery

c hecked at a s e r ~i c e stat i c:: to :i~ ~ the
source of t r ouble .

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110 11 rl'

/onki n!!.

\f' f '

c e fraci~at : ~~ ~r o~ A::C. r ew
Lewis 1!i1' h School wi th f ootbal l honor s , will
~~ p:ayi~~ ~cot.ta l l f or t he J r.:~ e r s i t~ of
Vi r,.i r. ir:. Ca\ral i ers . Several c oller:e s. s!1owe :::
i ntere st i n h i~ be cause o ~ the rre;t speed
te shov ed on the f ootball fi~::.d , bu7 !1~
c. ~ ~ i ded on C. Va . because he f elt he ~ould te
happier t here .

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SWAP Sr10P
F~3RUARY

3 -

FE3il UA?Y

MJ NJAX , FEBRUARY
','et;etdble Sc:.iJ

FOR SALE
3-in-1 -- Vi ny l Carri ag e -- N ew - - 9_4_2~
- 0_6_2_6_ __ _ _
BAR and t wo Stools- - 56 5- - 942- 3154
TOASTER OVEN -- New- - 533-- 886- 8921

.35

Gr111r: _1vc1/Cnicro;;
*Chi l: 3eef Casserole
Por< 83~ Sndwi cn

. 70

.~5
. 65

FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATION AP T-- X386 -- (also has pictures)
Gnllcc Cheese S..: .. dw1 c h
teal Stea . tta liari Sty le
credr~a Chic~e,..

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SOMEONE t o Install Clutch -- 72 Datsun-- 94 2- 1353

. 80
. 75
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Soar. net".i w/Meat Sauce

Go !de n Srown Perch
: eer. ~ w l st

RIDE W
ANTED

JHU'SJAY. fE6RJA3Y 6
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FROM & TO West Hill Apt -- 8- 4: 30 Sh i ft--94 2-79 30

.35

' r icassee Cua r ter Chic<er. & OU!!'.pl ir,s

*Ba<cd Meat Loaf w/Brown Gr avy
Steok 'N' Cheese Sandwich

FRIDAY . FfBRLJAOY
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.65
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LOST
CHAIN OF KEYS - - 943- 7356

Cla~ C ~O><de r

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Beef OVPr Ba k.ed Potat o

.ieste.-n [gg Sandwi c h

SWAP SHOP

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O FOUtJD

d'lt..1 \ ncluCes one ve'.)e'ab le , r oll dn<J bu t ter fo r b ~ ..:.

~e rs :>n~

.. 1:'" c et restrictions

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ca: :.he cafeteri

rnana 9e r :.o: arran;e SDE'Li al ;letters.

Henu 1s .. ubject to ct-ange

wit ~out

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A LOOK INTO THE OPERATIONS OF MANU FACTURING

Next week Manufacturing wi ll be present i ng a
speci al issue of the Plant NEWS on the Metal
Pa r ts Fabr i cation area un der the mana geme nt
of Robert C. Berrang. This issue will be t h.__
f irs t i n a series of ~on th l y i ssues f rora Manu facturing . So, l ook for the special ed i t i ons
from the various other areas of Manufactu ring
which will be presen t ed pe riodical ly thr ough out the year.
DR IVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PAMPHLETS AR E HER E
Empl oyees may pick up pamphlets exp l ain i ng t he
Dri ver Improvement Program i n the cafeteri a
serving lines at all locat io ns . The Dr i ve r
Imp r ovemen t Program wa s put into action by the
Divi s i on of Motor Veh i cles on Ja nuary 1. The
pamphlet br iefly ex pla i ns how the point system
of the progr am wor ks and how i t wil l af fect all
drivers . It is ur ged that you read the pamphlet
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LAST CHANCE TO MAKE RESER VATIONS FOR TH E RINGLING

BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
The deadline to ~ak e res erva t ions for the show
at the Ric hmond Coliseum on February 19 - February
22 i s Monday , February 3, 1975. There is a special
group rate of $2 off all $6 and SS seats with a
mi ni mum group of 25. Performa nce dates and times
are as follows:
~le dnes d a y - February
Thurs day - - Februa ry
Friday - - -- February
SaturrJay -- Februciry

19 - 4:00 p. m. & 8:00 p. m--..

- 4:00 P. rr . & 8:00
21 - 4:00 p. m.
22 - 3:00 p.m .

20

D . f'1 .

For reservat io ns and more i nformat i on , contact

Ju ne Aldhizer, Ext . 676 .

...

WAYNESBORO PLANT
.-..

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No . 6

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

Ruby Cromer
and Her 'Unusual Obiects'
If you 're in the market for
antiques or li ke to collect
unusual objects, then the
person for you to see is
Ruby Cromer. Now that she
has retired (as of February 1) ,
Ruby wi ll have more time to
devote to her table at the
Flea Market so that customers
can browse (or buy) to their
hearts' content.
But, like all our active retirees, she doesn't
pl an to spend all her precious time and newfound freedom on just one hobby. Besides
jugg ling her time between 4 children, 11
grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, Ruby
,..-.,.,so plans to put in more hours as a Pink Lady
~ the hospital, something she has been doing
s i nee 1952. 11 I plan. to go to c.hoo.t a,t Will on.
to ge,t moJte. Ho.o pda.1 Afd .t.Jta.A..nin.g, 11 she sa id.
11
I g e,t a g1te.Ovt de.at o6 M.D.li 6a.ilia n. ota o 6
he..lpin.g oth~ and ~ do a.n.ythln.g in. the.
c.ommunity whene.ve.Jt I am n.e.e.de.d. I' m a.1.wa.y-!i
Jte.a.dy.

February 7 ~ 19_7_5_ __

-METAL PARTS FABRICATION

Entering A Period Of Transition
This i s the f i rst in a series of specia l i ss u
of the Plant NEWS dealing with the operatio r.
of Manufacturing. A special is sue will be
presented once a month and wi ll be compiled by
an appointed guest editor from Manufacturing .
The guest editor for this month's issue is
Robert Hughson, Manufacturing Engineer of the
Re l ay/Metal Parts Operati on.
Growth and change are not new concepts for the
Metal Parts Fabrication Uni t. In 1969 the MPF
Unit ' s workforce totalled 135 members . Today
a unit comprised of 210 strong i s required to
meet the latest production requirements .
In virtually every area the unit finds its elf
faced with the challenge of expanding it s
facility and its capabilities. Although the
majori ty of t he parts produced in the area
suppor t DCPD ' s Termi Net Printer Program, many
parts for the Power Regulation un it s bui lt by
CDO as well as a number of DNO and Relay parts

II

Of course, one of her greatest interests is

her tab le of antiques and unusual objects
wh ich she has been setting up every Saturday
and Sunday since last Ju ly. 11 7 ell a lit.tie
bd 06 eve.Jty.th<..n.g ttc.h M VMM, pdc.h~,
c.hln.a. and c.a.le.n.dM p.e.Ovtu I ' ve. c.oUe.c.te.d
in.c.e. 7969. I'm mot in.te.Jtute.d in. un.Uua.l
thln.g and mot 06 the. obje.c..t. I -!Jell Me.
thln.g I'v e. a.c.c.wnu.l.a.:te.d ove.Jt the. yea.M. 11
She hasn't just limited her supply to the
items she has accumulated, though. Her
husband, who's hobby i s making kn i ves of
all kind, will get in on the act and sell
some of his creations at her table also .
Even as acti ve as Ruby will be, she stated
that she will still miss all the people she
rked wi th at GE ... those she worked with in
vv i ls and Transformer her first five years
at GE, and especially all her friends in
Relays .
(Cont ' d Page 4. Col 2)

Thi nume.Jtic.a.t.ly c.on.t.Jto.t.le.d Fa.bnamatic. Pun.r '

P1tM ope.JtOvte.d by Glen.wood Jon.u i one. o 6
e.velta.l pie.c.u 06 NC equipment Ue.d i n. the.
Ma.c.hln e. Shop.

(Cont'd from page 1)

Thi s is a diverse and complex unit with varied
responsibilities. In addition to the Machi ne
Shop , other functions include plating , printer
belt molding , injection molding , heat treating ,
and raw material storage to include storage of
chemicals.

MACHINE SHOP EXPANSION

One of the challenges facing MPF is its Machine
Shop e xpansion and trans i tion f r om a ' Job Shop '
to a ' Printer Parts Manufacturing Shop '. The
concept is t o arrange indivi dual work centers
des i gned to produce specific high volwne parts
of a critical nature to the business in the
most efficient manner . As part of this transition , extensive rearrangements of the present
equipment will take place complimented by the
acquisition of new pieces of equipment .

Joyc.e. W-UneJL a.nd Willama.e. Eut-6leJL opeJta.te.

.the..6 e .6 pot we.lcl<.ng ma.c./Une..6 . TIU-6 -i...6
anotheJL p!toc.e..6.6 peJL601tme.d in Metal Pa.Jtt.6 .

Th-t.6 62 .6pindle. ZagM multiple. .6pindle.

d!tilling mac./Une. (M e.d to p!toduc.e. c.oil baM )
opeJta.te.d in ;t/U-6 pic.twt.e. by Violet Snide.It
-i...6 jM.:t one. 06 .:the. many .6pe.ual puJtpo.6e.
pie.c.e..6 06 equipment Med in the. MPF Mac./Une.
Shop .

One. 06 Lyl e. HoMVt ' .6 !te..6pon.6ib~e..6 -i...6 to

k.e.e.p .:t/U-6 Akc.1ton-Ha.e..6leJL multi-.6ta.tion
mac./Une. p!toduung good plwige.M . TIU-6 one.06-a- und mac./Une. wa.o .6pe.Ually bMU 601t
VCPD .

Una Randoiiph -i...6 .6hown at wo1tk. on the. dJtill

line.. A la!tge. vaJtie.ty o 6 d!tilling, -tapping
and c.ounte.Mink.,{,ng -i...6 done. in ;t/U-6 Me.a..

TIU-6 .6pe.ually adapted !\c.me.-Gludle.y a.u.:toma.:t,{,c.

6 Spindle. bait mac./Une. ope.Jtate.d by Gil Pullen
p!toduc.e.-6 .:the. pole. p-<.ec.e.6 601t .:the. TeJIJ70Je.t
pJt,{,nteJt.

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" . . . Five Times the Strength of Steel'.'
Innovat ion has taken place in the manufacture
of the TermiNet Printer molded urethane belts .
A~cially adapted , one of a kind , automat ic
U. .nane Dispens ing Machine is now be ing used .
This machine automatically heat s the urethane
and a curative or curing agent, mixes the two ,
and dispenses this mixture into molds .
The rubber- like belt was previously strengthened
with f i ne strands of stainless steel wire. Recently a new DuPont made fibe r known as Kevlar
has been substituted for the steel wire . This
amazing fiber possesses five times the tensile
strength of ste el. Kevlar was origina.l ly developed by DuPont as a replacement for steel i n
the manufacturing of belted tires. The entire
process by which belts are made are unique to
thi s business only and represents the state of
the art in urethane molding.

The. z-<.nc. .e.-<.ne. -<.n :t.he. Pf.a.ting Room J..-6 one.

06 c.0Y11.i:t.an:t. ailivay. - Shown heJte. aJte. (.t :t.o Jt)
Te.Jtua Hyde.n, Robe.Jt:t. Bo66e.Jtman and Ha1t1ty
S-i.m.

Ann Luc.cu movu a mold ,LJi;to poilion and

Te.c.hnic.,ta.n Bob Conno!L6 maku ome. 6-<.na.t
adjMtme.YLt-6 on :the. new automatic. U!ldhane.
~ pe.M-<.ng mac.h-<.ne. M e.d :t.o make. ptUn:t.Vt
bei;t.6 .
7,000,000 Parts Plated Per Month
Changes are also in the mill for the Metal Parts
Fabrication Plat ing Room. Investigations and
studies are now being made into how to modernize
and expand the plat ing facility to keep pace
with projected production increases.
A tremendous variety of parts are plated with
n~rous types of plating performed .
Examples
r
e from the standard copper, zinc and nickel
p~~cing to spec ial silver, gold and electroless
nickel plating . Including the miniature relay
parts, as many as 7,000 , 000 indivi dual parts
are presently plated per month .

Se.veJtaf. niU'J!.A.on Jte.i.ay palt:t.6 aJte. pla,te.d e.ac.h

month -<.n :t.he. ~le,ta.t Palt:t.6 PR.a,t,{,ng Room.
P-<.c.:t.U!le.d heJte. w Lloyd We. w.J:h a 1tac.k 06
1te.f.ay "he.ad e.IL6 "

The storage aspect of raw naterials is als o

expanding and improving . Building 10 , completed
dur ing last July 's shutdown , contains new racks
des i gned to hold all types of bar stock and
sheet stock . Building 4A, another out- buildi ng
l ocated ~o the rear of the plant, is the new
home of most of the chemical s u sed in the Plating area . Also, a portion of Building 5 is
being renovated with new racks on the way, and
wil l be us ed for the storage of all coil stoc k
used primarily in the Relay business .

A6 Bob CJta.u.n mo vv.i Mme -0heeJ:. -0toc.k. wdh a

60.ltk. u6t tJwc.k., Lu.theJt Rev.ie and Chv.iteJt
VavAJ.i 6ill otheJt oJtdeJt.6 on Mme -0hea.JrJ.i ,ln
Bu,,lld,lng 7O.

II

Tec.hn,lwn Steve Hu.66eJt and Manu.6ac.twung

Eng,lneeJt Bob Hu.gh-Oon Me -0hown woh/U,ng on a
phoc.v.i-0 phob.tem ,ln the Mac.h,lne Shop. Bob
wa-0 the gu.v.it eddOJt and hel.ped c.ooJtMnate
tw Mtic..te on MeJ:.a.t Pa!tt-0.

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RUBY CROMER (Cont ' d from Pagel, Col. 1)

To show her how much she wi ll be missed, t he
Ha lf-Size line of Relays had a dinner in her
honor at Perkin's Pancake House with approxima tely 40 in attendance . "I've .loved wohk.,lng
(JJ.{,;ththepeop.leatGE," she stated . "I've('
hea.t.ly apphec.,lated the d,lnneJt and a.t.t the
thou.ght6u..l g,i.6t-O I hec.uved 6hom my 6tU_end-O ."

Build,lng 70 A./.i the new Jta.W mateJt.,{,a,t -0to1ta.g e

6aUUty. Bill Ly.le movv.i M me -0heeJ:. -0toc.k.
wh,lc.h ha-0 ju.-0t been -0heMed to -0,(.ze.
As you can see , Metal Parts Fabricat i on is
certainly in the midst of a trans ition period .
There are changes scheduled across the board ,
including many short range and long range
programs as the unit str ives to make improvement s and keep pace with the introduction of
new products and the growing demands of the
business.

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Forema n Riley Phi lips presen ted Ruby with an

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The plaque i s another unusual object Ruby will
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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

WAYNESBORO PLANT

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 7

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

397 PINTS--Almost!, But not quite

.,,.-....
\:."" ,y Ald/L.i..dge.. , R. N., "d!taw1.i blood" 61tom Jam e..1.i
T.!tLJ,6.ow, SupeJtv-i...601t-P1toduc.,t,i.on Re1.a.y1.i .

Last Wednesday and Thursday, we at GE displayed

our great concern for the welfare of others by
contributing 397 pin ts of blood to the Red
Cross Bloodmobil e. Although we were onl y 3
pints short of our goa l , the fantastic t urnou t of emp l oyees who wished to contribute
(those who were able, and those who were not),
once again, proved that GE is a company of concerned people helpin g people .
A speci al .:hanks goes ou t to Connard Howdyshell,
1st shif'.. E< ".nel son, 2nd shift, and their
crew of lu in~)l.i\'; te nance emp 1oyees . These peop 1e
worked extra ~ard Tuesday and Wednesday, remov ing snow from the park i ng areas to enable
the Bloodmobil e to come in and set up its
antiseptic shop .

THANK-YOU NOTE
~nlJ

.thank. .to all .the emplo ye..e..1.i o 6 CVO

t VCPV 601t .th<Wt /Und e..xp1te..1.i.6-<.on1.i 06

o~mpa.thy

at .the.. pa.J.i.6-<.ng 06 my b1to.theJt .

A .6pecA..ctt .thank!.i 601t the.. mone.ta!ty

~oYIXIU

bu.t,{.on wh-l~h enabled me.. .to at.tend h-i...6

6une.!tal -<.n Te..Xa.J.i. I J.i hall ai.wayc, 1temembe..1t IJOU!t ge..neJt0.6dtj .

Ann Ramsey

February 14, 1975

NATIONAL ELECTRIC WEEK BLACK HISTORY WEEK

Two national "weeks" take place simultaneously this month -- Nat i onal El ectri c Week,
in honor of Thomas A. Edison's birthday,
February 11, and Black History Week, emphasizing the influence of bl acks on the course
of hi story . Both recog ni t ion weeks s tt~ted
Sunday, February 9.
For GE the t iming of the two "weeks " i s
especiall y meanin gful -- one of Thomas Edison's
most respected staff membe rs was Lewi s Howard
Lati mer , the son of a runaway slave .
Starting his career as a draftsman he made
the ori gi na l drawings for Alexander Graham
Bel l' s first telephone.
He l ~ter became a renowned i nvP.nt.Pr i n his
own r i ght, and in 1880 developed and pa t ented
a valuable process for mak i ng carbon f i laments
for what came to be known as Maxim-Lati mer
lamps . He personally supervised their insta llation in the first electric lighting systems
in New York City, Ph il ade l ph ia, Montrea l , and
London.
In 1884 Lati mer joined t he Edison Electri c
Li ght Company, wh ich became the Edison General
Electric Company in 1889 .
Latimer was an associate of Thomas Edi son an d
wrote the Edison company ' s f i rst t extb ook on
li ghting . When the company merged with another
f i rm in 1892 , t he new compa ny became t oday's .
General Electric Company .
Latimer died in 1928 at the age of 80.

DR. W. D. COOLIDGE, WORLD FAMOUS

GE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, DIES AT 101,
ONE OF COMPANY'S OLDEST PENSIONERS

Dr. William D. Coolidge, retired General

Electric vice president and director of
research, and one of the company's oldest
pensioners, died on February 3 at his home
in Schenectady after a short illness. He
was 101 years old.
The world-famous scientist, who retired
from GE at the end of 1944, made major contributions to lighting and X-ray technology
and had been awarded 83 patents for his
pioneering work.
The GE scientist's name also is inseparably
linked with the X-ray tube that he invented.
His "Coolidge tube," unveiled in 1913, completely revolutionized the generation of
X-rays, and remains to this day the model
upon which all X-ray tubes for medical applications are patterned.
GE Board Chairman Reginald H. Jones pointed
out that "VJr.. CooUdge.'.6 long U6e. wa6 a.
.tlll.wnph o6 the. human .6 pW;t i.n .6 ea1r.c.h o6

wa.y.6 to help human "o cJ..uy. No "ele.ri:ti..6t

i.n hMtoJr.y ha4 e.veJl. done. moJr.e. to bJri.ng Ught=
and bet:teJl. heoLth to mankind."

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK

lBE-TALES
By Jean Bieydge

HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE

The President was very anxious to improve the
economic situation and appointed a Tax Rebate
Investigative Committee (TRIC) which was to
have highest priority and all necessary assistance. Senator Midget, Chairman, had a
committee of four additional representatives.
TRIC immediately launched an investigation
to determine a feasible amount of rebate to
spur the ailing business world and, at the
same time, avoid imposing an impossible burden
on the Government. To ascertain all the necessary facts in research of this magnitude,
TRIC appointed a Subcommittee to handle determination of the amomit of rebate. The
Rebate .Amomit Trans fer (RAT) subcommittee
consisted of a Chairman, Representative Golde,
and three committeemen. They worked very,
very hard to establish the nominal fee for
Mr. and Mrs. America but found that the more
they investigated, the more facts they needed.
RAT appointed a sub-subcommittee to determine
the least rebate dollars which would give the
economy enough of a kick to make it worthwh~
They called it Sub-subcommittee to Inspire
~
Spending (SIC).

February 16 - 22, 1975

National Engineers Week, February 16-22, 1975,

has as its theme, "Exploring New Energy Frontiers." It provides an appropriate time to
recognize how much engineering technology has
given us in developing our current energy
resources. And, at the same time, it recognizes that the drive toward U.S. energy selfsufficiency by 1985 is a major challenge to
the nation's engineers.
Next week -- National Engineers Week -- we
will pay special tribute to our engineers
here at GE. In a special edition of the NEWS,
we will cover an interview with several of
our engineers who are most active in the
various national engineering organizations on
the local level.
One of the events of the week will be a banquet, jointly sponsored by the local chapters
of these organizations. Charles McDowell,
Washington correspondent for the Richmond
Times Dispatch, will be the speaker. The banquet will be held February 20, 1975 in the
Angus Room at the Holiday Inn on Afton Mountain.
Another event for the week wi 11 be a tour
of the Plant for the area high school students
who are interested in an Engineering career.
The tour will be Tuesday, February 18 and
will be sponsored by the American Society for
Oua 1i tv r.nntrn 1 ( A~nr.) _

By this time, TRIC, RAT and SIC employed

chauffeurs, 8 secretaries, 3 errand boys,

16 bookkeepers, 2 accountants, 6 supervisors,
and 3 salesmen. Offices were sorely needed
to house these extra employees because the
Pentagon did not have any area with adjoining offices. Approval was given for construction of a $1.5 million dollar office building
with completion scheduled 10 months out. The
committees had purchased 10 typewriters, 23
calculators, all the necessary office furniture and leased 7 automobiles.
The committee, subconnni ttee, and sub-subcommittee made great progress through diligent
work and excessive overtime. Finally, a~er
24 months of investigation, the reports were
prepared for the Senate and House. It took
three large boxes to hold the assembled
material which, Daphne, one of the secretaries had carefully stacked by her desk
ready for early morning delivery.
Jake and Jim, the night janitors, came thro~
1
emptying trash cans and when Jake picked up
the trash can next to Daphne's desk, he said,
to Jim, "D'ya reckon these boxes go too?"
Jim studied the boxes adjacent the trash
can for a minute and replied, "I reckon!"

A Grateful Employee
VEPCO SAYS

Elt~trical appliances help make our l ives

more comfortable, convenient, and safe.
Choose and use them wisely to save electricity, time, and money. The Virginia
Electric and Power Company has prepared
the fo llowing chart, for your use, as a
guide to annual costs of appl iance operation.

REMEMBER: A kWh (kilowatthour) is equivalent to the electricity used by t en 100watt light bulbs burning for one hour.
Average
Annual
kWh
Consumed
Elect ric r~n ace *
13 , 100
9 , 100
ne at Pump#*
Qui ck- recove r y Water
Heater
4, 811
Re f rigerator /Freezer
(14- cu . ft . f r ostless )
1 , 829
Freezer (15- c u. f t .
frost l e ss)
1 , 761
Air Conditioning
(Centr al per t on )
1 , 500**
r Co ndi t i oni ng
(Room, one ton )
1, 500**
Freezer (15- cu . f t .
manual de frost)
1 , 195
Ref riger at or /Free zer (14
cu. f t . manual de f r os t
1 , 137
Range
1 , 175
Clot hes Dryer
99 3
Color tel e vision
660
Tube type
l: 4o
Solid St ate
Dehumi di f i er
377
Di shwasher
363
Bl a ck and White tel evis i on
350
Tube type
120
Solid St ate
Att ic Fan
291
Mi cr owave Oven
190
Roast e r
20 5
186
Frying Pan
Elec t r ic Blanket
150
lh4
Hand I r on
Radio- Phonograph
109
106
Coffeemaker
Clothes Waher (aut onat ic) 103
Tras h Compact o r
50
h6
Vacuum Cle a ner
Toaste r
39
Food Disposer
30
16
Sun Lamp
Clock
lT
13
Mixer
.5
Toot hbr ush

Es t ima t ed
Annual
Cos t
S26h . OO
194 . oo
i68 . oo
64 . oo
62 .00
56 . 00
56 . 00
42 .00
40 . 00
41. 00
35 .00
23 . 00
15 . 00
13 . 00
13 . 00
12 . 00
!. . 20
10 . 00
G. 65
1 . 20

6. 50
5. 25
5. 00
3. 80
3. 70
3. 60
1. 75
1. 60
1. 4o
1. 05
. 56
. 59
. l.5
. 01

*Based on 1 500 sq. f't. fully ins ulated hous e

located in a 4,000 degree-day are a.
**These fi gure s may v ary s i gnific ant ly depending on energy eff i c ien cy r at io (EER) of unit
and on patte rn of oper at i on .
#He at only .

Ever con s i de r how i mportant GE 's I nsura nce

Plan is ? If you haven 't, then t ry t o
i ma gin e what y ou would do with out it in a
maj or medical crisi s . Lut her Long doesn't
have t o i ma g ine -- he knows . The f ol lowing
is an unsol i c i t e d , hear t - rendering s tory of
Lut her ' s or de al as t old by him .

"1 e.nteJLe.d .the. ho.6 pd:.a..e. on Ve.c.einbeJL 5, 19 75

60Jt a phy.6ic.a.L 1:t WM with .6hoc.k. .that
6ouJt day.6 la.tell., 1 l e.a.Jtne.d .that 1 had c.anc.eJL
1te.q tUJU.ng immediate. .6 uJtg eJLy.
"Until Ve.c.emb eJL 9 at 6 : 30 p. m. , thi.6 c.o uld
not have. happe.ne.d to me.. But i t did happen

and c.an happen to othe.Jt.6.

"OuJt ChJL.UtmM WM c.omple.te. , though, with
my 1te.le.M e. 61tom .:the ho.6pda.l on ChJL.UtmM
day. A6t eJL a .6 u.c.c. e.M 6ul Jte.c.o v eJLy, 1 a.m now
able. to Jte..t. u.me. my du.tiu at wo1tk..
My -0u.c.c.e..t..6 6ul Jte.c.oveJLy i-6 du.e., 6illt, to
my 6a.i.:th in God a.lo ng with youJt many p1ta.ye.Jt.6
wh.lc.h he.lpe.d .6u..6.tain .that 6adh, and to .:the.
btMne.d mind.6 and .t. l<,.,LUe.d hand.6 06 the. doc.toM
and nu.MU ll.Upon.t.i ble. 601t my c.a.Jte. .
11

"A mo.t.t impoJt:t.a.n,t 6ac.to1t in my .t.pe.e.dy Jte.c.oveJLy

WM the. Ge.ne.Jta.l Ele.c.tJtic. Company. A.6 1 e.nte.Jte.d
the. ho.t.pd:.a..e., 1 only had to .6ay two le.tte.Jt.6 -GE. Tho.t.e. two le.tte.Jt.6 obtained 601t me .the.
abMlu.te. be..t. t me.die.al a.tte.ntio n .the. h0.6 pd:.a..e.
had to o66eJL.

"06 .the. u.tmo.t.t impolttanc.e. WM .the. k.nowle.dge.

.that my 6a.mily WM bung ta.k.e.n c.a.Jte. O 6. Wdh
thi-6 knowledge. , 1 ~ abl e. t o 1te.la.x and allow
my.t. e..6 a c.omple.te. and .6 pe.e.dy 1te.c.ove.1ty.
"OuJt GE in.t.u.tta.nc.e. i-6 Mme.th.lng .that !fihould not
be. ta.ken 601t g1ta.nte.d . U i-6 a ve.Jty 1te.a.l and
impoJtta.nt pa.Jtt 0 6 OuJt payc.he.c.k.!fi .
1 want to .thank. .:the. GE Company, 6illt, 60Jt
my j ob, and -0 e.c.ond, 601t loofU.ng a6teA me.
and my 6a.millf.
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'A N N 0 UN CE MEN T
SERIES OF ARTICLES ON UPGRADE POLICY FOR
NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES
Next week wi ll begin the first in a series
of arti cl es on the Upgrade Poli cy for Nonexempt Salaried Employees. We urge all
hour ly and nonexempt employees to read
t hese articles carefully. It is hoped that
t hro ug h these series of articles, employees
will get a better understanding of the procedu re--its purpose and how it works .
SCOGEE BAS KETBALL TEAM TOPS DUPONT 56-31 !

"My 6a.mily and I 6.lnc.vz.el.y t hank ouJt ma.ny

6!Ue.nd6 who e.x.ptte.M e.d .thU1t fU.ndne.M and
C.OYLC.VtYL .ln M ma.ny wa.y6 .
It Wa..6 I.la gtte.a.ily
ne.e.de.d and mo6t apptte.cA..a.te.d. Evvz.yone. ha.-6 ...-...
be.e.n 60 be.a.u;lt6ul.
Tha.nk You. ,
Lu:theJt Long & Family"
NOTE : Luther has just recently complet ed 20
years of s ervice with the company. He came
to work at GE January 3, 1955 as a Servi cemanShipper. He has had various jobs in other
areas of t he company and is now a production
clerk in DCPD.

GE ' s SCOGEE team played an outstanding game

of bas ketball Tuesday night as the team ran
away wi t h t he game with a score of 56-31.
Leading scorer for the team was Gerald Harris
wi t h 15 points with Tom Carper and Eddie
Dri ver running cl ose behind with 12 and 11
poi nt s, res pectively. The win gives the
team a 3- 2 record. The next game of the
seas on wi ll be Wednesday, February 26 in the
Gi r l' s gym at the Waynesboro High School
beg i nnin g at 8: 15 . Come out and cheer your
team on t o victory.

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BOWMAR CALCULATOR--$40--like new--886- 0837
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In c.Me. you. Me. wo11de!ting why the. nuMe6 a;t

.the. Bloodmobile. wvz.e. 6tic.fU.ng e.a.Jt1.obe6 t o
obta..ln bl ood 6ott t e6ting Jta.thvz. .tha.n .the. ~ .
w.iu.al. 6..[ngeAU.p6, .l:t J..-6 done. 6ott vvz.y good
1te.Mo1U . The. Niliona.l Re.d CttoM He.a.dqu.aJU:eM
c.ame. out w.l:th t hu.. pttoc.e.duJte. -ln Novembvz. 1973.
They de.uded .l:t wM be.~t to do .l:t :thu.. wa.y
6ott two tte.Mon.6: ( 1l It J..-6 le.M pa.in6ul 6ott
t he. donott, a.nd (2) NuMe.1.> get a. motte. a.c.c.Wta.te.
11.e.a.cltng 6ttom a.n e.aAf.o be. 6tic.k - - theJte. J..-6 le.1.>-6
6 vz.wn .ln the. e.M :tha.n the. 6-(.ng Vt, a.nd le66
ba.c.-te!tia. a.nd peM> pbta;t,{_o n.
So .the. ne.x.-t time. uou. ha.ve. to ha.ve. youJt blood
te.1.>te.d, don' t be. ;;..lafr.me.d whe.n .the. nuMe. goe6
6ott youJt e.M IT., .:.h0 A tha.n youJt 6-(.ngvz.. Ttty li
onc.e. -- uou. mav1 r f: .ea ve. li, but li J..-6 a. 6Wte.
bu you. ' .U: L<.h J..,_ l.U;tvz. :tha.n a. 6.lngeJLU.p
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 8

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

February 21, 1975

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK - FEBRUARY 16-22

The Shenandoah section is on e of eleven sections in the Dixie Reg ion. The chapter has
nine :student sect i ons taking in eleven school.
f r om t he states of Tennessee, North Carol ina,
South Car olina and Virgi nia . "We. e.nc.oUJtag e

-0tu.de.11M to pM.tiupate. ,{.n the Be.nd,{.x Contut,

wheJte. -0tu.de.11U p.1!.M e.nt thw e.ng,{.ne.e.Jt,{.ng
thuu ,{.n c.ompe.;t,{.tion wilh e.ac.h otheJt 60.1t the.
Be.nd,{.x Awa.ltd."
A f uture pro j ect for the ar ea chapter is to
have members of the organizat i on present a
panel at the area h i gh schools t o disc uss
engineering . "Eng,i_ne.e.Jt,{.ng ~ a mu.ch ~u.ndeJt

-0tood p.1to 6u-0,{.on . The. moJte we le.t the woJr.id

know what we ' .1te do,{.ng the be:tteJt 06 6 the p.1to6u-0,{.on will be .
11

L to R) Ralph Wood, Ed Me.n.akeJt , V,{.c.f?. We.belt ,

.,e.g,{.yz,{_a Wilion ( I n:teJtv,{.('1CeJt) , Bill WM.den,
BM.t Conlon , and Dave E.te.e.6-0on .

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Last week in preparation for Nationa l Engi neers W

eek, we conducted interv i ews with
s i x GE engineers, represent in g six national
engineering organ izations with chapte r s in
t hi s area . The engi neers i nterv i ewed were
Ba r t Con lon, Dave Ellefson , Ed Menaker,
Bill Warden, Dick Weber an d Ralph Wood. The
fo l lowing i s a rep ort on those in terv i ews as
these six emp l oyees exp l ain t heir organi zations and their purposes.
" ... a much misunderstood profess i on ."
Bar t Conlon , a Spe cial Proj ects Design Eng i neer , is t he director of the Shenandoah Section of the American Society of ~~echanical
Engineers (ASME) . Although the primary purpose of ASME is " the a dvancement and dissemination of knowledge of the theory and practice of mechanical engineering ," Bart stated
that h i s biggest interest is in what t he organization can do for the student s . "One. 6u.nc.-

tion 06 the. o.1tgayz,{_za;t,{.on ~ to p!tomote. -0tu.de.11U

ft,{.gh -0c.hool to le.t them know wha,t e.ng,{.ne.e.Jti..ng ~ all about," st ated Bart .

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_(Cont'd next column)

" .. . a real cross-section."

Dave Elle fson , Manufacturing EngineeringChemi cal Process or, stated that his or gani zation of the American Electr oplaters Soc i ety
(AES) "~ Jte.ally not ne.c.u-0aJl.,{.ly an e.ng,{.ne.eJt,{.ng ~oue.ty ." The AES ca.me i nto exi stence
tc improve and disseminate informaticr.. nn
electroplatin ~ and other fin ish ings of metal
and plastics . "Many 06 oUJt memb~ M e p!to-

du.c.tion people . You. c.an ge.t a !teal c.JtoMat the me.e.ting-0 we. have. . "

-0 e.c.tio n

One area the or g a~izat i on is mos t interested in

is pollution cont r ol l e gi s lation . "We have a
-0pe.ual commdte.e. -0e.t u.p to woJtk W-i.;th .the EPA.

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Le.g~la;t,{.on o t~ -00.1!.t no.t only

6ed6 elec.t/t,{_c ,{.ndr.v.,.tJt,{. u , bu.t a.U o any hidr.v., :t.Jty that r.v., u
me.tat and pla-0,ue-0 . It ~ a veJty vdal. p!tob.e.e.m

,{.n the ele.c.:t.Jtopla,t(,ng ,{.n.dr.v.,:t.Jty.

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Need to awaken an i nte res t in young people .

Ed Menaker , a Pr oduct Reliabil i ty and Ser vice
ftJ1alyst, is a member of the Skyline Chapter
of the VSPE wh ich i s a state branch of t he
National Society of Pr ofess i onal Engineers .

(Cont'd page 2, Co l. 1)

Although the VBPE has various interests , one

of its very important services is the Professional Engineers Employment Referral Servi ce
{PEERS). PEERS was initiated back in 1970
during the layoff i n the aerospace industr y
and other industries. As Ed explained it ,
11
It .<.A a. c.ompu.teJt :U.me.--0 haJUn.g -0 eJtv.<.c.e. wh.<.c.h
.<.A -0ub-0 c.tU.be.d .to by -0e.v e.Jtal hundtte.d 06 .the.

c.ounbty ' .6 te.a.d.<.ng e.mpto yeA-O . P1to6 e.-0-0-<.ona.l

e.ng.<.ne.eA-O c.a.n pta.c.e. .the..<.Jt Jte.-Oume.-O .<.n .th.<...o
-0 vLv.<.c.e. and ma.k.e. .them a.va..<.ta.bte. .to .the. -0ub-0 c.tU.beJt. VUJt.<.ng .the. pe.Jt.<.od be.;twe.e.n 1970- 71 ,
a. -0 ub-0t a.ntia.t numbeJt o6 e.ng.<.ne.eA-O d.<.d g e.t
j ob-0 .thJtoug h .th.<...o Jt e. 6eAJta.l . "
Like ASME , the Society is also concerned with

awa.k.e.n-<.ng a.n -<.n.teJtu.t .{.n young pe.o pte. .to .

e.ng.<.ne.e.Jt.<.ng ; pa.Jttic.ula.Jtty riU.noJU.peJtc. e.n.t o 6 m,{.noJt,{.;Ue,-0 -<.n e.ng -<.n e. eJt.<.ng -0c.hoot .<.A 1. 5%; .the. 1te.a.-0on bung .the..<.Jt
ta.c.k. 06 k.nowte.dge a.bout .the. 6.<.e.td . The.
Soue.ty ha.-0 -<.M.t.<.a.te.d pJtogJr.am.6 .-i..n m.<.norvL.ty .
Mea.-0 .to a.c.qULU..n.t a.nd .<.n.teJtu.t youn~ pe.~pte. -<;-H
e.ng.<.ne.e,,'Ung . The. PES ha.-0 be.en WoJtk..<.ng ~rt .th.<...o
Me.a. 60 Jz. -0 e. V eJtal tj e.a.M . "
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c.Mee/l-0 -<.n
;U e.-0 The.

Improve social and economic conditi ons

Bill Warden , a Customer Service Engineer ,
stated that the purpose of the Institute of
Elect r ical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
is two- fold : ( l ) ;;cientil'ic and educational ,
and (2) pr ofessional .

"The. p1t.0 6e.-0-0.{.on.a.t Mpe.c..t . .<.-0 new," he adC.~C. .

"1.t-0 ma..-i..n 6ttrtilion .<.A .to .-i..rnpJtOve. .the. -O oua.t
a.nd e.c.onom,{.c. c.ond.<.;Uon o 6 eng.{.ne.e/l-0 . FoJt
e.xa.mple., .tlie PoJt.ta.bte. Pe.n-0.-i..on &<...U., wh.<.c.h
Wa.-O Jte.c.ently pa.-0-0e.d by CongJte.-0.6 , wa.-0 -Ouppo Jt.te d bIJ I EEE . T/UJ.i bill p eJtm,{..tJ.i -00me.one.
who ha.-0 ha.d a to.t o6 j ob-0 (wh.<.c.h .<.A no.t
u.nU-Oua.l 6oJt e.ng.{.ne.eA-O ) .to ac.c.umula..te. pe.n-0.{.on-0 . II
Bill believes that technical societies are
important to the profes sional .

The ASQC is interested in the continuing

educat i on of engineers . "T e.c.hn-<.c.a.t a.nd ma.nag wa.t tJta.,{.n-<.n g c.ta.-0-0 u Me. o 66eJte.d a.rt11 ua.Uy
on a. na.t-<.o na.l le. v e.t a.nd Me. ba.-0 e.d o11 la.tu .t
-0;ta,te. o 6 Mt qua.t.<.ty .te.c:hn-<.quu. The. toe.at
-0 e.c.t.<.o n
c.ompt e.te.d a. n e.t e.v e.n we. e. k. claJ.i-0

on data. a.nd pJto ba.b~y e.va.lua.t,{.on la.-0.t 6a.tl

a.nd .<.A pJte.-0 e.ntty c.o nduc.t.<.ng a.n ug ht we.e.k.
c.la.-0-0 on mwwtogy . "

Dick stated that the Blue Ridge Section 's

present community project is purchasir.g
thirty dollar books :-or each of t he libraries
in Harrisonburg , \.iaynesbor o , Staunton , and
Charlott esv i lle . In additio:i , "we. Me woJt/Ung

w.-i...th .the Va.tteu WOJtk.-Ohop-0 .to u.ta.bfuh -00me.

o 6 .the. ba.-0.<.c. qua.t.<.ty c.onbtot pJtoc.e.duJtu -<.n .the
a. c.t.{.v,{.tiM . II

Meetin gs are bi g benefit

The only GE employee who is a member of the
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
(AIIF) is Ralph h'ood , :.:am.:.:'acturir.c Engineer .
Ra.;. pt , :.. r:ierr.ber o:- the Shena:ldoat Valley
Chapt er , states that the one ba~::.c fur.ct ion
of the organizatior. is " 6uJt.tlteJU.ng .the. pJto 6e.-0-0.{.on o 6 .<.1tdu-~.t!U.al e.1t9.{.11e.er.,{_119 . "
The Chapter has regularly scheduled monthly
meetings which either has a speaker frc~ the
area or a plant tour . "The. b.{.g be.ne.6.-i..t 06
tl1e.-0 e. me.ei<:.119-0 .<.A .ta.tung w.-i...th a.the,,'!. pJto 6e.-0-0.{.ona.t-O , le.Mn-<.119 o 6 .tlte..<.Jt pJtoble.m.6 and how ~
.they Me -00tv.<.1tg .titem . "
Ralpt considers two o~her irnportar.t benefits
to be ~he research material available and
the many d~f:cren~ specializec divisions in
~he or banization itse:: .

As one of the hi ghl i ghts of the week , t he

organi zati ons join t ly sponsored a din ner
meet i ng at the Ho li day Inn on Afton Noun tain Th ursday night . The speaker for the
eveni ng was Charl es McDowe l l, Was hi ngton
corr espondent for the Richmond Times Dis patch .

Community projects i mportant

Dick Weber , Manager- Purchased 1-'.aterial QC ,
is a member o f the Blue Ridge Chapter of the
American Soc iety for Quality Cont rol (ASQC) .
"The. ASQC , 11 explained Dick , 11 .<...6 a. i!;,OUe.tl}
o 6 pJto 6e.-0-0.<.ona.t-O de.d.<.c.a.te.d .to ma.nageme.n.t, .
e.ng.{.rte. e.Jt.<.ng a.nd -0 u e.n.U 6.{.c. a.-0 1~ e.c..t-0 o 6 qua.t.<.tu

a.nd Jte.l.{.ab~y . I.t mee,,t-0 .th.<...o b~oad c.h~e.Jt

.thJtough e.duc.a.t-<.ona.t , te.a.de.Mh..i.p , p1to6e.-0Mona.t,
J.ioUa.l and c.ommurti.ty -<.nvotve.me.n.t."
The Blue Ridge Section represent s ASQC in
Cenr.ra_!_ Virginia and has 70 mer.ibers , thirteen
of whom are Waynesboro GE employees .

(Cont ' d nex t col umn)

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Die.I?. lt'c.bc.r. .{.,!J ~ hc<l'H c.xpea.{.i[.(.119 to ~cm c. 06 tlic.

2 1 -0.tude.n;t~ wh we.~ e hell e Tuc,~ da.u , tl1 c. tl'C'Jtk.i nq ~
06 .the Te.Afn.-i..Nc,t MJ.ivnb.l!.ij .Une. . S.tolll} on pag e 3.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Robert W. Breihan Has New Position

Robert W. Breihan ha s been
appointed Manager, Numer i cal Contr ol Sales- Dome sti c
and Of fs hore, a s announc ed
by F. T. Scott , Manager Marketing , Industrial Cont rol Products Department.
Bob wil l be responsible for
the sale of Numerical Cont r ol p roducts on a worldwi de bas i s .

REMINDER
....-.., ,t forget! Set your cl ocks forward
~ .. .:hour Sunday, February 23 , for Daylight
Saving Time !
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
Bill and Janis Moyer wish to thank all their
friends for express i ons of sympathy, cards ,
flowers and prayers dur i ng their rece nt bereavement, the death of Bill's father, Wi lliam
T. Moyer.
THANK-YOU NOTE
Hugh Alexander wishes to thank everyone for
the blood which was donated to hi m through
the University of Virginia Hospital. Your
thoughtfulness has been greatly apprec i ated .
TOM POST -- MMP GRADUATE

Bob r ece i veC. hi s BSME from

Ric e University , Houst on ,
Texas in 1964 and hi s MBA degree f r om Souther n
Methodist Univer sity , Dallas, Texas i n 1971.
He served i n the Unit ed St at es Navy f r om 1964
t o 1966 a nd atta ined the r ank of Lieutenant .
I n August , 1966 Bob joi ned t he General Electric
Company on the Technic al Market i ng Progr am , and
f r orr. t here moved t o ISD Dallas as Sales Eng i neer i n October , 1967 . He tra nsferred t o ICPD
Ma rketi ng i n August , 1971 and ser ved as ManagerMaterial Handl i ng Automation Sales unt i l April ,
1973 when he was appo i nt ed Manager - Fore i gn
Numerical Control Sales .

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FOR SALE
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FOR RENT
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Tom Po.6-C v.i .6hown cUlipfutJ-<-ng h,0.i Manu6ac..twv<:.ng
Management P1tog1ta.m G.>ta.duate Celtti6,{,c.at~
.6 hoJt:t.ly a6t e1t hav.<_ng ,{_,{; plteliented ~o hA.ft by
V. L. Cought!ty , ManageJt Manu6ac..twung 'Ct.Ua
Conirnwu c.ilion P1toduc..t.6 Ve.palttme.nt .

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Tom is fro11, Baytown , Texas and i s a g r aduat e

o f Ri ce University . He has a B. A. i n Engi neeri ng and a Masters in Electrical Engi neering .
~s t arte d

!us career with General Elect ric

an MMP Trai nee in 1972 . He has had a s s i gnments in Hickor y , North Caroli na , Philadelphi a , Pennsylvania and Schenectady, New York.
Tom became a member of DCPD on De cember 9 ,
1974 , accept i ng a posit i on a s Quality Control
Engineer for the T340 p roduct.

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COO PROMOTIONS
Sammy M. Lantz has been promoted to SupervisorQual i ty Assur ance and Charles R. Yemington has
been pr omoted to Manag er- Manufacturing Engineering/Qual ity Cont rol , as announced by P . C.
Schatz, Manager- Manufacturing- CDO .

Mr . Lantz graduated from

Buckhannon- Upshur High
School , Buckhannon, West
Virginia . He attended
West Virginia Business
College and West Virgi nia
University . Sammy joined
General Electric in January
1969 as an NECD test technician . He joined CDO in
February 1971 as Quality
Control Planner and has
held positions in Engin eering and Manufacturing ,
including Quality Control Supervis or in Dr ives
and Devices .
In h i s new position , Sammy will be responsible
for all production test and inspection of CDO
products .

Mr . Yemi ngton , a native of

Torrington , Wyoming , received
his BSEE degree from the
University of Wyoming in
1963 . Following , graduation ,
he was empl oye d by the Elec trical Design Section, Los
Angeles Department of Water
and Power where he worked
wi th alarm, telemetry, and
control systems .
In 1966, he joined the the General Electric
Apollo Syst ems Department at the Kennedy Space
Center as an Aerospace Systems Engineer concerned with reliability of t he Apollo command/
service module and assoc iated ground support
equipment .
Charles joined CDO in September 1969 as Drive s
Project Engineer in Spec ialty Control Devic es
Engineering . He i s a licensed pro f e ssional
engineer .

'STOCK PRICE' AND

'FUND UNIT PRICE'
FOR J ANDARY 1975
'l'he ''s: ock Price" and "Fund Unit Price" for
the morith of January are as follows:
Stoct ?rice - $35 . 500 ;
Funa. l:nit Price - $20 . 289 .

Patrick Russell has been

appointed Manager- Shop
Operations for the Control Devi ces Operation
as announcec by P. C~
Schatz, Manager - CDO
Manufacturing .
Pat joined the General
Electric Company in 1966
after graduat ing f r om
the University of Leeds,
England , with a ESME.

A native of Southampton, England, he has

held assignments in Power Circuit Breaker
in Philadelphia , Static Conversion in
Philadelphia, Aircraft In strument in West
Lynn , Aircraft Engine in West Lynn , and
Data Communicati on Printer in Waynesboro .
Prior to the present appointment, he was
Manager - Manufactur ing Engineering/Quality
Cont r ol for the Control Devices Operation .
GEORGE DIDN'T SLEEP THERE

George \ Vashington never li ved in

th e city wh ic h he fo unded. John
Adams, the second presiden t of the
United States, was the first prcsidc>nt
to live in \Vas hington, D.C., and a ll
subseq ue nt presidents have lived here.
Prior to Adams' move here in 1800
the governme nt was in Philadelphia'.
George 'vVas hington did , however,
li ve in Mount Vernon, Vi rg inia, just
a few miles from the D istrict of Columbia.

Area Students Take A Day

To Learn About Engineering

NO'JEXEWf SELF N0'1INATiat' JOB INTEREST PRCXJPJlM

This is the first in a series of articles on
the Self Nomination/Job Interest Program for
nonexempt s al a r i ed employees . These series of
articles will be presented in hopes that they
will answer some quest i ons about the progr am .

This Tue sday , 21 area students were given a

break from dail y classes as they partici pated i n a program in commemoration of
" i~a t ional Engi neer s Week."
The pr ogram
wa s join t l y sponsored by ASQC and the Waynes boro General El ectroc Company . During the
program , the students saw, first-h and, qua l ity and engi neering at work.
The program began wi t h an addres s to the
students by W. F. Kindt on the "Challenges
of Tomorrov1" , foll owed with talks by J. K.
Snell on "Engineering Opportunities", Mrs.
M. G. Gri mes on "Engineering in the General
Elec t ric Company" , and A. K.Hyzer on "Qua l ity A Way of Life."
Arter t he tal ks, the students were t aken on a
pl ant t our by W. R. Spiker, A. C. Krabbenfholf, C. C. Milton and R. T. Weber, who pointed
ou t the rel at ionsh i ps of quality and engineeri ng to the manu f acturing of highly reliable ,
qua l i ty pr oduc ts produced i n the plant.
Followi ng the tour , t he s tudents were given
a shapshot of En gi neering t hrough i ndividuals
working i n t he Waynesboro plant, after which,
t hey were given the opportunity to ask
ques t ion s about anything they had seen or
heard duri ng the afternoon program. Each
studen t was gi ven a questionna i re to compl ete whi ch will later be returned for
evalua t i on by t he local ASQC Section. The
ques t i onnaire i s be in g used to gai n unders t anding of how young adults view quality
of products .

The obj ect i ve of the upgrade policy i s to

allow nonexempt employees the opportunity to
nominate themselves for an upgr ade as job
openings oc cur. Employees may also nominate
t hems elves for lateral mov es or downgrades ;
however, detailed reasons for such a nomination must be provided at the time of the
nomination .
Nomi nations on the part of hourly employees
for nonexempt salariec j obs will be considered
on the basis of qualifications f or the partic ular job open i ng. Nonexempt salaried nominations wi ll receive first consideration .

NOTICE OF OPENING
When an openi ng occurs , a not i ce is posted on
bulletin boards l ocated at the main plant and
all other Waynesboro GE locat i ons . The not i ce
contains an i dentificat i on number , the job
title , grade/range, the job code , work area ,
the manager/ s upervisor , the shift , the deadline date and tice for filing , and the descri ption of the j ob- -the primary duties and mini mum qualificati ons . Jobs are posted for two
wo r k days .

JOB INTEREST FORM

Employees indi cate their i1,terest in a job
by fillinc out anu su"':;mitti11g a ~ ob intt:rest
f vrm . The nocin&ti cn f orm sho~ld be submitted
t o Relations , with a copy t o tte employee ' s
manager /super visor , and a copy retained by t he
e~ployee for h i s/her own record .
The form
should be co~pletely filled i n before submi tting
i t to Relations .
Empl oyees a re eliGi ble to nomi nate themselves
for j obs for which they meet minimum qualifi cations i: they nave been on thei r present
job for at least six months (this does not
apply to employees with recall ri ghts) , are
not on probation , and perfor mance r evi ews for
tr.e past six months indicate overall satisfactory performa11ce .
NEXT

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~!EE K :

Selection proc edure and recall rights .

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W. F. Kin dt tal ked t o t he 21 area hi gh school

students Tuesday on the chal l enges they wi l l be
facing as future engineers . Mr . Kindt to l d the
s tudents that ":the. Mlu.t.-lort to :tl1e. p!tob.l enu, 06
to day W-Ue. be. J.>O.f..ve.d bu -tiue.1~:l6 artd put hi:to
pJtac.tA.c.e. btj :the. e.1t9-lrte.e.M o 6 t omoMow. "

'Opportunity Day' For DCPD Suppliers

On February 11 and 12 DCPD Purchasing hosted

a two day "Opportunity Day" display of 113
parts used in DCPD and COO Productions. The
main objective of "Opportunity Day" was to
ultimatel y achieve lower purchase prices for
the parts displayed by giving those who
attended opportunity for new business . In
addition, it allowed for broadening the number
of DCPD suppliers by exposing them to our
facility and products.
Despite inc l ement weather in other areas of
the Eastern U.S. , 53 companies attended.
Twelve other companies who previously i ndi cated they were coming were unable to do so.
The "Opportunity Day" display was unique in
that it gave each person atte nding a chance
to review the part, drawing and estimated
annual purchase quantity. The parts were
l aid out by commodity so that suppliers
could immediately se lect those area s in which
they had in terest and expertise . Representa tives fr om Purc ha sing and Manufacturing Engigeering were on hand to answer any que sti ons .
Over the next few weeks requests for quotat i ons will be sent to each supp l ier fo r the
parts they selected during their visit. The
final success of t he total program will be
measured on th e sav i ngs obtained as a res ul t
of these quota t i ons. By i niti ati ng programs
such as "Opportunity Day" , General Electric
Waynesboro is ab l e to i mprove the ir products
and ga i n vendor participation in t oday ' s constant ly chang ing marke t .

lELf-TALES
By

Jean Brydge

The thought struck me that most everyone has

a fish story somewhere in their past . I fit
the norm and , sure enough , the re was a dim ,
dark fishing trip which was a " thrilling" experi ence .
We lived in Williamsburg for a few years when
the restoration was wel l underway but the re
were many areas of pure wilderness which had
not been overrun by the populace .
There was one great fish ing hole wh ich was a
"hidden spot . " Yoe:. followed the r oad unti 1
it ended , then followed the path ' til it ended
and if you didn ' t get bogged down in the swamp
and rrire , you could f ish until the cows ca.me
horr:e or l onger .
One afternoon , Lee and t h ree of his friends
invited me to go fishing with them . T~is was
quite an honor b ecause , normally , they didn ' t
wa.~t t o be bothered with distaff fishers . (I
would sey " fishermen" but you can ' t sey "dis taff fish ermen", " fisherwomen" sounds r idiculous and " fish - person" sounds like some scaly
character from down on the docks ! )
I didn ' t know beans about f ishing ; had never ....-.._
f ished i n my life . But , happily joined the
expedition armed with dete r mination , a can of
wo rw3 , a large fishing p ole (I could have
pulled in a whale) and no focd . (That " no
food" proved to be a drastic error i n judgment four hours late r , I could have eaten the bait . )
: waited for a bite . Shor t:y after
dark, something hit my line that was akin to
being struck by lightning . Wham ! my pole bent
almost double and holding on for dear : ife , I
yelled , " I got a bite ! I got a bite ! " (Secon d
mista.~e - a wise woman would have kept her
mouth shut , pulled in the f ish - then yelled.)
All t he fellows gathere d around because I
could hardly hold the pole .
Ar,xi ous ~y ,

Skeptically , Lee inquire d , " Are you sure your

line isn ' t snagged? "
A little irritated , I protested , " Oh , r:o ! It ' s
~eally a fis!-1 ! See how it.' s pulling?"

C~

M,i,Uon, QC VerzdoJt Spec.A..a.LW.:t, Wa.6 on.e o~

the .:toUJt gu).d~ 601t :the o.:tudenu ,i,n .:t~ w".el<. ' o
pJtogJta.m. HeJte he olwwo :the o.:tudenu :the b,tq
oven. -lrt :the ohee.:t Jtoom and ex.p.f.a-l1v., .i..,U u.6 e

':'he current was very swift and after what seemed

l ike ages , I finally got my fish to the place I
could pull it in . Triumphantly , : flung it up
on the bank and grabbed the flashlight fully
expecting to see a LO- lb (mildly exaggerated)
catfish .
,.-....
\\'hen I saw it , I could have cried. And , if I
had ever gotten my hands on the guy who threw
that tin can in the creek , I would have dumped
all that dirty , muddy water on his head right
in Ch urch !

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 9

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

INVEST IN WAYNESBORO

February 28, 1975

Communication Systems Business

Division Makes Changes
C. T. Ka stner announced today in Lynchburg
effective Marc h 1, 1975, the fo l lowing organization changes are made in t he Communi cati on Systems Bus i ness Divis ion.
- The Mi crowave & Cabl e Systems Operation
is separated into two product sections .. .
Mic rowave Products Operation and Cabl e
Carrier Products Operation.

Phu.tlU:i PendeJtgM.6t, Rec.eptiowt., holdo a.

Membe.N.i_IU.p CeJtti6A._c.a,t,e w!U.cli .{.Ji bung Mld
60!!. thMi yeo.Jt ' .6 Fa.U Foliage Fe.6.tiva.L

. ~ Fa ll Fo li age Fe stiva l is now con ducting its members hip certificate

drive to raise operating cap i tal for
this year ' s fe stiva l . Participat i on
in the prog r am is through donations
or the purchase of redeemable member sh i p cer t ificates.
The Fe stiv al has sec ured the consu~t
in g fir m of the Rogers Company of
Fostoria, Oh i o to assist in makin g
this yea r's festival an excit i ng and
fun-filled tourist attra c t i on . It
will a l so offer the local co mm unity
partic i pat ion in the first mammot h
spectacular which wil l depict the
history of the a rea , beard grow i ng
contests, old- fas hi oned dress up days,
and down ho me fun'.
The Festival Dates are October 3- 12
and wi ll in clude the annua l Ar t Fest ival , Antique Fair, picn i cs, Chora l
Concerts, Country Mus i c Day, App l e
Days and hundreds of new events. Dis pla ys from the Sm it hson i an Institut i on
..-.., 1 be availab l e to the pub li c as
~. - I l a s d i s p l a y s f r o m o u r o wn l o c a l
industries .
(Cont'd Page 3, Column 1)

- The responsibility fo r Mt. View Road

ma nufacturing contributi ng shops, purchasing and Lyn chburg facilities is
reassigned to the Mobile Radio Produc ts
Department.
- Res ponsibility for financial acti vities
at Waynesboro i s assigned to DCPD.
- TPD & MRPD cost accounting operations
are consolidated with i n MRPD.
Finance organizati ons of the Division are
being rea l igned to i mp rove effectiveness
and ga i n efficiencies necessa ry under current economi c conditi ons. All Divisi on
Finance personne l l ocated i n Waynesboro
will repo rt to Curt i s Powell, Mana gerFinance, DCPD .
It was also announced by TPD General Manager
Chuck Eaton that TPD wi ll no l onger pursue
or accept new business for t urnkey mi crowave systems .
These changes plus a fall - off in Power Line
Carrier domestic orde rs wi l l affect app roxi ma te ly 100 sa l aried emp l oyees in Lynchburg .
Every effort will be made to help these employees with their re l ocation i nto other
jobs ei the r ins ide or outside Ge neral El ectri c

Reports Card Go Political

Jun ior brought home what is now
remembered as his \\ 'atergate report
card . First. h (' den ied t here was one:
the n, he cou l<;ln't find it : and w h en he
finally located it, three grades had
bee n erased.

TEl-TALES

D. M. Longenecker Has 35 Years Service

By Jean 8-rydge

There was something to be said f o r the Pony

Lxpress and stagecoach days ! ~ou knew when a
package or letter was sent , it took as long
as the horse to get there so a great deal of
mental anguish was saved .
Take a r ecent weekend , for exampl e , when we
had an ai l ing tractor - trailer ri g . Found out
3 : 30 pm Saturday we needed a part from Roanoke .
Impe rative we rece ive rapidly o Grabbed telephone , ran e up Roanoke on emerge ncy line . Sai d
"Truck broke down . Trailer loaded . Need part . "
Helpful repairman replied , "Have part - wi ll
ship by first bus . " (He meant f i r st bus t o
1
1iaynesooro - t'.lat ' s i mpor tant ! )
Checked with ".. Jaynesbor o terminal attendant wh o
stated terr.rinal would be closed when 9 : 20 pm
ous arrived b-..it we could meet bus . (Some sixth
sense tolj me simple thing was to dr:ve t o
Roanoke f or par t - ignored th at good advice) .
:vlet 9 : 20 ous ( after cold wait - bus late) and
driver checked freight . No p ackage . Returned
home at 10 pm . Starte d phoning fran t icall y .
Had had diesel mechanic on s tandby since afternoon . Couldn ' t call closed Waynesb or o terminal .
Called Staunton terminal. No pack age . Called
Roanoke . Attendant dec l ared he had shipped
p ackage . Said c all Staunton a gain . Did . Still
no package .
Called other bus line in case shipper put on
wrong bus line . No package . Called shippe r .
Said he shipped as stated first t i me . Ca lled
Roanoke terminal . ~ttendant s aid he found
package , would mark RUSH and ship first thing
Sunday morning . We wculd rece i ve at 8 : 20 am .
Me t bus Sunday in snow and sleet . No package .
Terminal openo Attendant knew NOTHING .
Driver said check Charlottesville . Returned
home ; started calling . Mad husband said if
package still in Roanoke - labe l it " Person " ,
uy it a ticket , p ut on a seat and send !
Finally located package in Char l ottesville .
Terminal manager said he couldn ' t s hip to
'1iaynesboro Sunday - te rminal c los e d . Informed him terminal open . Begged him , " Don ' t
put package on bus !"

Van Lon9e.11 e.c.keJt -<.J.i 6hown Jte.c.eA.V.{.ng hM 35ye.a/t p-<.n 61!.0m C. A. Fol!.d M J . J. La/le.VJ
.took6 on .
Dan M. Longenecker has just cor.pleted 35
years o f pr oductive engineering cont r ibutions to the General Electric Company .
He ca.me t o work wi th GE immediately after
graduation fr om Kansas State in 1940 .
....-..,
After several te st ass i grur.ents , he joined
t he Instrume nt Department in Lynn , Massa chusetts , in 19Ll where his eng ineering capabilities were devoted to a wide variety of
in si:, ri..~r:;e nts , cietecticn devices and recording
equipment of both e lectrical and mechanical
nature .
In 1956 , r.e becar:!e tte lead eng ineer for
the ~SI product line a nd has been respon sible for much of the p r oduct develop~ent
and progr ess made in that line . ~ith the
t r ansfer of the ~SI pr oduct line to Waynes boro in 1973 , Dan moved with the line an d
cont inue s to pr ovide the eng ineer ing leader sh i p fo r the line he r e in Waynesboro .
Dan a nd his wife, Florence , reside at 223
Stonewal l Drive in Vircini a Village . They
have two children who a re both married and
pur~uing their 0~11 l ivel ih od .

Dro:e to Charlottesville ir: fog , snow and

sleet . Picked up part . Attendant sai d

sorry ! Roanoke attendant put on " first bus "
at L pm Saturday . Unfortunately , bus for
'...YNC!-i3Ufo} . Attendant in Lynchburg took pack age off bus , realized what had happened , and
p ut on bus f or Charlottes ville .

Package arrived in Charlottesvi lle at 5 : 20

Saturday evening . Attendant wouldn ' t ship
-,:aynesboro , terminal closed . Great sel f -control - iidn ' t hit terminal m a..~ager !

(Co nt ' d next co lumn)

thing you read .

Slogan of bus line " For fast package e xpre ss

service , ship by

"

Don ' t believe every-

R. C. Missman Reaches 30 Year Mark

C. A. FoJz.d () and J. J. LaJtew (Jz.) pJz.uerit

Bob Ulo~ma.n with h.u., 30-yeM ~<Utvic.e pin.
Robert C. Missman, Components and Standards
Engineer-CDO, has recently completed 30
years of ser vi ce with the General Electric
Company.

E. W. Hutton
Completes 35 Years Service

EJz.ru.e Hu:Uon (tlU.Ad 6Jz.om !Ugh.t) Jz.ec.uvu h.u.,

35- yeaJt ~<Utvic.e pin 6Jz.om J. K. Sne,ll a1.> ( to Jz.)
J. H. HaJttne,t;t, C. M. Jonu, S. M. VePuy and
V. F. Rog~ look on.
Mr . Er.nest W. Hutton, Manager Eng ineering

A native of Britt, Iowa, Bob graduated with

a BSEE degree from Iowa State University in
1944 and joined the company in Schenectady
on the test program. His experience with
motor, generator , and electronic control
~ti n g eventually led to a position with
Control Department in Building 81 in
~chenectady in 1947 .

Support for DCPD , has just completed 35

years of service with the Company .
Ernie is a native of Fairmont , West Virt;inia,
and a graduate of West Virginia University
with a B.S. in electrical engineering. He
began his career with General Electric on
the "Test" program in Bl oomfield , Nev Jersey
in 1940, and completed several other assignments in Schenectady, New York before being
called to active duty with the Air Force in
World War II.

Bob moved to Wayne sboro in 1955 as a Product

Design Engineer in the Wel ding Control Design
Unit. He also worked sever al assignments in
Standards and Power Regulation engineering
before assuming his present position. Most
recently, te was part of the team that issued
the Six Volume CDO Standard Pr actice Manual.

Following the war, he returned to Schenectady

with the Control Division, and technical
assignment s in the El ectronics Section which
later became the Spec i alt y Control Department .
He moved to Waynesboro in 1954 and has held
several managerial pos itions here before
assuming his present title.

Bob and his wife, Marjori e , reside at 2200

Fore st Drive and have two children ; Paul, a
junior at VPI and SU , and Den ise, a senior
at Waynesboro High School .

Ernie and his wi f e , Vera, have three sons;

Ernest, Jr . and Jon, who are married and
reside in New York City , and Douglas , who is
employed by Madison Coll ege in Harrisonburg .

(Cont'd from Page 1, Column 1)

The Festival plans to raise $14,000 .
This money will be used to give ma ximum publicity to this year's festival
as well as to purchase needed ma ter i als and souven i rs of the area. Also,
this year's festival will be in preparation for the Bicentennial in 1976.
It is the desire of the Festival to
foster wider comm uni ty involvement
~ rough participation in festival
ents (over 400 people are needed
for the many events this year) and the
purchase of Membership Certificates.
The certificates are lovely and will
make a very nice Fall Foliage Festival
Souvenir.

For additional information regarding

the Festival and/or Membership Certificates, contact Phyllis Pendergraft;~
President - 942-2393; or Jo hn Hi ll,
Treasurer - 942-1503.
0

Some More Equal Than Others

"Is it a boy or a girl?" the new

mother asked her husband.
"It's a girl, d ear," he replied sadly.
"Don't be too disappointed," she
smiled. "A girl is as good as a boy."
"I know," he sighed, "but I was
hoping he would help me w ith the
dishes."
0

J;A 'II N 0 U N CE M E N T.
NOOEXEMPT SELF NQ\1INATICW JOB INTEREST PRffiRAM

HOT FOOD ON SECOND SHIFT

Beginning Monday, March 3, the 2nd Shift
at the Ma in Plant will enjoy the same
delectable delights fro~ the cafeteria
kitchen that 1st Shift is treated to every
day. Ron Orndorff, Cafeteria Manager, has
anno~nced that hot food will be served on
2nd Shift as well as 1st. Now the only
difference is that 2nd Shift will be eating
and drinking from disposable plates and
cups--but who eats the dishes anyway?!

RECALL RIGHTS
When Re lation s receives an approved Personnel
Request, t he Recall list is canvassed to det e rmi ne i f anyone has recall rights t o the
partic ular job. ~mployees with recal l rights
are considered for filling the opening prior
t o posting the job opening on the bulletin
bo ards.
Al thous h employees with recall rights are
considered in order of continuity of service, the interviewing manager/supervisor
is not compelled to select the employee
with the longest service. Selection is
based primarily on the degree of qualification f or the p articular job . However , in
or der for t h e interviewing manager/supervisor
t o bypass the sel ection of all o f the employee s with recall ri ghts, the approval of
the Manager- Rel ati ons is requ ired .

NIOSH (Na;tion.o.. IM.t,{,tu:te.. ooh Oc.c.upa.,tlon.o..

Sa6ety & He.aLth) Re..phe..6e..nta.,t<_vv., (l to h)
Ray Riv~a, Paul Rap~, Dawn. Gillv.i, and
Bob Ro.6 e..Mte..el viJ.ide..d the.. Ma.{.n. Plant thiJ.i
we..e..k at wfU..c.h .thne.. the..y made.. a he..alth hazMd
e..vo..ua.,tlon. 06 rune.. Me..a.6 ,ln. the.. Plant. The..
he..alth e..vo..ua.,tlon. WM he..que...6te..d by the.. Loe.a.
UE 124 Uruon..
Mh. Paul Rap~, NIOSH Coohd,ln.atoh ,ln.d,lc.ate..d
at the.. c.oric.lM,lon. 06 t he.. e..vo..ua.,tlon. that U
would take.. Mm e.. .thne.. to c.ompile.. a 6-{.n.o.. he..poht and U may he..q~e.. an. ad~on.o.. NIOSH
viJ.iU to obta.{.n. 6uhth~ in.60Jtma.,tlon.. He..
al.60 .6tate..d that 6hom the.. ,ln.6ohma.,tlon. available.. at tl'l.iJ.i .thne.. and 6hom on.-.6Ue.. c.on.c.lU.6,loM,
the.. 3-day e..vo..ua.,tlon. had not he..ve..o..e..d any
immin.e..n:t employee.. he..alth pMble..1716 .

An err.ployee who t urns down an interview fo r

a part icular j ob , or who refuses t o accept
a job offer after the interview, wi ll have
exhaus ted h i s/her recall po s s i b i l it ie s for
t hat j ob .

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Th,U, ire.e.k the. NEWS p1tv.ie.l'Lt6 the. .oe.c.ond in a oe!tiv.i 06 Clftt.{_c.,lv.i on the. opeJta;ti.onJ.> 06 1\lanu6ac.t.U!Ung .
The. guv.it e.dilcJt ,{_.o Alle.11 P. Sc.h.wMtzbe.Jtg and h,U, t opic. 60Jt .:the. we.e.k ,{_.o .:the. Pa!tU Ce.nte.Jt .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL @ ELECTR IC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL XVII No . 10

March 7 , 1975

A year later with 35 people the board operation installed its first Automatic Component
Insertion Machine . This equipment automatic ally cuts , bends , and inserts re sistors into
holes in a circuit board and then moves the
board into po sition for the next re s istor .

~:..r:.rJ
'THE BOSS SAID TO SHIP EVERYTHING'
Well , not reall y.

Thi s w a s th e G .E. Parts Center building without

the Circuit Board Operation.

For the BEFORE and AFTER, read on.

.-..ARLOTTESV ILLE TO WAYNESBORO:

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD GROWS UP

In the ~~ ye ars after this machine was installed, 65 more people joined the group and
another insertion machine as we l l as an Automatic Sequencing Machine (preparing components
for insertion) were ins t alleC. . Thi s expanded
the output to 900 circuit beards per day, in
30 varieties and outgrew the available space
at the mair- plant .
..-.. "'"'"""'ing of the board operat i on into a
truly modern facility occ urred in March , 1973
with the move to t he Parts Center . This building now houses Qua l ity Control , a stockroom,
o ff i ces and a cafeteria i n addition to Manufacturing space .

Ci rc u:t Board As serr.bly - t he process

of ir:.st al: ing r esistor s , transist ors, diode s
and specialized electron ic devices into the
fibe r gla ss - epoxy board - was first performed for TermiKets i n Charlottesville i~
1969 , before DCPD even e xi s ted as a Department . In those days , a dozen people manually
assembled and solder ed circuit boards which
were s hipped to Waynesboro f or in stallat i on
in printers . Ther- , in late 1969, the operati on moved to Waynesboro .
P rint e~

... ... .
. . . .. . .
.. ... . .
..
. .. . . .

.. .. .. :. :. : .
Ge.,t,ung .:the. boaJtd-6 .:to .:the. mcu..n plant , Woodtj
Fa!t!taJt Jte.c.uvv.i a c.omple.te. 300 model bUJ.i.tle.
61tom Edna CJtaw~OJtd . BJtuc.e. JohMon tapv.i a

box o 6 boaJtd-6

Wanda Lake. , CaJtolyn Cook , and E.othe.Jt RobinJ.>011

woJtke.d 011 the. " Fa.o.:t Une." at .:the. main plant .
It p!toduc.e.d 350 boaJtd-6 pelt day ou.:t 06 a toW

06 550 .

6OJt the. TuJLne.Jt Builcli...119 .

The production operation presently includes 15

Automatic Machines fr om preformers and sequencers
to flow solderi ng and lead t r imming rr.ach ine s .
Now, wi t h 180 i:-eople, output has doubled in less
than t wo years t o 1800 boards per day while the
variety has mushroomed to 250 di ~ferent boards .

BEATING THE HIGH COST OF GOLD

Despite the excellent electronic pr operties
of gold , it s soaring cost has :creed 'Iermillet
Engi neer ir.g t o design around one of its maj or
uses in our circuit boards . This was done by
s ubstituti ng tin- plated pin contacts ir. the
Departme nt ' s new products (T30 , Tl 20 , T340 ,
etc . ) . This new technique calls f or as many
~s i uoo pins in a si r.gle board .
To perfor m
this as s emb ly , the Printe d Circ uit Board
Oper at i on tas just installed an Aut omatic Pin
Ins erti on Machi ne ~ade by Synergistics o f
Califor nia .

Shocing :the va!Ue:ty o 6 boaJtd6 made a:t :the.

PaJl.;(;.6 Ce.nteJt., Joyc.e. Bow.tu wOJt/v., on a 211
led boaJtd neu :to an 18 11 HVC boaJtd held by
Vanna Smail. .

Puttir.g SQUare pins i n round holes is an old

2oke , but that ' s just what this machi ne does
to i nsure a secure connection .

J-Un Mayu , upp0Jr.,ti.n9 :te.c.hl'Uuan, and Tom

N-<.c.hoffi , Advanced Manu6ac.:tWU:.ng Eng-<.ne.eJt.-<-ng ,
601t -the mac.lune., .took. on M Ca!UUe. Httdoon
,(n,seJt.M 725 p,{_YI.).) -<..n a boaJtd 601t a T3 0 Una .
iE just one o ~ the many planr.ir.E and
changes being rr.ade at the rarts
C er.~er, a nc r.ew jobs being c r eated to s erve
JCPJ ' s vari ety of r.ew products.
-~:s

e~u i pmen t

Joyc.e TUppe.l bu.il..CU. a T- 30 bM:tle while. Clw.. c.h

Hde and pla.nneJt. John Be.a:t:ty c.hec.k -the c.01td
on :the poweJt. c.upply.

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BLUE THERMOS-- Ext 1565

MAKING AN ELECTRONIC MARVEL PRACTICAL:

Circuit Board Manufacturing En gineeri ng Automates Transistor Hand l ing

.-..

legs are better than two - especially

But assembling large
numbers of these three wire components presented problems t hat hadn't been solved when
~ermiNet Circuit Board Operation was ready
for hiGh volume production . So they did it
themselve s .
:e

:r you ' re a transistor .

Supported by DCPD Advanced Manufacturing Engi neerine , Printed Circuit Boar d Manufacturing
Engineering developed severa 1 " firs t - o f - i"t ' s kind" machines t o r.andle the increasing volume
o: transistors required . Technicians at the
Parts Center installed and debugged the new
equipment here at Waynesboro .

LMJty WoJr.1.e.y a.nd ChaJr.1.,j_e. Sm.l:th ,t,;ta.nd by .a.o

Bob bJ..e. SIU 66R..e.U J..M e./l...t6 o ve.Jt T00 br..a.M..ui tolL6
J..nto the. 78" Hamme.Jt V1Uve. c.ol'l.br..of.. boaJtd. A
Te.Jt.m,(_Ne.;t 300 -Ui ut.e.d to pJtogJtam th-Ui c.ompu;te.Jt
c.ol'l.br..olf..e.d mac./Une..

Still another important process , the se1uencing

and taping of transis tors for insertic: was developed here in Waynesboro.

BaJtbaJta RucU.11 pJte.601tn11.i br..an.6-Uitolt.6 on tiU.J.,

U1uvvr..utl I Mbr..wne.nt mac./Une. J..M.taile.d bu
J,Un Maye,~ . The. mac.lune. c.an pJte.6oJLJn oveJt
250 0 pa!t,U pe.Jt hoUJt .

Once on a tape , transistors can be automatically ins erted into circ~it boards. This
operation vas per f ormed for the first time
anywhere on the transistor insertion machine
deve loped by Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Enci neering in consultation with Charlie
Smith, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering .

Ne x.t .:to the. 22- 6;t 6low J.iO ld e.Jt mac./Un e. and
c.1.e.an.J..ng ul'l.d cvr..e. the. me.n Jteo po MJ..ble. 6oJt w
J..M ta.Uat:.<-o n : &U Up-6 k.y , ChaltlJ.. e. Sm.l:th, and
R..lc.k. Pe.Jtl. The. people. who now ope.Jta.te. a Me.
Pat MoJtgan, Steve. VJ..gg,t,, and HaJtold Mc.Cauley .

He.Jte., LMJty (J/oJti.e.y c.he.c.k.-b h,.U, deoJ..gn 06 the.

au;toma:Uc. 6e.e.d me.c.han-Ui m a.o Alic.e. Vo OmJ.i plte.paJteo a tape. 601t the. HOC boaJtd . &<.U Kau66man
and GoJtdon Eland ;tanCf1iy the. powe.Jt uppf..~ the.y
bu,(,.lt 6oJt the. de.vJ..c.e. .

lELf-TAl..ES
By Jean Bztydge

N~

SELF Na'1INATICl'VJOB INlEREST

PR(X]~

SELECTION PROCEDURE
Upon receipt of an approved Personnel Request,
the Recall List is canvassed and if no one
has recall rights, a notice of the job opening is posted. All employees interested in
nominating themselves for consideration for
that particular job should fill out the Self
Nomination Form as required.
The nomir.ations are reviewed by the Relations
Office to determine whether or not qualifications are met. Those nominations found not
meeting qualifications will be returned inunediately to the employee through his/her manager/
supervisor.
Within two work days after termination of the
posting period, Relations submits a candidate
slate to the interviewing manager/supervisor.
The candidate slate contains up to 5 names of
qualified employees compiled from the nomination forms.
The interviewing manager/supervisor is responsible for reviewing the slate, determining
which candidates to interview, and completing
the interviews within 3 working days after
receipt of the slate. The interviewing manager decides, based on the interviews, which
candidate he/she selects for the job opening.
If none are selected, the interviewing manager
will request Relations to supply additional
candidates.
The interviewing manager will review final
selection. with the Relations Specialist immediately upon completion of interviews and prior
to informing the individual and his/her super~isor that he/she has been chosen.
The interviewing manager informs the Relations Specialist
and all candidates who have more continuous service than the candidate selected, as to the
reason(s) for their not being interviewed or
selected. This is done immediately upon receiving the acceptance of the job by the candidate
selected.
The releasing supervisor/manager will then contact Relations informing them of the specific
job opening created by the promotion, and
the above-described routine will begin again.

n~

Remember last year when we were making all th~

to-do about car pools? Everybody talked about
saving fuel, saving money, saving tires, saving oil, in fact, with a car pool it was possible to save everything but the kitchen sink.
Well, all that was true and still is but I
discovered car pooling saves an even scarcer
commodity o .
Some mornings you wake up and even before you
fall off the edge of the bed, you just get the
feeling it's going to be a bad day! I've
reached the conclusion to protect man and
beast, the best thing to do is crawl back under
the coverso In spite of what my horoscope
said, one of those days sneaked into my life
last week. Two of my planets must have had a
wreck because nothing else could get a morning
off to such a starto
The alarm rang and rang . and rang. I couldn't
find the clock. It's right beside the bed on
the floor (so I can reach it easily. ha!). A~er
I muffled that cacophonous racket, I reached for
my scuffs and realized they were in the front
room beside the sofa. Tiptoed into the kitchen
on the cold floor and plugged in the coffee pot.
Then unplugged the coffee pot - I had f orgotte~
to make coffee the night before.
r '
I fed Tiger, the
bad mood. After
slapped over his
me feel better the mess.

cat, who evidently was in a

eating his breakfast, he
water bowl. Spanking him made
but I still had to clean up

Everything I started to wear looked like clothes

the . Good Will box had spit out. By this time ,
I didn't really care. My "neat-as-a-pin" hairdo
looked as though I had been scared by a wounded
hippopotamus and I had crunched a fingernail in
a drawer. Mentally I tried programing myself
to be sick but didn't have a pain in the world,
well, hardly a pain!!
Went out to start the car and had a ~ low
tire. When I turned switch key on, the ignition
was singing "Me 01' Battery Dead". Just at the
moment of panic, I remembered I was riding in
the car pool and could creep to their car and
collapse. That scarce commodity I mentioned:
either my sanity or my energy - both limited
itemso

MARCH! It's an interesting month. Prior to Julius Caesar's time, March was the first month of the
year. It was a good month in which to begin a new year, for March brought an awakening of life to
the fields after the cold of winter.
Many countries continued to believe that March should begin the new year.
first month until 1564; Scotland until 1599; and England until 1752!

France kept it as the

In a real sense, March deserves its place at the head of the year, for spring begins on March 21.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 11

March 14, 1975

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

ANOTHER SCOGEE CHAMPIONSHIP!

'FACTORY REBATE DAYS'

On Small Appliances

The period from March 1 to May 18 has been

announced as the dates for "Factory Rebate
Days," a national program for refunding $2,
$3, or $5 to purchasers of General Electric
small appliances. The program is sponsored
by the GE Housewares Business Division.
Thirty-nine models are included in the program, coming from all four Housewares product
areas: Food Preparation, Garment Care, Personal Care, and Time Information.
To take advantage of the program, employees
may buy any of the eligible GE small appliances, then return the model number from the
"Use and Care" Book enclosed in the package
along with a sales receipt showing date of
purchase to: GE Factory Rebate Days, P. 0.
Box 1626 , Elm City, North Carolina 27898.
, . <'.. SCOGEE Volle.ybaii. Champ-0 aJLe. ( 6)(.om .le.6t)
6tton.,t. tr.ow: JeNt..y Ve.el, Roy Re.X!l.ode., Jhn
Ma.yv.i - He.a.d Coa.c.h a.nd Ma.na.ge.tt, Jhn Eclli.n.g;
~e.c.o nd tr.ow:
Ha.nk. Munc.k.e., Bob Shumate., Von
S.:t<.nv.i p/t..{_ng a.nd Ke.nny GMy.

The SCOGEE Men 's Volleyball team has won

t he City League Championship and the Playoffs
once aga i n t his year to give them an undefeate d record for two consecutive years!
During the past two years, SCOGEE has won
a tota l of 36 sets, losing only 5 games out
of a total of 108. (One set consists of 3
games and the best 2 out of 3 games wins a
set.)
SCOGEE will travel to Lynchburg on March 22
to play in the Tri-Plant Tournament which
cons i sts of Lynchburg , Roanoke and Waynesboro.
We 'll be rooting for you, champs!

*****
NEXT WEEK TS:

!,...-.... ONAL PO ISON PREVENTION WEEK

Pttote.c.t. you.Jt 6a.mily 6)(.om a.c.ude.nta.l po-<..-0 onin.g !

A list of the models in the "Factory Rebate

Days" program are placed at the serving lines
in the cafeteria at all locations. An advertisement of some of t he GE rebate products
being offered by the Freed Company can be
picked up at the serving lines also.
It may be possible that some of the items
covered on the Rebate List are not offered
by the Freed Company. However, if any of t he
items are purchased in another store, the
factory rebate is still effective on the
product.

THANK-YOU NOTE
We. [.IJ)A h to -0 .ln.c.e.ttely .thank. ouJt 6Jt..{_e_n.d-0 6oIt
.thU!t k..ln.d e.xp1t.v.i-0-lo~ o 6 -O tj171pa..thy clu!U.ng
ouJt l!.e.c. e.n.t be.tte.a.v em e.n.,t., .the. .lo-0-0 o6 ouJt
6a.the.tr. a.nd g)(.a.n.d 6a.the.tr., Jamu E. MLtc.he.ll.
The. 6.lowe.tr.-0, c.aJLd-0, pM!fe.lt-0 a.nd .thought.6
0 n Ou.!t 6/t..{_e.n.d-0 helped -0 M:taJ.rr. M cluJU.ng
.th-<..-0 pe.Jt..{_o d .

Anna H. Massie
Cecelia Jones
Cecelia Ratliff

How W~as Busine$s

.
.. . In 1974?.
:

Reginald H~

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Jones Releases

197 4 Year-E".'d Results

"The. ye.aJr.. 1975 wift be a. c.haUeng-lng one. 6oJz.

But GeneJtal Ele.&Jri.c. l6 p1Le.pa1te.d to ma.na.ge Lt6ei..6 thJr.ou.gh good timu
and ba.d, 6oJz. ..&u.&t:ai..ned ec.onomlc. a.nd .&oUal
pe.Jz.6ollmanc.e :tlvtou.gh :t.he c.yclu." These are

a.U c.ompa.ni.u.

the words of GE Chairman Reginald Jones in

his annual statement on year-end results to
share. owners.

As with all businesses, General Electric s

performance in 1974 was greatly influenced
by the problems of inflation, recession and
energy economics. According to Jones, "Thll>
1

"And 06 c.oWt6e. the.Jt..e. cvr.e the tJr.a.clltlona.l

.6t.Jte.ngth6 .06 GeneJtal Ele&Jri.c. Company:
.6ound a.c.c.ounti.n.g pJta.c:tlc.u to a.&.&Wr..e a. hi.gh _
quo.l.li;y o6 ecvr.ni.ng.&; a. .6 oUd 61.na.nUal .&br.-,-.,...
:tult.e :tlvtou.g h pelli..od6 o6 .&:tlr.U.6; a. Jz.eputatio ri
6oJz. quo.l.li;y a.nd .&eJLv-lc.e. that we. Me gu.aJr.cli.ng
ve.Jz.y ze.a.loMly -ln .&p-lte 06 the pltU.&Wr..u on
. oUJr.. .ma1tg-ln.&; a.nd a. c.a.dlte o6 .6 ophi..6tic.a.t.e.d
and a.da.pta.ble. mana.g eM that go u ve.Jz.y deeply
-lnto the. 01r.ga.niza.ti.on.
"W-l:t;h all. th.6 going 00Jl. U6, we cvc.e. de-teJLmlne.d. to c.ome. thJtough the c:U.66ic.uLt ec.onomlc.
e.nv;.{Jw nme.nt o6 7975 we.U. po.6-U:io ned, Jz.e.a.dy
to ta.ke null. a.dva.nta.ge. 06 the uptu/Ln that.
l6 bound :t.o c.ome."

will. al6o be. :tJw.e. i.n 1975, when the. Company

expe.c..t..6 a .6low 6-i.JrA:t. ha.l6, but oUIL ec.onoml6:t6

cvr.e. 6oJz.ec.a..6ting -lmpJz.oveme.n:t6 in :t.he. ec.onomy
dU!li.ng the .& e.c.and hal6. "

In spite of the problems GE faced in 1974,

the company on the whole held up fairly well.
Earnings of $608 million, or $3.34 a share,
showed :a- modest increase of 4% for 1974. Sales
wer~ up-16% for the year at $13.4 billion.
"N<>;W. oJz.dell6 c.ame. in at. Jz.e.c.oJz.d-bJz.eafUng level.6,
JtaA...l>~g the. ye.a.Jz.-end ba.c.klog 06 u.n6llled oJz.deM
to a. new hi.gh 06 $19.1 billion," Jones stated.
"The oJz.delt.6 ba.c.klog 6oJz. -lndu.6t1Uai. powe.Jz. equipment a.lone l6 $13. 7 billion, $3. 5 billion
hi.ghe.Jz. .than at. the end 06 1973. Ve6e/lJl.a! 06
the c.oMt.Jtu.dlon 06 new powe.Jz. pf.a.nU by elec.tJUc. u:ti.U.:Uu will. Jz.educ.e oM .& h-lpment.6 o6
powe.Jz. geneJutt-lon equipment -ln 1975 and 1>u.b.&equ.en.;t ye.aJr...6, but GE ha.& expe.Jti..enc.e.d Jz.ei.o.~
tivei4 6ew c.anc.e.Uat.ion.&.

"Pla.ntand equipment expe.nc:lltwc.u to mode.Jz.nize and expand oM pJz.odu.c.ti..ve ea.pa.city weJLe

$672 mi..li.ion -ln 1974, u.p 12% 6Jz.om 1973, bu:t
will. pJz.oba.bly be 10% to 15% lu.& -ln 1975,
Jz.e6ledln.g the 1>lowdown 06 the ec.onomy."

The areas which had the most difficulties

were home appliances and industrial power
equipment. The depressed earnings in these
areas resulted from the problems of the electric ut.11 i ti es and the home-bujl ding industry.
"Howeve.Jz.," Jones stated, ":t.hue 1>06t 1>po:t6 -ln
1974 we.Jz.e 066.&et by .&tltong .&alu and e.a.Jz.ni.ng.6
-ln the -lndU6tJUal.. c.ompone.nt.6 and .6 y1>tem.&,
a.eJLo.6 pac.e, a.nd inte.Jr.na,tio nal c.at.eg o/Llu "

Mr. Jones feels that GE's energy-oriented

opportunities, its various industries and
markets with worldwide potentials, as well as
its strategic planning system will sustain
us through uncertain economic conditions.
(Cont'd next column)

A SALUTE
TO SERVICE
SERVICE PINS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
30 YEARS

20 YEARS
J. M. Baber
W. H. Ba 11
F. A. Ballard
M. L. Barker
H. S. Black
R. T. Bridge
D. C. Bulle
W. L. Camp be 11
H. L. Chiodi
E. S. Combs
A. L. Davis
W. E. Ferrell, Jr.
C. E. Frazier
J E. Hatcher
E. B. Jones
L. W. Long
R. M. Lotts
C. H. Matheny
M. J. Mayes
J. C. Ryder
M. B. Schooley
G. H. Sheffer
H. C. Simmons
R. S. Smiley
C. M. Stevens
C. L. Taylor
P. W. Warren
R. P. Yamrose

R. C. Missman
15 YEARS

Nancy
B. A.
K. J.
R. R.
R. H.
C. M.

Caton
Fickes
Hanula
Holloway
Picking
Roadcap

10 YEARS
T.
D.
F.
C.
C.

W.
S.
L.
H.
R.
5

Barrett
Geiman
Monger
Pingley
Smith

YEARS

L. W. Buymy
H. A. Mccutcheon, Jr.
W. C. Snow II I
M. J. Stinespring

Three Receive MMP Graduate Certificates

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Bob received his degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida in
1969. He started the Program work on assignment in Charleston, North Carolina with the
Turbine Department. After a three year interruption in his program to join the Army, he
resumed and completed his Engineering Program training with the Nuetron Devices Department at St. Petersburg, Florida.
*****
Blue Ridge Community College
Releases Spring Schedule

(L to R) ThomaJ.i J. SplU!l.oc.k, Vav~d A. E~te;.,,

and Robe;r;t B. G!U.,66~n, J1t. ~e ~hown ~ho!Ltly
aQteJt 1te.c.uv~ng thw Manunac.tU!Ung Management P1tog1tam G1tad~ng C~6~c.ate 61tom
V. L. Cought!ty, ManageJt Manunac.tU!Ung-VCPV.
Eac.h 06 the. th/tee Jtec.ent gJtaduate;., on the
P1tog.1tam explte/.i~ ed c.omplete ~~ 6ac.tion (,IJ,[;th
thw tlt~~ng aJ.i~~gnme~ and thw d~gh:t
~n bec.o~ng m~.mbeJz..6 06 the VCPV team.
Jm Spurlock joined DCPD on January 2, accepting a position as Manufacturing Engineer~
Assembly- T340 Program. Tom is from Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. He received his B.S. in
Mechanica l Engineering and Business Administration from Louisiana Tech in 1972. He
started his training in January, 1973 and had
Program assignments with Power Systems Management Business Department at Philadelphi.a- arid
with Industry Control in Richmond, Virginia.
****

Dave Estes, the second member of the Trio

receiving their certificates is from Port
Authur, Te xas . He received his B.S. in
Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State
University in 1972. His program assignments
were with Distribution Transformer Products
Department at Shreveport, Louisiana and with
Locomotive and Transportation Departments at
Erie, Pennsylvania. He became a Process Control Engineer with DCPD on January 27.
*****

..-'<ur third newcomer, Robert Griffin, came on

oard as a Manufacturing Engineer-Assembly
T340 on January 13. Tampa, Florida is his
hometown.
(Cont'd next column)

The Blue Ridge Community College has released its schedule of courses for the
Spring Quart er 1975. The schedule may be
picked up by employees at the cafeteria
serving lines at all locations.
In this schedule, BRCC is offering several
courses which may be of particular interest
to the employees of local industries. Two
of these courses and their description are
listed below:
- Digital Logic Circuits - 4 credits - Monday and Wednesday evenings. An introductory course to digital logic. Requires
some previous experience in transistor
theory. A study of logic gates, flipflops, counters, registers, encoders,
decoders, etc., with some Boolean Algebra.
The emphasis will be on the characteristics and use of standard TTL integrated
circuits as functional blocks.
- Quality Control - 3 credits - Thursday
evening. A study of the principles of
inspection and quality control with emphasis on setting up, maintaining, and
interpreting control charts. Includes
dimensional control, application of tolerances, allowances , limits, precision
measurements, optical, electrical and
air limit guages , inspection techniques,
and statistics as quality instruments.
For evening students, class registration
will be from Monday through Thursday, March
24-27 at 8 :30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on
Friday, March 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p . m.
Class es begin Monday, March 24 .
All hourly and nonexempt employees who plan
to enroll in a course for the Spring Quarter
and wish to participate in the Individual
Development Plan, should file an application
in Relations as soon as possible. Exempt
employees should use the regular Tuition Refund Application Form.

ANNOUNCEMENT
IS IT COVERED UNDER THE INSURANCE PLAN?
Recently, some employees have expressed
concern over Metropolitan questioning
them about certain medical expenses
which appear unreasonable.
Therefore, this is to remind all employees
that the Comprehensive Medical Expense
Insurance under the GE Insurance Plan
provides coverage to participating em~
ployees and covered dependents for medical expenses if such expenses are reasonab le, necessary, and customary. If an
employee has some doubt as to whether a
med ical expense would fall under these
requi1 ~ments, it is urged that that employeE creek with W. R. Perry in Relations.
GE CORPORATE MEDICAL TO AUDIT FACILITIES
The GE Corporate Medica l Operation will
make a comprehensive health, hygiene and
safety audit of the Waynesboro GE facilit ies beginning Monday, March 17, 1975 and
continuing through Thursday, March 20.
The prime area of responsibility will be
to gather sampl es of all chemicals, detergents, etc. for evaluation.
Corporate Medical made the arrangement for
next week's audit in early January of this
year. The audit will be conducted under
the direction of Dr. George F. Martelon,
Manager-E nvironmental Health Support Services . Accompanying Dr. Martelon from Corporate Medical will be Messrs. D. A. Culp,
G. R. Ecenbarger and A. D. Kaeppeler who
are specialists in the field of health,
hygiene and safety.
LOOKING FOR EXCITEMENT?
A number of GE'ers are among the millions in
the U.S. who enjoy the fierce competition
that Chess affords them. Here in the Waynesboro area, the Pawnsmen Chess Club, affiliated
with the United States Chess Federation and
the Virginia Chess Association, gives t hem
the opportunity to join Chess players across
the country in playing the game for rest and
rela xation, ratings, competition or just
plain fun! The Pawnsmen Chess Club meets
each Tuesday night, 7:30 p.m., at the Grace
Lutheran Church at the corner of Wayne Avenue
and 13th Street.
For more information, contact John Wolf, Ext.
1603, Frank Gum, Ext. 1682 or Werner Mailer,
Ext 1798 today or come on down Tuesday night.
Everyone is cordial ly invited.

Special Word On Attendance

The Waynesboro Plant's success and your job
security, depend not only on how well you
do your job, but on how regularly you do it.
While there is no doubt there will be times,.-...
when you will not be able to report for worh
due to illness or other reasons beyond your
control, you are expected to keep your absence to a minimum. You are also expected
to report to work on t i me.
If you should be absent, please be sure to
call in to your forema n within one hour
after the start of your shift on the day of
your absence, le tting hi m know of your problem and when you expect to return to work.
This information is taken from the Code of
Conduct and everyone is responsible to follow it.
Another concern of each employee must be
their absenteeism record that is maintained
by their foreman. Your foreman keeps a
record of each period of absence showi ng
how many hours you miss from work, and this
is counted as an occurrence. Each time you
punch in la te for work is also counted as
an occurrence. The guideli nes for the Departme nt concerning absenteeism is 20 hours
of absence and/or six occurrences in a
thirteen week ru nning period.
Your foreman or supervisor is concerned wit ~
any absence. If he sees a growing probl em
in his area, he will talk it over with you
in an attempt to keep it from becoming a
major problem. If your absenteeism becomes
a major problem, then you will force your
foreman to take additional steps to help you
correct the problem and get it back under
control .
If you have any questions concerni ng your
absenteeism, then you shoul d talk with your
foreman so that you have a complete understanding of what your responsibil iti es are
concerning your attendance.

************************************'

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FOR RENT
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
--.

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 12

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

The SCOGEE Basketball Team

Ends a Spirited Season

Mt.. ._,eJLO 06 :the. GE bMke:tba.Lt :te.am b tcl.ude. :

Se.a;t.e.d (L :to R) Edcf,{,e. V!Uve.Jt, Vave. F,(;t,z ge.Jtad, W..LU,.{_e. Cla.Jtk, R.ic.ha!td Hew,(;t_;t, an.d
R.ic.ha!td Bahtr.. S:ta.n.cf,{,n.g , Ollie. Gttan.:t (Coac.h) ,
Ran.dy Gatt:th, Page. /(.{_e.Jt, GaJty Sttoka, Tom
Ca!tpe.Jt, an.d Ge.Jta,ld Ha.JUUJ.i

The GE SCOGEE Basketball Team proved to be

some pretty stiff competition for the rest
of the teams in the City Industrial League
as they went into the Playoffs Wednesday
night placing 2nd in the league . Although
SCOGEE lost to the DuPont D Shi ft 85-76,
the team made an outstanding s howing with
four pl ayers scoring double figures --Will ie
Clark with 22 po ints and Tom Carper, Eddie
Driver and Gera ld Harris bri ng i ng in 16
points each.
The team "br oke even" with a 6-6 overall
record, beating each team in the division
at least once. One of the hi gh li ghts of
the season was the SCOGEE vs DuPont game
last Monday, March 10 . After an overwhelming lead by DuPont at ha l f-time, SCOGEE
c
back to win the game 63-58. High
SLv oers for the night were Tom Carper and
Gera ld Harris with 20 and 13 po in ts, respectively.
(Cont'd next co lumn)

March 21, 1975

FIVE EMPLOYEES WIN PHILLIPPE

AWARDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Outstanding public service by five General
Electric employees in f ive separate Company locations has been recognized by their
selection as winners of the 1975 Gerald L.
Phillippe Awards for Dist inguished Public
Service from the General Electric Foundation.
The winners are William E. Emerson , a
plumber- steamfitter for the Marine Turbine
and Gear Products Department in West Lynn ,
Massachusetts; Brady Ervin , a sales representative for the General Electric Credit
Corporation in Nashville , Tennessee ; Charles
E. Leonard , a design engineer for the Armament Systems Department in Burlington , Vermont; Tom C. Simons , logistics specialist
for the Space Products Division in Houston ,
Texas; and Lewis Woods, Jr ., a winding
machine operator for the Distribution
Transformer Products Department in Hickory ,
North Carolina.

The season has ended for the SCOGEE Basketball Team but the spirit i s still there. We
look forward to seeing t he players out on
the court once again next year, bringing i n
many victories and maybe even a trophy '. With
the i r enthusiasm, how can they miss? !

W..LU,.{_e. Cla.Jtk ptte.paJtv.i 6ott a 6oul. 1.iho:t ,{_n.

:the. SCOGEE v.6 VuPon.:t game. M Edcf,{,e. V!Uve.Jt
(3ttd 6ttom le.6:t), Ge.Jta,ld Ha.JUUJ.i, and Tom
Ca!tpe.Jt poJ.i,(;t_,{_on :the.mJ.ie.lvv.i 6ott :the. poJ.iJ.i,(_ble.
tte.bound .

lELE-TAl.ES
By

Jean Beydge

NOOEXEff>T SELF Ncr1INATIG'VJOB INltf{ST PRCXJPftM

MOVE/REPORTING DATE

Recently a local newspaper had a man-onthe-street interviewo One of our employees

was interviewed but the wrong name was on
his picture. He was still one step ahead
of the majority of the population because
most of us have never been quizzed for our
opinion.
Every da;y, results of polls are given in
the newspapers and magazines, on Television
and radioo There are the Gallup Poll, the
best dre&sed women poll, the most influential men poll, the most influential
women poll, the public opinion poll and
numerous others.
Each fall, the TV networks start a whole
new series of programs and as soon as I
find a program I really enjoy - they take
it off the air. Why? Because the Nielsen
ratings determine it isn't popular! Just
who or what are the Nielsens that they
have such an influence on my life?
I've decided from the results of the ratings
that the Nielsens are Eskimos who do not
speak English. As soon as the fall programs
start, a network official flies to Alaska.
He hands one of the Eskimos the list of new
programs, the Eskimo keeps pointing to the
page because he can't read and all the programs he points to are eliminated.
Some smooth-talking gentleman appears on
TV screen and tells me that 85% of the
population prefer the product he's advertising. How did he reach this authori tative decision? There are some questions
that always come to mind. Does his 85%
include babies? Or children who can't talk,
read or write? If so, how did they tell
what they preferred?
my

Am. I in the 85% "for" or the 15% "agin"?

Whichever percent I'm in, it's a secret,
because no one asked me so I can't be
counted. When they speak of the "silent
majority - perhaps they mean the ones who
didn't get polled.
If all these polls are supposed to reflect
my opinion, I wish just once someone would
ask what I think. It's sort of like the
teen-aged girl who had never had a date.
She wasn't really that anxious to go anywhere but she at least wanted the opportunity to sa;y "no".

After an employee has accepted the new job

for which he/she was selected, that employee
will move to the new job on the second Monday
following his/her acceptance. For example,
an employee accepting a job offer on a Monday
will move to that job on the Monday two weeks
away. or, an employee accepting a job offer
on W~dnesday will move to that job on the
Monday one week and two days away.
The job being vacated will be posted within
one work day after notification of the specific
job available is received from the releasing
manager/supervisor. If necessary, arrangements
can be made by Relations for the hiring of
temporary outside help.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

When a job is posted a description of the work
to be performed and the minimum qualifications
for the job is noted on the posting. The minimum qualification denotes the "very least" in
experience, education, and skill that an employee must possess to be considered for an ~
opening for that particular position.
However, minimum qualifications in no way
should be considered as an all-inclusive
description of the job. For example, the
ability to follow written instructions and
oral direction is a key requirement in all
positions. These requirements, however, are
not stated on each minimum qualification as
its importance varies from one job to another.

*****
'STOCK PRICE' AND
'FUND UNIT PRICE'

FOR FEBRUARY 1975

STOCK PRICE
JANUARY
FEBRUARY

$35.500
$41.757

FUND UNIT
PRICE
$20.289
$22.706

*****
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
Go pick a flower for someone - or if you can't find one to pick, the
florist has plenty.

-i, ;2,/ 7,"

COO Engineering Designing
Transformers

by

the Hundreds!

Congratu lations are i n order to the Tra nsformer Engineering crew for cranking up a mass ive
program in a hu rry to get us in to a new business area.

i.i--n the Control Devices Operation decided

, furnish transformers for their parent
Drives Systems Product Department in Salem,
Virgin ia, Engineering faced the task of
coming up wi th hundreds of designs in several months. Previous vendors had accumulated
designs over many years.
DSPD management has recognized CDO's ability
to design and manufacture transformers for
several years and, during 1974, COO Engineering was asked to consult on vendor transformer problems. This engineering contact led
DSPD to pursue a program to have transformers
designed and built in Waynesbo ro under the
management of D. H. Mi ller.
Lowell Bashlor is spear-heading the massive
design project with support from many engineering people. John Audia is converting
basic designs to hundreds of variations in
KVA, voltage, frequency, etc. Both John and
Lowel l use computer programs written by Pete
Hende l . The ti me shari ng computer is doing
a tran sfo rmer desi gn i n minutes that would
take hours by hand.
,-.,

Lowell_ Ba.1.ihlo~ and John AucU__a check an elecvucal de.hign bung p~r&ted out by :the ,t,i_me_
h~ng comp~te.Jl :tvwu_na.t.

l\~.i Assid, John McAl ister, Stan Maupin, and

Dave Wamp ler are drafting the mechanical de signs and working out the details to produce
manufacturing drawings. Using photolitho
copying techniques, they are able to produce
as many as a hundred drawings a week.

Since many designs are sizes we have never

made before, prototypes need to be built and
tested to prove the design. Ollie Grant,
Keith Fee, and Garnett Brooks are accumulating material, winding coils, and assembling
prototype units. Because of the size of the
transformers, new tools, jigs, and wind ing
techniques are required. Many of these units
will weigh as much as 6000 pounds. The prototypes are then passed along to Ernie Alfred
for tes t i ng and mak ing heat runs.

Ve.hign ~a6umen Jo hn McAfu:te.Jl, Stan Maupin ,

Ron AMid and Dave Wample.!l died de.hign detail on :the ciJu:ud_ng boMd .

The transformers furnished to Salem are used

primarily in Speed Variator Drives and Silcomatic Power Supplies. These will be most ly
three-phase transformers from 10 to 1500 KVA.
This project represents an overall cost
savings to the DSPD Department and keeps work
inside the GE family as we ll.
Lvv now has orders for almost 100 transformers and has shipped the first production lot.
Plans are to manufacture over 500 units per
year .
(Cont'd next column)

Kei:th Fee and GMne:t:t 13Jtook place :the 6,{_nal

.ta.m<_nationJ.i ,{_n a 250 KVA ~anJ.i 6MmeA M fonie
Al6~ed and Ollie GMY&l obe.Jlve :the pMcedMe .

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

NOTICE
r.;,

For the Month of February

All employees interested in the SCOGEE Men's

Softball Team contact the following people
for practice dates and times:
GE #l

Clement Waggy, Ext. 1558

GE #2

Charlie Liebal, Ext 1432 or 1572

15 YEAR

35 YEARS
E. W. Hutton
D. M. Longenecker

R.
C.
R.
R.
A.
R.
J.
J.
C.
C.
A.

John R. VanPatten
and Family

don't take shortcuts

It's quitting time! You rush to clock out;
make a quick dash for your car in hopes of
beating the traffic; start the motor and
you're ready to go!

T. Allen

F. Ball
Brinkley
Broughman
W. Cash
E. Cooke
H. Cross
T. Davis
H. Holliday
F. Jackson
H. Massie
c. c. Ramsey
W. F. Shaver
c. E. Sondrol
v. T. Smith
s. E. Stark

My 6ami.1.y and I woui.d Uk.e. to thank. ail.

OUIL 6JU.e.nd6 at GE 601t theiJL IUndnU.6U
and thouaht6ul.nu.6 at the. 1te.ce.nt lo.6.6 06
my motheJr., GJta.ce. M. VanPatte.n.

L.
L.

Equally as dangerous is backing in the

wrong direction down parking lanes in hopes
of beating the evening traffic to the gate.
This may not only cause a collision with
another car but may endanger an employees'
life if he happens to be walking across the
lane at the time.
As a matter of fact, there have been several
near-accidents recently in our parking lots
because of these violations. And yes, they
are violations.
One of GE's prime interests is protecting
the lives and property of its employees. We
can help by following the rules which were
drawn up for our protection. For safety in
the parking lots, we ask all employees to
follow the marked lanes and to drive with the
flow of traffic when entering and leaving the
parking areas.

Corbin
Cromer
Harris
Holbert
Hottinger
Perry
Snodgrass
L. K. Swanson
A. M. Sweet
J. M. Wood

A.
N.
B.
R.
A.
K.
D.

L.

G.
K.
G.
G.
R.
H.

5 YEARS
R.
S.
E.
M.

L. B-osserman
M. Bryant
W. Sims
R. Stevens

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It's the end of the day and you're tired,

so why make that long trip all the way
around the parking lot when you could get
out faster by just cutting across the lane?
Well, if you really thought about it, any
one of several things could happen by taking
that shortcut . For one thing, an unsuspecting fellow employee might just ram his
car into the side of yours as you pull out.

J. A. Krog
10 YEARS

20 YEARS

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 13

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

March 27, 1975

LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE--What Are the Benefits?

The benefits are:

HAPPY

- Coverage to age 65 ;
- The opportuni ty to acQuire , at a r easonable cost , additional i ncome protection
as a suppl ement to any Social Secur i ty
and Di sability Pension benefits for which
the employee may Qualify ;
A comb i ned monthly income of approxi mately 50% of t h e employee ' s normal
straight - time annual earnings .
- An assured income for short er service
er..pl oy ees who have not as yet met the
15- year credite d service reQui r ement
~ t o Qual i fy fo r a Disability Pension
under t he Pens i on Plan;

EASTER!
Today marks the beginning of the Easter
holiday for today, March 27, is Passover-tomorrow, March 28, is Good Friday- -and
Sunday, March 30, is EasterSunday .
Also, tomorrow marks the second paid holiday
for GE employees--another 3-day weekend of
fun~
So, if the weather permits, here's
wishing you all a Happy Easter Egg Hunt!

S..JUl e o-:: income protecti on for the

lont;er service employee during an extended period of temporary disabil ity
which does not Qualify for Disability
Pension or Social Securi ty benefits .

- ?.

These are a few of t he many benefits of t he

General El ectric Long Te rm Disabili ty Insuranc e Plan for Hourly Employees. There i s a
simil ar plan i n effect for sa l ari ed employees.
Benefits under t he Pl an f or hourly emp loyees
are pa id mo nthly and are payab l e at the time
the Weekly Sickness and Acc ident Benefits
expire (usua ll y 26 weeks) .
The cost of the Pla n' s coverage i s borne
entirely by the emp loyee (except admi ni strat ive costs) and is bas ed on cl aims experience
of the previous year. For examp l e, if for
one year t he Insurance Company receives a
sma ll amount of clai ms , the cost of t he Pl an
to the employee is like ly to be reduced.
In fact, this was the case for 1974 . The
J...ura nce Company had favo rable clai ms ex, ,ence for t hat yea r which l owered LTD!
rates for hourly employees 20%. For those
(Cont ' d Page 3, Co l . 1)

'Two Can Ride Cheaper Than One'

It takes no mathematical wizard to figure
that one out . When people drive to work
alone, t hey spend twi ce as much as they
s hould. That's too much.
In these times of "runaway inflation" and
a worsen i ng recession, we're all l ooking
for ways to cut cost in any way we can.
Wel l , carpooli ng is nne way.
Look at the facts . By doub l ing-up, or
t ripling-up, or even quad rupling-up, you
not only save on the cost of gasol ine;
but you also cut gasoline usage, pol lution,
congestion, and the "wear and tear" on your
car (not to mention the "wear and tear" on
your nerves).
With ail these benefits, how can carpoolin g
be anythin g else but an advantage . So, how
abou t it-- why no t form a car poo l ? As the
s log an goes --" Doubl e Up, Am eri ca'~

lELE-TALES
~SELF ~iINATI ON/JOB

INTEREST PRCXJRAM

SEL F- NOM INATION FOR JOBS IN ADVANCE OF OPENING

Employees may nominate themselves for considerati on fo r an upgrade to a particular
jo~ classification before an opening in
that job classification occur s . To nominate oneself for a job in advance of its
opening , the employee completes a Job
Inte rest Form and marks t he advance selfnomination block.
The adva.nce s elf - nomination may be made any
time regardless of whether a Notice of
Opening is poste d .
The advance s elf-nominati ons are r eviewed
to determine i f minimum quali fic ati ons a r e
met . Tiose found meeting minimum qualifi cations will be maintained on file i n Rela tions for a period of one year , unless
applied to a job or cancelled by the employee .
The advance self- nominations on f i l e are
considered/pr ocessed in the same manner as
nominations received fo r a posted opening
when applied to a specific opening . If
the self- nomination has not been appli ed
t o a job during the year , i t will be vo ided
and returned to the employee through hi s/
her manager or supervisor.

By Jean Brydge

.-..

This is the story of a Jefferson Cup . Tc

appreciate the significance , some background information is necessary, so this
will be in two parts . (I ' ve a l ways wanted
to do one of those "c ontinued next week"
tales!)

Mention of Sports Car Ral lie s im.~ediately

causes the normal , average everyday American
to envi s ion wi ld driver s in zooming cars
f litting hither and yon across the countrys ide s caring c ows , l ittle kids and old
ladi es . The problem is that "Rallie s " are
c onfused wit h " Races " and they ' re a world
apart .
A Rally i nvolves a numbe r of entrie s cons isting of a car and two people: a dri ve r
and a navigator . The object is to follow
instruc tions which a re timed , go t hrough
surprise checkpoints and finish t he Rally
wi thout the drive r and navigator ki lling
each other ! Different speeds are averaged
fo r legs of the rally and simple inst ructio ns turn into Japanes e as soon as you
leave the starting po int .
I ' m s ure Luther Long c an remember a ral ly......._
eons ago when one of his neighbor s asked
hi m who in the wor l d owned the VW t h at
passed their house 10 times on Sunday
afternoon . (We had los t a pink mai lbox
which was one of the nece ss ary t ur ning
points . ) Some of the participants got
l ost and ended up in West Virgi nia .
Another t i me , ~ he instr ~ctio ns had blanks
to fill in which showed you were on the
right r oute . The line sai d "Call before
di ggi ng ." We passed Wi lberger Fune ral
nome in New Hope , filled i n our blank and
thought how clever of the rally or gani zer s .
Turned out i t should have been t he name of
a utility company who had l ines under the
road .

Joan G. Ma rshall, Re l ati ons Special i st for

nonexempt employees believes the Self- nomi nation/Job Interest Program is " 6u6,{1_,Ung
.JA p!Wna.Jty objec.tive. Tha;t. objec.tive ~
to pllov,{_de an eq ual oppoJt:t:.un,{_;t,y 6M employee;.,
to nom<.na;t.e thvn6 elvv.i 6ofl u.pgJz.ad;,,ng c.orv.i,{_de.Jr.ation bMed on thw own goo.L6, ,{_n:f:.eJz.eAU , abilitiv.i, and fl IUlt6 ,{_n une w,Uh the 0 v eJz.ali Jz.equ.,{_f{_emenU o 6 the bu.,{_ne;., . "

On one ni ght rally , I drove and Lee navi gated . (I mi ght add , the navigator has
reams of f i guring to do and even with
mileage charts , maps , etc . , i t's wild ! )
Just before the end of the rally it s t art ed
pouring bucket sful . Visibi l ity ~a s zero !
I fl i pped on t he wipers j ust as a STOP
s i gn loomed i n front o~ us and Lee yelle d
"St op".
We were almost at the c r est of a hi ll and
slamming on the b rakes stalle d the car . I
had to dim my li ghts (bec a us e a car came

(Cont 'd next page , Col . 1)

) I2 l

(Cont'd _from Page 2, Col. 2)

tearing over the hill) , put on the emergency
brake, and in my spare t i me start the motor ,
shift the gears with a hair-trigger clutch,
prevent backward drift and make a left-hand

I),-

20 YEARS AND NEVER BEEN SICK?!!

t~ .
w~vn 3 more hands and feet, I would have
been busy ! At that point, in the inimitable
fashion of husbands , Lee looked at me with
concern and sol icitude and exclaimed " For
Pete 's sake, Jean . You ' re coordinated l ike
a turtle!"
(Cont'd next week)

GE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES
1974 JAYCEE KEYMAN AWARD
A hearty congratulations goes out to William
J . LeWlg, the recent recipient of the 1974
Jaycee Keyman Award! Bill became the 23rd
recipient of the award l ast Thursday night,
March 20.
Bill is a test technician in Quality Control
here at GE. A native of Philadelphia, he
was graduated from RCA Technical Institute
in New York prior to coming to Waynesboro .
He currently resides at 205 Bookerdale Road.

(Cont'd from Page 1, Col . 1)

employees with less than 14 years of service ,
~ cost of the plan for th i s year is 1. 2% of
/ her normal straight-time weekly earnings
111stead of the 1.5% rate for 1974 . Hourly
empl oyees with 14 or more years of credited
service will pay $1.75 per week --a 20.5%
reduction from the $2. 20 per week rate of
l ast year.
One of the most attractive features about
the Plan is that it pays benefits to the
disabled employee even when the empl oyee
i s turned down for Social Security for
some reason. Thus, an employee who i s
covered by the Plan is assured of an income if he/s he becomes tota lly di sabl ed .
From all this evidence, who can deny that
such a Plan is worth keeping. Make no
mistake about it, t he GE Long Term Di sabil i ty
Insurance Plan is mighty good protection to
have~

(NOTE : "Total di sability" for t he purpo se

of thi s Plan means that, because of i llness
or injury , you are unable to engage in any
gainful occupation fo r which you are r easonably f itted by education , tra ining or ex~ ience and are under the care of a phys i n , i f necessary , fo r any treatment of
j v Ur disability . However, during the f ir st
12 months of ab sence because of such disability , you will be cons ide r ed t ot ally
disabl ed if you are unable , because of your
illness or injur y , to perform any and every
duty of your occupation .)

That's your first reaction when you hear

of Charlie Moye r's 20-year "near-perfect "
atte ndance record. Charl ie comple tes 20
years of servi ce with GE tomorrow, March
28, wi th having missed only four days from
work du ring his career as a Watchman here.
When asked how he fee l s about this accomplishment, he stated that "I would have
ul<-ed 60!1. iJ:. :to have been. pvr.6ecL" But,
no one is perfect and emergencies can
arise wi th Charlie as wi th anyone else .
Good att endance is almost a tradition in
Charli e's famil y . He stated t hat his
father worked for 16 years with DuPont
without mi ssing a day . Charl i e, himself,
has surpassed his father's record with
approxi mately 18 yea rs of perfect attendance . The four days he missed for personal
busi ness occ urred wi thin the past two years .
"I ilink :tha:t when. a. peJLO ort a.c.c.epu a. job,
he J.ihouid ma.f,e evvr.y e 00 oJt:t :to be :thvr.e,"
he stated. "Bu:t, a peJLOon doeJ.i ge:t J.i,fof<-.
I gu.eJ.iJ.i I've ju.J.i:t been on.e 06 :the .luc.l<-y
ort eJ.i AU o , I love wMIUn.g .lrt Ma..ln.:te.na.n.c.e.
AU :the employe.eJ.i :thvr.e Me 1te.a.Uy de.vo:te.d
:to :thw j obJ.i a.rid :they' 1te a..fwa.yJ.i w..Lil.{_ng
:to le.rid a. he.lp.lng ha.rid . "

Char l ie had praise for t he rest of his

fellow employees al so . "I :th.lnk moJ.i:t
people do :tlty :to c.ome :to wo1tk .t.lke :they
Me J.i uppoJ.i e.d :to hvr.e a:t GE. I :th.lnk :tha:t
:the employe.eJ.i hvr.e. Me J.i.ln.c.vr.e.l y c.onc.Vtned
a.bout :thw wOJtk.
11

Unfortunatel y , Charlie won ' t be able to

cel ebra te his 20-year anniversary on Fri day .
Tomorrow, when the rest of us t ake advantage
of our second paid ho l iday for the yea r,
Charlie has to work t hat night; and, as he
stated, I ' U be !t.lgh:t hvr.e, :too .
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t o its employees a special discount on quartz dig i tal watches (displayed be low) at 1 /3 t o 1/2 the
no r mal retai l price . The quartz dig i tal watches are the most exciting ite~s to hit the jewelry t r ade
in the past fifty years !
Thi s offeri ng wi l l be avail able t o General Elect ric employee s until March 31 , 1975 . IDSI will not
accept or ders for more t han f i ve men ' s or two women ' s wat ches fr om each employee . To order your
watch(es) , fill out the form below and send it to the following address before March 31 : INTEGRATED

DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC., MONTGOMERYVILLE INDUSTRIAL PAR K, MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA 18936 .

. --~]
o nly S95.0 0

Enclosed is my check in t he amount of $~~~~for~~~watch(e s ).

handling charges .

FEMALE

Please include $1.50 each for

NAME. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~

A DDRESS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NOTE: Offer expires Marc h 31, 1975

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No . 14

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

April 4, 1975

The 60.lfowin.9 cvi;t,lcl.e w.<.:th illUJ.i:tJr.a;t,{_onJ.i A.-6 :t.he :t.IU.Ad i n. a uJu. u o 6 a.Jr.J:,i_cl_u on. VCPD Man.ut)auU!Un.g .
ThA.-6 week.''-> Milcl.e A.-6 about :t.he new Tu./tneA Bu,ttdin.g Complex whic.h A.-6 neM c..ompletion and :t.he guu:t.
ecU...:t.oM Me LutheA L. T!to:t.:t., ManageA-Tu!LneA Complex and F. E. "Mik.e" Mc..Gowan. , Manut)ac.,tu.;u'.ng EngineVt-<.ng

VNO.

What Goes In Those Blue Buildings Across The Street?

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The

Complex , 1.ih.own above , c.onJ.iA./.J :t.'-> 06

blU,ldin.g'-> . Tu!tneJt One and Two Me
ac,t.ualiy c.onneued . The 066,{.c..e bu,ttding (6M
~t) will be ou!L mCULR.eting h.eadqaM:t.e.M .
T, ie 6M l!..e6:t. (n.o:t. '-> hown in. p-<.c.,tuJte) A.-6 :t.h.e.
TUJtn.Vt wcur.ehoUJ.i e o 6 whic.h. :t.h!tee- 6ou.Jt,thJ.i o 6 :t.he
1.i pac.e will be oc.c.up-<.ed by GE''-> 066'->e:t. Pft,(n.tin.g
and Ma;tefL,(alJ.i .
Tu!ui eJt

6C'LJt

Back in late 1972 Ma r ket ing and the Strategic

Business Pl anning team decided that our
served market needed a matrix printer (the
Termi Net 30) and a high speed prin ter (the
TermiNet 340). Since the main plant and
the Parts Center were both already stretch ing seams it was obvious that more manu facturing space was required---bu t quick '.
And just a little over a year later we were
about to move i nto a brand new facility
called Turner One . The name i s derived from
the contractor, J. M. Turner and Company, who
built all fou r of the buildings included i n
the Turner Comp l ex.
In May of 1974 the DigiNet Operation was
moved to the Turner Bui l ding to provide
mor e space in the Ma in Plant for the expansion of the Mach i ne Shop . The Repa ir and
r --ha ul Operation wa s moved from the Parts
c.... .ce r to provide much needed space for
additiona l printed circuit board production
and the TermiNet wire harness operation was
moved to Turner One to provide room for addit ional Termi Net 300 printer production.

Jhn JohnJ.ion. and Von Lazzo c.h.ec..R. out a VigiNe:t.

1600 wh{.c.h A.-6 bung 1.iuppued :t.o GE- ISBV (c.omputeJt :t.hne 1.ihaft,(n.g 1.> Vtvic.e) loc..a;te.d in Be:t.huda,
MMyland.

Vian.e Mc..Caaley, Ka y Mc.Caateu . Pa;t Via , and

Tom Hay u fL epaifL T eftm,{_Ne;t pft,(n.:t. Vt in. :t.h. e.
Re.paifL and Re:t.U!Ln a!Lta .

Cable. AM e.mbly in :t.he. WJJte. HMne.!.>'-> Mea uJ.<.:th

Gaynelle Roi.>'->, Minn.-<-e. Hu66man and Voft,{_a;tha
Sm.<.:th ha!td a;t WOllk. .

While all of this construction and movement

of operations was going on t he New Produc t s
Task Force was busil y preparing the TermiNet
30 Matrix Printer for production in the
Turner Building.

TuJtn.e..tt Two f.l:tandf.l l(_e_ad!J :t.o ac.c.e.pt add,ilio1ta,C

opettatioiu {Jttom the. Pcui;t.!i Ce.n,te..tt.

The. happ y OC.C.Mion- -the. (J,{}u.,t Te;un{_Ne..t 30

made. by {Jae.tatty pvuonne.1 , JJ., iiupe.c.ted by
Mtt. C. T. KMtne..tt , ouJt VivJJ.,io n. Vic.e. Ptte...oide.nt,
CU> (le.6t to !tight) Vave. Wattne..tt, Ge.ne.Jta.l Manage..tt W. F. Kindt, ]of.le. Vallanat, Olive..tt MWf.l,
and Le.on J ohe.mung e...oc.ottt IWn tlvwu..gh the.
Te;un{_Ne..t 30 CU>f.l embly atte.a . And we. do kn.ow
that the. VivJJ.,ion V. P. 'f.l name. be.gi iu with a
" K" !

By July 31, 1974 the first TermiNet 30 prin t er

rolled off the only conveyorized assembly
system in our Department. Since that first
pre-production printer approxi ma tely 425 more
have been built and an ou tput rate of 13
machines per day has been reached. Our objective is t o be producing 50 machines per
day by year end 1975 .

Tur ner Two is a buil di ng exac t ly the same

s i ze as Turner One . The two bu i l dings are
actua l l y connected and consti t ute a si ng l e
man ufact ur i ng faci l ity of some 96 ,000 sq uare
feet ; about 1/3 the s i ze of the Ma i n Plant
manufacturin g ar ea .
Dur i ng vaca t i on shu t - down the entire Pa rts ~
Center pri nted ci rcui t boa rd operation will
be moved into Tur ner Two . The Pa r ts Center
will the n be used as th e ma nuf actur ing facility for t he new Termitlet 340 hi gh speed printer.
When th i s move ha s been compl eted the total
employmen t at th is newest Data Communicati on
Products Departmen t fa ci l i t y will be about
535 people.
By the end of t he year several new products
such as t he Da ta Set Swi tch - Box, the TermiNet
30 Magne ti c Tape Accessory and the Terminal
Co nt roll er wi ll be add ed to t he array of
produ cts being manufact ured .
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Inc.omi ng Iiupe.c.:t,{.on JJ., Ru,th ~lcidJJ., 0 ~1 .6 9c(Jn, .t !i

f.l he. f.lW u..p t he. Cottdex Mac.hine. {Joh Mme. cfl,i;ti_ca C
patttf.l me.M uJt e.me.n.u .
1

f"' rm1ue. Ve.an JJ., f.lhown f.le,lting .6.:t!Uk.e..tt batt gap

Nef " 0.6 c.ome. down t he. line. .

Spring Season Begins With 2 New Retirees

Virgini a Miller and Charles "Ed" Dedrick
began Spring and the Month of April with a
~ status.
They both are recent retirees
L
~he General Electric Operations here in
Waynesboro.
Virg ini a wou ld have completed 23 years with the
Company at the end of
this month with al l 23
years spent in Accounting.
Virgi ni a came to Waynesboro from the Automatic
Bla nket Department in
Asheboro, North Carolina
i n November of 1954 as an
account i ng cl erk. She has
had var ious ass i gnments
si nce then, her l atest being
Supervisor-Accounts Payable.
Vi rg i ni a stated that she has 11 t ho!tou.ghty
e.njoye.d WOfLIUng 00'1. GE. I've. made. .60 many
wonde.JL6ul. 6!Ue.ncl6 and lMting 6!Ue.ncl6h,tp.6
he.JLe.
II

Not really sure of what she plans to do

with her free time, she said that 11 I Jr.e.a.-Uy
rl--' t have. any de.Q,i_n,i,,te. pla.Yl.6, bu,t I do e.x1- A. to do Mme. tJr.aveUng a11d jMt e.11joy my
home.. 11
Virgini a ' s co-workers held a Retirement Party
i n her honor l ast month at the Genera l Wayne
Hotel. Two of her former managers, Boyd
Mitchell and W. A. Copley and his wife, came
up from Lynchburg to attend.
Before l eaving us on Monday, Vi rgini a expressed
deep regret for having to l eave all her friends
at GE and stated, "I want to thank. i l l my wonde.JL6ul. 6!Ue.ncl6 at GE 601t J.iu.c.h a wonde.JL6ul.
6!Ue.ncl6h,tp and a ple.Mant M.60uation . 11
We'd l ike to thank you, too, Vi rgini a for
being such a pleasant and l oyal fel l ow employee.
Best wishes for a happy retirement '.
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dcHe . Ads must not exceed soace'i provtdec:, and on l y one d.d item m"y tie
subm i tted per week per (>f'"p l oyee .
TM rm.is will no t accept ads over the
phone under any c i rcumsta nces.

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" The fr.eM(s ) referred to i n :his dd is/ar-e my persoOdl property a nc i s/

ore i n no way connected with dny business venture.

SIGNAfuRt

Ed Ve.dM.cR. (c.e.n:te.JL) 1te.cei.veo a "Happy Re.:U.Jte.meyt,t" c.aR.e. 01tom h,{,f.i .6 u.pe.JLv,0.iOJt, John Wd!Ly and
fio!teman, Joe. WW eoe.tL The. c.ak.e. WM baked
by CMol Waggy, t he. w,l6e. 06 a 6e.ilow employee,
C-f.eme.nt Wagg If .

With Ed Dedrick, working at GE has been a

"family thing". Not onl y did he complete 19
years of service las t month before retirement,
but his wife, Helen, wi ll have completed 19
years , hersel f , i n Au gus t . They al so have
one son, Robert Dedrick, who will have accumulated 10 years of serv i ce by Oc tober of this
year.
But, although leaving GE i s al mos t like l eav ing
home for Ed, he still plans to enjoy hi s retirement by "c.amp,tng, JLV->ting anci wohlUng my
gCVLden".
Ed expl ai ned t hat he rea ll y was going t o mi ss
GE and all hi s fri ends here . He fee l s that
"GE ,W the. beot p.tac.e I' ve. eve.fl wo!tk.e.d. The.
pe.o p-f.e. Me. !te.ct.Lty rU_c_e. and the. c.ompany ,W a
rU_c.e. plac.e. to wo1tk . I 6e.e.. d hM -the. beot
Pe.Yl.6,i_on Plan Mound . 11
Ed spent t he whol e of hi s 19 yea r s i n th e
Ma chine Room and hi s co-wor kers felt they
couldn' t l et hi m go with out a "sweet sendoff" . On hi s 1as t day here the emp 1oyees
in MOl present ed him with a decora t ive gr een
and yellow ca ke , vli t h "Happy Reti rement Ed From MO l" inscr i bed on t he top. Al ong with
t he cake he r ece i ved gifts an d a card made
by one of t he employees in the area . On
hand for th e occas i on was Supervi so r John
Witry and Forema n J oe \~ hi tese 11 of whom Ed
cl ai ms i s "the be.,jt 6o!te.mcm I' ve eve.fl wo!tl<.ed
t)o!t ."

Well, we have no dou bt t hat Ed v1c.s one of

t h ~ best empl oyees to wor k for GE and we
wi sh hi m a very happy and f ul fi ll ed reti reme nt '.

Got Rebate Money To Spend?

Then spend it on a nice vacation

Trying to decide what to do with

all that extra tax rebate money
you may be receiving soon? Well,
maybe we have an answer for you.
Why not put that extra cash into
a nice vacation this year?
There is still time to sign up for
the SCOGEE HAWAII-LAS VEGAS TOUR
and at bargain rates! The cost of
the tour is only $699 per person
which pays for a week-and-a-half
vacation that begins July 6 and
lasts until July 16.
If you wish to join the tour for
fun-in-the-sun in Hawaii, you still
have time to submit a deposit of $25
to Phyllis Pendergraft, coordinator,
or to COSMOPOLITAN TRAVEL SERVICE,
P.O. Box 2247, Staunton. Phyllis
urges you to submit your deposit as
soon as possible in order to guarantee
a reservation. The final payment will
be due June 1, 1975.

A SALUTE
TO SERVICE
MONTH OF MARCH
20 YEARS
P.
F.
B.
G.
L.
E.

H.
T.
R.
R.
M.
H.
c. E.
F. K.
I. w.
D. H.
G. R.
E. H.
F. E.
J. L.

ON TOP AGAIN!
SCOGEE traveled to Lynchburg Saturday, March
22, to compete in the GE Tri-Plant Volleyball
Tournament and came home the champions; but
not before being forced to play a highly
competitive playoff game against a strong
team from Roanoke.
SCOGEE took the tournament championship by
winning 11 games and losing only 2. The
runner-up team from Roanoke has a record of
10 wins and 3 losses with all 3 of their losses
being to SCOGEE. The tournament consisted of
teams from Lynchburg, Salem, and Waynesboro.
SCOGEE was sparked by the defensive and offensive plays of Kenny Gray, Don Stinespring and
Jim Edling. This win gave SCOGEE a clean
sweep for the year, winning the City League .
Championship, City League Playoffs and the Tr1Plant Tournament. Members of the team were
Kenny Gray, Don Stinespring, Jim Edling, Hank
Meineke, Jerry Deel, Bob Shumate, Roy Rexrode
and Jim Mayes.

Harris
Hensley
Hurst
Kennedy
Kern
Layne
Moore
Morris
Moyer
Rexrode
Showker
Shopkowski
Witt
Woods

15 YEARS
E.

For more information on the Tour, contact Phyllis on Ext. 1371 or 1372.

SCOGEE COMES OUT

Back
M. H.
Bell
J.C.
Borden
0. S.
Burns
J. L.
Byers
M. M.
Clark, Jr.
0. B.
Daughtry
R. C.
Dillon
K. A.
Dove
C. F.
Driver
R. P.
Fulk
L. H.
Gilbert
F. W.
Gum
S. F.
Gum
E. K.
B. B. Wright

H. Smith

10 YEARS
V.
R.
J.
N.
R.

Acker
P. Buzzard
c. Hudson
J. Mackey
K. Meek

E.

J.
J.
P.
S.
M.

E.

M.
S.
C.
E.

Raines
Randolph
Shifflett
Strickler
Thacker

5 YEARS

o. E. Fitzgerald

M. S. Wilson

J. W. Welch

IN MEMORIAM
Many employees were saddened to learn of the
death of Vernon E. Jones, a retired employee
of the Waynesboro GE Operations.
Vernon joined General Electric in March of
1959 as a Metal Finisher and had advanced to
the Machine Room upon Retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel; two sons,
Carl and Douglas; and two daughters, Nancy_
Rexrode and Sandra Cash.

Vernon was born September 26, 1906 in Augus~

County and died March 15, 1975. A funer~l
service was held at Etter Funeral Home with
interment at Ridgeview Cemetery.

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(t'cod!iuJt and HowaJtd Cool2. pJ..c.12. up a TeJUnJ..Ne;t

30 (ioJt. pac.lun9 cu.. ,{;t c.0111eo 066 :the QJ..nai MM.mbly

).{111

une.

The offi ce portion of Turner One has also

been decora ted in such a fashion as to make
it a pleasant workplace for the office force.
We thought you would be interested in knowing
more about what was going on in those blue
buildings across the street. So in this issue
we have devoted our space to a description of
the facility and '.'/hat it contains. In the
September issue of the NEWS we will present
more information on our products, processes,
and equipment.

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SWAP SHOP
The !i:tcc.luwom ~:tcJr..eo ma:te;Ua.t
i.n Tu./uieJL One .

60Jr..

ail p!r..o duc.M

Ur.ique feat ures of the Turner Operations are

t hat i t contains i t s own receiving, incoming
i nspection, and shi pping operations. Al so a
full s i zed medi cal clinic has been provided
as we ll as two attractively decorated cafeterias .

FOR SALE
REESE TRAILER HITCH--942-4789
TEMPEST--'66--1 owner--$345--9 42-0577
ROW BOAT--12'--semi-V + acc --942-8755
FOR RENT
FLO RIDA VACATION APT--pi c . avail.--Ext 1386
WANTED
PORCH SWING--942-6609
METAL LATHE--about 6 in.--94 2- 2359
FRONT BICYCLE TIRE, ri m and ax le--any size--942-8434
RIDERS WANTED
STAUNTON TO GE PLANT--885-6538

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Enjoy yourself!
These are the good old days you a re
going to miss in 1985.
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rA.

By Jean Beydge

cont 'd: Jefferson Cup}

Jur little MG TF1500 coughed and hesitated
ifter that last statement from the Navigator
Jut decided that, in spite of all unsolicited
opinions, the Driver intended to finish the
Rally. (The driver's remarks are deleted for brevity's sake!) Immediately following the
Rally, an agreement was reached: said Driver
and Navigator would not Rally together ever
again in the interest of preventing a divorce.

A couple years later, friends invited us to a

Charlottesville Rally. To avoid possible" complications", we decided to attend and drive
through the instructions with9ut doing any
calculations.
The friends wanted us to navigate for them
"because we knew what we were doing." Reluctant to confess that our calculations were
about as sharp as jello, we insisted on just
riding through. With guilty consciences, we
waved goodby as they drove off in the wrong
direction!
Lee drove and as we rode along, I kept a sort
of mental check on time and speed and, occasionally, we'd speed up or slow down a littleo
That was the extent of our mathematical endeavors. At one checkpoint, the timekeeper
looked at us incredulously and asked how in
the world we were figuring our time. I didn't
think he should make fun because we assumed we
were hours off.
We had a wonderful time! Enjoying the gorgeous
Virginia-spring afternoon, we admired the scenery, watched a train go through, got something
to eat at a country store and had a delightful
day.
The following Thursday, our very indignant
friend called and exclaimed, "I thought you
weren't competing seriously!" Not understanding what he meant, we asked him to enlighten us.
Seems the Charlottesville newspaper listed us
in first place in the Novice Class. We absolutely did not believe it and insisted our friend
was joking. A call to the newspaper confirmed
what he had told us and then we were very embarrassed because we knew our friends would
never accept what had really happened.
When we went to pick up the prize, Mr. Smith
said, "Did you know you were only three seconds
off at one checkpoint?" We almost sent that one
to Ripley!
.. ,,

'

NOTICE GOLFERS
The SCOGEE Interplant Golf League is fanning.
Get a partner and sign up. The league will
start playing the first week in May so we
need your names in by April 19.
ENTREE FEE:
COURSES:

$7.00/Team
Swannanoa and Gypsy Hill

Turn names in to:

Ron Assid
Room 234D
Ext. 1405

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH FORMER EMPLOYEE JIMMY LAYNE

James R. Layne, formerly of the Machine Room
here at GE, has completed basic training at
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Jimmy has been
assigned to Lowry Air Force Base in Denver,
Colorado for special training. His wife, Teresa
has joined him there. For those friends and
former co-workers who wish to write Jimmy, his
address is:
AlC James R. Layne
1205 Yosemite
Apartment 17
Denver, Colorado 80220
Drop him a few lines.
from you.

He'll be happy to hear

EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
To my old 6!Ue.n.cl6 in. .the old Coil and T)[.aYU>6oJunelL6 Me.a, and .the. Jt.u.t 06 .the. WaynuboJt.o
o peJta,tlo YU> , 1 dee.ply appJt.e.cla..te yo Wt kind
e.xplt.u-6ion. 06 -6ympa.thy .ln. the loM 06 my wi6e.,
Thelma. Many 06 you who knew heJt. a.t VuPon..t
and who weJt.e. 6oJt.me!t1y a.Mocia.:te.d wlih .the.
WaynuboJt.o Commun.Lty Ho-6pLta.l, knew hell. a.6 a
de.cLLc.a.te.d pe!L6on. Thank you in. aii. .6.lnc.etvi...ty,

Doug Sornborger
Meet Mrs. Mom
Salesman at the door to little boy:
"Is your mother engaged?''
Little boy: "No, sir. I think she's
married.''
0

Thus it ends - at home on the desk there are ~

a bunch o~ paperclips resting in a Stieff Pewt~r
Jefferson Cup engraved "First Place - Novice"
and, man, that's class!!
PoSo For a "fun" Sunday afternoon - you can't
beat Rallying - if you don't go with a Turtle!

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 15

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

PLANT FIRE BRIGADE

PUT OUT THEIR OWN FIRE
No, the Plant Fire Brigade didn't accidentally
set a fire -- they started it purpose ly . The
purpose was a training exercise on how to put
out li qu id fires.
At their monthl y meeting this Tuesday the
Pl ant Fire Brigade met out on the ball diamond
to practice using fire extinguishers in putting
out large f lamab le liquid fire s. The groups
consisting of members from the main pl ant,
Parts Center, Turner Bu il ding and Wilson Buildi ng used three different type extinguishers
for the exercises-- water, COz, and dry chemi cal.
The same exercise was repeated by the second
shift Brigade later that afternoon. According
~ ordon P. Batey and Connard Howdyshell, the
,ade will probably conduct similar exercises
at future meetings.

Apri l 11, 1975

'Tasteful Not Wasteful'

Contest Winners Announced

After much del iberation the j udges have

reached their dec isi ons and have announced
the winners in the Lamp Business Division ' s
Christmas lighting contest for GE enployees.
"Tasteful not wasteful" was the theme of
the unique contest, which rewarde d employees
for energy- saving Christmas decorating ideas .
Three grand prize winners received GE twoshelf Toast- R- Ovens . Although the original
announcenent stated that two grand prize
winners would be picked , the judges felt
that a third entry a l so warranted grand
prize status and they awarded an extra oven .
Grand prize winners were : Adam Golab , Corporate Research and Development , Schenectady ;
W. H. Hough , Lamp Business Di vision , Clevelanc;
and Dennis Mollenkopf , Lamp Business Division,
Bucyrus, Ohio . Other winners chos e prizes
fro m a selection of cooking appl i ances, personal care items , irons , clocks and timers .
Golab won for his unusual nodernistic Madonna
and child f i gure mounted on his r ooftop .
Hough captured a grand prize for the i ngenious
way he i lluminated his front door by rear projection on translucent plastic . Mollenkopf
won for the artificial Christmas tree he
created with steel banding and twinkle lit,hts .

A6-{.eJt an a;t;tempt to put out. th,.0., uqu.(d 6-Ute.

wUh a wateJt e.mngub.ihe.Jt "we.nt u.p in J.imoke." ,
anotheJt membeJt 06 t he. Plant F-Ute. B!Ugade. t!Ue.J.i
U wUh c.o.Jtbon dA_oude. . TMJ.i type. e.mngu.iJ.iheJt
phove.d to be. mu.c.h mohe. e.66e.c_t,{_ve. than the.
wateJt e.mng u.iJ.i heJt .
T

A6teJt pu;t.t,{_ng u.p a good 6ight, the. 6-Ute.

6,(,na.tty .6u.c.c.u.mbJ.i to the. d!ty chemic.al M
membe.M o 6 the. B!Uga.de. b!UngJ.i the. 6.lame.J.i
"down and out." .

lElE-TALES

Money Has Little Value Unless ...

By Jean Brydge

It Wa.6 aluJa.tJ.6 a good

~gdom. 06 Le:tllv-ia.,

Some astute (and/or otherwise) observations on

the human species.
A 15-year old can ride 10 miles on a bicycle
but is too tired to walk 10 feet to carry out
the garbage.
A husband can sit for six hours in front of a
TV set watching football and basketball. Let
the wife invite the husband to go with her to
hear a famous lecturer whose program lasts an
hour, the husband responds "You know I can't
sit that long - it makes my back hurt!"
Many wives think if they have a spotlessly
clean house, it isn't necessary to smile.
Given a choice, most husbands would rather
live with "Mrs. Congeniality" than "Mrs. Spic
and Span."
Teenagers can remember all the vital statistics
about 12 rock groups whose names are "Catnip
Crescendos': "Upside-down Pancake Flips" , "The
A-B-C-1-2-3- Alphabet Number Witches", etc.,
but send same teenagers to store for two items
and they forget one.
A husband can hit a target the size of a gnat
one and one-half miles away, but place a tub
at the end of his arm for cigarette ashes and
he can miss the tub by a mile.
A teenager can be dressed in 2.5 minutes flat

to go somewhere with their friends but it takes

4.5 minutes to get from the kitchen to their
bedroom if they are going somewhere with their
parents.
Grandparents who are "being good" to their own
grandchildren are firmly convinced that other
grandparents spoil theirs.
It took less time to go to the moon than it takes
to get a washer put in a leaky water faucet.
Teenagers can talk non-stop for two hours on
the phone. Let Mother or Dad bring up a subject
that's "yuk" and the teenager can't utter one word.
As soon as you finish waxing the kitchen floor,
the phone rings - on the other end of the kitchen!

day in the little

6oJL the people we.Jc.e.
.w.dU6:t:Jri.ou.6: FaJUn~, woJLkmen, and admin.l- ~
.t>tJl.a;toM tended to thUJc. .6pecl6.lc. wk.6 and

pJLoduc.e. and pll.oduw 6lowed to the mMke.t

pla.c.e 6Oil. pUll.C.W e..
One. day, howe.ve.JL, Wa..6 an e.ve.n be.tteJt day-Oil. .6 o the. c.liiz e.n6 6,UU,t beli.e.v ed.
So muc.h money JUU..ne.d down tha;t eac.h Le:tllvia.n
cUAc.ove1r.e.d he. had only to .6pll.ead hl6 c.oa.t.,
waU 6oJr. U ~o 6il..l up, and he. Wa.6 a muli:lmllei..onaA.Ji.e.. Tho.6e 6oJLtuna.t.e. enough to have
.6pJLead out t:JAJo c.oat6 6ound the.y Welte bilUono.A.Jtu by the. ti.me. the. JUUn had .6topped.
"Luc.ky, lu.c.ky day," the.y thought.
a..U Ve.Jc.y Jt.lc.h."

"We. Me

Wlth e.ve1r.yone. Jt.lc.h, then, nobody went to

woJr.k. The. land Wa.6 not ti.lied, mac.hlnu
w0e. not opeJUtt.e.d, typWJrJ;t~ Jr.e.maine.d
.6ile.nt, and the1r.e. Wa.6 nothing to a.dm.ln.l.6te1r..
Anyhow, a..U the. a.dm.ln.i.6tluLtoM went 6.l6hing.
Well, a6teJL .6e.veltal da.y.6, the. gMc.eltA ha.d
nothing to .6 ell, the. de.pMtme.nt .6toJr.u
~o.6e.~ 6oJL lac.k 06 .lnve.ntoJr.y, and i l l de.- ~
Uvvuu weJte. po.6tpone.d, 6oJr. the1r.e. Wa.6
l
little. le.6t to de.LlveJL. Anyhow, the. cfJvlveJtA
went 6.l6hlng, too.

So e.veJtyone had money, bu:t no one c.outd buy

a.nytklng a.t. any pit.lee.
"What good .l6 my wealth?" a.6ked one motheJL.
"I c.annot get .6hou 601t my c.hilc/Jt.en."
"And 1 c.a.n't 6,[x Joe'.6 6avolti;te. bJr.e.ak6a.6t
c.eJteal," c.ompla.i.ne.d an.otheJL mothe.Jr..
They weJte. M.ght. We.all.h c.outd buy them
notklng u.nlu.6 tha;t weat.:th Wlt6 .tied to
pMduet.lon. Adcli.ng doll.M6 to payc.he.c.k.6
oil. living in Le:tllvhi wheJte il. JUU..ned
money .l6 06 no value unlU.6 people. inc.Jr.e.a.6e
the .6upply 06 good.6 and .t>eJt.v.lc.u to be
bought nail. that money.
"We. Me Jt.lc.h," ob.6e1tve.d the. king 06 Letli.via.
"when lt JUtln6 pJtoducti.on, not money."
'

Husbands don't understand when they walk through

the house with their snow-covered boots on that
it doesn't matter if they are "just going to be
a minute."

HiA .6 u.b j ew agJLeed a.nd they Jr.e.tultne.d to

WoJr.k..

I had some more of these literary gems but the

ones I needed to put in the column are the ones
I forgot

NOTICE

#####

Anyone interested in playing girls' softball,

please contack Kenny Gray, Ext. 1141.

Changeover of
Type A-1 Expenses to Blue Cross
to Become Effective May 1

-w:r---...
--

EXPO-TECH Opens Up In Lynchburg

EXPO-TECH, GE's tra vellin g van of

scientific a nd educational e xhibits,
is now in Lync hburg and has opene d
its spacious van of scientific know led ge to the area youth.
EXPO-TECH is a y ou t h-o r iented pr oj ect
which first opened up in Philade l phia
and has been since travel l in g across
the country in an effort t o show
junior high schoo l s t udents tha t both
sc ienc e and math ca n be fun'.

B.il.1_ PeNty (l), ManageJt-SeJtv-<.c.eo , Sa6ety &

EEO , and Le.a Hu.n,tle.y, Manag Vt -PeMonne.l
Ac.c.o u.YL-t<:.ng, d..<Ac.UJ.i~ the. c.hange.oveJt 06 Type.
A-7 Be.ne.6~ u.ndeJt the. GE I~UJtanc.e. Plan
to Blue. CJto M.

Aside fro m pre-schedu l ed tours for

junior hi gh school s t udents in the
Lynchburg area, EXPO- TECH will a l so
be open for viewin g t o the pub lic
during i t s two-week stay. If y ou
have a young daughter or son who
wou ld be interested i n seein g EXPOTECH, or if y ou wou l d like t o know
a littl e about it yourself, pl an
to make a trip t o Lync hburg on one
of the following days:
FRIDAY , Apr il 11
2 : 30 p . m. - 6 : 30 p . m.

Back in January, the NEWS printed an art icle

announcing the changeover of Type A-1 hospital
b ~ its to Blue Cross.
That changeover bee, , effecti ve with a 11 hos pita 1 admissions
of GE employees and covered dependents which
occur on or after May 1.

Westminster Church
10th & Floyd Streets
SATURDAY , Apr il 12
1 0 a . m. - 3 p . m.

In order to expedite admissions to hospitals

on or after the effective date, speci al Blue
Cross I.D . cards well be issued to GE employees later this month. (See illustration
of I.D. card at bottom of right column.)

Westminster Church
10th & Floyd St r eets
TUESDAY , April 15
2 : 45 p . m. - 6 : 00 p . m.

The changeover of Type A-1 benefits is merely

an administrative change and will not affect
in any way eli gibi li ty for benefitS-Or the
hos pital benefits provided under the GE Pl an.
It follows an experi mental period in which
the arrangement was in effect for GE employees in Massachusetts.
Type A-1 benefits i nclude semi-private room
coverage in a hospital and special services
in the hospital such as use of the operating room. Benefits are payable for 365
days of confinement each year, and payments
are made directly t o the hospital.
T~

A-2 and Type B benefits will continue

carried by Metropo litan Life. Emp1 uyees will sti ll have to fill out the
blue form for these type benefits.
t

The NEWS will print more information concern ing this changeover and the use of
the I . D. card later th is month.

Linkhor ne Juni or Hi gh
Sc hool
SATURDAY , Apr i l 19
9 a . m. - 5 p . m.
Linkhorne J un i or High
School
I

Blue Cross.

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GENERAL. ELECTRIC

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SERVICE PINS AWARDED

SWAP SHOP
FORSAL

MONTH OF APRIL

138 ACRES of mountain land--249-5029

VANITY SINK--48 11 --white &golden--942-7277
CHEVY TRUCK--1950--942-2364
PONTIAC--1966--1 owner--$345--942-0577

20 YEARS

c.
c.
E.
R.
F.

E.
R.
F.

H. Carmichael

H. A. Johnson
D. L. Kern

P. Church
H. Clark
G. Davis
A. Duran, Jr.
L. Hanners
E. Harner
B. Humphreys

CHEVY STATION WAGON--1967--$650--Ext 1793

8 TRUCK COVER--943-2995
FOR RENT

M. c. Knight
P. A. Mawyer
J. A. Patterson
G. H. Rankin
s. G. Tillman
E. L. Via

FLORIDA VACATION APT--pics. avai1--X1386

WANTED

15 YEARS

PASTURE--40 to 50 acres to rent--249-5029

R. P. Kuykendall

J .. R. Gagnon

AAAAAAAAAllAIWWWAAllAWAiikkkiikkiikiikkliiidt

10 YEARS

c. J. Menk
P. M. Morgan
A. o. Rose
v. L. Rudine
R. Turak
R. L. Washington

J. E. Brown, Jr.
D. b. Cunningham
H. L. Jenkins
R. L. Knecht
c. H. Lunsford, Jr.
A. B. Mc Chesney

CIFOR SALE*
OFOR RENT
Cl TRADE
CWANTED

a FREE

ORIDE WANTED
ORIDERS WANTED
a LOST
OFOUND

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

5 YEARS
P. P. Cooper

SWAP SHOP
ROOH 105 - RELATIONS

Ads r.iust be 1n Room 105 no la tel' than 4: 30, Monday pl'ecedlng publication
date. Ads inust not exceed spaces Pl'Ovtded, and only one ad t tcm may be
sublllttted PC!I' week ptl' employee.
The NEWS will not accept ads ovel' the
phone under' any ct l'Cumstances.

R. W. Larrabee

llAKE---------PAY HO.--IOIE PHOICE HO.----------EXT. - Tho ttem(s) refel'red to 1n this ad ls/are my personal property and ts/
are In no way connected w1 th any bus I ness venture.

- THE MIXING BOWL Sweet and Sour Meatl1alls

(Serves 5)
2 lb. ground meat
1 onion
.
1 clove garlic
2-8 oz. cans tomato
sauce

SJGNAtuRt

1 can water
l/z c. brown sugar
. .
JUtce of 2 lemons

CLEAN UP YOUR ABC's

Do you know your ABC's when it comes
to Spring Clean Up?

Salt and pepper meat, shape into

small size balls, and set aside. Brown
chopped onion and diced garlic in
small amount of oil Add remaining
ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce
flame to simmer, add meat balls, and
continue cooking 45 minutes. Serve on
bed of rice.

Attic, Basement, and Closets are the

ABC's which need special attention at
home clean up time and year-round, too,
according to Charles S. Morgan, president of' the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA).

EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
We w.Uh

:to

eXpJte.6~ OUIL a.ppJteclati.on

oOJr.

:the

6low(Vl.6 a.nd o.theJt expJte.6.6.io n6 o6 .6 ympathy

we Jtec.ei.ved oJtom OUIL 6Jtle."1U ai:. GE upon
ouJL .ttec.e.n.t beJteaveme.nt, i:.he dea:th 06 Glady~
H. Lane.. The .thou.g hU, a.ch , and pJr.a.yeJU>
ha.ve. hdped U6 ..imme.n6 dy.

Jubin Lane and Family

These are the areas of' the house where

combustible clutter and rubbish tend
to accumulate, ready to burst into destructive fire when hit by the least
little spark, flame or other source~
ignition.
Follow Mr. Morgan's and NFPA's reminder
to Know YouJt ABC'.6 and start now to
clear Attic, Basement, and Closets of
combustibles.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 16

WAYNESBORO.VIRGINIA

S&SP INSURANCE REFUND OF 70 %

COMING TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS

This story is about a "rebate" to beat all

"rebates." It's a refund for all eligibl e
partici pants in the Savings and Security
Program Insurance Option and comes as a
result of favorable experience of this life
insurance coverage i n 1974.

DCPD Marketing
Lands Two M aior Contracts

The refund amounts to 70% of 1974 payrol l

deductions for Sav i ngs and Security li fe
insurance coverage'. It wi l l be made next
month to all who were actively participating
in S&SP as of February, 1975.
The amount being refunded tota l s more than
$3.2 milli on. Many refunds will amount to
more than $100. The amount of refund depends on an i ndi vi dua 1 ' s contri bu t i on to
S&SP Insurance during 1974.
The refund of 70% of contributions means
eli gible participants will have r~. ved their 1974 coverage for a bargain
rate . In addition, GE has made a matching
payment of 50% of the original cost of the
insura nce to each participant's S&SP account.

~t

The refund, plus t he GE match ing payment~

makes GE ' s S&SP life insurance coverage in
1974 a bargain that ' s hard to beat.
Even without the refund or Company matching
payment, the insurance option under the .
S&SP offers important coverage at exceedingly l ow cost . To obtain coverage, an S&SP
partic i pant earmarks one percent of his pay
for t he cost of coverage and receives a
matc hing company payment equal to half of
his deductions . This goes into one of the
other S&SP in vestment options.
Details on how you can obta in S&SP Insurance coverage can be obtained f rom you r
benefits specia list in Relations.
"To bt> what we :ire. and to h econH.' what \\'e are capable of becoming. is the onh- encl of !if<'."
- Ro/Jeri l,0 11is s1,,1;e 11su11

TerrniNet 120

TermiNet 30

DCPD Marketing has announced the signing

of two major contracts invol ving t he TermiNet 30 and the TermiNe t 120 which were only
recently introduced by the Departme nt .
The contract involving the sale and distri bution of the Termi Net 30 throughout Europe
was signed between the Department and ITT
Creed, a subsidiary of International Te lephone and Te l egraph. The TermiNet 30, to
be known as t he ITT 3330 datapr inter, is
capab le of printing up to 30 characters per-second and combines the benefits of
lower cost with the reliability and efficiency i nherent in all GE's TermiNet printer
models .
ITT Business Systems , which includes ITT
Creed, will be re spons ible for the marketing and service . Headquartered in Bru~se l s,
ITT Business Systems serves customers in the
private voice and data communications market
t hrou ghou t Europe.
The contract was completed on the continent
by a team of DCPD negot i ators headed b~
Marketing Manager Paul H. Inserra and including Bob O'Flaher ty , manager of DCPD Internationa l Sales . It is the largest s ingl e contract landed by Internationa1 Sales in t he
Department 's history.
(Cont'd page 4, Col. 2)

1ELE-TALES

Make Friends With Pool-Aid

By Jean Bl'!Jdge

It ' s time fo r my checkbook t o have a nervous

breakdown - the bank stateme nt a rri ved ! That
means I ' m go i ng to match my logi cal f i gur es
wi t:r those peculia~ ones f r om t he bank . At
times , I get the feeling the bank aDd I are
keeping two e n tirely diffe r e nt sets of books
on my bank a ccount.
When the stub s h ows ch eck # 340 was wr itten to
the g arbage collector for $6 , how can i t b e r e turned wri tte.i t o the IRS for $60 ? I think
there ' s an ins i de person finagling the figures.
It is equally startling when #450 is tie n ext

blank check aDd there ' s no info for #449 .

Then my mind i s as empty as t he n ext che ck !
Frantic , I try to recall : why d i dn ' t I f i ll i n
the stub? Was I in the bath tub , drivin g a f ire
truck o r :ie i ng chased by an es c aped oran gutan ?
Sitting tie r e watchin g #4~9 , I can 1 t think of
anything importaDt en ough for me to neglect
filling in a check stub !
Even with all i t s i nadequac i es , my system doe s n ' t
equal some I ' ve seen . I ob serve d one lady wr it ing a check t h en putting a big mi n us i n f r ont
of the amount on the stub . Wh en as ked why , she
airily replied , " Oh , that meaDs there ' s no money
in my accotmt . ''
" But don 1 t you get charged fo r being overdram? "
I asked .
" Oh , n o . Whe never my h u sband sees a mi n u s , h e
kn ows there ' s no money so h e tr ansfe r s some
f r om savings ! " (Sr.e already h a d f i ve minuses . )
Automatic deducti o~s are a convenience but so
far the only a utomatic deduction has been on
the part of the bar:k - and now I guess they ' ve
stopped" Re cently a notice f r om o ur ins ur an ce
company informe d us a policy would e xp i r e i n
two days - our automatic dedu cti on check h ad
been returned marked " Unknmm " . I knew that oi.:r
twenty- year old acco unt was small - but I didn ' t
know it was anonymous .
At the ba.Dk , no one remembere d s e e i ng the autor.iatic deducti on check and no one remembered
returning i t t o the sender , so I g uess i t was
one of those " automatic " mi s tak es .
Hopefully d i l igent effor t will produce a likeness of figures between the che ckbook and the
oaDk statement . I~ case the end result is not
satisfact o ry (n oth~ g balances ! ) , any discrepancies can be called " Miscellaneous Charges " and
subtracted . I mi ght not know what ' s wr ong but at least t he figures will match !

A ca rp oo l ca n be very re fres hing in t he

spri ng and summe;- , es pec i a ll y if you have
a l ong ride back t o Stau nto n as t hese four
employees do. On a hot , sunny af te rnoon,
wh at bette r way i s there to enj oy the
wea t her th an with a l eisurel y ride wi t h
your f r ien ds -- and what bet t er way i s
there to make fr iends th an th rough a ca r poo l .
Left to ri ght , Pau line Ca rr, Vi r gin ia Van
Fossen , Sa ndra Fix and Bet ty Tu rner have
been enjoyi ng t he pleasure of ea ch other ' s
fri endly com pany in a carpo ol t hey formed
over a year ago . The f ou r of t hem meet at
one loca ti on in Stau nton where t hey form ..-.-..
t he ir ca r poo l. They eac h have the i r own
cars so there are no hass l es wh en plans
have t o be cha nged .
All four l adies high ly recommend ca rpool s.
" It ' J.i be.e.n ve.JUJ c.o nve.1u e.r1't

001t

UJ.>

a.nd we 've

they s t ated. And , if

yo u' r e loo ki ng for some f ri endly company, it
can provide th at, too. Jo i n a ca rpoo l thi s
spri ng and "make fri end s with pool -aid."

Mtv e.d a. 91te.a,t de.Cll ,"

GE ' S SID WILLI S NAME D

TO GOVERNMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE UNDER PENSION ACT
A Gene ral E1 cctric man , E . S i d~e y Wi ll i s,
has beer: nar: .c:' ~ :._.y ?res ::. dent Ford to the
A-.ix"c~ 'o :!: :; ,";!:; ::~:::.: ~ '-'' c :' t'..c Per.sior. 3enefits
Guara::ty Cc~i-C ~ ut ::.o:: ~~ici was estat: is hed
by tte recent ly enact ed Pension Act .
The F'e1:sior, L:...ne:::.t Guar;J.ct.y Corpor at i on i s
a r,ove r nr;;er: ~ -- ! ' --1 ~. i zat i on establi s h ed t o
ins~re aJ _
-~~ e pens i on plans .
I t s ob.j e ct i v e : ..
:c: ~ ct participants in pension :r::.a::_
. _ business a nd industry
by ins-<rin - :c. _ f - '-'-~' i :: case of ter r.ii nation .
1

..-...

h'il::i s ' -'!' r c i:-itrr:e1:.t is an i ndicat i on of

the high re r ~
~: ic~ ~Jve rnment autho r ities
have for tho
. : ss of GE e1:1ployee benefits pla.ns <.:. :, .
,::;:::pany ' s abil i ty to
adm i ::1 :: ,er- L!-.
v .e best interests of
part icipar. i.;c; .

Ji,r .

BULLETIN

U.S. TREASURY DEPT. PRESENTS

MINUTE MAN FL AG T O GE FOR
U . S. SAVfNG S RON D SU PPORT

-..EMINDER TO EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATE IN

~ v ~ JOB POSTI NG/UPGRADING PROCEDURE ---The
i nstruct i ons on how the form shou l d be filled
out by the emp loyees is on the ba ck of the
fourth copy of t he Job Interes t/Se lf- Nom i nation form.
It i s very important to the employees that the
f orm is filled out completely and the informat ion i s co rrect and i n the proper l ocation .
This in fo rmation i s needed to better expedite
the movement o~ emp l oyees .
If you have any questions con cerni ng t he f illi ng
ou t of t he Job Interest/ Self- Nomi nat i on f orm,
please see your foreman prior to filli ng out the
form, and make sure that when you se nd your form
i n it is accurate and will not have to be retu rn ed t o you for the correct informat i on . If
this happens, it on ly de l ays the procedure fo r
setti ng up interviews and consideration for
promotions.

HELP WANTED:
.-.

A II Secrete ries.

RSVP
Nat i onal Sec r etar! es ~ee k, Apr i : 20- 2f ,
has been set as i de by the Nat i on&! Sec ret a ri es Asso ciati on as a tice t o call
attention t o the pl ace of the secre t ary
in the bu s iness , indu strial , goverrunent a l ,
and pr ofes sional wor ld .
Few c a n doubt t hat t he s ecretar y plays a
very i m:r;o r t ant r ole in t he bu sir~ e ss w0r ld
t oday . And it is e xt r er.ely doubt :~ u::.. tl:at
t he r e a r e ve ry rna~y s uperv! sors ~ho can
ge t a::..ong wit hout t he se cre-:ary .
In ne xt week ' s i ssue of the ~E~S , GE
secre t a ri es wi ll be g i ven the cha r.ce to
voice tteir op i nions on the r ole of t he
sec r e t a ry i n a spec ial Plant Pane ! sect i on
of t he r.P.wspaper . I n or der t o publ i sh
t !"lei :- 1iew-po ints , however , we r: ee d t o know
wha~ t hey
are f i r st . T he r e ~ ore , wculd
all sec r et ar i es v;ho ha ve someth ing to say
on the subject , please wr i t e down your
r espons e t o t he f ollowinc quest i on a nd
...-til i t in to : Plant Panel, Room 105la t ions. The topic i s a s f ol lows : "This

is National Secretari es Week . What do yo u

see as the role of secreta r ies in meeti n0
the bus i ne ss challenges of today?"

Reginald H. Jones, ce nter , Board Chairman of

General El ec tric, receiv es t he U. S. Treasury
Department's Mi nute Nan Fl ag for GE' s sup port
of U.S . Savin gs Bonds . Th e two gold stars
on the Fl ag represen t t en consecuti ve years
that GE employees have wai ntai ned a l evel of
over 50% pa r t i ci pat ion in buyi ng Bonds under
GE's pay rol l s avin gs pl ans .
Mak i ng the presen t at i on on beh alf of Secreta ry of the Tr easury William E. Si mon , is
Robert J. Sweeney , l ef t , Ma nha ttan area representati ve for the U. S. Trea sury 's Savings Bond
Divisi on. Natha n L. Fi al, ri gh t, is North
Atlantic Reg i onal Dire ctor of t he Savi ngs Bond
Divisio n.
Acceptin g the Mi nu t e Man Fl ag , Mr . J ones sa i d
"We a.Jte honMed :to Jtc.c.e-i.v e :t/U-6 1.> peua.l awa.Jtd
a b vi.bu,te :to :the men and women ,{,n OWL c.ompariy who have be.en -(.nvv...ting 11.egulaA.ly ,{,n
U. S. Sav,{,ng!.> Bori<U . We. M e. r-11.oud o 6 OWL pay1wU 1.> avi.ng-6 p.tan!.> :that bene 6il UJ.> cv.i -(.nd,{,v ,{,dua.l c,,i.;t,{, z enJ.i j uJ.i :t cu, muc. h cv.i :th e.y help
:t.he. na;t,{,on. "
cv.i

Mr. Jones is cu rren tly servi ng as chairman

of the Sav ings Bo nd campai gn of the El ectrica l Equipmen t I ndust ry fo r the U.S. Indus t ri a l Payroll Sa vi ngs Commi ttee which i s
made up of the chi ef exec ut i ve of f i cers of
61 l ead i ng corporations .
(Cont'd fr om Co l. 1)
So , here ' s your chance , secret arie s , to
speak out and rr.a ke :>'our opi:-iions known
while giv inr yourself a ~ ell - deserve d
pat on the back at the sa.rr.e t i me . Al l
r e sron ses should be in Relations no later
ttar: L: 30 p . ~ . , ~uesday , April 22 . Inc lude
Y:lU r n8J!le and the area in whi ch you wor k
on your r esponse . ~e ' lJ be wa i t ing to hear
:' r om you .

~/Lfr#)o. {I N. CE M E N T

Employees Can Reap Double Harvest

During National Sale Days Event

MEETING OF GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM

For those interested in joining the Girls'
Softball Team, there will be a meeting on
Monday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 23
at 5:15 p.m. out on the softball field.
Kenny Gray, coordinator, suggests that all
those who have shown interest in forming
the team to please come to one of the two
meetings.
COUNTRY STYLE STEAK SUPPER
The Young Adult Class of the Blue Ridge
Chapel Church of the Brethren (North 340)
wil~ be selling steak suppers this Saturday,
April 19 from 4:30 p.m. until. The price
for th~ dinner is $2.50 for adults and $1.50
for children under 12. The menu includes
steak, ~ashed potatoes, green beans, hot
rolls, Jello and a choice of coffee or tea.
The public is invited to come down to the
church and enjoy a delicious meal.
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SWAP SHOP

General Electric employees can gain twice

against inflation this Spring by shopping
for sale prices on GE major appliances
~
during the annual National Sale Days event
and by taking advantage of the Employee
Courtesy Discounts.
Employees can get a 50% bonus on employee
discounts for any General Electric room
air conditioner they buy between April 21
and May 31, 1975. For example, if the normal
Employee Courtesy Discount on a room air
conditioner is $35, during the Bonus Employee Discount period, an additional $17.50
will be added, bringing the total discount
to $52.50.
Participating dealers will be celebrating
National Sale Days in April and May. Flyers
containing more information on the products
with the special discounts may be picked up
in cafeteria serving lines at all locations.

"STOCK PRICE" AND "FUND UNIT PRICE"

FOR MARCH 1975
Stock Price

FOR SALE
71 DODGE camper-trailer--27'--bargain--942-0854
BOYS BICYCLE--3 speed deluxe--$30--942-1551
TOY POODLES--black--AKC Reg--$50--942-2741
CAMPER--17 ft--low price--good cond--942-5073
GMC VAN--1974--14,000 miles--943-2466
HOSP. BED with mattress-- like new--943-2950
BEAGLE PUPS--778-3515
FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATION APT--pics avail.--Ext 1386
SPACE--Dooms--app. 1 acre--943-9936

G~RDEN

WANTED
AMWAY PRODUCTS--942-5488
OFOR SALE
DFOR RENT
DTRADE
DWAN TED

SWAP SHOP
ROOM 105 - RELATIONS
DFREE

DR I DE WANTED
CR I DERS WANTED
CLO ST
DFOUND

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Ads rust ~ In R0001 105 no later thn 4: 30. Monday precNln9 publ tcatlo"
date. Ads r."USt not exceed spaces provld~. and only one ad ttfl'll C\ly i..
subr.tttted per ~k per ee-()loytt.
The NEWS will not accept ads over t~
phone under any circl6t.stances.
NAM[ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAY

tO<E

PH()!;~

llO.

NO.----------- --EXT.- .

The He11(s) referred to 1n this ad ts/are "'Y penonal property and hi

are In no way connected wtth any business venture.

5nl4XtuAt

January
February
March

$35.500
41.757
46.369

Fund Unit
Price ~
$20.289
22.706
24.499

MAJOR CONTRACTS
(Cont'd from page 1, Col. 2)
The second major contract that was signed was
b~tween the Department and Datapoint Corporation of San Antonio, Texas, the first major
customer for DCPD's new TermiNet 120 Line
Printer.
Capable of printing at 120 lines per minute
with fully formed characters, the TermiNet
120 will be integrated into the Datapoint
product line within the next few months.
Versatility, speed and price make it one of
the most attractive line printers available.
The Datapoint contract was completed through
the efforts of several Marketing people in
both Field and Headquarters Sales with strong
support from DCPD Engineering.
The landing of these two big contracts is
one example of the productive teamwork effort~
of Waynesboro GE employees in bringing forth
an efficient, safe and reliable product -from the engineers who design it, to the production crew who assemble it, to the marketing
staff who land the customers for it.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL XVI I No. 17

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

FIRST QUARTER BUSINESS PROFITS

DOWN 393; SALES UP SLIGHTLY

Apr il 25, 1975

W. F. KINDT REPORTS
LEVELING OFF OF DEPARTMENT
IN FIRST QUARTER

FA:?~IELL,

CONN .--Earnin gs of the General

Electric Company were $7~ . 4 million or 41
a share in the first quarter of 1975 ,
announced Reginald H. Jones , Chariman of
the Board . This was a decreas e of 39% from
the $122 . 3 million or 67 a share in the
saY.!e quarter o~ :97L . 7he Company hac pre~ i o~sly repor~ea ttat earnings for the
quarter would be significantly lower .
Sale s in the first q~arte r of 1975 were
$2 ,979 million, virtually even with the
$2 , 909 million f or the corr.parable period
cf 1974 .

"We do not e.x.pe.u fl.e.J.i ul,,U 6cJt the 79 75 f/..Mt

q.~e.Jt to be. typA_c.cll 06 thMe. 6oJt the. who.le.
ye.1..v~," Mr . Jones stated .
"The. qucui;te.Jt WM
-6e.veJte..ly a66e.c,te.d by a c.omb,i_na,uon 06 dA_66A_c.u,ltiv., -tha,t ,{_1tdude.d an u.nMuilly .tow
-6 c.he.dLLle. o 6 -6 h,{.pme.riU o 6 .ta.r.g e -6team tuJtb,(.,ne. ge.ne.JtMOM ' M will M a -6Ub-6tant,i_al. de.c.Jte.Me:
,i_n -6al.e.J.i 06 c.orihW?1e.Jt goodh . On the. bM~
06 the h,i_gfte.Ji Jz.Me. 06 -61upme.n,U, 6oJt heav y
pOIA'e.ft equA_p111e.1!,{: -6c.f1e.du..f.e.d (i0tc the Jte.J.it ol)
1975 and the. he.c.ond-ftal.6 uptuJtn A_n c.oMwne.Jt
-6pe.ncli.ng 6c1tecMt by ou/1. e.c.01w11z,Wth , the
Company' -6 1tv.iuf.;t.J.i A_n -6u.b-6eqtten.t qu.a/l.t<U'!.h
Me ex.peued to v11p1Love. upon thohe {iOIL the
6~.t. qwvu:e.Jt ."
ln C0'-'-'11en:.inc or.. the categories of' the Corr.pany ' s business fer the quarter , Mr . Jones
said. :

"Corihwne.Jt goodh , a66ec..t.ed by -6u.b-6.tan;t,{_cll.ty

lou'e.Jt -6al.e.J.i volwne , 1tepollted. a mode.JtMe. .loM
60Jt the quallte.Jt .
"The. .Lndtl.-6-rual powe/L e.quA_pme.n..t. c.a,tegofl.y wo
ope.JtMe.d -6ugh.t.ty be.tow p!to {idab.te. .tevw,
pJt,(.,n.upaLty bec.au.-6 e o 6 the a6Memen..:tfone.d loic
-6~men,U, 06 -6.te.am .tu.Jtb,{_ne.- ge.ne.!LMoM .

In spite of adverse economic fac tors in 1974 ,

the Data Communi cati on Products Departme nt
had a very good yea r. Acco rdi ng to Ge ner al
Manager Warren F. Kindt, sa l es wer e s li ghtly
over $61 milli on i n 1974 as compared to $48
million in 1973 and $23 mi llion in 1972,
refl ecting a substanti al growt h in our busi ness in the past th r ee years . Sales fo r t he
printer business, i nc l udi ng Di giNet, netted
$52 million whi ch was jus t about on bud get
for the year . The re l ay( business came out
very 1ve 11 with $9 mi 11 i on in sa les or 29%
over the year ' s budget .
Howeve r, our f irst quarte r 1975 department
res ul ts have i nd icated that instead of
continu in g th e growth we hav e been expe riencin g in the past few years, we ' ve l evel ed
off . Our first qua rter sa les r an at abo ut
the same rate as the fir st quar te r sa l es
for 1974 . In an i nterview with Mr. Kindt
earl ier t hi s wee k, he stated that "We 1.>e.e

e.Miung-6 A_nc.fte.Med rnodv.itiy 61Lom .t.ho.6e. 60Jt

.t.he -6e.c.ond. qu..allte./t a,t abou.,t .t.he. .tame level

fl.Me.J.i M .tha,t ob lM t ueM . (tie Me hope.6u.l
.tha,t .t.he.Jte LIJ,(,l.f be. an u.p.stcA_ng A_n .the. .6 e.c.o rtd
fta.6 du.e. ;to Mme !1.Mhe.Jt .lC'Jl.ge. ncN C.M.tOmCJl.
OJtd efl.6 ;tha,t u:e.Jte c.lo-6 ed eaitUe.Jt.

(Cont ' d Page 4, Col. 1)

(Cont ' d Page 4, Col. 1)

"i nclM-l!Ual compone.1i..t..6 and .6 lj.6..tem.6 J.ia1.e.J.i and

National Secretaries Week- April 20-26

This week marked the observance of t he 24th
National Secretaries Week. To honor this
week, we thought we would get the opinion
of our secretari es on how the secretary fits
i nto the business wor l d of today. Last week
in the Plant NEWS, we asked for responses to
the question "What do vou see as th e role of
secretari Ps in meeting' the business ch allenges
of today?" The fo l lowing are t wo excellent
responses to the topic:

'::r:Lii : \-.'hen a report- is dt<e , be on t ir.:e .

~- ~

is mainly a secretary ' s responsibility .

Keep your manacer inforrr:eC. o: important r:.eet ings , dinners , etc .
In the 'business wc~J . , there is a cu.stant
turnover of er:iployees. :-!aking c,;,e:.i .'.'ee::.. i:elcome in your area , keerinc the i r record~
up- to- date and supp::..yir.1; in:~o r r.,ation to :;our
boss about said empJ.oyee is very i r:ipoytant .

= EF!-":'.' CE::c:: and in n.y

cpini on :'..s the ro::.e of ;::, sec:::-etar:: in the
challer.g!nc business wo rJd o f today .

HHA'.:" - \ihEI'; - lil!Y

Ophelia F. Sal i sbury, Secretary to Don Schlegel

in I CPD
I n meetinG today ' s challences in the bus in ess
world , a secretary has to be efficient in all
capacities of work, in what ever area she works .
Knowing Wli.A'l' YOlJ _Aj)2 DOING , WHY and \.,t;E!'; are
t he key words .
pW1C1: \..:2.:.. at all
tirr,es . Knowing ho" to make your boss o r
manager feel not only that you are an e~ployee ,
but also a frien d - a good r elationship and
communicat i on . Keepi nc all records accurat e
and available - at f ingertips r each . Bei ng
pat i ent wi th all employees under your manager
(that ' s a cha llenge wit hin itself ). Keeping
a neat work area - who knows , the General
Manager may walk in one day .

Pat A. Thompson, Secretary to Bob Brou ghma n and

Joe Mur phy i n DCPD Re l ations , and President of
t he Augusta County Chapter of NSA.

WHAT YOU J'...RE Don:G: Be ini.: ;

WEY : A good relat i onsh i r or corrununicatior.

lin ~ s between secret ary and hoss relie:re
some frustrations i n yo ur work area . ...r,eneve r she is as ked any question pertaining
to her job or dut i es , she is able to answer
quickly and pr ofi c i ently . Accurate r ecor ds
at all times avo i d frustration . The "tight
rope " of economy today causes une ven temperaments - how to deal with them is the question .
It ' s very hard t o gri t your tee t h and c ount
t o 10 and then answer a stupid question with
a smile . Try i t - you miGht like it .

":.:i ndinc := 1e~.. y[o1._:~,~ ' .- ~"J.s:r;ess ::>.:-e:::--~.~...-!.c~e ''

..,.:as the ther.:e

:'\) ! '

.... ecrete.~::es .:eek ,

:i=

s 2~~:.._ :-:.:-:~~. .
Cy -r.:-.e ::e:.~:.c!.n:
(I r.ter~ at::.ona::..) .

:.~.i s :,ea~ '

~l,C!~So ~e.i

Sec ret-a:::-ie s Ass oc iaticn

Secretaries ffiin~ everybody ' s business everywhere in the sense: that they functicn ]n
pivotal r oles , nssisting executi ves i~
business, inciuslr:,' , 1~cvernr..en t and tl~e professi ons . Secretaries :-r.inc tr,eir er..} J o:;cr ' s
business n0t u~ ~~l~ - aproir.ted bus~~0~ics ,
b:J.:i

as exect:.ti. \ .. C :.llY-~ol- e..-:es .

;:oth i:-ig is r:c,!e :!::.! ort.c:.:.:. tc t'.-.e s:"0-...:.

:"...:.ncticninc

0~ t:Js:ne8s ,

-:r.e

"Prc:'"'ess:'""'r:~~

or covern::.ent, :.nan -...:.c sec r ete.: ~: -.,~~ :.c

attent i cn to detaiJ. reliees so ~~~y exe:cut i ves :e r the decisions they a2.or.e ca!. !Ucl-'.e .
r;o offi ce asset car, n:atc'.1 the patience , LJ.e
i:;rac i ousness er the cic ,licat i on c:~ a 1oc !
secre-:ary .

NEW HOSPITAL ID CARDS

BEING DISTRIBUTED SHOULD
MAKE HOSP IT AL ADMISSIONS EASIER
~

-~

Bill Perry, Emp l oyee Benefits Manager, points

out tha t, "The. ne.w GE/Blue. CJtoM ,i.de.ntifi,tc.a,Uon c.Md -6 hocdd be. p!teJ.ie.n:te.d :to a ho-6pda.l
,i.n. :the. e.ve.n,t you Oft one. On yoUfL C.OveJte.d de.pe.nde.nt6 Jt e.q M!t v., ho-6 pda,l,{_z a.:t<-a n on oJt a 6:t eJt

May 7. 11 He adds that, with Blue Cross as the

carrier, GE peopl e wi ll ha ve t he same hos pital
coverage as always beca use the Plan is still
the GE Insurance Plan and only :the c.a./tfL,{_eJt
hM c.ha.ng e.d .

&U PeNtt:J (l) , Be.ne.6,{,t6 Ma.na.geJt clUc.U'6-6e/.i

:the. c.ha.nge.oveJt 06 Type. A- 7 be.ne.6W to Blue.
CJLoM wd h John R,i.c.hMd6on, oUJL Staunton
Blue. C!LOM Re.p!Le/.i e.n:tlltive..

An added va lue will be t he instant recog ni tion of the GE/B lue Cross I. D. card by al l
hospita l s in t he country . The Bl ue Cross
nationwi de system eliminates the need for
claim forms and is wel l accepted by hospital s .
The GE/B lue Cross I.D. card wil l assure ad mi ss ion, even in the rela t i ve ly few hospi ta l s
which are not partici pants i n the Bl ue Cross
system , and :the. '6ame. GE IMtUtcrnc.e. Plan be.ne.6W
~

be. ava,{,.table. .

Today , all Waynesboro GE employees received

GE/Blue Cross I . D. cards wi th their payc hecks.
The new hosp i tal admission I. D. cards show
that Type A- 1 (Hosp ital ) benefits of the GE
Insurance Plan wil l be administered through
the nationwide Blue Cross system. The. c.Mcl6
go ,i.n:to e. 66e.c.:t on May 7.

Al ong wi th the GE/B l ue Cross I.D. card s,

emp loyees received a ques tion and answer
sheet containing answers to some of the
most fre quently asked questions about the
changeover. Mr . Pe r ry urges you to read
the question and answer shee t and i f there
are any further questions , you may co ntac t
hi m on Ex t . 1241 or Reginia vii 1son on Ext.

1 is the date that Blue Cross becomes

carrier for the Type A-1 hospital benefits
or the Insurance Plan. These Type A-1 covered
expenses i nc lude:

1118.

~~

- Room and board charges i ncurred during

a hospital confinement of at least 18
hours in a ward or semi - private room.
- Hospita l special services required for
medica l or surgical care or treatment ,
such as operating room, drugs, dressings, blood t ransfusions (including
blood or blood plasma), oxygen and
administra t ion thereof received dur i ng
a hosp ital confinement of at l east
18 hours.
In addition, they i nclude emergency
hospita l care immed i ate ly followin g an
accident and hosp i ta l charges i n connection with surgery performed i n a
hospital.
These benefits cover the fu ll cost of such
hospita l expenses in a legally licensed
hospita l for 365 days a year.
, same benefits apply to eli gibl e dependents of employees who have dependent coverage.
Each employee ' s card wi ll indicate whether
he or she carri ed dependent coverage. Instructi ons for the use of the I.D. card when
being admitted to the hospital, appear on
the back of the card.

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SWAP SHOP
!="OR SALE
PHILCO TV-- 23" -- bl ack & vihite-- $75- - Ext 4346
GRANDFATHER CLOCK-- so l id wa l nut-- $395-- 942-5826
TRAILER-- 2 br-- $900-- Ex t 1457
IMPALA-- '73-- 4 dr -- hardtop-- 2600 mil es --885- 6538
1970 HORNET 6-- good condition-- 885- 2458
CAMPER--17 ft -- low pri ce-- good conditi on-- 942- 5073
MOTOROLA TV - - 27' -- $35 -- 943- 141 7
GE CLOTHES DRYER-- good condition-- $60--942-0263
TRIANGLE GYM-- cost $60-- sell for $30-- 942-1511
3BEDROOM BRICK- -Grandv i ew Heig hts-- 942- 1506
FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATI ON APT -- pics . ava il .- - Ext 1386
WANTED
PASTURE TO RENT -- 40- 60 acres -- 249- 4392
LIONEL OR IVES TRAINS- - 652-8146

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(Cont'd from page 1, Col. 1)

the c.ompaJta.ble. qucvitell. 06 1914. Salu and
e.Mning.6 06 .6hoJti:. manu6ac.twU.ng-c.yele pll.oduch
.6uc.h a6 thMe. .6upp.li.e.d to c.on.6umell. gooc:U ma.nu-'
6ac..tuJteJL6, Welte down nil.Om the. pill.Oil. peJtiod.
Howe.veil., longeJt-c.yele. indU6.tJU.al pll.oduch
and .6 0vic.e-o!U.e.nte.d bU6in.e6.6 e6 Jt.e.poJvted
.6ome. .unpoll.ve.me.nt.
"Aell.Mpac.e. .6ale6 and e.Mning.o impJtoved nil.om
the. 6).Ju,t qw:vvtelt 06 1914 plli.n.clpaily a6 r:.
.the. JLe..ouLt 06 .6omewha.t higheJL volume on
gove1tn.me.nt c.orWr.a.ct.6.
"Salu by in.:teJLnaUon.al opeJZ..ailon..6 inell.ea.6 e.d
ave.IL the 197 4 pe!Uod, JLe.&ul.tin.g in. .6omewhat
higheJL e.Mning.o, an.d expolit.6 oil.om .the United
State..o Jt.e.main.e.d at high le.vei..6."
Earnings for the General Electric Credit
Corporation (GECC) for the first quarter of
1975 were $12.3 million, an increase of $2.1
million over the first quarter of 1974. GECC
benefited from a higher level of receivables
and lower interest rates.

Mr. Jones also noted that the sharp decrease

in domestic operating margins, coupled with
the increase in Credit Corporation earnings,
which are consolidated on an after-tax basis,
resulted in an effective income tax rate of
28.4% for the first quarter, which is not
expected to be typical for the remainder of
the year.

DCPD FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

(Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 2)
"The. 1nteJLn.a.tion.al bu.6in.e..o.6 i.6 c.on.Un.uin.g
.obr.on.g," he continued, "an.d 1Le.pll.e..oe.nt6
elo.oe :t.o 30% 06 oWt. plli.n.:t.ell. bMin.e..o.o whic.h
he!.p'-> .the U.S. balanc.e. o6 paymenh; pall.lic.ula.Jr.y wlih ll.Mpe.e:t. to Wute1tn EUil.ope., Japan.
Canada., and ALL6bta...lla."
'

Although 1974 was a good year for DCPD on

the whole, the latter part of the year
brought some complications. In early January
of this year it became necessary to reduce
our work~orce by approximately 100 employees.
As Mr. Kindt stated,this was due to a push
out of some printer.o~ders and del~ys in the
schedules of the ut1l1ty companies for our
turbine-generator controls. It was unfortunate that this had to occur; however, we were
able to keep the reduction down to short time
employees with six months of service or less.
We have had to resort to four-day weeks in
some areas to balance customer orders and
remain.positioned for an anticipated upswing
later ln the year.
(Cont'd next column)

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Mr. Kindt ~tated that "we Me n.ot nc.a.Jtly

.\..YI.

the. Jt.ec.e6.6.{.oncvr..y level a.6 .6ome. othell. de.paJti:.me.nh. To that euent we have 6Me.d a lot
betieJL than mo.6:t. o6 the. indM:l:Jty. "

Mr. Kindt sees our slow down in growth, along

with increasing costs, as the Department's
major problem. "OWt. la.boll. c.o.t>t.6 have c.on;Unue.d
to We., .6ai..oJU.eJ.> Me. up, and mateJU.a.l C.0.6t
we.nt up due to in6tazi.on la.6:t. ye.M. Wh.lee. we
have. /t..CU.,/,ed oWt. plL-lc.e;., we. have. be.en unable to
ll.O.AAe. them .6u6Qieie.n:tly :t.o c.ovell. in.Cll.ea6e.d
c.oJ.>t.6. We. have. a.l.60 made. heavy in.ve;.,tme.nt in
new plLodu.w .6uc.h a.6 the TeJUni..Ne.:t. 30 a.nd the.
Te!UnlNet 12 0 an.d oWt. .6.talt:t.up c.o.6.t..6 mU6t be
boll.ne. by the. VepaJr.tme.nt un-tll we. have a. la!Lge
volume on :the. n.ew p1t.oduct6.
"Beea.U6e 06 the. i,lowdown in gll.ow.th ouJL .lnve.n.tolli.M Me higheJL than they .6hould be. We.' ve
had :t.o .6low down inc.omln.g matell.ial to matc.h
pJtoduction ll.ate. wh1.c.h i.6 c.au.6in.g haJtd.6hip.6 on
Mme 06 oWt. .6uppUeM.
"1 n '->pile o6 .6 ome. .6 u.bJ.>.tan-tla.l oll.deJL.6 , oWt.
total oJLdeJL.6 6oll. p!U.n:t.eJL.6 Me c.on;Unuin.g to
JLJ..tn. we-le. be.low budget and we w..i1.l need a
.oubi,.:ta.rz,t,la.l impll.ove.me.nt in 01t.deJL.6 in the
next 60 da.y.6 to aefzieve a bett.eJL J.>ec.ond hal6.

"OWt. new c.MtomeJL.6 have. be.en J.>low Jz.ele.Ming ~

plli.ntell..6 aga.ln.6t thei.JL la!Lge volume contllact.6.
Until they 1:>t.0Jtt Jz.ele.a.6ing lcvr..gell. quan.tl:Ue;.,,
oUJL plli.nteJL bLL6.lnM.6 w..i1.l c.on;Unue. :t.o be 1:>low."

In concluding the interview, Mr. Kindt had

this optimistic point to make: "On.e. blli.gh:t.
4 pot

in ouJL Ve.pa)[;bne.nt thi.6 ye.M i.6 that 1t.e.la.y

oll.dell..6 have been. veJty J.>br.ong and :t.he outlook
6oll. :t.he total ye.alt i.6 Veil.fl b!U.gh:t.."

He added, "1 n. the;., e ti.me;., U i.6 molLe .i.mpoJti:.aYLt

than eveJt :t.ha.t eveJty employee. ILe.c.ognize .that
h.i..6 oil. heJL job depe.nd.6 upon keeping the. goodw.lll 06 oWt. c.U6:tomeJL.6. Now :t.hi.6 me.an.6 build.ln.g high quaLU:.y pll.odue:t..6 at ILe.Monable. c.o.ot.6
an.d bung veJLy ll.e.6pon.6ive. :t.o the. ne.e.d.6 06 oWt.
c.MtomeJL.6 wlih ll.U pee:t. to :Ume.li.nU.6 and
a.c.c.Wt.ac.y .ln deliveM..n.g ouJt. good.6. Ea.eh and
eveJLy employee c.an c.orr.t!U.bu.:t.e :to the c.on;Unu.ed
91Low.th and .oueee;.,.o 06 the. bU6inu1:>, oWt. job.6
and oWt. n.e.lghboll.' .6 job by pulUng toge-the.IL
wilh :the. 6ine l:>pbt.U :t.hat ha.6 bu,i.U an enviable.
1t.ec.01Ld at oWt. Wayne1.>bo1Lo plant."
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
:t.o :thank. all :the people. at GE who
have. exp1t.M.6ed :t.hei.JL J.>ympa.thy in :the.
death 06 my 1:>i6te.JL, Annelle. PJci.c.e..
1 w.iAh

Jay Price

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No . 18

WAYNESBORO ,VIRGINIA

NEW WITHHOLDING RATES

WENT INTO EFFECT MAY 1

VJEEKLY Payroll Period

(a) 5: t;GLE pcrSun -111<1ud1nc. t1c.1d of

(Exemotion Value :
pers~n- si 4 4 0 pe r Exemption I

(b) MAflfll[D

'''!t.S

Jo1 UllJt'

a llu 11.Jm.. 1~

/Jl' ~/1 rt1/ll'ld

11/low,111L 1')

In come r.-ix to
h(! wlfh hf,.'fd

Not ov er $118

r;o1 o ver s2:;

f,j >

1'/,J.Q<'.S

lo

o ~" -

nur nof o .. t t -

$25

- SG7 . .

5(;7

- $ 115 .

-$ 25
-SG7

. . 1 G"<.
.... '.';() 72 pl u ,. 70%
... Sl<.o.~?pb~ 23" .,
. S31 '!:';plus 2 1 '..

~115

-~;1 :J3

$1 83

- -!..2'1fJ .

$ 2~ 0

-~L' 79

. . . . .. S 13.'J] ph1,. ?G .

-~no

S279

-S3~G

. .....

07 pht\ JU ',,

-S2 7!l

. 5 7'. 1 7 nl u 1 JG ,

-::.3'1 6

S3J6 . . . . . . .

As a result, your next normal paycheck

should show more "take-home" than
checks you received prior to that date.
Here's why:

t1oc~N1otd

Vl.J']r~ f('~S

o.. r-

New withholding programs required under

the new Tax Reduction Act of 1975, enacted March 29, went i nto effect May 1.

May 2, 1975

- - -- -

S~:1

- $1 15

- SloJ

l'.'J7es it'ss

lnc.or::r r

1 /IO WJOCt'S

f:"w1: 1tlrdrl

Not

O\ l' r ~ 10~

1 ~

0
<"

ff.., .,o:ct ' -

51 08

- 5 2n .

S<92

-~ ~;oo

. 57~) 2 .

5792

..:;i .0~ 2

. .. ::.71 r : p:m 73

51 . 0~2

- ~ 1.:-ct:

ssoo

- S l .~00

51.2os
$\ ~00 ..

Employees should not be mi sled to think

that the reduced tax rate for the next
seven months replaces the tax reba t es
which will be mailed to individual homes .
Using the new tax schedule illustrated
above, we'll use a hypothetical case
as an examp l e to show how it will work .
Let's assume that a marr i ed employee (who
is also the head of a household, and cla ims
three exemptions for withholding purposes)
earns $150 per week (before taxes) . Fi rst,
subtrac t t he value of the exemption at
$14 .40 each. That is: 3 x 14 . 40 = $43.20 .
Then subtract that from $150 to get $106 . 80.
Reading from the "l~eekly Payroll Period"
table, one can see that this emp loyee falls
into the category of earnings from $96-$173 .
The amount of income tax to be withheld is
shown to be $8.16 plus 203 of the amoun t
~ceedi ng $96 .
Twenty percent of the extra
l.80 ($106 . 80 - $96 - $10. 80) is calculated
L U be $2.16 .
Add i ng $2.16 to the $8. 16 on
the table, this employee's tota l amount of
withheld taxes would be $10.32 .
(Cont'd Pa ge 3, Col . 2)

.. S l T"

:o 1.lu\

S l 0~1 JO
..

pl1.1'

;r,

o~ -

-$ 108

:11

s:>-11 w~ 1,1u\ .1t1

S:Ql .:~G p itn JG

f' < ~t1

->ln

-~':.iOO
-:../

12

$39.03 plus 25Cla

55953 plu 28%

-$48
-$96
-$173
-S764
- SJ4G
-$43 3
-$500

(Ex emptio n Value :

(b) MARfllED rerson- S62 . 5 0 oer Exe mp ti o n )

N o t o ve r $20 8
o ... . ,_ P ut.,otot -

Income tax ro
be w 1tt1held.

1r1,
-$4 17
5203
$417
-s1:,o . .. . $35 -5 3 plu s 20%
. 5102 .13 p lus 17'X.
-S l . ~46 . .
S 750
S l.1 46 -5 1.!JOO . . . . S1G9.4 5 pl u ~ 25"'k

_-; ,. ?08

S l . ~00

- '.: 1 .~0U

:;2, l G7

-Sl.0112

17%
$3. 16 p l us 20%
$23 .5 6 p lu s 17%

SC3 .89 pies 32%

. . $10!..i .33 p lus 36%

;JIJO WJllCI';

. . . .l G'.
. ~.7 1 <".t. rohn 70'",

The new tax tables presc ribed by the

Act mean that, starting May 1, federal
income taxes withheld from wages and
salaries are less for most peop le.
The reduced withholding will continue
for the rema ining eight months of 1975
,....-..ier the new withholding tables which
. . ~ly under the new tax l aw .

- $96 .. . .. .
- S-173
.
. ..
-S2G4
. ..
-534 G
. ..
-$433
-S500 . .. ..

W,1grs f1:ss

to

o l C ,U O~ " -

6u f 11oro ~ -

MONTHLY P~yroll Period

(a) SINGLE pcrson-1nrluC1nr: hc.'.'ld o' housc ti old

Ot' -

$48
'$9 6
S173
S2f4
S3'6
$433
$ 500

S l ,R7 ~

. S257 .S'J plus 2S'io

-f. 1,875 . .
S3G255 plu1 3 2'~
--$ 2, 167
. . . . . . . $1.!Jti .39 plu1 30'4

Ol t' t t11 0 Yf l -

- 5208
-$<117
- $ 750
-51,146
-$ 1,5 00
-S 1,875
-$2, 167

DCPD Marketing Ann oun ces Promotion

DCPD Marketing takes great

pride i n announcing the
pr omot i on of Harol d St over
to "Manager - Terrr:ina l s Pr oject" at Informat i on Services Bus i nes s Divi s i on ,
Rockville , 1~aryla nd .
Mr . Stover has been Ma na ger
of Headquar te rs Sales f or
DCPD and has made maj or
contribut i on s to t he Depart ment in various Market ing capacit i e s in the
e ight years of h i s :nvolvement with t he TermiNet
l in e . He was the original p r o du ct planner f or
TermiNet 300 and did much of t he original sales
work that has wade t hat pr oduct line t he succ ess
that i t is today .
I n wi shi ne; Harold c;ood fo rt une in his n ew ass i gnme nt , we must also say that he will b e sor ely
missed , not o nly for his Market i ng a nd tec hn i cal
ex.pertise but also for his inspirati on and
f ri endship to all members o f the Data CoTILmun i cat i on Products Department .
The effective date of Mr . Stov e~ ' s ne~ assignr:,ent was May 1. Ee has alre ady left for Roc kville to begin his ass i gnment- - with hi s family ,
wife , Sandra ; son , Steven ; a nd daught er , Julie
to relocate later . Mr . H. M. Felton will be
Acting Manager of Headquarter s Sale s .

Pauline (Polly) Showker ' s retirement was also

effective May 1 and, al though she doesn't have
any definite pl ans yet, she stated that she
does "plan :to ~ve.l a Utt.le. o.nd I will p'1.obably do '-> ome. vo.tu.nte.Vt wMk at the. hM pdal ....-.,

Two More Retirees

a.nd c.hMc.h. I j UJ.>t want .to do Mme. o 6 the.

thing'-> that I 've. alway'-> wa.nte.d to do bu,t have.n ' t
had .the. c.hanc.e.. "

Polly started work i ng at GE in October of

1956 as a genera l clerk in Requ i s i t i ons. In
October of 1973, she moved to Accounts Payabl e
as an accou nt ing cl erk where she has been
until retirement.

#
RUTH COURTNEY

PAULINE SHOWKER

Ruth Courtney's effective retirement date was

May 1--but for Ruth, that doesn't mean retirement from her socia l and church activ i t ies;
not to mention the sewing, crocheting, potting
and gardening which she loves to do.
Ruth started work ing at GE in Ju l y, 1955 in
Ai rc raft. From there she went to the Pl ating
Room and later to her present job in the
Relay Ma chine Room.

6!Ue.nd6 hVte. Ovt GE. In. mo1.>.t o 6 the. a.Jte.M

I've. wo'1.ke.d. I 1 ve. be.e.n the. o.tdu.t, 1.>o I c.aU.e.d
the. pe.ople. I'v e. wo'1.ke.d iv.{.th my c.?Ul.~e.n. The.y
have. be.e.n jw.it wondett(iul. to me..
"I have. had e.x.tlta good oMe.me.n and T 'v e. '1.e.illlj

GE

Ruth l eaves a great portion of her family back

here at GE. She not only has a daughter Twilla Jean Trus l ow - and a son - Larry Campbell who work here; but she has 3 brothers, 1 sister,
1 son-in-law, and 3 brothers-in-law who work
here also .
Before her retireme nt became effective, Ruth's
friends and co-workers gave her a Retirement
Dinner in wh i ch she re ce ived many gifts; one
being a no velty item of an elderly lady rocking
in a rockin g i n a rocking chair. The gift was
joking ly meant to represent her, but we can't
imag ine someone as active as Ruth retiring to
her rockin g chair'.
Ruth l eft GE with this note of thanks:

On Apri l 17 , Polly's friends and co-workers

held a Retirement Dinner in her honor at
the Bonanza Sirl oin Pit where she received
many lovely gifts. To her fr i ends, she had
this to say: "I woul.d uke. .to .thctnk ci.li: my
(i!Ue.nd.6 {iM the. R~e.me.n:t VinnVl. and the.
gi(i.t'->. I will ~'-> i l l 06 you ."

To Ruth and Poll y, we wish you both a happy

retirement'.

Ruth had th i s to say of the people she has

worked with: "I ha.ve. ma.de. Mme. wondVt6u1.

Uke.d e.vVty de.pa.Jttme.nt I ha.ve. Wo'1.ke.d in.

~ a good p.tac.e. to WMk."

Poll y feels that "GE,[).) a Mne. c.ompa.nlJ to

wMk (io'1. and thw be.ne.6ill Me. jw.i.t g'1.a.nd.
I will ~J.i e.vVtyone. . I 1 ve. got.ten to know
a lot o(i pe.ople. oveJt the. ye.a.M ."

"I

woul.d like. to e.x.p'1.U'-> my 1.>-lnc.Vte. app'1.e.ua.tion

to my manlJ (i!Ue.nd.6 who gave. me. M.c.h lovely
and UJ.>e.(iul. gi6.t'-> upon my '1.~e.me.nt. Auo,
I woul.d like. to e.xp'1.U'-> my than~ (io'1. .the.
wondVt{iul. dinne.Jl. tha,t I e.njoye.d M muc.h wJ.,,th
M many o(i my (i!Ue.nd.6 at She.naadoah HughU
Bap~t Soual Hall. Than~ aga.-ln and c.ome.
to '-> e.e. me.. God blu1.i e.ac.h o 6 lJOU. "

QUALITY WEEK
MAY 4 - MAY 10
The Ci ty Council of Waynesboro, the Mayors
of Staunton , Charlottesville and Culpeper
have declared May 4 - May 10 , 1975 , as
" QUALITY WEEK". All are invited t o participate in this week by taking a quality approach
to all our act i vities.
The motion passed by the Waynesboro City
Council stated that, "May 4 through May 10,
1975, be declared Quality Week for the purpose of recognizing that a qual ity approach
can be applied to any activity; that wr,en
this approach is applied , expected resul ts
will be more easily and effectively met ."
In order to promote the concept of this week,
Richard Weber the Chairman for the Blue Ri dge
Section of the American Society for Quali ty
Cont r ol points out that the slogan "Qual ity
Means a Better Buy" was developed for use by
anyone during the week.
The Blue Ridge Section will be having a dinne~
meeting on Thursday , May 8 , 1975, at the
Sheraton Inn in Charlottesville . The topic
for the meeting will be "Quality Motivation" .
It will start at 6 : 00 p.m . with a social . All
are invited to attend.

5' / 2 /7 ~-

Tak e Your Family To:

Th e G iant Kingdom Of Fun And Make-Believe

KINGS DOMINION

Restaurants throughout the park wi ll serve a

varie ty of foods from pizza to shrimp. Merchand i se from around the world will be sold
in various shops. Live entertai nment will
feature some of the park ' s 2, 000 hi gh school
and college empl oyees.
What ' s the admission for all this? We ll ,
you may be surprised to know that it's only
$7 . 50 per person for one whole day (children
under age 2 are admitted free). This means
that for one price, you may ride all the
ride s and see all the shows for as often as
you li ke , from 10:00 in the morning to 12:00
mid night. Now, how can you beat that for
entertai nment'. The only ext ras you may have
to pay f or are the Lion Country Saf ari,
which i s $1 .00 per person, and the food and
gifts you may wish to purchase at the shops.

INT ERNATIONAL STREET - H~ghL<.gh;ted by :the 33 -t>:totty U66e1 Towett tteplic.a and -~he Royal. FountM11 , K~ng-t> Vom~Mon ' -6 1Yltettna..U.onal.. Sttteet
w..<...U. be a blend 06 Euti.opean 1.>:tyle and _gJta.c.e .
Foutt builcl<.ng-6, de.p~c.ting Gettmany, Sw-<:tzettland,
SpMn and I:tal..y w..<...U. hoU-6 e a w~de. vaJUettj o 6
-t>fwp-6 and 1te1.>tauti.an:t-6 .

Th is Saturday , May 3, the gra nd, 1300- acre

fami ly enterta inme nt center - Kings Dominio n
wil
,-.l open i ts ga tes to Virginians and tour i sts .

Ki ngs Dominion. It's a grown-up world of

make-believe with all-new rides and
thousands of all- ne\'1 sights. It's t he
best thing that ever happened to a Virginia
va cation - -and the best way to spend a day
in th e Old Domini on .
Kings Domini on . With st reets of mag i c,
rides of laughter and a tower of dreams.
Take your fami l y down tomorrow and see
for yourself what it's all about .

1 .. ..: Kings Domini on theme park is the thi rd

most expensive park ever bu i l t, ranking behind
only the two Disney complexes. It ~ons i s~s
of five indi vi dua l theme areas and i s des i gned
fo r a max i mum of family entertainment. Theme
areas include:

International Street, a shopper's paradise

featuring a 33-story repl ica of the Eiffel
Tower, four European-styl ed buildings and a
320- foot long Royal Fountain .
The Happy Land of Hanna- Barbera will feature
such famous cartoon characte r s as the Flintstones, Scooby Dao and Yogi Bear, plus a
variety of adul t and chil d r ides .
Lion Country Safari is high li ghted by a streamlined, ground - level monorai l trip through
hundreds of African animals, all livi ng in a
natural habitat .
Ol d Vi rg i ni a , an histori ca l area, wi l l hou ~e
a log f lume ride, a 19th century ~ team tra in
ride, a beautiful theater and antique car
r)-'le .
Coney Is l and, the f ifth area , will depict a
turn- of-the-century amusement park featuring
a gi ant tw in-rac ing roller coaste r, a ten-acre
l ake with a 250-foot high fountain plus many
thri ll -type rides.

THE REBEL YELL - The wottld' -0 6Mte1.>:t , b~gge1.>:t

and mo-0.t exUting tw-<.n-Jta.ung ttoUett c.oM:tett
w..<...U. be loc.ated ~11 K~ng1.> Vo~Mon ' -0 Coney
I-Oland 1.>ec.tion -- a tte-cJteated .tuti.n- 06 - :thec.entuti. y amU-6 emen..t pMk . The $7. 6 nu.llion
1.>tttuc.tuti.e 6ecU:uti.e1.> a 50 degttee cltwp 6ttom
:the 85 - 6oo:t :tali h..<...U. , w~h tti.Mn-0 ti.e.ac.~ng
-0peed6 06 oveti. 65 m. p. h.

lELE-TALES
By Jean

Ewell
would
if he
house

How to make a $3 investment for $2

B~dge

Gibbons would have been so excited he

have chomped up a bushel of hickory nuts
could have seen our "back-to-nature"
before we cleaned up the outside!

It had gotten so bad that one evening last week

there were cars behind me and I was ashamed to
turn in my driveway. I went up the road and
came back after dark.
Our neighbors had a strained expression when
they saw us. Recently I went out at the same
time a neighbor came out for his mail and he
stuck his head completely into the mail box so
he wouldn t have to talk to me. We re not extremely sensitive but figured it had something
to do with the fact that our castle had a
"Tobacco Road" atmosphere.
I've seen worse but when we realized that all
the birds were nesting with their backs to
our house and flies wouldn't come any closer
than the property line, we suspected we had a
problem. I guess the crowning blow was the
note our white cat left with a forwarding address so we could get in touch when we cleaned
up.
Saturday morning I did one of my most inspired
soap-box speeches on the environmental pollution hazards. A~er ranting and raving for
15 minutes, the house-husband informed me he
had already planned to clean (with my assistance) the great outdoors so I had made my
speech for naught!
Our back-to-nature yard had a better crop of
onions than the garden next door. The dandelions blooming in profusion were as scenic
as a National Geographic photo.
We have a tree that sheds its leaves in the
spring and - it had - and they were all there
in addition to the ones from last fallo I'll
clue you, a~er getting up four bags of backto-nature, I wasn't nearly so enthusiastic
about saving the environment from pollution.
I was more interested in saving my back from
complete destruction.
We knew we had done a good job when the paper
man didn't leave a paper: he thought we had
moved. Our cat came home and we've vowed to
keep everything clean - for at least three
weekso
P.S. In spite of the antiseptic outdoors it's still homey - we didn't clean indoors
(but the neighbors are speaking again)!

NEW FOLDER NOW BEING

DISTRIBUTED EMPHASIZES WAY
SAVINGS BONDS TEAM UP WITH S&SP

,,,.......,

"How to make a $3 investment by investing

only $2." That's one section of a sma 11
folder now being distributed to employees
throughout the company.
Here in Waynesboro the folder was distributed
today with the weekly paychecks and Bill
Perry, benefits administrator, points out
that it deals with a subject important to
everyone who wants to save for future security.
"I.t empha.6-i.zu the. wa.y U.S. Sa.v-i.n.g.6 Bon.d.6 c.a.n
te.am up w-i.th GE'.6 Sa.vin.g.6 a.nd SeeU!ti..t.y P~ogJtam
to give you g~ea.teJt. valu.u tha.n. Sa.v-i.n.g.6 Bond.6
alone," says Mr. Perry.

The folder aims at the important subject of

protecting your savings with an investment
that is simple to make and completely safe ...
that pays a high six percent interest ... and
that helps you meet financial emergencies.
The medium in which to invest to achieve
these goals, says the folder, is U.S. Savings
Bonds. They can be purchased under any of ~
three GE benefit plans.
If you purchase Bonds under the Savings and
Security Program you get a 50% matching
investment -- in effect a 50% "bonus"-- from
GE if you leave them in your S&SP account
for the specified three-year holding period.
That's how you may get a $3 investment for
each $2 you invest.
If you purchase Bonds under the Savings and
Stock Bonus Plan, you receive a 15% bonus
in GE stock if you leave them in your account
for the plan's specified five-year holding
period. Or if you purchase Bonds under the
straight GE Savings Plan, you receive each
Bond promptly, as soon as your payroll deductions are large enough to purchase it.
Mr. Perry, as well as S&SP participants,
underscore the values in investing in Bonds
through one of GE's creative savings plans.
"S6SP a.nd SB both pa.y you a. 'bonM' 6on -in.vu.Ung in yoM own 6utMe while. the. .6:tJtai.ght
-0a.vin.g.6 pl.a.n g-i..vu you yoM Bond.6 pnomptly. "

He also points out that if you're not using~

one of the benefit plans, you're losing out
on some of the extra job values GE provides.
To begin participation, or increase your
savings, or just to get more information, ask
your supervisor or see Mr. Perry in Relations.

KEEP YOUR S&SP STATEMENT

~

L you file your S&SP Annual Statement where

you can find it next year?
Annual Statements were distributed to all
participants in the Savings and Security
Program recently. The only participants not
receiving a statement are those who began
particpating in 1975.
Why are we concerned about what happened to
your statement? It's because you are going
to need the statement next year when you make
out your income tax return for 1975, and you're
going to need it if you sell any of the securities distributed in the recent S&SP "payout".
The statement is your only source of the figure
on the "taxable income" you received in the
payout. It's also your only source of the
figure on the "tax cost" of the securities
you received -- the f:igure you must use in
computing any gain or loss if you sell securities.
Both figures were computed by methods prescribed by Internal Revenue Service regulat~s.
If you report different figures, your
r~-~rn will not be correct and may be challenged
by IRS.
Bill Perry, benefits manager emphasized another
point: "FoJt mo.t>:t people., :the. Annual S:ta;te.men:t
i..-6 the. only ac.c.wr.a.te ac.c.ountin.g 06 wha:t WM
paid ou.t :to you bi the cll6tJUbu.-ti.on eaJt.1..y -i..n.
7975 -- :the Jte.&uU 06 yoUJt .lnvu.tme.n.U 06 1971-and :the only a.c.c.Wta:te 1tec.0Jtd o6 whM. -iA J.>:ti.ll.

being held .ln :t.Juu:,:t 6oJt you 6Jtom paJLtlc..lpation

,fo 1972, 19 73, and 19 74 "

The top of the Annual Statement shows your

holdings in Bonds, Stock, Fund Units and
Income for the past three years. The bottom
of the statement shows the information on the
distribution of 1971 investments in the recent
payout, including the "taxable income" and "tax
cost" data.
In a separate box you will see the investments
which are being held under the S&SP Retirement Option feature. This feature lets you
defer receiving the securities acquired with
the company's 50% matching payment and income,
~securities acquired through Vacation Bank~
until retirement, or until you leave the
company for some other reason. Under current
tax law, if those securities are held under
the Retirement Option, taxes on them are
deferred until income is received.

(Cont'd next column)

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

If you receive all S&SP holdings in one taxable year because of retirement or termination
of employment, special tax rules apply. Under
these rules, part of the income may be longterm capital gain (only half of which is taxable) and the rest may be taxable under a
special 10-year averaging method which results
in a relatively low tax. Also, in an S&SP
improvement next year, retiring eillployees may
elect to have their Retirement Option account
paid out in installments over a number of years
after retirement when taxable income may be
lower.

Mr. Perry urges that the small stub at the

right end of the Annual Statement be attached
to your securities so that the vital "tax
cost" information will be kept with them. He
advises that the large part of the form should
be kept with other personal records.

NEW WITHHOLDING RATES

(Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 1)
Let's take still another example ....
A single employee earns a monthly salary of
$850 and claims one exemption for withholding
purposes. First subtract the value of the
exemption at $62.50. (That is: $850 - $62.50
= $787.50)
On the "Monthly Payroll Period" table, these
earnings fit into the category of $500-$792.
Those taxes to be withheld would be $71.04
plus 23% in excess of $500, according to the
table.
The $500 taken from earnings of $787.50 leaves
a balance of $287.50 to be taxed at the rate
of 23%. When calculated, this amount becomes
$66.13.
The additional $66.13 plus $71.04 shown on
the table indicates that this employee's total
amount of tax withheld is $137.17.
To compute your tax to be withheld, use the
tax schedule shown on Page 1.

THANK YOU NOTE

We ~h to e.x.p1l.e.&.t> oUJt he.Mt6elt :tha.nlu :to
all who ex.:tende.d c.om6o1Ltln.g .t>ympa.:thy and

hel.p in oUJt Jtec.e.nt .t>o1t1r.ow. FoJt :the bea.uZi.6ul .t>eJt.v-ic.e, 6loJtal o66e!U.ng.t> and o:theJt.
IU.ndnu.t> u, we Me. deeply gJta.:te.6ul.

The Sallie Morris Family

Nave 11 a Kite

a sure sign of spring

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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
2 BEDROOM TRA ILER-- $850--Ext. 1751
PHILCO TV--23"--black & whi te-- $75--Ext. 1307
RUG--avocado green--1 3 x 15--after 5:00--942- 6512
GE STOVE-- 30 "--wh i te -- 3 yr ol d-- $150- -885-7 369
DATSUN 240Z- - ' 71--39 ,000 mi les-- 885- 7369
GMC.__vAN-- '7 4- -15, 000 mi 1es--ex tras--943-2466
TRIANGLE GYM--cost $60-- sell for $30--943-1511
FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATION APT--pics . ava il-- Ext 1386
WANTED
Whenever you see someone pull out that old
l awnmower, you can be sure that spring is
here - and what a welcome si ght it is:
Charlie Pomphrey, Maintenance, enhanced
that belief l ast week when he was seen
mowing the grass outside the factory.
Charlie i s the employee who should be
accredited for keeping our grass cut and
our gr ounds attracti ve for all vi sitors
and customers, as well as employees, to
admire.
Since spring is here, there will be a l ot
more peop le tendin g their lawns and gardens
pretty soon - and a lot more accidents because
of it. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission cautions that some 123,000 consumers wi ll wind up in hosp i tal emergency
rooms nationwide as a result of accidents
associ ated with home yard and garden equipment. Heading the lis t of products involved
with serious in juries and deaths are power
lawn mowers, riding mowe r s and garden tractors.

USED REFRIGERATOR-- 13-14 cubic feet--942-8037

LG SINGER DESK SEWING CAB INET--942- 3691
GIRLS USED BIKE--24 i nches or up --886- 8521

SWAP SHOP
O FOR SALE

ROOM 105 -

O FOR RENT

D R!DE WANTED
aRIDEFI S WANTED
OLOST

RELAilO l~ S

0 TRAD E

a FREE

CWArH ED

FE=FI I i I I I

O FOUND

I! II

Aos nus : t:e in Roo.'"l !OS 1 0 later them .::30, Monday p r cccc1ina 11ubliratio n
ddtC . ,'Ids rrust not r xceed <,paces oro..Hlec. QM only one dd ten rray bt'
S1Jbi'I i ttc d per 1>1eel. per e-iploy ee.
Hie 'j[lo!S wil l no: acceot Jds over t he
phone under any c ircu'TStdliCCS .

HC."'l PltOI, [ NO. --- ------- ----- --- -- - ------ ( XT. --- - - -- - - ---- Tne 1 _ err(s } referred t Q in t his dd is/ue rry pers ona l property dOC is/
Me io oo

Wdf

ccrirected

.,.j

th dny bu<,.iress ven t..ir e.

The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

offers this safety checklist as a reminder
to operators of rotary power mowers:
1. Never mow when tired or in a hu rry .
2. Rake the l awn carefu ll y prior to mow ing
to remove any de bris.
3. Be sure that others are out of the area
before starti ng.
4. Never remove any of the safety guards and
shields t hat shou l d be attached to the mower.
5. Wear safety shoes.
6. Use caution when starting the mower. Do
not stand in a dire ct line with the discharge
chute .

7. Never l eave the mower running and unattended.

8. Never refuel the mower when it is running
or hot. Store gasoli ne in a safety container
away from li vi ng areas.
9. Neve r t ip or lift the mower whe n it i s
running.
10 . Wear safety glasses to protect the eyes.
11. Operators of electric mowers should use
bri ght ly colored cords to avoid acc ide nta ll y
severi ng them. Never use an electric mower
in wet grass.

Guv..t eclaott

,._._

6ott

.th.A../., wee/z ' .c, .c,peua. ,,W.c,u.e en Qu.o.,{,tlj Con.:t/z.ol .<AR . T. "V-<..c.R." WebeJt .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VO L YV II No . 19

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

QUALITY WEEK,

MAY 4

Mayor Opens Quality Week

MAYl0,1975
Art Hyzer and DCPD Quality

Mayor Louis J . Ha usrath off iciall ~ opened

Qua lity Week dur in g a ribbon cutti~ g cere-.
rnony here last week . Bes i des opening_Qua lity
Week, the Mayor inau gurated the new si g ~
painted by Burdett Oxygen Company. Du rin g
the ce remo ny the mayor stated ~ha~ ~e h?pes
that Quality Week in Central Vi rginia wil l .
be the fo cal poin t for the rest of the nation
apply i ng a qu ali ty approach to our surroundings, environmen t and products : Three other
cities - Staunton , Charlottesville and
Cu l pepe r - are participating and holding a
Qua lity Week.
:,

.- . . .

,. ..~~"~"' 1.

l:

-':::!,;
..na...,,.,.,v

Ar t Hyzer , M an ae er - Qual~ty Control , po i nt s

t o a n. advertisement whi ch s tates t hat , "GE

Quali"':.y is 10 1 t ests at the fact or y ." The se

tests , wh i ch cons i s t s of mechanical inspec t i on , elect ri ca l tests , b~ rn - i n tests , r unin tests " '::~iet Room" no i se te sts and l i f e
~ ests , a;s~;e tha~ cur product s meet the
needs and expectatjon~ of our c ustomer .

S.tan.d,tng .teb;t. .to !Ugh,t : V. L. Cough:t11.y, Man.agVt

o 6 Aianu.6auu!Un.g ; J. K. G!U.Jne.c, , 6u.tjVt; A. K.
Htjze./L , i\lan.a.gVt 06 QLLa,{_.ty Con.,,tltcl; L. J. Hau.M.ath ,
1\fauOJt. o :i Waljne-6 b('!w ; and R. T. Web Vt, Mana.g Vt
06 Pwtc.h a.,~ed Afo.:te!Uccl Quaj_,{_,t:u Con.,,tJtc R.. and Cha.Vtmcui 6oIt .the Blue. R,tdg e Se.mo n o 0 .the Ame!Uc.a.n.
Soue.ty 6oJt Qu.a.U.tu Con.,,tJtoL

Amction pa.Med by .the. Wa.yne.c,botw CJ.A.y Counc.-<..1

cL,.t e.d .that 1\la.tj 4 .thJtou.gh May 10, 7975 be.
Qu.c..J!);t.y We.elz 6oJt .the pWtpo-6 e o 6 11.e.c.og 1u z.<.ng that a. "qu.a..J!.,dlJ appltoac.h c.an be appued
.tc any amv,{,,ty j that when .tlU-6 appltoac.h ,{,,J
ap1_ilie.d, e.xpec..te.d 11.e.c, u.l.t.6 w-<...e.1 be mott e. e.a.,!J-<...f..y
and e 66e.mv UlJ met".
u e.c.1.M e.d

tv!r . Hyzer s t ated t hat

to s ay" ... c;.ual i t y is

: ~> l tests . .. " i s an overs i n pli f i cat i on of
what it "':.c.kes to rro(l~ce a qual ity product .
rro~+ir. r-

!!!~lies

tr.at

!~ la.:!.. :t y

Cont r a:!.. is

:' cr obte:! ir:i:.1' pr oduct q_uali ty .

.'.lali ty Cor:t r ol car.net r u ~ c;.uali t y into a
pr o,:uct . It i s the ctt.:.a~ j t y effort of sales
people , pr oduc t des i gners , machine operat ors ,
vendo r s , as sembly operators and t he t e s ters
that comb ine t o mak e a quality pr oduc t . If
e ach per son doe s what the b i g s n i ley on the
wate r tank s ay s "TAKE PRIDE... MAKE IT RIGHT"
t ~e satis~ac ti on of doin~ ttat is reason to
"HAV E A HAPPY DAY " . ::.i s L what it t-.kes
;_,._, :~1?. e 1 c;_uc.li ty proci .ct .
~ e~ponsible

The features which make the TP.rmiNet an

outstanding product are it~ speed, quietness,
print quality, and reliability. These
features and the individual quality efforts
of every DCPD employee are the ingredients
responsible for our quality leadership and
favorable product image in the marketplace.
Mr. Hyzer explained that the Department's
Quality organization consists of five basic
functions. These are Quality Control Engineering, Quality Appraisal, Quality Information Equipment, Process Control Engineering
and Purchased Material Quality Control.
These organizations are responsible to assure
that the Department Quality objectives are
met.

QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEERING

Mr. H. J. F. Meineke, Manager of Quality
Control Engineering (QCE), states that the
QCE unit is basically the planning unit for
the QC organization. This group develop~
t'.1e nve!'all quality system, identifies the
procedures to follow and generate a Quality
plan for each product.
The Quality Control Engineering function is
an integral part of the new product introduction team. At this point they work closely
with all other functions in the Department
to develop a total quality control system.
On a daily basis QCE receives inputs from
other units within QC, the Customer Service
group and Marketing. These inputs are
analyzed and reviewed from the standpoint
of possible system deficiencies or areas of
improvement.

PROCESS CONTROL ENGINEERING

Mr. L. J. Gabrovic, Manager-Process Control
Engineering (PCE), states that the Process
Control Unit is responsible for evaluating
the ou~going product quality through ongoing
product audits. These audits are performed
to identify manufacturing system problems
prior to the delivery of units. PCE provides
technical assistance to test, inspection
and assembly to isolate problems and help
provide corrective action.
The PCE unit is also responsible for performing inprocess capability studies of critical
functional parts. For instance, process
capability studies of T30 print nozzles are
being performed to determine the characteristics that influence print quality. Failure
analysis of customer returned equipment is
~1~0 performed by the PCE unit to determine
,.cturing improvements.

PURCHASED MATERIAL QUALITY CONTROL

Mr. R. T. Weber, Manager of Purchased Material
Quality Control (PMQC), states that the Purchased Material QC group is responsible for
the quality interface between the vendor a~
the Department. Activities of the PMQC uni~
consists of vendor contact and evaluation,
vendor defective material analysis and control
"first piece" tool inspection and approval
.
'
and incoming
material inspection. These services are provided to each Department in the
Waynesboro GE facility.
The incoming material inspection aspect
consists of processing approximately 1000
lots of varied type material parts and subassemblies a week. One of the most important aspects of Purchased Material QC is
working with the vendors to assure that
quality of the material, parts and subassemblies is built into these items before
they are received by the Department. Our
vendors have as much responsibility to
assure our product quality as each individual in our plant.

QUALITY INFORMATION EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING

Mr. W. B. Hurst, Manager Quality Information Equipment Engineering (QIEE) states ~
that the QIE unit provides test equipment
for all requesting organizations within
the Waynesboro GE facility.
QIE is responsible for the estimation of
costs, appropriation of funds and the
solicitation, evaluation and selection of
vendors. In the majority of cases, QIE
is responsible to design, construct, checkout and install test equipment. Following
installation av_ test equipment' whether
bought or built, is maintained by personnel
of QIE.
Test equipment could be as simple as ~
connector box or as complex as a computerized
data source test system for testing the TermiNet
120 line printer. Over the past three years
more than a million dollars worth of test
equipment has been implemented.

QUALITY APPRAISAL
The primary function of Quality Appraisal is
test and inspection cf DCP parts and produ~
from tiny plated parts to very complex DN16vv
Aysnchronious Converters.
Just as the name "Quality Appraisal" implies,
our testers and inspectors appraise the
quality of our products. The quality must

:.!ac.IU.Ke. Shop I no pe.c;t,{_o n:

B. Be.c.han.an and M. Roadc.ap

T300 / T1200 "Qu.{.e,t Tut" :

M. Ca.;., h, J . Randolph and E. ClaJtQ

.._.,...

~
-"
JIt I -~
.,

SubMJ.>embly I nope.won :
C. (t}fiA.,oileman L. Vamvwn , C. Mathe.ny ,
K. La.whoti.ne. , ltl. Coleman, and A. Chaplin

Pati.U Ce.n.te.ti. ATS 960 Boati.d Tut :

C. Latjf'le. and S . Nuge.n

Tut Equ,<,pme.11,t Boati.d AM vnbly and (tl,(/1.e :

B. Babe.ti., C. Col'k , V. SU'.111H?.tt and C. Su,ttof'l

T300 / T7200 In);t,la.l Te,st:

R. i\ICU:.nha.ti.t, R. CJU..,s e.ti. and M. Buz zati.d

TELE-TALES

SWAP SHOP

By Jean B~dge

FOR SALE
Taking stock of my accomplishments on this trip
le~ a lot of deficitso
To date, in my fortytwo years, I: once won a pair of hose for not
winning a contest, learned to drive a front-end
loader, can "skin-the-cat" on a tree limb, know
how to putty a hole, am learning to drive a
tractor-trailer rig, can tear down a clock (but
can't put it back together), can whistle with
a blade of grass and sang a solo in Church when
I was threeo
During the periods I wasn't learning the above,
I became a secretaryo Being a secretary is O.K.
but eating the same meal for twenty years gets
sort of tiresome.
So . I looked around and said to me, "What are
you going to do about it, Jean?" And Jean said,
"Well, for beginners, why not go back to school?"
I thought she'd lost her mind! (When I was in
school, I couldn't wait to get out.) Go back?
Yipe!
But then she said, "Well, you realize you are
throwing away a free education because GE will
pay if you pass the courses."
Now that sounded like a benefit I had been neglecting so off I trudged to Blue Ridge Community College to study Quality Controlo After all,
with expenses what they are today - you can't
pass up a freebie.
Newspapers hail the feats of Grandmothers who
return to school and I used to sit around and
think how brave they were - and they are! The
first shock is all the youthful faces. By the
time you adjust to that, it has dawned on you
how relaxed the old brain gets when it isn't
stretched with new ideas. (By the way, that applies to all you college grads also).
Hopefully all this new knowledge will make me
eligible for a better job, but even if that
doesn't materialize, I benefit personally because everything one learns enables us to better
cope with today's complex world.
At this stage of the game, I'm hanging on by
the skin of my teeth, studying like crazy and
loving every minute of it. If anyone sees me
wandering around in the hall with a dazed expression muttering to myself, it's because my
little brain couldn't handle all the smarts!
(N0 comments, please!)
Better still, if more employees would join me
by taking advantage of GE's Individual Development Program, I would have others to suffer
with me - besides - it's fun!

1959 VW VAN--mech ex. body work--337-1547

SEARS TRASH COMPACTOR--new--yellow--885-0593
BABY'S BASSINET CARRIAGE--942-5877
65 RAMBLER STING--$100--942-1352
C. B. RADIO SET+ ANT--deluxe model--$170 --943-2466
DISHWASHER--used--$25--942-8161
1

FOR RENT
FLORIDA VACATION APT--pics avail--Ext 1386
FURNISHED APTS--373 S. Wayne Avenue

WANTED
LIONEL OR IVES TRAINS--good or broke--652-8146
LOST
PAPERBACK BOOK-- 11 Five Smooth Stones 11 --contact Shirley

~l~U*~~*l;:x;.~~ii!*g~~i~U*.~~!~**********
SWAP SHOP
OFOR SALE
OFOR RENT
OTRADE
DWAN TED

II

I I I
I

ROOM 105 - RELATIONS

a FREE

0 RI DE WANTED
a RIDERS WANTED
OLCST
OFOUND

I i I I I l+j
!

Ao:> .cu~t t.e in Reen 10~ no later than 4:30, Monday preceding publication

<!.~ tP.,

Ms r.iu~ t r.ct e~cecd spilces orovi ded, and only one ad ita:i Indy be
sub1ri ttcd per week per er.ip loy:e.
The NEWS wfl I not accept ads over the
phO'lf: undi!r any circu:ns tances.

llf."!E - -------- -- - ----- -------- - - -- --PAY tlO. ------ ----HC;I,[ PHO;IE 110. -- --- -- -- -- --- ------ -- - -- -- -- - -- - - EXT.---------

The iteo{s) referred to in this ad is/are r:y personal property and is/
are in no way connected with any busir.e~s venture.

SIGl!Ali.JRE

be designed and built in to assure maximun

effectiveness of the Quality Appraisal gr oups.
It is i mportant for all of us to mai ntain a
gopd " qual ity attitude "
,..-...,DCP Qual ity Appraisal is involved in virtually all areas of Manufacturing . The
foremen responsible for the Quality Appraisal
per sonnel are Walt Carter at the Turner
Building , Denny Capriotti at the Parts Center,
Tom Harris on f i rst shift and Jim Burc i n on
second shift T300/T1200 Test at the Main Plant ,
Stark Smith on first shift in process inspection at the main plant and Lynn Drumheller on
second sh~ft in process and Incoming .

T300 /Tl 200 PJce..-6 IUpme.nt EvaJ'.ucttion:

R. Mc.CJcac.k.e.n an.d T. Ha,lu.J.i c.hak.

I M;Ua,t

urU;t

IM pec;Uo vi. :

A. Swe.e..-t

QuaJJJ:,y T e.c.hniuan T30 Re.,labil.<;ty T e..-6t:

J. Le 6Q,<,ngwul.

P1tcc.e.,!J ,!J Con,tJtc.t LaborccitcJcc; :

R. W.<JneJt , R. Ccolze, E. Ran.!Un, E.
and C. A.te.xandeJt

~!oom01c,

T300 /Tl 200 F,i,n.a,t UnLt TM t :

R. Ha.-U, M. Mone.ymak.eJt, and T. Bowman

TuJLneJt V.<.!:J.<.Ne,t 1Y!!.ipe.ction and Tv.i;t :

R. Thac.l<.. eJt, F. Ve.mM:t.Ul , Id . C!Uc.l<.enbeJtgeJt,
R. Low, C. Ta y.loft. , M. Glenn, J. 1\!oyeJt,
V. Lazzo

P1r.cc.v.i,s Con:tltot Eng.<.ne.e/u.119 Aud.<.:t La bofl..a,tc1u1:

J. May L. Smooth , A. K1tabb e.n&hcl6 , a11d G. i\!c;i,tvnu/1!1.c

Tv.i;t Equ.<.pme..n:t CortJ.it1tuc;U_on :

V. VameJton, R. Mol}VL , J. Kenney , H. ~lo~ ,
J. Ro.ti e. and R. Co.<.neJt . The. un.<.;t .<.n the
bac.k.g1tound .<.-6 a BU!tn- .<.n ChambeJt.

Qtta..e.,J,l} Con:t.Jtct Eng.<.ne.eAi.ng , TuJLneJt Bu.<..td,i.ng :

V. WMneJt , L. Wha,tmof/..e. and C. Layne.

Ccmpo11e.n.t T e.,~ t :
J. F,{,tzgeJtald , Al. Te./1!1.e.,U , W. Ha.imneJt and
11.!. Hendvvs o11

Inc.om.<.ng foJ.ip e.c;U_cn ~!a,i.n P.f.an..t:

1.\. Campbe.,lt , R. WeaveJt, J. We.,U;., ,
W. W,i.ngb,(.e.ld , L. F1taz.,(.eJt , ~I. Ho.tite.,:lte.!t ,
C. M,(.Uo1t, M. B.L0~ .s , F. Hw11plllt.<.v.i, B. Sc.Mb11ottqfi
E. V,(.a a nd T. ConnCJUi
'

J. Ram.tie..lj ,

WAYNESBORO PLANT
.-..,

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 20

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

PAI PREMIUM RATE DROPS;

GOES TO 50 CENTS PER $1000;
COVERAGE TOTALS $5.5 BILLION

May 16, 1975

Another Pay Increase

Coming

-11

May 26
There's more good news for participants in
General Electric insurance. Not long ago
came a reduction in premium rates for hourly
employee coverage under Long .Term Disability
Insurance. Then came a refund of 70% of
premiums under S&SP Life Insurance.
Now comes a lowering of the premium rate for
Personal Accident Insurance for the policy
year beginning July 1, 1975. The annual
premium will drop to 50 cents per $1000 of
coverage from the current 55 cents per $1000.
The reason for the lowered PAI rates is
favorable experience. The claims experience
is evaluated each year by the Travelers Insur~ce Company, the carrier, and premiums are
-~t accordingly for the year ahead.
There are more than 173,000 employees participating in the plan and the average coverage
per individual is just over $30,000. The new
rate means the premium for $30,000 coverage
is now just $15 per year.
Since the Personal Accident Insurance Plan
was established in 1960 beneficiaries of
employees have received more than $2.5 million
in benefits. Currently, all participants
together have a total of $5.5 billion in PAI
coverage.
You can obtain PAI coverage by asking your
supervisor or checking, with Personnel Accounting. It's available in $10,000 blocks of
coverage with at least $100,000 of coverage
available at the new premium rate of 50 cents
per $1000. At that low cost, you can have
coverage such as you might purchase for a
brief airline trip and have it available 24
hours a day every day in the year.
.Ibe NEWS talked with a few employees about
~ and what they liked about the policy.
1neir responses are on page 2 and 3.
(Cont'd Page 2, Col 2)

Hourly and nonexempt-salaried pay rates at

our plant will again be increased on Monday,
May 26. There will be a general increase
of 16 cents an hour for hourly rated employees
and of $6.40 a week for nonexempt-salaried
employees.
This will be at least the fifth pay increase
within two years for most of these employees.
This means that hourly rates will have advanced 76 cents an hour and nonexempt-salaried
rates by $30.40 a week since May, 1973. Many
employees have also earned additional pay
increases through promotions and upgradings.
The higher rates of pay will first be noticed
in paychecks to be passed out June 6.
About $330 a Year
For an employee who is seldom absent from
work, this month's increase could raise his
or her annual income by about $330. At the
same time, this latest round of increases in
payroll wi 11 add about $667 ,000 to the annual
operating costs of this plant.
The employee benefits package will automatically escalate in value as a result of the
pay increase. That's because several GE
benefit plans are directly linked to earnings so that as pay goes up so does the value
of these benefits.
For union-represented employees this month's
pay increases are part of a 37-month contract
negotiated in 1973 by the company and the
union. At that time the company announced
that similar increases would be given to
nonexempt-salaried employees not represented
by a union.

lELE-TAf.ES

As the store manage r, all his assistants , and all

the customers involved in the commotion watched
in disbelief , Mrs. Cribbly and Mrs . Gussie beat a
hasty exit from the stor e - absolutely in stit ches .

By Jean Brydge

Normally, one does not expect hilari ous events

to take place i n the supermarket but Mrs . Cribbly does n ot exactly fit the norm.
Mrs . Cri bbly and her sister , Mrs . Guss ie, were
preparing fo r a big "bash " and needed a large
number of plas tic- c oated paper plates , cups ,
saucers , etc. Afte r diligently searching
every store i n town , they decided to check at
the supermarket .
As they hurrie d i n the door , right in front of
them was a display of huge proportions with all
types of picnic supplies. The display was
something to behold. An umbrell a (approxi mately seven feet tall) covered a r ound table
stacked high wi th packs of plates. Mrs . Gus sie happily snatched a pack. Realizing they
were not what was needed , she disgustedly
tossed it back on the table . Well , that
started a chain reaction like you never saw
before.

As Mrs. Cribb ly p oured the Pepsi f r om

she promised forevermore she would be
cent bystander not a participant. It
a little sad, though , that they watch
carefully in the supe r market !

her shoe ,
an inn o-.-.
makes hE:_
he r so

'STOCK PRICE' AND

FUND UNIT PRICE'
FOR APRIL 1975

Stock Pri ce

Fund Unit
Price

$35.500
$41. 757
$46.369
$46.000

$20 . 289
$22.706
$24.499
$25. 213

January
February
March
April

P~I P~EMIUM

( ont'

RATE

f rom Page 1, Col. 1)

The whole display slowly started toppling to

the right. Mrs . Gussie made a quick decision
and le~ ! Mrs . Cribbly , poor stupid Mrs . Cribbly , grabbed for the umbrella support to keep
it from falling . Unfortunately , the display
wei ghed mo r e than she so it kept slipping.
Some mis gui ded soul had put a half bottle of
Pepsi at the bottom of the umbrella on the
floor and as the umbrella slipped, i t upset
the Pepsi . Where else? In Mrs . Cribbly ' s
shoe , of course. I t ' s very hard to look digni fied with bot h arms askew , legs braced in
two different directions , pure panic on one ' s
face and cold Pepsi runn i ng into one ' s shoe .
By this time, the store manager had appeared
on the scene and realized that instead of
stopping the Leaning Tower of Pisa , Mr s . Cribbly was going to be upended with i t . He grabbed
for the uppe r part of the umbrella and gave Mrs.
Cribbly a very dirty look . He could not handle
the top- heavy effect of the display arrangement
and called several clerks . By this time the
whole store was in chaos . Custome rs were running to help and there stood Mrs. Cribbly with
Pepsi squishing in her shoes in the middle of
a thousand paper plates and obviously the culprit . She knew if she said " I didn ' t do anything " no one would believe it .
Whereupon Mrs . Gussie reappeared . She observed
all the pandemonium then very innocently inquired "Sister , what in the world are y ou doing? "
That completely unhinged Mrs. Cribb ly.
broke up~

(Cont'd next column)

She j ust

Stanley Stark, In coming Inspection, "The.

Jta.,te,o oOJt PAI Me. e.Wc.eme..ly low and Me. lowvz.
than I'v e. e.vvz. be.e.n able. to 6ind them. I
don't t~nk. I eould 6ind any in6UJta.nee. with
.th.W type. eovvz.a.ge. 6ott a;., low a Jta.,te.. "

Lucille Frazer, Incomi ng Inspection , "I joine.d

PAI be.ea.uoe. I ne.ve.tt k.now what '~ going to

happe.n to me. and I wan,t to pttote.et my ewe---

and my home.. Whe.n I 6~t e.nttolle.d in PAI i
had a $10,000 polietj; the. 60.tlowing ye.AA I
inette.Me.d d to $20,000. I don't~~ the.
mone.y whe.n the.y tak.e. d out. I'm VVtlf thank.out
I have. d."

reminders
WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY AID PLAN?
Betty Wri ght , Incoming Inspection, "I -thhtk
-the Jta,tv.i 6ott PAI Me vVty JteMo nable. I
joined ~t bec.aUJ.ie d ' a good polic.y 601t -the
p~c.e.
Lt p!to-tew my 6a,m,{,.ty ! "

The Emergency Aid Plan is a p r ogram designed

to provide financ ial ass i stance in case of
emer gency to GE employees and former employees
who are eligible . To be eli g ible f or the Plan
the employee has to have 30 days of continuous
service and he or she has to be a member of
the Company ' s insurance pl an for employees .

WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN EMERGENCY UN DER THE PLAN?

.Bob Pompeo, COO- Draft &Documentation, "I

ertJtoUed i1t -the ,{,MWta.nce in oJtdVt to p1totect
my 6a,m,{,.ty i6 anything hould happen to me.
Th e Jta,te.,fi Me p1te.,Uy JteMortable 601t -tlti.b
,-type 06 iMWta.nce. .\ 6ew doUa!t a yeM ~
~,t much to pay 6oJt the type co vVtag e d o 66eM . "

Jo Ann Baber, Incoming Inspection, "Lt' a

good policy . I ' ve.. had d inc.e d WM 6illt
o66Vted and I in-tend to keep. I don ' t think
I could Qind a polic.y M JteMortable. "

10 MINUTES. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Do you realize what i t costs the compa ny if
a worke r wastes only 10 minutes of his time
every work day? At the end of one year, this
adds up to 8 full work days lost. These 8
days of work are equa l to 1 3/5 times the
wee kl y paycheck.
....-.If every employee i n this plant wastes 10
linutes a day , that's 2400 t i mes 8 days or
19,200 lost days per yea r, or the equ i va len t
of 80 full -time emp loyees.
Can you i magine how many TermiNets and Relays
cou l d be produced during that time?

The employee ' s need i s considere d by the administrator s of the Plan who determine whether or
not the employee ' s s ituation warrants granting
a loan. Emergency Aid loans are provided t o
the employee i n order to help meet emergencies
such as personal illnes s , illne ss or death in
the immediate family, f ire or any other disaster
affecting t he employee or his/her immediate
f amily .
Here at the Wayne sbor o Plant , we have had
several cases of homes or trailers being
dest royed by fi r e or flood , whic h were instances
i n which the Plan ~ as able to provide financial
ass istance when it was desperately needed . In
extremely disastrous cases , t he administrators
may determine that the c ircumstances warrant
making a gr ant in cash to the employee instead
of a l oan , in which case , repayment is not
required .
The Plan is not , however , designed to provide
financial assistance to those employees who
have overexpended and want to consolidate
the ir bills . Nor is it designed to provi de
employees with money for a downpayment on a
car or house , etc . In such c i rcumstances, a
loan wi ll not be approve d .

WHAT ARE THE TERMS FOR REPAYMENT OF A LOAN?

The amount of any loan under the Plan (or the
total amount of the unpaid balance ) may not
exceed $500 and no interest will be char ged
on the first $300 of a loan (or on any unpai d
balance ) . However, an interest rate of 4 3/4%
will be char ged on any unpaid bal ance in excess of the fi rst $300 .
Repayment begins not later than one month
f r om the date of the loan and is generally
made through r egular payroll deductions .
If an employee was abs ent without pay when
the loa n was granted , then repayment b egins
with the first paycheck upon the employee ' s
return to work .

A N N 0 {) N CE Arl'N T

pool it
Still looking for some really good reasons
why you should form a carpool? Well, how
about these for starters:
- Save money on gas
- Relax while someone else drives
- Extend the life of your car (and perhaps
lower your auto insurance)
- Improve parking
- Find conversation and companionship
- Reduce traffic congestion
- Get to work punctually
- Reduce air pollution
- Add extra eyes and hands in bad weather
- Help conserve precious national energy
resources
Now, what reasons can you possibly have for
NOT forming a carpool ?

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
13xl5 AVOCADO RUG--X1411 or 942-6512
TRAVEL TRAILER--18 ft--self-cont.--942-0986
2 GE AIR COND--lOK & lBK BTU--excl. cond--X1596
10-12 ACRES LAND--943-7137
WANTED
LIONEL OR IVES TRAINS---good or broke--652-8146
FARMALL CUB TRACTOR &MOWER--363-5525
FISHING BOAT OR CANOE--Ext 1700
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPY--Ext 1144
FOUND

NEW DIRECTIONAL MARKINGS

At the Hapeman Parkway-GE Drive intersect~
the Waynesboro City Department will paint
some directional arrows for traffic enteriri~
and crossing Hapeman Parkway. The changes
are being made in an effort to improve traffic
flow at this intersection. Employees are
cautioned to be aware of the new directional
lane markings.

*****
COUNSELING SERVICE EXPANSION
The Waynesboro-East Augusta Mental Health
Association has announced the expansion and
relocation of its Counseling Service. The
Association now has a room especially designated for counseling in its new suite, Room
207 in the L. G. & B. Building on the corner
of Main and Wayne here in Waynesboro. Counseling services are provided each day of
the week with provision made for evenings to
accomodate working people. More detailed
information has been posted on the bulletin
boards at all locations.

*****
ALARM BELL MEANS CLEAR THE PASSAGEWAY
~

This is a notice to caution all employees ~

stay clear of the aisles, or close to the
side of the aisles, whenever an alarm bell
sounds. Also, employees should remain at
their work stations and not .9.Q. to the scene
of the accident, fire, etc. Employees who
do not comply to the above may only restrain
the Fire Brigade or First Aid Crew from performing their duties.

*****

1975 VACATION FUN!

This is a good opportunity to meet some of
your Salem fellow employees by joining them
in a fabulous, seven-day, four-port Caribbean
Cruise. Vacation travelers will depart via
a chartered Miami-bound jet from Roanoke's
Woodrum Field on Saturday, July 5 and return
Saturday, July 12. The cruise ship will stop
in four ports of call---San Juan, Puerto Rico;
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Cap-Haitien, Haiti;
and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic .... $510
complete. For more details, call June Aldhizer,
Ext. 1676.
To give those employees who are considerin~
"the cruise a better idea of what may be enJvYjng, the NEWS will run articles during the
next several weeks covering the optional sightseeing tours which are available on each of
the Islands. Watch next week's Plant NEWS for
the first of these articles.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 21

WA YNESBORO,VI RGINI A

May 23, 1975

Someth ing N ew:

JONES: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

Work Effectiveness On The Job

C REA TE 40 ,000 GE JOBS IN U .S.

"OUJt -i..YLteJtna,Uo nal o peJta,Uo .u cJtea.t.ed 4O, OOO

GE j o b~ -<..n the United Stat.~ and made anotheJt
40, 000 j o b~ -<..n t he. -<..ndw.i.:tJU~ t hat. ~ upply U..6
wdh ~eJtv-i..c..~ and t he. c..ompone.n.U t hat. go -<..rito
the. pttodu.c..U we. e.x.pottt."

COO - NO NEXEMPT

Se,eral CDO and ICD employees here in Waynesboro

had the opportunity to demonstrate how much they
knew about their work and even give suggestions
to management for making i mprovements on their
j obs . The occas ion was a Work Effectiveness
course graduat i on which was held here at the
Plant two weeks a go .
What is Work Effectiveness ? Well, it is " showing a person how to look at the same old job
and the same old area in a new light. It teaches
the employee how to be more effective on the job
as an individual or in a gr oup situation ."
That was the purpose of the series of classes
ir. Work Effe ct iveness which exempt and nonexempt
empl oyees attended. In these sessions "the
student utilizes the tools of Work Effectiveness to improve a routine or process. It was
this routine or process improvement which was
the b asis for the employees ' brief presentation
to numerous department managers at the final
session ."
In the sessions the employees had to change
t~r routine or process and restructure their
1
using the Work Effectiveness technique.
These particular sessions were taught by Cal
Aliff, a specialist in Work E ~fectivene ss from
Salem .

(Cont' d Page 2, Col 1)

That corrunent by Regi nald H. Jones , GE's

chai rman of the board and chief ex ecutive
officer , at the annual statutory meeting of
share owner s held in Boston last month , was
i n response to a question about the company's
overseas operations and the i r impact on GE
jobs in thi s count r y. Jone s added that the
value of GE products sent to customers out side thi s country far outweighed GE imports .
Inter national trade and the creation of jobs
s h ar e d the spotlight wi th ot her subjects ,
including GE ' s profit p i cture and the need
for capital investment .

Brighter Future?
Jones stated t h at he hoped for "much i mproved"
company earnings in 1976. Jones ' r emark
about a brighter earni ngs p i cture was based
on the economy staying on i ts predict ed
schedule: Droppi ng throughout the second
quarter of this year, bottoming out in the
third period and s tarting to climb in the last
quarter .
I n January , Jones stated that GE ' s first
quarter earnings would be down "significantly" .
They were . Net income was $74 . 4 million or
Twenty- five per cent (and growing) of our own
Waynesboro jobs in the printer business has be e~
due to inter nat i onal busine s s . The overseas
business is growing faster than the domestic
business for the Waynesbor o operations . Of the
TermiNet 30 contracts , the first and most signif ~c~nt to date is with ITT i n Brussels, an
o v~rseas customer .
The largest percen-:.age of
cur overseas business is in Europe with units
and sales spread out to the rest of the world .

(Cont ' d Page 3, Col. 1)

tCO - NONEXEMPT

ICO - EXEMPT

C. A. Ford , speaking for CDO and ICD, stated

that "the c.ouJL6 e i l l e.6 gave the emplo ye~ a

.6:tltuc.t.Wted way to tc..eviv.,v the..i..tc.. daily tc..outine

and e.xa.nU.ne. d aga.i..Mt a .6 et o 6 cALte.tc...i..a that
tc..eaily ailow.6 them to pie.fl out tho.6 e potc..tioM
06 the..i..tc.. wotc..R. that atc..e now be..i..ng done ine66ic..i..enily. The tec.hn.i..qu.e .i..-6 6otc.. a btc..oad pe.tc...6 pe.c.tive o6 wotc..R., not j U-6t c.le.tc...i..c.al . It' .6 a
ve.tc..y gene.tc..al apptc..oac.h, the.tc..e6otc..e, d wotc..iz.-6
note.. ail job.6. The tc..u.l~ and gu,lde.l.i._n~ atc..e
ve.tc..y .6 .i..mple and veJt y .6 tJta.i..g ht 6otc..Watc..d . "
Mr. Ford also stated that the by- product of
the Work Effectiveness course "WM that the

people had an oppotc..tu.vU,ty to .6tand u.p and

maR.e a ptc..~e.n:ta:t.i..on." The last session was
the course graduation in which the part icipants
presented their work effectiveness projects
and estimated savings to management . The t otal
amount of savings the groups came up with for
CDO and ICD combined was $150 , 000 .

Bob Mi ssman, Components & Standards EngineerCDO, a lso stated that he felt i t was a very
good cour se . "It btc..ought thing.6 to yoWt
a:tten:t.i..o n that you. didn't tc..eilize be6otc..e. It
gave you. the tool-6 to wotc..R. w.<;th 6otc.. wotc..R. e66ec.tiven~.6. "

John Wilson, Draft & Documentation-COO, felt

that "It c.au.-6 ~ you. to .6top and think about
Mme o 6 the thing.6 you. c.an do to c.ut c.0.6.:t and
.6ave. wne. A lot 06 the :t.i..me you. don ' :t .6top
to think about :th~e thing.6. "
Alice Wood, Technical Editor-ICD, felt that
"ove.tc..cl-lt d' .6 a good c.ou.Me . Fote.. my patc..t,
d made me dec..i..de to take .6ome ac.tion on .6ome
06 the thing.6 I had :thought on but hadn ' t pl,......._,
into e66ec.t. I think the people wotc..ked ve.tc..y
hatc..d on d. "

After talking with a few of the participants

in the session, the g eneral f eeling was that
the classes were very helpful and worthwhile .
Elaine Campbell, Secretary- ICD, stated that
she felt the session was a very good idea.

Olive r Grant, Lab Technician-COO, stated that,

from the course , "I tc..e.al.i..zed that I had be.en
du.puc.ating a lot 06 thing.6 whic.h we.tc..e u.nnec.~.6atc..y on my job, but, bec.au.-6e 06 Wotc..k E66e.c.tive.n~.6 , now I c.an alleviate .6ome 06 tho.6e
.6tep.6 and get down to the wotc..k that .i..-6 tc..equ.i..tc..e.d.
I think d WM a ve.tc..y good c.ou.Me. ."

"I d.i..dn' t thinfz. I WM going to ufz.e. d at

6.i..Mt but I thinfz. the UM.6 WM wotc..thwhile
onc.e I got into d. It mafz.~ you awatc..e 06
e.ve.tc..y:thing you. atc..e doing and d mafz.~ you
c.0.6t c.oMc..i..ou.-6. You. .6uddenly tc..eilize the.tc..e
atc..e thing.6 you. c.ou.ld do to .6ave money. "

Bill Da vis, En gineering Technician-ICD, completed

"I think d ' .6 a good
c.ou.Me. . It te.ac.h~ you. to look 6otc.. thing.6 to
.i..mptc..ove you.tc.. Jobi to 6.i._nd be.tte.tc.. way.6 06 do.i..ng
you.tc..job. "
the overwhelming cons ensus .

Pays To Be Honest
A sales manager was approached
by several small girls selling Brownie
cook ies. They offe red no sales pitch
so he began questionin g them to see
if they could develop one. "Wh y do
\'OU want to sell me?" he asked.
One little gi rl piped u p, "Because
vou are so handsome!"
, I-l e couldn't resist tha t argum ent.
In fact, he boug ht six boxes. "l11ere's
n J brighter sales tools ," he murmured,
.. than truth and honesty."
0

COO - EXEMPT

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Pinewood Derby Winners

INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
(C on t ' d f rom Page 1, Col. 2)
2 . 5 cents of each sales dollar . That was a
drop from the net earnings of $122.3
llion or 4.2 cents of the sales dollar for
vne same quarter of 1974.

)f;!a

Jones also noted that American industry

currently doesn ' t have the profitability to
produce the capital needed to support a growing work force . Today , he stated, most new
funds for business gr owth must come from companies borrowing funds rather than from the
reinvestment of a portion of their profits
in the business.

Aid From Tax Credi t

The situation, according to Mr . Jones, is
becoming very serious with some firms
currently unable to borrow the funds needed
for bus iness gr owth . Jones saw an increase
in the investment tax credit available t o
bus ines ses as one way of increasing profitability , thus providing capital for the moderni zation and r eplacement of existing facil ities
and equipment, which in turn will help build
jobs .
Five proxy proposals were dis cussed . The
;-o..rerwhelming majority of share owners supported
~nagement ' s view on all of the pr oposals .

SERVICE

PINS

AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY

P.
B.
I.

T.
H.
M.
D.
D.
R.
B.
G.
3.
N.
R.
J.
W.

0 . Bare
s . Carr
s . Cash
R. Cole, Jr.
Iv! . Conner
E. Corbett
T. Foster
Hartless
w. Herron
w. Huss
F. Morri s
s . Morris
D. Raynes
M. Snider
M. Wirt
P . Witry
D. Workman

The two cars and one fire truck were ma de by

t he skill fu l hands of Bob Good, our photog r apher
in t he Photo Lab, and hi s son Rodney fo r the
Shenand oah Area, Pack 48, annua l Cub Scout
Pinewood De r by . And when we say sk illful, we
mean j ust that for all t hree veh i cl es have won
Fi rst Pl ace troph i es in Workmansh i p and in Race
for both the Den race and the Pack.
The constructing of the
Cub Scout project. Bob
them approximate ly four
car, but, as he stated,

cars is a father-son
expl ained that i t took
weeks to complete one

" I:t ICt.6 a lo:t 06 6un;

e,opecA..a..lty when a.Le. :the c.aJU, have been c.omple:ted
and you ge:t :to en:teJL :the 11.a.c.e. 1 :tYU.nk :the
6a:theM Me j U6:t CL6 excaed abou:t :the whole
:tYU.ng cv.i :thet .6 oYL6 , -i.6 no:t moJte .6 o ! "

10 YEARS

20 YEARS

w.

Those fi ne ly constructed vehic l es you see i n

the pi cture above were not put together f rom a
mo de l car kit as you may have suspected . These
cars were actually made from one bl ock of pi ne
wood 7 i nches long and 2 i nches wi de (center of
photo).

V.
A.
G.
G.
A.
E.
D.
K.
J.

M. Alexander
H. Argenbright
A. Bailey
A. Carey
L. Collins
H. DA le
L. Dameron
G. Garber
Lopez
c. F . Mc Clary
c. D. McGuffin
P . Tar cha
E. G. Tut le
P . E. Zelenak

5 YEARS
D. P. Bennett
s . R. Pleas ants

Young Rodney Good clu.iplay.6 a whole :table-6u11..

06 :tJtopYU.e,o and medal.6 he hM won ,{_n :the P-i.newood VeJLby oveJL :the pM:t :two yea!t.6 .

SCOGEE/GEEA CRUISE

THE KI LLDEERS ARE BACK

La.ot week, the NEWS mentioned tha:t we w..<.11 Jtun

a. I.> vUel.> o 6 Mticle1.> duM.ng t he. next -0 e.veJta.l
we.ek!.> c.ovVU:.119 the. optional. 1.>.<..ghtl.> eung toUM
wh.<..c.h Me avcUi.a.ble. on the CJtl..IJAe SCOGEE a.nd
GEEA 06 Sal.em .<..!.> o66e!Ung . Today, we Me
6ea.tuM.ng optional. toUM 6ok Ca.p HcU.,t,{_e.n, HcU.,t,{_ ,
one 06 the 6ouJt pow 06 c.a.ll on the. Ca!Ubbe.a.n
C/[U,{_J.>e 1.>c.he.dui.e.d 6ok 7/5 - 7/12. CkuJ.-Oe bko c.huJte1.> c.a.n be obta..<..ne.d 6kom June Ald!Uzek .<..11
Room 105, Ext. 1676 .

FULL DAY CITADELLE TRUE ADVENTURE TOUR BY TAXI

AND MULEBACK
Tour members meet in the theatre on the Caribbean Deck at 7:15 A. M. fo r briefing before
leaving the ship promptly a t 7:30 A. M. Your
car will be waiting to drive you to Milot , a
drive of approximately 30 minutes along the
rugged , winding roads . Along the way you will
see gli mpses into the primitive life of the
people , so sharply contrasted to our own . On
arrival at Milot, the history of the church
a r.j San Souci Palace is explained by English
speaking guides in yellow s hirts .
It is here that we abandon our modern trans portation for that of mules to travel the two
miles up the mountain to the Ci tadelle, a fan tastic fortress built by King Henri Cristophe
at the cost of 20 , 000 lives . For the youn5
and adventi.:rous , this is an un~orgettable
experience where yo~ step back into time some
100 years . Once you reach the top , a box
lunch will be provided . Here the history of
t he fortress will be explained to everyone and
you will have a char.ce to relax before clirr.bin[
back on your mule for the journey back down the
mountain to where you left your taxi .

For those of you who remember , five years ago

the NEWS pri nted a story about a pair of kill deer
who had set up their home and started ra i s i ng a
fa mil y outside Gate 20 . Well, over the years,
that family has mult i plies so that instead of
having one "Mrs . Ki 11 deer" running around performi ng her broken-wing act to distract atten tion from her eggs, you can now find severa l
more "Mr. & Mrs . Kill deers" upon t he rooftop
of our Plan t . It ' s a little too l ate to watch
the first Mrs . Kill deer's act si nce everyone
has a1ready "fl own the coup", but you make take
a lei sure ly wa l k up to the rooftop someday and
catch a whol e show.
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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
CHESTNUT THOROUGHBRED MARE & YEARLING--942- 3630
AVOCADO RUG - -13 x 15--Ext 1411 or 942-6512
MISC GOLF CLUBS--$2 5--E xt 1485
ESTEY - 24 chord electri c organ--942- 5658
AUTO TAPE PLAYER-- 943- 1955

HALF DAY SAN SOUCI PALACE TOUR BY TAXI

Tour member s depart from the ship between 7 : 45
and 8:15 A. M. A staff member will take you t o
y our car wait ing on shore . Fr om the dock you
will be driven through town along the winding
road to Milot, a drive of approximately 30
mi nutes . ~ere you will be met by English speaki ng guides who will explain the history of the
ciurch and San Souci Palace and take you on a
tour of the r uins (the guides will be wearing
yellow shirts) . The tour returns to Cap Haitien
along the same road and you wi ll see glimpse s
of the primitive life of the people . You will
s t op at the mahogany facto r y where you may
brouse and purchase some of the native carving s .
You will also have a chanc e to shop at the native
market (please remember your taxi number) . The
tour ends at the dock .

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 22

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Take Care Of Your Feet

~

CONGRATULATIONS!

Class

.....

RIGHT

May 30, 1975

WRONG

Spring has sprung and summer 's close at hand-and, boy, arent ' we gl ad it's here! Now we
can peel off all those heavy, extra cl othes
and wa l k barefoot thru t he park -- or the
beach -- or eve n the house -- or, almost anyplace else you may chose. Any place, t hat is,
but the factory .
,- ,te to have to inform you of thi s, after
a, , the talk about the beautifu l weather, but ,
GE does have a policy concerni ng proper footwea r, other than safe ty shoes, in the factory .
The po 1icy states that "personne 1 who work in
or regularly traverse t he Manufa cturing areas
must wear comp letely closed, subs tanti al shoes
wi th heels no higher tha n 2 inches."
The sa fety regulat ion describes a "substantial
shoe" as either a s 1i p- on ( 1oaf er) shoe or a
lace-up shoe. The shoe shou l d be of firm
leat her which will provide good protection to
the foot and the sole should be of leather or
any type of rubber or synthet ic materi al .
Sneakers, ba llerinas, tenn i s shoes, etc., are
absol utely disa llowed. The shoe heel shoul d
be rubber or of a non-skid type and must not
be any hi gher than 2 inches. The heel must be
sturdy enough to give firm stance and ank le
support. Spi ke heels of~ ~ are abso l ute ly
-- -di sa ll owed .
Th i s ru l e app lies seven days a week, every
week of the year (this includes spring and
summer, too, you know). Don' t let this di s).Q.k!rage you, though. Wear all the open- toed,
1-hee l ed shoes you like this summer; but
be ce rtain you have an extra pair of "substant i al l eather shoes" to wear to work. We just
want to make sure you have some toes left to
put in t hose sandal s th is summer!

Of

1975
Once again -- graduation!
Once again -- ceremonies, comp lete with aca demic gowns, mortarboards, ta ssels, and hoods.
But there is an interesting l egend on the
ori gin of the caps and gowns associated with
graduations .
The story goes back to ancient Greece when a
venerab l e teacher promised wea l thy parents
that their sons would be "appropriately dressed"
when presented at a banque t honoring the completion of their aca demic studies. A startled
cry arose from the audience, however, when the
young men entered the banquet hall dressed not
in t he garments of the noble, but in simple
sackc loth robes, each carrying a mortar board-the mark of a common workman.
"Let me explain," spoke the teacher as he
raised hi s hands for silence. "Your sons are
dressed in cl othing of the mason, for their
destiny is to build. Some wi ll build cities,
some will build lives -- perhaps one of them
may even build an empire. But all wi ll be
bu ilders on the solid foundation of know l edge."
No matter what the ori gin of academic attire,
the cap and gown symbolize the fact that
American young men and women are bu i lders of
their own future and the future of the wor ld .
We wish to extend our most he art-fel t congratul ations to the children of the Waynesboro GE
employees who have or wi ll be graduating this
year.

Perfect Profit Plot

What is profit?
It is the difference between the money a
company takes in through the sale of its
products and services and the money it costs
to operate the business.

Suppose more money is paid out than is taken in?

Obviously, there is no profit. Instead, there
is a loss, and no company, nor person for that
matter, can continue to operate with a loss.

Where does profit go?

Most of it is reinvested in the business to
keep it operating and growing and the remainder
goes to shareowners as a return on their investment in the company.

How does profit benefit me, the employee?

Profit benefits us by allowing the business to
continue to operate through reinvestment and,
therefore, allowing us to maintain our present
jobs. Without profit to reinvest, there wouldn't
be any money to buy new material to make our
products and, consequently, there would be no
need to retain employees.

What can we do to ensure that we make a profit?

In these uncertain times, a company is doing
well when it just "breaks even". But in order
to make a profit we have to be better than the
"other guy"; this means producing and selling
more and better quality products at the right
price. This is not to say that the responsibility should fall on the shoulders of one
employee or one group of employees, but on all
employees. Our company is what we make of it
and, after all, we are our company.

WE'RE MOVING IN!

Next week will begin a whole series of moves
for the Waynesboro GE Operations. Our new
Turner Building Complex has been complete.Q..
and, on June 6, DCPD Marketing (under tJ~
management of P. H. Inserra) and Operati~ns
Planning (R. A. DuBridge-Manager} will be
moving to the new Turner Office Building.
Customer Service at the Wilson Building will
follow on June 13_and 14.
Offset Printing, presently housed at the
Wilson Building, will move to the Turner
Warehouse on June 4, 5, and 6 with the
DCPD Warehouse Operation (also at the Wilson
Building) to follow on June 11.
On July 7, during Plant Shutdown, the Parts
Center Circuit Board Operation will move to
Turner #2. It is also on the planning boards
to have the TermiNet 340 Assembly moved to
Turner #2 but no date has been set for this
move, yet.
So watch out for those moving vans next week
and the weeks to follow. I'm sure they can
remember who goes where and when much better
than I can.
SOME GAS WASTERS!
Excessive use of the choke
Unnecessary speeding and
acceleration
Pumping the accelerator
Running with hand brake on
Stopping suddenly
Excessive use of starter
Excessive driving in low
gear
Slipping the clutch

Stran9e Multiplication

pool it
Form a carpool, today.

While experimenting, a Greek

m Lthematician found one number
which behaves very strangely when it
is multiplied. It is the six-figure number 142, 857. When it is multiplied
by 2, the result is 285,714 - the same
figures, differently arranged! The
same phenomenon is repeated when
it is multiplied by 3. The result is
428,571. Multiplying it by 4, we find
571,428 and multiplying it by 5 we
have 714,285. When it is multiplied
by 6 the group of figures in the basic
num her merely changes places becoming 857,142. Continue this multiplication and at 7 times, the number
suddenly equals 999,999.

Points To Remember
In Saving Your Back
~e human body is a wonderful pi ece of machinery
j is desi gned to lift heavy l oads.
However,
1t must be treated right or, li ke any other

benefit
remind

machinery, i t wil l break down.

The following pointers on lifting heavy objects
are we ll recognized and accepted by safety
authorities.

THE GENERAL ELECTRIC

PENSION PLAN

1. Keep the body balanced .

2 . Keep the bac k st r a i ght .

3. When the object is t oo heavy , get help .

4. Take your time lifting and moving heavy

objects .

5. Make sure you have soli d f ooting .

The General Electr ic Pension Plan i s designed

t o hel p pa r t icipat i ng empl oyees provide for
fi nancia l securi ty after r etireme nt . Benefi t s
under t he Plan include nor mal retirement at
age 65 , full pension at age 62, optional early
r etirement , pensions that increase with total
earnings under the Plan , and five- year c e rtai n
payments.

6. Get a good grip on the obj ect .

7. Keep t he load clos e .
8. Take a deep breat h while li f ting .

For l ong- service enployees the r e a re guar anteed

minimums, disability pensions , ve ste d rights ,
supplement a l payme nt s ( i n case of disabil i ty or
ear l y ret i r ement) , and lifetime benefi ts to a
sur viving spouse .

9. Keep your muscles ten s e, l i fting with the

legs .
10. See that hands and f ingers are in the clear .

The GE Pension Plan is considered to be one of

the best in industry and with all the benefits
i t provides , who could possibly wonder why ?

11 . Protect your feet with s afety shoe s .

What are the eligibili ty requirements?

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IN MEMORIAM
We wish to extend our sympathy to t he fam il y
of Jack Thomas McKenz i e who died this Wednesday,
May 28 at the age of 43 . He survived by his
wi fe, Mrs . Cora B. McKenzie; three sons , Jack,
J r . , Wayne and Timothy, all at home; one daughter,
Elizabeth, also at home; his father and step-mother,
Mr . and Mrs . Lake McKenzie of West Virgini a; two
si sters and si x brot hers .
Jack had been an employee of GE since July 26,
1965 and had worked those nine years in the
Machine Room.
has been taken to the Seaver Funera l
H
i n Princeton, West Vi rg ini a . Funeral
serv i ce will take place at the Funera l Home
at 10 a. m. Saturday wi th i nterment at El good
Cemetery in Me r cer County, West Virginia .

T ~body

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

To be eligible for the benefits , the employee

must e nr oll in the Plan within one year after
joining t he Company . The employee ' s first year
with the Company will be included in determining
his/her credited service for vested rights .

How much does the employee contri bute?

The employee contributes nothing on tne first
$6600 of his/her annual compensation ; however ,
he/s he must cont ri but e 3% of his/her c ompensat i on ab ove thi s amount . For example , if an
empl oyee earns $8000 a year , he or she will pay
only 3% of the $1400 above $6600 ($8000 - $6600
$1400 . Remember : You pay no~hing on the first
$6600) -- or an annual contribution of $42 . If
an empl oye e earns $6500 a year, that employee
pays nothing. Considering the way GE pensions
pay off , the GE Pension Plan is a real bargai n !
For the next several weeks , BENEFIT REMINDERS
will be featuring various aspects of the Pension
Plan . Through these articles , we hope to provide ans wers to any question you may have concern ing t he Plan .

SCOGEE/GEAA CRUISE
Th,U A.--6 the ~ ec.o n.d in. a ~ eM..u o6 a.JLU.ctu
c.oveM..n.g the option.a.l ~ighUeun.g toUM whic.h
Me avaJ.1.a.ble on the. CJw.i.6e SCOGEE and GEAA
o 6 Salem Me o66e;Ung . To day we Me 6e.a.twu:.ng
option.al to UM 6Ott San. Ju.an., Pue;r.,to RJ..c.o.

EL YUNQUE RAIN FOREST TOUR HALF DAY BY TAXI

Your tour departs d irectly from dockside for
the Rain Forest , a drive of about 25 miles .
The English speaking driver will describe the
interesting and famou s sights along the selected route which takes you past several
towns and rural communities , as well as name
the varieties of exotic flowers and trees to
be seen .
First , a visit to the mountaintop rain forest,
a lush tropical woodland of hardwoods , g iant
ferns , wild orchids and crystal waterfalls
that offer wide vistas of hills and valleys
spread out 3 , 000 feet below . The tour then
takes you to Luquillo , regarded by many as the
most beautiful beach in the Caribbean and then
through the popular r esidential Condado sect i on
of San Juan.

llEWS
NO PAPER JUNE 6
Due to the relocation of Offset to the Turner
Comp le x next week, there will be no Plant
NEWS for that week. Do not despair , however.
If everything goes as pl anned, Offset will be
set up and turning out pape rs i n it 1 s usu al
outstanding fashi on for the following week.
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TWO HOUR CITY TOUR OF OLD AND NEW SAN JUAN

The tour begins with a visit to Old San Juan
to view the massive , ancient fo rtress es and
great stone walls that protected the Capi tal
since the Conquistadores built it in the 16th
Century . There is a guided tour of El Morro,
the vast fortress that guards the entrance to
San Juan Harbor, which we saw off of the port
s i de of t he s hip as we entered the harbor .
The tour continues through picturesque Old
San Juan with stops at San Jose College* and
the University, past the El Convento Hotel ,
Cr i sto Chapel, the stately Governor ' s Mansion
and the many restored buildings that g ive Old
San Juan its Spanish Colonial flavor .

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The tour will then take you through Santurce

or " New San Juan" and the lovely re sidential
Condado section, giving ample opportunity to
view the modern, bustling metropolis that is
present- day San Juan . The rout will pass many
of the beautiful hotels and new condominiums
in the new city . The tour returns to the ship
g iving you plenty of time for shopping .
*NOTE: No one wear ing shorts may enter San Jose
College at the University .
Talce stock in America.

Buy US. Savin~ Bonds.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 23

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

June 13, 1975

INFLATION & INVENTORY ARE TODA Y'S BIGGEST PROBLEMS

FOR DCPD PURCHASING
The main function of Purchasing is to purchase
mater ials and services at opti mum prices consistent wi th highest qua l ity and on-time deliveries. To achieve th i s, Purchasing's activity
is always in high gear. To many people Purchasing i s a place one goes to place orders for
needed parts. While th is is certainly true i t
does not really descr i be the services or activity withi n the Purchasing organization.

~. "DICK" SMITH, MA.NAGER-DCPD/coo PURCHASING

A1~J.) GUEST ED !TOR FOR TH Is WEEK Is SPECIAL ISSUE
I

A year ago the bi ggest problems facing Purchasing were material availabi li ty and
getting suppliers to ship on time, says
Dick Smi th, Manager DCPD/CDO Purchasing.
Today, it's different. Materials are more
readily available and ma ny of the lead
times have shortened. The main problems
now are inflation and inventory .
The i mpact of i nflat i on is noticeable when you
consider that dur ing 1974 more than $32,000,000
was spent for parts, equipment and services.
Thus, if the price of every thing increased 1%
it wou l d cost $320,000 more to purchase the
same items. Fortunately , however, the net
effect has been mini mi zed since some prices
have been reduced.
The Buyers in Purchasing are constantly negotiating with supp liers to obtain optimum pri ces
consistent with the required quality and delivery. In addition to this, Engineering and
~facturing help Purchasing hold the line
1.. . . prices by des i gning around
less expens ive
parts and prices . As a result of all these
efforts, Purchasing prevented DCPD and COO
from paying $1.2 mil li on in higher prices last
year.

Dick Smith relates Purchasing to that of a

window - a window suppliers look t hrough to
see if they have saleable products , and a window that Purchasing and others look through
to locate and purchase materials. In addition
to this, other groups within DCPD and COO look
to Purchasing whenever a material problem or
need arises.
Purchasing's daily work activity is not without
constant change and challenge as evidenced by
the fact that in 1974 more than 23 ,000 purchase
orders were placed with over 3,000 suppliers.
Of these suppliers, over 150 (not including
utilities or municipa l accounts) are in the
Waynesboro, Staunton, Augusta County area. Total
purchases from these local businesses during 1974
amounted to about $1.9 million . All OCPD and
COO Purchasing is handled by five Buyers . Helping them are two Purchasing Specia lists, an
Order Cle rk, and seven Expediters (five in DCPD
and two in COO). In addition to these individuals, there are fo ur Steno Typists, a Clerk Typist,
a Da ta Processor and an Invoice Ve rifier.
Making sure that a supplier ships and delivers
his material on ti me is the main job of the
Purchasing Expediter . The problems he or she
faces in accomplishing t his cover a wide range
requiring close follow-up and constant vendor
communication by telephone and telegram . While
doing this he ma intains close contact with
various Production, Rece i ving and Purchasing
personnel.
(Cont'd next page)

An Expediter needs to be f i rm and convi nc ing

when communicating wi th suppliers, as we ll as
have a clear and conci se understanding of our
needs. When suppliers do not ship materia l i n
accorda nce with purchase orders or an agreed
upon schedule, it is qu i te likely to threaten
manufactur in g schedules. Accepting del i very
on dates other than required creates produc tion de 1ays . It is not uncommon for the
Expediter, Buyer or Manager of Purchasing
to talk with a supplier's vi ce- pres i dent or
president in order to obta in the material
needed to meet production requ i rements .

Bac king up the above i nd i vi duals are fo ur

Steno Typists: Jane McCoy , Esther Bri dge , Pat
Hensley and Bonnie Brydge . The typing of
manua l orders and sh i pping notices is done by
Darlene Propst, Clerk Typist. Elsie Jones,
Data Processor, m~kes sure that the i nformati~
on order cards go ing to the computer i s conp ~
wh il e Lorraine Rusmi sel checks and verifi es
vendor i nvoices received i n Purchas ing.

BONNIE BRYDGE AND DARLENE PROPST

LORRAINE RUSMISEL, PAT HENSLEY AND ALAN JUDD

ELSIE JONES, ESTHER BRIDGE AND JANE MCCOY

GALE SHIPE AND REID WARNER

The Buyer's pri me responsib i lity is to purchase parts, supp l ies and services at the
most.economi cal .Price consistent with required
qua li ty and delivery. Carrying out these
tasks are Jim Roberts, Charlie Quick, Bob
Hul l, Fred Mader and Joe Grimes. He l ping
them to pl ace the purchase orders and coordi nate . de~iveries ~re Harold Bl ose, Purchas i ng
Speci alist and Bill Stiegel, Order Clerk.
Responsib l e f?r expediting and t ime ly r ece ipt
of DCPD mate rial s are five Exped i ters: Wi lda
Rexrode, Charlotte Harr i s, Andy Cash, Al
Rodes, and Jean Gum ; al so assisting in th i s
eff?r~ ~s w~ll as coordinatin g and expedi t in g
act1v1ties i s Al an J u~d . Purchasing Specialist.
Ga l e Shipe and Reid Warn er are the Exped i ters
for COO materi al.

Purchasing i s far from being a qui et pl ace to

work . Rarely is there ti me to compl ete a job
without ma ny others waitin g, j us t as critica l.
Since practically everyone, at some t i me or
another, comes to Pu rchasing with a probl em or
for adv i ce, "uou. get a 6e.e.Lt1t9 c6 bc..<.1t9 tl:c
c.e.rU:eA o 6 adi..vdtj fiOJL the. e.1i,.t0z.e. pfo1t t ", says
Jane McCoy, Steno Typist . "PU!lc.l1M,{n9 H'(~I~ {s

a.b.vay;., va.JU..e.d an.d 1Mke.,~ 6o!t an ,{_11 tc./1 c..f.> ti. 1tg tt'C' 'tk
day tduc.h g,{_v c,)., ljOU. a g!te.at M .11.6C. OJ ~CS).'l'll~,{_
b,ility and ac.lue.ve.me.rU:", she s t ates further.

Bo nnie Brydge comments that while ";.,i.tcncr i~

-{.11 Pu.rLc.ftM,{_119 due tc l'l' 11dc"L

golde.n" it is "no-t
c.o;U:ac,t,,s both ,{_;i

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and

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-the td' t>i:lcHt' . "

One of the most varied and challenging jobs i n

Purchasi ng is that of an Exped i te r. The Expediter i s in the midd le of everyth i ng as he or she
i s in constant commun i cation with DCPD/COO Purchasing and Production personnel and at the
same ti me ma i ntaining contact v1it h supplie~
It i s the Expediter's job to make ~ure the
supp li er ships materia l in ti me t o meet our
requireme nts and to take appropriat e action
whenev er i t i s determi ned that a delivery
schedul e may be jeopardized .

&/1'1)/1\

PENSION TRUST REPORT SHOWS RECORD

BENEFIT PAYMENTS; INDICATES GROWING
OBLIGATIONS FOR THE YEARS AHEAD

the Trust cannot remain constant but must

continue to grow through investment income
and further contributions to meet future
obl i gat ions.
As the summary report indicates, nearly $1
billion of the Trust, together with its
future investment i ncome, i s for growth to
pay benefits to current pensioners. The
other $1 . 8 billion must grow from it s income and company payments on un f unded liability t o pay pensions ear ned thus far by
current employees who will retire in the
fut ure .

For the General Electric Pension Plan , 1974

was a big year . The summary of the annual
report of the Pension Trust, rel eased this
week , tells why :

The number on the GE pension roll hit a record

hi gh -- 55,633.
The amount paid out in pension benef i ts to
pens ioners and beneficiaries was a record
$126 million -- up from $116 million in 1973.
The number of Pension Plan employee participants
who had credits in the Trust was 285,489 as
1975 began.
These are just some of the highlights of the
Pension Trust act ivity in 1974 that can be
f~d in the summary report .
(It ' s printed on
1..
reverse s i de . ) "TheJte.' f.i add,U.,i_ortaR_ in6o'1.ma;t{,o n pe.M:a.ining :to e.ac.h o 6 the.-6 e. hig hlig h.to

:that f.ihou.ld be. 06 in:teJLM:t :to e.veJty Pe.nf.iion

PR-a.n pa'1.:tic.ipa.n:t, " says a benefits c onsu lt ant
at GE ' s corporate headquarter s . " EveJttj pa'1.:tic.ipan:t in :the. Pe.nf.iion Pta.n will want to f.i:tudy
.the. 1.iwnmMIJ, and :take. p'1.ide. in :the. 6a.c.:t tha.:t
ouJt T'1.U).)t if.> one. 06 t he. tMgM:t in :the. nation.
The. in6o'1.ma.tion will p'1.0vide. a. be.:t:teJt undeJt1.i:ta.nding 06 :the. impo'1.:ta.nc.e. 06 the. ~'1.U).):t .to .
c.uMe.n:t. pe.n1.iione.M and 6u:tuJte. pe.nf.i.{,One.M ilike. . 11

Here are some of the additi onal facts you will

want to note:
The 55 , 633 on t he pens ion roll is not only a
record , but almost double the nwnber on the
roll just 10 y ears ago . Benefits c onsul tants
)o int out that , with higher pens i ons being paid,
~nd the GE r et i rement fami ly growing , the yearly
)ens ion benefit totals require greater payments
'rom the Trust than ever before . With many of
.he large nwnber of employees who joined GE in
he 1940 ' s and early ' 50 ' s now retiring , pension
ayment totals may be expected to gr ow even
a st er rver the next few years .

. . ~ le it may appear to many that the $126

.i l l ion paid out in pens i on benefi ts last
ear need only be replaced to keep the
ru s t sound , study of the summary shows t hat

Cont ' d next column )

In 1974, because of the steady build- up of

pensions credited to current employees , and
improvements i n the Pension Plan , the Tr ust
required a large General Electric contribution
of $149 million . Employee c ontributions
during the year were $44 million.
The large GE contribution of $149 million
included $44 mill ion , representing largely
a partial payment of the prior service cost
of recent Pension Plan i mprovements . These
prior service co sts are being funded over
20- year p eri ods and payments must continue
to fully f inance the i mprovements . At the
end of 1974 the Trust ' s unfunded l iability
amount ed to $458 million . It is estimated
that amendments to the Pension Plan which
became effect ive J anuary 1 , 1975 will r esult
in an increase in the unfunded liability of
approxi mately $150 mi llion.
A total of 6 , 487 people were added to the
pension roll in 1974. While some were beneficiaries of fo rmer employees, most were peopl e
who had devoted years of their lives t o company
progress and had seen pay a nd benefits gr ow
steadily through the years as a r esult of
sound and realistic planni ng by General Electric .

*****
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
OuJt 6'1.ie.nd-6 will ne.veJt know how muc.h .tlte.i'1.
:though:t6u.lne.M me.a.n:t .to ouJt 6a.mily du'1.ing
OuJt Jte.c.e.n:t :t.Jta.g e.dy, .the. de.a.th o 6 GMtj Tille.y.
The. e.xp'1.Mf.iion-6 06 1.iympa.:thy, p!ta.tje.M and a.c.:t6
o 6 kindne.M he.ipe.d f.iU).):ta.in U).). We. 1.iinc.eJte.iy
.thank you.

June Harre 11
The Talley Famil y

REPORT FOR 1974 ON YOUR GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

This report shows the financial activities of the General Electric
Pension Trust during 1974 and Its status at the end of 1974. It

contains Information similar to that which the General Electric

Company has provided to employees for a number of years.

The General Electric Pension Trust was established in 1927 to provide

for General Electric pensions. It is administered by trustees who in
vest Trust funds in accordance with sound investment principles and
policies. The assets of this Trust are for the benefit of those receiving
pensions and those panicipants who will be eligible to receive pensions

in the future. None of the a''cl' l.an C\cr rc,at 111 (il'lll'r;il t:ll.'l"ll'll:
Company. General Electric pays all the 1.:u'" of admin1'1lring lhc
Pension Plan and Trust ( hrokcragc fee' and lrrn,kr l<l\c' arc 11ca1ld "'
pan of the price of the securitic' when pun:ha,cJ and a-. a rcduct1tm 111
price when sold).

HERE ARE THE CHANGES DURING 1974

(Dollar Amounts

in

Thousands)

NET FUND 12/31/73 ................ .

$2,496,037

Amounts at1ribu1able to:

Interest, dividends and other
inve!>tment net income ................. .
Common stock appreciation:
Realized ................... : .......... .
Accrued ............................... .

119,939 }

1111>

(6,991)
86,228

Resulting from i~vestment of contributions mac.le by the Company ~in1.:c 1927 and n~
the Company and employees since 1946. and reinveslm.:nt of income.

Employee payroll deductions, less

refunds for death and withdrawal .....

44,353 (a)

1111>

These are the contributions made during 1974 by participants on the e"-cC~\ over $ti.nlKI
of eligible compensation. less refunds of contributions as a result of death or w 11hcJrawal
from participation.

Contributions by General Electric

Company and panicipating affiliates

148,613 (b)

1111>

This is the amount which with income and employee contributions is required to cover
the cost of pension benefits which apply to service during 1974 plus a payment of $44 .3
million on unfunded prior service liabilities.

1111>

These payments to pensioners and beneficiaries will increase with the increa!>e in
pension rolls as more presently panicipating employees - 285,489 at December 31,
1974 - retire. The number on the pension rolls at December 31, 1974 was 55 ,655 an increase of 90% over the number I0 years ago and 41 % over the number just 5
years ago.

Pensions paid during 1974 .............. .

(126.146) (c)

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

265,996

NET FUND 12/31/74 ................... .

$2.762.033

Includes following amounts. in thousands, applicable to the International General Electric Puerto Rico, Inc. Pension Plan: (a) $3, (b) $5
(before deferred gains). (c) $14.

1111>

The assets of the Trust are required specifically to provide for (I) pensions payable to
present pensioners and beneficiaries as well as for (2) pensions built up 1hrough 1974 by
present employees and vestees who will retire in the future. Pensions are payable only
from the assets of the Trust and they will continue to grow as employees' service and
earnings increase. It is necessary, therefore. that the total assets of the Trust increase
correspondingly so there will be sufficient funds to pay these pensions when employees
retire.

HERE IS HOW THE PENSION TRUST STOOD AT THE END OF 1974

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

AUDIT, ACTUARIAL REVIEW AND FUNDING

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

ASSETS
U.S. Government obligations ............ .
Corporate and other obligations ......... .
Common stocks ............................ .
Other equity investments convertible
into commons ............................ .
Mortgages - Industrial.. ................. .
U.S. Government mortgages ............ .
Real estate (leases, notes & other) ...... .
Mineral interests ........................... .
Miscellaneous investments ............... .
Total investments (excluding
short-term investments) ................ .
Cash and short term investments ........ .
Receivables ................................. .
Total assets .................................. .
Less miscellaneous liabilities ............ .
Net Fund .................................... .
PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY
For payment of pensions to 55,655
present pensioners and beneficiaries ..
Required to pay pensions for service
through 1974 for employees who
will retire in the future ................. .
Total panicipants' equity ................. .

3,877
249,823
1,743,770
53.242
201,298
45,909
245.269
13,737
1,781

2,558. 706 (a)

108.826
117,688
2,785,220
23,187
$2,762,033 (b)

$ 975,327

AUDIT: The records of the General Electric Pension Trust are audited each year by Peat, Marwick,
Mitchell & Co., cenified public accountants. The latest audit wa~ made as of September 30, 1974.
ACTUARIAL REVIEW: The finn of independent consulting actuaries, The Wyan Company. has
reported as follows: "We have reviewed the calculations of the pension cost applicable to the year
1974 under the General Electric Pension Plan. Jn our opinion, as independent actuaries, the
actuarial assumptions and procedures used for the 1974 calculations are in accordance with accepted
actuarial principles. Based on the data submitted by General Electric for our analysis. we find the
results to be reasonable in representing the pension cost of the Plan applicable to the year 1974.""
The Wyau Company has also reviewed and approved the valuation of liabilities for benefits accrued
through December 31, 1973.
FUNDING PROGRAM: Investments are canied at amortized cost plus programmed appreciation
in the common stock portfolio, the recognition of which is limited by a maximum ratio, calculated on
a moving basis, of book to market values over a multi-year period. Unfunded liabilities are being
amonized over a 20-year period. The actuarial assumptions used in 1974 include a 6CK estimated
rate of future earnings, and monality, employee turnover, optional retirement and disability
retirement rates derived from experience under the Plan.

Notes to Financial Statement

(a) Market value approximately $2, 143,298,000. No assets were invested in M:curitics or property
of (I) General Electric Company or ib affiliates or (2) any officer, trustee or employee of the Trust.
No loans were made during the year, nor were any outstanding at year-end, to General Electric
Company or its affiliates or to any officer, trustcc: or employee of the Trust.
{b) Includes net assets applicable to International General Electric Puerto Rico. Inc. Pension Plan
amounting to $494,000 which are commingled for investment purposes.

1,786,706
$2,762,033 (c)

(c) Unfunded liability at the end of 1974 was estimated by the Company on a preliminary ba~i!> to be
approximately $458 ,000,000.

HERE ARE SOME FACTS ON RETIRED EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 1974, there was a total of 55.633
persons receiving benefits under the General Electric
Pension Plan, of whom 52,949 were pensioners
(37.926 men and lS,023 women) and 2',684 beneficiaries. There were also 22 persons retired under
the IGEPR Plan.

During 1974 there were 6,487 additions to the

pension rolls. Of these 5,671 employees and 610
beneficiaries were added to the regular monthly
payroll and 64 employees and 142 beneficiaries were
given lump sum settlements.

The average age at retirement of the employees

added to the regular monthly pension payroll was
61.1 years; their average length of service at retirement was 25.6 years and their average monthly payment under the Pension Plan was $253.14.

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WILDA REXRODE AND CHARLOTTE HARRIS

Wilda Rex rode, Expediter, sums i t up by sayi ng t hat 11 not 0111.y J..-6 .(;t .<.n:te.Jtv.iting and
c./1aUe.1rg.<.Hg but .<.,t g.<.vv.i a 6e.e-Ung o 6 -6 e.1.6ac. c.011:pu-6 lune.nt, and an orporvtLtn.<.,ty t o g1tow
Md .tu bette.Jt unde..Mtand ouJt bll-6.<.nv.i-6 e.66ow ."

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BOB HULL

Bob Hull, Buyer, has procurement responsibility

for plastics, mo lded parts, wi re, cable, metal
castings, motors , fan s , crystals, circuit breakers, relays , springs, and rubber par ts. Also
helping in receivi ng these parts on t i me are
Wilda Rexrode and Esther Bridge.
Bob sees his job as "buy.<.ng the. bv.it qua.Ll:ty
poM.<.ble 601t the. bv.it p!t.<.ce and to e.n6LL!te :that
the. vendOJt c.an me.et ou.tt. dw .ve.tLy Jtequ.<.Jteme.~ , 11
but adds that one of his major cha llenges this
past year has been "p!t.<.c.e. .<.nc.Jte.Mv.i M a 1tv.iul:t
0 6 w.<.ng Jtaw mate/L.<.al p!t.<.c.v.i and matefL.,{_al
-6hO!ttaRV-i."

JEAN GIJM
Jean Gum, Expedi te r, sees Purchasing as fastmovi ng wor k. She sees the j ob of a Purchasi ng Expedi te r as "a c.h.aUe.ngc. .<.n ma.<.1itcUnbz.g
:Jood Jt etat-< onoh.i.p-6 wuh. ve.ndoM and c.o- wo1tke..M
t o get [J('td ma,te!t.<.al .<.n h.ou,se. on .time. U J..-6
110 t a ' be('I c6 'LOH,~ ' type. Job , -60 to -6pe.ak ,
but, M ,Uz. any ttiMtlw.:IUJ'..e. e.nde.avOJt , af.th.ough
vc1tu dema11dhz.g , d c.an be. ILV.<JaJ<.d.<.11.9 wd h ne.ve..tL
a dul, mome.Ylt . 11

ANDY CASH AND JI MROBERTS

Jim Roberts, Se nior Buyer, has proc uremen t
responsibility for sheet metal products,
machine shop parts, screw mach ine parts, printed
circuit boards, electro-mec hanical assemb lies,
and gears. Working with J im i s Pat Hensley,
Steno Typ i st; Andy Cash, Expedi ter; and Alan
Judd, Purchasing Spec i al is t .

FP.ED MADER AND AL RODES

Fred Mader , Buyer, has pu r chasi ng respons ibi l i~for all raw ma~e ri a ls, t ransformers , coils,
isto r s , potentiometers, and chemi ca ls used
t nroughou t t he pl ant. Hel pi ng t o obta in t hese
items are Wi l da Rexr ode , Expedi t er; Al Rodes ,
Expediter; and Es ther Brid ge , Steno Typ i st.
Fred be li eves th at Purchas in g mus t obtain quali ty mater i al s if we are to build a quality
product .

In addition Jim acts as our r epresentative in

bi-monthl y meetings with other Department Purchas ing re presentatives i nv olved in Pooled
Purchasing acitiv ties. Pooled Purchasing is
the combining of material r eq uirements of
other Department locations for purchase of the
same or si mil ar products used at each locati on
in order to obtain lower purchase prices. As
a result of this act ivity, l ast year DCPD
rea lized a reduction of $150,000 in purchase
prices.

Jim is also DCPD's representative in the Government Small Business Program whose goal is to
have as much business as possible placed with
small business concerns. As a result of favorable activity in this area, GE is able to continue to bid for and receive Government work.

Charlie believes the "e66ec.tivene1.iJ.> 06 :the

PWtc.hMhig :team ~ exbtemel.y ,(,mpofttan:t :to :the
he.aLth 06 oWt bw.i,i,nel.JJ.> and :to eveJtyon.e
j ob
J.> ec.Wt-Uy. Ma:teJL,(,al c.OJ.>u whlc.h M e l oweAed
1

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:th!r.ough oWt c.oJ.>:t heduc.tion. e66o~ maRu a..--.,

~ec.:t c.o ~blltio n :to oWt pho 6-Uabil-Uy.
_Jr. c.hM,i,ng ).) eJtvu M :the c.oond,tna:toh be,tween oWt
Vepa.J1-t.men:t pe.M onnel. and oWt vendoM ".
"I n :t~ hole," Charlie adds, "we afway).) a:t:te.mp:t
:to pMv.-i.de phomp:t and e6 Q,Lc..-i.ent M).)~.tanc.e :to
:tho).) e who ).) ee.R help . When o:the.M w.i e PWtc.hM,i,n.g
J.>eJtv,i,c.u :to ob:ta.-i.n. .{.n.6Mmffion oh ma:teJL,(,al, :they
c.an. ,(,mpMve oWt e6 6ec.tivenel.JJ.> by /:Jlann..-i.ng ahead
and allow.-i.ng ade.qua:te ;t,(,rne, wheneveJL pO).)).).{.ble ,
to m,i,rumh e need and expe.nJ.> e o 6 w~u and :tel.e.phone c.all!.> ."

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JOE GR IMES AND BILL STIEGEL
Jee Gri mes , Buyer, has pu rchase responsibility
for all plant equipment, machinery, shop and
ma intenance supp lies, too ls, Engineering supplies,
tapes, and lubricants. Ass isting Joe in this
activity is Bi ll Stiegel, Order Clerk and Pat
Hensley, Steno Typist.
Joe's approach to purchasing is to buy the best
possible product at the best price for timely
delivery . Whenever materials are not delivered
on time, "we mUJ.i:t :then expecUte :thue Ue.m).)

whlc.h c.an be v e.Jttj cU 6Q,Lc.uLt, -t<.me - c.o nJ.> wrU.ng , and

expenJ.>,i,ve," he says. It might be of interest

to note that Joe was instrumental in having the

large, smiling face painted on the water tank
that everyone sees when driving towards the
parking 1ot.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
HARMONY CLASSIC GU ITAR--$40--942-901 5
74 RANCHERO GT--942-9574
PICK-UP CAMPER--11 1 -S.C.--942-2052
C B RADIO &ANTENNA-- $150--943-2466
CB23CH--has MTR & PA mobile ant--942-1551
FOUND
PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES - CASE--943-1850

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ihe iter.i(s ) refe rr<>d to h thi s .i~ 1s,' u e rr.y p~: r''>Or.a l ;:irorerty JnC i s /
are in no ""'"Y ccr11Pc te.1 ,,J th ary bliSTr.e::;s v..:nt.rc .

HAROLD BLOSE AND CHARLIE QUICK

Charlie Quick, Buyer, is responsible for the
procurement of all semiconductors, integrated
circuits, capacitors, connectors, fasteners,
fuses and switches. Working as a team with
Bonnie Brydge, Steno Typist; Charlotte Harris,
Expediter ; and Harold Blose, Specialist, he
comments that they are responsible for supplying good material at the optimum cost to the
assembly line at the proper time to assure a
smooth production flow and to prevent line
stoppages.

THANK YOU NOTE

YoWt c.ortc.eJtn 6oh oWt bho:theJL, H. Jam u WhJ.;t..
06 W,i,nd!.>M, V~g,i,n..-i.a , dWt,i,ng ~ hec.en.:t JJ~
and dea:th WM moJ.>:t apphec..-i.a:ted . The c.aJtdJ.>,
6loweM an.d exphel.J).),{,o n o 6 !.> ympa:thy weJte a ghea..:t.
c.om6oh:t dWt,i,n.g t~ d,i,66.{.c.uLt ;t,(,rne.
ThanRJ.>

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muc.h,

Dennis & Bob Whitley

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTR IC
VOL XV II No. 24

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Noticed Any Changes?

June 20, 1975

SHOOT!

Maybe you haven't noticed bu t, for the past

two weeks our plant has been undergo i ng some
major changes with the re l ocation of certain
areas to the newly completed Turner Complex.

If someone tried to stea l your brand new,

expensi ve, doub l e-barre led shotgun from your
truck, you'd be mad enough to ki ll, wouldn't
you? Well, that 's what we're afraid of!

For one, the entire Marketing staff has

packed up and moved across the street into
the new Turner Office Building (the last
building on the block) . Al so inhab i t ing the
building is R. A. DuBridge's staff of Operat i on Planning and H. W. Tulloch , Manager of
Communi ty Relations.

By ta king a l ook around, one can see rifles,

guns and other dangerous firearms just about
everywhere ; and observation indicates that the
guns are 'for real' . Law requires that firearms be openly displayed in a vehicle and not
concealed in anyway. Thi s is fine in most
cases, but in a parking lot the size of GE's,
it can present some prob lems . For one th ing,
someone might decide that he would like to have
an expensive rifle or pistol for himself without going through the f uss and bother of paying
for it. And there you have it -- a theft of
an expensive piece of equipment .

For t hose of you who don't already know, the

Wilson Building will no lon ge r house Offset
and t he DCPD Warehouse. Both have been moved
to the Turner Warehouse , the f i rst bui lding
see upon entering the Complex.
Below and on the following page are some
pi ctures of the new buildings and t heir semisettl ed occupants . Turner #2 i s still unoccupied as of now, but, plans have been made for
the bui l ding to be filled by the Parts Center
Printed Circuit Board Operation during Plant
Shutdown.

Or, in a more dreadful case, an individual

could go bese rk one day and yank a gun out of
a truck or car and go on a shooting spree
which mi ght end up wi t h innocent people being
killed or ma i med for life .
To make as sure as poss i bl e that none of these
t hin gs happen here at GE our Code of Conduct
card has lis ted a r ul e which prohibits the
possess i on of firea rms or other dangerous
weapons on Company property . Thi s ru le is an
extremely important one beca use it involves
lives as well as personal property; therefore,
we are al l concerned that i t not be vio lated .
To be certa in t hat nothing unlawfu l does
happe n, i t is urged tha t the Company rule be
followed. Of course eve ryone knows you have
sense enough not to do anything wild but, you
never can tell about tha t other fellow, can you?

Judy Palocsay, Communication Specia l ist, looks

around in bewilderment at her new surroundings
i n Mar keting' s new Turner Office Building.
(Cont'd page 2, Col. 2)

January
February
March
April
May

Stock Price

Fund Unit Price

$35 . 500
$41. 757
$46 . 369
$46.000
$46.458

$20 .289
$22 .706
$24 .499
$25 . 213
$27 . 056

TELE-TALES

(C ont'd from Page 1, Col. 1)

by jean brydge
F

'

" FOR SALE" - those :nagic words attract as

nuch attent ion as an elephant sitting on the
courthouse stens . Few women can resist a
bargain ( a."1 cl I- suspect a l ot of men a::e
just as susceptib l e) .
I t ::.atters n ot that drivin g t o Richmond takes

a tank of gus at 56 per ga llon and up on arriva l i :. ~ic!'l :nond a dre ss ca."1 be p urchase d
at a savi nrs of $5. There is a psychological
thrill in ~eeling y ou ' re getting something
for n ot h i nii; . ~-!e a l::.. divulge the bargains
found a t the sales counter but r.ever menti on
the c ost of the trip .

For Roger Morr is, Printing Process Operator,

t he printing and col l ating goes on as usua l
as the stacks of paper around him will testify.

Some pe ople are c ompulsive sales atte~dee s .

I overheard a conversati on at a friend ' s
house . The wife was browsing thr ough the
paper and suddenly exclaimed excitedly t o
her husband, " Hey , Jim , they ' re having a sale
on fence t omo rrow!"
Stupidly , I inquire d , "Why wo uld y o u go t o a
fence sale? You don ' t even have a yard ! "
Witheringly s he l ooked at me "I know that .'"
bt:t then she turne d t o her husband , " \le
shou l d go . "

Bob McCune, Expediter; Judy Ki te, Order Clerk

and (below ) Scott Yeago, Accumulator, continue
with the ir da il y activities in the new Turner
hareh ouse .

Needless t o s ay , I had no further c omment .

Aucti on sale s are :ny und oing . There is something s o c ompulsive about trying t o outbid
the guy next t o y ou that we have purchased the
most ridiculous. things . For ins tance , one
time we b ought 12 chicken fee ders - with out a
sign of a chicken . ~e b ought seven boxes of
cans o f cirarette J i ghter fluid ! (I don ' t
even smoke) . We o ut':)id a neighbo r f or a sheep
(but that ' s an othe r s t ory ) and we once f ound
ourselves wi t h two old mattresses and three
o ld lawn mo,;e rs .
At the m omen ~ y ou open y our mouth and pl a ce
that first bid - y ou ' re sun k . The challen ge
i s just t oo e:reat t o give up !
My g reatest experience was a 6 a . m. sunri s e
sale . The s t ore entrance was literally jammed
wi~h women e lb owinf a step closer .
Bette r
judgment said go h ome . Pi oneer spiri t said
go f orward . Pi onee r spiri t caused me t o get
caught at the wnbrel l a c ounte r between twc
wei ght watchers wh o could see 500 lbs . t ogether .

(Cont ' d next column)

- .. . :-.e "they : i ni s hed ;:iashing r.i~- 1)6 .:.ts . ,

. L r.ad 'to have an wnbrella remove d by
: :r.; :.:J.l sur p.e ry . I promised my middle that ~
i
<~ .:;- <; out of the re - l wo u ld never go
~=

. ' t.. s ay anythin g ab out i t but 1 di d see

saJ e on odd s o cks s chedul e:i f or
.. . . . " ~ . 1-iay in ..: as'.'lington , D. C. I just
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INSURANCE PLAN COSTS HIT

RECORD QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS
IN 1974; CLAWS BREAK MILLION MARK

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Weekly sickness and accident claims amounted
to $33 mi 11 ion;

$~

Accidental death and dismemberment claims were

just over one million dollars.

d,

million--more than a quarter of a billion

ars.

That was the cost of the General Electric

Insurance Plan in 1974. Employees received
$21 million more in benefits than in any previous year. The Insurance Plan paid 135,000
more claims than ever before with more than
one million claims handled during the year.
But that wasn't the only reason for the high
benefits total. "AU. 06 lL6 Me 60.Jttuna.te that

ou!l. kind 06 Pi.an pll.Oteca

lL6

.&o well. a.ga.in.&t

.the Wing c.o.&t 06 med.le.al .tJr..e.a.tme.nt," says

C. S. Tsorvas, insurance plan consultant at
GE's headquarters. "It'.& not a. 6,lxed 6ee
pi.an--the ki.nd many c.ompa.n.leo o66eJL theilt
e.mployeeo. 1n.&tea.d, oUJt. c.ompJtehen.&ive .type

pi.an pay.& a. .&ub.&tanti.al peJtc.en.:ta.ge--100% in

.&ome c.ategoll..leo--06 c.oveJted med.le.al expen.&eo.
Thu.6, lt6 med.le.al c.o.&t.6 we, the bene6li.6
pJt.ovided by .the Plan a.Uo we. Mo1te .than
that, the weekly .&ic.k.neo.& and a.c.c..lde.n.t .lnc.ome
6e.a.tUJt.e pJtov.ldeo a.utomaUc. u.oaJtd a.djui,.tme.n.t
.in be.ne 6-lt.6 lt6 pa.y .lne1telt6 eo- -up to a. ma.x.lmum
bene.6U 06 $150 a. week.. TIU..6 help.6 me.et Uv.lng
e.xpen..&u du!l..lng ill.nu.&. And, 06 c.oWL6e., the
~ -i.n..&uJta.n.c.e a.nd a.c.ddental death oJt fume.mb~ .. e.nt bene6.it.6 a.Uo .ln.e1telt6e. lt6 pa.y gou up."
The summary of the annual report of the Insurance Plan was issued this week (see page 4).
Besides the record high benefits and claims,
it reports other figures that indicate how well
GE employees and eligible dependents are protected under the Plan. For example:
In 1974, GE paid, essentially, the full cost
of employee coverage--$162 million.
The cost of dependent coverage last year exceeded $91 million--also a record high. Originally GE intended to pay only the administrative
cost of dependent coverage, with employee payroll deductions covering the cost of the benefits. But over the years, GE's costs have increased substantially. In 1974, employee contributions for dependent coverage again fell
far short of the required amount and GE paid
the lion's share--$69 million, or 75% of the
total cost.

But by far the largest amount went for medical

expense and maternity claims. Employees had
claims of $83 million in these benefits and
dependents claims amounted to $90 million--a
total of $173 million.
Other significant factors in the total cost of
the Plan included the $10 million set aside to
help provide life insurance coverage for pensioners, and the $9 million necessary for taxes
and other expenses, less $10 million interest
credits from funds provided carriers in prior
years.
Since 1955, when GE pioneered in providing comprehensive medical expense coverage to employees,
company payments under th~ plan have climbed
from $11 million to $231 million in 1974. This
past year more than 324,000 employees had personal coverage by the Plan, while nearly 226,000
had dependent coverage
The company payments to the Plan do not include
the substantial cost of company administration,
the $2.6 million paid out under the Medical Care
Plan for Pensioners, or the $29 million which
GE paid in 1974 towards the Social Security
Medicare Program.

A N N 0 IJ N C E M . E N T
CAFETERIA CHANGES
Ron Orndorff, Cafeteria Manager, has announced
some changes in the vending service being
offered in the cafeteria. Effective Monday,
June 23, the canned cold drinks machines will
be removed and replaced with 9 ounce cup drinks
at 20 a cup. Also, a hot canned-food machine
with soups and entrees will be added along with
another currency changer.
GEAA/SCOGEE CRUISE SOLD OUT
The GEAA/SCOGEE vacation cruise to the
Caribbean on the Norwegian Lines M/S Skyward
has been sold out and no more cabins are
available. For those of you who won't be
going, plan ahead and schedule your vacation
to coincide with our cruise for next year.

Considering both employee and dependent coverage, GE payments of $231 million covered 91%
o~e cost.

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Here's how the quarter billion dollars in total

cost was allocated:

SWAP SHOP

Life insurance claims were $38 million;

(Cont'd next column)

FOR SALE

Report for 1974 on Your General Electric Insurance Plan

In 1974 the benefits paid under the Plan to empl"yees and their beneficiaries once again
reached a new high-over $21 million more
than in any previous year. All regular
General Electric employees enjoy the
valuable protection of the Plan. Since 1955

when the Company pioneered by offering

comprehensive medical expense insurance,
annual Company contributions under the
Plan have increased from $11 million to over
$231 million.

Here's How The Cost Was Shared

This report shows the 1974 financial activities

of the General Electric Insurance Plan which
has provided broad, flexible protection for ~
employees and their dependents, the cost of
this protection and how this increasing
hospital and medical cost was shared.

Here's How The Money Was Spent

Employee Coverage ... Total Cost $162,257 ,004

(Includes Life Insurance, Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance, Weekly Sickness and Accident Insurance, Medical Expense Insurance, and Maternity Benefits.)
Amounts received from:
General Electric Company and
participating affiliates ........... $162,043,735
(99.9%)
Employee Payroll Deductions ....... $
213,269
( .1 % )
Employees Covered (at year end) ..................... 322,230
The Company's objective is to provide General Electric employees
with sound group insurance protection. Since 1971, the Company
has paid the full cost of the coverage except for the cost of special
additional benefits required by laws of certain states.

CLAIMS INCURRED DURING THE YEAR:

By emp1oyees
Life Insurance ............. $38,682,885

NOTES

Under the Plan 135,000 more

claims were paid in 1974 than
in 1973 and benefits of
Accidental Death or
$236,131,159 were paid directly
Dismemberment........... 1,468,990 to or for employees and their
Weekly Sickness and Accident 32,555,453 beneficiaries. The funds held
in reserve to pay claims for
Medical and Maternity ...... 83,310,835 covered expenses incurred by
employees and their dependents in a given year, but
156,018,163 which are not reported in that
TOTAL BY EMPLOYEES
year, were increased by
By dependents
,892. These two items
Medical and Maternity ...... 89,690,888 $11,571
make up the incurred claims
total of $245,709,051.
245,709,051
TOTAL INCURRED CLAIMS
This is the amount set aside in
1974 with the Metropolitan
.

Life Insurance Company to

Addition to reserve for reb.red
help provide life insurance
employees ................ 10,173,~ coverage for pensioners. Pensioners claims for life insurance are included above.
This is the amount for taxes,

Dependent Coverage ... Total Cost $91,425,364

.,., expenses, necessary ad0ther Ch arges ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 8 617 1.&.I
4 justment Of Other reserves and
Gross Cost .................. 264,499,325 Iallotherpurposes.
10 816 957 IThis is the amount of inte~1
Less l' nterest credi'ts
' ' '
'
'
credited by the insuran.
Net Combined Cost of the Plan
company on reserves built up
in 1974 ................... $253,682,368 over the years.
I

<Includes Medical Expense Insurance and Maternity Benefits)

Amounts received from:
General Electric Company and
participating affiliates ........... $69,047 ,910
(75.5%)
Employee Payroll Deductions ...... $22,377 ,454
(24.5%)
Employees with Coverage (at year end) ................ 223,849

General Notes Regarding The Insurance Plan

The original aim of the Company was to devote the major portion of
its contribution to employee coverage and to assume only the administrative costs of the dependent coverage with employee
payroll deductions covering the cost of incurred claims for dependents.
However, in 1974, employee payroll deductions again fell far
short of the amount needed to cover the cost of claims incurred by
their dependents, and the Company paid the balance of the claims
cost as well as the administrative cost of dependent coverage.

Combined Cost of Plan ... Total Cost $253,682.368

Amounts received from:
General Electric Company and
participating affiliates ............ $231,091,645
Employee Payroll Deductions ........ $22,590,723

(91.1%)
(8.9%)

The combined cost of the Plan-including the cost of coverage for

both employees and dependents-was over $253 million. This
amount is an impressive all-time high. Since 1955 the annual cost of
this Plan has increased by over $224 million.

GENERAL

Cost of Plan . . . During 1974 benefits provided directly by the Company amounted to
Sl 44, 112,829 and the balance of the net cost <$109,569,539) represents premiums payable to
insurance carriers. No commissions were paid.
Reserves . . . At the end of 1974, the insurance carriers were holding reserves totaling
$222.1 million to meet Plan obligations. The principal obligation is to provide life in
surance to pensioners.
Premiums ... During the year, the Company pays premiums to the insurance carriers
that are designed to cover insured casts plus a small additional amount to provide for unpredictable claim costs. The excess for 1974 was $2,088,840--about 2% of the total
premium paid. This excess, having been paid from Company funds was, of course, re
turned to the Company and is excluded from the figures in this report.
other Costs . . . A substantial item of cost is created by the clerical and other ad
ministrative work which is performed by the Company to operate the Insurance Plan and
the cost of this work Cother than the administration of the California Voluntary Plan> is
not reflected in the figures in this report. In 1974 this work included the preliminary
processing of about 1,065,000 insurance claims.
Neither do the figures reflect the benefits of $2,622,597 furnished in 1974 to pensioners,
their spouses and surviving spouses under the General Electric Medical Care Plan for
Pensioners. In addition the Company paid $29.3 million in 1974 for Medicare in Social
Security taxes.
Employees Protected ... The actual participation shown above is at the end of 1974.
During the year an average of 324,093 employees had personal coverage, while an average
of 225,902 also had coverage for their dependents.

fl ELECTRIC

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

F. B. Curto Retires
Fred B. Curto, a l ong-serv ice ,
dedicated emp l oyee has ret i red
from the Waynesboro GE plant.
Fred has been wi th the Company
since February 21, 1941 . A
native of Albany, New York,
ha began hi s career at GE i n
Schenectady in the Transmitter
Department where he worked
his way up to Foreman from
various Department jobs.
From there he went t o Planning, Wage Rate and
Methods in the Industry Control Department before
being appointed to a special ass i gnment wh ic h
invo l ved mov ing 32 product li nes. After compl etion of th i s special assignment, he was appo i nted
to the Plant Facilities Planni ng Grou p whose job
it ~s to design the new Special ty Control Departme. nere in Waynesboro--the locati on of Virgin i a's
first GE plant. As a matter of fact , Fred
designed the entire office area and ori gina l
Med ical Cl i nic hi ms elf, and all in the short span
of 4 hours'.
In August of 1954, Fred re l ocated from Schenectady to Waynes boro to help open up the newly construc ted pl ant . For the past twenty years that
GE has been in Waynesboro, Fred has worked in
Plant Ut ili t ies and Ma intenance-- first as Supervisor and, later as Ma na ge r. He was also very
act ive in many capaci ties at the Pl ant and was
the Fire Ch i ef of the Plant's Fi re Brigade and
First Aid Crew for 20 years.
During hi s 34-year career at GE, Fred parti cipated i n many company- sponsored courses. In
1966, he completed the Manufactur ing Programming Course i n Crotonvi ll e, New York and was
a partici pant in Ma rion Kellogg ' s Managerial
Workshop i n June 1968. He also took other
various courses in such subjects as Fire Safety
in Industry, Industrial Li ghting, Water Pollution Control, Advanc ed First Aid, etc.
didn ' t just end with GE as he
ha_ .ad many outside i nterests to fill his
after- work hours . He is a 32nd Degree Mason
Hi~nterests

( Cont 'd on Page 2 , Col . ? )

Tournament Coming Up!

GE #1 is bac k for another outstanding 5eason of
Softball. To prove that they haven ' t lost their
touch at t he bat since last season, the team
came away from the District Industria l Softba l l
Tournament he l d June 8 with a 2nd Place stand ingwi nni ng 5 ga mes and l osing only 2. Th is sends
GE #1 to the State Industrial Tournament to be
held in Winchester July 26 and 27.
The team has a record i n City Softbal l of
15 wins and one l oss. Team members include:
Roy Rexrode, Al len Hunt l ey, Kenny Gray , Steve
Huffer, Don Stinespri ng, Jerry Stalling s,
Warren Sprouse, Ol iver Grant, D. W. Colv i n,
Randy Gar th, Bob Hughson, Cli ff Anderson,
Ric ky Ba rr, Bi ll Waggy, Gary Frazier, Kenny
Fi tzgerald and Clement Waggy.
GE #1 inv i tes all its fans to come to t he
Tourname nt in Winc hester and he l p cheer the
team on to vi ctory'.
The team ' s schedule for next week i nc l udes a
game against the Hi gh Hatter on June 30 and
against Crompton on Ju l y 2.

*****
While we're on the sub j ect of Softbal l-- the
NEWS wou ld l ike to congratulate Kinny Sh iflett
(son of Ba r ba ra Shiflett i n Relays) on the
no-hit, no- r un game he pitched for the Way nesboro team i n the Senior Youth League l ast
Saturday. Kinny struck out 19 of the 21
batter in beating the Stuarts team 3-0 .
Good work Kinny'.
THANK YOU
I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to al l
my friends in t he T- 30 area for the beautiful
flowers and the sympahty shown during the
death of my grandmother . I also wou l d like
to thank the girls that I r i de with and Merl e
Stevens for the food. I am grateful to each
of you and I will never forget your act of
kindness .
Connie Dean

TELE-TALES
by jean brydge

(Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 1)

of the Eastern Star-Waynesboro Chapter of

which he and his wife, Helen, were Worthy
Matron and Worthy Patron for 1972-73. He is
a charter member of the Elks Club and a member~
of the American and the Virginia Numismatic
~,
Association, a coin collecting organization.
Aside from coin collecting, his hobbies include
playing the organ, harmonica and accordian and
making paperweights. He is so enthusiastic
about his paperweight hobby that he has started
a business of his own called "Paperweights
CustomMade" and has begun a collection of rare
imported Venetian paperweights.
r

We bought a sheep! We didn't really mean to

but as I said last week, sales do strange
things to people.
The Church sale had the normal assortment of
handwork, old furniture, produce and junk.
One little character who didn't fall into any
of those categories stood in a pen all by himand called pleadingly to every passerby, "BaaBaa." He looked so lonesome, I casually mentioned to Lee there was a "cute" sheep (if a
140 lb. animal can be "cute")o
Much later in the day, I thought a familiar
voice bid $2 on a sheep but we had absolutely
no place to put a sheep so I knew it couldn't
be Lee. It was Lee!
What to do with a sheep! He wasn't tall just wide. We considered our house but
thought the neighbors might complain. My
Father-in-Law, Silas, being the kind soul
he was, finally volunteered their barn.
We decided the sheep needed a name. I patted
him on the head and said, "Sheep, you've been
nothing but trouble! You didn't have a place
to live and now what can we call you?"
He said, "Baa-Baa."
So we did.
Baa-Baa had a wonderful personality. He was
docile, loving (ate out of my hand) , intelligent; all the things a nice sheep should be
but he had one peculiar trait - he craved
excitement.
One evening the owner of our country grocery
called and asked if I owned a sheep. Admitting
I did, he informed me that our sheep was down
at the store visiting the customers. The store
was the closest thing to night life that Lyndhurst had (and it closed at 6:30).
I think Lee managed to be on the golf course
every time Baa-Baa roamed so I got Silas to
go with me to retrieve Baa-Baa. It's a fact
sheep have to be led - they can't be driven.
(Probably everyone in the world knew that but
me) . We made a strange looking parade : a
large preacher, a small daughter-in-law and
one fat sheep. Single file, we ambled up the
road and people looked at us peculiarly.
I really loved that sheep but it was just too
humiliating to have to lead him home every
other day. He kept getting out and always
went to the store!
(Cont'd next column)

GE is somewhat of a tradition for Fred as his

minister father was himself a GE employee with
43 years of service upon retirement. He also
has a son, Fred M.; and a daughter, Theresa M.
Fitzgerald, who are former employees of GE.
Another daughter, Cynthia M. Lotts, is presently employed here at the Waynesboro GE plant
in Accounts Payable. His other children include
a son, Gary, a student at Blue Ridge Community
College; and two other daughters, Doris M. Curto
and Virginia P. Seburn, both of New York.
Fred will surely be missed by all those who
know him at GE for he was, indeed a great part
of the Plant. His Manager, Glenn A. Keller, has
this to say about him which effectively expresses
how he was regarded by those who know him: "Flf"",,
,i.J., one 06 a k.lnd!
He pla.yed an impolita.nt !tole
in the bbt:th a.nd gJtow:th 06 thl6 Vepa!Ltrnent, and
wm c.eJt.:to.i.nty be a. cLi.66.[c.uli:. ma.n to Jtepla.c.e.
He al.wa.y.6 exhibUed inte1tu.t., c.onc.eJtn, a.nd en.t.hfJ.6,LJu,m 604 VepaJLtment employeu a.nd p4ojec.:t6;
a.nd .t.hue wLth a. decUc.a.:ti.on a.nd loya.lt.y .t.ha..t.
ma.de the g4ea..t. cU66e1tenc.e."
This past Wednesday, a Retirement Party was
held at the General Wayne Hotel for Fred in
which Dr. Louis T. Rader and Joseph F. Ponzillo,
both former General Manager's of the Waynesboro
plant, spoke in his honor. There were approximately 125 fellow employees and friends attending the party. This large turn-out demonstrates
the high regard which his co-workers hold for
him and how much he will be missed by all here
at the Waynesboro GE plant.
From all of us at the Waynesboro operations,
here's wishing you a Happy Retirement, Fred.
(Tele-Tales cont'd)
In the fall, we made a great decision. We ~
took Baa-Baa to the Church sale and sold hin.
to the man who sold him to us - at a profit.
I missed Baa-Baa but believe me, Little BoPeep didn't have it as easy as everyone
thinks?

!> /21 /7 ~

Safety Spells Sense

DEXTER W. LOEBLE RECEIVES 35 YEAR PIN

Dex Loeble completed 35

years with General Electric Company on June 24 ,
and was awarded an emeraldset tie bar to commemorate
the occasion .

Shirley Bell receives her initiation into the

Wise Owl Club as Alex Sproul (r), Safety Representative at the Turner Bui l ding, presents her
with the Wise Owl Award and her Foreman, Bob
Wirt (r), prepares to make his presentation of
the Safety Pin.
Shi rley became a member of the Club when, on
April 24, she was removing wires from a back
plane board in ONO and some solder splashed
into her face. The solder hit both lenses of
the glasses and some of it was found i mbedded
in the lenses . It all hit her glasses, so no
i~ry occurred.
Shir~ey stated that she was
1
glad she was wear i ng her safety glasses.
~ 1 chout them a serious injury would have occurred to her eyes; possibly blinding her.
Most employees know that it makes sense to
always wear safety glasses in the facto~y but
instances li ke this are always helpful i n
reminding us that safety does make sense.

A native of Troy , New York,

he joined GE on the Test
Program at Lynn, Massachusetts in June 1940, after
.graduation from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Inst i tute, Troy, with a BEE degree .
After completing his Test assignments he transferred to Regulator and Control Engineering at
Schenectady, moving to Waynesboro with Specialty
Control Department in 1954.
Hi s present position i s Product Documentation
Engineer in DCPD Relay Engineering, handling
engineering for all relay product i on orders.
He takes care of a myriad of other duties
including customer and government negot iations,
spec ification reviews and computer system maintenance.
Dex and his wife, Evelyn, reside at 468 Cherry
Avenue. They have two sons, Bill and Richard,
whc' reside out of State.

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

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
8FT PICK-UP CAMPER--sleeps 4 to 6--249-4280
1
22
TRAVEL TRAILER--self-contained- - 886- 8190
1
68 CHEVELLt--4speed--$400--942-6487
ELECTRIC RANGE--30in--yellow--943-6175

What To Wear?
Clothes! It's just too hot for them, isn't
it? If on ly we could discard them altogether,
especially in the summer. But if we did, we'd
probably be arrested for indecent exposure and
then there would be a big fine to pay. So since
we can't do without them (at least in public),
we just have to make-do with them. This means
covering up in public places; even in our
factory.
Skin is nice but, too much skin at one time
can be hazardous. Consider the poor guy who is
too busy eyeing the girl in the hot ~ants .and
h~er instead of watching where he is go ing
a runs into the fork lift truck. Or, take
the girl who has her eyes on the hairy chest
across the aisle instead of on her work and gets
her hand caught in the machine. Now wouldn 't
(Cont 'd next column)

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

that be hazardous? Of course it woulc, and
since we don't want these t hin gs to happen we
should all do our very best to prevent them by
wearing suitable work clothes in the factory
and office .
Sure those hot pants and halters keep you cool,
but a suitable alternative would be a colorful
T-shirt or bermuda shorts; and they 're j ust as
cool . When dressing for work in the mornings,
try to consider the other employees' health.
You wouldn't want to be accused of causing
someone to develop a case of "eye strain" would
you?
Another reason we want to l ook our best
at work is so that we can present a favor able i mpression to our customers; particul ar ly in these uncertain t i mes.

SEARCH ON FOR SUPER SCIENTISTS

AND ENTERPRISING ENGINEERS
It began in 1973, and occurs every two years.
In fact, it's going on right now. "It" is
a search for the top engineers or scientists
in General Electric. In October, those top
technical people will attend a banquet in
their honor at corporate headquarters and
receive a Steinmetz Award in recognition and
appreciation of their contributions to GE.
The Award -- which goes to a winner from each
to the company's nine operating groups -- is
an engraved silver medal. The names of the
winners will be inscribed on plaques to be
hung in corporate headquarters.
The Awards -- created in 1973 in honor of
Charles P. Steinmetz, the GE engineer who
achieved fame as the mathematical genius of
the electrical industry -- publicly recognize technical people whose contributions
have had a significant impact on their company and society.
All GE engineers and scientists (except
corporate staff component employees) are
eligible for Steinmetz Awards. Criteria
for selection include individual achievement over a sustained period, patents, publications, and recognition by fellow employees
or other professional groups.
Although managers of technical work may
qualify for the Award, they will be judged
on the basis of their individual technical
contributions, rather than for their management of technical work.
According to J. K. Snell, manager of engineering, candidates from the Special Systems
and Products Group will be evaluated by a
selection committee headed by R. P. Gifford.
Other members of the committee are: Charles
Derbishire, Communication Systems Business
Division; Robert Hench, Information Service
Business Division; G. Ronald MacArthur, GE
Supply Company Business; and M. W. Bellis,
Transportation Systems Business. Final
selection of the winner will be made by Dr.
Thomas A. Vanderslice, Vice President and
Group Executive, on the recommendations of
the selection conunittee.
If you know someone whose outstanding technical achievements should be considered for a
Steinmetz Award, please send your nomination
to R. P. Gifford, at Communication Systems
Business Division in Lynchburg, before June 30.

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
A Aeplli.~ 6Aom Special Report---ENERGY, a
pu.bUc.a.Uon Aelea.&ed by the Lea.de!L61ilp
Fou.ncla.t..i.on, Inc.., ht Wa.&fvi.ngton, V. C.
There is a real energy shortage in spite of
ups and downs caused by market manipulations.
There is no doubt about it. The situation is
going to get worse unless the United States
takes immediate steps to deal with the issue.
Our research shows there are alternatives at
our disposal which can solve the problem if we
move quickly.
Carefully researched facts point to a steadily
declining supply of oil and gas in the United
States. Estimates for real trouble are pegged
for the year 1990. That is just 15 years from
now. From then on, it will be a matter of time
before there is no oil left beneath the Earth.
Oil reserves in our country are dwindling and
we must come to grips with this reality. We
must start developing other sources of energy.
According to all scientific data, based on
Proved Oil Reserves (estimated supply under the~
ground), we must start conserving our oil at
' ~
once. We shouldn't drain all the wells. We
need and will always need oil or its equivalent
to make fertilizer, plastics, gasoline for automobiles and other transportation, jet fuels and
lubricants. At the same time, we must build a
strategic reserve to meet serious defense needs
which could occur in these troubled times.
Americans use more energy than any other people
in the world. With about 6 percent of the world's
population, we are now consuming one-third of
the world's energy and our demands are increasing. At the same time, the rest of thw world
is increasing its energy demands. Something is
going to have to give!

IN MEMORIAM
Many General Electric employees were saddened
to learn of the death of Dewey B. Powell.
Dewey started his employment with GE in July
of 1956 as a Drafting Designer in the Specialty
Control Department. He currently was working
as a Design Draftsman for Control Devices
Operation.
Dewey is survived by his wife, Dorothy W.;
a son, Ralph E. of Petersburg; and two daughters, Jeannie P. of Richmond and Susan E. of
Waynesboro.
Our sympathy is extended to Dewey's family.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECT RIC
VOL XV II No . 25

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

J ul y 3, 1975

YOUR PLANT UTILITIES

Owz. gw~.1.>t ecU;totL 601L t lU!.> week. iA Go!Ldon P. Ba,t.ey, Manu6ac..tU!Ung EngA..neetL- Sa6ety and PoUu,t.<,on Con.t!Lo.e..

The ~an ufact u rin g Engineering Subsection is

composed of the follow ing units :
Tool Design
rool Room
Standards & Methods
Advanced Manufacturing Eng ineering
New Products
Plant Uti lities and Maintenance
Our topic is sometiing that most of ~s take fo r
granted every day - plant utilities . Plant
utilities are similar to our home utilities
(water , electricity , sewer , gas , telephone) in
which price increases have been the "order of
the day". The following utilities affect all
us in some way each day as we perform our

NATURAL GAS
Natural gas is supplied to this fac ility by
Columbia Gas of Virginia . It is used for steam
ger.erati on, di rect fired heating (such as bui ldi ne 4A thru 10, plate r oom, Parts Center , Wi lson
Building , and main factory) and process ut ilization. A good example of process utilization i s
the two " header furnace s " which a re used to process relay headers and type fingers. Th is facil ity has successfully operated unde r various levels
of curtailment since ~ovember 1974 . Our c ost of
purchasing natural gas for all locat i ons for 1974
was almo st $63 , 000 . Any reducti on in the us e of
natural gas wi ll certainly heJp t o improve the
natural gas situation .

..i ~ "

High pressure steam (90 psi) i s generated in

the boiler roo~ o ~ the main plant . This steam
i~ used in the plating r com , paintinf fac ili t ies (such as spra- con), for heating the plant
and in the generati on of hot water for proc e ss
and domestic us e . The Condensate (condensedsteam) i s returned t o the boilers whenever
possible t o be reheated into steam af,ai n . The
fuel for the boilers i s natural gas or #4 fuel
oil.

Tr. i s faci lity purchased more than 152 , 000 , 000

gall ons of water during 1974 . Uses of water
inc lude plate room rinses , cooli ng water for
machine tools , spot welder s and other water
cooled eQui pment a s well as domestic uses . A
very important use of water is in our automat ic
sprinkler sust ems which are ready 24 hours a
day to put o~t a fi r e shoul d one occur . Our
"water bill " ir: 19711 was more than $31 ,000 . A
good example of successful conservation is in
the plate room where rinse water is turned off
at breaks , lunch time and between shifts .

CavlPRESSED AI R
9C psi plar:t

a i~ is supplied from one of two

located in tte boi ler r oom of the
main plant . Th i s air is used to operate air
motors , fixture cylinders , machine tools and
automatic controls throughout the plant . Oil
free corr-pres s ed air is supplied for relay area
use where i t has a direct e ffec t on the quality
of the product. The Part s Center ann Turner
Building have their own air c ompressor and dist r ) hution piping which provide compre ssed air
t o these facilit ie s .
c - ~p r essors

Wade Hu-tc.hA.Mon WO/Lung -<..n the bo.U.etL Mom

a,t. the maA..11 p.ta.n.t .

(Cont ' d Page 2)

AIR CQNDITIQNING

INDUSTR IAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT

Many a i r condi tioned areas must operate automat i cally day- in and day- out . The Relay area ,
computer rooms and many environmental chambers
are all ar eas wher e air conditioning is required.

All waste water fr om t he plate r oom goes through

the Indust r ial Waste Water Treatment Plant where
the cyanide is destroyed and the pH is raised
or lower ed as required before this waste wate.
is discharged to the city of Waynesboro treatment plant . Work is now unde rway to upgrade
this facility wi th the addi t i on of a second
holding pond and associated pumps .
I

-r'

~u.1.6 olld

HaMJnan {t ) and ],Un Vav-Ui Me 1.ihown

c.hec.FU.ng t he Reta.y CIUll.Vt (cUJt c.oncktioneJt ).

LIGHTING
Adequate and effici ent lighting i s required in
all office and manufacturinG areas so that
employees can work safely and effec~ively.
Lights a re turned on and off when scheduled and
the newer styles of l i ght i:.g are being invest i gated w:th regard t o effeicincy and l i ght distr ibut i on .

P-<..ct.Med -Ui the neu tra1.ite tllea..:tmei'l-t hotd-<..ng

ba1.i-<..n. on. the wut -ti-<..de o 6 -the p.t'.aiu beh-<..nd
bu.ild-<..ng #4 .

GASOLINE
Gasoline is used in all over- t he - r oad vehicl~
and in many of our fork lift trucks and othe
i ndustrial equipment .

TEL PHONES
The plant "phones" are ready an d ~ o rki nf at all
times to serve the co~.rr.ur.ic ati o n needs o: our
workforce . 1...'e :-tave about 9o0 ~ele~hor.es i n o~r
several buildings . Thi s utility is contro lled
by Jim McEckron .

The new Luc.al.ox Ugfi,Ung -<.n the new Ttv'u:vi

WMehoM e 066-(.c.e Mea .

SPECIAL GASES
Necessary special gases are usec in our plant
such a s Argon , Ni trog;en, E::drogen , and Q}.')'gen .
These gases are used in the Relay, CDO and
heat treating areas .

ELCTR IC[ fY
Electricity i s used in almost every operation
i n this plant . It supplies er.e::gy t o oi::er ate
machine tools , air compressors , waste t reat I:":ent pumps , o:fice and factory l i ghts , ai r
conditioning equip:nent and COJ:!puter s , to name
just a :ew . During 1974 , all i: aynesbor o orerations used 20 , 380 , 632 kwh of e l ectricity which
cost more than $411 , 000 . (We can all relat e to
increased electricity bills . )

ENERGY CONSERVAT ION

MM.11 P.e.a.nt bot.tied ga.1.i -titoMge Mea..

We have discussed briefl y some o: the ut i l i ties

that affect us all each workinf day or. the ~ob .
With the lar ge quantity of util i ti es nov. hPi ::.-..,
;sed . it is obvious that " Ener r :, Con sen 'l l..i .
is mi'.ic h more than just a passinp: theme . Eac h
of us should be intirr.ately :nvolv ed wit h the
conservation of all utiliti es . When practical ,
turn off all equi pnent when it is r.ot in e.ctual
use (breaks , lunch , weekend , etc . )

4th of

Jijli

~~~l~TI]ii and

VACATION SHTUTD01/VN
BEGIN TOMORROW
Lucky for us we have an "extra" long vacation
this year with the 4th of Ju l y holiday running
in to the two weeks of vacation shutdown. And,
lucky for us, we wil l stil l be pai d for these
two weeks-and - a-clay of fun and play. Vacation
pay is one of the l arge "pay for time not
worked" benefits in the GE job package. This
year the Company wil l be paying out thousands
of dollars to Waynesboro GE employees in vacation pay alone . Pa id vacation is just one of
the many outstanding benefi ts GE offers its
employees.

The Relat ions Office wil l operate dur i ng shutdown wi th a li mi ted staff for emergency matters.
The cafeteria will be open during its regu l ar
hours. Limited hot food service and vending
will be available for first shift . Second
shift, vending food service only. Break t i me
wil l be the same as during regu l ar work sched-
ules. The Blue Ri dge Dining Room will be
closed. The Medica l Cl inic wi ll be open during
the first shift.

Althoug h most emp l oyees will be spending this

pay on fun act ivities, there wi ll be a few
emp l oyees who wi ll be working the ne xt two
weeks and tak i ng their vacation at some other
time this year. We wi ll have approximate l y
450 people working the first week of shutdown
and approximately 500 the second week. All of
the plant's facilities will be offeri ng cur~iled services because this two-week period
a plant catch-u p peri od for maintenance
overhauls, window washing, etc.

Whatever you do on your vacation this year -whether i t be taking a Caribbean cru i se or
sitting i n the backyard around the gri ll drink i ng mint j ulep -- do i t safely . If you pl an to
begin your vacation travel ing today, remember
that this is a hol i day weekend and the probabil i ty statistics for automobi l e acc i dents will
be pretty high. So if you pl an to use your car
thi s weekend, don't forget to fasten your seatbe l t and keep safe ty uppermost i n mind. ENJOY
YOUR VACATION BUT DO IT SAFELY'.

Gene ' s retirement was effective Tuesday, Ju ly 1.

After a ded i cated ten years of service with the
company, he had this to say: "I have. e.njoye.d
wottlUrtg heJte. arid wottlUrtg wdh :the. pe.o ple.. One.
o 6 :the. hattde.-6:t pattt-6 o 6 tte,.t,UUrig -<A :tha;t. I' U
rn-<A-6 :the. people. I ' ve. wottke.d wdh . I'm going :to
m-<A-6 :them aU qude. a bd. "

When Gene came to GE in April, 1965 he started

work in the Relay Machine Room before being
transferred to TermiNet . "I WM orie. 06 :the.
6-<-M:t :to -6:taltt wottlUrig in Te.ttm{Ne.:t, " he sai d.
'

.
,

"A;t :the. be.g{rtnlrtg, :theJte. weJte. only :two

arid my-6 e.l 6. "

,,

Jan Cox , DCP Assembly, presents Gene Da le wi th

a plaque from hi s fellow employees in TermiNet
the Ret irement Party held in his honor . The
, que was inscribed with: "In. hortott o~ Ge.11<!.
D.H'.e "'Ito hM -6eJtve.d 10 lje.M-6 a;t. GE. Fttom .. '.Vt
6/Ue.rid-6 arid 6e,Uow co-wottke.M . Happ y Retitte.me.rt-t. We. wil,l m-0.s-6 you. " The Retirement Party

was he l d at Aberdeen Barn wi th many members of

his family and friends attending al ong with the
employees who worked with Gene in DCP Assembly.

g~

He stated t hat he enjoys working around the

house and wou l d probably be do i ng more of this
after retirement but that he hadn't made any
definite plans . "I ' m riot going :to ttM h i11-to
ariy:thlrtg.
:to m{nd. "

I' m jM:t go,[rig :to do wha;t.e.veJt come.-6

Gene and his wife, Martha, reside at Rt. 3,

Staunton . They have two children--a son, Bobby;
and a daughter, Ta l itha Hippeard.
From t he emp l oyees at the Waynesboro GE opera tions -- Happy Ret irement, Gene'.

What A Party!

(Cont'd from Co l . 1)
Fred wishes to express hi s apprec i at ion to
all his friends and fell ow co-workers in the
following note:

,.---.

To My Man y Ffl..,{_end6:
I ;.,,foc.Vtely :tlteM uJte plea;.,an;t memofl..,{_e;., -ln
c.elebJta.;t,{_ng my 1tec.en;t 1te:tUi.e.n1en.t 61tom Gene!Lal
El ec.:t.Jt,{_c. . Many honoM, g-l6t.o , c.Mci6, e,tc.. and
"g-lmm-lc.lv.:," wh-lc.h wVte g-lven to me at vaft,{_ow.i
6unc.tion;., Welte enjoyed by my 6anU1.y and my;.,el6 .
I al;., o thank the many out- 06 -town gue;.,t.o who
attended t he pa/tty Wedne;.,day n-lght.

The pi ctures above and below were taken at

Fred B. Cu r to ' s Retirement Party which was
hel d l ast Wednesday. Above, he i s pictured
with some of the "g i mmicks" which were presented to him by hi s fe ll ow co-wo rkers . The
helmet he is weari ng was gi ven to him to be
wor n whenever he vi sits t he pl ant and the
exagge rated park i ng sti cker enab l es hi m to
park in any parking l ot of hi s choi ce . Sittin g to his left is his wi fe, He l en, an d nurse
f or the past eight months who has hel ped
nurse Fred back to hea l th .

My w-l6e , Helen, and I ;.,hMe many ble;.,;.,-lng;., and

take th-<.;., oppolttun-lty to exp1te;.,;., oUJt hea!tt6elt
app!tec.-lat-lon to the many 0Jt,{_end6 who have c.ontft,{_buted -ln any way . To me, GeneJtal Elec.:t.Jt,{_c.
ha;., alway;., been Numb eJt One and I' U alway;.,
m-l;.,;., you."
With sincerest f ondness ,
Fred B. Curto

With GE's Double Discount Offer

on Room Air Conditioners
Cool off in Jul y and save an additiona l $15
t o $75 in t he process '. The Room Air Conditioner Product Depa rtment has announced a
Special Double Di scoun t offe r to all empl oyees
buying a General Elect ri c or Hotpoint room
ai r conditioner be tween July 3 and August 2,
1975.
This End O' Season Doubl e Di scount Employee
Sale activity was devel oped t o increase r oom
air condi tioner sales by offering a spec i al
savings to company empl oyees. A bonus dis count will be paid on all room ai r condi t i oners.

Above is a group picture of a few of t he

ori gi na l employees 1<1ho first moved here to
Waynesboro with the Specialty Contr ol Depar t men t i n 1954 . Pictured are, seated: Charlie
Hu ghes who was Purchas i ng Agent fo r Specialty Contro l at the time and now re ti red;
Dr. Louis T. Rader, former Genera l Manager
of Specialty Control Department; and Mag gi e
Fi tzgibbons, secretary to past and present
General Managers. Standing are: Erni e Hutton
wh o was Manager of Engineeri ng Admi ni stra t ion;
Fr ed who sta rted out as Supervisor-Pl ant
Ut il ities and Maintenance and l ater became
Ma nager; Joseph F. Ponzillo who was Ma nage rMateria l s when the plant opened and l ater
became Genera l Manager; and Cy Lee, who was
Supervisor-Methods & Planning of t he Special ty
Control Department.
(Cont ' d next column)

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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No . 26

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

HAVE A HEART,

J uly 25 , 1975

Welcome Back

HELP A HEART
The Red Cross Blood Pro g ram is based
on the prem ise that blood is a sacred
life - stream an d not a marketable
product . Blood is not an ite m which
can be boug ht and sold at the superma rket, but it is so me th i ng which has
to be g iven from the heart-- - litera l ly
and figuratively speaking. Every unit
of blood provided t hrou gh the Red Cross
i s made available by a volunteer who
ca r es abou t his fellowman.
On Aug ust 6 and 7, the Red Cross will
' t up its antiseptic Bloodmobile here
_ t he Ma i n Plant and t he Turner Complex .
Do nat i on cards have been distributed
to al l employees. Employees at the
Ma i n Plant shou ld mark the cards and
return them to Reg ini a Wilson i n Relations. Turn er # 1 and the warehouse
sho uld return their cards to Joetta
Wriston, Tur ner # 2 cards go to Linda
Huff man , and the Turner office ~uild
ing e mp loyees sho uld return theirs
to He len Ch iodi .
We s incerely ur ge al l employees who
have not ret u rned their donation cards
to r1ease do so as soon as oossible.
Your g ift of life may help to ... rep lace
blood l ost by an acc i den t victim ... make
i t possible for a sick child to run
and play ... enab le an elderly patient
to withsta nd surgery .. . g ive a newborn
baby a hea lthy sta r t in li fe . It
g iv es you a war m feelin g , doesn ' t it?
It ~hou ld '.
Sign up today to gi ve
~; 10'."'rl on August 6 or 7 .
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
.-...v..W h tc e.xp//..e,6~ my ~.{.nce.'1..e. g//..a.;t,{,.twle. .to
,...,c,. mu 6,'Uencf..o 60:1. thUJ/.. fu nd Wo//..cf..o and
t)toWe.iW g-tve.n at the Wne. 06 de.ath C6 mu
mothe.'1..--tn - l'.acl'. You/z. k<..ndne.M and ,)ljtn).'c1.t hu
w-<-U alimy.~ be Jteme.mbe.'1..e.d .

Tom Thompso n & Family

A6te.'1.. two we.e.fu 06 ~.t!te.nuoUJ.> wo//..k. , Be.!t.:U,e.

Sp'1..otv.>e.. , Te.//..e,6a M.LUe.'1.. and Undy CM h .t.a.ke.
a ~ho//..t b1te.ak. 6'1..om thw du.:U,e,6 :t.o ~ruk.e.
a po~ e. 60'1.. the. pho.tog//..aphe.'1.. .

The 2-wee k Vacati on Shu tdown period has

ended and i t's bac k- to-work for the majority
of us. While we were ou t funn i ng and su nning
for the past two weeks, severa l employees
and l ac k- of-work employees were hard at work
cleani ng and prepa rin g the pl ant fo r our
r et urn to work .
The NEWS would l ike to express our appreciation t o the 38 lack-of-work employees for
comin g in and doing s uch a fine j ob of
mak in g our faci l ity a cleaner place in
which to work . We also extend ou r appreci ation t o t he 53 1-o-w employees who worked
the two weeks of shutdown and wi l l continue
to work th r ough August tak in g i nventory
count. These emp l oyees wo r ked hard the
past two weeks and deserve t he heartiest
commen datio n for the ir efforts .
And now that our work areas have been c leaned
for us and we have had two weeks of f un and
r ela xat i on, we ca n now get back to t he task
at hand---cont in uin g to design, manufact ure
and sell qua l ity produc ts which have made
GE a successfu l business .
We hope yo u ha d a ni ce vaca t i on and welcome
back'.

JOB POSTING

GOVERNMENT DELAYS EFFECTIVE

DATE OF FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY
SECTIONS OF PENSION ACT

For Exempt Established

Warren F. Kindt, General Manager-Data Communication Products Department, announced
today that starting July 28 a new exempt
salary promotion system will be available
to all Communication Business Division and
ICD employees in Waynesboro. The new system
will provide information on open jobs, both
.within Waynesboro and ourside, a form for
self-nomination and a feedback to each
employee nominated. Interfacing between
this plan and other GE operations in Waynesboro and remote locations will be provided
by the Relations Office.

The Secretary of Labor has by regu~ation

further extended postponement of t~e
effective date of some of the fiduciary
responsibility sections of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 until
after December 31, 1975.

The "Pension Act" applies to many of GE's

employee benefit plans as well as the Pension Plan.
On December 10, 1974, applications were
filed for these plans with the Secretary of
Labor requesting postponement of the effective
date of these sections of the Pension Act so
that study of just how new regulations might
apply could be made. The applications were
approved and the effective date of all such
provisions was postponed through June 30,
1975. The new postponement was issued for
administrative reasons and will give still
further time for study of how provisions of
the Act may apply to GE Plans.

Detailed information concerning the new

promotion system and the procedures to be
followed is available in Relations and in
the Unit, Subsection and Section Managers'
offices within DCPD and ICD. The new
exempt promotion system will apply to DCPD
and ICD employees at this time. Exempt
employees in COO will use a system established by their Division Manpower Organization.
If there are any questions concerning participation, an employee should check with Relations
or the employee's manager.

A notice of the further postponement, including a list of the various GE benefit plans
being studied during the postponement, is
posted on plant bulletin boards.
~

The promotion system provides for posting of

job openings for position Ll through Lll
for a period of 5 days during which either
nominations by managers or self-nomination
will be accepted. The bulletin board for
posting open jobs will be located in the
Relations area, which is readily available
to all employees. The system will provide
for the screening of nominations and review
of outside applications by Relations to
provide the best qualified candidates to be
interviewed by the selecting manager. After
interviews, an offer will be made by letter
to the selected candidate; feedback to
unsuccessful candidates will be provided by
Relations and/or the interviewing manager.

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STOCK PRICE' AND 'FUND UNIT PRICE'

January
February
March
April
May
June

Stock Price

Fund Unit Price

$35.500
$41.757
$46.369
$46.000
$46.458
$47.833

$20.289
$22.706
$24.499
$25.213
$27.056
$27.371

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Cap i t a l investment --whether i t ' s :$300 , COO or
$3 mill i on-- is des i gned t o provi de the facil -

INVESTMENT HEATING UP
.... VALLEY FORGE

it i es , e q_uipment , and eventually the ne1..'

pr oduc ts that wil l, in t urn , lead to increased
productivity , to var ied product rr.arkets , and
rr.o r e GE jobs .
I n 1974 GE invested $671 . 8 mi ll i on in plant
a nd e quipment addi t i on~ . So , t he $300 , 000
spent at GE ' s Space Center may seem like a
ve r y small dr op in t he corrorate investment
buc ket . But it is repre sentat ive of ~hot
CF !i s trying to do with its investmen1. s :
St ay competit i ve , i ncrease productivity
t hr ough better fac i lities and eq_uipment ,
de ve lop pr oducts for the f~ture , and tuild
GE jobs .

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

35 YEARS

D.
\;o-..:ld y o t:. spend $300 , 000 t c soak up the rays
of the sun ? ~h at ' s a pr ett y expens i ve s un~
The fol ks at GE Space Cente r in Valley
ge , Pennsylvania s pent tiat mt:.c h , but not
:or santans . Be sides a great tar. , the s uns '
r ays also provi de so~eth in g : ar rr.or e us ua l --:he aecial vi ew , i n the photo above , of t he
r.ati on ' s f irst , pr i vat e , industr ial - s cale
solar heati ng system at the GE Spac e C en~er
shows the solac er:e r F;Y coll ector panels
wh i ct prov:. ce 75% of the heat and hot ~at er
requi r ed by the ca:eter i a- kitcher. compl ex .
The systerr. also secves as a test :acili t y t o
g i ve l ong-te rm solar heating perfor mance and
rel iabil :.ty ciat:;. .

..,n.y

i r:vest several tur.c r eci thousanc ::l.ollar s

to heat part o ~ tte facil i ty? Well , l et Lee
Fa r nta.r:i , Space Systerr.s g eneral rr.anage r , tell
it : " I n a.dd,(;t{_o Y! :t.o bUng ,{_yz une. wdh. OLi;l

c.onmiU:me.n.t t o c.oMe.Jtve. e.ne.Jtgu, tlU.,~ .!iyJ.i tem

(rill J.i e.Jtve. M a t e.J.i t bed 6acJ.A..;tu to obta.-<-n
lc ng -tvun J.icla./t lie.a;U_ng pe.Jt 6cJLJna.nc.e. and
rce.Ua.b~u data . we. ' u aLs o c.o tti1w.a.Uy
te.J.it He.Lr de.J.i ,{_gM and c.o nc.e.p:t.J.i a.nd i l l o 6
tw ac.tivdy c.ould .te.ad t h.e. wa.y to a ne.w
bUJ.i,{_ne.J.iJ.i M e.a 6M th e co mpany . I n add,{;t{_on
t o J.ie.Jtv-tng M a t e.J.i t 6a.cJ.A..;tu, t lie. -<.1v.iW..-.':-<:.on will ett!i o J.i a.ve. aboti;t 12 , 000 ga.UoM
" 0
;)uu oil du/'c,{,ng a.n ave.Jtage. Va.Ue.y FOJtge
lie.C'vUHS ,secncn , and make.J.i ze.Jtc c.on;tJUbu,t,{_on
t o a,{ Jr /)0e.e_( lt_,{_(I11 , II

w. Loebl e
-20 - YEARS
-

c. G. Alexa nder

R. E. Har per
J . H. Ha rtnett
A. c. Hupp
A. L. May
c. A. Qui ck
H. F. Rober t shaw
R. E. Stokes
c. L. St r i ckl er
C. H. Swann
N. T. W
ard
E. H. W
oodson

L. w. Allen
M. v. Be 11
B. A. Bens on
R. c. Berrang
D. c. Crai g
G. A. Crai g
c. 0. Day
N. M. Ellinger
L. D. Fra zer

15 YEARS
M. L. Cha pl i n
E. D. Fic kes
F. x. Harman
c. M. Hones

J . A. La ni er

F. R. Pi ersa
C. \J . Spa ngl er
B. J . Taylor
10 YEARS

T.
T.
E.
R.
M.
M.

E. Cash
Crone
A. Deane
w. Fi sher
E. Fitzgera 1d
F. Garr is on
J . C. Gle nn
I. E. Harris
p. B. Hendel
N.

D. M. McGann
E. B. Mi 11 er
J . B. Sco t t
~J. M. Showalter , Jr .
L. s. Ti 11man
v. R. VanFossen
B. K. Wel l s
B. T. Wood
M. A. Hood

5 YEARS

(Cont ' d ne xt column)

)-:-

(Co nt'd from Col . 1)

Hoped-for Result:
New Product Markets
More Jobs

c.

I. Hawk i ns

J . R. Ur i oste
R. D. Wasserman

DOUBLE DISCOUNT
SALE ON AIR CONDITIONERS
ENDS ON AUGUST 2

There are only a few days left to take advantage of the special double discount offer to
all employees who buy an eligible General
Electric or Hotpoint room air conditioner
between now and August 2, 1975. The offer
which is being made under the GE Employee
Product Purchase Plan provides a way for GE
people to keep cool and save $15 to $75 more
than is normally saved under the Plan. The
bonus discount will be paid on all eligible
ro0m air conditioners.
To take advantage of the offer, simply buy
an eligible General Electric or Hotpoint
room air conditioner from a local appliance
dealer between now and August 2, 1975.
Then, obtain an Employee Product Purchase
Plan courtesy discount application, complete
the top section, and sign the form. Attach
the invoice to the completed application
and submit it to your payroll office. This
must be done within thirty days after delivery
of the air conditioner you purchase in order
to obtain the discount.
Under the Product Purchase Plan, employees
may purchase up to four individual air
conditioning units in any 36-month period,
aPd these must be for an employee's own use.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

Obsolete Lab Equipment Sale

!CD NC Engineering is disposing of surplus

material from the South Laboratory. The
material listed below is being offered to
GE employees by "silent auction" in the
South Laboratory on July 31, 4:30 to 5:30
and August 1, 4:30 to 5:00.

Here's how the "silent auction" will work:

There will be a form beside each piece of
equipment which will identify the item. If
you decide to bid on the item, write your
name and the amount you are willing to pay ...
You can bid on as many different items as
you like.
The next person wishing to bid on the item
will write his name immediately under the
preceding name, and a higher amount. If
you find your bid superceded, you may return
as many times as you like to enter your name
and a still higher bid on the form. All
bidding will end at 5:00 p.m. with the item
going to the highest bid.
All bids must be equal to or greater than
the raw material scrap value (normal maintenance scrap price). Employee's checks
will be accepted in payment. Items purchased may be picked up immediately after
the sale or Saturday morning between 8:00 a~
and 12 noon by special arrangement.

Items up for auction include:

DANCE!

2 - Dumore Drill Press Stands and Motor

The Waynesboro Jaycees will be sponsoring a

fund-raising "Summer Affair" Dance on
Saturday, August 23, 1975 at Expoland. Music
will be continuous from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.
and will be provided by 11 Barnstorm 11 and 11 Jarbo 11
bands. Ticket price is $10/couple and includes
admission, ice and chips. Set-ups will be
sold. For tickets, contact Dot Mauzy or Ollie
Grant.

4 - Leadscrews

FUN!

FUN!

For fun and excitement, come to the kickoff

party for the FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL, Tuesday,
July 29! The party will be held at the
General Wayne Hotel from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The general public is invited so grab a
friend and join the festivities next Tuesday
niht.
WANTED - BUS PASSENGERS
Crawford Transit is offering bus services
to Waynesboro GE employees who live in the
Staunton area. The bus will carry first
shift employees only to and from the Main
Plant and the Turner Operations. To make
reservations for this service, call 886-1214.

2 - MKlOO Power Supplies

1 - SCR Servo Drive
Miscellaneous Bridgeport Milling Machine
parts
3 - Experimental Kits
2 - 7200 ft. reels of 1 11 wide mag. tape

7 - 3 ft. 2 prong outlet strips

A few other miscellaneous mechanical parts

Blood donors are a

special breed of
people.

They care

about others.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 28

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

Au gust 8, 1975

OUR RELAY BUSINESS

A Successful Operation In Spite Of Predictions
OuJt gu.e..ot eclUO!t. 60!!. t hM week' V.,u.e V.,
Ken CL<.ne, Su.pvr. v-Ui Olt. - Rel.a.I} 0pe.JuLt<..on

Is the Relay business healthy? You better

believe it i s - and the Relay Manufacturing
t eam is s t r i ving to keep it that way. During
t he pa st few years , t he business has experi enced a t ransition from al most totally mi litary orientated customers to a much broader
base including many industrial applications
such as ou r own TermiNet. Other interesting
applica t i ons are mobile radios, hotel video
systems and subway door closure systems.
Our newfound cus t omers plus the combined
effort s of our many dedicated emp l oyees to
~ du c e a to p quali t y product prompted a
ly f rom depre ssed business conditions
or t he early ?O' s . Since then, we have
seen a st eady cli mb in Relay sales in spite
of earl i er predicti ons that the Relay business
level wou ld continue to fall. During the
cu rrent economi c s lump, the Relay team has
promoted even gr eater attention to qu ality
and customer servi ce in an effort to continue
th i s t re nd.

Her e we see Paula Sutton pr e- a djusting our T05 2

relay wh i l e Olli e Cr aun adjusts with Sam Pi dhirny
obser v i ng the oper ation .

...L

Le t ' s t ake a look at the Re l ay Area and a

few of th e ma ny people who have helped make
GE th e #1 Rel ay manufacturer in the country .

Grac i e Simmon s a nd J oan Kobus a re adjusti ng

Pol ari zed relays . J une Stinespring i s r ecal i br at ing while Shirley Snyder works on Micr o
r e lay s a nd J ohn Gul ding checks t he result s .

(Foregr ound , 1 t o r ) Pri sc i lla Gi les , Regi na

J a ckson , a nd Katherine Garber a re welding
contacts and headers on the half- size relay
a ss embl y line while " Skip " Lun sfor d conf i rms
the qual i ty of t h e operat i on s be ing perf ormed .

A high level of cl ea nl iness must be maintained

throughout the Re l ay Manu factur ing Area i n
order to ob ta in a top quali ty product . This
requires speci al att ent ion to hous ekeeping
and other regula t ions necessa ry t o prevent
particulate contaminat ion of our rel ays . You
will noti ce all pe r sonnel shown in the main
(Cont'd Page 2)

(C ont'd from Page 1)

Relay assembly area are wearing dacron u~ i forms
or shop coats. Th is is done to reduce the
possibilities of re l ay malfunc t ion due to contami nation from lint producing cloth ing.
Als o notice th e work stati ons. They are known
as steri-shi elds and Jre designed to provide
a flow of clean f iltered air across each work
space. Penc ils, erasers , pa per, personal items,
etc. are not al lowed i ns i de the steri-shields .

:!er e we see Mae >1i ze ( J ) we I dine::; ~e la.J ..:overs

t o headers with ou::-- elecLron bear.: we:dcr >-rhi le
Barb ara ?idhirP-y c'.'. e cks t'.ie quali ~y cf the
relays welded in the previous load. :~o s h ift
operation o:' this equipment provide~ a capaoili ty of producing more than 4000 welded
relay s per day .

(L to r) Sandra Kanney and Linda Miller are

pressing cover s on relays in the White Room.
Extra precautions are taken here to prevent
r elay contamination betwe en the final cleaning of open relays and press ing the covers .
Note the white caps , boots , and long uniforms .

Shirley Wingfield i s shmm making the c:u .' ~r to

header weld on a Grid relay j n or:e of our
nitrogen filled dry boxes . Various BHS mjxtures are used in these boxes t o obtain the
desired atrr.osphere in a sealed relay.

This is oir R. F . Cable line ,

co~er to ~he Relay business.
build ar.,i attac h R. F . Cables
relays used in specific radio
cations .

a relative newOn this line we

to Half- size
frequency appli-

Per fond m var ious operations on the line are

( rir!1~. to J eft ) : Frances Carter , Ken Davis ,
Wendy ~c ,re die, Charlotte Pi ttman , and Barbara
Benson.

This is some of the action seen daiJ y in our

Relay Machine Shop where we make more than
80% of the parts used in relays . Irene Harris
(foreground) is running a punch press while
Earl Fox checks out a die set up . Gl~dys
Colvin i s running anot her press in the bac kgrounc.

Re 1
se1v1 t.
th(
peo 1 ....

, "''
1irovi des an i mporta nt sup port
11::1'm iNet . All typef i ngers used i n
,,e of TermiNet are bu i lt by Relay

t ..

.-...

el ding and brazing operations and

produc tion are located i n Bu i l ding
::5
e l1ave rec ent ly insta ll ed t win conveyt i ~~ , r": dt treat ing furna ces to fac il itate
sinul
us braz ing of type f ingers and glassi ng
of I. u Jc1 l;lcrn ks.
T

11

re 1d

Shown i n Bui1di ng #5 ( on the l eft) : Betty Pittman

and Nancy Riddle welding type charact e r ba r s t o
coupons as Rhoda Mayes d i s c u s s e s h er work wi t h
For err.an, Harvey Go :':' .
(On the ri ght ) : Myrtle
Marshall , Ca r olyn Glass , a nd Loi s Batton p repar e
h eader s for the glass i ng f urnac e .

ANNOUNCEMENT
TH E "SUMMER AFFAIR"
:
"

i~; :how!1 i r. the R e ~ay QC Area

,-c.)r di ng measurement s on h i gh
ic] ays :'or shipment t o Westinghouse .

Buy your ti ckets now for t he Jaycees' fu ndrai si ng "Summer Affair" Danc e on Au gust 23,
1975 at Expo l and . Mus i c will be contin uous
f rom 9 p. m. to 2 a .m. Ticket price is $10
per coupl e and i nc l udes admi ss ion, ice and
chips. For your t ic kets, co ntact Dot Ma uzy
or 011 ie Grant.
SCOGEE TO UNDERGO CHANGES

tabulat ing heade r s just out of

:rnace wh ile Howard Henders on
,:. ! :".,-; compound t o type fin g er c oupon s
,. brazinf' f ur na c e .
i.

SCOG EE ann ou nced t oday t hat i ts operating

procedu r es-- wh i ch includes the club ' s
by- 1av1s, membe rship asses sment, act i vity
program, etc . --will undergo some changes.
Proposa l s on t hese changes are being
worked ou t by t he Of fi cers and Board of
Di rectors of t he club and wi ll be presented to th e membe r sh i p f or approva l . The
date for t hi s meeti ng will be announced i n
t he Pl ant Nrns .
******************** **********************

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
CAR AIRCONDITION ER-- $70- -942- 0284
49 INTERNATI ONAL iRUCK- - $125--943- 5815
OLD MANUAL TYPEWRITER--good cond--94 2- 5846
1

ert' ffms final v i sual inspect i on

Madeline Hewitt runs the f inal
,.Lon our Teradyne Re lay Tester .
1' is acLually a s e l :'- contai n ed
. .
.::~i ,h !~as the capab i lity of
! 1 . oxi maLely 40 separat e paramet er s
1. "' at a rate e xc e eding 300 Relay s

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Je

66 BU ICK SKYLAR K-- V8 --auto- - PS--AC -- $595--942- 4663

WEDDING GOWN & VEIL -- size 10- 12-- 363-5777
RID ING MOWER- -5hp--exce l cond-- 363- 5777
100 HONDA street & tra il--$250--942- 2481
TRUC K CAMPER- -6 sleeper- - 942- 2481
FOR RENT
APT FOR SU BLET-- 2 months - -Xll93

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Company First Half Results

FAIRFIELD, CONN.--Net earnings of the
General Electric Company were $129.6
million or 71 cents a share in the second
quarter of 1975, Reginald H. Jones, Chairman of the Board reported today. This
represents a decrease of 13% from the
$148.9 million or 82 cents a share reported
for the same quarter of 1974, but was a
substantial improvement over 1975 first
quarter earnings. The Company previously
stated that 1975 second quarter earnings
would be down "moderately" from last year's
second quarter.
Sales in the second quarter of 1975 were
$3,370 million, slightly lower than the
$3,419 million reported in the same quarter
of 1974.
Net earnings for the first six months of
1975 were $204.0 million or $1.12 per
share, a decrease of 25% from the $271.2
million or $1.49 per share in the first
six months of 1974.

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

i.mpJr.oved 6oJt pJr.odu.c.elt.6' equ.lpmen:t, .lndu.6tJr.ai.l. .6 eJtv.ic.u a.nd medl..c.al .6 y.6tem.6, thu e
ga.ln.6 WM.e 066.&et by deilinu .ln c.omponent.6~
and mate.M..t:ll6 bU6-i.nU.6U whi.c.h .6u.pply c.on.6umelt good.6 and c.on.6.t.lw.c.tlon ma.Jtk.e.t..6.
"Ae1to.6pac.e .6alu and eaJOtlng.& 6oJt the .6ec.ond
qu..aJLteJL c.on.tlnu.ed to .6how ..implLovement oveJt
la.6t yea1c.' .6 peJr.601Lma.nc.e.
"InteJr.mtti.onal .6alU and eaJOtlng.& .i..n the
19 75 .6 ec.o nd qu.aJLteJt Jtema.bted .&tlr.ong
"Gene.Jtal EledJLlc. CJtedi.;t ColLpoJr.Ctti..on (GECC)
e.aJLnlng.6 6oJt the .6ec.ond qu.aJLteJt Welte $13. 0
m.U.lion, an btc.Jte.Me 06 29% oveJt the $10. 1
m.U.Uon 1r.ep0Jtted .i..n the hec.ond qu.aJLteJt 06 1914."
NONEXEMPT JOB CODE CATALOG CHANGES

The following changes are currently being

made in our nonexempt salaried job catalog:
Jobs Added:
990500G05
Engineering Data Processing Clerk
991500G07 -- Parts/Service Clerk
152200G05 -- Drafting & Documentation Clerk

Sales in the first six months of 1975 were

$6,349 million, about the same as the $6,329
million in the same period of 1974.

Job Retired:

In commenting on the second quarter, Mr.

Jones stated, "AU .61..x c.a.te.golt.i..u 06 the

417300G09 -- Planner
514000GOC -- Accounting Clerk

Company' .6 bcu,btu.6 Welte pJUJ 61..ta.ble duM.ng

the quaJLteJt. We c.onti.nu.e to expeet that
the Company' .6 Jtuu.U.6 6oJt the Jtema.lndeJL
06 the yea.It w.i..ll .i..mpJtove u.pon tho.6e 6oJt
the 6.i.JL6t hal6."

In Commenting on the categories of the

Company's business for the quarter Mr.
Jones said:
"Con6u.meJt good.6 JteilVl.ned to a. pM6.i..ta.ble
po.6..lti..on .i..n the .6e.c.ond qwvr:teJL al.:thou.gh
.6alU WeJc.e hti..U. well below the 1974
pefi.iod. The befteJL e.aJLn.ing.6 peJt601tma.nc.e
6oJt th.l6 c.ate.goJty Wa.6 plt.i..ma!Uly a.tt!U.b<Lt.a.ble
to hte.p.6 :taken eaJtli..eJL ito .i..mpJtove c.o.6t-plt.i..c.e
Jte,la,ti..o n6 hip.6

Minimum Qualifications Changed

991000G07 -- Rate &Traffic Clerk 07
For details of these changes, please refer to
the catalog in your Subsection Manager's office.
DFOR SALE
DFOR RENT
DTRADE
DWANTED

SWAP SHOP
ROOM 105 - RELATIONS
a FREE

IIIIIl IIIIIIIIII
Ads r.iust be in Room 105 no later than 4:30, Honday preceding publication
date. Ads must not exceed sp1c115 providl!d, and only one ad i ten may be
submitted per week per eaployee.
The MEWS 11il 1 not accept ads over the
phone under 1ny circ""'stances.

Nm---------------------------- - --- -PAY

"The .i..ndu6tJU.a.l poweJL equipment c.ate.goJty

al.ho Jtetwr.ned to pJr..061..:table peJt6Mma.nc.e
bt the .6 ec.ond qwvr...teJL Jte6lec.tlng .i..nc.Jtea.6 ed
hhipmen..t.6 06 long-ma.nu.6ac.t.wri.ng-c.yc.le
a.ppaJta..tu.6. Ea1uu.ng.6 6oJt the qu.aJLteJr.,
howev eJt, weJte .6 u.b.~it:.a.n.tiai.ly below Jr..U uliA
601L the 1974 qua.JtteJL.

"1ndu6.tJU.a.i c.omponent.6 a.nd .6y.6tem.6 Jr..Uui..t..6

WeJr.e down .60mewfta.t nil.Om the C.OmpaA.a.ble
qwvr:teJt o6 7974. .While .6alU and eaJOtlng.6

(Cont'd next column)

NO.

IOIE PHOllE NO. --------EXT.-

The itea(s) referred to in this 1d ts/are ny person.I property and ts/
are In no way connected wlt!I any bustn.ss venture.

SIGRAfORE

THANK YOU NOTE

~

We w.Uh to thank. ouJc. 6Jt.i..end.6 and 6ellow employL_.

6oJt the k.btdnu.6 and .6ympathy extended to cu,
dwr.lng the Jtec.ent de.a.th 06 owr. 6athe1t a.nd gJtand6atheJr..

Stella and Steve Tillman

and the Gayhart Family

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA
j

It's A Grand And

Glorious Feeling

W. F. Kindt Releases
First Half Results

To Be A Blood Donor
The Bloo dmobile visits to our plant
are the two ti mes of the year we are
able to demonstrate our wi llingness
t? ~elp our fellow man by actually
g iving a part of ourselves. It makes
a person feel good to realize that he
or she has something that is of vita l
~mportance t? another human being and
is a?le to g ive up that something to
poss i bl y he l p save a l i f e . And why
s houldn't one feel good about i t? It
~-a gra nd a nd g lo rious feel in g to be
blood donor'.
Anyone who has ever been i n need of
blood kn ows that feeling of assurance
that the blood will be avai lable when
needed. And let us hope that there
wi ll never come a t i me when the blood
wil l not be avai l able . In order to
do a ll we can to prevent this from
e ver happening,we 're ask i ng that al l
t hose em ployees who are eligible to
ta ke a few mi nu tes to don at e a pint
of their blood when t he Bloodmobile
visits the Main Plant and Turner
Complex next week.
M?st cards have a lr eady been comp let ed
with the scheduled times and dates a nd
returned to emp loyees. Howeve r, i f
t he re are still some cards that hav e
not been ret urned for schedul in g, we
urge you to get these cards in as soon
as po ss ible so that they may be completed a nd returned to employees .
We al so ur ge t hose e l igib l e emp l oyee s
have not decided to give blood to
.., l:ase do so. Al l it takes is a pint
which y our body will never miss, but
one s omeo ne will s urely need . Sig n
up today .

~10

WaNten F. Kindt , VCPD GeneJtal. ManageJt, 1tel.eMed

.the VepaJr;bn ent ' -6 Itu ~ 6OJt .the 6-<-M -t -6 ix.
month-6 06 .the ljeM in an inteJtvie.w w,t,th Re.hu:.<-on-6
speuaLW .t RegiiUa. Will on ea!tlieJt thi-6 we.e.R..

Q Mr. Kindt, what are t he Depart ment res ults

for the fi rst half of 19 75?
A The Department orders are running considerably under last year and under budget ,
r eflect ing the rece ssion in the f:rst half
of 1975 . Sales on the other hand are up
10% over l97L . This i s due to excellent
performance jn ~ el ays , our Data Network
Operation and the TermiNet Leasin~ Bus iness .
The ~epartment re sults are c c nsiderably
under budget in the first hal : o: the year
as we had hoped to see t:-1e c ontinuation of
growth we had experienced in the past
several years . Therefore, one of the
problems facing the Department is that our
costs are out of line with the volume of
business . We have taker, action and will
c ontinue t o take ac~i o n to reduce the
overall cost of doing business .

(Con t ' d page 2, Col . 1)

(Cont'd from page 1, Col. 2)

Q In our April interview where you gave the
first quarter results for this year, you
stated that you anticipated an upswing 1n
the second half of the year. With our
decline in orders now, do you foresee an
upward or downward trend for the remainder
of the year?

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

procedure and will provide assistance in
implementing company benefits such as
income extension aid, early retirement,
additional education and retraining.
,...-._

Q Employees would also like to know how we

can have overtime in some units with our

current layoffs.

A We.are forecasting a stronger second half

in terms of sales than in the first half.
Hopefully, the business has bottomed out
and we will start to climb in the second
half. The orders to date do not reflect
that trend. We're being quite optimistic
in hoping that it will improve, but we
cannot afford to base business decisions
on this optimism.

Q One question that concerns most employees

is, with the layoffs and lack-of-work we

have been experiencing, do you anticipate
any more major layoffs for the remainder
of the year?

Basically, we work overtime in an emergency

situation. Shortage of parts, problems
with quality control test equipment or
maintenance problems can severely hamper
the work flow of our regular prcduction.
To prevent sending large numbers of production employees home and keep those product ion lines running smoothly, we will work
employees overtime in the problem area.
A second major cause of emergency ove~time
is customer commitment. For example, we
had a rush order from one of our large
customers, Hewlett Packard, which came in
right before vacation shutdown. We actually
had to bring some employees back from
vacation in order to help that customer.
The employees came back and very satisfactorily helped out that customer who was delighted
with the service. So we saved that cust~
from difficulties in meeting his commi tme:..
to his customer.

At the present, there are approximately 150

employees on layoff. These are principally
employees with less than a year's service.
We did bringback about 50 of these employees
to help with inventory and our annual maintenance work during vacation shutdown.

As far as future layoffs are concerned, we

do not anticipate a major reduction in our
production workforce. However, we have
instituted a reduction in our salaried
workforce of 100 people due to the lower
level of business we're experiencing.
These employees will be notified August 1,
at the time of this printing. This is to
bring our salaried workforce in balance
with our production workforce. There will
be some salaried employees who have bumping rights into the production workforce
which may cause some additional hourly
displacements, but, because of newly created
open positions, no hourly employees will
be laid off.

Q What assistance is provided to relocate

the salaried people affected by this

reduction?

Because of our advanced planning for this

reduction, 30 people already have new job
opportunities available to them here in
Waynesboro, at other GE locations, and
outside the Company. The Relations Section
wiil be working with every individual to
find jobs through our new job posting

(Cont'd next column)

These situations require overtime specifically

because of the emergency nature. It would
be impossible to recall laid-off employees
to fill these slots because most of the laidoff employees are Rl's and not qualified to
perform these types of jobs.
Q

How are we doing in the cost reduction area?

Are labor and material costs still presenting
a problem for the business?

A Our cost improvement program is on budget

for the first half of the year but the
outlook for the second half is not as
optimistic. I've held a special meeting
with the Chairmen of the Cost Improvement
Committee to encourage them to increase
their efforts for 1975 and to make plans
for 1976.
The reason we're looking at 1976 this early
is that the projection of material price 2
increases and salary-wage increases for t~
next year will increase the total cost of
doing business quite substantially. We are
a~tempting to recover some of those costs
through price increases and we have made a

(Cont'd page 3, Col. 1)

(Cont d from page 2, Col. 2)

1

I"""'..

numb~r 0f price increases during 1975.

However, we are estimating that all the
increased costs cannot be offset by price
increases due to highly competitive actions
in the market place. There are a number of
other relay manufacturers and printer manufacturers whose price levels are currently
below ours.

Q How are we doing in relation to our competitors?

A In the Relay business we're holding our

,,.,,....,..
~

own against our competition with slightly

higher prices than last year. In the
printer product lines, there have been
several new competitors who have announced
lower priced printers since the first of
the year. We've tried to counter that with
the T30 and the Tl20 which are lower priced
printers. The Tl20 is succeeding and we
have obtained several significant contracts
for that printer, however, the T30 has not
achieved volume production or volume orders.
We have modified the T30 printer by introducing 132 column condensed printing and
reducing the overall noise levels in order
to meet new competitors' offerings.

What is the Department doing to keep the

business operating efficiently and to maintain job security for it s employees?

(Cont d from Col. 1)

Q To summarize, what can we as employees do
to reduce costs, increase productivity and,
in effect, help put our facility back on
the right track?
1

What the Department needs now is a full

day's effort from everyone of our employees
plus their suggestions on how we can run
our business better. To quote some statistics, GE's earnings were approximately 3
on every dollar in the latest shareowner's
report. In other woras, a 3% drop in productivity could completely wipe out all
the income of the company, and a company
without income cannot attract shareowners.
To paraphrase a certain advertisement, "If
can't attract shareowners we're out of
business." The way to attract shareowners
is through producing quality products at
competitive prices. A high percentage of
GE employees are also shareowners and have
a stake in the earnings and stock value.
We also hear a lot of comments from GE
pensioners about the value of GE stock
because that's part of their retirement
income. As the stock value decreases,
their total income decreases.

we

We are confident that with these changes

the department will be in a better position
now and in 1976 and are optimistic about
the future of the Waynesboro plant.

A Well, there are only two ways we're going

to keep up with inflation and rising cost
from suppliers. One is through price
increases -- and we're trying to do everything we can to get better prices for our
products. But that won't do it alone. So,
the other way is through productivity improvements. This means finding lower cost
ways of building our products. And it
affects every part of our business.

For example, we've just intorduced a new

order entry system which will speed up
arrival of orders to Waynesboro and reduce
the overall costs of marketing our products.
We have also purchased additional automatic
test equipment and have several new machine
tools on order which will improve productivity of our testing programs and the cost
of building machine parts. We have literally
several hundred cost improvement projects
that have been implemented. All of these
ar~ expected to build our products in a
better way and at a lower cost.

(Cont'd next column)

GE #1 Places 3rd
In State Industrial Tournament
The GE #1 Softball team came away from the
State Industrial Tournament in Winchester
last Saturday with the 3rd place standing.
The team won three of the five games they
played in the 2-day tournament.
Grabbing the first place ~rophy for the
tournament was Good Time Charlie's of
Waynesboro with Babcock &Wilcox placing
second.
The games played last weekend gives the team
a 19-2 record.
The team s schedule of games for the coming
week is as follows:
1

Monday, August 4 - GE #1 vs Bonanza - to be

played at Industrial Park at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 6 - GE #1 vs R. C. Theatres
to be played at Industrial Park at 6:00 p.m.

,,~-~

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ANNOUNCEMENT

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SWAP SHOP

WANTED - VAN PASSENGERS

FOR SALE

The "Country Pumpkin" is offering van services

to Waynesboro GE employees who live in the
Staun ton area. The van will carry first shift
employees to and from the Main Plant. As
presently scheduled, the van will leave Heck's
on W. Beverly Street in Staunton at 6:30 a.m.
and will arrive at the Main Plant by 7:00 a.m.
Departure from the Main Plant is scheduled for
4: 10 p.m. and the van .will arrive at Heck's by
4:40 p.m .

'70 HARLEY DAVIES MOTORCYCLE--$450--942-0960

69 GMC PICKUP TRUCH--$1200--8 1 bed--942-0960
'72 FONTAINE FLATBED TRAILER--40 ft--885-1496
GOLF BALLS--used--most brands--942-8755
6 SLEEPER TRUCK CAMPER--942-2480
100 HONDA STREET &TRAIL--$250--942-2480
1
GIRL
S 20 11 BIKE--good cond--943-8105
11
11 B &WPORTABLE PANASONIC TV--942-5488
18 11 COLOR TV KIT--new tybe type--943-8560
GREEN BEANS--943-6744
1

Employees wishing to be scheduled for this

serv ice should call Charles Pomphrey at
885-6538.

FOR RENT

"Ra i n or Shine, the Country Pumpkin is on time."

SWAP SHOP

OC JR SALE .

Roo:~

o<o R REIH
O T<A DE
O WAPH ED

u rnEE

BOWLERS NEEDED
The SCOGEE Couples League needs bowlers to
parti cipate in the league beginning Sunday
night, September 7 at 8:00 p.m. in Staunton.
Anyone interested in joining the league may
ca ll El mer Myrtle on Ext. 1247.

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O RI DE WANTED
D R l~ ER5 WANTED
OLC5 T
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S!t.:.At .. Rt

PARKING LOT CHANGES

Due to an increase in the number of vehicles
in the passenger pi ck-up parking lot, it has
become necessary to make some changes in that
area in order to prevent cars from parking
alongside the road and creating congestion.
Therefore, during vacation shutdown the
passenger pick-up parking lot was expanded
to accommodate t he overflow of additional
veh icles.

hel!lus

help

EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
1 would L<.ke to exp~e;., my app~ec.A.a.;tlon to
my 6e.low employee;., 60~ theJA thought6ulne..6c
,i_n c encl<.ng the. beauti6ul 1.<JJteath and c.Md6
to my home. ,i_n Gvr.many upon the. death o 6 my
6ath~, OckM K~e.nz.
It ,,(_ time;., like. thu e. ,
whe.n eve.n futan.c.e. ,,(_ not a b~~, that
one. ~e.alize;., and app~euate;., 61Vi.ind6Mpc.
Yo~ thought6ulne;., and k,i_ndne;.,e;., w,i_ll
ai.wa.yc be. ~e.memb~e.d .

Rudi Krenz

GIVE BLOOD

THIS SUMMER

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
~ / 1~) 7 \

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY

AT THE ~IAYNES8 0 RO GENERAL ELECTRIC OPERATIONS, we believe earnes t ly and

without qual ifi cat ion in the princ i pl e of equal eirp loyment opportunity for a ll
people .
NOi~ , as ma ny Amer i can
i ndustri al and business concerns are pl ac ing
increasing and quite log i ca l eirpha sis on equa l oppor tunity plans and activities ,
i t is appropriate for us to r estate our pos iti on on this i mpo rtant matter .. ... t o
rer.1 ind our employees of these facts concern ing our faci l ity's Equa l Emp l oyment
Opportun i ty Progr am :

* Our pr ogram is ent irel y cons is tent with and , i n fact, based
on the General Electric Compa ny's l ong-standing adherence to
t he principle of equality and is in keeping with the Presidentia l
Executive Ord er on equal oppo r tun i ty .

* Our Company ' s po licy and ou r facil ity ' s program provide for
t he select i on of emp l oyees , thei r training , compensation and
pr omotion wi t hou t r ega rd to race , color, re l ig i on, nationa l
ori gin , sex or age .

* Our de ci sions rega rding promotion , tra i ning, layoffs and other

personne l pract i ces within the facility are based so l e ly on uni forml y app lied standards re l ating to ab ility, training , experi ence , past per formunce and other job-assoc i ated factors.

* We are consta ntly seeking means to foster broad er understa nding and acceptance of and comp liance with the program itsel f and
t he po li cy on which it is based.

* To achieve max i mum s uccess i n the operation of our Equa l

Employmen t Opportunity pr ogr am , it i s essent ial that eve ry employee comm it hims elf to standards of behav i or and job conduct
cons i ste nt with the i ntent of the program and the basic po licy .
I t i s equa lly es sent ia l t hat our managers and supe rvisors assume
r espons i bil i ty of suppor t ing and furthering the program ' s i mplementation i n thei r areas of operation .
\le 11ho are fortunate to l ive and 1~ork inafree soci et y mus t r ecogn i ze that i nequi ties , whomever they affect, tend to 1"1eaken the structure of our society and threaten
our own fre edom and we l fare.
It follows, certainly , that we must take an act ive
in ter es t in the attainment of eq uality throughout our organization.
In this worthwh i le and rewarding effort, we so licit the cooperation of a l l Waynes boro Ge nera l Electr ic employees .
Furth er, we personall y will review our progress i n ma intai ning Aff i rmat i ve Act i on
in the above areas on no less than a six month basis.

Jcro

General Manager

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GE Flips Flashbulb Market

ALOHA

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Bored with lunch latel y? Tired of pack ing

the old brown bag? We ll , your cafeteria i s
doing something to pep things up .
"THE HEART OF THE MATTER"-- You ' ve seen GE ' s new
Fl ipFlash in magazines and TV , now look at the
heart of GE ' s new flash device . Quality operator Mary Aleshire of Photo' s Mattoon , Illinois
plant shown as she inspects a FlipFlash circuit board . The circuit board she holds has
just gone through a process whic h automatically
appl ies switches and the conduct ing ink.
Years of research and development, plus millions
in investment money have produced a product the
size of a candy bar which GE hopes will leave
its rival s in the fla shbulb market in the dark.
The product--called FlipFlash--was introduced
to the consumer market recently. It's the
result of some 100 ma n-years of GE research
and development; millions of dollars in
developmen t costs and investment in production
capacity.
Why such an al l- out effort in ti me and money?
Because ama teur photographers fired-off about
2.25 billion flashbulbs last year, mainly in
t he form of flashcubes worth ab out $173 million
in sales to l amp ma nufacturers . GE and GTE
Sylvani a account for about 90% of all flashbulbs sold. But Sylvania presently outsells
the General Electric brand by a small marg in .
GE hopes Fli pF l ash will turn that around.
FlipFl ash is de signed for use with two new
l ines of Kod ak pocket cameras, the Tri mlite
Instamati c and t he Tele-Instamatic . Fl ipFlash
i s its own f lash extender as it stands atop
the new cameras. Th i s eliminates the problem
of "red eye, the re flection from the subject's
eyes that often appears in snapshots ta ken
with conventional f l as hes.
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Eight fl as hbulbs--twice as many as a flashcube-face forward in the FlipF l ash un it. The top
four fi re first, then the unit is fl i pped over,
re-inser ted in the camera, and the ne xt four
flashes are ready for action .
(Cont 'd Page 3, Co l. 1)

On Wednesday, August 20, 1975 we will feature

a Hawai i an Lu au. Decorated to make you feel
you'.re ?n a South Pacific island , t he cafeteria will serve a Luau Di nner to satisfy t he
hungry worker.
T~e

menu will consist of the fo ll owing: Fresh

Pineapple Surprise Appe t izer, and Entree choice
of Baked Mandari n Chicken or Luau RJast Loi n
of Pork, a choi ce of Egg Fried Rice or Hawai i an
Vegetables, roll and bu tter, Hawaiian Punch ,
and for dessert , Key Lime Pie.
Marrio tt's Executive Chef will be on board to
carve the.Roast f,or~ Loin to order and " mu ~
from the islands will fill the cafeteria ,
the "island" girls serve this exotic fare.
The ~ost will be $1.50 for the complete meal
ta x included. This menu wi ll be served on t he
H?t Fo?d line for both shifts. The sandwich
line will be open with hot and cold sa ndwi ches
salads and desserts . In view of the Luau
'
p~o?uction in the cafeteria , the Blue Ridge
Dining room will be closed on Wednesday,
August 20.
Aloha

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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
1

66 PONTIAC GT--4 speed--air--942- 5356

1 SET BUNK BEDS- - good cond--942-1 365
GE ELEC DRYER-- A-1 cond--$40--886- 5496
'66 BUICK SKY LARK--ex cond-- $595--942-4663
1
73 ALUM JONBOAT --many extras -- $125--943- 5r--"
FOR RENT
APT FOR SUBLET-- 2 months--ext 1193

Three Receive 2 5 Years Service Pins

C. A. F01td (t ) , Ma.nag eJt-CVO p!tu e.ntl.> 25 ye.a.M

p-<'..11.6 to (l to ft ) J ub-ln Lane., V-lc.k.
GeJtlit.z and Bill N-lc.hol.6 M J. J. LMe.w,
ManageJt-CVO Eng-lne.Vt-lng, loolz..o on.

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Dick was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and
received a BSEE from the State College of
Washington. He joined the General Electric
Company as a test engineer with the Locomotive
& Car Equipment Department in Erie in 1950.
In 1959 , Dick came to Waynesboro to work as
a project engineer in the Navy and Marine
Group where he remained before his appointment
as Manager- Special Systems Engineering in
1968 . He presently manages the design and
development of new products for the Control
Devi ces Operation.
Dick and his wife, Betty, have two sons.
Kenneth graduated from Duke University this
year with a BSEE and Karl is a sophomore at
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.

-6 eJtv-lc.e.

Bi ll y B. Nichols, L. Jubin Lane and Richard

K. Ger li tz have recently completed 25 years
of service with the Company.
A native of Hannibal, Mo ., Bill r e c eived a
BSEE from the Un i versity of Missouri in 1950
and joined the company in Schenectady on the
~t program the same year .
He began work
1951 in the General Engineering Lab as a
Development Engineer before coming to the
Waynesboro Specialty Control Department in
1954 in that capacity . Bill became Laboratory
Projects Engineer and has hel d that position
to date .
Bill and h is wife , Jean , res i de at 1216 Club
Road. Their daughter, Kit, is currently
doing 2 years of graduate work in the pharmaceutical field in Detroit , Michi gan . Their
son, John, is a sophomore at the University
of Virginia.
Jubin is a native of Morganton , North Carolina
and received a BSEE from the North Carolina
State College in 1950. He joined the test
program in Schenectady in 1950 and the Creat i ve
Engineering Program in 1952 . Jubin came to
Waynesboro in 1955 . As a development engineer ,
he has wo r k~d in electronic controls , power
regulation devices , magnetic devices (static
or rotating) and servome chanisms . He has
written many technical articles and taught
several classes . Jubin is a licensed
~ ineer in the state of Virginia and received
.SEE from the University of Virginia in 1972 .
Jubin has a daughter , Priscilla , a recent
graduate of VPI ; and a son, Rick. Both are
living at home .

(Cont'd next co lumn)

IN MEMORIAM
We wish to extend our sympathy to the famil y
of Eva McA li ster who died last Thursday,
August 7 at the age of 58. Eva i s survived
by her hu sband, Mr . W. 0. McAlister; three
sons, Leland, W. Michael, and John; and
three daughters, Mrs. Betty Jones , Mrs.
Janet Hutchinson and Mrs. Judy Frye of
Vi rg ini a Beach.
Eva had been an employee of G.E. since August
27, 1956 when s he began as an assembl er
trainee. From that time until her death she
had worked in the coil and tra nsformer area,
power regulation, and Turbine Supervisory
Instrumemtation.
Funeral se rvice was held at the Etter Funeral
Home last Saturday, August 9, 1975 with
interment at Augusta Memorial Cemetery .

lns-urance Plan Lay-Off Values

When lack of work hits, GE' s Insurance Pl an

provides cove r age that not ma ny compani es
offer to employees. Li fe insurance , medi cal expense and accidental death and dismemberment coverages of the Insurance Pla n
continue i n effect for up to a yea r at no
cost to the emp l oyee. And for those with
three or more years of service, dependent
coverage al so cont inues without any contributions. For shorter se r vi ce empl oyee :..
the cost for depend ent insu rance amoun ts
to only t he norma l contrib ut i on.

MMP GRADUATES

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Gerd's MMP assignment s were with DCPD, t he
Large Steam Turbine- Ge nerator Department and
Wire and Cab le Products ; t h e l at t er two
located in Schenectady, New Yor k .
Upon graduation, Gerd accepted a po s ition
with DCPD a s Producti on Supervisor - Printed
Circuit Board Operation on March 10, 1975 .
Gerd, his wife Judith ,-an d children Christoph er
and Emily reside at Route 1, Lyndhur st, Virginia .
Electronics a nd woodworking are among h is hobbies.

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

Allen ShJ..M-eft and GeJtd Hemrn,{,ngeJt Me
.6hown a6teJt ~e.ee.iving eong~ul_a.l,lo~ and
th~ Manu6aetUJU.ng Management P~ogJtam
g~aduating eeltti6ieatu 6~om V. L. Coug~y,
ManageJt- Manu6aetUJU.ng Vata Communieatio~
P~odu~ Ve.pa.Jt;tme.nt.

MONTH OF JULY
5 YEARS
B. Be llamy
S. J . Bookata ub
K. R. Rei d

J.

Ail.en and GeJtd have., in a .6e.~e., eome "home.".

Allen i-6 a Staunton native. and GeJtd had hi-6
6illt MMP aMignme.nt-6 -ln Waynubo~o.
Allen j oine d DCPD on May 5 upon graduation
f r om t he Program, accepting a position as
Manufacturing Eng ineer - Printed Circuit
Board Operation.
Al is a graduate o f Wil son Memorial High
School at Fi shersville. He rec e ived his
B.S. degree in Industrial Eng ine e ring in
J une 1973 f r om VPI. While attending VPI,
Al was on t he Co-op Program with the
General Electri c Specialty Control Depart ment from Ma rch 1965 unt il October 1967.
At t hat t ime he joined t he United States
Air Force a nd be came a Munitions Specialist,
serving unt il J une 1971 .
Upon receiving his de gr ee he j oined General
Electri c as an MMP trainee . He had as s ignments with the Spe cialty Materials Business
Department in Wort hington, Ohio; with the
Space Systems Divisi on at Valley Forge a nd
t h e Re- entry a nd Env ironmental Syst ems
Di vi s i on i n Philadel phia , Penn sylvania .
Al l e n and his wi f e , "Rusty", the f ormer
Miss Cassady of Waynesboro , will be e st ab l i shing a per manent r es idence at 400 Florenc e
Avenue . Al s t at es t hat his hobbie s are
golf and elect r onic s .
Gerd Heminger is f r om Copiague , New York .
He rec ei ved h i s Engineering Science Degr ee
fr om Hof s tra Un iver sity in 1968 . He then
j oined the Uni ted St a te s Army Signal Cor ps
whe r e he achi eved the r ank of Fir s t Li eut en ant .

(Cont'd nex t column)

10 YEARS

s.

D.
I. J.
R. D.
s. G.
J. P.
H. c.
R. L.
R. H.
R. E.

20 YEARS
D.
F.
R.
L.
M.
D.
D.
M.

Bri dge
Burr ell
Cox
Fix
McAlist er
Qui ck
Sut ton
Wea ver
Wells

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15 YEARS
L.
L.
M.
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Cof f ey
Files
Lawl or
Parr
Smith

N.
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W.
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B. Br ydge
P. Cash
N. Coffey
0 . Fit ch
T. Foster
W. Greene
E. Grove
D. Hartman
M. Hols i nger
H. Huffor d
A. Lam
M. Martin
F. May
E. Mee se
H. Murray
L. Serret t
P . Sharpe
H. Sorrel ls
L. Smith
w. Wade

25 YEARS
R. K. Ge r lit z
L. J . Lane
B. B. Nichols

THANK YOU NOTE

,..-.....

Th e. MeAfuteJt 6amily would ul<.e. to t han!<. a..t...

o~ 6~end.6 at GE 6 0~ th~ l<.,lndnu.6 and
thought6u1ne.M at the. ~e.ee.nt loM 06 my motheJt,
Eva 11 VU.6 / e." MeAfu teJt.

John P. McAli ster

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FLIPFLASH
(Cont'd from Page 2, Col. 1)
Paul F. Cameron, Senior vice-president for
Sylvania's lighting product group, was
oted by Business Week as conceding that,
JipFlash will cut into our market."
Cutting into a competitor's market share is
important. FlipFlash will help keep GE
competitive and build job security through
more GE customers. And that's why GE spent
years of research and millions of investment
dollars on a new product the size of a candy
bar.

J. H. Painter Appointed Foreman

Mr . P . C. Schatz , ManagerManufacturing fo r the
Control Devic es Operation
has announced the fo llowing
appointment :
Mr. James H. Paint er has
recently been appointed
Foreman- TSI/Board Assembly
for CDO. J i m is a gr aduate
of Robert E. Lee Hi gh School
and Dunsmore Business College
and s erved four years in the
.4rine Corp during the Korean confl ict.
Prior to joining General Electric Company, Jim
was previously employed wi th Westinghouse
Ele ctric Cor poration and served in several
Pr oduction a nd Marketing capac it i es as well as
a number of different foreman ass i gnment s .
J i m re sides in Staunton with his wife,
Elizabeth, and two childr en.

Bloodmobile Falls Short

Of Quota By 2 Pints
The Waynesboro GE Plant nearly ma de
its quota of 400 pints of blo od when
the Bloodmobile visited the Ma in Plant
and Turner Comple x l ast week. We
missed our quota by jus t 2 pi nts as
the Bloodmobile was able to obtain
398 pints fro m so me 450 employees who
were willing to donate . Some of t hese
employees who wished to donate blood
were turned down fo r var iou s reasons;
but the good intenti on was a pprec i at ed
nonetheless .
The Red Cross wishes t o th ank a ll those
who took the time to visit t he Bloodmobile last Wednesday and Thursday.
Also, we would like t o give spec i a l
recognition to those who achieved on e ,
two, four an d s i x gallon records last
week. Those emplo yees includ e :
ONE GALLON DONORS:
Wayne Ulman, Carol L. Ball , Ronald C. Hewitt ,
Tovert Bosserman, Steve J. Lukas , Malcolm E .
Campbell , Steven D. Huffer , Robert Lee Conner
and Efren F . Ontiveros.

TWO GALLON DONORS:

George A. McLear, William L. Lunsford, Helen
M. Barker and Thomas W. Moore.

FOUR GALLON DONOR:

Richard Thomas

SIX GALLON DONOR:

I. Wade Hutchinson

Change I n Exempt Job Posting Procedure

In addition to the Exempt Job Posting bulletin

board located in the Relations Section, the
Nonexempt Job Posting bulletin boards will
also be used for the posting of exempt open
positions. The boards will be divided with
one side carrying exempt open jobs and the
other side, the nonexempt open jobs. The
bulletin boards are located outside the
~e teria, at t he top of the stairs which are
from the Reception Office, outside L. L.
,,ott's office in Turner #1, and inside the
Marketing Office Building. The box will
contain both exempt and nonexempt job posting
forms with the yellow forms to be used for
exempt nominations and the white forms for
nonexempt nominations.

JanA_c. e. Pu.gh J.ie.eme.d qu.,i;t_e. 1tel..ax.e.d M J.ihe. gave.

blood 601t the. 6.-Ur...6t me. lMt We.dn.e.J.iday whe.n.
the. Bloodmob,{,le. v-06..l.te.d the. Tu.1tn.e.1t Comple.x..
The. Tu.Jtn. e.Jt Comple.x. d.<,d an ou.tf.itand.fog job
lMt we.e.k w..l.th 94 06 the. 98 J.i~gn- u.pJ.i g~v~ng
blood .

Check It Today!
We Mean That S&SP Authorization Form
Have you forgotten to take care of the
Authorization Form dealing with your 1976
distribution under the Savings and Security
Program?
You remember it, of course. The individua-

1i zed form went to each S&SP participant

who
has 1972 investments scheduled for
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payout 11 early in 1976. Forms were distributed here in Waynesboro on August 8.

Maybe you filed it on the night table with

those "things to be done" that never get
done. Maybe you forgot it. Maybe you
wondered what to do about it?
Here's what to do:
Dig it out. Study the instructions on the
reverse sides of the two parts of the form.
They'll tell you whether you need to furnish
the i'nformation requested on Part II of the
form and return it, or whether you should
take no action. But be sure you have considered all the instructions and queries
before you put the form away as a record of
the securities coming to you next January.
For example, consider these questions:
Are you taking advantage of the Retirement
Option which (especially with new S&SP improvements starting in 1976) might help
increase your monthly income when you retire?
And maybe it can save on income taxes which
might otherwise apply to your 1976 payout.
If you're not participating in the Retirement
Option, use the Authorization Form to start.
There's a plainly marked place for you to
indicate your preference.
How about registration of your securities?
If you've never received an S&SP distribution,
you must provide the name and address of the
individual -- or individuals -- to whom your
securities should be registered. Use Part II
of the form as directed in the instructions.
Or -- even if you've received a distribution
before -- you may want your securities to be
registered differently than in the past, or
you may have had a change of address. Again,
use Part II of the form to provide the needed
information.
If you have U.S. Savings Bonds coming in
the payout, and want them registered to
someone other than yourself, you must provide the person's Social Security number.
Again, use Part II of the Authorization
Form to furnish the information.
(Cont'd next column)
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(Cont'd from Col. 1)

But maybe you want everything handled just
as in your past distributions. If so, just
file the form with your personal papers. ~
need to return Part II. But be sure to stl
the information in Part I. It provides you
with a reeord of just what's coming to you
in the 1976 S&SP payout
both from your
own savings and the company's matching payments. It tells you how those securities are
registered and whether you are using the
Retirement Option.
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The deadline date -- October 17 -- for using

your Authorization Form may seem a long way
off. But if you put off consideration of
the Form, you may forget until it's too late
to make the changes you wanted. Complete
your form now and return it to Personnel
Accounting. If you have any questions, contact Leo Huntley, Specialist-Personnel
Accounting.
Check it today!
NOTICE
Second shift employees interested in forming a
Twilight Bowling League should contact WAYNE LANES
on Charlotte Avenue in Waynesboro.

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
Our Needs
Energy is as much a part of our way of life
as the air we breathe. It is the foundation
of our high standard of living. It is the
life blood of our whole economy. There is
a danger that unless we solve our energy
problems by developing other forms of energy,
our recovery from the present recession may
be delayed for some time.
Energy is fundamental to economic growth.
Throughout history our economy has grown
in step with our energy production. Energy
must be available for clearing land, plowing
the fields, planting the crops, harvesting,
processing, manufacturing, marketing, transportation, and for the sale of goods, produc~
and services that make up our poWErful econo:

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Our economy, our standard of living, and even

our survival as a powerful Nation, are the
stakes in this critical period that lies ahead
of us. We cannot run the risk of being short

on the energy we need at a price we can afford.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 30

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

GE #I Softball Does It Again!

August 22., 1975

The Beginning Of Bouncing Bottles

Those days of br oken bottles , of s weeping
up sliver s of glass and mopping up spi lled
l i qui d may be over.
Bott l e s now bounce . Well , c ertai n bot tle s ,
that i~; . Baby , milk , and water bottles
bounce instead cf break thanks to LEXAN~
Gener al Elect r ic ' s tough plastic r esin .
GE's f: .rst major market penetr ation came
when the Gerber Company began making baby
bot t le~ from LEXAN res i n .
Those bott les
have all the good features of glass , but
none of the bad . They are lighter t han
glass baby bottles , and they a r e safer
because they are harder to break .

Disp laying t he 2nd pl ace trophy the GF 11]

Softball t eam won in the City Recreation
Playoff ar e : n eeling (1 tor) , Alan Hunt l ey ,
~ry Stallings , W
arren Sprouse , Larry ~ !ar tin ,
; Rexrode and Bill Waggy . Standing (1 tor) ,
Kenny Fi t zger ald , Skip Lunsfor d , Cl iff Anderson, Ol iver Grant, Don Stinespring , Randy
Garth , Wi ll ie Woodson, D. \11 Col vin, Kenny
r,r ay , Steve 1-h.lffer and Cl ement l\aggy .

The GE #1 Soft ball team led the City Indus-

trial League this season with a 21-3 record
and grabbing the f irst place position at the
City Industrial Playoff last Monday with
3 wins and no losses.
The team total for the year was 35 wins, 9
losses. This includes the runner- up position
in the District League game played i~ Charl ot tesville in Ju ne and the third place
position in the State League game which was
played in Win chester in earl y J ul y .
This past Wednesday, the team ended the
season in the Waynesboro City Recreation
Playoff by coming away with the 2nd place
trophy, losing out the bes t 2 ou t of 3 games
to the High Hatter team.
Manager Clement Waggy would like to thank
everyone for all the support given the team
..,...._.~ ring this year's season and states t hat
_ hopes to see the fans out on the diamond
again next season.
Congratu l ations GE #1 for a well-pl ayed season'.

GE 's v i gorous move into the pac kaging

i ndustry could be very wort hwhi l e. "Thlo
mMke.t hM a huge poten,t;_ctl to GE," accor ding to Donald E. Debacher , vice- pres i dent
and general manaGer o~ the Plastics Bus iness
Divi sion in Pittsfield , Massachusetts. "We.

think we.' .tte. good maJtke.teM , but .{;t heip.6 to

hav e. the. JU.ght p.ttodud; and the. JU.ght p.ttodud
wLU. he1.p U.6 w.<.n t he. o.ttde.M t h.a;t Me needed
to buA.1.d j ob .6 e.c.u!U.ttj 6o.tt ou.tt e.mp.toye.e..6 . "
In addit i on to the Ger ber Company , Gar den
State Far ms , a dai ry with over 100 store s
in New Je r sey and Pennsylvania , i s al so
us i ng LEXAN resin bottles . Why? Unl ike
glas s , returnable milk bottles made fr om
LEXAN resin a r e tough and resist breakage,
meaning a longer use- cycle . Les s breakage
means a cost saving s for farms and dairie s ,
accor ding to Garden St ate Farms ' presi dent,
Peter Sanfort .
Plastic bottles seem to be--pardon t he
expr ession--breaking i n new terri tor y all
the time . Plastic water bottles us ed i n
office water coolers were recently adopt ed
by Li qui-Box Corp . f or several r easons ,
including greatly r educed danger to deli ver ymen and customers who normally handle the
glass containers .
What ' s next for GE in t he bottle bus ine ss?
Anyone for a bounc i ng bottle of l i quor ?
Right now GE is t e sting c ontainers with a
number of leading liquor distiller s .

Financial Managem ent Program Graduates

(Cont 'd from Col. 1)

He has held assignments in Credit and Collecti ons , Distribution Cos~ and Contract
Accounting , Pr orluct Cost Accounting , General Accounting and Business Analysis . His
first assignment a :'te r r- r aduat i on :'ror.i the
program is as Invent ory Financ i al Analyst .
Beginn ing the P.? procrar.: wasn 't Clyde ' s
fir st experience with GE. For :._~ year s
while attending s chool , he worked at nicht
at the GE plant in Portsmouth , whi ch i s
one of the reasons he chose GE f or a
care er.

J-Un Mc.Gahe.e. (l ) and c.tyde. Holtton (Jt) fuplay

.the.Dt FMP gJtadua.U.on c.eJL.U.6,(,c.atu .the.y 1te.c.uve.d
61tom C. W. Powe.ll -Ln a 6pe.c).al c.e.Jte.mony held
-Ln Lync.hbWtg .
Born ir. A ~ lanta , Georgia and raised in
:--iountai ntop , Pennsylvania , Jim is a 1973
graduate of Lafayette Colle ge in Easton ,
Pennsylvania with an A. D. in Economics and
Bus in ess .

"I wa.n.te.rl .to 6.taij with GE. I WM 6anilliM

w,{,;th .the. c.ompany and tlte. be.ne.6ili we.Jte.
c.ompaJtab.te. OJt bwe.Jt .than a.the.It c.ompa.Me..6 .
The. F-Lna.nuai. ,\fa.nag e.m e.n.t P'tagtta.m i l i el6
p1tue.n.te.d a 6-LgMMc.an.t c.ha.lie.ng e. . r 6e.U
.that .the. e.x.peJ!,{,e.nc.e. 61tom e.ac.h 6-Lx.-mon,tlt
M6-Lgnme.n.t would g-Lve. me. a bwe.Jt Mnanc-Lai.
bac.kgJtound and , a.6te.Jt :tai.k.-Lrtg with 6 e.ve.Jtai.
pe.op.te. , r 6ound .that tft.Ll would be. .the.
pla.c.e. to go ."
Cl yde resi des at 1625 '.:ick:-iar.: :::.ar.e ar.C.
states that his hobbies a::-e t enni s , swimming
and bowl ing .
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Jim ' s 2- year ass i gnment s here in Waynesboro

were in the areas of Dist ribution Cost and
Contract Accounting , Co:.t Accounting , Gene r al Accounting and Oper ations Analysi s where
he is pre s ently assigned .
J i m stated that he chose GE over other job
offers "be.c.a.U6 e. the. company hM a gocd

1te.pu.ta,U.on M 6M M the. c.on6umCJt-type

p!toduc.:t.6 Me. c.onc.e.Jtne.d . T Jte.a.l.ly d-Ldn't
know muc.h a.bou,t the. c.ompa.ny ' 6 -LndU6.:tJUa1.
p!toduc.U at .the. :t-Une..
"1 wan.te.d a j ab that had a tJta.-LMng p1tog1ta.m
be.c.a.U6e. I 6eY;l tha.,t, upon c.om-Lng ou,t 06
6c.hoo.t u,;,{,.tft a ge.ne.Jtai e.duc.a.U.on , I d-Ldn ' t
have. a 6a1.e.a.ble. 6/UU. I WM told that the.
FMP plt.Ogtta.m Wa.6 h-Lg hltj Jte..6 pe.c.te.d ,(_yt -LndU6tJty . "
Jim r esides at 722 Locus t Avenue with his
wife , Jil l who work s f or the Department of
Social Se rrices :'or the City o:' 1..:aynesbo r o .
His hobbies a re tenni s and gclf .
A native o:' Portsmouth , Virg inia, Clyde is a
1972 graduate of Norfolk State College with
a B. S . in Account i ng .
Clyde shuttled his FMP ass i gnments between
Lync hbt:.rg an d Waynesboro before compl eting
t~e pr ogram in Lynctbu::-G i n Jecer.iber, 197 4 .

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An association of retired employees has been

formed. To be known as the General Electric
Retirees Association, i ts purpose is to promote social act i vi ties which wi ll serve to
preserve old frie~dshi ps and deve lop new
ones among members and to prov ide mutual
assi stance in solv i ng problems rel at ive to
re tirement.
Officers of the Association are: Chr i s Eirich,
Pres i dent; Jack Zimmer, First Vi ce-Pres i dent ;
Mi tche ll La Be ll e , Second Vice-President;
Virgi nia Miller, Secretary; and Earle McDowe ll,
Treasurer.
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The Assoc i ation will hold a luncheon meeting
at Per kins Pancake House on Wednesday,
September 3 at 11: 30 a.m . All retired
emp l oyees of General Electr i c, it' s affiliates and subsidiaries are urged to attend.

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What are the el ig ibili ty requirement s f or t he

Pla n?

This past W
ednesday , emp loyees at t he Ma i n
Pl ant were treated to one of the best mea l s
th i s si de of Hawai i. In an art i cl e in l as t
week ' s Plant NEWS it 1-1as sta ted that "the
cafeteria will serve a Luau Di nner to satis fy
t he hungry worker," an d it di d j ust th at ~
Three roasted pigs and stuffed pi neapples
(s hown on tab l e i n pi ct ure above ) decorat ed
the cafeteria, while "i s l and" girl s and
gu
dressed in Hawa i ian attire , served
th~
~ ot i c fare . To top it off, Marriott ' s
Execut ive Chef, Mr. Fred Lord (third from
ri ght , bac k row) was on boa rd t o car ve
the Roast Pork Loin.
The NEWS would l i ke to exten d its compl iments to the Chef and to Cafeteria Manag er
Ron Orndorff and hi s staff for bri ngi ng
us such a delectable mea l.

KISS YOUR
BABY WEE K
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rea ch retirement age, do you have any pension
ri ghts?
GE has one of the lowe st vesting requirerr.ents
in industry . Al l an employee needs is 10
years of cr ecii ted serrice w~1en he/she leaves the
company . Then , when retirement age comes ,
the employee can apply for his or her GE
Pension . If an employee leaves before ~e/she
has 10 years o f seri ce, then that employee
will receivP back any contributions that
have be en made t o the plan--plus interest .

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Plan when they have complei:.ed one year of
service with GE , but that year is coun~ed
as credited servic e if you enroll promptly- within three months of conp:eting the fjrst
year of credited s ervice . If an employee
enrolls anytime after 1 year and 3 months
o ~ serivce, credite~ service for the Plan
will begin f rom the sign- up date . That ' s
why every new employee is urged to s i g:1 an
enrollnent card as s oon as he or she joins
the company so that the first year of servic e
~ay be c ounted t owar ds the employee ' s pens i on
credit .

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Not at all . GE ' s plan has excellent ear ly

retirement pr ovisions . Even though 65 is
normal retire~ent age, i~ an employee retires
at 62 , 63 , or 6L he/she will rec e ive the full
pens i on earned . There ' s no reduct i on .
l!aturally , each extra year worked increases
the pension because more credits have been
earned ; but there ' s no reduction , such as
thos e requ ~ red ~ r.der mar.y plans , to make the
amount set aside fo r an employee ' s pension
cover mor e years of r et i rement . GE makes
~p the difference .
And, a s for retirement at
age 60, or 61 , GE ' s pension reduction is ~%
for each month the employee ' s retirement
precedes the mont h ~o ll owing attainment o~
age 62 .

Blue Ridge Community College and Valley Tech

Release Fall Schedule

The Blue Ridge Community College and the

Valley Vocational Technical Center have
released their schedule of courses for the
Fall Quarter of 1975. The schedules may be
picked up in W. R. Perry's office in Relations.
The Blue Ridge Community College, in its
schedule, is offering several courses which
may be of particular interest to the employees
of local industries. Two of the courses
with description are listed below:
- Management of Materials - 3 credits - The
basic needs of industrial firms in the
management of materials. The fundamentals
of production control, purchasing and
quality control departments as well as the
relationship to other involved departments.
Processing and scheduling of materials from
sales forecasts to shipment of products.
Purchasing, quality control analysis and
statistics, and inventory movement patterns.
Cost elements, make or buy decisions, inventory classifications, sampling plans and
process evaluation.
- Materials and Processes of Industry - 3
credits - The materials and processes of
modern industry from the drafting and design
point of view. The physical properties of
industrial materials such as ferrous, nonferrous metals, woods, plastics and clay
products in terms of design application,
processing and fabrication methods. Cutting, cold forming, hot working, welding,
foundry and chipless manufacturing processes
employed in contemporary industry, the
science of precision measurement as applieq
to L1spection practices.
other courses are Mechanisms, Psychological
Aspects of Management, and Mechanics.
For BRCC evening students, class registration
will be:
Wednesday-Thursday, September 24-25
8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 26---8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, September 29-0ctober 2
8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Class registration for Valley Tech students
will begin the day after the course schedule
appears in the News-Virginian.
All hourly and nonexempt employees who plan
to enroll in a course for the Fall Quarter
and wish to participate in the Individual
Development Plan, should file an application
in Relations as soon as possible. Exempt
employees should use the regular Tuition
Refund Application Form.

11 N N 0 IJ N C'l MEN T
SCOGEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Larry Martin, SCOGEE President wishes to
remind all Board of Directors members of
the meeting to be held next Thursday,
August 27 at 7:30. The meeting will be
held at the home of Bill Berry, SCOGEE
Advisor, at 373 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro
MISSING
A TI 3500 Texas Instrument calculator has
been reported missing from around the area
of Room 260, Dale Korneke's office. Anyone
knowing the whereabouts of the calculator
are asked to call or send it to Sylvia Witt,
Room 263, Ext. 1257.
CONGRATULATIONS!
.. To David 0. Ward upon his election to
Chairman of the Central Virginia Chapter of
IEEE.
THANK YOU NOTE
Ken and Jean Kent would like to thank a11
of their friends at GE for the flowers,
cards, thoughts and prayers during the loss
of Ken's father, T. Wesley Kent.
Ken and Jean Kent
SCOGEE BOWLING LEAGUE MEETING TO BE HELD
Dan Pheado, League Secretary for the
SCOGEE Couples Bowling League, has
announced that there will be a meeting
of the team captains and representatives
in the Trophy Room, Tuesday, August 26
at 4:30.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 31

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

GE TV's Even Better Buy During

SPECIAL PREMIER MONTH

August 28, 1975

GE No.2 Grabs
2nd Place Trophy

The premier of the new fall television shows

is just a flick of the dial away.
And General Electric's Television Business
Department is also having a fall premier-not television shows, but of GE color, and
black and white televisions.
During the premier month--September--valuable
consumer premiums will be offered with selected
GE color televisions. Consumers buying a new
1976 GE 19" WYC color set will have their
choice--at no additional charge--of a GE AM/FM
digital clock radio, or a GE "Superblow"
hair care center, or a GE drip coffeemaker.
th the purchase of any 1976 GE 25" color
console, buyers can choose--at no additional
charge--a GE "Loudmouth " portable eight-track
tape player, or a GE "Toast-R-Oven," or a
"Broi 1-R-Gri 11 ."
In addition to substantia l Employee Courtesy
Discounts ranging from $55.00 on 1976 line 19"
diagonal solid state televisions to $90.00 on
25" diagonal solid state color televisions,
GE employees and pensioners will have the
chance to partic i pate in the valuable premium
offers ava il able with their purchase of GE
televisions during September.
Interested? Check your local participating
GE dealer for full details.

'STOCK PRICE' AND 'FUND UNIT PRICE'

Ja nuary
February
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)ril
May
June
J uly

Stock Price

Fund Unit Price

$35.500
$41. 757
$46.369
$46.000
$46.458
$47.833
$49 .926

$20 .289
$22.706
$24.499
$25.213
$27.056
$27.371
$27 .114

The GE #2 .team Me: S.tancltng (f to tt), ChCUl,,{.,e

Uebal, Tony Velp, J,{;n Campbe-U, Tom Cattpett,
Tom ThompMn, John ThompJ.icn , and Vhic.e TLLUo.
Kne.wng [l to tt) , Cha.Jtf_,{_e. Bowle.J.i, Hattold
Temple.ton, R.,lc.h He.w-Ut , Ron We.J.inCA, M,Uc.h
CMtett, Je.My Ve.el, and Ba,,tbol} naze. Ue.bal.

The GE #2 team showed what it ca n do when the

team came away from the City Indus tri al
League Playoff with the 2nd place trophy.
The team los t the first game of the Playoffs
but came back to win the second and third
games before losing the fourth to the persistent GE #1 in 9 innings.
The record for the team in the tournament
play this year was 5 wins and 6 losses.
GE #2 also finished 3rd in the Industrial
League regular season.
The team would like to express its t hanks to
all the fa ns who came out to support the team
this year.
Congratulations GE #2 on a fine showing'.

Heed Safety Signs- The safety signs located throughout the

f actory have been around for so long we
may tend to take them for granted. But
l et ' s not take their messages for granted,
though.

They're There For Your Protection

These signs are placed t hroughout our plant

for our own safety and protection. Bi ll
Perry, Safety Manager urges us to heed all
safety signs when entering t he factory .
Below are some examples of safety signs we
encounter in t he fa ctory every day:

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OD NOT
ENTER
THIS SHOP

Large Paint Booth (Locati on near

.entrance to cafetaeria)--Smoking
is not allowed around or i nside
the booth . Paint oper ators are
required to wear resp irators while
painting.

Hydroge n Test Area --This area

is appropriately roped off
and no one is allowed in the
area except authorized personnel .
Also , because of the hazar dous
work involved , operators are
:-iot allo. red to smoke .

WITHOUT EYE
PROTECTION
Eye Protec t i on--These signs are
posted at every entrance to
Manufacturing Shop entrar.ces .
These signs must be observed
when ent ering fr om out s ide of the
shop or when er.tering the shop from
office entrances .

Danger-El ectrical Hazard-Only a~thorized test personuel are allowed in Elect rical Test areas . These
area s are t l : cked off wi th
black and yellow safety
rope . Test personnel are
identi f ied with special
badges that are assigned
and worn by them .

Help Keep the Ai r Conditioner Running Smoothly

1f N: N 0 IJ N CE M E N T
Vi s itors To The Plant
All vi s i t ors to this fac ili ty must s ign i n
and out either at the lobby or Gu ard House
before entering t he Plant. Children under
the age of 12 are no t permitted in the
facility at any t ime.

Office employees located on the east and

south sides of the building s ho ul d kee p their
blinds lowered and windows c losed during t he
air condit ioni ng season . Rais ing bl inds and
opening the windows pl aces addit ional re q ~ire
men t s on th i s ai r cond i tion i ng system, whic h
causes it t o use more energy t ha n necessary .

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Al so , a remin der to employees who work afte r
hour s in the offi ce or on weeke nds: Proper
s hoes and eye protecti on must be worn while
entering the off i ce th rough the factory areas .

benefit
reminders

Where's

How is an employee's pension income calculated?

If an employee r etires with 15 or more year~
of service his or her pension is calculated
two ways : by the "career average formula " based on earnings for each year of the employee ' s career - and the "minimum formula. "
The employee receives the pension which provides the lar gest income .
Under the " career average formula" if an
employee retires at age 62 , 63 , 64 or 65
and had participated in the pension plan ,
his/her annual GE pension would amount to
1% of t he fi rst $6, 600 of his/her pay for
each calendar year, plus 2.1% of his/her
pay above that amount.
The " career average " formula might well
provide the employee with the best per.sion.
However, for those eligible, the sub stantial
minimums of the Pension Pl an may provide
an even better income than the career formula .

The GE Plant Fire Bri gade fought an i maginary

fire this week as they demonstrated their
equipment for the Factory Mutual Insurance
Agency this past Wednesday .
The Factory Mut ual Insurance Agency comes to
the plant once a year to run a test on our
fire protection water system. Agents from
Factory Mutua l were here this Wednesday
and inspected the factory, particularly
looki ng for fire hazards.

How does the "guaranteed minimum formula " work?

El igibility for minimums requires 15 or more
years of credited service. Minimum pensions
for retirees who are eli gible range f r om $6 . 50
to $9 . 50 per month for each year of full time
credited service. The exact amount depends on
the employee ' s average annual income during
the best five of the last 10 years of his/her
career .
Just an example of how it applies: Under the
"career average formula ," if an employee ' s
income was $6 , 600 each year for 30 years of
service -- which is very unlikely -- his/her
GE pension would be $165 per month .
Let ' s assume the same circumstances , but use
the minimum formula . It provides $6 . 50 per
month per year of s ervice . Thus , for a f i nal
average income of $7 , 950 or less , the GE
pension is $195 per month . That ' s 18% higher
than under the career average formul a .

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The NEWS ..tll no t a c cept ads over- the

YOU NOTE

phO"lE. u ou ~ r

My 6a.mily a.nd 1 wl6 h to thank my ma.ny 6!Ue.n<U

who e.xp~e-o~e.d theJA eondole.nee-o a:t the. p~~~ng
06 my Fa.the/I., Anthony J. Tu,tle..

Edward G. Tutle

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v~ntu ~e .

SIGriATdiE

You callt compete

with outdated equipment
Imagine challenging today' s highpowered racing machines in an ancient
speedster! Anyone trying to compete using
a car like that had better forget about
winning.
A compa ny can't compete with outdated equipment either. Th at's why GE
invested $672 million in plant and equipment additions last year. To stay competitive. To be able to turn out the products our
customers want, on time, at a price they are
willing to pay.

And to make a profit. Because profits

are needed to pay for investments. Investing in the business is t he only way GE can
continue to provide jobs-secure jobs.
Profits pay for the future.
But staying competit ive is expensive.
Each job in a company like GE must be
backed by tens of thousands of dollars in
capital investment. In the next ten years,
Amer ica must raise and invest over four
tril lion dollars to stay competitive. To keep
Americans working.
If we have government policies and
tax programs that discourage investment,
the money that is so urgently needed may
not be there. We cannot afford to let this
happen. That's why the future of every one
of us is on the line, right now, in tax bills
before Congress.
No one can stay competitive, or be
_ __ successful for long using outdated equip~ . ~-.. ment. Not GE. Not American business.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
Thats Teamwork

"-Be My Guest For Lunch''

With the price of food continuously on the
rise, i t's almost i mpossible to eat these
days. Wel l , Cafeteri a Manager Ron Orndorff
is doing something to get r i d of our hunger
pangs.
Startin g Monday, September 8, 1975, you can
be the Main Plant Cafeteria Manager's Guest
For Lunch . The Cafeteria Manager 's bu~s
cards-wlTl be attached to some items in all
the vending mach i nes. If your purchase has
a card attached, present it at lunch time for
one free lunch.
Ron stated that, for the present, th i s will be
an ongoing service to employees All vending
mach i nes will carry these cards which means
that, for the price of a 15 candy bar, for
example, you may receive a compl ete and nouring mea l. Now, who can beat t hat for a
u. . rga i n'.

lJ >Anrrlott
"

Ml~ES

Teamwork ... What s it all about?

1

It ' s caring about the job you do and the people

with whom you work. It ' s realizing that they
depend on you -- and that you depend on them -to effectively complete t he work you were hired
to do.
How do you know i f it 1 s there? Sometimes it's
expressed this was ...
If you ask questions when you don ' t understand,
that's teamwork. And if your supervisor or
co-workers take time to help you find the answers, that s teamwork, too.
1

If you see something going wron g or notice an

unsafe condition that you tel l your supervisor
about, that's teamwork.
If you have opinions or ideas that you offer
constructively -- and if you accept suggestions
and criticisms the same way -- that ' s teamwork.
If you're in the right place at the r i ght time
because you know others are counting on you to
be there, that's teamwork.

CORPORA TIO N

R.

September 5, 1975

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL XVII No. 32

( RON) "' ORNDORFF

BUS I NE SS AND PROF l SSIO N AL F OOD SERVICES

If you share your experience with the new

employee, that's teamwork.

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any 06 the ca6eteJt,(,a vendlng macfUneJ.i. It
me.an a 6~ee lunch 60~ you ~6 you get one.

FOR NON-SEXIST PRONOUNS

"Ne" to l d ner'' to give back "nis" book .
11

If that doesn ' t make a lot of sense now,

someday it may . "Ne", "ner", and "nis"
are non-sexist pronouns a Nebraska educator has devised to replace our present
sex- l inked mode l s .
Writing in a recent issue of National
Educational Association journal Today '

If you respect the other person regardless of

his/her job or color or age or religion or sex,
that s teamwork .
1

Is teamwork something rea l or just a s logan on

your job?

L__ Hopeful ly,

teamwork is for real at our facility'.

Educ~on, retired educator Fred Wilhe l m

says he wants to use the new pronouns i n
his educational writings, which are full
of references to stude nts and teachers.

"r~e" would mea n "he" or "she", "nis"

would be "hers" or "his", and "ner"
would mean "him" or "her': Wilhe l m says
he chos e t he letter "n" to prefix his
new words si nce t hat letter i s halfway
between "s and "h" in t he alphabet .
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WE'RE WELL COVERED

During 1974 an average of 324 , 093 employees

had the personal coverage of the GE Insurance
Plan- -life insurance, comprehensi ve med ical
expense benefits, weekly sic kness and accident,
acc i dental death and dismemberme nt coverage.
An average of 225,902 had medical expense
coverage for their dependents during the year .
Employee coverage is free to employees. Dependent coverage costs an employee just 2% of
the first $5,000 of earnings- -a maximum of
$100 annually-- no matter how many dependents
are covered. That $100 maximum has not been
changed since 1955, despi te climbing costs.

TO SERVICE
MONTH OF AUGUST
35 YEARS
P . B. Korn eke

Proposed Changes to SCOGEE

Constitution and Bylaws Posted

25 YEARS
J . K. Grimes
G. \1J . Wads.,,orth

20 YEARS
A.
E.
M.
N.
H.
J.
E.
G.
E.
M.
E.
J.
L.

c.
Joe Sm,i;th, SCOGEE Pub.Llc.i:ty Cha,Uunan , ptacv.i
the P!topM ed Changv.i to the SCOGEE Cort).).t,{;tu;tj_on.
and Bytaw1.:i on a .:Wne clock. bu.ltilin bocvz.d .
Cop,i,v.i 06 the Cort).).t,{;tu;tj_on and Byta.w1.:i wd.h the
p1topo1.:ied changv.i can be 6ou.nd on mo1.:it alt
wie clock. bu.ltetin bocvz.d!.:i at the McU.n Plant
and TUJtneJt Complex and on. the. bu.ltilin boaJtd!.:i
outJ.:i,(,de the McU.n Plant Ca 0e.teJt,{,a . LMJty Mcvz.Un,
SCOGEE PJz.v.i,i,dent , UJtge.J.i alt SCOGEE me.mbe.M to
tak.e. .:Wne. to Jtead thv.ie p1topo1.:ied changv.i.

M.
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M.
H.
M.

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w.

A.
L.
A hunter left h is c:amp a nd wa lked
duC' south four milcs and thl'n. due
t'ast four mile's . At that poi nt ht' shot a
bC'ar and draggPd it back to camp hy
going north four m i le,~ .
At camp, he entered his shelte r,
w hic h have four sides. of course, and
ea ch side had a southern exposure'.
vVhat color was th e bear IH' shot?
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n ;:>q Ol puq l1 .TOJ '0l!l[h\ st:/\\ H

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J.
H.
M.

E. Allen
M. Allen
L. Balser
W. Bellamy
E. Blose
w. Bridge
P . Chandler
L. Coffey
F . Coiner
B. Coleman
M. Critzer
B. Fisher
L. Fox
R. Glass
0 . He nder son
A. Hughe s
W. Lonas
H. Lonas , Jr .
M. Martin
L. Massie
s . Mize
M. Parmer
M. Ramsey
E. Rankin , J r .
D. Sager
G. Small
P . Smi th
L. Towler
D. Truslow
P . Vest
L. Weaver

15 YEARS
0 . P . Craun
J . G. Gayheart
M. D. Hahn
J . B. Swi sher
T. s . Terry

10 YEARS
M.
L.
L.
J.
A.

c.

R.
J.
B.

E.
P.
G.
G.

s.
R.
R.
G.
M.
K.
B.
D.
M.
B.
J.
J.

c.

J . Armstrong
Batman
V. Batton
L. Branstetter
A. Breeden
A. Campbell
~ . Craig
M. Curry
J. Harris on
J . Hender son
c . Herron
c . Johnson
R. Jones
R. Kanney
J . Lerz
L. Mart i n
R. Monger
M. Morris
c. Parrish
J . Raines
A. Shifflett
A. Snyder
c . Sorrells
Wampler
M. Wells
s . Wi nfield

c.

5 YEARS
N. D. Doyle
s . Fi sher
I. N. Good
s . D. Huffer
A. w. Lucas
L. c. Mays
J . L. Miller
J . E. Small
V.

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American Cancer Society Proclaims September

THE PAP TEST MONTH

~tials

stand for many things, but the

itials PAP and BSE represent simple procedures which could save a woman's life from
cancer.

PAP is the name of a simple, painless test

done in a physician's office which can detect
uterine cancer early when it is most curable.
The American Cancer Society recommends a PAP
test annually for every woman 20 years or
older. PAP also means ~rompt !_ction f_rotects.
BSE stands for breast self-examination - a
simple procedure which women can do themselves
to detect breast cancer. The .American Cancer
Society recommends that a breast check, which
takes about 5 minutes, be done monthly. Any
lump or thickening or change should be reported
to a physician. In addition, women once a
year should have a complete health check-up
including a Pap Test and examination of the
breasts by a physician.
In Virginia, the American Cancer Society is
observing September as Pap Test Month in an
effort to call special attention to the importance of the Pap Test in detecting uterine
~cer.
Emphasis is also being placed on
;ast cancer. The Pap Test Month Observance
is part of the American Cancer Society's fouryear Uterine Cancer Task Force project which
has as its goal a Pap test by 1976 for every
woman age twenty and over.

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
NO ONE IS SUFFBltG NOW

It is true that, at this particular time,

we are able to pull into a service station
and fill our gasoline tanks. It is true
that we have oil for our immediate needs.
So people are inclined to think that the
energy crisis is a "rip-off" or that it is
some sort of political trickery. (We have
even heard of gasoline price wars in some
areas.) There is probably some truth behind
each of these attitudes.
The facts show that this is a transitional
stage, and that it will therefore change.
In the process, we may even have a reduction
of gasoline prices for a short time. However,
an in-depth study of the research done to
date indicates we will really experience
severe fuel shortages of all kinds throughout
our economy unless we act immediate1y to

establish a prudent national energy policy

and program.

As the Task Force nears the end of its fouryear program which has focused on high-risk
groups of older women, those with low incomes
and those who live in rural communities,
twenty percent of American women still need
to be reached and persuaded to have a Pap Test.
The others must be reminded to continue this
life-saving health habit annually.
For the past three years American Cancer
Society volunteers throughout Virginia have
been working to mobilize local health
resources in a coordinated plan of action
to make Pap Tests available to all who
should have them. Clinics have been held
in cooperation with local health departments
in many communities for women who do not have
a private physician. It is expected that
there will be a considerable increase in the
number of Pap test clinics developed for the
September Pap Test Month Observance.
~
~or further information about uterine and
breast cancer, contact your Local Unit of
the American Cancer Society or write American Cancer Society, Virginia Division, 3218
West Cary Street, Richmond 23221.

"After you finish cleaning up the

environment, I'd like you to start on
your room."

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Microcomputer Specialist Speaks To IEEE

SWAP SHOP

Mr . Mar shall C. Kidd , Manager of Tec hnology

Anal ysis at the GE Spec i al Purpose Comput er
Center will speak to the Central Virginia
Sec tion of of the Instit ut e o~ Electri cal
and Electronic Engineers . His topic will
be "The Future of Microprocessors. "
This dinner meeting will be Tuesday ,
September 9 , 1975 at 6 : 15 p . m. at the General
Wayne Motor I nn .
All members and interes t ed guests are urged
to come, win a door prize, meet your colleagues
and hear a most interesting di scuss i on about
a topic of interest to a ll.
For reservations or fur ther detai l s , call
Don Miller , Ext . 1652 .

FOR SALE
BI KE--child's 20 11 --942-5588
WANTED
MESH PLAYPEN--942-4338 afte r 5 p.m.
FOUND
FEMALE PERSONAL PRESCRIPTION GLASSES-- not
safety- -fou nd in park ing lot-- may be picked

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number or ge t t ing married, Bill Perry
urge s you to not ify your supervisor so
that t hes e changes may be recorded on
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Safety Spells Sense

DON 'T FALL DOWN ON THE JOB
\\ "lH'thl'r ,011 "ork in a plant or in
a n officl'. 'oil can 1.1rgl'h cli111i11at<
, ourwlf a' .1 cand icl.11!' f1ir a fa ll !J,
iaki11g just 11'11 'i mplc prccautiom :

Living Proof
Mr~. Et hne Ba rth . \It. Kisco.
New Yo rk. IS one of t housand s
of women who arc cured of utcr
inc cancer. One of t he most common <:anccrs in wo men. it'' high
ly curable 1f detec ted in time.

A 'implc. pamlc s~ c\amina

tio n which takes you r docto r
on ly a few minute' helps d e tec t
tlm r anccr in 11\ earl)' s tages. Be
fore <ympto ms appea r. Wh en it is
m o' t curable. It '< called the Pap
test. Take t ime o u t for it. once a
year. C'alt your d o c to r . . . now.

American
Cancer Society

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I. You ma, feel likl' d oing a Imp.

, kip a 11d jump as you go rncrri h- dmn1
tlw s tairs, lint l'C>ll.11 IH' a lot ,a ft'r if
\'Oll a l\\'a\s h o ld th l' handra il and sta 1
(111 t Ill' a lC.rt.
2. \\"he11 \<H I h a\"t to reach for
so11H'tl1i11g. 1ist a ladder rat h n th a n
jll' t am old ch air that \ hamh. \\ 'h at \
lllllt"<'. hl' carl'f11l "hen til ting hack in
"'"i\'tI c hairs a n<l 1w1<r til t hack in
stra ig ht chair~ . Look IJ<'fore ,rn1 si t.
3. Tel cph o11t and t11;1c hi rn cords
, h o11 ld be kept o ut of the \\'a\. ci thl't"
a tta l'h ed to or <'<mc1alcd 11nd~r des ks .
Loo, < cord~ arl' a t ripping hazard that
, h o 11 lcl h e nportcd to ,011r s11pt1Ybor
or offi ce m a nager.
-1. lkware of \'Our fool\\'cart :\ loose
~o lt or sho<' lac e can !JI' th e ca11 ~ e of
a major accid l'n l. a nd <, 111 r11n -do\\'n
hcl' ls can be h a1.a rdnus beca us t the,
thro\\' vo u off h alanc< and plan s traii1
011 ynnr ankl1' \\"hc11 there i' a l1 igh
d!o.:r<1 of ri,k f rom , lippin o.:. \\'ear
wcH>< l..11 o r nolilll' r-sol1d safe(\ , h o es.

.5. l-:! '('P acct'S' clear to ex its , fir<'

,,ca pt'' 'lair' . an<l fi re equipment:
kt '<'Jl ai,1,., and p;1ssagl'\\'a\s clear . .-\1 11';\\' pill lra, h i11 wa, tl' conta int'rs in ' tca d o f lcad11g it to accum lllatP in
c1mwr' o r on tht fl oor.
6. \la kt' ' urc \"Oil <lon 't ca IT\" so
111 am cartons. p;.1c kagcs. a11d lio xcs
t h;1t '11111" ,is io n is blocked. Look
"'he rt: , 1111.rc goin)..( at all timcs.
"i . Folio\\' tlH , afety rnl l's suggl'sted
0 11 tht' , Jogan -po, t! rs in 1o ur plant or
off ice. TIH1\t' i>l'c n pllt thcrl' as a
daih rt'111i11 d er th;\ t saf!'lt/ is cvcrr1 l1od1/s /111sirwss.
8." Do11 't , 1a11cl in fr o nt o f <loors or
opl'n d oo rwa \' llnlcs \"Oil insist o n
IH'i11g gr.1du.1tcd from the school of
ha rd knoc ks.
!J. !'ii< \\'astc material- neath and
,,1ft.h \\'lll'11 \"lrn.rl' th roll gh \\'ith .tlH'm.
~ t ac k how' an d cra!C's so t hat 0 11c
ca n il<' n 111m!d ll' ithollt toppl i11g th e
\\'holt- load . J.:ccp \<Hlr tools 1wat and
in o rdt r.
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IO. Ht111m< amthing 1011 s pill fr:
till' floor i111m('(li;1l!'h - tspecialh 011.
Oi l\ i1111\h-. th< n is 111111< tha n Oil<'
ll'a~ to fall do\\'11 o n t lH' job. Bill if
'ou follo\\' tll(' 1!11 safd v tips. 1011 '11
lw lal..i11 g t1 L'ry ' ttp poss ible 110! to
lw a fa ll g u,.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL XV II No. 33

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

G . P. Batey Appointed ManagerPlant Utilities and Maintenance

G. A. Keller has announced

that Gordon P . Batey has
taken over the pos iti on of
Manager- Plant Utilities
and Maintenance in place
of the retired Fred B.
Curto .

Mr . Batey graduated from

Charleston High School

in Char leston, West Virginia a nd from the Virgin ia

Polytechn ic Ins titute in Blacksburg , Virginia
in 1961 with a BSEE degree .
ter graduation , he accepted a position
at Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond
as an Electrical Design Eng ineer . Gordon ' s
engineering career was interrupted for
a short peri od when he spent two years in
the U. S . Army.
After his 2- year Army tour , he resumed
his career at Reynolds Metals and was
employed there until May , 1966 when he
accepted a position as Manufacturing
Enginee r-Equi pment Development at the
Specialty Control Department here in
Waynesboro . Si nce that time Gordon has
held the posit i ons of Manufacturing Engineer- Processe s for the Communication Control
Devices Department and as Manufacturing
Engineer- Safety and Pollution Control for
t he Data Communicat i on Products Depar tment .
Gordon stated that he feels his nev. pos ition
has a lot of r esponsibility and "d ' .6

.6ome,t/Un.g I'm loo/Ung 6oJtWCVtd :t_o. Ma-l.rt.te.n.a.nee. doe..6 a lot 06 :du:.ng.6 mo.6t pe.ople. don't
/mow abou,t ul'1e..6.6 we. don't do .t.he.m. I'v e.
~1tk.e.d c1.o.6e t o the. opelta.tion 60!t a nwnbe.Jt
tje.aM .60 d' .6 not .6ome.:du:.ng totally new
-<..U me. .
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(Cont'd Page 3, Col. 2)

September 12, 1975

Shift Preference and Shift Option

Forms

Available

The fo rms for Shift Preference and Shift

Option have been received and will be
pl aced in a holder attached to the bottom
of the Job Pos t i ng board s. These forms
will be avai l ab l e on Monday, September
15, 1975 .
The Contract l an~uag e pe rtaining to
Shift Reguest:An emp l oyee wh o desires
a transfer to another shift may so advise
his Forema n in writi ng with a copy to the
Personnel Department . As open ing occurs
in his department on work for which he is
present ly qualified, cons ideration will
be given his reque st along with others
in accord ance wi th his relati ve seniority.
Such tra nsfers, however sha ll not take
precedence ove r the norma l upgrad ing of
qualified l onger serv ice emp loyees . Exceptions to the above may be made in
certain cases by mutual consent. " (Effective 7 wor king days after receipt i n
Empl oyee Re l ations.)
The Loca l Supplement language pertaining
to Shift Option: "An empl oyee may be permitted to retain t he sh if t of his / her
choice (to stay on his /h er present shift)
after all options have expired by notifyi ng
his / her foreman and the Re lations Off ice
in writin g that he / she is willing to bump
the junior Rl on the shift of his/her
choi ce . The employee will bump as far as
seni ority permi ts on the shift of his or
her choice before exerc ising this opti on.
The reques t wou l d become effective 7
working days after receipt in the Relations
Offi ce and must be on record and in effect
prior t o annou ncement of a reduction of
force. "
Each emp loyee should completely understand
the mean ing of each form pri or to fillin g
out and send i ng the form to Emp loyee
Relations. Your foreman will answer any
questions you may have. When you understand
(Cont'd Page 3, Co l . 2)

These People Were Laid Off

Here's How GE Benefits Helped Them

Exempt Job Posting Procedure At Work

:

Being l aid off is an unp l easant experi ence .

And until t he U.S. economy took a nose dive
l ast year, relat i vely few GE employees had
to worry about it. Not so today. Even
t hough GE job security has been better than
many other companies during this recession,
many GE people are, at l east temporar il y ,
out of a job .

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For t hem GE's Income Extension Ai d Plan and

t he Insurance Plan are proving we l come benefits.
"I EA made a.le. the. cU.6 6Vte.nc.e. . When my une.mployme.nt c.ompeJUa.tion Jtan ou,t , a.le. I had
WM I EA . II

That's Mrs . Cleta Bateman of GE's Ports mouth,

Virg inia, plant ta l king . She went on lackof-work when the economic downturn hit the
TV receiver business in 1974. Now returned
to work, she cred its the money she recei ved
from IEA with being a great help.

Donald Hughes is pi ctured at his new job in

ICD as Programming Analyst working for Don
Schlegel . Don is the first exempt employee
who has been processed through the Exempt
Job Posting Procedure . Before mov i ng to
hi s new job on September 1, Don was a Systems
Software En gineer i n DCPD under Art Hyzer.

What i s IEA? It ' s t he GE Plan whi ch provid es

a lai d-off employee 1t1ith a week ' s pay fo r
each year of service. To be eli gible, you
must have two years of se rvice, and then you
can get a min i mum of four week's pay . You
can use it to add on to Unemp l oyment Compensation benefits to bring you r income up to
half pay, save it to use after UC runs out,
or make use of other opti ons .

PJi.oc.edUJte. ,{_J.i a good ide.a. It a..U.owJ.i ex.vnp-t

pe.Monne.l to puMue othVt aJteM w,i;thou,t
90,i.ng thllough a lot 06 11.e.d tape. . The J.iyJ.ite.m
be.60'1.e WM JtathVt .l<.n1,(;ted bec.aUJ.ie. ,the. jobJ.i
that we.11.e avM.e.a.ble. wVten ' t M we.U pubu uze.d . II

The case of Richard Schuler of GE ' s Fort

Wayne pl ant is typical of the way GE's medical
expense coverage is helping emp loyees who
have been on l ack -of-wor k in the economic
downturn.

The new Exempt Job Posting Procedure al lows

employees to nominate themselves for open
exempt posit ions wi thin the Company ; either
here at the Waynesboro Plant or at other
locatio ns .

"I 11.ec.uved my .a.c.k-06-wo11.k notic.e. on MMc.h

7," says Dick Schu ler . "I don ' t know what
I'~ have done w,i;thou,t the. c.ontinLU.ng c.ovVtage
06 the. InJ.iUJtanc.e. Pun. ShoJt,tly a6,tVt going on
.a.c.k-06-wo11.k , I had to have. a c.omple.te. hip
Ji.e.plac.e.me.nt." Dick's med ical expense thus

far has amounted to $4,700, and the re ' s more

to come . He ' s sti ll on crutches . The Pl an
has paid all but S250 of the $4,700 and will
continue to pay the l i on's share of expense.
In addition, since disability began with i n
31 days of layoff, Dick was eli gible for
Week l v Sickness and Accident benefits of
the Insurance Plan. So far , week ly i ncome
benefits of the Plan have paid $2 ,000.
(Cont'd next column)

Stated Don: "I th,i.nk the Ex.empt Job PoJ.iting.-.,.

(~ES~

PEOPLE

WE~~

ont d from Col.

LAID OFF

The Schuler ' s eight-year-old son has faced

two hernia repair operations since Dick's
layoff . Since Dick had more than three
years of service, med ical expense coverage
for his eli gible dependents have also cont inued for up to one yea r of layoff . "That
meaJU the U011 1 J.i J.iitMe 06 OU!t J.i011 1 J.i mec:Uc.a.t
e.x.pe.IU e. WM alJ.i 0 c.o vVte.d ' ,, Di ck exp l a i ns .

.-...

The recession has meant financial hards hi p

for many. And when you're on l ayoff , the
only real so lu tion i s a return to work. But
'it i s at least reassuring to kn ow that in t i me
of need GE has good benefi t pl ans that are
t here to help out .

Elephant Pools Save On Gas

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benefit

~~S '
THE PENSION PLAN

What happens to an employee's pension if he

or she dies before retirement?
The empl oyee ' s s urvivine sp ouse will automatically receive a benef it for life i f the
employee di es be f or e r et irement but a f ter
age 50 wit h 15 or more year s of credited
s erv i ce or after a ge 60 . The bene f i t payable
fo r life to the employee ' s spouse will be
50% o f the pension whic h would have been
payable t o the employee .
If the employee ' s death occ ~rs before age
62 , tje opt i onal retirement r e duct i on fact or
of ~~ for each month the employ e e ' s death
precedes the month following attainme nt of
age 62 wi ll be us ed . ShouJd the employe e
di e befor e a ge 60 , however , the r eduction
will not excee d the 12% appli c able at age

60 .
To be e lig i ble fo r thi s benefit a sur viving
spouse mu st be t he employee ' s spou:e at t he
time o f his/her death and must have been
mar ried to the employee fo r at least one year
befo r e his/her death .

It ' s true, el ephants would be much cheaper

to ride to work than an automobil e and
probably a lot safer. If you can overlook
the disadvantages (such as trying to locate
a parking space to accommodate it's size or
the problem of keepin g i t parked for eight
hours once you ' ve fou nd the space) you may
agree that elephants do have an adva ntage
over cars since the cost of fuel is "peanuts"
as compared to gaso l ine.
But since many of us aren ' t fortunate(?)
enou gh to own an el ephant we're just going
to have to settl e for t he more expensive
fo rm of transportat ion. Even so, we don't
have to make it harder on ourselves by
spending twice as much for gas when we could
be spending half--or a th ird--or even a
fourth.
,.I.tie many reasons v1hy we should form carpool s
ve all been stated before; but we al l know
Lnat the bi g rea son is that we can save on
gas . So what's the excuse for your st ill
holdin g out ? Why not form a carpoo l tod ay
and save yourself some money. The cost may
not be "peanuts " but it will be a lot cheaper.

~RDQ~

p B~TEY
I

ontfrom age 1, Col. 1)

Gordon re sides at Rt . 5, Staunton with his

wife , Betty Jo , and 2 children, ~ichael - age
8 , and Joanna- age l~ years . He i s a Regis t ered Pr ofessional Eng ineer with the state
o f Virg inia and i s President of the Blue
Ridge Industr i al Safety Assoc i ation . His
hobbies are gardeninc; , h un t~n g , f i s hjng and
mot or cycle r iding .

r~o~~TaPflr~~~~~cf, ~~. ~~I FT OPTION

it, then f il l out the form avai l ab l e at the
job posting board. Have your foreman
ini tial or sign the form and then you drop
the form into the job posting box. Relations
will pi ck these forms up t he same time as
the job postin g ones are picked up . The
forms will be stamped for date rece i ved i n
Employee Relat i ons and f iled for future
considerat i on.

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11NN0 ()NC EM EN l
BRCC OFFERS ELECTRONIC TESTING COURSE
The Blue Ridge Community College is offering
for the Fall Semester a beginning course in
Basic Electronics. Elec 10 - Electronic
Testing is being offered Mondays and
Wedne.sdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. which
gives 2nd and 3rd shift employees an opportun~
ity to take the course.
The College will hold registration for classes
on the following dates:
Wednesday-Thursday, September 24-25--8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 26 -- 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, September 29 - October 2--8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Employees who are interested in taking Elec 10
should fill out and return the IDP forms as
soon as possible. Form can be picked up in
Bill Perry's office in Relations.
LITTLE GIANTS BOOSTERS CLUB MEETING
A meeting of the Little Giants Boosters
Club is set for September 15 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the Waynesboro
High School Cafeteria and is open to all
who are interested in athletics at Waynesboro High School.
THANK ,YOU NOTE
Jean and Ken Kent would like to thank all of
their friends at GE for the flowers, food,
visits, cards, thoughts and prayers during
the loss of Jean's mother, Mrs. Nannie B.
Holbert.

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
Plain Arithmetic

Up until the early '50s, we had a surplus of

oil. There was less demand, fewer people,
and although the Congress had been made
aware of the long-range energy problems as
far back as 1950, the average American--you
and !--never gave it a thought. Moreover,
Congress never really acted to solve the
problem.
It was at this time that we started to
import oil from the Middle East at a cost
of around $1 per barrel. In recent years
the Organization of Petroleum. Exporting
Countries (OPEC) has raised the price to
about $11 per barrel, and has held it high
ever since. (This is the main reason your
electric bill is so exorbitant.) The gap
between what we can produce here in the
United States and the amount we need to
meet our neeas is growing. Today we
import nearly seven million barrels of
oil a day.
~
The 1972 oil embargo caused something like
a $20 billion drop in our gross national
product. There was an increase of 500,000
unemployed and an increase of 3.2 percent
in consumer prices. All of this contributed
to the economic recession we are now in. If
we continue to import more and more oil and
do not look to other alternatives for generating power, we will be faced with the very
real possibility of another oil embargo
sometime in the future. Another such embargo
could completely cripple our economy.

Jean & Ken Kent

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no later than 4:30, Monday preceding publication
d<.tc. Ads must r:ot e~ceC!d spaces provided, and only one ad tt~ m.ty be
subll'i t tcd per week per er.ip 1oyf:e.
The NEWS wfl 1 not accept ads over the
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are in no way connected with any busir.ess venture.

s!GriAiuRE

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No . 34

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Sixth District Congrcssn1an

M. Caldwell Butler Visits Plant

...

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. ,... .

. M. Cal.dwell BlltleJt .{}.) give.n a :toWt 06

oWt {ia~e.J.i by Ge.neJtal. Mana.g eJt W. F.
10..nd:t ( {inon:t l e.6:t); (2nd now, l ;to n) A. K.
HyzeJt and C. A. Fond . W,{,t)i ;the. Congne.J.i~man
.{}.) ~in. W.c.hae.l (ba.c.kgnou.nd) , a. ~:ta6 6
CLM .{}.) ;tan;t.

This week 6th Di strict Congressman M.

Caldwell But ler visited the Waynesboro
Plant. Rep . But l er was in the area to
spea k before the Blue Ridge Chapter of the
American Socie ty for Quality Contro l.
Wh il e here, Rep. Butler lun ched with
General Manager Warren F. Ki ndt and other
managers before rece i ving a tour of the
plant. During the tour, Mr . Butler stopped
and talked with severa l employees and later
met with Union offici al s.
The Congressman di sc ussed various topics
while here such as unemployment , the dereg ul ation of natural gas, the prospects of collective bargaining for federa l emp l oyees, and
particularly, education and his vote last
~ek to override Pres ident Fo rd's veto of a
. 5 billi on education appropriation.
Traveling with Rep . But l er is one of his
staff ass i stan ts , Mr . Mi chae l Irvine , a
1975 graduate of VP I and native of Buena
Vista .

September 19, 1975

David A. M iller Appointed

Manager-NCO User Sales
David A. Miller has been
appo i nted Manager- Numeric al
Cont r ol User Sale s as announced by R. W. Breihan ,
Manager Nill:lerical Contr ol
Sales- Domestic and Offshore ,
Industrial Control Department . Dave will be responsible for Numerical Control
User sales , Training and
Renewal Parts .
Dave received hi s BSEE from the Unive rsity
of Dayton , Dayton , Ohio i n 1962 and s tarte d
his GE career with I &SE tra ining assignment
in Waynesboro , Vir ginia . From there he
moved to Cincinnati I&SE and spent four
years installing Numeric al Controls in the
major Machine Tool Bui lder s plants . In
addition to the NC equipment, he was involved with a hot strip mill automation project
which included the installat i on of a process
computer .
In Janua~y 1967 Dave returned to Waynesboro
as a Product Planner . In October
1967 he was appo intee Sales Spec ialistturning machines .
Dave resides at Route 1 , Waynesboro , with
his wife Mary and childr en .

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IN MEMORIAM
Local ma nagement wou l d
like to extend its
sympathy to the local
union on the loss of one
of its nat io na l officers,
Mr. James J. Matles,
Secreta ry-Treas urer, who
passed away th i s week .
Mr. Matles was a founder
of the UE and a na t i onal
officer for 37 years .

"Trebels" Chapter of
Brothers of the Brush Formed

Rep . 8u..tteA 1.itop1.i dU/l.,{_ng the .touJt to 1.ihak.e

hand6 and c.ha,t wah J.ieveAal. of, the.. e..mploye..e..J.i .
HeAe he ~ 1.ihown c.ha,U,i_n9 u:dh Bonl'Ue WfU_ght,
PoweA Regu..la,Uon. a1.i C. A. FGJtd, Managett - CVO

loof<.J.i on .
The. ha,{,Jr.tj g11.ou.p 06 c.haJr.ctc..te.M p,i.c..tuJr.e.d above
Me. (l to 11.) GeA.m 011.n.d0Jt66 , Ted Hal.UJ.ic.hak.,

Be b Wau.g h, Ro n.d.d B!r.ady, J e.AAIJ Bab11.a1., G,i.no

1\ion..ten 1U!lJr.o , GaJr.y Co66e.y, He..nAIJ Hou.J.iek.n.e.c.h.t,
and Ronad Low. No.t 1.ihow11 wa1.i Bob
McCJr.ac.k.e.n..

The Trebels Chapbe r of t he Fall Foliage

Festival ' s Brothers of t he Brus h was formed
in the TermiNet QC area recently. (For those
who do not watch the "Star Trek" re- runs on
TV, Trebe l s are li tt l e ha i ry creatures.)

A:ter. :the. towr. , M11. . Bu.tle..Jt mee...t.1.i and :t.a.Rli

wJ.;U: .6 C'.veMU:. Un,i.cn 06 6,(,ual.J.i toJr. a bfr.,(_e.;)
.umz. Abo1.:e. , he ,{_J.i 1.ihown tal.fU.ng w-0th UE
PJUU"dc.nt l),(Jr.g.(n.La Aduz,1 aJ.i c. /... FOJr.d {l)
crnd (I' . F. K,i.n.d.t took on .

The Trebels will be cha l l enging the other

Brothers of the Brush Chapters in areas
such as a Tug-of-War ac r oss Sout h Ri ver ,
parti cipating in various Promenades and
caravans, and escorti ng the Fa ll Fol iage
Fest i val First La dy candi dates .
Ji~
to ~-

Bod kin , Br othe r s of the Brush coo rdi~ a

at GE, stated that " .to a1.:o,i.d bung

hc:r.U:.e.d be 6oJr.e. ,t:he. KangaJr.o o Kcu:tt btj .the.

Ke.y1.iton.e. Kop!.i , tjOtt me11 had be..t.teA 9Jr.ow 1.iome.
6awt.t ha,{,Jr. arid Jo.<.11 a BJr.othe.v.i o6 the BJr.UJ.i h
Chap.teA , or. 9 e;t a ' Smootlue. ' bu;t.ton wh,i.c.h
a.t.low1.i lfC'lt to corivt.<.nu.e :t.o 1.iliow. The KangMoo
Kotutt will be ,i.11 1.ie...~1.i,i.or;. .tlUJ.i FJr,{.day at 7 : 00 p . m.
J.iO :t.ho1.i e gwj!.i w.i;thcu.t bu;tto111.i had be..:tteA wa.tc.h
Ott.t . "

Brothe rs of t he Br ush Chapters and Kanga r oo

Kourts are all oart of the f un acti vit i es
sl ated fo r this.year's annual Waynesboro
Fall Foliage Festival , October 2-12, Ji m
added .
In t he p.<.GtuJl.e abov e, Bcb BeNW.ng, Manage.:r.Re.lay1.i , .tak.e.1.i M.tc. Bu.tleA 011 a touJr. .thJwu.gh
the.. Rehy1.i Room and e..xp..a,(.nJ.i .the. opeAa,;t,lon
.to .the CongJr.e..J.iJ.im~n .

If you are interested in starting a Brush

Chapte r i n your area , ca ll Jim Bod kin Ext .
1246 , f or detai l s .

c7 /

Set To Get Underway Next Week

G I VE

/1c.; 7 C

Football Craze

UNITED WAY
GOAL SET FOR $57,500
~Waynesboro GE United Way

/C/

To kick off the football season, your cafeteria

will have another Specia l Lunch on Friday,
September 26, 1975.
Al though not as exotic as a Luau, the cafeteria will, nonetheless, have a fine menu
planned for the day. The menu wi l l include
Steamship Round of Beef, Baked Potato, Corn
Pudding, Ro l l & Butter, and a beverage for
$1.50, tax included .
As before, the cafeteria wi ll be decorated
in the style of the theme and al l the
cafeteri a emp loyees will dress as players,
referees and cheerleaders.
Cafeteria Manager Ron Orndorff stated that,
"We hope to have Mme '->peua.l a.t:tJw.ctioM
:t.o eYlteJr):.a,{.rt you. bu.:t. the '-> pee-tac.ul.o.A ha.l6Ume activ-0ty will be oUJt. del,tuow.i lurtc.h ."

Every year the Waynesboro GE Plant

proves its interest in the Un ited
Way Fund by not only reaching its
goal , but also by surpassing it.
This year we hope to do the same
as the goal we must make i s set
for $57,500 .
This year t he Waynesboro GE Company
has displayed even greater interest
and concern for the United Way Fund
Drive as is ev i dent by the participation of several GE employees on
the Board of the Waynesboro - East
Augusta United Way Campaign.
Members of the board from the
Waynesboro GE Plant include (seated,
1 to r) Pat Thompson, Recording
Secretary; Bob Berrang, Industrial
Chairman; Phyllis Pendergraft,
President; and Marv Stoner, General
Chairman. Al so , several of Mr .
Berrang's committee membe rs for the
Industrial Division are GE employees .
They include John Larew (standing,
2nd from left), Bob Hughson (2nd
from ri ght), a nd Jo hn Witry (far
ri ght). Also pictured are Bill
Perry, UW coordinator for the
Waynesboro GE operations and Reginia
Wi l son, assis ta nt coordinator.
gill Perry had this to say about
this year ' s campaign : "B eg,{.rtrt,{.rtg
rt e xt we ek I w,{.ll be talk,{.rtg Urt,{.:f:.ed

(Cont'd next co l umn)

The Steamship rounds wil l be carved to

order by the Manager and Executive Chef
Fred Lord who served us that Spec i al
Hawa i ian Luau over a month ago. This meal
wi l l be served on both cafeteria lines to
give faster service to employees. The
meal will be offered to both 1st and 2nd
sh ift employees at the Main Plant. As
usual, a li mi ted menu of soup and sandwiches will also be offered for those who
prefer a lighter mea l . The Blue Ridge
Dining Room will be closed on Frtday,
September 26.
NOTE:
One of the extra added features of the
specia l Football Day lunch wil l be a chance
to win two tickets to a Redskins home game.
You can be eligible for the drawing if you
buy the special l unch next Friday, September
26. Coupon tickets will be given to those
~ho buy t he specia l lunch .
Keep one of the coupon tickets and deposit
the st ub in the container provided in the
cafeteria. A drawing wi l l be he l d on
Monday , September 29, 1975. The lucky
winning number will be posted in the cafeteria. It would be helpful to put your
name on the ticket stub that you depos i t.

(Cont ' d from Col . 1)

Way ne.e.d.6 wUh ill :the. employe.e.J.>.
The. Wayne.J.>boho-EaJ.>t AugU-6..ta. Unlte.d
Way goal 6oh 1976 -06 $240,438 wh.i..c.h
-06 :to '->up poht 15 ag e.ncie.J.> Th-06 -06
a b~g c.ha..Uenge. 6oh e.ve.hyone., howe.ve.h,
I 6e.el -OUhe. il c.an be. done. Mpe.cia..Uy
~6 Ge.ne.ha.R.. Ele.~c. employe.e.J.> come.
thhough wilh :thUh .tihMe. 06 ple.dge.J.>
M the.y have. alway.ti done ~n :the. pMt. 11

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
25 YEARS

PENSION PLAN

J. M. Stoner

What is the Survivorship Option?

The Survivorship Option for death after
retirement is an optional plan whereby,
when you retire, you may elect to receive
a reduced pension so that if you die at any
time after retirement, a benefit equal to
50% of your reduced pension would be paid
for life to your surviving spouse. The
same thing holds true for employees over
50 on disability retirements. You can make
this election at any time up to the date
of your retirement.

How much is the reduced pension?

Your reduced pension would be equal to 9~
of the pension otherwise payable to you,
provided the difference in age between you
an.d your spouse is 2 years or less. If
your spouse is younger than you, this 9~
factor is decreased by ~ for each full
year of age difference in excess of 2 years.
If your spouse is older than you, the 9~
factor is increased by ~ up to a maximum
of 100%.
The reduction takes effect at retirement
but not before age 50 for disability retirements. To be eligible for this option you
and your spouse must be married at the time
of your retirement and have been married for
at least one year before your retirement.

20 YEARS
A. s. Barnett
L. D. Bashlor
R. F. Campbell
v. M. Cook
J. L. Dean
F. A. Demastus
B. E. Diehl
E. c. Ellinger
P. K. Fox
w. R. Gallaher
R. D. Harris
J. B. Harvey
c. A. Hite
D. H. Lutton
E. N. Monger
E. F. Morris
M. M. Saufley
B. J. Stiegel
J. F. Via

15 YEARS
J.
G.
R.
N.

R.
R.
L.
R.

Armentrout
Hawke
Hewitt
Hiner

10 YEARS
B.
A.
T.
F.
F.
J.
R.
K.
R.
D.
M.
L.
H.

L. Alexander
K. Argenbright
E. Bradley
c. Brown
A. Casey
w. Comer
J. Culver
E. Dalton
s. Foltz
M. Morris
J. Ouellette
T. Palmer
A. Price
c. A. Richmond
o. D. Saunders
s. c. Smith
A. B. Sorrell
B. K. Turner
H. B. Wallace ~

5 YEARS
T. B. Goodall
E. A. Grober
L. w. Lunsford

Look For Helpful Changes

On Check Stubs

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FOR SALE
3 SPEED BIKE--20 11 --942-4450
EARLY AMERICAN ROCKER &TABLES--942-6512
:SIEGLER HEATER--with 5 gal tank--886-6781
F-70
TIRES--4-14 in--942-9574
1
73 PLYMOUTH DUSTER 340--885-6859
1

75 PLEASUREMATE CAMPER--pop-up hardtop--4429200

RIDE WANTED

FROM 625 RIFE ROAD TO GE--lst shift--Xl535

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Beginning with today's check, some changes

have been made on employee check stubs which
give employees an up-to-date account of earnings, tax withheld, and eligible vacation
days.
Right under the General Electric logo, three
columns have been added giving the year-todate gross earnings, year-to-date federal
wage tax, and year-to-date FICA. Another
column has also been added giving the
employee's number of vacation days remain~
ing, the number of days for which he/she
has been paid, and the daily average.
Leo Huntley, Specialist-Personnel Accounting stated that he feels that these changes
will be quite beneficial to the employee.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VOL. XV I I No. 35

A Message From Bill Perry, United Way Coordinator

OveJt the yeo.Ju.:, in whic.h 1 have been c.ooJr..dinatoJr..
06 the WayneoboJr..o Plant United Way Fund V~ve.,
1 have. been e.xt!teme,ly ple.Me.d with the way t he.
employe.eo Jr..eopond to the. nee.do 06 the. United
Way age.nuu tMough th~ c.ontinue.d c.on..:t!UbutionJ.i
WayneoboJr..o GE employe.eo have. alway~ c.ome. tMough .
We. have alway~ m<1..t and e.x.c.e.e.ded oM 6~ ~ hMe.
goal . T~ 6au makeo me. pMud to be. c.ooJr..dinatoJr..
6oJr.. the. Fund Vhive. ye.AA ante.Jr.. ye.AA.
And

d'~

not only tMough the. United Way Fund

we. ~e.e. t~ gJr..e.at Jr..eopoMe. and -0how
60Jr.. OM 6e.llow Utiz e.M , but We. ru 0
in all otheJt c.ommunity ~ Vtvic.e. pJr..oj e.w
we. unde.Jr..take.. T~ ye.AA, upe.Ually, t~ c.onc.Vtn by GE employe.eo 6oJr.. the. United Way ~ quite.
evide.n.t in the 6au that tMe.e. Waynu boJr..o GE
employe.u hold high-Mnking o6Qic.eo on the.
Waynu bOJr..o- EMt Aug~ta County United Way Bo Md
and by the. 6aU that the. Cha.A.Junan 06 the. United
Way TndM~ Viv~ion ~ wo a GE employee. .
V~ve. that
0 6 C.O nc.Vtn
wdneo~ d

Bi l l Perry answe rs questions asked by Bob

Missman, Al ma Sorrel l and Frank Gum (1) before
starting another Un i ted Way Campa i gn meeti ng
this week.

I 6e.e,l that the. employe.u heJte. at GE believe. in the. Unde.d Way be.c.aMe. the.y know d wMR.-6 . We. Me.
to ill woJr..king~ e.veJty day, tMough the. e.66ow 06 the. Bloodmobile., oM c.hild c.Me. c.e.n.te.M,
the. Me.n.tal Health ~~o~on, the. Salvation AJt.my and many moJr..e.. We. at GE know we c.an ' t a66oJr..d to
,f.o~e. any ofi theoe. age.nuu 6M the.y Me. a vital pMt 06 oM c.ommunity, peJtfioJr.mlng many ne.c.eo~My
6unUioM .
wdnu~u

That ~ why, ye.AA a6te.Jr.. ye.AA, we. me.et and e.x.c.e.e.d OM F~ ShMe. goal 06 the. Unde.d Way Fund . T~
ye.AA we. Me. hope.6ul that we. W-LU do the. ~ame.. In the. 26 total meeting~ 1 c.onduue.d in the. Main Plant
and TMne.Jr.. Complex. t~ we.e.k, 1 ob~e.Jr..ve.d the. Jr..e.a~OM 6Jr..om the. employe.u . Eve.Jr..yone. WM te.n;t.cr.;t.{,ve.
and ~hawed c.oMide.Jr..able. inte.Jr..ut and 1 fie.e,l that the GE employe.eo will Jr..e.ally bac.k t~ pMgJr..am t~
ye.AA . 1 fie.e,l that WaynubOJr..o GE employe.u W-LU c.ome tMough onc.e. again and that we. will be. having
e.ve.n moJr..e employe.eo pMticA_pating than eve.Jr.. be.6oJr..e.
T~ we.e.k, appointed ~ouc.doM will be. going Mound .to employe.eo Mking 6M a F~ ShMe. c.o~bu
:t.ion .to .the. United Way. 1 Mge. all 06 you who have. not c.o~bute.d in the. pMt to ple.Me. Jr..e.c.oMide.Jr..
and do .oo t~ ye.AA . FM thMe. who have. c.o~bute.d in the. pMt, 1 am Mking you to Jr..e.vie.w yoM
c.o~bution and c.oMide.Jr.. making an inc.Jr..e.M e. t~ ye.AA .

Ye
United Way F~ ShMe. pledge. ~ 6oJr.. a woJr..thy c.aMe. and whe.n you c.oMide.Jr.. that .oome.day, you, too ,
may ~ave. to c.all on a United Way age.nc.y to le.nd a he.lp~ng hand, you will Jr..e.alize. jMt how impohtant
yoM c.o~bution he.ally~.

Give. yoM

F~

ShMe. today .

It '~

woJr..th e.ve.Jr..y do.llah.

W illiam H. Ne lson Receives

MMP Graduating Certificate

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
Alternatives to Oil and Gas -

COAL

The Unit e d States and the world are

running out of oil a nd natural gas . Where
do we look for er.ergy to accommodate our
needs?
We have l arge coal reserves . However,
estimates are t hat they , too , would soon
run out if we depend onl y on coa l . But
t hese reserves a r e an i mportant resource
we can use at once and we must..

William H. Nelson (left ) received his Manufacturing Management Program graduat ing
certificate from D. L. Cought r y, ManagerManufacturing , Data Communication Products
Department, culminating two years of
training on this Pr ogram .
Mr . Nelson , a nat ive of Cold Spring Harbor ,
New York (Long Island), received hi s B. S.
Degree in Cerami c Engine ering f r om Alfred
Univers i ty, Alfred , New York in 1973 . He
joined the General Electri c Company as an
MMP trainee with the Trans it Systems Pr oducts
Department at Erie, Pennsylvania . nis next
assigrunent was in the Diesel Engi ne Rebuild
Operation i n Grove City , Pennsylvania . Bill
then moved to Schenectady on the Progr am
where he had ass i gnments with the AC Motor
and Gener ator Department a nd the Large St eam
Turbi ne Generator Department .
Upon graduation , 3ill accepted a position
with DCPJ as l1anufacturing Engineer- Relays
and repo:-ted to Waynesboro on June 30 , 1975 .
The Nelsons , Bill and Wendy , reside at 205
Bookerdale Road . Bill is working towards
his MBA by attending evening classe s at
Madison College, Harrisonbur g , Virginia .

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SWAP SHOP

Back in 1940, 50 percent of our energy

needs were met by coal . In 1974 the figure
droppe d to about 17 percent . However , coal
cannot me et all of our fores eeable needs .
Reasons :
Costs will rise rapidly ;
- Strip mi n ing regulations are stiff and
wi ll slow down mining ;
- Much of our coal is of a hi gh sulphur
content;
- Envi ronmental pr otection regulations
have had their i mpact ;
- We have ser i ous t ransportat i on pr oblems ;
- Labor costs a r e extremely h i gh ;
And , we have serious labor problems .
In fact , the need to find miners is of key
importance . There are few young people today
who want to pursue coal mi ning as a career .
It just isn ' t a tt ractive to them . ~heir coalminer fathers have discourag ed them f r om
following in the ir footsteps . They know the
health hazards , the da ngers and the problems .
Therefore, they have influenc ed them to seek
greener pastures because , like most parents ,
they want a better life for their chil dren .
So finding coal miners to employ is a serious
r oa dblock to stepped- up coal p rod uction .

NE XT: ALTERNATIV ES TO OIL AND GAS - COAL

GAS IFICAT ION AND LIQUEFACTION

FOR SALE
ANTIQUE
LOVE SEAT AND ROCKER--943- 9936
1
71 SUPER BEETLE--$1395-- Ext . 1330
GE PORTABLE DISHWASHER-- 942- 4023
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The United Way . ..

THE FAIR SHARE WAY TO HELP TH OS E IN NEED

~ i ZL / 7) Electronic Grads of Danville Tech

ANNOUNCEMENT

UNITE!
ASSOCIATION TO HOLD MEETING

~RET IREE S

The Genera l Electri c Ret i rees Associ ation

will hold a meeting at Perkins Pancake
House on Wednesday, October 1 at 11 : 30 a.m.
All retired employees of General El ectric,
it ' s affiliates and subsidiaries are urged
to attend.
THANK YOU NOTE
Wa l ter and Frances Carter wou l d li ke to
express their thanks for everyone ' s kindness and thoughtfu l ness during their recent
loss of a loved one. The money that was
col~ected and given to them by their friends
will be donated to the Nati ona l Foundation
for Infectious Di seases Clini c, Medical
College of Virg inia Hospi tal.

Ed Tutwi ler, Technical Writer, has annou nced

that there will be a Homecomi ng Reunion of
all Electrical/E lectronic and Rad i o Television
Electronic Graduates from Danvi l l e Technical
Institute and Danville Community College on
Saturday, October 25. The reunion is for
all Electronic Graduates of Da nville Tech as
far back as the school 1 s records will go .
Ed also stated that he needs he l p in obtaining
recent addresses of some Danville Tech graduates. Anyone knowing of an El ectronic Graduate
of DTI and DCC may contact Ed on Ext . 1751 so
that these people may receive their announcements and registration forms. Deadline date
for reg i stration is October 1. All information
is needed by th is time in order to make firm
reservations.

Walter J. Carter
LAST DIGINET 1600 SHIPPED
CORRECTIONS
The NEWS would like to make a correction in
last week's listing of Service Pins Awarded
........, the Month of September. J. W. Comer
~ . ~ R. J. Cu l ber shou l d have been li sted
under the 15 YEARS category instead of
10 YEARS
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In the September 12 issue of the NEWS, it

was stated that the Blue Ridge Communi ty
College is offering a course in Basic
El ectronics - Elec 10 - on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 11:00 a .m. to 1:50 p. m.
The article shou l d have read Mondays
and Fridays
The course bega n today
but any second shift emp loyees who wish
to register for the course may enroll at
Monday's class .
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A minimum of 10 to 15 students are needed

in order to continue the course . Employees
interested in taking Elec 10 should fill
out and return their IDP forms as soon as
possible.
CAFETERIA EXPERIENCES TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION
tvl-'riott regrets the i nconvenience to
l . 1oyees of the breakdown of the cafeteria
dishwasher this week. Ma in tenance is waiting for a part for the machine and they
should have the machine back in serv i ce
soon. In the meantime, paper serivce must
be used by employees .

This Monday was the last shipment of the

data concentrator, the Di giNet 1600 . The
DigiNet 1600 was shipped to ISBE in Texas
and is t he largest Di gi Net of all the ONO
products .
Th i s essentially closes out the DigiNet
line with a few small orders of other
DigiNet products left to be filled by t he
end of t his year .
Pictured above are the rema ining Assembly

&Tes t crew who finished up t his las t

unit . They are, standing (l to r) : Fred

Demasc us, Sharon Collins, Mary Wilson,
Louise Cline, Dot Rowzie and Don Lazzo.
Kneeling (l to r); Brenda Tankesley,
Carolyn Sh ifflett, Vivian Dea n and Janice
Moyer.

From
Japan:
Sony . . .
From West G~rmany : Siemens .. .
From the Netherlands: Philips .. .
those compa.nies are just some of the
heavy-weight competition GE-a nd
Amer:ican industry- must face in the
worldwide scramble for customers.
And it's hard enough to compete
with those industrial powerhouses without any
new handicaps.
Last year, 36,500 GE employees, and about
43,800 additional workers from firms engaged
in supporting activities for GE had jobs beca use of GE exports. And m illions of other
Americans owe their jobs to exports. In fact,
exports were the one source of increased employment in the U. S. during the recession. This
cou ntry would have had three-quarters of a
mi llion more people out of jobs last winter if
we had not had a big increa se in exports!
But those jo bs are fa r from secure. Other
countries understand how important fore ign
trade is in the creation of jobs. That's why they

BODY LANGUAGE OBSERVED

Some willing h ands, a few sober

h<'ads, and hearts that are in the right

place can do more for peace than all
I h e arms in t he world.

provide favorable forms of

tax treatment and other
support for their export industries. This gives them a
competitive adva ntage over
companies.
Th at advantage cou ld become overwhelming
if Congress increases the taxation of our overseas subsidiaries and repeals export incentives.
Those actions- supposedly taken to protect
U.S. jobs- will make 'it harder for American
business to compete oversea s. And jobs in this
country, incl ud ing GE jobs, will be lost not
saved.
Why? Beca use overseas affilia tes provide the
distrib ut ion chan nels, serv ice, and business
contacts for a large share of export orders. And
export incen tives have helped increase our
overseas sa les significantly.
As U.S. companies compete in world-wid e
markets, every cost factor- in clud ing tax costs
- is important and could make the difference
between orders- and jobs- won or lost.
Now is the t ime to encourage American
business to compe te harder; not to make it
harder for American business to compete.

v.s.

The main object of relig ion is

not to p;et a man into heaven, but
to get heaven into him.
- Thomas Hardy

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 36

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

October 3, 1975

The Turner Complex In Operation

The. c.o-e.clUoM 601t .th,U, we.e.k'.6 .6pe.ua..l .W.6u.e. on
.the. Tu.Jtne.Jt Complex. Me. J-Un Edling, Manage.Jr.,
ManuJta.c..:tuJUng Eng.{.ne.e.Jt,Ut9 -P!Un.te.d Boa.ltd; Mike
Mc.Gowan, Manag e.Jt, Manu. 6ac..tu.Jting Eng.{.ne.e.!UngTu.Jtne.Jt Complex.; John Uc.he.lbe.Jtge.Jt, ~~anu.6ac..twUn.g
Engine.e.Jt-Mag Tape.; AUe;i Sc.hwa.Jt.tzbe/tg
Manu.6ac..tu.Jting Eng.{.ne.e.Jt-P!Un.te.d Boa.ltd.

In the Apr il issue, we covered the se veral

products wh i ch were ma nufactured in Turner
#1 and noted that the Pri nted Circuit Board
Assembly operations wou ld soon move into
the newly opened Turner #2.
Since that time severa l changes have taken
~a ce:

- Wire Harness and Accessories has expanded

i n Turner # l,
- The Magnetic Tape Accessory has begun production,

characters per line but can be equ ipped with

the option of printing 132 characters per
line by decreasing the width of each charac ter and space .
Two other major options are the Magneti c
Tape accessory and the Termina l Control l er.
The Magnetic Tape Accessory expands the
capability of t he printer by provi di ng a
way to record programs and data on magnetic
tape.
As many as eight printers can be t ied to
one Termi nal Controller wh i ch can be
i nternally programmed to perform functions
such as i nventory control, billing systems,
etc.

....

- Repair and Return has moved to Turner #2,

- Termi nal Controller has begun production,
The Printed Circuit Board Assembly area
has moved in to Turner #2,
- The Termi Net 340 is in the initial start- up
phase, and
- ONO is in the process of phas ing out.
This issue will attempt to give you a gu ided
tour of the Turner Complex in terms of the
many acti vities involved in assemb li ng a
TermiNet 30.

WHAT IS THE TERMINET 30?

~e TermiNet 30 is a ma trix type printer

which i s capable of printi ng at 30 characters

per second. The standard printer prints 80
(Cont'd next column)

The TermiNet 30 sporting the Magnet ic Tape

Accessory bridging the t op cover. With the
front pedestal cover removed, the Terminal
Controller is exposed on the le ft and the
printer's standard electroni cs package
f ills the right side of the pedestal .

Pictured (without its pedesta l fro nt cover)

i s the f ul ly l oaded TermiNet 30 wi th the
Magneti c Tape Accessory on top. The TermiNet
Control l er fill s the l eft side of the pedestal
and the printer's standard electroni cs package
is located on the right side of the pedestal.
These two new accessories allows a customer to
bui ld a system uniquel y designed to f ill hi s
needs.

BUILDING 130 REQUIRES TEAMWORK

Building this fully equipped TermiNet 30
requires the teamwork of over 300 people in
the Turner Complex and uses better than 3000
parts and assemblies.

Pa ge Kit e operates t he pr ogr am l oading

equ ipment i n t he Termi nal Controller a rea.

Making the first of many tests on the Mag .

Tape transport is Betty Raines .

The facility for production of the TermiNet

Controller is presently l ocated in the rear
of Turner #2 and is not yet in full scale
production but several units have been sold
in recent weeks and hopes are high that sales
will i ncrease steadil y . This option can be
sold with all TermiNet printers and coul~
well play a very i mportant roll in Waynl Jro
General Electri c's future, since it can
provide many of the same functions as a mini
computer.
The TermiNe t 30 assembly area located in
Turner #1 has a wide var ie ty of different
jobs, many whic h are shown in the photos
below and on t he following page as the
printer takes form.

Mar jorie Jenkins installs a transport t o

the ma i n fr ame of t he Mag Tape.

Bu ildi ng, inpsecting and test ing the Magnetic

Tape Accessory presently takes the efforts
of five people in Turner #1. Since the first
unit was made in May, over 100 un its have been
built and shipped. The present design was
created specifically for the TermiNet 30
and is competitive with the best Magnetic
Tape units on the market.

Logat h a Furrow a ss2mbles the very c rit ica l

dot matrix pri nt head .

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The cables come from Wire Harness where

Frances Eaves prepares the cable on the Eubanks
cutting and stripping machine .

10

Since keeping track of 150 d i fferent part s

can be pretty tricky, the Logic boards (and
all others) are g iven a final overcheck by
Lorraine Mayes , Donna Henderson and Sandra
Bulle .

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The TVFB assemblies will be g iven a func tional test by Dave Kendi g on the Universal
Analog Tester .

In the Wire Harness area Sharon Sexton

completes a harness for the Termi Net 30 .
Her board i s a combination drawing and
work fixture to assure correct lengths and
component locations .

13

Robert Hunter crimps termina~s on wires

of a '=1ermiNet 30 transformer .

14

Switch and plug assemblies are built

by Joan Troxell and Hazel Clark .

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Back again t o the Pri nted Circuit

assembl y area the transformer , motherboard ,
Logic board and the other boards and cables
are all put together by Helen Carter to
make the TermiNet 30 electronic package .

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Ken Dillon and Mary Coffey perform Toll

Gate inspection while Connie Dean and Lois
Hanger prepare unit s f or shipment .

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The electronic package is then delivered

to the TermiNet 30 final assembly ar ea for
installation into the pedestal by Judy Worley .
She then installs the main mechanical assembly
on top of the pedestal and sends it to test .

After all the parts have come together to

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make a properly wor k ing TermiNet 30 , Jim
Woodson packs it for shi pment in it s spec i ai~y
designed shipping carton .

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Lee Richardson performs fi nal test before

sending the completed unit to Toll Gate
inspec tion .

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
' 74 PONTIAC--23000 mi les--Ext. 1125
WANTED
PLOW FOR PANZER 1007 TRACTOR--337- 1547

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The Repair & Return facility is uniquely

equipped to service all TermiNet pr oducts
and accessories . This area provides t he
service necessary to r epair customers ' units
after the s ales are made . Here Reba Dudley
makes repairs on a TermiNet 30 .

SOME S&SP REGISTRATION FORMS STILL OUT

Fifty employees here at the Waynesboro GE P~ t
have not turned in their S&SP Reg i stration
ms
for the 1972 Holding Peri od. It i s very impor ~
tant that you l ook at yo ur form at once to see
if it i s marked "Reg i st ration Req ui red. " If
so please f il l i t in and return i t to Payroll
as soon as possible . Do no t delay as t he forms '
must be in Lynchburg by October 10.

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After t he boards are bui l t and assembled to
the pedestal t he mecha nica l portion of the
mach i ne is t hen assembled to the pedestal
along with t he covers, opt ions, etc. A
thorough fu ncti onal test an d a 24 hour ru n- in
are performed just prior to prep- t o- ship
and Toll Gate ins pection . The machi ne is
then packed and shi pped i n a speciall y desi gned
shi ppi ng package which will withs t and the
ri gors of worl d-wide shi pment.

Li nda Brown welds t he ny l on r i bbon on an

ult r asoni c welder fo r the TermiNet 30 ' s
ribbon car t r idge .

The sa le and shipment of a Termi Net and its

accessori es does no t end our Company 's
re sponsibi li ty to our cus tomers . Long
after t he sale is made cus t omers expect us
t o provi de fac t ory service i f a uni t f ai ls
duri ng ope rat ion. It is t he job of ou r
Repair & Ret ur n faci l i ty i n Turne r #2 t o
pr ov ide t his serv ice on all produc ts , which
of course includes the Termi Net 30.
The fo llowi ng is a picture sequence detai li ng
how t he T30 is built .

One of t h e sev e r al adjustments i s made by

Becky Lunsford at main as s embly .

Vernon Be l l , Es ter Will , Be tty Hammer

and Al da Saufley prepare mat erial for
de liver y to t he f l oor .

Pat Marshall p erfo r ms f inal test on the

mai n frame as sembly .

THE

BRAIN &NERVES OF THE T30

~s

we observe the pr i nt er i n operation i t is

.asy to overlook the brain and nerves of the
machine - the electronics. This el ectronics
package compri ses wel l over ha l f of the
3000 parts in the machine and requ i res the
ski ll s of abou t ?00 peopl e to make the pri nted
circui t boa rds and wi re harnes ses f or al l the
Termi Net produc t s.

Carri e Hudson ope rates a utomati c c omponent

i nsert i on mac h i ne b uilding the Logi c board
for the Termi Ne t 30 .

Part of the printer ' s "brain" is installed

by Carolyn Snyder as Ruby Estes delivers
additional material and provides a helping
hand .

Joe Collins ' machine installs connector

p i ns on motherboards fo r the TermiNet 30 ,
Mag Tape and Terminal Controller.

The TermiNet 30 keyboard begins assembly

as Harold McCauley presses 30 pins in the
blank printed circui t board .

The final touch- up of the keyboard PCB

i s done by tlaor.ii Mur.di just prior to test .

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All the component s of the Log ic board are

soldered in place as Pat Morgan and Steve
Di ggs run the board through the flow solder
machine .

Gloria Potcer finishes a TVFB option

assembly and shows the parts which go into it

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 37

WAYNESBORO,VI RGINIA

GE & Employees Contribute

$60,585 To United Way

October 10, 1975

G . W. Wadsworth Receives
25 Years Service Pin

The 1975 United Way Campaign is now

complete. Employee contributions,
co upl ed with the Company contr i bution,
tota l ed $60,585.
Bi ll Perry, Chairman of the Pl ant
Campaign stated that "Althou..gh we. we.Jte.
di6appointe.d at not Jte.aching au.ft e.mploye.e. $goal 06 $57,500, we. ce.Jttainly
app!te.ciate. the. 6act that ne.a.1tly $50,000
wa6 contJtibu..te.d by e.mploye.e.6 to the.
Wayne.6boJto-Ea6t Au..gu..6ta Cou..nty Unite.d
Way Campaign. The. 6act that we. had
~ O e.mploye.e.6 le.66 thi6 ye.alt tha n la6t
_ _alt had 6ome. be.aJting on not achieving
the. total goal. "
The NEWS would like to recognize the
areas which ach i eved 80-90-100 % of
t he i r goa l s. They are:
Hourly &
Week ly
80 - 89%

Monthly

General & Tax

Accounting

Business Info.
Sys. & Services

COO-Administration

Eng Support
TermiNet Prod
Engineering
Term i Net Des i gn
Manu. Eng.

90 - 99%

COO Mktg, Pl an.

& Admin.

Qua l ity Control

Materi als
Turner Operation

(Cont ' d Page 3, Col . 1)

Von C. Law, Mg.1t-NC Engine.e.Jting, (l) plte.6e.nt6

G01tdon W. Wad6wo!tth (c) CAJi;th hi6 25 yeaM
6Vtvice. pin. Loo!U.ng on i6 CaJtme.n J. Rome.a,
Mg.It- Employee. Relation6 6oJt the. Indu..6 -tJtial
Cont.Ital Ve.pa!ttme.nt in Richmond.
Mr . Wadsworth was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
and earned a B. S. in Marine Engineering and
Naval Architecture from Webb Institute .
In 1950 he joined General Electric Medium
Steam Turbine at West Lynn, Massachusetts
as a test engineer .
In 1952 , he transferred to the Industry
Contr ol Department in Schenectady and i n
1953 he transferred to the Specialty Control
Department . He moved to Waynesboro in 1955 .
During this time he was a requisition engi ne er. Since 1965 he has held various managerial positions in the Specialty Control
Department , Numerical Equipment Control
Department and Numerical Control Operation .
At the present time , he is Manager- Pr oduct
Service in NC Engineering of the Industrial
Control Department.

New Auto Rental Agreement

Annabelle Collins is Winner

of Cafeteria Drawing

Driving

A Bargain

A new two-year automobile rental agreement

prog ram between the Hertz Corporation and
General Electric, giving GE employees discou nts and other benefits, is now in effect .
The rental agreement, which is in effect
from August 1, 1975 through J uly 31 , 1977,
has these provisions:
Discount Program
- 35% on regular t ime and mil eage rates
within the U. S. including Alaska and the
Hawaii an Islands, and 15% on specia l rates .
- 25% on regular time and mi l eage rates on
internati onal rental s except Canada.
- 30% on regular time and mi l eage rates ,
and 5% on regular flat rates or special
t i me and mileage rates within Canada.

Annabelle Coll ins has been announced as

winner of t he Cafeteria's Football Special
Drawing. Annabelle has won two tickets to
a Wash ington Redskins Game and, as George
Tilton, Cafeteria Manager, presen t ed her
with the t i ckets i n the picutre above, she
stated : "1 don ' t /mow too mu.c.h a.bout
6ootba.ll, but my htu.iband enjoy i..J:., 0 we
w.ill get Mme tu.ie. out 06 the.n1 ." The t ickets
are to the Washin gton Redskins -Philadelphia
Eagles game in Philadelphia on December 21 .

Virginia Acker, UE Local 124 President (center

of picture below), made the drawin g with June
Al dh izer, SCOGEE Fin ancia l Cha irman, assisti ng.
George Tilton displays the two t ickets Annabel l e
has won.

Other Provisions
- No drop-off charge for rentals within the
continen ta l U.S. or the Hawaiian Islands.
- Cash deposits will not be required when
cha rges are settled by a cash payment when
the rental car is returned.
- The renter ' s or company ' s responsibility
for the f irst $100 of accidental loss or
damage t o any veh i cl e (within continental
U.S. and Hawaiian Islands) is waived by
Hertz . GE emp l oyees should continue to
i nitial the blocks on the Hertz StandardForm Renta l Agreement dec lining acceptance
of the co lli sion damage waiver and persona l
accident insurance.
The discounts will apply to al l Hertz
automobile rentals by GE emp loyees regardl ess of whe t her the renta l is for compa ny
business or persona l use.

Emp loyees renting cars from Hertz shou ld be

certa in the GE identi fication number
(CDP-ID#28608) is shown on each individual
Hertz Standard-Form Ren ta l Agreement for
cost tracking purposes.

(Cont 1 d frorn Page 1, Co l. 1)

Admi n., Relations
and Oper. & Fae .
Planning

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Admin, Relations
and Oper. & Fae.
Planning

Finance-Admin.

Finance-Admin.

Relays Eng.

Gen. & Ta x
Acctg.

Manu.-Admin.

Mktg-Admin. &
Relays Sales

TSI Area Holds Baby Shower

For Jack Brown

Headquarters
Sales
Relays Eng .
Ma nu.-Admin .
Ma nu.-Relays
Mr. Perry wishes to thank all those who
made contributions in support of our
United Way Campaign.

The Truth
bout The
.r:nergy Crunch
ALTERNATIVES TO OIL AND GAS

COAL GASIFICATION AND LIQUEFACTION

Coal gasification and liequfaction for

consumer use are technic ally feasible . We
know how to do i t . But some of the present
technology is not yet commer i cally attractive .
If we can overcome the mining , labor, trans portation , and processing problems , coal
will provide much of our near- future ener gy
needs . Nevertheless , the world ' s coal
resources are limited and the world will
run out of coal .

A becuntng Jae.I<. BJt.0wn openJ.i one co the many

baby g.<. 0.u he and h,,i.,6 w.<. 0e Jtec.uved at the
Baby ShoweJt .

Actually, Jac k Brown is not having t he baby .. .

his wi fe Barbar a, is; but the TSI area
t hou ght i t would be nice to give hi m a shower
anyway .
Friday , September 26 , the TSI area t ook Jack
to t he Blue Ri dge Room whe re his "expectant"
wi fe was waiting . (He later learned t hat
she was i n on the whole thing . ) Jack and
his wife received ma ny gifts from hi s coworkers and a cake decorated wi th baby charms .
Jack was also given a corsage made of ba by
socks from Betty Winkey .
The father-to-be was pleasa ntly surprised
and excited abou t the whole thing but
rega ined enough composure t o hel p hi s wife
open their gifts.
The baby i s due any t i me now, so if you
should happen to see Jack wa 1 k i n~ around
with that proud- fa ther beam on his face ,
don ' t hes i tate to ask him for a free cigar .

SOLAR ENERGY

The sun pours 18 , 000 times as much energy

into the Earth as man uses in mechanical
work and heating . But there are technical
~\nd scientific problems to be solved before
solar energy can become a big factor . The
best estimates , to date , project only 10
to 15 percent of the Nation ' s energy being
deriv ed from solar energy by the year 2000 .

P.<.c.tUJted above o.Jte the TSI gang who gave the

1.ihoweJt . I n -the 6ac.l<.gJtoLl..Y!d ,to the oo.Jt leQt
.{.!.> Jae.I<. anJ.i Bo.Jtbo.Jta .

Walk .. Don't Run

EMPLO.YEES RECEIVE AN EXTRA PAPER THIS WEEK
GE employees have received with their paychecks
today an extra newspaper printed by Corporate
Headquarters.
Subtitled "People and Products at Work", the
12-page edition is devoted mainly to interviews
with some 22 GE employees--hourly and salaried-around the country. You may want to take it
home and read about other GE employees to
discover what they do and how they feel about
their jobs.
BULLETIN BOARD IMPROVEMENTS
Recently our bulletin board outside the Main
Plant Cafeteria has become slightly cluttered
with advertisements printed on paper of all
sizes and shapes. In order to maintain a
more attractive bulletin board, it is requested
that all ads be printed on a 3 x 5 card and
submitted to Reginia Wilson in Relations.
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Ads printed on paper larger than the specified

size will not be posted. Extra cards may be
used if you have more than one item to sell.
All ads will remain on the bulletin board a
minimum of two weeks unless otherwise specified.
SCOGEE BASKETBALL TEAM TO SIGN UP MEMBERS
If you are a member of SCOGEE and interested
in playing City League Basketball, please
contact Ollie Grant on Ext. 1201 by Tuesday,
October 14.
NONEXEMPT JOB CODE CATALOG CHANGES
The following changes are currently being made
in our nonexempt salaried job catalog:
Job Added:
990600G05 -- Data Clerk
Job Retired:
821000GOA -- Leader-Personnel Accounting

People who run are often like people who

drive their cars too fast. Many times
they become involved in accidents and get
hurt or hurt someone else. The result is
they arrive at their destination much
later than if they would have walked or
driven at a safe rate, and sometimes they
don't arrive at all.
What's more, the amount of time saved by
running instead of walking at a safe rate
is so small that running just isn't worth
the risk.
Recently, this unsafe practice has been
observed here at this plant, particularly
when employees are leaving the plant after
work. Running to your car is dangerous.
When you run, your body is similar to a
speeding automobile because it is not
under proper control. You can make a
slight slip or misstep, or a moving car
could hit you, resulting in a broken arm
or leg, severe sprain or strain, skull
fracture, concussion, and - yes - even a
fatality!

For your portection as well as for the

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protection of your fellow workers, the
Waynesboro GE Plant has a Safety Regulation
which requires all employees to walk and
not run while on Company property.
Running is a direct violation of this safety
regulation. As you know, failure to comply
with a safety regulation is a serious matter
and results in disciplinary action. We must
protect ourselves and each other.
The only exception to the above regulation
is when it involves members of the plant
Fire Brigade or First Aid Crew. The
members of these two groups should quickly
proceed to the emergency exercising caution.
We all know that "Haste Makes Waste, 11 so,
watch your step, and remember - Walk, Don't
Run!
Three Steps To Harmony

THANK YOU NOTE

1 would like to tha.nk all. my 61Uencl6 a.nd
co-woJtkeJt.6 at GE 6oJt the ma.ny caJt.cl6, 6lowe!L6,
v.Wm a.nd phone call.6 I Jtecei..ved dwri.ng my
.!>tay .lYt the ho.!>pi..taL The thought6td.neM
eveJtyone ha...6 .!>hown wa..6 gJtea.tly a.ppJteci..a:t.ed.

Virginia Coffey

There are only three steps leading

to harmony but they are hard to
climb. The first is to think kindly of
one's neighbor; the second, to speak
kindly to him; the third, is to act
kindly toward him.
The reason thev are hard to climb
is that we are too busy thinking well
of ourselves, speaking well of ourselves, and acting in a manner which
we think will do ourselves the most
good.

WAYNESQORO PLA =-r

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\OL XV II No. 33

VJ AYNESD0'10,VlllGINIA

W. M. IPetrrie Recen\'l~s
35 Years Serlice I?nn

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TELEPHONE COST SAVINGS

ARE IN YOUR HANDS
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mu.ke. the cl<.6 6Vl.el!C:!. .LJt now 111u.c.h .tftoo e
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Cost savings are li tera.lly in

!:anC.s whe~ you use the ' phone. nFo!t.
ex.amp.le," \..'right adds, "a long <Uot.ar..ce. .te.lephor:.e. ca.U 011 VIAL COMM .to c.ondu.d c.crr.paJ'ly

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~rune caU.. Welte ma.de on ' ou:tiZae.' .to.U.

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Wesley M. Petrie actuclly began working

for the General Elec tri c Co~pany in 1934
but his employr.ient was interrupted briefly
before he resumed working for the Company
in 1940.

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After a numbe r of assigr:-'E'nts in Mach i ne

Shop and Production in Refrigerator Manu factu r ing and in Inspectio~ for the Trans ni tter Depa rtment, Wes joi red the Control
Division in 1947. He hes filled various
supervisory positions sir ce 1949 , and
joined the Specialty Cort,.:i l Depar tn.ent i n
1954 .
He was aMon g th e first er~ ineerin g employees
t o move to :.'ayr.e<;,boro ir = ~35, setti ng up
traci ng files c.d white_.-; ,.: facilities so
t hat nanufacture of our :-cj~cts would begin
at the r ew plant. He is c~rrently ~anager
Cocuwe~: Se rvice s for CCP: ~,. gineering
Sup;:iort.
In comne nting on his 35 years with GE Wes
stated th at, "I ' vl.'.. a..ewa.~~ lil=.ed t;ic pec;:i.te

P.e;e are some rr.oney-s aving tips for co stcons :io~s GE e=ployees from Jack Wright :
"I 6 po66-i..ble, Me. .the. ndwo!t.k. otLt..6-i.de. 06
nc ~..ma..e. bM.<.ne ~6 hou.Jt6, 6-Utc.e t.hette JJ:. nc
b~g 6ctc. VIAL COM.\I c.a.U6 c!Ug.<.na..te.d
be 0ol"..e 8 a. m. o.'z. a~tv. 5 p. rr..

"Empt.oye.u H:ho .tltave.l on c.cmpa.ny bu.6-U1U6

6h.ould ma.k.e 1L6e 06 .the 'Speua..t Long V.i.6 .ta.nc.e T eJ..eplwne SCllv.<.ce.' c.aJtd. It wu
lcc.J..i. :teJ..ephone nwnbCll.-~ .<.n mOJte .than 100
cW.e.!> wlu c.lt matJ be c.a.U.c.d btj .tJr..ave.LUtg
emp.(.0~1c.u d1ur...i.ng .t'1e da:; o.-. evenhtg .to ga...<..n
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11:he ':e .theAe .W heavy .tef.ephonc. .tJr..a ~ 5; c be.Jlceer.

.Dr e .:-: loc.a.uc~, the c.cT'1pru: ~1 t.WU ti~ .Ll..nu,

ldii..ch :~. 'te .t ea..~e c ~Jt.om .the t:uephone ccrr.par.y
on .i -; W - :r..a,t.e ba.6 .u.i U e them .i..6 n ec.e.6 MluJ. "

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DR. T. A.

VANDE~SLICE

TO VISIT PLANT

Dr. T. A. Vanderslice, Vice President and

Group Executive of the Special Systems and
Products Group, will be visiting our facili ties next Monday and Tuesday, Oc tober 20
and 21 for t he purpose of the Div is ion
Bus iness Review . Dr . Vanderslice will
also be taken on a tour of the facility
while here .
PU BL IC FORUM OF CANDIDATES TO BE HEL D
The Waynesboro Jaycees and the League of
Women Voters are sponsoring a Public Forum
to pre sent the candidates in the upcoming
election on October 23 at 8 : 00 p.m. Al l
the candidates will be there: J. Marshall
Coleman and Frank No len for state senator,
and A. R. Giesen, Bob Horn and Erwin S.
So lomon for the House seats. Questions
vill be asked from the audience . The
=arum will be he1d at Westwood School on
~os ser Avenue in Waynesboro .
Admission
is free and ref reshment s will be served .
VOLLEYBALL TEAM TO SIGN UP MEMBERS
Any SCOGE E rne~ber interested i n playing
Volleyball should con tact Kenny Gray on
Ext. 1141.

ATTENTION SCOGEE MEMBERS !

A mee ting of th e ENTIRE membership of SCOGEE
has been set for the purpose of changing
the Constitution & By-Laws to es tabl ish the
future of the Organization .
Date :
Place :
Time :

October 30
Kate Collins School Cafeteria (1st and
3rd Shift)
Main Pla~t Auditor ium (2rd Shift)
7:30 p. rr . at Ka te Colli ns
1:00 a.~ . at Plant Auditorium (irrmed iately following second shift of Oct. 30)

Your at tendance is most urgently required as only

the membership has authority to vote on these
important chan ges . Watch for fliers in the
Cafeteria for further details.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SAL E
DflCHS UNDS-- AKC--8 wks old--942- 2802
DACHSl'r1JS -- 8 l'/kS old-- 456 -6236
' 72 KINGSWOOD CrlEVROLET-- $22000--337- 2855

Wi:li~wili iiliQ Qiftiili l wX-"i'.H:~'~

fl /Jvw $8ii

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c/ 17 / 7s_,

ao[Jf/$

Sign Up for The Waynesboro Ski Ch.. &

The Waynesboro Ski Club will begin its membership program this week. Application and
informa tion on the club have already been
forwarded to everyone who 1>1as a member last
year. The dues schedule wil l remain the
same : $3 for a single membershi p and $5 for
a family membership .
Wintergreen i n Nelson County and Massa nutten
near Harriso nburg wil l both begin their seasons
in Decemb er and the Clu b has already negotiated
s pecial lift and rental prices with these
reso rts . Both resorts will offer night ski in g
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Special bussing trips are now being planned
to take advantage of rates and lodg ing with
a clu b rate. These tentative trips wi ll be
discussed for Snowshoe in West Virgini a and
Seven Springs in Pennsylvan ia .
A dis cussion of Wintergreen 's new fac i lities
and the graduated l ength me thod of skiing
are on the agenda for the Waynesboro Ski
Club's initial meeting of the season sla~ed,....,.
for 8 p.m . on Wednesday , October 29 at the
News-Virginian Auditorium, 544 West Main
Street in Waynesboro.

If you are interested in joining the club

or in learning about it, please fill out
the application l ocated in the cafeterias
at all locations . Return the application
to Vicki Rex rode at your ear li est convenience .

BASKETBALL PRACTIC E
GE SCOGEE Basketball will have practice
Monday, October 20 , from 7:00 p. m. until
9: 00 p. m. Al l members of SCOGEE wishing
to join the team may turn out for practi ce
at Rosenwa ld Gym . If there are any
quest ~ons , please contact Ollie Grant ,
Ext. 1201.
PROTECT THE PAINT
G. P. Batey, Manager- Plant Uti l ities &
Maintenance, reminds employees that all
notices should be poste d on ap propriate
bull etin boards ar.d not taped to pa inted
surpaces. The adhesi ve fror the tap e,
he sta ted , pee ls the ~aint 0 4 f the walls
when the ~o~ices are ta rer. cowr.

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1Eneirgy Crunch
Al TERNA TIVES YO OIL AND GAS

GEOiHl:l?MAl ENERGY

MICROWAVE MAESTRQ-- Multi-power levels, larger

capacity and an automatic cooking control make
this new countertop microwave oven the most
flexible General Electric has ever offered. The
Automatic Chef JET90 micrmiave oven is equipped
with an automatic solid-state temperature sensor
which meas ures the intern al temperature of many
foods and turns the oven off automatical ly when
food reaches desired serving temperature. Besides
GE's exclusive automatic cooki ng control, the
JET90 also has a 60-minute timer for timed cooking
and three pov1er levels including a new Low power
for slow, "gourmet" cooking and Carefree Meat
Roasting in the spacious 1. 3-cubic-foot oven.
Employee Courtesy Discount for the JET90 is $55.

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(Cont'd from Page 2, Co!.2)

The reason? Factory Eale Days. During t his

sixth annual Fall event GE is lo~erir. g prices
to participating dealers so they c ay pass
along savings of up to ~5C .
Tr.e foll owing are a.nong t~e feature d Factory
Sal e Days n:odels anc :'.-.eir E:::ployee Co..:.rtesy
Ji=cour::s :
ITV

--w'tiA2:)50 aut o:::.at:'..c .ra s :O-: er viti": Mini-3asket .....

feature, $35.
--J:J'.::1 102 electric clot'.-.es a.r:,er wit:: ac:to~ati:

--JBC:6 30- inch, fr ce- s tandinG, continuousc lea..'1ir.g 01en rar..:;e,

--JB5 00 30-i nch " Supe:- 5e.ver" ran ge with sel:"cleaning oven, $55 .
-- :3F21DE top- :ree:e:- ~rost - :ree refrigerat or
with ?ower Saver switc~, $55 :ros:-free :reezer,

$~0.

--GSM56C Po"':scr:i":>ber':":'. pc r:ao::.e dis::..LJ.s'.-.er , S30 .

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NUCLEAR ENERGY
!iuclear paver has gro;..-:i in i::porta:ice from
provid ing l percent of our er.erg;./ needs ir.
:. 969 to 5 perce::it i n 1971. . E;, :.985 it is
predicted to pr ovide 30 percent of all U.S .
electric power ~e~eration . It could be
~UC~ higher if the P.!:1erican feOple deoa.nded
it.

At a higher percentage we could conserve

O'..lr petroleum resources for priority uses
such as national security , transportation,
agriculture, lubricar.ts, ~edici~es, and
so on. By conserving we ~ould b e able to
create an Electrical Energy-based Society.
Nuclear energy electric power is crucial
now and in the future . It is the only,
repeat, the ~plentiful energy technically
available now and in the future. It is
reliable, it is c lean, it is relatively
inexpensive , and it is safe . It is the
safest ;..ay kr.o"'-:-: to proc'..lce electric power.

W. M. PETRIE
(Cont'd from Page 1, Col. 1)
U' o ev,{.de.nt I We wctc.!Ung f:e.Jte. My mctc.e
than 35 yea."'-6 06 alJOO~o n ce-Lth the Company
pltOVeli

sensor, $25 .

-- C~..?16C ~pr ight

This is eneri;:r available fron the Earth in

the form of ste~j, hot water, hot lava a.~d
the like. It shows some promise for specific
areas where thes e phenooena exist . Steam
heat, stea.~ turbine generators and some hot
;.,ater syste!:JS are a::..ready utilizir.g these
s0u:-ces .

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Wes moved to Waynesboro in March, 1955 and

presently resides at 2415 Mt. Vernon Street
with his wife, Doris . They have four
daugh ters: Suzanne, who resides in Richmond;
Deborah Ann Holloway, Terri Marie and Rosemarie;
the la tter two being employees here at the
Waynes bo ro GE Plant.
Wes is very active in civic organizations.
He is presently a member of the Elks Lodge
and 1s t Vice President of the State Elks
Association. He will be assuming the
position of President of the Association
next year. He i s also a past President of
the ~aynesboro Lions Club of whi ch he is
sti 11 a r.oernber.

Ann Art:iur l<otiros from Marriott

Mrs. '~n Ar:~ur, t he Cafeteria Cashier we've

all come to k no~1 so well, wi ll be leaving
us after today as she j oins the ranks of
eti rees . Ann has been with the Mariott
oer ation here at GE for 13 yea rs and stated,
~ W-i.U. rrU..~.6 e.t:c t yone..
I've. ma.de a lo.t o 6
ue.nd~ td'.ile tee 'tw.g he,."..e. a.n.d I krto<A' j U.6.t
~o(lu,t eveAyc111e by 6ac.e. -<..6 no.t by name. . " She
Jdded that she regrets leaving al l her friends
and, she stated, 11 I t.00.YL.t e.veAyone. .to c.ome. by
and o e.e me. o omc;lUne. . 11
Ann sta t ed t hat she pl ans to spend her
re ti rement t raveli ng , visiting and t ending
her garden. She resides in Lyndh ur s t,
Virgi nia and has 5 dau ghters and 15 grandchildren . She has one da ug hter, Mrs. Ellen
~ owler, who is employed here at GE with 20
yea rs of serv ice and a son-in-law, Dona ld
Stinespr ing, with 19 years.
Mnn will most assu redl y be missed by all
t he peop l e who knew her-- as a c lose friend
and as the f ri endly lady behind the cash
regi s t er . HAPPY RET IREMENT ANH '.

'STOCK PRICE' AND 'FUND UNIT PRICE'

FOR AUGUST

F r o~ now ~t,ouc~ the e~ d o:

~ l e c tric is c~ :ering f ree a

the ye ar, Ge ne r al
Sicent enniul
COI:l!:le:-.orati ve rewte r pl ate ;.i tilMt~ e Y' etail
purc hase c: a r.y Po~sc rub~e r II
dis twashe, .

~ ~e

plate, a co:lec t or' s ite~ ~ i t h a 'etai:

value of $75 , weighs a hefty ~ po'..lnd$ and
dericts t he signing o f the Constit ut i on o:
the Un i t ee States i:: e. :ieep}y- c e.r-:ed 'elie: .-_
i ll ust Y'a~i o n i:: the ce::teY' 9: t~e ~late .
Six ct~e ' s=aller ,e:ie f scenes iepict o l~e r
hi ghl i g ~ t s of t he ::gtt :c, I nde~e~der.ce .
The Pr ear.ble to the Const ituti on i s re pr oc'..lced or. ::-ie bac k of t '.";e ple.te .
Pewte r i s an alloy based o~ ti n ~ tic h ~a s
ext remel y popula r f or dooestic ut ensi ls
during Color.ial times .
the :nterr.ati onal =i2.':E: ' :,r-:run:: ,
::-...:.:~:.. ::-e:i e.~. .::. . :::: :: '.:>e
refi.ste:::-e::: a:: t'.:e cor::pa:1:: ::: t~e :: c...-:-.e of t:-:e
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A:: C'Jr.s..:. -:-.ers rc:rc~e.si :-. r a :::er.e :::-e..:. Elcc ;,, ~:c
GSJ9 50 c- '.:;SJ1050 ':lt:Et- in C. i s!::..-e.s::-ie:::- f': o::. ~
v~t :-:::;~:.i::p deal~r '::ictweer: no;. ::.:-.c ~-~ce::-be:
31 , :~-5 , are elipit:e tr receive a Flate .
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Po:s c, ~b~e :::- ~: d:s~~ashe r s

feat ure General

E:lec~ !'":: ' s Pe:r.:-.:::.:-..;.:Tt< t1.l-::> ar..:.. C:.c~!" , ~hie!: ~en ':,

Jan uary
February
March
Apr i l
May
June
Ju1y
Augus t

St ock Pri ce

f und Uni t Price

$35.500
41 . 757
46 . 369
46.000
46.458
47 . 833

$20 . 289
22 . 706
24 . 499
25. 213
27. 056
27. 37 1
27 . 114
24 . 670

49 . 926
44 . 542

chi p , c 'ac!-: e r peel a:-.:i can ' t ,1st .

EMPLOYEE SALE ON MAJOR AP PLIANCES ALSO

hlso , :r:::: :: J w thro~gt ~c:.ocer ~.:.. , Ger.e,al
:::.:..e ct r :c er.::i:o:.:ees :::ay ":::e able to save up t o
$'",(' ~Y j:':..:.:-c:-:isir.r a se::.ec':E:C. -:: a;;2.iance,

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 39

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Dr. T. A. VANDERSLICE
VISITS PLANT
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October 24 1975

Reminder To SCOG
Members:
SCOGEE Reorganization Meeting
To Be Held Next Week
As you recall, it was announced in the August
8 issue of the Plant NEWS that SCOGEE will
undergo a reorganization in order for the
Club to become self-sufficient.

L. Cou.gh:Uty , 1\lg)(.- Manu.6aau!Ung (4th 61(.om

.-lg ht) , e.xplahi6 an o pe.M.tio n o6 the. T~ne.)(.
Comple.x to VJ(. . Vande.JLOU~e. . (2nd 6-'.-om JU.ght)
du!Ung a toM o 6 the. 6aeA..J...A.;ty . P-<.aMe.d
above. Me. : W. F. Kindt, Ge.ne.)(.ai Manage.)(.;
R. H. Jonv.i, Mg)(.7MMke.,t,i.ng Su.ppo)(.,t 60)(. SSPG;
P. H. Tn6e.)(.M, Mg)(.-MMke.,t,i.ng; T. C. Voty,
Mg)(.-G)(.oup FinanUal Planning and Analy1.iJ.A
60)(. SSPG; Ml(. . Cough:Uty; C. A. Hu~bne.)(., Mg)(.~
G)(.ou.p S,t)(.ate.gic Planning and Re.v-<..e.w Ope.Jr..a,tton
60)(. SSPG; VJ(., VandeJLOUce. and L. L. T)(.ott,
Mg)(.- TMne.)(. Oe.)(.at.{on6 .

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This week, Dr. Thomas A. Vandersl ice, Vice

President and Group Executive for the
Special Systems and Products Group, visited
the Waynesboro Pla nt for a Mi ni Business.
Review Meeting with Mr. C. T. Kastner, Vice
Pres ident & Genera l Manager for the Communication Systems Bus iness Division; Mr. W. F.
Kindt Genera l Manager for DCPD; and the
DCPD Section Managers. At the conclusion
of the Business Meeting, Dr. Vanders li ce and
other members of his party toured the Turner
Manufacturing Comp lex.
Dr. Va nderslice had been ins trumenta l in
charting the future of this business and
;cont'd Page 4, Col. 1)

In order for the organization to continue

operation at the same or an expanded scale,
the present officers and board of directors
have, for the past two months, formulated
proposed changes in the organization. Their
first task was the re-writing of the constitution & by-lays which have been posted on
bulletin boards at all locations for the
members ' review .
Next, a series of proposals vital to the
survival of the organization, along with
the proposed changes to the constitution
& by-laws, will be presented to the members
for their approval at two meetings of the
entire membership. The meetings have been
scheduled for October 30 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Kate Collins School Cafeteria for 1st
and 3rd Shift employees and immediately
following the 2nd Shift of October 30 at
1:00 a.m. in the Plant Auditorium for 2nd
Shift employees.
In addition to a discussion and vote on the
proposed changes, door prize drawings will
be held. The door prizes to be given away
are : an AM-FM Digital Clock Radio, a coffee
pot, a toaster, a calculator, a hair dryer,
a hand mi xer, an electric knife, and a heat
massager.
Dan Kemper, Chairman of the SCOGEE Reorganization Committee, urges all SCOGEE members to
attend these meetings as only the membership
has authority to vote on these i mportant
changes.
(Cont 'd Page 4, Col. 1)

GE SCHOLARSHIP A WARDS

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS

HOW'S YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME IQ?

Editor's Note: Beg-U1rU.ng t oda. y, Th.e. NEu.~s
will Jt.wt a .sVU:.e,s c 6 qu.e..tic YL6 tc f:.e_.1:. yew. .
kn.ov:.tedge o~ <5 ome bene6ill t ha.,t rrake. u.i:- the
UMeen doUaJ-cii ,{.n. yoUA payc.heck-- the bene6ili
tW pltcv,{.de 1te.,Wen1ent ,{.n.ccme . Hou: mu.ch de
ycu. kn.cic about youJt GE peJv.>,{.cn. and Soc),a,l
SecUJL,{_,t,y bene6ill - - how they a.1te pa_,{_d 601t ,
i;:ha.,t <5ome o0 thw value. a.1te , h.m .they pay
c66 60.r. GE people? Choo-0e wha,t you. th;.r:.k ,{_,-0
the coivteGt aJ1.f.i Welt t o ea.ch qu.e6ticn.. Then
.twtn. t c page 4 tc check t he ar.J.i(,(,'e.Jl,6.

General Electric e~ploy ees and t~eir

children are rer..ir.ded of t he availability ...-...
of qualified candidates of the Richard H.
Rice Me~or i al Scholars hip Awards an~ the
Steinf11etz Mer:orial Scholarshi p A....ards.
The Rice Merorial Sc ho larsh ip Awards are
available at Stevens Institute of ~ec hno l
ogy , Hoboken, New Jersey and the S ~~i nretz
~e~orial Scholars hip A. . ards are avail able
at Un ion College, Schenectady, New York .
Cand idates for these awards are requ ired
to qualify for adf11issio n on the sar.e basi s
as any other stude nt applican~ and all
decisions regarding adri ssion and qualifi cations for finar.cial aid will be ~ad e by
the institution. These Scholarship Awards
are entirely under the supervisio n of : he
respect ive institutions and their re~uiar
application forr s are used . App l ication
dead l ine is February l, 1976.
Notices containins i nformation on th e
Scholarship Awards have been posted on
bulletin boards at all locations. For
further inf ormation, ca ndidates for these
awards ~ ust contact the respective coll eges .
Another Marriott Retirement

QU ESTIONS
1. Social Security is th e primary ret irement
i ncome for many empl oyees of business and
industry in t he U. S. What perc en tage of
business and industry employees al so have a
private pens i on plan?
(a) 50% : b) 60% (C) 80% ( d) 90%

L. The new Pension Law requi res ma ny private

pension pla ns to be revised to i nclude an
improved "vested rights" provis ion. Under a
typical version of the "new" prov i si on, you
can leave a company for any reason after 10
years of service; then, after you reach
.
retirement age, you can apply for and receive
a pension based on your credits under that
company 's plan. How long has GE's Pension
Pl an had such a provision?
(a) 1 year (b) 3 years (c) 6 years (d) 9 yea rs
(e) 12 years
See page 4 for answers.

Last week The NEWS mentioned that Ann Arthur,

the fa miliar cafeteri a cashier, has retired
from the Marriott Operation at the Ma in
Plant. The above pi cture was taken at the
Retirement Party the Cafeteria emp loyees
held last Friday for Ann (2nd from left)
and Madge Wi lli ams (far right), another
Marriott emp l oyee who retired September 26 .
Madge was with Marriott for 7~ years and
i s probably most famil i ar to those employees
who worked on 2nd Shift. Also pic tured are
Geo rge Til ton (l), Cafeteria Manager and
Jim Sparrow (2nd from ri gh t ) , District
Manager for Marr i ott . The NEWS wishes both
Ann and Madge a very happy retirement:

Employees Express Appreciation on

"Boss' Day"

The Truth
About The
Energy Crunch
THE SOLUTION

'

l '- I

Uti l i ty compa n ie s a r e having serious f inanc ial

pr oblems . Conswners j ust do not believe r ate
i ncreas es are nec essary . Hi gt fuel costs ,
i nflat i on , and now opposition by certain anti nuclear power act ivi st s a r e bl oc ki ng or derly
devel opment of our electri c power needs and
gro~~h of our energy- based economy .
Repre s ent at i ve Mike McCormack (D- Washi ngt on ) ,
the only sc ient i st i n t he U. S. Congre ss and
a member of the Joint Committee on At omic
Energy , sai d :

"Boss ' Day" last Thursday, October 16,

brought many surprises for many of the
Managers, Supervisors and Foremen at the
Pl ant. Bosses found themse l ves the
recip i ents of gi fts or a free meal in the
Blue Ridge Room--all this being done by
employees who wished to express their
appreciation to "the boss."
Relays wa s one area which express ed t his
appreci ati on qui t e effecti vely as ma ny of
~e Foremen in the area \'tere bomba r ded
.th bouquets of flowers--some qui t e
unu sual and others ' j ust plain pretty ' '.
In the pi cture above Nancy Mackey presents
her Foreman, Jim Aust i n with a mos t unusual
Mum from the Half-Size line in Relays. Upon
r eceiving the gift the excited J im exclaimed,
"Oh, d hM my mUJ.itac.he, :too . " This wasn't
far from true as the Mum was de corated wi th
two littl e beady eyes, a nose and a lon g
bl ack musta che to represent J im' s real one.
Pictured below are some of the ot her Foremen
in Relays who received gifts from t he i r
employees. Left to right: Harvey Goff was
the rec i pi ent of a not-yet-fi ni shed trophy
from the BW , BH, BM, BC, 4- Pole and Header
lines. Nan cy Snider's gift was a beautiful
arrangement of f l owers from the Fin i sh Area .
Dean Harri s was another recipien t of 'a
suspicious looki ng Mum'; onl y, in pl ace of
the mustache, hi s held a cigarett e between
the l ips- - .<.n c.M e. you e.veJt 6e.el :the. ne.e.d :to
take. up :the. ha.bd", he wa s t old . Dean' s
gift came f rom t he Modules, Cables, Coils
and Mini ature Lines .
11

m Ha gwood wa s also pres ented a flower

arrangement from the Relay Machine Shop
emp l oyees. And l ast, but not least, is Ji m
Au stin with hi s mu stached Mum from t he
Hal f - Size Line .

"Anyone who s tands in the way of

cheap , cle an , envi r onmentally
acceptable energy production is
go ing to have to a nswer t o the voter s
in hi s J i strict . I i ntend to carr y
this f i ght to t he f loor , the publi c
and the press . I f we f a i l to develop
ade quate domest i c energy supplies ,
the result could be as bad as losing
a r:iaj or war . "
Our studie s reveal t hat most scient i sts
suppor t Rep . McCor mac k completely . They
also agr ee t hat t he world will r un out of
natural foss i l f ue l ( oil , ga s , coal ) and
that while we can get some result s i n the
futur e fr or:i wi nd , solar , and geother mal
energy , the main source must be nuclear
energy .
We now have s ome 55 nuclear plants oper ating in the Uni ted States . (Europe and
Japan are bui lding them , too . ) But some
50 to 60 plants in the United States have
bee n blocked or cancelled by anti - nuclear
energy acti vists or f i nanc ial prob l ems .

DR . VANDERSLICE'$ VISIT
(Cont'd from Page. l, Col. 1)
planning the facility several years ago and
he expressed interest and pl easure at see ing
the facility in operation. He al so observed
that although we have come a long way we still
have some formidable challenges ahead, particularly those concernin g the cost of our product
and the stiff competition in the marketp lace .
He expressed optimism that the management team
and the emp l oyees working in th i s business
wou ld be ab l e to conti nue to make i mportant
ga i ns in the continued growth of the business.

HOW' S YOUR RETIREMENT IQ?

ANSWERS

..-..

1. Wh il e virtually all these workers are

el i gi ble for Soci al Security only about 50%
wi ll have the add i tiona l va l ue of a pri vate
pens i on when t hey retire. If you ma rked (a),
you're off to a good sta rt.

2. GE's Pl an has had a 10-yea r serv i ce

requirement for vested rights for about
nine years . The correct Ghoi ce i s (d); but
there have been vested rights prov i sions in
t he GE plan, wi th var i ous eli gib ility requirements, since 1946.
***************

ANNOUNCEMENT
VOLLE YBAL L, ANYON E?
SCOG EE i s consider i ng forming a Girl's
Vo lleyball team, t herefore, anyone
interested i n pl ay i ng Gi rl's Vo ll eyball
may contact Debbi e Keys , Ext . 1535.
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIAT ION
Vtt . VandeJLOl,[c.e [2nd 6ttom le6t ) appeCU!..6
pie.Med wUh :the op~a.,Uon 06 a tvr.nU.nal
dU!Ung a demoM~on. AR./.,o p,{.c:tWted wUh
Vtt . VandeJLOl,[c.e Me Mtt. K,{_ndt, Mtt . Voty,
M!t.. Tttoti and Mtt. Cou.gli;t;i.y .

SCOGEE REORGANIZATION MEET ING

(Cont ' d from Page l, Col. 2)
Some of the proposal s are as follows:
Do you favor --

The 6amuy 06 Jvn Woocl6on ~hv.i to :thank

aU 06 thw 6tz.,{.e11ci!i a.t GE 60tt the many
thou.ght6u.l c.Mcl6, 6loweJLO and exptteJ.i.6,{.oY!J.i
o6 .o ympa.thy dU!Ung the ttec.ent loM o 6 J,{_m' .6
6on , W~ Wo ocl6on.

Ji m Woodson & Fam il y

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

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE

1.

Continuing with SCOGEE?

2 . Increasing dues to become self- suffic ient?

\This puts the organization in a fi nancial
position similar to when the Company wa s
supporting SCOGEE . )
3 . Increasing dues to a level where previous
long- term goals of a recreati or. bui ldine can
be realized?
4 . Increasing activities to afford participation by a greater nwnbe r of members (wi ll
require a dues increase ) ?

Dan also stated that the members will play the

l argest part in th i s endeavor as th i s is the i r
organ ization and participati on and response
of the entire membership is wha t i s needed for
SCOGEE to conti nue.

COME TO THE
SCOGEE DANCE!
SCOGEE is sponsori ng a Din ne r Dance this
Sa turd ay , October 25 at the Staunton Downtown
Ho liday Inn. Soc ia l Hour is from 7- 8 p.m .,
Di nner i s from 8- 9 p.m . with the dance immediately following and end in g at 1:00 a .m.
The "B lu es Express" wil l prov ide a variety
of mus i c to satisfy eve ryo ne 's taste. The
cost for the dinner da nce is $16. 00 per couple
for members and $18.00 for non-membe rs. The
pri ce includes set- up and dinner .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL XVII No . 40

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

October 31, 1975

The Tool Room and Tool Design

Work Area
The gueAt eclltok 6ok th.Ui week ' pecA_a1_
Too.t Toom a.rid Tool VeA,i.gn
Glenn A. KelleA ' Ma.nag eAMa.nu 6a.ci:~1ig Erig,i.ne~ng .

,(_.Mue 011 the

WMQ Meo. ,{.

Cons i derable effort is spent eac h day i n

Tool Design and the Tool Room to des i gn,
build and ma intain the tools which are
used in the factory . These too ls i nc lude
primaril y those which are used for mak i ng
parts and assemblies in Relay and TermiNet
produc t areas .
Re l ay di es and assemb ly fixtures are
,..-..q mong the most nume rous and criti ca l tools
.1orked on . Tolerances as close as .0002"
are common in some of these tools, and
th i s means work i ng with tolera nces 1/16
of a human hair . The parts themse l ves
range from those as smal l as the head of
a pin to those the size of a di me . In
the picture bel ow, Marsha ll Fi tzgera ld
is r epairing one of the compl ex Re lay
dies. Hi s wor k at mak in g new die parts,
fitting them, and debugging t he die opera tion will take numerous days, but will
pay off with good parts that help assembly
opera ti ons and i nsure a hi gh qua li ty relay.

Assemb ly tools ar~ usua ll y made up of

slides, positioning devi ces, and adjustment features to aid in the assembly of
the relay . Reggie Hi ner of Tool Design
i s working on an assemb ly fixture design
modification i n t he pi cture below.

For ove r fi ve years Termi Net tools have

been an i mportant part of Too l Room work .
Although the parts tooli ng is generally
not as complex as relay tooling, t he
TermiNet assemb l y tools are cl ose to l erance, precision tools . One complex part
tool i s the type finger die which is used
in the critical punchi ng of bel t pr inter
type . In the pic t ure be l ow, Don Greene
works on sharpening and careful fitting
one of these i mportant dies.

The as sembly tools pi ctu red bel ow perfo rm

their function dail y by aiding assembly
opera tors in the correc t pl acement and
adjustment of parts as they are assemb led
into a TermiNet pri nter. Although they
now require onl y pe riodic main te nance and
repair, t hey got the ir start when Too l
Room person nel built them five years ago .

::::::::::::::::::::~4 :

Applle.ilic.e;., Ste.ve. VowYLJ.i, U.nda Cle.me.l'!U ,

Sam Cook. , Ric.hMd Me.adow-0 , and IU.c.R.
FeJ!JUe.IL Me.

~g

pMt.6 QOIL

VcvUOU.6

Mxt.wtu .

Unfortunately, i t is difficu l t to men t i on

or ha ve a pi cture of all the people t hat
make up such a key part of the Too l Des i gn
and Tool Room work. The followin g pictures
show 1-1ork areas and ma ny of th e eq ually
impor ta"t i ndividua l s not already me ntioned
in separate pictures .

Claude. Ste.ve.YLJ.i -<A wMung on the. pJte.we.

j ,i_g g~nc:Ung o 6 hole;., ,i_n a ne.w Jte.latj c:Ue..

JJ.Jn Ve.W.U t j_/~ c.he.c.k-i_ng a photo c.eil pa!U: 6Jz.om

a mold he. ~~ lle.pa.,UU.ng .

Ann,{, e. Va v -<A -<A Oll.d ~ng mate;Ua,t

tool JtOom job.

6Oil a. ne.w

KEN NEWNHAM
RETIRES
Kenneth R. Newnham will
begin the life of leisure
today as he enters retirement after 33 years of
service.
Ken was born in Johnstown ,
New York and received his
B. S. in Physics from the
St. Lawrence Unive rsity in
Canton, New York i n 1933.
After graduation, he began
working for the Westinghouse Lamp Department
in Bl oomfield, New Jersey and, later, for
the New York State Highway Department.
In September of 1942, Ken began his empl oyment at General Electric with the Gene ral
Engineering Laboratory i n Schenectady. He
moved to Waynesboro i n 1955 i n the Photoelec tr i c Dev i ce Area of the Spec i al ty Contro l Department. He remained in this area
until 1966 when he was transferred to the
Power Regul ation Area where he has been to
date.
Ken i s probably most well- known by hi s
fellow employees as the man who named
GEE. At the time that SCOGEE was being
1urmed, there was a contest on to find a
name for the organization. " On .t.he. la.6.t.
day 06 .t.he. c.on.t.u.t., .oe.veJtal 06 u..o Welte.

QUESTIONS

&5
ANSWERS

HOW'S YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME IQ?

QU ESTIONS
3. The number of peopl e rece 1v1ng GE pension
checks at t he end of 1964 was abou t 29,000 .
How many more were receiving pension checks
at the end of last year?
,a) 10% more
(d) 90% more

(b) 25% more

(c) 50% more

Same. . "

4. Right now, General Electric is he l pi ng

support two ret i rement i ncome plans, side by
side . The benefits --a nd the cos t - -of each
have skyrocketed during the past dozen or so
years . Payments to the GE Pens i on Trust have
leaped from $28 mill ion in 1962 to $149 million
l ast year. How bi g a jump do you think GE's
payment to Soci al Security has made in the
same period?

Ken stated that he hasn't made any definite

pl ans for his ret i rement but that he and
his wi fe are planning to do a lot of travel; ng. "A.t. .t.he. mome.nt, we. plan .t.o do mo.o.t.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

.o,{,t,t{_ng aJtound in the. c.a6e..t.e.Jt,{a duJU.ng

fun.c.h and .oome.one. a.oke.d i6 I had e.nt.eJte.d
a ye..t.. Ju.ot on a whim , I de.ude.d to tJty
my fuc.k and e.n.t.Vte.d ' SocJ.al Club 06 Ge.neJtal
E.le.c.;f:Jr.,(c. Emp.loye.u ' . I had no ide.a I
wouhi w.<.n ! So , .t.ha.t '.o my one. c..laim to

06 oWt bta.ve.lUtg in .t.he. U1'1.-U:e.d S.t.a,tu Jta.t.heJt

.t.han abftoad. Th eJte. i.o j u.o.t. .oo muc.h to .o e.e.
and do Jtigh.t. heJte. in .t.he. U.S. , " he stated.

In commenti ng upon hi s empl oyme nt with GE,

he said, "Uke. any job , you have. youJt up.o
and youJt down.o , but I c.an tJtu.ly .oa.y .t.ha.t
I'v e. e.nj oye.d WO/tung heJte. . Havi ng be.en
w.<..t.h GE 6Oft 33 yea.M, I mu.o.t. hav e. e.nj o ye.d
a Oft I wou.ldn I .t. have. c,.t.a.ye.d .t.hi.o long !"

plans to remain in Waynesboro with his

wife, Lois. The Newnhams have two daug hters-Mrs. C. A. Ll oyd of Vi enna, Virgi nia and
Miss Margaret Newnh am of Waynesboro; and
two grandchildren--Calvin A. Lloyd III and
Aaron Lloyd .

From $12 million to $24 million

$16 mi lli on to $48 mill ion
$28 milli on to $100 million
$37 milli on to Sl90 million

See reverse side for answers .

THANK YOU NOTE

I would like. .t.o e.x..t.e.nd a .ope.cJ.al thank you
.t.o all my 6Jtie.nd.o a.t Ge.neJtal E.le.e.tA.<_c. 6oft
the. vi.o,(.t.).;, 6lo!tal o66e.Jting.o , 6ood and
many ot heJt e.xpfte..oc,i on.o o 6 .o IJlnpa.thy I fte.c.eive.d upon .t.he. .lo.o.o 06 my Fa.theJt, Lloyd
MoltJti.o. Gob b.lu.o e.ac.h and e.veJty one. 06
you.

Nove 11 a Kite

HOW'. S YOUR REI IBEMENT IQ?

ANSWERS
3. As 1974 ended, there were about 56,000
on the pension roll--almost double the number
10 years earlier. When 1975 ends, it is
expected that more than 60,000 people will
depend on the GE Pension Trust for part of
their retirement income. You re on target
if you picked (d).
1

4. The answer is (d). When pension and Social

Security are taken together, GE paid $339
million last year to help provide retirement
income for employees.

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SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
35 YEARS
W. M. Petrie

20 YEARS

10 YEARS

s. Cook
S., M. Day
T. J. Diamond, Jr.
J.:C. Duncan
R. A. LaBelle
E. D. Landes
R. L. Madison
B. IE. Myers
J.Poleo, Jr.
A.. D. Rodes
Re.IE. Smith
c. F. Wertman

F.

5 YEARS
E_.
M.

s.
s.

Lilly
Simmons

J. L. Braxton
J. M. Carroll
L. c. Coffman
L. M. Cooper
E. F. Davis
J. M. Downey
R. E. Gwin
D. E. Hemp
c. M. Lotts
J. D. McLaughlin
G. H. Rowzie
A. E. Saufley
G. N. Shifflett
E. R. Southers
w. H. Ulman
M. P. Wagner
P. B. Watson
G. T. Weaver
c. P. Whistleman
B. A. Wright

MONTH OF AUGUST
20 YEARS

P. A. Myrtle

10 YEARS
C. L. Diehl

BLUE RIDGE SECTION

OF ASQC TO RECEIVE
BERG AWARD
~
The Blue Ridge Section of the American Society
for Quality Control will present as its speaker
for its November meeting Mr. Charles Brokaw,
President of the American Society for Quality
Control for 1975-1976. Mr. Brokaw will present
the section with the Berg Award for Achievement
for 1974-1975.
Mr. Brokaw is also Director of Quality Assurance, Coca-Cola U.S.A., a Division of the
Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia, and has
overa 11 qua 1i ty res pons i bi 1i ty for the company s
soft drink operations in the United States.
He holds a B.S. degree from the University of
Florida where he majored in chemistry.
He is President of the American Society for
Quality Control, having served as PresidentElect and two terms as ASQC Vice President,
Divisions and Technical committees. He is
past Chairman of the ASQC Orlando Section and
Georgia Section; is a senior member of the
Society and an ASQC Certified Quality Engineer.
The dinner meeting will be held at the Oran~
Derby Restaurant on Rt. 29 North, Charlotte~
ville, Virginia beginning at 6:15 p.m.,
Wednesday, November 11, 1975.
For reservations, contact Milton Bliss on
Ext. 1440 by Friday, November 7, 1975.
THANK YOU NOTE
1 would like :t.o thank my many 6Jt.i..end6 and
at GE and MaJVr....iot:t 60~ all the
gi6.U and 6lowe/L6 1 4ecelved upon my ~ei:i.Jr..e
men:t. 64om the MaJULi..ot:t opeJtailoM at GE.
Than~ to eveJtyone 60~ making my 4ei:i.Jr..emen:t.
.6uch a happy one.
co-wo~keJrA

Ann Arthur,
former Cafeteria Cashier
Ann's daughter, Mrs. Ellen Towler, would
also like to thank her friends and co-workers
in Relays for the Black Onyx r.ing they gave
her mother as a Retirement gift.

MONTH OF JULY

5 YEARS
N. F. Washington

i c.,

I )j

/ 7) -

J e.o;.,,(,e BIUdg e ,(_;., etec.tJr.A. c.a.t fu c.ha.Jtg e

mac.fU.1ung a d,i_e c.avdy.

Ch.aJr.Li..e May and Joe Mm ertbw ut a.Jte milling

~ ~g po.Af:J.i 0O!t d,{_(?A

HaAf.ey Mc.Cute.he.on and 00Jte111an Geo1tge She6oe.Jt

a.Jte p!tepa.Jt,{_ng 601t the new optic.a gJt,(,ad,i_ng
mac.fU.n e ,{,YLJ.i .ta11.a,t,{_o n .

Reggie Vav,iA ,(_;., fuMJ.i em bung a Relay d,i_e

601t 1tepa--i.Jt and J.iha!tpeMng .

Je.My Ve.an ,(_;., tJty,i_ng out a !tUalJ c.ontac.t d,i_e

a6te.Jt ~ 1tepa--i.Jt .

Special Team Effort on the Job

The Manufacturing Too l Room and Too l Design
areas as we ll as t he Task Force and Engi neering t eam deserve a special commendation
for the fine effort and outstanding job done
to date on the T- 340 project.
The T- 340 project is a very important par t
of DCPD' s new product efforts. It is our
first wide- line hi gh - speed printer and it
should be of great i nterest in numerous
li ne printer applications. Customer needs
made it very important that the T-340 be
put on the market as soon as possible.
Therefore, Manufacturing mounted a speci al
effort to make i ts first T- 340 models two
to three months pri or to the February date
in which the project was estimated to begin
production.
Tool Design and Tool Room, as well as other
manufac turi ng personne l , did many special
things and worked considerable hours of overt i me in order to accomp lish this two to three
month goal .
The Tool Design program started in the middle
of Apr il and a major portion of the design
was completed before shutdown. The goa l s
were met and only those too l s no t urgentl y
requi red for f irst production are still in
the design stage.
The too l s and fixt ures themse l ves are intended
to be used in precise Manufacturing operations
and the Tool Room came throug h with both close
to lerance and hi gh qua lity workmanship.

FVu.it SIU6.:t Tool Room employe.u wo1t!Ung on

the. T340 p1toje.c.,t a.1te. , 6e.a;te.d (l to 1t):
Cha.JtL<..e. Ka.nne.y, Melv.{.n He.nde.Mon, Bob
Campbell a.nd M.{.c.ke.y F1taz.{.e.1t. S.ta.nd.{.ng
(l to It ) : S.{.e.g 6Jt.{.e.d W.{.nh...e.1t, Bob Mille.It ,
Cha.JtL<..e. Re.XJtode., J oe. Blt.{.dge., Tom Mc.Ca.mblt.{.dg e. , Cha!tlie. Stlt.{.c.ki.e.1t, Cha!tlie. Ma.y
a.nd VonrU.e. Bltown .

Se.eond Sh.{.6t To ol Room employe.u wo1tk.{.ng

OYI the. T340 pltoje.c;t aJte., ea;t.e.d (l to Jt) :
R.{.c.ha!td P.{.e.1tc.e., No1tm Me.a.dolN'.6 a.nd A.6hle.y
Va.rU.w. S.ta.nd.{.ng (l to 1t) : Ed Co.{.neJt,
Ma.c. Cla.yto1t, Jam e. Bla..{.Jt a.nd S.ta.nle.y
Ho6tWe.1t .

Gl enn Kel l er, Manager-Manufacturing Engineer,

stated that, "The. wo1tk WM done. on a ve.lty
tight 6 c.he.dul.e., a.nd we. owe. the. lte.J.> ut6 to
the. 6pe.Ua.l e.660/tt 06 va./t.{.oUJ.i people. . The.y
d.{.d a.n e.x.c.elle.nt job on de.J.>.{.grU.ng a.nd buil.d.{.ng the. 6.{.x.tuJte.J.> wh.{.c.h a.1te. M good , .{.6 not
be.tte.1t tha.n 6.{.x.tuJte.J.> U!.i e.d on the. T- 300, a. ,.-..
6~ p1todu.c;t . "

Of course, t he meeting of additi onal goals

and the volume production of the T- 340 prod uct
i s still facing the team . If the work to date
i s any indicat i on, the product i ntroduc t i on
should be on schedule.

Tool Ve.J.>.{.gn employe.u wo1t1Ung on the. T-340

a.1te.; l>e.a.-t.e.d (l to 1t) : Ve.n~ Shu.e.y a.nd Ke.,{,,th
Va.g gy . S.ta.nd.{.ng : Ha.1t1ty Ba.um, ~U.ke. Wa.l6h ,
Vou.g B1te.e.de.n a.nd Re.gg.{.e. H.{.ne.Jt .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 41

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Sixth Pay Increase

In 30. Months Takes Effect On
November 24

November 7, 1975

SCOGEE DOOR PRIZE

WINNERS ANNOUNCE D

Pay rates will again be increased later this

month when another cost- of-living raise goes
into effect . Beginning Monday, November 24,
hourl y rates will go up 12 cents and week l y
nonexempt-salaried rates will advance $4 .80 .
This wil l be the sixth increase in this plant's
pay rates wi th in 30 months and the second in
1975. These si x raises tota l 88 cents an
hour or $35 . 20 a week and can amount to more
than $1,800 in additional annua l i ncome. At
the same time there has been an esca l ation
of the other part of GE ' s compensati on package
because the value of many emp l oyee be nefits
pl ans are tied to earnings .

TWO PER YEAR

Th i s st rin g of si x pay increases started
off with a 25 cent rai se on May 28, 1973.
Next came five cents on November 26, 1973.
Then 16 cents on May 27, 1974; 14 cen ts on
November 25, 1974; and 16 cents on May 26
of this year . The equ i va l ent weekly
increa ses for nonexempt-sa l ar i ed empl oyees
are f i gured by mu l t i plying each of t hese
hourly ga ins by 40 hours.
For union-represented emp l oyees these pay
increases are part of the 37-month contract
negotiated in the spring of 1973 by the
company and the union. At tha t time t he
company announced that simi lar increases
would be given to nonexempt-sa l ari ed employees not represented by unions.
GE hourly and nonexempt-salaried employees
are, of course, not li mi ted to general and
cost-of-living pay increases as a way to
increase the ir earnings. Many employees
have earne d additional pay i ncreases t hr ough
r-....1otions and upgra din gs. In fact, t here
w ~ 2 173 promotions or upgrades at our plant
(Cont ' d Pa ge 3, Co l. 2)

In the above picture, Sa ndy Fi x draws the

names of the door prize winners from the
SCOGEE Membersh ip Meet i ng held last week
as Larry Mart in, SCOGEE President, ass i sts.
The winners and t heir pri zes were announced
as fo 11 ows:
Ken Gray - Radi o
Ray Cline - Toa ster
Vicky Robinson - Calculator
Werner Mai l er - Coffee Pot
Bi ll Perry - Mixer
Dan Dondiego - Hair Dryer
Nancy John - El ectric Knife
Juanita Vi a - Heat Massager

VACATION BANKING TIME

Eligible employees received today, with
their payc hecks, i nformation pertaining
to Vacation BanRing for 1976. Those
emp loyees deciding to ba nk some of next
year's vacati on are reminde d to return
the election form to Payroll by November
30, 1975. Electi on forms and add itional
information may be obtained from Payrol l.

NINE MONTHS RESULTS:

Profits Down 143 Over 197 4 Period,
But Climbed Moderately In Third Quarter
For the first nine months of 1975 GE 's net
earnings were $360.1 million , a decrease
of 14% from the $416 .5 million for the
same period of 1974, Reginald H. Jones ,
Chairman of the Board, reported early last
month.
Sales for the first nine months of 1975
were $9,632 million , down slightly from
the $9 , 676 million reported for last year ' s
first nine months.

reminders

QUESTIONS

&5
ANSWERS

In the third quarter net earnings of the

Company were $156 . 1 milli on. This was an
increase of 7% over the $145 . 3 million in
the same quarter of 1974 .

HOW'S YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME IQ?

Sales in the third quarter of 1975 were

$3,283 mi llion , slightly lower than the
$3,348 mi lli on reported in last year's third
quarter.

5. Under some pension pl ans when you elect

to retire early, your earned pension is
reduced by a specified percentage for each
yea r you are under age 65. That' s beca use
of the increased number of years the pension
would be pa i d. If you ret ired at age 62 ,
how much wou l d your GE pens ion be reduced?

For the first nine months profit on each

sale s dollar was 3 . 7 cents compared t o 4. 3
cents f or the same per iod of 1974 .
Employee compensation, materials, and all
other operating costs were $9,084 . 4 million
f or the firs t nine months of 1975 compared
to $8 , 996 . 8 milli on for the same peri od
of 1974 .
As to the performance of the various categories of the Company ' s business during the
quarter, Mr. Jones said :

"Coi1..6wneJt good6 {Ja..lef.i ,{,n ;total .6bte.ngthe.ne.d

oveJt the. .le.vel-6 60.1t the. e.MlieJt peJt,{,od6
o 6 ;th,{,,6 ye.a.ft, but .1temcU..ne.d be.low ;the vo.lwne
6o.lt .tM ;t 1J ea.ft ' .6 ;th,{,Jtd quaJtt eJt . Ea.Jtn,{,ng .6 ,
howe.veJt, weJte. a.bov e :tho.6e 60.1t the. .1teJ..a;t{_ve.ly
lc'.IJ 1974 ;th,{,Jtd qu.a.JtteJt' ptvUna.Jtiltj a..6 a.
.1tv.iu.U o 6 c.ontinu.ed empha..6,{,,6 on ,{;np.1tov,{,ng
c.0.6;t- p)t,{,c.e. Jte..la.tion.6 hlp.o.
" I ndu..o;t)t,{,a..l poweJt equ.,{,pme.n;t .6a..lef.i a.nd
e.MMng{J weJte hlg heJt ;tha.n tho.o e o 6 the 7974
peJt,{,od, 11.e. 6le.c.ting ,{_nc.fl.e.a..6 e.d .6 hlpme.nt.6 .
HoweveJt, .1tv.iu.lt.6 6011. the. yea.Jt Me .o;t;,U
expec.ted ;to be loweJt ;tha.n lM:t yea.11. .
"I ndu..o;t)t,{,a..l c.ompone.nt.6 a.nd .6 lj.6tem.o ope.!la.tion.6
c.on;t;,nu.e.d ;to .ohow m,{,xed 11.v.iu.lt.6 , w;,;th ;the.
oveJta..l.l ba.la.nc.e ,{,n {Ja..le..6 a.nd ea.!tMng.o down
~fl.om :the. c.ompa.11.a.ble. quaJtteJt 06 7974.
Con;t;,nu.ed

(Cont 'd Page 4, Co l . 2)

QUESTIONS

(a) not at all

(b) 4.8% (c) 12% (d) 20%

6. Assume you are a GE emp l oyee with a

dependent spouse . You are earning $10,000
a year and have 30 years of credited se rvi ce
and a typ i ca l earnings hi story. You and
your spo use are both 62 , and you want to
ret ire. How do you t hin k you r reti r ement
income (Socia l Securi ty and GE Pens i on) will
compare with your present "after-tax take
home?" Remember , your GE pens ion i s based
on your final five-ye ar average earnin gs and
i s figured from t he mi ni mum tabl e .
(a) 30% of after-ta x pay (b) 50% of after-tax
pay
(c) 70% of after- tax pay (d) 80% of
af ter- tax pay
See page 4 for answe r s .
BASKETBALL PRACTICE
The SCOGEE Basketball Team will have
prac t i ce sess io ns Monday, November 10
and Tuesday, November 11 fr om 8 p. m. to
9 p.m. at the Rosenwal d Gym .

YOU CAN SAVE THROUGH

CARPoQ[/S

Stil l a skepti c about the value of carpools? Th en read the following information taken
from the September 1 issue of "U.S. News & Worl d Report."
DOLLARS SAVED . An example f rom the Fe deral Hi ghway Administration g ives an idea of the
meaning in dollars and cents annually to car- pool members who share the driving on a
daily r ound trip o f 20 miles to work .
YEARLY COST OF DRIVING ALONE

IN A SUBCOMPACT

Gasoli ne and oil

Mai ntenance , repair
Parking
Insurance
Depreciation
TOTAL

IN A COMPACT

IN A STANDARD

$128
$ 97
$14 5
$166
$llO
$646

$178
$109
$14 5
$176
$143
$749

$234
$130
$1 45
$189
$2 50
$948

$281
$361
$402
$425

$332
$427
$474
$502

$427
$553
$617
$654

SAV INGS PER PERSON IN :

Two- member car pool
'Three- member car pool
Four- member car pool
Five- member car pool

FOR LONGER TRIPS-- Savings increas e as the commut ing distance grows, s ince the cost of
gas and maintenance i s more. For instance , total annual expens e for a 30- mile r ound
trip is $964 for a drive r alone in a compact. Members of a car pool would each save this
much : Two people--$438 ; three people--$569 ; four--$635 ; five -- $674 .

DON HITE WINS TV

SIXTH PAY INCREASE

(C ont'd from Pagel, Col . 1)
during this year among these two groups of
employees .
The higher rates resulting from this month's
cost-of-living increase will first be
noticed in the paychecks to be passed out on
December 6.

EXEMPT EMPLOYEES

In the picture above, Bob Rhodes, a Freed

Company representative (l), presents Door
Pri ze Winner Don Hite with his new Black &
Wh i te T.V. set. The T.V. was being offered
as a door prize at this week's Freed Company Open House for GE emp loyees.

,...._'1 stated , " I

had ~.idea I woul.d w.in .

Je. ne.veA won any:t'fi:[;g .in my u6e.. " He
plans to put t he set in his kitchen for
dinner-time viewing.

The T.V. set, Model #SF1702, is encased in

a high i mpact plastic cabinet with a bright
ye 11 ow f i ni sh .

Exem pt-salaried employees wi ll not receive

the November 24 i ncrease. Their salaries
are adjusted individuall y and periodicall y
to take into account such factors as job
performance, amount of time since their
la st pay raise, pay changes for other GE
employees , the effect of inflation, and
the sal ar ies for si milar work in the
mar ke tpla ce from which GE recruits exempt
people.
Most professional and other exempt employees
in our plant al ready have or wi ll rece i ve
salary increases t hi s ye ar. These wi ll compare favorably to the pay boosts being given
on a fi xed schedule to hourly and nonexemptsalaried employees .

ANNOtJNCEMENT
CORRECTION--ASQC MEETING

HOW'S YOUR RETIREMENT IQ?

ANSWERS

The, meeting of the Blue Ridge Section of

ASQC will be held next Tuesday, November
11, 1975 instead of Wednesday as was
printed in last week's Plant NEWS. The
dinner meeting will be held at the Orange
Derby Restaurant on Rt. 29 North, Charlottesville beginning at 6:15 p.m. Mr.
Charles Brokaw will be the guest speaker
and will present the Section with the
Berg Award for Achievement for 1974-75.

5. If your pi eked {a) for "not at a11, 11 you 1 ....

correct. Under the GE Pension Plan you can
receive the full pension you've earned, whether
you retire at 65, 64, 63, or 62. Only when you
choose to retire at 61 or 60 is there a reduction to cover the extra years of payment.

THANK YOU NOTES

Your GE Pension
Your Social Security
Your monthly reitrement income
Add spouse's Social Security
Total monthly retirement income

I wish to thank all my friends and coworkers at GE who remembered me with

cards, flowers and well wishes during my
recent stay in the hospital.
Joe Archambeault

*****
I would like to thank all the people at
GE who sent gifts, cards and flowers
while I was in the hospital.
Naomi Mundy

*****
I would like to thank the people at GE
in the Stockroom, R&R and Shipping areas
for the thoughtfulness and kindness they
expressed toward the Griffin Family at
the death of my mother-in-law.
Mary Griffin

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

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
1

74 HONDA 360--back rest--lug. rack--943-2950

BUTCHERING HOG--234-8224
KENMORE DRYER--$40--943-2446
WILLY'S 163 JEEP--4 whls--$1400--942-6609
FREE
FEMALE CAT--gray &white--1 yr.old--337-3400
RIDERS WANTED
ANYWHERE IN STAUNTON TO GE PLANT--885-6538

6. Start with your Pension Plan "minimum"

table. In this example total retirement income
adds up like this:
$225.00
$258.00
$483.00
$121.00
$604.00

Not counting your spouse's Social Security,

your annual retirement income is about
$5,796. That's about 69% of your preretirement after-tax income--which is
typically about $8,400. When your spouse's
age 62 Social Security is included, your
income climbs by another $121 a month to
$7,248 a year. If you picked {e}, you're
about right, because the answer is a total ~
monthly retirement income amounting to
about 86% of your present "after-tax income. 11

NINE MONTHS RESULTS:

(Cont'd from Page 2, Col. 1)
wea.knu.6 -i..n c.ompone.n.U a.nd ma.t~ bu.6-lne6.6U
tha.t .t>u.pply e.oYL6umeJL good6 a.nd e.oYL6.tlr.uction
maJLkei:..6 Wa.6 paJt:tio.i.i.y o66.t> et by .6.tltength .ln
.6eltv.lc.e bu.6-ln.U.t>U and .lmpJr.oved maJLgi.YL6 -ln
pJc.odu.c.elt good.6.
"Aelto.t>pac.e .t>ai.u and ea.Jtn.lng.6 c.ont-i.n.u.ed to
.6how a .t>Ught .lmpJc.ovement ovelt the 1974 peJU..od.
"Salu by biteJtna.Uonal opeJUU:.loYL6 c.ontlnu.ed
bettelt than la6t yeaJt -ln the 6ac.e. 06 woltldw.lde 1c.e.c.u.t>i.on, bu;t e.aJuU.ng.6 6ai..led to .t>how
a. e.OJt.Jt..UponcU.ng .lne1te.a..6e bec.a.u.6 e 06 ,f,omewha.t
lowelt expo..ILt. maJLg.lYL6.
"Genvr.a.l Elewuc. CJc.e.clU CoJc.poJc.a.t.lon (GECC) ~
e.a./U'Ung,6 Welte $73.4 mllli..on 6oJc. the qua.Jc.telt, r ~
an .lnCJte.a..6 e o6 25% oveJt.. the $1 O. 7 million

1c.epo1Lted -ln the c.ompa.Jta.ble 1974 peJr.1..od.

The 6.bL6t ni.ne mon:th.6 eall.YUng.6 06 the CJc.ecllt.
CoJc.poJr.a.t..ion Welte $38.7 mllli..on c.ompaJt..ed w.lth.
$31.1 mllUon 6oJc. the .t>ame 1974 peJLlod."

,,,-...

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 42

November 14, 1975

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Be P repared,
Be Sale

This Month's Pay Increase

Again Boosts Benefits Value

If you are receiving the cost-of-living

pay increase on November 24, your GE employee
benefits package will be automatically escalating in value for at least the si xth time
in the past 30 months. (More often if you've
been promoted or upg raded.)
This happens because several GE benefits
plans are directly linked to your earnings
so that the value of the benefits goes up
along with pay . These are very important
additional "unseen dollars."

CIVrJUe Huci..6on, Sa6 e.ty ReptteoeYLta..t.tve, ptte'-> ent6 Jo yc.e Adam'-> wdh h~ W)J.; e Owl Awa.Jtd
M

Bob V..i.a , 6Meman , l oo lu, on.

members of the Wi se Owl Club will

st t o the i mportance of wea ring your
sarety glasse s a t all times on the job .
Joyce Adams (center of above p i cture) ,
and Mary Jane Lawson (center in p i cture
below) , were recent recipi ents of the
Wise Owl Award .
~new

J oy c e b e came a member of the Club when

oil suddenly s plashed on her glas ses whi le
she was spraying a machine . The o i l
covered the glasses inside and out but
the gla ss e s prevented the oil f r om goi ng
directly into h er eyes .
Mary Jane was assembli ng a b oar d on her
job one day when t h e glass c ell br oke ,
spattering fine pieces of gl as s in her
hair , face and eye glass l enses . Thanks
to the protection of he r safety gl as s es ,
none of the glass got into her eyes ,
thereby prevent i ng what could have been
a most serious injury or pos s ible eye
loss .
You can never tel l when your safety glasses
will save your sight . Accidents can happen
a~ny time wi thout a moments notic e .
But,
&
Jyce and Mary Jane wi ll t ell you , the
only way t o prevent dama ge to your eyes i s
to wear your safety glass e s and to be safety
conscious at all times . Anyon e who ' s ever
had a flying object heading straight f or
h i s or her eyes wi l l t ell you it' s wel l
worth the e ffort .

SUMMARY OF ADDED VALUES

The followin g is a short summary of how
the November 24 pay increase will improve
various benefi t s :
* GE INSURANCE PLAN : More regular life
insurance ($2 more for every $1 increase
in strai ght -time earnings) and more
accidental death or dismemberment insurance.
For example, everyone wh o receives the
12-cents hour ly increase will have from
$500 to $750 more in free life insurance.
That's because the GE Insurance Plan
provides life insurance at double straighttime earnings, and triple if death is
acciden t al.
(Cont'd Page 4, Col. 1)

],{Jn Pa,ln.:t~ ,

nMeman, ptteJ.> en.:t.6 MMy Jane

Law.60n wdh the W)J.;e Owl AwM d M Sa6ety
Reptte.6 eYLta..t.tve J eJ.>J.iJ..c.a Sc.oti, loolu, on.

TCRNllNCT 300- A Boy's Best Friend

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

was able to do his homework by typing
out his assignments on his mother's
typewriter with a mouthstick clinched
,...-.....
between his teeth.
Drew's cousin, Paul Pierson, an electronics engineer, recognized that Drew
would require a faster system than this
laborious, time-consuming one in order to
handle the more difficult college studies.
Pierson knew that if he could get Drew
a data communications printer he could
develop an interface machine that would
al l ow his cousin to type by blowing and
sucking on a tube as he does with his
wheelchair. But the cost of the printer-$5,500--was too much to even consider.
So, l ast spring, Pierson told his story
to Data Communication Products Department in a letter. Mr. Inserra and Mrs.
Grimes reviewed Paul Pierson ' s request
and a decision was made to contribute
a printer because 11 a you;th wdh that
:type. c.ouJtag e. deo eJtveo 1.i ome. a1.i1.i,Ll:ta.nc.e.. 11

Drew Batavia is a freshman this year at the

~nvi~rsity of California at Berkeley majoring in Psychology .
What ' s so unusual about that? Just the
fact that Drew has a handicap--he is
pa r alyzed from the neck down.
You may wonder how someone with such a
severe handicap plans to make it through
fou r years of college. Well, in Drew ' s
ca:e, i t will be through sheer determinat ion and a little help from a DCPD TermiNet
te l eprinter. Thanks to Pau l H. Inserra,
Manager- DCPD Marketing, and Marjorie G.
Grimes, Manager-Employee Re l ations a
TermiNet 300 teleprinter was donat~d to
Drew Ba tav ia to help him get through his
4 years of co llege.
For Drew , i t was determination that saw
him through high school after an automobi le acc ident deprived hi m the use of
his limbs two years ago. Overcoming hi s
handicap, Drew was able to complete high
school through the use of a special
motorized wheelchair he cou l d control
by blowing and sucking on a tube . He
(Cont 'd next column)

The New York ASBD Service Shops agreed to

del i ver, install and service the equipment . Donald Covert, Regional Sal es
Manager; Ray Manson, Manager- Instrum~
t ion & Communication Equipment Serv i ~
Robert Hasal, Supervisor of Terminal Servi ce; and Glenn Salkowski, Termina l
Service Technician, presented the printer
to Drew at his home on July 2.
With the teleprinter Drew is now able to
read and type at the same time. Where
another student would make notes, put
them aside and pick them up l ater, Drew
uses a system of hollow tubes on which
he breathes in or out to give the interface the computer commands to type on
the telecommunications printer. The
computer stores his notes, class papers,
or other typed materia l in its memory
to print out later on the electroni c
printer when Drew wants to see it.
Now, thanks to t he concern shown by th is
department's management for a handicapped youth who is trying to make it ,
Drew will get through his four years of
co l lege with as minima l an amount of
difficulty possible through the use of
one of our TermiNet 300's. Drew's
mother, Mrs. Renee Batavia said the ~
unique computer system 11w.Ul. pJtobabl~
be. V!Le.w' J.i bv.,:t 6/Ue.nd at BeJtke.le.y. 11
0

Safet y for all is fr ee.

Use it gene rously.

II /itt/7~

The Truth
About The
_~nergy Crunch

TURKEY
AND ALL

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?

ThAA iA the .rud:. in a .6 eJt.i..u o6 all.t1..c1.u

THE

ta.ken 6~om the pubLi.c.a.t.ion Special

Report---ENERGY. 'Speci a1 Report" iA

the LeadeJl.6 hi..p Founda.tlo n,

Inc.., in Wa6hi..ngton, V. C.

Jtei.e.a.6 ed by

TRIMMINGS

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?

One night back in 1967, a major portion of
the East Coast of the United States was
plunged into complete darkness there was
no warning the electric power went off
elevators filled with people were stuck
between the floors in apratment houses and
office buildings in the cities commuter
trains were stopped dead in their tracks
subways came to a halt underground streets,
train stations, airports, homes, hotels,
hospitals, shops and stores . all of them
blacked out!
Those who were lucky enough to have reached
before the power failure found no hot
aer on the table .. the kitchen stove just
wouldn't heat ... the refrigerator had cut
off . they couldn't read the newspaper they
didn't know what had happened because they
couldn't turn on the radio or the television
unless they had a battery set .. they couldn't
even put a piece of bread in the toaster or
plug in the coffee pot because the current
was off.

~e

It lasted only a few hours, but those who

experienced the shock of no electric power
that night will never forget it. For a few

hours we experienced history in reverse--

we were left only with candlepower, fireplaces and sterno stoves.

It was a grim reminder of our dependence

on electricity.

Marriott has planned another Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for our enjoyment. The
Thanksgiving feast for all Main Plant
personnel will be next Friday, November 21.
The meal will be priced at $1.75
and will include Roast Turkey and Dressing,
Cranberry Sauce, Candied Sweet Potatoes,
Green Beans, Roll &Butter, and a choice
of dessert and beverage. The meal, with
all its trimmings, is being made available
for all shifts.
The full compliment of vending machines
will be available for those wishing a
light meal. The Blue Ridge Dining Room
will be closed as usual on that day.
Macke will be having a similar Thanksgiving feast for Turner employees on
November 26.

*****

ATTENTION SCOGEE MEMBERS:

Ballots concerning the reorganization of SCOGEE are available in the
cafeteria. SCOGEE Boa~d members
urge you to take the time to fill
one out, sign it, and place it in
the ballot box. Ballots will be
available through Wednesday,
November 19.

At first, most people were stunned they

didn't believe it could happen. They just
took energy for granted. Many panicked.
The rumor of a national defense blackout ..
a military attack, rumbled through the
crowds huddled on street corners, in lobbies
~ buildings .. in places of worship

lights would come back on that was

reassuring.

But when everyone learned what the problem

was--they took it in stride. People began
to make friends with strangers, even laughed
a little with relief. NOW THEY KNEW It
was just a temporary power failure the

It is an assurance we might not have the

next time the lights go out. It could
happen in the not-too-distant future if
we stand still and do nothing to head off
catastrophe.

~y
J~CREAS~
ont from age 1, Col. 1)

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

Weekly sickness and accident benefit provisions are similarly improved because
of the pay increase.

NO SIGNINGS REQUIRED

All this, with no additional payroll

deductions for GE Insurance.
* PENSION PLAN:

Higher earnings as a
result of this pay increase will result
in faster buildup of pension credits-which means you can look forward to more
retirement income. Because Social Security
is also based on your earnings, this source
of retirement income will also go up.

Employee Relations Manager Marjorie G. ~

Grimes points out you don't have to sign
up for any of these added benefits coverages.
"Thue -i.mp1LovemenZ6 in .the value 06 an
.lncli..v.ldu.ai.' .6 employee bene6U:..6 pa.c.k.a.ge,"
she said, "go .i..nto e66ec.t a.LLtoma.ti.c.ai.ly
bec.a.u.6e they a1te ai.l lied to an employee' .6
e.alU1..i.ng.6. They' ILe ILeai.ly a. .6u.b.6t.a.n.ti.al
bonu..6 that. gou w.lth eveJr.y bteJLea.6e .ln GE
pa.y, whe:theJr. the .lneJLe.a.6 e ILe.6 u..l..t6 61Lom a.
genella.l olL c.o.6t-o6-Uv.lng .lnCJLea.6e, a.
pJtomot.lon, olL a.n u.pg1ta.de."

SAVINGS PLANS: Participants in the GE

Savings & Security Program will have more
invested in U.S. Savings Bonds, mutual
fund units, GE stock, or life insurance.

This is because the weekly savings,

through payroll deductions, are a percentage--up to 7%--of your earnings.
And, with GE adding 50 cents to every
dollar invested by you, the pay increase
will mean higher payments from the company
into your S&S account which could be
another source of retirement income.

* LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE PLAN:

Benefits under this plan are also pegged

to the level of annual straight-time
earnings. Those additional dollars in
the paycheck will give added protection
in the event of disability over a long
period. For those with fewer than 14
years of service, there will be a slight
increase in paycheck deductions--about
six cents a week.

REMOVAL OF COMPANY PROPERTY

Recently, there have been some instances of
company property being removed from the
premises without proper notices. It is
against company regulations to remove items
without one of the following three authorizations: (1) a scrap sale ticket from the
Manager-Utilities & Maintenance, (2) an
equipment loan-out pass from the manager
responsible for the item, or (3) a ship- ~
pint notice. Removal of property from
the plant without proper approval is in
violation of company rules.

THANK YOU NOTE

We would like to .t.ha.nk ou!r. 6JL.lend6 a.nd
c.o-wolLkelt.6 a..t GE 6olL the 6loweJL6 a.nd
.6 ympa..thy .6 hown to u..6 dwri..ng the ILecen.t
lo.6.6 06 ou.Jt G1ta.ndmotheJL a.nd MotheJL-in-

law.
* VACATION AND HOLIDAY PAY:

As your pay
increases for the days you work, so does
your pay for days off on vacations and
h0lidays.

Glenn Griffin
Dora Coffey
Meredith Griffin

* SICK PAY: This too is based on normal

straight-time earnings, so sick pay
increases with your pay rate. Personal
time is treated the same way, for those
eligible for payment.

* AND MORE: Benefits will also be higher

to employees using the Income Extension

Aid Plan during layoffs, those entering
military r~serve encampment, carrying out
jury duty, or absent due to the death of
a member of the family.
(Cont'd next column)

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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
SNOW TIRES--775 x 14--mounted--942-8572
'72 GREMLIN--ex. cond.--$1650--Ext 1193

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL XVII No. 43

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

QUARTER CENTURY CLUB

HOLDS 20th
ANNUAL MEETING

Higher Pay Rates

Begin Next Monday
The latest cost- of-li ving ay increase goes
i nto effect next Monday. All hourly pay
rates will climb 12 cents, while weekly
nonexempt-salaried ra t es wi ll be increased
$4 . 80 .
According to Marjorie G. Grimes, ManagerEmployee Re l ations, the higher rates of
pay will first be no t iced in the paychecks
to be distributed on December 5, 1975.
As pointed out in a recent article i n this
pa per, employees receiving t hese raises
will also receive higher values from many
of the GE benefits plans . These improvements will go into effect automatically as
earnings increase. There is no need to
sign any forms .

The 20th meeting of the Waynesboro GE

Quarter Century Club was held th i s past
Wednesday at the downtown General Wayne
Hotel. Of the 87 members in attendance,
5 were newly initiated members who had
become el i gible for the Club by reaching
25 years of service.
As a tradit ional part of the meeting,
the new officers (shown in picture above)
were i nducted Wednesday night and include:
(l tor) H. E. Vigour, Secretary-Treasurer;
L. F. Beckerle, President; and B. Cooper,
Vice President.
As speaker for the even i ng, Ross Spaldi ng
(in picture at ri ght) gave an entertain i ng
talk on his favorite pasttime--skydiving .
Outfitted in his skydiving equipment, he
showed a movie on the sport and answered
quest ions from the enthusiastic aud ience.
he Quarter Century Club was organ i zed in
1956 with 23 active members and 1 pens i oner .
Today, it boasts 66 active members and 41
pensioners.

Those in the Savi ngs & Security Program

are remi nded that both their payrolldeduction savings under this plan and the
company ' s 50% contribution will increase.
If you have any questions about this pay
increase or t he escalation in benefits
val ues, your su pervisor wi ll be glad to
provide you the answers .

Blue Ridge Section of ASQC

Receives Berg Award

A THANKSGIVING
FEAST
FOR
TURNER
EMPLOYEES

Dick Weber (third from right) , Chairman of

the Blue Ridge Section of the American
Society for Quality Control receive s the
Berg Award banner for Section Management
from Mr . Charles Brokaw (third from left ) ,
?resi d en~ of ASQC .
The award , presented t o the Section at a
meeting last Tuesday , Novemb er 11 , is in
recognition of the Blue Ridge Section ' s
performance durin g the 1974- 1975 program
year . The Section received the award
because of its activities in the areas of
management , membership , program/attendance,
education and special affairs .

Turner emp loyees wil l enj oy the i r Thanksgi ving Feast next Tuesday, November 25
instead of W
ed nesday, November 26 as
announced last week .
The meal wh i ch Macke wi ll prepa r e for
all Turner Complex employees will
be priced at $2 . QO , inc lud i ng tax . The
menu incl udes Roast Tom Turkey w/Dress i ng ,
Fluffy Whipped Potatoes w/Gib l et Gravy ,
Southern Green Beans , Ro ll and Butter,
Coffee or Tea, and for dessert, a Frui t
Cobb l er. The ful l comp li ment cf vend i ng
mach i nes will be ava il ab l e for those
wi shing a lighter mea l.
Two Employ ee s Receive Patent Awards

Also pictured with Messrs . Brokaw and Weber

are (1 tor) : Harold Luebbert , ManagerQuality EnGineering at Morton's Frozen
Food ; Gi l Robe r ts , Manager- QC at StrombergCarlson ; Janet Campbell , Supervisor- Quality
Control at Virginia Panel ; and Bob 3lanton ,
Seni or Qual ity Ene ineer at A.~erican Safety
Razor .
Mr . Brokaw , besides be ing Pre s ident o f
ASQC , is Manag er o f Quality Control for
the Coca- Cola Company . Dick Weber is the
Mar.ager- Purchased Mater i a l Quality Control
for DCPD .
'Stock Price' And 'Fund Unit Price'

Janu ary
February
Ma rch
April
;.1ay
June
Ju ly
August
September

Stock Pri ce

Fu nd Uni t Pri ce

$35.500
41 . 757
46.369
46.000
46 . 458
47 . 833
49. 926
44.542
44 .1 73

$20. 289
22 . 706
24 . 499
25.2 13
27.056
27.37 1
27 . 114

24.670

2< ,. ,.

J . R. BITTNER

K. C. McCARTNEY

John Bittner, Manager- Product Mechan i ca l

En gineeri ng and Ken McCartney, ManagerParts Des i gn Engineering, have eac h r ecently
r ece i ved U.S . Patent Awards . The pate nt
was for the i r i nven t ion which re l ates to
the de si gn of a cabinet for an input- output
device for a data handl i ng system. The
patent award was the first for Ken and
t he fourth for John . John had j ust rece -'.-...'1
a patent av.iard a few months earlier for a,,
inven t ion relatin g to dot matrix pri nti ng
apparatus and , more pa rti cu l ar ly, to an
imp r oved co dtr i x printing nozz le and
method of rr:...1t.fcct.uri ng suc h a nozz le.

PIONEER PRODUCT CELEBRATES

10th ANNIVERSARY

(Co nt'd f r om Col. 1)

Second, GE's competition watched while GE
pioneered the small-screen color market.
And, although the competition did eventuall y enter the market, GE's Porta Color
is sti ll going strong. But the best
answer to t he l ittle TV's success is that
it was, and stil l is, a good buy.
"The. 6.<.M,:t Potr.,t.a Colo~ Wa..6 wuque. whe.n d
wM ,{_~oduc.e.d, 11 according to Rolf Czerl in-

sky, manager, color products for the

Te levi sion Bus iness Department. 11 .1.:t WM
:the. J.i mailu:t c.ol Oll. J.i e.:t made. in :the. U.S. bac.k.
,{_n 196 5. And :today d J.i~ ,{_}.i :the. only
10-,{_nc.h c.olo~ J.ie.:t made., and d o66VUi ~e.
me.ndow.i value. :to :the. c.w.i:tam~ . 11

SMALL SET, BIG VALUE-- Jos ephine Woodard

checks 10- inch Porta Col or sets at GE ' s
television receiver assembly plant in
Portsmouth , Virginia . As the fore r unner
of GE ' s color television bus iness , Porta
Color sets can be credited with providing
s for over 3, 000 GE employees .
Ten years ago GE unveil ed the 10-inch
(d i ago nal ) Porta Co l or TV, a set that took
t he telev i sion industry by storm, helped
create t hou sands of GE jobs, and gave GE
a so lid sa les position in a hi ghly competit ive market .
About 1.5 mi llion of t hos e small Porta
Color sets have been produced. And, as
t he forerunner of GE' s color television
business, Porta Color se ts can be credi ted
with providing j obs for more than 3,000
GE emp loyees.
"We. ' ve. 1,1,,0Jl.k.e.d haJLd ct.6 a. :team :to bul.1.d a
good p~6oJLJn,{_ng p~oduc,t :tha,,t .
c.w.i:tomeJU> w~ wa.n:t :to buy," says Jos ephine

~e.Lta.ble.,

Woodard, who works in General Electric's

Por tsmouth , Virgi nia, pl ant . She ought to
kn ow. She ' s been assembling 10-inch Porta
Co l or (a registered trademark of the General
Electri c Company) t elevision sets since
producti on of those sets began in Portsmouth .
...-... such a long and successful production
run in a hi ghl y competitive, rapidl y changing market? There are ~evera l reasons ..
First, as Jo Woodard points out, attention
to qua li ty has paid off in good sales .
(Cont 'd next column)

The set carried a suggested retail price

in 1965 of $249.95 and carries the same
suggested price today, even t hou gh it has
many techno l og i cal improvements over the
original model, and despite the fact that
infl ation has increased materia l costs
s i gnificant ly.
In 1965, Home Furnishings Dail y called GE's
Porta Color "revolutionary in concept and
desi gn .. . and pred i cted that, "the unit
is expected to have a profound effect on
the entire televi s ion marketplace . "
11

The prediction came true. GE's Porta Color ,

t han ks to the hard work of thousands of GE
emp loyees, is still having a significant
effect in the marketp lace.
D.F. Smith Receives Promotion

Dwight F. Smith has been

appointed to the position
of Manager- Quality Information Equipment Eng ine eri ~,
as announced by A. K. Hyze
Manager- Quality Control fo1
the Data Corrununication Products Department.
Dwi ght graduated from Sale
Hi gh School , Salem , Arkan.
and recieved his B. S. i n
Electrical Engineeri ng from the UniversitJ o
Arkansas in Fayetteville . He joined General
Electric in June , 1968 for the Apollo System~
Department in Huntsville , Alabama and c ar.:: tc
DCPD in November , 1973 , as a Project En r;~ n Y
for the Quality Information Equipment. I.1
his new position , Dwight will be responsibl e
for des i gn , development, procurement , construct i on and the control and maintenance of
all quality information eQui pment used by DCPD .

llNNOiJNCEMENT
ORDER YOUR MAGIC KINGDOM CARDS IN ADVANCE
Dtscount Magic Kingdom Club cards are
available for GE employees to DisneyWorld
in Florida. Anyone who desires to have
Magic Kingdom cards by Christmas should
request them from the Relations staff now
since it takes approximately two weeks
for the request to be processed and cards
sent to the employees.

GO SEE AMERICA'S GREATEST FEMALE SPORTS

ATTRACTION! --

THE ALL AMERICAN RED HEADS

If you are looking for some fun and excitemen~

and you enjoy watching men and women compete
in fast-action sports, then go see the All
American RED HEADS tomorrow night. The RED
HEADS, a World Champion Girls Professional
Basketball Team, will be performing tomorrow
night at the Wilson Memorial High School
beginning at 8:00 p.m. The team will be pitted
against the Augusta County Men Teachers.
Price of admission will be:

MARRIOTT TO CHARGE SALES TAX

George Tilton, Cafeteria Manager at the
Main Plant, has announced that, due to an
audit by the state government, he will now
be charging the standard sales tax on all
items sold which are priced at 15 or more,
including coffee. The tax covers only the
food and beverage sold at the serving lines
and does not include anything bought from
the vending machines. Mr. Tilton announced
that he=will start charging the tax beginning
Monday, November 24.

Adults
High School
Grades

Gate
$2.50
2.00
1.50

Advance
$2.00
1.50
1.25

Advance tickets may be purchased from Brooks

Sports Store; Bob Hull, Ext. 1249; and Nancy
Snider, Ext. 1553.

SERVICE PINS AWARDED

FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
35 YEARS

10 YEARS
CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY COMING SOON
Plans are now being formalized for this
year's annual Children's Christmas Party
to be held December 13, 1975. All employees
will be receiving invitations to the Party
early next week. Employees are urged to
fill out the ticket request forms as soon
as possible to insure that everyone gets
a ticket to this year's spectacular show!

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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
HALF OR WHOLE BEEFS--dressed--249-4621 or X1133
1 FERGUSON & 1 FORD TRACTOR--2494621 or X1133
CB ANTENNA--102 11 whip w/bumper mount--X1423

G. W. Anderson
p. c. Austin
N. C. Baker
M. F. Blackburn
J. E. Bubb
E. H. Clark
J. c. Clark
J. c. Corbin
M. J. Corbin
c. L. Dean
s. L. Fix
C. D. Goodman
S. A. Hatter
c. s. Kennedy
E. A. Landes
M. M. Marshall
M. E. Monroe
R. H. Morris
D. L. Ponton
J. R. Ralston
N. R. Riley
R. L. Taylor
R. G. Thompson

J. R. VanPatten

25 YEARS
J. C. Spooner

20 YEARS
G. B. Cash
J. P. Luck
c. c. Smith
15 YEARS

w.

D. Moyer
5 YEARS

D. P. Korneke

LOST
WEDDING BAND--initials

'REF-MDC-1/2/72~-reward--X1205

RIDE WANTED
PARTTIME CARPOOL--Charlottesville--X1813

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FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

10 YEARS
C. L. Diehl
G. H. Snider

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
()Cl '-i.U I/ //c . Lf l

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
.,

HAVE A

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
REJOICE WITH REASON THIS THANKSGIVING
OU!l Ame.JU.c.an 6oJie.6a-the.M weAe. b.le.h}.) e.d
wdh pltc.uoUJ.i Li;t:t.te. in .:the. way o 6 ma.:te.!U.al.
.:th,(,ng}.), bu.:t .:the.y 6ou.nd oc.c.M,(,on .:to and cltd ,y_-

ri
vt

ob).) eJLv e many days of tha nksgiving.

./.;/.. .
The. 6ill.:t on Jie.c.OJtd WM .:tha.:t held
Au.gUJ.i.:t 9, 1607, on .:the. c.oM.:t 06 wha,t
we. know .:today M Ma,(,ne., by c.o.to~u
who had c.ome. 6Jtom England on .:the. /Up
Th e. Gi Q.:t 06 God and MMy and John .

7
r~

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~,

The. ge.neAa.t.ty ob).)eJLv e.d day of t hanks

.wng .:the. Ne.w Eng.tande.M WM .:tha,.:t oJideAe.d by
GoveAnoJt BJiad6oJid in .:the. au.:twnn 06 1621 ,(,n gJia,;t,(,~
.:tu.de. 6oJi .:the. hMve.h.:t . To .:the. w,(,.td .:tMke.y}.) bJtou.g~~
in by .:the. c.o.toMu , 6.tU.e.nd.ty Tncltan}.) adde.d c.ont.tU.bu.tioM 06 de.eA and palttiupa.:ted in .:the. 6e.M.:t,
gi vi ng we. .:to .:the. mo.:t dU!l.a.b.te. 06 Than/z.}.)giv,(,ng
Va y p,(,c..:tu.JU.za,;t,(,oM .

The. c.o.to~u obeJLv ed a day of t hanksgiving on

Thu.Mday, Ve.c.embeA 18, 1777, .:to c.ommemoJta.:te. .:the. .6U!llte.ndeA 06 .:the BtU.,.:t,0., h Gc.neAa.t BU!lgo yne. a 6.:teA .:the.
Con.t,{,ne.n,ta! CongJte.h).) had Jie.c.omme.nde.d .:tha.:t a day be. appo,(,n.:te.d .:to mMk .:the si gna l of success la t e
obtained over the enemies of the Un ited States . PJtUiide.n.:t Ge.Mg e. WM /Ung.:ton i Mu.e.d a plto c..tama,tion
appointing Nove.mbeA 26, 7789, M a day 06 ge.ne!tlLt tha.nlugiving 601t .:the. ado ption 06 .:the. ConJ.iti.:tu.tion .
The. 6ill.:t yta,;t,{,ona.t pltoc.lama,;t,{,on

06 Tha11Q).)giving Va.y M

we know

.{;t

1863 , by PJte.hide.n.:t U:.nc.o.tn, who e..:t Mide. the lM.:t Thu.Jr.da y in Nove.mbeA

now u.'M made. on Oc..:tobe.Jl. 3,

as a day of t hanksgi ving

and praise to our beneficent Father who dwel l eth in the heavens .
Toda y, M in

tje.M}.)

pM.:t, Ame..tU.c.aM have e.ve.n moJte. Jte.MoM to gi ve t hanks.

Tomorrow and Friday, employees will receive

the i r 6th and 7th paid holidays of this ye ar .
With the pay increase having started this
Monday for hourl y and nonexempt sa laried
employees, these emp loyees can enjoy this
holiday even more knowing t hat , as their
pay increases for the days worked so will
it increase for the days off on holidays .
Happy Ho l idays To All '.

WINTER CLASS SCHEDULE HAS BEEN RELEASED

FOR THE BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GET YO UR TIC KETS FOR THE

The iH ue Ride;e Cornmuni ty Colle ge has released

its sc hedule of cour ses fo r the Winter Quar t er
of 1976. 'rhe schedules may be picked up i n
W. R. Perry ' s office in Relat i ons on Monday .
Fecis tration f or evenin1; students will be
helc o n the : ollowing dates :
~:on day

- Thur sday , December 8- 11 ,

5 : 00 p . m. - 7 : 00 p . m.
>lorn.lay - '.!hursday , January 5- 11 ,
) : 00 p . m. - 7 : 00 p . m.
All h0t:r ly and nonexempt employees who plan
to enroll in a course for the Wi nter Quarter
and wish to part i cipate in the Individual
)evelopment P::'..an , shc ulc file an application
in Re :ations as s oon as possibJe . Exempt
e~r : oyees should use tte regular Tu i tion
:"e:'t.:.r.c', t.:n ::i. i cc.ticn Form .

RETIREES TO MEET
The regu lar monthl y meet ing of the GE Retirees
Assoc i at ion will be held on Wednesday,
December 3, at Perk i ns Pancake House. Instead
of th e usual noonti me luncheon, th e gathe ring
is sc heduled for the evening as a Christmas
Party for members and t heir spouses.
There wi ll be a B.Y.O . L. soci al hour at 6:00 p.m.
foll owed by a dinner and a bus in ess session.
Dr. L. T. Rader, former General Manager of t he
Waynes boro Pl ant wi ll be the speaker.

'Stock Price' And 'Fund Unit Price'

Ja nuary
February
Ma r ch
fl pri l
ray

J une
Ju l y
August
September
October

Stock Pri ce
$35.500
41. 757
46.369
46.000
46 . 458
47 . 833
49 . 926
44 . 542
44. 17 3
47.332
0

Fund Unit Price

$20.289
22.706
24.499
25 . 213
27.056
27 . 371
27 . 114
24.670
24.010
25.257

Employees are remi nded to t ur n their ti ck et

request forms i n to their Foremen, Supervisors ,
or Ma nagers on Monday for this year's annual
Chi ld ren's Chri stmas Party .
This year' s Party wi l l be held Saturday,
December 13, at the Augusta Expola nd . The re
will be two shows at 10:00 a . m. and 1:00 p.m.
featuring cartoon mov ies, live an i mal acts
and a vi s i t from Mr. and Mr s. Sants Claus'.
Bring the ki ds to see the show this year -and if you don't have any children, the n
~
come anyway '. Remembe r, all ticket reques t
forms shou ld be turned in by Monday, December 1.

SPECIAL "THAN KS" - giving NOTES

We. wou.,ld uke. to tltanb. af.l tire t\Y 11dr:1:\td
pe.op.fe. 6M .t.'1e IU11dnu,1.i and c.c;1ce1u1 1.ihut.'i:
to oUA ;., on , MMk Botl'.fe;.,, wlt o i.s (11 tit.?.
Ui'Uve.Mdy o~ V,{,Ag,{.1ua Hc6 p,{,,t:..l, Tlie
c.Md;.,, 61i.ti,Ll: , &lou.:e;u., a1td 9dts l1c:1 e ~ e.1U!'
b!i.,{,gh.te.ne.d ~ day1.i . A 1.i pe.u ccC 11 ti ran I, yw 11
t o thM,e. 06 you who dono...te.d btood and aCC
06 tho1.ie. who o66VLe.d ,{,n ccv.,e. ,(,t t\1r0s i:eede.d .
YoU..ll p1i.aye.M and 61!.,{,e.nd,~h,{,r-' ltave he..C.pcd
MMk an.d UJ.i ,{,n t~ :time c .'i nee.cl and ire
w,{,J.,h :to .thank uou .
1

The Bowles Fam i ly

*****

We. w,{,J.,h :to :thank alt oUJt ~tt.( e.m/ 6 al GE (ic.1c

the. e.x.pl!.e-6).) ,(,o J1J., 0 6 }., ympathy LL)JO ll tit e. c(' 6 6
06 oU..ll b1i.Othe.1t and b1i.othe.JL-,{,n-.e.aw, Alax.tre..U
K. Mc.Laugh.Un .
.-...,

A thankful heart reaps the largest

harvest.

Ja ne & Ke nneth Reid

*****

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL @E LECTRIC
VOL XV II No. 45

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

VanPatten Receives
35 Years Service Award

John R. VanPatten (c enter) receives his

35 years s ervice p in and congratulatio ns
from C. A. For d (1), Manager - CDO , and
J . J . Larew (r), Manager- CDO Engineering .
During his 35 years of service , John has
made
sign i f icant contributions to the
Company . He has been awarded 5 patents
and a 6th is expected to be granted soon .
John, a ~ative of Schenectady , j oined the
Company in 1940 as a test man . In 1942 ,
he moved to the E~ginee rin g Section as a
field engineer in radar, supervi sing radar
installations at various Navy yards .
I n 1947, he joined the nucleus of what was
to become the Way~esboro Plant . Si nce that
t i me , he has held a number of positions in
production engineering anc design . He
organized the oajor draft i ng effort required
to convert Schenectady drawings from f r ac tional to dec imal and the drafting changeover of Salem drawings to the Waynesboro
system .
,,......,
uvhn has made major contributions to the
Statotrol Drive devel opment and to ~he
Device l i ne . During the past year , he has

(Cont ' d Page 3, Col. 2)

December 5, 1975

Pay Increase

Hour l y a nd none xe mpt sa l ar i ed employees

received t he i r 6t h pay in crease with in
30 month s in thei r pay chec ks t oday .
For hourl y emp l oyees the in crease is
l ?. ce nt s an hour, and for nonexem pt
s al ar ied it's $4.80 a week .
Al ong with the pay increase, t here has
been an esca l ation of the ot her pa rt of
GE's compe nsat i on package because t he
value of many e mploye e benef i ts plans
are tied to earnings . Those in t he GE
Savin gs & Secur i ty Program are r eminded
that bo th t he i r payroll - de ductions
savings unde r this plan t he t he Com pa ny's
50 % cont ribut ion are automat i cally
i ncreased as a resu l t of this pay in crease .

AN EXTRA-LONG NEW YEARS HOL IDAY

Waynesboro GE emp loyees wi l l begin the
1976 New Year with two holidays '. It has
been announ ced that, along with January 1
(New Years Day), the firs t f l oating hol i day
of 1976 will be Friday, Jan uary 2. This
gives emp l oyees and extra -l ong 4- day
weekend wi t h wh i ch to ce le brate t he new
year . The rema i ning holidays and vacat i on
shu tdown schedul e wi ll be announ ced next
Friday.

Everyone ' s Coming To The

CHILDREN'S

CHRISTMAS

PARTY!

It's here again-- - the General Electric

Children's Christmas Party! And this
year's show will be just as exciting and
fun-filled as in previ ous years!
Nick F ~ lzone will be back with his live
animal K ts featuring this year, Alfredo's
Comedy Dogs, Miss Rix and her 10 Bears,
an Illusionist, and many, many more ! Of
course, the clowns will be back to entertain the audience wi th their crazy antics,
along with cartoon movies and, above all,
a vis i t from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus!
The two shows on December 13 this year will
be at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m . Both shows
will be he ld again at the Augusta Expoland.
Tickets are now being distributed to employees and the tickets indicate t he time
emp loyees and children are to attend .
Th ~ Christmas Party has been changed
sl ightly this year in that single employees
and childless married employees are also
invited to attend. If these employees wish
to attend this year's Party, they should
request the number of tickets desired in the
space marked "Others" on the ticket request
form. This space is solely for the purpose
of GE employees who are sing le or married
but have no children but wish to attend the
Christmas Party.

As an added feature of th is year's Party,

most of the acts will be perf ormed on
raised platforms to ensure that everyone
will get a better view of the show. If
you haven't ordered your tickets now, do.
so as soon as possible so as not to depr1~e ,
your children of this once-a-year attraction.

"SOME EXTRA

r8Rrisfmas
JOY"
Again this year, t he Waynesboro Jaycees are
"trying to bring some extra Christmas joy"
to disadvantaged re sidents t hrough its
Christmas Shopping Tour project.
David Warner, co- chairman of t he annua l
event, stated that the organization i s
"shooting for the moon" in trying to raise
$3, 000 i n community donations for this
year ' s Christmas project for children and
seni or citizens.
The group hopes to accomp li sh i ts goal
for the tour to provide approximately 200
children and 40 senio r citizens with
Christmas gifts , a party and other items. ~
Each child spends a fund of $12 under Jaye
and Jaycette supervision during spec ial
hours at cooperating stores on December 13,
which also offer a specia l discount to the
young shoppers . The Jaycees will have a
separate activity for the needy senior
citizens, includi ng a pre-Christmas dinner
party.

Newly Elected BRISA Offic ers Ann oun ced

(Cont ' d from Pagel, Col. 1)

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been instrumental in solving problems assoc iated with the Vibration Detectors on the
Turbine Supervisory Instrumentation line .
John and his wife , Laura , resi de on South
Magnolia with a son , who is a Junior at
Waynesboro High Schoo1 , ind a daughter, who
is majoring in English at Madison College .

G . C. Spooner Completes
25

Years Of Service

The annual e l ection for BRISA officers and

board of directors was held in a meeting
of BRISA members Wednesday night, December 3 ,
at the GE Main Plant.
In the picture above, outgoing President ,
Gordon P . Batey (1) , congratulates the newly
elected Pres i dent, Rodney Campbell (Virginia
Meta.lcrafters) . Included in the picture are
other newly elected officers and directors
(1 tor), James Bennett (Western State) ,
Board of Directors; Bill Perry (GE), Secretary ; and H. H. (Butch) Floyd (Bonded Fibers) ,
~e President.
The remaining officers and
.rectors include : Vice President - James
Moore (Reynolds Metal); and Board of Di rectors Gordon Batey (GE), Harry Kennon (StrombergCar lson) , Tom Pi ttman (Wilson Trucking) and
Wayne Wheeler (Industrial Mach ine \forks) .
Attending Wednesday mi ght ' s meeting were 19
members representing 11 companies . The
meet ing began at 6 : 00 p . m. with dinner in
the Blue Ridge Dining Room with a 2- part
program following at 7 : 15 p . m.
The first part of the program was presented
by Kenneth Grover and Bill Earp of the
Wintergreen Project Staff from Nelson County .
Wi ntergreen is a resort corr.munity development
project being undertaken in nearby Nelson
County. The topic of Messrs . Grover and
Earp ' s discussion was safety as it relates
to their development project . The meeting
ended with the election of BRISA o fficer s
and directors for the upcoming year .

Gerrold C. Spooner has recently completed

25 years o f General Electric service .
Jerry was born in Detroit, Michigan and
earned a B. S . in Physics from Rensselaer
Polytechnic I nstitute . He joined General
Electric in 1950 at Schenectady , New York ,
as a Trainee on the Physics Program . I n
1952, Jerry trans fe rred to the Household
Refrigerator Department in Erie , Pennsylvania. and in 1955 t o Louisville, Kentucky .
He latered transferred to the Computer
Department in Phoenix, Arizona , where he
held posit i ons in Applic at icn Eneineering ,
Product Planr.ing and P r .if; ~arr.min g . From
1969 through 1971, Je rry served as ~anas er
of Pr ogramming for the GE-PAC 30 Project
in West Lynn, Massachusetts . He transferred
to Waynesboro in 1972 as a Project Eng ineer
in NC EngineerinB of the Indu strial Control
Department .
Jerry and his fa.rni ly reside at 881 Hawthorne
Lane in Waynesboro .

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INTER-PLANT BUS SCHEDULE

The f ollowing is the new Passenger Inter-Pl ant Bus Schedul e as released by Gordon P. Batey,
Manager- Pla nt Utilities and Mai ntenance. Go rdon urges emp l oyees to cli p the schedu l e out
and kee p it in a handy pl ace for your convenience.
INrER-PLANT BUS SCJ!EilJLE - PEOPLE O!lLY

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An o th er Tes timoni al For Safe ty G la sses

Betty Wi nkey (right) receives the Wise Owl

Awa rd from Safety Representat i ve Jess i ca
Scott, cente r , as T. S.I. Foreman, Jim
Pa in te r looks on. Betty became eli gible
for the award after a clipped wire, about
12" l ong , struck her safety gl asses .
A fe l low empl oyee i n t he T.S.I. area was
cli pp i ng excess wi re from a resistor when
one cli pped wire t rave l ed 50 feet across
the room striking Betty ' s safety gl asses
and hitting her di rect ly be l ow the right
eyebrow . If Betty had not been wearing
her safety glasses the wi re wou l d have
struck her in the ri ght eye , possib ly
caus i ng severe eye i nju ry or l oss .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTR IC
VOL XVII No. 47

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

Understanding Our Shipping, Receiving

and Stockroom Units
The gu.e.ht edJ.,toJt.6 601t thM wee!<. ' l '.i/. eua1
-Wl u.e weJt.e But Hc.m1phJteyl, Su.pe/tv-W oJtSIUpp,i.ng & Retu.Jtne.d AppMa.lM, and Ven
Cappttz.zo , Fo1teman-Stoc.R.Jtoo m & Rec.uv-i11lj VCP.
1

THE SHIPPING UNIT

The Sh i pp ing Un it has the resp ons i bili ty of
ge tting our finished products to our customers
on time i n an undamaged condi t io n. Another
majo r function of t he Un i t i s providing docu mentat i on to allow the invoi cing of shipments.

is Shipping's responsibi li ty . Shipments are

made to all locali ties of the United States
by air freig ht, Parcel Post, United Parcel
Service and various trucking companies. The
overseas shipments depart from the Company,
with the direct i ons of I.G.E., from Dulles
Ai rpor t and John F. Kennedy Airport.
Spendi ng $325, 000 annually for packing
ma teri al s and over $600,000 for outgoing
transportat ion to ship approximately six
milli on pounds of freight sums up what i s
accompl i shed by the Shipping Un it .

The se lection of the proper carri er to handle

~ outgoing shipments fr om th i s Derartment

Par t of Dave Driver ' s job as Shiprinc Clerk

includes handli ng shirments of all oerseas
orcie rs . Ee re Dave is st own ta::.ki r.1- v:i th
I. S . D., GE , in New Yo r k about a s!-. .:.p!-:-.C!\t,
goinr to StanSaab , Sweden .

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?at e & Traffic Clerk , Dotty Pinkerl c ~

is respons i ble f o r prepa ring all cRrrie1
way bil:'..s , appr ov i r.e; all outgoir.r ra::~! o r
tati0n invoices for payment , :~:'..li:-. 1 - c::.a.:.::.s
and tracing a::.l outgoinE shipr.:ents .

Sr.irley 'fay lor and W::eatha v.ni t esell select

r.:ateria::.s fn m the nur.ie r ous items delivered to
Sh iprinc daily . Recar dless of the s ize or
va::.ue o :- the shipments they rec eive the same
i~dividual attention of visual inspection for
accuracy anr. quant i ty of mat erials being packcC. .

Ralph lv'.ar tin (t,!onitor- Shipping ) and George

McLear are in process of pal:kagir:g a Western
Union terminal.

Ethel Hall, at the "mark up station", starts

the small packages in r oute to our customers
the most effic i ent and economical way. All
Parcel Post and Un ited Parcel tapes are appl i ed
to cartons at this stat ion . Other respons i bilities are complying with post al regulations
and ICC rules , f illing out and attaching
correc t export labels and forms , and completing
all in f, rmation on ship sets . The operator
at thi s s tat i on must be knowledgeable of handling insured , registered, certifiec , C. O. D.,
special delivery, and various r outing of air
parcels.

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John Hatc her, one of the senior Shipping

employees who is retirir:g next month , starts
his r outine method o ~ packag ing a TermiNet
unit .

Anna Massie is checking t he deli very to shipping receipt to assure that model numbers ,
serial numbers, and all acc es sor ies are
available before starting to pack the TermiNet.
Polly Chandler is sealing a car ton on another
uni t p r ior to shipping t o a wai t i ng customer .

Levi Fox is shown packaging with Instapar......._

our most recent addition t o Shipping . This
method consists of two polyurethane chemic als
and n i trogen mixed which cr eates an i nstant
foam that flows fi r mly around product being
packed . This nethod provides an excellent
cu shion and has proven to be a ver y satisfactory method of packing frag ile mater i als .

1976
VACATION & HOLIDAY
~
SCHEDULE
The 1976 calendars containing next year's
holiday and vacation (on reverse side)
has been released.
The ten paid holidays which employees will
be receiving next year are as follows:
January 1
January 2
April 16
May 31
August 2
September 6
November 25
November 26
December 23
December 24

New Years Day

Floating Holiday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Floating Holiday
Christmas Eve
Christmas

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ASQC SPONSORING METROLOGY CbURSE
The Blue Ridge ASQC Section will be sponsoring a course in metrology, Basic Inspection
Techniques, beginning on January 12, 1976,
and lasting eight weeks. The classes will be
held at either the Waynesboro High School or
Stromberg-Carlson, depending on which area
most students come from.
The instructor for the course will be Mr. John
Friend of Stromberg-Carlson. Mr. Friend, a
certified ASQC Engineer, has an extensive
background in metrology and he has taught this
course many times. Mr. Friend has 19 years of
experience in inspection and Quality Control.
He attended the University of West Virginia
and the Allied Institute of Technology of
Chicago.
The registration cost is $45.00 which includes
the textbook.
Major topics to be covered are:

Plant Shutdown will begin on July 5 of next

year and end July 18.

(1) Blue Print Reading

(2) Geometric Positioning and Tolerances
(3) Shop Mathematics
(4) Surface Measurement and Characteristics
(5) Linear Measurement
(6) Fixed Measurement Instruments
(7) Precision Measurement
(8) Calibration
(9) Screw Thread and Gear Inspection
(10) Statistical Inspection Techniques
Including MIL-STD-105D

Enioy A

BRrisfmas
Feast
A11 ~laynesboro GE emp 1oyees are invited
to enjoy the grand Christmas feast to be
prepared by Marriott and Macke next Friday,
December 19.
For Main Plant employees, Marriott will be
serving a choice of Roast Turkey &dressing
or Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Green beans,
Roll and butter, and a choice of dessert
and beverage. The price of this scrumptious
meal will be $1.75 plus tax. The sandwich
line will be open, providing hot and cold
sandwiches, beverages and desserts for those
desiring a lighter meal.
For Turner employees, Macke will be featuring
Sliced Country Ham, Roast Turkey, Green Peas
and Pearl Onions, Whipped Potatoes w/Giblet
Gravy, Roll and butter, Coffee or Tea and
~kin Pie--all for the price of $2.10.
The Blue Ridge Dining Room will be closed on
~he day of the Christmas Dinner.
As usual,
i.he full compliment of vending machines wi'll
;e available at both locations.

Anyone interested in this course should contact Jack Caraway, ASQC.Education Chairman,
for more information or to enroll in this
course. Mr. Caraway may be reached at 229
DuPont Circle, Waynesboro.

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CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 14, 1975

FISCAL CALENDAR

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I:ally Car.!pbell is pac kaging a CDO cubicle .

These t:.nits , bei~r tne l argest single unit s
packed in Snippinc , weigh up to lL , ooo lbs .,
are eighteen feet in length , and exceed 100
inches in height . A number of these units
are packed for export shipment to other
countries and are required to be enclosed
in wood . On occas i on special equipment such
as a low boy t r ailer and cranes are requi r ed
to loaci and move the cubi cle.

THE RECEIVING UNIT

~ aterial

shipped to our plant comes from

1endors and customers located throughout
the world. All material i s de li vered to
the Receiving Dock by many different common
carriers.

Mit ch Carter and Ruth Gwin are " checking

i n" material received on the DPI comput er .

THE RELAY STOCKROOM

The Relay Stockroom i s somewhat differen t
than the TermiNet Stockroom. Its procedures
differ, but it ultimate ly has the same purpose--the proper handling of materia l and
~ccumula ting for the Re l ay lines .
The parts
1n the Relay Stockroom di ffer greatl y from
those used in the TermiNet Stockroom . For
exampl e, the largest part stored here is a
Min i ature Cover Assembly weighing 2 ounces;
the small est, is a T05 Diode, sma ll er than
the head of a pin, weighing .00005 grams.

Unloading of the carri ers' trucks, verifying

that the packages are not damaged and none are
missing, and then verify ing that the materi al
received agrees wi t h our Purchase Order are
some of the responsib ilities of t he Rece i ving
~ni t.
Other respons ibili ties include not i fying the computer that mater ial was received
and, finally, de li veri ng it to the proper
people in the Department .

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Steve Ross issues material to Nancy Mackey

~rom the Relay Stockroom .

THE DCPD STOCKROOM

Bill Kesner is shown unloa ding one of the

rr.any trucks received at GE in 1-;aynesboro .

The Termi Net Stock room is t he ma in suppli er

of parts and materia l for the Ma nufacturing
a 11 Termi Net
func t ions, MOl, SOl, POl ,
Asseribly Areas , etc . Its main purpose i s
(Co nt'd Page 4, Co l. 1)

(Cont'd from Page 3)

to stock, accumulate, and deliver material
to the various production areas. Hundreds
of parts are handled by the stockroom every
day, al ong with the never ending f low of
paper work, which is a very important funct i on of the stockroom act i vities .
The stockroom, as it would seem, is not just
a place where parts are stored and withdrawn.
It's a very important and complex area,
wh i ch can affect the entire plant's operation.
Patty Pitzer , Galin Hut chins, Judy McLaughlin
and Judi Garber are shown preparing to de l iver
Accumulati on to the factory floor .

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ii N N .0 U N C E M E N T
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBAL L & BASKETBALL TEAM BEING FORMED
Meredith Griffin , Ann Harold and Foreman Don
Cappuzzo prepare some of the Stockroom ' s
paper work.

Women empl oyees i nterested in pl ayi ng vo ll eyball and basketball should contact Patty Pitzer ,
Ext . 1584, or Debbie Key , Ex t. 1325 .
For the present, all in terest emp l oyees are t<,........_
meet for prac tice sess ions every Sunday from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Way nesboro Hi gh School
Girl's Gym (wi t h t he exception of the holiday
weekends-- Xmas and New Yea rs) . Teams wil l be
selected after the f i rs t of the year .

WAYNESBORO SKI CLUB HOLDS FIRST OUT ING

Judi Garber is shown inputt ing a stockroom
transaction into the DPI c omputer .

The first ou t ing of the Waynesboro Ski Clu b

wi ll be ne xt Thursday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m .
at Massanutten. Al l members interested i n
attendin g this outing should contact Cliff
Rockwell or Vicky Rex rode for reservations
by Tues day, December 16 .

EXPRESSI ON OF APPRECIAT ION

I wou.ld uke.. to e..xp!t.V->.6 my J.>-<.nc..e..Jt.e.. thank-6
and app1t.e..Uation to both J.ih-<-6.t6 601t. the.
~
6f-owe..M and e..xp!t.e.J.>J.>-<.on.6 06 J.>ympathy at the.
de..ath 06 my J.>on, Ste..ve..n .

Material stored at the Turner Warehouse is

being brought to t he Main Plant by Gary Batton .

Ann McDorman
DCP Subassembly

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERA L@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 47

QUESTION:
ANSWER:

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

December 19, 1975

WHAT COU LD BE BETT ER THAN A MORNING REFRESHMENT BREAK AT GE?

AN AFTE RNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK AT GE!

And that's exactly wh at Wayn es boro GE employees will be receiving for the coming New Year'.
Beginning Monday, Janu ary 5, i n addition to the morning formal employee refreshment break,
an afternoon break for emp l oyees wi l l be instituted.
Arrangements have alre ady been made wi th Macke Company and ~arriott for the afternoon break .
The after noon break peri od wi ll be between 2:10 p.m. and 3:30 p.m . with the usual al lotted
break ti me of 12 minutes for each employee.
The refreshment periods are f or employees desirin g to use them and eating is tc be confined
to the cafeterias durin g t he br eak periods. All managers, supervisors and foremen have been
adv i sed of the break schedul e and wi l l notify their employees of the i r 12 minute break periods .
Also, some ad j ust men ts are bei ng made in the luncheon schedule .
For many of us, the afternoo n break on Monday, January 5 vii 11 be most we 1come . Coming back
to work, after a ful l 4- day hol iday weekend of partying and celebrating the New Year, we wi l l
probab ly al l need the second brea k fo r recuperating'.
Anyway , here's wishi ng you a Very Merry Christmas and many happy afternoon breaks throug hout
the coming New Year'.

GE Hosts Retirees Assoc-i< \t ion c:hrLstmas Luncheon

This past Wednesday, December 17 , 32 we1bers oF ~e erer a l Elect ric Ret irees Ass o ci3 ~ i or
v;ere treated to a Christrias l uncheon in : he ELe f<ic1 e Di r ir g Roon . 'iarj or ie G. '3 ri rre s,
::anager- Employee Relations, 1-1elco11ed t he gr o1;;::i '"o rt.: Plart a nd '..'arren F. f:indt , Ge 'lera l
"ianager, addressed the group on t t1e rrany char ec; ... d .. t'dve take n r lace in t ne fac il i;:ies .
Duri'lg the luncheon, members of t he Associ atiori ."IUL tt.<;ented v1itr1 a 11e1rento frorr \:'le
Department. Afterwards, t he grour 1-1as es co r :ed c nt -urne r Ope rations 1-1here Mi ke i~cGov1an
received them and arranged for t hen to tour :hL iu r re1 f ac il ities.
Pi ctured above are the members who atte nded : he l uncheo n. ~ hey a re: (Front rov1, l to r),
Lois Cline, Bea Dunn, Madelin e Mi ze , Cec il Be d nA r. 1.'irqi nia Mi ller and Ruby Croll'er .
Second row, l tor: George Haus l e r, Orrill Livirlf'Jston, Ca rl r-1cDm1ell, Georg e Zimrr er , Do ug
Sornborger, Paul Mills, Buck Byram and Geo rge Rogers . Sta 11rlinq , l t or: Doc Fendle:;,
Ernie Kubler, Al Gutekunst, ~el Shick, Del Thaye r, 10 B<l sse tt, George Bradt, Ma r gie Gr iwes
(Manager-Relations), J ack Zir1mer, Mitch LaBe ll e , \.a rre n Kindt (Ge neral Mana ger), Larry
Kniskern, Ken Newnham, Charlie Hughe s , 7o. ::; ;1 ore , f' ill Sc hen ~: . Ray Prout, J ohn Coc le v ,
Bob Wilbur and Fred Curto.

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A Great Time Had By All
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ANNOUNCEMENT
LISTEN TO THE ''NUTCRACKER SUITE"
Once aga in , t he Way nesboro GE Plant wi ll
spons or a prog r am of Chri stmas Caro l s on
radio station ~A"V . The prog r am , en t itled
"N ut cra cker Suite" , \Jill be aired Christmas
Day from 9:30 a. m. to 10: 30 a. m.
CO RRECTI ON :
In Iter;1 Numbe r 1 of Mana gement Informati on
Let t er z861 conce rnin g holi day season pol ic ies .
the da:es December 29 an d Jar1 1ary 5 should
read "Decerrbe r 23 and December 31 . "
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION
We. w-0~ It to C.Xpi1.e,s s OU!i. de.c.pe.1.i:t gJta,W.Ude.
tc a.U C'(i tlie. tlt(t1.~1lix)ul people 6ofl the.
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL XVII No. 48

WAYNESBORO,VIRGINIA

December 31, 1975

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The followi ng i s an open l etter to employees
f r om Warren F. Kindt , DCPD Ge nera l Manager :
The. 1te.c.u.6,lon ye.AA 06 1975 had i l l -Unpac.t upon
.the. 1tuu,.f,:t,6 06 .the. WaynuboJto Plan.t . WWe. we.
We.Jte. ab.t.e. .to e.ke. ou..t a modu.t ..tnc.Jte.Me. -i.n .6Me..6 ,
-i.n6.ation .took Lt6 .toil wUh 1te.ga1td .to c.o.6:to 06
ma.t~ and wagu.
The. wie.ve.ne..6.6 o 6 c.U.6.tome.Jt
01tde.Jt.6 whic.h Jte.ac.he.d a .ow -i.n Fe.bJtu.My c.au..6e.d
.6ome. wiemp.t.oyme.n.t among bo.th pttodu.c..t-i.on and
o66,[c.e. pe.!t.6 onne.L We. Me. happy .to Jte.polt.t .tha.t
neaJt.t.y ail 06 :tho.6e. on lac.k 06 wo1tk Me. now bac.k
wUh u..6 oJt have. 6ou.nd ne.w job.6 a.t o.the.Jt Ge.ne.'1.M
E.t.e.c.tlt-i.c. .oc.ation.6 and eh ewhe.Jte.. The. foe.a.
pay1toil -i.nc.Jte.Me.d 61tom $25 m,{_U,{_on :to $28 m,{_U,{_on
whic.h ,t,6 good new.6 601t WaynuboJto and :the. .6u.Jt1towid-i.ng bu..6-i.ne..6.6 c.ommwiUy.
Whle. .6h,tpme.n.t.6 06 new .tele.p!t..&t.te.!t.6 we.ake.ne.d and wiantiupa.te.d .6.talt.t
TN-30 plt-i.nte.Jt, Ou.It .e.M-i.ng bu..6,lne..6.6 c.ontinu.e.d .6.tltong and ne.w p1todu.c.t
.taJ..n.e.d. Re.lay .6MU 601t .the. ae.Jt0.6pac.e. and de.i)e.n.6e. indu..6.t!ty Jte.ma-i.ne.d
bu..6inu.6 1te.c.ove.1te.d 61tom fa.6.t ye.AA ' .6 .6.tlte..tc.hou..t o6 .tu.Jtb-i.ne. 01tde.Jt.6 and

u.p p!tOblemJ.i de.laye.d .the. ne.w

de.ve.lopme.n.t pltOgJtam.6 We.Jte. ma-i.n.te.ve.t . The. Con.t!tol Ve.v-i.c.u
c.ontinu.u .to -Unpttove..

1976 p1torn,Llu .to be. a be..t.te.Jt bu..6inu.6 ye.AA 601t :the. e.n.t-i.Jte. e.c.onomy . Th-i.-6 .6hou.ld have. a 6avo1tab.e.
-Unpac.t in c.ontinu.-i.ng .the. g1tow.th o 6 Ou.It da.ta .tvunfoa.t. bu..6-i.nu.6 . Re.lay.6 Me. e.xpe.c.te.d .to 1tema-i.n .6.te.ady
and .the. powe.Jt Jte.gu.la.t-i.ng bu..6..WU.6 will .6how a .6u.b.6.tan.tia.e. inc.Jte.M e. ove.Jt 7975. Con.6,lde.1tab.e. -Unp!tove.me.n:to -i.n manu.6ac.tu.Jt-i.ng e.66,[ue.nuu .6hou.ld 1tuu.U 6Mm .the. oc.c.u.pa.t,ton 06 :the. ne.w T1.urne.1t 6 a~u.
Ne.w p!todu.c.t .6.talt.t u.p c.M:to Me. plt-i.nupaily be.hln.d u..6. Sa.M-i.u and wagu Me. e.xpe.c;te.d .to c.ontinu.e.
:to inc.Jte.Me. bu..t .the. c.01t1tupon.d-i.ng oppolt.tu.n.Uie.6 601t ~in.g plt-i.c.u on. ou.Jt pttoduc.:to Me. n.o.t p1tue.n.t.
Lowe.It c.o.6.t c.ompe..tdive. plt-i.n..te.Jt and 1te.lay p!todu.c.:to c.ontinu.e. :to appe.M -i.n. .the. mMke..tplac.e.. Th-i.-6 me.an.6
:that ail phMu 06 ou.Jt ope.Jta:t-i.on.6 mu..6.t -UnpJtOve. -i.n e.66,[ue.nc.y in. o!tde.Jt :to c.ove.Jt .the. highe.Jt .t!te.nd.6 ..W
c.ompe.n.6ation. and be.ne.6ill whic.h we. all e.njoy.
1976 c.an be. a glte.a.t ye.AA 60'1. u..6 pe.lt.6onaily a.6 we.U a.6 pltov-i.de. an e.x.t!teme.ly -Unpolt.tan.t c.on.t!t-i.bu,Ung
bu..6,lnu.6 -i.n .the. Waynubo1to c.ommwiUy. The. c.oope.Jta:t-i.on. and de.d-i.c.a.t-i.o n 06 Ge.ne.Jta.t. Ele.c.tlt-i.c. emp.oye.u
-i.n. Wayne..6 bo1to ,ln .6 e.Jtv,lng .thw c.U.6:tome.Jt.6 ,t,6 a Mne. 1te.c.01td and ,t,6 a c.on.t-i.n.u.-i.ng c.haileng e. we. ail 6ac.e.
,ln .the. new ye.AA. S~ Q,(_e.d c.M:tome.Jt.6 pMvide. good j ob.6 1 .oo may we. ail c.ontinu.e. .to .6.tlt-i.ve. .to make.
7976 a happy and p1to.6pe.1tou..6 ne.w ye.AA 601t ail 06 u..6.

DCPD GENERAL MANAGER

2 NEW RETiREES
FoR THE NEw YEAR

(Cont'd from Col. 1)

now operating his greenhouse where he
raises "ve.gUa.ble..o, Qlowe.M an.d all 1Un.d6
06 trun.g.6 ." He added t ha t he will be
looking forward to worki ng in the greenho1~
with his wife, Blanche, or , rather for his
wife since ".6he. '.6 the. boM," he jokingl y
stated .
Walter has one stepson, Gle n Hite, who i s
also a Waynesboro GE employee. He and
Blanche reside at Rou te 3, Waynes boro.
Everyone at GE wishes Joh n and Walter a very
happy retirement~

Walter Tomlin

John Hatcher

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Jo hn Ea r l Hatcher and Walter F. Tomlin will
beg in the New Year as retirees when their
retirements become effective January 1, 1976.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE

John Hatcher began his career with GE on

Ja nuary 1, 1955 in the Prepare t o Ship area .
He l ater moved to the Shipping-large crating
area wh ere he has been to da te .

STERE0--4 ch-- Pioneer--942- 5488

Jo hn stated that he will miss his friends

here at GE after his retirement. Of the
Company, he stated, "GE -L6 a veJty 6Wz.

In order to obtain Company-paid Safety

Prescription Glasses, employees must tak~
their authorizati on forms to Dr. Eglestor.
offi ce (now known as Va lley Eye Clinic,
560 Oak Avenue , Way nesboro) .

Company and d c.e.Jt.taJ.nly hM be.e.n good to

It hM .6ome. 06 the. be..ot be.ne.6d.6

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When asked what he ol ans to do after retirement he said he "will. do a ldile. tAa.veLlng .
I have. .6e.ve.Jtal bJtothe.M and .6-Ute.M I wan.t
to v-Ud. 11 He al so has one daughter, Mrs.
Sharon Lynn Rank i n of Greensboro, North
Carolina, he plans to visit. John added
that he loves to fish and hun t and plans to
do both 11 whe.n.e.veJt the. we.athe.Jt peJunl:t.6. 11

Safety Prescript io n Gl asses obtained throug h

the Va lley Eye Clinic are paid for by the
Company . However , the cost of such gl asses
obtained from other sources wi ll have to be
met by the employee .
Authorization forms for Safety Prescription
Glasses can be ob ta ined from the Plan t
Nurse in t he Medical Cl inic .

John res i des at 401 Smith Street with his

wif P, Mary Loui se .

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Afte r 19 ~ years of se rvi ce, Walter Tomlin
wi ll al so be retiring January 1. He has
spent the entire 19~ years i n Sheet Metal
and stated that he had no desire to work
elsewhere because 11 I Uke.d my woJtk M a
b1take. opeJta-toJt and I like. .6he.e.t metal.
It'.6 a good p.ta.c.e. to wo1tk and I had a good
FoJteman, Jhn Ro.6e., to woJtk 601t, .60 I have.
n.o c.ompJ:LUnt.6 . 11

Walter al so is a fis hing and hun t ing ma n

and sa i d he wi ll be doing both upon his
retirement . He plans to spend more time,
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'STOCK PRICE' AND ' FUND UNIT PRICE '

Stock Pri ce
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

$35.500
41. 757
46 . 369
46 .000
46.458
47 .833
49 . 926
44.542
44 . 173
47 . 332
48 . 336

Fund Uni t Price

$20 . 289
22 . 706
24.499
25. 213
27.056
27 . 371
27 . 11 4
24 . 670
24 . 010
25 . 257
25.991

ADJUSTMENT IN CONTRI BUTIONS RATES FOR

LONGTERM DISABILITY PLANS:
l~ i s prov ided in the Long Term Di sability
Pl ans that t he insurance company wi l l
es t ablish the rate of contr ibuti ons for
empl oyees each year on January 1. These
rates are based upon claim exper i ence unde r
the pl ans .

Met ropoli tan Li f e Ins ura nce Compa ny , t he

insurance carri er of t he Pl ans has notified
the Company t hat based upon its review of
cl ai ms experience , t he fol l owin g changes
will be made i n contributi on rates effective
January 1, 1976 :

A SALUTE
TO SERVICE
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
20 YEARS
S. E. Maupin

Long Te r m Di sabili ty Income Pl an f or Sa l aried

Employees
$1 . 80 a month per $100 of mont hly benefits
(1975 and 1974 rate was $1 . 70)

W. M. Hamric k

15 YEARS
H. W. Cl ark

C. L . . Sutton

10 YEARS

Long Term Disa bi l i ty Insura nce Pl an for Hourl y

Emp l oyees
Employees with Less than 14 Year s of
...,-..Credited Service : 1 . 5% of normal str aight
.ime weekly earnings (1975 r a te was 1 . 2% ;
1974 rate was 1 . 5% . )
Employees with 14 Years or Mor e of Cr edited
Servi ce : $2.00 per week (1975 rate was
$1 . 75 ; 1974 rate was $2.20)

J. L. Conner
M. A. Gr iffin
A. R. Pici

J . P . Cor bett
P . D. Mar shall
W. L. Woodson

NOVEMBER - 10 YEARS
D. E. Mauzy
SEPTEMBER - 10 YEARS
S. M. Small
DECEMBER, 197~ - 5 YEARS*
1 . 1. Furrow
*Did not r eceive Servi ce Pin last year

HAPPY NEWYEAR!
The happy old wi sh has become trite wi t h rep it i t i on . St ill , it i s our prayerf ul wish t ha t
1976 be a year filled with the good things i n
li fe - - not materia l th i ngs necessaril y , but
good th i ngs - - thin gs l i ke good wil l, good mo rnings , good days, good thoughts, good f ri ends ,
good humor, good news , good l uck , good deed s,
good read i ng, good times, good compa ny, good
taste, good health and a good many more happy
new y ears ~
May t here, t hen , be many things good f or you
i n 1976.

Willyourretirement mean
giving up some of the things
you've worked so hard for?
For some unfortunate people re tirem e nt can
mean disastrous changes in their way of living.
But if you partici pate in t h e GE Pe nsion
Plan , things are d ifferent. You" re building
retirement security in a GE pension a nd in
your contributions-matched by GE- to Social Security.
Total ret ire me nt in come-monthly benefit
ch ecks from Social Securi ty plu s your GE
pension- m ake t h e d ifference between a ret irement fil led with constant worry and one
wit h the time and mo n ey to e njoy life.
A typica l GE employee, age 62, with 30
yea rs' service, maki ng $ 10, 100. h as earned a
total retiremen t income- based on his final
five year average earni ngs--of near ly 70'7c of
current take home pay.
Total family income-which includes a
s p ouse's Social Sec u r i ty benefits-cou ld

bring retireme nt income u p to g7c;,; of tak e

hom e pay.
And since ex penses dur ing retirement are
lowe r than d uring wor k yea rs, t hat re tirement income goes a long way. Drivi ng to
work ? Not anymore. Income taxes> If any.
th ey will be quite low . Living expenses? Not
so hi g h without a growing family to feed ,
clothe. and educate .
Eve n though living costs a rc lowe r during
retire ment , t h at doesn 't mean t h ey never
ch ange. Social Secu r ity benefits go up as living costs increase; and , for employees who
ret ired directly from t h e com pany, GE pension benefits have been increased five times
in the last 15 vea rs.
Your GE pe~sion plus Social Security will
help make retirement a ti me for enjoying the
things you 've worked so ha rd for.