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PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 1
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
January 6, 1978
Printing Week:
Jan. 15-21
An hour with a book would have brought to his mind
9Ja11 f!Jhanka !
Several of the agencies have expressed their
appreciation by letter to those employees who
designated them as recipients of their donations
in the recent United Way campaign. Listed below are the agencies and the names of the
employees they wish to thank.
Boy Scouts of America
A. L. Bashlor
D. A. Tynda 11
J . E. Allen
G. R. Floyd
S. E. Leitch
J. H. Painter
D. J. Einecker
T. L. Wi ll i ams
Children's Camp Council
E. L. Rankin
J. E. Allen
J. D. Riley
M. C. Lunsford
D. D. Lauterback
Lurnmor School
G. M. Simmons
R. G. Fretwell
J. C. Kobus
C. Burnett
B. R. Wilson
D. R. Hartman
D. L. Crist
D. L. Parrish
J. M. Cave
Y. Burnside
L. S. Rodeheaver
M. V. Craig
D. B. Hawks
T. A. White
F. B. Co 1e, Jr .
J. J. Vidaurrazaga
L. K. Fre twe 11
C. Y. Kyle
C. C. Ramsey
D. P. Tate
J . D. Parr
D. C. Vowel 1
M. B. Hodge
C. J. Noe
A. A. Swicegood
B. G. Burkholder
T. S. Terry
M. C. Lunsford
D. F. Shir 1ey
M. R. Kennedy
J. A. Anderson
D. J. Berry
E. H. Claytor
J. M. Cox
D. L. Fitzgerald
P. S. Mawyer
C. E. McCauley
M. C. McC:omas
J. D. Riley
S. H. Sandridge
J . E. Wil ki nson
B. L. Harris
M. V. Bell
B. L. Scarbrough
J . T. Wriston
W. L. Angus
S. M. Day
P. K. Fitzgerald
S. C. Hartnett
J. M. Jackson
N. F. Jackson
J. H. Johnson
A. D. Jordan
N. J. Mackey
T. G. Noon
B. C. Fridley
J. K. Oakes
B. K. Bell
P. T. Fox
J. L. Gum
S. J. Henderson
H. F. Miller
0. A. McDorman
S.
H.
B.
B.
C.
T.
Deel
C. Gochenour
L. Hanmer
E. Johnson
L. Rankin
J . Wil 1i ams
E.
Waynesboro YMCA
V. E. Salkeld
M. A. Hamilton
G. R. Floyd
R. 0. Krenz
A. D. Collins
J. J. Gulding
C. D. Hahn
C. E. Howell
J . A. Sproul
Children's Home Society
D. L. Crist
M. L. Chaplin
V. L. Rexrode
S. S. Moretz
J. K. Oakes
D. F. Copeland
K. D. Eakin
M. H. Collins
S. L. Fix
D. G. Thompson
N. C. Holton
P. L. Hensley
W. J. Wi 11 i ams
M. ~!. Childress
L. P. Weeks
D. A. Hughes
P. L. Lohr
R. McKnight
P. S. Rankin
J. J. Murphy, Jr .
D. B. McCauley
R. A. Hite
L. P. Weeks
S. J. Henderson
D. P. Tate
B. B. Reed
P. T. Fox
E. R. Robinson
L. D. Lucas
I small s/11its
LOOK I THERE THEY GO. THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY
. ENGAGED
Fuels to generate
electricity are plentiful
Gas from coai is the objective of this 60- foot high fixed-bed coai gasifier at the R&D Center,
Schenectady . Economiaai coaZ gasification
aouid provide a new fuei source for eieatria
power piants .
@pinion
~oll
Yes
No
Undecided
Comments
Scientists and engineers , working for
companies like General Electric , are constant l y
w~ng to develop even more efficient generati1
;ystems. A new combined-cycle system
uti~izes two kinds of turbines to generate
electricity but only one needs fuel. The leftover heat from the first turbine operates the
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ANNOUNCEMENT
BOWLI NG TOURNAMENT
B. R. Alex.an.deJt
H. Awk.Md
N. v. BM:tle.y
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BJtee.de.n.
E. F. B!Udg e
M. K. Campbe,U
L. V. CM on.
R. K. John.Mn.
c. F. MMtin.
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P. L. Mye!t.6
V. H. Rm :ton.
R. V. 1Uc.hMd6 oYI.
c. A. Rodge!t.6
F. A. Seely
s. L. Sex.to n.
B. s. Votaw
A. M. WM M.n.g:ton.
10 Years
R. P. Vema:ttia, J Jt.
F. BmeJt
25 Yea r s
G. L. V,.ehl
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 2
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
GE to Go Exploring
To be exact, the dist ribution involved securities and cash worth $197,548,075 based on
1977 ' s year- end market values for GE Stock and
S&SP Mutual Fund Units , and the maturi ty value
of U.S . Savings Bonds . This huge t otal went to
GE people as a result of their 1974 inve stment s
under the Savings and Security Program and
their 1972 savings under the Savings and Stock
Bonus Plan . Holding periods for investments
under the t wo plans for those years ended wi th
the end of 1977 .
The year- end market value f or GE Stock on the
N. Y. Stock Exchange was $49 . 75 per share ; for
S&SP Mutual Fund Units the year- e nd per- unit
value was $25 . 54.
A total of 163,509 employees , retirees , and
former employees are sharing in the big di stribut i on . Of these, 145 , 186 are getting s ecurities and cash worth nearly $188 million in the
S&SP part of the distribution . I n addition ,
18 , 323 a r e receiving almost $10 milli on in
securit ies and cash under the Savings and Stock
Bonus Plan .
A breakdown of the kinds of securitie s i n
which GE people are receiving their distribution indicates t he way empl oyees were choosing
t o invest during the years f or which the two
hol ding periods ha ve just ended.
Based on year- end ma rket value , nearl y $62
million of the total "payout " was in GE Stock.
There were 1,242 , 291 shares involved .
The maturity value of the U. S . Savings Bonds
mai led in the di stribution was mor e than $89
mil lion . A total of 1 , 795,591 Bonds in vari ous
denomi nations wer e mailed .
The market value of the S&SP Mutual Fund Uni ts
involved reached more than $44 million . That
amount r epresented 1,730 , 132 Fund Units .
More than $2 million of the distribution went
out to rec i pi ents as cash payments .
But the $197 million t otal that went to GE
peopl e in the "payout " doesn ' t reflect all the
doll ars involved in the annual distribution .
More than $17 million went int o the S&SP
Retirement Opt i on f eature . This option allows
you to have your securities placed in a special
account and held until you leave the Company,
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G~
Employees
,ax ris e to help support the valuable benefits of Social Security went into effect for all
employees - and all companies - as 1978 began .
Beginning January 1, GE will pay a tax equal
to 6.05% of the first $17,700 of eachemployee ' s
pay , and each employee will pay a !:;1inilar amount
on his own pay.
For GE , it is estimated that the Social
Security tax in 1978 will be over $240 million.
For employees, the maximum tax for an individual will be $1,070 . 85 . Of course, those
earning less than $17 , 700 annually will have a
proportionately smaller tax.
Russell Hubbard , one of GE's employee benefits
specialists, points out that, "The Social
Security tax increase will mean deductions of
about $2 per week more than last year at the
maximum. It is estimated that the tax rise will
increase GE ' s Social Security tax by about $30
million."
Hubbard emphasizes that, "Despi te the new
higher tax and the new higher earni ngs base on
which it is levi ed, Social Security benefits
represent good value . Social Security is now
~basic source of retirement income for most
A..._ricans as well as a basic source of disability and survivor income and special medical
benefits. In the last few years , Social
Security benefits have moved ahead of the contribut i ons necessary to support them , so we
must expect to pay the bill ."
In 1962, little more than a dozen years ago ,
individuals paid a maximum of just $150
annually - compared to the new maximum now
needed. GE ' s Social Security tax in 1962 was
just $37 million compared to the estimate for
1978 .
In the same per iod, Soc i al Security retirement benefits have risen from a maximum of $121
a month to a maximum of $460 a month this
coming year and new kinds of benefits have been
added .
In addition to retirement income, Social
Security benefits include Medicare, kidney
di alys i s for Americans, no matter what their
age; disability income for all who have r equired
Social Security credits; and survivor benefits
for widows and children .
Congress passed and the President
=oved a Social Security bill which , while i t
increases Soc ial Security taxes to meet predi ct ed needs, also assures the financ ial soundness of the system into the next century .
~ecently ,
RATES
Two
DRop IN !/ n/71{
CATEGORiEs
There ' s good news for part icipants in GE longterm disability plans as the year begins . Rates
for two of the categories will stay the same as
in 1977 .
The rates for employee contributions are set
by the insurance company at the beginning of
each year , based on claims experience under the
plans. The new rates wi ll go into effect wi th
the payroll period beginning nearest January 1 ,
1978.
Here are the new rates for participants :
The contribution rate for hourly employees
with less than 14 years of servi ce has been
1. 35% of normal straight - t i me ear nings . For
1978 , that r ate will be cut approximately in
half . It will drop to 0. 7% of norma l straighttime earnings .
Hourly employees with 14 or more years of
service will continue to pay the same rate a s
in 1977 - $2 per week - for their coverage .
The rate for the long- term disabili ty plan
for salaried employees will dr op slightly i n
1978. In 1977 , it was $1 . 80 for each $100 of
monthly benefits provided under the plan . In
1978, the rate will be $1 . 70 per month for each
$100 of benefits.
The long- term disability plans are optional
benefits under which employees can purchase
insurance that provides replacement income i n
the event of total disability which lasts more
than ?.6 weeks .
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Col . 2)
ANNOIJNCEMENT
GIRLS 1 VOLLEYBALL
If you are interested in playing for the
SCOGEE sponsored girl s 1 volleyball team, please
contact Kenny Gray , ext. 1141. no later than
Monday, January 16. This is the last call.
SCOGEE BASKETBALL
A reminder about the basketball league now
forming for men 35 years old and older. If
interested in forming a league or SCOGEE sponsored team please contact Kenny Gray, ext. 1141.
VALENTINE 1 S DAY DANCE
SCOGEE wil l sponsor a Valentine 1 s Day Dance
in February. Be on the lookout for posters and
further notices in the Plant News.
THANK YOU NOTE
We. w,Wh to thank a.li 06 OWL 6JUe.nd6 at GE 601t
thw c.a.Jtd6, 6lowelt6 , and othe.Jt e.x.pJteA.6-lo YL6 o6
.6 ympathy at the. .t.une. o 6 my mothe.Jt' .6 de.ath.
Ge.01t9e. A. Ba,,te.y & Fa.mi..ly
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G78xl 4 SNOWTI RES, DODGE RI MS--337-3653 after 5
This week s question is: Would you be
interested in attending a Home Energy CostCutting Clinic here at GE, one evening ri ght
after work? Over 300 of these clinics have
been held throughout Virginia and their goal
has been to enable most homeowners to save $20
of every $100 they spend on heating and cooling
their homes.
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Question 2
Yes
No
Undecided
Comments
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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Janua ry
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He s the Greatest
OPINION POLL
Many of our employees are concerned that the
Way nesboro Recreation Department is considering
a proposa l to charge for the tennis courts at a
rate of one dollar per hour per court as lon g
as there is an atte ndant on duty. Last year t he
hours of t he attendant were 4:30 - 7:30 Monday
throug h Friday; 11:00 - 5:00 on Saturday and
1: 00 - 5:00 on Sunday .
As a se rvice to our emp loyees, we are seeking
opi nions regardi ng the proposed charges and the
survey results will be passed on to t he Recrea t ion De partme nt.
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Question 1
No
Undec i ded
Question 2
No
Undecided
Comments:
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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 4
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
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H. W. Tulloch
Elected President
State Board
of Education
H. W. Tulloch was el ected last week as president of the State Board of Ed ucat i on . Hank ,
the former t1ana ger of Emp l oyee Re l ations here,
succeeds Norfolk Mayo r Vincent Thomas in the
post.
Hank, wh o became a member of the state board
in October 1976 has served on and headed a
number of educat i ona ll y ori ented or ganizati ons.
lie served on the State Board of Technical
Ed ucation, the Governor ' s Commi ss i on on Vocational Educati on in 1963 , \'las chairman of the
education comm i ttees of the Virgin i a Man ufac tu r ers Assoc . and the Virgi ni a State Chamber of
Commerce and a membe r of the Cha mber of Comme r ce
of the Un i ted States.
He was a member of the State Board for
Community Coll eges and is no\'t assistant to the
president of Blue Ri dge Community .C? ll ege
work i ng on special pr ojects. Add 1t 1ona ll y , he
i s a member of the board of trustees of t he
Fi shburne- Hudg i ns Ed ucation Foundation which
operates Fi shburn e Military School.
He is a membe r of the Haynesboro Rotary Club,
Advisory Board of the Virginia Nationa l Bank,
and at var i ous times served in Waynesboro on the
YMCA Board , the Commun ity Hospita l Board, United
Fund chairma n and the board of directors of the
Littl e League and Babe Ruth League .
lie was appointed by then -Gov . Mi ll s E. Godwin ,
Jr. in 1975 to direct the fa r- rang i ng program
to "spruce up" the Commonv1ealth for the national
Bi cente nn i a l.
A nat i ve of Schenectady, N. Y. , Hank rece i ved
the AB deqree from Un i on Co ll ege, where he was
a member bf Phi Betta Kappa , and the MA f rom
Tufts College. He came to Waynesboro in 1955
with GE and retired in 1976.
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S.E.E.P.
The Society for th e Elimination of
Exclamation P oin t s was rec e ntl y
fo nned.
Its mcm h ers co nsi.~ t of those pe op le who an' no longer surprised at
:1mthing .
...-...
She ' s the kind of woman who ' s spent most
her 40 years giving all she ' s got to others her students , her family , and her parents . One
day she simply dec i des to jog home f r om school .
She can' t make it . Not one to let minor failures get her down , she starts r unning in
earne st and announces her intenti on to enter
the Boston Marathon .
Many people who have spent t hei r l i ves
g iving to others and are looking for s omething
t o g ive them self- mastery can identify with
" See How She Runs , " a special movie presentation to be p resented as a two- hour "GE Theater"
drama Wednesday , February 1 f r om 9 to 11 p . m.
(ET) , on the CBS Wednes'.lay Night Movie program .
Academy Award- winning actress Joanne
Woodward will star in the drama portray i ng a
woman who picks up the pieces of her l ife a nd
dec i des to claim a p iece for herself . As an
elementary sc hool teacher and the single parent
of two teen- age daughters , her newfound avocation of jogging, as an expression of antihelplessness, begins to caus e p r oblems .
Her eccentri c 78- year- old f at her (play ed by
Barnard Hughes) can ' t understand it; her
,.-...,.
daughters (Mary Beth Manning and Lissy Newn
who is the daughter of Joanne Woodward and Paul
Newman) fee l it intrudes on t heir time together ,
and her for mer husband (John Consi dine ) is
baffled by her corunitrnent to it .
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January
February
March
April
May
J une
J ul y
August
~ptembe r
Jctober
November
December
Stock Pri ce
Fund Unit
Pr ice
$53 . 506
51. 007
50. 723
51. 719
54.643
55.989
55.250
54 . 168
52 . 988
50 .399
51. 07 1
48. 982
$26.869
26. 055
26 .149
25. 767
26 . 050
26 . 180
26 . 273
25. 627
25. 205
24.543
25 . 158
25 . 159
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CHANGE IN SC HEDULE
There ha s been a change si nce the cards we re
pri nted. The Bl oodmobi l e wi ll be at Turner
f or both days i ns tea d of one .Thi s chang e was
made i n an effort to ma ke t he schedu l e ru n
faste r and more smoothly .
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
SCOGEE Nominations
There will be a speci al el ec tion for vi cepr es ident and a boa rd memb er . If you would
li ke t o nom inat e someone fo r one of t hese
pos i t i ons pl ease i nd i cate you r choi ce bel ow
or on a sl i p of paper. Ba ll ot boxes will be
set up i n each caf eteri a .
Pl ease have al l nomi nations in by next Wed . ,
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11y nomi nat i ons are as fo ll ows :
pinion
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THANK YOU NOTES
I would uk.e. .to :thank. e.ve.1tyone. at GE 601t .the.
ect1tdo, 6lowe.!t6, and 601t :the. money eoUe.ue.d 60Jt
me. on oe.eond oh,t6:t, o,i_nee. I have. be.en away 61tom
wo1tk.. I o,tnee.Jte.ly a.pp!te.uate. all :that you. have.
done.. Even :though I ha.ve.n' t 6e.U mu.eh uk.e.
hav,i_ng v,{,odoM - I would e.n joy he.aJt,tng 61tom
you. ,(6 you. would lilz.e. :to eill . Thank.o aga,tn
601t you.It :thollgh:t6u.ln<u.i.6.
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Februa ry 3, 1978
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
BLOODMOBILC PROGRAM
PRAISCD
Dr . M. !larci Cannon, l1edica1 Di rector , Appalachian Red Cr o ss Elood Center in Roanoke ,
visited Waynesboro GE this past Wednesday to
observe our blood drive in action . Dr . Cannon
had high praise f or GE and especially for the
employees who took the time to donate .
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TELE-TALE S
by jean brydge
On the local calendar , this is c a lle d the
Year of the Great Dig- Out ." My nei ghbors
are recognizable now only if I ' m peering at
them over a s ix- foot bank of s now an d ice .
I ' ve learned the technique of heavi ng a
shovelful of snow up over that s i x- foot bank
a ne~ accomplishment .
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Eyes blinded by continuously moving and removing snow flakes fo und it exceedingly
dif~icult to adjust to dim , watery basements .
?rankly, I considered flinging open the basement 1.;indows and having an indoor i ce- skating
rink .
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Father finall y told Ju nior about the
bi rds :me! th e bees. But Jun ior was not
s:ttisfi ed. "I \\'Ould rather know about
the k eys :tnd the ca r," he a r!!ued.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
S11eetHEART Ba 11
The Haynesboro East Augusta Hea r t Assoc i at i on
wi ll be sponsoring a benefit dance on Friday ,
Februa ry 10, 1978 , at the Haynesboro Moose
Lodge f r om 9 t ill 1. Ti ckets are $15.00 pe r
couple. For purchase of t ic kets ca ll Beccy
Gleason, ext. 1131.
THANK YOU NOTE
The. 6amiltJ 06 Ma1tjo4e. CMh would Uke to thank
ea.c.h <tnd eveJty 011e.. 0 6 you 60'1. .t he 6ood , 6lowe.Jt,~ ,
a.nd otlze./t. exp11.M ~-<.o n.6 o 6 IUndne.o-6 dLlJl,(n.g OllfL
-OOIV'WW .
It. l\Ja.6 g11.e.a..tly a.p/'.)11.e.c.A..a.,te.d .
Than/v., aga.,(1t
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CREDIT UNION
~NNOUNCEMENT
muc.h .
Tlte. F. C. CM h Family
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@pinion l)oll
This 1'/eek ' s op i nion po 11 is:
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SCOGEE BALLOT
Ques ti on 4
Yes
PARKE~
No
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The fo 11 ovli ng names have been p1aced in nomi nat i on for the spec i al el ec ti on . Vo t e f or one in
eac h ca tegory and pl ace your bal lo t i n t he
boxes i n t he cafete r i as .
Vi ce
Pr es i dent
MAIL TO:
Ca ry Os borne, Rm . 105
Deacon J . Hall
James Cl ar k
Cl ement Waggy , J r .
Ron f is her
Board
Member
Fred Arbogast
Marga ret Turner
\~ayman Ba 1ser
Audra Kirby
Ron Fi sher
Mi ke Gordon
Ja n Martin
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NO . 6
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Bloodmobile Results
Largest Collection Ever - 503 Units
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WRONG
This has been the case with this facil ity ' s safety regulation regarding proper footwear . We
are all aware that such a regulation exists but we are not all aware of what it actually says
how it is applied .
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The policy states: Personnel who work in or regularly traverse the Manufacturing areas must
wear completely closed, substantial shoes with heels no higher than 2 inches . A " substantial
shoe" is described as either a slip- on (loafer) shoe or a lac e- up shoe . The shoe should be of
firm leather whic h will provide good protection to the foot and the sole should be of leather or
any type of rubber or synthetic material . Sneakers , ballerinas , tennis shoes, etc ., are
absolutely disallowed .
The shoe heel should be rubber or of a non- skid type and the back of the heel should not
measure higher than 2 inches from the floor . The heel must be sturdy enough to give firm stance
and ankle support . Spi ke heels of any type are absolutely disallowed .
What this means in terms of the types of shoes we normally wear is that many of these shoes
are not safe in a factory envi ronment and should not be worn .
The p i ctures above illustrate the types of shoes which are and are not acc eptable for
factory work .
NUMBER 1 - - This is the basic type of man ' s shoe which can be worn throughout the factory . It is
a sturdy shoe of firm leather which will give the foot the protection it needs . The heel is low
which gives the wearer good ankle support .
NUMBER 2 - - This type of shoe, called the "wedgie, " is one of the latest styles we see worn by
both men and women today and is acceptable as long as the back of the heel measures no more than
2 inches high.
NUMBER 3 - - This shoe is acceptable for women because the patent leather gives the foot the protection it needs and the heel is not more than 2 inches high .
NUMBER 4 -- This is another of the fashion designers ' more recent creations called the "pZatf,,.-... "
Depending on the type of platform and the height of the heel and sole, it may or may not be
acceptable as proper factory attire . The best criteria to use would be to apply the height of
the heel requirement, which states that the heel should not be more than 2 inches high .
(Continued next pg . )
NUMBER 5 -- Although this shoe meets the requireThe heel of the shoe
is to be measured from
ment of being completely c losed and made of fiY'111
leather, it is not acceptable for factory attire
- - - here .
~use the heel is higher than 2 inches.
Maximum height wi ll be
1._. ,BER 6 -- This type shoe, like #5, is accept2 inches .
able in all ways except the height of the heel
requirement . Also, being a spike heel, it is
not sturdy enough to give a fiY'111 stance and
ankle support.
NUMBER 7 -- This is another example of the platfoY'111 shoe as described in #4 . This shoe is not
acceptable for several reasons . Not only is the heel and sole too high to give sturdy support,
but the open toe and heel of the shoe do not provide enough protection for the foot to shield
it against injury .
NUMBER 8 -- Although this is a wedge heeled shoe, and in #2 it was stated that the wedgie is
acceptable, this shoe is not because it is not completely closed and will not give the protection needed.
The examples above should give you some idea of the types of shoes which can and cannot be
worn in our factory areas . As you can see, the rules allow for a wide range in styles of shoes
as long as they meet the necessary requirements.
However , employees who wish to give their feet the added protect i on a steel toe can provide
are reminded of the availability of GE safety shoes. These shoes can be purchased from Martin's
Shoe Store in the Centre- for- Shopping in Waynesboro by any employee of General Electr ic.
Employees who wish to purchase a pair of safety shoes must first obtain a Pur chase Authorization
for m from Payroll . The form should be taken to Martin ' s Shoe Store where the employee can
select the style of shoe he or she desires . The employee should then return to Payroll to make
arrangements for payment , either by cash or by payroll deduction .
Now that we all know the rules and understand their meaning , we should all be able to better
,.-....ly them . If we remember that the rules were made for our ~safety , then i t should make it
~ .. ~t much easier to abide by them .
Let ' s all protect our feet for our own sake by wearing the
proper footwear in the factory area at all times .
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CoMpETiTiON ANNOUNCEd
J/alenline'a @ay
~pinion ~oll
l\esults
Yes
No
Undecided
17
130
2
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WAIHED
GARDEN TILLER--942-0250
FREE
BABY GERBILS--942-2359
ShMon Ste.ve.M
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BLOODMOBILE (Continued from pg. 1)
;.,~c.tiy by me.n .
equal wo~k. How
we. ~e.ady have..
I' m meady equal and do not fie.el ;.,uc.h le.g.V., lation would p~ovide. me. wUh any 6MthM gaiM .
I fie.el a woman ;.,hould be. a woman, and let a
man be. a man.
OPINION POLL (Continued from prev . col . )
~WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 7
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
February f 7, 1978
t~on
The creativity and hard work of America ' s engineers have been instrumental in every phase of our
national development . Engineers helped build human settlements in a hosti le land, to unite
people across vast distances , to develop farms and factories to provide the necessities of life
and to create agricultural and industrial systems that now support this country and contribute to
the economic and social well- being of a good part of the world.
The need for such creat i vity and productivity continues today. But it also takes on new aspects
which enlarge the challenge to the eng ineer . Because of the previous growth he has helped to
provide, the engi neer must now bridge the gap between our resources and expectations with evergreater efficiencty and care. He must help us to use our resourc es in the most productive ways,
with increased emphasis on reducing waste and minimizing the possibility of any harmful impact
on the envi ronment .
In this er a of conce rn for conservation a nd continued n eed for economic growth , we look more t ha n
ever to the eng inee r -- to his knowledge , skill and i ngenuity -- in the continuing task of
building a viable economy and a healthy soc i ety.
All of us should welcome this opportunity to salute our contry' s engineers and to express
appreciat i on for their pivotal role in ensuring our national well-being .
Jhnmy
CaJt;teJt
G- /r) /; ~
First, tubes in analog circuits; then transistors with the fi rst samples of digital circuits;
then, integrated circuits in analog or digital
form; fi nally, microprocessors with mostly
digital circuits and - Software! - and every
technology requires its own set of rules and
skills. One wonders what the next 20 years
will bring.
Blood .Donors
The following is a list of those employees
who reached one of the gallon milestones.
One Gallon Donors
.~
James W. Howdyshell
Donald T. Stinespring
Audrey M. Ailstock
Hazel F. Curry
Donnie R. Farris
Kathy Smallwood
Warren D. Sprouse
Steven D. Downs
John C. Rose, Jr.
Dawn C. Bulle
Patricia Holloway
Sandra K. Shifflett
Frederick A. Knight
George D. S~ers, Jr.
Lorenzo W. Widener
Joseph B. Gray, Jr.
Reba Breeden
Shirley Jarvis
Ronald Colella
Jean Hunter
Marcel Auen
Lois W. Hanger
Dennis A. Hughes
Emma B. Rankin
Wanda B. McCormick
Pamela Jo Crad.g
Gary L. Frazier
Gregory D. Wallace
Two Gallon Donors
Alfred A. Swicegood
Gordon P. Batey
Harold C. Coss
Richard Y. McLaughlin
Robert L. Miller
Paul A. Myrtle
James C. Austin
Raymond W. Hildebrand
Three Gallon Donors
2/ 17/7"
fro~
Pg. 2)
Clifton E. Frazier
Four Gallon Donors
Charles W. Kanney
Jerry L. Dean
Jesse W. Bridge
Milton B. Schooley
William D. Sager
Eric Perl
(Continued next col.)
ANNOUNCEMENT
WINTER SAFETY
Have Pity
on Your Heart
People who dig their cars out of snow drifts
could end up digging their own graves. A snow
covering of only three inches on a 16 x 10 foot
driveway will weigh from 100 to 500 pounds. It
puts a great strain on the body's primary
muscle - the heart - to remove that much snow.
Exertion requires the heart to pump more blood.
In turn, the heart needs more blood to nourish
itself. If it doesn't get it, a heart attack
could ensue.
Take it easy shoveling. Rest often. Stop to
warm up. Or avoid it altogether if you are not
sure of your heart's condition.
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WANTED
PEOPLE
~I
Dwight Smith, Manager of QIEE, and his organization began moving on January 13 of this
year . You remember that date - we got our
first big snow then. It is hoped that all of
the equipment will be in place by the end of
March. The parking lot has yet to be finished
but that project wi ll have to wait unt il the
weather improves.
QIEE 's main purpo se is to construct , design,
install , purchase, and maintain test equipment
to insure t he quality of the product s p roduced
by DCPBD. This includes PWB ' s, TermiNets,
relays, and repair and return .
There are 32 people in this organization;
t hey include construction personnel who actually
buil d the equipment, software, hardware, and
other designers who come up with the i deas,
draft smen, an expediter, technicians, and a
maintenance supervisor who directs 9 peopl e
working in all manufacturing areas . Only about
15- 20% of the test equipme nt used here is
chased from outside sources . The bulk is
des i gned and built by these peopl e .
There are two main reasons f or this move .
The fir st is the fact that the QIEE or gani zati on was spread out in f ive diff erent loca ti ons
p ri or t o their move. The second was the
elimination of t he trail ers in the s outh
parking lot which the office people occupied .
There is still quite a bit of settling in to
do but so far the new quarters seem t o be
working out very well.
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'
Week Banquet
ANNOtJNCEMENT
ColTITiander Edward A.
Davis will be the guest
speaker for the Engi ,.-..s
Week Banquet tonight ~v
the Holiday Inn on Afton
Mountain. The banquet i s
sponsored by the National
Society of Profes sional
Engineers and eight other
engineering associations .
Ifn
vijtft~ecialion
Edmort-<..a. H. MuJUW.y
&
II
6a.mily"
Social Hour
Invocation
Dinner
Welcome
Awards
Speaker Introduction
Speaker
6:00-7:15
7:15
7:15-8:15
8: 15
8:25 --8:30
8:35
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FOR SALE
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Question 5
Yes
No
Undec ided
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 9
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
Ma rch 3, 1978
"p e.o ple. hew e. cU 66eA.e.n.t ne.aM the.y want to c.o yt QU.eJl.," Jerry explai:-ied . "1.kne. i.A hugh.U . I
d~ ' :t. ltave. a 1teal phob-i..a abou.t d bui. d d).d
111l
me. ne.JtvoUli . Wo1t/Ung my wa.y up oft down
long veJLt.<.c.al pdc.ltVJ hM hei.pe.d me. oveA.c.ome.
~t ."
"A c.av e.
lte6 c.u.e.
Le ~t to right : GaY'l:J' Beverage, Design Engineering, Lee Noon, Greg Clemmer, and Jerr y Babr al .
This picture was taken at night after the four
had finished a survey trip into Twin Oaks cave .
AltoGether there are 30 members of the grotto .
This last rescue took place at Twigg ' s Cave
in Cumber land , Md . , and was the largest rescue
in this area . Cavers , nwnbering at least 200 ,
came from Virginia , West Virginia , Maryland ,
Pennsylvania, and Washington , D. C. , when James
Wright , Jr . became trapped . Around 50 other
people from police organizations , rescue
squads , fire departments, the Red Cross , and
the Salvation Army helped .
Wright was trapped for nearly 39 hours before
being literally pulled from the cave after 24
hours o: exhausting work by his rescuers .
Twi gg ' s is an extremely narrow cave and the
area in which wri ht was caught was shaped like
a key . He had managed to get over a lip on the
way down but when he tried to get back was
unable to get over that same lip because of its
shape and the 8 to 9 inch clearance . !v'.uddy
conditions hampered the rescuers and the oxygen
( Continued on Pg . 2 , Col . 1)
,,
CAVING (Conti nued f r om Pg~ 1 )
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help .
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SAFETY GLASS
S A M WANTS
OUR HELP!
Let ' s ta2.k about safety glasses and what they
can mean to you in an acc i dent. Pleas e don ' t
take the attitude that "it can ' t happen to me ."
We have as of thi s date 159 employees who have
earned Wise Owl Awards since the program began
i n 1954 . This awar d i s g iven t o employees who
coul d have lost their sight or had severe eye
damage because of an accident i f they had not
been wearing their safety glasses . Th e last
r ec orded award was :'..n 19TT .
HEED T HE S IGNS
i--this article was being written two employee . r om the Sheet Y:etal Shop were in the
Dispensary with burns about the face anQ neck
and their safety glass es damaged beca~se of
(Cont inued next col . )
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Dividend on 1977 Insurance
Contributions
In v iew of continued favorable financial
experience, approval has been received t o issue
a 50% refund of 1977 insurance deductions to
all employee s who were actively participating
in the Saving s and Security Program as of Dec .
1977 . Distribution of this payment is exp ected
t o begin early in Marc h .
Here ' s how S&SP l ife insurance c overage works:
As an S&SP participant, you just earmark one
percent of your _pay for the cost of the coverage. That amount is deducted from your pay
along with the res t of your S&SP investment .
You then receive a GE ~at ching payment equal to
half of your S&SP de ductions up to the amount
e l i gibl e fo r matc hing - 6% of earnings (7% for
veteran participants ) . The matching payment is
placed in one o f the available S&SP opti ons , as
you instruct .
The following is an example of how well you
are covered when you c hoos e S&SP life insurance :
If you 'r e under 30 at the time of y our death ,
your beneficiary wi ll receive an amount equal
to 60 times your final year 's insurance savings
fo r 40 years . If you put $1 00 into the
insurance option in your f inal year y our
beneficiary would receive $6 , 000 a year fo r 40
years or a t otal of $240 , 000 .
Coverage decreases as a ge climbs , but at any
age the S&SP l i fe insurance opt i on offers significant coverage at extremely low cost .
The schedule of insurance benefits could
change - up or down - in the future , depending
on how much i t costs t o provide t his coverag e .
This could affect the amount of benefits , the
durat ion of benefits , or both . You will be
told if any changes are made .
SAFETY GLASSES (Continued f r om prev . col . )
weld splatter f r om a spot welder . Their
glasses were damaged , not their eyes.
In 1977 the Company spent appr oximately
$18 , 000 for the maintenance of the safety
glasses program. The Company has shown its
concern for your eyes but it 's up to you t o
make this program work . You must realize the
importance of safety glasses .
Please be sure that you follow all of the
safety regulat i ons because they are for your
safety . The rules on wearing safety g las ses
will be enforced by manageme nt for your own
protection so please be aware of your respons i bil ities . Put your glasses on when they are
required and keep them on .
...
BONUS DISCOUN T ON
2 MICROWAVE OVENS
All GE employees can now receive a special
employee courtesy "bonus " disco unt on their
purchase of certain countertop microwave ovens .
The models involved are JET 110 (GE) and RE 944
( Hotpo i nt) .
The regu l ar employee discount on each model
i s $60 . The additional "bonus" di scount will
be $40 on each mode l, bringing the total
discount to $100. This offer is good from
March 1st through March 31st, 1978. Be on the
lookout for additional informat ion.
~pinion ~oll
l\esults
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Yes
No
Un de cided
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'
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 10
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
EMployEEs CoMplETE.
MANUfACTURiNG PROGRAM
The group pictured above displays their
Manufacturing Studies certificates which they
received from D. L. Coughtry, Manager Manufacturing, DCPBD, at a brief ceremony which
recognized their individual effort to complete
the r equired courses.
The Manufacturing Studies program, a Companysponsored program tied in with the Manufacturi ng
Management Pr ogram, requires i n excess of 300
hours of dedicated classroom and related act ivi ties to complete . I t encompasses 15 different
courses covering a variety of subjects, including Manufacturing , Engineering, Finance ,
Marketing , and Relations . College level
r.--.., its may be obtained for several of the
s- -J ects covered. It is structured for completion in two years and ties in directly with the
MMP training cycle. Because they participated
in the program on an individual basis the
average period consumed in completing the
required courses was 8 years for this group .
Thi s is an indication of the high desire and
tenacity on the part of the individuals to
complete an undertaking of this type .
The Studies program is administered at our
location by R. J . Depa, Manager - Manufacturing
Administration .
(Continued on pg . 3, col . 2)
Wu;t.. "
Hervey and his wife, Betty, have four ch il dren. Tom is marri ed and has two girl s . John
and Pete live near Charlo ttesville. Barbie is
(Continued on pg . 2, col . 1)
HeJtvey Vi gouJt
L. J. Mars hall
L. D. Bash l or
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M.
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J.
M.
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Snow
Sours
Propst
Boehm
Carl
Martin
Swisher
Anderson
Oa kes
Coffey
Fl etcher
Howell
c.
w.
Wri ght
Bartl ey
D. Hahn
G. Propst
M. Saufley
s. Zi mmerman
A. Full er
E. Hicklin
L. Sh i ppey
A. Swann
L. Kirby
G. Osborne
E. Gosnell
K. Dunaway
L. Long, Jr .
C. Dewhurst
L. Johnson
c. Sims
R. Driver
A. Antonoplos
Day, Jr .
A. Swicegood
J . Landis
M. Woodson
W. Coffey
L. Miller
E. Snow
SERVICE PINS
5/ro/ 7 ~
AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
5 Years
A. 0. Allamong
A. H. A1tg e.nb!Ug h,t
T. M. Call.pelt
H. E. Caltte!t
V. s. ChU.d!te.6.6
V. M. Cook
R. V. Ctr.a.W601td
K. C. Filzg eJtai.d,
A. R. F1ty
P. w. Gile
]It.
G. E. Hemming eJt
s. A. Lam
R. F. Law6on
P. s. Mc.Ca.ul.e.y
J. W. MilleJt
J . G. Ram.6e.y
v. J . Rowan
s. K. shA:.6 6f.e;l;t,
M. B. S,{}ton
G. V. Tome.y
15 Years
10 Years
W. H. G!U66ilh
R. c. Rodge.M, J1t.
20 Years
G. B. ComeJt
G. W. V-Wb1ww
w. L. Floyd
G. A. Ke.ileJt
v. w.
Mc.Le.all.
P. L. Noe.
B. M. PLt:tma.n
B. R. KA..dd
]. V. La.yma.n
w. R. Re.XJtode.
30 Years
T. H. Smith
ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE DISCO DANCE
SCOGEE will be sponsoring a Disco Dance on
March 18 at the Elks Lodge. See the posters
on the bulletin boards for ticket information.
KINGS DOMINION FUN CLUB
In 1978 the best savings start early for all
Fun Club card holders:
$2.00 in the Spring (March 25 - May 31)
$1.00 in the Summer (Starting June 1)
All savings referenced apply to Kings Dominion
$8 .50 general admission. The park is open
wee kends only March 25 through May 21 and daily
starting May 27. Prices, programs, and policies
subject to change.
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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
71 FORD--DIG FROM SNOW & $500--942-1353
ALUM. AWNING WINDOWS--32x58--NEW-$110--942-5356
SKIS W/BINDINGS & POLES--190CM--$75--337-3398
3 PC LIVING ROOM SUIT--942-1859
50 BALES TOP QUALITY HAY--943-6744
WANTED
MAN TO SHARE APT.--STUARTS DRAFT--337-3142
LOST
LICENSE PLATE--MDB-5--942-1430--EXT. 1427
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Z tect't0-nie,,J..
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The officers of t he Electroni cs Exp lor er Post,
sponsored by t he General Electri c Co. of
Waynesboro, met March 8, 1978, to discuss and
plan the coming events of the year. Included
in its schedule are ins t ruction and 11 hands on 11
work in basi c , audio, visual, and i nstrumer,.......,
tion electroni cs. Also planned are fi eld t. ~ s
t o locales wi t h electronic eq ui pment such as
t elevisi on stat i ons and computer center s .
The next mee t ing of the Post will be at 7:00
p.m., March 14, at the General Wayne Hotel .
Young people, both boys and girl s , interested
in any phase of electronics who are 14 t o 18
year s of age are i nvited t o attend.
@pinion -'oil
We have been asked by the Waynesboro GE
Employees Credit Union to run the following
opinion poll. Ques tion #6 : What day of the
week and time of day should the Waynesboro GE
Employees Cr edit Union annual meeting be held?
Question 6
Day _____
Time - - - - -
Comments
MAIL TO:
WAYNESBORO PLANT
~ GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 11
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
T. H. Smith Honored
for 30 Yrs. Service
FIRST AID
CREW
SITUATION
CRITICAL
JPOm
Tom Smith was honored recent ly upon his compl etion of 30 years service with GE. Tom was
rec ruited by the Company whi le attending
Wentworth Institute and first worked with
t he Industrial Control Dept. in Schenectady.
He worked there for 7 years before moving with
Specialty Control Dept . to Waynesboro in 1955.
T WM loo fUn.g 6011. a te.c.hl'Uc.a.t jo b, Tom
r ecalled. "All 06 my j ob.6 have. be.e.n. te.c.hl'Uc.a.t
11
11
.6 e.tup,
~pe.d
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
Mav
June
Julv
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
78.643
77. 743
80.690
82.835
81.167
80.216
81.642
80.786
77.696
78.335
84.296
93.943
92.444
89.169
87.. 940
91.500
89.315
93.108
86.538
82.647
77.685
73.375
77.150
75.577
69.440
66.145
66.727
63.225
65.196
64.642
63.631
68.674
73.631
74.580
77.269
77.119
72.142
75.500
77.284
73.944
69.438
60.940
63.518
67.217
66.138
66.332
72.325
76.138
78.216
77.257
73.601
77.202
81.790
81.169
78.676
80.602
81.625
80.359
80.097
84.042
85.960
87.553
87.792
86.051
82.463
79.761
83.278
82.750
87.702
87.977
89.559
91.142
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1965
1966
1967
96.344
97.862
100.870
102.214
104.413
. 97.420
98.774
103.063
11.1.792
117.185
115.244
114.710
117.173
111.980
109.005
112.350
107.375
109.267
104.256
90.750
85.804
90.077
97.225
93.286
87.994
86.947
88.875
89.744
90.222
87.023
96.506
106.723
111.869
109.665
102.188
98.094
1973
1974
71.827
68.493
66.125
62.613
59.403
58.452
60.113
59.973
60.408
66.114
63.839
60.131
62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41.205
34.350
35.940
36.881
33.274
1975
35.500
41.757
46.369
46.000
46.458
47.833
49.926
44.542
44.173
47.332
48.336
46.347
1968
1969
1970
93.989
88.112
86.744
92.219
90.477
88.088
85.243
82.882
85.831
92.236
96.544
96.049
91.670
89.715
88.825
91.667
95.994
91.J95
86.554
84.048
84.292
85.701
83.230
77.693
73.988
69.921
72.268
74.165
66.429
67.636
73.023
76.214
80.702
84.727
86.463
90.114
1976
$52.220
53.329
52.098
53.190
51.469
54.722
56.899
54.790
54.798
52.000
51.444
52.858
1971
96.994
104.645
110.043
118.964
60.625
59.943
57.673
58.369
62.649
61.054
57.167
62.653
1972
63.125
60.394
63.517
68.163
67.761
67.023
64.531
66.739
65.581
63.852
66.456
69.434
1977
$53.506
51.007
50.723
51.719
54.643
55.989
55.250
54.160
52.988
50.399
51.071
48.982
942-4762.
Thieves
Hurt Us All!
Theft of equipment and material that you and
I need to do our jobs is on the increase.
Human nature being what it is, I suspect that
most people, knowing that someone is stealing
or suspecting that someone is stealing, kind of
look the other way so as not to be involved.
Well, that is just what a thief counts on.
Practically nothing is ever stolen without
another person knowing it was stolen and by
whom.
Another thing that works against us is the
"code" we learned as youngsters. Do you remember how it goes? "If you tell on me you're a
squealer." Then our "teachers" went on to
convince us there wasn't anything worse in the
world than a "squealer." Long years ago, it
suddenly occurred to me that those people who
were so intent on my learning just how terrible
it was to be a squealer were the very ones who
broke the laws, broke the rules, and were,
themselves, the thieves. All they were doing
was protecting their own skins by conning me
into keeping quiet. In fact, they were so
forceful, even threatening, that for a while I
~onvinced that it was wrong to complain
ev
when they stole from me personally. No
more!
The majority of us are being "had" by the few.
There is a very small number of thieves and
chiselers in our midst. They have taken our
typewriters, calculators, soldering irons, hipots, fluke meters, all kinds of volt meters,
ohmmeters, adjust and calibrate equipment,
drills, and now even power supplies from the
Turner Building. In addition, we "lose" hand
tools, electronic compoents, and hardware. Did
you know that once some thief stole a couple of
new pop rivet guns and then went to the stockroom and stole the pop rivets to fit? I suppose
that some will see a touch of humor in that but
not the people who needed the tools to work with.
Equally important, people's hats, coats,
boots, gloves, eye glasses, purses, and other
personal items are being stolen. And can you
imagine anyone so mean and destructive as to
deliberately use a cigarette to burn holes in
another person's coat?! It's happened!
If we are to prevent the majority's being
penalized by the actions of the few, we all
have to get involved. As soon as our small
nu~ of thieves or potential thieves recogni ~- that they are not going to be protected,
that they will be caught , and that they will
lose their jobs, our tools and equipment, and
personal property will stop disappearing. We
We had better help ~selves or the crooks will
keep on helping themselves.
/17
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National. Poison
Prevention week
March 19-25
National Poison Prevention Week is March 19This is the time to check homes to
make sure they are safe from poisoning for
small children. Important points to remember
are:
1. Safety closures on drugs and other products have been remarkably effective in preventing poisonings. Learn how to open them. Keep
them in the locked position, if children ages
1-5 are in the home.
2. Store extremely poisonous products out
of sight and reach of children. These include
lye, insecticides, paint thinners, and common
household products o~en kept under the
kitchen sink (DranoR, furniture polish, electric dishwasher detergents, etc.).
3. Keep a bottle of Syrup of Ipecac
(available from your pharmacist) in the house
to cause vomiting if directed by the poison
control center.
If a child ingests something that may be
poisonous, call your local poison control
center or the Virginia Poison Center at (804)
25, 1978.
770-5123.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,
was born in the latter part of the fourth
century in England. According to ancient tr~
dition, he was kidnapped very young by a ban.
of marauders and held in bondage six years.
Fortunately, he escaped, and after many
adventures, made his way to Gaul, Italy, and
later to the monastery of Lerins, where he
spent a few years. Returning to his old home,
he became imbued with the idea of missionary
work in Ireland, and went to Gaul to study. He
spent fourteen years in religious preparation.
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!i1Gf1ATURE
Lost&Found
to Be Cleaned Out
It is again time to try to find homes for
the many articles which have been turned in
to the lost &found. If you think you may
have lost any of the following articles please
come by the Relations office.
2 wedding bands
Men's and women's gloves
Rain scarf
2 scarves
Knitted scarf
2 watches
Gold &silver earrings
Tie clasps
Keys
Library card
Barrette
Thermos bottle
All of these articles will be disposed of
one way or the other in the next 2 weeks.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 12
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Ma rch 23 ,
Gerald L. Phillip e
Leadership of publi c service projects t o
o-"ate opportuniti es for minorities, to improve
\ ~tment of handicapped children and others
in need of counsel ing , and to provide emergency medicaJ service to rural t own have made
six GE employees winners of the 1978 Gerald L.
Ph illipe Awards f or Di st inguished Service fr om
t he General Electric Foundation .
There are four individual winners and one
j o int award this year . The indivi dual winners
are Cress Fuentes , methods engineer for the
Aircraft Engine Business Group in Evendale ,
Ohio ; Vernon J . Harris , manager o f computer
products engineering for the Aerospace
Electronic Systems Department in Utica, N. Y. ;
Margaret L. Sp i eker , marketing communicati on
specialist for the Aircraft Engine Business
Group in Evendale; and Gor don W. Van Citters ,
manager of information services for the Space
Division in Philade lphi a , Pa . The joint award
goes to two Schenectady men , Ralph F . Boyd ,
f oreman in the Large Steam Turbi ne- Generator
Department , and James A. Stamper , foreman in
the Gas Turbine Divis ion .
Mr . Fuentes was cited fo r hi s dedicated
leadershi p of an ambitious p r oject to establish emergency medical service for the t own of
O-O...nan, Ind . After a private ambul ance service
~ ~ discontinued ~our year s ago , he or ganized
a g r oup of volunteers to raise $26 , 000 for an
ambulance . He then completed a basic Fir s t
Ai d course and an adv anced course a nd fina lly
qualified a s an emerg ency med ical t echnician .
Mr . Van Ci t ters was selecte d for his leade rship of a proj ect to create a model " total care"
facility for children with profound mental and
physical handic a p s in Bucks County , Pa . These
children had been kept in central in st itutions
ma ny mi les from home or cared for by their
fami l ies who lacked resources for adequate
therapy . He or ganized and became president of
Commun ity Foundation f or Hwnan Development .
After dr awi ng up plans for a residential
f aci l ity , he r a i s ed seed money , secured a mortgage commitment , and won the backing of
JOB POSTING
REMINDER
TELE-TALES
by jean brydge
One hardly expects to f ind high adventure in
a co~fee shop but that ' s how , on a recent
weekend , I discovered the secret to being a
non- person . Only the hardywith a n exceptionally high sel~ - esteem should tackle coffee
shops .
Ear l y arising prompted the visit . Dressed ,
combed, and looking , I thought, like a nice
normal tourist , I arr ived and s at down in a
booth . (I slide o ff counter stools. )
Shortly after I sat down , the waitress came
by and sai d , " Be with you in a ninute. "
Immediately a~ter she came by , the bus boy
stopped and inquired, "Is someone helping you? "
I replied , " No ." That was my fi r st mi stake.
I should have said quickly , "Br ing coffee ."
He also informed me the waitress would be with
me in a minute . I then shifted into the gear
of "no enc ount ers. " I was c ompletely , posi tively, absolutely ignored .
I counted the blocks in the floor , in the
ceiling, the gray hairs in some fellow ' s sideburn s at the counter, and a crocus broke
through the ground and bloomed outdoors and I
st i ll waited . A special mess enger broug ht a
note from Social Security t hat my retirement
was almost due .
While I was dying of malnutriti on the
following order was given by the sour- looking
lady in the next booth . " I ' m on a di e t and I
only eat omelets very, very soft . Real soft .
I drink my tea with l emon . Can ' t s tand cream
in the morning . You ' ll have to get me some
lemon to get my eyes open and I want my toast
almo st burned . Ver y , very dark !"
I wanted t o yell, " Shut up lady !
is coffee !"
All I want
D.J. McKee
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Winner in
Aroun~th~
9'1ational Contest
tom1,any
MI LWAUKEE -
GE EUROP E -
Month
Stock Price
Fu nd Un i t
Price
$46 . 518
46 . 033
$2 3.1 58
22 . 887
Janu ary
February
VALL EY FORG E -
North Carolina. as the site for the world 's largest wind
mill to test the feasibility of wind-driven energy. Th e experimental wind turbine-generator is being built by GE's
Space Division at Valley Forge. It will have two slender
rotors. which together will span 200 feet - comparable
to the w ingspan of a 7 4 7 jumbo jet It's designed to
generate 2000 kilowatts of elec tric power in a 24 mph
wind-enough for some 500 homes
TIFFIN -
ANNOUNCEMENT
GIRLS' SOFTBALL
The girl s' SCOGEE softball team is now
formin g. Anyone interested in joining pl ease
contact Ken Gray, ext . 1141.
SOFTBALL PRACTICE
GE #1 softball team wil l practi ce on Monday ,
March 27 , at 4:30 p. m., on the fie l d behind
the GE pl ant. If you can ' t attend pl ease contac t Steve Huffer, ext. 1659 .
METRIC SYSTEM CLASS
The Adult Learning Center in Fi shersville
will offer a metr ic sys tem class begin ning
April 6. This cl ass wil l provide fundamental
ins t ructi on in volume, li near, area, and
li quid me tric measurement.
The tu iti on for t he 8-week cl ass wi ll only
be $9 .00, wh i ch i ncludes a workbook. Cl asses
will be conducted at Wilson Memorial Hi gh
School by a qualifi ed teacher.
If you are interes ted in ta king th i s cl ass
please contact the Augusta Coun ty Adu l t
Learnin g Center.
Join a 1Vaudience
atOpryland!
\\' hl'n rnu 'J'l'lld ,1 d.11 .11 Opryla nd. you expect big.
musical pnxlun ion-,. 1hrillin,!! ridC's and spectacular
-,cen c r~ .. ..111d 1h.11 \ cxan h- wha1 \ 'OU get! Bue ~o m e
t illll'~ 1hc rt .1rl' '>Olllc dl'li,!!htful C'xtras 100 ... like a
1aping of .1 n.11 mn.tl T\' show.
T hl' Pon er \\'agoncr Show. That Good Ole
~asll\ i l lt 1\ l 11~ic." '" Thl' 1
\ lafl\' Robbins Show" and
oilier na1ional ly ltk\isld sho;vs arc prod uced regularly
al Oprylaml. You can altl'nd t hese tapings al 110 exlm
cli1n gc timi ng you r Opry land \'isit. If you"d like a
1978 raping srlll'dult. jus1 wri1e to:
Opryl.1nd I nforma1ion Center
1800 Opryland Dri,e
i\!a~ll\ ill e. "li:nnessce _172 14
1\nd bd11n \'011 rome. be sure IO pick up your
i\ lusic 1\ 111nicl11b Disrnunt Coupons. good for a 50C
disco11n1 on llll' fl',!!Ltlar genera l admission price. This
special hl'ndi1 i ~ 111adl' arni lable at no cost to you by
ou r co111pan\'.
So if you lih ,l!txxl music. and good ,alue. co me 10
Opr\'land . .. t\mcric.1"s 1\ l us ical Show Place!
"SUMMER
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VOL.
xx
No. 13
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
F. W. REMILLARD JOINS
NC MARKETING
Effective March 20 ,
Fred Remi llard was
appointed Manager International and PMlOOO
Sa l es for the Industrial
Control Department,
according to R. W.
Breihan, Manager - N/C
Sales and Serv i ce. In
this position, Fred will
be responsible for ICD's offshore sales of
numerical control and wil l be responsible for
PMlOOO marketing activities on a worldwide
basis .
Fred was raised in Munich, West Germa ny and,
in additi on to the U.S . , has lived in Okinawa,
Japan, and Italy where he graduated from hi gh
school. Fo llowing two years in the U.S. army,
he earned a BS degree at Kent State (1965) and
an MBA from Case-Western Reserve (1970).
Fred worked in the GE Lamp Div. i n Cl eveland
before join ing the Corporate Marketing Staff
of General Motors i n 1966. In 1973 he
rejoined GE as District Sa les Manager for
DCPBD in Detroit, and in 1975, moved to
Waynesboro to join DCPBD's Internationa l
Marketing Headquarters Staff.
Fred, his wife, Candy, and children, Laura 9
and David 6 reside in Waynesboro and Fred's
office will be located in Waynesboro.
J . J . Larew (continued from prev . aoZ . )
"Mo.6t 06 the.
' GE 6amily ' have. bee.n pe.op.te. 06 h-i.gh-i.nte.gltily
who have. .6 e.t an e.xc.e.Ue.nt c.LUna:te. ht wh-i.c.h to
wo1tk ," he added .
he has enjoyed hi s years at GE .
SCOGEE BASKETBALL
TEAM INDUSTRIAL
CHAMPS
FREE
' '" ":.JI \ ... .rJ
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AND THE WINNER IS .... Hazel Curry, Finish
Area, Relays . Hazel is pictured above
....-...
r eceiving the 10 lb . 12 oz . Smithfield ham
f~om David Mendis, the new Assistant Manager
i~ the Hot Shoppes cafeteria .
Hazel, a 3~
year GE employee, has never won anything
.1Jefore, but she got lucky this time with her
single entry . Congratulations Haze l!
31~1 /7~
BARBARA WALTERS GE SPEC IAL APRIL 4
From an intervi ew with the nation 's second
family to what makes Regg ie Jackso n hit - it's
all packed into a Barbara Walters ' General
Electri c Spec i al on ABC-TV , Tuesday, April 4,
10 to 11 p.m.
In four very enli ghtening conversations,
Barbara will start with Vice Pres ident Walter
F. Mondale and Joan as they ta lk about the ir
rewards and fru stra ti ons as the nation's
second fami ly.
Reggie
emotion,
Regg i e.
.... and
answers.
Another hi gh li ght will be an in-depth interview with Walter and Carol Matthau in which
they not on ly give t heir frank, funny, and
spirited observati ons on marriage and success,
but they also candidly talk about Walter's
gamb ling.
You can also learn how the Donnie and Mari e
Osmond family i s building a giant business and
entertainment empire on togetherness and faith
by t uning in on the Ba rbara Walters ' Special
Tuesday , April 4.
SWAP SHOP
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FRESH PORK LARD-- 234-8224
73 TORIN0--74,000 mi. --make offer--942-6510
4 USED RADIALS-- HR70 &JR70 15"--943-1061
72 GRAN TORIHO l~AGON-- $895 -- 942 -1 744
72 SHASTA 16 1 CAMPER-- GD COND--$1495--456-6708
8 HP RIDING MOWER w/s now blade--886-4800
WANTED
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337- 1044
US ED "EFEL" WOOD STOVE - - 942-1353
ANNOUNCEMENT
TENNIS
Any SCOGEE member who is interested in playing
tennis please contact Ken Gray, ext. 1141 .
SOFTBALL
If you are a SCOGEE member and have an in terest
in pl aying fast pitch softbal l , pl ease contact
"Satch" on ext. 1366.
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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
VOL. XX NO. 14
W. J. Miller Receives
Professional Engineering
License
Meows . . . Multiplied
111e family was e njoying a special
mushroom dish for dinner. Suddenly,
they noticed th e fami ly cat, who had
been given a taste of the mushrooms,
holding its stomach and mewing pit
eously, writhin g in pain.
The father rushed the en tire family- to the hospital , where a ll had thei r
stomachs pumped .
Shaky from the ordeal, but ~rateful
to the cat for the timel y warnin g, they
re turned home.
111ere was the ca t still under the
table and cuddlin g several new kittens!
MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
CPI REVISED BY
GOVERNMENT
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati stics (BLS) has
been engaged in a major revision of the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during the past
seven years. The BLS commenced publication of
the revised CPI series with the January 1978
CPI.
The co1T111issioner of the BLS, Julius Shiskin,
has agreed to provide a conversion factor so
that the revised CPI can be converted to the
unrevised inde x used to determine the amount
of the scheduled November 27, 1978 cost-ofliving adjustment for eligible General Electric
hourly and nonexempt-salaried employees. The
conversion factor is necessary as the BLS is
stopping publication of t he unrevi sed index,
upon which the C-0-L adjustment is based, in
June 1978.
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WOMEN's SOFTBALL
Any SCOGEE members interested in playing softball are invited to attend a meeting Monday,
Apri l 10 , 4:30, at t he ball diamo nd on the
north si de of the plant.
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
!Jn Ajtjtteclalion
TO :
5 Years
<!f}ptnion
~oll
Question 7
No
J. L. Ke!tn.
W. M. K!tzaJ.ite..k
T . W. Lawho!tn.e, JJt .
C. H. Layne.., J Jt .
M. A. Mc.Ca!tthy
B. G. MilleJt
P. L. M{,UeJt
R. J . Pa.nn.ozzo
C. V . Pomph!tey
V. M. RathbuJr.11
M. S. Reb,{,c.ft
G. Rob,{,n.J.ion
V. Q. She..a
V . ~! . Sh,{,c.ke...t
R. S. Ha.U.
V. N. Shull
G. E. Hamillon.
V. A. Ha!tile..M
P. L. He..Mletj
R. H. S,lmmon.J.i
P. W. Sn. yd Vt
T. L. Spe..aJtJ.i
B. J. Hodge..
B. F. S;tev e..M
R. H. ThomaJ.i , J1t.
V . V Will,{,amJ.i
J . E. Wilmott
M. ~I. Wood
V . R. HodJ.ion.
P. R. Jo1tdan.
G. C. Judd
W. Q. Ke..n.11e..dy
10 Years
Yes
A. M. AiU;toc.k
S. S. AJUnJ.ibton.g
T. T. BaJtlow
J . W. Ba!tiley
W. C. Bo yeJtJ.i
R. L. Blta.dy
A. A. B1tee..de..n.
C. A Bull e..;t;t
S . F. Campbei.l
C. A. CaJ.ih
M. V. C/f.1Ug
L. Y. Ctr..a.W601td
S . V . V,{,ggJ.i
A. T. F,{,J.iheJt
15 Years
J. H. CJtoUJ.ie, JJt.
R. J . EJ.ihen.ouJt
J . J . M,{,).ian.;ton.e..
20 Years
W. S . Bili eJt
R. H. Bouman
R
R.
B
S.
P. E. Bon.,{,v,{,c.h
B. C. Mathe..n.y
G. E. Va.Jtn.e!t
K B1tya.n.;t
F. Gita.vu
L. HaJtJt,{,J.i
P. Mc.Ca.u.te..y
35 Years
J . J . LMe..w
Undecided
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XIX NO . 15
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
April 14 , 1978
Hotpoint
Cash Factory Rebates
SAVE YOURSELF
Join a 1Vaudience
atOpryland!
When you spe nd a day at O pryla nd. vou expec t big .
m usical product ions. thrilling rides a nd spectacu la r
scene ry ... and that s cxacth wh a t you ge t~ But some
t imes there a rc some delig htful ext ras too .. . like a
taping of a national T V show.
" T h e Po rter Wagoner S h(111-. .. That Good Ole
Nashv ille Mus ic ... "The Mam Robbins Show .. a nd
ot her nat ional h telc, isccl s ho;1s a re produced re)!ularlr
at Opryland. You ca n attend these tapings al 110 e.rl r 11
chr11ge du ring your Opryland visit. If you 'd like: a
1978 taping sc hedule. just w ri te to:
Opryla nd Information Center
2800 Opryland D ri,c:
Nash,ille. Te nnessee :n21!\
A nd before you com e. bl' sure IO pic k up you r
M usic Ame r iclu b Discount Coupo ns . good for a 50<!:
discou nt on the reg ul ar ge neral admission price. This
spec ial benefit is made a,ail ahle at no cost to you by
ou r com pany.
So if you like good mus ic . and good va lue. com i:- to
Opryla nd . .. America's Mu sica l S how Place 1
"-t
in
NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
M.AIL TO :
N/lJ1E
PARTNER (if known)
SCOGEE MEMBER?
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Bl' c:a rdul of the words yoll speak J11St keep 'em good and swcet.
F o r an!2;ry words d esigned to shri ek Yoll'll later h ave to eat.
- - cn~qg{t
~ -uum1n1on
Kings Dominion and the General Electr i c Co .
are pleased to announce the co nti nuat ion o f two
programs which will make ic:, possible for GE
employees to visit Kings Domi nion at reduced
rates . First , the " Seven Days in May " and
second the " Fun Club . "
This year ticket s may be pur chased f or t he
" Seven Days in ~fay " f or $5. 50 , a saving s of
$3 . 00 o ff the r eg ular general a dmis s i o n price
o f $8 . 50 (an even larger savings t han las t
year) .
These tickets will be good on any one o f the
following dates : May 13- 14 , 20- 21 , 27- 28- 29 ,
1978 , or t he l ast three weekends in May ,
including Memorial Day . It ' s a t errific way t o
~lebrat e GE ' s l OOth birthday .
Years of Progress
+ +
'.ANNOUNCEMENT
o
SCOG EE TENNI S
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SvIAP SHOP
FOR SALE
500 mm VIVITAR TE LEPHOTO LENS -- 337- 3142
2 HR70-1 5 RADIAL TIRES -- 943- 4179
73 FORD PU- short bed-gd cond-new paint-942-2732
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Q&pinion
Yes
No
Undecided
SIGNAtuR t
3
20
5
ru I I I I 1 1 I I I I
Soc~ .
OLOST
OF OUND
l\tsults
OR I OE MANTEO
a RIDERS WA.NT ED
~oll
Stock Price
Fund Unit
Price
Jan uary
February
March
$46.518
46.033
46.341
$23. 158
22.887
23.072
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 17
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
Waynesboro City
council Election
Next Tuesday, May 2, Waynesboro residents
will be voting for members of City Counc il for
t1 ...--...,3rds - Ward III and Ward IV.
Certainl y, many of us have felt at one t i me
or another t hat we mi ght as wel l si t out
Election Day because there i s not that much
di fference between the ca ndidates . But we have
to choo se - for two reasons.
If we don't choose, somebody will for us.
That ' s certainly no solu t i on to our di l emma.
The second reason is more fund amen tal and i t
goes t o t he heart of the governing system we ' ve
had for the past 200 years . Through the years,
the nation ' s best minds ar e in ag reement t hat
if our democrati c process i s to surviv e,
citi zens must make an informed choice at t he
ro ll s, whether or not they li ke the choices
ava il abl e.
Every el ectio n i s important, from l oca l
electi ons to nati onal. Take the opportunity
to make your voice heard .
The ca ndidates for the City Council el ecti ons
are Ward III - Rev. Al l en F. Cr awley
Ann L. Hutchens
Lemuel Irvin
....-..._
James R. Yeager III
Ward IV - Cli nton C. Sh i pman
Dorothy Trott
: A-N N 0 tJ NC EM ENT
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Beginning Thursday, May 4, the Division of
Motor Vehicles located in Fishersville will be
open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. every
Thursday.
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
The Mental Health Association of WaynesboroEast Augusta County announces a series of 5
sandwich breaks to be held from 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays as follows:
May 2
Aging
9
Coping with Children
16 Taking Responsibility for Your
Life
23 Depression
30 Coping with Teenagers
Bring your sandwich - coffee will be served.
Admission is free and babysitting service will
be available. For further infonnation call
the Mental Health Association at 942-0169.
SCOGEE TENNIS
Any SCOGEE members interested in playing Round
Robin tennis - please be at the Jackson Wilson
courts at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, May 6.
Claltenc.e
WMd
P. 1. Yount
WE GOOFED/
Last week we reported that the Credit Union
was taking no action as a result of the Opinion
Poll. We have been informed that this is not
the case but no details are available at this
time.
We apologize for any confusion this may ha~
caused.
@pinion ~oil
SWAP SHOP
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Children's Christmas Party []
FOR SALE
69 CHEV-2 dr.--Impala--456-6770
WANTED
USED JOHN BOAT TRAILER -- 942-6427
Name
We ask that only SCOGEE members respond.
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CIFOR SALE*
DFOR RENT
Cl TRADE
Cl WANTED
SWAP SHOP
ROOM 105 - RELATIONS
a FREE
DRIDE WANTED
DRIDERS WANTED
DLOST
DFOUND
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~to~'li:e~t~ !~:J !:.i:s ~,:,,1:S:: ":::.,~~~ ri~:;g:
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WAYNESIOIO, VI RGI NIA
VOL. XX NO . 18
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r'lish t o congrat ulate llayne R. Ashby , Jr.
Supervisor-Cal i bration Lab, who will be
receiving hi s Master of l3us ines s /\dmini s tration
degree tomor row, May 6. He will r ecei ve hi s
deg ree of Ja~es Ma di son Univ er si ty in
Harri sonburg, Va .
May 5, 1978
Sweet
success
' Etl.< ' '"d' in .\111cric:1.
Bii\ I '. S. s,,, in l!, Bumi-.
BRCC ANNOUNCES
Around the
Company
VALLEY FORGE , PA -
r M"
11 Slimline
C)(Jqg~
-uom1n1on
tn
No rmal ?
The psychiatrist w as advising the
worried mother . "I wouldn't be too
u pset abou t your son making mud
p ies," he said. "And the fact that h e
somet imes tries to eat them is also
q uite normal."
"We ll, I'm still not convinced ," said
the mother, "and neithe r is h is w ife."
SERVICE P INS
.-II N N 0 U N CE M E N T
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEE DED
A WA RDED
!Jn A jtjt1tecialeon
1 would like to exp.1tu1.i my dee.put app.1teuation 60Jt the. 1.iympa.:t.hy 1.i hown dWU..ng the Jtec.en:t.
loM 06 my mothe.Jt . Thanfz. you. 6oJt you.ft many
e.xp.1tu1.i,ton.6 06 c.o nc.e.Jtn. You.ft t hou.9IU:6ulnu1.i
f.IJ{l,t a.e.way1.i be .1temembe..1te.d .
5 Years
M. B. Al6otr.d
V. s. Alma.1tode.
M. M. Au.en
s. T. AM.tin
F. L. CaJt:te.Jt
v. s. CaJ.iOn
G. E. <., J 66e.y
M. M. CombJ.i
A. H. Vay
c. s. Elun.6
W. v. Fdzge..1tald
v. J. Gagg,tano
M. c. Galt.land
v. G. Ge.OJt.gang,tJ.i
c. H. Golladay
M. V. G1t.an:t
L. V. Gft,{, 6 M n
R. V. H~
H. c. Hende.Jz.J.i on
P. J. Henn,tgan
w. R. Howell
v. L. Hu.66man
c. E. Jae.kl.io n
B. W.
K~o
Bob Su.ddcuc.,th
R.
v.
Mc.Gu.6 Mn
H. G. Me.ade.
B. ~f. Mu.ncl y
c.
F.
I.I .
R.
v.
c.
R.
A.
v.
E.
J.
J.
c.
B.
c.
c.
P. Munn
Nu.c.holJ.i
v. pa,{,n:t. e.Jt
c. Pa.1tde.e. , JJt .
J. P,i.nke.Jt.ton
v. Pd:t.man
F. R;.c.haJtdJ.i on
c. Sh;.6 6l(!;U
v. Sh;.6-f eU
M. Smah
A. Splt.oitl
B. TaggaJt:t
A. Thompoon
A. T.1t en-t
E. Vanc.e
R. Waggy
M. Wall.iii
E. Waug h
v.
R.
R. A.
B. B. Layne.
w.
P. K. LOWlt.lj
U.'e would lifz.e. :to thank :the many 6Jt,{,e.ndJ.i 6oft
t he.,{_Jt v,tJ.i,{_:t_J.i, c.a.1tcl6 , 6ood , 6lowe.Jz.J.i , mone.y, and
fz.,tndnuJ.i a.,t .the. de.a.-tlt o 6 ou.Jt .loved one. Eddh
Hope. Su.ddaJt:tlt . You.ft thou.glU:J.i Me g.1tectti.I}
app!te.ua.-ted.
c. v.
1.
L. K. Knott
Judy H. ColUn.6
E. Mc.Caule.y
R. L. Mc.CJt.ac.ke.n
II .
Whe~e.Jt
H. Wyme.Jt
~(a,tnhMt
15 Yea r s
10 Years
R.
R. V. Vown.6
A. The.ado
v. ~{0 Jt.Jt,{_J.i
v.
35 Years
25 Years
J. A. Co:t.e.
R. J . Ve.pa
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FOR SALE
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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XX MO . 19
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
May 12 , 1978
11
tlannie has four dau hters and s ix grandchildren, enjoys garden ing , painting , window
shopping , and traveling . During her retirement
she plans on keepin busy , and it would seem
that with so many interests an d six grandchildren it won ' t b e hard to do .
:i rl'
t hi'
Nannie r eceives a gift from Jim Austin, Superviso10- Turner Shipping, at the retirement lunch
held for he1 in the Turner I cafeteria .
'.!.
REMINDER
Do not sign your name on your stock certificates unti l you are ready to dispose of them .
Use registered mail in forwar di ng stock
certificates anywhere .
If your GE sto~k certificates do becom~
lost , immediately notify Share Owner Recor
General Electric Company , One River Road ,
Schenectady , N. Y. 12345 .
Keep
Afloat.
5 I u.. ; 1>!
Mother's Day has always been s omewhat differfrom other special oc casions and holidays .
istmas and Easter both have religious mean.u1gs . Unfortunately , too many of us look upon
Christmas as a t i me to exchange gifts, and on
Easter as a day for weari ng new clothes and
c oloring a f ew eggs .
~t
,...
Around th~
Company
SCHENECTADY -
use of satellites to develop comprehensive radio coverage has a tremendous life-savin g potential.
LOUISV ILLE -
HOLLAND, MICH -
.ANNO/INCEMENT
SOFTBALL SCHEDU LES
Be l ow i s the schedu l e for t he men's slowpitch sof tba ll league fo r the comi ng week.
Game Ti mes: 1st game - 6: 00 p.m.
2nd game - 7: 10 p. m.
3rd game - 8: 20 p. m.
Monday, May 15
Bas i c Park
J & Wvs Mi sfi ts
FMC vs G. E. #2
Powe ll & Co. vs G. E. #1
No r t h Par k
Hospi ta l vs Burger Ki ng
Conners vs Stover
Tuesday, May 16
Basic Park
Burger Ki ng vs WAY B Amusement
Conner vs Exp . Tree Serv i ce
Hospi ta l vs Ray Hi te & Sons
North Park
Va. Pa ne l vs DuPon t
DuP ont vs G.E . E2
Wednesday, May 17
Basic Park
Va . Pa nel vs G.E . #1
FMC vs Powell & Co.
Ray Hi te & So ns vs Lam' s Auto
Thurs day , May 18
Bas ic Pa r k
Lam' s Auto vs WAY B Amusemen t
Stover vs Mi sf i ts
Exp . Tree Se rvi ce vs J & W
pinion
~oll
Be l ow i s t he schedul e fo r the women ' s s l owpi t ch sof tba l l l eag ue for t he comi ng weeks.
Game Ti mes : 1s t game - 6:00 p.m.
2nd game - 7:10 p.m.
...-.....
Monday , May 15
(Jackson- Wil son)
Crompt on vs Cr i mora Rur i t ans
M&M ' s vs SCOGEE
Monday, May 22
(Jackson- Wi lson)
Crompto n vs Carter Shell
M&M ' s vs WCH
Monday, May 29
(Jackson- Wil son)
M&M 's vs Crompton
WCH vs Metros
Thursday , June 1
(Jackson- Wil son)
Metros vs Ca r t er Shel l
Cr i mora Rur i t ans vs M&M 's
TENNIS LESSONS
Tenn i s l essons for beginners f or SCOGEE members wi ll be held at old Fai rfa x Ha ll, Sa t . ,
May 13, 1978, f r om 9:00 to 11: 00 . Any membe rs
i nterested are i nvi t ed to attend .
SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
72 PONTIAC GRANVILLE- HT- $1 , 600 or best- 942- 6301
STERE0-- 1 yr old-- ex. cond . - - 943- 1645
LG COUCH- - excel lent cond .-- $300--942- 0854
BASSETT DESK- - 7 DRAWERS -- $125-- 942- 0854
l\esults
The res ul ts of t he l as t poll have been tabu l at ed . Ques t io n #8 : Which of the fo llowi ng
two act ivi t ies wou l d you prefer to attend i f
onl y one could be he l d? Summer pi cnic or
Ch i ldren ' <> Chri stmas par ty?
Of t hose who responded 66% preferred to have
t he summer pic nic. Arrangemen t s are now being
made to hol d the pi cni c on August 5 at Shera ndo
Lake . SCOGEE membe rs hi p ca rds wi l l be requi red
for admi ttance . If you don't have a card or
are not a member of SCOGE E, see Kenny Gray at
the mai n pl ant or Pa tty Pitze r at Tu r ner to
obtai n a new one or join.
Fur the r det ails of t he pi cnic wi ll be
ann ounced i n the PLANT NEWS .
FREE
5
PUPP I ES - - ~el k
SWAP SHOP
OFOR SAL(
OFOR RDH
O R I OE -WAJHED
c RIDERS WANTED
C LOS T
0 IRAQ(
a fOU-40
o fR.EE
OnAIHEO
~-~L\: I I 1I I f
I!lI
"l
,,('( ~ rs
~re
(ti
-o "'"Y
, ,. ffUl'd t (t lf'
C'Cf'rtl;l#d ~ c,r
SIGNAtuRE
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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
VOL. XX NO. 19
Nanni e has four daughters an d six grandchildren , enj oy s gardening , paint ing , window
s hopping , and traveling . During her retirement
she plans on keeping busy , and it would seem
~hat with s o many int erests and six grandchildren it won ' t be hard to do .
tlw
Nannie r eceives a gift [Pom Jirn Austin,, Supe1visor- Turne1" Shipping, at t:he r etir'ement l:ur.ch
held for' her in the Tu~ner' I cafeteria .
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REMINDER
Keep.
Afloat.
. ....
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,..,
Mother ' s Day has always been s omewnat d i ffer from other spec i al occasi ons a nd holidays .
ristmas and East er both have religious meanings . Unfortunately, t oo many of us look upon
Christmas a s a time to exchange g ifts , and on
Easter as a day fo r wearing new clothes and
coloring a few e ggs .
~t
Around the
(~ompany
SCHENECTADY -
use of satellites to develop compreh ensive radio coverage has a tremendous life-saving potential.
LOUISVILLE -
HOLLAND , MICH -
..
ANNOUNCEMENT
,
eptnion
~oll
Bel ow i s the sc hedul e for the women's s lowpitch softba ll l eague for the comi ng weeks .
Game Ti mes: 1st game - 6:00 p.m.
2nd game - 7:10 p.m.
~
.,
Monday , May 15
(Jackso n-Wi lson)
Crompton vs Crimora Ru r i ta ns
M&M's vs SCOGEE
Monday, May 22
(Jackson-Wilson )
Crompto n vs Ca r t er Shell
M&M' s vs WCH
Monday, May 29
(Jackson- Wilson )
M&M's vs Cromp ton
WC H vs Metros
Thu r sday , June 1
(Jackson-Wilson)
Metr os vs Cart er Shell
Crimor a Ruri ta ns vs M&M ' s
TE NN IS LESSONS
Ten ni s l esso ns for beginner s for SCOGE E members wi l l be held at old Fairfa x Hall, Sat .,
May 13, 1978, f rom 9:00 to 11 :00. Any members
"""""'
in terested are invited t o attend .
SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
72 PONTIAC GRANVILLE-HT- $1 , 600 or best- 942- 6301
STE RE0- -1 yr ol d--ex. cond.-- 943- 1645
LG COUCH-- excell en t co nd . -- $300--942- 0854
BASSETT DESK-- 7 DRAWE RS -- $125--942-0854
l\esults
The res ul ts of t he l ast poll have been tab ul ate d. Questi on #8: Whi ch of th e fo ll owi ng
t wo acti vi t i es woul d you prefer to attend if
onl y one cou l d be held ? Summer pi cni c or
Children' c Chr i st mas par ty?
Of t hose who res ponded 66% pref erred to have
t he summer picni c. Ar rangements are now be i ng
made to hol d the pi cni c on Aug us t 5 at Sherando
Lake . SCOGEE member ship cards wi ll be required
f or admi ttance . If you don 't ha ve a card or
are not a member of SCOGEE , see Kenny Gray at
t he mai n pl ant or Pa t ty Pi tz er at Turner to
obtain a new one or j oin .
Fur t her details of the picnic will be
announced i n the PLANT NEWS.
FRE E
5
P UPP I ES -- ~e l k
SWAP SHOP
O FOR SALE
O FOR 1:u:rn
O JF\_AJ)E
0 1>.ArlTED
o FREE
ORI DE \o.AHTEO
O R IOERS WANTED
O LOST
O FOUND
II !III t l IIIIII! I
~ds a'!Js t be In Roen 10 5 no hte r tr1a n ( : ) 0 , l".ondoy pre ctding publ Jc:a t i on
da t e . Ads must not e rc~d spa ces prov(ded . and onl y one 11d item l'\3Y be
ihe fj (}i.S wfl 1 no t accept ads over t he
$ubrd ttcd pe r "' ee k per err;i.loyee.
pri.oce cinder any c trcucs Q n:c es.
bu~d ne ss
SIGNAtuRt
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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 20
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Ray Depa recently ce lebrated hi s 35th anniversary with GE. He bega n his career as a time
cl er k at the Transmitter Dept. in April 1943,
after graduat ing from Albany Bus iness College.
In t he fa ll of 1944 he joined t he Cost
Accounting unit, was appo inted Mg r. -Cost
Accounting i n February 1954 , then became Mgr.Ma nufa cturing Administration in 1972. He moved
to Waynesboro in 1954 shortly after t he
Spec i alty Control Dept. moved here.
Ray reca ll s, "GE 1.i 1.i-i..ze appeMed to o66eJt -the
1
N e w 50 - Year M an Saw G C
Grow Through H all Century
In 1928 , when Har o ld Cornis h came t o work for
General Electric , the Company was approac hing
i t s 50th anniversary . riow GE i s c elebr at ing
100 year s a nd Har ol d Cor nis h has j oi n ed t hat
un i que group of GE people - t hose who have been
wi th GE fo r half a century .
Arr.ong other thing s in that year of 1928 whe n
Ha r old Corni sh joined GS , the Company conducted
t he f irst publ ic demonstra tion of t e levisi on in
Schene ctady and its e qu ipment powe r ed the f i rst
cars t o run i n the Tokyo s ubway sys t em. Those
were just t wo o f a mult i t ude of a cc omp l ishments
t hat year .
Juri ~
the pas t half centur y , tele v i s i on has
r adically chang ed the habits of many Americans ,
the Tokyo s ubway system has bec ome world famous
a nd Ha r old Cornish has mov e d f r om a job as a
$52 per month offi c e clerk i n New York t o a j ob
as manager o: cost s c hedul e cont r ol systems at
Aircraf t Eng i ne in Lynn . He has seen GE g r ow
throughout the sec ond half of it s 100 ye a r s .
z;-/r7/ 7\
TI1is painting depicts Voyager 2 observing Uranus in January. 1986. TIH.' optio n to target for Uranus
C\iSts onJy for Voyager 2. Uranus is tiltc-d un its ax is
so ils poles point toward the ~u n. Ir ~ rings were discovered in 1977.
mca~urc atmospheres.
MAY 20
GE Helps Him Serve His Country
I n 1977, Richard Meadows was commi ssi oned
. 2nd Li eut enant in the Army Nat i onal Guard .
ha d a lready been in the Guar d fo r s ix y e a r s
r eached the rank of SP- 4 when he applied to
state OCS (O f f icer Candi date School ) .
a
He
a nd
the
0
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,ANNOUNCEMEN,T
CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT
8:20 p. m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:20 p.m.
!Jn J!ijtjtiecialion
We wollld l,{_ke to thank eveJtyone 0 o~ the IU.ndnv.i1.i '-> hown ouJt 6o.mily and u..6 clwU.ng the ~ec.err.t
ill.nv.,1.i and death 06 ouJt nephew, Ste.ven Shane
Mo Moe.
Me.-lvin & Betty HaMil.>
& Vanny Mc.Gann
SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
GAS DRYER--E x. Cond.--Make Offer-- 942-3587
KIMBALL PIANO-EX . COND . - $500--942-3138
OF OR SALE '
OFOR RENT
SWAP SHOP
ROOM 105 RELAT IONS
OTRAD E
CWAtHED
oFREE
O RI OE WANTED
O RIDER S WANTED
a LOST
OFOUNO
II IIIIIIIIIIIIII
Month
Stock Price
Fund Un i t
Pri ce
January
February
March
Apr il
$46.518
46.033
46.341
48.944
$23.158
22.887
23 . 072
24 . 308
f~
.!Jn ~-4temoie'om
Ads r:'IYS t be in Room 105 no lc11te r tha n 4:30 , Monday p r eceding p11blicat1on
da te. Ads must not exceed sp.Jces pro~ lded , and only one ad H em may tie
HOM E Pfl011[ NO. - - - --- --------- ------- --- ---- - --- EXT. --- ------- - -- The i tem(s) refe rred to l n tl".1s ad 1s / are r.y per10nal property arid is/
are In no wa y conne c t e d with any bus i ness ven t ure .
SIGftAtuRt
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL.
XX NO. 21
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
EXTRA BONUS
!In uHeniou'am
Many people were saddened to hear of the
death of Earline Shiflett last week .
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D ANGERS
OF
EXPOSURE
P LANN ING
SU MMER IN THE SU N
CAMPI NG
.,.. Begi n exposur e in th e m o rning or late a fternoo n. Stay out o f the sun between
11 :00 a.m. and 3:00 p .m .
... Kcer-.._,od 11
..,. P ic k compatible companions with simi lar lll<es
and cxpcc t,1t1ona when planninQ a vacat ion tcip.
.,.. Increase exposure gr adually. Start w ith tS minutes the fir st lew days and v o rk up
to 30 minutes a day .
..,. Store
.,.. Co unt t ime in th e wa ter as e xp osure. Rern emoer that a w e t co tton shirt allo ws as
much as 30 p ercen t o f the ul tra- vio le t li gh t to pass through.
.,.. Si nce sun tends to dry th e s ki n, u se a moisturi zer lo tion to prevent burni ng. Use
a lotion contai ning pa ra-ami noben zoic aci d. Wear a w lcle b rim h a t to r added protec tio n.
..,.. Tokn suffi ctnn t funds tor the t rip. Use travelers
cnctk~ for added p rPteotion .
LIGHTNING
in
()114
.,.. Drop to the ground immediately it feelings of skin ti ngling or hair standi ng on
end are experienced. This may indicate
that lightning is about to stri)<e.
BOATI NG
..,. Try not to c1am too many actlvit1es into the tlrst
dnys ol vaca tion
Don't's
1001
.,.. Ne ver app ly butter o r greases to a sunburn . The y tend to clog the skin po res.
Do's
4cd to
.,.. Dri nk p lenty of fluids during th e summer mo nths . Excessive heat oan cause
dehydration.
.,.. Cher
the I
.,.. Stay ,
.11 sup
and boating.
..,. Watch chlldrcr
from under d oc
V'cm t-ir..ue
t . .
!In Ajtjtiecialeon
We wou.i.d Li..ke t o t hank ouJt 6!Uendo at GE 601t
the 6.toweM , c.Mdo , v,U.,,{;t)., , and IUnd ex.pJteJ.iJ.iioM 06 J.iympathy at the death 06 ouJt lov ed
one .
Family 06 Raymond A. BuJtkhol deJr.
..
We woud Li..ke to .thank all o 6 ouJt 6tU._end6 at
GE 60Jt .thebc. IUndneJ.>J.i and p!ta.yeM ; a.l!.io 601t
.the 6ood, 6loweM , and money Qotlec..ted dWU.ng
.the illneJ.>J.i and death o 6 EaJtl,{_ne. SIU6ld t .
YouJt .though:t.6unv.iJ.i WM J.iuc.h a gJteat help .to
(.L.
The
6amilu
Machinery
220.000 ernp loyees disabled
by machinery each year.
F a lls
in ju re 440.000
employees
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MAKE IT SAFE !
cologne, strong cheeses, ham. and bacon at home. They attract animals.
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until mealtime.
1tes by not feed ing raccoons, squirrels, and ground hogs. They tend to
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d animal is infected. Don't touch sick or dead animals.
ilh baby wildlife . Watch ful paren ts are usually close by and can become
3tlack.
'ire safety. Avoid the use of cigarettes, matches, and liquid fuels near
i e down. break up the coal s and spread the partly burned pieces. Soak
ver with di rt or sand to close down campsite.
about fi re safety; watch young ones closely.
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ot local autho ri ties and park rangers on the hazard s that may be enc ampi ng.
SCOGEE MEMBERSHIP
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engine damage. Deteriorating hoses can produce rubber fl akes in
the coolant which m ay plug the heater.
Lights-Check headlights, brake lights, back-up tights, turn sig nals, dashboard lights, and ceiling light.
Night driving and unfam iliar roads require that you see and be
seen. Signals from truc k drivers often indicate burned out l ights.
Wrong turns and read-end coll isions dam pen fun quickly. Seeing
clearly in all weather cond it ions is vital. Commercial windshield
fluids contain solvents to di ssolve sticky insect rem ains.
If repairs are needed, do it now, not when the m uffler fal ls off in
downtown ru sh hour traffic or when driving in isolated rural
areas where help may not be avail able.
TOWING A
TRAILER
G et the right equipment -Be sure the ~~ipped to pull
the trailer. Some trailers require special hi~vy- du ty
shock absorbers and transmission coolers.
Spread w e ight corre ctly-Most o f the ht
should be toward
that might cause
the front of the vehic le. Secure a nythin~
shifting or be tossed around.
Insta ll mirrors-Large rear-view mirco rsJlliililll.Ll1.'!e attached to
both sides ol the automobile.
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t he " feel " of
the vehicle with the trail er attached. Practi
ing the tra iler is
oft en difficult even for the most experienced dri ver.
Pack sen sib ly-Pack baggage and articles away from passengers. When using station wagons, load the back compartment no
higher than the back seat. Prevent art icl es fr om tossing; give
the driver a clear view to the rear of the vehicle.
A void d istrac tio ns - Keep youngste rs busy and out of the driver's hai r by entertaining them with games and puzzl es. tAake a
special place for the family pet which will keep it from having the
run of the automobile.
Drive de fe nsivel y - On the r oad. wear safety belts; stop regularly
to prevent dri ving fatigue. Don't take a vacation from safety,
take safety along on the vacation trip.
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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 22
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
June 2, 1978
FIVE PROMOTIONS
ANNOUNCED HERE
David L. Coughtry, Mgr. -DCP BD Manufacturing,
yesterday announced the appointment of Harold
R. Knueppel as Mgr.-Manufacturing Operations
Advanced Development. In his new position,
Harold will have responsibility for the development and implementation of the manufacturing
plans to tool, staff, identify material, space,
equipment, and manpower needs to manufacture
new products .
Leon P. Harris has been named Mgr. - Belt
Printer Operations. In his new assignment,
Leon will have responsibility for the assembly
operations.
~o ld, a native of Palmyra, Mo., graduated
fr
the Missouri School of MinesandMeta llurgy
wi th a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering in
1951. He joined GE in Schenectady on the Engine
Test Program. After completing the program in
1954 he became a Project Engineer with the
Aircraft Products Dept. In 1957, Harold joined
the Specialty Control Dept. in Waynesboro.
Since that time Harold has held a number of
supervisory and managerial assignments in
Quality Control and Shop Operations.
Harold and his wife, Hazel, reside in Grottoes.
They have one son, Jerry.
Leon, a native Virginian, graduated from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1964 wi t h a
BS in Industria l Engineering. He currently is
working for his Masters in Business Administration at James Madison University.
Leon joined the Manufacturing Management Program in 1964 in Erie. His training was
interrupted by service in the Army from 1965 to
1967 at Fort Campbell, Ky ., and in Viet Nam. He
returned to GE and completed the MMP program
with assignments in Connecticut, Arizona, and
Indiana. Leon joined DCPBD in 1969 as a Mfg.
En~eer.
Since that time he has held manage 1 assignments in Mfg. Engineering and Shop
Operations.
Leon, his wife, Margaret, and their three
children reside at 1318 York Dr.
H. R. Knueppe l
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Augusta County
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FOUND
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 23
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
June 9, 1978
wi 11 be enro 11 ed in
courses ca rrying seven
semester hours of resident graduate credit
which will include
courses pertaining to
Career Guidance and
Group Procedures in
Guidance.
The program has been
designed to afford each
participant opportunities
to experience a deepening
awareness of the dynamics
of human relationships in
the process of educational career development. A
special highlight of the
program will be the
utilization of personnel
and facilities of industry
as an educational device.
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Company
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during
a heavy winter ice storm , the two men saw a car driv
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6:00 p.m .
6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m.
SWAP SHOP
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12. FT . FIBERGLASS SAI LBOAT-- $300--942-1968
pinion ~oll
This week' s quest i on i s : I f pr oposition 13,
as passed this week in Ca l ifornia, wer e put on
Quest i on 10
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Comments
MAIL TO :
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL . XX , NO. 24
WA YNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
If you 're not wearing your safety belt because you ' ve l<eard conflicting things about
them, let ' s separate the fiction from the
facts :
FICTION: Saj'ety belts should only be worn
at highway speeds , not in town .
FACT: Most accidents which kill or in.Jure
occur within 25 mi les of homes and harpen at
less than 40 miles per hour . Deaths have re sulted f rom speeds as low as 12 'f'lile.s rc1~ hour .
FICTION : It is safer to be thrown clear in
an accident than to be restrained i n lhe c:ari .
FACT: Statistics \ s how you are :{ive tiT7es a.s
like ly to be killed when you are thriown clear
of the car .
FICTION : Safety belts by them se li es car.
cause injurii es , especially to the pelvis anrl
abdomen.
FACT : Repeated studie s show that siwlz
injuries , when they occur, are _fc.r less 3E':Vere
than those sustained when the belt is not i.>o:rr? .
FICTION : P1~egnant women should not wear ..-.,
safety belts under any circwnstancec .
FACT: The pPi.mary cause of accident f a tc.li ties among unborn children is the deatlz o; the
mother . To p1ovide maximwn protection, safety
belts should be worn as jar down in the lap cs
possible .
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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
VOL. XX NO. 25
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ow, urio s i t y a nd enthusiasm were such that he
met the i rs as i f there we re no d ivid ing l i ne .
He par tic ipated in the chi ldre n ' s l i fe a s if he
we re one o f them . He always stopped his work
t o answer eac h quest i on, t o c onsid er each probl em . He never c ons idered these a s int errupt i ons. When tired, t i me with them rel axed h im.
To hi m, t heir needs wer e pa ramount.
When St einmetz died suddenly on Oct . 16 , 1923 ,
many t r ibutes were offer ed by many of t he
c ountry ' s l e aders. Among t hem was Herb ert
Hoover , then Secretary of Commerc e, who stated :
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T here is ac tua llv a lake in \fass;\ch usctts w ith 45 letter~ in its nam e
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Years of Progress
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VOL. XX NO. 26
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Unsuccessf~ob
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,YEE TRAINING
1yees prepare for highertraining programs will
1nded at selected localining programs will be
!d at a level of 1,000
11 more employees to
:Y for skilled-craft jobs.
ril~e established to
ng _.ainees. annually,
ves will be established
ams to provide females
~ir percentage of the
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:FICATIONS
ly-wage structure, constudy of GE's overall
resulted in rates being
1ourly jobs predominantly
' locations. Employees
those jobs will be paid a
payment dating from July
:he new.rates become
EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
Modifications to employment office procedures
are being made so that people applying for work
at GE from outside the Company will have
greater knowledge about open jobs.
NUMERICAL OBJECTIVES
As part of the new settlement GE will establish numerical 9bjectives for females and
minority males in specific work categories
called "work zones." These numerical
objectives, expressed as a percentage of
opportunities for open jobs, are based on the
availability of females a~d male minorities in
the location's labor supply. Designed to be
realistic at each location, the numerical
objectiv~s provide a method for monitoring the
effectiveness of the Company's affinnative
actions.
REAFFIRMS LONG-STANDING POLICY
While the new .agreement.reaffirms General
long-standing policy of providing
employment, training, compensation, promotions,
and all other conditions of employment without
regard to race, color, national origin, or sex,
it also recognizes the evolution that has taken
place in equal opportunity laws by providing
these new affinnative-action steps, Doyle
noted.
Electric~s
"The agreement is one more step in the continuing development of General Electric's
employee relations practices to meet the
changing needs of society and of the Company's
highly diversified businesses," he said. "It
spells out the Company's intentions and its
conunitment to insure that our most important
-- is neither wasted
resource -- our employees
nor under-uti 1i zed. 11
See Page 4 for statement by GE's Board Chairman,
Reginald H. Jones.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 28
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Ju ne 29 1978
Summer Employment
The News- Virginian and the union publi cations
have printed a series of letters concerning
summer employment in GE-Waynesboro. We think
it's t ime to set the record straight.
In July 1975 a number of hourl y empl oyees were
on lack of work. Ma na gement made the decision
to recall those employees for inventory and
maintenance work instead of hiring college students. In 1976 and 1977 we had no laid off
employees and sons and daughters of GE emp 1oyees
were hired.
The inventory jobs require reading, writing,
and simple arithme tic skills. The maintenance
jobs are general cl eaning, grass cutting, etc.
Any college student rega rdless of major or
spec ific course tra ining is fu ll y qualified to
perform t hese jobs satisfactori ly barring
phys i cal li mitations. We, therefore, selec ted
students from all fields. In addition to these
bas i c ski ll s jobs we have also had a number of
temporary sa la ried positions which require
specific education and training . These jobs
have al ways been filled by the most qualified
candidates. Children of employees are given
preference only i f ful ly qualified .
GE Management never told the union or students
there wou ld be no summer employment. Early th is
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ANNOUNCEMENT
5 Yea rs
SOFTBAL L SCHEDULES
Below is the schedu l e for the rest of t hi s
season for the SCOGEE team in the men's sl owpi tch softball league.
Monday, July 17
GE #1 vs Va . Panel
GE #2 vs FMC
Tuesday, July 18
GE #2 vs DuPont
Wednesday, Ju ly 19
GE #1 vs Powell & Co .
Monday, Jul y 24
GE #2 vs GE #1
Tuesday, July 25
DuPont vs GE #1
Wednesday, Ju ly 27
Powell &Co. vs GE #2
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75 MONT EGO MX-- AC-PB-PS--$2200 or best offer
943-4387
Discount t i ckets are now avai l able in Relation s f or Busch Gar dens near Willi ams burg . The
cost of these t i c kets i s $7 . 90 v s . t he $8 . 75
cost at the gate . These ti cket s must be paid
fo r when p i cked up and please be s ure to bring
c ash . No c hecks will be a c cept ed . It woul d
a lso be ext remely helpful i f you could bring the
c or rec t amount .
The t ickets can b e purchas ed f r om Cary Osborne
in Rel at i ons bet we en 2 : 00 p.m . and 4 : 00 p.m . on
Mondays and Fri day s . The f ir s t 100 purchasers
will r ec eive a f r ee copy of t he off i c i al
souvenir book .
Thes e t i ckets wil l b e good f or the res t of the
season whi ch lasts through October 29 .
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 30
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
J ul y 28 , 1978
chances of beating out a competitor for a customer ' s or der. Thi s is especially important
when the c us tome r doesn't s ee more v alue in the
hi gher- pric e d product -- whi ch is often the case
when the h i gher cos ts have resulted from government regulations ."
Effects on Jobs
" The overall purpose of CORS , " explained Al ,
"is to pr ov ide Congress and t he government ' s
r egulatory agenci e s with a base of knowledge
about the e ffect of present regulat i ons on the
nat ion ' s e conomy . GE is one of 50 c ompanies
i nvolve d i n the project . "
In r ec ent months there has been considerable
publ ic dis cussion about the need for c hanges in
the laws r egarding government regulations on
bus iness . Many f eel that too- fas t growth in
r egulations has added to i nflation , hurt the
ab ility of U. S. compani es to compete in world
markets , a nd reduced the amount of money companies coul d i nvest in job- producing plants and
equipment .
In particul ar , t he study will be addi ng up t he
incr emental bus ines s cost s incurred as a res ult
of the Company ' s following t he regulations of
t he Envir onmental Pr otect ion Agency , the Equal
Empl oyment Oppor tunit y Commission , t he
Employment Retirement I n come Secur i ty Act , the
Dept . of Energy , the Federal Trade Commission,
and the Oc cupational Safet y & Health Admin .
ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE BOWLING LEAGUE
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The stream of e l ect rical developments continued . Edison was testing his firs t electric
rai l road in Menlo Park . Electric light f irst
went to sea when the S.S . Columbia s l id down
the ways. Elihu Thomson , who accidenta lly
discovered the principle of resistance welding
during a Philadelphia lecture, patented t he
electric resistance f urnace . Edison patented
the "Edison Effect" which would later serve as
the basis for the radi o tube . And the batt l e
over direct current and alternating current was
t about settled f or that early era, when
~~lliam Stanley of Pittsfield, Mass . , made
distribution of AC pract ical with hi s dev e lopment of t he first commercial electri c trans former.
Around the
(~ompany
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cuit breakers were ready by Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning. they were sent via air freight to England and
the oil s tarted flowing again .
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 31
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
August 4, 1978
GE first half prof its equal six cents on each sales dollar
Sales of General Electric in the first six
months of 1978 were $9.41 billion, compared to
$8 . 45 billion reported for the 1977 period ,
Chairman Reginald H. Jones has reported . Other
income from operating and non- operat ing sources
was $194.4 million for the first half of 1978,
an increase over the $181 . l million for the
first half of 1977 . Total revenues, including
sales and other income, were $9 . 60 billion for
the first six months of 1978, up 11% from the
comparable period of 1 977.
Earnings for the first six months of 1978 were
$567.2 million - 6 on each sales dollar . This
compares to the $487.3 million reported for the
~rst six months of 1977.
ln the second quarter of 1978, sales were
$4 .96 billion, up from the $4.38 billion reported for the comparable quarter of 1977. Other
income from operating and non- operating sources
was $107 . 8 million for the second quarter of
1978 compared with $1 04.0 million for the same
quarter of 1977. Total revenues, including
sales and other income, were $5 . 07 billion, up
13% from the second quarter of 1977.
Earnings of GE in the second quarter of 1978
were $319.4 million. This was an increase from
the $271. 9 million reported for the second quarter of 1977 .
" Continued strength throughout t he Company and
close attention to cost control resulted in a
good second quarter and first half for GE, " said
Mr. Jones in summarizing results for the various
segments of the Company as follows :
Consumer Products and Services second quarter
earnings continued to show good gains from last
year . Despite prevailing cost- price pressures,
higher earnings and revenues were reported
throughout this segment , particularly by lighting, housewares, and audio products.
Industrial Products and Components earnings
so were up well from the 1977 quarter on
nigher revenues from all operations , with
businesses serving construction markets and
transportation systems being particularly
strong.
Power Systems earnings were significantly
above those for the 1977 second quarter, while
(Continued on pg .
3~
col. 2)
these buildings have bee n or are still undergoing reconstruction afte r the devastations of
World War II.
"One thing that surprised me , " Barry said,
"was that English is taught in the schools,
apparently to everyone . Our gui des spoke
English well and we were always able to find
someone who spoke English .
"The people were so friendly , " he continued .
"I met a drummer who worked in one of the
lounges and we became good fr i ends . Anyone you
make friends with over there wants to give you
something . They don ' t have very many possessions and everything is very costly to them . I
visited several of the guides and their friends
in their homes (most of them live in four room
apartments) and only saw one TV set . Everyone
had a record or tape ~layer of some kind, mostly
cassette , but only had one album .
" In spite of this , they still wanted to give
you something . One man wanted to give me his
stamp collection he had been working on for
years. When I told him customs wouldn ' t let
me through with it he started taking the stamps
out of the book and gave them to me loose . "
Barry discovered that i ncomes are very low in
comparison with here but no matter what the job
they always want to do the best they can ,
including the people who rise at 5: 00 in th~
morning to sweep the streets . There is relatively free choice of profession (although
income is not a deciding factor since there is
little difference) and education must be easily
obtained since nearly half of the population
are students .
When the tour left Poland they were presented
with albums of Polish classical music . After
landing in New York the band performed at the
Lincoln Center in that city . They received the
final compliment of the tour after this performance when an offical of the Arts and Music
Museum of New York told them they wer e the most
professional amateur band that had ever performed there .
Barry returned to Waynesboro with memories of
almost being mobbed in Warsaw after performi ng
in the Polish National Day because the people
wanted their autographs , a concert of chamber
music , two lane roads wi th horse- drawn wagons
and bicycles blocking the road, and new
friendships to cherish.
Barry works in the Turner Complex i n Batch
Subassembly . He is planning on entering VPI
this fall studying mechanical engineering .
has previously attended Blue Ridge Communi ty
College .
The Connor fami ly band will be performing in
~he East Coast Championship competition atKings
Domini on sometime in October .
PLANT NEWS.
Service
Awards
5 Years
J . TUetzel.
B. ShA.66f.e.ft
M. SpJtOM e.
L. TeMe.ll
K. Wade.
v. L. We.Ll<.ng
v. A. Wvz.,tman
E. A. W!UgM:.
R. L. Ac.kl.e.y
L. AngM
]. Bab!ta..l
L. BakeJt
J . R. Bau.eJt
L. v. B.taAA
T. N. BoMnan
K. M. BoyeM
v. A. BlteweJt
v. V. Bitown
v. M. Bltown
J. R. Campbell
G. Ca.1.i h
G. Y. Ca.1.i h
P. K. Cline.
E. M. CJtaw6oJtd
H. P. CJtoM
J. L. Ve.aveM
s. v. Vown.6
N. J. EMhaJd
B. K. FJA heJt
c. H. Gfa.6.6
T. E. Ha.hl.6 c.ha.k
]. 0. HMneJt
R. E. Hu.nteJt
N. John
B. A. JohMon
c. Y. Landltam
c. N. Le.e.
B. E. May
v. A. MoOJte.
v. M. Qu.u e.nbeMy
M. A. Rcu'..ne..6
H. L. Rayne..6
M.
R.
R.
M.
P.
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G.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
GE DAYS AT BUSCH GARDENS
A special offer has been made by BuschGardens
for two weekends in August - August 19- 20 , and
26- 27. Tickets for these two weekends will cost
only $7 .00 - a $1. 75 savings over the regular
admission price.
These tickets should be available by the
middle of next week from Cary Osborne in
Relat i ons. No checks will be accepted so bring
cash when you come to purchase them.
LOST ITEM
10 Years
c. M. t<,{ilj_an
w. v. VJtwnhe.lleJt
L.
H. HMou.66
15 Yea rs
R. R. HeJtbeJtt
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30 Years
L. BM!UngeJt
E. B. Hewe.ft
v. H. Wilioth
35 Years
R. E. Wadcllngton
45 Years
J . W. Rannie.
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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
24 1 5th WHEEL TRLR &TRUCK - - 456-6409
NEW ROLLTOP DESK--$150 or best--942- 5846
72 VEGA- - Good Mech . Cond . -- 943- 1635
SR-52 CALCULATOR & SOFTWARE - - (804)977-0289
69 MOBI LE HOME-- 12x70-- EC 3 BR-- $5900-- 456-6769
WANTED
DEHUMIDIFIER--Reasonable--942- 0250
PORT-A-CRIB-GC- - BABY SWING w/UP--942- 5076
USED EFEL WOODSTOVE/FIREPLACE- - 942- 1353
SMALL STUDENTS' DESK -- 942- 7608
WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 32
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
f ollows :
" The v ery wor ding of this sentence
indicat es that there a r e other ways in which an
open i ng can be fil led includ ing t he use of
employee s on lack of work .
This whol e s t rike i ssue revolves a r ound the
f act that this R7 j ob was not post ed . The
Nat i onal Contract doesn ' t require that i t b e
posted . The sig ned cont rac t (our Local
Suppl ement) betwe en the local uni on a nd mana gement does not requi re that it be p ost ed . In
fact , the Supplement not onl y infers that some
open jobs wi ll not b e posted , but stat es t hat
the Suppl ement does not alter management ' s
right t o fi ll an opening by means other
t ha n upgrading .
We sinc er el y beli ev e that we have c onformed
t o the requirements of both the Nat ional
Ag reement and the Local Supplement . There may
well be certain i tems in our Local Supplement
which neither ma nag ement nor the uni on l ike .
But we signed it a nd the uni on signed it . We
intend t o honor our agr eement and t hink the
uni on should do the same .
We bel ieve the present turmoi l and the threat
of s t rike i s wrong , and t hat a t houghtful
r ea ding of our agreement wil l show t hat ma nagement has not ex ceede d i ts a ut hor i ty nor don e
a ny more than exerci s e it s right t o manage the
bu sine ss .
: ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE PICNIC
Don't forget the SCOGEE picnic tomorrow at
Sherando Lake , starting at 9:00 a . m. Drinks
and watermelon will be furnished for everyone.
Door pr izes will be given away at 12:00 noon .
Bring your picnic lunch and come early to be
sure to get in.
CONFERENCE ROOM - ROOM 108
Room 108 has been closed i ndefinitely as a
conference room. The Trophy Room and Auditorium
are still available for scheduling meetings. We
have tried to inform those who have had meetings
scheduled in this room for the balance of this
year. If we have missed anyone please call
ext. 1118 so we can reschedule.
BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES
Schedules for the fall ~uarter at Blue Ridge
Community College are now available in
Relations.
~oll l\e~ult~
eptnion
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Yes
No
Undecided
The thousands of employees who are curren using the Retirement Opt ion are making use
these advantages of an ROA : First , it's an
automatic way for you to build a fund to add to
Social Security and GE Pens i on and increase
retirement i ncome by a wide range of percentages,
according to the amount you put into the ROA .
Second, under present t ax laws , if you use the
Ret irement Option, in many cases you can de l ay
taxes on company matching payment securities
until retirement when income is slightly l ower
and any senior c itizen tax advantages can be
used .
THANK
YOU
SWAP SHOP
FO R SALE
WHE ELS- - 5-LUG - - 15 i nch--Ford-- $5 ea .- -942- ,v,5
RIDE WANTED
GREENWOOD AREA--8:00- 4:30 shift- - 456- 6678
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO . 33
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
DO I RETURN IT?
I f you ' ve nev er rec eived an S&SP payout before ,
or if you want any changes made from last year,
you ' ll have to complete and return the form.
If you want everything handl ed just as in your
past distributi ons, there is no need t o return
Part II . But be sure to study Part I - it pr ovide s you with a record of just what ' s coming to
you in the 1979 S&SP "payout . " It tells you how
these securitie s are reg istered, the address to
which they are to be del ivered , and whether you
are using the Retirement Option .
The deadline dat e - Oct ober 31 - may seem a
long way off . But if you put off con siderat ion
of the form , you may ~orget to make the changes
you want , so don 't delay - review your form at
your earliest convenience .
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TO ALL EMPLOYEES:
any
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Next:
THANK YOU
The following message was sent out to all employees in August 1976 along with another form
requesting handicapped persons to identify
themselves. In order to update our files, we
will be sending out the forms to employees hired
after August 16, 1976.
General Electric is a government contractor
subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, which requires government contractors
to take affirmative action to employ and advance
in employment qualified handicapped individuals.
If you have such a handicap and would like to be
considered under the affirmative action program,
please tell us. Submission of this information
is voluntary and there will be no disciplinary
treatment of any kind if the employee chooses
not to provide it. Information obtained concerning individuals shall be kept confidential,
except that, (1) supervisors and managers may be
informed regarding r.estrictions on the work or
duties of handicapped individuals, and regarding
necessary accommodations; (2) first aid and
safety personnel may be informed, when and to
the extent appropriate, if the condition might
require emergency treatment; (3) government
officials investigating compliance with the Act
shall be informed; and (4) Relations personnel
who will have responsibility for employee placement will be informed.
The regulations implementing Section 503 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 define a "handicapped individual" as any person who (1) has a
physical or mental impairment which substantially
limits one or more of such person's major life
activities (such as employment); (2) has a record
of such an impairment; or (3) is regarded as
having such an impairment.
If you are handicapped and wish to be considered under the affirmative action program,
please let us know by filling out the form
referred to above. If you do not receive a form
in the mail, contact Relations and one will be
sent to you.
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D. B. Hull
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Please f i ll out this coupon if in terested in
driving to Lynchburg for the 2:00 show.
Send to R. L. Brou ghman, Relations .
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SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
ORGAN--Wurli t zer--Ex. Condi t i on--943-3535
WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 34
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
August 25 , 1978
I. . If you report t o the work area without an Addit i on- t o- Payroll form , and you
work on the 2nd or 3r d shifts, you will
be sent home with no pay and instructed
I I
caa line
ends
Job in a higher work zone , r.e et service requirements , and petfonn the new job
sat1shctor1 ly.
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NEWS : What ' s the purpose of the Promot i on Incentive Bonus Program?
IV
Mrs . Grimes : Its purpose is to enc ourage qualified women and minorities
to seek out and accept promotions to
higher- rated j obs in higher- rated work
zones . For a variety of reasons cultural, social , and others - women
and minorities have s ometimes t end ed
to be slower in moving up the job
structure as availability st atistic s
indicate they s hould . It is anticipated that this program will help the
Company overc ome this problem.
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1800
3 Years
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2 Years
1500
2 Years
1500
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EXAMPLES OF JOBS :
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SERVICE
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Co1111lany
CHICAGO HEIGHTS - If your next meal at a
Sambas Restaurant is piping hot and delicious.
GE employees at the Food Service Equipment
Business Division will take part of the credit.
They recently sold 900 Cook-N-Hold'" ovens to
this nationwide fast-food chain which is in the
process of expanding ots menu Sambas select
ed the GE ovens over a number of competitors
like Blodgett and Market Forge because of the
Cook-N-Hold's compe1111ve proce and proven
reputation as a quality product.
TYLER . TEXAS - They're doong a snow
1ob on GE's Weathertron' heat pump. For the
past two winters. heat pumps have often had to
perform on blondong blizzards and at below zero
temperatures. Such bitterly cold weather
prompted Central Air Condit1on1ng Department
engineers to design a series of unusual tests on
the Weathertron's performance. The tests included simulated blizzard condotoons using a
snow blower and snow trucked to Tyler from
Holland. M1ch1gan. and exposure at 10.700 feet
on Colorado's Winter Park Ski area for seven
cold and snowy weeks. The tests reaffirmed the
quali ty ot the GE heat pump and also enabled
design engineers to gaon 1nformation for future
product improvements
BLOOMINGTON, ILL - Usong profit dollars
to protect GE 1obs makes good business sense
at the General Purpose Control Department.
a GE fac1111y heavily dependent on natural gas.
Management there recently invested S150.000
for an oil storage tank to increase GPC"s alter
nate energy source for heat and process steam
on case a gas shortage next winter leads to a cut
oft of natu ral gas. By drawing on the 275.000
gallons of ool during a natural gas cut back. the
Bloomington plant will be able to continue production and avoid layoffs.
LINTON. IND. - The Specialty Motor Department recently reached a significant milestone
with the manufacture and sale of its 18th million
FHP motor. Number 1a million" was sold to
Eastman Kodak which uses FHP motors in thei r
business machines. The folks in Linton were
justly proud of this record whoch shows how
satisfying customers means sales which build
GE jobs.
August 16 , 1978
All Employees
General Elect ric Company
Waynesboro , Virginia 22980
This is to thank you for sponsoring the very successful Red Cr oss
Bloodmobile visit at General Electric on August 9 and 10. Four hundred
fifty- three units of blood were collected. Your own time and work made
this possible , along with the cooperat i on of the donors and everyone else
at General Electric .
The Red Cross works on the belief that there are enough people willing
to donate blood so that when patients need thi s precious medic ine , it will
be in the hospital bloodbank awaiting them . The most cost- efficient way to
collect blood is through bloodmobile visits like the one at General Electric .
Sponsoring these visits also directly relates to keeping the cost of blood
as low as possible . Since people enjoy donating in the company of their
friends , when you sponsor bloodmobile visits you also help assure an ample
supply of blood.
So , in the name of the people who are now using the blood collected at
General Electric, the Red Cr oss thanks y ou and all who helped make this visit
a success . We look forward to working with you at future bloodmobile visits .
Sincerely ,
Lib Daves
Field Representative
Donor Resources Development
P. S.
As you know , your visits are our model "in-plant" visits for the
entire reg ion . Thanks again for everything!
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Materials Subsection
All Star Game
On August 15, an All Star softball
game was played between the TermiNet
Production and Purchasing groups .
The game consisted of a strong and
continuous hitting attack by Produc tion players , even though they batted
opposite of their regular hitting
styles, at the request of Purchasing ' s
team captain , Joe (Finley) Grimes .
The game was very close through the
first three innings w'i.th Purchasing
threatening to get a hit several times ,
but the strong defensive plays of
Willie (Sure Hands) Woodson and Bob
(Three Handed) Rowe held off the
attacks . Fine defensive plays led to
close calls; however, Chief Umpire J.
W. Rannie kept complete control of the
game and no one had to be ej ected.
The game ended after seven innings
of play with Production squeezing by
with a close score of 18 to 3 . The
winning pitcher was Lester G. Anderson
(The Great) and the losing pitcher was
Bobby (The Carver) Hull.
(The pr eceding was prepared by a guest
sports writer. The PLANT NEWS asswnes
ANNOUNCEMENT
SWAP SHOP
RIDE WANTED
TO AND FROM MAGNOLIA AVE. -- 7:30- 4:00
shift-- CLARE SNOW- - ext. 1583
s.o.s.
With the price of tn,cs still going
up, it's a ~ood lhing lhal doclors discovered how lo make lhc a,crage
American livr longer so he or she can
die free of dchl.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTR IC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
VOL. XX NO. 35
September 1, 1978
GE # 1 Wins Trophy
GE #1 t ook t he Tri - Plant Trophy on
Saturday , Aug . 26, at Salem , winning
all six of their games . This gave
them what they need as they prepare
for t he World Tournament Labor Day
weekend .
GE #l ' s Allen Huntley won the most
valuable player trophy .
NOTE TO ONE AND ALL - I f you are in
or near Petersburg Friday , Sept . 1
through Monday , Sept . 4, stop by and
help cheer our team t o victory .
you r
Maybe you don ' t need this educational opportunity but know of s omeone -.,.ho does . Please pass this
information to them . For mo re
information call 885- 4700 or visit
the Augusta County Adult Lear ni ng
Center west of Fishersville. They
are open year- round and you may
enroll at any time.
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Service
Awards
...............................
W. W. &'te.e.de.n
G. L. Co.le.
S . K. Cook.
L. P. Cox.
C. T. Villon
M. A. Ea.vu
F. J . F-i;tzgeJta..ld
J . S . F,i;tzg e.Jta..ld
V. M. G1te.e.n
W. A. HaJUna.n
E A Ha/l}{,{,,6
V. R. Ha.yu
T. E. Ha.yu
P. C. H-i.nc.h
K. V. Hodg e.
S . G. Hu.66ma.n
C. R. Hu.mp Wu,
C. V. JohYL6on
T. J. Ke,loo
C. J. Lo.t:U
W. K. Ma.y
10 Years
M. H. Le.Jtou.x.
15 Years
S. B. Bulle.
L. W. Vove.
N. L. F.Uhe.Jt
M. A. Hoilinge.Jt
L. H. Howze.
W. T. J e.nk.-i.YL6
R. E. Mc.Cu.rte.
W. L. Thompcon
20 Years
V. 0. Mo!UU..6
, l/NNOUNCEMENT
If you signed up for tickets t o
the Up With People Show and have
not yet received them, please contact Bob Br oughman in Relat i ons ,
ext. 1241
K. L. Mo!UU..6
L. pa/l}{,{,,6 h
v.
G. B. Potie.Jt
C. L. Ra.nk.-i.n
V. V. Rob-i.YL6on
E. K. RoM
V. S. SIU.66.leti
W. A. Ha.nge.Jt
V. Al. Rowz-i.e.
J. C. Woodoon
30 Years
J. A. Sc.h-Uc.k.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO. 36
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
September 8, 1978
A. Pettus
R. J . Breese
Relations Reorganization
Alonzo (Al) Pettus , currently Mgr. - Hourly
Relations has been named Mgr. - Conununi cation
Pr~ams by Marjorie G. Grimes, Mgr . -Employee
an
)mmunity Rel ations. In this new posit ion ,
Al will be responsible for the development of
the Department ' s total employee communication
program.
Richard J. Breese , currently Mgr . -Employee
and Community Relations for the Ballast Product
Business Section in Madisonvi l le, Ky ., has been
named to fill t he posit ion of Mgr .-Hourly
Relations , effective Oct . 2 , 1978 .
Al , a native of Little Rock , Ark., recei ved
his BA degree with a double major in History
and Economics in 1958 from Talladega Coll ege in
Alabama . He r eceived his MBA in Management
from Xavier University in Cincinnati , Ohi o, i n
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO . 37
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
September 19 , 1978
10:00 a . m.
10:30-11:30
10:30-3:30
10:30-3:30
11:30-1:00
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Gates open
The train and pony rides wil l be ready for the kids
The Revolver Band will be ready to start playing
Men ' s exhibition softba ll game played between t he two SCOGEE
teams, GE #1 and GE #2
Plant tours
Movie will be shown in the auditorium every hour on the halfhour
Bin go (one hour on - one hour off)
Horseshoes
Food in the main plant cafeteria - served continuous l y
Women's exhibition softbal l game pl ayed by the SCOGEE sponsored
team and a team organized j ust for this game
Children's and adult's games - egg toss, egg and spoon race (for
chi ldren 6 and under), sack race, and frisbee to ss
Birthday cake cutti ng in t he cafeteria
Vo 11 eyba11 games
At least 12 door prizes will be drawn thr oughout the day and all employees are elig i ble to
win whether or not they are present at the time of the drawing . The grand pr izes are a 13 11
color TV donated by Freed ' s and a McCulloch chain saw donated by Cohron Hardwa r e . Other pri ze s
wi ll in clude small ki t chen appliances , smoke a lar ms , radi os , etc.
Prizes will be awarded in the games as follows :
Horseshoes - 1st and 2nd teams (two- man)
Egg toss - 1st plac e in a ge gr oups 6- 12 , 13- 18, and 19 and up
Egg & spoon race - 6 and under , first 4 places
Sack race - 1st place in age groups 6- 12 , 13- 18 , and 19 and up
Frisbee toss - 1s t place in age gr oups 6- 12 , 13- 18 , and 19 and up
Volleyball - 1st place team of 6 players
Sign up for the games wi ll take place just before th e start of that part i cular game and the
signup sheets will be located at the headquarters stand . The emcee (Dennis Roye r f r om WANV
radi o) will announce the start of the s ignups .
Pages 2 and 3 of this paper s how maps of the tour routes through both the Turner complex and the
.-....in p lant . On page 4 is a map showing the locat i on of the activities at the main plant . Don' t
r get that there will be a bus runni ng between the Turner complex and the mai n plant thr ough out
the day . Thi s way you can park y our car when you arrive and l eave it until you ' re ready to leave
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GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO. 38
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
September 22 , 1978
DCPBD/ASBD Meeting
A product r evi ew meeting was held September
12- 14, attended by general managers and the
vice pres i dent of Apparatus Service Business
Div . and Market i ng representatives and the
department staff o f Data Corrununication Pr oducts
Dept . ASBD departments perform the servi ce
work on the terminals sol d by our department .
Ro n Nahay
George Anderson
Lowell Bashlor
Larry Martin
Gor.lon Parker
Ran:ly Garth
Wayne Ashby
Jeff Kern
Pat Knight
Judi Garber
Eddie Patterson
H. ? . Hilson
Ray Cline .-..
Elmer Myrtl(;
Carolyn Evans
Clyde Richmond
Don Theado
Cha:-lie Conner
Ronnie Fisher
Layton Warble
Cary Osborne
Gary Sroka
Richar<l Hewitt
George Harlow
Nancy Baker
W. E. Rankin, Jr .
Mark Slr:rpson
Bill Wae~Y
Linda Gray
James Huft'man
Tom Berrat
SWAP SHOP
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 39
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Joe Smith
Bob Bowen
Paul Moran
Cliff Rockwell
Kenny Gray
SCENES FROM
THE OPEN HOUSE
Prize Winners
Really nice prizes were be ing gi ven away
throughout the day on Saturday . Listed below
are the prizes and who received them .
DOOR PRIZES - RETIREES
Don McKechnie
John Cooley
Harold Harvey
Coffee maker
Toa ster oven
Coffee maker
CB radio
Smoke alarm
Hair dryer
Smoke alarm
Clock radio
Coffee maker
Smoke alarm
Food processor
Chai n saw
Blender
Toaster oven
Black & white TV
Color TV
Microwave oven
Socket set
3/8" drill
SCOGEE BASKETBALL
Sack race
Chris Bowen
Todd Benson
Huynh Thanh
Portable r adio
Cassette recorder
Portable radio
6- 12
13- 18
19 & up
Frisbee toss
Bobby Manolescu 6- 12
Rodney German
13- 18
Huynh Thanh
19 & up
Egg toss
Debbie & Donny
Vey
Steve Fuller/
Billy Bragg
Donna & Gar y
Wheeler
Clock radio
Clock radio
Record player
Tape player
Trimmer
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SCOGEE VOLLEYBALL
13- 18
Portable radios
The SCOGEE volleyball teams are beginni ng practice sessions . There are a few openi ngs on some
of the teams . If you're interest ed please call
Roy Rexrode , Gary Sroka , or Dick Dean .
19 & up
Portable radio
6- 12
Walky talki es
AM/FM clock
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GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 39
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINI A
Oc t ober 6 . 1978
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Stephen Cannellos is from Syracuse, N. Y. He
j oi ned us on June 26 , 1978 , as a Manufacturing
Engineer in the Advanced Development Oper .
Steve received his B. S . in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Industr ial Management from
Clarkson College . His MMP assi gnments were in
Louisville , Ky . (Dishwasher , Disposal , and
Refrigerator Components) and St . Petersburg ,
Fla . (Neutron Devices) .
James Hull, from Pleasant Hill , Mo . , joined
us in May as Supervisor- Production Control .
Jim received an Associate in Engineering from
Longview Community College and then his B. S .
in Industrial Eng ineering from the University
of Missouri . His MMP experience was gained
with Switchgear in Philadelphia and the Battery
Business at Gainesville , Fla.
Charles Macaluso completed his MMP ass i gnments in Waynesboro and has accepted a position
as Process Control Engineer in the Advanced....-...
Development Oper . as of June 13 , 1978 . Char_
is fr om Clifton, N. J . , and received hi s degree
in Industrial Engineering from California
Polytechnic University. His first program
assignments were with Ordnance in Pittsfield ,
Mass .
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and have been put in lost and
tions - a silver bracelet and
umbrella . If these belong to
by and claim them .
The deluxe Model CTF21GW family- sized refrigerator has a $50 factory rebate and a $70
discount for employees . It has 20 . 8 cubic
feet of storage space, and features f ive
adjustable split glass canti levered shelves,
four adjustab le Porta- Bins on door, and two
shelves in the 6 . 94- cubic- foot freezer comp&{tment.
'.,14NNOUNCEMENT
IEEE DINNER MEETING
There wi ll be a dinner mtg . of the Central Va.
Section of IEEE , Tues ., Oct . 10 , at 6 : 15 p . m.
at the General Wayne Hotel . All members and
interested gue sts are invited . Guest speaker
will be Mr . Edmond Wickham from VEPCO . For
reservations or further details , call Wayne
Ashby , ext . 1154.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SILENT AUCTION
There will be a silent auct i on of scrap material on Sat . , Oct. 14 , at 10 : 00 a . m. in the
north parking lot . Enter through gat e 20 ,
parking will be in Zone 4 . CDO carts , small
and large wagons , and other items will be
available . See notice in NEWS next week .
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It has come to our attention - and
we arc understandably dismayed that the United States leads th e world
in the d evelopment o f fe1t'il izcr.
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Kindt
Anderson
UW Progress Report
The plant campaign now has reached nearly
half of its goal of $51 , 000 (plus $12 , 000
Company contribution) . Your response has
been great .
Reminder : Please let us know if your area
has 100% participation . Either the campaign
solicitor or foreman/supervisor should notify
Cary Osborne so that she can make out the
slips for free break. She will need the name
of each person in the area and the foreman/
supervi sor ' s name . These slips should be
u sed no later than Nov. 3 .
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP
As a service to our readers , and to a i d
them in t he coming elect i on, we are presenti ng bo t h proponent and opponent
argume nts on two of the state ballot
issues to be decided on November 7. The
first i s Pari-Mutuel Bettinq on Horse
Racing ; t he second, the Proposed Constitutional Amendment on ce r tain property
tax exemptions . This information has
been furni shed by the League of Women
Voters of Virginia .
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PROPONENTS , Virginians for Hors e Ra cing,
Say :
" What you are providing in the racing
wor ld is that mechanism t o raise revenue ,
provide entertainment and support a n in dustry ." (James E. Ritchie , Executive
Director , Commis sion on the Review of the
Na ti onal Policy To11ar d Gambling . )
1 . Using ' 76 stat i stics from tracks in
comparable areas , pari- mutuel betting in
Virginia will produce an estimated $25
million a year in direct state revenue ;
and half of this new income will be shared
proportionately with every city and county
in the Commonwealth .
2 . The total economic impact wi ll be
approximately ten times this direct reve nue - or an addition t o Virginia ' s
economy o f about $250 million a year .
3. For l ocali ties where tracks are located , pari - mutuel racing will mean from
$li00 , 000- 500 , 000 a year in additional
revenue from real estate , prope r ty , and
sales and entertainment taxes .
L. The legislation requires local option ; each city and county will decide
for itself in a local election whether to
allow pari - mutuel racing .
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OPPONENTS, Virgini ans Oppos ing Pari Mut uel Gambling , Say :
... as a revenue measur e , l e galized
gambling raises relatively small amounts
o ~ money in the wrong way from the wrong
people ; as a law enforcement weapon ,
legalized gambl ing is no substitute what soever for a vigorous and s ustained
assault on o r ganized crime ." (Easy Money ,
Tventieth Century Fund . )
1 . Pari- mutuel gambling tax r evenues will
be a br eak even proposition at best , after
state and local governments deduct their
considerable expenses for administering
and policing the conduct o f track and related operati ons and for a:tempting t o
cont r ol the i nfluence of organized crime .
2 . The amount of state revenue which
would be raised is a gross o ~ $5 million
per year , a small fraction of the s t ate ' s
b iennial budget of $9 . 2 billion.
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Proposed Co ns t itutional Amendment Proponen t s Say :
1 . A tax incentive will help to stimulate rehabilitation of our deteriorating
cities , at an acceptable rate of tax los s .
2 . Owners ar~ now discouraged from
impruving thei r pr operty for fear of
higher tax bills . The proposed exemption
will encourage improvements , a iding the
development and maintena nc e of healthy
and attractive communities .
3. I mplementation of the tax exemption ~
wi ll be left to local option . Local
governnents wi shing t o try this approach
should have the opportunity to do so .
L. The results of this program will decrease population fli ght from central
cities and may e ncour age return to the
cities .
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" It is the function o f the citizen to
keep the government from falling into
e rro r . "
Robert H. Jackson
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ownership and location of broadcasting stations , three VHF TV stations and at least one
AM radio station and five FM stations would
have to be sold . However, the exact number
of radio stations depends on several factors ,
including which television stations are retained . At the present time , no decisions
have been reached as to which stations from
the combined group would be affected.
Broadcasting facilities currently owned by
GE and Cox Broadcasting Corp . are as follows :
General Electric Co .
Albany/Schenectady/Troy : WGY (AM) ; WGFM ;
WRGB- TV
Denver : KOA (AM); KOAQ (FM) ; KOA- TV
Nashville: WSIX (AM and FM) ; WNGE- TV
Boston : WJIB (FM)
San Francisco: KFOG (FM)
Cox Broadcasting Corp.
Atlanta : WSB (AM and FM) ; WSB- TV
Charlotte: WSOC (AM and FM); WSOC - TV
Dayton : WHIO (AM and FM); WHI O- TV
Pittsburgh : WIIC- TV
San Francisco / Oakl and : KTVU- TV
Los Angeles : KFI (AM) ; KOST (FM)
Miami : WIOD (AM) ; WAIA (FM)
Philadelphia : WWSH (FM)
Balt imore : WLIF (FM)
General Electric operates 12 cable television systems, with a total of 170 ,000
subscribers . Cox Broadcasting , through Cox
Cable Communication, I nc . , operates 44 cable
television systems with a total of 550 ,000
s1bscri be rs.
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VOL. XX NO . 42
November 3 , 1978
GE Objectives:
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Sustained earnin gs growth , a produ ctive en vironment f or empl oyees , and s oc ially respon sive perfor man ce .
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United Hay campaign here at GS . This particular area was the first second sh ift group
tp r eceive the free break of drink and uough::rnt .
As of this ..,.rr iting the campaign has reached
a litlle more than 9!1% o f the goal and we are
confident that we wi .. 1 be over the t op by Laday .
rt i s gr a ti fyine; to kn ow t hat we all
work wi Lh so many people who care about our
conununity and the people who live in it .
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J . L. Kecde.ti.
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indus trial control techniques that are now
widely used throughot i ndustry . He joined
GE in l9L1 l and moved to \fayn esbo r o in 1953 .
The specially- commissionea St euben G}ass
Awar ds are cry stal repli cas cf a permanent
sculpture on display at Corporate Heaaqua r ters in Fa i rfield , Conn . The desi gn
symboli~es GE ' s growth into a muLti:'ac eted ,
world- vride co~pany over t he -past 100 years .
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Leo Simonetta
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October 10 , 1978
Cr a nberry :sauce
:." hipped riotatoes
S:;ee'."! beans
?ruit and Jello salad
Roll & butter
Choic e o e' pie
Beverage
~aynesbo ro GE wishes t o le~ you know t hat
you a re appreciated by r;ivin f, this fl'ee
Thankspi vin~ dinner . "Thank you " f c. r the
outstanding j0b you ' ve dnne over ~h e year~
which has given this fac i l i ty one of the
fine s t r eputations in the business !
Second in '78
the oush.
Tastes better, too, if that bird is a
turkey.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 44
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
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DCPBD General Manager Ken Ander son (left) pr es ents his United Way pledge to Plant Campaign
Chairman Bob Broug tv'1an .
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TOP'. '. Bob Broughman (thir d from left) pr es ents Jerry Kerby, industr ial chairman for t he
United Yay, with the Genera l Electr ic employee ' s
contr ibution for the 1979 campaign . Looking on
ar e campairn-: solicitors .
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following i s an interview by Al Pettus , Manager- Commun i ca t i on Programs wi th Dave Coughtry, ManagerManufacturing.
QUESTION : Dave, we have bee n informed that
yo u are announcing a reducti on in th e hourl y
workforce. Can you tell us the number of employees to be l aid off and the se rvice dates
affected?
ANSWER: Unfortunately, this afternoon
approximately 98 employees will be notified
that they are being laid off for lack of work.
Their last day paid will be Friday, 11/24/78 .
This will take us back to September, 1976
service dates .
th a~
!1/n/78
Since you seem to have run out of questions
perhaps I could just make a corranent. Our pre-'
sent situation, again, drives home the fact that
if customers don't buy from us, if we don't get
orders, sooner or later we don't have jobs.
Every employee in this department, regardless of
his job, has some impact on whether or not we
can maintain our sales. If our team, and that's
what it is, qm get the best from every one of
i~s members there is absolutely do doubt in my
mind that we can overcome this temporary adversity and go on to the bigger and better things
that are out in front of us.
ANNOUNCEMENT
BRCC WINTER SCHEDULES
The winter schedules for Blue Ridge Community College are now available in the Relations
office. To get a copy please contact Cary
Osborne, rm. 105, ext. 1118.
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GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA
VOL . XXNO . 45
November 22 , 1978
Variances Triumph!
The Sec ond Annua l Supe rbowl of Fi na nce wa s
playe d Sund a y a t 2:30 p .m . with t he Unfavora ble
Va ri ances t riumphing ove r the I n fern a l Eltos by
a s co r e o f 19-12 .
The f irs t hal f c l osed with the s co re tie d
0-0, a s the two de f e nsive s quads led by Bob
"Too Big " Bowe n a nd Al "Too Strong" Saufl ey ,
r es pec tivel y s hut down o ppos ing o ffe ns e s s e r ies af t e r s e ries. The Elt os s tr uck twice in
t he t hird qua r ter, first with a t ouchdown pa ss
f rom qua rt e rba ck Dave Caldwell t o wid e receiver
Pe rry Reynol ds and second with a n inte rception
by corne rbac k Sam Wh e e l e r which he returned 27
yard s fo r a t ouc hdown .
--. With ten mi nu t e s le f t in the game a nd the
J r e 12- 0 in favor of the Elt os , Va ri ances
q uarte rba c k Be n Walke r unleashe d a 52 ya rd touchdown bomb to s plit e nd Al Hit e . Wa l ke r score d
t he e xtra point on a quart e rba c k keeper. The
Va ria nces s co red aga in with 2 minutes remaining
on ano ther Wa lke r pas s to tight end Bob Parlie r
f r om 8 ya r ds out. The e xtra point attempt wa s
unsu c ces sful a s Va riance s f ull back Mike " Th e
I ncrc d Lbl e Bulk" Hulser was stopped be hind the
lin e of s c rimmage . The Va ria nce s s ewe d up the
game wh e n , with 6 second s s howing on the cloc k ,
fre e sa fet y Al Hi t e i nt e rce pte d a Caldwell pass
a nd s campere d , vi r tuall y untou che d , the e n t i r e
l e ngt h o f the f i e ld fo r the fin a l touc hdown of
t he day .
Walters
Special Nov. 29
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after 12 Years
"Arnahl and the Night Visitors," the delight.ful Christmas opera, written and composed by
Gian Carlo Menotti, was for years an annual
event on NBC-TV.
4U8 How to Put Together a Van-Pool. Discusses the concept of van-pooling and helps
you organize and operate a pool of your
OWn.
$1.10
SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
SHOTGUN--20 Ga.--Win. #1200--Ex.-$90--942-0250
with asbestos, mercury, and many other substances for which appropriate control
standards already exist).
The Company has established a procedure for
processing information obtained by any employee
concerning substantial risks caused by chemicals. The procedure provides for evaluatin~ ~
the information, and for determining whether,
under the regulation, notification to the EPA
is required.
The letter advises employees of this procedure, and how to submit information for
processing.
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO . 46
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
Dec em be r 1 , 1978
Be n efit s Go Up Again
As usual whenever there is a pay raise , the
value of t he employee benefi ts package automatically esca lates upward . That happens
because many plans are tied to employe e earnings so as pay goes up , so do the benefits .
"These two pay increases in 1978 wi ll have
quite a favorable effect on the numbers that
wi ll be in next year ' s Personal Share Statements ," said Marj o rie Grimes , Employee
Relations Manager . "For many there wi lJ be
hi gher insurance benefits , higher pension
estimates , and mo r e in their savings plans as
a result of these two 1978 increases . "
Curti s Powel l , Manager- Financial Section ,
said that the two pay increases this year ,
along with the roll up o f benefits costs
that go along w i~h these raises , have added
about $2 . 5 mi llion a year t o this plant ' s
s iness costs .
In Paychecks Soon
It ' s expected the cost - of- living increase
wi ll be included in paychecks passed out on
Be s ure t o stop by Monday night or Tuesday Chri stmas i s just around the corner and we' re
sure you will be abJe to find something which
wi ll be ideal as a Christmas present .
f he Au tomatic Chet cooking
contr ol takes the guesswork o u t
o l micro wave cooking
- Sen sor measures internal
tempe rature ol tood
- No dish turning, no pot
wa tching, no over cooking
- Ov en automatica lly shuts oll
when desired serving
temperature is reached
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TELE-TALES
by jean brydge
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: A N N 0 U N C.E M E N T
GE RETIREES ASSOCIATION MEETING
The next meeting of GERA will be held on
Wed., Dec. 6 at 11:30 a.m. at the Red Carpet
Inn. Spouses are invited to attend and enjoy
a film presentation by Mrs. William Bushman
of the Staunton Historical Society on historical homes in Augusta County.
I would .like to exp~e6.6 my app~eci.a.:ti.on 60~ I""'.,
the .6ljmpathy .6hown by 6loweJL6, 6ood, c.cvui6,
v.Llili, and dona.:ti.o~ to the Cane.~ Society
.<.n memOJt..y 06 my 6ath~, SummeMon B. HolbeJr.:t,
who pM.6 ed away Nov. 11
Jean Kent
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A.rte:: r 21 years
of service lhr old eain l line is he1>ig dis mantled. 11 part of' CDO, the painling work
will now be do;ze in ."al,111 and tlze material
.' 'l'or'I be1:;iLJ ii.;11r..;zi.-le 1 >.1;' l l be .;c1 'P!)ed. No
plans have been an11ow:ced .ror rutur e use of
lhe ai"ea .
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This week ' s question is : Do you believe
there will be a "recession" in this country
in the near future? Some o f the economic
experts say " yes " some say " no . "
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Members are reminded that to receive a
withdrawal the same day as notice i s gi ve,
:J
the Cr edit Union , the notification must be
turned in (or called in) to the office before
noon .
Shown are Models f.IWl1 8450V washer and DDE920 0V
d ryer .
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTAIC
VOL. XX NO. 47
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA
December 8 , 1978
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th e dinner be cause 01 ' ill 11ess ,
vacat i on , or beinr out. 01' L '.-1r.
o n business . They n.ust be
p i c kec up wi "!..l:i n or,e week >
the C.in!1er n:i 1 .,P J.!;0 1 >-11 th1 : 1
one i,..eek a:'te! ' 1r>~: '!?'e picJ.-.r !
up .
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garbage on Thursday for
Jack's loading the dishwasher
on Saturday except for brea k
fast which he traded me for
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Correct Model
Numbers for
Holiday Rebates
In the article about the
Special Holiday Rebates Avail able on Sele cted Major
Appliances" published in last
week ' s issue of the NEWS the
model numbe r s of the 30- inch
p7R self- cleaning range and
the PotscrubberR III dishwasher
contained typographical
errors .
The correct model of the P7
self- cleaning range is model
JB500GW ; it has a $65 employee
discount with a $25 rebate .
The correct model number of
the Potscrubber III dishwasher
is GSD1200 . It has a $55
employee discount and a rebate
o f $40 .
Other appl i ances with holi day rebates are the model
WWA8500V was her (an employee
discount of $4 5 and a $50
rebate) ; model DDE9200V dryer
(an employee discount of $30
and a $20 rebate) ; a nd model
TFF24RW side- by- side refrig erat or (a $130 employee
disc ount and a $50 rebate) .
"\
Vhy must Christmas come during the ti me of yea r when I'm financially cm barrasscd?"
St ock
Price
Fund Unit
Price
$116 . 518
116 . 033
116 . 341
l18 . 944
52 . 483
51. 727
52 . 281
55 . 636
53 . 381
51. 097
$23 . 158
22 . 887
23 . 072
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26 . 014
26 . 224
26 . 274
28 . 6L3
28 . 617
27 . 457
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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
Vo l . XX No . 48
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
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Clockwise ,f'r>om left : Geor>ge Cmig , Sadie Smith, Dave
Mahoney , Ken Kite, Geor>ge Har>low, Gor>don Par>ker>, Pete
LovegPove, Tom Thompson, Tom Spurlock, Ray Glass, Ken
Marshall , Joe BI'own, Roy RexI'ode, MaI'y Knight, and
Mary Coffey . Not present when pictuI'e was taken :
CaI'olyn HwnphI'ies, Leon HaI'I'i s , "ShoI'ty " Wa!'d, Bob
/.1ooI'e , and ChaI'lie ilerbnan .
Christmas
Greetings
In lieu of sending Christmas
~s this year , we have made
L
ations to the Jaycees
Childr en ' s Christmas Shopping
Tour. At this time we wish
our fellow employees a very
Merry Christmas and a most
Happy New Year !
(Continued on pg . 2, col 1)
65.
Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Employees who continue in
active service beyond age 65
may continue in the Savings
and Stock Bonus Plan.
Weekly Sickness and
Accident Income
This is available as long as
an employee remains in active
service.
Long Term Disability
Plans Benefits
These are not and have not
been available for disabilities
commencing after age 64~.
Other Benefits
Various retiree benefits
such as the Medical Care Plan
for Pensioners and the Pensioners Hospital Indemnity
Plan will not change and will
apply only when a person
actually retires.
The Emergency Aid Plan will
continue without change.
Continuous Service will
continue to accumulate.
If
An
433-6684.
Dead as Venus?
NASA, as well as the Soviet
Union, plans to land a space
probe on the planet Venus.
Why are the two countries
spending upwards of half a
billion dollars to get there?
It seems Venus, once called
Earth's sister, is a bleak
planet with 900 degree temperature and an atmosphere more
than 90 percent pure carbon
dioxide.
Charles Hall, NASA's manager
for the Venus project, indicated that the idea is to
discover if the Earth is on
the same road to extinction
that apparently overtook Venus.
Looks like H. G. Wells knew
what he was talking about.
all.
Bonnie R. WJLlght
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FOR SALE
SINGER SEWING MACHINE--$140--942-9291
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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
Vol . XX No. 49
December 22 1978
Once again the Holiday Season is with us with all that implies:
happy
times , pleasant memories, family get - togethers, and the giving and receiving
of gifts.
But ami d the fun of Christmas , let ' s not f orget the reason .
The s i mplicit y
of the expression , "Peace on Earth , good will to all ," should be the standard
not for Christmas alone but for every day of the year .
And the New Year wi ll be upon us as soon as the trees in your homes begin
to look a bit tired an d worn .
provide better servic e s and products so that our customers will return again
and again .
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J}appp J}anukkab
The Christmas Zuncheon, heZd annuaZZy for our retirees was attended by 14 this year . They
were, from Zeft t o right : seated 1st row - Ruth Courtney , Ann Ripes, CeciZ Beckner, Ruby
Cromer , Madeline Mize , Beatrice Dunn, Mary Martin, Daisy Pugh, Elizabeth Hagwood, Nannie
Be ZZamy , Virgi nia MiZZer, and Faye Cash .
Seated 2nd row - Orrin Livingston, Ken Newnham, Doug Sornborger, BiZZ Schenk, CarZ Hyde ,
Mike LabeZZe , Don Putnam, and George Rogers .
Standing 3rd row - AZ Gutekunst, EarZ McDoweZZ , Leroy KeZZing, M. 0 . Bassett, Ernie KubZer,
Gene DaZe, McBride Smith, James (Buck) Byram, CharZie Hughes , Harr>y Simmons , "Doc " Fendley ,
BiZZ Henderson , Henriette Davidge, George Bradt, Reginald Br>idge , Jack Zinuner>, Maggie
PonziZZo, Bob WiZZiams , John Cooley, E. L. BottemiZZer, Lois CZine , PauZ OZsen, and BiZZ
Pleasants. Not present when picture was taken : ~liZZ Cockr eZZ .
hope
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Music to Open
Gifts By
If you haven ' t managed to get
in the Christmas spi rit by
Christmas morning we have a
solution for y ou . GE will
s ponsor an hour of Christmas
music on WANV radio between
10 and 11 a . m. on Christmas
morning .
The program will be great to
open packages by, si~g along
with or just listen to , so be
sure t o tune in.
0
"Amahl" Airs
Dec. 24
A reminde r that "Amahl and t he
Night Visitors " will be aired on
December 24 , between 7 and 8 p . m.
This i s the first time the
delightful Christmas opera has
appe ared on televisi on in 12
years . This new product i o n
wi ll be presented on GE Theater
on the NBC network .
"Amahl " i s the moving story
of a cripple d shepherd boy and
h i s mother who are visited by
thre e kings . The kings are
traveling to Bethelehem to honor
the newborn Christ Child . Amahl
offers his most precious posession , his crutches , as a g ift
to the Child and i s miraculously
cured of his lameness .
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requirements
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Year
Tax Rate
Taxable
Wage Base
1978
1979
1980
6.05%
6.13
6.13
$17,700
22,900
25,900
& Em~loler
$1,071
1,404
1,588
(Continued on pg.
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cot. 1)
pg. 3)
Christmas.
But much is much too costly!
Instead, then, do we present
our prayers for brotherhood and
peace, most precious gifts, along
with goocl will to all.- the editors
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Winter Safety
Your Car
BATTERY
WINDSHIELl>
Do your vipers produce streaks? Check
arm tension and replace worn blades.
Washer solution should have anti-freeze
added. Don 1 t torget to check tor an
efficient defroster. Limited visibility
can cause a terrible disaster in any
season, especially against winter's tury.
In add! tion to the above vinter hints, don't
forget to check your cooling system for
proper anti-freeze level. Handy supplies
should include: shovel; cloths to clean
windshield, windows, lights; planks of board,
bag ot sand, piece of carpet in those stuck
emergencies.
Your Driving
VISIBILITY
Obviously, start with completely clean
windshield and vindovs. Brush snov and
ice trom hood, sides, and trunk ot car.
Blowing snov will block your sight long
enough to cause an accident.
Defrost windshield be tore driving - not
while on the way I
Use lov beams either at dusk or when
weather limits visibility.
DRIVIHG
Easy on the gas you want maximum control in icy/snovy conditions. It you
do need extra traction, don't spin wheels.
Place a board, piece ot carpet or sand in
tront ot the rear tires.
Avoid sharp directional changes you
vant to avoid spins and skids. Ir you
do skid, remember to turn vheels in the
direction of the skid until the car begins to straighten.
Be extrememly cautious on bridges and
ot motor
vehicle emergency procedures? Ho time like
the present. Write tor your tree copy:
"Hov to Deal vith Motor Vehicle Emergencies?"
Publication #506F, from the Consumer
Information Center, Pueblo, Colo. 81009.
Why not reviev your knowledge
And remember when approaching an intersection, Santa's sleigh always has the right
of Va:f. SAFE DRIVING I I
WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
Vol. XX No. 49
December 22 1978
Once again the Holiday Season is with us with all that implies :
happy
times , pleasant memories , family get- togethers , and the g iving and receiving
of gifts .
But amid the fun of Chri stmas , let ' s not forget the reason.
The simplicity
of the express i on , "Peace on Earth , good will to all," should be the standard
not for Christmas alone but for every day of the year .
And the New Year will be upon us as soon as the trees in your homes begin
to look a bit tired and worn.
provi de better services and products so that our customers will return again
and again .
The customer , after all , is the real boss , and 1979 presents an
jfflerrp <!Cbrtstmas
J}appp
The Christmas luncheon, held annually for our retirees was attended by 44 this year. They
were, f r om left to right: seated 1st row - Ruth Courtney, Ann Hipes , Cecil Beckner, Ruby
Cromer, Madeline Mize, Beatrice Dunn, Mary Martin, Daisy Pugh, Eli zabeth Hagwood, Nannie
Bellamy, Virginia Miller, and Faye Cash .
Seated 2nd row - Orrin Livingston, Ken Newnham, Doug Sornborger, Bill Schenk , Carl Hyde ,
Mike Labelle, Don Putnam, and George Rogers .
Standing 3rd row - Al Gutekunst, Earl McDowell, Leroy Kelling, M. 0 . Bassett, Ernie Kubler,
Gene Dale, McBride Smith, James (Buck) Byram, Charlie Hughes , Harry Sirrunons , "Doc" Fendley,
Bill Henderson, Henriette Davidge, George Bradt, Reginald Bridge, Jack Zimmer, Maggie
Ponzillo, Bob Williams , John Cooley, E. L. Bottemiller, Lois Cline, Paul Olsen, and Bill
Pleasants . Not present when picture was taken: Will Cockrell .
hope
next
ment
were
will
Music to Open
Gifts By
If you haven ' t managed to get
i n the Christmas spirit by
Christmas morning we have a
soluti on for you . GE will
sponsor an hour of Christmas
music on WANV radio between
10 and 11 a . m. on Christmas
morning .
The program will be great to
open packages by , si~g along
with or just listen to , so be
sure to tune in .
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Tax Rate
1978
1979
1980
6.05%
6.13
6.13
Taxable
Wage Base
$17,700
22,900
25,900
$1,071
1,404
1,588
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Association~
Ino.
Winter Safety
Your Car
BATTERY
Will it make it through these cold months?
Get it charged or purchase a new one.
WINDSHIELD
Do your wipers produce streaks? Check
ann tension and replace worn blades.
Washer solution should have anti-freeze
added. Don't forget to check for an
efficient defroster. Limited visibility
can cause a terrible disaster in any
season, especially against winter's fury.
In addition to the above winter hints , don't
forget to check your cooling system for
proper anti-freeze level. Handy supplies
should include: shovel; cloths to clean
windshield, windows lights; planks of board,
bag -or sand, piece of carpet in those stuck
emergencieo.
Your Driving
VISIBILITY
Obviously, start vi th completely clean
windshield and windows. Brush snow and
ice from hood, sides, and trunk of car.
Blowing snow will block your sight long
enough to cause an accident.
Defrost windshield before driving - not
while on the way I
Use low beams either at dusk or when
weather limits visibility.
DRIVIRG
Easy on the gas you want maximum control in icy/enovy conditions. It you
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
Vol. XX , No . 50
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
Reflections on '78
The General Electric Co . operations here
in Waynesboro had a relatively gooO. year with
i ncreas ed in orders , sales , and payroll .
However , empl oyment declined fr om 2 , 900 t o
2 , 500 employees at year - end .
The payroll exceeded $50 million and new
capital investments amounted t o about $7
mi l lion . A portion of the y ear ' s capital
investment included building start - up
expenditures for the new $3 mill ion waste
wat er treatment plant which is scheduled for
completion during the second half of 1979 .
The Data Communication Products Business
Dept . e xperienced a re l at i ve l y stable year .
~ile or ders have not reached antic:pated
~vels , the depar tment recorded a s l i ght
increase in the sales of the TermiNetR
Printer . Relays continued to ris e , although
at a moderate r ate . Kenneth R. Anderson,
General Manager of the department, commented
that , " Our goal in 1979 is to stabilize our
bus iness here in Waynesboro in order t o g ain
improved efficiency and profitabi l ity . We
wi ll als o c oncentrat e on new p r oducts
development that should help us grow in the
future ."
The Cont r ol Devices Business maintai ned
the strong level of sales and orders experienced during 1977 . As had been announced
in 1977 , the success i n obtaini ng continued
hi g h order levels precipitat e d the need for
ffiore space . This resulted in the decision to
consoli date with the parent department in
Salem . The re location of the business t o
Sa lem is taking place in phases over a two
year per i od t o minimize the impact on
Wayne s bo r o employment . The fir st phase o f
the move , which involved the Power Regulati on ,
l!yd.cogen Controls , and Selsyns , was
~
~appp
Following is an example to
further illustrate the special
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Book Units
For holders of book units,
simply fill in the book unit
redemption form on the statement of account, taking care to
specify the "number of book
units you want to redeem" or
"book units with a redemption
value of
(fill in dollar
amount)." For example you must
either specify the number of
units you want to redeem such
as 10 or the dollar amount such
as $500. Sign the form and send
it to P.O. Box 553, Schenectady,
N.Y. 12301. If the account is
registered in more than one name,
both persons must sign the form.
If redeeming more than $5,000
worth of book units a signature
Certificate Units
Since Jan. 1, 1976, S&SP
Mututal Fund recipients have received their payouts in the forn
of book units which are listed
on a statement of account.
In the case of certificate
units, which were issued prior
to Jan. 1, 1976, sign the back
of the certificate as registered on the front (if the
certifi~ate is issued jointly,
both persons must sign) and sen
it to P.O. Box 553, Schenectady
N. Y. 12301.
The redemption price is the
fund unit price for the day on
which the request is receive~
in Schenectady. Payment of
the redemption price will be
made within seven days after
receipt of the redemption form
or certificate and properly
executed request.