Oliver Mirror October 1950

Description:	An employee newsletter. theOLIVER MIRRORVOLUME 2, No. 9 OCTOBER, 1950President McCord Greets General IkeBLUE ISLAND, ILL- A. King McCord, president, The Oliver Corporation, greetsGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower upon his arrival at Blue Island, Illinois where theGeneral was the principal speaker at the dedication of the newly constructed BlueIsland Community High School. The General, president of Columbia University, wasintroduced by Mr. McCord, an alumnus of Blue Island. At an evening meeting,General Eisenhower appeared before the Columbia University Club of Chicago.Alva W. Phelps, the companys chief executive officer, and chairman of the board,was co-chairman of the Columbia gathering .More Plants ReachImportant AgreementsCHICAGO, ILL.- Important agreementson economic issues betweenplant managements ands hop bargaining units werereached during the past month.At South Bend Plant 2, wherethe previous contract expired onOctober 4, 1950, agreement wasreached on October 19.The new Plant 2 contract, extendingto Octo her, 1955, provideshourly rate increases for bothpiece workers and day workers.In line with current contract patternsa cost of living increasewas given. This section of theagreement may be subject to furtheradjustment in line withchanges in the U. S. Governmentcost of living index. Considerationwas given to the fact thatno pension plan is required atthis plant for the duration of thepresent contract. Also includedin the new contract are provisionsfor annual automatic hourlywage increases, improved insuranceprovisions, and extendedmedical and hospitalization benefits.On October 17, agreement oneconomic issues was also reachedat the Battle Creek plant, andthe existing contract extended toOctober 23, 1954. Day workersand piece workers both receivedincreased hourly rates, and a costof living increase similar to thatagreed upon at South Bend Plant2, explained above, was included.The new agreement also calls forannual hourly rate improvementincreases, and pension and im -proved insurance clauses werealso added.The labor relations pictures atSpringfield, Cleveland, and theCharles City plants were unset-J. R. Mohlie Named DirectorOf OLIVER Defense OperationsCHICAGO , ILL. - J. R. Mohlie,plant manager at the Battle Creekplant since 1944, has been nameddirector of defense operations forthe company. Mr. Mohlies appointmentwas announced on Oct.2, by C. L. Hecker, vice presidentin charge of manufacturing.J oining the Charles City OLIVERorganization in 1934 as a designengineer, Mr. Mohlie was transferredto the Battle Creek plantin the early part of 1944, wherehe assumed du ties as chief engineer.Later, in the same year, hewas named plant manager.In his new capacity he will direct planning and scheduling ofdefense operations in all OLIVERplants. He will also serve as thecompanys chief liaison with thedefense department of the government.Harry T. Rambo, plant superintendent,has been named actingplant manager. Clare Engle, formerlyplant quality control supervisor,was promoted to theposition of assistant general superintendent.Huebenthal to ClevelandAnnouncement was made duringthe past month of the transferof Ted W. Huebenthal, general superintendent,Charles City plant,to OLIVERS Cleveland plant, wherehe assumed the same position,general superintendent.Mr. Huebenthal joined the companyin March, 1948, as an industrialengineer, Charles City plant.In June of the same year he wastled as The Mirror went to press.The Springfield bargainingcommittee was offered a pensionplan, an insurance plan similarto that agreed upon at SouthBend Plant 2, wage increases forday workers and piece workers,and automatic annual increases(Con t. Page 5, Col. 4)J. R. Mohlieelevated to the position of generalsuperintendent .Melvin Finch, formerly methodssuperint endent, has beennamed to the position of generalsuperintendent at Charles City,succeeding Mr. Huebenthal.Safety DirectorsAttendlCongressCHICAGO, ILL.-Viewing t he latestindustrial safety devices, h earingexperienced safety men talkon problems of safety t rainingand education, and gathering togetherto discuss individual plantproblems, the seven safety dir ectorsof OLIVER met in Chicago onOct. 17 to attend the 38th NationalSafety Council Congress andExposition.Attending from OLIVER plantswere Ed Hessmer, Battle Creek ;Leigh Green, Charles City; EldredGentry, Cleveland; Bob Sylvester ,Shelbyville; V. J . Slack, SouthBend 1; Jack Tuohey, South Bend2; and Perry Bolin, Springfield.C. C. Drake, director of safety,served as host to the group andhandled all arrangements.Of particular interest to the(Cont. Page 4, Col. 2)2.theOLIVERfflMIRROR • October, 1950VOLUME 2 No. 9Published at Chicago, Ill ., by and fo r themembe rs of the OLIVER Organization.The OLIVER Corporation400 W. Madison Street, Chicago 6, Ill .OCTOBER, 1950EditorHoward D. ThomasPlant EditorsBottle Creek ............................ Dove RichCharles City .................... Dick OverholserCleveland .............................. Jomes LoweShelbyville ........................ G. Bla nke nshipSouth Bend No. 1 ........................ Dick FrySouth Bend No. 2 .............. John TuoheySpringfield ............................ Tom RobertsStaff PhotographersCharles Dillman Carl Ra beTheron Tallman Alfred DeverellThebert DetrickEl Ge ntryJock FortUncle Sam Calls,Paint Must WaitBy Dick FrySOUTH BEND, IND.- (Plant 1) Thetwo children of Doc Capps, aDept. 60 employe at South BendPlant 1, will have to wait a fewmonths for the upholstery andpaint job on their home mader acer. Father Doc, a three- yearOLIVER machinist, re - entered theservice the latter part of September.Prompted by conversation witha South Bend miniature racing carenthusiast, Doc decided to seewhat he could do in the way ofbuilding a miniature version ofthe big cars for t he use ofdaughter Linda Lee and sonChristopher.Employing a Br iggs and Strattonpower plant, rack and pin ionsteering system, both coil and leafsprings for r iding comfort, andsturdy brake, clu tch , and t hr ottleequipment, Doc has assembled acar capable of 22 miles per hourand weighing 175 pounds. How ever, the cars glamor will haveto await his return. Then LindaLee and Chris will have a car t hatwill be the envy of every neighborhoodboy and girl.Man of HobbiesIn addition to his newly acquired racing car hobby, Doc isalso a builder of boats, an interestthat stems from his early daysJAMES W. RHOADSSPRINGFIELD $ 1190.25LEROY COZIERSPRINGFIELD $981 .76JOSEPH MAGRUMBATTLE CREEK $705.58MAURICE McCANNBATTLE CREEK $671.04JOHN BURTSPRINGFIELD $615.80N. S. BOYERSo.BendPlantNo.1 $600.47TED FRANKCHARLES CITY $583.58JACK H. WOKATYCLEVELAND $535.27. ·1CLARENCE J. KRUMMCHARLES CITY $486.07KYLE JONESCHARLES CITY $449 .61spen t near the Gulf of Mexicoat P anama City.His most recen t venture in theboat-building field took him awayfrom the water variety. Secur ingprints, ideas from other s, and incorporatinga few ideas of hisown, Doc built a 20 foot ice boat,weighing 350 pounds and carrying128 feet of sail.Doc served three years in WorldWar II and returned to the serviceon Sept. 28. The personnelof Plant 1 wish Doc the best ofluck, and a speedy return to hisfamily, his boat, and Linda Leeand Christophers racer.Foreign VisitorsStudy Trad ors(Picture Page 3)CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Two youngmen from foreign countries, onefrom Sweden , the other from theDominican Republic, were recentvisitors to OLIVERS Charles Cityplan t.Lars Thomer, a Swedish visitor,is from Osterlund, Sweden, a city300 miles north of Stockholm. Arrivingin this country in J anuary,1950, Lars spent a short time inMinneapolis, but is now located inDetroit, where he is a student ina sales and service course at alarge Detroit company. His futureplans call for a job with an automobileor farm machinery dealer,in order to gain technical informationthat will be of value tohim when he returns to Swedennext summer.In answering a question as towhy he came to this country, Larstells of Ben Kihlgren, a fellowcountryman, who visited Americaa year ago and while here visitedan OLIVER plant. His advice toL ars was to the effect that if hewanted to know the automobileand farm tractor industries insideand ou t, h is best b et was a trip tothe United States. Lars took hisword and made his first t ripabroad a visit to our country.Francisco A . Garcia , vis itorfrom the Dominican Repu blic, ismanager of the agricultural andindustrial departments of theAtlas Commercial Company forStock Holders, located in TrujilloCity. Francisco arrived in theUnited States in August to makea study of tractors and tra ctormaintenance. According t o Mr .Recent PromotionsSouth Bend 1J oseph F. B anach, Gene r alForeman, P attern Shop; J ohn E.Hermanson, Foreman MalleableFoundry.South Bend 2A. W. Bickel, Inspection Foreman; W. E. Scott, General F orema n , D e p ts . 40 and 47 ; K . A .Ames , Grinding For eman, as sumesadditional duties of Foremanof Automatic Screw Ma chines;L. G. Call, Tool RoomForeman.Battle CreekClare Engle, Assistant GeneralSuperintendent.ShelbyvilleGerald D ickin son, As s istantP urc h asing Agent ; Ray mondGreenwood, Supervisor of P recisionAssemblies.Congratulations are ex t end edby members of The OLIVER Cor porationto the following menwho have been promoted recently .Charles CityKenneth Chamber s , L ayoutDraftsman; J . S. McCall, P r ojectDevelopment Engineer; AlvanLoynachan, Design Checker; GregWurzer , A ss istant P e r sonnelM a n a g er ; Wendell B rockman,Material Handling F oreman.Garcia, the OLIVER 77, and particularlythe diesel models, are numerousand popular in his land.Although used a great deal incorn farming, the principal operationis in peanut cultivation .This cu rrent trip to the UnitedStates is the second for Francisco.He first visited in July, 1949, atwhich t ime he visited the SouthBend, Battle Creek , and Spring fieldplan ts.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1 )-Lindo lee and Christopher Copps pose proudly withtheir father, Doc, and the miniature racer that is destined to be their pride and joy,and the envy of their eighborhood playmates. Completed, except for point andupholstery, the finishing touches must await Docs return from the service.3.theOLIVE Rm-MIRROR • October, 1950s~. I IBATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN-(above) Merle McClure, budget analyst, displays hissharpshooting talent for his fellow Management Club members at the clubs openingmeeting for the 1950-51 year. Merles talent with the pop variety rifle wasa part of the entertainment furnished by Little Johnnie Jones, a sleight-of-handartist from Chicago.CHARLES CITY, IOWA-(below) Two recent visitors to OLIVERS Charles City plantwere Francisco A Garcia, left, from the Dominican Republic, and Lars Thomer, aSwedish visitor, right. Herb Stoakes, of the service department, points out thevarious parts of the transmission gears to the interested visitors. Both men areworking in fields connected with the sales and manufacturing of farm machinery.PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWSSOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1)-(right) Foremost personalities in the news during October and November of each year are the men and women who devote freely of th eirtime and effort to aid the worthy cause of the Community Chest. Such a group arethe men and women of Plant 1 who have volunteered their services as solicitorsin the 1950-51 campaign. To get better acquainted with the many services affordedby Red Feather agencies, they made a trip to the Visiting Nurse Association, theChildren s Dispensary, Circle of Mercy Day Nursery, and Childrens Aid Society.Upon completion of the tour, one member remarked, After seeing some otthe less fortunate, and learning of the time cheerfully donated by various individuals,and observing the effort put forth by heads of the many Red Featheragencies, it makes me want to dig a little deeper.HARRISBURG, PA- Territory managers, left to right, Harry Brewer, Earl Badman,William Floyd, and George Mollineaux, were pictured deep in conversation du ringthe recent branch meeting at Harrisburg . The meeting was one in a series of· branch meetings undertaken by A. King McCord, president, and his staff, duringwhich OLIVER sales problems were the main topic of discussion .CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Edwin Waid, left, first man to be called from Floyd Co unty,Iowa, since Korean hostilities started, shows his letter of greetings to shopsweepe r, John Ball. Eddie, 23 years old, has been with OLIVER since May, 1944,as an inte rdepartme ntal messenger and office boy. He de pa rted for active dutyon Se pt. 13.1950 COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN~,,,,4. OLIVER MIRROR October, 1950Fifth Annual ShelbyvillePicnic Biggest and BestBy Gerald BlankenshipSHELBYVILLE, ILL.-The 1950 editionof the Shelbyville Plant An nualP icnic, held on Saturday,Sept. 16, at Forrest P ark, wasacclaimed the biggest and bestyet in the five year picnic history.The out ing was marked by perfectweather , an d was attendedby employes and their families,with appr oximately 850 personspresent.Following the opening event ofthe day, a horse shoe pitchingtournament, the picnickers enjoyeda full morning and afternoonof contests and g ames,ranging from egg r aces for theyoungsters to rolling pin throwingcontests for the ladies. Abreak in the events of the daytook place at noon when all thoseattending enjoyed a dinner ofham, baked beans, potato salad,and all the trimmings that areassociated with a real picnic meal.Climaxing the day was a dance.arting at nine oclock. Ar r angedby the plant Activities Committee,the annual picnic has become ahighlight of the year for Shelbyvilleemployes and their families.Activities for all are included inthe plan of the day, and the yearto year growing success of thepicnic testifies as to how well thearrangements are made and carriedout.The men, women, and childrenconnected with the Biggest Lit tlePlant in OLIVER now lookforward to the 1951 outing andanother day of food, fun, andpleasure.SHELBYVILLE, ILL- Se pt. 16 marked the 5th Annual She lbyville Plant Picnic, acclaimed by al l a s the biggest and be st in t he picn ic history. (Above) Covered withpie and frost ing from ear to ear, the winners in t he Pie Eating Contest were, left toright: Champion Mike Dove; 3 rd place winner Dick Hankins; a nd Pat Gill iand, aclose 2 nd p la ce. (Below) Tug-0 -War cha mpions, the Mighty Midg e ts, ca ptain edby Will Fred eric ks, d is pla y t he we ig ht and muscl e that gained th em t he t it le.Community~ Chest, JayceesHonor Springfield Plant ManagerSPRINGFIELD, OHIO - Additionalcivic and community honors wererecently bestowed upon FrankJ . Zielsdorf, OLIVERS Springfieldplant manager, when announcementwas made that he had beenappointed advance gifts chairmanfor the 1950 SpringfieldCommunity Chest campaign.Mr. Zielsdorf was also act ivein the 1949 campaign, serving asco-chairman of the industrial division.He will be assisted in the1950 drive by a staff of 30 volunteersolicitors.Cited By JayceesEarlier this year Mr. Zielsdorfwas named an outstanding citizenof Springfield by the local J uniorChamber of Commerce. He wasone of five men who received theJCC Distinguished Service Award,presented for outstanding leadershipand civic service. Duringthe presentation ceremony he wasindividually honored by RalphB. Wether bee, who stated, Theyoung people of this communitylook to you and men of your t ypefor leadership. You are to bepraised for achieving n otableprogress in streamlining the productionprocesses within yourplant, and fo r your understandingand modern approach in the h andlingof indu strial relations.Mr. Zielsdorf was appointedplant manager in August, 1947.Prior to his managerial assign -ment, he was a member of thebudget department, Chicago office.He is married and the proudfather of three children.James Lowe JoinsMIRROR StaffCLEVELAND, OHIO- J ames w.Lowe, recently promoted to theposition of assistant paymaster,has taken on additional duties asplant editor, Cleveland.Jim has had a great deal ofexperience in newspaper work,having served as a writer for acommunity paper. He replacesLen Ogle, personnel manager,who has served as plant editorsince the first days of The OLIVERMirror.Cleveland plant personnel areurged to turn over to Jim allnewsworthy stories and pictures,and he in turn will see that theCleveland plant is well representedin the paper.Oliver CanadianChanges AnnouncedREGINA, SASK.- Fred G. Burt well,OLIVER Canadian manager,recent ly announced the followingorganizational changes, effect iveNovember 1, 1950.George M. Blow, former ly aWestern Canada territory manager,and for the past seven yearsbranch manager, Winnipeg, Manitoba,has been named assistantCanadian manager. SucceedingMr. Blow at Winnipeg will be EmilL. Rittinger, Regina branch managersince 1948. Ralph W. Green,OLIVERS territory manager, Win nipegbranch, for the past severalyears, has been named Reginabranch manager.More Plants ReachImportant Agreements(Cont. from Page 1, Col. 3)under a 5 year contract . Cost ofliving adjustments were also offered,similar to those in the Gen eralMotors formula, and agreedupon at other OLIV~R plants. Thisoffer was presented to the membershipby the bargaining committeeat a mass meeting onThur sday, October 26. No agreementwas reached, an d, followinga demand by the u nion for a twoweekcontract extension, whichwas not granted, a strike wascalled on Friday afternoon, October27. On October 31 the unionrequested the company to offera one-week contract extension tothe membership. The companyagreed, but union sources statedthat the offer was rejected by thebody at a mass meeting of eligibleshop employes, held later duringthe same day.Meetings with the union atCharles City were held on November2 and 3, to discuss theoffers made by the company onOctober 25. The offer included avoluntary wage increase as a cost of-living adjustment, effective immediatelyupon acceptance, andan additional increase to be automaticallyeffective in July, 1951.The long strike at Clevelandhas not yet been resolved. Thecompany made offers on Friday,October 27, which included anincrease in hourly pay for dayworkers above the classificationrates paid at the time of the strikelast May. Agreement has not yetbeen reached on the issue ofspecified grievance pay as practicedat the other plants.5.tit• OLIVER MIRROR • October, 19 50Soil Conservation, ·Farm ImprovementCharles City Field Day ThemeBy Dick OverholserCHARLES CITY, IOWA- Highlightedby the apperance of Iowa Gover nor William S. Beardsley, the firstNor theast Iowa Soil ConservationField Day was held Sept. 15, atthe S. W. Meusel and H. R. Cramerfarms located three milessouth of Char les City. Approx imately7 ,560 interested personsattended the all day affair, whichwas sponsored by the Floyd CountySoil Conservation District, CharlesCity Chamber of Commerce, andthe Shannon-Wilson AmericanLegion Post No. 174.The theme of the day wasbased on giving the farmers ideasas to how their farms could beimproved, and placing before thema challenge regarding the partthey must play in the battleagainst soil erosion and the un necessaryloss of the resour cesof the earth.OLIVER On Displayest tractor models and the latestin the companys corn pickerline. A diesel powered OLIVER88 was a true friend of the peopleduring the activities, servingas the pulling unit for a threewagon field taxi that carried thespectators from field to field forthe var ious demonstrations.Among the many practical demonstrations,of interest to farmers,were terracing, a system used toreduce soil and water lossesthrough erosion; methods of generalpasture improvement; theplanning of windbreaks, and asystem of weed spraying, usingchemicals recently introduced intothe market.In addition to the thousands offarmers and their families whoattended, there were many countyschool groups and governmenttraining classes present. The programwas a real success, sinceit illustrated cures for many ofthe problems that confront eachand every farmer today . Besidesthe problems approached, dayssuch as these enable the farmersof the land to learn more aboutconserving their most valuableasset, the soil, and to see the latestin farm machinery and equip ment.Safety; DirectorsAttend CongressOLIVER farm and industrialmachines were very much in thelimelight during the demonstrationsand exhibits feat uredthroughout the day. Outstandingof the many demonstrations wasthe per formance of the OLIVER HGCrawler Tractor. Assigned to thetask of filling a large trench, thismember of the Finest in FarmMachinery family, equipped witha horn draulic dozer, proved itsmerit by swiftly moving dirt androcks into the opening, accomplishingthe mission in short timeand without a hitch.(Cont. from Page 1, Col. 4)OLIVER directors were the powerpress and forging section meetInaddition to the HG, OLIVER ings, covering problems dealingwas also represented by the new- with press guards, and operators,I and the opportunity to present HAP HA Z AR D individual problems for discus-L---------------....1- sion; and the metals section, deal-ingwith safety practices protectiveequipment, and fabricatingproblems relative to working withmetals.On Thursday, Oct. 19, the groupmet in the Chicago office and devotedthe day to discussion ofproblems within their individualplants. C. L. Hecker, vice presidentin charge of manufacturing,addressed the group during theafternoon s ession. Mr. Heckercomplimented the men on safetyaccomplishments of the past, butpointed out that the element ofluck has been present in our safetymovement and that we mustconstantly be on guard againstthe conditions still existing thatmake accidents a constant pos____________ _ _ __, sibility.CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Very much at home in the seat of an OLIVER 1188111 theGovernor of Iowa, William S. Beardsley, was both an interested spectator andparticipant at the first Northeast Iowa Soil Conservation Field Day. The Gove rnorreturned the tractor, but kept the OLIVER hat.-------ealleJ ~o. e~- ------The increasing needs of Uncle Sam have called a large numberof OLIVER employes into the service since the beginning of Koreanhostilities. For many of the members of the Army, Navy, Marines,Coast Guard, and Air Force, it is a completely new antl altered wayof life. However, for others, members of Reserve Units, and the Na tionalGuard, it is a return to a life from which they have onlyr ecently been separated. To all of them The OLIVER Corporationwishes a speedy and safe retur n .Personnel records indicate the following OLIVER employes haveentered the service:Battle Creek: Billy B. Hosack, Edward Nemrava, Ford Newman,J r., Robert Armour, Charles C. Brown, Melvin Masters A. G. Bowman,and Clair Ritchie. David Zimmerman, John Cheeseman, HaroldKilborn, and J . W. Smothers.Charles City: William Silva, Robert Lynch, Edwin Waid, RomanusMayer, Francis Foxen, John Clemons, Alvin Larson, Verl Sibert, andGilbert Rosenbaum. Clifford Blaser Marvin Adams, Donald Althof,Darold Whiteman, Lloyd Decker, Jacob Schwennen, Merlin Engebretson,Melvin Kramer, Roy Peterson, Marvin Lien, Garland Girken,Adam Robbins, and Jean Schilling.Shelbyville: Emory Butler, Fred Reynolds, William F . Burke, RexParkinson, James Fred Jones and James Bryant.South Bend 1: Ozell Carr Jerry Chiddister, Norman Tanber, HildegardeStrychalski, Phillip Ingraham, L. T. Clay, Ernest Zadell, WilliamMorton, Sam Young, Arthur Plummer, Jr., and James Connolly.South Bend 2: Bob Hesch, Phil Hanover, Walter Yeargin, CharlesWhiteman, Ed Fatter, Kenneth Gardner, Joe Goins, Walter Parker,and Lowell Stockberger.Springfield: Leon Dulaney, Jr., Jack Elberfeld Paul Griffith, RobertHayslip Leroy Johnson, George Kiser Jr., Paul Martin, Gene Puckett,Oscar Russell Charles Sprague, Harry Weinbrecht, and Henry Dear man.Is Your Address Correct?Many times during each week the Personnel Department in yourplant finds it necessary to mail to you recall to work notices, companyletters and magazines, information regarding your insurance,etc. At the end of the year you are mailed your withholding exemptioncertificate. To make sure that you will receive all of these importantcompany notices check today with your personnel clerk andmake sure that your correct address is on r ecord. To all men andwomen entering the service, this notice is extremely important.Check today.the6. OLIVER MIRROR • October, 19 50To The Never EndingTask Of Working Safely1HJe th~ ~mployeesThe OLIVER corporationBATTLE CREEK PLANTPledge ourselues to theneuer:_ ending task ofworking SAFELY andare ~~t~i:mined,fhrounh011r 1nd1u1dual and unif~detfort.1o break ourPreu1ous record of~2.857. 664MAN HOURS WOR ED W THOUT A SltvGLELOST· TIME ACCIDENT lt is a record of mhiChwe arn,Justly proud/Bulletin Boards AnnounceSpringfield Sa fety RecordBy Tom RobertsSPRI TGFIELD, OHIO-Safety BulletinBoards, a visual method ofletting all employes know theirdepartmental safety record on aday to day basis, have beenplaced throughout departments inthe Springfield plant.Designed by Perry Bolin, directorof safety and foremantraining, the boards indicate thedepar tment standings for the currentPresidents Safety Awardcontest year. Shown on the boardare department numbers, namesnumber of lost time accidents,days worked since last lost timeaccident, and the best previousrecord.Maintained up to date, on aday-to-day basis, the visual recordhas created a spirit of friendlycompetition between departments,competition that Mr. Bolin feelswill make the Springfield planta strong contender for the 1950-51contest year award.BATTLE CREEK, MICH.- Recovering rapidly from the Sept. 14 accident that markedan end to 590 days worked without a lost time accident, the employes of OLIVERSBattle Creek planr have pledged themselves to the task of working safely in oneffort to break the ir previous record of 2,857,664 man hours. William Gresley,president, Local 444, UAW-AF of L, expressed the sentiments of plant personnelwhe n he said, Sure we had an accid e nt, but we can still win that trophy(Presidents Safety Award) three yeors in a row. Our job now is to see that itdoesn t happen again. Pictured above, President Gresley puts the lost thumbtack in place on the Battle Creek Employes Safety Pledge, as William Smith, left,preside nt, Local 873, UAW-AF of L, Harry T. Rambo, plant manager, second fromright, and Ed Hessmer, plant safety director, look on.Sight Screener + Foresight = EyesightTody McintyreOliver ToysThe answer to your Christmas,birthday, and special giftproblem is OLIVER toys. Everyboy and gir 1 will be proud tohave a complete set of miniatureOLIVER farm machinery.Now available are the OneRowCorn Picker, Bale MasterBaler, No. 22 Mower, and theSide Delivery Rake, in additionto models previously onsale. Place your Christmas ordernow.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO-(left) Perry Bolin,left, director of safety and foremantrain ing, explains the operation of thenew weekly safety record bulletin boardsto Joe Starr, forge shop timekeeper.By Ja ck TuoheySOUTH BEND, IND. (P lant 2)TodyMcintyr e, turret lathe operator,P lant 2, worked for severalyears while wearing his regu larprescription glasses. He sufferedno eye injuries. This proves thatluck is often on our side.Tody took the Sight Screenertest provided by the safety departmentat the plant. As a resultof the test he was convinced thatthe thing to do was to purchaseprescription ground safety glasses.This he did. His story now includesthe Sight Screener programplus Foresight.L::::ss than two weeks after hestarted to wear his new safetyglasses a flying particle from apart in the lathe struck his leftlens. Luck, on his side for yearshad left him. Foresight savedhim.However, Tody still is able tosee to do his work, he can appreciatethe beauty of this time ofthe year, he still sees. Tody knowsthat t h e S igh t S creener pl usForesigh t equals Eyesight.7.theOLIVERmMIRROR • October, 1950Cozier Continues Coining CashSPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Leroy Cozier, specifications clerk, receives a check in amountof $981.76 from Thomas Martin, left, chief engineer, as George Kreuzekamp,assistant chief engineer, looks on. Leroys big award was the result of his 16thaccepted suggestion and puts him again into second spot on the Suggestion Ladder.Springfield Suggestor RegainsSecond Rung On Suggestion LadderBy Tom RobertsSPRINGFIELD, OHIO - Leroy Cozier,Springfield plant specificationsclerk, has regained thesecond rung on the Men WithIdeas ladder, a position he heldearly in the history of the OLIVERSuggestion Plan. His most recentsuggestion, receiving an award of$981.76, places him second only tohis fellow Springfield employe,J ames W. Rhoads, who still istops among OLIVER suggestorswith a single award of $1190.25.An employe of OLIVER since1908, P appy Cozier, as he isa ffecti onately known by hisfriends, has submitted a total of16 acceptable suggestions, to date,resulting in awards amounting to$1841.69.His most recent idea, and the onethat regained the secondspoton theladder, concerned the drag chainsthat are used on both the # 26 and# 38 grain drills. As the nameimplies, these chains are used asdrags, placing the soil back intothe furrow opening, covering theplanted seed. Leroys idea was tochange the r ings from grey ironto steel. After investigation, theidea was found to be very sound,and resulted in his largest awardto date, $981.76. His previous highwas $371.91, the result of hissuggestion proposing a methodwhereby a single stroke weldingdie could eliminate six individualwelding operations on tube topsfor the # 38 grain drill and sixr ivets formerly used on tube topsfor the # 26 grain drill.Viola Katz Receives $243.66Suggestion Plan AwardCHARLES CITY, IOWA- The suggestionthat a special spring usedin mounting side doors to tractorsbe removed, thereby substantiallyreducing t he overall cost ofsprings, r esulted in a $243.66award to Viola Katz, a sheetmetal machine operator, CharlesCity plant.This sizeable award places Mrs.Katz in the number one spotamong OLIVER women who havesubmitted acceptable suggestions.She also becomes the first womanto win an award at the OLIVERtractor plant since the SuggestionPlan was installed. Second placecompany wide honors among thefemale suggestors belong to GraceWeigel a former Springfield plantsecretary, who hit the suggestionjackpot for $175.00 in April,1949. Mrs. Weigel suggested thepurchase of a carbon determinatorfor use in the plant, therebyremoving the necessity of havinggrey iron analysis made by anoutside concern.Mrs. Katz was unable to stateexactly what disposition would bemade of the money, but she feltthat it undoubtedly would beplaced into a good use withouttoo much trouble. Mrs. Katz, andhusband, Eddie, also a CharlesCity OLIVER employe, are theproud parents of five children,ranging in age from 6 to 14. Bothhusband and wife are seven yearOLIVER employes, starting work in1943.CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Mrs. Viola Katz, sheet metal machine operator, poses withhusband Eddie and their five children . Mrs. Katz recently became the first womanat the Charles City plant to receive an award under the OLIVER Suggestion Plan .Her suggestion to remove a spring resulted in a $243.66 check. Back row, left toright, Roger Lee, Mrs. Katz, Mr. Katz, and Connie Rae. Front row, left to right,Rose Marie, Sally Ann, and Earl.CHARLES CITY, IOWA-(Left) Visual evidenceof what can happen to a checkwhen the little woman gets withinarms length took place when JackFritze, assembly foreman, presented a$60 Suggestion Plan check to VernonVanderlan, on tractor, utility man. Vernons wife, Marilyn, on employmentclerk, Personnel Department, heard thathusband was to receive the award, somade it a point to be on hand. Van ssuggestion was to ship lights mountedon tractors, for export, instead of separatelywrapping and crating them.,,,.8. OLIVER . MIRROR • October, 19 50Hitler Refugees Visit HomelandBy Tom RobertsSPRINGFIELD, OHIO - Mrs. KurtSorner, machine shop timekeeper,Springfield plant, and her hus bandhave recently returned toSpringfield after making theirsecond visit to Austria, the countryfrom which they fled in 1939.In commenting on their trips,the Sorners state that the one saddeningfeature is the plight of anAustria that finds itself dividedbetween East and West. Improvementsin living conditions arevery evident, but the Austriansappear to be very much depressedat the present unsettledworld condition. The problem ofeveryday living is just that, aproblem, with Austrians desiringthe things that we consider common-place and a part of ourevery day life.Stating simply, but dramatically,We couldnt live under Hitler,Mrs. Sorner describes thereason for their flight from Austria,a plight suffered by millionsof people in continental Europein 1939. During the long andperilous trip from Austria to theUnited States they travelledthrough Italy and Spain, finallysailing from Lisbon, Portugal onthe Exeter, a ship that was sunkin 1943 during the invasion ofNorth Africa. They finally sawthe shoreline of their new countryon Feb. 3, 1941.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Mrs. Kurt Sorner,timekeeper, is shown as she boardedthe Pan-American plane at Salzburg,Austria for her return to the UnitedStates. Mrs. Sorner and her husbandrecently visited Austria for the secondtime since 1939, the year they fled thecountry to get away from the Naziregime.Since arriving in America bothErna and Kurt agree that theyare enjoying a full and interestinglife. Their p1·vudest day wasMarch 22, 1947, when they becameUnited States citizens. TheSorners are both active membersof many clubs, and Mrs. Sorneris in demand as a speaker on thesubject of life and conditions inEurope under the Nazi regime, asubject on which she is extremelywell qualified to spPounders CopLink LaurelsCHARLES CITY, IOWA - Its thesame old story. Herb Stoakes,Bill Pratt, Verne Thomas, MullyFinch, Ralph Battey, Wayne Carlson,Lyle Lenth, and Ed Swant,the par-busting members of thePounders team, grabbed tophonors in both halves of theCharles City plant golf league torun away with the title.Posting a record of 23 matcheswon, while losing only 10, thePounders were followed by therunnerup Hackers, and the thirdspot Mashers.Both the first and second placewinners received awards for theirgolfing prowess. To the winnerswent gold ash trays having thefigure of a golfer in the center,while the second place Hackersreceived tie - clasps.State ChampsStart PracticeBATTLE CREEK, MICH.-With thefirst practice call set for Oct. 16,the Battle Creek OLIVER basketballteam started preparations for thedefense of both the MichiganRecreation Association and citychampionships.Under the direction of VernBedford, popular manager, whohas guided the OLIVERMEN· tothree consecutive city crowns, andwith the return of most of themembers of last ye r s squad, theOLIVER quintet should once againpr esen t a strong challenge forcity and state honors.Already in the fold and t akingpart in workouts are Jack Ellis,Max Corless, Don Coss, Bill Johnson,Monte Shawver, and GeorgeDrikakis, all members of lastyears team. Galen Newton, astandout for the past two years,is back from his second year inorganized baseball, and will onceagain be battling for a startingposition. Question marks are JackHampton, a five -year team member,and Les Johnson, both menconsidering calling it quits froma competitive standpoint and turnheask o whis e-blowing.BATTLE CREEK, MICH.-Don Estelle, costsupervisor, currently tops Battle Creekbowlers with a 269 single game effort, athree game count of 624.RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEEDTHE OLIVER CORPORATIONPin PointsCHARLES CITY, IOWA - With sixteams entered in league competition,the Charles City 1950-51OLIVER Bowling League is underway.Teams entered to date areSheet Metal and Personnel, cochampionslast year, Engineers,Pattern Shop, General Stores, andService Stores.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1) Recentlyelected officers of the P lant1 OLIVER Womens League areJerry Ullery, president; Ruth Patterson,secretary, and Ella Ratajczak,treasurer.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2) Withboth the day and night leaguesopening their seasons, Plant 2bowlers are once again in thethick of the battle for ten-pinhonor s. Day shift league officersare Dick Eager, president; EbeVotaw, vice president, and ClemWald, secretary. Lewis Szabo issecretary of the morn-league,consisting of teams representingseveral South Bend firms. OLIVERis represented by six teams inthis league.Early season returns in the dayshift league find the Office teamin the number one spot, followedclosely by Fostermatics, secondand Transmissions, third.BATTLE CREEK, MICH.- Off to afast start with a four week 188average, Don Estelle, a memberof the Reworks five, tops BattleCreek OLIVER bowlers with a 269single game effort, and a 624 threegame count . Don missed in thefirst frame of his big game, thenthrew eight strikes in a row, wastapped on a 5 pin and finishedwith a big count for 269. Histeam mate Art Phillips posted a259 game for runnerup honors.After four weeks of bowlingthe Office team is on top with a9-3 record, followed closely bythe Reworks, 8-4.Section 34.66 P .L. & R.U. S. POST AGEPAIDSouth Bend, IndianaPERMIT NO. 156
Origin:	1950-10
Publisher:	The Oliver Corporation
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Subjects:	Business enterprises--Indiana--Saint Joseph County Labor--Indiana Oliver Farm Equipment Company

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