Oliver Mirror May 1950

Description:	An employee newsletter. theOLIVER MIRRORVOLUME 2, No. 4 MAY, 1950South Bend PlantsObserve IndustryEducationDaySOUTH BE D I D.-Thursday,April 20, saw the idea of the 3R s reversed for the teachers ofthe South Bend Public and ParochialSchools, for on that daythey became the students of industryin ob ervance of the firstIndustry-Education Day to beheld in that city.It was the pleasure of the twoSouth Bend plants of The OLIVERCorporation to serve as host toa group of forty educators. Highlightingthe program for the daywere trip through both Plant1 and 2, the MerchandisingBuilding, viewing of the OLIVERfilm Acre of Power and aluncheon held in the cafeteria atPlant 2.Speakers for the occasion wereA. King McCord, executive vicepresident and C. L. Hecker, vicepresident. Mr. McCord portrayedfor the teacher a picture of thehistorical background and growthof the farm implement industry,the present position of the industryrelative to competition andthe number of companies engagedSOUTH BEND, IND.- ln observance ofthe first Industry-Education Day heldin South Bend, the two South Bendplants played host to 40 teachers fromSouth Bends public and parochialschools. Looking over the plan of theday are : J. E. Tuohey, personnel manager,Plant 2; Miss Pearl Miller, WashingtonHigh School; Mr. E. E. Barnbrook,Central High; and C. L. Bush, controller,Plant 1.in the business, the position ofThe OLIVER Corporation within theindustry, and a brief breakdownof the companys sales and earningsover the past few years. Atthe conclusion of his talk he answeredquestions for the audiencepertaining to corporation taxes,profit and loss statements, andconditions of labor relations.Serving as chairman of theluncheon, Mr. Hecker a citizenof South Bend, pointed his talktoward a description of the placethe OLIVER plants hold in the community.In so doing he relatedemployment figures, annual payrollfact and other items ofparticular interest to members ofthe teaching profession seekinginformation to help better portraythe picture of industry to theirclasses.Introduction of M. J . Lefler,Plant 1 manager and C. W.Shider, Plant 2 manager weremade. Both managers welcomedMcCord AnnouncesOrganization ChangesCHICAGO, ILL.- A. King McCord,executive vice president, announcedon April 11 the appointmentof a four member staffassistant group, established toformulate a long-range corporationplan, to effect better coordinationof effort, and to examinepresent policies for possible necesary changes. Appointed to thestaff are William Black J. 0 .Cunningham, Donald Koegl~ andSam White, J r.Not restricted to specific dutie ,this staff group will explor problemsin the fields of sales ,manufacturing, enginePring andaccounting.Additional changes announcedby Mr. McCord were as follows :John R. Covington, secretaryof the corporation, has assumedadditional duties and responsibilitiesas director of the companyseffort in industrial relations andpublic relations. John Wittner,director of industrial relations,and R. W. Mennel, in charge ofpublic relations, will report toMr. Covington.John F. Fitzsimmons, directorof supervisory training, has assumedthe additional duties ofChicago secretary of the OLIVERPlant Suggestion Plan. J. 0. Cunningham,now a member of Mr.McCords staff, takes over activeupervision of the OLIVER BranchSuggestion Plan from DonaldKoegle.the group and spoke briefly, indicatingthe companys desire toerve the community school systemsin all ways possible in orderto create a truer understandingamong the students of today asto just what industry is and whattho e who enter it may expect.The arrangements for the daywere handled by a special committeeheaded by Jack Tuoheypersonnel manager, Plant 2.1950 Sales VolumeBehind Last YearEarnings SufferCHICAGO, ILL.-Despite a sea onalApril sale increase sales ofOLIVER products to customers atthis date are substantially behindales for the same period lastyear, A. King McCord, executivevice president has reported. Thislag in sales has combin d with ahigh rate of production duringthe first half of the fiscal year tobuild up substantial inventoriesof repair parts and finished productsat branches and among dealers.During the same period therehave been some increases in thcost of manufacturing and sellingthe companys products, and ithas not been possible to reduceany important lines of cost. Mr.McCord said that these factorshave affected earnings unfavorably.Labor RelationsReporting on labor relations,he noted a fairly uniform developmentof pension plans throughoutheavy industry along lin~salready established by the steelstrike settlement, the recentChrysler agreement, and other retirementplans.The proposals made by OLIVERto local unions at the companysplants where negotiations on retirementplans are being conductedare closely comparable tothese settlements. OLIVERS planoffers pensions of $100 per month,including social security, to eligibleemployes at retirement age.A brief review of the status ofcontracts at each of the sevenOLIVER plants on May 5 follows :Battle Creek: Office contract negotiationsrecessed. Plant managementand union officialsreached agreement on a new twoyear contract Wednesday, May 3,after six months of negotiations.Basis of agreement reached(Continued on Page 6, Col. 2)2.VOLUME 2 No. 4Published at Chicago, Il l., by and for themembe rs of the OLIVER Organization.The Ol.IVER Corporation400 W. Madison Street, Chicago 6, Il l.MAY, 1950EditorHoward D. ThomasPla nt EditorsBattle Creek ............................ Dave RichCharles City ........................ R. C. WattersClevela nd .................................. Len OgleShelbyville ........................ G. BlankenshipSouth Bend No. 1 ................... ..... Dick FrySouth Bend No. 2 .............. John TuoheySpringfield ............................ Tom RobertsStaff PhotographersCharles Dillman Carl RabeTheron Tallman Alfred Devere llThebert DetrickEl GentryJack FortR. G. RogersAp ointed DirectorOf Prod. FacilitiesCHICAGO, ILL.-The appointmentof R. G. Rogers as director ofproduction facilities was announcedby A. King McCord,executive vice president on April6. In this capacity Mr. Rogerswill have direct supervision overall processing, equipment, andmethods at the seven OLIVERplants.Continuing an already distinguishedcareer in the fields ofmanufacturing and management,Mr. Rogers resigns the post ofpresident and general manager ofDavid Bradley and Company,Kankakee, Illinois, to assume hisnew responsibilities with The OLIVERCorporation.Mr. Rogers past experience includesnineteen years with GeneralMotors at Dayton, Pontiacand Flint plants Works Managerfor Servel, Inc., important serviceduring the last war as a coordinatorof aircraft manufacturing andhis most recent position withBradley.Early in hits career, Mr . Rogersplayed football with one of thefirst well-known p r ofe ssionalteams, the Daytcm Triangles. Hemaintains an interest in all sportsand many of his friendships of to-• May, 1950JAMES W. RHOADSSPRINGFIELD $1190.25JOSEPH MAGRUMBATTLE CREEK $705.58TED FRANKCHARLES CITY $583.58JACK H. WOKATYCLEVELAND $535.27MAURICE McCANNBATTLE CREEK $514.58KYLE JONESCHARLES CITY $449.61MYLES THO MASCHARLES CITY $428.71LEWIS C. CAMPBELLSPRINGFIELD $409.00A. LEROY COZIERSPRINGFIELD $371.91N. S. BOYERSO. BEND No. 1 $362.66WHAT IS YOURS?A SUGGESTION is a definitePROPOSAL intended to be ofBENEFIT. It will CHANGE ourway of DOING THINGS.It may be something NEW andORIGINAL, or a new applicationof an OLD IDEA.day relate back to the days of hisathletic career.Reporting directly t o C. L .Hecker, Mr. Rogers will make hishea6lquarters in the Chicago general office.Industrial Exhibit FeaturesSouth Bend Oliver ProductsSOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1)- Shown above is Ol ive rs exhibit at the Hote l Olive r.At right is the Plant l exhibit (Plowmaste r) and at left Plant 2s {Cutter and Gea rs ).Recent PromotionsCongratulations are extendedby members of the OLIVER Organizationto the following men whohave been promoted recently.SpringfieldTom Cusack, appointed foundrysuperintendent, replacing FredDavis, transferred to South BendNo. 1 as malleable foundry superintendent.Charles CityH. M. Mullie Finch to methodssupervisor. Mullie was timestudy supervisor. Lyle Lenthfrom general foreman, MaintenanceDepartment, to maintenancesuperintendent. D aleTower, formerly machine repairforeman, appointed to assistantmaintenance superintendent.Battle CreekDave Rich, formerly in ProductionControl Department, to assistantpersonnel manager, succeedingH. D. Bud Thomas whohas joined the Public RelationsStaff, Chicago Office.ClevelandSteve Daczko from departmentaldispatch foreman to internalauditor, Ac count ing Division.Mike Fr u scella, Joseph Ecksteinand Jack Banko, assuming first,SOUTH BEND, IND. - In cooperationwith the newly inauguratedIndustrial Exhibit Program sponsoredby the Civic P romotion Divisionof the South Bend Associationof Commerce, South BendPlants 1 and 2 placed a productdisplay in the lobby of the SouthBend OLIVER Hotel during themonth of April.Occupying an exhibit space of25 feet by 12 feet, the OLIVERproducts displayed were a No.100 Plow Master, a product ofPlant 1 and gears and splineshafts from Plant 2.The display program, presentedfor the purpose of allowing theresidents of the community to becomebetter acquainted with theindustries of South Bend, has metwith enthusiastic response fromthe local citizens and has provedeye-catching to the patrons ofthe hotels in which the displaysare located.second and third shift foreman shiprespectively, Dept. 10. DonoldBignall, to first shift foreman,Dept. 11. A. Kvetko to third shiftforeman, Dept. 11. J ohn Wilson,formerly heat treat foreman andJ oseph Siroky, departmental dispatchforeman, assume duties asforemen, Dept. 13.3. • May, 1950S~- , ,CLEVELAND, OHIO- Nip and tuck in wins and losses with the Tool Room keglers,the Tr.ack Frames, put on a garrison finish on the final league night to cop thecoveted championship of the Cleveland Oliver first shift bowling league. Teammembers of the championship team are: (left to right) Jack McClelland, Joe Zorko(captain), Aaron Drenberg, Marty Pierce, and Lou Evancic.SOUTH BEND, IND.- lnterested observers to Ernest Olsen s explanation of abench pattern are (left to right): Sister Gertrude Eloise; Mr. Olsen, Plant l ; SisterDevoto; Sister Anthony; Sister Peter; Sister Gabriella Dolores, and George Madigan,Plant 2. The above scene was reacted many times throughout the South Bendplants April 20, when the teachers of the South Bend schools visited industrialplants in observa nce of Industry-Education Day.PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWSCHICAGO, ILL- A. W. Phelps, president, and H. F. Donagher, assistant managerof the export division of The Oliver Corporation, are shown leaving Chicago byplane for a five week business trip through South America . Included in the tripwas their attendance, as delegates, at the Inter-American Council Conference inSantos, Brazil, held the latter part of April.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Ingenuity, effort and scrap parts all went together toprovide Lauren Wide ner, Springfield plant employee, with just the type runabouttractor he needed for his scale of gardening . Working an hour or two.each night for two weeks, Lauren assembled the machine and placed it intoimmediate use in his spring plowing .SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Franklin Jackson, carloader at the Springfield plant, devotesmany of his spare time hours to his hobby, painting in both oil and water colors.A graduate of the New Jersey Art Institute, he al so doubles as cartoonist for theSpringfield plant magazine. His latest work, The Last Supper, is pictured above.Battle Creelt sMr. Safetyfioes toWt11llln9tonby H. D. ThomasBATTLE CREEK, MICH.-An outstanding record of 2,000,000man-hours of productive work without a lo t time accident,the equivalent of 422 day , was celebrated at OLIVER s BattleCreek plant on March 31.In recognition of thi out tanding afety accompli hment,it was decided to elect Mr. Safety , an individual to representThe Man Who Wasn t Hurt, during this period ofoperation. Mr. Safety wa to typify and represent all ofthe employes who e cooperative effort made the accidentprevention record po ible.In the presence of top company official , member of theBattle Creek management group and Local 444, UAW-AFof L, Mrs. William Gresley, wife of union president BillGresley, made th drawing. From a keg, into which hadbeen placed the clock number of all plant employe , hedrew the number that wa to peed a Battle Creek OLIVERfamily on a trip long to be remembered.7264 Magic NumberOut of the keg cam number 7264, and it t ruly wa amagic number for Carl A. Baker, three year employe andember o h Package A embly Department. Carl waoon to learn that the election of hi number would re ultin a week of activity that would remain in both hi andMr . Bakers memories. As Mr. Safety, he was to findthat the week to follow included the pre ence of the Bakerat a dinner in their honor given by the Battle Creek ManagementClub which pre ented them with a et of luggage.Sunday morning they left for Chicago and proceed d fromthere to Washington, D.C. for a whirlwind trip of the capitolcity, meetings with members of the government, ightseeingtour , and then the return to Chicago and home.Present to congratulate Mr. Safety were Alva W.Phelps, president, and A. King McCord, executive vice pre -ident, both of whom appeared on the program of the ManagementClub. Al o in Battle Creek for the outstandingevent were I. E. Houck and Albert E. Morey, vice pre identsof Marsh and McLennan, and Arthur S. Kelly, safety engineerwith the National Safety Council.UPPER LEFT: The start af it all . Alva W. Phelps, president, right, and J . R. Mohlie,plant manager, center, look on as Mrs. William Gresley, wife of the president ofLocal 444 draws the numbe r that wi11 select Mr. Safety.CENTER LEFT: Anxiously awaiting the arrival of the train that will take them ontheir trip to the National Capitol are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hessmer and Mr. and Mrs.Carl Baker. Dougher Nancy, in front of the Bakers, was on hand to see thet ravelers depart.LOWER LEFT: Honor guests at a Labor Department luncheon, Carl and Betty aregreeted by William L. Connolly, director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, whoacted as host and guide in the absence of the Secretary of Labor. Also on handto make the visit a success was Vincent P. Ahearn, left, executive director, U.S.Deportment of Labor. - Wide World Photos, Inc.ABOVE: Outsta nding in the memories of Mr. and Mrs. Sa fety will be the meetingand time spe nt with th eir congressma n, Re presen tative Pa ul W. Shafer. Pictured inhe background is the dome of the U. S. Capi to l. Re p. Shafer, rig ht, is shown welcomingthe Ba kers to Wash in gton.Safety Director AccompaniesMr. and Mrs. Baker were accompanied on the Washingtontrip by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hessmer. Mr. Hessmer isafety director at the Battle Creek plant.The trip started from the railroad station in Battle Creekon Sunday morning. Members of the plant managementoroup and Local 444 were on hand to see the party on itsway. Also present, but a little too young to make the trip,was the Bakers daughter, Nancy.Arriving in Chicago, the travelers were met by membersof the Chicago general office and were conducted on a tripthrough the Chicago office, toured the city ancl completeda busy day with an evening of entertainment.V isit White HouseDeparting from Chicago on Monday afternoon, the BattleCreek group arrived in Washington on Tuesday. The Washingtonreception committee included the public relationsoffic ials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and C. R. Henryof the Washington Office of The OLIVER Corporation. J. 0 .Cunningham represented the Chicago Office on the trip.Upon arrival in the capitol they were taken on a personallyconducted tour of that part of the White House that isstill in use during the remodeling. There they saw PresidentTrumans office in the Oval room, and also inspected theWhite House room where the cabinet holds meetings eachweek. The Bakers prized mementos of the White Housevisit are books of matches inscribed Stolen from HarryS. Truman.Meet Own CongressmanFrom the White House, Mr. and Mrs. Safety and theHessmers were escorted to capitol hill for a look at theUnited States Capitol Building and the offices where senatorsand congre smen do their work.While in the Capitol building they met their own congresman, Rep. Paul W. Shafer. Rep. Shafer described forABOVE: A major event in t he o bservance of the 2,000,000 man hour ma rk- andthe select ion of Mr. Safety-was a pla nt inspection by Oliver offi cials from theCh icago Office, membe rs of the Battle Creek Management g rou p, the Mayor andcity commission membe rs, and a representative of the National Sa fety Council.Pictured above (left to right) a re J. R. Mohl ie, Alva W. Phel ps, and Mayor WilliamV. Ba iley, stopping to com pa re notes as they inspect the machine shop.them many of the current happening in the capitol city,and discussed with them the newspaper and radio newsthat comes out of our capitol. He posed with Carl and Bettyfor a photograph that will take the place of honor in thecrap-book that Mr . Baker was keeping. It pictures theyoung couple and their congressman posed against a backgroundof the dome of the United States Capitol Building.Honored at LunchTuesday noon Mr. and Mrs. Baker were honored guestsat a labor department luncheon. In the absence of Secretaryof Labor Maurice Tobin, who was called out of thecity, host at the luncheon was William L. Connolly, directoror th bureau of labor -tandar<ls. From the abor departmentthe representative of the Battle Creek plant and hiswife retu rned to capitol hill where Representative Shaferintroduced them to Michigans junior senator, Homer Fergusonof Detroit.Visit SenateGuided by Senator F erguson, the trip then took them tothe gallery of the senate where the many noted personswho came onto the senate floor were pointed out to them.The Bakers especially desired to meet Vice P resident AlbenW. Barkley, but the Veep was presiding over the senateat the time of the visit.First Real VisitFor both Carl and Betty, the visit to Washington wasthe first. Carl recalled passing through the capitol on hiway overseas as a cavalryman in World War II, but themove was a rapid one and the timing was such that no sightseeingallowance had been made. A local resident, born inBattle Creek, Carl attended the Central High School andgraduated in 1943, immediately thereafter joining the Army.He served with the First Cavalry Division, and participatedin four major campaigns in the South Pacific theater.Tobin Praises PlantNot over looking the true significance of the occasion,namely the safety accomplishment, J. R. Mohlie, plant manager,announced receipt of a wire from Secretary of LaborTobin in which he stated in part: 11You should all feel thatyou are making a very real contribution to our national effortto reduce injuries and human suffering. I wish to extend mypersonal congratulations to every individual in The OLIVERCorporation and w ish you success on many more similaroccasions.6. OuvERm MIRROR • May, 1950CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Canfield look over the many congratulatorycards received on their 50th wedding anniversary .E. L. Canfields ObserveGolden Wedding Anniversaryby Bob WattersCHARLES CITY, IOWA - Mr. andMrs. E. L. Canfield of Charles Cityreached and passed a real milestoneon Sun ay, pri 0 foron that day they celebrated 50years of happily married life.In honor of the Golden WeddingDay, more than sixty relativesand friends gathered at an openhouse. Among those attendingwere the honored couples threechildren and their three grandchildren.Asked for advice on therecipe for a long and happy marriage,Canny advises the simplemaxim of give and take.43 Year EmployeMr. Canfield works in the ServiceStores Department at theCharles City plant. In addition tothe many years of happy marriedlife he has enjoyed, he alsoclaims the distinction of possessingthe oldest seniority date ofany Charles City OLIVER employe.His seniority dates back to April28, 1907, so in addition to the weddinganniversary celebrated in themonth of April, he also recognizes43 years of outs tan ding servicewith The OLIVER Corporation.Congratulations to the Canfieldsfrom the entire OLIVER Organization.(Continued from Page 1, Col. 4)1950 Sales VolumeBehind Last YearEarnings Sufferthrough clauses providing pay forholidays not worked, altered seniorityprovisions and rate settingprocedures, and safety rulerequ ested by the company. Contractdoes not provide for eithera pension plan, or any generalwage increase, but does providethat the subject of wages may bereopened for discussion after sixmonths, and pensions and / or insuranceafter one year.Cleveland: Office contract is completed,but not yet accepted bythe union. Negotiations are takingplace on a new shop contractto replace the old contract whichterminates on May 17.Charles City: The shop union recessednegotiations April 27, withoutprovision for further meeting.Shop and office contracts havebeen open for discussion of economicissues for months, however,and it is felt that some progresshas been made. The company hasoffered a company-paid pensionplan here providing $100 permonth, including social securityC. W. Shider Honored BySouth Bend Dept. HeadsSpring HousekeepingRatings AnnouncedCHICAGO, ILL.- Final standings ofthe seven OLIVER plants for thespring good housekeeping inspectionhave been announced by C.C. Drake, director of safety.By virtue of an average inspectionscore of 36.8 and a ratingfactor of 130% (budget realiza tion-account # 36), top honorgoes to the Springfield plant withan adjusted score of 47.8. Runninga close second was BattleCreek with a 43.7 rating. Highestratings, before the application ofthe adjustment factor, went toShelbyville, 37 .8, closely followedby Charles City, 37.7. The highestpossible average inspection score,before application of account # 36,is 40.0.T em be ospection team were B. F. Armbruster,budget director, T. W.Kavanagh, controller, S. A. Baker,assistant controller , and Mr.Drake.With one exception, Shelbyville,the factor most consistentlyrated poorly in all plants was theuse, as required, of protectiveclothing, such as goggles, safetyshoes, and other items of accidentprevention equipment, Mr. Drakereported.payments, to eligible employes atretirement age.South Bend Plant 1: The bargainingsituation here is similarto that at Charles City, exceptthat negotiations have not beenrecessed. Some progress reported.South Bend Plant 2: No schedulednegotiations. Contract is infull effect until October 4, 1950.Springfield: Exploratory meetingsundertaken on economic issuesApril 24. Meetings have been recesseduntil further notice at thesuggestion of the union.Shelbyville: No scheduled negotiations.SOUTH BEND, IND. - In recognitionof his thirty-seven years ofloyal service to The OLIVER Corporationand the Hart-Parr Company,department heads of SouthBend Plant 2, on April 13, surprisedtheir plant manager, C.W. Webb Shider, with a luncheonserved in the plant cafeteria.Highlighting the luncheon was ananniversary cake bearing thirtysevencandles.The year 1913 marked the beginningof a long and interestingcareer for Webb in the tractorbusiness and various other phasesof manufacturing and management.Starting as a machine operatorwith the Hart-Parr Company,Charles City, Iowa, later tobe merged with other companiesinto The OLIVER Corporation, hebecame an increasingly vital cogin the infant tractor industry.Progressing through the variouslevels of operator and supervisor,Webb left Charles City in 1947,after a ten year period as shopsuperintendent, to assume hispresent position as plant managerat South Bend Plant 2.In expressing his appreciationfor the luncheon and the recognitiongiven him, Mr. Shider spokebriefly of his many interestingexperiences in the early days oftractor manufacturing and discussedthe many changes and improvementshe has seen take placein this field during the pastthirty-seven years.7 .th11 .OLIVER m M I RROR • May, 1950South Bend 2 Producing 90,99 and 900 Tractor Line Iby Jack TuoheyColumbus BranchBowlers EndLeague SeasonCOLUMBUS, OHIO- League Championsfor three consecutive yearsin 1945-46-47, the members of theColumbus branch of The OLIVERCorporation found the competitionstrong during the season justconcluded, but finished well upMichiana Tourneys Winning TeamSOUTH BE D, IND. - To provideadditional facilities for the productionof other OLIVER tractormodels at the Charles City, Iowaplant, South Bend Plant 2 isnow well into the production ofthe 90, 99 and 900 lines ofindustrial and agricultural tractors.Assembly of these tractorlines was transferred to the SouthBend plant in February of thisyear, and a substantial scheduleof production lies ahead for thebetter part of the year.in the standing in 6th place. BATTLE CREEK, MICH.-Winning team in the recently inaugurated Mich iana bowl-Three outstanding workhorsesof the OLIVER tractor line, the 90,99 and 100 are not the streamlinersof the OLIVER models, buttheir record of performance in thefield has long been recognized.ing tournament and first half winner in the Battle Creek Oliver plant league is theWood Shop team. Team members are: (left to right) Roland Morris, MaywoodRolling in the Columbus Trac- Stebleton, Manuel Martinez, Ethan Ha mmond and Cliff Blake.While many of the tractorscoming off the new line this yearwill be for use in this country, asizeable number of the machineswill be for foreign markets. Thesemodels are ideally suited for operationand fuel requirementsfound in many of the countries ofthe world where OLIVER productsare sold and used.While the production and assemblyhave been transferred toSouth Bend, the engines for thesemodels will continue to be madein Charles City.tor Club league, the branch teamsclaims the third highest averagebowler in the person of . A.Wand, who wound up the yearwith a highly respectable 165 average.Other team members andaverages are A. E. Fernandez,c ay, 6; D.Brannigan, 155 and D. E. Stoffelwith a 154.Presenting a well balanced teamas indicated by the averages, thebranchmen are entering the NationalABC Tournament, now beingheld in Columbus, with highhopes of gaining a place in themoney.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2)- The first shipment of Plant 2- produced Model 119911tractors for domestic use is shown loaded and ready to move. Approximately 65%of tractor production this year will be fo r use in this country, and the balancefor export shipment.BATTLE CREEK, MICH.- Proud winnersof the newly created OLIVERMichia11a Bowling Trophy arethe bowlers representing SouthBend Plant 1. Rolling in competitionwith the best bowlersfrom Battle Creek and SouthBend Plant 2, the Plant 1 teams,nine in number, pounded themaples for a high count of 914pins over average. This totalproved sufficient to withstand thechallenge of the Plant 2 keglersand the Battle Creek representativeswho finished second andthird respectively.High team honors for the dayof bowling went to the WoodShop team of the Battle CreekPlant whose three game effortwas a big 2532 pin total, 261 pinsover average. Tournament singlehonors went to Betka and Biegalski,Plant 2, and Brandt, PlantL. R. McCartyDies UnexpectedlyRICHMO D, VA.- L. R. McCarty,60, credit and collection managerof the Richmond Branchdied of a heart attack, April 4.Mr. McCartys home townwas Waterloo, Iowa, but hehad been with the RichmondBranch for 20 years. Mac hadmany friends throughout theorganization.1, who ended in a tie for thethree game over-average count.Winners in the doubles competitionwas the team of Beuche,Plant 2 and Robnolt, Battle Creek.At the close of the full day ofbowling, J. R. Mohlie, BattleC:reek plant manager presentedthe Michiana trophy, emblematicof plant victory, to M. J.Lefler, plant manager of Plant1. In making the presentation,Mr. Mohlie remarked that thetrophy had been placed in competition by C. L. Hecker, vicepresident in charge of manufacturing,and that it would be arotating trophy, presented to thewinner of each years competition.In addition to the receipt of thetrophy, individual team winners,single event winners and doubleswinners were rewarded by thereceipt of prize money.C. W. Shider, Plant 2 manager,Mr. Lefler and Mr. Mohliebriefly expressed their complimentsto all bowlers and expressedthe hope that the tournamentmight be the start of furtherathletic competition between thetwo South Bend plants and theBattle Creek plant. One of theadditional highlights of the daywas the visit and tour of the BattleCreek plant by more than 100of the South Bend bowlers andmembers of their families.Arrangements for the tournamentwere ably handled by DickEager, South Bend 2 and. BobDurrstein and Don Estelle, BattleCreek.8.theOLIVERfflMIRROR • May, 1950Tops Among 200 Bowling TeamsSOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1)-0utclassing a field of 200 teams, the members ofSouth Bend Plant 1 Management Club team came home with top honors, fromthe National As ~ ociation of Foremen bowling tourney held in Detroit on the StateFair alleys. In addition to team honors, Ralph Heck topped all bowlers in thesingles event. Team members (left to right) are: Ralph Heck, Milt Kittrell, JamesReddrick, Dick Fry, anci lynus Hubbard pictured with the trophies received fortheir tourney victory.by Dick FrySOUTH BEND, IND.-Taking theState Fair Ground alleys in Detroitthe weekend of March 25-26, the member s of thP. No. 1 teamrepresenting the South BendPlant 1 Management Club ,brought home the highest honorsof the tournament in the form ofthe team trophy and the trophyemblematic of high single series.Bow ling against some of thefinest strike and spare artistsin the country, numbering morethan 1,000 men representing 200teams, the No. 1 team consistingof James Reddrick, Lynus Hubbard,Ralph Heck, Milt Kittrelland Dick Fry scored the highestpin-over-average total and arenow the proud possessors of in -dividual championship trophies, aswell as owning the rotating teamtrophy until next years tourney.Top man in the entire tournamentwas Ralph Heck, who in additionto being a member of thewinning team, also garnered individualhonors by winning thehigh singles event.In addition to the receipt oftrophies, the team members alsobrought home the lions share ofthe tournament prize money.Cho~fa:s City Kegit:rsTie For Honorsand tuck battle all the way to thefinal line, the Charles City OLIVERBowling League for 1949-50 endedin a tie between the Sheet Metalkeglers and the quintet representingthe Personnel Department.Close on the heels of the winnerswas the General Shop team inundisputed third place. The FoundryOffice, Pattern Makers andEngineers lined up in 4th, 5thand 6th place respectively.Sheet Metal City WinnersNot content with honors in theOLIVER League only, the SheetMetal team, consisting of VincentLeary, John Bryan, Fred Haines,Leo Kerstetter and Andy Miller,went on to greater honors bycapturing the city championshipwith a big total of 3081 pins.In rolling to the title the OLIVERMENset a new league r ecordfor high single game total knockingdown 1051 pins, actual count.Big guns in establishing the newsingle game record were JohnBryan with a 255 game, followedclosely by Vincent Leary hitting247.Chicago OfficeBall league PlayStarts May 11CHICAGO, ILL.- Entering the secondyear of league competition,the Chicago Office softball teamopened the league season onMay 4.Managed by Pete Vasquez, exportdivision, the team is enteredin the Grant Park Lake ShoreLeague, a division of the ChicagoPark District.With most of the veterans oflast years club still in the foldand with the addition of a fewnew members, Manager Vasquezfeels that the OLIVERMEN are inposition to improve the fifth placestanding of last year.The Grant Park League consistsof eight teams representingcompanies located in the looparea. Teams will play a home andhome series.Oliver CurlersRegina ChampionsREGINA, SASK.-While many honorshave been taken by OLIVERteams in various phases of athleticcompetition over the pastfew years, a new honor in thesports field recently took placewhen the OLIVER Curling Team,made up of members of the ReginaBranch Staff and employeesof the OLIVER Regina Dealer, McPhersonand Thom Ltd., won tophonors in the Regina ImplementCurling League.Finishing the regular season ofplay in a tie for first place withthe J. I. Case rink, each with arecord of eight wins and twolosses, the OLIVERMEN emerged aswinners in a sudden death playoff.Members of the winning OLIVERrink are Ernie Peterson, skip;Dick Hasselback, 3rd; Pete Noll,2nd, and George Weaver, lead.Substitutes are Emil Rittingerand Don McPherson.CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Championship honors for the 1949-50 Charles City OliverBowling l ea gue ended in a tie between teams representing Sheet Metal department and the Personnel De pa rtment. In a ddition to plant league honors, theSheet Metal keglers ca ptured team honors in the city tourney. left to rig ht: (backrow) Andy Miller, Leo Kerstetter, John Bryan, Fred Ha ines, and Vincent Lea rymembersof the Sheet Metal team, (front row) Greg Wurzer, Bob Watters, GeorgeVo nBe rg, Merritt Yancey and Pete Taylor- re presentatives of Personnel tea m.RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEEDTHE OLIVER CORPORATIONSECTION 34.66 P. L. & R.U.S. POSTAGEPAIDSouth Bend, IndianaPERMIT NO. 156
Origin:	1950-05
Publisher:	The Oliver Corporation
Source:	http://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16827coll9/id/5690
Collection:	Business & Industry
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Subjects:	Business enterprises--Indiana--Saint Joseph County Labor--Indiana Oliver Farm Equipment Company

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