Oliver Mirror March 1950

Description:	An employee newsletter. theOLIVER MIRRORVOLUME 2, No. 2Branch SuggestionPlan ImprovementNoted by KoegleCHICAGO, ILL.-A marked improvementin both number of suggestionssubmitted and the numberand amounts of awards presented,has been disclosed by D. W.Koegle, Branch Suggestion Secretaryin Chicago.In the month of December, 42suggestions were submitted bythe sales organization and in J anuary,38 employes turned in theirideas for improvemRnts. Duringthese two months, the percentageof suggestions received frombranches compared favorablywith plant performance duringthe same period. Payments haveshown a corresponding increase,resulting in several substantialawards.C. H. RouthRecently, C. H. Routh, a Dallasservice man, received an award of$100 for suggesting that the companyincorporate its warrantyclause on dealers delivery certificates.It was felt, by such action,that the company would be protectingitself from legal liability.If one suit is avoided because ofthis idea, the suggestion will haveproved its worth. This award isthe highest paid to date to anymember of the branch organization,and is equal in amount tothat which any OLIVER employehas received for an idea the savingsof which cannot be measured.Prospects GoodProspects for the future arebright, according to Mr. Koegle.Several more suggestions wereapproved for award at the mostrecent meeting of the suggestioncommittee. In addition, it is apparentthat the recent suggestionssubmitted show a marked improvementin quality, which is agood indication of what to expectin the future.(Cnntinued on Page 2, Col. 1)MARCH,DEEP SEA DIVER: Clevelands IrvWilliamson is shown above infull diving gear. Mr. Williamson,well-known diving expert, tells athrilling story of potential deathunderseas on page 8 of this issue.Battle Creek StoryThis issue of the Mirror featuresOliver As A Citizen ofBattle Creek. Turn to P age 4for this complete story.1950LOCALHllT.Estimated Earnings DecreaseBy 40% During First QuarterCHICAGO, ILL.- Alva w. Phelps, OLIVER President, has informed stockholdersthat net sales declined 28.3 percent for the first quarter ofthe fiscal year ended January 31, 1950 from sales for the same periodlast year. Estimated net earnings of the company for the first quarterB. C. Cagers WinBy Narrow MarginBULLETIN : The Battle Creek quintet repeatedtheir win over Springfield by a56 to 45 count, Saturday, March 4 .SPRI GFIELD, OHIO- Free throwswere the deciding factor betweenBattle Creek and Springfieldcagers Feb. 11. The Michiganquintet squeezed out a slim 62-60victory by making 12 of 21 freethrows, while Springfield hit 10 of23 tries from the black line. Bothteams scored 25 field goals.Springfield held a 17-11 lead atthe end of the first quarter, but(Continued on Page 8, Col. 2)dropped 40 percent compared tothe equivalent three month periodlast year.In terms of dollars, Mr. Phelpssaid that net sales amounted to$18,026,793 during the quarter.This is a d crease of more than$7,000,000 under the $25,137,588received from sales of the companysproducts during the kickoffquarter last year. Estimateddollar earnings for the periodrecently ended were $843,000 afterprovision for income taxes, comparedwith net earnings of $1,-411,000 last year.Vigorous CompetitionMr. Phelps stated that the returnof full and vigorous competitionin the sale of farm andindustrial equipment combinedwith the return of seasonal buyingby customers was largelyresponsible for the decline insales. He attributed the reducedearnings to the drop in sales andthe persistent and steady increasein costs for which a compensatingincrease in the prices of ourproducts has not been made.CLEVELAND, OHIO- Five of the girls of one of the Cleveland Office bowling teamspause for the cameraman. Left to right; Betty Hansar, Dorothy Clark, Jo Cinadr,Donna Grubbs and Katherine Pinkney are shown at the Tudor Lanes Bowling Alley.Both teams represent a cross section of the office, and rivalry is keen . These figures prove to everyonein the Oliver organization that thehoneymoon is over. Faced as weare today with production difficultiesand increased costs arising from steeland coal shortages, and with otherin creasing costs yet to be determined,we realize the most pressing necessityin years for efficient production ofquality products if our customers areto prefer and buy Oliver equipment.Our jobs and our security depend •nour success in this respect, the chiefexecutive concluded.2.theOLIVER ClJ MIRROR • March, 1950theOLIVER~MIRRORVOLUME 2 No. 2Published at Chicago, Ill., by and for themembers of the OLIVER Organization .The OLIVER Corporation400 W. Madison Street, Chicago 6, Ill.MARCH, 1950EditorHarold R. WenningerPlant EditorsBattle Creek .......... ...... ..... ... H. D. ThomasCharles City ....... .......... .. ..... R. C. WattersCleveland ...... .. ......... .... ............. Len OgleShelbyville ... ......... ...... ...... G. BlankenshipSouth Bend No. l __ __ __ ______ ............ Dick FrySouth Bend No. 2 ___________ ___ John TuoheySpringfield _________________ _____ __ __ __ Tom RobertsStaff PhotographersCharles Dillman Carl RabeTheron Tallman Alfred DeverellThebert DetrickEl GentryCleveland CagersWind Up SeasonCLEVELAND, OHIO- OLIVERSCleveland Plant, represented forthe first time on the hardwoodthis season, wrapped up its firstyear with nine wins and fourlosses.The competition in their ownIndustrial B league and theCity-Wide league has been tough,but the OLIVER cagers fought theirway into the finals of the CityWidechampionship against astrong and experienced CottonClub quintet. The final score wasCotton Club 32, OLIVER, 27.In the Northeast Industrialleague, OLIVER tied for secondplace in the first round with RelianceElectric, and at the presenttime, Reliance and OLIVER are tiedfor second place in the finalround.The team consists of Don Bergman(ca ptain) , Nick Balzoni,Nebo Casalina, Jim Cellini, JohnDelsantro, Angelo DeRosa, BillJacob, Bill OBryan, and ChuckSeymour. Sam Mills is the manager.Branch Suggestion(Continued from Page 1, Col. 1)C. N. Parkinson, blockman atHarrisburg, received $50 for amethod he suggested of greasingand painting the square tube andsleeve of the Model 15 Combine,to prevent them from sticking to-JACK H. WOKATYCLEVELAND $535.27LEWIS C. CAMPBELLSPRINGFIELD $409.00gether. This idea will enable thedealers to easily set up these combines,and save the companymoney on replacement parts forthese units.Still tops in the number ofaward winning suggestions isMrs. Oregene Eusey of Portland,Branch, who has won two. Hersuggestion, recommending a masterlist of available advertisingliterature, won an award of $25.Another suggestion recommendingthat certain forms be printedto line up with typewriter spacing,won her $10.Employes and Families AidedBy Plant Blood BankSafety Pays OffYour Car NeedsSpring Check-UpCHICAGO, ILL. - Spring meanshousecieaning time to the housewife,but to the man of the houseit should mean a safety checkupof the family automobile.Traffic experts estimate thatabout one out of every three carson the highway needs repairs, andpoint out that poor vehicle conditionis one cause of traffic accidentsthat could be eliminated.Brakes, lights and tires are themost important points for springcheckup. Brakes should take holdBy Jack TuoheySOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2) - Accidentsand illness usually occurat inopportune times. When bloodmay be required for transfusions,it is expensive and time consuming.The employes of Plant 2 havefew worries in this regard, forunder the guidance of Bob Davisand Everett Koontz, a permanentlist of blood donors has beenestablished.These men are willing at anytime to donate blood for any oftheir fellow employes or membersof their families.Simple PlanThe plan is simple; the employewho may find it necessaryto draw blood from the bank ofone of the citys hospitals notifiesthe Personnel Department. Thelist of donors is consulted, and thenecessary number of persons isselected on the basis of one pintof blood each. These donors thencontact the hospital and replacethe amount of blood drawn fromthe hospital bank.A life may be saved or an illnessshortened, and the employesbenefiting have been spared anadditional financial burden - allbecause Bob Davis and EverettKoontz, with the cooperation ofmany others, took the time to establisha list of 175 members ofthe organization willing to donatetheir blood.evenly and lights should be aimedcorrectly, it was pointed out.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2)- Kenny Harvey (center), Heat Treat Department,makes arrangements through Bob Davis (left) for blood donations for his wife, whorecently presented him with a brand new son. Bob Curtis (right) volunteers as adonor.tlte3. OLIVl!R L_._J MIRROR • March, 1950s~. , ,CLEVELAND, OHIO- Leo Grimes, O rder Billing Deportment, is shown with part ofhis large collection of U. S. mint (unused ) stamps. He recently began collectingplate number blocks, a favorite item with philatellists.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- (Left to right) Donald Elbe rfe ld, drill hand, Ralph Bethards,order packer, and Ral ph Elberfeld, drill operator, are three ex-G. 1.s who havecompleted enlisted service, and returned to the plant. The men, who served twelvemonths or more, had re-employment rights under the G. I. bill.PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWSAT RIGHT: CLEVELAND, OHIO- Dave Kazamek, Electrical Maintenance Foreman(right), is shown striking out to help keep his team (Machine Repair) tied for firstplace. Frank Schwartz, Depa rtment 14 (left), is shown preparatory to wiping outa spare. With the season turning the half way mark, Tool Room and MachineRe pair are tied for first.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Pla nt l )- V. J. Slack, Plant Safety Director, emphasizes theimportance of safe working practice to new employes. Forrest C. Baker, welder,(left) and Clement S. Tuszynski, hand straightener (right), who were just hired forthe Forge Division, receive timely instructions regarding safety glasses from Slack.SHELBYVILLE, ILL- In a Suggestion Plan, it is not only the high awards that areimportant, but the suggestor who su pports the plan and keeps trying even thou ghhis awards are small, that make the plan a success. Winners at Shelbyville are :(left to right, rear) Oscar Anderson, August West, Ralph Stevens, George Mechl ing ,Charles Earley, Boyd Pease, and Everett Stirrett. (left to right, front) Da le Dilley,Jack Fleming, Will Fredericks, and Leroy Griffith .OLI ERas a citizen ofBATTLE CREEKBy H. D. ThomasBATTLE CREEK, MICH.-Battle Creek, a community whosename resulted from a disagreement between a party of surveyorsand a small band of Indians during the last century,is located in the southwestern portion of the state of Michigan.Although predominantly noted as a Food Center, greaterBattle Creek boasts of a diversification of industry representedby more than 100 plants-the products of these plantsranging from cereals and prepared foods to heavy industrialand agricultural equipment.Among the larger companies in the city is OLIVERS BattleCreek plant, an organization whose growth and developmenthas paralleled that of the city. Born while the city wasin its infancy, the history of the company is closely relatedto the municipal developments that have taken place duringthe last one hundred years.Founded in 1848Founded in 1848 by John Nichols, the company of Nicholsand Shepard, forerunner of the present OLIVER plant, receivedCharter No. 1 under State of Michigan corporatelaws. John Nichols and David Shepard, fired with the ideaof building a thresher for the farmers of the great middlewestern wheat fields, developed in 1902, the Red RiverSpecial Thresher. This machine was the forerunner of thelater OLIVER Red River Special.During the early twenties, the company produced its firstcombine and corn picker, two widely known products nowmanufactured at the Battle Creek Plant. Today, Battle Creekplant still specializes in harvesting machinery, as it has forthe past 101 years, and is a citizen of the city of Battle Creek.City of Many ChurchesA glance at the city presents a picture of diversified industry,many fine lakes and parks for recreation, an up-todateand modern school system, three outstanding war-timegovernmental agencies (Fort Custer, Percy Jones GeneralHospital and W. K. Kellogg Airfield), a location on themainline of both the Grand Trunk and New York Centralrailroads, more than 60 churches, seven theaters, and tworadio stations.Battle Creeks residents find living pleasant. The majorityof the residential sections of the town occupy the higherBATTLE CREEKS METROPOLITAN AREA: (Upper left)- The business district iscompact, provides excellent store and office facilities, and is attractive in appearance.In left foreground is the Michigan National Bank, the building in the center,is the Security National Bank, and at far right is shown a portion of Central Tower.OLIVERS PLANT: (Center)- Located on the main thoroughfare passing through thecity, Olivers Battle Creek Plant represents an imposing array of well-maintainedbuildings. A SAFE AND CLEAN PLACE TO WORK (Lower left)- The Battle CreekPlant is the present recipient of the Presidents Award, for making the best recordin safety and good housekeeping. Ed Hessmer, Plant Safety Director, C. C. DrakeCompany Safety Director, and T. W. Kavanagh, Controller are shown observingHarold Ellers at work on motor floor in Package Department at one of last yearsgood housekeeping inspections.BATTLE CREEKS HOMES: (Upper left)- Battle Creek offers pleasant living in beautifulsurroundings. Typical of the residential sectors is one of the tree-lined streets inthe Orchard Park area. SCHOOLS (Upper right)-Excellent and progressive schoolsore provided for the children of the Food City. Typical of the advanced thoughtgiven to education, is the architects drawing of Coburn school, soon to be completed.This school will be one of the most modern in the nation .lands bordering the valleys and extending out in all directionsfrom the city. Complementing the residential andindustrial areas of the city are the many beautifully landscapedparks, completely equipped for recreational andoutdoor sports.Population of 55,00055,000 persons live within the 10.47 square miles of thecity limits; the greater metropolitan area includes approximately73,000. To keep these people informed on local,state and world events, is the job of the Battle Creek Enquirerand News, and radio stations WELL and WBCK.WELL has operated with a continuous license since 1923,and is one of the pioneers in the radio field. WBCK, a newcomer,is now 21 months old and a member of the MutualBroadcasting Company.Many excellent department and retail stores serve thetrading needs of the area, and for the travellers, the servicesof three major hotels are offered, the Post Tavern, Hart,and Williams House. The Post Tavern, located in the heartof the city, has one of the countrys outstanding art collections.The one institution that has done more to make BattleCreek the best known city of its size in the world is theBattle Creek Sanitarium. Noted for its special diets andvarious methods of cure and recovery, the San was a majorfactor in the development of the breakfast cereal industry.CJ;):)~..-:c~. :~z ;•· 0.; > :;) .... t .... :. ~ ~·~ -- t ? L t C.~l l .C r 6 .-_,. •Industrial Battle CreekIndustrially, Battle Creek has 24 major industries and theGreater Battle Creek area includes more than 100 plants.Best known of the industries are the two cereal plantsTheKellogg Company and Post Cereals Division of GeneralFoods. These plants, located near OLIVERS plant, are showplacesof Battle Creek, and their immaculate plants andlandscaped grounds attract many visitors. Other well-knownfood product manufacturers include the Weston BiscuitCompany, Battle Creek Food Company. This latter companyis known throughout the world, as a manufacturer of healthfoods.Outstanding among other industries, are the Eaton ManufacturingCompany (Valve Division) - one of the largestmanufacturers of auto and airplane valves, and the ClarkEquipment Company, producer of ma e ·al handling equipment.Other manufacturers, such as The AB Stove Divisionof the Detroit Stove Company, American-Marsh Company,United Steel and Wire, Goss Printing Press Company, MichiganCarton, and International Printing Ink may all befound in the Battle Creek industrial family.Recreational ActivitiesThe story of OLIVER, as a citizen in Battle Creek wouldbe incomplete, without mentioning the city recreational facilitiesand programs.~.d..!.1.~.!.1.. ...•. -FOOD CITY OF THE WORLD: (Lower left)-Shown below is the packing room whereworld famous Kellogg Corn Flakes are packed. Kellogg has six plants, located infive countries, and visitors to the plant are impressed with the immaculate cleanlinessof this huge cereal manufacturing operation. (Lower right)-Known the worldover, Post Cereals Division of General Foods is one of Battle Creeks oldest andlargest industries. In the right fo reground is shown the original little White Barnin which C. W. Post began operations January 1, 1895, while immediately behindit is the Grape-Nuts Flakes building.An outstanding event held in the city each year i theNational Amateur Baseball Tournament (the Little WorldSeries of amateur baseball) of the American BaseballCongress. In addition to serving as President of the A.B.C.,C. 0 . Brown, nationally known sports figure, has been themain influence in organizing the Battle Creek Health andRecreation Association. This non-profit organization waformed to provide the people of the city with outstandingathletic events and entertainment throughout the year.Within the city park system are found such facilities asthe Youth Building, housing an excellent gym, swimmingpool and game rooms, and Bailey and P ost parks, frequentlythe cene of many hotly conte ted baseball games duringthe summer months. Swimming, boating and fishing facilitiesare unexcelled.During the winter months, park area and tream affordkating rink , and in addition, bowling, ba ketball and huffleboardprovide entertainment for tho e preferring indoorentertainment.Cultural PursuitsBattle Creek does not confine it intere t to sport alone,but is inten ely intere ted in the art . Mu ical interest runthe gamut from Bebop to Grand Opera, and the Battle CreekSymphony Orchestra, ha received wide acclaim. In addition,music always enjoys a big year-and 1949 providedthree Grand Opera performances, a double measure of ymphonyorche tra concerts, notable tars in recital, band musicand choral inging.For the art lover, the city offer the C. W. Post art collectionon exhibit in the Post Tavern Hotel and in the Po tCereals Club House.Augmenting the iovely park are the 120 land caped acre ,known as the Leila Arboretum area and the W. K. KelloggBird Sanctuary, a few hort mile from downtown BattleCreek.Excellent UtilitiesOLIVER, as a citizen in Battle Creek, appreciates the fineelectric power system, natural ga , and splendid water sy -tem. In addition, a modern ewage disposal plant and extrapublic parking area afford low cost parking, and city policeand fire departments are second to none.Modern SchoolsA a service to the public and especially the children arethe outstanding school . Under excellent and progressiveleadership, the Battle Creek Public School system housepupils in some of the finest chools to be found anywhere.Pre ently in the construction tage i the new Coburn chool,named for a man long associated with the chool a Superintendent.By the standards set forth by the chief of theschool housing section of the United State Office of Education,the Coburn chool meet tandards for the year 1970.This school of tomorrow will be of one story structure,located on 10 to 12 acre of land, with extensive, well arrangedplayground space. The present city schools includeexcellent playground areas, gyms, many have pools and inmost instances, the locations leave little to be desired.Participation in Civic AffairsAs citizens in the city of Battle Creek, employes ofThe OLIVER Corporation play an active part in inter-industrialBATTLE CREEKS PRODUCTS: During the early twenties, the company produced itsfirst combine and corn picker. Successive engineering developments hove resultedin the present Model 2 Corn Master Corn Picker (upper left), Model 15 Groin MosterCombine (center), and the Model 33 Self-Propelled Groin Moster Combine (lowerleft). This machinery has justly earned the claim of saving more of the formerscrops of groin.Dorothy Babcock Lew Parrottactivities and civic activities that center around and requirethe support of industry. The continuous improvement ofbuildings and lands owned by the company falls into linewith the general progressiveness of the community. Asgroups working toward a common goal, both the plant managementorganizations and the plant and office unions strivetoward a goal of making Battle Creek a finer place in whichto live and enjoy life.Individually, the 850 employes of the plant are active inpractically all civic affairs. J. R. Mohlie, Plant Manager,works for the community by participating in the CommunityChest, Red Cross, Health and Recreation Association, andothers. In addition to these activities, Ray is a loyal followerof the OLIVER teams that compete in the civic baseball,basketball and golf leagues. Also, he is a member of boththe OLIVER bowling league and the golf league.Oliver Tops in SportsIn recreational activities, OLIVER representatives are againat the top. Very few of the other Battle Creek plant employesenter as wholeheartedly into the various competitiveleagues as do the Farm Implement men. For the fourth consecutiveyear, the OLIVER basketball team is after the basketballcrown in the top flight AA basketball league. Winnersin the years 1946, 194 7 and 1948, the local quintet has thefirst round title sewed up, and is assured of a place in thechampionship playoff. In 1948 the Battle Creek OLIVER base-PLANT UNION (Lower left )- Battle Creeks shop employes are represented by Local444 UA W-AFL. Union President William Gresley is shown conferring with PersonnelMa nager William Schader. PLANT TEAM (Lower right)- The story of Bottle Creekwould be incomplete without showing one of its several athletic teams. This is thebaseball team which won the City AA Championship in 1948, and was runner-upin 1949. The plants basketball team has also distinguished itself by winning thecity championship for three consecutive years (46 47 48).Harold Ludwick Clifford MahoneyOUR PLANT EMPLOYES: The men and women (above) are typical of theOliver Organization. Dorothy Babcock, payroll department clerk, joined Oliver in1945. Lew Parrott, Traffic Manager, has been a member of the organization forforty years. Active in civic and plant affairs, l.ew truly represents the position ofOliver in the community. Harold Ludwick, gang press operator, typifies the WorldWar II veterans who are part of Oliver. Harold, who joined the company threeand one half years ago, is married, and the father of three children . CliffordMahoney, threading machine operator, has nine years of service with the company.Cliff is active in civic and plant affairs, and is Secretary-Treasurer of Local 444, theshop bargaining unit.ball nine won the city title and went all the way to the semifinalsfor the National Amateur crown before losing out.Within the plant is found a very active ten team bowlingleague. These teams compete yearly in the city and statetournaments, as well as within the OLIVER league. For thepast few summers a golf league has played matches throughoutthe spring, summer and fall on a weekly basis. The RepairsDepartment boasts of the city golf match play championin Harry Lankford, one of the outstanding amateurgolfers within the state.Success of the Battle Creek Plant athletic program canbe oirectly traced to the support of management and theindividual efforts of Don Estelle, Supervisor of the CostDepartment. Don managed and organized early OLIVERteams, and through the years these teams have received localand state recognition. In addition to Don, other menwho have contributed greatly to plant athletics include:Jack Hampton, Jack Ellis, Don Coss, Max Corless, BillJohnson, Monte Shawver, and Dick Newell.Summarizing the Battle Creek picture, it may be said thatthe city offers its residents a community of progress, unlimitedopportunities and the possibility of a full life enjoyedin pleasant surroundings. Its predominant industries andlargest plants represent those which originated in BattleCreek. They have attained growth and international fameas the community grew and prospered.8. • Mar~h , 1950Scorpion in Divers Helmet IAffords Unforgettable Thrill ~~~~~~~~~~Selling Safety at ShelbyvillePictu re on Page 1ED. NOTE: To most of us a deep seadive w ould be a thrill in itself,but add the presence of a deadlyscorpion, and it becomes a bLoodchillingexperience. Mr. Williamson,world-renowned diver andClevelan ds plant superintenden t,tells the story in his own w or ds.CLEVELA D, OHIO - We weredown at the docks at Key Westwaiting for trucks loaded withdividing gear to arrive from NewYork. Finally, about 2:30 in themorning, they arrived, and theheavy gear was piled on the dock.Bright and early the next morningthe gear was stored on theboat, and we sailed out to location.At 9: 30 I was dressed andlowered over the side of the boat.The regular sound of the airstarted hissing into my helmet,and the light became dimmer asI dropped down into the water.Felt Tickling SensationT w;:i~ only down a few fa thomswhen I felt something like a ticklingfeeling inside my suit. I calledover my telephone and asked thecrew to stop lowering me, althoughI could see nothing wrong.Once again, I was lowered a fewmore fathoms when suddenly Ifelt something like a :file pass overmy right ear. I yelled-Stop.The crew immediately broughtmy descent to a halt. I looked withhorror across my face plate - insidemy diving helmet was a fou rinch scorpion, his hooked tailfilled with deadly poison!Split Second DecisionA million thoughts went throughmy mind, and I felt cold perspirationbreaking out all over me.The first thought I had was topush my head against the faceplate to kill the insect, but at thesame time I realized that if Imissed him, I would have declaredwar and would have astinging good time, because Icouldnt use my hands within mysuit.Suddenly the thought came tome that a few weeks before whenI had been working with the MayoClinic experimenting with heliumoxygen neon gasses and pressureson many insects, we had putthem to sleep by high pressure. Iimmediately reached up andturned off the spill air valve ,which meant that air coming intothe suit would not be exhausted.My suit immediately inflated likea balloon, and in short order Ipopped to the surface.I. A. Will ia mson is shown going overthe sid e in a dive off the Florida coast.Bob Ripley used his experience on oneof his Believe It Or Not prog rams -1 he fi r :;~ sc~ r r:i::-:. ~h~ t ~:1 2: L ,. ..:~ ... V :; ~in Will iamsons helmet.Once on the surface, I was lassoedand roped into the boat andthe crew unscrewed my helmet.Lifting the face plate, they foundthat the scorpion had actuallybeen put to sleep by the immensepressu re, and they knocked himoff onto the deck. About fifteenminutes later, when I was readyto go down again, one of the crewmembers yelled-Look at thatscorpion. He actually started towalk across the deck, after re gainingconsciousness.B. C. Cagers Win(Continued from Page 1, Col. 3)fell behind at the half. Springfieldrallied in the third (43-40),but a final surge by Battle Creeknosed them out.Cleveland PlantSupervisory AdditionsCLEVELAND, OHIO- Cyril FletcherRobert W. Mowery, and Joseph R.Sikory have been added to theProduction Control Department aDepartmental Dispatch Foremen.Jf.JJ)j,~f:l1,11,[ltlll A safety program is no better than , qj Ii its participants. A safe worker is abenefit not only to hims elf, but to hisfellow workers as well. The ShelbyvillePlant has a good safety program, butit can be improved through stickingclosely to safety rules by all concerned .Dale Dilley is we ll aware of the val ueof safety glass after he was struck bya particle of cast iron which travelled35 feet. The pa rticle broke the lens ofthe conventional glasses he was wearing,and cut a Y2 inch gash below his left eye.SHELBYVILLE, ILL.-ShelbyvillesPlant Safety Director Bob Sylvester, like our other safetydirectors, believes in selling safetyaround the clock and h elping employesmake it a definite part oftheir work habits.Members of the organizationhave before them at all timessafety slogans, articles in TheOliver P ress (plant newspaper) ,and bulletin board posters. In addition,large signs with letters 30inches high are painted in conspicuousplaces about the plantreminding workers that - Thisis Your Home Away From Homeand Safety First.Plant ReactionsAnd what do the members ofthe Shelby ville think of this?Here are a few reactions:A. B. Hood, President of ShelbyvilleLodge No. 1633, I.A.M., says:RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEEDTHE OLIVER CORPORATIONEver ett Stirrett, Radial Dr illOperator, believes, The p rese ntsafety program is good . Like eve ry thingelse it can be improved, but ifeveryone holds to our present planwe can set an enviable record . Im for the safety program 100%,says Robert Rose, assembler. Wehave a good safety record and canmaintain and better it by closer cooperationof all concerned.Thu , it is easy to understandwhy safety is a definite part ofevery employes work habits atShelbyville. When a breach ofsafety rules occurs, the SafetyCommittee uses the plant newspaper,the camera and word ofmouth to show everyone w h ythis accident occurred and how itcould have been avoided.Visual DisplaysWhen one of the shear operatoron the night shift lost his finger,a very effective display was madat his machine. A board was attachedto the machine with theglove the operator was wearing atthe time of the accident andheaded: Lost 1 .Finger- 140 DaysLost Time. As the day shiftcame on, they were routed pastthe machine where the grim reminderthat accidents do happen,was displayed .Yes, safety will mean somethingwhen everyone makes it part ofhis working habits, and thinkssafely both at home and while atwork.SECTION 34.66 P. L. & R.U. S. POSTAGEPAIDSouth Bend, IndianaPERMIT NO. 156
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