Oliver Mirror April 1951

Description:	An employee newsletter theOLIVER MIRRORVOLUME 3, No. 4 APRIL, 1951Premiere Showing ofFilm AttractsOliver2,000 PeopleMcCord Named NPAFarm Equipment DirectorVANDALIA, ILL.- Adverse weatherconditions could not dim thbrilliance of the premiere showingof the OLIVER film, Neighborsof the Land, shown March 12 inthe community high school inVandalia, Illinois, before an estimatedcrowd of 2,000 people, whobraved rain, fog, and mud to attend.This color-sound film was producedby The OLIVER Corporationin collaboration with the SoilConservation Service of theUnited States Department of Agriculture,and was developed tohighlight the neighbor-groupapproach to soil conservation,which is advocated by the SCS.In short, this brilliant, instructive,and interesting film tells thestory of neighborly farmers, whowork together as a group inorder to plan and carry out thesoil conservation practices theyneed to make their farm landsmore productive.The picture was filmed in FayetteCounty, Illinois, and localSeminary Township farmers, uponwhose lands the film was taken,are principal players in the production.Many of the farmers inthis area are loyal OLIVER customers.Taking a prominent part in thedirection of the film and the con -servation practices demonstratedwere SCS authorities and the Illinoisfarm advisor in FayetteCounty, J. B. Turner.Featured speaker on th programwas Dr. Hugh H. Bennettof Washington, D. C. conservationservice chief. Dr. Bennettremarked that the battle to saveresources we have now, coupledwith the job of restoring and expandingthem for future generations,will tax the skill of themost learned; but he added,Were really getting along in thisconservation business faster thanmost p ople realize, and that isbecause were all working tog-:ther better.Oliver Officials AttendAlva W. Phelps, chairman ofthe board, M. S. Tucker, vicepresident in charge of distribution,0. E. Eggen, vice presidentand director of engineering, andother top management officialswere present for the pr mi reshowing.Following the film, R. H.Musser, regional director of theSCS, presented a scroll and insigniato Mr. Phelps honoringhim as a member of the SoilConservation Society.The master-of-ceremonies wasLeon Cassity, district conservationist.Films Soon AvailableAdditional prints of this topflightfilm have been producedand will soon be distributedthroughout the nation by SCS regionaloffices. The pictur shouldbe available for local groups, asHeads Raw MaterialProcurement DivisionW ASHI GTOr - A. King McCordhas been appointed Director ofthe Agricultural Machinery andImplement Division of the NationalProduction Authority byManly Fleischmann Administratorof the defense agency.Th new division under Mr.McCords direction will workwith the United States Departmentof Agriculture and the NPAto develop a program which willenable manufacturers in this industryto maintain operations atwell as OLIVER Corporation plants,in the not-too-distant future.When this film is ready for publicdistribution, interested groupsmay obtain one by contactingtheir district conservationist ornearest OLIVER dealer.VANDALIA, ILL- One of the highlights of the program, following the premiereshowing of the OLIVER film, Neighbors of the Land, was the presentation of ascroll and insignia to Alva W. Phelps, chairman of the board, honoring him as amember of the Soil Conservation Society. R. H. Musser, left, regional director ofthe SCS, made the presentation.WASHINGTON, D. C.- A. King McCord,OLIVER president, is shown signing hisappointment papers as NPA FarmEquipment Director.a rate which will insur ad quatefarm equipment for the nationsfood needs.Farm organization leaders defenseauthorities and other governmentofficials have warnedthat steel and other scarce rawmaterials are required for farmequipment to avoid the possibilityof a serious decline in foodproduction in the United States.Nevertheless, material shortageshave now become general amonglarge and small companies in theindustry. Mr. McCord said thatwork has already been undertakento plan and direct deliveryof steel to manufacturers in thisvital field, many of whom havb en forced to cut productionschedules.Mr. McCord will be assisted inthe development and administrationof the division by a competentstaff of executives drawnfrom other companies in the industry,and by representatives ofgovernment. He will continu tobe president and a director ofOLIVER, and to take an active partin the company s affairs.the2. OLIVER~ MIRROR • APRIL, 1951theOLIVER~MIRRORVOLUME 3 No. 4Published at Chicago, Ill., by and for themembers of the OLIVER Organization.The OLIVER Corporation00 W. Madison Street, Chicago 6, Ill.APRIL, 1951EditorR. S. OverholserPlant Edito rsBottle Creek .. .... .... .. .................. Dove RichCharles City ........................ Don SchloderCleveland ... ... ...... .... .... .. ........ Jomes LoweShelbyvi lle .. ... ... ... ........ ..... W. RichardsonSouth Bend No. l ........... ...... ....... Dick FrySouth Bend No. 2 ..... .... ....... John TuoheySpringfie ld ............ .............. Tom RobertsStoff PhotographersCharles Dillman Co rl RobeTheron Tollman Alfred DeverellThebert Det rickEl GentryJack FortRecent PromotionsCongratulations are · extendedby members of The OLIVER Corporationto the following menwho have recently been promoted.ClevelandVincent Borleff, Foreman, Department10; George Homa, InternalAuditor; Rudolph Prijatel,Dispatch Foreman, ProductionControl Department; John Tomko,Senior Product Engineer.South Bend 1Donald Kuska, Asst ChiefEngineer; Chester KazmerczakForeman, G. I. Core Room; WesleyNeuman, Foreman, ForgeShop 2; Nathan Boyer Foreman,G. I. Core Room· John Kocsis,Foreman, Forge Shop 1; JackMorehouse, Foreman, Shipping.South Bend 2Park Smith, Foreman, Auto- ·matic Screw Machines; RobertStatzell, Project Engineer.Charles CityLyman Collins, Tool RoomForeman; Willard Miller, ForemanDiv. 8; Walter Rose, ForemanDiv. 2; A. G. Obermeier, AsstShop Superintendent; J . L. Fritze,Divisional Foreman; ThomasClammer, Foreman Small Casting.38 Employes Have RetiredUnder Pension PlanSOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 1)-Members of the pension board at South Bend areengrossed in the discussion of pension problems. Left to right, William Wagner,pension board secretary; personnel manager, Roger Leslie; and pension boardrepresentatives of local 112, Elvin E. Smith; James L. Bigelow; and Thomas H.Hocker.CHICAGO, ILL.- Through the OLIVERpension plan for hourly paidemployes, 38 employes have retiredto-date. These 38 retiredemployes receive benefits eachmonth totaling $3,7 0, includingsocial security.The honor of being the firstOLIVER man to retire under thisplan belongs to Stanley Frasz, aformer employe of South Bend 1.Leading the way in retirementsis South Bend Plant 1, where 31employes have turned in theirtools for a more leisurely way oflife. At Charles City, four haveretired, while three have retiredfrom the Battle Creek plant. Shelbyvillehas had no retirements. AtSpringfield, the fifth plant participatingin the OLIVER plan, no pensionplan has been put in to effectas yet. This condition arises fromdisagreement as to the forms andprocedures necessary to put theplan into effect. Forms and proceduressimilar to those suggestedby the company at Springfield arenow being used at other plantswhere The OLIVER Hourly PaidEmployes Pension Plan is in effect.Benefits under The OLIVER HourlyPaid Employes Pension Plan,which has been described as oneof the very finest, are paid froma trust fund established by TheOLIVER CoqlOration into which onlythe company makes monetarycon tri bu tions.A joint pension board, consistingof three members appointedby plant management and threeby the local union, administsrsthe plan at each plant. Each p2nsionboard also has a secretary,who handles administrative detailsand serves as contact manbetween the board and employes.The pension board secretariesare: M. William Wagner, SouthBend 1; Thomas H. Maddox BattleCreek· Harold L. Meurer,Charles City; William D. Richardson,Shelbyville; and ThomasR. Roberts, Springfield. Thesemen will be happy to answer anyquestions that you may have concerningthe plan.Detailed booklets describing theoperation of The OLIVER HourlyPaid Employes Pension Plan havebeen distributed to all SouthBend Plant 1 employes, and willbe available for employes at theother plants in the near future.Life Begins At 40,Not 40 Miles Per HourThe old saying Life begins at40 refers to years of age, notmiles per hour Dr. Richard L.Willis, chief medical director ofThe Mutual Life Insurance Companyof New York said recently,urging the American motorist toexercise more caution behind thesteering wheel.He issued a report, covering thecompanys mortality experience-• ,, ..:i MEN WITH IDEAS!~- MAURICE McCANN~~:BATTLE CREEK $1200.63t* [ JAMES W. RHOADS ; l SPRINGFIELD $1190.25~· llJAMES SHILLING ~1MARVIN KALTENBACHCOLUMBUS $1123.60 ·- & .,;;C --,, LEROY COZIERSPRINGFIELD $981 .76[;>·~ ...MAURICE McCANN ~~BATTLE CREEK $708.51··;·JOSEPH MAGRUM hBATTLE CREEK $705.58 ~ 1H~l!-: -1 JOHN BURT fSPRINGFIELD $615.80~ N. S. BOYERSo. Bend Plant No.1 $600.47fHTED FRANKCHARLES CITY $583.58ROY RENZENBRINK~·:. CLEVELAND $548.97cfl _,_,:.;:%......:iiii::.for 1950, which showed that automobilemishaps accounted for fourout of every ten accidental deathsamong the companys policyholdersduring the year.Diseases of the heart and circulatorysystem accounted for 58.9percent of all fatalities, while cancertook a toll of 16.2 percent andaccidents 4.9 percent.Spring housecleaning is thetime to dis-harm your home, theNational Safety Council advises.the3. OLIVER MIRROR • APRIL, 1951S~-BATTLE CREEK, MICH.- Coss, number 9, and Hampton, number 7, of Battle Creekvie for possession of the ball with Pyles, 3, and Irwin, 8, of Springfield. In thebackground is Newton of Battle Creek, while number 5 is Starr of Springfield.This OLIVER tiff was won by Battle Creek, 94-55.CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Five export men visited the Charles City plant recently forthe purpose of obtaining basic information on the servicing of new fleet tractors,engines, diesel equipment, and hydra-lectric units. From left to right, they are:Nelson Gue lfi, from Montevideo, Uruguay; Jay D. Taylor, order editor, from exportoffice, Chicago; Efra im Zur from Haifa, Israel; J. J . Dorwin, service manager, CharlesCity plant; Kadri Uludag, Ankara, Turkey; Enrique J . Eraso, Caracas, Venezuela .PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWSCLEVELAND, OHIO- Lloyd Lade ll, (right) owner and operator of amateur ra diosta tion W8ZMH, sends out a message. Lloyd, chief tool designer at the Clevelandplant, has contacted many foreign countries. (Story on Page 5).SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- A team composed entirely of OLIVER employes has beengiving a good account of itself in the basketball competition at the local Y.M.C.A.,winning about 80 per cent of its games. Team members are, sta nding, left to rig ht :Claude Bascome; Donald Toliver; and Phillip Harris. Kneeling, left to ri ght: Fran kl inJackson, and Greek Gray.VANDALIA, ILL- Delivering the feature address at the premiere sh owing of theOLIVER film, Neighbors of the Land , was Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, co nservation servicechief from Washington, D. C. In the background is Leon Cassity, district conservationist,who was master-of-ceremonies for the premiere.the4. OLIVER MIRROR • APRIL, 1951Former OliveriteKilled In NavyOn Thursday, March 15,1951, Charles Whiteman, U. S.Navy, lost his life in a tragicaccident that took the lives ofseveral of his shipmates too,when the life boat in whichthey were returning to theirship, capsized off Norfolk, Virginia.Charlie, 24 years of ageat the time of his death, operateda radial drill at SouthBend Plant 2 (department 47)from October, 1947, until hisreenlistment in August, 1950.He is survived by his wife anda son, and leaves behind a hostof friends at Plant 2.Donald SchladerJoins Mirror StaffCHARLES CITY, IOWA- Along withhis other assignments in the personneldepartment, Don Schladerhas taken over the duties ofplant editor at Charles City, replacingDick Overholser who wasrecently transferred to the Chicagooffice. Don joined the per-onnelstaff of The OLIVER CorporationApril 1, 1951.Don is no stranger to theCharles City area, having beenreared on a local farm. One of hissisters, Marian Monaghan, is anOLIVER employe in the purchasingdepartment.Prior to his graduation fromLoras College in Dubuque, Iowa,with a B.A. degree last June, Donspent 22 months in the Navy, fifteenmonths overseas.Although he is single at present,we have heard from reliablesources that this situation willsoon be changed.If you have any newsworthyitems, contact Don and he willsee that it receives the recognitionit deserves.1500 Delegates AttendSafety ConferenceBy Dick FrySOUTH BEND, IND.- OLIVER Corporationrepresentatives from bothSouth Bend plants played keyroles in the twelfth annual NorthernIndiana-Southern MichiganSafety Conference held hereMarch 6 and 7.The two day conference attractedmore than 1,500 delegatesfrom this area, and was the biggestand most successful of itstwelve year history.Assuming important roles inthe conference were V. J . Slack,OLIVER plant 1 safety director,who this year is serving as generalchairman of the IndustrialSafety Section, Safety Council ofthe South Bend Association ofCommer ce, which sponsored theparley; Martin J. Lefler, Plant 1manager, as well as other managementand employe representativesof Plants 1 and 2.Mr. Slack headed a five manindustrial committee of the IndustrialSafety Section, whichplanned the two day conference.Mr. Lefler served as generalchairman of the opening session,which was attended by more thanthirty OLIVER representatives.Featured speakers during theconference were Edward McFaul,serious-humorist from Chicago;Frederick Cretors, deputy directorof civil defense of Indiana;Harvey C. Marmaduke of theexecutive department of the IllinoisCentral Railroad, and EmilL. Krejci, works manager of theHammond Works, American SteelFoundries, Hammond, Indiana.Climaxing the two day sessionwas the annual conference banquet,which attracted more than700 persons and represents thelargest crowd to break bread forPictured above are the latest additions to the MIRROR staff. Don Schlader, left, hasrecently assumed his duties as editor at Charles City, while Bill Richardson has takenover at Shelbyville.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- One of the 500 Springfield employes who benefited from thefree chest x-ray examinations sponsored by the Clark County Tuberculosis and Pub licHealth League was Charles Archer, material handler. Assisting in the process isMrs. Middleton, an x-ray technician for the State Department of Health .the interest of safety in the historyof Indiana. Representing theOLIVER Corporation at a specialindustrial-executive head tablewere Mr. Lefler and C. W. Shider,manager of plant 2.Among 610 fleet operators whoreceived safety council lapel pinsfor outstanding driving recordsfrom the Honorable Leland L.Smith, Secretary of State of Indiana,were three fleet operatorsfrom The OLIVER Corporation. E.Winkel received a four yearaward; L. Andrzejewski, a fiveyear award; and R. Marvin, a 12year award. These three awardwinners are employes of plant 1.Springfield Employes:Do Not Read ThisBATTLE CREEK, MICH.-In a returngame, the OLIVER basketballteam from Battle Creek againoverpowered the Springfield Oliveritesby a score of 94-55.The Battle Creek quintet enjoyedtheir greatest scoring spreeof the season in the second half,as they poured 58 points throughthe well-worn basket. Big gunfor Battle Creek was Galen Newton,who caged 23 points. Pylesled Springfield with 22 points.This concluded a most successfulseason for the boys fromMichigan, who can boast of anoverall record of 31 wins andonly six losses.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Fifteen seconds!Did you ever stop to realizejust what all can happen in thisshort space of time?In fifteen seconds, a well conditionedathlete can run 150yards. In fifteen seconds some ofour faster airplanes can traveltwo and a half miles. And fifteenseconds, well spent, may meanthe difference between life anddeath.Five hundred Springfield employesrecently devoted fifteenseconds of their time to help insurethemselves from the ravagesof tuberculosis; for, you see, fifteenseconds is all of the timethat is required to undergo achest X-ray examination. To losefifteen seconds now rather thanfifteen years in a sanatoriumlater, seems like a profitable timeexchange.The Clark County Tuberculosisand Public Health League in cooperationwith the Springfieldplant, set up a mobile X-ray unitnear the personnel office for thepurpose of giving free X-rays toall plant employes, who wishedto be examined. Foundry employeswere excepted, since theyare checked by X-ray examinationat periodic intervals anyway.In a period of four hour ,over 500 employes were X-rayed.We are happy to report that everyone of the 500 X-rays turned outnegatively.If you have recently moved, besure to notify the personnel departmentof your new address sothat their records may be keptup-to-date.s. OLIVER C MIRROR • APRIL, 1951Two Oliver Plants JoinThe Wise Ovvl ClubBy Bill RichardsonWise: Intelligence. Owl: GoodEyes. These words are closely relatedas far as Americans are concerned.Safety Glasses: An IntelligentMeans Of Keeping Good Eyes.To the Shelbyville employe, thesephrases are all synonymous andreflect the reasoning behind theintroduction of the Wise OwlClub in The Biggest Little Plantin OLIVER .On March 8, 1951, the fourcharter members of the club werepresented with their certificates,badges, and pens to signify toothers the advantages of wearingsafety glasses, for these four menhave had the sight of at least oneeye saved through the wearing ofsafety glasses.By preserving their sight(through the common-sense observanceof safety rules) , ClaudeStokes, Clarence Smith, BobYoung, and Bill Love, automaticallybecame eligible for membershipin the Wise Owl Club,which is sponsored by the NationalSociety for the Prevention ofBlindness.A skeptical person may ask,How can you say that a manseyesight was saved by safetyglasses? What type of accidentmakes one eligible for membershipin the Wise Owl Club?These can best be answered bydescribing an experience of aman, who is now a member ofthe Club.A Typical CaseBob Young, experimental engineer,was observing a co-workerusing a chisel as a wedge tospread two parts made of springsteel. Without warning, the chiselbecame dislodged from the manshand and streaked toward Bob.Not being able to move in time,he was still in the direct path ofthe chisel as it struck the rightlens of his safety glasses, witha shattering force. Today Bob hashis Wise Owl certificate, his WiseOwl pens, and the sight of botheyes.This is just one example of aman who has had his eyes savedthrough the use of safety glasses.There are thousands of other similarcases.If you have any further doubtsabout these small but essentialeye protectors known as safetyglasses, talk to a person whowears the Wise Owl Badge. I amsure that they will be happy tospend some time with you, andif they can not sell you safetyon the line, nobody can; for likethe Wise Old Owl, these peopleknow the value of eye protection.They learned the easy way.South Bend ClubAt South Bend Plant 2, personnelmanager J ack Tuohey statesthat a Wise Owl Club has recentlybeen formed there also. ToddyMcintyre of the lathe departmentis the charter member of thisclub.Did you ever stop to realizehow dependent we are upon oureyesight? Most of us use our eyestwo-thirds of the time or about16 hours out of each 24. In theaverage life -span of 65 years, thismeans that we are using our eyesfor work or pleasure a total ofapproximately 43 years or 13,800days, 376,000 hours, or 22,600,000minutes. Is there any time duringyour working hours when youcan afford to be without youreyesight for even one hour?SHELBYVILLE, ILL.-(right) Plant managerC. R. Rogers presents wise owlcertificate to fou r Shelbyvi lle employes,who are charter members of the newlyorganized Wise Owl Club. Picturedabove are Mr. Rogers, Claude Stokes,Bill Love, Cla rence Smith, and BobYoung . Which do you choose- safetyglasses or a glass eye?The Case OfKenneth Q. SpreckConsider the case of KennethQ. Spreck. Are you as careless ashe?A grinder named Kenneth Q.Spreck,Wore his goggles south of hisneck,A piece from a dieJet-propelled to his eyeAnd made him on optical wreck.Wear Your Goggles!Traffic accidents since 1900 havekilled almost twice as manyAmericans as have been killed inaction or died of wounds in all thenations wars, the National SafetyCouncil says.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2)-Surrounded by fellow employes of the lathe departmentof plant 2, Toddy Mcintyre, left, accepts from departmental foreman, Al Ake,his insig nia of membership in the Wise Owl Club of America. Toddy is the chartermember of the recently-formed pla nt 2 chapter of the club. Inset shows the wise owlemblem.~H. CH DO . . ?Yt7V · ~M fJ ~ • .BeingIsA HamHis Meat(Picture Page 3)CLEVELAND, OHIO - During thepast few months articles have appearedin the MIRROR telling ofOLIVER employ es in Charles Cityand Springfield who are amateurradio operators . Recently welearned of another rabid radioham. He is Lloyd Ladell, chieftool designer from our Clevelandplant.Lloyds first introduction to radiowas shortly after the firstworld war, when receivers werecrystal sets and coils were woundon Mothers Oats boxes. Sincethat time, he has built every typereceiver imaginable - from thesqueeling Copp circuit to the superheterodyne.In 1940 he learned the MorseInternational Code and began tostudy for the written examination,since each operator mustpass a code speed of 13 words perminute, sending and receiving,and a written technical test witha passing grade of 70.(Cont. on Page 8, Col. 2)6.theOLIYER~MIRROR • APRIL, 1951Men With Many IdeasGiven RecognitionCHICAGO, ILL.- For the last twoyears, a suggestion ladder hasbeen printed in each monthly issueof the MIRROR, naming theten largest suggestion award winnersin The OLIVER Corporation.This ladder is established on thebasis of a single, accepted suggestionaward.But what about the employewho has had a number of suggestionsaccepted- none of whichis large enough to place him onthe Men With Ideas ladder???These men and their awards areobscured by the large suggestionaward winner; however, they arecontinually submitting acceptablesuggestions. They are the menwith many ideas, and they too,deserve recognition.With this thought in mind, anew type of suggestion ladder isprinted on this page, listing employeswho have had at least 12suggestions accepted, and the totalaward value of their suggestions.Topping this new ladder isRaymond Forycki of South Bend1, who has turned in the staggeringtotal of 111 suggestions, 38of which have been accepted.This has netted him a total of$405.27.William Foster, a Battle Creekemploye, leads in the percentageof awards accepted. (This is basedon those who have had 10 ormore suggestions accepted.) Of17 suggestions submitted, Bill hashad 13 approved, for a battingpercentage of 760. This has increasedhis bank account by$234.10.The man who has profited mostfrom the OLIVER suggestion planis Springfields LeRoy Cozier,who has pocketed the tidy sumof $1920.66, by putting his ideason paper. Roy has turned in 33suggestions and has had 18 realcost savers accepted, for a battingaverage of 550 percent.A ladder of this type will bepublished at periodic intervals inthe MIRROR, so that the manwith many ideas will be recognizedfor his invaluable contributionto the OLIVER suggestion plan.The first column of figures indicatesthe number of suggestionsthat have been accepted, whilethe last column gives the totalvalue of these awards.No. ofSugg. Amt.Raymond Forycki 38 $ 405.27S. Bend 1Harold Wilsey 23 $ 713.32Battle CreekBernie Budzinski 19 $ 205.54S. Bend 1LeRoy Cozier 18 $1920.66SpringfieldRichard Williams 18 $ 471.08Battle CreekHarry Thornton 17 $ 393.18Battle CreekWilliam Foster 13 $ 234.10Battle CreekJulius Bartz 13 $ 190.00Charles CityWayne Mock 13 $ 114.05Battle CreekLeRoy Griffith 13 $ 94.00ShelbyvilleS. Gang 12 $ 169.76S. Bend 2William Dukeman 12 $ 79.94Battle CreekApril CrusadersTo Fight CancerApril is devoted to an intensiveeducational and fund-raising crusadeagainst cancer. PresidentTruman has proclaimed it CancerControl Month and called for asustained drive against the diseasethat last year killed an estimated210,000 Americans.Why is cancer singled out forsuch an intensive attack in whichphysicians, researchers and thepublic unite? Because so manythousands of lives- perhaps halfof those which might otherwisebe lost- can be saved by earlydiagnosis and treatment.Cancer is a disease of the cells.It occurs when for reasons notentirely understood, cells throwoff normal rules of behavior andbegin to act like gangsters. In-W. H. Cook Is FirstCanadian A ~ard WinnerCALGARY, ALBERTA- W. H. Cook,of the Calgary branch, has thehonor of becoming the firstCanadian suggestion award winner.Since the OLIVER suggestionsystem is limited to the UnitedStates and Canada, he is in real ity,our first suggestion winnerbeyond the continental limits ofthe United States.In March of this year, Mr.Cook, better known as Hal, received$92.30 for his suggestionto eliminate gang bolts on discplows from warehouse packagingand placing them in attachmentlists. Incidentally, while his awardwas worth $92.30 in Americanmoney, this amounted to $96.91in Canadian funds, due to thedifference in exchange value.Hal began his affiliation withThe OLIVER Corporation in April,1947 as a serviceman at the Calgarybranch, and one year laterwas promoted to territory manager,a position which he stillholds. Upon being questioned asto why he joined the OLIVER fam ily,Mr. Cook replied that he wasinterested in getting on with acompany which could best usehis training- and The OLIVER Corporationfilled the bill to a T.He has had wide experience asa farmer, many years of trainingas a mechanic, and lately hasbeen connected with sales.While Hal is a first class mechanic,his real love insofar ashobbies are concerned is woodworking. For example, he practicallybuilt his home himselfduring his spare time and onweekends. Hal did all of the finishingwork on the home, andwhile it took nearly two years,the results were highly satisfy ing.Mr. Cook, a five year veteranof the second world war, andMrs. Cook have a son, Darrell,age two, and a daughter, Lorene,nine.Now that Hal Cook has brokenthe ice, we are expecting manymore suggestion award winnersfrom our neighbors to the North.CALGARY, ALBERTA- Introducing the first Canad ian suggestion a ward winner,W. H. Cook and his son, Da rrell. Hal en joys wood working and here demonstratessome of his equipme nt, a speed-matic power saw and a power bench saw.stead of being useful workingcitizens of the body they devotetheir energy to growth, and theysteal the food of normal cells.The 1951 Cancer Crusade ofthe American Cancer Societyseeks funds to combat this outlawdisease. Your dollars help guardyour family. Strike back! Giveto conquer cancer.Time lost by workers from allaccident causes in 1950 totaled410,000,000 man-days, the NationalSafety Council estimates. Thatis equivalent to the shut-downof plants with 1,350,000 workersfor an entire year.A Winner in Every Package-Buy U.S. Savings Bondsthe7. OLIVER MIRROR • APRIL, 1951Springfield Is Host ToCommunity Education DayBy Tom RobertsSPRI GFIELD, OHIO-Nearly 1,000clergymen and educators visited32 firms in the city of Springfieldon March 27, in keeping withthe theme of the day observedthroughout the city, CommunityEducation.School and church representativesexamined all phases ofbusiness and industry to discoveranew just what makes the Americanbusiness system work.In the words of Dr. ClarenceC. Stoughton, president of WittenbergCollege We teachersoften need to know more aboutthi; side of community life, sothat we can better educate ourstudents. Community EducationDay is an opportunity to learn,and is our excuse. Today we, thet ~ achers of the community, arethe learners.Approximately 63 cars and 25bu e t anspor ed the vi itor ovarious manufacturing plants andbusinesses throughout the city.The Springfield OLIVER plant washost to 36 visitors who were dividedinto smaller groups andthen taken on conducted tours ofthe plant, after they had beenwelcomed by personnel manager,K. C. Marty.During the day, talks weregiven by various plant supervisors,and educational films wereshown also. Marshall Hildebrand,industrial engineer, delivered anillustrated talk on the Productsof the Springfield Plant , andchief inspector, C. D. Stromandiscussed quality control.Following refreshments and theserving of lunch, Frank J. Zielsdorf,plant manager, related someinteresting facts concerning TheOLIVER Corporation. He stressedthe interdependence of plant andcommunity, and concluded witha discussion of the future forfarm machinery producers.The day at OLIVER ended withthe passing out of literature andsouvenirs, such as miniatureplows, tractors, corn planters, andso forth. Our visitors appearedto be quite impressed with theoverall efficiency of the localplant.In the evening, the 1,000 churchand school representatives whohad visited various plantsthroughout the city dur ing theday, reassembled for the banquetat Memorial Hall to hear thefeatured speaker the HonorableHarry F . Byrd senator from Virginia.That this special day was asuccess is well illustrated by astatement made by City Commissionpresident, L. E. Reinwald:The Community-Education dayprogram is ample evidence of thenew spirit of progress in thecity.SPRINGFIELD, OHIO- Here are a few of the many visitors who toured the OLIVERplant during community-education day in Springfield . Left to right, Carl Milleroperating the machine; L. B. Valley, principal Roosevelt Junior High School; E. T.Bodenberg, professor at Wittenberg College; Bernice Arbogast, teacher; CammThomas, OLIVER methods superintendent; Betty Barnham, teacher; and DonaldSondergelt, instructor.Jack Fleming - TaxidermistSHELBYVILLE, ILL. - Jack Fleming, punch and shear operator, displays some of thebeautiful work he has done as a taxidermist.By Bill RichardsonSHELBYVILLE, ILL.- After thosefew days each year known as thegrand and glorious hunting season,the men hang their firearmson the rack, put their heavy bootsaway, and spend the rest of theyear talking about their huntinglaurels of past seasons.With each of these sessions theclaims of hunters tend to becomejust a little more exaggerated.Maybe the truth has beenstretched and maybe it has not,but usually these great feats areactually believed within the mindof the sportsman spinning hisyarn.Occasionally though there willbe a hunter who will have theproof of his story within armsreach. One such sportsman is JackFleming, punch and shear operatorat the Biggest Little Plantin OLIVER. When the validity ofhis stories is questioned, Jackshows his proof, the stuffed andmounted game, for Jack possessesthe rare and unique talent of taxidermy.He has converted thistalent into a highly-pleasing hobbywhich possesses both beautyand art.Hun ting since he was bigenough to carry a gun, Jack hasalways spent a great deal of timeon the rivers, and in the fieldsand woods of Illinois, huntinggame of all types and learningthe qualities of each individualanimal and fow 1. Through thisclose ~ssociation with naturewild life, he has been able tobring out the vivid life -like qualitiesof real animals in his hobby.Among Mr. Flemings collectionone will find almost every sportinganimal and fowl that existsin this part of the country. Fromthe standpoint of beauty, his bestwork is probably on the pheasants,which leaves nothing to bedesired in the way of color orstature.Aside from pure beauty thecoons in his collection present acontrast which gives one the feelingof being in the grasp of naturesown hunting grounds. Theseunique creatures of the woodslook as if they could spring atany moment and run from thestands upon which they aremounted.In addition to his own collection,Jack has enlivened thehomes of others with his talent,for he derives much pleasure inmounting animals and fowl forhis friends.Words can not adequately describethe beauty and finessewhich are so apparent in theworks of Jack Fleming. But aftera single glance at these realistictrophies, your memory will takeyou back to the fields and streamsand the wonderful hunting dayswhich enrich a sportsmans lifeto an unexcelled degree of satisfaction.thea. OLIYER~MIRROR • APRIL, 1951Export Men AttendService SchoolCHARLES CITY, !OW A- As onemore example of OLIVERS constanteffort to maintain the best informeddomestic and internationalfield personnel, a service schoolwas held in Charles City duringthe week of March 9 for fourexport men representing four differentcountries.Basically, these export mengained valuable information onthe servicing of new fleet tractors,engines, diesel equipment,and hydra-lectric units at thisschool.Representing the AgriculturalEngineering Company of Israel,Ltd., Haifa, Israel, at this schoolwas Efraim Zur. Mr. KadriUludag arrived from Ankara,Tur key, and is chief of the agriculturaldepartment of Koc Ticarat,T.A.S. Coming from LatinAmerica, was Enrique J. Eraso ofCaracas, Venezuela, and NelsonGuelfi of Uruguay, who is the sonof our distributor in Uruguay,Manuel Guelfi. Mr. Eraso, whorepresents Maquinarias, Mendoza,C. A., Caracas, Venezuela, recentlycompleted a practical course inagricultural engineering at MichiganState College in Lansing.Accompanying these men ontheir trip to Charles City wasJ . D. Taylor, who is order editorin the Chicago export departmentand also serves an as interpreterfor anyone coming to this countryfrom Spanish- speaking territories.During a conducted plant tour,the visitors seemed especially interestedin the sub-assemblies.The major portion of the weekwas spent in disassembling andreassembling a standard 77 tractor,and in making all of theadjustments to the tractor and itscomponent parts.Personnel from the CharlesCity plant entertained these menone evening and on the last dayof their stay, a question and answersession was held in theafternoon, when all questionsconcerning service, complaints,and material covered in the schoolwere answered to their satisfaction.From Charles City, our visitorsmoved on to South Bend, wherethey were given further instructionon various phases of otherOLIVER products.PIN POINTSSHELBYVILLE, ILL. - The OLIVERInspectors dominate the socialbowling league with a record of26 wins and 10 losses. This teamalso holds high series for theseason with 2513 and high singleteam game of 953.CHARLES CITY, IOWA- Its stillanybodys race as the seasondraws to a close, but at this writingPersonnel is out in front witha three point edge over the Engineersand a seven point spanover the third place ServiceStores team.SOUTH BEND, IND. (Plant 2) Aftera long up-hill bat tle, theOffice team has finally caught theMaintenance crew. They are nowtied for first place with 69 winsand 39 losses. Trailing the frontrunnersby only two games is theTransmission team. Office stillleads the league with a 1084 singlegame and 2984, three game total.Being a Ham Is His Meat(Cont. from Page 5, Col. 4)Due to this countrys entranceinto the second world war, andthe subsequent ban on amateurradio stations, Lloyd was not ableto take his test until 1946. Afterbeing recognized by the FederalCommunications Commission hewas given the call letters W8ZMH.Although his first operations were10 meter phone, he now employs20 meter C.W. operations running1000 watts.The importance of radio hamsduring disasters can not be overemphasized.During the varioushurricane emergencies in Florida,Lloyd has relayed urgent messagesto other hams, who eventuallydeliver them to their destinations.The state of Florida hasrecognized the value of the hamfor emergency operations, anddemonstrates its appreciation bygiving licensed operators theircall letters on their automobilelicense plates.During the disastrous TexasCity explosion, Mr. Ladell wasasked to stand-by in order tooperate and relay messages, ifnecessary. However the need didnot arise.Now that we have radio operatorsMel Staebler in CharlesCity, Vern Dawson in Springfield,and Lloyd Ladell in Clevelandperhaps the three of them ca~carry on a three-way OLIVER con-versation.A Stove For OtisBATTLE CREEK, Ml~H. - Mr: and Mrs. Oti~ Thrash admire their new electric rangeand look over the instructions that go with it. For naming the correct title of asong, the Thrashs were awarded the stove from Bert Parks, master of ceremoniesfor Stop the Music, radio quiz show.By Dave RichBATTLE CREEK, MICH.- A telephonecall on a Sunday eveninggenerally isnt considered an unusualoccurrence, but Otis Thrashwas involved in a phone conversationrecently that was mostextraordinary.Otis, an OLIVER office janitorreceived his once-in-a-lifetimephone call on March 18, fromBert Park , master of ceremoniefor Stop the Music , radio quizprogram. Mr. Thrash was askedto name the song which was beingplayed at that moment bythe Stop the Music orchestra.Although Otis didn t know thetune, Mrs. Thrash came to therescue with the correct title APenny a Kiss, A Penny a Hug. By supplying the correct answer,RETURN POSTAGE GUA RANTEEDTHE OLIVER CORPORATIONa new electric sectional rangenow adorns the kitchen in theThrash household.It is doubtful that there couldbe other people more deservingthan the Thrashs. Otis aliasLucky, and his wife have generouslyand willingly cooperatedwith the Michigan Childrens AidSociety for the past 10 oryears. During this period of time,they have cared for and reared25 orphans, which gives you somidea of the kindness and u nse 1-fishness of these two people.Consequently, the new electricalstove that was delivered tothe Thrash r esidence April 5 wasa most welcome addition that willreceive much use in the future.Section 34.66 P .L. & R.U. S. POSTAGEPAIDSouth Bend, IndianaPERMIT NO. 156
Origin:	1951-04
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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