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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 1

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

$5,000 Grant to State

University of Iowa

The State University

of Iowa has been granted
$5 , 000 in the name of J .
Kirk Snell , Manager DCPBD Engineering, as
part of the Company ' s
Charles P . Steinmetz
Awards program.
The program was inaugurated in 1973 to provide public recognition for top technical
p~le in GE .
Created in honor of GE ' s Charles
l
teinmetz, the famed mathematical genius of
the early electrical industry , the awards are
presented biennially to leading GE engineers
and scientists.
Steinmetz (1865- 1923) was a giant in his field
who used mathematical analysis to grapple with
problems of magnetism and alternating current .
As a pioneer in the early electrical industry,
he achieved national prominence by the age of
30 , earning more than 200 patents during his
career.
Kirk Snell received the 1977 Steinmetz Award
for his i nnovative skills and technical leadership that helped produce the TermiNet* family
of computer terminals and printers .
Kirk received a BSME degree f r om the State
University of Iowa in 1941 and joined GE in
Schenectady on the Engineering Test Program
that same year.
Twenty-eight Steinmetz Awards have been
granted since the beginning of the pr ogram ,
and GE has made a $5,000 contribution in each
winner ' s name to the college of his choice .
The contributions are dedicated to "the
f,........herance of educati~n in engineering or
sc.1.ence . 11 In all , $140,000 has been contributed to colleges and universiti es by GE as
par t of the Stei nmetz Awards Program .
(Continued next col . )

January 6, 1978

1978 Social Security

Tax Increase
Effective Jan. 1, 1978, the Socia l Security tax
rate will increase from 5.85% to 6.05% and the
Taxable Wage Base for Social Security will be
increased from $16,500 to $17,700.
Your employer is required under the Social
Security-Medicare Law to deduct this tax from
your pay. For this reason, your "take home
pay" will be less.
Under the 1aw your emp 1oyer a1so pays an equa 1
amount of 6.05% of the first $17,700 of your
earnings as his share to provide Socia l Security
and Medicare benefits for you.

Printing Week:
Jan. 15-21
An hour with a book would have brought to his mind

The secret that took him a whole year to find .

The facts that he learned at enormous expense
Were all on a library shelf to commence .
Alas ! for our hero ; too busy to read !
He was also too busy, it pr oved , to succeed.
We may win without energy , skill , or smil e;
We may wi n without credit or backing or style;
Without patience or aptitude , pur pose or wit ...
We may even succeed if we are lacking in grit.
But take it from me as a mighty safe hint.
The civilized one cannot win without print!
SNELL (Continued from prev . col.)
Winners must have demonstrated individual
technical achievement over a sustained period ,
as evidenced by patents , publications , recognition by fellow employees and professional
groups, and impact of the individual ' s achievement upon the Company and society.

UUniled U)fay Af!enciea

9Ja11 f!Jhanka !
Several of the agencies have expressed their
appreciation by letter to those employees who
designated them as recipients of their donations
in the recent United Way campaign. Listed below are the agencies and the names of the
employees they wish to thank.
Boy Scouts of America
A. L. Bashlor
D. A. Tynda 11
J . E. Allen
G. R. Floyd
S. E. Leitch
J. H. Painter
D. J. Einecker
T. L. Wi ll i ams
Children's Camp Council
E. L. Rankin
J. E. Allen
J. D. Riley
M. C. Lunsford
D. D. Lauterback
Lurnmor School
G. M. Simmons
R. G. Fretwell
J. C. Kobus
C. Burnett
B. R. Wilson
D. R. Hartman
D. L. Crist
D. L. Parrish
J. M. Cave
Y. Burnside
L. S. Rodeheaver
M. V. Craig
D. B. Hawks
T. A. White
F. B. Co 1e, Jr .
J. J. Vidaurrazaga
L. K. Fre twe 11
C. Y. Kyle
C. C. Ramsey
D. P. Tate
J . D. Parr
D. C. Vowel 1
M. B. Hodge
C. J. Noe
A. A. Swicegood
B. G. Burkholder
T. S. Terry
M. C. Lunsford
D. F. Shir 1ey

M. R. Kennedy
J. A. Anderson
D. J. Berry
E. H. Claytor
J. M. Cox
D. L. Fitzgerald
P. S. Mawyer
C. E. McCauley
M. C. McC:omas
J. D. Riley
S. H. Sandridge
J . E. Wil ki nson
B. L. Harris
M. V. Bell
B. L. Scarbrough
J . T. Wriston
W. L. Angus
S. M. Day
P. K. Fitzgerald
S. C. Hartnett
J. M. Jackson
N. F. Jackson
J. H. Johnson
A. D. Jordan
N. J. Mackey
T. G. Noon
B. C. Fridley
J. K. Oakes
B. K. Bell

(Cont i nued next col . )

UNITED WAY (Cont inued from prev. col.)

L. A. Coffey

P. T. Fox
J. L. Gum
S. J. Henderson
H. F. Miller
0. A. McDorman

S.
H.
B.
B.
C.
T.

Deel
C. Gochenour
L. Hanmer
E. Johnson
L. Rankin
J . Wil 1i ams
E.

Waynesboro YMCA
V. E. Salkeld
M. A. Hamilton
G. R. Floyd
R. 0. Krenz
A. D. Collins
J. J. Gulding
C. D. Hahn
C. E. Howell
J . A. Sproul
Children's Home Society
D. L. Crist
M. L. Chaplin
V. L. Rexrode
S. S. Moretz
J. K. Oakes
D. F. Copeland
K. D. Eakin
M. H. Collins
S. L. Fix
D. G. Thompson

N. C. Holton
P. L. Hensley
W. J. Wi 11 i ams
M. ~!. Childress
L. P. Weeks
D. A. Hughes
P. L. Lohr
R. McKnight
P. S. Rankin

United Church Nursery

J. T. Harrell
S. E. Leitch
J. D. Riley
J. H. Johnson
K. L. Fortune
J. W. Miller
C. L. Coffey
B. A. Taylor
C. E. Johnson
A. R. Ferguson
K. D. Eakin

J. J. Murphy, Jr .
D. B. McCauley
R. A. Hite
L. P. Weeks
S. J. Henderson
D. P. Tate
B. B. Reed
P. T. Fox
E. R. Robinson
L. D. Lucas

I small s/11its
LOOK I THERE THEY GO. THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY
. ENGAGED

ENERGY (Continued f r om prev . col.)

America Fights for Energy

Independence
The struggle for energy independence continues
with American industry and government attempting
to decrease reliance on foreign energy supplies .
One of the most important steps , according to
leading scientists , is the substitution of
electricity for expensive , imported fuels whenever feasible.

second with a significant conservation of fuel.

Researchers are now investigating the burning
of gasified coal in this new power g enerating
equipment.
Substituting electricity for other forms of
energy is important to the future economic
prosperity of the United States. By conserving other forms of fuels which we must
import, the nati on can eventually accomplish
its goal of energy independence .

Electric i ty is ver satile and can be produced

from a great var iety of fuels that are more
available than oil or natural gas. Electricity
can efficient l y handle many j obs , l i ke heating
and cooling homes. It can process foods , power
steel mills, and run the production t ools of
industry . It can haul freight trains and
shuttle passengers back and forth to their
jobs . These are all applications in which
precious , pumpable fuels - gas and oil - are
often used .

Fuels to generate
electricity are plentiful

~vrtunately , two of the f uels most often used

to generate electricity - coal and uranium are available within the United States . Our
domestic coal reserves are estimated at 390
billion t ons - enough to last several centuries.
The energy potential of known uranium reserves
could equal as much as 40 billi on tons of coal.

We are l earning to use t hese reserves more

efficientl y. For example , in t oday ' s power
plants one pound of coal produces four times as
much electricity as it did 70 years ago , while
a tiny pellet of uranium contains as much
energy as a ton of coal or three barrels of oil .
Today over 50 nuclear plants are operating in
the United States . Each meets rigid Federal
safety standards.

Gas from coai is the objective of this 60- foot high fixed-bed coai gasifier at the R&D Center,
Schenectady . Economiaai coaZ gasification
aouid provide a new fuei source for eieatria
power piants .

@pinion

~oll

The first question of the new year is: Do

you feel President Carter did a good job in
hi s first year in office?
Question 1

Developing more efficient

generating systems

Yes

No

Undecided

Comments
Scientists and engineers , working for
companies like General Electric , are constant l y
w~ng to develop even more efficient generati1
;ystems. A new combined-cycle system
uti~izes two kinds of turbines to generate
electricity but only one needs fuel. The leftover heat from the first turbine operates the
(Continued next col . )

If you wish t o pa r t i cipate in this poll check

your answer, make any comments you want, cut
out, and send to Cary Osborne , Rm. 105, no
l ater than Wed., Jan . 11.

 ANNOUNCEMENT
BOWLI NG TOURNAMENT

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

~

Any SCOGEE member interes ted in bowling in the

men's Tri-pl ant Bowling Tou rnament pleas e
contac t Wi l lie Woodson (ex t . 1197) by 1-13-78.
RIDE W
ANTED
From Lin k Rd. for 7: 30- 4:00 shift . Pl ease
contact Renard Bearfiel d, Rel ays , ext. 1583,
942- 2198.

Due to t he number of Chri st mas l oans, the

maxi mum li mit for Credi t Union loans will be
t emporaril y reduced t o $1,000 . Thi s move wil l
permit serving a ma ximum number of members
wi t hout an excessive waiting period.
In order to provide bet t er service your Credit
Uni on will increase t he office staff and extend
offi ce hour s . The new hours starti ng Jan . 3,
1978 , will be:
12:00 - 1:00 pm & 3: 00 pm - 5:00 pm

Monday t hrough Friday

THAN K YOU NOTE

When. John. and I moved heJte 78 yeaJTA ago ouJt
.Uve.J.i Welte. e.n!Uc.hed w.Uh many 6!Uen.cl6M.p.6. OuJt
G. E. "6amily" hM pJtov ed .60 many :tlrne.J.i how
,.n.c.eJte. and :thought6!Ll :they Me.. On.c.e aga,.n.,
at :tM.-6 :U.me. 06 my beJteavemen.:t, ouJt 6!Uen.d6 and
6e,Uow woJtk.e!t.6 have c.ome :to my a.A:d. So I
,.n.c.eJtel.y :thank. eac.h and eveJty one 06 you, and
W-Wh you but w-Uihu and happ,.n.e.J.i.6 ,.n. :the New
Ye.AA.

There wi 11 be two peop1e on duty during office.

hours .
Since t here will no longe r be a waiting room
pl ease res pect the privacy of other members by
wa i t ing in the hallway until it is your turn to
be ser ved.

YAllEy TECH ScHEdulE

of ClAssEs

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER

5 Years

B. R. Alex.an.deJt
H. Awk.Md
N. v. BM:tle.y

v.
M.

s.

BJtee.de.n.

E. F. B!Udg e
M. K. Campbe,U
L. V. CM on.

R. K. John.Mn.
c. F. MMtin.
15 Yea r s

v.

P. L. Mye!t.6
V. H. Rm :ton.
R. V. 1Uc.hMd6 oYI.
c. A. Rodge!t.6
F. A. Seely
s. L. Sex.to n.
B. s. Votaw
A. M. WM M.n.g:ton.

10 Years

R. P. Vema:ttia, J Jt.

F. BmeJt

25 Yea r s

G. L. V,.ehl

c.
R. c.
L.

MilleJt
Shoeb!Udge

G.

c.

PMk.eJt

The schedul e f or cl asses to be hel d at Valley

Tec h has been r ecei ved. A few of the courses
bei ng offered are li s t ed bel ow.
Begi nning Mon. , Ja n. 9
Bas i c Electr ici ty
$32
Beginning Compute r Programmin g (COBOL)
32
Beginni ng Tues . , Ja n. 10
Beginning Typing
$45
Nati onal El ectri cal Code
32
Bas i c Blueprint Reading &Sketching
32
Bas i c Bus iness Engli sh
26
Begi nni ng Compu ter Prog ramming (BASIC)
32
Beginni ng Wed. , Jan. 11
Begi nn i ng Bookkeepi ng
$36
Bas i c Di gital El ectroni cs
32
Begi nn i ng Thurs . , Ja n. 12
Bas i c El ect roni cs
$35
Office Mach i nes
26
Bas i c Machine Shop
32
Keypunch
32
For a f ull li s t of courses being offered
Cary Osborne i n the Rel ations office . The f ull
schedul e is ava il able wi t h all necessary detail s.
If you are interested in tak ing one of t hese
courses under t he IDP proq r am pl ease be sure t o
have your app l ica t ion approved before classes
start.

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 2

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

GE to Go Exploring

ICD QUEST Awards

On January 5, a meeting was held with

officials of Boy Scouts of America for the formation of a GE sponsored Expl orer Post. The
Post is now titled Electronics Specialty
Explorer Post and after all arrangements have
been finalized it will be g iven a number .
Don Theado is currently post advisor and Bill
Nichols is Associate advisor. Members of the
organization committee are Larry Barringer, Ron
Brady, Bob Shoebridge, Bill Day , Maken Dodge,
Harold Heizer, Ed Menaker , Marv Stoner, Don
Hall, and Warren Kindt who is President,
Sponsoring Institution, and a member of the
Area Council Board of the Boy Scouts.
Once the Post has been officially set up
r GE employees will be active in this or gani~ ~ion whose members will be young people
between the ages of 14 and 21 . At the moment
it appears that the initial membership may be
as many as 60 , although it is normal for the
membership to shrink after startup.
0

Explorer Posts are career oriented groups

developed by the national Exploring Division,
Boy Scouts of America. Their aim is to help
young men and women become involved in social,
vocational, outdoor , citizenship, personal
fitness, and service experiences in relation to
both their present and future roles as individuals in society.

Awards were also presented to Mary Cupp

(center), NC Sales, and Don McKee (2nd from
right), as Tom Haught looks on. Making the
presentations are Monty McPhatter (2nd from
left), NC Sales, and Jim Kenyon (far right),
Mgr .-Machining Center.

To find out how many students were interested

in each of the specialties of the Posts in this
area, surveys were conducted at area schools on
career interests and the names of those students
who expressed an interest in electronics and
electrical careers were given to the or ganization committee.
The Electronics Specialty Post has been on
the drawing board for a year and a half as
problems were solved and plans were made.
Almost everything is now ready and an orienta~ meeting has been scheduled for February 7,
rE ' s class room at the General Wayne. This
will be the permanent meeting place for the
Post unless the membership should exceed its
seating capacity. Anyone interested in working
with the Explorer Post is invited to attend
this meeting.

Vince Tu ll o, NC Sales, receives his QUEST

award from Tom Haught, Mgr. -Turni ng Control
Eng . These awards are made for individual contributors in behalf of product quality and
service.

Record Payout from

Savings Ptan s
The annual "payout" under GE ' s employee
savings and investment plans went i nto themails
early this month and t he securities and cash
invol ved in the distribution had a ~ecord high
total dollar value.
That value :

more than $197 mill ion .

To be exact, the dist ribution involved securities and cash worth $197,548,075 based on
1977 ' s year- end market values for GE Stock and
S&SP Mutual Fund Units , and the maturi ty value
of U.S . Savings Bonds . This huge t otal went to
GE people as a result of their 1974 inve stment s
under the Savings and Security Program and
their 1972 savings under the Savings and Stock
Bonus Plan . Holding periods for investments
under the t wo plans for those years ended wi th
the end of 1977 .
The year- end market value f or GE Stock on the
N. Y. Stock Exchange was $49 . 75 per share ; for
S&SP Mutual Fund Units the year- e nd per- unit
value was $25 . 54.
A total of 163,509 employees , retirees , and
former employees are sharing in the big di stribut i on . Of these, 145 , 186 are getting s ecurities and cash worth nearly $188 million in the
S&SP part of the distribution . I n addition ,
18 , 323 a r e receiving almost $10 milli on in
securit ies and cash under the Savings and Stock
Bonus Plan .
A breakdown of the kinds of securitie s i n
which GE people are receiving their distribution indicates t he way empl oyees were choosing
t o invest during the years f or which the two
hol ding periods ha ve just ended.
Based on year- end ma rket value , nearl y $62
million of the total "payout " was in GE Stock.
There were 1,242 , 291 shares involved .
The maturity value of the U. S . Savings Bonds
mai led in the di stribution was mor e than $89
mil lion . A total of 1 , 795,591 Bonds in vari ous
denomi nations wer e mailed .
The market value of the S&SP Mutual Fund Uni ts
involved reached more than $44 million . That
amount r epresented 1,730 , 132 Fund Units .
More than $2 million of the distribution went
out to rec i pi ents as cash payments .
But the $197 million t otal that went to GE
peopl e in the "payout " doesn ' t reflect all the
doll ars involved in the annual distribution .
More than $17 million went int o the S&SP
Retirement Opt i on f eature . This option allows
you to have your securities placed in a special
account and held until you leave the Company,
(Con tinued next CoZ .J

"PAYOUT" (Con tinued from prev . CoZ . )

rather t han have them delivered to you in t he

annua l di st r i bution . I f you remain with GE
unti l ret irement, t he securit ies i n your
Retirement Option Account can be returned to
you in va rious forms , a s you may designat e in annui ty payments , i n i nstallment payments ,
or in a lump sum . Us i ng the Ret irement Opt i on
feature , many empl oyees are pr ovi di ng for extra
i ncome a s well as obtai ni ng s ome tax adva nt ages .
About $4 mi l lion not r e f lected i n t he $197
milli on total was made up o f fracti onal shares
of GE Stock and S&SP Mutual Fund Units that a r e
being carr i ed f or war d to t he next year ' s di stribution to make up full sha res and units.
How do t he t wo employee savings and invest ment
pl ans work?
Under S&SP , pa rt i ci pan~ s leave t heir invest ments in trust for a specified three- year
holding per i od and receive a 50% Company
matching payment on the port i on el i g ible f or
matching . St ock Bonus Plan users invest i n
U. S. Sa vings Bonds , leave the investment i n
their acc ount s for a specified f ive- year holding
period a nd receive a bonus in GE St ock equal to
15% of the cost of the Bonds held .
The ave r age price f or GE Stock in 1974 (when
securities now being di stributed under S&SP
were purchased) was $52 . 537 . For Mutual Fun,,......._
Units , the averag e pur chase price in 1974 wa s
$25 . 753 . St ock shares and Fund Units , of course,
rise and f a ll i n val ue depending on the market .
U. S. Savi ngs Bond s have a specified rat e of
interest which steadi l y i ncreases t he dollar
value of the Bonds .
Reminder

Leo Huntley , Per sonnel Account i ng , advises

all recent r ecipient s of S&SP Savi ng s Bonds t o
check those bonds to be sure your name is on
them . I t is ver y important that employees
check this out i mmedi at ely , he st ated , because
bonds wit h s omeone else ' s name wi ll not be
redeemable later.

TEKTRONIX DISPLAY CRUISER VISIT

On Fri day , Ja n. 20, the Tektr onix Di splay
Crui ser will vi sit GE. I t will be pa rked out side t he ma i n entrance f rom 8:30 a .m. un t il
noon.
Thi s mobi le exhibiti on wil l f eature Tek t ron i x'
new Mic roprocessor Devel opment Lab and test and
measu rement products .
0

r-. toncy still talks, but it h as to stop

and ca tch its brea th more often .

LTDI

SS Benefits Require Higher

T axes From

G~

Employees

,ax ris e to help support the valuable benefits of Social Security went into effect for all
employees - and all companies - as 1978 began .
Beginning January 1, GE will pay a tax equal
to 6.05% of the first $17,700 of eachemployee ' s
pay , and each employee will pay a !:;1inilar amount
on his own pay.
For GE , it is estimated that the Social
Security tax in 1978 will be over $240 million.
For employees, the maximum tax for an individual will be $1,070 . 85 . Of course, those
earning less than $17 , 700 annually will have a
proportionately smaller tax.
Russell Hubbard , one of GE's employee benefits
specialists, points out that, "The Social
Security tax increase will mean deductions of
about $2 per week more than last year at the
maximum. It is estimated that the tax rise will
increase GE ' s Social Security tax by about $30
million."
Hubbard emphasizes that, "Despi te the new
higher tax and the new higher earni ngs base on
which it is levi ed, Social Security benefits
represent good value . Social Security is now
~basic source of retirement income for most
A..._ricans as well as a basic source of disability and survivor income and special medical
benefits. In the last few years , Social
Security benefits have moved ahead of the contribut i ons necessary to support them , so we
must expect to pay the bill ."
In 1962, little more than a dozen years ago ,
individuals paid a maximum of just $150
annually - compared to the new maximum now
needed. GE ' s Social Security tax in 1962 was
just $37 million compared to the estimate for

1978 .
In the same per iod, Soc i al Security retirement benefits have risen from a maximum of $121
a month to a maximum of $460 a month this
coming year and new kinds of benefits have been
added .
In addition to retirement income, Social
Security benefits include Medicare, kidney
di alys i s for Americans, no matter what their
age; disability income for all who have r equired
Social Security credits; and survivor benefits
for widows and children .
Congress passed and the President
=oved a Social Security bill which , while i t
increases Soc ial Security taxes to meet predi ct ed needs, also assures the financ ial soundness of the system into the next century .

~ecently ,

RATES

Two

DRop IN !/ n/71{

CATEGORiEs

There ' s good news for part icipants in GE longterm disability plans as the year begins . Rates
for two of the categories will stay the same as
in 1977 .
The rates for employee contributions are set
by the insurance company at the beginning of
each year , based on claims experience under the
plans. The new rates wi ll go into effect wi th
the payroll period beginning nearest January 1 ,

1978.
Here are the new rates for participants :
The contribution rate for hourly employees
with less than 14 years of servi ce has been
1. 35% of normal straight - t i me ear nings . For
1978 , that r ate will be cut approximately in
half . It will drop to 0. 7% of norma l straighttime earnings .
Hourly employees with 14 or more years of
service will continue to pay the same rate a s
in 1977 - $2 per week - for their coverage .
The rate for the long- term disabili ty plan
for salaried employees will dr op slightly i n
1978. In 1977 , it was $1 . 80 for each $100 of
monthly benefits provided under the plan . In
1978, the rate will be $1 . 70 per month for each
$100 of benefits.
The long- term disability plans are optional
benefits under which employees can purchase
insurance that provides replacement income i n
the event of total disability which lasts more
than ?.6 weeks .

HERTZ AUTO RENTAL

IMPROVEMENTS
Effective Dec . 1, 1977 , Regul ar Time and
Mileage rates (so- called " wet rates " with gasoline included) will no longer be offered to GE
employees. Instead , only Ti me and Mileage (gas
excluded) and Special {gas excluded) rates will
be offered . However, the across- the- counter
discount for such rentals will be increased
from the pre sent 20% to 28% .
There are also additional improvements i n
Canada and for International rentals .
The Hertz/General Electric Agreement whi ch
became effective Sept . 1, 1977 , is hereby
amended to provide new counter discounts to GE
empl oyees and employees of i ts subsidiari es
effect i ve Dec . 1, 1977. All other provis i ons
of the agr eement remai n the same . The new di scounts are as follows:

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4~

Col . 2)

<!&ptnion -'oll Results

ANNOIJNCEMENT
GIRLS 1 VOLLEYBALL
If you are interested in playing for the
SCOGEE sponsored girl s 1 volleyball team, please
contact Kenny Gray , ext. 1141. no later than
Monday, January 16. This is the last call.
SCOGEE BASKETBALL
A reminder about the basketball league now
forming for men 35 years old and older. If
interested in forming a league or SCOGEE sponsored team please contact Kenny Gray, ext. 1141.
VALENTINE 1 S DAY DANCE
SCOGEE wil l sponsor a Valentine 1 s Day Dance
in February. Be on the lookout for posters and
further notices in the Plant News.
THANK YOU NOTE
We. w,Wh to thank a.li 06 OWL 6JUe.nd6 at GE 601t
thw c.a.Jtd6, 6lowelt6 , and othe.Jt e.x.pJteA.6-lo YL6 o6
.6 ympathy at the. .t.une. o 6 my mothe.Jt' .6 de.ath.
Ge.01t9e. A. Ba,,te.y & Fa.mi..ly

Here are the results of Opinion Poll #1.

Question: Do you feel President Carter did
good job in his first year in office?
Yes
No
Undecided

15
26
5

Some of the comments were as follows:

FoJt t he. 6-l!t-Ot t-<.me. -<.n Wa1.ih-<.n9ton, l e.a1tn-ln.9 t o
de.al wilh Se.nate. and CongJte..6.6, yu. He. haJ.i done.
a l ot 601t woJt.1.d pe.ac.e. aiAo . Le.t' .6 g-<.ve. h-<.m a
6a-llt c.hanc.e. .
H-W un6a.mili.aJU.;ty wilh me,thod6 06 ac.c.ompwh-lng goaiA 61tom t he. 066,[r..e. 06 P1tu -lde.nt haJ.i -<.n
.oome. wa.y.6 be.e.n a hlndll..a.nc.e. bu;t -<.n othe.Jt wa.y.6 an
aJ.i .6 e,t be.c.au6 e. he. ,W n' t bogged down -<.n t he.
"poLi;ti.c.-0 11 06 poLi;ti.c.al Wa1.ih-<.n9t on.
No--bu.t CongJz.e..6.6 d-<.d a muc.h pooJz.e.Jt jo b. They
.6hould be ta.ken to taJ.ik by the. votelt6 ! !
Spe.ak.6 be.60Jz.e. he th-<.nk.6 . Not p0.6ilive.. Ke.ep.6
eve.Jtyone gue.6.6-lng a.6 to what he plaYl.6 on do-lng.
Vo eA n' t kee.p pJz.om,{A u .
Th-<.nk he. .t. hould take c.a.Jte. 06 p1z.o ble.m.t. at home
6-l!t-Ot.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
G78xl 4 SNOWTI RES, DODGE RI MS--337-3653 after 5
This week s question is: Would you be
interested in attending a Home Energy CostCutting Clinic here at GE, one evening ri ght
after work? Over 300 of these clinics have
been held throughout Virginia and their goal
has been to enable most homeowners to save $20
of every $100 they spend on heating and cooling
their homes.
1

11

11

Question 2
Yes

No

Undecided

Comments

If you are interested in attending one of

these clinics please check your answer above,
cut out, and send to Cary Os borne, Rm. 105 , no
later than Wed . , Jan. 18. If enough people
wish to participate a clinic will be set up and
you wi ll be notified through the Plant News .

HERTZ (Continued from Pg . 2)

U. S . (Includin Alaska the Hawaiian Islands
and Puerto Rico) . Regular Time and Mileage gas
i ncluded) Rates - Will not be offered to GE
employees . Time and Mileage (gas excluded) and
Special (gas excluded) Rates - 28% d isc ount .
Canada. Regular Time and Mil eage Rate s (gas
exc l uded ) - Will not be offered to GE employees .
Special and Flat Rates - 28% discount .
International (Exc luding Canada) . Regular
Ti me and Mileage Rates (gas excluded) - 30%
di scount . Special Rates - No d i scount .
New Her tz/GE identificat ion cards wer e
r e i ssued to all employees desiring them during
the past several months . As a result , addit i onal ID cards will not be issued at this t~
to reflect this latest change . Her tz counter
per sonnel will be aware of the new arrangement
and will accept present ID cards as basis for
the 28% discount .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VO L. XX No. 3

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Janua ry

20~,_1_9_7_
8~~~~~

VicE PREsidENT Hood PlANS WAyNEsboRo Visi1

Edward E. Hood, Jr., the Senior Vice President and Sector Executive
for the Technical Systems and Materials Sector of which Data Communication Products Bus iness Un it is now a part , wil l be honor ing
Waynesboro General Electric with his first visit on T ue~day , Janua ry 24.
In add i tion to the Department Business Review, Mr . Hood will tou r the
Plant.
After receiving his B. S. and M. S. degrees fro m North Carolina State,
Mr. Hood served in the Air Force. He joined General Electric in 1957 .
In 1962, Vice President Hood head ed the Company's SST program; was
appointed General Manager, Commercial Eng i ne Programs in 1967; Vice
President and General Manager of Commercial Engine Proj ects Di vision
i n 1968; became Vice President and Group Executive- International and
Canadian Group in 1972. He served as Vi ce President and Group Executive of the Power
Generation Business Group from 1973 until assum i ng his present position i n 1977.
Mr . Hood's office is lo cated in Fa irfi eld , Connecticut. We wish him a warm welcome to
the
,,..__ th~ sunny south and Waynesboro, Virgin i a .

Matching Gift Program Raises Maximums and Modifies Eligibility Requirements

Effect i ve January 1, 1978, the General

Electric Foundation will match dollar for
dollar up to $5 ,000 in contributions to
col leges and universities by any eligible
participant under its Corporate Alumnus
Program . The present maximum is $3 ,000 .
The min imum of $15 per contribution
remains unchanged. All employees of the
General Electric Company or a majorityowned subsidiary with at least one fu ll
year of continuous service are eligible
participants.
Also effective Janua ry 1, 1978, the
tota l amount of cont ribu tions which the
Foundation will matc h in any one calendar
year to a single institution will be
increased from $25,000 to $40,000.
The contributions max i mums were last
five years ago. These increases
contribution limits recogn i ze the
impact of inflation on the cost of higher
education and the increasing needs of the
nation's colleges and universities.

~anged

In addition to the increased maximums,

Foundation secretary Wi lli am A. Orme
re ported th at eli gibi l ity requirements
also have been mod ified. The new cri ter i a
are aimed at refocusing the program on the
goals ori ginally set forth when i t was
established: to meet t he basic objectives
of the Foundation ' s ed ucationa l support
program to colleges and universities, and
to place the initiative for such support
with Alumni and others wit h cl ose ties
to the individual ins t i tutons .
Beg inni ng January 1, 1978, the donor or
the donor's spous e or chi l d must have one
of the fol l owing relati onships with the
beneficiary co ll ege or university for the
gift to be matched :
o Be a recognized alumnus/a l umna of
the school
o Have rece ived an honorary degree
from the school
o Serve, or have served, on the
school 's governing board or as a
trus tee .
(Cont'd Page 2, Col . 1)

MATCH ING GIFTS

(Cont' d from Page 1)

He s the Greatest

The matching gift form has been revised to

reflect these changes and the color of the fo rm
changed from brown to green. Supplies of the
new forms are being distributed to components
and will be available for use on January l, 1978.
In order to qualify for the matching gift, the
new form must be used after that date.

Next month, the nation observes the birthday

anniversaries of t wo g reat Americans : George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Each has bee~
called the greatest American, but not everyo;
would name either . Some students of histor y
prefer Thomas Jefferson . But the longest l i st
of claims to fame belongs to Benjamin Franklin,
bo rn J an. 17 , 1706 .

"The Co11.po11.ate Al umnu.h P11.og11.am, c.UJUtenti',y in

Do you wear bifocals ? Franklin invented t hem .

Do you like a rocking chair? Franklin invented
it. Do you bo rrow books from a fr ee l ibr ary?
Fr anklin e stablished the fi rs t succ essful circulating library. Do y ou quote familiar lines
from Poor Richard 's Almanack? Franklin wrote
it. Do you read the weather reports? Franklin
established the first weather bureau .

tt6 2311.d ye(J)t, i!.i expec;ted to 11.eac.h a 11.ec.011.d

$800 , 000 in c.ontJubutionJ.i matc.hed by :jeM end
1977 , " Orme said. The previous hi gh for gift

ma tch ing was $648,437 in 1975.

Last year, participants reported contributions
of $7 43,625, of which the Foundation matched
$645,802, for a total of $1,389,427, made up of
10,079 contri butions made by 7,053 contributors
to 855 colleges and un i versities.
Since its inception in 1955, the Corporate
Alumnus Program, through 1976, has matched
$9,060,357 in contributions. The total of both
Foundation and parti ci pants ' gi f ts during this
per i od was $21,718,400.

OPINION POLL
Many of our employees are concerned that the
Way nesboro Recreation Department is considering
a proposa l to charge for the tennis courts at a
rate of one dollar per hour per court as lon g
as there is an atte ndant on duty. Last year t he
hours of t he attendant were 4:30 - 7:30 Monday
throug h Friday; 11:00 - 5:00 on Saturday and
1: 00 - 5:00 on Sunday .
As a se rvice to our emp loyees, we are seeking
opi nions regardi ng the proposed charges and the
survey results will be passed on to t he Recrea t ion De partme nt.
i)

Do you feel the Recreation Department

should charge $1 . 00 per hour per court
whi le an attendant is on duty?
Yes

2)

Consider these quest i ons and obvious answer s :

Hho f irst proved that lightning is electri city?
Who made the first electrical magnet? Who
invented the lightn i ng rod?
Who organized t he first paid fire engine company? Who laid out post road, set mile stones ,
and put toll r oads on a paying bas is? Who
established the fi rst community hospital? Who
worked out the first efficiently operated
pol i ce department ; the f irst efficient street
cleanine , street lighting systems? Who was
America ' s first Postmaster General?
Now consider these questions and obvious
answers :
Who founded the L"niversity of Pennsylvania?
Who presented the colonie s with a Plan of Uni on
twenty years before t he Revoluti on ? Who helped
Thomas Jefferson write the Dec lar ation of
I ndepe nde nce? Who was the only patriot that
si gned all four of America ' s great state paper s :
the Treaty of Allianc e wi th France , the Treaty
of Peace with England, the Declaration of
Independence , and the Constitution ?
So , who is the gr eat est American that ever
lived ?
Benjamin Franklin .

Question 1
No
Undec i ded

Do you feel the courts should have li ghting ?

Yes

Question 2
No
Undecided

"When can vou start ?"

--- --- - ------------------ - -- -- ------ --- -- ---- ---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Comments:

If you wish to participate in this poll, chec k

you r answe r , make any comments you want, cut ou t ,
and send t o Cary Osborne, Room 105, no l ater than
Wednesday, Ja 1uary 25 , 1978 .

~WAYNESBORO

PLANT

GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 4

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

Vice President Hood

Vis its Waynesboro
Edward E. Hood , Jr . , Seni or Vi ce Pres i dent
and Sector Exec ut i ve f or t he Tec hn i ca l Sys tems
and Materia l s Sector vi s i ted the Way nes boro GE
pl ant t hi s pas t Tuesday . Accompa nyi ng him
we r e James J . Coste ll o, Staff Exec ut ive ,
Tech ni ca l Systems and Mate ri als Sector Finance
Ope rat i on ; Dr. Charl es A. Huebner, Sta ff
Execut i ve , Secto r Strategic Pl ann i ng & Deve l opment; and l/ill i am B. Ki ll ough, Co nsu l ta ntExecuti ve r1anpov1er.
Mr . Hood and company were here fo r t he
Sector Exec utive Rev i ew and t our of t he
~e s b o ro fac i liti es 1;1 it h Warren F. Kind t ,
1 1rtme nt Gene ral Manager and Depar tment
St aff member s .

Janu ary 27, 1978

Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled

Next Week
O UR GOAL - 400 PINTS
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is scheduled to be
here February 1 and 2 . Cards have been s ent
out and a re due i n t oday but wi ll be accepted
up until next Tuesday , Jan . 31 . Listed below
are the basic mi nimum requirements fo r a donor .
The prospective donor s must :

not have given blood wi th i n the last 56 days

no r more than 5 t i mes wi th i n the l ast 12
mont hs;
2. be betwee n the ages of 17 and 66;
3 . wei gh at l east 110 pou nds;
4. have a t emper ature of l ess than 99.7 deg r ees;
5. be in general go od hea l th . Thi s l ast i s
establ i shed by a seri es of questions as ked
pri or to donati on.
1.

Donors will be re jected if they have :

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I'~

Coughtry, Manager- Manufacturing (center)

uss es the material on the display t able to
Mr . Hood ( 2nd from l eft ) as the tour pauses in
the Machine Shop . From left to right : Mr .
Cos~el~o, M~. Hood, Mr . CoughtY'lJ , Mr . Killough,
11aJ'JOr~e Grimes, Manager-Relations (back to
cconera) , Dr . Huebner, and Mr. Kindt .

ever had an attack of hepatitis or bee n

exposed to j aundi ce or hepa t i t is wi t hi n t he
last 6 months;
been tattooed wi t hin t he l ast 6 months ;
bee n gi ven blood or pl asma wi th i n t he l as t
6 months;
had a tooth extracted withi n the last 72
hours;
l1ad a ch il d within the las t 12 months or
are pregnant ;
ever had heart t roub l e .

Essentially , the Red Cr o ss wants to insure

that (1) it will not be harmful t o t he donor t o
give blood and (2 ) there is nothin in the
donor ' s blood which will be harmful to t he
recipient . Many reasons for rejection can't be
determined until t he prospective donor has
st arted through t he donor- belt- line and the
medical history has been established .
( Conti' nuea on-
- g . 3 C0 1 - 2 )

GE Theater's "See How She Runs"

H. W. Tulloch

Stars Joanne Woodward, Feb. 1

Elected President
State Board
of Education

H. W. Tulloch was el ected last week as president of the State Board of Ed ucat i on . Hank ,
the former t1ana ger of Emp l oyee Re l ations here,
succeeds Norfolk Mayo r Vincent Thomas in the
post.
Hank, wh o became a member of the state board
in October 1976 has served on and headed a
number of educat i ona ll y ori ented or ganizati ons.
lie served on the State Board of Technical
Ed ucation, the Governor ' s Commi ss i on on Vocational Educati on in 1963 , \'las chairman of the
education comm i ttees of the Virgin i a Man ufac tu r ers Assoc . and the Virgi ni a State Chamber of
Commerce and a membe r of the Cha mber of Comme r ce
of the Un i ted States.
He was a member of the State Board for
Community Coll eges and is no\'t assistant to the
president of Blue Ri dge Community .C? ll ege
work i ng on special pr ojects. Add 1t 1ona ll y , he
i s a member of the board of trustees of t he
Fi shburne- Hudg i ns Ed ucation Foundation which
operates Fi shburn e Military School.
He is a membe r of the Haynesboro Rotary Club,
Advisory Board of the Virginia Nationa l Bank,
and at var i ous times served in Waynesboro on the
YMCA Board , the Commun ity Hospita l Board, United
Fund chairma n and the board of directors of the
Littl e League and Babe Ruth League .
lie was appointed by then -Gov . Mi ll s E. Godwin ,
Jr. in 1975 to direct the fa r- rang i ng program
to "spruce up" the Commonv1ealth for the national
Bi cente nn i a l.
A nat i ve of Schenectady, N. Y. , Hank rece i ved
the AB deqree from Un i on Co ll ege, where he was
a member bf Phi Betta Kappa , and the MA f rom
Tufts College. He came to Waynesboro in 1955
with GE and retired in 1976.
0

S.E.E.P.
The Society for th e Elimination of
Exclamation P oin t s was rec e ntl y

fo nned.
Its mcm h ers co nsi.~ t of those pe op le who an' no longer surprised at
:1mthing .

...-...
She ' s the kind of woman who ' s spent most
her 40 years giving all she ' s got to others her students , her family , and her parents . One
day she simply dec i des to jog home f r om school .
She can' t make it . Not one to let minor failures get her down , she starts r unning in
earne st and announces her intenti on to enter
the Boston Marathon .
Many people who have spent t hei r l i ves
g iving to others and are looking for s omething
t o g ive them self- mastery can identify with
" See How She Runs , " a special movie presentation to be p resented as a two- hour "GE Theater"
drama Wednesday , February 1 f r om 9 to 11 p . m.
(ET) , on the CBS Wednes'.lay Night Movie program .
Academy Award- winning actress Joanne
Woodward will star in the drama portray i ng a
woman who picks up the pieces of her l ife a nd
dec i des to claim a p iece for herself . As an
elementary sc hool teacher and the single parent
of two teen- age daughters , her newfound avocation of jogging, as an expression of antihelplessness, begins to caus e p r oblems .
Her eccentri c 78- year- old f at her (play ed by
Barnard Hughes) can ' t understand it; her
,.-...,.
daughters (Mary Beth Manning and Lissy Newn
who is the daughter of Joanne Woodward and Paul
Newman) fee l it intrudes on t heir time together ,
and her for mer husband (John Consi dine ) is
baffled by her corunitrnent to it .

,'

It is with sadness that we report the death

of Marjorie Cash thi s past Wednesday morninP.:
Marjorie retired f r om GE last February aft(
1'7~ years of service in Relays and Incoming
Inspection .
She is survived by her husband, Fauntey ,
sons , and 8 grandchildren . Our deepest
sympathy goes to them on their loss .

STOCK PRICES & FUND UNIT

PRICES FDR YEAR 1977
..ere are the GE Stock pri ces and t he average
Fund Un i t pri ces used in t he cr edi t ing of pa rt i ci pants ' accounts fo r the va ri ous mont hs of
1977 under the Savi ngs & Security Program .
The Stock pri ce is t he aver age of the cl os i ng
pri ces of GE Stock on t he New York Stock

Excha nge f or each t rading day in t he ca l endar

mo nt h.
The Fu nd Uni t pri ce i s t he averag e of the
da il y fund uni t pri ces , determined f or eac h
trading day of th e flew York Stock Exc hange in
t he ca l enda r mon t h by di vidi ng t he number of
f und uni ts i nto t he net asse t of the Fund.

January
February
March
April
May
J une
J ul y
August
~ptembe r

Jctober
November
December

Stock Pri ce

Fund Unit
Pr ice

$53 . 506
51. 007
50. 723
51. 719
54.643
55.989
55.250
54 . 168
52 . 988
50 .399
51. 07 1
48. 982

$26.869
26. 055
26 .149
25. 767
26 . 050
26 . 180
26 . 273
25. 627
25. 205
24.543
25 . 158
25 . 159

The Stock pri ce and Fund Un i t pri ce are used

for credi t ing accou nts, but shoul d not be used
as t he cost of shares or uni ts f or i ncome tax
purposes . "Tax cost" for GE stoc k or fund
uni ts acqui red unde r S&SP is ca l cu l ated for
empl oyees accord ing to Inter na l Revenue Se r vi ce
regul ations. The fi gures are f urni shed on t he
annual "tax informa ti on statement" issued
sho r t ly aft er each S&SP payout .

Make These changes '/ u /

7 )) ,

1974 Average Price Figures

for Stock & Fund Units
The average pri ce f or GE stock purc hased
under the Savi ngs & Secur ity Pro gr am i n 1974
(when securi t i es recen t ly distr i buted i n t he
1978 S&SP "payout " v1e re purc hased) wa s $46 . 227
rather than $52 . 537 as ori gi na ll y report ed .
The aver age pr i ce f or Fund Uni t s pu r chased
under S&SP i n 1974 was $24. 852 ra t her t han
$25 . 753 .
The two f i gures needi ng co rrection appeared
in t he fi na l parag ra ph of the article on t he
annual di stri bution under GE sav i ngs pl ans,
publi shed in t he Ja n. 13 , 1978 , edition of t he
Plant i~e\1s . In t rying to fur ni sh employees
with fu ll informat i on on the annua l "payou t"
as soon as poss ib l e, t he News was i nadv erten t l y
provi ded vi i t h t he ave rag e purchase prices fo r
1977 rather t han 1974. The new fi gures,
i ncide nt all y , show t he 197 7 fi gures t o be
hi gher than 1974 .
BLOODMOBILE (Continued from Pg . 1)
I f , a f t er r eadi ng the point s l i sted above you
sti ll are not sure whether you qual i fy , sign up .
I t ' s t he only way to be sur e . If you do qual i fy you wi ll have helped save someon e ' s li fe .
I f you don ' t your wil lingness will be appreciat ed j ust as mu ch .

CHANGE IN SC HEDULE
There ha s been a change si nce the cards we re
pri nted. The Bl oodmobi l e wi ll be at Turner
f or both days i ns tea d of one .Thi s chang e was
made i n an effort to ma ke t he schedu l e ru n
faste r and more smoothly .

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

SCOGEE Nominations
There will be a speci al el ec tion for vi cepr es ident and a boa rd memb er . If you would
li ke t o nom inat e someone fo r one of t hese
pos i t i ons pl ease i nd i cate you r choi ce bel ow
or on a sl i p of paper. Ba ll ot boxes will be
set up i n each caf eteri a .
Pl ease have al l nomi nations in by next Wed . ,
~..-.... 1.
11y nomi nat i ons are as fo ll ows :

We have been as ked by t he Red Cross t o

issue an appea l f or vo lu nteers to hel p wi t h the
Bloodmobil e wh il e i t i s here. If your spouse ,
a f ri end, or other rel at i ve mi ght be in t erested
i n donatin g thei r t i me in thi s wor t hwh i l e ca use
please contac t Ca ry Osbor ne , ext . 1118 , or
our Red Cross rep resentat i ve at 942- 4445 .

DR IVE Ct\Il. EF ULLY!

T he hospital is cro\\"ded.

pinion

~oil l\esult~

OPINION POLL (Continued from Prev . Col. )

obv,tou.o . I 6eel :that a $1. 00I hJr.. .

ehct1tge. would 1te.du.ee. u.oage. du.Jt,(ng a,tte.nded ho~
and 6u.Jtthe.1t eonge.ot the. eou.!tto du.Jt,(ng nonatte.nde.d hou.M. Howe.ve.Jt, a .tot 06 playe.!t6 may
no.t obj e.a :to pay,tng a m,{,yt,{_ma.f!.. 6e.e. at n,tg ht .to
light .the,{,Jt ,i_nd,tv,tdu.al eou.!tto.
The.y ehcUtge. e.ad1 006.tball :team ,i_n :the. le.ague.
$3 0 0 ap,i_e.ee. oo why no.t .te.nri,to ?
eou.!tto ,to

We have the resu lts of two opinion polls to

report th i s week.
The resu l ts of Opini on Poll #2 are gi ven
below. The question: Would you be i nterested
in atte nding a "Home Energy Cost-Cutting Clinic"
here at GE, one evening ri ght afte r work?
Yes
No
Undec ided

24
1
0

The dec i si on as to whether or not we will

hold the cl inic here will be announced later
in the Plant News .
Opi ni on Po ll #3 was a two-part question.
Question 1: Do you feel the Recr eation Departme nt should charge $1.00 per hour pe r court
whi le an attenda nt is on duty?
Yes
No
Undecided

16
31
2

THANK YOU NOTES
I would uk.e. .to :thank. e.ve.1tyone. at GE 601t .the.
ect1tdo, 6lowe.!t6, and 601t :the. money eoUe.ue.d 60Jt
me. on oe.eond oh,t6:t, o,i_nee. I have. be.en away 61tom
wo1tk.. I o,tnee.Jte.ly a.pp!te.uate. all :that you. have.
done.. Even :though I ha.ve.n' t 6e.U mu.eh uk.e.
hav,i_ng v,{,odoM - I would e.n joy he.aJt,tng 61tom
you. ,(6 you. would lilz.e. :to eill . Thank.o aga,tn
601t you.It :thollgh:t6u.ln<u.i.6.

I would uk.e. :to :thank. e.ve.1tyone. who eon:t!t,{_bu.:te.d

:to my 1te.ti!teme.1i:t g,(6.t, e.:te . You.It thou.ght6uln<u.i.6
Wa..6 g1te.at.f!..y a.pp!te.Uate.d .

Question 2: Do you fee l the cou rts should

have li ghting?
Yes
No
Undecided

40
5
4

ModERN AR1?

Some of the comments were as fo 11 m1s:

CJ:.ij JLeJ.i,{,de.nb.i , who pay taxv.i t o ou.ppo!tt
thv.ie. 6a~v.i , m,tght !t<Upond to the.oe. qu.v.itio no cl<.6 6e.Jte.n;tly 61tom pe.o ple. who live. ou.to,tde.
the. c.A.;t.IJ 06 Waynv.i bo!to .
The.y ehct1tge. 601t othe.Jt opo!tto - why not te.nn,to?
I belie.ve. c.A.;ty taxv.i have. tak.e.n ect!te. 06 th,to
ope.Jta.,Uon . Whij ohou.ld we. pay an adMtional
6e.e.? !
Yv.i (to qu.v.ition # 1), ,(,6 eou.!tto have. ugh,ung.
A omall ehct1t9e. ohou.ld be. pa,td only whe.n the.
lig h,t,!i alt e. bung U6 e.d .
Bu.,t .6hou.ld pay ( 601t lighto) th!tou.gh a me.te.Jte.d
.6 lJ.6 t e.m.
I belie.ve. ,(,6 the.y would dtMge. and pu..t u.p
ughto .th,to would g,tve. mO!te. pe.ople. a ehanee. :to
plaij .
1. Yv.i , ,fo pal} :the. a.tte.ndan.t . 2. Maybe. late.It,
do 00111e.tlung 601t the. te.e.nage.!t6 (iA.A.6 .t .
~foo;t pe.ople. /m ow tha,t te.nn,,to hao be.en a 6aot
g1tow,Ln9 .6 po!tt he.1te. ,i_n Waunv.i bo1to. The. ne.e.d
{Jolt 1110/te. QOU.!t.U O!t lighto Ort ,the. p!te.6e.nt.
(Continued next Col .)

The paint on this panel obviously did not

t urn out the way it should . Imag inative
pass ersby swore i t was a p icture of Woodstock
(Snoopy ' s feathere d friend in the 11 Peanuts 1 '
ca rtoon strip ) about to be hit by a snow ball .
Let u s know if ~ 'OU see something different .

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
71 FO RD- -LOADED--1 OWNER-- $600 or best-- 942-1353

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NO. 5

Februa ry 3, 1978

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

BLOODMOBILC PROGRAM
PRAISCD
Dr . M. !larci Cannon, l1edica1 Di rector , Appalachian Red Cr o ss Elood Center in Roanoke ,
visited Waynesboro GE this past Wednesday to
observe our blood drive in action . Dr . Cannon
had high praise f or GE and especially for the
employees who took the time to donate .

G.C. PARKER RECEIVES 25 YR. PIN

1"

"It ' s a really fantastic program here, " Dr .

Cannon stated . " I ' d been told this before and
if I want ed to see an efficient drive I should
vi sit here . I was delighted when I received
the invitatio n to come today ."
She stated that everything had been running
very smoothly with a steady fl ow of do nors.
With the scheduling system we have the Red
.~ worke rs can handle more people .
..this is a ve r y difficult time of year t o
c ollect blood. , 11 :>r . Cannon continued , " because
of the wca~her and :1u and such out ~he Roanoke
center has had no de ficiency because of places
like GE . In fact , we ' ve been able t o help
ot her cent ers who have run low."
''We appreciate the support o: both GE and the
employees," she concluded .
Thanks go t o the employees who donated , Mai ntenance e~ploy ees who helped s et up the equipment , an d many others who have helped in this
blood drive and made this kind of praise
possible .

Dr . Cannon observed the Bloodmobile in operation here at GE . Re laxing on the table is

Susie Bridge, Relays .

Gordon Par ker receiver, his 25- year service pin

from Harold Knueppel , Mgr . - DCP Manufacturing,
as Dave Coughtry, Mgr . - Manufacturing, looks on .
Gor don ?arker came to work for GE 25 years
ago because GE was 11 11.e.c.omme.nded to me by

6JU..end..o who We.Jz.e. employed by the Company and

We.Jz.e. -W1p1tv.i-0 e.d ctah the. e.xc.eilent pay 11.atv.i and
6,{.ne. 6!U..ng e. be.ne.6-U-0 . " Gordon a grees with
their assessment specifically citing t he
Insurance Plan and savings pl ans as b eing
especi ally beneficial .

" Eac.li 06 owz. tlVtee. c.Wdlte.n lta-0 had majoJz.

/.) wz.g e.Jz.y wah the. ac.c.ompantj,{,ng mo nwne..rU:a.-t
e.xpe.YL-O e.-0 ," he elaborated . "We. c.vr;ta;_nly have.
an app!Le.ua;U,o n o{i the. 6,{,nanual J.:i ec.u.JU;ty wlUc.h
the. GE ).,YL-Owz.anc.e. plan ha-0 a6 6Mde.rl ove.Jz. the.
ye.aM .
"Hav,{,ng pa.Jz.tiupate.d ,{,n both the. Stoc.k Bon~
Plan an.d Sav,{,ng-0 & Se.c.u.JU;tu Plan we. have. be.e.n
ab.le. -to e.a-0.J..y 6),nan.c.e. owz. homv.i a11d pll.ov,{,de.
6011. -the 6utUJte. e.duc.CLtion on OUJt th!te.e. c.Wdlte.n.
Ho pe.{iuiJ!..y, thv.i e. t<J,{1,l be J.:iuppleme.1u:al. ,{,nc.ome.
whe.n d ' -0 time. to 11. e.,,t.Ur. e. . "
Gor don ' s GE career has included assigP..ments
at Sma ll Aircra.f~ Engine De pt . , Ludlow , Vt .; and
~light Pr opulsi on Di v ., Rut lanc , Vt .
These
assignments have included draftsman , tool
designer , supervis or - tool desin , and his
present assigrunent as Manufacturing Engineering
Specialist in TermiNet Printer Assembly .
He stated that he has enjoyed working at GE .
Why? "I e.njo y pe.ople.. Ove.Jz. the. ye.aM I have.
(Continued P . 4, Col . 2)

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TELE-TALE S
by jean brydge
On the local calendar , this is c a lle d the
Year of the Great Dig- Out ." My nei ghbors
are recognizable now only if I ' m peering at
them over a s ix- foot bank of s now an d ice .
I ' ve learned the technique of heavi ng a
shovelful of snow up over that s i x- foot bank
a ne~ accomplishment .
11

He ' ve heard the oft- quoted expression - iri-1an

always talks about the wea ther but never does
anything about it ." Not true ! Duri ng the
;reat wbite- out or mop- up ( whichever or both) ,
few of the hardy souls who ' ve spent three
weeks engaged in t wo extreme phys ical labors
called "shoveling 11 and "mopping" would agree .

Eyes blinded by continuously moving and removing snow flakes fo und it exceedingly
dif~icult to adjust to dim , watery basements .
?rankly, I considered flinging open the basement 1.;indows and having an indoor i ce- skating
rink .

When I came out of the flooded basement

Wednesday nig ht , a gust of wi nd caught me and
blew me up on our ne i ghbor ' s bird feeder . 1
wasn ' t hurt but blowing throug h the paper box
tore up my life preserver .
While st ill working on the above bai lin
sess ion in the wee hours , with snow to my knees ,
water to my e2.bows anO. weariness in my bones,
fi r:;ured with my l uck I mig ht look into our
woods and be eyeball to eyeball wi th the
Abominable Snowman . Decided - no p roblem .
I ' d say, " Come on tn , Honey Ch i l e, got a few
chores for you t o do !'' He could choose between
a mop , a bucket , a broom or a s hovel . Wj th that
var,iet..y , who could be unha_p!)y?
Some o f t he hUJ ..p s in the :road have been so
bad, I l e ft home in the driver ' s seat and
arrivetl in the trunk . The car r oof has three
bruises from enco unters with my head .
>iy oor :::eet are in a state of c onfusi on .
I ' ve sent so many l i ttle messages down like
" st ep o n the dirt ;" "watch the ice ;" ''miss the
wate1 ; '' " stay out of the mud ;" n don ' t sink in
the snow" that they dec i ded they were beine;
m_istreated . When I awo ke the other morr.in[ ,
there was a l ittl e note tacked to my boots
vhi ch $ai d , 11 The se boots a re made for wa2..king
(not kicking , stomping , s wiimning , s kating , and
sl i p- sli d ing away) ! 11 Si gned : " Your Feet . "

'.Che next time the weatherman says " Snow," I

thjnk I ' ll burrow under the ice and an ice
pe r son becometh !
1 c ould

~et

my han us o n that stupid

who quoted a retarded c aterpillar
abo ut o ur " easy winter ," ! ' d hit h i m in tr.e
"teeth .
I

nr Q~ riost icator

-,

Pl:lillipe
Awards
...

Way nesbo ro' s cand i date for th i s year ' s

Ph illi ppe awards i s Leon P. Harr i s , ManagerNcw Products Programs . Leon rece i ved his
BSIE from VPI in 1964, served in the U. S. Army
for two years, and is a gra duate of GE 's MMP
Program.
He has been a member of t he Waynesboro
Jayc ees since 1969 and on separate occas ions
served as the ir director, vice pre sident, and
cha irman of the board . He was selected the
chapte r's "Key Ma n" for 1973 and responsib l e
fo r helping sta rt the "Specia l Olympi cs" program loca l ly. Leon also helped establish a
drug deterrent program in conj unction with
local l aw enforcement offici al s.
Since 1973, Leon has wor ked with Au gusta
Expo and became cha irma n of Au gusta Expo Fair
Committee in 1977 . He was Ind ustria l Chai rman
for the Cance r Dri ve in 1972 and State C hai ~~
of the Virgini a Non- Parti san Politi ca l Acti
Commit tee in 1977 .
Leon ha s a l so worked with the United
Community Fund, Fa ll Fol i age Festival, Multiple
Sc l eros is Soc i ety, Parent Teachers Assoc iation,
and t he Republi ca n Party. He has served as
member, off i cer, and cha irman for many of t hese
organizations. He was a l so Waynesboro's
Outstand in g Youn g Man for 1974.
A to tal of 77 GE employees from 46 locations
in th i s country and overseas have been nominated
by Compa ny components as ca ndida tes for the 1978
Ge r a ld L. Ph illipe Awa rds for Di st i ngui shed
Pub lic Service.
Nominees t hi s year come from Co l omb i a, Brazil ,
and Spa in as well as 23 states and the District
of Col umb i a. Eac h candidate wi ll re ceive a
ce r t ificate of nom inat i on from hi s or her
di visi on genera l ma na ger.
A screening committee is now at work studying
the nominat i ons prior to mak i ng recommendations
to the Gerald L. Phillippe Awards Comm ittee.
Members of the l atter comm i ttee are Reg inald H.
Jones, GE Chairman of t he Boa rd and Ch i ef
Executi ve Officer; Alva 0 . Way , GE Sen ior \~0
Pres ident- Finance and Chairma n of the BoarL
Trus tees of the GE Foundation; Leonard C. Maier,
Se nior Vice Pres i dent- Corporate Re l at i ons
Staff; Dou gl as S. Moore, Vice Pres i dent (Continue<i Pg . 3 Col . 2)

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FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1978

5 Years

G. F. Ba.A,le.y
L. K. Be.nne..tt

v.

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B. L. Billing6
s.
BJte.e.de.n
). If. BWtc.h, S1t.
E. w. BWtge.6
M. E. CMe.y
E. H. Clay:toJt
L. F. Conne/l.
v. c. CoM-<.g.U..o

v.

Nancy Taylor ( ICD) re ce ives her QUEST award from

Chuck Ramsey as Dave Miller l ooks on. Nancy
received th e award because she was able to
l ocate and get a critica ll y needed transformer
shipped to E-Systems in Greenv i l l e, S.C. prevent i ng a pend i ng layoff of emp l oyees.

PA RKING LOT REMINDER

employees , each of us has been invited t o
p ark our v eh icles on Company property during
t he workday . This invitation is limi ted by
express or i mplied c onditions such as parking
with an appr oved parking sticker , parking in an
assigned zone , and parking ~ithin the parking
spa ce l i nes . The c ond iti ons are i n place for
bot h our and Company pr otection .
At times winter weather does not permit
enforcement of parking conditions, but believe
:t or not s pring weather is right aroW1d the
corner . Each employee with parking privileg es
is urged t o review the use of their parking
invitation and to take steps to adhere to the
: nd icated parking conditions. Persistent vio.::~at o rs can expect , in turn , a series of tickets ,
s us pension o f privileges , and the towing away
of their vehicles .

Prope r Priority
Father finall y told Ju nior about the
bi rds :me! th e bees. But Jun ior was not
s:ttisfi ed. "I \\'Ould rather know about
the k eys :tnd the ca r," he a r!!ued.

E. M.
J.
R. E.
R. E.
P. K.
P. G.

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s. ].
R. c.
E. L.
c. R.
V. s.
v. K.
R. w.
P. s.
L. s.

Vfl,{_veJt
Fe.e.
Fe.e.

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10 Years

FeJtfL,(_ e!t
Fdzg eJtald
GJtove.
H~

Hcvuv.le.y
Hwd:t
Hoge.
/-lud6on
Ke.nd-<.g
Lilly
Lyle.
Mawye!t
Milh

A. G. Mo~
G. ill . Noland

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PaM
Pa:t:te.M on

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C-Unbala
CJta-<.g
0 . E. GJtan:t
J. Mc.K e.e.
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15 Years

c.

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ColliM
P. E. i\lc.Vonald

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20 Years

]. K. OaR.e.6

J.
J.

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Pawlik.
L. Po-<.nde.xJ:eJt
E. L. Ran/Un
). E. Rhoade.6
P. s. SaCJta
R. P. sh-<. 6.le..tt
P. c. Snyde!t
T. ). SpU!tloc.R. III
P. N. Su;Uon
...r . R. ThomM
G. E. Tome.y
A. Tyndall.
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L. P . Harr is (Continued from Pg . 2)

Corporate Public Re l ations; and Will i am A. Orme,

Secretary of the GE Foundation. Mr. Moore is
commi ttee chairman.
This is the ninth yea r of the awards program
named in memory of the late Mr. Phil li ppe,
former GE board chairman and a na t iona l l eader
in the fie l d of public service . In the previous
ei ght years , 40 individuals and one emp loyee
group have been selected for the awards, which
cons i st of the Phillippe medal l ion and the
opportuni ty to select a charity or educational
i nst i t ut i on for a $1,000 grant from the GE
Foundat i on.
Announcement of t he wi nners is expected in
March.

ANNOUNCEMENT
S11eetHEART Ba 11
The Haynesboro East Augusta Hea r t Assoc i at i on
wi ll be sponsoring a benefit dance on Friday ,
Februa ry 10, 1978 , at the Haynesboro Moose
Lodge f r om 9 t ill 1. Ti ckets are $15.00 pe r
couple. For purchase of t ic kets ca ll Beccy
Gleason, ext. 1131.
THANK YOU NOTE
The. 6amiltJ 06 Ma1tjo4e. CMh would Uke to thank
ea.c.h <tnd eveJty 011e.. 0 6 you 60'1. .t he 6ood , 6lowe.Jt,~ ,
a.nd otlze./t. exp11.M ~-<.o n.6 o 6 IUndne.o-6 dLlJl,(n.g OllfL
-OOIV'WW .
It. l\Ja.6 g11.e.a..tly a.p/'.)11.e.c.A..a.,te.d .
Than/v., aga.,(1t

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CREDIT UNION

~NNOUNCEMENT

The annu al membershi p meet i ng of t he

~
Haynesboro GE Emp l oyees Credit Uni on wi 11 b
hel d on February 14 , 1978.
Pl ace - Kate Coll ins J r. High Schoo l
Ti me - 7: 30 p.m.
The Nominat ing Commi ttee ' s s l at e wa s mai l ed
to all members. The sla te is not the ball ot .
The ba ll ots wi l l be handed out to the members
el i gible to vote at the ann ual meet i ng .
Th is meeti ng i s your voi ce in sel ec ting the
officers to run your credit uni on so be sure to
se t the date as i de and plan to at te nd .

muc.h .

Tlte. F. C. CM h Family
G. C.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
4 SETS CHAINS- - VAR . SIZES- -9 42-6824
AN TED
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ICE SKATES--GIRLS SZ 6-- WOMENS SZ 10--943-7137

@pinion l)oll
This 1'/eek ' s op i nion po 11 is:
o

t1u~

Are you in avor

(Cont inued

~ram

Pg. 1)

c.ome. to know mantJ pe.ope. and have. .6ha1te.d many

me.mo11.able. ac.c.ompfu hme.nt.6 wdh .them . Co n.6.tan,tty
wo1tQ-<.ng .togetheJt .towaJtd a c.ommon goal hM be.e.n
11.ewa.1td-<.ng and ple.M Llfl.able. .
" I .th,(nk :t/U.6 would be. an applto pll.ia,.te. -time. to
e.xpll.e..6.6 mtJ appll.e.~o n .to :tho.6e. 6e.llow
Wayne..6 bo1to e.mplo tje.e..6 who he.lpe.d me. and my 60JJMi/-LJ
make. the. btan.6,(.t,(on 61tom Vcuuno nt to V,(Jtg-i.n-<.,
ple.Mant and me.mo1ta.ble. e.xpeJL,(e.nc.e. . We. have.
6ound Wayne.o bo4o to be. a t!tul..y 6,lne. pla.c.e. -i.n
wluc.h .to live. and we. btll-6.t .that we. may ne.veJt
have. to le.ave.. "
Gordon is active in the Babe Ruth League , Boy
Scouts , and local politics . He , his wife Betty,
and their three sons , James (18) , Brian (16) ,
and Ronald (13) l i v e in Grand Vie" Eeights .

Equal Ri ghts Amendment?

SCOGEE BALLOT

Ques ti on 4
Yes

PARKE~

No

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Undec i ded

LJ

The fo 11 ovli ng names have been p1aced in nomi nat i on for the spec i al el ec ti on . Vo t e f or one in
eac h ca tegory and pl ace your bal lo t i n t he
boxes i n t he cafete r i as .
Vi ce
Pr es i dent

MAIL TO:

Ca ry Os borne, Rm . 105

If you are i nterested i n partic ipati ng pl ease

check your answer above , add any comments you
1vi sh to make, and have it i n the Nevis office no
l ate r tha n Hed . , Feb . 8 .

Deacon J . Hall
James Cl ar k
Cl ement Waggy , J r .
Ron f is her

Board
Member
Fred Arbogast
Marga ret Turner
\~ayman Ba 1ser
Audra Kirby
Ron Fi sher
Mi ke Gordon
Ja n Martin

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Al l bal lo ts must be in by Wednesday, February

8, 1978 .

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL.

XX

NO . 6

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Bloodmobile Results
Largest Collection Ever - 503 Units

The Bloodmobile has again surpassed its goa l

of 400 pints. Last week 503 pi nts were
co ll ected . This breaks the record coll ection
of last August of 494. Betty Arehart, Bloodmob il e coord i nator, asked the News to express
her appreciat ion f or your fine response.
We wish to add our thanks to those peop l e who
gave or who offered to give but couldn't. We
also want to again thank all of those people
here at GE who helped with the visit in so many
~<Jays.

Most of these donors are from second shift .

The Bloodmobi le schedu les its last C'?pointments
between 4: 30 and 5: 00 so that these peop le will
have the opportunity to give .

February 10, 1978

ac Engineers Reach Milestones

Curtis Milton recently received a Quality Engineering
certi fi cation from the
American
Soc iety for Quality
.
Control (ASQC ) . In order to
achieve this goal he had to
1
take and pass a two- part six/
hour exam , covering all of the
..-disciplines of quality engineering . The f irst part ofthe
exam included questions on fundamentals and
principles of specific statistical e ng ineering
and managerial areas . The second part contained
questions on the applications of these
principles .
Curt is joined the Company in June o f 1971 and
moved to Waynesboro ir1 Dec ember 1973 . He is
currently the Manager of Vendor Quali ty
Programs.

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Earl ier this year Dick Weber

was successful in obtaining his
Professional Engineering
License f rom the state o f
California. As a QC engineer,
Dick had to apply to
Cali forn ia for this l icense
since it is the only state
which has Quality Engi neer i ng
as a specialty field in which
t o obtain a l icense. California institut ed
Quality Engineering as a specialty f i~ld in1973
primarily as a result of efforts by W. Hurd of
Lockheed . Mr . Hurd is currently presidentelect of ASQC .
In order to qualify for this license , Dick had
to have certain wor k experience and educat i rn
requirements. Once these were established he
was required t o take a test . Dick came to GE
in June of 1963 , moving to Waynesboro in
September of 1969 . He has held various qua l ity
contr ol positions and is currently Manager of
Purchased Material Qual ity Control .
The Plant News wishes to congr atulate both of
these men for t heir accomplishment s . They bot h
worked long and hard to achi eve these goals .

Jean Warner cheeks with Larry Kyger as he qives

blood.
(Cont inued on pg . 4, col . 2)

PROTECT YOUR FEET !

RIGHT

WRONG

Safety rules were made for one purpose only - to protect

of us who are concerned about our own safety as well as the
closely. But , some times , we slip up . In our preoccupation
follow the rules, or we may not be sure what the rules mean

people from injury or death . Those

safety of others , follow these rules
with other things we forget to
exactly .

This has been the case with this facil ity ' s safety regulation regarding proper footwear . We
are all aware that such a regulation exists but we are not all aware of what it actually says
how it is applied .

'.'!

The policy states: Personnel who work in or regularly traverse the Manufacturing areas must
wear completely closed, substantial shoes with heels no higher than 2 inches . A " substantial
shoe" is described as either a slip- on (loafer) shoe or a lac e- up shoe . The shoe should be of
firm leather whic h will provide good protection to the foot and the sole should be of leather or
any type of rubber or synthetic material . Sneakers , ballerinas , tennis shoes, etc ., are
absolutely disallowed .
The shoe heel should be rubber or of a non- skid type and the back of the heel should not
measure higher than 2 inches from the floor . The heel must be sturdy enough to give firm stance
and ankle support . Spi ke heels of any type are absolutely disallowed .
What this means in terms of the types of shoes we normally wear is that many of these shoes
are not safe in a factory envi ronment and should not be worn .
The p i ctures above illustrate the types of shoes which are and are not acc eptable for
factory work .

NUMBER 1 - - This is the basic type of man ' s shoe which can be worn throughout the factory . It is
a sturdy shoe of firm leather which will give the foot the protection it needs . The heel is low
which gives the wearer good ankle support .
NUMBER 2 - - This type of shoe, called the "wedgie, " is one of the latest styles we see worn by
both men and women today and is acceptable as long as the back of the heel measures no more than
2 inches high.
NUMBER 3 - - This shoe is acceptable for women because the patent leather gives the foot the protection it needs and the heel is not more than 2 inches high .
NUMBER 4 -- This is another of the fashion designers ' more recent creations called the "pZatf,,.-... "
Depending on the type of platform and the height of the heel and sole, it may or may not be
acceptable as proper factory attire . The best criteria to use would be to apply the height of
the heel requirement, which states that the heel should not be more than 2 inches high .
(Continued next pg . )

PROTECT YOUR FEET (Continued fro m prev . pg.)

NUMBER 5 -- Although this shoe meets the requireThe heel of the shoe
is to be measured from
ment of being completely c losed and made of fiY'111
leather, it is not acceptable for factory attire
- - - here .
~use the heel is higher than 2 inches.
Maximum height wi ll be
1._. ,BER 6 -- This type shoe, like #5, is accept2 inches .
able in all ways except the height of the heel
requirement . Also, being a spike heel, it is
not sturdy enough to give a fiY'111 stance and
ankle support.
NUMBER 7 -- This is another example of the platfoY'111 shoe as described in #4 . This shoe is not
acceptable for several reasons . Not only is the heel and sole too high to give sturdy support,
but the open toe and heel of the shoe do not provide enough protection for the foot to shield
it against injury .
NUMBER 8 -- Although this is a wedge heeled shoe, and in #2 it was stated that the wedgie is
acceptable, this shoe is not because it is not completely closed and will not give the protection needed.
The examples above should give you some idea of the types of shoes which can and cannot be
worn in our factory areas . As you can see, the rules allow for a wide range in styles of shoes
as long as they meet the necessary requirements.
However , employees who wish to give their feet the added protect i on a steel toe can provide
are reminded of the availability of GE safety shoes. These shoes can be purchased from Martin's
Shoe Store in the Centre- for- Shopping in Waynesboro by any employee of General Electr ic.
Employees who wish to purchase a pair of safety shoes must first obtain a Pur chase Authorization
for m from Payroll . The form should be taken to Martin ' s Shoe Store where the employee can
select the style of shoe he or she desires . The employee should then return to Payroll to make
arrangements for payment , either by cash or by payroll deduction .
Now that we all know the rules and understand their meaning , we should all be able to better
,.-....ly them . If we remember that the rules were made for our ~safety , then i t should make it
~ .. ~t much easier to abide by them .
Let ' s all protect our feet for our own sake by wearing the
proper footwear in the factory area at all times .

1-R

CoMpETiTiON ANNOUNCEd

We have been informed by Corporate Research &

Development that GE has again been invited to
submit entries to the annual I-R 100 Competition
sponsored by INDUSTRI AL RESEARCH Magazine. This
will mark the magazine ' s 16t h annual selection
of the "100 most significant new technical products of the year ."
The judges - INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH Magazine ' s
13- man Editorial Advisory Board - include the
present or former directors of a number of
leading res earch institutes and laborat ories
and several other widely- known scientists .
Since the competition was inaugurated in 1963 ,
GE has won more I - R 100 Awards (111 ) than any
other firm - and more than twice as many as the
second- place company . GE ' s winners in 1977 were
the acoustic corona location system, FL- C95
blowing agent concentrate , GEGAS- D f i xed bed
~l gasifier , helium transfer coupling , thermo:ation , veloc ity turbulence jet noise
analyzer, TC- 100 vacuum tube solar collector ,
COMPU- SCENE*, and control valve driver .
(Continued next col . )

I-R COMPETITION (C ontinued from pr ev. col. )

A copy of the I - R 100 entry blank is available in t he Relations office . As you will note ,
the judges are looking for new technical
products, The fee for each entry is $30 . The
deadline for submitting nominations i s March 1.
"As in the past, the R&D Center wi ll be acting
as a clearinghouse for Company entries in this
competition. If you have an entry and want to
" go it alon e ," please fee l f ree to do so . We
would, however, appreciate hearing about the
entries you submit ," stated Peter Van Avery ,
Manager Editorial & Audiovi sual Unit , R&D .

Registered Trademark, General Electr ic Co .,

U. S.A .

J/alenline'a @ay

~pinion ~oll

l\esults

The results of last week's op1n1 on poll are

listed below. Question #4 was: Are you in
favor of the Equal Rights Amendment?

Yes
No
Undecided

17
130
2

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting Feb . 13, membership cards must be

presented for a 11 Credit Uni on transaction~~
Annual membership meeting will be Feb. 14 ,
at Kate Collins Jr. High School at 7:30 p.m.

~-SWAP SHOP

Some of the printable comments are shown

bel O\'I.
The. Equ.aJ.. R;ght.6 Ame.ndmen,t .V., 60~ both me.n
and women. Mo;.,t people. don't ~e.a.L<.,ze. .th.v.,.
Women Me. e.nt{,tle.d to a urU.fio~ le.gal c.ode.
tMoughout the. U.S . w/Uc.h W<.ll.. ct66o~d .them
p~ote.mo n in ;., e.c.Ming job;., , loaM , etc..

WAIHED

GARDEN TILLER--942-0250
FREE

BABY GERBILS--942-2359

I tlUnk th.v., amendment ;.,hould be. voted on by

the. pubUc..

Keep on add.fog ame.ndme..11-t.6 to the. CoMtitution

and be.fio~e. long thMe. will. not be. a CoMtitution
but a lot 06 do ';., and don ' ~.
The. ~ue. woman do~n't need U and all .the.
~Mt Me. fiana.U..~ who don ' t dMMve. equal
~ght.6 .

The. Bible. c.le.Mly r.,tatM .that .the. hu..6 band .V.,

to be. the. he.ad 06 the. home. . I be.Ueve. that ERA
me.aM mo~e. than equal pay 60~ equal wo~k. We.
~e.ady have. too muc.h goveJrnme.r.;t c.o~ol and
ERA wilt only me.an mo~e..

THANK YOU NOTE

I would Uke. to ;.,inc.~ely thank e.vMyone. that
donated blood 60~ my b~othM , Tony W~ght.
YoM thought fiulne.M if.> dee.ply app~e.uate.d by
both 06 u..6.

ShMon Ste.ve.M

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BLOODMOBILE (Continued from pg. 1)

It ';., ;.,ad .to ;.,e.e. !fOM ;.,on go mMc.IUng 066 to

WM but who c.an be.M to ;., ee. .th~ daug htM do
the. ;.,ame..
Women hold job;., now .tha-t WMe. onc.e. held
The.y ~ec.uve. equal pay 60~
will ERA give. u..6 any mo~e. than

;.,~c.tiy by me.n .
equal wo~k. How
we. ~e.ady have..

I' m meady equal and do not fie.el ;.,uc.h le.g.V., lation would p~ovide. me. wUh any 6MthM gaiM .
I fie.el a woman ;.,hould be. a woman, and let a
man be. a man.

I'm a lady and would Uke. to be. ~e.ate.d Uke

one..
Women ;., hould ;.,tay -i.n the be.~oom and We.hen .
I 6 ERA if.> 6M women my aMWM .V., no. 1u..6t
onc.e I would Uke to be. equal to my wifie.
I do not c.Me. to ;., hMe. batMoom fia~UM .

I ;.,ee and heM ;.,o muc.h about ERA till I am

c.onfiu..6e.d M .to ju..6.t what .the. amendment ac..tually
;.,ay;.,. I wif.>h thMe. wcu, infio~ation. that i ndividual;., c.ould get, e.Mily, M I c.ould le.Mn
mo~e..

(Continued next col . )

Pierce Giles has a sample of blood taken by

Red Cross nurse, Charlotte Hodge .

OPINION POLL (Continued from prev . col . )

After reading some of the comments from last

week's Op inion Poll it seemed many of us d~t
really know exactl y what the Equal Rights
Ame ndment says. Printed below is the complete
text of the amendment.
**Equality of rights under the laUJ shall not
be denied or abridged by the United States or
by any State on accow;i; of sex.**

~WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 7

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

February f 7, 1978

ENGINEERS' WEEK- FEB. 19- 25

The letter reproduced bel ow was recei ved from the Presi dent of t he Uni ted States in honor
of National Engineers Week.

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON
National Engineers Week
February 19 - 25, 1978
year that mar ks t he two hundr edth anni versary of George Washington ' s call for formal educain engineer i ng , the tradi tional obser vance of National Engineers Week takes on added
significance . I extend warm greetings to all members of the National Society of Professional
Engineers who sponsor this annual event.
i

t~on

The creativity and hard work of America ' s engineers have been instrumental in every phase of our
national development . Engineers helped build human settlements in a hosti le land, to unite
people across vast distances , to develop farms and factories to provide the necessities of life
and to create agricultural and industrial systems that now support this country and contribute to
the economic and social well- being of a good part of the world.
The need for such creat i vity and productivity continues today. But it also takes on new aspects
which enlarge the challenge to the eng ineer . Because of the previous growth he has helped to
provide, the engi neer must now bridge the gap between our resources and expectations with evergreater efficiencty and care. He must help us to use our resourc es in the most productive ways,
with increased emphasis on reducing waste and minimizing the possibility of any harmful impact
on the envi ronment .
In this er a of conce rn for conservation a nd continued n eed for economic growth , we look more t ha n
ever to the eng inee r -- to his knowledge , skill and i ngenuity -- in the continuing task of
building a viable economy and a healthy soc i ety.
All of us should welcome this opportunity to salute our contry' s engineers and to express
appreciat i on for their pivotal role in ensuring our national well-being .

Jhnmy

CaJt;teJt

''Engineers ... Strength in Crisis"

Since next week is Engineers Week the Plant News as ked several of our engineers to give us
some informat i on on their profession and personal involvement. Below , and on the following
pages , are t h eir responses. We asked them f i rst for some personal i nfor mati on and then t o .......,
describe in their own words their profess i on and their jobs in par ticular.

Leroy Kelling - NC Consulting Engineer

Leroy Ke lling, a native of Milwaukee, Wis.,

received his degree in engineering from the
University of Wisconsin in 1941 . He chose
employment with GE because the Company was then
the leader in industrial electronic automation,
a status it still retains with its numerical
control act i vities. He soon joined the Control
Dept. in Schenectady where he, initially, engineered many photoelectric devices, inspection
systems, and servo mechanism systems. These
activities expanded into the development and
design of some of the first program and
numeri cal control systems for machine tools .
He transferred to Waynesboro in 1955 with the
old Specialty Control Dept . Here, he has been
active in the development and design of each of
the new genera t ions of numerical control. Upon
reaching the normal retirement age of 65 this
summer, he will retire after 37 years with GE .
He has been gra nted 38 U.S . and many foreign
patents on his inventions.

Elect ronic engineer i ng involving solid state

devices, microelectronics , and microcomputers
is one of the fastest moving technologi es in
the world . Almost any product becomes obsolete in a few years. So to remain competitive
in the marketplace , a product line must be redes i gned every few years . Current offerings i n
numerical c ontrol represent a more sophisticated
control for one-third of the going price of 12
years a go . To meet thi s challenge , an engineer
(Continued on Pg . 5, col . 2 )

Allen Surber , Manager - TermiNet Design

Engineering

Allen Surber joined

GE's Speci alty
Control Dept . in 1968
as a Product Des i gn
Engi neer . His
worki ng career has
always been technology oriented having
served a four- year
apprenticeship,
earning a j ourneyma n
electrician license
with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and working as an
electronic technician while earning his B.E.E .
at UVA. Allen has had various assignments on
design projects on most of the TermiNet
printers. Of particular importance to our
business was the special assignment to establish 11 in-house 11 LSI circuit design , automated
test, and assembl y ca pability .
The greatest satisfaction in my job capac
i s created by a successful design that is put
int o p r oduction , meeting its design goals and
marketing objectives . I enjoy managing and contributing to the creative talents and the broad
spectrum of technologies involved in our products. Through the intelligent use of advanced
technologies our products have earned a reputation of high performance and quality while
remaining cost competitive . For example,
several years ago it was fe l t that 30 cps was
about the maximum speed that could be achieved
from a wire matrix impact printer. Very soon
we will be introducing a wire matrix print er
with a print rate of 200 cps. The . .. techniques employed in thi s printer are state- ofthe a rt and will result in a more reliable ,
better performance printer at a cost comparable
to i ts predecessor. During 1978 approximat ely
40% of our product des i gn efforts will be
applied to Software Engineering by microprocessors . This new programmed logic
technology will open market opportunities that
will demand higher quality printing mechanisms
and higher func ti onal performance products .
I am confident that our Engineering o r gan~
tion will continue to meet the challenges o
~w
technologies . As Engineering managers, it is
our responsibility to create the environment
that will allow the engineer to promote his
ideas and develop new competitive products .

Tom Garnier - Process Control Engineer

Tom Garnier came to work for GE in August of

1974 on the Manufacturing Management Program.
H;j.a....first position was at the Meter and Instrum
Bus i ness Dept., Somersworth, N.H., as a
Methods Analyst. In 1975 he moved to the Major
App li ance Bus iness Group in Louis ville, Ky .,
where he worked as a Production Control
Specialist in the Room Air Conditioner Dept., a
Foreman in the Refr i gerator Components Dept.,
and a Manufacturing Engineer in the Range Dept.
He moved to Waynesboro in January 1977 toassume
his present pos i t i on as Process Control Eng i neer
for the Printed Wire Board and Bustl e Assembly
and Test Areas.

Process Control Engineering is not in the

Engineering organization but is a sub- function
of Quality Control . Engineers working within
the Engineering function are responsibleprincipally for design and planning ; the Process
Control Engineer ' s pr imary responsibilities are
i nterpret ation , implement ation , and control .
Process Control Engineering is a hybrid rather
than a speci f ic discipline of eng ineering . The
P . C. Engineer must combine a technical background
in electrical and/or mechanical eng ineering
with knowledge of statistical analysis, data
processing , and cost accounting . To greatly
oversimplify , he keeps an eye on the parts,
people , and processes, and t ries to interpret
the variation in their attributes or performance.
He directs audits of conformance to planned
methods , provides technical support to Shop
~ati ons and Quality Assurance in the interP- vation of specifications and planning , and
determines the disposition of non- conforming
material. Based on his findings, he may
initiate design or planning changes and predict
future needs .

Paul Caulier - COO Engineering

Pau l grew up i n Hamburg, Germany, during the

war, where he looked at British and American
planes from below "as they drop ped little black
spots which minutes later turned out to be
bombs; " went through a rigid (" i nvoluntary")
reducing di et (after the war); enjoyed the
Marsh all Plan and the German economic miracle,
before he became an apprentice (Lehrling) in a
machine shop . After 3~ years he graduated as
craftsman (Geseiie ) wh i ch enabled hi m to work
in Germany as a professional craf tsma n. Back
to the boo ks f or 3 years before earni ng the
t i t l e Ingenieur der Elektroteahnik on the
I ngenieursahule der Hansestadt Hamburg . In 1959
came the big change in his life, name ly from
Germany to U.S . A. Suddenly those early English
studies had to be remembered. Some rough years
followed as many of the old timers of the
Specia l ty Control Department can testify . In
1968 the U.S.A. gained one more citizen. "It
seems now a very short 18 year span since I
entered the U.S ., " Paul stated.

Over the years I have been connected with

quite a few products of the former Specialty
Control Dept. These included pinhole detectors,
single sheet classifiers , photoel ectric devices ,
and hotbox detectors . CDO inherited from Sa lem
the Widthgage (which measures the width of red
hot steel from 14 feet above in steel mills) .
Presently we develop the Americium gage (a
thickness gage used by the steel mi lls. It .uses
a radioactive isotope emitting gamma ray
photons) . Most of these and other products I
worked on over the years have something in common . They use electromagnetic energy as t he
measuring quantity in form of heat, light or
gamma r ays . The main difference which I have
encountered over the years was one of technology .
(Continued on Pg . 4, Col . 1)

G- /r) /; ~

PAUL CAULIER (Continued from Pg . 3)

TOM NICHOLLS (Continued from prev . col . )

First, tubes in analog circuits; then transistors with the fi rst samples of digital circuits;
then, integrated circuits in analog or digital
form; fi nally, microprocessors with mostly
digital circuits and - Software! - and every
technology requires its own set of rules and
skills. One wonders what the next 20 years
will bring.

than buying them from suppliers. With the

addition of the Sweco deburring machine in the
Plating Room, we are now able to deburr more
parts at an economical cost. These two
,.-.....,
projects are representative of the many
projects that I have become involved in. I
feel the main objective of my job, or anyone
else ' s, is to keep costs down and productivity
up so that we can be competitive in a highly
competitive market.

Tom Nicholls - Manufacturing Engineer

Tom Ni cho ll s i s a native of Thomaston, Conn.

and received his A. A.S. in Electronic Technology from Waterbury State Technical Col l ege,
Waterbury, Conn . From there he went on to
receive his B.S.E.E. from the Un i versity of
Bridgeport, Bridge port, Conn . He i s curre ntl y
active in the Society of Ma nufacturing
Engineers (SME). SME meets each mo nth to conduct a techn i ca l program ai med at continu ing
i ts members educati on in the field of
Manufacturing Engineering.

My present assignment at GE is Manufacturing

Engineer in the DCPBD Manufacturing Eng ineering
subsection. This position consists of working
on a variety of projects that meet manufacturing needs . Among these are projects that
involve productivity improvements which are
accomplished through the purchase of equipment ,
modification of existing equipment or changing
current processes . The digital readouts on the
Bridgeport Milling machines in the Tool Room are
typical examples of this type of project. Using
the r eadouts, pos itioning time was reduced and
tolerances easier to hold, resulting in better
quality. Another manufacturing need is to reduce the cost of parts by making or processing
the parts here at the Waynesboro plant rather
(Continued next col.)

DINNER AT HOLIDAY INN

In celebration of Eng inee rs' Week there wil l

be a dinner on Thursday, Feb . 23, at the
Ho li day Inn on Afton Mountain . The guest
speaker will be Commander Edward A. Davis .
Commander Davi s, a gradua te of the U.S. Naval
Academy, received hi s pil ot training at
Pensacol a. Later he was ass i gned to the USS
Oriskany which was dep loyed to Southeast Asia.
Cdr . Davi s was shot down over North Vietnam
on his 57th mission. Captured the following
morning, he spent the fol l owi ng 7~ years as a
P.O.W . Cdr. Davis was released on Feb . 12,
1973, bri nging with him a ta n puppy "li berated"
from the Hanoi Hilton .
He i s married to the former Elaine Bender of
Galli tzin, Pa . , a former Navy nurse . Hi s ,-......
da ughter, Jennifer, now 4 years ol d, i s the
fir st chi ld born to a returned P.O . W.
Cdr . Davi s studi ed i nternational relati ons at
the Univ. of Va . Graduate Schoo l of Arts and
Sc i ences, served as Senior Year Instructor at
the NROTC uni t, and is currently serving as
Executive Offi cer .
Dinner is to begin at 7: 30 p.m. , wi th a preceding cocktail hour at 6:00. Cdr . Davis is
schedu l ed to speak at 8:00 with a question and
answer period to fo ll ow . The theme of t hi s
yea r's Engineers' Heek is "Engineers - Strength
in Crisis."

Blood .Donors
The following is a list of those employees
who reached one of the gallon milestones.
One Gallon Donors

.~

James W. Howdyshell
Donald T. Stinespring
Audrey M. Ailstock
Hazel F. Curry
Donnie R. Farris
Kathy Smallwood
Warren D. Sprouse
Steven D. Downs
John C. Rose, Jr.
Dawn C. Bulle
Patricia Holloway
Sandra K. Shifflett
Frederick A. Knight
George D. S~ers, Jr.
Lorenzo W. Widener
Joseph B. Gray, Jr.
Reba Breeden
Shirley Jarvis
Ronald Colella
Jean Hunter
Marcel Auen
Lois W. Hanger
Dennis A. Hughes
Emma B. Rankin
Wanda B. McCormick
Pamela Jo Crad.g
Gary L. Frazier
Gregory D. Wallace
Two Gallon Donors
Alfred A. Swicegood
Gordon P. Batey
Harold C. Coss
Richard Y. McLaughlin
Robert L. Miller
Paul A. Myrtle
James C. Austin
Raymond W. Hildebrand
Three Gallon Donors

2/ 17/7"

WEEKLY S&A AND YOUR TAXES

Beginning in 1977, there is no longer a "sick

pay" exclusion for Federal income tax purposes
other than the "disability income" exclusion
available to certain employees on disability
pension. Accordingly, weekly sickness and
accident wage continuation payments attributable to Company contributions are includable
in employees' gross incomes and are subject to
tax.
Weekly sickness and accident insurance benefits generally begin on the eighth day an
employee is totally disabled or on the first
day of confinement in bed in a hospital. The
benefits are paid by either the insurance
company, the General Electric Insurance Plan
Trust or the California Voluntary Plan. Inasmuch as none of those organizations currently
have withholding or reporting responsibilities,
tax is not withheld from the payments and the
amounts are not reported on either Form W-2 or
Form 1099. Employees should keep a record of
the payments they receive during the year and
include them in the amount they report in their
Federal income tax returns for "Wages, salaries,
tips, and other employee compensation."
The above infonnation was reprinted from Tam
Accounting Bulletin No. C 2. 2, cla.ted 11-14-7?.
KELLING (Continued

fro~

Pg. 2)

must be able to effectively use the latest

electronic components and technologies in new
designs. Engineering is a rather exact science
where guesses and approximations in the design
process soon show up as manufacturing problems
and unreliable products. Design engineering is
thus a rather demanding profession requiring
continual study and.attention to detail. Some
engineers, like Mr. Kelling, find personal
fulfillment in development and design engineering while other engineers prefer marketing and
management for their careers.
BLOOD DONORS (Continued from prev. col.)

Clifton E. Frazier
Four Gallon Donors
Charles W. Kanney
Jerry L. Dean
Jesse W. Bridge
Milton B. Schooley
William D. Sager
Eric Perl
(Continued next col.)

Five Gallon Donors

Donald J. Trobaugh
Charles C. Ramsey
William M. Freeman
Terry M. Brooks
Six Gallon Donors
James P. Tipton

ANNOUNCEMENT

WINTER SAFETY

A pamphlet describing the new Social Security

deduction is now available. They may be picked
up in the Payroll office at the main plant and
in the cafeterias at Turner.
Each manager has also been given a more
detailed booklet on this subject if you have
further questions.
THANK YOU NOTE
We. wl6h t:.o thank all 06 oUJt 64le.nd6 a:t GE
nOlt.. the. 6loWeJU, 6ood, and othelt e.xpJte.A.6.i.on6
06 .6ympa:thy a:t the. t..i.me. 06 oUJt. motheJr.' .6 de.a:th.
Eva. MmeJWtout,. Unda. FUzgeJtald,
Ge.ne.vie.ve. Att.e.ba.u.gh, Roy Re.Xll.ode.

SCOGEE Election Results

The special SCOGEE election is over and your
new officers are: Clement Waggy - Vice
President, and Jan Martin - Board Member.

Have Pity
on Your Heart
People who dig their cars out of snow drifts
could end up digging their own graves. A snow
covering of only three inches on a 16 x 10 foot
driveway will weigh from 100 to 500 pounds. It
puts a great strain on the body's primary
muscle - the heart - to remove that much snow.
Exertion requires the heart to pump more blood.
In turn, the heart needs more blood to nourish
itself. If it doesn't get it, a heart attack
could ensue.
Take it easy shoveling. Rest often. Stop to
warm up. Or avoid it altogether if you are not
sure of your heart's condition.

~....

Your Vehicle May

Save Your

Li~

SWAP SHOP
WANTED

RIDING LAWN MOWER -- 942-0250

Cafeteria Needs Our Help
George Tilton, Cafeteria Manager, has asked
the Plant News to issue this appeal to all
employees for their help in keeping the cafeteria clean. Please be sure to pick up your
tray and dishes and place them on the conveyor
belt when you're through eating. Also, place
all papers in the trash bins placed right next
to the conveyor.
It would be a lot more pleasant for all of us
if we left the table clear of dirty dishes and
unwanted paper for the next person.

If lost or stranded in a desolate area, your

car can provide the following: tires that will
burn for hours giving heat and smoke signals,
sun visors and hubcaps for shovels, seats, slipcovers and floor mats that can blanket against
cold or shut out winds; mirrors, chrome, and
headlights that can alert search planes as far
as 50 miles away; crankcase oil and grease that
will protect against frostbite and windburn.
A Forest Service rescue team veteran recommends: use your horn to alert rescuers, ignite
a quart of oil in a hubcap, producing a smoke
signal visible for miles; stop bleeding with a
tourniquet made from windshield wiper tubing;
convert the crankcase dipstick into a skewer
for hot dogs or toast. Finally, unbolt the
hood and you have the making of a sturdy metal
heat-reflecting lean-to.
The automobile has come in for a lot of
beatings since the energy crisis bloomed. It
can save your life - if you let it!
i SI ::J@ir= r= r= ra

We wish to remind all employees that if they

should be injured while at work they should
report that injury to their supervisor and the
Dispensary as soon as possible after the injury.
Reporting of this information is important to
you and the Company.

Wearing mittens instead of gloves will keep

your hands warmer, because they don't impede
blood circulation and do provide air space
for dissipation of body heat.

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

Annual MeMbership Meeting

At the annual membershi p meeting of the

Waynesboro GE Employees Credit Union the
fo ll owing were el ected:
Board of Directors - Don Law
Jane McCoy
John Miller
Kay Neff
Bob Shoebridge
Charlie Smith
Don Theado
Supervisory Committee - Homer Cain
Gerald Cox
Wesley Petrie
(Continued on Pg . 4, Col. 2)

GE SCOUT t..EADERS HONORED

GE Scout Leaders , Brin Gyorko (NC Engineering) ,
Maken Dodge (DCPBD Manufacturing) , Lowell
Bashlor (CDO Engineeri ng) , and Joe Grimes
(DCPBD Purchasing) , were recognized for the
many years of service to Scouting at the TriRi ver s Dist rict Recognition Dinner , Feb . 14,
at Hebron Presbyte rian Church .
Brin was pr esent ed the Di strict ' s highest
awar d , the Distri ct Award of Merit . He is
District Activities Chairman and has been a
Webelos leader, assistant scoutmaster , troop
commi ttee member, and chairman for three
Distr i ct Camporee s .
Maken , District Trai ni ng Chairman, was presented the Wood Badge Beads , an award given to
leaders who have completed a week- long outdoor
trai ning experience followed by six months of
practical application of Scout i ng ' s Manager of
Learning techniques.
The Scouter ' s Tr a i ning Award was presented to
Lowell , Tr oop Commi ttee Member . This award is
given to leaders who have completed a minimum
of three years service and numerous training
experiences in all phases of Scouting .
Joe , District Commi ttee member , was presented
a Scouter ' s Trophy for service to the District
as Camporee Dir ector and chairman for many fund
raising campaigns .

Seated, Zeft to right: Bob Shoebridge, AZva

Jordan, Kay Neff, Jane McCoy , and Don Theado .
Standing : Don Law, Reggie Hiner, CharZie
Smith, John MiZZer, WesZey Petrie . Not
pictured: CharZotte Harris, GeraZd Cox,
Homer Cain .

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Feb. 24, is

our second hol i day f or t hi s year . Ou r next
holiday will be Friday , March 24.

FPom Zeft to right : LoweZZ BashZor, Maken

Dodge, BPin Gyorko, and Joe Grimes .

Have you by any chance been wondering what

happened to Jean Chandler, Joe Miller, or Harold
Morris since you haven't seen them around f or a
while? Well , the reason you haven ' t seen them
or 29 othe r people is due to the fact that QIEE
personnel have al.most all been moved t o the new
Meadows Building which is across HopemanParkway
f r om Paragon , Inc.

PEOPLE

~I

Dwight Smith, Manager of QIEE, and his organization began moving on January 13 of this
year . You remember that date - we got our
first big snow then. It is hoped that all of
the equipment will be in place by the end of
March. The parking lot has yet to be finished
but that project wi ll have to wait unt il the
weather improves.
QIEE 's main purpo se is to construct , design,
install , purchase, and maintain test equipment
to insure t he quality of the product s p roduced
by DCPBD. This includes PWB ' s, TermiNets,
relays, and repair and return .
There are 32 people in this organization;
t hey include construction personnel who actually
buil d the equipment, software, hardware, and
other designers who come up with the i deas,
draft smen, an expediter, technicians, and a
maintenance supervisor who directs 9 peopl e
working in all manufacturing areas . Only about
15- 20% of the test equipme nt used here is
chased from outside sources . The bulk is
des i gned and built by these peopl e .
There are two main reasons f or this move .
The fir st is the fact that the QIEE or gani zati on was spread out in f ive diff erent loca ti ons
p ri or t o their move. The second was the
elimination of t he trail ers in the s outh
parking lot which the office people occupied .
There is still quite a bit of settling in to
do but so far the new quarters seem t o be
working out very well.

."

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This i s an overall view of the equipment

construction area . The equipment checkout lab
is in the fa r l eft corner of the picture . To
t he right (under the c lock) is the bench wiring

Harold Morris i s wor king on a T- 200 elec t r onic

module t ester . This was just one of t he
projects underway .
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Rus sell Coiner (standing ) and Earl Coss are

wor king on a T- 1232 e lec tric burn- in monitor.
This job was set up in the middle of the
equipment construction area .

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This is t he noisiest ar ea of t he equipment

construction area - the machine shop . Lef t
to right : Bob Moyer, Homer Clark, and Mac
Towler . They aren ' t the cause of t he noise,
only the type of equipment they use .

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lT WORK

The fo llowing is a description of t he hi story,

purpose , and present status of QI EE, as expressed
by D. F . Smith , Manager - QIEE .

'e t-..ows B uilding

The Quality Information Equipment Engineering

group was started long before the incept ion of
the Data Communi cation Products Business Dept.,
with only four people. It has grown from that
meager beginning to its present size of nearly
forty people. The organi zat ion today is charged
with the responsi bili ty of providing t he t est
equipment necessary t o insure the qua lity of
the Department 's products . In order to meet
this charge, we recei ve requirements from the
Qual ity Control Engineering group and then
carry each project from t he initial des i gn
through the final install ation and mai nt enance.
Recent years have seen signifi cant changes in
the test equipment designs from the old individual manual testers to the new multipurpose
computer control sys tems. Present designs rely
heavily on microprocessor (TN9610) controls
with approximately 40% of al l equipment now
being designed utilizing the microprocessor as
the heart of the equipment. We have also seen
the addition of a development computer (mini)
system and software engineers who provide QIEE
with the resources to meet the computer control
equipment needs.
The recent reorganization (relocation) of the
QIEE ope rations has provided t he group wi t h
enhanced physical capabilities t o more effectively meet the Department 's test equipment
need for both present and future products .

Margie Hufford, Expediter, sits right out side

of Dwight Smith ' s offiae. Besides the standard
duties of an expediter Margie aiso handZes many
of the searetariai responsibiZities and the
aomputer aontroiied stoak distribution system .

This is the equipment aheakout Zab . From Zeft

t o r ight: John Rose, Dave Ba Zser, Frank CoZe,
Mary WingfieZd, and Joe MiZZer.

Left to right : Jean Chandier, Betty Mor ris,

Marie ShiffZett, Maxine Gabbertt (standing) ,
and Doris Stinnett . They do the benah wor k,
wiring paneis , boards, and other smaii pieaes .

Far Zeft, front to baak: Ken Bassett, Grover

Perry, Joe MiZZer . Center, front to back:
G. Orndorff, Jim ArendaU, Frank CoZe . Far
right, front to baak: Donna MaArthw>, Sam
Harper . This is the offiae area where the
design work, eta. , is done. On the waii on the
Zeft is the projeat board whiah shows the
status of eaah job now in progress. (Not
piatured: Jimmy Johnson, Haroid Coiner,
CharZie Cook, Katy EpZey, Stan Shirkey, Tom
Moore, NeZson Rosenstein, Mike Laymen, and
John Kenyon. )

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Week Banquet

ANNOtJNCEMENT

ColTITiander Edward A.
Davis will be the guest
speaker for the Engi ,.-..s
Week Banquet tonight ~v
the Holiday Inn on Afton
Mountain. The banquet i s
sponsored by the National
Society of Profes sional
Engineers and eight other
engineering associations .

GE RETIREES ASSOCIATION MEETING

The regul ar meeting of the GE Reti rees
Associ ation will be held at Perkins Pancake
House at 11 :30 a . m . ~ Wednesday , Ma rch 1. The
guest speaker wi ll be E. G. Menaker . All
retirees are i nvited to attend .

Ifn

vijtft~ecialion

I w.i6h :to :thank. all 06 my 6ue.ncl6 he.tte. a.,t GE

fio1t :the. c.Md, 9-<..fi:t, and o:the.tt ac.:U 06 k.-<..ndne..6
hown me. a.,t :the. :t.i.me. o 6 my mo:the.tt' de.a.th.
Chall.lie. Pebty

Edmort-<..a. H. MuJUW.y
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The program agenda is as follows:

"'

Social Hour
Invocation
Dinner
Welcome
Awards
Speaker Introduction
Speaker

6:00-7:15
7:15
7:15-8:15
8: 15
8:25 --8:30
8:35

The cost is $8.00 per ticket and $1.00 per

drink. This year's theme is Engineers
Strength in Crisis.
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CREDIT UNION (Continued f r om Pg . 1)

GR TORINO- - PS--PB--351 ENG--{JC--$1495-942-3074

58 CHEV P/U- - REBU ILT ENG--VGC--337-3653 after 5
FOUND
GO LD CROSS BALL POINT PEN--LEFT IN MED CLINIC
WANTED
HOUSE--3 BR--2 BATHS--X1479 (Pat)

Credit Committee - Charlotte Harris

Reggie Hiner
Alva Jordan
At a special board meeting the
elected the following officers:
President
Charlie Smith
Vice President
Don Theado
Secretary
Jane McCoy
Treasurer
Kay Neff
Arrangements have been made with GE manage-
ment for the pl acement of racks in the cafeteria areas for Credit Union forms and they are
now in place . The Board of Directors asks that
these forms be used wisely and not wasted.
These forms may be mailed through the Company
mail sys tem by addressing them to Credit
Union.
The Credit Union al so announces it is now
accepting immedi ate family members for membershi p. For more information look for a future
news release, contact any Board member, or the
Credit Union offi ce. Our in-plant extension
is 1820 .
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Question 5
Yes

No

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 9

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

Ma rch 3, 1978

WANT TO TRY A DIFFERENT SPORT?

Talk to Lee Noon and Jerry Babral about caving
They used to call themselves spelunkers ; nonparticipants still call them that . Today , they
call themselves cavers . Thei r local organ ization or cl~b is called a g r o~to and is a part
of the ational Speleological Society . They
enjoy going into holes in the g r ound ( somecaves
are not much more t~an that) , crawlin& around
on their bellies in total da:'kness wi~h only
their helmet lamps to li ht ~he ~ay .
Hhy do they enjoy this spo rt? ?here are many
reasons - adventure, dan&er , searching the
unknown - but Jerry Babral stated another .

"p e.o ple. hew e. cU 66eA.e.n.t ne.aM the.y want to c.o yt QU.eJl.," Jerry explai:-ied . "1.kne. i.A hugh.U . I
d~ ' :t. ltave. a 1teal phob-i..a abou.t d bui. d d).d
111l
me. ne.JtvoUli . Wo1t/Ung my wa.y up oft down
long veJLt.<.c.al pdc.ltVJ hM hei.pe.d me. oveA.c.ome.
~t ."

Occasi onally a caver will -et into a perilous

situation . The solution can be as simple as
removing a layer of clothing or as complicated
as moving in 200 or more people to effect a
rescue . What arrangements have been made :or
emergencies? First , they cave in gro~ps and
keep a close count . If a me~ber gets into
trouble the others will help him get out . If
they can ' t? They always let someone know when
to expect them back . If they go over this time
l i mit other cavers are contacted and they check
out the cave and the nature of the difficulty .
If it is something they can ' t handle a full
scale rescue operation goes into effect .

"A c.av e.

lte6 c.u.e.

i.A a clang ell.OLM opeJLa.t,(_o n, "

"We. don ' .t e.xpe.c;t o-theJl. people.
to 6ac.e. ,tJi,Ll dang ell. 60ll. Uli . FoJt -th.W Jte.Mon we.
have. a nati.onal Jtuc.ue ne. .:twotr.k 6e,,t up -tlvwugh
ul'l-i..veM~Ue..6 and o-theA. e:e.n.te.M -<.n the. vaJt-<.oUii
Me.M .
Whe.n an e.me.Jtge.nc.y 6du.ation e.x...<A:U a
c.all go e6 to -the. cl.06 VJ.t. c.e.i1'teA. -<.n the. 6 y6-te.m .
Thxt c.e.11-te/t c.a..llo all .the. c.ave.M on ~ U.0-t
a~o-theA. c.e.n:t.e.M -<.11 -the. 1te.g-i..on wlto -<.n tultn
c.,
mo1te. c.ave.M . In OLL/t lM:t JtVJc.u.e., c.al.t
we.n;t to un-i..ve.M~e.IJ and c.oUe..gVJ -i..n 60LL1t
1.ita.t.VJ and WM h-<.ngton, V . C. Any c.ave.Jt who c.an
be. 1te.ac.he..d w.<...U aMWeJl. .the.. c.all 601t hei.p ."
:..ee :{oon stated .

Le ~t to right : GaY'l:J' Beverage, Design Engineering, Lee Noon, Greg Clemmer, and Jerr y Babr al .
This picture was taken at night after the four
had finished a survey trip into Twin Oaks cave .
AltoGether there are 30 members of the grotto .
This last rescue took place at Twigg ' s Cave
in Cumber land , Md . , and was the largest rescue
in this area . Cavers , nwnbering at least 200 ,
came from Virginia , West Virginia , Maryland ,
Pennsylvania, and Washington , D. C. , when James
Wright , Jr . became trapped . Around 50 other
people from police organizations , rescue
squads , fire departments, the Red Cross , and
the Salvation Army helped .
Wright was trapped for nearly 39 hours before
being literally pulled from the cave after 24
hours o: exhausting work by his rescuers .
Twi gg ' s is an extremely narrow cave and the
area in which wri ht was caught was shaped like
a key . He had managed to get over a lip on the
way down but when he tried to get back was
unable to get over that same lip because of its
shape and the 8 to 9 inch clearance . !v'.uddy
conditions hampered the rescuers and the oxygen
( Continued on Pg . 2 , Col . 1)

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CAVING (Conti nued f r om Pg~ 1 )
. 1.

level was very low. There was the possibility

of f l ood ing i f it rained which it di~ part way
through the res c ue .
Wr i ght was complet ely alone for 8 hours
be~or e the f i r st rescuer coul<l ~e~ close ~o him .
One o f the f i r st priorities was tO geu OXY6en
into the cave with a :woo 'oot ai'!' hoqe . T!iey
used 20 cyli nder s of ox:rr,;.en be~:m:- t.llil C).t' -cal
was over .
The next p r ior ity was t o get ..;:l' igh!. ' !' bony
temperatur e up . He was sllffel:"in~ .&'r om hypcithermia (heat loss due to the 6a'll!!t1~n.s nlld
ch i ll ) but efforts t o get; dry cl~then a1td hot
soup t o him wer e hindered by ni.n Je."l.nerl COt,dit i on . Because of their . small . s i ;~e lh~ ;.iomen
caver s we r e of gr eat help at this st.age .
The cavers wo r ked i n threP. h()ltr 'Shi:'t-s ; the
wor k was s o e xhaust in~ they ca"ldn ' t spenn ri1,ch
mor e t i me in the cave than that . Bu.., s01:2eho;;
J erry ended up spendin 5 hm:rs ~d L r.ours in
his t wo tri ps into the cave. Lee ac~ej a~
rescue d irector at the moutn of zhe cave
sendi ng people in a nd getting them ouv .

CAVING (Continued : r om p rev . col . )

FlQricia i~ case the cave flooded . The Salvation
Army and Eed Cr oss suppl ied f ood and medi cal

help .

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set up to g et -;;he caver.

ir. and ou~ . By earl y Sunday ~ornir.~ taey
~ir.ally ~a~a6ed vO g e~ hot pac~s a r oun'
~ ~~~
~h-ig~t 1 s r.~~~ .
~u 11:00 e . ~ . a ~ foot board
was J,o...-e::ri;o aP-d wil,h 1;hi s they were able to
pull 'the "trapped man It us int: b:ock. wm tackl e .
He "as <:lut. by 12 : bo Sunlay afternoon .
j. pu..lJ.ey sysoer.: ,1as

;.'rieht spenti several days in the hospital and

Se'reral o: the re@cucrs were treated for lac k
of oxyger. . There were no ser ious injuries .
Not all rescues ha,re , happy endin s Lee and
J~rrJ ~o~~~eu ou~ .
?eople can , and do Ret
k~ ,, et!. .
:-lost accidents are ca:..1S ed by neg:lit;ence - not ha:inc 1:he necessar y equi pment ,
t,::.rng chances o.r ao;: checking_ out. toe cave ir.
n: .,_ence {some caes a r e c::..osetl because of tr.ei r
ext.:-e..:ne Cll.r.ge:::-) . !v can be a very ret.-.-ardi.n&
S!JO!"\. bur. ;;he dangers must never be :or r:otten .

Don Mill er was recently

awarded hi s first patent.
This patent r el ated
genera ll y to electronic
control s for control ling
the starting, ru nning, and
s topp ing of motors, and
more parti cularly to capsta n and reel dri ve motors
D. E. Miller
and circuitry as used in
recordi ng and reproducin g di gital information
on t ape.

Jerry {Left) and Lee (right ) botll mu1inomi.1lg

t echnicians at one or the. wo1'k o ta tionG in We
lab wher e t hey wor k .
Suppl i es wer e donated from all over . Because
of the lac k of oxygen wi~h in the cave, electr~c
li ght s were used instead of carbi<le l.(l.IUp.s . A
l ocal store donat ed a 5rocery ba- fttll Of
batteries for t he s e lights . In di \'idual stores ,
large companie s, a nd even uhe GOver!~e? t ionated equipment . Some just appeare l. i moi.
other thing s they got elec~ric : rz . 'ho !000
f eet o:: 1 11 air hose , air compreS!:lmt , -en~ra
tors, ::i eld phones and rho~e lir.e~ 2
helicopt ers bri nging i n equipment a:ntl i eor,e , e
9" and 24 " dri ll were on standby in case the-y
were needed . Cave di vers were o n stnnuby in
( Cont i nued next c9l . l

"It's only money."

SAFETY GLASS
S A M WANTS

OUR HELP!
Let ' s ta2.k about safety glasses and what they
can mean to you in an acc i dent. Pleas e don ' t
take the attitude that "it can ' t happen to me ."
We have as of thi s date 159 employees who have
earned Wise Owl Awards since the program began
i n 1954 . This awar d i s g iven t o employees who
coul d have lost their sight or had severe eye
damage because of an accident i f they had not
been wearing their safety glasses . Th e last
r ec orded award was :'..n 19TT .
HEED T HE S IGNS

This remi nder is necessary because of the

number of employees who are not following the
safety rule (S- 1 in t he Safety Manual) and not
reading the si gns which ind ic ate that you must
wear safety glasses within a specifi ed a rea
which are displ ayed be fo re you enter that area .
In some cases the s i gns tell you that side
s h ields are als o required . I f you wo rk in an
area which requires safety glasses t hen you
mu,........keep the glasses on at all t i mes except
wh, you a r e cleaning them at a c l eaning stati on and then you must stay within 3 fe et of
the stati on .
Employees leavi ng the cafeteri a must have
their glasses on before entering the factory
and must keep them on unt i l after entering the
cafeteria . If y ou work in the office or in an
area that does not require safety glasses , but
y ou periodically go into a n area which do e s ,
there wi ll be a sign tell ing you that safety
glas se s are required in this area . The a rea
des i gnated is beyond the s i gn . Don 't go beyond
t ~at s i gn unt i l you have your safety glasses on .
It s eems to be a common practice f or some
employees to g et t h e i r glasses out as they wal k
by the si gn an d pr oceed i nto the area befor e
putting them on . Thi s pract i ce is a safety
violati on - Type B on the Code of Conduct
car d - wit h a penalty of Written Correction
Not i ce with disc i plinary time off. Thi s a ction
should not be necessary s ince it is for y our
pr otection t hat we have safety glasses and
safety rules.
TWO ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY

i--this article was being written two employee . r om the Sheet Y:etal Shop were in the
Dispensary with burns about the face anQ neck
and their safety glass es damaged beca~se of
(Cont inued next col . )

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Dividend on 1977 Insurance
Contributions
In v iew of continued favorable financial
experience, approval has been received t o issue
a 50% refund of 1977 insurance deductions to
all employee s who were actively participating
in the Saving s and Security Program as of Dec .
1977 . Distribution of this payment is exp ected
t o begin early in Marc h .
Here ' s how S&SP l ife insurance c overage works:
As an S&SP participant, you just earmark one
percent of your _pay for the cost of the coverage. That amount is deducted from your pay
along with the res t of your S&SP investment .
You then receive a GE ~at ching payment equal to
half of your S&SP de ductions up to the amount
e l i gibl e fo r matc hing - 6% of earnings (7% for
veteran participants ) . The matching payment is
placed in one o f the available S&SP opti ons , as
you instruct .
The following is an example of how well you
are covered when you c hoos e S&SP life insurance :
If you 'r e under 30 at the time of y our death ,
your beneficiary wi ll receive an amount equal
to 60 times your final year 's insurance savings
fo r 40 years . If you put $1 00 into the
insurance option in your f inal year y our
beneficiary would receive $6 , 000 a year fo r 40
years or a t otal of $240 , 000 .
Coverage decreases as a ge climbs , but at any
age the S&SP l i fe insurance opt i on offers significant coverage at extremely low cost .
The schedule of insurance benefits could
change - up or down - in the future , depending
on how much i t costs t o provide t his coverag e .
This could affect the amount of benefits , the
durat ion of benefits , or both . You will be
told if any changes are made .
SAFETY GLASSES (Continued f r om prev . col . )
weld splatter f r om a spot welder . Their
glasses were damaged , not their eyes.
In 1977 the Company spent appr oximately
$18 , 000 for the maintenance of the safety
glasses program. The Company has shown its
concern for your eyes but it 's up to you t o
make this program work . You must realize the
importance of safety glasses .
Please be sure that you follow all of the
safety regulat i ons because they are for your
safety . The rules on wearing safety g las ses
will be enforced by manageme nt for your own
protection so please be aware of your respons i bil ities . Put your glasses on when they are
required and keep them on .

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THE TAX MAN COMETH

If you are working on
your 1977 Income ~ax return and you ' re an S&SP
participant , don ' t forget
to di g out the Tax Information Statement
distributed in February
of last year . It tells
you the taxable income
from S&SP that should be
included i n reporting your incorr.e for 1977 .
Do not report the amount i nvolved in the
r ecent S&SP distribution , or use the 1978 Tax
In formati on Statement received last Friday , as
the basis for y our report. This statement is
for use next year when you turn in a return on
1978 income , so be sure to f i le it where it can
be easily found .
If , during the year , you sold GE Stock or
Fund Units acquired under S&SP , you should determine ain or loss by using the " Tax Cost"
figure in the ~ax In~ o rmation Statement of the
year in which you rec eived the securities.
''Tax Cost 11 fi gures on securi t ies acquired under
a plan such as S&SP are deterr:iined according to
Internal Revenue Service reg ulations and
reported to you on y our stat ement .
If you report the wrong fi gures for "Taxable
Income" or "Tax Cost ," IRS examiners may see a
di screpancy between the amount furn i shed by GE .
The pr oblem of explain ing your error can cause
you sorr.e inconvenience .

BONUS DISCOUN T ON
2 MICROWAVE OVENS
All GE employees can now receive a special
employee courtesy "bonus " disco unt on their
purchase of certain countertop microwave ovens .
The models involved are JET 110 (GE) and RE 944
( Hotpo i nt) .
The regu l ar employee discount on each model
i s $60 . The additional "bonus" di scount will
be $40 on each mode l, bringing the total
discount to $100. This offer is good from
March 1st through March 31st, 1978. Be on the
lookout for additional informat ion.

~pinion ~oll

l\esults

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Here are the results of last wee k's opi ni on

pol l. Question #5 was: Are you in ~avor of
pari- mutue l horse race betting in Vi1ginia?

Yes
No
Un de cided

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Below are some of t he comments.

The. Jtaung and b.1te.e.cli.n9 o 6 hoM e6 ,{_n the.
ota.,te. would gmeJtate. adcU,,uona.,l tax. dollalt6 .
The.. otate. ,to /:lft.e..6 ei'ktllJ 2OO ye.M6 be.h,tnd the.
6 ta-te..6 d ~ haue. to c.ompr..te. wdh (e xample. :
/,IMyland) .
Ye..6 - ,(.6 d will Jte.du..-i_e. .taxe..6 !
Why not? It be.a..Ui dlt,{_v,i_ng 6.1tom W. V,{.Jtg,{.n,{.a
dJtu.nk whe.n you. c.an dJt,{.ve. 6.1tom J.iome.wheJte. ,{_n
V,{.Jtgin,{.a dJtu.nk .
Good MuJtc.e. o 6 Jte.ve.nu.e. . Why not ke.e.p th,to
money in V,{.Jtgin,(_a?
The. ne.x.t be..6t iling to Uqu.oJt by the. dJt,{.nk .
Save. e.ne.Jtgy . We. Me going to t he. ;t!tac.k anyway, why not c.loJ.i e.Jt than W. V,{.Jtgin,{.a?
We. have. enough pJtobleJM wdhou.t add,tng
gamoung :to the. wt.
Bad way to Jta.A./.i e. tax mo ne.y a.,t e.xpe.Yl'-i e. o 6 ..-...
6amilie..6 a 6 gambling add,tw .
The. be.ne.6.iU de.Jtive.d 6.1tom ;th,to Jte.ve.nue. w,(_ll
be. o66J.ie.t by the. CJU.Jne. e.le.me..nt whic.h d ,to J.iuJte.
to at;t!tac.t .
I do not be.l,{_e.ve. in gambling and d J.iuJte.ly
would c.aLV!> e. ouJt J.i tate. -ta.xe..6 t o be. lug he.Jt and
the.y Me.. mu.ch too /ugh now 60.1t man.y people. .
I 6e.e..t th,to would be a c.M e. wheJte. the. Jtic.h ge.t
1'Uc./Le.Jt and the. pooJt get pooJte.Jt . I de.6,inde..ty
ctm aga-tnJ.it d .

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VOL. XX NO. 10

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

March 10, 1978

H.E. Vigour Retires

EMployEEs CoMplETE.
MANUfACTURiNG PROGRAM
The group pictured above displays their
Manufacturing Studies certificates which they
received from D. L. Coughtry, Manager Manufacturing, DCPBD, at a brief ceremony which
recognized their individual effort to complete
the r equired courses.
The Manufacturing Studies program, a Companysponsored program tied in with the Manufacturi ng
Management Pr ogram, requires i n excess of 300
hours of dedicated classroom and related act ivi ties to complete . I t encompasses 15 different
courses covering a variety of subjects, including Manufacturing , Engineering, Finance ,
Marketing , and Relations . College level
r.--.., its may be obtained for several of the
s- -J ects covered. It is structured for completion in two years and ties in directly with the
MMP training cycle. Because they participated
in the program on an individual basis the
average period consumed in completing the
required courses was 8 years for this group .
Thi s is an indication of the high desire and
tenacity on the part of the individuals to
complete an undertaking of this type .
The Studies program is administered at our
location by R. J . Depa, Manager - Manufacturing
Administration .
(Continued on pg . 3, col . 2)

After 39 years of service with GE, Hervey

Vigour retired last week . Hervey was recruited
by the Company from the University of Kansas i n
February 1939. "GE WM 1tegaJtded M a !teal oppotr.,twuty and .t.:till ,U, , " he commented. "My
6-<.Jt..6;t. M.t.ig nment WM w.lth ;t.he Tu;t. Vep;t. . in
Sc.henec.:ta.dy." After that he had assignments i n

Pittsfield, Mass ., the Research Lab in

Schenectady, Aeronautics and Ordnance Systems,
and the Guided Missiles Department. His final
assignment was Sr . Development Engineer for
Numerical Control Engineering of ICD.
When asked about GE's benefits Hervey made
the fo 11 owi ng comments . "The I n.t.Wta.nc.e Plan
ha.6 helped qu,Ue a ba although 1 don ' t have a

;t.ota.e. amoun;t.. I've been .ln the Sav.lng.6 &

Sec.u/f..Uy P1to91tam 61tom ;t.he beg.lnn.lng and am
happy w.lth a . u e.nc.oWta.ge.6 people ;t.o .t.ave
1te9u1.a!1.1.y. The PeM-i.on P.la.n? 1 'm g.la.d ;t.o have
U , 06 c.oUMe. 1 wouldn ' t be ab.le ;t.o /f..W.Jte
w.lthout a .,,

What are his retirement plans? "1 enjoy

wo odwo1t1Un.9 , we.a.v.lng , and .6 Mling but 1 don' t
have any de6.lnae p.la.n.6 . I do have 8 page.t. 06
;t.h.lng.t. ;t.o do Mound ;t.he hoU.6 e. And I want :tp do
Mme t.Jtavel-ing .ln ;t.h-U, c.ount.Jty, upeuaUy out

Wu;t.. "

Left to right : R. J. Depa, Tony Ciero,

Charlene Killian, Jim Hagwood, Tom Spurlock,
Dick Weber, Milt Bliss, Earl Wilkinson, and
D. L. Coughtry .

Hervey and his wife, Betty, have four ch il dren. Tom is marri ed and has two girl s . John
and Pete live near Charlo ttesville. Barbie is
(Continued on pg . 2, col . 1)

EMERGENCY AID PLAN

EXPANDED
To Help Those Hurt by Northeast Flooding
A spec i al amendment to t he Emergency Aid Plan
has been appr oved to increase the maximum limit
for loans and grants available to employees who
have suffered personal p r operty losses as a r esult of the recent blizzard and accompanying
floods in the Northeast. Many homes in low
lying areas along the coast f r om New Jersey to
Massachusetts were inundated by sea wat er
causing great personal property damage for some
employees .
Maximum limits available for Emergency Ai d
loans and grants will be increased from $500 to
$1,500 ea ch . Howeve r, t he excess over t he
regular l imits can only be used i n connect i on
with l osses caused by t he spec i al emergency.
The Emergency Aid Plan i s availabl e at a ll t i mes
to assist employees in serious financial emergencies , such as those caused by serious i llness
or death in an employee ' s i mmediate family ,
fire, or other disasters affecting an empl oyee
or his or her immediate family .
On four occasions in t he past the Emer g ency
Aid Plan has been amended t o aut horize speci a l
increased l oans and grant s . The first was to
assist wi th financial losses resulti ng from
Hurricane Camille (1969) . Other instances r esulting i n increased maxi mums were: Tropi cal
Storm Agnes (1972) and tor nadoes in 1973 and
1974 affecting employees i n Jonesboro, Ar kansas ,
Loui sville , Evendale, and a number of other
Mid- West l ocat i ons . In these special s ituations , it was fel t that the normal maximum of
$500 for loans and $500 for grants was l ess
than the ass i stance that was needed in some
cases.
This amendment does not apply to thi s area
but forms are available from R. L. Broughman i n
Relations for emergencies as noted in Emerge ncy
Aid Plan benefit booklet.

VI GOUR (Continued from pg . 1)

attending Va . Tech., majoring i n f ores try. The

Vigou rs l ive at 122 1 Keesling Ave. here i n
Waynesboro.
Thank You
To tho~e who eon.tJt.lbu.ted in any way to t he
Feb . Z7t h ~e,tUi.e.ment p~y, ~ . VigouJt and I
4 end ouJt ~ineeJte thank.6 . To a,U t he many GE
fi~en~ I w.Wh eveJty happi ne,0-0 and ~ ueeu~ in
t he {iu.tuJte . It hM been a pleMuJte WOil.king
W.U.h you . But wl6 hu .

HeJtvey Vi gouJt

More UW Agencies Say "Thanks"

Several letters of appreci ation have been
received from United Way agencies t hanking
those empl oyees who designated their contri ~
tions to those agencies . Listed bel ow are \
names of t he agencies and the empl oyees they
wish to than k.
We wish to apol ogize for the l ateness of thi s
ac knowledgemen t .
Girl Scouts
v. E. Salkeld
T. L. Will i ams

L. J. Mars hall
L. D. Bash l or

Amer ican Red Cross

T. J . Willi ams
B. M. Hughes
C. A. Thomps on
R. N. Smith
M. A. Hamil ton
K. c. McCartney
A. A. Swicegood
c. R. Hudson
V. L. Ferguson
A. J . Quick
D. A. Tyndall
G. J . Casey
B. K. Fellers

c.
w. E.

M.
G.
P.
T.
J.
M.
R.
M.
M.

c.
c.

L.
G.
p.

M.
D.
L.
A.
B.
L.

A. J .

The Salvation Army

J . R. Wor kman, Jr.
P. Juchter, Jr .
R. Y. Grove
M. E. Henderson
L. M. Arey
R. H. Sni vely
K. L. Fortune
w. D. Sl aughter
J . D. Parr
M. A. Stevens
D. c. Yowell
J. w. Wade
J . L. Smi th
D. M. Ott
R. H. Kerber
G. D. Tomey
M. s. Henderson
R. L. Madison
J . E. Snead
J . A. Schlick
R. E. Clar k
K. C. McCartney
N. A. Desper
A. J. Quick
s. H. Campbel l
G. R. Fl oyd
R. L. Siron

H.
J.

c.

P.
M.
G.
R.
R.
J.
R.
D.
C.
G.
L.
J.
B.
J.

s.

E.
P.
W.
A.

v.

D.
M.

w.
w.

E.

Mc Comas
Snow
Sours
Propst
Boehm
Carl
Martin
Swisher
Anderson
Oa kes
Coffey
Fl etcher
Howell

c.
w.

Wri ght
Bartl ey
D. Hahn
G. Propst
M. Saufley
s. Zi mmerman
A. Full er
E. Hicklin
L. Sh i ppey
A. Swann
L. Kirby
G. Osborne
E. Gosnell
K. Dunaway
L. Long, Jr .
C. Dewhurst
L. Johnson
c. Sims
R. Driver
A. Antonoplos
Day, Jr .
A. Swicegood
J . Landis
M. Woodson
W. Coffey
L. Miller
E. Snow

The trouble with luxuries is that

by the time you save enough money
to buy them, they have become necessities.

MANUFACTURING PROC . (Continued from pg . 1)

SERVICE PINS

5/ro/ 7 ~

ANTHONY CIERO RECEIVES MMP CERTIFICATE

AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
5 Years

A. 0. Allamong
A. H. A1tg e.nb!Ug h,t
T. M. Call.pelt
H. E. Caltte!t
V. s. ChU.d!te.6.6
V. M. Cook
R. V. Ctr.a.W601td
K. C. Filzg eJtai.d,
A. R. F1ty
P. w. Gile

]It.

G. E. Hemming eJt
s. A. Lam
R. F. Law6on
P. s. Mc.Ca.ul.e.y
J. W. MilleJt
J . G. Ram.6e.y
v. J . Rowan
s. K. shA:.6 6f.e;l;t,
M. B. S,{}ton
G. V. Tome.y
15 Years

10 Years

W. H. G!U66ilh
R. c. Rodge.M, J1t.
20 Years

G. B. ComeJt
G. W. V-Wb1ww
w. L. Floyd
G. A. Ke.ileJt

v. w.

Mc.Le.all.

P. L. Noe.
B. M. PLt:tma.n

B. R. KA..dd
]. V. La.yma.n
w. R. Re.XJtode.

Anthony (Tony) Ciero , Jr., received his

Manufacturing Management Program graduating
certificate from D. L. Coughtry, Manager Manufacturing, DCPBD.
The cert i ficate signifies the culmination of
2 years of intensive training on various manufacturing functional assignments, including
participation in the manufacturing studies
program requiring in excess of 300 hours of
classroom and related activities.
Tony recei ved his BS in Electrical Engineering
fr0m the Rochester Institute of Technology at
Rochester, N. Y. Under their co-op program, he
worked for the Niagara Mohawk Power Company at
Syracuse , N.Y .

30 Years
T. H. Smith

DON'T BEND UNDER SAFETY

~

Safety de pends on you. Rules, s igns, and

procedures exist to ins ure your safety.
Recentl y, violations of 11 Detour 11 signs have
been on t he increase. When these signs, ropes,
and protective blocking arms are put up in the
factory, it's for your protection. Violation
~l result in disciplinary action.
Don't walk
l
;r them. Don't walk through adjacent areas
which require safety gl asses with side shields
or where your presence interrupts t he work of
others and affects their safety . Take another
main aisle route. It may take longer but your
safety is worth it.

Prior to joining the GE training program,

Tony taught freshman science , physics, English,
and religion at his Alma Mater, Bishop Grimes
High School , Syracuse , N.Y.
Tony ' s program assignments were in HeayY
Military at Syracuse as a facilities engineer
and process control engineer, and with the
Medical Systems Div . at Waukesha, Wis . as a
materials systems specialist (CT/N Brain
Scanner) and production supervisor (X- ray
Tube). He accepted the position of manufacturing engineer for the Turner Complex in
Sept . 1977 .
Tony and his wife, Joan, reside at Westhills
Apartments . They have varied outside interests,
including tennis, music , photography , reading,
and playing bridge. Tony says his main outside
activity currently is "looking for a house."
INTO THE 21st CENTURY

The first Voyager was launched

aboard a Titan Centaur rocket on
August 20, and t he second on September 5. TI1ey will arrive at Jupiter in
1979, Saturn and its rings in 1980-81.
and possibly Voyager 1 will be targeted for Uranus in 1986. The two
spacecraft will h e considered to have
left the solar system when they cross
the orbit of Pluto in .1989.
Scientists expect to be able to maintain radio contact well into the 21st
century.

ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE DISCO DANCE
SCOGEE will be sponsoring a Disco Dance on
March 18 at the Elks Lodge. See the posters
on the bulletin boards for ticket information.
KINGS DOMINION FUN CLUB
In 1978 the best savings start early for all
Fun Club card holders:
$2.00 in the Spring (March 25 - May 31)
$1.00 in the Summer (Starting June 1)
All savings referenced apply to Kings Dominion
$8 .50 general admission. The park is open
wee kends only March 25 through May 21 and daily
starting May 27. Prices, programs, and policies
subject to change.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@E

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
71 FORD--DIG FROM SNOW & $500--942-1353
ALUM. AWNING WINDOWS--32x58--NEW-$110--942-5356
SKIS W/BINDINGS & POLES--190CM--$75--337-3398
3 PC LIVING ROOM SUIT--942-1859
50 BALES TOP QUALITY HAY--943-6744
WANTED
MAN TO SHARE APT.--STUARTS DRAFT--337-3142
LOST
LICENSE PLATE--MDB-5--942-1430--EXT. 1427
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BRCC Spring Schedule

A l i mited number of schedules for the spring
quar ter at Blue Ri dge Community College have
been rece i ved in the Relations office . Any
wi shing to pick up a copy or look through it
should see Cary Osborne or Bob Broughman .
We a r e
schedule
College .
check by

also expecting copies of the spring

for Piedmont Virginia Community
Anyone wishing to see these please
in a few days .

Any employee who plans to take a course under

the Indi vidual Development Program or Tuition
Refund Program should submit an application form
before registering for the course . Registration
at Blue Ridge is on March 23 , 4:00- 7 : 00 p . m. and
9 : 00 a . m. - 2 : 00 p . m. on March 24 . Classes begin Monday , March 27 .

Z tect't0-nie,,J..
Zx~t0-"e" P0-~t
The officers of t he Electroni cs Exp lor er Post,
sponsored by t he General Electri c Co. of
Waynesboro, met March 8, 1978, to discuss and
plan the coming events of the year. Included
in its schedule are ins t ruction and 11 hands on 11
work in basi c , audio, visual, and i nstrumer,.......,
tion electroni cs. Also planned are fi eld t. ~ s
t o locales wi t h electronic eq ui pment such as
t elevisi on stat i ons and computer center s .
The next mee t ing of the Post will be at 7:00
p.m., March 14, at the General Wayne Hotel .
Young people, both boys and girl s , interested
in any phase of electronics who are 14 t o 18
year s of age are i nvited t o attend.

@pinion -'oil
We have been asked by the Waynesboro GE
Employees Credit Union to run the following
opinion poll. Ques tion #6 : What day of the
week and time of day should the Waynesboro GE
Employees Cr edit Union annual meeting be held?

Question 6
Day _____

Time - - - - -

Comments

MAIL TO:

Cary Osborne, Rm. 105

Pl ease have your r esponse in the News offi ce

no l ater than t he afternoon of W
ednesday, 3-15.

Kneeling : Scott Furr, Secretary . Standing,

left to right : Jan Shriver, Treasurer; Randy
Dixon, President; Todd Shoebrid.ge, Vice
President .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
~ GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 11

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

T. H. Smith Honored
for 30 Yrs. Service

FIRST AID
CREW
SITUATION
CRITICAL

Smith (center) receives his 30 yr. pin

C. A. For d, Mgr ., CDO (left) as J. J .
Lar ew, Mgr., CDO Engineering (righ t) looks
on .
n

JPOm

Tom Smith was honored recent ly upon his compl etion of 30 years service with GE. Tom was
rec ruited by the Company whi le attending
Wentworth Institute and first worked with
t he Industrial Control Dept. in Schenectady.
He worked there for 7 years before moving with
Specialty Control Dept . to Waynesboro in 1955.
T WM loo fUn.g 6011. a te.c.hl'Uc.a.t jo b, Tom
r ecalled. "All 06 my j ob.6 have. be.e.n. te.c.hl'Uc.a.t
11

11

-<.n. n.atWte. . Suc.h M a.ppua.n.c.e. c.on.tltolo, .tab

11.e.gulato11. 11.e.qu-<..6ilion. e.n.g-<.n.e.e.11.-<.n.g,
f.da.tic. 11.e.gulato!t..6, powe.11. .6 y.6te.m .6tabilize.lt.6,
an.d -<.n.te.911.ate.d U!tc.uft-6 II

.6 e.tup,

Tom has enj oyed working at GE, especia ll y

the "t e.c.hl'Uc.al type. o 6 j ob GE e.n.g-<.n.e.eJUn.g ha.6

p!tovA..de.d . 0Wt 6amily ha.6 6e.U .6 e.c.Wte. w.Uh the.

Tn..6Wtan.c.e. Plan. an.d the. SavA..n.g.6 & Se.c.Wt.lty
P11.og11.am ha.6 be.e.n. good. 11

His philosophy throughout his career has

bee n, "No matte.11. what jo b you have., ge.t

~pe.d

up A..n. .U an.d mak.e. .U A..n.te.11.utin.g ."

Jm and wife, Janet, have two sons, Steven

and Randa ll , both married, and one grandson.
Tom enjoys outdoor sports - golf, t~nnis,
sail ing, swimming, and skiing in winter - and
i s an Elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The Smiths reside at 1310 Kees ling Ave.

Today the Waynesboro First Aid Crew is in

the middle of one of the most crippling situations it has ever had to deal with. The
problem - they are dangerously undermanned.
At the moment there are only 31 senior
members and the mini mum needed for satisfactory operation is 45, Lee Noon , Vice-President
of the Crew, explained . Idea ll y, there shou ld
be 60-65 members. The most serious shortage
occurs on the day shift when there are only 9
members avai lab le.
Many people feel that they just can't give
the amount of time necessary to be a truly
good crewman. It doesn't take as much time as
they might think. Currently each member pu lls
12 hours every 6 days but this rotation wou ld
be less frequent if they were more full y
staffed.
It is not essential to have medical training
before joining. The Crew provides classes and
on-the-job t r aining in the first 6 months
during probation. After the probation period
the member must qua lify for an Advanced First
Aid and Emergency Care certificate from the
Red Cross. This certificate is a minimum
requirement but the tra inee may also elect to
attend cl asses, make some extra effort, and
qualify for the Emergency Medical Technician
certi fication.
If in terested in joining call the Fi rst Aid
business number, 942- 7118, after 6:00 p.m . To
qualify, a candidate must be in good physical
condition.
The Crew is a voluntary organization.
Without vo lun teers, one of our most critical
assets in Waynesboro and Augusta Cou nty will
cease to exist. It's a frightening thought
that one day the emergency might be yours or
mine and no one will answer our call.
PLEASE HELP'.

PLEASE CLIP & SAVE

Summary of S&S stock and fund unit prices

STOCK PRICES
Month

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

Jan.
Feb.
March
April
Mav
June
Julv
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

78.643
77. 743
80.690
82.835
81.167
80.216
81.642
80.786
77.696
78.335
84.296
93.943

92.444
89.169
87.. 940
91.500
89.315
93.108
86.538
82.647
77.685
73.375
77.150
75.577

69.440
66.145
66.727
63.225
65.196
64.642
63.631
68.674
73.631
74.580
77.269
77.119

72.142
75.500
77.284
73.944
69.438
60.940
63.518
67.217
66.138
66.332
72.325
76.138

78.216
77.257
73.601
77.202
81.790
81.169
78.676
80.602
81.625
80.359
80.097
84.042

85.960
87.553
87.792
86.051
82.463
79.761
83.278
82.750
87.702
87.977
89.559
91.142

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

1965

1966

1967

96.344
97.862
100.870
102.214
104.413
. 97.420
98.774
103.063
11.1.792
117.185
115.244
114.710

117.173
111.980
109.005
112.350
107.375
109.267
104.256
90.750
85.804
90.077
97.225
93.286

87.994
86.947
88.875
89.744
90.222
87.023
96.506
106.723
111.869
109.665
102.188
98.094

1973

1974

71.827
68.493
66.125
62.613
59.403
58.452
60.113
59.973
60.408
66.114
63.839
60.131

62.267
56.599
54.839
53.875
49.597
49.156
46.739
41.205
34.350
35.940
36.881
33.274

1975
35.500
41.757
46.369
46.000
46.458
47.833
49.926
44.542
44.173
47.332
48.336
46.347

1968

1969

1970

93.989
88.112
86.744
92.219
90.477
88.088
85.243
82.882
85.831
92.236
96.544
96.049

91.670
89.715
88.825
91.667
95.994
91.J95
86.554
84.048
84.292
85.701
83.230
77.693

73.988
69.921
72.268
74.165
66.429
67.636
73.023
76.214
80.702
84.727
86.463
90.114

1976
$52.220
53.329
52.098
53.190
51.469
54.722
56.899
54.790
54.798
52.000
51.444
52.858

1971
96.994
104.645
110.043
118.964
60.625
59.943
57.673
58.369
62.649
61.054
57.167
62.653

1972
63.125
60.394
63.517
68.163
67.761
67.023
64.531
66.739
65.581
63.852
66.456
69.434

1977
$53.506
51.007
50.723
51.719
54.643
55.989
55.250
54.160
52.988
50.399
51.071
48.982

ASQC March Meetings

The Blue Ridge Section of the American
Society for Quality Control (ASQC) will sponsor
a one-day seminar on Sampling Plans on Friday,
March 31. The Seminar is designed to provide
the participant with a unique blend of practical application of sampling plans and the basic
theory needed to select the proper plan. The
Seminar will deal with the objectives to be
achieved through sampling which include greater
customer satisfaction and a more economical
manufacturing or inspection process, with the
overall result of greater profitability for a
company.
The Seminar at Ingleside Inn in Staunton on
March 31 will be conducted by Mr. Frank J.

Sinibaldi of General Tire and Rubber Company.

He has previously presented a number of courses
sponsored by ASQC. Prior to his position at
General Tire, Mr. Sinibaldi held positions with
Union Carbide, American Cyanamid Company, and
Celanese.
The regular monthly dinner meeting of the
Blue Ridge Section will be held the night
before the Seminar, on Thursday, March 30.
Following the dinner at Ingleside the HewlettPackard Corp. will display and demonstrate
their newest hand and desk calculators and
~
computers. This will include their printers ,
and ylotters.
For further information, contact M. G. Bliss,

942-4762.

Thieves
Hurt Us All!
Theft of equipment and material that you and
I need to do our jobs is on the increase.
Human nature being what it is, I suspect that
most people, knowing that someone is stealing
or suspecting that someone is stealing, kind of
look the other way so as not to be involved.
Well, that is just what a thief counts on.
Practically nothing is ever stolen without
another person knowing it was stolen and by
whom.
Another thing that works against us is the
"code" we learned as youngsters. Do you remember how it goes? "If you tell on me you're a
squealer." Then our "teachers" went on to
convince us there wasn't anything worse in the
world than a "squealer." Long years ago, it
suddenly occurred to me that those people who
were so intent on my learning just how terrible
it was to be a squealer were the very ones who
broke the laws, broke the rules, and were,
themselves, the thieves. All they were doing
was protecting their own skins by conning me
into keeping quiet. In fact, they were so
forceful, even threatening, that for a while I
~onvinced that it was wrong to complain
ev
when they stole from me personally. No
more!
The majority of us are being "had" by the few.
There is a very small number of thieves and
chiselers in our midst. They have taken our
typewriters, calculators, soldering irons, hipots, fluke meters, all kinds of volt meters,
ohmmeters, adjust and calibrate equipment,
drills, and now even power supplies from the
Turner Building. In addition, we "lose" hand
tools, electronic compoents, and hardware. Did
you know that once some thief stole a couple of
new pop rivet guns and then went to the stockroom and stole the pop rivets to fit? I suppose
that some will see a touch of humor in that but
not the people who needed the tools to work with.
Equally important, people's hats, coats,
boots, gloves, eye glasses, purses, and other
personal items are being stolen. And can you
imagine anyone so mean and destructive as to
deliberately use a cigarette to burn holes in
another person's coat?! It's happened!
If we are to prevent the majority's being
penalized by the actions of the few, we all
have to get involved. As soon as our small
nu~ of thieves or potential thieves recogni ~- that they are not going to be protected,
that they will be caught , and that they will
lose their jobs, our tools and equipment, and
personal property will stop disappearing. We
We had better help ~selves or the crooks will
keep on helping themselves.

/17

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National. Poison
Prevention week

March 19-25
National Poison Prevention Week is March 19This is the time to check homes to
make sure they are safe from poisoning for
small children. Important points to remember
are:
1. Safety closures on drugs and other products have been remarkably effective in preventing poisonings. Learn how to open them. Keep
them in the locked position, if children ages
1-5 are in the home.
2. Store extremely poisonous products out
of sight and reach of children. These include
lye, insecticides, paint thinners, and common
household products o~en kept under the
kitchen sink (DranoR, furniture polish, electric dishwasher detergents, etc.).
3. Keep a bottle of Syrup of Ipecac
(available from your pharmacist) in the house
to cause vomiting if directed by the poison
control center.
If a child ingests something that may be
poisonous, call your local poison control
center or the Virginia Poison Center at (804)

25, 1978.

770-5123.

4. If a poisonous substance is ingested,

save the cont~iner or any remaining contents
so that exact identification may be made by
medical personnel.
5. In some instances vomiting is not indicated. If the patient is unconsciouS""Or in a
coma, or if a caustic substance like lye or
acid has been ingested, vomiting is not
recommended. Specific directions will be
given by your poison control center.
The above information wa8 made availa.ble by
the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia
C0Tr0T1onwealth University.

It is with regret that we report the death

of Lucille Wiseman this past Tuesday. Lucille
. started with GE in March of 1956 and retired
October 1973. At the time of her retirement
she worked as a monitor in the Relay area.
We wish to extend our sympathy to Lucille's
relatives and friends.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,
was born in the latter part of the fourth
century in England. According to ancient tr~
dition, he was kidnapped very young by a ban.
of marauders and held in bondage six years.
Fortunately, he escaped, and after many
adventures, made his way to Gaul, Italy, and
later to the monastery of Lerins, where he
spent a few years. Returning to his old home,
he became imbued with the idea of missionary
work in Ireland, and went to Gaul to study. He
spent fourteen years in religious preparation.

COIN AND STAMP SHOW

The fourteenth annual Coin and Stamp Show,
sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Coin Club
will be held this weekend at Ingleside Hotel.
The hours Sat., March 18, are 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. On Sun., March 19, from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is free and door prizes will
be given away.
ATTENTION GOLFERS
The snow is finally melting and the time has
arrived for someone to get the SCOGEE Golf
League organized for the 1978 season. There
will be a meeting for this purpose on Tues.,
March 21, in Rm. 108 at 4:35 p.m. We will
also discuss the golf courses available to
play. Please plan to attend.

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!i1Gf1ATURE

PARKING LOT REMINDER

Now that the snow has melted our parking
lots will be receiving increased attention.
Please remember: we are required to display a
proper parking tag, park in our assigned zone,
and park within the parking spaces.
These rules will be enforced. Persistent
violators can expect, in turn, a series of
tickets, suspension of parking privileges, and
having their vehicles towed away.

In 432 he was consecrated, and journeyed back

to Ireland, where many of the Christians had
taken up Pelagianism. During years of labor
and strife he sought ti:> overthrow the idols and
win the pagans back to the faith. Of an intense
spiritual and convincing eloquence, he accomplished wonders, and out of the religious chaos
came order and a reconsecration to the Church.
Although not well educated, Saint Patrick's
commanding personality made him a leader
wherever he went. During the process of his
labors in reorganizing the disrupted Church, he
came in contact with certain unsanitary
conditions, and it is from his alleged efforts
in that direction that the story of the extermination of the snakes under his direction has
come down to us.
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Saint Patrick has the love of Irishmen everywhere, and his birthday anniversary, March 17,
is celebrated everywhere.

Lost&Found
to Be Cleaned Out
It is again time to try to find homes for
the many articles which have been turned in
to the lost &found. If you think you may
have lost any of the following articles please
come by the Relations office.
2 wedding bands
Men's and women's gloves
Rain scarf
2 scarves
Knitted scarf
2 watches
Gold &silver earrings
Tie clasps
Keys
Library card
Barrette
Thermos bottle
All of these articles will be disposed of
one way or the other in the next 2 weeks.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 12

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Ma rch 23 ,

Six En1ployees Win Phillipe Awards for Public Service

He has been serving on the Life Squad at night
and on weekends fo r three years and has taught
emergency techniques to many of its member s .
He als o he lped raise an additional $40 , 000 for
an ambula nce stati on .

Gerald L. Phillip e
Leadership of publi c service projects t o
o-"ate opportuniti es for minorities, to improve
\ ~tment of handicapped children and others
in need of counsel ing , and to provide emergency medicaJ service to rural t own have made
six GE employees winners of the 1978 Gerald L.
Ph illipe Awards f or Di st inguished Service fr om
t he General Electric Foundation .
There are four individual winners and one
j o int award this year . The indivi dual winners
are Cress Fuentes , methods engineer for the
Aircraft Engine Business Group in Evendale ,
Ohio ; Vernon J . Harris , manager o f computer
products engineering for the Aerospace
Electronic Systems Department in Utica, N. Y. ;
Margaret L. Sp i eker , marketing communicati on
specialist for the Aircraft Engine Business
Group in Evendale; and Gor don W. Van Citters ,
manager of information services for the Space
Division in Philade lphi a , Pa . The joint award
goes to two Schenectady men , Ralph F . Boyd ,
f oreman in the Large Steam Turbi ne- Generator
Department , and James A. Stamper , foreman in
the Gas Turbine Divis ion .
Mr . Fuentes was cited fo r hi s dedicated
leadershi p of an ambitious p r oject to establish emergency medical service for the t own of
O-O...nan, Ind . After a private ambul ance service
~ ~ discontinued ~our year s ago , he or ganized
a g r oup of volunteers to raise $26 , 000 for an
ambulance . He then completed a basic Fir s t
Ai d course and an adv anced course a nd fina lly
qualified a s an emerg ency med ical t echnician .

~r . Ha rr is was rec ogni zed fo r his key role

in e s tabl i shin g a PIMEG program in Ut ica and
~or hi s l e aders hi p of other community projects.
He introduc e d the PIMEG program to Utica
gui dance couns e lor s in 1974 and won their
support for the pro ject to encourage minori ty
yout h to pur sue engineering careers . Next he
pers onally presented the prog ram to students
in 12 j uni or and senior high schools in a twoweek period . He also arranged a seminar on
the subject with black community leaders . In
addition to hi s c ontinuing leadership of the
PIMEG program , he has helped recrui t minority
teacher s for the Utica schools and serves on
an advi sor y council f or the local branch of
t he St a te Unive r s ity of New York .

~s . Spieker was s ingled out fo r her initi a ti ve a nd compa ss i on in projects to improve

mental hea lt h and repair broken l ives . She
prov i des indivi dual coun seling several hours
each week at Talbert House , a halfway hous e
for women ex- o ffenders in Cinc innati. She a lso
offer s indivi dual and g roup coun seling to res idents of Serenit y House , a Cinc innat i facility
f or women a lcoho lic s . In both situations she
has a chieved rema rkabl e success in rehabi litating i nd i v i dua ls thought to be incorrig ibl e .
For si x year s she has served as a member of the
Gr e enh i lls Ment a l Heal th Group , which i s
r e sponsible f or s everal mental health clinic s .

Mr . Van Ci t ters was selecte d for his leade rship of a proj ect to create a model " total care"
facility for children with profound mental and
physical handic a p s in Bucks County , Pa . These
children had been kept in central in st itutions
ma ny mi les from home or cared for by their
fami l ies who lacked resources for adequate
therapy . He or ganized and became president of
Commun ity Foundation f or Hwnan Development .
After dr awi ng up plans for a residential
f aci l ity , he r a i s ed seed money , secured a mortgage commitment , and won the backing of

(Continued on page 2, col . 2)

JOB POSTING
REMINDER

TELE-TALES
by jean brydge
One hardly expects to f ind high adventure in
a co~fee shop but that ' s how , on a recent
weekend , I discovered the secret to being a
non- person . Only the hardywith a n exceptionally high sel~ - esteem should tackle coffee
shops .
Ear l y arising prompted the visit . Dressed ,
combed, and looking , I thought, like a nice
normal tourist , I arr ived and s at down in a
booth . (I slide o ff counter stools. )
Shortly after I sat down , the waitress came
by and sai d , " Be with you in a ninute. "
Immediately a~ter she came by , the bus boy
stopped and inquired, "Is someone helping you? "
I replied , " No ." That was my fi r st mi stake.
I should have said quickly , "Br ing coffee ."
He also informed me the waitress would be with
me in a minute . I then shifted into the gear
of "no enc ount ers. " I was c ompletely , posi tively, absolutely ignored .
I counted the blocks in the floor , in the
ceiling, the gray hairs in some fellow ' s sideburn s at the counter, and a crocus broke
through the ground and bloomed outdoors and I
st i ll waited . A special mess enger broug ht a
note from Social Security t hat my retirement
was almost due .
While I was dying of malnutriti on the
following order was given by the sour- looking
lady in the next booth . " I ' m on a di e t and I
only eat omelets very, very soft . Real soft .
I drink my tea with l emon . Can ' t s tand cream
in the morning . You ' ll have to get me some
lemon to get my eyes open and I want my toast
almo st burned . Ver y , very dark !"
I wanted t o yell, " Shut up lady !
is coffee !"

All I want

I picked up my silverware and played " Dixie"

and four bars of "Tea fo r Two ." Nothing
h appened . The thought passed through my litt le
b r ain , "What if they can ' t see me, " so I
pleated my napkins and stuck one in each ear .
Poured sugar in the ash t ray, set the ash t ray
on my head and had " a la Sugar Flambe'. "
The peopl e in the next boot h had told their
son goodbye as he left fo r c ollege and they
came back to celebr ate his graduati on and I
was still there .
My ego plwr.meted to the basement when my
sister and her husband walked in , were esc or ted
to a booth and two waitresses and a bus boy
we.:i.ted on them . I wi s hed they had sat wit h me
but, alas , I had aged so much they didn ' t know
me and I was too weak to wave .

Hourly empl oyees who nominate themselves

for nonexempt salaried job openings should
do so on the appropriate form " Self Nomina tion/Job Interest Form " pr ovided in a rack
on the nonexempt job posti ng board---and
these forms, once fi lled out, should be
mailed or hand carried immediately to the
office of Joan Marshall in the Relations
Operation.
When nominating for a salaried job, the nominee
has the responsibility for seeing that the nomination reaches the appropria t e office in the
Relations Section by the deadline date/time for
filing as stated on the posted job opening
notice . If the form ia placed in the hourly job
posting box , or given to others to del iver for
you, it may not arrive by the stated deadline,
resulting in the nomination being returned because it is received too l ate to be considered.
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PHILLIPE AfvARDS (Continued from page 1)

government mental health officials . The

res ult ing facility , Ridge Crest , opened last
July and is regar ded as a model t reatment
cent e r .
Mr. Boyd and Mr . Stamper shared a joint~ar d
for their indivi dual work on behalf of t h
minority community in Schenectady over many
years . Mr . Boyd served as pres i dent of the
local NAACP fo r fou r years and was an outspoken
advocate of low-income housing opportunities .
He also was the prime mover in a ten- year
effort to establ i sh a nursing home in
Schenectady . Mr . St amper was president of the
NAACP chapter for six years and has worked
tirel ess l y fo r equal employment and hous ing
oppor tunities . He was also a charter member of
the Schenectady County Human Ri ghts Commi ss i o n
and has se rved as its chairman s ince 1973 .
The winners will receive t he Phi ll i pe medallion and will have the opportunity to designate
a charity fo r a $1 , 000 g rant from the General
Elec tric Foundation . They were among 77
nominees s ubmitted by operating components t o
the Phill ippe Awards Committee . Members of
the c ommittee a r e Reginald H. Jones , GE ' s
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer ; Alva 0 . Way , GE Senior Vice President Finance and chai rman of the board of the GE
Foundation; Leonard C. Maier, Sen i or Vice
Presi dent- Corporate Relations Staff ; Douglas
S . Moore , Vice Pr es ident - Corporate Publi c
Relations ; and Wi ll iam A. Orme , secretary~
the GE Foundation . Mr . Moore is committe,
Cr.airman .
Thi s i s the ninth year of the awards prog r am
named in memo ry o f the late Mr . Phillippe ,
fo rmer GE board chairman and a nati ona l leader
in the field of publ i c servic e .

D.J. McKee
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Winner in

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9'1ational Contest

tom1,any

Don Mc Kee was recently named a winner in the

" Invest in America" stock market contest sponsored by The Value Line Inve s tment Survey .
I n t h i s his t hird conte s t, Don plac ed 48 4t h
in a field of 35 , 000 contestants with a 21 . 9%
return from his 14- stock portfolio . Prizes
totalled $100,000 a nd were awarded t o the best
53 3 entries , each of which showed a t ot al
return o f 20 . 7% or better .

it's always good news for employees to be on the

things are fine" hst . Walt Robb, vice president and d1v1
s1on general manager of the M edical Systems 01v1s1on
in Milwaukee, Wis .. summed it up well. He thanked em
ployees for meeting the division's profit commitment.
setting a record year 1n the dental business . introducing
leadership products 1n nuclear medicine . ga1n1ng the
No . t technical position in computerized tomography.

The c ontest was open to anyone and there

was no entry fee . The Val ue Line I nvestment
Survey is a l eading publ ishe d investment
a dvisory s ervice .

In a highly diversified company hke GE

where some businesses are doing better than others.

Investing is Don ' s hobby and he stated ,

"Winning something is g reat but playing the
game was f un f or t housands of amateur investo rs . "

Jtocft ana 'Puna Uflit

Prices

MI LWAUKEE -

and increasing MSD's market share in the x-ray bus1

ness Dr Robb also praised employees for sharing their
good fortune with the community

GE EUROP E -

GE lamps bui lt 1n the US and sold by

European Lamp personnel will be lighting the longest

tunnel system 1n the world when 1t is completed 1n
1980 The lamps will be used 1n the two-lane . 16 kilo
meter St Gotthard tunnel under the renowned Alpin e

The G2 " stoc k pr i ce " a nd t he " fu nd unit pri ce"

to be used in the cr ed i t i ng of par t i c i pant s '
accounts :or the months of Januar y and Febr uar y
under the Savi ngs and Securi t y Pr ogr am a r e as
f ollows :

Pass as part of Switzerland 's federal highw ay program

Winning the $8 million order against tough European
competition was Novelectnc AG of BuchsZunch. a GE
affiliate All corrosion fi xtures are of Novelec trics own
design and will be equipped with 36.000 GE fluores
cent lamps The order is an example of how o ffshore

Month

Stock Price

Fu nd Un i t
Price

$46 . 518
46 . 033

$2 3.1 58
22 . 887

GE affilia tes help protec t U S 1obs

Janu ary
February

VALL EY FORG E -

When the wind blows 0ver the Blue

Ridge mountains in North Carolina late this year. the

mountaineers may find things w ell lit The Department
of Energy has selected a mountaintop near Boone.

The " stock price" is t he av erage of the

c losing pri c e s of GE s t ock on the New York
Stock Ex change for eac h t r ading day of the
calendar month .
The " fund un i t price" i s the ave r age of the
daily f und unit price s , dete rmined fo r each
trading day on t he New Yor k Stock Exchange i n
the calendar month by di vidi ng the number of
fund un i ts i nto the ne t asset value of the
fun d .
The stock pri ce and f und unit pr ice are us e d
fo r cr ed i ting accounts , but should not be used
a s t he cost o: s hares or units for i ncome tax
u rposes . " Tax c ost " f or GE sto ck or f und
.nits acqu ired under S&SP i s cal culated f or
employee s a cc or d ing t o I nte r nal Revenue
Servi ce r egula t i ons . The figure s are fur nished on the annual " tax informatio~
statement " issued after each S&SP payout .
Participants recently received the statement
appl ying t o the 1978 S&SP dist r ibution .

North Carolina. as the site for the world 's largest wind
mill to test the feasibility of wind-driven energy. Th e experimental wind turbine-generator is being built by GE's
Space Division at Valley Forge. It will have two slender
rotors. which together will span 200 feet - comparable
to the w ingspan of a 7 4 7 jumbo jet It's designed to
generate 2000 kilowatts of elec tric power in a 24 mph
wind-enough for some 500 homes

TIFFIN -

Over half of the employees at the Hermetic

Motor Departm ent at Tiffin . Ohio are assigned to a ma

chine or operation that uses e lec tricity. They estimated
that 1t costs about $65 1f each machine runs during
breaks and lunc h periods over a year's time Thus. by
pushing "off" for e nergy savings. they figured they
saved $30.000 last year

ANNOUNCEMENT
GIRLS' SOFTBALL
The girl s' SCOGEE softball team is now
formin g. Anyone interested in joining pl ease
contact Ken Gray, ext . 1141.
SOFTBALL PRACTICE
GE #1 softball team wil l practi ce on Monday ,
March 27 , at 4:30 p. m., on the fie l d behind
the GE pl ant. If you can ' t attend pl ease contac t Steve Huffer, ext. 1659 .
METRIC SYSTEM CLASS
The Adult Learning Center in Fi shersville
will offer a metr ic sys tem class begin ning
April 6. This cl ass wil l provide fundamental
ins t ructi on in volume, li near, area, and
li quid me tric measurement.
The tu iti on for t he 8-week cl ass wi ll only
be $9 .00, wh i ch i ncludes a workbook. Cl asses
will be conducted at Wilson Memorial Hi gh
School by a qualifi ed teacher.
If you are interes ted in ta king th i s cl ass
please contact the Augusta Coun ty Adu l t
Learnin g Center.

Join a 1Vaudience
atOpryland!
\\' hl'n rnu 'J'l'lld ,1 d.11 .11 Opryla nd. you expect big.
musical pnxlun ion-,. 1hrillin,!! ridC's and spectacular
-,cen c r~ .. ..111d 1h.11 \ cxan h- wha1 \ 'OU get! Bue ~o m e
t illll'~ 1hc rt .1rl' '>Olllc dl'li,!!htful C'xtras 100 ... like a
1aping of .1 n.11 mn.tl T\' show.
T hl' Pon er \\'agoncr Show. That Good Ole
~asll\ i l lt 1\ l 11~ic." '" Thl' 1
\ lafl\' Robbins Show" and
oilier na1ional ly ltk\isld sho;vs arc prod uced regularly
al Oprylaml. You can altl'nd t hese tapings al 110 exlm
cli1n gc timi ng you r Opry land \'isit. If you"d like a
1978 raping srlll'dult. jus1 wri1e to:
Opryl.1nd I nforma1ion Center
1800 Opryland Dri,e
i\!a~ll\ ill e. "li:nnessce _172 14
1\nd bd11n \'011 rome. be sure IO pick up your
i\ lusic 1\ 111nicl11b Disrnunt Coupons. good for a 50C
disco11n1 on llll' fl',!!Ltlar genera l admission price. This
special hl'ndi1 i ~ 111adl' arni lable at no cost to you by
ou r co111pan\'.
So if you lih ,l!txxl music. and good ,alue. co me 10
Opr\'land . .. t\mcric.1"s 1\ l us ical Show Place!

N.\SHVILLE TENNE SSE E

"SUMMER

CARNIVA~'

VACATI ON CRUISE

GEEA at the Salem GE pl ant is sponsori ng a

one-week cru ise and has invited Waynesboro
employees to participate.
The cruise i s for the week of Ju ly 1-8 and
has been arranged by Wor l d Tra ve l Servi ce
aboa rd the M/S Southward. The fares are :
Category A - $689 + $9 . 10 for an ins i de cabin;
Category B - $749 + $9. 10 for an outside cabin.
This amoun t includes air fare from Roanoke to
Mi ami among many other benefits .
If i nterested i n taking this cruise please
contact Cary Osborne in the Rela t i ons Offi ce
for further detail s and a reservat i on form.

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There wi ll be a meet i ng Monday , Marc h 27 , i n

the caf eteria at 4: 30 p.m. for anyone
in terested in pl aying softball for GE #2. If
in tereste d plea se be sure to attend this
meeti ng.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL.

xx

No. 13

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

J. J. Larew Reaches 35 Yr. Mark

J . J . Larew receives his 35- year pin from C.

A. Ford, Mgr . - CDO, as Mr s . Larew looks on .
John Larew, Mgr . - CDO Engineering recently
celebrat ed his 35th anniversary wi th GE . John
received his BSEE from Georgia Tech. and
started with the Company shortly after gr aduation.

"The Ve.an 06 E.tectJU..c.ai. Eng-i.ne.eJU.ng Sc.hoot

at Ge.01tg-i.a. Tec.h. wo1tked 601t Ste.-i.nme.tz -i.n
Sc.he.nec.:t.a.dy many ye.a.JL6 be601te. ," John explained.

"He. 1tec.orrune.nded GE h-i.gh.e.y . AL6o , the 1to:t.a.t.-i.ng

tlta-i.n-i.ng p1tog1tam (Teot P1tog1tam) and h-i.gh.e.y
tec.hn-i.c.ai. c.o ntent o6 GE bM-i.neo.6 eo appealed
to me."
Aft er l~ years on the training program at
five GE plants, John spent 10 years i n what is
now Corp . Research & Development . He then
transferred t o Spec ial ty Control Dept . just
before i t moved to Waynesbor o .
When asked about GE ' s Insurance Plan , J ohn
replied , "T1te.mendoM ! It ha.6 pa-i.d ave.Jr.
$30,000 -i.n ceve.ltai. 6amily illneo.6e..6. " He also
praised S&SP . "It ha.6 be.en a M e.6u! veh-i.c..te

to a.6.6Wte .6te.ady .6av-i.ng.6 wUhouA:. te.mpta.t.-i.on to

~ pend ac mone.y -i..6 eMned. "
Being "ane. 06 the. 6-i.Mt 6oWt people. c.h0.6e.n
to de.ve..top the. TeJUn-i.Ne.t" is one of t he reasons
(Continued next aoZ . )

March 31, 1978

F. W. REMILLARD JOINS
NC MARKETING
Effective March 20 ,
Fred Remi llard was
appointed Manager International and PMlOOO
Sa l es for the Industrial
Control Department,
according to R. W.
Breihan, Manager - N/C
Sales and Serv i ce. In
this position, Fred will
be responsible for ICD's offshore sales of
numerical control and wil l be responsible for
PMlOOO marketing activities on a worldwide
basis .
Fred was raised in Munich, West Germa ny and,
in additi on to the U.S . , has lived in Okinawa,
Japan, and Italy where he graduated from hi gh
school. Fo llowing two years in the U.S. army,
he earned a BS degree at Kent State (1965) and
an MBA from Case-Western Reserve (1970).
Fred worked in the GE Lamp Div. i n Cl eveland
before join ing the Corporate Marketing Staff
of General Motors i n 1966. In 1973 he
rejoined GE as District Sa les Manager for
DCPBD in Detroit, and in 1975, moved to
Waynesboro to join DCPBD's Internationa l
Marketing Headquarters Staff.
Fred, his wife, Candy, and children, Laura 9
and David 6 reside in Waynesboro and Fred's
office will be located in Waynesboro.
J . J . Larew (continued from prev . aoZ . )

"Mo.6t 06 the.
' GE 6amily ' have. bee.n pe.op.te. 06 h-i.gh-i.nte.gltily
who have. .6 e.t an e.xc.e.Ue.nt c.LUna:te. ht wh-i.c.h to
wo1tk ," he added .
he has enjoyed hi s years at GE .

John has 15 patents and is a registered

professional engineer .
He and his wi f e, Gayle , have four children
and one grandson. They live at 18ho
Westminster Rd . John enjoys photography , is
a member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board,
and is active in t he Westminster Presbyterian
Church .

SCOGEE BASKETBALL
TEAM INDUSTRIAL
CHAMPS

BASKETBALL (continued from prev . col . )

year we had added i ncentive knowing it would
probably be Jim Rogers ' last year with us
since he will probably be go i ng to Salem before
next season . Hi s loss will create a big ho.........._
that will be hard to f i ll and t he team wantc~
to win this for him as well as t hemselves . "
SCOGEE is now looking forward t o a poss i ble
Tri- Plant t ournament to cap an already
successful season.

Pav Check Distribution

First row (Zeft to right): Eddie Driver, Tom

Carper, Gary Sroka, Peewee Napier, and Jim
Rogers . Second row (Zeft to right): OZZie
Grant, Ron McKnight, Mike Stepic, Paul
Ensminger, Dave Caldwe ll, and Scott Fortin.
The General Electric SCOGEE basketball team
won both the Regular Season and Playoff
Championships this year under the leadership
of Oliver Grant . They compiled a regular
season record of 16 wins and 3 losses of which
only one was at the hands of a division team
(DuPont). SCOGEE then breezed through the
playoffs beating F . M. C. 69 to 46 , then DuPont
twice 67 to 51 and 80 to 48 in t he championship game .

Pay checks are distributed on the following

designated days - Thursday ni ght for second
and third shift person~el and Fr i day for first
shift personnel . Excepti ons to this will be
to employees who are scheduled for vacation,
l ack of work, or other scheduled absences on
their pay day .
Pay checks will not be given to employees in
advance of these days un less there is an emerge ncy over which an empl oyee has no control.
The Compa ny f eels t hat normal finan ci al
obli gati ons would not be an emergency.
If yo.u feel you have an emergency and need
your chec k early, feel free to discuss it with
your foreman or supervisor, but remember he
wil l be us i ng the guidelines stated above . ,........
Your foreman's approval may hi nge on the
number of ti mes you have requested your check
in advance . Be sure you have a real emergency
before you ask for your check early.

The team featured well balanced personnel

this year with all five starters averaging in
double f i gures. Rookie center, Paul Ensminger ,
added a new i nside dimension needed after the
loss of John Mess enburg and Charles McCarthy .
With his height and inside moves, Paul scored
almost at will when in possession of the ball
and i ntimidated the other teams while on defense . Forwards Tom Carper and Dave Caldwell
showed good moves inside a nd a soft touch
outside . Peewee Napi er and Jim Rogers rounded
out the squad with deadly shooting accuracy
and moves that stymied the opponent ' s defense.
Reserves played a key role this year also ,
accumulating nearly as many points as the
regulars. Led by guards Eddie Driver and
Scott Fortin , they were able to maintain the
lead while t he starters rested. Driver drove
inside while Fortin blasted away outside.
Defense was also a specialty of the reserves
led by swingman Gary Sroka , forward Mike
Stepic, and center Ron McKnight .
Coach Grant stated , "After winning the regular season championship 3 years in a row we
felt we had to win the tournament also . This

(Continued next col.)

FREE
' '" ":.JI \ ... .rJ

\
AND THE WINNER IS .... Hazel Curry, Finish
Area, Relays . Hazel is pictured above
....-...
r eceiving the 10 lb . 12 oz . Smithfield ham
f~om David Mendis, the new Assistant Manager
i~ the Hot Shoppes cafeteria .
Hazel, a 3~
year GE employee, has never won anything
.1Jefore, but she got lucky this time with her
single entry . Congratulations Haze l!

"THE STEINMETZ ERA"

Second Volume of GE 's History

31~1 /7~
BARBARA WALTERS GE SPEC IAL APRIL 4
From an intervi ew with the nation 's second
family to what makes Regg ie Jackso n hit - it's
all packed into a Barbara Walters ' General
Electri c Spec i al on ABC-TV , Tuesday, April 4,
10 to 11 p.m.
In four very enli ghtening conversations,
Barbara will start with Vice Pres ident Walter
F. Mondale and Joan as they ta lk about the ir
rewards and fru stra ti ons as the nation's
second fami ly.
Reggie
emotion,
Regg i e.
.... and
answers.

The second in the series of books chroni cli ng

the history of General Electric and GE people
has just been published by the Elfun Society,
an assoc iation of GE managers and professionals .
The book titled "The Ste inmetz Era : 1892- 1923 ,"
fo llows up " The Edi<:ion .:.ra ," which covered the
p ' od from 1876 to 1892 .
.1.ne new volume is !eplete with vintage photos, many of which have never been published .
The editors present the story of major GE
achievements in tte period covered , and biographie s of the Company 's leading engineers ,
executives, Rnc scientists of that era.
Those who people 'the pages of the new book
range from William Stanley , transfonner pioneer; to Irving Langmuir, Nobel Pr ize winning
chemist; to Charles Steinmetz himself .
The publication of the series of books is a
proj ect of the Elfun Society ' s Hall of Hist ory .
The goal of the latter is t o establish a
permanent home for artifacts and memorabi lia
of GE history - a Hall of History .
The first volume of the seri es , "The Edi son
Era," is in its third printing and has sold
more than lL , OOO copies , including hundreds of
copies to GE employees and pensioners who read
about it in the Plant News .
"The Steirunetz Sra" sells for $2 . 95 . It can
be obtained by mailing your name and address
and your check or money order (payable to t h e
E~n Society) to :
Bernie Gorowitz , Hall of
H
)ry Project; GE R&D Center , K- 1 , P .O. Box 8 ,
Scnenectady, N. Y. 12301 .

Jackson wi ll be revea ling a new

humility, when he di sc usses the real
What fu ture does he see for himself
the 1978 Yankees? - Barbara got the

Another hi gh li ght will be an in-depth interview with Walter and Carol Matthau in which
they not on ly give t heir frank, funny, and
spirited observati ons on marriage and success,
but they also candidly talk about Walter's
gamb ling.
You can also learn how the Donnie and Mari e
Osmond family i s building a giant business and
entertainment empire on togetherness and faith
by t uning in on the Ba rbara Walters ' Special
Tuesday , April 4.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
SEWING MACH .--w/cab.--excellent cond- -943-6068
FRESH PORK LARD-- 234-8224
73 TORIN0--74,000 mi. --make offer--942-6510
4 USED RADIALS-- HR70 &JR70 15"--943-1061
72 GRAN TORIHO l~AGON-- $895 -- 942 -1 744
72 SHASTA 16 1 CAMPER-- GD COND--$1495--456-6708
8 HP RIDING MOWER w/s now blade--886-4800
WANTED
35 mm CAMERA
337- 1044
US ED "EFEL" WOOD STOVE - - 942-1353

ANNOUNCEMENT
TENNIS
Any SCOGEE member who is interested in playing
tennis please contact Ken Gray, ext. 1141 .
SOFTBALL
If you are a SCOGEE member and have an in terest
in pl aying fast pitch softbal l , pl ease contact
"Satch" on ext. 1366.

ABIFI
DIRCT FROM camm EllCTilC
LIMITED STATES SAVINGS BOND

wlUI retd percbue ol OM ot tlt.tsc CE majlr

""'"'"' " - Aolil I ,.,..,. ...,. 31, 1971.

SAVEU
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XX NO. 14

W. J. Miller Receives
Professional Engineering
License

Joe Miller recently received his Professional

Engineering License after successfully completing two s erie s of tests . The first s eries,
~pl eted in April of last year , was on
~damentals in engineering , then in November
he pa sse d the exam on principles and practice.
Joe started with the Company in September
1961 in Schenectady on the Advan ce Eng ineering
Program , after r eceiving both his BSEE a nd
MSEE from the University of Tennessee.
Before j oi ning the Specialty Control Dept.
i n 1965 , he spent a couple of years on hi s
second a ssignment as application engineer for
Electric Uti l ity Engineering Operation. In
February of this year Joe became Mgr . - Advanced
Systems Design for CDO .
The Pla nt News offers Joe its congratulations
on this accompli shment.
0

Meows . . . Multiplied
111e family was e njoying a special
mushroom dish for dinner. Suddenly,
they noticed th e fami ly cat, who had
been given a taste of the mushrooms,
holding its stomach and mewing pit
eously, writhin g in pain.
The father rushed the en tire family- to the hospital , where a ll had thei r
stomachs pumped .
Shaky from the ordeal, but ~rateful
to the cat for the timel y warnin g, they
re turned home.
111ere was the ca t still under the
table and cuddlin g several new kittens!

MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Shown above are the students and instructors

who par ticipated in the Management Workshop
on March 13- 16 . Left to right , they are : 1st
row - Oscar Fox , Albert Danraj , Bob Harper
(instruct or), Walt Campbell (instructor) , and
Paula Pousman (instructor~ . 2nd row - Harold
Roll , Pat Hennigan, Lois Breen, Dot Alexander ,
Nancy Snider, Bill Bare, and Jack Moren. 3rd
r ow - Connard Howdyshell , Joe Zi ccardy , Ray
Depa, Alan Shifflet t , Barry Dula , Joe Murphy,
and Bill Huffman . 4th row - Gerald Cox,
Dwight Smith , Bob Holcomb , Ed Monger , Jim
Burc in, and Zack Hughes .

CPI REVISED BY
GOVERNMENT
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati stics (BLS) has
been engaged in a major revision of the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) during the past
seven years. The BLS commenced publication of
the revised CPI series with the January 1978
CPI.
The co1T111issioner of the BLS, Julius Shiskin,
has agreed to provide a conversion factor so
that the revised CPI can be converted to the
unrevised inde x used to determine the amount
of the scheduled November 27, 1978 cost-ofliving adjustment for eligible General Electric
hourly and nonexempt-salaried employees. The
conversion factor is necessary as the BLS is
stopping publication of t he unrevi sed index,
upon which the C-0-L adjustment is based, in
June 1978.

A N A/ " :,:
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WOMEN's SOFTBALL
Any SCOGEE members interested in playing softball are invited to attend a meeting Monday,
Apri l 10 , 4:30, at t he ball diamo nd on the
north si de of the plant.
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

!Jn Ajtjtteclalion
TO :

5 Years

All GE Waynesbor o Employees

Over the past 6 years sinc e I have been here

in Waynesboro , I have gotten t o know many of
you personally , many others as my working associates , and ~till others , spiritua l ly. I would
like to take this opportunity to thank each of
you for the joy you hav e brought t o me
personally and for y our help in furthering my
career with the General Electric Co . I
certainly appreciate your kind thoughts , your
words of appreciat i on and your expressions of
continued succ ess in my new adventure in
L0ui sville , Ky .
As I take on my new assignment , I will remember all of you fine people who make up the
Waynesboro Plant for I know I have been made a
better person through our associations and your
help .
R. J . EdU.n.g
Man.ageJt
TuJtn.eJt I

<!f}ptnion

~oll

Question 7

No

J. L. Ke!tn.
W. M. K!tzaJ.ite..k
T . W. Lawho!tn.e, JJt .
C. H. Layne.., J Jt .
M. A. Mc.Ca!tthy
B. G. MilleJt
P. L. M{,UeJt
R. J . Pa.nn.ozzo
C. V . Pomph!tey
V. M. RathbuJr.11
M. S. Reb,{,c.ft
G. Rob,{,n.J.ion
V. Q. She..a
V . ~! . Sh,{,c.ke...t

R. S. Ha.U.

V. N. Shull

G. E. Hamillon.
V. A. Ha!tile..M
P. L. He..Mletj

R. H. S,lmmon.J.i
P. W. Sn. yd Vt

T. L. Spe..aJtJ.i

B. J. Hodge..

B. F. S;tev e..M
R. H. ThomaJ.i , J1t.
V . V Will,{,amJ.i
J . E. Wilmott
M. ~I. Wood

V . R. HodJ.ion.
P. R. Jo1tdan.
G. C. Judd
W. Q. Ke..n.11e..dy

10 Years

Accord i ng to news reports, Congress is now

planni ng to cancel l as t year's Soci al Security
Tax i ncreases and use Federa l Income Ta x revenue instead. This could mean an increase in
income taxes . Questi on #7 is : Are you in
favor of this change?

Yes

A. M. AiU;toc.k
S. S. AJUnJ.ibton.g
T. T. BaJtlow
J . W. Ba!tiley
W. C. Bo yeJtJ.i
R. L. Blta.dy
A. A. B1tee..de..n.
C. A Bull e..;t;t
S . F. Campbei.l
C. A. CaJ.ih
M. V. C/f.1Ug
L. Y. Ctr..a.W601td
S . V . V,{,ggJ.i
A. T. F,{,J.iheJt

15 Years

J. H. CJtoUJ.ie, JJt.
R. J . EJ.ihen.ouJt
J . J . M,{,).ian.;ton.e..

20 Years

W. S . Bili eJt

R. H. Bouman
R
R.
B
S.

P. E. Bon.,{,v,{,c.h
B. C. Mathe..n.y
G. E. Va.Jtn.e!t

K B1tya.n.;t
F. Gita.vu
L. HaJtJt,{,J.i
P. Mc.Ca.u.te..y

35 Years
J . J . LMe..w

Undecided

D
SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
1972 CUT LASS SUPER-- 2 dr. HT- -942-6920

MAIL TO : Cary Osborne, Rm . 105

Res ults of t hi s poll wil l not be announced
unt il week after next so your response shou ld
be ma iled any t ime next week.

WANTED
14 INCH TIRES IN GOOD CONDITION -- 942- 0250

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XIX NO . 15

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

April 14 , 1978

Hotpoint
Cash Factory Rebates

,\fPANY /EMPLOYEE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN

BORROWED , MISPLACED OR STOLEN
This is the first in a series of articles
in the ?lant News dealing with mi splac ed
Company/Employee property. Th e News will
give a description or picture and the
original cost of the item , when possible .
A number of items fill the category of
miss i ng . We would all like to think that
the items are borrowed or ~isplaced , but
there is a possibi lity that some are stolen .
If t he items have been borrowed, it i s
hoped that they will be returned . If the
items have been found , in parking lot or
elsewhere , it is hoped they wi ll be returned .
If the items have been stolen , then it is a
violati on of the GE Code of Conduct and the
violator is subject to di scharge .
Any information on borrowed , misplaced or
stolen items l i sted should be reported to
Cary Osborne , Employee Relations (Ext . 1118) .
The first item to b e listed is an Oxy- Acetylen
torch outfi t with regulators , dual gages a nd
50 feet r ed/green hoses . This item is miss ing
f r om Building 7 . The original cost of the
.y- Acetylene Tor ch outfit is $260 .

Employees can reap s ubstantial savings by

purchasing selected Hotpoint major appliances
between April 1 and May 31 with a combinati on
of cash r ebates in addi t i on to employee
courtesy disc ounts .
Included among the 10 appl i~n ces are four
range pr oducts : Model RB747V self- clean i ng ,
free- standing , 30 inch range - $25 cash rebate
plus $60 discount ; Mode l RB788GT self- cleani ng
f ree- standing 30- i nch range with ceramic cookt op and black glass door with window - $25
factory rebate plus $85 empl oyee discount.
Also , Model RH966GW Hi /Low Cooking Center with
microwave upper oven , lower self- cl ean i ng conventional oven , and cooktop - $50 rebate plus
$110 courtesy d isc ount ; Model RE944V
Countertop Microwave Oven with solid- state
controls for three-way cooking - $25 rebate
and $60 discount .
Two Potwas her mul ti- cycle dishwashers carry
$20 factory rebates : built- in Model HDA91 2
which has a $45 discount , a nd Convertible
Model HDB877 with a $40 discount . Model
HCH611 Convertible ~rash Compactor has a $20
cash rebate plus an employee discount of $35 .
The deluxe Mode l CTF21GW family- sized
refrigerator carries a $50 factory rebate , and
a $65 discount for employees . It has 20 . 8
cubic feet of storage space , and f eatures an
adjustable meat storage compartment , four
adjustable Porta- Bi ns on door , and t wo shelves
in the 6 . 93-cubic - foot freezer compartment .
A heavy- duty washer and dryer pair will
bring a $40 cash factory rebate : Model
WLW5704T was her offers Handwash, automatic
soak, extra r ins e, and r apid wash cycles .
Added employee discount for the pair : $70 .
Model DLB/DLL dryer (electric or gas) has
timed and automatic Sens i - Dry cycles , plus
drying selections for permanent press / poly
knit , normal , and deli cate heat .

SAVE YOURSELF

SKEET SHOOTING SEASON

IS HERE

Your heart - No pump is as perfect

if you t reat it right.
Your eyes - No camera can touch
them for efficiency.
Your ne rvous system - ..The re is no
telegraph system equal to it.
Your voice and ears - They a re
better than any radio or TV built.
Your nose, lungs, and skin - There
is no ventilating plant as wonderful
a nd efficient.
Your spinal cord - It is superior
to the most comple te switchboard
for giving instantaneous warning a nd
reactions .
S uch a mar ve l ous, complicated
mechanism as YOU is worth your
highest respect and best care. Protect
yourself always.

The great sport of

skeet shooting , designed
in 1920 by a gr oup of
Andove r , Mass . upland
hunters t o improve their
wing shooting , has
rapidly caught the fancy
of people in all age
groups and of both sexes.
It is now a major sport ,
with its own internation.
al and state or g anizations .
-ledicated gr oup is gu iding i t carefully on to
e\en gr eater popul arity a nd prestige .
Skeet has developed into much more t han just
ar: a i d t o better wing shoct ing or a s ubstitut e
f or hunting . It is now a competitive sport
equalled by few in un iversal appeal .
We believe that in skeet you wi ll find the
fi nest fellows hip of sportsmen i n the world .
Th is is a rewarding r ecreational adventure
where the best of spor tsmanship prevails .
The SCOGEE Skeet Club is now f orming and we
are l ooking fo r old and new s hooters. We have
a n exc ellent handicap system that makes the
lowest and highest scores quite compet itive .
~he re will be a practice shoot on Thur ., April
27 , 1978 , beginning at 5 : 00 p ; m. GE employees
and their families are invited. Men a nd women
can shoct or watch and become acquainted with
skeet shooting.
Tom Moore wi ll be on hand to give basic
s hoot i ng and safety instructions . There will
lie 12 and 20 gauge shells available at $2 . 50
~ 0 r 2 5 and targets at $1 . 65 per 25 .
The league , consisting of two person teams ,

Join a 1Vaudience
atOpryland!
When you spe nd a day at O pryla nd. vou expec t big .
m usical product ions. thrilling rides a nd spectacu la r
scene ry ... and that s cxacth wh a t you ge t~ But some
t imes there a rc some delig htful ext ras too .. . like a
taping of a national T V show.
" T h e Po rter Wagoner S h(111-. .. That Good Ole
Nashv ille Mus ic ... "The Mam Robbins Show .. a nd
ot her nat ional h telc, isccl s ho;1s a re produced re)!ularlr
at Opryland. You ca n attend these tapings al 110 e.rl r 11
chr11ge du ring your Opryland visit. If you 'd like: a
1978 taping sc hedule. just w ri te to:
Opryla nd Information Center
2800 Opryland D ri,c:
Nash,ille. Te nnessee :n21!\
A nd before you com e. bl' sure IO pic k up you r
M usic Ame r iclu b Discount Coupo ns . good for a 50<!:
discou nt on the reg ul ar ge neral admission price. This
spec ial benefit is made a,ail ahle at no cost to you by
ou r com pany.
So if you like good mus ic . and good va lue. com i:- to
Opryla nd . .. America's Mu sica l S how Place 1

.i.11 start on May 4, 1 978 , at 5 : 00 p .m. and run

-:; ch Thur . ni ght . There will be a big cookout

the end of the season (June-). If interested
joining , please fill out the form below.
~ : you don ' t have a partner we wi ll attempt to
ind you one .

"-t
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NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

M.AIL TO :

t\11 ,11111 r , 1111 111.. 11t 1>1t>J"':rt\ I

rlw N . 1t+tn .d I 111' .111J 1\1 1 111. 111 l11'IUll lt (" ' " I""' \

rom Moore (ext. 1210)

Meadows Building

C:ou1xm ' Available

N/lJ1E
PARTNER (if known)
SCOGEE MEMBER?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-

lnJieliJUons Of1.i.c.J3_

_ SluLC a r y O..s.b_o rn e - R 0-1ll11_105

CAN BE REAC HED

Directi ons t o Pine Hi ll Range: North f r om
Waynesboro on 340 to Dooms , tur n ri ght on 611
approx . 1 mile. Turn left on 619 approx. 3/4
mile , sign on right .

Question of the Month

If you cannot b e a star, wh y be a

cloud?

~WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX

~lO .

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

16

Replacement of Lost or oa111aged

Safety Glasses
Per
Start i ng May 1, 1978, the Company will not
pay f or the repl aceme nt of l ost or damaged
Safety Gl asses. It will be the respo ns ibility
of the i nd i vidual t o pay f or the cost of
replacement.
This pol icy is ne cess ary because of some
emp l oyees' disregard for the proper care of
the i r safety glasses. The poli cy will not have
any effect on those empl oyees who realize the
i mportance of proper care of the i r safety
glasses; i t will only make those who are carel ess aware t ha t mis ca re and damage caused by
them will cost th em money .
,.....;Ltie poli cy does not change the normal repl ace. of Prescri pti on Safety Gl asses when the
employee has an eye examination and is required
to have a prescription change. It also does
not change the normal replacement of plain
safety glasses needed because of normal wear.
This norma l wear will not require the safe ty
glass es t o be replaced before a twelve month

Ap ril 21, 1978

safety regulation S-1-3

period, or lon ger in some cases. We have

empl oyees i n t he plan t who wea r safety glasses
every day all day and f ar exceed the twelve
month pe ri od .
The replacement price on plain gl asses will
be a fi xed price subject to change as the
vendor's prices change. The prescription
glasses cost wi ll vary based on your prescription . If yo u take proper care of your glas ses
they should last a l ong ti me. If you have some
speci al medi cal problem that t he above policy
causes un due ha rdship, then you should make an
appoin tmen t to see the doctor or nurse i n t he
Dispens ary .
A form will be avai l ab l e i n the Di spensary
for the empl oyees to sign authoriz i ng Payroll to
wi thhold money from their pay checks to pay f or
repl acement glasses. Thi s form must also be
si gned when a pair of plain safety glasses are
borr owed i f an employee 's glasses are left at
home. Thi s f orm will be returned to the
empl oyee when the borrowed pair is returned.

TWO ICD EMPLOYEES RECEIVE QUEST AWARDS

!I

D. 0 . Sc hle gel (ri ght ) pres ents L. W. Vann wi t h

his QU EST awa rd .

G. M. Wei senbor n (ri ght ) rece i ves his QUEST

awa r d f r om J. C. Kenyon.

First Quarter Results Reflect

Continuation of US. Economic
Recovery: Jones
General Electric ' s earnings were $247 . 8
mi ll ion in the first quarter of 1978, Chairman
Reg inald H. Jone s has reported. This was an
increase over the $215. 4 million earned in the
f irst quarter of 1977 . Profit on each sales
dollar reached 5. 6 cents a s compared t o 5. 3
cents in the firs t quarter of 1977.
Sales in the first quart er of 1978 were $4 . 44
billion , up fr om the $4 . 06 billion reported for
the same quarter of 1977. Other inc ome f r om
ope rating and nonoperating sources was $86 . 6
million , for the first three months of 1978 , an
increase over the $77 .1 million for the c omparable quarter of 1977. Total revenues ,
including sales and other income, were $4 . 53
b i llion, up 9% from the fi rst quarter of 1977 .
Commenting on first quarter results, Mr . J ones
sa id, "Earnings and revenue gains in this period
reflect , in large part , continuation of the U. S .
economic rec over y that began in the spring of
1975 . While we anticipat e that . the Company ' s
results f or the total y ear will show impr ovement over 1977 , the rate of gain undoubtedly
will be affected by the future directi on of the
U. S . economy ."
Mr . Jones summari zed results fo r t he vari ous
seements of the Company as follows:
Consumer Products and Services earnings were
substantially ahead of last year ' s first
quart er . Much h i gher revenues were r eported by
most un its and favorable earnings leverage was
achieved in the face of continuing cost- price
pressures .
Industrial Products and Components earnings
showed sharp impr ovement from the 1977 quarter
on hi gher revenues throughout these operati ons .
Component products , especially for appliances,
and tran sportation systems were partic ularly
strong . Other operations serving contractor
and indust rial markets also contributed to the
improvement .
Power Systems earn ing s were about even with
those fo r the 1977 first quarter. Improved
earni ngs from hig her del iveries of steam
turbine- generators were offset by ant icipated
losses in nuclear operations and slightly lower
ear ning s from gas turbines .
Techn ical Systems and Materials earni ngs
showed gains well over l evels of a year ago ,
reflecting g enerally higher revenues and
favorable earnings leverage. The improved
que.rterly comparisons were led by engineered
ma ter ials such as plast ics, with medic al systems , communications , and information services
operations a l so contributing .
(Continued on pg . 3, col. 1)

FRANK P. DOYLE NAMED

VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Frank P . Doyle has been elected by General
Electr ic Company's Board of Directors as Vice
President- Corporate Employee Relations. He
succeeds Leonard C. Mai er , Jr . who recently was
named Senior Vi c e Pres ident- Corporate Relations
and who announced Mr. Doyle ' s appointment ,
effective May 1 .
Mr . Doyle has been Pr esident of Frank P .
Doyle Associates , a New York management consulting fir m, since its founding in 1972. He
has been clos ely associated with GE ' s employee
relations operation, playing an active r ole in
GE ' s national llili on necg it ations and other
employee relations activities sinc e 1972 .
In his new pos i t i on with GE , Mr . Doyl e will
have responsib ility fo r all employee relations
functions at General Electric, i ncluding union
relations , equal opportllility/minority relations,
compensation and benefits, personnel res earch
and the Company ' s Professional Deve lopment
Operation , headquartered in Cr otonville , N.Y.
A native of New York City , Mr . Doyle holds a
BA fr om Notre Dame University and a master of
business administration degree in corporate
f inance and industr i al management from Rut......_>
University .
After serving in the U. S . Navy , he j oined the
Curti ss- Wri ght Corp . in 1954 where he he ld a
variety of manufacturing and employee relation s
managerial assignments . In 1963 he joined
lunerican Standard Corp ., serving as operations
manaGer of its industrial d ivision and later as
corporate d irector of industrial relations .
From 1966 until 1969 he was a v i ce president of
Western Uni on , in charge of publi c and employee
relations and corporate planning .
From 1969 until he formed Frank P. Doyle
Associates in 1972 , Mr. Doyle was with Pan
American World Airways , first as seni or vice
president- personnel and l ater as a member of
the Board of Di rectors and group execut ive in
the Office of the President with responsibility
for employee and public relations , fl i ght
service and operations evaluation.
After May 1 , Mr. Doyle will be located at
GE ' s cor~orate headquarters in Fairfield , Conn.

CJ
JerJe
Bl' c:a rdul of the words yoll speak J11St keep 'em good and swcet.
F o r an!2;ry words d esigned to shri ek Yoll'll later h ave to eat.

GE and Kings Don1inion Offer Discounts

- - cn~qg{t
~ -uum1n1on
Kings Dominion and the General Electr i c Co .
are pleased to announce the co nti nuat ion o f two
programs which will make ic:, possible for GE
employees to visit Kings Domi nion at reduced
rates . First , the " Seven Days in May " and
second the " Fun Club . "
This year ticket s may be pur chased f or t he
" Seven Days in ~fay " f or $5. 50 , a saving s of
$3 . 00 o ff the r eg ular general a dmis s i o n price
o f $8 . 50 (an even larger savings t han las t
year) .
These tickets will be good on any one o f the
following dates : May 13- 14 , 20- 21 , 27- 28- 29 ,
1978 , or t he l ast three weekends in May ,
including Memorial Day . It ' s a t errific way t o
~lebrat e GE ' s l OOth birthday .

purc has e acirr.i s s i on tickets to t he : ar.ii ::.y e ~t e r

tai nment c ent e r will be admitted t o t te
concerts fo r only $1 . 00 . Conce r t t icket s wi ll
be o n sale t he day o f the show on a : ir s t - co ~e ,
first - serve ba s i s .
Fo r a d i s c ount rate at any ti me d ~ r in r t he
y e ar " Fun Club" car ds will be t'!ade ava i lab::.e
soon fo r a ll GE employe es . These car d s a re
good fo r a savinc;s o f S2 . 00 f r om now unt i l !!ay
31, and $1 . 00 durin b the summer , beg i nn inG June
1 . These c ards a re fo r use by GE empl oye es a nd
t he i r i nuned iat e fami l ies .
Watch f or a nnouncement s in the Pl ant :ews : or
the date s whe n t hese t ickets a nd cards wi ll be
avail a ble . At this ti!'.le " Seven Day s in >'! ay"
tickets are s chedul e d to a r r ive by May 8 and
" Fun Club " cards shoul d b e avai labl e next week .
There wi ll a ls o be a supply of b r ochur e s
desc r ib i nb the park , t heir pol icies and gi ~ ing
directio ns t o t he park . These i t ems wi ll be
avai lable i n the Re lations o ff i ce . Pr oc edures
f or obtaining them wi l l a lso be given at a
lat er ti me .

A seri es of concert s have been planned on

these wee kends and you ma y want t o plan your
t rip t o c oincide wi th the c oncer t mos t appeal i nG
t o you . On May 13- 14 The Cha r l i e Daniels Band ,
one of America ' s top s outhern r ock band a ct s
will be per fo r ming . Cry s tal Gay le , "Fema le
Vocal i st of the Year " in 1977 , wi ll be the re
May 21. The Spinners , with the ir 1977 hit ,
" Rubber band !fan " are sc heduled f or :lay ?.9 .
Thes e concerts will be staged i n t he park ' s
pavil i on , a d jacent t o the Lion Count r y Safari
s ection , at 3: 00 p . m. and 7: 00 p . m. Those who

Years of Progress

+ +

JONES (Con t i nued from pg . 2)

For eign mult i-industry operati ons earn i ngs
and r evenue s were up sli ght l y f r om the
compar able quart e r of 1977 . Although not
c lassifi ed in th i s s e gment, expor ts f r om the
United St a t es wer e wel l above l as t yea r .
Ut a h I nte rnati onal ' s f irst quart e r 1978
earni ng s were $48 . 0 mi ll i on up f r om t he $45. 1
milli on f or 1977, primari l y becau s e of higher
~rnin g s f r om sales of coking coa l .
Gene r al Electric Cred i t Corpo r ation earn i ngs
fo r t he f i r s t qua rter of 1978 we r e $16. 2
mi ll i on, a n inc reas e ove r t he $13 . 8 mi ll i on f or
the same per i od o f 1977 as r e s t a t ed to c onform
with Financial Account i ng St andards Board
Stat ement No . 13.

REMINDER: SCOGEE Skeet Club

A reminde r that the SCOG:SE S:-\.eel Cl uh i s nO\.'
: or ming and both ol d and new s hooters are
i nvited t o JO l n . The league .>'i ll start or: :.:a:r
4 , 1978 at 5: 00 p . r:i . and r un eR.ch '.lhur sday
nie;ht .
A pr actic e shoot wi ll be held on Thu r sday ,
Apri l 27, at 5: 00 p . m. Both the r egular l earue
and the pr a c t i ce shoot wi ll b e a t Pine Hi ll
Range . To get there , go nor th ~r o m ~aynesb o r o
on Rt . 3LO t o Dooms , ~ ur n ri ~hc:, o n 611 appr o x .
1 mi le . Tur n le ft on 619 app r ox . 3/L mile ,
sign on ri ght .
If intere sted i n joi ning the league contact
Tom Moor e on ext . 1210 , at the ~eadows 3ld~ .

'.ANNOUNCEMENT
o

SCOG EE TENNI S

For all thos e SCOGEE members interested in

playing tennis who mi ssed t he first meeting there will be a meeting in the main plant
caf ete ri a Tuesday, April 25 . Factory employees
should attend at 4:00 p.m. and office employees
at 4: 30 p. m. Anyone interested is invited to
at t end .
o

GE RETI REES ASSOCIAT ION MEETING

The regular meeting of the GE Retirees

Assoc iation wi l l be held at the Red Carpet Inn
at 11: 30 a.m., Monday, May 1. All members are
inv i ted t o attend . The featured speaker will
be E. F. Kubler who will show s lides of his
t rip to Hawa ii.
IN APPRECIATION
VeaJL GE Employe.eA ,
We. app1te.ua,te. youJt .thou.ght6ulne-6.6 and
.6ympathy. Thank you. 601t the. mone.y you .6en.t.
Th.Ui w,(.,tt go .to the ReA c.u.e Squad. Thank you.
Ellen VeApe!t & Family
Wo1td.6 c.annot ade.qua,tely exp!te-6.6 ouJt dee.p
app!te.ua;U,o n 6alt .the many IU.nd and .6 ympa,thetic.
ac.t.6 tha,t c.a.me .to U.6 a,t .the .tJ..me o 6 ouJt !tec.en.t
be!t e.a v e.m e.n.t .
Fa.mily o 6 La.w1tenc.e Sm.<..th,
Ha.t:t(_e CM e.y, Maune
Smah, and SadJ..e. Sm,i,.th

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Q&pinion

Federa l Income Tax Revenues t o support

Security?

Yes
No
Undecided

"f"e 1 ~ ~ s) re f e r-red to in t hh aci H / dr-e r y cie r-\Ofldl pr oper-ty ~nCI 1\/

J re in r.o ""df :01111ec t eC1 with any bJstne ss venture .

SIGNAtuR t

3
20
5

SoUaf Sec.Wt.<..ty .6 y.6tem -Ll .too ,[nadequa,te. now.

It' .6 .tJ..me Cong!te-6.6 be. held ac.c.oun.table. 60!t
.thU!t actioM - c.u..t c.o.6.t.6 - don' .t !UU.J.i e. tax.e-6.
Wha,t dJ..66e1tenc.e doe-6 a make. You w,(.,tt pay
a one way O!t the othe!t. Leave ,{;t like d -Ll.
Et.Urii..na,te Fede1tal I nc.ome Tax. on FICA w.<..thheld .
Make SoUaf Sec.Wt.<..ty elective ,[M.tea.d 06 man.datoJty.
SoUaf Sec.Wt.<..ty P1tog1ta.m .6hould be c.hange.d to
oJU..gJ..naf ,[n.ten.t wluc.h would l owe1t the tax.
I.t appea.Jt.6 .to me. thM ,[6 .th.Ui c.hange Welte
ma.de., I would then be payJ..ng :tvJ,{_c.e a.6 muc.h my .6hMe and the employe!t' .6 .6halte.
S,[nc.e aU tax .law.6 M e vague and amb,[guoU.6,
t hey aU bec.ome null and vo,[d, and .the1te 60~
we Me not obliga,ted .to pay any ,[nc.ome tax.e
I 6 a -Ll put on ,[nc.omt tax .the. JU..c.h c.ould
6,[nd lo op holeA and gei out 06 pay,[ng a. Then.
.the m,i_ddfe c.fa.t..6 would ge.,t a onc.e moJte .
Why 1tob Pe.te!t .to pa.y Paul? They gate.ha
eahe!t way.

Question #6: What day of the week and time

of day shou ld the 'tlaynesbor o GE Employees
Credit Uni on annual meeting be he ld?
There were so f ew responses to this poll
t hat it has been decided to make no changes
in the present schedule. If the officials of
the Credit Union shou ld decide to make any
changes i t will be reported in the Plant News .

Jtock ana 'Puna Unit

Prices

ru I I I I 1 1 I I I I

Soc~ .

Some of the comments are as f ollows:

OLOST
OF OUND

:iAYf----- --- ----- --------------------------- ----------PAV NO.-----------

l\tsults

Here are the resu l ts of the last opinion

poll. Question #7: Ar e you in favor of u.~

OR I OE MANTEO
a RIDERS WA.NT ED

;.ds r u s t e e 1 n ll.OO"'I 10" no later tn.J n O: )O , Monday pr eceding publiCHl on

tld te.
Ads l"u'i ~ no t e c eed s p~ns .,r o v l d ed , oH!O only o ne .id Item m.lly tie
\ ubrr i tted pe r .. l'C~ ri er enp loye e .
t he ll[ WS "" i 11 not a c u~pt ad'> ove r the
phone under dfl/ c I r currs t dnces .

~oll

FOR MARCH 1978

Month

Stock Price

Fund Unit
Price

Jan uary
February
March

$46.518
46.033
46.341

$23. 158
22.887
23.072

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 17

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

April 28, 1978

ICD E ngineerin g Organ i zation Changes

The following changes in the ICD Engineering
organizations at Salem , Waynesboro, and Mebane
have been announced by William Alvarez,ManagerEngineering, and were effective April 24, 1978.
The Design and Development Engineering Subsection headquartered in Salem has been
discontinued and activities have been
decentralized into the respective operations at
Mebane, Salem, and Waynesboro. This action
simplifies communications and reduces the
physically difficult process of managing design
and development work scattered over five plant
locations.

Joseph F. Bakel is assigned as

Manager-Design and Development
reporting to Donald C. Law ,
Manager- Numerical Control
Engineering Subsection . This
action focuses more managerial
attention and simplifies coord ination of Numerical Control development programs and new product transitions. Act i vities
in the Numerical Control business are at an
all- time high with the rapid transitions to
micro- processor- based numerical control s.
(Continued on pg. 2 , col . 1)

N ATIONAL SECR ETARIES WEEK: A PRIL 23-29

I have worked in Engineering , I &SE , Maintenance,
and at the present time, I am secretary to the
Manager of Quality Control . I have been
exposed to just about every phase of the fi eld
of " secretarying."

The followin g arti cle was written by Ja ne

McCoy , Secreta ry t o Art Hyzer who i s Ma nager of
Qua l i ty Control .

I always wanted t o be a secretary and t r ained

for this field beginning in hi gh school . My
training is a constant endeavor; we can never
learn too much. Being a secretary can cover
many areas, and because of thi s, a person must
be versatile and flexible in the perfor manc e of
his or her secretarial functions . Many words
can descr i be wha t a secretary should be responsible, cour teous , dependabl e , neat ,
timely - the list could go on and on , and
living up to all of these expectations is a
real challenge. This can be a heavy l oad for a
secretary , but with the proper t r aining and the
right attitude any task can be accomplished in
a professional manner.

April is the month for spring flowers and the

greening of trees, for warmer weather, and also
for National Secretaries Week. I always look
forward to this week because , as a secretary ,
it ' s nice to have an entire week devoted t o me.

I am constantly learning and looking for new

and better ways of doing things . Being aler t
to a better means of accomplishing a task is , in
my estimation, one of the most important dut ies
of a secretary .

I have been a secretary for 13 years and have

enjoyed every minute of it. I started out in
the Purchasing Dept. at the Salem General
F~ric plant at the age of 18.
Since that
t~. _, , I have had numerous positions, all of
them different in duties and responsibilities.

My career to this point in time has been a

very rewarding one , and I feel I have a lot
more to learn in the future . A secretary is a
marvelous asset to any operat i on , and I do not
personally believe our computerized wor ld wi ll
ever be able to do without them .

ICD (Continued from pg . 1)

Richard H. Wahlberg retires May 1, 1978,
after more than 40 y~ars of dedicated service .
The Industrial Equipment Design and Development
Unit which he managed is discontinued .
A Design and Development Unit
for Salem products with Bernard
I. Florey as manager is established in Salem reporting to
Dean H. Davis, Jr ., ManagerComponents and Control Systems
Engineering Subsection.
The Software and I /O Engineering Unit in
Waynesboro is discontinued . A Specialty and
Offshore Products Unit is established with
Richard L. Qui ckel as its manager reporting to
Don Law. This unit will be responsible for
Numerical Control spec ialty products (tape
readers, PWM drives, etc . ) as well as engineering support of offshore products.
J oseph R. Devoy is assigned
as Consulting Engineer reporting
t o Don Law. Devoy ' s activities
will focus on the coordinati on
of special software development
projects .
Darrell E. Kirkendall has been appointed as
manager of a new subsection, Pr oduct Application
and Design at the Mebane operation, effective
April 24, 1978. The principal responsibilities
of this or ganization will be to provide pr oduct
design and development, market research, product
planning, and applicat ion engineering for Mebane
products .
Succeeding Kirkendall a s
Manager- Production Engineering
in Mebane will be Thomas P.
Haught , who was Manager of
Turning Control for the
Numerical Control segment of
ICD in Waynesboro. Both
Kirkendall and Haught report to Carl W. Gerni,
Manager of the Mebane Operation.

ff. R. Berrey Receives

Professional Engineering
License
Harry Berrey recently received
his Professional Engineering
License after successfully completing the exam on pri nciples
and practice.
4-.
Harry started with the Company
,.
in September 1968 in Waynesboro.
He has a BSME from VPI. He presently works in
Engineering Production.

One of the most popular benefits for GE

employees is the Product Purchase Plan. This
money- saving plan enab l es us to purchase GE and
Hotpoin t products ar a net cost which i s below
that generally available to the public.
Unfortunately there are occasional abuses of
the priv il ege. It is i mpo rtant that every
employee understand that major appliances and
other major products purchased under the plan
must be for the employee's own use in his or her
own home. There are two exceptions to this
ru le .
Three CB radios may be purchased in a 24-month
period for the employee's own use or fore use
by a member of his/her immediate family who
live in the employee ' s household and are dependent on the employee for suppo~t . . This
.'-..
interpretation wil l include units installed 1r1
cars belonging to the chi ld ren of an employee
who may spend part of their time at college
providing the children are still members of the
employee's household.
One table or portable model te l evision
receiver in a 24-month period may be given as a
gift to a member of the employee's i mmediate
family. (The term "immed iate family" includes
the employee's spouse, children, grandparents,
parents, brothers or sisters, and such relatives
of the employee's spouse.)
The plan requires that an Application for
Courtesy Discount be submitted within 30 days
of de livery and/or installation of the major
product. Th i s form authori zes t he Company to
inspect the i nstallation of any major product
purchased under the plan.
The application form also includes a promise
by the purchaser not to dispose of the item
purchased for at least 6 months after delivery
and installa tion unless he notifies the Company
and returns the discount received. (This is
waived for valid gifts of table or portable
televisions.)
~
C0mpl iance with these rules i s extremely
i mporta nt. Periodic audit inspections are made
and non-compliance can result in forfeiture of
the discount received, suspension of purchasing
(Continued next col.)

PURCHASE PLAN (Cont i nued f r om prev . col. )

privileges un der the pl an fo r a min i mum of 5

yea rs -- or possibly more seri ous di sc i plinary
acti on .
.--.... preced in g i nformat i on appl i es on ly to
major products and app l iances. Sma ll er products and appliances purc hased at emp l oyee
prices may be used in your home or as pe r sona l
gi ft s to members of your fam il y or to fr i ends.
Employees do not submit an App li cati on for
Courtesy Discount form for smaller products as
the employee price generally ref l ects t he
saving to which they are ent itl ed.
Guid eli nes for the GE Employee Product Purchase Plan are covered in detail in the benefi t
book le t gi ven to all employees. If you have
lost your copy one can be obtai ned from the
Relations office.
Information on mode l s of major products subject to di scounts, amounts of discounts, and
the frequency of purchases permi tted i s
available i n the Payroll offi ce.

?etn eeud- ea'tdi.

1taw ?'/r,taltad-ee
Kings Dominion "Fun Clu b" rr.embership cards
are now availab le in t he Relations office.
Th ese fam il y members hip cards entitle GE
emp l oyees to a di scount on t ickets to Kings
Domi nion .
To receive a free Fun Club card, employees
shou l d contact Ca ry Os borne, Rm. 105, Ext. 1118.
These cards are also good for discounts on
transportat i on, l odging, meals, and other
trave l attractions l ike Kings Island in Oh io ,
Carowinds i n Charlot te, N.C., and Marinela nd in
Los Ange l es, Cal. A deta iled listing is
suppl i ed with each card.
Membership cards obta i ned last year or earlier
shou l d retain t hese as they are still valid.

The Passing of an Era

Waynesboro City
council Election
Next Tuesday, May 2, Waynesboro residents
will be voting for members of City Counc il for
t1 ...--...,3rds - Ward III and Ward IV.
Certainl y, many of us have felt at one t i me
or another t hat we mi ght as wel l si t out
Election Day because there i s not that much
di fference between the ca ndidates . But we have
to choo se - for two reasons.
If we don't choose, somebody will for us.
That ' s certainly no solu t i on to our di l emma.
The second reason is more fund amen tal and i t
goes t o t he heart of the governing system we ' ve
had for the past 200 years . Through the years,
the nation ' s best minds ar e in ag reement t hat
if our democrati c process i s to surviv e,
citi zens must make an informed choice at t he
ro ll s, whether or not they li ke the choices
ava il abl e.
Every el ectio n i s important, from l oca l
electi ons to nati onal. Take the opportunity
to make your voice heard .
The ca ndidates for the City Council el ecti ons
are Ward III - Rev. Al l en F. Cr awley
Ann L. Hutchens
Lemuel Irvin
....-..._
James R. Yeager III
Ward IV - Cli nton C. Sh i pman
Dorothy Trott

Joe Ell i nger (l e ft ), Albert May ( cent er) , and

Enunett Sumner ( r ight ) are shown with the l ast
Alterrex* Power Recti f ier Cubicle (known as the
" thin- l ine" t o some) to be manuf actured in
Waynesboro .
The Alter rex contr ol syst em, whi ch i s used to
control t he output of lar ge steam turbine
driven generat or s manufact ured by LSTG ,
Schenectady , has long been the bas e pr oduct of
CDO ' s Power Regulator bus iness. Since the
first shipment i n 1966 , ther e have b een 300
unit s produced and s hipped f rom the Waynesboro
plant .
Generat ors contr olled by excitation equipment
shipped f r om Wayne sbor o s ince the earl y 1 60 1 s
i s equivalent to ov er 40% of the generating
capacity of the Uni ted St ates . The Alterrex
system represents the largest shar e of this
excitation equipment .

: A-N N 0 tJ NC EM ENT
DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Beginning Thursday, May 4, the Division of
Motor Vehicles located in Fishersville will be
open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. every
Thursday.
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
The Mental Health Association of WaynesboroEast Augusta County announces a series of 5
sandwich breaks to be held from 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays as follows:
May 2
Aging
9
Coping with Children
16 Taking Responsibility for Your
Life
23 Depression
30 Coping with Teenagers
Bring your sandwich - coffee will be served.
Admission is free and babysitting service will
be available. For further infonnation call
the Mental Health Association at 942-0169.
SCOGEE TENNIS
Any SCOGEE members interested in playing Round
Robin tennis - please be at the Jackson Wilson
courts at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, May 6.

I would Uk.e J:.o explte..6.6 my app11.eci.a;tion 601t

.6ympa:thy .6hown by c.alt.d6, vi..61.:t6, and dona:ti.on.6
J:.o the Wayne..6 boJto Fhut Aid CJtew .in memo1ty o~
my motheJt., MM. Clalr.enc.e R. (E66.ie) K..i;te, SJt.
.
who pa.6.6ed QJIJalj on Ap!Lil 16, 1918.
"'
Miu. ChaJci.e..6 F. (Vot) Moye/I.

I would Uke .to explte.6.6 my a.pp11.ec.i<Ltion to

a.ti. 06 you. who .6eltt 6lowe/l.6, gave woJuU, 06
enc.owr.a.gement, and otheJUAJl6e .6howed youJt.
c.onc.eJt.n duM.ng the lo~.6 06 my da.u.ghteJt..

Claltenc.e

WMd

Thank.6 1:,0 mu.ch 601t the 6ood and money g.lven

to me duJLing my .iU.n.U.6 AU o, thank.6 6oJt the
beauti.6ul. 6lowell..6. YoWL k.lndnu.6 and thou.ghtoul.nU.6 w.lU alJAJa.y.6 be JtemembeJr.ed.

P. 1. Yount

WE GOOFED/
Last week we reported that the Credit Union
was taking no action as a result of the Opinion
Poll. We have been informed that this is not
the case but no details are available at this
time.
We apologize for any confusion this may ha~
caused.

@pinion ~oil
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WAYNESBORO PLANT

,.-..

GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO, VI RGI NIA

VOL. XX NO . 18

SPECIAL SAVINGS BOND FOL DER

DIST RIBUTED TODAY
How can you build or.e o~ the most secur e funds
for education of your children? ... How can you
build a secure f'un d to add tc your ret irement
income - one tr.at .....-il l pa:r yo;,.i an extra inco!':le
whi le y cu ' re bu i_ din~ it?
A small fold er now beinG d istri buted t o all
General Electric employees wi th paychecl'. s provid es the answers t.o ttose questions : Invest
i n U. S. Savi ngs 3onds .
The fol der , issued by the Sav ings Bond
Divi s i on of the U. S . Department of Treasury ,
explains the s ecuri ty and other extra values of
investment in Bonds under the or dinary Payroll
Savings Plan - buying Bonds di r ectly thro u~h
payroll deduction . Since the folaer is f or
en
rees of many comapnies it doesn ' t cover
th~ ~till gr eater values to be obtained by
buyi ng Bonds under GE ' s Savings & Sec urity Pr ogram or the GE f avir.gs e, Stock Bonus Plan .
0

S&SP g ives you an extra investment c f $1 fn r

every $2 you inve st when the ho lcii nt: period
requirement is c ocpleted . ~terefore , for every
t wo Bonds you !=Ur ch.::.se 1 ~11der S.".:SP , t.l":e Compar.y
paY!!lent adds a third Bond to y our S&SP holdings .
Under St ock Bonus , you r eceive a bonus of 15%
of your Savings 3or.~ investment jr. GE stock
when you :~ul :'i ll the holainr, period reo u:irement
of that Plan .
Under the reg ular Payroll Savings Plan, referred t o in the ~older , the Eond s are

W.R. Ashby , Jr.

./t ,
r'lish t o congrat ulate llayne R. Ashby , Jr.
Supervisor-Cal i bration Lab, who will be
receiving hi s Master of l3us ines s /\dmini s tration
degree tomor row, May 6. He will r ecei ve hi s
deg ree of Ja~es Ma di son Univ er si ty in
Harri sonburg, Va .

May 5, 1978

delivered as soon as payroll deducti ons tota l

enough to purchase a Rend .
The folder provides a tabl e wtich shows how
typ i cal amounts of savings invested in Savings
Bonds can grow over the years . (Of course, i t
can ' t show the extra Bonds you wi ll have a s a
result of investing in Bonds under S&SP . )
Another table shows how typic al r.:ont'.1.:.y invest ments in Bonds over a 15- year period can bui ld
a fund t o add t o inc ome when ret irement age is
reacte d . (Again the table doesn ' t c ount the
extra value avai lable t o GE people by investing
in nonds unde r t he Savings & Security Program . )

Sweet
success
' Etl.< ' '"d' in .\111cric:1.
Bii\ I '. S. s,,, in l!, Bumi-.

Contact Lenses Pose Plant

Safety Hazard
Because of t he increasing popularity of contac t lens es, Bob Brou ghman, GE Waynesboro
Safety Coord i nator, warns aga i nst their use in
industria l situations .
"Contact lens es depend on a very close fit to
the wearer's eyes . As a resu l t, there have
been cases of harmfu l cor nea scratches caused
by tiny partic l es getti ng under the l enses,"
Bob warns .
Hot or caust i c spl ashes i n the area of the
eyes are also aggravated by contact l enses
s i nce they can concentrate the hot or inj urious
substance close to the cornea.
Bob add s t hat there i s also evi dence that arc
flashes are made more dangerous because of contact l enses . A worker in another plant was
wearing safety gl asses over his contact lenses
when he bro ke a brea ker connection and was
ex pos ed to an arc fl ash. Lat er, whe n he t ri ed
t o remove hi s con ta ct lenses , cornea damage was
found .

GE Appliance Makers Aim at

BRCC ANNOUNCES

Adaptation for Handicapped

Besides making special efforts to provide
jobs for the handicapped, GE - as an appliance
maker - is trying t o provide products that can
help them .
To aid the visually handicapped , GE provides
Brai lle style knobs free of charge for any of
its GE or Hotpoint brand ranges, as well as
Brai lle control panels for its home l aundry
equipment .
Special controls f or those whose sight is
failing may be ordered free of char g e by
sending the model and serial number of the apliance to Consumer Inquiry , Bldg . 4- 206A, at
General Electric, Appliance Park , Louisville ,
Ky . 40225 .
For the physically handicapped , who may find
it difficult to reach the control s at the back
of the ranges , small portable appliance s often
prove more convenient. However , GE als o offers
high/low rang es with controls up f ront and at
eye- level.
Countertop microwave ovens offer a good
alternative becaus e they can be located almost
anywhere , and do have up- front controls .
Appliance use- and- care manuals or. all products
now made by GE and Hotpoint are ava i lable on
tape cassettes for the visually hand ic apped .
They are obtainable from the center for Consumer
Pr oducts Recording s , Associated Bl ind of
Kent ucky , P . O. Box 306, Louisville , Ky . 40201 .
Requests should indicate product , brand , model
number , and year purchased , if known. There is
a charge of $1.25 to cove r cost of cassette and
packag ing .
Points out Judy St earns , Manager o f Compliance
a nd Training Prog rams at Appl iance Park : "We
continually receive r equests for the knobs and
cassettes. While it is an unfortunate fact , the
number of handicapped people has been increasing .
In addition to three maj or wars in less than 40
years , medical science also kee ps p eople alive
longer and there are legions of senior citizens
afflicted with crippling a rthritis and other
infirmities of age , including loss of sight .
Add this to the more than 2 million blinc and
visual l y handicapped p er sons and it i s readily
apparent that a l arge segment of our population
today cannot easily - if at all - make use of
many of the household pr oducts t hat most o~ us
take for g ranted. By pr ov1d 1ng specia~
c ontrols and cas settes fo r the hand ic apped ,
we are helping to solve this problem ."

Summer Schedule Now Available

A suppl y of BRCC summe r schedules has been

received. They can be obtained from Fran Hooker
in Mr. Trott's offi ce, Turner Bl dg ., Cary
Osborne i n Relations, and a supp ly has been
sent to Tu rner Market ing.
If you are planning on taking a course this
summer and intend to app ly for tuition refund
under the Individual Development Program or
Tu iti on Re fu nd Program, please be sure to
allow two weeks for pr ocess ing of you r applicat i on.
Summer Business Skills Program

Blue Ridge Community College has developed an

intensive ten-week program t hi s summe r for
co ll ege-l evel i nd i viduals who des ire to add
spec i al business skills to their education
qualifi cations. The curriculum of the Summer
Business Skill s Program emphasizes office
sk ill s such as typing, machine transcrip t ior...-.,
bus iness correspo ndence and office procedures.
This program i s designed to give colleget r ained indi vidua l s entry-l eve l sk ill s. The
classes are held Monday throu gh Friday from
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Emp loyees who have sons
or dau gh ters recentl y graduated or now in
col l ege would find th i s program of real value.
Application should be made befo re June 2, 1978.
or ea rlier as there will be a li mited number of
students who can be accepted .
For mo re information conta ct BRCC or the
Re l ations office.

Reminder of Special Sale

on smoke Detectors
Earlier this week circul ars were placed in
the cafete rias advertising sa l e prices on,
amon g othe r th i ngs, GE Smoke Alarms. This is a
rem i nder that th i s sale ends next week and
employees should be sure to visit Freed Co.,
Inc . before May 13.
Thi s al arm i s battery operated and sounds ..AQ..
al arm even if household power fai ls . There
a 3- point checking system - test button , lowba ~te ry audib le warning system, and visual
battery absence fla 9.
See t he circulars i n the cafe terias for furt her deta il s and price information.

"Seven D ays in M ay" Ti ckets

Are Here 1
.ket s fo r t he "Seven Days in May" spec1 a 1
at Kings Dom ini on have been rece ived and are
now ava il ab l e i n th e Relati ons offi ce. For
t hose emp l oyees in t he Turner complex, see
Linda Huffma n, Turner II. The cost of these
ti ckets i s $5. 50, a savi ngs of $3 . 00 off t he
regular adm i ss i on pr i ce of $8 . 50, and must be
pa i d when t he tick et s are pi cked up .
An extra bo nus has been added . When a ticket
is purchased f or th i s speci al you wi ll al so
rece i ve a coupon whi ch wi ll gi ve you fr ee
adm i ttance t o the concert, usual ly costi ng
$1. 00. Thi s ma kes a t ota l savi ng s of $4.00 i f
you wish to see the concert .
The da t es f or this spec i al and t he conce r ts
f ea tured on t hose dates are l isted bel ow.
May 13-1 4 Char li e Dani el s Band
20
To be announ ced
21
Crys ta l Gayl e
27
Ch i c and Wil d Cherry
28
Andy Gibb
29
The Spinners
Al so, Fun Club membershi p cards are s t ill
availa ble fo r those wh o may wi sh to at te nd the
p ~ at another t i me .
becau se of the numbe r of requests f or Fun
Cl ub cards and the expec ted numbe r f or tic kets,
t he f ol lowi ng schedul e has bee n esta bli shed for
pi ckin g up these i tems.
Monday
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Fri day
2:00 - 4:00 p. m.
Please do not call or come by t o get the se
ca rd s or t i ckets except at these t imes .

Around the
Company
VALLEY FORGE , PA -

About to end its first c entury

o f " Progress for People." GE is forging ahead into the

second elP.c trical century with the deve lopment o f
solar power. Under a $1 .5 million contract from the
Department of En ergy, GE 's Space Division is design
ing a system to supply solar-gen erated elec tric
powe r, process steam. air conditioning and space
heatin g for a knitware plant b eing loc ated in Shenan
doah. Georgia. An array of ad vanc ed. parabolic-dish
solar c ollectors form the key part of this sys tem which
is expec ted to produce 60% of the elec tricity and
50 % of the steam requirements of th e 42.000 square
foot factory Preliminary design work 1s expec ted to
be completed by th e third ql,;arter o f '78 w ith c on
struc tion se t to begin in late 19 79
FORT WAY NE -

Investment of profit dollars has

meant better job security for Fort Wayne GE em

ployees this past winter. Faced wi th a 25% reduction
in elec tric power caused by the severe weather and
the coal strike . Fort Wayne GE businesses invested

$ 700 ,000 1n 13 diesel fueled generators. These gen

erators supplied the elec tricity n ecessary to help
maintain produc tion schedule s and. w hen com bined
with other energy-saving measures . help ed keep GE
people working .
CLEVELAND -

GE's " Watl Miser

r M"

11 Slimline

promises Americans a future that is both bright and

en ergy efficient. This n ew lamp, which wi ll b e widely
used in stores . o ffices . sc hools and fac tories. uses
20% less elec tricity to produce about th e sam e
amoun t of light as standard slimline lamps c urrently on
the market. The key to the " Watt-M iser" ll's greater

C)(Jqg~
-uom1n1on

tn

e fficiency is an improved phosphor. co- invented at

the GE Research and Development Cen ter in Selle
n ec tady and the Lamp Components Division in Cleve
land.
LYNCHBUR G, VA -

The New Jersey State Pohc e

recently cited GE Lync hburg. No . it w asn 't a traffic

violation . Rather , the New Jersey State Police com
men ded GE Lync hburg for outstanding quality and

No rmal ?
The psychiatrist w as advising the
worried mother . "I wouldn't be too
u pset abou t your son making mud
p ies," he said. "And the fact that h e
somet imes tries to eat them is also
q uite normal."
"We ll, I'm still not convinced ," said
the mother, "and neithe r is h is w ife."

timeliness of delivery in filling a quic k turn around c on

tract for por table radios. In th ei r letter. the police
no ted that it was comforting to know that GE people
could respond with quality produc ts when an urgent
need arose .

SERVICE P INS

.-II N N 0 U N CE M E N T
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEE DED

A WA RDED

If a person has been added or moved from/ to

your area pl ease be sure to notify t he swi tch board and ma il room of t hi s change . i f t hey are
t o be li s t ed. Thi s will eli mi na t e a l ot of
wasted t ime and effor t for everyone concer ned .
I t t akes onl y a few seconds t o di al the
operator and l et her know of an extensi on
change then drop a note in t he ou t going mail
with t he change i n room numbe r.
Please hel p us wi th th i s prob l em.

FOR THE MONTH OF APR IL

IEEE MEETING SHECULED MAY 9

The IEEE wi ll meet May 9, at the Library
Wes t. The socia l hour will begi n at 6 p. m. ,
wi th din ner and t he meetin g to foll ow . Mr . Ed
Bar ron of t he Ordna nce Systems Dept. will speak
on "Bubb le Memories . " Contact Pa ul Caul i er,
ext . 1338 , for reserva t ions .

!Jn A jtjt1tecialeon
1 would like to exp.1tu1.i my dee.put app.1teuation 60Jt the. 1.iympa.:t.hy 1.i hown dWU..ng the Jtec.en:t.
loM 06 my mothe.Jt . Thanfz. you. 6oJt you.ft many
e.xp.1tu1.i,ton.6 06 c.o nc.e.Jtn. You.ft t hou.9IU:6ulnu1.i
f.IJ{l,t a.e.way1.i be .1temembe..1te.d .

5 Years
M. B. Al6otr.d
V. s. Alma.1tode.
M. M. Au.en
s. T. AM.tin
F. L. CaJt:te.Jt
v. s. CaJ.iOn
G. E. <., J 66e.y
M. M. CombJ.i
A. H. Vay
c. s. Elun.6
W. v. Fdzge..1tald
v. J. Gagg,tano
M. c. Galt.land
v. G. Ge.OJt.gang,tJ.i
c. H. Golladay
M. V. G1t.an:t
L. V. Gft,{, 6 M n
R. V. H~
H. c. Hende.Jz.J.i on
P. J. Henn,tgan
w. R. Howell
v. L. Hu.66man
c. E. Jae.kl.io n

B. W.

K~o

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M. Smah
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E. Vanc.e
R. Waggy
M. Wall.iii
E. Waug h

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U.'e would lifz.e. :to thank :the many 6Jt,{,e.ndJ.i 6oft
t he.,{_Jt v,tJ.i,{_:t_J.i, c.a.1tcl6 , 6ood , 6lowe.Jz.J.i , mone.y, and
fz.,tndnuJ.i a.,t .the. de.a.-tlt o 6 ou.Jt .loved one. Eddh
Hope. Su.ddaJt:tlt . You.ft thou.glU:J.i Me g.1tectti.I}
app!te.ua.-ted.

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L. K. Knott

Judy H. ColUn.6

E. Mc.Caule.y
R. L. Mc.CJt.ac.ke.n

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25 Years

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J. A. Co:t.e.

R. J . Ve.pa

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XX MO . 19

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

J. R. Devo~ Completes 35 Yrs.

May 12 , 1978

Nannie Bellamy Retires After

More than 22 Years
After nearly 22'1~ years of service, Nannie
Bellamy has joined other GE retirees . Dur ing
her years here Nannie worked i n Coil Winding ,
Relays, Ai rcraft , was a spot we lder , and a box
packer .
:annie enjoyed her years at GS because o~
",the people and ;the Company -i.11 ge.neJta..t.
She
also fe els that the "-i.w.iUJta.11c.e WM exc.e,lten,t"
but was tltan.l<.6u.l .tha.:t 1 cli..dn 't have to tu~ e d
;too mu.c.h ! "
11

11

. C. Mackey, ICD General Manager (2nd f r om

right) p1 esents J . R. Devoy (2nd rom le"t)
with his 35 year awill'd. Also participating in
the event we1e D. C. Law, Mgr . - NC Engineering
(le t) and // . Alvarez, Mgr . -ICD Engineering
(right;) .

tlannie has four dau hters and s ix grandchildren, enjoys garden ing , painting , window
shopping , and traveling . During her retirement
she plans on keepin busy , and it would seem
that with so many interests an d six grandchildren it won ' t b e hard to do .

Joseph R. Devoy has recently completed 35

years o:' ser1ic e with GE .
Joe earned a BSEE degr ee from the Jn iversity
of ~issouri be:-o~ e joini n OE in 19b2 at Fort
1
..;ayne, :naiana , on the C'est Progran: .
After assignments in Syracuse and Schenectady
he served as a Navy offi cer , returning to
Schenectady in 1945 as an engineer i n the
Ele ctronics Section , a forerunner of Spec ialty
Contr ol Department . He transferred to
Waynesboro with Specialty Control in 1955 as
Manager- Industrial Control Production Engineering and has held a variety of positions in
Specialty Contr ol , ilumerical Equipme'.'lt Control ,
and Indust rial Control Departments . He was
recently appoint e d Cons ulting Engineer in the
.. C Engineering s ubsection of ICD .
Joe is a former member of the Waynesboro
ool Board . He a nd his family reside at 2l147
Gartland .
0

:\ onscn~c a ncl no ~< 11 ~1

<:.111 5c~ of man~ accidcnh.

:i rl'

t hi'

Nannie r eceives a gift from Jim Austin, Superviso10- Turner Shipping, at the retirement lunch
held for he1 in the Turner I cafeteria .

Question of the Month

Did \ 'Ou cv<:r rcaJl v know a dog
named Fido or Rover? Or a cat named
Tabbv. or a mouse' named \lickev, or
a cow narncd Bossy, or a bird nimed
Dirty?

CLIP-ON SAFETY .SHIELDS

NO LONGER CO"'SIDERED
SAFE

'.!.

Simple Steps Can Help

Protect St;u~ks

A few simple precautions in t aking care

stock certi ficates can guard the investor
against a great dea~ of inconve nie nce and
dollar losses .

I~ a stock certificate is lost , destroyed or

stolen , replacement requires a surety bond
usually c osting three percent o~ current market
value of the stock . For example , to replace a
lost certiicate for 100 shares when the market
price is $55 per share would require the payment of $165 to a n insurance company .
Several steps can be taken to keep this from
happening :
Keep your certificates in a fireproof and
theftproof place such as a bank sa=e deposit
box .
Make a separate record of each stock certificat e showing its serial number , the number of
shares , the total cost or value at t he date
acquired , and the date acquired .

There are many different styles of safety

glasses available to those employees r equ1r1ng
them for their work areas. Each style is shown
in the picture above.
The clip-on- type (center) is no lon ger cons i o~~ed acceptable as they do not provide
adequate protection and shou l d no lon ger be
worn . The shields at top right ar e now the
only acceptab le ones for wearing over r eg ul ar
prescrip t i on gl asses on a temporary basis.
Next, go i ng clockwise, are regular safety
gl asses . Third, safety glasses with \<lire s i de
shields, and l ast, safety gl asses wi th pl astic
shi el ds.
Al l of these glasses are acceptable with the
exception of the cl i p-ons in the cente-r .- -

REMINDER

Do not sign your name on your stock certificates unti l you are ready to dispose of them .
Use registered mail in forwar di ng stock
certificates anywhere .
If your GE sto~k certificates do becom~
lost , immediately notify Share Owner Recor
General Electric Company , One River Road ,
Schenectady , N. Y. 12345 .

Keep
Afloat.

MOTORCYCLES ENTERING & LEAVING GE

Motorcyc l e riders are expected to obey the
same traffic regu l ations as cars with rega rd
to speed ing, cutting across traffic, and
fo ll owing the normal traffic patterns. They
are also expected to keep to the roadways and
not cut across ba nks, di tches, or gras s areas .
These rules are intended for everyone ' s protect ion so please be sure to f ollow them.
BULLETIN BOARDS
It has again become necessary to remind everyone that all materi al to be posted on the
bull etin boards at t he cafeteri a entrances must
be brought to Re l at ions f irst . All fold er s,
poster s , etc., mus t be approved before post ing.
Anythin g posted without prior approval will be
removed.

Take stock in America.

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.

5 I u.. ; 1>!
Mother's Day has always been s omewhat differfrom other special oc casions and holidays .
istmas and Easter both have religious mean.u1gs . Unfortunately , too many of us look upon
Christmas as a t i me to exchange gifts, and on
Easter as a day for weari ng new clothes and
c oloring a f ew eggs .

~t

Other hol i days mean a day off f r om work, a

chance to watch a parade , or t o eat a huge
dinner , or to set off firecrackers . Each of
these celebrat i ons i s for our own exclusive
enjoyment and pleas ure .

,...

Around th~
Company

SCHENECTADY -

Medic al help from space? It may

sound like something out of Buck Rogers but it's no t.

A recen c demons tration beamed a simulated heart p atient's electrocardiogram and voice messages from a

But o n one day we t hing of s omebody bes i de

outselves . On Mother ' s Day we are unself i sh .
It is a day set aside to express more than ever
t he love , honor, and respect we hold for our
Mother s . We simply g ive Mother a gift or
f lowers and try t o make her realize what she
means to us .

specially-equipped emergen cy vehicle in the rugged

Adirondack Mountains over 50,000 miles via Pacific
Ocean satellite to a meeting of the New York Emergency Medical Services Council in Albany. This demonstration-a cooperative venture of the New York
Health Department, GE's R&D Center. and Pioneer
Medical Systems of Worcester , Mass.-graphically

It ' s a good i dea, don ' t you t h ink? Why not

make the mo st of it this Mother ' s Day

demonstrated how satellites can be used to improve

emergency medical services in remote regions . With
mi llions of Americans living in rural areas. far beyond
the range of conventional radio communications. the

Credit Quiz Reveals Lack

of Knowledge
Millions of Amer icans us e credit car ds , but a
study shows t hat consumer under standing of
.t"'.1..ast i c r.ioney" is astonishingly low.
The study , conducted by Amer ican Expr ess Co .,
indicated that men and women are equall y ignorant ~hen as ked to answe r 10 basic questions
about credit . And a high income did not produce
more informed credit consumers - either male or
female .
Men did s i g nificantly better than women on
only one question : Is it permissible t o claim
child support p ayments in total income when
applying fo r credit? Fifty- five percent o f the
men ans wered correct ly , while only 36 percent
of the women gav e t he right answer (which is
ye s , these payments may be included) .
Another frequently missed questi on concerned a
cardholder ' s l i ability for lost or stolen
charge cards . The quest i on was phr ased this
way : A bur glar steals f ive charg e cards from
the cardholder ' s home , and runs off to make
$15 , 000 in illegal charges be for e the missing
cards are discovered . What is the cardholder ' s
liability?
Although cardholders a re l iable for only $50
per card (a t otal of $250 in this example),
~orrect answers ranged from zer o to $50 , 000 .

If Everyone Buys Safety

No One Has To Pay

use of satellites to develop comprehensive radio coverage has a tremendous life-savin g potential.

LOUISV ILLE -

The Major Appliance Business Group

has amply demonstrated its commitment to customer

service by the inc lusion of a " Mini-ManualTM" in the
information kits packed in its line o f major appliance
products . The "Mini-Man ual" contains troub le-shooting guides, service information. and catalog numbers
of replacement parts for the par ticular produc t. It wi ll
reduce the amo unt of time a service technician
spends on a repair job by providing the most Irequently required information right at the technicians
finger tips.

HOLLAND, MICH -

Hermetic Mo tor Department em-

ployees couldnt b elieve their ears when they heard

that someone actually wanted their s now. They them selves had seen enou gl1 o f it. The Central Air Condi tioning Depar tment in Tyler . Texas . a fellow GE com ponent and HMO customer. needed to simulate northern c limates in laboratory tests on their h ea t purnp
units. To do this. they had to have snow and GE 1n
Holland was glad to come to their rescue . Early 1n
Marc h, a refrigerator truc k was dispatc hed to Holland
from Tyler and loaded to th e brim w ith the white stuff.
While greatly appreciated by the quality control folks
in Texas, HMO employees didnt mind at a ll seeing it
go.

.ANNO/INCEMENT
SOFTBALL SCHEDU LES
Be l ow i s the schedu l e for t he men's slowpitch sof tba ll league fo r the comi ng week.
Game Ti mes: 1st game - 6: 00 p.m.
2nd game - 7: 10 p. m.
3rd game - 8: 20 p. m.
Monday, May 15
Bas i c Park
J & Wvs Mi sfi ts
FMC vs G. E. #2
Powe ll & Co. vs G. E. #1
No r t h Par k
Hospi ta l vs Burger Ki ng
Conners vs Stover
Tuesday, May 16
Basic Park
Burger Ki ng vs WAY B Amusement
Conner vs Exp . Tree Serv i ce
Hospi ta l vs Ray Hi te & Sons
North Park
Va. Pa ne l vs DuPon t
DuP ont vs G.E . E2
Wednesday, May 17
Basic Park
Va . Pa nel vs G.E . #1
FMC vs Powell & Co.
Ray Hi te & So ns vs Lam' s Auto
Thurs day , May 18
Bas ic Pa r k
Lam' s Auto vs WAY B Amusemen t
Stover vs Mi sf i ts
Exp . Tree Se rvi ce vs J & W

pinion

~oll

Be l ow i s t he schedul e fo r the women ' s s l owpi t ch sof tba l l l eag ue for t he comi ng weeks.
Game Ti mes : 1s t game - 6:00 p.m.
2nd game - 7:10 p.m.
...-.....
Monday , May 15
(Jackson- Wil son)
Crompt on vs Cr i mora Rur i t ans
M&M ' s vs SCOGEE
Monday, May 22
(Jackson- Wi lson)
Crompto n vs Carter Shell
M&M ' s vs WCH
Monday, May 29
(Jackson- Wil son)
M&M 's vs Crompton
WCH vs Metros
Thursday , June 1
(Jackson- Wil son)
Metros vs Ca r t er Shel l
Cr i mora Rur i t ans vs M&M 's
TENNIS LESSONS
Tenn i s l essons for beginners f or SCOGEE members wi ll be held at old Fai rfa x Ha ll, Sa t . ,
May 13, 1978, f r om 9:00 to 11: 00 . Any membe rs
i nterested are i nvi t ed to attend .

SWAP SHOP

FOR SALE
72 PONTIAC GRANVILLE- HT- $1 , 600 or best- 942- 6301
STERE0-- 1 yr old-- ex. cond . - - 943- 1645
LG COUCH- - excel lent cond .-- $300--942- 0854
BASSETT DESK- - 7 DRAWERS -- $125-- 942- 0854

l\esults

The res ul ts of t he l as t poll have been tabu l at ed . Ques t io n #8 : Which of the fo llowi ng
two act ivi t ies wou l d you prefer to attend i f
onl y one could be he l d? Summer pi cnic or
Ch i ldren ' <> Chri stmas par ty?
Of t hose who responded 66% preferred to have
t he summer pic nic. Arrangemen t s are now being
made to hol d the pi cni c on August 5 at Shera ndo
Lake . SCOGEE membe rs hi p ca rds wi l l be requi red
for admi ttance . If you don't have a card or
are not a member of SCOGE E, see Kenny Gray at
the mai n pl ant or Pa tty Pitze r at Tu r ner to
obtai n a new one or join.
Fur the r det ails of t he pi cnic wi ll be
ann ounced i n the PLANT NEWS .

FREE
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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XX NO. 19

J. R. D evoy Completes 35 Yrs.

May 12, 1978

Nannie Bellamy Retires After

More than 22 Years
After nearly 2~ years o: service , :'!annie
Bellamy has joined other GE retirees . During
her years here Nannie worked in Coil Winding ,
Relays , Aircraft , was a spot welder , and a box
packer .
Nanni e enj oyed her years at GE because of
";the. pe.o ple. and the. Company .{.1~ genvtaL " She
also feels that the ",{_nJ.>UJtanc.e. WM e.xc.e..U.e.n-t"
but was "-thank.6ui. -tha,,t 1 d..i.dn' t have. XO u..oe. A.,;t
to o muc.h!"

,, , C. 4ac~y, I CD General lfanager (2nd Porn

I'ig;it) presents . R. :Jevoy (2nd :~1om le..t:"t)
wit~ his 35 year' awaPd. Jlso paPticipating in
the event were D. C. Law, Mgr .-!JC EngineePing
Ueft) and ii. Alvarez_, Mgr' . - ICD EngineePing
hight) '

Nanni e has four daughters an d six grandchildren , enj oy s gardening , paint ing , window
s hopping , and traveling . During her retirement
she plans on keeping busy , and it would seem
~hat with s o many int erests and six grandchildren it won ' t be hard to do .

Joseph ~ . Devoy has recently completed 35

years of serv ice with GE .
Joe earned a 3SSE degree from the University
o: :is souri be:'ore joini ng GE in 19l2 at Fort
1
(:ayne , Indiana, on the Test Pr ogram .
After assignment s in Syracuse and Sc henectady
he s erved as a :lavy off icer, ret urning to
Schenectady in 1945 as an en""ineer in the
Electronics Secti on , a forerunner of Specialty
Cont rol Department . He transferred to
~ayn esboro ~ith Specialty Control in 1955 as
4anag er- :ndustrial Control Production En~ineer
ing and has held a vari ety o f positions in
Specialty Control , Numerical Equi pment Control ,
and Industrial Control Departments . He was
recently appointed Consult in Eng i neer in the
::c Sngineer ing subs ection of ICD .
:r'Je is a fo rmer member o: the Wayne sboro
Nol Boar d . He and his f amily reside a t 2447
Cortland .
0

:\onse m<' and no srnsP an

C'au~<'S of m any nccidenl s.

tlw

Nannie r eceives a gift [Pom Jirn Austin,, Supe1visor- Turne1" Shipping, at t:he r etir'ement l:ur.ch
held for' her in the Tu~ner' I cafeteria .

Question of the Month

Did vou ever really know a dog
na med Fido or Ho,er? Or :i ca t na med
T nbbv. or a mouse named \l ickey. or
:i cow n:imccl Bossv, or a bird nnmed
Dirty?

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CLIP-ON SAFETY. SH'IELDS

NO LONGER CONSIDERED
SAFE
- .. ~..

..,

...

There are many different styl es of safety

glasses available to those empl oyees requir i ng
them for their work areas. Each style is shown
in the pi cture above.
The clip- on- type (center) is no longer cons i o~~ed acceptable as they do no t provide
adequate protecti on and should no longer be
worn . The sh i elds at top ri ght are now the
on ly acceptable ones for wearin g over regular
prescription glasses on a temporary basis.
Next, go i ng clockwise, are regular safety
glasses. Thi rd, safety glasses with wire side
sh i elds, and last, safety glasses with plastic
shie l ds.
Al l of these gl asses are acceptable with the
exception of the cl ip-ons in the cente-r.- - -

REMINDER

Siniple Steps Can Help

Protect St(1tks
A few simple precautions in taking care
stock cert i ficates can guard the investor
a gain st a great dea~ of i nconvenience and
dollar loss es.

I a stock certificate is lost , destroyed or

stolen , replacement requires a suret y bond
usually costing three percent of current market
value of the stock. For example , to repl ace a
lost certificate for 100 shares when the market
price is $55 per share would require the payment of $165 to an insurance company .
Several steps can be taken to keep this from
happening :
Keep your certificates in a fireproof and
theftproof place such as a bank safe deposit
box .
Make a separate rec ord of each stock cert i f icate showing its serial nwnber , the number of
shares , the total cost or value at the date
acquired , and the dat e acquired .
Do not sign your name on your stock certi f i cates until you are ready to d i spose of them .
Use registered mail in forwarding stock
certificates anywhere .
If your GE stock certificates do becom~
lost , immediately notify Share Omer Recor
General Electric Company , One River Road ,
Schenectady , N. Y. 12345 .

Keep.
Afloat.

MOTORCYCLES ENTERING & LEAVING GE

Motorcyc l e riders are expected to obey the
same traffic regulat i ons as cars with re gard
to speeding, cutting across traffic, and
fo l lowi ng the normal traffic patterns . They
are also expected to keep to the roadways and
not cut across banks, ditches, or grass areas.
These rules are i ntended for everyone ' s protection so please be sure to follow them.
BULLETIN BOARDS
It has again become necessary to rem i nd everyone that al l materi al to be posted on the
bulleti n boards at the cafeteria entrances must
be brought to Re l ations f i rst. All folde r s,
posters , etc., must be approved before post i ng.
Anything posted without prior approval will be
removed .

. ....

Take stock in America.

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.

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Mother ' s Day has always been s omewnat d i ffer from other spec i al occasi ons a nd holidays .
ristmas and East er both have religious meanings . Unfortunately, t oo many of us look upon
Christmas a s a time to exchange g ifts , and on
Easter as a day fo r wearing new clothes and
coloring a few e ggs .

~t

Other holidays ~ean a day off from work , a

chance to watch a parade , or to eat a huge
dinner , or t o set off firecrackers . Each of
thes e celebrat i on s is for our own exclus ive
e nj oyment and pl easure .

Around the

(~ompany

SCHENECTADY -

Medical help from space? It may

sound like something out of Buck Rogers but it's not .

A recent demonstration b eamed a simulated heart pa
tient's electrocardiogram and voice messages from a

But on one day we th i ng of somebody beside

outselves . On Mother ' s Day we are unself ish .
I t is a day s et as i de to exp res s more t han ever
the l ove , hono r , and respect we hold fo r our
Mothers. We simply gi ve Mother a g i ft or
f lowers and try to make her r eali ze what she
means t o u s.

spec ially -equipped emergen cy vehic le in the rugged

Adiron dack Mountains over 50,00 0 miles via Pacific
Ocean satellite to a meeting of the New York Emergen cy M edical Services Council in Albany. This dem onstration-a cooperative venture of the New York
Health Department, GE's R&D Cen ter, and Pioneer
Medical Systems of Worcester . Mass.- graphically

It ' s a good i dea , don ' t you t hink? Why not

make the mo st of it thi s Mot her ' s Day

demonstrate d how satellites can be used to improve

emergency medical servic es in remote regions. With
million s of Americans living in rural areas . far beyond
the range of conventional radio communications, the

Credit Quiz Reveals Lack

of Knowledge
Mill i on s of Americans use credit cards , but a
study sh ows that consumer understanding of
iilastic money 11 is aston i shingly low .
The study , conducted by American Exp re ss Co .,
indi cated that men and women a re equally ignorant when asked t o answer 10 bas ic quest i ons
about credit . And a hig h income d i d not pr oduce
more informed cr edi t consumers - e i ther male or
female.
Men did sig ni ficantly better than women on
only one question : Is it permissible t o c laim
child support payment s i n t otal inc ome when
applying for credit? Fi f ty- f ive percent of the
men answered correctly , while only 36 percent
of the women gave the right answer (which is
yes , thes e payments may be i nc l uded) .
Another frequently missed que st i on c oncerned a
car dholder 's l i ability f or l o st or stolen
charge cards. The question was phrased thi s
way : A bur g l ar steals five char ge car ds f r om
the cardbolder ' s home , and runs off to make
$15 , 000 in illega l charges before the missing
cards are discovered . What is the cardholde r ' s
liabil i ty?
Although cardholders are liable fo r only $50
per car d (a total of $250 i n this example) ,
~ orrect answers ranged from zer o to $50 , 000 .

use of satellites to develop compreh ensive radio coverage has a tremendous life-saving potential.

LOUISVILLE -

Th e Major Appliance Business Group

has amply demonstrated its commitment to c ustomer

service by th e inc lusion of a "Mini -Manua1r w in th e
information kits packed in its line of major applianc e
products. The " Mini-Man ual" contains trouble-shooting guides. service information. and catalog numbers
of replacement parts for the par ticular produc t It wi ll
reduce the amount of time a service technician
spends on a rep air job b y providin g the most frequently required information right at th e technician 's
finger lips .

HOLLAND , MICH -

Hermetic M o tor Department em-

ployees couldn 't believe their ears when they heard

that someon e ac tually wanted th eir sno w. They themselves had seen enough of it. The Central Air Condi
tioning Department in Tyler. Texas. a fellow GE com
pon ent and HMO c ustomer . n eeded to simulate nor th
em c limates in laboratory tests on their heat pump
units. To do this. they had to have snow and GE in
Holland was glad to come to their rescue. Early in
March, a re frigerator truck was dispatched to Ho lland
from Tyler and loaded to the brim with the w hile stuff
While greatly apprec iated by the quality control folks
in Texas. HMO employees didn 't mind at all seeing 1t
go.

If Everyone Buys Safety

No One Has To Pay

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ANNOUNCEMENT
,

SOFTBALL SCHEDU LES

Bel ow i s t he schedul e f or t he me n' s sl owpitc h sof tba l l l eague f or t he com i ng week.
Game Ti mes : 1st game - 6: 00 p.m.
2nd game - 7: 10 p.m.
3rd game - 8 :20 p. m.
Monday, May 15
Bas i c Par k
J & Wvs Mi sfi t s
FMC vs G. E. #2
Powel l & Co . vs G.E. #1
North Pa r k
Hosp i t al vs Burger Ki ng
Con ners vs Stover
Tuesday , May 16
Bas i c Pa rk
Bur ger Ki ng vs W
AY B Amus ement
Co nner vs Exp. Tree Serv i ce
Hospi t al vs Ray Hi te & Sons
North Par k
Va. Panel vs DuPont
DuPo nt vs G. E. #2
Wednesday , May 17
Bas i c Pa rk
Va. Pa nel vs G.E . #1
FMC vs Powe ll & Co .
Ray Hite & Sons vs Lam' s Auto
Thursday, May 18
Bas ic Park
Lam ' s Auto vs WAYB Amusement
Stover vs Mi sf i ts
Exp. Tree Servi ce vs J & W

eptnion

~oll

Bel ow i s the sc hedul e for the women's s lowpitch softba ll l eague for the comi ng weeks .
Game Ti mes: 1st game - 6:00 p.m.
2nd game - 7:10 p.m.
~
.,
Monday , May 15
(Jackso n-Wi lson)
Crompton vs Crimora Ru r i ta ns
M&M's vs SCOGEE
Monday, May 22
(Jackson-Wilson )
Crompto n vs Ca r t er Shell
M&M' s vs WCH
Monday, May 29
(Jackson- Wilson )
M&M's vs Cromp ton
WC H vs Metros
Thu r sday , June 1
(Jackson-Wilson)
Metr os vs Cart er Shell
Crimor a Ruri ta ns vs M&M ' s
TE NN IS LESSONS
Ten ni s l esso ns for beginner s for SCOGE E members wi l l be held at old Fairfa x Hall, Sat .,
May 13, 1978, f rom 9:00 to 11 :00. Any members
"""""'
in terested are invited t o attend .

SWAP SHOP

FOR SALE
72 PONTIAC GRANVILLE-HT- $1 , 600 or best- 942- 6301
STE RE0- -1 yr ol d--ex. cond.-- 943- 1645
LG COUCH-- excell en t co nd . -- $300--942- 0854
BASSETT DESK-- 7 DRAWE RS -- $125--942-0854

l\esults

The res ul ts of t he l ast poll have been tab ul ate d. Questi on #8: Whi ch of th e fo ll owi ng
t wo acti vi t i es woul d you prefer to attend if
onl y one cou l d be held ? Summer pi cni c or
Children' c Chr i st mas par ty?
Of t hose who res ponded 66% pref erred to have
t he summer picni c. Ar rangements are now be i ng
made to hol d the pi cni c on Aug us t 5 at Sherando
Lake . SCOGEE member ship cards wi ll be required
f or admi ttance . If you don 't ha ve a card or
are not a member of SCOGEE , see Kenny Gray at
t he mai n pl ant or Pa t ty Pi tz er at Turner to
obtain a new one or j oin .
Fur t her details of the picnic will be
announced i n the PLANT NEWS.

FRE E
5

P UPP I ES -- ~e l k

hound--943-71 37 after 5 p.m.

SWAP SHOP
O FOR SALE
O FOR 1:u:rn

ROOM 105 - RELJ\T IONS

O JF\_AJ)E

0 1>.ArlTED

o FREE

ORI DE \o.AHTEO
O R IOERS WANTED
O LOST
O FOUND

II !III t l IIIIII! I
~ds a'!Js t be In Roen 10 5 no hte r tr1a n ( : ) 0 , l".ondoy pre ctding publ Jc:a t i on
da t e . Ads must not e rc~d spa ces prov(ded . and onl y one 11d item l'\3Y be
ihe fj (}i.S wfl 1 no t accept ads over t he
$ubrd ttcd pe r "' ee k per err;i.loyee.
pri.oce cinder any c trcucs Q n:c es.

llA" t - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - --- - ~- - -- - - - ~ - - - - -- - -- - - -- - - - - - PAY NO. -- - - - -

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.t re i n no w11y connt'ClA!'d wi t h any

11d i s / arc lliY pN SOnal prope rty 11 nd h /

.,.enture ..

bu~d ne ss

SIGNAtuRt

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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 20

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

May 19, 1978

R. J. Depa Marks 35 Yrs.

de~c.a.:t.ed

to ge:t.ting o~de.M; du -i..gMng p~odu.w

we c.an be p~ou.d to J.>ell; bu.il~ng qu.a.l-i..ty and

~ov-i..~ng de.liveJttj wh-i..c.h w.i.ll c.a.u..6e C.u..6tome.M

to c.ome bac.k a.gun."

Ray and his wife, Kathryn, have three

children - Paul, Raymond, and Bernadette - and
two grandchildren . Paul i s also a GE employee
in Rockv ille, Md. The Depas reside at 1317
Chatham Road .

Don't Forget Your

Tuition Refund

D. L. Coughtry, Mgr . - DCPBD Manufacturing helps

Ray Depa with his new tie bar after making the
official presentation.

Ray Depa recently ce lebrated hi s 35th anniversary with GE. He bega n his career as a time
cl er k at the Transmitter Dept. in April 1943,
after graduat ing from Albany Bus iness College.
In t he fa ll of 1944 he joined t he Cost
Accounting unit, was appo inted Mg r. -Cost
Accounting i n February 1954 , then became Mgr.Ma nufa cturing Administration in 1972. He moved
to Waynesboro in 1954 shortly after t he
Spec i alty Control Dept. moved here.
Ray reca ll s, "GE 1.i 1.i-i..ze appeMed to o66eJt -the
1

c.MeeJt oppoll.:t.uM:t.y wh-i..c.h -i..n:t.Vtuted me bt

ac.c.oun:t.-i..ng , o~ mo~e 1.ipec,,i_6~c.a.,lty, c.01.it ac.c.oun:t.-i..ng ." Over the years hi s appreciation of other
benefi ts has increased. "The. ~nf.>Manc.e pla.n
eLimbta.:t.u the c.onc.eJtn oveJt ma./Ung end'-> mee:t.
when a. f.i~ou..6 ~ne.lif.i f.i~ku the employee M
h-i.. 6a.mily . In a.dcl<.,tion, the. Sa.v-i..ngf.i Plan plu..6
the S~y Plan have enabled u..6 to have. ma.ny 06
tlt;...!h-i..ngJ.> we enjoy, plu..6 edu.c.a.:t.-i..ng OM
c.I
'.!ten."

Ray is proud of his assoc i ation with GE.

"The people. who make up the GE 6a.mily, pa!ttic.u.~y heJte a.:t. Wa.unu bo~o, Me wha.:t. c.on:t.-i..nu.e to
make th-i.. c.ompa.ny wha.:t. a ~ . They Me

The time is fast approaching for registration

for summer classes at area schools . Please
remember that if you are planning to attend
c l asses and wish t o apply for tuition refund
under either the Individual Development Program
or the Tuit ion Refund Program, start processing
your application at least two weeks before
registration .
Under IDP, hourl y and nonexempt employees can
be reimbursed for a yearly maximum of $400 for
tuition, lab , registration, graduation , and
library fees . Reimbursement will be made for
courses which will increase your skills on your
present job or help you advance to a better job .
There will be no classes at Valley Vocational
Tech this summer but evening classes will resume
thi s fall . The schedule will be run in the NEWS
as soon as it is received .
BRCC summer schedules can be picked up in the
Relat i ons office as well as IDP application
forms . If you need more i nformation on the I DP
benefits, booklets explaining the program in
detail are also available .

Not to know is no disgrace;

Not to want to know is a pity.
But to want to know and not know
how to find out,
Is almost a tragedy ...
-James \V. Lunn

N e w 50 - Year M an Saw G C
Grow Through H all Century
In 1928 , when Har o ld Cornis h came t o work for
General Electric , the Company was approac hing
i t s 50th anniversary . riow GE i s c elebr at ing
100 year s a nd Har ol d Cor nis h has j oi n ed t hat
un i que group of GE people - t hose who have been
wi th GE fo r half a century .
Arr.ong other thing s in that year of 1928 whe n
Ha r old Corni sh joined GS , the Company conducted
t he f irst publ ic demonstra tion of t e levisi on in
Schene ctady and its e qu ipment powe r ed the f i rst
cars t o run i n the Tokyo s ubway sys t em. Those
were just t wo o f a mult i t ude of a cc omp l ishments
t hat year .
Juri ~
the pas t half centur y , tele v i s i on has
r adically chang ed the habits of many Americans ,
the Tokyo s ubway system has bec ome world famous
a nd Ha r old Cornish has mov e d f r om a job as a
$52 per month offi c e clerk i n New York t o a j ob
as manager o: cost s c hedul e cont r ol systems at
Aircraf t Eng i ne in Lynn . He has seen GE g r ow
throughout the sec ond half of it s 100 ye a r s .

Mr . Cornis h was ho nored rec entl y when " Har old

Cornish Day" was p r oc l aimed at t he Lynn plant
t o c omnemorate his 50 years of GE s ervic e .
As part o f his o fficial day , Mr . Cornis h a nd
h i s w i~e were pic ked up at t heir home in
Lex ingt on, Mass . , by a chauf f ered l i mous ine a nd
taken to a luncheon a t the plant - a n affai r
attended by fami l y memL~r s , f r i ends , and AEG
manage!" s .
Followinf; the l une heon , !fr . Corni sh was
a wa r ded a t r i ple- d i runond service p i n and a
cert i ficate of s er v i ce sent by GE ' s Chairman
Reg i na ld H. Jones . Several g i fts we r e als o
pre s ented .
Har ol d Cornis h began his car eer wit h GE as a
me ss enger and cle r k fo r t hen Cha i r man o f the
Board Owen D. Young a t the Company ' s New Yor k
executive off i ces . He st ayed with the executive off ice unti l 1937 whe n he enter ed the
Bu s iness Traini ng Course (BTC) in Schenectady f o rerunner o f the Financ i al Management Program .
He "graduated" in 1940 and while i n Schen ectady ,
he c ontinued his educat ion a t Un i on College .
He s erved i n the Ar my dur ing World War II .
When r.e was dischar ged he i,.; ent t o the GE
General Account ing O:fice in Schenectady . Then
f ollowed s evera l ass i grur.ents a nd , i n 1950 ,
Har old Cor nish went to Lynn and bega n wo rki ng
f or the Ai r cra ft Gas Tur b ine Di v i s i on .
ColllPl1;n i t y a nd pr ofes sional act i v i ties have
played a lar ge part in Co rnish ' s l i fe .
He of t en taught account ing c l a ss e s t o fel low
employee s in f\F.G . He ' s a char t e r member and
f o r ~er president of hi s local c hapter of t he
Na t i onal Assoc:ati on of Account a nts and has

served on the assoc i at i on ' s nat i onal board of

d irect ors .
Of late , h e has bec ome an avid part i c i pant
i n the Char les River Power Squa dr on , a b o at i ~
gr oup dedicated t o naut i cal safety .
At 64 , Harol d Corn i sh plans t o ret ire late
this year . There are two maj o r ach ievements
wh ich he f eels dom inate hi s car eer . He ' s
"pr oud " of the r ole he played in hel pi ng t o
estab l i sh the ~e d f o rd , ~ ass ., GE appar atus
ser vic e c enter a nd " of the cred ib i l ity I have
b een able t o establ i sh for the Company in
r elat i on s with mi l it a r;,' cu s tomers ."
Speaking of h i s own f i eld ,
the new
50- year man says : "One o f the mos t sig ni ficant
develo pme~ts , over the years , has be en the
er:1ergence of acco ur.t i ng as an impor tant i ng redi ent of modern bus i ness . 1he g reen eyeshade
has been repla c e d .
"The i mportance of accounting and f inanc i al
training is evident when you l ook at the backgr ounds of many o: the successful c hie f
execut ives of maj or c or por ations ," he c ont i nues .
"Effec tive cont r ol a nd management of dol lar s in
bus i ness t oday i s essent i a l t o g r owth a nd , i n
s ome c a s e s , even sur vival ."

ATTENTION: All EMployEEs

,-...
ON REq ulAR MEdicATiON
Any empl oyees who are on regular medi cati ons
mus t re po rt t hi s usage to the di spensary so
that t he prescri ptions may be l isted on t hei r
record s. This procedu re has been estab li shed
for your protection i n case of acc i den t or
illness whi l e here at work.
The fol l owing i s a list of those types of
med i cat i ons whi ch should be r epo r ted:
Any med i cation fo r
hi gh bl ood pressure
nerves
di abe t es
seizures
ul ce r s or other di sorders of t he
stomac h or bowel s
a 11 ergi es
art hritis or ot her j oint or muscle
di fficulties
Any other medication taken on a regular
bas i s, parti cul arl y cor t i so ne.
Onc e you have not i f i ed t he di spensary of the
type of med i cati on be sure t o keep them inf~ed
of your l ocat i on ; for instance, i f you are
ed
fro~ t he ma i n pl ant to the Turne r compl ex.
Pl ease r emembe r t hat t hi s informat ion i s
ner. essa ry f or your own pr otecti on and no ot her
rea son.

z;-/r7/ 7\

GE products guide Voyager flights

Two Voyager spacecraft, l:wnchcd in August and
September las! year. a rc guided by computer command subsystems and fligh t control processors fM the
llllludc control subsystems buil! by General Elcc1r11:"s
Aerospace Electronic Systems Department.

Tiie Voyagers will arri ve al J upiler in March and

July 1979 . and al Sat um in Nocmbc r 1980 and
Augu>1 198 1. Each craft carries JO scientific ins1rumc111s to measure inlcrplanctary sp:lcc. the pl3nc1s
and Iheir s.atclli1es. including photograph y . An 11 th
e:\periment uses earth and spancraft radios to

At 1hc 1110111c11t the spacccr;1ft arc heade d 1uward

Jupi1e1. Saturn and beyond. In the planned ci~h l and
a half years of the Voyage1 mission, the spacecraft
will gather data on 15 milhon heavenly boJ1cs. the
asteroids and rntcrplane tary space .

Voyager spaccc r:.1ft aims its instrument scan

platform at tin planet Jupiter in this painting depicting ::i major ~ ll'p in the mi)Sion. Voyager I will fl y
pas! Ju piter March S, 1979, and then continue on to
ringed Saturn . Voy3gcr 2 \\'ill arrive at Jupiter Jul y 9.
1979 a nd will follo" its predecessor to Salum.

(/ lr11sr_. rcnda mgs 11} l'uyagcr 1\liss i1111 co 11rttsy

The c ruise phase, whkh hcg:rn in December. 1977,

:ind will con tinue for one yc:n. provides an opportuni1y for "getting acqu:iintcd.. with the spacecraft.
learning ex:ictl y how they will perform and react.
Jupi ter observation phase will begin December 1978.

TI1is painting depicts Voyager 2 observing Uranus in January. 1986. TIH.' optio n to target for Uranus
C\iSts onJy for Voyager 2. Uranus is tiltc-d un its ax is
so ils poles point toward the ~u n. Ir ~ rings were discovered in 1977.

c1} lt' f /)rop11/u1111 /.tJ horcton . l'ascd ena. G.rhj. )

mca~urc atmospheres.

MAY 20
GE Helps Him Serve His Country
I n 1977, Richard Meadows was commi ssi oned
. 2nd Li eut enant in the Army Nat i onal Guard .
ha d a lready been in the Guar d fo r s ix y e a r s
r eached the rank of SP- 4 when he applied to
state OCS (O f f icer Candi date School ) .

a
He
a nd
the

"When I 6illt we..n;t in I WM jUJ.it going .to

pu,U my .t>-i..x ye..aJtJ.i ," he said , " Bu;t , a6:f:.eJt I got
in I de..c_,i_de..d to make.. ,{,;t a caJte..eJt . It hew a lot
to o 66eJt . The.. pay 6oJt the.. we..e.ke..nd6 iJ.:. gJte..a;t;
you can ' t 6,i,nd a be,tteJt peutt-;U;ne job . It ' -6
-i..nteJte..6-Ung. You c.an le..aJtn a lot o 6 nw -6~ ,
uke.. Jte..pe...lUng WQ.apo l'lJ.i hartdU.ng (lytd -60 0 n . II
1

0
t4r
}

Ri chard has j ust r eturned f r om fou~ months of

t r a ining in Georg ia and now has an even gr eat er
appre c iat i on of the GE policy rel ating t o
Re s erv is t s and National Gua r dsmen . '.mi l e he
~ gone his service was not broke n and he was
e to retur n to the s ame j ob at the end of
t he f our months . In addition, the Comp any ' s
d i ffe r ent ial pay practic e t akes the worry out
of the t wo-week swruner camp traini ng pe riod .
This year Ric hard ' s unit will be tra i ning at
A. P . Hill here in Virginia beginn i ng June 10 .

Next year one c ompany in t he brigade wi ll b e

s ent t o England and Richard hopes that his
c ompany will be s elected .
Richard has been with GE f or five years and
is presently a Techni cian in Manufac tur i ng
Eng ineering . He is ent hus ias t i c about the
oppor tuniti es the National Guard has given him
and t he way in which GE makes it possible fo r
h i m and many other s like him to ser ve the i r
country .

,ANNOUNCEMEN,T
CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

SOFTBALL SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT WEEK

Below is the schedu l e for the SCOGEE teams
in the men's slow-pitch softball l eague .
Monday, May 22
GE #1 vs DuPont Basic Park
Tuesday, May 23
GE #2 vs Powell North Park
V/ednesday , May 24
FMC vs GE #1
Basic Park
Va Pane l vs
Bas ic Park
GE #2

8:20 p. m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:20 p.m.

!Jn J!ijtjtiecialion
We wollld l,{_ke to thank eveJtyone 0 o~ the IU.ndnv.i1.i '-> hown ouJt 6o.mily and u..6 clwU.ng the ~ec.err.t
ill.nv.,1.i and death 06 ouJt nephew, Ste.ven Shane
Mo Moe.
Me.-lvin & Betty HaMil.>
& Vanny Mc.Gann

The Waynesboro GE Employees Credit Union wil.J..

declare its first semi- annual d i vidend June
According to its charter, f und s are not elig . _e
for dividend unless they are in the account on
June 30 .
For those members who wish to use their shares
for vacation but wish to protect their dividends , t he board of director s has appr oved a
Share Pledged Loan. The loan limit is the
total shares a member has at the time of appl ication . The l oan must be repaid within sixty
days at 1% interest per month. This can be
done with a share transfer in July or August .
Applications fo r this type of loan must be in
the Credit Union by June 7 for processing before
vacation shutdown . For more information call
your Credit Union office , ext . 1820 .

Jtock ana 'Puna Unit

Prices

SWAP SHOP

The "stock price" and "fund unit price"

eac h month of 1978 ar e as fo llows:

FOR SALE
GAS DRYER--E x. Cond.--Make Offer-- 942-3587
KIMBALL PIANO-EX . COND . - $500--942-3138

OF OR SALE '
OFOR RENT

SWAP SHOP
ROOM 105 RELAT IONS

OTRAD E
CWAtHED

oFREE

O RI OE WANTED
O RIDER S WANTED

a LOST

OFOUNO

II IIIIIIIIIIIIII

Month

Stock Price

Fund Un i t
Pri ce

January
February
March
Apr il

$46.518
46.033
46.341
48.944

$23.158
22.887
23 . 072
24 . 308

f~

.!Jn ~-4temoie'om

Ads r:'IYS t be in Room 105 no lc11te r tha n 4:30 , Monday p r eceding p11blicat1on
da te. Ads must not exceed sp.Jces pro~ lded , and only one ad H em may tie

subril tt ed per wee k per et""p loyee.

The N(WS will not accept ds over the

phone under any c ! r cur:is t ances.

NA>!( - - - - -- - -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- - - - -- -- - -- - - - - - ?AY NO. -- -

HOM E Pfl011[ NO. - - - --- --------- ------- --- ---- - --- EXT. --- ------- - -- The i tem(s) refe rred to l n tl".1s ad 1s / are r.y per10nal property arid is/
are In no wa y conne c t e d with any bus i ness ven t ure .

SIGftAtuRt

Tongue - Tangled Torment

The entire famil y was seated around
the dinner table enjoying dessert. Sudd enly, J uni or began to cry.
"Wh at h appe n e d ?" asked his
mother.
"My front teeth stepped on the
tip of my tongue," bawled Junior.

I t i s with regret that we must r epo rt the

death of B. W. Er ikson last wee k. He was 71
years old.
Born in Sweden, Bill became a U.S. ci tizen
in 1942 . He joined GE in 1924 in Schenectady
as a Wireman . Bill moved to Waynesboro with
the Specialty Control Department i n 1954 .
Between that year and his retireme nt in 1967
Bi l l held ma ny different positions, includin ~
a 14-mo nth assignment in Paris.
Bi ll i s survived by his wife, Clara, two
da ughters and a son. We wi sh to express our
sympathy to his family and friends .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL.

XX NO. 21

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

MEMORIAL DAY - MAY 29

CEREMONiES STARTEd by EAR ly GREEks

May 26, 1978

LAST CHANCE FOR SEVEN

DAYS IN MAY
Don't for get that this is the last weekend
for the "Seven Days i n May" t ickets . These
tickets can be used Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday . Because this i s t he last wee kend the
tickets wi l l be available from 1:00 - 4:00
this afternoon.

EXTRA BONUS

The custom of decorat ing graves wit h flowers

dates back to classical t i mes.
n Gr eece , women who were the clos e s t r e latives of dead persons paid thei r last respe cts
by c r owning the head with flower s . In Rome ,
mourning friends and relatives carried wre aths
of flowers to tbe home of the dead p erson ,
c ov ering his couch with leaves and blossoms .
The custom of strewing flowers on the graves
of the soldiers who fell in the Civil War
originated in the South . In 1863 women f r om
Columbus, Mo. laid flowers on the graves of
both Union and Confederate soldiers . I n Apr il
1865 , women led by Mrs. Sue Landon Vaughn , a
descendant of the second Pr es i dent, John Adams ,
decorated the graves of soldi ers a t Vicksburg .
In June , other women f r om Virg i nia honore d
the dead at the Confederate Cemetery in
Winchester which is said to be the first cemetery fo r dead soldiers in the South .
The first official observanc e of Memori al Day
was conducted by the Grand Army at Ar lington
National Cemetery in 1868 . However, it was not
until year s later that the individual states
declared Memorial Day a legal holiday .

An extra bonus has oeen received from Kin gs

Dominion to go al ong with the "Seven Days in
May" and t he Fun Cl ub. Cou pons for a free
ride on the monora il through Lion Country
Safari, va l ued at $1.50, will be available
for each ticket purchased at the $5 . 50 price .
For those who wi ll be seei ng the concert and
Lion Country Safari , this will mean a t ot al
sav ings of $5 . 50 per person .
These monorail coupons are als o ava i labl e t o
those who have received Fun Club ca rds. When
you intend to visit Kings Domi nion notify Cary
Osborne in Relations (ext. 11 18 , rm . 105 ).
Please do not ask for these coupons unless you
are going t o t he park . These cou pons are good
from May 27 t hrough July 4, 1978.

!In uHeniou'am
Many people were saddened to hear of the
death of Earline Shiflett last week .

Today , Memor ial Day always falls on the last

~day in May, and that means another long
iday weekend .

Earline first came to GE in October 1962 in

the Relay area . Before being hospital ized in
October of last year she worked as a spot
welder .

FouRTH PAid HolidAy foR 1978

Ear l i ne is survived by her husband , Ralph ,

and four children , two sons and t wo daughters .
We wish to extend our sympathy to t hem and her
many f riends .

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t'

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D ANGERS

OF

PLAN A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL ,V ACATI C

EXPOSURE

P LANN ING

SU MMER IN THE SU N

CAMPI NG

.,.. Begi n exposur e in th e m o rning or late a fternoo n. Stay out o f the sun between
11 :00 a.m. and 3:00 p .m .

.,.. M oke tesor vahons early

.,.. Leave items Ilk

... Kcer-.._,od 11
..,. P ic k compatible companions with simi lar lll<es
and cxpcc t,1t1ona when planninQ a vacat ion tcip.

.,.. Increase exposure gr adually. Start w ith tS minutes the fir st lew days and v o rk up
to 30 minutes a day .

..,. Store

... Havo oac/1 pC.1'50'1 going on tho trip list his

h opes for a svccessfol hOliday wh1Je there's stltl
ume 10 w ork oUI a creat ive oomprornlse.

.,.. Co unt t ime in th e wa ter as e xp osure. Rern emoer that a w e t co tton shirt allo ws as
much as 30 p ercen t o f the ul tra- vio le t li gh t to pass through.
.,.. Si nce sun tends to dry th e s ki n, u se a moisturi zer lo tion to prevent burni ng. Use
a lotion contai ning pa ra-ami noben zoic aci d. Wear a w lcle b rim h a t to r added protec tio n.

..,. Don't bling

... Assume any WI

.,.. Avoid playing v
belligerent nnd

..,.. Tokn suffi ctnn t funds tor the t rip. Use travelers
cnctk~ for added p rPteotion .

..,. Practtce good

tents.
... Build camp fire

... Make use of au10 assoq1atlans and c lubs for

mAnS and broch111es

LIGHTNING

..,. Don 't wash dishes or tal<e a bath until

the storm ts over.

.,.. Stay in your car. Automobiles otter ex

cellent protection.

.,.. Don't handle ttammabfe materials

open containers.

.,.. Avoid hill tops , open spaces. wire fences.

exposed sheds. and electrically conductive elevated objects. Seek protection 1n
a cave. ditch, or under headhigh bushes
In open forest glades.

in

.,.. Obey all boat1n1

.,.. Gjvc attention t

.,.. Never pOrl'fli t c

smalf boats.
.,.. Supervise child

()114

.,.. Don"t a1tempt to take laundry o tt tho

clotlieshne.
.,.. Don't pl ug-in electrtc razors and avoid
using the telephone or televi sion set,

.,.. Drop to the ground immediately it feelings of skin ti ngling or hair standi ng on
end are experienced. This may indicate
that lightning is about to stri)<e.

BOATI NG

... Remcmbor. a holiday needn't b e perfect to be

a su ccess Avoid le tdown b y rela xing and enjoy1nq 1he v01catron What's a vaca tion wi thout
a t lc<tsl one tosi sp1tcasc or a late plane arrival
to tell 'YOU t11ends about whoo you ar rive home
from vacal1on.

.,.. Don't use metal ob1ects !'Ike fishing rods

or go!f clubs. Goiters' cleated shoes
maKe good lig htning rods_

.,.. Stay away from lone tre es and isolated

shelters often found at gol f c ourses and
picnic are as.

.,.. Seek the adv1c

countered wh11<

..,. Try not to c1am too many actlvit1es into the tlrst
dnys ol vaca tion

.,.. Don"t wade, sv11m. or go bo.attng In a

thtmderstorm

.,.. Remain as low as possi ble on a boat In

open water.

..,. Teach c;h1ldren

lnp s ctestfnatron and supply emergency phone

numbers

.,.. Don't operate vehicles that have metattlc

contact wi th the ground .

.,.. Keep away from open wi ndo ws and

doors, fireplaces. rad iators. stoves. and
metal pi pes.

.,.. Clear awn ~ lea

..,. Allow fires to <
In water and c1

..,. Advise a rc[at1vc, lncnd or neighbor about the

Don't's

.,.. Stay indoors during thunderstorms.

1001

.,.. Avoid an lniar b

bite your finger

.,.. Ne ver app ly butter o r greases to a sunburn . The y tend to clog the skin po res.

Do's

4cd to

.,.. Don' t fight an1n

..,. Try to sat1f.fy each person's desi res or choose

an alter110Je p lan Travel w i th a different friend ?
Send Uic kids to camp?

.,.. Dri nk p lenty of fluids during th e summer mo nths . Excessive heat oan cause
dehydration.

..,. Keep coolqng,

area.

.,.. Equi p boat with

vices and oars

.,.. Cher

the I

.,.. Stay ,
.11 sup
and boating.
..,. Watch chlldrcr
from under d oc

.,.. Admi ni ster emergency first aid to the

person showing no vital signs. They may
be handled safely since they carry no
electric charge. Others wi ll recover
spontaneously. although burns and other
in1ur ies may requir'l treatment.

V'cm t-ir..ue

t . .

!In Ajtjtiecialeon
We wou.i.d Li..ke t o t hank ouJt 6!Uendo at GE 601t
the 6.toweM , c.Mdo , v,U.,,{;t)., , and IUnd ex.pJteJ.iJ.iioM 06 J.iympathy at the death 06 ouJt lov ed
one .
Family 06 Raymond A. BuJtkhol deJr.

Some things y ou shoul1

Watch fo r these four disablers at work
Falls

..
We woud Li..ke to .thank all o 6 ouJt 6tU._end6 at
GE 60Jt .thebc. IUndneJ.>J.i and p!ta.yeM ; a.l!.io 601t
.the 6ood, 6loweM , and money Qotlec..ted dWU.ng
.the illneJ.>J.i and death o 6 EaJtl,{_ne. SIU6ld t .
YouJt .though:t.6unv.iJ.i WM J.iuc.h a gJteat help .to
(.L.

The

6amilu

Machinery
220.000 ernp loyees disabled
by machinery each year.

F a lls

in ju re 440.000
employees
a yea r

>N

ANNOUNCEMENT
MAKE IT SAFE !

cologne, strong cheeses, ham. and bacon at home. They attract animals.

:Jhlly

Jd

su ~.

~a t i ng

until mealtime.

-" out of sight in a locked car, preferably the t runk.

and food storage areas a safe distance from the tent or sleeping

into the tent.

als for I.he food supply.

1tes by not feed ing raccoons, squirrels, and ground hogs. They tend to
; along with the food.
d animal is infected. Don't touch sick or dead animals.

ilh baby wildlife . Watch ful paren ts are usually close by and can become
3tlack.

'ire safety. Avoid the use of cigarettes, matches, and liquid fuels near

; downwind of campsi te and well away from sleeping areas.

es and other debris before building campfires.

i e down. break up the coal s and spread the partly burned pieces. Soak
ver with di rt or sand to close down campsite.
about fi re safety; watch young ones closely.
~

~- 1 2 l Ir,./

CAR DISCOUNTS

ot local autho ri ties and park rangers on the hazard s that may be enc ampi ng.

Discount certificates are now available in

the Relations office from Berrang Pontiac,
Cadillac, &GMC, Inc. These discounts are
good on Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles , GMC Trucks, and
Cadillacs. If interested contact Cary Osborne,
ext . 1118 , rm. 105.
WOMEN NEEDED FOR SOFTBALL TEAM
The SCOGEE sponsored wome n 1 s slow-pitch
softball team is in need of more players to
complete their roster. If yo u are a SCOGEE
member and would be in t erested, or you have
a daughter 13 yea rs old or older who might be
interested, please contact Kenny Gray, ext.
1141.

SCOGEE MEMBERSHIP
Don't's

Do's

1regulati ons.

.,.. Don't overload your boat with passen

gars. Respect maximum capaci ty.

> where passengers ri de.

.,.. Don't overpower your boat.

hi ldren to r id e alone in

.,.. Don't smoke w hi le you're refu el ing.

en constantly.

.,.. Don't fo rget to provide life preservers

tor all passengers.

emergency signaling de
1r paddle.

ptnton ~oll

.,.. Don't neglect to stock the boat w ith a

fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.

1test - er conditions.
.as when skiing

.,.. Don't boat at night without the proper

lights.

in dock areas ; rescue

ks is often d itficult.

.,.. Don' t allow passengers to stand or sit on

the bow deck.

rvise~

If you have los t your SCOGEE membership card

or have not yet become a member , contact one
of the board members. A card will be necessary
to participate i n any of the scheduled
activities, such as the summer picnic.

This poll is being run because of t he recent

co ntroversies in both Waynesboro and Aug usta
County. Question #9: Are you in favor of the
leash laws for dogs which have been propos ed?

.,.. Don't al lo w " horse- play" while boating.

Ques t i on 9

l on pg . 4)

Copyright

Yes

1978 by The Bureau o f National Aff1irs, I nc.

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F lat tires, dead batteries, overheated

engines . . . these are some of the vacati o :i spoiler s . H ighway b reak downs are
no fun. And they can rob you o f ti m e,
money, and free d om . The National
Safety Council (U.S.) reports t hat the
greatest number of highway accident s
occ ur during the summer months,
peaking in August. Don' t let you r vacation turn into a misera ble, even t ragic,
experience. Th is checklist w i ll he lp you
or your automobile serviceman to
complete a vacation auto check.

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CHECK THESE ITEMS HERE'S WHY

Electrical System -Check battery water level and condition
ot term inals and charge. Gap or replace plugs. For cars w itho!.Jt
electronic i gniti on systems, gap or replace points, replace
condenser and check armature and distributor cap for burns or
c rac ks and replace i f needed.

A faulty electrica l system can stop a vacation col d-sometimes

in the middle of an intersec tion. Danger signals include: stalllng,
diffic ulty in starting, dim lights, engine missing or sputtering, and
increased gasoline consumption.

Cooling System-Check radiator, liquid c oolant level, and

hoses.

Low cool ant l evel causes overheating and stalling. Hose ruptures result in imm ed iate loss of coolant and possible severe
engine damage. Deteriorating hoses can produce rubber fl akes in
the coolant which m ay plug the heater.

B ra k es-Check fluid l evel and adjustment. Have a wheel removed

to check condition ot linings and cylinders.

Loss of brakes at 55 mph on crowded highways is a frigh tening,

often tragic experienc:!. Sot!, spongy brake pedal, fading, or
brake noise ind icates danger.

Tires-Check air pressure, tread, and general condi tion; rotate

tires it needed. Check spare. too.

Skidd ing and blow-outs at high speeds are a m ajor source of

highw ay deaths. A change in tire shape and screeching when
turn ing at med ium speeds are warning signals.

Lights-Check headlights, brake lights, back-up tights, turn sig nals, dashboard lights, and ceiling light.

Night driving and unfam iliar roads require that you see and be
seen. Signals from truc k drivers often indicate burned out l ights.

Windshi eld Wipers- Check blades and flu id.

Wrong turns and read-end coll isions dam pen fun quickly. Seeing
clearly in all weather cond it ions is vital. Commercial windshield
fluids contain solvents to di ssolve sticky insect rem ains.

Ste ering-Check tor excessive vibration Of too much " pl ay" in

the steering wheel.

Th is may be a si gnal that you m ay need a fr ont end alignment.

Poor al ignment may m ean less steering control and eventually
wear tires.

E xhaust S yst em -Check it tor holes, rattles and loose connections.

If repairs are needed, do it now, not when the m uffler fal ls off in
downtown ru sh hour traffic or when driving in isolated rural
areas where help may not be avail able.

LAST MINUTE '

CHECKLIST

TOWING A
TRAILER
G et the right equipment -Be sure the ~~ipped to pull
the trailer. Some trailers require special hi~vy- du ty
shock absorbers and transmission coolers.
Spread w e ight corre ctly-Most o f the ht
should be toward
that might cause
the front of the vehic le. Secure a nythin~
shifting or be tossed around.
Insta ll mirrors-Large rear-view mirco rsJlliililll.Ll1.'!e attached to
both sides ol the automobile.
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t he " feel " of
the vehicle with the trail er attached. Practi
ing the tra iler is
oft en difficult even for the most experienced dri ver.

Av o i d eye fa t ig u e- Use sun glasses that red uce glare. Avoid

night driving.

Pack sen sib ly-Pack baggage and articles away from passengers. When using station wagons, load the back compartment no
higher than the back seat. Prevent art icl es fr om tossing; give
the driver a clear view to the rear of the vehicle.

A void d istrac tio ns - Keep youngste rs busy and out of the driver's hai r by entertaining them with games and puzzl es. tAake a
special place for the family pet which will keep it from having the
run of the automobile.
Drive de fe nsivel y - On the r oad. wear safety belts; stop regularly
to prevent dri ving fatigue. Don't take a vacation from safety,
take safety along on the vacation trip.

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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 22

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

June 2, 1978

FIVE PROMOTIONS
ANNOUNCED HERE
David L. Coughtry, Mgr. -DCP BD Manufacturing,
yesterday announced the appointment of Harold
R. Knueppel as Mgr.-Manufacturing Operations
Advanced Development. In his new position,
Harold will have responsibility for the development and implementation of the manufacturing
plans to tool, staff, identify material, space,
equipment, and manpower needs to manufacture
new products .
Leon P. Harris has been named Mgr. - Belt
Printer Operations. In his new assignment,
Leon will have responsibility for the assembly
operations.
~o ld, a native of Palmyra, Mo., graduated
fr
the Missouri School of MinesandMeta llurgy
wi th a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering in
1951. He joined GE in Schenectady on the Engine
Test Program. After completing the program in
1954 he became a Project Engineer with the
Aircraft Products Dept. In 1957, Harold joined
the Specialty Control Dept. in Waynesboro.
Since that time Harold has held a number of
supervisory and managerial assignments in
Quality Control and Shop Operations.
Harold and his wife, Hazel, reside in Grottoes.
They have one son, Jerry.
Leon, a native Virginian, graduated from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1964 wi t h a
BS in Industria l Engineering. He currently is
working for his Masters in Business Administration at James Madison University.
Leon joined the Manufacturing Management Program in 1964 in Erie. His training was
interrupted by service in the Army from 1965 to
1967 at Fort Campbell, Ky ., and in Viet Nam. He
returned to GE and completed the MMP program
with assignments in Connecticut, Arizona, and
Indiana. Leon joined DCPBD in 1969 as a Mfg.
En~eer.
Since that time he has held manage 1 assignments in Mfg. Engineering and Shop
Operations.
Leon, his wife, Margaret, and their three
children reside at 1318 York Dr.

H. R. Knueppe l

L. P. Harorois

Leon P. Harris, Mgr.-Belt Printer Operations,

has announced the appointment of Thomas J.
Spurlock as Mgr. of T-340, T-1232 Assembly
effective June 1, 1978.
Tom is a native of Baton Rouge, La., and
received his BS degrees i n Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from
Louisiana Tech. He joined DCPBD as a graduate
of the Manufacturing Management Program on
Jan. 2, 1975 , as a Mfg. Engineer, T-340.
Tom and his wife, Jane, reside at Rt . 2,
Box 470H, Waynesboro. They are the proud
parents of a young son, Jonathan.
Art K. Hyzer, Mgr. - DCPBD Quality Control,
announced today two new Quality Control appointments - R. B. Griffin to Mgr., Quality
Assurance - Turner Complex, and T. J. Garnier to
QC Systems Engineer.
Bob is an Industrial Engineering graduate of
the University of Florida. He joined GE on the
MMP program in 1969. After a three-year i nterruption for service in the Army, Bob returned
to GE and completed the MMP program in Jan.
1975. At that time he joined DCPBD as a Mfg.
Engineer on the T-340 program, receiving an
appointment as Mgr.-Quality Assurance - Main
Plant in Nov. 1977. In his new appointment as
Mgr .-Quality Assurance - Turner Complex, Bob
(Continued on pg . 2, col . 2)

THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS

Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas A. Edison was born in
Milan , Ohio , February 11, 1847 .
In 1854 the fami ly moved to
Port Huron , Michigan , where
seven- year old Tom Edison set
up his first chemical l aboratory in the cellar of their
large house .
Edison's career as a telegraph operator began when he
saved a station agent's young
son from the path of a moving
freight car. Out of gratitude
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telegraph operator . He dr ifted
from Stratford, Canada , to Adri an , Michigan,
Fort Wayne , Indianapoli s , and Boston .
When he was twenty- one year s old Edison went
to New York , a lmost penniless. By f ixing a
broken- down machine in the Gold and Stock
Telegraph Co ., he landed a $300 a month j ob as
superintendent of the company . At the same
time he was making many inventions, among them
the "universal" stock ticker. For this and
other inventions he received $40,000 , and with
thi s money he opened a manufacturing shop in
Newark, making stock tickers .
At the age of twenty-nine, he went to Menlo
Park to make perhaps the greatest i nvention of
all -- a s ucc essful incandescent electric lamp .
Out of the Edi son laboratory in the import ant
years between 1876 and 1886 came the carbon
telephone transmitter , the phonograph, the
Edison dynamo, and the Edison incandescent lamp.
When the electrical system with which he hoped
to light whole cities required a new piece of
machinery or a new devi ce, Edison developed it .
And if after developing it he coul d find no
manufacturer , he would set up his own plants
for manufactur ing the equipment he had i nvented .
By the very force of necessity the Wizard of
Menlo Park became a manufacturer of New York
Ci ty . On September 4, 1882, Edison started
operating the Pearl Str eet Station, the f irst
central generating station to light New York
City .
It began to be apparent early i n the 1890 ' s
that electrical development was being held up
because no company controlled t he patents on
all the necessary elements for installing an
eff i cient and serviceable system . The conviction was taking shape that t he incandescent
lamp a nd the alternating-current tran s former
syntem belonged together. The outcome in 1892
was the formation of the General Elec tri c Co.

with the consolidat i on of the

Thomson- Houston and the Ed~n
General Electric Companies
Edison , who initially opposed
the merger , joined the Gener al
Electric Board of Directors but
became more involved with independent ventures . He turned
his attent i on to such things as
his mining projects , motion
pictures, the perfection of his
phonograph , and even the
development of new types of
cement and a system for the
constructi on of poured concrete
homes which could be massproduced and assembled in less
than three days.

Edison die d October 18, 1931, in Llewellyn

Park , New Jersey, at the age of 84. He had
received a total of some 1 , 300 patent s in the
course of his lifetime, and left in the pages
of history a name which has become synonomous
not only with electricity but with inventive
genius .

Editor 's Note : This is the first in a ser~

of articles docwnenting the story of GE ' s
st
hund.Ped years . We hope to bring you the
stories of some of the men and events which
shaped the Company to become what it is today.

PROMOT IONS ( from pg. 1)

will be replac i ng Bi ll Kennedy who has accepted
a new assignment as Mgr.-Mfg. Engineeri ng Pl atemaking and Winding, Battery Dept . ,
Gainesvi ll e, Fla.
Bob i s married with two children and resides
i n Lyndhurst, Va .
Tom i s an El ectrica l Eng i neering graduate of
Princeton Uni versity . He joined DCPBD as
Process Contro l Engineer of the Pri nted Wire
Board and Bustl e Assembly/Test Areas in Jan.....-...
1977. In hi s new appo i ntment as QC Systems
Eng ineer, Tom will be rep l ~cing R. L. Epp ig who
has accepted a new position wi t h the Advanced
Development Oper . as Mgr.-Qual ity Ass urance.
Tom and hi s wife Gina res ide in W
aynesboro.

"I've tried everything. I have not failed. I've just found

10,000 ways that won't work.,, DISON
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This chart illustrates the
evo luti on of the company and
.,..-.. rapid growth of the
e . ~c trica l industry during
the l ast twenty years of the
ni neteenth century. The
various compan ies and their
founders intended to promote
the particular in ventions
t hey felt would revolutionize
t heir fields.
By 1890 , Edison had organized
hi s various businesses into
the Edi son Genera l Electric
Company. The Thomson -Houston
Company and the various
companies that had merged it
were l ed by Charles A. Coffin,
a former shoe ma nufacturer
from Lynn, Mass. These
mergers with compe titors and
the patent rights owned by
each company put them into a
dominant position in the
electrical industry. As
businesses expanded, it had
become increasingly difficult
for either company to produce
c lete electrical installat, ~.is relying solely on their
own technology . In 1892 , these
two major companies combined to
form Gene ral Electric .

EDISON COMPANIES
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1888

1884

Ed>n Lamp Co .. lbnbon, N.J.

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Children and grandchildren of Waynesboro GE

empl oyee s are invited to enter a Centennial
Poster Contest being sponsored by the Data
Communication Products Bus iness Dept.
The contest , designed to help observe GE ' s
lOOth Anniversary , is open to pupils in grades
Kindergarten - 12 who have a parent or grandparent employed here .
Competition will be in four di v i sions as determined by school grades : K- 3 , 4- 6, 7- 9, and
10-12 . Each dLvis i on will have a first , se cond ,
and third place winner and an overall grand
prize winner .
A certificate of participat i on will be presented to each young ster who submits a poster
and prizes will be awarded for the three best
e~ies in each division and the grand prize
w
er.
Prizes, accor ding to Bob Broughman , Relat i ons ,
will be :
GE portable black & white television set
to the grand prize winne r.

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1880

Thom~llou\lon

1884

lnlHnaltonaJ Eltt. Co.

1888

1892

- - GE cassette recorders , one to each first

place winner .
-- GE clock radios , one to each second place
winner .
-- GE portable radios , one to each thir d
place winner .
A poster , which must measure approximately
14" by 22", should i l lustrate what an entrant
believes wi ll represent GE's role in the future
(products or servi ces).
All posters should be mailed t o : Bob
Broughman , Relations , Rm . 105, no later than
August 1 . Prizes are t entatively schedul ed to
be awarded August 28. Posters become the
property of the General Electric Co .
Bob expressed the hope that "a large number
of children will partic ipate in this contest.
In this centennial year we hope t o involve
people in t he celebrat i on of our Company ' s
hi st ory and future ."

,ANNOUNCEMENT

ptn1on ~oll l\tsults

The reg ular meeting of the GE Retirees

As soc iation wi ll be he l d at Perki ns Pancake
house at 11 :30 a .m. , Wednesday , June 7. All
members are invi ted to attend. The guest
speaker will be Mrs . Loi s Kindt who will speak
on t he General Assembly.
SOFTBALL SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT WEE K
The f ollowi ng is t he schedu l e for t he SCOGEE
team i n the men1 s s l ow- pitch softba ll l eague .
Monday, May 29
GE #1 vs Powel l
GE #2 vs FMC
Wednesday , May 31
GE #2 vs GE #1

Basi c Park
Basi c Park

6:00 p.m.
8: 20 p.m.

Bas i c Park

6:00 p. m.

The f oll owi ng is t he schedu l e for the SCOGEE

team in the women 1 s slow-p i tch softbal l league .
Wed nesday , May 31
SCOGEE vs Crompton North Park 7: 10 p.m.

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FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
5 Years

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B. BeaveJt
M. R. Bowe!L6
R. A. &teed en
E. G. &took-6
B. L. &towne
J. w. Clattk
v. w. Colv-<-n
H. M. Fa,(,Jtwea.:theJt
E. w. Filzg eJW.ld
L. E. Filzg eJtald
v. A. Fluc.heJt
W. M. G1taham
L. A. Ha!UU....6
R. G. Hile
M. E. Jonell
B. s. Kent
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c. R. CUne
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A. LaHut

15 Years
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M. AJtey

K. Mayell
L. Meadow.o
L. W. .UeJt
E. MontgomeJty
J. Mo!UU....6
J . MU!l.phy, ]It .
A. Pa-<-nteJt
T. Payne
B. Reed
B. RoMon
A. Rowe
] . Rud-<-ne
J. Smilh
L. Sp!UnkleJt
L. Stanley
P. Ta.:te
L. William.o

Here are the results of l ast week 1 s opini on

poll . Question #9: Are you in favor of the
Lease Laws for dogs which have been proposed:

Yes
Waynesboro
Augusta County
Staunton

No

Undecided
0
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11

16

14

Some of th e comments were as fol lows :

1 have a !Ug ht ;to expe.c.t my pJtope.Jtty not t o
be. damaged wdhout t he e.xpenli e. on pu;tt,{_ng up a
6e.nc.e.
1 want a dog and keep il on my own pJtopeJtty.
16 my nughboM want a dog , t hey want t hU.lt own
- not my dog .
1n 1 want my nughboM bdten, 1 w,{...U bile
t hem .
1 have alway.o owned a dog . A dog ;tha.:t Jtun
loMe. c.an e.Mily Jte.ac.h a Jtoad. CaM won' t .otop .
Vead oJt -<-njU!l.ed dog .
1. FJtom a poUc.e manpoweJt .ot andpo-<-nt, il would
be. v,{_Jt;tually ,(,mpo.o.o-<-ble. t o e.n6oJtc.e.. 2. A lot 06
dog.o -<-n AugMta County aJte ;tJta,{_ne.d 6oJt he.Jtd-<-ng
.ohe.ep and c.a.:ttle.. 3. A lot aJte wa.tc.hdog.o . ...-...,
The .o,(,mpl e. .ooruuon would be. to e.n6oJtc.e ;th'ewting law.o .
Should en60.1tc.e. t he. law.o we. now have. Al.o o -<-6
.oomeone' .o dog -<-.o a pellt to you, noU 6y the
owne.Jt youJt.o el6. Chanceli aJte he doelln' ;t know
wha.:t h-<-.6 dog -<-.o do-<-ng .

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GREEN CARPET-- New--40 sg ft --456- 6371
12 FT FIBERGLASS SAIL BOAT- $300--942-1968
FOUND
PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WI TH SIDESH IELDS--Col or
Grey--Large Si ze--Cl ai m in Medi ca l Cli ni c

15 Years
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G. MoJtan
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J . R. Vevay

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 23

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

June 9, 1978

GE HONORS FIVE AREA EDUCATORS

Left to right : Warren F. Kindt, Anit a Zirrunerman, Haskins Coleman,

Ma:rietta Beverage, Samuel L. Simpkins , and Johnnie W. Moor e . These
five area educator s will be spending five weeks at the Univer sity of
South Carolina fo r the GE sponsored Guida.nae fellowship this surruner .

General Electric was pleased to recognize

five area educators selected to participate in
the General Electric Foundation Summer Institute of Career Education and Guidance. The
five candidates are Anita Zimmerman and Samuel
Simpk ins - Augusta County Schools; Haskins
Coleman - Waynesboro City Schools; Marietta
Beverage - Staunton Ci ty Schools; and Johnnie
W. Moore - Val ley Vocat ional Technical School.
The five candidates were invited to the
Waynesboro GE plant for meetings and lunch
with Warren F. Kindt, General Manager of DCPBD
and Marjorie Gr i mes, Ma nager of Relations.
The five were then given a tour of the loca l
facility.
The College of Education of the University
,.....;. South Carolina will offer the Guidance
. llowship between June 11 and July 14, with
teams of educators from school districts
throughout the U.S. attending. GE will provide
tuition, books, and lodging at the University,
as well as a round trip allowance from the
participant 1 s school address. Part i cipants

wi 11 be enro 11 ed in
courses ca rrying seven
semester hours of resident graduate credit
which will include
courses pertaining to
Career Guidance and
Group Procedures in
Guidance.
The program has been
designed to afford each
participant opportunities
to experience a deepening
awareness of the dynamics
of human relationships in
the process of educational career development. A
special highlight of the
program will be the
utilization of personnel
and facilities of industry
as an educational device.

The major objectives of

the program a re t o encourage the participants to
develop new methods and
techniques for meaningfu l communication with
youth; to develop skills in group procedures
as they relate to career education and
gu idance; and to provide participants with the
necessary skills to cope with cultural differences in the ir communities.
Additional emphasis will be placed on the
development of mode ls of the successful person
in business and industry by the partic ipants.
They will also be provided with information on
the educational tra ining programs available for
trade, technical, and supervisory positions in
industry, the incentives and opportunities for
advancement, and required education related to
these areas.
:\"o man who continues to add
sonwthing to thr material, int r lkctual , and moral well -bein g of
the place in whi ch he lhTs is left
lone; without p rope r re ward .
- Book e r T . \Va.1hi11gt on

Personal Share statement

can Help in Planning Future
How much do you have invested in the General
Electric pension plan? ... How much will your
retirement income be if you retire at 65 (estimated total of GE pension and Social Security)?
. . . How great i s your portfolio under Savings
and Security? ... What ' s the amount of your GE
life insurance coverage?
Those and many other questions relating to
your stake in GE employee benefit s will be
answered in the Personal Share Statement that
270,000 GE empl oyees will be receiving about
mid- June . The special individualized document
will be delivered to every employee who was on
the payroll as 1977 ended.
"GE started providi ng these Personal Share
documents periodically to GE employees nearly
30 years ago , in the early 1950's," explains
Marjorie Grimes , Manager of Employee Relations
here in Waynesboro.
The Personal Share Statement which GE people
will soon be receiving provi des each employee
with an individual dollars-and- cents value on
his or her own stake in most benefits as of
December 31 , 1977 , Marjorie said . "I f you are
an hourly or nonexempt-salaried employee, t he
values shown will climb again almost as soon
as you receive the document . That ' s because
the June 26 general pay increase will automatically improve the values of such benefits
as life insurance , pensions, and others."
Because the Personal Share Statement will
contain the kind of financial information that
you will need to plan for the future, you will
want to study it well and file it with documents that you don't want to lose .
Here are some of the other questions you will
find answered in your own Personal Share Statement :
" What ' s the best possible estimate of my
retirement income at age 62? "
" How much is my coverage under the Personal
Accident Insurance Plan? "
"Do I have income protection in case of disability? "
"What were my contributi ons to the Pension
Plan in 1977? . . . and my total contributions
before that? .. . a nd how much would I have to have
available at age 65 to duplicate pension plan
benefits?"
Marjorie explains that "here in Waynesboro
we fed local information to the data-collection
center in Schenectady where the forms for each
employee are now being completed and shipped .
This is combi ned with the national data that ' s
needed. The result will be a document of
extreme value to each Waynesboro employee."

Fl oyd Draper (l eft) and Arlon Hottinger have

both become members of t he Wise Ow l Club of
America. When they sta rted to we l d producti on
parts, the welder fai l ed and a hole was bl own
through the material melti ng the electrodes together . When th i s happened, the materia l
sprayed into t heir face s but most of it hi t
t he i r safety gl asses .
In the dispensary it was discovered that ,..-....
Floyd had a small burn on his neck but, t ha
to their safety glasses, ne i t her man suffered
any serious i njury. They were able to return
to work almost immediate ly .
The i r membersh i ps brought t he Waynesboro
Wise Ow l Club role to 161 .

Trash Threatens Wildlife

A picnic on a private patio is always
followed by a cleanup . Too often a pi cnic in
a public park, beach, or roadside rest is only
followed by litter and fruit peels . The results are horrible .
At Sequo ia National Park for instance , a
young buck deer was found dead recently and a
field autopsy revealed the suspect ed cause of
death to be four poptop lids in one stomach
and part of another lid lodged between two of
the deer ' s four stomachs . Most likely, the
poptops lacerated the stomach lining , causing
inflammat ion and eventual death .
Park visitors, excited at the sight of wildlife , often attempt to attract the animals '
attention and draw them closer by tempting them
with food or by throwing poptops , gum wrar""""-s ,
<: .nd paper.
Many animals eat the trash . F"'
this reason, laws exist which prohibit the
feeding of wildlife in national parks . Wildlife must be protected from such thoughtlessness.
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lwarb

Around the
Company
MILWAUKEE -

The Medical Systems Division is driv

ing the competition crazy . At the March meeting of the

American College of Cardiology, MSD drove right to
the Anaheim, Calif .. convention site with $150,000
worth of monitoring equipment built into a specially
customized 26' GMC Trar.smode Van . This enabled
Medical Systems personnel to demonstrate the capa
bilities of its monitoring equipment to more than 7000
cardiologists attending the meeting. Following this initial success with the monitoring van. MSD is now
sending it throughout the country to visit hospitals to

Alfred 0. Rose wears the safety glasses which

saved his eyesight th is past March. While he
was drilling a hole with an electric drill the
drill bit broke into pi eces and one piece
shattered the lef t lens of his gl asses.
Al i s the 162nd member of t t.e Waynesboro
Wise Owl Club.

demonstrate equipment and provide hands-on training

for MSD sales representatives.
DEKALB , ILL -

Appliance Motor Depar\ment em

ployees John Robert Brake and John Houghtby

proved that cool heads and quick action saves lives.
Driving home from their third-shift

assi gnm~nts

during

a heavy winter ice storm , the two men saw a car driv

~e accidents should ma ke us all more aware

en by Mrs. Barbara Byrd slide sideways off the road

o, the necessity of weari ng safety glasses in

those areas requiring them.

into the five-foot deep waters of a branch of the Kish

waukee River. They immediately stopped their vehi
cle, jumped into the swirling waters. and smashed the

Three QUEST Awards 1n May

submerged car's window with a tire iron. In just sec

onds they pulled Mrs. Byrd through the opening and
placed her in their warm pick-up truck. Using their CB
radio, John Brake notified the local sheriff's office and
the two GE employees then drove a wet but very
thankful Mrs. Byrd home.
PITTSFIELD, SELKIRK, MT. VERNON -

Today 's car

owners often think abou t gas efficiency now that gas

prices are high and promise to go even higher. GE
people in the Plastics Business Division know that
they are supplying part of the answer as the automo
bile manufacturers work to achieve the goal of 27.5
miles per gallon for the average: car by 1985. GE's
Lexan

Noryl

Valox

and Gena! "' . are currently

in use on today's cars replacing metal. These light but

extremely durable engineering plastics are playing an
increasingly significant role in the automotive industry
as weight reduction becomes a logical solution to
greater miles per gallon .

Winners of the ICD QUEST awards for the month

The three winners
were E. R. Bishop
(2nd from left), R. R. Herbert (center), and
P. J. Cl arke (2nd from right). Presenting the
awards are D. 0. Schlegel (far left) and J. C.
Kenyon (far right).
~ay have been announced.
1.
~aynesboro pictured above

ANNOUNCEMENT

SOME CDO ENqiNEERiNG

PREpARiNG 10 MovE

SOFTBALL SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT WEEK

The following is the schedule for the SCOGEE
teams in t he men ' s slow-pi tch softball league.
Monday, Jun e 12
GE #1 vs FMC
Bas i c Park
Wednesday, J une 14
GE #1 vs GE #2
Bas i c Park

6:00 p.m .
6:00 p.m.

The fo ll owing is the schedule for the SCOGEE

team in the women's sl ow-pitch softba ll league .
Wednesday, June 14
SCOGEE vs M&M's
North Park
Thursday , June 15
Crimora vs SCOGEE JacksonWilson

7:10 p.m.
6:00 p.m.

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Waynesboro GE Employees Credit Union
wi ll be cl osed duri ng vacation shutdown (July
3 throu gh July 14) .
Pl ease remember to report any change of
address or name t o the Credit Union office by
July 1, since statements are scheduled to be
ma iled some time in Ju ly for the first half of
1978.

It must be perf ec t l y obvious t hat the move is

coming soon when peopl e come and take down the
walls in t he area wher e you ' re worki ng . The
wall pane ls are r es t ing against anot her wall
to t he l eft with the pos t s s tacked beside
them .

SWAP SHOP

FOR SALE
WOMEN' S CLOT HES-Szs. 12-1 4--943-1005 after 5
12. FT . FIBERGLASS SAI LBOAT-- $300--942-1968

pinion ~oll
This week' s quest i on i s : I f pr oposition 13,
as passed this week in Ca l ifornia, wer e put on

the ballot here in Virginia, would you vo te

fo r it?

Quest i on 10
Yes

No

Undecided

Comments

MAIL TO :

Cary Osbo rne, Rm. 105

Please be sure to have your res ponse in the

NEWS offi ce no l at er than noon, Wednesday ,
June 14.

Ami d the t urmoil, Gina Dr iver, Nancy Br own, and

Joe Davis carr y on, seemi ngly oblivious to the
boxes, stac ks of paper s , and other indications
of t he move of CDO .

The pictures above were take n t his week in

t he COO Eng ineering area as t hey prepared to
move the equipment, furniture, etc., to Salem .
To be perfectly honest, it was a real mess .
To those COO employees who have al ready
moved, will be moving, and who will be s tayi ng
in Waynesboro in ot her positions - we wish ~
a l ~ much luck and happiness i n t he f ut ure .
Served With Tea
A cu rrent rum or making the rounds
(squares, too ) in \iVashing ton t hese
days is that th e Preside nt's primary
soli.1tion to internation al probkms is
teeth and sympathy.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL . XX , NO. 24

WA YNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

June 13, 1978

PAI Rate to Remain Corporate Alun1nus

the Same
Progran1
The Personal Accident Insurance Plan's 45
per Sl,000 of coverage will hold throughout
the year beginning July 1, 1978. That informat ion comes from Travelers Insurance which
underwrites the Plan.
Under the Plan, the insurance carrier sets
the rate for the coming year on the basis of
recent expe rience. Travelers indicates that
cl aims experience during the past yea r has been
such that the premium cou ld be cont inued at the
l ow rate of 45 per $1,000 coverage. The rate
came dovm to 45 per $1,000 of coverage a year
ago . It had been running at 50 per $1,000 of
coverage .
As of the end of 1977 there was a total of
over $6 .3 bi lli on in coverage under the plan
h mure than 170,000 GE empl oyees participang . The average coverage chosen approaches
$40 , 000 -- a coverage that costs only $18 per
year for an individual.
PA I provides a way for employees to obtain
low cost term accidental death and dismemberment coverage in blocks of $10,000 at the
ann ual rate in force. Under the Plan any employee can purchase as much as $100,000 in
coverage.
Curren t parti ci pants are being notified of
the continuing premium rate. For them,
covera ge will be renewed automatical ly at t he
amount of insurance they currently hold. To
increase coverage as of July 1, 1978, the
proper forms should be obta ined, completed ,
and received by Personnel Accounti ng by June
15 . Those who wish to begin, reduce or cancel
covera ge , can obtain proper forms from
Personne l Accounting. Changes rec eived after
Ju ne 15 but before July 15 will be effective
A1rnust 1.
l.,

Submit Forms By June 15 for

L11anges to Be Effective July 1

Annual Report Now Available

Matching contribution s l.!11der the General
Electric Foundation Corporate Alur.u:us Probr2lr.
(CAP) reached an all- time high of $726 , 111 in
1977 . The program , establ is hed in 1955 , is
currently operating in its twenty- fourth year
since being established in 1955 .
The Trustees of the General Electr ic Four:dation made several revis i ons in the prcgram
that were e::'ective January 1 of this year .
For individuals , the annual max i mum gi:'t avai2 able for matching wa s increased to $5 , 000
$3,000 . 'rhe amount which inst itut i ons could
receive in matching g i fts annually was
increased to $40 , 000 f r om $25 , 000.
Eligibility requirements w-ere alsc r eYisecl .
In order for a rarticipant ' s gi:t tc quali :y
for matchinr, , the donor or t he donor ' s spouse
or child m~st have one of the following
relati onships with the beneficiary college or
univer sity .
Be a rec o~ni zed alurnr.us /alwr.na o f t:1e
schoc:: , er
Have receivcJ an
school, or

honora~y ~egree ~~o~ t~e

Serve or have served on the Governing

Board e r as a Trustee .
The new eligibility requfrements require thf>
use of the new i:;recn matching g ift :~orr.1 ( PRD57Z) by all who npply for rr:atchin~ f j t'ts . J.'hf>
older forms dated prior Lo December 19T7 ,
s hould be destroyed since they can nc longer
be used .
A number of the 1977 Corporate AlWJ:r:us
Annual Reports, including the new matching
gift f orms, are available . Er.iployees !tere in
Waynesboro ca:: obt ain copies fror:: Cary Os bo rne,
Room 105 .
Any ques:.ion s related to either Ccrrc r ate
A:.umnus Progra.r: or thes e recent chan~P..3 ::.a:, be
directed to : Richard E. Kramer , Jr ., Cc' r porate
Suppor t Operation, 1285 Boston Avenue ,
Bridgeport, Conn . 06602 .

*The American Way*

Flag Day , June 14
I ;1111 :our flag - born on June 1-L
I -; -;-; .
I a111 rrmrc than just doth shaped
into a cl<'sig11.
I a111 thc rcf11e of thc \\'oriel's op pn'~s<d pcopl<'. '""
I ;1111 thc silent scn tincl ~>f frecclom.
I ;1111 the c111i>lcrn o f tll<' gre atest
.~O\.(' I Tign 11ati>11 o n earth .
I a111 the impirnt ion fo r ,,hic h
\ 11wriC';111 p;1triots ga , e tll<'ir Ji,cs a nd
fort 1111<''
I lia\"l' le d \'0 11 r sons i11to battlc from
\'all(\ F 1>rg <; to the bloody ridgcs of
Korca.
I \\a lk in silc11ce \\ith caC'h of om
I lo11orcd D <acl t o th e ir fina l r e";tin
pLlc<' lll'n<'at h t hc s ilent g r;\\ cs. ro,~
11 pon l'O\I'.
I h a,1 flo\\'n th rou g h pca cc and
\\'ar. s trife and prosperitv; amids t it
all I ha\T ))('<'fl rrspcct ed.
\ 1' rcd 't rip('' s\'111 holizc the bloo d
'Pilled i11 d<'fen'<' of this glorious na tion.
\1' \\'hitc st ripc~ sign if, the hum i11g tears slwcl ]i, :\m e rican s \\'ho lost
tJi~ ir ~C>llS.
.
\1' bl11P firld is indicati,c of Cod's
he;\\:<'n 1111clc r " hich I ll\'.
\1' \tar\ du~ t cred tog.rtlwr un ify
.')0 State~ a\ one. fo r God and countn'.
"Old Clon" is m\ ni ckname. and
prnudh I w:\\'I' o n high.
I l ono r 111C'. rcs1wd me. cldend me
1\ith , .,,.,,. Ji,c'' :rnd , our fo1iu;, s .
~c, c r Id 111\' cnc'mies tear me cl0\n1
from 1111 l oft~ positio n. les t I never
return.
Kecp alight thc fi res of patri.ltism:
~ tri\'C' <';1rne~ tly fo r the \pirit of d emocra<.'\'.

FACTS & FICTION

ABOUT SEAT BELTS
..-.

Motor ists Information , Inc ., in a recent l ,

published fol der says :

If you 're not wearing your safety belt because you ' ve l<eard conflicting things about
them, let ' s separate the fiction from the
facts :
FICTION: Saj'ety belts should only be worn
at highway speeds , not in town .
FACT: Most accidents which kill or in.Jure
occur within 25 mi les of homes and harpen at
less than 40 miles per hour . Deaths have re sulted f rom speeds as low as 12 'f'lile.s rc1~ hour .
FICTION : It is safer to be thrown clear in
an accident than to be restrained i n lhe c:ari .
FACT: Statistics \ s how you are :{ive tiT7es a.s
like ly to be killed when you are thriown clear
of the car .
FICTION : Safety belts by them se li es car.
cause injurii es , especially to the pelvis anrl
abdomen.
FACT : Repeated studie s show that siwlz
injuries , when they occur, are _fc.r less 3E':Vere
than those sustained when the belt is not i.>o:rr? .
FICTION : P1~egnant women should not wear ..-.,
safety belts under any circwnstancec .
FACT: The pPi.mary cause of accident f a tc.li ties among unborn children is the deatlz o; the
mother . To p1ovide maximwn protection, safety
belts should be worn as jar down in the lap cs
possible .
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FICTION : Safety belts can trap you in case

of a fire or the car going under water .
FACT : Fire or submergence occurs in fewer
than one serious accident in 200 . A safety
belt could protect against the injuriy which
might render you unable to save youriself.

I would .ld~c. to thanQ. a.11.. 06 my 6!Ue.nd6 a.,t

GE 6OIL the. v ,0.,A..,t.J.:,, 9,{,{i,t.J.:, , avid c.aJtcio , and
i_nt'Lodttce the.m to BtUan Kwh , mu 7.tb. 5!.z oz .
babtj bl'tj , bo'tn June. 5.
Tl 1<'rl' ar<' 160 million sets i11

-;.=; 111illio11 ( 9S 'frl ho11ws.

The t<' ll'\'ision set is 011 an a1<'1':1g!' of ( )I .. ho urs a da\'.
\11 ;t\TI'<\~(' \'ie\\T f' \\.';t tlH's 28
hn11 "' .1 \\'('; k and Ji, t hc at;e 6.')
:111 ;t\erage \'i" ''cr S('('\ 9 full
,.(:tr\ o f

T\'.

Jh 18. a s t ll(l e nt h as been to

T\ ' 11r 1.5.000 hours: lo schoo l for

1 ] .()()() Ji 0111'S.
lh J.'S. th<' l'hi ld h a~ '<Tn J.3.000
T\' killine;s .

"Good thing w e left early

enough to avoid all the industria l park traffic."

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GE~ ERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XX NO. 25

June 16, 1978

$500 Plus in Annual Earnings - Pay rates for 2350 going

up again
Another pay raise goes into effect Monday,
June 26, for about 2,350 empl oyees at this
pl ant . Hourly pay rates wi ll increase 25 or
4%, whichever prov i des more money. Week ly
salari ed rates wil l advance the hi gher of $10
or 4%.
An nua l earnings for i ndividual s cou l d be
boosted more than $500 by th i s increase - even
more if a person has litt l e absenteeism and
works some overti me.
For union-repres ented employees, t his increase
is part of the pay-improvement package worked
out by the Company and the Union dur i ng 1976
contract ne gotiati ons . At that t i me, the
Company announced that s i mi l ar increases wou l d
b;...,.given to nonexempt-salaried employees not
esented by a un i on .
Leo Huntley said the payroll un i t i s now
working on t he rate changes so there will be no
delay in putting the hi gher rates in to the vaca tion paychecks to be passed out on June 23 .
Fi v e in c rease s in two ye ars

This will be the fifth across-the-board pay

increase in all of th i s pl ant ' s hour ly and
nonexempt-sa laried pay rates si nce June 1976.
In addition, there was a high-sk ill adjustment
i n 1976 i n many rates of from 5 to 50 an hour .
Stil l ahead is another cost- of- l iving pay
increase in November, based on the change in
the nation' s consumer price index from October
1977 to October 1978. Last year's cost-ofli vi ng ad j ustment added 21 an hour to pay
rates.
Marjorie Gri mes , Manager-Relations, pointed
out these pay- rate increases have kept GE quite
competitive with what other companies in this
community pay for similar work. "General
Electric s approach, she said, "is to maintain i ts pay rates at l evel s which attract and
r~ in the kinds of employees needed to operate
c l ocal business successfully . Based on the
many job applicants we see each week in our
employment office and the few quits we have,
this approa ch i s working well .
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Be n efits go up to o

Employee benefits, the other part of the GE

compensation package, will also be affected by
th i s mont h's pay increase. That's because the
benefits paid und er severa l plans are direct ly
l inked to earnings. As pay goes up, so do the
benefits.
For example, l ife insurance coverage under the
free GE Insurance Pl an wi ll increase about
$1,000 for those receiving the 25 i ncrease even mo re fo r those getting a larger increase.
Vacation and holiday pay and pens i ons are among
the other benefits boosted by the higher pay.
Ma rjori e pointed out t hat benefits "roll up
is a sub stanti al and often-overlooked bonus
accompanying a pay increas e.
Salaries for exemp t-sa l ar i ed employees are not
directly affected by this month's pay raise for
others. Their pay is individua l ly reviewed and
adjusted periodica l ly in accordance with the
Company-wide exempt sal ary plan.
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Happy Father's Day - June 18

What do you call your Fathe r? How you refe r
to h im suggest s how he appears t o you .
Choose , then , from one of these :

Sire - authoritat i ve , stat e l y

Pater - very English , fo r mal
Papa (with accent on last syllable) - stuffed
shi rt , perhaps too refined , liter a r y
Par ent - dignified , cour teous
Daddy - loving , familiar
Papa (with accent on fi r st syllable) f riendly , c aring , giving
Father - respectful , courteous
Pops - one of the boys , good natured
Pappy - one of the mountain boys , mellow
Pa - pipe smoking , overall type
Old man - chip off an older block , somet i mes
disrespectful
Old boy - same as above but wi th a cigar
Dear old Dad - he is ... a pal , too .

Summer will final ly arriv e nex t week on

Wednesday , J un e 21. Ti me to pl an for that
vac ation, if you haven't already done so .

j.

THE FIRST HUNDRED YE

Charles P. Steinmetz

Char les Proteus Steinmet z, the mathemat ic al

wiz ard of the ear ly electrical i ndustry , was
born i n Bresl au , Ger many , in 1865 . After
studying a var iety of technical s ubj ec ts at the
Uni versity of Bre s lau fo r six years , he had to
flee Ger many in 1888 t o avoi d a rre st f or hi s
membership i n a student Socialist gr oup . He
sp ent a year i n Switzer land and t he n s ai l ed f or
t he U. S . in 1889 .

p l ant , a nd Steinmet z began his 31- y ear GE

~
career . He i nitially j o i ne d t he staff of tht
Calculating Dept . and went ~irs t t o Lynn , Mass . ,
and then to Sc henectady (1894) . At t he end of
his second GE y e ar , he was made c onsul t i ng
eng ineer , a pos i tion he held for the res t of
hi s l ife .
GE had great f aith i n Steinmetz . Not only did
the Company offer him equ ipment and fac i lit i es
at the Main Plant , but GE egu i pped hi m with a
complete laborator y at h is home near Un ion
Coll eg e .

One of the f irst decisi ons Steinmet z made

after hi s arriv a l i n this count r y was to change
h is name fr om " Karl August " t o " Char les Pr oteu s . "
Another was to f ind empl oyment as a draft sman
for Ei ckemeyer a nd Osterheld , a Yonkers (N .Y . )bas ed electric al manufacturer , and he was soon
est abl ished i n an experimental laborat or y of
his own .

Whil e engaged i n h i s s t udies of ma gnet i sm at

Yonk er s , Ste i nme t z had b egun s t ud ies of alt er nating current phenomena , which were t hen little
understood and most c ompl ex . Through the appl i cat i on of pure mathematics, he f ound a
mathemat i cal method of r educing alt ernat i ng
cu rrent theory to a basi s of prac t i c a l
calculation , a nd outl i ned the new method to t he
Internati ona l Electri cal Congre s s i n s e ss i on at
Chicago , Ill . , i n 1893 . He f ound h ims elf i n
unapp r oac habl e i ntellectual solitude, however,
fo r prac ticall y no on e could under stand his
theory or us e hi s method . Through the publ i cat i on of several textbooks , he ult i mate ly
.br ought about a c l ea~ unders tanding of hi s
s ymbolic me thod , which i s now uni ve rsally us e ~
i n alternat ing- curr ent calculat i ons .
Hi s th i r d an d last great r esea rc h underta king
had t o do with phenomena center e d i n l i ghtning .
I n an effort t o learn more a bout lightning ,
Steinmetz began a systematic study of i t ,
publishing the r e s ults pe riodi c a lly f r om 1907
onward . This wor k cul minate d in 1921 wit h
dramatic ex periments y iel ding man- made
l i ghtni ng i n the laboratory .

Steinme t z had many distingui shed

vi sitors , among them Alber t
Ei nstein in 1921 . It was i n t hat
year Einstei n received the Nobel
Pr ize in phys ics .

In addition to hi s consulti ng work and h i s

writing , Steinmetz was profes sor of e lectric a l
eng ineer i ng (1902 to 1913) a nd pr ofessor of
el ectrophys i cs ( 1913 to 1923) at Union
Un i ver s i t y i n Schenectady , and lectur ed on
electri cal s ubj e cts throughout the c ountry . At
hi s deat h (1923) , he held more than 200 pat ents .

Steinmetz the engineer and scientist

It was in thi s l aboratory that he s olved a
maj or electrical prob lem that had been baffl ing
engi neers f or years -- the probl em of p ower
l osses , or " hysteresis , " caus ed by the a l te r nating current flux in ac motor s , ge ner a t ors , and
trans fo r mers . The finding s , de s cribe d later by
St einmetz as one of hi s thr ee gre atest contribut i ons to sc ience , became known a s t he Law of
Hyst eres i s . I t stunned audience s a nd he i mmediate ly became r e c ogni z ed in eng i neer ing c i r c l es
a s a profound mat hemat ician - - a t t he a ge of
onJ.y 26 !

Steinmetz the family man

Al though unmarried and chi ldless , St einmetz
longed des perate l y f or a f ami ly of h i s own .
Thereore , i t was not surpri sing t hat
Steinmetz ' s relationsh i p with h i s laborat ory
as s i stant, Joseph LeRoy Hayden , soon grew into
t hat of f ather a nd son . As a result , he
,...-...
invited Hayden a nd h is wi f e Corinne t o live w _ v h
hi m in h i s Wendell Ave . home . Sh ort l y afte r
their f i rst chi ld J oe was born , Ste i nmetz
lega l l y adopted Hayde n a s his s on. Mi dge and
Bi lly we r e bis t wo other g randch i ldr en .

I n 1892 , the newly created Ge ner al Elect r ic

Company purchas ed the Eickemeyer and Oster he ld

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~pinion ~oll l\t~ult~

Steinmet z ' s r elat i onship with his gr andch r en and the ir f riends was b eautif~l . Hi s
ow, urio s i t y a nd enthusiasm were such that he
met the i rs as i f there we re no d ivid ing l i ne .
He par tic ipated in the chi ldre n ' s l i fe a s if he
we re one o f them . He always stopped his work
t o answer eac h quest i on, t o c onsid er each probl em . He never c ons idered these a s int errupt i ons. When tired, t i me with them rel axed h im.
To hi m, t heir needs wer e pa ramount.
When St einmetz died suddenly on Oct . 16 , 1923 ,
many t r ibutes were offer ed by many of t he
c ountry ' s l e aders. Among t hem was Herb ert
Hoover , then Secretary of Commerc e, who stated :

His mathematica l reasoning broke t he path

f or many of the advances i n e l ectrical
engineering i n r ecent year s and s olved
problems t hat wer e v ita l to the progr es s
of the industry . In his wr itings he has
left engineers a heritage of mathematic s
tha t wi ll endur e, and as a man he has set
us all an example of phy sica l courage and
of devoti on t o our l ife work .

Stei nmetz in his 1914 De troit El ectric, a long

with the grandchildren Midge, Bi lly , and Joe,
and his adopted son, Joseph Hayden .

The r esul ts of l as t Friday ' s Opi nion Poll are

shown bel ow. Question #10: I f Proposition 13,
as pass ed this week in Ca l ifornia, were put on
the ballot her e in Virgini a, would you vote for
i t?

Yes

55

No

Undecided

Some of t he comments were as fo llows:

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gove.Jtnme.n:t. 066,i.Ual.6 .6hou1.d be. veJty c..Me.6u1. !

Cafeteria will be c losed Saturday

For thos e employees who will be worki ng overtime this Saturday , June 17 - b e sure to b ring
y our lunch or ma ke ot her ar r ang ements on fi rst
shi ft . The caf e teria will b e c l osed due to
work be i ng done on the floo rs . All of the old
wax wil l be str i ppe d o:-f' and new wax put on .
Look for a brighter , c l e ane r f l oor on Monday .
0

G Whiz!
T here is ac tua llv a lake in \fass;\ch usctts w ith 45 letter~ in its nam e
a nd more g's than ;my 1Jther word.

Years of Progress

The lake's na me : Lake Chargoogagoog1ua11chi1nggagoggc:ha u bu nagunga

ma ~1 gg .

'\'ow try to pronounce it ...

Personal share statement has personal values for each of us '

should check out how well your GE retir ement
income stands up even though retirement may be
years away . "
Bob a lso poi nts out that i f you ' re withir
of 10 years of retirement you s hould give a
great dea l more attent i on to this aspect of
the statement . "Check out how well your esti mated retirement i ncome o~ pension and Social
Security combined stacks up against your takehorne pay . See if you are making use of
Savings & Security Program features to g ive
your retirement income a boost .
"And , " he says , ''take a look at the amount
of money it would take to duplicate your GE
pension benefits if you purchased such benefits
at age 65 . Compare that with the relatively
small arr.ount y ou will have c ontributed t o the
plan at age 65 .

Roy Rexrode (left) and Bob Broughrnan dis cuss

some of the features of the personal shar e
statement . Roy works in Maintenance and drives
the shuttle bus between the Main Plant, Meadows
Building and the Turner complex .

AUGUSTA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMEN T

"Whether your age is 25 , 30 , 40 , 50 , or 60 ,

the Personal Share Stat ement distributed t oday
will have value for you . "
So says 3ob Br oug hman , employee benefits
specialist here in Waynesboro .

The Augu st a County Fire Dept . is sponsori ng

the Tommy Sco tt Cou nt ry & Western Show to be
hel d at Wilson Memo ri al Hi gh Schoo l Au di to ri um,
on June 21. Tic kets are ava il ab l e from the
fire dept . or see Ray Cl i ne, Rm. 248, ext. ~6 .

''Fi rst th i ng you can do , if you ' ve kept your

previ ously issued Per sonal Share Statements , is
see how your bene fits have increased thr ough
improvements and pay increases . Last year ' s
pay increas es escalat ed s uch GE benefits as
pens i on , life i n suranc e, l ong- term disabil ity
insurance , S&SP values , Income Extension Aid ,
and pay fo r vacations , holidays , and sick
time, " Bob says .

SCOG EE SOFTBALL SCH EDULES FOR NE XT WEE K

"Also , you should r emember that the figures

shown on thi s year ' s Personal Share will climb
again , almost immediately , for hourly and nonexempt- salar i ed employe es with t he general pay
increase of lat e June .If
But it ' s not just finding out how much more
you ' re going to get that ' s important , says Bob .
"The GE benefits pac kage t ries to provide the
best poss i ble broad r a nge of benefits t o fit
the needs of the average employee . You c a n use
the figures on y our stat ement to de termine
whether , in your indi v i dual circumstances , y ou
may wish to give greater emphasis to a particular area t hr ough outs i de pur chases . And you

SWA P S H O P

HOUSE FOR RENT

4

B~ : GDVI E W

HTS-July 1-Ref . Regd. - $275- 942- 1437

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The followin g is the schedule for the SCOGEE

team in t he men's slow- pi tch softba l l league.
Monday , June 19
DuPon t vs GE #2
Tuesday, Ju ne 20
Powe 11 & Co . vs GE #1
FMC vs GE #2
Wednesday , June 21
Va . Pane l vs GE #1

Basic Park 7: 10 p.m.

North Park 6:00 p.m.
Nort h Park 7: 10 p. m.
Basic Par k 6: 00 p.m.

The followin g is the schedu l e f or the SCOGEE

team i n the women's slow- pi t ch sof tball league.
Wednesday , June 21
Met ro s vs SCOGEE

Nor t h Park 7:1 0 p. m.

!Jn A jtjt"lecialion
1 would like. :t.o :t.ha.nk ill 06 my 6!U.e.nd.6 a.:t. GE 60.li
;the. v-<Aw , g-l6:t..6 , and c.aAd6 , and ..Lli:t.ltoduc..e. :t.he.m
:t.o BJU.a.n Ke.dh , my 7 lb ., 5,lz oz . baby boy, boJtn
June. 5.
LoMa-lne. May}.) - QC

This thank you was first run on the 13th and we

i nadvertently l eft off the signature . We wish tc
apologize to Lorraine and Brian Keith .

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
.

VOL. XX NO. 26

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

June 19, 1978

New Agreement with EEOC Improves Training,

Job Opportunities for Women, Minorities
Programs to improve opportunities for minorities and women to compete for highe~-rated
jobs are key items in an agreement which General Electric has reached with the government's
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Under the five-year agreement, GE will establish a Company-wide promotion incentive
program with a financial commitment of $10.6 million. The money will be used for
incentive bonuses to encourage minorities and .women to seek out and accept promotion
opportunities in job areas they traditionally have not entered.
Besides the promotion incentive program, there are other important provisions of the
new agreement which further improve employment opportunities for all GE employees. The
agreement calls for the Company to continue its job-posting and self-nomination promotion
systems. There will be increased employee ~raining opportunities at selected locations
to help employees improve their qualifications for skilled jobs. There will be special
communication programs for managers about this settlement. A reporting system will be
established to monitor the progress of implementing the new agreement.
General Electric estimates that potential cost of existing and new affirmativeaction provisions of the agreement is slightly more than $30 million distributed over
the term of the agreement.
The new agreement resolves the 1973 charge by the EEOC that GE's employment practices
could have the effect of discriminating against women and minorities . Similar charges
were filed by EEOC at that time against several other large companies and unions. GE is
the first to reach a settlement with the EEOC.
"In reaching the agreement with the EEOC, the Company spent many months auditing and
investigating all aspects of its employment practices," explained Frank Doyle, Vice
President, Employee Relations. "The provisions of the agreement reflect that General
Electric has not been found guilty of a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Rather, the settlement represents a thorough effort by General Electric to make certain
that all its personnel practices and employment procedures comply with the letter and
spirit of the law."
The agreement formalizes a number of GE programs, activities, and commitments -some new and others which are already in place. Key elements are as follows:
PROMOTION INCENTIVES
Under this agreement, the new Promotion Incentive Program will pay bonuses of $500 or
$800 to minorities and women who successfully move upwa.rd to certain higher-rated jobs.
Criteria for payment of a bonus, as well as its size, depends on the level of the promotion
and the employee's successful job performance.
(Continued on Page 2)

New Agreement with EEOC ...

Promotion Incentives (Continued)
The bonuses will be paid from April 1, 1976,
to the present and through the five-year period
of the agreement, or until the $10.6 million
Company-wide commitment is used up. The April
'76 starting date was established to recognize
eligible employees who accepted promotions to
qualifying jobs during the long period of negotiations to work out the details of the
Promotion Incentive Program.
"The incentive payments are an affirmativeaction step to encourage certain groups of
employees to qualify for and move into jobs
with more responsibilities, 11 explained Doyle.
"Promotions will still be based on perfonnance,
qualifications, and in accordance with local
practice."
OPEN PROMOTION SYSTEMS
Open Promotion Systems, already in place at
most locations, are a key part of this new
agreement. While there may be slight variances
from one location to another, all open promotion systems will have the following characteristics:
- Opportunities will exist for employees
to request consideration for promotion
to all open hourly and nonexemptsalaried jobs as well as exempt-salaried
jobs through position level 9.
- Amethod of infonning employees of
available "open jobs" will be in place.
- A written document detailing the open
promotion procedure will be available
to employees.
-

Information about the open promotion

system will be conununicated to
employees at least annually and all
managers will be instructed on the
system at their particular location.

Unsuccessf~ob

notified.

- Hiring and promc

manager and empl
be reviewed by a
than the hiring
they are proper.

"Our experience wit

indicates that they a
for employees' upward
"These provisions of
strengthen already e~
HOURLY EMPL
To help hourly empl
skilled jobs, special
be implemented or ex~
tions. Apprentice-tr
expanded and maintair
per year to enable st
participate and quali
Skilled job tra~g
accommodate 500 ._ ....ter
Company-wide. Object
for the training pro~
and minority males a
available opportuniti
WAGE MOC
An audit of the hoL
ducted as part of the
employment practices,
increased on certain
held by women at a fe
regularly assigned tc
special lump-sum wage
1, 1975, to the date
effective.

""

ca1._ .dates will be

:ion decisions -- both
1yment office -- wi 11
1 individual other
ranager to insure
open promotion systems
e an effective vehicle
mobility," Doyle noted.
:he agreement will
sting programs. 11
1

,YEE TRAINING
1yees prepare for highertraining programs will
1nded at selected localining programs will be
!d at a level of 1,000
11 more employees to
:Y for skilled-craft jobs.
ril~e established to
ng _.ainees. annually,
ves will be established
ams to provide females
~ir percentage of the
!S

:FICATIONS
ly-wage structure, constudy of GE's overall
resulted in rates being
1ourly jobs predominantly
' locations. Employees
those jobs will be paid a
payment dating from July
:he new.rates become

EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
Modifications to employment office procedures
are being made so that people applying for work
at GE from outside the Company will have
greater knowledge about open jobs.
NUMERICAL OBJECTIVES
As part of the new settlement GE will establish numerical 9bjectives for females and
minority males in specific work categories
called "work zones." These numerical
objectives, expressed as a percentage of
opportunities for open jobs, are based on the
availability of females a~d male minorities in
the location's labor supply. Designed to be
realistic at each location, the numerical
objectiv~s provide a method for monitoring the
effectiveness of the Company's affinnative
actions.
REAFFIRMS LONG-STANDING POLICY
While the new .agreement.reaffirms General
long-standing policy of providing
employment, training, compensation, promotions,
and all other conditions of employment without
regard to race, color, national origin, or sex,
it also recognizes the evolution that has taken
place in equal opportunity laws by providing
these new affinnative-action steps, Doyle
noted.
Electric~s

"The agreement is one more step in the continuing development of General Electric's
employee relations practices to meet the
changing needs of society and of the Company's
highly diversified businesses," he said. "It
spells out the Company's intentions and its
conunitment to insure that our most important
-- is neither wasted
resource -- our employees
nor under-uti 1i zed. 11
See Page 4 for statement by GE's Board Chairman,
Reginald H. Jones.

TO ALL GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEES:

General Electric is pleased to have reached this agreement with the

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Effective implementation of the
agreement is now a major Corporate objective.
The settlement builds on a long Company tradition of working to eliminate
discrimination in hiring and promotion practices. It also recognizes the
evolution in attitudes and law that has taken place in the past decade. It
carries us a further step forward by providing a fair and equitable framework
within which all employees have an equal chance to realize their vocational
goals.
This agreement benefits everyone -- the Company, all employees, and
society. It represents a sizable investment in people -- people who will
hold key responsibilities in our Company and society in the future. The
agreement is a further public reaffinnation of our belief that equal employment
opportunity programs are good business because they create a stronger General
Electric which is both competitive in the marketplace and socially responsible.
Reginald H. Jones

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 28

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Ju ne 29 1978

Two ICD engineers receive 30 yr.

service awards
He joined GE as a trainee in the Contr ol Div .
at Schenectady. In 1948, he worked in the
Industry Control Dept. In 1955 , he became a
Technical Specialist in the Specialty Control
Dept . at Waynesboro . Since then, he has had
various assignments in NC Engineering and presently holds the position of Sr . Techni cal
Spec i alist in t he Machining Center Engineer ing
Unit for the Industrial Control Dept.

GE, Honeywell Reach

Agreement

Left to right: R. L. Quickel, Mgr. - Specialty &

Offshore Products, W. Alvarez, Mgr .-ICD Engineering, J . M. Rhoades, C. R. Lundstrom, and J. C.
Kenyon, Mgr. - Machining Center Engineering .
John M. Rhoades and Curt Lundstrom both completed 30 years of GE servic e recently .
John, a native of Venedocia , Ohio , earned his
ESME degree from Ohio State University. He
j oined the Company on the Eng ineer ing Program
and completed the Creat ive Engineering Program
in 1951.
In 1951 he became a Control & Fuel System
Designer in the Aircraft Gas Turbine Dept . at
Lynn, Mass. In 1953 he relocated in Schenectady
in the Engineering Laboratory. John was transferred to the Specialty Control Dept. here i n
Waynesboro in 1955. In 1965, he worked at the
Computer Dept . in Phoenix , Ar iz., but at the end
of the year he returned to Waynesboro . Since
Jan. 1968, he has held various positions in NC
Engineering and at the present time is a Lead
~ineer in the Specialty & Offshore Products
~.igineering Group for the Industrial Control
Dept.
Curt was born in Sweden and grew up in Worcester ,
Mass. , and is a graduate of Wentworth Institute,
Boston, Mass.

General Electric and Honeywell announced

earlier this mo nth that they have reached an
agreement in princi ple to combine the worldwide operations of General Electric 1 s
Timesharing Ma rketing Operations in the Un ited
Kingdom, Europe, and Austra lia. The new company wi 11 be 84 per cent owned by General
Electric and 16 per cent owned by Honeywe 11 .
Honeywell is now the exclu~ive distributor of
General Electric's Mark III<!9computer services
in the U. K. , Italy , and Australia. The other
major countries of Western Euro pe are served by
HB Network Information Services, a company
jointly held by Honeywell and Compagnie des
Machines Bull, whose minority interest Honeywell
has been negotiating to purchase.
Plans for the new company call for improved
integration of the ma rketi ng and support capabilities of t his globa l network information
services business. The new compa ny wi ll be in
a better posi ti on to ta ke advantage of the
rapidly growing worldwide demand for such services and to better serve customer needs for
remote access data processing services throu ghout the world.
The new company is scheduled to beg i n operations November 1, 1978, contingent upon
necessary corporate and governmental approvals.
0

Vacation is that period of time when

you are too active and too tired on
your own time.

Summer Employment
The News- Virginian and the union publi cations
have printed a series of letters concerning
summer employment in GE-Waynesboro. We think
it's t ime to set the record straight.
In July 1975 a number of hourl y empl oyees were
on lack of work. Ma na gement made the decision
to recall those employees for inventory and
maintenance work instead of hiring college students. In 1976 and 1977 we had no laid off
employees and sons and daughters of GE emp 1oyees
were hired.
The inventory jobs require reading, writing,
and simple arithme tic skills. The maintenance
jobs are general cl eaning, grass cutting, etc.
Any college student rega rdless of major or
spec ific course tra ining is fu ll y qualified to
perform t hese jobs satisfactori ly barring
phys i cal li mitations. We, therefore, selec ted
students from all fields. In addition to these
bas i c ski ll s jobs we have also had a number of
temporary sa la ried positions which require
specific education and training . These jobs
have al ways been filled by the most qualified
candidates. Children of employees are given
preference only i f ful ly qualified .
GE Management never told the union or students
there wou ld be no summer employment. Early th is

year when i t appeared we would not have a

sufficient number of new jobs to reca ll all g.t.,._
the employees on lack of work, we ra i sed the
question of i nventory wi th the uni on officers.
We asked them to survey the emp l oyees on lack
of work to determine the i r interest in temporary
work for 3 or 4 weeks and to give us their
recommendations for manpower for inventory . The
union officials never answered our request.
We, therefore, made the decis i on to offer t he
work to employees on l ack of work. We believed
i t to be in the best i nterest of all our
employees' child ren to al ert t hem that we wou ld
not be hi r i ng col l ege students for i nventory,
wh i ch meant there wou l d be very few if any
summer jobs . We encouraged them to seek other
employment.
In April and May managers made several
requests f or Engineeri ng, Marketing, and Finance
students t o fill specifi c openings. , and students wi t h qua li ficat ions for t he specific jobs
were hired.

The Employment Office, during th is same time

period, ca lled our laid off hour ly employees
and scheduled 47 to work inventory. In the last
t wo weeks 20 have changed their minds and refused the work. In add ition, employees who were
not eli gibl e for two weeks vacation have ref ~d
ma intenance work and we were short 7 people , .
first week and 3 the second. We are now
offering those l ack of work employees who are
The EXPO ' 78 Fair explodes on the scene for a
work i ng i nventory the maintenance work fo ll owed
week of exciting events running from Monday,
by inventory, or 5 weeks work. The add i tiona l
July 17 , through Saturday , July 22. This annual
20 inventory jobs are being offered to college
project of Augusta EXPO offers a n ever- expanding
students . Because of our earl i er warning many
variety of attractions ranging from commercial
of the students have summer jobs and have tur ned
and industrial exhibits, agricultural and homedown our jobs.
making exhibits, horse shows, midway rides,
The poi nt is , i t wou l d have been easy for us
tractor pulls, and local talent to name enternot
to have notified the students but we wanted
tainment .
to be fair. We also wanted as many as possible
Opening the fair on Monday night will be the
to get summer employment.
ever popular Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass.
The second major point is, we must hire the
Tuesday will be highlighte d by the Dairy Show
and Mini Modified and Powder Puff Tractor Pulls . best qual i fied peopl e if we are to ma in ta in our
competiti ve position. Students i n Engineering,
On Wednesday you can s ee the Horse Show andMiss
Marketing, and Fi nance programs are the ones
EXPO Pageant. The Four- Wheel Drive Pull and
most
li kely to qualify and be needed for summer
Beef and Swine Shows are on Thursday. The week
work
and
empl oyment after graduation.
will be rounded out with Friday ' s "Bluegrass
Day " with the Osborne Br others , and Saturday ' s
The nearly 3000 GE jobs and the $45,000,000
Farm Tractor Pull and Super Stock and Modified
payroll in Waynesboro are dependent upon satis Tractor Pull.
fied customers. Sati sfied customers depend upon
qual i ty products and a competiti ve price. We
Adding to the schedule will be nightly perwill conti nue to hire the best qual i fied people
formances by the " Swaying Bilros, " a sky pole
to maintain our competi t i ve position.
act, the appearance of a number of local bands

EXPO '78 Fair

and an expanded "Ole McDonald ' s Farm" for kids

of all ages.

THANK YOU

With prized blue ribbons and hard cold cash

the rewards for exhibit winners, everyone is
encouraged to contact the EXPO off ice (337- 2552)
for details .

I wou,ld uke. .:to .:thank e.veA.yone. 601t .:the. CMM

and .:the.Alt .:though.:t6LLlnu-0 dwUng my ho.t.pdal
-0.:tu..y .
h
Jo n Wol6

l-( z c,/ 7 ~

Proof of identity now required for SS nos.

Beginning May 15, everyone applying for a sosecurity number will need to provide evidt.. .. -e of his or her age and identity, Don I.
Wortman, Acting Commissioner of Social Securit y ,
announced recently .
Most affected by the change will be nativeborn applicants under 18. To establish their
date of birth, these people will need to submit
a public or religious record of birth. If a
birth or baptismal certificate is not available ,
another document may be used if it is at least
1 year old and shows information such as the
applicant ' s name, address, age, signature or
photograph.
They must submit a second record such as a
vaccination record, school record or driver ' s
license, to establish identity. Parents applyi ng for a soc i al security number for their
presc hool children will need to furnish only a
birth record if no other record of age or
identity has been established for the child.
Applicants under 18 need not appear in person
at a social security office to apply for a
number and submit documents . They can apply by
mail, and their documents will be returned to
them by mail .
~he new requirements are des i gned to protect
t.
ipplicant ' s social security record by helping to assure that it is complete and accurate, "
Wortman said . "These procedures will help prevent another person from misusing a social
security number , either knowingly or unknowingly ."
Applicants 18 and over must apply in person at
a social security office and bring with them a
birth certificate and another document proving
identity.
Since most people 18 and older already have a
social securit y number, each applicant will be
interviewed to make sure that he or she has
never been given a number before. The SSA interviewer will cert i fy that the interview took
place and that the applicant submi tted documentation.
Foreign- born applicants of any age must submit
evidence of their U. S . citizenship or their alien
status to show they are lawfully admitted to the
U.S. Procedures for this group are unchanged .
~

Anyone who has lost his social security card

and who applies for a replacement must show a
driver ' s license, voter registration card,
school identification card, or other proof of
i~ity.
The social security office will check
t
.ew application against information already
in the applicant's record before issuing a
replacement card .
Under old procedures, persons under 18 did not
need to prove their identity to get a social
security number. Those 18 and older were re-

quired to establish their identity , but could

apply by mail and send in documentation with the
application.
Persons applying for a replacement card were
not required to establish ident i ty i f they could
produce any part of the old card , or if they
knew their social security number .
Besides helping to assure the integrity of an
applicant ' s social secur ity number, t he new
procedures will hel p the applicant later in life
when he applies for benefits in future years ,
Wortman said . Since his age will have been
established at the time he received his number,
he may not need to submit proof of age a s econd
time .
People applying for a new or rep lacement ca rd
under the new pr ocedures are urged to apply well
in advance of the time they will need the number
-- at least six weeks . Each year social
security issues 7 million new numbers and about
4. 4 million repl acement cards.
People who have questions about the new pr ocedures can call any social security office .
The telephone number is listed in the direct ory
under U.S . Government .
Stricter requirements on soc i al security numbers were required by the 1972 soc i al security
amendments , which said that all applications
would have to submit evidence to establi sh age,
identity, and citizenship or alien status. Due
to large workloads, SSA applied the evidence
requirements only to applicants for new numbers
who were foreign born, to welfare recipients,
and to those 18 or older . Congress was notified
of this procedure in 1973.

Special awards for

patentees
In this, GE' s centennial year, there will be
various speci al awards and celebrations . One of
these is a specia l awards program for patents
issued and patent doc kets opened this year.
Each employee issued a patent will receive a
plaque engraved with his or her name and the
patent number. A personali zed certificate
mounted in plasti c will be given to each employee who opens a patent docket . These special
recognition award~ will carry the GE 100 symbol
and are intended to emphasize the importance of
innovation to the Company's past and continuing
progress.
Awards for those who have already rece ived a
patent or opened a docket between January and
now will be presented in a f~w _ months.
0

Drive carefully!
You a re the other driver's other
driver.

August 1 deadline for contest

The deadline for submitting posters in the
GE Centennial poster contest is August 1, just
two weeks after shutdown. It wi 11 be here before
you know it so don't forget. The contest is
open to all children and grandchildren of GE
employees who are i n kindergarten through the
12th grade .
A certifi cate of partic i pation will be presented to each youngster who submi ts a poster
and a total of 10 prizes will be awarded ranging
from a GE portable bl ack and white TV to GE
portable radios.
The poster must measure approximately 14" by
22" and illustrate what the entrant believes
will represent the role of GE products or
services in the future.
Al l posters shoul d be mailed to: Bob
Broughman, Re l ations, Rm. 105, no l ater than

August 1. Prizes are tentatively scheduled to

be awarded August 28. Posters become the ...-....
property of the Ge nera l Electric Co.

The purpose of th is contest is not only to

celebrate the past achievements of GE but also
t o encourage everyone to look to its future, to
dream of the great strides we will be mak ing i n
the next hundred years .

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FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

ANNOUNCEMENT

5 Yea rs

SOFTBAL L SCHEDULES
Below is the schedu l e for the rest of t hi s
season for the SCOGEE team in the men's sl owpi tch softball league.
Monday, July 17
GE #1 vs Va . Panel
GE #2 vs FMC
Tuesday, July 18
GE #2 vs DuPont
Wednesday, Ju ly 19
GE #1 vs Powell & Co .
Monday, Jul y 24
GE #2 vs GE #1
Tuesday, July 25
DuPont vs GE #1
Wednesday, Ju ly 27
Powell &Co. vs GE #2

Basic Park 6:00 p.m.

Basic Park 7:10 p. m.
Basic Park 6:00 p. m.
Basic Park 6:00 p.m.
Basic Park 8:20 p.m.
North Park 6:00 p.m .
North Park 8:20 p.m.

Below is the schedule fo r the rest of this

season for t he SCOGEE team in the women's slowpitch softbal l league .
Monday, July 17
WCH vs SCOGEE
Monday, Ju ly 24
Crompton vs SCOGEE

JacksonWilson

6:00 p.m.

JacksonWil son

7:10 p.m.

GE RET IREES ASSOC IATION MEETING

The regul ar meeting of the GE Retirees Association will be held at Perkins Pancake House,
Wed nesday , July 5, at 11:30. Mr. Lou i s Spi llman
will be the guest speaker.

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W. R. A6hby
C. L. Campbell.
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BlaadnJabile visit

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August 9 and 10 . Signup cards will be distributed next week. If you haven ' t receivedacard
by t he end of next week, and you wish to be a
donor , not i fy your foreman or supervisor and
ask h im/her to contact Cary Osborne on ext .
1118 . Only those people who wish to donate

blood should return a card t o Relations .

June McNair, Red Cross Bloodmobile Coordinator, has asked that we remind all donors to
bring their donor cards with them Sor their
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coordinate their donor records and these cards
wil l be of gr eat help .

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appeal for r egister ed nurses to help in their
visit here. If any of your family or friends
are registered nurses please ask them if they
would be interested in assisting with the
Bloodmobile . If so , they can contact J une
McNair , 942- 6261 .
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fL 3ystems Software, and appointment of Henry
P . (Hank) Dozier as Subsection Manager , was
announced Monday by Cliff Jones , Acting Mgr .Engi neering .
A native of Macon , Ga. , Hank graduated from
Geor gia Tech in 1954 with a BSIE degree .
Following t wo years in the U. S . Army , he worked
with computer systems for the B & 0 Railr oad
unti l he joined the General Electr ic Co . inl961.
His initial assignment was in Ch i cago , as
Central Region Software Special ist. In 1962 he
transferred to Hotpoint and c ompleted the BTC
program i n 1965 . Joining the Industrial
El ec tronics Div . headquarters in Charl ottesville
in 1965, he specialized in systems des i gn for
numerical c ontrol , proc e ss computers , and manuf acturing automation applications . Systems
design and pr oject nanagement continued through
assignments at Manufacturing and Process Automation Systems at West Lynn , Mass ., Corporat e
Consulting Services at Bri dgeport , Conn ., and
Wilmington Manufacturing Dept . at Wilmington ,
N.C.

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each month of 1978 are as fo ll ows:

He is married to the fo r mer Francese . Mitchell

of Bedford, Va . and they have four children :
B ~ - 19 , Betsy - 16, Lisa - 15 , and Mitch -12 .
TL . _'amily will move to Waynesboro as soon as a
suitable home is selected.
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Sherando Lake , beginning at 9 : 00 a.m. , on a
first-come , first - serve basis. You wi ll need
your SCOGEE membership card to get in so be s ur e
to carry it wi th you .

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were awarded after a visit by Mr . R. Row of
Boeing Aer ospace, Seattle , '.fash ., to t he hi-~
relay faci l ity .
The Inertial Upper Stage ( IUS) is an extremely
versatile , mul ti - stage , solid- fueled r oc ket
designed to carry Spa ce Shuttle payloads either
t o orbit s not attai nable by the Shut tle Orbiter
or onto interplanetary trajector ies . I t also
has been chosen as the upper stage for the U. S .
Air Forc e ' s Titan III rocket .
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subassemblies . The relays go from here to
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In the May 19th issue of the PLANT NEWS th i s

year we featured an article on the Voyager
flights and some of the GE products on- board .
We learned recently that GE relays , made here
i n Waynesboro , are a lso aboard the Voyagers .
Specifically, these relays are the 3SBM1092A2
micro- miniature, 4- pole l atch ing rel ay which
were chosen for their rel iability , size , and
weight . They are inco rporated into the power
modules of the t hree systems NASA and the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) built . Voyagers 1
and 2 are the in- flight s ystems and the third
system is on the ground . This ground system i s
used as a simulator to aid in solving problems
wi th the other two . There have been a fe w
problems which have been successfully resolved .
The Voyager project , orig i nally called Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn (MJS) , was begun last year with
the l aunch of Voyager 2 on August 20 , 1977 ,
followed by Voyager 1 on September 5 , 1977 . The
actual systems were built by JEL. The building
i n whi ch they were built , located in Cal i fo rnia ,
is similar to the " fi l tered air clean room'' in
this plant. Just magnify this r oom in .your mind
into a three- story building and you have a fair
idea of its size . We understand , though , that
you would really have to see it to appreciate
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its awesomeness .
Because t he Voyagers c ould not be ready in
time the Mars, Jupiter, Saturn window could not
be made and the targets were changed t o Jupiter,
Saturn , and at the last moment , Uranus . At last
r eport the vehic les were perfo rming well and
should be able to complete their assig ned tasks
between March 1979 and January 1986 as scheduled .

The IUS c onsists of a family of solidpropellant vehi cles which wi ll provide the capab i l ity to perform the majority of NASA and Dept .
of Defense Shutt le- related missions . It is to
be oper ational i n mi d- 1980 with pr oduct i on
del iver i es scheduled to begin in late 1980 .
IUS operat ional flights are expected to continue
i nto 1991 .
The IUS is be ing developed under contract to
the Ai r Force Space and Missile Systems Or gan i zation (S.AMSO) , executive agent fo r all Dept . of
Defense activities pertaining to NASA ' s Space
~ransport ation System .
H. F . (Hugh) Rober tshaw , .:ielay Sales
Specialist and R. T. (D i ck) Weber , Manag er - Relay
Q. C. and Engineering , had previously visited
Boei ng to resolve t he SJ?eci:'icati on requiret"
ments . This effor t was supported by the
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professional team of D. F . (Dan) Kowats , D. w.
(Dex) Loeble , R. C. (Bob) Shoebridge , and C. S .
(Scott) Winfield .

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orbiter whi ch brings it to l ow Earth orbit . I n
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who received the June 26 gen eral pay increase .
Thi s occurred because the b en e f it s pai d by many
plans are tied t o an i ndiv iduals' earnings s o
that as pay goes up , it increase s the benef its '
values .

SAVINGS PLAN : Part i cipants in t he Savings

Secur ity Pr ogram wi ll have more i nves ted in v.s.
Savings Bonds , mutual fund units , GE stock , or
l ife ins urance . That ' s because the payr oll deduc t i ons are a per centage o:: earning s . Hi"th GE it
a dding 50 to ever y dollar invested up t o 7% of
earni ngs , t he pa y inc r ease means hi gher Company
payments int o S&SP acc ounts .
AND MORE : Benefit .s will a l s o be higher t o ~ .~
employe e s using the Income Bxt ens ion Aid Plan
during l ayoff s , thos e e n~ er ing mi l i t ary ser vi c e ,
attendi ng an a nnua l mi li tar~' r e s e r ve enc ampment ,
carrying out jury duty , or absent due to a
death in t he fam i l y .

Just as t he recent Per sona l Shar e Statements

showed the i mpr ov ed ben efit s whi ch r e s ul ted fr om
1977 ' s two pay incr eases t otal i ng 46 an hour or
more , next year' s s t atements will r e f lect the
higher benefits values f r om the June raise and
the c ost- of- living pa y adjustment coming in
November .
As a reminder of how a pay i ncrease aff ects
s pecific b enefit s , h ere ' s a b rief summary :

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a year , t h e guaranteed monthly p ens i on is based
on a t able in which the pens i on goe s up f or each
$300 increase in average annual ear ni ngs . Th i s
pay incr ea se wil l boo st many i nto a h i gher pensi on b racket.
SOCI AL SECURITY: Monthly Social Sec ur i ty
checks at retirement time are a ls o based on
annua l earning s s o another source of r etirement
i ncome is f avorably a f fected by thi s pa y increase .
GE I NSURANCE PLAN : Mor e f r ee life insurance
($2 mor e fo r every $1 increas e i n straight- t i me
earning s ) and more accidental death or dismembe rme nt i nsurance . Weekly sickness andacc i dent
bene f it s can also be affected s i n ce they a r e 60%
of str aight- time earni ngs , wi th a max imum weekly
payment of $175 .
LONG- TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE : Benef i ts
under t h i s optiona l pla n ar e r elated t o annual
straight- time earn i ngs . Those additional
dol l ar s i n t he paycheck wi ll b e given a dded protection in the event of disabil i ty over a l ong
period .
VACATION , HOLIDAY , AND SI CK PAY : These too
are based on normal s trai g ht- time earning s s o

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for Busch Gardens

FOR SALE
MOBIL E HOME--Good cond- - 2 BR-- 942- 5577 or
885- 2818
75 MONT EGO MX-- AC-PB-PS--$2200 or best offer
943-4387

Discount t i ckets are now avai l able in Relation s f or Busch Gar dens near Willi ams burg . The
cost of these t i c kets i s $7 . 90 v s . t he $8 . 75
cost at the gate . These ti cket s must be paid
fo r when p i cked up and please be s ure to bring
c ash . No c hecks will be a c cept ed . It woul d
a lso be ext remely helpful i f you could bring the
c or rec t amount .
The t ickets can b e purchas ed f r om Cary Osborne
in Rel at i ons bet we en 2 : 00 p.m . and 4 : 00 p.m . on
Mondays and Fri day s . The f ir s t 100 purchasers
will r ec eive a f r ee copy of t he off i c i al
souvenir book .
Thes e t i ckets wil l b e good f or the res t of the
season whi ch lasts through October 29 .

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GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 30

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

J ul y 28 , 1978

Waynesboro GE in national study of government

regulations' costs
General Electric is participating in a project
called the Cost of Regulations Study (CORS) to
f i nd out how muc h cert ain federal regulations
are costing i ndustry and thus may be adding to
problems such as i nflation and unemployment .
The project is being conducted nat ionwide by the
Bus ines s Roundtable , an association of business
exe cutives of major U. S . compani es.
Bob Broughman , Mgr .- Benefits & Servi ces, and
Al Saufley , Mgr. - Int ernal Auditing , a r e this
plant' s CORS coordinator s. They said that i n
the next few months a group of local GE pe ople
will b e checki ng this plant ' s cost records and
asking questions to obt ain information to be
included in the Company- wide survey .
company 's costs are important to i ts
e1...t'1oyees ," Bob said, "because a rise i n costs
usually r esult s in a h i gher selling price on the
products turned out by employee s . Higher
selling price s, in turn , reduc e a company ' s

chances of beating out a competitor for a customer ' s or der. Thi s is especially important
when the c us tome r doesn't s ee more v alue in the
hi gher- pric e d product -- whi ch is often the case
when the h i gher cos ts have resulted from government regulations ."

Effects on Jobs
" The overall purpose of CORS , " explained Al ,
"is to pr ov ide Congress and t he government ' s
r egulatory agenci e s with a base of knowledge
about the e ffect of present regulat i ons on the
nat ion ' s e conomy . GE is one of 50 c ompanies
i nvolve d i n the project . "
In r ec ent months there has been considerable
publ ic dis cussion about the need for c hanges in
the laws r egarding government regulations on
bus iness . Many f eel that too- fas t growth in
r egulations has added to i nflation , hurt the
ab ility of U. S. compani es to compete in world
markets , a nd reduced the amount of money companies coul d i nvest in job- producing plants and
equipment .
In particul ar , t he study will be addi ng up t he
incr emental bus ines s cost s incurred as a res ult
of the Company ' s following t he regulations of
t he Envir onmental Pr otect ion Agency , the Equal
Empl oyment Oppor tunit y Commission , t he
Employment Retirement I n come Secur i ty Act , the
Dept . of Energy , the Federal Trade Commission,
and the Oc cupational Safet y & Health Admin .

ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE BOWLING LEAGUE

FMP graduates honored

Fall 1977 and Spring 1978 graduates of the
Financial . Management Program were honored recently at a d inner in Ly nchburg . Pictur ed
a'
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a~ ~n is dinner .
Left to r i ght : Pe rry Reynol ds ,
Spec ial i st- Lease Systems & Acctg. ; Charlene
Ki llian, Mgr .-Service Costs ; and Mike Hulser ,
Analyst - Mfg . Operations . Jack Housley (far right),
Mgr . - Di stribution Cost & Leas i ng , is
Waynesbor o ' s FMP coordinator .

The SCOGEE men ' s bowling l e ague , bowling on

Wednesday nights , wi ll have possibly 4- 6 openings for new teams this c omi ng fall . They
s tart bowl i ng at 6 : 15 p . m. If anyone has a
t eam or wi shes to form one for these openings
ple ase contact Bob Dedrick (ext . 1353) or
Hatl ey Mabr y (ext . 1610).
Also , the re will be a meeting of all team
captains on Wednesday , Aug. 2 , at 4 : 35 in the
main plant cafet eria . The purpose is to
or ganize this year' s league.

THE FIRST HUN DRED YEARS

Th e beginning of the Electrical Age
Steam was king in Machinery Hall at America ' s
1876 Centennial Exposition .
There , cr owds r egarded an electric dynB.r.10
lighting a tiny , bri lliant arc light as merely
a curiosity . Few saw it as the symbol of the
electrical age that was already at hand as
i ndividual-electri cal geniuses produced a
burgeoning flow of discover i es from their small
workshops .

THE EARLY EXPERIMENTERS

Charles F. Brush was experimenting successfully with dynamos and a r c lighting in
Cleveland. Professor El i hu Thomson , who was
astounding Philade lphians at the Frankl in
I nstitute with demonst r ations of dynamos and
arc lights , joine d with a colleague , Professor
Edwin J . Houston, to build and install a dynamo
and four a r c lamps to i llumi nate Fuller ' s
bakery fo r all- ni ght operat i on .
These success e s in arc light i ng caught the
attention of Grosvenor P. Lowrey , the Wall
Street lawyer , and of another one of these
electrica l wizar ds , Thomas A. Edison , who had
begun experiments with a new form of lighting ,
t he incandescent electric lamp. In 1878 , the
same year that Brush ' s "miniatur e moons on
carbon poi nts i n glass globes " lighted four
wi ndows of the John Wanamaker store in
Philadelphi a , Lowrey raised $50 , 000 to finance
Ed i son ' s wor k to develop a commercially
successful incandescent lamp. Lowrey and a
group of i nvestor s formed the Edison Electric
Light Company, wh i ch was the first of the

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become the Gener al Electric Company .
THE INCANDESCENT LAMP GLOWS FOR 40 HOURS
During Edison ' s pursuit of success at his
Menlo Par k workshop , some 1 , 600 mater ials were
tested as filament material for his incande s cent lamp . Then , a year after the Edi son
Electric Li ght Company was fo r med, success :
h i s lamp with a carbonized filament glowed fo r
40 hours . It was a spectacular triumph , s inc e
the young company had brought fo r th a pract ic al
light that could go into homes and offi ces ,
where the arc lamp coulQ not . E0.,;ison' s lamp
was patented in 1880 .
In the decade of the 1880 ' s , the torrent of
electrical inventions and company formations
thrust the electrical age upon Americ a n life -and that of the world as well . The Edison
Machine Works in New York City turned out its
f i rst jumbo Edison dynamo and then r elocated
to establish the first roots of GE in
Schenectady .
EDISON GE CO .
The American Electric Company , located i n
Connect i cut , was acQuired in 1883 by a g r oup of
Lynn, Massachusetts , shoe manufacturer s , headed

Interiior view of Edison ' s lahoratory , Menlo Park, N. J .,

Feb . 22, 1880, showing Edison and his principle assistants .

Edison lamp first corrunercially used.

Carbonized Bristol- board "hor seshoe '
filament . Pr oduced Nov . 1879- May
1880.

Charles A. Coffin. The company was moved t o

Lynn and called the Thomson- Houst on Company , t o
honor the two prof essor s from Philadel phia who
had formed it. With them went their for mer
student and research associate, Edwi n H. Rice,
who was to fi gure prominently i n GE's deve l opment.
In that same period, there were dozens of
other rapidly- growing small companies, like
Brush Electric, Bergmann and Company , Sc huyl er
Elect ric, Van Depoele Electric, Sprague
El ect ric, and s ome bearing the Edison name. A
group of t hem were combined in 1889 into a new
firm, the Edis on General Electric Company .
vf

The stream of e l ect rical developments continued . Edison was testing his firs t electric
rai l road in Menlo Park . Electric light f irst
went to sea when the S.S . Columbia s l id down
the ways. Elihu Thomson , who accidenta lly
discovered the principle of resistance welding
during a Philadelphia lecture, patented t he
electric resistance f urnace . Edison patented
the "Edison Effect" which would later serve as
the basis for the radi o tube . And the batt l e
over direct current and alternating current was
t about settled f or that early era, when
~~lliam Stanley of Pittsfield, Mass . , made
distribution of AC pract ical with hi s dev e lopment of t he first commercial electri c trans former.

Around the

(~ompany

LYNN -

The importance of overseas sales to General

Elec tric jobs was recently brought home to the folks at

the Industrial and Marine Steam Turbine Division. They
built a 25.000 kilowatt steam-turbine generator to supply
a quarter of the electric power needed at the new China
Steel Corporation plant in Kaohsiung , Taiwan . This is the
third GE facility to have built and sold merchandise to this
new plant Previously, GE provided a 6000 horse -power
twin-drive system for the plate mill. and mercury vapor
luminaries for the new plant's internal and external light
ing needs.
SCHENECTADY -

Is there an electric car in your fu

lure? There may be as a result of development work

being done by GE's R&D Center and the Chrysler Cor
poration They're working to develop an electric auto
mobile with a range of 145 miles at 35 mph, and 75 miles
1n stopand-go city driving with a full load of four passen
gers. Powered by high -energy density. lead-acid bat
teries developed by GlobeUnion Inc .. the two vehicles
are scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Department of En
ergy in the spring of 1979.
PLAINVILLE, CONN. -

Whal do you do if your oil rig is

losing thousands of dollars a day because three circuit

breakers are needed to operate it? One oil company in

JWIU offers WI. S.

in Accounting

this predicament made a frantic call to GE's Circuit Pro

lective Devices Department and found that GE 's rapid re
sponse provided the solution. The call came late on
Thursday afternoon. Realizing the urgency of the situa
lion. GE people went into action and the necessary c ir

James Madison University is now offering a

Ma ster of Science (M . S . ) in Acc ount ing d es i gne d
to provide specialized practical and theoretic a l
graduate study in accounting primarily on a
part-time basis during evening hours.
A baccalaureate degree with a maj or in accounting (or its equivalent in business course s ) i s
required of all candidates . Applications are
processed on a continuous basis, and student s
may enter the program in September, June or
January. There is no deadline for applic at i ons .
Please contact Ca ry Osborne in Relations f or
a tentative schedule of fall classes. For f urther information contact Dr . James Fox, Dept .
~ Acc ounting & Finance, James Madison
versity, Harrisonburg, Va. 22807. Telephone:
l (03) 433- 6105.
Application f orms may be obtained from: Dean
of the Graduate School, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, Va. 22807. Telephone: ( 703 )
433- 6466.

cuit breakers were ready by Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning. they were sent via air freight to England and
the oil s tarted flowing again .
SOMERSWORTH , N.H. -

Meter, meter on the wall, the

time of day tells ii all. With the advent of higher electricity

costs. new attention has been focused on prices and
many utility companies now have different rates for dif
ferent periods of the day as well as for different days of
the week. GE Somersworth's new IR-70 watthour meter
enables companies to measure how much electricity a
consumer is using during peak and off-peak hours. It uti
lizes three independent sets of dials that can be pro
grammed and reprogrammed according to a particular
utility's rate schedule . The IR-70 was developed to meet
the growing demand by utilities for meters that will enable
them to encourage consumers to use electricity in off
peak times. thereby balancing out the utilities' electricity
load.

The main reasons we take a physical i nvent ory

each year are :

GaI' land Di ehl l ooks through a box of inventory

cards . These boxes r epresent only a small
port ion of the 60,00 0 cards needed for this
annual pr oject .

1978 Physical Inventory

The followi ng is a short surrunary of the purpose
of the physical inventory by Garland Diehl,
Super visor-Cos t Accounting. Cost Accounting
subsection in Finance is responsible for coordinati ng the inventory .

- Government requirement fo r tax purposes

Company requirement
- Adj ust financial records to accuratel y
reflect actual inventory on- hand
- Adj ust manufacturing rec ords to indicate
actual quantities on- hand for material
ordering and control purposes
It is very important t hat all cards are
written correctly , a ll counts are accurate and
each card is costed correctly. About 60 , 000
cards wi l l be written . Costing of the physical
inventory will be performed by Cost Acc ount ing
personnel beginning t he fol lowing Monday . Preliminary results should be known by the e nd of
September .
The physical inventory is an e~mely important project t hat has a significant impact on
our business. For this reason, it i essential
that everyone involved do a really first class
job, just as they have done i n the past .

SWAP SHOP

The 1978 phys ical inventory starts Monday,

July 31 , with appr oximately 1 , 200 people , consisting of count ers, writers , and auditors ,
partic ipa t ing i n t hi s p roject . The stockrooms
wi ll be i nventoried fi r s t wit h warehouse , raw
material , and collation areas starting later in
t he wee k . Next Friday all assembly and fabr ic a ti on a reas , as well as the plating , painting ,
sh i pp i ng , rec e iving, a nd incoming inspection
areas will be clos ed so we can take the
inv entory in t hes e a r e as . Unless some unexpected problems s hould occ ur, the inventory
should be c omplet ed by 4 : 00 p.m . on Friday .

Question 11

Undec ided

Comments

MA IL TO : Cary Osborne, Rm. 105

Pl ease be sure to have your response i n t he
NEWS office no later than noon, Wednesday, Aug.
2, 1978.

SWAP SHOP
O COR SALE
a =oR RUH
Of RADE
OWAUTED

ROOM 105 - RELATIONS

O R I OE WANTED

ORIOERS WANTEO
OL OST

a FREE

O FOUND

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Are you in favor of

the eight - story apartment comp l ex t o be built
at the int ersect ion of S. Wayne Ave . and 11th
St . her e i n Waynesbor o?

No

1976 DUTCH CRAFT 21' -- sleeps 6-- 943- 8751

Four 2 acre lots
377- 2984

NO.

;()tt PHONE NO.-- - --- - - --- -- -- - - - .(T.-- - - -----

This week ' s questi on is:

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Ads nust be ln R~ 105 no hter t ha n 4: )0 , ~onday preced ing publ lcatlon

d.He . Ads NH no t u.cee d SP4CU provlded .snd only one 4d ltt"i NY be
subrl t tted ~r weel pe r trtiloyee.
The NEW5 ~1 11 not accept i ds over t he
phOr.e under 4ny c i rc1.rs :ances.

pinion lloll

Yes

FOR SALE

The lten(s) re ftrred to In this dd ts/are my pcrsondl propert y dnd ts/

In no wdy conne cte d with ,,,,Y business ven ture .

dre

SIGk4 tuRt

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 31

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

August 4, 1978

Cost control cited

GE first half prof its equal six cents on each sales dollar
Sales of General Electric in the first six
months of 1978 were $9.41 billion, compared to
$8 . 45 billion reported for the 1977 period ,
Chairman Reginald H. Jones has reported . Other
income from operating and non- operat ing sources
was $194.4 million for the first half of 1978,
an increase over the $181 . l million for the
first half of 1977 . Total revenues, including
sales and other income, were $9 . 60 billion for
the first six months of 1978, up 11% from the
comparable period of 1 977.
Earnings for the first six months of 1978 were
$567.2 million - 6 on each sales dollar . This
compares to the $487.3 million reported for the
~rst six months of 1977.
ln the second quarter of 1978, sales were
$4 .96 billion, up from the $4.38 billion reported for the comparable quarter of 1977. Other
income from operating and non- operating sources
was $107 . 8 million for the second quarter of
1978 compared with $1 04.0 million for the same
quarter of 1977. Total revenues, including
sales and other income, were $5 . 07 billion, up
13% from the second quarter of 1977.
Earnings of GE in the second quarter of 1978
were $319.4 million. This was an increase from
the $271. 9 million reported for the second quarter of 1977 .
" Continued strength throughout t he Company and
close attention to cost control resulted in a
good second quarter and first half for GE, " said
Mr. Jones in summarizing results for the various
segments of the Company as follows :
Consumer Products and Services second quarter
earnings continued to show good gains from last
year . Despite prevailing cost- price pressures,
higher earnings and revenues were reported
throughout this segment , particularly by lighting, housewares, and audio products.
Industrial Products and Components earnings
so were up well from the 1977 quarter on
nigher revenues from all operations , with
businesses serving construction markets and
transportation systems being particularly
strong.
Power Systems earnings were significantly
above those for the 1977 second quarter, while

revenues we re up slight l y . Improved results in

the gas turbine and power delivery businesses
were partially offset by a drop in steam
turbine- generator earnings which resulted from
lower scheduled shipments.
Technical Systems and Materials earnings also
showed gains over levels of a year ago, reflect ing higher revenues. The improved quarterly
comparisons were led by engineered materials,
especially plastics.
Foreign Multi -industry Operations earnings
were about the same as for the comparable
quarter of 1977 on somewhat higher revenues.
Although not classified in this segment , exports
from the United States continued well ahead of
last year .
In Natural Resources, principally operations
of Utah International, earnings for the second
quarter of 1978 were $54.2 million, compared
with earnings of $52.9 million in the second

(Continued on pg .

3~

col. 2)

Notice to Hourly Employees:

On Monday, August 7, 1978, notices for four
tests will be posted on the job posting board.
The tests will be for Accumulator- R9, Receiving
Clerk Helper- R9, Tester C- R9 and Tester B- Rl2.
Anyone , no matter what your job classification,
is eligible t o post for these tests. There are
no jobs open for these classifications; we are
simply giving the tests and plan to do this each
quarter.
We will no longer test for each of the four
jobs when they are posted. The testing onceper
quarter will give each employee the opportunity
to take the test. In order to post for the jobs
l isted above, a test with a pass ing grade must
already be in your record. If you are interested in upgrading to a job listed above, or if you
feel you are in danger of being bumped, we suggest that y ou post to take the test .
The notices for the tests will stay on the job
posting board from Monday morning t o Wednesday
morning and the regular job posting form should
be turned in if you are interested in taking any
or all of the above tests .

GE musician discovers Poland while on goodwill tour

How would you l i ke to spe nd t hree weeks touring Poland , playing a gui tar , and enjoying the
company of new and old f riends? Thi s is what
Barry Sullivan did this past July as a member
of the Connor family bluegrass and countrymus i c
band from Covington .
Barry and Vance , Victor, Lisa, and Marva
Connor, along with 55 other performer s , madethe
goodwill tour of Poland sponsored by Friendshi p
Ambassadors . The other gr oups included gymnastic
and choral performers . They toured six cities Warsaw , Lublin, Kielce , Cr acow , Katowice , and
Wroclaw . The purpose of the trip was to learn
more about the Polish people and g i ve them an
opportunity to learn about Amer icans.
One of the first things Barry and hi s friend s
learned was the Polish manner of appl auding a
performance . "After we f i nished our first per formance," Barry said , "the audi ence clapped in
cadence . We didn ' t know what it meant and we
just stood there for a while then walked off
stage . Lat e r we lear ned that i t was just t he ir
way of showing approval ."
The American visitors, although on a tight
schedule , were taken on tours set up by the
government . They saw f i lms of the destruction
of Warsaw by the Naz i s in which 90% of the city
was leveled . They toured two concentr ation
camps (Majdanek and Martyrology Museum) . They
toured the salt mines at Wieliczka , the oldest
in Europe , where they had to des cend about 100
fl i ghts of stairs . The mine consisted of
several very large " rooms " all of which were
decorated with sculptures and wall car vings made
of the salt itself .
They also toured several churches and cathedral s , many over 400 year s old , some t rimmed in
gold and other elaborate decorations . A lot of

Lisa, Barry, Victor (who is only 13) , Vance .

Out of the picture was Marva . This picture was
taken by a Russian during the Po iish National
Day performance.

these buildings have bee n or are still undergoing reconstruction afte r the devastations of
World War II.
"One thing that surprised me , " Barry said,
"was that English is taught in the schools,
apparently to everyone . Our gui des spoke
English well and we were always able to find
someone who spoke English .
"The people were so friendly , " he continued .
"I met a drummer who worked in one of the
lounges and we became good fr i ends . Anyone you
make friends with over there wants to give you
something . They don ' t have very many possessions and everything is very costly to them . I
visited several of the guides and their friends
in their homes (most of them live in four room
apartments) and only saw one TV set . Everyone
had a record or tape ~layer of some kind, mostly
cassette , but only had one album .
" In spite of this , they still wanted to give
you something . One man wanted to give me his
stamp collection he had been working on for
years. When I told him customs wouldn ' t let
me through with it he started taking the stamps
out of the book and gave them to me loose . "
Barry discovered that i ncomes are very low in
comparison with here but no matter what the job
they always want to do the best they can ,
including the people who rise at 5: 00 in th~
morning to sweep the streets . There is relatively free choice of profession (although
income is not a deciding factor since there is
little difference) and education must be easily
obtained since nearly half of the population
are students .
When the tour left Poland they were presented
with albums of Polish classical music . After
landing in New York the band performed at the
Lincoln Center in that city . They received the
final compliment of the tour after this performance when an offical of the Arts and Music
Museum of New York told them they wer e the most
professional amateur band that had ever performed there .
Barry returned to Waynesboro with memories of
almost being mobbed in Warsaw after performi ng
in the Polish National Day because the people
wanted their autographs , a concert of chamber
music , two lane roads wi th horse- drawn wagons
and bicycles blocking the road, and new
friendships to cherish.
Barry works in the Turner Complex i n Batch
Subassembly . He is planning on entering VPI
this fall studying mechanical engineering .
has previously attended Blue Ridge Communi ty
College .
The Connor fami ly band will be performing in
~he East Coast Championship competition atKings
Domini on sometime in October .

Tuition Refund & IDP

Fall registration will be here before we know
it for area colleges and technical schools and
i~s a good time now to remind everyone of the
r~.~irements for applying for tuition refunds.
The information needed for both the Tuition
Refund Program for exempt employees, and the
Individual Development Program for hourly and
nonexempt employees are basically the same.
It is important to submit your application at
least two weeks in advance of registration. It
will very .often take that much time to obtain
all approvals and return your copies to you. In
the case of the IDP form, all copies must be
submitted. In addition, never send the forms to
Relations before obtaining approval of your subsection and section managers.
Remember to fill out each section completely
for which you are responsible. Be sure to put
down all :fees which are refundable and put them
down correctly. If a fee is not listed and
approved it bJil,1, not be Pefunded.
For instance, when registering you discover
that there is a registration fee to be paid
which you didn't know about earlier. Perhaps
the tuition fee is higher than you thought or
you can't get the course you listed on the
refund application form. In these cases it is
ne~ssary to submit an amended form.
There is
n~nalty for being late in these instances
si1ic~ prior approval was obtained.
When the course has been completed and a
passing grade has been earned the following
should be sent to Cary Osborne in Relations:
a copy of the application.form, the original or
copy of your grade, the original or copy of your
receipt. These must be legible since copies
have to be run and if Payroll can't read your
grade or the a.mount of payment on the receipt it
will be returned to Waynesboro and your refund
will be delayed.
A specific problem has arisen recently concerning learning lab courses at the community
colleges. The only passing grades possible for
these courses are R (re-enroll) and S (satisfactory). It usually requires at least two
quarters to complete a course of this type.
When filling out the application form, for
instance when taking Algebra I, list the course
title for the first quarter as Algebra I-Part I
and Algebra I-Part II for the second quarter.
This will eliminate confusion when processing
for refund.
Also, when submitting copies for the refund
af~i the first quarter, when you receive an R
gr~~e, send a letter or note from your manager
with the other forms, stating that this is a
passing grade and indicates you have completed
0

You cannot sit two horses with one

bottom.

the requirements of the first quarter and are

eligible for the second quarter.
Both of these programs are of tremendous
financial aid to the employees who are attempting to further their education and/or qualify
for better jobs here at GE. For courses which
apply to your present job you will receive a
full reflind. For courses which apply to a job
you can realistically be promoted to, taxes must
be deducted from the refund. The fees for which
you can apply for refund are tuition fees,
laboratory fees, registration fees, graduation
fees, and library fees.
Tuition refund app+ication forms, a number of
school schedules, and benefit books :for the !DP
program are available in the Relations office
from Cary Osborne. When new schedules arrive
we will announce their availability in the

PLANT NEWS.

Bloodmobile here next week

There is an ever increasing demand for blood.
Blood is used for treatment of shock cases resulting from injuries, replacement of blood lost
through excessive bleeding, replacement of blood
lost through surgery, exchange transfusion in RH
babies, treatment of severely burned patients,
persons with anemias, and supplying blood to patients with a heart and lung machine during
heart surgery.
And your body contains about 12 pints of blood.
When you donate a pint, that wonderful body of
yours goes right to work and manufactures more
to replace it.
Everything is the same as before except now
there are 13 pints of your blood in existence:
twelve for you and one for someone who needs a
little extra to stay alive.
Our goal for this drive is 400 pints. Extra
cards have been placed in the cafeteria in case
you might have lost yours or never got one.
Please fil.l one in and send it in today if you
haven't already.

FIRST HALF (Continued fraom pg. -1-)

quarter of 1977. Earnings for the :first six

months of 1978 were $102.2 million up 4% from
the comparable 1977 period.
General Electric Credit Corporation earnings
:for the second quarter of 1978 were $18.5
million, an increase of 17% from the $15.8
million for the comparable period o:f 1977.
GECC earnings for the first half of 1978 were
$34.7 million, also 17% ahead of the first six
months of 1977.

Service

Awards

.... .......... ...........

FOR THE MONTH OF JU LY
5 Yea rs (Co nt'd.)

5 Years

J . TUetzel.
B. ShA.66f.e.ft
M. SpJtOM e.
L. TeMe.ll
K. Wade.
v. L. We.Ll<.ng
v. A. Wvz.,tman
E. A. W!UgM:.

R. L. Ac.kl.e.y
L. AngM
]. Bab!ta..l
L. BakeJt
J . R. Bau.eJt
L. v. B.taAA
T. N. BoMnan
K. M. BoyeM
v. A. BlteweJt
v. V. Bitown
v. M. Bltown
J. R. Campbell
G. Ca.1.i h
G. Y. Ca.1.i h
P. K. Cline.
E. M. CJtaw6oJtd
H. P. CJtoM
J. L. Ve.aveM
s. v. Vown.6
N. J. EMhaJd
B. K. FJA heJt
c. H. Gfa.6.6
T. E. Ha.hl.6 c.ha.k
]. 0. HMneJt
R. E. Hu.nteJt
N. John
B. A. JohMon
c. Y. Landltam
c. N. Le.e.
B. E. May
v. A. MoOJte.
v. M. Qu.u e.nbeMy
M. A. Rcu'..ne..6
H. L. Rayne..6

M.
R.
R.
M.
P.

w.
G.
v.

Return of clips requested

We have been asked by the Keypunch area to
ask all those people who receive work back from
Keypunch with the above type of clip , please
return them to Keypunch when you are through
with them . It is often difficult to keep an
adequate supply of these clips and if you will
return them it would be of great help .

ANNOUNCEMENT
GE DAYS AT BUSCH GARDENS
A special offer has been made by BuschGardens
for two weekends in August - August 19- 20 , and
26- 27. Tickets for these two weekends will cost
only $7 .00 - a $1. 75 savings over the regular
admission price.
These tickets should be available by the
middle of next week from Cary Osborne in
Relat i ons. No checks will be accepted so bring
cash when you come to purchase them.
LOST ITEM

Whoever has the SCOGEE 12 gauge reloader,

please return to Tom Moore or Kenny Gr ay ASAP.
SCOGEE COUPLES BOWLING LEAGUE
SCOGEE sponsors a mixed bowling league for fun
and relaxation on Sunday evenings at Staunton
Lanes . Start ing time is 8:00 p . m. and the cost
will be $6 . 00 per couple. The league is opento
all employees who are SCOGEE members .
Yes , I/we want to bowl i n this league
as a regular
as a subst i tute
Name
----------------~
Phone _ _ _ _ _ _ Plant Address _ _ _ __
Return to Don Theado , Rm . 256 , ext . 1617 .

10 Years

c. M. t<,{ilj_an
w. v. VJtwnhe.lleJt
L.

H. HMou.66
15 Yea rs

R. R. HeJtbeJtt
~

30 Years
L. BM!UngeJt
E. B. Hewe.ft
v. H. Wilioth

35 Years

R. E. Wadcllngton
45 Years
J . W. Rannie.
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FOR SALE
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NEW ROLLTOP DESK--$150 or best--942- 5846
72 VEGA- - Good Mech . Cond . -- 943- 1635
SR-52 CALCULATOR & SOFTWARE - - (804)977-0289
69 MOBI LE HOME-- 12x70-- EC 3 BR-- $5900-- 456-6769
WANTED
DEHUMIDIFIER--Reasonable--942- 0250
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USED EFEL WOODSTOVE/FIREPLACE- - 942- 1353
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WAYNESBORO PLANT
~

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 32

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

August 11, 1978

Comm ents on the Strike Issue

Ye s t e rday, the UE Local "NEWS AND VIEWS" noted
a scheduled strike vote to be taken next Sunday
after noon . The stat ed issu e is " on t he Company
not posting all j obs - r e s ult i ng in t he Company
not going by s enior i ty on f ill ing s ome j obs . "
Th i s " issue " deri ves f r om the Compa ny ' s act i on
in not posting an R7 j ob wt ich came open duri ng
the work- up of a l a c k of work bump sheet . The
open job was f illed wit h a surpluse d , h igherr at e d employee who had nine months of servi c e .
The act i on was grieved . The uni on ' s po s it i on
is that the job had t o be posted , t hat the
open ing wa s a n opportunity f or a l onger service ,
lower- rated p ers on to obtai n a promotion , a nd
tha t f a ilure to post the job was attac k ing
seniority rights .
The Company ' s u se of this open request i n this
~k of work s i tuation is in accor d with past
ctices . It is a management right pr ovided
f or by t he National Cont ract a s well as i n our
mutuall y s i gned Loc al Suppl ement . I t i s a lso
i n the best bus i ness i nt ere s t s of t he
Department .
Pa g e 47 of t he Nationa l Contract , Art ic le XII ,
Reduction or I ncrease in Forces , s t ates , in
part . .. 11 4 . I n reduc i ng fo rces within a bargai ning unit , every effort will b e made to
transfer employees from s l ack t o busier
divi sion s of the unit . "
Item 2 on Page 47 states , "Each Loca l s hall
negotiate wi th local management a writ t en s uppl ement to thi s a gr eement sett ing for th the
detai ls of the layoff pr ocedure f or the
empl oye es repr esent e d by t he Local . Each s uch
s upplement shall be s ub j e ct to a nd s hall be
deemed t o include all of t he pr ovi s i ons of this
a r ticle and the pr ovis i ons of Ar t i cle XV ."
In the General Sect i on of t he Local Supplement , Page 19 , Par agr aph B, t he foll owi ng
statement appe ars : "Dur i ng a reduct i on of
f or c e or movement of employees f r om slack to
busier operat ions , management wi ll f i ll open
~ue sts wi t h t he a f fec t ed employee when t he
'
1 r equest i s on t he s hift of t he employee ' s
c__ _ _,i ce .
Al so in the Local Supplement, Section I I ,
Page 11 , I tem 2 , Notic e of Opening , the f ir s t
s entenc e r eads : " An opening wh i ch is to be
f i lle d under thi s procedure wi ll be handl ed a s

f ollows :
" The v ery wor ding of this sentence
indicat es that there a r e other ways in which an
open i ng can be fil led includ ing t he use of
employee s on lack of work .
This whol e s t rike i ssue revolves a r ound the
f act that this R7 j ob was not post ed . The
Nat i onal Contract doesn ' t require that i t b e
posted . The sig ned cont rac t (our Local
Suppl ement) betwe en the local uni on a nd mana gement does not requi re that it be p ost ed . In
fact , the Supplement not onl y infers that some
open jobs wi ll not b e posted , but stat es t hat
the Suppl ement does not alter management ' s
right t o fi ll an opening by means other
t ha n upgrading .
We sinc er el y beli ev e that we have c onformed
t o the requirements of both the Nat ional
Ag reement and the Local Supplement . There may
well be certain i tems in our Local Supplement
which neither ma nag ement nor the uni on l ike .
But we signed it a nd the uni on signed it . We
intend t o honor our agr eement and t hink the
uni on should do the same .
We bel ieve the present turmoi l and the threat
of s t rike i s wrong , and t hat a t houghtful
r ea ding of our agreement wil l show t hat ma nagement has not ex ceede d i ts a ut hor i ty nor don e
a ny more than exerci s e it s right t o manage the
bu sine ss .

Cha rlotte Hodge , Bloodmob i le nurse, get s a

s ampl e of blood f rom J earl Wade , Mainte nance.
Earl y r eport s a re that the v i s i t i s go ing well
a nd i t appears that we should reach our quota
of 400 p i nts.

GE employees lead in Bond buying - over $3 billion

and you realize why more t han 179 , 000 employees
are buying U. S . Savings Bonds , most of thew......._
through partic i pation in S&SP .
A check of the records s hortly aft er t he $3
bill i on mark had been reached ind i cated t h at a
Bond purchased by Maria Venditti was the one
which pushed bond purc has es by GE people up to
the new industry- leading total .
GE Savings Plan administrators, U. S . Treas ury
executives, and management in Mar ia's own department wanted to recognize the passing of t he $3
b i llion mark in bond purc hases by GE p e ople . On
Friday, July 14 , they gat hered in Schenectady to
present a huge replica of a Savings Bond to
Maria Venditti to mark her purchase of the milestone bond . The real bond,under S&SPprovisions,
will be held in her S&SP account for t he next
three years .

Her Bond Put Us Over - Maria Venditti,

Schenectady employee, holds laPge Peplica of
U.S. Savings Bond she bought thPough S&SP which
put Bond puPchases by GE employees oveP $3
billion at matuPity value.
"I'm thrilled that one of the Bonds I pur chased under the Savings & Security Program was
the one that pushed total purchases by GE
employees above the $3 billion mark . "
Those are the words of Maria Venditti, a fabricator i n Schenectady ' s Membrane Products
Operation of the Medical Systems Division in
Milwaukee , when she learned that a Savings Bond
she had purchased had helped GE people chalk up
a new record in bond buying .
Just a few weeks ago the records of the GE
Employee Savings Operation indicated that a
record $3 billion in Savings Bonds had been purchased by GE employees - a higher total than
that purchased by employees of any other company.
The total for each company is calculated by
using the maturity value of all Savings Bonds
purchased under payroll savings plans since 1941
when Savings Bonds were first issued by the
government.
One reason why GE employees have such an out standing record is this: While some companies
have more employees than GE, few have a plan
like S&SP under which the GE matching payment
can provide you with an extra bond for every two
you pur chase . Add that benefit to the knowledge
that Savings Bonds have a good interest rate and
are one of the most secure investments available

On hand at the informal ceremony were

Elizabeth Klein , area manager of the U. S .
Savings Bond Divisi on of the U.S. Treasury;
Steve Lu cas , manager of GE ' s Employee Savi ngs
Operation ; and John Tome, manager of Membrane
Products in which Maria Venditti works . Looking
on as Maria received the replica bond were many
of her co- workers .
Maria , who emigrated to t he U. S . from Ita~
in 1956 and settled in Schenec tady , began [,
GE career five years ago as a cleaner in the
Utilities Operation . "I came to GE for t he pay
and because of what I heard about the benefits ,"
Maria stated .
One year after j oining GE , following much
careful thinking , Maria enrolled in t he Savings
& Security Program . She has a daught er who will
be ready for college in two years and who plan s
t o continue on to medical school . The Sav ings
Bonds Maria receives under S&SP are slated to
help cover those expenses and more . "Besides
my daughter , I have two sons at home : Paul , 10,
and Joe , who ' s 14 . They also want an educat i on ,"
Maria says. "And ," she cont inues , "my husband
and I want to be able to send t hem to college. "
Maria, who j oined GE ' s Medical Systems
Division in March of this year , i s part of a 27person operation in Schenectady engaged in t he
production of gas permeable and d i alysis membranes which filter a patient ' s blood b e fo re it
is tested on intricate equipment.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
A1izona, Colorado, \'cw ~1exi co,
and Utah arc the only four sta tes that
touch each oth er.
So what?
So if someone tries some o ne-up m:1nshin on vou or if there is a horrible lull in the come rsation at a d ull
party. simplv tlirO\\' out th e im portant fact noted above and see wha t
happens.

: ANNOUNCEMENT
SCOGEE PICNIC
Don't forget the SCOGEE picnic tomorrow at
Sherando Lake , starting at 9:00 a . m. Drinks
and watermelon will be furnished for everyone.
Door pr izes will be given away at 12:00 noon .
Bring your picnic lunch and come early to be
sure to get in.
CONFERENCE ROOM - ROOM 108
Room 108 has been closed i ndefinitely as a
conference room. The Trophy Room and Auditorium
are still available for scheduling meetings. We
have tried to inform those who have had meetings
scheduled in this room for the balance of this
year. If we have missed anyone please call
ext. 1118 so we can reschedule.
BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULES
Schedules for the fall ~uarter at Blue Ridge
Community College are now available in
Relations.

The track of the Loch Ness Monster at Busch

Gardens .

: lsch Gardens' GE Special

For two weekends t hi s month Busch Garde ns i s
offering tickets for only $7.00 - a sav ings of
$1 . 75 off the regular admiss ion pri ce . These
t ickets will be good for August 19- 20 and 26- 27
only, and are now available fr om Cary Osborne in
Rel at i ons .
No checks wi 11 be accepted so be sure to bring
cash.
Bus ch Gardens offers many exciting forms of
ente r ta inme nt including t he Loch Ness Monster
whi ch ha s been bi ll ed as t he wildest, fastest,
most terrifying ride ever constructed . If you
dare to ride it you will be subjected to over
two minutes of mind-bogg lin g speeds, dizzying
heights, darkn ess and a sk irmish wi th an ominous
body of water.
Mark Wilson's t roupe wi l l stage an unbelievable
show of illus i on and mag i c in t he Eng land haml et's Gl obe Theatre. There are new kiddie rides
and Oktoberfest where you ca n join your fr i ends
in rowdy toasting, dancing, and singing along
with th e Oompah band and Schuhpla tt l er dancers.
,-lf you've planned to go to Busc h Garde ns this
ner, why not take advantage of these two
weekends and the lower pri ce? If you just can 't
go on these speci al weeke nds, remember that the
$7.90 tickets are still avai l ab l e and are good
for the rest of t he season . Whichever tic ket
you choose t hey will be avai l abl e in Relations
on Monday and Friday from 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m.

~oll l\e~ult~

eptnion

The results of last Friday ' s Opinion Poll are

shown below . Question #11 : Are you in favor of

the eight- story apartment complex to be built at

the intersection of S . Wayne Ave . and 11th St .
here in Waynesboro?

8
35

Yes
No
Undecided

Some of the comments were as follows :

Ex.c.ellen;t UJ.i e o 6 valua.ble p!to pvz;ty.

We need hoUJ.iing 601t el.deJt.ty people - i6 it
mu.ot be .6u.b.6idized, OK.
I bweve pita j e.c.t i.6 being "pu.o he.d" .6t!tic.tiy
on an emotional bMi.6 with little. c.onc.eJtn 601t
the ec.onomic. impac.t on the tax.payeJL6 .
Thi-6 .6e.em.6 Uk.e. a ge.t-!Uc.h .6c.heme. 60Jt a 6e.w
bu.oine..6.6 inve..6toM .
Not again.6t obje.c.tive.. Building too la!tge.
601t Me.a. Hve. .6to!Ue..6 taUe.Jt than Cay Building. I bel.ieve. it i.6 M tail M the c.old
.6to1tage building ne.x.t to !Uve.Jt.
One. qu.e..6tion, doe..6 Wayne..6boJto have. the. 6..UZ.e
6-{_ghting e.qu.ipme..n;t to p!tote.c.t the..6e. people.

You can't finish anything you don't

start.

S&SP /1elping employees achieve personal goals as

well as Bond record
The $3 billion Savings Bond investment mark is
just one of the goals that GE employees are
achieving with the help of the GE Savings and
Security Program . (See story in this issue.)
"Each statistic signifies the accomplishment of
thousands of personal goals by individual GE
employees," says Steve Lucas , manager of the
company ' s employee saving s operation in
Schenectady.
Lucas points out that, under S&SP , GE makes a
matching payment of $1 for every $2 you invest
and leave in your S&SP account for the required
three-year period . That makes S&SP a powerful
motivator for savings; and it ' s an equally
powerful aid in making savings grow, whether
those savings are in Savings Bonds, GE Stock , or
the S&SP Mutual Fund .
With S&SP 's motivation , here are some of the
statistics that GE people across the company are
creating . They represent funds for homes , for
education of children , for extra- special
vacations, for extra retirement income, and for
many other personal goals :
More than 148,000 employees are buying
3onds under S&SP - 179, 000 when you count
those in all GE savings plans .
Savings Bonds with a maturity value of $89
million were distributed last January in
the annual dist ribution to GE sav i ngs
plans participants .
The value of the total payout distribution
under GE savings plans last January was
$197 mi llion . That included GE Stock ,
S&SP Mutual Fund Uni ts and cash , i n
addition to Savings Bonds.
More than 24 ,000 GE employees began investing in Bonds last year and more than
135,000 increased the amount they invest .
In addition to the $197 million savings
plans "payout" last year, employees put
more than $17 million in Bonds, or other
S&SP investments , into S&SP Retirement
Option accounts .
Steve Lucas explained that when you put your
S&SP securit i es into a Retirement Option account
the securi ties are held until you retire, or
leave the company for some other reason . At
retirement the securities, and accumulated
income from them, are paid out to you in one of
three forms. You can choose either - a monthly annuity
- inst allment payments over 5 , 10, or 15 years
- a lump sum.

The thousands of employees who are curren using the Retirement Opt ion are making use
these advantages of an ROA : First , it's an
automatic way for you to build a fund to add to
Social Security and GE Pens i on and increase
retirement i ncome by a wide range of percentages,
according to the amount you put into the ROA .
Second, under present t ax laws , if you use the
Ret irement Option, in many cases you can de l ay
taxes on company matching payment securities
until retirement when income is slightly l ower
and any senior c itizen tax advantages can be
used .

When Elmer Myrtle moved into his new/old job on

Monday he found this sign welcoming him back .
In January 1970 Elmer moved from ICD Drafting
to CDO as Selsyn Indicators Draftsman . Now,
after eight years , he has returned to the same
job in ICD. Apparently , his new/old co- workers
are glad to see him back .

THANK

YOU

My wife, Gail , and I would like to thank

everyone in the Turner Complex for the many
gifts , cards , and flowers given for the arrival
of our son , Corey Nicholas . Your generosity
and thoughtfulness will always be treasured by
us . Thank you from
~kke. Aue.n
0

SWAP SHOP
FO R SALE
WHE ELS- - 5-LUG - - 15 i nch--Ford-- $5 ea .- -942- ,v,5
RIDE WANTED
GREENWOOD AREA--8:00- 4:30 shift- - 456- 6678

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO . 33

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Aug us t 18, 1978

Should you return it?

'79 S&SP Authorization Forms designate how you want

your investment paid
Authorization forms for all Savings and Security Program part icipants who have investments
scheduled for distribution in early January 1979
were distributed here in Waynesboro t oday
according to R. L. Broughman , Manager - Benefits
& Services .
By using this form you can tell the GE Employee
Savi ngs Operation how you want your S&SP securities registered and whether you want them
paid out or retained in an S&SP Retirement
Opt ion Account for your retirement , says Bob
Broughman. You may wish to refer to your S&SP
b nefit booklet f or an explanati on of how the
ings and Security Program can be used to add
tu your retirement income . Bob is available in
Relations to answer any additional questions you
may have.

THREE DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS

Again this year there are three distribution
a l ternatives for you to consider in designating
how you want your 1975 investments paid out .
These are:
You can have all securities and cash from
your ' 75 investments come directly to you .
This year , regardless of type of security stocks, bonds , or mutual fund unit s - they
must all be delivered t o one a ddress even
though they may be reg istered in different
names.

taxable to you under a n election to report

all U. S . Savings Bonds interest annuall y on
an accr ued bas is. )

DO I RETURN IT?
I f you ' ve nev er rec eived an S&SP payout before ,
or if you want any changes made from last year,
you ' ll have to complete and return the form.
If you want everything handl ed just as in your
past distributi ons, there is no need t o return
Part II . But be sure to study Part I - it pr ovide s you with a record of just what ' s coming to
you in the 1979 S&SP "payout . " It tells you how
these securitie s are reg istered, the address to
which they are to be del ivered , and whether you
are using the Retirement Option .
The deadline dat e - Oct ober 31 - may seem a
long way off . But if you put off con siderat ion
of the form , you may ~orget to make the changes
you want , so don 't delay - review your form at
your earliest convenience .

You can have the securities purchased with

the Company ' s matching payment and income
retained in a Retirement Option Account and
have investments purchased by y our payroll
deductions go directly to you .
Or you can have all your invest ments - thos e
made with GE matching payments and inc ome ,
and those made with your own payroll deductions - go into your Retirement Option
Account . (Because of a recent IRS tax
ruling , however , you will receive taxable
interest income on the trans fe r of bonds
purchased with your own payr oll deductions
to the Retirement Option Account . This wil l
not apply if such inc ome has already been

Bloodmobile visit a success

Thanks to all of you, the Bloodmobile was
again a suc cess , topping the goal of 4Lo pint s
by 13 , g i ving a total of 453 pints .
(Continued on pg . J , col . 2)

THE FIRST HUNDRED YI

The New General Electric Compc

.-...

The rush of inventions produced a crush of

patents. There were so many covering overlapping element s of the electric power system
that patent deadlocks were unavoidable and were
seriously blocking progress.
As a consequence , Charles A. Coffin, president
of Thomson- Houston , filled the r ole as policy
maker and statesman in the merger of the Edison
General Electric Company and his company in
1892 . This resolved the patent entanglements
between the two. The Lynn company ' s successes
in arc lighting and electric railways were
joined with the Edison General Electric
Company ' s technology and patents in incandescent
lighting and power generati on and distribut i on .

Providing Dr . Whitney and those who followed

him with a free hand in choosing the direction
of their searches has produced an .inandinp;
stream of new materials, technologies and products that have been the primary source of G~
gr owth , as well as contributing t o the quality
of life .
Coffin also established a leadership traditio
for Gener al Electric in organization and finance
Moreover, he was a social and philosophical man
who created the GE Pension Plan in 1912, the
beg inni~g of GE ' s varied employee benefits
package. He saw e lectricity as a ~o rce in which

COFFIN FIRST GE PRESIDENT

The new company was called the General
Electric Company, and Mr. Coff in.._s erv,ed as its
first president, with Thomas Ed.ison as a
director .
Quickly the new company was thrust into
cr1s1s : the business panic of 1893 , whi ch
swept away many simi lar young businesses .
General Electric ' s President Coffin saved his
company via a $12 million offer of stocks and
bonds at one- third par value to its J,272 stockholders in GE- held companies . The sale was the
Company ' s means of gaining f r om New York banks
the $4 million that saw GE through the crisis .
By 1899, it had resumed quarter ly dividend payments t o stockholders . Quart erly dividends
have been paid wit hout interrupt ion ever since.
GE ESTABLISHES FIRST INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
LABORATORY
General Electric ' s dedication to innovation
and research was demonstrated in 1900 when the
nation ' s first industr ial research laboratory
was founded at Schenectady and Dr . Willis R.
Whitney was recruite d from the Massachusetts
Inst itute of Technology t o direct it . He was
g iven freedom to explore any of the f r ont ier s
of science he chose. When Dr . Whitney came to
Schenectady , he found the GE Research Laboratory
located in a barn behind the home of another
famous GE scientist, Charles P . Stei nmetz , the
German- born electrical wizard who developed the
much- needed mathematical systems for predicting
the efficiency and power of alternating current
equipment . His calculations eliminated the
t ria: and error app r oach to des i gn .

Charies A. Coffin, first president of the

Generai Eieatric Company.

"work would be more equitably divided, " and he

envisioned " a world in which there would be
ample communication," with moving pictures that
would be broadcast. "Electricity, " he said, "is
international .. . it i s social and democratic, and
the greatest fo rce in the world because it is
everybody ' s servant . "
RICE BECOMES PRESIDENT

As Coffin became chair~an in 1913 , Edwin Rice

the technical leader who hired Steinmetz , became

~ARS

TO ALL EMPLOYEES:

any
~

president. He was the kind of man who could

,~~ect the progress of a company becoming so
a~eply immersed in research and bringing new
products and materials into being.

The General Electric Research Laboratory was

an idea first broached by Mr. Rice. And now, as
president, he would see it produce a series of
important discoveries, including: Dr. William
D. Coolidge's x-ray tube; Dr. Coolidge's ductile
tungsten for incandescent lamp filaments; and
Dr. Irving Langmuir's gas-filled incandescent
lamp.
During the Rice years at General Electric, the
Company also increased its capacity to produce
the electrical apparatus required by the growing
industrialization of America. More efficient
motors, generators and steam turbines took over
the job of powering the production machinery of
the nation to keep pace with the lighting of
streets, and the electrification of railroads,
street cars, the ships of the U.S. Navy, the
merchant fleet and, even the locks of the
Panama Canal.
mass production was beginning -ough electricity -- and it served a nation
and its allies in World War I, and continued
into the boom period of the "Roaring Twenties."

~ndustrial

In 1919, responding to the need_ once again to

move GE in a new direction, Chairman Coffin
brought Gerard Swope into the Company from the
War Department General Staff to serve as president of the new International General Electric
Company. It was a move that brought the
Company not only a new future leader but an
increasing worldwide scope.
By 1922, Mr. Swope was the choice of the
directors to become president and succeed Mr.
Rice. Mr. Coffin also retired.and, with the
election of Owen D. Young as chairman to
succeed him, GE had an entirely new top team
that took it through the Twenties and the
Thirties.

Next:

The Swope/Young EPa

THANK YOU

Lee Roy and I both thank you for your gifts

~ support during the past months. He is
~ving well and is looking forward to returning.
We appreciate all that you have done.
Si.nc.eJr.el.y,

Lee Roy &Debbie Knott;

The following message was sent out to all employees in August 1976 along with another form
requesting handicapped persons to identify
themselves. In order to update our files, we
will be sending out the forms to employees hired
after August 16, 1976.
General Electric is a government contractor
subject to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, which requires government contractors
to take affirmative action to employ and advance
in employment qualified handicapped individuals.
If you have such a handicap and would like to be
considered under the affirmative action program,
please tell us. Submission of this information
is voluntary and there will be no disciplinary
treatment of any kind if the employee chooses
not to provide it. Information obtained concerning individuals shall be kept confidential,
except that, (1) supervisors and managers may be
informed regarding r.estrictions on the work or
duties of handicapped individuals, and regarding
necessary accommodations; (2) first aid and
safety personnel may be informed, when and to
the extent appropriate, if the condition might
require emergency treatment; (3) government
officials investigating compliance with the Act
shall be informed; and (4) Relations personnel
who will have responsibility for employee placement will be informed.
The regulations implementing Section 503 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 define a "handicapped individual" as any person who (1) has a
physical or mental impairment which substantially
limits one or more of such person's major life
activities (such as employment); (2) has a record
of such an impairment; or (3) is regarded as
having such an impairment.
If you are handicapped and wish to be considered under the affirmative action program,
please let us know by filling out the form
referred to above. If you do not receive a form
in the mail, contact Relations and one will be
sent to you.

------------------------

BLOODMOBILE (Continued fPom Pg. 1)

The following people reached one of the gallon

milestones during this drive.
One Gallon
Tvo Gallon
D. S. Kendig
G. A. McLear
M. L. Barker
R. T. Weber
F. R. Thomas
C. D. Swecker
R. L. Sutton
S. F. Wingfield
C. D. Lovegrove
P. L. Noe
K. V. Kerr
J. c. Leffingwell
W. T. Kauffman
J. D. McLaughlin
W. D. Kesner, Jr.
Four Gallon
H. L. Billings
E. Monger
J. R. Campbell
E. J. Wilkinson
G. T. Harris
Five Gallon
Three Gallon
M. Bussard
R. E. Killian
J. W. Wade
D. G. Whitley
K. L. Carter

D. B. Hull

up With People troupe in Lynchburg

in going . This trip is scheduled for Labor Day
weekend and we realize it may be a bad time,~t
we have reserved the buses and want to fill
m
up.
The buses will leave the GE plant at 6 : 00 p . m.
and return here at approximately 10 : 30 .

The 32- member Up With People cast will sing and

dance their way acr oss the stage at E. C. Glass
High School Sept . 2 for GE employees and their
families . They have been described as an effervescent bunch of kids who are 11 fascinating,
unique, put on one of the best stage shows"
ever seen .
On September 2 , in Lynchburg , the " Up With
People" troupe will put on two shows at the E.
C. Glass Hi gh School auditorium . These shows
wi ll be at 2 : 00 and 8 : 00 p . m. Arrangements
have been made for Waynesboro GE employees t o
have 150 seats at the 8 : 00 performance. At this
time there is no limit to the number of seats we
can have at the 2 : 00 performance .
Anyone interested in attending the 8 : 00 performance should fill out the coupon on this page
and place it in the box located in the cafeteria
(both main plant and Turner) . A drawing will be
held on Wednesday afternoon , August 23 . These
coupons should be in the boxes no later than
noon on Wednesday .
Each coupon drawn will be good for two seats ,
the employee whose name is on the coupon and
one person to accompany him or her (wife ,
husband, sweetheart , etc.). There will be 70
drawings for the 140 seats on the bus . The
winner s will be announced in Friday ' s PLANT
NEWS . One favor please : don ' t put your name
in the drawing if you ' re not really interested

For the remaining t en seats which cannot be

accommcdated on the bus , five names will be
drawn for t he s eats at the show but these last
five will ~av e to pre.vi de their own transportation to Lynchburg .
Another coupon is provided for those people
who are more i nterested in attending the 2 : 00
show. This coupon should be sent directly t o
the Relations office so we can have an idea of
how many people will be going . Again, these
people will have to furnish their own transpor tation.
There are three " Up With People" casts touring
GE plants across the nation . The 32- member cast
in Lynchburg will be staying with GE families .
The reception has been tremendous in the cities
they have already visited .

UP WITH PEOPLE SHOW

September 2, 1978
2:00 p.m.

- - -- ---- Rm.
Please f i ll out this coupon if in terested in
driving to Lynchburg for the 2:00 show.
Send to R. L. Brou ghman, Relations .

GE OPEN HOUSE - SEPT. 23

WATCH FOR DETAILS

UP WITH PEOPLE SHOW

September 2, 1978
8:00 p. m.
Name
-------''----------Section
Rm.
Ext.

- -----

Please fill out this coupon and drop in t he

box provided in the cafeteria. The drawing
will be held August 23 and the winners notified in the August 25th PLANT NEWS.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
ORGAN--Wurli t zer--Ex. Condi t i on--943-3535

WAYNESBORO PLANT
.-.

GENERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 34

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

August 25 , 1978

NOTICE TO HOURLY EMPLOYEES:

Procedure for hourly employees returning from personal
illness, pregnancy, etc.
The procedure for hourly employees returning t o work (when out over ten
vorkir.6 days) from personal illness ,
pregnancy, etc., has always been t o
proces s through the Medical Clinic and
then through Relations before actually
r eturning to your j ob.
In order to clear up any misunderstanding regarding this procedure and also to
speed up processing of the paperwork, ve
are nov requesting that returning employees hand- carry the Addition- to-Payroll
form from Relations to your foremen .
However , before picking up this form in
Relations , you must first report to and
clear the Medical Clinic.
These are the steps which must be f ol'lved :
1 . Your doctor releases you to return
to work. IT1111ediately contact the Medical
Clinic giving the nurse the date you are
to return to work and she will make arrangements f or you t o have a physical
examination .

2 . After your physical in the Med i cal

Clinic , take the Physical Examination
Notification Form to Relations .
Relations vjll notify the foreman of
your return .
3. When the form from the Medical
Clinic is presented in Relations , an
Addition- to- Payroll form will be prepared
for you which you wi ll hand- car ry t o
your for eman when you report to work .

I. . If you report t o the work area without an Addit i on- t o- Payroll form , and you
work on the 2nd or 3r d shifts, you will
be sent home with no pay and instructed

to report to the Medical Clinic on the

morning of the next working day . If you
report to work on the 1st shift without
an Addition- to- Payroll , your foreman
will send you to Relations .
Remember , immediatel y upon receiving
your r elease fr om the doctor , you are to
contact the Medical Clinic to arrange
for your re- engage~ent physical . Also
remember , if you don ' t have the
Addition- to-Payroll form with you when
you r 0 turn to your work ar ea , your
fo;eman will not allow you to return to
work.

I I

The fastest growing

region in U.S.
As reported i n Sunset magazine ' s "Wes tern Market Report," the 13- state West
remained the fastest g r aving regi on in
the United States , with a population
estimated at 39 . 3 million , or 18. 1 percent of the U. S . total; the rapid growth
rate vas again attr ibuted to in- migrati on.
According to the Census Bureau, the
eight Mountain states increased in population by 21 percent since 1970 . Alaska,
Arizona , and Nevada were the nation 's
three fastest gr aving states , wi th population increases of well over 25 percent
since 1970.
Cal ifornia, tile biggest state , vi th a
populatior. presently estimated at mor e
than 22 million, added more than 300 , 000
residents for the third year in a r ov.
According to the Western Market Report ,
most of this g rowth was from migration
into the state at a pres ent annual r at e
f between 180 , 000 and 190 , 000 , vho are
.pparentl y attracted by California ' s
good weather and healthy econom ic picture .
The pl'eaeding waa l'epl'inted fl'om Mobility
Tl'enda, Vol . 7, No. 2, Ju ne 1978.

Left to l'ight : ETT1nett Swrmel's , Chuck Roger's (tester'), Jim Painter'

(fol'eman ), Bunny Bell (inspeatol') , Guy Coffey, Joe ElZinger>, Si' . ,
and Al Mays . Not piatur>ed: Stella Sol'r>ells and Elsie Ellinger .

caa line

ends

Pictured above i s the :ast SCR to be

built in Waynesbor o . It will be shipped
with tvo other units t o the University
of Southern California the last of thi s
month .
With this line nov t o be manufactur ed
in Salem , there have been shifts in
jobs . As it stands nov , Chuc k and

Emmett will be working on hydr ogen

cases ; Elsie and Stella on Raymike; Joe
and Bunny i n PTS ; and Guy is a group
leader .
Others involved in this project were
Carl Ludwick , Pat Russell , and John
Audia vho vas the manufacturing engineer .

Mrs. Grimes talks about Promotion Incentive

Bonus Program
To obtain a Promotion Incentive Bonus. an enployee :r.ust be pr()r()ted to a higher-roted

Job in a higher work zone , r.e et service requirements , and petfonn the new job
sat1shctor1 ly.

(Editor ' s Note : Since the recent

announcement of the GE- EEOC Agreement,
severat questions have been raised
about the Promotion Incentive Bonus
Prog rcun . Mrs . Marjorie Groimes, here
in Waynesboro, was interviewed and
here ' s what she had to say. )

\/ORK

II

NEWS : What ' s the purpose of the Promot i on Incentive Bonus Program?

IV

Mrs . Grimes : Its purpose is to enc ourage qualified women and minorities
to seek out and accept promotions to
higher- rated j obs in higher- rated work
zones . For a variety of reasons cultural, social , and others - women
and minorities have s ometimes t end ed
to be slower in moving up the job
structure as availability st atistic s
indicate they s hould . It is anticipated that this program will help the
Company overc ome this problem.

VI

All exempt-sal aried jobs i n Position levels 7 ,8 and 9

1800

3 Year ;

Al l c xef!l>t-sala ried jobs in Pos iti on Levels l th rough 6

1800

3 Years

S~illed

Technicians and eq uivalent - R21 through R26;

Gr. 10 through Gr . 12

1500

2 Years

Other Techn1c4ns and equivalent - R20 . Gr.6 through Gr.9

1500

2 Years

Clerlca l and Administrative . e . g. , expedltor, etc . Gr.8

through Gr .1 2

1500

2 Year s

Othe r Clerica l -Gr . l th rough Gr./

Crafts. Apprenticed and equivalent - R21 th rough R26

VI I

VI 11

Oth~r

Cr"afts - Rl6 thr"ough R20

Ser.it-Skllled Operatives - R12 through RlS

IX

WZ
WZ

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111
IV

1 Year

1500

6 Months

WZ

VI
VI I

WZ

VI 11

WZ

IX

wz

Designer, Engineeri ng Technician, Planner

Technicians, Planners , Drafte rs
Expediter , Section Manager ' s Secretary, Order Cle rk, Accounting Clerk
Keypunch , Stenotyotst . Gene ral Clerk , Secretary
Tool Room Xachtnht A. Tool1r.aker A
Teste r A, Soi ler/Matchman
Tester B, Sheet 1-letal f'abr1cator
Teste r C, Relays C. Pri nter Boa rd Ove rcheck, Accui-ulator

tion Incentive Bonuses . Employees in

jobs in Work Zone II who move to Wor k
Zone I are not paid bonus es because
they are already in the exempt wor kforc e . However , hourly and nonexemptsalaried employees who move to jobs in
either Work Zone I or II are paid
bonuses because they are entering the
exempt ranks .

NEWS : Are Promotion Incentive Bonuses

paid in all 10 work zones?

NEWS: You referred to " wor k zones ."

What are they ? How do they relate to
the Promotion I ncent ive Bonus Program?

Mrs . Grimes: No. Employees goi ng

into Work Zone X, for the most part
entry- level hourly jobs, or Work Zone
VI, mostly entry-level nonexemptsalaried jobs, do not receive Promo-

Mrs . Grimes: Work Zones are grouping s

of jobs that are similar in terms of
pay and the l evel of skill r equired t o
perform them . They are used for administrative purposes and to measure

If you feel you are el i gible for a Promotion Incentive Bonus

as desc ribed in the above arti cl e please fill out the foll o~lin g
fo rm and mail it to Sue Thompson in Relati ons.

JOB PROMOTED TO_ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

PREVIOUS JOB_ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _~
OF PROMOTI ON_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __

MAIL TO:

l Yea r

1800

EXAMPLES OF JOBS :

Mrs . Grimes: To receive a Promot ion

Incentive Bonus , a woman or minority
must :

DATE

1800

Entry Level and Other Operatives - Rl throug h Rll

NEWS : What does a woman or minority

have to do to receive a bonus?

meet service requirements which

vary from 6 months to 3 years
depending on work zone
accept the higher- rated j ob and
perform it satis fact orily for 6
months or until attaining job
rate , whichever c omes first .

SERVICE
REQUIR(HENT

JOBS HICLUOEO

Ill

be promoted to a higher-rated open

job in a higher work zone

l!Ql\1&

ZONE

Sue Thompson
Rel ati ons
Room 105

upward mobility . Movement from a

lower work zone t o a higher one indi cates that an employee has moved up
the job structure .
NEWS : Could you give us an example?

..-..

Mrs . Grimes : Employee B, a female or

minority, upgrades as the result of a
job posting and self- nomination from
an R9 Tester C job to an Rl2 Tester B
job . Pr i or to receiving the promotion ,
the employee had more than 6 months
service with General Electric . After
the employee performs this new job
satisfactorily f or a period of 6
months and providing that the employee
has never held that job or a simi l ar
job in the new work zone p reviously ,
the employee is eligible f or a Promotion Incentive Bonus of $500 .
NEWS: Why a re the Promotion I ncentive
Bonuses being paid from Apri l 1 , 1976?
Why not f r om the date the agreement
was signed?
Mrs . Grimes : Both the Company and the
EEOC recognized that it had taken
almost 5 years to develop this agreement . The April 1 , 1976 , date was
agreed upon in the interest of fairness to eligible employees who had
been promoted from a lower work zone
to a higher-rated one during the past
2 years while the terms of the settlement were being worked out .
NEWS.: Won ' t white males now be at a
disadvantage in hiring and promotion
now that women and minorities are
being encouraged by these bonuses?

Mrs . Grimes : White males will not be..-.,

at a disadvantage but they may find
greater competition for jobs and promotions . The way for white males t o
st r engthen their chances for promotion
- as with all women and minorities is to perform their jobs well and keep
improving their skills and knowledge .

American National Red Cross

APPALACHIAN R E D C ROSS BLOOD CENTER
Those who do this will be assured of
full consideration for job openings .

352 Church Ave .. S. W.

Roanoke, Va. 24016

(703) 982 - 2491

How many employees here are

eligible for the program and who
should they contact for further informat ion?

~NEWS:

Mrs . Grimes : Since this depends on

promotions , it ' s difficult to predict .
The eligible employee population is
women and male minorities . Your immediate supervisor is the best source
for additional information . In
addition, Sue Thompson , Relations , has
been given the responsibility to
investigate the eligibility of an
individual employee to qualify for an
Incentive Bonus .

Aroundlhe
Co1111lany
CHICAGO HEIGHTS - If your next meal at a
Sambas Restaurant is piping hot and delicious.
GE employees at the Food Service Equipment
Business Division will take part of the credit.
They recently sold 900 Cook-N-Hold'" ovens to
this nationwide fast-food chain which is in the
process of expanding ots menu Sambas select
ed the GE ovens over a number of competitors
like Blodgett and Market Forge because of the
Cook-N-Hold's compe1111ve proce and proven
reputation as a quality product.
TYLER . TEXAS - They're doong a snow
1ob on GE's Weathertron' heat pump. For the
past two winters. heat pumps have often had to
perform on blondong blizzards and at below zero
temperatures. Such bitterly cold weather
prompted Central Air Condit1on1ng Department
engineers to design a series of unusual tests on
the Weathertron's performance. The tests included simulated blizzard condotoons using a
snow blower and snow trucked to Tyler from
Holland. M1ch1gan. and exposure at 10.700 feet
on Colorado's Winter Park Ski area for seven
cold and snowy weeks. The tests reaffirmed the
quali ty ot the GE heat pump and also enabled
design engineers to gaon 1nformation for future
product improvements
BLOOMINGTON, ILL - Usong profit dollars
to protect GE 1obs makes good business sense
at the General Purpose Control Department.
a GE fac1111y heavily dependent on natural gas.
Management there recently invested S150.000
for an oil storage tank to increase GPC"s alter
nate energy source for heat and process steam
on case a gas shortage next winter leads to a cut
oft of natu ral gas. By drawing on the 275.000
gallons of ool during a natural gas cut back. the
Bloomington plant will be able to continue production and avoid layoffs.
LINTON. IND. - The Specialty Motor Department recently reached a significant milestone
with the manufacture and sale of its 18th million
FHP motor. Number 1a million" was sold to
Eastman Kodak which uses FHP motors in thei r
business machines. The folks in Linton were
justly proud of this record whoch shows how
satisfying customers means sales which build
GE jobs.

August 16 , 1978

All Employees
General Elect ric Company
Waynesboro , Virginia 22980
This is to thank you for sponsoring the very successful Red Cr oss
Bloodmobile visit at General Electric on August 9 and 10. Four hundred
fifty- three units of blood were collected. Your own time and work made
this possible , along with the cooperat i on of the donors and everyone else
at General Electric .
The Red Cross works on the belief that there are enough people willing
to donate blood so that when patients need thi s precious medic ine , it will
be in the hospital bloodbank awaiting them . The most cost- efficient way to
collect blood is through bloodmobile visits like the one at General Electric .
Sponsoring these visits also directly relates to keeping the cost of blood
as low as possible . Since people enjoy donating in the company of their
friends , when you sponsor bloodmobile visits you also help assure an ample
supply of blood.
So , in the name of the people who are now using the blood collected at
General Electric, the Red Cr oss thanks y ou and all who helped make this visit
a success . We look forward to working with you at future bloodmobile visits .
Sincerely ,
Lib Daves
Field Representative
Donor Resources Development
P. S.

As you know , your visits are our model "in-plant" visits for the
entire reg ion . Thanks again for everything!

Editor ' s note:

The 'letter reproduced above was addressed to the coordinators

of the B'loodmobi'le here at GE but we fe'lt it was not our
success but yours . We wou'ld Zike to thank a'l'l of those
emp'loyees who gave, tried to give but cou'ldn ' t , the managers,
supeI'l)isors, and foremen whose cooperation made our job a
Zitt'le easier, and the secretaries, etc . , who got the donor
cards out to the peop'le and back to us .

R.L. Quickel reaches 25 yrs

Richard L. Quickel , Jr ., completed 25
years of GE service recently .
Richard was born in Newton, N. C. , and
earned a BSEE degree from North Carolina
State College before joining GE in 1953
at Pittsfield , Mass . on the Test Pr ogram.
After time out for a two- year tour
with the Army Signal Corps , he returned
to the Training Program for assignments
in Pittsfield, Fort Wayne , Rome , and
Salem. In Salem, he became a Product
Engineer in the Navy & Marine Engineering subsection of ICD . He has held a
number of positions with ICD in Salem
and Richmond before his recent appoint ment as Mgr.-Specialty & Offshore
Products unit in the NC Engineering subsection here in Waynesboro .
A recent transfer to Waynesboro ,
Richard and his family reside in the
Hugh Cassel School area .

D.C. Law ('left), Mgr. -NC Engineering,

presents R. L. Quicke'l with 25 yr .
seI'l)ice award.

Winners of the Up With

People tickets

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INFORMATION CENTER <>

Wayne Ashby ( Ze ftJ and Lee Griffin

Zook over the Infonnation Center
which wiZZ be set up at the picnic.
Wayne is secretary/treasurer of the
IEEE section. Lee is trying to get
used to the hat he wiZZ be wearing
at the picnic as "chief cook and
bottZe washer . "

New Cafeteria Manager

All of those people who submitted

their names ~or the 8 :00 "Up Wi:.h
People" show will have seats on the bus
and at the show . There are a few seats
left if anyone is now interested in
going . Coupons are available in t he
Relations office for any last minute
request s .
For those who have already submitted
their names and will be going , notification of the arrival of the tickets will
be given and they can be picked up in
the Relations office .
Tickets for the 2:00 show should be
arriving at the same time and those who
were interested in this show will also
be notified when they are available .

George Tilton (left) welcomes Al

Tuten as he prepares to take over the
management of the cafeteria. Today is
George ' s last day before he moves on
to Houston, Texas , where he has
accepted a job as manager of another
Hot Shoppes cafeteria.
Al comes here ~rom Charlotte , !LC . ,
where he managed the cafeteria at
King's College .

IEEE membership campaign

The Central Virginia Section of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers is having a membership rushpicnic at Coyner Springs , Tuesday , Aug.
29 . Anyone interested in the IEEE is
invited to bring their family or date ,
enjoy a good picnic and learn more about
the or ganization .
The menu will include hamburgers ,
volleyball , hot dogs , frisbee , sodas ,
football , beer, tall tales, hor se
shoes , potato chips, and all the
trimmings .
Fun starts at 5: 30 at the pavilion .
Reservations can be made with Wayne
Ashby , ext . 1154 .

Materials Subsection
All Star Game
On August 15, an All Star softball
game was played between the TermiNet
Production and Purchasing groups .
The game consisted of a strong and
continuous hitting attack by Produc tion players , even though they batted
opposite of their regular hitting
styles, at the request of Purchasing ' s
team captain , Joe (Finley) Grimes .
The game was very close through the
first three innings w'i.th Purchasing
threatening to get a hit several times ,
but the strong defensive plays of
Willie (Sure Hands) Woodson and Bob
(Three Handed) Rowe held off the
attacks . Fine defensive plays led to
close calls; however, Chief Umpire J.
W. Rannie kept complete control of the
game and no one had to be ej ected.
The game ended after seven innings
of play with Production squeezing by
with a close score of 18 to 3 . The
winning pitcher was Lester G. Anderson
(The Great) and the losing pitcher was
Bobby (The Carver) Hull.
(The pr eceding was prepared by a guest
sports writer. The PLANT NEWS asswnes

absoZuteZy no responsibiZity for this

report . J

ANNOUNCEMENT

Don Miller has been awarded his second

patent . This patent relates to digital
data pr ocessing, or more specifically to
a method and apparatus for use in automatically searching for a string of
ordered characters appear:ng in a data
stream such as from a magnetic tape,
transmission line, etc .
Don ' s is the first Waynesboro patent
to be awarded since the announcement of
the special awards for patentees in
honor of GE ' s centennial . Each employee
issued a patent will be presented with a
plaque engraved with his or her name and
the patent number.

Don ' t forget that this is the l ast

weekend to purchase the special $7 . 00
tickets to Busch Gardens . They are
still available in Relations and can be
purchased between 2 : 00 and 4:00 this
afternoon .

Come over to Jackson Wilson this

Saturday , Aug . 26 , and support the GE
team as it meets DuPont in their first ~
annual tournament . Play begins at 8 : 0C
a . m. Come on out and cheer our team to
victory .
0

SWAP SHOP
RIDE WANTED
TO AND FROM MAGNOLIA AVE. -- 7:30- 4:00
shift-- CLARE SNOW- - ext. 1583

s.o.s.
With the price of tn,cs still going
up, it's a ~ood lhing lhal doclors discovered how lo make lhc a,crage
American livr longer so he or she can
die free of dchl.

There is still a supply of the $7 . 90

tickets for those who want to go to
Busch Gardens in September or October .
For those who wish to purchase either
of these tickets - remember to bring
cash . Checks will not be accepted . You
will not need to bring the exact amount.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTR IC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

VOL. XX NO. 35

September 1, 1978

Third Woman 1n World Licensed to Operate Nuclear Reactors

credible , " Andrea says . After
Andrea ' s enth ~si asm f or her work
extensive traini ng to obtain Company oft en spills over into her pr ivate
certification, she underwent several l ife and s he is a willing spokesperdays of exhaust ing testing to earn
son for nuclear power . "Those who
So says Andrea Hotham. She ' s not a her license from the Nuclear Regula- understand nuclear power have got to
t ory Corruniss i on .
speak out and educ ate the publ ic,"
lobbyist for nuclear power but one
the former teacher says . "Greater
Before she could get her NRC
of three women in the world licensed
public understanding will help speed
to operate a large corrunercial nuclear license , she had to spend almost a
up the pr oce ss of getting thos e
reactor . Her job : a senior instruc- year on field assignments to gain
additional experienc e - f irst at the plants on l ine s o that the nece ssary
tor at GE ' s Boiling Water Reactor
Training Center in Morris, Illinois, Carolina Power and Light ' s Brunswick generating capacity is ther e in the
1980's when we need it."
plant and then at the Cresden Power
a job requ iring a senior operator
Station
outside
Chicago
.
"
It
was
license from the Nuclear Regulatory
hard work but I was glad that GE
Corrunission .
provided me with the opportunity,"
" When I started , I didn ' t know a
Notice to Hourly
Andrea says .
pump from a valve , " she admits and
"It
is
unusual
t
o
f
i
nd
a
woman
lithat ' s understandable . Andrea graduEmplo yees :
censed to operate a large cow.mercial
ated from Northwestern University
reactor," Andrea admits, " but
~ a liberal arts degree and
Recently we have had many problems
opportunities for women in the
.
ned to be an English teacher .
with
hourly employees submitting t he
nuclear field are good. " She points
11,::;tead , she gave up teaching and
incorrect forms for volunt ary downout
that
t
here
is
a
lot
of
competiwent to work for General Electric,
grading and shift preference /option .
starting t raining as a reactor opera- tion from ex- Navy men who have
g ained experience on nuc l ear
It is imperative that the correct
tor .
submarines and says that many of her fo rm be submitted. We will not
"The magnitude of the information
honor the wrong form for any reason .
fellow instructors today are either
you have to assimilate is just inex- Navy men or nuclear engineers.
The Shift Pre ference/Opt i on
fo r m is in two parts and is entitled
"Shift Preference" at the top and
"Shift Option" at the bottom .
The Volunt ary Downgrade form is
entitled "Request for Downgr ade to
"If we're going to have enough
electricity to meet our needs in the
1980 ' s , we ' ve got to build nuclear
power plants now . "

Open R- 1 Job ."

If you have any questions about
the pr oper form , please have your
foreman call Employee Relations .

GE # 1 Wins Trophy
GE #1 t ook t he Tri - Plant Trophy on
Saturday , Aug . 26, at Salem , winning
all six of their games . This gave
them what they need as they prepare
for t he World Tournament Labor Day
weekend .
GE #l ' s Allen Huntley won the most
valuable player trophy .
NOTE TO ONE AND ALL - I f you are in
or near Petersburg Friday , Sept . 1
through Monday , Sept . 4, stop by and
help cheer our team t o victory .

One of three women in the world licensed to operate a large

commercial nuclear reactor, GE ' s Andrea Hotham works as a
senior instructor at the Company ' s Boiling Water Reactor
Training Center .

Los in ~ an a rgument with

spous::?
Try a ki ~'

you r

THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS

THE CONSUMER MARKET EXPANDED
While t heir predecessors had dealt
with the challenges of formation ,
i nvention, research, and industrial
expansion , the Swope- Young leadership led the Company in a new
direction : that of broad- scale
service to the fast -emerging consumer market.
Unti l their election, the princi pal consumer product of the Company
was the electric light bulb . While
GE had produced such other consumer
products as fans and irons over the
years, Swope and Young gave the
Company a strong thrust into the
home appliance and entertainment
businesses . The famous " GE Monitor
Top," the first hermet i cally sealed
refrigerator, appeared in 1927. At
the same time, Americans were tuning in GE ' s radio stat i ons - WGY in
Schenectady , KGO in Oakland, and
KOA in Denver - on the new GE
Radiola Superheterodyne. And ,
thanks to GE lighting at Chicago ' s
Soldiers ' Field , the famous DempseyTunney "Fight of the Cent ury" could
take place at night .
Where none existed ten years
earlier, by 1928 there were sevenand-a-half- million radi~s and oneand- a - quarter- million refr igerators
in the nation 's households . The
number of electrically wired homes
rose in the same decade from 7 to

Drs. H. C. Pollock and Kenneth H. Kingdon with mass spectrometer used in

isolating ur>anium (U- 235) in GE research laboratory in 1940 .
19 mi llion , produci ng an inc rease
in power consumed f r om 25 mi ll i on
to nearly 1 00 mil lion kilowatt hours annually .
Mr. Swope ' s large- sc ale c hanneling of Gener a l Electri c ' s resources
i nt o one home a ppliance field in
t ne Twenties was a major factor in
sustaining the Company during the
depression of the Thirties . And

his development of plans for greater

economic security for GE employees
not only sustained them during the
lean years but also served as a
model in t he field of human reJ~
tions for all o f industry . He
instituted illness benefits, free
and c ontributory group life
insurance , and employee savings and
loan plans .
WORLD WAR II

E. F. W. Alexanderson with First GE Tel evision, 1927 .

On the f irst day of the decade of

the 1940 ' s, General Electric was
given a new president and chairman :
Charles E . Wilson and Phili p D.
Reed . It was an administration
interrupted by World War II. With
the dec laration of war, Wilson and
Reed wer e called by Pre sident
Roos evel t to gove rnment service .
As Wilson brought distinction upon
himself for his unmatched effort in
mobilizing America ' s industry and
Reed served as chief of the U. S .
Mission for Economic Affairs in
London , Swope and Young returned to
General Electric for temporary wart i~e service as president and
chairma n . They directed the
c onver s ion o f GE fact ories to the
production needs of the nation and
its allies a t war . New consum~
products l ike electric blanket:
produced technologies that were
d irected t o flying suits , and homeradio production lines became the
nati on ' s " t op sec r et" p:-oducer s of

radar and electronic controls .

Leadership in turbine bucket design
and production gave the Company the
j ob~ developing the superchargers
for
17 bombers that helped them
attain the high altitudes for
avoiding fi ghters and f l ak .
1-l:'..t h the victory of t he allies,
Wilson returned to GE to direct i ts
conversion t o peacetime production
and begin a maj or expansion of
plant capacity t o c onvert wart i me
technologies t o peacetime products .
Through the rest of the Fort ies
and Fifties, GE expanded its "cor e"
businesses while embar king on new
ventures in such areas as atomi c
energy , space , jet propulsion ,
plactics , silicones , gas turbine s ,
Man- MadeT diamonds , exotic metals,
hi gh- voltag e transmission , and the
new semiconductor electronics technologies .
GE REORGANI ZED

SUN POWER AT 50 A WATT - Tha t can be a reali t y by 1986 as GE engineers

and t he Department of Energy bui ld a solar-generating facility at
Orlando Florida ' s Sea World. This experimental station i s another part
of the ~tion's conti nuing deve l opment of new electric power generati ng
techniques .

In the ten years Wilson served as

president , the Company's growth was
$12 to 50C: GE working t o lower cost of
without precedent : employees
increased from 85 , 000 to 183 , 800;
solar power
the number of plants doubled to 117;
and net sales set a new high of
$1 ...-.._ billion from 1940' s $456. 5
How do you bring the price of solar- be cr eated by burning 16 bill ion
mi_ Jn. Wilson saw the need for a g enerated elect ric power down f r om
BTUs of a convent i onal fuel annually.
new approach to the organization of $12 a watt t o 50 a watt?
'l'o do t hi s , 180 phot ovoltai c conGeneral Electric if it were t o concentr ator s contai ni ng hi gh- i ntensity
It
'
s
a
cha
llenge
GE
Space
Division
tinue to be able t o acc ommodate
eng ineer s and t he U. S . Department of s i licon solar cells will be install ed
such a high rate of growth.
on ni ne t urntable arrays . These wi l l
Energy are working on at Sea Wor ld
Ralph J . Cordiner served as
of Orlando , Florida .
track t he s un a s i ~ moves ac r oss the
executive vice president under
sky .
Under contr ac t f r om the DOE , GE
Wilson and was engaged in planning
engineers are designing an expe riInitial operat ion of t his system is
for the reorganization of GE . With mental sys tem wl:ich us es photovoltai c planned for early 1981. When i t i s
his election t o the presidency in
cells - devices that convert sunlight operat i onal , t he Sea Wor ld project
1950 , he directed the Company ' s
directly into el ectricity - t o pr owill occupy a f ive-acre site . It will
changeover from a highly centralvide 300 kilowatts o f peak electric
be an exhi bit i n i tself wit h a
ized structure to one i n which
power . That ' s enough power t o serve " livi ng laborat ory" cont a ining dis decentralization was the guiding
appr oximately 40 averag e American
plays and educati onal prog ra~ s .
concept .
homes and as much hot water as would
The basic organizational unit became the department , with the
Golf League Results
result that General Electric ' s 70
oper ating departments became,
The GE/Country Club golf l eague has
essentially, small businesses, each ended it s s eason , r unning f r om April
with a general manager and its own
to August 26 . Sixt een teams particiengineering , manufacturing, finanpated .
cial , and marketing functions . Key
First pla c e was t aken by Rosie
also to the decentralization idea
was the delegation of authority and Harter (the only woman in th e league)
and J i m Roberts . The s econd pl ace
responsibility to the department
manager f or success f ul operation of team started ou~ with Bob Broughman
and Geor ge Hausler but Geor g e had to
his business. Decentralization
drop out and Don Rogers t ook his
br...-..nt a new flexibility t o the
place . Walt Lonas and Tom Thompson
Co.
.1y and a sharper f ocus on
took third .
specific markets , as well as pro" The kid isn 't fast, but nobody
Sand bagger o f the year was Ken
will try to block his p unts."
viding managerial devel opment
opportunities to a broader cadre of Br own who had the low individual
score at 80 .
GE people .

Information A bout Area Schools

Blue Ridge Community College has
recently announced a new course not
listed on the offi cial schedules .
It is called " Value Analys i s " with
classes to be held on Wednesday
evenings starting Sept . 27 , and ending the week of Dec . 7 . The class
will be held at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church from 6:30 to
9 : 20 p.m . Tuition is $25 .00 plus a
$5 . 00 application fee for those who
have not a-:tended a community college
in Virginia . For details of the
class see Cary Osborne in Relat ions.
More schedules for even ing classes
are now also available . These include Valley Tech , Madison , UVA ,
Mary Baldwin , and of course Blue
Ridge . We only have one copy of most
of these schedules so we ask that
they either be looked at in the
Relations offi ce or be returned as
soon as possible if they must be
borrowed .
For those who may not have fin ished
high school, or never received their
di ploma, Adult Basic Education classes
are also being held . This i s a
special program geared to meet the
needs of adults who have less than a
12th grade education or who want to
improve their basic skills of reading,
writing , English , arithmetic , and
history . There is no cost .
Any adult 18 years of age or over,
who through testing is shown to be
functioning at a level below the
12th grade l evel may enr oll . You can
enroll at any time and there i s no
cost . Evening classes are held on
Monday through Thursday from 7 : 00 t o
10 : 00 p . m. From September 1978 to
June 1979 they will meet at the
Stuarts Draft Elementary School .

Maybe you don ' t need this educational opportunity but know of s omeone -.,.ho does . Please pass this
information to them . For mo re
information call 885- 4700 or visit
the Augusta County Adult Lear ni ng
Center west of Fishersville. They
are open year- round and you may
enroll at any time.

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Service
Awards

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Le ster Good , a Coop employee of

DCPBD , was named to the Dean ' s List
f or the spring term at the University
5 Years (Cont'd.) of Tennessee- Knoxville. Lester ,
ori ginally from Hickory Grove , S . C.,
an electrical engineering major .
E. J. SIU.6 6.leti is
He started sc hool in the sUllUller of
V. V. SIU.6.le.ti
1976 and wil l graduate in the spring
M. V. SIU.6.leti
1981 . He will be r eturning to
N. L. S-i.mmo YL6
8. J. Tho1tnton school on Sept . 18 ; hi s last day
here will be Sept. 15 , but he will
H. E. V-i.a.
be returning for the winter quarter.
M. E. V-i.a.
R. L. W-i.me.Jt

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

5 Years
M. M. Alp/U.n
A. W. AJune.n:t!tou,t
J. M. BM/Wt
B. N. Be.YL6on

W. W. &'te.e.de.n
G. L. Co.le.
S . K. Cook.
L. P. Cox.
C. T. Villon
M. A. Ea.vu
F. J . F-i;tzgeJta..ld
J . S . F,i;tzg e.Jta..ld
V. M. G1te.e.n
W. A. HaJUna.n
E A Ha/l}{,{,,6
V. R. Ha.yu
T. E. Ha.yu
P. C. H-i.nc.h
K. V. Hodg e.
S . G. Hu.66ma.n
C. R. Hu.mp Wu,
C. V. JohYL6on
T. J. Ke,loo
C. J. Lo.t:U
W. K. Ma.y

10 Years
M. H. Le.Jtou.x.

15 Years
S. B. Bulle.
L. W. Vove.
N. L. F.Uhe.Jt

M. A. Hoilinge.Jt
L. H. Howze.
W. T. J e.nk.-i.YL6
R. E. Mc.Cu.rte.
W. L. Thompcon

20 Years

V. 0. Mo!UU..6

, l/NNOUNCEMENT
If you signed up for tickets t o
the Up With People Show and have
not yet received them, please contact Bob Br oughman in Relat i ons ,
ext. 1241

GE Retirees Association Meeting

The regular meeting of t he GE Retirees Associati on will be held at
the Red Carpet Inn on Wednesday ,
Sept . 6, at 11 : 30 a . m. Both members
and their spouses are invited. Our
guest speaker will be Thomas J .
Rorrer from People ' s Pharmacy , so
bring all your questions on medicines and he will try t o answer them .

Lester Good Makes

Dean's List

K. L. Mo!UU..6
L. pa/l}{,{,,6 h

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G. B. Potie.Jt
C. L. Ra.nk.-i.n
V. V. Rob-i.YL6on
E. K. RoM
V. S. SIU.66.leti

W. A. Ha.nge.Jt
V. Al. Rowz-i.e.
J. C. Woodoon

30 Years
J. A. Sc.h-Uc.k.

New p olicy for Disney

cards
Requests for Magic Kingdom Club
member ships must now be made by each
employee . The old procedure was t o
send a request to Relations and they
in turn made the request to the GE
off ice at Walt Disney World.
Membership in t he Magic Kingdom
Club is free and entitles employees
and their familie s to purchase
special value ti cket books for entrance to both Walt Dis ney World in
Florida and Disneyland in California.
Other benefits include exclusive
family vacation plans at the Disney
parks and a 10% l odging discount at
participating Howard Johns on Motor
Lodges across the country and additional travel opportunities .
Requests for Magic Kingdom Club
member ships should be mailed, along
wit h a self- addressed, stamped
envelope to : Georginne Edmon , GE
Carousel of Progress, Walt Di sney
World , P . O. Box 40 , Lake Buen aVi st ~
Fla. 32830 .
Allow two weeks for r eturn delivery
and include with your request your
name , social security number (pay
number) , home address , and the GE locati on where you work .

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GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VOL . XX NO. 36

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

September 8, 1978

pr esently a board member o f the Wilson Memori al

Hi gh School Booster Club a nd the Fishersville
Ruritan Club .

A. Pettus

R. J . Breese

Relations Reorganization
Alonzo (Al) Pettus , currently Mgr. - Hourly
Relations has been named Mgr. - Conununi cation
Pr~ams by Marjorie G. Grimes, Mgr . -Employee
an
)mmunity Rel ations. In this new posit ion ,
Al will be responsible for the development of
the Department ' s total employee communication
program.
Richard J. Breese , currently Mgr . -Employee
and Community Relations for the Ballast Product
Business Section in Madisonvi l le, Ky ., has been
named to fill t he posit ion of Mgr .-Hourly
Relations , effective Oct . 2 , 1978 .
Al , a native of Little Rock , Ark., recei ved
his BA degree with a double major in History
and Economics in 1958 from Talladega Coll ege in
Alabama . He r eceived his MBA in Management
from Xavier University in Cincinnati , Ohi o, i n
1972 . Al served two years in the U. S . Army
Signal Corps and two years reserve duty in U. S .
Army Military Intelli gence .
Al has held a vari ety of positions during hi s
10 years with GE which provide an excellent
background for his new assignment . In 1968 , he
joined the Company as an Inte rnal Auditor in
Evendale, Ohi o. He transferred to the Relations
function in Loui sville , Ky . , where he held the
position of Special ist-Minority Relations. In
19~ Al was appointed Mgr .-Equal Opportunity/
Mi. ity Relat i ons in Schenectady, N. Y. , and
then held the position of Professional Relations
Representat i ve before coming to Waynesboro .
Al has been an active member of our community.
He was a Junior Achievement Advisor and is

Ri chard (Dick) Breese graduated from N. Y.

State Uni ver s i ty with an Associate Degree i n
Mechanical Power Technology. He joined GE i n
1966 as a Design Draftsman in the Apollo
Systems Dept . After completing his BS in
Business Admi nistration a nd Economics at
Rollins College , he joi ned t he Employee
Relat i ons Management Program wi t h t he Nuclear
Energy Div . i n 1970 . Dick rece ived hi s MS
i n Business Administration from the Univers i ty
of Scr ant on/Marywood College i n Scr ant on, Pa.
Di ck has since held Relations assignments in
Lar ge Generator and Motor Dept . and Switchgear
prior to becoming the Mgr . - Employee and
Community Rel ations for Ball ast.
Dick, his wife, Carol , and their two
children , will be moving to the Waynesboro
area in the near future.

OPEN HOUSE - SEPT. 23

Plan on a big day September 23 when GEWaynesboro holds an open house i n celebration
of the lOOth anniversary of the General
Electric Co . Activities will start at 10:00
that Sat urday morning and continue until 4 : 00 .
Come and enjoy the plant tour, food , games
and contests for the young-at-heart, plus a
band a nd exhibition softball games . More
details will be published later and posters
wi ll be d i splayed on the bulletin boards
l i sting the activities in detail and the
schedule of events.
Don ' t miss your chance at the prizes and
gifts which will be given away. Both the main
plant a nd the Turner Complex wi ll be open .
NOTE : Any girls who are interested in
playing on the softball team please contact
Sue Thomspon on ext. 1756 . They don ' t have
quite enough for a full team so please contact
her r ight away .
SCOGEE DANCE
In addi tion, SCOGEE has planned a dance for
Sept . 23 at the Staunton Armory , music to be
provided by the Revolver Band. See posters for
details .

CENTENNIAL POSTE

Pri.t:'> f o r the CcntLrrni.11 Posl.er

i..e:-c p:-t:c:l'nteC L1s:t Tu, sc..!.r: ln
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the pn scnta.t!.ons the f"Ontes tant:. and
their farnilic:. w1.:rc tt'-?atcd to i.c<'
7rcarn . coo~ i~s , .~nd ler.ionade
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was not as r.rca t .JS hop~<l the qu.1 l l L"
of Chl' posters ::;ul,r: itte<l \.:as ! "nt:1st ic
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K i rn , .I C\\c ll . and Dwight Phe lps

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Kalph Drayer accepted the awards for
his two r,randc hi ldren , Janet ano ~1ax
Antich, who live in Garden C i ty, L. : .

and were u11Jblc to a t tend the party .

In ai~otbcr ;.;eek 01- so the posters
will be ?Ut on disp lay in the main
11lant cafLtcr1a along ~ ith pictures o!

the con:ct>tants.
The cont estants ' parents and g ra nd-

p3 rent s working here at GE

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Drayer, KC Markc:i.nr,

Htlc:i !-"ain:eather, DCP Subassenblv; Art

ti::~e~ . :-'.~.r - Quality Cont r ol ; Alva
Jo!"dan, R<.lays; (h..i gh:: Ph~l;,s . Advanced

Dvvclopment Opcr . : Mark Streiff,

Syster.:j/i'roramrling , and Car:.er Sw~1nn,
ICJ E:1d:Heri.nt;. W1.. wish to thank r:hcm
:u::- !..:.c1: s; :ppon:: of th is p r oject an<l
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rnd enthusiasr. .

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Val e ri e and H e le n Fair we a t h e r

R a lph Dra ye r

gob Brou~hr~an servl.'s ice cream to the poster contest

ra::-c:cijl.:l~t!' and their fanilics.

Greg Thomps o n ;nd his pare nts

GE Special Celebrates 100th

Sept. 29
GE pe ople will want to spread t he word about
the way t he Company wil l be icing its cent ennial celebration cake in September by
sponsoring one of the most exc iting television
spectaculars of the year .
Twenty- four of entertainment ' s br i ghtest
s tars will help celebr ate the "GE ALL STAR
ANNIVERSARY ," a t wo-hour televisi on extravaganza hosted by John Wayne on September 29 ,
from 9- 11 p . m. on ABC- TV.
De scribed as an "entertaining walk through
the past century," the all- star ann i versary
show blends music , danc e , and comedy t o capture
the e ssenc e of America ' s changing mood and tone
in the 100 years t hat have elapsed s ince the
the founding of the Edison Electric Light Co .
which bec ame t he General El ectr i c Company.
The r o s ter of stars includes Host John Wayne
and , in alphabetical order, Lucille Ball ,
Albert Brooks, Henr y Fonda , Alex Haley , Pat
Hingle, Bob Hope , Cheryl Ladd , Michael Landon,
Penny Mar shall , Donny & Marie Osmond , Charley
Pride, John Ritter , Sha Na Na , Red Skelton ,
Suzanne Somers, James St ewart , Elizabeth
Taylor, Lesli e Ur,gams, Jimmie Walker , James
Whitmor e , Ci ndy Williams , and Henry Winkler .
More than one hour of the mammot h birthday
party will be devot ed t o ext ravagantly moitnt e d
song and dance full- s t age p roductinn numb ers .
These rrusical segments a r e an i nt egral part of
the continuing r etros pective look at the past
led by Host Wayne , via l ivel y encounters wi th
key f igures of the last ten decade s.
Pat Hingle, as Thomas Edison - without whom
ther e probably woul d have been no electric
light - a nd no telev i s i on - appropriately
appea rs to switch off the lights at the conclusion of the GE spe cial .

Kneeling, left to right : Grace Sweet, Theresa

Archambeault, Donna Quesenberry, Terry
Stinespring . Standing , left to right : Dora
Coffey , Mary Humphrey s , Nancy Fitzgerald,
Vicky Rexrode, Terry Carter, Sondra Whitesel l.
Not present when picture was taken : Debbie
Rexrode, Brenda Stevens, Marie Painter, Tina
Haring, and Mike Jones, Coach.

SCOGEE Girls 3rd in League

The GE SCOGEE team took third place i n the
Women ' s Slow- Pitch Sof t b all League t h is year .
This was their firs t year as a team, a l though,........,
some of the girls had played i n the league
b efore .
SCOGEE was beaten out by Metro in first
p lace and Carter Shell in second , but a
spokesman for the t eam stated they intend to
do bett e r next y ear .

Jtock ana (funa Uflit

Prtees
The stock and fund uni t prices for each month
of 1978 are as follows:
Mont h

Jan uary
February
March
Apr i l
May
June
Ju ly

$46. 518
46.033
46 . 341
48.944
52 . 483
51. 727
52 . 281

Fund Unit
Pri ce
$23 .158
22 . 887
23 .07 2
24 . 308
26 . 014
26 . 224
26 . 274

Don ' t forget your Busch Gardens tickets op.....,,_

in Relations on Mo ndays and Fri days f r
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Old Country is ope n on
Friday t hrough Monday t hrough this month from
10:00 a .m. - 7:00 p.m. Afte r October 1 t hey
will be open onl y on Saturday and Sunday from
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Bob Broughman, Re lations (left) presents check

for $400 to Steve Hu ffer of the GE #1 team f or
their trip to t he World Slow-Pitch Softball
Tournament over the Labor Day holiday .

Stock Price

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VOL. XXI NO. 37

September 15, 1978

GE~ . EMPLOYEES

COME

ENJOY

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We hope you 've set aside Sept. 23, on your

calendar for the Open House to be held here in
celebration of our company's lOOth birthday.
We have pl anned 6 hours of games, entertainment
and prises for all GE employees, retirees, and
their families.

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For the kids, there will be train and pony

rides. The Revolver Band will be playing
throughout most of the day.
There will be games and contests such as
volleyball, horseshoes, bingo, a sack race,
egg toss, frisbee toss, and egg and spoon race.
Bingo will be played for mo ney and all other
games will be played for prizes. There will
also be drawings for at least 12 door prizes.

In keeping with the centennial theme a film,

with Pat Hingle portraying Thomas Edison, will
be shown in the auditorium every hour on the
half hour beginning at 10:30. Self- guided
plant tours wi l l al so begin at 10:30 at both
the main plant and the Turnex Complex. Signs
wj~ be posted at the starting point for each
tv. and arrows will mark the tour route. Tour
guides will be stationed at intervals to give
any necessary explanations and help.
Hot dogs, potato chips, and drinks will be
avai l able in the main pl ant ca feteria from
11:00 on. Drinks will be available in the
Turner 1 Cafeteria.

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All emp l oyees will be eligible for a door

prize whether or not t hey are present at the
drawing. Two prizes have been donated by
Waynesboro merchants - Freed Co., Inc. has
donated a 13" color TV and Corner Hardware
has given a McCullough chain saw - in appreciation of the patronage of GE employees.

Bus service will be provided between the

main plant for those who wish to visit both .
It is suggested that you park at one site and
use the bus to get back and forth.

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Other prizes include many small GE applicanes;

radio, toaster oven , food processor, coffee
maker, blender, CB radio, hair dryer, etc. - for
the drawings and games.

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judges and coordinators for the games and to be
ava i lab l e to he lp with any problems people may
have. If you would be i nterested i n helping out
for about an hour, please call Cary Osborne ,
ext. 1118.

All of the activities will take place on

the east and north sides of the ma in plant.

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Dishwashers Need Hot water

Automat ic di shwa s hers have eli minated the need

fo r one of the mo s t time- consuming chores i n the
kitchen . . . washing t he dishes after every meal .
Yet even an a ut omatic di shwasher requires some
effort and s ome considerat i on to operate effi ciently.
According t o the expert s at General Electric ,
water should be at 140 to 1500 F as it enters
the dishwasher . (On the Celsius scale , that ' s
60 to 66 G. ) Water any cooler t han 140 could
reduce washa b i lity . Water any hotter t han 150
s a waste of energy .
Water temperature can b e checked at the faucet
near est the dishwa s her by lett i ng it r un until
it heats up and then measur ing the temperature
with a candy thermometer .
Try to plan activities so other heavy uses of
hot water, suc h as washing clothes or bathing ,
don ' t occur at the same time you ' r e washing
dishes .
Other ways you c an help Clishwasher per formance
include :
Proper loading . Load i tems so soiled surfaces wi ll fac e the spr ay 0 water and so
water will drain off fo r proper drying .
Plates and saucers should face the center of
/_ the washer . Pots, pa ns , and casseroles
should be loade d in the lowe r racks with
open end down . Silverware should be loaded
handles up .
Pr oper detergent . Use only dishwasher detergent . Other types are too high sudsing
and too mild to work in d ishwashers . Be
sure your detergent is fresh and dry . Old
detergent that i s caked or lumpy may have
lost its strength .
Use the prope r amount of detergent . Too
much deter gent in soft water can res ult in
a white , milky a~pearance on dishes that
cannot be removed . Too little detergent in
hard water can also cause a d eposit , but
this deposit can be removed .
Wash arm . Check the moving arm (or arms if
there are more than one) to be sure its
moveme nt is not blocked by d i shes or any- ~' thing sticking above or below the racks . If
your dishwasher is e~uipped with a center
wash tower , be careful not to bloc k its way
so it can extend fully during the wash and
r.inse cycle s .
Air gap . If your dishwashe r drains through
an air gap (usually located at the back of
the sink) , check t he g ap per iodically for
b loc kage by lifting off the chrome cover and
unscrewing the plastic cap . I: it is blocked
the di s hwasher will not drain properly , rein poor washing performance or
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excess water standing in the bottom of the
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The Skeet League hel d its fam il y get together

with a fin e ste ak supper on Thursday, Sept . 7.
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and Denni e Capri otti, Mi ke and De nny rece ived
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a multi-faceted, world wide Company. On the occasion of its lOOth bi rthday ,
General Electric is awarding this li mi ted edi tion to 100 employees whose work
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true, can yo u get " more for less?" GE's
CAR OF THE FUTURE- Adv ance designs of an experimental fo ur-passenger
electr ic car being developed by GE and Chrysler Corp. for delivery to the U.S.
Dept. of Energy next spring stress aerodynamics. The c ar w ill have a range of
145 mites at 35 mpn- 75 miles in city driving- and a cruise speed of 55 mph.
Chassis features i nclude the 108-volt power system consisting of 18 lead-acid
balteries. a separately excited direct current moto r, regenerative braking , electric controls and coif - type suspension. Chrysler is desig ning the car; GE. the
motor and controls. Globe-Un ion Inc. will provid e high-ene rgy-density, lead-acid
batteries.

Li gh ting System s Depart ment knows yo u can

and po ints northward to Fl int , Mich igan , fo r

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the proof. Recently 200, 440- watt f luorescent

fixt ures along Saginaw St . were rep laced with
an eq ual num ber of GE's M-400A c ut o ff
luminaries eq u ipped with Lu calox '" lamps . The
resu l t -- accord i ng to Co nsumers Power
Company -- was a 125% increase in ligh ting
levels and a drop in the amo u nt of el ec tri city
used . The Power Co mpany was so impressed
wi th GE's performance that it plans to replace
more than 40 ,000 outdated incandescent and
flu orescent fi xtures over th e next five years .

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Accor ding to the Hi ghwa y Us er s
Federation , a total of 49 , 200 persons d ied last year in traffi c
~cide nt s in the U. S .
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traffic fatalit i es in 1976 .
The number of deaths per mi le
driven also edg ed upward , r eversing
an historic downward t rend i n the
fatal i ty rate . That death r ate ,
wh ich is measured in deaths per 100
million miles driven , increased from
3. 31 in 1976 to 3. 36 in 1977 - For
several years , the traffic fatal i t y
rate had been decreasing , a trend
which had be en at tributed to lowered
speed limits . The increased r ate ,
however , is be ing att r ibut ed to a
gradual increase in averag e s peed and
an erosion of the average motorist ' s
safety awareness .

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A $13 m il l ion
investment i n a new waste water treatment
fac il ity at the GE Pl astics plant here has a b ig
pay off fo r people living alo ng the Ohio Rive r -clean water. Th e new facil ity -- part of a $33
mi llion investment in poll ution contro ls made
possible by GE profi ts -- u ses micro-o rga nism s , sti mulated by an oxygen-ri c h process, to
remove the plant's waste materia ls fro m the
water before it's returned to the Ohi o River.
The process works and goldfish and pet turtles
livi ng in sam ples of the water provide living
proof. In fact , the new facility is such a plus in
the program to c lean o ur nat ion 's waters that
the Izaak Walton League, a noted conservat ion
o rganizat ion, recognized t he effort and
awarded the G E p lan t its coveted Clean Water
Award .

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T homas E d ison was introduced by
a loquacious speaker who ra,ed about
the itl\'('ntor's creatfre abi l ity . Th e
speaker was particularl y l ong-winded
about Edison's talk ing machine.
w h en the speak er finally shut up
and sat d o\\'n, Edison sm iled and
sai d : " T th ank the gentlem an fo r his
kind r marks, but I must insist on a
correcti on . Cod invented th e talking
maehinC'. r onl)' im ented the first one
that can be shut off."

LYNCHBURG , VA . People at the Mob ile

Radio Department know t hat oversea s sales
mean GE jobs at home and they were will i ng to
spend three and a half years to wi n a big o rder .
That's how long it took to w in the subco nt ract
to provid e the co mmun icati o n network fo r
Egypt's new natio nal en erg y co ntro l ce nter.
The th ree and a hal f years represen ts a big
investment o f t ime. effort , and prof it dollars
that paid off in a significant backlog of wo rk in
the years ahead -- work that means jobs fo r GE
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this era of increased cost- consc i ousness is the
hidden expense of accidents which take place in
the average office .

using strong leg and thigh muscles . Ask fo r

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money, increase office overhead , and reduce
e f ficiency. Bes i des the human pai n and suffering which employees must endure when they are
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hands and fingers . Special car e shoul d be used

in opening and closing typewriter wells in
desks. Never force them if they a r e stuck;
seek help . Relocate poorly- placed , sharpcornered tabl es and shelves that can jab
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year . Although most injuries are minor ,
several have been fatal . Others take workers
away from their desks for months at a time .

Accident stat i stics reveal the following

hazards to office saf ety :

Poor hous ekeeping . Paper clips, pencils ,

r ubber bands , papers, etc. , on the floor and
not picked up i mmediately ; spilled liquids not
mopped up .
Objects in wal"/o.;Jays. Fi le drawe r s left
op en ; cart ons , low stool s , wastebaskets in
aisles ; loose telephone and electric c ords.
Slippery floors .
Sharp edges . Cuts and scratches due to
misuse, improper storag e or protecti on of
scissors , staplers , razor blades , letter
openers , and paper cutters . Metal burrs and
wootl splinters , cracked glass de sk and tabl e
tops should be reported for repair. Immedi at e
firs t aid can pr event serious infecti on .

Failure to use handles in opening and

closing drawers and doors can result in bruised

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permitted to operat e office equipment unless
he or she has been fully ins~ructed in its
operation . The machine should always be
disc onnected before i t ' 3 serviced , cleaned , or
adjust ed . Electric cords should be kept in
good repair .

Obviously , safety remains everyone ' s business

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or other notices, to be posted must first be
approved in the Relations office. Any material
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VOL . XX NO . 37

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

September 19 , 1978

OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY

Last minute plans are now being finalized for the big Open House here at GE on Sept . 23 .
Below is the schedule o f events t o be held .

10:00 a . m.
10:30-11:30
10:30-3:30
10:30-3:30
11:30-1:00
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12:30-1:30
1:00- 3:00
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Gates open
The train and pony rides wil l be ready for the kids
The Revolver Band will be ready to start playing
Men ' s exhibition softba ll game played between t he two SCOGEE
teams, GE #1 and GE #2
Plant tours
Movie will be shown in the auditorium every hour on the halfhour
Bin go (one hour on - one hour off)
Horseshoes
Food in the main plant cafeteria - served continuous l y
Women's exhibition softbal l game pl ayed by the SCOGEE sponsored
team and a team organized j ust for this game
Children's and adult's games - egg toss, egg and spoon race (for
chi ldren 6 and under), sack race, and frisbee to ss
Birthday cake cutti ng in t he cafeteria
Vo 11 eyba11 games

At least 12 door prizes will be drawn thr oughout the day and all employees are elig i ble to
win whether or not they are present at the time of the drawing . The grand pr izes are a 13 11
color TV donated by Freed ' s and a McCulloch chain saw donated by Cohron Hardwa r e . Other pri ze s
wi ll in clude small ki t chen appliances , smoke a lar ms , radi os , etc.
Prizes will be awarded in the games as follows :
Horseshoes - 1st and 2nd teams (two- man)
Egg toss - 1st plac e in a ge gr oups 6- 12 , 13- 18, and 19 and up
Egg & spoon race - 6 and under , first 4 places
Sack race - 1st place in age groups 6- 12 , 13- 18 , and 19 and up
Frisbee toss - 1s t place in age gr oups 6- 12 , 13- 18 , and 19 and up
Volleyball - 1st place team of 6 players
Sign up for the games wi ll take place just before th e start of that part i cular game and the
signup sheets will be located at the headquarters stand . The emcee (Dennis Roye r f r om WANV
radi o) will announce the start of the s ignups .
Pages 2 and 3 of this paper s how maps of the tour routes through both the Turner complex and the
.-....in p lant . On page 4 is a map showing the locat i on of the activities at the main plant . Don' t
r get that there will be a bus runni ng between the Turner complex and the mai n plant thr ough out
the day . Thi s way you can park y our car when you arrive and l eave it until you ' re ready to leave
for the day.
Come on out and have a :ull day of fun and maybe you ' ll walk away with one of the big pr izes .

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VOL . XX NO. 38

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

September 22 , 1978

Open House - R ain or Shine

Centennial festivities begin tomorrow at 10 : 00
a . m. here at GE and will last until 4 : 00 p . m.
Everything - food , games, bingo , drinks , cake ,
and gifts - is FREE for GE employees , retirees ,
and their fam i l ies, and invited guests . Copi es
of Wednesday ' s paper wi ll be available so that
everyone can find the activities they most want
to parti cipate in.

Although there will be no shoe or safety glas s

requirements for the factory tours , we do ask
that no one come in bare feet . We must also
ask that all signs and instructions ( inc luding
r oped off areas) be complied with . These rule s
are for everyone ' s prot ection .

There wi ll be free balloons for the k i ddies ,

in addition to the train and pony rides . Games
arn1 contests are available to everyone no matt er
your age .

The entrance for the tour will be through

Gate 12 at the west end of the plant . Once
i nside , just follow the arrows . Guides will be
stationed at intervals along the r out e to
answer any questions you or your family may
have .

A headqu arters stand will be located near the

han ger manned by the emcee , Dennis Royer . Th is
is where the si gn up sheet s will be placed for
the di f ferent games . All lost children should
also be brought here .

At Turner , ent r ance wi ll be through the east

end of the Mark eting Office buildi ng and arrows
will again mark the route and guides will be
stat i oned along the way .

Mr . Royer wi ll announce opening of sign ups

' or the games aDd when the games ar e to begin ,
as well a s othe r announcements .
Names will be drawn f or the teams to play
horse shoes and v olleyball and will be posted
on a b oard next to the sign up table . Teams
wi ll be drawn this way so that everyone wi ll
get a chance to play and have a chance to win .
A number of employees have volunteered to
help with the activities as well as ci r cu late
among the crowd to answer any questions or help
take care of any problems . These people wi l l
be wearing a " GE 100" button so they ' ll be
eas ily rec ognized . If you need help of any
kind please cont act one of these people .
Hot dogs , soft drinks , and potato chips will
be served in the main plant cafeter ia and
drinks only at the Turner II cafeteri a (not the
Turner I cafeter ia as previously reported) .
Picnic tables will be set up outside of the
cafeteria (main plant) for those who prefer to
eat outside . A reminder : no food or drinks
are to be taken into other parts of the plant.
Trash barrels will be located tr.roughout the
area outside . Please place all cup s and othe r
trash in these barrels or in the trash recep~ acles in the cafeteria .
0

Reen cri tic ized la te ly::>

You m ust h a Ye tried t o do sorn ethi ng.

IN CASE OF RAIN al l outside activities wi ll

be cancelled . The indoor activities - plant
tour , refreshments , movie, drawi ngs - will be
held . So , please everybody , pray for a nice
day .
Due to secur ity restrictions , no cameras or
recorders will be allowed inside the p lant .
And don ' t forget the movie , "Reflections on a
Genius " with Pat Hingle portraying Thomas
Edison , which will be shown in the auditorium .
Dre ss is casual. Wear clothes that are
comfortable and which you can have fun in.
We hope that everyone will have a good time .

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Board of Directors of the Waynes boro GE
Credit Union announces that the Credit Uni on
will be going to a computer system of re co rd
keeping in October. To make thi s conver s i on
office operations must stop for severay days
so all record s can be transferred t o the
computer. To accomplish this the Credit
Union regrets that the office must be closed
October 2nd thru 6th. When the change-over
is compl ete the Board of Directors will be
in a position to start working towards new
benefits for the membership.

SCOGEE Fan1i ly Day

Picnic
'I'he SCOC:E~ 1''aml l y Day Picnic was held Sat . ..-._
August 1? . The f el lowing were winners of dol
prizes and the firmLl who donated the prizes .
Terry Court Drug - fingernail
polish, musk oil
Plaza Pl ,wer & Gift Shop staLue
Garber Electric Service light dirruner
Junior ' s by Cato ' s - gift
certificate
Lockridge ' s Market - Dr .
Pepper
Freed Co ., Inc. - blender ,
food processor
Drug Fair - lawn chair
Southern Dept . Store - Estee
Lawler kit
People ' 3 Drug - Correlle
dinn e rwa re
People' s Pharmacy - " Charlie "
pert'ume
Record C(wner - i\lbum
Standard Drug - ?erfume
Cohron ' 3 Hardware - Electric
Shoesr1 ine
- Shave cream dispenser
- Cn1d!ess deLangler
- Sn 1ze alarm
- croquet seL
Corner Hardware - reception
durobor
Shop & . ne - 31 b canned ham
AthleL e ' s Alley - energy
bui lding candy bars
- electr jcal gol f return
Fishburne - cosmetic kit
Haney ' s - candy

Pete Van Dyc k (right ) , Vice Pr esident, ASBD,

presents Warren Kindt , DCPBD Gener al Manager,
with a gift which shows the barometer, temperature, hwnidity, and atmospheric pressure . The
i nscription r-eads : 11Pr-esented to War-r-en F.
Kindt by Appar-atus SeT'Vice Business Div .
ASBD/DCPBD Business Review . Sept. 12- 14, 1978 .
The gift honor-s the "spiY'it of cooper-ation
t hr-ough a decade of wor-king t ogether- . 11

DCPBD/ASBD Meeting
A product r evi ew meeting was held September
12- 14, attended by general managers and the
vice pres i dent of Apparatus Service Business
Div . and Market i ng representatives and the
department staff o f Data Corrununication Pr oducts
Dept . ASBD departments perform the servi ce
work on the terminals sol d by our department .

Ro n Nahay
George Anderson
Lowell Bashlor
Larry Martin
Gor.lon Parker
Ran:ly Garth
Wayne Ashby
Jeff Kern
Pat Knight
Judi Garber
Eddie Patterson
H. ? . Hilson
Ray Cline .-..
Elmer Myrtl(;
Carolyn Evans
Clyde Richmond
Don Theado
Cha:-lie Conner
Ronnie Fisher
Layton Warble
Cary Osborne
Gary Sroka

The foll owing members each won a watermelon .

Robert Yancey
Wi llie Woodson
Bill Massie
Joe Smith
Debbie Bryant
George Howdyshell
Mike Gordon

Richar<l Hewitt
George Harlow
Nancy Baker
W. E. Rankin, Jr .
Mark Slr:rpson
Bill Wae~Y
Linda Gray

It has been planned to hold meetings of this

kind each year . Their pur pose , as with the one
held last week , is to acquaint ASBD personnel
with our products and f acilities and give everyone a chance to meet and discuss any p r oblems .
The attendees met i n the Marketin g conference
r oom and at the Red Carpet Inn and t he guests
were take n on a plant tour .

James Huft'man

Tom Berrat

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENE RAL@ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO. 39

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

September 29, 1978

It Rained but W e Can1e

And w e had a good time
In spite of the dreary weather the turnout
for the Open House last Saturday was tremendous !
We have no official count of the number of
people who came but we were given a rough esti mate of 7 ,000.
Two of the most popular attractions were the
cafeteria and the balloon stand . Bingo was so
popular that we couldn ' t see the caller half of
the time . The train and pony rides were popular with the kids but we understand that a lot
of adults enjoyed the train too.
With the drizzling rain it wasn ' t certain
whether or not the Revolver Band would be able
t~lay but someone came up with a tarp to put
c
the bandstand and they were able to go on ,
although they were forced to stop a little
early .
The men ' s exhibition softball game did not go
very well f or GE #2, losing to GE #1 by a score
reported as 23-3. The field was extremely muddy
after Friday ' s rain. The biggest upset of the
day came when the SCOGEE girls team lost to the
team brought together for t he game by a score
of 10- 8 . Sounds like they knew how the game
was played .
Participation was good in the sack race , egg
toss, frisbee toss, and egg and spoon race .
From all the yelling and cheering we guessed
they had a good time .
There were six teams of two people participating in the horseshoes and from all reports i t
was a hard fought contest . The names fo r the
teams were drawn from the signup slips and the
matchups must have been pretty good .
The climax of the day was the volleyball
tournament . Here again the team members were
drawn from the signup slips and we ended up
with 12 teams . Everyone was impressed with the
~- ity of play of these t eams who had never
~
Jed together before . The games were so hotly
contested they weren ' t over until nearly 6 : 00
Saturday evening .
Our emcee, Dennis Royer from WANV radio,
helped keep the activities moving smoothly as
well as announcing the winners of the prizes

and helping locate people , including lost

parents .
A greate r number of people now have a better
under standing of what goes on in our plant
thanks to the tours in both the main plant and
the Turner complex . They also gained a knowledge of the products manufactured here through
the various displays set up along the tour
routes and by taking advantage o f the opportunity t o operate one of the t erminals displayed
in the Marketing office building .
The movie, "Reflecti ons on a Genius , " shown
in the auditorium , was seen by over 700 people .
We would like to thank Charlie Minter
(Maintenance) for showing th i s film throughout
the day. We would also l ike to thank him for
making up all of the signs used throughout the
Open House area .
r

Open House Workers

Listed below are only some of the peopl e whose
help was invaluable in making the Open House a
success .
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Ray Depa
Connard Howdyshell
Gordon Batey
John Miller
John Van Patten
Mike Hulser

Joe Smith
Bob Bowen
Paul Moran
Cliff Rockwell
Kenny Gray

GAME COORDINATORS AND HELPERS

Patty Pitzer
Nancy Baker
Audra Kerby
Joe Smit h
Wayne Wimer
Jerry Deel
Don Stinespring
Ronnie Fisher
Clement Waggy , Jr .
Joyce Wimer
Fran Thomas
Sheila Aldinger
Ann Smith
Bob Hull
Fred Mader
Joe Grimes
Jerry Tisdale
Dick Dean
Mike Hulser
Lester Anderson
Bob Manolescu
Rosie Harter
Sue Thompson
Gary Disbrow
Margaret Turner

SCENES FROM
THE OPEN HOUSE

Prize Winners
Really nice prizes were be ing gi ven away
throughout the day on Saturday . Listed below
are the prizes and who received them .
DOOR PRIZES - RETIREES
Don McKechnie
John Cooley
Harold Harvey

Coffee maker
Toa ster oven
Coffee maker

DOOR PRIZES - EMPLOYEES

Richard Swisher
Richard Fretwell
Ray Hite
Mozelle Henderson
Charlie Poole , Jr .
Tommy Thompson
James Layne
Olga Sandy
Roger Wimer
Randy Garth
Cheryl Spears
Dan Wayne Cox
Margeurite Buzzar d
Virginia Marshall

CB radio
Smoke alarm
Hair dryer
Smoke alarm
Clock radio
Coffee maker
Smoke alarm
Food processor
Chai n saw
Blender
Toaster oven
Black & white TV
Color TV
Microwave oven

If your name is on t he list and you have not

yet picked up your prize , please see Bob
Broughman in Relations , Rm. 105 .

GAME PRIZE WINNERS

OPEN HOUSE (Continued from pg . 1)

A lot of people worked very hard planning ,
or gani zing , and otherwise lending a helping
hand , to make thi s celebration a success . ~
planning committee worked for almost two mor. ..;
getting everything together as well as coming
up with ideas for activities, prizes, etc .
(See list of wo rkers.)
There were so many tour guides i t ' s impossible
to list all their names but we want them to know
we appreciate t heir contr ibut ion immensely .
Our thanks also go to all of the people i n
Maintenance who were there when we needed them .
They set up all of the equipment , got the si gns
up , made sure t he gates were open , blew up most
of the balloons , and cleaned up after we all
left . They helped in so many ways and we
appreciate it .
A very special thanks goe s to those employees
who volunteered to coordinate the games and
mingle with the crowd and make up the posters
announcing t he event . Your cooperation and
enthusiasm helped make the day as s uccessful as
it was .
And finally (before we get carried away) , we
want to thank all of you who came. A lot of
work went into the plans for this one day but
wi t hout you those plans meant nothing . We)iliQpe
you all had a good time

Horseshoes - 1st place

Henry Billings
Ste ve Eppard
Horseshoes - 2nd place
Scott Smith
John Sims

Socket set
3/8" drill

SCOGEE BASKETBALL

Sack race
Chris Bowen
Todd Benson
Huynh Thanh

Portable r adio
Cassette recorder
Portable radio

The SCOGEE basketball teams are now forming .

Anyone interested i n playing basketball please
attend the meeting to be held i n the mai n plant
cafeteria at 4: 30 on Monday , Oct . 3 .

6- 12
13- 18
19 & up

Frisbee toss
Bobby Manolescu 6- 12
Rodney German
13- 18
Huynh Thanh
19 & up
Egg toss
Debbie & Donny
Vey
Steve Fuller/
Billy Bragg
Donna & Gar y
Wheeler

Clock radio
Clock radio

Record player
Tape player
Trimmer

. ANNOUNCEMENT

SCOGEE VOLLEYBALL

13- 18

Portable radios

The SCOGEE volleyball teams are beginni ng practice sessions . There are a few openi ngs on some
of the teams . If you're interest ed please call
Roy Rexrode , Gary Sroka , or Dick Dean .

19 & up

Portable radio

THANK YOU NOTE

6- 12

Walky talki es

Egg & spoon r ace - 6 & under

Marnie Hutchinson
Robin Bridge
Coca Cola
David Bain
radios
Robert Tucker
Volleyball - 1st place
Johnnie Tur ner
Ronald Parker
Scott Smith
Huynh Thanh
Don Stinespring
Albert Hite

AM/FM clock
radios

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO . 39

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINI A

Oc t ober 6 . 1978

/(e/ling Retires after 37 Years

Fellow grade i n IEEE .
Dur i ng his retirement , Leroy and h i s wi fe ,
Anne , wil l keep t hemsel ves occupied with
trav e l i ng and h i s hobbies o f photography and
amateur radio .

Credit Union Announces

Discounts
Credit Union members can receive special
discount rate s at Autoproducts , Inc. and
Firestone Store in Waynesbor o by presenting
t heir Credi t Union membership card . The
Credit Union i s not i nvol ved i n any payment
pl an. All payments are handl ed between the
member and the i ndi vidual company .

_j

Leroy Kell ing recently retired after 37

y ears of GE service which began in Schenectady
wi th the Control Dept . In 1955 he transferred
t o Waynesboro with the old Special Contr ol
Dept . where he h as been active in t he development of new generati ons of numerical controls .
A native o f Mil waukee, Wi s ., Leroy receive d
his degree in eng ineering from t he Univers i ty
of Wi sconsin in 1941 . He chose employment
wi th GE "bec ause the Company was then t he
leader in industrial e l ectronic automat ion , a
status it st ill r etains with its numerical
contro l act i v i t ies . "
Dur ing h i s years with t he Company Leroy has
nur sed numerical control through infancy ,
watched i t gr ow and mature . In the beginning
he engineered many phot oelectri c devices ,
inspection systems , and servomechani sm systems
for the paper and steel i ndustri es . His wor k
over the years has br ought numeri cal controls
~ough many generations from stepping
tches and vacuum tubes to t r a ns i stors ,
i ntegrated circuits , and mi croprocessors .
Along the way his inventions have earned him
Si nce 1967
he has served as Numerical Contr ol Consult i ng
Engineer and has been an honor ary member of

38 U. S. and many f oreign patent s .

Jtock ana rt?una Uflit

Prices

The GE stock and fund unit prices t o be used

i n t he credi ting of partic i pants ' accounts f or
the month of August under t h e Savings &
Security Pr ogram are as follows : stock pr i ce
-- $55.636 ; fund unit p r ice -- $28 . 643.
The stock price is the average of the
cl os i ng pr ices of GE stock on the New York
St oc k Exchange for each t rading day o f the
calendar mont h .
The fund unit price is the average o f the
dail y fund pr ices , determined f or each trading
day on the New York Stock Exc hange in the
calendar month by dividing t he numbe r of units
into the net asset val ue of the f und .
The stock price and f und unit pri ce are used
for credi t i ng accounts , but should not be used
as the cost o f shares or units for income tax
purposes . "Tax cost " f or GE stock or fund
units a cqu i r e d unde r S&SP is calculated for
employees a ccor ding t o I nternal Revenue
Se r v ice regulations . The fi gures are furnishe d on the annual "tax informat i on
statement " i s su e d after each S&SP payout .

Left to right : R. J . Depa, Mgr . - Manufacturing Administration, John F. Weaver, Jr . ,

Stephen G. Cannellos , Charles P. Macaluso , John V. Bucci, James S. Hull , and D. L.
Coughtry.

Six MMP Graduates

D. L. Coughtry, Manager- Manufacturing , presented graduation certificates t o John Weaver ,
Stephen Cannellos , Patrick Steffen , Charles
Macaluso , John Bucci , and James Hull , symbolic
of their c omplet i on of two years ' training
under the GE ' s Manufacturing Management Program . Each of the young men pictured are
recent additions to the Manufacturing or gani zation . Their brief GE experience and other
introductory information is given below .
John Bucci of Wayland , Mass ., received his
M.E. degree from Worcester Polytechnic
Institute . He had MMP assignments in Plainville , Ct. (Circuit Protective Devices) and
Erie , Pa . (DCM&G) . He accepted a position as
Supervisor- Production Control as of July 24 ,

1978 .
Stephen Cannellos is from Syracuse, N. Y. He
j oi ned us on June 26 , 1978 , as a Manufacturing
Engineer in the Advanced Development Oper .
Steve received his B. S . in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Industr ial Management from
Clarkson College . His MMP assi gnments were in
Louisville , Ky . (Dishwasher , Disposal , and
Refrigerator Components) and St . Petersburg ,
Fla . (Neutron Devices) .
James Hull, from Pleasant Hill , Mo . , joined
us in May as Supervisor- Production Control .
Jim received an Associate in Engineering from
Longview Community College and then his B. S .
in Industrial Eng ineering from the University
of Missouri . His MMP experience was gained
with Switchgear in Philadelphia and the Battery
Business at Gainesville , Fla.

Charles Macaluso completed his MMP ass i gnments in Waynesboro and has accepted a position
as Process Control Engineer in the Advanced....-...
Development Oper . as of June 13 , 1978 . Char_
is fr om Clifton, N. J . , and received hi s degree
in Industrial Engineering from California
Polytechnic University. His first program
assignments were with Ordnance in Pittsfield ,
Mass .
j

Patrick Steffen calls Bemus Point , N. Y. his

hometown . He received an Associate degree in
Applied Science (Business Management) from
Jamestown Community College and his B.S. in
Industrial Distributor from Clar k s on College.
Pat ' s MMP training assignments were i n San
Jose , Cal. (Nuclear Energy) and Erie , Pa .
(Transportation) . Pat accepted a position as
Manufacturing Engineer- Metal Parts and came on
board in Waynesboro on June 12 , 1978 . He is a
Navy veteran of four years , including ~~years
overseas duty .
John Weaver j o ined the Advanced Development
Oper . on July 31 , 1978 , as a Manufacturing
Engineer . He is from Glen Rock, N. J . and has
his Mechanical Engineering degree from the
University of Notre Dame . John ' s MMP experi ence was gained at Circleville , Ohio ( Lamp
Dept . ) and Burlington, Vt . (Armament SystemJi-...
Dept . ) .

****
A couple of items were l ost
and have been put in lost and
tions - a silver bracelet and
umbrella . If these belong to
by and claim them .

at the Open House

found in Relaa plastic
you please come

Hotpoint Offers Cash Rebates

Employees can reap substantial savings by
purchasing selected Hotpoint major appliances
)iili.rough October 31 with a combinat ion o f cash
1ates in addition to employee courtesy discounts.
Included among the 10 appliances are three
r ange products: Model RB747V self- cleaning ,
free- standing , 30- inch range -- $25 cash
rebate pl us $60 discount ; Model RB788GT s e lfcleaning , free- standing, 30- inch range with
ceramic cooktop and black glass door with
window -- $25 factory rebate plus $85 employee
discount. Also , Model RH966G Hi/Low Cooking
Center with microwave upper oven , lower- selfcleaning conventional oven, and cooktop -- $50
rebate plus $105 court esy discount .
A
$25
the
and

Potwasher 13- cycle dishwasher carries a

factory reba.te : built - in Model HDA960 has
Power Scrub
cycle , is fully insulated
has a $45 discount.

The deluxe Model CTF21GW family- sized refrigerator has a $50 factory rebate and a $70
discount for employees . It has 20 . 8 cubic
feet of storage space, and features f ive
adjustable split glass canti levered shelves,
four adjustab le Porta- Bins on door, and two
shelves in the 6 . 94- cubic- foot freezer comp&{tment.

courtesy discount . Four large- capacitydryers ,

Models DLB/DLL2884T (electric/gas) and DLB/
DLL2880W ( electric/gas) feature the Press
Guard TM selection and permanent press/poly
knit cycles, and each has a $20 cash rebate
plus employee discounts of either $30 on
electric models or $35 on gas models .

'.,14NNOUNCEMENT
IEEE DINNER MEETING
There wi ll be a dinner mtg . of the Central Va.
Section of IEEE , Tues ., Oct . 10 , at 6 : 15 p . m.
at the General Wayne Hotel . All members and
interested gue sts are invited . Guest speaker
will be Mr . Edmond Wickham from VEPCO . For
reservations or further details , call Wayne
Ashby , ext . 1154.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SILENT AUCTION
There will be a silent auct i on of scrap material on Sat . , Oct. 14 , at 10 : 00 a . m. in the
north parking lot . Enter through gat e 20 ,
parking will be in Zone 4 . CDO carts , small
and large wagons , and other items will be
available . See notice in NEWS next week .

_ive home- laundry products are included in

the factory rebates: Large- capac ity Model
WLW5704T automatic washer offers the Handwash ~1
and automatic soak cycles among its features,
and has a $20 factory rebate plus a $40

SERVICE PINS
AWARDED
FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
5 Years

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T. PaJtdee
E. M. PaJtlt.
B. J. Petty
J. A. RydeA
J. C. SpeaM

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B. M. F.ltch
R. M. Galt.th
J . B. Glt.ay. ) It.
c. L Hotmu
A. G. John6on
c. Jonu
B. J. KeUey
K. V. Ke.M
I. E. MawyeA

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M. Cox
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J. Vay
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R. Be.Mey
N. Bu.c./Ungham
G. Hu66man
B. Hu66man
E. KygeA
E. G. Mc.C1t.ay

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15 Years

M. R. Mille.JI.
T. W. Moo1t.e
B. F. SIU/jiett
J . A. Tuning
20 Years

M. CaUanan
A. H. Vaniei
R. v. Lake
E. Pelti
c. J. Sm.i..th, J1t..

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30 Years
----

E. H. Gillette

Gillette Reaches 30th Year

In acknowledgement of 30 years service with
the General Electric Co ., Edward H. Gil lette
(left ) was presented gold cuff links by Arnold
F. Roane, Mgr .-Strategic Planning of DCPBD
here in Waynesboro .
Ed joined the Company in 1948 at Schenectady ,
N.Y. after receiving his BSEE from the Univer sity of Nebraska, and has since held positions
at various other GE locations, as well as a
six- year tenure here during 1955- 61 . He
returned to Waynesboro in 1970 as Mgr. - Product
Planning and is presently Product Program
Manager i n the Strategic Planning Section .

United Way Campaign

to St art Soon
The 1979 United Way campaign here at GE will
begin the week of Oct . 16 , with meetings with
a rea coordinators and all employees . Our goal
this year is $51,000.
Volunteer kits, which will be passed out at
the coordinators ' meeting , wil l include pamphlets , information booklets , and gi ver
buttons. The pledg: cards will be p i cked up
by the coordinators in the Relations office.

Left to right : R. J . Depa, Roger D. Ramsey,

John T. Mil l er, D. L. Coughtry .

Two Receive Certificates

J ohn T. Mi l ler and Roger D. Ramsey display
their Manufacturing Studies certificates
shortly after being c ongratulated for their
oustanding achievements by D. 1 . Coughtry ,
Mgr .-Manufacturing and R. J. Depa , Mgr . Manufacturing Administrati on .
For John and Roger the certificates represent more than 300 classroom , after work hours
and related ind i vidual study , investigation ,
and problem solutions. Individual effort of
this type is usually associated with individuals who are in the Manufacturing Management
Program and/or are in the exempt salary group .
Roger and John are nonexempt employees who
fi nished what they started out to do and
reached their self- set goals of learning a
l itt le more about the various functions
within Manufacturing , Engineering , Finance,
and Marketing. They are to be c ongratulated
fo r this f ine effort .
John Miller has 13 years of s ervice with GE
in various ass i gnments including foreman
s tints in Relays and TermiNet*. He is current ly a measurements technician for the
Turner Complex .
Roger Ramsey came to GE in Sept. 1967 . He
has three years of Apprentice Training to his
credi t. Hi s work experience includes Machine
Room a nd Sheet Metal activit ie s . He is
currently a Methods Planner f or CDO .
* Regist ered trademark of General Electri c
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"S11san!" motlwr shouted, "why did

you kick your little brothe r in the
stomach?"
Heplied Susan, "He turned around."

We hope to see the same enthusiasm and

community spirit which enabled us to exceed
our goal by over $4,000 last year. Bel ow is
a list of the agencies which are supported by
this year ' s campaign .
Association of Retarded Citizens
Boy Scouts of America
Chi ldren's Camp Counc i l
Children ' s Home Society
Cyst i c Fibrosis
Emergency Welfare Assistance
Family Counseling Service
Florence Crittenton Service
Girl Scouts
Lurnmor School
Mental Health Association
Red Cross
Salvat ion Army
United Church Nursery
Valley Workshop , Inc .
Virginia Artific ial Kidney Association
YMCA
For those employees who elect to give their
donation t o one of the other area campaigns
(Staunton, Harrisonburg , etc . ) this list of
agencies may be slightly different . If you
wish to donate to a specific agen cy in one of
these areas please see Cary Osborne in
Relations and go over the list of agencies in
these areas .

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SWAP SHOP

FOR SALE
14 XL350 HONDA-- $750--885-1198 after 6 p.m.
4 TIRES--H78-15--like new--943-5707


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Th e 1979 United Way campai g n ~o t unde r way

here at GE yesterJa y with a meetinp: of area
s olicito rs . Bob Pr ouchman 1 coordin a t o l' o::
t he plant campaig n , con d uc~ed the meet ing ,
expressing the hcpe that "the S51 ,000 goal
will not o nly be a chieved but exceeded . Our
pro~ram is desig r.ed to e ncourage people t o
c o ntribute who have never do ne s o befo re , 11 he
added , " and we hope hat t hose who have been
gene r ous in years p ast wi]J_ dig a Jittle
deeper this year and increase their do nation . "

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We c oul d have a lot o : ifferent campaigns ,"

Mr . Kindt c o ntin ued. , ubut the Uniteil Way i s an
attempt t o save r:ioney as well as <,ime f o r
solicito rs .
"The Company i s firmly committed t o thi.s
commun i t y effor t and I beli eve wholeheartetlly
in it . The United Way gi ves Lhe b e s!;; return
on our dollar . ?he spirit o f the c ommunity
depends o n t hi s c ampa i g n .
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industry t o make the campa i g n wo rk , " he c o n- .
c1 ude d . " We mus t all do o ur part . "
Meetings with a) 1 employees will lJcr;in next
week in the auditorium , whe r e they wil l s ee a
fi l m and Broughman will r e vi ew thi .; y e ar ' s
campai g n and the agencies who wiJ l benefit
ram our c o ntributio ns . He will a1 so r-eview
ie pledge cards and what informatio n is re ~ui r ed t o be note d o n them .

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chc<.Jse to do nate through a payroll, deduction
be sure t o in d icate l.he amount o n the co r rect
J.,i ne o n t he card . T hos e who a re paid weekl y
1.rlll us.e the " weekly" li.ne a nd t h b se paid
mo nt l:1J y wilJ Uf'e th e " mont hl yu ine . Yo u
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,ar.e paid we ekl y .
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contribution : cash, perso nal check , or a one - '
time deductio n . Aftet indi catine; t he amount
on the " lump nwn" line p l ease he sure t o not e
whjc h of these t hree me>thods y o u wish to us e .

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ot h er than Waynesb o r o-East Aue:u s ta by c h ecking
the appropria te bo x ut Lhe b o tL o m of the car d .
If' your s i s no L l i s t e d write it in anO. we will
. make e very effort t o 5ee that it e ets there .

:l f' you want y o ur c o n Lribution t o go to cert a i n

a~en cies ,

a space has b e en prov i ded t o list th e

no.me s of these agen c.i~s . r : y ~) have in'licated
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dQn{l.Lio n be s ure . the np;e ncies y o u have listed
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rren F . Kindt , DCPBD General ~4an~e r , stated ,
r his (the Uni(;o:: ':h.y) ~ ... n e:.:. "' ' ." re"' ~ive.
way -to rai s e :'un f!s. 'voluntarily : or Lh e~e
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I n re\ie~in.g 'ttl"'. t r ograrr., Er u h."n"l:n s tresse

the " Fair Share " coni:;ribut;ion but expl ained
that this is only a g uide l ine and jt is let
t o the individual to d et ermine what is appTopriate t o gi v e .

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Superintendent of ~laynesboro City Schools . Standing, left to right : Marv Stoner,
GhaiY'man- Waynesboro School Board; Warren F. Kindt; Ken Frank , Superintendent of
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Te ch; and Bill Borde nJ Chairman- lwgusta County School Board . Not pictured: Samuel
SimpkinsJ Augusta County Schools J and Gordon Stewart , Superintendent of Augusta
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Foundation Summer Institute of Career Education and Guidance . As reported in the June 9
issue of the NEWS this special program was
held at the College of Education of the
University of South Caro Lina between June 11
and July ll~ , with teams of educators f r om
s chool d ~ stricts throughout ~he U. S . attending .
Four of the five educators and area school
officials met here with Warren F. Ki ndt ,
General Manager of DCPBD, and Marjorie Grimes ,
Manager of Rel ations . The f o ur described the
program a s " fabu lous " a nd co ntaining a spark
of uniqueness and added that i t has g i ven them
the momentum t o "tackle the s pread of the
gospel on caree r educati on ."
They are now in the pl anning sta ~ es on
projects fo r the ad vancement o f care er e ducation in the three are a s ch ool systems . The
first of the s e projects wiJU be spon s o ring a
career faix at Expoland f or all tenth graders ,
on November L and 2 .
Those who attended the swmner institute were
Anita Zimmerman , Haski ns Colema n , Marietta
Beverage , Samuel Simpki ns , and Johnnie Moore .

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SI LENT AUCTION TOMORROW

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material to be hel d t omorrow , Sat . Oct . 14 ,
at 10 : 00 a . m. in the north park ing lot .
Enter through gate 20 ; parki ng will b e in
Zone 6. CDO carts , small and large wagons ,
2 roto bin$ , and other items will be
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Anyone interested. in jo i n i n~ a newl y .for med

men ' s volleyball t eam to play -in the city
r e creation leae;ue , please c ontact Dick
Eshenour , e xt . 1812 .
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e ' ve got t o keep co st s down so we don ' t

lose sales or ders and j ob s he r e in Waynesbor o ,"
said John W. Swett, marketing mana ge r . " Our
compet i t or s - l i ke Dig ital Equi pme nt Corp . and
Texas I n st ruments - a~e aware of thi s c o s t
pr obl e m and I c a n as sure y ou t hey ' re working
l1ar d t o k eep the ir costs down to insure they
hav e the bes t poss i b l e p r oduct at the l owest
po ss ible price s o they can wi n the c r it i cal
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, e num9e r of induction mot ors . This was a
signifi cant b r e akthr ough f or Hitachi because
GE p rev i ously had 100% of t he bus i ne s s . The
impact o f this will probably be felt a t Fo r t
Way ne duri ng t he fir s t quarter of ' 79 , i f
other or ders a re not secured to c ompensate for
the los s .

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Fo r exampl e , Fort Wayne. Empl oyee s at the

Gen e ral Purpos e Mot or Dept . there bu ild s mall
induct i on mot ors use d i n computers , copiers ,
and other simil a r mach ines . They face st i ff
competition , f r om a number o f compani e s
inclu ding some forei gn s upplie r s . In 1976 ,
for exampl e , Matslls h i ta , a Japanese ~ i rm ,
pric e d a 40- 50 , 000 unit order about 40 percent
below Fort Wayne ' s a nd won t he orde r fr om Bell
a nd Howel l . This meant a loss of j obs on
Gener al Purpose Mot or ' s M- 49 l ine .

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" Lar g e competitor s l ike Te l e t ype Co rp .,

Di g i tal Equipment Corp ., Texas I n s trument s , and
Centroni cs offe r equipment compa rable t o GE a nd
a t l ower p ric es ," he continue d . " Maj or OEM' s
t hat used to buy TermiNet R pri nters , such as
Hewlett - Packard and Honeywel l h ave d ecided t o
b uil t thei r own, thereby pr oduc ing their
machines for l e s s mon ey and i mproving the ir
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profits . New l ow cost ent r i es by sma l le r
ma nufacturers are b eing announc ed on a con t inui ng b asi s , s i gnal ing more c ompe t iti9n f o r
the fut ure ."

The co st prob lem Swe t t r efers t o i s simi lar

t o co s t p r o b l e ms fac ed by other GE l oca tion s
ac r o ss t he country .

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ha ve fo und the competit or ' s pr oducts do not
o ffe r a ny part i cular l y new pr odu ct i nnovat i on s
i n te r ms o f mat e r i als or methods of con s t ruction that our mot or s c an ' t comp et e a gainst , "
s a i d For t Wayne ' s Hal t Re i dinger , manag e r of
sales . " The i r maj o r s trengt h appe ars t o be
lowe r operat ing costs wh i ch r e s ult in a l ower
pr ice f or t h e cu s t ome r . That ' s t he real p r oblem . "

Broughman

As an adde d incent i v e th i s y e ar , e ach area

wh i ch ha s 1 00% p artic i pation will be g ive n a
f r ee b r eak of co ff ee and doughnuts .

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r emember to do is sign and d a te y our card . If
you for g et , the car d mu s t be r e t urne d , whic h i s
an inconve ni ence both t o t he sol ici t ors a nd
y ou . We would al s o like to have the cards
t urne d i n as s oon as po s s ible .
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Wa,yn e sbor o too , " Swett sai d.. " Can we keep our
cos t s do~~ s o tha t our p ri ces can b e compet i -

SWAP SHOP

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We wis h to tak e t h is opportun ity to t ha nk in

adva nce each of t h e a r ea solic itors who wi l l
be giving s o much time and effor t t o th i s
campai gn . Your help is inval uabl e and i s
gre atly appr eciated .

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people who make important contributions to our
businesses . They get great satisfaction from
developing origina~ ideas for both products
and process~s . Patent re cOfnition awards are
one way of acknowledging their r ole within t he
Company .

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:.lo.king the statement is ~li c hael Masn ik , Dept .

Patent Counsel , ann buncing that patent recogni t i On awards have been increased to $250 , on a
Company- wide oas is , effecti ve Sept . 1 , 1978 .
These awards are paid to each inventor at the
time his o r her patent appllicati on i s filed
with the U. S . Patent and Tre,demark Office .

r n additi~n t o the patent recog nition awards ,

GE presents a bronze medallion t o each inven tor upon fill ng o : his or h0r fir st patent
application . A silver medalJ_i on i s pre se nted
f or the 10th patent af>plication a nd a go~d o ne
for the 20th f iled patent application .

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of Thomas A. 3dison, Charl es P . Ste inmetz , and
other GE greats whose ideas have made such an
impact during this past 100 years , Masnik
sa id . ''I ' m pleased that GE continues to
recognize inventiveness ano to prQvide an
environment in whi c h t hey can make use of
their tal ents . ''
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Ir you suffer from t riskaidekaphobia you ' re
prooably in for a bad time today . Phobias ,
of course , are considered t o be unreasonable
fears , but experts say most of us have one or
more .

Maybe you have a mild case of rhadophobia ,

whic h is fear of being beaten , or bathophobia ,
which is not what you might be thinking , but
the fear o f falling f r om high places. Fo r tunately , not many of us suffer fr om ergasiophob:i.a - the fear of work .

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R. D.
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Resentfully!
It has come to our attention - and
we arc understandably dismayed that the United States leads th e world
in the d evelopment o f fe1t'il izcr.
We adm ire such d evelopment, but
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G. Saben
S . Vincent
R. Berrey
F . Conlon , Jr .
L . Decker
Dixon
V. Gentzlinger
C. Har ris , Jr .
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Silver Medallion

Reprinted from GE NEWS of the GE Lighting

Business Group.
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Those i nventor s here i n Waynesboro who have

been awarded silver a nd gold medall i ons a r e
listed below .

If you do have tris ka i dekaphobia , today is

not your day . I n case you haven ' t guessed by
now , t r i ska i dekaphobia is the fear of the
numbe r 13 , and today- is , o f course , Friday
the ~3th . But take heart . There won ' t be
another one unt i l April of next year .

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WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

October 27, 1978

Anderson Named DCPBD General Manager

Warren Kindt has served as General Manager
since 1968 , and has been in Waynesboro since
1963 . He and his wife , Lois, plan to retain
their residence in Waynesboro after his retirement in January .

Kindt

Anderson

.~enneth R. Anderson has been named General

Manager of the Data Communication Products
Busi.1ess Dept . by Edward E . Hood , Jr . , Sr .
Vice President and Executive of the Technical
Systems and Materials Sector of General
Electric . Mr . Anderson succeeds Warren F .
Kindt who becomes the Business Consultant to
the Department until his retirement on January
1 , 1979. Mr . Anderson has been General
Manager - Undersea Electronics Program Dept .
in Syracuse , N. Y. since May 1975 .

A 1955 Electrical Engineering graduate of

Purdue , Ken joined GE ' s Engineering Test Program in June 1955. He held a variety of
engineering assignments in circuit des i gn and
data handling in the Aerospace Busi ness i n
Syracuse and then moved to Daytona Beach , Fla.
in 1962 to wor k in manager ial positions for
the Apollo Support Dept . Ken was appointed
Manager of Product Engineeri ng and Manufacturing for General Learning Corp . in 1966, and
held that position until his appointment as
Vice President of Recognition Equipment , Inc .
a year later . He returned t o GE in 1973 as
Manager of the Computed Image Systems and
~rvices Operation .
Ken and hi s wife , Phyll is, and their younger
son , will be moving to the Waynesboro area in
the near future . A second son is a student at
Purdue University . The Andersons also have
thr ee older daughters .

The first 100% group was the Relations section

who took their break on Tuesday of this week .
At the time this was written three more areas
had 100% participation and will receive a free
break of drink and doughnut .

UW Progress Report
The plant campaign now has reached nearly
half of its goal of $51 , 000 (plus $12 , 000
Company contribution) . Your response has
been great .
Reminder : Please let us know if your area
has 100% participation . Either the campaign
solicitor or foreman/supervisor should notify
Cary Osborne so that she can make out the
slips for free break. She will need the name
of each person in the area and the foreman/
supervi sor ' s name . These slips should be
u sed no later than Nov. 3 .

CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP
As a service to our readers , and to a i d
them in t he coming elect i on, we are presenti ng bo t h proponent and opponent
argume nts on two of the state ballot
issues to be decided on November 7. The
first i s Pari-Mutuel Bettinq on Horse
Racing ; t he second, the Proposed Constitutional Amendment on ce r tain property
tax exemptions . This information has
been furni shed by the League of Women
Voters of Virginia .

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Shall the Act of the General

ssembl y whi ch authorizes pari-mutue l
betti ng on horse rac i ng and als o provides
fo r its regula t i on become effective in
the Co mmom~e a l th?
The purpose of t his ballot question is to
allow all voter s in the state to decide
whether or not pari-mutuel betting on
horse racing should be permitted in
Virginia. We already have horse ra cing
in Virgi nia, but gambl ing on a race is
i 11 ega l .

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PROPONENTS , Virginians for Hors e Ra cing,
Say :
" What you are providing in the racing
wor ld is that mechanism t o raise revenue ,
provide entertainment and support a n in dustry ." (James E. Ritchie , Executive
Director , Commis sion on the Review of the
Na ti onal Policy To11ar d Gambling . )
1 . Using ' 76 stat i stics from tracks in
comparable areas , pari- mutuel betting in
Virginia will produce an estimated $25
million a year in direct state revenue ;
and half of this new income will be shared
proportionately with every city and county
in the Commonwealth .
2 . The total economic impact wi ll be
approximately ten times this direct reve nue - or an addition t o Virginia ' s
economy o f about $250 million a year .
3. For l ocali ties where tracks are located , pari - mutuel racing will mean from
$li00 , 000- 500 , 000 a year in additional
revenue from real estate , prope r ty , and
sales and entertainment taxes .
L. The legislation requires local option ; each city and county will decide
for itself in a local election whether to
allow pari - mutuel racing .

5. Ho r se r aci ng is already the most

closely policed sport in the U. S ., a nd
Virginia ' s bill provides the toughest
r egulations of all . Permission to own ,
operate , or wo rk in any capacity on a
pari-mutuel track will be given only after
a complete investigation of every appli cant by the State Racing Commission .
6 . Horse racing is America ' s most popular
spectator sport . Yet Virginians never
have the opportun ity to see great Virginia
horses like Secretariat race at home , be cause first - class tracks depend on the
financial support of pari - mutuel betting .
7.

Lack o f pari - mutuel l egislation is

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OPPONENTS, Virgini ans Oppos ing Pari Mut uel Gambling , Say :
... as a revenue measur e , l e galized
gambling raises relatively small amounts
o ~ money in the wrong way from the wrong
people ; as a law enforcement weapon ,
legalized gambl ing is no substitute what soever for a vigorous and s ustained
assault on o r ganized crime ." (Easy Money ,
Tventieth Century Fund . )
1 . Pari- mutuel gambling tax r evenues will
be a br eak even proposition at best , after
state and local governments deduct their
considerable expenses for administering
and policing the conduct o f track and related operati ons and for a:tempting t o
cont r ol the i nfluence of organized crime .
2 . The amount of state revenue which
would be raised is a gross o ~ $5 million
per year , a small fraction of the s t ate ' s
b iennial budget of $9 . 2 billion.

5. According t o Virgi ni a ' s Atto rney

Gener al , Virginia is ill - equipped to deal
with organized crime .
6 . Pari - mutuel gambling will have a corrupting influence on government in
Virginia , similar to the experiences in
Maryland and Illinois .

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Proposed Co ns t itutional Amendment Proponen t s Say :
1 . A tax incentive will help to stimulate rehabilitation of our deteriorating
cities , at an acceptable rate of tax los s .
2 . Owners ar~ now discouraged from
impruving thei r pr operty for fear of
higher tax bills . The proposed exemption
will encourage improvements , a iding the
development and maintena nc e of healthy
and attractive communities .
3. I mplementation of the tax exemption ~
wi ll be left to local option . Local
governnents wi shing t o try this approach
should have the opportunity to do so .

7 . Raising public revenue from gambling

is bad state policy because it exploits
the weaknesses of its citizens and dilutes
incentive fo r produc tive pursuits .

L. The results of this program will decrease population fli ght from central
cities and may e ncour age return to the
cities .

8 . Pari- mutuel gambling will be bad for

business in Virginia, diverti ng family
discretionary income to the t r ack and
creating an unwholesome image for indus trial development .

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9 . The proposed par i - mutuel gambling law

may be changed by the General Assembly
without the approval of the elect or ate .
Each year there wi ll be pressure fo r
relaxat i on of prohibitions on exotic
forms of gambling and for increased pri vate profit t o compete with tracks in
adjoining states .
10 . No a r ea of Virginia would be i1mnune
from gambling influence because the proposed law provides for the issuance of
temporary pari- mutuel gambling licenses
at local racin g events in any jurisdiction .
For further information : Virginians ~or
Horse Racin~ ; C. E. Douglas , Executive
Director; 530 E. Main St . ; Richmond , Va .
23219 ; (80li) 643- 6797 . Virginians
Oooos ing Pari- Mutuel Gambling ; Dennis
Peterson , Executive ; 106 No rth 8th St . ;
Richmond , Va . 23219 ; (80l1) 6L3- 7981.

alr eady costing the state millions of

dollar s each year - money lost whe n
Virginians go to the track in ne i ghboring
states . Virginians spend $15 million a
year at West Virginia and Maryland tracks
alone !

The Virginia Constitution pel"mits

exemption from taxation only of property
specifically listed in the Constitution .
This proposed amendment would add to the
Virginia Constitution an additional
category of property which may be
partially exempted from taxation : oZder
residential and business property that
has been modernized, rehabilitated, or
repZaced.
I f the voter s statewide appr ove this
a1nendment, the GeneT'al Assembly may allow
locaZ governments the option of t reating
such property di fferently from other
property and taxing it at a lower rate .

3. Stud ies show that legalized gambling

causes i llegal gambling to increase .
L. Or ganized crime activity inevitably
occurs wi t h legalized pari - mutuel gambling
because illegal gambling is mo re profit able t o the /.fafia and more tempt ing and
accessible to the bettor , with no repor t ing to IRS , and with the l ure of b i gger
winnings and loan s harking for the
inveter ate gambler .

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QUESTION: Shall Section 6 of Ar t icl e X

of t he Consti t ut ion of Virginia be amend ~
t o permit certai n ta x exempt i ons for
propert y which has undergone substa nt ia l
renova t ion, re habil i ta t ion, or replace ment necessitated by age and use ?

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" It is the function o f the citizen to
keep the government from falling into
e rro r . "

Robert H. Jackson

'l'he Gene r al Assembly will be able to

perfect e xi sting Code provisions once the
constitutional amendment is approved .

6 . A tax e xemption will help historic

preservation efforts .

Pr oposed Const i t utiona l Amendment Opponent s Say :

1 . A tax exemption when authorized becomes an additional burden on the
remaining taxpayers o f the locality .
2 . The proposed tax exemption creates
difficulties and additional expense in
adm inistering t he tax because all proper ties are not treated the same .
3 . The amendment could allow tax
exemptions to property renovated , rehabil itated , or replaced in a reas which are not
blighted . 7hese areas would not then be
carry ing their fair share of the tax load .
Rehabilitated housing will command
higher rents , thus reducing the supply of
rental housing within the means of people
with low incomes .

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5 . Preliminary studies show that similar

pr ograms in other cities have proven
ineffective because owners have not taken
advantage of them . Local housing market
conditions and assessment policies appear
to be more significant than t'lX exempt ion
pr ograms i n stimulating community improve ment .
(Continued on pg . 1, col . 1)

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Discussions to Combine Cox Broad cas ting with GE

~ usinesses

Announced

General Electric Co. and Cox Broadcasting

Corp . have announced that their respective
Boards of Directors have authorized their
officers to enter into negotiat ion of a definitive agreement for combining Cox Broadcasting
with General Electric ' s radio- and- television
broadcasting and cable- television businesses .
Commenting on the joint announcement, GE
Chairman Reginald H. Jones said : "General
Electric has been a pioneer in radio and television broadcasting . We welcome this
opportunity for GE to extend its broadcast
services by building upon Cox Broadcasting ' s
fine record of entertainment and public
service through the electronic media . "
GE , as employees know , is a leading supplier
of consumer products and services , industrial
products and components , power systems, technical systems and materials , and natural
resources . In 1977 it recorded sales of $17 . 5
billion and profits of $1 .1 billion, or $4 . 79
per share .
Cox Broadcasting is engaged in television
radio broadcasting , cable television sys~ms, automobile auctions , business publishing,
and motion- picture production . In 1977 it had
operating revenues of $186 . 4 million and
profits of $25.5 million , or $4 .11 per share .

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Negotiations were authorized on the basis of

a tax-free exchange of 1 . 3 shares of GE common
stock for each share of Cox stock, provided
that in no event will Cox shareholders receive
less than $65 nor more than $72 worth of GE
stock for each Cox share . At announcement
date market value (10- 4- 78), the formula would
result in the issuance of an aggregate of
approximately 8. 8 million GE shares worth
about $467 million . The minimum dollar value
issuable would be about $440 million and the
maximum about $488 million . The actual number
of shares to be issued would be determined by
the average of the c l osing prices of GE stock
during a 20 trading- day valuation period immediately prior to the date of closing on the
transaction .
Compl etion of the transaction between GE and
Cox Br oadcasting is subject not only to the
negotiation of a mutually satisfactory agree~nt but also to approval by the Boar ds of
,th companies and the shareholders of Cox .
Additionally , the transaction will be subject
to requisite governmental approvals , including
that of the Federal Communication Commission .
Since the combined stations of GE and Cox
woul d conflict with the FCC rules on the

ownership and location of broadcasting stations , three VHF TV stations and at least one
AM radio station and five FM stations would
have to be sold . However, the exact number
of radio stations depends on several factors ,
including which television stations are retained . At the present time , no decisions
have been reached as to which stations from
the combined group would be affected.
Broadcasting facilities currently owned by
GE and Cox Broadcasting Corp . are as follows :
General Electric Co .
Albany/Schenectady/Troy : WGY (AM) ; WGFM ;
WRGB- TV
Denver : KOA (AM); KOAQ (FM) ; KOA- TV
Nashville: WSIX (AM and FM) ; WNGE- TV
Boston : WJIB (FM)
San Francisco: KFOG (FM)
Cox Broadcasting Corp.
Atlanta : WSB (AM and FM) ; WSB- TV
Charlotte: WSOC (AM and FM); WSOC - TV
Dayton : WHIO (AM and FM); WHI O- TV
Pittsburgh : WIIC- TV
San Francisco / Oakl and : KTVU- TV
Los Angeles : KFI (AM) ; KOST (FM)
Miami : WIOD (AM) ; WAIA (FM)
Philadelphia : WWSH (FM)
Balt imore : WLIF (FM)
General Electric operates 12 cable television systems, with a total of 170 ,000
subscribers . Cox Broadcasting , through Cox
Cable Communication, I nc . , operates 44 cable
television systems with a total of 550 ,000
s1bscri be rs.

TIME FOR STANDARD TIME

Daylight Saving Time comes to an end on
Sunday , October 29, 2 :00 a . m. So
Turn back your clo ck one hour on Saturday
night .
Test your car l ights to make sure they are
in good working order .
Wake up on time Monday morning .
THANK YOU
To all my GE friends : I want to thank all of
you for the cards and kind words of sympathy
when my wife pas sed away .

Vel ThayeA

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6. There are other better ways t o achieve

the goal of stemming urban blight , such as
(1) direct government subsidies or loans
for i mprovements , and (2) site value
taxation . Site value taxation calls for
land and building s t o be classed separately for taxation purposes a nd permits l ocal
jurisdictions to exempt buildings from
taxation or tax them at substantially
lower rates, making up the difference in
revenue by higher taxes on the land .
The League of Women Voter s is a nonpartisan organization which seeks to
promote the active and infor'171ed participation of citizens in their government .

Attending the presentation of the charter were,

left to right : Tom Barratt, Post Committeeman;
Frances Hall, Tri - Rivers District Commissioner;
Michael Hall, Post Member; Warren Kindt , DCPBD
General Manager; Bob Shoebridge , Post Coor dinator; Craig Hall , Post Advisor; Terry Sager,
Post Member; and Tom Rogel, Associate Advisor .

General Electric Employees:

GE Sp onso rs Exp lor er Post

As we celebrate Gener al Electri c ' s centennial
this year , we have reason to be thankful for a
free society which has allowed us to prosper
and grow with the nation these past 100 years .
Our system of self- government can be truly
representative only if all of us as citizens
accept our responsibility t o participate in the
political process by taking part in the campaigns and elections . It i s a sobering fact
that the per centage of voting- age Americans who
exercise their democratic rights in the
electi ons has been dr opping for over a decade to only 54% in the 1976 Presidential election .
Ther efore , I urge General Electric peop le all
across the country to s upport the party and
candidates of thei r choice and to vote on
Election Day . Your f r eedom of choice is , o f
course , fully respected by the Company .

All of the preliminary preparat i on and

paperwork has been completed and the charter
presented to the GE sponsored electronics
Explorer Post.

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When the formation of thi s Post was fir s

report ed in the NEWS in January of this year
the planning had already taken a year and a
half . All of this t i me and effort has now
paid off .
Explorer Posts are career or i ented group s
developed by the national Exploring Division,
Boy Scouts of America . The local Boy Scouts
organization i s a member of the United Way
an d it seems appropriate that the Post should
receive their charter during our plant- wide
campai gn .

.ANNOUNCEMENT

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JONES

Chairman o f the Board

CONSTRUCTIVE

CITIZENSHIP
**1978**

GE RETIREES ASSOCIATION MEETING

The next regular meeting of the GE Retirees
Association will be 11 : 30 , November 1 , at
Perkins Pancake House . The guest speaker will
be Mr . William Stuckey of VEPCO , whose subject
will be energy conservation .
EXPLORER POST ADV:::SOR SOUGHT
A post advi sor is bein g sought for one ~
thtc' area Explorer posts . If you are
experienced in back packing , canoeing , campin g ,
and other outdoor activities , and would be
interested in worki ng with these young people ,
please contact Bland Dudley at the Westminster
Presbyt erian Church , 942- 1145 .

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November 3 , 1978

GE Objectives:

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Sustained earnin gs growth , a produ ctive en vironment f or empl oyees , and s oc ially respon sive perfor man ce .
Those are the three ma j or Object ives whi ch

GE has set for i ts f uture . GE Boar d Chairman

Re ginald H. Jones emphasized them i n hi s re marks t o about l , 200 CE share owner s attendin~
the Annual Share o. .mers Tn~o.rma ion ;4eet inf at
:le,; York Dit~- 1 s Felt -Fo r um early in October, as
he positioned GE for another "-Century o:'
Service ."

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$5 0 , 000 t o f inan ce uevelopmen~ of the liht
bulb - marked it s lOOlh anniversary at the
meet i ng . I t i s now the world ' s l.arges"t , di ve;r- I.
sified i ndustriaJ company .
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,:hich reached 100% participat i on in the

United Hay campaign here at GS . This particular area was the first second sh ift group
tp r eceive the free break of drink and uough::rnt .
As of this ..,.rr iting the campaign has reached
a litlle more than 9!1% o f the goal and we are
confident that we wi .. 1 be over the t op by Laday .
rt i s gr a ti fyine; to kn ow t hat we all
work wi Lh so many people who care about our
conununity and the people who live in it .

.-:e would li ke to take this opportunity to

tha.~k a11

of th ~ se peoploe who w6rked so hartl

salicit;ing :or the campai gn in thei r areas .
.'ith out; y~ur he.lp things would not have run
as s moothly as t hey d id . We would like to
make c ne re~uest at this time - please be
sura that we have the narr.es of all o: the
peon:~ who worked to make this carr_pain n
s uc ce5s . If y ou know of someo ne who has
give n o f their t ime, o r you have been a solicitor, d.nd you s uspe ct we don ' t have th at
ama o n -0ur lis t , pJease contact us .
. I t is hoped t hat we wi ll be a.bl e to wi.nd 't.P ~
t11e c:~.unpn.lF,n by the end of next week and r e port t he f inal r es ults to you at that time .
So far i. t, ' s been a r,ood project, thanks t,0
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the fut ure . Chair man Jor.es" ld s hare r1..,- ners :
"Our vis i on f or Ce.neral !!}lee ri<: , base; on ou:t
heritage , is to be .art enterprise a t "the "leading edge of technology , manafcroent , and social
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fi rst centur y , GE ha~ developed perhaps the
most di ver sified assemblage of talents in the
indust ri al world and that Lhi s const i t tes
"GE ' s most in di spen sable re squrce . ''

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stated th at one main brea<l ran throu ~ ~ all
the Company ' s history :
he appl i c atio!1 o:
technology t o the needs o f society . 11 .Qur
future , l ike our past , lies in tbe conti nuous
ext ens i on of our capabilities to ne. ; uses ~ !1ew
markets , new _r oduc ti $ and services , new 'Jr
c bntiguou.s indu$tries where we tan Eake a c o n-cri but i on that is -prO!'itaoJ e f or our share
mme rs and profitable for the societ j es we
serve . "
In earnings , Mr . Jones set t he target as
" a gr owth rat e hi17her than that of the r;r oss ,

national product. . 1'

GE Vic e Chairmen \-ial ter D . Dance and Jack
S . Parker provi ded the assembled s hare owners

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indus trial control techniques that are now
widely used throughot i ndustry . He joined
GE in l9L1 l and moved to \fayn esbo r o in 1953 .
The specially- commissionea St euben G}ass
Awar ds are cry stal repli cas cf a permanent
sculpture on display at Corporate Heaaqua r ters in Fa i rfield , Conn . The desi gn
symboli~es GE ' s growth into a muLti:'ac eted ,
world- vride co~pany over t he -past 100 years .

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The special awards are being made for

exemplary job performance t hroughout the
Company duri ng GE ' s lOOth Anniversary year .
Only 100 of the awar ds are being made among
CE 's nearly 400 , 000 employe es .

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f o r Drive Systems Depu . here in Waynesboro ,
recently received one of the Company ' s top
honors . D in~er was presentea with a Steuben
Glas s Centennial Award fo r more than 3 5 years
of primary technica l leadership in i n dustri al
elect r onic controls for t he Company .

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awar d as reported in the September 15 i ssue
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2 . Hi s clotl1in g should be highl y visil:JJ e to
avoid being mistaken for game .
3 . ffe should carry a c ompass , small flash l i ~ht , reliable liB}lter or matches in a
waterproof case , strong knife , f irs t aid ki t ,
and a map of the area where he wi ll be b.Unting . He shou2.d also '.lave a loud whistle to
swnmon a i d if needed .
4 . lle sho uld let some on e - a friend or
rel ative - know where he ' s going aod wher. he
plans to return .
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f r ont . A le f't - handcd markgruun "shnuld vnlJ~ at
the rir;ht hc:.cause or h i s tl"ndenc:r ',ei; swi 11&
ri ght .
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accidental.:.:r ;lue;e;ed. with mud , earth, or
weeks ; a plu,, e<i ba rre] C."' uld exp;L ~e or
split wben l 'ired , with disast r ous results .
But hunters !:Jhou1d be car eful. and never lDok
direct.ly in o the m 1zzle "f e. louned .-rea.pon .
L. A hunt('>J.: sha ulr1 never ,1y to cr~ss a
f ence with gun in hand . Tf' alone , he slw\JJ<l
OJ?en the acti on or unload the gun , t.'.lu.sh it:
l at erally unc1ei the fence , then c1 i..:.ub tbr011gq
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one hunt.er Gh9ui 1 h<"' 1 tl t i lC weaprn: ,,;hile the
ot her cros se~; . 1 Then t he first h1111t c r shou1 rl
pass the ve.apons ac.r Js s , muzzle up, befm;e
crosE i ng himself .
6 . trlhe expcrience<l huntei will wai t un~'ll his
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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL : XX NO. 43

.!In

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINI A

t.#emoieom

Leo Simonetta
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people here ~ere saddened to learn o f'

the death o f Leo Si monet ta last week . AL t he
t i rJe o : his death he was ..,rorkh!Z :'or GE in
=.,y;1chbur g where he ha: bee:i since ::av . 1973
as MKr . - Material s .
~eo began his ~E career : :i ::.95~ with the
~ndustry Con~r oJ Dep~ . in Schenectady .
He
came to Wayne sbo r o in i 9 5 l~ and f r om that time
until his t ran s '.'er t o ~:m chbu r c he had ass i gn ~e:-its i:-i San Jose , Cal. , '.li:'..ano , I :.aly ,

:chmond , and Erie , Pa .

,.:e wo..lld l ike to o ffer hi s '.'amily a nd

friends our sympathy at their loss .

United Way Over

the Topi
Once again ~ay:-iesboro .~ e~ployees have
opened t hei r hearts to the needs o '.' other
people in o ur corrununi ty and exceeded the goal
o f $51 , JOO fo r the United h"ay campa i gn . The
total contributi on now stands at $60 , 637 . 38
which , added t o ~h e Company contribution of
~12 , 000 , brings ou r t otal contribution ~o
$72 , 637 . 38 . There are s t i lJ a fe w pledge
cards coming in and this ~ otaJ is e xpected to
rise even '.'urther .
We wi s h t o express our sincere appreciation
to all of those employees who ont r ibuted , no
matter the size < : ~he in di vi dual a!:;ount . A
special thanks goes to t hose who wo rked so
hard as sol icitors in the different areas .

-\:e hope tha~ all card s wi l 1 be in and

,,.Iocessed by nex-: week so that we can g ive
y ou the grand to:.al in next Friday ' s NEWS .
Thanks to all of you f o r putting us over the
top !

October 10 , 1978

To Say, "Thank You"

A free Thanksgiving dinner
Tha11ksgi \'i11 g com es once a year.
T h at's a law.
To t he thoug h tfu l. Thanks~i,i n~
comes e\ery da\. T hat's a fact-.

It ' s that time o f year again when we all

st op and say " thank y ou " fo r all of the
thin gs we never f ound time to be grateful f'or
du ri np; the year . Next Frida:r , ~:01e!'1be r r ,
i,., e wan~ ~o say " ha:-ik you " with the ~aditi :-.al free turkey dinn er which wi ll be s erved in
a ll th r ee ca'.'eterias .
The Blue Ridge Dining Room will be closed
on that day but vendin g machine service wil!
be availab le . Beca~se nearly lOQ~ J~ ~he
plant population is expected to take advan age
of thi s free meal , ple ase va ate you r seat~ as
S:)on as possiole so that the~e v.ill be ru:.ple
seating f or eve ryone . The rep,ular lunch
schedul e s ~il l be obs erved .
~he Menu at the Tur:ier cafete ri as wi ll be
s imi lar to that at t he main plant which i s
as f o1 lows :

:1 iast turkey an 1 dre.:;inP:

Cr a nberry :sauce
:." hipped riotatoes
S:;ee'."! beans
?ruit and Jello salad
Roll & butter
Choic e o e' pie
Beverage
~aynesbo ro GE wishes t o le~ you know t hat
you a re appreciated by r;ivin f, this fl'ee
Thankspi vin~ dinner . "Thank you " f c. r the
outstanding j0b you ' ve dnne over ~h e year~
which has given this fac i l i ty one of the
fine s t r eputations in the business !

I ) i.1rc.e,H!.ey app~eci.ctte. t l1e prn11e 'u) , vi ) i..t),

al!d c.att(fa :\'Wm my t)l{,i.el!d) a1rd C('-tt'c 1tken
du.1t.i. 11 g my 't<!c.c>nt i CC11eB . A ) 1.'eci.ae l1ccnti)eet tliank y(lu to Ca~(lf11n HcCme) , fre.fl{ir
Smi.tlr , Eddi e 'kinge't , Amrabeeee rrn1r/~fi11 ,
T('mmy llani.) , and Kc>i..tlr Lcve.g'te \'e. , td!u )pent
ma11y l1cun tri. tlr me dtt'ti11q my l:npitafi:ati.u11.

.lfatU.e Sau< eey

Second in '78

Pay Increase Coming this Month

All hourly and nonexempt-salaried pay rates
in this plant will be increased on Monday,
November 27, by a cost-of-living pay adjustment intended to help offset the effect of
inflation on employees' earnings. The exact
size of the increase won't be known until
later this month when the federal government
reports on the nation's inflation rate.
Under an agreement worked out by the Company
and the Union during the 1976 contract negotiations, this cost-of-living adjustment is
based on a change in the national Consumer
Price Index from October 1977 to October 1978.
A similar provision a year ago resulted in a
21-cent increase in hourly rates and an $8.40
boost in the weekly nonexempt-salaried rates.
This will be the second across-the-board
pay increase this year for these two groups
of employees. In June there was a general
increase which provided the larger of 25
cents an hour or 4%.
GE Pay Ahead of Inflation
Marjorie Grimes, Manager of Employee Relations at this plant, points out that the
series of two pay increases each year have
kept GE pay ahead of inflation, as well as
keeping the plant's pay rates competitive
with what other companies in this area pay
for similar work.
"In the past ~years," she said, "the cost
of living has gone up about 20%, while the
average straight-time hourly earnings in our
plant have increased more than 30% even
before this month's cost-of-living adjustment."

Holiday discount bonus

A special holiday season bonus discount
will make it easier for GE employees to purchase that microwave oven this Christmas.
Following are the eligible models and discounts being offered. General Electric
JET120W (regular discount of $70) will have
an additional $50 bonus discount for a total
of $120. Hotpoint model RE928V,W (regular
discount of $50) wiil have an additional $30
bonus discount for a total of $80. All
discounts are subject to provisions of the
employee product purchase plan.
These discounts are in effect from November
15 through December 31, 1978.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in

the oush.
Tastes better, too, if that bird is a
turkey.

Another valuable inflation protection in

the GE job package is the GE Insurance Plan's
medical benefits. Medical costs have risen
considerably in recent years - much more than
the overall price index. However, because
GE's medical insurance benefits are linked to
costs on a percentage basis rather than on a
specific payment schedule, the higher medical
costs haven't been felt by GE employees
nearly as much as the government's price
index would indicate.

Nov. 30 Deadline for

Vacation Banking
If you are entitled to vacation time over
three weeks, or in excess of the plant's primary shutdown, if longer, here's good news:
you are eligible for vacation banking.
Here's more news: if you want to use this
vacation plan feature during 1979, you'd
better hurry .'cause time is running out.
"To use the 'banking' benefit in 1979, an
employee must make sure his election for is
received by payroll by November 30, 1978,"
says Marjorie Grimes, Manager of Employee
Relations.

A letter concerning the "vacation banking"

provision will be distributed to all employees
eligible for the benefit. Those who want to
use banking should contact payroll to obtain
proper forms.
Vacatiort banking lets you "bank" one or more
full days of vacation in excess of three
weeks - or in excess of the plant's primary
shutdown if it is longer. You are paid normally for work on "banked" days, and your
vacation pay for those days is credited to
your retirement option account under the
Savings and Security Program. If you don't
have such an account, one will be opened for
you.
Your "banked" pay - invested in one of the
S&SP securities - will be held until your
retirement or until your service with GE is
terminated for some other reason. According
to Grimes, election to bank vacation days is
irrevocable. That means that if family or
plant production needs change, you can't
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change those banked days back into vacation
days.
"This information," she adds, "is not a
solicitation for participation in vacation
banking but simply a reminder to eligible
employees to study the benefit."

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GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
VOL. XX NO. 44

WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

November 17, 1978

Proud To Be Part Of A Winning Team

Although Ken And er s on, new Data Communication Products Busine ss Department General
Manager, ha s only completed one week on the
job, he has already had the pleasure of being
a member of the GE team th a t went over the top
on pledge s to the United Way Campaign.
Th e General Electric employees goal fo r the
19 78- 79 Waynesboro- East Augus ta County United
Way drive was $5 1, 000. As of this writing,
November 13, the employees have exceeded this
goal by $11, 038.78. This is 21 . 6% over their
goal . The Company ' s budgeted goal is $12, 000.
Whole hearte d response by our employees and
th,...-...,ompa ny contribution enable our Pla nt to
co . . ibute ove r $74,000 to the United Way.
This i s a n impre ssive figure and all of the
parti cipa ting employees can feel ve ry proud
tha t they a re a part of , "Thanks to you i t
wo rks for all of us."

(Continued on pg . 4, col . 2)

DCPBD General Manager Ken Ander son (left) pr es ents his United Way pledge to Plant Campaign
Chairman Bob Broug tv'1an .

United Way Wrap-up

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I t ' s all over but the s houting ... The Unit e d

Way campaign here at GE has b een compl eted and
once again we have gone over t he r;oal set
eerlier in the year . The total contribution
by employees is $62 , 038 . 78 Add t o that the
Company contribution o f $12 , 000 and we have a
grand total o f $74 , 038 . 78 .
The breakdovm by locat ion is as f ol lows :
Waynesboro- East Augusta , $63 , 030 . 20 ; StauntonWest Augusta , $7 , 844 . 90 ; Charlott esville - Albemarle , $1 , 217 . 80 ; Harrisonburg- Rocki ngham ,
$1 , 488 . 00 ; Lexington - Rockbridge , $124 . 80 ; Ne l s on County , $323 . 08 ; and others , Sl0 . 00 .

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TOP'. '. Bob Broughman (thir d from left) pr es ents Jerry Kerby, industr ial chairman for t he
United Yay, with the Genera l Electr ic employee ' s
contr ibution for the 1979 campaign . Looking on
ar e campairn-: solicitors .

This year ten areas had 100% participat ion

and the people in these areas received the f r ee
break of drink and doughnut . Bob Broughman ,
United Way Chairman for the Waynesboro GE plant,

(Continued on pg. 3, col.2)

Business Growth Falls Short

Forecast Indicates Layoff
Al\JSWER : Yes. Anticipating an upturn i n incoming orders and mindful of people' s dependence on their jobs, we did not want to disrupt the workforce by having a layoff . We
tried to hold the workforce together by uti lizi ng temporary lack of work , by building up inventories, and by making use of normal attriion; that is, not replacing employees who quit
or took l eaves of absences , etc.

Dave Coughtry responds to the business situa t ion.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following i s an interview by Al Pettus , Manager- Commun i ca t i on Programs wi th Dave Coughtry, ManagerManufacturing.
QUESTION : Dave, we have bee n informed that
yo u are announcing a reducti on in th e hourl y
workforce. Can you tell us the number of employees to be l aid off and the se rvice dates
affected?
ANSWER: Unfortunately, this afternoon
approximately 98 employees will be notified
that they are being laid off for lack of work.
Their last day paid will be Friday, 11/24/78 .
This will take us back to September, 1976
service dates .

QUESTION: What has brought us to t hi s unhappy situati on at this particul ar time?

ANSWER: The answer to that is pretty
simple and striaghtfonvard . We don ' t have
the orders and consequently the work necess ary
to support the present number of employees . In
fact, for some little time now , many of our
hourly people have expr essed concern to the ir
foremen and others as they saiv the volume of
work decreasing .

QUES TI ON: We understood that you wo ul d be

taking var io us steps to try and preve nt having
to lay off people .

QU ESTION : Haven't these steps been effect i ve?

ANSWER: Until just recently they have been,
however , we have not had the expected upturn in
the order r at e . We have reached a point where
we cannot continue to bui l d inventory without
a reasonabl e assurance of matching sales.
Furthermore, our use of temporary lack of work
has been increasing and this finally becomes
unfair to senior empl oyees . All i n all , we
have finally r eached the point where we feel
that we must take action and readjust the workforce or size it to the amount of work t hat is
presently available.
QUESTION: We ll , Dave, does thi s mean
our bu siness ig going downhill?

th a~

ANSWER: Mos t cert ainl y not. What it does

mean is that our business has not grown as
much this year as we had ant icipated . The
fact of the matter i s , our sales this year
have grm~n from $96 mil lion in 1977 to over
$100 mill ion this year. Our real probl em is
the rate of growth. We had forecasted sales
to be up in t he $107 million range . It has
gradually become clear that we are not go ing
to meet that forecas t ed growth, but the fact
that we are going t o do a $100 r.ii ll ion or a
little over , certainly shows that we have a
viable, growing bus iness .

QUESTION: Does the failure to reac h our

1978 forec ast mean that we will not be ab le to
ma in ta in our employment l evel growth in 1979?
ANSWER: No . We fully expec t t he business
i n ' 79 to grow well beyond the 1978 sal es
l evels . With all of us working t ogether to
make this happen, we will be able to maintain
the \vorkforce, probably recall some , if not ,.-.,..
all, of our employees now on layoff. As a
matter of fact , if all people, whether hourly ,
nonexempt salaried or exempt if all peopl e in
all functions put fonvard their very best,
collectivel y we not only can maintai;i our total
\vOrkforce but in fac t should be able to keep
the business on the growth path that we have
been on .

QUESTION: This layoff you are announcing

seems to be affecting only hourly employees
~d not salaried employees. Why is this?
ANSWER: Reduction in manpower have to occur
where there is a reduction in available work.
The fact is, the salaried workforce, both
exempt and nonexempt, was reduced about a month
ago. As you might expect, we won't get our job
done if we lay off the wrong people or keep
people for whom we have no work. You must remember that many of the salaried employees are
working directly on future products, future
ideas, etc. For example, engineering people
are working on new designs, new products.
~rke~ing people are out trying to build up our
incoming order rate. We have technical people
and systems and procedures people all working
on improving the business. This has to continue if we are to achieve the goals that we have
for the future. In fact, if we attempt to
economize by laying off these kinds of people
now, we would seriously jeopardize the very
future of the business and consequently all of
our jobs.

QUESTION: What are you really saying about

the long-range future of this printer business?
~SWER:

We are absolutely convinced that we

.,e a good business here. The printer
business has grown from nothing in 1968 to
about 100 million dollars in sales in 1978 We
think our new products which are in development
stages will continue this long run trend of
growth. While customer <lemand for some of our
older products is beginning to taper off, the
demand for our newer products is on a climb.
To my mind, there isn't any doubt that we have
a great future. It is true, we are suffering a
temporary setback. Those people that have been
with us down through the years will certainly
be able to recall other periods when we were
faced with setbacks. However, we collectively
worked together, and turned the situation arot.md
and as we all know, continued our growth.
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QUESTION: What about relays? Are they in

trouble?
N:JSWER: N<:> sir. Orders and saies of relays
continue to rise, although at a moderate rate.
The relay business is coming along just fine.
Our relay people have long recognized that cost
and quality are of extreme importance to that
~iness.
They have been paying attention to
;, have programs to help us remain competiti.ve and I am sure with that spirit we can continue with very good orders and sales in the
relay area.

(Continued next column)

!1/n/78
Since you seem to have run out of questions
perhaps I could just make a corranent. Our pre-'
sent situation, again, drives home the fact that
if customers don't buy from us, if we don't get
orders, sooner or later we don't have jobs.
Every employee in this department, regardless of
his job, has some impact on whether or not we
can maintain our sales. If our team, and that's
what it is, qm get the best from every one of
i~s members there is absolutely do doubt in my
mind that we can overcome this temporary adversity and go on to the bigger and better things
that are out in front of us.

United Way (cont. from pg. 1)

attributed the campaign's success to the employee United Way group solicitors. "They did
an outstanding job," he said. "We would like
to extend our thanks to all of the solicitors
and the employees who contributed and helped
exceed our goal of' $63, 000. "

Cary Osborne, coordinator for the in-plant

campaign, world also like to thank everyone and
asks that the names of the solicitors be sent
to her so that she will have a complete list.
There are some names missing from the list she
now has so please be sure your name is included.

ANNOUNCEMENT
BRCC WINTER SCHEDULES
The winter schedules for Blue Ridge Community College are now available in the Relations
office. To get a copy please contact Cary
Osborne, rm. 105, ext. 1118.

WASTE TREATMENT PLANT CONSTRUCTION

During the next 3 weeks, contractors for the
new Waste Treatment Plant will be constructing
a tunnel across the roadway leading to Parking
Zone #8, near Gate 20. Additional driving lanes
consisting of crushed stone, will be added to '
both sides of the road to permit a smooth flow
of.traff~c in both directions. All employees
using this road are urged to exercise extreme
caution and follow any detours which may be
necessary to maintain an orderly traffic flow.
The new Waste Treatment Plant is designed to
the P~ating Room wastes before they are
discharged into the South River. These wastes
will flow through underground piping, crossing
the roadway.
t~eat

Winning The Age Race

Approach with Caution!

MA RK II HIGHLIGHTED

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The Consumer Pr oduct Safety Conunission

(CPSC) has released its Consumer Product
Hazard Index which ranks product- related
injuries and hazards that occurred in the
U. S . last year . The index , which is based on
reports from 119 hospital emergency r ooms ,
ranks products in order of accident frequency
and severity .
The most dangerous ten products in CPSC ' s
Hazard Index Jisted in decreasing order of
injury frequency and severity are as follows :

1 . Bicycles and bicycle equipmen~ ( including

add- o n features .
2 . Stairs (including folding stairs) , steps ,
ramps , landings .
3 . Football , rel ated equipment , and apparel .
4. Basefall , related equipment , and apparel .
5. Swings , slides , seesaws , and playground
equipment .
6 . Power lawnmowers .
7. Skates , skateboards , and scooters .
8 . Swinuning pools and related equipment .
9. Non- glass tables .
10 . Beds .

Our Genera l Electric Mark II Numerical

Contro l was one of the hi ghl ights of the
recen t national Machine Too l Show i n Chicago .
Thi s 2- axis positioning control was insta l led
i n 1957 on our 6- spindle Burgma ster dr i ll,
wh i ch is now located in Metal Parts Machin i ng.
Shown with machine is operator Sh irl ey Laf fe r ty .
It was borrowed for di spl ay du r in g GE ' s
Centennial Cel ebrati on.
The Mar k Series i s the first numerical
control t o be mass -produced. This unit has
l ogged over 50 ,000 hours in production , and
~a i ntenan ce reco rd s show l ess t han 1% down t i me since i nsta ll at i on.
Following an era of tracer controls and
record playbac k, this Mark II control is the
foreru nner of today's Mark Century Microprocessor CNC designs. Bei ng over 21 years
ol d, and stil l in active service, the un i t
was a curiosity to the younger generation,
and brought no stalg i c memories to the ol dtimers. Many of these uni t s are still in
active service in meta l work i ng shops across
the country.
As a testimony to its du rability and the
lovin g t rea tment i t was gi ven , Earl Via of
el ectrical maintenance, who prepared it for
ex hibit , sa i d he re i nsta ll ed i t in acti ve
service in l ess th an two day s , and onl y had
to rep l ace one small res i stor .

A Finning Team (cont . f r om pg . 1)

Being a newcomer t o Waynesboro , Anderson
was particularly impressed with the pride ~nd
concern that GE employees have for the United
Way and their conununity , and feels that each
employee should be conunended for their parti cipation , effort and achie-.:ement . " I am proud
to be a member of the GE team and look forward
to becoming an active member of this community " ,
he stated . " I feel that the United Way agen cies wi ll be gratified with the spirit and team
effort exhibited by General Electric employees
during this campaign .

Join with us and

celebrate an early
Thanksgiving Day by
"gobbling" down a
holiday feast today
in the cafeterias........_

--

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
WAYNESIOIO,VIRGINIA

VOL . XXNO . 45

November 22 , 1978

Variances Triumph!
The Sec ond Annua l Supe rbowl of Fi na nce wa s
playe d Sund a y a t 2:30 p .m . with t he Unfavora ble
Va ri ances t riumphing ove r the I n fern a l Eltos by
a s co r e o f 19-12 .
The f irs t hal f c l osed with the s co re tie d
0-0, a s the two de f e nsive s quads led by Bob
"Too Big " Bowe n a nd Al "Too Strong" Saufl ey ,
r es pec tivel y s hut down o ppos ing o ffe ns e s s e r ies af t e r s e ries. The Elt os s tr uck twice in
t he t hird qua r ter, first with a t ouchdown pa ss
f rom qua rt e rba ck Dave Caldwell t o wid e receiver
Pe rry Reynol ds and second with a n inte rception
by corne rbac k Sam Wh e e l e r which he returned 27
yard s fo r a t ouc hdown .
--. With ten mi nu t e s le f t in the game a nd the
J r e 12- 0 in favor of the Elt os , Va ri ances
q uarte rba c k Be n Walke r unleashe d a 52 ya rd touchdown bomb to s plit e nd Al Hit e . Wa l ke r score d
t he e xtra point on a quart e rba c k keeper. The
Va ria nces s co red aga in with 2 minutes remaining
on ano ther Wa lke r pas s to tight end Bob Parlie r
f r om 8 ya r ds out. The e xtra point attempt wa s
unsu c ces sful a s Va riance s f ull back Mike " Th e
I ncrc d Lbl e Bulk" Hulser was stopped be hind the
lin e of s c rimmage . The Va ria nce s s ewe d up the
game wh e n , with 6 second s s howing on the cloc k ,
fre e sa fet y Al Hi t e i nt e rce pte d a Caldwell pass
a nd s campere d , vi r tuall y untou che d , the e n t i r e
l e ngt h o f the f i e ld fo r the fin a l touc hdown of
t he day .

Walters

Special Nov. 29

The next Bar b ara Wal t e r s in te r vi ew TV

spec-i a l i s slated fo r November 29 on t he f\ BC TV neLwork . The ser ies , s ponso r ed by GE will
be ajred f r om 10 Lo 11 p . m.
The pue s Ls now sc hedu led : Al a n Al da , Diana
Ross , St e ve ~i!art in , and the Ki np a nd Que en of
- - dan .

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Schuder Nan1ed Instructor

Gerald D. Sc huder has been a ppoi nted to the
pos iti on of Nume r i cal Cont r ol 'l'rai ni nr;
In struc to r a_s a nnounced by David A. Mi lle r ,
Manager o :~ Numerical Cont r o::. Use r Sa l e s f o r
th e I ndu s tri al Cont r ol Dept . Je r r y wi ll be
" espons i b J e f or tra in ing cust ome r s i n t he use
and s ervice of NC equipment fo r th e mac hi ne
tool market .
Jer r y started h i s car eer in 105G when he
(;(<; here in \h,vne~bor n a['Lc r beir11~ c1 i :;clnl'[_:;ed fi om Lhc U . S . Navy . He has worked in
va r i ous capac i tie s i n NC Eng ine ering fo r th e
pas t 22 y e a r s . Hi s r espon s ibi l iti es have
in cl uded de sip,n of nwner i cal c ont r ols for
:nach ini ng cente r s and punc h pres s es .
.j oined

As a des i fn spec i a li st , Jer r y has concent r ated on unusual applicat i on s such a s a

numeri ca lly co ntrolle ~ 12 a xi s hot r oll s t e e l
mi ll.

"Amahl" Returns to TV
after 12 Years

The following information booklets are now

available from the U.S. Government Printing
Office:

"Arnahl and the Night Visitors," the delight.ful Christmas opera, written and composed by
Gian Carlo Menotti, was for years an annual
event on NBC-TV.

iu8 Selecting and Financing a Home. Will

help you with some of the many decisions
facing house hunters including information
on the different types of home mortgage
loans and some possible ways to reduce the
cost of the loan.
$1.10

The old version, commissioned and premiered

by NBC in 1951, was withdrawn 12 years ago at
the composer's request. Now, a completely
new production will be presented on GE 'I'heater
on NBC on Sunday, December 24, 7-8 p.m.

4U8 How to Put Together a Van-Pool. Discusses the concept of van-pooling and helps
you organize and operate a pool of your
OWn.
$1.10

"Arnahl" is the moving story of a crippled

shepherd boy who lived nearly 2000 years ago.
One night Arnahl, and his mother are visited
in their rude hut by three fabulously rich
Kings. The Royal Visitors are traveling to
Bethelehem to honor the newborn Christ Child
with precious gifts.

11U8 Paint and Painting: Selection, Preparation, Application. Provides illustrated

advice on methods of applying paint, surface preparation, types of paint, and
more.
$0.85
2U8 Family Food Buying;
culating Amounts to Buy
Costs. Helps plan food
leftovers - and costs minimum.

Amahl's most precious possession is his

crutch, but he offers it to the Kings to take
to Bethlehem. Miraculously, his lameness is
cured and he is permitted to follow the Kin~s
to Bethlehem.

a Guide for Caland Comparing

purchases so that
are kept at a
$2.00

When "Amahl" was first performed in 1951 it

received an unprecedented front-page review
in the New York Times, when music critic,
~
Olin Downes wrote: "Television, operatically
speaking, has come of age." It wasn't long
before "Amahl" was the opera most frequently
performed in the U.S., and its popularity
quickly spread around the world.

To obtain any of these books send check,

pubiicatiqn number (1U8, etc.) and title of
booklet to: Public Documents Distribution
Center, Dept. 15, Pueblo, Colo. 81009. Be
sure to include your name and address.
INTERPLANT BASKETBALL
Sign-up sheets have been placed on two of
the bulletin boards in the main plant cafeteria and Turner I cafeteria for anyone
interested in Interplant Basketball. Sign-ups
should be by team. If there are enough teams
play will begin in December. Watch the News
and bulletin boards for further information.

SWAP SHOP
FOR SALE
SHOTGUN--20 Ga.--Win. #1200--Ex.-$90--942-0250

Employees to receive letters about Toxic Substances

Control Act
In the near future, all employees in Waynesboro will be receiving a letter from General
El~cP,ric that is one step in a plan for
assuring compliance by GE and its employees
with the requirements of the. federal Toxic
Substances Control Act.
rmte intent of the regulation is that the
Environmental Protection Agency be notified
when there is reason to believe that a chemical substance presents a health or
eny~~onmental risk of a kind that is not
al~~~a.y known by the EPA.
The regulation
does'not require notification concerning
known chemical risks (such as those associated

with asbestos, mercury, and many other substances for which appropriate control
standards already exist).
The Company has established a procedure for
processing information obtained by any employee
concerning substantial risks caused by chemicals. The procedure provides for evaluatin~ ~
the information, and for determining whether,
under the regulation, notification to the EPA
is required.
The letter advises employees of this procedure, and how to submit information for
processing.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
VO L. XX NO . 46

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

Dec em be r 1 , 1978

COLA Adds 23C an Hour, $9.20 Weekly to

Plant's Pay Rates
Another cost - of- l iving adjustment (COLA) has
raised the hourly and nonexempt - saJaried pay
rates at this plant. Effecti ve Monday , Nov .
27 hour ly rates went up 23 , whi le ~onexempt
salari ed rates advanced $9 . 20 weekly .
For hourly employees this increase is part
of the pay- improvement package ~. wo rked out by
the Company and the Union duri ng the 1976 contract negot iati ons . At that time the Company
announced that s imi lar increases would be
given to nonexempt- salari ed employees not represented by a union .
...-.This is the second time this year that th is
.nt ' s hou rly and nonexempt - salaried pay
rates have been boosted . In June there was an
increase of 25 an hour or 4% , wh ichever provided the lar ger raise for the individual .

Be n efit s Go Up Again
As usual whenever there is a pay raise , the
value of t he employee benefi ts package automatically esca lates upward . That happens
because many plans are tied to employe e earnings so as pay goes up , so do the benefits .
"These two pay increases in 1978 wi ll have
quite a favorable effect on the numbers that
wi ll be in next year ' s Personal Share Statements ," said Marj o rie Grimes , Employee
Relations Manager . "For many there wi lJ be
hi gher insurance benefits , higher pension
estimates , and mo r e in their savings plans as
a result of these two 1978 increases . "
Curti s Powel l , Manager- Financial Section ,
said that the two pay increases this year ,
along with the roll up o f benefits costs
that go along w i~h these raises , have added
about $2 . 5 mi llion a year t o this plant ' s
s iness costs .

In Paychecks Soon
It ' s expected the cost - of- living increase
wi ll be included in paychecks passed out on

Dec . 8. Christmas shoppers will particularly

we lcome this timing .
Salaries of exempt employees are not di re ctly affected by this cost - ~f-living
increase for other employees . However,
peri od ic changes in the exempt salary st r uc ture have serve<l to prot ec t exempt pay rates
against inflatio n .

Freed Co. Open House

Don ' t forget the spec ial sale n i ght at Freed
Co . this Monday , Dec . h , between 6 and 9 p . m.
Second and thi r d shift employees and thei r
families can shop from 8 : 30 to 5 : 30 on
Tuesday , Dec . 5, ~o r t he same values .
Along wit h the special sal e items com e by
and enjoy refreshments and drawings fo r f r ee
p~izes which will be held eve r y 15 minutes .
Some o f the items on sale are - microwave
oven , washer and dryer , portable TV , food
p~ ocesso r, etc .
There wi ll also be a quantity
of facto ry rework i~ems which carry the same
f~ll one year warranty .

Be s ure t o stop by Monday night or Tuesday Chri stmas i s just around the corner and we' re
sure you will be abJe to find something which
wi ll be ideal as a Christmas present .
f he Au tomatic Chet cooking
contr ol takes the guesswork o u t
o l micro wave cooking
- Sen sor measures internal
tempe rature ol tood
- No dish turning, no pot
wa tching, no over cooking
- Ov en automatica lly shuts oll
when desired serving
temperature is reached

?AHI LY NI.If.IT ?HTCE

.p 31 R. no
Lt.SS.:-. . ;;; . RE !A'!'F: - - - - 50 . 00

NET E:M PLO YEE

1;ri::>T

:s-268 . 00

RAINCHECKS for the Thanksgiving dinner are

now availab l e in Re lations . They will be
good for up to a S2.00 l unch and must be used
wi thin one week of the date posted on them .

TELE-TALES

by jean brydge

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I've heard stories from friends about camping

trips which le~ them with shattered dreams.
Instead of campfires and lazing in a hammock,
they had wet tents, overheated cars and all
the nuisances which turn relaxation into a
nightmare. I have been properly sympathetic.
At least, I thought I had
The advertisement read like you wouldn't believe! "Paradise Island - everything a body

coutd wish for: fishing, swirmning, boating,

hiking - the works." We said, "Man, that's
for us."
Driving there, I kept picturing myself reeling in a fbunder and throwing it in the frying
pan for supper. Couldn't wait!! We kept mentioning the fact that the campground was probably booked up but reassured each other if we
were really lucky there might have been a cancellation.
My very first suspicion that all was not as
advertised was when we pulled into the campground and I would have been hard-pressed to
slide an idea between the campsites. The
owner was in the office counting his money.
Suspicion number 2 was when he said just ride
around until you find a site that looks empty
and take it. I could envision someone returning in the middle of the night, finding us
occupying their pew and getting very indignant. Puzzled I asked, ''But don't you know

which ones are atready occupied?"

He looked at me rather vaguely and replied,
"MostZy." Right then - I knew we were in
trouble.

After our elation diminished over getting

site, we discovered we were suffocating. It
was so hot if you set the Coleman stoves outside they lit themselves. The dust was so
heavy I thought everyone had a fantastic tan until they took a shower. The only breeze
that came through all day was one that had
taken the wrong road and turned around at
the office.
When the first swarm of flies descended, I
thought it was a plague of locusts. Frantically, I grabbed a newspaper but there
were so many flies they sat on the end of the
newspaper and laughed at me.
That place was so miserable, there was an oil
spill a few feet offshore and it went the
other way. We sought the "broad expanse of
beach" in vain. After looking and looking,
we finally discovered some little kid covered
it up with his sand bucket. Fishing consisted
of wading through a mud puddle, throwing a
fishing line over a fence into about two
inches of water and getting it tangled up
in scrap on the bottom. I could catch more
fish in my bathtub.
I""'...
We spent the night because we were too far
from the world to go anywhere else but you
better believe as the first rays of dawn
crawled into "Paradise Lost", we crawled
out! As we rode by the office the manager
was still counting his money and we knew
why. The minute he had enough he was leaving Paradise also- he didn't want to stay
one dollar longer than he had to!

We wandered around, found a site and watched

people watching us. We didn't know a new
arrival broke the monotony.

Your S&SP Deduction

The Savings & Security Program provides that
employees who have been in the program long
enough to have received one "payout" are
eligible to elect to increase their deduction
to the maximum of 7%.
In other words, if you have received an
S&SP "payout" you may have 7% of your paycheck
deducted for savings instead of the 6% maximum
for those employees with shorter membership.
To make this change, pick up a form from
Payroll, fill it out, and return to Payroll.
If you have any questions on your eligibility
please see Bob Broughman, Relations (ext.
1241) or Leo Huntley, Payroll (ext. 1125).

: A N N 0 U N C.E M E N T
GE RETIREES ASSOCIATION MEETING
The next meeting of GERA will be held on
Wed., Dec. 6 at 11:30 a.m. at the Red Carpet
Inn. Spouses are invited to attend and enjoy
a film presentation by Mrs. William Bushman
of the Staunton Historical Society on historical homes in Augusta County.
I would .like to exp~e6.6 my app~eci.a.:ti.on 60~ I""'.,
the .6ljmpathy .6hown by 6loweJL6, 6ood, c.cvui6,
v.Llili, and dona.:ti.o~ to the Cane.~ Society
.<.n memOJt..y 06 my 6ath~, SummeMon B. HolbeJr.:t,
who pM.6 ed away Nov. 11

Jean Kent

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File Now for Prompt Claims

Payments
GE Waynesboro employees who have incurred
medical expenses in exc ess of the $50 deduct ible can avoid the end- of- the- year rush for
reimbursement by filing now f or their benefit s .

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lOi!(;TJ:".12 F.'-:11 '.''Ji?F.: JJ."11 T>f'Fl!RS .

A.rte:: r 21 years

of service lhr old eain l line is he1>ig dis mantled. 11 part of' CDO, the painling work
will now be do;ze in ."al,111 and tlze material
.' 'l'or'I be1:;iLJ ii.;11r..;zi.-le 1 >.1;' l l be .;c1 'P!)ed. No
plans have been an11ow:ced .ror rutur e use of
lhe ai"ea .

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Service

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Although the GE Insurance Plan allows claims

t o be filed within 90 days of the end of the
year in which they were incurred , claims may
be submitted after the $50 deductible has been
met . Don ' t forget that while each covered
individual has a $50 deduct ible during a
calendar year , the total family deductible is
only $125 .
After processing , claims payments are distri buted t o employees at home by mail. When a
large volume of claims has to be processed ,
which is common near the end of a calendar
year , payments can be delayed . The earlier
you fi le the faster you will receive y our
reimbursement .
To submit a claim fo r benefits:
1 . Assemble all bills for covered medical
expenses (doctors , drugs , hospitals, x- rays ,
etc . ) . Be sure t o have the prescription number
and date on prescription claims and the diagnosis on doctor bills .

2 . Get a white clairn form fr om Payroll and

complete it acco rding to in structions on the
form .
3- Return the form and your bills to Payroll
in person or by mail . I f you have questions
about the Insurance Plan or your claim , contact
?ayroll on ext . 1125 .

~pinion lloll
This week ' s question is : Do you believe
there will be a "recession" in this country
in the near future? Some o f the economic
experts say " yes " some say " no . "
y our opi nion ?

What is

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Yes

No

Undecided

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FOR SALE
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MAIL TO :

Cary Osborne, Rm. 105

Please be sure t o have your r esponse in the

NEWS o ffice no late r than noon , Wednesday ,
J ee . 6 , 1978 .

Year- end Appliance Sale

During GE ' s year- end cash rebate promotion
GE empl oyees can save twice on the purchase of
se l ected appliance models.
The promotion is effective now through Dec .
31 , and during this pe riod GE will offer a
direct - to- the- co nswner incentive of a cash
rebate in addition t o the Courtesy Discounts
GE empl oyees are eli gible for under the
Employee Purchase Plan .
El igible f or a $50 cash rebate is GE ' s 23 . 5cn:> Lc: -foot s i de- by- s ide no- fros t refrige rator
which dispenses crushed i ce , cubes , and cold
water through the door . Courtesy Discount for
the model TFF2hR refrigerato r is $130.
Cash rebates are available on five home
l aundry products . Eligible for a $50 rebate
are two automatic washing machines, Model
WWA8 l~ 50V with programmable selecti ons and the
WWA8500V, with GE ' s unique Dispensa11 washine; system . Empl oyee Discounts are $!15 for
the IVl-IA8500V and $l~o fo r the WWA845ov .
A S20 cash
lar WWA8350V
capacity and
It s Courtesy

rebate is available with the popuwasher that features large

the exclus i ve Mini - BasketTM tub.
Disco unt is $40 .

Al s o e l igib le for $20 rebates are matching

dryers ror either of the washers - ele ctronic
sensor control el e ctric (DDE9200V) or gas
(DDG9280V ) dryer , as well as the automatic
sens or c ontrol model , DDE8200V and DDG8280V
gas ve rsion . Emp loyee Court e sy Discounts for

DDE9200V is $25 and $35 f or the DDG9280V ; f or

the DDE8200V , $20 and DDG8280V , $30 .
GE ' s three PotscrubberR III d i shwasher
models , GSD900 , GSDlOOO , and GSD1200 are e li gible for $20 , $30 , and $40 cash rebates ,
respectively . Discount s f or the Potscrubber
III mode ls are $55 for t he GSD1200 , $50 for
the GSDlOOO , and $45 for the GSD900 .
Additionally, three 30- inch , P- 7R selfcleaning ranges are each eligible for a $25
rebate . These range models include the best selling JB500W/GW, JBP87G vith glass ceramic
cooking top , and the new Energy Saver range ,
JBP36GW , which saves up to 25% baking and
roasting energy compared to GE standard oven
solid doo r 30- inch models . Employee Discounts
are $65 , $8 5 , and $55 , respectively , for these
30- inch ranges .

CREDIT UNION ANNOUNCEMENT

At the November 21 meeting of the Board of

Directors , the following decisions were made
in regard to l oans :
1 . Share pledged loans will be gr anted c
10 . 8% APR to the maxi mum amount a member has
in his share account which he is willing to
pledge .
2 . All other loans wi ll be at 12% APR with
the loan amount limited to $1 , 000 and the
time tc 36 months .
3 . Members may now get 30 and 60 day notes
if they have no open Credit Union loan .

***

Any present members involved in t he move to

Charlottesville may remain members in the
Waynesboro GE Employees Cre dit Union , but
they will no longer be able to have payroll
deductions made to the Waynesboro Credit
Un i on . These members may still save and make
loans by making deposits and loan payments by
mail or in person .
Al l Charl ottesville GE employees are eligi ble for membership in the Salem Credit Union
and payroll deductions can be made to the
Salem Credit Union .

***
Members are reminded that to receive a
withdrawal the same day as notice i s gi ve,
:J
the Cr edit Union , the notification must be
turned in (or called in) to the office before
noon .
Shown are Models f.IWl1 8450V washer and DDE920 0V
d ryer .

Lo\'E' qu ickens a ll senses except

C'OllllllOll.

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTAIC
VOL. XX NO. 47

WAYNESIOIO, VIRGINIA

December 8 , 1978

GE Technology Aboard Nimbus 7

Where is that oil spill heading? What effects are industrial
wastes and chemi cal pollution
having on the atmosphere and the
oceans? Where are the good
fishing locations found?
These are questions being
raised by environmentalists and
econ omists and t he answers will
benefit everyone .
Employees at the GE Space Div .
and here in Waynesboro are help-

in g scientists to get the in~or

mation to supply these ans wers .
They built much of the sophisti cated technology carried by the
recently launched Numbus 7 .
It carr-ies

highlysophisticated sensors which will

collect data about the atmos phere and oc eans to be analyzed
by some 60 scientists and
investigators in nine countries .
Incorporated int o these sensors

are two relays manufactured here

in Waynesboro - the 3SAM and 3SAF.
They are used in the primary
power source distribution system .
The sensors do a number of
things . Some probe the a t mosphere at various altitudes
monitoring gas concentrations
and temperature profi les , checking on the effects of air
pollution . Other s track t h e
earth ' s energy exchange as an
indicator of long- term climate
changes .
One specialized sensor ,
called a Coastal Zone Color
Scanner , will be used on an
emergency basis to identify
and track oil spills over 11
major ocean areas travelled
by tankers . It will also be
used to measure what indus t rial wastes , chemical
pollution and sewage do to
the oceans and to help find
the location of prime fishing
areas .
This i s the seventh i n the
Nimbus series of satellites
launched since 1964. The GE
technology they ' ve carri ed
has helped scient i sts greatly
increase thei r knowledge
about the earth ' s environment .

Pictured above is a model of the Nimbus ? satellite which

carries Relays made here in Waynesboro .

Time for Christmas

Feast

Insurance rates for '79

Dependent life rates

Come one , c'J:::e all to Lhe

s e cond f re e meal o:' the year
s ponsor ed o y ~~e Co~p a!1 y a nd
cafeter ias , i ~ appr eci a t i o n of
y ou r loy al service and pat r on ag e through L~e year .
The Chri s t,mas di n ne r wi 11 be
servC>d o n De-..:ember 20 ancl t he
me n u wjl l c ons ist, of :
3aked ham
Gr een peas
RoJ 1 I'.: b u- ter
Chojce of pie
Ch ice ?:' 1'eVe!- '.V~

~~ternry ~~!:e ~~c r ate~

!'.:xperience ..:.!.:er Lne ~epem!

ent; :ii fe Tn.:;ur 1:.ce :Lall :'or
~curly ar.d ::o:-:e::e::."-'-:, :~. f -':l:rees
ha~ been somewhat unfavorahle
since -he plan lecarr:e e::ect..ive
Oc t, ober 1 , 1976 . As a r esult, ,
t he ru.Le f"'>: cnv-"'r:ir-e , c;.: sr'('~' Lfied in th e p r ovi s i o ns o f the
pJ a n, has 1Jeen inc1 1"'0.s cd
slight y . l3ep:j nn irw in 19'(0
t lw r ate wil:. 1Je ~ . 50 per week
rat.her Ltnn S . u5 a~ in 1078 .
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l,!11.:1 L!. yea! :.; o f ?QS will
'!l,' :: a rate 'J:' 0 . ~- %c'.'!1o rma]
~;t,n. i ~'ht - t i me earn in r;s in io79 ,
:,::c ! west ever un le r the Plan .
'l'h L, compa r es to a r ate or
0 . 7;; in 1078 and l.35% i n J 977 .
H 1u1ly empJ oyees with lli or
r:i,,1 c yec..r::; of PQS wil l c o nL i nuc to ria~r the s am e rate as
in 1Cl77 and 19 7 8 i n the year
iL " 1 1 : t2 . 00 per week .
Th0 raLe :'or t he Long Te r m
i-:.- ?lan :' r S-:.l ar ied
C'::.: !o:;ees -..r i~ 2. decr e ase
:::. -:_:,ly i:-i :9-9 bec ause o:
::,-: r~cbJe exper i enc e . It wiJ 1
lh.: .~1. . jo pe !" ::-. o:."!..h per SlOO
or" ':J r, nthJy bene:'Hs . The 1978
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probler.is dur i:'J..- r.e '::'~:ank::> g i v i ng dinner an 1 ,.:e u.sk :o r
your c0oper at ion . ,:e espec ia~ =.:r
as k t hat no office per scnnel ro
b e fo r e 12 : 00 un less they are
normally s c hedu led enrl j e r.

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th e dinner be cause 01 ' ill 11ess ,
vacat i on , or beinr out. 01' L '.-1r.
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p i c kec up wi "!..l:i n or,e week >
the C.in!1er n:i 1 .,P J.!;0 1 >-11 th1 : 1
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l a st char.ce -c pic k up a rA.in
check ~ o r t~~ :h in k s~ivi~.
d i n ner .

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'!'hr? LTD 1 p 1 ans a re optional

r" Lts under which employees

purchas e insuranc e t hat
provi, les replac e ment i nc
in
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12 YEAR HISTORY
GE PAY (R-15 RATE)
vs
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ACCUMULATIVE 0/o INCREASES

~250

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232.6%

225

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sTATISTICS FURNISHED BY
OF LABOR B.L.S.

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5173

6176

11178

GE pay stays ahead of inflation

GE pay continues to hold
strong and stays ahead of
inflation. Inflation is still
on the rise as indicated by an
increase of the Consumer Price
Index, released last week by
the U.S. Labor Department. The
Index rose to an all-time high
of 200.9% compared with a base
of 100% in 1967.
-~)n an R-15 job (midpoint of
the hourly rate structure) here

in Waynesboro, the hourly pay

rate increased to 232.6% from
October 1966 to November 1978 keeping GE pay quite a bit over
the rise in the cost of living.
During the same period, pay
increases for other hourly
rated jobs ranged from 210%
{R-26) to 279% (R-1).
An example of a major increase in the Consumer Price

Index is the cost of medical

care, which has soared 243%
since 1967. While we are all
concerned about the high cost
of medical care, Waynesboro-GE
employees have GE Comprehensive
Medical Insurance to take care
of most (and sometimes all) of
their medical expenses. This
is just one way, GE pay and
benefits protect us against
inflation.

Possible openings
in Charlottesville

Opinion Poll Results

Last week ' s Opinion Poll
question was : Do you believe

-...

there will be a "recession" in

the near future? The res ults

As the ~esul t of the Indus trial Control Dept . ' s

cons ol idatio n move to
Charlottesville , some nonexempt
salaried j ob openings may
possibly become available at
that location .

of the pol l are shown below .

Yes

No
Undecided

0
0

Some o f the comments were as

follows :

With the economy being what

it is, it will sure miss a good
chance, if we don ' t .
If you consider near future
less than 1 year but not for 6
months - how about a depres sion?

Correct Model
Numbers for
Holiday Rebates
In the article about the
Special Holiday Rebates Avail able on Sele cted Major
Appliances" published in last
week ' s issue of the NEWS the
model numbe r s of the 30- inch
p7R self- cleaning range and
the PotscrubberR III dishwasher
contained typographical
errors .
The correct model of the P7
self- cleaning range is model
JB500GW ; it has a $65 employee
discount with a $25 rebate .
The correct model number of
the Potscrubber III dishwasher
is GSD1200 . It has a $55
employee discount and a rebate
o f $40 .
Other appl i ances with holi day rebates are the model
WWA8500V was her (an employee
discount of $4 5 and a $50
rebate) ; model DDE9200V dryer
(an employee discount of $30
and a $20 rebate) ; a nd model
TFF24RW side- by- side refrig erat or (a $130 employee
disc ount and a $50 rebate) .

15 years ago this

week
The photo above shows the
Statler Brothers as t hey looked
15 years ago whe n they appeared
at the SCOGEE Christmas dance .
The dance w~s held at the
Staunton Armory on Fr i day , Dec .
6 . Music was furnished by Dave
Bowman and the Esqui res and as
a very special treat a midnight
buffet was inc luded . Does it
seem li ke only yesterday?

Adult Degree Program

A bache lors ctcgree program ,
for mature adults who are
unable to attend colle ge full time , has been implemented by
Mary Ba~dwin College in
Staunton . Named the Adult
Degr ee Pr ogram , it enables
those who work to obtain a
bachelor of arts degree .
Sessi ons f or indiYiduals
seeki ng informati on about the
Adult Degree ProF,ram are held
in the ADP Conference Room
t wi ce each month on Fridays at
3 : 00 p . m. If you woul d like
to attend one of these sessions
or you would like more information, please call 885- 0811 ,
ext . ?65 . Informat~on is also
avai lab:e in the Relations
office , lTl. 105 , ext . 1118 .

Droop Out The Drip Sez:

"\

Vhy must Christmas come during the ti me of yea r when I'm financially cm barrasscd?"

If you are not currently an

emplJyee of ICD and would be
interested in working with them
in Charlottesville , you should
complete an Application for
Employment form indicating the
position ( s) in which y ou would
be interested . Submit this
form to Joan Marshall , Relations Office , Waynesboro , for
transmittal t o Charlottesville
for consideration along with
other applicants for these positions .
Completed application forms
should be s ubmitted promptly
since several openings may be
avai l able within the next fl
weeks .

Stock & Fund Unit

Prices
The stock and fund unit pr ices
for each month of 1978 are as
follows :
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

St ock
Price

Fund Unit
Price

$116 . 518
116 . 033
116 . 341
l18 . 944
52 . 483
51. 727
52 . 281
55 . 636
53 . 381
51. 097

$23 . 158
22 . 887
23 . 072
2l1 . 308
26 . 014
26 . 224
26 . 274
28 . 6L3
28 . 617
27 . 457

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC

Vo l . XX No . 48

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

December 15, 1978

Mandatory Retirement Age Goes Up Jan. 1

for Non -represented Employees
The mandatory retirement age
will be a~e 70 instead of age
65 effective January 1, 1979 ,
for non - represented GE employees who reach age 65 in
December 1978 or later . This

res.ilts from a change in federal

legislati on which prohibited
disc riminati on in employment
between ages 40 and 65 . The
law has been amended to revise
the upper age from 65 to 70 ,

'
Clockwise ,f'r>om left : Geor>ge Cmig , Sadie Smith, Dave
Mahoney , Ken Kite, Geor>ge Har>low, Gor>don Par>ker>, Pete
LovegPove, Tom Thompson, Tom Spurlock, Ray Glass, Ken
Marshall , Joe BI'own, Roy RexI'ode, MaI'y Knight, and
Mary Coffey . Not present when pictuI'e was taken :
CaI'olyn HwnphI'ies, Leon HaI'I'i s , "ShoI'ty " Wa!'d, Bob
/.1ooI'e , and ChaI'lie ilerbnan .

Christmas
Greetings
In lieu of sending Christmas
~s this year , we have made
L
ations to the Jaycees
Childr en ' s Christmas Shopping
Tour. At this time we wish
our fellow employees a very
Merry Christmas and a most
Happy New Year !

Freed Co. Has

Coffeemakers
Freed Co . has received a
shipment of 100 Brew Starter
Drip Coffeemakers (Model
DC!-1 15) which were offered in
the ir Open House sale last
week. If you missed getting
one at the sale , now' s your
chance to take advantage of
the spec ial price of $19 . 99 .

and this r aises the mandatory

retirement age from 65 t o 70 .
Marj or ie Grimes , Employee
Relat i ons Manager here in
Waynes boro , explains that nonr epresented employees who r each
age 65 in December 1978 or
later and desire to do s o can
cont inue working a fter age 65
beg inning January 1 , 1979 ,
except for certain executives
who will st i ll have t o retire
at age 65 .
Mrs . Grimes stat ed that the
January 1 , 1979 date does not
affect those covered by collective bargaining agreements .
The effective date f o r those
cove red by such ag reements is
the expiration dat e of the
colle ctive bargain ing agreement
or J anuary 1 , 1980 , whi chever
occur s f irst . This would mean
that t he law would not be
effective until the end of
June 1979 , for most uni onrepresented employees and
January 1 , 1979 , f or all nonrepresented employees . She
said Company repre s e ntative s
will be discus s ing with union
representatives in the near
futu re this conflicting treatment between diffe rent gr oups
o f employees .
Department of Lab or final
regulations governing benefit
plans under the amended law
have not been publi shed .
Afte r bene f it r egulati ons are
publ i shed and t he Company has
had an opportunity to review
them , cer tain employee benefit
plan changes may be necessary .
In the meantime , highlight s of

(Continued on pg . 2, col 1)

-MANDATORY RETIREMENT (Continued

from pg. 1)
the GE benefit plans as they
are now applicable for employees who work after age 65 are
as follows:
Pensions
For those working after 65,
pensions will not commence
until actual retirement. In
addition, there will be no
increase in pension amount because of service or earnings
after 65. Monthly pension
payment amounts will be the
same for those who work beyond
65 as they would have been had
retirement occurred at 65.
Employee contributions to the
GE Pension Plan will stop with
the first pay period after the
age 65 normal retirement date.
However, contributions to
Social Security by both the
employee and the Company will
continue to be required by
federal law.
Insurance Plan Comprehensive
Medical Expense
Coverage for employees will
continue as long as an employee
is in active service. Active
employees may also have coverage for their eligible
dependents if the required
contributions are made (up to
a maximum of $100 per year).
Medicare provides benefits for
individuals age 65 and older
and these are taken into
account in determining Comprehensive Medical Expense
benefits.
Dependent Life Insurance
Coverage may be continued by
those who work beyond 65 provided required contributions
are made.
Life Insurance

Accidental Death and

Dismemberment

event of layoff or plant

closing.

Coverage will continue to be

based on one times normal
straight time earnings until an
employee actually retires.

Mrs. Grimes points out th~

whether you retire at 60, 6),
or 70, you have to plan for
your retirement in order to
enjoy its full potential.

Personal Accident Insurance

May be continued until the
end of the month of actual retirement provided contributions
are paid.
Savings and Security Program,
Including S&SP Life Insurance
Will continue to be available to those working beyond

65.
Savings and Stock Bonus Plan
Employees who continue in
active service beyond age 65
may continue in the Savings
and Stock Bonus Plan.
Weekly Sickness and
Accident Income
This is available as long as
an employee remains in active
service.
Long Term Disability
Plans Benefits
These are not and have not
been available for disabilities
commencing after age 64~.
Other Benefits
Various retiree benefits
such as the Medical Care Plan
for Pensioners and the Pensioners Hospital Indemnity
Plan will not change and will
apply only when a person
actually retires.
The Emergency Aid Plan will
continue without change.
Continuous Service will
continue to accumulate.

Coverage under the GE Insurance Plan for an employee who

continues in active service
after age 65 will reduce after
age 65 by ~% per month of
coverage in force at age 65
until the ultimate amount provided by the Plan is reached.

An employee's paid vacation each year will depend on

length of the employee's
continuous service.

(Continued next aol.)

(Continued next eol.)

The Income Extension Aid

benefits would apply to employees who continue in active
service beyond age 65 in the

'Jin invisible car

came out of now h ere ...

If

One of the nation's insurance

companies has learned some
interesting things about what
"causes" automobile mishaps
from accident reports submitted by policyholders. We'd
like to share some of them with
you.
The other car collided with
mine without warning me of
its intention.
~
I had been driving my car Lvr
40 years when I fell asleep
at the wheel and had the
accident.
As I reached an intersection,
a hedge sprang up obscuring
my vision.
I pulled away from the side
of the road, glanced at my
mother-in-law, and headed
over the embankment.
The pedestrian had no idea
which direction to go, so I
ran over him.
The telephone pole was
approaching fast. I was
attempting to swerve out of
its path when it struck my
front end.
invisible car came out of
nowhere, struck my car, and
vanished.

An

The guy was all over the ~

road. I had to swerve a r

ber of times before I hit him.

The indirect cause of this
accident was a little guy, in
a small car, with a big mouth.

Aliens must report address

by January 31
Immigration and Nation&
,y Act requires every alien
- persons not citizens of the
United States - who are in the
U.S. on January 1 to report his
or her address to the
Commissioner of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.
They have until January 31 to
do this. They must furnish
such additional information as
may be required by regulations.
~e

Here's how to make this

report:
1. Go to any U.S. Post
Office or Immigration and
Naturalization Office,

2. Ask for the Alien Address

Report Card, Form 1-53,

3. Fill in all items and

answer all questions on the
form, and

4. Hand the card to any Post

Office clerk or mail it to the
nearest office of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.
Aliens who do not report
their addresses by the January
31 deadline are subject to a
variety of penalties up to and
including deportation.

Earth ASQC Offers

Courses
The Blue Ridge Section of the
American Society for Quality
~roi will offer three
cv~rses beginning in January.
Two will be held at the Valley
Vocational Technical Center in
Fishersville. They are "Control
Charts for Variables and
Attributes" and a "Refresher
Course - Quality Engineers
Examination." The Control
Charts course will meet for six
Monday nights beginning Jan.
22, 1979, and the Refresher
Course will meet for eight
Thursday nights beginning Jan.
11, 1979.
The third course will be
offered at the StrombergCarlson plant in Charlottesville, beginning Jan. 11, 1979,
for eight classes every
Thursday night. It is
"Metrology: Basic Inspection
Techniques." For more details
concerning these classes, members should contact their Zone
Representatives. All non-ASQC
~ers interested in these
c .ses should contact R. L.
LaForge, Dept. of Management &
Marketing, James Madison
University, Harrisonburg (703)

433-6684.

Dead as Venus?
NASA, as well as the Soviet
Union, plans to land a space
probe on the planet Venus.
Why are the two countries
spending upwards of half a
billion dollars to get there?
It seems Venus, once called
Earth's sister, is a bleak
planet with 900 degree temperature and an atmosphere more
than 90 percent pure carbon
dioxide.
Charles Hall, NASA's manager
for the Venus project, indicated that the idea is to
discover if the Earth is on
the same road to extinction
that apparently overtook Venus.
Looks like H. G. Wells knew
what he was talking about.

1 woul.d Like to thank evviyone

vviy much 60~ the 6ood,
6lowe.M, c.a1t..cl6, v,V.,w, and
pJc.aye.M , duJc..lng the loM o6 my
-Oon--ln-law. May God bleM you
-00

all.

Bonnie R. WJLlght
p 0

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THE CHI RHO

About Chi, Rho,

and Xmas
This is the time of year when
good and well-intentioned
people become angry with the
commercialism that goes with
the holidays and wish, they
say, to put Christ back into
Xmas. They should be cautious.
The letter X is the nearest
thing in the English alphabet
to the Greek symbol for "Chi
Ro" which has been described
as "among the most ancient
monograms" of Christ.
Christianity, of course, was
spoken of in Greek before it
was translated into English.
For centuries, in the old monasteries, monks copying the
sacred documents would use the
Greek Chi Rho symbol just as
the headline writer today
would use "Xmas."
And today, in theological
seminaries, serious students
when taking notes will still
use the Chi Rho symbol or, in
English, an "X." When it is
correctly done, a horizontal
line is drawn over the letter
as the sign of an abbreviation.
Reproduced are examples of
the Chi Rho monogram, from F.
R. Speller's Chu.rah Symbotism.
For further information see
what the Oxford English
Dictionary says about it.
Only one thing can be certainly deduced from this: It
is wrong to complain that
Christ is not in Xmas.

(Reproduaed from unknOIJ)n

sourae.)
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If you know where you're going,

you'll get there.
If you know why you're going, you
will probably enjoy the trip.

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GEN ERAL@ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Vol . XX No. 49

December 22 1978

Once again the Holiday Season is with us with all that implies:

happy

times , pleasant memories, family get - togethers, and the giving and receiving
of gifts.
But ami d the fun of Christmas , let ' s not f orget the reason .

The s i mplicit y

of the expression , "Peace on Earth , good will to all ," should be the standard
not for Christmas alone but for every day of the year .
And the New Year wi ll be upon us as soon as the trees in your homes begin
to look a bit tired an d worn .

With the New Year many of us will resolve to

i mprove ourselves , our j obs , our homes , our family fortunes.

As a company we , too , strive t o improve .

With each year we attempt to

provide better servic e s and products so that our customers will return again
and again .

The custome r , after a l l , is the real boss , and 1979 presents an

excellent opportunity to acqui re new customers and retain the ol d.

May it ever be so that free men and women in a free nation may work and
live wi th peace and good will .

jftlerrp

<!Cbrt~tma~

J}appp J}anukkab

The Christmas Zuncheon, heZd annuaZZy for our retirees was attended by 14 this year . They
were, from Zeft t o right : seated 1st row - Ruth Courtney , Ann Ripes, CeciZ Beckner, Ruby
Cromer , Madeline Mize , Beatrice Dunn, Mary Martin, Daisy Pugh, Elizabeth Hagwood, Nannie
Be ZZamy , Virgi nia MiZZer, and Faye Cash .
Seated 2nd row - Orrin Livingston, Ken Newnham, Doug Sornborger, BiZZ Schenk, CarZ Hyde ,
Mike LabeZZe , Don Putnam, and George Rogers .
Standing 3rd row - AZ Gutekunst, EarZ McDoweZZ , Leroy KeZZing, M. 0 . Bassett, Ernie KubZer,
Gene DaZe, McBride Smith, James (Buck) Byram, CharZie Hughes , Harr>y Simmons , "Doc " Fendley ,
BiZZ Henderson , Henriette Davidge, George Bradt, Reginald Br>idge , Jack Zinuner>, Maggie
PonziZZo, Bob WiZZiams , John Cooley, E. L. BottemiZZer, Lois CZine , PauZ OZsen, and BiZZ
Pleasants. Not present when picture was taken : ~liZZ Cockr eZZ .

Retirees Attend Christmas

Luncheon
Chri stmas is a t ime of tradition and an annual event here
at GE is the retirees ' luncheon.
Last week 44 of the retired employees f rom the Waynesboro
plant attended this year ' s
affair.
Before sitting down t o eat
their picture was taken (shown
above) and after lunch gifts ,
consi st ing of g i f t certi f icates
from Freed Co. , were presented .
One prize was awarded to Buck
Byram for l ongest service and a
second one was presented t o
Ernie Kubler as t he oldest ret i ree . Drawi ngs we re made f or
the r emaining four prizes and
we re rece i ved by Don Putnam ,
Bill Schenk , Ann Hipes, and Al
Gutekunst .
After lunch Marjorie Grimes ,
Mgr .-Rel at i ons, and Dave
Coughtry, Mgr. - Manufacturing ,
expressed everyone ' s delight at
seein g the retiree s and the

hope
next
ment
were
will

that they would all return

year . We echo that sentiand hope that those who
unable to attend this year
be able to come next year .

Music to Open
Gifts By
If you haven ' t managed to get
in the Christmas spi rit by
Christmas morning we have a
solution for y ou . GE will
s ponsor an hour of Christmas
music on WANV radio between
10 and 11 a . m. on Christmas
morning .
The program will be great to
open packages by, si~g along
with or just listen to , so be
sure t o tune in.
0

T ime gone is time g<11 1c.

Onl y you ca n <kcidc if it was
wasted.

"Amahl" Airs
Dec. 24
A reminde r that "Amahl and t he
Night Visitors " will be aired on
December 24 , between 7 and 8 p . m.
This i s the first time the
delightful Christmas opera has
appe ared on televisi on in 12
years . This new product i o n
wi ll be presented on GE Theater
on the NBC network .
"Amahl " i s the moving story
of a cripple d shepherd boy and
h i s mother who are visited by
thre e kings . The kings are
traveling to Bethelehem to honor
the newborn Christ Child . Amahl
offers his most precious posession , his crutches , as a g ift
to the Child and i s miraculously
cured of his lameness .
0

That straight ancl narrow path

would be a lot w ide r if more people
walked it.
0

Little brains a re easily influenced

by little th ings.

r z_

/-ri_ /Tr5

Some Questions and Answers on Delayed

~etirement
How does the Social Security
law apply if an employee continues working beyond age 65?
For every year an individual
delays retirement beyond age 65,
the amount of Social Security
payments from the government is
increased by 1% (3% per year
starting in 1983). However,
during the period of time an
individual continues working
both the employee and the emloyer must continue contributions for Social Security. The
Social Security tax rate and
wage base for the next few
years is shown below.

Has there been any change in

the age at which Social Security
may be received?
The age requirements for
Social Security were not
~ged.

How much can an age 65. retiree earn without reducing

Socia 1 Security payments in any
year?
The amount an age 65 retiree
can earn without eroding his or
her Social Security has been
increased. In 1978 the earnings limit is $4, 000, and steps
up $500 per year to $6,ooo in
1982. Pre-age 65 retirees
have a smaller limit , beginning
with $3,240 this year. Under
the new Social Security law,
an age 65 retiree can earn as
much as $4,000 in 1978 without
affecting Social Security
benefits. But for every $2
that is earned over that
amount, Social Security benefits are reduced by $1.

requirements

ment date is in the next month

or so?

No change was made in the

eligibility requirements for
Medicare. Even if an individual continues to work past
age 65, Medicare provides for
individuals age 65 and older,
and Medicare coverage is taken
into account in determining GE
Comprehensive Medical Expense
benefits as explained in the
GE NEWS.

If an employee's normal retirement date is prior to March

1, 1979, operating components
should rely on whatever
reasonable means are available
to (1) provide employees nearing their normal retirement
date with information about
his rights to continue working
past the normal retirement
date, and (2) in a time and
manner reasonable under the
dircumstances, ask for the employee's written notification
if he or she wishes to continue
working.

What are the

for Medicare?

a~e

When must an employee notify

the Company if he/she makes
the decision to continue working past age 65?
The federal law and Department
of Labor proposed regulations
do not require that an employee notify his employer of an
intent to work beyond normal
retirement date. However,
your operating component will
advise each employee in
writing between 90 and 180 days
before the employee's normal
retirement date (age 65) and
of his right to continue
working and ask that the
employee notify the Company in
writing whether he intends to
work past the normal retirement date.
An employee who continues in
employment past the normal
retirement date will be asked
to provide the Company written
notice of intent to retire at
least 60 days before the
anticipated retirement date.

What about notification by

employees whose normal retire-

Year

Tax Rate

Taxable
Wage Base

1978
1979
1980

6.05%
6.13
6.13

$17,700
22,900
25,900

Max. Tax on Both

Em~lolee

& Em~loler

$1,071
1,404
1,588

Are physical examinations

permitted under the federal
law for individuals who wish
to continue working beyond age
65?
The federal law is not specific on this point. The
Company will not require that
physicals be given to employees as a condition of work
beyond age 65.

What is the so-called

"executive exemption" provided
in the federal law?
The federal law provides
that employers may continue to
require the retirement at age
65 of persons who, for the two
years immediately preceding
retirement, have been employed
in a "bonafide executive" or
"high policy making" position,
and are entitled to an immediate private pension (attributable to Company contributions
only and not including Social
Security) of at least $27,000
per year. It is the intention
of the Company to exercise
this exemption for individuals
who meet the criteria.

(Continued on pg.

4~

cot. 1)

Q&A (Continued from

pg. 3)

Is the Company required to

rehire those who have already
retired and now want to return
to work?
The Company must consider
all applications for employment without regard to age
under 70 as positions are
available and unfilled. Applicants, as in the past, will be
judged on their qualifications
as compared to job specifications.

Can employees work beyond

age 70?
The federal allows mandatory
retirement at age 70. However,
certain states (California and
Connecticut) have eliminated
any mandatory retirement age.
Similar legislation is pending
in New.York. It will be five
years through the passage of
time vis-a-vis the law.before
any current active empl9yees
who may now elect to work beyond age 65 will be concerned
about work beyond age 70.
However, as of now, California
and Connecticut employees will
not be subject to mandatory
retire~ent at age 70.

Pension Plan participant on

8-14-55, you.may retire as
early as age 55 on a pension
which is further reduced for
each month your pension starts
before age 60. Refer to
Pension Document for full details - ERB 205.

I will reach age 65 before

January 1, 1979. Can I continue to work beyond age 65?
For non-represented employees who may attain age 65 in
December 1978 or later, the
mandatory retirement age of 70
will apply.
PRECIOUS GIFTS. FOR YOU
Much do we wish to give this

Christmas.
But much is much too costly!
Instead, then, do we present
our prayers for brotherhood and
peace, most precious gifts, along
with goocl will to all.- the editors

The exempt salary plan will

continue to be administered on
an individual's performance.
The law states that lower
wages or salary may not be
paid to older employees on
account of .age.

Will the options of retirements at age 60, 62 remain?

Yes, the Pension Plan will
not be changed in that respect.
You may retire on your unreduced earned pension at age 62
based on service and earnings
to age 62. In addition, you
may retire as early as age 60
with a pension reduced by ~%
for each month (3% for a full
year) your pension starts
before age 62. If you were a

The GE stock price and the ~

fund unit price to be used in
the crediting of participants'
accounts for the month of November under the Savings and
Security Program are as follows:
stock price - $48.667; fund
unit price - $25.536.

Credit Union Declares

Dividend
The.Board of Directors of the
Waynesboro GE Employees Credit
Union is pl&ased to announce
that a 5% annual dividend has
been declared for the second
half of 1978.

****

The Board wishes to ask members to reserve Feb. 11, 1979,

for the annual meeting to be
held at Kate Collins Jr. High
School at 2 p.m.

Reprinted froom the NEWSLETTER of the Vil'f!inia Safety Association> Ino.

Winter Safety
Your Car
BATTERY

Will exempt employees working

beyond age 65 continue to be
considered for salary
increases?

Stock & Fund

Unit Prices

Will it make it through these cold months?

Get it charged or purchase a nev one.
Stalls are inconvenient and hazardous.
BRAKES

Does your car pull to either the left or

right when applying the brakes? Check
and have the brakes adjusted it necessary.
MalfUnctioning brakes can cause you to
skid.
TIRES
Do your tires have plenty of good tread?

Gripping tires are an extreme must this

time of year. Also, proper inflation can
aid in control. Consider snow tires and/
or chains as part of your car's vinter
wardrobe.
MUFFLER
Are you emitting an overabundance of
exhaust? Inspect muffler and tailpipe
for leakage. Not only does the environment suffer, you could be dead vith
vindovs tight and a carbon-monoxide leak.

WINDSHIELl>
Do your vipers produce streaks? Check
arm tension and replace worn blades.
Washer solution should have anti-freeze
added. Don 1 t torget to check tor an
efficient defroster. Limited visibility
can cause a terrible disaster in any
season, especially against winter's tury.
In add! tion to the above vinter hints, don't
forget to check your cooling system for
proper anti-freeze level. Handy supplies
should include: shovel; cloths to clean
windshield, windows, lights; planks of board,
bag ot sand, piece of carpet in those stuck
emergencies.

Your Driving
VISIBILITY
Obviously, start with completely clean
windshield and vindovs. Brush snov and
ice trom hood, sides, and trunk ot car.
Blowing snov will block your sight long
enough to cause an accident.
Defrost windshield be tore driving - not
while on the way I
Use lov beams either at dusk or when
weather limits visibility.
DRIVIHG
Easy on the gas you want maximum control in icy/snovy conditions. It you
do need extra traction, don't spin wheels.
Place a board, piece ot carpet or sand in
tront ot the rear tires.
Avoid sharp directional changes you
vant to avoid spins and skids. Ir you
do skid, remember to turn vheels in the
direction of the skid until the car begins to straighten.
Be extrememly cautious on bridges and

overpasses and on vet ice.

BroPPitfG
Three rules of the road
- Slover speed
- Slov down earlier and stop by
pumping brakes
- Increase following distance

ot motor
vehicle emergency procedures? Ho time like
the present. Write tor your tree copy:
"Hov to Deal vith Motor Vehicle Emergencies?"
Publication #506F, from the Consumer
Information Center, Pueblo, Colo. 81009.
Why not reviev your knowledge

And remember when approaching an intersection, Santa's sleigh always has the right
of Va:f. SAFE DRIVING I I

WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ ELECTRIC
WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

Vol. XX No. 49

December 22 1978

Once again the Holiday Season is with us with all that implies :

happy

times , pleasant memories , family get- togethers , and the g iving and receiving
of gifts .
But amid the fun of Chri stmas , let ' s not forget the reason.

The simplicity

of the express i on , "Peace on Earth , good will to all," should be the standard
not for Christmas alone but for every day of the year .
And the New Year will be upon us as soon as the trees in your homes begin
to look a bit tired and worn.

With the New Year many of us will resolve to

improve ourselves, our jobs , our homes , our family fortunes .

As a company we , too , strive to improve .

With each year we attempt to

provi de better services and products so that our customers will return again
and again .

The customer , after all , is the real boss , and 1979 presents an

excellent opportunity to acquire new customers and retain the old .

May it ever be so that free men and women in a free nation may work and
live with peace and good will .

jfflerrp <!Cbrtstmas
J}appp

The Christmas luncheon, held annually for our retirees was attended by 44 this year. They
were, f r om left to right: seated 1st row - Ruth Courtney, Ann Hipes , Cecil Beckner, Ruby
Cromer, Madeline Mize, Beatrice Dunn, Mary Martin, Daisy Pugh, Eli zabeth Hagwood, Nannie
Bellamy, Virginia Miller, and Faye Cash .
Seated 2nd row - Orrin Livingston, Ken Newnham, Doug Sornborger, Bill Schenk , Carl Hyde ,
Mike Labelle, Don Putnam, and George Rogers .
Standing 3rd row - Al Gutekunst, Earl McDowell, Leroy Kelling, M. 0 . Bassett, Ernie Kubler,
Gene Dale, McBride Smith, James (Buck) Byram, Charlie Hughes , Harry Sirrunons , "Doc" Fendley,
Bill Henderson, Henriette Davidge, George Bradt, Reginald Bridge, Jack Zimmer, Maggie
Ponzillo, Bob Williams , John Cooley, E. L. Bottemiller, Lois Cline, Paul Olsen, and Bill
Pleasants . Not present when picture was taken: Will Cockrell .

Retirees Attend Christmas

Luncheon
Christmas is a time of tradition and an annual event here
at GE is the retirees ' luncheon.
Last week 44 of the ret ired employees from the Waynesb oro
plant attended this year ' s
affair.
Before sitting down to eat
their picture was taken (shown
above) and after lunch gifts ,
cons i sting of gift certificates
f r om Freed Co. , were pre sented .
One prize was awarded to Buck
Byram for longest service and a
second one was presented to
Ernie Kubler as the oldest retiree . Dr awings were made for
the remai ni ng four pri zes and
were recei ved by Don Putnam ,
Bill Schenk , Ann Hipes , and Al
Gutekunst .
After lunch Marjorie Grimes ,
Mgr .-Rel at i ons , and Dave
Coughtry , Mgr .-Manufacturing ,
expressed everyone ' s del i ght at
see i ng the retirees and the

hope
next
ment
were
will

that they would all return

year . We echo that senti and hope that those who
unable to attend this year
be able to come next year .

Music to Open
Gifts By
If you haven ' t managed to get
i n the Christmas spirit by
Christmas morning we have a
soluti on for you . GE will
sponsor an hour of Christmas
music on WANV radio between
10 and 11 a . m. on Christmas
morning .
The program will be great to
open packages by , si~g along
with or just listen to , so be
sure to tune in .
0

Time gone is time g(,11e.

Only you can decide if it was
wasted.

"Amahl " Air s

Dec. 2 4
A reminder that "Amahl and the
Night Visitors" will be aired on
December 24 , between 7 and 8 p . m.
This is the first t i me the
delightful Christmas opera has
appeared on television in 12
years . This new production
will be presented on GE Theater
on the NBC network .
"Amahl" is the moving story
of a crippled shepherd boy and
his mother who are visited by
three kings . The kings are
traveling to Bethelehem to honor
the newborn Christ Child . Amahl
of~ers his most precious pos ession , his crutches, as a gift
to the Child and is mi raculously
cured of his lameness .
0

That straight and na rrow path

would be a lot wider if more people
walked it.
0

Little b rains are easily influenced

by little things.

12/?-z/7~

Some Questions and Answers on Delayed

~etirement
How does the Social Security
law apply if an employee continues working beyond age 65?
For every.year an individual
delays retirement beyond age 65,
the amount of Social Security
payments from the government is
increased by 1% (3% per year
starting in 1983). However,
during the period of time an
individual continues working
both the employee and the emloyer must continue contributions for Social Security. The
Social Security tax rate and
wage base for the next few
years is shown below.

What are the aqe requirements

for Medicare?

ment date is in the next month

or so?

No change was made in the

eligibility requirements for
Medicare. Even if an individual continues to work past
age 65, Medicare provides for
individuals age 65 and older,
and Medicare coverage is taken
into account in determining GE
Comprehensive Medical Expense
benefits as explained in the
GE NEWS.

If an employee's normal retirement date is prior to March

1, 1979, operating components
should rely on whatever
reasonable means are available
to (1) provide employees nearing their normal retirement
date with information about
his rights to continue working
past the normal retirement
date, and ( 2) in a time and
manner reasonable under the
dircumstances, ask for the employee's written notification
if he or she wishes to continue
working.

When must an employee notify

the Company if he/she makes
the decision to continue working past age 65?

Has there been any ch~nge in

federal law and Department
the age at which Social Security ofThe
Labor proposed regulations
may be received?
do not require that an employThe age requirements for
Social Security were not
~ged.

How much can an age 65. retiree earn without reducing

Social Security payments in any
year?
The amount an age 65 retiree
can earn without eroding his or
her Social Security has been
increased. In 1978 the earnings limit is $4, 000, and steps
up $500 per year to $6,ooo in
1982. Pre-age 65 retirees
have a smaller limit , beginning
with $3,240 this year. Under
the.new Social Security law,
an age 65 retiree can earn as
much as $4,ooo in 1978 without
affecting Social Security
benefits. But for every $2
that is earned over that
amount, Social Security benefits are reduced by $1.

Tax Rate
1978
1979
1980

6.05%
6.13
6.13

ee notify his employer of an

intent to work beyond normal
retirement date. However,
your operating component will
advise each employee in
writing between 90 and 180 days
before the employee's normal
retirement date (age 65) and
of his right to continue
working and ask that the
employee notify the Company in
writing whether he intends to
work past the normal retirement date.
An employee who continues in
employment past the normal
retirement date will be asked
to provide the Company written
notice of intent to retire at
least 60 days before the
anticipated retirement date.

What about notification by

employees whose normal retire-

Taxable
Wage Base

Max. Tax on Both

Employee &Employer

$17,700
22,900
25,900

$1,071
1,404
1,588

Are physical examinations

permitted under the federal
law for individuals who wish
to continue working beyond age
65?
The federal law is not specific on this point. The
Company will not require that
physicals be given to employees as a condition of work
beyond age 65.

What is the so-called

"executive exemption" provided
in the federal law?
The federal law provides
that employers m~ continue to
require the retirement at age
65 of persons who, for the two
years immediately preceding
retirement, have been employed
in a "bonafide executive" or
"high policy making" position,
and are entitled to an immediate private pension (attributable to Company contributions
only and not including Social
Security) of at least $27,000
per year. It is the intention
of the Company to exercise
this exemption for individuals
who meet the criteria.

(Continued on pg. 4, cot. 1)

Q&A (Continued fraom pg. 3)

Is the Company required to

rehire those who have already
retired and now want to return
to work?
The Company must consider
all applications for employment without regard to age
under 70 as positions are
available and unfilled. Applicants, as in the past, will be
judged on their qualifications
as compared to job specifications.

Can employees work beyond

age 70?
The federal allows mandatory
retirement at ag~ 70. However,
certain states (California and
Connecticut) ~ave eliminated
any mandatory retirement age.
Similar legislation is pending
in New York. It will be five
years through tq~ passage of
time vis-a-vi~ tQe law before
any current.active emp:J,9yees
who may now elect to work beyond age 65 will be concerned
about work beyond age 70.
However, as of now, California
and Connecticut employees will
not be subject to mandatory
retirem~nt at age 70.

Will exempt employees working

beyond age 65 continue to be
considered for salary
increases?
The exempt salary plan will
continue to be administered on
an individual's performance.
The.law states that lower
wages or salary may not be
paid to older employees on
account of age.

Will the options of retirements at age 60, 62 remain?

Yes, the Pension Plan will
not be changed in that respect.
You may retire on your unreduced earned pension at age 62
based on service and earnings
to age 62. In addition, you
may retire as early as age 60
with a pension reduced by ~%
for each month (3% for a full
year) your pension starts
before age 62. If you were a

Pension Plan participant on

8-14-55, you may retire as
early as age 55 ona pension
which is further reduced for
each month your pension starts
before age 60. Refer to
Pension Document for full details - ERB 205.

I will reach age 65 before

January 1, 1979. Can I continue to work beyond age 65?
For non-represented employees who may attain age 65 in
December 1978 or later, the
mandatory retirement age of 70
will apply.
PRECIOUS GIFTS FOR YOU
Much do we wish to give this
Christmas.
But much is much too costly!
Instead, then, do we present
our prayers for brotherhood and
peace, most precious gifts, along
with good will to all.- the editors

Stock & Fund

Unit Prices
The GE stock price and the !""'..
fund unit price to be used in
the crediting of participants'
accounts for the month of November under the Savings and
Security Program are as follows:
stock price - $48.667; fund
unit price - $25.536.

Credit Union Declares

Dividend
The.Board of Directors of the
Waynesboro GE Employees Credit
Union is pleased to announce
that a 5% annual dividend has
been declared for the second
half of 1978.

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The Board wishes to ask members to reserve Feb. 11, 1979,

for the annual meeting to be
held at Kate Collins Jr. High
School at 2 p.m.

Reprinted from the NEWSLET'J'ER of the Virginia Safety

Association~

Ino.

Winter Safety
Your Car
BATTERY
Will it make it through these cold months?
Get it charged or purchase a new one.

Stalls are inconvenient and hazardoue,

BRAKES

Does your car pull to either the left or

right when applying the brakes? Check
and have the brakes adjusted if necessary,
Malfunctioning brakes can cause you to
skid.
TIRES
Do your tires have plenty of good tread?

Gripping tires are an extreme must this

time of year. Also, proper innation can
aid in control. Consider snow tires and/
or chains as part of your car's winter
wardrobe.
MUFFLER
Are you emitting an overabundance of
exhaust? Inopect muffler and tailpipe
for leakage. Not only does the environment suffer , you could be dead vith
windows tight and a carbon-monoxide leak.

WINDSHIELD
Do your wipers produce streaks? Check
ann tension and replace worn blades.
Washer solution should have anti-freeze
added. Don't forget to check for an
efficient defroster. Limited visibility
can cause a terrible disaster in any
season, especially against winter's fury.
In addition to the above winter hints , don't
forget to check your cooling system for
proper anti-freeze level. Handy supplies
should include: shovel; cloths to clean
windshield, windows lights; planks of board,
bag -or sand, piece of carpet in those stuck
emergencieo.

Your Driving
VISIBILITY
Obviously, start vi th completely clean
windshield and windows. Brush snow and
ice from hood, sides, and trunk of car.
Blowing snow will block your sight long
enough to cause an accident.
Defrost windshield before driving - not
while on the way I
Use low beams either at dusk or when
weather limits visibility.
DRIVIRG
Easy on the gas you want maximum control in icy/enovy conditions. It you

do need extra traction, don't spin wheels.

Place a board, piece of carpet or sand in
front of the rear tires.
Avoid sharp directional changes you
want to avoid spine and skids. It you
do skid, remember to turn wheels in the
direction of the skid until the car begins to straighten.
Be extrememly cautious on bridges and
overpaeeee and on vet ice.
S':'OPPIHG

Three rules of the road

- Slover speed
- Slow down earlier and stop by
pumping brakes
- Increase following distance
not review your knowledge of motor
vehicle emergency procedures? Ho time like
the present. Write for your tree copy:
"How to Deal with Motor Vehicle Eniergenciee?"
Publication #506F ~ from the Consumer
Information Center, Pueblo, Colo. 81009.

'Why

And remember . when approaching an inter-

section, Santa's sleigh always has the right

of way, SAFE DRIVIRG 11

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WAYNESBORO PLANT
GENERAL@ELECTRIC
Vol. XX , No . 50

WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA

December 29, 1978

Reflections on '78
The General Electric Co . operations here
in Waynesboro had a relatively gooO. year with
i ncreas ed in orders , sales , and payroll .
However , empl oyment declined fr om 2 , 900 t o
2 , 500 employees at year - end .
The payroll exceeded $50 million and new
capital investments amounted t o about $7
mi l lion . A portion of the y ear ' s capital
investment included building start - up
expenditures for the new $3 mill ion waste
wat er treatment plant which is scheduled for
completion during the second half of 1979 .
The Data Communication Products Business
Dept . e xperienced a re l at i ve l y stable year .
~ile or ders have not reached antic:pated
~vels , the depar tment recorded a s l i ght
increase in the sales of the TermiNetR
Printer . Relays continued to ris e , although
at a moderate r ate . Kenneth R. Anderson,
General Manager of the department, commented
that , " Our goal in 1979 is to stabilize our
bus iness here in Waynesboro in order t o g ain
improved efficiency and profitabi l ity . We
wi ll als o c oncentrat e on new p r oducts
development that should help us grow in the
future ."
The Cont r ol Devices Business maintai ned
the strong level of sales and orders experienced during 1977 . As had been announced
in 1977 , the success i n obtaini ng continued
hi g h order levels precipitat e d the need for
ffiore space . This resulted in the decision to
consoli date with the parent department in
Salem . The re location of the business t o
Sa lem is taking place in phases over a two
year per i od t o minimize the impact on
Wayne s bo r o employment . The fir st phase o f
the move , which involved the Power Regulati on ,
l!yd.cogen Controls , and Selsyns , was
~

~appp

s uccessfully completed on s chedule in 1978 .

No further product lines will be reloca t ed
to Salem until the latter half of 1979 .
1978 proved to be the best year ever f or GE ' s
nuner i cal c ontroJ. and machjne tool dri ve
business . Industr y a c ceptance of the Mark
Century 1050H Ser ies controls , introduc ed in
the U. S . in Chicago :n September at the
I ntern at i onal Machine Tool Show, was especially
strong in di cat ing e xcellent prospects ~or con tinued f,OOd bus ine ss in 1979 a s well as an
expanded market. Numerical controls are buiJt
be GE ' s Industrial Control Dept . previ ously
head quart ered in Salem, Va .
Dur ine December , ICD ' s Headquarters were
moved to Charlottesville where they have been
j oine d by most of their Engineering , Financial ,
and Market i ng personnel f ormerly Jocated in
Wayne sboro. Manufacturinf, facilities ,
located in Charlottesvill e and Ri chmond , wi ll
be una ffect ed hy this consoli dation move ,
which will strenp;then ICD ' s c apabiliti es to
r espond to n ew customer r e quirements and
oppor tun it ies .

Earth Racing Where?

That the Earth is movin g is not news t o
anyone . But astronomers now maintain that
they have discovered the finaJ l ink i n a
chain of motions that adds up to a veJnrity
of more than a million mi les per hour r n our
spaceship Earth .
After fully analy zing the r eadings from the
U- 2 f lights and some similar obse r vat i onsmade
by other a stronomers and adding them to the
previ ously known moticns , we finu that we are
hurtlin g in the direction of Hydra at an
incre dible 1 . 3 milli on mile s per hour .
Yet , even at t his speed , the vastness of
the univer se ~akes it a mer e crawl compared
to the en o rmo~s distances that separate our
Milky Way galaxy fr om the other galaxies that
comprise the universe . We ' re hurry i ng t oward
nowhere .

Selling Stock back to the Co.

Under the Stock Redemption
Program, employees may sell GE
stock received under the Savings
and Security Program or the
Stock Bonus Plan back to the
Company, thus saving brokerage
fees.
Total shares represented by
the original certificate must be
sold. Value paid for the shares
will be the dosing market price
on the New York Stock Exchange
on the day the certificate is
received in Employee Savings
Operation in Schenectady. If
the stock is not received on a
trading day, the closing price
on the first trading day following receipt will be used.
Proceeds will normally be mailed
within three to seven days after
receipt of the stock.
Employees selling stock should
follow these steps:

shares being mailed. This is

to cover cost of insurance to
replace the certificates if
lost in transit.
Stock split certificates may
be redeemed to the extent of
shares represented by accompanying certificates, in the
same registration, under the
savings plans distributions
made prior to June 7, 1971.
Therefore, it's advisable
for an owner to redeem an
equal number of shares included in the Stock Split
certificate with the number of
savings plans shares surrendered for redemption. Otherwise,
the owner will lose eligibility
for subsequent sale to the
Company of the equivalent number of stock split shares for
any savings plans shares sold
"alone."

rules that apply to stock split

certificates:
An owner of 28 shares origi,-..
nating from savings plans
distributions made prior to
June 7, 1971 (in various
certificate denominations)
would be the recipient of a
stock split certificate for 28
shares. All 56 shares would be
eligible for redemption under
the program if sold in a
"matching" basis. If the owner
wished to sell four shares he
could surrender a two-share
certificate for redemption and
the stock split certificate.
(28 shares) of which two
shares would be redeemed, and a
new certificate would be issued
to him for the remaining 26
shares. This procedure could
be repeated for subsequent
redemptions.
For complete details, employees should check the
booklet on General Electric
Stock Redemption Program.

On the back of the original

stock ~ertificate, insert
"General Electric Company" after
the words "hereby sell, assign
and transfer unto."

Following is an example to
further illustrate the special

On the back of the certificate, write the number of shares

shown on the face.

Redeeming Mutual Fund Units

Insert the date the certificates are signed in the proper

spot.
Below the dateline, the
owner, or owners, should sign
the certificates exactly the
same as the name, or names,
appear on the face of the certificates.
Directly below the signatures,
print the complete address to
which the proceeds should be
sent.
Stock certificates completed
as above should be sent by
registered mail to: Employee
Savings Operation, General
Electric Company, 1 River Road,
Schenectady, N.Y. 12345.
In sending certificates via
registered mail, the U.S. Post
Office should be informed that
the value of the contents
should be insured for 3% of the
total market value of all the

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As with the Stock Redemption

Program procedure explained
above, there is a similar method
for redeeming Savings and
Security Program Mututal Fund
Units.

Book Units
For holders of book units,
simply fill in the book unit
redemption form on the statement of account, taking care to
specify the "number of book
units you want to redeem" or
"book units with a redemption
value of
(fill in dollar
amount)." For example you must
either specify the number of
units you want to redeem such
as 10 or the dollar amount such
as $500. Sign the form and send
it to P.O. Box 553, Schenectady,
N.Y. 12301. If the account is
registered in more than one name,
both persons must sign the form.
If redeeming more than $5,000
worth of book units a signature

guarantee as explained on the

form, is required.

Certificate Units
Since Jan. 1, 1976, S&SP
Mututal Fund recipients have received their payouts in the forn
of book units which are listed
on a statement of account.
In the case of certificate
units, which were issued prior
to Jan. 1, 1976, sign the back
of the certificate as registered on the front (if the
certifi~ate is issued jointly,
both persons must sign) and sen
it to P.O. Box 553, Schenectady
N. Y. 12301.
The redemption price is the
fund unit price for the day on
which the request is receive~
in Schenectady. Payment of
the redemption price will be
made within seven days after
receipt of the redemption form
or certificate and properly
executed request.