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by Robert E. Lewis

The holiday season is behind usand, as many of you probably real-ize, we have had our best Christ-mas sales period of all times. Whatis even more encouraging is the re-port that retail sales of Argus deal-ers were equally high. Assumingthat this is true, our dealers1 shelvesshould be fairly empty and the deal-ers will be reordering during thefirst quarter of 1956. Sales duringthis period are usually considerablylower than sales during the last ofthe year, and it is not unusual forthem to amount to only half of thesales during the fall months. Manyeconomists are forecasting the con-tinuation of the good business con-ditions which have existed for abouta year.

A feature in this issue is the re-port on committees (pages 11 through13). One of the strong factors inour operations is the contributionmade by many people throughout theorganization. Committees help toobtain the maximum contributionfrom the maximum number of peo-ple. In this manner we can use thecombined knowledge of the group insolving problems confronting it.This not only builds a stronger team,but it follows the philosophy that "twoheads are better than one." In con-nection with this subject, I*d like toquote a story which came to my at-tention recently.

"WHO FLEW THE KITE?

Who Flew the Kite?*I did/ said the sticks.TI did,f said the paper.*No, I did/ said the tail.*No, indeed, I did/ said the string.*What are you talking about, every-

one knows that I flew the kite/ saidthe boy.

*But you are all mistaken; I flewthe kite/ said the wind.

They all flew the kite. If thesticks had broken, or the paper hadtorn, or the tail had caught in atree, or the string had broken, orthe boy had stubbed his toe and fallendown and lost his end of the string,

or if the wind had lulled—down wouldhave come the kite. Yes, each hada part in it but they all together flewthe kite."

Many of you noticed the visitorfrom Japan in our plant during thepast few days. This guest wasKinji Moriyama, who is touring theUnited States. He is president ofthe Japanese photographic manufac-turers* association, and a memberof the Japanese Diet. He is, ofcourse, interested in the operationsof the American photographic indus-try. Japan has recently becomequite a factor in the world photo-graphic market, and since WorldWar II has become a factor in Amer-ican sales. Our government andmost American manufacturers havewelcomed such visitors to our coun-try. I canTt help but repeat someof the observations that this guestand other foreign visitors at ourplant have made.

Most foreigners are extremely im-pressed with our methods of manu-facture, the use of machines to elim-inate much of our manual labor, themass production of parts and as-sembly operations, all of which helpto produce quality products at a mosteconomical cost. This is done, muchto their amazement, at the sametime tnat our employees are beingpaid wages many times those beingpaid corresponding workers in othercountries.

In fact, it is surprising to com-pare many of the advantages we en-joy in contrast to workers in othercountries. Our fringe benefits pro-gram—life insurance, sickness andaccident insurance, hospital andsurgical coverage for employees andtheir families—is unheard of in mostforeign countries. Our unemploy-ment benefit plan, Workmen*s Com-pensation Insurance, holiday and va-cation schedules always cause con-siderable comment, and most guestsexpress complete astonishment at theidea of having a profit-sharing planfor employees. This idea of all em-ployees sharing in the success of thebusiness is out of the realm of pos-sibility in most foreign lands.

Our guests usually express sur-prise at the friendly atmospherewhich exists between employees andsupervisors at all levels throughoutthe organization; the freedom withwhich we talk to our supervisor ordivision head; or, for that matter,the number of people who feel freeto discuss problems with me. Manyof these things we take for granted,yet they are almost unbelievable toour foreign visitors. It is some-times good to think about a few ofthese facts so that we can continueto be aware of just how fortunate weare to be working in America.

This reflection is probably espe-cially good at this time of year, aswe are called upon to figure our in-come tax—a job most of us dislike.We pay a small price for our op-portunities .

The $25 bond cover contest prizewent this month to Jan Gala, Pro-duction Planning, who contributedthe winter scene on this month* scover. Jan took the photo with anArgus E while he was on a CameraClub outing last year.

President LewisHas New Secretary

Isabelle Nash (above) looks up fromher work at her new desk. AssistantSecretary of the Company, Isabellehas now assumed the additional re-sponsibility of secretary to Mr.Lewis.

Mary Lou Anderson, Mr. Lewis*former secretary, is now EducationalServices Consultant in the SalesService Department.

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Invest in your Country, your Future

I heard on the radio the other daythat Mr. Lewis has been appointed bythe U.S. Treasury to the chairman-ship of the U.S. Savings Bond drivein Washtenaw County, February sixththrough the tenth.

That set me thinking. I'd alwayssort of thought of government bondsas war bonds rather than savingsbonds. But the more I thought aboutit the more I realized that our gov-ernment needs and deserves to bebacked up financially now as much asit ever has—and that U.S. SavingsBonds still can?t be beat for good sureSavings. Then I thought about howeasy saving is with our Payroll Sav-ings Plan at Argus.

I got busy and dug up as much ma-terial about U.S. Savings Bonds as Icould find because I wanted to passthe word on to you. Then I tried todecide how to tell you what I wanted tosay. I finally chose questions andanswers, because that's the way my"You Asked Andy" column works.Give me a question and I'm complete-ly at home!

Q. Why should I sign up for the Pay-roll Savings Plan now?

A. It's a simple, safe and sure wayto save systematically—and that

means more financial security and fu-ture opportunities for you and yours.

Q. What makes Savings Bonds "safe"?A. There is no security available to

investors, large or small, that issafer than a United States SavingsBond. They're backed by the full faithand credit of the United States, whichnever fails to pay off its securities,with interest as promised. Thesebonds are safer than cash, for theycan be replaced if lost, stolen or de-stroyed.

Q. If necessary,without loss?

can I cash bonds

cddked cAndy,

It's kind of hard to get back in the swing of things after so many holidays.I loved every one of 'em! Well, I checked my correspondence for the firsttime in '56 and came up with three letters.

Seniority" . . .When two people are hired in on the same date how do they deter-

mine seniority in case of a lay-off? Why is one ahead on the seniority listat .one time and the other one ahead the next time?"

Tom Spitler told me that the seniority of employees hired on the samedate is listed in alphabetical order with the top of the alphabet (starting with"A") being the higher seniority. He said he did not know why the nameswould be reversed on different seniority lists, as they should be establishedin accordance with the policy stated above.

Distribution of Pay Checks by SupervisionIn reference to the two letters concerning supervision passing out pay-

checks, I talked with Tom Spitler again and he told me that these mattershave been discussed with the supervision concerned. As a matter of inter-est, it is felt that pay checks should be passed out promptly on pay day.However, it is the responsibility of department supervision to be aware ofwhat their employees are earning. The fact that a supervisor may reviewthe amounts on the checks is not in violation of any Company policy but, atthe same time, it should not mean delay in the passing out of checks.

A. Yes. Banks will cash E bonds atany time after two months from the

date of issue. You get cash valueshown on the back of the bond, whichincreases each six months you keepthe bond. At maturity (9 years and8 months for E bonds you buy now) youget back $4 for each $3 you invested.

Q. What rate of interest is that?A. 3 per cent when you hold the bond

to maturity. It's compounded eachsix months. You can hold an E bondafter it matures and, for up to tenyears more, it will keep on increas-ing in cash value at the rate of 3 percent, compounded semi-annually. Atthe end of that time you'll get back 80per cent more than you put in—thatis, $1.80 for each dollar you invest-ed. That means $134.68 for a $100E bond for which you paid $75.

Q. I can't afford to save.A. Most people can't afford NOT to

have savings to fall back on in anemergency. Once they start, with asmall amount saved each pay day,they find they don't miss the moneyand they're thankful they began. Yourpayroll savings is the part of yourtake-home pay that grows.

Q. How can I sign up to purchase Sav-ings Bonds through the Payroll

Savings Plan?A. Fill out a Bond Notice in the Per-

sonnel Services Office. The amountyou designate will be deducted fromyour pay checks and your name willbe posted on plant bulletin boards eachtime you accrue a bond. Pick up yourbond at the Personnel Services Office.

Q. Aside from my own savings, whyshould I buy Savings Bonds?

A. When you buy U.S. Savings Bondsyou are helping to finance our Gov-

ernment in a way that best protectsthe buying power of the dollars weearn and the dollars we have saved.You are helping to strengthen our wholeeconomy, which means steady jobs,increasing productivity and increasingincome for our people. You are help-ing yourself, your family and yourfellow Americans to enjoy peace andprosperity—and those are the bigthings in life that we all want.

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c4n Sncome ZJax u)reamBased on information from the American Institute of Accountants, the nationalprofessional society of certified public accountants.

Tom looked at Betty over thebreakfast coffee. "You tell me yourdream and Til tell you mine."

"ItTs not very romantic," she said."The old income tax blank was onmy mind and I had a nightmare. Idreamed I was sitting on a giantcalendar, turned to April 15, andas I finished each page of the taxform another page was suddenly add-ed on!"

"It's April 16 this year," Tom re-minded her. "Anyway, I did betterthan that. I was dreaming of allthe things that would cut down mytax."

"Such as?""Such as that you presented me

with sextuplets last New Year's E v e -just in time to give us a $3,600 taxexemption."

"I did WHAT?""...and the tax-exempt interest

on all my holdings of state and mu-nicipal bonds," Tom went on, "andthe special credit on about a milliondollars in dividends.. .and the deple-tion allowance on my oil we l l s . . ."

Betty relaxed with a sigh. "Youare a dreamer!"

That evening Tom and Betty camedown to earth. They read the in-structions which came with the taxform and found some tax savings theycould use. Perhaps you can usethem too.

For one thing, Betty had workedpart time and was planning to make

out a separate return to get back thetax that had been withheld from herpay.

"Oh, no," Tom said, "if you didthat we couldn't file a joint return.I'd have to use a separate returnand pay at a higher rate."

Most married couples can saveby filing a joint return. Tom andBetty did so—and of course they in-cluded Betty's earnings and tookcredit for the tax withheld by heremployer. They started to work onthe regular Form 1040 and decidedto fill out 1040 in detail instead oftaking the standard deduction.

After their names, address, andsocial security numbers, they cameto the listing of exemptions. Theyput down only one exemption for Tomand one for Betty, since neither ofthem is 65 or blind.

"I don't think we can list Bud asa dependent any more," said Tom,"since he earned $600 or more lastsummer."

But they read further and learnedthat this limit did not apply to theirson because he was a full-time stu-dent, so Bud's name was listed foranother exemption.

"We can also list your mother,"Tom said.

"Do you think we can do that?"Betty asked. "My brothers takecare of part of her support."

"No one of us provided more thanhalf her support," Tom explained.

"But if your brothers will sign anew form called a Multiple SupportAgreement, we can take turns usingthe deduction. If I ask them, per-haps they'll agree to let us use itthis year."

The next part of the form calledfor their income. They listed theirwages and the amount of tax with-held, copying the amounts from theirW-2 withholding slips. Their otherincome included savings bank inter-est and $38 of dividends from a fewshares of stock.

"Wait a minute," said Tom, "that$38 goes on the last page of theform, and we don't have to pay taxon the first $50 of dividends."

After listing their income and ex-emptions, they moved on to the de-ductions .

"This is what I've been waitingfor!" Tom exclaimed. While he wasfiguring the medical deduction, Bettypointed to the instructions on sickpay.

"You're so right, honey," Tomsaid.

He went back to the amount of hiswages and subtracted the pay he hadreceived while sickness kept himfrom work. The instructions toldhim that an employee can excludefrom his income any payments upto $100 per week from his employerwhile absent from work because ofsickness or injury.

"I guess it was lucky I had to goto the hospital," he added. "If Ihadn't been there at least one day Iwould have to pay tax on the pay I re-ceived for the first week I was sick."Tom went back to the medical ex-penses and figured that he was en-titled to nearly $100 deduction be-cause he had spent that much morethan 3% of his gross income—notcounting benefits from health insur-ance. From his notes he workedout other deductions: interest paidon the mortgage and on a small loanfrom the bank, charitable contribu-tions, real estate taxes on theirhome, sales taxes and the damagedone to their roof in a storm.

"Why did you bring your car ex-pense book?" Betty asked.

"Gasoline tax," was Tom's reply,as he added up his deduction for thestate tax on gasoline he had pur-chased during the year.

Tom found that he had listed enoughlegitimate deductions to make themeligible for a refund. As both ofthem signed the return, he said:

'Tin glad we started this early.The sooner we get it in, the soonerwe'll get our refund."

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S^etirement for Snyder, KrumrelFellow Maintenance workers had a party in the cafeteria for

Holland "Rollie" Snyder when he retired last month.Rollie worked as a plumber in the Maintenance De-

partment at Argus for 16 years before his retire-ment. He and Mrs. Snyder are presently liv-ing at 1721 Charlton in Ann Arbor but arebuilding a home in Ypsilanti, which willbe completed soon.

Rollie1 s fellow-workers present-ed him with a jacket and apiece of luggage at hisfarewell party.

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August Krum-rei, Paint Shop,

was visited by many ofhis old friends before his

retirement last month.August, who has been on a leave

of absence since 1953, began workingat Argus in 1944.

He will live in Grayling, Michigan with hisson and daughter-in-law but leaves a message for

his old friends not to be surprised if he comes backto visit often.

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Michigan Vheater billed with Miyk SpiritJ ad 800 cAr9uA Kidi Cnjoy Chrhtmad Party

The Serenaders1 Quartet, all mem-bers of the Lyra Male Chorus, en-tertained with Christmas music andthe leading of community singing. Atright is Jim Meldrum, Engineering.

Master of Ceremonies Eddie Gir-van introduced Santa (Russ Warren)and Mrs. Santa (Katherine Deanhofer,Projector Assembly), who each gota big round of applause from theyoungsters.

Over 800 Argus children were presentat the annual Children's ChristmasParty held in the Michigan TheaterDecember 17.

Many Argus employees played a part inmaking the party a success. Amongthem are Santa Claus (Euss Warren);Mrs. Santa (Catherine Deanhofer); Ed-die Girvan, master of ceremonies; andJim Meldrum and the Serenaders Quartet.

Helpers in wrapping, distributing,and transporting the gifts were GerryOtts, Betty Shattuck, Doris Arnold,Anna Thorsch,Katherine Deanhofer, I ydiaKarns, Marilyn Korte, Sue Eau, GertNorth, Eoberta Jones, Marian Quacken-"bush, Ruth O'Hare, Kathryn DelPrete,Velma Taylor, Betty Kierl, Joyce Schlicht,Fran Watterworth, and Millie Haynie.

Male helpers were Les Schwanbeck,KenGeiger, Paul Haines, Joe Wright, AndyKokinakes,Eoy Hiscock, Tom Spitler, BillDoyle, Dick Caley, Jesse Cope, JerryPatterson, LeBoy Schneider Aaron Otts,and John Shattuck.

Special thanks should go to Mr. JerryHoag, cooperative and genial manager ofthe Michigan Theater.

"Well, now, you only have to look at me to tell thatI'm a good boy!"

'Oh, Fve been awfully good this year, Mrs. Santa!"

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"Daddy, I think I'd like to getdown, please."

The Four BTs, an act includingvery talented dogs and monkeys de-lighted little ones. Above and rightare two examples of keen sense ofbalance.

"Now wait a minute, Santa! Tm not just sure I like itup here." "We want a train and a car and a football and skates

and a scooter and. . . ."

"Look, Daddy. Mrs. Santa Claus is here too!" "Ooo!" The show's going to start!" "Say, is that beard real?" "Do you suppose it'll bite?"

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Margaret Hardy (Pur-chasing) manages a hol-iday smile even thoughit looks as if she hasher hands full.

Santa Presel£* ) vith aQuinn (Accounting;

ham.

As has been done in the past, Argus wished employees happy holi-days on the last working day before Christmas to the tune of a hamor turkey for each employee.

Andy Kokinakes and Santa Claus (Russ Warren) distributed the gifts.

Planning Forgoes GiftsTo Help Needy FamilyHave Merry Christmas

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Instead of the gift exchanging whichthey usually do at Christmas, mem-bers of the Planning Department thisyear decided to make up a Christ-mas box of food for a needy familyin Ann Arbor.

Shown above with the food box areGrace Birchmeier and Edna Racicotof Planning.

Ray Higgins andCafeteria StaffContribute Tree

The lovely Christmas tree whichso beautifully graced the Cafeteriaat Argus during the Christmas sea-son was contributed by Ray Higginsand his cafeteria staff.

We all want to thank Ray for help-ing to make our Christmas seasonat Argus cheery.

Argus Child BrightensHoliday Season SpiritAt University Hospital

Gail Ann Peterson, daughter of"Babe," Planning, painted the carol-ing scene above on a window of theU of M Hospital.

Each year the various departmentsat the hospital select someone topaint a Christmas scene in a windowin their department. The depart-ment where Gail's mother workschose twelve-year-old Gail to do thejob.

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Charles KlinePunch Press - 15 years

Harry BatesEngineering - 10 years

Carolyn DancerSales - 10 years

Phil StreetPunch Press - 10 years

Gertrude GuyService - 10 years

On Your Argus Anniversary

Not Pictured - Marvin Pratt,Government Optical Assembly5 years. (Military Leave)

Evelyn WeindorfSwitchboard - 10 years

Samuel NeustadtMachine Shop - 10 years

Stanley Fritz, AutomaticScrew Machine - 5 years

Ealph ParsonsPaint Shop - 5 years

L. G. BellCamera Assembly - 5 years

Ken LeightonAccounting - 5 years

Reuben EohdeMachine Shop - 5 years

Charles DesmondMaintenance - 5 years

George HardenEngineering - 5 years

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Power ZJOOIJ tiean Speed, cAccuracy,, Convenience

You'll never be completely satis-fied in your home workshop untilyou have a set of good, reliablepower tools. TheyTre not only apleasure to own but they really domost of the work for you, and inless time. Most power tools aremultiple purpose machines. Onevery one of them you can do anynumber of jobs, so you get more foryour money.

Generally, the first tool you 11 wantis the circular saw, especially forhome repairs and improvements.This is the tool that will get themost use. A saw with an 8-inchblade and a 3/4-horsepower motoris about right for the home. Thesaw will not only cut lumber andother building materials to size, butwill also make miter joints, tenons,tongue-and-groove joints and manyother jobs.

The next tool youTll need is ajointer for planing and squaringboards. The jointer is also goodfor cutting rabbets or grooves, bevel-ing, and similar operations. A 4-inch jointer is a good size for thehome, and a 1/3-horsepower motoris enough to drive it.

A drill press—the most versatiletool in a workshop—often becomesthe home craftsman's favorite pos-session. With the drill press hecan route (mill out the surface ofwood or metal), sand, mortise (makecavities to receive tenons), shape,grind, cut plugs and perform manyother operations. Yes, he can alsodrill holes with it. An 11-inch drillpress is sufficient for the home, anda 1/3-horsepower motor will provideample power.

For professional-looking edgesanding and shaping outside curves,the 8-1/2-inch disk sander is thelogical choice for the average work-shop. A 1/3-horsepower motor isenough to power an 8-1/2-inch disksander.

These, then, are the four basicpower tools: circular saw, jointer,drill press and disk sander. Thereare, of course, all sorts of low-cost accessories which can be add-ed later.

Normally each tool has its ownmotor. Some companies, however,make a "multi-purpose" machine.They offer you all four basic tools,powered by a single motor—savingyou money while maintaining topquality.

One such combination, called theDeltashop and powered by a 3/4-horsepower motor, takes up onlythree square feet of floor space. It'sespecially good for smaller homesand can even be wheeled into a closetfor storage.

During the last few years moreand more women are turning to theworkshop, with husband and wifeteaming up to turn out things for the

1. SAW - Every job begins with asaw cut. The main use for the sawis cutting lumber to size. The powersaw is accurate, effortless and 100times faster than the hand saw. It'sthe most used tool in the workshop.

2. PLANE - Planing always followssawing. The powered counterpartof the hand plane is the jointer. Itsprimary function is dressing lumberto exact size.

home. In fact, the shop is one placewhere the whole family can get to-gether and have fun while doingsomething constructive and satisfy-ing.

When you compare the small costof your shop with the many benefits—tangible and intangible—you'll wonderwhy it has taken you so long to startone. It's an experience you'll al-ways treasure.

3. DRILL - For making perfect holesproperly aligned, the drill press isfast and true. This is one of themost versatile tools in your work-shop.

4. SAND - Every finished job re-quires sanding. A power sandergives you straight, curved, or angu-lar surfaces more accurately thanby hand. It's the best way to get atrue cabinet maker's finish.

Photos are Delta Power Tools

January 1956 ARGUS EYES Page 11

ARGUS COMMITTEES "MAKE THE WHEELS GO 'ROUNDPurchase - Make Committee

When you flip the switch on your TV set and select yourfavorite program you are actually watching only a smallpart of that program. There is undoubtedly more activ-ity behind the camera than there is before it.

Aside from the cameramen and technicians who bringthe telecast into our homes, there are script writers,directors, make-up artists, musicians, stenographers andothers behind the scenes. These people are generallyunknown to the viewing audience and even unknown to themembers of the cast in some cases. Yet these peoplemake important decisions—and see to it that the entiretelecast functions properly.

Behind-the-scenes work goes on at Argus, too. Everyday of the week Argus men and women meet to makemany of the Company's decisions—big and little. Theseemployees are members of active Argus committees,which meet regularly, each for its own purpose.

There are approximately 15 of these committees. Mostof them are pictured and described on these three pages.

Office Equipment Committee

The Purchase-Make Committee meets weekly to deter-mine whether parts should be made at Argus or purchasedoutside. Seated left to right are Art Danner, MachineShop; John Shattuck, Production Planning; and Dave Mer-riman, Controller. Standing left to right are Russ Trom-bley, Quality Control; Roy Craik, Accounting; Bill Lamb,Standards; Jim Sieloff, Production Planning; Hector Haas,Engineering; and Leonard Thomas, Purchasing.

The Office Equipment Committeereviews all requisitions for new of-fice equipment and makes recommen-dations to the Operating Committee.The committee also establishes stand-ards for office equipment. Left toright are Ken Leighton, Accounting;Bill Ruzicka, Purchasing; and DickRoss, Tabulating.

Operating Committee

The Operating Committee makesgeneral management level decisionson Argus plans, policies, products,and procedures. Standing left toright are Tom Spitler, Director ofIndustrial Relations; Norm Symons,Director of Purchasing; Jim Brinker-hoff, Factory Manager; Clint Harris,Vice President in charge of Engi-neering; Bill Courtright, QualityControl; Bill Sturgis, Assistant tothe President; and Dudley Scholten,Vice President in charge of Sales.Seated are President Robert E. Lewis;Joseph Detweiler, Vice Presidentand Treasurer; and Bill Patton, Di-rector of operations in Germany.

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Instruction Book Committee

The Instruction Book Committee checks all instructivematerial for clarity and technical correctness. Seatedleft to right are Pat Fitch and Roy Gustafson, Advertis-ing; Don Waters, Planning; Rob Wilson, Sales Service;and Jim Rohrbaugh, Service. Standing are Rupert Cut-ler, Sales Service; and Jim Meldrum, Engineering.

Suggestion Committee

The purpose of the Suggestion Committee is to decidewhether employee suggestions are accepted or rejectedand to make suggestion awards. Seated left to right areHarry Link, Grinding; Larry Dietle, Engineering; WillisVanDyck, Accounting; Don Waters, Planning; and ArtParker, J r . , Personnel. Standing are Fred Leeman,Standards; Tom Spitler, Director of Industrial Relations;Tom Knight, Planning; and Nettie Sponaugle, Paint Shop.Harry Link, Will VanDyke, Tom Knight, and Nettie Spo-naugle are employee representatives for this month.These employee representatives change each month.

Production Committee

The Production Committee, as its name implies, makes decisions concerning production problems and situations.Standing left to right are Roy Moore, Engineering, who is discussing the new Speedmail machine with the Committee(the Speedmail is on the desk); Dave Merriman, Controller; Clint Harris, Vice President in charge of Engineering;Tom Spitler, Director of Industrial Relations; Joseph Detweiler, Vice President and Treasurer; Norm Symons, Direc-tor of Purchasing; Bill Patton, Director of German operations; Les Schwanbeck, Production Planning; Larry Dietle,Engineering; Dudley Scholten, Vice President in charge of Sales; Jim Brinkerhoff, Factory Manager; Bill Sturgis,Assistant to the President; and Bill Courtright, Quality Control. Seated is President Robert E. Lewis.

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"What aJlait MUude

The letter printed below was sentby Laura Egeler, a former Argusemployee, to her many friends andco-workers at Argus.

Laura came to Argus in 1931. Shewas a working supervisor in Inspec-tion before she went on a leave ofabsence because of illness in 1949.Her husband is Reuben Egeler, su-pervisor in the Paint Shop.

Whether you know Laura or not,we are sure you will want to readher letter.

Six years ago when I had to leaveArgus because of illness, I foundhow many friends I really had. Iwas confined for eighteen months andeveryone was so kind to me. Christ-mas that first year was one never tobe forgotten. It was my first oneaway from my home and family butmy many friends sent me cards andflowers and gifts. It brought a touchof home into my otherwise quite iso-lated existence. Knowing I had somany good friends made me have afaith that could never be broken.

Again this last Christmas season Ifound what a precious thing a friendis. I have been in and out of thehospital so much this last year thatI thought people just sort of expectedit and thought no more about it. IdonTt believe I could have had a morewonderful surprise in the world aswhen I was told my good Argusfriends were giving me a hospitalbed for Christmas. Most peoplewouldn't understand why a hospitalbed would make one so happy as itdid me. But you see, I have to situp to sleep and now my bed can beadjusted to my comfort. It has beena long time since I could lie out flat.

Some time if you feel sort of dis-satisfied with life and wish it wereotherwise, take a trip through a hos-pital. Many times while I was thereI got discouraged. When I did, oneof my nurses would put me in a wheelchair and we would make a tour upand down the halls so I could visitthe other patients. I always cameback to my room feeling a littleashamed for being sorry for myself.At least I can read and write andsew and do many things even thoughI canTt dance and walk and run.

Another thing I can have is faith.Faith in my good doctor and thenurses, my good friends and wonder-ful husband, my family and the goodminister who comes to comfort me.I am so thankful for the time andpatience all these people have forme. I appreciate the cards and let-ters and flowers so many send tome. Also the visits and the pray-ers. How can I help but get wellwith so many giving me a lift.

wcomeA girl, Diane Claire, was born

December 6 to Neil Navarre, NewProducts. Diane weighed in at 7lbs., 8 oz.

Edward Kline, Machine Shop, hasa son Edward Russell. He weighedin at 6 lbs., 9-1/2 oz. on Decem-ber 15.

Leonard (Maintenance) and Verna(formerly Camera Assembly) Schockhave a baby girl, Debra Lee. Debrawas born December 23 weighing 6lbs., 12 oz.

Werner Wolfs (Engineering) newdeduction came in just under the line.His daughter Nancy Patricia was bornDecember 31. She weighed 7 lbs.,15 oz.

Looks like Eddie Kline may beplaying with the toys for his new sonsooner than his son will. Gifts werepresented by fellow workers in theMachine Shop.

Thanks for the lovely robe andslippers you gave me and I am hold-ing on to the cash until I can makeup my mind as to what would bethe best way to use it. You canbe sure it will be to good advantage.If you see a streak going down thestreet, look again, it may be me ina streamlined wheel chair.

As I read each name on the list Igot with my gift, I blessed you andthought of you as a very dear friendand when I get into my bed I thankGod that there are people like youin this world. I shall never forgetmy friends at Argus and what apleasure it has been to know you andto work with you. To you all I givemy deepest heart-felt gratitude andGod bless you.

Laura Egeler

Sue Doyle, Advertising, displaysthe car-bed given to her by fellow -workers for the expected addition tothe Doyle family.

Edward Russell Kline

Charlotte Ann Fairchild (daughterof Ralph, Machine Shop) poses pret-tily for this snap.

This personality girl is AudreyLou Parsons, daughter of Willie,Machine Shop.

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Miller Wins $208Suggestion Award

The Christmas month netted Argussuggestion award winners a total of$578.81.

Bob Miller, Shipping, took topDecember honors with an award of$208.31. Bob's suggestion concernedshipping magazines directly from thevendor to our New York distributor.

Gene Rohde, Machine Shop, netted$71.40 for his suggestion that theblowing of chips from the C-4 frontplate manually be eliminated.

A suggestion award of $42.44 wentto Bernie Merritt, Camera Assem-bly. His idea resulted in a changeof location in the assembly of thespring to the shuttlecock, eliminat-ing re-hooking.

Edna Racicot, Production Control,received $62.64 for her suggestion,which concerned a change in themethod of posting output inventorycards.

A check for $22.50 was present-ed to Ernest Billau, Polishing, forhis suggestion, which concerned theuse of shorter pipe on the watersystem of polishing machines wherelarge work is run.

Other awards were as follows:

Dolores Helzerman, Purchasing -$18.

Albert Prieskorn, Maintenance -$18.

John Billau, Polishing - $17.Francis L'Esperance, Production

Control - $14.50.Gerald Horn, Machine Shop -

$13.50.Val White, Engineering - $13.50.Oscar Spaly, Purchasing - $13.43.Awards of $10 went to Gloria Fry,

Optical Assembly; Thomas Loy, Ma-chine Shop; Evelyn Geiger, OpticalAssembly; and Wilhio Kelly, RawInspection.

Paul Myers, Engineering, receiveda $5 award.

SportJ ReviewDon Crump

BOWLING: Menys Day Shift League

With the last half of the season under way there will be no coasting, be-cause each point won means money in the pockets. It makes no difference,if your team is in first or last place, you can get just as much of a thrillin winning. We are in the home stretch, and no position is secure, soletTs all get in there and have a good finish! This last month there werethree bowlers whose names went on the Honor Roll. Their names and scoresare as follows:

Amos Kline - 235 Les Schwanbeck - 233 Chuck McClune - 227

We have two fellows who should get honorable mentions because they missedby just one and two pins. They are Marvin Geiger with 219 and MelvinBahnmiller with 218.

Les Schwanbeck rolled the first 600 series of the League last month withscores of 164, 203, 233 = 600. Tom Knight beat John Sartori out of highgame with a 241 game. Nice shooting, fellas! The Argus Q.C. has rolledthe highest three-game series with games of 900, 906, and 841, total 2647.

Standings Up to Date This Year:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

Won LostArgus Q.C fl~ - 20Tool Room 41 - 23Thirsty Five 40 - 24Hi Lo 38 - 26Green Hornets 37 - 27Atomic Five 33.5 - 30.5New Products 33 - 31Strippers 33 - 31

Won Lost9. Five ICs 32 - 32

10. Five 31 - 3311. Ten Pins 30 - 3412. M. & S 29 - 3513. Scrubs 29 - 3514. Tabs 22 - 4215. Service 20.5 - 43.516. Optical Assembly . 19 - 45

HONOR ROLLMen

Tom Knight - 241John Sartori - 235Amos Kline - 235Les Schwanbeck - 233Chuck McClune - 227Jan Gala - 224Max Putman (Sub) - 220

Women* s

WomenRosetta Smitl

i Bowling League

- 213

Standings Up to Date This YearWon Lost Won Lost

1. Ten Pins 55~~ - 3 T ~ 4. Arborites 26 - 3¥~~2. Argusettes 37.5 - 22.5 5. The Mailers 24.5 - 35.53. Lucky Strikes 28 - 32 6. Strugglin? Five 24 - 36

The High three-game Team was the Ten Pins with 2137. Liz Claphamtook high individual three games with 504.

The Strugglin' Five was the first team to turn in triplicate scores—557.Congratulations girls!

Industrial Blood Bank Sees 400 Donors 100 ArgusitesFour hundred donors from Argus, King-Seeley, Hoover Ball, Cook Spring,

Economy Baler, Buhr Machine and American Broach participated in the recentBlood Bank drive, contributing 253 pints of whole blood. Argus sent ap-proximately 100 donors.

Those who are entitled to blood from the bank are as follows: the em-ployee, the spouse, their children, the mother and father and grandmotherand grandfather, and the spouse's mother and father and grandmother andgrandfather.

When it is necessary for you or any member of your family listed aboveto receive blood from the Blood Bank, please get in touch with Mrs. Radfordin the Personnel Services Office as soon as possible and it will be supplied.

NOTES. . .Members of the Purchasing De-partment have been very glad to haveMarian Fox back with them after herillness.

. . ."Ma" Green, Glass Salvage, wouldlike to thank everyone for their kind-ness and their gifts during her recentsadness.

.argPublished monthly for the employees of

Argus Cameras, Inc. and their families.Editor - Millie Haynie

REPORTERS: Machine Shop - DOROTHY LIXEY,Camera Assembly - RUTH O'HARE, Purchasing -DOLORES HELZERMAN, Lens Processing - BET-TY SHATTUCK, Maintenance - EMIL JOHNSON,Optical Assembly-Inspection, JEAN FITZGERALD,Engineering - JIM MELDRUM, Standards - VIR-GINIA BIRNEY, Production. Planning - PATTDUCHARME, Tool Room - BILL FIKE, Shipping -HILDA WHITE, Accounting - BEULAH NEWMAN,Service - TOM KENTES, Night Shift - GEORGENAVARRE and LEO WIEDERHOFT.

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No "Dead Cert in American BusinessFlashing down the homestretch, the favorite streaks

past the finish pole, ahead by a dozen lengths. Hie "deadcert," as our British friends call a sure winner, is in.

There may be—in horse-racing—such a thing as asure winner. But the only sure thing in American busi-ness is that in the competitive race to win the custom-e r s dollar, there is no finish pole. The race goes onand on.

Nobody can "guarantee" a company's earnings. Fu-ture sales and profits are not a certainty. Jobs. . .wages.. .profits.. .don't come from guarantees, but fromconstant product improvement and market study, hardselling, investment in better tools and methods—aboveall, from productive teamwork. These all add up to abright prospect for future security and progress, but notto a "dead cert."

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