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Vol. 18, No. l January-February, 1959

A b·r; f tribule In our f <>tmd ,-, the /qtc 1\lr. ;\f;,,;~b, 11111! the flldflJ' ear be de:•otetl to building and J t,1c1:tl·

(}/•i,ig our cum/Jim ·, appears 011 page1 two a11d tbrttt!.

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OUR FOUND

A great many membe~ of rhc: \X1heelo­brotor family ne\'er ha<l d1c privilege of rm:erin,-.:- our founder M.r. Mioich. 1c· been

number of years ince he resided in uur cornmunfry. but he . lwars m,,int.nine<l :i

kc-en inrere:st in our c,"l111'1p3ny and emplo>'· ees. h is lirting th,n chis issut of PANA.Of:

par tribute m hi memo ry.

\X t: do rhis well :ware that it is impas.·

sible t add nddi ciu n:ll tribute t • mnn wh

lm5 . lre-ady immortulized himself 1ml n •

thOS\.' uf u whti were fortunate cnon1-th lCJ

know nd work ,,·ich him :tnd rhose f

who a.re pd\'ilegl-'d to work in the shad ,.

1>f ltis le:rend.

Vt-rne t. Minkh was a man ·who on­cc.ived a d.r{;;,m of n sn lablc p oduct., nunun.'d it w ith pc.rsevcr,:nce ;ind 1oil, r. nw It lcmpen.cl w ith di ~appouH.menl, nnd cventualh" w itne- sed i 50 h An-111\• •rsnn· as the world 's 1c:iding man­ufactucin concern in it_-; flnld.

H w as born in Buc:,rus, Ohi . and t~rnw up on a Konsa~ farm. H wa~ al­wov,; , firm 1 ·1levc1· in he American tradition that hard wm·k :~ the key 10 succe=··

Early Business Experien,e He le i th~ form as. ;1 ~-oungsi

s hol' tl'r· bcl<1rc 1890 and \,·orked in N el>ra.ska ~s a book nge.11L ;:. ·llmg Jl.l'.i· mnr ly to !'_chool princip:il. He was pro.mi ed pnyme.nl ln stra1~ht com­mis-.sion;; [or his a complislrn1ents. nnd w:ns a :;uc ~.sful ;s.nlesman in that he ''dost!d'" an unui,-ually large numbc.r of order:-. .His fir,,f major cfu~ippoint­m en: i11 th world of busin= c~1me when h is employer bc~me i:1.Solvc-n t - owing _young '.Minich many bBck eommis:, ion - tl1at w c,1"t:! nevex- paid.

D isa-ppoimment a11d despair cail be poles aparL Disappointed, yoill1f! Mr. Mlnich would hav 110 part oi despair. lt -wn:,n't long until he go into an­oth£?.t bu.,; ' nl's Yen tul'e . . . e]Jing blank books U;<•Jd by stor('kccper:; for recording fo ir busin :;s t ransaction:.

He hen formed a "· !ling part.ner· ship" wi h a friend and nn.'!l!Ually bu.ill up a who! sa il! businc!>S handling court h ou.s s uppli<'s, st ,c1 pens, tc:. thnl was highly ;;ucc:ess!uJ. However, th re was a certnin rcstlessnc...;.s in ~rr.

linic:h's spiri t and h · lwgan to look noout for a business _itua ion with greater ~x~nsio11 po;;sibHities.

Bv this time 1\fr. ,,iinich had mar­r ed~ anr;I he hopt.,d to find a new and more prornisin,g posi ' ion thnt ·would

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,vc.mually tak ·· him ••off th<! mad." He went to work as a traveling . ale:s.mm1 wt h a produc t rrnx consisting oi co!­fot! mills. rn trnps. small .chow ·n:;cs. c, c. One of his earh· cus omers was Mi·. \\ illiam \Vrigl y~ later to ac:hi \" · ram{' and fortune with his chewtng gum empire. After a bri r time on the road. ~,fr. J'l inicb wns :mooin ted snles mnuar. r for thi'i lirm rid ;;uon Ldp lt•cl tht:!ir • ] s volu me.

Hi.5: body and mmd hou.~cd ih • sp Lrlt oi the pioncer-alwny looking to ,he future and e:iger to moun1 the n xt ridft m s.::,orch or greener '.'alleys be­vond.. Bv 189$ be had bc.-com • intu·· 'stcd in ·a position with th<: American Soda l-'ounw·n Comp,m~· and h be­c:nm~ their a:<:sistam bnmch manager in Atlnnt.a. Georr,in.

Accep 'ng this po;; ,lio11 m<:anl t.h;...t the ;. mich had to ,gh·e up their first iwme in Greentlcld. Oh io. This prove<l a mucll more difficult deci:-lon than any businc.-.;s dsk in~·olve<l in th chang-e oi posHion;;. H r e.u1aim:d with Amur.ic-an S1.1<la F ountain Cornpru1y for tb.N:e \'C'ar!; - ~nd rose from an u:-ii"· tn.nt branch man:iger in Atl anta to brancll mnnagcr in New York and th n spen t a ye:i..r in PhHadc!phio i.n a mana.gci·ial po,;i t ion in one o[ lhelr foctoric;;.

Advent of the Automobile Our country Wll!- ent •ring th;:, era of

h • automobi le and . lr . • Jin c:b 1·cal· .zed i ,; business potential. H · began a pel'soni'.ll letter cam.~1ign to l~ad.ing automobile manufoctur~ of the lime. off ring hJ_s se:rvlcc :ind vast ~.a les ex­l}('!'ienc{!S.

The Haynes Company of Kokomo. Ind an:, , invited him to vis it their plant They were well-imprc.s$Cd with i\lr. Mi11ich'i; capnbilities m1d hired

him as Sn l t fanag r. :\ltl'r on!' y{'ar :;;, Safos Ma.miser, he \\ · ripp,ointe<l General i\llanage.r of h corup-:nr.

Nation.ii Cash Regis.! solici ed •• r. ;; inic-h to j oin them in Dayton. Ohio, ;i.s A .. si tan\ to the General Man:ii::er. H accept •d ,hb posi tion and ;n1s ·oon nd\·an~d to Ad•: ·rtising : an­ager and dir~cled their printing dc­p.irtmcn t. supi.'r\'ise<i ma.ili n~ ii.s · . and all other funct ions of th dcp:u-tmt.!11t.

The lur and lh~ promis.t! of u1e EU omot.ivc indLL«try ogain be<:kon1.:d ·o Mr. MinidL Ifo lef t National C,:ish R gii; t er and becnme ornmercial ,famlf.l'l' of Fran klin Automobi le Company. His r ·ponsibiUtic:; included he manu,g ' m1mt of all :mles aclivi i $.

A Conversation Shapes His Future Wh ile WOl'k ing for the Fr.lnklin

Company, Mr. l\linich bec,Lmt' f:n· sa~ed In ,1 com• r:;;atlon wlth or1- o · his Brnnch S al~ • fanager., who m en · tion d u "s..1nd r:uuer·· his brother-in · !aw was i ntcrated in .

The ind om ii a I cw·io~li)' o( .,lr. . 1in ic:h \.\'8£ on -fire - wha was a ··,;and c,tlli.:r"? How wlclcly could it be used ? Whe re could h e ,ec th is ma­chine?

Tht.'lo.l! ond host of other questions led Mr. Minich o tnkc several da:·:;; ofT to vii:it Piqu3 , Ohio. ::ind the Stockham Homogeneous: Sandmixlns Corn any. This visit mar"e:d Mr. I\1.inich's fir:s l view of :1 foundry and gav!' him a bcl· 1.l'!r concept of an indu;;lry in wh1c.h he wa.~ ,, pla•· ;. prominent role in i.hc coming years.

Birth of our Company H wa;; thorour.hly impressed with

the ootentialhies o1 the "sand cutter" and· ncgo iated for exclusive :;ales right:; In :;en:.ral eas tern :;tat s. He

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ag.r- 1.:d to purchas._, t11e mr.chi ne out ­r igh for 750 ,md hop1.:d to c. II or Jcasl' them on on or;mrnl ba ,-i,_;_ The ve a:· w os 1908 a nd th lir :,.t Lh r c :mdcut­l ·rs Wl'1" m .- t:i!kd in P c.1111~yh•n11io.

A ft er [\Jr. • hmch ha d 1>e r:sonal ly m­st al lc:d the~e rnach in £.'5, h · w ru; in· formed thm he m:umfactu1111 g CQm ­po.ny had ~old s mach in outl'igh : 10 :1 P rovJ dcticc, R.hodl;! Island (irm !or ~, 50. H e r1:alizc:d U1.; w ou ld b R d i;ca" mu:;; :'i111r1 on iJ 11_-- pro_pt:c ~ could bu,· t, mal'h ine ;1 the •. me ·price h1.: paid io . hem i; h L ook 1!11: fir.s t 1 .. rain 10

Piqua and hegan n r:got lat.i n..:. o in· sun.• hrrn• H hat · 1i1- wonld n;;\-.·1· hai,pt.=n ng nin.

;.ir_ , Ilnic:h oblaml: ' ); ·l u~n· c:i}u5

nr.ht.s for the ·ntire U 11ited S ta.Lt's and agwed 10 p urcha,; S:mdcutt e for _ l.50 ·nch . In nddi•ion l o this, he h.,d i-<> p:i • 2tJ <; ~rON rentol fo • t o th~· m:wu fac·ture r,; 'T.iu~ w as- cc rt o in ly no a \'1:l'y fa\' rablL agr1.:L•.mc11 L, but h de ermined o cio h best hi? L'Ould \•.i t h iL

Obtoilins Control of Company C(}[n-rnced t!1a1 tl1c Sandc:u t •r wa,

lo be· o rc:wardins \'C,nlut·e, Mr_ Mmich bou1Tht. up ht.• !. oc"k or he m. nUL1t·­tu.ring company and obtami:x.l con,rol. He pre~ •n :-e to kaY! madar C!s when­e\· r po~;.ibl t' rnther l hrrn seU !hem ou t right becaU$t! o! the gr aw1· ~H'll• ual l'el tu·n in profit.:,_

His ~mall bu_rnc:,: w as n1a11ag1 n,!! to ke('iJ i s h ead abo\'C wotcr, bu e oddi ­tJ1.,n:1! op •rnt ln_g eap1 a j w a m-,,ct - i! c.rowU1 and e x:J,rns1on we re lO h<-'COm , JXI:- ihl ·. T\ 1·. f\ lnkh wm put in lh · po,i ion of sccC'king a !013n , H ; obi.ninecl S30.000 in , elurn for 55 ~i o Uu! com ­mon tork and som e i' ~ p r eferred ~toc: k ..

1n 101 , Mr. , iinich o·~uJn :.ought comJ}lc: e L:Ontrol of Uw 1;o mpany ti11 d ;.~ reed to pay ~2513,000 w buy b:i.c.k thL ou:~ andm~ ~ommon nm! pre· f ·1·1·cd .;; tock and to satisfv th la :m of $30,000. C.:omplc tL paym-cn l \ •ru; ac· cump!' ·hed dunng sub.:1eqt1Gm ~rears

Mergers .ind Growth :11,:aHwhii •, m 1916. Mr. Mi11i<.'h had

rncq~,:tl '.'.'ilh Lh!! Am1·ric;-, n FQ11ndry & Eqrnpment Compa1~y o( Ck\'dtmd. Ohio

:,Ir. E_ ,\_ Itich , • •ni ol'. then ~'IX'" ;. mg th · Rkh Foumfry Equipm{!n 'om· p,ms i11 Chk,H>.O. j l11erJ with !. '. r. ~r1rdch n I I A "hic3::o pl.w t w;i..,· I.mill I h iol O\ in,g ,Year.

ln I 920. h e But h Foundry Ea((ui p­nw nt Comµ:i.ny wm; pur ha_o;.c rl 1111rl

their pl llnt ln York. Pt•nn,yt,-;,ni;, , ·wn•, opcrnt cci i1nti l th e t! n t1n, .:ompa ny oper:i tlon.!' wetc ct:JJ solicfat<:<l m M lsi1-awaka n1 l 92G.

Retirement Not in His Plans At tl1ts _ ,:lgc of h u; li fi , :1ir. :\t i. ic h

b ,1d , 1: •n 1h • compo.n)· h!: !onntled grow r,n' prospe1· and h • could lw ve c us1ly n: i!'\.'el and l •( he m:m:,g -mcnt o! hi~ compnn.v in you ng ·r hanc.b. Ho w vc-r, it w,1:;: no m hi!' n.1 -!UJ' c u lend a li.fe o f id l ne~ ..

W! e n th !'l'onornic t'ttbh of 19'..ll '-·n m u pnn ·11e country. the w heP!S oi Indus r~· c,une o " \ri rtual s r 11ds til1. F\1undrtClS ,.,·t're scn1~ccly \\"O~Jdn g, l t

.don m pvsi1lon to b uy nnw S mid· n 1 let..,:, airbla st .quipmem. Cor Rod S ralg.lnen i-5, ' l l'. B usl ~--"'l' WL' r e fo i l m g ;c; a rnplcl :'tll.t: tm ,;I Mr. _ 'linid1 1·e c11gni1.L-d h !-'('ver ity of hr: si t u:1-llo ll a i1 d dcwrmincd to pour h is lime Rncl ,,n ' !"J.lY iJltO the La,;k of k c p in g hi.; ·om1)a.n:,· a lh· . J-1 1; r e urned Il ls perm an ent n :-idence o i, h awi.tku nnd ,emajnu1 h~t: from 1930 hrnup, h i 35.

Birth of the Whe~labrator Du d n ft -bis p edod. a man m1m,'<1

Hn l linr,:swonJ.1 in l ndiun" polis hact an 1dl..'a of using tlw ~t·ntTifuJ;.:il fol' e of ;; b la<fi•d w h _ ·! i o tlu-ow a brash· •. fl , h; cl done n lit ic •. ·pcrimen in~ b u had de\'clo !-cl ab,;.olu ly 110 mt-th uf ·cm roll i ni;: h • dil'L-e l fon of U1 · bfail t 11atlern .

This a trlcs;, bl n$( l' IL-aninr, id ea ap­pr lrtd o : ! r . Min l h, m uch a_c th fir~t alk oi th S, ndcutt 'I' had y n -l dun~- lit: took s ri p o Indianap olis 10 = h!:- ph nom c: non and r ealized

ha h i~ un L'omr ollc-d l:. ' t cou ld be cien•lopt:d into :111 c:ffic1em macltinc ii ; ~u.tablc d e \':i'.'.t' fo r ·ont ro lllng the dirc-c t:on o( th l' bio. , p.1 H:1·n co uld be 0C:\'•.'lOpc:d _

fu ncgot la l•1cl fo r tlw rlgh - to fur h r d, .. :Plap a nd use th is w het:l. I was hi ,; cir •;11n th:i l e :cfg n impron•rncnt., cou ld mukt= 1J1i s ri H'ry prollrn.olc m eth od or hlas1 d ,, n 1ng, boih for h l.s corn­

r,:my :md fo r th ·~ founciries tha i wf)u\d put th<:m t(, u ,se_

Ai er n !lu rni ni:( to ?.11,h:i w a.l a, th e lon~ w -·k; a nd mon hs o1 dl,v1;:lop­rrn:n1:1l work b(!J?:m T ht w r~. 1·1:­

qum.'d r.Jl tb .. t'<./ , p:iny . nd person l fund ;; of ~1fr. i\li nit:h_ .,,-en l o ili • ;- ­ten of borrow in;? on his lifo insurn11 cc - a r c_ky \ . nt1-1r for ::i mon o\'cr 65.

His Risks Rewarded By 1!133 . ii • Whc{'!;ibra:or \\'fiS rcucl ·­

ror inuod ud io11. It wa an 011 stnnd­lng ruccp_<;,; nnd n :1blcd our company o grow nnd prosptt t:V!.! ll lhou gh th~

dc pn:s..,io n h a d not y \ n in it~ i: ull ours .

111 l 935, Zil l', Min ich re turned to hi -fa.nn in Vi i-gin ia, bu1 con inu d to ma.-p pcriod ir.-nl r turns to ) Ushn \ ·aka to super\'i e th(! ~ro wtli ~nd ~ ti d t i ·;; of hb compuny, H e remain e<l Presi ­d ·n un t il l[).I !. \\' h~n lhc n.o ins Wl•rc turn •d o\· •r t c, Otto \. Pfa.JT_ In 1 5, . '.\tr:-•• in.ich r.lso r tir~o a,, Chui rma.11 o i th,~ Bou rd of Dirc:ctors nn d b'!)cDmt.• Hono1-..ry Chru n u.an of the rd .

;o,l r_ :,fo1kh \ ~ ... :; b!L-_-,P<J wi1h n long ,rnd nc h·e Ji (e. H is 9 1 yl'.!ars w c., r c crowrH:d wi 1h s uccessful achi -.- m n ~-

! is he r •rv •n t prayer of all b is \\'heelobrn or fomily hn Vc:ra e E_ . H.mch w ill be ~mcci as k in d ly by hL« Crl'r•t•)r a.,, he r!.!at.cd hi~ c·mp loy­t!~,- and f llo \,- me n .

M . Minich with his Office 5 aff of l 934

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FIELD FORCE A~

Wheefabrator's field sales force has been reorganized to meet to­day's changing market conditions.

Business poten ial and opponunitic-;; in pnrticular ar a~ o! our coun ry \' Ul"Y from time to time and ;;n alert sales organiz.at i on mu;;l alway- be 1·ead y to adjust 10 Cllrrent condi;ions.

The rrltoria! changt.>S im·ol\·ed in· elude consoEdniing the Sprlngfi.cld t rl'ltory wiH1 our N •w Y rk District Oflic;c. Th'-' c,3.51ern poruon oi the old Buffalo territory hru al s,o been added to the ar ~a c ,·<>n:'d hy our New Yo1·k r~prescniatin·~ The Pitt:>burgh office wlU bl• 1·esponslble for the r emainder of the rJld Buifnlo lcrntory.

The Phil,1<klphia t ·rritory i also being- e:>:lcnd ci lo includ Virginia and North Carolina. Th~ Gr{'Cnsboro Office has been closed and the, maln ·

Will iam ··nm•· Crowell , Traffic M,m· ilger. has re · red Bill b~gan with our company in July of 1921 in our old Chicago plant. \Vh n the company . moved lo ?,lisltawaka. Bill came a lonr.,

He i,; ;; spry 80 years young and is looking forw.ird to a Jot o[ good cigars and the opp0nunity to watch plenty o! iJ.all games in the future. His Whcelabrator friends pres.entc,d him with a ne·w wrist wat ·h on hi· last day on the job. Bill thanked them all and remnrkcd th:it " I won't ha\'e to w orry allo\1t 1uy old lni;re ~oU an y longer."

flc has rn;;de many (rienas in he area du ring the la!it 38 year.a;-. The local traru,-portation c lub held a te.,;tl ­monial b.inq uet !or him at the Ind.ia.na C lub in South Bend on J anuary Z2 to show thcir genuine liking for Wheela­brator'i; grand old Traffic Man::iger -B iU C owe!L

Bill is shO\vn .it the lower left r e­ceiving a plaque from l\lr. MiJJer, Senior Vh:c Pr ·s idcn The plac1u was given to Sill at his te.stlmonial dinner as a s p ecial tribut · from 011 his W11cclabrmor fri ·nds.

At thu lower ri~ht. Bill is shown in the c ntcr \\it.h his s on. Russell, nt the lefl, and with Mr. Mill.er ::i t the right

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d!!l' of tha tnrrltory wHI be covc·red by the P i ttsburgh and Birminghtu.n Distnct O!lici.cs.

The , 'Ti v:aukee terri o ry !u .s b 0 en on..solida ted wi U1 Ch icago oncl th e

Di!itriCI omce is !oca ed in Chkago.

'fh<! C incirmnti, Cl vcland, lnd in.n a, S t . L ui-;; , and H ou!;ton l rrhori al boundaries hove ol IJe(.:n chnng ,d . • !\ mi nor change has been mad ·· in the D roi ~rfitory tha.t assii::ns tJ10 small section o - C;mada forrnc.rlr covered by lht:111 to our Canadian D ivis ion .

Tb!.! \"\ . I Cons Sale~ Oflk-e will be Jocnted in Los Angel s and the ar a:; forn1-rly covered by our Seanlc and ':ill Lak City D istdct len-itoriic. w ill

now be handled by manufac ur 0 r 's represcnwt iv s.

Thc-se ch:m~es thnt have con•oll­ds:ed som of ou r District Offices metln som e, tr-ans! r and. som rcduc-ions in j:5<:.";;onnc,1. ln s •vcral ca=.

men formerly r._~ir.ned to offices now c!o:st:d will mai n ain their home~ in thc,;;:e ci t ic,; a.no C0\'1:1' an arc.a of the c n,;olidoted te ri ory from th _ir homes under t11 dl.rcc tion oi th ir D is ric ~lam1ge . ..

T!1c bask aim oi ti1' chnngc in th sale.;; orgmuzu ion is to nabl u. to majnuiin the same cc,url •ous ;;erYice 011 1· mnny cUstom n, have come to c s­::-ocitu with 1,\'heclnbrntor - and at th s.amu time lo reclm:c, c ur s !ling C"Osts as much as r •nsonably po<sibl .

O N Dl'cembt."r 31, Otto A . P tnrr . Chalrn an o f ih~ Bno1.·d, b ught

lp a clo;w h is 42-y ·r cm'\!t.!r a..~ :in 11ctl vt! <1mpl oy i.! oi o ur company. His ·ap-a b le lead !·:;.hip :md Ol'gnn.i.za io1ml abi lny d.udng Ui e · · y ear:s did much 10

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Among th~ m a n y ·mployee bcncli!s es ;:ib li s hcd u r i nR bi s presidency wer : lhe Wheel;ihr - tor P r·o fit S harinr. P!f, n , group k1eaHh and ac-e iden i n· sur:1nel!, and li f : ms u.1·an c Thr u,:h ­out the y 0 a.r.·. he has clone n ucli to , d d m Nrn ing to h · phrn,;,e, " \\'bee.la · bn, tor Is a gooo p!;,ce to wo!'I' "

Began in 1916 Young Otto Pia rT's fLrM job \Yas w it h

h old Sw1d • li:-dng ;\tfa.chlm:: Com ­p :my, the n .1m.: h y wh ieb Oll r Ol'f.an ­i1.-;,. ti on w as fi r,;-1 knO\\' lL He ,;,,•::is h ir ~ as an ass i: t::m t to Uk Ass.istant Tr~a!i· un:r 111 10 1 , and betan work SC\ ' l!ral

dilYc- brCorn hi,; hig h ,,chool grodua­lH n .

W i1hi n h r"c ye a rs . h b eca me T r,•:;i,;ur 1· or the eompnny and w:is

l e,r: tcd ta Uic Bonrd f J)l r c:tor!;.

~1fr. P(aff W +I'- i::iv n th e r c-..-po 11.sihili· ty I ..: o o r dir.a t i ng lh e :.H:t oun in ,1< mNiw ds. ond pr:rcu=s oI our man u­foctu r ing p lan t,,. in Cleveland, Ch1c.i1;0, :m d Y,)l'k, P cm y lvonin, rlurin1; the Jr.!riotl th n tl1c y wen~ op·~ra\.ed prio1· 10 ef>n.<~oUdn in.i; o ur opcrnllons i11 . Hsha wal-t~. T nis mvolvcd a consider · nbk amounl of lr'J \"cl from the gen-

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,1ruJ offices in New York to Ui o ther plan ts..

Aims at Self-Improvement

:'l'f • Pfn ff r aliz~d lhat forma l h'v1n­:llf! eoupll.!ci wiU1 pracu ca l bu.sin •ss e:<JWn nc was inva luahlt•. H ,n­t •rid d .,. ·.tlln !'.! elnsse~ .i t New York

ni VL'r.ii ty S ch o ol of Commerce:. Ac · l,ounun nnd F innn ·e . where he t>llld· i L·d . pecrntJzcd cou r:;.,.•:5 [n foctary m.in , agcmc m a nd organizat ion, b u.sin .:~ ::c dm in i ·t r;n ion , •tc..

This. con t i n ii n g dct ·rnination to

lenrn m n· a bo ut 1.lt • soluuon o i busi­uc,,:; prob l~nis nnc! his eve r w i ll in.r ­nc:;s to · ·ume new respo!1$1b1l!ti l's :i wl duti~· w a.:; , ·cry inf\uent'a l rn h.Is n ,pid 1·isc wi b Q\11" company. The, P r_: ident M r. l\linid.1, began to place more an d. more r ••pomil!ili t n;_ on his c.::ip-at:, J · shoulders .

l a ! 26 h.., hec~:cimc Secre w.1·y. in nd­di t kin to h " d uur.,s a.s T rea::ur1:r. Thu, wa, t h.£:.: me ycat that 'th • gen!!rnl f­flr: •.i and plan · w cr c·on...;olidatcd Mh hawak a .

Dunng the c.irly thirties. \'.'hen k:;8

fu:mly-..-s abli;;h cl busi n ·~ ·es wci·e fr" ~ qu<:n .ly cl os in" their d oors. 1r. Pfoff wos called up0n to p rsorwily supcr­n sc..,. ou r comp:111y's pu rch ,in j? ncth'i ­Lll'S in addi:lo11 to his oth L• r respo nsi ­bilitit.~. B i! also d irc-ctcd our a rlverlis­mr (or .- im ·, imd o(t n wen? inw th fi •Id l St II •qulprne1H.

ln t933, h · was elected to the '\ ke Pr _·i<.11.trtt;y nnc.J becam G<:cnera l l\<ln n ­ugci· the :;-am ~rear.

;\'lr. ,\limch r t-tirur1 in 1 ~ l ;;nd Mr. Piuff '>UCC l •d h im ,1.S Pre,a;idc n t, CCIIl ­

ttnlling as G-~ rn l l\'lnn ager lJ h •Jd 111 Pr".'id.:nc , of aur compimy u nt il I !l5'i'. when he wa:; PleelLd Chai rman cif he Board ol Du· ·c.t · and s uc­c-Lcdcd a:: Pre:,idcnt ll)' l\lr. Con mrngh ­too .

Oudng h is J 6- ycar ..:p a11 a.-; P rcsi· darn. our L'Ofn'l}a.ny grew ra ):lidly nnd e:.rp,mdcd sales acdvi lics into mnny

I cw _pha. c., r indu:; ry. Ow· plan t, of­llt.:c fac iln i ,., and pL•i-sonnd were n1so multip ii ·d lo mvt.:t th!: d ·m.r,.nds of our gro1~-.-ing bus1nr1Ss.

Pfaff Pa tent

Ano her inte rc-stmg fact n lJout . tr. Pfo T that 1s not k nown lo mnny of otrr ;;mploy t!1?£ t;Orl ccrru a as lc patent th:, is a ppl i •<l l ou r s teel sh o t mnnu­f.i c uri n g prO(:e-:iS.

\\ h n pu r company \'.'as pl nn ninH to n l' • 1!;.._, abra.s i\' c olliin · ·s. a prnctica l

devic~ ·was 11(;cdcd o brc;:;lc the mol­en s l d into he nulllons of minute

par 1;.h.'~ that c: ·,co un i t y b •com e Whcl:labra o.r S e J hu t.

Mr. P _aff origi nated th id •u for U1e prcs!!l1I ine lli od o f usmg a Wgh vcloe· Jty trea m oi wntc r thrown th rou _h ;; , ·hcd as ihe rn hod of solving th is prob li;-m .

Tiii:. i;; ju;; t on of his m an y con ri­llu ions o our company 1hat over he 51)<'1 !1 of year~ c:OV(:r p ractico lly v •ry phase of ou1· businc,;;;_

Diversified Interests

in addition io • k . Pf at.r s many ac:· complb hmen ~ al> ;?I1 ,xccuth ·t: wi h our compnnY, he also found t ime o sen · ;,s Db· ··ctor of Bell Aircra ft Corp .. Signode Sled Sm1ppi ni;; Co .. SL J oseph Bank ;rnd T rus · o. of South Bea d, Nationol Cs, ing,, Coui1i:il. and the Ame ri can l•'oundryml'n's As;;ocia· ion . H ~ s.f;!.rv r1d wo cnn: ns Presi -

d tt n t or Irie F u nd ry Equ i prnc:nt '.\fan ufoctur<: r!; :\sSO<;iatiofl and was a Tr-u~l-l', of U10 Foundry Educational F u nda iJon. Through h · ;vt;;nr., h t..' ha::­d c\'O tt: d m ud 1 of h is . r~ona l time to c.i vie a nd so ··ia i ilct i\·ities in U1c com­m uni y .

, r. P[alT ,viii r m a in Chajrman of our Boa1·d o( IJfr c tors nnd wi ll con­m uc to <L5SJ.51 the oflicc1·.s and direc­tors ,of ur c:omp;my i11 w, nd\'boc:y t.i p;ic:i ty ~ven th ugh hl' i.s rcti.dng a.;;.

an a c.Live employ ~.

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The Passing Parade PARAO I: REPORTERS

,: Ol! C:IG OLINCAf: Offire - ; ~, '!T~ •""•O (Oo-.•,:n. •Atr,)

t t lf!:l:D GAAONE s· ... 1 $hep

SfV ILLA /.IAY Off"u - IBN1 lUPt1.t lni

.-.•AYt;.<J':0 l [ Sl S rlan~ -J c . 2

Tb et·e i,:: a m ·stc.ry on th w elding lin •. ,•; hat was one of our •. •elders dyci.uning abou1 wh n h · welded a ch a n.ni:l to th High! jig'/ (111. , . )

Bill G eb--i. welde r , mU.'-l h.a,· been , ·i:: ry p oud ai>ou t something he oth r dn.y. Hi· ch~ xpnnd,d so fnr tha t his shin 1:ouldn ' t sw nd lhe st.rain. "Doc" Stod tbrd ·ame to he rci;tuc wi h :i n ecllc and lhr ad. Good thing it wa.,n't a new boy, or was · L Bi ll'!

t . 1.G . )

t'm :::ure tJu11 eve ryone must hw,c ha d p l •nty oi t w·k y and h 11 OVl'l'

1 .. h c holid ,,y:: .. There wcr • lh1~ of.. u11 lO m a k e th a l ack on our turkey. ,wd we ould hardly do more than mnke u dent in on :::i d e o f i t on Chris tma:; d o.y . (11LG . )

Feb r uary. the mont..h ( W;:;shing10n tm d Li ncoln. i. at hone! .. Geori::.c Wa;;h­inglon wo;: a hon , gentleman :i nd :chola r who ga.n: the colon es th lead •1. hip tlley ne •de<i bccomo u fr c .rwuort .rnd re.main lhat w a~· .

A be Lincoln arr in•d t greatnLo;;~ by .. the l:,a ck rond.' '

This pcx-m. ,...,dtten b.Y JC1hn Gou ld F k tc:.her. is o lilh.ng des ip ion ( Ab rnh3m L inC'oln - a g;rcat Amr:rlca.11 w ith m.eny tal"nts o nd v 1.rtues n r.d on e

(i

o( the fr"· OUL~ t:md.ing htL'll.lHl.itfll' l illl.S

o hold public omce:

Un coin

LiI.:c a omm t , scra_1gly pine

\\'h id , li.'1.s itt: Ii •ad 1Jboo' rite mourn 'ul .. ~(l Hihills,

A nti pa fruily, J rnug/i dull ycaJ';~ O'f bin er sf!t'HL'<' .

Unte11dl,cl 1wd uncared .or, srartr. to

TDU...' .

ua,1ni11l11. labori11g, huge.

The 11:iml of tllt! r1on)1 has ·iskd cnr<i knurled i t brnJ1ch s ,

Y • ra rlw h.:ar oj midsummer <111t1s,

\Vlt •u 1lrn mkr dow.1.s ring 1J1e irori -ro11 ,

/ 1 na, ,on of rne11 ~hall T'S~ bcur.nth i:s j;/ia dc ..

Jl 11d i ~lrnH prot •cc 1hcm all.

PLA VISITORS

During )h e, ;.,,<:hool holidays. Ross B r wer. ( r igh t} 19a8 Mjnich Seh ola.r­:;hip w in n r. and his younger brnthcr, Don. eamc in from their! ·orth L !bc!'ty horn to yf ·w OUT ·ni:im .. '<..•1· it)!: .nd manufoclu1·ing faciEtie: Ro!:.S is s ud ·. ing Chcm lca.l f;n6 in.: ·ring a t Purdue

Jll\'cJ":'i l y.

Th Brower . arc shown ln ou r i\fa­chine hop with Bob Gny. Bob is an­s wering sevc rnl que ioru; for thi., b y :,: ..

Ro , and Don are h EO · of P au l Brow er , Jt1yrmL m an in cw· Ster· ! S hop.

I!o!d 'Pa 110111: sir e ll1<'r,·, 1111itcl mg olo 1 111 sif,mcc ;

Until a r !us <Hh! mad $11"11!/ tiorc from :l! r. z..:11i /1

• lia!I ~t rike i t in un in.s trrn ! dou.:11 u, e!tr l, . {:\LG.)

0011 J\JarUn took a w .k's v, cat ·on O\' ·r Ch1·i mas .. Don said you would h, r dly J' ·cogn i.!: i1. ;15 a \'tlc · ion.

(. .G. )

G eor ge ~J rir ti.n w:L gi\' •n two h vy ~h1r s as . Christrnn~ i:rif :'lla r \' . P o w e ll ::il:,o r •cc i\'e<l 3 C ll risun a..s slun from h ' Du.; u bc g:mg. (?-. ' .G .)

I'm no rrfra id o .. tomc,rrou:; I 1101:

scri1 y ·stcrday. - Wn.1.r.- .. 1 A.1.u::-: ,v,rrn : (, LG.)

Be rnice :\lotl racki, Purc:has in is sp<:ed ily n ·cov ·ring fro m ll i:r llrn.~ and :.urgt!ry. Bt!s t wishes to you B er­nice. nnd \\' -. h pc you i:an be bad; ;;;oon . ( F .. D . I

M r. Uooks, Purchasi ng. announced th!: t1rri, ·al 01 a gr:mcic'luughter. Su3311 Zll.Jri . on Dec1emb ·r J 2, ut he home oi hi. daugh er and son -in -Lew, . 1r. 1rnd Mrs. W u. It S<" hlc ge l , ,•\.bra;;h· · &ik>s ( Detroi t Officc.). <F.D.)

, ' ::incy Ann 1s till..' nom c o! h daugble.i' bont to tifr. tmd 7'. I,~ .. Eve re lt :\Jc Fa ll , Cost, on Dee<•.ml>C' r 16. • 'aocy ha!- . a b rother, Thoma:i. who i;, two y •ar,; old.. ( f'.D.)

E!:,01cr Linn . Engin r i11g. h.is i:hosen lo re in, irom the w prlcl oi busin ~s:;. Mn:r ruur fut u re b tilled with hnp­pine:;..s and good henl h. Es ,h•-'1". ( F .D.

G1wrge l ,ieser hn.s mov .d his office to 1.hc T,•c:hl irH.' Plant in \ iclc..::burg. ; llcllig;:m \\",:; all mL~S your wond rfuJ ~n.,1= o( humor. Gtori,c. t S .. l.)

Ther..: 3n: g,n,r:il mi.i;sing [sc~ in th Bi llmg Departntl·n :11.arga rc l U :id · awn)' and Jufb B1rn i:-hc t were work­ing here whil their reguL·u om.cc area

• w ,, bl!ing r p"1ir , her the fir d::.m­;.gc. Cong.ra u.lation3, Ju lia and . iat··

arct , an your beautiful n w office. \'f t miss you. ( S. '.\l.)

Albcrln K.,ufm.'lD ga\'c llf. nll a big i,c;ore on day rec'c,nt!y. She f II in th oflkc and m ode a gr •at denl of noise. Forlunatt:!ly, no damag1i wa_, done to Alberrn, and to k t:t:!P thl.' records . ,might. he r h usband. Paul. had no hand in h er accid<:n . I'S., t)

T h "firefly"'. ' bud:, lone. o! IB. !, had plann ~d to lh: it up on • 'ew Y e111·'s En·. Bu from th e reports we hear, Mr. S lonl! nd d ll p i.n b d t

0:30. He call; thi, lfring ;t up? ( S .M.)

:\lari:e D nu g-b e.rty is b.ick wi h u.s a.gai n work ing in th Birn1,g D!!p.in· m •nt . Wckome b.ick. Mm·g ; i t s n.s !ik , old ti m tS again. (S .• I. )

The. Gerry Grove nnd Ror Guite Caml!iL:!-> c nJOyttd , no ther ChrL tmas at K(•\' Wes t, .Flor' <l;:;. !I was so cold and :-:nr;wy lhc day th · !dt, hnt w e thought w would h, v · to get .i s:now­plo,v t gd them out of lnd irmo. Thi! K · -~ had q ui; a bit r .rain dunng h~ir suiy, b u1 they both appeared o

hn\·.-. obt, ine-d a good deal of that F!oridn ;.u n~hi nc . !S.M.)

Did vou nouce lhf! n ew ~ l of car­nnns hat De l C:rnnr c:c l rec ·1vcd .or Cbn«! rrms? 's..; . . )

Wonrler if .any , -ew Year 's rcoolu-tions c r l! ~till int.act? s_, . )

RESIGNS

AS

PARADE

,.EPORTER

H ildre th Boe hnlein has resign ·d as onl! of our PAn,\ DE R eporters. She has de\'Oted much oi her p<,rsonnl ime. ov r h!! past ive ycru-s in as..,is lng u­rn om· 1:ffort to gh· yQu an lnl •r . ini: , nd infonna 1\'c m agazine. In addition o h . .r r ·g ul.1r contributions to Tii •

Passint.1 Parm!c. H ildreth has nlso sub­mi led~ n number of idc;1s ai med at im· p o,·i 11g tiur c: mpany mngr.zine.

Than !-" , Hild.rHh. for you1· coopera· Lion .and U.."sist :rncc.

Mr. a nd . 1.rs. l~rnn k G oiba haw· an ­nounl!t.cd h (• 111;ag •m nl o! 1.hdr dCtuJ.;h er. Janet !\·fury. to G . Ke nt K et· !er . . Jirnc.t i!. lhe daugh r of Ma ry Gulbn. B illing. The wcddin;: will ta k \' plac · in Jum~. (S .• •l. )

E\'cryon{' r tfllli to hod a pl -,sant ,lnw oy·,,· the ho lld ays . .i'\ow 1 ls time to hink :ioout our inc;(lmc tn:..:<.' :1ncl pa~· in g th Chri, t,:r,a;; I ills. That mrn;t m•~a. t ha t s pr i ng sh 1ild be )U!l around thl• corner. We hope! (S. M, )

Ph il J ohnso n. Engm ring, has II

n ic - pholO f>lbu m o! "o ld car:··. h is hobb.Y 'Thi.c. report t!r is s till w,litinl! for him to bring il into th omc:-c for the re:{ o f u ... to see. lfo will ;;;omecfay, t f he r.:mc.mber-s.

1ncideawl!y , thc:rc·s going to · · s;. n·,· m PAR,\.ln: som1, tlm1" :;oon thi:!.t wlll. ~~1'· • you the detoHs of Ph il"s in­t •rc:51 [n old automobiles. C S .1\'L)

D td you l.'\-er go to a toy ticmonstrn· Lion'! Li ll ia n Zimm e rm n n , J u_a_ni t.."I You ng, ar d y onr r(:po rt •r w nt to one just hdon.• Ch istrna~ . Ge-e. i w outd bf' nwe to b • a Jdd :ig· tn. A ll the toy., arc so much nic i· now than thc·y w1..:rc in the .. good old d;~ys.'' (S .M. )

Why don't we:

.Rt_•all_c how jor11mnte we ar :Jim w have lu:cil rh c11d ctr abli." ro wo r k cr,~r1, clay.

Gi1; 1c riw11ks o Hrnr f r w1tllt , ·c have 111.ucud o • grum blrng ctb1Jlll u::ltnt we ho11L• 1l 't.

'l'lrtnk <tbuur all lw good in h µeop l ·, !.C l ~· lrnou, i:! .!l t •rJd o.f all rh,• bod.

rlppr•t:ia,.: 11,c nilue oj a mckd rrs wd! a. Ji,: va ltw oj u dollar.

'l'ry lo ae: all ,he fJcwcl 01n of .ach uuv ,wc1 eadL minu te.

A 11d In:; b H not lrasr, why dorr 'r we p,.ay a Iir I · 1wrclc · artd :say " r/1 ank 1101(' n I i ~le more ojrcll. (S.l\1.)

r 11m1gin._. t:\•c.ryon has fini;;hed tlwir 1urkc·y umi ham hy thil; ltm •. II was c ,nninl y a mn• Christmas gif from ou,· comp:my. "\Ve all :;ay "Thank you' ' liud :1ppr..::c1'H it Vl.'D' much. ( S .M.

'I'her. n.r1: tlin:- brand ri c: w C1llu111s ba t arrh•ed wi hin :; ix day~ o - c.:.ch

o th er. Ac' Gill.am Clnd his wi fe wel-0ome<l h tir fou r til ch iid. . l id :tel, born on O.e<:embPr 1. Arl Gill:im ond hi wif • d id twict! as well; they hild

25th ANNfVERSARY

On F..:bruary 2 0. I 3·1, M:1uri ce "Red" \ :u1 l'oc lvoordc c-:itne to work for \"heeluhrato1·. In thvs · days the: r•1 were c:ss tbun iO m .:n in ur n ire shop.

ilt• has s p nt hi~ en trt! 25 ye;;.n; \\'Orkmr, in h • ·tock room. H · u; now group leadc1· in charge of :-to r ing ma· tcriaL<·.

;..r.iunce is 11:arrieci i:!.nd has one "little reci h1.:a d" , a sEx :,-car old da ugh­t,:, r. H lists outdoor sport , tL, his fa\'or i pns tinv~. particularly fishing.

CongratuJ;itio11s, R '<!. on your sliver annt\'cr..ary as a \\"het'l~brn or L'm· ployce.

twin'<;, ; r::u-k and 1 i!U;hell . on De­eo.:mbe.r . Th12y now ha\· • i): girls nnd four boys l?i'LL.)

lL C. G reen le•. f fl::a T r1.::.i Op •ra ­tu r . .ind h- · wife wc:lcnm '<i u new ;;on . .J o;;t'ph, into th ia.rnily on DL•c .mber lO. 'fhe Grc-enlee's n w ha,·c wo boy,;.

(1,LL.)

J oh n WooLlrufT has ix·en hosptt sliz •d and unde.rwen t surgery rcel•nt ly, W • all w ish ~·ou a sp ~ ·dy ,l~"<>\'Cry, .J ohn.

IM.L )

Th Abr,;.s11· Sale...; Dep:irtm •n t has L'n doing .J v l;,' good job l' t:ccn ll ·.

A ll of \J~ in Lb • .'h • t P!n t m·c awrir r thi s - partlcul:rrly tht.• :!3 rnen s e­

callcd b'!'!c'IJ·e Cb1·L,tma.s o mi:: 0 ( tit c,·,!r·incn·a~inl: demnnd for c,ur S ee l Shot. ( !1! .L.)

7

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PEOPLE & EVENTS

IN THE

NEWS 1'wo mo..-i · -,nci a b ri ei d u·::us.si n

rm mnrl, lin~ ru.i,i.:,11·ch pr obh:m:- in ml'ta lwork in g ind u ;; i nc :?. \VOf pre · s.entcd rcccm h- ;i t \Vh ,: el nbrato r b.r Mr. W ilH:un i.\!~Jd cr o i !rm:,; Ac, mag­a.d ni), Tho: p o ~r am w ns a:rrn n gl!d through Mr. .-\. K L euh:ird, ::il.e. P ro · mo tion und :\dHJ!'lls:ing Manager.

Th • :;cs.~ion d ealt prirrmri ly wn.h lhc find in~s l}f [U<.1 :-.· Acl:: in rcgar .o the nwn iu metalworking ind u.s ne.s by t tlc, by {unction. c., tc., that a1·c nor· molly influcn i31 in mnl:Jng dec 1.o.1ons r.~ to wha t type and wh ich manufac­ture.r 's equipm nt are to b purcha»ed .i n n conipe t !V • s ituntion.

Th , informn lion was nltgh cning nd w;eful althoug h somewha t r. •ncml

in mnny n .,;peels . In ad d ition to J\ l'. L l!nhar<l. tlw f 1-

lowini; m e n also r< ttund.·~d this ~sion : E. A. Rich, C e ncn ll St.11 s Mlin;,~e r ; K. E. Jllt::,;sb, . :',fonrigt•r of Sa!e:s . Dust & Fiimc Con rol D i,..i:,ion ; G. 0 . Pfaff. Milniq;:er A b ra s iv e: tmd L o11a·L!Jf <' Parb Sal · ; J. E. Skene, ;\t:ma~c,· S1Jccial Equipmen Sale,;; P. lt. Jor­d nn . :\farrnge.r Custome r Scrvic-e: G. F. Burditt. i\Iauag r StL'i!.l l\J lll E,qu p­m l'.!n l Salc-s ; :mrl R. E. Scha llfol and I~. D. \\ ;1t.so11 of our Ad vcr i:sin i:: Dc­partm-" nL

8

ETY

J oe .-\ esa1. :\fo chin-1! Shop, wi 11 t s tifr 10 U1 \•,due: of , nf tY •hOC:S, if h er,_ ~ C ,.m· mcll ill OUT ·hop who "don't b E.!! 111~ , i n ih;im.'' ·

J ot: is shown demon.stra tin1t th clean c ut in Lile lea tw r :utd ou tM· l1J'(!rt o r th!! _afr ty shov h e w:r wearing a tlio:·1 l iml' a go wil n u 48 .. d i;,i m e t •r p i •ce of L~ ~ p lu t i.:. ,;i m.il.:i r o tlit, 011 1.: . h own in th · ph o1og r.:1ph. h i h is fool

i:it' w n!> un i , ;l ing U 1L pl::nc at lht. time h<' accid tm oc , currt-d, and o h ,md ho1:-t i;:o\ awny from hi m. ln thm ll c t­m g fr.:11·: m n oi a · econd, his first impu l..,;.e was to ~0110 the hoi..., . l>tlt the ·d r,e o the, fa ll ing pl E! · hit his foot bd orc h e h11tl ::i c h:i n1.·~.

A Intl · p1· cu u tion hn..o;; s e v co.d Joe from ~uffc.rini; \'c ry p:.i tn iul foo t mjury.

":\ m.nn nr ,·c :- kuow f; how h i$ .going to ren ·l [n this iyp ~ of :1 .·it ual.lon ," s;iy.~ .J oe. " IL till happ •ns !'fl i as ynu dnr.· ltil\'C a i.: hnnc:c to ti nk rt'bout it. ,-\lkr it w n_;; ,;w r, I ]1.,d pl •11ty or irn • to ro::ilize wh,H wou.ld ho\' · hu ppL'n td to my fom if l hodn't u~~n w .anng safe y hoes.

":\ nyon work in i:! m or a round n hop like ours i$ only fo ,>lm • Ll1 •i11$<.: lve.c I they think sa(ety sh oe.;: a r--ri"t nec.._-,s. !i~!1-·: ·

l.\l, =n .-\Utlns, S e l • l ill D lvid on, has b1.>en lrans fe1-ri:d to the Tccb lin ' !);vision. Mo:;on b s ·n·inl\ as Chief Ch ·mi;: for 1'(•chlrnP. His b boratCll'Y i.; locat d in \ kk,.iiuru. Michir,a n. •

!fr will lie doi ng a c-ons icict·:i le• a moun r,f rcs cnr ·h a n d d cq •lopml•11 t­a l wo:·k ill ;.; n c !fo rt to im p rov • t he prc:1 ~n t barrel fin lshmg ci,mp ounrl!' nnn d t:'<'dOJ> n \\' formula s hnt wi11 i:mabk T e<.'hli ne to s r en uUwn their comix,a i·,L' po~lt io .

. la.,on m ajoa:d in Chemical .Enni · ncering while i n college and h::i.d ex ­t ' ns1•, c e:q, :ri ncl.' rn he c:lw mica.l lauomtorie..,; of ;;;:, \•era! phunnuc:cu tical mnnufactm ·er:i bd'a r joining Wh eL' la­b rator.

•; ,vish hlrn ,v tt irt bis nt>1-v -po:i ­ion.

Cornnuuulc r H. £. Gib:<on, U.S.N.R. , n .'e.:cnt!y sp •n Lwo w, ... •b a l Grea t Lok s . 'o\·aJ Train ing C c lll(: t'. Great Lakto5, lllino1:;. Em i l! h as fulnl ) cl h1:; annual niihwry oblii::ntion .and is now I a.-k on 1he job tn ou r a !cs D cpnrl­m c11L

'fh ~r .: was a wonderful Christmas pr ·_en fo.r 23 Whcdnbr;:.,tor fo lks in Dct m bcr.. lnc1·,·n: 1:d abi-as.l vc s le" d uring h e do~i n g iirt o i 1!158 made It ibl li.' tu ntl1 i.rc :!3 nwn for work in· our S ho t Pion . 1 !us i£ one mor :,j .... n ,ha t w1~ can c.xph' continu ing ( e \·e11 if nut phcnom;;>n nl ) imprnve­men m our company 's b usi rw ss dur­ing the com.in!!: year.

Parade Reporters Needed W t.: n eel se,· r.:. ! a dditi o n a l w por tc r ,,,

pr1.: ft.:rn bly o m cone w o rkin g in or arnu nd Lhc t'loch inc hop, Foundry, or S oc: k R oom are.a. If \'OU f1; ,t that your shift. o r !;uction <•f l1r sho p i;; not hc•m 00 0 c0\'1.:.n .>d " - w ,11! as it should . , ·e would b glad to h,1 ve you as a P AH Ot re po1·1e r .

You don· ha·,- · to be: an expcr and you d on '! nL~d ny w ri ting expe r i­ence. lr you are in1 •res ted i11 bein ~ " reporte r, we • • ...-!!! be glad to IJevr rom you. Cc1 ll Ex · n..: ion :n, or conlac: t a1 y oi tlw pl'c-S. D P .\R.-\DI, H!port l!J'i,_

Pub Ii t1d for Emp 11Y~ •. or Vhcdnbr r Co

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.JOTE O P OFIT HARING 'i'i e're sorry that the fin,ll l ~5a Profit Sharin.; figiJTes

were no t nvail:ible at the time th.J,. issue or P ,\l ti\ni,: W!!nl to P~ -

W e can r port that the company had er •dil d ~IO ,! 12.00 to th Lrust.!und a of Nov(it11ber '.!.:.., 1958.

A.s ihe o ld year clos(·d, lh re was ample <?vidcncc 1.hat I 959 is on i · way to be-co ming u ~ner year ior 1r n Whc·elnbn,tor _ \t;'e aren' t nnticipailiig any sa!es or Profit Sharing n icorC _ but w ban• n:ry reason to believe that \ ·1: will share 1n th genill'..1.1 c:conomic upturn.

Th fim1! 1958 repor-t w ill hem yow· i\'Tar·h-.o\pril issue oi P AllA lJE.

TH T ADD TIONAL DEDUCTION You will no ice an illt.:.rC?ase in your payroll deductions

for S<>clal S curity and Group suranc • tlurinr, 1959. Tho Social Secu r ity Ta.."' ha., incrc-nscd ·rom :n4<;.; to 2 ~ ~- It is now levied on the fir,;l $4,800 you enrn during the c-oming .· ar n1th •r th n on only -4,200 of your earnings as has ~ n the law in pa.~1 year.;. YQur -o ia.l Security b m~fits are paid for by ("qua! cmi t ri lmtion;; from your earn ings plu. a mntchinr. amoun t paid b~· your employ~r. W bcc.1.u­brator o.l,;o pay.- th ~ddi tional ~·~ 7.. und r this n w 1a, .....

A notic·, h· bc-e11 posted for ::11me 1un on the bu.Uctiu boards about the: incrcasl! in our group iruurance rat s.. If you huve any qu iioas a.bout Lhis, contact the Person.,inl Office.

Educat [on has iL'> drawbRcks - it's trnrd to point ou th faults of otllcr rtation.s when j'Oll know h histor;.· of your own.

ome people don' t ope1) ll1c. door wh n. opportunity knock s bccaus.e they are afraid tllc ''-'OI! is 1.r,ring to g t in.

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During he holiday pt:riod , th G ~nern1 Products ale , Abrasive Di\'i:11on and Dus ,'i: F 11m · Di·

\·i.sion njoycd n .i:roup lunch -on, an Id cur,tom u Vl1t·t"lnb1·a tor h..t wa., n)vi,• d his y ar.

' i d u The girl supp lfod h salads, dc3crl!;, cofTe ,

dishes. si lv rware, etc_, and Mr. Andrus, Buel RicJ1 1

and Georg Pfaff ;;upp]ied th e h.:1..-n, bak d beitn . . hot rolls and potatol!.'i.

Ev<:r ·one e.njoy!'-d tlw lun h on a nd the fricndi:· informal a mo;;phc:re $CCm -d lo put aH ill a holidny mood.

Wheelabrator wire rod dcscaling ma· chines have obtn ined a r.rcat deal oi rcco"nition in th wir indu.stry. They make it possible ior firm!i thut buy or manufaclu.r • wfr rod to make im­pressiYc co;: savings when th ey pro­cess h. Tod into finis.he<l bol , , ri veli, screws, faskncrs, et.e.

'[h<: Lnmson & Sessions Compa ny in Cll'.!\'!!land w:i the first firm to inst,,il our wire rod clcsca ling machi1w~. N' ow th<:y a rc using th re 'Wh •Jubrn tors to clean the rod they process in their new plant,

They clean th · rod and process i t through s u bscq u ·n t m:inufacturinf: opcratio1 in a conlinuou!> production line. There is a considerabl :,r.v lng ln Lime and. material.handH11g equipmcn by liminallng th necessity of taking th e coils of rod to the pickle house. oiling and storing thc.m after picki­Jng ar1d then b ringing them buck t c.1 th.c manuiacturi11g dcp-ar ment os they ar;~ ne~decl.

1 .. a on & Sessions ha\·e made im­prcssi\·e production and cnpik'I.L cq_uip­me rH S,l\'i11gs by in.">t;:i lhng the Whecl­abrntor process. Their complc~ ~;1 t L,;­flict ion wi h their m;:chinc:.s hns helped u:; to open up a new fi Id for our cquipmcnL

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Each Tue:,:daf even in!(. fi(tce.n high .;:dwol &tuch:-n m N In the· Junio i\chkv ·men hei!dq, u:u· e1·s on W W,i •, ne Stred in Sout h tmd. TJ1~s :,-au'ng 111 ·n ;ind women tire Lhc princi· pal s in J A TCO. lhe Jw1ior Achieve· m •n group _ponsoNcl by WhCc labra­tor. ( TI1c nom(' Ull'y ·ek'Ct<:d is :1 ~hon 'ncd foi·m [ J utllor .;\ chieni· mL•n t Te-l'nage.rs Com pany.)

They nr .as,;Gted, 111 an adv i:ory <:A· prici ty on!y_ by lhr • W heelabrator men who help hem to ··11:arn lhl!

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r pe:" or b cin •s:, µrnc ires. John F:tr· 11b11u ·l1 , Dii·i:c tor uf Ind lrin l R ek•­tions: non Swardso n. r\brn,-iYe Spe­cialist; and Ed Uuenun r. Pnym;;stcr, w ill hdp the younJ::sh,r.. to see the p ;,s£bli.: . lt1:nn iYC'!i of !,;{;\'cr:il pro­p osed cour.· o( action. bu! whl;!J1 H's irnt· rn make n d 0 c)sion. tbe Junior

Achie•:er.; are on th ir own. J nhn. Don, ,mo F.cl :"c'!!m to agree

thin 1t r,·ally bm' t to itnponan 1 ih;;t lh e<>mpan ~· mak~ a l:.;rge profit o r p;iy a dl\'iden I. Thr.y wan the.sc

1t JATCO Produ::t~ .... , Ocptir- rncr,1 I, ,1.c·..-;n c fc. ...... turrlnc1 Ct'lO!C.( bc.a,d O bet \)1 ;:;,.

,~ ~, n.g bu J' ntln ? rd . hc:.t O(Jng p opr e 1,p,cc :~11:.,no if'\., 1in9! prc:ju-:_-r.

r;,,, I ,mcmbly ond fro ,hing opor~1 ,on1 """ .r..dltd br thi _<<'1.p c,f Juni1;1, f,ch;,,.,.,~

1ho·1-,l't ilt 1he le,ir, Th~· 1 >r<" curre,1t1 1 ,~ U,!": .9 thei r fin ,,h,-,d b>Jll~:in OO.ud1 in, t~f th~n thq c,n p rocl.:;co th~m.

young J:lL•(1ple o i<·am lo aec: ·p tlw re-~;)onsih11i tws. n~i:(..,; ;;. 1-y 10 achlt:\' · !>Ucc1::,s and to lean1 the eon,;;;c--q11 •ncC".: if h _y fail. Thi.~ is hc-ir purpo~e m workin1• with J ATCO and he whoJ.., purpo.:.e b ·hind Jun ior l\ch iev<.·nrnt .

Our late.• t'<!port,; i11dicn t h nt hi.,, one p!"o.;I 1c:t compuny l5 c ui-r •ntly Sl.'l! ­m0 tho.:ir lrnllctin boards «'' !:c.t as h-()y 1:an nu111uiacwn• th1.:rn. r S{!<'ms

lha l Lhey Jlr • foarninr. hdr lt!~sc,n.s ..... ll.

REDUCING BLAST CLEANING COSTS George P faff, Mannge,- . .\ urasivc

ules. ha..:; b.• •11 1pp,cnrinp ou th" '!!du­,·m ional progrnm of man:.· loc;:,1 eri:ip·

l.!r.' o! Uw A.1111.:rkr.n Fuundrytncrf:, Sod ' y . Ht: ha,; bccu s pca.kjng on "'Re· dudni.! Bia· C:l l' n tn!( Co,,b" ::ind ;;h uwmg tl11.! A bra~iVL' Division mo,:ie, "Steel ho!"' to 1hc foundrymcn.

Th<.! µhoto .!!hO\'i'~ Georgl' ;,pe>n l-:ing to n r t'ent meetin:,; oi the ~'Iichl:mC1 Ch:ipi .. r 01 he A.F.S. in ht: C.:lub. ' or­m.md v, :.11;,;hawako.

Th..,-,. p1·,11•r:tm< hav;;, enlclblcd Whedabrntor to or ,._c,nt 1 ... 'Clmical tn· form :1 tion trJ ;he ·nwn of ,iw folu dry indl1::try on he prope r method~ or m:,nufocturing nt!cb:sary to protlut·(> n lugh quali y, Jong.fas mr :tbr.:,:-1\·e. In

add1t1m1 t , th i,,, he mphns.ts ,,n jlro· •r mnint ·no.nee and ope:11Hi no· blnst

ck;mini< Pqlllpm 111 ha~ ht:Jped u- u show 1 h~,m that Wh~·~·labrn or ba.; ~ genurnt· i111<:1·c·a in h !ping tlwrn w1 h any !)lns l c:I ·,ming problem!. th •y may hr.\"P

)1r. Pfaff has ronr!1ictcd lht: ·e pm· tH-:ims on an mforrnnllv · lt\' I. The \' .ir<' nol a dirr:cl "!,tl]d pit ch'', bu tb~' :·· c-er::.un l)' a.1·ou - >:- ;; grp:1 th;al o! m­lt..h.'5 l ia Wh('einbr:'.<~or Stc·d Shot and ht· :c~n-i!'L.· 11tkrt:<l th1oui::h our Ab-

r.1.=1,·c Enginl·t:: s. Ht· hus ulreadv appc·nrcd brforc :1x

d:ticr't!nl dwp ,:,r:e ot the A.F.S. :,ncl a numl·, --r of o!h!!1· cruµkL lrnv<.· ;,; ,:k cd h:m to si:hctlul•: lhii;: ronr;im ln their uH:il:.

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APPOINTED CHIEF ENGINEER

lfarohJ Schulte hns bci1n a ppointed Chi•! En r-in •er .. He Im!! bc,~n Ac ing Chief Enginel!r :!'incc (he resi.cnati 11 c,f K en Bames la!,t .-\ pril.

Har old ls a \'ctcra.n l,\'hee l:1 rntor mploy . He ber,:m wi th us in Jun

of 1940 a5 a drnf ·nwn tn our olu Ex-. ·hr1c11rnJ o ..,oartm ,n t imm di:it .:J :,­

~ -, ·r 1n·a<luatin~ from Purdue Unl ­n·rs1 ty . rn l !H! h was appoint d S=­..-icc Engineer in Dt-trolt.

ln l!J,! 3 h wa .. '> en ll ·cl bm:k to . 1. 1-

a.w .:ika tu superd c our Demonstra ion Dcp rtmcm. Harold 1·cmainl.!d in thfa job for ·;; •v('rr:J years n.nd w-os Utt;n U-ilnsJcncd to th S ales Dcpnnm_nt w!11:rc li t: workc-d until 19-4i.

H~ hos UL'f!tl m our En~m •ring De· p::rtmcn t for the pa;; l l2 :,ca1·s. wrv­in" a!; D e~ign Engineer, llp~r,;isor or Proposal E ngi n t.'eri n g for S p,.:cial Equipment, A ctrng Chief .Enginc.,vr, and is now ou r Ch1ei EnJii n c ·r.

Harold ls ., R~i,,i51.ered P roir:ssional E.ugirlL'C!l" in h\diaii::i and a m mb<.:r o f he S t. J oseph '\ nlley Englnc~s Club.

Congra u la Lions.. R..1.rold. W WJ. h you continu ing 5uecess in your ca r~· a t Whe ·Lnbrator.

WORDWISE

;\ n ho n e.st conf s.<;ion ma_· · 800d for the sou l, bu t it p1a~'e<; a g re:~( !'trr.in on 11 1·cpu a ion.

The mnn who keeps hif h!.!ad abo\' w,He r lenv1;:s no im for grass to grow umicr h is 1 'eL

'l'he man whQ wani.s to pro,·e C\'(•ry­b..ing h u !>a~·s advcrtise5 the fact h;,t

h cann o be u·us ed. T he 1.,·o rkcr who wa tches the clock

gi n ~s the bo:.s ,eason to watc.:.h for ~.omcon l! ,J~c lo take h i~ pt.c·•.

ATHLETJC ASSOCIATIO Her i:< the new s la te oi Officer i;

sm<l Boa.rd M ·m b-ers th at will guid , the W hc:d.ab.ra tor Athle tk ,~«..'ela t ion for he ti(-XI ycar. Seated . lef t i o dgh ) o.re: Ron :1 lrl C l:11! ~' s , Bo;ird Mt:!l'rlb<.·r; ltobert Gibben ·, Prcside111 ; Oc lorcs Bu.r-t field , S •c r etary; n n d Louis 'm;ikie:, Jr .. \ 1<:e P~idc•n

The .-C:\'dl rn ·n .shown ::,an ding arc

OFFICERS At D DJ ECTORS atl Boa.rd i\fom bers. TI1cy are (hu t to ri1cht J: XcnJ Soult, l'auJ )I yer.~. Gle nn

lnr tin .. ltohcrt 8ra.m com, .John Kel ­le r . Jr., ll!!mi<! Byrd, n:ncl Omer Boem­beke.

'i',c ar • . ur, hat he Athl •i ic 1 "' o­da ion c::111 look torv.·-ard to another very .:mcc 'li. fu l year under tl1ls h:ad r ­$lup.

BA SKETBALL - 1959 Tb Wh~Jabi-ator ALl-tlet ic As.ocia ­

Lion s-punsor d it-a m ls a v ry aeU ,·c group. ihcy are cu rrl]Jt ly (;Jll;Cl~ed in leagu • play and n this \\Tiling h nd n 2-2 r cord.

In th· fron t row (lpft to rir.h, ) arc: Hob Kinner, Rick K:rnou.·e. Frnnk \\'aJkcr. G lenn Ma r tln. and .J im Prin­g le. 1n th rear (le (t to rig_h') ,ire: Don l>eMctz. .fohn Ke.Iler, ··coach"

Ka.rl S m1Ui.. Jo Weinkauf, Junior De · Kci.zcr, ancl Art Web-er.

The!'£; is a great dt-a of ac t ion and ,-plri l dj ;;p!.nyed in thec<,e hosk • ball games \Vh~· no make plan!> to come dow:i .u1d w;i tch th rn pl.iy :--om'-' cv -ning. Th · r · is no ndmisdon ch:ir J:(e, and the t am would ppn·ci, t e. ti few boos c,rs. A nr one or !.h p lnyors can tdl l'Ou the Um nnd the loca tion o f their ncx l grune.

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' ou don't have 10 be o nati\' Hoos­ier ~CJ catd1 the o.a:-k . ball ff.:·,, ·r .

E. A. "Bud'' Hich, ,en!!ra l S;il .;; t fanage r , (lllc! h.is w ifr, Eileen , :1re o r­igl..nally from Chicn~o. llli when they moved in o lh i.~ area 5n I 052, QJ1e of th• llr:;t pr.je s aft,~1· localing on a fa.r m nonh of • mh Bend w.- to ereci a baskctb,lll hoop and backboard in h e brLrn 1or their four :;ons.

The R[ch fam ilv bow, been wcll e t ­~lcd on C!o,·er Le::i f Furm on ! ron ­Wl~Qd Roaci for a number o! y ars -and thc single b.as.ke l iJ l h eir barn has dc,·elop~d imo two baskc tb!lll cour · • comp] •t with . t,,ndn.rd back.boa rd~. l1gh a nd a ·uppl · of ba:;.k t:tbalk Tl1 • l.,a .1· 11 is now . nn d has been ior 5·,vcrnl yi;ars , a horn • away irom hom. for scores of young !Ja5J.: • ball en thtL, i:J.l! t.$ from 1hc s urrounding a rea und as for ;,way RS N'Hes. G ranger, Edwurdsburg. :i.nd Elkhort.

~.u y young nllin r group o( youog­s c_1·., iilc nlways w elcome o stop at th · b-lffn m1d play oa~k .fo13ll. Yo u .:an :; · bo \·s from ,;,x ;.o -10 year,; tL:.,,Und t.hcir ··c·~" for the bu.sit ·t"' her..:!. I i' also co;,m,on to s. ~ fathers and ,.ans work· mg out togt!ther-. th ialhc rs tcachrn,!! thcfr ·011:... the iine1· pom of he gam , :rnd "h e boys trying to "<lo it the way dad do ,:;.''

He.re 1.,e an incl.dent tllnt shows how

ihh , i9, en '1 pcu in !' ba:n e ::q:irei:,..l!;! the

ye~.- round •fwc kC1me0 e~ ended 10 at l he ~fl

who p lq•1 bd ll h~rc.

II r e much grown m •n enjoy ih ns • of this "gym."

A mon once lt11od<ed a t lhc door und k ed. "Do you have n tele-pho ne?" A 5$ urr.d thflt he w n.,.. .re l use he phone:, be r epliL'd., "Oh., l don't w1mt to u_e it. I 'm f!Om ou to ploy baskc l.ba..ll, u.nd m • wif m a)· w nm. to co ll mt.:. Wl.'' rc o:pcc tlng a baby any ­t im e."

Honor System How much s upc•rvi.sio:1 is nt:c"c~sa r y

to handle h cio7.c n:; of boy;;: and make ;;U N;' that all ha \·e ,m cqu:al opporlun· ity o pla:,• bn.sl1etu:ill '! Ho w frequ l.'nt· Jy doe; a mc·mbor of tlle farrJ ly han• to chl'.'C.· o n th •m and s ,., 1f riny o\·~r­ly·c·ncrgelic group h ru. d_c;iro_y t!d a ny

{ h fomi ly property?

Bud·· ans w •r to th es!.! gue:.ti ns could go a long way tow;;rd under· s wmlm_!! :,'Oung p •op le.

" You 1:an't t rea t a t.•{;_nage bo. • li k l.' a ~'TTI:;.!I child and exl.}cc him lo act lll<:L' a rnan.. \Vc put th e bQyS IOO''} Oll their O\\·n . ! ' v~ nlway.s hc.li ·V 'Q in pluc:rn~ an implicit trus m a young­SL!.! l". T.1,'bcn hc n,ali:z s ha you rer.m·d h im a;, capable or c:ouducting h im~<,]f in a r <;pon~il Je m:rnncr h<: \,1 il l s.e.1 -dom disappolnt you.

" In ou r L·a~ ·• it ha,; wor.·ed om w ll There o.re mnn)', ma ny lads in this area that h<;1vt· trnecl ou.r barn irc­qucnt l>· r occ:1.sional ly Q\·er h pas t fe \,- ,·-·:ir-s - ui;uallv bctw;; n 200-250 b.o;-s. pla_ · on tn ese ·court, cu.th week.

' 'Th ey mw; l omc from all wa lks o1 !i f and all types of home rwiron ­nwnt. W ha\·e ah•:;iy,; madL' it known tltnt the only " ipula. tion :.ittar:hecl t p!.iying oall h re is that hey govern the d is tribu ion of p iayi.ng ti m e: on t.h e couns b. · tJ1e-m.~ lvcs ,md th.at they uea our prop,orty w ith r ea;;o r.ablo re· :,pc t.

" We·\·c- worn out n (i:w basketb.ill-but nc \· ·r have had ~in;!le on ·stol n. I don' t ever rem b ·r n.ny member oi the fomil;,- hav ing t turn the le h ou t aite r a group wns donl' playing. The boys are their own ~u perv: or:;.

' ·W • aP happy to h:wc tl1em her<!. Man,· o ! tllL'm ar n ' ncouaint d with any of the members of o~ family, and w ha\· done all thnl ·w can to make il known that they don't h,w to intro­duce themscl\'l.".S, .Alter all, if they nre her p l;;yi m! ball1 th ey :i.r-c occupied and no 'looking .for some hing io do' - and we like to h:.ve gui:st.s.

"A group of the boys ~ami; to us once nd offe.red to place a c1 ,,ru- box nea r the door of th barn so that they and the otl1er boy~ could put in a few occasion.al nickles and dlm<:le -to cover th • light b 11. We ref1rs,ec them, be-

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c:1u. e Ell en and I arc convinced hat wt: cou lcli ' t mnkc a bl'llt!r inve-stm!:!n :m~.,.,h ~r . Ttw. \\illint{ ,tkr i.:- ouly one of a numbci:- o1 incid ·n :; h3 . ~ci-•,es CJ substantia te our faith in th~e ·oungst rs .

··. 10s bov_ ha •: · n uemendow: a.mown or en~rgy. and w ·'P" glad thnt we: ho\'e t1een ab! to turn 11 Li" tl •

·ond hand lumber :md :m iclLL' Ml'tl 111 o a n~cTv:;LJOnal facili ty Hi.i t h !ps them t.o channd ;oi.nc o! ih.i. N w r g•· mto compe titive sport."

Othe r Activities 'rtwre nn;> a lo o! oth r nc iYi i

tha ake nlac~ on tl1e Rich's ~5 ac ·s. rne:,.- hav·e brnl a rin and pis ol ra nge for tm:gc practi • and a mp shoo ing a.nattgern .ht Wbl!T • fnend_ c.,n impro\'e thcir ~hooting eye w1th :safe! v. Bud ;., nd hls ::-on.s lonct n lJ their own ·,un111w1i Ion in ordc.r o r educe the x ensc o[ this ou ·idc hobby by n arly 80'7,-.

The · hoot i n g f acili ties nre 5],5-0 "ha.n d-mnde" i orn materials found on he farm. C1ui e a Ce-..\' hours of work

felling lr!!es:, e tc. were rcqt2 ir ed to eompl e the target rang'-!. In add ition tn h s tu r dy beck-stop that th1:y con­s ructed, th re is a g ' nlly ~lo, ini:: hill behind the rn1·gct a.re« and one-half mile o! woods tirn ~cn•e as further "safety it:su ranC"e."

Bud has g i·:en his son:; l!J1d ma ny o th ·r ymmg m n tile opportunity to sh ar; his own in erest ln bo.sketbru.l and outdoor sports, and h • f eels that he hos had "at lc:a.t as much fun a the bo~·R."

1rl a dd] lion to tile clo:;er t ies l>e-w en himseli :rnd h i! sons. hi-' en·

joys the prh· iJe':e of watching many young ;;tm-s l)nl ·r and leilV" the barn. Some of these boys may be retnrre<l to ru; " prob le.rn cas s" by theiT teachers . their parc.nts, or ( in a few cases) heir prob,i tion ollken: but whcu they are h= O,e y know th y a.re regru·d (-d -as me.n.

And ihey arc.