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Page 6 CONVAIRIETY
October II. 1950Drivin'est Man
FW Driver on the Road 32 MilesDaily, But It's All
T. P. Norwood is the "drivin'-
est" man on the Convair FW
grounds. He should be. That's
his job.
Norwood is driver of the 16-
passenger, 10-year-old Packard
which shuttles back and forth
between the Administration build-
ing and the experimental and
hangar buildings about six hours
a day.
L. H. Armstrong, in charge of
traffic department's intra-plant
transportation section, estimates
that a total of about 320,000 pas-
sengers have been carried since
the bus was put on its route in
1946.
It makes about 32 round trips
a day, carrying an average of 10
people per trip.
Passengers often query Nor-
wood: "Doesn't driving this hack
get old in a hurry?"
"Traveling the same one-mile
route every 15 minutes would get
old to anyone," says Norwood.
"But you sure learn a lot about
people. I just keep my mouth
shut and my ears open, and life
never gets dull. But of the thou-
sands of people I've hauled, there
are not many disagreeable ones."
Norwood, who has been drivingInside Plant
in various jobs for 29 years, adds
about 32 miles a day to his record
without ever leaving the Convair
grounds.
And what does he do on week-
ends? Naturally, he takes Mrs.
Norwood for a ride in the family
Chevrolet!
Congressman Lists
B-36 High Among U.S.
Defense Priorities
The B-36s Convair is building
for the Air Force are high on the
nation's priority list of defense
weapons, according to Congress-
man George Mahon.
The Representative, chairman
of the House Sub-committee on
Appropriations for the Armed
Forces, made that statement to
the press after his Sept. 27 in-
spection of Carswell AF Base and
the Convair division at FW.
At Carswell, he lunched with
Maj. Gen. Samuel E. Anderson,
Eighth AF commander. At Con-
vair FW, he was shown the plant
by Ray 0. Ryan, Convair vice-
president and division manager.CONVAIR DRIVER-This 16-passenger Packard and Driver T. P.
Norwood are familiar to thousands of Convair FW workers. Nor-
wood has been driving Convair passengers over same mile route
from administration building to Flight and Experimental buildings
for past three years.
New Dale Carnegie Class BeingFormed, Open to
A chance for all Convair FW
folk interested to sit in on intro-
ductory sessions of a new Dale
Carnegie Class being organized
at the plant was announced last
week by E. C. Costantino, Con-
vair Management Club education
committee chairman.
The introductory sessions will
be held in the west side of the
cafeteria tomorrow, Thursday,
Oct. 12. Second shift people may
attend the session at 2 p.m. First
shift people may attend the 4 p.m.
session.
Costantino emphasized that all
Convair FW employees-whether,All Convair
hourly or flat salary-are invited
to attend, and are eligible to take
the course.
Leading the introductory ses-
sion will be Harrison B. Taylor,
Texas general manager for the
organization which offers the
courses.
Purpose of the course is to in-
crease the students' ability at ef-
fective communication, to de-
velop and improve leadership
qualities, and to enable them to
lead richer, fuller and more suc-
cessful lives, both on the job and
off.IT WAS TRUE-Ken Lemley, Convair SD 10-year ma
31, was one in a million recently when his number wasc
gasoline company promotion involving giving away a
sedan. He is shown with car which cost him only a $1 tr
"Only thing I ever won before in a drawing was an Indian
he said.r
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IIDeceiving
Fierce Sultan
Looks Hide
45 Lbs. of Love
When Robert Hunter (Dept.
401 SD) was a student at Oregon
State his fraternity house had an
English bulldog mascot and Bob
decided then and there that this
was the kind of dog for him.
Since then he has owned four,
Latest is an 11-month, 45-pound
puppy carrying the formidable
title of Carmencita's Sultan of
Sulu. English bull fanciers seem
impressed by the dog's conforma-
tion and Hunter is hoping he has
a champion.
Thus far the dog has taken a
first in a San Diego show against
minor competition, placed in the
puppy class at a recent Bulldog
Club of America show at Santa
Monica (Hunter blames his own
inexperience in handling for not
doing better) and will show again
Oct. 22 at Hemet.
Although among the friendliest
of dogs, Sultan's jaws could
break an arm. He won't reach
full growth until 18 months and
then should weigh about 55
pounds.
Sultan sleeps outside the Hun-
ter home in Lemon Grove in a
special kennel.
"You see, he snores," Hunter
admitted but hastened to add
loyally, "Very musically, though!"
Convairiety Quizzed
on Publishing Ideas
CONVAIRIETY not only gets
around, but it also draws visitorsfrom far-off places.
Capt. Thomas G. A. Welsh and
two civilians from his office came
to Fort Worth all the way from
Ogden, Utah, recently to study
CONVAIRIETY operation and
gain ideas for their own publica-
tion. Said Capt. Welsh: "CON-
VAIRIETY is one of the best
newspapers of its kind that we
know about."
CONVAIR DAUGHTER
KILLED BY 'CAR
Jean Ann Nesmith, three-year-
old daughter of John Nesmith,
Convair FW Dept. 11-4, was in-
jured fatally Sept. 25, when
."struck by a car in a vacant lot
adjoining her home. Jean Ann's
sister, four-year-old Jessie Kay,
n in Dept. was also struck by the car, but
drawn in a was only slightly hurt.
Mercuryansfer fee.
blanket!"SUBDUED-Rare moment
catches English bull quiet along-
side master, Robert Hunter of
SD. Usually dog is waggling his
bulk and laughing with affection.
Parties? Weddings?
Phone Convairiety
Been married lately? Plan-
ning a shower party? Any-
thing new along the "sassiety"
line?
With 'Convair's total popula-
tion at more than 30,000 (that's
both divisions) 'CONVAIRIETY
is hard put to it to keep up on
society news and must rely on
telephone calls. With news of
this type-or news of any kind
-phone ext. 1071 at SD or ext.
5269 at FW.
Convair SD Sergeant
Lands With Marines
Vern A. Miller, one of first
members of Dept. 403 at SD to
leave for the service, wrote re-
cently that he was among U. S.
Marines that landed on the west
coast of Korea and drove to
Seoul.
Miller, a technical sergeant in
the First Marines, wrote that he
is in charge of two machine
shops, mobile units, "so I guess
I will be able to keep up my
trade." Writing aboard an LST
before the landing, Miller said,
"Would sure like to see a few
B-36s fly over about now!"
,KManagement Club
Hears Art Briese
Convair FW Management Club
members heard lecturer Art
Briese, Hot Springs, Ark., de-
liver a humorous blast at com-
munism at the Sept. 23 meeting
of the club in the Convair cafe-
teria.
Briese filled the speaker's role
originally scheduled for ex-con-
gressman Martin Dies, who was
unable to attend because of ill-
ness.
The club was presented a
plaque won recently at the Na-
tional Association of Foremen
convention in Buffalo, N. Y. For
the fifth time in eight years, the
club has won top place in zone
competition.LIFTER -'Elmer, new me-
chanical gadget of Safety sec-
t i o n F W, demonstrates what
happens when. a lift is improperly
executed. Top photo shows right
way, stooping and using legs in-
stead of back. Lower photo
shows wrong way in which Elmer's
vertebrae are pulled apart as he
tries to lift heavy object with
back alone.A job at Convair is a job in national "I think I'll just change clothes,
defense and therefore a public trust. do something to my hair, put on
What you hear here keep to yourself.some make-up, and go as I am."} 3r .
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CONVAIRIETY
October I I , 1950
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A STERN EXTERIOR-Though frightening, this strange face masks 45 pounds of affectionate
puppy. Fine example of pure bred English bulldog~ Sultan is owned by Robert Hunter, Dept. 401 SD.x
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