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April 12, 1960
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CONVAIR CLINIC-When "elderly" equipment comes puff-
ing into Maintenance garage at Convair SD (photo No. I) for
overhaul, mechanics usually recommend a complete "nervous and
physical breakdown," such as is shown in photo No. 2 where
Clarence Morris, Lew Henrie and Lawrence King examine innards
of a Clark loader. Believe it or not, scattered bits of machinery
like these ultimately are reassembled and become sturdy equip-
ment such as shown in photos 3, 4 and 6. In No. 3 Fred DeWitt
of Dept. 14 drives away a rejuvenated car loader while ElroyMcGrath of Dept. 25 puts finishing touches to renovated Hyster,
a 7I/2-ton job, largest lift truck Maintenance rebuilds. In No. 4
Reul Palmer fills gas tank of a shop mule completely rebuilt and
ready to go back to Dept. 22 for duty. In No. 6 L. W. Green
of Dept. 14 dusts off Ford pickup that looks like new, though it
has 211,000 miles behind it! Photo No. 5 shows "patient" that
went too long before visiting clinic. Driver-anything for a gag
-wears his own seat!
Weakness for Big Top
Grandma Watches Grandpa SoHe Won't Run Away to Circus
Back in 1919 in Cleburne, Tex., there was a family crisis in the
U. A. Anderson household. One of the Anderson sons, 16-year-old
Johnny, had run away to join the circus. So the family sent
18-year-old Harvey to retrieve his truant brother.
Harvey went, sent his broth- -
er home, but stayed himself- Falls, Tex., for the first time in
for 20 years. 30 years. The occasion was a
After two decades on the saw- benefit performance by Dempsey
dust trail,the same Harvey and a mstrel show by Ander-
derson is now a tool ecihae-odant in Dept. 14-1 at Convair
FW, but he still can't get enough
of show business. Since he re-
tired from circus life 10 years
ago, he has been writing, produc-NEW CRA OFFICERS-Looking over Gainesville Community
Circus program are new CRA officers at Convair FW. They are,
left to right: John Scott, treasurer; W. L. Bradley, secretary; Finn
Wahl, vice-president, and H. G. Starkey, president. CRA will
sponsor Gainesville circus for Convair folks April 27, 28, 29.Boating Enthusiasts at Ft. Worth Urged
Attend Water Show at Eagle Mt. LakeConvair FW boating enthu-
siasts are invited to attend the
Texas Outdoor Sports Show boat
races, April 16, at Eagle Moun-
tain Lake, according to Joe
Saurenmann, water sports com-
missioner.CRA will provide trophies for
one event-the marathon race for
professionals.
"Best observation point for theTo
races will be Twin Points, over-
looking the lake," says Sauren-
mann. "Bring picnic lunches,
come about 10 a.m. to get a good
spot." The races will begin at
11 a.m. and last until 2 p.m.
There's no admission fee. Ap-
proximately 200 boats will be on
the lake, according to Sauren-
mann.
Several Convair FW boaters
are expected to enter the races.ing and acting in minstrel shows
throughout Texas. "Entertain-
ment keeps me young," says the
veteran performer and grand-
father of four.
Partner in his show activities
is Mrs. Anderson, of Dept. 4-5,
mother of two children who grew
up under the big top, Harvey, Jr.,
now a well-knowndFt. Worth or-
chestra leader, and Mary Pearl,
now Mrs. Charles Wilmoth of
Cleburne. Mrs. Anderson has a
show background as a singer and
musician.
Anderson spent his first years
under the big top as head usher
with the famed Sells-Floto circus,
and later as a member of the cir-
cus band. One of the circus at-
tractions was a young boxer who
had just won the world's heavy-
weight title-Jack Dempsey.
Last month Dempsey and An-
derson were reunited at WichitaDuring the war Anderson min-
strel troupes entertained thou-
sands of servicemen in camp
shows. The Andersons' vacations
from Convair are booked solid.
Anderson would like to "go on
the road" again on a full-time
basis. But Mrs. Anderson?
"I'd have a hard time getting
her away from those grand-
children," says her husband.
And judging from the fond
look in grandpa's eyes and the
pictures in his billfold, he'll
stay around to tell them a real,
true-to-life story about a boy
who went to the circus-and
stayed 20 years.Vehicles Reborn
in Maintenance's
20 'Convair Clinic'rte., ;,
~ wREMEMBER GOOD OLD
DAYS?-That's what Jack Demp-
sey, former heavyweight boxing
champion of world, is asking
Harvey Anderson, Convair FW
Dept. 14-I. They once toured
with same circus.20 Beginners Ride at FW in First CRA Class
Twenty Convair FW horseback
riding beginners attended the
first CRA Riding Club Class,
March 29, at Forest Park Stables,
reports M. C. Copold, temporary
chairman.
Two beginning classes are
scheduled for 7 and 8 p.m. onMondays. A third class for be-
ginners will be held at 7 p.m. on
Wednesdays, followed by an in-
termediate class at 8 p.m.
Instructors are Edith Weitz-
man, Dept. 6-5, and her husband,
Louis Weitzman; Lane Seeber,
Dept. 4, and J. L. Shackelford,
Dept. 81.Pge 4
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A combination beauty shop and
plastic surgery clinic is doing a
land office business at Convair
SD, turning out a stream of re-
vived, rebuilt and rejuvenated
customers.
The "customers" range from
pickup trucks and passenger cars
to shop mules and loaders. The
"beauty shop and clinic" is the
Maintenance garage.
"We get some sad sacks in
here," Lew Henrie, head "beau-
tician," confided. He pointed to
a tired fork lift.
"It's our job to make things
like that young again," Henrie
added. Sometimes this involves
major face lifting.
Most of the work is performed
at the garage. When a new cus-
tomer arrives, Maintenance men
usually operate at once, without
benefit of ether. This means tak-
ing the patient apart right down
to the nuts and bolts. As the
patient lies on the operating
table, his innards strewn about in
apparent abandon, the case looks
hopeless.
"But we've never lost a patient
yet," Henrie continued. "The en-
gines we usually send out, if they
will stand re-boring. If not, we
order new ones. The mechanical
crews then start to build up the
machines bit by bit, replacing all
worn parts as they go. We call
on other departments and sec-
tions for help, such as Dept. 250
that does the upholstering for us,
and the Battery Shop that re-
builds batteries. The Wood Shop
does our painting."
"Eventually, we hope to run
all equipment in the plant
through the 'rejuvenation' proc-
ess," John Petit, Maintenance
superintendent, said.
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