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CONVAIRIETY
August 17, 1949
Published every other Wednesday by Convair’s Industrial Relations Department,
Employee Activities Section, Eldon Frye, manager; Logan Jenkins, editor. Con-
vairiety has three objectives.
1. To help make Convair the best aircraft manufacturing company in the business.
2. To help make Convair the best place to work in the business.
3. To help make Convair personnel the best informed in the business.
Editorial offices, San Diego, building No. 7, Ext. 1071, 1072. Ft. Worth editorial
offices, Industrial Relations department, Ext. 5269, Bob Vollmer, editor; Jean
Goggans, women’s editor.
Staff photographers: Warren Kemmer and T. W. Fitch, San Diego: Fred Carlile,
C. P. Connally, Harold F. Dry, R. E. Slawson, Ft. Worth.
HooJz
SD Store Hours
Awards
New Liner
Readied As
Demonstrator
Soon “927” will be flying again.
It will not be the B-24 so well
known during war years as a
company transport, however.
That ship was disposed of some
months ago. The new plane,
which will carry the same CAA
number as the old B-24 is a
Convair-Liner earmarked for the
life of a demonstrator.
A Child's Slant on Security
For old time’s sake, Pilot
Dave Franks, who regularly
flew old “927,” arranged to
have the same number desig-
nation assigned to the new
plane.
The new plane includes the
(When an Idaho company conducted an essay contest among
children of its personnel on “What Dad’s Safety Means to Me,” one
13-year-old wrote the following. It is so powerfully written and
carries a thought so close to home that CONVAIRIETY considers it
important enough to occupy this space.)
“What Dad’s safety means to
cycle, dancing lessons, and things
Following are store hours at Convair
SD:
SAFETY SUPPLY CRIB (north end
of building 7), open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
week days. Safety shoes and prescrip-
tion glasses sold only from 8:30 to 10:30
and 3 to 5.
TOOL STORE (north end of building
7), open Mondays and Wednesdays 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Fridays 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EMPLOYEES’ SALVAGE STORE
(near gate 5 at north end of plant), 3
p.m. to 4:30 every Tuesday and 3 p.m.
to 5:30 every Thursday.
Service Pins
SAN DIEGO
The following received service pins dur-
ing the period Aug. 2 to Aug. 15:
Ten-year pins: Dept. 22, J. W. Hop-
kins: Dept. 24, F. D. Slavens ; Dept. 31,
W. J. Gibson, R. W. Whited, C. P. Mc-
Vay; Dept. 401, H. S. Jensen.
Five-year pins: Dept. 4, Irene C. Weir;
Dept. 6, R. L. Lundstrom, J. D. Jack-
son, Marie G. Kellogg; Dept. 11, M. I.
Ludwick; Dept. 24, J. E. Miller; Dept.
25, Francis Hayden; Dept. 27, J. F.
Ma'yer.
Dept. 101, Ruth M. Wiley, Lillie Z.
Zatorsky; Dept. 102, J. W. Hartsfield;
Dept. 210, T. T. McDaniel ; L. I. Wheeler ;
Dept. 250, Clarabelle S. Quick ; Dept. 330,
W. R. Houck ; Dent. 335, H. A. Howell;
Dept. 365, E. C. Hoppis, Mildred P. Elie ;
Dept. 401, R. D. Davis ; Dept. 403, M. H.
Thatcher; Dept. 406, A. B. Newman, Sr.
FT. WORTH
The following received service pins dur-
ing the period July 25 through Aug. 3:
Five-year pins: Dept. 9, M. W. Hank-
ins ; Dept. 24, G. Gibson ; Dept. 25,
F. S. Ligon; Dept. 30, A. D. Lowe;
Dept. 31, D. B. Spurlock: Dept. 44, J.
Stanley ; Dept. 45, E. R. Osborne, R. C.
Hobbe, N. M. Reeves, L. L. Berry, W.
G. Post.
Dept. 47, G. L. Martin ; Dept. 50,
M. L. Norman, B. S. Young, M. L.
Trotter; Dept. 61, I. L. Gumm; Dept.
73, M. J. Faries, E. D. Payte, R. M.
Ceat; Dept. 82, C. Vacula, J. C. Ed-
wards, J. M. Harbuck, B. G. Wood.
Promotions
SAN DIEGO
Promoted to or within supervision and
professional and administrative effective
Aug. 1:
Dept. 3, Industrial Relations: H. A.
Beyrer to departmental assistant A.
Dept. 4, Material: W. D. Gorman to
outside vendor contact man A.
Dept. 10, Budget: H. W. Carrell to
budget analyst A.
Dept. 22, Production Control: C. E.
Birch to coordinator B.
Dept. 24: Planning & Tooling: R. E.
Bruce to manufacturing engineer B.
Dept. 31, Experimental: A. R. Sharp
to assistant foreman.
Dept. 360, B-36 Outer Panel Structure:
J. F. Mayer to assistant foreman.
Dept. 365, B-36 Bomb Racks: T. W.
Brotherton to assistant foreman.
Dept. 403, Tool & Die Shop: J. G.
Elston to assistant foreman.
FT. WORTH
Promoted to or within supervision and
professional and administrative effective
Aug. 1:
Dept. 4, Material: J. W. Johnson to
Buyer A; C. L. Rothacker to Buyer B;
D. E. Slagle to Buyer A. C. B. Cum-
mins to buying supervisor; G. A. Hutch-
inson to assistant foreman ; T. U. Ward
to assistant foreman; L. V. Watson to
assistant foreman; B. E. Wren to as-
sistant foreman.
Dept. 6, Engineering: R. L. Clinton,
Jr. to aerodynamist B ; C. E. Laechelin
to field service representative C; G. M.
Field, Jr. to engineer designer B ; C. H.
Stanley to design group engineer; W. J.
Suvada to engineer designer B.
Dept. 11, Contracts: J. B. Nesmith to
contract liaison man A.
Dept. 20, Traffic: R. L. Hussey to as-
sistant foreman ; C. E. Ingram to as-
sistant foreman; G. H. Squires to as-
sistant foreman.
Dept. 24, Tooling: R. K. May to tool
design analyst A.
Dept. 25, Plant Engineering: A. L.
Payne to assistant foreman.
Dept. 27, Inspection: J. T. Howell to
assistant supervisor; A. J. Martinec to
assistant supervisor.
Dept. 44, Nose and Tail: R. L. Smith
to assistant foreman.
Dept. 50, Final Assembly: L. L. Her-
ring, Jr. to assistant foreman; J. B.
Kynard to assistant foreman.
Dept. 61, Field Operations: A. W. Cain
to assistant foreman; S. J. Cichon to
assistant foreman; Daniel Dekonty to
assistant foreman ; W. L. Goode to as-
sistant foreman; J. B. Martin to fore-
man ; C. L. Overman to assistant fore-
man ; R. L. Williaford to foreman; G.
P. Wood to assistant foreman.
Dept. 62, Conversion: J. W. Bailey to
assistant foreman; W. C. Bozeman to
assistant foreman ; A. Z. Branch to as-
sistant foreman ; G. S. Jeane to assistant
foreman; V. J. Lombardi to assistant
foreman ; G. M. Loudermilk to foreman ;
A. V. Melugin to assistant foreman ;
Calvin M. Moore to assistant foreman;
C. B. Nolan to general foreman; C. L.
Parker to assistant foreman ; W. H. Tid-
well to assistant general foreman; W. R,
Young, Jr. to assistant foreman.
Dept. 73, Sub-Assembly: C. L. Bigham
to assistant foreman ; James N. Simpson
to assistant foreman.
Dept. 81, Tool Room and Fixtures: D.
W. Addison to assistant foreman.
Dept. 82, Pattern Shop: P. T. Mayo
to assistant foreman.
FT. WORTH
The following received employee sug-
gestion awards totaling $144.88 for the
week ending July 15:
Dept. 6, J. R. Massie: Dept. 11, G.
M. Stepp; Dept. 22, M. M. Matthews;
Dept. 27, R. M. Coston, J. R. Vance;
Dept. 31, A. H. May.
SAN DIEGO
The following received employee sug-
gestion awards totaling $220.50 for the
weeks ending July 28 and Aug. 4:
Dept. 3, Industrial Relations: M. G.
Long; Dept. 4, Material: L. F. Tubbs,
Jr.; Dept. 6, Engineering: G. N. Kruse;
Dept. 9, Accounting: A. Clarke.
Dept. 22, Production Control: H. S.
Murphy: Dept. 27, Inspection & Flight:
R. D. Johnson; Dept. 31, Experimental:
H. J. DeNault, D. E. Southwick; Dept.
102, Sub-Assembly & Processing: C. B.
Davis, J. F. Ridley (three awards), R.
Welk.
Dept. 212, Fuselage: G. K. Gautsche;
Dept. 235, Fuselage Primary: G. G.
Baker, Dept. 250, Electric Bench Assem-
bly: L. S. Butler; Dept. 300, Field Oper-
ations: R. R. Collins; Dept. 330, Boeing
Sub-Assembly: W. Carson; Dent. 332,
Boeing Major Sub-Assembl'y: J. Caldwell,
G. O. Turner; Dept. 335, Boeing Nose
Structure Assembly: R. E. Reeves ; Dept.
340, Interior Trim Installation: W. F.
Campbell.
Transfers
SAN DIEGO
The following were transferred from
San Diego to Ft. Worth during the period
Aug. 1 to Aug. 17:
Dept. 6: A. Caiman, W. B. Shirrod,
C. J. Bulthuis, H. A. Werner, Dept. 27 ;
P. M. Prophett. A. E. Hunt, C. F. Os-
berg, W. A. Clsgern, C. C. Harness Jr.
Births
FT. WORTH
BOWDEN—Daughter, Mary Katherine,
6 lbs. 8 oz., born June 24 to Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Bowden, Dept. 61.
CANADY—Daughter, Sheryl Diana, 7
lbs. 1 oz., born August 7 to Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Canady, Dept. 30.
GARDNER—Son, Roy A. Ill, 5 lbs.
2 oz., born July 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy
A. Gardner Jr., Dept. 20-2.
GRIFFIN—Son, Bryan Leslie, 8 lbs.
2 oz., born July 7 to Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Griffin, Dept. 61.
McNEIL—Daughter, Judith Merle, 8
lbs. 4 oz., born May 26 to Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. McNeil, Dept. 61.
MOORE—Son, Donald Wade, 6 lbs. 12
oz., born June 16 to Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Moore, Dept. 61.
NORMAN—Daughter, Linda Faye, 5
lbs. 11 oz., born August 2 to Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Norman, Dept. 30.
PAUL—Son, Michael Charles, 8 lbs. 6
oz., born July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Paul, Dept. 20-2.
PETERSON—Son, Dale Jr., 7 lbs. 8
oz., born July 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Peterson, Dept. 27-3.
STOKER — Daughter, Elizabeth Jean-
ette, 6 lbs. 7 oz., born July 27 to Mr.
and Mrs. B. C. Stoker. Dept. 61.
SAN DIEGO
HOFMANN—Daughter, Claudette Jo,
8 lbs., born July 29 to Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Hofmann, Dept. 365.
HOPKINS—Son, James Russell, 6%
lbs., born Aug. 4 to Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hopkins, Dept. 16.
MURPHY—Son, Michael Patrick, 7
lbs. 14 oz., born June 1 to Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Murphy, Dept. 200.
RIVAS—Son, Anthony, 7 lbs., born
August 2 to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rivas,
Dept. 335.
Deaths
FT. WORTH
WALKER—W. A., Dept. 20-2, July
28. Survivors: wife, son and daughter.
bulk of most recent Liner modifi-
cations, such as revised landing
gear system, improved instru-
ment panel and electrical reloca-
tions. Generally, the plane con-
forms to the American Airlines
version. It carries a unique in-
terior arrangement, however.
Just aft of the entrance and bag-
gage compartments, three seats
are located on each side, facing
each other. Arm rests can be re-
moved, converting the seats into
lounges or, if required, into two
berths. Only other major devia-
tion is that in the main cabin two
seats have been reversed on each
side of the aisle. This makes in-
stallation of two card tables pos-
sible.
The plane was scheduled for
CAA certification tests last week.
H. D. Koontz, director of Com-
mercial Sales said the plane will
be used for demonstrations to
potential customers both as an
airline carrier and as an execu-
tive model. The provisions for
berths and card tables were in-
cluded to give an idea of the
plane’s possibilities as a private
ship.
me. . . . What a world of mean-
ing is packed into those few
words! It means the difference
between security and comfort,
between happiness and Sorrow,
and uncertainty and poverty.
“My Dad’s safety has brought
me much happiness. Just think
of the many, many things I’ve
got with the hospital bill we
never had to pay, such as a bi-
of that sort.
“It also enables me to have a
good education; otherwise I
might have to quit school early
and work. It gives me a happji
home, too, the kind every child
should have. It means that I call
still go on picnics, fishing and
camping trips with my Dad.
“After all, it means a lot to
me when my Dad comes home
with his arms, legs, fingers
and toes and big grin.”
YOUNGEST B-36 BUILDER?
—Probably one of the youngest
"B-36 builders" in Ft. Worth is
four and one-half-year-old David
Aikens. E. W. Aikens, of Inspec-
tion (27-9), came home to 3818
Earl St. one day last week, found
that David had built himself a
cardboard glider-model of the
B-36. "It's a bit rough," said
Dad, "but anyone who knows
the B-36 would recognize the
model for sure!"
NINE ESP WINNERS—J .Y. McClure, chief of Inspection at
FW, presents nine Employee Suggestion Award checks to nine
employees of the Inspection department. In photo, left to right,
are: McClure, N. D. Dove, M. E. Miller, G. Hazlewood, G. S.
Mott, B. H. Price, J. C. Huett, C. F. Lord Jr., and M. H. Wilson.
Secretary's $215 Idea Improves
Parts Tag Procedure at FW
An alert Convair FW secretary
—Gladys M. Stepp in the Con-
tract Department (11)—recently
figured out a way to get out of
typing duplicated information on
thousands of shipping tags, and
at the same time earned herself
a $215 Employee Suggestion
Award.
“That is typical,” said Walter
L. Bradley, of the ESP Commit-
tee, “of what can be done when
an employee does some construc-
tive thinking about some of our
problems of long standing.”
Miss Stepp’s idea came to her
when she was assigned to type
SHINE ‘ER UP—Out on the flight line at Convair SD last week crews put the finishing touches
to a Convair-Liner demonstrator. The ship carries a distinctive color scheme with red wing tips and
a fuselage painted in blue and red. The designation Convair is prominently displayed.
hundreds of copies of packing
tickets needed to send B-36 spare
parts on their way to Air Force
bases. Much of the information
was duplicated and Miss Stepp
wondered if there might not be
a quicker and easier way to pre-
pare the tags than by typing.
She went to work on the
problem. Instead of typing the
packing sheets, she asked her-
self, why couldn’t an addresso-
graph be used. She investi-
gated—and came to the con-
clusion that by putting the in-
formation on an addressograph
plate, as many packing tickets
as needed could be printed in
a matter of minutes.
She put her idea on an Em-
ployee Suggestion form. Bradley
and the ESP committee investi-
gated—and found her proposal to
be the answer to a problem which
had been troublesome for a con-
siderable length of time.
“Miss Stepp lost no time in
turning in her suggestion,” said
Bradley, “and that illustrates an-
other point in the ESP program.
Several other persons came up
with the same idea—but Miss
Stepp was first, and she is the
one who will benefit.”
The ESP committee recom-
mended and obtained approval
for an award of $215, of which
$107.50 will be paid immediately
and the remainder in six months
if savings continue to be realized.
In the first seven months of
the current fiscal year, Dec. 1,
1948, through June 30, 1949, a
total of 220 awards have been
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