Argus Eyes

IKOI II Argus Eyes is publishe employees of Argus, ïnc and their families, It is intended to be a friendly communication them, and to provide a source oí information cono company's business. Beverly Bullís oí the Perc partment makes sure thai gathered and that picture tained and arranged in iashion ior publication c lOth of e ach month. Sam Schtieider of the P ie Department will iurnisF

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The Planners

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A Good Neighbor Drops In

I v Dudley Scholte Pedro Rocasalvo, Buenos gentina, was a recent visitor Since he left his home on Jui he has traveled 27,000 miles

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Thank You!

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Children's Christmas Party To Feature Puppet Show

L25 TO FEATURE PUPPE

mecms oí The Arus Part between december JS, at Í l reliable 2 through 10 are iö prninrr ik in the Pcrsumieï o1

The Enchanted Island

readable .bOU. a Thc Encha. written and i pictures, L de with a ase Marie "The Enchante called up mc of the most pt Johnson has prodi iy" to all, There is a happ; rt funny dragon, a done by enit íind a magie Êjold and jcwcJs tha There is also a vking, a bcautíful ] some prince ver of this "The Enchantec en "by Snm colorí ui and excit rich, and sometime forc your eyes. A suüpujjse, you will p-pn your seat when th

y for chilrlren of Argus emj; la uso n auditorium at 2 :30 PJ viLed, Tickt!tü oí íidniissiun luíi fice.

Puppetry

■ L-LLCU LU rtlllVC V.1LI. a„ othe] least tv scènes. ïiUmI Islaiid produced by Johnson Fuppe J Island" has been kllüws ÍJ ijjuïar plays that Ed. J s ■ iced. he rin: . , Egypt a r littlc gnome, a vcry pUppets wicked old witch, n festivals. carpet covered with aJes t flies tbroiigh the air. ' tQ ( ry difinified fat old T}lfiy hp( )rineess and a Marionei any co , Island" is dramatic, marionet ilig. The scenery ia puppets 5 it changes right L -jup 5 for excitcment and tjiat can

i sjt on me eage di Cíd mean ie witch tries to push son pn te elift (lolIs A ■y spetial thinjí about chanical Isïand." Applesauct There hom everybody lo ves. je -Jn describe Applesauce, ovcr inny indeed. People They art r forpet liim. He has cae most popular puppets are flt ;t A light i orlts alt ihs that the ie Unes, changes the wiíl sec liprhts and the music, screen. 1 ompbte show, alone, in the Fíi string-pu npc iiv tionedr j lUliJ 11 1 strings, u fastened Kv-ú:.:fc r H 'I -X" ML ; tro 11er. 1 ngáÉH SM and caus UB

Sales Slips

takes M make or tion of a ionettes, á months. Most n but on tt sized. Tl V' ■■ the audii Wto size for t i pears nal w actual si; :asalvo Lx some of his N$%. from the Arm Arbor . 40 rus employees, who J fis intprfsíinf

the operator's hand like a fïlove, e worked f rom below and are tand-puppets. Shadow-puppets :nd are pressed against a aereen, 5 placed behind the puppets so : audience, on the other side, their shadows through the fhis type has been most popular ir East, particularly China. The ippetr as we have already menis called the marionette. The iSLiaüy Btrong black fishline, are at one end of the various part larionette, and at the other end tem of levers called the cortPhc operator works from above, íes the puppet to move by tilt;ontroller in various ways. The te is the most complicated type et, and a great deal of skill is to work it well. arionettes you will see in ''Tht ;d Isiand" were care ful ly car ved ood by Ed. Johnson. It usually r. Johnson about a week to ie marionette. The construci complete plnyt indurlinp; marscenery, ctc.t takes about foui nariojieites are only 2 f eet high, ie stace thev aDuear to be

Holidays With Pay

he puppets. As everything aptu ral, and there is nothing of :e to compare with, an optical f much greater size is created.

Ad Libbing

compilintf scrapbooks on spoj collection of press cuttings 01 NOTK All employees must change of address. Thi

i nen in u iwinüimg me room rínjí With Jackie N. talkinjí of litl Before Dorothy B. can turn Anothcr salesman comes i: bound. Elaine find Dorothy M. have topether: Ts it f acts and figures, or weather? Upon closer inspection it is p They are tryinp to develoj recipe. Lee speaks not a word but gi to her work, And when five oclock comes with a jerk. With the stub of a pipe held (■Aa Vi

Argus Profiles

jpets witn strings were wiaeiy lepict tharacters from the Bible, ame known as Little Marys or tes. While they no loner have nncction with the Church, te is still the popular name for operated by means of strinns. pel is any sort of jointed ñírure 1_ m. j-u -ij 4 - -L--K. jhfn l-l P Wl a 1 1 fl i1.

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so as to iook líkc a Jiviní perpets are quite different f rom dolí is a toy, and has no Operator in the lens blockii means of moving naturaily. Was born ín Spencer, India are several types of puppets. Albor and now lives at 625

Profit Sharing Savings Retirement Fund

Members of the Argus profit sharing fund held their fourth annual dinner November 1, at the Michigan Union. The guests were seated by Francés Watterworth assisted by her attractive ushers; Marie Barbier, Helen Smith, Stella Edds, Virginia Busch, Ethel Jones, Anna Kneiper, Ethel Sinelli. Freida Wackenhut, and Joy Hartman. The dinner was off to a fine start with Bill Bone as master of ceremonies. A quartette, the WHRV Serenaders, comprised of James Meidrum, of Department 71, singing first tenor; LeRov Graves, second tenor ; Art Jahnke, baritone; and bass, Cari Anderson. They were assisted by Mrs. Arthur Jahnke at the piano. Mr. Robert D. Howse, Argus president, told the members that the company had contributed $61,616 during the year, while the 365 members of the fund added $60,002 to the fund. Assets of $656,478 with a liability to retiring members of $5,409 were reported by Mr. Howse, who pointed out that this was a large increase over $43,018, the total in the fund at the end of 1942, the first year of the fund's operation. Income earned by the fund during the twelve months amounted to a net return of 7.7 percent on the membership equity during the past year. The fund showed a substantial net increase during the fiscal year 1947-1948. Questions on sales, advertising, new producís and finance were discussed by a panel, with Mr. Joe Clemens as moderator. The panel consisted of Mr. Howse; Homer Hilton, general sales manager ; Jay Leason, vice-president ; and Clinton Harris, manager of manufacturing and engineering. New models for 1948 were shown; thepiodel 75, a small, inexpensive twin lens camera, the model 23, a 35mm addition to the Argus line; and two new telescopes, the M 85 C and M 86 C, to be produced under government contract.

Engineering Department News

Well, the weary deer-hunters have all iragged themselves back to Argus - one vith a triumphant smile on his face, and ihe others with their chins on the ground. George Fisher returned with an elevenpoint buck. It seems that Mr. F. was prowling around a swamp where the old deer go to die when he spotted the uniortunate critter coming through the voods on crutches. George proceeded to dek the crutches from under it, and it lied of a heart attack before it hit the ïround. John Condón wasn't quite so taky, but is looking forward to next V Will Parker and Harvey Lenlz are diligently working on their new houses, Uttempting to finish them before winter. Any airplane pilot will feel at home in Jan Van den Bröek's car, with all its

navigation instruments, including inclinometer, air-speed indicator, altimeter and manifold pressure gauge, to name but a few. Three of the fellows are sporting new cars. Eddie Palmer with a new Studebaker, Neil Podewils and Joe Lyons with new Chevrolets, and "Two Car" Barnes with a Chrysler. Smile-of-the-month : It seems that Dave Lowber was awakened one night by his little daughter calling from her room. Groping through the hall, he lipped and feil headlong down the stairs, spraining his finger in the plunge. A small voice was heard from upstairs, "Daddy, do that again - I didn't see it!" Ken Pratt left us last month, and we wish him lots of success in his new venture. Jim (Carmen Lombardo) Meidrum had his Serenaders Quartet tickling their tonsils at the Annual Profit Sharers Dinner. That's all the scandal 'til next year !

A Note From A Friend

"I can't find words enough to express my gratitude to you people, and how grateful and thankful I am to all of you for extending your help to my family. My heartiest and sincere thanks. Some day I hope to return you a favor. - Harry Axelson."

Polished Prose

Well what do you know? Returning from a fruitless but pleasant jaunt up in the north woods, yours truly is approached for a few lines from Department 28. What is there to say, after missing three bucks, but to come peacefully. Looking around, the first thing I spy is the Great Profile studying the racing forms in the morning paper. He claims he has the system worked out, and there'll be actipn soon.

What's this? Another - oops, excuse please, it's Ted studying his picture in the last issue of Argus Eyes. What's cooking? Meat loaf. What a fine housekeeper for some gal. Take notice, gals. EEE-Yow, what's that? A bird! A plañe! No, just Eddie Dow, ol' Serutan Yob, giving out with his jetpropelled sneeze. What drive that boy has. Johnny Billau and Bob Hanselman just got in from the north woods - . Ah ha! Well now I feel better. Three men up, three down and no bucks. Earnie looks rather peaked these days. At present writing there's still no, word as to whether it will be a boy or a girl. Cheer up, buddy, we know how tough it is. Well, I gotta go now, I see Howard has dropped the morning Free Press and I must see what Dick Tracy has been up to. Eh, . what's this the neighbors have been doing, Connie?

Sports Highlights

The team standings for the Argus Ladies League has been changed some since the last issue of Argus Eyes. In full swing now, with the first round over, here are the standings : Games Team Games Won Lost Atom Busters 30 14 Hickey's Service 29 15 Tip Toppers 28 16 Blue Front 25 39 Schmidt's Beer 24 20 Victorettes 24 20 Harley Davidson 20 24 Card & Camera Shop . .19 25 Sales Sirens 19 25 Alley Wrens 18 26 Ar-Gals 14 30 Happy Gang 14 30 Individual high scores: High team single game without hand-cap, Hickey's 759 High team single game with handicap, Blue Front 766 High team three games without handicap, Hickey's 2082 High team three games with handicap, Victorette 2125 Doris Lyons, high single game . . 190 Ora Wetherbee, high three games 481 Four striked in a row, Lillian Elliot, Eolah Bucholz, Irene McCowan and Carolyn Dancer. Laura Egeler, seven spares in a row.

Fall Frolic Was A Big Success

Optical Illusions

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' '■'■'■■'iiHïHm r 250 Argus employees ar led the annual Fall Frolic on ion. Freddie Bentz and h s for dancing, and the cJ

Best Wishes On Your Annivesary

The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis

A% d theïr wives and husbai November 19, at the Ar