Hundreds See The Birth Of A Camera At Open House

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Argus Family June Graduates

DOLORES RAYMENT, daughter of George Belanger (Engineering) graduates from Fenton High School, Fenton, Michigan. (Photo unavailable).

Reviewing Argus Progress

As you know, all Argus employés received an increase on June 1. Because the Annual Improvement Factor on which this increase is based was adopted a number of years ago, it might be helpful to review the reasoning behind it. Any improvements in tools, methods, processes and equipment enable a progressive company to produce more with the same amount of effort from its employés. By giving employés this anual increase, the company passes on to them direct benefits from technological improvements. Actually, the employés benefit in another way, also. Increased or more efficiënt production makes the company more competitive and helps to achieve steady employment. COMPETITION IS KEEN At this time it is particularly important that Argus keep in a favorable competitive position. Perhaps many of you noticed the recent Plant I showcase display of the A4 camera and its competition. As you could see, our competition- particularly in the Germán field- is getting tough. Competition with Eastman Kodak, another competitor shown, is always keen because this company has strong advertising and years of prestige behind it. In order to maintain this favorable competitive position, it is necessary to keep improving our methods and standards and to reduce costs. The Engineering, Methods, and Purchasing Departments are constantly working on these problems. Their efforts have been greatly responsible for Argus' success in cutting a piece of the industry for itself ever since the beginning of the company. GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS General business conditions, including sales in the photographic industry, are somewhat behind last year's. We at Argus are fortúnate in that our commercial business for the first f ive months of 1954 is equal to the same period last year. However, sales of two of our cameras have been less than anticipated, with the result that we have higher than normal inventories of these products. The months of January, February, and March are historically low points in photographic sales. As a matter of policy, we planned to manufacture more cameras and projectors during this quarter than we expected to sell in order to level off employment to the best of our ability. If the seasonal pattern of increase in photographic sales in late spring and early summer is realized, our inventory will be reduced to normal and we will be able to continue our current rate of production. EMPLOYMENT REMAINS HIGH The first of the month there was an article in the Ann Arbor News indicating that Ann Arbor employment was down 15 per cent from a year ago. In contrast to this, Argus employment as of June 1 was 1202 as compared with 1185 on the first of June last year. In other words, Argus employment is up 1-12 per cent while Ann Arbor is down 15 per cent.

INDEPENDENCE LAKE WORK PROGRESSING A representative from the Recreation Club carne in to sell me my annual membership card recently. It was gratifying to hear about the progress that is being made at Independence Lake this spring. Improvement of the bathing beach, building of a new bathhouse, and the additional playground facilities for children all help to make a more attractive and useful place for employé recreation.

Two Men Get Promotions

Superintendent of Commercial Assembly was the new position given

Dick Leggett last month. This job puts him in supervisión of Camera Assembly and Civilian Optical Assembly. Leggett, a native Ann Arborite, came to Argus in March, 19 53 as a trouble shooter. In June of

last year, he was promoted to Production Engineer. His office will be temporarily located in the Factory Manager' s office.

Manager of thenew Argus Canadian Operation to be somewhere near Toronto is Fred Leeman, Methods and Standards Supervisor. Leeman, who was born in Chicago, began working for Argus in Maren, 1942

as a lens grinder.

4 Awarded Argus College Scholarships

Argus employee scholarships (oneyear awards of $250 each) have been won by children of three Argus people and one Argus employee herself. James Ritchie will attend Michigan State Normal College next f all; all the rest will enter the University of Michigan.

Work Parties Go-to-town At Independence Lake

Argus people are rolling up their sleeves and REALLY DIGGING these days at Independence Lake. Playground equipment is now up; painting of boats has begun, construction of the new bathhouse is underway. But there's lots of work still to be done. Join the next work party- your help is needed! MANY HANDS make light work as (left to right) Wilfred Bonnewell, Bill Betke, Roger Westphal and John Kenne help each other. Helen Breining and Ethel Huffman paint boats.

You Asked Andy

First of all, let's clear up some unfinished business f rom last month. ItTs the question asking about a mistake in the book "The Man You Hurt May Be Yourself" on the Good Reading Rack. The answer I got from the Good Reading Rack Service went like this: "Well, I guess you really stumped the experts. The author took the figures about the 70 falls a day from the National Safety Council booklet entitled "Falls," but in his enthusiasm included the two words "at work, " which accounts for the discrepancy. "So I think you should congratúlate your employé for being so alert, and teil him that you hope all of the employés who read the booklet will do so as carefully. Thanks so much for calling it to our attention. " Why do we have to have so many large chuck holes in our parking lots ! ? I want to Torn Spitier for an answer on this one It seems that the chuck-hole condition was caused by spring thaws and rain. YouTve probably noticed that since your note was written, gravel has been placed on the parking lot to remedy the situation. Parking and driving problems should have been made easier by this addition. Time Study Policy Why is it that production workers are allowed only certün specified minutes per hour by the foreman and time study? If we make over those specified minutes, time-study men say that we are eliminating certain parts of an operation or something is wrong with the timing. In Dept. 10, every job is being retimed ! If our supervisor and the time-study men take it on themselves to cut our wages, why shouldn't they have their wages cut accordingly? Bill Thompson, Methods and Standards Manager, gave me the answer for this sticker. He said: "The Argus Incentive Plan, as stated in our Incentive Policies, is designed to pay the production worker for output over and above that required by a normal fair dayTs work. At no time, with the exception of a controlled machine cycle, is an employé limited to only a certain specified minutes per hour. "It has always been the policy to continually maintain all time study standards with regard to the method, material, equipment, or Quality Control requirements. In Dept. 10 we are merely making the investigations and, where the operation has changed, increases or decreases to the standard are taking place in a normal fashion. "There are many instances where the new Quality Control practices have not been included in the operation and this is being added at the time of the investigation by the Time Study Engineer. All the changes that are being made throughout Argus are being reviewed with the supervisors, foremen, and employé on the job. "

Engineering Goes ... Bats?

Instead of bats-in-the-belfry, Engineering had bats in New Products last month. The situation was short-lived, however, because Torn Heermans and Bob Gramprie became brave headhunters who subdued and extinguished the intruder. Torn found that a beam compass can be used for other things besides drawing!

Hubbell Collects $931 For Suggestions

Two suggestions which he submitted to the suggestion plan office brought Ken Hubbell, Machine Shop, a total of $931. 35 last month. For his first suggestion, to extrude the stop pin from the release grip on the C-3 Camera, he received $854. 62. His second suggestion, to eliminate a restrike operation on the lock clip for the C-3 Camera, brought him $76. 73. Other Machine Shop employees who cashed in on suggestion ideas last month were George Conn who received $47. 87 for suggesting the elimination of two burring operations, Harold Toutant who received one award of $14. 14 and another of $5, Russell Widmayer who received $13.65, Gene Rohde who received $17.84 and Travis Brooks who collected $10. In the Lens Polishing Department, Stan Koning received a $25 suggestion award, Herbert Roberts received $10 . Irene Swaney in Lens Centering suggested a method to save scrapped lenses and received $28. 50 and Lucille Harvey, also of Lens Centering, received an award of $10. Other cash-winning suggestors last month were Bill Ruzicka, Purchasing, who was award ed $10, Orviel Harrison, Production Planning, who received $5 and Hilda White, Mailing, who was awarded $10.

Survey Shows High Employe Interest In Argus Credit Union

From approximately 1,000 credit union surveys distributed throughout the plant, 876 replies were received. Of the 876 total, 782 people answered "yes" to the question, "If a credit union were started at Argus, would you be interested in saving money in it. " 94 people answered "no" to the same question. 258 profit sharers said they were interested in saving money in a credit union, 37 said they were not interested. Credit union representatives say that the total of "yes" answers indicates a very high amount of interest in an Argus credit union. An employé meeting with a representative from the credit union association to answer questions was held this month. Further plans to organize an Argus credit union were made at that time.

Argus People Take Letter Writing Course

Often our customers have no other way to judge the character of our company except through the letters they receive from us. Because we want to make the best possible impression through our letters and build up good will and sales , m'iny Argus people are now taking a correspondence course in letter-writing. Correspondents in the sales and service departments learn to correct "grammarphobia" (bad grammar) use "breakfast table words" (simple language) Mshave the whiskers" (avoid formal business language) in a Hower Four-Month Letter Improvement Course which they are currently taking. Members of the course receive weekly lessons and monthly bulletins to study. Carbon copies of letters which they compose are sent to Hower' s. These letters are criticized and returned to their owners. Occasionally an exceptional letter becomes a ribbon winner. Then congratulations are attached to the letter and

mission is asked to have the letter published in Hower's Business Digest. MANY ARE 0-1-2 CLUB MEMBERS A similar improvem ent course is taken by stenographers in sales, service and advertising. Their letters are corrected for typographical and grammatical errors rather than for composition. Letters which have less than 2 mistakes receive congratulations and make their owners members of the 0-1-2 Club. Argus girls who are 0-1-2 members include: Joyce Boyle, advertising; Ann Agnew, Service, Francés Vining, Service; Bonnie Griffith, Sales; Alice Riley, Sales; Virginia Brumley, Sales.

Club To Have Honor Roll

All Recreation Club members who work at least eight hours at Independence Lake this summer will get their names on the honor roll, club officers recently announced. One honor roll will be hung in a prominent spot in the lake area and one will be hung at Argus.

J C C Members Handle Builder's Show Booth

One of the Argus cafe tables with its colorful umbrella from the Chicago Photo Show lent a festive air to our booth at the Ann Arbor Builder's Show. Argus men who are members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce attended the booth and pointed out camera features to visitors. Men who set up the booth and attended it were: Jack Grimston, Irving Halman, Dick Wood, George Haas, Fred Steinhebel, Will Van Dyke, Wiles ConVerse, Bob Lundquist, Don Phillips, Harold Thompson and Martin Breighner.

Honors Received By Junior Achievers

Ronald Muchnick, member of the Argus-sponsored Peggie Products Junior Achievement group, and Beverly Gray, 16-year-old daughter of Wilmot Gray , Sales Department, received honors at the Junior Achievement Banquet in Detroit last month. Ronald, who graduates from University High this month, received the Katharine Cornell award of $100; Beverly received a Junior Executive award for her work as sales manager of Products Unlimited (sponsored by Hoover Ball and Bearing Company). The banquet was held at the close of this year's operations of Junior Achievement.

Peggie Products Declares Dividend

Peggie Products Co. , the Junior Achievement group sponsored by Argus, declared an eight per cent dividend (54L per share) for the year. The company made Peggie Boards which were sold at Argus early in the year and a memo pad, made and sold later in the year. Business advisor for the group was Sherwood Mclntire, Accounting; Production advisor was Ralph Parsons, Paint Shop; Sales Advisor was William Armstrong, Sales; Altérnate Advisor was David Oughton, Engineering.

Junior Achievement To Continue In Ann Arbor

This was the first season of Junior Achievement in Ann Arbor. So far, Ann Arbor businessmen and industrialists have raised more than $6,000 to continue operations of the group when school starts next f all. Purpose of the program is to provide high school youths the opportunity to learn a business by operating one.

The Community Comes A'calling

Abo ut 650 people f rom the Ann Arbor área toured Argus onCoramunity Night, May 14. Among the guests were people from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor schools and business people from the city. COVER PHOTO Opal Sanch (Final Inspection) examines grinding operations in Plant II with her children, Lynn and Lola.

Festive Night For The Family Tours, Prizes, Food For A Gala Affair

Big night for Argus folks' families was May 7, the annual family open house. About 560 people toured the plant, gazed in amazement at intricate manufacturing processes, met new and old friends and had ice cream and coffee in the cafeteria. Four Argus A-4 Cameras were awarded as door prizes. As mementos of the occasion, the kiddies got balloons and the ladies received roses.

20 Words Win Washer!

Jean Bruetsch, above, smiles happily as Mr. Finn from an Ypsilanti appliance store makes her the lucky winner of a new automatic washer. Her answer, in 20 words or less, to why she liked to shop at National Food stores won the machine. Jean is the wife of Harold Bruetsch, Engineering.

Tiny Brother "disrupts" Family's Life

Peter Chapman is only 6 months old-but what a stir he has created in his short life! Pete's dad, Carlos (Sales) and mom, Helen, were moving from Boston where Carlos had been working, back to Ann Arbor when Pete arrived 2-12 months ahead of schedule. The family was visiting in Rochester at the time. Peter weighed 2 pounds, 9 ounces. "I never had seen anything that small that was yelling, M Mrs. Chapman said. First Pete was hustled into an air lock; then he was moved to an isolette, then an incubator. When he was 5 weeks old, Mom left for Ann Arbor with the 2 girls. Carlos had already begun his new duties as ,ATgus marketing manager by that time. Then mom returned to Rochester and when Pete was big enough- 6 lbs., 3 oz. - took him home where, at this moment, everything is once again back to normal.

Weber--morgan Marriage

Richard Weber, Grinding, was married to Pauline Morgan on April 17 at Saline Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Weber took a wedding trip to northern Michigan. They are now living in Saline.

Yerebech--howard Wed

Robert Yerebech, Polishing night shift, was married to Frieda Howard on May 1 in Angola. After the ceremony, the couple traveled to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Yerebech are now living in Ypsilanti.

Jerry Bowerman Married

Jerry Bowerman, Grinding night shift, was married to Patricia Barron on May 8 in Immaculate Conception Church, Milan. Their wedding trip was to Luray, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Bowerman are now living in Milan.

Braun--romine Marriage

Joyce Braun, Accounting, became the bride of James Romine, Optical Assembly on May 16 in an afternoon ceremony at the Bethlehem Evangelical and Reformed Church. After an eastern wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Romine were at home in Whitmore Lake.

Paul Pohnert Wed

Grace Bible Church was the scène of the wedding ceremony of Paul Pohnert, Shipping, andMarcella Sayre on May 8. Af ter a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Pohnert were at home in Ann Arbor.

Joanne Crawford Bride

Joanne Lois, daughter of Loyal Crawford, Tool Engineering, became the bride of Richard Swischer on May 28 at the home of the bride. The newly-married couple traveled to Cleveland. They will make their home in Ann Arbor.

Euchre Winners Named

Final results of the men's Euchre Tournament which ended May 24 were announced recently. These are the winners: lst place, Clyde Riley, Maintenance, 2nd place, Richard Towner, Machine Shop, 3rd place, Bill Fike, Tool Room.

Cake Masterpiece Baked

Lucy Dunn, wife of Jerome, Shipping baked this 4-tier wedding cake

lor her parent's 40th wedding anniversary. 200 lucky people attended the celebr ation and helped eat the cake.

Marjie Gets Showered!

Stork Calls

Pictured above is Dale Alan, brand new son of Walter Purdy, Service. Dale was born May 5 weighing 8 lbs. , 10 oz. He has a sister, Gale Rose, 2 years old. Jerry Patterson, Planning, has a baby girl. Cheryle Lyn, born May 13 weighing 8 lbs. , 15 oz. Ann Burgess is the name of Dick Foster's daughter born May 5 weighing 8 lbs. Dick works in Purchasing. Ty Kemp, Purchasing, has a son, Scott Mitchell, born May 4 weighing 8 lbs. , 9 oz. Ty also has a 3-yearold daughter, Debbie. Bob Nickels' (Purchasing) new son's name is Timothy. He was born May 11 weighing 7 lbs. , 6 oz. Bob also has a son, Jimmy, and a daughter, Aleta. Ralph Merrell, Service, has a son, Bruce Everette, born May 9 weighing 7 lbs. , 6 oz. Ralph' s wife is also formerly of Service. The Merrell's also have a 4-l2-yearold girl, Denise May. Mory Carr, Engineering, has a new red-haired daughter, Patricia Margaret, born May 9 weighing 8 lbs. , 1 oz. The new baby has 2 sisters and 3 brothers. George Haas, Accounting, has a baby girl, Teresa Lynn, born May 10. The Haas' also have a 3-12year-old boy. John Borgerson, Accounting, has a new daughter, Judith Leigh, born May 1. The Borgersons have 2 other daughters.

News From Argus Men In Service

TED WAXMAN, Government Optical Assembly, stopped at the plant last month while home on furlough. Ted brought news of his marriage on March 27 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. His wife, Marie, lives in Ann Arbor. Ted is being sent to Fort Lewis, Washington; from there he expects to be shipped to the Far East.

Another serviceman about to embark for the Far East is ALVIN WIEDMEYER, Blo.cking Room. Alvin was home on a 2-week furlough last month. He expects to be sent to Japan, he said. Neither of the men were able to leave forwarding addresses for correspondence0

MARVIN PRATT, Government Optical Assembly, who is now in the air force reports that he was recently promoted to "Senior AC Mech. and from A3C to A2C (the equivalent of Corporal in the Army). "

MGive my regards to the boys and gals on the T-150 and 49 line' he said. At last report, he was stationed in Florida at Eglin Air Force Base. CLARENCE CARRINGTON, Optical Assembly, who is on the hospital staff in the navy reports TtI have sold a few Argus Cameras to some of my buddies by just talking about them. Tve heard some wonderful remarks from different people about the Argus products. This really made me feel good since I used to work on the projector line. " At last report, Clarence was stationed at Great Lakes.

Cal Foster Is Argus 20 Year Man This Month

The service honor roll has a new man, Calvin Foster, on it this month. Cal (above), who has been with Argus for 20 years this June is Night Supervisor in the Shipping Department.

Another man who marks his Argus anniversary in June is James Kane, (above) Receiving Inspection. Jim, has been with Argus 10 years.

When anniversary photos were posted in last JanuaryTs "Argus Eyes", William Paradise was mistakenly omitted. So late anniversary congratulations now go to Bill, Machine Shop, who is an Argus 10-year man.

Argus Names In The News

Jim Meidrum, Engineering, was elected president of the Lyra Male Chorus during the group's 1954-55 Diamond Anniversary year. Jack Grimston, Inventory Control, was elected secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Irv Halman, Accounting, was elected member of the board of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Isabelle Nash, Controllers Office, and Betty Bliss, Advertising, represented the National Association of SecretariesT chapter of Ann Arbor at the state meeting in Muskegon last month. William Thompson, Methods and Standards Manager, talked on 'The Use of Methods, Time Measurement for Methods and Standards" at a Work Measurement Conference in Chicago. James Brinkerhoff, factory manager, discussed "Effective Personnel Administration" at the Society for the Advancement of Management in Detroit.

Profit Sharer's Accounts Continue To Grow

Profit sharer's accounts are continuing to mount steadily judging by the balance sheet for the nine months period ending April 30. The ledger valueof theprofit-sharing investments was $1,551,741.17 as of the end of April, 1954. Their market value is $1, 574, 699. 99. This means that the profit-sharing fund investments are currently worth about $23, 000 more than we paid for them. Profit-sharing funds are invested in the same U.S. Savings Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Commercial Debentures and Argus Profit-Sharing preferred stock listed in the March "Argus Eyes. " Tlxe Balance Sheet showed that $1,515,124.09 has been divided among the profit-sharing members accounts from the beginning of the fund to April 30, 1954. This year's company contributions will be added to the fund at the end of the fiscal year (July 31, 1954). Indications are that the company' s contribution will be large again this year.

Vets Praise Argus Lens Grinding Process

Among recent tourers through the plant were a group of disabled veterans. Af ter the tour, this report on Argus was made in an issue of the vetTs paper, "The Green Sheet. " "Their (ArgusT) process for creating the various types of lenses seemed to impress us most. A great deal of time is spent in training lens grinders and Argus really has the know-how when it comes to lenses for their process is recognized as one of the finest in the business. "

Sports Review

Manager Jack Scott and his Argus nine are off to a very impressive start in league play. In the season opener Argus was pitted against a strong Dexter team, and the Argus entry gave promise of another successful season this year. Manager Scott chose Bob Koch to hurl the initial game and Koch responded with a clutch-pitching shutout performance. Torn Bates in right field made the play of the game in aid of the goose-egg hurling of Koch. Bates scooped up a line drive and fired a strike to catcher Max Robinson to erase the runner trying to score from second on the hit. The Argus defense had to be at its best because the Argus batsmen were finding it difficult to solve the slants of the Dexter twirler. With the aid of two misplays in their opponents' infield, Argus pushed four runs across the plate. It was a wellplayed game, and Manager Scott feit quite satisfied with the opening 4-0 victo ry. In their second test, the Argus hitters found their batting eyes and made it easy for Bob Mclntyre to coast to an easy 17-3 win over the Knights of Columbus. Bob showed Jack enough so that the manager is now rather optimistic over his mound staff . This game also afforded an opportunity to look over all the players on the Argus squad. From their performances in this contest, it appears that Argus is blessed with a strong bench. Two games do not make a successful season, but the play in their first two games has been most encouraging. The Recreation Club reports that new uniforms have arrived and that the team should be all decked out for their next game. Argus employés are invited to attend all the games. Schedules are posted on the bulletin boards of both plants. Jn the Tuesday group, Ted Adams and Art Selent are out to make a shambles of the title chase in that league. Ted and Art have moved along in almost unbelievable fashion by taking 56 out of 60 points. Even though it is certain that this pace cannot be maintained, it seems probable that the margin that is now being built up will be all the cushion needed for any slump that may come. The teams of Torn Heermans-Bob Nickels and Joe Jim Brinkerhoff will prove the strongest threats to the leaders. In the person of Bob Nickels we have one of Ann Arbor's best golfers. Besides playing a near flawless game, Bob has shown true sportsmanship in helping his opponents with their games even when that help has meant defeat for his team. The match with Bob and his very popular partner, Torn Heermans, is looked forward to by all the members of the league. The smooth-swinging Joe Detweiler and his recovery shot-making partner, Jim Brinkerhoff, are staying close enough to the pace to be troublesome in the last half of the schedule. Dick Leggett and Neil Navarre have vaulted into first place in the Wednesday League, and are demonstrating why they were the pre-season favorites to walk off with the title. This duo boasts the lowest average team in any of the leagues. It is very likely that this is the team to beat in order to qualify for the final play-offs to determine Argus championship. In the runner-up spot is the surprising team of Max Putnam and Ralph Flick, Each of these is participating in league play for the first time, and both have so far proved exceedingly tough to handle. The Wednesday group seems to have the best

balancea teams. The Barsantee father-son combine, Hal Thompson (who with Bob Nickels is one of two golfers whose average is under 40) Bill Doyle, Joe Dobransky-Maurie Howe, Chuck McClune-John Shattuck are all low handicap teams and should provide many interesting matches. In the Thursday League, the teams of Herb Pfabe-Roger Westphal and Ray Clark-Eric Soderholm are waging a battle for first place with Pfabe and Westphal now holding a narrow two-point edge. In the past, Pfabe has proved a sharp competitor and Roger seems to be catching much of the same f iré. Clark and Soderholm, however, have their own ideas about league titles. The top five entries of the Thursday group have only a sixpoint spread so there should be quite a scrambling for positions in the next few weeks.

Afternoon Shift Golf

The afternoon shift eight-team golf league is going into its fifth week of play. Gene Rohde and Bill Ambrazevich lead the way with a perfect score of 40 points. The way things are shaping up now, it looks likeany team can win, especially so, since the high handicap golfers are beginning to show a lot of improvemento

Golf Outing Scheduled

The first golf outing of the season was announced recently by Chairman Oscar Spaly. It will be held at the Plymouth Golf Course, Saturday, June 19. The outing will start with a round of golf to be played anytime after one o'clock. Dinner will be served in the clubhouse at six. The committee has planned a full day. It is unnecessary to remind members who have attended those outings previously tocóme out, but new members of the leagues are invited to attend if at all possible. Everyone is guaranteed a very enjoyable day.

Swimming Classes Held At Independence Lake

Wilfred Bonnewell, lake caretaker, has offered to conduct afternoon swimming classes, free of charge, for Recreation Club members and their families this summer. The classes will be available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons beginning after June 20 (exact date will be announced later). Some classes will be conducted after 3:30 in the afternoon if day-shift people are interested in them. Transportation arrangements will be made for those who have no way to get to the lake. Persons interested should fill in the form below and return it to the Personnel Department.

Yes, We Want To Take Swimming Lessons!

Number of Adults %W ' - - - - i f Nam es ) ■E).% Number of Children: Boys Ages Girls Ages Circle Day Desired: Monday (P.M.) Tuesday (P.M.) Thursday (P.M.) I am interested in classes af ter 3:30 on (Mon. , Tues. or Thurs.) j I need transportation for people. I can supply transportation for people. (Return to Personnel Department)

Bowling Banquets

The annual Men's Bowling Banquet was held Tuesday, May 4 at the Moose Lodge in Ann Arbor.

Argus Eyes

Editor Dorothy Burge Photographers . . . Eddie Girvan Joe O'Donnell Published every month for the employés of Argus Cameras, Inc. and their families.

Reporters Machine Shop Dorothy Lixey Paint Shop Wilma Simmons Camera Assemoly . . . Ruth O'Hare Govt. Opt. Assembly. Bea Frisinger, Thressel Conley Lens Processing Betty Shattuck Maintenance Emil Johnson Optical Assembly, Inspection Jean FitzGerald Engineering Jim Meidrum Standards Virginia Birney Production Planning. . Muriel Raaf Tool Room Bill Fike Shipping . . Hilda White Service Ted Watt Tabulating Lee Monson Accounting Beulah Newman Sales Jane Maulbetsch Purchasing Patt DuCharme Night Shift Bill Ambrazevich, George Navarre Feature Writers Andy Argus, Art Parker, Jr. , Robert Lewis, Babe Peterson, Eddie Girvan.

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May Vacations

Art Christ, Maintenance, took his vacation last month. Art spent his time planting gladiola bulbs and working in his garden. Lois Elkins and Ginny Brumley of Sales flew to Denver, Colorado over Memorial Day weekend to visit Barbara Rider or MRed Rider" as she was known to members of the Sales Department where she worked until a few months ago. Barbara' s Colorado address is: 3066 15th St. , Boulder, Colorado. Jerry Space, Sales, carne back with a nice tan after spending two weeks in the deep South last month. This was Jerry' s first trip in her new DeSoto. She visited her husband, Dallas, who is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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Tabulating Celebrates Birth Of Twins

When John Braykovich became the proud father of twin girls on May 19, co-workers in Tabulating pres ent ed him with the start of a twin-layette. The twins, Dianne Marie and Donna Jean who weighed 5 lbs. , 9 oz. and 5 lbs. , 14 oz. at birth are the Braykovich' s first children.

Party Held In Inventory Control

A 2-in-l celebration was held in Inventory Control last month when Nancy Carpenter left Argus and Betty Becker was married. Co-workers celebrated with a lunch at coffee break and gifts for the girls. Betty was married to Jack Measley, Ann Arbor policeman on May 15 in Zion Lutheran Church, The Measley's took a wedding trip to northern Michigan.