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Reviewing Argus Progress

During the second week of this month I testified against the reduction of photographic tariffs before the House Ways and Means Committee in Washington, D. C. I testified on behalf of our own company, and in my capacity as an officer of the National Association of Photographic Manufacturers I presented the full case for the photographic industry. The entire subject of world trade and tariffs is a rather complex one. There are tariffs on some products which substantially exclude imports from foreign countries. In cases like this, I can see merit to lowering such tariffs to créate some competition in the United States. However, in the case of photographic products, the present rate of tariff is only 15% and this has not been a real handicap to the Germans or Japanese; they have been extremely competitive in the U. S. market. CAMERA ON DISPLAY TYPIFIES FOREIGN IMPORTS The Germán camera that we have had on display in the Plant I showcase is a typical illustration of how competitive they can be. This camera at $29.95 including a leather case and flash gun is, as you can see, priced very -particular ly when you find that it has a f 2.8 lens. The reasons why the Germans and Japanese are so competitive in our market is because of their very low wage rates. Average wages in Germany are about 37 an hour and in Japan about 26 an hour. When you compare those low wages with our high wages of over $2 an hour, plus the f act that we pay 50 an hour in fringe benefits, you can see why they are competitive. Some mass production industries like the automobile industry are able to substantially overeóme this difference in wages through the use of very expensive tooiing and

equipment. This is not true in the photographic industry because Germany's photographic industry is just as big as our country' s, and Germán tooiing and equipment is comparable to ours. EFFICIENCY IS SUCCESS SECRET The reason we have been successful in meeting this competition is that we have an efficiënt manufacturing operation, and in addition we have an aggressive and successful advertising and merchandising program. Another important element in our favor is that our product is American and our name has become so well known that the American pupchaser knows that he can have his camera kept in good working order by sending it to the f actory . In talking to you from time to time, I have emphasized the need for keeping our efficiency at a very high level. By continuing to do this and keeping up our dynamic merchandising policy , we can successfully meet all competition . PRESENT REDUCED PRODUCTION HAS NO CONNECTION WITH TARIFF SITUATION There have been some questions raised as to whether the current reduction of production on some of our products had any connection with this situation. The answer is no; it did not. Historically, this time of the year is the lowest point in our production, and as a matter of fact, we have been very fortúnate in recent years that we have not had the sharp reductions prevalent in earlier years. Our lowering of production is quite modest in comparison with our over -all yearly schedule. We are only able to keep production up as high as it is by adding to our invento ry. Sales at this time of the year are less than our rate of production.

Two Men Celebrate February Anniversaries

Camera Boxes Begin 12 Month Europe Tour

A 12-month tour around the world is in store for a group of Argus gift box packages which will be displayed as examples of exceptional American packaging at European exhibits. The A4 and 75 gift boxes and the C3 and C4 combination boxes were among those picked by the U. S. Department of Commerce as "exceptional" packaging examples in the United States. First stop for the exhibit will be Frankfurt, Germany. Charles "Jimmy" Barker, Advertising Department, designed all the boxes .

Argus Children On Cover

The children on the cover of this month's "Argus EyesTf are allmembers of the Argus family. Kids are the children and grandchildren of employees in both plants.

University Scholarships Applications Taken Now

Applications for Argus scholarships for next falTs term at the University of Michigan or Michigan State Normal College may be made now. Deadline for filing completed applications is May 15. Four scholarships of $250 each, renewable for three additional years or until a maximum of $1,000 has been granted, are available to active Argus employees of one or more yearTs service and their children. Children of Company officers, however, are not eligible. Selections of recipients will be based on leadership qualifications, personality, integrity and general aptitude for college work and will be made by the University of Michigan Committee on University Scholarships. Decisions are based on application, references and examination. Application materials may be obtained from the Argus Personnel Department or from the Secretary of the Committee on University Scholarships, 1020 Administration Building, University of Michigan. All applicants will be notified of the Committee' s decisión on or bef ore August 1. Interested employees are urged to get their application, fill them out and file them as soon as possible.

Shattuck, Peterson To Represent Employees In Profit-sharing Managing Committee

A newcomer, John Shattuck, and a veterancommittee member, Harold "Babe" Peter son, both of Planning became employee representatives to the Prof it-Shar ing Managing Committee as the result of the annual election held last month. Members of the Profit-Sharing

Fund elected John for his first term on the committee and re-elected "Babe" for his sixth consecutive term. Voters first received a preliminary nominating ballot. Results of this ballot determined the final election slate which was voted on by profit sharers and tabulated by the Ann Arbor Trust Company.

1st Freight Car Ever Loaded By Argus Leaves State Street Warehouse

The Shipping Department, just recently settled in the State Street Warehouse, added a new job to its work program last month when men packed the first railroad freight car ever loaded by the Company. 150 wooden crates filled with 300-watt projectors and weighing 24,500 lbs., were packed in a New York Central freight car for shipment to Brooklyn,

New York, for army export. Although this was not the first box car to be shipped from Ann Arbor filled exclusively with Argus products, it was the first time that Argus had been able to take advantage of the low shipping rates allowed for a company that packs its own car loads . Previous carloads have been

packed by the railroad company. Railroad siding located a matter of feet from the recently-leased warehouse makes packing by the Shipping Department possible. The policy of packing our own freight carloads is expected to continue when large shipment orders are received in the future.

You Asked Andy

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Well, I asked for them- and I got them! There were five notes to keep me on my toes last month, and here they are: First Aid in Plant II "Why doesn't Plant II have a First Aid at least during the winter months. If we have a sore throat, we gargle, then have to go out in the cold. Lots of the employees neglect going across in the cold weather for aid for this reason." Several people- Fran Watterworth, Torn Spitier, Mrs. Radford were consulted about this one: They all agreed that anyone who has a really bad cold and sore throat belongs at home in bed, not at work. If the difficulty is just a mild case of the sniffles, a little stroll across the street shouldn't hurt someone who has already braved the wintry weather to get to work. The sniffler, of course, should be properly dressed. Everyone agreed that this running across the street in below zero weather without a coat will get you nowhere- except one step toward a case of pneumonia. A quick look at other companies that have employees spread around in 2 or 3 buildings showed that the common practice is to have just one central First Aid Department. All I can say is-wear that coat and take care of that cold- First Aid in Plant I will be happy to take care of you. Thanks for the Christmas Hams and Turkeys "Just a little note to say your hams you gave for Christmas were delicious . I had a chance to eat one of the turkeys and they were also very good. Thanks again for the nice Christmas gift." Andy is in full agreement. The Mrs. fixed our turkey up with dressing and all the trimmings for the holidays, and I can't remember when it has tasted so good. Orchids to Mrs. Holcomb "I am writing for several of the other girls to let you know how much we really appreciate our fine cleaning lady, Mrs. Holcomb. She is thorough and wonderful in every way. She and Mrs. Winney are very much the same. I have worked at Argus better than ten years and those two are the best cleaners we have ever had... two most wonderful people,' too." This one is a pleasure to pass on. Fm sure that Mrs. Holcomb will agree that itfs nice to know that your work is appreciated. Early Time Clock Punching by Office Employees "Why is it the office personnel are not docked for punching out at 3:29 like the factory and why don't they have to punch at noon?" The answer to this one came from Chief Timekeeper Myron Rockman who said that everyone (except people who have been exempted by Federal Law) is required to punch the time clock in the morning, at noon and at night. It is not a customary procedure in most company offices to doek office employees for punching out 1 minute early, and here at Argus, we attempt to conform to normal company rules and regulations. However, the supervisor of any office employee who does punch out 1 minute early receives a notice informing him of this act. "Accept No Verbal Order Forms" in the Offices "Does, or has Argus ever used 'accept no verbal orders' forms in the offices. I am asking this because

very of ten our supervisor will give us verbal instructions in reference to specific procedures and we are supposed to remember these things and follow them. Oftentimes, this results in utter confusión- the supervisor doesn't remember just what he did say and we don't either. Of course, it's very easy to jot down some notes, but then we don't have the man's signature or initials . Thank you." Argus has used the "accept no verbal orders" form in the past, but because the practice did not prove to be a popular one, it was discontinued some time ago. Your suggestion, however, will be given to office supervisors who will be told that there is still a supply of these forms in the stockroom should there be sufficient interest in resuming the practice. QUESTIONS FRQM THE EMPLOYEE MEETING A few questions were left unanswered at the employee meeting last month. Torn Spitier, who chased them down, asked me to give you the answers. Profit-Sharing Fund Regulations Someone asked if the Company has the right to discontinue the Profit-Sharing Fund, and if this were possible, would the profits be distributed among the employees . As Mr. Lewis stated at the meeting, the Company does have the right to discontinue the Fund. However, the agreement as stated in the Profit-Sharing book (which every employee receives when he becomes a member) provides that the Fund may be discontinued only at the end of a fiscal year by action of the board of directors, and providing that members of the Fund have been given six monthTs previous notice to that effect. At the time of discontinuance, each member is entitled to the full 100% of his credit existing on the Fund books of account. This includes the employee' s contribution plus interest as well as the Corporation' s contribution plus income and each person's share of forfeitures. As Mr. Lewis stated, too, the Company looks with approval at the Profit-Sharing Fund and it is extremely unlikely that steps toward discontinuing it will ever be taken. Reporting an Office Absence The question on who an office employee should report to in case of absence was answered incorrectly in the employee meeting. Every office employee must cali the Personnel Department to report the reason for his absence within one hour af ter he should have begun work. This procedure is outlined in the new employee handbook. Pay Checks in Envelopes The question of receiving hourly pay checks in envelopes carne up once again. This time it was discovered that the main complaint was the poor handling of checks by supervisors. This complaint has been discussed with all supervisors and they have been advised on how to handle employee' s pay checks in the future. 3:30 Traffice Outside the Doors The question of traffic outside the plant doors at 3:30 was another repeat issue at the meeting. Becaus.e the question has created a lot of discussion, the answer is repeated her e. Anyone who has a ride waiting at 3:30 is asked to have his driver stop in the next block or around the corner to relieve the traffic congestión. Department Questions Several questions involving construction plans for individual departments came up at the meeting. The answers to these questions have been discussed with the supervisor or department head concerned. If you have not heard the answer to your department1 s question by this time, a check with your supervisor should prove

sufficient .

Andy Takes A Look At His $2.74 Per Hour Wages

After the "Ann Arbor News" had printed the report on Mr . Lewis' testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee early this month, I heard a lot of comments about the average Argus productive wage rate which he $2.74 per hour. TTWho are the lucky dogs who get paid this average wage?" one man asked me. Another said, "Well, if that's average, I sure am underpaid!" I feit the same way until I sat down to figure out just how much I_get paid per hour. What a shock to find out that it was $2.74! I thought you might be interested in finding out just how someone does get an average wage such as this. So, although I think I deserve a medal for valor above and beyond the cali of duty,

here is my pay check for the inspection of all! First, Mr. Lewis said that the $2.74 included "fringe benefits." When I checked to find out what these fringe benefits were, I discovered that it meant Social Security (the part paid by Argus) health and life insurance (again, the portion paid by Argus) recreation activities, unemployment and workmen's compensation, profit-sharing, to name just a few. These fringe benefits add up to 50 per hour. Of course, I donTt see this 50 per hour on my check. What I mean is- I can't go out, cash my pay check and buy a couple of beers with that 50. I get it in Social Security and the other benefits I

tioned above. So, when I subtracted this 50 f rom the $2.74 per hour, I was lef t with $2 . 24 per hour which I actually do see on my check. But, since my base rate is just $1.23 per hour, I was still puzzled. Where does the other money come f rom, I wonder ed? Well, like the other productive workers whose wages were averaged to get the $2.74 per hour pay, I am

paid on the hourly incentive basis. Incentive earnings bring my $1.23 per hour base pay up to $1.92 (I earn 93.6 minutes per hour and my minute rate is $.0205). This $1.92 per hour was better, but it still was quite a distance f rom $2.24. So I kept on looking . I discovered that 26e7 per hour is added to my check to take care of annual improvement factor increases and the Cost of Living Allowance which has been fixed (or is not subject to ups and downs in the Consumer Price Index) . Then 6j per hour is added to take care of the current Cost of Living Allowance (this amount is subject to the ups and downs of the Consumer Price Index). Adding $1.92 to 26 plus 6j gave me the total of $2.24 per hour. This, added to 50 fé fringe benefits, gave me the final total of $2.74. Whére the money goes is another point. To find out, I took my check stub apart. You can see the results above .

Rossbach Handles Employees' Standards Problems

Gene Rossbach was appointed Employee Relations Manager last June to take charge of plant saf ety andprotection and to represent the

ployee when there is a methods and standards problem. Before this appointment, Gene was assistant to the Factory Manager. Previous to this, he worked in the Tool Room as a tooi and die maker and as a trouble shooter . Gene had been working on the Safety

teefor some time before his appointment and had special training in the methods and standards procedures used in the plant. Gene, who is a member of the Personnel Department, does notwork for or under the Standards Department. His job is to take an impar - tial view of any standards problem and act asa go-between the Standards Department and the employee when necessary . If you have a standards problem, you are urged to stop Gene and teil him about it when you see him in the plant. Or, you can find him either in the Personnel Department or at the Plant I guard's desk. His Argus phone number is extensión 326.

"skip" Day For Teachers

If BIE Day meant faces peering over your shoulder or in the door while you worked, countless questions to answer about your job...herets what it was all about. HereTs why you can be proud to have been a part of this community program.

Practical knowledge of what to teach high school students to better prepare them for living and working when school days are over was what 26 Ann Arbor teachers attempted to get during their tour through Argus on BIE ( Business -Industry - Education Day) January 26. Since about one-half of all the students who gradúate from high school in Ann Arbor each year go directly from school to work, it is important that teachers know how local industry and business operates. In touring Argus, teachers were inter ested in employee working conditions, employment practices and types of jobs performed by skilled as well as unskilled workers. Knowledge of these f acts will give them a better idea on how to plan for future vocational class activities and how to counsel their students on job planning. A séssion with President Robert Lewis who explained the problems and aims of business and answered questions from teachers, started off BIE Day at Argus. Af ter the movie , "Fine Cameras and How They Are Made," teachers relaxed at a luncheon in the Cafeteria designed for informal conversation with Argus guides and executives. Then, with George Milroy, Glenn Rogers, Don Crump, Jack Fyfe and Bill Allen as guides, the plant tours were on! It was a busy day, and an important one in cementing understanding between two of the most important groups in our town- teachers and workers in industry.

Sales Staff Assembles For Annual 3-day Conference

Argus salesmenfrom variousparts of the nation attended the 1955 sales meeting called by Dudley Scholten, Vice-President and Director in Charge of Sales and Advertising, and held at the University of Michigan Union January 27 through January 29. Once again, salesmenTs skit night, when salesmen became actorsto give their version of home office activities, was one of the high spots of the conference. The more serious side of the

gram covered last year's sales activities, introduced plans for the coming year and revealed performance goals for the future. George Chapman, New York attorney in charge of Argus enforcement of Fair Trade contracts, discus sed progress in this phase of sales activities. Other guests at the meeting were O. W. Ray, distributor of Argus products in New York and Robert Craig, distributor of Argus products on the West Coast.

Now-progress Reviews For Everyone

A large portion of our day, eight hours for most of us, is spent doing a specific job. ItTs natural, therefore, to be interested in this job, to want to know if we're making any progress on it. We want to know if our work is good or merely adequate and if we have chances for promotion or better pay . That, basically , is the philosophy behind the progress review, a method of evaluating work, which is being introduced in some departments at Argus for the first time this month. Progress reviews for salariedpersonnel have been in effect for the past year. But this month marks the beginning of these reviews for factory personnel and members of supervisión. WORK EVALUATED EVERY SIX MONTHS FROM NOW ON About one every six months, f rom now on, you will have your work reviewed and discussed by your supervisor . Your work will be evaluated

according to a progress review form which he will complete, discuss with you and return to the Personnel Department. The progress review form used to evalúate your job will depend upon wh ether you have an hourly-paid, salar ied or engineering, or a super - visory position. As you can see from the forms at the right, since the type of work is generally a bit different in each of these classifications, the points considered in evaluation are also a bit different for each. HOURLY-PAID JOB EVALUATION K you have an hourly-paid position, for instance, your work will be graded on four points: the quality of your work (how good it is) , the quantity of your work (how much you turn out), your general attitude toward your job and your co-workers, and your versatility or how quickly you learn a new job and adapt to a new situation. Your absence and

tardy record will be reviewed, also. SALARIED JOB EVALUATION If you have a salaried job, you will also be graded on quality, volume of work, your attitude toward your work and your absence and tardy record. In addition you will be graded on your dependability , your judgment and initiative. Engineering department people are graded on the same points as regular salaried people, plus creative ability. SUPERVISORY JOB EVALUATION People in supervisory positions actually have the most thorough job evaluation of anyone in the plant . Their work, however, is evaluated once a year rather than every six months. They are graded on such factors as ability to organize work and delegated r espons ibility, initiative, flexibility as well as many personality traits essential to getting along with and supervising fellow employees .

WHAT SHOULD YOUR PROGRESS REVIEW ACCOMPLISH? The results of your progress review should teil you, first of all, whether you are doing your job as well as you are expected to do it. ff you discover that your work has not been satisfactory, your supervisor will explain what you can do to improve it. If your work has been much better than satisfactory and if you are working on the nonincentive plan or straight salary, you may be in line for a merit wage increase. Your progress review record will also be taken into consideration should you apply for a promotion or transfer. Most important of all, perhaps, your progress review makes sure that you will never flounder along in your job without the slightest inkling of what your boss thinks of the job you are doing. This kind of a review is an attempt to give busy supervisors and their employees a better understanding of each othes problems by getting them to sit down together for periodic discussions. PROBLEMS INVESTIGATED It is realized that the progress review cannot remedy all problems or misunderstandings. You are reminded that if you feel that your review is unfair in any way or that your problem still hasn't been ironed out, you may go to your department head or the Personnel Department and request that the matter be investigated . The progress review is simply another means of bringing a problem into the open in an attempt to keep employee relations and company operations on the even keel needed for the company' s continued success.

Credit Union Holds End-of-year Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Argus Employees Credit Union was held in the Plant I Caf eteria on January 18 . Shareholders present at the meeting elected William Brackney, Herbert Pfabe and Wilma Simmons to the Board of Directors; Elwood May was elected to the Credit Committee and Jesse Cope to the Supervisory Committee. Expiring terms of former members of these committees caused the vacancies. Credit Union by-laws which state that officers of the Credit Union are to be elected by the Board of Directors from members of its own group wer e f ollowed at a special board elec - tion af ter the general meeting. In this election, William Brackney was elected Treasurer to replace Ty Kemp who resigned from this position. Wilma Simmons was named Clerk and member of the Delinquent Loan Committee.

QUICK REVIEW OF QUESTIONS ASKED AT THE CREDIT UNION MEETING What is the shortest period of time in which the Argus Credit Union can grant a loan? In an extreme emergency, the Credit Union can grant a loan up to $400 within one hour after the request is made with only the borrowerTs signatureas security. What is the largest loan the Credit Union can grant? Although no definite decisión has been made on the size of loans, the Credit Committee has feit that until the organization has a larger reserve, the largest loan should be $500. This figure is now being reconsidered, and it is possible that larger loans will be made in the near future. When will the Credit Union pay dividends to members? Because of the short term of operation of the Credit Union, no dividend was declared in January. It is hoped that the organization will be able to declare one in June. What insurance does the Credit Union carry? First, a reserve fund of 20% of profits is set aside for bad loans. Then, should any member die, his beneficiary will receive all his savings plus an insurance sum which is equal to the amount of his savings up to $1,000. A sum of $1,000 is also set aside for quick availability when a fast withdrawal of savings is requested. The organization also carries Borrowers' Insurance and Surety Bonds, explained in financial statement above. Has the Credit Union had difficulty finding borrowers for money? No, the organization has been so successful lending money that it has been forced to use a waiting list. None of the loans have been delinquent.

ARGUS EMPLOYEES' CREDIT UNION Statement of Financial Position For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1954 On December 31, 1954, 369 people were members of the Credit Union. 96 loans had been made on that date totaling $22,558.19. CURRENT ASSETS: 84 loans (including those less than 2 months delinquent) totaling $ 17, 724.02 Cash in the Ann Arbor Bank 3, 143.93 Total current assets 20,867.95 CURRENT LIABILITIES: Notes Payable 1,000.01 Shares purchased by members 19, 654 . 18 Reserve for Bad Loans 116.55 ♦Undivided Profits (Net profits minus $24.30 set aside as a reserve for bad loans) 97.21 Total current liabilities 20,867.95 INCOME: Interest on Loans 284 . 08 EXPENSES: Stationery and supplies 106 . 64 Borrowers' Insurance (upon the death of a member, this insurance provides for full payment of his outstanding credit union loans) 35 .93 Surety Bond Premium (pays for bonding of credit unioh off icers) 20.00 Total current expenses 162 . 57 NET PROFIT $121 .51

Camera Club Presents 1st Honorary Memberships

Robert E. Lewis, Argus President, and Thomas Spitier, Director of Industrial Relations, officially became members of the Argus Camera Club last month when Club President Eddie Sayer and Secretary Gerry Space presented them with honorary membership cards. The club which was organized in October meets every Monday night at 7 p.m. at Argus. Lists of club activities are posted on a bulletin board near the front doors in Plant I and in the hall near the front door of Plant II. Camera Club membership is open to any Argus employee who is interested in black and white or color photography or cinematography .

Grover Johnson Collects $300 Award

Grover Johnson, Machine Shop, collected a check for $299.31 last month when he suggested several changes in the method of handling the lens tube bracket on the 300 -watt projector. Second highest award for the month, a check for $107.61, went to Matta Maynard, Camera Assembly, whosuggested the use of a different tooi in assembling the C-3 Camera case and back. Lucy Hawks, als o of Camera Assembly, received $37.50 for suggesting the revisión of a soldering operation for the final assembly of the "75" Camera.

Bill Kinney, Standards, suggested a new advertising idea and won $25. Awards oí each went to Marilyn Jaeger, Accounting; Orviel Harrison, Planning; Reuben Ronde, Machine Shop, and Mary Azary, Shipping. Suggestions for the month of January totaled $504.42. A recent survey of the operations of suggestion systems in planta discloses that suggestions from employees made most often include process improvement (9W, work simplification (9ty) , materials handling {9%), and safety and health (97#).

Argus Named Company Of Year By Camera Shop

Employees at Argus were responsible for the firm's being selected "company of the year," according to William V . Petrere of the City Cam - era Shop of Dearborn who pres ent ed an engraved gold trophy to Du d ley Scholten last month . Argus received the first of what is to be an annual award given by the shop to the company which has done the most for its business during the year. City Camera is a Greenfield Road shop dealing in hobby supplies, camera repair ing, stamps and coins . "All the people at

gus have bent over backwards to be of service to us,M Petrere commented. He also mentioned ArgusT current efforts to enforce Fair Trade contracts. MBeing one of your smaller dealers, we can truly appreciate Argus' going to the forefront in the increasing battle of prices,M he said.

Jcc Bosses' Night Award Given To Argus

A special award, the first of its kind, was given to Argus by the Ann Arbor Junior Chamber of Commerce last month for outstanding assistance in community activities during the past year. The award was given at the annual JCC "Bosses' Night" Banquet at the University of Michigan Union. Junior Chamber of Commerce MKey Men" awards were also given to two Argus men- Irving Halman, Accounting, and Jack Grimston, Inventory Control .

The Old Timer

"Except for wrestlers, no really big man ever throws his weight around!"

Hats Off Dept.

These people have received promotions at Argus during the past month.

LIZ CLAPHAM is the Sales Stenographer in the newlyformed Business Machine Department headed by Dan Schurz. Taking Liz's former job of Records Clerk in the Personnel Department is GERRY CRESS. Gerry was promoted f rom her former job of Personnel File Clerk. BETTY BLES who has been Secretary to Jim Steel in Advertising is promoted to Secretary to Torn Spitier, Industrial Relations Director. When Walt Blackwell left Argus, ROGER RICE was promoted to take his place. Roger was promoted f rom Process Control Engineer in the Engineering Department to Tool Project Engineer. DELOY KELLY, a former part-time Detail Draftsman in Engineering has been placed on the full-time payroll and promoted to Layout Draftsman. FRED TOWER, former Lens Blocking Supervisor, was promoted to Supervisor of Commercial Optical Assembly . Stepping into Fred's shoes in Blocking is PAUL GUENTHER, formerly a Lens Grinder. JOHN KOKINAKES has been promoted to Apprentice Machine Rebuilder in the Maintenance Department instead of Oiler as reported in last month's " Argus Eyes." The Oiler is LEONARD SHOCK who was formerly a temporary Maintenance Mechanic. ELMER JOHNSON, Machine Shop was promoted f rom a Class A Machine Operator in this department to an Automatic Screw Machine Operator.

Two Wrongs Can Make A Right!

Merwin Campbell, Tool Room, stumbled upon a piece of almost impossible coincidence recently while jig-boring a punch plate for a die. The plate didn't look just right to Merwin, so he checked it to discover that he had made an error of one-tenth of an inch in the location of one of the nineteen holes he had bored. On checking with the Engineering Department to see how the error could be corrected, Merwin discover ed that Engineering had made an error, too. The error was the same size as the one Merwin had made on the location of the same hole on the same plate. The two mistakes cancelled each other to make what normally would have been a faulty plate - a perfect one!

Can You Top This Record?

Production Engineering reports that an excellent absence and tardy record for their department has been held by Bob Barsantee, Sr., a Tool Gage Inspector who in the nine years he has been employed at Argus has been late just three times and absent just four and onehalf days because of illness. Progress reviews which are currently in session may bring to light other outstanding late and absence records . Can anyone in your department top this one?

Argus Names In The News

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Nationalist sources saíd the with ;ugene-B: -fciliott announcec ::pl had been completed on and shows little change frc '" tlying isla-1 heYuShan flgure .for f aU semester. 1 y "ë- I ;h_ the spring enrollment tak 'irop because of studen Nsses and leave

LOUIS MBUD" FARRELL, Service, has been appointed Post Service Officer for the Dexter American Legión Post #557. He is als o delégate for a 3-year term to the Washtenaw County Council of Veterans. JIM BRINKERHOFF, Factory Manager, was elected President of the Ann Arbor Manufacturéis Association - an organization to further the interests of manufacturers in Ann Arbor and to provide industry leaders with the opportunity of becoming better acquainted. RUSS WARREN, Factory Supplies Supervisor, took charge of a polio fund dinner for county drive chairmen held at the Moose Lodge last month. Russ is Governor of the Lodge this year. ART PARKER, JR., Suggestion Plan Manager, was elected to the Board of Director s of the National Association of Suggestion Systems, Detroit Chapter, last month. Purpose of the association is to provide members with information and methods for improving suggestion plan systems and to compare and study mutual problems. TOM KENTES, Service, has been elected Vice President of the Board of Trustees of St. Nicholas Gr eek Orthodox Church for the coming year. He is also chairman of the major project for 1955 - torefurnish school rooms in the parish house. Argus people who took part in a variety show for patients at the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital recently were JIM MELDRUM, Engineering; IRVING HALMAN, Accounting; GEORGE HAAS, Accounting; JACK GRIMSTON, Inventory Control; TOM LESTER, Accounting. Jim Meidrum sang in the Serenaders quartet from the Lyra Chorus; the others were part of a JCC play group. AL BETHKE, Engineering, was installed as Worshipful Master of Golden Rule Lodge #159 F & A. M. on December 10. On the same day, KEN GEIGER, Planning, and WILLIAM FRAKES, Planning, were installed as Stewards in Ann Arbor Lodge #544 F.& A.M. JIM LAWLESS, Engineering, was installed as Chaplain of Ann Arbor Council #86 Royal and Select Masters on December 11. BILL CHEATHAM, Machine Shop, was installed as Venerable Prophet of Zal Gaz Grotto #34 M. O. V. P.E.R. on December 18.

Hint To Indoor Photographers

Want to take good indoor snapshots of people and pets without floodlights or flash? It can be done by using a reflector to redirect the light from a bright window to

illuminate softly the shadowed side of the subject. Place model within three feet of the window and keep reflector (a 3 or 4 ft. square of white cardboard) just out of camera range . Use l25th of a second at f8 with subject in direct sunlight, and 1lOth at f6.3 if the light is bright, but not direct sunlight.

Wedding Bells Ring For Five Argusites

Lo is Larsen exchanged wedding vows on the afternoon of December 26 with William Ambrazevich (Tool Room ) in the home of her par - ents, Mr. and Mrs. And re w Larsen of Caro. CV. Hamilton of Caro was

best man, and a wedding supper honoring the mar ried couple was held at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrazevich are now making their home at 721 Church Street, Ann Arbor.

Nancy Volker Becomes Bride Of John O'hare

Nancy Volker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Volker of Monroe, became the bride of John OTHare, plant guard, at a 4 p.m. ceremony in the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Monroe on January 8. The groom's mother, Ruth, works in Camera Assembly; his father, Dennis, works in Planning. Argusite members of the wedding party were Ronald Fox, guard, who was best man and Bill Allen, Planning, who was one of the ushers. A reception was held at the church after the ceremony. A second reception was held in the evening at the Dennis O' Hare home. After a week's honeymoon in Montreal, the newlyweds are now living at 1093 Janet Avenue, Ypsilanti.

Dawn Ramsey Marries Robert Halleen

Dawn Ramsey, Sales, became the bride of Robert Halleen, son of Mr . and Mrs . E.N. Halleen of Dearborn at a 7:30 p.m. ceremony in the University Lutheran Chapel on January 22. Girls from the Sales Department who took part in the wedding included Lois Elkins who was maid of honor and Mary Eschelbach who was one of the bridesmaids . Ruth Beekman took charge of the guest book at the reception which was held in the Labor Hall in Ypsilanti and Agnes Covington cut the wedding cake . Donna Gilbertand Alice Riley pouredcoffee. After a two-week wedding trip to Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Halleen are now at home at 1105 Spring Street.

Phillips--shaw Marriage

Don Phillips, Sales, married Barbara Shaw, a former resident of New York City in Tokyo, Japan, on December 22 . Don was sent to Japan last August to represent Argus inconnection with military sales . Bef ore that, he spent several months in the Ann Arbor Sales Department.

Sedlar--hamlin Nuptials

Vera Sedlar of Windsor, Canada, became the bride of Richard Hamlin, Standards, on January 28 at a ceremony in Temple Baptist Church, Windsor . Af ter a wedding trip to Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin are now living at 516 Packard Street.

Wilson--doyle Engaged

Suzanne Wilson (Advertís - ing) is engaged toWilliam Doyle (Personnel) her parents, Mr. and Mrs . Brainard M. Wilson of Rochester, New York, announced. The couple is planning a May 21 wedding in the Sacred Heart

thedral, Rochester, New York. Bessie "Ma" Green, G-lass Salvage, would like to thank all of her f rienda at Argus f or their remembrances at the recent death of her husband.

In ninttctn hundre And fifty-fiva I III watch my step : i On SAFETVtW.!

Carriage Trade

Lauren Lutz, Lens Polishing, became the father of a 7 Ib., 1312 oz. boy, Mark Lauren, on January 17. Bill Rippel, Engineering, has a brand new daughter, Barbara Reed, born January 25 weighing 7 lb., 14-12 oz. Barbara has a sister, 2-year-old Debbie; her mother, Marión, formerly worked in Service. Mary Smith, Shipping, became the mother of a 9 lb. boy, Henry

Lee, on December 7. Stephanie Burns, Timekeeping, has a new son, Daniel Louis , born January 20 weighing 7 lbs . , 7 oz. Ted Waxman, on military leave f rom Government Optical Assem - bly, is proud father of a 6 Ib. , 12 oz. daughter, Nancy Ann, born December 21 . Laurel Marie is the name of Robert Ingling's (Standards) new 8 lb., 13 oz. girl born January 8. Laurel has one sister, 2year-old Barbara. Dick Ross, Standards, is the proud father of a 6 lb., 6 oz. baby girl, Joyce Ellen, born January 17. Dick has 4 other children.

Keeping Up With Argus People

Cake, with lots of gooey frosting, topped with plenty of ice cream- what more could a girl ask for on her 2nd birthday! The date was January 13- the birthday celebrator, Lois Elaine Bradmon, daughter of Dick, Lens Grinding. Dick took this charming photo with his Argus "40".

Two Servicemen Receive Promotions

Gilbert Jaeger, Machine Shop, and William Wetzel, Standards, both on military leaves of absence with the Army, received promotions to sergeant and corporal, respectively . Gilbert was promoted to sergeant at Fort Bliss, Texas, where he is assigned to the office of Headquarters Battery . He entered the service on March 16, 1953 , and received basic training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. March 15 of this year will be the last day of his military duty.

William Wetzel received his promotion to corporal when he arrived back at Fort Knox, Kentucky, af ter a 10-day furlough . He entered the service in May , 1953, and is now a printer with the Third Armored División. His father, William Wetzel, Sr., is a supervisor in the Design Engineering Department.

Lois Niles Is Showered With Gifts

Barbara Barlow Gets Department Gift

"lost Five" Team Leads Afternoon Bowling League

The half - way point has been reached -- the Lost Five team on top with 60 wins and 16 losses. Four Roses is next with 53 and 23, and the Pin Heads are in third spot with 47 and 29. The five other teams are not in contention at this date. So f ar, the high team single game has been bowled by the Pin Heads - 1057. The high team three game record is held by the Lost Five - 2880.

11 Men Win Fishing Prizes

$110 in prizes was distributed last month in the 1954 year-long Fishing Contest sponsored by the Recreation Club. Each winner received a prize of $10. For the largest fish caught inlndependence Lake, prizes went to four men. They were: Paul Haines who caught a 5 Ib., 28-34M x 11". Northern Pike using minnows for bait; BobCramerwho got a 3 Ib. , 19-38" x 9-12" Large Mouth Basswith minnows; Al Kesler who caught a 12 Ib., 11-34" x 6". Perch with wigglers and Dewey Bonnewell who got a 12 Ib., 9-12 x 7-12" Blue Gilí with worms. In the local waters división, William Dusterhoft caught the largest fish - a 9 Ib., 3 oz. 35" x 19-12" Northern Pike with minnows in an unnamed lake. Donald Canine got a Large Mouth Bass weighing 5 lbs . , and 22" x 41" in size at Pleasant Lake with surface bait. Joe Jaroszyk caught a 2-12 Ib., 19-12" Brown Trout with night crawlers in Slago Creek. Harvey Bennett got a 2-12 Ib. Small Mouth Bass 16-1516" long in Barton Hills Pond with a special fly bait which he ties himself. Paul Haines won again in the local waters división with a 12 Ib., 10" x 9" Blue Gilí caught with wigglers in Big Silver Lake. In the out-of-state división, Rolland Snyder was a two-time winner with fish caught in Cedar Lake, Minn. One prize was won for an 81b. 9 oz., 31" x 14" Northern Pike caught using a Johnson Spinner for bait. The other prize was received for a Large Mouth Bass weighing 5 lbs . , 1 oz . and 20-38" x 13-14" in size using a f rog for bait.

Sports Review

By doing a little checking Tve found that a great many sports are enthusiastically followed by our fellow employees right through the winter. Sports cars would seem to be a rather seasonal activity because of the marginal weather protection equipment. However, weather cannot dampen the enthusiasm of the stout-hearted sports car owner.

Bob Barsantee, Jr., of our Tool Room, is the proud owner of such an automobile. In recent months he has made quite a name for himself in the sports car racing circle of the midwest. In the most recent event held on the ice of Lake Orion located near Pontiac, Bob placed best time of the day driving his car through a tortuous course laid out on the ice and against some of the best drivers in this area. His, like most true sports cars, is an import. It was built in England by a company long recognized as one of the best. The car is known as a Jaguar XK120-M. It is power ed

by a 190 h.p. 210 cu. inch doublé overhead cam engine which makes the car capable of attaining true speeds in excess of 130 m.p.h. Bob is not alone in his enthusiasm for this sport. Bill Patton, General Manager of our Germán Operation, and Bob Watkins of our Engineering Model Shop are both owners of these fine performance automobiles. I hope that over the year we can check on these men now and then and report their activities . GOLF Spring must not be f ar away because I've heard that the golfers are beginning to stir and organization meetings are taking place. More about this sport as the details are obtainable. BOWLING LEAGUE STANDING

MenTs League 1 Thirsty Five 2 Tabulators 3 Planning 4 Tool Room 5 Green Hornets 6 Lens Tool

Women's League 1 Arg-Eyes 2 Ten Pins 3 Argus-Etts 4 JivTn Five 5 Service 6 Lucky Strikes

Cribbage Players Win $$

Best cribbage players at Argus this year are Ernie Schneeberger, Accounting, and Edna Huntley, Receiving Ihspection, winners of the 1955 men and women's cribbage tournaments sponsored by the Recreation Club. As a prize for top place, Edna and Ernie each received $10. 2nd prize of $5 each went to John Kenne, Camera Assembly, and Katie Del Prete, Timekeeping. 3rd prizesof$3 eachwere received by Walter Back, Machine Shop, and Wilma Simmons, Paint Shop.

YOU CAN WIN PRIZES in the 1955 FISHING CONTEST ! ! (sponsored by the Recreation Club) Year-long contest ends December 31, 1955 For rules and entry blanke, see Don Crump, Quality Control.

Argus Eyes

Published monthly for the employees of Argus Cameras, Inc. and their families. Editor- Dorothy Burge REPORTERS: Machine Shop, DOROTHY LKEY - Paint Shop, WILMA SIMMONS - Camera Assembly, RUTH O'HARE - Lens Processing, BETTY SHATTUCK - Maintenance, EMIL JOHNSON - Optical Assembly, Inspection, JEAN FITZGERALD - Engineering, JIM MELDRUM - Standards, VIRGINIA BIRNEY - Production Planning, PATT DUCHARME - Tool Room, BILL FIKE - Shipping, HILDA WHITE -Accounting, BEULAH NEWMAN - Purchasing, DOLORES HELZERMAN - Service, TOM KENTES - Night Shift, GEORGE NAVARRE and LEO WIEDERHOFT - Sales, DOROTHY HAARER . Feature Writers: Robert Lewis, Andy Argus, Art Parker, Jr. Photoprinting: Jan Gala

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