Twenty Argus June Graduates

You Asked Andy

Glad to see a few letters in the box this month. Business has been kind of slow lately. Fresh-Air Vent in Mailroom "Is there any reason why there can't be a fresh-air vent installed in the mailroom (plant II)? The air in there is terrible and there is an awful lot of dust. There is a place in the ceiling where it could be installed. " I talked with a couple of people about this one. Erv Braatz told me that past experience had indicated that an outside air vent does not eliminate the conditions mentioned in this letter. With a vent in the ceiling the room would be exposed to the prevailing outside temperatures of the roof, whether hot or cold. Jim Thompson added that as soon as possible the possibility of extending one of the present fresh-air systems into the mailroom will be considered. Smoking in Department 24 tTWhy can the night shift smoke in Department 24 when the day shift can't?" This question was answered on the rumor board a while ago. The decisión was to discontinue smoking in Department 24 altogether. Argus Sales One of the letters I received this month stated that Argus sales were down and asked the reason for this. I took this letter to Mr. Lewis, who answered it personally. His reply is printed below: nThere is nothing the matter with Argus sales. Argus commercial sales are up 9% for the first nine months of this fiscal year. This has been largely offset, however, by an equivalent decrease in government contract sales.

The person who askèd this question accompanied it with excerpts from financial figures of other companies in the photographic business, most of whom indicated that their sales are ahead of last year. With the exception of companies whose major sales are in film rather than in cameras, our increase is comparable. It should also be pointed out, however, that one of the companies listed is primarily in the movie camera business and that the sales of movie equipment have been increasing at a f aster rate for the past two years than have the sales of still camera equipment. One of the companies listed for comparison, has this year begun to import and sell Japanese cameras which, as you know, are very competitive price-wise with American products. In this particular instance, while their sales showed more than a 400% increase in the first two months of 1956, this is a small company and the total volume during those two months was less than 20% of the Argus volume. Actually, our commercial sales this year, and prospects for future sales, are good. Our advertising is considered the best in the photographic industry. We are now in the midst of a very active and costly new product program, which is the primary reason our profit margins are lower. This is the reason we have asked your cooperation in npulling in your belts."

Two Lifeguards On Duty At Independence June 15

Two trained lifeguards will be on hand starting June 15 to protect Argus families at Independence Lake this summer. One of the lifeguards, Dick McClurg, is shown in the photo below. Watch next month's Argus Eyes for a photo of the other lifegUard In addition,

s e v e r a 1 Argus employees have earned life-saving certificates and will help out at the lake on week-ends and holidays. They are Bob Wisely, Tony Bell, Al Steinke, Frank Skoman, and John Kokinakes.

We extend out deepest sympathy to the family of Reuben Egeler, who died June 1. Rube worked in the Paint Shop and was an Argus employee for 24 years.

Anniversaries

NOT PICTURED: Pat Banger, Cleaning - 5 years; Bill UhderwoocL, Jr., Military Leave - 5 years . Ridy Jane i Centering 10 years

Black and white prints of any photos published in Argus Eyes may be obtained for 7 cents each by filling out the coupon below and taking it to the Personnel Services Office. Photo Coupon Name Dept. No. of Prints

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Argus Eyes

Published monthly for the employees of Argus Cameras, Inc. and their families. Editor - Millie Haynie REPORTERS: Machine Shop - DOROTHY LJXEY, Camera Assembly - RUTH O'HARE, Purchasing - DOLORES HELZERMAN, 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, Service - TOM KENTES, Suggestion Office - ART PARKER, Jr. , Govt. Opt. Assembly - THRESSEL CONLEY, Sales - IRMA VARNER, State Street Warehouse - BOB MILLER, Paint Shop - RON ARNST, Night Shift - GEORGE NAVARRE and LEO WIEDERHOFT. Feature writers: Robert Lewis, Andy Argus, Don Crump Photoprinting: Jan Gala

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Sports Review

After several weeks of postponement, the Golf League finally got underway. The weather conditions which were experienced the first couple of weeks didn't seem to affect Bob Nickels and Neil Navarre, who both shot two over par 38. The standings so f ar: Tuesday- 5:00 League

Wednesday- 3:30 League

Golf Outing, Dinner Lure 64 Argus Golfers To Lakeland Golf Course

The men's golf outing was held at Lakeiand Golf Course on Saturday, June 2. There were 64 golfers participating for prizes in this special event. For the time and amount of hard work it must have taken to plan such an outing, a special thanks must be given to the members of the com - mittee, Dick Leggett, Paul Myers , and Jim Fraser. The only comments that were made about the dinner were "IT WAS A WONDERFUL DINNER!" Watch for the list of events and prize winners and a picture story of the event in the July issue of ARGUS E YES.