Ir DEVElOPlrG OUR 0 E OUSE PlA S E DIRECTED

OUR EFFORT TO ARD THREE AI 0 JECTIVES -

_ 1. TO EXT~ 0 A AR FRIE DlY HA 0 TO OUR E. PlOYEES
A 0 OUR C01 U ITY EIGn ORS .
2. TO GIVE OUR E PLOYEES A 0 CO U ITY EIG ORS
I .CREA "ED U OERSTA 01 GAD DEEPER APPREC-
"IATIO OF US A 0 OUR 0 ERATIO S.
3. TO CREATE A EVE EAlT~IER ORKI G ell ATE AT
THE PLANT A 0 IN THE CO nU.J.lTY.
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Vol. II LINTON, INDIANA, OCTOBER 19, 1956 NO. 16

GE Club to Elect October 25

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Vie For Presidency
Final arr·a ngements for the annual election of G.E. Club
Officers to be held Thursday, October 25 have been com-
pleted. Nominating committee chairman, Henry Mitchell re-
I ports that the slate of candidates has been posted on the
bulletin boards and the ballots are prep·a red and ready for
next Thursday.
The officers to be elected for
the 1956-57 year are: President, will be located near the office
Vice-President, Secretary, and time clock. All ballots must be
two Directors. One of the direc- cast on October 25.
tor's terms will be f.or one year Henry Mitchell, speaking for
(filling the unexpired term of members of his nominating com-
Dale Jacobs) and the other will mittee, urged all employees to
be for the regular three year support their favorite candidates
J. H. Flickinger, Linton Plant Manager, and L . W . Kuttner, GPM term.
in the election and throughout
Manager of Manufacturing, extend their personal welcome along Candidates are: their term of office.
with the sign that greeted Open House visitors.
President: Members of the nominating
Wilbert Bryan committee are:

Plant "Open House" Harley Ring

Vice President:
Lillie Hay
Betty Powell
Henry Mitchell-Chairman
Julia Brown
Bill Burris
Al Hebb

Attended By 5,500
Traffic was jammed and visitors moved into the plant
Secretary:
Mildred Butler
Bonnie Herndon
One Year Director:
Bonnie Herndon
Ethel Johnson
Edith Martindale
Max Tryon
Julia Brown
four and five ·abreast at a snail's pace on the evening of Ethel Johnson
Open House. In all, over 5,500 guests came to see us and Oran Reed
our plant. Three Year Director : Reminder
Bill Burris
Notable among the many visitors-besides Ronald Reagan Max Tryon The Insurance Certifi-
-were Mayor P. H . (Pat) O'Hern, Senator Homer Capehart, Ballots are to be distributed cate which you received
and Congressional candidate Vernon Hill. General Electric by the foreman and supervisors today and your Insur-
Officials present included: L. W. Kuttner, GPM Manager of to each employee during his reg- anCe Plan booklet are
Manufacturing; Charles Slater, Manager of Employees Re- ular shift on October 25. All ·e m- valuable to you and
lations, and Gene Henry, Manag,e r of Finance. ployees are eligible to vote. The
ballot box will be placed at the should be kept in a safe
The oldest visitor to travel the place known to you and
route was .92 year old Al Baugh- before and he was surprised to tool crib for the convenience of
man . with cane in hand he paced see that building small motors the voters. Office employees will
your beneficiary.
off the plant and enjoyed every was such a big job." cast their ballots in a box which This certificate is evi-
minute of it. dence that you are in-
John Murray: "My mother sured under the General
The morning session saw the was interested and amazed at erations, bnt didn't realize be-
arrival of a steady flow of school what she saw. My brother Jim fore how everything fit togeth- Electric Insurance Plan,
busses bringing young visitors to said he didn't realize that there er." and, equally important,
the Open House. It is estimated were so many parts in a motor. "They're still talking about it" it must be presented
that nearly 500 students made the A friend of mine who repairs was a frequently heard comment here at the plant when-
morning round. motors said he would really like that shows it really was the big ever you desire to make
The comments of employees to have one of our winding ma- day that we had all worked and a change of beneficiary.
indicate that showing their fa- chines." planned for it to Ib e.
milies through the plant was Many employees also got a
Be sure to read care-
On pages 2 and 3 you will find
something that they had looked new appreciation of our whole the highliihts of the day's activi- fully the information on
forward to and really enjoyed. operation. Julia Brown com- ties as recorded by the camera of the back, side of youX'"
Mendell Padgett: "My dad mented that she "had a pretty Rex Mericle, Fort Wayne Works certificate.
had never been inside a factory good idea of many different op- Photographer.
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THE BAND OF THL LINTON-STOCKTON SCHOOLS IS
THE DIRECTION OF MR. HILLID1 PIRToLE.
THE BOY'S AND GIRL'S GL8E CLUBS ARE DIRECTED BY
MRS. HAZEL KEISO.
THIS "FESTIVAL OF MUSICrr IS SPONSORED BY THE
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, LINTON PIJJ'IT.
CHOnAL Pi10GRAN
LINTON HIGH SCHOOL SONG
Nixed Chorus
PRAISE Y~ THE FATHER - Gounod
STOUTHE.ARTED IvlEN - Romberg
Boys Glee Club
GRi:.E;N EYE;!) DRAGON
Vocal solo by Ronnie Wakefield
LOST CHORD - Sullivan
CLOUDS - Pohlman - Fryfogle
THE LITTLE HORM - Sachs - Riegger
Girls Glee Club
SOURi-iOOD lVIOUillTAIN - American Mountain Song
I STOOD ON TEE RIBB1R 'OB .rLRDON - Bur leigh
BORN TO BE FREE - Williams
Mixed Chorus
(accompanists - Sheila Hadley-Chris Bailey)
mmER INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
BAND PROGRAH
ILLINOIS LOYALTY
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER (IvIarch) - Sousa
INDEPErIDENTIA (March) - Hall
HAPPY WHISTLER (Novelty) - Robertson
BUGLER'S HOLIDAY - Trumpet Trio
(Thatcher Gaither-Jim Church-Joe Spinks)
accompanied by Sheila Hadley
EL CAPITAN (March) - Sousa
, HASHINGTON POST (March) - Sousa
WAYllARH HINDS (Popular) - Newman
mIDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE (March) - Wagoner
STAn. SPANGLED BANI-rill - Smi t.h