sWEsterner ‘Omaha Works <2 Proclamation = “Whereas, the Tdepoone Pioneers of America, sith 345,000 members, iste largestoolatary association of employees in he Unied States and “Whereas, toe organization, founded 60 years ago, bas consistently loed up its goals of Layalty, Fellowship and Service, and Whereas, these goals ave beled create a sense of wit and frindsbip among Pioneers, and “Whereas, in Nebraska alone, Pioners contribute thousands of vohanteer bours annually to provide ‘educational and recreational material and personal assistance tothe handicapped, the aged, the orphaned and the disadvantaged, and “Whereas, the people of Nebraska andthe ‘Telephone Poners cam take pride inthe tree generations oftelepbone men and women obo have seroed Nebraska since te fist ekephone was installed bere 94 years ago, Therefore, J, James J, Exon, Governor declare thee beginning October 2427 05 Tlephone Proncers of America Week «and urge the eopeof Nebraska to observe this wek and to set aside October 28,4971 4s Telephone Pioner Day, te Dimond Anniversary of te asaciation' founding, a day forthe telephone industry to boner past present and Suture Telepone Pioneers “ge See eS ewe aPC nm Te LOn CU Pe een Oe cae Tc In Colorado Springs, they'll make another 10 “beeping” softballs to give blind kids the thrill of eee Smee ae RS ee eC eC ec co monte ome ee) PLR aC aT ed Pere rst aM UOC MRS eC me ne ERNE In Tacoma, Washington, they'll transcribe 2,500 pages of reading material into braille. Nationwide, to date, the Pioneershave done over 400,000 pages RO ee tem ea eek pursue some 700 other kinds of volunteer projects. The Telephone Pioneers of the Arthur B. Go Council at the Omaha Works will do their share and more. They will continue to record textbooks for Steere corte ean een Reo aa rae ems er hare 300. Te oem sd lettering, that can be read by the ieee eon? They'll create three-dimensional story books and Ea a ae es EE ree eu ae Gr ac type song books in large lettering for the aged with Pte) But most of all, they will serve. They will work with the sick, the disadvantaged, the lonely, theGallery of Goetze Council Presidents ‘s dia L. 0. Petersen 1961-62 F.J. Payne. 1960-61 E.R. Campbell 1963-64 R. B. Burton, D.L. Hansen 1965-66 J.C. Rusthoven 1967-68, A.C. Euler 1968-69 R. J. Kelley 1969-70 W. C. Dodge 1971-71 Se UCU Ce Co Pioneers of America. And most of their 350,000 DS ee ey ecco a cea “beeping” softballs to give blind kids the thrill of hitting a ball they can only hear, Nationwide, the Peer ae OOM a se eer ee en Mere omer eT cat POOR em om TT Te Little Engine That Could” to Encyclopedia Bri- tannica. Nationwide, the Pioneers will record EXUcdmcrcs In Tacoma, Washington, they'll transcribe 2,500 Pee ae eet aot to date, the Pioneers have done over 400,000 pages. eae erm ee eter pursue some 700 other kinds of volunteer projects. The Telephone Pioneers of the Arthur B. Goetze OR eer One en) They will continue to record textbooks for ars Dinter oe ort ecuan ecory and colleges. They have already recorded well over EW Sra a ce eT CN a cm ocr stories in raised lettering, that can be read by the Peres omt asc They'll create three-dimensional story books and maps for the visually handicapped. They’llassemble Reece Oe eNO eee Ce sac ree e er eR Pee But most of all, they will serve. They will work with the sick, the disadvantaged, the lonely, the oe Se eT eC OCT) needs help. eee ocr! bard memOn October 12, Governor J. James Exon declared the week of October 24 as Pioneer Week and October 28 as “all citizens of Nebraska to observe these dates in honor of the Telephone Pioneers for the many vol Pictured (I+) are Libby and Max Kwater, Yost Chapter President, Gov. Exon, Jiny and Ed Gambill, “60 Years of Human Service. Vice President Region 3 —= oneer Day and urged teer hours spent in theie A Salute to Telephone Pioneers andicapped people: utistie children, those ts, people with Fello Telephone P Mem a great way t with old fread A trum of human needs and ctrum of services to what Pioneering is all in the busines compel existene: e ¢ Pioneer who has spent other volunteers 2 z cording textbooks, ca e . seeing that student graduate lion hi kind 0 . r colle who has pushed < and physically, service is 2 telep e audio ball he created y and happiness to er, who gave hours of been apphed especat > sme bending over a table making three-dimensional story books for the blind, service is the exhilarating ‘uncomparable joy of seeing a child lean for the first time what a feather feels like ‘or understand the geographical lay of the United States. And for all Pioneers, service is knowing that by giving of themselves to help others they have made the world a little better and have knit the bonds of fellowship and loyalty in the Telephone Pioneers more closely toget In their “60 years of service to human- ity,” the Telephone Pioneers have built a tradition of service, Loyalty, service and fellowship have been the sides of their triangle. The word “passive” was no- where to be found, ‘The Westerner is published periadcs-Angela Anlgrim Ted Anderton Howard Bennethumm Fred Braun Morris Brown Velma Bosh Frank Bota Max Carter Madeline Clark ‘Aaron Cox, Harold Croskary Vera Dreier Harold Eno Sames Farnsworth Don Aketon Joh Akseatowitz [Richard Ballantine Viola Barnott Max Barrett John Bourke Kay Bowlin Dorothy Bowman en Braneckt| Richard Branecki Elmer rickman Herb Brinke Robert Brosek ‘Ben Buckingham Bo Ballock John Bundy George Bures Ross Burton Herman Busch Viola Byrnes Kevin Cahill LaRoy Campbet Robert Carton Dwight Catlett Larry Charko Tony Ciullo Eugene Cook Gerry Cozette Tom Crow ‘Anthony Cuda Robert Commings Jack Curry William Baht Gay Darw W. Howard Debus Frances Delo LeRoy Dietz Vernon Dil Linus billon Jona Diouhy Jona Boas Bl Dodge Robert Donshoo —Life Members— Leander Ferraguti Jona Foucek Bill Gates Herman Grasz ace! Harasher Harvey Heald Wilfred Houle Fred Holze Gitence Huenergarat Merle Hurtbert ona Ivey Harold Janke John Jones Jack Kaufman otis Kaute Fred Koch, {Leo Kotarck Silvia Lech John Marron yal Maxwell Robert Miner Jack Morrisey Francis Newman Ells Olson Mike Orterehi Jake Pech ‘Arthur Pendray Marie Riley Willa Rodgers Wally Roggenkamp Larry Rolie ovis Rotick John Roller Frank Rutkowski Roy Schatton (0. W, Goe) Sehroen Soseph Sehwet Lyte Sengaub Mayme Severa —Active Members— Willis Duerkoop Carol Dunham Wichard Dunlap Dave Dunn Robert Duna Wiliam Ebert (O.W. (Bars) Edwards Ken Ekwall, Vern Eige Emma Engel David Entertine ober! Erick ‘Arthur Euler Daniel Fahrenbruch ‘AL. (Bud) Fanckboner Witton Petterley Frank Fetter Howard Firebaugh KOM. (Mark) Foster Ruth Ann Foster Viola Fowler Chaney Fowikes TE eal) Faller Vie Gabetnouse ‘Araythe Gade Howard Goebel Orval Galbresth Mildred Grasmick ‘Alex Grasmic Je. ‘Tom Gre Harold Gross Robert Groth Henry Grucnemeyer Gerry Grunke Jose Gucvara John Gundy Doug Hal Don Halliday 3. Wes Ham Richard Hanmer on Hanrahan ‘Robert Hansen Clarence Hanson Lloyd Hartman ELF. (Bud) Hayes, Sohn Hearty Loretta Hein Dune Hist Howard Hu Mildred Hil Hareld Hoeppner Ed Hofmann ‘ohn Hohetse! Sam Hoke ‘Wally Holm George Holste Robert Hoyt Scotty Hultberg Otivn Hytrek Ruth Inbody John Jacobson Ed chine Koy Jahnke ice Jam Frances Jensen ‘Arnold Johnson farold Johnson Irene Jotnaon Harold Jordan Ward Justus ‘Clarence Kabat Ea Kahler en Kamin 3. (Curly) Kaminski Ray ely Floyd Kemper Barney Keppers Pete Kinloch J. Dan Kinnaly Rove Kirkland Delores Kirwan, (George Klein Charles Koukot Ken Kraning Wayne Kreps Floyd Keesel Fred Kujawa Hal LaLone {yan Landoren Chaney Lange Paul Lange ‘Tom Larsen William Lawson, Sr. Jack tees Mickey Legros Frank Letebere John Lever Frank Logan Gaylord Lone ‘Alexander Lorenz Howard Lynch Larry Lyons Edward Mass John Mack John Mackiewies Roy Martin il Mathis Frank Matousek John Maw Wayne Metatosh Willis MeN=bb Lester Melman HL Robert Metz Gen ntter Charley Mook ‘Robert Morey hark Moree Curt Morse Robert Morton Hank Motte Ray Mouls Charley Muchihausen Maurie Mulligan Robert Musselman 2a. ODonnel (Can Otenberger Robert Olton Pete Oster ‘Virgil Pace Glen Pardee Frank Payne Wally Peet Je Clarence Fred Peth bud Pettersen Richard petty ‘iim Phelan ter Found lait Poulton Pete Prost Russ Queen Irvin Rada LJ, Barney) Rauch ‘Avzla Ray Peaay Reed Richard Reid Roy Reighard, Je George Ropers, Sr Geode Rosness Stan Ross Wiliam Ruge Robert Rustermler Jack Rusthoven George Schabloske Edward Schlelger Elmer Sehmersl Kan Schnel Herb Schober lark Schroeder Roy Schuster Jim Senwets Wally Scot, Bonnie Sengpicht Omaha Works’ Pioneer Honor Roll BA Sights Dave Smith Joe Sokol Joe Sotak Mike Set Oscar Sward Joe Senwets ‘Steve Taylor Bi Timm Tom Tomiska ‘Neal Turner Harold Wheelock Goldie Zaices” John Zetenka Wayne Sherman Howard Shoemaker Robert Simmons Mari Sitsman Frank Sladek John Slama. Dom Smetter on Stalker John Stancnvage van Stieber Don Stinson Ba Swanson Boyd Swarts Ralph Taylor Ward Taylor Harold Totes Angela Thompson Ed'Thompson \Witiam Tedeman Laverne Timmerman Coretta Townsend John Travers Chatiey Trouba ‘ev Tvedie John Tyreha Lee Ueigor ‘wala Vales ay Van Cora Ronald Vanskiver Richard Veach Charley Vessel Kart Viiwook Bob Vow Al Vitter Eldon Vatberding Sally Votberding on Walker Harold Walker ew, Weaver Lou Wenge! Sia Wheeler Dil Wheeler ‘Alvin White Kenneth Wiss vin Wil Lpuids Wilson ‘Arthur Winter Don Wood Ea Woodrum Dorothy Young Rex Zeller [Bed Zimmerman, Jr. Wiliam Zorko Hank Zyek ‘New Members ‘Amandas Larson Delores Dumekacke George Pappas Sohn Randall Bernard Kune(60th Anniversary on November 2 Telephone Pioneering Dates to 1910 It all started in 1910, the year the telephone celebrated its thrity-fifth birth- day. At that time, three men who con- tributed importantly to the early develop- ment of the telephone, Henry W. Pope, CharlesR. Truex and Thomas B. Doolittle, began to discuss the idea of forming an association of men and women, who had served the industry for a number of years. It was only natural that the title of this group should include the word “pioneer” - no other word describes ‘more suitably the sprit of the association Theodore N. Vail, who at that time was President of AT&T. Company, enthusiastically supported the idea, and ‘within a matter of months the association had several hundred members. A. B. Goetze Council Founded on the Telephone Industry’ Tradition Pioneering is a tradition; a tradition of loyalty, friendship, and, most of all, ser- It is a tradition carried by telephone people wherever they go. So it’snot un- usual that when Western Electric built a ‘manufacturing plant in Omaha, the tele- phone people, who came to staff it, brought their Pioneer tradition with them. In 1957 men like A. L. (Andy) Ander- son and Aaron Cox banded together at the Omaha Works to form a council of the Telephone Pioneers of America. But in those early years in Omaha, the Western Electric group was too small to form a council, the smallest Pioneering organiza- tion. Undaunted by this, they aligned themselves with the Northwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers’ Omaha Council until 1959. At that time, membership at the Omaha Works had increased sufficiently to qualify as a council ‘TheOmaha WorksPioneers named their Council after a man who had long shown keen interest in the Pioneering tradition and held a record of dedicated service to the telephone industry. That man was ArthurB, Goetze, who served as President of Western Electric from 1956 until his death in 1959, With Jack Kaufmann at the helm in 1959, the newly chartered A. B. Goetze ‘Council moved ahead to fulfill the Pioneer traditions of loyalty, fellowship and ser- vice, soon establishing a reputation as an aggressive organization in the Casper E. Yost Chapter. Under the leadership of successive ‘among long service employees, active and retired, of the telephone industry; they have created an attitude of fellowship with 4 spirit of loyalty to each other and the telephone industry; and they have ‘excelled in their efforts of service to the ‘community. ‘The Pioneer Association is comprised of 13 regions with a total of 81 chapters and 1000 units called councils or clubs. The Casper E. Yost Chapter, one of five chapters in Region 3, covers Nebraska and South Dakota and has 3000 members, ‘The Yost Chapter was chartered in September 12, 1922 and this year is cele- brating its SOth year. ‘The Yost Chapter is comprised of seven councils. Max C. Kwater of Dept. 6354 is Chapter presi- dent and Art C. Euler is a member of the executive committee, The Arthur B. Goetze Council is presided over by: Richard Branecki, President, “Bud” Fanckboner, ‘Vice President John Jacobson, Secre- tary-Treasurer. GRETNA NEBR 68028 The success and future growth of the telephone industry depended on a large extent on the strength of just such a spitit. With this title and this spirit, the Tele- phone Pioneers of America held their first ‘meeting on November 2, 1911 at the Somerset Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. ‘That was the beginning. Membership in the Pioneers grew rapid ly. Soon it became necessary to form chapters, where activity and organization could be more systematically administer- ‘ed and the objectives more efficiently fulfilled at a local level. Later, chapters were divided into councils. The association of Telephone Pioneers includes many life member units for retr- ‘ed telephone industry employees. The legislative body of the Pioneers is the General Assembly, which is composed of the officers and representatives of the chapters. ‘At the Assembly’s annual meetings the officers and representatives review Pioneer objectives, discuss current problems and ideas and consider new plans for the — future. The delegates from the various sections then carry out these newly formed plans and decisions in their own areas. In this way, each division is kept ‘informed of any changes and uniformity is maintained, With units in $0 states and every Can- dian province, the Telephone Pioneers is the largest organization of its kind in the world. iheis a ; © westemetect