May, 1966 Librazette - Librascope Memories

PAGE 2 THE LIBRAZETTE MAY, 1966Buzz Newman Explains 'Estate Plan'New Way to Boost SavingsOffered by Credit UnionThrift-minded members are starting to take advantage of theLibrascope Employees Credit Union's new Estate Loan Plan,according to E. Buzz Newman, credit union president."The plan provides a meanswhereby members can add totheir savings and at the sametime vastly increase their benefitsby taking full advantage ofthe LECU's two insurance policies,"Newman said.Borrow to SaveNewman explained that underEstate Loan procedure,members merely borrow moneyfrom the credit union at lowTHEIR NEW JOBSGROUP - Ann M. Sutten,Ken G. Thornton, Ruth Gralnick,William H. Ashley, SteveSperber.SYSTEMS DIVISION - JohnG. Wentworth, Stuart C. Berman,Barney S. Early, RalphOlivarez, Robert L. Odell, ArthurRobledo, Martha Hajduk,Charles A. Bell, Stanley E. Huff,John O. Bayer, Dorothy M.Marvin, Jeanine M. West, BonnieL. Wieser, Irma Galloway,Colene J. Fido, Patricia C. Slater,Gladys Kaiser, Eleanor R.Hutchins.ADVANCED TECH-NOLOGY CENTER - Carl E.Sutton.COMPONENTS DIVISION— Patricia E. Brandle, Paul A.LaFond, Hampton Anderson,William L. Paterson, Presley M.Hite, Keisuke Yamada, Connie J.Bomar, Linda C. Morlacci, CarolJean Tyhurst, Francene M. Haworth,Mercedes B. Brunswick,Penny Jayne Chadock, PatriciaL. Cox, Ruth S. Hernandez,Henrietta P. Tait, William H.Wright, Michael A. Wycuff,Louise V. Evans, Patrick B.Clifford, Thomas A. Cooksey,Michael C. Gaines, Yu-ShengHsu, Francis B. Marshall,Charlie T. Best.HAPPY DAY—Jim Gaines, a veteranof 14 years of service at Librascope,cuts himself a slice of cakeduring his recent retirement party.Gaines retired last month and plansto make his home in Oregon.interest rates and put it intosavings shares where it not onlyearns dividends, but is matchedby insurance.The interest rate for a shareloan is just 7/10 of one percenton the unpaid balance, he said.Savings may draw dividends atthe rate of 4M-5% annually andtwo insurance plans (Loan ProtectionInsurance and Life SavingsInsurance) are provided bythe credit union at no extra costto members.Cites Example"For example," said Newman,"let's say you already have $250in LECU savings shares. Youarrange a loan for another $250,repayable in seven months at$36.75 per month, and put thefull amount into savings."This brings your total savingsto $500," he said.At the end of the loan payoffperiod (seven months), the memberhas paid only about $7.50in interest. Meanwhile, the additional$250 savings has accumulatedsome $6 in dividends."So, to double his savings programhas cost the member onlya dollar and a half," Newmansaid.Full ProtectionDuring the entire period, headded, both the loan and thesavings shares have been protectedby the two insurancepolicies.In the event of the member'sdeath or total disability, LoanProtection Insurance would havepaid off the loan. Life SavingsInsurance would have paid themember's beneficiaries an additional$500 in the event of themember's death."Where could you get morefor $1.50?" Newman asked.Additional information aboutthe Estate Loan Plan is availableat the Librascope EmployeesCredit Union office.Dubbcllo ZeroJ". H-ricksonALWAYS A WINNER —In observance of Memorial Day, AgentDubbello Zero dons a hard hat, steps into the cockpit of a racing carand puts forth a winning effort. Says Dubbello: "You're always a winnerwhen you practice ZD."Corlyn Kent to USISPost in PhillipinesArt Kent's daughter, Corlyn, who recently was selected fortraining with the United States Information Service (USIS), hasreported for duty in Baguio City, Phillipine Islands.Kent, a material order processorin Bldg. 17, proudly tellshow his daughter completed theUSIS training course in nearrecordtime."The usual training period issix months long" Kent said."But Corlyn completed thecourse within nix weeks."Corlyn left for the PhillipinesApril 9. She departed L.A. Internationaland flew to Hawaii.After a 12-hour stopover (whichshe spent basking on WakikiBeach) she continued on toManila."Lost Easter""Somewhere along the way Ilost Easter Sunday," she said ina letter to her family.During the flight from Hawaiito Manila the plane crossed theInternational Date Line, thus"losing" a day . . . Easter Sunday.Corlyn writes that the weatheris wonderful, the scenerysimilar to our own Lake Tahoeand Lake Arrowhead areas. TheFilipinos are friendly and polite,her work interesting.Precisioneers PersonalsThanks . . .... to all of you. It's hard tofind words nice enough to evenhalf express the thanks each ofyou deserves for your thoughtfulness.THE FLOYDS.Thank You,We wish to thank each andevery one of you for rememberingAlma Lus in the hospitalwhen she was so critically ill.She just loves the little duck.We wish we could thank eachone personally. ALMA LUS andTHE LAURIDSENS.Dear Precisioneers,Your flowers brought a bit ofSpringtime into my hospitalroom. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.Thank you to the entiregroup. TERRY BOWDEN.Thank you,I'm enjoying my decks ofcards so much. What a thoughtfulway you have in everythingyou do. C. L. GREENWOOD.To the Precisioneers,The family of NORVAL F.BASAKER gratefully acknowledgesyour kind expression ofsympathy.The Flowers . . .. . . were lovely and so was thethought. I know not how to expressmy true "thanks" to you grandfolk.CARRIE MOTT SIMS ANDMERLE.Blondes are RareBut blondes are a rarity inthe Phillipines and Corlyn, whois rather tall, very fair skinnedand extremely blonde, says she'shaving a hard time getting usedto being stared at.Art Kent says anyone whowishes may write to Corlyn forfirst-hand information about thePhillipines. "Just stop by Bldg.17 or give me a call. I'll be gladto give you her address," hesaid.Ten Libravets celebrate serviceanniversaries during themonth of May, 1966. Theirnames and service dates are:20 YearsWalter M. Lebert, May 615 YearsStephen E. Jackman, May 7Lloyd E. McConnell, May 2810 YearsWilliam H. Miller, May 7George L. Whiteford, May 10Jerome L. Deitz, May 14George W. Seevers, May 195 YearsThomas J. Gainty, May 8Peter W. Richards, May 15Mable O. Nelson, May 29THE LIBRAZETTEPublished monthly as a serviceto employees of Librascope Group,General Precision, Inc., 808 WesternAve., Glendale, Calif. 91201.Editor Earl W. EricksonContributing Reporters: Bldg. 1 — BillBietsch, Ext. 1222; Bldg. 2 - DonnaWilliams, Ext. 1126; Bldg. 5 — DaveGardner, Ext. 1564; Bldg. 15 — HerbBock, Ext. 1465; Bldg. 16 - Bob Laperle,Ext. 1803; Bldg. 17 - ChampVance, Ext. 1341; Washington Sales Office— Carol Cogar, and Optics TechnologyCenter — Shirlee Murray.Art Services: Jim Norwood, Roy Brownand Andy Cook; Cartoonist: John Erickson.Photos: Jim Avera and Bill Hoist.Printing: Librascope.

PAGE 4 THE LIBRAZETTE MAY, 1966f^ !3k/wji •«— || fifitf-JM. CenterVice Pres. &Gen. Mgr.Systems DivisionR. D. BartlonieManagerMk 48 ProgramD. L. SimonAssistant Mgr.V. J. LombardoMk 48Contract Admin.R. A. ChambersMk 48Engineering Mgr.J. O. PackMk 48Logistics Mgr.A. J. PankratzMk 48 DDAS MgMany Systems Division Elements InvolvedBusy Months Ahead as Mk 48 GroonMen of the United StatesNavy will be a familiar sight atLibrascope again this year asfire control equipment manufacturingincreases and fleet personnelbegin ordnance trainingcourses at the Glendale facility.This means a major step-up inMK 48 Program activities. Newsystems must be designed andfabricated, prototypes built. Inaddition, Librascope fire controlexperts are to modify many ofthe Navy's existing fire controlsystems to make them compatibleto the new weapon systemrequirements.Complex TaskThe task is loaded with technicalproblems . . . problems socomplex that they cannot behandled aboard ship. As a result,some fire control equipmentmust be removed from theships and brought to the SystemsDivision manufacturingdepartment for modifications.At the same time, Navy fleetordnance personnel will undergoweeks of extensive operatorand maintenance training atLibrascope in order to keepabreast of the changes.Work on the new weaponsystem installation designs alreadyis under way. Some ofthe installations start shortly andthe first fleet personnel trainingcourses begin early in June.Additional courses start in Octoberand will continue on a sustainedbasis into 1968.Important to DefenseLibrascope's top managementis taking an active part in theprogram (see related story onpage one) and attend monthlymeetings with Navy Departmentofficials."It's a tremendous job and agreat responsibility," said MauriceCenter, Librascope VicePresident and Systems DivisionManager,"The success of this programis important not only to ourcountry's defense effort, but toLibrascope and each of us individually,"Center said.Key PersonnelDirection and control of theMk 48 Program is provided byRoy D. Bartlome, Program Managerwith assistance by D. LeeSimon, Assistant Program Manager.Vincent J. Lombardo andJack Flynn handle contract administration,Kenneth D. Burtonis Mk 48 Staff Assistant andJack B. Bromley provides financialcontrol and reporting."Due to the complexity of theprogram," Bartlome said, "Twomen, Dick O'Connor and LyleCrawford, have been assignedto posts on the East Coast toprovide technical and administrativeliaison with the Navy."Navy technical direction isprovided by the U.S. NavalUnderwater Weapons Researchand Engineering Station, Newport,Rhode Island. Daily liaisonand coordination is requiredwith NUWS Technical DirectorL. F. Risko and Assistant DirectorG. H. Allen.The basic fire control equipmentand system design, installation,plus documentation andevaluation efforts are directedby Robert A. Chambers, Mk 48Engineering Manager.Limited Space"The new designs take intoconsideration shipboard spacelimitations," said Chambers,"and we've made extensive useof new micro-electronic flatpacks in this new equipment."The flat packs, sometimescalled "bugs," are micro-miniaturizedelectronic packages.Each bug is about the size ofyour fingernail and containsabout 20 separate components— resistors, diodes, transistors,etc.Broad use of such miniaturizationdrastically reduces theover all si~c of the new st/strm.t."This program marks the firstmajor application of new microelectronictechnology in theNavy's fire control systems,"Chambers said.Under the new developmentprogram, Librascope will superviseshipboard installations.Chambers' group already isworking on plans for the initialinstallations with lead shipyards.Specific maintainability andreliability goals have been established.These will be demonstratedand measured duringtests conducted aboard ship. Inaddition, specific hardware designand fabrication — to supportlaboratory and "at sea"equipment evaluation programs— has begun.Special RequirementsThese include the require-COVER CASTING — In the photo at left, Gary Wynn, mill machinist, machines a Mk 22 Weapon Simulatorcover casting. More and more Machine Shop work is being devoted to such Mk 48 Program projects.CHECKOUT — In photo at right, Phillip Kibby, left, Project Engineer, discusses final checkout of newMk 48 equipment with Engineer Ron Kenny, while Technician Ray Fitzherbert, foreground, checksinternal components.O'CONNORCRAWFORDFLYNNBUCHANANBROMLEYments of problem generatesystems, data recording systeiand several general purpccomputers. Some of the coiputers have been orderedLibrascope and are schedulfor delivery later this year.Logistic support for the pigram includes a broad spectnof functions directed by JessPack, Mk 48 Logistics Manag*Fleet training materials cbeing prepared and special pjgrams readied for the in-platraining of Navy personnel. N

MAY, 1966 THE LIBRAZETTE PAGE 5F. T. Copple L. E. HacheyMk 48 Product Mk 48 ProductEngineering Mgr. Assurance Mgr.NUWS LabProgram Mgr.Mk 48 StaffAssistant..G. H. Klein K. D. Burtonis for 'Max' EffortNUWS (Naval Underwater Researchand Engineering Station)to evaluate the weapon system.This effort is directed by G.Harold Klein, NUWS Lab ProgramManager.For 'At Sea' TestsA. J. Pankratz, DDAS ProgramManager, is directing theDigital Data Acquisition Systemdesign and fabrication, a systemthat will be used during theNavy's evaluations both at theNUWS laboratory and duringthe "at sea" evaluations.Cathy Buchanan, secretary toMk 48 Program Manager, is theprogram's "Girl Friday," accordingto Bartlome."Cathy has the responsibilityfor coordinating a voluminousamount of correspondence andtechnical documentation. At thesame time serves as receptionistand reservations specialist fora continuous stream of Governmentpersonnel who visit Librascopeon Mk 48 Program liaisontrips," Bartlome said.Active SupportAll elements of the rapidlyexpanding program are activelysupported by the functional lineorganizations of the Systems Division,said Division ManagerMaurice Center."To achieve the required technicalexcellence demanded bythis weapon system program,we must utilize the full technicalcapabilities of our division," hesaid.Center indicated that designreviews are being conducted bytechnical specialists from thevarious line organizations.Design planning for theNavy's technical evaluation, forexample, is being accomplishedby the Engineering AnalysisGroup. A large part of theNUWS Laboratory and DDASphases are being handled byelements of the Engineering Department,directed by Jerry L.Deitz, Chief Engineer."In many cases, manufacturingprocedures have been modifiedto accommodate the newMk 48 Fire Control equipmentrequirements," said Harlan Buseth,Operations Manager for theSystems Division."Special procedures, processesand techniques arc being developed."he said.Checkout and adjustment effortson the new fire control systemmodels are in process andfabrication of the initial prototypeswill be completed soon.Future Production"Wo anticipate that the \a\ywill initiate procurement of productionquantities of this newequipment in the near future."said Bartlome.All in all. it looks like thereare manv bnsv months aheadfor the growing Mk 48 Programand apparent.lv, more and moreSystems Division elements willget into the act before the projectis completed.In summing up the importanceof the development program.Maurice Center said:"Onlv through the cooperativeefforts of all Division elementscan this program be completedand the Mk 48 Weaponsuccessfully deployed by theNavy."NAVY VISITORS — NUWS Technical Director L. F: Risko andAssistant Director G. H. Allen, (second and third from right), of theNaval Underwater Weapons Research & Engineering Station, view aMk 48 Program "Attack Director" with Mk 48 personnel Vince Lombardoand Program Manager Roy Bartlome, left, and Lee Simon,extreme right.Librascope's New Disc-MemoriesShown at Computer ConferenceThree new disc-memory systems with storage capacities rangingfrom 1 to 24-million bits were introduced by Librascope atthe Spring Joint Computer Conference held in Boston, Mass.Two of the systems, the L207 user with a virtually customandthe L210 are compact highspeedmodels weighing 11 and35 pounds, respectively, withone to two million bits of storagecapacity.The third, Model L416, is ahigh performance disc-memorysystem utilizing integrated circuitryand having a capacity inexcess of 24 million bits.Militarized ModelThe 11-pound L207 is a militarizedmodel with a 6/2 inchdisc designed to provide highreliability performance in extremeenvironments, meeting orexceeding the requirements ofMil-E-5400 G Class II.The memory's small size (lessthan X-cubic-foot), light weight,resistance to shock, vibration,temperature extremes and altitude,make it useful for almostany naval, aircraft, spacecraftand mobile field-data system.Economy PackageThe L210 is a line of lowcostmemories offering greaterflexibility in choice of accesstimes, bit capacities and recordingheads.Each L210 system utilizes asingle magnetic disc, 10 inchesin diameter, in a compact packagethat measures less than onecubic foot and weighs onhj 35pounds. Discs rotate at 1200,1800 or 3600 rpm, affording accesstimes of 8, 17 or 25 milleii'conds.Available in 15 off-the-shelfmodels, the L210 provides theM 48 Speed-UpContinued from Page 1Work Already BegunTo achieve these objectives,the Navy has established abroad development programwith Librascope as the FireControl prime contractor. Developmentmodels and prototypeshave already been designedand fabricated and currentlyare in final adjustmentand checkout stages. These firstmodels will be used in a sophisticatedevaluation program."The evaluations will includetests at Librascope, evaluationat the U.S. Naval UnderwaterResearch and Engineering Station(NUWS), and finally, acomplete 'At Sea' technicalevaluation," said Bartlome.designed unit at an economicalprice.Integrated CircuitsLibrascope's new Model L416is part of the Series L400 MagneticDisc-Memory Systems. Theuse of integrated circuits whichare packaged and mounted righton the head-mounting plate,provides the compactness andreliability necessary to meet thememory's high performance requirements.The L416 utilizes both sidesof two 16-inch magnetic discsto obtain its more than 24-million-bits capacity. It can beused as a main storage unit, forbuffer storage or to supplementother memories.Dave Cox NamedToastmaster'Best Speaker'A speech entitled "We AreBecoming Obsolete" won BestSpeaker honors for Dave Cox atthe April 20 meeting of LibrascopeToastmasters Club No.1978.The meeting, held at the OldTown Inn, Burbank, was attendedby 11 members and 5guests.Four of the guests — JohnClemesha, Lloyd Jensen, JohnSandlin and Steve Wong — wereattending a Toastmaster meetingfor the first time. It wasthe third meeting for guest BillCook.A talk by Ted Lewis won theRunner-up Best Speaker award.Honors also went to Joe Freibergwho was adjudged Bestseveral existing fire control systemsin addition to design ofnew equipment.Table Topics, Best"All elements will be designedto achieve levels of performance,reliability and maintainabilitythat far exceed thoseof present Navy weapon systems,"Bartlome said.Evaluatorand tied with Wayne Strong forMost Enthusiastic.Bill Jordan won the Boo-Booaward.Librascope Toastmasters meetthe first and third Wednesdaysof each month. Employees interestedin joining the club areinvited to contact Herb Meyer,ext. 1206.Al Germane SpeaksAt Optimist ClubSome 60 members of theClendale Optimist Club metApril 28 to hear a talk on Anti-Submarine Warfare by Al Germano,Systems Division MarketingManager.Germano was guest speakerat the Optimist Club's breakfastmeeting at the Glendale YWCA.Using viewgraphs to illustratehis talk, Germano spoke atlength about ASW and Librascope'spart in the National Defenseeffort.

PAGE 6 THE LIBRAZETTE MAY, 19665,000 Hours Under The Sea"I yelled as loud as I couldinto the water and banged my airtanks with the crowbar. Three ofthe big Blue Sharks turned away... but the fourth kept coming.There was no escape. All Icould do was grip the crowbartighter and wait...Harry Neff, engineering writerin Librascope's Publications Section,tells a story of the wondersbeneath the sea in excited tonesand he speaks with the kind ofknowledge that only comesfrom experience.Neff is a SCUBA (Self-Contained- Underwater - Breathing -Apparatus) diver in his sparetime.A member of the Santa MonicaBluefins SCUBA-diving club,he has spent nearly every weekendof the past 11 years underwaterand soon will have logged5,000 hours of diving time.But even with that kind ofexperience, Neff, like mostSCUBA-divers, has a profoundrespect for the sea and thecreatures that live there.Dangerous DiveOnce, he explained, whilediving near Catalina, Neff andhis dive partner became separatedwhile searching the hulkof a sunken ship. While pryingat the wreckage with a crowbar,Neff sensed something akin todanger, looked up and saw fourlarge Blue Sharks headingstraight for him."Blues are reportedly amongthe more dangerous sharks," hesaid. "And it was morning -breakfast time for most fish —so I became more and moreapprehensive as they came steadilynearer."... the sunshine filters down to the bottom and seems to bathethe ocean floor with a strange yellow-green light.""... and occasionally, brightly-hued fish swim by, adding to thecolors of the underseascape."Underwater photos by Dave Dean"Knowing that noise sometimesfrightens sharks, I pulledoff my mouthpiece and yelledinto the water as loud as I could.At the same time I banged myair tanks with the crowbar.Three of the Blues turned away. . . but the fourth kept coming.No Escape"There was no time to escape,no place to hide. All I could dowas grip the crowbar tighterand wait," Neff said.The shark moved in cautiouslyat first, circled Neff severaltimes, then, apparently thinkingthe diver was defenseless, attacked."I waited until the last possibleinstant, then threw myselfout of the path of the shark'sgaping jaws and lashed out withthe crowbar, striking him on thenose as he sped past."The shock of the blow seemedto surprise the Blue. It hesitatedmomentarily and began to circleonce again.A Lucky BlowNeff knew the punch-in-thenosehe gave the shark was alucky blow and that he couldn'tbe sure of being that luckyagain. He knew that somehowhe had to frighten the animalaway."Taking the initiative, I headedstraight for the shark, threshingmy arms and legs throughthe water, yelling and screamingfor all I was worth," Neffsaid."Luckily, my strategy worked.The shark went off to find a lesstroublesome breakfast."The mild-mannered Librascopeengineering-writer tellsthis story with little emotion.This is not to say he's immuneto the dangers of life beneaththe sea, but he does approachthem with a knowledge andconfidence born of many yearsof training and practice of underwatersafety.Valuable Lesson"I'm no hero," says Neff. "Theincident with the Blue Sharkwas frightening. But it alsoserved as a valuable lesson."He explained that membersof the Bluefins club always divein pairs. This serves a doublepurpose: two men can workbetter at underwater salvageand lobster gathering, but moreimportant, it is much safer tohave a buddy along if one divergets into trouble."I learned the value of thiswhen the shark caught me bysurprise. It's possible that theBlue might not have attackedif my partner and I had beentogether."I also added to my knowledgeof the habits of sharks.For example, some people foolislilyclaim a shark will not attacka man unless he appearshelpless or hurt. This is nonsense.Any SCUBA-diver willtell you . . . and my experienceis further proof . . . that a hungryshark will attack almost anythingit's big enough to tackle."Educational PastimeIf you ask Neff why he participatesin such a dangeroushobby, he'll quickly assure youthat SCUBA-diving is no moredangerous than other sports andthat prowling around underwateris more of an educationthan a hobby anyway."True, I dive because I enjoyit. It's fun. But even moreimportant," he said, "I'm gettinga valuable education inMarine Biology and Archaeologythrough the continuedstudy of undersea life and thesearch for sunken artifacts."To Neff, this oceanographiceducation has become almost away of life. He has gone asdeep as 235 feet (approachingthe limits for compressed air)to study the multitude of plantsand animals that live at variousdepths.Plantlife can be especiallybeautiful on a bright, sunlit day,he said.The sunshine filters down tothe bottom and seems to bathethe ocean floor with a strangeyellow-green light. Plants andflowers, some brilliantly colored,flash and gleam as the lightchanges. And occasionally, abrightly-hued fish swims by,adding to the colors of theContinued on Page 8

MAY, 1966 THE LIBRAZETTE PAGE 7Assembly Groups WinMarch ZD HonorsAssembly group personnelwalked off with all the ZeroDefects monthly awards thistime and one of the winninggroups was a repeat winner.The Systems Division awardand ZD plaque for March wentto Gerald Henshaw's CircuitBoard Assembly Department. Inthe Components Division, NormVickers' Brush Block AssemblyDepartment won the plaque forthe second time.Vickers' group also won themonthly award for January andwas named the ComponentsDivision quarterly award winner(see story on page three).Roadblock RemovalThe March Roadblock Removalaward and plaque wentto Suzanna Kovalchik, productionwireman — lead, SystemsDivision final assembly area, forher idea for a fast and simplemethod of identifying the numerouscrimping tools, lugs, pinsand removal tools used in production.Both winning groups exceededtheir ZD goals.Henshaw's group set out toincrease productivity from 65%to 80% and during the five weeksprior to the award, averaged80.72.Brush Block Assembly's goalwas to reduce and maintainBrush Block rejections at 5% orless. For eight weeks precedingthe award the rejections averaged3.5%.Runners-UpBlue Ribbon Runner-Upawards for March went to PeteMaimone's Art Services Department,a previous monthly win-Stock DividendsDeclared by GPETarrytown, N. Y. — A dividendof 30 cents a share onGeneral Precision EquipmentCorporation common stockhas been announced by theBoard of Directors.The dividend is payableJune 15, 1966 to stockholdersof record on May 18,1966, the Corporation announced.The Board also declared aquarterly dividend of 40cents per share on GPE $1.60Cumulative Convertible PreferenceStock, payable June15 to stockholders of recordon May 18.As previously reported, aquarterly dividend of $1.18&on the $4.75 Cumulative PreferredStock, is payable June15 to stockholders of recordMay 31.An additional dividend of$1.18& on the $4.75 CumulativePreferred, has been declaredpayable September 15,1966 to stockholders of recordon August 31, 1966, thedirectors said.ner and Systems Division quarterlyaward winner; PublicationProduction, headed by PaulKane, and Reproduction Services,headed by Bob McEwen.TOP RIGHT — Suzanna Kovalchik,Roadblock Removal awardwinner for March, receives thewinning RR plaque from MauriceCenter, Vice President and SystemsDivision General Manager.Looking on are, left, Hob Peterson,Assembly Foreman and the RRwinner's supervisor, and right,Superintendent of Production JohnBlake.RIGHT — Maurice Center, LibrascopeVice President and SystemsDivision General Manager, thirdfrom left, takes time out duringthe recent ZD Quarterly Awardluncheon to congratulate the SystemsDivision winners. Seen leftto right are Jim Norwood of thewinning Art Services Department;Vaughn Gillete, Purchasing, RoadblockRemoval winner; Center;Dick Wilson, Joe Prado, JohnGuarino and John Erickson, ofArt Services.A R-R-R-REPEATER — The Components Division's Brush Block Assembly group repeated as Marchwinners of the monthly ZD award plaque. The group also won the award in January. Left to right,front row, are Peggy Lopez, Angie Argentina, David Chavez, Norm Vickers, foreman, George H. Bradley,Components Division manager, Dolly McLaughlin and La Verne Petsch. Second row, left to right—Ray Johnson, (Vice President & Treasurer, Librascope Group), Jackie Hoehnke, Margaret Davis, FayPartee, Louise Baker and Jack Pelamati, ZD Program Chairman. Third row, left to right — JohnSandlin, Manufacturing Manager, Sarah Moore, Cel Morales, Jan Brovelli, Francis Cutter, JaNien Milhorn,Ann Webb, Adeline Golden, Helen Lisowski and Louise Owens.SYSTEMS DIVISION WINNERS — Members of the Circuit Board Assembly Department's ZD awardwinninggroup are: Front row, left to right — Darlene Kent, Norma Babcock, Vi Furman, Helen Roberts,Cora Rehill, Charlotte Webberson, Evelyn Emberling, Ida Tripoli and Toni Kirham. Maurice Center,Systems Division General Manager, presents the plaque to Gerald Henshaw, Circuit Board Assemblyforeman. Top row, left to right — Steve Jackman, John Dahlgren, Al Lis, Alice Gardner, Mary Walters,Louise Collaraffi, Vi Brey, Betty Gerlack, Sophi Myslicke, Sue Polizzo, Eunice Larimor, Lois Somers,Betty Beavers, Evelyn McDonald, Lois Cain, Alberta Davis, Ora Lee Price, Sidney L. Briggs, LibrascopeGroup Vice President — Administration, Lloyd Somerfleld and John Blake. Not pictured—MamieFickler, Shirley Edwards, Twila Bilger and Lucille Spitza.HP

The LIBRAZETTELibrascope GroupGeneral Precision, Inc.808 Western AvenueGlendale, Calif. 91201First Class MailU.S. PostagePaid 5cPermit 286PAGE 8 THE LIBRAZETTE MAY, 1966Precisioneers Reps AttendRecreation Council ConfabMr. & Mrs. Steve Jackman,Mr. & Mrs. Fred Killips andEarl Erickson, Librazette Editor,represented the Precisioneersat a recent dinner-conferenceof the Associated IndustrialRecreation Council (AIRC)in Burbank.More than 100 representativesof management and em-Summer LeagueBowling toStart May 24The Librascope SummerBowling League gets under wayTuesday, May 24, at GrandCentral Bowl, it was announcedthis week by E. Buzz Newman,league president."This will be a mixed handicapleague with four or fivememberteams, depending onthe turnout," Newman said.In a mixed league, fourmemberteams consist of twomen and two women, five-memberteams are either three menand two women or three womenand two men.All EmployeesThe league is open to allLibrascope employees, theirfamilies and friends, accordingto Newman."In order to insure evenlyrated teams, we can't guaranteeteam entries," he said. "But wecan promise that a husband andwife can bowl on the same teamif they wish."League play begins at 6 p.m.on the May 24 date.Employees interested in signingup for the Summer BowlingLeague are urged to contactBuzz Newman, ext. 1032, or PatKorecky, ext. 1558, as soon aspossible.Whoops!In last month's Librazettestory about Harry Callaghan'sbaseball predictions, Callaghanwas quoted as saying the Dodgerswould finish no higher thanfifth place even if Koufax andDrysdale signed their 1966 contracts.This statement was inerror.Callaghan really said that"with Koufax and Drysdale theDodgers would finish no higherthan third place."Sorry Harry!ployee recreation organizationsattended.Don L. Neer, executive directorof the National IndustrialRecreation Association, Chicago,111., was speaker for the afterdinner meeting.Tells of GrowthIn his talk, Neer spoke of thegrowth of industrial recreationgroups across the nation andpraised the efforts of communityrecreation centers in workingwith the industrial groups.The AIRC provides an opportunityfor industrial recreationgroup representatives tomeet regularly with communityrecreation leaders to exchangeideas and work toward a continuingprogram of improvedemployee recreation services andfacilities.The Precisioneers was oneof the first groups to join theAIRC when that organizationwas formed in the early 1950's.Bob Jewett, of Librascope, wasthe first AIRC president.LECU Celebrates13th BirthdayThirteen years ago this monththe Librascope Employees CreditUnion (LECU) was charteredand since that time hasserved its members to the tuneof some $9/2 million in low interestcost loans.Owned and operated by itsmembers and their elected representatives,the LECU now hasnearly a million dollars in assets.IT'S JUST A PIECEOF PAPER* KIPS/OF WHICH YOU HAVENO KNOWLEP6E —BUT VOU'LL APPRECIATE.S *"7 IT WHEN( IT SENPS YOU OFF\ TO COLLEGE/i/*~X/vJA A U.5. SAVIN6S BONP--BUV ONE EVEI?y MONTH/TOURNEY WINNERS — Posing with their trophies are Librascope'stop golfers of the recent Precisioneers Golf Club tournament. From leftto right: Jim Drugan, low gross; Ted Embree, 2nd low gross; JimHachtel, 2nd low net, and Frank Yapp, low net. The tourney attractedsome 47 golfing enthusiasts.5,000 Hours Under the SeaContinued from Page 6underseascape.Most people — landlubbers,sailors and divers alike — admitreadily to the fact that man isout of his element at the bottomof the sea.Why, then, do men like Neffswim to the ocean floor in suchan eager fashion . . . and inever-increasing numbers?The Last FrontierThe ocean, they explain, isreally the last frontier for exploration.Despite the scientificera in which we live, man knowsless about the things that go onbeneath his oceans than he doesabout space exploration, a surprisingfact when you considerthat the ocean's mysteries areever so much closer to mankindthan the planets we seek tovisit."The mere fact that by divingto the bottom I may be goingwhere no man has been beforeis enough for me," says HarryNeff. "There's a whole newworld down there just waitingto be discovered."Asking why SCUBA-diversexplore the ocean depths, then,is kind of like asking why aRoom for 4 FishermenBuzz Newman reports thatthere's still room for four morefishermen (or women) on theDeep Sea Angler roster.The club holds its first outingMay 7 and another is set June4.Interested employees can telephoneNewman on ext. 1032.mountain climber attempts toscale Mt. Everest, or why GusGrissom wants to go to themoon.The only real answer seems tobe ... "because it's there."This philosophy is rare, buthardly new. A lot of men havefelt this way. Each has left hismark on the world we live in.Precisioneers Post6-1-2 Record inPre-Season GamesThe Precisioneers Softballteam has just completed a successfulSpring Training, posting6 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties inClass "A" pre-season competition."After winning the leaguetitle in '64 and finishing in secondplace last year, we're reallylooking forward to being backon top again in 1966," said PaulLough, team manager.Regular league play beginsMay 10. A schedule of gameswill appear in next month'sLibrazette.Team Captain John Guarino,Bob Perry, Pete DeYoung andTom Smith are wielding the hottestbats thus far, but accordingto Lough, other hitters arewarming to the task rapidly.Most Precisioneers games willbe played at Olive RecreationCenter in Burbank. All employeesare invited to attend thegames. Admittance is free.