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CONVAI RIETY
January 4, 1950
Appearing below are Convair
Published every other Wednesday by Convair's Industrial Relations Department, men who recently received 10-
Employee Activities Section, Eldon Frye, manager; Logan Jenkins, editor.
Editorial offices, San Diego, building No. 7, Ext. 1071, 1072. Ft. Worth editorial year service pin awards.
offices, Industrial Relations department, Ext. 5269, Bob Vollmer, editor ; Jean
Goggans, women's editor.
Staff photographers: Warren Kemmer and T. W. Fitch, San Diego; Fred Carlile,
C. P. Connally, Harold F. Dry, R. E. Slawson, Ft. Worth.
H. L. Simmonds
(Dept. 25 SD) first
came to San Diego
in 1888 as a tot.
io~atRemembers time
when ocean c a m c
up to railroad near
SD plant. Lives at
3800 31st, has three
children, all n ow
Awards Store Hourscirn,
FT. WORTH Following are store hours at Convair
The following received employee sug- SD:
gestion awards totaling $31.53 for the SAFETY SUPPLY CRIB (north end
week ending Dec. 2: of building 7), open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dept. 6, Engineering: A. P. Arnold. week days. Safety shoes and prescrip Henry A. Frank
Dept. 24, Tooling: E. S. Grilley, J. G. tica glasses sold only from 8:30 to 10:30 (D e p t. 101FSD)
Neal. and 3 to 5. came to San Diego
Dept. 44, Nose and Tail: H. W. TOOL STORE (north end of buildin from Curtiss-Wright
ompson. 7), open Mondays and Wednesdays 9 at St. Louis. He is
SAN DIEGO a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thurs- single, lives at 1135
The following received employee sug- days and Fridays 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. T h i r d, is enthus-
gestion awards totaling $235.20 for the EMPLOYEES' SALVAGE STO R E is s tic fisherman
weeks ending Dec. 15 and Dec. 22: (near gate 5 at north end of plant), 3 both salt and fresh
Dept. 16, Office Services: M. F. Lewis; p.m. to 4:30 every Tuesday and 3 p.m. water.
Dept. 22, Production Control: L. W. to 5:30 every Thursday.
Kerner, W. M. Tucker Jr.; Dept. 24,
Planning & Tooling: G. E. Rolston; ie ch e e
Dept. 27, Inspection & Flight: B. C.Piland ; Dept. 101, Sheet M-etal: E. Heck-
man, R. J. MCrea; Dept. 102, Sub-
Assy. & Processing: C. B. Davis, R. A.
Davis (two awards), A. Stieringer.
Dept. 212, Fuselage: B. Hahn; Dept.
240, Final Assembly: G. A. Dewey; Dept.
310: Fabric & Seat Assy.: J. W. Stark;
Dept. 360, B-36 Outer Panel Struc.: J.
H. Beseler, O. P. Bowman ; Dept. 365,
B-36 Bomb Racks: J. B. Smith Sr., M.
S. Wood Jr.; Dept. 375, Electronics: L.
W. Hughes ; Dept. 403, Tool & Die Shop:
L. W. Peterson.
Service Pins
FT. WORTH
The following received service pins dur-
ing the period Nov. 24 through Dc. 20:
Ten-year-pin: Dept. 24, J. R. Shuter.
Five-year-pins: Dept. 3, Bob Vollmer;
Dept. 4, E. V. Hoover, U.S. McGee;
Dept. 6. A. M. Michael, J. W. Speight,
E. C. Treinan, C. R. Walker Jr.; Dept.
9, W. E. Garrison, P. R. Hull; Dept. 14,
A. H. Noble; Dept. 20, R. M. Kidwell,
M. G. McLendon.
Dept. 22, W. A. Byrd, W. 0. Clark,
L. H. Lloyd, C. G. Moore ; Dept. 24,
W. H. Cohenour; Dept. 25, A. E. Henry,
C. Sloan ; Dept. 27, T. A. Dickens, R. E.
Kincaid, C. P. Schenck Jr. ; Dept. 30,
M. V. Whitaker; Dept. 31, E. H. Boren,
V. L. Clark, G. E. Coombes, J. B. Grif-
fin Jr., W. T. Hester, H. W. Klein,
M. E. McFarland, P. M. Mason, W. A.
Wagner.
Dept 44, T. E. Atchison, W. T. Har-
well, W. Mathis, E. R. Motley, P. H.
Suggs, E. M. Wayland; Dept. 45, E. B.
Piwonka; Dept. 46, A. H. Beasley, R.
P. Brooks, L. U. Graff, C. D. MGowen ;
Dept. 47, C. L. Gibson, F. J. Wachs-
mann ; Dept. 50, M. M. Barnes, H.
Coulston, E. E. Johnson, F. O. Mc-
Donald, F. E. Modgling, W. C. Voyles,
0. Young.
Dept. 61, J. B. French, E. E. New-
man, I. E. Webster; Dept. 62, R. I.
Black, R. O. Fullerton, S. F. Harper,
W. E. Hopkins, W. S. Townsend Jr.,
H. U. Umphress ; Dept. 63, E. E. Bass,
N. S. Tribble, K. A. Tuggle; Dept. 73,
A. H. Franklin, L. H. Hester, C. B.
Minor; Dept. 75, R. E. Pursley, R. L.
Valkman ; Dept. 76, T. D. Hughes ; Dept.
81, J. B. Davis, N. W. McLaughlin.
SAN DIEGO
The following received service pins dur-
ing the period Dec. 20 through Jan. 3:
Fifteen-year pin: Dept. 25-4, F. S.
Webster.
Ten-year pins: Dept. 6, C. W. Chap-.
man, H. F. Dunholter, C. B. King Jr.,
G. S. Oliver, W. A. Pickens ; Dept. 17,
M. M .Mason; Dept. 22-1, J. B. Gerding;
Dept. 24-1, A. M. Walden; Dept. 25-4,
H. L. Simmonds; Dept. 31, R. A. Wil-
liams; Dept. 101, H. A. Frank; Dept.
115, F. J. Eppich Jr.; Dept. 235, G. L.
Scheibel Jr. ; Dept. 240, R. C. Dale;
Dept. 330, Al Marus.
Five-year pins: Dept. 10, Florence L.
Lindquist ; Dept. 22-1, J. J. Carmon ;
Dept. 24-3, G. K. Ludeman ; Dept. 101,
C. B. Chambers ; Dept. 115, G. D. Car-
roll ; Dept. 212, J. H. Slovacek; Dept.
330, Tom Chong ; Dept. 360, W. P. Loob.
Promotions
FT. WORTH
Following promoted to or within super-
vision and professional and administra-
tive, effective Dec. 15:
Dept. 4, Material: R. W. King to as-
sistant foreman ; J. T. Ringo to statis-
tical analyst A.
Dept. 6, Engineering: C. W. Harris to
design group engineer.
Dept. 8, Industrial Engineering: D. E.
Sloan to industrial engineer A.
Dept. 27, Inspection: J. L. Coburn to
department assistant A.
Dept. 31, Metal Forming: A. C. Cain
to assistant foreman; R. M. Keatch to
assistant foreman ; J. M. Strother to
assistant foreman ; H. L. Wickliffe to
assistant foreman.
Dept. 43, Bomb Bay: E. L. Faulkner
to general foreman ; G. W. Edwards Jr.
to foreman.
Dept. 61, Field Operations: C. N.
Main to assistant foreman.
Dept. 62, Conversion: R. L. Purkey
to assistant foreman.
Dept. 73, Sub-Assembly: J. T. Allen
to assistant foreman ; B. M. Gilbert to
assistant foreman.
Dept. 76, Armament: C. F. McClure
to general foreman ; W. H. Flickinger
to foreman.
SAN DIEGO
Promoted to or within supervision and
professional and administrative effective
Jan. 1:
Dept. 6, Engineering: C. H. Williams
to customer's service instructor A.
Dept. 115, Machine Shop: H. Lund to
assistant foreman, F. Paglioso to as-
sistant foreman, L. M. Persing to as-
sistant foreman.
Deaths
SAN DIEGO
JARVIS-Gerald L., Dept. 403, died
Dec. 17. Survivors: wife, two children.
UPSHAW-James R. Jr., Dept. 9, died
Dec. 27. Survivors: wife, two sons.SAN DIEGO
Two mnen want ride or riders from
34th & Adams, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ralph
Bell, Dept. 25, Ext. 311 or Talbot 7836.
FT. WORTH
A. J. Ferguson, Dept. 6-7, wants to I
swap rides or join car pool vicinity 4928
Roanoke (west Ridglea), 7:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. Ext. 4127.
W. W. Shelton, Dept. 81, wants five
riders from Dallas, 7 a.m. to 3 :45 p.m.
Home phone T-38084 or see at Col. 91-H.
Jessie L. Daves, Dept. 73, wants ride
to and from Lake Worth Grocery on
Jacksboro Highway, 3:45 p.m. to 12:15
a.m. Home phone NO-6931.I
William P. Boggs (Dept. 45) wants
ride from Denton, Tex., third shift. Can
be reached at Denton telephone number
912-X. If no rides available will take
riders.
Bill Sparks (Dept. 9-1) wants ride,
7 :30 to 4:15 from corner of 15th and
Holman streets. Home telephone NO-4461.
Ext. 5160 at plant.
C. V. Shores (Dept. 27-6) has room
for 5 riders from Arcadia Park in Dallas,
7:00 to 3:45 shift. May be contacted at
Dallas phone Y8-2903.
Betty Martin (Dept. 4-3) wants ride,
7:30 to 4:15 from 2205 Ross Avenue.
Home telephone number 6-2263.
Jimmy L. Stewart (Dept. 11-4) wants
ride, 7 :30 to 4:15 from Grand Prairie.
Will ride with 7:00 shift if driver will
wait. Home telephone number M62-5216.
Ext. 3170 at plant.
Births
SAN DIEGO
BAILEY-Son, Walter II, 7 lbs. 6 oz., -
born Nov. 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bailey Jr., Dept. 240.
COLLETTE-Son, Michael Eugene, 7
lb bssra Ni r.. J.s.,torn ov. 25 to Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
ELLIS--Son, Roberts Dana, 7 lbs.,
born Dec. 2 to Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Ellis,
Dept. 22.
GILST'RAP-Son, Charles, 6 lbs. 8 oz.,
born Dec. 23 to Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Gilstrep. Dept. 22.
HARKER-Daughter, Vickie Lee. 8 lbs.
5 oz., born Dec. 19 to Mr. and Mrs.
D. L. Harker, Dept. 401.
JENNINGS-Daughter, Mary Carol, 6
lbs. 10 oz., born Dec. 11 to Mr. and-
Mrs. H. F. Jennings, Dept. 25.
JONES-Son, Melvin Kent, 7 lbs. 3
oz., born Dec. 10 to Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Jones, Dept. 115.
McCLEAVE-Daughter, Virginia Mar-
garet, 6 lbs. 8 oz.. born D-c. 4 to Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. McCleave, Dept. 4.
NELSON- Daughter, Terry Jean, 4
lbs. 14 oz., born Dec. 17 to Mr. and
Mrs. S. C. Nelson, Dept. 102.
ROBERTS-Daughter, Karen Lee, 8
lbs. 7 oz., born Dec. 17 to Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Roberts, Dept. 27.
SILVAS-Daughter, Alice Catherine, 71
lbs. 12 oz., born Nov. 25 to Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Silvas, Dept. 335.
FT. WORTHv
ENGLISH-Son, Billie Gene, 9 lbs.,
born Dec. 16 to Mr. and Mrs. H. N.
English, Dept. 30.Cohu Outlines
Year's Prospects
(Continued from Page 1)
(the most active line flying
between Rio and Sao Paulo,
third biggest traffic route in
the world) remarked that the
Convair is perfect for this
operation."
Speaking of the aircraft out-
look generally, Cohu added:
"There isn't any Santa Claus.
We have to work and work hard
for what we get nowadays, but
we at Convair have developed a
team at both divisions that has
proved itself in scores of projects
during 1949. I am more and
snore impressed with what the
team can do in speed and quality
of workmanship and I am con-
vinced that during 1950 we can
beat any competition that comes
along."
Crash Kills FW Man
William D. Hathaway (FWi
Dept. 31) was killed early Christ-l
mas day in a traffic accident. Hel
had been with Convair for nearly
three years.R. A. Williams
(Dept. 31 SD) is
former Vultee Field
in a n, is married,
lives at 55 K in
h u l a Vista, has
children Stephanie,
11/,rand Steven, 6.
Recently was own
contractor in build-
ing new home,
U. C. Dale (Dept.
to SD) lives at
1 8 3 5 Chicago, is
married a n d h a s
two children, Shar-
on, 6, and Jacquo-
lyn, 16emonths. At
one time took lead-
ng interest in pri-
vate flying, s t i l l
holds license.
John B. Gerding
(Dept. 22-1 SD) is
unmarried, lives at
3311 Granada, en-
joys all sports but
particularly t a b 1 e
tennis, badminton,
tennis and o c e a n
swimming.
Al Marus (Dept.
330) lives at 4533
60th, is married and
has a son, Paul, 7.
He has a home ma-
chine shop in which
he makes equipment
for model railroad-
ers and is enthus-
iast himself.
G. L. Scheibel Jr.
(Dept. 235 SD)
lives at 6121 Madrid,
is marired and gar-
dens and works on
home as hobby.
Rose garden is out-
standing, s o m e of
his roses measure
31 inches across.A. M. W al1d en
(Dept. 24-1 SD) is
married and h a s
three children, Anna
c~~lClare, 4, twins ;
Kathryn Jean and
Wesley Ernest, 2.
Lives in Spring
Valley. Does wood
and metal work in
home workshop.J. R. Shuter,
Convair FW Dept.
24-8, started to
work at SD divi.
sion. Is married,
has three children,
Phyllis, 12, Sandra,
11, and David, 9.
Favorite s p o r t is
bowling in 750
League.SD Auditor, 41, Dies
James R. Upshaw Jr. (Dept. 9
SD) died suddenly Dec. 27 fol-
lowing an emergency operation
to remove a brain tumor.
Upshaw was 41. He was born
in Birmingham, Ala., and had
been with Convair since Novem-
ber, 1941. Survivors include his
wife, Maurine, and two sons,
Jimmy, 10, and Lynn, 21/2.... .y ..
.,.. _15 YEARS HONORED-Frank S. Webster (Dept. 25-4 SD), left,
receives his 15-year pin from J. L. Fechter, production manager.
Webster has been at SD all his Convair career, though part of time
was at the parts plant. Married, he lives at 4716 68th Street, has
five children, Myra, 23, Richard, 16, Gene, 14, Frank Jr., 12, and
Jane, 10. He is quite active in the the Seventh Day Adventist
Church at Lemon Grove.
Convair Skaters to Be in Cast
For Ft. Worth Ice Show Jan. 14Two Convair couples and the
children of six Convair parents
will be included in the cast when
the Ft. Worth Figure Skating
Club presents the show "Melody
on Ice of 1950" on Jan. 14.
The show will include a cast
of 150 local ice skaters, both pro-
fessional and amateur.
In addition to a number of solo
and specialty acts, the show will
include a number of dancing and
precision chorus skating num-
bers.
"Melodies of 1950" will be pre-sented at the Will Rogers Coli-
seum.
Convair couples in the cast
are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Samuelson
(6), and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bates
(24-0).
Convair children, and their
parents' department numbers, in-
clude Jeanette Labounty (6),
Pamela Bates (24), Glenna Car-
ter (6), Sue Crotty (6), Ken
Samuelson (6), and Terry Smith
(3).
Rehearsals for the show began
Dec. 8.THE SKATERS' WALTZ-The two Convair couples pictured,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bates (24-0) at left, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Samuelson (6), practice some of the precision maneuvers that wifl
be included in the show "Melody on. Ice of 1950." The show will
be presented at Will Rogers Coliseum on January 14. The cast
includes the two Convair couples pictured as well as children of
six other Convair families.RB-36 First Flight Succes
(Continued from Page 1)
While its mission is reconnais-
sance, the RB-36 carries the
same defensive equipment as the
B-36: sixteen 20-millimeter can-
non to ward off atacks by enemy
planes.
Externally, it looks almost
identical to earlier B-36s except
when bomb bay doors open. Early
model B-36s had bomb bay doors
which slip upward parallel to and
alongside the fuselage. On the
RB-36, and eventually on all
B-36s, new quick-acting bomb
bay doors fold open somewhat
in the fashion of a clam shell.
They open or close in two sec-
onds, and are used to drop flares
which enable the plane's photo-
graphic equipment to photograph
enemy territory at night.
Most photographic equipment
is carried inside the fuselage in
what makes up bomb bay No. 1
on B-36s. In the photographiccompartment are a total of 14
different cameras-the largest
photographic set-up ever carried
in one aircraft. It includes a
large aerial camera with a 48-
inch focal length lens. The cam-
era is equipped with automatic
apparatus by which it does its
own computing of exposures.
In flight, the photo navigator
is stationed in the lower nose of
the plane in the spot used by the
bombardier in B-36s. The photo
navigator navigates the RB-36
and also gives orders for the
taking of photographs.
The building of the prototype
RB-36 was proposed almost two
years ago, and the mock-up com-
pleted at Convair FW on March
17, 1949. The Air Force's 689
board inspected the prototype in
November and passed on it from
engineering, safety and other
aspects prior to the first test
flight Dec. 18.Page 2
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