Convairiety, Volume 2, Number 12, June 8, 1949 Page: 1 of 8
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June 13 Set Aside as Savings Bond' Day For Convair FW
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. DAINGERFIELD, TEX. FT. WORTH, TEX.
Vol. 2, No. 12 .-^gfe.52 Published Every Other Wednesday Wednesday, June 8, 1949
Expanded Recreation Program
In Sight for Personnel at FW
Following' close upon installation of vending machines
at Convair FW, plans for a widely expanded recreational
program capable of providing additional activities for
every Convair family were announced this week by R. J.
Donnelly, manager of Industrial Relations.
FW Pockets
Opened For
Needy Ones
Convair FW employees
and Convair itself opened
both their hearts and their
pocketbooks to the tune of
more than $46,000 in cash
plus inestimable amounts of
clothing and manpower
when disaster struck Ft.
Worth and 348 Convair fam-
ilies in the flood last month.
J. B. Ellis, chairman of the
Emergency Flood Committee for
Convair employees, announced at
month’s end that employee con-
tributions totaled $25,897.25 to
the general fund.
In addition, an estimated $5,000
was contributed and distributed
within various departments at the
plant.
Swelling the assistance to more
than $46,000 was $15,000 contrib-
uted by Convair. LaMotte T.
Cohu, Convair president, an-
nounced the contribution to the
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram flood
relief fund, which in turn speci-
fied that the entire amount would
go only to Convair FW families
who suffered flood losses.
Money disbursements were
being made by the finance sub-
committee headed by E. G. Cros-
ier. In addition to making
awards to families with a des-
perate emergency financial need,
the committee made payments to
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City Thanks Convair
For Help in Flood
The city of Ft. Worth has ex-
pressed its thanks to Convair FW
workers who aided in the recent
flood disaster through a letter to
division manager Ray O. Ryan.
The letter signed by W. O. Jones,
city manager, reads:
“I wish to express to you, per-
sonally, my thanks and apprecia-
tion for the fine work you and
Convair employees did in connec-
tion with the recent flood and
catastrophe in our city. Re-
sponses of your organization to
the call for help was marvelous.
However, it is nothing more than
anyone could expect from the
fine Convair organization.”
The letter also extended the
thanks of Mayor F. Edgar Deen
and the city council of Ft. Worth
The expanded recreational pro-
gram, Donnelly said, is in line
with the company’s consistent ef-
forts to assist Convair folk in
participating in healthful, con-
structive activities.
It also is another step in the
direction taken last week when
candy, gum, cigarette and soft
drink machines were installed
throughout the plant for the con-
venience of employees.
“Revenue from the vending
machines is closely connected with
the recreational program,” Don-
nelly said. “The details of the
plan by which funds made avail-
able through vending machines
may be used for recreational ac-
tivities have not yet been com-
pleted but it is evident that the
more the machines are patronized
the greater will be the funds
available for recreational pur-
poses.”
At the same time, it was an-
nounced that a Convair recrea-
tion association will be estab-
lished as soon as details can be
worked out. Every Convair
FW employee automatically
will gecome a member of the
association. However, there
will be no dues. All expenses
for approved activities will be
paid from the company’s ap-
propriation.
Eldon Frye, manager of Em-
ployee Activities in Convair’s
general offices at San Diego, will
arrive in Ft. Worth next week
to work with Donnelly. E. G.
Crosier, Employee Services super-
visor, and with employees inter-
ested to assist in formation of
the new association.
“Many of the problems which
we will encounter have already
been dealt with and solved in the
operation at San Diego,” said
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B-36 Ash Trays On
Sale Now at Cost
A bright and shiny scale model
of the Convair B-36 mounted atop
an ash tray will be ordered by
Convair FW employee services
section for any employees who
wish to pay the $8 each which
they cost the company, E. G.
Crosier announced this week.
The models are made by a firm
in California, and will be sold to
employees at cost. Each model
plane has a wing span of slightly
more than ten inches, and is
equipped with the jet pod nacel-
les. Propellers may be turned. A
sample of the ash tray model is
on view for inspection in the Em-
ployee Services Section, where
orders may be placed.
RECEIVES FLOOD CHECK—One of hundreds of flood-stricken
Convair FW employees who received aid from the Emergency
Flood Committee for Convair Employees was Lola P. Sargent,
switchboard operator (I 1-5). Check was presented by A. L. Cowart,
of the employee committee's finance sub-committee. Mrs. Sargent
suffered loss of 90 per cent of her possessions in the flood.
BUYS FIRST BOND—When W. E. Garrison, Convair FW Final
Assembly (Dept. 50), heard that Convair was planning a savings
bond drive on June 8, he started the drive off right by purchasing
a $1,000 bond. Garrison, one of Convair FW's most ardent bond
buyers, is shown above, left, receiving bond from Cashier B. C.
Simmons.
Payroll Deductions
To Aid Bond Buyers
Convair FW folk, always generous in their aid to
others, next week will be given a new chance to help them-
selves, according to D. C. Burrows, assistant division
manager.
Monday, June 13, has been
designated as Savings Bond Day
at the Ft. Worth Division.
A card has been prepared for
each employee. On Monday, each
employee’s immediate supervisor
or foreman will ask the employee
to designate on the card whether
or not he wishes to purchase sav-
ings bonds by means of payroll
deduction.
Burrows pointed out that the
U. S. Savings Bonds are the
peace-time version of the “War
Bonds” which Convair employees
bought by the millions during
World War II, and have the same
advantages now that those bonds
did then.
“Convair’s payroll deduction
system provides one of the
easiest, surest and most pain-
less ways in the world to save
money,” Burrows said.
By signing one of the cards
Monday, the employee may spe-
cify exactly how much money he
wishes deducted from each pay
check to go toward purchase of
a bond.
The Accounting Department
sets up an account in the employ-
ee’s name, and credits that ac-
count with the amount of money
deducted from each pay check.
When the total deducted is suffi-
cient to cover the purchase of the
bond specified by the employee,
the bond is issued in his name
and delivered to him.
“For any Convair families who
want to increase their own secur-
ity in the future,” Burrows said,
“there is no better method in the
world.
“Savings bonds still pay you $4
for every $3. For every three
dollars you invest now, you will
receive four dollars when the
bonds mature in ten years. If it
is necessary to cash the bonds
before maturity, you may do so,
but you won’t receive as much
interest as if you wait the full
ten years.
“Savings bonds, too, are an ex-
cellent means of building up a
fund for some special purpose.
Maybe you’ve been wanting a
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Assembler (Goal - $10,000) Starts
FW Bond Drive With First Purchase
Sixty-six-year-old Walter E,
Garrison, Convair FW assembler
in Final Assembly (50), is a fel-
low who doesn’t have to be “sold”
on U. S. Savings Bond purchases.
When he learned that there
would be a plant-wide campaign,
Monday, June 13, to encourage
purchases of bonds, Garrison hur-
ried to see B. C. Simmons, cash-
ier, and to become the first bond
buyer in the campaign.
“I’ll just buy a $1,000 bond to
start the drive off right,” Garri-
son told Simmons. “There isn’t
any better place in the world for
my money.”
Garrison has worked at Con-
vair for the last six and one-half
years. He bought his first bond
in January, 1943, and hasn’t
missed a weekly pay check since
putting something into bonds.
The result: Well, Garrison has
set himself a goal of $10,000 in
savings bonds and he doesn’t
have far to go.
“Investing your money in bonds
not only helps yourself, but also
your country,” Garrison says.
“My wife and I will have some-
thing to live on if the time comes
that I can no longer work at
Convair.”
The Garrisons have raised and
educated eight sons and daugh-
ters, and now have 13 grand-
children.
“That’s the reason we didn’t
get started any earlier on our
savings, but we’re making up for
it now in U. S. Savings Bonds,”
Garrison explains.
FLOOD WRECKAGE—At left is small home originally located on White
Settlement road in FW, found after the flood atop another home at other side
of road. Center shows what Montgomery Ward looked like from a boat. Right:
crowds watch waters at Seventh and University Drive.—All photos contributed.
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