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GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS
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HELP FOR ALL - Con-Trib funds help many people from many walks of life. At was completely renovated with Con-Trib funds. Mrs. Mary Curran, occupational
left, Eugene Paul, Con-Trib director, makes donation to Mrs. Bernard W. Goldman, therapist, works with victims of cerebral palsy, one of several agencies outside United
president of Fort Worth Literacy Council, and Calvin McCarter, executive director. Fund regularly supported by Con-Trib. GD/FW "Top Hands" will donate hour's pay
Center, Mrs. Fay Lewis reads Braille book from library at Lighthouse for Blind, which a month starting this year.Polio Ward Tops
'Other Charities' of Con-Trib
Are Help to Many Big CausesCon-Trib funds are helping to:
Build one of the, most modern
polio and open-heart facilities in
the nation . . . carry the message
of Democracy behind the Iron
Curtain . . . set up a special study
center for childhood diseases .. .
help blind and visually handi-
capped children . . . and carry out
other equally humane and worth-
while assignments.
These things-and many others
-are being done with funds ear-
marked "Other Organized Chari-
ties." This special fund comes out
of Con-Trib donations each year.
It is separate from Con-Trib sup-
port given to United Fund Agen-
cies and the Employee's Emer-
gency Aid Fund.
Since 1952, nearly $140,000 in
Con-Trib funds have helped trans-
form a "cattle trough" room at
John Peter Smith Hospital into
one of the most modern polio and
open-heart experimental facilities
anywhere. It houses the latest in
inhalation, physical and occupa-
t i o n a l therapy paraphernalia,and can accommodate up to 40
patients.
Dr. Eugene Olcott, Fort Worth
heart and chest surgeon in pri-
vate practice, wrote to Con-Trib
in 1959:
"Largely through this support,
we have lowered the mortality of
bulbar polio from around 80 per
cent to zero per cent . . . Without
your help, hundreds of people
would have died and/or suffered
untold hours of agony.
"I hope that you can extend our
word of thanks . .. so that all the
men and women of GD/FW may
know how much their generosity
has accomplished and how deeply
it is appreciated."
Having helped lick this battle,
"Other Organized Charity" funds
are being diverted to equally chal-
lenging causes.
For example, funds are being
used to help build a Child Study
Center, a diagnostic f a c iii t y
where rare childhood diseases can
be diagnosed properly and
promptly.Various Con-Trib Donations Total
Nearly $6,000 in Month, Keith SaysGifts and donations to various
Tarrant County Agencies from
GD/Fort Worth Employees Con-
Trib-Club have totaled nearly
$6,000 this month, according to
Sam Keith, chairman of ways and
means committee.
An exercise
tablb and elec-
trically o p e r -
ated "bed" were
presented to Pe-
ter Smith Hos-
pital's polio
ward.
T h e exercise
table is to be
used in therapy
of polio and
paralytic cases,
Sam Keith while the bed is
expected to prove "extremely
helpful" in lifting, turning and
transferring orthopedic, h e a r t,
paralysis and burn cases. It oper-
ates at the flick of a button.A check for $1,805 was pre-
sented to Hap Counts, executive
director of Goodwill Industries,
for purchase of "pressing equip-
ment." This equipment is to be
used along with other equipment
donated by Con-Trib in helping
Goodwill to renovate old-clothing
donations.
Fort Worth Literacy Council
was recipient of a $1,000 check
from Con-Trib-Club. These funds
are used to help teach Tarrant
County's 37,000 illiterates to read
and write.
Keith pointed out that the do-
nations to Peter Smith Hospital
Polio Ward brought donations to
this facility to about $140,000 for
an 11-year period.
"As pointed out many times
before," Keith said, "we have
helped make this facility one of
the most outstanding of its type
in the Southwest."Facts, Figures
About Con-Trib
Drive 1963-64
(Continued from Page 1)
which 65 per cent of all employ-
ees give fair share, or an hour's
pay each month. The percentage
of people giving this amount must
increase to 75 per cent the second
year, 85 per cent the third, if the
firm is to retain its "outstanding"
classification.
Q. How many companies have
earned the "Outstanding Citizen"
award ?
A. Over 350. This includes a
wide range of companies, from
Continental National Bank to
Buddies, and from Coburn's Ca-
tering Service at GD/FW to
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
In the latter firm, employees are
giving a whopping 91% of an
hour's pay each month.
Q. What is a "Top Hand"?
A. At GD/FW, any employee
who signs up to give an hour's
pay each month becomes a "Top
Hand." He'll receive a billfold-
size card-signed by the presi-
dent-which officially brands him
as such.
Q. Will "Top Hands" be solic-
ited i~n future drives ?
A. No. When an employee
signs up at "Top-Hand" rates, he
authorizes payroll to automati-
cally adjust his Con-Trib donation
to the hour's-pay-a-month giving
rate. Since "Top Hands" will not
be solicited in future drives, the
cost of administering the Con-
Trib campaign should drop ap-
preciably each succeeding year.
Q. Are most GD/FW employ-
ees in a "favorable position" to
donate on the hour's-pay-a-month
basis ?
A. Yes. The annual GD/FW
payroll is over $96 million, by far
the largest in the area. The aver-
age GD/FW salary is proportion-
ately high. Further, the com-
pany's position has been en-
hanced considerably by receiving
what potentially is the biggest
f i g h t e r - p l a n e contract ever
awarded. It is felt that the aver-
age GD/FW employee is AT
LEAST as capable of donating
on a fair-share basis as most
people in our community. Thus
the slogan: "Others Do . . . We
Can Too."Sign for "Fair Share ... and Stay There"
GENERAL DYNAMICS/FORT WORTH EMPLOYEES'
EFFECTIVE 1 DECEMBER 7963
twant to be a Top Hand Supporter of Con-Trib-Club ]
I therefore pledge continuing contributions (unless cancelled by me) at the monthly rates
shown below by Payroll Deduction:Special Payroll
Salary Payroll of $1000 per month and up
All other salaries and wages payroll2 hours pay per month
11/ hours pay per month
1 hounspayFperSmoeth
(Unied Fond "Fair Share")For those who hve checked the a thorizatonsquare bee, disregard elternates below xceps for signature.
I want to contribute for 1964 (Dec. 1 '63 to Nov. 30 '64) as follows
Each two weeks by Payroll Deduction. . $_- -- --
OR
Cash herewith $
I hereby authorize General Dynamics/Fort Worth to deduct the amount noted above from
my paycheck each two weeks.
SIGNATUREIt is my understanding that the amountdeducted will becredted to a fund for the pur-
poses of coveingndonaon oallfund appels sponsored by the CON-TtIBECLUB. The
CON-TRIB CLUB is authorized to allocate my contribution to various fund appeals as it sees
ft, except as noted [ and explained on the reverse side.
CANCELLATION - Any change or cancellation of this authorization shall be made in
writing and delivered to the payroll section of Accounting Department.QUICK ASSIST-When fire destroyed the home
of L. E. Laxson, left, Dept. 20, Emergency Aid
sponded with immediate assistance. Presenting
Stewart, Emergency Aid Chairman.and possessions
Committee re-
check is Milt'Emergency Aid'
When Fire Destroys Home,
Con-Trib Comes to RescueOn a hot, summer night re-
cently fire destroyed the Lake
Worth home-and most family
possessions - of L. E. Laxson,
Dept. 20-2 truck driver.
Next day, Laxson's supervisor
reported the incident to the Emer-
gency Aid Committee. Within
hours, Laxson received financial
aid which helped him to meet the
expenses of temporary living
quarters until his new home could
be re-built.
When Laxson reported back to
work after recovering from burns
sustained in the fire, he said:
"Help sure came in a hurry. And
Fellow Employees
Get Con-Trib Aid
Ten per cent of all Con-Trib
donations are destined to help
fellow employees in distress.
Disaster - sudden sickness,
accident, flood, fire - usually
strikes suddenly.
GD/FW's Emergency Aid
Committee, using C o n - T r i b
funds, strikes back with equal
speed. When the situation war-
rants, the committee offers im-
mediate temporary help.
Over the years, Con-Trib has
furnished over $200,000 to em-
ployees who have been tempo-
rarily deprived of some of life's
basic requirements by unfore-
seen disaster.
By making a generous pledge
to Con-Trib, a GD/FW em-
ployee helps himself-and very
often, his fellow employees.
"Fair Share ..
And Stay There"1it made my trouble a lot lighter."
Roughly 10 per cent of Con-
Trib donations are put aside for
employees in similar adverse sit-
uations.
"The idea is to provide help to
employees who find themselves in
emergency situations over which
they have no control," said Milt
Stewart, chairman of Con-Trib's
Emergency Aid Committee. "This
help is not long-range welfare. It
is simply temporary assistance
which helps the employee to fight
back with dignity and self-re-
spect."
Over the past decade, Emergen-
cy Aid has provided funds to help
thousands where prolonged ill-
ness, death, flood, fire and other
disasters have created great per-
sonal hardship.
"I simply cannot find words
that express my appreciation for
your assistance," wrote a secre-
tary who suffered severe finan-
cial setback when her husband,
a student, died after prolonged
illness. "I do not know what I
would have done otherwise."
Through Con-Trib, artificial
limbs have been bought, enabling
employees to return to their jobs.
Hearing aids have been distrib-
uted and wheel chairs and hospi-
tal beds have been provided. Fam-
ilies whose homes were flooded
have found immediate help.
But the, problems of illness,
death and property disaster are
not the full extent of circum-
stances where emergency aid is
used. Counseling is arranged for
families experiencing emotional
difficulties.
"If you've ever wondered what
good your Con-Trib donation is
doing, Stewart said, "ask the
employee who has been helped
by Emergency Aid."Friday, Oct. I I, 1963
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General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division. General Dynamics News, Volume 1, Number 1, October 11, 1963, periodical, October 11, 1963; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168174/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.