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GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS
Wednesday, September 20, 1967
You've heard of walking a
mile for a you-know-what? Well,
W. M. Partin, Dept. 15-5, went
all the way to Colorado to buy
a gun for his collection of Colt
pistols. "I've got between 75
and 100 items in the collection
and looking for more," he says.
Partin is also interested in an-
tiques, especially ivory. A vet-
eran of 17 years at Fort Worth
division, Partin previously oper-
ated a grocery store. Is fire-
fighting an exciting job. "Well,"
Partin admits modestly, "we
don't get a chance to put out
too many fires. You see, our job
is to prevent them — and we
do our job well." Partin is a
member of Elks Club, Amata
Club and the Masonic Lodge.
Johnnie Casstevens, Dept. 10
financial clerk, joined the divi-
sion 13 years ago. She gradu-
ated from high school in her
native Grosvenor and from
Brantley-Draughon business col-
lege. Johnnie is past president
of ladies auxiliary of El Texa
Grotto and has held every
office during the past 12 years.
Her husband, Bill, is currently
Monarch of the organization.
Johnnie has two daughters:
Cindy, 14, a ninth-grader at
Irma Marsh Jr. High; and Cathy,
I I, in the sixth grade at Castle-
berry. Johnnie and her husband
often make trips together in con-
nection with their El Texa Grotto
work. They've made recent junk-
ets to Beaumont and Houston.
R. H. Roberts, Dept. 63-4
senior structures engineer, likes
variety in his outdoor life. For
example, he skis in Colorado
every winter, (also at Red River
or Santa Fe), and camps out,
skin dives and engages exten-
sively in boating each summer.
In the fall and spring, he takes
rubber-boat excursions through
various canyons of the Rio
Grande. And oh yes, he hunts
frequently. Roberts takes most
of his family — his wife and
two sons — on these junkets.
Only the two-year-old girl is
exempt — but not for long.
Roberts is a graduate of Texas
A&M with a degree in aero-
nautical engineering. He served
two years in the Army.
Wynona Brown, Dept. 17-1,
gets the message. She's been a
teletype operator at Fort Worth
division for 12 years, and she
previously worked six years in
the mail room. Husband Ralph
works in Dept. 37; he's been
here over 20 years. The Browns
have a daughter, Rebecca, 13.
The couple is also quite active
in the First Baptist Church at
White Settlement. They're super-
intendents of the department for
10-year-old boys and girls. And
Ralph is chairman of the board
of deacons. Wynona is a gradu-
ate of North Side High School.
She sews a great deal and makes
most of her own clothes — and
Rebecca's. "It's a n interesting
hobby, "she says.
Photography and music. These
are the main hobbies of A. E.
Grable, Dept. 4-5 foreman, and
he's highly active in both areas.
Recently, for example, he re-
finished a 100-year old German
piano for his daughter Elma, a
former employe now in Germany
with her husband. And on his
frequent vacation trips, Grable
takes snapshots constantly. The
Grables have made trips to 20
states, and year before last went
to Hawaii. In addition, the
Grables take at least one fishing
trip each year to Corpus Christi.
Grable is a member of Moslah
Chanters, a singing group, and
he's a long-time member of
Woodmen of The World. He
has worked at FW 25 years.
Classes Slated for Museum
Fall-term classes for persons
age six through adult will start
Sept. 25 at Fort Worth Chil-
dren’s Museum.
Classes in science, nature, fos-
sil hunting, rockhounds, painting,
pottery, and crafts will be of-
fered for ages 6 and 7.
Basic art, painting, pencil-
sketching, watercolor, sculpture,
science (chemistry, biology, and
microscope study), astronomy,
archery, dog-obedience training,
and creative dramatics will be
offered for ages 8 through 12.
Classes for ages 12 and older
will be offered in basic drawing,
painting, sculpture, figure- draw-
ing, photography, telescope mir-
ror making, and taxidermy.
Adult classes will be offered
in basic drawing, watercolor,
basic oil, sculpture, tole painting,
papier-mache, jewelry-making,
photography, lapidary, and flow-
er arranging.
For further information, call
the education office at PE 2-1631.
Seek CntrieJ
Promotions
Promotions to and within supervision, ef-
fective Sept. 4:
Dept. 22: to manufacturing control fore-
man, C. W. Bailey; Dept. 25: to foreman,
G. A. Bearce.
Dept. 31: to foreman, C. H. Ballard, R.
L. Merrill, D. W. Seibert.
Dept. 32: to foreman, B. R. Childers, E.
R. Turner; Dept. 35: to foreman, W. S.
Helton, J. E. Sellers.
Dept. 37: to foreman, E. E. Smith, J. D.
Smith; Dept. 52: to general foreman, C. F.
Fitzjarrald.
Dept. 53: to assistant general foreman,
H. T. Moore; to general foreman, E. N.
Vedder.
Dept. 55: to foreman, C. E. Shirley, T.
W. Williams; Dept. 56: to foreman, E. W.
Condra, R. L. Smith.
Dept; 60: to group engineer, W. R.
Blackbird; to project engineer, R. Vickers.
Dept. 63: to aerodynamics group engi-
neer, V. A. Lee; Dept. 73: to foreman, T.
J. Alford.
Dept. 78: to foreman. R. W. Medford;
Dept. 82: to tool manufacturing foreman,
C. R. Smith.
Dept. 84: to tool manufacturing foreman,
H. C. King; Dept. 150: to foreman, T. D.
Britt, M. N. Coker, J. P. Duke, C. J.
Sulak.
Dept. 578: to field operations supervisor,
A. F. Yates; Dept. 679: to field operations
supervisor, L. A. Hartley.
Awards
The following received Employe Sugges-
tion awards totaling $2,959.55 for the pe-
riod ending Aug. 30:
Dept. 7, J. T. McCormick; Dept. 31, D.
L. Cavin; Dept. 57, A. G. Flippin.
Dept. 64, A. C. Porter; Dept. 65, B.
P. Burgess; Dept. 77, S. D. Arrington.
Dept. 151, C. L. Cole; Dept. 167. O. N.
Shelby. Also B. J. McGee, formerly Dept.
73.
Retirements
HAMILTON—L. W., Dept. 15-4. Senior-
ity date Aug. 12. 1950 (FW), retirement
effective Aug. 31. 2230 David Dr., FW.
PERSONALS —
General Dynamics
News
Published by General Dy-
namics Corporation, One
Rockefeller Plaza, New
York, N.Y. 10020.
Fort Worth division editorial of-
fice, mail zone T-63, P.O. Box
748, Fort Worth, Texas, PErshing
2-4811, ext. 2961. DAVE LEWIS,
editor; Mary Beck.
Births
PINSON—Charles Howard Jr., boy, 6
lbs. 9Vi ozs., born Sept. 1 to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Pinson, Dept. 81.
DRAKE—Cheryl Denise, girl, 7 lbs. 3Vi
ozs., born Aug. 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Mar-
vin A. Drake, Dept. 22-8.
Deaths
BRADLEY—-S. J., Jr., Dept. 74, died
Sept. 1. Survivors include his wife and
three children.
CORNELSON—O. A.. Dept. 25-3, died
Sept. 1. Survived by wife and one son.
HALL—Eddie Jr., Dept. 25-4, died Sept.
3. Survivors include his wife and children.
NELSON—O. M., Dept. 22-1, died Sept.
3. Survived by wife.
NUNGEZER—C. P., Dept. 21-2, died
Sept. 7. Survived by a brother.
SPARKS—R. W.. Dept. 62-6. died Sept.
7. Survived by parents and grandparents.
Personals
I wish to thank my many friends, super-
visors and General Dynamics for my nice
retirement on Aug. 25.
L. C. Gilbert
I would like to thank the many Fort
Worth division employes who have so gra-
ciously contributed to the fund for my son.
Your assistance has made our burden much
lighter. Thanks again and may God bless
each of you.
R. D. Beck, Dept. 33
I would like to thank all the FW
division employes who contributed to the
heart fund, sent flowers, cards and other
expressions of sympathy upon the recent
death of my brother, C. P. Nungezer.
J. G. Nungezer. Dept. 151
I would like to thank my many friends
at Fort Worth division for the visits,
flowers, cards, and calls during my ex-
tended hospitalization and my recuperation
at home.
Etta Mae Brown, Dept. 064-0
Hitchhikers
Ride Wanted From
1201 Hurley Ave.. 7:45 a.m. shift, call
Pat Duncan, PE 2-3405.
3929 Micki Lynn, 7:45 a.m. shift, call
Janice Wilson, 535-3187.
708 Canyon Ridge Dr. (Euless), 7:45
a.m. shift and 701 W. Cliff Dr., call Lynn
Gibson, BU 3-0160.
3241 Cheryl Lane (Haltom City), 7 a.m.
shift, call Roselyn Tyson, TE 8-6267.
Anita Ave. and South Drive, 7 a.m.
shift, call WA 4-7743.
Riverside area, 8 a.m. shift, call
Barbara Miller, ext. 2343.
2101 Ridgmar Blvd.. 8 a.m. shift, call
David Hixson, PE 8-4797.
Riders Wanted From
N. Richland Hills, Haltom City areas,
7:45 a.m. shift, call J. T. Dinsmore, TE 4-
1191.
Lost and Found
LOST—yellow gold Elgin ladies watch,
lost Aug. 30. Contact Mary Cathryn Smith,
Dept. ilO, ext. 4277.
ON HER, LOOKS GOOD—It's easy to see why Charles Con-
nally and Kenneth Nickle, Edwards AFB photographers, won first
in recent Antelope Valley Fair photo contest. Model is Shannon
Gaughan.
Mixed-Pairs Bridge Championship
Will Be Held Sept. 29 at GDRA
A Mixed-Pairs Championship
bridge tournament will be held
at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 29 in Room
No. 3 at GDRA, announced F. W.
GDRA Shutterbugs
To Meet Tomorrow
GDRA Camera Activity mem-
bers will be guests tomorrow
evening of Odell Photography,
4425 River Oaks Blvd.
Members and guests will meet
at Odell’s at 7:30 p.m. for a tour
of the studio and processing
plant.
On Sept. 28, Activity members
will hold a black-and-white print
contest at 7:30 p.m. in Room
No. 2 at GDRA.
A beginner-intermediate photo-
graphy class will be taught at
GDRA by Photographer Aaron
Murray beginning Oct. 4.
Classes will be held from 7-9
p.m. each Wednesday for eight
weeks.
Cost is $3 for Activity mem-
bers and $4 for non-members.
The latter charge will include a
club membership card for the
remainder of the year, which
ends in March.
Schlansker, activity president.
“Also,” said Schlansker, “an
intermediate bridge class is
scheduled to start Oct. 5.”
Classes will be held at 7:30
p.m. each Thursday in Room
No. 3 for eight weeks. Cost is
$10.
Instructors will be Schlansker
and Myron Faverman.
Those wishing to enroll for
the classes may call Schlansker
at ext. 4249 or 3283.
Shorthand Courses
Will Be Offered
Courses in beginning and in-
termediate shorthand will be
offered to all first-shift employes.
Second-shift classes will be
formed if at least 15 people
enroll.
All classes will be offered by
Fort Worth division through
Fort Worth Technical Institute.
Each class will be 50 hours.
Cost is $17.50, plus textbook.
Class will meet twice a week
from 5-6:30 p.m.
Persons planning to enroll in
one of the courses should call
E. F. Berta of educational serv-
ices, ext. 3445 or 3446.
Garden Club Will
Hear Mrs. Jacks
Mrs. W. E. Jacks, Fort Worth
Garden Club member, will
speak at the next Garden Acti-
vity meeting Sept. 26.
Subject of Mrs. Jacks’ talk
will be “Care of Tropical
Plants During the Winter.”
D,LP<
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adding
eard
The following employes were due to re-
ceive . service emblems during the period
Sept. 16-30:
Thirty-year: Dept. 86, A. O. Watson.
Twenty-five year:
Dept. 2, D. F.
Sizer; Dept. 3, C.
J. Hall Jr., M. V.
Crouch.
Dept. 4, G. H.
Crow; Dept. 7, H.
C. Baxter, G. O.
Bowling; Dept. 9,
W. L. Frazier.
Dept. 15, J. D.
Todd. C. E. Crow,
L. L. McDaniel,
B. Parker; Dept.
20, H. L. Wright.
Dept. 22. C. Col-
vin. R. L. Root;
Smith, A. R. Card-
A. O. Watson j 24'T. ^Cca^
A. S. Chapman, H. T. Reese, I. J.
Bower, W. E. Coker.
Dept. 25, A. T. Huffhines, C. E. Ste-
phens, R. C. Andrews; Dept. 29, J. H.
Reed.
Dept. 31. R. V. Franklin, J. H. Sherlcy;
Dept. 30. A. N. Littlefield; Dept. 33, H.
C. Forester, J. J. Braden.
Dept. 36, W. E. Mitchell Jr., J. D.
Stubblefield, J. C. Lemons, V. F. Roland,
D. D. Waggoner.
Dept. 37, E. B. Roberson; Dept. 81, H.
N. Harrison, O. Sharp; Dept. 82, J. D.
Haynes, C. L. Roberts.
Dept. 92, R. P. Gotcher; Dept. 105, O.
L. R. Chism; Dept. 178, J. H. Clinkscale,
J. C. Ozmcr, F. B. Jennings.
Dept. 183. L. B. Balch; Dept. 346, W.
A. Brown. J. H. Smith; Dept. 494, J. W.
Evans; Dept. 575, J. H. Fanning.
Twenty-year: Dept. 4, C. F. Crow; Dept.
8. J. Cosper; Dept. 24, J. N. Carr.
Dept. 25, J. C. Sartor Jr., C. J. Cribbs;
Dept. 26. W. S. Steck; Dept. 27, C. J.
Low, H. P. Dill.
Dept. 28, E. J. Nation; Dept. 29, C. R.
Telford, A. J. Martinec; Dept. 37, G. W.
Pegues.
Dept. 52, M. Ramsey; Dept. 61, P. K.
Penn; Dept. 63, P. W. Hill; Dept. 73, B.
G. Harmon.
Dept. 77, S. P. Kimmons; Dept. 82, R.
E. Winters; Dept. 83, C. K. Holt; Dept.
87. O. A. Knight.
Dept. 94, H. R. Hofheinz, M. A. Mobley,
N. R. Chambers; Dept. 97, J. G. Nicholas;
Dept. 150, C. M. Bennett.
Dept. 167, R. P. Andrews; Dept. 177, T.
H. Stribling; Dept. 181, G. W. Hartman.
Dept. 182, J. R. Westbrook; Dept. 187,
D. Dekonty; Dept. 307, J. F. Mohrbacher.
Dept. 346, D. W. Davis, B. R. Harris,
W. H. Stuart, G. A. Young.
Fifteen-year: Dept. 7, W. M. Evans;
Dept. 21, G. T. Perry; D. C. Page.
Dept. 22, V. J. Wylie, W. L. Anderson;
Dept. 60, J. W. Smith; Dept. 61, C. W.
Dickenson.
Dept. 80, C. L. Edgmon; Dept. 81, J.
R. Goff; Pept. 85, F. G. Knight; Dept.
187, P. F. Aiken, G. P. Stimpson.
Ten-year: Dept. 20, D. D. Dickerson;
Dept. 25, I. B. Neel; Dept. 30, J. G. Wood,
E. F. Baty; Dept. 62, C. D. Haltom, T.
W. Hearne, J. L. Snead Jr., J. L. Walters.
Dept. 87, C. W. Woodard; Dept. 94, M.
F. MacDonald; Dept. 167, H. G. Thornton.
Dept. 182, R. V. Harriss; Dept. 307, W.
K. Brenner; Dept. 311, B. L. Fisher; Dept.
480, A. L. Gillespie.
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