Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1937 — Page 14

HOW'DY, HOMESTEAD FOLKS! 7r * Meet jT (/\ .j I Your General Electric Neighbor /

GENERAL

Bill Jones is a very interesting person, who is representative of the hundreds of employees of General Electric in Decatur. Os course, you know him for in the Homestead Addition alone there are twenty General Electric families. Not only in the Homestead neighborhood but in all other sections of Decatur as well, Bill Jones plays an important part in the community life. His opportunity for social activity with friends and acquaintances will be even greater in the near future through use of the new recreation quarters at the Decatur Plant, which w ill soon be dedicated to the use of General Electric employees and their families. Bill is a valuable man to the Company and every effort is made to supply him with the best tools and equipment for the performance of his job, to protect him from accident and health hazards, and to insure for him the best possible working conditions. His appreciation of these conditions is reflected in his dependability and versatility and in the quantity of his output. Quality of workmanship is just naturally a part of Bill’s make-up. All in all, his caliber is reflected in the integrity of all General Electric products, and in particular his pride of workmanship guarantees the statement that G-E MOTORS PASS ALL TESTS. Bill earns good w ages because it is the policy of the Company to pay wage rates equal to or higher than wage rates paid in the community industries for comparable work requiring the same skill and efficiency. If wage rates paid by the Company are found to be lower than going rates, the Company will promptly rectify them.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MARCH 18. 1937.

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In addition, his basic wage is automatically adjusted to keep pace with the cost of living, and he also gets a share in the Company’s profits. Bill’s latest participation in the Company’s profits was a share of approximately $220,000 distributed to those eligible in the Fort Wayne Works. This share was bqped on estimated Company profits for the last half of 1936 and is equivalent to approximately one and one-half week’s wages. You will find many of the modern conveniences in Bill Jones’ home. The radio, electric range, refrigerator, sweeper, the washing machine and other labor saving devices —many of which Bill has helped to build as an employee of General Electric —all are results of the Company’s policy to help him maintain living standards at a high level. The Fort Wayne Works of which the Decatur Plant is a part, is the largest producer of fractional horsepower motors in the world, and this activity alone gives employment to more than 3800 persons; approximately 500 of them are residents of Decatur and nearby communities. Aside from the number of motors used in G-E refrigerators, washing machines, sweepers, and similar products, G-E Motors are used as standard equipment by thousands of manufacturers of every conceivable mechanical device. If the product you expect to purchase is made by General Electric, the high quality of G-E products assures you of long-time satisfactory service — you always get your money’s worth. If the product is not made by General Electric but uses a fractional horsepower motor, insist on a G E Motor because in so doing you support the Company which has helped Bill Jones to be a stable and progressive part of his neighborhood and of the city of Decatur.

ELECTRIC