Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1940 — Page 14

BOWLING ALLEYS PROVE POPULAR Facilities Os G-E Club 2 Offer Opportunities - For Recreation •* -4u the normal course of any large family, recreation and facilities for‘the same must be considered and ft la ao with the Decatur Works. For th* use of its employes* are four of Rrun-wlck'a latest 4yle bowline alleys. The followed of bowllna are the largest of .toy a port in the world Bowling la now ranked as America's leading ligrticipant sport. with ten million regular bowlers In the country at the present time, tine out of every tlire<- families in the I’nlted States has a bowler in Its midst. Altjbuzh at th* present time, men g»*-atly outnumber women as bowlees, many women are coming to tfar fore and taking up the sport. Tt Is an odd coincidence that tfot origin of the American game “4. bowling resulted from a blue >4* enacted by our puritan ancestor In those straight laced days 'ter game of nine pins, brought to .New Amsterdam by the Dutch. n3de such great Inroads upon the tunc nf the Puritans that they isapt a law banning the sport forever. About that time an un-nsm- <-♦ benefactor then conceived the Idea of circumventing the law by adding another pin arranging the ten pins in a perfect triangle that today represents the target for the daily onslaught of America's milHOhs of bowlers In the thousands of bowling establishments that dot the land With the completion of the G. E Club recreation rooms, finest bowling facilities possible were obtained for the members and their friends. Almost any day during th* bowling season, the employees may be seen at the alleys enjoying the game with their friends The question might be asked, what's the big appeal in bowling? After a hard day st the factory, a j man is all tightened up. his nerves at* tense. Give him a HI pound bowling ball, stand him at the end of a smooth 43 ft bowling alley wQh ten clean looking maple pine waiting for him. and he can let go with all he ha« With every shot, hfi cares and worries go down the alley, the mental cobwebs are scattered in every direction. One of bowling's biggest appeals is the psychological effect that it has on adherents. At the end of an eventag the fellow that came in to borl. tired mentally and probably slightly depressed Is relaxed men taSy and physically. He is smiling; he Is enjoying life. Rowling brings ittj> play the more Important muz-, < lea of the body, and particularly j these that receive so little exercise InLour work a-day pursuits. If for ntr other reason than the amount ofjexerdse they give the particiP«< besides the enjoyment that a howler can know after making a particularly difficult spare, tlj general tune-up of the bowling «fl»m Is highly beneficial. Drop Imrnnos: any evening at the local Club bowling alleys and you v'S find In this modem recreation coater a clean and Inviting club--1)10 atmosphere You will find them Jamm-il with teams made up from rflloyees of the works, probably todkthbors or friends of yours, who arp there to enjoy the art and hpJt' of bowling. Unlike many otbereports, the bowlers' enthusiasm not developed as a spectator. Rowling galleries are small compared with other sports. Mr. and •M(S Bowler have developed their enthusiasm as a result of sending Hit ball soemtng down the alley wifli every intent of knocking all IHP pins out of the country, it's a r-£i thrill when with one swift swoop you knock over all ten pins atfi chalk up a strike. Among the other well equipped fatalities of the club are the moderf pool tables, ping jyong tables, loqnglng room and the other homeI facilities for the enjoyment of th* employees. •> G-E Club Manager ■ ; Ki B A Bm BE JkRI ■* t**uia wibept

i Planning And Wage Rate li ....... Production And Shipping fl fl ■ 1 " al GEO. W. AUER A. F. DE LAGRANGE Geo. W. Auer, supervisor of the I In connection with the de-cen-I'fanntng and Wage Kate Depart- trallsatlon program of the Decatur me nt was transferred to Decatur Works from Fort Wayne Works, in 1334 at the time of the d-ren- Mr A F. DeLaGrange was trusstrallsation of Decatur from th* ferred to Decatur In 1938 to take j ' Fori Wayne Works to assume sup charge of the production, shipping ' ervlsion of the Planning and Wage >Rd i Rate activities. Mr. Auer has been _ . cowweted with the General Elec r “ or * ork »- Mr DeLaGrange has trie Company since 1»25. He la a bM ‘ n connected with the <ompany graduate tool and die maker from since 1313 when he was first emthe company apprentice training ployed as a messenger boy by the school, and has had many special- mailing department in Fort Wayne, lied training courses, some of Since that time, he has been stead which were the Purdue UnlYersity lly promoted until his present apMetallurgy Course and the Gllbreth pointment of supervlaor of producand Segar Micrnmethm courses of item, shipping and receiving at De-tlme-study. catur. The functions of the Planning The supervisor of production is and Wage Kate Department are responsible for all production achighly Important In the manufai tlvitlea connected with the ship j ture of fractional horsepower mot- ping of the finished product and ora. The supervisor of this depart the supply of raw materials to the ment Is responsible for all plan production floor It Is his duty to nlng methods, time study, wage maintain balanced, minimum stock payments and wage rate activities of raw material and finished proIn the Decatur division. It is neces duct. including the handling, storsary to have a thorough training ing and distribution of these items, in all matters of process and equip Mr. has made a ment. He must be capable of anal- thorough study of the different yzing and presenting facts relative phases of production, receiving to the manufacture of the produc t and shipping works through his Mr. Auer is married and resides connections with various departIn the Decatur Homestead, bouse men’s at the Fort Wayne Works no. 38. He la a member and treas- for the past twenty years, fitting urer of the Rotary Club and is a him to fill his position quite capdirector of the Chamber of Com- ably. men e. He la highly Interested In Mr DeLaGrange resides at home i the Youth's Vocational Guidance at 114*4 North Fourth Street. So ' Count 11 and is chairman of the Ad- . far he la unmarried He la one of ams County committee. He enjoys th* foremost acrobatic performers many diversified Intereats In the of Turners, having won national world of sports. and state honors for many yeart Assistant General Foremen ■| On Superintendent's Staff a-. A _ * F. BRAUN w. HEIM In 1320 with the founding of the fa 1»2« Wm Helm was transfer Decatur Works. Frank Braun was red from Fort Wayne to Decatur transferred from Fort Wayne as to take charge of the Machine De assistant general foreman. He Is partmeat. Thia position be held responsible for the following de aat ß j»jj when hr WM partments; stator winding, stator red hack to Fort Wayne as fore machining, progreaaive assembly. | mln of the | r Machine Department switch assembly and he is also [to iM4 he was again returned to captain of the G. E. Fire Depart Decatsr and assigned the posltfon ment at Decatur. Mr. Braun first ~f assistant general foreman He be< ame connected with the Gener- | a directly HepewlMe for the sane al Electric Company In IMd as I tiona of the punch press section head Inapector In the small motor the rotor casting aecUon. abaft defmrtment at the Fort Wayne machining, rotor uasembly. stator W f orks. He came to the General core, flange machining and plating | Electric Company well qualified and machining section. Mr. Helm having served In the supervisory has been connected with the Gen capacity for the Bt. Ixmts Bugar oral Electric Company elnee 1»11 Fompany In Decatur, and be bad Mr Helm has taken many ttpomanaged and operated hotel and < lai I zed courses well fitting him truck buslneaaes and has been a for hto present position He la a telegraph oporator for the Penney! graduate of the general machine vania Railroad. shop vocational course of the GenMr Btaun resides at >1» Jackson oral Electric Company and baa ab Hlreel and Is married. He haa al- ao taken some of their shorthand ways been highly interested in G. and bushieaa < ouraos ae offered by E Club activities and la one of he the Fort Wayne Night School, foremost howlers In the club. Mr. Mr. Heim has always been highBraun as captain of the Fire De ly Interested In the activities of pari meat, la responsible to elmrh the O. E CTsb At the present tlaae. all types of fire equipment and be la chairman of the house earn fire hazards to nee that all are mittee which la the governing body fireproof and are safe guarded sat of the G. E Club aad overseas the isfactorlly to meet the insurance activities that are presented by the company requlrementa He may dub during the winter. Rome of point with pride to tbe record of Mr Helms bobbles are amateur Decatur Works of not having a photography aad bowling He is serious fire In the twenty years highly efficient In both. Mr. Heim the Docatsr Plant haa been In op- resides at W North Reccmd Street, eratlou. 1 Decatur.

DECAT LR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY. APRILS. 1940.

Running Test Os Motors An Important Function ■i One of the Important tests required in connection wMh .all Decatur Motors Is the running testa made prior to the final test and inspection operation.

The first washing machine was put Into use In the year I*7l but it waa not until lto« that an electric motor drive was applied. Tbe motor was mounted directly under the machine and a belt extended to the top of the machine which otherwise utilized the same parts used for the conventional hand-oper-ated machine. The General Electric Company was then in production on an Induction motor for a compressor and vacuum tank application which was easily adaptable for this new washing machine appliance This wan the birth of the General Electric washing machine motor. Comparison with present day motors soy appearance would be like automobiles. but unlike an obsolete automobile, some of the original motors will still operate satisfactorily. At a recent contest held by a washing machine company to determine the oldest machine still In service,' first honors were accorded a model built In I*ll still capable of doing a creditable washing with thegtriginal General Electric motor. Although thia motor bad far move . torque than any other of the same else on the market, a new design was made nf a motor strictly for washing machine applications Thia was put in product lon in toll The motor consisted of a wound rotor which revolved while the induction squirrel cage was In the stationary part of the frame. The current was fed to the rotor by means of stationary carbon brushes riding against revolving brass rings attached to tbe rotor. This design remained in productlon until toto when the lubricating system waa changed to provide longer operating Intervals without replenishing the lubricant The oil waa fed to tbe bearing by means of a wool packing in cartridge form using tbe oil only as It was needed. the cartridge holding an excess reserve of oil At the same time, the cast Iron end bells were changed to have more efficient ventilating openings resulting In a lower temperature motor. As before, this washing machine motor was tbe most effklent with tbe most torque for Its size of any others offered in the motor field. It waa thia motor which waa brought to Decatur In I*3o for manufacture. With tbe large number of washing machines being built by this time on which could be applied a standardised motor. It was decided that by placing this ta a

“House Os Magic” Program Interesting Feature An interest lug foaturs of tbe anniversary program will be tbe House of Magic'' preaentaitou under tb the direction of Howard Miller (rtghtrand t. L. Bummer.

A Short History Os The Decatur Motor

Efficiency And Quietncßß Os Operation A Feature Os !*roduc| | factory separate from various special general purpose motors, greater savings could be passed on to the customer due to more effl< lent manufacturing methods as well as ' ) Improved shipping performance. Decatur was chosen as the logical, location for thia manufat turine plant. After toN. tbe volume of this business began a sensational In-, crease. By tbe end of 1525 over! 1.n00.000 motors had been built and shipped from Decatur t p to this time, one leading manufacturer of : washing machines bad been offering both electric motor driven and band operated machine*, but In I*M changed the entire production to motorized washers By 1*34. 4,- i Mo,ooo motors b/d been manufac (ured at tbe Decatur Plant. During this period, only one major rede-1 sign waa made The electrical parts h-ere changed to make a more effl- j cleat motor requiring less power iFPtit to the motor allowing tbe i-nnsumer to use tbe motor at lees operating expense. At the beginning of 1*33. th* Genera! Electric Co. decided to fftor a motor for washing machine : applications incorporating ell th* j recent developments In general , frurpose and In refrigerator motors Including quletneos of operation equal to the refrigerator motor The motor waa designed, developed and tried out previous to 1334 I when the design waa put into the Drott ur production to replace the ' then current motor design The General Electric Company was the first to offer a washing machine motor with a rubber cushion ring mounting around tbe bearing bousing for Interchangeability of mounting for all voltages and frequencies including direct current. This cushion mounting gave maximum noise Isolation resulting In a motor as quiet as tbe beet general purpose or special 1-4 HP motor being built. The ciMhlon j ring as now used is immune to; swelling or deterioration due to oil or humidity. Thia motor waa the ' first washing machine motor to, offer an indestructible cast rotor construction It was also the first washing machine motor to offer a life time lubrication requiring no edditkmal oiling during the lifetime j of the waahlng machine The one piee* cast rotor la in

j .■■■■■— ■ -- ' herently well balanced electricalI ly and mechanically and baa a tan Mat integral with the rotor. Continuous lubrication of tbe bearings Is maintained by a packing of the | highest quality wool saturated to capacity with oil and held permanently against the shaft journal and with proper oil returns to the oil eeervoir making possible a constant flow of oil. | In tbe motor tbe brush design was eliminated thus removing all radio Interference. Thia waa done by using a wound stator or stationary part of tbe frame and making the revolving members the htdtu tlon squirrel cage A terminal box was made as part of tbe end bell for ready assembly of external cord. A recent development added ! to the motor is s ztailr drain removing any possibility of electrical shock to tbe operator which might , be dangerous under the humid con dltlons of the laundry. The latest Improvement offer•<! on the washing machine motor is a glass covered starting winding Spun glass has been studied for sevwfwi years, but only recently has It tteen made commercially available aa wire Inaalation Its main advantage for motor application ia Ita excellent temperature cbarar t-r . latlca aa compared to cotton covering on windings The thermal capacity of the motor atari windings has been Increased about 40«% with tbe spun glass which means longer life In addition to tbe thermal improvement, spun glass will not absorb moisture which means that thia •tartlng winding is much more resistant to humidity than ordinary eottdn covered windings. The washing machine motor now built at Decatur is second to none on the market today. It la equal to the conventional refrigerator capacitor motor powered especially for tbe washing machine with out using the capacitor Every motor Is operated at tbe factory and psaoco a aeries of rigorous tests liefore being approved During the period from 13M to I*4o. the motors have been reduced In weight with more torque output and have been made to operate with lees power .input, while the price has been reduced to nearly one-quarter of what it waa 34 years ago This bar been passed on to the ultimate buyer of the washing machines, ..long with tower power rates, and less operating expense. making It possible for every home to have an etortric motor J driven washfag machine.

Cost And Paytoli R. F. LEITE Following the de-centrallzatlon program. Raymond F. waa transferred from the Fort Wayne Works fa 1337 to take charge of the new Cost Department being formed in the Decatur Works. Since that time tbe functions of tbe Payroll Department have been ad<L| to hla responsibilities. Mr. Leltz, first became connected with I tbe company fa IPl< as a pattern maker. He has. since that time. I held various assignments with the company until hla present appointment as supervisor of cost and payroll for Decatur Works. Mr lawlta has taken many specialised courses Including accounting Indiana extension courses and mechanical engineering, well suiting hla needs for his present position Mr. Letts baa also been trained In many company courses bearing a relation to the work he Is performing. The responsibilities of his position require the supervision of the costing of all raw and finished products that enter or leave the Decatur Works He must also make aad maintain records substantial lug the Inventory taken yearly at Decatur and. he muat have a thorough knowledge of all business administration practices so that he will he able to analyze all business statements that penain to the Decatur Works. Mr I>wlta la married and resides at 717 Mercer Avenue One of hh favorite activities la that of a keg tor. He la well known on the Decatur G E Alleys with his speedball Mr Leltz la also highly Interested In all G E Club activities. At the ’ present time, he s serving ae treasurer of the O. E. Club He Is also interested In civic affairs of the community, being a member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce Gecode C/ub Has Interesting History — Rbnrtly after tbe founding of tbe Decatur Works, the girls who were employed by the General Electric Company met at the home of Ethel Tumbleaon for tbe purpose of founding g social organisation for tbe purpose >f better fellowship smong tbe girts One of the main topics of dls< lUMion was the choice of a suitable name for the organisation The name ’•Oeeode" waa finally eboaen to represent in short "GE (General Electric I CO (Company! DE (Decaturi** Tbe constitution and by-laws of the embryo organisation wore formulated and approved. The riub waa finally organised and dedfc-st ed fa the club room on October 11. 13NI Tbe charter members of tbe club totaled 13 members; two of these members. Mias Ethel Tumble son and Mrs. Dora Miller are still employed st the Decatur Worts. The first president of the club was IJnda Getting and the secretary was I ret a Beavers. The dub has Increased tn membership so that at the present time there art- seventy members The .present officers of tbe club aru: president Audrey R< bladenhauf fan; Heep resident. Ida Hr hear er. and secretary-treasurer, Ida Mae Bteele The club has a board of directors composed of seventeen members of the etab. From 1330 to 1333 tbe girls sponsored bowling and basketball teams At tbe present time the Gorode cfab girls' bowttag team bowls /m the G. E recreation alloys The Cecode Cfab haa sponsored many talereating trips for Its mem bers; seme at these trips were to: Niagara Falla. Detroit, Cedar Point. Washington. D. C.. the city of New York and the World's Fair at New York. On the trip to Washington. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt the first lady of tbe land, served tea to the members During tbe summer, many weekends at the lakev are enjoyed by the members fa 1333 tbe Decode Ctab began to hold yearly conferences for the purpose of plat, fag activities for the coming year and selecting commlttess for tbe monthly parties and meettag. of the dub The first meeting waa held at Hotel UFon taino at Huntington. Indiana. Tbe Gocnde Cfab represents one of Decatur's outstanding social organizations and la one of tbs old Tot tn the community.

MBS PEBai> CHEAT SEll Employee, Has Paid ’itiyi In Benefit K One of ’|„ , lr h.-ipf"! ~f ~ . forth,, i,..,,. th.- G.-n... ,t , M *■! fit A .MM- 'I *bi. )> | tur Work. i« of th»- SH.O. , fraf.-rnxl ..... h. r. for , ' ncs. or . ~,, . lorofli. .... ganlzatsr.rr ... t organlzarion the G» to r..’ I . , th.. lon. t . ~.. of th<an t-iri|,|,,i,. Ml ' ** to he an . no reIZ.t’loo well a |H to -it. h • -ti- ■ ‘ ; gt-tiry a< tnally ... . mW Th.- Mnt.ia; . of Decatur I, . - > Classro. »<> , consideration , Mg ployncs lly , . lion, dur-s arbers from » .. WM d<aih i»r.''. ■» WM general f ,r..| »■ ties arlst M Wg ganlzatioir m wn> between < ( SM 45 y.-a-« .. c Hg De< atm *A . . be< ono- « ■> . vflH on thon approx,: n.r< Tin to thr •• ■ with dues ami . Mg Th- w -kly 1 to class no. 3 run -M 11X00 p. - . fits are 114 5O ~.r . <l--dth hr ti-f. - 3200 acre-.I ro- flg Al! member- ■ ■ o the payment > time th> y m.n . ■ -» nets nr Injury ■ ' sent e of on- «- - - weekly hweeks tn any . . M hr addition i'd benefits. th< ,riM disabled urir-tn'" ' slcknfsg Jr - to a duly ap|. < hB patient for <>i -- : ment benefit. ‘ flfl per day from ’’r- ic-radfl tn the hospital ! • ■ 4 dfl exceeding 42 do ■ )■- . r-r fl Adams Cotm'y vt- - •' ' at Decatur is t . proved list of h-«pl'»l« ‘at I auction. Thr Mr- H-n-'- isl hss l»- afl j Decatur Work- ' --'ifl J tn 1320 During ■ >:-yfl i mately fM.tas. >. • •-.-.‘t-’fl members in »l< k -idrst fl death benefit. T'- • ■ the Dseatnr w k- fl mend the splr’ ar-1 ’Tidfl of the Mutual I)- • ' - »fl It la one of thr -'■'‘•’fl example, of .r « "fl between the r rrmpa- > »nd i'» fl pioyees Th< Gr-n-■ r’- "f pony pays for admThmfl cost Conner’-.I » ' -h. 'rwfl of the Mutual I'r and no dedtetion- ■ ma’i’' >fl the dues paid in l-» for thlsorork I Aiwemhh F«nmi« I I AL. FRUCHT3 Albert FriKhte wa« firn ray* ed In the tool room •' with the Opening "I Plant In 1320 By dlllgc*' tlon and effort he hs. h **” L moted to foreman of statof ■■ Inlng and motor ass-ini’ 1 ’ a in the Decatur Plant Mr F served hla apprentice <<>«>*■ . tbe faternatlonal Bu. < haa takes comm---' I»1 ■ ,u |rf . fitting him for hla pr*w«-n' elbilltlea Mr. Frurhie Is »• aad resides at Street Decatur and has been highly totere» ~M ln ' n fairs. Mr. Frucht- is ■* ‘ . w much interested In the of tbe Decatar f' l “ b » nd ** enthusiastic bowler.