Merry Christmas And Best Wishes For A Happy And Prosperous New Year To All Ea.t To A An D Aew
This paper is an employees' publication. lts aims are: 1. To present news of individuals
throughout the two plants. 2. To keep former employees now in the service informed as to what is
going on at Argus, Incorporated. 3. To present up-to-date information on all problems vital to
employees which the war has brought about. 4. To give all employees an opportunity to express
themselves. No items will be used which will tend to ridicule or embarrass anyone. Humor and
good-natured fun, however, are always acceptable. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Chas. A. Barker Assistant
Editor Helen O'Sullivan Sports Harold Peterson Jerry Davenport Photographers . . j Norman Booth
Cartoonist Marie Barbier The Representatives of each Department are responsible that the news of
these Departments reach the desk of the Editor in the Advertising Department, Plant 1.
The Editorial Staff extend their heartiest wishes f or a ffltvvp Cïjrtötmaö and a
SMppp iLto L&. to all departments, with many thanks for their help and cooperation during
thé past year.
Tenth Anniversary At Argus
Department: Sales Seniority date: December 8, 1935 December marks five interesting years at Argus
for these folks. We extend Best Wishes and Congratulations. AUGUSTA BUTTS Department : Camera Line
Seniority date: December 15, 1940 GRACE HINZ Department: Camera Line Seniority date: December 2,
1940 Probably the first Christmas greeting of the year comes from Cpl. Tony Rupas of the 178th
Ordnance Battalion, who is stationed abroad and is a forerunner of good wishes from the service men
to their friends in the company. ■
If anyone thinks a month is a long time, try being an Argus reporter and see- whizz and the tenth
is here again. However, I'm looking forward to a rest next month so don't forget those news items
and pictures, my merry lads and lassies. We have had a few changes in our personnel. Faye Kaufman
terminated her association with us to resume her education- that is "book larnin'". Nancy
Shier's husband is home from the Merchant Marines so she has returned to the role of a happily
married young matron. Tom Argo. again a civilian, has returned to the fold and is slaving away in
payroll. Our office party at the Marilyn Inn was very successful and we had lots of fun. We renewed
acquaintance with all the Misters' Missuses and the Missuses' Misters. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Kershul,
Jack Pfeifle and Mr. and Mrs. Ornsby were guests. We are sorry more from the payroll department and
general accounting didn't come. Roy and Glenn took advantage of the pleasant October weather and
went vacationing. Roy drove to Buffalo to spend a week while Glenn made another trek up north.
(Glenn reports the deer situation well in hand) Chatting here and there reveáis that quite a
few of us are active in sports. Dorothy Meineke plays badminton every week, having taken advantage
of the very good recreational classes offered by the Ann Arbor Public Evening School. Then, of
course_ we have our horse-women, Juanita, Alice Blanchard and Ginny., the Giddey-ep Gal. Mary Jane,
Beulah, Gertrude Sutton and Irene Leabu represent us on the regular team in the Argus Bowling League
while Marie. Merna. Joyce and Colette are subs. Norm. Joe. Les, Rocky, Kelly, and Russ do the honors
in the mens league. Then we found that Rocky and Tom suddenly developed a fondness for roller
skating so, being curious, finally discovered it was for a definite purpose- Rocky is trying to
reduce! It is a tragedy that some things can't be recorded for posterity. Without a doubt Les and
Joe's off-spring would, in a few years, enjoy seeing a reproduction of their fathers doing the
infants wear department at Hudsons on a search for Dr. Denton's sleepers. Be cautious of your
language when in the stock, duplicating and IBM room. The custodians of those regions, Doris, Clara,
and Christine, have a cuss-box not only for themselves but for anyone who offends while in that
territory. What is to be done with the proceeds has not been decided on as yet. Colette has been
enthusing about her new office on the third floor. I think she should hold open house. She also
passed her try-out for Choral Union. It looked like Dorothy and Kelly had a monoply on all the
adding machines the other day and did they look busy! Eunice passed her drivers test and gets along
fine except in her own driveway. That corrigated look on her front lawn is just a new type of
terracing. Tom burst forth with a parodie quip- 'An apple a day keeps the Wolf away'- and had a very
quick reply- 'Who wants to' from Wilmot. That creature Clara had was a horned toad her brother sent
from Texas. Clara is very active in the Luther League- could it be the new Vicar? The air-plane ride
Beulah had as first prize for an entry in the Camera Club turned out to be rather upsetting.
However, she and Dorothy tried it again with much better results and didn't do bad in their first
attempt at photography from the air. Yes, Bob Ward washes his face. That is a moustache! Alyce
Taylor celebrated her birthday by getting a good paddling with 'The Paddie!.' BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Thank You Note
To thank you for the flowers: The flowers were lovely And so was the thought, Words just can't
express The pleasure they brought.
Florence Whiteaker discovered that by using a shield when gluing leather to the front plate on
the C-3 camera she could prevent glue from getting on the gears which later had to be cleaned off.
This idea is a time saver and a bond winner.
Three bonds at one time is the record set by Tom Doll. His suggestions were: 1. That an indicator
be installed on the No. 2 cutter grinder to enable the operator to grind form tools, etc. 2. That a
fixture be made to hold a Dumor grinder on No. 2 cutter grinder, so that the operator may use a
small diameter wheel for small work. This work was previously done on a lathe. 3. That a series of
holes be bored in the rotating head of No. 2 cutter grinder, making an index head and thus
eliminating the use of a "finger" in set up. Two different tools which permit the
adjustment of speed mechanisms on assembled cameras without the necessity of removing the front
plate were suggested by Jack Mosier and won two bonds for him. By using a small belt sander with
angle block to sand down the radius hinge on the cover of the Model E camera, the work can be done
more uniformly and eliminate a lot of hand ñling. This suggestion won Howard Crumley another
bond and also increased his production rate.
Argus Veterans Return From The Wars
This Christmas should be a particularly happy one for the families of many of our employees who
have served on various fronts in all branches of the armed f orces. We are able to picture this
month eight of these veterans and we are happy to have them back in time for the Christmas season ,
and congratúlate them on their safe return.
The team with a future, Victory, has nosed up into first place. Every pin counts, doesn't it,
Gracie Hinz? Grace is very serious about her bowling. Cupid Bar and Schwaben Inn are tied for second
place, one game behind the leaders. Hollis and Towner and City Slickers are tied for third, also
trailing by one game. The rest of the teams are following very close behind. The competition is very
keen and losing or winning even one game will make quite a change in team standings. Schwaben Inn
has high three games without handicap, having a 2219 total. Machine Shop has high three games with
handicap, 2210. Schwaben Inn has high single game of 788 without handicap and Machine Shop has high
game with handicap, 764. Thelma Livesay still has high series of 509 and Clem Donner holds high
single game of 201. Clem has the honor of having 5 strikes in a row. Eolah Bucholz and Verald Adams
share the most spares in a row which is seven.
On the night of November 2 we, of the Mailing Department took off on the 6:11 train for Detroit.
Everybody was dressed up like Mrs. Astor's plush horse because we were going to see Jimmie Dorsey's
band and meet the two girls Gerry and Jayne Mc Gay, who sing with the band. We met the ?irls at the
stage door of the Michigan Theatre and then had dinner at Hund's. After dinner we went to the show,
tieard the girls sing and got their autographs. Then we visited the Grenadier Room (cocktail lounge)
in the Hotel Detroit Leiand with the girls. Just as everyone was enjoying himself it was time for
the train back to Ann Arbor. It sure was fun while it lasted but oh ! the next day . . .
Popular, humorous member of the Receiving Inspection Department, Plant I where she is known as
"Bernie". Carne to Argus in i933 and has served industnously in a dozen capacities since
then. Can talk excitedly -in a quiet jargon about rad.o coils, cabinets and kindred subjects. Was
born in Ann Arbor on May 21, 1912 and lives at 1880 Maple Rd. with her husband and three
daughtersShirley, 14, Patricia, 12, and Donna, 10. Has been married fifteen years and expects to
return to her former halycon atmosphere of housewife upon her retirement" from Argus at the end
of the year. Has enjoyed her work with the Company however, and relates interesting copyrighted
anecdotes about characters who have come and gone over the years. Close questioning reveáis
that she belonged to the "Coon Country 10". Our agents have not uncovered any of the more
interesting activities of this Club up to the time of going to print. The worst is suspected,
however. Spends her vacations at home with her daughters . . . practices hairdressing on her friends
heads and keeps up with the outpourings of various book clubs. Is one of the most consistent users
of an untranslatable word currently used in The Inspection Department. It is suspected that it is a
more modified form of wolf-call.
Virginia and Duane Fox are a homeloving Mr. and Mrs. agáin after their long separation. Of
course the hunting season has reared its ugly head and Fox Tent is working nights to supply
equipment to the deer hunters. This keeps Duane away from the fireside, but life is full of things
which keep husbands from their firesides. Mrs. Radford is attending the weekly personnel conferences
sponsored by the University of Michigan at the Rackham Institute in Detroit. Barbara Titus is going
shopping for gay shirts and loud neckties and socks, a reaction from the past three kahki
Christmases. Her son will be discharged from the Army about December 15. Mary Haight, Don Reid and
Roy B. send greetings and advise that they have done nothing newsworthy in the past few weeks, but
will try to have some adventures in time for the next issue.
The Annual CHILDRENS PARTY December 22nd at Schwaben Hall
Argus Ladies' Bowling Party
The bowling alley was full of devils, grandmas, Arabian Sheiks, Turkish gentlemen, gypsies, Dutch
girls and all sorts of strange looking creatures on Halloween night. The scores bowled were nothing
to write home about but every one had fun trying to identify the masqueraders. Refreshments were
served and games were played after bowling. Verald Adams, a walking advertisement for a vegetable
market, was an excellent Master of Ceremonies, even though she had dropped her bowling ball on her
toe earlier in the evening and had to hobble about. She and her committee consisting of Marie
"Sis" Hilge. (Clown), Rhea McLaughlin, (Gypsie), Eolah Bucholz, (Prisoner), Leona Eichel,
(Skeleton), Doris Lyons and Thelma Livesay (Bed Time Lady) did a bang up job on entertaining the
forty girls who attended the party. Sally Kneiper, the very attractive Jewish gentleman, sang
"Mine Vild Irish Rose" with gestures, and what gestures ! Francés Soderholm,
(Romper girl), Ethel Soli, (Chinese Maiden), Thressel
Conley and Leona Eichel. (Skeleton) made a fine quartet, singing "Show Me the Way to go
Home." Very good singing for the short time they had to practise. Laura Snearly, (base-ball
player) and Mar y Raymond, (Turkish gentleman) were very good sports in the stunt they were chosen
to perform. Clara Schalhorn, (Grandma) won first prize for her costume and Elsie Gillespie as Toppsy
won second. Thelma Livesay in nightshirt, long underwear and yarn hair in curlers had to pay and pay
because she forgot to bring the cornet that Joy Hartman (Pirate) was supposed to play. Ginny Meyer
suceeded in transfering the cotton balls from one bowl to another with a spoon while blindfolded.
Marian Coats (Bowery girl) and Laura Egeler (Boy Scout) sang a classical duet and did the jitterbug
at the same time. Marian's flowers on her hat really bobbed up and down. Muriel Raaf (Very Fancy
Lady) told some entertaining stories. A grand time was had by all and the girls want to thank Verald
Adams and her swell committee for making it possible.
Sales And Advertising Depts
Sales and Advertising Departments this month welcomed back J. L. (Mac) McCoy, who is resuming his
former position as Advertising Manager. Mac, who enlisted in the Navy as Lieutenant j.g., shortly
after Pearl Harbor, returned sans considerable weight around the midriff, but with considerably more
gold braids on the arm; he was Lieutenant Commander when he returned. All that noise and
confusión you have been hearing around the Sales Department the past two weeks has been due
to an epidemie of moving. All the Salesmen have moved back into the old Planning Department, to
provide space for the additional personnel the Sales Department is now acquiring. Ann Kachula, Mary
Luska, Claire Royal and Ruth Janci are the newest members, having Jannie leave us last month. Roy G.
Walker, Optical Sales Manager, has moved back to Ann Arbor f rom Washington D. C. where he sweated
out the War contacting the various government departments on the behalf of Argus. The Walkers,
including Roy, Mrs. W., their daughter Lois, and a beautiful collie called Stranger, are now
comfortably settled in their new home on Olivia Street. Those Salesmen, to whom Homer Hilton fondly
refers as "the burglars" have finally straightened out the matter of their post-war
territories. Under the new plan of operation, each man will function as a Regional Sales Manager in
his own territory. Larry Mills, who has just recently returned from the Army, will cover the
Southwestern territory. Jack Hursch, a veteran Argus salesman (he has been with Argus eleven years)
will continue in his Rocky Mountain District. Ted Humphreys retains his Chicago and Midwestern
territory. Bob Woolson will opérate in Michigan, Indiana and the Southeastern territory.
Harry Crawford will have Ohio and Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Arlon Clarke will take over
the New England Territory. Lucy Gridley, who has been in the Advertising Department for the past
year, has taken over new duties in the Sales Office taking over Miss Lundahl's work, while Miss
Lundahl relinquished her former duties of office detail and moved into Mr. Hilton's office where she
will handle correspondence, etc. Pat Abbott, on the switchboard, has been in a perpetual dither the
past few weeks, because her husband has cabled her twice that he is coming home. We sure hope this
second cable means business, otherwise we can't be responsible for what happens.
Sgt. Charles Weir is home on furlough from Orlando Army Air Base, Orlando, Florida, for
twenty-one days. He is the son of Mrs. Alice Weir. Sgt. T4 Paul F. Haines was promoted to SSgt. on
October lSth. He is now on furlough in Denmark and has hopes of being home sometime this year. Mrs.
Woelper is happy to have her son-in-law home. He was discharged November lOth at Great Lakes.
Inspection is back on the beam now that our swell boss, Eric, is back with us. We sure missed him
and we are glad he is back and feeling better. Jim Meidrum has moved back to the city. I wonder if
pushing a perambulator in from the country doesn't sound so good to him. How's about that, Jim?
Front plates, back plates, lock plates, any kind of plates, Leola Stoner has them. She says
"Where am I, where was I, what am I, oh me" By this time Esther Melzer's David will be
discharged from the Army Air Forcé and will come home. Bessie Coon's son Cari has been
discharged from the Air Forcé too. He plans to return, to school. Doris Layer, Leola Stoner,
Nina Walterhouse and Laura Egeler have been out of this world since they went to see Cornel Wilde in
"A Song to Remember". It was a beautiful picture. Lillian Stutzman is very proud of her
new son-in-law, Bob. Good luck from us to Norma and him. Bob is in the Navy. It was nice to see our
old friend, Walter Smith. He dropped in to see us while in Ann Arbor visiting friends. Small
department, small news. Guess that's all this time.
Depts. 27 And 28
Marty and Elaine managed to keep quite warm at the Mich.-Minn. football game. Wha said it was
cold? Wonder who "Ma Green", buys those cigars for these days? If you see something flying
in the Grinding Room, it's not a B-29, just a P.A. 156. - That's our new grinder Don H. Brice seems
to have an influence over Murphy some way or other. Wonder what it could be ! Sorry to hear that
Stella is in the hospital. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery Stella. There seems to be a gleam in
Mel's eyes these days, it's a blonde we hear, how about that Mei? Alta's hubby arrived home from
overseas. A happy re-union to you both. A good time was had by all at the Argus dance, Lennie was no
General Account'g Department
The three musketeers of the Accounting Office . . . Clem Donner, Maddy Smith, and Millie LaRue.
When you see one of them, look again, the other :wo are close behind.
The girls in Accounting gathered at Gerry Brown's house the other night, honoring the arrival of
Mary Lou Covert. Mary Lou's mother, Iva Covert used to work in the Accounting Office as billing
clerk. All the girls in the offices were eating candy the other day, and all the men smoking cigars
- why? - to celébrate the birth of Richard Paul Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller are the
proud paren ts.
Fifth Anniversaries At Argus
Department: Factory Cost Seniority date: December 23, 1940
Department: Receiving Inspection Seniority date: December 18, 1940
Department: Lens Grinding Seniority date: December 3, 1940
Department: Optical Assembly Seniority date: December 9, 1940
Department: Production Service Seniority date : December 5, 1940