Gasette by thomas gladysz

Gasette ~ October 1970

Volume 43

Number 10

IN THIS ISSUE ROUTE TO INVOLVEMENT ••• "Junior Achievement is the best way I know of to get young people involved and prepared for business careers," says Tax Division Manager Howard C. Johnson. Johnson serves as Coordinating Adviser for our Company's Detroit JA activities, and he's passing the word to all Company employees that participation and encouragement of JA activities is worthwhile for their own teen-age children. "There are three major JA centers in Detroit. Michigan Consolidated will help sponsor JA programs at the Van Dyke Center on Detroit's east side this season," said Johnson. The Company also sponsors JA programs at Grand Rapids and Muskegon. VOICE OF EXPERIENCE . . . Market Research Analyst William R. Sullivan was named vice chairman of the United Foundation Speakers' Bureau recently. He is helping direct some 300 volunteer speakers during the 1970 Torch Drive in the metropolitan Detroit area as they pass the word to community groups and private organizations about the services offered by the 200 UF agencies. Last year Sullivan served as Company chairman for the UF Speakers' Bureau. He is again chairman for 1970. OLD CENTRACS NEVER DIE . . . They just keep filing away. At least, that's what one of the 21 telephone-equipped Centrac units at Michigan Consolidated's Customer Service Department in Detroit is now doing for the Detroit Police Department. The large rotary files, each capable of handling 70,000 information cards, will be phased out of operations eventually as their function is taken over by computers. The first unit to go was donated to the Police Department where the men in blue have found it an ideal tool for keeping track of stolen cars, and passing information along without delay. Most of the other units will be modified for continued use at One Woodward.

News Line

New Uses for Plastic Pipe

Rescuing the Rouge

More Gas for Ann Arbor

Meters, Old and New

Working With the Community

Show Business in the Northland

Lights, Camera, Action

Classes for Homemakers

Torch Drive Helps Us All

Pinnacles of Perfection

$995 in Suggestion Awards

Reporter of the Month

A Sailor's Life for Bill

A Week in the Sun

Racqueteers Go to Courts

Appointments and Organizational Changes

Departmental News

Retirement Reception October 22

Good Time for a Gas Dryer

OUR COVER Allen Road Station Supervisor Milton Buntrock shows pliancy and lightness of plastic pipe. For a look at what our Company is doing with polyethylene plastic see page 3. Photo by Russ Marshall

ENCORE PERFORMANCE . . . Grand Rapids District Assistant General Manager Reno J. Maccardini will serve his second straight year as deputy chairman for Michigan Week in western Michigan. He was renamed to the post for a 24-county area by Fred R. Charlton of Sturgis, general chairman for the May 15 to 22 state-wide promotion. It's the seventh year Maccardini has held a leadership role in the Michigan Week celebration. FAIR CHAIRMAN ... Iron Mountain Marketing Representative Richard Bedard had his hands full last month as chairman fQr the annual Dickinson County Fair. More than 50,000 people attended the event. Bedard also serves on the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors.

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GERALD JOHNSON-Editor ANTHONY J. MALTA-Associate Editor ROGER S. LENNERT-Feature Editor HARRY PACKMAN-Art Director BARBARA HORNE-Staff Assistant Photos by Photographic Division RALPH HENSON-Supervisor T. R. SHEPPARD-Chief Photographer RUSS MARSHALL, BOB SHEUFELT, RON SMITH • Published I I times a year by and for employees of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, One Woodword Ave., DetrOit, Mich. 48226. Member of the Industrial Editors Association of Detroit and the

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n At Grand Rapids District installation, Section Foreman Roger Ensing, right, and Van Ess Company employees Leonard Robbins, left, and Richard Lumbert check plastic main sections being joined by a heat fusion process.

At a majar installation of a plastic distribution main in our Grand Rapids District are, from left, Section Foreman Roger Ensing, Keith Sharpe, and Norman Siabbekoorn of Grand Rapids Distribution, and Del Kuiper, Van Ess Company. CONTINUED

The advantages of the new material are many: • It has a very long life span. • It is highly flexible. • It is eight times lighter than steel pipe. • It can be used to deliver natural gas in situations which would be impossible with conventional pipe. • It is quicker and easier to install. "We're pioneers in the use of pias-

tic pipe in Michigan," said Distribution Superintendent Alex R. Ford. "Our first experimental use of plastic was in 1960, for customer service line renewals installed through steel casing. "Three years ago we began installing plastic service lines without casings. This year we're using plastic distribution mains not as inserts through steel pipe, but as direct burial installations," he added.

Distribution mains are the link between customer service lines and gate stations. Although the size of a main differs according to the needs of different areas, the new plastic mains are as large as four inches in diameter and can be used at pressures up to 60 pounds per square inch. Polyethylene is a highly rugged thermoplastic material made from ethane, a by-product of natural gas. It is capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, it can be shaped to fit almost any contour, and is extremely resistant to chemicals. ACCORDING TO Joseph Reimann, Assistant Superintendent of Distribution's Construction and Maintenance Division, the most important quality of plastic pipe is its long life. "It will last indefinitely because it will not corrode," he said. The flexibility and lightness of plastic pipe makes handling during installation dramatically easier. "Polyethylene pipe is so flexible it can be coiled," said Reimann. "It is so light two men can carry a 38-foot length of four-inch main without any difficulty."

We don't need heavy equipment to install plastic

Says Distribution Superintendent Alex R. Ford: "We're pioneers in the use of ultra-high molecular weight, high density polyethylene pipe and tubing for complete distribution systems."

A new home deserves the latest in natural gas service. Here, Eureka Station Distribution Fitters Joseph O'Boyle, left, and Daniel Higgins install service line from a reel of plastic pipe.

A transition fitting, shawn here by Distribution Assistant Superintendent Joseph Reimann, left, and Administrative Assistant John Okoniewski, is used to join plastic mains with steel mains.

Because plastic pipe is easily shaped it allows the distribution of natural gas in new applications. It can conform to modern community and industrial planning using bends and offsets without the need for pipe bending equipment. "With plastic we can go into areas we previously could not consider," said Ford. In many situations the use of plastic pipe will lower construction costs of new installations. This will enable Michigan Consolidated to serve customers in areas where conventional pipe use would not be economical. "After our Marketing people make a survey to determine the feasibility of natural gas use in a proposed area, plastic pipe may make it possible to go into that area," Ford said. He added that since plastic is light and pliable, installation is quicker. "We don't need heavy equipment to install plastic and it is safer to handle," he said. Plastic has a big future in natural gas distribution. "We'll probably see more use of plastic in things like fittings, regulators and valves," said Ford. â&#x20AC;˘

Rescuing the Rouge

Above: Young volunteers work steadily ta remave debris from the water. Below: Our crane plucks load of rubbish from one of 37 logjams in the river.

WHEN A GROUP OF volunteers launched a "Clean Up the Rouge River" campaign in Detroit recently Michigan Consolidated was there to help. Sponsored by District 1 of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and a number of area organizations, committee volunteers removed tons of logs and debris from the clogged river in a five-mile stretch between Eight Mile and Plymouth Rds. in the city. A pre-cleanup survey showed there were 37 major logjams, five automobiles, dozens of oil drums, old

tires, and other waste material retarding the flow of water in the projected work area. Some 1200 volunteers aided by heavy equipment from the City of Detroit, utilities and the Army and Navy Reserves removed most of this material in a gigantic two-day effort. About 200 volunteers returned

Above: Tom Barkley, Assistant to the Superintendent of Distribution, gives hand signal as crane operator Vern Plumridge deftly guides bucket into position for pickup.

Right: Cleanup Chairman Tom McPhail, left, dis,""" ,,,grom w;th ""..Me Editor Gerald T. Johnson.

the following Saturday to haul away more rubbish and logs. Our Company contributed the services of a heavy crane with a clamshell bucket, a boom lift truck, two dump trucks, and operators for the three-day effort. Employees taking part were Thomas Barkley, Assistant to the Superintendent of Distribution; Distribution Foreman Donald Dwyer; Vern Plumridge, Joseph Baran, Al Ambrose, and Les Hall of Manifold Paving; and John Gazdag and John Sibole of River Rouge Distribution Pressure. "I never saw so many enthusiastic volunteers in my life," said Barkley. "We were all very much encouraged by the amount of work that was accomplished. ''There were kids working all day in water up to their waists, and people forming bucket brigades to move smaller items up the steep banks of the river. It was really something to see the water start moving with a good current after we got some of the bigger jams out of the way." Both the crane and the boom truck were used to remove heavy logs from the river. The boom truck also acted as a self-loader and carried logs to City incinerators for disposal. We also carried messages promoting the program on our illuminated sign on the Ford Freeway. Cleanup Committee Chairman Tom McPhail of Detroit credited our Company with playing a "key role" in success of the program. "This is the first step in drawing together all groups interested in cleaning up the entire drainage system of the Rouge," he added. "This includes working for installation of proper sanitary sewers to improve the quality of the water. "The Rouge with its four branches passes through many park areas and can be a real recreational asset if people work for its rescue," McPhail added. Our Company was there to help rescue the Rouge.

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Left: Committee member George Thompson and boom truck operator John Gazda.g go over work schedule. Distribution Foreman Don Dwyer surveys a pile of debris in logjam as he plans how to clean it up.

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THE NATURAL GAS business as elsewhere, it is wise to plan ahead. This is seen in our Ann Arbor District where a growing demand for natural gas service-predicted years ago-has resulted in the installation of a new transfer main. The new facility will boost the District's gas sendout potential more than three times. Scheduled for completion this year, the "Northeast Belt Main" will deliver gas to Ann Arbor from our Willow Station. The Northeast Belt is a nine-mile stretch of 24, 16, and 12-inch main winding between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. "The new main will deliver 11 million cubic feet of gas per hour to our present system," said M. W. Lacy, Assistant General Manager of the Ann Arbor District. "This means we will be capable of

sending out 16.7 million cubic feet of gas per hour to meet present and future requirements," he added.

Typical of Ann Arbor District growth is the Geddes Lake townhouse development shawn here with John D. Barlow, New Business Representative for the District. When complete, gas will serve 300 customers in the development.

The additional gas will arrive in time to meet the beginning of a dramatic increase in the area's natural gas needs predicted by Company forecasts. "Our anticipated new load through the 1970-71 heating season represents a 26 percent increase in maximum hour sendout over requirements during the same period last year," Lacy said. Why such a sudden surge in the District's energy requirements? "Primarily it's an increase in population in the area plus new commercial customers," said Lacy. "However, many of our industrial customers are increasing their loads as wel1." Government figures on population growth in the area bear out Lacy's observation. In 1960 Ann Arbor's population

Distribution Foreman Richard Geromette; left, and Distribution Superintendent Milton Fuehrer check construction details of Northeast Belt Main.

Natural gas needs for Ann Arbor District stem largely from its housing and commercial activity as a university center. Here, students stroll on U. of M. campus.

Ann Arbor Marketing Manager Lawrence H. Walz, left, and District Assistant General Manager M. W. Lacy review figures on District's requirements.

A welder joins two sections of pipeline at Northeast Belt Main site.

was 67,340; this year's census came up with 98,414-nearly a 50 percent increase. During the same period the City of Ypsilanti experienced a population growth of 19 percent-from 20,957 to 27,200. Using Company marketing figures for comparison, Ann Arbor Marketing Manager Lawrence H. Walz said the population increase has caused a housing boom which far exceeds the area's industrial growth. "Housing construction - mainly townhouses and apartments--is proceeding at a pace almost five times faster than industrial expansion," says Walz. According to Walz there are about 3000 homes, townhouses, and apartments-aIl to use natural gas-under construction and scheduled for completion in 1971.

Walz said the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti have required an increasing number of student and faculty dwellings. Expansion of educational facilities on both campuses, he said, has created a need for more gas. The natural beauty of the hilly and rural areas of Washtenaw County, the lure of a major Big Ten university, and greater Ann Arbor's role as a technological and research center have all contributed to the industrial, residential, and commercial development in the District. But for all its educational and technological activities, the District's growth is perhaps best summed up by Lacy's comment: "People are moving here because it's a pleasant community." â&#x20AC;˘

METERS, OLD and NEW 1M

OULD YOU BELIEVE New Zealand sheep play a part in measuring natural gas? The bellows-like diaphragms which force the gas through meters used to be made of leather from New Zealand sheep. "The absence of oarbed wire fences in New Zealand reduced the chances of scratches on the skin which could show up in the leather and affect the performance of the meter bellows,"

said Meter Shop Staff Assistant Stephen Spicuzzi. He added that today meter bellows are made of a synthetiC material. This is just one of many interesting and important changes you'll find when comparing gas meters of today with yesterday. There may be a few employees around who can recall coin-operated meters. Used mainly in the era of interior gaslights, a coin-operated meter would turn on the customer's gas service when he dropped 25 cents in the slot at the side of the meter. When his gaslights started to dim he went back to his meter and dropped another quarter in the slot. "There may be a few old coinoperated meters still in use in some small towns but not in our service areas," says Meter Shop General Repairman Lewis Kelts, a 25-year Company veteran who remembers coin

meters being taken out of service when our Company purchased smaller gas companies in northern Michigan. Although outside appearances are much the same, the first meter cases were made of tin. Today's aluminum meter is stronger, lighter, longer lasting, and easier to service. On the inside, the most significant advancement in gas meters, according to Meter Shop Section Foreman Forest Rupert, is the temperature - corrected meter. "Temperature-corrected meters insure accurate measurement because the gas volume flowing through the meter is corrected to the same base temperature throughout the year," Rupert said. Re added that temperature-correcting meters can be installed outside a customer's home. With the meter outside, meter readings can be taken even â&#x20AC;˘ if a customer is not at home.

The 19th-century "three-light" meter shown here by Metering Section Foreman Forest Hupert is an ancestor to today's large industrial meters, at right.

Metering General Repairman Lewis Kelts holds an old coin-operated meter, comparing it with a meter of today. For gas service, customer would insert money in slot on side of meter facing Kelts.

Manager of Urban Affairs Ernest L. Brown, right, confers with Francis A. Kornegay, Executive Director, Detroit Urban League, and Dr. Thelma Vriend of the Division of Counseling and Guidance, Detroit Public Schools, on one of his community projects.

Working with the Community our Company's Manager of Urban Affairs, is a man who enjoys getting involved in community concerns. He also enjoys getting as many fellow employees as possible involved in similar activities. "If we are going to relate our Company to the community, we have to do it through involvement with community organizations," says Brown. "One person can't wear 1500 hats, so it is necessary to interest other people within the Company, who have an interest in different facets of community problems, and get them working on related programs." Holder of a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Kansas and a master's degree in education from the University of Michigan, Brown joined Michigan Consolidated in 1963 after a career which had seen him working as a newspaper reporter, employment specialist, and as director of the Vocational Services Department of the Detroit Urban League. He is the originator of a program which has seen some 200 inner city high school seniors gain worthwhile business experience through part-time jobs with our Company over the past two years. Another 100 youngsters will be taking part in the program tbis year. He is also Vice President of our subsidiary Michigan Consolidated Homes Corporation which is providing modern housing for low and moderate income families. ERNEST L. BROWN JR.,

'The ultimate solution to community problems depends on how fast the community can fully absorb minority populations into the mainstream of community life," says Brown. "A company which hopes to succeed in business today has to reflect the community which it serves," he adds. "Every program that we start is based on what is best for the Company and the community. "These programs have to be worthwhile-offering a long range objective of real achievement-or they don't mean a thing." Brown's success in working with the community at large has brought him recognition throughout the state. [n 1968 he was appointed to the four-member Michigan Civil Service Commission which sets regulations and pay scales for 45;000 state employees. He was named chairman of the commission this year. He was recently appointed to the board of trustees of Marygrove College, a private school in northwest Detroit. "This is a real challenge," he said. "Marygrove is one of the first private institutions in the Detroit area to start offering night school programs in community affairs." Brown was also a charter task force member of the New Detroit Committee, and currently serves on that organization's communications and project advisory committees. â&#x20AC;˘

in the Northland S

Below: Studying script are, from left, James C. Preston, General Manager of the Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts, cast member Leonne Beard, and Raymond J. Biziorek, Manager of the District Office Services Division.

HOW BUSINESS means "go business" in our Company's Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts. A traveling road show designed to improve customer contact techniques recently made appearances at four locations in our northern service areas. Some 250 employees from all 15 Area offices and the two administrative offices attended the performances. "The show was staged at Mt. Pleasant, Big Rapids, Grayling, and Escanaba," said Office Services Division Manager Raymond J. Biziorek, who coordinated the program. "Each performance consisted of six skits showing the right and wrong

methods of handling telephone contacts, service calls at the home, and office visits by customers," he added. "We also showed two films which dealt further with these activities." James C. Preston, General Manager of the Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts, said the wide geographical area covered by our northern service areas necessitated a coordinated program for District-wide discussion of customer contact procedures. "We found that almost all of our customer contacts came through telephone calls, office visits, or service calls at the home," he said. "The customer's impression of our

Above: With Leonna Beard, Bissey shows right way to test an oven.

Cast members of the show are, from left, Staff Assistant John Bissey, actresses Nanette Crapo and Leonna Beard, and Staff Assistant Larry Salters, who worked on script. As a bumbling serviceman, John Bissey makes lite hectic for Nan Crapo.

Company-and it's usually a longlasting one-generally comes from his initial contact based on the attitude shown by our employees," he said. "Our goal is to see that the first and every additional impression is a favorable one." The script for the fast-paced show was written by Mrs. Stephen Wolf of the Mt. Pleasant School District, who has a wealth of background in stage programs. Staff Assistant Larry Salters worked with Mrs. Wolf as a technical advisor and also acted as narrator of the program. Two Mt. Pleasant students with a flair for dramatics-Nanette Crapo and Leonna Beard-starred in the roles of a customer and a Customer Service clerk. Staff Assistant John Bissey ap-

peared in several of the skits and was especially memorable as a serviceman who dripped rainwater over a kitchen floor and forgot most of his tools. "Employees gave the show a highly

favorable reception," said Biziorek. "Supervisors report that employees are placing increased emphasis on using proper procedures when dealing with customers." â&#x20AC;˘

ROLL 'EMf

Edward Sokolowski zooms in on the action for a training film. An original member of the Photographic Division, Sokolowski has filmed more than 20 movies for our Service Training Center plus productions for other departments.

Company-Made Movies Assist Training Programs

take three, action!" The set is not Hollywood or Madison Ave. It's our Company's Service and Metering Training Center in Detroit. This is where Photographic Division's Edward Sokolowski produces and directs motion pictures used in the programs at the center and throughout our statewide service area. "Actually, training films are visual aids to supplement training programs. You can't train completely with film," said Sokolowski. Marking his 24th year with Michigan Consolidated this August, Sokolowski was an original member of the Photographic Division when it was organized in 1953. As a cinematographer he has produced more than 20 training films for Service and Metering since 1967. He has also produced movies about other Company activities. "Once it has been decided that a particular training film is needed a SCENE TWO,

script is written by the Training Center personnel," said Sokolowski. "From the script we are able to determine filming locations, scenes required, personnel involved, and what props will be needed." According to Sokolowski most training films are about 10 to 12 minutes long. The movies are in color and sound. Robert L. Jones, Assistant Vice President of Operations, said the films have proven successful. "They help to organize the material so the instructors can concentrate on the important points and still be assured that all the

information is covered," he added. "The intent of the films is to be thorough and to the point," said Jones. "Films are easy to distribute. We send them outstate to assist training in all of our Districts." Robert Bronsky, Administrative Assistant at the Training Center, said the films enhance the job-learning process. "The movies change the pace of training," said Bronsky. "They stimulate interest in the subject matter and generate more participation in our question and answer periods at training sessions."

Louis Dapoz, right, instructor at Service Training Center, puts the final touch on props while Sokolowski readies equipment to shoot training footage.

The tiniest flaw won't get past this kind of scrutiny as Sokolowski checks final print. "What you show on the screen has got to be right," he said.

In addition to training new employees on service methods, the films are used to help veteran employees brush up and learn new service techniques. "Instructors visit our operating stations with training films on a regular basis," said Bronsky. He said a .film can be viewed by 60 to 80 men at one time without any difficulty. As in movie making everywhere, each scene is shot several times to make sure that all is right. The best scenes are used to put the complete movie together and the remainder are discarded. Most of the scripts are written by Operations Activity employees who also serve as narrators and actors. Since none of them have professional experience in movie making, extra attention to detail is required. "What you show on the screen has got to be right," Sokolowski said. "That's the challenge." â&#x20AC;˘

Frank Ray, right, Service Training Center instructor, goes over a few last-minute points before he shows film to a group of students.

Advisor L. Birdell Carter, left, and Consumer Serv ices Represen ta t ive Carol Ravey share a light moment during a session at One Woodward Avenue.

It wos groduotion doy for 1 1 home management advisors this summer at One Woodward Avenue. The advisors, from the Mayor's Committee for Human Resources and Development, completed our Company's Home Management Program in the Customer Services Deportment. Above from left are: Advisor Marjorie Thomas, Customer Affairs Programs Coordinator E. R. Plowden, Advisor Daisy Lewis, Marketing Vice President F. H. Mcintire, Advisor Carlena Houser, Consumer Services Manager Peggy Thompson.

Advisor Natalia Buksa, E. W. Plowden, advisors Dorothy Walker and Daisy Lewis at graduation luncheon.

INNER-CITY PROGRAM

Classes for Homemakers

COOKING, SHOPPING, and homemaking may be second nature to most housewives. But for many mothers and homemakers large families and small budgets turn these tasks into difficult problems. Recently our Company's Consumer Services Division sponsored a program to assist in solving those problems. A group of 11 home management advisors from the Mayor's Committee for Human Resources Development completed a Consumer Services Home Management Program this summer at One Woodward Avenue. The program was designed to help the advisors in their work with poor and financially dependent families in inner city target areas in Det'roit. At bi-weekly meetings the advisors were presented with ideas from our Consumer Services staff on how to run a household efficiently on a limited budget. Home-

maker programs presented at the meetings covered housecleaning, food preparation and basic nutrition planning, sewing, laundering, and more. "For many of us the program has been a review," commented Advisor Carlena Hauser. "But it has been very helpful because here we have consultants showing us the basics of good homemaking."

Itleas anti Visual Aitls Help According to Consumer Services Manager Peggy L. Thompson the program has also helped the advisors in their field work with neighborhood groups. "Often the advisors will make their own presentations to community groups in the target areas and will use visual aids and ideas provided by our sraff," she said. Families aided by the home management advisor are referred mainly by other government agencies and church and neighborhood groups. Although their primary efforts are directed toward better home management for the woman of the house, they also help families in other ways. "We've got to be flexible," said Advisor L. Birdell Carter. "We might get a call and the person says there is no food or a member of the family needs an insulin shot. In such cases we direct them to the proper source of help." According to Mrs. Carter the advisors reach about 200 families per week. "Our main goal is to upgrade family life in the homes we visit and help the homemakers do better."

Advisor Natalia Buksa, left, reviews kitchen cleaning tips with Consumer Services Representative Alecia Clause.

Jonell Nash of Customer Service is one of the employees who got a close look at the work of thopaedic Clinic during the UF Agencies Tour e In a therapy raom at the Detroit Orthopaedic Clinic, Carolyn, center, and her mother, Margaret Irving, right, of Customer Service, see a reminder of how UF helped them. The nurse displays a brace used to treat bone diseases.

Helping Eocl Through The Torch D,

Company employees like Jerry Rose of Staff Services, center, had a chance to see work done at the Clinic during the recent UF Agencies Tour. He and many others were deeply impressed.

"STAND UP STRAIGHT, Carolyn," grandmother said. Carolyn, then 13, said she was standing straight. But her back curved to the side. "That's when we first noticed something was going wrong with our daughter's back," said Carolyn's mother, Margaret Irving, a clerk in our Customer Service Department. Carolyn's doctor referred her to the Detroit Orthopaedic Clinic, one of nearly 200 area agencies which depend on Torch Drive dollars for support. Her orthopaedic diagnosis was scoliosis, known as curvature of the spine. Left unattended in a growing child, scoliosis can be disabling and even cripple for life. Carolyn's first visit to the clinic was in 1963. Today, after major surgery, two

I Ii II Mrs. A. R. Glancy III, right, wife af aur Company Treasurer and a member of the Detroit Orthopoedic Clinic's board of trustees, con measure the clinic's success by the smile on the face of this youngster. The work is supported by Torch Drive funds.

e and a half years of wearing a waistto-neck body brace, therapeutic and other special care at the clinic, Carolyn is like any other normal 19-year-old girl. "There were so many wonderful people at the clinic who took a personal interest in Carolyn's welfare," said Mrs. Irving. The clinic and the Torch Drive will always hold a special significance to Carolyn. "The Torch Drive has helped many handicapped children. Without it some of us would be in a very bad way," she said. IN ADDITION TO CAROLYN, the clinic has treated 15 other children of Michigan Consolidated employees over the past five years. According to Mrs. A. R. Glancy III, wife of our Company's Treasurer and a member of the Detroit Orthopaedic Clinic's board of trustees, the personal care every patient receives

is what makes the clinic unique. "At the clinic the whole child is treated," said Mrs. Glancy. "Not only the disability, but emotional, mental, and social needs are considered. "Parental acceptance is very important for proper adjustment of a crippled child," Mrs. Glancy added. "The first reaction from parents sometimes will be unfavorable. Through our counseling facilities the family can learn how to work with the child and give him care and confidence." A pioneer in the care and treatment of crippled children, the Detroit Orthopaedic Clinic is in its 50th year. There are presently some 2500 children being treated each year by the clinic. Treatment may begin at birth and extend through age 21. In special situations young adults may also receive assistance. Since 1920, the 15,000 have received care -

average length of care is 14-plus years. For people like Carolyn, the Torch Drive - through the Detroit Orthopaedic Clinic - helped in a personal, dramatic way. But all of us at one time or another benefit from the Torch Drive. The Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts, Michigan Heart Association, Michigan Diabetes Association, Salvation Army, Travelers Aid, YMCA and YWCA, American Red Cross, Arthritis Foundation, Goodwill Industries, and the Detroit Urban League are other familiar Torch Drive agencies. A complete directory of services is available from the United Foundation when you call 965-7100. This year's Torch Drive is from Oct. 13 through Nov. 5. It's a oncca-year opportunity to serve yourself and your community. And to know help will be there when you need it.

URBAN FARNSWORTH

Pinnllcles of Perfection T

HE THRILLS of a lifetime . . . for a golfer, a hole-in-one; for a bowler, a 300 game; for a bridge player, the attainment of life master's status. Any one of these should be achievement enough for anyone man. Urban Farnsworth has done all three. Ann Arbor District's Office Manager can even add more than those honors to a long career, including participation on city championship volleyball and softball teams. "I'm slowing down now, though," Farnsworth said. "I've given up bowling because of a bad back. But that has helped my golf game." He held an official 192 bowling average when he was competing. His perfect game came in 1948 during a nonleague match. In sanctioned league play he has scored a 289, missing a perfect game by only one pin. Farnsworth strokes around a golf course with a 20 handicap and can still break 90. His hole-in-one came in 1964 at the Municipal Course in Ann Arbor while playing in the Michigan Consolidated Twi-Light League. "I'll always remember that," he said. "Sixteen girls in a women's league were watching me tee off on the 185yard 10th tee with a four wood. "Do you know that you have to buy a round of drinks for your witnesses if you hit a hole-in-one? I found that out . . . counting my foursome, there were 20 witnesses." Attaining life master's status at bridge is something that takes many players years to do. Farnsworth has a national reputation as a bridge player and often travels on weekends to participate in tournaments.

Ann Arbor's Urban Farnsworth has more than his share of trophies after years of athletic competition, and a record few men ever achieve.

"In 1954 I played in a national tournament at Detroit, finishing fourth. I compiled enough points that year to achieve life master's," he recalled. With more than 40 years of athletic participation behind him, his biggest thrills are not those achievements of perfection. "Back in the 40's, I was bowling with a team that was tied for first place and a city championship. Our opponents finished their game ahead

of us and I was told I'd have to strike out if our team was to beat them. I did. "In 1948 city championship golfmatch play-I went 22 holes with an opponent and we were still tied for first place. On the 23rd hole I sank a 50-foot putt for a 'birdie.' It unnerved him so much he missed a six-footer. "Those are the things I like to play for. It's the thrill you get in doing a little better than you think you are capable of, under pressure." â&#x20AC;˘

$995

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~ Muskegon District General Serviceman Robert Haddad found a way to make routine meter replacement a little easier. The idea was worth $200 for him.

Muskegon. The idea worked so well there that he submitted it to the Company's Suggestion Award Program. It was worth $200 to him when the Company presented 14 employees with a total of $995. "It's a nice start on a new sailboat that I've been dreaming about," Haddad said. A new boat would replace the II-foot "combination rowboat and sailboat" he regularly skippers around Mona Lake near Muskegon.

BETTER IDEA IS strictly a matter of routine for Muskegon General Serviceman Robert Haddad. Routine meter change orders, for example, could be combined with service orders by keeping a file of them near the dispatch desk. Meter changes could be accomplished during a regular service call with one quick check through the file. An IS-year veteran with Michigan Consolidated, Haddad had been doing just that for a number of years in

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to get free and was rapidly choking herself to death. Two of your employees, driving past, noticed. Had it not been for their prompt, direct action we would have suffered a considerable financial loss. We would like to express our appreciation to these

"It just seemed like the best way to do it," he said of his idea. "Checking the file is quick and easy and it elminates a lot of extra work. I thought the idea might work in some other districts too." Also sharing in the awards were: James Bellore, formerly with Belle River Production, Transmission and Storage, $150; Richard J. Kopas, Distribution Office, $120 and David Wobma, Grand Rapids Engineering, $75. John Meagher, Grand Rapids Distribution; Richard Kerns, Noble Service; Frank Oboza, Lawton Service; Ronald Outman, Taggart PT&S; Carmine D'Alessandro, Noble Transportation; George R. Mutch, Eureka Distribution; James Gilbert, Eureka Stock; and Wallace Walicki, Muskegon Service, each received $50. Chester Merta and Julius Mihalyfi, both of Allen Road Service, shared a $50 award. Entry forms for the Suggestion Award Program are available at bulletin board locations throughout the Company. According to Haddad, "passing an idea along to the Suggestion Award Plan IS one of the best ideas you could have." •

men for their help and commend your Company on having this type of employee." "It's no mean trick to cut loose a thrashing animal that large," Stone noted. "It's an excellent example of public relations field work."

brown cow? Very well, thank you, with the help of two Michigan Consolidated employees, Pipeline Operators Don Pelton and Hubert Hadley of Production, Transmission, and Storage in the Tawas area. PT&S Supervisor John Stone received a letter from a grateful Whittemore farmer thanking the two Company employees. The letter read: "One of our cattle got her neck chain twisted into the large branch of a downed tree. She had thrown herself in her struggle

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F THE HILLS around Sault Ste. Marie aren't alive with the sound of music, Larry Winneroski isn't to blame. In fact, any more musical activity and the city fathers might start looking around for a Pied Piper ordinance. Winneroski, a Marketing representative with Michigan Consolidated's Sault office, is the leader and founder of a dance band trio which is the summer attraction at the St. Ignace Cabaret. A trumpet player since the age of eight, he serves as president of Local 593 of the Musicians' Union. Tn this capacity, he recently traveled to Houston to attend the American Federation of Musicians' Unions Convention. "It seems like I've been playing the trumpet all my life," says the popular musician. "I can't even remember exactly why I picked the trumpet. I guess it was just there." As his skills grew Winneroski held down first chair in the St. Ignace High

Sault Area Marketing Representative Larry Winneroski, with trumpet, keeps the tempo moving in the U. P. Backing him up are Don Metkiff and Larry Saunders in one of their regular appearances at the St. Ignace Cabaret.

School band. Then came two summer sessions at the famed National Music School at Interlochen. "I can remember almost everything about that," he said. "It was a great experience." Later, he attended a special music session at Michigan State University. By this time, he had formed his first band. Winneroski's repertoire is farranging. His trio plays everything from rock to standards. What kind of

music do people seem to enjoy most? "It depends on the age group. We've got a varied repertoire and whatever they want, we'll play." The summer engagement will end soon, b~t not the band's activity. They'll move to a Sault nightspot, supplemented by thrice-monthly appearances at nearby Kincheloe Air Force Base. "The tempo never slows up," says Winneroski. "That's because I don't let it."

Reporter of the Month YOU HAVE TO GIVE credit to Larry Turner - after all, that's where he works. As a Gasette reporter for the past year, he believes in giving full coverage to Credit personnel activities. A Detroit employee since 1965, Larry spent some time in Meter Reading before moving to Credit as a collector. He is now a credit analyst. Says Larry: "I'm an introvert, but being a Gasette reporter gives me a chance to talk to a lot of people and make a lot of friends. We've got so many people here doing things that other people in the Company should know about. The Gasette is the only way to spread the word." A graduate of Southwestern High School in Detroit, Larry says he "keeps

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asking fellow employees for news items every chance he gets. Most people wait to be asked, then they're eager to tell you what's new," he adds. Since joining the Gasette reporting staff Larry hasn't missed a monthly deadline. "And quite honestly," he adds, "it gives me a real good feeling to see the way a copy of the Gasette gets passed around and thoroughly read in the office. You can tell that somebody's happy when he sees his name in print." Larry and his wife, Gloria, live in Lincoln Park. They have two daughters, Sherry and Lori. Among his hobbies are occasional fishing and camping trips.

A Sailor's Life for Bill INDUSTRIAL MARKETING'S Bill Plohetski says Navy life is best, and he says it in a pretty commanding way. Plohetski, a five-year veteran of the Company, was recently appointed Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Fleet Division 9-4 (s) at Brodhead Naval Armory in Detroit. At the same time, he was promoted to It. commander in the Naval Reserves. The new commander enlisted in the reserves during the Berlin crisis in 1962. "I was too young to enlist during wartime," he says, "and I wanted to do something. "I picked the Navy, and I've never regretted it. It's a better way of life." He has become a Middy rooter for the traditional Army-Navy football contest. And he's already thinking in "Annapolis" terms for his five-year-old son. Plohetski's family may not totally share his enthusiasm for Navy life, but at least they're understanding. "My wife never complains about the time it consumes," he says. "I guess she knows how much I enjoy it." Until recently, Brodhead Armory's Reserve Fleet conducted maneuvers aboard a regulation Navy vessel, the USS Amherst, which was stationed here in Detroit. Last October, however, the Amherst was sent to Vietnam for use by the South Vietnamese navy. This left the reservists landlocked, but hopefully the situation will soon be corrected. "We're in the process of setting up a program of weekend sessions aboard a destroyer stationed off the East Coast," Plohetski says. "This would be once every three months, or more frequently if we can arrange it." "This Reserve program is just great," he continues. "You're doing something for your country and at the same time for yourself. It's kind of like being twice a citizen." Then he laughs. "Or, twice a Navy man." â&#x20AC;˘

There was a promotion for Naval Reserve officer Bill Plohetski, of Industrial Marketing. Adding a stripe, Lieutenant Commander Plohetski also took command of a Naval Reserve Fleet Division.

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Walt Pryslak, left, of the Gasca Sportsmen's Club and James Vreeland, Employee Benefits and Services, saw the youngsters off on a Company airplane for their trip to. the MUCC Boy's Camp near Ludington.

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FOR 10 YOUNGSTERS, all sons of Detroit employees, this past summer holds memories of a one-week stay at the Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Boys' Camp on Hamlin Lake near Ludington. For many of the youngsters the trip included the thrill of a first airplane flight as they were transported to and from the camp on a Company airplane. For some it also marked their first time away from home on more than an overnight basis. While at the camp, the boys studied conservation and ecology, and had ample time for hiking, canoeing, fishing, archery, and training on an outdoor rifle range. Similar trips for sons of Detroit employees had been sponsored annually by the Gasco Sportsmen's Club over the past 23 years. Since so many names are submitted for the trip each year, the boys who attend the camp are chosen by lot. Boys who took part in the 1970 trip are: John Millward, son of Jerome Millward, Tireman Service; Ronald Rae Jr., son of Ronald Rae, Gas Marketing; Raymond W. Kempisty, son of Raymond J. Kempisty, Bill Investigation; David A. Toth, son of Andrew Toth, River Rouge Station Operations; Michael Kreiselmeier, son of Robert Kreiselmeier, Noble Building. Others who attended are: Richard Joynt, son of James Joynt, Customer Service; Bill Riffel, son of Robert Riffel, Coolidge Service; Carl Kaniowski Jr., son of Carl Kaniowski, Service Division Office; Thomas Coleman, son of Margaret Irving, Customer Service, and Kevin Hull, son of Less Hull, Tireman Manifold-Paving. â&#x20AC;˘

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Tennis anyone? It's just the thing for Dave Kennedy of Controller's, left, a member of the Company-sponsored Tennis Club which meets weekly during the summer season. It's fast action and a great way to exercise.

Janet Borger, of Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company's Gas Supply Department, tears into the game with real style. Her portner in the action is former employee John Oliphant.

Racqueteers Cio to Courts••• . . . the tennis courts at Detroit's Farwell Field, that is. The racqueteers are the swinging members of Michigan Consolidated's Tennis Club, a group of individuals who find that summer fun doesn't mean you have to take a net loss, as these pictures prove. Heading up the group this season: Engineering's Carl Kolenda, president; American Natural Gas Service Company's Jane Rospierski, vice president; Billing Review's Marge Coates, secretary, and Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company's Ray Custer, treasurer.

Appointments lind Orgllnizlltionlll (1Il1nges T HE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS and organizational changes were announced recently: DETROIT ADMINISTRATION James A. Porteous was appointed General Supervisor, Customer Service Group, reporting to Customer Service Division Manager Gilbert Schassberger. James J. Joynt was appointed Supervisor, Customer Service Section. He and Section Supervisors William Rouls and Clarence J. Meldrum report to Porteous. Dale G. Roberts was appointed Supervisor, Customer Service Section. He and Section Supervisor James Valentine report to Schassberger. The Credit Group of the Customer Relations and Office Services Department was separated into two groups; Credit Group and the Collection Group. Credit Group General Supervisor Joseph W. Wlezniak is responsible for the Credit-Collection Office and Credit Appraisal functions. Claude G. Barger was appointed General Supervisor, Collection Group, responsible for three newly-created collection sections. Wlezniak and Barger report to Customer Relations Division Manager Richard A. Hayes. Dennis L. Hayden was appointed Supervisor, Credit-Collection Office Section. James T. Wennerholt was appointed Supervisor of the Credit Appraisal Section. Hayden and Wennerholt report to Wlezniak. Frank H. Baker, Robert M. Burke, and Arthur A. Malecki were appointed Collection Section Supervisors reporting to Barger. Daniel Stanczyk was appointed Labor Research Specialist in the Labor Relations Department. He is a graduate of the University of Detroit with previous experience in research and analysis matters. He reports to Labor Relations Manager William E. Kohr. 26

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EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Nepton NeweU has been appointed Assistant Manager, Employment Services, with responsibility for coordinating the Company's Student Employment Program with four innercity high schools. He will also participate in the Company's College Recruiting Program, as well as other general recruiting assignments. Michael Maslyn was appointed Administrator, College and Professional Employment, with responsibilities including the administration and coordination of the Company's College Recruiting Program, the Graduate Training Program, and professional recruiting and employment. Newell and Maslyn report to Employment and Placement Manager P. E. Dennis. Michael Shea has joined the Employment and Placement Division staff as Employment and Placement Representative. He will perform professional recruiting assignments, reporting to Maslyn. Shea is a graduate of New York University where he majored in personnel management and has had several years of personnel experience.' J. Melvin Barry has joined the Wage and Salary Administration Division staff as Compensation and Organization Analyst, reporting to Manager G. M. Young Jr. Barry is involved in providing specialized staff assistance in the analysis and development of Company compensation programs. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and has had several years of wage and salary administration experience in industry. FINANCE The Financial Planning Department of the Treasurer's Activity was reorganized into three Divisions: Financial Plans, Rates and Regulations, and Financial Services. Vern Simon was appointed Manager of the Financial Plans Division, responsible for coordinating and monitoring budgeting and long-range financial planning. William P. Nemacheck was appointed Manager of the Financial

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and financial information used in planning. Simon and Nemacheck report to Financial Planning Manager Rodney E. Boulanger. Stanley J. Gladysz was appointed Supervisor of the Budget Coordination Section, responsible for coordinating and assembly, review, approval, and funding of the Company's annual budget and long-range financial plans, and updating the plans as necessary. Thomas C. Warren was appointed Supervisor of the Financial Monitoring Section, responsible for analysis of performance and developments against the Company's annual budget and long-range plans, informing management of significant trends and departures from the plans, and maintaining systems to ensure adequate control over expenditures. Gladysz and Warren report to Simon. Eugene F. Ludwig was appointed Supervisor of the Data Analysis Section, responsible for cost information and data analysis used by other Activities as well as other Financial Planning Department Sections. Denny P. Hanysak was appointed Supervisor of the Financial Evaluation Section, responsible for testing alternatives to the long-range plan, feasibility studies, financing alternatives, and other specialized financial services for management of all Activities. Ludwig and Hanysak report to Nemacheck. Eugene S. Wagner was appointed to the newly created position of Supervisor, General Tax Section. He reports to Howard C. Johnson, Manager of the Tax Division, Controller's. MARKETING Wilbert J. Glines was appointed to the newly-created position of Assistant Manager of Air Conditioning

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Marketing. He reports to Air Conditioning Marketing Manager Mitchell L. Gogola. OPERATIONS Kenneth B. Smith was appointed Staff Analyst in the Operation Services Department, reporting to Technical Coordinator Wilfrid Robinson. Norbert C. Kortes was appointed Staff Analyst in the Operation Services Department, reporting to Administrative Coordinator Bernard C. MacNeil. William C. Mealback was appointed Section Foreman, Construction and Maintenance, East Jefferson Station, reporting to General Foreman Frank P. Eagan. Joseph Zack, Section Foreman, Construction and Maintenance, East Jefferson was reassigned to Allen Road Station, reporting to General Foreman David E. Banks. Both assignments are in Distribution Department. PUBLIC INFORMATION Ralph Henson was appointed General Supervisor of Photographic Services with responsibility for the Audio-Visual, Photographic and Film Library services. He reports to Public Information Services Manager Norman E. Kenyon. William W. Sweet was appointed Chief Cinematographer providing assistance on Audio-Visual productions. Sweet reports to the Manager of Public Information Services. Thomas R. Sheppard was appointed Chief Photographer, with responsibility for Company photographic assignments. He reports to Henson. GRAND RAPIDS Richard C. Bellows was appointed Supervisor, Residential and Dealer Merchandise Sales Group. Gerald P. Kenyon's title was changed to Supervisor, Residential and Commercial Gas Marketing Group. Donald J. Gerken's title was changed to Supervisor, Industrial Gas Marketing Group. Miss Eleanor J. Roberts' title was changed to Manager, Consumer Services Center. Robert T. Whittall's title was changed to Supervisor, Marketing Office Service.

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Bellows, Kenyon, Gerken, Miss Roberts, and Whittall report to District Marketing Manager Walter C. Palmer. MUSKEGON Tore V. Johnson was appointed Administrative Assistant, responsible for assignments and various projects and studies under the direction of Muskegon District General Manager Ralph Martinus. Donald J. Workman was appointed Section Foreman, Construction and Maintenance Section. He reports to Distribution and Transportation Supervisor P. L. Johnson. The Office Division was renamed the Administration Division. Jack C. Gustavson's title is changed to Manager, Administration Division. Robert E. Polanic's title is changed to Supervisor, Customer Relations and Office Services. Polanic and James M. Parker, Supervisor, Customer Information, continue to report to Gustavson. The Sales Division was renamed the Marketing Division. Peter C. Bachkes' title is Supervisor, Gas Marketing; Edwin P. Larson's title is Supervisor, Merchandise Marketing; Jacquelyn B. Westfield's title is Manager, Consumer Services Center. Bachkes, Larson, and Mrs. Westfield continue to report to District Marketing Manager Thomas R. Trenary. NORTHERN & UP DISTRICTS The Sales Division of the Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts was renamed the Marketing Division and the title of Wayne A. Burch was changed to District Marketing Manager. Richard Krell was appointed Marketing Staff Assistant, reporting to Burch. William Marshall was appointed Engineering Staff Assistant in the Engineering Division. He reports to District Engineer R. J. Goodrich. Michael J. Kidd was appointed Operations Staff Assistant, in the Operations Division. He reports to Operations Superintendent D. S. Montross.

(DEPARTMENTAL NEWS) DETROIT ADMINISTRAnON Customer Services BRANCH OFFICES Boulevard Branch Office Manager Bob Gardner recently attended the Lions International Convention at Atlantic City, N.J. Fran Kaloz, Grand River Branch, toured the Pacific northwest and the Canadian Rockies on her vacation. Hamtramck Branch Office vacation travelers included Hilda Juettner who visited California and Las Vegas; Wanda Ozimkowski stayed at her cottage near Lexington; Office Manager Richard Mooney and his family visited their cottage near Lexington; Patricia Wolshon enjoyed Houghton Lake, and Dick Dzingle visited relatives in Colorado and Nebraska where a summer heat wave recorded temperatures of 107 degrees. Donna Bertolino

Welcome to Larry Maher, Emerson Robinson, Terry Valchine, Herman Brown, .Daniel Anderson, Leonard Dichtel, Debbie Grablowski, Larry Longfellow, John Voyles and Pam Wilson. William Burke and William Duncan have resigned. Lynn Binder and Christa Schnell have returned to school. Herbert Maxwell transferred to Michigan Consolidated Homes Corp. Ray Kempisty transferred to Bill Investigation and was promoted to Bill Investigation Representative. Dick Bargowski and wife, Donna, have a new son, Craig Douglas. The Larry Turners have added a daughter, Lori Denise. George and Bess Allan recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Deborah Clay announced her engagement to Michael Toop. Betty Piotrowski is engaged to Jim Asch. Mary Quirolo has a new Mercury Montego. Vacation wanderings: Louise Woolfenden toured the British Isles and Switzerland; Betty Berry went to Jamaica. The Chester LaBedz' vacationed in Pennsylvania; the George Allans visited Florida; the Tony Plociniks toured Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin; Wally Hedengren and family went CREDIT -

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to Florida; Helen O'Hara traveled to Fort Wayne, Ind.; Bill Roberts went camping in South Dakota, and Arthur Dittrich headed south, visiting son, Michael, stationed aboard the USS Lexington at Pensacola, Fla. Michigan vacationers included Agnes Drolias at a Harbor Springs resort; Kathy Zissis at Petoskey; the Leonard Paselks at Elk Rapids and Phyllis Dumontier at Mackinac Island. Larry Turner CUSTOMER INFORMATION Richard Gault, who retired this summer, passes back his sincere thanks to the many employees who sent cards and letters, and for his retirement gift. He's home after a hospital stay and says he's Dick Steer feeling good.

Wedding bells: Susan Hamel is now Mrs. Larry Truckly; Aileen Diekman is Mrs. Alfio Benvenuti; and prior to their recent transfers, Marilyn Randazzo married Marvin Finn, and Pat Fagan wed James Vaughn. Marilyn moved to Special Services, Pat went to Customer Billing. Frank Baker also transferred to Credit. Jackie Sobie and Denise Hager journeyed to Hawaii for vacations. Dorothy Krausman vacationed in Alaska. Ann Gust and Pat Pacione took a look at Washington, D.C. Darline Rucker's husband, Simpson, returned home from 18 months duty in Vietnam. Lorraine Barber and Julia McNeary have departed to become fulltime homemakers. Suzanne Russell

REPRODUCTION & TYPING Welcome to Patricia Gammicchia, Suzette M. Delos and Amparo Williams. Also to Dennis Klimek who completed his military duties and rejoined the Company. Hubert Carmichael has transferred to Service and Metering; Maryann Piazza to Office Services and Patricia Rutowski to Building Operations. Jeanne Nowicki has departed the Company to become a fuIItime homemaker. Jane Bolender enjoyed a vacation in Traverse City, Mackinaw City and the Canadian Sault Ste. Marie area. Artist Gordon Barnard visited Mackinac Island. Vicki Hodnett

Legal ESTATE Welcome to Dick Rockwood, a graduate of Grand Valley State College, and a Korean \Var veteran. Plenty of fish stories here. Ford Kennedy spent some time among the perch, black bass and pike at Fife Lake. Jerry Chase made a rod and reel trip through the Upper Peninsula. Sheridan Roman of Building Operations hit the camping trails around Traverse Bay and the Porcupine Mountains with wife, Beverly. Sil Pochini and Stu Orman of Property Management put in familytype vacations in the Lower Peninsula. Jerry Chase REAL

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ENGINEERING LABORATORY SERVICES Dennis Clark has announced his engagement to Janis Lynne Bridgen, a student at John Brown University in Arkansas. Neil McEachern, bitten by the camping bug, purchased a camping trailer. Roy Bishop is getting to be our professional juror. He was called on to serve during the month of July his third time around for jury duty. Our resident cook, Lois Vest, is still at it . . . cookies and cakes to celebrate employee birthdays. She recently treated the gang to a chili dog barbecue for lunch. Life is just one big picnic while she's around. Buff Stiles

FINANCE Controller's PROPERTY ACCOUNTING Cynthia Critchlow, a summer employee, is back at Wayne State University. She's a fine arts major. David Poprawski is also back at school full time. Dennis Hacker and James Antosiak have joined us as accounting trainees. Hacker is a graduate of Michigan Tech at Houghton. Antosiak, a graduate of Wayne State, transferred from General Ledger. Raymond LaBine and Ray Kroll have transferred to Tax Division. Ben Greene transferred to Distribution. George Winstanley transferred to Reservoir Engineering. Melbourne Bork transferred to the Data Analysis Section of Financial Services Division.

Earl Ridley's vacation took him to the top of "Old Smoky" ... he painted the iron grillework on the chimney of his lOO-year-old, three-story home in Romeo. Howard Watts and Robert Dinn are driving new cars. Watts has a Chevrolet Impala, Dinn a new Pontiac LeMans. Donna Jackson Corporate Audit and Controls & CONTROLS Welcome to Karen Walters. Summer employee Kenneth Krol, has returned to St. Joseph's College in Indiana to resume his studies. New homes: James Randolph, Man.ager of Internal Auditing, and AudItor Robert Felton. Auditor Harish Tewari and his new bride, Veena, were married recently in an American-style wedding. The aura of their native India was added by a white silk sari worn by the bride. Vacation travelers: Corporate Controls Manager Dencil White toured the Rocky Mountains and the Plains states; Auditor James Shaw vacationed in Georgia; Fred Wood visited New York; Robert Hannah made it a stayat-home vacation, enjoying Michigan sights. Former employee Kathy Hvidos visited recently, bringing along her year-old son, Chris. Beverly Jean Fleming AUDIT

Newlyweds Arfield and Julia Davis are making their home in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of John Green Jr., East Jefferson Service.

Dennis Nowak, now training to be a radar mechanic for the Army, is on military leave from the Company until 1972. He served at Coolidge Transportation as a mechanic.

Barbara Hutton, a graduate of Henry Ford High School, has enrolled at Henry Ford Community College. Dad is Jack Hutton of Residential and Commercial Marketing.

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Welcome to Barbara Barczuk, Harry Smith, Mark Litt, Ronald Frederick, Philip Pavlic, Catherine Herron, Judith Shore and Cynthia Jaharus. It's a girl for the Dick Magalottis, Lenore Ann. On the other side, it's a boy for the Bob Evans, Carey Robert. Susan Kennedy recently married John A. Kennedy. Congratulations also to Barry Kaufman and his new bride, Kathy. Secretary Camille LeRaine Neely produced and directed a fashion show at Watts' Club Mozambique recently. Glenda Shores MARKETING MARKETING Industrial Gas Marketing Consultant Dee Elgas will wed this month. His bride is Janet Anstett, a teacher. Art Haywood and family made a two-week tour of Canada, enjoying the scenery in the Gaspe Peninsula, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Toni Christopher

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Photographic Division Clerk Mike Paszkowski is congratulated by Michigan Senator Robert Griffin at the state Jaycee convention in Port Huron. Mike is president of the Warren Jaycees, named top unit in the state this year.

They're in the Army now . . . left, Sgt. William Greathead, husband of Service Office's Judy Greathead; center, Coolidge Distribution's Robert Hatchigian and, right; Eureka Dis路tribution's Barry Corney, the sOn of Eugene Corney also of Eureka.

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The Charles Armstrongs visited Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The Robert Lahos also vacationed at Niagara Falls. John Okoniewski and family visited New England, and Joseph Viviano and his family spent two weeks in an Upper Peninsula cottage. Tom Burns had his appendix removed. Edward Eskey's daughter, Marilyn, took part in Detroit's recent Polish Festival, where she was a semi-finalist for the title of Festival Queen. Lucille Maroon PRESSURE CONTROL Clerk Jim Borzymowski and his wife, Patricia, welcomed their second child recently. It's another boy, Stephen Joseph. Walt Riutta STATION OPERATIONS - River Rouge: Howard Woods visited Hong Kong, the World's Fair at Osaka, Japan and other cities in the Orient during a recent tour. Brothers John and Russ Orlando vacationed at Higgins Lake. Rouge Clerk Don Chrysler advises that a cruise on Lake St. Clair and dinner at one of the lakeshore restaurants is a fine experience. Sebastian "Lefty" Cavataio, after a delayed vacation, completed painting his home and garage. At Northwestern: Steve Hutnik made an 8500-mile trip through California, Washington, Oregon and many of the national parks. Ray Byrne has purchased a new car for his family. At Willow: Bob Dwyer and family vacationed at Higgins Lake. Bernie Mathes has a new swimming pool for his family. Joe Gardynik is running for Mayor of Garden City this fall. Tony Brinkman

Operation Services OFFICE - Glenn Bennett and his wife, Dorothy, recently returned from a nine-day tour of Ireland. Glenn is a member of the "Nomads," a travel club with its own DC? plane. Welcome: Clarence Majchrzak, formerly of Transportation, and Thomas Yaksich, new members of the Security staff; Ken Smith, formerly of Distribution, has joined our Technical Staff. Diane Suchon is engaged to Dearborn policeman David Michalski. Bill O'Brien's son, Tom, recently married the former Dianne Romain. Tony Cramer and his wife, Lee, vacationed in Florida; Barney Mac-

Neil had a leisurely time during a northern Michigan cottage vacation. Diane Suchon

Prod., Trans. & Storage TAGGART Robert Hall, having a good season, led the employee golf league through most of the summer. The Marvin Richardsons spent a week touring upper Michigan and Canada. Dean Scott and family vacationed at Higgins and Burt Lakes. The Richard Sticklers were also at Higgins Lake for a week. Chet Anderson and his family toured out west, making stops in the Black Hills, the Badlands and Yellowstone National Park. The Ralph VanDettes also headed west, visiting Crater Lake, Ore.; much of California including Disneyland, as well as Yellowstone, the Black Hills and the Badlands of the Dakotas. Lynn Cook Purchasing & Traffic OFFICE Summer employee Tim Simon is back at Central Michigan University where he's finishing his senior year. William Lawshe III, son of Traffic Department's Bill Lawshe, was recently married to Linda Lamb. Elizabeth Jutila visited Hancock to attend the wedding of her grand-niece. Roaming vacationers included: George Suarez visiting Miami; Bill Lawshe on a family camping tour around Georgian Bay in Canada; the Tom Bednariks boating near East Tawas; Jo Schifano vacationing in Canada and Ohio; Jack Olzem and family toured the Upper Peninsula; Christine Sliwinski stopped at LeamJosephine Schifano ington, Ont. Service & Metering OFFICE - The James J. Humphreys celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary recently. Best wishes go to Don Lease, who retired after 40-years of Company service. Judy Greathead's husband, William, is back from Vietnam after a year of duty with the Army. He completes his military service at Fort Riley, Kan. Judy Greathead Stock COOLIDGE-Welcome to Jess Schweighauser who transferred from Chicago Stock, and to Pat McManamon who transferred from Tireman.

Milton Ziajor and family visited relatives in Missouri and Hot Springs, Ark. Jerry Rovin and family visited the Michigan Copper Country. The Thomas Marks' went to Tawas. Their youngest <;laughter, Liz, will shortly celebrate her first birthday. N ate Wheeler spent his vacation James Murray Sr. at home. OFFICE - Sharon Anischenko visited Mackinac Island and northern Michigan on her vacation. Dorothea Hofmann traveled to Chicago. Rosemary Hejka has departed the Company to become a fulltime homeRosemary Hejka maker.

ANN ARBOR â&#x20AC;˘ WELCOME TO JAMES ARTHUR, Meter Reading; Mary Alice Haines, Customer Interview, and Distribution Clerk Dan Clow. Detroit Drafting's Robert Wynychuck, on temporary duty, filled in for draftsman Ralph Phillips who was sidelined by a heart attack. Steve Laszlo of Welding also suffered a heart attack. Service and Metering Clerk Tom Owens was among the crowd at Goose Lake for the recent rock music festival. He said he had "the time of his life." It's a boy, Jeff, for the Robert Smiths. Ken Atwood has a new GMC pickup.

Ann Arbor Servicemon Gory Koschmider's daughter, Heather Lee, keeps a tight rein on a few of her childhood friends.

Fritz Schneider did a two week stint of duty with the National Guard. The Al McNivens moved into their new home during his vacation. Les Lentz used his vacation to remodel his home. Edith Douglass welcomed her fourth granddaughter recently. The Bud Lewis' celebrated an anniversary at Cedar Point, then visited at Arbutus Lake near Traverse City.

Retirees Ann Arbor softballers had an endof-season party at David Sweet's home. Highlights: a solo dance recital by the host, and Dennis Haines' imitation of Gypsy Rose Lee. The ball players had a ball. Vacations to remember: Claude Underhill Jf. spent a week in Quebec and Nova Scotia; California trips for Rose O'Brien and the Larry Hawkers; Jane Sweet and husband, David, visited New England; Distribution's Milt Arnold headed south to Kentucky, and Richard Bertoni visited in Wisconsin. Michigan vacationers: the Gary Nichols to Gaylord; John Hochrein to Traverse City; the Don Nimkes camping at Silver Lake State Park; the Tom Tobias family camping near Sleeping Bear State Park; the Gary Koschmiders to the u.P.; Dennis Pratt fishing near Manistee; Howard Brown at his U.P. cabin; the Glen Pfeiffles at Grand Lake; Jay Jennings at Silver Lake; Rose Inman on a northern tour; the Don Mynnings at the U.P. State Fair in Escanaba; and the John Croghans canoeing the Au Sable river.

Clarke D. Geedey, Operations Foreman in the Big Rapids Area, will complete a 34-year career with his retirement on Nov. 1. He joined the Big Rapids Gas Company in 1936 as a line installer and has served as Operations Foreman since 1943 when the firm became part of Michigan Consolidated. He retains memberships in the local Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and Elks Club. He also serves as Secretary for the Muskegon River Boat Club and is an experienced Great Lakes sailor. He plans to continue residing in Big Rapids. Cecil H. Skipper, a 22-year veteran in the Grand Rapids District, retired on Oct. 1. He joined the staff of the Works Department in 1948, moving to Distribution in 1958 as a Distribution mechanic. Skipper and his wife, Shirley, will reside at Big Pine Island Lake. He says he just plans to get caught up with all the work around the house.

Top Sales Prospector recently in Grand Rapids Grand Rapids District Engineer was John VerWys, center, of Service and Meter Santi Paganelli, right, hands over a Reading. Robert Grice, Director of Merchondise $50 Suggestion Certificate to EnMarketing, left, presents his $25 check. Right gineering's John Missad, a recent enis C. E. Wilcox, Service ond Metering Manager. trant in the Company award program.

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Roman T. Weber, Grand Rapids Service and Metering clerk, completed 34 years of service with Michigan Consolidated Gas Company on his retirement July 31. Originally employed in 1925, he held a variety of positions, including work in an early laboratory facility. He rejoined the Company in 1956 after a brief absence. He and his wife, Florence, plan to do some traveling and will spend more time at their cottage on Bass Lake.

Harley Bolt, left, Allyn Smith, and Gordon Lankamp, all of Grand Rapids Distribution, dig into their work.

GRAND RAPIDS GLADYS VAN SCHUUR of the Commercial Office made a return trip to Europe. Along with her mother, she spent three weeks in Holland, Switzerland and touring down the Rhine River. JoElIen Allers, daughter of Joseph Zetti of Engineering, graduated from the Kendall School of Design as a straight A student in interior design this summer. Mrs. Ruth Eckert, secretary to General Manager Wallace M. Chamberlain, is a first-time grandmother. A son, James Eugene, was born to her son, Gale, and his wife.

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Mrs. Richard P. McCormick is the former Lucie Elizabeth Bellows, daughter af Richard Bellows, Supervisor of Residential and Dealer Merchandise Sales Group in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids District employees have their own skeet and trap league now. Organizers are, from left, Gene Tobin, Distribution; John Harmon, Service and Meter Reading; John Babcock, Norman Siabbekoorn, Distribution, and Supervisor of Distribution Services R. K. Sharp.

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WELCOME TO ADAM BARNES, a senior at Muskegon Heights High School, and a member of our Marketing Division through the student co-op program. Putting together the strikes, splits and spares this season (we hope) are Jan Hanson, Jan Wibalda, Mary Tyson, Kay Wyatt and Alice Stong for the Muskegon District Woman's Bowling team. Dick Moore and family visited the Coast Guard Academy while vacationing in New London, Conn. The Bill Boukamps visited Gatlinburg, Tenn., and the Smoky Mountains. Norm Steiner took his family on a leisurely trip, motoring around Lake Michigan. Mary Tyson visited Canada, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Gertrude Pearson spent two weeks fishing and relaxing in the Sugar Island area.

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ADMINISTRATION Best wishes to Mary Jo DeLau, who becomes a fulltime homemaker; Martha Wojack who has accepted a teaching position, and to Sheila Boone, who is moving to California. Ray Biziorek and family recently motored to Washington, D.C., to attend their son's wedding. Ruth Kniffen

BIG RAPIDS Corrine Ryman represented Michigan Consolidated as a judge in the Miss Lake County contest held at Baldwin recently. The Robert Hursts vacation at Lake Louise and Yellowstone National Park was made in their new 1970 Pontiac. Jesse and Beverly Stevens divided their vacation with visits to Wisconsin, Iowa and Pennsylvania. The Robert Freelands vacationed at home with their visiting grandCorrine Ryman children. CADILLAC Area Manager Edmund Soli's daughter, Leah, became Mrs. Terry L. Jorgensen in recent ceremonies. The newlyweds are making their home in Kalamazoo. Kay Foster's son, Stanley, has returned to civilian life after a tour of duty with the Navy in Vietnam. Kay Foster

Ken Montague and Ron Johnston took their families on a camping trip out west, visiting Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore and the new Crazy Horse Monument now under construction. They report excellent fishing. Joe Elenbaas and his wife enjoyed a one-week fishing trip in Canada. Sigrid Schramm

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These Muskegon women on appetites with a left, Liz McLemore, Hoeksema, Jan Hanson, dad cook for a recent

know how to turn gas grill. From Betty Twigg, Vi and Marilyn Hademployee outing.

L Newlyweds Charlene and Gary Fewlass. Charlene is the daughter of Norm Steiner, Muskegon District Garage.

A new bride, Mrs. Terry Jorgensen, is the former Leah daughter of Cadillac Soli, Area Manager Edmund G. Soli.

Groundbreakers at the site of the new Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts Office are, from left.; Districts General Manager James C. Preston; Lynn Barber of the Thompson-Phelan Construction Co.; Charles Deibel, Acting Mt. Pleasant City Manager; Districts Administrative Assistant Jerry Baker and Sam Wunderbaum, Mayor Pro-Tem, seated in cab of equipment. The groundbreaking was held recently in Mt. Pleasant. Vivian and Bryce Christoffersen and daughter, Gay, toured Canada and New England. They made a special stop at Messina, N.Y., to visit son Dave and his family - including the new grandson. The Bill Footes toured the west and southwest in their camper. George and Arvilla Foote visited their son, Tom, stationed at McCord Air Base in Washington. Mel and Yvonne Seiter and their son, Aaron, spent a few days in the Upper Peninsula. Donna and Jack Harris visited friends and relatives in Donna Harris Iowa. IRON MOUNTAIN Jerry Endema spent two weeks at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., as an advisor. He is a Colonel in the Army Reserves. Distribution Clerk Grant Lewis' son, Dave, an Army sergeant, made a brief visit. He is back on duty at Frankfurt, Germany. Pat Wilson spent three weeks- in Sault Ste. Marie helping on a sales survey. Employees from Iron Mountain attended a telephone school in Escanaba, held by the Northern and Upper Peninsula Districts Administration Office. Vacation travelers included Sharon Larson, visiting friends and relatives in Chicago; Donna Mannigel on a family camping trip at Eagle River, Wis.; Pat Wilson visiting in Kansas; and Service Foreman Dick Whaley Pat Wilson vacationing in Ohio. GREENVILLE

MANISTEE - Serviceman Don Grant attended the 30th reunion of his Bear Lake High School graduatin~ class. He had the distinction of havIng the most grandchildren of those in attendance. Manistee Area employees held their annual picnic at the Fifth Avenue Beach Shelterhouse. More than 20 children were with their parents for an afternoon of swimming, games and dinner. Eleanor Mickelsen PETOSKEY Vacationers: Gerald Johnston and family visited the Upper Peninsula; Arnold Gregory and family went to Traverse City for the Cherry Festival. Jim Lyons, president of the Petoskey Bottle Club, reported a successful antique bottle show and sale. Ted Penney fell while working on construction and broke his right wrist. Clarence Bellmer's son, Rick, fell from a swing and broke both wrists.. Dick Seguin's son, Billy Joe, fell agaInst a door facing, cutting his forehead to the tune of eight stitches. Clara Parsel TRAVERSE CITY - Welcome to Marketing Representative Phil Frye, wh~ recently joined our staff. He a~d hIS wife, Phyllis, have two children, Terry and Shelley. Hugh Willey and his family host.ed his brother from Richmond, CalIf., recently. It had been 17 years since Hugh and his brother had been together. Novice golfer Jeanne Solomonson led her flight one round during the season. The first-place finish still has her on cloud nine. Employees and retirees got. t~足 gether at the annual summer PICllIC held at Elmwood Township Park. New cars for Servicemen Virgil Peck (a Falcon), and Jack Horn. (a Ford station wagon). Supervisor George Tuttle has a new Chrysler. Jeanne Solomonson CLASSIFIED WANTED MODEL TRAIN. Lionel O-gauge. J. Gray, 548-2769, after 6 p.m. RIDE WANTED From Hoover and Schoenherr area near Seven Mile Rd., to Main Office. D. Busch, ext. 3972. RIDER WANTED Between 10 and 11 Mile Roads, off Jefferson to Main Office. D. Elbinger, ext. 3553. FOR SALE CAMERA. Bell and Howell 8mm movie camera with zoom lens. $75. J. Schifano, 293-7980.

Obituaries Clarence Agler, retired Ann Arbor District employee, died recently at the age of 64. Mr. Agler retired June 1 as .a Transportation Department MechaniC after a 19-yearcareer with Michigan Consolidated. He had also served as a boiler operator in Ann Arbor's Plant Department, and in Stock. Surviving are three sisters and a brother. George H. Fuller, retired Muskegon District employee, died recently at the age of 69. Mr. Fuller was a 38-year veteran with Michigan Consolidated and was a general serviceman on his retirement in 1966. Surviving are a son and a daughter. Ernest Kronberg, retired Grand Rapids District employee, died recently at the age of 73. Mr. Kronberg was a 37-year veteran with Distribution on his retirement in 1962 as a mechanic. Surviving are his wife, Jane, a son, a daughter, two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Lois Oberliesen, Detroit Payroll and Benefit clerk, died recently at the age of 40. Miss Oberliesen had served nearly 18 years with Michigan Consolidated. Surviving are her parents, three brothers and four sisters. She was a niece of File Maintenance Supervisor Al Maye, and a cousin of Robert DeYonker of Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company. Wilmer R. Perkins, a retired 50-year veteran Ann Arbor District employee, died recently at the age of 88. Mr. Perkins, originally employ~d by the Washtenaw Gas Company in 1903, once served as a repairman and lamplighter for the city's gas streetlights. He remained with the Company in a variety of jobs as it evolved into Michigan Consolidated's Ann Arbor District, retiring in 1953 as a meter reader. Surviving are his wife, Anna, and one daughter. Herbert L. Scheibner, retired Detroit employee, died recently at the age of 81. Mr. Scheibner served as a Senior Interview Clerk in Customer Interview and had completed nearly 25 years of service with Michigan Consolidated on his retirement in 1958. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.

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Joseph Grabowski, a retired Detroit Distribution employee, died recently at the age of 76. A 25-year veteran with Michigan Consolidated, Mr. Grabowski beg.an his career in 1933 as a laborer WIth Gas Distribution at Station J. He was serving as a plant maintenan~e hel!'er at River Rouge Station on hIS retirement in 1959. Surviving are his wife Mary, three sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Aldrich Bassett, retired Detroit Service and Metering employee, died recently at the age of 74. Mr. Bassett had completed 37 years with the Company on his retirement in 1961. He was employed as a Serviceman at Coolidge Station. Surviving are his wife, Ethyl, a son, a daughter and seven grandchildren.

SYMPATHY NOTICES Sympathy is extended to the following employees who lost relatives recently: DETROIT ADMINISTRATION

Robert S. Stevens, Customer Service; wife. ENGINEERING

Roscoe Brown, Distribution Design; mother. MARKETING

Robert J. Hummel, Executive Assistant; father. Earl Young, Noble Residential Merchandise Sales; daughter. OPERATIONS

Robert Moss, Distribution Drafting; mother. Bruce Cusic, Distribution Office; Sister. JosePh Reimann, Distribution Office; grandmother. Luigi Aiuto, River Rouge Distribution; wife. Leslie Kimball, General Service; wife. Howard Tandy, Lawton Service; mother. Frank Pysz, Noble Service; mother. Daniel Svireff, Chicago Stock; wife. MUSKEGON

Jack Gustavson, Office Division Manager; mother. NORTHERN & U. P.

Ronald Ankarberg, Big Rapids Reservoir Engineering; son.

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Muskegon's Supervisor of Distribution and Transportation, Paul Johnson, and wife, Martha, had a ball at a "Roaring 20's Night" costume party. Jackie Churay, son of Coolidge Meter Reading's Dave Churay, has his eyes on becoming a Detroit Tiger (and how they could have used his bat this season).

Nearly five pounds of smallmouth bass is a handful for Ann Arbor Serviceman Del Sanders' son, Jeff, left.

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For some members of the Gas Company Women's Club, it was a day at the races. From left, Noreena Mitchell, Ellen Gray, Naomi Pryor, Mary Murphy, and Bobbie DeBuyser, were among those at Detroit Race Course for a special club outing.

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RETIREMENT RECEPTION OCT. 22 RETIRING employees, their families, and friends will share memories and well wishes Thursday, Oct. 22 in the 14th floor cafeteria at One Woodward Avenue. Music and light refresh. ments will be provided from 5 to 7:30 p.m. All employees, spouses, and retirees are invited. Among those to be honored are: • GEORGE ASBELL, a fitter with Distribution's Manifold Paving Group at Tireman Station in Detroit, retired Sept. 1 after nearly 21 years of service. Originally employed in 1949 as a street laborer he served as a fitter at East Jefferson Station before moving to Tireman in 1965. • LOUIS BAAL, an accounting assistant in the General Ledger Section of Detroit's Finance Activity, will complete 35 years with Michigan Consolidated on his retirement Dec. 1. • EDWARD G. BEHM, special representative, will complete more than 36 years with the Company on his retirement Nov. 1. He joined Michigan Consolidated in 1934 and served in our Service and Metering Department until 1945 when he was transferred to the Sales Department as a space heating representative. In 1956 he was promoted to superintendent of the Heating Division and served in this position until that division was dissolved in 1964 when he was named special representative of the Marketing Activity. • ROY W. CHURCH, a senior repairman with Production, Transmission and Storage at Taggart Station, will end an II-year career with Michigan Consolidated on his retirement Dec. 1. He joined PT&S as a repairman in 1959. • CLARENCE FRAHM, Station Supervisor at Lynch Road and a veteran of 43 years will retire Dec. 1. He joined the Company in 1927 as an Addressograph Machine operator with the Payroll Department and later served as a clerk and stationery stockman in the Accounting Department. He transferred to Stock in 1945 when Stationery Stock was acquired by the Stock Department and later served as a Stock Foreman before his appointment to Station Supervisor in 1965. • ANNE GEPPERT, a 33-year veteran, retired Oct. 1, as a file maintenance clerk in Detroit's Controller's Activity. Originally employed in 1937 as a conversion clerk, she served in Customer Billing throughout her career. • LIGE GRAHAM, a fitter at Tireman Station's ManifoldPaving Group, will retire Jan. 1, 1971 after more than 41 years of Company service. He joined the Distribution Department in 1929 as a street helper. • DON LEASE, Service Office Technical Assistant, completed 40 years with Michigan Cinsolidated on his retirement Sept. 1. He joined the Company in 1930 as a Service Office dispatcher, later serving as assistant supervisor of the Night Office, District clerk, and staff assistant. • LENO J. LOLLI, Metering Department Superintendent, completed 21 years of service with Michigan Consolidated on

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his retirement Oct. 1. He joined the Service Shop as a junior engineer in 1949, later serving as a technical assistant, Section Foreman. District Foreman, and General Foreman for Distribution before moving to Service and Metering as an Administrative Assistant in 1963. He was appointed Metering Department Superintendent in 1966. • RICHARD A. MANGIN, a 20-year veteran of the Meter Reading Department, retired Oct. 1. Originally employed in 1930 he served as a meter reader at Noble Station. • GILMOUR A. PETERS, a stockman at Lynch Road Station in Detroit, completes a 16-year career on his retirement Nov. 1. Joining the Company in 1954, he also served at Tireman and Coolidge Stations. • WALTER PRYSLAK, Service General Foreman at Allen Road Station, will complete more than 46 years of service with Michigan Consolidated on his retirement Jan. 1, 1971. He joined the Company in 1924 as a pipe fitter's helper in the former Manufacturing Department, later serving as an electrician. He moved to Service Shop in 1935. He was promoted to Section Foreman in 1949 and was named General Foreman in 1956. • WILLIAM A. RHAESA, Company Vice President and former Treasurer, completed 43 years of service on his retirement July 1. Mr. Rhaesa was employed in 1927 as a typist in the Controller's Activity, later advancing to clerk, Statistics Division Supervisor, Accounting Supervisor, and Assistant Chief Accountant. He was named Chief Accountant in 1944 and a year later appointed Assistant Treasurer. He was named Treasurer in 1949 and became a Vice President in 1953. • PETER SIMPSON, a general stockman at Chicago Station, will retire Nov. 1 after completing more than 20 years with Michigan Consolidated. He joined the Company in 1950 at Allen Road Stock, later serving at Tireman, Noble, and East Jefferson stations. He was named stock leader in 1968 and general stockman in 1969. • ALFORD STRINGFIELD, an equipment maintenance man at One Woodward Avenue, will end a 25-year career on his retirement Dec. 1. He joined the Company in 1945 as a maintenance man at the Main Office Building, later ~erying at Eureka Stock. He transferred to the Real Estate Department at One Woodward Avenue in 1963. 35

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Wash day's Best Friend

A Good Time for a Gas Dryer FALLING LEAVES and chilly nights remind us gas dryer days are here again. Every year at this time our Company's fall gas dryer promotion swings into high gear. Appliance dealers, too, are taking advantage of the season,

offering great deals on washday's best friend. In addition to drying clothes, a new gas dryer can help homemakers in other ways. With highlights like no-tumble action, air-fluff cycle, and a permanent-

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press setting, a gas dryer can do such things as freshen up pillows, drapes, and stored clothes; dry stuffed toys, delicate blends, and lingerie; dry permanent press fabrics without a wrinkle; remove lint from a suit, even dry a soggy newspaper. A gas dryer is also economical. Assistant Vice President of Marketing Joseph G. Burns illustrates this with an interesting twist to last year's gas dryer campaign sales figures. The dealer-to-Company sales ratio, he notes, was the same ratio as the number of washloads you dry with gas to the number you can dry for the same cost with an electric dryer. "In 1969 dealers outsold the Company in gas dryers, five to one. This is the same ratio of washloads you dry with gas to an electric dryer - five loads to one," Burns said. This year at Michigan Consolidated two new names are on the gas dryer scene - General Electric and Gibson. The two brands join Whirlpool to offer a choice of three top makes at Company display offices. Regardless of make, there isn't a better time than now to buy a gas dryer. Through Nov. 2, purchasers of a new gas dryer will have their choice of several different gifts each valued at $12.50. Company employees, of course, benefit year round when they turn in sales prospects. All you do is submit the names and addresses of people you . know who may be interested in a new gas dryer. If a sale is made as a result, you receive a $5 bonus. The time is right to buy a new gas dryer. It's the sure way to pamper' a washload, and' guarantee clothes a long colorful life.

Happiness is a new gas dryer says Marketing's Carol Saloi.

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