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APRIL 28, 1978

CONTINUING EDUCATION ... Two regional serviceschools were held recently to update our service engineerson equipment and product lines.

Screening abrasive at the St. Louis Regional Meeting are(lto r): Ted Kostilnik, Jim Williams and Dave Griffith.

Discussing Pressure Tank and AI B Room Installation,Startup and Troubleshooting. are (lto r): Robin Houstonand Jon Pederson, Wheelabrator Corporation of Canada.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ANNOUNCED - Tobecome effective May I: Ken Blessing has requested that hebe relieved of his responsibilities as Vice President-Inter­national; however, he will continue to benefit WFI in a con­sultant capacity.

John H. Burlingame will succeed Ken as Vice President­International and James F. Cooke will succeed John asVice President-Marketing.

The business experience and talents of these men will sure­ly contribute to WFI's future growth. Congratulations!

Southern Region men were recipients of plaques markingtheir achievement to be the first region to reach 100% rev­enue versus expenses-I977. (front I to r) Gary Weiland JimHarriman. (back I to r) Woody George, Otto Promnitz,Jim Williams and Richard Whitt.

AND FROM THE DETROIT OFFICE ... Poet-in­Residence Marie Drake offers the following:

SERVICE ENGINEERS

Here's to the boys in the front line trenchesWho hear all the complaints the customer mentions.

The logo colors may be white and blueBut black and blue are our colors true.

Though black and blue and battle-scarred tooThe customer is the guy that really loves you.

So onward and upward, you've passed the testSell that service - be the best!

NEW FACES ... A Wheelabratorwelcome to NormanE.Pratt, Arc Welder-Steel Fabrication, Harvey M. Jackson,Plant Laborer-Machine Shop, and Lynn Curtis, Clerk­typist-Balcrank.

It is often more difficult to conceal ignorance than to ac­quire knowledge.

THIS IS THE WAY WE DO OUR WORK .. Guided byMCSD Metallurgists Joe Eadsand JohnVaselin, 13 NotreDame students from the Department of Metallurgical En­gineering and Materials Science and their professor, Dr.Charles Allen, toured our Mishawaka plant facilities lastTuesday.

25 YEAR MARK.

EARL L. SORSBY (I), Process Control Helper-Plant 2 and ARTHUR GILLAM, JR. (r), Overhead Crane Operator-Plant 2,attained 25 years of company service yesterday. Celebrating 10 years of company service tomorrow are EDWARD S. STULL,Senior Metallurgical Control Lab Technician-Plant 2 and ELLEN E. WARREN, Senior File Clerk-Office Services.CONGRATULATIONS!

WFI TRAP SHOOTERS END SEASON WITH ABANG! For the second year in a row Wheelabratorbrought home the trophy from the annual Wheelabrator­Dodge Manufacturing Shoot. Our 631 is the highest three­team score in the history of the match! Chuck Johnson washigh gun breaking 47 out of 50 birds.

Congratulations to "Hillbillly 4+ 1" taking first place in theseason standings. Team members are (I to r): JoJoCukrowicz, Chuck Johnson, Lynn Kaser, Bob Ziliak andJim Haines. Other trophy winners include: Jim Haines,High Gun; Dick Slocum, High Handicap; Chuck John­son, High 16 Yards; Ray Celie, Jr., Most Improved.

Trap Club Officers for the 1978-79 season are Jim Flowers,President; Don Caparell, Vice-President; Kelly Tucker,Treasurer; Mike Stout, Secretary.

Shouting makes poor communication louder.

If success turns your head, you're facing in the wrong di­rection.

THE SUBJECT WAS ... "Centrifugal Blast SurfaceTreatment" when Fred Baldauf, Industry Manager­Transportation, addressed the American Society forMetals Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, last Wed­nesday. The conference zeroed in on the practical ap­proach to new technology in cleaning, finishing andcoating.

The newly-organized Wheelabrator Softball Teamis bolding a RAFFLE to help buy equipment. Takea $1.00 chance - First prize, a side of beef; secondprize, 3-speed electric trolling motor; third prize,$25.00 cash. The drawing will be held May 20.Raffles are available from team members and yourarea AA rep.

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REPORTS ... Fun, funand more fun is in store for those who attend the"employees only" STAG tomorrow night. Fun time beginsat 7:00 P.M., BK Club.

For the baseball fans ... there will be a bus trip to Chicagoto see the Cubs play Atlanta Sunday, June 4. The $20 percouple charge includes refreshments on the bus and dinner!Buses to leave South parking lot at 10:00 A.M. (There willbe a special "Father and Son" bus available.)

Published weekly by and for employees of Materials CleaningSystems Division.

Wheelabrator-Fryelnc.

400Soutb Byrkit Avenue

Mishawaka, Indiana 46544

Del Tenney, Editor . Ext. 397