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Westclox History from 1950 to 19591950Corporate(In Office) R. H. Matthiessen - Chairman of Board AppointmentsJ. L. Bruce - Industrial Sales Manger (Other Foreman in Office - E. Farneti - Foreman Foot Press L. Link - Foreman Electric Clock) MiscellaneousQuarter Century Club - (end of 1949)President - Wagner 325 - 25 years of service (Above represents - 25,000 years of loyal service RetiredJohn King retired with 51 years of service - received $1,000 Government Bond (Assistant Foreman - Buffing Dept since 1920) W. Kemper (Power Press Foreman) (st. 1902) Jacob Weber (Tool Foreman) (44 years of service) Bill Norris (st. 1912) - First Plan Chauffer (First truck acquired in 1913) Westclox - Hospital and Surgical Plan in effect 10/1/50MiscellaneousFirst Graduates of Westclox Clock and Watchmakers School (Horology) (School stared in 1947)Wm. Adrian Inspection; E. Aaron, R. Cofoid, F. Yeroc - Engineering;W. Hatton, Inspection; M. Heider - Superintendent's Office, Frank Mahnich, Quality Control. IntroductionsMelody - Electric Wall 1951Employment4,000 Payroll$10,950,000 Quarter Century Club81 New Members to enter - largest class to date 50 Year Awards - Awarded $1,000 Government Bond - MiscellaneousWestclox offers to pay 2/3 of coast (up to $30,000), towards another cross-town through street - from Peru to LaSalle. AppointmentsIsaac Hatton - Appointed Comptroller (st. Westclox 1920) 1952CorporateGoshen (Indiana Plant recently acquired by General Time CorporationProduction of some defense contracts Russ Kitchen, Works Manager from Scotland - now General Mgr of Goshen. R. Simmons (Canadian Plant) to Goshen as Plant Foreman. E. Ohligschlager, Superintendent of Goshen. General Time Corporation(some subsidiaries and divisions) - Western Clock Co. Ltd. Canada; Seth Thomas Division, Thomaston, Connecticut; Stromberg Time Corporation, N. Y.; Haydon Mfg Co., Torrington, Connecticut; Westclox Ltd., Scotland; Westclox (Australia) Proprietary Ltd, Melbourne, Australia; Relogios, Brazil, South America; Westclox Div. LaSalle -and - Athens. AppointmentsM. E. Schlenker - (Chief Engineer Westclox) - General Time Consulting Engineer (st. Westclox 1924) (Appointed Chief Eng - 1940) EmploymentOver 4,000 Payroll$11,000,000 (Approximately) (Despite 6 week strike) Quarter Century ClubH. Siebenhiner - Honored for 50 years service (st. 3/31/1902) - Foreman 4'' Finishing (9th Westclox to complete 50 years service) Miscellaneous7th Street Road Completed(Westclox donated $30,000 towards this project) First Engineering Scholarship AwardedLaSalle - 100 Years Old (1852)Westclox - 67 years oldE. F. CielaszykGraduated Horology School - 8th student to graduate IntroductionsSphinx (Springwound) 1953CorporateA. J. WilsonPresident of General Time Corporation to retire - Will continue
as General Time Director and Consultant. D. J. HawthornePresident of General Time Corporation (succeeding) A. J. Wilson. (Mr. Hawthorne started with General Time Canada - 1925) 1932 - Westclox Works Manager R. H. Matthiessen, Jr.Assistant to General Time President H. W. WhiteheadDirector of Manufacturing - General Time Corporation General Time To Build Plant - Athens, GeorgiaPlant to accommodate Synchronous Clocks R. B. Hally - Appointed Works Manager of new plant Canadian PlantNow has 150,000 sq. ft (more than three acres) Payroll$14,900,000 Vacation3,551 -- to receive Vacation Pay - 2 weeks 1,219 -- to receive Vacation Pay - 3 weeks 1, 034 -- to receive Vacation Pay - 1 week MiscellaneousG. H. Smith - Enters Quarter Century Club - 25 years serviceForeman AppointedReul Quick - 4'' Finishing (st. 1929) J. Wyzgowski - Assistant 4'' Finishing Foreman RetireesHenry Siebenhiner (51 yrs service) - 4" Finishing Foreman
(st. Westclox 1902) Westclox Engineering Scholarship - renewed 1953-54(4 yr scholarship) Westclox Adopts Maternity Leave PolicySocial Security Taxraised to 2% (January 1) - of 1st $3600 (was 1 1/2% of 1st $3600) W. B. Sampson (st. 1951)made Administrative Assistant in General Mgr. Office. IntroductionsGlo-Larm (Electric self-starting) - $8.95 Wrist Watches - Judge - $12.95 1954CorporateH. W. Whitehead - General Time Vice President Athens Westclox Division - built in 1954, 115,000 sq. ft. floor space, and molding operation. RetiredDr. W. ReamPlant Physician 32 years - retired - started as Westclox Plant Physician in 1922, June 19 IntroductionsLookout TImer - $3.95 1955CorporateA. J. HasselmanRetired July 18 - General Manager since 1945 M. C. BudlongElected President of General Time Corporation - and General Manager of Westclox Stromberg Time Corporation - now Subsidiary of General Time CorporationCorporateSales G.T. - $49,163,497 + Net Income $2,110,412 PromotionsG. H. SmithSuperintendent of Industrial Engineering (a newly created
position. He will head up a new department which will be known as the Industrial
Engineering Department. - Function of this department will be to investigate
and work out better methods of production and handling operations.) Started Westclox July 17, 1928, in the Machinist Training School. In 1931 took a course in Watch and Clock making at the Elgin Watchmakers' College. Returned, upon completion of this course, to work in the Manufacturing Experimental Department. In 1933 - moved to the Inspection where he remained until he was made Assistant Superintendent in 1945. Entered the Quarter Century Club - 1953. R. Culbertson -Assistant SuperintendentStarted Westclox February 11, 1935, in the Superintendent
Office. IntroductionsZest Wall Clock - $6.95 1956Corporate - Directions(General Time Corporation) R. H. Matthiessen - Chairman of Board ForemenClinton King - Foremen Wrist Watch (St. Westclox 1941) RetiredWilliam J. Fitzke - 51 years service - (st. April 3, 1905) Quarter Century Club(39th year) Adam Currie - President Quarter Century Club Retirees invited to visit Plant (168 Associate members of Quarter Century Club) - Only surviving members of original group of Club (12/18) are Ted Strohm and Bernard Nelson. IntroductionsSnowflake Wall Clock (Electric) - $5.95' Westclox LaSalle PlantPlant covers 18 acres of floor space - Employmentat more that 4,000 40,000 Timepieces/daily(springwound clocks, electric clocks, timers, autoclocks, wrist and pocket watches, radio switches, thermostat timers, time delay mechanisms, fuzes) Westclox Division has been awarded the ARMY - NAVY ''E'' award three times. Clock and Watchmakers School still in operation. PatentsAcquired on Automatic Regulation covering clocks & a large segment of the watch field. Since the first Big Ben was put on the Market in 1910, more than 40,000,000 Big Bens and 28,000,000 Baby Bens have been manufactured. Open Houseat Westclox Plan for Families of employees - they viewed operations of manufacturing - approximately 6,000 people attended this affair. CorporateAcquiredStromberg Division from Hillyer Instrument Company Haydon Division70,000 sq .ft. - annex neighboring 20,000 ft. Torrington, Conn. - approximately 500 employees. Sales (inc. Scotland)$50,046,672 Net Incone $1,972,148Working Capital $17,400,0831957CorporateD. J. Hawthorne - President (3/25) H. B. Whitehead - Appointed V. P. Consumer Products (3/25) G. H. Smith - Appointed Manager of Manufacturing - Westclox LaSalle (3/25) J. W. Hawthorne - '' Assistant Comptroller (3/25) R. Culbertson - Manufacturing Superintendent J. H. Hoscheit - Production Control Manager W. Richards - Superintendent Quality Control C. Y. Pfoutz - Office Manager R. St. Martin - Chief Industrial Engineer F. Magee - Superintendent of Parts Manufacturing I. Batten - Superintendent of Watch Assembly A. Bierbrodt - Superintendent of Metals Parts Finishing V. Bubel - (Was forman Miscellaneous now also Assistant to Harold GArdner - Auto Screw Department Felix Kotecki - Foremen Trade Repair R. Hornecker - Assistant Foremen Trade Repair Ohligschlager - Superintendent Clock Assembly D. Bray - Supervisor Employee Benefits L. Link - Foremen Industrial Engineering Cost REduction C. Leshewski - Foremen Electric Clock A. Metzinger - Foremen Wrist Watch Barney Cerri - Assistant Foremen - Shipping J. Mariani - Foremen Mainspring J. Pienta , Sr. - Foremen Lacquer and Dial Departments J. Brady - Foremen Staff & Pinion Departments John Tregonning - Assistant Foremen - Staff & Pinion J. Wright - Mgr Industrial Relations - Westclox Div. MiscellaneousStromberg Time, Subsidiary of general Time Corporationacquired exclusive rights to a new Electronic Data Transmission system known as the "TRANSACTOR" system Haydon Manufacturing Companywas Subsidiary - now Division of General Time Corporation AutomationMany individuals are concerned with Automation, replacing workers, but Automation started when our Plant started 1885, with our Casting Process. Automatic Boxing Device installed for Clocks in 4" Finishing Dept New shipping dock builtAcquired property from Union Coal Company R. Ristau - Industrial Engineering Departmentgraduated Westclox Horological School Westclox Credit UnionInitiated IntroductionsFawn (Springwound) - $3.25 Wrist Watches - Scepter - 7.95 w/strap; $8.95 w.ban 1958CorporateE. W. Jamison(present Treasurer and Comptroller) Secretary & Treasurer of General Time Corp. G. G. EllisComptroller of General Time Corporation C. Budlongretired June 14 H. WhiteheadGeneral Time Corp. Vice President - Consumer Products, has been assigned responsibility for operations at Westclox. J. H. Schmidt(st. 1909) as office boy - 7 years later Paymaster at Westclox - 1936 transferred to New York as Comptroller General Time Corporation, 1942 appointed Secretary Treasurer, 1955 V. P. Finance - Retiring 1958 - but continuing as a Director of General Time Corporation. R. P. BrownElected V. P. and Director of Industrial Relations of General Time Corporation (was Assistant Director of Industrial Relations) - replacing - A. I. Regula, V.P. and Director Industrial Relations since 1942 - is retiring. F. E. TroyV. P. General Time and Director of Marketing - Consumer WestcloxJ. W. Hawthorne - appointed Comptroller Payroll$12,300,000 Employees3,200 Plant Area17.5 Acres of Floor Space (38 Buildings) MiscellaneousPlant Layoutwhen completed, will move a direct line from the assembly lines to the Shipping Department and then be on the way to our customers via the new docks. New Department is a storage area with room to store 2,000,000 timepieces on floor conveyors. Westclox Bowling Alleys To CloseChristmas Partyheld for children and grandchildren of Westclox employees. Quarter Century ClubDudley Diggs elected Club President 814 Active Members - 176 Associate Members Athens Plant110,000 square feet floor space 430 employees Westclox LaSalleDeveloped first clock unit in this Country for Transistor Clock Radios Department Names Changed2'' Material - changed to Watch Assembly (H. Terando cont. Foreman) Watch Case - changed to Pre-Sub Assembly (J. Kane cont. as Foreman) Foot Press - changed to Clock Sub Assembly (H. Legget - Foreman) PromotionsArt Link - Wrist Watch Foreman (st. 11/36) John Kane - Quality Control Eng. Foreman D. M. Lowe - Product Mgr. - Watches C.A.Sauter - Chief Eng - Clocks and watches IntroductionsCalico Horse (Childrens' Clock - wall w/pendulum) $3.98 (red, yellow, blue) 1959Stromberg - now General Time Corporation DivisionAugust 7 - Worlds Largest Indoor Clockcreated at Westclox - (Giant replica of Big Ben) - went into service in Grand Central Station in New York City - Cost to build - over $10,000; Dial Face - 13 1/2 feet - Weight 300 pounds. Numerals 15" High. General Time Offices - moved to new headquarters in New York355 Lexington Avenue Big Ben Clock SalesBefore end of 1900 - 2,800 clocks 1910 - 146,000 sold 1911 --391,000 sold Westclox Commended by House of Representatives - June 4, 1959 - Produced - 53 millionth Big BensWestclox - to reopen horology schoolPromotionsL. Cordes - Assistant to Division Manager of Westclox G. Rottner - Assistant Supervisor of Order Dept. IntroductionsWrist Watches - Lancer (self-winding) $15.95 Pl; $16.95 Lum. (5) Ladies -
Ballet Series $16.95; (2) Shadow Thin Men's $13.95 strap, $14.95 Band; Ladies
Coquette Series
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