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VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5 JUNE, 1965
Soulé News
*L. A. Data Processing Department:*
ELEVEN GIANTS SAVE TIME
It's a big order for eleven giants in the L. A. Data Processing Department, but they get the job done fast.
The amazing Univac equipment, eleven laborsaving machines, compile, assort, arrange and organize thousands of facts daily for the company.
The big daddy of the bunch is the 1004 Electronic Card Processor. It works at fantastic speeds, whipping out 400 tabulating cards and 200 summary cards per minute.
As a result, Soulé has an invaluable information system that can tell you most anything about company operations.
OLD STYLE FILES
The days of dusty, old files and misplaced data are as obsolete as bobby socks with the new Univac in the company's fold.
This electronic wizard automatically prepares histories for all Soulé projects, sorts and issues code numbers for compact filing.
When information is needed, a code card is fetched and fed to the Univac. What shoots out reveals everything from the name of a particular project to the cost per ton of material used.
STEEL STRUCTURES ORDERS
In conjunction with Paul O'Brien, Manager Product Development, San Francisco, a procedure for preparation of the Steel Structures Division's shop orders has been installed. Operating on the code card system, this procedure handles Sierra and Mainstreete orders. Steel Structures job specifications are compiled, sorted, and calculated by the Univac.
It is anticipated that all standard building orders will be processed in the near future, at high speed. Faster processing will increase our building order capacity. Other Steel Structures programming is in the works including inventory control and cost accounting of building parts.
REINFORCING ORDERS
Reinforcing orders are processed so quickly that the Los Angeles staff is able to handle double the daily order-volume since the 1004's arrival in January of 1964.
Incoming orders receive a tab card. Two key-punch machines punch the name, number, location, size, type, length and quantity of the order. Reinforcing bar details are extended for weight, summarized by the 1004, and ciphred by two 800 CPM electronic sorters. Bundle tags, by-products of the system, are reproduced.
*Photo: Top photo: Aylene Taylor, inserting tab cards into 1004 read station. Food for an amazing giant.*
*Photo: Lower photo: Bill Tedford, Vice President, Los Angeles, and Don Lee, Chief Accountant, Southwest, reviewing analysis report.*
When orders are fabricated and shipped, original tab cards are pulled from the "unshipped" files, to recap shipments by size, weight or quantity.
The great advantage of this reinforcing steel order operation is that we are able to obtain information immediately and use it for production scheduling, inventory control, and cost analysis.
PAYROLL PRONTO
The processing speeds of the 1004 have helped us in many other ways, too. For example, we are now zipping out the weekly payroll for all of the company's hourly employees.
In fact, the Univac can write payroll checks, print management reports, accumulate tax information, and update employee master cards four times faster than previous manual methods.
Add to this the fact that the Univac handles a portion of S. F.'s accounts payable—with room for more accounting applications—and now you know why these eleven L. A. giants are an indispensable part of company operations.
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE UNIVAC
Will the wonders of the Univac never cease? Yes, without one important element—people.
These are the men and women of the L. A. Data Processing Department who make the Univac "go."
**Tom Kelly**, Department Supervisor, Programmer. Tom who just joined Soulé is from New York. Prior to joining Soulé he was with a bank for nine years. Tom started as a teller with the bank and progressed to data processing head as an assistant Vice President.
**Aylene Taylor**, Operator. Aylene is one of the original "two." When the department was formed in 1961, the staff included Aylene, and a keypunch operator.
**Frank Canales**, Operator. Frank has been with the Data Processing Department since 1963. He began work as a part-time employee, while attending Woodbury College. Ambitious and determined, he learned barbering to put himself through college. Frank is now a regular with Soulé.
Other Staff Members
The remainder of the Los Angeles Univac staff includes Laverne Nunn, Connie Spies, Frances Haas, Arlene Lehuta and Georgia Gilman, all keypunch operators.
*Photo: Tom Kelly, Supervisor of data processing.*
*Photo: Frank Canales, from barbering to Univacs.*
*Photo: Left to right, Connie Spies, Frances Haas, Aylene Taylor, Laverne Nunn, Georgia Gilman, Arlene Lehuta. Computer maids in L. A.*
Soulé Wins Award For Handsome Steel Building
Where there was once an old shack on an unpaved lot in Corona, California, now stands an award-winning building—thanks to the company's Steel Structures Division.
Soulé has won one of the first annual City Beautiful Awards for its 40' x 60', and 20' x 72' steel buildings, erected for the Builders Corral, a retail lumber yard in Corona.
We gained the award by virtue of the unanimous vote of all three judges on the awards jury.
Our buildings were recognized by the Corona Chamber of Commerce as an outstanding example to stimulate further building and contribute to the overall attractiveness of the city.
Soulé's pewter blue and white panelled buildings were publicly honored at the Corona Civic Auditorium on May 17th.
May and Frost Construction Company, our "ace" dealer in Riverside, engineered this project for us. Matt Frost says our buildings make a striking appearance from the freeway.
Mr. Ray Estes is the owner of the Builders Corral.
*Photo: Builders Corral, Corona, California: a handsome addition to the city, thanks to May and Frost Construction Company.*
*Photo: City Beautiful Award.*
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Citizen of the Month
Ken Hopper, Chief Estimator for the Steel Form Department, Reinforcing Division, nets June's Citizen of the Month honors—handily.
Ken was recently elected President of the Masters and Wardens Association, a Masonic organization composed of 50 San Francisco lodges which number 10,000 members.
A member of the Association's Citizen Committee for Public School Week, Ken has been active in planning and promoting the Public School Week Program in San Francisco.
Each year one week is set aside for parents to visit schools. Public School Week is an open house affair to display the student's work.
Ken and the committee are responsible for all preliminary arrangements including poster artwork and publicity.
Ken joined Soulé in 1946 as a Reinforcing Detailer. His military service includes 5 years in the U. S. Army, A.A.M Engineers.
He entered the service as a $21 a month private and left as a full-fledged Major.
Ken was married recently.
*Photo: Ken Hopper, Citizen of the Month honors.*
Field Job of the Month: Village Valley
*Photo: The Valley Village Retirement Home is a complex of seventeen apartment houses now under construction in Santa Clara, California. Soulé is furnishing and erecting approximately 700 tons of rebar for the project. Work on the Valley Village began in January. R. T. Bugg, Reinforcing Supervisor, San Francisco, says the completion date should be around October.*
*Photo: Field crew on the Valley Village project: left to right, Manuel Buremen, Jesus Rodriguez, John Hunter (Job Superintendent for Williams and Burroughs, general contractor), Ray Quintana (Soulé Job Foremen), Hector Herrera, and Ben Romo.*
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS, JUNE 1965
Stanley Soulé, Executive Vice President of the company, has been elected Vice President of the National Association of Architectural Metals Manufacturers.
Dale Wipson has been promoted to Manager of Engineering for the Steel Structures Division in San Francisco. Dale was previously Chief Engineer for the Division. He joined Soulé in 1963 after several years with well known construction companies in Los Angeles.
New Dealer
The International Sales Department of the Steel Structures Division has one new dealer to announce this month: Trans-jordan Engineering Company, Kingdom of Jordan.
*Photo: Stanley Soulé, NAAMM-West Post.*
*Photo: Dale Wipson, Steel Structures promotion.*
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Ad Awards for Soulé and HD&B
GUILLOTINE BLADE
*by Mike Mickel* *Safety Editor*
Often a shortcut will lead to injury or death. A worker in a scrapyard was trying to cut a metal bar on a guillotine machine. The first three times he tried it, the metal splintered and threw pieces into the air but nothing gave.
Blade Hits Chest
The fourth time, the guillotine blade itself gave, and a large piece struck him directly in the chest injuring him fatally.
He Knew
The man was an experienced worker. He knew that a metal bar of that type should have been cut up with an acetylene burner. Evidently, he was in a hurry and decided to ignore established procedures.
Don't throw yourself to the guillotine. Don't be in a reckless hurry. Safety is worth your time.
California "Buy American Act" Scores Victory in Legislature
The Bill that called for the repeal of the California "Buy American Act," was soundly defeated in the California State Legislature on June 4th.
The Bill, which proposed that California government should be allowed to buy foreign materials for State work, was smothered by the efforts of California citizens.
The February issue of the *Soulé News* was devoted to the "Buy American Act." In addition, a company-wide employee Petition was circulated, and a letter writing campaign was successfully initiated.
AB 2030
Assembly Bill 2030, which would have dangerously changed the wording of the California "Buy American Act," was also defeated in the Legislature.
On April 14th, hearings were held on AB 2030 before the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. On May 6th, at further hearings, the author of the Bill, Assemblyman Mills, announced that he was withdrawing AB 2030 because he did not have sufficient votes to get it out of the Ways and Means Committee. In effect, the Bill was killed for this session of the Legislature.
Thanks to You
Special thanks go to all Soulé employees who signed the petition, and wrote letters of protest to their district assemblymen and senators.
The company's unified efforts, along with the W'CRSI's, and the action of many other California businesses and citizens, have helped to kill the Bill, and safeguard the welfare of the business in the State.
Hard Hats Work
Ken Jenkins, Soulé Ironworker in Los Angeles, can tell you about the value of wearing a hard hat.
His very possibly saved his life in a recent freak accident in Wilmington, California.
While working on a project, Ken was suddenly struck on the head by a sheet of plywood. Apparently the section of wood had been caught in a whirlwind, and unfortunately Ken was on the receiving end.
Although the plywood knocked off his hard hat, the impact of the blow was cushioned considerably.
Had the flying wood hit his head before the hard hat, Ken could have been seriously injured, or possibly killed.
Soulé News
Published monthly by the Soulé Steel Co.
Robert F. Horn, Editor-in-Chief David Brancoli, Editor Jean Boreta, Staff Assistant
Associate Editors Mike Mickel, San Francisco
Andree George — Salt Lake Jo Davis — Fresno Esther Longnecker — San Diego Don Garner — Los Angeles Frank Kleman — Dominguez Furman Davis — Phoenix Dolores Bedgood — Portland
Soulé won more advertising awards than any other company in the 21st annual competition of the Affiliated Advertising Agencies International.
Hoefel, Dieterich & Brown, our able ad agency, also fared well. The agency ranked among the top three award winners.
Soulé was honored with three gold medals for advertising at a recent meeting in Hot Springs, Virginia.
One gold medal was presented for the best direct mail campaign. Two others were won for the best piece of advertising literature.
All three of the awards were won for Steel Structures advertising. In the category of best piece of advertising literature, gold medals were received for our Main-streeter Brochure and our Commercial Building Catalog.
H D & B "copped" a total of 21 awards, including nine gold medals for creative advertising. The agency grabbed honors for advertising in behalf of such clients as Varian Associates, The Hibernia Bank, Harrah's Club, Sunlite Bakeries, and East Bay Waters.
Soulé has been a client of Hoefel Dieterich & Brown since 1963. Bob Edwards is Account Executive, and Hal Marquis is Executive Vice President and Account Supervisor for H D & B.
The Affiliated Advertising Agencies International is comprised of 65 advertising agencies. Forty-five of these agencies are in the United States, and twenty are in Europe, Asia, and South America.
Anyone wishing copies of our award winning brochures can contact the Advertising and Public Relations Department.
THOUGHT CORNER
1700's — "Give me liberty or give me death." 1800's — "Give me liberty." 1900's — "Give me." * * *
If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you ever spoke about people, and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?