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Show People Make TheDifference at Geneva Page 2B—THE SUNDAY HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, April 12, 1870 e The Spirit Of ‘Errors Zero’ responsibilities and his work There can be no doubt that assignment. Seemslike it's competition facing the men and working real good. They try to women of Geneva Worksis more eliminate all errors possible and intense today than at any time this is the thing that keeps our (SPECIAL TO THE HERALD) during their 25 year history. However, as the plant begins 2 new year and decade, the potential open to the Errors Zero customers coming in, I'm sure.” —Glade Wright of Provo, recorder, rolling Ne accounting ¢: team generates optimism that The economic ee o& Utah the challenges wul be mel. “Peopleare the promise of our future,” according te Ray Sundquist, general szperintendeat of Geneva Works. success of the people at Geneva. Through outstanding performance and extra effort, they havenot failed in meeting their Foreign Stee! Faced with a cost disadvantage of distance to markets and the heavy volumeofforeign relies in grea, measure on the responsibilities, Feels Responsibility ay JAY ISAACSON Labor, Auxiliary LEE MC MILLAN Turn Foreman GLADEWRIGHT Recorder ELDON BAILEY Open Hearth “I worked in construction for a numberof years and I could see steel importsinto the West Coast the effect Geneva had on the markets, the Geneva team must compensate with added ef- ficiency, innovation and extra effort. People do make the economy of this valley and feel like I want to do everything in my power to make sure that Geneva stays here a long time.” difference. —Wayne Barker, brick mason this Geneva Works team.I think Theright people with the right attitude makethedifference and Geneva Works has those people. “T feel like every job I can do right or make better is going to make my chances of staying out “['m thrilled to be a part of from Springville. it’s one of the greatest. My family depends on mebeing able to work and I can't think of a better place to work than right here.” So says Jay Isaacson of Leland, a member of the Geneva Works’ labor and auxiliary department, here better by increasing the ability of Geneva to compete. Every man on the job is either an asset or a detriment to a § It’s this attitude and en- company. I don’t like to wade thusiasm that has kept Geneva into something and ieel that a Works competitive and the vital half job is going tc be O. K.” — part that it is of the economy of Robert Brown of Orer.:, jourUtah and the Intermountain neyman pipe fitter. West. Growth Necessary Challenges Met ELROY HARRIS WAYNEBarker To provide for Utah's exDespite many disadvantages, Truck Driver Brick Mason tion and it inthe Geneva team has continually creasing wants, continuing met its challenges. Workers economic growth is necessary. have not only met the com- Butthere are problems inherent petition, but have also been the in a growing industrial society. a that others must nits easy to stand on the Customer service is the what were traditional markets steelmakers are outside and criticize but as soon me!'re putting out an ex- as you get onthe inside andjust watchword today at Geneva for Geneva Steel, and the together as the Errorsbanded Zero cellentproduct. In October, 1969, Works, home of Utah Valley's problem of foreign steelis still team. Customer security can be last we set a record for the prime steelindustry and an important present.” “Last year for achieved only through produced in one month. So, factor in the local economy. example,” it was pointed out, cooperation among the team pipe it’s a real Errors Zeroeffort on rn “With more producers vying “overseas producers, mainly the members doing what is everyone's part that par- merely to control pollution. You for fewer markets, the customer Japanese,took over nearly one- necessary to win and hold ticipated.” —Lee of know that they're doing a lot is more important today than third ofthetotalsteel marketin custoniers,” the spokesman Orem,turn |foreman inthe small more about it and they are ever,” a spokesman at Geneva the 13 Western states.” said. “Job security,therefore,is Errors Zero concerned about it. Where as I Works told the Herald. “‘Ada partnership enjoining the ‘‘As part of a means to combat spirit of understanding and say, you’re on the outside and ditional steel producers in the It’s second nature for the at ee it, it’s easy to complain West are now competing for the local cooperation. In our exchange competition, Geneva team to go that extra and say they're not doing it, ber ‘mile to keep Geneva Steel they reelly are.” —Dan Smith ‘competitive. Eldon Bailey of Pleasant Grove, bor Orem, general foreman of the teadent’s clerk of blast furnaces. open hearth maintenance salutes his crew for their The men and women of Works are succeeding in initiative. He describes one Geneva their efforts to win markets for recent assignment: Utah steel. They are joined in a “In the open hearth the mixer team effort but a team is crane is probably one of the most only as good astheindividuals. vital pieces of equipmentthat we People......like these ...... make have. This crane handles all the the difference. ht metal from the blast furnace And whatdifference has this and when we have problems on team, and these people made? this crane it usually amounts to From 1950 to 1960 Geneva furnace delays. Without every Works averaged 6.6 wildcat man doing his work and doingit strikes or slowdowns every year as needed to be done in the for this 10-year period — work sequence we could never have interruptions which cost the achieved this particular suc- plant dearly in tonnage and lost orders when the plant's Cohesive Spirit reputation spread among The competition facing the customers. men and women at Geneva prospective This month Geneva Works Works has generated a cohesive enters its seventh straight year spirit among them. With a without the loss of a ton of singleness of purpose, they are production from wildcatstrikes united into a team. or slowdowns. More important, “As weall know,anything that the men and women who make you try to do, if you don’t work steel in Utah Valley enjoy a together you don’t have much success with it.”” —Elroy Harris national reputation throughout the industry for reliability and of American Fork, truck driver, coke and roal chemical labor team performance, Whatdifference has this made division. Oneimportantreason why the — and how does it benefit THIS SUNSET VIEW of the Geneva Steel Utah County, it’s importance is obvious. Geneva team is meeting the everyone in Utah County? The Plantwastakenfor its scenic effect—but the Above, a portion of the plant silhouetted challenges is their Errors Zero answer to these questions is plant means a lot morethan scenery to Utah against the setting sun is caught by Herald obvious. campaign. This means to do the Staff Photographer Melvin Anderson. Valley. With Geneva Works the largest job right thefirst time. It also payroll and the largest single taxpayer in urges team actiun and in- AID TO HANDICAPPED novation to better enable AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI)—In the | Geneva to compete profitably. future all public buildings constructed in Texas will have Working Good “My understanding of the special entrance ramps for Errors Zero campaign is to handicapped and disabled persons as a result of recent state make each employee, I would say, more conscious of his legislation, ROBERT:Brown DAN SMITH Clerk Pipe Fi Customer Service is Watchword at Geneva Works ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF A SMALL, FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE Individual attention ® Participation opportunity @ Small classes @ Beautiful campus @ Excellent accreditation @ In| terested, progressive faculty @ Outstanding academic reputa- THE SHEEP INDUSTRY Contributes to the economy of Utah About $19,000,000.00 per year. Con: sidering the additional business gener- ated bythis basic source, we find a total ‘of over $95,000,000.00 of business activity — Not a small contribution to the economy. tion @ Friendly atmosphere ® "1000" activities @ Full athletic program @ Leadership opportunity @ Good housing @ | Athletic conference affiliation ® Outstanding facilities Culturally rewarding @ Good job placement @ Andlots more. | WANT TO KNOW MORE “ABOUT SUSC Please Send Me: General Catalog ($1.) Oo Admission Forms Financicl Aids Information Oo Housing Information Student EmploymentInformation o Name Address. myer Soniot Wah och ” Decline Felt The spokesmannoted that the steel marketthis year hasfelt a decline in construction, mainly for single unit housing and a drop in demand for tinplate. Affecting the tinplate market, Officials said, was an over-run by cannerslast year to put up a ASK GRAMPAW TO. OFF THE TABLE SO YOu FOR SUPPER-IT'S GETTINGLATE! [ (CLEAN THAT STUFF 7 through their resourcefulness, innovation and Errors Zero performance, the men by Neg Cochran ~-YOU ASK HIM!HE'S BEEN PaRKeD THERE ALL. AFTERNOON WORKING UPA GOOD HEAD GOOD FLAS ‘OF FOUR RELICS-TM NOTABOUT TO TRIG& BLOWUP BY REQUESTING Se HE MOVE T) ASTER ]}| bumper crop of tomatoes and cling peaches in West Coast states. Practically all of the domestic clingstone peaches, the most important peach for canning, are raised in Califor- nia Now Australia and South Africa have entered the world market for canned peaches. Because ofprice advantage they have made strong inroads. As a result West Coast export volume has been measurably reduced. 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Job security is But Geneva people have faced customersecurity.” temporary factors much like Other factors have combined these in other years, Those to further reduce over-all steel challenges were met. And demandin the West and put the emphasis on quality, service and ~ delivery to customers of local OUT OUR WAY oe according to plant (DISTRIBUTORS) 373-8620 Chevron Oil Company &¥ Pe SENN PL. 2dr. ae) a) LEAR Onn |