Show A PROGRESS AIRCRAFT CO REPORT-MARQUAR- DT V It is a pleasant duty to report to you our neighbors that this past year has been one of substantial progress for us Employment increased 100'over the last year bringing total Ogden personnel to 1200 Annual payroll now exceeds $5000000 Most of this money is spent by our employees in the local area You probably kndw that our Ogden plant manufactures ramjet engines for the BOMARC -- one of America’s fastest most advanced public defense weapons Security regulations now perred mit us to disclose that the BOM by itsMafquardt -ramjets has been acclaimed by the US Air Force for recent highly successful and reliable test missions In test after test our ramjet engines have powered BOMARC missiles far out ovethe Atlantic from the Cape Canaveral launching sites These supersonic BOM ARCS have successfully sought out their targets after receiving a command signal from the SAGE control center in Kingston New York 1500 miles away We believe that you share our pride in these accomplishments and with our Ogden Division employees who have contributed their skill to this significant effort in the national defense We work in close coordination with headquarters of the Ogden Air Materiel Area located at Hill Air Force Base This has enabled us to maintain excellent working relations with the personnel of OOAMA who have prime responsibility for the BOMARC Asa result of our progress during the past year we have been awarded increased production contracts for our ramjet engines In orcJeV to meet these commitments we have doubled production capacity at the Ogden plant' as well as employment and this year will complete the large production acceptance test facility Much of the Air Jet Laboratory is being constructed by Utah firms and when completed will open more job oppor' tunities for Utah residents Marquardt employees in addition to swelling the economy with their payroll dollars have demonstrated civic spirit and generosity through their employees’ Give Once Club In the past two years they have made major contributions to charitable and welfare ARC-powe- - - -- Force-Marquar- organizations in Weber Davis Box Elder Cache and Salt Late Counties In addition the company has given financial support to local youth activities -- which concommunity projects-includ- ing tribute to the general welfare of the area in which we conduct our affairs As for the future we at Marquardt face it with confidence and enthusiasm We have expanded in Utah expanded our research and engineering facilities at Van Nuys acquired a new division at Pomona California which is active in the Weapon Support Systems field and have acquired a subsidiary at Monrovia California which is engaged in high altitude research and support activities This growth has broadened and strengthened the Marquardt corporate structure enabling us to strongly participate in many fields of endeavor for advanced air and space applications Through these diversified activities Marquardt offers strong future opportunities ' Again We are pleased to report to you on our year of progress We are glad to be your neighbors We are happy to be a part of the Area Utah-Intermount- ain dt Van Nuys Pomona Monrovia DK Tasker Roy E Marquardt ' President Vice President— Ogden Division Caiifo rnia -- Ogde n Utah j — i Advanced Power and Weapon Support Systems for Air and Space ' I k i r" ca- l aircraft '"i - ' J :r ' " |