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mm ^ ^ ?_ a joe u Is Three-Wl "It's just a three wheel Cadillac, says Joe Chambers as he describes his Harley-Davidson motorcycle which is equipped with a passenger side car. "This is the only motorcycle like this that I know of in the area," noted Chambers, a Plant No. 2 Spinning Technician. "I've been riding motorcycles for over 15 years, and this is one of the best ones I've ever owned." When asked why he chose a motorcv cle of this type, Joe replied, "On a regular motorcycle, it is difficult for any passen gers to ride comfortable, but with a side car, I can take my children and my wife can ride easily. "A motorcycle like this is a big investment, so you have to get all the use you can out of it," added Chambers. "A heavy bike like a Harley-Davidson requires little maintenance," he added, but the parts are relatively expensive. You have to treat it with respect, or else you get hurt easily." Chalmer's interest in sports and recreation extend well beyond bike riding. On the wall in his den are mounted several large bass which he caught recently. Included are a 26 pound striped bass which he pulled from the Saluda River below Chappels and a 9Vi pound wide mouth bass caught in an area pond. RpciHo ficKtnnr anrl i?i/4inr? WVSVIV iiUlllllg HilVI llivtwi VJ VIV I lUIllg , he also is an avid deer hunter. "I've killed so many, I just don't recall the number," he remarked, "but I do have eight sets of antlers mounted." In addition to all these outdoor interests, Joe also spends time setting hooks for turtles, "In my freezer is one that weighs over 26 pounds." "I guess 111 make a stew out of it," he added. Chambers, the father of four children, and his wife, Viola, a Lydia spinner, are also proud of their seven room brick house on Airport Road. "It was just a four room frame house when we bought it, but m ^a\ ?rs' H-D 1 eel Cadillac Viola and I converted it bv ourselves inl seven rooms." "By each other doing the work, w were able to pay as we went," he note* "and with today's costs, that means great deal." 1 4r " i .p-' ' u*' A.J. ? Employees of Reid Construction concrete at the Lydia Plant to surface t plant grounds. What Is Quality? What is "quality," a word we hear so much about? It is a word that must be a vital part of our everyday life. To the developer and engineer, it is introducing certain characteristics into a product that will hopefully make it acceptable in the market place. To quality control people, it is a full-time effort to monitor and assist production in making the product as close to specifications as possible while still assuring acceptable workmanship. It may mean something somewhat different to production people. They are constantly striving to produce the product, while being aware that they must maintain a certain level of workmanship in the product. And to the salesman "quality" could mean still something else, because they are more con cernea wnn wnai wui appeal to a buyer. All these viewpoints are essential in working toward a quality product. Only when we produce a product with characteristics that will entice the customer to buy it, please the consumer with its performance, and cause the consumer to go back and buy it again, does quality take on real meaning. Quality cannot be inspected into a product. After the technical services people have done their part, it is up to production to build good workmanship into the product to while doing their best to hold down rejection. In a world of tough re competition, quality for the consud, mer cannot be bought by high a rejection rates. 46 lit 41 JRWHII #|) m ill m m in irv * T^J iv Mb I * * ... * Company recently poured 180 cubic yards of he drive, maintenance parking area inside the 1 OLD TIMERS'CLUB ADDS THREE NEWMEMBERS r. i Hubert Rollins Plant No. 2 Asst. Dept. Supt. Employed: 7-24-58 ii - w? -# jh^ t - *-.* . ]s *^BBP^ ' * m Louise Blackwell Plant No. 1 Spinner Employed: 7-16-53 i s |V_v w- J ? tL? j mm t Doris Hughey Lydia Weaver Employed: 6-12-53