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_Vrve ove .. Sunset In Expected To Park Attend Event Wednesday + Recall With Invitation Given Colorful History Steel Concern -:.) Semne, 7/11/7/151/050 ae years _. ae . a. a ; . : - . tal . . lll nw HOOK an who : tools MR HOOK o Poe . SEBALD MR Armco president provided a _ board chairman chairman ote more fiftieth oo . ; Anniversary ap roximately It Aniversary day birth- expected _- that least 50 of Arince Steel , corporation 000 at | persons elab- will be held Wednesday Suu will attend the elab- rate affair 0 +: set park in offices warehouses flies serve park Middletown from one Armeo's golden jubilee celebra- . Middletown Armed brings employees its tion playing host to any : that a one employes Hamilton to mind half the dominated century ago Middletown was just coun- Middletown to attend according to another small town Its pop^...la- wants mer Befit ing the George M. his for- which about *_. Charles R. Hook Armee tion of 9000 chairman boast hed little ~~ Chairman Employees and officials repeatedly has Hamilton Armco division will of the New This week recount recount it the city will as development repeatedly aniversary Miami have been active at shares in the Armeo anniversary plan- ning in satisfaction have ning the event On July 12 1900 Middletown's the event and Free food drinks and entertain jcniifictanceizens mumust st have sensed the sig- entertain ment will be provided including nificance of tthhe e ceremocneiersemonies inci- aquacade an fireworks : dent to the laying the the corner- 7 aquacade and fireworks fireworks a stone of Armeo'Arsmeo's fifirrsstt building building The headline local editor flashed a banner Welcome By The Pro- ple : 7 j . 30,000 Employed ' b. Fifty : ago- the had 35 stockholde company | and employed 325 persons in all categories To- there 45,000 have stockholders plants and employ employ approximately 30,000 in approximately than dred American a hun numerous communities and numerous oversens centers ( and warehouses every part of communist the - warehouses world serve | except : Befitting spirit of for- Board repeatedly Hook has said said said greatest greatest could Armen | Armen or any town would earn.the reputation of reputation of zen have in your town | be to earn.the being a a good citi- i From its inception first inception put first it good.business Beliering things it is good.business inception Armeo Beliering first to pay its i has Beliering em- -. How great Armeo was to 7 grow ployees the highest possible wages even the discerning editor utinondser existing economic condi- could not foresec In 1901 the and to extend to them every of produced little practical measure human company company quality company produced onwliyth10,75 eurity the corporationhas besee n steels totaling 619.000 In salproe-s able to chalk up a year record duction duction mounted 3,1311,901299. | of friendly tons relations management sales that end To sales climbed to 341,350,000 30,000 Employed . company Policies To Policies RepubliRsehpeubdlish- ed repul has | Armeo pe Fifty years ago the company hind 35 stockholde and lished repul its policies which first ap- in all 325 persons employed peared in print following board entegories To there 45.000 approval on December who 1919 12 who have stockholders provided plants and Point three reads To effort fools approximately make every possible fools employ aproximately fitented 30,000 in more approximatelyto develop and half efficient maintain a con- fitented dred American a hun loyal.ggressive efficient loyal.ggressive loyal.ggressive communities and numerous oversens- centers .. + loyal.gresive organization who loyal.ggressive believe in their company to whom work is ofices The Armco banner flies over a pleasure offices and warehouses that servemary servemary and to whom extraordi- every part of the world exceptional exceptional the communist aRmebciotpiiolnishmen; t is a per- tries en - dominated c onu- --The eventh point concerns concerns spirit of 301 spirit ofhhii s s muity muity muity com- relationships To for everything possible and do practic roe. Continued On Page 6 . FILE NAME Armco ARM DATE 1950 July 11 DOC ARM022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Newspaper Article - Big Party To Mark Armco's Fiftieth Big Party ToFeature-- Incidentally Armco was to and many others . Drainage . and Drainage At Armco right from the start and Metal Products Inc. a wholly effort crea cret atee al owned Armco subsidiary operates friendly relationship and under- - 46 plans in the United States and standing between men and man- Armco's 50th Birthday { Canada all of which grew out of a| gement .. the challenge voiced by those The company pioneered in bet- i Continued From Last Page able in the creating and maintain- and foreign products other companies made . by early culvert manufacturers | Plant Acquired ter working conditions safety medical care sick benefits group . ing of a working partnership be- Armco designs steel management In plants 1905 Armco's management acquired the plant of the Mus- life insurance and training It early installed the hour day tween industry and the commu around the world supervises con- . nity kingum Valley Steel Co. at Zanes- as a standard in all continuous struction and provides the know ville Within five years the com- production dopartments Make Ingot Iron how for operating_them operating_them pany was producing at Middle- Bill Of Rights Zanesville In 1907 Middletown's pioneer Greatest Event town and 4500 tons of That document reaffirmed by steclinakers produced Armco in- None of these industrial tri- black and galvanized sheets a the board this year as the com- got iron made in an open hearth furnace Described as truly a mphs however is Armco as its major regarded by month The number achievement had increased from of employees 325 to 1500 simply industrial is quite simply an industrial bill of rights dedicating Armco to great metallurgical development The greatest event in Armco Annual sales had passed the 3 a squa.e deal for its people and to the est the new product spread to other history company officials 500,000 mark say business ethics international fields bringing was the document called Arm^o At the c decade of Armeo's first had o That designation phrased by to recognition Armco Policies They explain President Verity tired Current Armco it Currently is recognized as a In 1900 labor was cheap and of having production schedules executives pledges no.'ern Armico The to standard material for porcelain plentiful Steel workers were thrown off by the burned out management the spirit Verity built into his enamel products such as stoves looked upon as a commodity Our furnaces of the and wrecked equipment organizatioVenrity's - -- such Verity founder George commodity experimenters de- In Mr. Verity's words Armco Mr. washing machines refrigerators ease and many others cided this would not be the Verity's decision was typi is a comprehensive vital force . not less research and Incidentally Armco Drhinnge At Arinco right from the start in but more -which expression thes fort and Metal Products Inc. a wholly avery made to create a Accordingly 1910 Armico built a laboratory an innovation in the practical application of policies owned Armco subsidiary operates friendly relationship and under- steel industry huilded on a platform of Chris- 46 plans in the United States and standing between men and man - A year later as Armco officials tian principles in which selfish Canada all of which grew out of agement . put it the company grew up purpose } is no plac~ the challenge voiced by those The company pioneered in bet In September 1911. operations In May 1949 W. W. Sebald early culvert manufacturers ter working conditions safety began in the new East Works President who joined Armeo in Plant Acquired medical care sick benefits group plant 1906 wrote Some Armco man or In 1905 Armco's life man 'gement insurance and training It Built f what the steel indus- woman will receive an Armo para acquired the plant of the Mus- carly installed the eight day try called big mill practice the check this month that will contain kingum Valley Steel Co. at Tanes- AS standard in all continuous East Works featured equipment the billionth payroll dollar ville Within five years tho com- production departments to roll the larger and heavier in- The investment which made pany was producing at Middle- Bill Of Rights this Fots necessary in volime produc- possible was well worth town and 4500 tons of That document reaffirmed by tion while Schald notes when one Zanesville black sad galvanized sheets n the board this year as the coin- At Right Time thinks of the limes limes that money month The number of employees pany's constitution is quite ~ Looking back Armco officials bought the children it reared and had increased from 325 to 1500 simply an industrial bill of rights ; emphasize the new plant was built educated the business it sup- Annual sales had passed the 3 dedienting Armco to a squa deal at the right time Within a few ported and the security : af- 500,000 mark for its people and to the highest highest years World War I was straining forded That security now in- At the e of Armeo's first business ethics . the nation's steel production fa- cludes pensions drende President Verity had tired That designation phrased by cilities and Armco was ready to Armco seventh largest steel of having production schedules Current Armen excentives pledges shoulder its share company in Americ has im- thrown off by the burned out the modern Armeo management to Through the years the corpora- proved the whole world's stand- the spirit Verity built into his tion has acquired many other ard of living through the new furnaces and wrecked equipment organization plants Baltimore Butler Pa processes it developed and the new of the experimenters Mr. Verity's decision was typi In Mr. Verity's words Armeo Hamilton Ashland Ky Kansas products it added Sebald af- firmed cal not long research but more which comprehensive vital force City Mo. Houston Tex plants Board Chairman Hook identi- Accordingly in 1910 Armco built which expresionine are typical Latest addition is fied with the growth of Armeo in a laboratory an innovation the practical application of policies the tubing plant at Piqua through 48 of its first 50 steel industry : builded on a platform of Chris- An Engineering ournal adver- sums the years future A year later an Armico officials tinn principles in which solfish tisement launched Armco into in- up company's As to the next 50 I'm put it the company grow up purpose is no placq In May 1910 W. W. Sebald ternational trade A Brazilian engineer read that Armco ingot resisted The real optimist So tomorrow at years a Sunset park In September 1011 operations began in the new East Works president who joined Armeo in iron culverts rust Armeo will lebrate its fiftieth plant 1000 wrote Soins Armco man or samples he requested met the test birthday Hamilton division ' Built wh at the steel indus- woman will receive an Armes par The orders he placed led to Armeo's first overseas office in Armico employees and the general try called big mill practice the check this month that will contain Rio de Janeiro public of Hamilton which is also East Works featured equipment the billionth payroll dollar From that small beginning in invited to the big party join with to roll the larger and heavier in- The investment which mad the beginning Middletown in a happy expres gols necessary in volimo produc- thin possible was well 1913 company's operations worth spread rapidly Today Armco In- sion of continuous good wishes to tion while Sebald notes when one ternational has representation in the parent plant of Armco thinks of the men that money almost every corner of the world bought the children it reared and where steel is used It also fabri- aducated the business it up cates steel articles in its own ported and the security it nf plants abroad It sells Armco forded That security now in 4 products and through its foreign cludes pensions warehouses markets United States