Olin news
Vol. XX No. 3
THOUSANDS ATTEND
ANNIVERSARY
PROGRAM
Olin employees extended a hand
of welcome and the response was
terrific. The 35th anniversary of the
industrial complex at Pisgah Forest
was a success by any standard.
Open house to employee families
and guests, and to the public in
general, spanned the four day period
May 15-18 and included an evening
schedule May 16. For employees
and guests alike, it was a fun time.
The hard job of getting ready was in
the past. It was a time to entertain
the hordes of visitors and to show
(Continued on page 4)
GROUP PRESIDENT
COMMENDS EMPLOYEES
Group President Garza Baldwin, Jr.,
issued the following message May 22:
"TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
“The Open House commemorating the
35th Anniversary of the founding of our
businesses here at Pisgah Forest was a
resounding success. It was a success only
because each and everyone of you did your
part to make it successful. I congratulate
you on the result you achieved.
"Your complete cooperation in preparing
for the event, your eagerness to help our
visitors, your cheerfulness during the tours,
your positive and constructive attitude
throughout the entire week, and the con
dition of the plant and grounds made me
proud to be associated with you and with
Olin. I know it must have made you proud
too, as you observed the reaction of our
visitors to the hospitality you extended to
them.
"All of the comments I heard from those
who visited us were highly complimentary
of you. The friendliness and warmth of our
Wade McKinney at 93 was the
oldest known open house visitor.
OPEN HOUSE ISSUE 1974
His sparkle matched that of the
charming young lady, one of the
younger, whose hugging of a bal
loon inspired some trick photogra
phy.
VISITORS' LETTERS ARE HIGH IN PRAISE
Open House visitors were generous with their letters following the 35th anniversary
celebration. Many students wrote notes of thanks, often entire classrooms sending letters
as class assignments, and there were numerous illustrations with the notes. The letter-
drawing on the back page speaks for itself.
people and the cleanliness and attractive
ness of our plants and grounds were men
tioned time after time. These comments
were genuine expressions of sentiment
and were generated by the things you did
in support of this effort.
"Let me repeat my congratulations and
thanks to you, and express the hope and
belief that we will maintain and build upon
this feeling of pride and respect we have
for each other and for our work place."
A sampling of the letters follows:
D. W. Hile, District Ranger, U. S.
Forest Service ... I’d just like to
. . . express my thanks for the hos
pitality and education demonstrated
by your personnel at Olin’s suc
cessful Open House. I took all three
of your tours and was most im
pressed by the enthusiastic atti
tude of your employees . . . enjoy
ing this event as much as the visitor.
These men and women who came
(Continued on page 6)