Varied Accounts Concerning Uca Uinta Mischief (VACUUM), January, 1959, Vol. 2-No. 1;

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JANUARY, 1939"
PICKS UP ALL THE  DIRT
VOLUME 2,  NO.   "1
NEWS AND VIEWS
The scene at UCA is a continuously changing
one with the addition of new products, new employees, new physical facilities, new 'fringe'
benefits, new hair styles, etc.
One of the most important changes took place
December 5, during final sessions of the 22nd
Annual Meeting, when the Board of Directors of
UCA elected W. Wallace Holman, Delta,  President.
Mr. Holman succeeds E. R. Behling in the presidency.   Ray Seely, Mt. Pleasant, was re-elected
vice-president.    W, B, Robins was renamed secretary and general manager, and John Carr was
retained as treasurer.
New. members named to the Board of Directors
were Clayton Peterson, replacing Hillary Larson,
both of Ephraim; Owen Barton, Ferron, replacing
LaVar Black, Huntington; and Owen Home, replacing E. R,  Behling, Kaysville,
Many employees were on hand at the meeting
and got a chance to observe co-op democracy at
work.
IBM TAKES OVER
The first people to admit that IBM has taken
over UCA's bookeeping department are the people
who have been "squeezed out" into other offices.
The acquisition of several new and large IBM
machines has created quite a difference in the
arrangement of the employees who used to work in
the bookkeeping office.
Keith Caldwell has moved acrose the hall.
Thora Curtis and Lois Eads occupy Office No. 2,
Jeane Brown and JoAnn Corona spend their time
trying to find a vacant desk, ad infinitum. And
all the time the smug, contented and aggressive
IBM machines sit in their stable positions and
wonder what all  the confusion is  about - and
don't doubt that they can wonder.
IBM now handles all of UCA's billings,
accounts receivable, sales analysis,  acounts
payable and inventory.    Next year they want to
enter the bowling league.
Ted Pierce is shown operating
one of the new IBM machines in
UCA's bookkeeping dept.    Or is
the machine running Ted?
HEALTH INSURANCE CHANGED
Keith Caldwell, office manager, reported
a change in the major group medical insurance
in a Memorandum to employees Dec,  23.
An employee committee unanimously decided
to change insurance companies and accept a
new policy with American Casualty Co.    Premiums under the new policy are $Iu50 for single persons  and $13.7h for two or more.
"The new policy is quite similar to the
previous one," Mr. Caldwell said. He said
the major differences were*
1. Maximum limit of payment is $7,500.
rather than $10,000.
2. Pregnancy:    $200. maximum.
3. Hospital and surgical same except no
$25.00 deductible.
U.    Other charges are generally the same
with $25.00 deductible per disability.    There
are limitations  on mental disorders, new
born babies and congenital defects.
The new policy went into effect Dec. 15.
Any charges incurred prior to that date will
be paid by the previous insurance group.
Mr. Caldwell urged that all employees
strive to keep medical bills at a minimum,
thus making it possible to retain the same
policy next year with the same company and at
the same rates.