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Burlington Commission on Human Rights, 1964-1965
At Work in Industry Today Page 2
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Judge F. Allen He practices what he preaches about personnel development [photo to right] "Don't lose faith in yourself when confronted with obstacles and disappointment. Remain relentless." This is the advice Judge F. Allen volunteers when questioned on how to get ahead in industry. He should know. He's in charge of personnel development at General Electric's Re-entry Systems Department in Philadelphia, and he has long followed his own advice. College seemed out of the question when Mr. Allen was graduated from Philadelphia's Darby High School. He didn't have the money. He went to work in local shipyards, then enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943, serving in the South Pacific. At the end of World War II, he re-solved to get a first class education. With the help of the G.I. Bill of Rights he enrolled in Temple University's School of Business Administration and received his B.S. degree from there in 1950. After college he went to work with the Veterans Administration as an insurance accountant and worked nights in a real estate office. Three years later, he switched to a full-time job in real estate, working as an aircraft sheet metal worker at night, But his venture into real estate business proved to be neither as satisfying nor rewarding as anticipated. After qualifying through competitive examination, Judge Allen took a job with the Pennsylvania State Employment Service. During his four years with the agency as an employment interviewer and counselor, he reassessed his goals. "People," he decided, "are far more interesting and complex than real estate." He accepted a job with the Philadelphia Urban League as industrial and vocational service secretary. In 1960, he entered industry. He accepted a post as a placement representative in employee relations in General Electric's fast-growing Missile and Space Operations in Philadelphia. He recruited, interviewed and evaluated salaried and hourly applicants. He also was responsible for the evaluation of the manpower requirements. He advanced to supervisor and then to manager of these and related functions. Today Mr. Allen is responsible for all professional and managerial development programs at the Re-entry Systems Department (part of the GE Missile and Space Division), together with the admininstration of training programs and the Department Tuition Refund Program for employees. His interest in people goes beyond his job. He has worked closely with the Reverend Leon Sullivan in developing training programs for the Opportunities Industrialization Center--a school founded by Reverend Sullivan to fight unemployment among Philadelphia's lower income citizens. Also, by participating in scores of career guidance seminars and conferences in area schools, Judge Allen has helped motivate many students to continue their education. [photo to left] Barbara Beasley Keeping nationwide track of orders for General Electric Appliances You've heard of people counting sheep to get to sleep. But did you ever hear of anyone who counts appliances? That's what Barbara Beasley often finds herself facing during her nighttime musings. It's really little wonder though, because in a normal day Miss Beasley will be involved with many thousands of appliances--of all shapes and colors. She is a teletype operator at the world's biggest appliance manufacturing plant, General Electric's Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. She handles the transmission, receipt, and confirmation of orders for Appliance Park's huge distribution warehouse. You can realize the complexity of the task by the fact that this one central storage and shipping operation services every General Electric major appliance distributor in the United States. Miss Beasley's day is fairly well divided between routing incoming orders to the right spot and getting out confirmation messages on orders available 2
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Judge F. Allen He practices what he preaches about personnel development [photo to right] "Don't lose faith in yourself when confronted with obstacles and disappointment. Remain relentless." This is the advice Judge F. Allen volunteers when questioned on how to get ahead in industry. He should know. He's in charge of personnel development at General Electric's Re-entry Systems Department in Philadelphia, and he has long followed his own advice. College seemed out of the question when Mr. Allen was graduated from Philadelphia's Darby High School. He didn't have the money. He went to work in local shipyards, then enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943, serving in the South Pacific. At the end of World War II, he re-solved to get a first class education. With the help of the G.I. Bill of Rights he enrolled in Temple University's School of Business Administration and received his B.S. degree from there in 1950. After college he went to work with the Veterans Administration as an insurance accountant and worked nights in a real estate office. Three years later, he switched to a full-time job in real estate, working as an aircraft sheet metal worker at night, But his venture into real estate business proved to be neither as satisfying nor rewarding as anticipated. After qualifying through competitive examination, Judge Allen took a job with the Pennsylvania State Employment Service. During his four years with the agency as an employment interviewer and counselor, he reassessed his goals. "People," he decided, "are far more interesting and complex than real estate." He accepted a job with the Philadelphia Urban League as industrial and vocational service secretary. In 1960, he entered industry. He accepted a post as a placement representative in employee relations in General Electric's fast-growing Missile and Space Operations in Philadelphia. He recruited, interviewed and evaluated salaried and hourly applicants. He also was responsible for the evaluation of the manpower requirements. He advanced to supervisor and then to manager of these and related functions. Today Mr. Allen is responsible for all professional and managerial development programs at the Re-entry Systems Department (part of the GE Missile and Space Division), together with the admininstration of training programs and the Department Tuition Refund Program for employees. His interest in people goes beyond his job. He has worked closely with the Reverend Leon Sullivan in developing training programs for the Opportunities Industrialization Center--a school founded by Reverend Sullivan to fight unemployment among Philadelphia's lower income citizens. Also, by participating in scores of career guidance seminars and conferences in area schools, Judge Allen has helped motivate many students to continue their education. [photo to left] Barbara Beasley Keeping nationwide track of orders for General Electric Appliances You've heard of people counting sheep to get to sleep. But did you ever hear of anyone who counts appliances? That's what Barbara Beasley often finds herself facing during her nighttime musings. It's really little wonder though, because in a normal day Miss Beasley will be involved with many thousands of appliances--of all shapes and colors. She is a teletype operator at the world's biggest appliance manufacturing plant, General Electric's Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. She handles the transmission, receipt, and confirmation of orders for Appliance Park's huge distribution warehouse. You can realize the complexity of the task by the fact that this one central storage and shipping operation services every General Electric major appliance distributor in the United States. Miss Beasley's day is fairly well divided between routing incoming orders to the right spot and getting out confirmation messages on orders available 2
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