William Penn Life, 1969 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1969-08-01 / 8-9. szám
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION THE COMPUTER - A BLESSED EVENT 3 F THE W I PATERNAL ILIAM PENN ASSOCIATION SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEMBERS Dear Member: The ever increasing cost of printing and mailing of our official publication, William Penn Life, has given the management a lot to consider. Many fraternal association’s publications are supported by the membership through an assessment. Others are published only every three months to keep the cost within a budget. After reviewing our budget the Board of Directors found that we must take action to reduce the cost of publishing our William Penn Life. This can only be done by either reducing the number of issues to four per year or levying a nominal subscription fee on those who desire to receive the publication monthly. Please assist us in determining the best solution to the problem of the future of our William Penn Life. A questionnaire has been prepared which only requires a check mark. Please be good enough to complete your questionnaire and mail the postage free card. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. The Board of Directors See Card Inside. We will not be able to make your address correction unless you mail your old address to us with your new one. Unless you give us your old address also, you might be receiving two publications, one to your new address and one to the old one. THE EDITORS. Man had to learn to crawl before he found he could walk. After he learned to walk he soon discovered he could run. Only through experience, sometimes slow and painful, has man become knowledgeable. He learns constantly from the day he first draws breath to his day of expiration, ever striving to improve mankind’s role on earth, and now even in space. Man’s first step on the Moon proved ever so impactfully his desire to progress, regardless of the cost. How many experiences, successful as well as tragic, went into the thrilling computer-oriented flight of man into the eerie wonders of the heavenly-blue mass called space. From the earliest attempt at sub-orbital flights, through Mercury, Gemini and the Apollo programs man learned, first through crawling, then walking and finally running, that he could explore the secrets and wonders of the firmament, first on the Moon, subsequently on Mars, and from there who knows where! Credit for our space research goes to all of the wonderful people who combined their efforts to assure a successful goal. However, behind all this diligent work is the most wonderful tool ever developed and used by man — the space-age brain, the Computer. Directed by skilled scientists and mathematicians they probed, and continue to probe, the unknown for answers to questions still to be resolved. Today, the Computer, as well as the men and women who understand and direct “it”, is “king” of the universe. No greater technological development has happened in our time or any other time. It has put space within our grasp, and now is proving ever more meaningful in the resolution of our earthly problems. Today every meaningful industry utilizes its limitless opportunities for better means of production and communication. The life insurance industry has been a prime mover and supporter of the complex age of computer technology. Most companies find the advantages of the third-generation computers accrue to the insuring nublic, the policyholder. With the ability to perform repetitive and arduous tasks of the many, in the matter of sulit seconds, the Computer has provided first-class insurance benefits and services at the lowest possible rates, even at a time when the cost of living continues spiraling. The William Penn Fraternal Association for many years has been an advocate of progressive participation in the space-age technology. We, like many others in the insurance industry, are doing everything possible to render to our members the John Sabo, National Controller best product and service possible at the lowest possible rates consistent with the safety and protection of its members. Twenty-five years ago we departed from a manual operation to a punch-card system with sophisticated tabulating equipment otf that era. Three years ago we converted to a second-generation computer operation. Today with the advent of the third-generation computers, the National Officers and Directors of the Association, sparing no cost, are updating its operations with the most modern methods insurance organizations can employ. We have been encouraged by the acceptance the vast majority of our members have given our computer-age operations. It is foreseeable that a direct result of this modern computer operation will mean additional benefits for our members. As the “bugs” of the second-generation computer operation are eliminated, and with the improved programming of the new system’s logic, a smoother operation will result which will eventually mean savings to all members. The Board of Directors will study these possibilities at its September meeting. We like to feel that each member appreciates the progressive course his organization is pursuing in his behalf. We want him to have the best at a price he can afford. We have learned that we can, through intelligent and understanding approaches to his problems, succeed in his behalf with the utilization of modernday computer technology. John Sabo, National Controller
