Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-08-11
OIdsmobiIe Appoints
New StuH Leader

LANSING. flaclHS greater ell
phasis on the quality and RELIABLE
ity of its products, Oldsmobile Di-
vision moved this week these i'm
portant responsibilities under the
direction of staff head reporting
to the divisions general manager,
j. F. Wolfram.
Wolfram, who is ALSO a vice
president of General Motors, an
nounced the appointment of Thorn
as f. Darnton as Director Of Re-
liability.
In another move in connection
with furthering Oldsmobile's out
standing reputation for quality and
reliability, Wolfram announced the
promotion of Robert w. Truxell
to assistant chief engineer.
1.-THE establishment of Oldsmo-
bile's quality and reliability pro-
gram as a staff function" Wolfram
said, will help build and further
our lead in product superiority. AS
our engineering program is gearec
to superior product design" VOL
fran continued. "our reliability
program is geared to assure that
the Oldsmobile car is, and will
continue to be, superior, quality
built car"
In explaining Oldsmobile's con-
cept of reliability, Wolfram said,
"Oldsmobile is dedicated to build
ing every car, ready and able to
do what il lis supposed to do-in
every respect-in performance, ap-
pearance, quality, value and GUS
toner satisfaction.
Because the customer demands
it, his car must be styled right,
designed right and built right. That
is why" Wolfram continued, the
word reliability sums up every
thing we are doing at Oldsmobile. F"
Darnton. until recently Director
of Purchases for Oldsmobile, will,
in Wolfram's words, "be respons-
ible for the development and ad-
ministration of an expanded reli-
ability program, including quality
control. He will also be in charge
of coordinating the entire RELIABLE
ity program between the engineer
ing, manufacturing and purchasing
departments and the B. o. p. plants
which assemble Oldsmobiles in var
ious parts of the nation.
"Truxell, as assistant chief en-
gineer, will head up a department
responsible for product quality de-
velopment," he added. This will
include the development Of more
comprehensive specifications and
the Interpretation of them to our
manufacturing people, the B. o. P.
plants and to Oldsmobile's many
suppliers.
Working in close cooperation
with the Director of Reliability"
Wolfram continued, 'Mr. Truxell
also will be in charge Of the de-
velopment of improved and faster
methods of engineering tests, as
we'll as manufacturing tests Of
parts. assemblies and the car it
self"
Darnton. who assumes his new
duties as Director of Reliability
Immediately. had held the position
VI LII SSioi VI uiNhdSCS Sihtc Jdu-
uary of 1857. A native of Flint,
he Joined Oldsmobile as heat
treat operator in the Oldsmobile
Forge Plant in 1941. BY 1850, fol-
lowing a series of promotions in
the drafting. plant layout and
methods engineering departments.
he was appointed manufacturing
manager at the Forge Plant. A
transfer to the purchasing depart
ment as a purchasing agent was
effected in June of 1856. Darnton
is 1888 graduate Of Michigan
State University.
Truxell graduated as an engi-
eer from General Motors Techni-
cal Institute in 1949 and was as
signed to Oldsmobile the following
year. Appointed as supervisor OF
methods engineering at the Forge
and Saginaw st. Plants in 1858,
he was shortly promoted to the
same position at the Main Plant
Truxell was named General Su-
pervisor OF Methods and Plant
Layout in 1855 and became direc-
tor of the department in 1859. In
April of last year, he was placed
in charge of reliability within the
engineering department.