CALCITE SCREENINGS 1934

saw

2Vo Accident Honor Roll Department, Foreman and Captain BLASTING CREWS

Theo. Haselhuhn

CARPENTER SHOP

Chas. Hoffman

DRILLS

Thomas Kelley

DRILLS

John Dembny

ELECTRICAL CREWS

Geo. C. Wing

MACHINE SHOP

•

MILL

Adolph Sorgenfrei

MILL

Max Belmore

POWER HOUSE

William Heller

Geo. C. Wing

SHOVELS

T. L. Kelley

SHOVELS

J. Leroy Lafnn

TRACKS

N. W. Pollock

TRANSPORTATION

T. L. Kelley

TRANSPORTATION

J. Leroy Lafnn

YARD TUGS

STR. CARL D. BRADLEY

STR. T. W. ROBINSON

STR. B. H. TAYLOR

Julius Zemple Capt. Walter Peppier Chief Frank Lamp

Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. F. F. Pearse Chief Thos. Suttle

STR. W. F. WHITE

Capt. Theo. Dahlburg ChiefJ. A. Anderson

BUFFALO PLANT

C. W. Richards

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CALCITE SCREENINGS Published monthly for the employees of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interest of Safety and Welfare.

The columns of "Calcite Screenings" are open to receive items of plant news, photographs, cartoons, safety suggestions and other items of general plant interest. Contributions will be welcomed from all em ployees. All such contributions should be received before the first of each month and should bear the name of the department and the sender and should be addressed to the editor.

J. A. VALENTIN, Editor.

Spring Issue

More Frequent Publications OfCalcite Screenings It is to be hoped with the improved opera tions anticipated, the publishing of "Calcite Screenings" can be continued more frequently this year, than in the past two years, when it was necessary on account of abnormally reduc ed operations to curtail the publication program.

To continue the marked success which this

magazine has enjoyed among our employees during the past, it is important that we have their continued interest and co-operation in this paper in order that we can improve the bene fits which we derive from it.

In order to recall to you the reasons why this magazine was originally published, we are re printing the leading editorial in the first copy is sued in October, 1926, setting forth in detail the aims which it was desired to accomplish. They are so similar to our aims of to-day that the edi torial will bear repetition.

O. F. Ferdelman, the first editor of Screen

ings, writing under the topic "Our First Issue," said:

"The publication of this pamphlet or magazine is the outgrowth of long consideration as to the best methods and most desirable way in getting Safety messages to all our employes, to foster good will and understanding and to convey ideas and ideals of both management and men.

"It is also our idea to have the columns of this

magazine open to receive items of plant news, photographs, cartoons, safety suggestions and other items of general plant interest and we sin cerely trust that we will have the hearty cooper ation of both the management and men to this end, that by their constructive advice and friend ly criticisms may evolve a magazine which will become a permanent fixture in our plant life rendering a real service to everyone in this or ganization.

"Publications of this magazine shall be month ly, however it may be necessary to withhold publications for several months during the win ter when the plant is not in operation because of the small number of men employed during that time.

1934

EDITORIALS

No Accident Record Is

Very Commendable The completion of last year's operations with

out a lost time accident by tHe men and the fore men at the Calcite plant show a never failing alertness and care in the planning and the exe cution of the many tasks. The splendid work done by the Central Safety Committee since its inception in the year 1924 by producing three "No Accident" years in the last nine years is greatly appreciated by both men and manage ment.

The accident prevention committees on the

steamers, though not so successful in producing results last year in entirely eliminating acci dents, are doing excellent work and should be continued by the officers and men on the steam ers, giving most careful attention to this work.

On this page we have also reprinted the edi

torial carried in the first issue of this magazine in October 1926; setting forth the ideas and aims to be accomplished by the development of "Calcite Screenings". With the inception of the N. I. R. A. Act and its many ramifications, it would appear that this pamphlet will have an additional opportunity to serve the employees by keeping them and their families better in formed of the ever changing conditions under which we live and work; and to provide a means for the management with the assistance of the employees representatives to bring to the atten tion of all employees and their families the real things in the development of our operations for the best interests of all who are dependent for their earnings on its success.

President.

The

man whose work is

never allowed

to

slump is the one the world will need and find a place for.

We shall also endeavor to have all

publication in the hands of the readers by the 1st of each month, therefore it will be necessary (Continued on Page 625)

Most of the shadows that cross our pathways through life are caused by our standing in our own way.

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Calcite Screenings

Our 1933 oAccident Facts

Corporation Experience

In the words of the sages "experience is the best teacher". In safety first and accident pre vention experiences, this also holds true but is apt to be very costly experience.

In glancing over the Lost Time Accident Bul letin Board reproduction of our 19.33 record, it can readily be seen that we have no costly ex periences from last year from which to gain knowledge, of this we are pleased. We would much rather have no accidents than any lesson they might teach. Not only were there no seri ous accidents but there were comparatively few

Pot the years 1931-1932-1933 in the various subsidiary companies of the L'nited States Steel Corporation. 96.79% of all accidents were chargeable to nine general causes in the follow ing percentages,:

minor accidents, one hundred and five to be exact.

Of this number twenty-five were eye injuries of which 21 were dust particles in the eye; 29 were injuries to the fingers and five injuries to the r feet.

The

others

Burns Cranes

4.35% 7.06

Eyes 3.17 Fall of persons 11.92

Hand labor

41.66

Machinery

6.78% 15.63 4.21

M iuing

Railroads Miscellaneous 2.01

These figures correspond closely to our own experience, except that we will run somewhat higher in eye cases due to foreign substances getting in the eye—most commonly limestone

dust. Hand labor with 41.66% reaps the largest toll ol mishaps. This is possibly

were

because

it

is

hand labor and isn't con

scattered quite evenly about the body, being mostly slight abrasions.

sidered as hazardous as some of the other types

From

dent prevention attention is given it. The above sta

learn

this to

we

be a

of

should

bit

more

careful where we put our fingers and a little more

labor and

less

acci

care should be exercised

tistics should be a constand reminder to all con nected with hand labor

in eye protection. It is in

to give it closer scrutiny

teresting

to

note

there were few

that

foot

in an effort to reduce ac

cidents in this

in

juries as in our workthere lurks ;i great possi bility of getting tile toes pinched. The Calcite plant operated 595.416 man

type

>f

work.

Mining and quarrying

1933, one of which result

have to do with heavy equipment and accidents in this field are apt to be severe. The percentage is 15.63 in this experience and offers excellent op portunity for a reduction.

Falls of persons is a

ed

This

bugbear for most of those

to

dealing in accident pre vention. It takes a large

hours with mi accident.

The Buffalo

ported nine in

accident

lost

lost time

Plant re

injuries for time.

happened

Ciuillmo Scottolini

standing mi a plying belt on slipped falling ed a strained

while

ladder ap A Clean Slate. Our Accident Experience tor 193:!. toll annually and places feeder. He third position in the about eighteen inches and suffer above list. It is quite clear that the majority ol shoulder ;md laceration on the us do not consider seriously enough the hazards

head. The Buffalo plant had a total of 37,370 man hours of exposure and 17 days lost time.

There

were

two lost time accidents on

the

Hfadtey Transportation Company's boats oper

of getting off the ground. It doesn't take much of a fall to cause a great injury. About 40% of

all injuries happening in the home can be attri buted to falls.

ating out of Calcite. One to C. T. Greenleaf Ot

The above presents ample proof and good rea

the Steamer ROBINSON, who slipped into an open manhole causing injuries to shin, resulting in five days lost time. The other happened to Chas. Thompson of the Steamer TAYLOR. He

sons for closer attention to the causes and re

duction of these particular types of accidents.

caught his finger between a pipe and the to])

True Wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.

tread of the stairs, resulting in a fractured fin ger. This caused twelve days lost time.

The boats had a total of 275,314 man hours of expos-

.Most of the terrible things we dread never come to pass, so what's the use lying awake

(Continued on Page 625)

nights.

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ure and 17 days lost time.

The Detroit Dock operated with no lost time accident and 1700 man hours of exposure.

In all units there were 34 days lost time in a total of 913,876 man hours of exposure, which is keeping away from accidents fairly well, and goes to show that the men are thinking in terms of safety and realize that it is as much their ob ligation to do a piece of work safely as it is to do the job at all. From a personal point of view,

to have all articles for publication in the hands of the editor by the 25th of the preceding month, to allow time for set up and printing.

"Again we call attention to the fact that this is your magazine, published by the employes and for the employes of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., and we sincerely hope that each and everyone will take a personal pride and in terest in it, that it may be assured of a perma nent place in our organization."

we might say much more so, because there is no job we can hold that someone else cannot do just as well if we are taken out, so the job will go on just the same whether we do it or some

Help Wanted

one else does it, but if we have an accident we

don't go on, for a while at least, and if the acci dent be serious we may be out of the picture en tirely.

Accidents are

bound to occur unless

we be

We have always had a sneaking hunch that there are a lot of valuable safety suggestions which could be made by different employees if they would only step up and speak their little piece.

The individual worker sees a lot of things that

come eternally mindful of what might happen.

Records such as have been made during the past

could stand improvement and a lot of hazards that probably miss the eagle eye of others.

two seasons merits

standing and practical ability in the handling of

Constructive safety suggestions are always welcome and always appreciated. Don't hesitate to talk with your foreman or safety director

their job.

about them.

commendation for all

our

employees and signifies good judgment, under The thought that none of us were responsible Jor any suffering, pain, or distress to ourselves

"or fellow employee during 1933 should be the source of real satisfaction and pleasure to all.

Where's Your Life Insurance Policy Certificate?

We don't like to nag and much less care to as sume the role of a preacher but a little nagging now and then seems to be in order to keep mem bers of our organization from becoming care less with their group insurance policys.

Be sure your certificate is in a safe place and know where that place is. Recently an employee wished to have a change made in his policy and the certificate could not be found. Finally dur

ing housecleaning it was discovered beneath the oil cloth on top of the kitchen cabinet. Hardly the place for so valuable a document.

Your policy is protection given your family in the event that something happens to you.

Please, to avoid trouble and possible delay for them at a time when they have plenty else to

worry about, put your certificate in a place for safe keeping, which will be known to those who will need to know when the time comes to claim its benefits and do it now!

Likewise, if you have reason to change the name of beneficiary, the policy should be brought to the Main Office so it can be sent in and the desired change made.

Should the certificate become lost or destroy ed, please notify us at once.

After all there's no work much more import ant than saving yourself or others from injury.

An invention or an idea which prolongs human life is most certainly worthwhile. We strive to give credit where credit is due and there's a real satisfaction in seeing your idea flower into 3 protective device which actually prevents acci dents.

Safety's stewardship belongs to all of us. It's like that famous old battle cry of the Three Musketeers—"All for one and one for all". It's

everybodys job. Let's accept our share of the responsibility.

Practical Joking A woman thirty-three years of age was the only earner for her family of five and was work ing as a ribbon weaver. The accident ocurred because a fellow-employee pulled her chair away when she stood up for a moment, and when she sat down she fell on the edge of the chair, in juring her spine. She was disabled for seventeen

weeks and was forced to give up work perma nently after another year. She never fully re covered and was subject to extremely severe headaches and was generally incapacitated for the heavier tasks around her home.

The true value of horse sense is shown by the fact that the horse was afraid of the automobile

during the period in which the pedestrian laugh ed at it.

The day you cease to study is the day you start to slip.

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Code of Fair Competition For the

Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel

LET'S

and Slag Industries

KEEP

them <By R. B. Henley Member of Tenth Regional Committee

WAVING

The development of the Code of Fair Compe tition for the Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel, and

Slag Industries as it applies to the employees of this Company is no doubt a subject of interest to the readers of "Calcite Screenings".

Nation wide activities, many times are not clearly understood. Too often, their explanation comes through the speeches of ambitious poli ticians—not always, but let us be frank, and say,

many times influenced, selfishly.

And also as

each of us read the various newspaper com ments on such matters we differ just as there is a difference in editors—and too there is a dif

During the period of completing these Codes, the idea of the insignia of N. R. A. or the Blue Eagle appeared and by all who signed the Presi dent's Re-employment Agreement (P. R. A.) and lived up to its terms the Blue Eagle could be displayed. The P. R. A. was a general agree ment, similar to a Code, for temporary use.

In the meantime the Code of Fair Competition

for Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel and Slag In dustries was being written—many meetings were being held. When one realizes that a Na

tion wide industry producing mineral products of value exceeded only by coal and pig iron, an idea of the size of the undertaking is clear.

And after many more meetings involving thousands of dollars of expense and the untiring efforts of a large number of representatives of

ference in readers. How many discussions have you heard, or perhaps entered into, over a news paper article? The same subject, in the same pa per, may be read with an entirely different meaning by a number of people.

The National Industrial Recovery Act (N. I. R. A.) was passed by Congress June 13, 1933.

of the Code, it was on November 10th, 1933, ap proved and became effective November 21st,

Its purpose is fully stated in its title.

1933.

This act provided for the National Recovery Administration (N. R. A.), which is the body to which is delegated the responsibility of making effective to employees, tradesmen and industry the benefits proposed by this law.

The N. R. A. began at once its huge task of setting in motion the machinery of re-employ ment. We locally have seen the results of a part of this program.

Next in order was an invitation by the N. R.

This governing Code is labeled No. 109 in a total of about 350 approved to date, of a totai of over 600 to be eventually drawn up for ap proval.

The Code represents industries whose sales of products have dropped on the average for the limited states to 43% of the peak of 1929.

A. for Industries to submit Codes of Fair Com

petition—or to state it otherwise, for Industries

the various interests concerned in the final draft

The

maximum 40-hour

week is

established

and minimum rates of pay are from 25c to 40c per hour. (Our present minimum rate is above that figure.)

The three industries in the past have lacked

agreement with the N. R. A. what it could do toward increasing payrolls and employment and eliminating unfair competition. As these agree

any great degree of co-ordination and it is be lieved that by grouping these three under one Code greater benefits may be had by the em ployee, the industries themselves and the con

ments became acceptable to both N. R. A. and the industries they were approved and became operative.

suming public.

It is believed that operation under the Code will increase employment in general, but by no

to take stock and set down in the form of an

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unless extensive road building projects, supple mented by a large increase in building construc tion takes place.

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will depend upon a rounding out of the whole program. The present scheme merely looks to the expenditure of money in order to provide a means of livelihood for people who have been accustomed to more money and larger pay

In summary the principles on which the Code of Fair Competition for the Crushed Stone, Sand & Gravel, and Slag Industries, is founded, are: (1) Employees are entitled to fair wages. A continuance of this policy is necessary in order

to expect industry to continue to increase wages in the face of losing actual capital in trying to

to sustain public purchasing power which is es sential to industrial prosperity.

(2) Available employment should be distri buted among the largest possible number of

The employees of this Company represent, in the main, young men—young in the sense of useful life ahead. But, old enough to have ac

workers.

(3) In order to meet its obligations to its em ployees and its stockholders and to maintain

capital investment the industry must earn fair and reasonable profit.

(4) To accomplish these ends it is necessary that unfair competitive practices should be elim inated. This provision includes the Open Price Policy.

This last provision is of as vital importance to the employees of this or any other company as it is to the companies themselves.

It is through this provision that the very life blood of an industry is to be fairly and equitably distributed—namely, that the sales and income

f therefrom be maintained at a level that will be fair and provide a return sufficient to meet pay rolls, taxes, coal and supply bills and other nec essary disbursements. So far, prices have not increased sufficiently to offset the extra costs.

The administration of the Code and its prac tices represents a large item of expense.

checks than they are getting at the present time.

Employees will realize that it is not reasonable operate a plant.

quired many valuable advantages—seniority, to entitle them to as much work as is available to

support their growing families—protection for their families in the way of Pension Plan and

insurance benefits—and in our case an excep tionally large amount of life insurance.

The wages paid have always been commen surate with the profits of the business. It is not hard to understand that all the proceeds of a business cannot go into wages, and the business exist. And it is not hard to understand, that with » capital gone and plants closed, that there would not be a job for any of us.

As stated before it is the mutual understand

ing of these matters that will go far and count largely in successfully overcoming a condition which has for the past two or three years been unpleasant and certainly not profitable, to ei ther employee or employer.

Mother's Day, May 13th

First, the United States is divided into 16 Re

gions—ours being No. 10 and includes Wiscon sin and Michigan—governed by a Board of twenty-five known as the Regional Committee.

The Region is further divided into eleven Mar keting Districts, each with a District Commit tee ranging in number from seven to seventeen

as prescribed by the Code and meetings are held in accord therewith.

Multiply the foregoing by sixteen and add to it the members of the Code Authority,—which is the National Governing body—and a partial idea may be had of the requirement of time, ex pense and personnel. This is for one Code—600 Codes may eventually be effective.

To summarize, let's not forget that this Com pany has always complied with the Code in ev

O magical word, may it never die from the lips

ery respect. Wages have exceeded the require ment. Hours of work are within the prescribed limits. Prices of our product and our trade prac

Nor melt away from the trusting hearts that

tices have been fair.

The success of this Nation wide effort in re

covery will depend upon a great measure of co operation. The success of an employee in hav

ing more hours and a larger pay check will de pend upon his employer- being able to sell its products at fair prices. The success of it also

that love to speak it,

even would break to keep it.

Was there ever a name that lived like thine!

Will there ever be another ?

The angels have reared in heaven a shrine to the holy name of Mother.

Don't borrow trouble, even if you have to do without it.

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Winter Work on the Boats Crews Repair Extensively on the Strs. Calcite and John G. Munson The quarrying of stone at Calcite necessarily depends on cheap transportation, and the fact that Calcite is situated on Lake Huron so that limestone can be water-borne to the various us

ers of our product is the chief reason for the* founding and expansion of our operations here.

The owning and operating of a fleet of unloader boats was a natural development of the quar

rying operations. It is safe to say that if our limestone had to be hauled on the railroads, with

its comparatively high freight rates, the cost de livered to our customers would be prohibitive, in spite of our high quality product.

The Michigan Limestone & Chemical Corn-

panv must, therefore, work hand in hand with the* Bradley Transportation Company for the successful delivery of well prepared, pure lime stone to our customers.

The fact that the transportation must be by water and the fact that water freezes in the win

ter, brings to the Management the problem o! seasonal operation, a problem which becomes

increasingly difficult with the shorter operating seasons with which we have been faced in recent years.

In past vcars, the plant has expanded to such an extent that the amount of construction work-

together with the necessary stripping enabled the Management to provide year round employ ment, so much so that it was difficult for many

to get a vacation even in the winter. In more re

cent years, there has been no new construction and the work of stripping that was done, was di vided as evenly as possibly among all employes, whether they normally worked in the quarry or some other part of the plant. it has beef! the thought ol" the Management

for some time past that if the boats of the Bradlev Transportation Company could be laid up in

winter quarters in the loading slip at Calcite, the work which it is necessary to do on them

would provide employment for some of our men who would normally be unemployed or on very short hours. The objection to this scheme is that when we get an easterly gale there is consider

able surge in the loading slip and that it would not be a safe place for a boat to lay under such weather conditions.

As a compromise to this scheme, tin- Manage ment conceived the plan of laying up the. boats at Cheboygan, housing and feeding the men there and transporting them from and to Rog ers City every week.

<By R. C. STANBROOK This plan benefits to worthwhile only things

presented several difficulties but the us here at Rogers City were so that it was felt that objections were to be overcome.

Negotiations were opened with the owners of the McArthur dock and after making a survey, it was felt that after installing several additional anchorages the boats could be securely tied up for the winter and that there was very little chance of their sustaining any damage in case of a heavy gale.

It was decided to lay Up the steamers "John

G. Munson" and "Calcite" at Cheboygan as these two boats would provide most work of the type we were equipped to do and had experience in.

Both these steamers were navigated safely into their winter quarters and had but nicely started their lavup when the weather turned extremely cold and they were fro/en in. I'nder these conditions, the boats were certainly se cure and doubts we

any may

have h a d for their s a f e t V

were The cold.

allayed.

u n u su a 1 however,

made the

layup

work more

ficult, crews

dif but, the of both

steamers

were

f i n i s h e d and home b e f o r e Christmas. Wa

ter ing

and light were made

available for the

shipkeepers and they were com fortable

and

well prepared to withstand

t h e

rigors

the

ol

winter.

The work

principal which

it

was planned to L(,n KllKjII(,ei. R. c. stanbrook. M.

do consisted ol L & c# Co, and riglltj Ciliel eu.

rerivetting the giueer John Spam, B. T. Co.. in hoppers and side charge of winter work at Cheboytanks in the car- gan.

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go-holds and rebuilding the pan conveyors in the tunnel on the "Calcite" and rerivetting the tank top of number five tank and renewing the idler decking of tunnel and boom belts on the "Muii-

on the moving of equipment were started to work busting out old rivets in the cargo hold. It was quite a relief for these men to get out of the wind and swing a heavy sledge to keep

son".

warm.

It was estimated that this would provide work for an average of fifty men for ten weeks and

men found that comfortable quarters had been

The men working on the dock making the foundation and shack for the air compressor had the lough job as we immediately began to ex perience extremely cold weather. Temperatures of 35 degrees below zero were registered and high tension lines around the vicinity were breaking due to the extreme contraction. This delayed the job somewhat as we were unable to get power to run the air compressor and provide adequate lighting until the beginning of the sec

provided for them at the Cheboygan Hotel and

ond w<-ek.

the Management set out to distribute the work

at the plant on a much more generous scale than would have been possible if they had not been

able to ptOVMe this winter work oh the boats.

Much planning and a good deal of prelimin ary work had been done so that when the first bus arrived at Cheboygan on February 5th, the serving meals at the

On the "Calcite" all the rivets on the slopes

A box car full of equipment was waiting for

and hopper in the three cargo holds had to be renewed both in the water-tight tanks and also

arrangements made for Ottawa Hotel.

them at the dock, ready to be unloaded and much of the construction material was on hand to be

moved onto the boats. Everyone was anxious to get started to work again after the winter lay off and the car was soon unloaded and the work

of rigging up staging and ladders in the cargo hold was commenced. Much thought had been given to this problem as it was realized that the safe and expeditious accomplishment of the job depended largely on the facilities provided for moving around on the slopes and inside the tanks, and gaining ready access to the work.

The fact that we had so few

minor accidents

shows how well this phase of the work was planned and accomplished.

As soon as enough of the staging was rigged up. as many of the men who were not required

above the tunnel. This meant that all the rivets had to lie backed out and those that would not

come with the punch had to be burned out with acetylene torches. After the old rivets were out the holes had to lie reamed out, countersunk, bolted up and new rivets driven. The majority of

the rivets were three quarter inches diameter.

About 3S000 rivets were driven in this part of the work, about half of them being in the water tight compartments. The rivets which were ori ginally in the boat had withstood the pounding of 8,500,000 tons of stone and coal over a period of 21 years, and we expect the rivets driven last winter to outlast the plates into which they were driven. Several of the frames in the tanks were found to be broken and these were either weld(Continued on Page 643)

JH

m*

Standing L. to R.—J. Miller. E. Mulka. L. Sniolinski. Ed. Mulka, P. Montayt, G. Sobeek, J. Lamb, Wm, Se.helley, V. Bonnard. W. Yarch, F. Mayes. L. Wenzel. P. Mulka. A. Beebe. D. Cooper. S. Mayes. E. Holt. Wm. Kiwiner. Wm. Fate.hkowski, V. Klee. V. Martin. .1. Sniolinski Jr.. A. All. (!. Smilb, (!. Hoy, V. Pretty. Seated—L. to R.—B. McVeigh. A. Gosselin, S. Centella, Wm. Joppic.h, S. Maske. C. Curvhi, L. Joppic.h. Gr. King, L. Pines, Wm. Gager. H. Kucharski, A. Nedeau, S. Grohowski, S. Chibula. O. Sparre, C. Sobeek, R. Buehler, J. Gatons.

C. Sobeek was steel construction foreman on this job and R. Buehler, 1st Ass't. Eng'r. of Str. Bradley was foreman of mechanical repair.

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Employees Gardens Important Activity Enters Upon Its Eighth Year Enthusiasm Continues For This Wholesome and -'•~U>I;~-"-

Profitable Plan orders for shipments. Fall will come and may be followed by a lean winter—an empty cellar com pares to a winter without work. It is interesting to note the ways of Nature—there is so much

similarity. Experiences of ten or twenty years ago may be forgotten—recent ones are more easily remembered. Just as surely as gardening

has had and will have its good seasons and bad, every gardener will understand that nothing is as permanent as change—and will understand that business too, will always have its ups and downs.

A crop like this one will make a difference in your grocery bill.

It has become a habit and a good one! And now it has eight years of "seniority"—eight years of cooperation between employee and em

ployer in promoting a beneficial, wholesome and profitable activity—and one in which the en thusiasm this year appears to equal if not ex ceed that of previous years.

The experience of the past few- years has taught us the value of a cellar well filled for win ter use. A year ago we went into the gardening business as a peace time emergency, but view ing the skies of depression as clearing and this rightly so. as there has been improvement. A study of these periods of ups and downs in em ployment and business, reveals cycles not unlike the experiences of the gardener. His plans, too. are subject to influences beyond his control. A hard winter and late spring compares to a late start of operations. A bad summer season for gardening is like an operating season without

This gardening program has expanded during the last eight years and in addition to the large number of home gardens in the yards and near the homes of the employees, there will be about 325 plots, fifty by ftfty feet under cultivation on the Bradley Farm Property.

Such assistance as is possible to be given by the Company will again be extended. This in past years has varied. Some of the work, such

as plowing, is no longer practical, as the ground condition could not be improved by this method.

The large plot will be watered by the same sys tem heretofore used.

There are a few remaining plots to be assign ed and these will be assigned in order of appli cation for them.

As has been usual in the past, circular letters were sent this spring, to all employees to ascer tain their garden requirements in respect to size of garden and seed and plant requirements.

The responses were prompt and came from all of the list circularized.

Mot many weeks ago, with the temperature, at various places near by, reported as low as 50° (Continued on Page 833)

This growth is really not half as high as the barn, but the vegetables harvested would almost fill it.

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Work of the Past Winter Activity In The Quarry, General Repairs and Minor Construction Employed About 400 Men Las! winter's plant operations began Febru ary 5th and finished May 2nd. Stripping opera tions consisted ol 27,007 cars or approximately

810,210 yards of material being loaded by shov els Xos. 9, 11 and 12 and hauled by six locomo tives in seven car trains to the dumps.

A feature in this stripping operation was the new Xo. 4 dump extension with an incline about

a mile long and running through the swamp back of Little Lake (picture below). This par ticular job cannot be considered as routine and very good work was done in the new dump's op eration.

llu weather ran along at sub-zero temperature for days, if not for weeks at a time. It is one thing to think and talk safety in the confines of a warm room—it is quite another to put safety into practice when you are out on the stripping Operations*with snow on the ground, the ther mometer so low that tin- mercury was out of sight and the wind howling about your ears or on a steel job where the steel glistens with dia monds ol frost and everything you touch sends a chill up your spine. \\ e know ol no condition deserving more com mendation or no satisfaction greater than that

On stripping about 240 men were used oper ating in four six hour shifts. In addition to the above there were crews repairing and painting cars: general repairs in the Machine Shop on

Anger

shovels and locomotives; repairs and minor con struction in the Mill: remodeling and condition ing the old power house into a storehouse; ami the regular winter power house crew.

There were also about forty men working on

We do things under the impulse of anger that are far more injurious to ourselves than to those at whom we are angry.

A moment's anger may lose to us n dear friend —gain for us an enemy—perhaps cost us our

boat repair in Cheboygan. In all there were about 400 men working during the stripping per iod.

'I he work was carried on with general effi ciency and the same scrupulous attention was

ol a job well done.

job—or sometimes even bring real tragedy into the lives of ourselves and our family.

What's the use? What do we gain?

Working ourselves into a rage, may relieve our feelings temporarily—but later we must

given this work by the men that has kept them free from accidents during the past two years.

stop and count the cost!

Let's learn to '"forget" it!

As as result there were no severe or lost time accidents, and minor accidents were few. This

ltv !

experience merits considerable favorable com ment, as not onl)- were the crews scattered, but

Jt is really not so hard to "forget" to get anThe simplest move is apt to be the soundest.

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C. T. Skowronski officiating.

Interment was

made in the Rogers City cemetery.

August Daniel Dueltgen died March 17, 1934

following severe injuries sustained from a fall.

Mr. Dueltgen was long a resident of this section and at one time was in the employe of this Com

pany. Funeral services were held from the Westminster Church with Rev. S. J. Francis of ficiating. Services at the Rogers City cemetery were conducted by Rogers City Lodge No. 451 I. O. O. F. Rudolph Dueltgen Jr., a nephew, is a member of the Michigan Limestone & Chemi

cal Company Engineering staff.

^Memorial

T>ay Lay the roses softly down On the green and grassy mound.

Breathe a silent little prayer For the soldier lying there.

Yes, he fought for an ideal, Gave his life for nation's weal.

Highest honor is his due; All our laurels are too few. 窶年ina W. Walter.

Those Who Have Passed Away Mrs. Ernest Grambau died Feb. 12, 1934 at the home of her son Arthur. Death was due to stomach cancer. Funeral services were held from

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and in terment made in the Rogers City cemetery. Two sons, William and Arthur, are Michigan Lime stone employes.

Mrs. Amelia Kasuba died the morning of Jan

uary 8, 1934 at the home of her son Joseph. She was 78 years of age. Funeral services were held in Gaylord and interment made in the Gaylord cemetery. Two sons, Joseph and Stanley, are Michigan Limestone employes.

Rose Zeilinski of Posen died Dec. 31, 1933 at her home in Posen Twp. Funeral services were from St. Casimer's

Church at

Posen;

Rev.

Kwasigroch officiating. Interment was made in the Posen cemetery. John Zeilinski of the Track Department is a son.

William Rieger passed away Wednesday, January 24, 1934 in Los Angeles, Calif. Alfred Rieger of the Carpenter Department is a bro ther.

Anostasia Rygwelski of Posen died February 13th, 1934 at the home of her daughter. Mr. Frank Rygwelski of the Track Department is a son. Funeral services were from St. Casimer's Church in Posen and interment was made in the

Posen cemetery.

Miss Amelia Patzer passed away April 10, 1934. Funeral services were from St. John'?

Evangelical Lutheran Church; Rev. L. A. Linn officiating. Interment was made in Rogers City cemetery. Robert of the Power Department and Julius of the Yard Department are her brothers.

Fred Fisch a resident of this city for twenty-

five years passed away at his home on April 7, 1934. He was 76 years of age. Funeral services were held from St. Ignatius Church with Rev.

Frederick Bettinger passed away March 14,

Skowronski of Rogers City, Rev. Szturmowski of Metz and Rev. Westdorp of Onaway officiat ing. Fred J. Fisch, the only son, is an account ant of this company.

John Martin died Monday, December 11, 1933,

1934. Interment was made in Moltke cemetery.

at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Pau-

A son, Charles, is a Michigan Limestone mill

quette. Funeral services were held from St. Ig

employee.

Lillian Greenleaf died March 5, 1934 at her home in Lakewood, Ohio. Interment was made in Cleveland, Ohio. Her husband, C. T. Greenleaf, is First Assistant Engineer on the Steamer "T. W. Robinson".

Joseph King, an employee in the Transporta

tion Department, passed away December 2, 1933.

He was 48 years of age and died from bronchial pneumonia. Funeral services were from St. Ig natius Church with Rev. C. T. Skowronski offi

ciating.

Michael G. Kerr, the six year old son of

George Kerr, Sr., was instantly killed in a traf fic accident February 22, 1934. Funeral services were held from St. Ignatius Church with Rev.

natius Church with Rev. C. T. Skowronski offi

ciating. Interment was made in the Rogers City cemetery. Frank Martin of the Mill Department is a brother to the deceased.

William F. Brandt of Royston died Monday,

Dec. 11, 1933 in the University hospital, Ann Ar bor. Mr. Brandt was the step-father of Arnold Elowski one of our employes. Services were from St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Alpena, Rev. Moeller officiating. Interment was made in the Hawks cemetery.

CALCITE SCREENINGS extends its sincere

sympathy to the families and friends of those who have passed away.

The man who's not afraid to face the music

will very likely one day lead the band.

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J'age 633 ployed in the Mill Dept.

Henry John on Dec. 26, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dietlin. Mr. Dietlin is employed in the Drilling Dept.

Leo William on Jan. 3rd to Mr. and Mrs. Leo

O'Conner. Mr. O'Conner is employed in the Elec trical Dept.

Edmund on Jan. 21st to Mr. and Mrs. John Kapala. Mr. Kapala is employed in the Yard

New Arrivals In

Dept.

Donah! Leroy on Jan. 26th to Mr. and Mrs.

Our Homes

Henry Smith. Mr. Smith is employed in the

Daughters were born to the following since our last issue of "Screenings": Alberta Claire on Dec. 8, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Krefl. Mr. Kreft is employed in the Shovel Dept,

Drilling Dept.

James Eld en on Jan. 28th to Mr. and Mrs. An drew Tischler. Mr. Tischler is employed in the Machine Shop.

Orvillc Joseph on March 3rd to Mr. and Mrs.

Louis

Esther Louise on Dec. 15, 1933. to Mr. and

Mrs. Roht. I'atzer. Mr. I'at/.er is employed in the Power Dept.

Dorothy Rita on Jan. 8th to Mr. and Mrs.

Rickle. Mr. Sickle is employed in the

Blasting and Drilling Dept.

Valentine Charles on April 14th to Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Boehmer. Mr. Boehmer is employed in the Tug Dept.

Walter Idalski. Mr. Idalski is employed in the

Louis Franklin Delano on Jan. 30th to Mr. and

Track Dept.

Arloa Ann on Jan. 18th to Mr. and Mrs. Fred

Mrs. Louis Leveck. Mr. Leveck is an employee

Heythaler.

of the Bradley Transportation Co.

Mr. Heythaler is employed in the

Transportation Dept, Nancy Joyce on Feb; 4th to Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Hoeft. Mr. Hoeft is employed in the Dock Office.

Patricia Virgilcen on Feb. 23rd to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Modrynski. Mr. Modrynski is em ployed in the Shovel Dept.

Florence Fay on March 9th to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Feldhiser. Mr. Leldhiser is employed ill the Track Dept.

1'atricia June on March 24th to Mr. and Mrs.

Bernard Murphy. Mr. Murphy is employed in the Mill Dept.

Norma Claire on April 7th to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Keiger. Mr. Keiger is employed in the Carpenter Dept.

Janet Melvina on Dec. 28, 1933, to Mr. and

Mrs. Reuben Burning Mr. Bruiting is employed

Employees Gardens

Continuedfrom Page 630

below zero, the ground frozen as deep as four feet and with snow abundant, spring and garden time seemed a long way off—but now—that 13 as far behind us as spring then seemed to be ahead of us. Actually, by the thermometer, March and April has been wanner than in 1933.

Spring seems to arrive about on time each year—the sunn)- days turn our thoughts to flow ers and gardens and 1934 is not an exception.

J'hinting time is near—many books have advice of the time to plant—many "experts" read and see the signs—but with years of experience, in telligently applied by an "army"" of 500 garden ers, eager for results, familiar with local condi

tions and climate—well, —well. —let the skep

Thomas Rose. Mr. Rose is employed in the Dock-

tics visit these gardens in July and August.

And now, good luck, for a bumper crop—may enjoyment of the produce make every ache worth while and there be a bushel of garden goods for every blister raised in gardening.

Office.

Bernard

G. F. Harris Passed Away

in the Transportation Dept.

Sons were born to the following: Thomas Peter on Oct. 7, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs.

David on Nov. 9, 1933, to Mr. and

Mrs. H. E; Johnson. Mr. Johnson is employed in the Storehouse.

Richard on

Nov. 20. 193.3, to

Mr. and

Mrs.

Edmund Mulka. Mr. Mulka is an employee of the Bradley Transportation Co. Ivan John on Dec. 12, 1933. to Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Markey, ]r. Mr. Markev is employed in

the Mill Dept.

Norman Arthur on Dec. IS, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs.

Bernard

I'ilarski.

Mr.

I'ilarski

is an em

(i. I\ Harris, a former resident of Rogers City

and an employee of the Michigan Limestone cv Chemical Company, died in a Chicago hospital on May 5th. He suffered from hemorrhages and succumbed after a three day illness.

Mr. Harris was 76 years of age. He moved to Chicago from Rogers City about ten years ago.

While in Rogers City, he was employed as Chemist by the Limestone Company.

Mr. W. j. Mnndt of the Dock Office is a step

ployee of the Bradley Transportation Co.

son.

Harry Junior on Dec. 25, 1933, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kucharski. Mr. Kucharski is em

Science Chapel and the body was cremated.

Funeral services were held from a Christian

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^dSKet ^dll

Season of i934

Merchants Take the Honors This

Year In Calcite League -By George R. Jones The Quarry and Merchants initiated the 1934 basket ball season with the Quarry taking the honors. This game was full of the usual early

ing games to date, however disappointing it was to the Merchant fans.

Since the Fishermen had such success in a sec

season errors but had its interesting moments.

The Merchants were trailing 30-8 at the close of the third quarter and then sprung a real sur prise by playing the Quarry Five off their feet and coming within six points of tying the score.

The second contest of the opening night was between the Marines, last season's champions,

ond half comeback against the Merchants, they adopted the same tactics the following week when stacked up with the Marines, At the half

and Julius Xemple's Five.

A smooth working

red when a revamped Merchants team met the

Yard team took an easy victory from the uncon ditioned Marines by a 28-10 score. The Yard showed a powerful offense with its fast floor work and numerous sharpshooters. Every man on the team is a potential scorer.

After the showing that the Marines had made in their first game, the Quarry was favored as the winner when the two met the following week. This game turned out to be a thriller with

undefeated Yard. The Merchants led at quarter time by 8-5 and half time by 11-9. The Yard took the lead during the third quarter and led 18-17.

A last attempt for goal by Cook of the Merch

the Marines showing their expected class and they took the Quarry by a one point margin. At no time was there more than three points be tween the two, although the Marines led at

each quarter of the game.

The Yard team with all their power had a tough time winning from the Fishermen by a 24-21 score. Paradise kept the Fishers in the running with his uncanny basket shooting, ac counting for thirteen of his team's twenty-one points. The Yard again showed a well balanced scoring team, each member figuring in the scor ing.

Green and I'aullcy, the two rangy centers of the League, staged a contest when the Quarry and Yard came together in the third week of the League, series. Each of these players were high scorers for their respective teams. The Yard was fortunate in winning this game by a 27-19 score inasmuch as they didn't count once during the final quarter.

Clarence Mertz saw his team pull a fast one

the Marines had a comfortable 18-5 lead. When the final whistle sounded

the score was 26-25

with the Marines clinging to the one point lead.

The first overtime game of the season occur

ants was successful and tied the score with ten

seconds of playing time remaining. During the overtime session the

Merchants proceeded to

take matters in their own hands and tallied two

field goals while the Yard failed to register a point.

The Quarry came out of a bad slump and trounced the Fishermen by a 38-17 count. it seemed impossible to stop Pete"s boys that eve ning. Coupled with the Quarry's speed the Fish ermen seemed disorganized and the results were disastrous for the Fishers. The twenty-one point difference in this game was one of the greatest winning margins of the season.

Not to be outdone by the Quarry in scoring ability, the Merchants stepped out to give the Marines a trimming 43-16. The Marines were helpless against the fine guarding of the Mer chants. Gus Kane's boys had a fourteen point lead at the half and continued their fast work-

throughout the second half. These Merchants have all the earmarks of a Champion team at the close of the first half of the season.

In the second meeting of the Yard and Ma rines, the Sailor lads made a valiant effort to subdue the fast going Yard but fell two points

short, being defeated by a 31-29 score.

Both

on (his Kane's Merchants. With the score stand

teams played a very fine game of ball. The Ma

ing 16 to 5 in the Merchants favor at the half, the Fishermen spurted to a 19-18 win, holding the Merchants to no field goals during the en

third quarters only to see the lead snatched

tire second half. This was one of the most excit

rines led the Yard at the end of the first and

away by Noble's "Long Tom'" shots. His good shooting netted twelve of the Yards thirty-one

Calcite Screenings points. Sorgenfrei of the Marines also counted

twelve points.

The Merchants intent upon finishing their schedule without defeat pushed forward to take the Quarry by a 32-23 score. The game was a see-saw al fair until the fourth quarter when the Merchants made ten points to the Quarry's four. This was a crucial contest for both teams

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the long end of a 39-26 final.

The same evening the Merchants and

the

Yard, the two leaders, fought their crucial game ol the season. Both teams were tied at eleven all when the half ended. In the second half the

Merchants gained a slight advantage to take the game and first place undisputed. Score 26-21.

The final evening of the winter's schedule

as a loss would undoubtedly force either team

found the Marines, the last barrier between the

from gaining top honors with only three remain ing games to lie played. The Merchants have been showing real form lately and the next few contests will show exactly what they're made of.

At this period of the season the Marines and Quarry were tied for third place. A defeat to ei ther team would put them out of the running for Championship honors altogether. The best the Marines could do in this attempt was to hold the Quarry to a 33-25 count, falling short eight points of taking the victory. Ivan Bannon with fourteen points and Norval Schlager with seven points kept the Quarry at a comfortable margin throughout this contest.

The Yard and Fishermen met to stage the

Merchants and the coveted title. The boys led

by Capt. Otis Pollock had won five straight games to bring their squad to first position, and this last battle would test their ability as cham

next tussle with the odds in favor of the smooth

working Yard five. The Ward standing firm in

first place looked good to take this game from the Fisher lads. However, the dope was entirely wrong and the Fishermen took the contest with

comparative ease. Score 24-18. The Fishers typi cal second half comeback proved too much for

the Yard offensive held at bay by Spencer and Plat/.. The victors counted eighteen tallies the second half and held the losers to five points.

The next week the Merchants and Fishermen met for wdiat was to be one of the season's best

contests. The Merchants were within striking

distance of first

position and the Fishermen

seemed to have hit their stride so the contest

developed into a real battle with the Merchants

pulling ahead by a 24-21 count. Both teams spent

pions. With this mental hazard to combat and

also the Marines, with everything to gain and no season's honors to lose, as their opponents the Merchants were at a slight disadvantage.

This performance had all the earmarks of a real spirited fray. At the end of the first quarter the score was four all. The contestants were playing a close, conservative game and the forwards had little chance to work the ball in.

Hamilton accounted for all the

ing 16-11. The fourth quarter told a different story. The Merchants proved their right to be hailed as the Champs by staging a rally that net ted them eight tallies while the Marines were held scoreless. The final whistle showed the Merchants in the lead with a 19-16 verdict.

Therefore

Gus

The Fishermen and Quarry put on the finale

for the 1934 season. The Fishers took the game by a 27-19 score without much trouble, although they were outscored by the Quarrv in the last half.

The

follow

are

hi a fine defensive contest the Yard resumed

19-16. The best the Quarry could do in the fourth quarter was to sink two free throws. A lot of random shooting availed them nothing.

With the season's close approaching the two low teams in the League met to decide the cel

lar championship, namely the Marines and Fish ermen. This was a free scoring affair with Les ter Raymond of the Marines making sixteen

points for individual high score for any one game during the season. The Marines were on

Merchants won

of effort.

being a low score and chiefly defensive play.

They opened up in the second half with the Fishel men making fifteen points and the Merchants twenty points. With seconds to play the Fishers led by one point. Then a "long torn" by Cook

its championship stride by defeating the Quarry

Kane and his

their first League championship after four years

ing standings

in the final half fixed things for the Merchants.

Marine's field

goals. The third quarter ended and the sailors were still increasing their lead, the score show

the first half feeling each other out. the result

and n nice short shot by Bruce sewed up the game for Gus Kane's boys. Bruce's eight points

The second

quarter saw the Marines leading by a 9-7 count.

a

testi

mony of balanced wer

of

five

Un po the

League

teams.

majority

T h e

<> I

the g am es were hot! y contested an* t h e winners

were usual iy forced every step of tin1 way to gain v i c t o r y. It

; lest your vacation be

would be dif ficult to dis tribute t h c basket ball

marred by an Accident

BE CAREFUL

']",,p—Left Group—Marines. Back row. left to right. II. Grambau. Wm. Gross, L. Raymond. I. Hamilton left to right. R. Lamb. L. Voda Jr. To])—Center Groiq)—Officials. Back row. left to right. W. Mundt. rel er, L. Goodin. referee. Top—Right (iron])—Merchants. Back row. left to right. L. Kowalski, O. Poll Cook:; Front. M. Wen/.el. Bottom- Left Group—Fishermen. Back row, left to right. E. Rial/.. E. S V. Scott. G. Spencer. Center Group—Yard. Back row, left to right. L. Schefke. G. Green. R. Tank. B

Group—Quarry. Back row, left to right, K. Wenzel, J. Modrynski, V.Paulley, 1. Bannon, L. Wen/.el; C

-

iter row. left to right. P. Heller, Wm. Meharg. G. Platz. Manager, A. Selke, L. Sorgenfrei: Bottom row,

F. Reiuke, referee, G. Jones, scorer; Bottom row left to right. R. C. Stanbrook, timer, H. Meharg, scor A. DesChamps. M. Bruce, P. Mdlcr; (.'enter Row. left to right. !â&#x20AC;˘'.. Schlagcr. G. J. Kane, Manager; C J. Mann, G. Paradise, W. Scott; Front row, left to right. E. Meharg, 11. Pricdrich. C. Mertz. Manager:

iple; Center row. left to right, I. Lee. J. Zemple. Manager; L. Rose: Front, H. Noble. row, left to right, E. Glasier, X. W. Pollock, Manager: R. Pmes; Front, N. Schlager.

Bottomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Right

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talent in the community to any better advant age than the distribution made this season.

SEASON'S STANDINGS Won

Lost

Merchants

6

2

Percent

.750

Yard

|

3

.(>H

Marines

3

5

.375

Quarry

3

5

.37J

Fishermen 3 5 .375 The Merchants made the best showing win

ning six straight to be crowned the Champions.

They had a good balance of scoring lower with Cook the leading forward and a fine defense built around Bruce, stellar guard. Pollock. Ko walski. M.

Wenzel.

Al DesChamps.

Schlager

and Miller made up the remainder of the squad.

Julius Zemple made a strong bid for first hon ors with his Yard squad ami this team was the favorite during three quarters of the season.

Rose, Noble, Tank, Green, Lee, Schefke, B.

Plant Personals A number ol our prominent young couples among whom were the Arnold Elowskis. the Henry Hansons, the Win. War wicks, the Harry Boutins, the Ghas. Ileinzels, lien Santimo and his fiancee were out visiting Rill Green the oth er evening. Later they journeyed to a camp known as the "'Doctor's Club" in that vicinity

where the party broke up.

Butch Elowski claimed to know the lay of the land around Wolf Greek and was to pilot the gang to Rogers City. We say pilot because we understand the night was dark, the road rough and the traveling rather uncertain because ol numerous byways and highways; consequently the tribe drifted out on the lonely plains, and Butch finally wearied looking for the familiar landmarks of his youth and laid his course by the North star. In the cold gray hours of morn

Zemple and O. Zemple made up the Yard squad. ing brought his shivering charges into Alpena The Marines, Quarry and Fishermen worked

around into a three way tie.

All these teams

were good and lost important battles by close

margins. The Marines with Raymond. Hamil

not any closer home than when he left camp.

We are not surprised at some of the others not knowing the way because we Understand it has become an annual affair for Ben Santimo to

ton." Gross. Grambau, P. Heller, W. Meharg,

get lost there but Wolf Greek is the boyhood

Sorgenfrei. R. Lamb, L. Veda and A. Selke had a squad that boasted some fine players.

The Quarry had on their roster Patilley. K. Wenzel, N. Sehlager, L. Wenzel, A. Elowski,

pine stump in that section of the country.

Pines. Modrynski. Bannon and Glaser.

This

team was the talk of the League in the first three weeks of competition.

Clarence Mertz' Fishermen had practically the

habitat of Butch Elowski, and we always un derstood from his remarks that he knew every

If vou don't earn your reward you won't en joy it.

A shallow talker seldom makes a dee]) im pression.

same strong line-up of previous seasons with V. Scott. W. Scott, J. Mann, Paradise, Shay. Plat/..

E. Meharg. Fricdrich and Spencer. A good team showing itself capable of extending any of its

Guess Who?

competitors.

The class of ball played in the League this

year was as fast and clean as any we've experi enced during the Interdepartment League's ex istence. All the games were fine for the specta tors and the crowd was always enthusiastic but

orderly. The officials had the full co-operation of both fans and players, and it was a pleasant

year. F. Reinke. L. Goodin and Bob Mundt serv ed as referees. R. G. Stanbiook and II. Meharg

completed the officials line-up.

An added feature of the season was the after

game dances fully enjoyed and appreciated by those partaking in this entertainment.

After our regular League games were com

pleted, all five teams entered the District Ama teur Independent Tournament at Hilbnan. Just to show that they were really good the Merch ants took the tournament Championship.

The

The lad pictured above has been in the em

ploye of this company for fourteen years.

He

Alpena All-Stars won second honors, the Fisher

has had experience as a driller, brakeman and at

men, third and the Marines, fourth. The boys from ibis League made a fine showing among the thirteen entries embracing the Plillman tournament. The teams playing in this tourna ment were presented with pleasing trophies.

is often seen about the plant, is fond of base ball, basketball, tennis and is seriously consider ing the game of golf. He still wears a charming

present is enrolled in the plant clerical force. He

smile like the one seen above.

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^Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk

Just "Among Ourselves"

The coal bin is empty but then old Sol should

lights on his car went out, and he finished the trip with a flashlight. Not feeling any too friend ly with the conveyance after the trip, he let it sit outside all night. Next morning when Stan

take care of our heat requirements for the next few months. We have had a nice spell of winter

the argument, gave Stan a chilly reception and

with plenty of clean white snow. Some of the days were not as hot as Florida nor as cold as they might have been, and we all enjoyed it

evening Stan attended a choir party and after

Roll out of bed with a smile—whistle a tune

and go to work with a cheery air. It is May and Spring is here.

more or less.

Spring is here and _______________________ the trees

wanted to leave for Cheboygan, the car took up refused to start without some coaxing.

That

the festivities loaded the car with some of the

fair musical modulators, turned on the switch and stepped on the starter.

Immediately there was a sizzling

and bushes

which have stood bare

and gaunt against win

noise which grew loud

ter's blasts are break

er for about fifteen seconds and ended in a

ing out into leaf and blossoms

terrific bang and en

proclaiming

the birth of a new sea

veloped the car with a

son.

cloud

The birds which bas ked in the winter's warmth of southern climes are back in their old haunts.

The fisherman feel

ing the urge of balmy days looks over his favorite rod and care

S£ft*« W^MT--

<-4

My Cathedral And drenches all the grass with molten gold, She sounds a chord for every bird,I think.

from some swift flow

Then through my wind-tuned, pink cathedral trees Resounds, from dainty blooms to heaven's blue, A symphony that drips in liquid trills, And every note is measured, clear and true.

ochle decks and res cues his clubs from

under the back porch where he threw them

in disgust last Fall af ter missing that short putt for a 99.

And though my orchard now is bare and black, The grass below all dry and silver-curled, I know that' overnight the spring will steal All unawares into my orchard world.

Then I may drench myself in rills of song, And through a lake of bloom-scent move along

Spring, the season of awakening to new life

Stan

smoke.

unloaded

around

When Spring comes, tiptoe, through my orchard there And sweeps the apple boughs with rarest pink,

For up and down the airy isles of bloom, Quite tentative, a soft note here and there Strikes up until the lightly twittered tune Swells into joyous anthems everywhere!

The golfer discards the Spitzer and Pin

blue

hurriedly.

fully inspects the bright colored flies with which he hopes lure the wary trout ing stream.

of

Needless to say the occupants including rather

He walked

the car a

few

times, decided to leave it there until morning but changed his mind, resigned himself to the inevitable, and rather timidly lifted the hood.

There

tied

between

two spark plugs were the

remnants

of

a

piece of fireworks.

Stan rather timidly stepped on the starter again and this time she performed as well as ever and his only remarks were "Well if I wasn't so relieved,

I'd be tempted to get sore." Gems are pol ished by rubbing men by trials.

and new efforts. We hope that with it and our

Editor's Note:

efforts will come in substantial form the fruit

While no one was hurt in the above episode and it gave cause for considerable merriment

ion of plans which will be of benefit to all.

We feel this issue would- not be complete if we did not chronical a rather amusing experi

ence of our good friend R. C. Stanbrook.

It seems that one dark frosty night last win ter, Stan was driving up from Detroit when the

as Mr. Stanbrook good naturedly took a good bit of kidding, it could have resulted seriously and cannot be construed as any thing but horse

play, torn foolery and practical joking, all of which are to be discouraged. A smile is always inevitable, but the practical joke, where the re-

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cipient is likely to come to grief or be hurt, is sadly out of tune with good judgment and sane living. It is pleasing to note that in our plant work practical joking is conspicuous by its ab

crop ot angle worms is any criterion, we agree with them as they are unusually plentiful this Spring.

I'll bet you don't know what a nit-wit is?

Sure I doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you knit wit a needle.

sence.

A new Spring sport for the boys around here is catching smelt. This is the first year that lo cal catches reaclK'd any proportions, but from some of the hauls, it now looks as though these little fellows will have us on their regular port

we continue to hold our position on the score

of call, from now on.

sheet.

All of the joys of the vegetable gardener come not necessarily in the Fall. Those who had a fewparsnips to dig this Spring, certainly had broad

With such sportsmen as Bob Mundt. Harry Meharg and George Jones joining the golfers ranks some of us will have to keep stepping if

Lady (in booking office) : Can you recom mend a safe ship? I'm so very nervous.

Clerk: Well, Madam, the Bremen has never

smiles and delicious meals.

sunk yet.

Lady: Oh. I am so relieved. Please book me

If one thinks his present job unworthy of his best efforts, he supplies prime evidence that he is unfit for a better job.

a berth on that.

How we do change now that we have nice warm sunshine again. We have quite forgotten the sub-zero mornings of last winter with the frost bitten ears and noses, but it does feel good to be thawed out. doesn't it?

Some of the boys who were working in Che boygan thought it was cold here until they made the change to Cheboygan. Bruce McVeigh said.

"They have weather up there that is weather."

JI ere is a good hint for these timesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;keep your head up and your overhead down.

One ol those accidents which might have been serious but wasn't happened recently to Steve Partyka, Albert Martin and Louis Mickette on

a recent fishing trip. They were rambling along at a moderate rate and on making a turn the right front rim came off the spokes, the spokes caught in the sod turning the car over and pre cipitating the occupants into the ditch, which by the way wasn't dry. Luckily no one was caught in the car and after getting a new wheel, they continued on their way only to find on their ar rival at the fishing ground that the fish refused to bite.

Our idea of an optimist is the fellow who

Captain I'earse, Henry Bey, Adolph Dullack and Howard Johnson were among the anglers catching their limit of wall-eyed pike at the Cheboygan River dam this Spring. Charles I'latz came down with six nice fresh lobsters but we think he must have visited the meat market.

takes a frying: pan along when he goes fishing.

Our idea of a fair inamorata is one who digs the worms, carries the fish poles and baits the

hooks, that should be Paradise for any fisher man. We believe Ben Santimo thinks likewise.

Doubt whom you will but never vourseli

Tin- boys about town are complaining that since the boats have gone into commission, the

old gang has been reduced until there are hard ly enough left for a good quartette, Time to tune up. Get the car all tuned up for summer driving, but what is more important get yourself timed up for increased hazards of summer driving:.

Harry Meharg just gave us an unofficial re port that high score for the season makes him

the champion Spitzer player in this town.

We

checked up with Joe Penglase. Bob Hamilton, Gus Kane and Bill Gapske and they were rather doubtful that Harry could claim such distinction.

It seems Jack Schultz. Harry Boutin, Arnold

Elowski, Adrian Brackinridge and a few others had Harry out on a limb most of the winter.

A garden expert tells us we can expect good garden crops this season. We do not know on what they base their prophesies but if a good

This view should help you to enjoy the warmth of the coming summer season. A winter seen-: near Rogers City.

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to a good golf game. Fred's reply was "Oh! there's nothing to that: anybody should be able to hit that little white pill." So they took Fred on—and when we saw Fred, he was certainly

making good his threat. They were going right down the line and straight as a die. We heard

Kelley say. "Well, sometimes we hear of a na tural born golfer, but most of us need instruc tion and plenty of it. I think Fred you're the ex ception."

The old saying "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" certainly holds good when it comes to gardening.

We heard lots of reasons for the Rogers City Spitzer teams defeat in Alpena, but reports were so confusing that the Rogers fans not present During a recent forest fire this little fellow became separated from his Mother and was tak en care of for a time by Game Warden Albert Thompson. He became quite a pet and is here

shown being fed by Rosalie Hanson.

It is pleasing to note that Rogers City again has a

Scout

Master.

We know Chuck Storms

will make a good one and that the boys will re-

*~ ceive a great deal of benefit £rotn tin- services he is rendering.

A woman motorist was driving along a coun try road when she noticed a couple of repair men climbing telephone poles. "Fools!" she ex claimed to her companion, "they think I never

are still in the dark.

You should see Bob Kroll snake that train out

of No. 4 dump. Barney Oldficld couldn't compare with Bob when it comes to the pose of speed.

Julius Zemple knows his basket ball rules but when his team played in the Irlillman Tourna

ment, Julius said that the rules they used there were new ones on him.

Guy Hardin says he's in wonderful condition for tennis this season. Guy was busy running from one switch to another this winter out on

the dump.

A picture of a

drove before."

nice

string

rainbow

A young lady recently visited the locomotive

of

t rout

works and then later told some of her friends

taken

how a locomotive is made.

Clayton

by Capt.

"You pour a lot of sand into a lot of boxes," she explained, "and you throw old stove lids and things into a furnace, and then you empty the

of the Steamer C A L C I T E

molten steam into a hole in the sand, and every

ably excite

body yells and swears. Then yon pour it out and ict it cool and pound it. and then you put it in a thing that bores holes in it. Then you screw it together, ami paint it. and put steam in it, and they take it to a drafting-room and make a blue print of it. But one thing I forgot—they have to make ;i boiler. One man gets inside and one man remains outside, and they pound frightfully; and they tie it to the other thing, and you ought

nerves of many

Martin

which will prob Un

old time fisher man, and shows

that in spite of the stories we hear of the trout

being all caught out.

that

there

to see it go !"

are still trout in our local sire a m s for

What you don't know, doesn't hurt you but what you SUSpeCt is mighty disturbing.

I hose cunning enough to out

Nature is never in a hurry.

We must often

consider not what the wise will think but what

the Foolish will say.

Leo Kelley. Roy Laffiu and (has. Hoffman, two lefts and a cross-hander. were telling Fred LaLonde all about stance, back swing, follow

through and all the other intricacies necessary

wit them. Captain says he thinks there are plen ty left yet. \'o not Dipt. Martin—he took the picture—but Capt. I'urdy caught the fish.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others, without getting a few drops on yourself.

It is better to fall down on doing a job than to lav down on it.

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Our Challenge To The Depression George LeVeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. John LeVeck, and Ann Mucynski were united in mar

riage Nov. 6, 1933. The ceremony was in charge of Rev. C. T. Skowronski. Mr. LeVeck is con

nected with the Bradley Transportation Com pany.

William Chain, employed on

the

"CALCITE", was married to Viola L

Steamer Robbins

p. m. Saturday, April 21st. The ceremony took place at the home of Mr. Leeds Mitchell, 2430 Lake View Ave., Chicago. Rev. Elmer Hugh Brown of the Congregational church of Evanston, officiated, the old English service being used.

The Lohengrin wedding march was played by Fredrick Schgoweaker, noted concert pianist, followed by other appropriate music. Mrs. E. B. Gratton of Oak Park was matron of honor, Mr. Leeds Mitchell best man. The home was decor

of Millersburg, Michigan on January 3, 1934.

Rev. J. J. Strike of Onaway performed the cere

ated with spring flowers and roses. A small group of friends attended the wedding after which a reception was held from four until six

mony.

p. m.

Isadore Klingshirn and Helen Wisniewski of

Posen were united in marriage on January 10.

1934. Rev. L. S. Kwasigroch of Posen officiat ed. Mr. Klingshirn is an employee of the Brad ley Transportation Company.

James Selke and Pearl Markey of this city were married January 20, 1934. The ceremony was in charge of Rev. C. T. Skowronski. Mr. Selke is employed in the Brad ley Transportation Company.

Wilfred Heythaler and Leota Hansen of this city were married Feb. 10, 1934 in Al

pena, Michigan by Justice of the Peace, Rob't. J. Crable.

Mr. Heythaler is a Yard Watchman for the Limestone.

Company.

Howard Warwick and Win

ifred Smillie of Saginaw were united in marriage October 14, 1933. The ceremony was per formed in St. Paul's Church of

Onaway by Rev. Westdorf.

On April 2, 1934, two well known young folks of this communityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Earl Platz and Gisela Mannâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were united in

marriage by Rev. C. T. Skow ronski. The ceremony was per formed in the rectory of St. Ignatius Church.

Helen and Joseph Mann, the bride's sister and brother, served as attendants. The newlyweds spent ten days in Saginaw and Detroit on their wedding trip. Mrs. Platz does considerable sten ographic work in connection with "CALCITE SCREENINGS" and we're happy to say that she doesn't feel that the duties of home-making will force her to give up her accustomed work.

There has been a heavy drain on the office firstaid supplies since Gisela has been'introduced to the butcher knife and flatiron. It's a known fact

that the rolling pin is of no menace to most wives and we will vouch for our "smiling steno" to be quite natural as one of her sex.

Miss Myrtle Grassmyer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Grassmyer of Chicago, and I. L. Clymer of Rogers City, were married at four

CALCITE SCREENINGS is pleased to note the many fine weddings that are presented for this issue. Our force of bachelors is gradually diminishing in the ranks of employes of this company. We hope the examples set by those listed above will serve as an incentive for the re

maining "eligibles". We wish to express our best wishes for many happy days to the above "newlyweds".

Plant Personals Fred

Bade

and

Chas.

Griwatsch

are

the

champs at herring fishing. Every Fall when the nights are cold and the herring plenty these fel lows are in their glory. They took their prelim inary instruction from Boehmer and now they won't even listen to him. The only thing Fred wants to know is who has ever caught herring with pearl buttons.

Vic Koch doesn't play golf but if any of you young fellows think you're good just challenge Vic to a game of tennis. He's strong for safety first but he'll skin you at tennis if you aren't careful.

Bruce McVeigh has been in these parts for some time but he's never seen winters as cold

as they have them in Cheboygan. Nevertheless the Cheboygan crew promote safety measures regardless of the temperature.

Our friend "Pete" Giovagnorio continues to beautify, his home surroundings. Pete's yard is one of the real beauty spots on the Calcite road.

Some of the boys are getting a peek around the prosperity corner and the result is a few new cars running about the plant.

Doc Brttder tried to demonstrate this much

talked of knee-action when he attempted to toss a horseless carriage out of his pathway, but af ter grasping the car around each head lamp Doc's plans went into reverse and instead of

knee action, we understand it was "the good old hip movement. Doc didn't say much about it and didn't sit much either for a few days.

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Winter Work on the Boats

Contined from Page 629

ed up or replaced.

In addition to the above, 19 stanchions be tween the center ridge and the main arches had to be replaced with new ones, also, the lower section of the 2 bulkheads between the cargo

so that they also benefited by the Company be ing advantageously situated so as to accomplish

holds had to be renewed.

"Calcite" and, perhaps, not so immediately nec

This was all the renewing that it was original ly contemplated to do on the "Calcite's" hull but

son" to the last, but, such satisfactory progress

an examination of numbers two and three wa ter bottoms disclosed the fact that all the floors

between the first and second longitudinals were badly bowed allowing the tank top to raise as much as three inches. This deflection of the tank

top threw the tunnel conveyors out of align ment and it was, therefore, decided to replace all the bent floors, 82 in all, and to install an ad ditional bracket at each frame.

The brackets and floor angles were fabricat ed before being installed but, all the work in the water bottoms had to be done in a very restrict

ed space. Special precautions were taken to pro vide ventilation in the water bottoms and much

thought was given for the safety and comfort of the men engaged on this work.

So much for the hull work on the "Calcite".

Plans had been made to completely rebuild the port conveyor and use the salvaged parts to renovate the starboard conveyor but it was found that on tearing down one conveyor the parts were so badly worn that we would not get as much salvage as we expected. It was then decided to completely renew one and one-

half conveyors, with the exception of the pans, and to use the good parts to rebuild the remain ing half.

It will be appreciated that this was quite a job as there are a total of 840 pans, 1,680 wheeis and 3,360 straps with their pins, bushings and keys, all to be fitted together and installed. This represents a lot of material to be handled in a somewhat restricted space. Because of the kinks which were taken out of the tank top by install ing the new floors in numbers two and three tanks, it was necessary to straighten out the rails on which pan wheels run and some of the rails had to be replaced with new ones. As more of the equipment was dismantled, it was found advisable to do more work on it, so that before

we were finished the takeups were rebuilt and most of the high speed bearings at the drive end had been rebabbitted.

The two 300-H. P. conveyor drive engines were completely torn down and many of the wearing parts replaced. This again was a much larger job than we had expected and before we were through all the bearings had been refilled or new ones made.

All the work on the conveyors was done by the Engineers of the Bradley Transportation Company and all their helpers were boat men,

this work with our own staff.

The work done on the Steamer "John G. Munson" was not so extensive as that done on the

essary so that it was decided to leave the "Mun-

was made that we were again able to accom plish more than was at first intended.

The tank top in the tunnel at number 5 tank was completely reriveted. This was a similar job to that done on the "Calcite" except that no new floors had to be installed.

The supports for the floor in the firehold were completely renewed, many of the cast iron plates renewed and all the steel plates straight ened and reinstalled with new bolts throughout.

The idler decking on both the tunnel belt con veyors was renewed. This necessitated remov

ing the belts, taking out the idlers, cutting out the old decking, fitting in the new decking and replacing the idlers and belts.

About three-quarters of the idler decking of the boom conveyor was also renewed but this was not such an extensive job as the tunnel con veyors as the decking is made in small section.; and it was not necessary to disturb the idlers in order to work on the decking.

The foregoing describes the more important features of our winter enterprise, but many min or repairs were accomplished. We were greatly assisted by being able to truck much of the work to the machine shop at the plant and to return it repaired ready to be installed. Much shop work was also done locally at Lund's machine shop in Cheboygan.

Some misgivings were felt at the start as to how well the hull work, particularly the water tight work, would be accomplished by our men and when the U. S. Steamboat Inspectors visit ed us to inspect the boats when they fitted out, the tanks were given a thorough test. The in spectors were not disposed to pass any job which was not up to standard. The fact that the work passed their rigid inspection with com

paratively few cases of faulty workmanship was a source of great satisfaction to all concerned.

This article would not be complete without

something being written regarding safety. Safe ty Education at the plant and on the boats has progressed to such an extent that any lost-time accidents on a job of this nature would have been very much regretted. Those having immed iate charge of the work set out with the deter mination to leave nothing undone to prevent such occurrences. Due to the safety mindedness of every man on the job, our objective was at tained. We did have several accidents, however, (Continued on Page 650)

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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Safety on the Boats

The Right Spirit

The interest shown by the boys on the boats in accident prevention is responsible for the very good records that are being made in safety first

friend, these. I reckon, will give you a good life.

Among those attending the Lake Carriers As

activities. Safety meetings are held each month and one need only review the minutes of these meetings to know that sincere effort is being made by thena to do their job right, as all sug gestions are given immediate attention and if leasible. carried out in regular routine.

sociation School of Navigation at Cleveland dur ing the past winter, were several employees of the Bradley Transportation Company, and we are pk-ased to know that they were successful in securing their first Pilot's licenses, as follows: Archie I5eebe. Wheelsman on the CARL I). BRADLEY last season.

Steamer

is rather difficult for one not familiar with

Alex Malocha. Wheelsman on the Steamer T.

boat operation to visualize the hazards which exist and might develop in the course of a day's work on board ship. In ordinary boat operation

\\ . ROBINSON. Mark M. Ilaswcll. Wheelsman on the Steamer CALCItl.

and routine existing hazards are very well known and guarded against. It's the unusual sit uations where the job must be well thought out

Third

It

and planned. It is evident by their achievements that these boys are on the job and earnestly and conscientiously giving it the best of their abili ty and knowledge.

At this writing the boats have been out but a short time, and we regret we have nothing in

safety meeting minutes or boat personals for this issue of "Screenings". I lowever. we will en deavor to have a supply of boat material for the next issue as we know these compositions are

not only beneficial from a safety point of viewbut are also interesting to boat and plant people as well.

Abraham Lincoln Don't worry, eat three square meals a daw say your prayers, be courteous to your credit ors, keep your digestion good, exercise, go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things that your case requires to make you happy, but my

I he

above employees are now Mate on

these same

serving as

steamers.

Archie

Beebe and Alex Malocha arc Rogers City boys and Mark Maxwell hails from Columbus. Ohio.

The Navigation School is in charge of Capt.

J. C. Murray, assisted by Capt. C. A. Martin, of our Steamer CALCITE, and Capt. Lloyd W. Smith.

In the Engineering School at Cleveland during the past winter, Isaac Rauha, Oiler on the .steamer CARL D.

I'.RAI )LLY last season, re

ceived his original Marine Engineers license and is now serving as Third Assistant Engineer on the Steamer CARL I). BRADLEY.

The Engineering School is in charge of Mr. David Gaehr. assisted by Mr. J as. E. Gatons, First Assistant Engineer on our Steamer W. F. Whit-.

'Calcite Screenings" extends to all of them our

Congratulations and best wishes for their suc cess.

The fine art of growing old consists in learn ing new wrinkles faster than time can hand you others of another kind.

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Learn Safe Practices—It Pays Safety Is Part of the Job and Is Nothing More Than the Use of Common Sense and Thoughtfulness of Yourself and Others For the new man on the job and the fellow who has not had instruction we suggest that he familiarize himself with the technic of artificial

respiration. There is always someone on ship who will be glad to teach you. and you never know when you may be called Upon to use it.

Safety is part of the job and is nothing more than the use of common sense and thoughtful

ness of yourself and others. You suffer most if you get hurt.

Keep yourself in good condition. Work fairly and be considerate of others.

If you do get hurt, get first aid promptly. Von cannot afford to let an injury become infected no matter how small it may be. Use all safe guards and safety appliances that have been pro vided for your protection. Never operate ma chinery or equipment unless authorized to do so.

Loose clothing, long neckties and gloves arc all

dangerous around moving machinery and where there is flame long hair must also be protected.

Make your work place safe and pleasant by

keeping it clean and orderly. Good housekeeping is also one of the most important parts of our Safety work.

Keep your body clean and healthy get plenty of fresh air and sleep.

Be particularly careful around cables, stairs and ladders. Scuffling, crowding, running, horse

play or practical joking are not permitted, al though it is not meant that one take life too ser

iously. Horse play causes too many accidents.

You may be strong, but be careful what you

lift—get help if necessary. The stronger a fel low the more he thinks he can lift. He is as lia

ble to strain as the one who is not so strong.

Warning signs are. placed to point out danger ous conditions for your protection. To observe

them may save you from injury. To disregard them may cost you severely.

You can help to make working conditions safe by reporting unsafe conditions that come to your attention. Never wait for the other fellow to do it. Suggestions arc always welcome.

Some Accident Descriptions and Suggestions

becket beyond the main line should be 12 inches and the two ends of the becket should enter the

cable at points eight inches apart. This difference of four inches will keep the two lines separated, giving enough slack to permit safe handling.

Plank Turned—Man Falls:

An employee on a ship was passing through the starboard alleyway carrying a glass demi

john filled with water. Lie stepped on a plank laid over fresh paint, the plank slipped with the roll of the vessel and the employee fell. lacerations on hand and wrist.

I'lanks should

not have been permitted to be used which were not equipped with proper cross battens cut to

fit the width of the alleyway so that the planks could not move. There was also failure of super

vision in permitting the use of a glass demijohn for drinking water in the engineroom.

Man Slips On OilySurface:

An employee was assisting in washing the bot tom of a port main tank with a stream of water under pressure. The roll of the vessel caused the employee to slip on oily tank bottom. In endeav oring to catch hold of something, he struck his right eye with hose nozzle, causing laceration over his right eye. This man should not have been allowed to wash tanks without having

shoes or boots bound with burlap, so as to pre vent slipping. The vessels have been repeatedly warned to have men tie layers of burlap around their shoes or boots to prevent slipping.

Qalley Attendant Burned With Boiling Water:

A galley at tendant pre

paring a meal was moving a

pot ol boiling water on the stove.

T h e

water splashe d . causing burns on his left hand. As this accident is very common the men on

ARE you1

Canal has called attention to the improper con struction of beckets on mooring cables occasion

the ships have been repeat

COINC AHEAD

ally found. Two linesmen on the canal have had fingers badly mangled by reason of the fact that

edly

with tension on the cable the becket is so close to

handling 'hot pots on the

Beckets In The Cables:

The general superintendent of St. Mary's Falls

the main cable eye as to squeeze the fingers. To remedy tins condition it is staled the length of the

The

demijohn broke under his hand, causing deep

warned

to use care in

galley range.

FULLSPEEOO ^

SAFETY :

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Bradiley

Transpcirtation

Company

Crew List—1934 STEAMER

STEAMER

STEAMER

CARL D. BRADLEY

T. W. ROBINSON

B. H. TAYLOR

Captain

Wm. J. MacLean

M. R. MacLean

First mate

C. A. Thorsen

Donald Nauts

Chris Swarts

Second mate

Leo Moll

Donald MacLeod

F. F. Pearse

Third mate

Archie Beebe

Alex Malocha

Gil Kempe Chas. Ramsey

Chief Engineer

John Sparre

Guy LaBounty

Thos. Suttle

First Asst.

R. G. Buehler

C. T. Greenleaf

Second Asst.

Alfred Dwyer

Frank Berg

Harry Sloan Wm. Shay

Electrician

Eric Winter

Wm. Kunner

Third Asst.

Isaac Rahua

Stewart Church

W. Eggleston

Wheelsman

Norman MacLean

John Miller

Lester Bannon

Wheelsman

Rhinold Dode

Fred Watherton

Gerald Haverstock

Watchman

Donald Langridge Harry Menton Win. Joppich

Watchman

Wm. Hornbacher

Isidor Klingshirn

Leo Capling Ray Menton Clare Rudgers Arthur Henry Clayton Gordon

Wheelsman

Howard Morrill

—

Watchman

John Phillips

Russell Lamb

Deck watch

Lester Gordon

Deck watch

Hilmer Piatt

Ed. Streich

Herbert Noble

Deckhand

Louis Gregory Jack Christinas Louis Voda, Jr.

John Sttcharski Eugene Greengtski

Deckhand

Lawson Macklem

Ivan Lee

Deckhand

Herbert Frederick

Harry Piechon Jas. Selke Ralph O'Toole Wm. Patchkowski

Edw. Johnson

Deckhand

Fireman (stokerman) Edw. Torgerson Fireman

"

Robt. Shaw

George Kerr Fireman (handyman) Earl Schaeffer Fireman (wiper) Leonard Joppich Fireman

"

Fireman

—

Wm. Turno

Wm. Wallace

Joseph Buck

Richard Haneckow

Bernard Pilarski

Alfred Wenzel

Phil Musczynski

Edw. Schultz

Russell Kowalski

Gerald Smith

Oiler

Roy Morgan Ralph Morley

James Frye

Coal passer Coal passer Coal passer Steward

Second cook Porter

—

•—

—

Martin Adrian

John Lamb

Oiler Oiler

Herman Vogler

Arthur McLennan

Walter Buza

' W. Ellefsen Tony Yarch Everett Shay

Wm. Schwartz

Rex O'Toole

Frank Kroesch

James Gardner Chas. Thompson

Louis Yarch

Otto Sparre Joe Zoho Joe Mann

Peter Fleming Edmund Gague

Al Goodreau

John Selke

Alex Selke

Louis Leveck

Porter

Paul Heller

Clarence Mulka

H. Haselhuhn

Radio

John Esch

Wm. Kunner

George Leveck

Conveyorman Asst. conveyorman

Wm. Scheller

Lester Pines

Ed. Ehrke

Chas. Sauve

Clarence Curvin

Ed. Mulka

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Bradley Transportation Company Crew List—1934

Captain

STEAMER

STEAMER

STEAMER

JOHN G. MUNSON

W. F. WHITE

CALCITE

Crossley McQuinn George Beck

Theo. Dahlburg Alfred Tyrell

C. A. Martin

First mate Second mate

Walter Callan

Clare Wade

Roland Bryan

Third mate

Roland Ursem

Chief Engineer

Arthur Urdal

Chas. Fredrick

First Asst.

Norman Henderson

Myron Clark J. A. Anderson James Gatons

Second Asst.

Martin Birk

Steve Chibola

Electrician

^

—

—

Francis Bacon

Mark Haswell

Geo. Hoy Robley Wilson —

Third Asst.

Herbert Wienold

Ray Eier

Harold Nidy

Wheelsman

Oscar Miller

Leo Centella

Wm. Chain

Wheelsman

Mike Stevens

Wheelsman

Edw. Schaum

Wallace Soney Walter Sherey

Geo. Troster

Carl Ignatko

Watchman

Norman Raymond

Theo. Strand

Carl Hoch

Watchman

Fred Beebe

Leon Depudry Allen Strand

Virgil Beebe Alfred Jarvis

Watchman

Donald Monroe

Deck watch

Gerald Larke

Edwin Hoeft

Chas. Cook

Deck watch

Henry Kaminski

Leonard Sorgenfrie

John Davy Leo Kowalski

Deckhand

Watson Malocha

Melvin Wenzel

Deckhand

Donald McLennan

Hilton Gould

Ralph Pines

Deckhand

Stanley Idalski Cap. Akers

Albert Hoeft

Wm. Lalonde

Elmer Jones Gerald Tulgetski Julius Green

August Quade Joe Wasylk

Robert Bowles

Albert Fink

Mike Idalski

George Marsh August Poppenfuse Erhardt Bruiting

Deckhand

Fireman (stokerman) Wm. Meharg Fireman

"

Carl Lundstrom

Fireman

"

James Jacques

Fireman (handyman) Fireman (wiper) Fireman

—

—

—

Joseph Rose Ralph Kuhlman

Oiler

Andrew Peterka

Kenneth Evenson

Oiler

Richard Tulgetski Henry Mulka

Cliff Anderson

Louis Sniolinski

Theo. Werner

Coal passer Coal passer Coal passer

Emmett Rose

Glen Paradise

Harry Gracie Frank Kelley Stewart Johnson Robt. Gray

Adolph Redmond Howard Soper

Carl Hagendorn

Arthur Brunk

Art Christensen

Steward

Chas. Lister

Harold Lozen

Sylvester Sobek J. W. Leonard

Oiler

Second cook

Lew Metevier

Robt. Volmer

Chas. Morrow

Porter

Theo. Schultz

Tuggy Tank

Herman Grambau

Ralph Zempel J. B. Griffith

Porter

E. Schalk

Donald Dullack

Radio

E. G. Moutoux.

Forest Flanders

Conveyorman Asst. conveyorman

John Sniolinski

Henry Herman Stanley Centella

Victor Klee

Nathan Cadwell

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less while in the surroundings where we should be best acquainted. Falls seem to cause most of

It Can Easily Be Tou Accidental Deaths

Preliminary reports show that accidental deaths probably increased slightly in 1933 to an approximate total of 89,500 as compared with 89,100 the previous year. The provisional detail 1933

1932

Occupational and industrial accidents showsome decline in 1933 over 1932. This is quite probable because of the extensive no-accident campaign put on by the various industrial units.

A careful study of accident statistics show

89,500 30,500

89,100

that

thoughtlessness and unnecessary hurry. If we could learn to be a little more polite, give in to the other fellow, let him pass, let him beat you to the crossing and not be too keen in showing how much power your car has, there will be less

ed figures are: Total Motor vehicles

the fatalities in the home followed by burns, scalds and explosions in the order named.

Other public

17,500

29,500 18,000

Home Occupational

29,500 14,500

29,000 15,000

Totals eliminate duplication of 2,500 occupa tional motor vehicle deaths each year.

Most of the above tragedies are recorded in

the various newspapers from time to time, and we wonder how many people after reading of an accident ever think that it is possible for a like accident to happen to them.

From the above figures it can readily be seen that when you are in a car, the possibility for your getting hurt is great. An increase in motor vehicle accidents was recorded in 1933 in spite

most

accidents

are

caused

because

of

folks in the hospitals and cemeteries this com ing year. Likewise, can we not take a little more time—most of us waste fifteen minutes a day without much concern. If these fifteen minutes

were taken at times when we develop needless haste, there would be less accidents. Why be in a hurry to cause an accident and that is the us ual result of most haste.

of the fact that there were fewer cars on the

If you wish to do something wholely worth while in a field where there is plenty of oppor

highways and streets, and the gasoline consump

tunity, do what you can to prevent accidents.

tion was lower than in 1932.

Why is it that the instant we take the wheel

Quality always demands a fair price.

and start out, most of us take on different characteristics? Ordinar

SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS

? ? ?

ily we are friendly enough in our attitude toward the other fellow

but the minute we start to drive,

it's—get out of my way, I want the road and honestly sometimes

it seems as though we regard the other fellow as our enemy. There

is a tendency to take the risk and let

the other

fellow be

careful,

which is tragic. The other fellow is perhaps thinking the same thing and as a result someone gets hurt.

A much better way is to

think

of

the

other

fellow

as

though he knew nothing about driving a car (perhaps he doesn't).

It

will be

much safer

and

the

thought that it isn't the fast driv er that gets hurt is exploded. This is probably because of increasing the horsepower without increas ing the horse sense.

Please

remember

when

you

start out in your car that in 1933 —29,900 people were killed and 850,700 were injured as the result of automobile accidents.

The next large accident toll was taken in the home.

Usually we

think we are safest while we are

home but actual facts show that

we must become exceedingly care

Cars can be improved and so can highways, but people—have they im

proved in their ability to drive and walk carefully? What is so aptly brought out in the above by Garr Williams of the Chicago Times rela tive to horse-sense may be regarded as a little blunt, but my how true it is. There is a saying—if the shoe fits, wear it.

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Steel Facts and the Code

which shows we are more fortunate than some of the others.

The manufacture of iron and steel comprises one of the country's most important basic indus

Wholesale prices in other commodities have increased 21.9%. Finished steel prices have in

tries.

creased 5.4% and such advances as have taken

The industry employs directly, in iron and .steel plants and offices, about 400.000 people and provides work indirectly in ore and coal mines, in limestone quarries, on railroads and ships for about 150.000 more, so we are vitally interested

place in steel have had very little effect upon the general public. For example, the total cost of

in steel activities.

The iron and steel industry is the chief source of support for 2.500,000 men, women and chil dren. It represents a capital investment of ap proximately $5,000,000,000 and is owned by some oOO.OOO stockholders. Large numbers of these are professional people, wage earners, merch ants, teachers and the like who have invested

their savings in the industry because they be lieved it to be of a type which would continue to earn a fair return upon their investment.

Because of the wide ramifications of the indus

try and universal need for its products in modern life, its future is of real concern to the nation.

in accepting the challenge to self government presented by the National Industrial Recovery

Act, the industry is striving to secure condi tions which will contribute to general industrial revival. It was one of the first major industries

to adopt the Ci.de and through it has set up for itself a thorough, comprehensive and enforce able system of self-regulation and fair compe tition which in substance are a recital of what

iron and steel products used in the construction

of the average motor car in 1932 was only $31.41 or 4.6% of the average retail price consumers pay for their automobiles.

The great majority of all workers in the in dustry are participating in employee representa

tion plans in their respective plants.

Some of

these plans have been iu effect for many years and many thousands of workers have utilized facilities and benefits available under this meth

od of collective bargaining.

There has been actual collective bargaining be tween employes and management in all cases con

sidered with the result that employes requests were granted in 70% of such cases; 18.3% were decided in favor of the employers; 4.6% were withdrawn and 7.1% were compromised. Our ex periences compare closely to the above figures.

Outside organizations have been busy at tempting to unionize industrial units. These ac tivities are not always successful and at times

have resulted in dissatisfaction, loss of time by the employee and loss of production.

The employee Representation Flans which are now in effect throughout the industry, function

effectively in providing employees with an op

constitutes good business practices under any

portunity to choose representatives in free and

circumstances.

untrammeled election. It is a modern effective

The employment policy of our Company dur

method of collective bargaining. It operates in

ing the past several seasons conform closely to that advanced by the N. R. A. and gives work to

ates misunderstandings and strife by promoting

a maximum number of wage earners. In Febru ary, the last month for which figures are avail able at this time, the number of wage earners iu the iron and steel industry was 365,000â&#x20AC;&#x201D;19.7% greater than in June 1933 before the Code was

I lie best interests of all the workers, it elimin

peace and harmony in industrial relation. It ben efits industry and the consuming public.

Cur

c o m-

mittees been

have f u u c -

The average earnings per hour of iron and

tioning since last July and

steel wage earners have increased 36% since

our men have

last June. The average hours of work per week

been in posi tion to judge

in effect.

were cut from 39.4 hours per week in June 1933 to 31.9 hours per week in February 1934, a re duction of 19.1%. Since June over 60.000 wage

earners have been added to steel company pay rolls, a development bound to be a factor in helping restore general prosperity.

the

merits of

employee rep

^MAN IS JUDGED

BY THE. COMPANY

HE KEEPS,ANDTHE COMPANY IS

JUDGED BY THE MEN

IT KEEPS-

resentation.

These facts

Locally our set up has been somewhat differ ent. When decreased production came along our men having seniority felt they preferred to

show that the

share the available hours of work, so few men

plishing

were laid off, the hours being reduced to an av erage of 30 hours per week. Subsequently, no change was necessary when the N. R. A. was in stituted last June. The hourly rates have been advanced on three occasions since June 1933

objective by creating more

X. R. A.

been

has

accom

its

jobs and rais ing the hour ly rate.

SO WORK

S A FILLY/*

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name, but Joe came acros mit der cigar before he vas put vise. Have a wee puff on der pipe ve hav anoder boy at our house.

Veil you know dot der times are getting bet ter all der time if you don't believe me. look at

ler

der birth list und der vones vot think dot two

Is

can live as cheap as vone. Dot is al right if it stops at dot.

Vone does not here many fish stories dis spring. Der vedder must be to cold or der boys

do not say any ding about it or have no mosqui to bites to show.

Alfred Salvenia has a hard job trying to rais

tomato plants. Der cat alvays vants to make her

Al g>rl]tturjstc

bed on dem. Voiider why he does not get a ham mock swing for der cat or a parachute for her so dot she can get down after All" gets true rid ing her mit his toe.

Veil, Mitzie. der news is very scarse so I have to close for dis time. Vill write next time

Dear Mitzie:

Always, Schnopsie.

Veil it has been a long time since I wrode you a ledder but it has been some hard vinter mit

der vedder. You had to keep your snozzle in der house unt keep der home fire burning so dot der good Fran voud not get chill blains on her feet."

Veil der depression is over. Henly is nod put ting any extension on his dock dis spring tint Frank Rankie has not fell in to der Black River

hud he has not yet vent fishing mit Cap Purdy.

Veil der tug Rogers City vent unt opened der

Winter Work on Boats Continued from <page % of a minor nature and these were given first aid treatment on the boat and all cases were immed

iately sent to the doctor's office, if there was the slightest chance of infection. The general health of the men was taken care of in the same very thorough manner and Doctor Christee was nev

er too busy to see that everyone had proper

season up betwene here unt Alpena. Pepler unt Lamp in charge of der engines unt Pilot house nut Cap Cook done der eats. Der crew vas veil

medical attention.

satisfied mit der cooking but maby it vas on aeount of being der first free meal dot dey got

a good deal of pleasure and the satisfaction of

dis year. Veil any vay day have der tugs all riged otld for der season mit der help of stearing gear Larson unt Cannouball Baker unt der rust proof painters dey look like a million dollars.

Der derick scow is lined up every day mit der fishers but vait until Fred Bade, Joe Valentin unt Al Boehmer start mit der herring snapping den you vill see somthing. Norman Dulae unt Lenny Hoeft are der sailors on der sweep. l)u-

Now that we are all thawed out again, we

look back on our experience at Cheboygan with a job well done.

They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sir Philip Sidney-

lev ties der knots but Penny says dot dey do not hold for dey alvays loose der launch.

Der is somthing you could try Mitzie, you know lioehmer and Henly alvays vant to beat one anoder mit der birds in der yart. Veil Henly

puds alod of brush and bushes in his yart so dot der birds vill come, so Boehmer goes him von bedder. He hot some nice seller maple trees unt

plants dem in der yart unt he puts oats on der rutes maby a nibble bushels. He tiuks der tree vil now grow oatses on der branches for der leetle birdies. Veil I guess maby der is bees in der b ninet.

Oh, ves dey have anoder son at Mochmer's house unt der joke vas on Valentin for he

The original knee action in person, but fast

thought dot he named him after him unt Charlie

passing from the picture; especially in the vicin

Platz

ity of Rogers City,

bud Boehmer says

dot vas his

fadders

LbOK AHEAs

j YOU CANT I

| WAIT UNTIL £

* THE LAST | I SECOND TO 1 [prevent an g ACCIDENT

S

AnyJob Can Be Done

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PRINT.

MOCUd'S CITV,

MICH.

Do Something For Somebody Do something for somebody somewhere

While jogging along life's road; Help someone to carry his burden And lighter will grow your load.

Do something for somebody gladly; It will sweeten your every care; In sharing the sorrows of others Your own are less hard to bear.

Do something for somebody striving To help where the way seems long And the homeless hearts that languish Will cheer up with a little song.

Do something for somebody always, Whatever may be your creed; There's nothing on earth can help you So much as a kindly deed.

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2Vo Accident Honor Roll Department, Foreman and Captain BLASTING CREWS

Theo. Haselhuhn

CARPENTER SHOP

Chas. HofFmaii

DRILLS

Thomas Kelley

DRILLS

John Dembny

ELECTRICAL CREWS

Geo. C. Wing

MACHINE SHOP

William Heller

MILL

Adolph Sorgenfrei

MILL

Max Belmore

POWER HOUSE

Geo. C. Wing

SHOVELS

T. L. Kelley

SHOVELS

J. L^toy Lafnn

TRACKS

N. W. Pollock

TRANSPORTATION

T. L. Kelley

TRANSPORTATION

J. Leroy Lamn

YARD

Julius Zemple

TUGS

Capt. Walter Peppier Chief Frank Lamp

STR. CARL D. BRADLEY STR. T. W. ROBINSON STR. B. H. TAYLOR

Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. F. F. Pearse Chief Thos. Suttle

1 *

STR. W. F. WHITE

Capt. Theo. Dahlburg Chief J. A. Anderson

BUFFALO PLANT

C. W. Richards

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CALCITE SCREENINGS Published monthly for the employees of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City.

Michigan, in the interest of Safety and Welfare.

The columns of "Calcite Screenings" are open to receive items of plant news, photographs, cartoons,

safety suggestions and other items of general plant interest. Contributions will be welcomed from all em ployees. All such contributions should be received before the first of each month and should bear the name of the department and the sender and should be addressed to the editor. .1. A. VALENTIN, Editor.

1934

EDITORIALS

Midsummer Issue

The 1933 National Safety Competition

Marked Upturn in Car Accidents

Elsewhere in this issue of '"Screenings" will lie found an account of the winning of the U. S. Bureau of Mines tropy 'Sentinels of Safety' by our company. To have won this distinction is

Accident statistics compiled by the X'ational Safety Council show a marked upturn in the number of persons killed by automobile acci dents in the United States last year. The daily press continues to print statistics showing in

Where Do You Stand?

significant of the whole hearted concerted ef fort on the part of all employees to do their work well, and in so doing they have eliminated the pain, suffering and hardship which is quite generally associated with carelessness and thoughtlessness.

I laving won this distinction once is an hon or, to have won it twice is doubly so, and to have attained times

the goal

commands

more

three than

usual respect for the type of service

each

individual

em

creases in accidents for the first six months of 1934.

There are those who try to make excuses for this slaughter by saying it was to be expected because of the increase in business activity.

Such statements are merely excuses and very poor ones at that. Changed business conditions have nothing to do with a great majority of shameful fa talities which are being re ported from all parts of the

ployee of the plant is render

United States.

ing.

The principal reason in most

We are not superstitious nor do we believe in the say ing three times and out, nei

of these accident cases is that a vast number of drivers drunk or sober maintain it as

ther do

his inalienable right to drive as he chooses regardless of

we believe our

men

will think the winning of this

trophy has

become a habit

consequences, not only endan gering and often forfeiting

and will require no effort to continue successfully.

We would

rather

believe

his own life but also that of others. Those who don't seem to realize that streets and

that

alert minds, safe practices and intelligent workmanship has become a habit and that with the usual reminders will continue to become an envi

highways are not speedways, that charging through inter sections, driving on the wrong side of the road and passing

able practice.

on the wrong side of cars, and

The

United States

on

Bureau

hills

leads

to

destruction:

competition

that worn out tires, burned out headlights and poor brakes are death deal

among mines and quarries. For this contest The Explosives Engineer .Magazine provides a tro phy tot the winner of each group, the winner be

ing machines, and on top of this is the pedes trian who also believes in behaving as his won dering mind fancies. He jay-walks against the

of

Mines have

been running

for some time

a National Safety

ing those having the greater number of man hours of exposure with the least amount of lost time accidents. Determination to win first place in this competition has helped put many compet itors on a no-accident basis and resulted in group accident rates 20 to 50 percent better for the in dustry.

signal, walks on the

wrong side of the road,

darts out from behind cars. Either one of these

fellows in himself is a potential hazard, but when the two meet it*s just curtains and slow music.

What can There are

be done about it? those cities

and towns

Everything! who have

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Humble Spokesman ofSafety

Cant Be Mixed With Safety

Goes On The Air

Alcoholâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gasolineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Automobiles

A new voice, coming over leading radio broad casting stations throughout the country, is be

automobile accidents

ing raised for safety. Beginning the week of

Thus far 1934 has shown a marked increase in over 1933.

Inasmuch

as

er in the accident prevention cause.

In a 13-week series of ten minute programs, "The Old Observer" will be presented in charac ter of one who has driven a truck fifteen years through heavy traffic with never an accident.

An humble sage of safety, a keen observer of

there has been an increase in the consumption of both liquor and gasoline with repeal, it can not be definitely said that liquor or increased business activity is responsible for the rise. It will depend largely to whom you are speaking how the question is settled.

The problem is not a new one as we do know that for years those in authority have always recognized the danger of mixing alcohol with horses, railroads, automobiles or any other re

human nature and a chronicler of the drama of

sponsible job. In fact,

life as lived from day to day, he will draw upon a vast fund of experience to present his sketches.

Each program embodies some tense moment

with most every instance where the personal equation enters in, and when you start mixing high powered automobiles with high powered beverages things naturally go skyrocketing and usually with rcgretable, if not fatal, results.

June 25, "The Old Observer" familiar figure of National Safety Council publications and pos ters has assumed the flesh as an humble crusad

such as the motorist encounters daily, or such as one often may encounter in reading his news paper, is seasoned with sage advice, kindly humor, some

Records

One of the marks of

the series is that it personaliz es the accident experiences which, in less appealing form, are prone to receive slight at

his

pathos may

narrative

time, tears

from

time

to

in

that

in

launched. Statistics show that

has been a large increase char ged to the toll of drunken driving.

enter

quickly cease

show

over this same period there

tention.

Though

do

districts where heavy traffic prevails accidents have increa sed this year until special ac cident prevention and safety first campaigns have been

pathos, and not a few witty asides.

alcohol is incompatible

The question as to when a

the glow of his mellow moods.

Although he is witty in argu ing the case of safety, this gentle advocate leaves no

in a bunch or at a party but a

sting in his words. Some of his shrewd prods to awaken

wheel of an automobile.

safety-consciousness, have a familiar tang. "When the ton gue wags" goes one of his fa vorite admonitions to drivers.

"Caution lags." "Children," he observes again, "should be seen and not hurt."

Or: "Day-dreamers are causiu' a heap o' misery in our modern Vale of Tearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and gears."

If "The Old Observer" had no other motive

but to entertain, lie would find a ready audi

man

is drunk has never been

satisfactorily

answered.

He

may be just a good fellow out deadly As

menace American

have what

behind people

the we

we choose to call

Our Personal Liberty. We have been given the right to drink quite as our fancy dic tates. However, laws are becoming more strin gent, judicials less lenient and public sentiment more hitter toward the fellow exercising his

personal liberty to the extent of where it infrin ges on the rights of others.

ence. With the experiences of a full life from which to draw his material, and as an appealing character devoid of pretentiousness and pedan try, he bids well to become a favorite with the family circle. And while he is entertaining, he is leaving with his audience a persuasive, help

ful impression. Tune in. Hear this delightful old character tell about accidents and how they can be prevented. Ask your family and friends to do likewise. You'll all enjoy it.

Seventy-five percent of rush work is due to

postponed thinking. An equal part 0'f overtime work is due to postponed thinking. Most surgi

cal operations are made necessary by postponed thinking. Ticket speculators exist because of the public's desire to postpone making up its mind.

Probably nothing can be done about this waste. Orderly thinking and planning are so dis tasteful to many of us that we prefer to live on the edge of a volcanic eruption rather than ex

It's all rig-ht to look on the bright side lint it is wiser to look on both sides.

ercise our minds in advance of absolute neces

sity.

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Important To Policy Holders

Fire Prevention and Safety Our fire

prevention equipment has

been checked

over and some

recently

revisions made

which we feel all our employees should be famil iar with.

The following note is quoted from an em ployee magazine through the monthly Service Bulletin

of the Metropolitan

Life Insurance

Company. It asked the employees' consideration of an important point which is often neglected

The three fire hydrants located along the D. & M. Railway have been removed and three new hose connections provided. The location of these

or overlooked.

connections is

ords," so the article states, "casts a curious side

shown on the

accompanying

sketch and these connections should never be

used for any other purpose than fighting fire.

"Recent check

up of group

insurance rec

light on the thoughtlessness of some certificate holdei s. A number of cases were revealed where

on reel cars in the small room at the southwest

employees were recently married but had failed to change the beneficiary in favor of their

erly corner of the storehouse.

wives."

One thousand feet of tested fire hose is stored

A glass in the

door must be broken to unlock the door and this

"Although the company is anxious to do what

hose must be kept for fire use only. If hose is desired for washing down or other purposes, this may be secured from the storeroom where

it can in matters of this kind, nevertheless it is

the hose unsuitable for fire use will be stored.

es as to whom should benefit in case of death."

"It would be wise for all certificate holders to

On a recent fire inspection of the plant, a one quart carbon tetrachlo ride extinguisher was found to be partly fill ed with a black liquid.

Evidently someone used the

carbon

the certificate holder who is primarily respon sible for seeing that his policy express his wish

check up and if any changes are necessary have them made at once

as the matter of making this change is very sim ple and any neglect may

tetrachlor

ide in this extinguisher to wash some greasy and dirty article and then poured it back in

the advice offered above

to the extinguisher,

and

lead to unfortunate sit uations."

We might

li

fire, a serious or pos sibly fatal accident might have resulted.

safety an should

interest of

extinguisher

never be

used

for anything but put ting out a fire, and should never be filled with anything but clean uncontaminated fire extin guisher fluid.

Conduct

I am amused at a man who, when luck breaks

against him, curses his good conduct, his hones ty and his virtue. I suspect that when the gates of heaven are opened some of the new arrivals are

sore.

Good conduct pays here and now. There are less sorrow, suffering and unhappiness in the life of a man who abides by the accepted rules of living than in the life of one who scorns the ittles and does as he pleases. All experience tes tifies to the truth of this platitude.

are

any

questions any employee wishes to present or any changes to be made please consult L.

someone had later used this on an electrical

So in the

if there

well take

R.

Goodin

the

matter.

concerning In certain

instances this might prove of the greatest importance to some of our dependents. It is but little trouble to check.

The Buffalo Plant

Safety activities in the smaller plants are apt to go by unheralded because of being over-sha dowed by the larger companies, their activities and records. There are, however, many small plants which deserve as much credit as do some of the larger ones because of their efforts and results, and condition under which they are ob tained.

Our Buffalo plant has gone through the first seven months of this year without having had a lost time accident and with but few accidents

requiring first aid; all of which goes to show

that these fellows are on the job and doing it well.

If the time spent in wholesale criticism was concentrated on helpful cooperation, cheerful ness and hard work, what a country we would shortly become.

We are glad to make this report concerning our Buffalo plant and hope that for the next is

sue of "Screenings" we can have some items of interest and personals contributed by them.

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Sentinels Of Safety Won By The Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company For the Third Time Under the rules governing the safety contest

sponsored by the

U. S. Bureau of Mines the

greatest degree of success among companies en gaged in similar work and competing under uni

Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company won

form rules.

first place in the 19.33 competition as recently announced by Mr. Scott Turner, Director of the

This is the third time the Limestone Company has been successful in this contest, having won in 1929, 1932 and 1933. Besides the trophy each

Bureau. This distinction affords the Limestone

Company the honor of again displaying- the tro phy, "Sentinels of Safety" provided by the Ex plosives Engineer and awarded annually by the U. S. Bureau of Mines for another year; a pri vilege of which workmen and officers alike ol; the company have striven to enjoy and one of which we are justly proud.

Thirty-five of the forty-eight states of the Union were represented by the mines and quar ries that participated in the National SafetyCompetition of 1933. Tlie total enrollment in cluded 351 mines and quarries, and represented

an exposure of more than 78 million man-hours.

The results of the contest reveal a larger num

ber of accident-free mines and quarries in pro

portion to the total enrollment than was shown in any previous year's contest. As a result of the competition and under the rules governing the contest, four mines and one quarry were unani

mously chosen by a Committee of Award to re ceive the 'Sentinels of Safety' trophies. Four of the winning companies were free from acci dents and the other had an unusually low acci dent rate. Honorable mention was given all oth

er mines and quarries whose experience

was

over 30,000 man hours and were free from acci dents.

Trophies were won by the Hudson Coal Co., of Pennsylvania in the anthracite division; the Union Pacific Coal Co., of Wyoming in the bi tuminous division ; Tennessee Copper Company of

Tennessee in the metal division ; the Retsof

Mining Company of Xew York in the non-metal lic division; and the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., in the quarry and open pit division.

These companies will hold the bronze trophies for one year and will be given plaster replicas of the trophy to retain permanently.

The National Safety Competition has been in effect since 1926 and is widely recognized as an effective aid in safety first activities. Lmployees do their utmost in accident prevention to win the 'Sentinels of Safety' trophy which carries with it National recognition that signifies the

man will receive from the Bureau of Mines an

engraved certificate bearing his name and the name of the quarry. This certificate recognizes the contribution of the

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Page 659 United s t a t e s

Department o f the interior BUREAU OF MINES

WASHINGTON

June 8,

1934

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

909 F STREET, N. W.

Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., 170 E. Woodward Avenue, Rogers City, Mich.

Dear Sirs:

By the unanimous vote of the Committee of Award, your Rogers City limestone quarry at Rogers City, Mich., has been awarded the 'Sentinels of Safety' trophy for having won first place among quarries and open-cut mines in the National Safety Competition of 1933 conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines.

The competition of 1933 revealed a larger number of accident-free mines and quarries in proportion to the total number enrolled than in any previous year, and it also re vealed a growing number of plants whose accident "rates were remarkably low.

Your success in winning first place among quarries and open-cut mines is a matter of congratulation not only to the officials and employees of your company but to the entire industry in which you have attained so eminent a position of leadership in safety.

Under the rules of the competition, and in addition to

the award of the trophy to your company,

each man employed

at your quarry during 1933 is entitled to receive a cer

tificate of merit from the Bureau of Mines in recognition of his contribution to safety in the quarry.

You will be consulted soon regarding your wishes in connection with

the time and place for the presentation of the trophy and certificates.

A statement of the general results of the contest and of the relative standing of the quarries and open-cut mines that were enrolled will be mailed to you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Turner, Director.

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Employees Representation LET$\ W

Employees Choose Representatives At July Election

KEEP

ikenu

WAVI.Iyu

The Retiring Committee Reports

For the Year Ending Jane 30th, lgyq 1

.

Oil June 16. 1933. a plan of Employee Repre sentation was originated and the details given to

each employee of the Company as a working basis lor such an organization.

The principal features of the plan are as fol 1. No Company official, or employee in posi tion to hire or discharge may serve on the com mittee.

All employees entitled to serve on Com

mittee may vote.

3. X'ominations and elections shall be by sec ret ballot.

4.

5. Time necessarily lost in attendance at meetings shall be compensated by the company. (». Independence of representatives guaran teed, that each shall be free to discharge his ditties without fear that his individual relations

low :

2.

management.

.Meetings shall

be held at least

month and alternately as a Joint

once a

Committee

with equal numbers of representatives of the

with the company may be affected in the least

degree by any action taken by him in good faith in his representative capacity.

After an opportunity to study this plan for ten days an election was held on June 27, 1933, to nominate representatives thereunder. The universal approval of the plan was expressed at this time by the vote of 410 employees out of a possible total of 436 eligible to vote.

At this time 15 representatives were nomin ated by secret ballot—three by each division of the plant as follows: 1. Tugs. Yard. Construction, (icncral and Clerical.

1. Harry Meharg 2. A. P. Boehmer 3. A. J . I.exinske 2. Shops—Mechanical, Electrical, Power Plant. Car Repairs.

1.

Lawrence Carter 2.

3.

I .eonard Lamb 3.

Mill.

1.

Eigar P.reckon 3.

4.

1.

2.

Paul

David Larsen

Prank Prettv

Mulka

Quarry, Shovels. Transportation.

Dan

K el lev 3.

2.

Clayton Eldredge

Clare Macklem

5. Quarry, Drills, Blasting, Track.

1. Arnold Nagel 2. Walter Idalski 3. Ernest Bruning Following the nominations, the election was Employees' Committee 1934-35: Left to right, A. .1. Leszinske, Dan Kelley, Chairman. David A. Larsen, Frank Pretty, Arnold Nagel, Secretary.

held June 30, 1933 and while anyone of the three from each division might have been elected,

those in each of the five first plaices were elected.

The next Step under the plan was the appoint-

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ment by President John G. Munson of the Man agement's Representative. Joseph A. Valentin

red only on the basis of greater mutual benefit

representatives were offered the use of the Time

when acted upon.

We give the foregoing through the columns of '"Calcite Screenings"' as a report for the year,

Office as a meeting place and on July 11. 1933,

to the employees whom we represent. We give

was named to this position on July 6th.

The

held the first meeting at which time Dan Kel--

it also in the hope that it may be vital to the

lev was elected Chairman and Arnold Xagel was elected Secretary.

success of future committees.

Fifteen meetings have been held since that time, an average of more than one per month.

Of the questions discussed at these meetings, the rank of importance

might be set down as

The major principle of our plan is that of mu tual participation in discussions of problems af fecting employees and management. It is by this very feature of joint and effective co-operation that it differs from the '•balllefront

method" of

1. Seniority.

2. Wages and compensation.

3. Safety.

settling disputes.

Monday. July 9. PJ34, was the day of nomin ations for the Employees Representatives to act for another year. The nominations were as fol

4.

lows :

follows:

Individual cases.

As a matter of record, it might be stated here

1. Tugs, Yard, Construction.

that the retiring committee leaves no unfinish

Clerical.

ed business.

1. Harry Meharg

A detailed and complete study was made of the important subject <>f seniority. Full infor

2.

3.

Win.

mation on this matter is now readily available

2. Shops—•Mechanical, Plant. Car Repairs.

and questionable cases have been settled to the

1.

Lawrence Carter 3.

mutual satisfaction of all concerned.

Wage rates since a year ago have benefited by three increases—15% to return the decrease of May. 1932; 12>4% to effect compliance with the Code of Fair Competition for the Crushed Stone. Sand and Gravel and Slag Industries, and a 10% increase in rates in line with the general

3.

1.

General and

Adolph J. Lesxinske

Palmer

Electrical.

2.

Power

David Larsen

Leonard Lamb

Mill.

Edgar Preckon 3.

2.

Prank Pretty

Paul Mulka

4. Quarry, Shovels. Transportation.

1. Dan Kelley 2. Clayton Eldredgc 3.

Clare Macklem

5. Ouarry. Drills. Blasting, Track.

increase in the Steel Industry.

(Continued on

We wish to call special attention to the in

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crease of 12)4%. Bare compliance with the Code required an in.-rcase for less than 20% of the employees to bring them to the minimum hourlv rate of 40o. However, barely meeting a situ

ation, barely getting by and similar practice is not included in the policies of the management el" this company. Fairness is the rule and the i (..•--oiunK.ndation was made on this basis and re

ceived approval.

The safety program has been for a long time a co-operative effort between employee and management. The results are well known and pleasant to remember. To have won three times the 'Sentinels of Safety' award in the nation

wide safety contest is a record in which our p: ide will be matched by continued co-operalion to tlie cn(\ of saving life and limb, and keep

ing the plants of this company outstanding as a safe place for men to work.

Such problems as have come before our com mittee have been the means of enlightenment on

i ur part of the many problems confronting the management of industry. In these mutual prob lems the committee has received sympathetic. lair and thorough consideration from the man agement.

Situations

that merited prompt

settlement

Employees' Committee 1933-34: Lett to right.

Secretary. Harry Meharg, Law Dan Kelley. Chairman, Edgar

have received it. Matters of mutual benefit, if

Arnold Nagel. rence Carter.

not readily subject to decision, have been defer

Brecknn.

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The General Business Trend Business Activity and Industrial Production Have Definitely Slowed In the Past Month Business

activity and industrial

have definitely

slowed down

production

during the past

month according to the Cleveland Trust Com pany Bulletin. This is the third time since the

bottom of the depression that the progress of recovery has been checked by reversal. The first upturn from the bottom began in the summer of 1932 and lasted four months.

The next ad

By H. S. Le*wis prospect that these developments will soon take place. Hope for a balanced budget appears to be deferred. Meanwhile recent developments make it seem likely that the drought will not become the national calamity that recently seemed threatened and the labor dissensions will not be

vance began in the spring of 1933 and also con tinued during four months. This latest upward

so serious as appeared in prospect a little while ago. Probably as a nation we shall spend the

movement started last December and continued

second half of 1934 as we have the first half in continued efforts to find out whether or not

four months, and now production has turned downward again without equalling the volume

this detour of dependence on the public treas

reached last year.

ury will lead us back to the main road of a self supporting economy.

The amount of recession so far is slight, and it would not have serious or even important im plications if it were not for the great number

of unemployed whose prospects for finding work are now diminished. The recovery program of the administration as explained in the budget message contemplated the rapid absorption of

Redistribution of Income

Official figures have been compiled showing how the redistribution of income would work

out if it could be accomplished. The results in dicate that the increases that would be received

by the wage earners would probably prove dis appointing to most of them. The source of the the unemployed by expanding business and in dustry during this year with a progressive les- data is the report on National income from 1929 through 1932 published by the Department of lening of federal expenditures that would re sult in a genuine balancing of the budget by the Commerce and compiled by Dr. Willard L. Thorp, late director of the Bureau of Foreign middle of next year.

It now seems clear that the vigorous recovery and Domestic Commerce. expansion that would make possible the realiz In the first column of the table of monthly ation of that program could only be attained average earnings is shown the average monthly through a combination of three powerful factors income of wage earners, if all wages were di this year and in vided equally.

1935. To reabsorb The second col Monthly Average. HAHNrnqs ?u. Worklr. into productive umn shows the lf all engaged divided If all engaged divided If all wage earners employment with divided equally Ihe \o\al equalltj all Wages, salaries Tola! wages, salaries, small increases in YtAe bonuses, and profits of bonuses, slock dividends, of wages aefualltj paid in the next 12 average monthly and profils of Owners Owners. for Ihe lime worked. months most of income which the idle workers we should have to

have a great ex pansion of build ing construction, a very large increase in

the

industrial

would result if sal

aries, bonuses and profits of owners

were average with wages. In 1929 this increase would have amounted to

output of durable goods financed by numerous import

$12.00 per

ant

issues and a consid

The third col umn shows the av

erable growth

erage monthly in

new

security

of

exports.

There

or 10%.

little

1932

$14.00 or 16%.

come is

month

In

if the

total

of all wages, salar-

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It is interesting to note that the decrease in av

possible credit rating. There are some 34 occu pations represented in the diagram with credit ranging from a high of 92 to a low of 38. It is clear that a given program of social control in volving the extension of credit might have one

erage monthly earnings in column 1 from 1929

set of results if it had to deal with the groups

ies, bonuses, profits of owners and dividends on stock were distributed equally. This results in a further

increase over

the second

column of

$16.00 or 13% in 1929 and $7.00 or 8% in 1932. to 1932 is $30.00 or 25%. In column 3 the de crease is $37.00 or 25% showing that while the wage earners income has diminished, the salar ies, bonuses, profits of owners and dividends on stock have diminished in like proportion.

The figures used are compiled from tables showing earnings and disbursements of Corpor ations and individual businesses engaged in man

ufacturing, mining, construction, transportation and trade, and cover business activity.

most of our corporate

represented at the top of the diagram and total ly different outcomes if it involved those at the bottom. Probably if its operations were politic

ally controlled by the votes of the credit recipi ents the results would fall short of being satis factory.

Avlraql crlo\t Ratings Office Clerks

Retail Grocers

Store Managers

Other Retailers

If the figures of the diagram seem small it is because any redistribution of income into equal shares for all workers would yield similar dis

appointing results. A little mental arithmetic will demonstrate this. In 1929, the peak year of prosperity, there were less than 50 million gain fully employed people in the country, and our total national income was about 83 billion dol

lars, or an average of some 1,660 dollars per worker, or about 138 dollars per month. At the bottom of the depression in 1932 our income was about 40 billion dollars or about 800 dollars per worker or about 67 dollars per month.

Economic planning and agricultural adjust ment and unemployment relief, and codes of fair competition, and all similar mass efforts in which government undertakes to control the ec onomic affairs of citizens, depend for success on ability to adapt administrative methods to wide ranges of individual differences among the people affected. In much of the current discus sion of such matters the assumption seems to be made that once government has classified people in convenient groups it can deal with them as impersonal units in matter of work and reward just as it can when they are units in the

School Teachers R.RTrainmen

RE Shopmen Retail Clerks

Dentists Doctors Nurses farm Owners

faclortj (Men)

5alesmcn.Trav.

Qas Sta.Men

Factory (Worn)

Lawyers Auto Mech.

Janitors Tenant Farmers Brick masons

Fire #â&#x20AC;˘ Police R.R.Trackmen

Coal Miners Col. Student*

Dom.Servants Carpenters

Restaurant Help Barbers Truek Drivers

number of credit men.

The original ratings compiled by the profes sor and his students have been rearranged by

of the company in accident prevention.

I am very happy to offer congratulations on record of 595,416

man-hours

without a lost time accident which placed your Rogers City Limestone Quarry at the head of the contestants in the Quarries and Open Pit Mines Division of the National Safety Compe tition. The consistency with which your com pany defeats accidents is winning national rec ognition. Your success certainly proves that per fect accident prevention can be obtained.

Your kindness in conveying to your men our best wishes for continued

success in accident

prevention will be appreciated.

Yours sincerely, Theodore Marvin, Editor."

the National Association of Finance Companies so as to put them on a percentage basis in such a way that 100 would represent the highest

Continued from Page 658

success of his company in the distinction won.

A letter from Theodore Marvin, Editor of the Explosives Engineer magazine to the Lime stone Company pays high tribute to the efforts

the remarkable

reactions of groups of

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38

Sentinels ofSafety

An interesting illustration of the existence of group differences is shown in the diagram. It

people to a given set of opportunities and obli gations are conditioned by factors which may prove to be outside the control of rules and reg ulations. The diagram illustrates the credit wor thiness of people of different occupations. The data were recently gathered by Prof. P. D. Con verse of the University of Illinois from a large

â&#x20AC;˘

t'ainlersf Dec.

'Gentlemen:

tal principle that the

ss 4-8

Com. Laborers

Census. Of course this is iiot so.

is not presented because of the information it may contain, but as illustrative of the fundamen

-

Hotel Help

Aulo Salesmen

You can't push yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

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The New Storehouse Building

By Rudolph Dueltgen, Jr. During the past fifteen years the plant build ings have been almost entirely rebuilt; modern buildings replacing the former wood frame structures. This type of construction has elim inated the fire hazard presented by the wood type buildings which not only insures against loss of property by fire but also insures contin uity of operations, permitting the fulfillment of

in operation. This served the double purpose of giving work at a time of restricted production and preparing the building for its future occu pancy as a store house. The Skinner uniflovv en gine and generator were removed and sold. The oOOO K. \V. and 1000 K. W. units were removed

customers' requirements without delay. The old

to the new power plant. On January 1. 1934, the only remaining equipment was the 3000 K. W. unit which was just recently sold and removed.

power house building was the first brick and steel structure, erected at the plant in 1912.

.Alter removal of this equipment, the floors were repaired, some new floor added and sufficient

On January 1, 1934, the store house building remained as one of the few wood buildings hous ing considerable valuable property. The Insur ance Department engineers for many years rec

lighting installed to make the new building suit able

for

use

until

further

alterations

and

re

fire hazard. This recommendation was not com

pairs can be made.

The room on the north side of the building, which was the power house draft fan room, is used for housing the radio transmitting equip ment of the Central Radio Telegraph Company,

plied with for at the time of abandonment of

and also part of this room was partitioned off

the old power house, it was the thought of the management that this building could be con verted into a store house building. This plan met with the approval of the Insurance Depart ment who advised that the change would per

to be u^v(\ for the storage of records which were formerly stored in the old office vault which stands on the site of the office building, which

ommended an automatic sprinkling system for

this building

as a protective measure

against

mit a rate change resulting in a substantial sav ing in the annual insurance assessment.

During the latter part of 1933 the work of dismantling the old boilers and settings was ac

complished by crews from various departments,

as a fill-in job at times when the plant was not

burned in 1925.

During the winter at the time of the stripping operations, all the supplies in the old building were removed and at the present time practic ally all supplies and repair parts stored about the plant have been moved to the new building. The (Id shelving which is mostly wood was moved and is being used. It is planned to install steel

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Considerable more work is necessary to com

formerly stored in sheds, garages and various places about the plant. This method of storage

plete the alterations required for making this was obviously unsatisfactory to the storekeep er and also the plant repair crews and others re building suitable for efficient store house pur poses. Sections of the roof over the old boiler ceiving materials from the store house. Many room need replacement and the interior walls and steel work are badly in need of cleaning and painting. When this work is accomplished the store house will take its place as one of the fin

advantages are gained by having all supplies un

est among our splendid group of plant buildings.

with Clarence Furtaw as keeper of stores sup

In addition to the necessity of having a fire resistive building to house the supplies contain

der one roof with ample storage space to per mit easy accessibility.

Erwin Joppich is in charge of the store house

ply records,

and assistants

Howard Johnson,

ed in the old frame store house, more room was

Edward Glazer and Arthur Yoight. Genera] su

needed for materials and spare parts which were

pervision is given by Rudolph Dueltgen. Jr.

Members of the Storehouse stair. Reading from left to right—H. E. Johnson, Erwin

Joppich, It. Dueltgen, Jr., Edward Glazer, Clarence FurLaw. Elmer Volght.

A Sportsman's Creed

A Bit About Safety

In the study of King George of England, es teemed as a good sportsman, there hangs a gra ven code which princes, premiers and many a

We hear a good bit about safety these days.

That little word has always been i. forerunner in all accident prevention cam paigns and because of this use we may some iimc lose sight of its broader meaning.

humble servant have read and retained. It is in

six parts, unornamented, unaffected and in sim ple English: "Teach me to be obedient to the rules of the game.

"Teach me to distinguish between sentiment and sentimentality, admiring the one and des pising the other.

"Teach me neither to proffer nor to receive cheap praise.

"If I am called upon to suffer, let me be like a well-bred beast that goes away to suffer in silence.

"Teach me to win if I may; if I may not. teach me to be a good loser.

"Teach me neither to cry for the moon nor to cry over spilt milk.''

And he who would live to this stoic's credo

must come near to kingship.

Safety is an important factor in our every day life. If we are to progress at all we cannot get along without practicing its principles.

Safety—Webster defines this word as mean ing a condition or state of being safe—freedom from harm. risk, anxiety, or danger—security.

It may be security in health. Medical science has done much to insure our safety. Security in a financial way so that we can provide the nec essities of every day life. It means planting a garden in the summer, filling the coal bin in the fall, and conserving a little in early life both in our energy and in a financial way so that we may enjoy comfort in old age.

Religion, science, education are all safety in a sense of the word. Safety has many interpreta tions around which our daily life is built.

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Calcite Limestone Delivered on Dock at Kipling, Michigan, For a Paring Job A new use to

which Calcite

limestone has

been entered this season is that of aggregate for

concrete paving of highways under State super vision.

In order for stone to enter this field of indus

try, it is first necessary that it pass the stand ard specification of the. American Association of State Highway Officials and in this proced ure the stone is first sampled in the quarry by State agents and sent to the Ann Arbor State Highway Laboratory where it is subjected to the following tests: Soundness, percentage of

cousin.

The contract called for 5.6 miles of concrete

paving twenty feet wide with eight foot shoul ders. A new up to the minute Rex Paver was

used on this job. The company also have gaso line shovels, tractors and a fleet of eleven Ford

V8 trucks which worked out very well in hand

ling two-seven bag batches at a trip over an av erage haul ol two and one half miles. Arrange ment for materials to be used on this job was made through Mr. !â&#x20AC;˘'.. I\ Smith of the Limestone

Products Company of Menominee, Michigan.

objectionable and incrusted particles, percentage of thin elongated pieces, percentage of hard ab sorbent material and sieve analysis.

The stone is graded in two sizesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;10A which is

1-4"

to 1 1-2"

and 4A

which is

1-2" to

2 1-2". This with the addition of sand comprises the aggregate.

This highway construction was 5.6 miles of

pavement between Kipling and Rapid River in Upper -Michigan, replacing an old macadam road. '! he contracting firm on this job was the Her man Holmes Construction Company of Crystal Falls. .Michigan, who have been in the paving Vim] contracting business in the upper peninsula and Wisconsin for the past twenty-eight years, and is headed by the genial personality of Mr. Herman Holmes. This company is also distribu

tors

for Phillips (>(> petroleum products

with

thirteen counties in upper .Michigan and Wis-

Rex paver and finisher in operation.

The stone was delivered from Calcite to the

dock at Kipling by the Steamer Calcite where the two sizes were placed in separate piles. The cement was furnished by the Aetna Cement

Company of Ray City and the sand delivered by tlie Steamer Sinaioa from Green Island in Green Ray. Kinder the able direction of Middie Turcotte,

Superintendent and J. A. Cole, .Assistant Super

intendent, the paving was completed in 32 ac tual paving days; some time being lost in the laying of (.000 lineal feet of part width or ten foot construction so that traffic would not be

held up. The best day's run was 1263 ft. or 488 batches.

The genial

Mr. Herman

Holmes who

values

Two 30 hr. shifts of 110 men each were used,

friendships and associations most highly, widely known in contracting and husiness circles in the

the men being drawn from the unemployed and relic! rolls of Rapid River, Kipling, Gladstone

upper peninsula and Wisconsin.

and vicinity.

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4.

Ouarrv. Shovels, Transportation.

5.

Dan Kelley Ouarrv. Drills. Blasting, Track.

Arnold i\:agel

The committee for 1934-1935 will have three

of the five representatives new members. This new committee will find, and we say this alter

a year of experience, that it is an advantage to be able to sit down with an equal number of rep resentatives from the management and discuss

face to face on a friendly basis the various prob lems which arise.

Strip of finished pavement

leading into Rapid

River, Michigan.

in the preparation of the road bed about 2500 lineal feet of corduroy was removed and the old macadam paving removed was salvaged and used on the shoulders.

We found the staff of M. D. VanWagoner,

State Highway Commissioner, a very pleasant group of men to work with. The original test ings came under the department of Mr. W. D. Kimmel and Mr. John Kushing of Lansing.

And let us draw on our experience further and say that wherever men work, here or else where, there will be grievances of a minor na ture and issues of greater importance. The grie vances, although minor comparatively, may be of much importance to an individual and can be straightened out easily, promptly and satisfac

torily. The issues will require study and thought on the part of all concerned, and let's continue what your retiring committee has tried to doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; consider the future, base our reasoning on facts and put into more universal practice the princi ple of the Golden Rule.

Actual material and road inspection on this

job came under Benjamin Sparks, Division En gineer ; Chas. Henesy, his assistant: Andy An derson. Project engineer; Wm. Coarsen, Mater ials Inspector; A. L. Sargent, Paving Inspect or; and Jack Dee, Plan Inspector.

The stone and concrete passed all tests. We understand the bond was excellent, the mix per fect and the finishers commented on the way the mix worked. Perhaps the greatest accom plishment on this job was its completion with out a lost time accident, although the men were used from relief and unemployed rolls and not

particularly familiar with the work, which is another achievement and speaks well for the personnel of the Holmes Construction Co. Thus we turn another page in the recording of the various uses for which Calcite limestone is em

ployed.

Management Committee 1934-35: Left to right, George C. Wing. H. B. OToole, Rudolph Dueltgen, Jr., Chairman, Walter Meyer, Fred J. Fisch, Sec

Employees Representation (Contiued from

1.

retary.

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Arnold N'agel 2. Walter Idalski 3. Ernest Bruning

The election followed on Friday. July 13th. resulting as follows: 1. Tugs. Yard, Construction,

General ami

Clerical. ' 2.

Adolph J. Le/.inske Shopsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mechanical.

Electrical,

.Plant, Car Repairs.

David

3.

Larsen

Mill.

Frank Pretty

Checking Paint Splashes When painting a window or picture frame, rub soap around the glass near the c<\gc. Then if the paint splashes on the glass, it can be eas ily removed.

Little paint spots on door knobs, hardware Power

Mid window panes are easily avoided. If vase line is applied to the door knobs and hardware before the painting is started, any spots can very easily be removed. The same is true of the sills of your windows when they are being painted.

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Our Safety Poster Contest School Children Show Thought And Talent The results of the third Safety Poster Contest sponsored by "Calcite Screenings" in an effort to instill the necessity of safety precaution into the minds of the school children of our commun

ity gave evidence of continued activity and in terest in safety on the part of our students.

Entrants were from all grades after the fourth. A preliminary grading at the High School resulted in twenty-four posters being turned over to the judges from which to choose the winners.

The entrant could choose any phase of safety activity, industrial, school, public, marine, air or home for design or the idea could be portrayed

in slogan form, providing it taught the avoid ance of accidents or the elimination of hazard

ous practices.

The posters were graded for originality, neat

The winning poster is reproduced on this page.

Another entrant of Ferris Parsons' and winning honorable mention is reproduced on the back page of this issue of "Screenings".

Number 14, a poster originated by Ruth Salo mon won second place. Number 10, originated

by Isador Pines won third place and number 4, originated by Peter Tapovic won fourth place.

The winning posters carried the following prizes: 1st place $10.00; 2nd place $5.00; 3rd place $3.00; 4th place $2.00.

Poster contests have become quite popular in safety programs the past few years. Many peo ple revolt at the idea of issuing so-called grue some posters. They are not pleasant to look at â&#x20AC;&#x201D;they bring to mind the horrible side of acci dents that people don't like to be reminded of,

ness and cleverness in design, worked out in one

but after all perhaps this is the very reason they should be used. They are what might be term

or two colors or a combination of two colors on white or tinted stock.

will often make the most effective mental im

The entrants were widely separated in their

choice of subjects and in the manner in which they were portrayed.

The judges were Mr. John G. Munson, Mr. R. Dueltgen, Jr., Mrs. Ruth A. Rieger, Mr. F. J. Fisch, Mrs. Gisela M. Platz and

ed as "shock" posters and an occasional shock pression.

If the suffering from accidents were not so

often concealed behind walls of private homes and hospitals, it would be less difficult to get people to practice safety habitually. In other words,

Mr. J. P. Kinville.

is there a sufficient realiz ation of the endless suffer

The posters were all displayed with a number,

vation

the author's name, grade and age on the reverse side

of

the poster,

un

ing, humiliation and depri that results

from

accidents ?

Undoubtedly the shock posters can help bring this side of accidents

known, and inaccessible to the judges. On the first

to view.

Then there

choice each of the judges

were again balloted on, each judge having a choice

who take exception to hu morous posters.

It is claimed by them that safe ty is too serious a matter to take lightlyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that com edy in a poster tends to cause people to make fun

of four.

of it.

wrote the numbers which

in their judgment were the six best posters, and the winners from

this choice

The next choice,

each judge had the oppor tunity of voting for two

posters.

The

process of

elimination continued until

are

those

There are many kinds of comic posters, and it is likely that with all the dif ferent temperaments met

finally one poster, No. 16,

with, no single poster of

remained which was term

this kind will please every body, tickling the "funny

ed the winner. This poster was originated by Ferris Parsons, age 16, grade 11.

bone" one minute and pro voking a train

of serious

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thoughts thereafter.

For best results in a safety program, it is im

Transportation Company.

Win. Torno and Miss Edna Radka of Rogers portant thai the types of posters selected will be City were united in marriage by Rev. Louis Linn those that are most apt to produce the right re on July 7. 1934. Mr. Torno is employed by the

sults in the minds of the most people. From the nature of the posters presented, it is evident that the school

children of our

community

have

caught the safety spirit, which we hope will continue to grow and be of benefit to them and their associates through life.

These posters will be exhibited from time to time or, the plant Bulletin Board.

Here we have the

Safety

first place winner of the

Poster

ffA

w

tenden

cies but is a good student and pro school II e

ARSONS Groceries

spends his vaca tion periods as

. ii

Meats

Modern Improvement On the old fashioned, narrow highways, just wide enough for two cars to pass, many a time

a couple of cars would collide. But now they're building highways much wider, enabling three

Market.

On the opposite page is the poster winning first place in the con test. The Safety

First Aid Importance Often we hear of a man receiving a small scratch, cut or skin prick and that he thinks it too little to bother with. The next day or so in fection develops and as a result of not having given it at-

Poster Contest is

a contest opened to all students in

city

"Calcite Screenings" extends best wishes to the above wedded couples.

or four cars to smash at one time.

delivery clerk for

the

A marriage we are sorry not to have reported in our last issue of "Screenings" was that of C. A. Thorsen and Julia Ignatko. The ceremony Chink.

young man with

Parsons

Transportation Company.

is first mate on the Str. Bradley. Our apologies

ris is not only a

minent in athletics.

John Selke and Lila Strong of Rogers City were united in marriage July 2, 1934, by Rev. S. J. Francis. Mr. Selke is a member of the Bradley

took place Dec. 9. 1933, in Erie, Pa. Mr. Thorsen

Contest Mr. Fer ris Parsons. Fer

artistic

Bradley Transportation Co.

in t e n t io n t h e f i r s t

school

systems.

Our Challenge To The Depression e-^^

Marriages

%***~-*

Clayton Cordon and Miss Eleanor Tank of Rogers City were united in marriage by Charles

K.'W'ilcox'of Mackinaw City on May 14. 1934.

Mr. Cordon is employed by the Bradley Trans portation Co. Arthur llein and Miss Francis Siecinski of

Met/ were married by Rev. I-'.. J. Szturmowski

on June 2, 1934.

Mr. Ilein is employed in the

place, he has

IDENTICAL

a

INJURIES

throbbing

wound which is serious and hard to con quer.

Cases are known where

hands,

arms,

feet and even lives are lost

ed 5 daijs be-

injunjâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;He lost 12 weeks

taken care of

with blood

Ralph Kuhlman of Rogers City and Miss Hen rietta Oapskc of Alpena were married in Rogers City June 19. 1934, by the Rev. Louis A. Linn.

Mr. Kuhlman is a member of the Drilling Dept.

We know we are all strong men and at times

1934. Mr. McLennan is employed by the Bradley

Thismanwait

or scratch not

properly.

ence Mueller of Millersburg were married in Hawks by the Rev. Wm. Schoenow on June 22,

in ihe First Aid room*

as the result of a small cut

Transportation Department.

Arthur McLennan of Hawks and Miss Flor

Thismanspent

poisoning

1

may think a little scratch is nothing for our sys tem to overcome. But please do not take the chance of infection developing in small injuries.

Report them at once and see that they are giv en immediate first aid.

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Presque Isle County Air Port Col. Floyd E. Evans, Director of Aeronautics, Landing Michigan State Plane Work on the new Presque Isle County Airport at Rogers City is progressing rapidly. On June JcSth. by a vote of 14 to 4, the County Board of Supervisors took a ten-year lease on 120 acres

at the rear of the Calcite Farms property. On July 5th two runways were surveyed, and on July 9th actual work of preparing the runways commenced. On July 19th the first plane, a Na tional Guard Army type Douglas plane, piloted

by Lieut. Col. Floyd I'"- Evans. State Director of Aeronautics, landed on the partially complet

ed east-west runway. On July 22nd five planes, piloted by

expert pilots in the

Michigan Air

Tour, landed at the Port to the acclaim of some

2000 people gathered to witness the opening of the Port to commercial flying. Since that date

numerous planes have landed and many local people have enjoyed rides in commercial ships.

Present plans for the Port, which are being financed by the Federal Government through E. E. R. A. funds, call for two runways, 250 ft.

wide by 2000 ft. long running east-west, and north-south respectively. By the end of August, it is expected 250 ft. by 1500 ft. of each runway will have been completed as far as surfacing and "floating" are concerned. These will lie ex tended to their present designed length as rap idly as possible.

In the future it is expected that these runways

By Fred V. N. Bradley of Michigan, so that their will be negligible.

future

maintenance

Presque Isle Comity Airport is one of many being built in Michigan at the present time, at the completion of which it is expected our state will rank very high in the Union as to number

of Airports and emergency landing fields avail able to pilots. For planes approaching northern Michigan and Mackinaw Iroin the south, the Presque Isle County Airport is in a very strate gic position and will therefore likely become a very important Airport in northern Michigan.

The west side of Michigan is already well pro vided with many suitable Airports. The center

of Michigan is rapidly being supplied with addi tional Ports, and Indian River is expected to have a Class "A" Port as soon as completed. On the eastern side of Michigan, however, where a course is well marked by the natural Lake Hu

ron shoreline, development has not been as rap id. Splendid Airports have been built at Cheboy gan. Alpena, and Mackinaw City, but because of their considerable distance from town, the

two latter are not looked upon with favor by pilots. The local Airport, being situated right on the c(\ge of town, being well and clearly mark

will both lie extended to a length of approxi mately 2500 ft. and widened to 300 ft. In addi

ed by the. large Neon light beacon at Calcite and the Rogers City Electric Light & Power Com

tion, two cross runways, northeast-southwest, and northwest-southeast, of the same dimen

pany's water tower adjacent to the field, is very readily spotted from the air. Being situated in

sions as the others, will be completed. This will

give Presque Isle County Airport a Class "A" rating.

Considerable surface stone, muck, and marl are being removed to pull the runways down to the hard clay subsoil, and on this, gravel, which is found, fortunately, right on the Airport site, is being spread to provide more solid runway surface. All runways will eventually be seeded with grass seed provided by the Federal Go.v( rnment. Finally, a center circle, 4 ft. wide by

the notch of U. S. 2?> where it passes through Rogers City, it is easily located from air maps.

The pilots of

the Michigan Air Tour,

ally warm in their praise of the local field. Be

cause of its splendid approaches, there being no

100 ft. diameter, and runway markers placed every 200 ft. and measuring 4 ft. by 6 ft., will be installed.

These markers

will be

made of

while sand shipped in from the Upper Peninsula

who

opened the field on July 22nd, were exception

Part of huge crowd and three of the planes.

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trees or buildings surrounding the field on three sides and those trees on the

fourth side being

considerably removed from the field, make the approaches perfect from an airman's viewpoint, and because of this it is possible for planes to

approach the field at the minimum possible al titude and be able to land with minimum of run way.

It is expected, because of all of its natural ad vantages, that the new Airport will prove a very desirable addition to Presque Isle County and Rogers City, and it will be frequented by num erous sportsman's and commercial planes. Dur ing the period of construction, considerable re lief work will be provided by the project, and it is probable that this relief or welfare work will be employed on the field not only during this summer, but throughout the winter as well in order that the Port may be finally completed in 1935.

F. V. N. Bradley,

Acting Manager Local Airport.

Those Who Have Passed Away Once more "Calcite Screenings" carries pub lication of tragedy within its associations. Acci dental death and untimely passing away of those connected in our organization is always unpleas

ant. Again "Calcite Screenings" extends its sin cere sympathy to the families and friends of those who have passed beyond.

Mrs. Irvin L. Clymer, wife of Mr. I. L. Cly

mer our Operating Manager, passed away in the Alpena Hospital on June 16, 1934. Mrs. Clymer was the victim of an automobile accident, suf

fering severe injuries from which it was impos sible for her to recover. Interment was made in

Monticello, Indiana.

Heromina Hinski, the nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hinski, died August 3rd as the result of shock due to an accidental fall.

Interment was made in the Rogers City ceme tery with Rev. C. T. Skowronski officiating. Mr. Hinski, the girl's father, is employed in the Track Dept.

Clarence Green, brother of Edward Green of the Power Dept., suffered death through an ac cidental dynamite explosion in a CCC camp where he was working. The accident occured July 26th. The body was brought to Rogers City for burial, Rev. C. T. Skowronski officiating.

New Arrivals In

ties as a commercial fisherman. The body was recovered and brought to his home in Rogers

Our Homes Daughters were born to the following em ployees since our last issue of "Screenings": Frances Marie on

May 6th to Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Durecki. Mr. Durecki is in the Yard Dept.

Donna Arlene on May 16th to Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Voight. Mr. Voight is employed in the Storehouse.

Mary Ann on May 20fh to Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph Smolinski. Mr. Smolinski works in the Track Dept.

Adreane Marie on July 25th to Mr. and Mrs.

John Danbert. Mr. Danbert is employed in the Drilling Dept. .

Joan Florentine on July 28th to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith.

Mr. Smith is employed

in the

Yard Machinery Dept.

Delores Marie on July 30th to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Yarch. Mr. Yarch is employed in the Drilling Dept.

Sons were born to the following parents:

Donald Philip on May 22nd to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Warwick. Mr. Warwick is employed in the Transportation Dept.

Donald James on July 30th to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schefke. Mr. Schefke is employed in the Track Dept.

Louis Mertz, a recent employee of the Michi gan Limestone & Chemical Co., was drowned at Harbor Beach, Michigan, while pursuing his du

City. Funeral services were held from St. Igna tius Church with Rev. C. T. Skowronski offici

ating.

The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter and work.—Elbert Hubbard.

Personality is the outward expression of the innermost self that. radiates courage, courtesy and kindness. It .is that which makes men lead ers and not followers.

No mistake or failure is as bad as to stop and not try again.

At twenty, the Will sits in the saddle; at thirty, Wit holds the crown; while at forty, Judgment is sovereign. That cancels the notion that men are through at forty, or fifty, or six

ty, or one hundred—so long as there remains energy to think. Sound judgment is the corner stone of leadership and the race of man has al

ways needed and pleaded for leaders.

Life is not joy minus sorrow; it is joy plus sorrow—and the complete life knows its quota of both.

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Come On In, the Waters Fine" So Say{ the Youngsters of the Junior Swimming Class, Some of the Members Being Shown in This Picture. Supervised Bathing and Swim ming instruction Has Meant Much to the Young Folks This Summer Season.

By George R. Jones Our summer climate in this section of Michi

gan cannot be surpassed for comfort and rec

to be taken in any form of physical activity.

Damage to ears and air passages, danger of in

reation. While our friends to the south swelter

fecting open wounds and sunburn are the com

night and day in almost unbearable heat, we are fortunate in enjoying comfortable warm days and refreshing cool evenings. One of the most outstanding features of the summer season in this locality for pleasure to young and old is the city bathing beach. Each season brings added

mon ailments mat should be guarded against.

Making the plunge a daily habit during the sum

improvements and an

increased popularity to

this local spot.

From mid-afternoon until late evening one can see continuous activity at the beach. The younger folks having a glorious time and older folks enjoying the refreshing waters of Lake Huron after their day's tasks. The pleasures of swimming cannot be full)' described to one un

acquainted with this sport but those with ex perience will place it first in line among their sports. This is one pleasure that's universal in temperate and torrid climates.

Medical and recreational authorities agreethat as an exercise for humans regardless of age.

swimming is the most beneficial. At the close of a hard day most of us want to drop in an easy chair behind a newspaper and relax. The cause of this fatigue is a good share mental and a di

verting exercise is what is actually needed.

Among the many sports, games and activities, you can safely concentrate on swimming as your exercise. It involves the use of all body muscles and requires but a short time, for a thorough workout. This is a point that can't be claimed by many sports. Over indulgence, sore muscles and accompanying symptoms so common to us all are usually not associated with the bather.

One receives fair warning when endurance is taxed beyond mere fatigue. Swimming is a ton ic that tones the body and the functions of di gestion, breathing, etc., are brought back to par.

mer weather is a pleasure and pays dividends by way of qomlortable relaxation, good appetite and refreshing slumber each night.

This year the local beach will provide more comforts and necessities than before. The city has placec the beach in shape and provided safe ty equipment in the way of a boat, life preserv ers, life 'ings. depth markers, additional raft en route to deep water raft, a new dock, bulletin

board with instructions for first aid and super vision. The operation of the beach is now taker, over by the local Chapter of the National Red Cross and is under their management. Two local youths attended the National Red Cross School

of First Aid and swimming instruction recently and are ir a position to provide expert life sav ing methods in cases of necessity. They also bold local classes for any person interested in either life saving or swimming instruction. All should take these available courses if possible. The safety features at the beach are provided for and children and adults are well protected. Lo cal readers should bear in mind the hazard of

last driving on the Calcite road adjacent to the beach. Many children cross this road daily and a sure way jto avoid tragedy is to be careful.

Willi its fine tourists aiid

shore line and ideal

location,

local residents are sure to

have

some enjoyable hours at the Rogers City beach during tlie 1934 season.

She Knew

( )n his tour of an English district an inspector

of city high schools came before a class of girls.

Lie wrote on the blackboard, "LXXX". Then,

Here we find fresh air and sunshine at its best.

peering over his spectacles at a good looking

and the uncomfortable perspiration of increased movement is naturally disposed of.

girl in the first row. he asked:

Wc don't wish to create the impression that

this exercise is a "cure-all" that all should par take of. If you have any doubts concerning your entering into this activity your doctor is the one to pass judgment. There are always precautions

"1 oUng lady, I'd like to have you tell me what that

means."

"Love and kisses," tin- girl replied. \\ e must often consider, not what the wise

will think, but what the foolish will say.

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Our Gardens—How They Do Grow

toJZ&St

Blessed with warmth and rain this picture hardly does justice to the crops to date. A might better record the growth.

by saying that. "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation—•'*. This noble example of historic significance might be paraphrased to state that "Four score and seven days ago. an army of gar deners brought forth their tools of agriculture,

selected seeds, prepared and planted well, and dedicated the work of the

summer of 1934 to a

well filled cellar for the coming winter."

The intent of the program seems from all in dications, to have been well directed. The work

put into the gardens will again this year, with out doubt, bring successful results. The crops have progressed so far and so well at this time

ant taste is noticeable in poisoning by bacteria, this form ol spoilage is extremely dangerous.

The gardeners have no doubt noticed during the past few weeks bearers of large ruled sheets passing right and left through the gardens— stopping here and there to record what is seen —to put down in black and white, reliable infor mation to later be assembled and made the basis

of a report of 1934 results.

These are the checkers or scorers. Based on their reports at the close of the season, some recognition will be awarded by the judges for the prize gardens.

that there is much encouragement to continue the good work to its completion this year.

The growing season of 1934 has been good.

Did You Know That—

Rains have been frequent and plentiful.

er.

Sot

weather has not been excessive and the ordin

picture

% R. B. Henley

A great American on November 19. 1863. at

Gettysburg, Penna., began his famous address

motion

The Ptonefish becomes shorter as it grows old Red Salmon, when going to the sea, float tail

ary garden plots and bugs have not been as both

first.

ersome as in some years.

If not already started, the canning and pre

The catfish gets its name from its catlike whiskers and the purring noise it makes when

serving season will soon be at hand. The servi

caught.

ces of an instructor from the Michigan State College were not made available this year, as has been done previously. However, the College Bulletins are available, which may offer some thing to add to your experience in this work.

The bogy, a fish that walks around on shore, will drown if kept under water for any great

trout but belong to the char group—fish of the

Absolute cleanliness

salmon family.

is

the

most

essential

ele

ment in the prevention of bacteria causing spoil age.

As a safety note, it should be stated here that due to the fact that no warning odor or unpleas-

length of time.

The brook-trout

in America are not

really

Porpoises, swimming in single file, resemble a huge winding serpent and they are believed to have been the cause of the ancient sea ser

pent stories.

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You'll See It In

ceo

eenings"

dcr<

Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk

Just "Among Ourselves" Frank

Reinke. Chas.

Griwatsch and

Geo.

Wing spent, a day at Grand Lake fishing. late themselves

at

first class

All

fishermen but

Chas. was the only one that held his rating and very kindly thanked the boys for a nice time.

"Kinder" lough on Wing and Reinke.

Clarence

them last time or the party would have been pretty vbid of the finny product.

Schram and wife and

Fred Eisch

Win. Wischnefski has given up trying to make the Essex run. Sorry to see you quit Bill, it's great sport.

A man's doubts and fears are his worst ene

were, members of a party who took a trip to Drummond's on a fish tug. The object was a

mies.

little outing and some choice fishing. We under

Leo K for sale.

stand they fed the fish all right but didn't both er using the regular hook and line while doing so.

All! News from the bachelor ranks.

Frank

Ware is a constant visitor in Alpena of lateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so maybe it's love.

srame as

elley has a slicing good set of golf clubs Says he must be too young to learn the it should be learned.

Josepl IVnglase seems to have the corner on all the new highways constructed about the plant. One of the quarry roads was termed Penglase Blvd. a short while back and now with Joe's daily inspection on the new road from the Time Office past the Ma

Some of our gardeners are still going strong,

chine Shop

having learned that gar dening pays big dividends

and then to

the quarry, we can ex pect another Penglase thoroughfare. Who has a

in both health and food.

name?

Adolph Dullack usually appears in this column as

John Heller is one of the fellows we frequently

a premier fisherman, but we notice he's going into

see taking full advantage

the rabbit

He

of the benefits offered at

already has a garage full of the animals and says it's a fast growing busi

the improved bathing beach. Great sport says John.

business.

ness.

If you should see a new

The ghost walks again.

Somebody just seems to

shiny canoe clearing the

dog Butch Elowski con tinually and sends his m a n e u v e r s

into

Little Lake,

don't think

it is a phantom Indian Chief of years ago. It's Hugh Lewis well tanned

the

"Screenings" editor. Tlie last time the ghost walk ed right into Butch push ing his car from Liske to

from exposure the pleasures of ing.

I lagensville, and the sha

dow didn't help him much either.

gracefully waters of

Griffin The folks in the above picture represent four generations. Left to right is Mr. A. L. Kowalske,

Pines

enjoying canoe of

the

Power Dept. is building a new boat. If she rides as

Speaking of first class an "old timer" in this company's employ; Mrs. A. nicelv as she looks, she'll

fishermen. George Zenz It. Kowalske; Mrs. Jane Sabin, Mrs. Kowalske's and Henry Shorkcy aim mother; Mrs. Paul Wilson, daughter of Mr. and to show the best of them how it's done.

It is a

good

thing

young son

H e n ry

Mrs. Kowalske; and .lean, daughter of Mrs. Wilson.

Mr. Kowalske belter known as "Bill" to his fel

low-workers has been

employed in; the Machine

Shop for years. Hill thinks a lot of his young grand-

accompanied daughter and she's his chief hobby.

|)t, gome boat, "Dulle" Dullack says that he's doing his very

best to keep the fair sex of our city from singing

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is because Ld. Glazer planted them and Kelley

"Time on My Hands." His greatest handicap is

says he is because Sam Voight keeps them wat

there not being more than twenty-four hours in a day.

ered. Bob Hamilton says he'll settle that for the

Reinke. Shorkey, Osborne, Daiubra and Kucharski are all up-to-the-minute authorities on the progress of the Detroit Tigers. They never stray from the nearest radio.

of'it.

Jack Alunson claims that this golf game has enough hazards without Fred Bradley and Jack Kinville adding to it by juggling a fellow's han dicap rating.

about such an experience. We are glad to report

We're all pleased to have the 'Sentinels of Safety' trophy with us for the second succes sive year. It shows splendid cooperation in the safety program by every man in the plant or ganization. Fred Bade will faithfully keep "The Lady" well groomed as Fred has a decided fond

"Screenings" recently, he replied, "When a man

ness for "her majesty".

busy and hasn't had time to be around.

boys because his night watchman will lake care When a car and

passenger train happen to

meet v.t right angles at one point something us

ually happens. "Doc" Furtaw can tell you all that such a near accident was not anv nearer.

When someone asked Miliary why his name

hadn't

appeared in the

personal column

of

works all the time, it's no news."

Where has our good friend Boehmer been this summer: We haven't heard a thing about his

gardens or fishing achievements. We expect he's

There are various and sundry creatures roam ing this globe but one creature on GUESS the golf course quite in evidence

A mud turtle walked in the Target house the

ed quite frequently by fellow golf

other day and Theo. Perdike says, "Oh, Boy, wouldn't it make some soup." So Mr. Ted was elected to make the soup. Later when Ted was asked how the soup was, he hung his head and said, "Boy she

ers that he is a tee snatcher. Be

S"ot away from me."

is

the so-called tee snatcher.

WHO

A

certain fellow of this community goes by that name and is remind

ing out of town for a few days

Now it looks as if Larson was in the race. Lie claims that he isn't

the accused one sent a nice box of broken tees to one of his asso

in the moving business but we see the big Kuick out.

ciatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the one who keeps him very well reminded of his golfing weakness.

Ed. Radka is going to take up golfing if the band gets another job of marching like the drill Ed was put through in Alpena.

We understand Chum Raymond is again in the Big Money as far

as base ball goes. He's been doing some heavy catching and batting

There's nothing like living on a farm according to Otto Bruning.

400 lor the Bruningville team this summer and Rube says he's one of our aces.

No alarm clock for Otto, lie has

Now Bill Warwick

a big rooster with a crow will, awaken anything.

picks up a team to play the Voting Men's Club and takes Chum for his catcher. Bill's offer must have

When

been good because Chum didn't show Up at the Bruningville dia mond. Rube called a meeting at

the lightning

tune on the

once and asked the "Sod Busters"

if they could go one better than Bill's offer and keep Chum on the squad or have him turn in his

enough

good on the Sundays I play."

booster for safety. We won't

Can you imagine this young fellow remaining quiet long

for a

picture

that

played a

switchboard at the

Main Office recently Ella Reinke thought that Gabriel was blowing his horn. (Don't ask us who Ga briel is, Ella.)

to be

plus

The big battle will soon be on as to who is going to get the most cucumbers out of the garden at the Target House. Laffin says he

tell you much about him oth-

J til ins Zempel says there's no-

er than he was born in Cleve- thing like a nice white dog, but it land. Ohio, thirty-five or forty ^ a t fc ft ffjr fch years ago and has been in the employ of this company since

cars

.

1025.

Street.

runnim

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, .

.

ui) and down Third

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Lloyd Goodin accompanied by his wife took a vacation trip to Colorado recently.

Claire Traxler spent a two weeks vacation cruising in the Georgian Bay district on the yacht Topaz.

Luke Lee accused Chuck Storms of being a bad omen on a fishing trip. Luke took Chuck up on lhe Pdack to catch a

few trout

and Luke

claims the fish were the least hungry, and the.

mosquitoes the most hungry that he ever exper ienced. Besides he never .saw it rain so hard and

for so long. Otherwise, it was a grand week-end.

Your safety working methods is not just a personal keeper.

affair..

You're also your

Adolph Radka is an old resident of this coun

ty and is credited with knowing the lay of the land, having done considerable hunting and fish ing roundabout. It seems he set out one fair Sun

day to Shoepack Lake in the southwestern part of the e ounty. .After traveling all the roads, fire lines and old railroad beds in that area, he adjciug lost. In due time two Detroiters piloted . \dolph out of the bush and now the boys delight in making the event long remembered to Adol] â&#x20AC;˘h. A compass and map are still in order mittcd

it seems.

Don't worker.

brother's

forget that it takes effort to be a safe

Charli e qu te

11111!

Platz thought the Tigers were whi

consistently this season so he made

has no pike. However, Adolph Dullack has proof that he took pike from Lost Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;said proof

a trip it Detroit to watch them win one. As us ual witl Charlie in the stands they had to lose.

It's a good thing for the Tigers that Charlie

is Otto Zenipel and Otto should be reliable. We

doesn't

George Atkinson is positive that Lost Lake

would like to

know

the final

decision in this

case.

Lost: One casting rod and reel at Black River Dam near Cheboygan. John Heller cast that one

ive in Detroit.

Who will lake the credit for the landscaping at the s vitch shanty between No. 12 shovel ? It looks fine and it's safe.

and No. 11

Clayb n Eldridge said he doesn't mind putting

awav.

Roy Laffin cut the tops of his tomato plants

away meat for the winter when it's time, but we understand he has a barrel of salt pork now be

because he didn't know what lie would do with

cause one of those hit and run drivers left one

all the tomatoes if they kept on growing.

of his p gs in the road and Clayton just had to

Rube Bruhing was asked why his team didn't

take the hair off.

play a nine inning game as some times they just play five innings. Rube said that all depends on how long the base balls last.

Rudolph

Kreft

became

Any

e wishing to see an example of good gardening should take a look at Hec Hawkins lot in the company gardens. We see Hec making nu merous

the

owner of a nice bath tub that was once a convenience on the

Sir. Calcite.

The boys in

den.

the

Some of the boys are wonder ing what kind of a car Arnold Conley has. Some say it has a Poiitiac body and some say there's a Willys Knight motor under the hood. Now they're wondering what kind of a paint

with a good roll when he takes the Saturday dip. had a ringside

seat at the Camera-l'aer fight.

His voice could lie heard above the tumult with a "Knock 'em out Primo." The seat was in the lo

job there is on it. So Arnold tells the boys to hold off a few days and he'd put a name plate

cal movie house.

I'.ob Hamilton looked like the

spirit of

depression the

on next.

other

morning when he was seen ped aling down the Calcite road. The boys razzed him so about saving on gas. oil, tires and the usual expcu.se of running a car that he Stepped out and bought a nice new Chevy. Bob also learned that bicycles pedal harder now than when he was a young lad.

direction

has been making for a fine gar

Shop tell that Rudy wants a tub

Alfred Savina

trips in that

and his lot shows the effort he

When

Chas. Hoffman's

men

were tearing down the old store Louis The front yard of house sheds, King asked Charlie Schmidt is graced by this o maif he would keep an eye open for light mental flower bed and house. The lighthouse is Ilghted a dipper tooth that Bill Heller

with a blinker. Louis has |it fix- saju [lc took several years ago

ed that way so that some of the motorists cruising wood

around Pine-

will not run over his flow-

er bods :md gnrden.

d he didn't

it.

^ shovel'and that get a requisition for

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On Sunday. July 15th Rogers City and Cal cite had their second big tangle of the current season out on Louie Kroesch's plantation. The day was bright and fair as were all the contest ants—at the beginning. It wasn't until everyone had had a big dinner that the battle was able to

get under way. Harry Meharg and Penny Hoe ft, playing against Guy Creagh and Pearl Miller were the first foursome to tee off. They were followed by Jack Kinville and Leo Kelley play ing Buck Basil and Allen Westrope; Lester Ray mond and Stanbrook playing Mrs. Stan and Fred Hempel—and from all reports it was some match—were next; Lloyd Goodin and Jack Mun-

son playing Adelbert Bertram and Karl Vogelhciiu were the last to tee oil.

Louie Dambra told Dave Larson the reason

he moved up to the Bradley farm was so he could watch his garden better and was goingout for a prize.

Julius says that all. cars run good when new.

Still the new cars appear in our midst. It's a good sign and we wish the new owners plenty of comfort and lots of miles.

Harry Meharg has taken on a new title— Champ golfer of the Time Office force. Ernie doesn't play, folks.

Rich suitor: "I—er—suppose you are aware that I've been making advances to your daugh ter."

Impecunious Father (extending hand): "Yes,

put it there, son. And now what about her poor old father?"

It seems that in "Darkey Town" the commun

ity's toughest member had died and as it is a

The sixth green in a tournament with Cheboy gan. Roy Laffin and Emil Plath shooting for Rog ers City and J. McArthur and C. S. Rilley support ing Cheboygan. Roy says, "It's tough when you can't win on a 44 and 46", and we are inclined to agree with hi in.

custom at a negro funeral for every one to say nice things about the departed, the brothers were in a quandary because no one could think of one nice thing to say about this mean person.

Finally, after a few minutes of stuttering, the old deacon

boomed out in a deep bass

voice:

"Brothah, we all hopes you is where we know you ain't."

Battle was carried on most of th. afternoon

and as the sun began to set over the hills, the scribes got busy with their pencils and when the

final tally was made it was found that Calcite had eased out a victory by a meager point, the final score being 11-10.

It was hoped that more players would be there but the tournament managers were a lit

tle slow in gelling things started and as a result many had already made their plans for the day.

However the next big tournament will be held on Sunday, August 5th. Luc Lee, our honorable

president, promises a good time for everyone.

Personal note—Everyone wishes that Luc will be able to get his sprained fingers back in shape by that date. They also tell Luc that the fish, especially those on the Black, are just waiting to be caught these last few days—and the poor fellow can't vwu hold a fishing rod.

When Harry Wing bought his new Lord he was told they were all alike. But he can't see that because Laffin tells him he makes Alpena in 34 min. and Harrv savs it takes his 55 min.

Bernard Murphy says between working on the boats and taking care of his strawberries, his

We admit that Howard Johnson is an

garden on the hill won't be so hot but Murphy says if you want to know how to grow berries

expert fisherman but never will we be

just ask him.

is the gardener of the family.

quite convinced by this picture that he

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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetibgs and Personal News Str. Carl D. Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety ^Meetings Date of meeting, May 25th, 1934.

Present: Clarence Thorsen, 1st Mate, Chair man; John Esch, Secretary; and Harry Menton, John Phillips, Louis Voda, Ray Beuhler, Paul Kowalski, George Kerr, Wm. Schelley, and Otto Sparre, other members.

Captain MacLean opened the first meeting of the season by giving a very interesting talk, emphasizing the fact that all members should cultivate the forces which nature endowed upon us; that perfect Safety is found only in perfect peace indicating that the After Bulkhead was not the dividing line between Forward and Af ter crew.

The new men wrere cautioned against costly blunders in throwing the wrong electrical switches, and to report the slightest odor of burning in the electrical insulation.

Mention was made while men ashore off duty,

not to drink in excess and return capable of standing regular watches and in every instance liquor was strictly prohibited while aboard ship.

The First Mate requested all members to re

port the slightest irregularity in the operation of the ships gear, so immediate action would avoid serious accidents.

At the closing of the meeting the new men were shown the location of all emergency switches and instructed in the function of each.

Mr. Storms outlined the importance of the Safety meetings in various large manufacturing

operation of the apparatus.

The necessity of Life Boat Drills and provis ions was brought to our attention by the ships officers.!

Rene\yed stenciling of the starboard Fore castle Deadlight was considered necessary so as to be visible at a greater distance.

Date |of meeting, June 28th, 1934.

Present: Clarence Thorsen, 1st Mate, Chair

man; J<hhn Esch, Secretary; and Harry Menton, JoHn Phillips, Louis Voda, Ray Beuhler, Russell Kowalski, Geo. Kerr, Wm. Schelley and Otto Sparre, other members.

Various Safety methods were explained by Captain â&#x20AC;˘MacLean opening of the second meet ing of the season.

Discussions of injuries received prior to en

tering steamship service and treating of minor accidents while aboard ships.

The Fjirst Mate read the Monthly Lake Car riers accident report which received serious con sideration.

Observed by the Chief Engineer, who remind ed us of a seaman standing too close to piling while shifting dock cables; the dangers of such

practice!were pointed out especially at Buffington, Indiana where large wooden fenders may raise when vessel is still in motion.

Owing to the danger of bilging when making

a dock, jdue to low water, Captain MacLean ad vised Bcjiom be left in saddles until ship is safe ly moorjed to dock.

A wojrkman

centers which indicated that such assemblies reduced accidents almost to a minimum.

from! the Plant w,as ob

An instructive talk was given by Chief Engin eer Sparre expressing practical views on impor

ing down the

tant subjects, and urged all members to become familiar with equipment in their departments.

Methods and descriptions of various Signals

both krms full consist

systems, both visual and sound, were thorough ly discussed.

Suggestions of each department was request ed, and the first brought to attention was that the After boat deck rail was in slight need of repairs. Repairs on the Starboard Hatch Block will be made at the first opportunity. It was ap proved that old canvas covers for the deck elec trical control devices will be replaced in the

served j com dock jwith

ing of aiir ma chine

other

and

I tools,

when he ap

proached

the

ladder he was

informejd

to

wait unjtil the

toolsj had

near future.

been

In event it ever became necessary to use the forward Siphon, the Engineers requested to be notified as they Avere prepared to raise the

on board with

steam pressure to 150 pounds to assure perfect

a

Hoisted

h e aj v i n g

line.

He

imply

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disregarded the request and proceeded up the ladder, almost lost his balance and had he fallen a serious accident would be the result.

As a precautionary measure the standing or ders and rules concerning dock ladders were again brought to attention.

It was suggested that Hatch winches be used when splitting hatches at unloading ports.

To relieve undue strain on cables while vessel

is moored, it was decided that a turn and a half

mention of all.

The most recent observation happened in Lo

rain on one of our trips to this famous port in Ohio.

It is a well known fact that Ninety per cent

of our

Engineers hail from

Beautiful Ohio,

either here or there; some live within motoring distance of Lorain and this crew always look

forward to meeting their wives and sweethearts of the boys from Ohio and we would all be sad

on the After Deck Engine valve is sufficient to

ly disappointed if they did not greet us on ar

hold stern.

rival.

An ingenious system of cleaning Screenings, proved successful on a trial trip to Detroit and Port Huron; the improvement was installed by Mr. Lee.

A

letter

of

commendation

from

Colonel

Trippe on inspection tour was received by Cap tain MacLean.

Personal Items Shortly after Midnight June 26th, proceeding

We also know it requires cold cash to keep

the home Fires burning and have mother and children well supplied with delicious things to eat, and nice clothes to wear.

We are also sure the Ohio Boys take great

pride in providing everything within their po wer to promote this happiness at home.

But to our great surprise what do you think happened ?

Well, not to keep any one in suspense too long, one of the boys left the ship and not desir ing to make any public display or emotion en

south in the Middle of Lake Michigan encoun tered a severe Electrical storm. An unusually

tered the car fully dressed but when he emerg

large Bolt circled the Pilot house several times, leaped to The "A" frame, followed the starboard ships side close to waters edge full length of

what he had when he entered the car.

the vessel and disappeared.

The colorful Buoys now marking the Lower Detroit River, with the shore line and beautiful homes in the back ground is rather picturesque from aboard ship.

Whenever reaching the Lower Lake Ports, the Engineers force have our sympathy; they perform their task at a temperature of 104 de grees.

Steering a true course is still a debate, some contend the Iron Mike is superior, others con tradict this statement. So far the watchful eye and steady hand of our Wheelsmen hold a rec ord of 96 per cent in keeping the vessel on a straight course.

If you have a good temper keep it. If you have a bad temper lose it.

Particular attention has been paid to the painting, the high degree of Art attained is well illustrated at a glance to the Forward and After

ed through the door he was shy of a good bit of The writer is of the opinion that there is one woman who knows how to acquire her mans possessions.

It has been very noticeable to us since the Bradley went into commission that Harry Menton has not slept with his life preserver on to date. We expect to see him using it in the place of his pajamas in the near future.

Some times our great and conservative Scotch friend, John Phillips, or better known as Scotty, put all the Bois Guilbert Brain De. of the Brad ley crew to chance when he appears on deck

fully adorned with beautiful blue silk and wool suit,

gorge-

ous neck and ^m^^^O^^^^^^^^^^

foot wear, a

U $ El

seal skin sho- '*•*«»<* <•»**'• w&nxww^wwwn. <... ^. - t^sm

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although mo-

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dest sway of \«^m»

Fireworks displays, Balloon ascension with Parachute jumping, circus acts and brass bands were enjoyed by some of the crew upon arrival at Gary. A reminiscence of a wonderful Fourth of July at Rogers City several years ago.

fine

During the life time of the writer many strange and interesting things have come to the attention, they have been so numerous a large volume would be required to make even a brief

clothes

properly displayed and worn

the

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of

all hands.

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voyage to the home town of

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Rogers City many of the crew were intensely interested to know what our good naturcd sec ond Mate Leo Moll was examining so closely.

Some of the boys, unable to stand the strain.

and we are hoping all miss him.

that it is a happy one for we

slyly approached within seeing distance and 0ltich to their surprise found Leo carefully se

We enjoyed having with us Luke Lee and Penny Hoeft last trip to Lorain installing and vulcanizing the tunnel licit, and it just happen

lecting a beautiful Lady's wrist watch.

ed the temperature on

Web, all the married men on board ship ex tend their great felt sympathies to Leo. all the single men extend their hearty congratulations.

(Oh Boy. it's a great world.) .

Our famous steward Otto Sparre desires it to be known among his neighbors and friends in Rogers City that he has perfected himself in rejuvenating old radio cabinets and his service

may be had at a nominal cost. Otto claims an old cabinet makes an excellent receptacle for fine

liquor glasses with plenty of room at the bot tom for the bottles. Come on Boys, help a Poor worthy Brother out. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.

Lake Erie was 108 on

deck.

Str. T IV. Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings Date ol" meeting. June 25, 1934.

Present: Donald MacLeod, Chairman: C. T. (ireculcaf. Secretary; and John Miller, Clarence

Curvin,

John Selke,

Gerald Smith.

Edward

Sehultz:

Safety meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.

m. Capt. MacLean. Chief Engineer LaBounty and all nembers of the crew off duty were pres ent. Ca >t. MacLean gave a talk on safety on

board ship and cautioned all members of the crew to be careful : also not to neglect minor in

The number of new swimmers increases tre

juries. Chief Engineer LaBounty gave a talk on

mendously every year.

The same applies to the

the danger of working around the conveyors,

number of persons who get into difficulties in the

cautioned the men to be careful and take no chan

water.

ces; also men running :>v.

IHit

since

the

careful and keen eyes of our Engineer Al Dweyer

wet slippery decks.

as life guard such mis haps do not seem prob able. It is a pleasure to

ian, gave a warning to the crew about working

Wm. Kunner, electric

around switchboards and

controls, also grinding on side of emery wheels. A

jump over the ship's side whenever off watch.

Critics may present an

other picture, but we all agree no steward can ex-

cell our Otto Sparre in serving

a

better

steak

cut to the exact thickness.

sign should be placed at the emery wheel to warn nun of this danger. .John goes in for both. Richard and Marguerite At this meeting sever Spane. children of Mr. and Mrs. John Sparre in al items were brought up their garden at Lakewood. Ohio. for discussion. A railing should be placed around top of "A" frame. Steps to be placed on Xo. 28 hatch for men going into Some raise children and some raise flowers but

Sudden decision of shipmates and the Magnovox voice of John Christmas reached a stirring climax in averting a serious accident. James Dfi Angeles slipped and fell through a pocket while unloading in the cargo hold. James lay on the belt passing two open pockets with coal piling on him. The situation is heightening in display ing only two large bumps on his head with no other injuries.

The Climatic conditions North of Point Hot -

cargo hold. Men to be careful when walking un der belts, also going down ladders before ladder is on the dock. Not to reverse steam deck mach ines with steam on. Steam should be shut off

before -eversing. Man handling controls when unloadii g to see that the chutes are not filled up.

Wm. Kunner gave a demonstration of artifi cial respiration.

Meeting closed at 7:30 p. m.

Date of meeting. July 20, 1934.

Captain MacLean. checking- the course, pointed

I'reseiit: Donald MacLeod, Chairma n; C. T. (ireeule if. Secretary: and John Miller, Clarence Curvin. John Selke. Gerald Smith. Edward

out to us Sturgeon Bay light. 52 miles distant.

To the naked eye it appeared as though only 15

Schultz.

The s ccoiid

sic- seem most extreme. While proceeding North on Lake Michigan July 20th, about 9 p. m. when

miles away.

The transfer to the Steamer Munson of our

third assistant Engineer Ike was a real surprise,

safety meeting of the season was order al 0:30 p. m.

Capta in MacLean. Chief Engineer Guy LaBounty and several members of the crew were present.

called to i

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All safety appliances were reported in good working order with the exception of a broken step in stairway leading into tunnel. It was sug gested that master switch for conveyors be left out when conveyors are not in use. Also sign to be taken down when through washing out con

"Is there any water in that pitcher?" Seems like a natural question to ask but there was a reason for it. Alex was beginning to sweat. Although he has not been entrusted with the responsibility of loading the boat as yet, he finds plenty to do assisting the older mates and no doubt often wonders what he will do when left alone on the

veyors.

The following repairs have been made since

the last meeting: Railing placed around top of "A" frame. Sign placed over emery wheel. A warning not to grind on side of emery wheel.

Railing around coal bunker hatch has been re

paired. Ladder going into cargo hold has been repaired.

We urge that all members of the crew attend these meetings and be careful about their work around ship board.

Meeting came to a close at 7:30 p. m.

job. There are more things to do than watch the stone drop or the coal dump into the hatches.

However, he is going at it all with the same

spirit as he did last winter to secure the coveted license and it won't lie long before he will be able to handle the job like a veteran.

The Deck Dept. has been a busy one painting, chipping and in general putting the Robinson in fine appearance. Two new mates are with us this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Don "Scotty" MacLeod, wdio was on the Calcite last season and our own Alex Malo

cha, wheelsman on the

Personal Items It has been a bit more than a month since the

Str. T. W. Robinson cast its lines away from its Winter's berth al the dock of Great Lakes En

gineering Works in River Rouge. During this time both after and

forward crews have been

very busy in removing the scars and debris caus ed by an extremely cold winter and fitting out operations.

The after cud was the scene of a big repair job which took about seven weeks to complete.

Chief Guy LaBounty together with his efficient and able staff of engineers overcame a series ol

unforseen hard luck and lough breaks to finish the job, and we were on our way bound for Cal cite on Saturday evening, May 26th.

In charge of the Poster Wheeler Corporation repair wo. k on the boilers was a person by the name of Mr. VanWagnor; a big hearty, jovial Dutchman.

Lie with our first assistant

Robinson last season.

Stewart Church is now our third assistant en

Clint

Green lieI' divided honors in keeping the crew in high spirits with their witty jokes and stories.

Van will always be a welcomed visitor aboard the Robinson.

When Alex Malocha was studying and writ ing for his pilot's license, he thought it was a

rather tough job. He, as well as his companion Archie Beebe, burned the midnight oil until the

landlady complained of excessive light bills.

However, they were both rewarded for their un tiring efforts and sleepless nights by securing the highest grade of license issued to any of the class of students at the Cleveland Lake Carriers' school.

Alex finds that procuring the license is a much easier task than acting under it successfully.

After leaving Detroit on our first trip to Cal cite, Alex was given an opportunity to test his skill and knowledge of the art of piloting a big ship. After about fifteen minutes had elapsed. he turned to "'Dutch" the wheelsman and asked.

gineer and Frank Berg has moved up in the posi tion of second assistant engineer.

To prove my assertion that the Robinson is a fine looking ship just ask Spike Lamb, the star clinker puller what he thinks about her. Spike's well known answer is "she really and truly is mv million dollar summer home."

Ed. Streich is taking a course in pigeon farm ing. A beautiful pair of these birds were found on deck in mid-Lake Erie by the deckhands. The pair were in a very exhausted condition and up on being given food and water soon regained their strength. Ed has now converted the deck

hands

room into

a pigeon

poop and is

now-

known as "Pigeon Pappa".

Dutch Dode wheeling in the Detroit River.

Alex: Dutch, why the scowl on vour face?

Dutch: We've b cen

zig - zaggiug

THOUGHT /Âť,- TODAY

down this riv er so much

that I've just about spelled out name can't the

y our but 1 cross

N.

ANY KIND OF A JOB

Capt. Mac: Ike. don't you

wa

want to wheel for a while?

Ike: No, sir, there isn't

BE DONE SAFELY

room

enough

for me.

Capt. Mac: l"mp! there's twenty

miles

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on either side of us and

nothing

The only man who can trip everybody on this ship is Dick llaueckow. He's the barber.

ahead.

The latest report from the galley according to our good looking steward Pete Fleming is that

Frank Berg is going into the ice cream business

We \ 'ish to recommend through the medium these pages a menu board in tlie Mess Room.

in Norway this winter.

Ed. Gague. the second cook, has trouble in re membering the bill of fare. Ed's mind seems to

Scotty MacLeod, standing on scuttle hatch; Don Natits, 1st mate, standing on bridge.

wander in the direction of Hubbard Lake. Who is she. Ed.?

Scotty: Throw me down that "Wox".

Don: Throw you down wliat?

Scotty: Throw me down that "Wox".

Don: What? Throw you down your watch?

Scotty: No. no. that bee's wax on the desk.

Ike Klingshirn

and Gene Greenglski

were

working in the windlass room the other day. and were startled by moans and groans which came from a dark secluded corner. Upon investigation they discovered Jerry Haverstock sighing and literally wasting away with a "(lee! I wish 1 were in Wooster. Ohio look" upon his face. Aw. she'll wait for you, Jerry.

Les I 'ines had the misfortune of missing the boat n few trips ago. According to "boom up" Curvin. his assistant, Les is suffering from a

qui verb g heart and is under nurse's care at Cheboygan. Les got back from the forementioued city jus t as ihe boat was clearing the dock. Of course, having heart trouble, he didn't take the chance i if jumping for the ladder. Ray Kowalski drove es to Port Huron where he came aboard

the boai . Lester is now engaged in a catalo g of U. S. Seaplanes which time in Chel)QYg;an and less time boat.

Hank Krueger, the as bestos worker ol the

We

looking over means more. to catch the

just

discovered

that "Willie Gas House" Patchkowski, the Rocky River Kid. was a champ

fleet was with us for one

trip recently doing some

pipe covering. During the

golfer among the caddies

latter part of the trip we encountered dense fog

on an exclusive near Cleveland

and for 36 hours the war

years ago. It's a good thing for a few Calcite golfers that Willie sails during the "Hit 'em and

ning signal blew stead ily. Hank asked Bill lvtiuner why all the blowing.

Bill, wliose title of "Ver

course a few

go look for "em" season.

bal Toreador" has never

been disputed calmly pro ceeded to live up to his

reputation. "Well, Hank.

This picture should serve to coo you off those warm days. The Str. T. W. Rohi nson entering Buffalo alter a

six hour snow storm last Fall.

this fog is so thick, so dense and depressing that the smoke can't get out of the stack so the Cap tain blows three sharp blasts every minute to force the smoke up the stack and through the fog so we can keep going on our way."

Things we like to seeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Spark}- Mulka ringing

the dinner bell.

Capt. Mac with a fist full of

checks. Sunset on Lake Michigan. Les "tri-motor" Pines gazing aloft at an encircling plane.

The break wall at Calcite.

Letters from home.

Scotty MacLeod and Irish Lamb arguing over nothing at all. Piechan enjoying a meal and Pete Fleming's beaming smile which signifies Pete's ability as a cook. The dancer at a certain Inn at

John Sucharski has a special mail sack all his own foi" letters from De-

troit. J< >hn worked in Detroit last winter and

says he' s going back again this year. For work,

John?

Stewi

wife).

Capp\ Stewi

Church

(reading a letter

from the

Well, how's everything at home?

Oh! the cat and the canary are 0. K.

Jim Selke has been working in the galley in place of his brother Bennie, wdio took this trip off to be married, (im's regular berth is in the Deck Dept.

A serious epidemic has broken out on the ole T. W. which has caused much alarm not only

Toledo. Spike Lamb washing his own back. Mac

among the officers but the crew itself. Within

kinac Island at Sunrise. Ships that pass in tin

the past ten days three men have become af

night. Cool weather on Lake Erie. Don Nauts

flicted with the disease and if reports are true, it threa ens to engulf completely several mem bers of the forward end. The symptoms of this

blue shirts. The Chief shoveling coal. "Singapore Joe" (ireenleif's handkerchief bonnet which he wears on watch. Jimmy Fryc looking for a cer

tain address in Buffalo. The "Whoopee Kid" in Gary. Charlie Smith trying to follow Slim Morrell up the deck.

strange thing

are of a peculiar nature.

Upon

close ol servation one notices the individual in

question will gaze at length at the open sea. at the stars at night, a loss of appetite, a craving

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for pickles, talking in his sleep and displays ex treme nervousness by tearing bits of paper and biting the finger nails. After several conferenc

that is. of course, after we have thrown him a lite Hug. he won't be hungry because those cans are tilled with crackers, hard tack and chocolate

es behind closed doors, the cases have been diag

bars.

nosed as the well known disease called "love".

The T. \V. has claimed a record—three marriag es have taken place within the past ten days.

William Turuo is

the latest member of this

crew and \'o. 3 to become entangled in the well of matrimony. Miss Edna Radka of Rogers City became the happy bride on July 7th. Mr. Turuo

is employed as lireman on this ship. The entire crew wishes them heartiest congratulations and a long happy married life.

While on the subject Scotty McLennan re turned to the ship last trip after a seven days absence lor his marriage. We headed for Buf falo and upon arrival a few of the boys had time to drive to the Kails. Scotty happened to be the instigator ol the trip, and we wondered about it. Now Frank P.erg gives us the lovvdown. It has been a time worn custom for honeymoon

couples

to visit

Niagara

Falls but

Scotty's

Scotch nature got the best of him and he view ed the wonder of nature all by himself! The bal

Johnnie Miller now has the title of "used in formation*'. If anyone wants to know the time of arrival, departure, where we are going and what for, ask Johnnie. His supply of knowledge is amazing.

Erank "Tuffy" Berg hasn't been talking base ball with his usual gusto lately. The reason?

Cleveland is still in a slump and plenty games behind Detroit. The season isn't over yet, Frank.

Ed. Schultz, Reporter.

Str. B. H. Taylor—Safety Meetings Date of meeting, May 3. 1934.

Present: Chris Swarts, Chairman; Win. Slut)', Secretary; and Fred Wetherton, Llilmer Piatt, William Wallace, Anthony Yarch, Edward Ehrkc, all members of Mate's Crew, other mem bers.

Meeting called to order 12:30 p. m.

A general discussion mi the various phases of

ance of the honeymoon party consisted of Erank Berg, Spike Lamb, Erank Kroesch and Ed. Stretch, who paid the penalty for being an American tourist in Canada.

We wonder why Bill Schwarts the "Grand Old Man ' ol the fleet hasn't been making his regular trips uptown in Rogers City. It has been rumored

that

a

certain blonde has

threatened

to "get" Rill dead or alive. Be careful, Bill.

Our good friend Arthur McLennan, oiler, left the ship last l.ip to be married. Miss Florence Mueller ol Millersburg was the lucky girl. The entire pcisonnel of the Str. Robinson wish them lots of luck and happiness. We also hope that Art, who is known by various names such as Scotty, Point P.etsy, etc., won't live up to his nationality when he passes out the cigars. Wel come back to the ship, Scotty.

Another member of the crew is also getting his feet wet in the sea of matrimony. John "I'ennie" Selke. waiter, is leaving the ship this trip to marry Miss Lila Browmlee of Rogers City. The ceremony is to take place in Rogers on July 2nd. Good luck from everyone to "Bennie" and Lila.

The deckhands and mates are about to take

up a collection to buy a pair of strong glasses for Irish Lamb. His eyes are very very weak when he can't see the log rotator under four feet of water at the end of 280 ft. of line.

Piechan: O'Toole, what's in those round red cans attached to the life rings.

O'Toole: Well. Harry, in case anyone falls over the side in a fog and we lose sight of him:

saiety. Special stress was laid on the matter of

stagings. All falls were renewed and ring buoys over the side while painting. It was suggested that owing to the fact we were moored along

side of another ship, that while painting the in board side, we procure a steel scow to nioor between the two ships, thus avoiding the possi bility of men being caught between the two steamers. Since our crew all had to cross the deck of this other steamer to come on board the

other steamer's hatches all being open the ship yard were requested to close one hatch.

This

hatch was roped off with guard ropes, and all members were cautioned to be careful when go ing to or from shore.

As this was

a

YOU

ARE

fit-out

meeting

a 11

the old mem bers of the crew

were

told to watch t h

c

n

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members

and

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of the

many

hazards

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meeting. June 19, 6:30 p. m.

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Chairman; Wm. Shay. Second Asst., Secretary; and Charles Ramsey, Fred Wetherton. Hilmar

Piatt. William Wallace, Anthony Yarch and Ed win Ehrke. other members.

Meeting called to order at 6:30 p. in. A short talk by Captain Pearse on safety principles in general. Special stress was laid on the handling of ladders, and crew was cautioned to be careful

when using these ladders.

Mr. Shay suggested a wire railing around the

coal bunker instead of the present pipe. When fueling at Calcite coal striking these railings has broken them several times this year.

Steps leading to the. tunnel are in need of re

pair. This will be done as soon as parts can be obtained.

Some signs around the deadlights have been

painted over. These are to lie stenciled immedi ately.

When washing out cargo hold during unload ing, men with hose were instructed to stay well back of the men in the hold. Water makes the

mooring wires on to

winch drums in a hand

over hand manner and this is perhaps one of the most dangerous practices aboard ship, due to broken wires of cable catching gloves or hands and pu ling men bodily into winch. Cable hooks for guiding wire and should al ways be used.

are pro vided

3.

Mention

was made of the stranded and

broken Icondition of the emergency cable lor stopping the tunnel belts. These cables will be thoroughly inspected to determine the possibil ity of repairing same or tlie necessity of replac ing them.

4. It has been noted that

grease from the mi lijelt and elevator drive gears has been Tallin. to the deck around the hopper house the deck slippery. In future the gears ma kin

and sha ft

ends will be inspected for loose grease

and cleaned when necessary.

5. Tlie poor condition of the decking of the wheel .scow al Calcite was mentioned as consti

tuting a very pronounced- danger hazard which

hoppers slippery and dangerous to men in the

should be remedied. It was noted that on occasions wl leu scow had been used men had fallen

hold.

into ho les

The crew were all warned again to keep well clear of the shuttles at Calcite when loading. Af ter all the warnings issued on this matter some members of the crew still persist in walking un der these shuttles. This practice must be stop ped.

Planks used for walks over fresh painted decks should be securely fastened so they will

not slip when stepped on.

A discussion was held on the proper handling of mooring lines and hatches. Recommendations from Lake Carriers Bulletin were read.

Meeting closed 7:30 p. m.

Date of meeting. July 30, 1934.

Present Charles Ramsey, Chairman: William

Shay. Secretary; and Captain Pearse. Chief En gineer Suttle.

Fred Wetherton.

Elmer Piatt,

William Wallace. Anthony Yarch and Edward Ehrke of Safety Committee. .Also other mem bers of vessel's personnel not on duty.

Meeting called to order 6:30 p. m. by the Mas ter.

The minutes of tile June 19th meeting were read and discussed and it

was observed that

Safety First practices were being adopted and carried out.

Men present were then requested for Safely First suggestions which resulted as enmimerated below :

1.

It was

observed that at

times men

in

scrubbing dungarees on deck in the wash room sometimes fail to wash down deck, leaving il

in a slippery condition.

Men were

cautioned

about Ibe danger of this carelessness and advis ed to make certain that the decks were main

tained in an entirely ship shape manner.

2. Seamen occasionally have been leading

on deck skinning legs and receiving

minor c tits and bruises.

O. .\ en were again

cautioned about putting

head out of deadlights when vessel was moored to or winding around docks. This is a caution often advocated at Safety Meetings but gener

ally ignored in practice because of the apparent lack ofjdauger in projecting head through dead lights. The Chief Officer impressed us with the

existing danger by giving a talk explaining how a mooring wire in being hove taut Whipped up the ship side passing directly across the dead light openings and also mentioned the fact that there continually existed the possibility of cable randifig. this proving to be seldom but still a very langerous

possibility.

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then

g a v e

and

interesting

talk on the gene r a 1 purposes and intention of

Safety First meetings and the results

tained

ob

there

from.

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the value of so doing because of the new mem

bers of the vessels personnel and also to make the older members more alert to the existing dangers.

The Captain then discussed the existing dan ger in driving on the road between the screening house and openhcarth storage pile at Calcite, when approaching the dock, mentioning the pos sibility of falling stones and also the prospects of men stepping out of the screenhouse door in

to the path of a moving machine.

He advised

thai men and their families driving down lor them should use the roads designated by the Safety Officials at Calcite.

No other suggestions of a safety nature were to hand and the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 Committee Report.

the Taylor have by a unanimous vote of three approved of the installation of an Iron Mike at such time as it may be decided upon by the steamship company.

The following conversation may be heard at any time a new man is being taught to steer.

Gil: Are you right on now, Butch?

Butch: No sir, but she is coming on.

Gil: How is she now?

Butch: Just went by, sir.

handy with that brush.

Herman.

Herman : Well Lyle, when you sail as long as 1 have you will be a good seaman too.

Personal Items Kempe, Adrian,

It may be of interest to the wheelsnieii of the

other ships of the fleet that the helmsmen of

Lyle: You sure are

p. m.

Ship's orchestra:

lieve that he once was a skipper of a fishing boat. Best success to you Charley.

Ramsey.

Wetherton. Haselhuhn and Piatt, guitars; War wick, banjo; Johnson, tike; Adrian and Noble, Harmonicas; Kempe and Goodreau, crooners, and Goodreau, master of ceremonies. These mas ters of music must be seen and heard to be ad

mired and appreciated.

Shine: Louis, do you know that Ed. Ehrke re minds me of a bird.

Louis: Why is that?

Shine: He eats like a bird.

Louis: What do you mean, he eats like a bird?

Shine : Because he eats a peck at a time.

Shine is always looking for a deckhands job and the galley crew is beginning to think he got it because every time they want him he is out

Lester: Say Clayton, go down and get the key to the compass for me.

Clayton: Lay off Sailor, if you want to pull off some old ones pull off your socks.

We must

take this

opportunity to

advise

Charles Platz that it is not consistent with Safe

ty First to place men aboard a rolling ship who are at the age where they are just learning to master a razor. Frank Warwick will probably say that the mosquitoes are very bad OXtt on the lake.

Captain Chris did a very nice job taking the ship up to Mackinaw the other night. Best wish es, old man. Besides that the old Taylor looks neater day by day and soon you will never suspect that she was in the Black Diamond trade last season.

on deck.

Mate: Say, Llerb, what in the world have you Who says the good old days are gone forever?

Did you see Captain Pearse maneuver Donald's new model T up and over the limestone pile the other day.

There is a sad face on the Taylor these days.

Clare Rudgers has not received a letter in three trips. Don't worry Clare, perhaps she is still thinking about her good old red faced boy.

Al says the depression must still be on, what

with Barney Pilarski trying to get some Bull Durham from the ship chest. Say Barney why not try burnt beans?

I'M. Ehrke is either going to be married soon or it may be that he probably hears a lot of jokes over his new radio which he claims to ba the best on the ship, judging by the way he smiles. Could that smile be deceiving, Ed?

Charles Ramsey is falling into the old steam boat Stride once again and one would never be

been doing?

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Painting sir.

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paint your self you get

some

paint

from

your

sister's com

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these and

g u n laid the

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YOU

pact.

tain's

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have no fear. He is neither preparing for war nor working on an invention but merely fixing his gun to kill some of the wild beasts in the for est back of Rogers City. I take it the fishing pole was fixed last wdnter but not having heard an)' of those droll tales of big fish can not say with certainty.

Harry: Blood is thicker than water, Steward..

Al: You said it Harry. That blood of the LcVeck's must be thick.

Harry: Why? Al: The first compliment of the year for the Galley department was Spark's remarking that Louis made the finest French fried toast of any he had ever tasted on a steamboat.

Harry: Yes, then what?

Al: I told Sparks I taught Louis how to make

Date Jof meeting, May 25th, 1934.

Present: Alfred Tyrell, Chairman; James E. Gatonsj Secretary: and Leon DePudry, Edwin Hoeft, Harold Lozen, Mike Idalski, Henry Her man add Forest Flanders, other members.

The first safety meeting of the 1934 season for this vessel was called to order at 7:00 p. m.

on the iibove date. All members of the appointed Safety Pommittee were present, their names be

ing notjed above, and a large number of crew members. The attendance of the latter was es

pecially! encouraging . . . twenty men, or in other words, ipractically every man not on watch at

the timje of the meeting.

Captain Dahlburg and Chief Engineer Ander

son wejre present and lent their valuable aid in

starting1 off the meeting.

such fine toast.

Harry: Then what?

Chairman Alfred Tyrell and Secretary J. E.

Al: Sparks left.

Agent: Is the boss in ?

Proud Father: Yes, he's asleep upstairs in his crib.

Fred: Say Leo, who is the lady I have been seeing you with in Rogers?

Leo: Oh, she is my cousin, Fred.

Fred: Say Leo, have you a cousin in every port on the lakes?

It sure embarrasses a fellow to have the new hands come around and ask some ridiculous

question which reminds us of the days gone by As the days go by it becomes more and more apparent that we comprise a mighty fine crew for any ship so lets get together boys, take a good sincere interest in ourselves and our work and make our aim the betterment of ourselves

and our ship as well.

Your traveling reporter was very fortunate

in being able to overhear this spicy bit of con versation by two of our bible students.

Bernard Pilarski: Say Rex, how about that the

whale swallowed.

After a bit of heated debate it was decided

they both had erred and that instead it was Jonathan who had swallowed the whale.

James Gardner having applied to the board of inspectors for the district of Rogers City, name ly: Al Goodreau, inspector of hulls and Bernard

Pilarski, inspector of boilers, recently received his first issue of license to

Safety Committee. It was brought out briefly at this tinlie that it would be the duty of these members to correct any hazardous practices they might observe being put to use by members of the crew at the time of noting such actions.

This was explained in such a way as to permit

no misunderstanding.

Captain Dahlburg addressed the meeting and spoke of his experiences before and after the inauguration of Safety Committees. He outlin ed several accidents that he was personally ac

quainted with and clearly showed those attend

at all times. The Captain spoke on the correct ways ol: handling cables using the becket and at

this point Secretary Gatons passed around a booklet! graphically illustrating the correct and incorrect ways of handling cables as well as oth

er operations where accidents have frenquently occttrrejd. The Captain" spoke of exercising care in going

up and! down

laddersj a n d

time the whale swallowed Genoa?

that was Noah that

Gatons Ifirst named those whom they had ap pointed! in their departments to serve on the

ing the! meeting the value of safety and caution

when we probably asked the same ones.

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operate steam tur

bines and said license can now be viewed along

with those of our other engineers aboard ship.

We all join in extending our congratulations, Jim. You have the makings of a good engineer and we wish you success in your new position.

c 1 e a r \\ y ex

plained!

the

one safe way.

He stated

that!

the

bringing

aboard| a n d use of I liquor would not be tolerated. As

a closing re mark the cap tain

stressed

the

| ne ed

of comjpleting

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the season without personal

injury among the

crew.

Following the Captain's words, Chief Engin eer Anderson spoke briefly and addressed par

ticularly the men in his department. The Chief brought out the fact that there, were many new men in his department and that they must exer cise special care while working amid surroun dings that perhaps are not quite so familiar to them as to some of the more experienced men.

He disclosed the fact that previous to the meet ing he had impressed on his men the advisabil

ity of inquiring about

operations

with which

they were not thoroughly familiar. It was shown that accidents often occur by a man going ahead and performing some operation with which he is not thoroughly enough acquainted and, in most cases, going about it in a dangerous man ner conductive to personal injury.

At the close of the Chief Engineer's talk.

Chairman Tyrell called on those attending for suggestions as to how we might eliminate dan gerous practices or eliminate hazardous features existing on board.

Watchman Theodore Strand told of having

seen men descend ladders facing in the direction in which they were going and not placing their hands on the ladder in any way so as to steady themselves. The one and only correct way was discussed at this time and in such a way that the

attendance could

not fail to

understand

clearly.

Radio Operator Flanders spoke of the poor practice of ciossing the vessel by walking on top of the hatch covers instead of taking the per haps longer bin far safer route of walking be tween the hatches, or better yet, not crossing from one side to the other, except when strict ly neccssa.y. until reaching the forward or af ter end of the deck.

Sec.etary Gatons told of the dangerous prac tice he had observed of unnecessarily playing about on the hatches. This was shown to be not

only unnecessary but extremely dangerous.

Albert Hoeft, Sailor, spoke of the poor habit he had seen of jumping from the side of the ship to the dock before the vessel was tied up. Chair man Tyrell said at this lime that neither he or his assisting Mates would expect any Sailor to land on the dock to take the lines for making

the ship fast in any way that would prove dan gerous Mr. Hoeft further stated the advisabil ity of remaining well in the clear from the coal blinkers while fueling because of the likelihood of large lumps of coal falling to the deck below.

Henry Herman, conveyor man, said that hewould give special attention to keeping places

such should never be done until the fireman has

given a positive signal that he is clear.

Watchinaii Leon De Pudry showed how it would be a much safer idea to have one man on

ly handling the ladder.

Edwin Hoeft, Sailor, manner in which

told of the dangerous

sailors sometimes lean over

the hatch clamps or ride the hatches while they are being closed.

Second Mate Clair Wade told how confusing

and dangerous it was to have several men sig nalling the man operating the winches, when of ten times their signals might differ. He also cau tioned the meeting of the likelihood of coal fall ing from the side of the belt when fueling at Calcite.

Steward Harold Lozen brought up the dire necessity of obtaining first aid as soon as any injury is received, although the wound may be

slight.

Other members of the

committee discussed

the dangerous habits of sitting or leaning on the cable rails, swimming soon alter eating, and div ing over the side or swimming anywhere in the near vicinity of the ship.

The

Committee

decided to

look over

the

guards protecting the conveyor engines and agreed that lanterns should be placed at such points where boom cables may cross the deck

during the periods of loading or unloading.

All safety appliances were reported to be in good shape . . . and the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p. m.

Hale of meeting, June 28, 1934.

Present: Alfred Tyrell, Chairman; James E. Catons. Secretary; and Henry Herman. Edwin Hoeft. Leon DePudry, Mike Idalski, Clifford Anderson, Harold Lozen and Forrest Flanders, other members.

The

second

safety meet ing of our season

was

called to or der at seven

]). in. Captain JJahlburg,

a1'

the members of the Sai( -

ty Committee and

fourteen

members

of

t h e c r e w were present.

The meet

ing

started

around conveyors free from oil and grease . . . and tints eliminate the possibility of anyone slipping and falling.

Fire man J. Rose stressed the care that should

off

the

last

be used in throwing water on hot ashes and that

meeting

by

with

reading the

of

the

o C

minutes

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Secretary Gatons.

Captain Dahlburg spoke to ihc attendance brielly and brought out several pertinent facts.

The meeting was called to order at one p. m.

The minutes of the last meeting were read

by Secretary Gatons and excerpts from the cur

He mentioned that he had noticed that the lad

rent Lake Carriers' Bulletin were discussed. A

der was not always pulled high enough from the dock when shifting to prevent anyone from at tempting to climb aboard, with consequent dan ger of injury. He also advised the mate and first assistant engineer to lie sure every member of the crew was instructed as to their proper sta tion and procedure in the fire and boat drills.

The Captain closed his address by exhorting the men to maintain a clear Safety record.

Secretary James Catons specifically urged the importance of attendance to minor injuries and cited several cases from his experience. Lie told the attendance that safety railings had been in

letter received by the secretary from Mr. Val

stalled at the tanks in the fantail where covers

are often left off. He also spoke of several newlights that have been installed al strategic points.

Fireman Rose suggested that the ladder al ways be made fast at the top end at the Soo dock, where it is pul out amidships.

It was agreed that the ladder aft on the port side going to the boat deck needed repairs and would be attended to at once.

The attendance was told that holes in the hop pers allow stone to cover gate gears . . . it be ing necessary to pay particular attention to keeping these gears clean and free to relieve undue pressure on the gates when they are i peued.

entin was also read and commented on in

de

tail by the attendance.

The committee reported all Safety devices to be in good working order.

Chief Mate Alfred Tyrell reported that he had received deadlight chains and that they would lie installed at the first opportunity . . . in line with the suggestion

at our last meet

ing that two chains be used to support dead lights when open instead of one as is in use at present.

In line with Mr. Valentin's letter it was sug gested that each member of the Safety Commit

tee report periodically to chairman Gatons con cerning the condition of his particular section of

the ship from the standpoint of safety. .All sjuggestions previously brought up during

the tnejetings aboard this vessel have been acted upon. Extended hatch safety clamps are now in use.

The Schaefer method of artificial resuscitation

was demonstrated by Forrest Flanders and swimming hazards were talked on by the. at tendance.

The members

were asked to continue their zealous ness to complete the season without accident.

The neetiug was adjourned at 2:00 p. in.

The oilers were advised to use care in seeing

that

someone doesn't

open the firehold

door

against their fingers or hands when number 4, 5, and 6 ballast tank valves are being opened or .shut.

New cotter pins are to be installed in sheaves

Personal Items It seems that every individual has possessed a scent yen to emulate O. O. Mclntyre, Irvin Cobb aid Elsie Robinson. This holds true on the

to boom blocks.

boats t ntil such time as a reporter is to be ap

A .step with a broken lip on the riser in the engine room has been replaced and a loose step

pointee . Then

forward is to be tightened with new bolts.

It was agreed that all deadlights should be examined to see that the holders are secure and

it was suggested by Steward Lozen that two chains be employed to support the deadlights when open instead of one as is now used.

Each member of the committee reported all safety appliances in proper condition.

Secretary Gatons answered firmly in tlie neg ative when asked if the oilers were expected to

wipe ^'i\ any machine parts when they were in motion.

The meeting was adjourned at 8 p. m.

Date of meeting, July 27th, 1934.

Present. Alfred Tyrell, Chairman: James E. Galons. Secretary; and Harold Lozen, Leon De-

Petulry. Henry Herman, Edwin Hoeft. Clifford Anderson. Mike Idalski and Forrest ders, other members.

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sort » all lilments of increep in

pareluding I" the alysis

a n d

h a n d head.

C o ui p 1 i • ments

are

in

order [to Mr. Valentin

ou

his i u i t i a 1 issue o f 1 • S c • e e nings whicii e t n j o yed immensely

w

and to Harold L o zen on

his

culinary

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though it had happened to you How would you have prevented it?

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achievements. (In my book on "Reporting" there is a line wdiich reads ' Never fail to pad the Chef's payroll, it may mean seconds on ice cream sometime'.)

Reasoning A professor at Western Reserve University used to say that most of us were able to think and to reason,

Sincerely hope that home of the ideal north ern Michigan weather, we observed advertised in a tourist folder is put on for Mrs. Lozen and other summer visitors. We want them very much to enjoy their stay in Rogers.

Add the height of luxury, J. Pierpont Morgan Dullack propped in bed feasting his eyes on Jean Harlow, a del Ropa Habana in his mouth, and the radio blaring.

New expressions in Steve Chibola's pictures que vocabulary. We fear Cheboygan influences.

"Let go of that horse's head." Watch that stuff." "Well窶馬ow there!"

Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kuhlman. The bride was Hiss Hen rietta Gapske of Alpena. The wedding was sol emnized on June 19th.

reached our

but the trouble was

conclusions before we

that we exhausted

the subject.

This idea is probably the basis of the expres sion "half-baked".

Most follies have their genesis in this hasty reasoning, followed by a hasty conclusion.

A crooked politician or promoter, knowing a little about human psychology, can manipulate people like puppets. Invariably his stock in trade is his knowledge of the weakness of people to reason just enough to reach the wrong conclu sion.

Instead of thinking exhaustively about spec ious statements, the majority find it pleasant and cheering to accept them as good gospel.

The consequence, of course, is woe and disap pointment.

ever saw a field being moved."

Safety First Admirer: "Fifty years of happy married life!

How have you managed it?"

Retired Contractor: "Well, for one thing, son, I've always admitted I was wrong."

Did we envy the Chief's Florida coat of tan this spring? Well, what do you think?

Car oAccidents

Shades of all the sailing neophytes. When the White first

left the dock at Lorain

and was

briskly sliding along the banks, Bowles looked out and remarked, "Well that's the first time I

The Chief, Kenny, Ray and Carl took a sailor's vacation at the Soo. Rented a boat and rode up and down the river. Mr. Stanbrook tells us that

when the fleet was in New York, the gobs spent their leisure moments rowing in Central Park.

Were all of the men, who worked on winter work, anxious for news? Art Christensen stead

fastly refuses to let us read his mail. What can you do with such a fellow?

Highlights of the season to date: Detroit on Hallowe'en. Down the River on the Fourth of

July. The Detroit base ball team. The July cele bration which we missed. The trip to Lorain and numerous visitors. No accidents. Many of the boys "out of hawk".

The dock at Gary is very long and has a large number of spiles to tie to. King said, "Boy there are enough hitching posts on this dock."

New. Deal

"Try this p'ill at bedtime," said the doctor.

"It's a new treatment. If you can keep it on your stomach it should cure you."

Meeting the patient several days after, the

doctor asked, "Did you manage to keep the pill on your stomach?"

"I did when I was awake," said the patient, "But when I fell asleep it rolled off."

Continued from Page 655

reduced their accident toll materially by a sys tematic co-operative movement on the part of officials and citizens to regulate traffic, to throt tle occasional carelessness in many and curb en tirely other offenders by demanding they for feit their right to all driving privilege. Much can be done to

reduce this annual toll.

The

trouble is the majority of us sit back and think it is the other fellow's place and job to do it. If we were visited by a plague, if those killed and injured annually were claimed as victims of some major catastrophe much would be done about it quickly. Yet, annually 30,000 slip into oblivion and many more are injured in this fair country of ours. A beautiful country and a won derful place to LIVE. If we really appreciate life, why are we so thoughtless, so careless, so eager to drive where we choose, to walk where fancy takes us, to hazard our own life and the lives of others to gamble with our Creator's greatest gift to man LIFE. It isn't fair to oth ers nor to yourself.

The contribution you might be in position to make in eliminating some of the sorrow and suf fering caused by accidents may be large or small.

We hope, however, that you will resolve to do whatever possible and that you will not read this article with a feeling of indifference, or a thought that it does not concern you. Take it seriously as it pertains to your own driving.

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Staffing, Catling

But it last he spied a light Ha, Ha he said I bet you mine life dot is mine vife mit a

Flash light, so he grabed der ores unt pulled for der shore

Put a big rock votild not let him go no more

mb <§bbn

He vas vet but not from sweat

If Percy had not brought him back, he vould I e der yet.

Fred Pish likes to go on a outing on a fish tug

Swings

over t(

Drummouds Island

mit a lot of

his

friends but from all reports dcy all had a good time ci ming home. Everyone vas talking about Uriup or New York. Fred says he is anxious to go again. Take a liddle piece of fat pork on a string (lot is der best ding for dot sea sickness

Al ^rhunpiiir My dear Mitzie: Veil it vas a long time since 1 wrote a ledder

mit you. I have der most news for you.

You

know dot Arnold C'onley, veil lie vanled to get himself some fish so he vent up on der trouter river unt take some of der mosquito dope tint

put it on his face nice unt greasy. Veil der trouters votild not bit, yotist der mosquitos so Arnold decided to go down to der tug harbor tint get some perch. Veil he got all settled down ven

dot you can get Fred.

Veil joe Valentin has gone into der ship build ing business. He built a boat for der life guard down at there bathing beach. Veil he made it kinde m

vide at one end und Dave Larson vant-

ed to know if he vanled to put a stove in her.

Dave d id not know dot Henley vas der desiner of her.

R. 1>. has his eye out for future use so he

could dut up a stove ven he goes to sea again so he could keep varm tint dry his trousers out ven dei boat gets full of vater.

Mitzie ye have a brand new air port here in town unt I suppose some of der speed kings vill

Eric Grolkie dicided to blow der flues on der

soon lie having a plane soon. Some of der peo

Rogers City. Der vind vas in Arnolds direction

ple dot keep chickens are getting rid of dem as Ihe in fool hens dink dot der planes are hawks unt run all der fat off dem selves getting in

so in a few minutes he looked like a Zulo Var-

ior going into battie. Lie said dot Eric must have a old grudge again him.

Veil Stitch Belmore has a brand new vay of

shelter.

getting a bath. Der flume from der fifth floor

time. V

in der mill got pluged up unt Hillary said dot he get der torch unt burn a hole in der pipe on der second floor. Veil ven Stitch got der hole in der vas about seventy fife barrels of vater tint sand in it so all dot he could do vas hang on nut

get der scrubbing of his life. Hillary saw vat a nice bath Stitch vas gedding tint he jumped right in mit him unt got von also.

Henley has gone into der sailing buziness to., Only ('ot he had better keep his pilot mil him so dot he vill not get lost in his backyard. It vas

a good ting dot lie vas not riming for some poli tical office tint der election vas next morning.

He votild have lost a lot of votes for vas some

of der boys sore, specially dose vol valked around quarry point on der stones.

Veil. Mitzie, I yotist feel like aliddle bit of Shakespoke so here goes.

Rub-a-dub. Rub-a-dub R. P.. vent to sea in a tub

Veil I vill have to come

to a

close for this

ill write you again soon As ever

Schnopsie.

If Dreams Come True hat accident fatalities totaled 90.000 in

1933

is a fact. 29,500 of these deaths were caused by accidents in the home. This also is a reality,

that people are meeting accidental death every day is no dreamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's actual; although some of

the accidents are quite probably attributable to day dreaming, inadvertance

or a meandering

mind.

Did you ever put yourself in the position of the fellow who had met with a serious accident?

Did you ever imagine yourself gelling all smash ed ti]> in an automobile wreck? Did you ever while peacefully asleep, dream you were falling

off a cliff, drowning, or all mixed'up in a piece of giant machine that was crushing the life out of you. then awaken and find to your great re

1ie (hoped his pilot

lief it was all a dream. Those night mares are

Cut started from shore

not pleasant. However, there is one consolation, they are not as bad as the real thing.

Dream if you will, but while awake be alert and walch your step.

Until his motor votild run no more

He saw dot it vas night tint he vas in a sad plight

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THINGS NOT FOR SALE

By EDGAR A. GUEST

HadI the wealth of all the world I could not buy these things: The health that makes it good to live; the joy which friendship brings; Nor could I find encased in gold upon some mer chant's shelf

One grain of wisdom or of strength I need not earn myself Some limitations God hath placed on each of us at birth.

No man can stay the band of Death however much he's worth.

Though high upon the mountain top God paints a scene sublime,

They only see the view who dare the steep ascent to climb.

Life gives to man no more ofgood than he will work to gain.

Who would be loved must pay loves price in care and grief and pain; They only learn what books contain who take them up to read;

They only know the joys offaith who dare to hold a creed. ^pyrlght. 1931, by Edgar A. Guest)

at PHkjd

Kin

A Ferris Parsons Poster

ADVANCB MINT. BOOEWO CITV. MJCH.

sSWSW

^

2Vo Accident Honor Roll Department, Foreman and Captain BLASTING CREWS

Theo. Haselhuhn

CARPENTER SHOP

Chas. Hoffman

DRILLS

Thomas Kelley

DRILLS

John Dembny

ELECTRICAL CREWS

Geo. C. Wing

MACHINE SHOP

William Heller

MILL

Adolph Sorgenfrei

MILL

Max Belmore

POWER HOUSE

Geo. C. Wing

SHOVELS

T. L. Kelley

SHOVELS

J. Leroy Laffin

TRACKS

N. W. Pollock

TRANSPORTATION

T. L. Kelley

TRANSPORTATION

J. Leroy Laffin

YARD

Julius Zemple

TUGS

Capt. Walter Peppier Chief Frank Lamp

STR. CARL D. BRADLEY

STR. T. W. ROBINSON

STR. B. H. TAYLOR

Capt. William McLean Chief John Sparre Capt. M. R. MacLean Chief Guy LaBounty Capt. F. F. Pearse Chief Thos. Suttle

STR. W. F. WHITE

Capt. Theo. Dahlburg ChiefJ. A. Anderson

BUFFALO PLANT

C. W. Richards

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CALCITE SCREENINGS Published monthly for the employees of the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, Michigan, in the interest ot" Safety and Welfare.

The columns of "Calcite Screenings*' are open to receive items of plant news, photographs, cartoons,

safety suggestions and other items of general plant interest. Contributions will be welcomed from all em ployees. All such contributions should be received before the first of each month and should bear the name of the department: and the sender and should be addressed to the editor.

J. A. VALENTIN, Editor.

1934

EDITORIALS

Fall Issue

Notes Of Interest From The Safety Council A startling increase in accidents this year was reported at the opening session of the Twenty-

The Preservation of Game And Timber Lands We are told that Swan Lake and the Trout

third Safety Congress held at Cleveland recent

lakes are fast becoming a haven for ducks and that the surrounding country, a game refuge for

ly. This increase is particularly noticeable in traf

all local varieties of wild life.

fic accidents, and it is expected the motor ve

Several years ago the company posted and closed its property against hunting, fishing, trapping, camping and other forms of trespass.

hicle death rate will show an increase of about 20% over 1933.

The above statement provided plenty material for safety discussions and prompted those in at

In tliis decision it was not the intention of the

which are worn out and no lon

company to impose a hardship upon local hunt ers and sportsmen. The property had long been thought of as a natural sanctuary for wild game.

Under this plan game will again accumulate and while hunting is not permitted in the closed ter ritory the game in the surround ing open country will also be in

ger fit for traffic, the manufac

creased and hunters benefitted.

ture of automobiles capable of high speeds ami their injection

bility of liquor today is respon

Xew signs are being posted on all company property and watchmen will be on duty be ginning the first of October and extending through the winter.

Since the posting of this terri tory, we believe our employees

tendance to make a firm resolve to increase their

e 111 .its in eliminating every preventable accident.

Several

reasons

for

the

in

crease in motor vehicle deaths

were given ; among them being the

continued

use of

vehicles

into our traffic system before

regulations governing such speeds and conditions can be effected.

The increased accessi

sible for substantial increases in

have supported the plan in the

accidents involving persons who have been drinking. This prob lem is one which may readily reach alarming proportions if

effort to restore wild life and timber in these sections to the

allowed to run unchecked. Mo tor vehicle travel also has in creased some.

of this co-operation and assures the employees of its apprecia tion for their support.

The depression too comes in for a part of the responsibility for this increase in accidents throughout our country. Due to a decrease in revenues, many

firms have decreased their safety activities and some eliminated the safety work entirely. Like wise, in many cities and communities there has been a relaxing of law enforcement because of

departments being inadequately manned for ef fective control and the morals of the forces have suffered.

The Elare up of labor troubles in various sec tions of the country seems to carry with it an increase in accidents. Plants, which prior to (Continued On Page GOG)

fullest extent, and the manage ment asks for

There

has

the continuance.

been

some

tres

passing and infringement by outsiders, and we ask should any of our people become aware of encroachment or fires on this

property that they immediately notify the main office or watchman. It is hardly fair to restrain one group from hunting while others rob the country of game. Hereafter violations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent.

Should this program of conservation continue, we will have a game refuge which will be an ad miration, and we shall all derive some pleasure in the effort spent in making it so. With hunt ing, trespassing and fires the. country will be come a waste of which w*e sho'ul'd all b'e ash,anie'd.

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Notes Of Interest From The Nature's Protection Adaptable Safety ComiCll Continuedfrom Page 695 To Human Beings strife between labor and management, enjoyed a fairly good accident experience find under a period of discontent and argument that acci dents increase, an experience bound to be made manifest when a man does not keep his mind where his body is.

Accidents in the home have also increased.

and child

accidents

Nature protects the hushes and trees, in their

fight for life, by giving them a tough bark ami a vigorous root system, which enables them to

bloom anew, even after a rigorous winter, with the advent of the first warm sunshiny days of spring. Animals are also equipped with hide or hair suitable for their environment. (live them

half a chance and they survive.

Greater emphasis was laid 011 safety educa tion. It is realized the subject of safety is not an easy subject to present to the public. The word

"Safety" is not inspiring. It may even suggest stagnation and inaction to those who do not un derstand its unselfish motives. Also security to

many people means merely boredom. We must, therefore, find ways of dramatizing safety and bring safe principles and teachings into the homes and schools. Greater stress was placed on

While humans seem to have relatively poorly equipped bodies for the struggle against weath er and few natural weapons against the beasts

of the field, our bodies are quite adaptable. We can accustom ourselves to living in tropical Af rica (or in Super-heated boiler rooms); in the antarctic (or in the refrigerated portions of plants) : hut the human body can not grow spare parts. We can survive discomfort, changing temperatures and unpleasant conditions, but we

the need for safety education in all schools. In many locali ties "Safety First" is now a part of the regular school train

cannot survive a machine acci

dent

Nature did not design man's body to mingle with the moving parts or gears of man created

ing. This instruction has proved highly successful in reducing accidents as it not only teaches

S OUR nation fittingly pauses

the child safe practices, but the

. Xto express appreciation for

child also imparts its training to the home. It certainly is log ical that if we are going to edu

thanks to Providence for that

cate

that sense of caution which alone

the child,

we should

in

clude in that teaching a course in how he is to live safely.

In

all

hundred scheduled

there

were

and

fifty

and

three

some

one

meetings hundred

without permanent dam

age.

material blessings,let us also give priceless vision which enables

us to guard against accidents; for insures a day's work safely done and a happy return to home and fireside. • Let us rcdedicate our

machines,

and our bodies

can

not be adapted to such use. All we can do about il is to guard the dangerous parts of the ma chine as well as possible; wear such protective devices as are practical (for instance, goggles, safety shoes, etc.); and to learn

lives to the cause of safety and intensify our efforts, looking

to avoid the danger points. Not only must we learn to keep our

toward fulfillment of its broad

hands and feet in the clear, to

humanitarian principles; to the

protect our eyes where neces and fifty speakers addressed end that every day shall be a day of Thanksgiving. sary, but we must also remem various groups of the eight ber to get first aid for minor thousand representatives in at injuries. tendance on all phases ol safety during the five days of the Con The human skin is not always self-healing, like the hruised gress. There was also a large exhibit of safety contrivances and devices. bark on a tree. When the skin is laid open, even An enjoyable meeting for your representative from a trifling wound, millions of unwelcome consisted of delegates from the various subsidi visitors (whom we call germs) can enter and ary companies of the U. S. Steel Corporation in turn even the most robust man into a cringing, attendance at the Congress called together by tortured wreck. It only takes a minute to get Mr. H. A. Schultz. Manager of the- Corporation's first aid and it may save you months of suffer Bureau of Safety. Sanitation and Welfare, at ing from an infected injury. which various accident experiences and safety Jt takes no longer to do things the right way problems were discussed. At this meeting charts —the safe way. Be constantly on the alert. Al 1cpresentiug the accident exepriences of the var ways he on the look-out for danger, especially ious Corporation subsidiaries were on display. when working around moving machinery, and It was a gratifying experience to feel that the you will come through this year, and all your employees of our company had a record which working years without injury. warranted the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company taking its place among the leaders.

Don't he ashamed of your job or the size of The C. S. Steel Corporation has reduced its your businessj be proud and earnest and the .-.crious and fatal accident rate some 57% in lib" • • (Continued on Page 69?) people will respect you.

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The Hunting Season—

Cast Your Ballot—

Watch Out For Accidents

To Vote Is American

Hunting season is again with us and with it men, dogs and guns are again on the trail. It's open season on game. It's also open season on the hunters. There already have been several

Our Government is a democracy and allows the citizens of the United States greater free dom and more privileges than any other Gov

deaths this year in our vicinity as the result of hunting accidents.

Far be it from us to preach on the mistakes,

One of the most important privileges is the right to vote, which right we can exercise at

the use and misuse of firearms. We feel sure

on State affairs, every four years on National affairs, with such special elections during inter

the majority of our men are well trained in the handling of guns but each year the grim reaper of death adds to his toll because someone didn't

use common sense or good judgment while hunting.

This is just a word of caution and a gentle reminder to handle guns carefully, dress con

spicuously and avoid over-exertion. We heard of a hunter in this vicinity during last deer season who wore a fur coat while standing on the run ways—hardly a good way to prolong one's existence. It's good to remember the woods are full of hunters—some may

ernment in the World today.

various times on local affairs, every two years

vening periods as may be necessary.

Prior to these elections there is generally a

great deal of information and facts presented by the various political parties and their candi dates for office. This gives the people an oppor tunity to make up their minds how they desire to vote and regardless of your party affiliations it is most important that everyone cast their vote.

An important election is to be held on Tuesday, November C, and to not vote, while it is no

offense,

not be as familiar and well ver

sed in hunting and the use of firearms as you are. It might

In connection with the win

who has lost her son; it is noth

ing to give food and medicine

_

"~^^N time this Fall, possibly at some

en his arm or the decrepit wo man wasting in sickness. But it is something to use your time

ty to a great cause that was represented at the every walk of life combined in a concerted ef fort to eliminate accidents.

What greater service can man render himself and fellowmen than to lend himself freely to the cause of further reducing accidents and thereby

the pain, misery and poverty which generally ac company them.

. >v..

1933, the Bureau has issued to each employee an engraved cer tificate of honor, and it is our intention.that these certificates

<5~~==JSJ1 be formally presented some

to the workman who has brok

Twenty-third Safety Congress where leaders of

un-

ning of the United States Bu reau of Mines trophy "Sentin els of Safety" by our plant in

It is nothing to give a pen sion and cottage to the widow

Notes of Interest from the Safety Council Continued from Page 6$6 last twenty-seven years. One could not fail to recognize the fine spirit of generosity and loyal

is

NOVEMBER SIXTH

figure on their possible error.

In hunting the element of risk is great and mistakes with fire arms are usually final.

lost.

certainly

VOTE

be well to make allowances and

and strength to war with the waywardness, carelessness and thoughtlessness of mankind to keep the erring workman in service until you have made him an unerring one and to direct your fellowman to the opportunity which his judgment would have

it

American.

entertainment.

The

exact

de

tails as yet have not been work

ed out. We are open to sugges tions, if there is someone who

has a definite plan in would be enjoyed.

mind which they think

Driving License In 1931 the Michigan Department of State is sued instructions that all operating licenses

would have an expiration date according to date of issue, and that the new licenses would be is

sued for a three years period. Under the new plan licenses issued then for three years are now reaching their expiration date.

It might avoid a little embarrassment later if you check the expiration date of your driver's license now.

Rejoice at other's success and study his meth ods.

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This Is A Fine Record former House Crew Completes Ten A decade without a

Years Without a Lost Time Accident Wy R. C Stanbrook = lost time accident!

We are certainly proud of this achievement,

time, as a search of the contemporary is sue would probably have provided us with a group photo of the recipients of the award, which would have made an interesting picture for this issue. Eleven of the fourteen men listed above are still with us although not all employed in the Power House. Of the three missing Ware and Hanson have passed away and

and if anyone had suggested it as our goal back in 1925 when this plant put in an intensive safe ty drive, they would certainly have been con sidered unduly optimistic, as our record previous to that time was not an enviable one.

In 1925, instead of setting out to make a rec ord of ten years, all departments were asked to put forth every effort to go through the season without a lost time accident, and while the plant had a total of forty-seven lost time accidents that year, the Blasting Crews and

House

the Power

came

through

without an accident.

At that time this was considered an excellent

record, and an

was made

occasion for

cele

bration. A Safety din ner was organized, w it h the Blasting Crews

and

Power

House as the guests of honor, and a presenta tion of a watch fop with a safety-first in signia was made to each individual in these

two departments. The men

of

the

Power

House department par ticipating in this award were

as

Messrs.

follows:

H. Ware,

G.

Harry Ellison is employed in Detroit.

Our safety record, however, pre-dates this 1925 drive, our last lost time accident being on

Our Most Hearty Congratulations The company and its management extend our

most hearty congratulations to all members of the Power House crew, who have just complet ed ten years of operation without a lost time ac cident.

Of the fourteen men who were responsible for the inception of this splendid contribution to our safety work, eleven still remain in our employ; two

men have died in

service and one

man

sought and obtained employment elsewhere.

Thus you can see that the change in the person nel of those in this department has been very small. How much your steady employment, without frequent changes in operating personnel

has contributed to your successful campaign to defeat accidents, is difficult to determine, but it unquestionably was a very large factor.

Also during this period the operations of the old power house were discontinued and a new plant placed in operation; a plant in whose de

C. Wing, A. Dullack, E.

sign the safety of the operating personnel re

Dehnke, H. Ellison, G. Hanson, R. Patzer, G. Atkinson, L. Conley, L. Lamb, E. Wenzel, E. Green, O. Wenzel

ceived first consideration.

and C Bruning. This list is given from mem ory, but we do not think any have been omitted.

It is per haps unfortunate that "Calcite Screenings" had not been inaug urated

before

that

Your leadership is most important in our op eration. The protection of the lives of our em

ployees against injuries deserves and has our ap preciation.

May 11, 1924. This was the much regretted fa tal accident to Henry Prell, at that time employed as a repair man.

It is a far cry from a fatal accident to a decade without a lost accident, but time such is the record of Power House the whom we are crew,

featuring in this issue.

The management is desirous of showing its appreciation in some tangible manner for this wonderful rec

ord, of

but this

not

the

details

award

yet been

have

decided

upon.

We are trying to tell something of this story with pictures.

We are publishing photos of each of the men who have been in the Power House con

(MZIjCj/ llllUxA/U^OVU. \J

President.

tinuously for the ten years, which will be found on page 703 so that our readers mayget a glimpse of the home life and leisure of the "Ten Year" men.

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Oar Winter's Amusement For some time past the plant has been active

in promoting basket ball activities as a winter's entertainment or amusement. When originally started the departments entered teams compos ed of men who were employed in the depart ment for which they played. Gradually men were borrowed from other departments and then as we grew older some dropped out of the game, and more substitutions were made until we fin

ally had a team composed of players with littledepart ment connection.

We have a thought that when this condition developed, we sensed a let down in the interest shown, although the

attendance crowds were

usually capacity audiences. We may be in error in our deductions, but there is a possibility that another form of amusement or entertainment

would create more interest and greater enjoy ment for our employees. Thus far a few fans have asked us about basket ball, a few players have asked about playing, the vast majority have said nothing.

An expression from the employe as to what they would most enjoy would assist greatly.

Just what would you like? Should an expression of the majority on the type of entertainment preferred once he made, we believe the company will do its share in the promotion of the activity.

Guard Your Health The important less the body is worth while. So care Inil}-.

The next best

part of a man is his body. Un strong and healthy, nothing is our health should be guarded part of a man is his character.

Character is the product of habits and with good habits we will acquire a good character. We pay our bills and we keep our promises. When we undertake a job, we go through with it. We are dependable.

The next best part of a man is his mind. Many will go to any extreme to avoid mental develop

ment. Thinking is painful. .Study is often painful.

That makes it easy for the brainy to succeed.

The Competition is so feeble.

With a sound body, a strong character and an

able mind any man can make himself tolerably comfortable. Me may not become an Edison or Rockefeller, but he will enjoy life and he will have the respect of his friends and neighbors.

He will have a complete and wholesome exis tence.

The

wide

world teems

with absent minded

people who are jingling the keys to better times within their pockets—and wondering who will open the door. .Men are great onlv as thev are kind.

Standing, left to right—R. Lamb, G. LaTulip, H. Wagner. C. Briming, C. Flewelling, A. Getzinger, E. Green.

R. Patzei*. Seated, left to right—C. Starr, G. Wing, Supt., B. Vieghlan, L. Conley, G. Atkinson, E. Wenzel, L. Lamb, 0. Wenzel, E. Meyer.

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Calumet Harbor Breakwater Calcite Limestone Goes Into This New

Project Now Well Under Way

By Fred V. N Bradley

'"Breakwater stone*' is not a new term to our

plant or boat men. Among the various types of breakwater, we have in the past, or are at pres ent furnishing stone for those of the Rubble .Mound type of construction; the Concrete Cais son type; and the new Circular Arc Steel Cell type, now being constructed by the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company at Calumet Harbor, Illinois and Indiana, which is the harbor protect ing the port of South Chicago, Illinois.

Briefly, the Rubble Mount type consists of a core of stone ranging from fines to 200 lb. pieces, which is deposited on the bottom in mound form, and is then covered by larger stone on the sides and top, and finally capped with large pie ces weighing 10 tons or more. The particular ad vantages of this type of breakwater are that a sea, in striking the wall, encounters a slope which tends to destroy the effectiveness of the wave, and in addition, the cracks between the

large rocks on the surface and sides of the wall tend to act as a saw-tooth on the wave, thus

breaking it up into smaller parts and destroy ing the effective battering force of the wave.

This type requires a higher wall above the lake level than either of the other types in order to prevent the sea. in severe storm, from washing over the to]) and creating considerable disturb ance

on the

side.

Our

will

recall

harbor

boat

men

that

at

Ihiffinglon, which is

protected by a Rubble Mound wall, we have

experienced consider able

difficulty

time s storms

at

o f sev e r e due to the

waves sweeping over

the top of

the wall.

At the present time we are furnishing core stone for the Rubble Mound break

water being built at Indiana Harbor. Indi

ana, by Fit/csimons cc Council of Chicago,

who

are

doing

a

=

splendid job. They are well ahead of the produc tion schedule set by the Government, and ex pect to complete the wall early in 1935 ahead of schedule. This work will be described more com

pletely in a later article on the completion of the work.

In past years we have also worked on the Concrete Caisson type. In Milwaukee the Gov ernment has a plant which constructs these

huge Concrete Caissons which are generally rec tangular in shape, wider at the bottom than at the top. In building this type of breakwater, a stone base is laid on the bottom of the lake, lev eled off, the

Concrete Caisson

floated to the

breakwater site then sunk with stone on top of the base, finally being capped off by con crete. This breakwater is then riprapped with stone along the sides. Some of this type of breakwater, in common with others, has suffer

ed damage in times of severe storm. However, by reason of its type of construction, these

breakwaters can be less easily repaired after storm damage than can the Rubble Mound type.

The Circular Arc Steel Cell type is new to the

Great Lakes. On the Calumet Harbor project, the Great Lakes Dredge ec Dock Company of

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Chicago is constructing a breakwater 5025 ft. long, to be constructed in two sections approxi mately 2534 ft. U>ng and 2495 ft. long. The en tire breakwater will consist of 127 Circular Arc Cells and 4 Circular End Cells. The Circular Arc

Cells are roughly elliptical in shape, measuring 38 ft. 3" long, 41 ft. wide in the middle and 31 it. wide at the intersections. The End Cells are

48 ft. in diameter. The water is approximately

30 ft. deep, and the interlocking steel sheet pil ing is designed to be driven 6 ft. into the bottom and to extend approximately 6 ft. above the sur

face. The side wall piling, therefore, being 16" wide with a 3-8" web, and 46 ft. long, and being driven but 6 ft. in the bottom through 30 ft. of water, presented a quite difficult construction problem.

To speed up the work, the contractor is em

ploying constantly at least four large derrick scows together with numerous flat scows for transporting materials, tugs, launches, et cetera.

The sheet piling is assembled on shore in large panels, those on the side containing 14 pieces which are interlocked and held in position tem porarily by being bolted to large channels and angles near the top and bottom of the panels, and curved into the shape in which the specifi cations call for them to be driven. These panels are transported to the breakwater site on flat scows on which a curved form has been construc

ted, and the entire cell is first vertically set up in section prior to driving. The accompanying pho tograph shows one of the cells ready for driving.

Because of the length of the piling, the size of the panels, and the necessity of having the walls all in perfect alignment in order that the con

ward pressure of almost a complete cell full of stone m order to throw the interlocks into ten

sion thus making the cell stable. To maintain the

cells in shape and to provide an easier method of assembly, the contractor has designed and built.

Large floating templates around which the piling is assembled and driven, and which remain in

place until the cell is approximately three-quar ters full of stone. The filling of the cells can be accomplished either by "clamming" the stone off of flat-top scows or by unloader boats. By "clamming" a cell can be filled with the 2300 net tons of stone required in from 18 to 24 hours under favorable weather conditions. By the unioader boat method, a cell can be filled about

three-quarters full in 50 minutes up to the tem plate line and completely filled in 20 minutes ad ditional time after the template has been re moved. The filling stone, ranging in size from

small particles to 200 lb. pieces, in uniform mix ture, is leveled off at the surface of the water, and then a .layer of bedding stone, approximate ly 3 ft. in thickness, consisting of pieces weigh ing from 100 lbs. to 500 lbs. each, is placed on

top, and that then covered by cap stones which are flat blocks weighing not less than 7 tons each nor more than 20 tons, and which are laid

uniformly over the top and extend approximate ly o" above the top of the piling. As an alterna tive, the filling and bedding stone can be brought closer to the top of the cell, and the cap stone replaced by a concrete surface. The com pleted cell is then protected by riprapped stone extending to a height of 12' above the lake bot

necting individual piling may be driven to tie

tom. This stone is a mixture of pieces ranging in weight from 10 to 150 lbs. each.

Because of the instability of these cells until

the entire structure together, it is impossible to

they are sufficiently filled,

do any work unless the

plays a most important part in their successful

weather is absolutely

calm. In good weather a cell can be set up and assembled quickly-

The driving takes but a few hours, so that a

cell can be set up and driven in a space of from

4 to 8

Complications,

hours.

such

as kinked piling or hard bottom, may de

lay this phase of the work.

The cells are very unstable both during

the process of assem bling and driving and in fact until such time

as

they are

almost

completely filled with stone

to the water line.

It takes the downward and out

construction.

the unloader boat

Calm water and the

absence of

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wind has been pointed out as vital to the suc

cessful setting up and driving of the cells and their filling by the clamshell method. A mini

mum of 24 hours is necessary to complete a cell by this method of which some 18 hours is spent in filling the cell by the "clam". It can be read ily appreciated that during this period a storm might arise which would completely destroy a cell

before it could be

filled and thrown

into

tension. On the other er boat can not only

hand, the unload fill it successfully

within

half,

an

hour

and

a

including the

time necessary to remove the interior tem plate, but can also anchor itself to the windward

of a cell in case of a sudden squall or change in wind which might endanger the safety of the partially completed cell, thus sheltering it against a "making sea" until the steamer has

had an opportunity to fill it and protect it.

In addition, by the use of unloader boat meth

od, the stone-fill can be very accurately graded, and when deposited in the breakwater, the pro per proportions are maintained. This is impos sible by the "clamming" method. It is believed, therefore, that the unloader boat method is the

only one for depositing stone, which insures that the designed conditions can be maintained, and, aside from the time element, is considered the

most important for design purposes.

The work at Calumet was seriously delayed during the past summer by the Tugmen's strike in July and August. Work was recommenced early in September, and the Steamer "TAYLOR"

arrived to discharge her first cargo on Septem ber 17th. At that time 3 cells had been completed by the clamshell method. During the first month since, a total of 24

additional cells have been

completed and a considerable tonnage of addi tional stone deposited in storage for the con tractor.

This splendid record is a tribute to the cooper ation of the men in the quarry, plant, and on the "TAYLOR". To insure the "TAYLOR'S" arriv

al at Calumet when desired by the contractor, it has been necessary many times to load her in "off" hours. Inasmuch as the stone is entirely special, the practice has been to quarry and load some ninety cars in advance of her arrival "at Calcite in order to speed up the loading. This advance preparation enables the one shovel

filled as required by the Government inspection.

It is expected that during favorable weather, work will continue this year until December 1st and be renewed early in the spring of 1935.

Approximately 250,000 tons of filling stone will be required for this project, which is being de livered in cargoes of 10,000 net tons each.

One of the principal advantages of this type of breakwater,

as

compared

with

the

Rubble

Mound type, is that while both of these require large quantities of big capping stone, the cellu lar type requires less total cap stone and may

be capped with concrete if this method proves cheaper. This cap stone is very expensive, and in many places difficult to obtain in a grade suitable for this work and of such quality as to be able to withstand the erosion effect of sea

and ice conditions. The Steel Cell type is in ef fect a dock against which boats can lay in calm weather as there is at Calumet 22 ft. of clear

water above the riprap at the base of the cells.

The picture on page 700 shows a typical steel cell assembled ready for driving. On page 701 is shown the completion of the filling of a cell immediately after removal of the template. Fin ished capped cell at the left.

Probably the principal advantage of this type in the future will be due to the greater speed with which it can be constructed as opposed to both of the other types. As the art of construct ing this cellular type progresses, it will unques tionably be possible to build 150 ft. of this type of breakwater each working day, which means a mile of breakwater could be constructed in 35

working days. Thus temporary or permanent harbor facilities can be constructed very quick ly for shoreline industrial development which might previously have been considered imprac tical on account of the time required for break water and harbor protection.

Mental Attitude Training for athletics and health requires a good mental attitude. The boy who is the victim

of worry or dissatisfaction cannot possibly de velop himself physically. Worrying over petty things gives little time to think about construc

run direct through the mill to the boat and there mixed, in loading, with openhearth to provide the correct mixture of sizes specified by the

tive, important things. Soon an inferiority com plex develops and with it comes a neglected body. In fact, strong emotion, such as is caused by incessant worry, saps the store of nervous energy; it will prevent proper digestion and it will cause one to lose sleep. Good health and a normal mind are in large part due to the devel

Government.

opment of good habit formation.

used to keep up the pace during the loading.

The special stone is crushed larger than usual,

Much tribute should be paid to the master and crew of the "TAYLOR" for their tireless coop eration with the contractor in filling the cells promptly as soon as driven. This has called for very skillful handling of the boat and unloading equipment in order that the cells be properly

Do You Know That?

Fish were caught on baited stones centuries ago.

In some species of fish the female incubates the eggs while carrying them in her mouth.

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Individuals OfThe Power House Crew

Geo.

Wing, Power

Supt.,

Leonard

Lamb.

Shift

who has been with the M. L.

gineer,

Power House

& C. Co. since May, 1913..

with the Co. since 1920.

Otto

En

Wenzel, Oiler,

with

us in the Power House since

1922,

192IJ.

In an Article on Page 698 concerning the ten year rec ord

ot

Crew,

the

we

Power

referred

House

to

a

glimpse of the homelife and leisure of the "Ten Year" Men.

Here they are, with a brief reference to their work and service with the com pany.

Geo.

Atkinson. Shift

gineer, in .since

Ed. Green, Oiler, Power House 1924, with the M. L.

En

the Power House

& C. Co. since 192:5.

lit Hi.

Hoh PaUer, Repairman.

Power House 19.16, with the

Lloyd Conley. Shift Engin eer, in the Power House

gineer,

M. L. & C. Co. since 1914.

since 1919.

with the Co. since 1921.

Elmer

Wen/.el.

Shift

Power House

En

1924.

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Bettering a Good Record General Repair Shop Trying For a Perfiect Five Year Record This Season Jn the Jul}, 1929 issue of "Calcite Screenings" our General Repair Shop with its equipment was

quite completely described. It was noted that in 1928 the General Repair crew had but one lost time accident. The 1929 record proved to be a repetition of 1928 with one lost time accident.

However, we Find the splendid record of no lost lime accidents for the years 1930 to 1933 inclu sive and a perfect record for 1934 to date.

We have, recorded from time to time the pro

gress of our building program replacing wood frame structures until at the present time, we find the carpenter shop the only remaining wood structure housing operating or repair opera tions. The car repairs which were formerly made in the carpenter shop are now being made

in the north end of the General Repair Shop.

Only the wood working machinery remains in

the carpenter shop and practically the only workcarried on in this shop is that which requires the use of this equipment. The Insurance Depart ment has recommended the removing of the re maining machinery in this building to a build ing of incombustible construction.

It is only natural that when production is cur tailed, as it has been during the past years <>'

By Rudolph Dueltgen Jr.

=

business depression, that repair work required IDi- the maintenance of equipment should bo necessarily reduced even in greater proportion.

However, we do not believe this has been true

in our repair operations. With the reduced hours of work and the resulting reduced incomes of employees, it has in many instances been found desirable to repair broken equipment parts, which under normal conditions would be replac ed by new parts. Many new repair parts which normally come with all shop work complete are now ordered without such work which can lie

linished with the shop equipment and mechanics aild helpers of our repair crews. This policy of furnishing all possible work for our employees, consistent with economies necessitated by re stricted productions has been carried out in all departments as much as possible.

"Calcite Screenings'" is proud to report the General Kcpair Shop crew going into its fifth consecutive year without a lost time accident.

In the game of safety a record of zero is perfect and it is sincerely hoped that when the score cards are collected at the close of the year 1935 another zero shall be recorded.

General Repair and Carpenter Crews. 1st Row Seated. L. lo Ft., A. Wenzel, C. Halligan. D. Larson. L. Damlira. A. Savina. T. Tulgetske, C. Perry. C. Baker, C. Link, L. Heyihaler. A. Radka. A. Reiser. C. Sehrani. II. Hopp. J. Schultz. 2nd Row Seated. L. to EL, A. Paull, Wm. Pc-elz. A. Kowalske. M. Lewandowski. B. Lounds.

J. Cherette. H. Wing. G. Seelbinder, F. Thompson, R. Bredow, A. Peltz. Standing, L. to R.. E. Kelly. A. Tisc.h-

ler, A. Martin. F. Gordon, A. Karaim. C. Schalk. J. Hellor, H. Haselhuhn. S. Fartyka, Wm. Heller." L. Carter.

R. Froelich. A. Basil, E. Schieffler, R. Kreft. F. Talaska, A. Conley. C. Adrian, S. Dttrecki, D. Gregg, C. Flem ing. C. Hoffman. C. Wall, J. Pengla.se, Gen'l Supt.

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Safety Meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Buffalo Plant

Department Winners ofB. F.

Date of Meeting, August 30, 1934. Date of Previous Meeting. July 30, 1934.

Names of Committee Members: John J. Col

Goodrich Co. Medals

lins, Chairman; Eliseo Tomani,

John Gorman

and William Collins.

The Meeting was called to order at 9:05 a. m.

A general inspection of the plant was made by the committee.

All machinery throughout tin- plant was found to be properly guarded.

The following recommendations by the committee.

were made

Repair track on door of Transformer House.

Replace old telegraph pole back of Transfor mer House.

The meeting adjourned at 10:10 a. m.

The next safety meeting will be held Septem ber 28, 1934.

No lost time cases.

The mounting toll of traffic accidents is a na

tional problem of increasing seriousness which has been recognized by officials in charge ol Public Safety for some time. Little will be ac complished in the traffic accidents, however, un til each individual finally realizes existing dan

gers and that his safety is largely his personal problem.

Increased motor car. truck and bus registra tions together with higher powered cars, and the constant extension of good roads calls for intelligent attention to driving by every opera tor of a motor vehicle.

The Goodrich safety campaign for truck and bus operators is open to every driver in Ameri ca and rewards are made after a six months per iod of no accident driving. Our drivers were awarded silver buttons for the first six months

No doctor cases.

No plant first aid treatment.

Date of Meeting: Sept. 28, 1934: Date of Pre vious Meeting: Aug. 30, 1934.

Names of Committee Members: John J. Col lins. Chairman; IÂŁliseo Tomani,

John Gorman

and V\ illiam Collins.

The meeting was called to order at 9:25 a. m.

The committee made a general insepction of the plant.

All guards were in place and the machinery throughout the plant was found to be properly guarded.

period and gold buttons for the twelve months operation free from accidents. The splendid co operation and intelligent effort shown by our men in accomplishing this excellent driving rec ord is gratifying to the company. It is this indi vidual effort, multiplied many times, which will contribute to making our roads and highways safer for all of us.

It is also a pleasure to commend Goodrich for

its pioneering efforts in sponsoring a campaign for more careful and courteous operation of all motor vehicles.

Mr. Tomani reported that all recommenda tions from the last meeting were taken care of.

'I here were no recommendations to be made.

The meeting adjourned at 10:25 a. m.

The next safety meeting will be held Oct. 29, 1934.

No lost time cases.

No doctor cases.

Two plant first aid treatment.

The Bitter Bitten

"Tkllo, Hayseed," said the

facetious youth.

'"How's it for a lift to Centerville?"

He jumped into the car without waiting for an

answer.

Twenty minutes passed.

"Quite a distance to Centerville, isn't it?"

Twenty minutes more.

"Say, how far is it to Centerville?"

"Few thousand miles if you go this wav ; 'bout twenty if you eet off and walk back."

Mandy: "Boy, dat sho am some ring.

What

size is de diamou'."'"

Uastus: "Dat am de fo-teen-year-iustallinent size."

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Standing.

August

Schaedig,

Albert

Smith,

Kneeling. Otto, John and Julius Zemple. foreman. ulius I'atzer.

Edwin Radka.

"It's from my boy friend." answered our new

.stenog. Then we noticed that the paper enclos ed in the envelope was absolutely blank, so we said. "Why, there's nothin' written there!"

"I know," she sighed, "we are not speaking right now."

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Leading Out Door SportGardening

By R. B. Henley = M&&b2&38&* Folksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Meet Hector Hawkins, Gentleman Farmer and Winner

OfFirst Prize In Our 1934 Company Garden Contest The inhabitants of Rogers City and Commun ity enjoy a large number of out-door sports but the one that occupies the greatest number of people and produces the greatest results is that of gardening.

The third consecutive season of group garden ing which has occupied the attention of one or more from the membership of some 325 fami lies during the past summer is ended with a har vest that exceeds that of any other year of the program. The value of the garden products is also greater due to the increased cost of living in general.

The practice of awarding a prize for the best gardens was revived this

population of the County, which through their own efforts are setting an example of real pati iotism.

Again there has been

an expression from a

substantial number of employees having gar dens to continue this program during 1935. It is planned to do this, however, this summer a part of the Bradley Kami was leased to the County for the purpose of building an airport and the back section of the gardens will prob ably be moved East of the original plot if this present: space is needed for the airport. Should it become necessary to make this move the Com

pany will, no doubt, plow the new land in the Spring

year and

to take as much of the bur

from records kept, which was explained in the Mid-

den off of gardening as pos

Summer

Screenings," the final decis

doubt, is a good one as the new ground is more fertile

ion resulted

and of better

follows:

issue of

in awards

Hector

sible.

"Calcite as

This move,

texture and

should produce

Hawkins,

without

more with

first prize, .$10.00. Join Modrzynski, second prize, $7.50; Herman Hopp, third prize, $5.00: Joe Micketti. third prize, $5.00.

In these days when tin-

less effort.

rule seems to be, that to be

smartest thing we can say.

Thinklets

As long as you are right vim have not

Silence is

Hope is the mainspring ol

on the Welfare roll is more

important

.â&#x20AC;˘ellar

than to have a

full of garden

pro

ducts, we want to take this

opportunity to

pay tribute

to this large percent of the

failed.

frequently the

courage.

Here

is

John

Morir ynski

and some of

his choice garden pi odnce. John is seeond prize winner and always has a niighty line garden.

Most political fences are made out of hedges.

A business succeeds only as it serves.

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The American Red Cross

Join

Annual Roll Call

RED^T

Nor. nth窶年ov. 29th, igj4

CROSS

Many times a year the people need Red Cross.

Once a year Red Cross needs the people. Every-one is invited to take out a membership.

In accordance with a long established custom,

mates, children in public homes, for the aged in public homes and the unemployed and for the veterans in hospitals. The. work of the Junior R(.:(\ Cross is made possible by membership in

the American Red Cross will conduct its annual

the Senior Red Cross.

Roll Call in this and thousands of other commu

The- National Red Cross Chapter figured in 103 calamities during the past year, supplying medicine, doctors and nursing care, shelter, clo thing and food to the suffering from the ravag es of hurricane, fire, plague and other disasters;

nities throughout our country from Armistice Day until Thanksgiving.

Mr. Irviu L. Clymer has consented to act as

campaign chairman and with a group ol other leaders in the membership campaign will appeal to our citizens

for their support

to a worthy

cause.

The Rttd Cross is no stranger in this commun

ity. Locally, it has rendered an

indispensable

service during the period of depression and par tial recovery. It has conducted eye clinics, baby clinics, chest clinics, distributed food, cloth, clothing and assisted in obtain

and services to war veterans continued to be a

major task of the National organization.

That the Red Cross is the pioneer of its broad field is shown in a review of its origin and de velopment. Moved by the horrors of the battle of Sofferino in Lombard}', year 1859, between the Franco-Italian troops arid the

ing shelter and fuel, distributed layettes, medicines and provid ed

home

service

facilities

in

adult and infant feeding hygiene

and care. It is responsible for the training of about fifty of

nations toward fallen warriors.

Water fatalities claim 7,400 lives a year. This means that in

every 71 minutes a life is snuff ed out from drowning1. In a de reduce

ol

the ferocious encounters. Later

Chapter who sent an instructor into Rogers community without additional expense to the local Chapter or people.

effort to

for control

Duiiant wrote a stirring volume on the barbaric practices among

our citizens in first aid, a ser vice rendered by the National

termined

Austrians

northern Italy, Henry Dunaut a young Swiss idealist, summon ed a small band of villagers, braved the danger of gun fire in a determined effort to give voluntary succor to victims of

the

hazard of aquatic sports, the American Red Cross through its First Aid and

Although other influences help ed to crystalize sentiment for such a movement, the original aim and purpose of the. Red Cross sprang from Dunant's emotions and from sympathetic reaction which his writings captured and the Red Cross has since spread to every nation 01 the globe.

Locally the Red Cross has always been well supported by people of our community, which

Life Saving Service each year equips thousands of individuals with the knowledge in accident

bespeaks well of their spirit of helpfulness, as all

prevention and water safety methods. Last sum mer the local Rvd Cross Chapter sent Herald Lynch and Theodore Lee to Oak I'oint Camp in

the organization's activities are dependent upon individual contributions and support. Enrollment fees range from $25.00 to $1.00. Donations of

Minnesota

smaller amounts are acceptable. Except for fifty

for

a

course

in

instruction

in

life

guard work. Both qualified and their services were used at the local municipal beach during

cents of each

the summer with the result that mail}' of our lo

local activities.

cal people and children, especially, now have a

membership, all funds

derived

from Ihe approaching campaign are retained for However, our views may differ in other be

better understanding of swimming, water haz ards and life saving methods.

liefs and motives; in the American

Much good has also been accomplished in our community by the Junior Red Cross work, who through their efforts provide gifts for school

and thanks for your past support.

Rvd Cross,

we are a united people. IMease join if you can

Keeping everlastingly at it brings success.

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Safe Training For School Children Our Safety Poster Contest In The Local Schools On several occasions in the past "Calcite Screenings" has sponsored a Safety Poster Con

what they should not try. They' play anywhere and everywhere, if they have no regular place

test in the local schools.

to go. They have little control of their bodies and are often awkward. Their judgment is un developed. Their experiences are few and they do not know what is safe and what is danger

These contests have

been quite successful both from the number of students entering the contest and enthusiasm displayed. The results show that our students

have put in a good bit of time in preparing their posters and that the entrants at least are safety minded.

While much is done in the schools to familiar

ize the student with the various types of acci dent hazards and the necessity of considerable thought daily in connection with our personal safety, if we are to avoid an untimely death, it has been our hope through these contests to A NLW stimulate

interest in

these

safe teachings by establish ing competition which will create special attention. The safety poster contests have favorably produced the an ticipated results. The thought now is that per haps a poster contest is not wide enough in scope in that it probably appeals most strongly to those who

who

would not

enter be

cause they thought

others

could create a better look

Life is made up of adventures for all of us.

For children it is perhaps much more so, even crossing the street is an adventure. Some adven tures are good and necessary. Others are stupid and futile. Some bring greater life. Others bring only waste of life and the. material resources of life.

All adventures involve un

certainty

SOOrv

and

danger.

A

danger courageously met and intelligently controlled is part of the substance of life. A danger carelessly and thoughtlessly met and un controlled results

in defeat

and even tragedy. Through the thinking, study and re view of material necessary in preparing an exhibit in these safety contests it is hoped to help students CITIZLNS

& Hie

are talented in art. While a

poster was awarded most points on its idea and orig inality, there were students

ous.

United States

OF VALUL TO tVtfc? ClTlZLN of The-

UNITLD 5TATL5

ing poster.

choose

their

adventures

wisely and assist them in carrying through these ad ventures intelligently.

The Sweep Of Emotions

During an occasional re For this reason some thought has been given to Poster originated by Ruth Salomon, age 13, flective moment I am struck of the 7th grade, 1934 contest. by the quick sweep that can the possibility of running a contest which will be a change and also give a be taken by the human emotions. greater number of students an opportunity to Within a span of twenty minutes I have often participate. An essay or composition of certain experienced the height of joy and the depth of length, dealing with safety, has been suggested. misery. Plunged into a mire of unhappiness, I Any phase of safety with its various ramifica sometimes attempt to reconstruct the events tions could be used.

It is generally conceded by accident preven tion authorities that if we are to reduce to any

appreciable extent the 100,000 deaths which are caused each year by accidents more attention must be given to educating the child.

Children are naturally accident slackers. They are curiousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;go where they should not goâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;try

that led to the word or look or act that knocked

me down. In retrospect the sharp word seems entirely unwarranted. Why did I say it?

Why does anyone ever get angry or jealous?

In letting the passions rule we gain a few high moments and many low days. Possibly the expla nation may be that the moments compensate for

the days. But that is merely a poor excuse.

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Limestone And Its Uses The Preparation of Common Baking Soda We have from time to time given our readers various uses to which limestone is put. Most of

the larger uses of limestone have been discus sed. That

limestone has played an

important

part in the preparation of our daily meals is a fact seldom consideredâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;yet it is an important factor in the manufacture of baking soda.

Sodium bicarbonate sometimes called "bicar

The practice involves the following major op eration: Preparation of saturated brine, satura tion of brine with ammonia, carbonization of the ammoniacal brine and in making soda ash the calcining of the bicarbonate.

Other operations incidental to the process of raw materials and recovery of materials are the

bonate" or "Bicarbonate of soda" is the common

calcining of limestone, to obtain lime and car bon dioxide, and heating of ammonia chloride

baking soda. Sodium carbonate is known as soda

with lime to remove the. ammonia.

ash and the hydrated form is sal soda or wash

ing soda. They are all produced almost exclu sively by the so-called ammonia-soda or solvay process.

Sodium and potassium and the rare elements

Lime is involved only in the last two opera

tions: the first of these involving the production of the lime used for the second operation. In the production of ammonia the lime functions as the non-volatile base for the hydrosis of the am

lithium, rubidium and caesium form a natural

monia chloride and volatilization of the ammo

group known as the alkali metals. Sodium is not found free, its most abundant compounds being

nia gas.

Inasmuch as this use of lime is intimately tied tip with the entire process, the various steps will be briefly described.

sodium chloride and sodium nitrate.

Sodium chloride is the most important com

pound of sodium and is familiar under the name

The

salt in the form

of a saturated

brine,

of salt or common salt. The sources of salt are sea water, rock salt and brines.

pumped from the underlying beds of rock salt,

The production of soda by the ammonia-soda process comprises the action of carbon dioxide

ammonia (from by-product

gas on a solution ol salt, which has been satur

together with a small amount of carbon diox ide, the impurities such as lime and magnesium salts are precipitated and settle out. After cool ing the clear amnioniated brine is pumped into high cast-iron carbonating towers through

ated with ammonia gas, and depends upon the

formation of the sparingly soluablc sodium bi carbonate which separates out under these con ditions. This is then converted into soda ash by heating.

i> run into absorbers where it is saturated with

coke ovens) and

where also, as a result of the action of amnionic

(Continued on Page 716)

Steamers \V. F. White and B. H. Taylor loading high grade limestone in Calcite slip.

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Business and Taxation b7 h. s. Lewis ^ToHtS ^or many years we have heard so much J about the large profits made bycertain

Taxation ^ne °^ *^le CommenLs frequently

almost any burden of taxation, higher wages, shorter hours, and regulated prices that may be

made about our huge governmental expenditures and increasing deficits is that our rich nation can certainly afford sums for relief against the depression, comparable to the sums spent in waging war. The argument has some

placed upon it. Such beliefs are in error and are dangerous for they have become the real basis

cern. We could not afford the sums we spent for

exceptional corporations, that, as a people, we have come to assume that business can assume

for much of the discussion of proposed economic changes. Actually, the margin of profit of most business is small and easily changes.

In the accompanying diagram, the heavy line represents the total sales or gross income of all American corporations as reported by the fede ral authorities. The light clotted line represents the total cost to the corporations of doing busi ness, and the area between the lines represents net profit or loss. In good years, the profits av

erage about 4% of the total income. In poor years it is at once reduced, and in bad years it becomes a serious net loss. Just one contributing factor to the falling off of business in 1934 is the reduced buying by the railroads. In the first quarter of 1934, the railroads bought 21 millions of equipment in orders of over $1000.00 each"; in the second quarter 15 millions; and in the third

quarter only 4 millions.

The lesson of the diagram is, disaster would threaten small businesses if all corporations were

called upon to support increased costs of doing business that were adjusted to the capacities of the only large and successful ones.

force, but we should view the fact with some con war, nor can we afford to under-estimate the

importance of those we are spending now.

The heavy line in the chart indicates the rela tionship of our national debts to national in come for the past 25 years. All debts, national, state, and local, are taken into account. Between 1911 and 1918 these debts amounted to about

15% of our annual income. From 1918 to 1930, the post-war period, they averaged about 40%.

Since 1930 they have gone up to nearly 90% and are still rising.

The recent advance is due to the increase in

public expenditures, and, in part, they result from the drastic decline in national income. The com

bination makes the

during the post-war period.

The conclusion appears that the most import

ant objective of our national policy must be to check our mounting expenditures and increase our national income.

The source of our information for the forego ing is the Business Bulletin of the Cleveland Trust Company, to whom we are indebted.

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The Great Killer

=Qarbon Monoxidt Many tragedies which happen annually are traced to this un suspected hazard. The death of

Carbon monoxide probably is the most widespread poison connected with human life.

It

never misses an opportunity to creep in upon the careless, the thoughtless and unsuspecting and deal death witout warning.

Carbon monoxide

nine students at Dartmouth Col

lege last winter from the poi sonous fumes arising from a de fective house furnace serve to

emphasize

is formed

from the incomplete combustion of burning materials. In fact, in

there

carbonaceous

substances

is a certain

content of

this deadly element. It is color less, tasteless, non-irritating and without odor. The hazards,

therefore, are vastly increased over most other poisons be cause carbon monoxide creeps upon the individual without warning and a very small quan tity is sufficient to cause

need

for

ex

ing equipment. Recently a radio

A CLOSED AUTOMOBILE

all smoke and fumes from burn

ing

the

treme care in the home heat bulletin announced that Admiral

Richard E. Byrd had almost lost his life from exposure to the deadly carbon monoxide gas. There have been many cases of truck drivers, auto mobile drivers and passengers

IT IS DEADLY IN CLOSED GARAGES WITH MOTORS RUNNING-

unconsciousness and

death.

The poison produces death by asphyxiation.

When breathed, it attacks the hemoglobins of the blood which forms the chief part of the red corpuscles that are the oxygen carriers of the blood. Consequently, when this vital part of the blood stream becomes saturated with the deadly gas, it immediately cuts off the oxygen neces sary to sustain life, and the victim dies from oxygen starvation.

However, the red cells of the blood in which the hemoglobin has taken up carbon monoxide

being stricken because of faulty exhaust, heater or engine con nections. Occupants in cars during cold weather some times leave the engine running to supply heat while car is stopped. This, too, has resulted in death by asphyxiation, and it is never safe to run the engine of a car in a garage for any per iod of time unless the doors are wide open. Good ventilation, in fact, wherever there is the slight

est possibility of carbon monoxide, is the first es sential of safety from its poisonous effects.

We have during the past summer given the various departments instruction in artificial res piration. The interest shown by our employees in these classes of instruction show that our em

ployees are alert to the advisability of everyone being well versed in the tech and by resuscitation measures ARTIFICIAL ^ Claude* nique of artificial respiration.

are not injured by this process;

oxygen can be made to dis place the carbon monoxide from the hemoglobin. The red cells are still capable of transporting oxygen through the blood stream.

Immediate

resuscita

tion methods can restore many of the victims to life, providing they have not been exposed too long or to too large concentra tion of the poisons.

The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning in the order of their

usual occurrence

are

headache, weakness, dizziness,

reddening of the skin, dimming light, nausea, increased and la bored breathing, heart irregu larity, collapse—death.

RESPIRATION*^522

1 L.rp.'ioto.txllr. !»<»»•..H.dtJ,

in

It has been successfully used cases of gas poisoning,

XZZrZ drowning, electric shock, hang ing, blows on the head, neck

* ott.tr b«otM elbow T«m Imc wardiciUhjen bond0. lorcora.

2.£;l;""d

'"''"l»' and solar plexus or where the

1 Pktt lb, Oil., ol k..d, „ mil .1

*• b«b, little Uttn jvil loudiMo the M W*k §tm ttrMobt iwio,fon.trd' *>.d> * iMlfy bhftfiftf. wtijhtel your bod, I* b««fvpen pilicitl. <F*f. 9.) T«W*• boot two iccoo0*t lor tktt orM>Mio«.

C

£

iMntdiMclytwin! btcbwwdto remove * prfttorf. (Fif. 3.)

Aftertwoiccoodi, swine lor.,trdefeio. * Repert twf Ik to MteertI*.*. . aMrjuto.

T Wb.le ertihial ropi-iiio. I. bewf * * ceoli.eed kl.e tOOMOM. cite leere.

••jlit elothioe. Keep ptutftt wem end lyine dowo. Do not «"* rio>dlby Moth until pitiful it c

O

[f potlcaloeeiri itopr brtetkHie, trpeit * orliKcill mpiritioo. It oiey be occcr.

victim was

buried in cave-in.

It's something anyone can learn and everyone should be famil iar with all these hazards and

continuous exposure to them.

Who knows when a life may depend upon your knowledge and familiarity of the prac tice.

We will be glad to give any one who is

not familiar with

artificial respiration additional information or instruction con

cerning it.

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Personals" That Come To The Editor's Desk

Just "Among Ourselves" Let what thou hearest in the house of a friend be as if it were not.

plating a team named "The Analyzers". Oswald Voight, Si-., is now putting the boys in shape.

If Gene King could catch the culprit who so artistically adorned his wrestling bout poster at

The faults of our friends, we write upon the sands. Their virtues we write upon the tablets

the Machine Shop, there would be an unschedul

of love and memory.

ed bout with no announcement as to time or

Folks who never do any more than they get

place.

paid for, never get paid for any more than they Frank Ware

made Detroit and the

second

do.

game of the World Series after considerable ef

fort. He claims the game was fine and the city We haven't passed his official inspec tion A good time was had Stop "Kickin >// by all.

had

larski for some time. George finally made a statement a

By Spencer Michael Free, M. D.

Charles

Griwatsch

and

Fred Bade say that all the good fishing is right at home on the Calcite breakwall.

Lester Raymond headed south one evening in his trusty Ford on the usual social

mission

common to

Now there ain't no use to worry and there ain't no use to fret

expectin'

There's no use to be complainin' and be always in a stew

'Cause the other feller's gettin' what you think belongs to you.

Why life's things is distri-but-ed in the fun ny way they is Is away past my explainin' and it's really not my biz

For the one who distri-butes them, they say

lows. As soon as the county

is mighty wise.

And knows just what he's adoin', tho he

line

south of

Hawks was

the Ford

became

stubborn and how aggrava ting that can be to a young man when seconds are prec ious. We suppose that the Ford wanted Les to know

that being a car registered in good old Presque Isle County, it was loyal to said county and all who dwell therein so it figured that Les had gone far enough.

Pete Pollock has a colony

does live in the skies.

So twill be a durn site better not to grumble and complain 'Cause we wanted pleasant weather and instid we got the rain.

Rain was needed by some feller fur his crops and fur his hay They'd dried up and he'd been busted, if we'd had our bloomin' way.

A much better plan is this one—be content

Work your durndest while you're workin'— always have a happy smile.

You'll be gettin' all you're wantin' if you want it hard enuff.

Other ways of livin's lonesome—and roads is mighty ruff.

dump. We expect by this time the animals will eat out of Pete's hand.

Dominic Mauti holds two honors among the members of the track crew. The first one is that

he is the champion sandwich eater and the sec ond is his uncanny success at picking winners either in political races or sport events.

As the winter season draws near we think of basketball- and its interests.

We understand

there is a group of young men who are contem-

to wear two this year.

George gives us the infor mation that the coming

winter is going to be a hard cold one regardless of what either Republicans or Dem ocrats have to say about the matter.

The beechnuts

are plentiful and the

fur

heavy, so George's observa tions of plant and animal life

are his

never

failing

barometer.

Now

is the

season

for

hunting stories so our per sonal column might seem to

gravitate in that direction.

Many of our employees

ed all the while—

of beavers at number four

few days ago saying that the man who wore only one coat last winter would have

'Cause the things you've been haven't happened yet.

all good looking single fel crossed,

a report from our premier weather prophet George Pi-

the

are noted for their hunting

ability. Now seems the op portune time for the sea sonal

reminder

arms

carry accidents

_J d^th

when

in

that

fire

and

careless

hands. Are you careful while enjoying the pleas ures of hunting?

Butch Elowski, Alfred Peltz and Charles Hoff man give the poor partridge a chance. Instead of carrying a gun we're inclined to believe that they carry a pocket full of salt. .Each of the boys have caught a bird around the plant.

Speaking of ways and means in regard to bringing home wild game, Frank Richards has a secret process that will cause you veteran

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his obliging wife take him to the rabbit swamp for a few days of shooting. Later some of his neighbors see Frank coming home with gun on shoulder and game sack bulging. When asked how his luck was, he replied that he had two nice rabbits. One curious neighbor made it necessary

lor the proud nimrod to admit that the bunnies

If you've noticed that Lloyd Conley is bare headed, it's only because he bet his hat on the World Series outcome. George Atkinson ex pressed himself quite forcibly and at length on ihis same series but we haven't noticed any loss or gain to his personal property.

Do unto others as though you were others.

met their doom with a club and not fine shot.

The snappy evenings have served to bring the Spitzer bugs to life and the first bug to peep was

Fences arc only for those who cannot fly.

some of the other bugs, namely, Schultz. Elow-

Happiness is a habit, cultivate it.

ski ami Gapske made it so hot for him that he-

were of the tame variety and they eventually

Usually the father has to give the son a going over for bumping the finish off the fenders, but

we understand that Julius had the tallies turned the other day when that new Studebaker had

Barry Meharg. His peeping didn't last long as has to wait for some real cold weather.

When O'Toole remarked that he was the same

n Spitzer as "Dizzy" Dean is in baseball, Reinkc aid that only an Irishman would be dizzy

its fenders creased.

enough to think he can master a

A few seasons ago Harry Wing bet everything but his shoes on the World Series ball games. This

can and be kind.

ood German game.

Do your work as

season he had a dollar in his poc

What with I'englase Blvd., Joe's new road, and Clymer's Creek— points of interest are gradually being named.

ket for the purpose of a friendly wager and when the season ended. he was still in possession of the same dollar. Now the Shop boys are all kidding Harry about the

Getzie is getting his trailer in shape. He must be going to look

absence of former sporting blood.

If the devil finds will set you to hell.

well as you

v-•„ for a buck again this year.

you idle, he

Don't

work as sure as

he surprised

when you

| happen by Dave Larson's house

| this winter to see the windows all

O'Toole has made his new truck

Hgj open as Dave's reconditioned heat

a useful vehicle in more ways than

ing system is a wow.

one. On an occasion he gave Capt.

Peppier a life when Pep's Buick

Griffin Pines of

the Electrical

Dept. says it's expensive fishing at

failed to function. Of course, Hil

Louis Schmidt and Theo. Perof the Transportation

Long Lake, especially when you have to pay for your partner's Dfept. with a nice String of fish. poor judgment. It is funny how Clarence Elewelling never These fellows prove that our you're sometimes sure that a six thought he'd resort to a bicycle surrounding lakes and streams inch fish could be stretched to for his means of conveyance. It so have the fisli if you know how seven inches. lo get them. happened that Clarence was glad Don't make excuses- -make good. to see even a bicycle after walking hall the dis

ary was glad that he could be the Good Samaritan in this case.

dike

tance between Flint and Saginaw.

One ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of clev

All the fans are wondering just how much fuss

the

radio sports

announcers would

erness.

make it

Wh. Warwick. Bruno Zempel, Roy Warwick

Lazy men are just as useless as dead ones and

and Harry Kucharski have been filling many musical engagements. They are titled the Re publican Quartette.

someone really hit the old apple. take up more room.

Xo one who loves misunderstands.

Never explain—your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe you anyway.

Is the world all wrong? Reform yourself.

The quarry water tank received a coat ol inside and out which improves its looks.

paint

Ed. (ilazer while out hunting saw a porcupine.

Ed returned to his companions and excitedly told them about the pure white porcupine he had seen. !f l-'.d isn't careful the boys will make this white porky a pink elephant.

Cordy Adrian is still maintaining his standing as one of our prize tomato growers. Cordy had another fine crop this season.

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Alonzo All is one of our enthusiastic garden ers. We've seen some of the crops and know that

he grows 'em large and plenty of 'em. His po tato report shows 18 bushels per 50 ft. lot. This report has been the best one to date.

One of our young men was all set to spend an enjoyable, evening with his girl friend. Plans were made to attend a dancing party at the High School gym. Upon arrival the young couple found a political rally in progress instead of the anticipated dance. What a romantic reception that would he! We wouldn't dare mention any

man breaking in that new pipe.

Grand Lake duck hunters report a shortage of birds this season. Charles Hoffman is the chief reporter.

If Atkinson's dog, which he has been training all summer, is as good as George tells us the rabbits in this section are due for an uncomfortable winter.

Well, Frank Reinke finally made the last of the World Series. I'retty hard to take but Frank says maybe next year will be different.

names.

Harry Meharg says that there will be a lot of

par golf shot this winter. We'll wager that Har ry will have the best score by the time next Spring is here. He won't be looking in the tree tops for any lost balls during

The love you liberate

in vour daily lif(

Gene King says that between the wrestling match and the Tigers defeat, he just about broke even.

If Walter Idalski

the winter season at least.

over Pat Sheedlo,

God must dearly love the fools, otherwise, he would not

a bout on a of)-40 basis.

Alfred I'eltz thinks that if his

father had moved south during Alfred's youth. there would have been .a real ball player in

Ivan Bannon has considerable

ability at writing poetry, songs and so-called legal agreements.

In fact, he'll write just about anything you want him to. He

the familv. hill

can mix lots of words up in a sentence so you can't under stand their meaning.

If you but realised the anxious

Some of the phrases common ly heard from the lady em ployees at the Main Office.

that accidents bring to wives and mothers everywhere, I am sure you would try to be more careful for the sake of that particular

(jisela I Mat/,—"Go on. 1 didn't

mean it that way."

Reinke—"It's

moments

and

the

heartaches

"some one" whose life is unself

ishly devoted to your welfare. time

again."

Ruth

ring

Kowalske

figuring on a

lawn mower that will cut long grass. I think I have it almost

perfect." Tom Tulgetske hear ing this statement suggested that Bill shouldn't let his grass grow so long and he would save all that fiinirhm.

J. Schultz: How did you en joy the World Series?

to

Mr. Bade."

Kreft—"I'll

Wotasnozel

says. "I've been

take the mail to the post office Ida

wins

Gene would

very kindly challenge Walter to

have made so manv of us.

Ella

the

only love you keep.

E Ware: Tt was fine what I could see of it.

'em

J. Schultz: I suppose you had a box seat.

Reiger—"Work

never bothers

me, 1

F. Ware: Yes. made out of box timber.

thrive on it."

Ardis Hopp—"Now just what can a person do over week-ends."

The leader of the orchestra is always the man ho has played second fiddle.

Claire Traxler—"J hated to get up this morning."

Rastus: Say boss, I would like to get off again

George Sohek is a regular William Tell with

today. I's gwine to git married.

Foreman: Rastus I just let you off the other day to bury your wife.

the w;iicr hose in the Mill. He swears he could

give a fly a shower at a hundred yards. He can put the water right where he wants it, although he has come close to drowning himself. Time af ter <ime he has narrow escapes but always comes out of it wearing a misty smile.

Leo O'Connor says his farm in Tower is pro ducing as usual and he is going to have plenty of turkey this winter.

\\ ireless operator Lezinske has been a busy

Rastus: I know boss, but I don't hold a grudge long.

Charles Fleming '<md Walter Strzlecki went

to the Thunder Bay River for a fishing trip re cently.

The fish weren't

Charlie got of the boat. that he was side. It took

biting verv fast

so

drowsy antl fell a.sleep in the stern On .awakening he no doubt thought home in bed and gets up over the all of Walter's fishing tackle to fish

Charlie out of the river and into the boat.

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•aire

Julius Xempcl tells Roy Laffin that he has n

pair of wrestlers in his department. They are no other than Happy Hopp and Joe Waytosek.

715

thinks?

J'ete

Kelley

and Adrian

Brackinridgc

arc-

termed the "brothers of the road"?

Barry Kucharski is one of our great tenors and has his voice under cultivation?

Vic Bonnard's greatest trouble is to locate his shovels daily?

Our contributor said it look him nine years to collect the above data.

The inside dope oil the World Series is that Charlie I'latz caused the Tigers to lose that cru

cial sixth game by his presence in the stands and

that Reinke started the riot which helped pep up the seventh game.

Walter Meyers can't see why the partridge

siasoii is so long when the limit is so small. With a ten hint limit, two days is sufficient for Wal ter.

Things That Mothers Know

At last we have the proof for one of Adolph Dullack's and Mike Johnson's big catches that

we hear tell id' quite frequently. "Dulle" and "Mike" certainly show plenty of proof in this picture.

With The Men Around The Mill

i )o you know that— Henry Gruelke and George King, our elevator men, have more ups and downs than anyone else at the plant?

George Sobek can write with both hands, wig

The young wife was in tears when she open ed the door for her husband, "Ive been insulted." she sobbed. "Your mother insulted me."

"My mother." he exclaimed. "But she. is a hun dred miles away."'

"I know, but a letter came for you this morn ing and 1 opened it."

He looked stern: "I see. but where does the insult come in ?"

"In the postscript," she answered.

"It said:

'Dear Alice, don't forget to give this letter to George'."

gle his ears, make funny faces and talk, all at the same time ?

Oswald Voight chews six jots o! "Days Work from one pay day to another?

Lonnie All's Essex has never left him strand ed on the road?

Adolph Sorgenfric in 1917 made a five dollar bet that he wouldn't smoke—but he did.

Win. Sobek is the best read man in the Mil!

Dcpt.?

Although we haven't heard much of Elmer Holt's ranch out west since 1930. his crops are* better than ever this year.

Roy Warwick

has an individual

laugh that

can't be imitated ?

Alfred Hopp has a preference in his choice ol automobiles? He is driving a Chevy at present.

Frank Mayes took a tobacco cure and it really cured him ?

Eli Mulka smokes "Sunshines" and finds that

they are better for his nerves and give him more energv than another popular brand of cigar ettes ?

Ivan Bammn is planning

m being a world

traveler, soldier of fortune and author someday?

Archie Belmore and Joe Markey are the real domesticated fellows of this Mill crew?

Hilary

O'Toole

clicks his

teeth

when

he

This proud looking gentleman is our congen

ial friend Cord}- Adrian. Cordy is here pictured in his 1934 tomatoe patch. You will agree that

such a prize proud.

crop would make any man

feel

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mal condition, bless them all, but do you not think, having a plane for practice that long Would use up a lot of hangar rent, without get ting very far from home?

About Golf And The Golf Course A

considerable number of our

employes

enjoyed play at

tin-

Golf Course again this last sea son and we have to report that the course

was never in

better

condition.

The Calcite and Rogers City matches were again revived this season and were hotly eontested, each team winning a match. Honors were also even in the matches between Cheboy gan and Rogers City.

Quite a few new faces were in evidence at the course this season and the beginners made con siderable progress in mastering the game. Harry Meharg is still having trouble with the putting end of the game and in three or four years may he able to report some progress. Norman Hoeft is working hard to correct hooks and slices. Bob

Mundt finds the game expensive because of the fact that he drives the little white ball so far,

he is able to retrive only about half of them.

There is considerable debate among the three mentioned as to who is the best player, each one

claiming that distinction.

The course is to receive

Your comment will earn our appreciation, the truth, undying gratitude.

Yours truly "Interested''

Comment by Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Yes. Comment by other golfersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Who said so?

We read that one golfer stated "his greatest handicap was his conscience."

Limestone and Its Uses (Continued from Pago 70S)

which it drops and comes in contact with an up

ward current of carbon dioxide gas (obtained in the calcining of limestone) and here the so

dium bicarbonate is formed. The precipitated bicarbonate or common baking soda is filtered out and. after washing is dried.

To make sodium carbonate the sodium bicar

bonate is calcined in large cast-iron pans which decomposes it into sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and waterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the carbon dioxide used again for the carbouatiou process.

being

The ammonia chloride liquor remaining as the

an overhauling this Fall and with the improvements finished, play ers will find an added enjoyment next season and possibly lower scores will prevail.

filtrate, after separation of the bicarbonate, is sent to large stills where the ammonia is recov ered by distillation with lime. The ammonia coming off as a gas is piped back to the ammo

Dear Joe:

nia absorbers where it comes into contact with fresh brine.

Among the many things, an airplane catalog reached my desk recently. Its contents were es pecially interesting since the new airport near Rogers City has made many of us more air-

as a ride with alkali production, a high calcium

minded.

lime is ordinarily desirable.

However, the catalog answers the question ol how long is required to learn to fly by stating: "li you are in normal physical condition, you can learn to fly in much less time than it takes

Co learn to swing a golf club with any profic iency."

Xow. joe, most local golfers are in good nor

Since the chief

use of lime in the

ammonia

soda process is lor ammonia recovery, the re quirements should not he rigid, but since it ties

Sodium bicarbonate is used in the manufac

ture <>f effervescing salts and beverages, artifi cial mineral waters, reagent in analytical chem istry, gold and platinum plating, tanning indus try, treating wool and silk, fire extinguishers,

medicine, prevention of timber mold and baking powder.

The sixth green at the Rogers City golf course at an important moment.

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A Skipper

Prize

in the

Winner

Making Clayton

Martin Jr.. son of Capt. and

3rd Place Mrs.

Clayton Martin.

Joe Micketti, the co-partner with II. Hopp for

The other day someone asked Ralph Kuhlman

why his car looked so clean and shiny. Ralph said. "You know boys I'm a married man now."

Leonard LaOuire claims that the argument is all over about the potato harvest. He has the

largest potatoes and more of them than any oth er gardener. When he was asked how many he

had and how large they were, he replied, "Boy vou should see them."

Third Prize, is one of our industrious and ex perienced gardeners. Joe always has an excel lent garden.

Snappy Comeback The Sunday drivers had picked the farmer's fruit and his flowers, and their car was full ol

plunder. Pointing to an unexplored they inquired of the farmer:

"Shall we take this road back to the city?"

"N'tm

O'Toole says he is going to run the remainder of the season without the high gears in his truck, lie hasn't had anybody ask for a race as yet. He also wishes to inform folks that his boy Ralph

might as well."

Music is the natural and universal language of the world.

Punishment should

fit

crime.

Guess Who? We are not very fa miliar with this fellow's

past history. He would not tell us much about it as he claims the least

we know of his past the better he will feel. Here lie is at twenty years ol

age. a good example ol the rough and ready lumberman we knew so

well in days gone by.

1les a good gardener, a

Prize

raraw

for Third Prize.

good black faced come dian, a

member

ol

tin-

Winner

(.eueral Repair I )epl.. a

3rd Place

smile and a real booster for N'o-Accidents. Now

Another of our prize gardens was planted anrl cultivated by Herman Hopp. Herman rates a tie

replied the

farmer,

"you've got almost everything else!"

will s( on he through sailing and will he glad to

offer a complete trucking service.

highway

man

with

a

pleasing

do you know him ?

Our last Guess Who Gri watch.

month's - Charles

the criminal, not the

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Our Challenge To The Depression Louis C. Wenzel and Anna Idalski were unit

ed in marriage by

Rev. C. T. Skowroiiski on

New Arrivals In Our Homes Sons were born to the following employees: Owen Kenneth to Mr. and Mrs. 0. K. Falor on

Sept. 1. 1934. Mr. Wenzel is employed as a paint

Sept. 16. 1934. Mr. Falor is a plant radio opera

er. Mrs. Wenzel is the daughter of Roman Idal

tor.

ski of the Mill Dept.

Dominic to Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Micketti on

Sept. 2.\ 1934. Mr. Micketti is an employee of the Track Dept.

James Richard to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grohowski on Aug. 5, 1934. Mr. Grohowski is em ployed in the Transportation Dept.

Twin sons Wilfred and

Edward to Mr. and

Mrs. Wilfred Heythaler on Aug. 25, 1934. Mr. llcvthaler is employed as a plant watchman.

Richard Anthony to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuznicki on Sept. 24, 1934. Mr. Kuznicki is employ ed in the Drilling Dept.

Leonard Arthur to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Budnick on Sept. 26, 1934. Mr. Budnick is employed in the Yard Dept.

Daughters

were horn to the

following em

ployees : Delphine Rita to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sobek on

August 11. 1934. Mr. Sobek is employed in tinMill Dept.

Patricia Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kerr

•in Sept. 3. 1934. Mr. Kerr is employed by the Bradley Transportation Co. Edward Buza and Virginia Kertsa were united in marriage on October 22, 1934, by Rev. L. S. Kwasegroch of St. Casimir Church. Posen. Mr.

P>uza is an employee of the Transportation Dept.

"Calcite Screenings" extends to the young couples best wishes for a happy married life.

Frances Drue on Oct. 21. 1934 to Mr. and Mrs.

Prank- Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton is employed as shovel engineer.

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wishes to

congratulate

the above parents.

Those Who Have Passed Away Ida Claire Congoiitc the nine year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Cougoutc died Aug ust 11. 1934, Funeral services were conducted byRev. ('. T. Skowroiiski and

interment in

the

Rogers City Cemetery.

I'M ward I ley thaler infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred llcvthaler passed awav on August 25, 1934.

"Calcite Screenings" extends its sincere sym pathy to the relatives of the above deceased.

There is nothing more gratifying than selfapproval. Vou may cheat others, but you cannot cheat yourself.

Xohody can hang up a telephone quicker than ;: young hoy after he's persuaded his father to say "Yes".

Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a work er's success.

iHelpful hands -And Avillin^ feet.

Make life's pathway Mighty swet. ' .v

--•

There is so much to learn that a long life is Init a child's first day in school. Let fools boast their knowledge. They only are wise who know they know nothing.—Thomas Carlisle.

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other day at Cheboygan dot he put on a drill to see how fast dey could get out of der forcasel unt Newhouse done it in vone second unto to

ticks of der clock mit Ray Minton second. Ray said he vould have made it first but dot he fell

down unt skined his shins unt could not get his head threw der ring barrel unt dot der stair vas nod vide enough to get up mit id on. Flewelling Grulkie unt Art Paul also ran. Frank Thompson

Imfrr

was the only vone dot kept his head. He maned der life boat dot vas der highest spot on der tug outside of der smoke stack. Keep der good vork

up Pep you will soon have dem trained down to a fine point.

Veil Mitzie der snow under der ice vill son be

Al ^rijtmpBt? My dear Mitzie:

Veil, Mitzie, id vont be long now unt der boys

vill be hiking for Floridy for der vinter bud I vould not go der for dey half nod got der climat dot dey half in Caliaforny dot is der place der greatest climat in der vorld. Vhy dey planted a socilest der unt got a Democratic Govener so dot is der place to spend der vinter you might come out a hooly vooder.

Veil Dave Larson is nod going to buy any coal since he overhauled his heating plant. Youst paint a couple of openhearth read unt put dem in der furnace tint get all der heat dot he vants.

1 vould suggest dot he put some of deem beets in dot he raised dis summer.

Dey are red to

Davy tint all der heat dot dey genrated should keep der old furnace red hot. Thanks for der beets Hector.

A couple of weeks ago ve taught dot Alice vas looking to fit oud her green tunk. Ver oud run ning around in der town looking for baby rattles snoose and all kinds of stuf even lolly pops but vee found out dot Jean vas youst putting on a

scavanger party unt dot dey had to get does tings to get der prize. Veil any how Alice and Kij came home der vinner by a nose unt vone der prize. Anyhow dey all had a good time.

Veil der herring snappers are not doing so

much dis year. Fred Bady und Charles Griawatch have der oders backed off der map. Even der old teacher Boehmer can not hold a candle to

dem any more unt is a back number mit dem now nodding but smelt are biting.

Now dot der hunting season is on again der old Club is at it again. If all der game vas brought in vot dey say dot dey shot der town vould be loaded down but der pots are not so ful as all dat. Der fellows vait untill der oder feller

tells him how many he shot tint den he vill go him vone better. Veil such is life in der big city.

Cap Pepler knows how to get der boys out down on der tug. All he has to do is to give her a big list unt out dey come. They say dot der

here. Unt den der Spitzer Clubs unt basket ball vill soon start unt den ve can enjoy ourselves mit all our old cronies again. Der election vill soon be over unt den all vill be peace unt quilt

on der front again so I vill say dod dis vill be ail until next spring ven der birds are singing again, so I vill say by by Until den audi veidersane

Schnopsie.

A hunting story of unusual circumstances conies to our attention. George Zenz one of our

shovel engineers, spent a day after rabbits and partridge out in the Metz country. His compan ions were Rev. E. J. Szturmowski and Steve Konieczny of Metz. Some time after the hunters had become separated, Steve heard someone continuously yelling off in the woods, and there was no mistaking the cry as one of distress. At the same time Rev. Szturmowski heard the cry

and decided to investigate.

Upon approaching

the scene, he instructed the helpless hunter to

stop yelling as he was certain that a big buck was going in that direction. Sure enough a buck had George stranded on top of a high stump and was milling around George's perch. However, this buck happened to be a buck sheep and when he saw the good Reverend approaching he sensed a new prospect. It all ended by George being rescued and the Reverend in possession of a badly bent gun. The sheep hasn't reported but we can assume that he has a mighty sore nose.

Turn About Is Fair Play

Two golfers were playing a match for a wag er. After the first hole the Englishman turned to his Scot opponent.

"How many did you take," he asked.

"Eight," replied the Scotsman.

"I took seven, so that's my hole," said the Englishman.

After the second hole the Englishman asked the same question.

"Na, na, laddie," Scotty replied, "it's mae turn to ask first now."

It is thinking about the load that makes one tired.

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The Bradley Transportation Company Safety Meetings and Personal News Str. Carl D. Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety ^Meetings Hate of Meeting. August 5th, 1934.

Present: Clarence Thorsen, Chairman: John Psch, Secretary:

Mad.can.

and Ray Beuhler.

Norman.

John Phillips, ' Win. Schelly.

Sparre. Louis

Voda. George Kerr and

Otto Russel

Kowalski. other members.

The third Safety Meeting was attended hy all members of the crew not on duty. The minutes of last meeting were read : and all improvements have heen carried out.

The first Safety move was a resolution report ed to have heen prepared by the deck force pre sented to the Committee for general discussion, pertaining to the Scuttle Hatch on the Port side when left open is dangerous to every one.

Instead of making a very complicated job of construction. William Schelly reduced it to the simplest formula hy designing a collapsible rail ing to protect this hatch when in use.

To avoid reoccurrence of men slipping during i lean up and falling on a running belt, present plans called for an improvement in instantly Stopping the Tunnel Belts from the Main deck.

Numerous suggestions were offered, the one

considered most practical was submitted by the

control being off neutral position. Guards have been installed in trunk-lines to prevent objects Irom coming in contact with steering shaft, whistle and Chadhurn cables.

Loose leaf book was started by Mr. Thorsen at beginning of season to collect and keep "No tice to Mariners" Data.

evidence of neglect of duty.

Safety First posters are to be placed on Safe ty Board in forward Hallway and firehold.

Change once a week Permanent Posters plac ed in Hallway under glass for duration of sea son.

Resuscitation instructions permanently post ed in (iyro-koom.

Meeting adjourned

amidships to lead forward or aft. carried by Wheelsman and have button switch on end to

with

the understanding

that further information received from Mr. Val

entin would be discussed during the next meetin s.

Dale of Meeting, first week of September.

Present: Clarence Thorsen. 1st Mate. Chair

man; John Ksch. Secretary: and Norman Mac-

Lean. John Phillips, Louis Voda. Ray Beuhler.

Russei Kowalski, George Kerr, Win. Schelley and Otto Sparre. other members.

With the forward crew and the after crew as-

Second Mate Leo Moll.

The idea is to install a portable cable on deck

This is in accord with

the last issue of the L. C. A. Bulletin, Where failing to regard said notices is considered an

semblrd, over one hour was devoted to Con

structive Safety discussions. Captain MacLean related some of the problems confronting any

blow sirfeii in tunnel as a signal for gateman to

steamship Company or organization at the pres

stop belt.

ent time : sta

Suggestion to he taken up with management.

John Phillips made the timely suggestion that all men again be warned not to step on boom

of

ting that the Vital points Life

am

blocks when boom is in motion or raising or lowering. Mr. Thorsen suggested that officer

property is its Safety opera

swinging Boom watch men and try to prevent this, as it may result in serious injury or men

tion.

being thrown overboard by block.

e m p h a t i cally continue!

The practice of carrying mooring or hatch cables over shoulders by seamen was again mentioned by Norman MacLean. as fouling of cable on drum may cause an accident.

Suggested and ordered by Mr. Thorsen

a SMiall hook ladder be used forward, while ships stern is across slip when loading Flux.

Ladder to be attended by wheelsman on duty.

This is to prevent the practice of men climbing

.\ o r m a

measures

to

provide grea ter Protection to Safe Guard

men working in cargo hold

on clean up.

Chief Sparre

shuttles and coming on board.

suggested and

Safety Clamps have been placed on Remote Controls levers for mooring winches, to prevent of burning out of dynamic brakes and also to

accepted

prevent reversible action of winch by opposite

the

r e s p o n s ibility of in stalling a de-

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vice attached to Stop Buttons in forward end of tunnel, thereby saving time and trouble of going to the management. This is to be a temporary try out.

Recently when departing port, the watch on deck observed a small row boat near the end of

Gary East pier, make a successful but Danger ous attempt to escape

the current from

our

ships propellor. The two occupants apparently not familiar with the conditions, or what the re

sult might be, were in a precarious position. Our officers instructed us in the Right procedure in such cases, from the observers point of view and

ty First meeting?

Men with Experience, Training and the proper leeling toward their employer and fellow work ers, could and would teach others what preven tions of waste really does mean to each and every one of us. li there is a question as to the Prohibitive cost of a Suggested Safety Device, after the most practical way has been thoroughly worked out. it could be taken up with and an understanding had and agreed upon with the Management and

Finance Idepartment. 窶年. A. MacLean.

also if we had been in the boat.

Thinklets

The question as to the proper way of using Boatswains chair under different conditions was

discussed. When mooring vessel it was consid ered best to take a sitting position. When leav ing dock and hoisting men on hoard the stand ing position was preferred, due to the length of line and to guard one's self from striking ships

friends.

There is many a good thing lost by not ask

side.

Suggested and approved that a white canvas

Low"Bridge and SAFETY FIRST sign lie plac ed on boom swinging cables by forward ladder,

when unloading at Buffalo or any place where boom is not all the way out. to prevent persons from striking their head and causing them to fall off ladder.

Suggested and approved that a permanent place he used for the Cable Hooks to prevent damage to mooring winches and also short cir cuiting of high powered lines.

New Ladders have been purchased for for ward landing.

After Bulwark

The successful chap is the one who holds on after others have quit.

J l people would only work as hard for pay as for more pay. things would be different.

Be true to your word, your work and your

landing platform

and steps

ing for it.

The first thing to do your work.

is to fall in love with

Some people cast their bread upon the waters and expect it to come back with a hot dog and mustard.

The fellow who is least able to pass judgment on his neighbors is usually the most severe.

The world's best gift has often been said to he forgiveness, and it is easier for the generous to forgive than for the offender to ask forgive ness.

Things are moving so rapidly just at present that the man who says, "It can't be done" is in terrupted by someone doing it.

have been renewed.

The practice of putting out ladder, when ship is leaving dock, was discussed and it was decid ed and approved to leave it under the jurisdic tion ol the Officer on duty.

Suggested by Norm that the article. "Eternal Vigilance the Price of Safety." by Silas 11. Hun

ter, I'. S. Local Steam Boat Inspector, Retired, he republished in the Screenings.

Permanent Safety signs posted in forward hall

way and Spot light suggested for it. Approved by and to be installed by Engineers. Plans for

another to be placed in after companion way :-.i c under way.

Waste Economy and Safety First During my short time and experience with Safety Committees I have made the suggestion on several occasions, that Price and Cost be eli

minated by the Department Heads.

From my own experience, feelings, observa tion and the statements of others, it does little

more than to irritate the emotions of the per sonnel as to what they consider unfair and not SQUARE. Why not have a Prevention of Waste and Economy meeting aside Irom the regular Safe

Date of Meeting, the First Week of October.

Present: Clarence Thorsen, 1st Mate, Chair man ; J oh n Esch,

Secre-

tar y ;

a nd

Norman MacLean, | o h u

Phil l'i p s .

Louis

Ray

EVER STOP

TO THINK-

Voda,

Beuhler.

Russell walski.

K e r r .

Schelley

K o Geo. Will.

and

Otto

Sparre,

other hers.

m e m -

How much pain and

suffering / you A

/

avoid/

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to and

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re

grets m a d e that e ve r y one.

was

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gether but determined to do so later.

Men using deck hose were warned by John

thy went out to John Esch, Radio man, due to

Esch To Be Careful when near Antenna outlet and to inform him in time to shut off transmit

Born. Alt Dam, Germany, September 27th, 1852.

ter, so that they would avoid coming in contact

with aerial or have high power carried by wa

the sudden death of his father,

Herman Esch.

Came to U. S. A. 27 years of age. Survived by wife, daughter and six sons. A wreath was sent

by Mr. Plat/, Imm the Captain and crew.

ter stream and receive a severe or fatal shock.

Kay Buchlcr informed us that One of the Sea

men made a practice of trying to throw Bight of Mooring Cable onto pile while men were still heaving it in. Orders were given to eliminate

this practice and for men on dock and on deck to cooperate with each other.

New Valves were installed in Galley sink by Engineers to avoid scalding of personnel, John Phillips suggested that canvas covers be iiK.de or purchased for conveyor motors. This would prevent water or stone from getting into them and save time and money. Kay Beuhler in formed the Committee that plans were- already made by Mr. Staubrook and Chief Sparre te> have all motors thoroughly enclosed.

The question of a railing around top of Dun nage Room and I'aint Locker was discussed

On October 5th our Sympathy went out to Captain Bill and family due to the death after a long illness of Mrs. Andrew Clark, mother of Airs. MacLean. Born at Forfar, Scotland, Sep tember 15th. 1850. Came to LP S. A. at 16 years of age and resident of Detroit since then. Sur vived by two daughters and one son.

We were sorry to hear Gil Kempe. Second Mate Steamer Taylor, underwent a major oper ation at a Chicago hospital but glad to see him on the dock at Detroit and to know he is im

proving altho unable to resume his duties br ibe remainder of this season.

Sorry to have Claire Wade leave us last trip due to the illness of his mother but glad to have him back today and to know there is still hope.

and it was considered not advisable but will be

Otto Sparre had the pleasure of a visit from

thoroughly thrashed out in the next meeting.

Railing around top of "A" Frame came up and it was decided not practical unless very strong and a necessity.

his twin brother Pete, Chief Engineer Steamer Maritana. during one of her Cleveland trips.

Phillips inquired as to Ihe proper method of

fer a son. Michael Bradley, August 20th. To Mr.

warming up mooring winches during cold wea ther. Ray Beuhler explained the proper way and that he would help them.

Suggested by Phillips that some precaution be taken to prevent unnecessary wear of deck line

valves. Explained by Ray Beuhler that deck line could be shut off in boiler room by men using it. until cold weather, when it would be. necessary

to blow line with steam in order to prevent freezing.

First Mate inquired as to the quantity o! salt on hoard for icy decks, etc. Decided to order some at once.

Wider planks were suggested and approved lor wheeling waste down on in tunnel.

John Phillips informed Committee that Steer ing shaft was rubbing pipe and ehadburn wires in cargo hold. Ray Beuhler suggested stops would lie installed and he would take care of it

with some help: Radio Direction Finder has been rebuilt and

Calibrated by Charles Blue of The Sperry Gyro scope Company, as a measure of Safety and Ef ficiency.

From the Stork to Mr. and Mrs. Pari Schaf-

and Mrs. George Kerr a daughter. Patricia Ann, Sept. 3rd. To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Voda a son, Frederick Allen. September 9th. Our congratu lations and thanks for the cigars.

Many members of the crew looked forward to a Cleveland trip to see the ones they love, their friends and acquaintances. The)' have enjoyed five. Others looked forward to the same at De

troit and have had three. One member hoped for a

Since the last issue of Calcite Screenings all we know is what we see. read and hear. (With

apologies to Will Rogers). The joys, griefs, hap piness and sorrows of life have been experienc ed by all. On August twenty third our Sympa

We

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played thru the Saint Mary's River, at Fort Wil

All safety appliances were reported in good working order. Steps leading into tunnel have been repaired. Stairway leading into lower en gine room has been put in good condition and

liams, on Mount McKay and many other places, it kinda lifts the Gloom of depression and makes

fan in oilers room has had guard placed over it.

The crew were again warned of the danger in

with more experience for some, the first in 21 years for Captain Bill and a new experience for others. After seeing the beauty of Nature dis

one realize they are not so bad off after all.

We have been informed by Ray Beuhler that his mother is in California to spend the winter.

We all wish her an enjoyable vacation.

Pleased to have our former shipmate Sorgee as a member of the crew. Our relieving porter and temporary deck watch, Kaj Nielsen, has re turned to college. Louie Voda informed the boys

that his stooped shoulders were caused by the Tunnel Daily Dozen from our last Detroit trip and not from getting in and out of The Maria as we supposed. There is an exciting contest on between Otto Sparre and William Hornbacker.

Flower growing. Bill leads by a smell.

We close with all respect to they who go down to the Sea in Ships, from President Roosevelt down.

—Norm and John.

working around

the conveyors and cautioned

not to take any chances.

Meeting came to a close at 1:30 p. m.

Date of Meeting, Sept. 29, 1934.

Present: Donald MacLeod, Chairman; C. T.

Greenleaf, Secretary; and John Miller, Clarence Curvin, John Selke, Gerald Smith and Ed. Schu'ltz.

The fourth safety meeting of the season was called to order at 12:30 p. m. Captain MacLean,

Chief Engineer LaBounty and several members of the crew were present.

All safety devices reported in good condition with the exception of railing around hopper house and railing on port walk in tunnel, which are broken. This will be repaired at once.

It was suggested that men going down stair way with an armful of tools to be a little care ful and keep one hand on the railing as a means

of support. It was also suggested when going Try A Self-Analysis

Why do you get so much enjoyment out of "Bawling out" someone?

Do you take advantage of your position to show others that you are the one in control?

If this is your disposition, spend a little time asking yourself why you so enjoy giving others pain.

Be honest in your self-analysis.

You know you are ruthless in your criticisms.

You show very little kindness of spirit.

You are not as big as your position if you are discourteous.

Are you so elated over your power that you seek opportunities to display it?

Then you are egotistical.

To try to impress others with your proud po sition is an indication of how small and insig nificant you are.

If you really want to be thought great, do not be overbearing.

Modesty is a better indication of greatness.

It has been said: "That Man's greatest Study, is Man himself."

Str. T W. Robinson—Safety Meetings Date of Meeting, August 24, 1934.

Present: Donald MacLeod, Chairman; C. T.

down Locks of the Welland Canal stand clear of the cables.

that men

Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p. m.

Personal Items Another season is almost "in the bag" the ole T. W. is still pounding the rollers up down the Lakes. As we see countless ships to their winter's berth in various ports, we

and and tied can consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have been able to put in an entire season. The "Black Diamond" trade has its disadvantages according to some of the boys who dislike to wash behind the ears, but we are still on the run for which we

very

are

thank-

Our

being

chartered out has taken us to many new

ports, if some of

the

spots

we have visit ed can be call

Greenleaf .Secretary; and John Miller, Clarence

ed ports. The

Curvin, John Selke, Gerald Smith, and Edward

patience

Schultz.

the engineers

of

The third safety meeting of the season was called to order at 12:30 p. m. Captain MacLean, Chief Engineer Guy LaBounty and several mem

and the navi

bers of the crew were present.

the

gation skill of the

men

on

bridge

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ALL THE THINGS IN LIFE YOU WOULD MISS IF YOU LOST

YOUR EYES ?

WEAK YOUR GOGGLES

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have been tested to the nth degree. Most not able among our voyages were the ones through the Wellaud Canal. Picturesque, historical and

clothes with beeswax and that he must look up as well as ahead. Clarence has bumped his head cm everything from the bilge to the smoke stack.

educational; they were of great interest to ev

He is hereby christened "Bumps" Boullier.

eryone aboard. Captain Mac did a fine job tak ing her through after seventeen years absence in the Canal region.

This is the season of the year when one real ly enjoys sailing. The cold nights and pleasant days are appreciated. In midsummer the record temperature of the engine room was 127 de grees. After that day which was in Gary in July Clint Grecnlief said he actually felt chill}' when the mercury dropped to 95.

But the straw that really broke the camel's back—the kind old tourist lady who watched the ship dock at Calcite one slithering hot day said, "Oh how fortunate you boys are to be able to sail and enjoy all the nice cool breezes." Gr-r-r "*X" marks the spot where the body was found.

The X. W. can also boast of a ship orchestra.

Stewie Church and Schultz, harmonicas; Ery, guitar; Klingshorn, banjo. This outfit is known as the 10 to 2 four. They start at 10 and play till 2 every morning.

Lay-up talk is the rage these days. Some hope it's Cheboygan while Sparky Mulka prays it's Detroit

"Pul-eze" send us to Detroit.

Rose is

such a nice girl, says Sparky.

Irish Lamb: Alex got his orders mixed last night. His Polish, English will get him in Dutch someday.

Smoke was issuing from the oven. A cry of anguish from Pete, "Ye Gods my bread." Gene Green : That's all right, Pete, we'll have a fire drill and save it for you.

Bill Schwartz, chief door tender of the Rogers City Garment Factory, dock inspector, notorious ladies man and one of the well known sailors of

Ed. Streich certainly

no love for seagulls. He says it's a good thing cows don't fly around the T. W.

The menu board was finally placed in the gal ley but Howard Morrel sat on it and that was

that. "Gagney" Gagnue is still stuttering out the bill of fare. Why not write it on the cuff of your shirt, Ed?

Seotty McLennan, oiler, whose escapades list ed in previous "Screenings" have been read with interest, is lost to us for the balance of the sea

son. Dame Hard Luck gave Scott)- the long count and he ended up in a Menominee hospital with acute appendicitis. We all hope you are yourself again, Scott)' and will be back with us next vear.

The race for the American League Pennant as well as the National League and the World Ser

ies games afforded great interest, arguments and all around good fun and razzing to everyone

aboard ship. Irish Lamb and Frankie Kroesch were allied against Frank Berg wdiose choice was the Cards. Berg had the last laugh but the Tigers were still good enough to trim Cleveland.

Jimmie Fry has requested every man of the fleet to keep a sharp lookout next season on Lake St. Clair for a girl on a yacht who wears orange colored shorts. This fair damsel almost caused Jimmie to fall overboard. Stewie Church caught Fry as he had one leg over the gate in the gangway.

Just a mod- W era version of the

mermaid

the Great Lakes is burned up. A buxom lass of Rogers City called him a "Cream Puff." Pete has put Mill on a diet of raw beef and spinach.

Keep away from those swinging doors, little gal, Bill is coming back to town.

pair of horse

Scene: Buffalo, unloading. Several beautiful young ladies are on the dock.

presented to Jimmie dm -

LTero: Les "Tri-motor, Zoom Up" Pines.

Action: Les crawling up the catwalk to the uppermost lip of the boom and sits down. A frightened cry escapes the lips of one of the girls. "Oh, look, that's the guy we've all been surging about. 'The man on the flying trapeze'."

Clarence Boullier the "down River Kid" from

calling a sail or to his struction.

blinds

de A

will be

ing the

next

yachting sea son.

say5^JMAKITHIlDllLD

through go ing uptown in

Eairhaven has learned a lot about steamboatiug

Detroit

since he's months.

has a warm heart for

birds. During a recent blow hundreds of canaries found shelter on the ship. Ed lost several hours sleep, picking up the more exhausted birds and placing them in the windlass room, but Ed has

to

been coalpassing for the

past few

v i e w

t h e

He learned that one can't

wash his

bright

liefhts.

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Was that why your head ached the next morn ing, Harry?

Willie Gashouse Patchowski was known in

River Rouge as "Sweet William".

Harry Boutin oiled durnig the absence of Seotty McLennan. It didn't take Harry long to fall back into the harness.

We wonder who the tall and pretty blond is who watches the third mate with loving eyes as

he supervises the loading at Calcite. When is it going to be Alex?

It is rumored that "Bennie" Selke can't sleep

at night since we've been chartered out. It was a tough break for you, Bennie. But you can take your honeymoon all next winter. Oh, for the life of a newly married sailor!

Chief LaBounty, Bill Kunner, Don Nauts and John Sharski are the ship's photographers.

Hobbies Of The Ship Crew Bill Schwartz, women. Piechan, eating.

O'

Stewie Church, Hill

Billy songs. Jimmie Fry, his guitar. Ed. Streich, birds. Ike Kingshorn, going home for dinner at Calcite. Gene Green, Copenhagen snuff. Charlie Smith, sleeping. Sparky, smiling service. Curvin, Alpena. Pines, asking questions. Kunner, ex plaining things with plenty of trimmings. Frank Berg, talking about Cleveland. John Sharski, go ing uptown in Detroit. Harry Boutin, telling sto ries. Gerald Smith, his aches and pains. John Miller, getting angry. Pete Fleming, giving you plenty to eat. Bennie, love. Gagnue, losing his hat. Kroesch, baseball. Boullier, duck hunting.

Spike Lamb, arguing with Bill Turno. Turno, arguing with Spike. Clif Anderson, silence. Seot ty McLeod, his whistle. Don Nauts, keeping the boys busy. Alex Malocha, dancing. Walter Soney, saluting Walpole Island. Julius Green, his pipe. Dick Haneckow, his laugh. Capt. MacLean, fine navigation.

Jim Gatons, Cheboygan.

Schultz, thinking up this stuff you've been read ing.

Jimmie Gatons is now

Present: Charles Ramsey, Chairman; William

Shay, Secretary; and

Fred Wetherton, Elmer

Piatt, William Wallace, Anthony Yarch and Ed ward Ehrke of Safety Committee. Also other members vessels personnel not engaged on duty.

The meeting was opened with a general dis cussion of results obtained from the July 30th and previous meetings of the season. It was de termined that Safety proceedures as advocated are being observed and that general caution was being practiced by this vessel's personnel in the performance of duty.

New suggestions were then requested by the Chairman with the following results therefrom: 1. It has been noted that upon arrival at Cal cite a large number of men are grouped at the ladder ready to go ashore and that there is a natural tendency for an unauthorized person to lower ladder, possibly before the vessel is com pletely moored. To avert any danger from this

possibility our future proceedure will be for the Officer of the watch to direct the watchman on

Toole, making plenty of noise. Howard Morrel, drinking tea. Jerry, pies and leather jackets.

Chief, playing "ringers". Greenlief, killing boil ers. Irish Lamb, baseball.

ed to order at 6:30 p. m.

second assistant en

gineer being transferred from the Str. WHITE. Berg has moved down to third and Church to oiler. Gatons likes to tell about the cold weath

er last winter in Cheboygan, but he seemed to like Cheboygan very much. We wonderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we just wonder why?

Ed. Schultz, reporter.

Str, B. H. Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Safety Meetings Pate of Meeting, Aug. 30, 1934. Meeting call

duty to lower the ladder upon mooring vessel at dock.

completion of

2. Consistent with the above, it has also been

accepted as a feasible plan to keep ladder up while fueling because of the danger of coal fall ing from fueling conveyors. This also will be done in future.

3. Broken deadlights in Firemen's Quarters were mentioned as being a constant danger and on inspection it has been decided to remedy this condition immediately and the deadlights will be removed and taken ashore at Calcite to be re

paired.

4. A grating type platform with a ladder af

fixed thereto has been constructed in the engine room to permit of ease of access to compound room from the upper engine room gratings. This p r e c a u t ion will not only facilitate con venience but will also make i t unneces

sary for men to be

loiisekeeping

crawl-

ing

around

and

over hot

steam pipes.

5. In future

prior to fuel ing at Calcite it will be con sidered as an

express

duty

of the Officer on watch to ascertain that firemen have

been

Good

thusly

Does nolrnecan

cleaning up once a wee K or once

d monlti-

Itmeanskeeping

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informed. The purpose of this being to avert the possibility of firemen being in bunkers at such

ed were made shortly after respective Depart ment Heads had been advised of necssity for

time as fueling commences.

same.

6. Stairs leading to after compartment of car go hold have been observed to be in bad and un

file condition and these steps will be inspected and repaired immediately.

Jn a recent Safety Meeting renewal of broken stair steps leading from main deck to Upper con veyor room was suggested. The manner of re

placement i-s worthy of mention and is cited be low,

the broken as well

as the other

casted

treads of this stairway have been replaced by treads of 3-8 inch ribbed engine room deck steel plating milled and shaped at Calcite and this re placement will eliminate the possibility of brok en steps in future, it being observed that casted treads formerly used were easily broken in low ering heavy weights down stairway.

Captain Dahlhurg who was present at the meeting then brought to attention the fact that we would shortly be using tarpaulins in securing the vessel for sea and mentioned that he had of ten observed neglect and carelessness in the

The above phase of our meeting being com pleted the Committee Chairman then requested men present for any new subjects presentable for discussion in the interest of Safety First aboard ship and the following, as itemized was mentioned for consideration.

1. Consistent with uncertainty of weather con

ditions it was suggested that men be especially cautious to see that loose rigging, ship stores and equipment be securely lashed for possible emergency in the event of the vessel rolling at sea. It was also suggested

that seamen close

bunker hatches when fueling has been Complet ed at Calcite.

2. It has been observed that various strangers in leaving vessel have descended ladder, walk ing down face to dock with no prospects of sav ing themselves from body harm in the event of slipping and it has been suggested that where

members of the ships personnel are responsible

in tarpaulins being cut and torn, and in conclud

for the presence of strangers aboard ship, that they caution them of safer and saner manner of departing ves.sel. namely that of going down facing ships side and using hands to steady

ing expressed his desire

themselves.

manner followed by seamen in placing stronghacks on hatches in a reckless manner resulting

that such procedure

would not be carried on aboard this vessel.

It was also noticed that occasionally members of the vessels personnel appeared to show little discretion in ascending and descending stairs in proceeding from and to upper structures of the vessel and it was felt that this could be done in

a quiet manner. Mention was also made of the carelessness in closing doors aboard ship. It ha* heen noted that on shipboard exceeding thought lessness has heen shown in this respect and it might he well to note failure of thought in us ing stairs and closing doors is generally taken as an indication of poor seamanship ability.

Captain Dahlhurg then commented on the un usual interest manifest by the men at our Safe ty Meetings mentioning that he observed we had a very fine attendance.

No other suggestions of a safety nature were to he had and the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p. m.

3. Beckets were placed in mooring wire eyes for the purpose of enabling seamen and men on dock to place eye of wire over dock bollard with

out chancing the possibility of catching hands or fingers between wire eyes and bollards should an unexpected strain he taken on the wire, how

ever it seems that men continue to neglect safe ty precautions advocated concerning this mat ter. The dangers of this practice were again Stressed and it is hoped that sufficient impres

sion has been made to insure this procedure not being continu ed aboard this 4. The hatch winch w ires have been ob served to be in a b a d a n d stranded con

dition, however

Date of Meeting. 7:00 p. m.. Sept. 24. 1934.

Pre cut: Charles Ramsey. Chairman; William Shay. Secretary: and F. W'etherton. L. Piatt. W. Wallace, A. Yarch and E. Ehrke. Committee members, also Captain F. F. Pearse and Chief J-'.ngr. T. Sutlle and other members of vessels personnel not on duty.

The fifth Safety First Meeting of the season was called to order at 7:00 p. m. and on complet ing Roll Call the text of the Aug. 30th meeting

"^-8***^

vessel.

renewals

been a n d

have

ordered in t h e

meantime

sea

men

em

are

ploying satis factory consid

was studied and discussed which concluded in

eration in the use of same.

5. Due to an extended arm

the finding that Safety First Rulings were being

having

observed and that repairs that had been suggest

placed on valve

hee n

,m ^DDNT LEAVE"

SAFETY IN THE

- PLANT KEEP IT WITH YD U

ALWAYS

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wheels of after mooring winches there exists

Photographer. After such a day he returns to

the ship read)' for work and with strange stories

the possibility of accidental opening of same and to offset a possible accident occuring from this

of the fine time he had at the Fair.

cause the watchman will ascertain that the winch drum has been thrown out of gear when through using same.

6. h. has been necessary for one of the mem

awards we have Herbert Noble and Ivan Lee

bers of the vessels personnel to mention the fact that safety razor blades were discarded in a negligent manner with the ever existing pros

pect of others occupying the same quarters, be ing cut and infected due to the carelessness ol others. It might be well to recall the proverb, â&#x20AC;˘NEGLICENCE IS Till-; FATHER OF ACCI DENTS" and to remark that only by whole

hearted support and cooperation eau the causes resulting in accidents be eliminated.

7. The contents of the Safety First Kits were then discussed and it has been noted that medi

cal supplies have become somewhat

depleted

with the necessity for procuring replacements.

It was also brought to bear that it would be very advisable to have a Safety First Kit placed in the Stewards Department and one will be ob tained for this purpose.

No other subjects of a safety nature were pre sented for discussion and the meeting was ad journed at 8:00 p. m.

\\ etherton sure is

taking em by storm this year, eh Les? Lester: YY'li) so?

Leo: lie tells me some of the Rogers City girls have been asking him to come up and see

Say Elmer

for sleeping

prize

who are. practicing up for the winter months.

Another one of our shieks had to do the flying

trapeze act to keep away from some of his many women admirers. It is said that on a beautiful

night while at Rogers City he had to go ashore

via the landing boom forward to keep out of sight of the girls awaiting him aft. Butch Ad rian, the guy who also raffled off a phony radio could give you the minute details of how this is dime.

Rex: Gosh Steward that sure is good soup, give me another bowl.

Steward: Yes it certainly is Rex.

Capt. Newhouse: Who is your girl in Rogers llerby?

Herb: Well you see 1 really haven't any steady because I'm sort of trying to give them all a break.

Editorial Note: It moves us to say that Herb sure is a little gentleman.

Steamer Taylor. Some are as below, time, pa tience, ability and no one counts the hours with out sleep or rest.

Will some of the Rogers City girls please loan

Elmer Tuggle Jones their reducing equipment?

Elmer says he cannot get into the pigeon holes to clean them out so we just have to get Elmer

them sometime.

Lvlc:

our contenders

Breakwater construction requires quite a lot of the men in the Deck Department of the

Personal Items Eeo: Our shipmate Fred

Among

wdiat size shoes do

you

wear': Elmer: Twelves in men's sizes.

Lyle: Well I knew it wasn't in cow's sizes be cause thev don't wear shoes.

William Wallace making a late appearance at breakfast observed both his apples to be very much on the green side and remarked. "I see

down to natural size.

The way to success leads via two paths, eithei together or separate-

1y ,

nam el)-:

hard a n d studv.

w o r k h a r d

WHtN THE. fcOUL \S CALUEO UP YONOt/?"

I in the last one in."

Joe Buck: "Well these two nice ripe ones were right in my place."'

Pat Mulka. as we get it. had quite a time at

Won't it be

nice in years to

come

us

to

for

cast

a

the fair. It seems he lost a good part of his pay.

glance

Then to top it off Rat. floating gracefully over the grounds, the beer carrying him here and there, Pat managed to trample over and break

t he

shipside

a nd

vie w

several canes, thence having a desire for some trinkets. Rat gets near a stand and proceeds to drop a few in his pocket, however on learning that the vender was a countryman the trinkets

were returned. We next hear of Pat posing for a picture or two and then because of a shortage of funds Pat had to leave the pictures with the

over

a long t h e length of the b r e a k w alls and be able to recall that we had aided in their con s t r u c t i o n."

DONT BE THIRl OH ACCOUWT OF AN

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Won't it be fine for the Master of our ship to explain just how every minute detail of our pro ceeding was carried out. Truly it is only natural jor every man to he proud of his own achieve ments.

While being delayed due to unfavorable wea ther conditions at South Chicago all of the crew

have taken advantage of the opportunity to see the Fair and it is surprising; the things they come back and tell about having seen and done.

Well Clayton Gordon becomes the proud fath er of a nice baby girl, isn't that something? Too had it couldn't he a hoy to carry on the proverb, "The best dressed man in town." Odd enough the mother and child are both doing well howev er Clayton has been requesting First Aid treat ment lor abdominal pains which have developed recently.

Elmer: Say Red, come give me a hand.

Red. our illustrious watchman: What? Here,

you come give me a hand.

Spent the night in peaceful slumber. The hunters give a different version of this story, however the editors must remain by the truth. The other story can he obtained by consulting Captain Pearse. Ed Lhrke, Pat Mulka. Everett Shay or Louis Smolinski.

Eternal Vigilance the Price of Safety

By Silas H. Hunter, Retired U. S. Local Steamboat Inspector

Editor; The following pointers on the "care of the helm" are well known and are practiced by our experienced officers but a few of the sug gestions may be helpful to our younger sailor men and officers:

1. Begin with the chain or cable on steering engine drum and place same in mid-positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; number of turns

around drum

and see

they are equally divided. If attached direct to quadrant place quadrant at mid travel.

2. Bring rudder amidships by adjustment of turnbuckles and note if tiller or quadrant is in central position if they are not amidships it wiil indicate

a twisted

brought to mid travel and when rudder is hard over the transmission cable on drum or spool should have a round turn or more for spare.

4. The number of pounds of steam pressure for steering engine should be found by trial when ship is loaded and at full speed. The time from hard over to hard over should he about twenty seconds. Some gears can he operated safely with a steam pressure below fifty pounds.

5. All steering engines should have a separate pressure reducing valve of small diameter (from one inch to one and one half inches) and for good service it should lie entirely independent of other pressure regulators; it should have a by-pass which must not he left open accidental ly. The pressure gage should lie tested occasion ally and siphon kept full of water, no small leaks allowed.

We boast some mighty hunters aboard this boat. It seems a great number of them had their weapons of destruction out in an effort to com mit murder on a hawk which had unwittingly sought a haven of refuge in the flying structure of the Taylor. After all had shot a mighty bom bardment of shell and with darkness coming on the hawk took flight and after maneuvering ov erhead a short time, returned to his perch and

eoiini

wheel stand. Set screws should be put in these stops si. that when wheelsman puts his wheel hard over the jar will not loosen and shift the stops. If the safety stops are on the engine they should also he equalized. All gear should be

rudder stock or a

shifted

0. The driving collar supporting the rudder and quadrant should be examined at fastening to hull plates also where rudder stock goes through deck plates. Efficient means should be

made to lubricate these bearings.

7. A hammer test of rivets and fastenings of turnbuckles to

quadrant should be

made and

particular attention should he given to the con dition of the holts holding quadrant to rudder stock. Note: See if quadrant is loose on rudder stock. A few extra bolts should be kept on hand with a special wrench for the nuts.

8. All officers should have a knowledge of shifting clutches and their correct operation, a sign giving directions for these operations should be kept posted at some convenient place near the shift

ing

1 e v e r S.

Clutches should have corners cham fered for ease

of quick en gagement and if required to get close to clutch over head for ob servation a

p e r m a n ent ladder should be installed.

9 .

T h c

speaking tube fro m

h a n d

quadrant.

3. See that the tell tale in pilot house wheel stand is midships and see that safety stops are

gear

at an equal distance apart if they are. in the

steering gear

on

the

cabin rod f down to the

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should be tested and kept in working order; it is necessary that all officers should know that when a shift is made the hand gear should be

over note carefully

if quadrant rises as it

being held by the steering engine, it is advisable, to get steam gear midships and also hand gear midships when making the shift but if this can

indication is that the shoe is loose or entirety carried away.

ap

proaches safety backing stops, if it does it will indicate lost motion in rudder pintle bearing and

kept at the same angle at which the rudder is if the quadrant cockbills to any great amount the

not be done great care should be exercised t<> see, as before stated, they both are at the same angle.

10. All officers should remember that wdien

shifting from steam to hand the clutch disen

17. Many accidents have happened through nuts coming off the holts in the A-frame hold ing journal hearing at center of gear wheel,

longer holts should be installed with counter pins to prevent nuts from backing off bolts. ]H. Wire screens should he provided to cover

gaging the steam gear should be the last clutch pulledOut and it should be the first clutch shov

gears and the use of pipe railing around engine tor a clothes line should he prohibited.

ed in when shifting back from hand to steam; this order of procedure is required so that at no

19. If an angle valve is in exhaust line or a globe valve with steam exhausting over valve disk, the disk should be securely fastened to valve stem to avoid a repetition of the many ac cidents that have occurred through disk becom ing loose, plugging up discharge of exhaust and

time will the quadrant be left to the force of the sea which would cause the rudder and quadrant to move out of its correct angle while making the shift.

11. It is a debatable question whether the throttle to the engine should he left open while making the shift for if steam is left on the en gine and wheelsman should accidentally move his wheel in pilot house a break down might oc cur.

\2. In inspecting wheel

chains the original

distance between ends of links can be gaged by

making a piece of wood of that width and the worn links can be quickly found by inserting gage between ends of links and noting the greater distance they are apart. Remember that an inch chain when worn down to one half inch

diameter has lost three quarters of its original

Strength. The greatest wear in chain links will he found when rudder is amidships and where links are passing over turn in sheaves.

13. Where steering engine is forward the ca ble is carried along under main deck close to ends of hatches and the cable may become dam aged hy large unloading clam buckets swinging under the deck and knocking cable sheaves out of place or jamming the sheave tightly on the cable. This cable and transmission gear in be tween decks should lie inspected after unloading cargo.

14. If it is desired to turn wheel chains and lor

end a quick way will he to fasten a long line to end of chain at steering engine drum. Now when the chain is pulled out to in between decks the line can he shifted to the opposite end and then the vnd in engine room lie wound around drum, the controlling valve being disconnected, the en gine can then he run slowly in the desired direc tion and the chain drawn back around the shea

stopping tlie

for when it becomes worn the live steam will

pass over its ends and engine will become steam hound with a slowness in its reverse motion. An

extra automatic controlling and stop valve is

now made and should be installed on the top of the main control, the result will be a saving of steam and instant response by engine to desired action of helm.

21. When ready to begin inspection of steering â&#x20AC;˘.-ear a man should be kept at throttle of engine ready to stop engine in case the quadrant should come up hard against the safety backing stops.

Also have man at telephone in engine room t"

pass the directions to wheelsman in pilot house.

The wheelsman should be cautioned to stop put ting his wheel over when his hard over bell rings, but he should

t h e n

continue

put

t o

w h ee1

over slowly until stopped by his hard over safety stops.

I f your foot slips you may recover

your

balance, but if your tongue

slips, you can not

links.

your words.

15. The hard over hacking stops should he kept over position and into the propellor wheel.

10. In putting quadrant from hard over to hard

Asbestos

20. The controlling or differential valve should be made steam tight every three or four seasons

ves to the drum without any twists in the chain

in good condition and should be strong enough to prevent rudder blade from going by the hard

working of the helm.

packed ping cocks preferable to valves.

recall

No

man

always ex c ep t serve.

is

free to

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Go to Sea and Learn Plenty Well all I know is just what I read in the pa pers, or what I learn as I talk to sailors.

You know there aint much smarter old boys than the one that has spent his life time, from about fourteen years old, hanging onto the mast of an old square rigger ship.

Thats the old sailors that you see on these passenger boats now, but that got their start on the windjammers.

They have been in every port in the world.

And every one of them kinder longs for the tough old days when they was three months rounding the horn. Course all of us in any line of business are like that.

We are always Yapping about the "Days Days" and how we look away back and enjoy it, but I tell you there is a lot of Huey in it. There is a whole lot of all our past lives that wasn't so hot.

Its alright for a wrinkled by wind faced old second or third Mate on the boat in a nice new

uniform with quite a batch of gold stripes on his arm, and a birds nest on his shoulder, who is

walking the deck and being asked questions by the lady passengers. Well he can tell you that he longs for the days when they pulled out Gloucester. Or Liverpool, or Amsterdam, or the Barbary Coast, and headed for Australia, and then back by the South Seas and loaded on a lot

of that Cocanut whiskers. Well he will tell you that was the life, but you try to jerk this uniform off him now and jarr him away from these lady passengers and he will die of a broken heart.

But they are a great bunch of folks. Lots of em are what they call the Scandinavaian Coun

tries. They just had to go to sea, there wasn't enough land to grow up on.

American boys never took to the ocean so

much. Lots of the New England one's from around Maine did, but the old inland boy, those old oceans were made to read about, but not to

prowl around on. Our boys make fine sailors when they will sail, but they want their sailing to be mostly in a Ford.

While the hardy youth of the world was going aloft to trim the mast, and adjust the jib boom,

(Maby I am wrong, chances are I am) well while they was doing that, our lads were working on their carborators, and every body trying to go to college and come out a bond salesman. An awful lot of the rest of the world went out to

get a practical education, while we was trying to cram Latin and Greek down youths that would never in all their lives have any use for it.

I was out on deck a while ago and they were cleaning out the life boats. That dident make me feel any too good. I thought mabe they were ex pecting something I dident know before, just how the modern ships try to work it in case of accident. Their boats hold sixty apiece. Then

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there is a big power launch, in fact two of em.

When these life boats are able to row away from the sinking ship they are supposed to stay out there cruising around, and these powered laun ches come by and pick up a tow line from the life boat, then pull it along till they come to an other one, then fastens unto the first life boat, and so on and so on till they try to have the whole bunch of

life boats in tow

behind the

launch.

Now the launch has enough gas for five or six hundred mile cruising radius. Then too it has a sending radio on it, each one has, and they can

start their S. O. S.es, and everybody is supposed to stick together till some boat comes along and nicks em up. Each life boat has ample provis ions. Hard tack and concentrated canned foods,

and two large containers of water, and you are supposed to last quite awhile.

Now this launch gathering these up was all news to me, but that is the way its supposed to work, that is everything going off according to steamship rules.

Of course there is one little hitch in all these

planes. Its not a very large hitch, but its enough of importance that it might casually be mention ed, and that is the condition of the sea at the

time the enterprice takes place. If the sea is do ing enough to wreck a boat it is liable to be do ing enough to keep any immediate assembling

from taking place. You can get your life boat over behind a wave from some other one, and its

like being over another mountain range, you wont see him for weeks. Every once in awhile you might be sighted on top of one of these Acquatic mountain tops, but before lifeboat, launch or even Amos and Andy by radio can get to you, you have dropped down into the Canyon again.

Thats one thing that makes the sea interest ing, never happens twice the same way on it. I always thought the old Captains had the right idea, g6 down with the big ones instead of get ting on a little one and going down with it, or without it. So its a question whether theirs is heroism, bravery, or just good judgment.

There is many a time the big one lasts longer than the little ones. But it must be a great? life.

We need more of our young men to take up the sea. He can get his life started about six or eight years ahead of the rest of his companions.

He is a man when they are just a freshmen.

When they are a senior he is an A. B. (Able bodied seaman) that beats a diploma, and a franity pin. (Able bodied seaman) that means you are a man among men.

You havent had a four year of varsity football but you can whip the man that has. A swimming

pool and gymnasium dident put those shoullders on you.

And when you walk up and ask for a job, you know you know your business, and no man out a book knows if he knows his or not.

<&<zm

Life B? Edgar A. Qwest

To live is not to drink and eat

And brave the long years through, Since life is never quite complete Without a task to do.

For there are failures to be known And disappointment's pain, And hurts that man must bear alone

Ifpleasure he would gain.

'Tis not enough to breath the air And walk the town about,

There's something in the weight of care Man cannot live without.

There's something when the tear drops start Which gives a man a sense Ofknowledge of the human heart Past mere intelligence.

For growing old is growing wise In grief and pain and care And learning how much danger lies About us everywhere.

Both humble lives and great careers Are built on many woes And many smiles and many tears The wild beast never knows.

A vast experience is life

Ofpleasure and dispair, Ofgain and loss and peace and strife, Gay youth and silvered hair.

If man could eat and drink and stay Where sorrows never fall, And never suffer, he would say He hadn't lived at all.

(Copyright, 1934. by Edgar A. Guest)

ek,

MUST WE KEEP

SAYING SO MUCH ABOUT SAFETY ?

SOMEPEOPLE DON'T YET REALIZE THATACCIDENT

PREVENTION IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US

YOUR WATCHWORD

lafety ADVANCE

PRINT.

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